Second Mission Trip To Ranong Thailand 2005

Tsunami Aceh - Dr Vijaya on her mission to Aceh (Feb 1 2005-Feb 17 2005).

South Asia (Pakistan & India): Earthquake -Dr Vijaya on her Mission to Pakistan

ZALZAL,A !!! - Writen by Dr Vijaya

It's Urdu for------Earthquake !l! This was the cry that rang through all Pakistan on the fateful day of Oct. 8. --- the day the mighty mountains of the Karakoram Range shook. 2005 has been a year pock - marked b1' an unprecedented number of natural disasters throughout the world.
Global Sikhs got moving and Team I was rounded up. Most of us were already "baptized" during the Tsunami in Acheh. With two days notice, my passport was couriered off for Visa processing, winter gear packed. rations for the Home stockpiled and staff briefed. lt dawned on me that my children nere getting accustomed to the "Runaway Mum Syndrome", when my youngest. a 14 yr- old. worried that our pet dog, Spike . would get lonely and so valiantll' declared that she preferred to be a "Home Alone Kid" for two weeks than be packed oft to Grandma's. The "Reins" were handed over to my 2 adult children rvith specific instructions to drive home {iom K.L everv weekend. So off I was again on a jet plane to Islamabad on Oct 15.

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The First Mission Team to Ranong - Led By Pastor Louis Manuel

Ranong

Despite being a small province, Ranong is abundant with natural attractions; the sea, islands, mountains, forests, waterfalls, mangroves forests. Yet, it is barely known among overseas tourists. This lush and rainy province bordering southern Myanmar, Ranong has among its attractions hot springs and stunning marine parkland. Indeed, this province offers a lot more than just another coastal province.

Chinese Influence

Bordering southern Myanmar and 600 kilometres south of Bangkok, mountainous Ranong Province receives more rain than elsewhere in Thailand, covering it in lush greenery. Ranong town began as a Chinese Hokkien settlement, and this is evident from its older architecture. One example is Nai Khai Ranong, the former home of Koh Su Chiang, a Hokkien governor of Ranong during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Situated in the north of the town, only one of the three original structures still exists. Now a clan house and shrine exhibiting relics of the Koh clan, it is open to visitors.




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