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By INEZ McGAHEY Elsie Jean Utterback ’47, Santa Ana. California: “Another good check-up at City of Hope Medical center has come and gone. The doctors feel that we can make plans to return to Japan this summer. Word has just been received that recently an over heated kerosene stove in the living room of our house caught fire and the house and all contents including our furniture, books, clothing, and all personal efforts, are gone. We can say, ‘The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.’ This is a time for prayer and trust and we treasure your fellowship in this.” Mathilda Wall ’42, Congo Beige, Africa: “The dark continent of Africa is becoming light . . . millions are given a taste of knowledge by missionaries. Even though they know that in same cases independence, too soon, will be bad for them, yet they resent deeply being treated inferiors. In some areas they have had uprisings like revolutions and a number have been killed. We believe our days are few and it be hooves us to work as never before; it be hooves you who are at home to be real intercessory missionaries. Some of the burdens which we face daily are lying, stealing, adultery, and spiritual indiffer ence. These things are very common among the people, and adultery is the greatest pitfall. We would request prayer for these that their love for the Lord’s work might increase. We are having a great time going out to one of the posts once a month conducting baby clinics, examining the school, meeting people in their own environment, and giving out the Word. There are many joys as well as some discouragements in the work. The greatest joy of all is to see His children grow in grace and to see others longing to know the Lord.” Alma Kludt ’56 SMM, Bombay State, India: “These past months have been full and busy. Our annual mission conference has become history, the student teams from Yeotmal have come and gone, and the girls’ team from the Khamgaon Bible School has been here. These students have been a blessing and a help in the work here. We did a great deal of home visita tion with the girls, who were well received. We are facing a number of new responsi bilities, hopes, and opportunities. But it is wonderful to know we have strength enough in the Lord.” D o r o t h y Berndt ’55, Indo-China: “ I have taken the exam for my third section of the Lao language course and have one more section to do before tackling an un written tribal tongue. It is so encouraging to be able to teach God’s Word in Lao and to understand the chatter around me. My language teacher recently got into an earnest conversation about the Gospel. Let us pray together that soon he will make Christ his refuge. We can truly praise the Lord for the way He is influencing hearts and lives as we uphold them before His throne.”
Summer Conferences This year’s Biola Week Conference at Mount H e r m o n , August 9-16 promises to be one of the most out standing in the decade and a half that the Bible Institute of Los Angeles has been sponsoring the eight day pro gram. Featured speakers will include Drs. Louis T. Talbot, Samuel H. Sutherland, Charles L. Feinberg and Clyde M. Narramore. Music will be provided by Phil Kerr and Tony Fon- tane, with other conference staff mem bers Dr. Gordon Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Sanders and Mr. Max Williams. Each evening a special missionary emphasis will be given through guest speakers and new motion pictures produced by various well-known mis sionary organizations. There will be sessions for teenagers both mornings and evenings, with DVBS provided for boys and girls. Reservations should be made as early as possibly by writ ing directly to the Mount Hermon Conference Association, Mount Her mon, California. From Jime 20-27, BIOLA is cooper ating with the Hume Lake Conference Grounds during the High School Conference. Graduates of BIOLA on the program include Mr. Ken Poure, of the Accent on Youth Crusades, Mr. Ed Steele, director of extension for the Bible Institute, Rev. Don DeBoer, pastor of the Stanton Community Church and Mr. Jim Slevcove pastor of the Young Russian Christian Asso ciation. Bill Carle will provide the special music. Commencements Commencement activities were held at the La Mirada Campus for the first time this year, June 7th. The out-of- doors gathering was highlighted by an address by Mr. Jack Wyrtzen, director of Word of Life, New York City. Following the program, refresh ments were served and the hundreds of people who attended were invited to tour buildings now completed and under construction. An early evening evangelistic service followed with a prophetic emphasis and address by Mr. Wyrtzen. Coming Conferences While it is still some distance away, Dr. Vance Havner has notified the public relations department that he will accept an invitation to speak at a special series of campus meetings scheduled for mid-September at La Mirada. Dr. Havner will also be pre senting a series of messages on “The Bible Institute Hour.”
Radio Ministry Because of important changes in the broadcasting schedule of the Bible Institute Hour, Biola friends are asked to check the radio ad in this month’s issue very carefully for the new out lets carrying the programs. Please pray for the ministry as it is released three times each week over this large network of stations.
Dr. Chester Padgett, pastor of the Fountain Avenue Church of Holly wood (RIGHT), is one of the regular speakers on radio station KBBI, new broadcasting voice of the Bible Insti tute of Los Angeles. Pictured above, he records his theme for a daily Bible study program at 12:00 noon, entitled “Menu for Today.’ The interesting effect was recorded on the S.S. Mat- sonia. Film Department Mr. Virgil Wemmer and his staff of the Biola Film Department have been busy in the production of several new films now ready for distribution. A recent showing of the films for pas tors created a great deal of interest. One of the motion pictures, “Teleo” with Dr. Jack MacArthur, is the first in a series of productions. The Film Department has a descriptive catalog of the many stimulating productions available on a low cost rental plan. Christian Service Mr. Kenneth B. Daniels, director of BIOLA Christian Service Department, reports that the students this year have given out a total of 81,910 tracts and Scripture portions. More than 7600 Sunday school classes have been taught with over 4700 visitation calls made. More than 5,000 people were dealt with, won to Christ, or restored to fellowship.
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