duced literally thousands of peo ple who have been prepared for the ministry and used of God in leadership for the church. The ministries of our hospitals and dispensaries have cared for more than 1,200,000 consultations. These not only meet the physical requirements of people, but also their spiritual needs. We have 12 hospitals in the areas where we serve in Africa. There are more than 70 dispensaries together with 19 doctors and 50 missionary nurses. They in turn have trained a great host of Africans as nurses so that these may carry on this ministry. When our missionary, Austin Paul, came home on his last fur lough, after spending nearly 40 years in Africa, he was very weak of body. His wife died during the time of their furlough. We won dered whether Brother Paul would be able to go back. Yet he was determined and wanted to launch the ground-work for the coming of Jack Wyrtzen and other Amer ican evangelists. He was permitted to return knowing how great the needs were. He found himself hav ing to go to bed with an illness, yet he pressed on until one day the Lord took him. He was thrilled to the very depths of his soul with the way Cod was blessing in prep aration for the crusades. His heart and soul was all for the spiritual needs of Africa. While he never lived to see the coming of God's servants he saw the results through the eye of faith! I stood by the grave side of Austin Paul on one occasion. It was simple with a small headstone which was made of a rock. He was true to his Lord to the end, and gave the work
to provide these programs. This is free time given to us as a mission. The government has also invited us to participate with them in tele casts to present the Gospel. Ob viously we are accepting this op portunity as well. With the help of the Lord we are also launching a new program seeking to prepare telecasts which might be used in any African country throughout the entire continent. Pray together with us that this might be accom plished to the glory of the Lord. We also have an "epoch of op portunity" in the area of educa tional work. Each day we have the privilege of ministering to 80,000 people in our classrooms. You may be sure that the Bible is a vital part of the curriculum. Consecu tive studies from the Word are presented day-by-day. As a result God has worked within many hearts. More than 90 per cent of those in the Congo have come to Christ as a result of the ministry of the Scriptures within our schools. The vice-president of Kenya is one who attended our school in Ken ya. He is a member of the Africa Inland Church as well, and an out standing Christian. Six of the cab inet of the President are born-again Christians. Also, over 50 within the pari iament are those who know the Lord in a very intimate manner. The man who was ambassador from Uganda to the United States a few years ago was one who had been taught in the classrooms of the Africa Inland Mission. Today he is the ambassador to Great Britain. What a joy to see this fruit being used in the harvest. We have 10 Bible schools, and two seminaries. These are the very backbone of our work. They pro
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