asean Archives

Hands Tied in Myanmar

Posted October 6th, 2021

A Letter from Hery Ramambasoa, Regional Liaison for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, based in Fiji | Summer 2021

A Family Resemblance

Posted June 11th, 2019

A Letter from Hery Ramambasoa, Regional Liaison for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, based in Fiji | June 2019

You Are Needed Here

Posted December 5th, 2017

A letter from Sharon Bryant, serving in Thailand | December 2017

A Season of Blessings

Posted September 20th, 2017

A Letter from Sharon Bryant, serving in Thailand | September 2017

The PC(USA) and ASEAN

Posted March 24th, 2017

A letter from Sharon Bryant in the U.S., on Interpretation Assignment from Thailand | March 2017

A letter from Esther Wakeman serving in Thailand

January-March 2015 – Ministry Through Fun Times

Dear friends, In January Payap University hosted the 5^th ASEAN Textiles Symposium—an international event that included a visit of the Crown Princess of Thailand to our campus—which is a huge deal. The whole Payap community worked hard and cooperated wonderfully. The first and second floors of our library were transformed into a bamboo showroom filled with gorgeous fabrics and clothes from the region. The princess seemed genuinely interested, and everyone was pleased with the good press and the good fun. Two fashion shows were organized by Ajarn Suchinda, the director of the Christian Communications Institute (CCI). Many of you have enjoyed watching CCI’s Thai dance and drama performances over the past few years. Suchinda put his creative genius to work in a similar way for the fashion shows. Our students were the models and I was like a proud mama watching them strut their stuff on the catwalk. I especially liked the show using all Thai materials—Thai silk is gorgeous, and some of the creations were delightful. These events showed us we can do a great job when we all put our hearts into it. It was a helpful, unifying event.