guiding principle becomes a rigid ob jective there is the danger of becoming blinded to the fact that “ there remain- eth yet very much land to be pos sessed” and that the missionary may continue to be of special help to the national church in finishing the task. The iipportant fact to be noted here —and the key to the participation of missionaries in any similar field—is that, in non-virgin missionary fields, the continued service of missionaries must be in co-operation with the national brethren. Further, this co operation must be on the basis of equalityj not of individual talents but of the missionary and the national blending their talents in a loving spirit of humility. The missionary who disregards this principle at this stage in world missions will be likely to “work himself out. of a job” very quickly! Conclusion The political upheavals in China and in the Congo underscore the les son that the missionary should do his job well in training the nationals to take responsibility from the very be ginning. Nevertheless, in fields where missionaries may still work, as in most of Latin America, the relations of the missionary with the national brethren should be of such a nature as to invite and to urge the continued contribution of foreign missionaries. But this contribution must be subject to adaptation and to a spirit of sharing with the national brethren. We should not allow the turmoil and the uncer tainties about us to create in us a defeatist philosophy of missions. We should, rather, obey the Lord and keep on “ going” with increasing personnel and resources into all the world and “ occupy” until doors close or the Lord returns to ask for an accounting of our stewardship.
Engineer Glen Liebig trains nationals as technicians for TGNA.
Association of Churches in Nicaragua, though missionaries will be invited to teach along with the pastors. B. HIGH AND GRADE SCHOOLS. 1)“ Institute) Evangelico,” located at Minas de Oro, Honduras, is the only CAM high school. Though it is a mis sion project, under missionary leader ship, it is moving definitely toward full self-support. 2) Christian Grade Schools. When the Mission discontin ued in Guatemala, two schools it had started and operated for many years “ La Aurora” and “Nimaya” '-M- the local churches revived them and are conducting them acceptably. Other churches have been encouraged to start schools and now there are a dozen or more all over Central America, totally indigenous, though mission aries lend aid sometimes in teaching. C. RADIO MINISTRIES. 1) TGNA, in Guatemala, has a great and effec tual outreach. At present, listeners give 12% of the budget but strong mission leadership and subsidies are r e q u i r e d . Radio Correspondence Courses are reaching thousands, with 900 having reported acceptance of the Lord through the courses apart from many more decisions which have been reported by listeners of programs. 2) “Radio Maya,” a child of TGNA, be ing constructed near the border of Mexico, is for Indian dialect broad casting and to reach a large area through pre-tuned receivers. Indians are expected to supply the running expenses. 3) YNOL, originally spon sored by the Latin American Mission, with a CAM missionary as program director, will soon be totally an in digenous project of all believers in Nicaragua. D. M E D I C A L MINISTRIES. 1) “Hospital Evangelico,” in Honduras, is self-supporting, except for mission ary doctors and nurses. The Nursing School p r o v i d e s fully recognized Christian Honduran nurses but prayer
is needed for God to raise up Christian Honduran doctors with a vision for service. 2) Clinics, permanent and ambulatory (by air, with MAF) are the evangelistic thrust of the hospital and are supported by the hospital it self and by mission funds. E. LITERATURE MINISTRIES. 1) “Editorial Centroamericana” in Gua temala, is a mission project for the publishing of attractive Sunday school lessons and all types of literature at a cost within the reach of believers’ pocket books. At this stage, it needs large subsidies and trained missionary personnel to meet the challenge of the hour. 2) Four Rookstores in four coun tries, with others to be started, are self-supporting but largely managed by missionaries. The Unfinished Task After reading of the great progress of the indigenous church in Central America, some may say that the mis sionary will soon “ work himself out of a fob.” This cliché can and should be a guiding principle, but not nec essarily an absolute principle. If the
Missionaries and nationals cooperate in child evangelism.
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