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Vol. IV, No. 1 February l'^72 MARK MAXEY has written a book review for the January-February 1979- iS3ue of practical ANTHROPOLOGY on the book, Japan; Culture Education and Change in Two Communities, by Theodore Brameld New York; Holt, Rinehart and V/inston, 1968, pp. xx, 316, The' book concerns studies made in "Sbibara" a gyomin community, and in "Kawabara", a burakumfn community in Japan. Mark comments, "Those who think they know Japan will find how little they know about some vital aspects of this nation after they read this book." thanks TO MARTIN CLARK for the very attractive picture of little YOSHINOBU SAITO and his mother which he sent for inclusion in this issue. Unfortunately, because Shikoku Christian -£ress is now being moved and the offset press is not yet available, this £ssue must be printed by mimeograph, making pictures impossible." We also have pictures of THE FLEENOR FAMILY, the KAGOSHIMA CHURCH pthldinG, and the MAXEY FAMILY which would have been printed in this issue. We will print them all as soon as we can. CHRISTMAS AT EMI (Okayama) was held on Christmas eve with 30 attending. The story of Jesus' birth was given by tape and tape recorder, and was well received. PAUL AND KATHLEEN PRATT (Isehara) wrote, "Since we only have contact with the Kajikl Church and Kindergarten [in Kyushu] and have been concentrating our efforts for five years at Isehara and I Zushi, as of January 1st, 1972, we have legun a new Central r Ja''>an Christian Mission. It became necessary to resign from Kyushu Christian Mission for that purpose. We certainly have appreciated the exnerieice and fellowship with PAULINE AND MARK MAXEY these 14 years." KINTOKU CHINEN wrote from Okinawa, *Ve know about the work of the congregations of Japan through Japan Reporter and are happy we can all pray together." He asked special prayer for him self, RYOMEI ONAGA, ZENSUKE HIGA, and CHOSHIN HIGA. In his letter of Jan. 3 he said that the cherry blossoms were blooming in Okinawa already and invited anyone who didn't believe it to come for a visit and see for themselves.' THE LAST PAYMENT on the OKAYAMA CHRISTIAN CENTER BUILDING was made January 10, "because of the kindness of my link church," wrote -AUDI^Y WEST. "What a joy And relief,* God has been so gracious through His people. All praise to Him who is able." MIoS NAKAx.—lA wat, oaptized ialo Christ, cit Sftll (Okayama) December 26,
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  • Vol. IV, No. 1 February l'^72

    MARK MAXEY has written a book review for the January-February 1979-iS3ue of practical ANTHROPOLOGY on the book, Japan; CultureEducation and Change in Two Communities, by Theodore BrameldNew York; Holt, Rinehart and V/inston, 1968, pp. xx, 316, The'book concerns studies made in "Sbibara" a gyomin community,and in "Kawabara", a burakumfn community in Japan. Markcomments, "Those who think they know Japan will find howlittle they know about some vital aspects of this nationafter they read this book."

    thanks TO MARTIN CLARK for the very attractive picture of littleYOSHINOBU SAITO and his mother which he sent for inclusionin this issue. Unfortunately, because Shikoku Christian

    -ress is now being moved and the offset press is not yetavailable, this ssue must be printed by mimeograph, makingpictures impossible." We also have pictures of THE FLEENORFAMILY, the KAGOSHIMA CHURCH pthldinG, and the MAXEYFAMILY which would have been printed in this issue. We willprint them all as soon as we can.

    CHRISTMAS AT EMI (Okayama) was held on Christmas eve with 30attending. The story of Jesus' birth was given by tapeand tape recorder, and was well received.

    PAUL AND KATHLEEN PRATT (Isehara) wrote, "Since we only have contactwith the Kajikl Church and Kindergarten [in Kyushu] and havebeen concentrating our efforts for five years at Isehara and IZushi, as of January 1st, 1972, we have legun a new Central rJa''>an Christian Mission. It became necessary to resign fromKyushu Christian Mission for that purpose. We certainly haveappreciated the exnerieice and fellowship with PAULINE ANDMARK MAXEY these 14 years."

    KINTOKU CHINEN wrote from Okinawa, *Ve know about the work of thecongregations of Japan through Japan Reporter and are happywe can all pray together." He asked special prayer for himself, RYOMEI ONAGA, ZENSUKE HIGA, and CHOSHIN HIGA. In hisletter of Jan. 3 he said that the cherry blossoms wereblooming in Okinawa already and invited anyone who didn'tbelieve it to come for a visit and see for themselves.'

    THE LAST PAYMENT on the OKAYAMA CHRISTIAN CENTER BUILDING was madeJanuary 10, "because of the kindness of my link church," wrote

    -AUDI^Y WEST. "What a joy And relief,* God has been so graciousthrough His people. All praise to Him who is able."

    MIoS NAKAx.lA wat, oaptized ialo Christ, cit Sftll (Okayama) December 26,

  • -2-LONNIE MINGS wrote from Cincinnati, Ohio, '*We have an apartment

    which we rented last Octobei*'. We were pretty busy travoling and speakffng until the end of tlie year, but slacked offjust a little so that JAMEY and I could enter school. JAMEYref^istered for kindergarten on Jan.3, and is enjoying itimmensely. . .1 (Loniiie) am enrolled in the graduate schoolof Cincinnati Bible Seminary^ taking 11' hours toward my M.A.degree. . .It's a welcome relief to sit and "take in" fora while. . .We are enjoying America, but allincluding JAMEY

    anxious to get back to Japan, which is home" in manyways. . .There's quite a gang of missionary kids around theschool here and we enjoy visiting with them, but it will beeven better to get back to Japan,"

    MARK AND LYW-eRATT- will graduate in May. "They are listed in theJapan Missions Supplement as recruits, but expect to takegraduate work for a year or two. Meanwhile, he is servingas the Montgomery Road Church youth minister and LYNN isserving at the Standard Publishing Co. as assistant editorof Junior High Niners Literature. "

    PETER BRUCE FLEENOR was born to STEPHEN AND CAROL FLEENOR December14, 1971, joining big Sister REBECCA (BECKY). "Absolutelythe prettiest baby boy I've seen," wrote Grandma VIRGINIA.

    At OKAYAMA CHRISTIAN CENTER during the Christmas season, a number ofclass programs were given, and then all Christmas Day wasgiven to teaching the true meaning of Christmas for the firsttimel to 120 people in the Yunogo area. "Once again welearned that our faith was too small when the auditoriumwas planned for only fifty people. Again there were requests presented for Bible Classes at the Center. "

    SEIMIN SUGIYAMA (CBS upperclassman) sent thanks for' Japan Reporterand indicated that he was greatly encouraged"by being ableto see the work of God in the various activities of otherswith whom communication and fellowship has otherwise beenbroken due to geographical separation. "l hope," he wrote,it [Japan Reporter] never becomes a denominational reporter.

    Please continue to send it."

    WARREN Airo EILEEN CHRISTIANSON are happy to announce they are expecting their first child the middle of May. (At present, theyplan to return to the States the end of August.)

    THE CHURCHES OF KOCHI (Shikoku) have been meeting together to considerthe possibility of inviting the 1973 All-Japan Convention toKochi-ken. Various preliminary investigations are being conducted and problems looked into in the hope of having aninvitation to offer at the 1972 Convention in Kyushu in May

    A RECORD TWENTY YOUNG PERSONS from the ISEHARA church entertained thechildren at the T.B. Hospital at Christmas time. 'togethertney learned zne meaning of Christmas and the spirit of giving."

  • -3-BXIE FULTZ reports that she had a most encouragingfurlough, andwonderful fellowship while in the U.S. Among those'she metwere VELMA WSIR, LEONE COLE, ALEX BILLS, LONNIE MINGSHOWARD DAVIS, HAZEL CHAMBERS CUNNINGHAM, and JEANNIE CHAMBERS,She also contacted a possible new recruit. It was after shegot back to Japan that things began to look dark, she saysbeing informed she would have to move from her apartment-living in the building alone because the other tenants movedout early; and the dollar's value dropping to Y 308.'

    JEANNIE CHAMBERS was married December 21, 1971 in the church atCasa Grande, Arizona.

    JOE GARMAN, who was intending to came to . to came to dapen this coming summer to

    engage in evangelism along with the OHIO SINGERS,has can-celed his plans. He is n;olng instead to Israel as a missionary. At present Japan Reporter has no additional information.

    DAVE AND SYLVIA (SIMS) SMITH rite, 'V, appreciate the Japan Reportervery mnch. Its such a treat contact with JapanT We ar^settled in our trailer aboit four miles from cbs. Daye

    "is home inMans le d, Ohio. Sylvia is working at a flcwer shop lusta few minutes from home ani Daye helps during busy ti^es. too.. We wish all readers of Japan Reporter a very happy New Yearand hope you enjoyed a Joyius Christmas' season. . This yearwill bring new studies and many opportunities for us."

    THIRTEEN of the Leper Colony Christians (Kagoshima) started at 8.a.m.December to record a tase which was to be played (overoutside speakers and a hook-up with all rooms) to the entirecolony on December 25. Featured on the tape was a women'schorus, and preaching by YASHIRO SHIRO Con the meaninm ofChristmas. '

    HIRQAKI Of SAKDRAYAMA and ARAKAWA churches. Tokyo) andVq79^M thfcir wedding date for March 20.1972 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held in th^KAMIOCHIAI church (Tokyo) officiated over by ANDREW PATTON.BiWe^JT' OHIO SINGERS #1 from Ozarkn .BiMe College during their 1970 tour of Japan, is pllfSoSv

    return to Japan to enter into the Lord's work here in:^nuary 1970-, She is oresently living in Indianapolis, Ind.

    SUSUMD KOJim, recently Returned from the U.S., is starting a choir(L evenings at 6:30.(He and his wife and baby attend the MINATO CHURCH T* in themorning and THE NATIONS at night.) He is also instrlentalin starting an Adult Wed. Night Bible Class at THE NATIONS.

    the ONO C^CH (Masatami Kikkawa, oreacher) has planned a Shu-yo-kai(camp) of two days at the Maya Lodge in Kobe on March 19-20.

  • HIROSHI TANOUE, preacher GOMEN CHURCH. Kocht, has been bedfast""'fi: r' sele": boutof asthr... /. tanh of oxyrjcn h"s been kept at the uarsonaFe''''i^-i2:atlon. He has recently felt some bet-

    o? ih la" church, v,lth the helpof the elders, Mrs. Tanoue, and some of the youmj men whopreach, has continued on .ith all services during his Ulness.

    f^KIRA ODA, preacher at the DAITO CHURCH OsakaOsaka Bible Seminary, is to r-o to Kagoshima for th^Lnual

    (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) Kagoshima Church; Feb. ?7 (5 p q \Tarumizu; Feb. 28-Mar 3 (7 r. m a Ct, P.m.)Center- Mar 2 n n m* ? Kanoya Christian0 (} PjHi.-S p.m.) Keiaien; Mar. 5 (IQ am 2 r m ^Sueyoshi; Mar. 5 (5 p,m.-fl p.m.) Kajiki- Mar S ffi " fNlshinomote Those who can come and st;y ov;r for ^^^cLrs^at Kanoya Christian Center will be kept Exclusive of foo^at the Center. This course will charge Y500 tuition.

    INVITATIONS have been sent out to students in the States who are0HlS'"siraR^"#2"durw\h''^ " themselves to sing with thettiu biNGERS #2 during the summer of 1972. There will hoabout 15 members. Each is to raise his o transportationmoney and also have available some food and travel mtrrt ^orhis stay in Japan. MARK PRATT, who is handling Statesidearrangements, can be contacted at 3422 W. Eighth St Cincinnati, Ohio, 45205. '

    missionaries OR P^OHERS in Japan who would like the OHIO SINGERS #?for a series of programs at schools, community ctntetf^cWill please contact PAUL PRATT. 1210 Kamikasuga Isehara sMwm^rr; ^^e^-ss-ioio. Th; OHIO SIN^EWPObenrSuegr? crusade at

    IN ALIT^E OTOR FIVE MONTHS from the time the HAROLD COLE family retrr frl TOS 'rt"' induditn Lrren.vav' t t' summer camps, one missionary rally andvarious churches, Bible schools and women's meeting^

    AKIYOSHI y^SHITA, of the KANOYA CHURCH (KagosHima), with his wifeZtTer 2r 'dtb"' f St tks oJilZ tloraao Yamashita-san is .crippled and cannotfhiirt sl^tldren, the children can come to him. About 20children were coming to the meetings at last report.

    JOHN HEC^N expects to be sent to the Philippines in April. As ae ic in the Air Force he will accompany wounded service-

    men teing evacuated from Southeast Asia to hospitals outsideull0 ZOTl^.

  • -5-HIROSHI INADA wrote, "Akeirashite Omedeto Gozaimasu (JJappy New.Year).

    I stil.!. cannot Tee], that we have welcomed another New Yearin. It iG alto'othcr different here (Australia) climatewise.. .I am now working as an informant of the Japanese languagefor the assimilation course of the Summer Institute ofLinguistics (SIL) held annual?y by Wycliffe Bible Translatorsin Brisbane. They teach general principles of languagelearning by having the students elicit by various meanslinguistic data from the informant. But since Japanese issuch a difficult langua.ge, I am teaching more than beingan ignorant native informant. ' SIL also provides us

    with very valuable time for Cl.ristian fellowship since all thelecturers are Wycliffe Bible Translator missionaries (mostlyfrom New Guinea) who are actually engaged in translationworks in various parts of the world and since the studentsare either missionaries on furlough or Christians who planto be missionaries in the future.. Its a good experience tobe among these dedicated Caristians." He wrote further thatalthough he passed the University of Queensland exams inEnglish, Logic and Hebrew and got a total passing mark of 18,still he did not pass Ancient History, and must study it -s.uagain this next year in order to matriculate. Address: Box55, Kenmore, Queensland, Australia, 4069,

    MARY PRATT is saving her money to come with the singing group,OHIO SINGERS #2 this coming summer for two months of evangelism in Japan. At present, she seems to be the^enLVr^one ofthose who were here two summers ago who plans to returS^(Neither Mark Pratt nor Lydia Pratt can come.)

    BETTY TURNER and SHERYL "had a delightful tiae in the Philippinesduring the Christmas holidays, , .starting with a false reportby the news media that their plane was hijacked, and endingwith a very noisy new year season spent in Manila. In the'fully packed two weeks, they visited many friends and severalchurches, spoke and sang a number of times, swam to cool offin the warm December weather, made arrangements for somefurniture left in 1965, and got a driver's license for Betty.They returned home on Suiday evening, January 2, with BILLand STEVIE .af^the airport."

    SHIKOKU CHRISTIAN PRESS has move 3 from its former location to the^ry location in Noichi, but has not been able to set up the

    ^printing plant as yet, due to the fact the permanent buildinghas not been built. The presses and equipment are underfr cover in a temporary building, and the mimeograph and elec

    tronic stencil maker are being used in the Noichi churchbuilding temporarily. It will be yet a while before the fullschedule can be resumed. In the meantime, we will do what we

    ^ can by mimeograph, including Japan Reporter,. Please foreivethe quality.

    MR, MTNOO wfls riX'P.CH on

  • -6-TAZUKO baptized October 24 at KANOYA (Ka^oshlma).hile hoApitAlized for about 2 years and unable to po to

    churon, she rvas visited and written to regularly by'ohurcba Christian. She is still ill, but all prayed the dav orL.

    fr* "?*' hospitalized, she is conductinij a post-e .mangel istic campaign from her hospital room.^RK AND PAULINE MAXEY celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary7 ^cember 29, 1971 with all 5 of the children and their

    this isL^r "LYDIA PRATT is engaged to HICK COYLE, a first year StilfletfE at c BS

    and a memter of the Highview Church in CinciZt^ Lrln^his High School days at Mt. Healthy, he and Mark Matthews"ble-serr^^^^^L^" starting Bible Raps which the Lordble.sed in a mighty way. RicR-hnd Lydia plan to be marriedthis coining summer.

    NOEL PATTON (Sophomore) and PHILLIPmiTON (8th grade) are bothstudyi^ at home starting with the second semester this year.

    ey will study a High School course from the University ofNebraska and an 8th grade course from the Calvert Schooluntil next September, at which time they plan to re-enterChristian Aca(3emy (Tokyo). enter

    THE KOYOEN CHURCH (Nishinomiya) kept Sunday, December 26, for specialfro^in devoted to the children4-30 Jn th regular worship service was atshort f "rnoon followed by supper together and ashort fellowship meeting. Twenty-six in all gathered forthe evening meal. _ lor

    ELEVEN O^^IN UNIVERSITY STUDEOTS attended a two-day camp for Engliahin K^r and KATHLEEN PRATT at the Fleenor's Campin Karuizawa at the beginning of the winter vacation. Thetheme was Happiness and the Sermon on the Mount was discussedThe group plans a longer, 5-day session during the Sprino-vacation in March. "ng vne spring

    SARAH BURNEY has moved from the BOB WARHICK home to the HostelZT.tlZlT trT.'. -P^y roomat Isehara will spend weekends with the PRATTS

    ATSUKO I,mm, p y- High school student, and MITSUKO NISHIMIZU-on A ' baptized at KUSHIRA (Kagoshiina) Nov20 1971. KAZUKO KURODA, a 2nd year H.S. ytu^^nt wasbaptised D;-cember 18. You may havo noticed that this church

    "P another to ChristThis hurch nas no preacher, but is lovingly cpr^n for bvan elder, MI:, T.4Mi^I, and his wife. - i ry

  • DONNIE Aim CHARLOTTE MINGS' landlady wants to rent their presenthouse. Donnie wrote, "since we are planning to go on furloughtLf""' to help her find someone totake our place as renters In the house. I guess we will notbe coming back to Kobe, so will be pulling out of this houselock, stock and barrel. . .The reit probaMy soundfiLh tosome, but for Kobe it Is a good deal. Most missionarieshave to pay more than this. The notice ran;

    EokL ' I' "^'"'te walk from Hankyunroh^M PSf "PPth. Key moneythe equivalent of two moLhs rentPh 5 family, especially Church of Christ/hristian since Rokko Church of Christ (Nick Saito is thepastor) meets in a separate part of the house. Church hasp:oXxrs: ,rs,*

    JULIA PLEENOR and SHINICHI SHOSEN were married January 15 at 10 a m^ (of cLfsarA^^H ^htldirg (Tokyo) with Howard Blair

    Wm Shiibert5wT^ Officiating and Goro Kuwabara andloioLd^n""""'"! "'"P hlong cream--i-v, TT j groom has jur.t returned from schoolinp-

    Architec?urarFlrmL'TSyD h^Ployod at the TangeWhere his sisters and sU)o^ntinue her education at Sophia Univer;i;v'm Tokyo untilEnglKh anrBlbJe clf '^"' fw ShimoochiaiA:'"b--is>n ana Bible classes and Kinderp-ar+ciTi uare on furlough from June 1972. lolll llZllllxn an apartment in the Shiraoochiai community.

    MISS FUJITA, a high school girl was baptized on January 9 in theFUJIE CroRCH V fn front of the TURNERS home where therujib CHURCri meets. This ^rino-e .... i.

    .rings the number of members to 11CHRISTMS NIGOT the Km CHURCH and the EEISEIKAl (Leper Colony

    kat : ^^heir annual j,i,,t reoting, hosted by the Keisei-Lxh ^ xe:--

    There v/eio about 100 t> i?tutar playin.g.'Vv a. " I ^ I- -ix 3tEtciidance. A Dictur ofXho joint .meeting anpeared in the Christian ShLbun

    DENNIS A.ND p.'lirLiK''' ^Ttr ' t ac- , ~Lo" .^.1' If'ihg at 13755 SkylineLo', jatos, Caiitoi'iij.i, Etbe:). yune.

  • -8-ISOBEL DITTOMORE spoke at a Special Woir.en's Prayer Meeting held in

    liAiE FULTZ s apartment by the Tckyo missionary wives Jan. 7.She was passirxg through Tokyo on her way to furlough.

    KATxHLEEN PRATT is presently teaching English two hours a day, ? days* y ^ week at Oberlin Junior liigh Schoo3 , besides 8 hours a weeky in the Ooerlin College. PAUL is also teaching 8 hours a weekX at the College.

    A NEW FERRY SERVICE, carrying both cars and passengers has startedfrom Nagoya to Kochi to Kagoshima. We hope to see morevisitors; Here is an easy way to "drive" to the MayKagoshima convention.'.'

    SHARON PATTON, who will graduate from Christian Academy this sprint.will be returning to the States for college on the June 12 'flight. ANDY will be accompanying her and will spend thesummer in the U.S.

    DANA FLEENOR will return to the States with her family shortlyafter her June graduation from Christian Academy.

    THERE HAVE BEEN 4 NEW CHRISTIANS at the Arakawa Church (Tokvo,HIROAKI SATO, preacher)of college and working age in thelast 4 or 5 months, according to news from B. PATTON.

    MIDORI OYANAGI was baptized November 28 at KANOYA (K^oshima). Last summer she helped take care of TOMIKO MATSUDA after heroperation, and through fellowship with Matsuda-san, andhearing the Scriptures from her invalid charge, Oyanagisanbegan reading the Bible and then attending church. ThroughMatsuda-san's prayers and fellowship she confessed Christ.'

    BILL ELLIS, black minister of Washington Shores Church of Christ,Orlando, Florida, will be in Japan approximately 41 daysincluding 6 Sundays. His exact arrival dates are not known,but he will be here at least by March 26 and stay throughthe All-Japan convention in Kagoshima, May 3-5. The missionaries are paying his round-trip fare to Japan$1025. Thelast report we had showed over $600 still lacking and verymuch needed. Send to AUDREY WEST. MARK MAXEY is taking theduty of arranging his itinerary while he is in Japan. Variousareas have ^ut in requests that he speak for them betweenconventions.

    G^CE FARNHAM spent the Christmas and New Year holidays with theBECKMAN family in Nishinomiya. She had come to the Osaka areaon December 9 to spend some time with Mrs. Nishida who washer helper in Tokyo for a while at Mabashi.AND MARY PRATT li '^^ e at 301 Ave. A. West; Barksdale A.F.B. ,Louisiana, TlllO.He is an instructor on:the abuse of drugsand counsels with addicts. He says they are making progresson a youth center on the base. Both he and his wife areworking toward additional degrees through USAFI.

    PAUL D.

  • -9-THE DEDICATION SERVICE OF THE NE7 BUILDING OF THE MIYAZATO CHURCH(Okinav^-a) was held January 16, 1972. RYOMEI ONAGA is thenreacher.

    KIYOTO YANAGIMOTO has i-een transferred to Manila in the Philippine;where ho works for an air line -Jompany. PAULA and thechildren were still livinf? in Tokyo until she could ^et avisa to follow him there. In view of the recent anti-Japanese feelinr? in the Philippines, we should keep thisfamily in our prayers.

    KUMEGAWA CHURCH OF CHRIST, Tokyo (SHI'^ ^ERU AKADA, preacher) has remodeled their buildim^, enlargin/j the meeting room bycombining several of the former rooms, making a large auditorium, a baby room, kitchen and rest rooms downstairs, andadding a second story for the parsonage. It has resultedin a nice-looking church building and parsonage. TheDedication Service for the re-modeled building was Feb. 6.

    CONSTRUCTION has begun on the new addition to the ONO CHRISTIANCENTER building. It is to be finished by the middle of March.

    JULIUS AND VIRGINIA FLEENOR are to make a trip to Korea from Feb. 21- /March 10 to hold a series of reetings at the invitation of^jane hill and PAT KIM. Julius is to sneak at the openingweek of the Taejon Seminary; Virginia in churches, to Koreanand missionary ladies and in prisons. A 4-day meeting is tobe held at the seminary for both men and women for evangelism.

    AUDREY WEST wants everyone to be sure to understand that the comingconvention to be held ii Okayaaa Matfch 27-30, although ,usually referred to as the "missionary convention," is notexclusively for missionaries, but anyone who would like tofellowship and hear the Word preached in English is welcome.All are welcome. I am sorry this hasn't been emphasized."

    LONNIE AND CORAL MINGS and family are to return to Japan in May.DAVID COLE is a Sophomore at Long Beach Polytechnic Senior High School

    His older brother, HAP (J.R.) is his Biology and Water Poloteacher.

    THK YEN-DOLUR CONVEBSIOM RATE TABLE eiclosed is by the compliments ofMARK MAXEY and the CHRISTIAN CENTER BOOKSTORE. Our thanks.'

    JENANN BECKMAN, Minnesota Bible College student, wrote requestingJapan M'ssions Supplement 1971 for a Youth Rally she ispreparing for on March 12th. The Supplement 1971 was reprintedby BETTO TURNER'S mother at Ftverdale, Georgia for sending toBible Colleges. We hone Jenann receives hers in plenty of time,

    DON WILSON of Peru, Indiana, who sends out the Japan Reporters toStateside addresses, is NORMA BUWjEY's father. We thank himfor his time, work and postage. "

  • -10-CLAUDE AND EVALYN LIKINS are to return to Japan June 6, 197t>.1.;R. i MRS, ?ACL OLAilK's address Is P.O. Box 1520, Tahoe City Calif

    93TJ0. V. .Lii.

    "LEFT NO ACOREHr," nctlces have been returning on our Stateside mailingsin ..a.i.Go. If you know anyone whose recent copies havenot arrived, please send in his corrected address.

    BILL TUR^R, accompanied by STEVIE and the freight, will leave Japanfor furloufih in the States on June 7, 1972 by ship. BETTYTURNER and daughter SHERYL will leave by air June 13after Shcryl^s school is out.

    MARIKO FUFOE was baptized February 4, 1972 and became a member ofthe TOSA-YAMADA CHURCH OF CHRIST (Kochi). Mariko is theolder sister of MICHIKO FUKOE, and the one who first tookMichiko to church. Although Michiko proceeded Marikoin Christ's service by several years, they are now sistersin Christ as well as in the flesh. (Mariko was the firstto be baptized in the new baptistry at the Noichi church.)

    MASATAMI KIKKAWA (preacher ONO) is scheduled to hold a 4-day evangelistic meeting for the TOSA-YAMADA CHURCH on March 13-16.His wife, REIKO, and two daughters are to accompany him.

    MAKI MOTOYOSHI, a 4th year Kyushu University student, was baptizedin the new baptistry of the KAGOSHIMA CHURCH on the day

    y' of the dedication of the building, December 26.WARREN CmiSTIANSON recently sent copies of his paper, An Accurate

    Christian Church in Japan , written for theSnr?nv Missions, Fuller Theological Seminarv in thep ing of 1971, to various people throughout Japan. He isasking them to make comments and fill in information andexplanations and return it to him. He sends word to JapanReporter that we'd like to have all papers back with ^comments before the March Convention. We hope to rewrite itthen for re-distribution at the Convention."

    THE missionary (ENGLISH) CONVENriON for 1972 will be held at theHotel Grand, Yunogo, Okayama ken, with AUDREY WEST ashostess. It will begin Monday afternoon, March 27 andend Th^sday noon March 30. The guest speaker will be Brov"; nno" Florida. The cost per adult will be"Y3,000 per day with each child costing Y 1 500 perday The facilities are Japanese. The Chairmen are: GeneralChairman-Grace Farnham; Early morning prayer service-Stan Buttray; Devotional chairmanBetty Turner; Women'sMeeting Chairman--Pauline Maxey; Men's Meeting chairmanMark Maxey; Housing ArrangementsAudrey West; Children'sChairmenDon and Norma Burney; Youth LeadersWarren andEileen Christiansen; Baby careOkayama women; EveningPrayer CircleVivian I-emmon; Music: Sorp- ^ PillTurner, Specials-Paul and Kathleen Pratt; (con't. "^next page)

    // MA

  • -11-OKAYAMA convention, con't.

    Dendo (Evaniralisnj) Chainnan -Stan Buttray, CommitteGBobWarriCif, Julius FleGii:..r; PianistHarold Sims.

    A SPIRITUAL R-iTUEAT FOR V/0\N in Tokyo will held every 3rd Mondayat the BLTTRAY or IX-FENOR Home from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., withBible study and prayer. The purpose, said VIRGINIA, Is thedeepening of spiritual life, and a time of sharing any .special prayer requests. Any woman passing through Tokyois welcome to stay over with either of these familiesand attend the meeting.

    THE NEW BUILDING of the KAGOSHIMA CHUKCH OF CHRIST was dedicatedDecember 26, 1971. The soecial speaker was Mrs. IsabelDittemore of Taiwan, who established the church in 1953.Area ministers and churches also brought greetings.The new building is a three-story ferro-concretebuilding. The two walls faring the street are coveredwith ceramic tile. The fiist floor is open for narking. Thechurch meets on the secoad floor and has an all-weather entrance and stairway leading from the parking area. The thirdfloor is the parsonage. An outside stairway leads to theroof which Is flat, walled and suitableoutdoor meetings.. . The total cost of the building was $3

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    PLEASE change TIIE ADDRESS for DON AND NORMA BURNEY to 1-41, 3 chomeHigashi Honmachi, Tosa-Yamada-cho, Kami-gun, Kochi-ken,Japan, 782. '

    (JAPAN REPORTER was compiled by Don and Norma Burney from materialsent them by barious Japan missionaries and preachers. Itwas published at Shikoku Christian Press, Noichi-cho, Kami-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan, with the hope of increasing information and fellowship between Christian leaders involved inthe evangelization of Japan.)

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