16 His Mission, Our Mission Provincial Leader Fr I. A. Rass SVD It is with great joy and reverence that we celebrate a remarkable milestone in the history of the Divine Word Missionaries – 25 years of dedicated service and unwavering commitment to the people of the Land of Smiles, Thailand. This significant occasion marks a quarter of a century since the Divine Word Missionaries set foot in this beautiful land, bringing with them the message of hope, love, and compassion. Following the example of the Divine Word, our mission in Thailand is to incarnate ourselves into the lives of the Thai people and thereby be of true missionary service to them. (Thailand Vision Statement). This was the leitmotif of Br Damien Lunders, SVD, Br James Wilkins SVD, R.I.P) when they first arrived in 1999 and joined later by Br Ron Fratzke SVD (2002), Fr Truc Quoc Phan, SVD (2007), Fr Anthony Le Duc SVD (2007) and Br. Bernd Ruffing, SVD (2010). Today twelve confreres from five nationalities are ministering in Nong Bua Lamphu and
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