Thailand Journal 17 – Sept. 10

I was hoping that today would be the joint church service. But International met in the auditorium (which was packed) and Thai in the church. The piano duet by the 2 Indonesians was spectacular. A highlight of the day was seeing Supaporn and eating with her two brothers and families. I baptized her in Chiang Mai in 2005 during our Mission trip then. We sponsored her through High School and College. She graduated a couple years ago and is working as an accountant at Ekkamai school in Bangkok. A high point each year is a Sabbath afternoon trip with AIU students, led by Diana, to the orphanage in Lop Buri. The time with the girls was simply precious. We ended the day with our annual pizza party at the home of the VP for Advancement, Ryan Keough. We were delighted to have Lindsay Beddoe and Alyssa Olson (the two student missionaries from Walla Walla University who are at the Adventist International Mission School here on campus) join us for the entire day.