Helen Longanecker, ’47, since gradua tion an employee of the Biola regis trar’s office, was this summer one of a group of 40 other students, staff mem bers and families who visited Cuba in the interests of evangelism. Since re turning from this exhilarating trip, Helen has been appointed secretary to Oran Smith, and will be working with the Practical Missionary Training group. The Powells, Lawrence, Meta and family, almost miraculously have been enabled to purchase their own home. There are many problems in the matter of alterations, repairs, etc., but the greatest is the well, 300 ft. deep, with the water level at this, time 135 ft. below the surface. Water must be drawn by bucket with a rope. A power pump costs money, but the God who has helped in the past is just the same today. The children will have bus serv ice to school this year, and Bible classes will be opening, so our prayers are re quested. Their new address is Beatty- ville, Ky., R. 11. Following a 47-day journey on the Robin Line from New York, Owen and Marion Cribbs-Brand ’47, have found many causes for rejoicing in the re newed interest of their former charges in Bogoro, Bunia, Congo Beige. The amplifier which they acquired on their furlough brings hundreds to their meet ings which were formerly attended by 20s and 30s. The Brands also have a one-ton Chevrolet truck which will aid them greatly in their proclamation of the gospel. The Bogoro station where they have been working under the AIM for years is badly in need of repairs. Request is made for prayer to meet this need. Biola Flashes Hazel Collins ’46, 8209 Morton Ave., Los Angeles 1, has been teaching Euodia classes for the Bible Women for the past three years. She is also a Lyceum Club member. Arthur and Marjorie Larson ’47, are accepted as missionaries to work in Quito, Ecuador. Arthur has just graduated from John Brown Uni versity. This news came from Arthur’s mother who resides at 2919 Ivy St., San Diego. She adds that she tunes in to the Bible Institute radio messages and enjoys them very much. The young people are now in deputation work. John Yong, an early day Biola student, is rejoicing in answered prayer. His wife, daughter and son in Shanghai, have been granted a September sailing date to come to America. Freda, the eldest daughter, came over more than a year ago, and is quite happy in her work in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Wil bert ’51 and Evelyn Tyler-Spitz ’50, are accepted candidates to work with Ralph Blakeman in the Mission to Migrants. Other Biolans engaged in this most needy field are O. J. Kirk ’18, the Menno A. Shellenberg family of Kings- burg who bear the message of salvation to many in the camp there, and Bob Thompson, a recent convert through Page Twenty
YFC in an eastern city who is a present Biola student, also the Hoobyars {Evelyn and Robert). Willard Starr, a former student at Biola, has been ap pointed to serve on the board of this mission. A number of Biola students found their way to Alaska and British Columbia this summfer to engage in DVBS work in a sadly neglected field. Among these were Adeline Gordon ’48, Alberta Hanson ’50, Wayne and Char lene Harris ’51, and Art Houk ’50. Dur ing the trip they were blessed in seeing the work which the Lord has committed into the hands of Biola graduates there. Paul Flint ’34, and Mrs. Martens ’33, held a camp on Vancouver Island, B. C., where they had over 100 junior girls in their charge. Idell Dickson-King ’41, who is a registered nurse, is doing mis sionary medical work in Klawock, Alas ka, and Margaret French ’47, also an R.N., runs the clinic for the town of Metlakatla. Via Smith and Camilla Drake, both ’48 graduates, are on their way to this needy field. The last word from them was that they were relieving missionaries working in an orphanage at Fairbanks. Matilda Alexander ’42, Child Evangelism representative in Israel, asks prayer and guidance for her work in Nazareth and Haifa. Pray that adult Christians may become interested in the work among the children. Mary Quiring ’31, and R.N., is back at Biola working in the dispensary and in the infirmary. Lucy Radford ’26, 1504 Bath urst St., Toronto, Ont., Canada, writes of beginning her fifth year as com panion-nurse to the same patient. A real record of patience with patients! Anne and Eber Hazelton, ’45 are now at the China Inland Mission Home at 238 So. Ave. 51, Los Angeles. Their daughter Wanda is a student at Biola. After a rest period the Hazeltons hope to go to Japan. Sylvia Mae Arnold ’51, General Office employee, is now working in the Navajo Children’s Home, Box 492, Cottonwood, Ariz. With the Lord Sympathies to Olive Briggs-Brenne- man and her mother, Mrs. Arthur Briggs, of 807 Geneva St., Huntington Beach, Calif., in the death of Arthur S. Briggs on Aug. 6. Mr. Briggs was an ardent personal worker and has been often seen talking to the men who were merely passing by the Institute prop erty. Olive and her husband, Max, “fol lowed in his train” and have established many Sunday^ schools in unchurched communities. Mr. Briggs suffered from a heart ailment for a number of years. Wedding Bells ‘‘Now it can be told that Vivian Torkelson and Jay Twiss became Mr. and Mrs. since a trip to Norfolk, Nebraska,” so reads the announcement of the marriage of this young lady, who was a student at Biola last year. Wedded also were Donald Eugene Pray—Beatrice Kent; August 4, in Los Angeles. Jack Peters—Donna Jean Morse; Horton Baptist Church, Waverly, la., August 13. Robert Campbell Willman—Barbara June Moreland; Sunnyside Baptist Church, Los Angeles, August 25. Ned E. Richardson—Jean Jones; Vermont Ave. Presbyterian Church, Au gust 24. Robert Marquardt Pietsch—Rada Donelda Campbell; First Methodist Church, Co vina, Calif., August 24. T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most high” (Psa. 92:1).
The Missionary Letter of the Month Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Durant Casilla 5, Puerto Saavedra, Chile Dear Biola Friends: We want to express our appreciation to the person or group who has been sending us copies of the_ King’s Business. We surely enjoy the touch of Biola! Dave and Evelyn Hamm, and Lyle Eggleston, former Biolans, are serving with us here in the Soldiers’ and Gospel Mission. The schools here are having their mid-winter vacation. The Bible Insti tute students have two weeks and are all out helping in short-term Bible schools, or some other place of Christian work. The Lord has graciously given us the help of a young Indian student. He and Eldon will wade out into the country and hold special classes for three groups of new believers. We say wade because many places are under water now, and everywhere there is mud, making travel even by horse im possible until September. This student’s birthday happened to come at this time too, so we had a fiesta with a birthday cake. Such cele brations are very unusual here and he was very pleased as no one had ever- made a cake just for him before. Home life is sadly lacking in the average Chilean family. Wine is the chief pleas ure of 99% of the men. Many of the women too are given over to it. The rest of the women spend their time gossiping or confessing to the priest. The Christian young people need to see that the Christian home can be the center of fun and Christian nurture. Pray for our church—as yet we have not one family where both the father and mother walk with the Lord. One of our young girls is planning to marry an unbeliever. She does not know what a real Christian home can be. “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.” Sincerely, Erma Durant
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