Thailand Oneness

[Sabby]

I posted this praise report in the Tab as well. Anyone born in the 40's, 50's or 60's that is familiar with the UPC missions programs remembers the Nigh family. Attended the Tulsa Bible college and then Conqueror's Bible College in the early 50's. Pastored in Morton, Washington and then an instructor at Conqueror's for several years before leaving for Germany being appointed by the FMB as the Missionary to the European Military District (succeeding Bill Glaser). His second appointment was to the German nationals, where he missioned until the mid-1980's. His church in Wiesbaden was the Schloss Freudenberg, also known as the "Lighthouse". It contained a bible school, book store short-term housing for visiting missionaries and was the largest national oneness church with the highest per capita giving in Europe. He became a German to the Germans by learning to speak the language to in turn disciple national pastors to reach their own people. In addition to translating the book of Philippians into German, Bro. Nigh translated several pentecostal choruses into the native tongue.
If anyone is familiar with the PAJC takeover of the Northwest in the 70s and 80s they will understand the mindset at HQ that refused to re-appoint the Nighs to Germany as a PIM. He returned anyway, as an unsupported missionary with the successes I mentioned above.

On Monday I returned from a short-term missionary trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand. I had been invited by Br. Nigh to join him in a barnstorming trip from southern Thailand to Northern Thailand into Burma.
Along with three day seminars for local pastors in Korat (So Thailand) and in Burma (Tachilek), we ministered in 6 different churches thoughout Thailand while on a compressed schedule. During the second half of the schedule Steve Yadon, pastor from Pocatello, Idaho joined us.
Those that attended our seminars represent hundreds of believers, from those in Kohn Buri, Korat, Tahkham, Doi-Saket, Hu-Ya, Mae-Sai and the Burmese border city of Tachilek. LCI also distributed free New Testaments w/Psalms and Proverbs in the Lahu dialect of Burmese and books written by Br Nigh translated into the local dialects on the nature of (the Christian) God.
The mission of LCI is to reach, teach and disciple national pastors to reach their own. LCI has also built a state of the art conference center in Chiang Mai. The Logos Conference Center (LCC) is completely paid for. It is a two story building with apartments and dorm rooms on the second floor with separate male and female showers. The first floor has a large kitchen facility classrooms providing seating for 100-300 with an additional small classroom adjacent to it.
It was a privilege to teach and preach with Br Nigh, a long-time Oneness (former UPC) missionary. The doctrine he preaches is apostolic in every sense of the word. The Nighs have served the Lord honorably over the years. They have raised up a generation of National preachers in Germany and in Thailand for the name of Jesus Christ, of which I am an eyewitness.

The Kingdom of God, Jesus' name baptism and the Oneness of God is being preached in Thailand and Burma in spite of opposition from our brothers in the Lord in the United Pentecostal confines.
Politics never seems to end:
National pastors connected with the Nighs have been informed that their brethren in the United Pentecostal Church are not to associate with the Nighs or their sponsoring organization, Logos Communications International or with the Logos Conference Center in Chiang Mai.
IN SPITE of the spintering tactics by UPC FMD HQ, the church of Jesus Christ in Thailand is growing.

God is MOVING in SE Asia.