Missions Edition Dorothy Uhlig's Report from Thailand

Dear Friends,

Another year has gone by and the New Year is no longer new. Newplans are being made and put into action. The written historyproject of early converts in this area was put on hold due to lack of

personnel. However, the Lord is opening the way and La,a former newspaper reporter who is a fairly new Christian,is beginning the project. Naree the house mother atCYDC is going with him to introduce him to the Christiansin the different villages. They have gotten considerableinformation for NamWaan village as they visited the daughter of the first believer,Uncle Pan. Jan Peng was ill and in the hospital so a visit to her brought contactwith her 2 brothers and a sister who are still living. There are many differentvillages and Christians from whom to gather the history and stories of God's

undertaking for His people. Pray for (his iDroject lha( li niighi /;e liiif^ied ai)o oring giory lo God.The plan is to make two booklets—one in Thai and one in English. Much prayer is needed asrather than a dry history the desire is to make it full of stories of how God has undertaken andguided them in difficult circumstances in a Buddhist culture. There is not the persecution nowthat there was in the beginning but much pressure is put on the Christians in many differentways. So far La and the house mother have only gotten the skeleton information and none ofthe interesting stories that will create a desire to read and to praise God for His goodness. Iwillbe working with them and with La's daughter Lap who is typing up the information. Pray for us.

Chiangkham Youth Development Center continues to help children, and sometimes women,in desperate situations. Pray with us for wisdom in discerning God's will in each situationThere are over 70 students in the home now. Also, Nate (Kua) and her 2 daughters, Bun andAi, are being helped. Nate was raped and kept locked up at night by her construction boss inBangkok. Finally escaping vi/ith no place to go. Nate was directed to the house father. She was3 months pregnant. Now 2 months later the pregnancy seems to be abnormal so the localhospital sent her to Chiangmai for examination. On return she developed a severe rash allover that culminated in a stay at the local hospital of about 10 days with daily antibioticinjections. Pray that white Nate Is here she and her daughters might come to know the Lordand that He will guide in their future. Two children, 9 and 10 years old. were taken in whentheirdrunken grandmotherlocked them out of the house and wouldn't feed them. Officials

begged us to take them. They haveadapted well.

The exams for high school studentsbegin March 1st while the grade schoolstudents begin in mid-March. Thenschool will close for the summer andmost of the students will go home. Thosewho have no one to care for them willstay.

The Home of Refuge is caring for 12 girls and will be taking in 3 more in April for the newschool yearwhich opens in mid-May. Last year oneofthe girls who had been cared for severalyears before returned after working in Korea for 2-3 years. She had saved her tithe and gave itto the house father to use where ever needed. He used it to enlarge the kitchen-dining roommaking ita much more pleasant place to cookand eat Praise the Lord.

The Home of Blessing for Hmong boys willalso accept 3 or 4 new boys as 3 are leavingand they will have 16 boys which gives each ofthem a partner. During the year they dug a newwell and also built a portion of the wall on thelane behind the boy's dorm.

The Leadership Tearing down barb wire fenceTraining Schoolstudents finished their exams Feb. 20^^. Four return home to internin their home churches reach out to others. Three others will returnin May to start their 2"^^ year. They will be joined by other newstudents. While school is closed, the Leadership Training will moveto new buildings new buildings on their agricultural land atSopeWaan village in April and the staff can concentrate of outfitting

and preparing for the new school year to begin in May.

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Vision for the futureThe Compassionate Hope Mission is coming along side to help us with the presentprogramsand in opening up a future. They are seeking churches that will sponsor several children in adorm rather than individual sponsorships which take a lot ofpersonnel to administer. Prayforthe Lord's guidance and provision.

Anew dormitory for the girls at CYDC is needed. The present dormitory is toosmall andcrowded and has a leaky roof and the girls must move their mattresses when it rains. Itwasbuilt 40 years ago. Funds have been tentatively promised before the end ofthe year. Pray thatthis may become a reality.

There is a need for a homefor women who have been battered or thrown out by theirhusbands and consequently have many emotional problems as well as physical needs. Oftenthere are children too. A building on our property is available, butwe need personnel—a Thaicouple with a deep burden and desire to care for these women and share Christ with them, orwith a burden for children in the donm who would take some of the work from Inkhian andNaree, so they could spend time with these women— and funding.

Inkhian and Naree. house parents at CYDC need help in caringthe children and administering the different programs. For this weneed both Thai and foreign (repatriate) personnel who are willing toserve the Lord and work together for the Lord's glory. We have beenpraying for several years for another Thai couple with a love forchildren and willingness to serve to join the house parents in thisministry. Repatriates with business experience and computersavvywould be very helpful as we would like to set up an internet program tosell handicraft produced by the students. Also someone to teach

English, help with the handicraft, and share their lives with the children would begood. Thepossibilities are endless, but a deep commitment to the Lord and desire to humbly serve theHim are necessary. Please contact us Ifinterested.

Dorothy UhligP.O. Box 5

Chiangkam, Phayao 56110Thailand

dmuhlia@hotmail.com

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Missions Edition Dorothy Uhlig's Report from Thailand

DOROTHY HOME WITH THE LORD

As most of you know, Dorothy became very ill in May and was takento the hospital in Chiangmai with lung problems. After a time inMcKean Rehabilitation Hospital, it was decided Dorothy would bebetter off back in Chiangkham among people who know and love her.Missionary Carmen Filbeck coordinated with Inkhian for her ongoingcare. Inkhian and Nari (dorm parents) cared for Dorothy from thatpoint on as if she were their own mother. Christians sat vi/ith Dorothyin the Chiangkham hospital 24/7. The doctors and the nurses had somuch respect for Dorothy that they wanted to prolong her life; asBuddhists they didn't understand Dorothy's wishes for no heroicactions to be taken. Dorothy agreed with Paul in Philippians "1 desire to depart and be with Christ,which is better by far." When Dorothy was able to communicate, she encouraged andadmonished the local believers to continue following the Lord. Nari was with her whenDorothy quietly passed on Monday morning, June 24, 2013.

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THAI MEMORIAL SERVICES

The last week of June two services were held in Thailand for three days with three meals serveddaily. Inkhian and Nari handled everything with the help of four of Dorothy's foster "boys" doing setup, the older dorm girls helping with the massive meals, and all helping clean up the church onSaturday. Oratai, Dorothy's oldest foster daughter, performed the robing ceremony. Instead ofdisplaying the body, they place a large picture of the deceased next to the coffin. They kept the bodyon ice in a house across the street (no embalming in Thailand). Early Friday before the final service,Orathai changed Dorothy's clothes. Then they closed and nailed the casket.

The final services and the interment

were held on Friday. Ail of the 76dorm kids attended on Friday. It'sestimated 1000+ people came to payrespects throughout all the services.

Over 50 large Thai-style arrangementsmostly from churches, but some fromindividuals, were received. Dorothy didnot want flowers, however the Thaiwould never have no flowers! Yut, oneof Dorothy's foster sons, arrangedthem beautifully over the front of thelarge high stage at Chaiboribunchurch in Sop Waen, the formerleprosy village where Dorothy andImogene started the church.

There was special music from the Hmong, various churches, ladies groups, former donm students,Bible school grads that Dorothy sponsored, Wanda Jennings (missionary) and more. A young manfrom Chaiboribun played the keyboard.

They walked the bier quite a distance to thecemetery. As is Thai custom, two ropes were tiedto it and people held on as if pulling it as in formertimes, though nowadays it was on the bed of alarge truck. They built a brick above groundmausoleum for Dorothy as a special honor.

There was a VERY generous offering over theweek. The balance will go to the student donn andto 12 Phathanaa church for building.

Thanks to Wanda Jennings for this information andto Ratason Srisombat, a former dorm student, forthe pictures.

ONLINE MEMORIAL

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Fellow co-worker, Jeni Goddard, recommended an online memorial for Dorothy. We now have oneset up at http://dorothv.uhliq.muchloved.com. !, Sue Ford, have been uploading pictures there slowlyand will continue to add more. Already some people have sent me memories to post. I've postedYut's presentation of Dorothy's life on the site—of course, it is in Thai. Individuals and churches may

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post their own stories and memories to honor Dorothy and the work she did for the Lord. If anyoneprefers, stories or pictures maybe sent to me at dnsford@vahhoo.com and I'll post them.

NOTE FROM ARLENE LUNDGREN, FORWARDING AGENT

I, Arlene, write to you with mixed emotions. Iam grieving the loss ofmy dearsister in Christ, DorothyUhlig. How Iwill miss her interesting and uplifting letters. She told us of those who needed ourprayers and helped us to know how to prayfor them. She let us know when our prayers wereanswered and praised The Lord for each victory.

In spite ofthe loss Ifeel, my heart is thanking God and praising Him for calling her home. She is nowfree from pain and in the presence of her loving Heavenly Father. She has served Him so faithfullyand diligently all her life. I'm sure she has heard those words "Well done, good and faithful servant."For 35 years Ihave felt privileged to have a small part in herwork as her fonwarding agent It hasbeen a joy for me and I've had a friend whose advice Icould seek, and always knew she was prayingfor me, my family and my circumstances. It is my prayer thatyou will all continue to uphold andsupport the ministries she supported. Because of my age and some medicaljssu^Jt is_t[me to send^uppuit a different way.

SUPPORT

Please send future support checks for the ministries in Thailand, to the sister ministry, AChristian Community Ministry, PC Box9141, Vallejo, OA 94591. Jeni Goddard is a Trusteewith the American Churches of Christ Mission to Thailand, a Council member with theChiangkham Youth Development Center (CYDC), and a Steward for this sisterministry inAmerica. To help us continue Dorothy's legacy, designate offerings for "Dorothy's Legacy" withchecks made outto AChristian Community Ministry. The Dorothy's Legacy fund will continueto support the Chiengkham Dorm, students in Bible college, Home ofBlessing and Home ofRefuge. If you have further questions, you maycontactme, Sue Ford, dnsford@vahoo.com orJeni Goddard, maHat02-accm@vahoo.com.

A NOTE FROM NARI, HOUSEMOTHER

Dorothy was beloved to my family. She was a very good example. She and Iwould meet every day topray together. Today, Ihave noone to pray with me as she is no longer here. My family has workedwith Dorothy for about 23 years, but my husbandhas worked longer than that.

PRAYER REQUESTS

• Pray for Inkhian and Narias they handleCYDC without Dorothy and as they grievefor their longtime coworker and friend.

• Pray for Jeni Goddard with ACCM as shetakes over handling support fromDorothy's supporters.

In Christian love and thanks,

Arlene Lundgren, fonA^arding agentSue Ford, newsletter editor and Dorothy's niece

Send tax deductible contributions made outto A Christian Community Ministry to:

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Indicate ctieck is for Dorothy's Legacy. Ifyousponsor someone or a specific ministry in particular,please include a note with that information.

To keep up on the work in Thailand, emailmailat02-accm@vahoo.com and ask to receivethe newslettersforA Christian CommunityMinistry.

in memory

Dorothy UhligNovember 19, 1923 - June 25, 2013

Dorothy Mae Uhlig was born November 19,1923 and passedaway in a Chiangkham hospital on June 25, 2013 after a lifetimeof service -- 62 years total -- in Thailand!

Dorothy arrived in Chiangkham, Thailand March 30,1951.Shewas a registered nurse and had taken special midwiferytraining. That was a special blessingto not only the Thai peoplebut to her fellow missionaries as well. Hernursing skills were put to good use. Whenthe refugee camp near Chiangkham first opened around 1976, the most commondiseases were malaria and/or pink eye. Since no doctor had yet arrived at the camp,Dorothy had her clinic staff prepare medicine for those and other ailments in smallpackets. Then, on Saturdays, when her clinic in town was normally closed, she wouldgo to the camp to distributethe medicine as necessary. Time constraintsdid not allowfor lengthy consulations, but hundreds were treated each week.

Her Chiangkham "Christian Clinic" became widely known as a place of healingwhere costswere very minimal. Although she wasnot an MD, she was lovingly andrespectfully called "Khun MorDo-ro-thi" (honorabledoctor). Many came to the Lordthrough herministry. Very early in herservice in Thailand, sheoften went to a villagewhich was an asylum for leprosy patients. She bravely treated the sores of thoseafflicted bythe disease, taught Bible lessons, and taught patientsto readThai. Withmodern medicines, the disease has been practically eradicated inthe placeand thelocal people are no longerafraidto enter that village.

Dorothy wasconstantly involved in evangelistic work as well. Each Sunday shewould be in a Hmong, Mien, or Thai church witnessing and serving wherever needed.As an indication of howwell she was respected inthe area where she served, Christians from three ethnic groups (Hmong, Mien, and Lu) asked that her body be buriedin their cemeteries. However, Dorothyhad already made her wishes known - shewishedto be buried inthe cemetery of Chai Boriboon Thai Church, just a few miles outof Chiangkham. All happily followed her wishes.

Dorothy was very well disciplined in all heractivities andso humbly andfaithfullyserved wherever she saw a need. She was an amazing servant of God who will begreatly missed.