The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1971

News From Baptist Bible College Eight hundred eighty-three visitors attended the Prospective Student Day program at BBC on October 22. Some 90% were teenagers interested in investigating the possibility of col– lege. November 10 was the annual fall semester day of prayer for the college family. Rev. Robert Richards spear– headed the activities of the day. Rev. Wilbur Strader delivered the Keynote message. Dr. John Millheim joined the ad– ministration of BBC on November 8th in the capacity of Director of Alumni and Public Relations. Students painted the octagonal barn and are renovating the inside to make a student center. The first official func– tion to take place there was a Hallo– ween party. Numbered among chapel speakers this fall were Evangelist Tom Williams, Rev. Reginald Matthews, Rev. Leigh Adams, Rev. Robert Gage, Rev. Robert Hayden, Missionary Nancy Knoff, and A. B. W. E. President, Wendell Kempton. Expansion And Remodeling Program The First Baptist Church Qf Galli– polis, Ohio, according to Pastor Harry E. Cole, has undertaken a $260,000 -expansion and remodeling project of their present church building. The old parsonage which is located adjacent to the existing structure will be razed to make room for an 8,500 square foot addition. Besides remodel– ing the present facilities, the new ex– pansion program will include 15 Sun– day School rooms, a kitchen, assembly rooms, rest rooms and storage rooms. When the project is completed, the church will have enough facilities to accon1modate approximately 700 peo– ple. Present attendance at First Bap– tist Church averages 400 per Sunday. HELP WANT D - Full time church custodial help needed. Preferably husband-wife team. Any interested person, please write: cl o Madiso11 Ave. f3apti st hurch 20 15 West 95th Street level and, Ohto- 44102 THE OHJO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST unger'' ,, .. Waiting To Be Told About Christ We often, in our snug homes and churches in the U.S., pose the question - "What if Christ had not come?" and then go through a series of mental gymnastics and suppositions of what the world would be without Christ and His wonderful sa lvation. Most of u do this as an armchair exercise and then forget about it. However, what difference does His coming make for those who never have heard? At Christmas time last year I asked some of the folks here in New Guinea what these holidays and this time meant to them. (The day is celebrated even though they don't know the meaning!) The only answer I got was, "/ t is the time of hunger". It is true that Christmas comes at the end of the dry season and they have very little in their gardens, but then I began to think of the reality of these words in their spiritual lives. " It is a time of hunger!'' There are multiplied thousa nds of people Jiving in New Guinea today for whom Christmas has no meaning at all. They have never l1eard of Christ! They are /1i1ngry for the wonderful news of Christ and Christmas. May we ask you, what are you doing about it? Before you Jay this down , stop! PRAY!! Ask God what yot, can do. We here in New Guinea are a mere handful of missionaries facing a colossal task and need YOU! You can help in this greatest of all Christian tasks . . . sharing the Gospel of Christ! • • • ABWE missionary, Dave Gardner rJ. ~~~~~M THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION P. 0. Box 18056, Cleveland, Ohio 44118 Founded 1904 FUNDAMENTAl - BAPTISTIC - EVANGELISTIC Evangelizing the "kinsmen" of our Lord in Cleveland, Ohio Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil OFFICERS:- Mr. George B. Dunn, President Rev. Roy Clark, Vice President Rev. Gerald V. Smelser, SuperintetUU?lt Rev. A. Paul Tidball, Asst. Su.pt . Mr. Earl Helfrick, Sec',-Treas. REFERENCES: - Dr. John G. Balyo, Cleveland, Ohio Rev. Paul Van Gorder, Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Vaughn Sprunger, South Bend, Ind. Rev. Lloyd Morris, Flint, Mich. Dr. Robert Ketcham, Chicago, Ill. Dr. RaJph Stoll. Lancaster. Pa. Rev. Melvin V. Efaw, Huntington, W. Va. Dr. Frank C. Torre_1, Boca Raton, Fla. Dr. Kenneth Masteller, Haddon Hts., NJ. Write for your FREE copy of "The Trumpeter for Israel" our querterly megazlne devoted to the work of Jewiah ev1ngefi1m. DECEMBER, 1911 11