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churches, to prepare themselves for the ministry.” One of the directors said: “ It would seem that the Lord is really chal lenging the BI of the A ir.” Doris Cox ’46, Casilla 2492, Lima, Peru, reports everybody in the village working on their new houses. A witch doctor, all feathered and painted attended church but rejected the invitation to accept Christ saying that he wanted his fermented drink; he was an attentive listener. Bo- man Catholic opposition is somewhat re duced as the president of Peru reproved the bishop and conferred a decoration of the Order of the Sun (whatever that may mean) on Director Cameron W. Town send, in a later national address com mended the bilingual schools established in the jungle for the first time in history. Fred Whale has returned to the work in Africa. Grace ’28, will remain until
sons for children of the King’s Business family since July, 1945. She teaches a large women’s Bible class in her home church in addition to all the work in the home. They are a family devoted to the Lord’s work, and we shall hear more of them as time develops opportunity for service. Their home address is 3870 In galls PL, Wheatridge, Colorado. The Brethren Evangelistic Crusade, a recently formed evangelistic movement of the National Fellowship of Brethren Churches has a number of Biola Family members in its organization: President is Clyde K. Landrum ’2 9; R. Paul Miller T6, is evangelist for team one, and Max W il liams, a former student is song director; Walter A. Lepp ’39, is evangelist for team two. And peruse this item long enough to see the number of Landrums who are graduates of Biola: C. Logan ’24, P.G. ’25; Orie L. ’2 4; P.G. ’25 and Genevieve Mc- Donald-Landrum ’26; Sewell S.’29 and Ha zel S. Hulburt-Landrum ’26, P.G. ’27; Clyde K. ’29 and Ruby Larson-Landrum ’30, and Lucinda Landrum ’29. It has been reported around Sixth and Hope Streets that Mother Landrum sent her fine fam ily through this school on her knees! God give us more such mothers. Briefettes Foster ’49, and Marguerite ’48, Tresise, when called by the exigencies of war to go to Hawaii, gave birth to the Brethren Church in Honolulu. A good new work fostered by these self-supporting mission aries. Maxwell H. Brenneman ’36 has sold his photograph gallery located at Huntington Beach, Calif., and moved to Fillmore to assume the pastorate of the First Brethren Church. The Brennemans will live at 344 Sespe Street. Wanda Rock, S.M .M . ’51, as a first-year missionary in Pakistan is very much engaged in lan guage study. Norman F. Mydske, S.M .M . ’51 and Valerie, with baby Patricia Ann, are late arrivals on the mission field of South America. They say: “the love of Christ constraineth us” as we go forward in His strength. Nancy Woolnough ’47, recently called to work in connection with HCJB in Quito, Ecuador is at this time in San Jose, Costa Rica, C.A., Aptdo 2240. Dorothy Uhlig ’45, Talat Chiengkam, Changwat Cjiengrai, Thailand, plans teaching at the leper village those who wish to learn to read. She asks prayer that the Lord will help her in speaking the language, and for wisdom and strength for the work. Pauline Smith ’29, a veteran of sixteen years missionary service in Alaska, a year ago moved to Cantwell, situated on the railroad where the Lord is blessing her work in His vineyard! Gale and Dorothy Jean Van Diest grad uates of the Multnomah School of the Bible and of B iola School of Missionary Medicine ’53, have been called to serve in Alaska also. Lawrence and Meta Schroeder-Powell ’39 are in a busy field of service having been missionaries in the Kentucky mountains for thirteen years. M any weekly Bible classes are held in the rural schools.
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“/ u>z7Z go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy right eousness, even of thine only” (Psa. 71:16). Matilda Alexander ’42, pioneer ICEF director to Israel, now on a short furlough for medical reasons says: “ Israel has more news to the square inch than any other spot in the world. I am thankful to the Lord to have been there so that I can tell people about it.” She has also a wide ministry among the Arabs who are still living in Israel. Glenn O’Neal (Biola faculty member), and also pastor of the First Brethren Church, 2400 W . 85th St., Inglewood, Calif., has a group of employed young women who have organized a Business Women’s Missionary Fellowship. Togeth er with this announcement that thieves entered the Second Brethren Church of which Henry Rempel ’27, is pastor, and made away with a missionary offering of over $600.00. This church building and grounds have been sold, and this was just before the closing of Henry’s ministry at this place. He and his congregation hope soon to antiounce the location of their fu ture home. Virgil ’50 and Edna Voth-Kleinsasser ’48, and their two children, Sherilyn (6) and Bonnie (3 ), are rouhding out their sec ond year on their bush station in Keffi, Nigeria under the S.I.M . It has been their joy to lead a number of black-skinned young people to the Lord. Arthur and Mary Louise Bushnell-Bak- ker ’40, Ruthie, Johnny, Becky, Lois and Benjamin from Cucuta, N.de S., Colombia say: “There is joy in heaven over sinners that have repented this year. God only knows the number, but the harvest has been the largest we have known . . . Dur ing our recent evangelistic meetings we had a Sunday of prayer (never less than 25 praying all day). In the evenings there were eight conversions besides the believ ers who needed help and victory. The Lord is blessing all over Colombia and we believe revival is on the way.” Donald D. and Faith Hollingsworth- Turner ’21, of HCJB broadcast out of Quito, quotes from a letter received from an Ecuadorian pastor in which were en closed 11 examinations— “ I must inform you about the BI of the A ir classes in our church. W e hold them twice weekly — and every 3 months we begin a new series. Four of the advanced classes are now in our Bible school. Thank God for the BI of the A ir that has awakened such a great interest in the youth of our
furlough time expires and until the Lord opens a suitable place for Marjorie Linda. The first step on the agenda as Fred reaches his field will be to conduct train ing courses in the Bible schools of three missions. The Lord has answered prayer for his physical needs in a wonderful way. Frank and Frances Stradley ’42, 2733 McLeod Bd., Bellingham, Wash., with sons Michael and Dan visited B iola dur ing holiday season bringing good news of ten years in Alaska to the glory of God in the salvation of precious souls. His lamps are in the land of the midnight sun and majestic snow-capped mountains. Turner and Helen Blount ’41, 302 S. Auburn Ave., Farmington, N . M ex., work ing with the Wycliffe Translators write: “What the telescope is to the eye, the bicycle to the foot, the telephone to the voice, and the steam-driven machine to the hand in enlarging and increasing human power, prayer is to the soul be cause it links us with the mighty power of God; it touches springs that unloose spiritual forces which are eternal in their duration and universal in their scope. ‘M ighty is he who is mighty in prayer.’ ” A ll our missionaries plead for prayer; someone has said, “A missionary without prayer support is like an empty firehose facing a raging inferno.” Welcome indeed to the halls of her alma mater and to the editorial offices of the King’s Business were Allison Sel- way-Arrowood ’38, her big preacher-hus band Virgil and the two little Arrowoods as they paid holiday calls on old friends and relatives in the Los Angeles area. Allison has written the Sunday school les-
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