We received an update from a good friend Jeff Haugan that is currently ministering in Thailand and wanted to pass this on to give you some peace of mind.
"Friends and Family,
I just want to share a little about what it really looks like here. There has 18 coups since WW2 and Pastor Mark has seen several in his twelve years here. The current Prime Minister Thaksin (Thaak-sin) is not well liked in Bangkok and Southern Thailand. People from the North are partial to Thaksin because he is from Chiang Mai and has done a lot to develop Chiang Mai. The Former P.M. has a very close relationship to the General Marshal of Thailand, neither of which favors Thaksin.
The tanks, the news, the hype. Schools, banks, and the stock market were closed for one day. The tanks were mostly just a sign of the Marshal flexing power. Nobody wants violence or riots. The past has shown violent demonstrations with a few deaths, but I do not see anything like that this time. It’s not like the demonstrations in Minnesota when the University wins a hockey game, ha-ha.
Chances are, Thaksin will get the “boot” and we will have an election in
November. Thank God for the peace we have here."
Thanks Jeff for that information - I know it will bring peace to many peoples hearts about the situation!
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