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WESTLANE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

U.S. Pa'u!

HORIZ ONS/MISSION SERVICES

P.O. BOX 2427

liicliaiKipnliv, IN
Pcrmil No. 4927

KNOXVILLE,

TN 37901

NEWS FROM DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

CHRISTIAN AMBASSADORS TO THAILAND
Field Address: Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Anderson P.O. Box 169

Chaing Mai 50000 Thailand Forwarding Address:

Christian Ambassadors toTnaihind P.O. Box 53733

Indianapolis, IN 46253-0733

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to Thailand

Becky, Sara, Mark and DwainAnderson

October, November, December, 1988

GLUP MAA BELL!

^lup maa lell!" in Thai means
"We have returned!". We have been back in Thailand now for almost three months

stays there! We felt the burden

for Thailand the whole time we were in the States even

church, the First Church of Christ in Eldorado, Illinois.

though we enjoyed our time

p\ne of the Lord's blessings in

bringing us
back so soon was

and we praise the

Lord that we are

back. When we returned to the States in March of

1987

we

really

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the provision of a new living link

church. We thankful for folks of are the the

didnT know how

long we would need

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Westlane

We're very glad,

though, that we
were able to come

to

remain

there.

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glad to he hack sharing Cod's Word with folks like?these." these
there. We are thankful for the

Christian Church m Indianapohs,

Indiana for their

back to Thailand in
September of 1988.

prayers support.

and Ann

Randall, our new

forwarding agent,
is also a member of the Westlane

Many things and many blessings of

the Lord worked

together to bring us back so

soon and we praise Him for all
of them.

When God places a burden for a people on your heart it

time we had near our families and friends. We're also thankful for the time of close

congregation.

We're

thankful

fellowship

with

my

home

for her because without her work in the States we couldn't be here in Thailand.

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CHANGES
course, after one is away

around the world are facing is

the devaluation of the U.S. dollar. When we were in

from a place for an extended period of time, the first thing he notices upon return is the change. There have been many changes in Thailand during the past 18
months. Some

Thailand before the exchange

rate was up as high as 28 baht (Thailand's currency) for one U. S. dollar. Today it is a little

of
are

them
not

are

good.

Some
so

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One of the
first things we
noticed as we

got out and

about

in

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was

Chiang

Mai

the
of

amount
construction

"Mother played an importantpan in winning thosefrom Wen." from Ban Ban fVen.Mother Sock booK (center) (

going on. A lot of people are moving

into

Chiang

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! vilage of Ban !wasin May of

One change that we are very excited about is the growth of the work in Pua. In May of
1986 David Filbeck and I made

depend upon world economies for our peace of mind.

a trip over into the "Baw"

valley to the

Wen. During that trip the gospel seed

was sown and one young man decided to follow Christ. He fell

away only a few days later

due to

pressure from relatives. That

1986.
and

friends

Today
is a

there
in

strong church
Ban Wen!

Thailand's

Early
November

in
of

second largest city. The

result was of that this it

this "Baw" again.

year

went into the

growth for us
took a long The "Mrs. J !ian." "Mrs. Jim (center), a joyous ami enihusiastic new Chri.siian."
less than 25 to one. That is
time for us to find suitable

valley What
with
fellow

excitement to meet and

worship
these

housing.
Lord

provided, though, and we were able to

rent a three bedroom house

brothers sisters

and in

quite a drop. Thailand is

undergoing a time of high
inflation,
missionaries

Christ! Please keep these new

for the same price as we had always paid in the past. It even came complete with furniture
and a telephone. Another change

too,

so

the
are

Christians in your prayers that they may continue to be strong

and can reach out to their friends and relatives with the

in Thailand

being affected on both sides.

All of this just helps us, however, to look to the Lord
for what we need and not to

message of Christ.

that we aren't too pleased with but which many missionaries

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PLANS
"l^e would like to share some
of our future plans with

you and ask you to undergird

them with your prayers. As we
returned to Thailand we have continued to work with David and Deloris Filbeck with whom we worked before. We will also

Even though we will be living in Chiang Mai we plan to make frequent trips to Pua.
We have been over two times

for young men and women who want to get a Biblical

education while, at the same

time, going to either vocational

or adult education, Becky is

in the past month and plan

another extended stay to
celebrate Christmas with the various churches in late December. Then, in late

already teaching some English

classes for the students and I

will

begin

teaching
the next

Bible
term

be working with David A. and

Sharon Filbeck who came to

classes when

January 1989, a four day Bible

school has been scheduled for the Christians in the Pua area.

starts in early February. Please

Thailand while we were in the States. Sharon Filbeck is

Becky's little sister so it is now a rather mbced up family affair. Our primary goal at this time
is to continue our work in the

Please keep all of these things

in your prayers.

keep IBS and her students in your prayers. Pray for us, too, as we prepare to teach these
sessions.

Another phase of our work will be teaching at the Institute

for Biblical Studies here in

Pua area of Nan province.

Chiang Mai. The Institute is

OHgive
tfianl<:s to the
JfOKD

"Sin^ngpraises to God around the oil lamp.'

BITS N'PIECES
Sara and Mark are again students at Chiang Mai International School. Sara is in 6th grade and
Mark is in 4th. Praise the Lord that they are both doing well in their studies and are glad to be
back among old Mends.

In our time away from Thailand we were able to retain most of our Thai language. We still need to improve and plan to work toward the Thai 6th grade equivalency test - the point at which one is
considered literate in Thai. Please keep our language development in your prayers.

We want to share just a bit about finances. We came out to the field with about 75% of our needed support committed. This covered all of our living expenses and just a little for work ftinds. To be at full budget we are still in need of about $500 per month in regular support for work funds. Please pray with us that the Lord will provide these funds from His sources inHis time.

which made the down payment possible and to my folks who helped to arrange a loan for the balance. Please pray that the Lord will provide so that this loan can be paid off as quickly as
possible.

We were recently able to purchase a truck for use in the work. We're thankful for special gifts

One of the big questions each year is "How is the rice crop?". Praise the Lord that this year the rice crop was good in the mountains near Pua. Many folks not only have enough rice for their
faniilies this year but also have a little to sell as well.

Being back in Asia means dealing daily with a different culture. Being back in the tropics means dealing daily with a whole different set of"germs'". Please keep our health and cultural adjustment
in your daily prayers.

Thank You
We are so thankful that we

can once again be living and working in Thailand. We want to thank and praise God for this gift to us. Thanks, too, to
those who are able to support
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our work financially. Without

the help of the Lord and His May the Lord bless you richly!
In His Service,

people it would be impossible

for us to be here in Thailand.

Dwain and Becky