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changed to “ndichja” or "sister”—Ndi chja Hansen and Ndichja Pike. Tino loved them especially, for he lived in the hut just next door, and he spent much of his time with them. As they began to speak his Indian language, they taught him about God, the heavenly Father, and about Jesus Christ who had lived upon the earth and loved children of every.color and country. They told him that the Lord Jesus loved him enough to die for him that he might. go to heaven and live forever. This story was new and won derful to Tino, almost too big for him to understand. Soon Tino learned to pray to God. He also learned to read from the primer which the missionaries wrote for him in his own language. Tino loved to learn Bible verses, too. The missionaries typed verses in his own Mazateco language and gave them to him. As soon as he learned one, he was given a new one. Soon the other children of the village wanted verses, too. Some of the Mazateco children have learned some Spanish- The missionaries have several Victrola records which “talk Spanish” ; so they asked the chil dren to come in and listen. “This one,” said Ndichja Pike, “is about a man who takes care of the sheep. Every day the sheep go out into the mountains to find food. The man loves his sheep, and every night as the sheep go back into the house, he counts them to be sure that they are all there. One night he counted only ninety-nine; the one-hundredth one was missing. Even though the man was tired, he went and hunted in the mountains until he found the sheep and carried it home again. We are like sheep, and Christ like the man who takes care of them. The Lord Jesus said, ‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.’ ” Chamia, one of Tino’s little friends, was on the floor playing with an In- dian-style popgun. “Hush!” said Ata, “I want to hear what God says.” “Huh!” said Chamia. “Can God talk?” “ Of course God Can talk,” broke in the missionaries. They meant that the phonograph record would be bringing parts of the Bible, God’s own Word. In a few minutes Chamia was listen ing, too. This time the record "was talk ing about the creation. “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light . . . And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass . . . and it was so.” “Then everything, everything is God’s, because He made it,” said Chamia, re alizing this truth for the first time. “Yes, He made it all,” said Ndichja Pike, very happy to see that Chamia was beginning to understand God's Word. One day Tino rushed into the mis-
Memory Cards for K. V. B. C. Members “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psa. 119:11). Have you ever used “Memory Cards” for the Bible verses you wish to “hide” in your heart? This plan will help you to remember where a verse you have memorized is found in the Bible. Then you will be able to quote it from mem ory when you hear just the reference. Take a group of cards, 3 by 5 inches in size, cut from “tagboard”—an inex pensive kind of lightweight cardboard which a printer can furnish. In assign ing you the verses at club meetings, your leader will write the question and verse on oiie side of the card, and you will look up the verse in a Bible and copy it carefully on the other side. (Do not write the reference — the figures giving the location — on the same side with the full verse, for that would keep you from really testing your memory on the referehce.) Now you are ready to use your “mem ory set” in many interesting ways. Whichever side is turned up, you are to answer -with the other side. When the [ Continued on Page 244] New K. Y. B. C. Members The following have read through the Gos pel according to John and are now members of the Know Your Bible C lu b: B AD A X E , M IC H .: Gerald, Robert, and Shirley Cooley (M rs. R oy McNeil, leader). E L K , P A R K , N. C .: Ruth Siemens (Mrs. P. H . Siemens, parent). FOLSOM , C A L IF ,: Bessie Brook ; Billie C am pbell; Sybil Randin ; M ary Sakata, and Peggy Tenant (M ary Sakata, leader). LACOM B , O R E .: Billy Vanderberg and Arnold W ilkinson (Leland I. W ilkinson, pas tor). N E W C UM B ER L A N D , P A .: Marion Bab bitt ; Shipley B ran d t; M axine Gross ; Virginia Lou H errm ann; Robert M artino; Marjorie M clv o r; M acy and Mollie .M y ers; Betty Richardson; Esther Sachs; Barbara Ann Smith, and John W esthofer (Mrs. N . C. Sechrisf). PASO ROB LE S, C A L IF .: Billie M ae A u - ten ; Thomas Cochran ; Morris Coe ; Emm a Lou Cropper; Elsie and Gilbert D y c k ; Ce cilia H a r t; Elsie Lee P axton ; Ralph Reese, and Doris Russell (Peter J. and Mrs. Becker, P E E T Z. C O L O .: Genevieve B artels; J. V. B ish op; Jean B u ies; Ivan Gillham ; Donna H aw k in s; Dale and Dean M a ley ; Jimmy P otter; Barbara Q udiry; Joan Stewart, and Robert W illiam s (Mrs. W . E. James, leader). S A N AN TON IO . T E X .: Ioleta Sloan (Clevie Bryan, leader). SAN M IGU E L , C A L IF .: Betty Jo, George Jr., and June H u n t; M ary Jean K ad- ing, and Leora W ilkerson (Peter.J. and Mrs. Becker, leaders). How to Join the K. Y. B. Club To become a member of the Know Your Bible Club, read through the Gospel ac cording to John, using either your own Bible or a Gospel of John which will be sent upon request. W hen the Gospel has been read, and a statement to this effect, signed by parent or Sunday-school teacher, has been sent to the Editor of the Junior King's Business, a K . Y . B . C. pin will be mailed. Sunday-school classes or clnbs desiring to order ten nr more Gospels or pins may wish to share the cost of these supplies, as the Lord directs: Gospels, post paid, five cents each— in quantity, three cents; pins, without postage, two cents each. However, no one Is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack of money. Address: Junior King's Business, ¿58 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif.
sionary hut, slammed his primer down on the table, and' began to read. He was always eager to learn more about God. Ndichja Hansen was soon at his side, and together they were reading. Suddenly Tino looked up and said, “Oh, I forgot!” “Yes,” said Ndichja Hansen. “We did forget.” Then Tino bowed his head and prayed, "Please, God, forgive us for forgetting to ask You to help us to read well!” Tino has a real, living faith in the power of God to answer prayer. He has already seen his aunts and uncle and msny other Mazatecos turn to Jesus Christ for their salvation. One day an important-looking letter came to the missionaries. Tino was at their hut when they opened it, and he knew by their .faces that it contained real news. It was a letter telling them that they were to come to the United States for several months. When they told Tino, he was very sad, but they assured him that they would not stay long. After they had laid the letter on the desk, Tino asked for permission to read it. He studied it a minute or so, then said, “This is English!” "Yes,” said the missionaries. He looked at it again, and put it down with a sigh. “God understands. He can understand any language.” The day soon came for the mission aries to pack their bundles on the bur ros and to start northward to the sta tion where they would take the train for the United States. Tino’s little brown face was not so full of. smiles as usual. He was sad as he lifted bundles and tied them on the burros’ backs.' But he sang as he worked. In his own beautiful Mazateco language you could hear him singing, “Brighten the corner where you are!” This is Tino’s favorite song. Then he would change to another tune which he sang as if it were his very own — “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!” 1 Yes, Jesus now belongs to Tino, as well as to other boys and girls around the world, because the “ndichjas” have taken him the story of Jesus in bis own language.
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