B IO LA’S P R A Y E R C IRCLE
D ear Friend o f B iola: God willing, th e re shall n o t be a m inute d u rin g th e ap p ro ac h in g m onths w hen a plea fo r th e c o n tin u an ce of this In stitu te shall n o t be rising to God from som e devoted h eart. T h e In stitu te 's p ra y in g friends a re rallying w ith new enthusiasm to th e call to p ra y er, a n d a lread y scores of m en a n d w om en have pledged them selves to h o u rs of intercession. T h e friends of Biola reside in all p a rts of th e w orld, a n d it is confidently believed th a t very soon, from every co n tin en t p ra y e r h elp ers will be enrolled. It is blessedly tru e th a t Biola has alw ays b een su p p o rted by p ra y e r. Its m ore th a n two th o u san d g ra d u ates have b een assem bled, trained, a n d sent fo rth as a result of th e c o n stan t p ra y e rs of believing C hristians in all p a rts of th e w orld. Its th irteen -sto ry buildings in Los A ngeles a n d its spacious p la n t in C hina, th e H u n a n Bible Institute, are m onum ents to th e faithfulness of God an d th e obedience of H is p eople w ho have p ray ed
a n d lab o red an d striv en th a t in this age of apostasy th e re should b e these tw o g re a t C h ristian train in g schools w h ere w o rk ers m ight receive tra in in g w hich w ould en ab le them to go fo rth p roclaim ing th e gospel of G od's grace. T h ro u g h o u t tw enty-six y e ars of history, th e Bible In stitu te of Los A ngeles has b een sustained b y p ray er. B ut by th is “ call to p ra y e r” I m ean som ething m o re universal th a n h a s h ereto fo re b een k now n a t Biola— p ra y e r th a t is im p o rtu n ate, continuous, specific. T h e need is g re a te r to d ay th a n it ev er has been. T h e re fore, p ra y e r an d effo rt fo r th e su stain in g of th e w o rk of th e In stitu te m ust b e m ore earn est, m ore u n in te r ru p ted , th a n ev er before. It should be explained th a t th e a n n u al donations fo r th e w o rk of th e Bible Institu te have not, of th em selves, b een sufficient for th e m ain ten an ce of th e In stitu te's w o rk since th e depression paraly zed th e business of the nation. E ach y e a r th e d o nation incom e— received from p ra y in g C hristians w ho have given sacrifici- ally— has had to be supplem ented from th e reserves accum ulated by th e In stitu te in a m o re p ro sp e ro u s period. T oday th e la st reserv e is exhausted. H enceforth, th e In stitu te is d e p en d e n t wholly u p o n th e L o rd 's stew ards, u p o n w hose h e arts H e m ust lay the b u rd en fo r th e su p p o rt of this w ork. Shall th e foe, D iscouragem ent, co n q u er us? N ever! “W hen th e enem y shall com e in like a flood, the S p irit of th e L ord shall lift up a sta n d a rd ag ain st him*' (Is a .'5 9 :1 9 ). A n d we believe th a t in th e lifting up of o u r “ standard** today— th e sta n d ard of P revailing P ra y e r— th e S pirit of God is leading to victory. R ecently a le tte r has been sen t to th e friends of Biola a sk in g th em to jo in in a day of p ra y e r. I am asking now fo r som ething m ore. I am ask in g th ese d e a r friends a n d all w ho re ad this m essage, to organize th em selves in a b attalio n of prayer-—a course of w atch ers who will fill every m om ent of th e day a n d n ig h t from now u n til th e last do llar needed to co n tinue th e w o rk of this In stitu te fo r a n o th e r y e a r has been p aid o r pledged. O n th e accom panying page is rep ro d u ced a p ra y e r c h art. T h e sm all c en tral circle is m ark ed “Bible Institute of Los Angeles.*' W e a re to pledge ourselves to spend th e h o u rs ap p o in ted in definite, earn est p ra y e r fo r th e w o rk of this Institute th a t has sen t fo rth hun d red s of C h ristian w o rk ers to p roclaim salvation th ro u g h faith in C hrist. T h e larg e circle is divided into seven segm ents, each nam ed fo r a day of th e week. A nd each segm ent has tw o dials ( o r clock faces) divided into th e h o u rs of day an d night. W e a sk o u r v olunteers to select a n y h o u r th ey m ay w ish— w h e th er d u rin g th e day o r n ight— and to spend th a t h o u r ONCE EA CH WEEK, in e arn e st intercession fo r th e Bible In stitu te of Los A ngeles. T h ere a re 168 h o u rs in each week, offering 168 p ra y e r statio n s to b e filled. W e ask y o u to c u t o u t th e P ra y e r V o lu n teers' E nrollm ent F orm , p rin te d below th e c h art, a n d send it to us w ith y o u r nam e an d address. You m ay keep th e u p p e r p o rtio n of th e c h a rt in y o u r Bible, to serve as a rem in d er of th e h o u r th a t you will w atch and p ra y fo r Biola. W hen y o u have enrolled, please w rite m e perso n ally a b o u t an y w ord from th e L o rd co n cern in g Biola th a t m ay be laid u p o n y o u r h e a rt d u rin g th e h o u rs sp en t in p ra y e r for this place. In re tu rn , I shall w rite y o u freq u en tly a b o u t th e p ro g ress th a t w e a re w itnessing here. In the case of every do llar given to Biola, w e shall try to le a rn th e h o u r of th e day o r nig h t th e resolve to give th a t am o u n t cam e into th e h e a rt of th e donor, a n d we shall pass on th e glad w ord to th e gro u p of w atch ers w ho w ere in te r ceding a t th a t h o u r. T hus each friend w ho p ra y s m ay have th e joy of know ing th a t in th e unseen fellowship of believers, God h as given in stan t an sw er to his o r h e r p ra y e r th ro u g h a n o th e r of H is stew ards, who m ay be living tho u san d s of m iles aw ay. T his know ledge will b e th e real rew ard of those w ho p ray , th e a ssu ran ce th at
G od is using th em in th e accom plishm ent of H is ow n plans. We want our friends to be very definite in their intercessions . Our immediate need is for f 30,000.00 . “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” We want you to know intimately all of our needs . We are counting on you to become an alert “Watchman” for Biola. Yours through grace,
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President.
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