Missionaries in Thailand

New Year marks half-way point in mission trip

Editor's Note: Westminster supports the missionary efforts of Andy and Ellen Collins through financial contributios to the Interserve USA. Ellen Collins is the daughter of Westminster members Dick and Sue Harding, who also served as missionaries for several years.

A very happy 2008 to all of you! Here in Thailand people are celebrating Chinese New Year, so our greetings are actually quite timely!

We have now been in Thailand for just over 18 months, which is half-way through our three-year term. Time has flown, and we feel very much at home here, where we are blessed to have many members of Andy’s family, as well as friends, colleagues, and a church – all of which are supportive and lots of fun. We are constantly thankful for all of YOU as well, whose prayers and support enable us to do what we do. Read more ...

To learn more about Interserve, which supports the Collins ministry visit to www.interserveusa.org.

Ellen Collins with some of her classmates at her house for an evening meal. She is learning Hebrew.
	Jonathan Collins is learning to play the ranat, a Thai instrument sor of like a wooden xylophone. Jonathan enjoys he school as he learns new things from different places in the world. A "International Day" celebration he will play the ranat on stage with the Thai group.
Christopher Collins says he enjoys hearing  the ice cream truck when in his North Carolina home. In Thailand, ice cream comes on a motorcycle with a side car with an umbrella on top. He and Jonathan like "mu baan" which includes swet sticky rice, coconue ice cream and condensed milk wrapped up in a folded piece of white bread.