yourselves, your work, the people, the country, the custom s, the problems you face, etc. It doesn’t have to be long. It’s sort of hard to write to someone you’ve never met, so guess I’ll save the rest of the news ’til next time. May the Lord bless you in the wonderful work you are doing. Your sister in the faith, Betty Layman. In this day of instant lemonade and pre-packaged pie crust, the above is an example of an instant, pre-packaged letter to a mission ary. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate (word/phrase/sen- tence) and drop in your nearest mailbox. The missionary to whom you are writing will add yours to the 10 to 20 other identical let ters (give or take a few details) that are already sitting on the desk waiting to be answered. The purpose of this article is not to reveal to you the cynical, ungrateful side of the mission aries with whom you correspond. The intention is rather to share with you one of the most time- consuming and frustrating tasks of missionary work—the matter o f correspondence. Before going any further, it must be clearly un derstood that all missionaries like to receive mail. Far worse than having 10 to 20 varieties of the above - cited letter would be having none at all. It is also a known fact among missionaries that each year on the field brings fewer letters than the previous year. Based on the Law of Di minishing Results, if the mission ary stayed away from home long enough, his correspondence prob lem would be solved. This is obvi ously not the solution the mission ary is seeking, nor the one de sired by the people at home. Usually it is the missionary wife who falls heir to the position of official secretary for the house hold. Prayer letters, printed or mimeographed, must be sent out at regular intervals. Monthly or bi-monthly repor ts should be written to each of the supporting
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What it CBFMS? A fundamental mission with almost 450 mis sionaries in 17 countries. • Biblically sound . . . thoroughly evangeli cal . . . related to churches . . . committed to faith principle of support . . . business like in method. • For further information write: Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society P.O. Box 5 Wheaton, Illinois Sending missionaries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, British Honduras, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Special opportunities for short term mis sionaries in campus and inner city work. For literature and information write to: Dr. Rufus Jones, Box 828, Wheaton, III. 60187 THE CONVERSION CENTER A soul-winning mission to Roman Catholic priests, nuns and people. 500 million Roman Catholics lost without love, trapped by traditions, paralyzed by popery, deceived by the Devil. 47,000 priests, 138,000 nuns dedicated to “ MAKE AMER ICA CATHOLIC.” Will you help keep America free to evangelize the world? Pray, give, write for soul-winning material. 18 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown, Pennsylvania EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY ACTION Worldwide witnessing with tracts and music. Reaching students at home and abroad. Please pray and help today. For Free sample tracts, write: REV. WILLIAM SWAAN RUSKIN, British Columbia, Canada CONSERVATIVE BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS SOCIETY EVANGELICAL MISSION TO URUGUAY, INC. Rev. Frederick V. Dabold, D.D., Director To bring God’s Word to a little known and neglected people. To p l a n t indigenous churches on Pauline principles and train National workers. A complete program of diversified evangelism:- radio, colportage, children, prison work, open air, etc. Write for free literature P.O. Box 1353-K Fort Pierce, Florida 33451 Serving fields of great need in Bolivia, Bra zil, Colombia, and Patagonia. A faith work for 55 years. Send for free magazine and information. 78 W. Hudson Ave. 132 High Park Ave. Englewood, N J. 07631. Toronto 9, Ont., Can. Member I.F.M.A. GOSPEL MISSIONARY UNION Founded in 1892 325 missionaries working in Morocco, Mali Republic, Europe, Colombia, Ecuador, Pana ma, British Honduras, Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska and Canada. Send for sample copy of The Gospel Message and other literature to : Smithville, Missouri 64089 HOME OF ONESIPHORUS Celebrating 50 years of evangelical faith mis sion work in 1966. Rescues, trains orphans and refugee children in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Jordan. Full time missionary staff in each home. Ask for FREE copies of Harvester— stories of Chinese and Arab Christians. Rep resentative available. GEORGE E. HEDBERG, President Dept. 11, 3939 N. Hamlin, Chicago, III. 60618 INDO-BURMA PIONEER MISSION Rochunga Pudaite, Executive Director P.O. Box 805 Wheaton, Illinois 60137 Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ through National Missionaries in India and Burma. EVANGELICAL UNION OF SOUTH AMERICA
P.O. Box 1256 Atlanta, Georgia 30301 Combining evangelism and relief to Hebrew Christians and refugees in Europe, Israel, Asia, Africa, and South America, with a strong witness in America. 37 missionaries on all continents. Write for free copy of magazine, The Everlasting Nation. Jacob Gartenhaus, D.D., Pres., Robert G. Lee, D.D., Chairman Advisory Board. INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN LEPROSY MISSION Since 1943, supporting leprosy work in four fields: Philippines, Africa, Bolivia and India. Treats leprosy patients, cares for chil dren of leprosy parents, rehabilitates former leprosy patients, preaches the Gospel and provides White Cross supplies. Write for FREE copies of GLOBAL MISSIONS and News- THE LIFE MESSENGERS A literature for missions ministry. Evangeli cal, interdenominational, reaching the lost through distribution of story-form booklets since 1944. “ Here’s How” booklets printed in 44 languages, 47 countries — over 36 million copies. For FREE literature on mis sionary plan, plus FREE booklet samples— write to : Ray W. Johnson, President Dept. KMD, Box 1967 Seattle, Wash. 98111 When you pray, do not forget this work. Thank you! Write us! LITERATURE FOR THE MILLIONS, INC. Prayer Letter. P.O. Box 8164 Portland, Oregon 97207 MEXICAN INDIAN MISSION, INC. Dr. John T. Dale, Director Establishing the Church among the Indians of rural Mexico by evangelism, Bible corres pondence courses, laymen’s institutes, child evangelism, medical evangelism. Now work ing in six tribes. Needed — more mission aries; prayer partners to form prayer bands. Write for information and magazine 6018 Drexel Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19131 MILLION TESTAMENTS CAMPAIGN, INC.. Mr. & Mrs. George T. B. Davis, Co-Directors Jews being saved in many lands through our Prophecy New Testaments in many lan guages. Our_ Hebrew Testaments reaching many Jews in the land of Israel. You can help by your prayers and gifts. News Bul letin and Prayer Card free upon «request. 1505 Race Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Post Office Box 677 Wichita, Kansas 67201 Providing highways in the sky and bush radio telephone service for your missionaries in the rural and forward areas of the ■ission field. WriteFor: Informative literature Challenging sound-color films Gift annuity information Box 32, Fullerton, California 92632 THE MISSIONARY DENTIST, INC. Box 7002; Seattle, Washington 98133 A unique worldwide evangelistic ministry It meets the physical and spiritual needs of the nationals, and missionaries too, by providing modern dental care and a sound Bible teaching ministry from the heart of the jungles to populated cities through Dental Evangelism Team programs. Films and literature available . The Missionary Literature Foundation pro vides evangelical missionaries with devo tional literature fo p l their personal and family use. It also provides contacts useful in meeting the emergency needs of mission aries returned »from the fieldsP MISSIONARY LITERATURE FOUNDATION Box 374 Burbank, Calif. 91503 PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO EVANGELICAL MISSIONARIES MISSIONARY AVIATION FELLOWSHIP "AServant of Mimaions"
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