13 Mar Now THAT’S a Pulpit!
Jeff Bleijerveld (left) preaching at a UB church in Thailand. Beside him, translating from English to Mandarin, is Mark Choi, the Hong Kong missions director. On the left is a Thai worker translating from Mandarin to Thai. (click photo to enlarge)
One of the pulpits (click to enlarge)
A view from behind one of the pulpits. (click photo to enlarge)
Jeff preaching in a Thai church. Most of the people sit in plastic chairs, while the children sit up front on the floor. (click photo to enlarge)
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries
Our two churches in Thailand feature the largest and most impressive pulpits in the denomination.
Rev. H. M. Lee, who heads up our work in northern Thailand, made pulpits from the trunks of two large teak trees. The stumps sit upside-down.
I’ve wondered how Rev. Lee brought the stumps to the churches. Teak is a very heavy wood.
I had the chance to preach from these pulpits. The large size came in handy, since we needed several translators. I spoke in English, another person translated from English to Mandarin, and then another person translated from Mandarin to Thai.
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