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February, 1969
Dear Co-laborer,
People like you inspire, encourage and invigorate those whom you sustain through
prayer and living giving*
As we have told you before, you are a very special people in
God's sight*
We are confident that the evangelization of Japan is most significant in
spreading the Gospel to all the world*
Mr*
my life
is very
fine in
Christ*
And day by day my prayers are being answered and my faith grows stronger. So
I am very thankful to our Lord and to my teacher, l*lr. Pratt*' This young man is a
senior in the university*
We find the college campus ministry very rewarding, and we
pass this word of thanks on to you who make it possible for us to be there to lead these
youth to know Christ*
they
think about
'I think that you are an ambassador from the Kingdom of Heaven to this world,'
wrote a former neighbor and pen friend, Yugo Wori*
'And I think also you are a modern
John who wears a nice suit and drives a very nice car instead of wearing raiment of
camel's hair and eating locusts and wild honey*
I am missing you often and wish to see
your pleasant
cheerful speech.
but I wish
to this country,
Hideto Yoshii, the college student who lived with us for almost two years, wrote,
'Well, it is getting near June of this year*
When are you coming back to your second
home, Japan?"
To all of you who ask this same question we reply, "We plan to return in
September, sooner or later, the Lord willing*"
The Lord has provided all our needs in the past*
Sometimes
dollar more,
and sometimes the day before*
We have no reason tc doubt that He will
supply this need at this time, also* We pray these words that Solomon wrote, recorded in
Proverbs 30:8,9* 'Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say. Who is the
Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain."
friary Joyce is looking forward to our return to Japan and her junior and senior
years at Christian Academy* Lydia, well acquainted at C*B,S*, is makirg plans now for
dorm life here
interesting for
help toward his
the Air Force*
preparation for
from all of us*
Sayonara,
;i/ CO^Ift
KYUSHU CHRISTIAN WISSIDN
ForwardinQ Address
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June. 1969
We thank you and God will bless you for your financial support
unceasing prayer for Japan.
and
It seems such a few years ago that Lydia was born in Mishawaka,
Ind
iana while Paul was preaching at the 1V1IL6URN BLUD, congregation, (one of
the congregations that has supported our work since we
went to Japan in
and friend
Ohio
another former ministry has also been having a regular part in our work.)
All four of our children are Christians seeking God's leading for their
PURDUE JUNIOR
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This was the principle she lived by and one of many which she taught her
children, relatives, neighbors and friends.
has been serving as mailing secretary for us. Thanks! Betty, for giving
of yourself in this way. This congregation, too, has shared with us for
the past eleven years in these labors.
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September, 1969
Dear Christian Friend,
**What made us friends, you and !? I think I know the reason why* The
best in me and the best in you*..* Hailed each other because they knew**** That
always and always since life began***Our being friends was a part of God's plan*'
"Time flies like an arrow*" The study and fellowship here at C*B*5* has in
spired and envigorated us and we return to irhe work with renewed zeal and hope*
These are days of tearful farewells but we really wouldn't have it any other way*
"He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come
again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him*" (Psalms 126:6)
As of August 26th Marv Joyce was on her way back to Japan* alone*
She will
be a full time boarder at the Christian Academy dorm until we arrive Sept* 29th*
We will leave Chicago at 11:45 AM aboard Northwest Airlines' flight #3 that day*
Speaking of our return, we are happy for the renewed invitation from Mr* lijima
representing the Tokyo preachers*
"We always remember you in our prayer and are looking forward to
seeing you here in Japan again* The Hammonds and the Pattons are
going home next year* We need you, so please prepare your way for
coming to Japan* God bless you all in every way and let us see you
here and work together for the victory of God. With love in Christ*
We have bad news from across the Pacific* In mif^ftugust the^Ksjiki church
building in Kagoshima
phoon*
The church has arranged to borrow more than S800 toward repair of the
kindergarten's tile roof*
The group will meet there until such a time as f2500
or so is provided for a reinforced concrete block structure to replace the frame
structure which was demolished* Please pray for the group and-forward -any-gifts
earmarked as such to 23769 W. Edison Rd^, South Bend, Indiana, 46628*
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22rid NATIONAL
MISSIONARY
SEPTEMBER 23-26.1969
CIVIC AUDITORIUM
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
Susumu Kojima
Lived with our family
of Chi.
August seems to be the month for family reunions in the U.S. On August 17th
we had a kind of ^Japanese family' reunitfn, too.
The Bob Warrick family (on
furlough from Tokyo)> Hope and Tom Schmidt, Sylvia Sims (daughters of the Harold
Sims, Tokyo), and Goro Kuwabara (senior student at C.B.S.) all joined our family.
The occasion was the coming of Mr. Yoichi Muto to Cincinnati.
He has been a
long time preacher of the gospel in Tokyo and conducts our correspondance course
in addition to teaching English and Bible at the Y.M.C.A. there. He was able to
come to the U.S. as one of three supervisors of a group of 52 students in a Y.M.
C.A. summer study course at the University of Louisville.
The next week was a repeat performance with a different group of visitors.
Master Sargeant Bill Miller and his family brought Mrs. Exie Fultz (on furlough
from Tokyo) and Susumu Kojima to our home. Susumu became a Christian twelve
years ago under Mrs. Fultz' leading and was honored by his b ank with the chance
for two years study at the University of Chicago toward his masters degree in
business management. The Bill Millers were a tremendous help to the entire missionary family in Japan during their three years of service with the Air Force.
Susumu's address in Chicago will be International House. 1414
59th St.,
Chi-
Wb praise God for good news from across the Pacific. Noriko Ayabe, a former
student of ours at Isehara and Mr.Sakuramoto, a fiiend at Kobe were both baptized
in recent months. Both of them, having had a time making decisions bear fine
testimonies for Christ.
Paul David spent the month of August in training at Gunter Air Force Base,
Alabama, served as commander of his unit, attained a high reting and gained ex
perience in flying a jet. Mark had a full-time job until his scheduled week of
C.S.Camp came up and then joined Pz^of. Biays for a canoe trip up into Canada.
l iij~ft^iii^Ji i in 1 1 i iiii in
the South Bend area to consider the setting up- cwj^-etfi^advisory boardl^The fol
lowing was then decided: (1) The Advisory Bo^rdi^will be helpful as a-'^sponsible
agency and for consultation on business and
. (2)