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BIOLA FAMILY CIRCLE News of Our Graduates at Home and Abroad
cease their persecution. The Chris tians have held their testimony for Christ, and are going on with Him. Dyllis James ’32, P.G. ’33, is enjoy ing her work among the children in the El Nathan Home in V a l d e z , Alaska, where she has spent the past two years in the service of the Lord. Dyllis is Sf registered nurse and has also served in the Army Nurse Corps. Mary Kolachny ’16, one of the first graduates of the Bible Institute to be sent to the foreign field, is known among the missionaries as a prayer warrior. Her letters are filled with praise to God for His continued faith fulness to her and to those who work, with her in Central Africa. “Let us exalt His name together.” Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manning ’28, are frequently brought face to face with the extreme heathen darkness in the Tanganyika district of East Africa, yet ever praise the Lord for the many souls that have turned from awful darkness to Him who is the Light of the world. Hamilton Morrow ’33 and ’34, and Mrs. Morrow (Emily Moses, ’34), Richard Dilworth ’38, and Mrs. Dilworth (Florence Wessel ’39) and their families, have recently joined the Mannings in a little Biola reunion in the heart of this dark con tinent. Beth Mahon ’28, (Mrs. Peter Visser) and her co-laborers of English, Dutch and South A m e r i c a n parentage, with such varying occupations as farming, teaching and nursing, form a cosmopolitan group, who are “one in Christ,” for the purpose of glorify ing God as they labor together in the Belgian Congo. Geraldine Hinote ’32, P.G. ’33, has been enjoying a delightful vacation away from the heat of the Sudan. She is now working among the na tives in Chali-el-fil. Idell Dickson ’41, is now finishing the last months of her nurses’ train ing at the Letterman General Hospi tal in San Francisco. Idell states that she can plainly see' the goodness of the Lord in His planning her steps these last three years. It is clearly evident she is in training now for a definite postwar service for the Lord. Timothy Pietsch ’33, is a lieuten ant in the U. S. Army, and chaplain in the Air Forces, now stationed in a
“ The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you" (Deut. 1:30). Amy Cosand ’41, has been accepted by the Orinoco River Mission as a candidate for service in Venezuela. This field has been closed to new missionaries for three years, but the Lord’s hand is mighty and “nothing is too hard” for our God. Let us re joice with Amy, and pray that she may be sent forth before the close of 1945. Mary Hunter ’28, tells of an exten sive work in Yaounde, Cameroon, We s t A f r i c a , where they have launched a five-language program for the residents of this modern Babel. Each weekday, meetings are held for the Douala, Bulu, Basa and Grass- fields people. Women’s meetings, visiting campaigns and a weekly Bible class in French for the pupils of the government school form the working schedule. Norman Robbins ’41, was privileged to become a staff member of the Young Life Campaign in 1943. This is a missionary organization designed to reach high school groups with the Gospel. Norman is conscientiously carrying on a fine work in five towns in the northern part of the state of Washington. Donald Mackay, ’25, serving as a chaplain in the U.S.A.A.F., states there is a noticeable- increase in at tendance at both the Sunday morn ing and evening chapel services, and a real revival of interest in the Thurs day night Bible Class. While a civil ian pastor, Mr. Mackay’s slogan was “A Church With the Living Message of the Living Christ.” This spirit has motivated his work in the Army and is without doubt the reason for the increased interest manifested. Eldon ’38, and Mrs. Johnson (Opal Sherier ’37) are located in Challapata, Bolivia, S. A., and report they are making some progress in learning the difficult Quechua language. Both El don and Opal have been doing some teaching, which has been a great help to them. The unbelievers in this dis trict have unceasingly persecuted the native Christians who have taken a definite stand for the Lord, and have approached them with an appeal that if they would rejoin them in their drinking and feasting they would
little jungle clearing in the wilds of Burma. The men under his command had expressed their desire for an East er service. They wished to give an offering to express their thankfulness for the goodness of the Lord to them. This offering was given to the native Christians for the purpose of repairing their church, which had suffered from the misfortunes of war. Tim is “mak ing a pulpit of his circumstances” by learning the languages of the 'natives at the various stations where he is serving his country. While in India, he learned some Hindustani, and is now studying Burmese and Chinese as he is most anxious to do missionary work as opportunity is afforded. He and Helen are already proficient in Japanese, as they had spent several years in Japan when the war closed all missionary work. Helen and the children are living in Turlock, Calif- Bee Hilker ‘38, who has been in charge of the Information Desk at Biola for a number of years, has re signed that position to join the Lock- man Foundation teaching force in Orange County. She is most happy in her work among the children. Tom H. Major ’41, B.Th., has just been graduated from the Eastern Bap tist Theological Seminary of Phila delphia, and has been ordained to the ministry at his home church in San Diego- Tom feels the Lord is calling him to serve in India and hopes to sail as soon as war restrictions are lifted. The May issue of China’s Millions, official organ of the China Inland Mission, carries the following items concerning several members of the Biola A l u m n i family: "Mr. E. A. Crapuchettes, who went to China for service with the War Area Corps, reports that he gave a testimony over The V o i c e of China, Chung king’s radio station, and that he met Mr. Ernest Yin, Major-General Hwang, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He has been given other opportunities of gospel witness also, and rejoices to be back in China.” (Eugene Crapuchettes and Winifred Kopp graduated from Biola in ’28, were married, and went to China where they have worked under the great C.I.M. these many years.) (.Continued on next page )
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