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6^"Report from Toronto"Miss ionToRuss iaTORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSIONING.REPORTS ON THE LORD'S WORK IN RUSSIA,OTHER COMMUNIST-DOMINATED LANDS,VIENNA, AUSTRIA AND WESTERN EUROPEront view. Hospitality House . European Cente r fo rEvangelism.

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Let t e r s f rom Her e . . .Enthusiasm of Christians across America is illustrated by these lettersfrom Christian friends and supporters:

ONTARIO: I am enclosing a cheque fo rth e European Mission with my prayersfo r th e success of this great undertaking to have a MissionaryHome or Centerfo r th e s pr eading o f th e Gospel to th eCommun i s t world.MICHIGAN: After reading your goodnews about th e p rope rt y i n Vienna, Ijust ha d to tell you how happy I am . Itmade th e dark and dreary day muchbrighter for me. It brought tears of joyto my eyes .

I was born and ra ised in Prague ,Czechoslovakia. My mother is Russian,she is living in West Germany. I praiseth e Lord fo r making i t possible for yo uto be able to t ake th e Word of God behind th e Iron Curtain. I thank God fo ranswered prayers . I know that manyChristian peopl e a re p raying for this--I am one o f them.TENNESSEE: I am sending an offeringfor th e purchase and remodeling of th eEurop ea n Cen te r for Evangelism inVienna. I pray you are r ec ei vi ng t hemoney needed for th e down payment.I feel sure everyone will appreciate th eopportunity this will offer fo r th e winning of souls for Christ .MICHIGAN: We are thr il led with whatGod is doing in openingdoors into Easter n Europe and Russia. It sounds liketh e i de a l s it ua ti on to have the newHospitality House in V ie nn a close tocommunist borders.! guess God wantedit so He brought i t to pass .

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A Reportto Our Friends

Isn ' t God wonderful! Two weeks agowe mailed ou r brochures t el li ng o f th eEuropean Center for Evangelism inVienna, Austria. Two weeks ago! Anda l r e ady , as this is being wr i t t en(Dec. 21) we have received $4,905.90toward th e r ep ayment o f th e $30 ,000 Iha d to borrow for the down payment,and commitments totaling $ 55 5. 66 p ermonth o ve r t hr ee years .

A husband and wife cancel l ed thei rvacation plans and contributed $500.00!A businessman in Canada made a commitment of $1,500! A longtime supporteof T.C.M. made an addit ional commitment of $5 .00 monthly, and th is personi s on a f ixed income!

God is good to have given u s s uc hwonderful Christian fr iends as you. Weare a long way from th e goal bu t we believe you and otherChrist ians will joine f for t s to m ake th e MISSION TO RUSSIAs u c c e e d fo r Chr is t .

MISSION TO RUSSIADVBS MATERIALS AVAILABLEDo your children and young people

know of Christian youth in Russ ia ,Czechoslovakia, Poland, and otherEastern European countr ies? Would theybe interested in learning more aboutl iv ing fo rChr is t in count r i es domina tedby atheism and communism?

We have mi s s i o n a r y s tor ies fo reither ten-day or five-day VacationBible Schools, an d at no cost to you.For your MISSION TO RUSSIA DVBSSTORIES, and Missionary OfferingBanks, write to To r o n t o Chris t ianMission, P. O. Box 220, Station N,Toronto 14 , Ontario, CANADA.

NEBRASKA: We have been much encouraged and thrilled by your reportso n t he developments in Vienna. We havebeen praying for this to become a realityand a re c on fid en t the labor investedthere will be amply justified! Keep onkeeping on!TENNESSEE: I am real glad you hadth e faith to step out and take advantage of the c hanc e to buy this marvelous property in Vienna. It sounds likea " on ce i n a lifetime opportunity." MayGod continue to bless you as He always has in your great mini st ry . He rei s a check which l ooks awful sma l lcompared to what you n ee d, b ut I prayi t w ill h elp . Thanks fo r using i t fo rCh r i s t fo r m e.ILLINOIS:! to o thr i l l a t th e way th ingsare opening up , surely through God'shand, at the oppor tun it ies coming yourway. I read with great in te res t th e des crip tio n of the buildings which havebeen acquired in Vienna.CALIFORNIA: We rejoiced with tearsat th e news in your 4 page letter regarding the Vienna work. We feel youdid th e r ight thing in going ahead witht he p ur ch as e of these buildings. WithGod's bless ings we plan to give asmuch as we can toward this work. Welike what you are doing in th e in teres to f New Tes tamen t Ch r is t ian i ty .ONTARIO: We enjoyed your revealingta lk a bo ut th e M is si on work i n E ur op e.The whole point of my salvat ion is thati t doesn ' t stop with me. I am respons ible for t el li ng o th e rs a bout J e su s an dth e salvationHe offers . Isend my offerin g in the name of t he Lor d J e su s to beused in H is work. Prom here on I wil ldaily ask God to bless th e TorontoChr i s t i a n Miss ion .MEMBER OP 1968 TOUR GROUP : Godhas certainly le d yo u to open th e European Center fo r Evangelism. The experiences! encountered as a member ofth e Tour Group made such an impactupon me tha t the whole course of myl i fe h a s b ee n a lt er ed . I now s e e t h a tChris t ians cannot exclude peop le l iv in gbehind man-made "cur tains" in makingknown th e love o f C hr is t through HisGreat Commission. I pray daily fo r residents of Communist-dominated lands ,and my prayers are with you, too, inyour vital ministry fo r Christ .

These ar e days of t r em e n d o u sspir i tual opport un it y i n which we findourse lves . May God continue to use yo uand your co-workers to His Glory.

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"Report from Toronto"Miss ionToRuss iaTORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSION, INC.REPORTS ON THE LORD'S WORK IN RUSSIA,OTHER COMMUNIST-DOMINATED LANDS,VIENNA,AUSTRIA AND WESTERN EUROPEstatue ofJohnHus, Christian martyr, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. where he was burned a t th e s take in 1415.

NO. 155 S E C O N D - C L A S S MAIL FEBRUARY, 1972

A W E E K IN V I E N N A by Gene DuliiiA telephone call from the travel

agent who arranges details for TCM'sMISSIONARY TOURS s tar ted a wholechain of exciting events! He said,"K. L. M.Airlines will give you a complimentary ticket to Vienna if you wouldlike to go sometime soon!"

After conferences wi th f e ll ow workers in T or on to , the decis ion was madefor me to accept th e offer. 1 left TorontoJanuary 4 and returned January 11 , bu twnat a busy week!

Conferences at Hospitality HouseI arrived in Vienna a t noon, and

went directly to th e Europe an Cen te rfor Evangelism where Bar b Thackstonhad d inner prepared. We spent the restof the afternoon and on into t he nightdiscussing the work in Europe. DeweyThackston brought me up to date on hisrecent journey into Poland, and he andDon Poorman gave me th e details ontheir tour into Yugoslavia .

The Thackstons are li vin g in theHospitality House this winter, whilegetting t he ir apa rtment r eady in one ofthe service buildings. They hope tohave this ready for occupancy and bemoved by th e time the Chambers familyarrives in May. The Chambers es w illthen become host and hos t e s s fo r th eHospitali ty House and Dan will overseet he r en ov at io n a nd m a in te na n ce fo r th eEuropean Center fo r Evangelism.

Renovation needed immediatelyThe property needs extensive plumb

ing, heating an d electrical renovation.The only rooms being heated this winterar e those occupied by th e Thackstonsand by guests that ar e visiting. Woodstoves (European style-ceramic tile)are in each room, and requi re a lo t of

attention to keep the house warm. Al lwater used mus t be carr ied more thanhal f a block from a well . Becau s e theentire house is not being heated, thewater had to be t ur ne d o ff this winter .

Obviously th e T h a c k s t o n s ar ehaving an exciting winter, and enjoying it !

Buildings in excellent repairThe buildings ar e in excellentrepair, however. They have been kept

painted on the outside and kept cleanon the inside. All the bui ld ings a resolid. In th e Hospitality House thewal l s a re so th ick tha t no sound i sheard from one room to th e n ex t. C ert ai nl y t he estimate that i t would takefour hundred thousand dollars to replaceth is fac il ity is not ou t of r eason . Evenas I was there I could visua l ize th emany wayS we were going to use th eproperty in our work.

$330,000 needed forEuropean Center for EvangelismBu t i f we are to have i t an d use it ,we mus t mee t the necessary costs. Topurchase and renovate this property andsecure the necessary equipment to

c ar ry out th e MISSION TO RUSSIA willrequire $330,000 over th e next threey e a r s .1) The cost of th e s ix a c re s, the buildings and furnishings is $110,000. Webelieve this to be a real bargain.

2) Renovation adds another $110,000.This figure includes f ive complet emissionary apartments, with kitchenand bathroom fixtures; al l plumbing,wiring and heating in the HospitalityHouse; commercial s tove , d ishwasher, r ef rige ra to r and freezer for th e

Hospitality House plus commerciawasher and dryer t ha t w il l s er ve boththe Hospi ta li ty House and the mi ssionary famil ies living at th e European Center fo r Evangel i sm.

3) Th e cost of our Printing Shop andDis trib utio n Cen te r, th e Reco rdingStudio, and th e Volkswagen Campersfo r vis i ta t ion, w il l a dd a n a dd it io na$110,000 to the total.

S I N C E TH I S IS A T H R E E Y E A RPROGRAM, WHAT DO WE CONSIDERO U R IMMEDIATE N E E D S ?

(1) We mus t have $45,000 by April 1to meet our purchase agreement. Thiswill cover th e down payment and closin g costs.(2) We must begin renovation assoon as possible. In our con fe rence

(continued on page 2Mike, Jeff an d Mindy Thackston

bring "life" into th e vacant Hospi ta l ityHouse. European Center o f Evangel ismVienna, Austr ia .


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(continued from front page)las t week in Vienna, we recognized thatwe could not go beyond our means, andth e conclus ion we reached w as tha t"we will do nothing in renovation except that which absolut ely has to bedone unt i l funds a re ava i l ab l e . "But certainly plumbing ha s to bedone. Kitchens and ba throoms have tob e in sta lle d. F am ilie s will be livingthere only a few weeks from now. DanChambers will move in May. GeorgesCarillet in June. Dewey Thackston andhis family ar e there now! We must beginon t he r en ov at io n a t once!

Laundry facilities ar e an absolutenecessity, and some work must be donein the Hospi ta li ty House kitchen inanticipation for our summer program.

I would est imate a minimum cos t o fS5,000 to do renovation work during themonths of May and June.(3) The Printing Shop and Recording Studio will wait for at least anotheryear, but necessa ry veh ic les for oursummer vis i t a t ion a re n ee de d now.We must also acquire equipment forth e Work Center such as typewriters,desks and chairs, and f il in g cabinets.A minimum of $10,000 is required forthis by June.

God's people are responding.As of today, January 20, we have

received 812,487.29 in cash contribut ions from Christians who are vitallyconcerned abou t th is work. We have a lsor eceived three -yea r monthly commi tments amounting to $1,064.99. We thankGod for every person who has involvedhimsel f in th is MISSION TO RUSSIA.

and pray that you, if you h ave not already sent your offering and commitmentwill f i ll ou t the commi tment blank onpage four and mail it to us with youroffering.

Plans made for Summer ProgramIn addi t ion to conferences with th eThackstons, we spent much time w ith

Don Poorman and his family and laidex tens ive p lans fo r th e summer activit ies out of th e Eur op ean Cen te r fo rEvangelism. Among o th er t hi ng s, weplanned the program for the Summer Interns, and also made plans for th e 1972WITNESSING TOUR that will be inVienna in June. During their time inV ie nn a t he d ed ic at io n service fo r th eEuropean Center for Evange li sm wil lbe held.

Brief visit into CzeclioslovakiaI also made a weekend trip into

Czechoslovakia, where I preached inPr ague on the Lord's Day and hadlengthy conversations with Christianworkers there . We ar e a lways inspi redand challenged by the faith and consecrat ion of these Chris t ians who livefo r Christ in the midst of atheist iccommun ism.

An extra blessing of th e week wasmeeting Richard Deighton.who is working in the Black Forest area in Germanyas a missionary. He came to th e Hospitality House to visit with me andbrought his family with him. Wehad longconferences a bo ut t he work of Chri s t inEurope and how important it is to findeffective ways to work for Christ acrossthe whole cont inen t .

This outstanding young man hasreal evangelistic zeal and i s determito be used o f th e L ord . He i s devot o Chr is t and shows a r ea l sp ir it ofoperation with o ther Christians. Weticipate many more such t imes withthe missionaries o f Europe as we ht ime to mee t w ith th em and sharefa i th and mot iva t ion .

John K. Huk in Austria and PolandPlans had already been madeJohn K. Huk to spend some time

Europe on a missionary tour. He wasVienna a t th e same t ime I was. We wable to spend several hours conferrwith a Chr is t ian brother from one ofEastern European countries regardth e work of Christ in his country ahow we could ass is t those laborthere fo r th e cause of Christ .

And before I hardly knew it ,plane was on the way back to ToronI had been gone from Tuesday throTuesday and had spent 131 hoursmission work during the eight daBut God gave the guidance and s trenand by His grace we were able tocomplish every single thing we hadmind while we were gone. And, wethe added blessing of meeting BDeighton.

Indeed a long chain of eventsstart when our travel agent called. Gknew I n ee de d t o be in Vienna, andk new w hat co uld be done in the sht ime avai lab le and HE MADE IT APOSSIBLE. God is stil l opening do

TCM Missionaries Participate in Mid-winter Retreatwith Other European Workers

Guy Mayfield. veteran Europeanm is si on ar y a nd D ir ec to r o f Mid-WinterRetreat, speaking at one s cf is io n.

TCM missionar ies Don Poorman andDewey Thackston part icipated in theMid-Winter Ret rea t December 29-31 a tFrankfurt. Germany. This program isdirected by Guy Mayfield, ve t e r anEuropean missionary.

Missionaries from Germany. Switzre rla nd , H olla nd a nd Austr ia shared onthe program and in discussions relatingto th e work of Christ in Europe.Though often overlooked. Europe isone of t he mos t needy miss ion f ie lds inthe world today.

The main theme running through th eMid-Winter Ret rea t was this: Hou- canife marc ef fec{wcly reach Europeansfo r Christ? The Mid-Winter Retreat isheld annua ll y fo r missionaries. Americans working in Europe, service pe rsonnel and others speaking Englishwho wish to at t end .

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Rad io Reaches Russ ia !The Iron Curtain is no t soundproof!

Toronto Christian Mission's broadcastsare heard daily across th e Soviet Union.

Our sources tell us these programsare having great effect. When Gene Dulintraveled in Siberia l a s t summer, hetalked with Christian leaders who spokeof Bro . Huk a nd t he radio minis t ry .

"B/'O. Huk is our minis te r. " theysaid. Brethren told how they gather a-round t he r ad io to l isten and have theirown worship service. In some isolatedvillages John K. Huk is the ONLYCHRISTIAN MINISTER THEY HAVE.

They can hear th e Gospel only because of short-wave radio, and only because of concerned Chris t ians in Canada and t he Uni te d States who provideth e needed financial and prayer support.Letters come telling us how muchthe programs are appreciated. This le tter w as mailed from Poland.

Dear Brother J. K. Huk, Peace beUnto you! I thank you very much foryour program, "Everlast ing Gospel."May the Lord bless your service in1972. Maymany find way to life eternal.If you can , send me some Christianl it erature, for which I wi ll be thankfulto you.

Not a ll l et te rs are from bel ievers .Rep li es s uc h as this letter from th eSoviet Union tell us that a wide spectrum of listeners hears every broadcast.I listened to your program and amvery much puzzled. Whoever asked youto "grind" such rubbish to us? Here inour country, children from the age ofthree already know there is no god. Ias k you no t to forget the fact that wehave a socialistic government. We arePioneers (a communist youth organization). In place of c rosses, we wear redneckerchieves . The people, the partyand communism is our god. Therefore,look for fools in other countr ies whowould listen to you and don 't stir upt rouble in the waters of our knowledge.

Sovie t Pionee rAge 12

Con t r a s t the le t te r from th e Sovie tPionee r with th is one from a bel i everin th e Soviet Union:Dear Bre th re n i n t he Lor d.I greet you with the l^ew 1972 Yearand wish you a blessed year.May the Lord bless all those of youwho are p repa ri ng t he radi o programs.With great pleasure we are l is ten ing toyour programs about God's salvation.

Please send me one Ukra i ni an Bib le .Please write to me at least a few words.

Tha t las t sen t ence unde r scor e s th eg reat need for t he mini st ry of TorontoChristian Mission! This brother represen t s th e thousands o f f el low Chr is t ians

in th e Soviet Union who try to serveGod in an environment which endeavorsto destroy their faith.Our programs are prepared withutmost care. Some Christ ian songs,recorded b eh in d t he i ro n curtain fo r thisspecific purpose ar e brought ou t andused. We have just completed a series

on Christian Evidences, with programsentitled, "Is Jesus Christ A Myth?,""Is the Resurrection of Christ A Fact? ,""Can I KnowWhether There is A God?,"and o thers .God has promised, "My Word shallnot r eturn unto Me void." Will you sendan offering today to help this ministry?

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WITH THE MISSION FAMILYMaria Branum. daughter of Mr. an d

Mrs. Charles Branum. was marrie d toRoger McGee, of Carbondale, Illinois,on January 1, 1972. The newlyweds ar emaking their home at 201 Country ClubLane , Carte rv i ll e , 111. . . At t he annua lmeeting December 28-30 th e AdvisoryCommittee was r e- named Boar d of Directors. A larger Advisory Committeeis being created to strengthen the contact of TCM with supporters. . . MissMary Lou Bickerstaff. who joined TCMJanuary l .now has a Canadian address:480 Lakeshore Road East , ManhattanApartments #606, Mississauga. Ont. . .George Repetski, in the Russian Department of TCM, was interviewed ona Toronto television station regardingh is work with T. C . M. . . Recent visitors to the Mission Work Center wereMiss Myrna Klein, sister of LucilleRepetski. from Shaunavoo, Sask.. andTim Trice, of Ft . Wayne. Indiana.

... of these departed ioved ones,THE WORD IS BEING S EN T

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Greenville. OhioIn Memory of - Adolfs RitinsGiven by - Maxine Rich

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lefetiepsiVIRGINIA: MY NAME IS MYAGE IS 8. MY BIRTHDAY IS JAN. 131 GO TO G.A. TREAKLE . IT IS MYSCHOOL. I LOVE THE LORD.(Ed. note: The writer enclosed 25.)Wewished her a Happy Birthday, and prathat God will bless her and give hemany years to serve Him.)OHIO: I send this as seed money fothe harvest ofBro. Repetski's completneeds - knowing that the Spi ri t of Goin Chris t Jesus i s suff icient to takcare o f t hose who wil l serve H im anthrough him bring hundreds of thousandto a saving knowledge of Jesus ChristNo r ep ly needed. Jesus gave me threceipt long ago.

OPENTHE DOOR ...TORONTOCHRISTIAN

TORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSIONP. O. Box 623Co lumbus , I nd iana 47201YES I will he lp e s tab l ish the European Centrefo r Evangelism in Vienna! I want to help take th eGospel of C hris t to R us si a a nd t he s a te ll it ecountries!I I Enclosed is S. .as my first contribution

t ow a rd t he $330,000.[ I I plan. Lord willing, to give the amount checked

at th e right each mon th .P le as e r emembe r t hi s commitment is over and beyond my regular contribution for th e continuationof th e ministry of T. C. M.

MY MONTHLYCONTRIBUTION

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Russian "woman at the well." We ar e bringing the Water of Life tot h ir s ty mi ll i on s behind th e Iron Curtain.NO. 157 SECOND-CLASS MAIL

"Report from Toronto"Miss ionToRuss i aTORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSION, INC.REPORTS ON THE LORD'S WORK IN RUSSIA,OTHER COMMUNIST-DOMINATED LANDS,VIENNA. AUSTRIA AND WESTERN EUROPE

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A Let t e r f rom Gene Dul inMarch 1 , 1972

Dea r Christian F r i e n d :

All systems are "Go" in Vienna a t our European Center for Evangelism!The Thackstons are l iv ing a t the Hospi ta l i ty House and have b een caring for vis i torsfrom communis t -dominated coun t r i e s a s we l l as some from f r e e coun t r i e s l i ke John Hukand me when we were there a few weeks ago.Poormans and Thackstons have made recent missionary tours from Vienna into variousi ron cur t a in countr ies and have preached and taught and delivered Bibles and hymnbooksand other v i t a l too ls fo r evangel ism.In the shor t t ime we have been using these fac i l i t i e s for the European Center forEvangelism we have caught a glimpse of how valuable they rea l ly a re , and have seentheir potent ia l . How much can be done from this spot for the glory of Christ!All of the Austrian government "red tape" pertaining to our purchas ing this propertyhas now been handled, and bank and mortgage a rr an gements h av e b een comple te d. Eventhough we have occupied and used these f a c i l i t i e s s ince October , we a re j u s t now ab leto s ign the f i na l papers and take l ega l possession_5if_-theproperty^But we are faced with a c r i t i c a l FINANCIAL DEADLINE. On Apri l 1 we must have $45,000to complete the down payment and meet "closing cos t s " such as the Aust ri an S al es Tax,var ious fees and o ther adjus tments . I f t h i s amount i s no t ava i lab le on t ime, we will ,lose the property! _And how much of th i s $45,000 do we have on hand? Right now we have $17 ,000 in cashthat Christians across th is great land have contributed toward the purc ha se o f theEuropean Center fo r Evangelism. This means we have exact ly one month to the DEADLINEto r a i s e $28,000.And brother , we don' t have any "r ich angels" committed to step in a t the l a s t moment andgive us a check for $28,000! And we don ' t have any reserve funds to ca l l on, ei ther .And I , having spent a l l my l i fe in Chris t ian work, have no accumulation o f p ers on alfunds. I have already sold my re t i rement insurance-program and put it a l l into th isEuropean Center for Evangelism. As I x^i te th i s , I'm a month behind in salary, so


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obviously I don ' t have the money myself . Maybe you can see, then, why I ca l l April 1a critical FINANCIAL DEADLINE.

"Where is the res t of this $45,000 coming from?" I t must be given by Christ ians jus tl ike you and me. This i s our only source of income.I be l i eve Chr is t i ans are v i t a l l y concerned about th e so uls of men l iv ing behind thei ro n c u rt ai n. I be l ieve the mater i a l we have sen t to you in r e cen t weeks has fu l lyexplained the v i t a l par t th i s European Center fo r Evangelism plays in our t o t a l MISSIONTO RUSSIA. I be l ieve you want to share in a very r e a l way in th i s work.Oh , I know th ere a re l o t s o f app eals fo r help from many very wor thwhi le p ro j ec t s froma l l around the world . But I also know THERE ARE NO SUCH APPEALS IN RUSSIA! And f r i end ,i f we don ' t use our freedom here NOW to s t r ike a t th e very hear t of a the i s t i c communism,then the re j u s t may not be any oppor tuni ty in the fu tu re fo r such appea ls HERE!!! Wemust work NOWTODAYto take the gospel to Russia while there i s yet time for "thenight Cometh when no man c an work!"Our MISSION TO RUSSIA i s dedica ted to t ak ing th e gospel to every man and woman andchi ld l iving behind the i ro n c ur ta in . God has put a crack in tha t old cur ta in , and ourmiss ionar ies are work in g d ay and n igh t , a t cons iderable s ac r i f i ce and sometimes withpersonal danger, to "do the work of an evange l i s t . "Could you, for the sake of Chris t , give $1,000 or $500 a t th is t ime to share ines tab l i sh ing th i s base of operat ion r i gh t on th e doors tep of the communist world?Could you give $250? Or $100? Or perhaps $50 or $25? Or maybe you could give only$10 or less? But could you give something now?We talk a lot a b o u t atheistic communism. We talk a lot a g a i n s t atheistic communism.But brother , here i s your oppo rt un ity t o do somethingto s t r i ke a t the very hear t ofth i s an t i - r e l i g iou s ev i l . The gospel of Jesus Chr is t i s the power of God th at w il lwipe t h i s a t h e i s t i c menace out o f th e h ea rt o f man.And so th e quest ion i s not only COULD you g ive , bu t i s WILL YOU GIVE AN OFFERING TODAYto th i s MISSION TO RUSSIA? Please , make it an of fe r ing of thanksgiving to God fo r theblessings you enjoy in Chris t as you l ive in a land where the gospel i s preached f r ee ly ,and where men walk w ith the Lord openly .Will you prepare your offer ing , even before you lay aside th i s REPORT FROM TORONTO,place it in an envelope addressed to me a t Toronto Chr i s t i an Mission , Box 623, Columbus,Indiana 47201, and put it in the mail. I'll drop you a l ine by return mail te l l ingyou how we are coming along in meeting the FINANCIAL DEADLINE, and I'll enclose yourtax deduc t ib l e r e c e ip t .God b l e s s you. Le t me hear from you.

Serv ing Him and You,

Ge n e Dulin

By the way, you can help in another way, tooby ta lking to your f r i ends , or Bible Classo r c hu rc h a bo ut our MISSION TO RUSSIA. Te l l them about th e p ro j ec t and what i s beingdone and how they can ge t involved in th i s v i t a l minis t ry . There may be p eop le whodon ' t attend your congregation but would help i f they knew of th i s MISSION TO RUSSIA.Te l l them the MISSION TO RUSSIA STORY and give them a chance to he lp , too .


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Last Call forTCM's WITNESSING TOURJune 7-28,1972 ROMANIA: Dear Bra. Dulin in ChristWeplead in t he n ame of our Lord. JesuChrist, when i t is possible for you, to

s en d u s a Romani an B ib le . This i s ouonly wish . We ask that you not forgeus.

FLORIDA: Last month I began giv ingS25 more pe r month as you perhapsnoted. I want to tell you that the L ordreturned that $25 to me unexpectedlywithin a week! Isn ' t He wonderful?feel th at 1972 is go ing to be a greayear to work together for God's gloryI pray for you each day and expecmirac les in your work for Him.USSR: I greet you w ith the new 197year and wish you g re at es t s u cc e ssMay th e peace and love of Chr is t bewithin all n at io ns . I f you have booksI would be glad to receive some fromyou. Cord ia l ly and in t he l ov e of ChristUSSR: Dear b ro the rs a nd sis ters inChrist Jesus. Every Saturday my hu sband and I listen to your program andlike it very much. We especially appreciate th e hymns sung by the preacher aswel l as th e c hoi r number s. De ar f r iendin Christ, we would request you to sendus a Ukrainian Bible, i f the Lord willsPOLAND: De a r Bro. J . K. Huk. Pe a c eto you! I would like to thank yo u verymuch fo r your messages on The Everlasting Gospel over the radio stationIBRA. May the Lord bless your m essages in 1972 and may many discoveth e way of Tru t h and Eterna l Lifthroughyourprogram. [fyou can send mesome Christian books I will be greatlyindebted t o you .

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Meet with Chris t ians in Moscow,worship in the church at Leningrad,participate in a preaching tour throughchurches in the vi ll ages of Poland an dshare in t he Ded ic a ti on Service fo r th eEuropean Center fo r Evang elism i nVienna , Aust ri a ! This is our 1972 WIT-NESSINGTOUR!

Our purpose is to mee t w it h Christ ians in th e Soviet Union and Poland,b u t t he re are other a t t rac t ions a s well .We will see Red Square, Lenin's Tomb,tour th e Kremlin, se e the Russian SpaceExhibit and shop iu the GUM Store.

We wil l s tand a t th e Berlin Wall andsee th is l ine of demarcation be tweenEast an d West. The re w ill be sightseeing in London, Vienna and Warsaw.The cos t is on ly$990 . The deadlineis a t hand - - If you want to go, wri teimmed ia te ly o r phone 216/278-6281. Wemust make our final arrangements withth e T ra ve l Agent a t once.

TORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSIONP. 0 . Box 623Columbus, I nd iana 47201YES I wil l h elp establish t he Eur op ean Centerfor Evangelism in Vienna! | want to help take theGospe l of C hris t to Russ ia an d th e s ate ll i tecountr ies !I I Enclosed is $.

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"Report from Toronto"Miss ionToRuss i aTORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSION, INC.REPORTS ON THE LORD'S WORK IN RUSSIAOTHER COMMUNIST-DOMINATED LANDS,VIENNA.AUSTRIA AND WESTERN EUROPE

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' I f you believe, you may be baptized."Obed ie nc e t o C h ri st betiind th e Iron Curtain

SECOND-CLASS MAIL APRIL , 1972

$45,000 in Vienna on Time, Praise the Lord!On March 30 Don Poorman, TCM'srepresentative in Vienna, deposited a

check for $10,000 making a total ofS45,000 on d ep os it in our a ccount inVienna, and a cr i t ical f in an ci al d eadl ine was met. B ro ther Po orm an th enproceeded to finalize ou r contract andto take legal possession of the EuropeanCenter for Evangelism.When I wrote the front page letterin last month's Repor t from Toronto -Mission to Russia, we needed S28.000more to mee t the closing costs on Aprilfi rst. And God. through His people -through people like you - provided thef unds , a nd on time!I wish you c ou ld re ad all of th eletters brethren have sent in these days.A few are quoted on page 3. but only asampling. Young people wrote and sent$2 or $5. Pensioners sent what theycould. People who had never sent anoffering before sent generous offerings.A lady sent $1,050, a part of an insurance settlement. A preacher sent Si,000.A retired teacher, 3900. A S2,000 cont r ibu t ion from an es ta te came a t th istime. These ar e the largest contribut ions we have ever received . God ' s

people , working together and sharingas they could, have established a gosp el b ea ch he ad right in the heart ofEurope and on the threshold of theIron Cur ta in .

Missionaries a t TOM have beengrea t ly encouraged, too. by financialcontr ibutions from fellow miss ionar ieslaboring in various p arts o f th e world.Missionaries in Mexico. Germany,Japan. Canada, Rhodes ia. Alaska.Hawaii, an d several other miss ion fieldsof th e U.S. and profe ssor s in severalBible colleges ar e sharing in theMISSION TO RUSSIA, an d th e es tablishment of the European Center forEvangelism. How we thank God for thework they are doing an d for their Christian spirit that le d them to active involvement in thi s ministry.

For al l of you, our Christian friendsaround the world, and for your prayersand financial s up po rt , w e thank Godan d take courage.

And we thank you for caring aboutthose p r e c i o u s souls who l ive incountries dominated by atheistic communism - for caring enough to give tha t

EUROPEAN CENTER FOR EVANGELISMDEDICATION--JUNE 11, 1972

Sunday, June 11, 1972 h as been set as Dedication Day for the newlyacquired EUROPEAN CENTER FOR EVANGELISM.The June Tour Group guided by Gene Dul in and John K. Huk, plus th eCollege Age Missionary I n t e rn s , and numerous other guests ar e alreadyplanning to be In Vienna fo r this spec ia l once-in-a-lifetime date .

Perhaps you can be there, too. Or maybe you know of some friends InEu r o p e that could po ss ib ly a tt en d. Write fo r details on th e l oc ati on an dp r o g r am .

we might carry the Gospel of Christ tot hem.

We know all has not been completedat the European Center for Evangelism,but the beginning has been made. Regula r payments must be made on theVienna property, and an extensive renovation program that will cost manydollars must ge t underway immediately.Equipment must be acquired to enableour ministry to be fully effective. Weknow you will continue praying, andwill gi ve as you ar e able to se e thecontinuation of this vital program oft ak ing the Gospel of Christ behind theIron Cur ta in .A view of the Hospitali ty House atTCM's EuropeanCenter for Evangelism


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Radio is WinningPeople to Christ

in Russia!A recent s ta tement by certain

Christian leaders in Russia, mentions"upwards of a million people in theU.S.S.R. have come to a saving knowledge of Christ" through radio broadcasts from such powerful short -wavestations as Radio Monte Carlo , and FarEast Broadcasting Company, Manila,P.I. (see March, 1972 Newsletter,Eastern European Mission).

What an incentive this provides usto continue and even to expand TorontoChr is t ian Mis s ion ' s Iron Cu rt ai n Rad ioMinistry of beaming Gospel and Scripture Reading programs daily into Russiaan d o th er communist-dominated lands .As t he Gospe l is proclaimed, men andwomen ar e challenged by the go spel ofJesus Christ and a re turning to Him!

Even J ew s in Russ ia have been wonto Ch ri st b ec au se o f r ad io broadcasts!Hebrew Chri st ian s have been in th erecent migrations the Soviet Uniontolsrael . Christiai igDrkers inPalestinehave been conta,^d and asked" forRussian Bibles byi;-|iese Hebrew Chris-^tiMia,froip Russi^;|ne Jewish Christian evangelist ref^rts concerning sucha group: "They HaVe expressed theirdeep- appreciation for these Gospelradio broadcasts, for the messa^ges, andth e music. They listened to them whileIn^Bessarabia; they ar e still listeninghere in Israel. They told us that manybel ieve rs a re l is tening . . .i n Russia.May^uEr-Lord bless this minis try and

make it a blessing to many. We arethankful fo r th is b r oa d ca s t b e c au s e i twas through it that we have made cont ac t with be l i eve r s who have come fromRussia as wel l as others who areseekers." (p. 2 The Chosen People,March, 1972)

Truly THE IRON CURTAIN IS NOTSOUNDPROOF! Almost daily we receive verif ication of th is fact . Whileit will t ake e te rn ity to reveal the totaleffectiveness of our rad io min is try,st i l l resu l ts are seen now.

You c an h av e a share in t hi s v it alphase of Christian outreach. Your gifts,designated for the Iron Curtain RadioMinistry, will help keep our programson the air and make possible addingnew stations. It al l takes money. Butyour gift th us becomes a "sound investment" in souls. So, we urge you to"Give with cheer, that others mighthear . "

Additionally, won't you pray foral l connected with this exciting mi ssionary venture? Pray for John K. Hukrspeaker on THE EVERLASTINGGOSPEL broadcast; pray for GeorgeRepetski, t rans la tor and nar ra to r forthe Scripture Speaks program; for Rod'Huron, sermon writer; and, for Charles- Bfanum, director and program producer.The Iron Curtain is being penetratedwith the Gospe l of Christ! Let us takeadvantage of this open door of spiritualopportunity that many more might bewon to Jesus Chris t , our'Lord. -

WITH THE MISSION FAMILYWray Graham, who wiU be comingTorontoChristianMission following hgraduation from Ozark Bib le CollegeMay, was ordained to th e ministry Ja9 by th e church in O'Fallon, Mo. .Karlita, daughter of Gene and LenoDulin, was united in marriage withDavPace at the Sexton, Ind. church whehe ministers, on March 11 . Gene Duofficiated; Vanita Dulin was maidhonor, a nd Char le s Branum gave tprayer. David's bestman was his fathTalmage, minister in Denver, Colo.The Dan Chambers family leavesVienna April 28 to manage t he Hostality House. . .Georges Carillet leavfor Vienna May 5 to begin h is missioary work. His wife LaVerne wil l follwhen school closes . . . Recent FaiPromise Conferences held by Gene Duat Savannah (Ga .) Chr is tian ChurcFred Brown, mirvister; P ine Hi ll s, Olando, Fla., David Meyer, ministSoutheast, Orlando, Fla., Jess Coomin is te r; and Jackson (Miss.) Chrtian. Robert Stewart , minister; all supassed their goals. . .Gene Dulin psented th e MISSION TO RUSSIA STORat the Georgia State Missionary Raand at the East Palestine, Ohio, Ms ionary Rally last month. . . JohnHuk spoke at the Kentucky ChristiCollege mission ral ly in March. . , RHuron was the speaker for Senior Weof Inspiration at Kentucky ChristiCollege. . .RECENT VISITORS incluM/M Albert Bickerstaff and M/M CharDeitch of Steubenvil le , Ohio; Don Rean d Tim Trice, an d M/M Ri chaClevenger of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; SergWaszkiewicz, Poland.

The 8th Annual Ontar io ChristMissionary Conference was held Ma26-31 a t Toronto Chri s t i an Miss ioLAKESHORE CHRISTIAN CENTER

Missionar ies speaking at th e coference included Harry BucalsteTerty Reyes, John K. Huk, BarbFishback, an d Gene Dul in . O ther TCmissionaries who participated in varioways included Rod and Autumn HurCharles and Maxine Branum, Charand Margaret Sprenger, George aLucille Repetski, Freida Rossol, MLou B ic ke rs ta ff , V an it a Dulin, aLinda Albis . Alber ta BibleCollege walso represented.

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Thackston Familyin Budapest

A few Sundays ago the DeweyThackston family attended services inBudapest, Hungary. As they arr ived atthe meeting house, they saw a Christian brother approaching. When he recognized the Thackstons he exclaimed,"Oh, I was just saying to my brethrenthat I hoped th e Lord would send uss om eo ne in whom we could have delight on this dreary day and here youare. Praise th e Lord!"

Dewey preached at th e service, andMike and Jeff spoke and sang at theSunday School. The boys' were thrilledat having a par t, and of course dad andmother were happy , too .

Other opportunities for service anddiscussions made the trip most benef icial fo r t he chu rch o f our L ord .Yes, great things are happeningfor Christ from the European Center forEvangelism. Every person in T.C.M. isthankful to be a part of the work, andevery person who shares financially inth e MISSION TO RUSSIA has cause forrejoicing as God blesses and guides.

Dewey Thackston family moving intotheir apartment at the European Centerfor Evangelism.-A LOST MAIL CAR -

Time magazine recently reported amail car had been shu t t led onto a sidin g and left set for months. . .loadedwith mail! ! !

We intend to a n s w e r a l l mailpromptly - - th e day it is received if atall possible. If you ever fail to get ananswer to a le t ter sen t to us within areasonable time, le t us know. We'llstart hunting for another side- trackedma i l car!

FLO RI D A : I be l i e ve we have to t akeG od behind th e "Iron Curta in ' to defeat communism. I'm glad there arecracks in the 'Iron Curtain. ' I hopethey spl i t i t an d le t God's love shinethrough."COLORADO: J want to help a littleaccording to my means. I live mainlyon Social Security. I am enclosing acheck fo r $ 25 fo r t he V ie nn a work.ILLINOIS: I w as in an automobi l eacc iden tand carried medical insurance.Other insurance took care of my bills,so I'm enclosing this insurance. I wishI had more, bu t l ike you stated in yournews l et te r, t hi s is i t.MINNESOTA: We are praying that youwill receive the money by April 1. /don't believe anyone is doing a betterjob than what you folk are doing. Wepray that God w ill d ire ct you in a llt hi s e nd ea vo r.RHODESIA: We pray tha t God will blessyour work and that many souls will bewon. T i m e i s shor t .GEORG IA : T he L ad i e s Class voted tosend money each month to help a bitwith your MISSION TO RUSSIA. We areelderly and live on Social Security, bu tare miss ion m in ded a nd a re in teres tedin the new undertaking.INDIANA: I thank God we have workersl ike you who are w illing to go behindth e Iron Curtain to bring these peopleth e gospel . I include a ll those whohelp in this work.OHIO: One can t el l j us t by reading thear t ic les from T.C.M. that much fai thand trust in God is in this work. MayHe continue to bless . Enclosed is $6 0fo r th e MISSION TO RUSSIA.CANADA: I already sent a check, bu tbecause I believe you are doing thewill of God in regards to th is Missionwork, I feel th e desire to give a littlemore. It 's not much but with th e prayerthat is enclosed with i t , I am sure Godwill somehow make i t real usefu l .NORTH CAROLINA : Enclosed i s checkfo r $5 fo r European center. Oh, how wewish i t could be $5,000! The deadlinejus t mus t be met! Chri s t i an brethrenacross t he count ry surely will help.OHIO: The work in Russ ia and all ofEurope is so exc it ing, s o very necess a r y .

Order missionary stories for your Vacation Bible Schoo l t oday . TCM 's packet ofs t o r i e s i nc lu d es 1 0 d iff er en t accoun t s o fmission work in European countries.WRITE TO: Toronto Christ ian Miss ion

Bo x 220, Sta t ion NToronto 14, Ontario, Canada

DonPoorman concentrating on languagestudy between sessions negotiatingpurchase of the European Center forEvangelism.

THEIR WITNESS LIVES ONC. V, Dunn a nd his wife ministeredfor the Lord many years, and used the irlives for His glory. As they became

older they arranged for several missiona ry e ffor ts to receive funds remainingaft er they had gone to be with the Lord.They wanted their witness to continueeven a ft er d ea th .

Just a t th e time Toronto ChristianMission was approaching the criticalfinancial deadline of April 1, a checkw as re ce iv ed from th e es ta te of theDunns fo r $2,000. This substantialgift, the largest s in gl e g if t ever received by TCM, came at the r ight timeto help in a difficult period of our progress for Christ. As these f unds wer eapplied to th e European Cente r forEvangelism, th e Dunns' witness cont in ues, no t on ly today, but for manyyears to come as th e light of Chris tsh ines across the w hole c on ti ne nt o fEurope from this Christian Center.A will is simple to prepare for mostpeople. Very likely your attorney andyou could prepare a will in less than anhour. You could determine while youlive to allow your witness for Christ tocontinue on in to t he future through themissionary work of Toronto ChristianMission, Inc.. by making a bequest inyour wil l .

If you would like additional informat io n about wills , or other deferredgifts, please wri te Gene Dul in . Toron toChristian Mission, Inc., P. 0. Box 623,Columbus, Indiana 47201.


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Youth Choir in Alma Ala, USSR.

TORONTO CHRISTIAN MISSIONING.REPORTS ON THE LORD'S WORK IN RUSSIAOTHER COMMUNIST-DOMINATED LANDS,VIENNA. AUSTRIA AND WESTERN EUROPE

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A Le t t e r Fo r YouDe a r Christian Friend:

MAY, 197

Vienna , Aus t r i aMay 15, 1972

Today I arr ived in Vienna to share i n the most exci t ing summer in my l i f e and thelife o f To ron to Christian Mi s s i o n .

Everyone here i s moving a t fu l l speed in th e work. Thackstons and Poormans haveal ready made t r i p s t h i s month to s t r a t eg i c s po ts p re pa ri ng fo r an e f f e c t i ve summerfo r our col lege youth ^o are a r r iv ing in a few days . I talked with an Hungar ianwho sa id , "Oh, such a wonderful help for our young peoplel" when I told him aboutAmerican Chr i s t i an young people going to v i s i t h is count ry .Yes, th ings a re moving o ve r h ere ! GOD CONTINUES TO OPEN DOORS! Never have I seenth e hand of God operat ing more c lea r ly than through t h is e nt i re MISSION TO RUSSIAprogram. I 'm convinced He wants us over here, and He has led His people to provideth e means to meet the i n i t i a l payment on time and to get th i s program underway.I want to share with you the de ta i l s of our contrac t to purchase the European Centerfo r Evangelism. The t o t a l purchase pr i c e , inc luding sa le s t axes , f ees , and o the rsuch charges, was $110,000. We paid the f i r s t $45,000 April 1 . Because TorontoChr i s t i an Mission i s new in A u str ia , a long-term mortgage could not be ob ta ined , aswas expected. Instead, we had to make a short- term cont rac t t ha t al lows only 18months to pay the other $65,000.This means we have very high payments to make, bu t it wi l l save thousands of do l l a r sof the Lord's money in in teres t . I 'm always glad to save money, especial ly theLord 's , even th ough it does requi re "wearing a t ig ht b el t" in some o th er a re as for at ime. I f ee l sure you wi l l agree .Our f i r s t payment of $17,000 i s due June 30, 1972. That i s s ix and one-ha l f weeks46 daysfrom today. Yesterday, when I l e f t Toronto, we had only a b i t over $1,000toward th i s $17,000. As always, we are to ta l ly dependent on God and His people fort h i s money. I have confidence tha t God wi l l l ead Chris t ians l i ke you to share ass a c r i f i c i a l l y as poss ib le to he lp take the Gospel behind th e i ron cu r t a i n .I f you could see the face of tha t young boy deep in the hea r t of R ussia, as we givehim a New Testament in resp on se to h is p lea, "Give me a Biblel" you'd have a be t te r


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under st anding o f why we a r e in t h i s work, and why we want you to be involved. Whata blessing to know you are doing something for these people l iving with a Bible andi n t h e m id s t o f a t h e i s t i c communism!Please, w i l l you help in t h i s v i t a l minis t ry as we carry out the Great Commission topreach C h r i s t to the m i l l i o n s l i v i n g i n darkness?I*m asking you to j o i n with others who are praying and giving s a c r i f i c i a l l y to seeR u s s i a opened t o C h r i s t i n our t i m e .What will you give to help? We ask only that you be responsive to the burden Christputs on your heart now as you pause to pray and meditate on your blessings, and res p o n s i b i l i t i e s to C h r i s t and H is M is sio n to R u s s i a .Please prepare your offering and forward i t to us today so we wil l have the money intime to get it on to Vienna by June 30 to meet this f i r s t payment on th e contract .God b l e s s you.

For His s a k e i n o be di e nc e t o His commandment.

WITH THE MISSION FAMILYRod Huron's entire family participated in th e

West Akron church's 10th anniversary marking th eus e of present facilities.. .Don andRuih Poormanwere in Czechoslovakia recently.. .DeweyThack-slon and nephew Mike McElroy were in Hungaryand Yugoslavia last month. . .Gene Dulin spokeat Manhattan Christian College chapel April 25.. . .Seventeen Christians will part ic ipate in theJune European Tour of T.C.M. an d w il l be inVienna for dedication services of the EuropeanCenter. . . Th e C os ta Mesa. Calif., church increased their mission giving byS5,000 in a FaithPromise ra lly conducted by Gene Dulin. . .Mrs.Gene McElroy (aunt of Barb Thackston) spent t hemonth of April in Vienna helping in the c leanupof the European Center. Her son. Mike, is spending several weeks touring in Europe and ha s alsoworked at the Center . . .Gene DuUn a nd Dav idPace (the Dulins' son-in-law) departed for ViennaMay 14. David will be working at t he Cen te r unt ila f te r dedicat ion services. . .Helpers from theToronto area chu rche s have g iven many days ofwork in preparing recent mailings from the Toronto Work Cent er . V i si to r s from America havealso been "put-to-work" when they have time. . .Recen t v i si t or s to T.C.M."s Toronto Work Centerinclude: Gordon Chambers, father of Dan; Mrs.Stewart's daughter and family, al l of Ohio; Paveland Alina Placek, a Czechos lovakian couple;Edmund Seress. a Hungarian minister; ArphadKovacs of Germany; Terry Key and family ofMission Services, Kokomo. Ind.; Mr. G ra y a ndValerie Deguchi of Gospe l Recording ; and AnitaMinor of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. , .Charles and Mo.t-ine Bronu/n recently presented the work of T.C.M.in Warren andAttica. Indiana andEldorado. Cave-in-Rock, Harrisburg, Rosiclare and Mill Shoals,I l l i n o i s .

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RUSSIA: Many people in our area are hearingyour broadcasts and praising it! I hear people inth e market place, at th e collective farm offices,and at church talking about THE EVERLASTINGGOSPEL they hear you preach by radio.FLORIDA- Last month I began giving S25 moreper month as you perhaps note d. I want to tellyou that the Lord re tu rn ed that $25 to me unexpectedly within a week! Isn't He wonderful?OREGON: I am prayi ng for the Christians behindthe Iron Curtain. I pray that each of them willhave a c c e s s to th e Bible before th e end of th eyear. I feel this is urgeni. I th in k this is thegreatest burden upon my heart. Sometimes whenI si t down to study I try to visualize what itwould be like not having a copy of God's Word.It seems I couldn' t survive without this FOOD - -this GUIDANCE - - this POWER.OHIO: It is indeed a pleasure to s erve the Lordwith men an d w om en w ho ar e a s committed a sthose I have met on th e TCM staff. I pray thatth e Lord will continue to bless your efforts. Ifeel that the European Cente r for Evangelism isa great step forward. May many souls be won andstrengthened through it s use. Enclosed is a checkfor S150 to be used for this new effort. I hopethat I w ill b e able to continue to share in themanifold ministry of TCM.OI IIO: I am enclosing my Easter gift for t he ECEin Vienna. I think our only hope against communism is the Gospel of Christ!!!!!MISSOURI: ON TO VIENNA!!!! S$ enclosed.

European Center for Evangelism Dedication June 11Please join with thousands of Christians across the United States , Canada. Europe,and the world in a day of rejoicing Sunday, June 11, as t he European Center forEvangelism is dedicated to serving th e Lord and His people.

ILLINOIS: Declare Hi s glory among th e natioHi s marvelous works among al l the people!!great is th e Lord and greatly to be praised. Am($SS enclosed)O/VTAR/O: We were so thrilled when receivyour REPORT today to know you had been ato reach your goal of S45,000 towards gettestablished in th e Russian mission work (Eupean Center for Evangelism). Again this proGOD truly answers prayer.INDIANA: When you sent your letter and thanme for my little donat ion the re was also onpage a little note from someone that said thad received an unexpected check after theirnation. Well, I also received an unexpected chjust about three days after I sent my donatiMy niece visi ted me from Illinois and s he sthey also received an unexpected che ck atheir donation -- so we both laughed and crtogether.IOWA: Received your Report from Torontomorning - il just made my day! Had to wri tetell you so-I t proves 'nothing is impossible wGod,' doe sn 't i t? Surely wish I was physicand financia lly ab le to help more but I can pand tha t helps lots!!!

THOSE V.B.S. STORIESI just f in is hed reading the VBS storiesl ooki ng at the total VBS packet of picturesmaterials. Rod Huron has done a reallygreaton these. And Autumn Huron ha s prepared a c

board model of t he Hosp i ta li ty House thasuperb.

Your VBS will be missing something ifdon't u se t he se s to ri es . It 's la te , I know, buphone call to us (416-278-6381) will have ain the mail t he s ame day. If your school is lin th e summer, write fo r t h e s e l e s s o n s .

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There's a Place for Every Worker . by Gene Dulin"There 's a place for every workerth e v in eya rd of the Lord" was a

vor it e song in th e church in Helton-ville, Ind iana, when I became a Christian. Seldom do I hear the ol d songnymore, bu t I have never forgotten th ewords - - or th e message: God can useevery man's talent.In r ec en t d ay s w e have sent forthrom o ur T or on to Work Center severa lworke rs . The i r var ied sk i l l s confirmth e old message tha t God will us e al lmen who willingly submit themselvesto Him.

THE DAN CHAMBERS FAMILYDan and Ceci le Chamber s owned a

farm home which the y had complet elyrenovated. They are members of th eNeapolis, Ohio, church. Dan is a plumber by trade and worked in th e Toledoarea. Cecile has been too busy caringfor the i r four ch i l d r en to con t i nue he rteaching profession.

Over two years ago when we beganlaying plans for the European Center forEvangelism and the Hospitality House,Dan and Ceci le volunteered to leavetheir home and move to V ie nn a to s er veas host and hostess of the HospitalityHouse and to g ive ove rs ight to th ephysical work involved in keeping theCen t e r functioning. Why would twopeople with a lovely home and a goodincome pack up and leave it al l to gowith the i r four l i t t le c hild re n t o th eo ther s id e o f the world a t ha lf th e in

come and twi ce t he work? Because theylove Christ, and want to do Hi s bidding!

So on April 28 the T.C.M. family inToronto had a special prayer service,and sent of f this Christian family tos erv e "in th e vineyard of the Lord."

MRS. RUBY STEWARTMrs. Ruby Stewart is a member ofth e church in Delta. Ohio, and a longtime acquaintance of Don Poorman, oneof ou r missiona r ie s in Vienna, who alsocomes from Del ta .

Mrs. Stewart was widowed last year.Sh e i s healthy and wants to use he r lifefor th e Lord by helping at our EuropeanCenter for Evangelism. She receivessocial security and wants no salaryfrom Toronto Chri s t i an Mission.

She co r r e sponded with BrotherPoo rman , and bef or e l ong I arranged tomeet Mrs. Stewar t and talk with her.She was willing to give up he r mobilehome in D elta and move to Vienna fo ran indefinite time to be determined byher heal th an d our needs . She wouldeven pay her own travel expenses andshare in housing costs! She feels th eLord has seen fi t to provide he r a li ving from social security and sh e wantsto use her l ife fo r Him.

On April 28 Mrs. Stewart, a widow,departed for Vienna from our prayer se rvice in T or on to t o t ravel on the sam eplane with the Chambers family. She'llcook and c le an and help wherever she's

The Chambers family, friends, and T.C.M. Staff prior to departure for Vienna.

needed. Yes, "there's a place for everyworker"!

GEORGES CARILLETGeorges andLaVerneCarillet "gave

themselves a trip t o Europe" last summer as a graduation gift. Georges gradua ted from Emmanue l School of Rel igion, and LaVerne graduated from Milli-gan Col lege . Three weeks of their timein Europe was spent with Gene andLenora Dulin in P oland, C zech oslovakia, an d Austria.

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f i r s t h and th e workof T.C.M.. Georgesand LaVe rne justhad to get on th eT.C.M. team. Whileministering to thecongregation a tShoun s , Tenn.,Georges raised hi slivinglink and se rv ic e l in k funds inrecord tim e. He

c losed h is ministry at Shouns Apr il 30.On May 4. again ou r Toronto mission

family gatheredin a prayer service, thistime to send Georges of f to Vienna tobegin his s e r v i c e for Christ as heshares in th e challenging opportunitiesof taking Christ behind the iron curtain.Georges' Master of Divinity degree fromEmmanuel especially qualifies him togive careful inst ruction in our Intensified Bible Training program for Christ ian leaders in various communist-dominated countries. Through this training program th e churches will bestrengthened and yet will carry on theirown edification and evangelistic effortswithout our "ou ts ide" interference orcont ro l .

LaVerne w ill follow Georges toVienna in a short t ime when she hasfulfilled he r teaching con t r a c t inTennessee .And so again, through th e guidanceof t he Lord, another worker f inds hisplace "i n the vineyard of th e Lord."

WHAT ABOUT YOU?What about you? Pause to ask your

self th e question, "Am I real ly using myta len t to the fu l les t fo r Christ? DoesHe want me in Vienna, or Toronto, ors ome o th er mission f ie ld in th e world?"There is a place for every worker.Please, for your sake and the sak e ofChrist, heed th e call as God opens th edoor!


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