The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957

Page Fotirt en __________ T_H_E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST December 1957 ~~~~~~~~~~ - REFLECTIONS OF GOD'S FAITHF'Ut,NESS I{, l~l "'l l l I I I~li l~:. J i i~si(>tl,ll')" to t l1t 1 ( 1 0 11go • ••t) ~i,·l' tl1,111l'-~ 1111tt) tl lt' ] ;(> l'<l ; f't>r Il t' i" t!OL)tl: fo r I Ii~ 111 (' r t·)· t'll– <i ll l'('t 11 !() l' (' \ '('l' .. ' r11 l' t 11 rt'l' 111011 t 11~ r ~ r t' ll<·11 , t11ti, i11 l~rll"'st' Is ,l l'l' al 111o"'t clt • <111 t 11<i. a11cl i11 li tt lP 111ore tl1a11 a ,, t'c·k: I 11<)1)e tt> l1c 0 11 111~· ,,·,1>· to t 11P l~ t' lg·ia11 011~·0. l 11te agai11 t 11r {;o rcl 11,1, ~lll),,·11 ll i111self to be tl1r . \ l- 111 ig·l1 t~·. . \ ll-lo,·i11g·. I)1·a)·er-a 11 ,,,·e1·– i11~· TOCt . :\Ia11 111aJ· 1ricl e l1i111- ~elf i11 l1i~ al1ilit,· to . l1oot . atellite: • i11 tt) s1)aee, bllt 011r ( {od ,,-- 110 : pol(c tl1e . 1111. 1110011 a11cl .,tar. i11to lJeiug·. ~till l1olcls tl1 1111i,·er .·e i11 the 1101- lo,,· of I I is ha11(l- a11 l lJle ed . 1111- t·l1a11~:i11g t1·11tl1: t]1e ,·e1·>"' l1ai1\ of ot11' l1ea<] ar·e all 11 l1111be1·e 1 b,,. }l in1 • for· it 111atter , to IIin1 abo11t t l1e (letai] . of 0111· li,Te. . Tl1e te11- la)" tri l f1·0111 X e,v· Y 01· l~ to ....\ 11 t ,,·e1·p 011 a Belg·ia11 a1·g:o l)oa t tra, ..e time f01" 1·e t a11 1 1·eadi11 o' a11cl " ·aiti11g on the Lo1·d for a 1·e- 11e"Tal of . tre11gth. I 11 B1·11 els a plea a11t 1·oom ,,·a 1--ead)'" £01· n1e i11 a boa1· ling:-hotl e 1·uu l)y a 1 hri. - tia11 ,,.. ido"·. Te11 1ni. io11a1·ie~ of fi,·e liffe1·e11t :\I i -. io11 boa1"'cl . a1· ta~,. i110" l1e1·e. ..t\.11 a1--e p1--epa1--i11g for t l1e 1 0110 o a11cl the Lorc1 ha lJ01111 l <)u1· l1ea1"'t together-- i11 Io, ·e a11 1 fello,,·:hi1) ha bee11 ,,..eet i11 Hi1n. I ha,·e had a p1·i,,,.ate F1"'e11 ;11 tu– tor,. ha,· e pe11t . e\·e1·al weel{: at the F1·e11cl1 1 olo11ial ._ 'chool a11cl ha,·e atte11d cl F1·e11c-l1 Bil)le ·la.. e. at th Belgia11 (-fo ·pel :\Ii.·. io11. I an1 !l:ratefl1l tl1at f1,0111 t l1 e fir. t 1 tot1ld 1111cle1·.-ta11cl co11,,.e1·. atio11 a11 l (to. pel n1e , age. a11d 110,,r t he ~ pan– i. h. ,·r hic:h ha.· l)ee11 i11 the f 01--e– g1·01111cl for· tl1e la.·t t,,·e11 t)r } " al\ ' , i · O'I·a l11al l"'~ oi,TiJ10· ,,·a,.. to the 0 · ' ....., 0 · ' Frenc:}1 i11 . p ealri11g· t oo. .,. To" · ,,~011 •t yol1 plea e p1~a;y· that as I g:o to the C 1 011go tl1e nati, ·e la11gt1ag·e ,vill co111e lJatl{ ql1icl{l)T ? I l1a,·e jl1. t 1·etl11·11ecl f1~om a ,,Teel{ in (}e1--ma1l)'", O'ettiuo· 1·e-acc1t1ainte 1 ,,·i th 1~eiati \"e. . I ,Ti ·itecl ther·e t~re11- t~· -f i,~e Jrear , ag·o. ~ 1 i11ce tl1e11 ther e l1a bee11 a de,,.a ·tati11g· ,,·a1· ,,·hir ]1 lJr ..ouO'ht 1111tolcl . 11ffe1~ing a11cl lo.. a11cl a112.·11i: l1 to our lear one. . lJL1t thei1· faith i11 the o·oocl11e .· of 1 o l 1·emai11 " llll~hake11. It ,,·a. 1·efr·e. l1- i11g to joi11 ,,it l1 the111 in the i11~:– i11~: of the l>ea11tiflLl Ger111a11 el101·– al e ,,·biel1 . l)eal< of (-}ocl ~ faith– fl1l11e aucl 1r1e1·e\". Ot1 t <)f f 11 l l .. Ji Part ,,~e . ang togethel'. rr11e11 la. t ,v·eel{-Pll(l I , .. i:itecl the aucie11t a11d bea11tift1l city of " ""' \111 ·t e1·cla1n. 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