IN THIS LETTER: Passover and Unleavened Bread in Myanmar - Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Gloria and I arrived back in Thailand from Burma (Myanmar1) last Thursday. We observed Passover and Unleavened Bread with about 40 Church of God brethren from Kachinland, Central Burma, and Rangoon (Yangon). We also had one lady who came back from Thailand to keep the feast in Burma and visit family and friends. Ah Jar Shan, a graduate of Legacy Institute in Thailand, accompanied us as interpreter.
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IN THIS LETTER: This Year’s American Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, I watched a YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Qr2H9fniQTY) that I suggest everyone who reads this Legacy letter also watch. It was a video of the Inaugural Prayer Breakfast held on January 21, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The keynote speaker was Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic teacher and, frankly, a preacher of truth and the messenger of a warning from God. This is the time when truth is needed more than ever. The survival of the United States is at stake and Rabbi Cahn boldly called the entire nation to repentance. I have heard nothing like it.
IN THIS LETTER: Baptism in Chiang Mai, Passover in Burma, Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, It is always rewarding to baptize a repentant young person who has sincerely given their life to the eternal care of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On Sabbath, the 12th of January, our small congregation of the Church of God in Chiang Mai, shared in the joy of God our Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and all His angels as a young couple from Myitkyina, Kachinland, in northern Myanmar (Burma) were baptized in our newly repaired pond.
IN THIS LETTER: 1. King Bhumibol of Thailand 2. Volunteer Teacher Needed 3. Prophecy Marches Onward Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Last month on December 5, King Bhumibol of Thailand turned 85. The king has the distinction of being the longest reigning monarch on earth. He has now been on the throne for over 60 years, his coronation having taken place on May 5, 1950.
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.
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.
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.
I thought it might interest you to find out more about our students who are now studying at the Legacy Foundation Leadership Training Center. In Thailand, we are known as the Legacy Foundation instead of Legacy Institute. In 2002, the Thailand Ministry of Culture officially chartered us as a charitable foundation and empowered us to provide education to young people in Thailand and surrounding countries.
Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, The conflict over Jerusalem that culminates with the return of King Jesus is now heating up in the Middle East. Both Israeli and U.S. intelligence operatives have evidence that Iran is very, very close to having a weapons grade nuclear warhead that can be used against Israel. The U.S. believes it can “negotiate” with the mullahs in Iran. They also claim that economic sanctions will bring Iran into line. Recent history shows both those ideas are patently naive. Iran knows the U.S. is too weak to act, and the U.N. is a do-nothing organization. Former U.N. Secretary-General and now UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan recently washed his hands of trying to bring some kind of resolution to the civil war in Syria2. The U.N. has become nothing more than an international sounding board for enemy nations to air their grievances against the United States and Israel.
Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, I asked our two newest teachers, who just arrived from the U.S., to write a short paragraph or two about what brought them here to serve at Legacy. First is Tristan Ruml from Ohio. He is currently teaching Introduction to the Bible, Principles of Leadership, Public Speaking, and sports...
Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Last month I received a surprise telephone call from Queen Sirikit’s deputy private secretary. She said that Her Majesty was inviting Gloria and me to come to Bangkok for a concert. I explained that Gloria was already in California taking care of her 96-year-old Aunt Gerda for a few months. She said she would get back to me. A short time later, the queen’s secretary called back and asked if I would agree to accept the invitation and come alone. I said I would accept.
Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, The world we see tomorrow will not look like the world we see today. The geopolitics of this earth are changing rapidly. The EU is on the edge of collapse. What replaces this dream of a new Europe of peace and cooperation between the many nationalities and languages of Europe appears to be failing to materialize. Tomorrow’s Europe will not look like today’s Europe.