this fold,” the great longing that utterance might be given in the lan guage of the people—yes, these were part of being a pioneer missionary. Yet the weary body and mind, the trials and discomforts, the failures along the way—these were not the essentials of a pioneer missionary. Rather the aching heart and the consuming love for Him, ah yes, this was it!
This is being a pioneer mission ary? The earnest desire to preach the Gospel in the regions beyond where Christ had not been named, to seek the other sheep “which are not of
as we took time to praise Him for such blessings. THIS IS BEING A PIONEER MISSIONARY? Yes! It means a constant, daily, moment-by-moment experience of the Lord’s nearness, of His sufficiency, grace and strength, and of His multi tudinous blessings. This is the great er part of the “ hundredfold” which the Lord promised to those who left all to follow Him; the surely-prom ised, long-awaited, and much-yeam- ed-for harvest of precious s oul s which lies ahead will be its fulness. It was heartbreaking to travel all day with lost Indians, helpless to tell them the Good News because we were not yet able to speak their language. Moreover, one had sense of personal failure when, weary in mind and body and ready to drop exhausted into bed, he realized that time with the Lord and His Word, and inter cession for others, had been sadly neglected during the day.
"SO THIS IS BEING A PIONEER MISSIONARY!"
We mused as in the darkness before sleep came, we again found time for meditation and reflective thought.
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BIOLA’S 36th Annual MISSIONARY CONFERENCE March 8-13, 1965 Biola Campus, 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada, California
SHEEP Soloist
100 missionaries—50 colorful missionary booths
Featured, Speakers:
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Norman Nelson
Dr. Eric Fife
Dr. Kenneth Strachan
Rev. Jim Cook
Men’s Missionary Breakfast—Monday, March 8, 6:30 a.m. Special Youth Night—Friday, March 12, 7:00 Missionary Banquet—Saturday, March 13, 6:30 Pastor and Missionary Seminars
CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS!
FEBRUARY, 1965
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