Under The Parsonage Rof
Letter from a Leper Couple "Dear Friends:
"MDEIMDM THETIME” is the theme of 2nd International Congres onProphecy to be held November 6-13, 1955 in Calvary Baptist Church, New York City |N THE FALL OF 1952, the first International Congress on Prophecy was convened under the auspices o f the Am e rica n Association fo r Jewish Evangelism. Standing room was at a premium in many o f the sessions. Since 1952, there has been a marked acceleration in the race for supremacy among the nations or East and West. Apostasy in the spiritual realm is on the increase. For millions the future is bewil dering. It is a day o f con fusion and fear. To declare God’s message for the present hour, the sec ond International Congress on Prophecy will meet N o vember 6-13 this year, again at Calvary Baptist Church, New York. Under the leadership o f Dr. V . R. Edman, president o f Wheaton College, out standing Bible scholars have been invited to give fresh in terpretation o f God’s plan for this atomic age: D r . W illiam C ulbertson D r . A lva J. M c C lain D r . W ilbur M. S mith J udge W . R. W allace D r . W illiam F. K err D r . E. S chuyler E nglish R ev . H ermon B. C entz D r . M. R. D e H aan D r . C hester T ulga D r . J. P almer M untz D r . J ohn F. W alvoord D r . A llan A. M ac R ae D r . J ohn S. W imbish and many others. For Advance Program Write to DR. A. B. MACHLIN, Director Dept. K WINONA LAKE, INDIANA This ad is made possible through the courtesy o f DeMoss Agency, Inc., Albany, New York.
“This is the first time that we commu nicate with you. We can assure you that it is the great suffering of our lives that is forcing us to write this letter. It has been a few years since we became ill with this horrible disease of leprosy and we have been on this rocky isolated island of Spinaloga, the leper colony on the island of Crete. Leprosy, unfortunately, attacked the limbs of our bodies and especially our eyes. We need to undergo surgery, but we do not have the necessary money. We want to buy some instruments so that we may be able to walk and to move around a little bit, but we cannot do that either. For two solid years now we have been lying in bed without being able to move. On top of all these great trials of our illness, misfortune struck another hard blow at us, and that is that our little home in the town of Volos where our eight children used to live has been com pletely destroyed by the recent earth quakes. We lost everything we had, and so now our eight children are in the streets exposed to the elements of nature. 'Poverty and suffering are their constant companions and we, their parents, are unable to offer them anything or even to see them because we are in this far away leper colony. This is why we ask you to help us as much as you can so that we may be able to rescue our chil dren from certain death. Whatever you do for us the Lord will give it back tc you a thousandfold. “My dear brothers and sisters, the cross that we bear is very heavy indeed. I am without any feet and almost without eyes and now the home of our children has been destroyed. Life has become unbear able. This leper colony is certainly in debted for what you have done for it and may God bless you. Won’t you do some thing now for us and our children? My wife and I close this letter expecting a favorable reply from you. Please help us before it is too late. Leper John Sfindourakis.” Note: Nothing need be said concerning the above pathetic appeal. The Lord Jesus had a special interest in the lepers. Won’t you do the same? Please send your con tributions for these lepers and others like them to: American Mission to Greeks, Inc., Rev. Spiros Zodhiates, General Sec retary, Dept. K, P.O. Box 423, New York 36, N.Y. Our Canadian friends are invited to write to: 90 Duplex Ave., Toronto 7, Ontario. Film on Greece Available If you wish to see with your eyes the leper colony of Spinaloga and other aspects of the Lord’s work, in Greece, write for a booking of the 30-minute 16 mm. color-sound film, "Man of Macedonia." It is sent out on a free-will offering basis. 4
By Althea S. Miller
Now Is The Day O ur first-born was graduating from high school. The event was a triumph of God’s grace because the boy had been put to bed for seven months in his jun ior year and no one thought he’d ever graduate from anything! To celebrate a special way Daddy and Mother took Bob and his “ best girl” out to dinner. W e liked the idea so much we de cided to make it a fam ily tradi tion. Upon announcement that the same treat would be given all graduates from here on out the Lord w illing, the “ green-eyed monster” took sudden leave of a couple under-graduates. Now a horrible thought struck David. “ I’ll never get to be taken out like that. You’ll both be dead by the time I graduate.” The “ old folks” burst into hearty laughter, and when he had caught his breath Daddy said: “ I thought m y life just began this year. I know we look old to the youngsters but never dreamed we look thqt old. Isn’t this fellow entering high school this fa ll?” “ Sure I am. But four years is a long time.” “W e know it is to you, son. And it is possible that our Father God w ill call one or both of us home before you are finished high school. But we’re not likely to die from old age within four years.” “ The Bible says that all life is but a vapour,” Mother added. “ Not even 14-year-olds like your self can be sure of seeing the light of another day, David. W e are admonished to ‘Boast not thy self of tomorrow; for thou know- est not what a day may bring forth’ (Prov. 27:1). Nor is sal vation promised for tomorrow. 2 Corinthians 6:2 says: ‘ . . . now is the day of salvation.’ I praise God that you are saved, but in your youth I pray you ’ll take to heart the command of Psalm 90:2: ‘So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.’ Live for the Lord today as though it were your last and you ’ll he living in God’ s wisdom.”
THE KING'S BUSINESS
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