h V Mi October Christmas In Atnerieal I can ^t remember exactly how rrany years t wa s that I last experienced sueho T hi s y e ar again th e lord willing I will be thereS Already I have r e se r va t io n s to fl y Northwest Airlines to Chicago on Monday^ December 23c Ueparture time frorr Tokyo as r.ow scheduled Is 2:15 pr. vr o and arrival in Terre H au te , I nd ia na a bo ut 5 :1 5 p® ir® on K on da yc D ee ei nb er 23c. Funds ar e on hand, fo r th e alrofare bu t I haven^t ye t purchased th e ticket as it is reported that alr^^fares may go up again In Decembers I f a lt goes as s c h ed u l ed s > and we pray it does® be celebrating Christmas Sunday DeCe 22) h er e in Tokyo with those of The Nations Church of Christ an d Christmas da y Itself back home in Illinois or Indlana)o Praise God fo r Hi s provisions fo r this fiSghtS Many things o ve r h e re seem to need urgent prayer b ut p e rh a ps ,b e ca u se of the s h o rt n es s of t he t im e t he problem of The N a t i on s ^ Church of Christ must be given priorltyo My c o nt ra ct for t he p r es e nt a p ar t me n t^ ^hat ha s s er ve d as a home f or t he church group, expires th e last of Decc 7 ^4 The owner ha s said he will n ot make a ne w contract as he wants Co sett th e propertyo For s om e ti m e we have been looking fo r a no th er o la ce b ut n ot hi ng suitable wtthin ou r price r an ge h as opened upo It is d i ff ic u lt fo f me to make plans fo r my furlough when I m ig ht be leaving these t ov ed o ne s withoii*: a church home«. Still because I t seems very much to be within th e will of th e T.ord, I am going ahead with f u rl o u gh p l a ns as s c h ed u le d ^ We ar e oraylng and please pray with us® that t^tween nov; and th e test Sunday DeCc^ 22) God will in His own marvelous way, show u s tb e l o c at i on from which He would have us c on ti nu e o ur x ritn es s of Hi s love fo r th e world shown so c le ar ly in t he giving of His Sono Since I would like to se e a ll of you during this furlough time, Jans^oJune®®?^ , I urge you a ll to w ri te f or speaking dates appointTnents, etCc to my States side address: Box 222, Marshall, Hlo 624AI.:, May th e p e ac e a nd jo y that only th e eternal God ca n jjtve be yours during this Christmastimeo And a mi da ll of your preparations fo r it don t forget to pray fo r us o From O ne w ho l o ve s b ei n g a missionary fo r ou r Chr4sta y Exie Fultz ^^ oh i Lali O u A t iLall iAve Ln l>eo^le iLet t AiaiL I .2 I LA ttu i
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C h r i s t m a s In A t n e r i e a l I can ^t r e m e m b e r e x a c t l y how rrany y e a r s t wa s
t h a t I l a s t e x p e ri e n c e d sueho T hi s y e ar a ga i n th e l ord w i l l i n g I w i l l
be thereS A l r e a d y I have r e se r va t io n s t o fl y Northwest A i r l i n e s to
Chicago on Monday^ December 23c Ueparture t i me frorr Tokyo as r.ows c h e d u l e d Is 2:15 pr. vr o and a r r i v a l in Ter r e H au te , I nd ia na a bo ut 5 :1 5 p® ir®
o n K on da yc D ee ei nb er 23c. Funds ar e on hand, fo r th e a l r o f a r e bu t I h a v e n ^ t
ye t p u r c h a s e d th e t i c k e t as it is r ep o r t ed t h a t a l r^ ^ fa re s may go up a g a i n
In Decembers I f a lt g o e s as s c h ed u l ed s > a n d we p ra y it does® be
c e le br a ting Christmas Sunday DeCe 22) h er e i n Tokyo with t hos e of The
N a t i o n s C h u r c h of C h r i s t an d C h r i s t m a s da y I t s e l f back home in I l l i n o i s
or In d l a n a )o P r a i s e God fo r Hi s p r o v i s i o n s fo r t h i s fiSghtS
Many t h i n g s o ve r h e re seem to need u r g en t p r ay er b ut p e rh a ps ,b e ca u se o f
t h e s h o rt n es s of t he t im e t he problem of The N a t i on s ^ C h ur c h of C h r i s t
must be g i v e n p r i o r l t y o My c o nt ra ct f o r t he p r es e nt a p ar t me n t^ ^ h a t ha s
s er ve d a s a home f or t he church group, ex p i r es th e l a s t of Decc 7 ^4 The
o w n e r ha s s a i d he will n o t m a k e a ne w c o n t r a c t as he w a n t s Co sett th e
p r o p e r t y o F o r s om e ti m e we h a v e b e e n l o o k i n g fo r a no th er o la ce b ut n ot hi ng
s u i t a b l e w t t h i n ou r p r i c e r an ge h as opened upo It i s d i ff ic u lt fo f me to
make p l a n s fo r my fu rl o u g h when I m ig ht b e l e a v i n g t h e s e t ov ed o ne s withoii*:
a c h u rc h home«. S t i l l b e c a u s e I t seems v e ry much to be w i t h i n th e w i l l
of th e T.ord, I am going ahead w i t h f u rl o u gh p l a ns a s s c h ed u le d ^ We ar e
o r ay l n g and p l eas e p ra y w i t h us® t h a t t ^ t w e e n nov; and th e t e s t Sunday
DeCc^ 22) God w i l l in His own marvelous way, show u s tb e l o c at i on from
w h i c h He w o u l d h a v e u s c on ti nu e o ur x ritn es s o f Hi s l o v e fo r th e w o r l d
shown so c le ar ly in t he g i v i n g of His Sono
S i nc e I would l ike to se e a ll of you during t hi s furlough t i me , Jans^oJune®®?^ ,I urge you a ll to w ri te f or s p e a k i n g d a t e s appointTnents, etCc to my S ta te s
side a ddre s s : Box 2 2 2 , M ar s h al l , H l o 624AI.:,
May th e p e ac e a nd jo y tha t only th e e t e r n a l God ca n jjtve be y o u rs during
t h i s Christmastimeo And a mi da ll o f your p r e p a r a t i o n s fo r it d o n t f o r g et
to p r a y fo r us o
Fr om
One who l o ve s b ei n g a m i s s i o n a ry fo r ou r C h r4 s t a
January 1, 1975, vd.ll find me in i^y old hometown of Marshall, 111.,ushering i n the new year w ith family and friends. Since l a s t Mondayevening, December 23 , '74, I have been enjoying the hospital i ty of mysister 's Mrs. Hobart Nelson) home and visiting with my brother (CliffordWalters), forwarding agent Velda Clatfelter) and members of my homechurch (First Christian, Marshall) where I had the privi lege of speakingSunday evening, December 29,
From the end of the Christmas-New Year ' s holidays u n t i l mid-summer
'75, I will be traveling among the churches reporting on my mission work
and presenting our new planned project - the erect ion of a dining-classroomu n i t on Awaji Is land a t the CSI s i t e . Some churches al ready have confirmed
dates for my v i s i t with them, but there are s t i l l open dates t h a t I wouldl i k e to f i l l when I am i n your area
Abrief outline ^^my schedul^^is as followsJanuary - I l l i n o i s Indiana
Febinaary - Southwest, CaliforniaMarch - Nebraska, I l l i n o i s Ohio
April-May - I n d i a n a I l l i n o i s
J u n e - ll no s a n d S o u t h e r n S t a t e s
July - North American Convention i n Detroit and then V/est
August - West Coast d ^tes on ly
I w i l l be happy to meet with women's groups, class groups or youthgroups as well as Sunday church groups . Sundays, i f possible, I would l i k e
to spend the day with one church, teaching i n the Bible School hour and
speaking of the work i n the evening service,
Literature i s enclosed th at w i ll b r i e f you on the work i n Japan andon the needs of our new project . Read t with considera tion and write fora speaking date to Box 222 Marshall, 111., 62441 or telephone 1-217-626-6694/1-217-826-5781.
In the New Year, whatever the si tuat ion t h a t may a r i s e remember thesew o r d s o f o u r M a s t e r :
Be of good comfort, rise; He calleth thee. Mark 10:49c)