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January, 1946
Dr- Turnbull
By John R. Turnbull
This brief review of the work of three evangelical mission societies, and vivid de scription of the people and their needs, will move the hearts of Christians, and cause them to place upon their lists for prayer and missionary giving, the land ot H a m .
First impressions are always interest ing. He wrote: “The very first sight of the island, from our height in the air as our plane headed for Port-au- Prince, revealed two long peninsulas reaching out like outstretched arms to receive us. Once we landed, we were struck with the natural beauty of this island. As one looks from the delicate white jasmine to the riotously colored bougainvillaea; from the palms to the pines; from the towering mountains (9,000 feet) to the fertile plains, he is forced ¡to say, ‘He hath made every thing beautiful.’ And, finest of all, we were touched by the sweetness of the native Christians. All we have met seem so full of the joy of salvation. Their eyes shine to speak of Him, who hath wrought so great a salvation. The first native chapel we attended had this sign above the pulpit ‘Dieu Est Amour’ (God Is Love). Truly He is, and we are in love with the Lovely One, and in love as well with the lovely land of Haiti, to which He has brought us, under World Evangeliza tion Service.” rpHE people of Haiti are mostly col* ■f ored, but are not from the same racial stock as our colored friends in the Southern States. Their history lo-
Latin America in fruitfulness as a mis sion field. Brazil has a population of 42,000,000 and is larger in area than the United States, yet neither Brazil, nor tlie Argentine, nor any other coun try in South or Central America, can report as many conversions to our Saviour the last few years as does warm-hearted Haiti. This is a pow erful argument to send more mission aries and more aid to this responsive island. Where the Lord is so evi dently working, where the people are so friendly and yet so needy, surely we would do well to quickly send more assistance for the ingathering of a mighty harvest for His glory. •DECENTLY I received a delightful ■L*' letter from one of our new mis sionaries, Rev. Ralph C. Arbaugh, in which he described his arrival in Haiti.
TftAST of Cuba, and ranking second ■“ to it in size among the islands of the West Indies, lies tropical Haiti, considered by many to be the most beautiful island touched by the great Caribbean Sea. From Miami, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, the island’s capital, it is only five hours by plane. There are several flights a day, for Haiti lies on the main route to Puerto Rico, Trinidad and South America. A GENERATION ago, the interior of ■*"*" Haiti was turbulent, difficult for_ travel and hostile to missions. Today the picture is much more attractive. One may journey safely day or night anywhere in this friendly republic; a few good roads, precursors of im proved transportation, invite travel amid inspiring scenery; and, better still, the door is wide open to mission aries. In the light of “many obstacles encountered by missions in South America, the open-heartedness of Haiti seems almost too good to be true. The amazing results in Haiti are a cause for much praise to the Lord of the Harvest. TNTER-MISSION figures show that little Haiti, with a population of a little over three million, leads all of
Palace oj the President of Port-au-Prince .
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