The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1966

To God Be The Glory! I ht• foJIO\\'i ng is t:.,kcn f10111 J [)t'I\Ofl,ll Jetter 11t1t:n b) l>r. l)onn \\' 1-... t.tLh,Hll, "'ho,..., er, ing the l or<.J in J ., .... t P.Jki~tan under . B. \\'.[.. h) hi.., parent\. l) r ,1nd Mr \. ll . 1·. eh .. harn. It \\,t\ ot ,uLh ., thr1ll1ng n,1tu1c hat \\C i.tskcd pt1n1i,...,,on to ,h,Ht' it \\'ith our eadcr. li crc indccc.J 1..., .1 n111.,clc ol C,od'-. nc and grace! i)r.trc"il Folk,: \\I c11. i f t h i ') ha\n' t l, cc n a w cc I, nd a hal r. I Li()n ' t k n () \,\J . \ Ill e I 1'()111 hl'. tt"itlal ,lct1, 1t1C\ L) I the week. \,\,tth lintc . l1oc.1 kkecp1ng. etc .. \.vC haLI an– ther h l()pcn1ng that n1ark , a new 11 i IC S l () n e I 11 th C h(.)~ r> it a I. ~c)r ..1h<)t1t \i x year\, the n1i ~\iL)11 etainecl L1 nc langt1age teache r l1 1 1hc 1a n1c t1f [lent, . He v.,t\ a !)rt fc \ing ' hr istian ancl really quit e gl)() t l at lreaching. here \.\Cre thing" 111 ht \ I I e . how eve r . t h at 111 acl e o n c a h i t t1 ·piciot1s t)f hi, real p l)~ tli l) n . I I urnetJ () Lil that he gc)l 1nvo lvctf \.\ ith \\'(>n1an fron, a 11earby village anti he 11C\VS of thJ\ got Ott( . rfh c hrl \– i ans ca 11 c d a n1 ect t ng t t) hear what i cntt hdd to ~ay and. ,lCCt) r(ling lo he ~criptt1r,1J adn1on1li<.)n, "c c )111 11t1n1ca1ed" hi111 fr c1 111 the lellow\ hi1) . le profcs~cd repentance. anti ag,lin. 11 Scriptural f a~h,on he wa\ rc\lorccl f e IIC)\\'sh i J) ht1 t gi vc n to tt nc.lcr~l,tntl hat tl1ere v.'e re cc rt ,1in f rt1it\ o l re– )entancc tl1at shc1tilc.l he seen. a 111ong hen1 , ha vi ng no further a\\c>ciation \ i t J1 t h is f) a rt i ct ti ar w on 1 an. I n\ t ca <.I , ll \.\ ever. }1 e n1arri ctf hc1 . Oh\. ic)t t~I y 11.:; v.'as "e con1n1t1nicatccl'' <) nee again . ri111e wen t l1y anti \\C tJ icLI (O 11Hi11t ain co11 tact wi th 13c nt1 tc> let l1in1 llO\ w'-= still I lVccl h1111 anti \,\,antccl o l1el1J l1in1 i11 SJ)i tc <.)f the aclic1n l1at l1acl to l1e takt::n. I le. l1 t1wcvcr. n1dir1ed tnLl iffercnt ancJ l1i s "'' ife. a uddl1ist. \VHS al., c,lutelv in a rage al ...., he 111i sio11 aal(I 1l1e l1ri sl ian C(> n1- 11u11it). As ti nit:: J)t'<>gr ss~ I. l1 l! l)l!- _an1l! ,,regnant. r he 1>r<>l)I 111 "'' ~1s. , e, r. t 1 J at s 11 is a l l i a 1, ~ l i c nn l I hu~ f)I< 11c to all c rt f Cl 11111lica- i >ns. As a 111-.;ans c,f j)r ssi ng <>tlf 1l1iding c 11c , n f o, ll 11t1 anll hi v\afe. "'c in,it c) l1irr1 t l'>1ing ]1~r tll ,u, I s1,i1al f r l1er 1>r natal car .. ·ant i lt,c, 11 clai111 cl s11 'd tli l1cfor 11 ca, 1 ... and \/1e ,1!111r1\' I flirl' Th Ch II ng Pr s ntecl I c lJl () ( () ll 111 . on \\ 1 · c.ln ·sll, lie I u I I lJ , lil I 111 ~ ,, , C.. t th I f c f I ,1 I, "' " d u t > I ,: ul .. Ii 11 itJI 1)11 i\ cl 8 SJ1 1 ,ttl l> fl , 1 11 ' HCl f >1 SI • J1n<I I le 1>c J &1<1, ,!fl ·cl 1<. 111141 < ( 111 ·g THE OHIO IND P ND[ t i BAP I IST Dr. and Mrs. Donn W. Ketcham n,tnC)' with \CVcrc ()re-ec la n11)sia lo l he 111 ace where ~he wa\ S\,V llcn f ro n1 the crown of her hc,1cl t o the ,oles <)f her fee l. , he W,lS having trOLlhl c with her hrcathing, h er kicineys were al10Ltt c lo. e(i (town, her bloocl pres- Ltrc wa Ltp tc) 20() anti she lc)okc(f reacl)' l t1 ~tart convul ~ing. /f e1e H'(l.\ t f I e () f ) fJ () I' I I I I 1 i I \' .' Over the nc t 7_ h o ttr, , I got al1ot1t ~i l1roken hottt' \ () r \ICC (). We \lartcti o ff 1) v igorL1u~ n1ctli c,tl lrcaln1cnt to prcve1t C<.)nvttl ~io nc; a,1cl to get the l, l<.)ocf prc\<; t1rc (IC)~n . l-Icr a llitt1clc wa\ that C)f \11ccr1ng cc1 ntc111pt ::tncl t t) l a I I ack. o r coopcra t i o n. h c a id that \,\,C were ~ti c ki11g he r v\ ith all tho<;c neccllc, <;i n1pl y tc.1 J)ttni sh J1cr fc)r nc)t h ,lvi11g l1cco111 a ' hri~tia n. ·rrca t 111 c n1 l1roughl J)l'C\ tire llc.1wn a nti rcn1ovccl the clang r of co nvtt1 - \tt) t1 \ It al~o liroughl t}1c c. i1al1c tc tin- ... tie r co11lt <) I. l1 ()\\C\.C1, the kitfnC\\ re- 111a1nctl tl1c rea l tt () tll1lc . . c wc>i kctl lcvc ti \ hl v I l1t: gi r ,~ \\ C) I kctl 24 l1t)t1J"' ar()ltt1d I I 1 c c I <.)ch. t <.) co 11 cc t t h c g() l) c. I\ an t I g c t ... tl1cn1 ~tcril 11c<.f in sn1a ll lt)l\ . t1~1ng tl 111·0s"t1rc Cl)l>kcr. I rcl)ttill ~• tt\Ctl C> f)el'ating tal1le \\~ 11,ttl 1cct•i, 1 'tl S<.) ll1l: tin1c; 1)1' vil)l ts 1) 1 a r1 <. I gl1l t l1111gs Sl!l llJ) . The Operation Performe d ()n l"rilla) 1 nigl1t at 1() :3 8 \\~ tli I a aes rea11 seclilll1. \ V~ 111all l:' tlttr in– c i it> n l 11 \ < 1'.:: r s I, i 11a I u ll l: s t J 1 e t i c. I l) I, · r– i t l el i . I t I c, n k en 111 a 11 a ssis t l I• .I t•:, n \ Ill ,,a scrttl1 nt1rs•, ll • k\ l H\l\ nncl lc:a11ni~ I 1 kl·rl i ,, l'l': tl1l! ir cttlati )11 llltf' t: a11,l l{ al11l1 1\nkl·11111.1n \\ a i 11 c l1 d rg <) I i n I ; 111 t J • s\ 1 • i t ~ 11 i Cl 11 . I 11 :()() j) . 111 . ,, ,I ·la, Jt"ll a 7 ll ll,tl) ,..,,) . l t ,, as n l1it 111r, an<I 111 k fl J Lil I • I I h< lll s, l)lll 11()\\ l)t)l h fl ,1 1 f llf1<l fail, , ( ,,ncl 11 1 ) ,tr Lie 111g '" .-111 I It 1 ,1tlit11cl h, ·l1 ,1 ngcll rcn1,lrkal11 1 . ~he ha~ ,,tid no thing. hut the look on her lace s1Jcak\ , o lL1111cs. Bcnu i pr,1ct1call 1· in tear~ wi th gratilu(lc. Pray n1uch th a t C,ocl \viii tt )t; thi to ~pc c:tk to their heart.. The Importance of it All The ca c wa in1port,1nt ,n n1an 1 wa 1 'i. I t wa Ottr first 111aJor t1rgcrv here in the hL)~ p1 ta). he ca~c \Va\ 111<>st cfiffi cttll . fh c patient wa\ dil – ficttll . l: ight yea r\ L)l work and \ it– nc~~ ing in Bilchari i11agc \i\crc al o a t "il,tke. Th e \\ hole rept1lat1 n of the 11 ospit ,1 I an LI t he l r cl' work \.\ a" ,\ t "take . ThL: I ord "'a gooci ar1cl all \ \ C11t v ell. l c1nl "'i5h ic ( Or. \ ' 1ggL1 C)I\Cl1) cou l I ha, c l1ccn here. l-l c \\ as in Dacc,1 at the tin1c l e) get t1 n intt;r– v i "' \.\ ith Pre. ic.l e 11l Kh an a11c.l tht1, 11 l l \ ~ C i l h l' h i g C\ c 11 t I l ;<I it (>J • \ <>I e: 1\ po t 'iCri 11t 1 <.) t l1c letter. \\ riltcn l1\· I I Kclch,1111·, , , tie . ' ' Kitt\" rc,lti, a, foll()\\. . ·· i t \,a, :1 tl,1 1 ling [)al1, (') ()\ 7 ]l)\ I '> hi~ fl)l' ... a l3l;ng,1l1 l),1l1\ l I L" ,, .. llll)t ,tl1lc \\ c \\<..:JI.?' all \() l1tl\'r 11c1 one g~.)t ..... ,.,,ctu,c.:, 1 l l1a1·" the'"'"' ' it gl)C,' l l all ... \\ ,t" \<.) 1t1rilJ1ng' " 1 rtil\. thL' l l)t LI \\,t\ f!t><.l<.I in ,,1,,ring lht lilL .. l)1 th,, tl1lllhL .. , an i cl1ilLI It, 11 i)t ,l\ c1 ,~ llL'l!llL'lf f )(' lhl'\L' JlliSSll) f1:tf IL'\ ,l\ tl1L'\ \\'() I k 111 .... .. in tl1c l1t,SJ)it.d 111 1 .1,1 l>nki slan. --------------~~---------------- DECATUR FOUNDRY CO. INC, Divi~ion of J . l . J ohn~on & Son Inc. 1700 N. C, lhoun Stre t Dec, tur, lllinoi M ,nuf ctur Ann ling Po t for M lie bl Foundri NOV ~\BER 1966 PAGE 5