Dear kids,
These are your letters, one for each of you. Mom and Erik said their feelings in words.
As of this moment, I have never been happier to have our family together once again.
Don't shed any tears for me. Cry happiness for Dad will be with our Lord.
Care for each other till the end.
At the end only three things matter
Friends
Family
Faith
I love you all,
Dad
About Me
- bangkokjoy
- Keller, TX, United States
- I grew up on a farm in Indiana, attended Purdue and Concordia Universities (undergraduate and graduate, respectively), served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, and as a missionary with LCMS World Mission for 20 years in Thailand (15) and Guatemala (5). More recently, I've attained teacher certifications (Bilingual and Regular Ed Generalist EC-6, Bilingual and Regular Ed Generalist 4-8, and ESL). My heart is still in that of being a missionary and my first full-time post as an elementary/middle school teacher is that of English Language Specialist at Buena Vista International School (BCIS) in Shenzhen, China on the mainland just across the border from Hong Kong. I teach ESL to all grades at this new school under Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod. The school is not a part of the LCMS though the school has been granted LCMS World Mission educational consultants and an interim principal for its first year of operation.
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Hi Christie, I am a journalist with Reuters in Beijing. I'd like to get in touch with you about another Lutheran missionary in China, who's become embroiled in some rather unsavory allegations about how he treated the children in his care.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2014/12/05/shunyi-foreign-foster-parent-11-disappears-after-dropping-ill-child-hospital
If you know this man at all or have any information about what is really going on here and would be willing to share it, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
All the best,
Natalie
natalie.thomas[at]thomsonreuters.com