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159 w ill s e n d u s a 20x40 f o o t te n t? P r a y m u c h f o r u s t h a t b o th in th e m e n ’s a n d w o m e n ’s w o rk w e m ig h t s e e d e fin ite f r u i t s a s a r e s u lt o f o u r w o rk , w h ic h c o n s is ts in p r e a c h in g a n d te a c h in g . V e ry fe w o f th e C h ris tia n s in th is d is tr ic t a r e a b le to re a d , a n d w e fe e l t h a t th is is a r e a l p ro b le m . T h e re fo r e y o u c a n see t h a t m u c h o f o u r tim e m u s t n e c e s s a r ily b e s p e n t in te a c h in g th e m to r e a d th is d iffic u lt c h a r a c te r la n g u a g e , w h ic h w e o u rs e lv e s h a v e s p e n t m a n y h o u rs try in g - to le a rn . B u t w e b e lie v e i t p a y s f o r in d u e tim e th e y a r e a b le to re a d m o s t o f th e N ew T e s ta m e n t.” M r. a n d M rs. H . J. H ill o f P y e n g y a n g , C h o se n , w h o se littl e s o n ’s d e a th w a s m e n tio n e d in th è s e c o lu m n s la s t m o n th , w r ite a s fo llo w s : “A s m a n y o f y o u k n o w , s in c e la s t w r iti n g a n e w s - le tte r , G od h a s g iv e n u s o p p o r tu n ity to le a r n o f H is p o w e r to h e a l th e b r o k e n - h e a r te d a n d to g iv e ‘th e o il o f jo y f o r m o u rn in g a n d th e g a r m e n t o f p r a is e f o r th e s p ir it o f h e a v in e s s .’ I t w a s G o d ’s ‘g o o d a n d a c c e p ta b le a n d p e r f e c t w ill' t h a t o n J u n e 23, fifte e n d a y s a f t e r h is s e c o n d b ir th d a y , o u r p re c io u s D a v id s h o u ld g o to b e w ith J e s u s . T w o d a y s l a te r M a ry E liz a b e th w a s b ey o n çl h u m a n h o p e w ith th e s a m e d is e a s e . T w o h u n d re d a n d m o re m is s io n a r ie s c a r rie d h e r o n th e ir h e a r ts in p r a ÿ e r a n d G o d g a v e h e r b a c k to u s a s fro m th e d e ad . A ll th r o u g h th e lo n g h o u r s G o d ’s p e a c e in o u r h e a r ts w a s tr u l y w o n d e rfu l. W e h a v e n o u g h t b u t p r a is e a n d th a n k s g i v in g to o u r L o rd J e s u s , f o r ‘H e h a th d o n e a ll th in g s w e ll.’ D a v id ’s f r a g r a n t lif e h a s b o rn e f r u i t f o r e te r n ity in o u r h e a r ts a n d a m o n g th e K o re a n s w h o lo v e d h im so. “ W e c a n tr u l y s a y t h a t th e p a s t y e a r h a s b e e n o u r h a p p ie s t in K o re a , b e c a u s e i t h a s b r o u g h t g r e a te r p r iv ile g e s in m in is te r in g th e W o rd o f L ife . T h e g ro w th , in th e C le la n d M e m o ria l C h a p e l in th e n e w v illa g e n e a r o u r h o m e h a s b e e n a l m o st^ to o r a p id fo r th o r o u g h w o rk . N ow , tw o y e a r s a f t e r s t a r t i n g th e w o rk in a K o re a n ro o m 8x10 ft. in size , o v e r 100 a d u lts a n d 100 c h ild re n c ro w d in to th e 16x22 f t. c h a p e l s e v e ra l tim e s e a c h L o rd ’s D a y . A n d th e s e p e o p le o u t o f th e ir d e ep p o v e r ty h a v e p le d g e d 520 y e n to h e lp e n la r g e th e b u ild in g . “M rs. H ill h a s th e jo y o f s u p e r in te n d in g a n d te a c h in g in th e w o m e n ’s S u n d a y S ch o o l, w h ic h m e e ts s e p a r a te ly a f t e r th e m e n ’s a n d th e c h ild re n ’s S u n d a y S c h o o ls a r e d is m is se d . C a llin g in th e h o m e s, to o , o ffe rs a g o o d o p p o r tu n ity to e n c o u r a g e th e w e a k a n d re a c h th e u n s a v e d . M o st o f th e b e lie v in g w o m e n h a v e le a r n e d to re a d th e K o re a n --s c rip t a n d th e ir c o p ie s o f th e N e w T e s ta m e n t a r e v e ry p re c io u s to th e m . T h e w o m e n ’s B . I., w h ic h tr a in s w o m e n to b e c o m e B ib le -w o m e n , a s s is ta n t p a s to r s , e tc ., a lso g iv e s a b le s s e d o p p o r tu n ity o f te a c h in g th e W o rd . M y c o u n tr y w o rk is n o w in th r e e d is tr ic ts , c o m p ris in g 80 c h u rc h g ro u p s a n d th o u s a n d s o f u n re a c h e d s o u ls. T h e c r y in g n e e d o f th e c h u rc h e s ( I h a v e o n ly fiv e n a tiv e p a s to r s ) le a v e s v e r y littl e tim e f o r th e u n e v a n g e liz e d . Y e t i f th e m is s io n a r y d o e s n o t g o to th e u n re a c h e d v illa g e s th e c h u rc h lo s e s its z e a l f o r t h a t k in d o f w o rk . P r a y t h a t i t m a y b e m a d e p o s sib le . L a s t s p rin g , tr a v e llin g h o r s e b a c k , I v is ite d 67 c h u rc h e s , f o u r o r five b e in g n e w g ro u p s c o m p o se d o f w a r m h e a r te d n e w c o n v e rts . Y e t i t is h u m a n ly im p o s sib le f o r o n e m a n to b e w h a t h e o u g h t to b e to w id e ly s c a tte r e d g ro u p s .”
a n d h e is c le a n , w h ile th e v e ry c o n tr a r y is tr u e o f th e u n s a v e d .” K e n n e th P o w lis o n w r ite s fro m P o to s i, B o liv ia : “Y o u w ill s e e b y th e a b o v e a d d re s s t h a t I a m f a r th e r a w a y fro m m y fa m ily th a n I w a s b e fo re . P o to s i, b e in g so m e fiv e o r s ix d a y s jo u r n e y b y m u le fro m T o ra c a ri. I h a v e b e e n h e re n o w tw o m o n th s . I a m s till h e ld p ris o n e r, p e n d in g tr ia l, a n d c a n do n o th in g f o r m y s e lf b u t i t is a g o o d tr a i n i n g s c h o o l to le a r n th e v a lu e o f 1 C or. 12:9, a n d a m u ltitu d e o f o th e r v e rs e s in th e o ld B o o k w h ic h h a s so m u c h o f c o m fo rt f o r th e a fflic te d . I h a v e h a d m u c h b le s s in g h e re in P o to s i a n d h a v e b e e n a b le to w itn e s s f o r th e L o rd in th e m e e tin g s . I h a v e n o t a c tu a lly b e e n in ja il s in c e b e in g h e r e b u t u n le s s th e L o rd in te rv e n e s w ill h a v e to g o in w h e n th e tr i a l is o n . T h e re is n o te llin g h o w m a n y m o n th s th is th in g w ill d r a g a lo n g n o w so I t r u s t y o u w ill c o n tin u e m u c h in p r a y e r t h a t th e L o rd w ill m a n if e s t H is d e liv e r in g p o w e r s o o n .” M r. a n d M rs. R a lp h S c o v ille w r ite fro m P u k ia n g , K a n s u , C h in a : ** ‘F a in t y e t p u r s u in g .’ P e r h a p s th is c o u ld b e s a id o f u s o n th e m is sio n field . W e m a y n o t b e f a i n t fo r th e s a m e re a s o n t h a t G id e o n a n d h is m e n w e re ; th e ir s w a s fro m th e la c k o f b re a d . W e a r e th a n k f u l to s a y t h a t b y G o d ’s w o n d e r f u l k e e p in g p o w e r, e v e n in th e m id s t of fa m in e H e h a s s p re a d f o r u s a ta b le , a n d w e h a v e fo u n d th e L o rd to b e u n to u s ‘J e h o v a h J e r i t h ’. Y e t th e r e a r e m a n y th in g s j u s t n o w to d is c o u r a g e a n d w e re i t n o t f o r th e f a c t t h a t w e a r e b e in g b a c k e d b y y o u th r o u g h p r a y e r a n d g iv in g , I a m a f r a id t h a t w e w o u ld n o t o n ly b e f a in t w ith in o u r s o u ls b u t y r e w o u ld n o t h a v e th e s tr e n g th to p u rs u e th e fie rc e e n em y . W e a r e a ls o th a n k f u l to th e L o rd f o r th e in te r e s t t h a t is b e in g k e p t u p in th e h e a r ts o f so m a n y p e o p le in th e h o m e la n d . I a m p f th e o p in io n t h a t i t is n o t a s d iffi c u lt to k e e p u p th e fo r e ig n m is s io n z e a l a n d e n th u s ia s m in th e h o m e la n d a s i t is h e re . F r o m l e tte r s a n d r e p o r ts fro m a c ro s s th e w a te r s y o u n a tu r a lly o n ly h e a r th e b r ig h t s id e o f th e w o rk , b u t th e o u tlo o k is d iff e r e n t w h e n o n e is r i g h t o n th e field. W e r u n u p a g a i n s t a g o o d m a n y d is c o u ra g e m e n ts ; su ffice to s a y t h a t th e e v il o n e is w o r k in g in th e h e a r ts o f m a n y c h u rc h m e m b e rs , p la c in g in th e m e n v y a n d s tr if e , h a tr e d a n d je a lo u s y , a n d w ith th e d e v il’s p o w e r so m a n if e s t o n a ll sid es, o n e m u s t b e o n th e w a tc h t h a t h is o w n s p ir itu a l lif e is n o t a ffe c te d th e re b y . O n ly o n e w h o h a s a c tu a lly b e e p o n th e field k n o w s h o w h a r d i t is to w in o v e r o n e fro m a h e a th e n h o m e , a n d w h e n th e r e a r e th o s e in th e c h u rc h w h o s e t a b a d e x a m p le , i t is e n o u g h to m a k e o n e fe e l d o w n -h e a rte d a t tim e s . Y e t in th e li g h t o f th e s e a n d o th e r p ro b le m s I a m d e te rm in e d t h a t in a ll th e s e th in g s I s h a ll b e m o re th a n c o n q u e ro r th r o u g h H im w h o lo v e d u s a n d t h a t n o n e o f th e s e th in g s s h a ll m o v e m e. “W e h a v e b e e n p r a y in g t h a t if i t b e th e L o rd ’s w ill, w e m ig h t h a v e a G o sp e l te n t s e n t h e re . W e fin d i t a s p le n d id m e a n s ’to re a c h th e m a ss e s. A c h a n g e o f-m e th o d in p r e a c h in g is a ls o a n e n c o u r a g e m e n t to b o th fo r e ig n a n d n a tiv e e v a n g e lis ts . A t e n t is s o m e th in g v e ry u n u s u a l in th is p a r t o f th e c o u n try . W e b o rr o w e d o n e •in th e s p r in g a n d a n u m b e r o f s o u ls w e re s a v e d a s a r e s u lt o f th e m e e tin g s . W ill y o u n o t jo in u s in p r a y e r t h a t th e L o rd $350.00. (See Page 141)
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