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dren have accepted a call to the Lake City Church, Lawndale and Alameda, Tacoma 99, Wash. Lowell and Marie have done a magnificent work among the young people especially, in the Mon- tecito Park Union Church where they took over a small church on Avenue 43, in 1941. They leave a fine group of build ings free from all debt. The membership of the church and the Sunday school at tendance has been doubled many times during their 13 y 2 years labor in this district. Lowell was an influential mem ber of a number of missionary organi zations, took an interest in the General Hospital work, Child Evangelism work and was a teacher in the Evening School of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. George C. Van Dusen ’20, field director of the A IM in the Belgian Congo an nounces that the work there continues to grow and responsibilities grow heavier. The African situation is no brighter, how ever there is a steady spiritual growth in the church and amongst her leaders. God continues to give souls and we covet prayer as special emphasis is given to Bible study to strengthen the believers. Edith Harris ’ 16, veteran missionary under the A IM at Kericho, Kenya Col ony» E. Africa, tells of a fire probably of incendiary origin destroying all the buildings at a Christian industrial school where she had sent her adopted son (Andrew ) to learn a trade. His building was the only one untouched by the fire! Edith was very ill at the holiday season but is now praising the Lord for a full recovery. Clarence ’49 and Marianne Nieuwsma ’48, write from Manila, P.I., giving the testimony of a young Filipino: “ For sev eral years I have been searching for the Saviour. I have read the Bible for over a year but no one has explained the way to heaven to me. Tonight I have found Christ and you have shown me the way to heaven.” One of the men aboard the Boxer aircraft carrier states: “ God is sending revival to our ship. The Christians are getting on fire for the Lord; in the past two weeks 20 fellows have been saved.” Rachel Ruth Zoschke ’52 S.M.M., Sol diers and Gospel Mission of S.A., Casalia 507, Temuco, Chili, tells of tent evange lism and vacation Bible schools held in out-of-the-way places during the warm weather season. “Each night,” says Rachel, “ broad-faced Mapuches pass softly through the tent doors to hear of Christ’s love in their own language. I vigorously pump a little hand organ which is heavenly music to them.” Andrew J. Johnson ’ l l , one of the earliest of B io l a ’ s family having been a student years before the present build ing was erected, has sold his well-equipped printing plant in Eagle Rock to one of the men who has been in his employ for a number of years, Mr. Kay. Old-timers recall that Andy’s favorite Scripture verse was 2 Cor. 5:11, “ Knowing therefore the
terror of the Lord, we persuade men.” Actively engaged in Christian work, he has been a persistent printer and dissemi nator of Christian literature, tracts and Gospels, having sent gifts of thousands of Spanish Gospels of John to the land below the border. While he has retired from active business we know he will find an open field for Christian work wherever he goes. Harold ’29 and Jane Amstutz ’32, work ing under the A IM in the Belgian Congo have just finished the translation of John R. Rice’s tract, What Must I Do To Be Saved? into the Bangala dialect. They have notified Mr. Rice that they can use 25,000 in their work among this tribe, distributing them among the natives work ing in the mines, camps, small towns and bush stations. Pray for this great, and possibly last, effort to get the way of salvation into the hands of a needy people. Briefettes Dennis Holliday ’43, recent pastor of the Waynesboro (Pa.) Brethren Church has been called to the pastorate of the First Church of Compton, Calif. Recent missionary speakers at the Bible Baptist Church, Morrison, 111. (Arthur Houk ’50, pastor), included Herman ’51 and Margo Johnson-Matson ’50, missionaries to Vene zuela under the Evangelical Free Church, and Jacquelin Jenkins ’53, an accepted candidate chosen to work in Japan under the Far Eastern Gospel Crusade. Joan Gill ’54, S.M.M. of Montana is an ac cepted candidate by the Ceylon and India General Mission. Wedded in Tacoma, Wash., May 21, were Dolores Hagbro ’51 _to Harold Edward Pratt. Dolores is super intendent of the primary department of her Sunday school. Lucy Radford ’26, en joyed a short visit among old friends in Los Angeles. She has given nursing care to one patient for seven years, but re signed for a rest, and is now living at 702 Spadina Ave., Toronto 4, Ont., Can. Minnie Lou Lovett ’49, working with Central American Mission, has completed language study; she is now in Honduras where she will work in a school for the present. David E. ’43, and Evelyn Russell- Hamm ’42, and children have returned to the work of the Soldiers and Gospel Mission in Chile where they begin their second term. Their field is radio and tent evangelism. As a reminder to pray, Bill, Marjorie ’39 and Kathy Nyman ad vise they are again in their Aztec vil lage with the Wycliffe Bible Translators. Stork Express Mention is made that the Stork Express has been busy making deliveries of bun dles of joy to: Robert and Kay Jackson- Pitsenberger ’53, 2714 S. 56th St., Tacoma, Wash., Victoria Ann, Aug. 15; Wallace and Thelma Ragsdale-Brown ’35, ’43, Box 714, Hazard, Ky., Dwight Timothy, May 16; Paul ’51 and Nann (Rolph ’52) Tan ner, Sharon Rose, Feb. 7; Roy and Mar garet Olson-Leach, 8111 E. Cole St., Downey, Calif., Bruce Jeffrey, June 15.
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Joe ’40 and Gene Copeland ’41, working in Korea under the Pocket Testament League relate the story of the invasion of two PTL teams with sound trucks and PA systems covering the front-line area right up to the “ demilitarized zone,” holding meetings there and leaving more than 250 thousand Gospels of John with these men living in bunkers, foxholes and rear areas all along this dormant battle line which fairly bristles with weapons of defense, waiting for what? Nobody knows. We like to feel that the PTL has left with them a different kind of weapon and ammunition for another kind of warfare. Plans are under way for entering For mosa, scattering the Word of God. Mary Bishop ’25, working with her father, the Rev. A. E. Bishop, for many years in Guatemala, has, since his death in December 1947, been associated with the Child Evangelism Fellowship, working fruitfully among Spanish-speaking chil dren. The past year has seen the de cisions of more than 500 children from the open-air meetings alone; of the 120 classes taught, 191 little ones manifested their need of a Saviour and have made decisions to that effect. Mary is now holding open-air classes five days a week. Norman and Florence Allensworth ’42, ’45, P.O. Box 802, Bangkok, Thailand, write: “W e were so privileged and happy to have Dr. Talbot with us for a few short hours, and then he was off to the airport and India. Missions here were deeply disappointed that he couldn’t stay and minister to them. How we do praise God that He challenged us by Dr. Talbot . . . As a boat mission this surely is the greatest field of opportunity to make Christ known. The seed planted must be watered by prayer . . . Prayer is the need of the hour.” Rolland Myer ’39, R. 4, Box 147, Stock- ton, Calif., truly a voice out of the past, has pastored a number of churches in California, and states God has led him into evangelistic work where he has found a fruitful field of service. Mrs. Myer was Roberta Jean Gilgert, a former student at B io l a . They have five children: Daniel (14), who plays the trumpet and assists his father who also uses the trumpet in his work, David (12), trumpeter; Donald (9), and Conita Darlene (7), vocal solo ists and Dickie Dale (3), who is musical ly inclined. The children are fitting themselves to assist their father who serves unchurched areas. Lowell C. Wendt ’40, Mrs. Wendt (Marie Gunther ’40) and their two chil
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