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Every Christian in India has a story of how he came to worship God. In many cases, his rejection of.the worship ot idols has meant trial and suffering. He knows that the worship of God is not easy, and that his Hindu neighbors may persecute him for his worship of God. Despite the dangers, many in India have felt the presence of God, and have decided to worship Him,
no matter what the cost.
Over the years, we as missionaries have heard the testimony of the Indian Christians, and we would
like to share these stories with you. These are all
true stories; when you read them, think how you would feel if you were the person who was telling the story,
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My Hindu name was Kusthurie; now I am called Winnie Bonner. I have BEEN TO THE UNITED STATES AND TALKED TO MANY YOUTH GROUPS, SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM THE TIME THAT I VISITED YOUR CHURCH. I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY OF HOW I CAME TO DISCOVER GOD^ AND HOW I CAME TO UNDER
STAND THAT God IS LOVE.
KhEN my FATHER WAS A CHILD, HE THOUGHT HE KNEW ALL ABOUT GOD. My GRANDFATHER WAS A BrAHMIN, A PRIEST. We LIVED IN CALCUTTA, THE LARGEST
CITY IN India. Our family had been priests for many generations. This was our
My FATHER, WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN, HAD THE JOB OF BATHING THE
STONE IDOLS. He WOULD TAKE A BUCKET OF COCONUT MILK AND WASH THE IDOLS. As HE DID THIS EVERY DAY, HE SOON BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT ANTS WOULD
One day he was brave enough to ask his father why the idols could
NOT PROTECT THEMSELVES. "If THEY ARE GODS, THEN SURELY THEY OUGHT TO HAVE THE POWER TO DEFEND THEMSELVES," HE SAID TO HIS FATHER.
My GRANDFATHER BECAME VERY ANGRY. HE BEAT MY FATHER, AND TOLD HIM
ThIS GoD WAS A LOVING bOD, A GOD WHO SENT HiS ONLY
Son TO BE SACRIFICED, SO THAT PEOPLE MIGHT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH GoD LOVED
My father had never heard of a loving god. All he knew were the BLACK GODS, WHO WERE TO BE FEARED. IHIS IS WHY THE PEOPLE CAME TO THE TEMPLE TO WORSHIP. ThEY WERE AFRAID IF THEY DID NOT WORSHIP THE GODS, THEY WOULD BECOME ANGRY. AnD THE STORIES OF WHAT THE GODS DID IN THEIR
ANGER WERE TERRIBLE STORIES, FULL OF DEATH AND DISEASE.
My FATHER ALSO KNEW MOST OF THESE STORIES WEREN'T TRUE. HOW COULD THESE BITS OF STONE DO ANYTHING? ThEY COULDN'T EVEN GET THE ANTS TO
STOP STEALING THE COCONUT MILK. MY FATHER KNEW THESE STORIES WERE MADE
UP TO FRIGHTEN PEOPLE INTO WORSHIP, SO THAT THE PRIESTS COULD MAKE MONEY.
So HE LISTENED TO THE MISSIONARY. HE ASKED QUESTIONS AND BEGAN SECRETLY TO VISIT THE LOCAL CHURCH. EaCH TIME^ THE TALKS OF THE CHRIST IANS ENTERED HIS HEART> AND HE KNEW HE HAD FOUND THE TRUE GOD. When my grandfather found out^ he punished my father. He laughed AT MY father. WhO EVER HEARD OF A LOVING GOD? GoD WAS NOT LOVE> GOD
WAS FEAR. My father DIDN'T LISTEN TO THE THREATS OF HIS FATHER. He
had FELT THE LOVE OF GODv AND WORDS COULDN'T CHANGE THAT,
[-OR THREE DAYS^ MY FATHER WAS A PRISONER. My GRANDFATHER HOPED TO
CAUSE I KNOW THE LOVE OF GOD IS REAL^ AND NOTHING CAN CHANGE WHAT 1 HAVE The anger of my grandfather was so strong that he made plans to KILL MY father. My AUNT HEARD OF THE PLANj AND TOOK UP A LONG CLOTH TO MY FATHER. ShE TOLD HIM HE MUST ESCAPE THAT NIGHT. He MADE A ROPE LAD DER FROM THE CLOTH AND ESCAPED. SOME OF HIS CHRISTIAN FRIENDS INVITED HIM INTO THEIR HOME. ThERE HE TOLD THEM OF HIS DESIRE TO BECOME A Christian and was baptised. He studied the Bible and felt the call to become a preacher. He wanted others to come to know of God's love. All of us were raised a?
Christians^ and came to know of the love that God has for each one of us. My whole family is now involved in Christian service. I work with
young people; my sister is a nursej head of the Evangelical Nurses Association of India.
We want all the world to know that there is a God that loves.
want others to share the love that we have found.
We
A HUMAN sacrifice.
FICED MANY
We SACRI
We
ferent FROM us had always TRIED TO CHEAT US OR PUT US IN JAIL. people were different.
HONEST WITH US.
They were
THEY TRIED TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS THAT WE HAD THESE PRACTISES, MANY DISCUSSIONS,
Through the years^ we came to know of this God and to accept Him.
Those of us who had been converted preached to the others. We compared
the ways of the God of Love to the ways of our once powerful goddess.
Now ALL OF OUR TRIBE HAS ACCEPTED THE ONE TRUE GOD.
LONGER THIEVES.
IGNORANCE.
The main goddess that my father worked for was named Marimammal^
We USED TO
BELIEVE THAT IF SHE WAS NOT WORSHIPPED, SHE WOULD CAUSE SMALLPOX.
Even if anyone knew, they would say nothing, because of fear of the
Marimammal worshippers.
When there would be smallpox in a village, we would be called. FATHER AND MY UNCLE AND MY BROTHERS AND I WOULD GO TO THE SHRINE.
BATHE IT. Then we would beat drums AND SING SONGS,
My OnE
OF US WOULD TAKE THE ROCK THAT WAS IN THE SHRINE DOWN TO A STREAM AND
THIS WAS TO CALM HER DOWN, TO MAKE HER FORGET HER ANGER.
TO SEE how long SHE HAD TO BE BATHED AND WHAT SACRIFICES HAD TO BE MADE. When we were through we would go to other nearby villages and get
Several times a year, we had big sacrifices to Marimammal in our HOME village.
iNsiDEs.
ThEN WE WOULD
After that my father would put it over his shoulders and parade
THIS worship.
People tried
to frighten them away with stories of what Marimammal would do to them. Then other people threw rocks at them.
Finally people began to listen.
When
Marimammal failed to defend herself 1 knew that all she was in reality
WAS a painted rock.
Now I FOLLOW the real God^ the Holy and Righteous God.
TRUE from the FALSE.
I know the
Lakshmi^ the goddess of good luck. When I was small, everyone thought I was the most lucky boy possible
I was born into a rich and high caste family. My father was a big
I HAD SEVEN STEPSISTERS BUT I WAS STILL THE ONLY SON. He WANTED ME TO RECEIVE THE BEST
1 PAID NO
One DAY, WHEN I WAS OLDER, SOME YOUNG MEN MY AGE WERE WALKING ALONG,
They left me a New Testament, which I read over and over again, until
I knew I MUST follow THE WAYS OF GOD. I HAD JUST FINISHED HiGH SCHOOL AND WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN COLLEGE.
They tried everyway they knew to make me change my mind. HAND, THEY OFFERED ME PLEASURES.
WAS TO BE MINE.
On the one
When I would not give in, they stripped me of all that I owned.
There I
NoW I HAD BE
SOME OF MY OLD
I TELL
GOD IS ONE GOD - WORSHIP HIM ONLY My name is David. I had a normal Hindu childhood in a strong Hindu
VILLAGE. festival.
This village^ named Periapalayam, is the scene of a famous For ten weeks during the summer worshippers throng our village.
We WERE A PROSPEROUS
WhEN I
It DIDN't
BAD.
FINALLY
I ASKED
I KNEW BETTER.
I HAVE
HIGH school.
akkam.
Church of Christ Mission. My father was converted when he was young. Even before he went to
to sing and many times they would start singing songs my father made up.
As he grew older he found many ways to worship God through singing. He made a series of songs about the story of Jesus.
SERIES OF songs FROM EVENTS IN THE BIBLE. "kaleshabram" in Tamil.
When we go to a
PLACE where no ONE HAS HEARD OF WORSHIPPING THE ONE TRUE GoD WE BEAT A
DRUM. This is a signal to people that there is to be a performance.
We were able
By seeing the
Word of boo come alive before them they could begin to ask the questions
ThE MANY
TO STOP SINGING.
BuT OTHERS ARE FOLLOWING HIS EXAMPLE AND THE SONGS ARE
Since my father can sing no longer he has been busy writing down
THE stories he KNOWS SO WELL. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THESE STORIES AND
My name is Joseph Muniyan and I am nineteen years old. STUDENT IN THE SOUTHERN AsIA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN MaDRAS.
TO BE A PREACHER.
I am a I AM LEARNING
MANY OF MY
PEOPLE HAVE TRAVELED TO OTHER PARTS OF AsIA IN ORDER TO WORK ON THE TEA> COFFEE AND RUBBER PLANTATIONS. My GRANDFATHER EMIGRATED^ AND WE WERE
Since we were foreigners we followed our old customs strictly. REMAINED HiNDU.
We
As A result of the
order I had to leave my home and return to the I HAD NEVER BEEN TO INDIA BEFORE
EvEN WORSEy
PEROUS IN Malayasia.
The land
WAS FAR MORE FERTILE THAN THIS LAND WHERE MY UNCLE LIVED.
UNDERSTAND WHY MY GRANDFATHER HAD LEFT.
I COULD
WITH THEM.
bOD.
The NEXT DAY I LISTENED FURTHER TO THE MESSAGES OF liOD THAT THE
EVANGELIST BROUGHT.
ThEY INVITED
I ACCEPTED
Many of the Christian ways were new to me but everyone was friendly.
I was able to explore the words of the Bible and the meaning of Christ
ianity. 1 WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE FEELING I HAD FELT THAT DAY
NoW I AM PREPARING MYSELF TO CARRY THE
My name is Chinnamau and I live in a small village near MadrapAKKAM. My grandfather was well provided with the GOOD things OF LIFE.
He had several acres of good farm lanDj and his own bulls.
was his oldest daughter.
My mother
Then her father got sick and within a week he was dead.
BECAME HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
PLANS THAT HAD BEEN MADE. ACCORDING TO HiNDU CUSTOM.
FUTURE HAD BEEN SMASHED.
Her uncle
Within the next three weeks^ her uncle had selected a man for her
TO MARRY.
In the TaMIL FAMILY WHAT THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SAYS IS LAW.
Yet when she found out who the man was that her uncle had picked she
He ran with a rough crowd and was constantly fighting AND drinking.
The rest of her family was griefSo SHE SPENT THE NEXT FEW DAYS
IN PRAYER.
Nothing prevented
For a while she thought this was the only possible answer.
God
TO LEARN FROM HIS NEW WIFE BUT HER EXAMPLE BEGAN TO WIN HIM OVER.
He
God's mercy and love was far larger than his sins,
OF God's love and the difference it can make in one person's life, They have taught us well.
LEARNING THE WAYS OF GOD.
We all are
GOD iS COl^iCERf^D - 60 TELL THE GOOD NEWS! My name is Satya^ and I want to tell you about the life of my
FATHER. He was A SIMPLE VILLAGER. YeT ! AM PROUD OF HIM^ FOR HE WAS
PREACHING.
TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF WE WOULD MOVE TO A NEW VILLAGE AND BEGIN AGAIN.
Although my father got older he never slowed down. VILLAGE that HE WAS ABLE TO PREACH TO HE BECAME SICK.
still young and WEAK SO HE WOULD NOT REST.
He SAID HE COULD NOT REST UNTIL THE CHURCH WOULD TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.
One DAY THE DOCTOR TOLD US THAT HE WAS DYING. MEMBERS CAME TO SEE HIM, YOUNG AND OLD.
He ASKED ALL THOSE PRESENT TO PRAY UNTIL THEY FELT THE STRENGTH
OF God's guidance.
WHICH HAD BEEN THE CENTER OF MY FATHER'S LIFE. GROUP PROMISED GOD THEY WOULD CARRY ON THE WORK. PRAYED THEY WAITED FOR MY FATHER TO PRAY.
HAD BEEN ANSWERED. My FATHER WAS DEAD.
MENT OF THE OTHERS TO CARRY ON THE WORK OF SPREADING THE WORD OF GOD.
God HAD WAITED UNTIL HIS PRAYER HAD BEEN ANSWERE.
That church is still there^ as are the others. IN TELLING OTHERS OF THE GoOD NeWS.
I AM PROUD OF MY FATHER.
My name is Samuel.
CHANGED MY WAY OF LIFE.
God was good to me and I managed to make a living for my family sell
ing TEA.
As soon as there WAS ENOUGH MONEY FOR FOOD I TOOK THE REST AND
began PREACHING.
My
family BELIEVED !i: WHAT ! WAS DOING AND THEY HELPED OUT.
Now WE HAVE NINE CHILDREN^ ALL OF VsHOM HAVE BEEN TO COLLEGE. EVANGELIST.
YeT
EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST ^2 YEARS I SPEND SIX MONTHS TOURUiG INDIA AS AN
OFTEN CRITICISE ME^ BECAUSE OF MY DESIRE TO BE OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE PREACH
He BLESSED us.
More important, tkey are happy, because they know that Gc,: takes care of
those who trust in Him. They have a security that money can never buy.
This year, my son-in-law and I kill go out on the evangelist trail TOGETHER. He WAS A NAVY CAPTAIN WHO ALMOST DROWNED IN A STOS,THROUGH
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This set of stories from actual happenings in the daily work of your missionaries to South India have been prepared with youth in mind. You will find these helpful in presenting lessons in Vacation Bible School, Christian Service Camps, or
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started over 1,000 years ago, and finished 600 years later.
It is a
strong Hindu town, and every year thousands of pilgrims come to wor
ship the god of this temple.
A little Christian
village.
She had just finished the fifth class and was promoted to the
She loved God and His word, and had great hopes and dreams.
to learn to sing and play musical instruments, write songs, and tell her
friends of Christ. This would take education. How was all this to be?
All the others just gave up and went to work in the fields, or cared for
a rich man's cattle to earn their food.
Grace did not want to do this, and that is the reason we are talking
of her today.
trusted in Him.
all the poor families it is the custom for only the boys to be educated.
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bsst s^^irt and blouse and waited. others scolded her, others mocked.
But the
The next day she got dressed again and waited. A Christian friend came to her village
that day and told about a boarding school in Madras that was just for
Christian girls from the smaller villages. She was told that there was
It was a big day for the excited young men at the local truck factory. For today, out of a thousand applications from high school graduates,
they were going to chose eight young men for training in all phases of
bus and truck production. life of security. The lucky young men could look forward to a
possible to be dismissed.
out of the thousand was a young boy named Leonard Thompson, a member of
the Chruch of Christ in Madras.
Leonard was active in the youth group, Sunday school, and sang specials
with his sisters and others. At this time, if one of us would have
dared to predict that soon he would be quitting his job, he would have
His
Then
may take us from the things that we hold dear and important and show us what is really important and eternal.
hockey, and ran in the track meets.
else.
But he did not know what was in store for him, because of his
hope.
He did not know the sacrifice that would be required, the giving
that must come until he could receive and be filled by God*s holy word.
Leonard was a real breadwinner for his family and his help was really needed. But when Gods call came to leave this job and good future
As is the custom in
One to accept
in India where one could learn of God*s will for their lives.
So Leonard
everyone told him how foolish this was, to give up a good job for some
unseen dream. They were told that religion was all right, but dont
his duty to help his family and this was not doing good, but being sel
fish. Leonard went to the Phillipines, and was soon helping in the
He is also acting
Bible college, and soon will be coming to America for further studies.
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of a day.
village to see the world once, and that was when his preacher brought
him to the Christian Service Camp at the Mission Compound, He was too But
young for camp, as he was only in the second grade at that time.
the preacher had to come to teach, and since Rajai loved his preacher
and wanted to be with him, he came along, too. He heard in simple
language about the wonderful God, and His son, Jesus the Christ. Rajai could not yet read, but he enjoyed having God's word read to him.
He did not want the camp to close.
When he walked the long, hot, dry road back to his village, he was
not happy. He did not want to stay here any more. He wanted to come
to the Boy*s Home and hear the Bible taught to children every day. He
wanted to go to the morning devotions for the boys, he wanted to be in
Mission Compound, and there were four big mountains in the way.
you would walk out of that village, or would you think that it is just
too hard to leave home, and just let the matter drop? The next day, long before sun-up, he started with all the clothes he
had.
gone, so he begged leave from his master and started down the road to
find Rajai.
on.
Several hours had passed before the father got started, and
Now it was hot.
by this time the sun was blistering hot. But little Rajai still trudged
He had run the first few miles while it was cool.
Cont'd, p.2.
Yet he must, so he
did.
missionary picked up his tired little body and put him on a mat in
the boarding school. Soon after, all exhausted and worried, his
When he was told, he was so
happy.
2.
Ba-Boo was born 13 years ago to a poor aboriginal family far away
up in Andhra State, His father was the village drummer. As soon as
Ba-Boo was old enough to hold a drum stick, he took u|: the task of
drumming.
The aboriginals are the most backward, most uneducated, most super
or rock to protect them from the driving rain and hot sun.
their food is still eaten uncooked.
Clothing on children is a
luxury.
to these people. The children of this village should not live in fear,
but should know of God's love. Each week a preacher would come to
this new strange religion, and no longer have to beat a drum to keep the evil spirits away? These people had known of a good God for many
many years.
But since He was a good God, they had slov;ly forgotten Him
and began to worship the evil one because they were afraid he would do
so much harm. Soon their whole religion was made up of stopping the
He
would stop the rain from coming and thus make all the roots dry up. He would stop the fish from taking their hooks, he would make their
He
would come into the camp at night and steal away the children, end
cause death to fall upon the old ones. So day and night the drummer
must be up and active, beating out a steady strong beat to ward him off.
Ba-Boo learned that the way to control the evil one was to worship
the true God and His son Jesus Christ, and that the blood of Jesus
his father and seven others of the aboriginals, called Villiars, walked
down to the mountain stream and there were baptised into Christ by the
missionary.
Today, in place
KOO-KUM GETS A
DP.ESS AND A
HAIRCUT
Sh bas
certain disease.
Yes, it sounds strange in this day and age that a little girl like
many of ycu could be so backward, but it is true,
know about New York, London, or even Madras.
Koo-Kum doesn't
Abraham, Moses, or Jesus, but she knows all the stories about the demons
and witches, and which evil spirit lives under which tree. She is the
best fish catcher I have ever seen, and I imagine she can catch more
live for each day, and catch enough fish, rats, or berries for the day.
And as long as the evil spirits leave them alore, they live in peace.
unable to move.
The baby was named Usha Rani, after one of the famous
S he aad told
her father so at the time of the naming ceremony, but her father had
not dared to cross his wife and suggest the name of Koopai, which means
trash-pit.
Koo-Kum
knew that you had to fool the spirits,If you called a ) ^^tjful baby
a garbage can, then the evil eye would not rest on one so poorly thought of.
dared
better name.
hours, bitter herbs eaten, black chickens killed, and the blood sprinkled
all around the house to appet.se the spirit. Usha was going to die. But still it seemed that
Then one day, hope came in the form of the missionary lady.
She and
her family were visiting the church in Madrapakkam. that Sunday, and with
a quick glance saw the desperate situation. bring the baby to me.
Our God and our medicine can make the baby well."
Usha is still in the hospital, but is moving her hands and feet, is
rolling over, and talking and eating. Soon she will be like other
babies.
But the biggest change is in Koo-Kum, who now has hope and
Never again will she live in fear and super
her.
baby's
asked the nurse to cut her hair and help her comb it.
ImagineJ
She
had never combed her hair before, but now she wanted to.
devotions,
hope.
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About 20,000
It is the Taluk seat, having both the magistrate There is a temple there. One of the priests of
the temple had three sons, and the chances of them ever coming to Christ
They
of every heart.
died also.
years old.
They had to peel vegetables and mix coffee for long hours
One day a kind man, the president of the Punjayit Board, which is the governing council of Ponneri, took the boys out of the hotel. He
were from the more backward classes, and here were Brahmin boys.
They were told that if they came, they would have to eat the
They were
same kind of food and follow the same rules as the others.
So they agreed.
The
this happened, and all the boys have grown so much in body, mind and spirit. Prom the very start Ravi was the smartest boy in his class.
We were having our Bible Training for Service class, and ftavi knew
all the answers better than any other boy.
Jesus as his saviour.
2.
Do you have
doubt, let me tell you a true story of a young girl from Madras Church of Christ. She was an ordinary girl like many of you, just 13 years old.
But she was
different in that she had such hope for a life of service to our Lord,
She
of the church.
Now here is the important part, what she did, you can do
Heather finished her high school, and got a job as a teacher in an English school.
office.
good job and was able to help her family educate the younger children. Heather taught a Sunday school class, was an officer in the youth group,
Service camp, after I had preached. Heather was one of the first to step
out and dedicate her life for Christian service. It was difficult to
She was one of the first two Indian students who went to the Phillipines
Bible College.
Many of you
back in India at work teaching young men and women the precious word
of God in the Southern Asia Christian College,
Who would believe that the little girl in Sunday school would be a
that many will come and learn, then will go out and win thousands to
Christ? This is what can and does happen when we take God's word as
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But this story is not about that kind of a heart transplant, it is about
Monickam
He was a
Hindu, and never knew about the Lord until he met our hospital worker
Monickam, the
smart young boy only 13 years old, was already deformed with the dreaded
disease of leprosy. Both of his hands were so bent that it was very
Since the Tamil boys all eat
he was smart.
Some of the
parents even tried to force the Headmaster to drop him from school.
were afraid for their own children's sake. Ty^e Headmaster would not
They
force him to leave school, and even encouraged hir^ to stay as long as he
So many dressings and so many ulcers, so many stub fingers, and missing
toes really made him miserable. It took many wax bath treatments, many
finger exercises, many splints, until gt last he was ready for the operation. During this time, when it seemed all vjas over for him, he
began to read the only book available in the wards--the Bible. gone to church daily, as all the patients did.
He had
thing to him.
the thiirab was made usable. The days passed quickly, and soon he was able
cont'd,
p.2.
to go back to school.
We were sad to
We
to confess his faith in Christ and was baptised in the hospital lake.
Why?
Modern medical science, along with God*s holy word, is truly the only hope for tomorrow, but most of all today.
Did you ever dream about something that you really wanted?
ever want something very badly?
your own TV?
Did you
could not get because it was too costly or too hard for your parents to do something that seemed to be above and beyond our reach, yet still
heart.
Sheila is an 11 year old girl in Alipikulam, near the Mission compounds She was very fortunate for she got to go to school for three full years. By that time she was big enough to work in the fields and care for the
master's cattle. Both her father and mother worked for the same land
owner, and so it was thought that Sheila would care for the rich man's
cattle. She shocked all her friends by not jumping for joy when this
He promised a noon m^al each and every day.
If she wanted one meal a day, then she would have to work and pay
for it.
So her school days were over when she was eight years old.
and because she had gone to school for three years, she can read and
reading the Bible lesson that the dream entered her mind. to have a Bible for her very own.
hard words, and then she could slowly read all the stories and know all
all of these stories, not even the local elder who preached on Sunday,
When she dared to tell this dream to her father, he just laughed.
was impossible.
dreaml
cash.
They were only coolies getting their daily wages in grain, not
He never had seven rupees, which was the price of a Bible, And
So how could little Sheila think of such a thing? By the generous gifts of you boys and girls
When we heard of the impossible dream,
Now Sheila still cares for the cattle,
still goes to night school, but she can read her Bible all day long.
On the Great Northern Trunk Road that goes from Madras to Calcutta
anything, and you could easily pass it by while driving on the hot,
dusty wayo Our story today is about a boy, Krishnan, who lived in the He was one of over 200,000 persons who were of
Indian origin that had to leave Burma and go to the land of their
fathers.
First the Burma government sent out all Americans, then other He was an orphan, and came to
that his great grandfather had come from when he left India to go to
Burma to work over 100 years ago.
camp at Gummudipondi, our preacher met him at the Sunday services and
saw his sad plight. So our preacher was very kind to Krishnan. It
was here that Krishnan saw a Bible for the first time.
Soon he learn
a good boy, and God's word grew in his heart--just like a plant.
had hope and faith, and real courage, too. When asked how a poor
He
orphan boy in a strange land could manage, he always replied that his
hope was in God. Because he could read the Bible, be did not fear.
This was good, but not enough, for one day he would have to make a
of April, he was buried with his Lord in the lake near the Boy's Home.
He is no more Krishnan, the orphan boy from Burma; he now is John, a
child of God.
I'^IX
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W WORDS FROM
nRT
WHO ???
E, MISSIONARY
Dear Friends In Christ:
Greetings.for 1972. The year that just closed was the best that we
have ever had in the history of the work here in South India.
We are sorry that we were unable to send each of you a Christmas letter t-his year. As many of you know, I was in the States for
The press of the work here just didn't allow me time to write, and I hope you will understand. Ruth and I thank all of you good folk
from the bottom o'f our hearts for your thoughts, your prayers, andof course, your tithes and offerings.
God Bless All"Of You In 1972
Art &. Ruth Morris
three months working on the campaign for our new leprosy hospital here, and I didn't arrive back in India until December I7th.
it
My indoctrination to Indian life was immediate. Art met us at the airport where v/e began the trip back to the Mission. The national
highway leading out of Madras was filled with hundreds of people walking, riding bicycles, water buffalos pulling carts, and all sorts of^moior
vehicles.
way!"!
The'boys at the Hostel had a New Year's Eve party planned, but Janice and I.
were so tired from our trip, that by 1Qj30 p.m. we had to "hat the sack". About 6:00 a.m. this morning we were awakened by a Band from a local village, playing
on weird/in.struTnentSj.
musicians. When I looked'out, I discovered there were only THREE, players and, a drummer, Their enthusiasm was unmatched. .
it will be a profitable one, and an interesting one.
. ' ,
I know
}.
A NOTE E
D. D. DASEN
' '
GREETINGS. FROM
DAVID BALASUNDARUM
DAVID BALA-WHAT ?? GIVE ME THAT ONE AGAIN
David-Balasundarum.is the Overseer of Students,, and a Teacher in the Southern Asia College,
Brother Dasen is the Dean of the Southern Asia Christian.College Dear Brothers Sisters in Jesus:
To My Brothers ^ Sisters in Christ: By the grace of God I am kept here, and by His power I am sble to carry on my day-today responsi-^ bilities. Your- prayers have bee'n of , immense encouragement to us ail in the college. We thank you for your
efforts in the cause of the work
""here in India.'
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Dr. Janaki Bai, our Lady Doctor, talked about Maternity, Family Planning and Pediatrics. This department will be
greatly strengthened when the new building is finished. We made seven cakes and thirty nine dozen cookies for the in vited guests and officials. To protect the Health Minister, Prof. Anbazhagen and other high officials, they brought forty nine policemen.
when the cornerstone laying was held for the New Christian Hospital. Just 90 years ago the first missionaries of the Christian Churches came to India. Now on this Anniversary year, the Foundation for the new Hospital was layed.
We first came to India in 1950 to carry on the work started in South India in 1936 by Fred Smith and Dr. Zoena
Rothermel. The first medical work here was started in
August, 1950, by Ruth. It was in a small thatch hut, with just a nurse and a midwife. Since this time the work has made tremendous strides. We had just four beds in this room and dreamed that one day there would actually be a real hospital here. It took time, twenty two years, but this dream is becoming a reality.
For the first eight years, our medical work was only general, maternity, colds, fevers, and pediatrics. Then 13 years ago we started into the Leprosy work. Ever since this
has become the major work of the Hospital. We work with the American Leprosy Mission and other Leprosy programs, including the All India Leprosy Control program. It is be
cause we are doing such a valuable service for the Govern ment that visas are given to us. The Government of India
I had to go home for four months last year to help set up FAME and raise money for the new Christian Hospital. I had a wonderful time. Thanks each and every one for your kindness and hospitality. I just wish I could have visited each
and every one of you good friends, but it just was not possible. This was an emergency trip and very limited. Its purpose was accomplished and about half of the funds necessary for the hospital construction were promised.
has co-operated magnificiently in the help given to us. We had planned on Dr. Palmer, the American Consul General making the main speech, but he was called to
To all those who gave, prayed or helped in any way and to all those who provided bed, food and fellowship on the way we say "thanks".
FAME
Professor T.N. Jagadesan of the Hind Kusht and Secretary of the All India Leprosy Control Board made a major address on Leprosy and thanked all in the U.S. for their worthy
contribution to the eradication of this disease.
He has been in this field for many years, and was for
many years the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi. The
We are happy to announce that the plans for FAME are racing along and that hospitals are being planned in many parts of the world. Dr. Dennis Pruitt, founder and President, was just in the States for four months to work on this great new Missionary Program.
He is expected here in June, and in our next Challenger we will have a full article by him. Dennis and Lucy are coming to bring the plans and check on the Indian building materials. Lucy is a qualified architect and drew the plans for both Mashuko and Chidamayo, and now for Madrapak kam, too. If ever a place is ready, and a hospital needed,
Hind Kusht in each district is a co-ordinating body to see that the best use is made of each and every leprosy unit. I
was recently elected the Vice-President of the Hind Kusht
of our District. This is the first time ever a foreigner is to be an officer. To get around the problem, they said that they
no longer count us as foreigners. I think that is a real
compliment.
then South India is the place. It is a real thrill to be one of the Directors and to work along with such giants of the
Faith as the Pruitts. Please help us build this great new hospital. INDIAN STORIES AVAILABLE
Our new Collector, Mr. Krishna Murthi, I.A.S. came and spoke also. This was his first public meeting and we were so
happy to have him come. He is the head of our District in every way. He is the Magistrate, in charge of law and order,
taxes and all administration.
He praised the work of the Mission and thanked the American people for their wonderful help.
We started off in January with Bro. Joe Garmen of Revival Fires in preparafion. In this meeting over 1,000
were added to Christ.
undertaken. Then Reggie Thomas and team arrived in June. This campaign resulted in over 2,500 being added to Christ, and the churches were really on fire for the Lord.
I had to leave in August and come to the United States but the work kept right on going. Since then the churches have built 45 church buildings, and now average ten a month. This is the greatest wave of evangelistic furvorthat we or any one has ever seen here in South India.
We are now starting on the 1972 campaign, which will be from April 1st. to December 31st. Since it is nine months long it will be a tremendous campaign. We ask all your prayers and helps for this tremendous meeting. People always cry, wolf. Wolf. They say that you can not win souls in India, and that India is a doomed land.
We were so happy to have Bro. Brandon free on the weekends to travel to the village areas and dedicate on be half of the American people five new church buildings built by the Indian Christians. It was a fitting way to begin the New Year, for there in the quiet village of Vanimalee the first new church building was commissioned to continue the Lord's work. Though the South India Church of Christ Mission has built hundreds of church buildings, under this new program the Indian Christians are beginning to pay for and build their own buildings. Next came Eguvarpalayam, on a blazing hot Sunday morning the last of January. Then came Nandam and Bietamkodianbedu, and Velakavaram.
Poor Ira was so sick at the last Dedication that he was
We do not believe it. This is what they were saying when we came twenty two years ago. They told us not to come, India was finished for Christianity. Was it? NO! Today there are over 300 congregations in three states. To support them there are the schools. Boys homes. Leprosy and General Hospital and the College and a new Printing Ministry beginning. Never have the opportunities been brighter, never has there been more need for Evangelism. We are going to re-survey each and every village. We are going to teach each and every person who is willing to study to make the churches stronger.
barely able to hold up his head, but the Word was preached and the lovely church with 150 people there was Commis
sioned. The Lord is on the March in India. Thanks Ira and
Janice.
Our goal is to Double The Membership in the first half of the decade of the 70's and then double it again the last. For the first five years it requires as a minimum 2,000 additions a year and for the last five years 4,000 a year.
Remember, India is where the action is in the 70's!
general for sending their fine minister and his good wife over to India for five weeks to teach in the Bible College. They not only provided his salary, but plane fare, too. God bless you wonderful folk. Thanks, Ira and Janice.
Parcels that have
just arrived at
Madrappakkam.
I have the greatest appreciation of the work of the Arthur Morris family and the South India Church of Christ Mission at Madrapakkam. I have known them and their work for many years and they are doing the kind of work
we need in India.
They care for the lepers and feed and clothe the orphans
as well as educate those who would have no chance for
knowledge. They also help poor villagers with the construc tion of schools and have sunk many wells and dug many roads. Our whole area is much better today because they
have come to live among us.
1:00 p.m. The boys had just eaten lunch under their dining
hall and gone to school. Suddenly it was all in fiames. Not
I wish them and their associates the greatest success in the laying of the cornerstone and building this new 100 bed hospital. It will help the general public as well as the leprosy patients; for there is no adequate medical facilities within many miles. Please see that this new hospital is completed very urgently. It is needed now!
Sincerely,
A. Krishnan
only the dining hall, but storeroom and all the bags, plates
and boxes burned up, too. The clothes of the boys are not kept in cupboards or drawers in India for fear of ants, but in steel trunks. Trunks and clothes all perished. About a
month later, at the same time 1 ;00 p.m., one of the men's wards at the leprosy hospital caught fire and burned. Again
beds, clothes and instruments were lost. We have not a clue as to who is back of it. PLEASE PRAY FOR US!
We welcomed Ralph Harter to the College for a special reason. He was the human instrument the Lord used in get ting us to India. Ralph came in 1947 and we in 1950. Ralph
gave a very interesting test or rules as to how to tell when
concentrated courses to the Bible College students. The first such Guest Professor was Bro. Ron Barnes, minister of the Antioch Christian Church, Washington, Indiana. Ron was able to stay from the middle of June to the first week of August. He is even now taking speaking engagements for the college, going into other churches and groups to tell of the work of the college, in his free time.
The second such Guest Professor was Bro. Ira Brandon.
He did one better, in that he also brought his good wife Janice along. There was really a lot of things done then. Ira taught the classes and gave the regular professors a rest, and Janice worked in the library and office. They were able to stay for five weeks, by the courtesy of the Northeast
Church of Christ, Columbus, Ohio.
One of the most interesting Chapel speakers for the year at Southern Asia Christian College was Mr. Sam Oomen from Conoor, S. India. Sam is a real man of Faith. He left the Syrian Church 46 years ago. They even tried to kill him at the time. He found New Testament Christianity by him self and preaches it all over India by his own means. He was a tea planter who started a company mixing lea leaves and dust. He sells enough to support his family and pay for his preaching trips. He goes on long trips every year and has for the last 42 years. He travels from October to March, all over India, preaching the Word of the Living Lord. The sacrifices
asked of the Indian Christians are so much more than are
We believe it is far better to have qualified American preachers and professors come to India to teach the Indian preachers there, than to send the Indian students to America. It is cheaper, better, and builds bridges of International understanding. This helps to show to our boys that there is but one Church, the Church of the Living Lord, Universal. There is not just the Indian Church or the American Church,
it is world wide.
We have other preachers, Professors and College Presidents who have promised to come. We will tell you about them when they arrive.
GRADUATION AT BIBLE COLLEGE The Fifth Annual Graduation service took place on Sun day evening, March 26. The main speaker was our Indian friend, Dr. P. David, who studied at Harvard University. He is the President of the Gurukal Theological Seminary in
Madras.
every sermon before they preach it. "If it does not show Christ as the answer to the problems of the people of India, then don't preach it." That might not be a bad criteria for American sermons, too. Here we are face to face with the devil every hour of every day. Bro. Oomen will return to the College in the Fall and hold a Spiritual retreat for us. Thank you for coming, Sam.
It was an impressive sight as all the young men leaving the college were in the traditional black robe. There were
eight young men who had finished the two year course and are now going out to serve in many states. Many guests came in from the villages and surrounding cities. God has blessed the College so wonderfully. So many teachers have come and gone and we have had to change the location several times. The students have been very diligent this year, for never have they had the privilege of getting to know so many teachers. First there was Bro. Ron Barnes who taught in June and July, and then Bro. Getter in October and then the Brandons in January and part of February. These and Bro. Reggie Thomas and the Rostovit twins make up the largest group of American teachers ever witnessed by our student body. These guests are in addition to Ruth and myself. Dr. Dasen, our Dean and David
Balasundaram, the warden and Teacher. Also we have a full
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time English teacher, Mr. Kannudurai and music teacher, Mr. Daniel. Also visual aid department and student trade department. Front entrance to new college property. 55 Harrington Rd.
MRS. LOIS MORSE SPEAKS IN CHAPEL
The only lady to speak in chapel for the whole year was
Lois Morse. She is the wife of Professor Laverne Morse. She
We look for the finest year ever in June when we start for the sixth year. As an addition to the College schedule, we will open a Branch at Madrapakkam, in the vernacular of Tamil and Telugu. This will give those who can not study in English or who can not be in the city also a chance to be able to preach. That means more work for an already over
burdened staff.
Dr. Dasen has suffered ill health for some time and has
and love of the Asian Christians, and how they had to die to defend their faith, there was not a sound in the Chapel or
now retired. He was in his 70's, and the strain was too much. We need a qualified Dean very badly. PLEASE pray for
vernacular school!
a dry eye. With Lois was Mrs. Zola Stradling of Springfield, Ohio, who also brought greetings. Welcome back ladies.
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It has been so long since we have had a change to personally chat with you, our friends. Though it is not possible for us to drop into your home, we can come this
way.
Do you realize that we have just finished twenty two years in India? We resigned from the church in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, in May 1949 and one year was spent in getting acquainted with you good folk. And now twenty two years in actual work. There were only three small churches and one preacher all in Madras City. Today the church has spread, it is not only the Madras City, but out into the three states where we live. This is an area 400 miles long
and 250 miles wide.
We want to thank you folk who have stood with us through these years. We are so proud of our Living Link Churches. In these twenty two years, not one has ever stopped support. Because of the increase in the family and rising living costs in the years, most of the churches have steadily increased their giving. A big thanks to the finest group of Christians in the world. Not only have our Living Link Churches stayed with us so faithfully, but also many of the regular givers, too. Many of the givers started in 1949 and 1950 and are still with us. This is a wonderful example of how Real Faith Missions
work. I want to apologize to you for not writing more often.
I just wish we could but the many things that demand to be done, there is very little time left to write. You good folk have been understanding of this and we appreciate it.
We were so happy in April when our eldest son, David,
returned to India for a while. He has finished his college
and written a book and will now help us set up the new Printing Press. David flew in on the new Excursion fare. I do not know if all of you, our friends, know how cheap it is to come to India now? You can go round trip from New York to Bombay and return for only $450. Just think of the bargain. Come visit us! Patty finished her first year of University and Sharon her first grade. Patty was enrolled in Queen Mary's College and Sharon in Ewart's school. Now it is vacation for everyone. Thanks to every one for the letters you write, parcels you send and prayers you pray for us. Please keep them all up, for the Devil is so strong and active. But Our God is Great!
ART and RUTH
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ARTHUR AND RUTH MORRIS
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Ninety years ago the first missionaries were sent to India from the Christian
6.^IWIC ETABi.ISHED In 1950 Arthur and Ruth Morris went to India to carry on the work of Dr. Zoena Rothermeland Fred Emith. Two months after their arrival, Ruth TJIorris began
the History of mission vjork in South India when the corner stone was laid for
become a reality. The work grew from maternity, colds, fevers and pediatrics tc^an important center for the treatment of leprosy. Land was purchased for a new,all-purpose hospital in 1955, and government secognition of the medical program was given In October 1958. Today they have a fullfunctioning lepronition and aid of UNICEFf the American Leprosy lilission, All-India Leprosy
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a general clinic in Madrapr^akkam Village. It was in a small thatch hut with just a nurse and a midwife and ."just 4 beds, but they dreamed that one day there would actually be a hospital there. It took 22 years for the dream to
Control Program, Leprosy Mission of London and the World Health Organization
At the corner stone laying for the new hospital Professor T. N. Jagadesan, vSecretary of the All India Leprosy Central board made a major address on lep
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rosy. He was, for many years,the secretary of Mahatma Ghandi and is a member of the Hind Kusht, a coordinating body to see that the best use is made of every leprosy Wnit. Art Morris was recently elected Vice President of the
was exolainedftha^''^^ther Morris is no longer considered a foreigner.
EVANGELISM PROGRESSES
In 1971 Arthur Morris reported that their ministry with and through trained Indian national leaders has seen more than 1000 baptisms a year for the past seven years with 5,559 baptisms for the first 10 months of that year. During the^^ear 45 church buildings were built. Today there are over 500 congrega tions in three states. To support them there are schools, boy's homes, the
FUTURE PLANS
Plans for the future are exciting. In his July 1972 n^sletter Art Morris stated: "We are going to re-survey each and Vvery ^Ijdlage. ^"e are going to
stronger. Our goal is to Doulile the Membership in the first hal^ of the
For the first five
years it requires as a minimum 2,000 additions a year and for the last five years 4,000 a year. Remember, India Is where the action is in the 70*s,"
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to send an inquiring letter. Thus we can both be sure, and I willhave the added pleasure of hearingfrom you personally.
for special Christmas treats.We wish you a Merry Christmas Thanks for this. We will try and let you know as they arrive. But if you don't hear,be sure
The Christmas season is upon us. Many ofyou have sent checks and gifts
choruses so they can go out each morning in December to Christian homes and
if at all possible, a pair of shoes for each child. They have started practicing
This year we are trying to give each child a special gift; special food
almost all children. We go on making them as time and money permits. The colors are white shirt and blue half pants, and the boys are proud to receive
their uniform.
serenade them. Special shirts have been made for them from the material given to us from Carlistle, Ky. School Uniforms have also been made for
Now that we are back to printing the Drumbeat we are offering you a apologies for the lack of a monthly magazine. It is our dedicated hope and aim to resume these monthly issuei. We believe this Magazine is important to you for information at Ladies Missionary Meetings ; to challenge the young
people of the Church and to make knov/n this branch of the work of the South
special this month. This is the Drum Beat Annual of 1972, offered with our
will find them in the group photos...also, we will continue in next month's
issue with pictures until all are included.
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the love of Jesus in a new home. The
happy couple are now studying at Tambaram Christian College, We are grateful that Grandma Rice, David Morris, Debbie and Carrie
Among the Happy Events is the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs,
T. G. Aruldoss. We know this sweet
our heart. Eyes were mistry as her brother David gave her away as her father performed the ceremony. For
me, it was one of the sweetest and
Patty's life in India with her family. As she leaves here to begin a new
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We thank visiting friends and well brought 14 of our boys to the throne wishers for their interest in the Boys' of the Lord. We are hoping for a Home while visiting here in India. return visit from him.
Especially our deepest thanks go to ^Mr. Mth Rnh Small. Dr. Snead (Mrs. Bob Small) worked closely with this Home, examining all .the hoys and prescribing for their ills.-. She
Today one of the special spiritual treats are being enjoyed. Daily in Madarapakkam are Reggie Thomas, Janice and Paye Rostovit. I know the Boys will long treasure this special
taught all of ns the dangers of hook joys. Christmas will have a deepened worm and intestinal parasites. Her meaning and the spirit of joy will
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can just see dealing with 400 thongs or shoes daily, but we are ready for
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received recommendation was shine from these boys during the that all should wear shoes or thongs. I coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. Small brought with Churches of Christ. Bro. Jaysingh them their childen and a friend. They left us in July to meet his Savior. were good for Madarapakkam.
mother, Mrs. Lula Rice, made her first visit to Madarapakkam" this year. How the children loved Grandma/ still they are asking about
her healthand remember her so
sweetly. All the family enjoyed her visitshe looked into each and every .
pain or trouble of each person she met. Such sympathy and interest they have seldom known.
Dave Thomas has been a blessing to the Boys. Dave was advance man for the Reggie Thomas Evangelistic
Team. He has a deep understand of Pesron to Person Evangelism. Dave
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charmer is' such a man that he removes our
fangs, and sometimes sews our mouth shut. Too, some of them are not actually hurt
A moderate size snake of the cobra family has enough poison to kill 10 people. A lot
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live in peace, iif wei are attacked or if we are in a corner, onff someone should
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so watohful)...then th6re ar8ome things you the idea of destrnoiion. Rather, a juicy
morsel will present itself in the way of a frog and I am trapped in the house. Where once the door will be open, when I am seen a "No Exit " sign goes up, and I am again chased
with the intent of being killed.
When I am allowed a little peace and
quiet, 1 find a good next of dried leaves and lay my eggs. The nest needs to be larget
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Open Ckristmas Letter for tliose wlio kave careJ for us Juring 1972
Christmas is here. Gifts for us are
pouring in from you. We are thrilled His love to all. and happy for these things. But at of Christmas
this season we are especially happy for
We wish to send you our thanks for helping this wonderful group and
Dave Thomas visit with us. We also
want to take this opportunity to Reggie Thomas Team, which includes thank you for our food and clothes,
the Rostovit Twins. for your wonderful interest in us and
they sing of His love, and how hard they all work to go through monsoon rains, through cyclone weather and over roads which are impassable. They are telling of His love to each and every man, woman and child that they
can reach. Here is the wonderful love
heart that you have, and we pray God's blessing on you at this Chritmas
time. May the gift of God, the Lord Jesus, be yours as He is oursthen
of Jesus being acted out daily in front of us. What a blessing they are this year to challenge us and encourage us
in our Christian lives. Fourteen of us
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Christmas 1972.
trike, this team has told of the Peace that Jesus can give. Through song
We are looking
ing on their guitars. Around them were their friends and Sharon, wide eyed and listening as they brought new songs and
choruses to South India. It seemed that
time had passed swiftly, and the Twins were dressed in the very same saris 18 months ago, with the same hairstyle, with the same musical instruments as when we all tearfully bid them good-bye. But no ! ! ! ! ! Something has been added. I pointed in the direction of this new some thing and got my finger bit, so now I am
very cautious. They are puppets. And very endouring as they open wide their mouthB and sing "Oh, How I Love Jesus"the Mighty Man, Mightly used of God,
evidently not in Madarapakkam. Oh, yes, I go to Madarapakkam a lot; but the streneoua work required there is left in the hands of our capable staff and dedicated Christians. But we can never be very sad when we sit around the table with our present guest Joe Garman. The pictures he showed of his two darling girls make us realize the sacrifice he has undergone to tell Madras of the saving power of the living Jesus. Nightly he is proclaiming His Word in a mightly way with good results. Daily he is bringing his knowledge of the Bible to the students at Southern Asia Christian College, Joe is a
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