While on an evangelistic tour Kenneth met a Chinese Christian who asked him to come preach at a rubber plantation where some thirty Christian coolies were working. Kenneth accepted and discovered that the manager of the plantation was a graduate of…
Ma Pawm and Ah Sim came to the Landons very poor and not so nice looking. Margaret taught both of them many things and they greatly improved. Ma Pawm was fond of Kenneth and even more so of Carol when she was born. There was a lot of work to do, and…
Kenneth reads a letter about a new chapel in Chong. He recalls meeting with many gibbons and some chimpanzees during his trips through the jungle. Margaret went for vacation in Chong
Kenneth wrote a letter to his mother dated October 19. He describes the city he was in, talks about his evangelistic endeavors in that city, the market, the celebrations and boat races, dress styles, customs, etc. Kenneth gave some 100,000 Gospels in…
Kenneth remembered his first sermon in his home church when he was about to be ordained. It was a in very large auditorium and was full, because everybody knew the Landons and knew Kenneth was to preach. The Gull Lake Bible conferences had given…
Ma Pawm and Ah Sim came to the Landons very poor and not so nice looking. Margaret taught both of them many things and they greatly improved. Ma Pawm was fond of Kenneth and even more so of Carol when she was born. There was a lot of work to do, and…
On August 29, Kenneth wrote to his father about two letters he received from him mailed July 15 and 21, in which his father explained that he had lost all hope for his mother. Kenneth wrote assuming that his mother had already been dead for some time…
Kenneth finally found a reliable assistant, by the name of Tan Ngiap Seng, who worked for him for the rest of their time in Siam. He was a fine and reliable man who had come to the area fleeing an economic hardship in his region.
There was an eclipse to which scientists from around the world were coming to observe in South Siam. Kenneth wanted to go there and seize the opportunity to preach the gospel. He was always ready to take whatever occasion was available to him.
Kenneth talks about his encounter with a negrito who came to his compound. He ran into them in the mountains and had no fixed dwellings. They could not count to ten and were very primitive. Kenneth wrote a paper for the University of Chicago.…
Margaret explains how Kenneth became friend with two prominent Thai figures, an administrative high authority, and a spiritual high authority. She talks about how these two figures, thanks to their friendship with Kenneth, advanced his work in a way…
On Kenneth's third evangelistic tour (Feb. 1929), the last from Nakhon, he visited villages and towns in the district. A young preacher, Ah Ti, was his associate. Both Kenneth and Margaret explain courtesy, manners and names in the Thai culture.
Kenneth describes his tour to Ban Don, the way he dressed, the people he met on his tour, and the preaching he had. He would gather people from anywhere between 15 and 250 to listen to his sermon. He preached and sang, distributed literature and…
Margaret tells about Kenneth's first evangelistic tour, a four-week long tour. She tells about their problem with insects and vermin in the house while Kenneth was gone. Kenneth makes a few comments on this first tour and the impact it had on him…
On an evangelistic tour Kenneth called on the head of the monks and offered to teach them about Christianity. They set up a time when the monks would come to the Landons' house. They had many of these sessions, and at the end Kenneth rewarded them…
Kenneth had dengue fever. Margaret roasted a small chicken for him and he ate the entire chicken. Peggy had whooping cough at the same time. Margaret did not got the fever until later, when Kenneth had recovered.
Margaret gave a tea on Kenneth's birthday because that was the day that Wattana had its commencement, and they all had to go. Margaret explains the missionary work in girl education in the region and how these girls later were in high demand for…
The Landons tell again about their first year language study and exam, and Kenneth's first sermon in Siamese. It was about "A Friend of Jesus" and he prepared the sermon in English before translating it into Siamese. He was afraid, but he delivered…
Kenneth and Margaret discuss Kenneth's letters that have gone missing. He wrote weekly to his parents, but Margaret suspects his father threw them away.
The Landons' house was outside the town and was not lit by electricity, so the nights were completely dark. They used a flashlight while going around in the house. One day as Kenneth walked into the toilet he saw a cobra, coiled on the seat of the…
The Danish Legation held an auction and Kenneth bought Margaret a China set there, the kind called Royal Copenhagen, for only $30 US gold (it was probably worth $300). Years later they sent it home to the US.
The second week after the Landons arrived in Siam, Kenneth preached in a Siamese church to a white congregation. On Thursday, the vacation day, they went to visit a snake farm, where they saw vipers, cobras, and hamadryads. The handler of the snake…
Kenneth could visit people in the country about once a year, and the postal system was reliable. He decided to start "epistolary evangelism" and wrote letters to the people he visited and other interested persons. This allowed him to keep in touch…
Margaret and Mrs. Bulkley visit an old Buddhist temple in Nakhon and did some sightseeing. The temple was beautiful and supposedly contained relics of the Buddha. Margaret further describes the temple and its surroundings. The history of the temple…
Kenneth was in Ron Phiboon, a mine town. He expected to meet Margaret there from India. He got a new friend, a puppy named Suzy. He wanted to give it to the children for Christmas. It was a tiny puppy that looked like a lion, and people were leery of…