Reop the Harvest continued S ome 22,500 people took time to visit a unique mis sions conference in the heart of downtown Los A n geles this spring. Missionaries from all over the world were on hand to plug their fields and show off a dazzling display o f native curios. F ifty booths representing faith mission boards highlighted the 24th annual event at the Church of the Open Door. Straw hats from California, sombreros from Mexico, and turbans from India were all part o f the decor fo r the Reap T h e H arvest N ow theme. The conference is sponsored jointly b y the church and the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. One o f the aims is to help students get in touch w ith various boards and broaden their missionary horizons with news direct from the field. Evidence of the church’s missionary emphasis is its full program and annual missionary budget of $113,- 000. It supports 94 foreign missionaries and eight na tional missionaries. The church membership is 3500. Pastor is Dr. J. Vernon McGee. N o sooner had the booths been taken down than plans were under w ay for next year’s meeting. The 25th annual assembly is slated to be even more com prehensive and w ill last ten days instead of the usual week.
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