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    Taking the Good News

    of

    the Risen

    Son

    t o The Land

    of

    The Rising Sun.

    THE PAUL PRATT FAMILY

    Forwarding Address

    Mrs. Mary Lou Bauer, Sec'y.

    P.O. Box 1525

    Carmel, Indi an a, ^6032-6525

    Japan Address

    1210 Kajnikasuya, Isehara

    City,

    Kanagawa Ken,

    259-11

    Church

    Planting

    Student Evangelieffl

    Literature Distribution

    Leadership Training

    Vol.XXXVI.

    No.

    2,

    THE TIM TURNER FAMILY

    Forwarding Address

    Mr. 8 t Mrs. Dan

    Spencer

    9699 2nd St. North

    St.

    Petersburg,

    F1

    33702

    Japan Address

    (after

    Mid-Sept.)

    3hO

    5 Negishi

    Oho,

    Machida

    City, Tokyo, 19^

    Dear

    friends,

    . V e

    have

    just returned from an inspiring and enjoyable visit in Kyushu w

    T r u s t e e s

    Hideto Yoshii and

    his

    family

    and the

    Onga Church. No more gracious hosts exi

    R o b e r t W i t t e n m y e r ,

    in Japan. Their

    group is

    alive

    and

    growing in

    number

    and in spirit.

    Your

    co

    E x e c .

    D i r e c t o r ,

    tributions continue

    to assist

    them

    in

    paying off

    their

    building loan.

    I

    spok

    I n d i a n a p o l i s Girls Academy and at the Church. M a n y of you remember Makoto

    Yoshii

      s o u t h w h o g u i d e d

    t h e

    O h i o

    S i n g e r s

    N o . 3 o J a p a n , ( s e e

    P a u l ' s

    E p i s t l e , S u m m e r 1 9 ^ ^

    He

    is

    Hideto's nephew and

    as a linguist is

    teaching full

    time at Baiko ' / / o m e n

      i S i a n a p o U s

    U n i v e r s i t y

    i n

    S h i m o n o s e k i , o n t h e s o u t h e r n t i p o f H o n s h u .

    I t i s

    a B a p t i s t

    R o g e r B u r n h a m S u p p o r t e d s c h o o l a n d M a k o t o i s a r e g u l a r c h a p e l

    s p e a k e r .

    H i s s c h o o l i s a b o u t

    S o u t h B e n d minutes by car from Hideto's.

      c i n c i L S r ^ '

    P l e a s e

    p r a y f o r B i l l T u r n e r w h o h a s h a d t o

    r e t u r n

    S t a t e s i d e

    b e c a u s e

    o f i

    B r u c e N o r t o n ,

    h e a l t h .

    W e

    a p p r e c i a t e

    v e r y m u c h

    h i s t a k i n g

    o v e r

    s o m e

    of

    o u r c l a s s e s d u r i n g

    o

    O r l a n d o furlough. Now it Is m y turn t o

    assist

    him b y taking over t h e responsibiliti

    P o l l y

    W i l k i n s o n , at

    Machlda

    until his son

    Tim returns

    i n September.

    Since

    I

    supply

    at Sannoba

    H o n o r a r y ,

    too, varlous area preachers have volunteered to

    take turns

    preaching there.

    Sannobara

    we

    continue to hav e some English-speaking visitors. I e v e n

    had

    t h

    we ddi n g of

    a

    serviceman wh o married

    a

    J a p a n e s e girl.

    Mark

    and I both

    taught

    Yuji Arai English and

    Bible at Obirin in the late '70s.

    He and h

    e living quite

    a

    ways north

    of

    Tokyo at Yamagata City. He writes, My wife and

    I

    than

    b o t h

    for praying for us.

    The

    preacher

    at

    the Sakurada Church has been teaching us.

    W e

    fi

    opened our

    hearts to realize tha t

    Jesus Christ

    died on the cross for

    us

    and for

    all

    the

    of

    the

    world. We

    are so th ankful that

    we

    found Christ.

    They

    were

    baptized

    on Easter

    y, April 19th.

    We

    all praise God with them and with the angels around God's throne.

    O

    and another reaps . (John k:^6) The sower and the reaper may be glad together .

    Miss Kaori

    Noda

    encouraged us all by placing

    her

    membership

    with

    the

    Sanno bara Church.

    S

    baptized at the Dayspring Christian Church at Fort

    Collins,

    Colorado. She will begin tra

    as

    a flight attendant wi t h

    J a p a n

    Airlines

    in August.

    o l i o

    s i n c e c h i l d h o o d .

    L a s t ^ f a l l h i s

    Hideto Kathleen with some of t h e Onga group

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    mu I T X r

    ^

    ^ M • The way it looks from here, our daugh

    The Hatano

    Soroptimist

    Meeting -nn

    Lydia

    and her family and Karis

    Pratt

    will

    guests in Japan this summer.

    Karis

    thrilled

    us

    by

    changing

    her plans and informing

    us las

    Details are yet being worked out.

    The

    Missionary

    Convention

    at

    Okayama

    and the

    Japanes

    king Convention at Tanegashima, Kagoshima are part of these plans- A1 Hammond's group fro

    Jose Bible College

    is planning

    to come and Bobby Snyder of

    Cincinnati

    Bible Seminary

    is

    co

    on

    his own. Pray

    all

    will work out

    for the greatest good.

    This s u m m e r s e q u a t i o n w i l l b e

    ^

    ôr u s . W h a t d o e s t h a t

    m e a n ? B o t h

    K a t h l e e n

    a n d ^

    3^

    years old

    wnen w e

    came

    to

    Japan.

    W e are"^8 as of

    this

    year. Therefo re we will have

    under Missii;nary Visa to Japan f or

    exactly

    3 ^ +

    years

    as o f August

    13i

    1992. We thank

    God

    to be able

    to

    reach another

    milestone.

    Our special thanks to all of you

    who have

    make

    it

    'Mission Possible'.

    Mrs. Janet Simmo ns presented a gift to

    the Mission

    in memory o f her late

    husband

    and o u r

    nd Lilburn Simmons who served his Lord

    in

    the Church of Christ

    at Wilkinson,

    Indiana.

    At

    its

    February 29th special

    meeting, T he

    Mission

    accepted

    Carl

    Chapman's

    wish

    to

    be reli

    his services as Director of Finances. We

    are all grateful

    for

    his

    guidance fro m both

    his

    and church organization experience.

    At t h e

    same meeting Bruce No rton

    of Orlando,

    Flo

    was chosen

    to

    serve

    for the next three years as trustee. Bruce

    attended Florida'

    Bible

    C

    Orlando,

    is employed by United

    Parcel

    Service and serves as

    a

    lay leader

    in

    the

    church

    is

    married

    to the former

    Cheryl Turner, so he is

    Tim

    Turner's

    brother-in-law.

    Welcome Bruc

    look forward to

    you r service

    with u s.

    In

    His

    service,

    Central Japan Christian Mission Inc

    16410 Ronnies Drive,

    Mishawaka, Ind.

    46544-6471

    Address Correction Requested

    A

    Non-Profit Org

    U.S.Postage

    P ID

    South

    Bend, Ind.

    Permit 316

    Ho

    hi

    Service

     Let us use our

    gifts

    in

    service.

    Rom.12:6,7

    MlSSIOlM SERVICES

    B OX 2427

    (RESEARCH DEPT)

    K N ( b x V I L L E

    TN 37901

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    T a k i n g t h e G o o d

    N e w s

    of t h e R i s e n Son

    to The Land of The Rising Sun.

    THE PAUL PRATT FAMILY

    Forwarding

    Address

    Mrs. Mary Lou Bauer, S ec'y.

    P.O.

    Box

    1525

    Carmel, Indiana, ^6032-6525

    Japan Address

    1210

    Ka;nikasuya,

    Isehara City,

    Kanagawa

    Ken 259-11

    Dear friends

    Church

    Planting

    Student Evangelism

    Literature Distribution

    Leadership Trainin g

    THE

    TIM TURNER FAMILY

    Forwarding

    Address

    Mr. it Mrs. Dan Spencer

    9699 -

    2 nd St.

    North

    St. Petersburg, F1 J i J > 7 0 2

    Japan

    Address

    54O

    -

    5 Negishi Oho,

    Machida City,

    Tokyo , 19^

    Vol.

    XXXVI No.

    3 Summer

    I t has been a busy summer. Mark was sent by his company, AP Technoglas

    ' ' S e j D i r e c J o r " ^ ' Japan^sT^tT^ ive h i g h s c h o o l s t u d e n t s o n a

    t w o - w e e k

    s t u d y t o u r . W e w e

    I n d i a n a p o l i s able to

    have him visit

    overnight and then

    he

    was

    privileged to preach

    o n

    Su

    H a r o i d A k e r s day, June 20th

    at

    the Machida Church which he started.

    South Bend . ^

    On June 30th,

    Mark's

    daughter, Karis, arrived

    in

    Japan alon g with o ur

    I n d i a n a p o l i s d a u g h t e r L y d i a

    a n d

    h e r d a u g h t e r s S h a r a

    a n d

    L a u r e n . J a p a n e s e

    f r i e n d s h e l

    R o g e r B u r n h a m ,

    U S

    c e l e b r a t e

    t h e ' ^ t h o f

    J u l y a t

    Z a m a

    A r m y

    B a s e .

    B u t b i g g e r

    t h r i l l s c a m e a t

    S o u t h

    B e n d Sannobara

    C h u r c h

    on

    J u l y

    5 t h as t h e

    y o u t h g r o u p

    w e l c o m e d t h e Americans

    a n d

    R i c h a r d C o y l e Other groups fo r a Music and Praise Service.

    What

    a grand day 'Col onel S

    C i n c i n n a t i

    dcrs'

    Supplied refreshments and

    games

    helped the

    hosts in

    welcoming

    visitor

    Bruce Norton

    O r l a n d o With schools

    Still

    in

    session, the

    girls

    attended some

    activities with

    and

    visited overnight on weekends. Karis played special piano selections in the

    two

    and

    Lydia

    and Shara teamed up with her to sing

    a

    trio. Karis especially enjoyed vis

    friends

    back at Machida.

    Since Lydia

    teaches Japanese at Northern Kentucky State, she

    t

    opportunity to

    practice reading

    and

    writing Chinese characters.

    Her

    husband, Rick

    Coyle

    ined the family

    here

    o n July 12th. Together we visited scenic spots before Lydia took them

    her

    o n

    a 'sentimental journey' to

    Kagoshima

    where she spent three primary school years.

    On their way back

    north

    the

    Coyles got off

    the

    bull et train at

    O k a y a r a a in

    order to

    join

    for the English-Speaking Con vention there. Audrey West, Keith Summers and Dayni

    were our

    gracious hosts. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylo r o f Wichita,

    K a n . were guest

    speake

    Stateside visitors

    were

    Hammond,

    who

    spoke

    at the Japanese C on vention , Dal e, Peggy

    a

    Snyd'er. Bobby and Karis

    are

    second year

    students

    at C.B.C.

    Rick got

    a

    good initiation in international driving

    this

    time. Back home we enjoyed a p

    b a s e b a l l

    g a m e

    g i f t s h o p p i n g a n d s p e n t

    a n

    i n t e r e s t i n g

    2 h

    h o u r s o n a y a c h t . H o w e v e r

    w e r e i m p r e s s e d

    m o s t w i t h

    a

    formal t e a

    c e r e m o n y

    b e c a u s e

    it g a v e

    e a c h including adults ,

    a

    c h a

    to express our faith

    and

    to feel the response

    in

    the

    exchange.

    August 2nd was

    a

    great day

    Rick spoke at

    the Sann obara Church on

    the

    timely subject, "

    Ultimate GoinTedal"T He brought greetings from Highview,

    his

    home church, and from Central

    apan

    Christian Mission . Then Mrs. Minako Ushio con fessed faith

    in

    Christ and

    was

    baptized.

    er journey o f faith began twenty years ago when she studied at

    a

    Gospel Church in Isehara. S

    remembers attending an outdoor program at Sannobara in 1972. It was surely when the New

    Ohio

    were with us. Pray fo r her faith t o grow. Pray for

    all

    of her family to follow her.

    July 5th Sannobara Youth Ensemble

    August

    2n d, Mrs. Ushio's Baptismal Day

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    _p

    Lydia, Kathleen^

    Lauren, Shara,

    Rick, Karis

    Tim, Sarah Jean, Katie

    Lynn

    &

    Lisa

    Tur

    Rejoice with us

    Motoko

    Nakamura,

    a

    15-year-old

    girl

    firmly confessed

    her

    faith

    in

    Chris

    our

    August l^h morning service. It was

    a

    thrill,

    too, to

    see the joy of her friends wh

    not yet Christians

    cheering for

    her

    and clapping

    for her.

    So,

    we

    look

    forward to more dec

    in

    the near

    future. Pray that her parents will respond, soon.

    Soon after arriving

    back

    in Japan we

    received

    the sad news that Betty Burnham, who

    served

    Mailing

    Secretary so long (Winter Epistle,

    1992)

    had had a stroke which affected her left

    good news

    is

    that

    therapy

    is

    assisting

    her

    recovery.

    She

    has

    been known

    as

    the

    miracle

    by her

    friends. We

    are

    all

    cheering

    you on, Betty. We know He answers prayer.

    The Campus Ministry

    is

    a co-operative effort. Noriko Sawaya receiv ed Bible training

    at Ob

    College from

    Kathleen,

    Betty

    Turner and Penny Boggs. She

    enrolled in a summer course

    a

    ersity

    of Tennessee.

    Penny introduced

    her to

    Lisa

    (Roche) Weist, who

    had

    spent an

    int

    in Japan. In time, Noriko accepted

    Christ and

    is

    now

    enrolled at Kentucky Christian Coll

    has

    said, "One

    sows

    and another reaps". Praise God who gives the increase

    Some

    have asked, "How is

    your new

    work going?" There

    has

    been some

    misunderstanding

    here

    t our

    February 29th

    Central

    Japan

    Christian Mission meeting

    we were

    cautioned

    to "remain

    with the Sannobara Church so as to facilitate a smooth 'passing of the baton to the

    (2)

    ince

    returning

    to Japan

    in

    March

    various

    soundings

    from church members

    here h

    us

    the wisdom of

    that

    advise. So, please

    understand

    if we

    are not

    yet

    renting

    a storefr

    g

    surveys.

    Nor are we financially

    able

    to budget

    for it. Do

    continue praying

    for Hi

    His provision and

    leading.

    Co-workers,

    Tim and Lisa Turner will arrive back in Japan on

    September

    5th. Tim s mother

    r, has

    resigned from teaching

    duties at Obirin Junior

    College

    and

    will

    j oin her hus

    who

    had

    returned Stateside

    in

    March.

    He

    had 'developed

    health

    problems brought-on by

    a

    We are happy to report that he is now much improved. The parents have served

    in

    Jap

    twenty-seven years.

    We

    wish them

    Godspeed and

    express

    our hearty well done'  

    And,

    all

    (as the

    Japanese

    expression goes) have their necks extended awaiting Tim and Lisa's retur

    Japan

    Christian

    Mission Inc.

    l64lO

    Ronnies Driv e,

    Mishawaka,

    Ind.,

    465^^-6^71

    Address

    Correction Requested

    Praising His name.

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    Ind.

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    Taking

    the Good

    News

    of

    the Risen

    Son

    to The Land of the Rising Sun.

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     When are you going to retire?

    This is

    a question

    most

    often asked of us. It is

    genera

    w e

    a r e a l r e a d y

    o n

    s o c i a l

    s e c u r i t y .

    u l f w e

    s t i l l

    h a v e g o o d h e a l t h a n d i n t e n d t o

    c o n

    W e w i l l m a k e

    I s e h a r a

    o u r h o m e b a s ^ ,

    d i v i d i n g o u r

    t i m e b e t w e e n t h e

    S a n n o b a r a

    C h u

    and

    the

    Machida

    Church through this year. j f e

    will be surveying various areas

    and

    praying

    God's leading

    as to the

    next area

    for

    evangelism. Kanagawa Prefecture is our

    most likely

    C h i b a P r e f e c t u r e a l s o

    i s

    o n o u r

    m i n d s

    . ^ r a y

    f o r

    t h e L o r d t o l e a d

    u s .

    N e e d l e s s t o

    s a y

    continue seeking

    for

    young couples who

    will

    see the

    need

    of Japan and say,

    Here

    we are. Lor

    us."

    Did you

    know

    that...Mark's son,

    Cason, is

    now

    over six

    feet tall and, as a freshman,

    has

    b

    with Bellefontaine

    (Ohio) High

    School's junior v arsity basketball team?...we were parti

    a Faith Promise

    Rally

    at

    the

    Community Christian

    Church,

    Lake

    Worth, Florida?

    They

    ex

    t h e i r g o a l

    of $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 b y m o r e t h a n $ 6 , 0 0 0 . J . t w o j u n i o r c o l l e g e g r a d s f r o m S a n n o b a r a

    h a v e

    Kaori Noda, a Christian and Aki Muto whose

    went

    down

    near

    Sioux City, Iowa....

    Lydia's

    daughter, Shara,

    was

    chosen

    as a

    member of

    Th

    s c horus

    group

    of

    the

    University

    of

    Cinc innati Conservatory

    of

    Music?

    Please note

    our NEW STATESIDE MAILING

    ADDRESS

    on our letterhead

    One

    of

    our churches decorated their church Clifistmas tree last year with beautiful green s

    t h e y

    d e s i g n a t e d F o r

    u r M i s s i o n a r y . N o t b a d i d e a ?

    W e

    a c c e p t e d i t w i t h t h a n k s g i v i n g .

    Speaking of

    giving, a

    recent

    anonymous contribution

    to

    C.J.C.M.

    being set

    aside

    toward

    of

    a good used 9 passenger van

    for

    evangelism. To the giver we

    say, God

    bless you

    In this day of 'Other country bashing'

    I

    feel there

    is

    a need to 'cool it*. Whether

    it

    is

    etition, in trade or in debate we are beginning to lose when we 'lose

    our

    cool'.

    to call 'time out', get it together

    and get

    back to the basics that brought us success in

    We

    must recap our vision, relearn a sense of teamwork

    and

    of diligence.

    And

    in the spir

    our

    Lord

    strive to "Do unto others what we

    would

    have them do unto us".

     

    Planning continues

    for

    the Home-Stay exchange i n -

    Japan for

    the summer of 1992.

    However, w

    sad to say that many families in the States a r j e feeling the pinch

    of

    the recession so the k

    n o t b e a b l e t o g o . W e h o p e t h a t e a c h o f y o u j e a n h a v e a n o t h e r c h a n c e .

    W r i t i n g s p a c e a n d d i s c r e t i o n l i m i t m e from

    r e | c o r d i n g

    a l l t h e b l e s s i n g s

    of

    s u c h a furlough.

    m e t m o r e o l d - t i m e f r i e n d s t h a n

    w e

    h a v e s e e n i n y 4 a r s . I

    c o u n t i t

    a p r i v i l e g e t o h a v e s t u d i e

    T e s t a m e n t A r c h a e o l o g y u n d e r D r . W i n t e r . D r . C o ^ t r e l l ' s c l a s s o n t h e H o l y S p i r i t h e l p e d m e

    the Bib lical teachings and verify my convic

    chapel services. Then we were thrilled at

    and Conference on Evangelism in

    38 years.

    Kathleen and

    I

    both were inspired aga

    being able

    to participate in

    our

    first

    alumni

    All we can say is, "Hallelujah "

    .f)

    trons.

    In His

    service.

    Central

    Japan Christian Mission Inc

    16410 Ronnies

    Drive,

    Mishawaka, Ind. 46544-6471

    Address

    Correction Requested

    z.

    S

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    Bend, Ind.

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    16

     

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    T a k i n g t h e G o o d N e w s of t h e R i s e n

    S o n

    to

    The

    Land

    o f

    The Rising

    Sun.

    THE

    PAUL PRATT FAMILY

    Forwarding

    Address

    Mrs. Mary Lou Bauer, Sec'y.

    P.O.

    Box 1525

    Carmel, Indiana, 46032-6525

    Japan Address

    1210 Ka/nikasuya,

    I se har a C i t y ,

    Kanagawa Ken, 259-Ll

    Church Planting

    Student

    Evangelism

    Literature Distribution

    Leadership

    Training

    THE TIM

    TURNER FAMILY

    Forwarding

    Address

    Mr.

    Mrs.

    Dan

    Spencer

    9699

    -

    2nd St.

    North

    S t .

    Petersburg,

    F1 33702

    J a p a n A d d r e s s ( a f t e r M i d - S e p t . )

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    Negishi Cho,

    Machida City, Tokyo, 1 9 ^ ^

    Vo l. XXXVII,

    No.^,

    Thanksgiving-Christmas 199

    friends,

      G i v e

    t h a n k s

    t o

    t h e

    L o r d ,

    f o r H e

    is

    f ^ o o d .

    His

    l o v e e n d u r e s f o r e v e r .

    ( P s a l m s

    1 5 6 : 1 ) .

    W e ,

    p e o p l e , h a v e c a u s e

    t o

    t h a n k o u r G o d .

    H e

    h a s s u p p l i e d o u r e v e r y

    n e e d

    t h r o u g h a l l

    o f

    y o u .

    H

    k e p t

    u s

    r e l a t i v e l y

    h e a l t h y

    a n d

    is

    c u r i n g

    o u r i l l n e s s e s .

    M o r o v e r

    H e

    c o n t i n u e s

    t o

    p r o v i d e

    ears for

    t h e g o s p e l , m e s s a g e

    in Japan.

    G o d

    has

    e a s e d

    our

    m i n d s a n d t h e

    l o a d

    w e c a r r

    y

    s e n d i n g H i t o sh i a n d Y u k a N i s h i y a m a t o s e r v e w i t h

    u s

    a n d e v e n t u a l l y t o l e a d t h e f l o c k . T i m

    in the Machida C hu rch and

    with

    us at

    Obirin

    Co llege.

    We have

    been

    able to m ake

    three more recent contacts with

    youth

    and

    one

    with a

    family, a

    f

    w h o m

    s p e n t t i m e

    in

    t h e U . S . T h e f a m i l y ,

    p i c t u r e d

    o n t h i s p a g e , s p e n t t h r e e y e a r s a t

    AP

    T e

    i n

    B e l l e f o n t a i n e , O h i o , w h e r e M a r k , o u r s o n , w o r k s . F i v e y e a r o l d K u m i k o a t t e n d e d B i b

    alone

    at

    the High Point Churc h. Since ret urning to Japan

    she

    lead her parents to our

    obara Church. Mrs. Grett a Marks,

    o f

    Jenison,

    Michigan intro duced

    Norikazu Okada

    who

    beca

    Christian

    there

    before returning

    to Japan in July. We introduced him to

    Tokyo churches.

    We often have English-speaking persons

    in

    our services.

    Tw o

    Filipino laborers

    attend

    qu

    y. Recently two pediatricians fro m Indonisia visited us. We hope they will c o me

    o f t e

    s ong s h e e t s in English and have an out line

    of

    t h e day's message f o r t he m. These d o

    come to Tokai University Hospital

    in

    Isehara

    for training

    and

    experience.

    Our Obirin

    Ch ris tian C l ub

    had its

    f a l l

    r e t r e a t

    up nea r

    t he Five Lakes

    of

    Fuji Regio n.

    I

    to speak twice o n the Theme, Looking Unto Jesus .

    I

    also had

    the

    responsibility o f two

    on Our Christian Wit.ness . After classes

    had begun, Tim

    Turner spoke

    at our Tea

    o n

    campus.

    Among t he man y

    things we

    a r e

    t hank ful

    f o r a r e

    the pe ri odica ls

    mai led t o us

    in

    Japan.

    The

    tandard,

    The

    Lookout,

    The

    Restoration Herald, Horizons and Alive all come to us abs

    f r e e of

    charge because

    we a re

    missionaries. We thank God

    and express

    o u r

    h e a r t f e l t

    ap

    t o t h o s e wh o p r ovid e t h e s e

    blessings.

    We li kewise

    appreciate

    those of our churches w

    church

    newsletter

    to us. They

    help

    us keep in touch.

    Preacher Minoru Hattori,

    of

    Shikoku

    will

    be the

    evangel

    for our Fall

    We e k-end m e e t ing

    this

    m o n t h .

    He

    visited

    Iseha

    even

    be f o re

    we

    arrived

    h e r e in

    I966 . In 196^ while he was

    a

    student

    at Osaka

    Bible Seminary he accompanied Pres. Martin

    Clark

    when he came to help Bill

    Walker

    building his house.

    Our largest

    a t t endan c e

    for an

    evange li s t i c me e t ing

    was

    years ago.

    We showed

    the movie, What Is Life? . It is the

    story of

    Yoneko

    Tahara who jumped in front of a

    train

    and li

    to tell the story.

    She

    was converted to

    Christ

    as

    a

    result

    She has written a book, titled Life

    Is

    So

    Wonderful .

    Toda

    Yoneko spoke to about ^50 students, teachers and parents at

    junior high near us. It was

    so

    good to hear

    a

    Christian wi

    ness in our schools.

    Three

    weeks ago

    I showed

    the same Yoneko

    movie to the 9

    freshmen students in

    m y

    col l ege classes.

    All

    were great ly i

    p r e s s e d . I t o o k a n a n o n y m o u s s u r v e y . Of t h e s e s t u d e n t s , ^

    d e c l a r e d

    t h a t t h e y

    b e l i e v e

    f a i t h

    i n G o d

    t o b e n e c e s s a r y ; 5

    said

    it

    was useful; and 1 said faith

    is

    not necessary.

    aul,

    with the

    Watanabes

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    C i n c i n n a t i d u r i n g

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    s e v e n - m o n t h

    y e a r . K a t h l e e n

    d i d n o t r e g i s t e r ,

    L y d i a

    a n d

    R i c k C o y l e d e l i v e r e d

    m y

    r e q u e s t

    t o

    t h e B o a r d

    i n g o o d t i m e . N o , I l l n o t d i s c l o s e w h o m I v o t e d

    f o r .

    B u t

    team

    in high

    school also lost

    more than we

    won.

    H e r e

    a r e

    s o m e

    m a t t e r s f o r y o u t o

    p r a y a b o u t .

    P r a y f o r u s a s w e g r a s p o p p o r t u n i t i e s

    o p e n t

    (1) T h r e e m o n t h l y h o m e m e e t i n g s (2) A w e e k l y m e e t i n g

    o f

    m o t h e r s a n d b a b i e s (5) I n v i t a t i o n

    speak

    to

    retirees group s ( k ) Visits to nursing homes ( 5 ) Discussions

    with

    Jehovah s Witnes

    (6)

    M i n i s t e r i e s

    o n

    t w o c a m p u s e s .

    (7)

    P r a y f o r

    o u r h e a l t h . (8)

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    f o r w i s d o m f o r

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    I as p l a n s a r e

    b e i n g

    m a d e f o r a n a d d i t i o n t o

    t h e

    M a c h i d a

    C h u r c h

    b u i l d i n g .

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    And Joy

    To

    You

    At

    Christmas

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    ThroughoutThe

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