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H . J. S c o tt w r ite s fro m B lu e D ia m o n d , K e n tu c k y : . “E v e r y th in g h e re is c o m in g a lo n g s p le n d id ly a n d o u r n e w w o r k is p ro s p e rin g , f o r th e L o rd h a s b e e n v e ry g ra c io u s to u s s in c e w e c a m e h e re . W e o rg a n iz e d a c o m m u n ity c h u rc h o n th e 1 7 th o f S e p te m b e r w ith 28 c h a r te r m e m b e rs . S in c e t h a t tim e w e h a v e h a d a d d itio n s to th e c h u rc h a lm o s t e v e r y S u n d a y , a n d w e h a v e o v e r fif ty m e m b e rs to d a y , a n d y e s te r d a y a t th e c lo se o f th e e v e n in g s e rv ic e w e h a d f o u r p ro f e s s e d c o n v e rs io n s , a n d th e p ro s p e c ts a r e fin e f o r th e c o m in g y e a r. W e a r e p la n n in g to h o ld a n e v a n g e lis tic c a m p a ig n in th e s p rin g ,” M iss T h e lm a P e g g , o f P o r tla n d , O re g o n , w r ite s : “T h e L o rd is c e r ta in ly b le s s in g m e r ic h ly a n d g iv in g m e m u c h w o rk to do f o r H im . I a m th ir d v ic e p r e s id e n t a n d m is s io n a r y s u p e r in te n d e n t o f th e B . Y. P . U. in D r. H in s o n ’s c h u rc h , a lso h a v e a S u n d a y S c h o o l c la s s o f fif te e n littl e b o y s tw e lv e y e a r s o f a g e (w h ic h is ra p id ly g ro w in g ) a n d a ls o fe e l h o n o re d in b e in g a s k e d b y D r. H in s o n to m e e t th e y o u n g p e o p le w h o g o f o r w a r d S u n d a y n ig h ts .” H a l M ille r, ’19, w h o is a s tu d e n t o f th e B a p t is t T h e o lo g ic a l S e m in a ry a t S e m in a ry H ill, T e x a s, f o r th e p a s t fe w m o n th s h a s b e e n h e lp in g in e v a n g e lis tic m e e tin g s , a n e s p e c ia lly g o o d m e e tin g h a v in g b e e n h e ld in O k la h o m a C ity . M iss T e re s a W a lk e r , ’20, h a s b e e n w ith th e R e d R o c k M e d ic a l M issio n , S h ip ro c k , N e w M ex ico , s in c e A u g u s t 2nd. S h e .w rite s : “W e a r e r a th e r is o la te d a s w e h a v e so m e 60 m ile s to rid e b e fo re w e r e a c h th e n e a r e s t r a ilw a y to w n a t F a r m in g to n a n d 30 m ile s fro m th e p o s t office a t S h ip ro c k . T h e d o c to r’s w ife , a n d m y s e lf a r e th e o n ly tw o w h ite w o m e n o u t h e re . I v is ite d a h o g a n fo r th e fir s t tim e la s t S u n d a y . W e w a lk e d th r e e m ile s th e r e a n d b a c k . I g a v e a l i ttl e G o sp e l m e s s a g e b e fo re I le f t th r o u g h o u r in te r p r e te r ’s w ife . W e c o v e t y o u r p r a y e r s fo r th e N a v a jo p e o p le a t R e d R o c k a s th e r e is a g r e a t w o r k to b e d o n e h e re , n o t o n ly a t th e h o s p ita l b u t f o r m a n y m ile s a ro u n d . T h e m is s io n a r ie s do n e e d th e p a tie n c e t h a t th e M a s te r h a d , w e a r e so p ro n e to g ro w d is c o u ra g e d a n d fe e l o u r e ffo rts a r e a ll in v a in .” P a u l T o w n s e n d w r ite s fro m A n tig u a , G u a te m a la , C. A .: “M y w ife a n d I h a v e b e e n in C e n tra l A m e ric a s in c e O c to b e r b u t h a v e o n ly b e e n h e r e in o u r h o m e f o r th e p a s t w e e k . S a n A n to n io is a c le a n littl e In d ia n v illa g e in c o m p a ris o n to th e o th e r to w n s w e h a v e s e e n in G u a te m a la . O n o n e o f th e p rin c ip a l s tr e e t s is lo c a te d th e C h ild re n ’s H o m e , in w h ic h w e h a v e tw o ro o m s . W e a r e g e ttin g d o w n to th e s tu d y o f S p a n is h a n d a r e p r a y in g t h a t in th e m e a n tim e w e c a n b e o f u s e h e re . T h e
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