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||Alumni ENotes By Cu tler B. W h itwell
Somebody, somewhere, bombarded the roof of our house with rocks almost every night we had meetings. We found out that Nila had ordered their peon to do the stoning from the roof of their house. Four years passed. Nila left the business man and joined another, so the first man ordered his peon to stone Nila’s house, which, by the way, was the very house in which we lived for three years. Thus, she sowed stones and she conse quently reaped stones ! They fled to the Brazilian town for protection. Both have been attending meetings lately and we are praying that they might get saved.” Mr. and Mrs. Diem are returning home on furlough. ’21.—C H R I S T I N E FRANDSEN, Langtang, N. Nigeria, B. W. Africa, “At Ibi, our headquarters by the Benue River, we are having great encouragements amongst thé Moslems ; over eighty have come out for the Lord very recently and all are coming for instruction in Bible and school teaching. For years and years the Seed has been sown but now the break has come. . . . Praise the Lord with us for these tokens o f His love and blessing and please continue to pray for us and His work.” South America Glimpses T9.—MRS. FRANK S. CHAPLIN (nee RUTH McCAHAN), in the interior of BOLIVIA, was improving after being seriously ill with malaria fever, accord ing to word received. Her life was des paired of by her husband more than once, and now they want all their friends to join in praising God for His goodness. The pioneer endeavor among the Indians continues. Some time ago the men work ers made an exploration trip on the upper Rio Grande. ’23.—MRS. WM. R. HUNRICHS (nee HAZEL LONG), Visconde de Taunay, Matto Grosso, Brazil. “ Before a meeting we often visit around to invite the women. It is not unusual to stop at a house and, finding response, be asked to sit down while the mother, a large girl and some small girls scurry around to get ready, finally washing and dressing the baby, and in a few minutes several will be ready to follow us to church. They would not have thought of going unless we had called. We ask your prayers for this •women’s work that many souls may be reached and won for the Master, and that we may be definitely guided in our dealings with them.” — o — A Word From Belgium ’25.—J E A N N E SAUCY, Braine-le Comte, Belgian Gospel Mission, reports evidences o f God’s power and grace in the lives of those with whom she is minister ing. She also expresses praise for His daily provision of strength and for His faithfulness.
One Girl’s Testimony ’28.|iWINIFRED KOPP, China: “ Be ing the eldest of eight children I always tried to be ‘good’ for the sake of example. While a junior in high school I was ad vised to go to a Bible Institute before going to college. How I did rebel! Shortly before leaving I became recon ciled and found the life at the Bible In stitute of Los Angeles so different from what I had expected. . . . The door has been marvelously opened to go to China, where I desire to let Him work out His will in my life. The Lord has gone be fore and prepared every step of the way; and it is with great joy I say, ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.’ ”—Taken from “ China’s Millions.” — o— Thrills in Africa ’20, E. S.—GEORGE AND MAR GARET VAN DUSEN had the thrilling experience of entertaining a leopard in their home one night, but God watched over and cared for them. Although many traps had been set for the animal it had not been caught when Mr. and Mrs. Van Dusen were last heard from. “You in the homeland who live in the midst of ‘hurry and worry’ must think life out here in Africa very slow and monotonous, but such is not the case.. I assure you our days are very full, not only of the routine duties, but mixed with many interesting experiences, such as arrival of parties from home, conferences, weddings, guests from other stations, Government officials, sometimes tourists, and other experiences not so interesting. But to the missionary, who has come out to make Christ known to the heathen, these are not the most thrilling experiences. His soul thrills and rejoices within him when he sees souls coming out of darkness into His mar velous Light, also to see those who have become new creatures in Christ Jesus, growing in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus and seeking to win others to Him.” A blessed time at the General Conference o f the Africa Inland Mission at Aba was reported. —o— Wedding in China CALVIN LEE (LEI KAI WING), a student about five years ago, was married in Canton on August 24, to MISS WAN YING, daughter o f an influential resi dent o f Yuchow, South China. Mr. Lee attended Wheaton College and Princeton University and for a time was in charge of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. in New York City, later going on a tour o f the world. He has been ordained and was assigned to teach in the Alliance Bible ‘Institute at Wuchow, Kwangsi, South China. —o— A Call in Ethiopia ’25—SYVILLA E. FERRON, Sudan Interior Mission, Abyssinia. Let us go with her as she visits one o f the Amhara
homes: “Would you like to step into the round grass hut with me? Stoop low as you enter the door or you will bump your head, as I often do. This hut is not as dark as some of them, so right away you can see what is to be seen. Here is a mule tied, eating grass; here a man play ing with a monkey and a small pup; here a woman removing the seed from cotton; there another woman preparing the cot ton and spinning it into thread; and over in that corner the woman of the house baking the large pancake (about five or six times the size of our pancakes) bread; while over in another corner lies a sick man. And before I left here I had opportunity to witness for Jesus Christ through some of the songs I have learned in Amharic.” — o — The “ Glad Tidings” to Them That Sit in Darkness ’24, P. G. ’25.—ALLAN McINTOSH, Lubero, Ituri, Congo Beige (Unevangel ized Africa Mission) : “ I have just lately returned from a trip over toward Lake Edward. I have been impressed anew with the size and need of our field. The, country over there is wonderful and scenic, the lake and plain stretching out below in panorama and Mt. Ruwenzori rising in majestic grandeur....................... Everywhere we found eager, anxious crowds to listen to the old, old story. . , . What are we among so many? Pray— continue to pray—that the Lord will thrust forth laborers into His harvest field. . . . Our place here has under gone transformation. From a long grass hilltop it is more and more becoming like a garden spot; roads, flowers, gardens— what a beautiful location it is—and the climate so healthful.” MRS. McINTOSH (nee MARJORIE PHAIR) says the na tives take so much interest in little Janet, and she very obviously prefers them to white people. They enjoy their work and the days pass happily and swiftly. ’27.—MR. AND MRS. BENNETT H. WILLIAMS and baby, mail address Lubero, Ituri, Congo Beige. Let us re member this missionary family in prayer. Bennett has been ill with malaria and, according to report, the dear little daugh ter has not been well. MR. AND MRS. HOWARD BIGELOW are also with the Unevangelized Africa Mission, located at a different station. — o — Sowing and Reaping ’21—F. E R N E S T D I E M , South America, in Inland South America: “Would you like to hear a true illustra tion of sowing and reaping? While we were still living on the Paraguayan side, Nila was the companion (not wife) of a prominent business man whose house was just across the street from the place where we were holding our meetings.
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