and it is difficult to see how the U.N. could bring unity to the Congo when they are divided! The Oriental and Kivu provinces are closed to missionary work. The Amer ican Consul will not allow any Amer ican missionaries to return. Now unless the Lord performs a miracle, it is very doubtful that we will be able to get back into the Kivu and Oriental prov inces where Communism is in com mand. Recent history gives us to know that when the communists enter, they do not leave. If they cannot take over the entire country, they will take part of it. It looks as if we have another Korea in this instance. It even seems similar to the overthrow of the Provin cial Chinese Government—the mission aries were forced to leave and will probably never be able to return. This is all the greater reason why a strong indigenous church should be built, so that the people can carry on the min istry of the Gospel. Mr. Sanders, we must emphasize the fact that this is no time for discourage ment for we have many missionaries on the field and they need our prayers and sufficient support. The Gospel is the only thing that will hinder the on slaught of Communism. Many opportu nities of missionary endeavor still exist and we should buy up these opportu nities to get the Faith to the people before the doors are closed for Missions! 5
given forty years of excellent care and treatment by American missionaries, show resentment? Why would they go along with the police or perhaps com munist inspired riots? There are a number of reasons that could be given for such questions. But the first and most difficult to withstand is that all of the people around the Mission Station are not Christians. You can go just half a mile off our Station and come to the most pagan village that could be found in the heart of Africa. When a missionary moves into an area, and other missionaries join him to establish their Mission Station, the people know that there are going to be schools and along with the schools there must be buildings — and along with the buildings there must be work and the people want to work. They want the money and will, in many instances, though not in all, take on the form of Christianity. They hope to ob tain the benefits knowing that the mis sionaries are not going to choose the non-Christian workers if Christian workers can be secured; so they fall in line. There are problems in Africa that are not different from those in the United States. When you ask about the future of that land, it is very uncertain as you can imagine. It is divided pro-Western and pro-Communist. The U.N. is divid ed, pro-Western and pro-Communist
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