Jake Giesbrecht conferring with Krishna Murti. Krishna was the chair of the Punjabi Christian Fellowship in Richmond, British Columbia. Jake was their part time pastor starting in 1988.
Four years after the immigrants from Laos arrived in the Lower Fraser Valley, six Christian families covenanted to found the first Lao Christian Church in the area. Sylang Kaneboodtra was their leader, supported by Jake Giesbrecht. This dedication service was held in Emmanuel Mennonite Church, a daughter Church of Eben-Ezer Church in Abbotsford. Left - right: Peter Sawatzky, Jake Giesbrecht, Sylang Kaneboodtra, his wife Lorn Kaneboodtra, the other two on the stage are unknown.