The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1972

en Shall See Visions We sang and witnessed. Personal work was exciting. How do you spend an unbelievable five weeks? Combine ba ketball with evangelism, transport eight young men to the Orient, under the direction of A.B.W.E. mis ionarie , season it with prayer, hard work, late nights, early mornings, visionary missionaries and enthusiastic nationals, and the bless– ing of God, and you have the ingredi– ents for thrilling life-shaking ex- • per1ences. On June 28, 1971 , Coach Don Callan and seven Cedarville College athletes began a tour of the Far East. The trip included stops in -Hawaii , Japan , Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the .Philippine Islands. The thrill of playing baseball be– fore large enthusiastic crowd and barnstorming internationally were un– forgettable. But the great thrills came from seei ng a lost soul kneel on the basketball court and invite Jesus Christ into hi s Jife, or to hear a new believer say, "Thanks for con1ing; I've been On Our Front Cover ... pray ing someone would con1c and tell u the truth.H The excitement of an 8-hour launch trip on the Sulu Seas, the wading ashore at l O: 00 p.n1 . in pitch black, and being honored a ce lebritie were no match for the excitement that wa generated as the tean1 watched God move during the half-time te timonies and po t-game personal witnes ing. ' During the five weeks the Cedarvi ll e "Athletes for Chri t" team played 27 games winnin.g 25. They had 53 meet– ings, 7 clinics and saw 68 soul come to Christ a Saviour. The basketball team wa only one avenue of outreach by Cedarville Col– lege's Missionary Internship Service. Three young people were in camp work in Hong Kong ; several in South A1nerica and Europe, 20 in all. Cedar– ville students are now hearing of mi - sions as ne\'er before as the e young people have returned with burdened hearts for the Jo~t, 11ot only on the ic; a picture of the " Pipe Band ·, that was a part of the Veteran , Day Service heJd in the First Baptist Church of Willowick, Ohio. Concerning their Veteran ' Day serv1cec; Pastor, Bernard Flanagan write ... "As one of the pa tor of our OARBC, I an1 amazetl to learn of the Jack of concern for ot1r ex- ervice men. ach year we have a Veteran ' Day service complete with CoJor ,t1ard, void Star mother5, c;everal Legion Post with their color and of a ll things this yea r, a " Pipe Band". We st1pply coffee and donut free after the crvic ... for everyone A short gospel message is preached to a packed ch urch anti n1any veterans hear the gospel each year. Someone might a k ... 'Doe it pay spiritt1- all}' ?' Only eternity will tel I. I would invite my f cllow pa~tor'i to con\itl r having ~uch a service in their cht1rch on St1nday evening, October 23 rd , I 972 . If you are in terested, yot1 n1ay ,vritc me and I' ll be happy to scntl you a \uggc\tcd rder of service." - Rev. Bernard lanagan , irst Baptist C' J1urch. 3 I 4JJ Vine treet, \Vill owick, Ohio - 44094. HE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST foreign field but for all those who don't know Chri st. Their vision is to reach the lost with the Gospel. Th is te timony i be t expressed in the words of a song written several year ago by Loren Reno who traveled to the Philippines with the Athletes for Christ basketbal I team. Give me a vision, Lord I pray Of lost and dying souls today Of sinner dying in their way ; Show me Thy will; make me obey. Give me a vi ion of the need Of hungry hearts with none to feed. I want to sow the preciou seed And live for You in word and deed. Give me a vi ion, fir t of home, To win the loved one I have known. But then to other all alone Becau e the Saviour i not their own. ' 'Transport For Christ'' Rev. Paul Ce11 recently held Bible Conference with the Bible Bapti t Chu rch in Columbiana, Ohio and the Chcn1ung Bapti t hurch , hemung, New York . He plan to n1ove to Akron , Ohio where he will be ecu– tivc Secretary for the TRANSPORT FOR ( ' HRI T 111ov n1ent to evangel– ize the n1en of the trucking indtt ·try in the greater Akron area . He \\111 also be free for 81hle ( ' onterenccs an<.I 1·vangeli~n1 1n churche~. Brother 'ell J)tthltshes the paper - f7 fi I l~OW HIP A rcccn l 1sst1c re,tch– ctl an all tin1c h1g)1 t)f 95 ,31() [)Hf)t'I"i 1 JANUARY, 1972 5