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Relief Work in Africa
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A Home for the Homeless
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Our Trip to Europe 7
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1, 2.
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“WHUJE WE WEKE YET SINNEKS, CHRIST DIED FOK US.”
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ARRIVING WITHOUT BAGGAGE
i One of the victims of a wreck at sea reports that he has arrived safely but that all his baggage is lost. The family of that man will be so thankful that he himself has been saved that they will spend very little energy bemoaning the loss of the baggage. The man is important and not his clothes and his books and his paraphernalia. A man can buy new suitcases and after a fashion stock them again. A man without baggage is a man not withstanding. But baggage without the man is merely a collection of irrelevent trifles that are significant only as momentos of what was. Sometimes baggage gets so important in our minds that we need to learn the lesson taught in the Latin word for baggage, impedimenta. For too much baggage or too much devotion to it ties us down to a place. The free dom of the man is impeded by the stuff which he has to drag around. Sometimes it would be good for a preacher it he lost all his notes so that he would be compelled with afresh mind and with the advantage of his accumulated ex perience to restate his convictions and his conclusions. There is one arrival, at least, which will always have to be without baggage. The last great journey to the Eternal City must be taken on a chariot that has no compartment. We leave behind us all the accumulations of stuff, aU the real estate and hardware, all the trinkets and kickknacks which we have gathered together on our pilgrimage here. How foolish it is to become attached to the baggage, to set our affection on things on the earth, when all that really matters is the spiritual accumulation which
can transfer with us! Even the good things of this earth are, nothwithstanding, earthly, and must be left to return to dust. Heavenly treasure, heavenly interests, heavenly investments are not impediments, for they do not hold us back. They beckon us on to the land where personal sur vival is the important thing, where the man arrives but without baggage. Paul Erb
“. . . I would like to thank you for an improved Messen ger. Rev. Harvey Flett’s editorial (July 24 Messenger) caused considerable discussion at our monthly Christian Endeavour committee meeting last night. I thought it was good. Since our family is at different stages of growing up just now, I am very concerned about the standards and ideals and goals that they will be striving for. For me it always seems young people should be challenged more to set their goals and aims in life high in the spiritual realm. I hope to be able to do my little bit to inspire them to this end. ’ Steinbach Helena Dueck * » » OUR “90th JUBILEE PRAISE”
The significance of our Lord’s resurrection for human history should be kept gratefully in mind in days like these. We, who know our Saviour’s precious cleansing blood and the Regenerating Reality of the “Holy Spirit” should pray that the Spirit of Wisdom may bring it to bear afresh to us causing it to thrill, grip, and impel us onward in the train of our Lord’s Triumph. Thanks be to God for giving our Forefathers this vision and passing this on to us. Steinbach Mrs. John Schultz
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JUNGLE ETHICS A certain heathen chief in the heart of Africa had never seen a white man, had never read the Bible, had never heard the Gospel. Here is the golden opportunity, the missionary suddenly decided, to test the heathen conscience. Thereupor. the following conversation (as recorded by Henry Frost) took place, the missionary asking the ques tions and the chieftain answering them: “Is it wrong to lie?” “Yes, it is wrong to lie.”
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“Is it wrong to steal.” “Yes, it is wrong to steal.” “Is it wrong to commit adultery?” “Yes, it is very wrong to commit adultery.” “Is it wrong to commit murder?” The chieftain, at this, looked closely at the missionoary and said, “Do you take me for a fool?” Here was a man who may have lied a hundred times a day, stole when ever he could, had twenty or thirty wives, some of whom had been other
men’s wives, and had committed so many murders that he would have found it difficult to remember them.” Yes the heathen in their most degraded form know what is right and what is wrong.
The law of conscience, like the law of God, is inevitable, unavoidable, in alienable: but, with the added light ol the Word of God and the Gospel, a “capital lie” will incur a worse judge ment than lying in the heart ol hea thendom. —Prairie Overcomer the messenger
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By Victor Loewen, Pax-worker ready have done for many people in We from the West have great cause the Congo and Burundi. We also hope to acknowledge the words from Ps. that this can be continued. In order 100:2-5, “Serve the Lord with glad to give a more detailed picture on the ness; come before His presence with work in the two countries in which singing. Know ye that the Lord he is I’ve now been working as one of your God: it is he that hath made us, and representatives I am including a few not we ourselves; we are his people, ■views of the Political situations too. National Awakening and the sheep of his pasture ... be Some of the young African coun thankful unto him, and bless his name. tries which are still in a period of For the Lord is good; ...” If it hadn’t been for our forefathers’ transition are like maturing teenag ■love and obedience to the Lord, and ers who try to make a living on their their hard unselfish toiling for their own. Firstly, like many teenagers dear families, we, the present gener these countries want to do almost ev ation would no doubt not be as privi erything that everyone else does, e.g. leged as we are. We now can look such as their heroes and friends. Sejiidly, too many big brothers, who back in admiration, look at the present in satisfaction, and look at the future all want the younger fellow to follow with hope. But not all the people upon their own big foot prints, also produce the face of this universe can or are misleadings. Too many big steps at experiencing this very thing at the one time makes for stumbling or even present. We. who enjoy our time, mon falling. 'Then thirdly, there are the ey and talents in these bountiful, officials or politicians who also have wealth coated days thus have open a big desire to become rich like the doors for assistance to the needy peo foreign officials. This as soon as poss ple before us. In analysis according to ible. Many of these men have not had the Word of God, we are stewards of very much practical experience conthe time and our possessions and troling large masses of people nor in therefore should also prove to the handling large sums of money. Thus, Lord as well as to our fellow men the love of money can easily bring that our stewardship is not being mis about great misuse. Such in a few used selfishly Here is a brief note of words puts a dim light on some curnews on what your gifts and aid al."ent problems which the Republic of
Congo - Leopoldville has experienced and also the Kingdom of Burundi (this country, however, in a very small proportion to the former). Let’s- not forget to uphold these countries in prayer before the Throne of Grace. Let us also absolve the of ficials who have made face sobering mistakes because of selfishness and inexperience. The newly appointed men (not new men totally) like Tshombe and his Ministers no doubt will make another series of mistakes and be a failure in some ways but they possess potentialities, which when used cor rectly, can be a means of building a strong nation -with the proper help of co-operative citizens and foreign advisors.
Relief Work Each of the above mentioned coun tries have a separate relief organiza tion. In the Congo there is the Congo Protestant Relief Agency (C.P.R.A.) and in Burundi it is the Secours Pro testant (Secour is the French word for help). Both are the distributors of food, clothing, medicine, hospital sup plies, and other minor items. In the Congo about 75% of the goods handled and distributed are U.S. sur plus foods such as flour, bulgur (a whole wheat product that in effect resembles rice), vegetable oil, butter oil, and dry milk powder. (The Cath olics have much the same distribution in both countries). In addition to (Continued on page 4)
Rev. Frank Kroeker is seen at the two-way radio which This is how 70 acres of wheat were seeded at La Esper anza in one day. Tires on the Ford stalled operations com brings them into daily contact between La Esperanza, pletely for some time until the Allis was again overhauled Coaguazii and Asunicon. We wish to thank the EMC Young People for the donation to help pay for the transmitter. to do the job. August 21, 1964
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BIBLE SOCIETY NEWS LETTER
THE 60SPEL OF JOHN IN A PRISON CELL The prison chaplain stood in an open space while facing a group of prisoners kept behind bars, he tried to say some thing that would be of help to them. They listened care fully, all of them, except one who seemed to have a grudge against everyone. This man seemed to be full of hate and kept interrupting the speaker. He kept telling everyone, in his own particular language- what he thought of preach ers, churches., the Bible and God. He did not believe in such nonsense and he wanted people to leave him alone. The prison chaplain tried hard to be kind to his inter rupter. It only made him more angry. Then he bowed his head in prayer and told God that here was a man who was so blind he could not see what a mess he had made of his life. His plain outspoken prayer finally began to have some effect. Something deep down in the man began to respond. Before leaving he gave the man a Gospel of St. John. He himself could not remain but the Gospel could. After the chaplain had left, the prisoner read a few words of the Gospel but it made him mad and he threw it into the garbage. But, before he was locked in his cell for the night he picked the Gospel out of the garbage and took it with him. The next day he read a little more from the Gospel but it made lihn more angry. Tearing out some of the pages he threw it on the ground and stamped on it. However, he could not ignore it. The following day he picked it up again and this time he could not let it go. It began to take a deep hold on him and his anger turned into sorrow as he broke down in sobs and gave himself to God. During the remainder of his time in prison he became a good example to his fellow prisoners of what a Christian should be like. Before, he felt alone and unwanted and upset by his hatred of everyone. The Gospel had changed him. Now he was not alone anymore. The Word of God had given him peace. This is just another eamxple of how the .Scriptures can speak to us when often we do not want to listen. Is it not important that we help in the work of sending the Scrip tures into all lands so that many people in many lands may know the peace of God. Your gift, large or small, will help.
RELIEF WORK IN AFRICA (Continued from page 3) these products CPRA receives medi cine through Church World Service (CWS) from companies in the USA. CWS has also sent in a lot of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing from various sources. Then there have been nations like: medicine from West Germany and Switzerland; fish from Churches in Norway (these also do nated a VW Kombe for the work) ; dry milk powder from Canada; bales of clothing, blankets, and layette bundles, a few thousand cartons of canned meat, and baby chicks from
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the MCC; and money in cash. The fi nancial help that was received apart from CWS was given for buying a big warehouse and new vehicles. The do nors were: Axfam in England; Brot fuer die Welt in Germany; the United Church in Canada; and World Council of Churches. The United Nations too has been a continual help. They loaned trucks to CPRA and the British Baptist Mis sionary Society in 1960. Some of these vehicles are still being used for trans portation and work with Angolan Re fugees. In addition to this they gave seme surplus, canned vegetables and fruits.. The Swedish U.N. contingent
gave used shoes and men’s clothing. These were distributed among An golan Refugees in lower Congo. The U.N. Social Affairs has now joined the CPRA in a Chick Program. It in volves the raising of about 10(X) laying hens, set up an incubator, and then distribute the baby chicks in different villages across the country. This would he the same as we did with the baby chicks that were shipped to the Congo by people in the USA and Canada. Secours Protestant in Burundi, dur ing the past year of operation, has done much the same work as CPRA in Leo. This, however, was done in a fairly small scale. In addition to co operative work with CWS, Secourse Protestant gets direct attention and supplies from World Relief Commis sion (WRC, of the U.S.) whom they actually present, and the M.C.C. A Project Handi-cap, which is designed to help cripples in Bujumbura obtain a trade for making their own living, lias been started by the former direct or, Mr, Norman Wingert. Some of the trades are sewing, knitting, and wood work. This project is going on and is now about to let some of the first cripple students to go on their own.
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Difficulties With all the pleasant moments that are connected with relief work many difficulties and frustrations are met tco. These have usually been possible to solve with some extra efforts and negotiations. There have been prob lems like insufficient financial support by the local government. (The Gov ernment of the recipient country has to allow relief supplies into their coun try free of custom duty and the hand ling of the same till it reaches the represented Agency). Under these con ditions the USA Government pays for the ocean freight on American relief supplies. In Congo, the terrorist movements stalled off food and medicine ship ments to some areas for a while. Emer gency shipments were made in a few instances by airplane instead of by slow river boat. Then we also have helped missionaries in transporting personal belongings which was apart from relief work to the Congolese.
Burundi In Burundi the whole operations have not been very smooth to date. The Government has experienced a (Continued on page 5) the messenger
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A Home for the Homeless 3353 Bad Gandersheim Hagenmuehlenweg 1, Germany August 4. 1964 Dear Mr. Schellenberg,
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Greetings with a verse from my devotions of yesterday and today, “. . . new nature, which is being constantly renewed in the image of its Creator and brought to know God.” Col. 3:10. It is true what one girl told me lately, “We have become new creatures in Christ,” but I am thank ful for the fact that we can be renewed in Him, that we have the cleansing blood.
How time flies! My biggest boy, Reinhardt, who is almost a foot taller than I, who was sup posed to stay here three weeks, is going home tomorrow. That was fast! I didn’t have time to fear having him in my group, I just sensed him seeking, of course I couldn’t help to learn a little better what young teen-agers are like. We prayed much for him and yes, last night after prayer-meeting Uncle Lee dealt with him. He was ready to start a new life, he was tired of the old. How thankful we all are that another one of our children has accepted the Lord before returning home. Reinhardt has, at least to a certain extent counted the cost, knows the way is narrow and that it will mean tak ing a stand before friends. As he was weighing the matters I told him not to forget that in spite of all he should not forget that he would have a helper along the way. Jesus. We praise the Lord!
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I was happy that I could this year again take part in the camp which is just over a week or so ago. We had about 80 children from the surrounding areas. Among them we had several children who have been in our children’s homes for a period of time. You can imagine how that thrills my and our hearts when our children continue with the Lord. I could especially report of one of my girls who was here again. That poor girl! How happy, how she stays true to the Lord in spite of all circumstances at home. Won’t take time to write of the details. By the way I shouldn’t forget to mention that it was this comp where Margaret Neufeld and Tina Isaac helped us. That was a joy and thrill on the sideline.
One more thing I must mention is that we have had the permission of the Landkreis to hold open air meetings in the 70 different surround ing towns and dorfs. Will you please pray!
How true that where the 'Lord works, Satan tries to get in too. My, oh my if I was there with you I would voice some prayer requests more specifically. The Lord is the stronger one. Things come to keep us clos er to Him. He answers prayer! We still aU pray for a revival in our own hearts, in our widening circles and then reaching to all parts of Germany. We need it! Germany needs it! And I guess we can say Christians the world around need it. Please pray in particular for the Bible School as it starts this fall again. May the Lord be the director. May it be a school He can be pleased with. I thank all of you so much for your prayers.
In Him and for Him, Mary Brandt
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change of ministers and new ministers have not always had favourable at titudes towards relief work done in their Kingdom by Protestants nor by Catholics. Lavon Welty and I, who are enjoying each others fellowship and assistance in the directing of the Pro gram over here, are now negotiating with the Government for a new con vention for further Importations of supplies. If and when this new con vention will take effect we have hopes for less hardships and more favour able distribution work. We are consid ering work which will mainly consist of helping the Leprosariums. Mission hospitals. Mission dispensaries, crip ples, and some refugees. The aid will no doubt mainly be: a) protein en riched, canned liquid food supplement; b) clothing; c) Christmas bundles; d) gift bundles for lepers; e) some food for refugees; and f) a few projects for helping cripples. It is wonderful to see happy faces among the poor people as they receive small portions of food and clothing. Especially do we enjoy knowing that the supplies which are being given out came from kind hearted people back home who have a love for their fellow men. It is our hope that you will con tinue to do that which you can in sup porting relief work in the different countries of the world. • • •
COYUCA IN MEXICO 98 PERCENT DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE MARTIN OF MDS INVESTIGATING
Akron, Pa. (MCC)—Ivan Martin, Blue Ball, Pa., chairman of Mennonite Disaster Service is flying to Mexico on Wednesday, July 22, to do some onthe spot investigating in the area of a recent earthquake. He will spend Thursday and Friday in Coyuca, 100 miles south and west of Mexico City, a town badly crippled by the quake. (Population 5,(XX)). Ninety-eight percent of Coyuca’s homes are reported destroyed. Seven teen people were listed as dead. Later this week Martin will make recommendations based on his factfinding trip. Mennonite Disaster Ser vice may then move in with men to help rebuild Coyuca. • • •
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By Charles Ludwig “What is it?” she asked, reluctantly pulling the beer stick from her thick lips. “What do you want?” “Please Sabetti,” began Chuma, her heart shaking with fear, “I want to talk to you about something that is very, very important.” “Well speak,” said the mother of the new baby. “My ears are listening.” She put the beer stick back in her mouth, and her lips puckered as she drew on the beer. “W-what I-I have to say is very important,” stammered Chuma. “Let’s go away from the people so that no one can hear.” All at once Sabetti began to blow through her beer stick, causing bub bles to rise in the pot. Then she pulled it out and examined the grass strainer on the end. This closely woven piece had become clogged with tiny grains of flour in the obusela-like beer. She put the strainer to her mouth and licked it clean, and then thrust it back into the pot. “I can’t leave all this beer,” she said. “Look at the peo ple. If I stop to talk to you they’ll get aU the beer! If you have any thing to say say it now. I’m listen ing.” Chuma hated to speak under such conditions, but she had no choice. “Please, Sabetti.” she said, “I want to talk to you about Jesu Christo.” “Jesu Christo!” exclaimed the woI an. “Are there lizards in your head? I thought you had a message from Baku. Tell him I threw my son away as he instructed . . .” “Sabetti, don’t you want to be a Christian?” persisted Chuma. “I don’t want to be a Christian,” she returned sullenly. “If I became a
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Christian I’d have to give up the sac rifices and I couldn’t get drunk any more. Christians don’t have any fun.” “Christians are happier than all others,” said Chuma. “Leave me alone, and let me drink,” she replied. “I don't want to hear about Jesu Christo any more. Mariamu told me about Him, and so did Josephu. I’m getting tired of it . . .” “But you do want to be happy, don’t you?” asked Chuma. “Of course! Everyone wants to be happy. But how can I be happy when my husband beats me?” She pointed to some welts on her arms and shoul ders. “Do you think you could be hap py if your husband beat you with a kiboko and left marks on your body like that?” “Christian men don’t beat their wives,’ said Chuma. “If you and Fun di would believe on Jesu Christo your hearts would be changed and he would never beat you again.’’ “Nothing could ever change the heart of Fundi. It’s as hard as a rock. He would never give up beating me or going to dances and getting drunk.” “God could change him.” “I don’t believe it! It would be easi er to fly like a bird than to change him. The last time he beat me I near ly died. But you’d better go home. These people are getting all my beer.” “Would you listen to the story of Jesu if your husband became a Christ ian and stopped beating you?” asked Chuma, praying silently that God would help her to say the right thing. “Anything that would change Fundi’s heart would be wonderful,” said Sabetti. “And if this Jesu Christo you and Josephu and Daudi and Mariamu
talk about could change his heart I would believe right away. But it will never be done. Fundi hates all the things the Christians love; and he loves all the things the Christians hate. There's going to be a big dance O’; the First Day of the week, and that’s all he can think about. He’s get ting his bells and paint ready lor it light now . . .” Chuma wanted to say something else, but Sabetti refused to listen. Heartsick, she returned to the mission and threw herself on the floor next to Limoni. “Sabetti is hard,” she exclaimed. “I’m beginning to think she’ll never give up heathenism. Oh, I wish I knew what to do.” she picked up the new baby and cradled it in her arms. “I vzish I could help you.” she said, gent ly rocking it back and forth, “but it seems there is no way. I knov/ your mother loves you. It’s just that she’s afraid of the old Bunyore customs.” The baby began to cry as if it knew what was happening and the danger it faced. Chuma squeezed it tightly and sang a little song which she made up as she went along “Don’t cry, little new baby, don’t cry God loves you, and so do I. “Let’s not give up praying for Sa betti,” said Limoni after she had lis tened to Chuma’s story. “I heard Daudi say that sometimes when God is speaking to a person the person squirms like a fish with the hook in its mouth.” There was a sudden peal of thunder. “It sounds like rain,” said Chuma. “This will put an end to the beer party.” “I hope so,” put in Limoni, “but I hope there is no hail. If it hailed I don’t know what we’d do. Baku would blame it all on us.” “He’d blame it on us if he knew about the new baby,” returned Chu ma. “Let’s hope he doesn’t know . . .’’ The thunder rumbled again. Ner vously Chuma handed the baby to Li moni and crawled outside to see what kind of a storm was coming. The eastern sky was black with huge rolling clouds and a cold blast of air blew into her face. She had felt this kind of air before and she knew it meant only one thing: hail! The land became darker as the clouds ad vanced. A bright streak of lightening flashed from the sky to the earth like (Continued on page 71 the messenger
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BLOSSOMS IN THE SNOW (Mrs.) Rosaline Loewen
High up on Beartooth Mountains, almost eleven thousand feet above sea level, I saw something quite unusual. Wherever the summer sun melted the snow sufficiently to reveal a small patch of ground, a tiny blue flower, called the “moss campion”, was bloom ing profusely. Flowers were the last thing I expected to see on these rocky snow-capped- wind-swept peaks! I picked up a piece of moss in which the flowers were embedded and saw that it was a mere half-inch thick; under that the hard rock, “You brave little flower,’ ’I mused. “How can you bloom under such adverse circumstances?” God put me there,” it seemed to say, “I am fulfilling that for which I was
created. Only thus can I honour my Creator.” These little mountain flowers bloom ing midst the snow reminded me of some fine Christians I know, whom God has also placed in difficult cir cumstances or environment. And yet their radiant testimony cheers many a weary traveller, and brings honour to our heavenly Father. Many of our missionaries, for example, are serv ing bravely in places as adverse to them as the bleak, snow-covered peaks are to the moss-campion. Yet God is faithtful in supplying their every need when they look up to Him in faith. How about us who are placed in the sheltered places—in the fertile valley so to speak. We should really blossom forth in all the Christian graces. And yet I must confess tha a small gust of wind sometimes knocks me flat! This is not as it should be. In Deut. 33:25 we read: “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” 11 Cor. 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” God’s help is available to all of us. Be it on the bleak mountain-top or in the valley below let us show forth our praises to our Creator by fulfill ing that for which we were created.
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EUROPE Mrs. Leona Reimer A VISIT TO HEIDI LAND
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The story of Heidi has fascinated all who have read it. We remember that Heidi lived with her Grandfather in the Swiss Alps. During the sum mer she could go up into the hills with her cousin Peter and help him take care of the sheep and goats. How she enjoyed her meals of fresh goat’s milk and bread and the delicious cheese that Grandfather made. Heidi firmly believed that this fresh moun tain air would help her sick friend from the city to get well and which it also did. We relived this story when we vis ited the Alps and stayed in the home
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of the Hans Laubers. One of their three little girls was named Heidi and her brother’s name was Peter. ’Their Grandfather lived up a little higher in the hills and took care of the sheep and cows; also made delicious cheese. These people also believed that their mountain climate was healthy for people from the cities so their home is always open to visitors, especially missionaries and Christian workers who need a time of rest and relax ation. ?-s Mr. Lauber’s business prospered, and as their family increased they felt the need of enlarging their stakes. They earnestly sought the Lord’s will in this matter and then started to build.
Today there stands a beautiful white three storey concrete chalet. The first storey is Mr. Laubers' shop, and the second their living quarters. The third floor contains a completely furnished suite for missionaries, as well as a completely furnished chapel. When missionaries come to stay with them they invite their neighbors and con duct services in their chapel. When no one is there they gather the neigh borhood children and conduct S. S. (They are using the material trans lated by the Janz Team Ass.) Reading God’s Word we find that Paul sent greetings to Priscilla and Acquila and the church that was in their house, al so to Philemon and to the church that was in his house. The faithful witness of these Christ ian folk challenged our hearts. It was refreshing for both body and soul when we the Hans Peters and the Hans Reimers stayed with the Hans Lau bers in their new home, so completely dedicated to the Lord, and also relive in part the story of Heidi here in the Alps.
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(Continued from page 6) a spitting cobra. The thunder that followed it cracked like the sound of Bwana Wilsoni’s bunduki (gun). Trembling with fear. Chuma crawled back into the hut and began to pray. Soon the sound of falling reiin filled the air. “Let’s hope it is only rain,” mut tered Chuma. “Il it’s hail the crops will be ruined—the baby will be thrown away, and we’ll be beaten with a kiboko . . . !” The sound of rain was louder now Chuma could hear its roaring patter on the ground, and the damp smell of fresh water filled the hut. “I’m afraid to look outside,” said Chuma, raising her voice so Limoni could hear her above the roar of the storm. Limoni put her head out the door, and then she turned toward Chuma, with a vacant look on her lace. “Well, what did you see?” demand ed Chuma anxiously. “The ground i-s c-c-covered with hail!” stammered Limoni. “And it’s the largest hail I’ve ever seen!” (To be continued) Copyright 1956, Scripture Press Foun dation, Used by permission.
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Speaking of evening courses, in add ition to the above three it is expected that the Institute wiU be able to offer a course in music, exegesis, and first aid.
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Baptismal and Communion Service at Winnipeg Aberdeen E.M. Church Baptismal serivces were held on Sunday morning, July 26, for Jim Kobernick. Communion services followed in the afternoon where the Christians enjoyed a blessed time of fellowship together. Rev. P. L. Friesen was the guest speaker.
the Holy Ghost’’ (Matt. 28:19) The command implies that the her alds of Christ would have to know many languages in order to reach the various peoples of the earth with the Gospel. With the French language on the curriculum the Institute hopes to contribute to the execution of that great command.
SBI TO INSTRUCT FRENCH
The French will be taught by Mr. Harvey Barkman, a returned mission ary from the strife-torn Congo. Mr. Barkman is well qualified to teach this course as he has taken advance studies in this field and as he has made ample use of the French in and out of school in Africa. The classes will be taught Tuesday and Thursday nights. It is hoped that the general public will avail itself of this oppotrunity.
In the Providence of God the Stein bach Bible Institute is happy to add another language to its curriculum. In addition to German, English, and Greek, the French language will be taught. This addition of another language is in keeping with the great command of Christ—“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
In addition to French, the Institute contemplates adding a course deal ing with the Christian family and an other with Christian ethics. These courses also will be taught in the eve ning so that the public may enroll in them. These courses should provide a concerted effort to solve some of the problems of to-day. If the family is helped, the church and the nations are helped.
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Sept. 11-13 Christian Single Adult (25 and over) Retreat. Sponsored by single adult Christians from various Mennonite churches in Manitoba. Retreat speaker i s Rev. Harvey Plett of the Stein bach Bible Institute. Contact: M. Dyck, 415 Maryland St., Winni peg 10, Man. Phone SP4-1525.
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Sept. 27 - Oct. 4 Missionary Con ference at the Winnipeg Aber deen E.M.C. church.
Please enter my subscription for THE MESSENGER Subscription rate $1.00 per year for none members. Members pay through the church. Enclosed find $
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