EDITOR’S NOTE: While comments rage con cerning protests of service on behalf of our country, this poem by a Christian serviceman in Viet Nam certainly touches the heart. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Axelson of Sara toga, California are members of the Evan gelical Free Church of San Jose. The Rev. Marvin K. Francine, Biola graduate, is pastor. PFC Axelson has a brother with the Air Force destined for Thailand. We thank God for such dedicated young people. A WORLD OF PEACE Here 1 am in a far-away land Sometimes in jungles, sometimes in sand, I’m a stranger here, away from home But I’m not so far that I’m alone. There a/re others here who feel like me, We will fight to keep our country free, Another watches from up above And knowing o f Him and all His love, It’s easy to give my very best Every time I am put to a test, I f it’s His wish that here I must die It only means He’s calling me high. This is why I sincerely believe My family knew I had to leave, Now I'm honestly able to say My life I’d give for the U.S.A. Everything that is accomplished here Is so we can in another year, Know that war has come to cease Live, laugh and love in a world of peace. by the men of— Co. D. 51st Infantry Phan Rang Viet Nam Pfc. Cordell Axelson May 9, 1967
But this church, located in the beautiful Santa Clara Valley and in the shadow of the Santa Cruz mountains, is not without its problems? Its twen tieth anniversary again has brought it to the place where it has grown faster than it can afford. The two morning services evidently are going to have to soon be increased to three. Room for Sunday school and the Sunday evening services are also at capacity. Youth and music play a very important role in the church's program. The Sunday school and Training Hour are closely graded, as is also the music ministry. At the Festival o f Music last spring, nearly 300 singers and instrumentalists participated. The Charioteers Car Club, composed of high school boys, has provided a number of cars free o f charge to missionaries who were home on furlough. It is a notable occasion when they present the keys to one of these rebuilt automobiles to a missionary in the Sunday evening service. One of these cars was recently retired after giving
CALVARY BAPTIST VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JUNE 19, 1968 837 PRESENT 90,000 miles o f deputation travel without any serious mechanical difficulty. Three buses are used for the youth work, Sunday school, recreation, choir tours, and camping experiences. In com memoration of the Twentieth Anniversary, the first Family Camp is being conducted over the Labor Day weekend. “ They tell me that the bills at Calvary Baptist Church are paid by three millionaires,“ was a re mark once made to one of the church’s members. Of course, no one has yet met them! While the treasurer is seldom able to report surpluses, the people at Calvary believe that God is continually able. Sometime, should a building be erected in which there is a cornerstone, most o f the people would probably want it to be inscribed, “ The house that God built.”
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