The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1970

T Grov City R ,, 1\ lla11 ,. 111c. began hi, .... 1111,11',tr, at tht: Bthlc Baptt. t ht1rch i11 ,1t1,c 1t\' . hto th1 pat June. He ga111cli ht" th~ 1 gical training at B 1"" J ne" L 1 n1, er It\' . reenville. " ~ uth ... ar1l1na. long ,,ith hi par- ent . he ,, a pri, 1leged to be a n1en1- l1er of a ht1rch ,, hich had been tarted h, t1r late br ther Dr. J . . Ir, 1ng Ree e .._ Prior to h1 con1ing to Grove City, he pa tored the Panama Bapti t hurch in Panama. e\.\ York. Grove it, make hi fourth pa torate. He and h1 ,, ife have five lovely hildren. Wright To Mid-Brook Our brother. Rev. Thoma S. ,, right ha re igned a pa tor of the baron Bapti t Church. Sharon, Pa. , \\ here he mini tered for thirteen years, to accept a call to the Mid-Brook Bapti t Church in Brook Park , Ohio. Brother \Vright ha been active in our OARBC fellow hip for many ~'ear . The Lord richly blessed hi mini tr\' at haron and will. no doubt. ., continue to ble him 1n his new work. He and h1 '"ife are the proud par– ent of t\\O preachers. The}' are Tom, Jr. t Grace Bapti t Church. Minford, Ohio - GARBC) and Tim ( Interim Pa~1or at Cal \'ary Bapti t Church, Hubbard. Ohio GARBC). Tim is a graduate of ~1oodv Bible In titute and - " plan on attending Bapti t Bible Sem- . inar~' · larks Summit, this Fall. They al o have a Jovely adopted daughter named L1 a Ann \\'ho is almo t ten }ear '"' of age. Subscribe to: $2.00 per year The Ohio Independent Baptist FOR A FRIEND Box 160 Xenia, Ohio 45385 12 OCTOBER, 1970 Who Cares About M.K.'s? by Charlotte Arnold 1' t n1c1,1l, .... ,, 11t't1 , ,r,tt ,,~re :tl'll)lll Ill IHt11,cl1 int<J l1igl1 scl10l) I life? 11 ttn knl ,, 11 , , tlrlJ lief tll'l' , l)t l - t111fa 111il iar ~tarr()ttn<.ling . tcacl1 ers ' Ot1 I n<..1 11cvc1 llll'l, slrn 11gc ~ta l,jcc ts ll) c 11 l1t111t ' I' , t111k11own 'X Jicricnccs IJe f< r e ot1. I l't'J"I i 11si ll' 11cr l1 n 1 s \ <)tt "'l'l't' a Ii l l lc f ri gh t c 11ecl. llt1 t i I , l tt ,, ere J ()C <)r 1 {1r\' vcragc Ot t 111 Cll1,1 l1I l1atl n ""orric , nr ct1 11ct·r 11 at al l, ''" t< , l1crc ,, tt ~<.)ttl<.1 go afte r c lasses Yot1 co til<.l re trea t , Yll k.nt' ' '. t<) l1l1111c a11Li fa111tl \ . .-1hcv sr>cll c<.I n co, y sccur, t \V l1i cf1 yo tr took f<.)J c ra ntc<.l. 1\11<.i c, c ,1 ,, l1cn \OU \\ere "' tn" al hi gh \Choo l. l1011c a 11<.J fan1il y were a haven i11 c,c,, t r111 ot1 never had tow ndcr, uWhcre wi ll I Jive wh il e I go to high CllO()) '?" Bt1t tl1at i pr c,~c l) \\ hat ~on1e o f th e chi ldren of Bapt1\l Mid-Mi ss ions and E 7 vangcl1ca l BniJti t Mi si ns \\ orkerc; in Africa are woncler1ng today. It } tt ar ttpporting mi ionarie working with these agencie in Ghana l ihcria. iger, or entral Africa con ider what the two propoc;ed high schoo1 d rmitoric \\till 1nean to the e familie and to the work of the Lord - your \V rk. The chool are there, prai e the Lord. The need i for dormitorie to house teen-ager on the ame continent, at lea t , with their parent . Thi will enable the mi ionary fami1ie to be together for holiday and chool vacations. Ne ocean eparating parent and children. The e dormitories, staffed and equipped. wi ll enable mi ionary per onnel to remain on the field during the years thei1 children are in high chool , obviating long lapse in their vital service to the ord. If you are thankful for the family you had during high school year , if you are thankful for your mi ionaries and the work they are doing for the Lord why not 111ark yo11r calenclar for a liberal thanksgiving offering for one of the dormitorie o urgently needed in Africa? The plan for one dorm a joint project for Baptist Mid-Missions and Evangeli– cal Bapti t children is explained below in thi unique announcement from the field. To quote: If rnt Af rirau flarriagr An unu ual marriage has taken place in West Africa. Two already existing families have been brought together with a total of ninety children. The bridegroom has forty-two children who come from Ghana and Liberia. The bride is the mother of forty-eight children who come from Mali and the Niger. The happy couple were married in May of this year. The bridegroom Baptist Mid-Missions in West Africa has been lawfu lly wedded to petite and comely Evangelical Bapti t Missions. The marriage will provide a home and schooling for high school children who until .now have truggled independently to receive their education. Plan are being made for a new home in Bouake, Ivory Coast . The family hope to occupy the new residence in August of 1971. They will live on the campus of the Ivory Coast Academy, the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society School at Bouake. With the children ade– quately cared for piritually and academically Dad and Mom will carry out their commission as Ambassadors of our Lord Jesu Christ. The marriage i a step of faith on the part of the bride and groom. The entire family will appreciate your prayer– ful fellow hip for their union. Gifts for the happy couple may be sent to either of the following addresses: BAPTIST MID - MISSIONS EV A GELICAL BAPTIST MISSIONS 4205 Chester Ave. 714 Broadway Cleveland, Ohio 44103 P ater on, ew Jersey 07514 The other dormitory i for Bapti t Mid-Mi ions children in Central African Republic. Gifts designated for the dorm may be ent to the Bapti t Mid-Missions address above. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST