are on their way back to the field in Venezuela after a summer spent in study at Westmont College, now lo cated in Santa Barbara, Calif. They expect to fly from an eastern point on Sept. 8. Marion Cribbs ’45, Oicha, Congo Beige, Africa, writes that the Lord has truly granted her the desire of her heart in the work in which she is now engaged—nursing in the homeland is fascinating but it cannot be compared to her present assignment! Mattresses •there are broad banana leaves which may or may not be covered with a mat, but the Africa Inland Mission does provide a blanket for a cover ing. Under the beds are bunches of bananas, vegetable roots, clay pots and pans, and the family mattress of leaves. It is the custom for the en tire family to move into the sickroom and sleep under the bed of the pa tient at night. EUa Berg '45 is on her way to New York from which point she will fly to her work under the Comite Central Mennonita. Friends may address her at 25 de Noviembre No. 371, Asuncion, Paraguay, S. A. Bill Lewis, ’39 is rejoicing in the speedy recovery of his wife, Barbara, following a surgical operation. Bill recently gave a short report of his work under the Kentucky Mountain Mission in the vicinity of Annville. Following his message a friend sug gested prayer that a jeep should be provided to assist Bill in getting to the many schools in this mountainous district. The Lord answered this pe tition speedily. Then Bill’s house was set on fire by a stroke of lightning. Two men living across the creek saw the smoke and flames, and after working half an hour were able to save the home. A heavy rain pre served the roof. Hilda Riffel ’32, obliged to return home from China during the war, found an open door of service as field director for the Child Evangelism Fel lowship, reaching boys and girls in America with the Gospel while wait ing her call from the China Inland Mission to return to the field to which God had called her. The experience gained in the children’s work in the homeland has given her an even greater love for the Chinese children and she is returning shortly to China with a great burden on her heart to reach boys and girls with the Gospel. The Sunday School Missionary, of ficial organ of the American Sunday School Union, mentions several Biola graduates doing notable work in dif ficult and out-of-the-way places. J. H. Koehler ’21 is working in the sand hills of Nebraska, establishing Sun day schools in the neglected districts. Families drive as far as eighteen miles to bring their children under 18
A Letter from Gerry Hamlett, *42, from Tawari - in - the - Bush, Sudan. "Let’s pretend that you were with me on the journey from Minna mission station in the bush where I am temporarily teaching school in the Hausa language. “The first one hundred miles were made in a Nigerian train. The end of the railroad line brought us to the Niger, the ninth largest river in the world. It was here we camped for the night, setting up our camp cots and mosquito nets on the bank. We had constant and inquisitive visitors, for this location turned out to be the public bathhouse! The next morning we hired a ¿anoe and three natives to take us the next one hundred miles down the Niger. The canoe was about forty feet long, rounded out from one piece of mahogany. We visited various tribes along the shore. Oh, the heartache of seeing these people untouched by the Gospel! Some speak a language that no missionary has ever learned. This is Satan’s ter ritory, all because of the sel fishness of Christians in America. The young people at home do not know what they are missing by refusing to obey the Lord. How often we hold on to our little jobs when all the time God is extending to us the greatest vo cation on earth! “The last twenty-five miles were made by bicycle, in the moonlight, through a dense trop ical growth. It was a bit of para dise come down to earth. The only drawback was the stifling heat of the steaming jungle. It was April, the hottest month in Africa. After fourteen miles we rested under a mango tree. Hav ing no food, we longed for some of its fruit, but it was beyond our reach. And then out of “no where” came a stiff wind. A half dozen mangoes dropped at our feet. Oh, what a humbling ex perience! All my life I had heard how God fed the Israelites in the wilderness, but now my eyes have seen His power. Yes, we felt humbled that God, the In finite, should so minutely con cern Himself with us who were but lumps of clay, so similar to the very earth upon which we were lying. As I looked up into the starry heavens, I realized afresh that there is nothing God will not do for us, if we but touch not the glory. There on the hard ground, I dedicated my self anew to Him.”
Gerry Hamlett and One of H er Black Babies the influence of the Gospel. Walter Dawson, former student, writes of the effective interest of a Christian school teacher who called his attention to the need in her district. It was a place where Mr. Dawson had long desired to establish a work, but there was little material for leadership to carry on the work. God worked there in a very real way, and the whole com munity was blessed and refreshed in its spiritual life. Russell Hensley ’37 found a profitable field of service in Nevada, where the younger genera tion were eager to revive the Young People’s Bible Conferences. About sixty young men and young women attended the winter conference. Thir ty-six surrendered their lives for Christian service. C. H. Charlton, su perintendent of the American Sunday School Union, led the vesper service at which these decisions were made. Albert H. and Mrs. Schroeder (Sarah Lindsay ’26, P.G. ’29), Box 484, Leon, Iowa, write of their two charges, Pres byterian churches, at Leon, and Gar den Grove. Having been without a pastor for some time, these two churches are numerically and spiritu ally at a low state. Prayer is solicited for a revival of interest in this dis trict. Born To Peter and Mrs. Becker (Gertrude Schroeder) both of the class of ’39, a daughter, Mary Esther, July 9, at Sa lem, Ore. To Edward L. ’40 and Mrs. Nash, a son, James David, July 7, at Los An geles, Calif. To Ambrose and Mrs. McMahon (Mary Jo Aiton) both of the class of ’43, a son, Norman Lee, April 11, at Phoenix, Ariz. . To Arvid ’39 and Mrs. Carlson, a daughter, Pamela Gail, June 6. The family are living at 268 W. Providen- cia Ave., Burbank, Calif. T HE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
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