A LEPER AT SEVEN! Anna Fountoulaki is a young girl of sixteen with all her life before her, but few of us would care to face her future. "I became ill in 1947, when I was only seven years old. I contracted leprosy from my father and both of us are suffering on this rocky, isolated island of Spinaloga. W e came from a little village called Elounta where we left my poor mother weeping. I try to take care of my father and cheer him up by reading to him. I am so anxious to read something worth while, so will you please send me a New Testament." That is the letter which our invalid missionary, George Galanakis, received from this courageous young girl. He not only sent her a New Testament and other Christian literature, but corresponds with her regularly. Judge for yourself whether such efforts bear fruit. In a subsequent letter she wrote: "May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. I received your lovely letter and also the New Testament which you sent, and my joy is indescribable. It is hard for. us lepers to be persuaded that someone loves us. My father and I want to thank you, but we really don’t know how. One thing we can do and will do is to remember you in prayer all our lives.” Our invalid missionary, who evange lizes hundreds by correspondence, adds a postscript to her letter in writing to us: "May I ask all our brethren and sisters in America to pray for this girl and her father* as well as for all the lepers in this colony. Whatever you can do to provide them with food and clothing will mean so much to them, and the Lord will certainly bless you for showing compassion to those who lack even the bare necessities of life. "H ow terrible it must be to live a life of such complete isolation, in utter pov erty. It is tragic enough to be cut off from the rest of the world, without suffering from hunger and cold as well.” Yes, these dear people face a bleak future. Therefore, anything we can do to show them the love o f Christ in a prac tical way, to supplement the spiritual food they are receiving through the let ters of Missionary George Galanakis, we should not hesitate to do at once. For instance, $10.00 will enable them to pur chase locally 80 lbs. of fresh food; for $6.00 we can send them a 22-lb. cloth ing package. And with $5.00 we can dis tribute 25 New Testaments or 5 Greek Bibles to other comfortless souls in this prison-house of pain. If you wish to help Anna and her father, or send Scriptures to other lepers on Spinaloga, send your gift to the American Mission to Greeks, Inc., Dept. K, P.O. Box 423, New York 36, New York, Rev. Spiros Zodhiates, General Secretary. Jin Canada write to 90 Duplex Ave., Toronto 7, Ontario.)
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/. V. Melchizedec into view as one in whom every hope and aspiration is realized* every possibility achieved. May the Lord bless the article for the en- j richment of those who do not know Him as Saviour and Lord. Coonoor, Nilgiris, S. India J. V. Melchizedec j Asst. Trade Manager | India Sunday School Union Book Shop ; W e thought our readers might j like to see a photo of Mr. Melchize- j dec. — ED. Dr. Talbot's Question Box Sirs: We are thankful for the May j 1956 column. We only wish many I people could read the entire page. ! The sin question and the lovely Song of Solomon have so many wrong interpretations. Aberdeen, Wash. Mrs. Clinton A. McIntosh Christianity Issue Sirs: May I have some extra copies of the special Christianity issue. I especially like the article, “ The Claims of Jesus Christ,” and read it over several times. I loaned it to a new Christian and it is now in the hands of another friend. Long Beach, Calif. Lois Paul
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