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spelling. He has become excited about a stamp club which was formed at hischool and any letters that now come to the house somehow wind up with missing stamps after a very short time. Also he has joined a Cub Scout pack whwas started this year and enjoys the activities. I have been recruited to beDad for the boys in third and fourth grades. After meeting one-and-half houa week with nine boys, I have to stop and wonder how their teachers can gethem to do any school work. I'm pleased though that I can be a part of helCharlie and his friends have fun and at the same time grow both physically anmentally. And I'm also happy that we can give the program a spiritual emphas well .

Eric and Bradly are growing closer together in their activities and speecBradly has quite a vocabulary now and can get his ideas across to just aboutanyone. Both Eric and Brad have done well in learning Thai and have no trounderstanding when it is spoken. Charlie, on the other hand, not only speakThai, but is now learning to read and write it.

Anna celebrated her one year birthday January 2. We were hoping shewould have started walking by then, as she could stand by herself. But at thtime of writing she still has not been brave enough to strike out on her own.It 's as if her feet w ere nailed to the floor.

Geri has just started taking Thai lessons again. She sees the need forincreased comprehension of the language. She expects to begin studying readand writing soon. She has also been attending a once a week Bible study wia group of ladies here In Chiangmai, and is also taking a special study coursoffered by Mrs. Isabel Dittemore. Mrs. Dittemore is in Chiangmai visiting hedaughter and son-in-law, Alan and Janet Bemo. She has been a missionary fmany years to various parts of Asia and we have all enjoyed her visit to Thaii must close. We cannot adequately express our love and gratitude forAlthough we haven't the time to write individual letters, we want you to kno

that you are remembered in our hearts and prayers.God bless each of you as you serve Him who saves us.

Your Missionaries to Thailand,Doug, Geri, Charlie, Eric, Bred & Anno


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PageASIAN LEADERSHIP SEMINAR ONCE AGAIN A SUCCESS

Walt Prevost, missionary on the team here in Chiangmai, and myselfparticipated in the second week of a three week Asian Leadership Seminar inRangoon, Burma, January 20-27. Others involved in the teaching this yearwere Paul Fuller also on the missionary team here in Thailand and Russell HaLynn Cleveland and Eugene Brandenburg of the USA. As in the past three ychurch leaders from areas of Burma where the church is strong but foreignersare not allowed to travel came for intensified study in Rangoon, the capitalof Burma. Being allowed to stay only seven days at the maximum, we taughboth mornings and afternoons to a group of forty-four men. Twenty-one camfrom Kachin State , the Northern most part of Burma. Three of them wereteachers at the Putao Christian Bible School, a training institution run by ourchurch in Burma. In their quest for more teaching material and in-depth stuof the Word of God for added personal growth, these men were anxious to cothe many miles to participate in the sessions.

RAWANG AND LISU CHURCH LEADERS FROM KACHIN STATE, BURMATwenty-three other men came to Rangoon from Chin State, Burma. Thmen, in their own search of the Scriptures have concluded that ideas preach

by their own denominational churches are wrong and have disassociated themselves with them. This action, in response to their own studies, has caused


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Pagethem some hardships. Pray for these men as they continue to study the Bibleseek to follow Christ and His church.

CHIN CHRISTIAN MEN WHO CAME TO RANGOONDuring the week, Walt led a class on the Holy Spirit and 1 shared in aclass on Theology. We foreigners enjoy the time of fellowship and teaching

we go. We know the leaders in Burma benefit from the teaching, but we alsfeel a sense of real personal accomplishment to see our efforts have a major ipact on the Church in Asia. Pray for the continued work of teaching Asianleaders.

PRACTICAL TRAININGEducat ion on the M ove

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Ten students of the Chiangmoi Bible Institute participated in a project oevangelization betwen terms this past November and December. As part of thpractical training here in Chiangmai, the students were encouraged to go backto their home villages and/or make trips to other villages in Northern ThailanAfter they returned back to Chiangmai to begin the new term January 8, theygave reports of their work in a special class led by Doug. The class reportsserved many important functions.


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Page 5The students learned how to give both written and oral reports, whichimportant in preparation for public speaking. Also by sharing with one anoththey were encouraged by seeing the accomplishments of their combined effortThey talked about problems and their solutions, and the discussions which follwere lively. The total learning process of students participating in the actuawork of evangelizing, and then bringing back to the classroom their experiencwere invaluable. And most important, the Gospel of Christ was shared inTWENTY-NINE different villages. An almost 100% response to the project bstudents was an awareness of their own growth in the Lord. One student said"Before I left to go to the villages, I felt weak, but now my faith has beenstrengthened and 1want to return to those places to teach again soon."Join with the faculty of C.B.I, and rejoice that the students are growi

and that the Gospel is being taught to Asians by Asians.

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THE C.B.I. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THEINTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.


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Page 6CHIANGMAI - THE ROSE OF THE NORTH

Chiangmai, the second largest city of Thailand, has a total populationover one hundred thousand people. It is the center of trade and commerce foNorthern Thailand and portions of Burma. It is served by major highways, raand air service. The airport is currently undergoing expansion to accommodatinternational air traffic. Chiangmai, often spelled Chiang Mai, is located ina brood valley approximately fifteen miles across which is the most fertileagricultural area of Thailand. The mountains on all sides of Chiangmai are thomes for the various hill tribes people. With an increased intent in promotimore tourism, the city has done much to Improve conditions in the area. Ita beautiful place to live and can be rightly called, "THE ROSE OF THE NO

ONE OF THE DOWNTOWN STREETS IN CHIANGMAI


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MISSIONARIESDoug & Geri UmbanhowarBox 15^Chiangmai, Thai land

OCTOBER, 1979

De a r Ch r i s t i a n F r i e n d s iIt's ha r d t o b e l i e v e that ovone year has passed s ince we re tuto Thai land from our fu r lough . TLord has cer t a in ly provided us wi

His b o un ti f ul b le ss in g s and we f ecomfo r t e d to know that H is l o v e agrace has followed us t h i s pas t yTo catch you up on what 's been happening with our famil

we wi l l t ake a few moments to wri t e you t h i s l e t t e r .About th e b igg est news t ha t has happened i s tha t , recenwe had to move to a di f fe ren t house. The reason fo r movingt ha t the r en t went up on our old house and we jus t couldn ' tpaying what th e land lo rd was asking. So the Lord opened the-poss ibi l i ty of moving j us t two houses down from our old housThe house where we a re now i s very comfortable . It i s a litsmaller, but the rent i s less than what we were paying on thold house, so we are thankful . With a growing family, our dexpenditures are growing just as fas t . Coupled with the r isthe cost of l iving, we are indeed glad the Lord provided usa n i c e home in wh i ch to live.

Char l i e and E r ic a re now back i n th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Schohere in Chiangmai. This i s a no th er re aso n we are so thankfufo r our present home, as it i s within a two minute walk fromth e boy ' s s choo l .Charl ie i s in f i f th grade th i s year . There are eight sden t s in h is c l a s s . He was ready fo r school to s t a r t a f t e rvacat ion, although he rare ly would admit it. He i s also planing to be in Cub Scouts again. After earning h is Bear Badghe has progressed to the iitfebelos level . I t looks l ike Dad wonce again help with the boys and the i r Scout program. Lastyear , Alan Bemo and myself worked with t h i rd , fourth and f i fgrade boys. I t was challenging and rewarding. (Alan i s anomissionary sent from the Christian Churches to work in Thailwi th th e Chinese . )


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This i s Er i c ' s f i r s t year in school . There a re e ight s tin h is Kindergar ten c l a s s . He was very exc i ted about gng to school , a l though I th ink th e exci tement has worn of f .he has even s ta r te d to complain about hav ing to g e t upin the morning. But he i s always f u l l of repo r ts toom a n d Dad when h e come s home f rom s c h o o l .

A s far as Ann a a nt Bradley are concerned,will ^ow closer in th r e la t io n sh ip to one an

schoo l . Being a s a^ h a l f

WliP^ that%urprisful anymjiL I ^ healthy and strong chiO iHV I V w that he has given us.B still taking Thai less

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL I d o u b t there e v e r wiCHARLIE, ERIC, BRAD and ANNA a t ime when we shouldeven though we might sof reaching a point of diminishing returns. But for thes en t , we a re both im prov ing o ur s k i l l s with th e wri t t en l angI have been t e ach ing c l a s s e s us ing Tha i . It is a r e a lcha l l enge , bu t I have seen a b ig improvement in my ab i l i t y t

it b e t t e r . Next m onth, I a l so beg in t each ing a Bib le Schoolc l a s s on Sunday mornings in Tha i . So I am g r a t e f u l t h a t I hboth th e oppo r tun i t y to use Tha i and t e ach God 's Word.

Ger i is kep t busy managing our busy househo ld . She seeit t h a t everyone i s where they a re supposed to be a t j u s t thr i g h t t ime . I don ' t know how she does it, bu t we a re a lwaysto accompl i sh all th e little t a sk s t h a t need to be done . Sha l so busy en t e r t a i n i ng and doing fo r o th e r s with a Chr i s t - l is p i r i t . She i s hos t ing our weekly miss ion praye r meet ings tmonth. Geri i s a l so planning to he lp with an organ iza t ion cP ionee r Gi r l s a t th e I n t e r n a t i on a l Schoo l a s she d id l a s t yeIt is s im ila r t o G ir l Scou t s , b u t wi t h a d e f i n i t e Ch r i s t i a nemphasis . Ger i ' s days a re long and ha rd . I thank God fo r hC h r i s t i a n wi t n e s s .

The miss ion work is growing so r a p i d l y , it keeps us woin g how to ge t it done. But we a re pleased th e s tuden ts a redoing the work of the Lord and are entering new f ie lds of se

F IRST DAY OF SCHOOLCHARLIE, ERIC, BRAD and ANNA


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- 3 -aure opening daily# We pray tha t we can help f ac i l i t a tet h a t the na t iona ls are doing to a grea te r degree*> God hiven us a l l a tremendous responsib i l i ty .I teach every term in Chiangmai Bible Ins t i tu te and fo ram grateful I can be of s erv ic e here . But the work I enjoyi s the respons ib i l i ty of developing personal re la t ionshithe s tudents and facu l ty . Also I have enjoyed my wor sona l counseling with each student and have been blessed tee each grow in th e ir s pi r i tu a l development.Much of my time has been taken up with keeping the f inanfo r the miss ion work here . It seems t ha t I 'm rurmingnd out of the bank every day. But I 'm glad I can be of servn t h i s way, as it f rees other members of the mission to do wcannot . . ~ .I am working on a specia l projec t with f ive students who

in learning a l i t t l e about veterinary science anduse the knowledge in the i r home vi l lages to t rea t animawil l be a way to help people with t he i r physical needs aan open door to share the i r Christ ian convictions ast e l l you more about the project next t ime. I t ' s s t i l l iinfancy, but please be praying fo r i t s success.We thank you fo r the cont inued love you have shown ourWe are eternal ly indebted to you as you have unselfus to spread the love of Christ to those in Asia. Wehave not kept up with our re po rt in g th e news to you as weshould, and we owe many of you personal l e t t e r s . This makesf ee l a l l the more g ra te fu l to you as even though we have notcommunicated with you as we should, you have n ot fo rg otten uGod has given us wonderful Christ ian f r iends .From the Umbanhowar's, we send you our deepest love stnde s p e c t .

In H is Se rv i c e ,

Doug, Geri , Char l i e , E r i c ,Brad ly and Anna


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STUDENTS AND FACULTYCHIANGMAI B IBLE INST ITUTE

F I R S T TERM OF NEW SCHOOL YEAR FINISHEDThe Thai school system begins it's school year aroundf i r s t week of June. The vacation time l a s t s through the moo f March, Apri l and May. I t i s scheduled t h i s way so t h a t

s c h o o l s a r e c lo s e d d useason (95-10Classrooms ^re unbear

T h e r e are fifteenSTUDENTS AND FACULTY f u l l - t i m e students# o

CHIANGMAI BIBLE INSTITUTE part- t ime and one visis t u d e n t . N o t i n c l u d e dthe six students in full- t ime Christian service projects in. v a r i o u s p l a c e s throughout n o r t h e r n Thai land.Glasses offered t h i s term werei Personal Evangelism, H

We Got the Bible, Audio Visuals, Old Testament Survey, LifeChrist, Geography of the Holy Land, Prepara tion for Internshand English# Teachers for t h i s term werei Peter SutjaibunPaul Fuller , Walt Prevost, Jerry and Pam Headen, Poyon Thitia n d Doug Umbanhowar. .Pleaqe continue t o remember the teaching program a t theChiangmai Bible I n s t i t u t e i n your prayer t ime. Ask God t o bwith the s tudent body as they l e a r n more about God^n Word ant h e n t a k e t h a t Word t o t h e m i l l i o n s o f Asians o u t s i d e of C h

C . B . I . I F I R S T GRADUATIONThe f a c u l t y and s t a f f o f t h e Chiangmai Bible I n s t i t u t epleased to inform you of the f i r s t ^aduation ceremony.Eight , two year diplomas were given on September 1 . Tdiploma r e p r e s e n t s n i n e t y hours of course c r e d i t . Some of tt ime W9-S ea rned th rough the many c l a s s e s t h a t have been offei n Chiangmai. Other c r e d i t s were earned by the students ascompleted i n t e r n s h i p work i n teaching, preaching, t r a n s l a t i oand evangel ism work o u ts i d e t h e c l a s s r o o m .


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We, of the S.E. Asia^Evangelizing Mission are proud ofthese students.^ All are in full-time Christian service, woin areas of radio and cassette minis tr ies, v il lage evangelisCh r i s t i a n benevo lence .Three of them are studor wil l shortly beginf_ to complete the four ydeg ree o f f e r ed a t C.Bg jUtA# Praise God for Christii bro the r s and s i s t e r s s^ as these who are w illir ' give" o f th e i r l iv e s in' vice fo r the King, We^ ' thank you for the love| | ' I ^ M i concern you have shown

iM ^ ^ j C.B.I, andsuppor t of th e f acu l t ys tudent s . With God'sGRADUATION DAY* L to R and yours, these eightPRAWIT SAOSAN, SEINSAR ZAGON, be the beginning of aR. JUNGSON, PUNGSAR PUNGMOQ, list of Asian l eadersJAMES KHAMLUM. Not picturedi readied fo r the LordteNANGSAR MORSE, CLIFFORD IRVINGMARY PARKHURST IN THAILAND

We welcome Mary Parkhurst to the mission work in Chianghe arrived in Thailand on September k and is anxious to begShe i s present ly l iv ing with the Umbanhowar's un t i l sfinds a home of her own to rent . She i s hoping to find a hoclose to C.B.I, in order to be within easy walking distance.has also begun studying the Thai language to faci l i ta te"ge t t i ng around" town. She has come to Chiangmai with a bacground o f exce l l en t s e c r e t a r i a l s k i l l s ,j coupled with off ice management. Most rec

ly she had g iven he r se rv ic es to th e CincBible Seminary as recep t ion i s t -hos tess foS ' eight years. Now, after seeing the needChi^gmai for additional missionaries, shdecided to come to help in the area ofl ib ra r ian fo r C.B.I , and general secretarmi s s i o n work o f t h e Sou t h Ea s t As

MARY PARKHTTRST^ Chr i s t i a n Se rv i c e s .ARY PARKHURST


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-6 -We are thankful that Mary i s willing to give her l i fe iservice for the Lord in Chiangmai. Her l i fe will be an examand witness for thousands both here in Thailand and in the

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THAI LANGUAGEThai i s a very interest ing language to study. I t i sdif f icul t for English speak ing peop le because i t i s a tonallanguage. There are five different tones one must use. Bychanging the tones of a word, one changes the word. But i tea s ie r to le a rn to read and wri te Thai when compared toJapanese or Chinese, as Thai does have an alphabet. The wrTha i comes from th e S an sk ri t and Pa l i l anguages . There a reforty-two consonants and thirty-two vowels. Pray with us thmore Chr i s t i an books and l i t e r a t u r e can be both wri t t en andt rans la ted in to Thai . The Chiangmai Bible Ins t i t u t e has youmen and women whose t a l en t s are being used in t h i s needed f i

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