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No. 122 Heltonville, Indiana, 47436 January, 1969

NEWSY NOTES" r

Space limitations in REPORT FROMTORONTO are frustrating when there is somuch we want to share with you. This time weare giving brief paragraphs a b o u t variousactivities. If you desire more information aboutsome particular phase of th e work, write us .

RUSSIAN RADIO PROGRAM

THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL i s heardevery week by all of Asiatic Russia as JohnHuk preaches by radio fromManila. The programbegan the first of January. Air time and production costs $35.00 per week.

FAITH PROMISE BOOK

The new FAITH PROMISE MISSIONARYCONFERENCE book by Gene Duiin has broughtfavorable response from across America. If youdesire a copy, forward $1.00 with your requestto Toronto Christian Mission, 5 Lavington Drive,Weston (Toronto), Ontario. Th e book answersmost questions anyone has about the FaithPromise program.

HELP NEEDED FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICECAMP IN ONTARIO

A successful camp program in Ontariois dependent on assis tance from Christians inthe U.S. who come to Canada to help. Withoutpreachers and Christian workers from America,we could not have camp. If you can help, let usknow. Camp weeks fo r 1969 are: Senior week -June 22-28; First Chance - July 3-5; Junior -July 13-19; Junior H i ^ - July 20-26; Underprivileged Boys - Aug. 11-14; InternationalWeek - Aug. 1^22; Family Week-end - Aug. 29-Sept . 1.

JOHN HUK PLANS TOUR IN WESTERNCANADA

John Huk will be v isi tin g Rus sia nchurches in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitobaand Saskatchewan during February and earlyMarch. Two or th ree se rv i ce s will be held fo reach congregation visited. Such visits strengthenthe chu rches, encou rage the Christ ians and giveopportunity for evangelism.


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Missionary Tour Report

In preparing an art ic le on th e missionary journey completed Dec. 2,1968, I remembered the following letter, written as I was on my way home.It summarizes the tour and expresses my feelings a t that moment Ratherthan prepare an entire ly new art ic le , I share this let ter with you.

Letter to Paul Bajko:

Dear Brother Paul,

December 2, 1968

As I write you, I am 30,000 feet over the Atlant ic onth e home. I hope to ge t t hi s le tt er ^ 'p ed when I ge t toTo ronto so you will be able to read it. My scribbling i sn ' t th ebes t .

I'm sure you would have rejoiced to have witnessed themany blessings God poured out upon us and the brethren inPoland in these last 23 days as I visited there. I preachednear ly ever y n i g h t and ba d wonderful response to everymessage. The hospi ta l ity i l lus tra ted the love of the brethrenmore than I can poss ibly express.

While my lack of ability to speak Polish or Russian isa real handicap, the excellent int^reting done by GeorgeBajenski and Kos tek Jakon iuk enabled me to communicate no tonly from the pulpit, bu t also in many hou rs of private conver-saticn. My previous visits (four weeks in 1963, three weeks in1967, five days in June of this year) added to the present visi tgives me e l ev en week s in Po land ove r t h es e five years of time.This, added to the e i ^ t weeks of v is it at ion by Bro. Huk andthe much correspondence he and I carry out, ha s given mesome knowledge of th e work in Poland and an appreciation oftiie circumstances under which they labor and th e problemst hey face . I'm sure your being Slavic in origin gives you addedability to understand the Polish peopl e e ven as it does Bro.Huk. I am thankful that I have been able to call upon hi sknowledge so frequently in these y ea rs t ha t we hav e don e wha twe could for the people in eastern Europe. 1 am especiallythankful to God that He made available necessary funds anddocuments for me to be able to respond to the invitation of theChristians in Poland to come a t this particular t ime. God wa sworking in Canada to give me an awareness of the need, inPoland to prepare al l things for my arrival and in America toprovide necessary funds. Don't we serve a wonderful God!Seeing Him work these last five weeks ha s thrilled my soul,has inspired me to a greater zeal and has humbled me as Ihave a new awareness t h a t He h a s e n tr u st ed in to human hand sthe expansion of His kingdom.

I'm sure the Committee on Polish Evangelism thatserves as George Bajenski's ccn it ac t in America and Canadawill rejoice, too, at the good work going on in Poland. Throughthis committee and through Toronto Christian Mission severalthousand dollars have gone to Poland as i t ha s been given byChrist ian chu rche s -chu rche s o f Chr i s t an d Christ ian individua ls in th e United S t a t e s an d Canada . We h av e b ee n ab le tofinance the summer camp program of the church of Christ inPoland which each year has amounted to a t least $500. Wehave also shared in the winter camp program. Even yes terdayI left sufficient funds to cover th e cost of the winter campplanned by the church of Christ brethren for December 26

through January 2, 1969. Since Bro. Huk and I ar e on theCommittee for Polish Evangelism, we can give up-to-date andf i rs trhand repo r ts on th e progress of the work in Poland aswell as express some understanding of the difficulties thatthe brethren face. We thank God for all those who help thesedear brethren whether through you or through us. The freedomof the Christians, appreciated so much by all of us in thechurch of Christ , allows each of us to assist as we are guidedby th e Spirit, those we desire. How we thank God there is nocomity arrangement which closes doors God's Spirit opens andthat we have no official headquarters throu^ which we mustwork. From our var ious conversat ions, I know your deepappreciation for the principles of the church of Christ asrevealed in the New Tes tament which have made possible thewonderful freedom we have in Christ, and I know how thankfulyou ar e for th e tremendous p r o g r e s s made in world-wideevangelism under this simple plan in these last few years.

Back to the tour. I become so enthusias ti c and appreciative of Uie posit ion we hold, which is so vei y scriptural,fundamental, and to which we owe recent progress for thechurch of Christ, that I get car ri ed away in writing, even as Ido in preaching, on the great freedom we have in Christ.

The last week in Poland I spent in Warsaw. I delivereda series of lectures at 4 p.m. each evening. The subjects 1used were: "The Word of God," "God ' s Plan of Salvation,""God's Plan for Using Man" (Stewardship), " t a c t i c a l Thingsto be Done for the Glory of God in Poland," and "The Relationship of the Preacher and the Church." Attendance in theselectures wa s from about a dozen to over th ir ty. I feel theselectures were of g re at v al ue . And the brethren respondedexceptionally well to the prac t ica l suggest ions we were ableto make n ea r th e e nd o f th e week.

Each n i ^ t a t 6:00 wa s an evange li s t ic se rv ice a t th ePulawska congregation. As you know, the churches in Polandseldom use an invitation hymn, but we used " Jus t As I Am"as the hymn of decision. During the week, four young people -three boys in their l at e teens or early twenties and one younglady - confessed t hei r f a ith in Chr is t. Bap ti sms a re not "thesame hour of th e night," but a re f r equent ly delayed for sometime, as yo u ar e wel l awa re . H ow ev er, I am happy to reportthat al l four of these young pe op le ar e to be baptized onSaturday evening, December 7. I felt the presence of God in ave ry r ea l sense In this week of evangelism a t t he Pu lawskacongregation. You could feel th e "revival sp i r i t " It wa s agreat meeting for the glory of Christ.

Since the United Church Synod, which is held ever ythree years, was on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday,December 1, I ha d opportunity to talk with many of our b re th renas they arrived in Warsaw for the Synod Meeting. I had alsovisited with many of these Ix^thren the first two weeks as Ipreached outside of Warsaw. I also had a lengthy and, I trust,profitable private conference with &o . Krakiewicz who was


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re-elected president of the United Evangelical Church ofPoland at the Synod meeting. I spoke at the Sunday morningservice where the Synod was held, but many delega tes werein business sessions. There was considerable displeasure thata business meeting was scheduled at the same time as theSunday morning worship service. Tliis was not on the originalprogram, but because of lengthy sessions on Saturday, therewas a feeling that added business needed to be conducted onSunday morning. At any rate, no signiflcant changes were madea t this church meeting. Each of the part ic ipating groups in theUnited Evangelical Church are sti l l able to ma int ain their

identity. This, of course, is of vital importance to our bre thren.We pray no further effort will be made to overcome this individual ident ity and the (^por tuni ty our brethren have through thisplan.

On my arrival in Poland, I first traveled to the east andvisited churches near the Russian borde r. Thanksgivingservices were hel d in Bielsk where 1 p re ached twice. 1 spentthe n ight s in Kostek's home and tveached in difTerent villageseach evening. We also had our noon-day or evening meal in thehomes of tiie brethren. Kos tek th en took me t o th e n or th we st t oOlstyn where George met us. I stayed in that area until afterMonday services at the Ostnida Old Folks' Home. I g re et edyour aunt while 1 was there. Tuesday was a day of catchingup and on Wednesday Kostek and Bro. Saciewicz and the elderBajen sk i and 1 went south to visit churches in the Sosnowiec

area and saw where the winter camp is held. We preached indifTerent churches each evening and were at the Sosnowiecchurch on Sunday morning. We then drove to Warsaw vrfiere Ipreached at the Allie j church.

CANADIAN CHRISTIAN HARBINGER

One of the pu blication s of TorontoChrist ian Miss ion is the C ana dian C hr istia nHarbinger, a monthly magazine carrying ser

mons, doctrinal articles, world-wide missionnews and news of Canada. The publication isprimarily for Canadian consumption, bu t manyAmericans subscribe. Sample copies may bereceived on request. Subsc ri pt ion p ri ce is$2.00 p er y ear.

PRINTING EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT


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RUSSIAN NEW TESTAMENT FUND

Income for th e printing and dist r ibutionof Russian New Testaments has now passed$12,000. We are well on the way to the $15,000goal and expect the actual print ing of the NewTestament to get underway this month.

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MISSIONARY TOUR TO EASTERN EUROPE

Plans are for the 1969 Missionary tourgroup to depa r t Toronto June 8 for Paris,Budapest, Moscow, Volgograd, Kiev, Warsaw,Berlin and Zurich, returning via New York onJune 28. The cost of the tour this year, includingair fare, ground transportat ion, hotels, food andother miscellaneous expenses is $1050 fromTo ron to and return .

At this writing, it appears there will beroom for two or three people to fill our quotaof 32 for the tour. For information telephone416-248-2711 o r 416-249-4273 or write GeneDulin, 5 Lavington Drive, Weston, Ontario.

DO YOU NEED A MISSIONARY SPEAKER FORCAMP?

Several have already written asking forpossible summer camp dates. The summerschedule in Canada makes i t difficult for us toaccept too many camp dates in America, butwe do have a suggestion.

Vanita Dulin , a sophomore at CincinnatiBible Seminary, worked in several camps afterhe r return from Russia las t summer. She will bea va ila bl e t his summer for several weeks ofcamp. Write to th e Mission address.

Karlita Dulin, who is a h i ^ schooljunior, also worked in camps and VacationBible Schools l a s t summer a ft er h er return fromRussia. She will also be available for campdates this summer. Write to th e Mission address.

Lawrence Carpenter, who is a teacherin the Chicago area, was on the missionarytour last summer. He has spoken nearly everySunday since that time regarding the work ofToronto Chris t ian Mission and w ill be availableto help in camps this summer, after June 20.Write him at 8800 South Harlem, Oak Lawn,Ill inois , 60455.

Some of the other staff members may be

available for a week or so . They can be reacheda t th e Miss ion add res s .

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No. 123 Heltonville, Indiana 47436 February, 1969

Clyde George

Accepts Ontario

Youth Ministry

Clyde George, Youth Minister of th eDewey, Oklahoma, Christian Church, has recognized th e need for a challenging youth programin Ontar io and has accep ted t he call to move tothis province and give leadership in developing

extensive activit ies for young people to challenge them for Christ.Throughout th e twelve-year history of

Toronto Christian Mission special attention hasbeen given to reaching youth. No t only was andis th e future of th e church dependent on reachingyoung people for Christ, but the present churchwas seen to need desperately th e vitality ofyouth with the enthusiasm and vision which

Above (left to r ight): Gene Dul in ,Clyde George, Dewey Thackston.

come from young and ded icated Chri st ians. Asth e work has progressed, a very small youthrally developed into a monthly rally with youngpeopl e a tt endi ng from s ever al chu rche s, eventhough distance has been a great problem. Sincenearly 400 miles separate two of tiie severalpart icipat ing churches, some congregations getto attend infrequently.


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A Christian Service Camp program go tunderway in 1961 in rented facilities witharound 20 young people of all ages. As tiiisprogram grew ou t of available rented facilities,50 acres of beautiful, partially wooded, Ontariohill country were purchased as a campsite. Todaywe have five dormitories, an administrationbuilding, a chapel and a large din ing hal l-ki tchenbuilding. All of these are built according tovery strict Ontario laws governing camp construction. While regular camp weeks have beenplanned and held, development of the programis still underway. These camp facilities alsoenabled us to branch out in tw o other areas ofyou^ activity; Q) A camp for wayward ordelinquent and underprivileged boys, and (2) anInternat iona l Week for o lder youth of Canadianand American churches where they find a weekof camp which is really "different" and whichgives a real challenge to young people.

As new c hu rc he s h av e started and olderc hurc hes ha ve be en revi ta li zed , need for devel-opmentof youthleadership training among adultsbecame apparent. With no foundation of "pastexperience" to call upon, interested adults facedfrustration in efforts to assis t in youth work.

Although we have had an awareness oft he n ee ds , none had suff ic ient time to devote toadequate development of any o f th es e areas ofneed while maintaining our other responsibilit i es . In some o f these areas fo r instance, th ematter of th e work with t he d el inquen t boys

none o f t h e m i s s io n a ri e s o r min i s t e r s in Onta r iohave had adequate experience or training tobegin to mee t t he challenge.

And then Clyde George came on th escene . G ene Du lin held a F ai th P ro mis e Missionary Conference a t Dewey, Oklahoma. Asgospel sermons were preached showing theChristian's responsibi l i ty to go into a ll th eworld, and pictures were shown of th e work inCanada illustrating th e numerous opportunitiesfor work and especially in the minis^ to youth,Clyde said, "You have a vision and I want to

be a part of that vision!" Jeannie, hi s wife,was in full agreement.A sho r t v i s i t in Toron to a llo we d o th er

missionaries in the area to meet Bro. Georgeand to talk with him about opportunities.Sufficient t ime w as availab le to make somebasic plans and to chart a general course ofaction for this phase of the work of TorontoChr i s t i an Miss ion .

Bro. George will serve as Dean of thecamp week for delinquent and underprivilegedboys to be held August 11-14, 1969. This willallow him to become acquainted with the boysand some of their problems. He will t he n c ar ryou t an extensive follow-up program with theseboy s an d their families, fully expecting to reachnot only tiie boys, but the entire families forChr is t . Th i s i s one o f th e most obvious andchallenging areas of need in metropolitan lifetoday. We have recognized it for y ea rs, evensince before we arrived in Toronto, but untilnow have no t felt we had personnel really tot ack l e t h e t a sk .

Some of the camp dormitories.

The Internat ional Week h as been ca l led"the greatest camp week in my entire l ife" by

numerous youth who have already attended inthe two years i t has functioned. We have barelybegun to touch on th e opportunities which cancome from such a week. If properly developed,this week can reach two thousand young peopleevery summer. Already we have seen outstandingyouth from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan,Illinois, New York, Missouri, Georgia, Kansasand Colorado, as well as young people fromOntario challenged to a more dedicated life forChr i s t . Numerous l i fe re cru i t dec i s i ons havebeen made, while others have made init ialdecisions for Christ. Bro. George will haveopportunity to "take this week and run with i t ."TTiis year he will participate in the week ofcamp as on e of th e spe ak ers while observingthe program developed under th e leadership ofthe Interna tiona l Week Committee composed ofGene Dulin, Dewey Thackston and Alan LaRueand b egin ning to plan for even a much moreextensive camp for 1970.


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Bro. George will also be available, oninvitation, to ass is t local congregations indeveloping youth programs and in training adultsfor youth leadership. He will assist in furthe rdevelopment of t he Ontar io Youth Rally. He willalso write a monthly column in th e CANADIANCHRISTIAN HARBINGER a imed a t adu l t s whowant to do something for youth . Plans call forthe development of a Youth Magazine in theimmed ia t e fu tu r e .

Experience is always a factor in preparing a man for a job. Bro. George comes from theYouth Ministry of th e Dewey, Oklahoma, church.He served as student youth minister at th e NewBurlington congregation near Cincinnati, Ohio,as well as s t uden t mini st r ie s with the Sardis,Ky., ch urch an d th e ch ur ch in Franklin, Ohio.He was graduated from The Cincinnati BibleSeminary in 1967. His home church is the North7th Street church in Hamilton, Ohio, where he

was very active in th e youth program. It wasthere that through th e influence of a youthminister he dedicated his life to t he m in is tr y ofChrist. In high school he wa s active in sportsand excel led in foo tba l l . He tu rned down as izeable a th let ic scholarship from the Universi tyof California at Los Angeles as well as numerous other scholarship offers for th e privilegeof serving as a full-time servant on the Lord'st e a m .

Mrs. George (Jeannie) is the daughterof Professor and Mrs. E. Wayne Berry of TheCincinnati Bible Seminary. She grew up in th e

Mrs. George with Stephanie

First church in Columbus, Indiana, where herfather w as m inister of music Choirmaster-Organist . She attended The Cincinnati BibleSeminary before her marriage. At p re se nt sh eserves as choir director of the Dewey church.The Georges' daughter, Stephanie Lynn, wasbom May 13 , 1968.

Bro. George will be associated withToronto Christian Mission in every way. He willwork out o f the M iss io n office and will havethe printing facilities of the Mission, as wellas th e Mission staff available to give assistanceas they are able. He has been invited to assumethe position of "Director of Youth Activity" bythe Mission because th e sc op e of his work willb e a re a-w id e a nd becau se o f th e fact tha t in th efield of juvenile delinquency no church in theToronto area is in a p osi ti on, ei ther withleadership or finances, to give direction to thework .

Toronto Christian Mission has alwaysexpend ed eve ry possible effort to respect th eautonomy of th e local congregation. The Missionhas never called a preacher for either a newchurch or an old one. Each congregation callsi ts own minister who is responsible to thatcongregation. In th e case of a new congregation,t he m in is te r may be supported from outside th elocal church and, therefore, the responsibi l i tymay be divided between th e local chu rch and th esupport ing church or churches. This principlehas been followed without exception, a s was

illustrated when Westway church called WayneAlford and l a t e r L e s She l l when th e chu r c hbecame self-supporting. Likewise, th e Hamiltoncongregation called Alan LaRue, the Niagarachurch called Dewey Tha ckston, th e Ottawachurch called Richard Wright, and the Willowdalechurch ca l led John Clemens all a s minis ter-missionaries, since each congregation neededf inanc ia l a s s i s t a n c e f rom o u t s i d e . None o f t h e se

minister-missionaries has had any financialconnection w ith Tor on to Christian Mis sio n, n orhave any of them had any responsibility to th eMission, nor, further, has th e Mission hadresponsibility to them. (This was true of DeweyThackston, who has since come to be with theMission, as well. The principle involved ha sbeen maintained in every case.) This, we feel,maintains th e principles of direct-support missions and assures the local autonomy of eachcongregation . Coopera tion among th e congregat ions an d minister-missionaries in th e a re a the n


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Pilot Missionary Tour Plans

Plans are crystai iz ing for the AugustsSeptember pilot missionary tour by campera llowing Gene and Lenora Dulin opportunity tovisit numerous cong regations and individualChristians in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulga ria and Yugoslavia. The Dulinswill leave Toronto August 5 and will returnO cto be r 1 .

Stopovers in Prague, Czechoslovakia,and Budapest, Hungary, on the June missionarytour gave opportunity to make detailed planswith brethren there for the August-Septembermissionary tour. Christ ians in Prague were atthe airport where an itinerary was arranged forat least fourteen days of visitation of churchesin Czechoslovakia, beginning Sunday, Augus t17, or before. A young couple is taking theirvacation time to travel with the Dulins andserve as interpreters.

September 1, the Dulins will enterHungary and will be in Budapest for services

on Wednesday, September 3. Ten days' visitation of congregations out si de Budapes t willfol low. Two Hungarian Christians will serve asinterpreters.

The last two weeks of September willtake the Dulin s in to Romania, Bulgaria andYugoslavia for brief visits with Christians.More t ime will be needed in these countries,bu t contac ts made now wil l a l low a moreextended tour to be planned for th e future.

Your prayers are needed as this verydifficult missionary journey is undertaken.

While no special mailing has been made toraise f u nd s fo r this t ou r, your financialassistance is needed. Airfare, camper rental,gasoline and r e l a t e d expenses will be aminimum of $2000. Benevolent ftinds will alsobe needed as the missionaries travel. Pleaseshare as generously as you can in this pilotmissionary tour.


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VOLGOGRAD an d ROSTOW leaders withJohn Huk an d Gene Dulin, t a k e n a tVolgograd. "Thank God you have come."The Rostow preacher said, "Come to ourcity th e n ex t time!"

Pictoria l Report

WELCOME TO MOSCOW. Followingservices a t th e Moscow church, GeneDulin an d John Huk pose with churchleaders. Christians from many parts ofRussia came to cities our group visitedto m ee t u s .

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confined to church buildings. TheLinco ln Chr is ti an Col lege trio sanghigh over the Atlantic on our way

home. Othe r passenge rs requestedour group to sing many gospels o n g s .


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men t s a whole meal a f t e r aneven ing service. Food, fel lowship,i nspi ra ti on , cha ll enge this isPo l a n d .

BRANUM and GEORGE PROGRES S REPORT

Charles Branum has jus t returned froma very profitable week at th e "Space AgeCommunications Confe rence" in San Bernardino,California. He came home brimming with informa-ticwi and ideas to enrich ou r Radio Ministry ofwhich he is Director. Ro. Branura is continuingto travel among th e congregations in th e UnitedStates raising additional necessary operatingfunds .

Clyde George reports that hi s speakingschedule is r a p i d l y filling a s he travelsthroug^iout the United States to raise supportfcf hi s min is ti y w it h us as Director of Youth

A POLITICIAN EVEN IN POLAND.Prospective U.S. Senate candidatefrom Indiana, Milford Anness, couldnot r e s i s t a k i s s for th is P ol ishch i l d .

Activities. There has been a good responsefrom the congregations visited thus far. ^ t , agreat deal of add it iona l f in anci al suppo rt isneed ed .

Write both men in car e o f the Mission ' sCanad i an add re s s .

Thought is being given to a 1970missionary tour to Russia and otherEuropean countries, June 14-July 4. Forf ur th er i nf orma ti on w ri te now to Toro nto

Christian Mission, 5 Lavington Drive,Weston (Toronto), Ontario , Canada.


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Summary Report, June Missionary Tour

" Th an k Go d I came on th eMissionary Tour!" " I l e f t America alukewarm Christian, bu t I'm goinghome d ete rm in ed t o work fo r C h r i s t . "" I wou ldn ' t have be l ieved we cou l daccompl ish wha t we h a v e . " " I havea ne w a pp r e c i a t i o n fo r th e Ch r i s t i a n sin Rus s i a . " " I 'm going home a be t t e rCh r i s t i a n an d a b e t t e r Ame r i c a n ! ""What ca n I do to help these people?"S uc h c omme nts b eg in to i l lus t ra te th einspirat ion, b less ing an d challengefrom th e June IWissionary Tour thattook 32 Ch r i s t i a n s i n t o 5 c ommun i s tcoun t r i e s . Perhaps on e more quote wi l lhe lp . "H ow can I eve r pu t into wordswha t we have exper ienced? I ' l l neve rbe able to te l l my f r iends so they willunders tand . Only by be in g h ere andsee ing with your own eye s , ca n yo ucomprehend !" An d ye t I ' l l try to t e l lyo u a l i t t le about th e miss ionary tour.

" T h e r e w i l l n e v e r be a n o t h e rBudapest !" Th is wa s ou r first worships e r v i c e ih the com munist wor ld . T hemeeting house , an ol d p r i n t shopconverted to a pla in room with nopictures and only two words on th ewa l l : J e s u s C h r i s t w a s f i l l e d tocapac i t y a s around 40 0 assembled fo rth e mid-week m eeting . Two of usbrought mes s ag e s which were in te rp re te d i nt o H un ga ri an . Our g ro up s anga s a cho ir and so un ded profess iona l .A s we s t a r t e d to s ing "How Grea tT h o u A r t " i t s ee me d a s i f a n e l e c t r i c

ch a rg e had gone th rough the en t i recong rega t ion : and when we cam e to th echorus they sang in Hungarian, wes a ng in Eng l i s h an d Bro . Hu k s a ng inR u s s i a n . Af t e r t h e b en ed ic ti o n t h e

American and Hungarian Chr is t iansgreeted on e ano ther with handshakes ,k i s s e s , hug s , t e a r s and words fo rthose Hungar ians who could speakEng l i sh but words w er en 't r ea ll yn e ce ss ar y. " Ev er yb od y loves everybody!" Only Chris t could have madesuch a glorious f e ll owsh i p po s s ib l e .

On to M osc ow ! Our I n t o u r i s tgu id e g ree ted u s a t th e airport and ina mat te r of moments we w er e t hr ou gh

cus toms and on ou r way. No bags wereopened an d no delay of any kind wasexperienced. At the a irport we werewelcomed by Bro. Huk ' s father, byTheodore Be ec hi ck ( R us si an p re ac he rwho s t u d i e d a t IWinneso ta Bib l eCol lege many years ago) and a lso metsome bre th r en from th e Moscow church .In Russia , ou r group visited Moscow,Volgograd a nd K ie v.

Christ ian leaders in ea ch ci tyt rea ted u s with cou r t e sy and love .Members of th e church greeted us,talked with us , loved us. Obviouslythey were deeply apprecia t ive of ou rv i s i t . Gif t s we had were r e ce iv e d w i thg ra t i tude an d thanks to God. We fe l tv ery st ro ng p re ss ur es a s we v i s i t e dvarious p laces , an d lef t the countrycomp le te ly exhau s t ed , bu t Go d hadb l e s s e d o u r v i s i t . We h ad v i s i t e d t h echurches and peop le . We had shownou r love by ou r v i s i t and by our gif ts .Both Bro . Huk and Bro. Dulin preachedfor the church in Kiev. Yes . God ha db l e s s e d !

In Po land , we were in s e r v i c e severy n igh t . Delays in ge t t ing in th ehotel , an d o th er i nc o nv en ie n ce s, di dnot det rac t from th e glorious experience s of fellowship. The large groupd iv id ed i nt o three sma l l e r groups an ddepa r ted fo r nor th, e a s t an d sou thPoland. We sang; we preached ; wegave t e s t imon ie s ; we prayed; wewitnessed! What a b less ing to us and ,we t ru s t , to th e b r e th r en o f Po l a n d .Liv ing in th e homes an d ea t ing withth e Ch r i s t i a n s a l lowed e a c h ind iv idua lto be an amba s s a d o r fo r Ch r i s t a s we l la s fo r h is coun t ry. Over and over th eappea l was made to "hur ry back . " Oneve ry hand we w e r e t o l d o f th eb l e s s i n g s th e l a s t tour g roup and th eNovembe r v i s i t o f Gene Dulin hadb rough t to th e chu rch in Po l a n d . Wefee l much was accompl ished in t h e s es ix day s in Poland .

While on t h e J u n e tour,con fe rences in Prague an d Budapes ta l lowed th e Dulins to arrange for amonth o f vis i ta t ion an d preaching in

A r ri v al i n War s aw, P o l a n d

War Memorial , Volgograd

Czechoslovakia an d Hungary.ferences with miss iona r i e s of cenEurope were held in Paris . Conwas made with a young Chrisconverted in Hamilton, Ontario,

Alan LaRue , bu t no w l iv in g i n ZurNumerous other opportuni t iess e r v i c e to Ch r i s t were f ound .

Th e three-week t r i pdifficult. Responsibi l i t ies an d psures were heavy. Sickness, apparenboth stomach an d resp ira tory inf luenzplagued t h e g r o u p . Theredisappointments, but basically egoal of th e trip was a ccompl is hedThe hand of God wa s apparent in gthings and in sma l l t h i n g s .response of God ' s people was ovewhelming. And so we s ay, PRAGOD .


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Dea th Of A SaintWe have los t a precious prayer

supporter. George Bajen sk i ' s grandmother, who l ived in th e Bajensk i homein Warsaw, Poland, for many years,d ied las t February. " Gra nd ma " w asa lways on hand to welcome John Hukand Gene Dulin when they arrived inPoland. She wanted to do their laundryan d help in any wa y poss ib le . Sh eprayed dai ly fo r t h ese me n and th ework th ey do fo r Chr i s t . Sh e s a i d on arecent visit, "I 'm going to change myadd res s s o o n . " An d sh e has . T h efol lowing i s t r an s l a t ed from th e P o l i s hCHR I S T I A N .

" T h e Warsaw Chu rch o f Ch r i s tpaid it s last respects to Mrs. MaryDoroshkievich who fell as leep in th eLord on February 21, 1969. She was86 years o ld a nd i t wa s 38 years s inceh er c o nv e rs io n .

" T h e l o c a l chu r ch l o s t one o fit s faithful and exemplary members,wh o was known as ' c hu r c h g ran dma .'She acqu ired th is name because sh eloved th e church, invited many peopleto i t s serv ices and wa s co nc e rn ed withth e proper appearance of the churchh a l l .

PLACES OF SERVICEOPEN IN ONTARIO

At t h i s wri t ing there a re s e v e r a lopenings for Christians who ar e will ingto be used by th e Lord in Ontario ,either working with Canadian churches,or ass is t ing in th e overal l m in is tr y o fTo ron to Ch r i s t i a n Miss ion .

A PREACHER i s ne ed ed fo r acong r ega t i on o f abou t 8 0 in a t t e n d a n c e .They have a new parsonage an d ca npay a ro u nd $ 1 00 p er w ee k. Th i s churchi s i n a s m a l l t own .

A P R E A C H E R i s n e e d e d fo r acongregation in a ci ty o f 3 5, 00 0. Theyhave b een w i t h o u t a preacher fo rsev e ra l years . At tendance i s abou t 10.T h es e C h r is ti a ns would e nd ea vo r t oprovide hous ing , bu t could do l i t t lemore. The bu i ld ing i s in ex c e l l e n tr ep ai r. T h e mi n i s t e r w il l h av e o u t s i d e

help or t ak e p ub li c work.A PREACHER i s needed by a

congregation of around 20 in a growingc i ty of 75 ,000 . They have a newp arso na ge and a bu i ld ing s i t e . Thep r e a ch e r w il l h ave to have ou t s i d ehelp or s eek employment fo r support.

A S E C R E TA RY w i t h e x c e l l e n t

typing ab i l i ty and k n owl ed g e o f genera loffice procedures i s n ee de d b y TorontoC h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n .

A P R I N T S H O P MANAGER i sneeded by Toron to Chr is t ian Miss ion .He s ho ul d h av e exper ience with offsetequ ipmen t and ab i l i ty to do c amerawo rk .

A TYPIST-SECRETARY c a p a

" H e r m i s s i o n f i e l d w a s t h e

l o c a l p ar k w here sh e took her grandchi ldren and great-grandchildren fo rw al ks . I n mee t ing people , s h e t e st i fi e dt o t h em a b ou t t he L o rd a nd i n v i t e d t h e m

to v i s i t t h e c h u r c h s e r v i c e s. T h es epeop le g ave h e r the name o f 'c hu rc hg ra ndma. ' A s a resul t of he r testimony,many peop le vis i t ed th e serv ices an dmany came to ou r home to ta lk abou tth e Lord . L a t e r , wh en G r an dm a w a s inth e ho sp i t a l , many of them c ame tov i s i t he r, a lways referr ing to he r a s' G r a n dm a f rom t h e c h u r c h . '

"Her l a s t testimony an dc o n c e r n a b o u t t h e L o r d ' s wo r k w a s

s h o w n in h e r c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h h e r

daughter, Mrs. Olu Bajen sk i , a fewh ou rs b ef or e sh e passed away. ' O l u , 's a i d Grandma, *1 h av e h ere a l i t t l e bi tof money. Plea se give i t to t he c hu rc hfrom me to th e en d o f t h i s year andpa y th e l igh t bil l . Let there a lways bel ig ht in ou r c h a p e l . ' Afte r t h ese wordssh e los t her memory an d fell asleepin the Lord . " (Blessed are th e deadwhi ch d ie in the Lord. Rev. I4 : l3b) .

P au l B aj en sk i

ble of work ing in th e Russ i an l anguagei s urgen t ly needed a s th e Russ i anwo r k o f To r o n t o C h r i s t i a n Mi s s i o n

expands .If yo u are a ded ica t ed Chr is t ian

with abil i ty in any of these areas , wewould be happy to talk to you. Plea seaddress your correspondence to TorontoChristian Mission, 5 Lavingt on Dr ive ,Weston (Toronto ), On tar io, Canada, orp h on e 4 1 6- 2 48 - 27 11.

MISSIONARIES SERVE

C H A R L E S BRANUM :Aug.lOAMColl insvi l le , 111.

PMPinckneyvil le, 111.DEWEY THACK S TON :Sep t. 1 9- 21Nashv il l e, I n d.Sept .23-26Miss ionary Conven t ionSept .28Harr ison c h ur ch , J o h ns o n

Ci ty, Te rm.J O HN H U K ;

Sept .18-21Ferguson, Mo.Sept.21 PMTraders Point , Ind.Sept .23-26Miss ionary Convent ionB A RB A RA T H AC K ST O N:

Aug.24-29Butler Springs Camp,OhioVAN I TA DU L I N :

Aug.3-9Elkhorn Valley Camp, OhioAug.10-16Rock Lake Camp, Mich.K A RL IT A D UL IN :

Aug.4-8VBS Manchester Ch.,Akron,O.C LY DE G EO RG E:

I ti n er ar y n o t a v a i l a b l eD E L O R E S S C A R B ROUGH :

Aug.3-10Lake Springfield Camp.IU.Aug.lOAltamont, 111.

leI ND I ANA :

We cer ta in ly en joy th e f inr epo r t s w e g e t from y o u a l l . I twonderful. We only wish we could dmore to help. Anyway ma y th e gooLord continue to b le s s yo u with couragand s t rength .

ROMANIA :

Dear Chr i s t i an s : With a ll msoul I be g that out of the goodnessGo d an d ou t o f th e love of His Sonyo u send me th e Holy Scrip tu res , thai s th e New and Ol d Te s t ame n t , i f yocan, s ince on e can ' t f in d t hem here ith e Romanian language a t an y priceI hope th e Lord will help you.

M I NN E S O TA :

Your i d e a o f a c a l e n d a r w i toffer ing enve lopes i s a rem ind er toshare with yo u a t th e en d of th e monthT h i s i s a f ine i de a. U nt il r ec ei vi ng t heca lendar we ne gle cte d to sh a re anhope tha t many wi l l r e spond to t h iconvenien t way o f g iv ing to Toron toCh r i s t i a n Mi s s i o n .

OH I O :

Your dedicated work i s goonews to th e peop le ab road a s wel l aa t h om e .

I ND I ANA :

We are PRAYING fo r yo u aplans reach th e f inal izat ion tim e (f ortour). May this leave a great impact ot ho s e a c r o s s th e s e a and may t h o s ea t home b e f u r the r l e d to w i t n e s s .

2 2 a d NATIONAL

MISSIONARY

S E P T EM B E R 23 -26 , 1969CIVIC AUDITORIUM

KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE


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JOHN BROWNLEE TO WESTWAY

Mr . and Mrs. J ohn Brown le e ,Muncie, Ind iana, w ill b e g i n the i rministry with th e Westway Chr i s t i anChu rch in To ro nt o S ep t. 14 , r e p l a c i n gLester Shel l wh o i s r et ur ni ng t o Atlan ta ,Georg ia , to se rv e af te r s i x yea r s a t th eWestway church .

T h e B r o w n l e e s h a v e h a d a

growing i n t e r e s t in the Canad i an work

s in ce Gene Dul in v is i ted th e congregat io n they served back in 1960. AlanLaRue has also spoken fo r them. TheBrownlees a l s o helped in Chr is t ianServ ice C am p in O nta rio in 1967 .

REPORT FROH TORONTO

PublLahed aontUjr b; Toronto Ckr lst iu i MlssioD. Inc.. i)ltoavlU,Indlao*. Secaod C l u s Pos t t ce paid at HelunrlJ ls , l o dUu . 4743S.

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European count r i es .Write fo r d e t a i l s t oreduce sh ipping c o s t s .

A s l i d e and f i lmst r ipl ibrary i s being s e t upby Toronto- Chr i s t i anM i s s i o n f o r t h e u s e o fa r ea c h ur ch e s. P e rh a p s

you have f i lmstripswhich are no lon gerbeing u s e d . Write ,g iv ing t i t l e s to de te rm i n e i f w e c a n u s e

t h em h e r e .

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Vo lk sw agen camperren tal i s $15 per dfo r th e P i l o t Miss ionar y Tour in August aSept. Could you shain a day of th e cost?

Funds a r e a l w a y sn e e d e d to m ee t t hco s t of supp l i e s , rete lephone , po s t age t c . T h i s i s a l l n e

e s s a r y fo r th e cont iu a n c e o f t h e worYour f i na n c ia l i n v ol v eme n t e n a b l e s u s

c a r r y o n .

Pilot Missionary Tour

G en e a n d L e n o r a D u l i n a re i n

Europe during Au gu st and Septemberconducting a *'pilot missionary t ou r. "In addit ion to preaching , t each ing an d

vis i ta t ion , a sea rch i s being made fo re f f e c t i v e means o f c o n ti n u ed w i t n e s s i n gfo r Ch r i s t in th e c ommu nis t world .

When t h e t o u r w a s f i r s tannounced, i t w as e xp ec te d that nodeta i led i t i nera ry cou ld be pr earranged, b u t t h a t preaching andteaching would be as God openeddoors . B ut o nc e th e Chr i s t i an s l ea rnedof the v i s i t , a de ta i led programdeveloped giving preach ing opportuni t ies p r ac ti ca l ly eve ry night for tw oweeks in Czecho s lov ak ia and twoweeks in Hungary. Entrance in toCz e c h o s l o v a k i a wi l l be Augu s t 16 ,

with d ep ar tu re A ug us t 30 . After twdays in Austria g et ti ng n ew suppliethey w il l e nt er Hungary SeptemberSeptember 15, they will enter RomaniAbout September 20 , t he y w il l go inB ul ga ria a nd on September 24, enYu go sl av ia . T h ey will be returningTo ro nt o S e pt em b er 3 0.

After much difficulty, a Vo l kwagen camper h as b ee n s ec ur ed fo r

p il ot t ou r. While rental i s high, itmore e co nomi ca l t ha n p ur ch as in gvehic le an d re -s el lin g i t or bringii t t o C a n a d a fo r r e s a l e .

Your prayers a re r eq ue st edt h i s d i ff i cu l t tw o months o f mi s s i owork i s c a r r i e d ou t .

SLIDE SETS AVAILABLE

Sl ide s e t s te l l ing of the woo f To ron to Ch r i s t i a n Miss ion aavai lable from ou r off ice , with tapcommen ta ry :

Cz e c h o s l o v a k i a 1 5 m i nu te sHungary 15 minutesPo l a n d 30 m i n u t e sRu s s i a 30 m i n u t e sSummary Set 30 minutes

T h es e s li de s e t s a re s t a n d a r

35mm s i z e . I f yo u do no t have a t ar eco rde r ava i l ab l e , a s c r i p t mayprovided. Since th e number of s ei s l imited, yo u wil l want to allop len ty of time between your requean d your showing date to be certath e se t you want will be avai lable .


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"Report from Toronto"

TorontoChristian

Mission, Inc.REPORTS ON M ISS IO N WOR K

IN CANADA, RUSS IA , POLANDA ND OTHER EUROPEAN FIELDS

John Huk is preacher for th 6 Russ ian- language broadcas t s .

N o. 1 3 0 Hel tonv i l le , Ind iana 47436

Report From OttawaThe c o n gr e ga t io n i n O t taw a was

ecent ly given a two-acre t rac t ofround. I d e a l l y lo ca ted be s id e the

choo l in which the congregat ionresen t ly meets in a growing area ofh e ci ty, t he p ro pe rt y i s bounded byr an s -Canada Highway 17 and th eork sto wn R oa d j u s t tw o blocks fromhe Q ue en sw ay w hich run s th e l eng thf th e c i ty . T his wonder fu l g i f t wasiven to th e c on gr eg atio n b y Mrs.rodde , th e widow o f th e l a t e Al f red

ro d d e w ho w a s d r ow n e d wh i l e o n a

unting t r ip l as t November. Havingome from a Bap t i s t b ac kg ro un d a ndei ng v er y devout Chr is t ians , they ha de c i d e d som e t im e b e fo re h i s d e a th

hat they wanted t he c hu rc h to have the

roper ty, in a smuch a s th ey had come

o worsh ip with the g r o u p an d to

pprec ia te ou r c o n se r va t iv e me s s ag e .While th e gif t of t h i s property

ep r e s en t s a s i gn i f i c an t s t e p forwardn d i s another chap te r in God ' s provien t i a l lead ing , a bu i ld ing may be someme in the future depend ing aga in

upon ho w th e Lord di rec t s .

A t t e n d a n c e a t t h e Va c a t i o n

B ib le Schoo l th is Summer averaged

bet ter than ninety s tudents pe r da y an ds e v e r a l n ew f a m i l i e s who h a v e b e e n

c o n t a c t e d a s a r e s u l t o f i t h a v e

e x p re s s ed i n te r e s t in th e chu rch . Thus ,t he p ro sp ec ts fo r growth in th e monthsahead s e em q u it e e n co u ra g in g . Aga in

t hi s y ea r, th e col leg ia te group from th eCen t ra l C h r is t ia n Church in Char les ton ,Il lin oi s, r ai se d funds to pay fo r th e

mater ia ls and exp en s e s of th ree o f t he irow n memb e r s an d Mr . an d Mrs . E d

Fu rna s , min is te r of th e Suc c e s s chu rch .Pa r i s , I l l ino is , to come to Ottawa toa s s i s t wi th t h e VBS .

Anyone vis i t ing th e capi ta lwill be most w elc om e t o w or sh ip withth e congrega t ion m e e t i n g a t theL a k e v i e w S c h o o l o n C o r k s t own Road

an d anyone wh o ha s knowledge ofpeop le moving to Ottawa shou ld con tac tRicha rd Wright, 61 A er o D ri ve , Ottawa .Canada (phone 828-4849) .

Some of Ot t awa cong r eg a t i on a t th e proper ty.

September, 1969

The Everlasting GospelF o l l o w e r s o f C h r i s t h a v e b e e n

c omm i s s i o n e d to c ommun i c a t e ! In t h i s

ag e of marve l lou s techno log ica l advancement , we ar e remiss in ou r dutya s C h r i s t i a n s i f we f a i l t o u t i l i z e a l l

o f t h e c o m mu n ic at io n m e d ia God h a s

placed a t ou r d i sposa l .R a d i o i s o n e o f t h e s e med i a

and an effec t ive on e espec ia l ly fo rr each ing Iron Cur ta in countr ies withth e Gospe l . In f ac t , i t i s th e on lymeans by which millions of peoplemay learn of th e sav ing power of Chr is t .One r e l i a b l e s o u r c e e s t i m a t e s t h a t

t h e r e a re a t l e a s t 26 m i ll io n s h o rt - w av e

r a d i o r e c e i v e r s e t s in Ru s s i a an d t h a t

l i s t e n e r s ar e a nx io us fo r any word a t

a l l f rom t h e We st er n w or ld . T he R ad io

Department of Toron to Chris t ian Miss ioni s ded ica ted to th e t a sk of le tt in gt he se , an d others , hea r THE WORD,t hr ou gh th e broadcas t of the Russ ian -l anguage program, THE EVERLASTING

G O S P E L .

Cur re nt ly , t hi s program withJohn Hu k a s sp eake r i s b e in g b e am e d

t o w a r d A s i a t i c R u s s i a t hr ee t i me s e a c hweek : from Manila (Ph i l ipp ines) andfrom K o r e a . Repo r t s rece ived bym em bers o f th e to ur g ro up in J u n e o f

th i s year ind ica ted that these broadc a s t s ar e be ing heard a s fa r wes t a sKiev. So , th e m e s s a g e i s ge t t ing

through! The seed of the gospe l i sbe ing sown! We t rus t ou r Great Go d tog iv e t he inc rease !

O t h e r r a d i o f a c i l i t i e s i n

d i ffe ren t a r e a s of th e world ar e be ings o u gh t a s ou t l e t s fo r th e b roadcas t , in

an a t temp t to expand th is f a c e t of


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Toronto C hris tian M ission 's g lob a lo u t r e a c h .

We a r e i n d e b t e d to B r o t h e r

Walter Coble , Gar re t t , Ind. , Founderof Gospe l Broadcast ing Mission, fo rdonating some very valuable equ ipmentfo r u se in ou r r ad io ministry. Th i sinc ludes an Ampex tape recorder, tw oElec t ro-Voice microphones , a phonog ra ph t ur n- ta bl e, in addit ion to o ther

smal le r i tems which will help facil i tateth e preparation of tapes fo r broadcas tpurposes . Bro. Coble, in making thepresentation, sa id , " I will be happyi f this equipment can be used to spreadth e Word. Undoubtedly, you can u se i tto better advan tage than I . " Thes tewardship of th is veteran in th emissionary broadcast field i s truly acha l l enge to many!

Poss ib ly some of ou r readersa re a sk in g, "W hat c an I do to becomein vo lv ed in th is v i t a l mean s ofcommunicating Chr i s t to other par t sof th e wor ld?" It ma y be done by oneo f s ev e ra l ways: (1 ) BY PRAYING FORJOHN HUK ( p r e a c h e r ) , DEWEYTHACKSTON (soloist) , and CHARLESBRANUM ( coo rd ina to r ) AS WELL ASOTHERS R EL AT ED TO THIS WORK -THAT THESE WEEKLY BROADCASTS

MIGHT BE THE MEANS OF TOUCHINGAND TRANSFORMING THE L IV ES O FMEN AND WOMEN AND YOUNG

PEOPLE ; (2 ) BY DESIGNATINGFUNDS F O R TH E PU RP OSE O F TH E

I RON CURTA IN RADIO MINISTRY; (3 )

THROUGH THE SUPPLY ING O FT A P E S F O R USE IN TH E BROAD

CASTS . T H E S E CAN BE OBTAINED

FOR $2 .00 each; (4S E E T H AT YOUR

O P P O RT U N I T Y T

IN TH E " SH A R E

P H A S E O F TH I S

t h i s arrangement, yprepare messagesB r o . Huk i n t h e Ru sa l l i n t en t s and purpwould be preaching

pre te r. The c o s t foi n o n e w e e k f rom

Korea i s $80 .00 .assumed by ind iv iduc l a s s e s , you t h g r oup s,or unde rwr i t t en by

t i o n . Yo u r c h u r c h w

t o th e e x a c t t i m e t h e

b e tr an sm it te d to Rconcerned Chr i s t i anyour min i s t e r ' s meWrite us abou t t h i s t

In th is d aymost powerful radioto spew ou t th e gC omm un is m, w e muth e purpose of uspropaga t ion of Newt ian i ty. Our effor t simal, but God haendeavors , wi th smh a s u s e d th em to H is

Through imab i l i t y to supply omov e f orwa rd by fai tA s l a bo r er s t o ge t he rr e s o l v e to s e r v e a

t h e t r a n sm i s s i o nGospel to w ai tin gi t s o desperate ly !

(OPPORTUNITY/^

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The pr in ted page i s a ve rye ff ec tiv e too l in r each ing

s o u l s fo r Ch r i s t . We n e e dyour help to continue inth is n ee dy f ie ld .

There i s a c o nt in u in g n e edfo r f u n d s to c ov er t h e c o s t

of broadcas t ing th e 15-minute Ru s s i a n - l a n g u a g e

radio program. It c o s t s $8 0t o b ro ad ca st each program3 t i m e s . You r a s s i s t a n c e

w i l l e n a b l e u s t o r e a c h

people who can be reachedi n n o o th er way.

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MICHIGAN :

I t was a p r iv i l ege to be withyo u recently an d we learned so verymuch! Thank yo u for t h e o p po rt u ni ti e sgranted us w hi le t he re an d th e greatchal lenge to work harder fo r Christ .I 've never ha d such an uplif t a s while

t h e r e .

OHIO, used the mission material

yo u sen t us fo r devo t ions each day inou r VBS. Our d e v o t i o n a l l e a d e r s a i d

sh e t hough t th i s th e b e s t mater ia l weh a v e e v e r h a d f rom a m is si on f ie ld .

We thank you fo r such wonderful l e s sonm at er ia l t ha t he lped to cha l lenge ou rboys and g i r l s to be conce rned fo ro th e r s ' r ece iv ing th e gospe l mes sage .May yo u be grea t ly b les sed in yours e r v i c e fo r ou r Lo r d .

NEW YORK :

Ma y Go d b l e s s your sac r i f i c i a lefforts to go b eh in d th e Iron Cur ta in .We sha l l prayerfully awai t reports ofthis missionary tour. We sha l l be askingour Grea t Go d to open many doors anddi rec t yo u both a s you en te r thosed o o r s .

I N D I ANA :

(I n response to a le t ter expla inin g to a friend tha t Toron to Chr is t ianM i s s i o n d o e s no t r e c e i v e a l l a n d

some t imes l i t t l e i f any , money froms t a ff membe rs ' h ol di ng Fa i th Promi semeet ings . )

No, I needed no explana t ionabout your rece iv ing from th e F a i t hP rom i se meet in g s. I real ized, knowingyo u as wel l as I do, t ha t y ou w er e doingi t mostly as a contribution to missionar y fields al l over. Yo u know you needno t exp lain to your fr iends an d yourenemie s wi l l n e ve r b e li ev e i t anyway!

V I RG I N I A ;

I am' very much in te res ted inth e wonderfu l work you are do ing fo rth e cau se of Chr i s t and I apprec ia teth e e ffo r t being pu t fo rth b y a l l of you .

Due to a lmos t no income, my f inanc ia lsuppor t i s s o pi t i fu l ly sm all , bu t youhave my praye r fu l suppor t and my veryb e s t wishe s a s yo u con t inue to labori n His se rv i ce . I am enc los ing $5 to beused in he lp ing to get th e message in tot he c om m u ni st w o rld .

IND IANA :

May Go d help you a s you try tor e a c h th e s o u l s b eh in d t he I ron C u r t a i nw h o h a v e n o t t h e f r e e d o m w e d o . We

pray that He wil l guide yo u an d go withyo u e a ch day.

P r a gu e , C z e c h o s l o v a k i a

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MISSIONARIES SERVE

C H A R L E S BRANUM :

Oct . 16-Dar l ing ton , Ind.Oct . 17 -Cen t r a l church, Find lay, OhioDEWEY THACK S TON :

Sept. 23-26National Miss ionary Convent ionSep t . 28Johnson Ci ty, Tenn .Oct . 19-24Firs t Chr i s t i an , Springfield, OhioJ OHN HUK:

Sept. 23-26National Miss ionary Conven t ionSep t . 28"Johnson C it y, Te nn .G E N E DU L I N ;

Oct . 5Central church, Batt le Creek, Mich.Oct . 8 AMGreat Lake s Bib le CollegeOct . 8 PM-9Jackson, Mich.Oct . 10-12 AMGreenwood church , Canton, OhioOc t . 12 PMFirst Chris t ian , Can ton , OhioOc t . 14 -16 -Midwes t Ch r is t ia n C o ll e geOct . 17-19Valleyview church, Dal las , Tex .Oct . 1 9 PMEas twoo d chu rch , Da l l a s , Tex .Oct . 20-21 Da l l as C h r is t ia n Col legeOct . 23-Oza rk Bible CollegeOct . 24-26Bryant church, Scottsbluff , Neb.Oct. 27-28Manhattan Bible College

REPORT FROM TORONTO

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Recen t ly we sen t a Romanian-language Bib le tan ind iv idua l in tha t country. Bib les a re u n ob ta in ab lethe re . We hav e r ece ived th e fo l l owing l e t t e r in r e s p o n s e :

" D e a r a nd b elo v ed B ro th er i n C h ri st ,

" P e a c e be unto you : I wish to inform you t h a tr ece ived from you one copy of th e Bib l e , fo r whichheart i ly t ha nk y ou . It is so hard to ge t a copy of th e Worof God in ou r country an d s ince I r e ce iv e d t hi s copy fromyou I ' l l have this precious possess ion to the end of ml i fe . May th e Mer ci fu l L o rd r ew ar d y ou f or it .

" I would a p pr ec ia te v er y much i f you, dear Bro.cou ld s e n d me a B i bl e C o n co r da n ce . You kn ow how t h a

book is necessary for an elder in th e church. It is muchbe t t e r with tha t book to f ind d e si re d q u ot at io n s an d ts t udy th e Word o f God.

"Wi th t h i s I ' l l f in ish our conversa t ion and wish yoGod 's b l e s s i n g .

"Greet ings to your family an d to al l God's peoplewith you .

"You r brother in C h r i s t . "

GEORGE BAJENSKI VISITS

George Bajensk i has been granted permissionv i s i t th e United St a t e s an d Canada , an d a rr iv ed i n Tor on toin August. He spen t about s ix years attending EasternChr is t ian College an d L in c ol n Ch r is ti an College beforre turn ing t o h is n ati ve Po land in 1965 .

Bro . G eorge w ill soon be trav e l ing among th

c hu rc he s, s pe ak in g, s in gi ng an d showing h is s l i d es .you would l ike to have him v i s i t with yo ur cong rega t ionp le as e c on ta ct h im in ca re o f th e Miss ion a s s o o n

po s s i b l e . He i s work ing on h i s i t ine ra ry a t t h i s t ime anhopes to have h is s ch ed ul e s e t up in the very nea r future

Write him c/o Toronto Christian Mission, 5 LavingtonDrive , Weston ( Tor o nt o) . O n ta ri o, C a n ad a .

INTERNATIONAL WEEK

The In te rna t iona l Week camp schedu le a t Ontar iChr is t ian A ss em bly w as ex te nd ed t hi s y ea r from 5 days7 d ay s. T he e xt en si on proved a grea t s u c c e s s . A s b ef or ec l a s s an d d i s c u s s i o n time occup ied t he m or ni ng s, wi

tours to va r iou s poin ts of i n t e re s t in th e a f te rnoon .Brant Lee Doty of Great Lakes Bib le Colleg

p re sen ted t he mor ni ng l ec tures . R. J . Kidwe ll o f C i n ci n n a tiBib le Seminary wa s Ve s p er sp eake r. Clyde Geo rge , Di rec to

o f Yo u t h A c t i v i t i e s w i t h To r o n t o C h r i s t i a n M is s io n a nd

no w ra is ing h is s u p po r t to a ss um e t hi s important t a sk , wa l so ab le to a s s i s t in t h i s week of camp .

T here were 11 8 c amp er s a tt en d in g . F ac u lt y, s ta f fan d sponsors brought the total to about 150.

KEELE STREET CHURCH

The Kee le Stree t chu rch in Toron to i s ce lebra t ingi t s 80th a nn iv e rs a ry t hi s month. T h e c on gr eg at io n moveinto i t s p r e s en t b u il d in g in 1890. They provided a nuc leufo r th e e s t ab l i s hmen t o f the Westw ay an d Willowdale cogregat ions an d have sen t s eve r a l Timothies into Chr i s t i aserv ice . Robert Murray h as b ee n part- t ime minis ter 7 yea r


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"Report from Toronto"

TorontoChristian

Mission, Inc.R E P O RT S ON M IS SIO N W O RK

IN CANADA , RUSS IA , POLANDAND OTHER EUROPEAN FIELDS

Gene Dulin with young people in Czechoslovakia

No. 131 He l t o n v i l l e , Indianar.47436

Pilot Missionary Tour ReportThe August -September"Pi lo t

Miss iona ry Tour" o f Gene andLenora Dul in , completed Sept .30, revealed many open doorsf o r s e r v i c e i n t h e commun i s tw o r l d . New Te s t a m e n t C h r i s

t i a n s we re d i s c o v e r e d i n s e ve r a l places and were givenen cour age me nt and o t h e r ass i s t a n c e . C o n f e r e n c e s w i t hC h r i s t i a n l e a d e r s a l l o w e d f o r

p lann ing f u t u r e a s s i s t a n c e t o

t h e c a u s e o f C h r i s t i n d i f f e r ^e n t c o u n t r i e s .

The P i l o t Miss ionary Tourwas pla nn ed as a "sea rch -and -see" tour. We were venturingi n t o c o u n t r i e s wh e r e we h a d

l imi ted knowledge o r no knowledge a t a l l . We wanted t ol e a m what was being done f o rt h e c a u s e o f C h r i s t n ow. Wewere endeavoring t o see whatc o u l d b e d o n e in t h e f u t u r e .

We w e r e a n x i o u s to f i n d i f

t h e r e was an y way t h a t wecould a s s i s t in a program o fevangel i sm i n t h e s e coun t r i e s .When the t r i p was conceived ,t h e r e was no p lan an d l i t t l ehope fo r extensive preachingan d ev ang e l i z a t i o n on t h i st ou r. However, once ou r p l an sfo r going became known t o ou rfew c o n t a c t s i n t h e f i v e c o u n .

t r i e s we wanted t o v i s i t , i twas o b v i o u s t h a t we wo u l d b ea b l e t o d o c o n s i d e r a b l e w o r k .

As the tour progressed, wesaw repeatedly th e f u l f i l lment o f the p r inc ip l e annunc i a t e d by J e su s when He s a i d ,"The t h i n g s which are imposs i b l e with men a re p os si bl ew i t h Go d . " Luke 1 8 : 2 7 . Evenl im i t e d knowledge o f commun i sm w i l l mak e o n e a w a r e o f

th e d i f f i c u l t y o f Ch r i s t i a nwork i n t h e commun is t w o r l d .Yet God i n His marvelous way

opened door a f t e r door t h a to t h e r w i s e h a d b e e n c l o s e d .A Volkswagen bus - camper

was re nte d fo r t ravel ing.Sucha veh i c l e a llow ed completefreedom fo r us to go whereverwe w a n t e d i n e a c h o f t h e f i v ec o mm u n i s t c o u n t r i e s v i s i t e d .

Tne camper provided adequatespace fo r equipment, food,andv i t a l supp l i es t o be sha redwith people in each country.I t a l so made po s s i b l e some

privacy t h a t we might ge t a-way from th e p re ss ure o f th ework e v e n w h i l e we w e r e i n

t h e v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s . We w e r e

able to s leep in th e same be deach n igh t an d prepared foodon occasion t h a t was more appe t iz ing t h an t h a t which wasa v a i l a b l e u n d e r c e r t a i n c i r

cumstances . The bu s thus gaveu s a c e r^ r . i n m e n ta l f r e e d om

as \ve*L a5 phy s i c a l freedom[ ' -. li i. . ued i n s i d e ]

October, 1969

Addition To Staff

George Bajensk i has a ssoc i a t e d w i t h To r o n t o C h r i s t i a n

Miss ion t o give d i r e c t i o n t ot h a t a r e a o f t h e work i n v o l vin g Po l i sh Evangel i sm.

In 1959 George , a n a t i v eo f Po l a n d , came t o Amer ica t op repa re fo r th e min is t ry onth e i n v i t a t i o n o f Paul Bajkowho is t h e D i r e c t o r o f M iss i o n s at E a s t e r n Ch r i s t i a n

Co l l ege . In t h e f a l l o f 1963

George t r a n s f e r r e d t o Linco lnCh r i s t i a n Co l l ege where her e c e i v e d t h e B a c h e l o r o f A r t sof Min i s t e r i a l S c i e n c e a n d

t h e B a c h e l o r of S a c r e d Mu s i c

degrees.When the Lincoln ,111.C h r i s t i a n Chu r ch o r d a i n e d h im

to t he m in is tr y in May o f '65h e i n v i t e d Gene D u l i n t o d el i v e r t h e o r d i n a t i o n s e rmonan d John Huk to lead prayer.

During th e year s o f s tudyi n th e U. S. George t r a v e l e d

ac ro ss America Canada speaking o f Chris t ian work in Poland an d insp i r ing coun t l essthousands with h is "goldenvoice" as he sang p r a i s e s t oGod. David Hargrove o f th eMusic Department o f LincolnCh r i s t i a n Col lege a ss i s t e d i nth e development o f George ' sv o i c e a n d i n 1 9 6 5 h i s v o i c e

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to t ravel from place to place.

While we wondered why Copenhagen was the only placewh e r e s u c h a v e h i c l e w as a -v a i l a b l e a t t h e t i m e we w a n ted i t , we recognized t h i s ast h e w il l o f God . We l e a r n e dr a the r quickly t h a t t r ave l ingin the western pa r t of Europeallowed us t he o pp or tu ni ty tot a l k to many, many d i f f e r e n tpeople about Chr is t . This wase spec i a l l y t r u e as we me tAmer i c an t o u r i s t s i n v a r i o u splaces on ou r way to and fromCopenhagen. We were able toc o n v e r s e abou t o u r f a i t h i nth e Lord with people whom wen e v e r c o u l d have c o n t a c t e do t h e r w i s e . Th e r e wer e a l s omany opportuni t ies to t a lk ton a t i o n a l i s t s i n Europe. Thispa r t o f the tou r gave us se ve r a l i d e a s on ho w t o do someevange l i s t i c work i n westernEurope. We sha l l be considering the se ideas an d opportun i t i e s an d asking God t o giveus guidance as the weeks andmonths progress .

We c r o s s e d b o r d e r s i n t of i v e communis t i c c o u n t r i e s ont h i s t o u r . Each t i m e t h e im

mig r a t i o n o f f i c i a l s t r e a t e dus with complete courtesy.When t h e cus toms o f f i c i a l sha d to inspec t us, they gavemerely a g lance a t th e bus ;perhaps opening a door j u s tt o l o o k i n s i d e a n d t h e n wavedu s o n . N o t o n c e d i d we e n

counter a thorough inspectionor experience any d i f f i cu l t yo f an y k ind . This makes usaware o f the power of prayerbecause we know countless peop l e i n America and Canadawere in prayer da i ly fo r oursa fe ty and fo r God's pro tect i o n .

In each coun t ry we wereab le to accomplish everythingwe had expected an d in nea r lyevery case we accomplishedmuch mo r e . We a r e r e m i n d e dt h a t the i n i t i a l purpose o ft h e t o u r w as t o l o o k a t c ond i t i o n s and s ee what migh t be

accomplished in th e fu tu re .

Czechoslovakia

I t was immediately ev iden tupon ou r a r r i v a l i n Czech,t h a t we would no t only bes ee kin g o ut oppo r t un i t i e s , b u twould be ex tending s e rv i c ew h i l e we w e r e there. E v e n b e

fore he knew we were planninga t o u r , a young f r i end inCzech, wrote t e l l i n g us t h a th e wou ld t a k e h i s v a c a t i o n 5se rve as our guide and i n t e rp re te r i f we could come toh i s coun t ry. Of course we ans w e r e d t ha t we w o u l d b e m o s t

pleased for his assis tance.This young man, th e so n of

a Baptist minister, is one ofth e most s t u d iou s , bes t i nformed, i n t e l l i g e n t young men

we h a v e e v e r m e t . I t was mo s tre f resh ing to lea rn he hadcas t aside man's opinions anddenominat ional ism; had s tudi e d t h e Bib l e f o r h i m s e l f ;and h a d come o ut w it h a c l e a runderstanding o f t he t ea ch in go f th e Word o f God regardingbaptism, the Lord's Supper,church p o l i t y, and l o ca l autonomy. We ant ic ipa ted thenecess i ty o f long hours o fd iscuss ion on the se po in t s ,hoping tha t we could bringt h i s young man to a New Testament pos i t ion . Much to ourjoy, he had already reachedt h i s posit ion on h is own; buthad assumed he was th e onlyperson in the world who bel i e v ed as he d id . He s a i d ,"How s t range i t i s t h a t Ih a v e s t u d i e d an d h ave r e a c h e dthe se conclusions and you ha dt o come a l l th e way from Can

ada to give encouragement tome h e r e i n C z e c h o s l o v a k i a . "Ou r f r i end had planned a

very busy two weeks ' schedulef o r u s . We preached n e a r l yev ery n ig htmo stly in Bapt i s t c h u r c h e s s i n c e o u r i n t e rp re te r had acquaintances withBaptis t preachers across thecountry.However, we were ablet o c o n v e r s e w i t h l e a d e r s o fo the r groups while the re . Themain s u ch c on fe re nc c o c cu r r ed

a f t e r a v i s i t wi th a Bap t i s t

congregation in eastern CzMany might c a l l i t a co incdence , b u t we a r e c e r t a i nwas t h e h a n d o f God a t wt h a t brought us in con t awith t h i s group o f people .ar r ived a t t h i s p a r t i c u l am eeting house e a r l y and wcon versing w ith th e leadeo f th e congregat ion. Whent o l d h im we h a d come f r omCh r i s t i a n Church i n Amer ich e s ai d,"Why the re i s a Cht i a n Church here in our citF u r t h e r d is cu s s i o n r e v e a l e

t h a t t h e r e w e r e s e v e r a l

t hese congregat ions i n Czecan d t h a t they had a yeaB ib l e c o n f e r e n c e f o r t hl e ad ing men. The conferenct h i s yea r was in sess ion

meeting a t t ha t very momin the very c i t y wherewere to preach t h a t n ighFur thermore, th e le ade rsth is Baptis t congregationi n v i t e d t h e s e men t o t h e sv i ce s t h a t even ing . Needleto say, we were anxiousm e e t t h em a n d t o l e a r n w

we c o u l d o f t h e i r d o c t r i n a

po s i t i on . Following th e sv i ce s t h a t n i g h t , we had tf o r on ly a few words.comment l i n g e r e d long i nmind, "We're so r ry t h a t ymessage was so very s h o r t(Although I ha d sp ok en 30o r more.)A meeting witho f t h e s e C h r is t i a n Ch u r c h

th e fo l lowing day l a s t e dmorn ing . They tu rn ed th e se ss i o n o v e r t o me an d a s

t h a t I d i s c u s s w i t h t h em

d e t a i l th e d oc tr in al p os it io nwe h o l d i n Ame r i c a n C h r

t i a n Churches. I c a r e fu lo u t l i n e d o u r f a i t h . As e

po i n t was made, t h e r e wasexclamat ion o f joy fromb r e t h r e n who s a t b e f o r eAt t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e mi n g , th e men were overwhelmeto l e a rn t h a t such a groupo u r s ex i s t ed in Am e r i c a .

o f th e l ead ing b r e t h r en asme p r i v a t e l y how i t was tI ha d v i s i t e d the Baptchurch in Czech. I expla in

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