Dan Durke Dan Durke (2nd from left in white t-shirt) at Khao-I-Dang refugee camp in Thailand, 1981. Dan is being baptized by a 7th Day Adventist missionary. Dan wanted to learn English and the Church had English classes, but only for those who converted to the faith. Dan understood he could join the classes if he was baptized, but did not fully understand what that meant. He was able to attend English classes, but did not continue with the church when he left Khao-I-Dang.