We Invite You to participatewith us in one of the most exciting chal

lenges in the world - the training of Asian

•Christian leaders in South East Asia! The

South East Asia Evangelizing Mission has

for many years been laying the groundwork

for a Bible Institute in Thailand. In Sep

tember, 1975, formal credit-granting class-

as were launched, with students enrolled

from both Burma and Thailand. Our ob

jective is to train hundreds of Asian Chris

tian leaders to spread the Gospel and to

strengthen churches in many countries of

Asia. Asian Christian missionaries, evan

gelists, writers, radio and television broad

casters, Bible translators, and new teachers

for additional Christian leadership develop

ment programs all need to be educated.

Chiangmai Bible Institute - situated in the

heart of mainland South East Asia - is in

a strategic position to accomplish this task.

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Two Students at the Institute

SInsar had part of his elementaryschool education In China. Hismother tongue Is the Daru Rawanglanguage of the Tibetan border,but he also speaks five otherlanguages. He wants to developChristian literature and radiobroadcasts in the languages ofAsia, as well as personal evangel-Ism and church planting. Havingstudied In a Bible Institute InBurma, he wants now to furtherhis studies at Chiangmai BibleInstitute.

Matthew Is an example of the students being trained In the Chiangmai Bible Institute. He Is thirtyyears old, and was a student ofLaVerne Morse In Burma. Hespeaks five different languages.His home area Is near the Chinaborder In northern Burma. Hehas already had two years of university training, and has been aschoolteacher three years. Hispurpose is to graduate from theBible Institute and to train otherAsian Christian leaders. Writingand radio broadcasting are Immediate Involvements for him as a

work-scholarship student In theBible Institute.

YOU CAN HELPThe Chiangmai Bible Institute has the potential fortraining hundreds of Asian Christian missionaries,evangelists, writers, broadcasters, and other leaders.BUT, it is a team effort, and we need you on theTeam! Please prayerfully consider what you can do.All contributions are tax-deduptlble. Checks shouldbe made out to South East Asia Evangelizing Mission,and designated "For building Bible Institute". Send to

James Florey, Treasureri Box 581

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CHIANGMAI BIBLE

INSTITUTEin Thailand

This young Chinese lady named Kuilang isrepresentative of many other students inSoutheast Asia who want to carry theGospel to their own people. The ChiangmaiBible Institute is endeavoring to train suchChristian leaders in this strategic area of theworld.

Peter Sutjaibun is oneof the great Team ofmissionaries teaching inthe Chiangmai Bible Institute. After years ofexperience as a Christian leader in Asia, hegraduated from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in1974. He speaks ninelanguages! He and hiswife Ruth, and theirthree children, are avital part of the Chiangmai Bible Institute.

Daniel Kalnin is a respected Christian leader inboth Thailand and Burma. He served in evan

gelistic and teaching work in Asia, then came tothe U.S.A., graduating from Cincinnati BibleSeminary in 1974. He reads, writes, and speaksseven different languages! He and his wifeBeverley, with their child Sonya, are a key partof the leadership of the Bible Institute.

Recruits Planning to go in 1976:

KATHLEEN ANDERSON

PAUL and ELAINE PARRISH

TIM VINER

THESE MISSIONARIES ARE TEACHING

AT THE CHIANGMAI BIBLE INSTITUTEThese four missionaries and their families are in Thailand now teaching inthe Bible Institute In Chiangmai. Four more recruits are to go in 1976.Carefully selected students are studying in the Bible Institute. Many other keyAsian Christian leaders are waiting to be enrolled. Please pray for thesemissionaries who are helping to educate "leading servants for Christ" inSouth East Asia.

Douglas Umbanhowar teaches Bible, andalso agriculture and Christian CommunityDevelopment. Doug is a graduate ofMichigan State University, and hasstudied in Cincinnati Christian Seminary.Doug and his wife Geri, together withtheir two children, are a crucial partof the South East Asia Mission team in

Thailand.

Paul Fuller and his wife

Cris specialize in teaching music. Paul alsoteaches Bible, and likesto preach. Paul graduated from Cincinnati

Bible Seminary, thenearned his Master's degree in music at Cincinnati Conservatory ofMusic, and took furthertraining at ColumbiaUniversity. Cris has aMaster's degree in teaching music. Paul andCris are an importantpart of the teaching staffof the Chiangmai BibleInstitute, as well as doing evangelistic and refugee relief work.

JULY, 1976—JUNE, 1977 VOLUME III, Number 1

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Thai babies—twin qirls. The qirlswere born on Oct. 15, 1976. ThouqhCris and Paul had talked for manymonths about adoptinq a Thai child,the situation arose rather abruptlyin November. It was then that anacquaintance of ours involved inwork with needy children let usknow that there were twins who had

just arrived at the local hospitalin rather bad condition. They seemed to be in good health, exceptthat they had been fed very littleduring their first four weeks oflife. Their mother was extremelypoor, and their father had left thehouse. They were being looked after Cristine Marie & Melissa Ann Fuller

Southeast Asia evanqcVizinqmission

A Fuller Family (cont.)

by their qrandmother, who was unable to care for them very well*The babies were then found by asocial worker, who saw obvioussigns of malnutrition. The grandmother asked if the hospital mighttake them, and we were contacted.

Cris and Paul quickly made a decision not to seperate the girlsand to adopt them both if possible.Trips to the village and to variousgovernment offices followed, andon December 7, Pranee and Pranombecame officially Cristine Marieand Melissa Ann Fuller.

During the weeks since our twoprincesses arrived, they havesteadily increased in size and ape-tite. Our son David has proved tobe a surprisingly good little helper .We ask your prayers especiallyfor Cris, that she may be able tocontinue in good health during thistime.

And then they were five. . .

IfcA'c.rsWe plan to Arrive in the states

in the last part of August, 1977.We will be available for visitingchurches for the year followingthis date. Please let us know ifthere is a specific time you would

Paul Fuller teaches Bible. Studentsare taught 5 days per week, 9 months

per year.

Tutoring in Thai. Thai preacherPoyon studies "How to Preach."

like to have us visit. Paul willbe spending a few weeks in Germanybefore arriving, the middle part ofAugust, while Cris may arrive inthe states during latter June orJuly. Vfe look forward to sharingour work and meeting old friends.

TheChiengmmBiUeInstitute Building

All the students and faculty atthe Chiengmai Bible Institute praiseand thank God that the new multi

purpose building planned for somany years is now in use. V7e mustadd, however, that it is far fromcompleted—about 2/3 finished. Contributions for the building fromChristians all over America (and

Please turn to page 4

Evangelism AndA Seminary

Here is the challengel Here isthe constant elephant pit towardwhich a seminary walks. It is thetemptation not to take time in evangelism. Every teacher, every student is tempted to spend all of histine in preparation, and none ofhis time in application,in telling others about Jesus. In theSEAEM, we are trying hard to liveup to our name. We are doing thisthrough radio evangelism, villageevangelism, and evangelism here inChiengmai. (Several Thais came tothe Lord this past year.)

But the real challenge is tokeep each of the Bible instituteparticipants involved in evangelismiFor this reason, each of our 2-year

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Peter S. baptizes Singh Saeryakul

certificate students is asked to

complete a six-month internship,working in a local Thai church, orin a village church. Each of our4-year degree students is asked tospend periods of several weeksevangelizing—in the mountains orin the villages. Each Saturdaymembers of the mission team here inChiengmai who speak the Thai language meet to go out into variousareas of Chiengmai and talk aboutJesus. And finally, of course, all

Poyon Thittipon baptizes.

of the people we meet in our dailyactivities are potential partakersof the Gospel of Christ. We askyou to pray for each of us involvedin training church leadership. Prayfor us that we will always keep thefires of evangelism burning.

December-preaching in a Lisu village.

Yesterday evening (March 7),whenPaul asked the students who would be

going on evangelistic trips duringthe summer term, Shemyan said it."I will," he said. "I want topreach. I want to preachi"

The CBI Building (cont.)

some in Asia) have totaled over$20,000. The final estimate shows,however, that the completed building will cost about $39,000. Thisis a few thousand more than I hadoriginally hoped. Some of the$39,000 could be postponed for ayear or two, and we will perhaps bedoina that—air-conditioning forthe library, pews for the auditorium, and a few other things couldbe postponed. But we are lookingforward to gifts of (approximately)15,000 more dollars, so that everyspace in the building will be inuse by future Asian church leadersi

As we have reported before, thebuilding at Chiengmai is a low-coststructure, built in the Thai style,and designed to take care of manyneeds of the Chiengmai Bible Institute. It has an air-conditionedlibrary (mostly to keep the booksfrom being destroyed by humidityand insects!)} sixteen individualrooms for 32 students} bathroomsand shower rooms} four offices} twostorerooms} and a chapel to seatmore than 150 people. We have beeninvolved a lot lately in physicalwork on the building. We thank Godfor response to the recent appealon this building. We have built itright along as the funds have comein, and have not had to stop building until this week. If you havenot been able to respond to the appeal, perhaps now the Lord will enable you to finish and furnish theCBI building.

The building in November. Roomswere not yet in use.

The building at present. Rooms atthe lower left are in use.

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Gerri Umbanhowar and Eric, CrisFuller and David,

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The Peter Sutjaibun family.

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Getting concrete to the roof wasa problem. The human chain woreout students guicKly, Finally, Paulrigged a belt (1) driven by the PTO(2) of our mission tractor. Severaldays of labor were saved without

buying a motor!

Thai Music In Use;

More I nstruments NeededIn September of last year, after

careful consideration and lookingfor funds, Paul was able to pur-

ase a Thai Xylophone, called aHanaat. Since that time, we haveoften used the ranaat in our churchservices, together with the Thaitraditional melodies and words composed by SaiTyong Prasopsin. Themusic has been received very enthusiastically by Thai church members. Everywhere these songs areused among the Thai, it seems, thereception is much greater than thatgiven to Western songs, which areunfamiliar. This is true exceptin some city churches where Westernhymns have already been used formany years. We would like to challenge anyone who reads this letterwho feels moved to do so to purchase for the churches a Thai gongcircle for $200, or a liiai ranaatfor $150. I will personally seethe names of contributors carvedonto the instruments, as a reminder to our students and churches ofthe people who are behind them(wood carving is something for whichChiengmai is world famous). Pleaselet our forwarding agent know ifyou can help in this way, or writeus direct. Using Thai music helpsopen the hearts of Thai people!

Christians in a Thai/Western ensemble

Prayer List1. Our special financial need-$200from each of ten churches for ourfurlouah trip.2. The evanqelistic programs andstudents.

3. Ruth Sutjaibun, who at this moment lies in the hospital after apremature Caesarian. The girl babyis so far in good health.4. The future of the Mao refugees;the hostel they are trying to establish.5. The team as it breaks up tempor-

arily for furloughs.6. Completion of the building.7. The new recruits to SoutheastAsia Christian Services. Anderson,Viner, and Parrishes have arrivedand are hard at workl Others arecoming. They all suffer cultureshock greatly for some months.8. Beverly Kalnin and Esther De losSantos, who are expecting babies.9. Cataract operation for our student, Clifford.

FUNDS TO?

Ruth Davenport, Fwdg. Agent717 2lst Street WestBradenton, Florida 33505

CORRESPONDENCE TO!

Paul, Cris, David, Cristy,Missy Fuller

PO Box 59Chiengraai, Thailand

SPONSORING ELDERS!

The elders and directors ofSOUIHEAST ASIA EVANGELIZING

MISSION

MISSION SERVICESBOX 177KEMPTON, INDIANA

Address Correction Requested

December.

An American professor, Paul Fuller,Beverly Kalnin, and D,c«g Umbanhowartake and pass the ijas test in reading, writing, and speaking Thai atvomt school, Chiengmai.