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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,
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-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."
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-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.
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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
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-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
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-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
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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.
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-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.
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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. "
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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)
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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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it on her desk. Later her startled mother nicked it up andin her
absent daufjhter's handwritinf^, read, "Father, I want thepart of
your i.-oney that will be mine. I intend to go away toa far
counti-y. "
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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