The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1963

On the mission fields Miss Esther Lindema n to return for furlough ··1 \viii , ,,. J tl1c.· I <>rt/, li e iL, 111.,· rc/llt.'C (Ill(/ Ill_\' /<>tl/'c. \\, 111.\ (;c>c/; i11 l:l i,11 l,·ill I ···:· ,·, .. p,,,1/111 l) I:_. 1 'lt" Rltr l \\ .._., tl11, llt11C I\ tll~lt I ,h.1, l1f· lt',l' 111g 13~1ng.\,"l)t1 tt)r ft1r- ... ... ll llQll 1~, r,l.ltlC l 11 \ r)rtl JO r l a\ - t 1 ll .111gt11. rt 111 l3a11gt1i. J)l,\11c to 1 ()fl\.i,..111 \\ tth ,tt)p- 'er 1n ttr re and ~ ·1 ~la, _2 ,,c cn1h.1rk. the . . latcn l ,\111 at ~.1t1th H ,1111p t<.1n. "' ngland t arr1, c in C\\ 'a. <..1rk. on l a) 29th. The t.1tcn Dan1 is tl1c H lland- n1erica I Int:. \ \ hi le lr . Jc tl nctte \ i it a friend in l ntit n. 1 hall a L. \' i it the rthur Br ,, n .. . \,\ hon1 I enjoyed knowing in apeto,\ n during the ten \Veek tay there in 19-l-0 I k.n \V n1an)' of you are praying for n1e. and I an1 thankful . I knO\\' th L rd i leading and will enable n1e to continue both the teaching in the Bible chool and the Sango le on v. ith the To\.\--ne , who are making excellent progre . Meanwhile I am \\·orking at orting and getting rid of \\ hat I can and packing. I have been out to village with the To\\ ne , I top off, while they go on to the next village. A week ago a big crowd wa gathered for a cotton market and while waiting for the \\ hite men to arrive over 200 at and Ii tened to the me age and ang and memorized ver e while I tried to coun el with a number of in- ick oul . In the e out-of-the-way villages there i o much drinking and lu tful Ii\ ing. Chief converted BIG EWS here ince my October Congoi te - the conversion of our big chief. Sayo, pre ident of the Ban– ga ou Council. H i wife who was teeped in feti he and witchcraft died recently and chief Sayo wanted Pa tor Pierre Memby and the deacon to come cleanse the house of evil spirit and pray over it so that he could move back into it. Meanwhile he was planning a big dance and drinking party in honor of hi de– parted Vw ife. But chief Sayo found that more important than a house cleaning was a personal heart cleans– ing. 11 ost interesting incidents led him to see his spiritual need and he had a real experience with the Lord, and a vital ··new birth". 1 1 ow instead of the dance Sayo sent for Pa tor Memby· and he de- Page 6, MAY. 1963 c l,,rcLI l)cft)fC l1i, r>c<.111lc l1ow C,oll 11,1<.I tlcalt, 1tl1 l1i111 . ~tn<.I l1c wa<; 11ow fttrning fr<.1n1 the a11cc\tra l r>irit v o r ~11i11 to C' l1ris t. l1i. aviottr. He then gave tl1e kc ~ t ten lrltnk th at con– tained the fctL he that belonged to 11 i w ifc and hin1, too, and a<iked Pa t r Mcn1b) 1 to ge t rid of them. ince then he has had a wonderful tc tin1ony. on1eone cal] for him in the car each Sunday. Or cour e there i pre, ure put on him from hi heathen rel ative and the Catholic prie t, but he ha truly found LIFE in Chri t. Plea e pray for Sayo as he pray for guidance to find a hri tian wife. Year ago he had put away hi plural wives. EW CHURCH SITE the church here wa looking for a new i te for a church on the ea t ide of Banga ou. This would relieve the attendance pre ure of the two or three thou and that come every Sun– day. Sayo hearing of thi , gave a big plot of land in an ideal location. What an an wer to prayer! Overwhelming tasks There are many change going on in the work here, and in our new African Government. Much prayer i needed for understanding, wi <lorn and faith for the overwhelm.ing ta k that confront the mi sionary these days . Remember us here at Banga - sou, please. There may be time for letters till to Bangassou but if not, plea e ad– dres letter to the S. S. Staten Dam the Holland America Line, South Hampton England o that they reach there before sailing date, May 22 or end to the S. S. Staten Dam, Holland– America Line, New York, N. Y. be– fore arrival there May 29 1963. God bless you and thank you for your part in these four years that now fini h another term of the Lord's work in my beloved Africa. I con– tinue to look to Him for Hi will for the days to come. "Life without Christ is a ho,pele end, But life with Christ i an endJe hope." After May 29: Esther M. Lindeman, 322 Marion Ave. .W., Grand Rapids 4, Mich. La bori ng in Centra l Africa By RUTH NEPHEW (Mid-M ission s) gai n tl1c t1rgcncy of s1)reatli11g t h c g I a cl t i ti i ngs o f saIva ti on to t h() c who arc t1nclcr a ~entcncc of <. lca th ha" hccn l)Ltrncc.l ttpon OLtr hearts anc.l n1i nu \ a we fi ni5h the \ttrdy in the book of ·\ thcr . During the mon th of J anti ary. otJr Bible chool <;t ud en t<; went OLtt two by two to preach the goc;pc l in the Banga . ou district in Afri ca. hey held 32 1 meeting with a to tal at– tend ance of 16,003. From thi <; number th at heard, there were 591 profe5- ions of faith and 411 r e tor ati ons. Bible School opened the second week of Febru ary thi semester . In our curiculL1m we have inclLtded a hri tian Service Program. Each tL1d– ent ha one as ignment each week to f11Jfill. Some of the different ac; ign– ment are meetings in the jail military camp, ho pital bookstore, distribution of tract village meeting , Sunday School cla ses, teenage work, Boy Brigade reading classes with adult on the mission tation and in the village . During their fir t week at chool their reports indicated th at 44 were saved and that 30 were re– stored through their ministry. We rejoice that ouls are being aved but a we fini h the book of E ther in our class we are again con– strai.n~d to present our lives a living sacr1£1ce and to run swiftly with the me age of deliverance at the Kino' 0 command 'Go ye into all the world,' that others might live. Pray for the mi sionaries, African pastor and Bible School students as we give our lives that the multi– tudes might hear and be saved. M;ssionary conference held at Euclid Nottingham ''Send the Light' wa the theme of a mi ionary conference at Euclid ottingham Bapti t Church Cleve., 0., from April 24-28 with both home and foreign mis ion being empha - ized. On Wednesday morning the women of the church met to work on variou mis ionary ,projects, then en– joyed a noon luncheon and a program with Rev. Kenneth Good, Field Di– rector of the Fellowship of Bapti t for Home Mi ions a speaker. At thi service and again that evening he explained the need for a mi ion– ary outreach in our own country and (continued on page 7) THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST