Devastating Typhoons Hit Baguio City, Philippines

This news update is written by the President of the Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary (PBTS).  The typhoon hit Baguio City right after typhoon Ondoy put Metro Manila under flood water.
Pepeng, a devastating typhoon, hit Baguio City and Northern Luzon last, October 3-9, creating havoc to lives and property as it made a three-time landfall to [...]

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U2 and Aung San Suu Kyi

I was a bit surprised when  I read about U2’s Bono supports for the detained Myanmar’s opposition leader.  Here is the excerpt from the news:
Bono, the lead singer of acclaimed Irish rock band U2 and a prominent social activist, added a political edge to his recent “360 Degree” European tour—with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” [...]

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Koreans hostage crisis

This is really a sad news. I have many Korean friends and has been in touch with Korean missionaries here. Thailand has extraordinary fondness with Koreans because of their TV soap operas and also with their fascination with Rain. The Thais follow this crisis closely through prime time TV news. Christians and churches [...]

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Changes in this blog

There are changes in this blog for some reasons. A well meaning friend advised me not to put too “much” in this blog. And I believe he is right. I removed some of the page elements and pictures. Rest assured the updates and stories of God’s faithfulness will continue. We want to thank our [...]

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Update on New Visa Rule

For sure there will changes on visa regulation for foreigners staying in Thailand. The only good thing about this is that Filipinos are not singled out as the one of the reason why changes are necessary. Foreigners of other nationalities are speculating about the reasons for the relatively abrupt changes on visa regulation. The only [...]

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