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The Devil Tempts Me To Suicide “My dear unknown Friends: “ Good morning. It may seem strange to you that you are re ceiving this letter from me from a new address. Although I was not completely well, I was discharged from the sanitarium, as I had com pleted the allotted time of my stay. There are so many tubercular people waiting to get in that they only keep us for a certain time. The medicine you sent me at the sanitarium was forwarded to me, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for it. May God bless you for your work of mercy to me. “ Now may I ask you to complete it by sending me the new anti-biotic drug, Rimifon, so that I may have a combination treatment with strepto mycin and Rimifon. The doctor tells me I stand a very good chance of recovery with the help of these drugs. He also tells me to eat well, but how can I do that? I have no one to care for me, and must even go barefoot despite my condition. I wish I were strong enough to work, but my tuber cular condition will not permit. I do not know where to turn. Many times the devil tempts me to take my life and be done with it, but so far I have been given strength to resist him. You cannot imagine my despair. Only God knows what I am going through. When I get up in the morning hun gry, there is nothing to eat. I lack even my daily bread, and that of my dear little children. I just cannot continue to watch them suffer. I will have to close with love and leave it up to you to do whatever God leads you to do to relieve my agony. — Yiannoula (loan ) Tziaka.” “ Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble” (Psa. 41:1). At the offices of our Mission we re ceive hundreds of letters such as this. If we send this dear mother $5 she can buy 40 pounds of food. .The medi cine she so badly needs will cost $15. Above all, we should provide her with a Bible in modern Greek which is only $2. That which you would wish others to do to you, if you were in such" a plight, do to this dear suffer ing mother. Write to: American Mission to Greeks, Inc., 156 5th Ave., New York 10, N.Y., Rev. Spiros Zodhiates, Gen eral Secretary. (In Canada: 90 Duplex Ave., Toronto 12, Ont.)
Biola at Bit. Hermon T his year the family conference which is held annually at beautiful Mt. Hermon will begin the evening of Sunday, August 15 and close the morning of Sunday, August 22. Included in the week’s activity will be not only ample opportunity for physical refreshment and enjoy ment in this lovely setting, but also a program of spiritual nurture de signed to result in lasting soul-enrichment for all of the conferees. The staff will include Dr. Clyde Narramore, a Christian psychologist of na tional repute who has an unusual message in showing the power of the gospel to conquer besetting problems; and the following persons from the faculty and administration of the Bible Institute: Dr. Louis T. Talbot, chancellor; Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland, president; and professors Chester Padgett, Earle Hulin, and Dean Nauman. Mr. A1 Sanders, radio director, will also be present to direct the network broadcasts which will originate from the grounds. There will be morning and afternoon classes and discussion periods featuring various staff members, and the evening series will include not only special music and the spoken word, but Dr. Talbot in person to pre sent the latest pictures taken during his world travels. This all adds up to one of the finest of the long series of B i o l a Mt. Hermon Conferences and the. school is looking forward to another happy week of association with its Christian friends from far and near. For reservations and infor mation write directly to Mt. Hermon Association, Mt. Hermon, Calif. Biola at Hume Lake O ne of the features of B i o l a ’ s summer conference schedule is the B i o l a Hume Lake Conference for Junior and Senior High young people. It will be held this year the week of June 26 to July 3. The theme of the conference is, “ A View of Life in 3-D.” The Reverend Dudley Girod, former president of the B i o l a Alumni Association, will serve as dean of the conference. A most capable staff of speakers and counsellors has been obtained. It is fully expected that this year the conference will be one of the best yet. Along with the spiritual emphasis, a well-rounded program of recreation will be provided* so that the week will be long remembered in the lives of all who attend. Hume Lake is located in the heart of the high Sierras. For information concerning this outstanding conference for young people, write to: Hume Lake Conference, 155 Van Ness, Fresno, Calif. Campus Caravan T he B i o l a Campus Caravan, composed of selected faculty and student members, will be touring Oregon and Washington during the first two weeks of the month of August and conducting half-week Bible conferences in 12 coast and inland cities. Features will include morning and afternoon classes, evening inspirational meetings, newly released Bible Institute films, and special music. In fanning out through the Northwest rather than confining its conference program to one or two localities it is the purpose of the Bible Institute to meet and minister to many of its friends who have previously been unable to participate due to distance or other difficulties. The three teams which make up the Caravan will be committed to the task of bringing the finest possible con ference schedule directly from the campus to these Christian people in scattered areas who have long known and appreciated the valuable work of the Bible Institute in its training of youth for Christian leadership. Watch for dates and locations which are soon to be announced.
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