I know that the news media is probably having a hayday with the Thailand situation. This is the scoop I get from a senior couple in Bangkok.

Nothing of any violent nature has happend in their area. The mission office told all missionaries to stay in their apartments today. Some of the missionaries in outlieing areas have permission to continue their work tomorrow but the ones in Bangkok are still restricted. They had a major trip planned to go South to an English convocation but that has been cancelled. The care-taker Prime Minister that is causing all the trouble was in NY at the UN when he was replaced by the military. If or when he returns they do not know what kind of actions he will take.

BUT, we have had no effect up here in Lao. We are a long ways from Bangkok and are in a different country. We do not anticipate any problem. So we are fine, business as usual. We spent the whole day today in the country visiting schools where DIC has drilled water wells. They decided it did no good to have clean water unless the kids understood some basic hygene. Therefore, DIC funded 5,700 hygene kits, the branch put them together and now we are delivering them to the kids. We placed 1,700 today. Will be out doing another 1,000. tomorrow. It is fun because we go into the classroom and give them directly to the students. They give us a little bow with the hands in the praying possition and say cobji.

Well, be kind and thoughtful of eachother. Communicate with each other often and get together as you can.

Love you all.