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Once, Kenneth was in a Chinese cookshop to get some cookies, and elephants and the mahout were nearby. As he was holding his cup in his hand, all of a sudden a great big trunk came sliding in over my shoulder and sucked up my cookies. They all just…

Kenneth's parish extended from the Malay border all the way up to Chumphon, a couple hundred miles. The peninsula was about ninety miles wide. And he covered every part of it. "I went by every means of transportation that's ever been invented. I…

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Kenneth speaks of all the traveling he did. His parish extended from the Malay border up to Chumphon, and he really toured his parish. That meant he traveled by train, by dugout canoe, by elephant, by bullock cart, by foot, and by any other way he…

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Kenneth explains how he and Margaret decided to resign from mission work. One trouble they had related to a monthly letter to their fellow missionaries that caused some resentment among them. The second was Kenneth's involvement in collecting…

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Kenneth recalls the Siamese wedding he attended. After blessing the hand of the couple, he sat down at the stairs. This caused quite some dilemma, as many of the bigwigs of the town were there. As to not be impolite and through confusion, they ended…

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Kenneth tells of the lak muang. This post was supposed to hold a spirit who would protect the city. Traditionally, someone was crushed or impaled by the lak muang, and their spirit would stay in the area. Kenneth recalls seeing many of these in his…

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Kenneth tells of the first time he ever used a bathing cloth. It was on one of his earliest tours, in 1928, and Kenneth wanted to take an evening bath—rather than just throw water over himself at the Chinese hotel. So Kenneth set out with his bathing…

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Kenneth tells of the coming of Charles Hak, a Eurasian evangelist in Petchaburi, a very orthodox pastor who studied at Moody Bible Institute. He came to Trang at Kenneth's invitation. There was no money for his support at present, but Dr. Bulkley and…

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Kenneth tells of two paintings he acquired from Mrs. Yipintsoi. He found her painting outside and recognized her style of painting as reminiscent of Matisse. He told her this, and recommended she go to Paris and study with him. Years later, he found…

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Kenneth learned that a Chinese Christian community was divided over the issue of baptism: sprinkling, one-time immersion, three-time immersion. He gather the group and asked them to sit silently and think about the matter for about five minutes. Then…

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Kenneth tells again of his experience with the phosphorescent sea off the coast of Thailand. It was the Gulf of Siam. Kenneth was traveling on a moonlit night for twenty-five to thirty miles. He describes the sea and the strong impression that the…

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Kenneth comments on Peggy's "grandpa dress," her beautiful spirit, her sense of cleanness, and her constant desire to help either Kenneth or Margaret. "She's such a darling. You don't have to say things twice for her to understand them. She has a…

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Kenneth recalls the story of Norm and Betty Hanna visiting. They greatly admired the paintings by Mrs. Yipintsoi and remarked that they were quite rare and expensive.

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Kenneth wrote about troubles on the mission field, talking about modernism as opposed to fundamentalism. Most of the missionaries lived in large cities where they could have a good social life with the slightest amount of business effort. The Landons…

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In his parish, there were at least two million people, and a substantial portion were Chinese working on rubber gardens and tin mines. They had no Chinese schools for their children. Kenneth had the bright idea that perhaps he could interest them in…

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Kenneth tells of the need to hear Margaret tell, with her nuances because she lived it, about the climax of their mission politics. 

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Margaret cared for the children during the day, but Kenneth was always the one who put them to bed at night. They counted on this, and they always wanted him to tell them stories. He made the stories up as he went, continuing stories that went on and…

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The Lord Lieutenant, the province governor, was named Phya Si Thammarat. "Lord Lieutenant" was a very high rank. He was over three provinces, with three governors under him, and he controlled the country from the Songkhla area north all the way to…

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Kenneth tells again the story of Ken Wells and the buffalo, near Hua Hin, where the King had a palace. He had come down on the railroad to be with Margaretta and the rest of them, and being impatient to get to the beach, he had taken a shortcut…

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Kenneth had some bad teeth and went up to Bangkok in early September to have them fixed. While there, he did some shopping for the family. Cloth for dresses. Other articles to wear. The Sunday he was in Bangkok, he preached on the Holy Spirit. 

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The Landon's went to Siam for the second time in 1932. Margaret wanted to make their new home attractive, and was told to look in Nagasaki for a tea set. They found a wonderful place and purchased a set, with the business man being trusted to send…

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Kenneth was sending out his letter once a month, at the first of the month, in all three languages. He explains the process of doing this and his need for more mimeograph supplies at a reasonable cost.

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Every day Kenneth reviewed four chapters of Scripture that he had memorized, and memorized one new chapter. Every day he read at least two chapters of German and learned thirty new words. Every day he studied Greek and Hebrew for three hours after…

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Kenneth tells of his appendicitis that he discovered while on a tour. He tested himself and came to a conclusion on his own diagnosis before rushing back to Bangkok for medical attention. He was operated on there and the appendicitis was removed.…

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Kenneth was very much interested in young people. He mentions his work with the youth at the Columbus, New Jersey, church. In Bangkok, this carried over. He organized many young people and played several sports with them before he began his bicyle…

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