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LINKLETTER #260

MARCH 1983

Dear Christian friends,

Whatever else it does, the Zodiac turns. This year

the Oriental zodiac has turned to the boar, the wild boar to

be exact. In spite of that, I don't expect this to be a ''boring"

year, as I have never had a year like that.

-Coming to Japan This SummerALFRED and RHONDA JUVE

Take a look at the No. 260 above. But the last LINK-

LETTER was numbered 256. How's come? In the period 1973-1977, I

didn't use any numbers. When I started again, I missed the count

sm,

Last summer, Makoto Yoshii, spent long hours getting all the let
ters in order again. So now we have a complete, correct 33 year

index of the LINKLETTER. You can have a free copy of it by writing

to our North Vernon address.

Also Florence Pethtel of Copley, OH

is working on a making a few books of all LINKLETTERS by copy

machine. That should make a real, chunky volume.
It is a pleasure to introduce Alfred and Rhonda Juve
to you. Both grew up in the great state of Nebraska. Both have

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received superior marks in education and have had wide experience

in ei;nployment, teaching and in Christian work. Rhonda graduated

from Nebraska Christian College & works as ass't registrar there.

Alfred will graduate there this May. Alfred is preaching at the
Church of Christ in Madison, Nebraska. He has had training in
linguistics and Japanese. Alfred is 26, Rhonda is 23.
They are presently raising their support and plan to

arrive in Japan this summer and begin language school in Sept.

We hope you will want to send them a special offering, even re-

gular support. If you live in their area, why not invite them to
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speak? You can address them: %KYUSHU EVANGELISM, Linda Pippit,
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Forwarding Agent, Box 223, Papillion, NE 68046, They were think
ing of coming to Japan as interns. Now they are coming to make
Japan evangelism their life work. To me, that's the only way to go."

Christmas was the best of times and the worst of times. [

The best of times because of the joy it brings in sharing, fellow- f

ship, singing and preaching. The worst of times because there is j
not enough time to get everywhere and do everything.We delayed
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our family Christmas till the 27th and then I was down sick for

awhile.

PAULINE TALKS ON "LIGHT OF THE

Preaching at the leper church at Christmas time is a special joy, not because of their physical condi

tion but because of their spiritual condition. There is joy in their anticipation and participation in this great
event. Afterward, Pauline and I went calling in one of the wards.

Mr. Tabira had gotten out his best clothes and gone shopping in anticipation. But the preparation ex
hausted him. We looked in at him but he could not raise his head to greet us. Down the hall,we visited Mr.Saka-

gami. He has been ailing since his wife's death two years ago. Now he had had a stroke. He.could not speak. Also
he had a tube through his nose and another through his mouth. We held his hand and cried together. Then we read
the scripture and prayed and all of us in the room sang a hymn. As we visited he pointed to a wooden board at
the foot of the bed. It was brought. Since he couldn't speak he pointed to the letters of the Japanese alphabet
painted on the board and spelled out his message; "A-ri-ga-to",(Thank you).After he thought a minute he asked for
it again. He pointed to "san" and "ki" and "yu." "Sankiyu".If you say it fast enough it comes out almost like the
English,"Thank-You." Then he laughed and laughed and we did,too.Yes, it was the best of times and the worst of
times.

Our Christian Center Book Store was closed for New Year holidays. On one of those days a knock came at
my office door. It was a woman with two small daughters, 6 and 8. She had come by bus from a village about an
hour away. Since she had made the special trip, could I let her come in anyway? Gladly! All she was interested
in was Bibles. Finally, after she had looked at all sizes and shapes she picked out a large, hard-covered Bible
weighing two and a half pounds, costing $13.50 and measuring 9x6 inches. She bought not one but three of these
Bibles. One each for herself and her little girls. I put them in a plastic shopping so she could carry them more
easily. I will never forget them walking away with little sister holding the hand of big sister and big sister

holding the hand of her mother and the mother holding in her other hand $40 worth of Bibles weighing seven and
a half pounds. The mother told me they were going to read those Bibles together every day. This mother had bought
her children a present more precious than "gold, frankincense and myrrh."
Several"1rrmes-a-year-the women^of-the Kanoya chttrch-ask-PattT^ine-to-s^ak-trtthefr-monthTy meetings.
For their first meeting of the New Year she spoke on being, "The Light of the World." She brought along her own
lights of various kinds to illustrate her talk. It was my pleasure to be present and participate. I never fail

to delight in what she has to say and to be inspired by it. I know of one young women whose life was changed
by thai message. Beca-jse of bad relations at home she had decided to leave and find employment in a distant city.
Instead, she went home and became reconciled with her parents and determined to live as a Christian with them and

find employment nearby. Shortly afterward she did find regular employment in Kanoya.

After the meeting the ladies invited me to join them in the noon meal at the parsonage home of Bro.
and Sister Yoshii. I was the only man among 38 women but the fellowship was great and the food fantastic.
Osaka Bible Seminary is still in its campaign to raise enough money to build a new dormitory. In our

area each church has a large poster on the wall marked with 5000 yen squares. When that amount of money is sent in
the square is colored red. At the end of three years the white board will become a red. board. Each church is giv
ing 10,000 each month (about $43) and some of them more. We need your help on this project also. If you need more
information, please write Osaka Bible Seminary, Box 696, San Jose, CA 95106
Kushira church has been blessed with a new baby boy born to the Masuyama family. He is everybody's

baby. Also the Kushira church has made a parking lot out of one half of their property - a sign of the times. The
"My Car" boom as the Japanese call it is about to put the bus and railroad out of business. And changing the face
of our town as well as old buildings are leveled to make parking lots.

Every January, at the coldest time of the year, we have our annual leadership training course. We ask
our preachers from various areas of Japan to come and share their Bible studies with us. This year it was Bro.
Namio Kamada, minister of the Okinawa Christian Church.

We worked him hard. He spoke for two sessions of the

youth rally held at Nishinomote church on the island of Tanegashima, Bro. Ikeda minister. Also lectured two nights
on Luke at the same church. Spoke for our preacher's meeting in Kagoshima; lectured four nights at Kagoshima
church, Bro. Homori, minister; twice at Kushikino church, Bro. Tanijiri, minister; then four nights, two hours

each night at the Christian Center in Kanoya with Bro. Yoshii and the Kanoya church actively participating; and
finally

an afternosn and evening session at-5ueyoshi church-to bring the series to a c^ose.-Thank yoiu, Bro^

Kamada for the wonderful fellowship and teaching you brought to us.
Thank you all, always, for your caring and sharing. IN HIS SERVICE,

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Dear Christian friends,

May it is but it seems like it should be January. This may turn out to be
the fastest year of my life. What about you?

(from left) Pres.Chung;

The fiscal year and the school year ends in March. So this is a time of
change and graduation ceremonies. Each Thursday a.m.I visit all five classes of the
Kanoya church's kindergarten and teach the children simple English. To close the year
each class gave me a hand-made gift on which each student
had written their names.
One class made a large poster of my face by pasting small pieces of paper on card
board. They gave me black hair, brown eyes and a very Japanese face. It pleases me
very much. It is nice to be loved by these children.

S, M. Chang, Founder of

college;

Ho Kyu KIM,

College Chaplain and my

interpreter & Prof. Kim

Resurrection Day, April 3, began at 8.30 a.m with the leper Christians.
To hear these people sing "Alleluia" with heart and voice and soul is to know some
thing of what the Resurrection hope is all abcut. Next to Kushira church. It is
growing slowly. We now have three Christian men attending. The church has recently
elected officers and is getting their property registration in order.
April 4 found me on the way to Taiwan. At Fukuoka,Howard Harris and
Mr. and Mrs. Nishikori of the Shime church took care of me overnight. I got neces
sary paper work done there at the American Consulate. Then to Taipei, a two hour
ride. Miss Jenny Chen of the Formosa Christian Mission saw that I got to the south
ern city of Taichung by bus from the airport. I spent the night wi'th the Charles
Johnston family there. Chuck then spent a day with me in Taipei assisting me. I am
trying to get a 216 page English-Japanese Harmony of the Life of Christ printed.
Also Chinese and Korean editions of my "24 Week Course for English Bible Classes."
Prices in Taiwan are favorable for that.

M/M Yoon Kwon CHAE

with leaders

of South Seoul Christian Church

During my stay I enjoyed the hospitality and fellowship of all our mission

aries there: Steve and Carolyn Taylor, Greg and Beth Johnson, Rick and May Merrell,
Anna Fletcher and Ted and Beverly Skiles. To see the energy, faith, vision and lan
guage skills of these young missionaries, is to wish to be young again oneself. I
also went to see my dentist. Dr.Ekval1,at the Adventist Hospital. He gave me bad news.
The roots anchoring my upper bridge will no longer do the job. He glued it back in
temporarily so I would be able to speak properly in Korea. Later in the year I must

find two full weeks of time to get my mouth reworked. Dental work in Taiwan can be
done in days what takes months in Japan and enough cheaper to make the trip worth it.
Leaving for Seoul, Korea on Friday, the lady at the Cathay Pacific counter
said, "Every seat in the plane is full. Would you like to ride in First Class?" Not a
murmur of objection from me. The rest of n\y journey was first class all the way. At

Seoul, my luggage came down the shute first. I went through customs and irranigration
in a matter of minutes in a country knowi for exacting airport examinations. Gorden
and Sharon Patten took me to their home on the campus of Korea Bible Seminary. We
had ample time to visit with them and missionaries David and Loretta Warner and
Neville Miur, who works with the deaf.

Mr. and Mrs. S.M.Chang took care of me Saturday afternoon and evening. We
have had a close fellowship for 25 years. He is now serving in the National Assembly
where he is making his Christian influence felt. It was his invitation to hold the
spring revival at the college he founded in Busan that brought me to Korea.

Sharon and Gorden Patten,

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Saturday night I was the guest of M/M Yoon Kwon CHAE at Geon Children's
home out in the country. I preached for them early Sunday at at South Seoul Christian
church later. Bro. Chang and I took the afternoon train for Taejon, a two hour ride

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south.M/M C.Y. Kim gave us a royal welcome, southern hospitality and Christian fel
ONE MAN'S OPINION
lowship. Bro. Kim translated for me as I preached that night at the First Christian
A column that discusses missionary issues,
church of Taejon. They will soon dedicate a building that will seat 1000. Monday

morning we visited the college campus,and had a good visit with some of the professors. Since it was a holiday
the students and faculty were not on campus. Bro.
Kim put me on the afternoon express for the four hour ride south to Busan, the end
of the line. This was Monday night.

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Pres. Kwun Sup CHUNG of the Kyung-Nam Junior College of Technology and mem
bers of his staff met me at the station. From then on I had the finest of hospitality, fellowship and assistance. Also a rigorous schedule. Since the college has 4000 stu
dents but the auditorium only holds 1000, we had four identical 80 minute chapel ses
sions each day - at 9:10, 11:10, 2 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Our theme was, "Faith, Hope and
Love." Bro. Kim, college chaplain, did a masterful job of translating.As we establish
ed rapport with the students they began to respond to the gospel invitation - 178 in
all. It was a glorious meeting. The Lord gave me full strength when I was preaching.
Lots of Ginseng tea served between sessions helped,too. I can not thank Pres. Chung
and College Founder, S.M. Chang,enough for their kindness to me.

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offices. Mayor Choi, of Busan City {population: 3?^ million) received me and presented
me with a medallion of the city. We talked together in Japanese. It was a very special

-moment-and-ervery-specta-l giftTwo-airp-Tane rides and -an hour and-a half-by car

brought me home in time for my regular Friday night classes.
April 30 and May 1, I assisted Walter in holding his 20th EBC camp. We had

ten young people from Kanoya. It rained throughout the camp (as it has rained almost
every day for a month) but it was a fine camp anyhow. Lonnie Mings of Osaka brought
us two signifigant messages on learning how to love self in order to love others, but

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knowing God's love is a prerequisite to both

Pauline gets my vote for "Mother of the Year", this year and every year. I
could not do my work without her prayerful and loving assistance. She maintains our
home as a place of rest and recovery.She also keeps the door open to all who come and they are many. Recent guests have been Harvey and Helen Beard returning to Calif,
after a year of teaching in Aparri Bible Seminary in northern Philliphines; Joy Collins
taking a brief break in Oregon from her loving care of orphans in the same city; Lowell
and Helen Applebury, teaching in Kagoshima church with Bro. Homori for one month, and
on the way to Aparri for a year's teachirgas well as many Japanese guests from past
years and present ones. Pauline knows, and I know from her, that no good deed is ever
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lost and no good word spoken for Jesus is ever wasted. IN HIS SERVICE,
FOR'MOTHER OF THE YEAR'

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SEPT. 1983

Dear Christian friends.

Summer is gone and I only got to go swimming once. I'd like to have gone
once a week. Space is limited this time so I will let the pictures speak for them
selves and keep the comments brief.

From Korea, Chaplain Kim of Kyung-Nam College writes that of 178 who
came forward during the April meeting, 130 attended his training class and of that
number 29 were baptized into Christ. Everybody is called but not all will follow.
Bro.Hideo Yoshii conducted the annual memorial service at the Christian

mausoleum in June. Afterwards, Mrs. Tamake placed fresh flowers there. The ashes
of her husband were put in the mausoleum just one year ago. We have two infant
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sons there.

At the invitation of the Taiwan missionaries, Pauline and I spoke three

times each for them and led discussion groups. Ted Skiles arranged the program

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and everybody cooperated 100% to make it an outstanding convention. Except for

the evening session all sessions were held outside and meals served picnic style.
Delicious!

Taiwan is a two hour flight or 795 miles southwest of us. At this end
you arrive an hour ahead of time and at that end you spend two hours getting out
of immigration and customs so there is nothing exotic about flying. Beats swimming
though.

The longevity of the Japanese people has almost doubled since WW II. As
a result Kanoya City has 35 Senior Citizens (Rojin) Clubs with 80-100 members each.
A four day seminar for representatives from each club was held at the Rojin Center.

The director asked me if I would not talk to them from the viewpoint of a Christian
teacher. I was glad to do so. Pauline went with me each day . I gave the same talk
for four days to a different group each time. I felt we were well received. At a
recent minister's meeting, each one reported on some specific invitation to speak
or serve in their community based on the fact that they were Christian ministers.
These are signs that the Christian faith is being viewed more favorably.
In the past, the conventions were held during the spring break. Now they
are held in the summer because housing for a large group is easier to find then..
This year the church convention was held in the port city of Kobe. Walter and fam-

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32nd CONV.-JAPAN CHURCHES OF CHRIST-JULY 22-24

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ily,Pauline & I went together on the same car ferry. Walter was on the program.
.Our car was riding low with a few hundred pounds of books on top. Katsuo Shimoda
was in charge of the Christian Center book display at the convention. It was well
received. 500 Japanese Christians from over 50 churches all over the country at
tended. It was a truly fine gathering. One church( Ono Church of Christ) arranged
the entire event.

That convention ended Sunday noon. The annual missionary convention began
that night at Nara, about 50 miles away. Lonnie and Coral Mings and the Osaka mis
sionaries hosted a truly fine convention in the Nara Youth Hostel. Some of us
weren't that young in body - but in spirit, yes. Sherman Nichols and wife from
Colorado Springs came to be our convention speaker. The devotienals on the spirit
ual weapons Paul talks about in Ephesians and the Bible studies on 2 Corinthians
were especially beneficial I thought. Walter gave two lectures on "Japanese Cul
ture and Christianity". Pauline talked on "The Shield of Faith" and I gave the

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concluding Bible study on 2 Corinthians 6. Also on Monday night, with Carolyn Barriclow playing all the keys on the piano at the right moment, I led the singing of

29 of my favorite hymns. We sang non-stop for 35 minutes ending with, "Guide me,
0 Thou Great Jehovah, Pilgrim thro' this barren land. I am weak, but thou are
mighty. Hold me with The powerful hand." Those sentiments speak to my condition.
Motoyuki Nomura, Christian brother, minister and historian took me to
Tokyo with him. He guided me to three different cemeteries there where the graves
of our pioneer missionaries are located. We cleaned several of the graves with our
own hands. This is the 100th year since our people began missionary work in Japan.
Back in Kanoya in time for our 32nd annual camp session, August 7-13. Jr.
Intermediate and Youth sessions are held in succession the same,week. I was Dean

of the Junior week. Attendance was small. August is the only free month of the year
and school and special studies are taking even this free time away from the stud
ents. We are not despairing, however. We had a good camp and I enjoyed preparing
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Well, visitors have blessed our home. Kristy Korver, cycling around Kyu-

shui Kwong Bim Lam, earnest Christian from Hong Kong; Howard Harris and grandaur
ghter, Belinda of Portland, 0re.;Bob and Helen Sims of Cincinnati, Ohio; Ed Wilk
of San Antonio,Dick Philbrook of Paradise CA and Ray and Elena Coates of Alameda

CA. The last men were taking old airplanes from the Japanese Naval Base here back
to the US for parts. An interesting operation. At any rate^w^^n assure xou that

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DECEMBER, 1983

Dear Christian friends,

GOV BLESS VOU AT CHl^JSmS

AWP SEWP FROM ABOl/E
THE JOy Of HJS PRESENCE
THE WARMTH OF HIS LOl/E
THE HOPE Of HIS MERC/
AMV COMfORTING WA/S
ANV THE PROMISE Of PEACE
TO ENRICH ALL /OUR PA/S:

MoAfe and PauLcm Maxeij

"Joy to the World!" How we wish it could be. But the earth is filled
with mini-wars and rumors of bigger ones. Famine stalks many lands. Mass murder
in the sky, in Burma and in Lebanon chills the joy we want to feel. In our hearts
we know there is little joy for much of suffering humanity today. Let us cherish
the joy Jesus has given us by His Coming and pass it on to those near us and next
to us.

It's been three months, very busy months, since you heard from us. Here

are the highlights: We welcomed A1 and Rhonda Juve to Kanoya, August 20. We felt
an inmediate kinship with these two young people who have chosen Japan as their
new home. They made tne rounds with us, were welcomed by the preachers and their
families with a sukiyaki supper and decided that they would work with the Sueyoshi
church when their language study is finished. The Sueyoshi church is rejoicing
for that decision. While they were with us, a church in America informed them that
they were pledging the additional support they needed each month. God is good!
Pauline and I went to Taiwan August 29 using China Air Lines supersaver non-refundable, non-cancellable fare. Over a two week period, Dr. Ekvall
of the Adventist hospital spent late hours at night getting my teeth ready and
then installing a two-piece bridge of nine teeth anchored on four teeth. It was
an endurance test for both dentist and patient. Personally, I hope the bridge re
mains open for traffic a long time. Both of us also got thorough physical exam
inations but we feel a lot better than the exam reports say we should.

I kept busy in the daylight hours pounding away on the IBM typewriter
that Greg Johnston had rented for me. I was working on a short biography of Char
les E. Garst, our first missionary in Japan. Also on a book of lessons about the
Bible. Most of our missionaries came to see us also during this period so we had
a chance to eat together and share. Also on Sunday, a fine service and meal with
the Chinese church. My temporary teeth kept falling out so I didn't enjoy eating
too much.

Before going to Hongkong on Friday, September 6, I asked Dr. Ekvall to

glue them in again. He said,"I'IT use a glue called 'Final'." I said, "Good! Just
so it is not terminal." The teeth held firm for a very fine weekend. We were roy
ally welcomed at the airport. Had a potluck supper and two-hour sharing time with
the missionaries on Saturday night and spent all day with the Mei Foo church on
Sunday. It meets in the home of Wayfull and Helen Jew, whom we admire so much.They
have trained their young people to lead and take responsibility. It was a joy to
be with them. We felt, too, that they were our sons and daughters. Pauline taught
the young women and I taught the young men in the morning. I preached for the
services in the morning and at night. This was a great service. 32 were present.
3 made decisions. One of them was a young firemen who was sent, unexpectedly, on
an errand to Mei Foo. He asked for and received permission to attend the church
service before returning. He has since been baptized -a joyous result of a Godarranged coincidence.

We got back to Kagoshima late Thursday, September 15, attended

minister's meeting the next day and got back to Kanoya that night, ready
our work again. Norman Brown was a welcome house guest for a few days as
people here who had been so kind to his daughter, Fiona, when she was an

the
to resume
he met the
exchange

student last year.

Each year, September 23-24, Bro. Yoshii holds an "Ashram". The emphasis
is on prayer. He asked Pauline to give the opening message on that subject.Then we
all divided into "families" of seven or eight people. We had ample time to learn of
each others needs, to pray together and to agree to pray for each other, every day
for one year. It was a time of spiritual refreshing.
Writing has consumed a lot of time, too much time, this fall. In connection

with our 100th anniversary, all of our missionaries are putting together a magazine.
Each family will have one page. In addition there will be a condensed history of our
missions for 100 years. I have been trying to write that. The first writing had 14
pages. Four revisions later, it has grown to 22 pages and information is still com
ing in. I will see that each supporting church and individual will get a copy

of this magazine when finished.

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One cooperative effort that is finished is a devotional book writen

by thirty-one of us here. It is called, Gleam of Dawn..Light of Day > pub
lished by Mission Services. Cost is $5.50 including postage. If you wish,
order from Go Ye Books, address on this page. You will
Tuesday, November 1, I flew to Hiroshima and
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Daynise has taught them well

Audrey West gave me a lift in her car to the annual fall rally of
Osaka Bible Seminary, November 2-3. Good meeting. Excellent program. Attended
the college board meeting next day. President Martin Clark announced that
construction of the new dormitory would begin in November and be finished
next April. Your gift is still needed to help it be finished debt free.

That night I went with Harold Sims by the Bullet Train to Tokyo and
his home in Mejirodai. On Saturday, the Juves came down from Karuizawa, Leroy
Garrett from Denton ,Texas and Motoyuki Nomura from Hachimanyama in Tokyo. We
had a long discussion together, lingering over Lois Sims' delicious meal.
Sunday evening, November 6, about 60 Christians,ministers and miss
ionaries gathered at the grave of Charles E. Garst in Aoyana Cemetery for a
memorial service. The rain made a mess of my inked notes and the evening shad
ows made them hard to read, but everyone listened attentively to my paper,
Charles E. Garst, Our Man in Japan, 1893-1898 .
You will be able to read

It under more favorable circumstances in the pages of the Christian Standard

sometime in 1984. We closed by singing, "Faith is the Victory," Garst's favorite hymn.

The anniversary gathering continued on Sunday night and all day

Monday at Ochanomizu Church of Christ, with lectures, reminiscences & messages
by Leroy Garrett on the unity movement of our fathers. His recent, massive
volume,

The Stone-Campbell Movement, has become a best seller.

bro.

OBARk

ORDAINED AS ELDER

Home again in time for the two night revival, November 8-9 at Kushira church. Bro. Hideo Yoshii of Kanoya was our preacher. The Kushira church

had prepared well, the church was full both nights, and the sermons fitted the
needs of the people. We all felt revived and have new people attending and many
new contacts as a result of the meeting.

The Kushira church had also agreedto host the annual convention of
the Kagoshima churches on November 23.They rented the tiTwn hall made careful
preparation, received perfect weather and had a good attendance - 73, which is
great for us. Many traveled several hours to get there. Bro. Floyd Clark, long
time Dean of Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tennessee, gave us scriptural
and inspirational messages in the morning & afternoon. For the last six months
he has been teaching and preaching around the world. We were glad that he fin
ally got to "the center of Japan". Our welcome sign called him "missionary
plenipotentiary." He said, he'd have to look that up to see whether it was an
insult or a compliment.

KANOYA

JOURNEY'S END-AL

RHONDA JUVE

The convention program was planned by Bro. Yoshii, Bro. limure and
myself. Each of us had a part of the program. One feature was the ordination
of Bro. Obara to be elder at the Kushikino church. I felt it was an important
and impressive part of the program. Not being able to find a suitable service,
I wrote one for myself. Bro. Tanijiri, Kushikino minister, Bro. limure, long
time minister in this area and myself participated in prayer and laying on of
hands.

This story will be continued in the New Year. May it^have a^ good be
ginning for each of you who read this letter. IN HIS SERVICE,

FLOYD CLARK SPEAKS AT AREA CONV.

(Walter Maxey Translates)

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