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VOL. 4
NO. 2
After basic training I was sent to Louisiana, along with my outfit, for futher training and then over seas. 1 served with the 43Cth AntiAi craft Artillery Battalion, attr.ehad to the 4th Armored Divi sion of 'the Third Army in the Eurr^psan Theater of Operations. Af ter V-E Day I served a tew months in the Army of Occupation and was honorably discharged the 28th of December, 1945. I had served
a total of 42 months with the army
GRACE FISH It was in the city of Buffalo, New York, on November 22, 1924, that I was born, the youngest child in a family of four children, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herget. My ele mentary education was received
at number 74 scihool in Buffalo.
Little
Orphan Danny
Little Orphan Danny has come
to our house to stay
and sports. I was graduated from high school lin June 1943 and be
gan work at the Bell Aircra't Plant
He has given to us a
baby boy.
in defense work.
I accep.ed Christ as ai tlie a^e of fifteen, wise ci;unsel of my duriirg the ministry of
Chris
ie;nem';er thei-e was always a per iod of family devotion and prayer. I attended Sunday school and ciiurch services regularly and soon
realized mv need for Christ as
baby's birth. Hi.s story as follows came to us froni some of the Nago Christian student nurses. A young lady, sister O'f one Christian stu
dent nurse, came from her home,
It was under
in
and
the
as
church.
"Crusaders
They
for
a neighboring island, to Okinawa to find employment. As a wash girl in an army unit (where hard ships and temptations are multi plied) she became involved with
an American soldier. What is
known
Christ."
became
active
in
this group immediately following my ccnversion. Active participa'tion in this group and Its Christcen ered program brought me InLo a closer walk with my Lord and greatly aiiieti ni'! in my C.hri.stian gi'owih and IKe. Much of the in
struction and influe^ce from this
sult.
mands and was buried with my Lord lin Christian baptism on Sep
tember 15, 1940. It was then that
CA?:L FISH
1 was born on the 5th of Jan
In 1933 my
parents moved to the northwestern part of the state near to the city of Meadville. My first six years
of grade school education was re
ceived in one-room schools, both
the grace of my Heavenly Father, the prayers and inteiests of these young people and my loved ones. I owe my survival, both of physical and spiritual life, during World
War II.
ertheless I live; yet not I. but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of G-od, who loved me, and gave himsel: for me." This new life brought new knowledge and new knowl edge brought new responsibilities.
tion
were
impending,
child of a
Marriage
seriously
than
ever
before.
Re
turning to my old job with the railroad 'company, I soon grew rest less and dissatisfied. Only after
\ had entered Atlanta Christian
"My God shall supply all of your needs . . . " is being fulfilled.
Emeline Woodruff
heart.
work I
ship. Down deep in my heart I longed for the day when I could
tell the Good News of Christ to a people that had never heard it. It seems that I entertaiined these
job as teletype clerk with the Erie Railroad Company. Here was my oppertunity to earn money for a college education later, although I Ind vague ideas at the time as to my choice of vocation. Our .ountry had been pluiigod into war the winter of my last term in high school and I was not
permitted to continue my personal
be
thoroughly happytelling
oth
ers of the
His paving message. I began my training at Atlanta Christian College, Atlanta, Ga., in 'September, 1946. There I met Miss Grace Herget who was to be come my wife a year later. Grace was graduated in the spring of
1947 and we transferred to Minne
sion is happy to announce that the Austin, Minnesota, Church of Christ has accepted Carl
plans and ambitions after I had reached my eighteenth birthday. Within three months of this day I was indu.'teJ into the army, and began my basic training in Texas.
serve Christ on a foreiign field. I was graduated in June, 1947, with the A.B. degree, and Carl and I were united in marriage in Au gust of that same year in Buffalo. Carl completed a year and one
quarter at Atlanta Christian Col-
(Continued on
page three)
Page 2
Words of Thanks
"Dear Brothers and Sisters of Sakimotobu Church:
punishment.
I discovered
It is a plan of God.
After a few days
thing that another
Financial Statement
January, February, March, 1931
GENERAL RECEIPTS
that we must
"Thank you very tnuch for your kind ChPistmaa present of much firewood which we received yes
have God's Judgment day, and that the Lord is the only way of Salva tion. At that time a hope began to burn in my empty heart. This hope was that df we obey God's
commands we shall be saved from
terday morning.
God's judgment.
that our sickness
thirty others who come for Bible study. This is Che home of Mr. Kinjo, one of the three native pas tors, who helps in two of the three services held weekly in his village. His pastoral work is limited to this participation as he must give full time to the providing of a living for his large family. The second weekly service is
Grove, Ore
50.00
100.00
firewood.
'We divided your firewood among the old and disabled peo ple. They like tea very much and
in order to have It they usually go
wood which drift in from some
able. But now I see many old peo ple drinking tea with a smile and whenever they desire it. What a happy sight 4t is! "We are living on this small island whlc'h people dislike and are afraid of because we are lepers. Many people outside say, 'It is Di vine punishment.' But literally on this island it is a garden of love
We call the island
"When we recall the history of Airaguen, there are many sad stories. The older lepers were greatly persecuted by the people of the island. There were the per secutions of Yabu, Arashiyama. and the Sumuide persecution. Af ter the persecution the lpers went
to the government and asked them
and com'fort.
Airakuen: -Ai, meaning love; -raku, meaning comfort, and -en, meaning garden, it is very diffi cult to explain this to you. It is only when you become a leper that you understand it. People outside say to the lepers, "There Is only one 'way of salvation for you, and that is If you parch beans, sow them, and then if they put forth buds you will be saved by God.' Before the war many people sa'id, A leper is not a man.' Even tea chers said this, and the govern ment did not care about lepers and yet they said, 'I am a teacher' and 'I am a politician.' After the va.r, however, our love garden be came a happier and more beauti ful place and we are having a bet ter life because of the great un derstanding of the Americans. Lit tle by little Oklnawans are begin ning to understand about leprosy also. It OMikes us very happy. "I have good news to tell you. We now have hope because a new medicine has come to this garden, and is having good results. (This oaediciue is promine.) Please be aappy with. us. "Do you know what was in my mind before I passed through thei gate of this garden? At that tilme I had nothing In my heart. I was the same as a dead person. Of course, I did not have hope, be cause many people said to me, When you pass through the gate >f Airakuen you must forget and rou must throw away your hopes.' 3o I entered this garden without aope. Then I found a strange julldlng here which people used jnly on Sunday. It seemed to me I very wonderful building. What io you think it was? It was a Uhurch. I go there every Sunday :o beguile my hours. One day I
to bu^ild some place for lepers to stay. There was nothing else to do. It moved the government at last and the result was good, Therefore we got about 6000 tsubo (1 tsubo equals 6'x6'; 1200 tsubo equal about one acre) for the lep
ers and after the war 4000 tsubo
Group, Okinawa 23.55 Refund from Agric. Exp. 'Station for tomato seeds 23.05 Mrs. Lois Bankhead, Port land, Ore BO.OO Connie Koch, Indianapo lis, Ind 2.00 Mel Hu'cklns (part payment on freight on H.H. goods) 22.15 Mrs. I. J. Bartel, Dallas, Ore lOO.OU Church of Christ, Elmira, Ore 22.14 Mrs. Thomas R. Booker Jr., Cunningham, Wash 10.00
class and are eager to hear the Bi ble stoiies. Three of the teachers
Lebanon,
43.50 16.50
are Christians and they help and encourage the children In every
way possible. We feel that two other teachers will make their stand soon. One Christian teacher is the music instructor and we cer tainly are tihrilled as these chil
bo for our people. In this garden we have many houses and fields and many huts for domestic ani mals. Some of the young people
work in the fields with horses or
cows.
27.46
10.50
5.00
"In this garden there are aboui 900 patients, and 25 children who
are not leprous. Of course they are living away from us and at tend a school, like yours, in the next village. "Every year with each season we have lovely guests come here on cheerful visits. We ask them about our <lear home and our dear country. Many people are afraid to visit here, but you know there
are some small birds who come
dren sing the Gospel hymns. On Wednesday evening we meet with the Yabu adults for Bible study. Mr. Higa is the native pas
tor here and a very capable leader of his people. There have been many harvests in this village and
5.00
here to play very happily with us, and some birds make their homes
(Continued on Page Four)
Mel Huckins (payment on freight of H.H. goods) .. Church of Christ, Sisters Ore Christian Church, Woodburn, Ore
Chap. (MaJ.) James C. Grif fin, Oli'Inawa Christian Church, Wllllamspsrt, Ind
22.15 25.00
25.00
50.00
5.00
"That All
Vlight Hear'
We need more men to take this
island for Christ, but we are well armed and not retreating! With the help of Yoshimltsu Higa we are now teaching in four more vil lages a total of nine times a week. This is in addition to spe
cial classes which are held when
ever there is opportunity in other villages and the personal contacts In our homes where people often come with questions or for teach ing. On the first day of the week we go to the village of Sakimotobu. 45 minutes by Jeep from Nago, for
WOODRUFF
Page 3
Financial
30,00
Statement
(Continued)
First Christian Church.
9.
Feb.) 20().00 Mr. and Mrs. Noble Walton, BelKngham, Wash. (L.L. for Marguerite) 2B.00 Church of Christ, Willamina, Ore. (for Native Pastor) 30.00
ridge, Ore
Court St. Church of Christ,
14,
10.
Grove, Kansas
Lucille Slatter, Jerome,
24.
5.
First Christian Church, New berg, Ore. (L.L. for Harlai, Jan.-June) 600.00 F'irit Chrisfan Church, New berg, Ore. (Support of Marguerite) 31.75
Bible School. First Chi is-
Idaho
Jlel Huckins (final pay
goods)
Church of Christ, Anacor-
22.
19.
5.
25.
tes. Wash
CIX Class, Pine St. Chr.
Ore
Mr. and Mrs. John Perry,
Indianapolis, Ind
Lt. B. M. Land, Okinawa Christian Church, Rosalia, Wash
ChurJh of Christ, Winona.
5.
100. 4.
10-
16.18 For photosraphic printing papsr fcr Okinawan pho tographer 50.00 Dan A. Jackson. Nanipa. Ida ho (for postage on slides) 1.00 Church of Christ, Thorp, Wa-h (L.L. for Mel for March, April and May) .. 300.00 DicK Juneinann, Brawley. Cal if. (Support of Margue;ite) 10.00 Sisterhood, Chui':!! of Christ. Amity, Ore. (for medi cine) 6.ro $1,481.43
DISBURSEMENTS
in a dirt or, when it rains, a mud and water floored, leaky metal But they do not mind especially when it is one of
their daily classroc-ms and then the Bible teaching is more important
than the mud and rain anyway.
15.
Minneapolis, Minn
Chris ian Church, Florence, Ore
Central Christian Church,
5.
26.
GRACE
FISH
(Continued from
pane one)
lis, Minn
Amkassadors for Christ,
15.11
uary-February)
L:\'iig-link to Mel
:
(Febru
200.00
400.C0 300.00
50.00
Minneapolis, Minn
Church of Chii.:t, Cleveland. Minn
Mr. and Mrs. Harrold McFar-
?4.08
28.50
Prosser, Wash 56. Missionary Circle, Ch. of Christ, Willaniina, Ore. 5. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ford, Kansas City, Mo 10.' Chu ch of Christ, Anacortes, Wash 22. CIX Class, Pine St. Christian fan Church, Tacoma,
Wash 5.
nesota Bible College in January, 1948. It was in the spring of this same year that we became ac quainted" with Harlan and Emeiine
Woodruff. Our hearts were stirred
5.00 23.00
as
they
brought
of the
the
need
stories
for
and
and
pictures
their
Okinawans
10.CO
14.69
immediate
Christ.
Christ, Minneapolis,
Minn lO.OO
Postage on bullet'ns
15.94
169.20
16.18
Church cf Christ,
Staples,
29.52
Minneapolis, Minn Mr. ?nd Mrs. M. C. Smith, Minneapolis, Minn W. H. Boyce, Akron, Ohio Cpl. Richard L. Sarrazin, Yalesville, Conn
Lucille Slattsr, Jerome,
25.i
10.' lOO.i 5.' 15.'
St'atiDnery-letterheads
PoninPlii
14-.30
S.fO
pletion of college training. Harlan immediiitely suggested that we seriously consider working with
them on Okinawa. Our answer at
apolis, Minn
Students of Minnesota Bible
1.00
that time was not definite, but our thoughts from that day on were of
the Okinawans. It seemed that
12.00 ink
3.45
College.
Minn
Minneapolis,
126.74
Interpreters
Caruenters
75.00
664.82
1.00
19,00
within our hearts as time passed. We also received much encourage ment from one of our college pro
fessors at MBC who had also been
Idaho
West Seattle Christian
Native pastors
40.00
25.' $1,429.1
59.lo
Kodachrome
SPECIAL AND LIVING-LINK
tUm
12.00
2";0.7.? 35.33
for
6.22 $348.67 $
Harlan's professor and friend dur ing his college days. Tlie following fall brought Melvln and Marguerite Huckins to
DISBURSEMENTS
Car expanse
Picture Balance cut in Fish account
13.98
3.50
MBC and we grew to be very close friends. Carl and Mel served sis
ter churches in Wisconsin. At the
11.95
io.08 6.80 1.00
17.48
time
we
guerite)
3.1
March
31,
1951
331.19
$3,014.30 37.1
CARL & GRACE FISH ACCOUNT
RECAPITULATION
91.1
We hope that our present stud ies of the Japanese language will
help us to better acquaint our selves with these people of the Orient whom we live grown to iove. We constantly look forward
to the day when we can make these desires of our hearts a real
10.00
30.00
9.50
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
BALANCE Due Harlan on Loan
3,239.94 3,014.30
225.64
ity.
Mulchin,
Titusville.
Pa.
10.00
.$1,500.00
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Communion At Eastertime
the
she
CARL FISH
(Continued from page one)
It was at MBC
Emeline
de.ly gentleman suggested that they "pass the' hat" for Yurika. They did and the offering amount
ed to nine dollars.
Because ol' the faith and hope the Resurrection instills, the
Woodruff as they toured the mid west before returni ng to Okinawa. It was then we first learned of the need of the Okinawan people for Christ, and ol their Immediate response to the teachings of New Testament Christianity. When the
Woodruffs saw our Interest they
tnat was paid was not too high if it opened another door for the Gos pel. Now, though there be "wars
and rumors of wars" the hearts
Jk
still.
Marguerite Hucklns
LSTTETR OF THANKS
urged us to ser.ously consider working with them In this needy field. From that time to the pres ent We hare never ceased praying that the Lord might richly bless the Okinawans with the Gospel of Christ and if It be His will, we might be two of the channels through which His love story would flow to them. Again, MBC brought us into close friendship and fellowship with Melvln and Marguerite Huckiins. We became
fast friends and icio-laborers in the
would
field.
by
side on
distant mission
Sunday School:
School also and many students attend ev ery Sunday. Almost all of these
s-udents do not have brothers, sis
AJLer serviing nineteen months with the church at Billings Creek, Ontario, Wisconsin, Grace and I
happy and with the refrain of some hymn on their lips as they
walk to the little white Church to
into the hills, or crawled into the black depths of a bomb shelter somewhere and waited. The battleOeet and carrier planes and
wave after wave of the invasion
knew
what
they
had
come
for.
Well, you know the rest of the story. War took its inevitable toll
on both sides and left its indelible
mark which time can blur but nev
er quite erase.
Many Okinawans
never saw ihe valleys of their home again. Mav of the soldiers instilled with Jac-an's militarism took the only "honorable" way out.
Somatimes I think there are more
widows on OkinawA than anyone else. One hundred young people, kO'th boys and girls, vook a narrow, winding i-oad that led up to a jag ged cliif and leaped to the-lr death. You can sea the place today it
Is called Suicide Cliff. Those who
hold 'in sacred and joyful remem brance , the resurrection of their Lord. Forgotten are the fears of that other Easter morning, and where black despair once smol dered on the altar of their hearts, hope now burns. A sunny day In Mat'C'h is as rare on Okinawa as a snowstorm in any othsr month of the year, so we had rain. The day itself is significant, however, not the w^eather. About 200 people, including Christians from Nago, Yabu and Togiichl. met for the morning service. After the song service and before the messaee a medley of hymns was played on the ciannet, and a group of Toguchi girls sang "There Is Sunshine in My Soul" in memory of the day one year ago when they
became Christians. Mel Hucklns
ters or parents, yet they do not say 'We are lonely.' They go to Church and they pray for health. Have you, with brothers and sis
ters and parents, experienced a loneliness in your hearts. This loneliness I cannot adequately explain its meaning to you. Now I will present a children's verse to you. This is one of the verses ex pressing loneliness which was written by a student o! the Sunday School: 'Even the carp can swim with their parents, why cannot I walk with my parents?' We never forget our brothers and sisters and dear parents. Brothers and sisters who are living with your parents!
Make this a nation of love. Which
Is the best worker for Christ
On December 31. 1950, I was or dained to the ministry lin my home chur:h in Meadville, Pa., by Broth
er D. P. Shafer. The GI Bill of
Rights gave me further opportu nity for one year's schooling, so we returned to MBC to take post
graduate work and to enter the University of Minnesota to study the Japanese Language. After school ends in mud-June we plan to lour churches of the mid-west, east
and southeast In the Interest of
the Mission and for the purpose of raising the amount of money
necessary for passage and other
additional supplies. The Lord will ing, we plan to sail for Okinawa
You
i^d come back faced the hopeless '.3k of piecing together what re, ixained of their homes, and of turn farm
ye the living among the dead?" Yoshimitsu Higa interpreted. We had tentatively planned a hike to Todoroki Palls for a picnic
lunch and -the afternoon service
can do more than they can, can't you? "In conclusion, I hope that you can go to Church every Sunday
by December of thi!s year. \\'e have great joy as we anticipate going to the Ryuku Islands with
the Good News of Christ. We
and that you will become a very fine worker for Christ, and that
Sakimotobu Church will grow. God
thank all of you who have helped and are helping to send us. Pray
for us.
with- baptisms at the foot of the falls, but it was stilt raining at noon so we decided not to go and
ate our lunch here instead. The
For a presentation of the work in your church, please contact us at 1507 University Ava., S.E. Min
neapolis H, Minnesota.
A. few hours
afternoon
meeting
began
at two
All
gift
parcels
and
packages
later the boom of heavy field ar tillery echoes acrofJs the bay in .practice for war, but the island is peaceful, fresh and green in the
The Christians had fellowship about the Lord's Supper and Yurika, who is leaving soon to at
the Japanese into English by our interpreter and although it has un doubtedly lost qu'lte a bit through translation. It still has an unusual
should be sent to the missionaries in care of their A.P.O. address. Send them to Harlan Woodruff or
tend Tokyo Bible ,Seminai*y, brought her last message to the people ^he has so faithfully taught.
mes
Mar
Mel and
Melvln Hucklns, as follows: c/o Office of Chaplain, Rycom A.P.O. 331, c/o P.M.
San Francisco, Calif.
Page 5
gathered. Wire had to be strung from the generator to the school where we then set up the equip ment out in the open, using the jeep as a platform. Our hearts were thrilled as the service final ly besan with a chorus the school
children had memorised. Then a
is always a thrill to meet with Mr. Ki^a and the Yabu Christians.
Our fifth Bible study is held
again at Sakimotobu for the young people. Most of the older young people are working for the army away from home, so this class is attended by all ages. During the
week of Christmas, the village
God. When the story was finished a teacher rushed forward and pleaded for us to "come again
soon and teach with the 'eclectric
completed its first electric light system, and on the evening of Jan uary 4, we began to teach with colored slides. They certainly like this type of teaching, and their in
creased sions. attendance since then
Ths Bible class at ToguchI, the village that Is the home of Pastor
Nishihira.
Third row from bottom left, beginning with third person, Next is
brings the hope of many conver There were over 100 peo ple present for the last picture presentation of Gospel truth. Our greatest joy comes as we
is Mr. Nakasone, who is being trained to help Mr. Nishihira; he Is a fine man who will be a great asset to the cause of Christ. Yoshimitsu HIga, our interpreter.
in the row.
wind our way back Into the hills and finally come to a beautiful little valley and the little village
of Izume.
field
where
before besn taught. It 'is much to the advantage of the Gospel that this village is ba^C'k away from the inHuenee of the larger cities. The elementai"y school mnsier was
as we can only go when the sea is calm enough for the little con verted landing craft to safely car ry the jeep across, but there Is a wonderful opportunity when it is possible to go, and we will be ready.
We have received calls from otiiei' villages and islands to coine
and teach. To some we can say
only for yourseir? Won't you p ay go give that every person might hear and come to
the knowledge of salvation?
Mel Huckins
in
Old
Testament
first
five
books.
Annual Report
May 31, 1950 to May 31, 1951
Baptisms, 76;
22.
"Yes," but to many more we must say, "Not now, but perhaps some day;" words that are cold and ne> er quite understood. Our hope and
One wedding solemnized in Mi yazato Clxurch Miyazato Chris tian young people. First aid administered dally. Clothing distributed in great quantities. Medicine providM I'or several patients suffering from tuberculo
sis and other diseases.
Greatest number
refuse a plea for help. Oh, that Chrlitlans everywhere might pray
the Lord of the harvest to torust
Oki
nawa needs Christ, and, m.ore than that, tkey realize their need. The people are calling for help, but how can they hear imless more come to them? Through our ef forts "5ome" can ihear, but the Bi ble says "aL" must hear. Are you who have salvation withholding from those who do not? Is your cup of salvation full and running over lo others, or are its contents
Villages reached: Nago, 5 class es; Yabu. 4 classes; Awa, 1 class; Sakimotobu, 3 classes; ToguchI, 2 classes; l2.ume, 3 classes; Asahi gawa, 1 class; Nakayama, 1 class
each tih'Ird week; Sesoko Island, 2 classes: le Shima Island, 4 class es monthly. New villages reached: Awa,
NEEDED
there has
Sa
guerite l-luckins to use In trav elling to their teaching points In other villages. The Jeep, taken to Okinawa by Harian in 1948, has been the only
means of travel for both mis
Lord s 'Supper. Yurika attending Bible College in Tokyo. Yabu Church building under con
struction.
ins
at
this
time,
but
there
we had. equipment for a:howing slides. The teacher quickly said thai the village dispensary had a small electric generator that could be used, and would we please bring them next weet. We had an ticipated a large crowd and so we
con
Permanent
Mission
home
built
send all financial gifts for the mis sionaries or the general mission
fund
Willamina, Oregon.
record tary. it will
directly to
Two
natives
teaching
Sunday
send
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make
ment
ceived
the
forms (Later
this
and
pour a
the
been
ce re
com
beam
that
around
had
entire
Df activity.
building.
word
was
with people coming" from every di rection I'roni Nago on this end iud from as far as Toguchi the oth-
pleted as of April 18, 1951.) We can certainly thank God for His provision of the material. We
started out to look for material
^r way. They were all dressed eady for work and the little "fuoshiki" tied bundles they tarried and supper. A
were
;ween- breakfast
ittle plot of ground in Yabu was heir destination and soon quite a ;i-owd had gathered. Before the lay ended the Yabu Church had a
foundation.
in the undertaking. For some rea son, however, we did not accept
this and decided to look some
;olid
more. At last we wei'e guided to the right place and could hardly believe what we were told, but
arter papers were presented and a few te;e:)hone calls made we be
It was a big day for the little 'illage iind especiiillv for the faithul Christians who live and work
here. 'ream
law
Christian to
6,C00 or 3.000 at
ft. of lumber at .08 per ft. $480; ft. of re-enforcing iron rod .022 per ft. of 166.00;
The high school girls that came to look over the "American
houcie." The girl in the front row, far right is a Christian girl of IV.iyasato. The uniform is the high school uniform for all girls. The badges; o: the blojse shew the name of the schcol ar.d the girl s narr.e.
to say gootlbyo to Yurlka Shimada, who has fa';'.fully interpreted for
Kailan and Emerne these two and one-half years, but we were
total of $189.81;
2 kegs of nails for $13.00.
This makes a total of $748.81. The total on hand is ample for :r.e job with perhaps some left over.
When a Church can be build for
presented with a camera and a beautiful pictu e album with iacquer covers. Two young boys played harmonicas and one of the
.nd even the little red jeep hauled ts share. Men and women, boys
fter hour. They were 'tired, but here were no complaints, as each
Ciiriitlan carpenters with a lo\ely tenor voice sang "This Is My Fa ther's World." Two young men and one of the women gave speech
few words of thanks, and assured
them of her return to Okinawa and
es of appreciation and farewell to wluch.A'urja--nefi.poiided with a
struction, It is our hope and praver that this- debt can be paid off soon.
The material
has
been provided,
won't the
brethren now
provide
Lt last the work was finished and ach went home tired and mus
the funds to pay for it? These people have a mind to work, surely they have Christian brothers who have a mind to give.
Melvin Huckins
rika, which her family also attend ed as they were here for the day.
earts that compensated for it all. 'he foundation had been laid and
"SAYONARA"
"Sayonara" is perltaps the most musical word in the Japanese lan guage and also the saddest, for it means goodbye. We were sorry
and apples and drink Bireley's or ange, which they greatly prefer to
coke,
ing her delayed saQUng, which is now scheduled for May 1. i-leace rememhe.- her in your prayers. At least $290.00 is needed yearly for her tuition this would be a worthy proj2ct for some person or
group.
Marguerite Kuckins
U. S. Postage
Permit No. 5
Willamina, Oregon
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