Preparing for Online Mission Trip to Thailand

Troy Teuscher (L) and Jeremy Mehrle visited LHM Thailand office in August

Two videographers from the Lutheran Hour Ministries headquarters in St. Louis just completed a two-week visit to Thailand.  Troy Teuscher and Jeremy Mehrle took many hours of videotape documenting the sights and sounds of Bangkok and southern Thailand.  They highlighted some of the ministry activities of Journey Into Light, the local name for Lutheran Hour Ministries Thailand (LHMT), and many unique aspects of Thai culture and society.

Selected portions of Troy’s and Jeremy’s video footage will be used during the Online Mission Trip to Thailand, which is designed for Lutheran school children in the United States and Canada.  The Online Mission Trip is an interactive program that gives the students an opportunity to learn about Thailand and the ministry that LHMT is doing here.  In addition to the video clips, the students will see live presentations by the LHMT director and staff.  During the program the students will be able to ask questions for the LHMT director to answer about Thailand and their ministry activities.  The Online Mission Trip to Thailand is scheduled for January 28-31, 2013.  If your school is interested in participating in this program, please go to http://www.lhm.org/ where you can find more information about the program and directions for registering. 

During their time in Thailand Troy and Jeremy enjoyed seeing some of Thailand’s beautiful beaches and rural areas, visiting schools and churches, documenting a typical day in the life of some Thai children, experiencing local markets and shopping malls, sitting in Bangkok traffic, eating some delicious Thai food and discovering many fruits they had never seen before.

We thank Troy and Jeremy for their hard work here and we hope that many Lutheran schools in the United States and Canada will join us for the Online Mission Trip to Thailand.

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LHMT Says Farewell to Mr. Bruce and Marijane

Mr. Bruce and Marijane enjoyed meeting with Meaw, LHMT radio speaker

November 16 was the last day in Thailand for Lutheran Hour Ministries Executive Director Mr. Bruce Wurdeman and his wife Marijane.  After returning from their visit to the Lutheran Hour Ministries office in Vietnam, they stayed in Bangkok for one day before beginning their trip back to St. Louis.

In the morning Mr. Bruce led the daily devotion for the Lutheran Hour Ministries Thailand (LHMT) staff and director.  Based on Matthew 27:11-14 & 21-23 his message focused on Pilate’s question, “What am I to do with Jesus?” 

Mr. Bruce led the daily devotion for LHMT

The LHMT staff and director received encouragement from the devotion, because Mr. Bruce asked them to consider that same question for themselves.  Everyone appreciated the devotion and enjoyed singing three worship songs together and Marijane had a closing prayer.

Following the devotion Mr. Bruce and Marijane were able to stay for some fellowship time with the LHMT director and staff and to share a delicious farewell meal at the LHMT office.  As a symbol of their thanks for the Wurdemans’ visit and their friendship and encouragement, the LHMT staff and director presented Mr. Bruce and Marijane with some farewell gifts

In the afternoon and early evening Mr. Bruce and Marijane visited the Suan Luam Night Bazaar, where they enjoyed some last minute shopping.  They got little sleep that night, because they had to leave the hotel at 2:30am to catch their flight that left Bangkok at 5:30am.  They were pleasantly surprised when the entire LHMT staff met them at the airport at 3:30am to say good bye and to pray for their safe trip.

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Special Visitors

Eric, Africa Area Counselor with Lutheran Hour Ministries, is spending a few weeks on vacation with his family in Thailand.  Our Lutheran Hour Ministries Thailand (LHMT) staff enjoyed meeting Eric’s wife and two of their children.

It’s the rainy season in Thailand and the first day that Eric’s family was in Bangkok, we had the hardest rain of the year.  Many roads were flooded, including the street in front of our LHMT office.  Although it has rained often, they have been enjoying their time here.  They have seen many special places in Bangkok, have spent a few days in Phuket and visited Chiang Mai.  In addition to enjoying many vacation activities, Eric also spent one day visiting our office and observing our ministry.

The children recently returned to the US with Eric’s sister.  Eric and his wife, Yorda, will stay in Thailand one extra week, celebrating their 10^th wedding anniversary.  We wish them God’s blessings and pray that the next decade of their marriage will be even more special than the first ten years have been.

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