Boundiali, Cote d’Ivoire, Afrique Oc cidentale Française.” Prof. Oran Smith, head of the Missions Depart ment at Biola, has returned to his work following a serious automobile accident in which his car was demol ished . . . Biola faculty and students ex press sympathy to the family of Hildegarde Foerster who recently went to be with the Lord, which is far better. Accepted candidates for the mission field, Ula Smith ’48, and Camilla Drake ’48, both employed in the Biola Business office, are mak- ifig preparation to go to Alaska under the Conserva tive B ap tis t Mission Board ; Fred ’50, and Mrs. Acord will work under the Sudan Interior Mis sion, and are cu r ren tly study ing Arabic under Dr. Charles L. Fein- berg; Harry ’49 and Alma Classen- Bascom ’47, will go to Venezuela under the Orinoco River Mission ; Francis B. ’50 and Mrs. Dawson (Jane Cline), a former student, are awaiting orders from the Wycliffe Bible Translators to work in Peru, Venezuela, or Mex ico; Jim ’47 and Julia Scow-McNutt ’48 are now teaching and evangeliz ing in Belem, Brazil, under the Un evangelized Fields Mission; Joan Bar ber ’50, will work in South America under the Conservative Baptist For eign Mission Society, and Robert and Alta (White ’44) Van Landingham will work under the same board in India, D.V. These new candidates will appreciate your prayers. John R. Charlton ’46 has been extended a call to become pastor of the Bible Presby terian Church newly established at L ou isv ille , Ky. A r th u r and Anna Myrick-Ramey ’48, have organized a fundam ental testim ony in an un churched community in N. San Juan, Calif. They have a charter member ship of 18 persons, and souls are being saved under their ministry. Julius Raplee ’24 is director of personal work in the Times Square branch of the Christian Business Men’s Victory Center for Servicemen. There have been about 20,000 decisions, and men from the service frequently come in to give their testimony. Some of these are now in Christian work. Abraham 20, and Nell Hedrick-Willems ’21 have moved to Fresno, where Mr. Willems organized the Calvary Pres byterian Church in 1945; early last year he organized the East Belmont Community Bible Church where he is now preaching. Paul T. Coulombe ’40 is now song leader, soloist and per sonal worker with Evangelist Tom C. Fair. Their work along the Pacific Coast has been blessed of God. They are state evangelists for the Conserva tive Baptist Association of Oregon. T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
Don ’32, Doris and David Hillis, Chalisgaon, E. Khandesh, India, write that they wish us all to know how much they appreciate our intercession in behalf' of their service in a very needy field. Their work is growing and they now have two young women helpers who have a blessed ministry among the women and children, and in the correspondence school program with over 5,000 enrollees. Prayer is asked for health and strength for “Mother and Dad Hillis” through whom we hear of the activities of their twin sons, Don and Dick. Tire less laborers have been the Hillis fam ily since the founding of the work of the Bible Institute.
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“ What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” ( Psa . 56:3). tioned was that at least they knew where all the children were! Aron ’31 and Kathryn Louthan- Jantzen ’30, ’31, Champa, M.P., India, report a shortage of food (rice) in their district and the high price charged for such quantities as they are able to buy. Aron, in despera tion, wired the Nagpur officials and they arranged for a supply sufficient to last one month. In spite of suffer ing and want, eighteen souls have con fessed their faith in Christ and were baptized. Six boys were also baptized that day at the Compound. Six-year- old Cynthia Rose told the Christmas story in her own way to the assem bled congregation. They add, “ The audience seemed well pleased with her poised narration; it was good training for our little missionary-to-be.” Let us remember in our daily prayers past and present stu dents of Biola who are being called into the service of our country. Biola Flashes Samuel Fisk, in Los Angeles again following extended experience as a missionary in the Philippines, and deputation work in Mexico and the United States, is taking a posi tion as teacher of Missions in the L. A. Baptist Theological Seminary at 560 S. St. Louis St. Mary Quiring ’31, 736 Pleasant St., Coalinga, Calif., is working in the . needy migrant camps in the San Joaquin Valley un der the Mennonite Central Commit tee. As Mary is a registered nurse it would not be surprising if she were called to hospital work again. James ’44 and Viola Bogue-Halbert ’45 write: “ The joy is now ours to tell you we . . . sail for Africa on the Banford on February 28th . . . and will be located at Mission Protestante,
Rev. and Mrs. Don Hillis and David Dick and Lucille Falconer-Webster ’40, Loshan, China, are uncertain of their future. All the missionaries on their station have been evacuating; they would appreciate our prayers for guidance. Lucille’s father, John W. Falconer ’24, 1427 Roosevelt Ave., National City, Calif., has word that they are still in Loshan awaiting their visas; little Dorothy has whooping cough and chicken pox. There is great political unrest throughout China. Natalie Gordon ’25, secretary to Dr. J. C. McPheeters of Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Ky., writes of a recent cold spell: “ I have been without lights, heat, food or water at some time or other, and at times, all four of them at once.” Despite hardships, she is enjoying this service for the Lord. Thelma Ragsdale-Brown ’35, ’43, Hazard, Ky., has related some of the problems connected with an epidemic o f measles in her community, when 26 of the 39 children in their Open Door Children’s Home were “ down” at one time. One happy feature men- Page Eighteen
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