Music faculty members Ray Lutke (I.) and Jack Schwarz (r. foreground) participated with students in recent music seminar.
is fascinating to see the reality of prayer around the world. Unquestionably, one of the great examples of a praying church is to be found in the land of Korea. Here are some of the strongest and fastest growing churches in Asia. The ranks of Christians have dou bled in membership every decade since 1904. By the grace of God we expect to double again from 1970 to 1980. Here is a church that was born in difficulty and great struggle. When the Gospel went to Korea there was a very poor reception. The first missionary was killed the day he arrived. He went ashore with an armload of Chinese Bibles and was clubbed to death before he could get on the land. Back home in England a leader of the Bible society observed with admir ation his zeal and devotion, but regretted that he had attempted a work among a people so unprom ising. These Koreans were not un promising to God. Page 15
God just the leftovers. It is not how much we have but how well we give. You see, the strength of the church lies not in its material pos sessions, but in its spiritual life. There are real lessons in faith that we can learn from the younger churches. Remember, Christ gave everything to us. God so loved the world that He gave the very best He had. How much do you love? How much have you given that others might know God as you know Him? How much more can you do and when will you begin? Prayer Around the World Despite what some would tell you, the Church of Christ is today more broadly planted and deeply rooted among more people than ever before. Christians are praying in every major language of the earth. No matter how many lan guages a person knows, there are two things he will do in his mother tongue. The first is to pray and the other is to count his money. It
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