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* Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfasl, unmoveable, always abounding in ihe work o} the Lord, forasmuch as ye kndw that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58).
By Mis* Helen J, White
Friends of the W. A. Hillis family will be interested to know that the remaining invalid daughter, Mary, a former Biola student, is at the Anne Morris Sanitarium, 2019 West Wash ington Blvd., Los Angeles. Greetings from her acquaintances would cheer her heart. A new missionary of the Orinoco River Mission, Venezuela, is Amy Co sand '41. We quote the following from her pen in Orinoco Outlook: “Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness . . . unto the clouds’’ (Psa. 36:5). What a treasure this verse was to my heart as the Lord brought me on my way from Bur bank, California, to Venezuela! From the time of departure on January 21, until my arrival in Venezuela four days later, the trip by Pan-American Clipper was a thrilling experience. I was indeed conscious of the Lord’s mercies and faithfulness as we flew through and above the clouds of heaven. The beauty of God’s handi work was constantly spread out be fore us as we viewed mountains, val leys, jungles, swamps, rivers, plains, and sea from the air. I do praise Him for calling me to this land, ‘a land of hills and valleys. .. a land which the Lord thy God careth for’ and to these people for whom Christ died.” Several of the missionaries from this Mission are in Southern California on furlough at present and can be reached by writ ing Miss Bernice Ludlow, 558 South Hope Street, Los Angeles 13, Calif. Will '22 and Mrs. Hunrichs (Hazel Long ’23), engaged in a testimony among Portuguese people at Gustine, California, write that the Fuller Evan gelistic Foundation has taken an in terest in their work to the extent of erecting a home for them. “We have sent in to the printer the second cor rected proof of the translation into Portuguese of the Gospel of John with notes, and have also prepared a card index of many hundreds of mission aries, national pastors, and Christian workers in Portuguese speaking lands, to whom a copy will be sent when
ready." Mr. Hunrichs is eager to get in touch with a missionary or pastor in Portuguese East Africa; any in formation along this line will be ap preciated. During their stay in Southern Cali fornia, Wm. G. Scherer ’23, of Peru, So. America, spoke and showed pic tures at a Student Missionary Union meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Scherer (Elva Burnham ’23) are serving under the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism. Their son, Paul, hopes to complete his high school training at the Hampden DuBose Academy in Florida this spring. Rev. and Mrs. Christian F. Ummel ’40 and ’39, have been giving out the Word of God for over five years, being affiliated with the Missionary Gospel Fellowship, Inc., of Turlock, California, and serving at Shatter and Wasco Camps. Rev. Paul J. Pietsch, a former student, is director of this work, and several other members of the Institute family are co-workers, including Rev. and Mrs. James V. Richards '36, Plan- ada, California. Former house physician and faculty member of the Bible Institute, Lucy R. Kilgore, M.D. ’30, is now Mrs. Con rad K. Vierhus, 714 Ditmar Street, Oceanside, California. Rev. Richard H. '38 and Mrs. Dil- worth (Florence Wessel ’39) and family are home at Hemet, California, R.R.l, Box 60, on their first furlough from Tanganyika Territory, East Af rica, where they have been laboring under the Africa Inland Mission. A recent circular states that they con template a trip as far as Washington later. If a testimony from Africa is desired, they will count it a privilege to conduct a service, however small the group. They have many interest ing curios, horns, bows and spears and even the jaw of a man-eating lion. Neil ’41 and Mrs. Nellis (Jane S. Goodner ’40) are now located at Atepec, Ixtlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. They write: “The Lord helped us move to a more inland village where the
Zapotecan Indian language is widely spoken. The 10,000 who speak this dialect need to know of Him who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We earnestly request prayer on our behalf that our lives be as ‘salt’ to cause these natives to thirst for our dear Lord, and that we be enabled to makA them a true, and beautiful translation of the Holy Scriptures.” Prior to leaving for America from India, where they have spent a nine- year term, the following word was received from Jacob R. ’21 and Mrs. Duerksen (Christena Harder T9): “We have been spared the trials and diffi culties of war and have no sensa tional things to report. But we have seen a steady growth in the church, and have had blessed fellowship around the Word as we met with the Indian Christians and their leaders.” Mail addressed to Mr. and,Mrs. Duerk sen and their t h r e e children, Joe, Christine, and Lois, at 722 Main Street, Newton, Kansas, will be for warded to them. Mr. R. G. LeTourneau, Christian lay man and former short-term Biola stu dent of some years ago, recently spoke in the Church of the Open Door auditorium on the subject “ Christian Stewardship.” His visit was sponsored by the Los Angeles Baptist Associa tion, in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention of California. Daniel ’34 and Mrs. Schirmer (Amy Talas ’36), working under the Men- nonite Mission Board, continue their witness to the Indians at Hoteville, Arizona. They have labored on this field over nine years. Their children- are Ruthie and Elaine. They send this appealing word: “Sunday after Sun day, we have stood on the sand hill, proclaiming the Word of God, the Christ that is able to save, and still no response. Their hearts are like stone, and their lives grounded deep in the old ceremonies and traditions; therefore they think that they need no Christ. They are self-righteous, blind, and lost. Who will pray them in?”
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