Legacy Letter October 2013

India Cyclone Warning Cyclone Thane is expected to strike India’s south eastern coast soon on early Friday morning. Currently, there are extremely […]

IN THIS LETTER: Meaning of the Passover – Passover in Burma and Church House for Ministerial Servants – Passover in Thailand – Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Passover will soon be here. I hope all of us are examining ourselves according to the Apostle Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 11:28. It is important that we are reconciled to, and our attitudes and spirits are right with, God and our fellow church members before we take the bread and wine.

Who knew a little grain of rice took so much time and effort to produce! It is a small grain that is fairly inexpensive and unobtrusive but a staple food in most Asian countries. In late May at Jet Rye (3-1/2 acres), 30 minutes north of the school, we planted rice the Thai style or the wet patty process. As you will see below a full days work of tilling the ground, flooding the patties, pulling rice seedlings, and finally transplanting the rice plants in the two patties takes quite a bit of effort…