The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1956

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Today, what a ffe cts an African politically, socially, economically and spiritually affects us in America. As An1ericans we hove a stak e in Africa. As Chtistians we have a fa r greater stak e in Africa , In jeopardy is the destiny of the Alf ,ed A . Kunz, International Director almost 190,000,000 souls in Africa who have no knowledge of the lord J es us Chris t . The Pocke t Testament league Afr ica Cam· paign is taking the Gospel to thousands upon thousands of Africans for the first time . You have a stake in this campaign. You can have an active part in it through the praye, f ul support of the Pocket Testame nt