churches. There is a steady stream of correspondence with the mission office in the U.S. and with other stations on the field concerning the work itself. Gov ernment registrations and forms require prompt attention and ac curate replies, usually in a for eign language. Parents, brothers and sisters write regularly and expect answers. It is in the midst of all this that letters such as the above sample arrive. Perhaps you are wondering at this point just what is the mat ter with this type o f letter. It is sincere. It is written with the best of intentions. It may even sound suspiciously like one which you yourself mailed last week. The best way to test this letter is to assume the standpoint of the missionary and try to com pose an answer. You will soon discover that there is a very lit tle “ news” in the first two para graphs that invites a return com ment. It is the third paragraph, however, that is destined to draw weary sighs. It is probable that the entire mailing list of this mis sionary has received a prayer letter w ith in the past three months. It is likely, if the church or society here represented car ries a part in the missionary’s financial support, that they have received a personal letter even more recently. It is even possible that the missionary has just fin ished answering an almost identi cal letter from the WMS member wno drew his name last month. The missionary is left with the discouraging conviction that no one reads what he writes, and no one understands the difficulty of reporting on what he is doing to each group or individual person ally. Admittedly there is some para dox to this problem. The mission ary wants to have mail but finds it difficult to answer. The church member writes with the primary intention of encouraging the worker on the field, yet wishes also to have some personal con tact and knowledge of him. There
SOUTH AMERICA INDIAN MISSION P.O. Box 769, Lake Worth, Florida 33460 O bjective : T o reach the wild, tribal, primi tive and mixed-blood peoples with God’s message of Redemption. Write for free copy of “ Amazon Valley Indian” containing accounts of God’s mar velous dealings with these people. BOLIVIA BRAZIL COLOMBIA PERU SUDAN INTERIOR MISSION An evangelical partnership of God’s people, devoted to the preaching of the gospel and the establishment of the church. Fields : Liberia, Ghana, Dahomey, Upper Volta, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Aden, Lebanon. D r . R aymond J. D avis , General Director 164 W. 74th Street, New York, N.Y. 10023 or — 405 Huron Street, Toronto 5, Canada FOR THESE TIMES In the Chad Republic . . . development and change . . . but they still need Christ. How can they get to know? Only through dedi cated Christians. Some to go, others to pray and give. If you are interested you qualify. Please write. Sudan UNITED Mission 5537 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, III. 60640 189 High Park Ave., Toronto 9, Ont., Canada THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE MISSION (TEAM) MORE THAN 850 MISSIONARIES assigned to 20 countries around the world. Send for sample copies of TEAM literature and The Missionary Broadcaster. P.O. Box 969 Wheaton, III. 60187 UNEVANGELIZED FIELDS MISSION At work in jungles and cities with every means possible that we might win some. France, Latin America, Egypt, Congo, New Guinea, Quebec Quarterly Magazine LIFELINE 306 Bala Avenue, Bala-Cynwyd, Pa. 19004 132 Crescent Road, Toronto 5, Ontario UNITED INDIAN MISSIONS, INC. For information about the Indian fields of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, write to— Dr. David H. Clark Box U Flagstaff, Arizona UNITED WORLD MISSION Interdenominational in fellowship • Unde nominational in emphasis • Member mission —E.F.M.A. • Currently sponsoring mission aries in 17 countries world-wide. President, D r . S idney C orrell Mailing address: Box 8000, St. Petersburg, Florida 33738 WEST INDIES MISSION, Inc. Headquarters: Rt. 1, Homer City, Pa. 15748 Canada: 38 Victoria St., Brantford, Ontario FIELDS: 12 Caribbean Islands, Surinam, & South Brazil. FIELDS: Cuba • Haiti • Dominican Repub- tors, over 800 Preaching Points, 6 Bible Institutes, Radio, Literature, Dispensaries, Orphanage. Write for WHITENED HARVEST WORLD VISION, INC. Engaging in evangelistic outreach, Christian leadership development, emergency aid, mis sionary challenge and social welfare services in the name of Christ — assisting orphans, widows and lepers, as well as providing medi cal m inistry, relief and other humanitarian assistance. World Vision, Inc. 919 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, California
NEW TRIBES MISSION Woodworth, Wisconsin 1942-1957 — 25 years of tribal work • Reducing unwritten languages • Evangelism and Literacy • Scripture translation • Many indigenous churches functioning Please write for literature MEW YORK BIBLE SOCIETY 5 East 48th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017 (157th year) Rev. Youngve R. Kindberg, General Sec'y. An evangelical missionary organization, dis tributing the Scriptures in over 70 languages about the harbor and within the City of New York; Marine, Immigration, Foreign, Jewish, Negro, Hotels, Hospitals, Blind, Scrip ture texts in subways. A UNIQUE MISSIONARY MINISTRY Planting indigenous churches through medi cal evangelism, handcraft classes, Bible cor respondence courses, bookstores, literature, radio. Send for our magazine, THE CROSS AND THE CRESCENT. North Africa Mission 241 Fairfield Ave. Upper Darby, Pa. 19082 NORTH AMERICA INDIAN MISSION Formerly Marine Medical Mission, Inc., this interdenominational faith mission has evan gelized native Indians of Pacific Northwest since 1949 through resident missionaries, DVBS, summer camping, and itinerant coastal villages. Worked in 17 Indian com munities in 1965. Write for free publication. William W. Lottls, Director 2205 Fir Street,, Dept. B., Vancouver 9, B.C. An open door to preach to our Canadian Indians . . . but the laborers are few. Information sent on request. 58 - 18th Street, East Prince Albert, Saskatchewan O M S Interdenominational faith mission specializ ing in the establishment of indigenous churches on eleven fields through evangelism, medicine, radio, and teaching ministries. THE ORIENTAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY Box A Greenwood, Indiana 46142 49 Honeck St., Englewood, New Jersey 07631 An aggressive missionary movement which combines mass evangelism using modern techniques and large scale Scripture dis tribution. Currently conducting intensive campaigns in South America. REGIONS BEYOND MISSIONARY UNION Preaching Christ since 1878 -i- .Six fields: Congo, Kalimantan, Nepal, Irian, India, Peru. Workers, prayer bands urgently needed. Inquire: 8102 Elberon Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19111 THE SCOTT MISSION A faith work, ministering to the poor with material help, and spiritual sus tenance. Rev. A. Zeldman, M.Tti., Director POCKET TESTAMENT LEAGUE International Headquarters TAKING THE GOSPEL TO THE MUSLIMS OF NORTH AFRICA NORTHERN CANADA EVANGELICAL MISSION
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