present and former students. Port land, Salem, Albany, Keizer were all represented, and a fine time of fellow ship was enjoyed around the picnic dinner table at beautiful Silver Lake Falls. Afterwards they attended Da vid Hamm's church at Keizer for the evening service. The Wendt Brothers, Lyman ’34, pastor of Calvary Church at Santa Ana, Lester ’34, pastor of Winnetka Community Church at Canoga Park, and Lowell ’40, pastor of Montecito Park Union Church of Los Angeles, have recently enjoyed a pleasant va cation trip through the Navajo Indian reservation where they participated in a Bible Conference. In addition, they had side trips into the Ice Caves, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Cliff Dwellers area, and the Grand Canyon. What a beautiful sight to see three brothers walking together on the King’s Highway—all serving the Lord and winning precious souls! Albert C. Fuller, former student, is living in Forest Grove, Ore., where he has organized the First Baptist Church. The work is being prospered of God, and, having outgrown their present quarters, they are putting on an ex pansion program to raise about $10,- 000.00 to provide adequate room for their regular worship services and the Sunday school. A. T. and Mrs. Olson (Adina M. Ber gen ’31), Box 7, Kafanchan, Nigeria, West Africa, are encouraged in their work because of many precious souls who approach them for help in the Christian life. Three young men came recently and went away happy in the Lord. The natives are building and paying for a new church. Maude Miller T7, has been spend ing her vacation among old friends at Biola. ^Immediately following her graduation, Maude was called to work among the Navajo Indians at Ganado, Ariz. Twelve years she spent on this field, and then was called to work among the Spanish Americans in Me- naul School at Albuquerque, N. Mex. It has been her joy to see some of her pupils launch out into definite Chris tian work. Alvin T. ’36 and Mrs. Lewis (Minnie Wallace ’35) and their two children 17
" One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4).
The current issue of The Sunday School World, official organ of the American Sunday School Union, an nounces that their new expositor of the Sunday School lessons is Dr. Ev erett F. Harrison, former student of Biola, and brother of Marjorie Harri son ’23, and Frances Harrison ’23 and P.G. ’27. It may be added that the happy father of this energetic evan gelical family is the nationally known Dr. Norman B. Harrison of Minneap olis. Gladys Bowman, Biola student and illustrator of the Object Lessons in The King's Business, is working in D.V.B.S. with Miss Warner and a com pany of Biola students and graduates under the Lockman Foundation in Orange County. There are about forty girls in the group and they are living in regulation army tents with wood en floors, located near Brea, from which they go out daily to Torrance, Garden Grove, San Gabriel, Orange and Whittier. Mr. Lockman recently took the entire group on a pleasure trip to Catalina. George and Grace (Pietsch) Tobel- mann, former students at Biola, and their daughter Janet Marie have re turned to Seldovia, Alaska. George is to fly to Nome to assist in the con struction of a chapel building while the weather is suitable. Mr. and Mrs. Loveless and their three small chil dren occupy this station. Their last word is an earnest plea for prayer. Mabel Jordan ’20, who has served the Lord in Siam for a number of years under the Presbyterian Board, is brushing up in Biola summer school and renewing the fellowships of for mer years. Daniel ’30 and Esther (Suderman ’31) Berg, 3106 Washington Blvd., Chi cago 12, 111., are attending the North ern Baptist Seminary, fitting them selves for a greater service for the Lord. They have published a booklet of original songs entitled “Looking to Victory,” which also includes the family picture. Frances Thiesen writes of a delight ful Biola Fellowship reunion in Dal las, Ore., attended by twenty-three
Eldon '38 and Mrs. Johnson (Opal Sherler ’37) who live at 414 W. 115th Place, are enjoying their furlough in Los Angeles. Eldon has gained thirty pounds during the few months they have been in the States. Both are looking forward to deputational work for the Bolivian Indian Mission, which will begin very soon. Marguerite Lofthus and her sister Esther (Lofthus) Hamre, both of the class of '28, have been singing over KXLA for the Lutheran Gospel Hour, which is heard Sunday at 5:00 p. m. They may be heard over KGER Satur day morning at 9:30 when the World Prayer Fellowship is presented. Elden ’24 and Mrs. Whipple ’29 re quest the prayers of friends for wis dom for the handling of the new work which they have been asked to as sume temporarily, the secretaryship of the China Inland Mission for the Pacific Northwest District with head quarters at 1646 Eleventh Ave. West, Vancouver, B. C. Arthur and Mrs. Bakker (Mary Lou ise Bushnell ’40) Casa Evangelica, Malaga, Santander, Colombia, S. A., are faced with problems resulting from recent elections in Colombia and Venezuela which may effect drastic changes in evangelical missionary work in these Catholic countries. Their letter stresses the need of prayer for these darkened lands where people are murdered for their political or religious affiliations. Ray ’34, ’36 and Sophie de la Haye (Witter ’36, ’37) Tibiri via Maradi, via Katsina, Nigeria, have received three appeals in the last three months to work among several different groups of Mohammedans. In nineteen years there has not come such a definite and earnest call to preach the Gospel to the Moslems. The first to answer the dall was a faithful native gard ener, Barmo, who said “Here am I, send me.” He has been recommend ed to the post by the elders. The peo ple who dwell in this district are a little-known African tribe, the Tau- regs, meaning ‘‘The forgotten of God.” Remember this need in your prayers. OCTOBER, 1946
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