MR. AND MRS.

RAY MINGS ARE RECRUITS TO OSAKA CHRISTIAN MISSION

Oakford, Ind.ilr. and Mrs. Kay Mings,
students in Butler University School of l?e-

ligion, have announced their decision to be

Mission since January, 1948.

The above is given by me that any church may feel free to contribute to their support. Very sincerely yours,
Ernest P. Gast

is at present minister of Fairfield Church here,

has been identified with the Osaka Cliristian

come missionaries to Japan. Mr. Mings, who

To whom it may concern:

After having graduated from Transylvania, where he majored in education, Mr. Mings
eame to Indiana in 1942 to enroll in Butler

church, the home church of Ray Mings and

We, the members of the board of elders and deacons of the Campbellsville (Ky.)

University. He began preaching regularly at

that time.

Mr. Mings states, "I will probably got my

B.D. from Butler in 1949. We would like to

go to Japan as soon as possible after that.

We have both made a small acquaintance

with Japanese people and the language througlv a cour.se taught by Dr. Nakarai in Japanese
language.

'' In a sense, we feel that we are not quali fied for such a great work. And yet wo know that too many people stand, back and do nothing because they feel they are not as well qualified as others. We feel that we do have two of the major qualilications: (1) Con
viction that Christ is the world's only Saviour

and that He is leading us into this work; (2) willingness to go where He leads." Other recruits preparing for Osaka Chris tian Mission are LeRoy Clark and Marybelle Boyd, students in the Lincoln Bible Institute. Mr. Mings will be available for speaking engagements near Kokomo, Ind., during the

Mr.

and Mrs.

Ray Mings and chlldreo,

Donnie, and Carol

Lonnlo,

spring. Correspondence should be. addressed

to him at Oakford, Ind. Letters of recom mendation on their behalf are printed below:

his

wife, rccognize the importance of the missionary program for which Mr. Mings and

To whom it may concern:

I am very happy to commend tho Ray Mings family as missionaries to the Osaka Cliristian
Mission. Ray has almost completed his educa

his wife have launched. We hereby endorse unanimously the important program as mapped out by this family.

tional preparation and will soon be ready to go to Osaka. Churches that would like to have him speak should contact him as soon as possible. The first thing necessary is to get living-link support. Any church that
would like to assume the support of one of
them or one of the children, or if two or three churches would co-operate in support

Mr. Mings is well qualified to pursue this course, and he is a , Christian. With these necessary qualifications, we know that he will make a great contribution to the mis
sionary field. Mr. and Mrs. Mings' back

ground helps to assure them success in their

undertaking. We commend them to the missionary field which they have chosen, and will give every aid possible for the ongoing of the kingdom of Clirist through this Christian family. Respectfully submitted, Iea G. Vaughn, Cltaixman. Rat Walker, Secretary.

for full time or part time, please get in touch with Ray Mings, Oakford, Indiana. The Mings have twin boys and one girl. I \vill be glad at any time also to visit any
church that would like to consider having their own missionary. I haye been in the

Mings' home, visited the church where he preaches, and have talked with his teachers. I firmly believe he is a loyal, earnest, reliable
man and will make a good missionary.
M. B. Madden

To whom it may concern: This is to state that I am

twenty years.

personally ac

quainted with Mr. Ray Mings and fajnily. I

have known Mr. and Mrs. Mings tot tho past

As minister of Campbellsville (Ky.) church, I received Mr. Mings into the local church, Dec. 20, 1931. On Sept. 6, 1936, I received Mrs. Mings into tho church. They both proved to be very eEBcient members, and both became active in the young poople'8
work of the church.

On May 7, 1933, the church held a special

ordination service setting Mr. Ray Mings

apart for the Christian ministry. He choose

the mission field.

Since that time he and Mrs. Mings have

been receiving their educational qualifications in various institutions, part of the time be

ing spent in teaching in order to continue

their schooling.

very enorgetie, and I am sure they are qualifled to serve as missionaries in Japan. FOR JANUARY aa, 1949 y

I huvo found them to be gracious people,