Sims Jonathan 1978 Japan

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Date: November 28 ^ 1Q78 Month Day Year}

Name in full Jona than H a r o X d S imsS pe l l ou t all n a m e s First N a me Middle Nam e L ast N am e

Complete address on field: Mejiro-DaiT Hachio-j i - S h i ^ TPkyo, J a p a n 133 Number St reet City Stale Zi p numbe r - Country)

Phone number on field: 61-418^ In Caseof Emergency call : Q22 8oq2Ask for: Rarl Waverly Sims 701 Uoodyhill Drive y Cincinnati ^ Ohio ^520^

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Your complete address while in USA: 824 Matson Place ^ Cincinnati^ Ohio 4520^ Number Street - City Stale - Zip)

YourUSA phone number: area code SI3 phone number Q21-7Q68

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Names a nd a d dr e ss e s of other sponsoring c hurc he s whose elders r ecom mend you:Price Avenue Church of ChrisiKiiimhPr &street 2918 Price Avenue Full na me ol church) . . ity Cincinnati Ohio ^52 ^


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c /o Edward HoweC h r i s t s Church Cincinnati Number Street _ Full n am e o l ch u rch ) j^y North Bend Cinc inna t i Sta t e

6875 Ju n ip erv iew LaneOh io Zi p

Please s end l e t t e r s of r e commenda t i on f rom th e e lde r s iny ou r s p on s or in g churches which will e n co u ra g e o t he rchur ches tos uppor tyour m is s ionar y work. Certainly th ewords of these elders will help to co nv in ce othersregarding th e w or th in es s o f y ou r mission work. Pleasehelp MSA to spread your news through HORIZONS bysending these elders letters from your sponsoringc hu rc he s a s s oo n a s possible. MSA will b e h ap p y to helpyo u contact these elders if you will se n d th e fulladd re s se s o f t h e c h u rc h e s.

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Recommendations by Christian Leaders: {List names here and enclose a copy ofeach letter forthcoming)Name: Thomas D. Thurman Number Street West Eighth S t r e e tCincinnati State Ohio 45205City: _Nam eCity _

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City Tokyo, Japan1952

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Ad d date of arrival and natural izat ion date M ont h) Day) Year)

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Where baptized? Nakano K ir isto KyokaiCity Tokyo State

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On an extra sheet please describe an y details regarding your conversion which you might care to mention..M A R I T A L STATUS :Marr ied Single Divor ced WidowedPlease give the complete name of your husband or the maiden name of your wifeDate of marriage , W h er e m a rr i ed ? _

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Wh o solemnized y o u r wedding?List children by full name giving th e place, birthday, month a nd y ea r in the order of your children s birth days. If yourc h il d re n h a ve been a d op t ed p l ea se indicate.) In case you ar e single, please list y o ur b r ot h er s and sisters by name inthis sp ace.

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Harold Rudol ph S imsMissionary on the f ie ld3-35-7 Mejiro-Dai, Hachioji-Shi, Tokyo Japan 193Acting as Minister of Mejiro-Dai Kiristo KyokaiO t h e r d u t i e sLois June Lut ton) SimsM i ss io na ry w if esame a d d r e s s a s aboveTeaching various womens classes .

Material should he on file on them. I don t have much new material to add.

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EDUCATION high schoo l and later):

Name of schoo l Locat ionChrist ian Academy TokyoCinc inna t i Bible College Ci nc i nna t i

Number of years Degrees granted and dateList honorary degrees) th and 2 th g ra de s

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C i n c i Chr i s t i an Seminary Ci nc i nna t i thredB.A. C ris;j:^^g Missions

M R E hristian E d u c a t i o nMay 1979

What Influenced you to become a missionary? O b se rv atio n o f tho a o a l and devot ion o f myparents in the i r continuing work in a general ly d i f f i c u l t f i e ld Need impressedfo r more worke rs from being r a i s ed on the f i e l d

What is your purpose in missions? Or what do you hope to ac complish on th e missionfield? Building up the work begun, plant ing new coigregations and some l i t e ra tu reYour own explanation in some detail might be influential in leading others into full-time service. Use extra sheets ifyou ne ed more space) :

The beginning years wi l l be for reor ienta t ion to the cul ture and langua,qes tudy The main work wi l l be ed i f i ca t ion and s t rengthening of presen t congregat i ons Some wri t ing of Chr i s t i an mate r ia l s and cur r i cu lums fo r Bible s tudyDescribe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily dut ie s on th e field:

Which of th e following terms most nearly descr ibes your missionary status?Evangelist Bible College Teacher Bible Reader Public School Teacher PilotHomemaker Doctor Nurse Social Worker Music Teacher Radioministry Radio follow-up Christ ian Service Camp Linguistics Maintenance ofmission equipment Main tenanceCorrespondence CoursesEvangelism Name o ther :Languages you know fluent/non-fluent)

B e n e v o l e n t Off ice Work P r od u ct io n o f Bib leProduction of Christian literature in the National Language v Village

English ( American), Japanese


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F a t h e r s n a m e a n d his h o m e a d dr es s: First Middle Last n am e)Living Deceased Number StreetCity , State Zi p PhoneHis occupation Is he a Christian? Ye s NoWhat positions of leadership has he held in th e local church?

W h a t C h r is t ia n s e r v i c e d o e s h e n o w d o ?

M o t h e r s full m a i d e n n a m e First Middle Last n am e)

Living Deceased Number StreetCity State Zi p PhoneIs she a Christian? Yes No He r occupation if employed outside th eh o m eWhat leadership positions or Christian service ha s she rendered to th e local church?Do y ou h av e relatives in mission work? Ye s NoIf so , please list t he ir n am es , location, kinship an d d et ai ls o n a s e pa r at e s h ee t with a brief explanation of theimissionary activity.

FORWARDING AGENT: At p r e s e n t same a s my p a r e n t sN a m e First - Middle - Last name. II applicable, list both Mr. and Mrs. lull names,)Number a nd Street CityState Zip PhoneW h e r e a t t e n d c h u r c h ? Full n am e ol ch u rch )Number Street City State Zi pWhat duties ar e performed by th e forwarding agent?S houl d money be sent to th e forwarding agent only?Does the forwarding agent receive a salary? In what form should funds be sent?Please give th e full name of th e mission:Does th e mission have official ta x exempt status?Please give details of HOW checks should be written to this mission SIMS T Y MISSIONwith

d e s i g n a t i o n o f b e i n g f o r J o n a t h a n S i m sIffunds ar e to be sent directly to th e missionary on th e mission field, please explain th e detai ls of HOW to do It,sowecan give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire

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Dear Bill McGilvrey November k I978Plans are nearing achievement for m to go to Japan from

May unt i l December of 1979 Ky primary work wi l l be to as s i s tmy parents in their work v;ith the congregation in Mejiro Dai.y parents will be on furlough in July August and Septemberduring which time I wil l be assuming the responsibi l i t ies ofpreaching twice a month in English v/ith on e of the men as aninterpreter hosting guest preachers assisting the Sundayschool teachers in t he i r work and other dut i e s .This t r ip wil l be bas ica l ly a time of r eor ien ta t ion fo rm in to Japanese cu l tu re . I t wil l be a time to begin formalstudy of Japanese a t the adult l eve l to clar ify my goals ando bje ctiv es in my plans for l i fe long work in Japan and toimplement t raining from Bible college and seminary in a specialm i n i s t r y .

In May I v;il l be completing the requi rements fo r a MastersDegree in Chr i s t i an Educat ion a t the Cinc inna t i Chr i s t i anSeminary. I graduated from the Cincinnati Bible College in I976 with a B./u Degree in Christ ian Missions.I wil l be avai lable for speaking on weekends during themonths of February March and Apr i l but because of my c lassschedule fo r my f i n a l semes te r a t C.B.3 . must l i m i t t r a v e l to150 miles by c a r . At present I do no t have a forwarding agent . y presen taddress is 824 Matson Place Cincinnati Ohio 4^204 overseas address wil l be 3 53 7 Hejiro Dai Hachioj i Ghi TokyoJa pan 1 93 .

Enclosed i s a picture taken fo r graduat ion from C.B.G.In C h r is t


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A REORIENTATION TO TH E ORIENTMany p r e s su r e s a re upon me to s tay here in Amer ica . There

s much work to be done in the Church o f Ch r i s t Even a pr inc ip leo f Church growth s t a t e s t h a t a person s most e f f e c t i v e i n h is owncu l tu r e There a many wonderful phys ica l a t t r a c t i on s here we mayo f t en take fo r gran ted However Japane se Chr i s t i a n s a re p lead ingfo r he lp in p ro cl aim in g t he Gospel to a cu l tu r e which s more thann ine ty n ine per cen t Buddhis t and Shin to I f e el g re at ly burdenedto go . Japan i s home to me . Being born and r ais ed th er e has p repared me in a spec ia l way fo r a l i f e work t he reMy parents have chal l enged me to a sp ec i a l t r i p fo r e igh tmonths. This wi l l f u r the r pr epa r e me fo r work in J apan Beingaway has dimmed my remembrance of some cu l t u r a l things as wel l a sr u s t grea t ly language ab i l i t y I have. The t r i p wi l l r e f r esh myapprecia t ion of the c ultu re a s well as ref ine th e c on ce pts I havenow of my spec i f i c work. Of any problem to be overcome food wi l lbe the l e a s t Enjoying one hundred per cent pure American beef a rar i ty and outrageously expensive phenomena in Japan ) hasnot en t i re ly diminished my cravings fo r o r i en t a l de l icac iesDuring the eight month reorientat ion I wil l be involvedin some specif ic tasks. I wil l be informally s tudy ing Japaneseass is t ing my parents with the i r various ac t iv i t i e s an d classesand becoming acquainted with the members of t he congrega tion inMejiro Dai. As my parents will be here in the States for threemonths I wil l assume much heavier responsibi l i t ies for that time.I wil l preach a t l eas t twice a month with one of the men actingas in te rpre te r host occ as iona l gue st preachers v i s i t members ofthe congregat ion pay bi l l col lectors and ass is t in other areasas need a r i s e s There wi l l be l ttl t ime fo r r e s t

In addi t ion to these ac t i v i t i e s I wi l l at tempt in severalweeks to get an overview of the work as a whole of our Churchesin Japan. I will make a brief vis i t with several o ther Missionaries.This t ravel wil l be f ru i t fu l i n c la ri fi ca ti on of my goals andspecific objectives i n s el ec tin g a particular type of work. Someof the expense for the trip will be connected with this overviewand preparation of the report stating my conclusions and specificwo r k Expenses are necessary although lowly esteemed as topic fordiscussion. Japan has rampant inf lat ion rapidly rising costs ofliving and to further the problem fo r American Missionaries adaily increase of the vaiue of the ye . The dollar is weakeningwith the resu l t that Americans in Japan are starving today whenyesterday they ate too much. anticipated expense for thiseight month trip is 7,000 without considering air fare to andfrom Japan. I will be traveling by charter 500 one way as incontrast with economy rates for commercial lines of 680 one way).The trip money is primarily l iv ing l ink with some for travel.Designate all funds as for Jonathan Sims and send them to SIMSTOKYO MISSION c/o Firs t Church of Christ 3^30 Orange Avenue,Eustis Florida 52726.


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I wil l be a va ila ble fo r presenting my thoughts about thet r ip during the weekends in February March an d April . Due tomy schedule of classes a t the Cincinnati Bible Seminary for myl a s t semester of work I must l imi t my t ravel to about I50 milesby car . I will be leaving for Japan Q^ lay 16^ This t r ip willvery benefi t ia l for me as r pxe|mre for Tuture work in Japan. Iexpec t to r e tu rn tjOthe SAa^tedSrroir Januarv 1Q8q af tf tr which Iwi l l be avai lable to speak about my l i f e work p l ^ s At tha tt ime th e p r e s en t a t i on wi l l be much c l e a r e r than the t en t a t i v ei e s I now h a v e

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J o n a t h a n S i m s t h e e l d e s t s o no f Harold and L o i s Sims was b o r n i nJapan s a consequence o f h i s p a re n t s l i f e - l o n g m i n i s t r y i n JapanJ o n a t h a n h a s l i v e d m o s t o f h i s lifei n Japan For h i s e d u c a t i o n he wentt o C h r i s t i a n Academy i n Japan whereh e a s w e l l a s h i s b ro th e r s and sist e r s l e a r n e d Engl i sh as a primaryl a n g u a g e .

J o n a t h a n c a m e to the U n i t e dS t a t e s f o r Bible c o l l e g e and graduated f r o m the incinnati ible ollege i n 1976 w i t h a B A i n C h ri s ti anM i s s i o n s a n d f r o m t h e C in c i n n a t iC h r i s t i a n Seminary i n 1980 w i t h aM a s t e r s o f R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n .

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a s s i s t e d t h e Sunday s c h o o l t e a c h e r sonathan ims helped with vacation ible school ands t u d i e d l a n g u a g e e n a b l i n g h is f a th e r

and m o t h e r t o visit f a m i l y f r i e n d s and some o f t h e i r s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s i nt h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . When t h ey r et u rn ed t o t h e f i e l d he c o n t i n u e d t o a s s i s tthem i n t h e i r work During h i s i n t e r n s h i p J on a th an s en se d some s p e c i f i cn e e d s o f t h e work i n J a p a n : t h e r e i s a l a c k o f Sunday s c h o o l m a t e r i a l s i nJapanese from a R e s t o r a t i o n Movement p e r s p e c t i v e t h e r e i s need f o r developi n g p o t e n t i a l l e a d e r s h i p i n Japanese congregat ions an d t h e r e i s a g r e a t needf o r s t a r t i n g a d d i t i o n a l c o n g r e g a t i o n s .

J o n a t h a n p l a n s t o a t t e m p t t o meet t h e needs h e s e n s e d i n J a p a n byw r i t i n g some Sunday s c h o o l m a t e r i a l s i n J a p a n e s e h e l p i n g t o t r a i n p o t e n t i a ll e a d e r s h i p and s t a r t i n g ne w c o n g r e g a t i o n s i n J a p a n . At t h e o u t s e t J o n a t h a nw i l l com plete language school t o g a i n some maste ry i n w r i t i n g Japanese andt h e fo rmal p o l i t e l e v e l o f Japanese which he d i d n o t l e a r n as a c h i l d . Whilea t t e n d i n g language s c h o o l he w i l l a s s i s t h i s p a r e n t s t h r o u g h p r e a c h i n g andt e a c h i n g on t h e weekends A f t e r language s c h o o l he w i l l b e g i n a new work

To accompl ish h i s ne w m i n i s t r y Jonathan needs l i v i n g l i n k and s e rv i c e l i n k s u p p o r t a s w e l l a s f u n d s f o r t r a v e l t o J a p a n . He h a s r a is ed t e np e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l s u p p o r t he needs f o r t h e work P l e a s e c o rr es po n d w i thJ o n a t h a n Sims 506 D i n w i d d i e S t r e e t P o r t s m o u t h V i r g i n i a 23704 u n t i l a f o rw a r d i n g a g e n t i s s e c u r e d .

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