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BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY 25, 1944
learned the entire chapter of He brews 11. The classes were held under the big trees of the mis sion yard, and in this way it was possible to reach some of the better class children who would never let themselves be seen in the “Evangélicos” chapel. Van (’13) and Mrs. Eddings tell us of the flooding of thou sands of acres of land in Vene zuela, as the mighty Orinoco River burst its boundaries. Half of the city of Ciudad Bolivar lay in thirty-five feet of water. Thousands of the people are now without homes. The Eddings’ own gospel chapel was covered with water, all but the roof and the lettering on the front wall, which reads “La Capilla del Buen Pastor”—“The Chapel of the Good Shepherd.” The flood has been a real blow to the work, but there has been much spirit-” ual blessing from it. News flash! Edwin Knapp, ’39, has been under arrest! Al though quiet and unassuming, Mr. Knapp is bold for the Lord. He and a native worker were giving out tracts, one Sunday afternoon in Puerta La Cruz, when they were arrested arid taken to the police station. Aft er some talking, they were al lowed to go home for the night, but'had to return in the morn ing. This was all because a Roman bishop had been in the town and had stirred things up for the Evangelicals. Would you like to hear about other Biolans? How many of you are going to write me a letter about your own- or others’ activities for the Lord? Why not start one right now? Tell us w h a t “God h a t h wrought.” For other important news, turn to page 119. His for service,
On every hand, we hear of the great revival which is coming to Mexico. Prayer groups have been formed in many parts of the Re public, and already the mission aries are seeing a definite mov ing of the Spirit in revival power. A priest from one of the big ca thedrals in Mexico City has come to know the Lord, and is preach ing Christ in that very place. The Lord has given Ethel Wal lis a Mexican adobe house at the very crossroads of the main paths by which t h e Tzel- tals come into the village to sell their produce. As . t he y stop for a cool drink f r o m the mission ary’s well, she tells t h e m of the One who can give the Water of ^ I Life. Oh yes, Miss Wallis was the allocator for Velma Indians. “About us,” they explain, “ is an o m i n o u s semi-jungle. Walks into it have aroused our curiosity. Wild animal life is abundant . . . But we are aware of another jungle1which we might call Prejudice . . . The Indians will not quickly lay aside deep-seated ideas, forced upon them for generations. Only the Holy Spirit can prepare the hearts to receive the truth.” And now, on down we- go to the other Americas! Traveling through Central America, we shall miss Herbert (‘26) and Mrs. Cassel with their three children, for they have recently arrived in the United States for furlough. Imagine the joy of Dorothy Black (B. Chr. Ed. ’40) and Lelia Bascom (B. Chr. Ed. ’40) to find that they had been sent to the same mission station at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, S. America! A Daily Vacation t Bible School was held in which Abraham’s life of faith was the theme. Many of the boys and girls Pickett, ’43, and Marjory MacMillan, B. Chr. Ed. ’37, as they entered the land of the Zapotecos. Here are Ray (B. Th. ’40) a n d Mr s . Larsen a m o n g the Huastoca
This month, suppose we jour ney to the sunny lands that lie to the south of us—Mexico, Ceh- tral America, and that great con tinent of South America. Scat tered all along the way, at lonely mission posts, are Biola gradu ates. We won’t have time to visit all of them, but we can remem ber each one in prayer. On o u r journey southward, there is Birdie Gilgert, ’20, who is located just n six miles from the a Mexican border in ^the San Miguel Mis sion School of Sells, Ariz. This is a part of the . Papago Indian Reservation, and all day long Miss Gil gert is busy assisting the people who c o m e for spiritual advice, medi cine, clothes, or -library books. There are also Sunday - school lessons, prayer riieetings, talks, and sermons to -be prepared in the absence of a native pastor. Soon we are in Mexico, and what a host of Biolans greet us here! Florence Eisele, ’42, is working in an orphanage in Pat- cuaro, Michoscan, where there are over eighty children. She in sists that the work isn’t spectac ular. It consists simply of every day things that are necessary for the Christian upbringing of chil dren. But what a privilege to lead eighty little orphans in the way of the Lord! We meet over a score of Biola Family members who are with the Wycliffe Bible Translators, engaged in the important work of giving the Word of God to the Indian tribes. Milton (B. Th. ’42) and Mrs. Warkentin (Clara Neu- feld, ’42) and their native teach er, . Juan, are working on the translation of John’s Gospel into the Huave lan'guage. This infor mant has heard much of the Word already. Let us pray for him that he may be saved. 1 l
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