Remember the didactic anecdote about the frog in hot water? The idea is that, if you place a frog in boiling water, it will immediately jump out. But if you put the frog in cold water and slowly raise the temperature, the cold blooded frog will gradually adjust to the temperature until it eventually boils to death.
Yearly Archives: 2012
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December 6, 2012 was the King's birthday here in Thailand, providing Legacy's students and staff with a much needed holiday. So, we decided to pack all 22 students and staff into the sung tao and one motorbike and head to a nearby lake for picnic and games.
IN THIS LETTER: 1. U.N. Recognizes a Sovereign Palestinian State 2. Burmese Translation of Sabbath booklet almost ready to print. Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Palestine is one giant step closer to being recognized by the United Nations as a sovereign member state. In a vote by the U.N. General Assembly on November 29, by an overwhelming margin, Palestine entered the U.N.
Several months ago at Jet Rye, our loaned property were we grow corn, peanuts, and soybeans, we picked mangoes.
Has America Reached Its Tipping Point? The entire areas of Bab edh-Drha and Numeira are covered with a spongy ash. These two cities show clear signs of utter destruction. Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, The waiting is over. Barak Obama will continue to be President of the United States for another four years.
For eight months now the ah-janns (teachers) and students have been working hard at revamping the "Teacher's Garden". The beautifully transformed garden located at the back of Legacy school grounds has been a joy to all of us here that walk it everyday. The pictures below are taken in succession as we worked. Below is a pastel drawing I drew of what we thought the garden should look like when it was completed.
An amazing slideshow of the Festival of Tabernacles activities, family, services, and the attendees of 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Compiled by Eric Tipon. For more information about the Festival of Tabernacles in Chiang Mai, Thailand, please visit http://www.legacyinstitute.org, or email us at mail@legacyinstitute.org
Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, The three annual pilgrimage feasts are times when God’s people gather before Him to worship and fellowship with one another. In Asia, it is particularly important that we gather because most here have few pastors and no regular Sabbath services to meet together.
Prophecy marches on. The USA has a dead Ambassador and the brave men who died protecting him. Egypt is threatening Israel – again! Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once again threatens war in the Middle East from the UN podium, and armies are massing on Syria’s border. Where will this all lead?
On August 13th, Legacy Institute celebrated the Queen of Thailand's Birthday. In recognition of this national holiday, classes were cancelled. A former teacher graciously funded a field trip for the students and so, we packed all of the students into our blue Sung Tao (pickup truck) and headed off to the Mae Sa Waterfall.
For those of you who might be concerned about radical Islamic activity in Thailand, please read below. As I suspected, the Thai police kept things well under control and nothing even near to what is taking place in the Magreb and Middle East has happened here.
Protesters Try To Storm US Embassy In Yemen - US embassy attacked in Cairo - US ambassador to Libya killed in attack - The US ambassador to Libya and three other staff were killed when the US consulate in Benghazi was attacked overnight on Tuesday. - Two killed as U.S. troops ambushed en route to rescue besieged diplomats in Benghazi - Tunis police disperse embassy protesters - Sudanese protest outside US embassy - Protests ramp up at embassies in Iran, Switzerland, Egypt, Yemen - What is even more astonishing is that the US government just sent the Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt 1.5 Billion U.S. Dollars in foreign aid!