King's Business - 1948-05

Amra Peganyee ’26, R. 6, Box 384, Phoenix, Ariz., paid a short visit to Biola recently, where he felt very much at home renewing friendships and see­ ing a few familiar faces. Amra is working under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. at Phoenix, and is engaged in agricultural pursuits. David ’43, and E v elyn (Russell) • Hamm ’42, 910 S. 10th St., Corvallis, Ore., and their young son, LeRoy, have found an open door for Christian service in Chile, where they will work under the Soldiers and Sailors Gospel Mission of South America. As soon as their passage is obtained, they plan to leave for South America by boat or plane. Donald and Edna (Russell) Davis, both of the class of ’41, and their three children, are due to arrive home for their first furlough very soon. They have spent the last five years laboring among the Indians and leper camps in Peru under the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Hamm are sisters; both praise the Lord for the training they received at Biola. Fred and Grace Feldges-Whale, ’28, ’29, Box 124, Jos, Nigeria, and Marjorie Linda, write of one native -boy who, after being trained in their Boys’ Brigade, has been appointed a policeman where he is shining brightly for the Lord. Re­ cently he married a Christian girl. In writing to the Whales, he said: “ I will never forget the teaching of the Lord which I received in the Boys’ Brigade. I treasure the Bible which I won. It will be wonderful when we all meet in that land above, and we shall all sing ‘Halle­ lujah’.” Richard and Lucille Falconer-Webster ’40, of the China Inland Mission at An- king, Anhwei, China, are enjoying fel­ lowship with thirty-four other students in language school. They have come from Ireland, England, Norway, Swe­ den, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the U.S.A. That there is a definite demand for more missionaries is evident from the fact that two high school direc­ tors have called for teachers for seven high school classes each week, each with a starting class of seventy pupils. The teaching schedules are already so heavy that starting these additional classes cannot even be considered. Surely God will call out His chosen ones for this wonderful open door of service. Timothy ’33, Mrs. Pietsch, Sally Sue, Kelsey and Tiny Tim are rejoicing in the wide-open doors of service they are finding in Japan. The Japanese people are reaching out for something they have never before experienced. In Octo­ ber eight converts followed the Lord in baptism, and ten more are ready; these will be the first members of the new Todoroki church. Since their return to Japan, Timothy has distributed 256,000 tracts and has received hundreds of re­ plies, many of which were decisions to accept Christ. Recently the mayor of Atami requested Timothy to- speak at the city hall on the subject, “ What Is the True Meaning of Christmas?” About Page Twelve

and Burton Harwich became Mr. and Mrs. at the Mission Covenant Church in Oakland. They are continuing their Uni­ versity work. Pray for Ida Van Riter ’41, former Field Secretary at Bible League as she awaits the guidance of the Lord as to her going to China. From the Congo Beige Lois Uhlinger ’41 writes of treating, with another nurse, 500 dis­ pensary patients a day, besides hospital patients and one hundred or so lepers.” Marie Kortemeier ’22, long associated with missionary activities in the Bay District, and for ten years intermittent­ ly connected with the Ming Quong School for Girls in Oakland, has recently become “housemother” to an immediate family of 28, in addition to scores of other girls to whom she is a faithful friend and counselor. Stanley Norwich ’33, Bette Norwich and their small son, after a furlough of five years in the homeland, have re­ turned to India, this time to work among the hundreds of villages in the Kumoan Hills of North India which are as yet unevangelized. Gerry Hamlett ’42, formerly on the Editorial staff of The King’s Business, but now serving the Lord under the Su­ dan Interior Mission at Jos, Nigeria, paints a beautiful picture of the Dark Continent: “ Hills and valleys . . . hair­ pin curves, stately palms, acres of jungle growth, thick vines leaping from tree tops, and occasional orchid-like flowers peeping out for a breath of air. All this beauty . . . but no God.” While visiting several different tribes, she saw the first church building in course of construc­ tion in a small village. In another place, she witnessed the first Christian wed­ ding in a church in Mada, a real tri­ umph for Christ. A blind Christian of the Tera tribe recently returned from the Kano School for the Blind, reading the Braille Bible in Hausa—a thing so wonderful that*even the chief came to the church to see if the report were true. At Zambuk, a baby clinic opened with the nurse in charge weighing seventeen little chocolate drops in the bright new scales with pagan mothers looking on, and needing to be taught how to care for their little ones properly. One mother had lost fourteen babies through follow­ ing pagan practices! Gerry drove home in a dilapidated truck with badly ad­ justed steering wheel, without brakes or lights, which more than once acted like a top spinning on a glass showcase. Who said sissies were fit to be missionaries? Gerry declares: “ Nevertheless we cried unto the God of the impossible, and He brought us safely home. Perhaps some of you in the homeland were praying at that very hour.” Biola Babies Born to Ray Eugene, B.Th. ’41 and Edna Kraft-Crow ’42, a son, Kenneth Eugene, Oct. 15th, at Inglewood, Calif. • To John and Nadine Simons-Gillespie, both of the class of ’40, a son, James Timothy, Nov. 3rd, at Anchorage, Alas­ ka. • To Elwood and Mary Frances Hixon-Foy ’34, a d a u g h t e r , Joan France?, Jan. 9th, at Escondido, Calif. T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S

“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me” (Mai. 3:1).

one thousand people were present, among them being the leading Buddhist and Shinto priests who sat on the platform. Following the message there was a time given to answering questions. The speaker was invited to hold another meeting at any time.’ Pray the Lord to thrust forth many missionaries. John W. Falconer ’24, long in the service of the Victory Service Club at 226 S. Main St., Los Angeles, has moved to 1401 Roosevelt Ave., National City, Calif. He is the new pastor of the Roosevelt Avenue Baptist Church. Alicia DeLeon ’47, Aptdo. 2975, Mex­ ico City, is living with her mother and grandmother, who are in charge of the Protestant Missionary Home in that city. At present Alicia is on a little trip, visiting Marjorie MacMillan, who has been working with the Wycliffe Bible Translators for several years. Valentine ’27 and Mrs. Cloud are ac­ tively engaged in evangelistic work with a schedule for 1948 covering eastern and western states and Canada. Mrs. Cloud, is a talented musician who plays a number of instruments effectively, and sings the gospel as she travels with her husband. They ar.e working in connec­ tion with the American Revival Cam­ paign, Inc., and may be reached at Box 6, Glendale, Calif. David J. ’22 and Agnes Kleinsasser, ’21 Box 1115, Bakersfield, Calif., are sounding forth the gospel mesage over stations KAFY, 1490 k.c., Bakersfield, every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and over KRDU, 1130 k.c., Dinuba, at 2:30 p.m. For the past three years they have pro­ vided the financial support for mission­ aries in Argentina, S.A. They are in the battle for the Lord and ask our prayers for the furtherance of this work. University League Life, supervised by Vernon V. ’13 and Margaret Horton- Morgan has several comments on Biola Family Circle members which are of in­ terest: “Newest on the list of married people is the one-time Barbara Jean Flory, who went to Wisconsin to visit her fiance, but decided to become Mrs. Russell H. Reed at Madison on the 26th of August. On June 21st Betty Bums ’45

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