I JULY - DECEMBER 1953

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wY >tnnie aahhlpsalp FM

Thero are ioved ones who are rn,k!ng From the fireside and the feast;

There are faces that have vanishad, There are voices chat have ceased ;

.But we know they passed forever From JUT mortal grief and pain,

h d we thank Thee, 5 D M ~ Father, For the blejrings that remain.

Thanksgiving, oh, thanksgiving

That so long they wdkked besidc UIS

For the jay the past has brought UE

For che sweet a n d gracious memories

That thelr lowe o m e bksr,e,d usherc.

Sharing every smile Znd tezr ;

But can never take awny,

Growing dearer every day,

For the faith that keeps ILZ patient Looking at the things unseen,

Knowing Sprmx shall fol!ow Winter And the earth again be green,

For the hope of that &d meQting Far from rrcrlai grief and pain -

We thank Thee, 5 our F a h r - FW the blessings tha,t remain.

By Permissior.

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i 1 Mrs. Mary Dixon a Wil l ing P ioneer

By J . Wesley Brill i It was early in 1933 when Mr. and Mrs. Iinmon D k o n stepped from tlre

shw's gangplank in Makassar and entared into a new world. One might have wonderedd, while abtracted by the beauty, friendliness and winwmenesi of Mrs. Mary %on, where the wiil of God destmed her to seme her Master. But not fa long, for soon it beearno evident that the spirit of the p:oneer had gripped her heart. With patience, she manifested .this spirit in thp Bible School and later as she t ravded with her husband throughout fie smth- western penksula of Sulawesi (Celebes), proclaiming the glorious Gospel to Moslems and h e a t h m After being faithful in her Jerusalem (Makassar). God in His grace extended to her that coveted prize, a call to tho Dyaks - those facinatinr men who rulu and conquer the jungles of Kalimantm (Borneo)

Her frrst service among the @aks was in Qe MaJlakesn eren of Easi Kalimantan. Even though the Mahakam field has always been a hard one, Mca. Dixon matched it with hard work. Traveling wiih her husband, over rough hropical trails and by prau aver rapbds, she gladly endured hardship that she might hawe h e privilege d proclaiming the Gospel to the womzn and children, as well as to the men.

Mrs. Dixon's next pioneer effort was in West Xalimantan in the M e h a ) 3strict. There are church- there which stand as a monument to the fajthful labors ob Mr. and Mn. Dixon, especially in Nanga, Pinoh an2 Tandjung Rimba. The writer only recently had meetings in the Chinssa church in Nanga Pinoh, whew there i's a fine group of Christians. M r s Dixods e h r t s did much to establish them in the faibh. A recent picture 01 a part of that group accompanies thk article.

Her work in West Kalimantm was abruptly interrnpted by the war and i,nternment in British North Borneo. She, along with others received her full share of suffering for Christ.

Mrs. Dixon was an able and charming hostess whether in the Mimiin home or at a Mission conference. She was equally a t home as conference secretary or as hostess. 'She was an excellent speaker a t Missionary

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conventions ; and much in demand because of her unique and interestin:: way of describmp God's working among :he Dyaks.

The lasi pionc.et effort was Ln the Apo Kayan, in the very heart of Kalimantan (Borneo). Not-often LS one's last assignment the most difficult a n d most dangerous, yet that was true d Mrs. Dixon's. Her Me there was charactenzed by h a r d work ; whether crossing dangerous rapids, or preparrr.g Sunday School lesions OT other literature for the Dyaks. Whatever she put her hand b, she dld w ~ t h a w 1 1 and devotion to her Lord. There was na place she was nqt wi!lrng to 60. and she chose the hardest of places. Should we do loss?

Dr Simpion's poems. Our sentimenis are iyei l expressd by two verses from one of

Thou w a i t too bright f6r earth To ho!d thee ionger here ;

Pass on - we would not wish thee back Amid these shadows dieair

But on we also press, And may thy man& fa!i

And ieave on many a quickened heart Some new and heavenly call.

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Podger Lewis

Thc Icdonoiian branch of the Christian & Miijionary Alliance is agrecrl h a t it was God Who sen: us Brother John Kiinepetcv for eight days of meetings, May 23 through June i We would h a w prcferrcd, and caold we:i havc used eight weeks ' But. that , Lard willing is coming.

God's hesenge l - was :ired having just cornp!&d a six month p:cdcIhing lour :n India, during which t i m e he s a w all of thc Alh-ncc nissjonsrbei, save two, and an Intensive ministry m Smx

With Mr. BrJl rnterpreting, night and morning. God laid on thc :ash a d wounded open the zearcd C O ~ C C I C C C E S of c a r n a l Chr "S The a l t a r Wi.F

cr,owded whenever thc inviralion was given to net I .& a n d make right with God, a n d , iprakc Rim, there haa been evidence i i n w oi a !if0 changk:: work ln not ii few hearts. O n c staiwart earnestly sought God at the altar for t h c deliverance o l his hrather. Brother Khnepetcr smelled tohacco o n kis breath a n d rebuked hiin, telling him hc, had better conic clean for God him- self fast. Amazed, the man looked for a moment an Lhough he would slrk.rc the evangelkt in d i g n a t i o c But God was In the rcbukc. Nc \ u s humbled and returned the next night reportiez viczory in his a w n i i f c

Even though & evangelist's denunciation ci s i n was icathmg yct h c pcwle came back for more each night. m d paekcd thc Tabcinacle

A m o n g the young people who deRe:tely met God w n 5 G law sl.u,den:. who was to study l aw a t Ya,ic under a icholarshig grant. N o w he has ~ I Y C P ~ hla life to the Lord unreserucrlly. turning his back upon the I U I C of an A m e r k n education tha t his Ide might be used in the Lord's service here in lndoncsra,

Evemng m,eetings 2ccomrrcdaied a,verilau- crowds t 3 r e Moslems came in, and many paused o u t s d c on ?he crowded street, to catch a wold. It hac not been determined who was more inspired. Mr. Klmepcter . by the trQiy

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splendid congregational singing, or the congcegation, by Mr. Klinepeter's adept and spirited accordian messages.

There was an evident hungering for God, for there were good crowds at the daily five A. M. prayer meetings.

We hers feel with Brother Klinepeter that God is doing a new thing in raising up evangelists who can minhter in t!!e regions beyond, bath to the national church and missionaries. If special meetings with visiting "evan- gelists are held 50 valuable in the home churches ;is to warrant an annual effort, how much more on the mission field, where human needs are just as great, and helps and props are fewer? Our prayer here i5 that God would grant us more Spirit anointed evangelkts to come and challenge the na t iw church. The invitation has already been extended to Mr. Klinepcter to come and stay in the hinterlands of Indonesia as long as God will let him. We need him, and more !ike him. We challenge the home church to give us your best men for protracted visits on the battle fronts preparing a native Church that will be ,,without spot or wrinkle" a t the coming of the Son of God.

WORD OF APPRECIATION

We !he micsonaries of the Indonesian field want to express our sincere appreciation for the fine wopk Mr. and Mrs. E. Ulrich have done in publish- ing the "Pioneer" during the past eight months.

W e a m sorry to see t h , m have us ; but we know the Lord will givo %em a 'rich and fruitful mmistry in Ncw Gutma.

I f you have em,joyed reading the "Pioneer" p a s it on to a friend.

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M r s . Ivan Lay

' X C ? L . B t i taken from 3 :.1tur

wtli ten by Mrs I v a n Lzy to M i s s BoehnS? mJ Mlss Moricheck

"We a x pretty well settled m our new home nmv, nnd lave i t here b e cannot i s y rha? we i n i s M s k a r i a ~ m the least, but we do miss all you s o 0 foiki; tne:e. The trip he:^ was so rhrilhng and e x e h n g , and to be %re ant, tbac I will =ever forget. 1 know w'hat it is now to Set tired of sitding In :I

psrahu. The weather and water wrre shp ly perfect far traveling exc"pt for just one day of rain. The coolies built a roof for the childrrn and myself which leaked pretty badly but we a t least managed to keep Pav! dry !

"We had to wa!4 asound four rapids, and with the help of Ivan and one 01 rhe ~0011ei I managed fine 01 the sllppery rocks. Either Tui or Jabai ( two of our nahonal workers) usuaily took Paul. C a r d Sue and Paul really took the tri,p well except for the last day and night when Paul w35 hav,ng diaahrea and C a d Sue was very iwerish cutti,n:, a j a w tooth. They wtre

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both so fussy that last day axd it was so hat that you can imagine how thr.lled we were to see Long Berang. We feil Lke singing the doxology. The ehiidrcn were bolh fine in a day or so.

"It was really wonderiul haw the Lord pave health and protectan throughoat t h e trip. Slzying in the Dyak houses ezch night was a new vwperience fo'r me. i did not relish cllmbm. the log notched deps ! ! We had anywhere from two to fifteen coolies slmnhg in the same room with us each night, hu t I didn't mind as long as we got up ,befare daylight! One place we stayed w85 s!,mply infested with Il)es. The ground outside i v a 5

covered with rn:ll;ons of th'ern and inside was airnoit that bad.

"We are now get tng setrled in our home a d getting adjusted to our new envirmmcnt. We have had many opgortunitles to treat the sick and have seen some terrible ulcer;. W c have zlready met severa: uf our naiionj! workers, and have been distribut:ng supdies and books which they had orderid. Thanii y ~ i l all for your prayers.".

NEW MESIOK4RIES

We i ~ e w r y hzppy t,o wclcame r e w reinforcements to Indonesia - Rev. 2nd Nrs . W Kir,se!l 2nd ch>!d. The i ie ld is wh.te unko harvest a n d we thank God f o r tlieze new recruits.

The F i c c ~ c r c c r ~ e s ' to you 2s ; ,rift from the r n l ~ i m a r y whoir, name appezr; 02 the wrzp2cr. The coit of public?,rian and mailing i i borne by the c i n e r , i p o r i i g . if g c u wiih t o help i h x e in ik; c x p n i e , rend you,r gift t o t h e r r i i r . c n a y o l ~ O D T choice z t 260 W 14th Street, New York 3E, New Y o r k M z r k I t :

,,S,2eci;! - for t!ie P:oneFr."

P . o ~ e e r 5 k f I lor ths m u e : Rev. J. Wesley Brill L O I S Bcehr,'re Vonnie Marscheck

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issionary Task M. E. Kemp L. F . Marsh

Almait tw3 years ago, when taking a walk after a busy day in a

Children's Bible School, we came to a httlr knoll not far from where ths Giigal Church stands. There in ful! view was a newly planted rice f idd, bo rde rmi an the c h u i c i property. We asked whose field it was for it stretched over a wide area, and were told 5h2t it belonged to a h,eathen village. We pondered over the sou!s of those heathen people living so claw io the church, whkh had not long before been erected by the DyaB Christians in that area, and we breathed a prayer to the Losd of the Harvest that there m$ht be a harvest, not only from that rice field, but also from those who had planted it. On inqu?ry we found that there were several villages round the Gilgal Church which siill rnnus't be r'eached with the Gorpel. We promised to pray with others abooc them.

Last month we visited the GilgaI Church szain for spec)al meetings. We inquired about those villages and found that the natlonal preacher and his wriu had been visiting the people there and were beginnimg to see results. There ate seven villages that are completely heathen. The people ane willing to :isten to the Gospel message and enjoy learning Gospel choruses, but havs not yet realzed them great need of salvation. In two other villages sonie have Laken a definite stand. There is also a family of ten whose hea:ts have b,een moved, but the old grandfather is appaied and they dare not go against hL; will. There still remams in our memory tile brig% and shining face of one of ibeje new aonverts, who came up ta us a t h e dose of a service, sayins, "Praise the, Lord, I am one d the new believers." Pray with us that a l l the opposition of tlle enemy may ,be overcome The Lord is mighty to save! The prexher 's wife there is pianning to start a women's prarer

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meeting M that the women of the church can stand by and with the preacher and his helpers as they go from village to village with the Word of Life.

This is just one example of the missionary task which facer the Dyak churches in West Borneo. Pray that the Dyak Christians will catch :!ic vision and respond to the call. Already three Dyak pastors and seveisl s tudmt workers, having heard the call and seemg the need, have gone to other districts, the ,,regions beyond” to &em, leaving behind all that is familiar to them, taking the Message to those who are in utter darkness. The harvest i s plentiaus but the laborers are few. Praise the Lord thc harvest is appearing and being brou’ht in, but there are not enough reapers. Pray that the present reapers will gather in an abundant harvest from those heathen villages and pioneer parts, and that more reapers may be provide4 for the waiting harvest.

MISSIONAR.DE OF WEST KALIMANTAN

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Encouraging News

Wm. Bouw

xcerpts irom a recent letter re-

cebed from Rev. W. Bauw working in the Mahakam District, Kalimantac T m c r (East). "We had a won,derfui conference at Batu Bulan. Angit Langet (one of OUI'

nat:onal workers) w2s Dreient with :even deleeates €ram Tahanb. and

thcrc werc ineny from the Batu Bulan area. Since it was the first conference they cvei had in tha t area it w a s very difiicult to conduct it all accordin: to Roher:'i Ru!es ; howewer. we ieel t h a t the Lord led i'n a wry rea! w a y w i x h IS most important.

"The bushey8 sessions were concluded ~n two days. They were largely a doplicatjon of o w previous conferencc in Bigunz concerning nationzl workers' allowances, self-support, Sun,day School work, divorce, election o i officers. and placing of new national workers.

"The church was packed for all of the dnvotional as well as evening zervicei., and the Loid gave wonderful liberty in preachmg. There wa, a grea t soui-hunger. ' Mamy accepted t h e Lord as the.r Saviour. In fact, thcrc is a moving of fne Spirit that is extraordinary in the Modang viilages of Bentuk, Melan, Long Tesah, and Long Nah Usually we are seeking the loct. bat m this imnstance many of the lost came to Batu Bulun seeking the Lord.

"In Bentuk despite opposition by the head of the heathen religion, a congregation of seventeen sprang up over night. Another head of the heathen religion, iMas Wamgsa, who controls three villages, stopped us on our way 'downstream desiring to know the way of saivation. A f t e r hls simple prayer in which he acknow1ed:ed his sir.$, and asked forgivenezs, his face was radiant Ln his newly found j o y He asked for a New Testamrnb and to!d us that many of his people would be ready to accept the Lord as soori 3s we m ~ l d return.

"In Long Le'cs dcipite opposition and persecution by the village chief bhere is now a, congregation of WPT' one hundred persons. Praise God !"

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Same Min i s t r y

Surroundings

J. L Van Patfer

Since the 23rd of Februscy when we se t foot in We* Kalimantan for ths first time, we have bzrn k e e d y aware of rhe many differences here from our place of s e r v m in East 1 I d m a t - n previously. A fraquer.t expression that escspes our lips is th-t East Kalimactan was never like this. Certainly geography has much to do with d e t e r m i n q the oustoms and character of a people. This i.5 thc l a d of one large riGcr navigable far hundreds of mi!es into the interim whth many t r ' buhr i e s of varymg sizes. So different from the twhlent Kajan river in the E2st. There we were one huildred miles inland and at the end of motor dmven river trzffic. Here we are 225 miks inland and find war collca,wes almost again as far beyond us and they with connections by motor boat wi.% t h e coast.

In spite of the many differences we rejoice to obierve the miracudous way in which tho Gospel has transformed the llvei o'f thousands both here and there.

We were brought into a revival a tmephere fmm the very start a5 we attended the two closing weeks of the schooi year ab the West Kalimantan Bible School. God's presence was real as we whessed confession of sin and reconciliation made with fellow srudents and teachers. 'hmed:a!e!y followina these days of refreshing the entir'e shdent body of about forty-five mpmbers were scattered in -11 directions for witness:= among the established churches aad in neclected areas. The fuil report 1s not yet in but as they are gathered b a d and a new school term now under way w e are beginning to hear their

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The last rervi,ce was a fitting time for all to hear the partins words from the Schderr who were soon to leave for fu r lmgh . Parting from those with whom one has labored and prayed foc a full term of missionary serv ice probably never comes easy. In this regard Schislers were no exception. "Therdore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work d the Lord. forasmuch as y? know that y o w labou; is not in vain in the Lord."

ac e ' We a!e happy to extend our h e d y welcome to the rettim of Rev. a n d Mlrs. V. Ne;genfind T h e y wil! be stat,ioned in Makz.cs2r u-,til the ncnt p r c r z l cacfereroe

We also ex t ind a hearty i*.elcome to bliss Ann LeRoy who wlll be ira:.oncd 2 1 our Biblc School m Balai Sepua,k in W e i t Kalimantan (Borneo).

NATIONAL WORKERS OF WEST XALFMAXTAN

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Thwe is a group of U.S entertainers who go by the title, "SODS of thc Pioneers". While il is obvious that they do not, come by the title factually, :hey are evidently proud that i t was their forbears who pushed :he il-annci. to rhe blue Pacific We new missionaries in Makassar, many of us. a r e i n : y sons of spiritual Bioneers. But though proud of th,c ach:memen:s a1 JU;

predecessors, we are not satisfied to go by any such title as the group mentioned. WE. are pioneers in our own right,. Divine grace h;, etchzd the horizons on our hearts and minds wth point of diarr.ond. We believe In the title of our magazine. Wc have caught the vision that God rave to Dr. A. E Simpion and Dr. R. A. Jatfray and are eager to zer out i n t o t:cc wl!ages cf Sulawesi, and Dyaklznd, and the Lcser S m d s Is!ands ?%el-r ar'e those appmntel to eternal selvation who mcy on!y be r e x h e d h:. pioncers. Pny us out, bdovcd F x t impressions cinvince 11s tha: wc r i r ~ in Satan's bsckyard, and we have come to realize w5y God, in S:i !rlinitii w!sdom, aliowed us to visit many chorchE,j i n o u r six mocths wait for w s a s We T C ~ I I Z S ~ now that it was God who isid again a n d ;gain upon our hea:ti !his one rnesszge to the churches ,.Brethten pray E x us". ,;We are slonc o u t here. Believe us, we cznnot stand without the ~ i n i o n : of player w h c h y n u

We fc!t M e pioneers as we stood on lhc decli. p!y.n? !he Atlantic O,:c,in. the Mcditorranean and Red Sms, and the Straits of Y;lacca. But m o m l i l r ii ttop!c sunsct, the glmv and tho glorr h a 5 suddenly faded. and yrc h a v c come to learn that missionary pronccrmg ~; lots 01 ;ou,%h work First, !~h those who hit the "Old Chishorn" a a d the "Orcgon" t r a i i i . IVC h i v e hiid iii

ikce TPW ue,a?ber. #new faadn, mow as:acis,!~c;. sr5 CZIV q u a i ' that our gublic ministry, with it5 cxh>!arallon acd i;rtidaet.ion, has 'EC?

throttled, znd wc spend long day5 ~n unaccustomed, pure ly acadc in :~ p u r s u i i i Bu t i n the very toughness of it, God whispeis. "This is it. This is pioneering. a n d to this I have called you". It wil! be eaiicr Lo 20 to 2n untouched village and preach the Gospel, we somehow feci, even though w e havea't yet done it, than to si t in a house f o r six months t o stcdy. But l h c Holy Spirit ehrowh your p r q e r s , has reminded us often that language study is a necessary-part of pioneering.

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"What will language study be !ike?", w o often wondered. Perhaps you Fermit us to give you a wee glimpse of a day of :lave wondered that also.

poneering, Makassar sty!e.

" h i unhu!< berok", (?his is for tomorrow), szys t h e wrn, olir lzngusge tezcher, as he writes out some work for us b dc. We do not understand ail asr!gnme:nt, t u t our attern?& to convey that to h!m sdequa:dy are frust,r;tril He doesn't know Eng!i;h. Scddenly there 1s a scre8,m. Moiher ruihri

Ing who has take," EAVBY a toy Iran on2 o f th? o i h r misslanary cL1dm-n. Pezce ?..;tored, she retnrms to class, soon l o d,ircove; that Ltlle feet amd an active curiosity have carried a sm~all one f a r afield. Daddy reirievc.; the wznderer. The 3uru patently eontmues, whlk Epdone;ia,r, chillre.n, and even adults, loumge near the parch to watch the sbm~gle of the mssionzry with his lunsuage. "Apa i,m ?", ("What is this?"), aiks the student, ebeerut.rnindc,$ly swatting a mo-quito breakfastins o n his ankbe. "In; media", (table) s2ys &e g a d , writhg it on the b!tckboard. After two hours the language students retire to study on their own, conscientiously rmdeavoring Lo gct in the 5 or 7 hours reqdred each dey. To learn, they must use whzt h e y know in conversation, so, muite1i23 courage, they ventwe forth b talk with the laundry girl. Gigdej. They try iisAin. M a x giggles. They endeavor to smile in spite of irwtratio!:. swallow their pr:$e, and again closet themselvc; with thcir grammars an?, vocabulary. Latic. they try, and th:~ tima they el:cit a E W O ~ S Q . AS! t:w thrill of making themselves underjtooj. But how rlowiy it moves. Piane,orm;c is dvudsery. They long and pray f o r the day when t h e y will be able la get words and meaning out of the torrents showemd on them, and more, when t h e y Wl! themselves be ab!e t o proclaim Cnrirt's Gospel in this new, strange tongpc.

It wasn't ezsy for the '49ers t o leave kith and kin in she!tered vale to go

off bo Idlow the &am. They ate wormwood and they drank g d l , hut Coney had a susbainin. vision. Bless God, so do we. of our prersit ministry, wc hawe the deep, ablding joy of knowim,g Vnst we h:jv.' bcex lrue to OCI tm$t. "1n a!! of tbwe thing; we are mow t1h-n conqu~erws throish H m Who lowed us". Pralse God, It is a bioised privilege to Uc E

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The next year a famine 1hrea:er.ed the a rm where &a hiisLon teachers w,eie working. It was already January when rh? r;iny 1eaio3 should h a w been well under way, and sti!l there had been no rain. The Timor Church kade r s then went to the Mohammedan princ- or rajah in whose area this famine was occurring, accusing the Mission t c i o h x j for th:; d;ought, saying tEat the spirits *ere angry because the i r power had Seen curlaiied. The rzjah rhen went t o this area t o look over the zituution and saw rhat all the corn 2nd r:ccfields yrere drying up. The Mission t e x h e r s hou-ever, f-it that God was ralking to them through this, since they had received requests from mothe r section of th.e d a n d to preach the Gospsl there, but they had not obeged. So they assured the rajah that they -ivculd immed.atcly set aside a dzy of pr2yer End confession, asking God ior lain. 03 the day [.xed they alternately exhorted the psople and prayzd, conleis i?~ their si;x and disokedience, and beseeching Gad {or x i n . Before they had fxished their day of Trayer, aboui 5 o'clock in the evenin<, 3 cloud appeared and it began to 'thunder 2nd lightning. And not oaly &i eveninq d?d they h a w

rain but the dry spell was broken and it rained much the following days and weeks.

T u o days later <he rejsh returned to see the rain and he was so aztonirhed a t what he 52w that he called all his paramount chiefs, the village chiefs, and all the officlek of his domain, both Proki tan t an3 Islam. io this place to witness this g c a t miracle. This also marked a turning-paixt iii the attitudo of l h s Mohammedan rajah. Formc-ily be was neutral bot since this t m e has been mojt helpIul and h a s repeatedly gone out of h i s way to help the Mission teachxs. Not long a i l e ~ this the rajah \old one of the leaders that he had a v:sion or dream one night that the himion h2-1 covered the whole island with the As the illission teachers now

obeyed the Lard's leadirg, the work continued to grow and many sou:i were ad ied to the Lord. But as the Gospel message spread, persecution fl-red up again.

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The next m ~ v e of the Timor Church leaders on Alar was to accuse :he Miision teachers of unfrjcndlmees to the government, usin. their chnrch membcr.5 who were ao rk ing or l the, police force ar.d with the Japane.2 Gestapo. The Japanese ofiicial then called all the religious 1ezddel.s throu,,ohout the island and examined then: After t iyo weeks ali were re!eased except 1wo Mission teachers who were retained two month. longer in the local prison. They were not ,mistreated and their fricnds were allowed to bring thFm food. In the mea2time the police i w x d a proclamation with ?he concurrence of the Jepancre, that no one w,as pennrtied to worship God, 2 s taughr 'by tht Missron teachers Th?:: mwtmgs too were prohthited. 3i.t tha two young men who were imprisoned exhorted those bringing the food to them to tell the peozle not to obey the proclamation, bu t to continue the

'-nee!,cgj. &cry dzy .;hc C!iri;::ans were broaght to appear before the psl;ce by t-ns and by hundreds for diso'icy:mg the proclamation. Same were beaten 2nd mistreated azd a l l were sherply ;cpi:manded, bur the meetings con 'hued. A f t e r a month, who!> : t WBS e-dident that, i n e proclamation c o d d ]not be enforccd, i t was repealed.

Follawlilg :his the pol!ce took al! $he school notss and CLi.ilian literatnre : k t the M ~ s i o n lfachcrs Irsd brou$~: i r c m n k k a i i x Thc-c were d o s d y kcr,utic:zcll oati ,exarr,?.cd both 53, ih: ?olrce 2-5 the Japsn?ii. When i t w a s dicccvercd that they coclalned ,nurcly re ,i wr.tin:s a n d mstrdctior, m d h t t h c x iz-3~ 2 0 polit:cal mzttei of any t!!s book, were returned. The tws m m wiio h a d been kept in prison wcre also r c l o a d , since Ln the r rennt lme the J a p a n c x had iurrendr 'rcS an:; t . 2 ~ Dutch ~ " e r c cx!>ected to ,?turn 50011

Whe? thr Nrihcrlandi Ind.c, Clv;l Ad.min~itr:,l~on ori ivcd in 1946 man> 01 the cerscwtors werc txpr i ioned, since they had hcen in lhe employ of tli? Japanese Gosi;.po. As !;he people begsn l o rcdizc that a i l the charges msd? :,gains1 the Mission teachers w:?c i n k c , thc G ~ p l contimicd to s r rcvd and five new chorchei we ie lorrncd during Lh'k period This ;gain Sroue!it

o€ ~ - d i v i l u a l i 2nd !eac'e:i the Timor C,ldrch, whc like Ocmnctrius at Fiph2,us wezc ::-ht:n: $or then liuelihoo3 Rut the Gulch Clvi: Administ,ration p o h r e were neuirrl 2nd f:.:I, h ; n y cvcry oifenr?er, soon pul::~: sn end to th.5 klnd o i rreatmert .

On v ~ n o u , occasions God v.nd:cited thc s:mple fn.th of theso bc.licizcrl ;rnj punished ;heir enemwi One of them, d i e r rnehng out x v a e pu6:shmcnt to ihesz fouk, arrived hame to f ind h i chiid bad died Another lost his \b:Ic, and Lao children in one y e a r One ichooiteachcr who took a n acliv-e par t in ilic p e r s e c u i ; ~ ~ Eccane :II with tcb-rcdosis, bui he lcter confessed his sin an6 wrong and t,hen recovered.

,pCr:CcUtion, a n d m;ny Of thc 1ezder.- 2nd Ch a n s w:;w be;.tcn by gioupi

Lct I1 not be lhlo:;ghi th;t all inc p e r ~ c ~ ~ l o i - ; went sc01 1:ee

choruses to help those who found it tiring and began to doze. This m2y soucd strange, but the church was very poorly ventilated. Unfortunately, the carpenters em-iloyed to build tho church were Mohammed,ans who h a d nevcr butit one before, so they made the ceiling too law and did not mak: enouch wmdows.

Much was crowded into the 20 d2ys spent here. Several hundred Christians who lac'ied the asiumnce of thek salvation in Christ responded to the invitation far this and were given , qxcial instruction. A baptisfnrl servke was held, the Lord's S,upper was celebrated ior the first time, and one of the le;ders, Mr. Mows Lzana, was ordained to the ministry. Speck1 meetin.:; were conducted with the pastors, elders and deacons f rom all t h e .churches (68 attending), a t which time advice and help were &en :n h e organization of the Alor C'nristian Church and in the election of the Distr:ct c0rnrn;::ee.

On a visit to a few of the coontry churchcs 45 milei >way over mounza13 tr'aili, we were given the same hearty, enthusiastic reception. The people met u s with flute orchestras and choirs, and could not do mouzh to show lis ho,w glad they were that a e had come. Two of these ar'e good sized congregations, one a t Koaneman wcth almost 1000 mem'her; and t h e other at Sidon-mzn with 600. They too have undergone much persecution, even to having the church building at Sidongman torn down. But God has kept anil prospered them :hrough it ail.

When the t;me came t o leave it was hard to go. Even in that short tnne we had grown deepiy attached to these dear brethren 1.n Chrkt, who a;? heirs with us of the s x n e prornizes. There were signs too that this atkchment was mutuai, since m a y w q t like children as they bade us fareweli.

As we reflect on :his work of God we aTe deeply gr'ateful to Him for it. It is the Lord's damg and i l is rr.ame!lous in our eyes. .Sut this movement is also teaching u i some .valuable lezson; about missionary ivork. Compzrinp it wirh some of our other iields in Indoneiie, zsnd t h e problems we a-3 e.x~erienc:nc i~ trying 10 ejtablish an indigenous church, we wonder it we haven't sometimes rni;;ed Gad'.; plan. May not the Lord be uric thk as an eram2le to show us that truly HE is the builder of the Church?

,a,n Church is t22e f&t of A1::;ncs misiionary eifort just as much as the other churches in Indonesia. Yet here is a church, fully ;nd:genous frmn the s+art, which h a s cost uii hard:y a penny, sn5 wh:ch now only needs and asks spiritual fellowship and guidance. And hou, we must depend on H L ~ and trust Him to raise up national leaders, men of His

ni it; I tme tha't h e , 1-1::th al th,e AI'or , C h '

How W E need to labor and minister in ihe Spir)t !

choice, to continue and carry o n the work which we have begun. In our soixitude and desire io try to 'build a srrong nationai church, we m,zy some- t imes do too much for cur national brethren. And often when this help ir rnaterirl a i d , I t CBC becam's, a handicap.

How tht. Apostle Paul prayed for the churches! Often he writoi to them. "in every prayer of rnhe m;k!ng m e r t i o n of you ail". Tnis is the reqonsibi1:ty of us all, and ibis is whe.e you fsithfu! Sreihrm at home too p h y such z n irnportant part in the bu3d:r.g of the, church. We are grzteiu! for your prayers for the missionary, but we tr'ust you will alio pray for the national church. Pray for the Church of Aior and for the leaders, Rev. Maxi Lama, Mr. M. Peni, Mr. Barnabas Bonna, Mr. Ur.ih Laa, -Mr. Hermanus Payhee, that Go6 will kee7 them troc a n 3 humb!e and faithfd, and use them in even grea:er measure, in the days ahead.

In a fcw other areas :her,e have Seen movement; s h i l a r io the one ir. A h , but not so manifestly a spontaneous work of the Spi:i: as this. Prhi' fx these movements, that God will use them to bring a mighty spiritual awakening to the whole of Indonesia.

Another iejron 1s the ministry of prayer.

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WE ax rejoicing in Lhe Lord for the marvelous way He has gone before iii Formerly we were stationed m the Sesayap District of East Kalirmntan, but upon 011:

return s e hzve been allocated to tho Kota Baru area of West Kalimantan fiavi'xg retlllnea oniy a iew months ago we hive been sarongly impresNied by %@me oS the d:ffercnccs betivcm the Eastern and Western sections ol this val.t lilelnd

we have returnod to the Fiedd for our second term of service.

, 3 Icspogaphical ly, Weit Knlmanian IS larzely flatland with 3 few ro1iin.r >hills here and there, whereas m o d of Esst Kolimantan is mountainou.. C0rn:n.i interior on Indonusia's largest river, the Kapuas River. was quite a vew ~ x p e n e r c i for u,s. Four days amd nights w'em spent on a houseboat Lravc l l~ns ap ChLs winding ~ w e r as far ,as Sintang, and then bmnching ofi from 11 we entered mother large river, the, Melaw), which took us anothrr d a y upscream to Nanga Pinah, which k about three hundred ini,lei intericr From ?Jan@ P.nch we travelled up B smaller river, the Pinoh, on sampan- ioi three days where we encountered rapids in oirder to get to our station at Kok Baru. In our East Kalimantnn District, with perhaps the exception of the Mahr:iam area,, ill would be mpoisib!e to go more than half this d i h n c e withault incountemn- much larger rap?& an,d with a range of mountains in view which in the f a r interior tower' skyward more than SIX thousand feet , Comnunioa?io>i and trmspportabion are far in advance here at; compared wth East Kal:m-ntan As f a r mteriar as Naoga Pinoh thore b a tels,oraph sy j?em, and at Nmga Pinah there i s even m e i~lo$ione which connects w:lh Pontianak. Aka &ere is a dirt road on which it is poisi,ble to travel by jecp all the way Lo the coast from Nanga Plnoh, h,owever to date this road is on;y used b y conveyancei 01 the government. Boat t ravd is quite regdar betweel\ the coast 2nd intenor, and is less expensive than in East Kal iantan .

Socially we iind that the feature;, manner of dness, a n d eaniuut of many of the Dy&s ci this area are quite s i m h r to tha t oi the Ma'layan pqula.tion. In. East Kalimantan we had little difliculty distingiuishing the Dy&s from t h e other peapk, foi Lh&r rzcial featucies amd mannerisms were e a d y detected if not obvioos. We were greatly surprised to find that there are large villages

of Malayans in the f a r interlor, w e n above the rapids - up the small tribu- taries - to the very hea'dwatera. Some of these Malayans even have taken Dyak wives, which practice is very rare in the northern arcas of East Kalimantan.

Religiously, Mohammedanism 1s f a r more in evidence here than in East P*!;-mtrin. The Malayan population is much greater, and practically d l the Malayans are Moslems. We heave noted in OUT area that every %layan village has at least one Mesjid (house of prayer) and i b priesti. Some of the larger villages even have speoial training schools for their you'th to indoctrinate them in the teachhgs of the Koran. Few Dyakms, however, are iollowers of the teachings of Mohammedanim.

The Gospel of Christ has only been proclaimed the last quarter oi a eenbury, and that Iargely to the Dyak tr3ibeapeople because of +heir receptiveness. Among the various areas reached, the Belitang Di'strict shows autstan'dhg aocamplishment. In this area there are many large churches which have already become.indigmous, that is self-supporting, self-governing and selfipropagating. Thcrre are v a d areas th,roughout the interior whhero the Dyaks are yet uncvangelired, and sad to say there are some areas whsre there were 5omc converts, and established churches but they suffered serious reverses brought ahout because of lack of m~s-mary personnel and natbnal wonkers.

Personally, parhaps tlhe bwatest contrast to us is now to be rn an are,* where there are only a f e w m a l l gi'oups of Christians as conipaloared with the Sesayap area which had forty-seven established churches. Organization and self-su.pprt have not yet been realized here. On ouc arrival there were only two national workers, end they had only recently been Sen,t here. Yet, we are truly happy to be here for we feel the Lord has led us to an area with a wide open door of opporhmity. W e praise God for the believers already in this area and for the advances made by those who proneered here, and we t r w t that you will pray with us as we seek to furtller His came ~n the upbuilding of the Church, and the reaching of the lost for Christ.

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WE PRAISE G

.............. for the safe ar,rmaI of Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Lay and two children a t Long Berang in thm Sesayap Dhtrict. The weather was unusuaIIy

goad an,d they ma,de the trip over Yhe rapids in six days.

. . . . . . . . . . . . that up to the present time no visas rpplied for have bccn

denied by the dndonesian Government.

............. foi the return of R e v and Mri . V. Ncigenfind and Miss

Ann LEROY..

. . . . . . . . . . . . for n r w rccrurts, R e v and MIS. \Y. Kissel:.

for four new national workers in the Mnhakam Distrrct ; lau8- new worliws in the Apo Kayan District ; four new workers in t h c Pudjungan District a i d one new worker in ohc Sesayap District.

............. for thc progress that 1 5 ihcing made in the Apo Keyair

D,sl:rlct.

. . . . f u r thc hlesimg of Ihc Lord a t Long 51.3 when Rev. J . Weslcy Brill h d d sprcial rnectings for ten days.

for the freedom we have in preaching the Gospel

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............. tha t w s a s will be ,slanted for ?.'IIss F Schutt. M ~ s s H Hall and Mr 2nd Mrs. J. Wai,tr.

............. for Rev. irnd MTS. Chapman 3s Lhey I I S Y P just zone to their slation in the inleiior at West Xa;irnnn!an ; ' f L w carnp!etlng six monbhi of Linguoge i.turly i n Maks,?sar.

.............. for Mr. a d &IPS. 6. Ewi who a36 grad,uaiee of our NIakswr Bible Schml. They have rmcently gone to Nmw Pinoh, West Kad'mmanlan to take a pastorate among the Chinese p o p l e .

............. that the nntknai church wil l reel its responsibility 2nd get undc'r the bursen of becoming B d t s u p p o r t i n g church Same dlrtrtets dye making veiy slow progress.

............... tha t a tape recorder wii! soon be avmlable for us so that , w e can make Gospei recordings in the Indonesian language a n d su'pply th: FEECOM In Mznila with many p rogram.

................ t ha t the Lor'd wi!l undertake ior the physra l needs of 1ho.w d our rnmionartes who are detained a1 home because of diners

.............. for the need of a n editor for o u r Indonesian magazine ,;Kalarn Hidup".

............... tha t the Lord will open the way for the new plane t o be, used in Zndonesia

............... bhat Rev. J. Wesley Brill's Doctrine Book, whlch has g o n ~ to press, will soon be rea,dy f o r d,is!nhxtion.

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I Who's Who

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. . . a directory

Djalan Ladj,angiru 81

Makasrar, Sulaivesi hdonewa

Pos Restant Denpasar, Bali Indonesia

Melak via Sa,marinda Eait Kalimantan Indonesia

Long Bia via Tan3jjong Selor and Tarat'an East Kalirnantan Indonesi,a

Long Berang via Malinau and Tarakan Kalirnantan Timur Indonesia

Long Nawang via llandjong Selor and Tarakan East Kalimantan 1ndonesi.a

Rev. .and :Mrs. J. W. Brill Rev. and Mrs. V. Nejgenfind Miss V. M. Morscheok Miss L o i s Bouhde

Language Study Rev. and Mrs. Rodger Lewis Rev. and Mrs. W. Kissell

Rev and Mrs. M. E Blm

Rev. and Mrs Wm. Bouw

Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Post Mrs. Eiaabnth Jaakson Miss Polly Roseberry

Rev. 2nd Mrs. Ivan Lay

Rev. and MIS. R. R. Rudes (regular furlough-October)

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