http://mft.payap.ac.th/mft/english_version/our_dean.htm
For the PCUSA biography
of Bill Yoder read this link.
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/yoderb.htm
Bill Yoder wrote in the Biography: "Christians are a small minority in Thailand, only two percent, but they persist in their faith, a country about the size of Texas, where 92 prcent of the population is Buddhist, Chiang Mai, the center of Protestant Christianity in Thailand, is located in the northern hills, near the Burmese border.It is a major cultural and educational center" Most Thai churches are without pastors, and I find myself spending a great deal of time working very closely with students, although my job description is one of educational administration.
Here is the link to PCUSA --click here
HUNTER AND RUTH FARRELL IN PERU'S CENTRAL ANDES
In 2002, the Farrells returned for their third term of service in Peru, this time to work with the Presbyterian Hunger Program. Ruth works with poor women, youth and men in Lima and Peru''s central Andes region in microenterprise development. Hunter is facilitator of the "Joining Hands Against Hunger" network of Peru.
Ruth accompanies poor artisans, helping them to improve product design and production, identify markets, and increase sales, thus increasing family income. She works to provide artisans with both training and access to credit.
Hunter works with the "Joining Hands" network, which is composed of 15 Peruvian churches, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations. The network has identified three key areas where the current trend of economic globalization has negatively affected Peru's poorest communities: economic development, the environment, and human rights. The network is addressing some of the causes of Peru''s poverty: the unjust economic rules which govern Peru''s exports to other countries, environmental pollution by irresponsible companies, and the weak commitment to democracy among the Peruvian people.