Dorothy L. Gruber ’39 sailed March 20th for her second term of missionary service in Lohaghat, Almora Dist., U.P., India, conscious, she says, that the hand of the Lord is upon her for His service. Phyllis Bapple ’47, formerly on the editorial staff of the King’s Business, but now working among the Dinkas, a tribe of over a million people in the Sudan, says they are steeped in spirit worship and are hard to reach with the gospel. She has been working in the office at Khartoum, but following a short vacation will be transferred to active work on the field at Abaiyat. The Lord has answered prayer and they are ex pecting to have a medical doctor work ing with them in the near future. Jim ’44 and Viola Bogue-Halbert ’45 relate an exciting trip through jungle grass higher than their automobiles, hundreds of miles of washboard roads, over fallen trees, holes, gulleys, ditches and ant hills as hard as rocks which almost scraped the bottom of the car! At the end of a perilous trip they found a mission station beautiful for situation, and a house all whitewashed and clean as a token of their welcome to a needy field! The Washer Quartet, Dal ’48, Kay, Luann and Denny, writing from Souma, Algeria, N. Africa, tell of eight charcoal black faces peering at them through the window of their home, Luann being the drawing card. She is learning the lan guage and plays the native games with the children. The chief attends their meetings and is proud to bring his own phonograph and have one of his men operate it when possible. These people readily admit they are sinners, but seem to feel no sense of guilt. George H. ’18, and Gladys Gibson- EkdahJ ’19, introduce to us their new city of Sucre, Bolivia, the former capital of Bolivia, but still so in name only, as the actual seat of government has been moved to LaPaz. Sucre is noted for its culture, the university there having been founded in 1624. They have opened a Spanish mission in a suburban area at San Pablo where very few have had any gospel services and are very ignorant of the true Word of God. They make men tion of some tragic incidents, but through them God speaks to hearts. They say, “ Continue to pray.” Claude Pearson ’21, relates being un able to board one Japanese ship in our harbor, but he did find three sailors who were from the ship. He invited them to take an auto trip about the city and while traveling with them explained the way to salvation. They accepted Christ as Saviour, and shortly after met two other men from their ship, one of whom was a Christian. Claude had the joy of taking them to his home where Sylvia (Fox) ’22, served a home-cooked meal. He says, “ Praise God for the founda tion prepared (humanly speaking) by General MacArthur in the Orient.” One paragraph from a letter from Page Eighteen
Helen Honeyman ’19, is now Mrs. Joseph Hogan, 922 President St., Brook lyn, N. Y. Helen was soloist for Dr. Torrey, and her father, R. M. Honey- man, was closely associated with Dr. Torrey in the Montrose Bible Confer ence work. He, at 88, is still carrying a Christian Fellowship Service from his home, 224 Jacoby St., Norristown, Pa., a work of faith which God has blessed. Pauline Fraas ’15, Box 66, Butembo, Belgian Congo, writes of the unrest among the natives, some of whom are professing Christians. She reports two recent conversions, and of one older convert who is seriously considering taking a public stand through baptism. Jake ’26, and Freda Neufeld-Kliever ’30, are back in Africa, stationed now at Bozoum, having returned via the Queen Mary. They write: “We see more than ever the necessity of getting the Word out to the people to combat the errors that are being taught.” Dr. K. Owen White ’22 and ’24, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., was moderator of a group of pastors who ordained to the ministry his own son, Stanley Owen White. Stanley is a third year ministerial student at Baylor Uni versity, and pastor of the Harmony Baptist Church, Palestine, Texas. Helen Yeths-Rich ’26, is in the homeland fol lowing an . extended trip to Germany where she obtained a number of gospel transcriptions for use in the foreign language division of radio station HCJB, Quito, Ecuador. Evelyn Fuqua ’46, through the medium of the Brethren Missionary Herald, says, “We need a new vision of the importance of getting the Word of God into the hearts of the boys and girls,” as she tells of the death of two children through automobile accidents. Wedding Bells June again brought many brides and bride grooms who are, or have been, Biola students. Below is a partial list compiled from the bulletin board in Lyman Stewart Hall. The Easter wed ding was Jack Dixon-Donna Beeler and Basil Cost°risan-Betty Beeler; March 23rd; First Brethren Church, Los Angeles. June 2nd: Mahlon McCourry - Martha Pearce; Evangelical Free Church, Los Angeles. John Edward Juntunen- Marjorie May Clement: Community Baptist Church, King City, Calif. June 6th: Paul August Tanner, Jr.-Nancy Margaret Rolph; Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles. June 8th: Leo James Classen-Zarita Frances Miller: Calvary Baptist Tabernacle, Compton, Calif. Joseph Mel- nikoff-Norma Fletcher: First Methodist Church, Lynwood, Calif. Milton Chester Grover-Ruth Marion Hiteshew; Evangelical Free Church, Los Angeles. June 15th: Evan A. Joy-Alice Vera Liebman: First Baptist Church, Burbank, Calif. June 16th: Harold Friesen-Phyllis Marie Carlson; Evangelical Free Church, Los Angeles. Eugene Emil Loos-Betty Jean Hall: Scofield Memorial Church, Dallas, Texas. William Arnold McNeill- Helen Roberta McCleery; Oakwood Baptist Church, Toronto, Canada. June 17th; Ervin Lee Jenkins- Eula May Jones; First Baptist Church, Yuba City, Calif. June 22nd: Everett Lane Bradford- Dona May Budvarson; College Ave. Baptist Church, San Diego, Calif. Max A. Williams-Judy Irene Schlange; First Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif. July 1st: William Robert Mudra- Ardis Claire Anthony; Grace Brethren Church, Garvey, Calif. Biola Babies Steven Ernest, to Ernie and Lois Schroeder, April 8 ; Daniel John , to Ray and Betty Christo- pherson , April 25; Robin Annette , to Leonard and Imogene Booker, May 12; Janet Louise, to Paul and Marion Kirk, May 16; Betty Joy, to Al and Shirley Kaders , May 25. T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
“He went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him” (Luke 8:39).
Al and Evelyn Classen ’46, Igbaja via Ilorin, W. Africa, gives a bird’s-eye view of their work under the S.I.M.: “ Some go trekking . . . out into the bush preaching; others are in offices . . . still others in medical work, telling about the Lord as they try to soothe their pains. Another, . . . teaching the Word of God to those who will be pastors, evangelists and teachers of the African church. It is to this work the Lord has called us.” Janet Vllman ’47, Gashua via Nguru, N. Nigeria, Br. W. Africa, and her co worker, Florene Dirks ’43, hiked out to a village. At the first compound there was a blind man who, in spite of his blindness, was weaving a sleeping mat. She found him lonely and forlorn, but ready to listen to the glad news which he said he had never heard before. One week later Janet returned and found him ready to receive the Lord Jesus into his heart. Bray for Gambo that the Lord will enable him to stand true in the face of ridicule he is sure to meet. Many in this field need our prayers. Geraldine Hinote ’32, P.G. ’33, Melut, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Africa, is teach ing in a school for the Dinkas. The first class is Bible study. In the English classes the boys have a difficult time learning our alphabet and words as their tribal marking requires the removal of four to six of their lower front teeth. They study also writing and arithmetic which everyone loves! But they find it bard to master. Donald D. and Faith Hoilingsworth- Tumer ’21, broadcasting Bible lessons over radio station HCJB at Quito, Ecuador, have had a tremendous re sponse to their messages. Of the nine languages used by transcription, more than 5,000 letters have come in request ing counsel as to how to be saved. One young man in Spain has finished all courses to date and writes: “ God is blessing me greatly as I study . . . I feel the responsibility of dedicating my self to the work and service of Christ.”
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