The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1965

IN AFRICA Like a new venture B Esth r M. Lind man ll a l i l 1 1u.1- l\ I 1 1\. n, ll, 11g . l 1..'11tral 1\ t r h." ,11 Rc..·l1t1l1l1c l-:l a, i11c 11\., arrt \Cli in C t1,t11g). l ft "I a bit ltk.c lt),l1t1.t 111t1,t l1a,•c. tarting tit ~.1r1 ,1 nc,, vcntt1rc. anct ... 1 l1a, 'c tlCl'ti l' I tl1i~ ,, l)r\.l fr 111 the l t rti. tl l''. ,, htch 1• 111, l l)t,5 ) car , cr ~c J 1 ht1 .. 1 1. l). l llc ,, .. 1r111 ~cn<.i- ff fron1 ,rantl R.. 1p1d t'tl Dt.: JO ,, a pre c<.tcd b) a ,, l,nJerft1l ( ' l1r1st111c.1 . 1 t \\'a, , o 111cc f r R t1h, and 111c to have broth– t"r Rt:g ,tnli Frrtn \\ it h u , and liff •1nd fan1il) an1e hri tn1a da}. We rcall, liked that. nd there were • the tel ph ne call . Roger from Bo - ton. H ar ld and Di k fr m R ock– f rd. lll in i and Fl rence a nd Ruth fron1 Battle r eek.. The "open hou e·· was really de- 1 i ghtful and the farewell in mv church ~ , unda) night. Pastor Matthe gave a challenging me age on Mi ion and at the clo e all formed a circle about the audi torium and ang "Ble t be the tie that bind our hear t in Chri tian love:' It was lovely. The Chri tma and end-off gift from hurche "' and friend were truly en– couraging and heart warming, too. 11· deep thank to you. Fa rewel l to friends Then. there wa the farewell at the air-port with many there of both Barbara Kalk' friends and mine. The jet flight wa good. Doroith)' !\1oon joined u in Pittsburgh. We enjo1·ed the vi it wi th friend in Gen– e, a and in Pari we had a mo t in– teresting day of ight eeing about the cin and to Ver ailles. Par i was cold - and windy. I went with the Fogle to the Bapti t T abernacle where I had attended ervice back in 1931. We fie\\-· from Pari at 9 p. m. 1'1onda)'~ breakfast at Fort Llamy in the Chad at 8 a. m. Tuesday and ar– ri"ed at Bangui at 12: 15 noon, at temperature of 82. Barbara went to Crampel the following Monday and Doroth1· and I took the plane to Banga sou= a two hour flight of 500 miles. It \.\ as good to see many friend at the Bangui airport, too; Bob and Ruth Ann Peterson, Mrs. Paul Carl– on. the Lindquists and other~ of the Congo who are waiting there till they can cross again to their work. We were glad to know that the American Consul has said that we ~ARCH, 965 PAGE 4 '\ \ 11 I cc t l[ l I i l l" , e c t I r c i n t I 1 c 'c 1 t r a 1 1\ frtca n R cJ)ttl) l tc. I 111c11t1(lncll 111) 1ntcrc\t 111 gc tt111g ~t cnr l tir 1cl<.l Director 1n 13angt1i. He ha, a r~al "btty" right n w that I a111 prn} i11g al1ot1t . Plea c pray, t o . B , 0 : Fro111 l1ot humic.l Bangui \,\,C fot1nd Banga~ot1 quite cold . he cold that I caught en– r tttc ha been deep and difficult lo thr w ff, anc.l ha impaired my hear– ing \\' hich i. very annoying. The n1i ~- io nar)' doctor taying a t Banga sot1 for the n101nent ay I h ave a throat a llergic to change of climate . On to Quango Our telegram regarding OLlr ar– rival in Banga ou went awry 'SO there wa no one to meet u . Pa tor Lande one of the fir t to greet m e aid "Let u thank God before we talk" and he thanked God for Hi ··marvelou an wer to tiheir prayer . There wa keen d,i•' appoi·ntment when they found I wa really going on to O uango, but they have accepted it and are thankful to ee me "a a dream come true." They are shower– ing me with gifts of eggs ( 120). ,pineapple , rice, peanut etc. Group of the faithful women" have come wi th their gift too. God ble s them all. It i~ a joy to ee how the work ha prospered and all that goes on at Bangassou. I am very consciou of the prayer of the e dear people. I tell them how good the people at home have been to send me back . Thank you all. What warm memori e of your love and prayer ! God bles~ you. I am thankful to be back again. QUANGO: Jan. 2. Mr. and Mrs . immo came for me Tuesday. Quango is only 50 mile from Bang– as ou a much maller Po t, but teeming with people. Faithful Mr . J o eph Bonnet, deacon and govern– ment nur e, hook hi head and r e– peated] y grasped my hand in joy. · God ha an wered our prayer and we have seen a wonderful thing. ' ' There are problems to face her e a I "cross over thi Jordan. ' ' The dispen~ary which Mr. Nimmo is fix– ing up i quite removed. It will need lots of fixing and finishing and it is mall, onl y temporary. So-o-o I mu t rest in the Lord d ay-by-day to work it all out. 'Only be thou strong and cot1rageous. ' ' J ' c1llll linge rs :111t.l c~11·s still n t 0 f)tlll. I ha11k ' tl l l f<,r J ruyi rl g 11 · I g ·t intl, the \·Vlll'k. I l rir t1y tor 111y \ ca kc nccl throa t ancl ca rs n 11cJ for 1-f i ~J)irilt1a1 I lcs ings. ..,.. hank ) ' C)tt . L .. ct 111 c hear fron1 yot t real soon. Missionary emphasis year designated at Johnson City ~I· h j ~ aca <l cn, 1 c yea r a L Rapt 1 ~ t 8 i b I e cm inary, John 'On c ·1ty, has bee n c.tcs– ignatec.l "Mi ionary mpha~i Year:' H ome and foreign mi ssionarie h ave been prominent in the chapel schedule and the Student Mi~sions F e l– low hip ha · hac.l a year of progran1s designed to s ti111ul atc enthu c; iasm ancl vi ion for the field of the world. At a recent cha,pel , 17 seniors who are accepted or who ar e making ap– plication to our mi ion agenc ies gave te timony to God' call to mis- • • 1onary erv1ce. April 30th i the date et a ide for annual Open Hou e this year. A £u11 progra1n is planned and a capacity crowd expected. The day will be climaxed by a choir concert in the • evening. D r . Carl E. Elgena, vice-pre ident, ha·"' announced hi acceptance of a call to the pa torate of First Baptist C hurch in New York City. Dr . El– gena will be supplying the pulpit dur– ing the spring and summer month , and will a surne the pastoral obliga– tions full-time beginning August 1st. He will continue as Vice-President of the Seminary, actively participating in the area of public relation and development. Hebrew Christian Society (An Independent Baptist Mission) 4486 Mayfield Road Cleveland 21, Ohio * * * PRESENTING CHRIST Through means of: • Literature Distribution • House-to-House Visitat ion • Bibl e Classes • Camp • Correspondence School • Radio WCRF Cleveland Speakers avail able to minister in your Church Rev. Alan C. Metcalf, Director - - THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST