BKK D.C. 2008

The DC was great! The sign-language interpreting went the smoothest ever. We even had 3 new elders involved. We only have 2 brothers in the group so having the other 3 was a HUGE help. I actually had a fun part to interpret. I was the witness girl at school who is tempted by the cute boy. Unfortunately the boy's part was interpreted by a sister. But it got the point across.

The highlight of the convention was having 3 deaf baptized. They are the first deaf to be baptized since our group began. It was thrilling to be a part of!


Then Sunday I went to the English session. It was so much fun seeing everyone! On Saturday G and A came over with C. It was so fun hanging out with them. C has grown so much since I saw him last. He calls me "Auntie Julie" with his Aussie accent. It's the cutest thing! Unfortunately I didn't get any photos of C. Sorry. But I'm heading up to Chiang Mai in Dec so I'll be sure to get some then.

So, here's a few details of the DC:
Peak Attendance:
Thai - 1889
English - 320
Japanese - 200
Deaf - 20

Number Baptized:
Thai - 33
English - 3
Japanese - 2
Deaf - 3

There were 3 other conventions held in Thailand previous to this one in Bkk. In the South there were 377, up north there were 916 and in the northeast there were 883. Total attendance of all 4 conventions was 4065. Total baptized 82! One of the older missionary sisters was interviewed and mentioned how in 1963 there were only 300 JWs in Thailand. This past service year the peak was 2826. So to have nearly double that at the conventions was amazing!

There are more photos of our trip south and the DC on my Picasa Web Album. Just click on the photos on the top right to get to the site.