The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1961

F_e_b_ru_a_ry~1_9_6_1~~~~~~~~~~~-T_H_~E_O_H_I_O~I_N_D_E_PENDENT BAPTIST Page Fifreen ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--=-:..!::::.:_...:....::..:..:-_:-=.: ho Among You ill Give Ear To Our Needs? By Beth Odor EVA GELICAL BAPTIST MISSIO S- iger Republic, West Africa Home on Ftrrlough-484 W. Royalton Rd., Grafton, Ohio "And I do this for the sake of the Good evvs ( the Gosp el ) in order that I 1nay become a participator in it a1 d sh are in its ( blessings along with you ) . I Cor. 9:23 Amplified ew Testament. Every redeemed child of God finds his true position as a bond slave of Jesus Christ-bound one to another in Him because He has purchased us with His precious blood and has made us par– takers together. Because of this posi– tion we have the privilege of bearing one another's burdens. It is interesting to notice in the Scrip– tures how the Lord honored those who had a burden. Turn wi th me to the Book of Isaiah and hear the burdened heart cry of those who saw their own cities laid to waste and ruin because of God's judgment upon them. Can you hear the cry of Dumah as he cries out, "Watchman, what of the night?,, Then in the New Testament we are moved as the Lord Jesus Himself portrays the heavy burden of his heart as He views the multi– tudes fainting and scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. T oday, do you hear the burdened heart-cry of the mis– sionaries as they cry out to you, "Come over and help us: The doors are closing and we need you who are called of God to help us reach many of our areas with– out a gospel testimony. Young people, are you content to stay home and let our Africans perish without the knowledge of ever having heard the Good News of Sal- CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Our 57th Year A staff of eighteen workers wit– nessing to nearly one million Jews in Ohio, W. Va., and Brazil by per– sonal visitation, classes, radio, tract and mailing ministry. Preparing others to witness to Jews by conferences, missionary meetings and the annual Institute for Jewish Evangelism. Our policy to work with l ocal New Testament churches in the accept– ed methods of Scriptural evan– gelis1n, and the placing of new on– vert s. St aff 1neml>crs are happy to visit churches with inspirational and in– formati ve pr s ntation of th work. Write for fr e copy - "Trump ter for Isr ael ." R v. Gerald V. Sr11 Iser , Supt . P .O. Box 3556, 1 ~v 1 la11cJ 18, Ohio vation ? The financial burdens loom up before each mi ssionary and we cry u nto the Lord with heavy hearts, ttLord lay it upon your children at home to share this financial load with us.,. Let us be partakers together as we endeavor to unfold to you the need of a Girl's School . For quite a few years we have prayed for this boarding home for our Afri can g irls, that we might be able to have these g irls in a Christian environment and with the aim of leading each girl to the Lord Jesus. You may ask us, (tWhy do you feel it is essential to have such a project be– come a real ity in your work?"' "Come with me on an imag inary trip to one of our nearby African villages. We will walk to this village, so don' t for– get to put on your helmet and sunglasses so you won' t get a sunstroke. As we gee closer to the vi llage we see several g irls coming up from the river with earthen vessels of water on their heads. They spy us coming, so they call out to us and wel– come us to their village. We are now in t he village and we have an invitation to enter a compound. We greet the women and the g ir ls and then we ask to read the Word of God to t hem. Io the course of our conversation we ask permission from the mothers of the young girls if they can come to our Bible Classes or to our home so we can wit– ness to them more effectively. We are not surprised to hear the answer, ..No, the g irls have to pound grain or bring water up from the river," or other ex– cuses. From this compound we are g lad for an invitation to visit a young African bride who is in hiding for seven days. We enter the room where she is sitting and it is dark so we can't gee a good look at her, but we know she isn' t a happy bri de and she si ts there dejected- no bright future for her. After some more visits in this village we walk toward s the road on the way back to our mission compound and home. On the way we pass a l ittle African girl. Look at her tat tered dress and notice the sadness in her eyes-forlorn and unwant– ed. Her mother has died and a relative is taki ng care of her. As we walk along the road we unburden our heart as we tell you ou r dream for such girls as t his little one we just passed. There would be a bright future for her if we had enough money to build a dormitory to house such girls as th is little one. Just think a home, such as this one, would also be a place where our young African Christian men could choose their l ifemates. Instead of a dejected, unhappy girl, she wou ld be a radiant bride ready to take her place beside her husband to help him reach their own people with the Gospel. Im– mediately a Christian home would be established. Are you willing to help us make this boarding home a reality for our young African gi rls? There are a number of ways that you cou ld help us in making this become a reality. First of all, we need a dormi– tory building to house these girls. We would suggest ladies missionary g roups could have money showers for this build– ing and the gifts sent into our home of– fice in Paterson, New Jersey marked, "for the Girl's School dormitory building in Dosso, Niger Republic." unday school classes, such as the Primary and Junior Girls' Classes, could contribute regularly to a special fund for the operation of th,e school, and thus a fund would be ready to be used when the dormitory bui ldi ng was erected and ready for the g irls. We trust that you may prayerfully consider this projea and encourage our hearts by contributing to this worthy cause for the advancement of the Gospel in the Niger Republic. 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