Magazine of the Indonesia Mission of The Christian and Missionary Alliance

Home Address: Box C, Nyack. New York 10960. Field Address: Jalan H. Fachruddin 9. Jakarta Purat. Java. Indoneria.

Editorial Committee: Vicky Benron. editor Rodger Lewis Janet Kuhnr Jay Benron

Cover: Read about "rhore winnable ones" in Indonesia. page 20.

PhotoCreditr: Jay Benron-Cover, PP. 23. 28: M. Roderick-p. 5: Bill Kuhnr-pp. 8. 9: Ken Van Kurin-pp. 11. 12. 13; FOIO Deppen-P. 15: Gordon Chapman- p. 18: Judy Garkin- D. 20.

Copter of ThePioneer, published annually bV the Indonesia field Of rhe Christian and Missionary Alliance. may be Obtained free of charge by writing t o the mission Office ar the field address above. Contrlbut8onr for The minlStry Of The Pioneer may be sent t o Dr. B. S King, Chrirrian and Missionary Alliance. Box C. Nyack. New York 10960.

Missionary Directory, 1975 Jakarta. Java: .Rev. & M m G. Kamphauren. Chairman: Rev. & Mrr. V. L. Neigen- find. Inter-Mullwon Burinerr Office. M861 Margarer Lee. bookkeeper. Bandung. Java: Rev. & Mrs. G . V. Chapman. Rev. & Mm. W. F. Kirrell. Mr. & Mrr. J. E. Benron. Ihrerature deuarrmenr: Rev. & Mrs. I . E Lay, missionary children's hostel: Mr. A. A. Valley, 'Miss Lorna Munroe. lffliss Judith Anderson. Mr. C. Krikorian. reachers. Supervised Study G~OUD: Mrs C. Krikorian, youth ministries: Mirr Judy Garkin. children's ministries: Rev. & Mrr. G J Swenron, Rev. & Mrr. F. A. Peterr. language I tudy. East Indonesia: Rev. & Mrr. P. N. Nanfelt. Miss Vonnie Morrcheck. Jaffray School of Theology. U p n g Pandang. Sulaweri: Rev. G. M. Bennett, language study, Ujung Pandang. Sulawerl: Rev. & Mrr. M. C. Allen. Rev. & Mrr. N. R. Dean, dirrrict and exwnsion education mmrtr8er: Rev. & Mrs. A. R. Lew~s. district and extenrim education m#n#rtr#es. Ball: East Kalimantan: Rev Ed Mrs. K G . Rsggenbach. Miss Judith Teerer. Long B8a Eible School. Rev. & M m K. E. Van Kurin. Rev. & Mrs. H., Klarren. district work and airstrip con6truction. Samarinda. West Kalimantan: Rev. & Mrr. J. L. Van Patter. dirtricr work and airstrip Construction, Nanga Pinoh: *Rev. & M m W. K. Kuhnr. !ASP Lela Pierce, 'Miss Yvonne Murphy. lmmanuel Bible School, Kelanram; Rev. & Mra. L. W. Fish. exrenrion education mintsrrier. Kelanram. On Furlough: Rev & M m Dudley Bolser. Miss Mary Bower. Rev. & Mrs. C. E. Dater. Mrs. Mary Eartman, Rev. & Mrr C. A. Hen&ckron. Rev. & Mrs. R . R. Ruder. Rev. & Mrr. R. K. Smith.

*To furlough ~n mid~l975

Rodger Lewis starts out to visit a chief.

Visiting Village

Chiefs in Bali

by Rodger Lewis

THETOWN O F Gianyar (ghee-ON- yar) is the administrative center of Gianyar District, one of eight former kingdoms on the island of Bali. Ci- anyar District has 270,000 people

living in 3 2 villages. The most dis~ tdnt village can be reached in a cou- ple of hours by s~oo te i , though part of the journey must be on foot to those villages which lie beyond un- bridged ravines.

Each villagc has a perbrkel (head- man) chosen by the pcople for a five-year term, With a wage of about g12.50amonth most perbekel must find additional employment. Same are members of thc armed forces on detached duty. drawingmilitary pay. About two-thirds are of high social rank, seven are from the Brahman or priestly group, bu t all are of the Hindu-Darma religion

I have visited all of these men but four, who were no t at home. b-our students from theDiscipleship Train- ingCenter took turns going with me on 23 of the visits.

A business card is piwn and the missionary’s location stressed to cn- courage a reciprocal visit. Inquiry is made about the perbekrl’s length of service (some have had 30 years). family ( p o l y p m y is not uncommon. and one man laughed t o cover em- barrassment when telling me he had sixteen children in these days of govern men t-promo red family plan- ning), cument activities (one was as- sisting a drama rehearsal, one over- seeinglivestack vaccination, one giv- inga speech at a Fade-school gradua- tion, andone had just returned from a cock-fight).

The conversation is quickly turned to the real purpose of the visit. A book is presented, The Man You Can’t Ignore, a new translation of Indonesian scriptures containinc the deeds and teachine of JCEUS; and a smaller book in Balinese, Cod’r Anr-

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wer, which makes clear the way of salvation.

A brief sketch of the life of Jesus gets undivided attention and a n oc- casional nod of the head which means. “Yes, we have that idea in our Hinduism.” The uniqueness of Jesus is emphasized That He could perform miracles is not outstanding, for Hindu gods, i t is said, can d o even more unusual things. Karna, for example. allegedly emerged from someone’s ear. But that Jesus, a truc man, once walked on water, liv- ed after death, and then ascended to heaven is ou t of the ordinary.

The perbehel knows his version of Hinduism and speaks confidently. “All religions are good and lead to the same goal; only the paths t o the goal are diFterent.” The missionary quotes scriptures that teach differ-

I feel that God has been present impressing hearts. I have also been aware of demonic forces at work. Oneman just wouldn’t let me quote John 3:16. Uncanny. Another let go a broadside a t m y companion when he discovered that the young man was a Brahman convrrt. The Hindu-turned-Christian remained calm even while being branded a traitor. He quoted the verse that had brought him from Hinduism to Christ-Jesus’owm words: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: n o man comethunta the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).

If a village leader responded, one would have to acknowledge the hand OF Gad. For the perbekel i s defend- er of a deeply entrenched socio- religious system and of a government desire to keep that system intact,

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for i t is the hasis of the unique cul- ture that helpedattract 54,000 tour- ists to Bali in 1974.

Yet I feel that some perbehe1 arc tired of the old-unhappy that their island is being kept a cultural musc- um-and would be willing to accept a new way of life and t o influcnce their pcople in that direction.

But whatever the results, we obey the command of our Lord Jesus Christ to be witnesses to everyone in all the world. We remember the Apostle Peter’s words that God is “not willing that any should perish, bu t that all should come to repent- ance.” ThereFore we go to the vil- lage leaders. I f they resist and rc- ject , that is their responsibility. But we must give them the option, in faith and hope that they will choose Christ.

We here in Bali arc conscious of the fact that we are partners with those who support an outreach t o resistant peoples. It is a glory OF the Christian and Missionary Alliance that its members are willing t o in- vest in statistically unrewarding min- istries ou t of a sense of obedience t o Christ.

This visitation program is being ex- tended to the headmen in Klung- kung District, including thirteen on the island o f h s a Penida. There are n o vehicles or roads on most of that island. Plans also include repeat visits in Gianyar t o those leadcrs who seemed most open. Pray. t

In 1973 Rodq’r / . ew t r and his wile, I.eIio, were appointed back to /Cali, 10, whose people thcy h o w a special burdr,n ‘/‘he 1.riuiscs hour served in Indonmo since 1953. I ’ h q hove /iw childrm.

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by Geoffrey Bennett

OPLRA A N D CONCER-f halls were the strong undcrlying allure- m e n t s which took me to England from Australia, ambitious for a sing- ing career after five ycars of trach- ing in Australian schools.

The way “opened up” and I began t o launch intothe competitive world of British music by studying a t onc of the most illustrious music col- leges. But something unexpectcd happened. I encountered a vital group of young Christian musicians in the college. They were different.

In spite of having unpreccdcnted opportunities, a wealth of musical experience, and everything humanly speaking that one could have wanted a t that point, I was plagued by deep underlying frustrations, emptiness, and sin in my life.

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I a t tended thc m d w e e k Chns t im Union meetings and the July 1966 Ri l ly Graham Crusade meetings in London and had constant contact with the unusual qoup of rnthusias- tic Christians in thc collcge. rhese and other facrorr ultimately led to October 5, 1966, when in the quiet- ness of my bedroom I m e t the Lord Jesus Christ face to face and rose up

“new creation.” I didn’t really understand fully what had happened until some t imelater, hu t the burden of sin and its bondage were gone. A new power t o overcome entered my experience and all things became “new”-mcluding a new direction.

The way “opened up” for me t o attend London Bible College (LBC) after the completion of my music COUTSP. Operas and concert halls lost their attraction. Christ had p u t a “new song” in my heart-Praise the Lord! While a t LBC the Lord

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made a call to missionary work very clear and I beaan to focus on South America. M$ m o t h d s illness necessitated an

emergency return to Australia. Dur- ing my first weekend home I went with a cousin to the C&MA church in Sydney. I had no idea that such a church existed. A missionary church bared on the great principles and emphases which I had become so convinced ahout during the pre- vious three years in England. Won- derful!

The Lord “opened up” the way in- to membership in the C&MA and application for missionary service. Many things began to redirect my thinking and praying, and Indonesia became my new “focus.”

Two years assisting in the Sydney church under thc shepherding of Pastor and Mrs. Charles Droppa- “spiritual parents extraordinaire,” two more years with a little flock in anewchurch in the western suburbs of Sydney, completion of ordination studies, and the understanding and longsuffering of the Board of Man- agers under the fine leadership of Pastor Robert Henry, all led to my commissioning during Council ‘74. I arrived on Indonesian soil in July thesame year after an overwhelming sending-out by the beloved Austra- lian brethren.

Now, halfway through a year of language study in Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi, androme contact with the Jaffray School of Theology, I can only marvel a t the grace of God and the inexpressible privilege of being here.

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Frank and Marie Peters

by Frank Peters

W E ’ V E FINALLY ARRIVED-at long last” was our reaction as we stepped off the plane in Jakarta-to an unexpected welcome. Thousands of Muslim pilgrims were returning from Mecca, and outside the airport waited a mass of humanity-their friends and relatives. What a way to he introduced to OUT newly adopted homeland!

Many things over the years led to our arrival here. I t seems that1 have always had an interest in missions. Two factors contributing to this were my parents’ heart for missions and the visiting missionaries they welcomed into our home. Having two older brothers on the mission field also helped me to focus on the foreign field and to pray for those working there.

Although I can’t recall any one moment in which I decided to be a missionary, some important deci-

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Two Hearts for Missions sions guided me in that direction. At a missionary convention in 1964 I committedmu life t o Christ’s lead-

ting from Seattle Pacific College in 1968, she taught elementary school for two years before eoine t o CTC.

ing, wherever that might be. Soon after this I went to Bible school, university, and seminary in Regina, Saskatchewan. Though by then I had decided to be a missionary, 1 did nothaveadefinitefieldinminduntil one Friday night missionary meeting in 1966 at Canadian Bible College when Harold Loveswand of TEAM spoke about his experiences as a mis- sionary and prisoner in Indonesia. That night I decided 1 wanted t o go t o Indonesia. From then on it was a time of waiting and working as ap- plication was made, interviews were held, and school was completed.

I t was also a t Canadian Bible Col- lege that I met my wife, Marie. An Alliance ‘preacher’s kid” from the States, she, too, had a life-long in- terest in missions. Through various missionary speakers and an outreach trip t o Mexico she came to realize in 1967 that God was directing her t o the mission field. After Fadua-

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She has B.A. in Spanis; and WZT

appointed by the Alliance to Colom- bia, South America, before our en- gagement changed her dircction.

After 1 had served seven months as a “bachelor-pastor,” Marie and I were married and continued our home service in the mountains of British Columbia. Then came TIL (Toronto Institute of Linguistics), packing, servicesin variouschurches, saying good-bye tp friends and rela- tives, Christmas at Marie’s home where we were joined by my parents. and, finally. our p ip from Seattle on the last day of 1974-the end of the old year and the beginning of a new phase of OUT lives.

As we begin lapguage study and and cultural adju&ments in lovely Bandung, we have the assurance that theLordhasguidcdinthepast. Now we look to the future and to the great things He has in store for us as

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When the Kids

Come Home by Janet Kuhnr

Sometimer words aren’t needed

“WHAT DID HE say? . . . What does that mean?” These cxprcssions are heard daily from our second- gradcr, home from missionary chil- dren’s school, as she listens to us talking with OUT tndonesian friends. Can i t be that two years ago Connie understood i t all, even the dialect “asides” that Dayaks pass on to each other?

An excellent educational system with teachers. house parents, and friends of Connie’s own race prcpare her to be an American girl, one that hopefully will fit i n during furlough. But as Connie and her older sisters i t t u r n to us a t Kelansam for that longed-for school vacation, can they suddenly become Indoncbian again?

Separation inevitably separates. To what culture, then, doer an MK (missionary’s kid) belong?

As we visit with thc Dayaks in their villages, the girls cannot form c lose friendships with qrls thcir own agc because they lack thc lanpuage with which to communicatc.

Whm Dad is busily preparing mes- sages or Morn revising an extension education lesson. it’s hard f o r the

vacationing girls’’ t o realize that missionary work must go on. As parents wc don’t want to five the im- pression, “I’m too busy for you.” Yet we don’t have a two-month “a- cation l i k r thcy do.

And how docs one o u l f i i s p w i n g drls to ra ncw school semrstqr w h r n the coastal city, the place lor shop- ping lor cloth and having clolhcs made, is one hour and $75 away by plan?? Clissionaricr arc lorccd t o b r ingcnioui.. I t ’s sew and patch. lct out scams and mcnd. and hopc that that irnlmrtant p d c k a ~ c wc w d c r c d

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from Grandma arrives in time. Isvacation, then, synonymous with

frustration? Not at all. Our second- grader likes t o tease the students, and they appreciate the attention. Krisy is our “pill counter” for the many medicinc orders that are bag- ged For thcstudents in the extension education centers. Becky likes to try O U L her skills on the adding ma- chineassherechecksall [he columns on t h e financial reports. The girls hold nuts A n d turn screws and run errands Tor Dadas he puts the finish- i n s touches on a new missionary residence on campus. When F e s t r come iu v i s i t , the girls servc tca and cookics lhcy havc madr.

Children and young teens aren’t expectcd to be missionaries. bu t counting pills, baking cookirs, run- ning errands, turning SCICWS. and addmg up columns are a l l part of missionary lifr. This they can share with M u m and Dad.

Addcd bonuses arc paddling d sam- pan upaquic t river. swimming every ariernoon in thr wide KapuAs Kivrr.

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and enjoying newly harvested ricc and “lulun.” a special Dayak treat. Then there are the times just to talk and talk, t o help Mom and Dad un- dentand; to describe teachen, house parents. friends. and school activi- ties; to voice all the gripes, heart- aches, and frustrations.

Mom and Dad wonder as we say good-bye ( that two months seemed like two weeks!) whether we gave enough love, enough counsel, wherh- er we prayed enough with them and played enough with them.

I:OT the children, it’s back to the “other culture.” the “other par- ents,” and the “other rulcs.” With God’s help and your prayers they can bridge the paps and remain hap- py and complete in Christ. t

Purpose in a Name

by Judy Anderson

WHAT’S IN A name? In mine I have found my purpose for living- to bring praise to God for His grace.

I was born into a Christian family andbecameamember of God’s fam- ily at the age of seven. By the time I was ten, I had a desire t o become a missionary-= desire that increased as I got older.

During my senior year a t St. Paul Bible College, I w a s approved as a candidate for foreign service with the Christian and Missionary Alli- ance. At graduation the Lord open- ed up an opportunity for me to teach in a Christian elementary school. I spent two years in Alaba- ma getting practical experiedce in teaching and living, and the next oue and one-half years completing my teaching certification.

I am amazed again and again at God’s timing and placing in our lives. He is so careful in His deal-

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ings with us, and so patient. I say this because during my second

year at Winona (Minnesota) State College, aftersixteen years of saying. “Yes, Lord, 1’11 go to the mission field,” complications suddenly de- veloped. Six months before I would finally be-qualified to go out, I be- gan saying, “Wait a minute, Lord. Wi, . . . let me have two more years here. You know, Lord, if I write to Alliance headquarters in New York, they’ll probably say I need to finish post-graduate work (and besides, You know who lives here in Winona

\ 1. . . . ,. Down.deepinside I felt God didn’t

agree with me, however. After a- bout three months of this, God told me exactly what He thought of the whole thing. He said, “Judy, above all else, p a r d your affections. For they influence everything else in your life. Lookstraight ahead; don’t even turn your head to look. Watch your step. Stick to the path and be safe. Don’t sidetrack; pull back your foot from danger” (Proverbs 4:23, 25-27, Living Bible).

I couldn’t argue with that. I knew that I had been sidetracking. I also knew that God had plans for me, and He cared enough to call after me,

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“This is the way-backhere!” (Isaiah 30:21).

That evening, in January of 1974, I wrote the Alliance requesting to be sent out. Eight months later 1 a% rived in Bandung. Indonesia, posi- tively assured that God‘s hand had led me here.

I cannot help praising Him, for even my name-Judith Anne-in He- brew means “Praise to God for His grace!” t

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Upshot of the Downfall DURING A FIELD conference

session last June 1 was summoned outside to meet with the field di- rector of Missionary Aviation Fel- lowship (MAF) on “urgent busi- ness.” He came with a request for help, as MAF had just purchased a crashed aircraft in the jungles of East Kalimantan on an “as is, where is’’ basis. MAF wanted me to help get i t out, since i t was practically in my backyard.

A Philippines timber company’s brand-new ‘Cessna 140, with only 135 hours of flying time on it, had been forced to land for lack of fuel when the pilot could not find the airport in inclement weather. Ac- cording to the insurance inspector’s report i t was totaled and lying in a swamp in ahout ten inches of sea water.

Backin Samarinda, Tim, our high- schooler, 35 Dayaks, two MAF pi- lots and I began thc laborious task of reclaiming the “wreckage.” We discovered that the plane was not totaled and was not in water, but rather was in excellent shape. It had only a bent propeller and damaged upholstery in the top of the cabin which had been eaten by battery acid due to the plane’s being upside down.

God was very much evident in the situation, for the insurance com- panypaid the timber company, and MAF bought the wrecked $40,000 plane for just $5,000.

In a total of three days we had

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located the aircraft, cut a temporary road through two miles of jungle, and-after the MAF pilots had taken the front wings off-pushed. pulled, and carried that plane through swamp, jungle, small streams, over large stumps, and through nine-feet high grass to the edge of the river. There we loaded the plane on our new launch and ferried in to Sama- rinda.

On the fourth day the pilots flew the plane out from OUT new Sama- rinda airstrip-just three days after the strip was officially opened by t h e government. Expenses to get the plane out of the jungle and to the airstrip were only $500.

My participation in the reclama- tion project attracted some atten- tion in Samarinda, a small provincial capital city, and especially in the

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Righting the plane. ,

little rivcrside community where our river launch tied u p overnight with its load of aircraft.

This attention has produced both positive and negative side-effects. Because of the numerous unasked and unanswercd questions in the minds ot friends,acquaintances, and spectators, I have become many things to many people.

I am revered b y hundreds of small village boys who pressed in around our launch to get their first close-up look a t an airplane. They even got t o run their hands over the cold, smooth surface of the body.

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It ’s righted!

1 h a w come to bc rcspcctcd by many of thc Fanatical Moslcm had$ (those who havcjournPyed to Mrc- ca) who before would have nothing to do with this common Christian rcligious teachcr.

Many doors t o officcs dce now open to mc because of the dssurnp- tion that I own a n aircraft.

I am consulted by many of the drivers of Sarnarinda’s dilapidated World War I1 Jeep taxi flcet, bc- cause they now assume that if 1 repaired a wrecked aircraft and had i t flying in 24 hours, certainly I can repair thcir simple machines.

A few large foreign timber com- panies own an aircraft, b u t no Indo- nesian timber company owns one. Now the grapevine has mc, a private citizen, t h e proud possessor of a one-engine six-passenger plane. 1 am delugcd with rcquests for a free

Kcn Van Kurin and his wife, Camlyn- mirrionarier in lndoneria since 1959-me rtationedin Somorinda, East Kulzrnantm, and ale appointed to district worh and oirrtn.0 conrtluctiorz. Recently Ken rpent three months in the l o q y Central Mahn- ham district, most of which hod no1 been vzrited by Y mmionary /OF ten years. 7he Voa Kunnr h o w two children

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r ~ d r in m y plan(.. II I try t o c x ~ plain that i t is n o 1 my aircralt , lhcn I dm accurcd or I h n g atinm. no t wanling to gwe mdtcr ia l arsistancc 10 a n r w l y dcvclopiny nation.

timc when I nrarly had proplc convinced that I am n o t one ot thr many rich Foreip in - vestors in this country, b u t that was “BP”~-before thc plane. N o w in “AP”-altrr thc plane. the mer- chants bccome i n d i p a n t i f I bar- gain ovcr my putchasm. Why would anyone with money enough to buy an airplane want to bargain ovcr insigniFicant items?

L have w e n been pursucd on the strcet by sons of Chincse merchants with the message that their father wants to talk to “Mister Owner of the Planc.” Once or twice 1 went with these boys to find o u t what their fathers wanted, only to learn that they wanted either t o buy the plane or to ask mc t o fly them sompplace. When told that the plane is no t mine and tha t 1 am n o t cvcn a pilot, some stare in disbelicf. One merchant merely raised his bid above the $15.500 h c had alreadv

I’hcrc was

offered. Until th is time UXF had only one

aircraft in the whole O F Cast Kali- manlan. and we in the south never

Through jungle and through swamp

saw the plane because i t was always busy in thc north. S o w the new plane has b e m promised to us in the Clahakam I<iver Basin. In this unusual way God answered prayer lor our need-right out O F the sky. i

Special Field Needs The following proJettS have been approved by the Christian and Missionary Alliance Board of Managers but are notincluded in the regular budget.

West Kalimantan Bible School library books . . . . . . .

West Kalimantan Bible School chapel . . . . . . . . .

Jakarta Church Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

East Kalimantan Bible School building program . . . . . TWO teacherr' rer,aencer and a marcled C O U D I ~ ' I

Flights for student evangelism . . . . . . . . . . .

Airstrip construction (per strip) . . . . . . . . . . .

T O IUPDIY more study mdterldl for Student aSrlYnmenlS.

T O COmPlete the CamPY> Dulldlng ployram

Property 15 needed lor Cowntown Jakarta Cl lUrCh

dormitory are needed.

BiLle school students f lown to remote diedl 8n the [Idst few.year5 have won many Ioul l to the Lard.

Q W C U W access t o ~ n t c r l o r [rolnts asas ~ V ~ ~ Y ~ I G M and Tneoloyical Extension Eaucafmn groyram.

M A F flying program . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flights for medical emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . I 0 Day f l , Q " f costs.

Production of Christian education materials . . . . . . . VISUBI aiar. youth groyramr. Chorus boous necocd for rninl i try a m m y young oeaoie and cntiaren.

To car ry On B lu l l program O f The010y1Cal Education by E X t e " l l 0 A

For lndonerlan ndtlondls in C r l f l C . 3 <ondlllon but unable

Vehicle for R . R. Rudes (Bandung) . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle for C. A . Hendrickson (Jakarta) . . . . . . . .

c a r s <an no longer be m o o r t e a 10 must be purchased locally a t extremely n,gn orices.

Jaffray Memorial Conference Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ e w r 5 are neeaea on ~ e v e r ~ i w i d l n g r 0 1 the conierence qrounar at Benteng TinYgi, South Suldwe%i.

Printing new books (1975-76). Kalam Hidup Publishers . . . Radio recording studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Control room needed t u Drepdre feachlny carretter lor KINGMI cnurcner ana r a d ~ ~ r o y r a m r .

Recording equipment for radio studio . . . . . . . . . Sutreach periodical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Correspondence course work . . . . . . . . . . . . Part o f Capital nccdcd to launch an Indonesian Outreach maqa/,ne ,or fhc IeCUldr ",d,kFI

Patricia Groff Memorial Library extension ministry and f i lm library (Bandung) . . . . . . . .

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liance, Box C. Nyack. New York 10960.

For Kalam Hidup Publisherrin itspublirhing, 5 distribution, library, magazine, and correr pondencc course ministries. and i t s 30+ personnel.

For Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) 6 danesand Dilorswho lox many hourrof time - . . monthly in transporting missionaries and national Christians to remote placer.

For national pastors and lay leaders who are

tion by Extension (TEE)-and far the teachers in- volved in this ministry,

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For missionaries who teach in various 8 i b k 8 schools. that their virion. abilities to relare God's principles, and health will remain strong.

That the national church leadership may fol- 9 low the Spirit in every matter and be em- powered by Him.

That the Field Executive Comrnitree- 10 missionaries who rewerent each area of ~- ministry in Indonesia-may make wire decisions

For the Bandung MK School, its princi- 11 pal. teachers, hostel parents and their ministry among students in grader 1-6 who are r e b r e d from their parents.

For the Inter-Mission Business O f i c e 12 (IMBO) as it serves the business needs of more than a dozen mission agencies in Indonesia

For William W. Kerr, Director of Pacific 13 Islands and Hong Kong, as he oversees the Indonesia field.

For the adminisrrators, teachers, and stu- 14 den= o f lmmanuel Bible School. Kclan- ram, West Kalimantan, and for the school's ministry to new believerr in outlying areas.

For teachers, adminirtratorr, and the 29 15 students at the central Bible school in

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Kupang,Timor (next ye 40). and for extension I

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what God i s doing in I the vision-also for he their travels.

For the corr 18 of Kalam H seven choices o f study more of the Word and

That the o m 19 receive the ne gin publication, and thi azine approach thourai God's love and His plat

For misric 20 from thei ~

school and college stud

That contrib 21 wthered at P

nrollment should reach tries to nearby islands.

w missionaries now in my have the necessary nt ability t o communi- s t well to the culture.

mirrionaries may share groups and individuals eria so others will catch strength, and safety in

idence course ministry Publishers-as through iandr of enrollees learn way of hfe.

magazine ministry will capital and staff to be. Dugh this popular mag- f readers will learn o f mankind.

children who are far entr because o f high- t i d e of Indonesia.

i to the General Fund fork headquarters wi l l

be sufficient t o meet escalating costs, and that the special needs approved for this field wi l l be met.

For national teachers who serve in var- 22 ious Bible schools-that their virion for training students, and skills in communicating will continue to develop.

For the progress o f Christian Education 23 in Indonesia as new materials are being preparea, and as the importance o f winning chil- dren and of adult Bible studies i s emphasized.

That many additional workers-both 24 national and foreign-will be called b y the Lord t o till vim1 gaps and to serve i n new areas.

For the administrators and teachers o f 25 Long Bia Bible School, East Kallmantan, and students as they graduate and take up perma- nent duties.

For courage and wisdom as student 26 teams co out from the vaiious Bible ~ " schools during vacations or on practical work assign- ments to teach thousands the way of salvation.

For ministry in Bali as gospel witness i s 27 given to village chiefs and others among these superstitious, Satan-bound people.

June 1974 Field Conference-FRONT 11 t o r i : Ken Van Kurin. Ken Riggenbach, Gordon Chapman. Rodger Lewis, S . M. Udir Iguestl. Carl Roraveare Iguertl. Gunther Kamphausen Ichairmani. David Anderson (speaker). Vernon Neigentind, R. R. Ruder. Ivan Lay. Marion Allen.

Nancy Bolrer. Mary Eartman. Bev Hendrickron, Vicky Benron, Yvonne Murphy, MTL. s. M. Uds. Wilma Riggenbach. Nada Darer. Mrr. David Ander~ son. Margaret Neigenfind, Vonnie Morrcheck, Judy Teeter, Mary Bower. Carmen Kamphauren. Margaret Lee.

Jerry Nanfelt. Adina Chapman. Lelia Lewis, Carolyn Van Kurin. Bernie Lay. Olga Allen, Carol Fish, Janet Kuhnr. Leatha Humer Iguertl. Ruth Ruder. Anne Moore. Maureen Klassen, Lorna Munroe. Judy Garkin. Shew Dean.

BACK: Alex Valley, Clyde Krikorian, Dudley Bolrer. Harold Klarren, Charlie Dater. Jay Benran. Larry Fish, Bill Kuhnr. Craig Hendrickron. Neil Dean. Dave Moore, Peter Nanfelt.

SECOND ROW:

THIRD ROW.

For the missionaries' health, safety, and 28 well-beine-rDiritual. emotional, menbl, and phvrical.

For the five missionaries recently ap- 29 minted to Indonesia. and for families that will transfer from rhe Vietnam field.

For the evangelistic outreach efforrs of 30 all C&MA missionaries and national workerr in Indonesia, along with their efforts at dircipling and church planting.

For the Inter-Mission Language Center 31 for Crorr-Cultural Communication I IM- LAC), sponsored by various misiions including the C&MA,ta begin teaching in Bandung in early 1976.

Women’s Rights by Lelia Lewis

1 STEPPED OVER the all-purpose harmed. I sat down on the family ditch bordering the military com- bed that at night accommodated two plex and approached the long bam- adults and three children. As I hooshedssemingas barracks. These started to talk to her, she quieted were partitioned off into a series of and thenlistened meekly to the gen- crude apartments where the families derehukeandadvice from the Word enjoyed the questionable privileges of God. She confessed t o the sin of of their commune. Flimsy partitions anger and quarrelsomeness and stat- extendingonly one-third of the way ed that she would ask forgiveness of to the tin roofing provided for free her husband. She didn’t tell me intermingling of cooking odors and what had started the quarrel, hut sounds of family life. Little peace we prayed together and I left. or privacy here. The next day I discovered the

AS I greeted two of the women cause of her great distress. This squatting alongside the ditch and wife, who war ill at the time, had washing their supper vegetablesin its askedher husband to carry the little sanitarily dubious flow, my cars daughter’s tin rice plate to the dish- were assailed by loud wailings and washing area alongside the ditch. d i n g emitting from the corner The husband had complied, and had apartment. even gone so far as to wash the

“Quarreling withher hushand,” the dish and several others that were two women answered the query of dirty. my uplifted eyebrows. This was the When the wife realized what her lady I had come to visit. husband had done. she was furious.

1 advanced slowly to the small h- Her husband had utterly disgraced ingroom area and peered into the her. NO respectable Sabunese wife windowless gloom of the apartment. would think of letting her husband A neighbor w a s standing the bed- he seen washing dishes. Hence the room partition. The ShNg of her marital storm. shoulders indicated that she had Ah, humans. Customs may vKy , tried unsuccesrful~y to calm the hys- terical wife. 1 entered the bedroom the pride that bruises easily is the

the ‘tights” may be different, hut

section wondering what on earth her Same. t could have done her to Lelia Lewis, .jfiUe children, mi“.

Produce such irtrrr w’th her huban& &dgm, on the incoherent railings. Would I findher irlnnd ?f Bo[i The ~ T e now in black and blue from a heating? lkeirfifth term in Indonesia. Le& wmei

As my eyes became accustomed to *bly YS chvimon of the mirrion’r Chr*- the dark, T saw that she w a s un- tian Education Committee.

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Making a flannelgraph board at the Sunday School seminar in Denpasar. Bali.

Those Winnable Ones -

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L e f t ”The devil 10%. and Jesus won.” Right: A pastor who now sees the need of reaching children far Christ.

by Judy Garkin

THERE A R E 14,000,000 winnable children under ten years of age in Indonesia. What part are we playing in winning thesc winnable ones t o Christ? Do we have a responsibility to them? I believe this question i s clearly answrred in Matthew 18: 14, “Evcn so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.”

“Thereforc I have opened a door to you that n o one can shut.” (Rev- elation 3:8b. 1.iumx U t b l e ) . During the past year I have secn the Lord

.opening the “door” for t he evansel- ism of children in Indonesia, and I feel privileged t o bc a part of it.

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We were ablc to start thrce teacher training classes in different parts of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city. An averageof 25 attended these weekly classes. We also conducted eleven Bible clubs and two Sunday schools, with a total average attendance of 250 each week. Many of the chil- &en prayed to receive the Lord into their hearts. Our prayer and desire is t o see many more Bible clubs started next year.

The Lord also opened the “door” for me t o conduct eight Sunday school seminars on five of Indone- sia’s islands: Suhwesi, Kali, Sumba, Nor, and Timor. What a privilege was minp t o train over 205 workers in child evangelism and Sunday school methods!

When I lcft for the island of Sula- wesi in February, 1974.10 conduct B one-month Sunday school seminar in Makale, it was a “first” for me. I felt like a “rcal” missionary as 1 stepped on the plane that would take me to Lljung Pandang (Makassar). Two days later I boarded an old bus for an 11-hour trip into the moun- tains to the land of Toraja. The “famous last words”of a missionary rang in my ears, “I have never heard of one of these buses having an ac- cident.”

With this assurance I settled down an my front-rowseat. Butjust when wc had reached the peak of a moun- tain, our brakes wcnf out. 1 was thankful we hadn’t r tartcd the de- scent. Our driver crawlcd undcr the bur and within an hour we were on OUT way again. A lew miles farther down the narrow, winding road we were side-swiped by a j rcp ; and a- bout an hour l a t ~ r the sterring whcel

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began to smoke. After a wire was disconnected, we made our way into the small town of Makale, Toraja.

Many of the sixty who at tended the seminar in Makale had come long distances. A teachc? testified, “In order for me t o get h e x , I bad to ride in a small boat. The trip usually takesabout 15 hours in good weath- er. We hadn’t gone too far till our boat began t o be tossed about like a little toy. Everyone on the boat was praying, Muslims included. Finally, after two days on the ocean, we reached our destination. 1 am happy the Lord spared m y life so that I could at tend this seminar.”

A pastor said, “Before 1 attended this seminar, 1 never realized the im- portance of reaching the boys and girls for Christ. I have neglected them for many years. Now I am re- turning home with a burden t o reach them.”

Time came t o leave the beautiful land of Toraja. When we were al- most one and a halF hours out b f Makalc, the bus stopped t o pick up more passengers. I was surprised t o see,rtanding by the side of theroad, a young man who had attended the seminar. He excitedly pointed out to me his village way u p in the mountains. I remembered that he and another student had told how they had to wake u p early each morning to begin their 2%-hour bi- cycle trip to the seminar. By the time they bicycled back u p the mountain each afternoon. i t was always dark. But n o t until this mo- ment did I realizc the sacrifice these men had made to attend.

Y o u must come u p there to my church when you return,” he insist-

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ed. As I looked toward the moun- tain t o the clearing where the church was, tears clouded my eyes. Would I ever he able to return and fulfill his request?

On Seotember 28 1 left iakarta - again for the island of Bali t o con- duct three Sunday school seminars. We had a total enrollment of 42. Bali is an island full of idols, affer- ings, and temples.

Due :o a Muslim holiday n o second- class trains were available for my re- turn to Jakarta, so for 1 3 hours I found myself on the economy train along with hundreds of people, chickens, and birds. What a trip!

Ten days later I was off again for six weeks to the East lndonecia is- lands of Sumha, Alor, and Timor, where 107,attended the seminars.

The only thing 1 really missed on these trips was cold water. Some- times the drinking water that was servedme wasso hot 1 couldn’t hold the glass. In Sumba (a dry, barren island) I was able to buy some hot-

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tled drinks (grape). which I stored in my drum of bath water. When I couldn’t stand the thirst any longer, I would allow myself one of these grape drinks.

I was scheduled t o fly from the is- land of Sumba to Kupang, Timor, on a small commercial airplane, hut the plane never came. So MAF (Mis- sionary Aviation Fellowship) was sent from Kupang t o “rescue” me. What a happy girl 1 was when the twin-engine lMAF plane landed in Sumba for me! Though I had mixed emotions about my first flight in the small MAF plane, before I knew it we had taken off. Soon 1 began to relax and enjoy the 2%-hour flight.

Before leaving for the island of Alor the next day, I tried to drink enough cold, clean water 10 last me the two weeks I would be there. In Alor I not only conducted two train- ingserninars but also held children’s meetings. Each night the church w a s full-children sitting up front and adultsin the back. What a joy I had in leading 23 children to the Lord! One little boy (13 years old) who prayed t o receive the Lord said, “The devil lost, and Jesus won.”

I arrived back in Kupang, Timor, on Thanksgiving Day. The mission- aries there had a big “feast” ready. After a steady diet of rice and stew- edchicken for two weeks I wasready for some vegetables and beef. And, of course, water.

On Dccember 11, after six weeks OF t r ad ing , I returned to Jakarta.

Continue t o pray for the children of Indonesia. Pray for many more open “doors” of ministry among them. t

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Kalam Hidup staff members involved in production of the Indonesian Livin New TeStament include I1 to rl Pak Mandagi. Yahya Ramali, production: Marg* y m n d a Wargaretia. and Evie Agw, lranrlation. Not photographed: Pauline IS. kandar. Soemitro Sandojo. R.R. Rudes. Gordon Chapman.

The Living Bible Comes to Indonesia

THE MOST AMBITIOUS project undertaken by Kalam Hidup Pub- lishersinrecentmonths has been the preparation of an Indonesian New Testament in the style of the Liuing Bi6le. This work, done in conjunc- tion with Living Bibles Internation- al (LBI), is directed in Asia by Dr. Kenneth McVety, Word of Life Press, Tokyo.

Aaoss Asia 37 translations, includ- ing all the major languages, are in.

This article WOI prepared b y staff of Ko- lom Ifidup Publirherr, which is Under ~ltioionol church (KINCMI) odmintitro- tion. The 1.iuing New Testament pioject u s b e e n under the diiection of R. H . Rudes. then Technical Advtror for Knlom Ilidup. now homo onfurlough. The work continues under the rupcruirion of Cor don Chapman mirrionliniron to Kolom f l idup Pu blirhcrr. Bandug.

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various stager of completion. These languages are spoken by well OVCT

two billion people-more than 60 percent of the world’s oppulation. The Indonesian edition translation

team-consisting of five nationals and two missionaries-has been la- boriously and prayerfully working on the project since the beginning of 1972, translating, checking, COT- recting,and rcchccking manuscripts and spending hundreds of hours in committee discussions.

Several pastors and language ex- perts were consulted to check styk and doctrinal content. Portions of finished manuscripts were sent out to various evangelical organizations for feedback.

In September LBI made it possible Tor Kalam Hidup to rend three staff

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The following items relate just 0

f e w of the ways God worked in In- donesia this part year. Some items &ere gleaned f i o m the field chaiT- man’rannuolreport, and others were submitted by missionaries f o r this special PIONEER feature.

With most of the northern section of East Kalimantan already evangel- ized, the national church (KINGMI) has focused on unevangelized areas to the south. Since 1969 the Kera- yan District has sent Out 43 workers to other districts. Since 1972 they have been supporting their own mis- sionaries in the Bcrau and rali Sayan areas, where there are now two self- supporting churches, more than 200 baptized believers, and three Bible school students.

Missionaries in East Kalimantan had for several years experienccd considerable travel difficulties in their district, which covers hundreds of miles. Until recently the only means of travel was by water. Many experiences an this river-cunning aground on sand bars. getting sunk or stuck in themud-finally resulted in the request for a river launch. Permission was +n to place this need on the approved Specials list for January, 1974. Rut God had other plans!

Friends of missionaries Ken and Carolyn Van Kurin started things by sending a substantial amount of money. Later, another family, knowing nothing about the launch,

. - Ken Van Kurin in the new40-foot launch.

sent $2,000. Ken was able to pur- chases locally-made hull and a Jap- anese diesel for power. ‘Other items needed to meet Indonesian naviga- tion requirements wcre paid for by their home church. As a result, be- fore the datc when appeal could be made public for this need, the Lord had provided a 40-foot river hunch.

In just five years. the M A F flying program has expanded from a one- plane operation in West Kalimantan to seven planer operating in three areas. I n Last Kalimantan there are now 16 airstrips and t w o resident pilots. The extension education pro- gram depends on MAF’s involve- ment. Thousands of new converts in Indonesia were the result of wi t - ness teams being flown into respon- sivc areas.

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Progress toward launching a gen- eral-interest “pre-evangelistic” mag- azine for Indonesia includes com- pletion of the feasibility study, hiring of the .first staff members, renovation of office space. ertab- lishment of the magazine’s legal status, selection of the printer, and application for a government permit to publish.

Kalam Hidup Publishers printed a total of 20,710,700 pages in 1974. There comprircd 21 different books, booklets, and tracts.

It seemed like any other Sunday when missionary Yvonne Murphy and thrce Riblc school students visited a little church an hour’s walk from lmmanuel Bible School (Wcst Kalimantan) for a weekend of services in May, 1974. Hut in re- sponse to an invitation at least 50 came Forward to pray for necds in their lives. Later that afternoon 13 boys and girls indicated their desire to.accept Jesus as their personal Savior.

‘The village of Ternbaga in Wesr Kalimantan. after having waited five ycars €or a pastor, received its first full-time worker. a student pas- tor From the lmmanucl Rible School in Kclanram. In short time the conqregation ~ c w from 20 to 60 believers.

In June, 1974. the lmmanuel Hible School was officially turned over to the national church of West Kali- mantan-a milestone in the school’s devrlopmmt. Student ministries

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in the six weeks between semesters resulted in 1,500 accepting Christ in the Jengkang area, an area that had previously had n o visible re- sults.

When Mr. Eliezer was chosen to fill an important vacancy on the teaching staff of Immanucl Rible School (West Kalimantan), some wondered, “Why this man?” One of only seven pastors in a vast and responsive district, Mr. Eliezer is a well-respected and loved worker in a new and growing work. The dia- lect and customs are now familiar to him. And yet, says missionary John Van Patter, “In the classroom who could better impart a similar vision and unselfish burden for peo- ple than this successful worker who made the adjustment from advanced theologicaltraining a t Jafiray School of T h e o l o a back to an animistic culturc in a rural situation in Kali- mantan?”

Two new pastors were ordained in East Indonesia, bringing the total of ordained pastors in that island district toseven-responsiblc to min- ister to 85 churches and lay par- tors as well as promote evangelism in the area.

Theological Education by Extcn- sion (TEE) classes have been taught regularly in West Kalimantan, Bali, and East Indonesia. In West Kali- mantan rcgular classes were taught in eleven centers with an enrollment of 245 students. In East Indonesia classes were conducted in five cen- ters on four islands.

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Here Neil Dean teaches Bible Stu- dy Methods to an extension educa- tion class on the island of Roti. The Deans, stationed in Kupang, Timor. arrived in March. 1974, fresh from language study, to start thcir teach- ing ministries.

In the ' l imor and Alor areas there are now 85 organized churches. Increased giving for evangelism re- sulted in the opening of three new churches on the island of Sabu. two in 'Timor, and one in Alor.

The island of Bali again has a resi- dent mrssionary after several years' vacancy. After a rcven-months dis- cipleship training COUISC, threc or ten students returned t o the island or Lombok; the remainder are serv- ing i n IMi.

An evangelistic team from the Jafrray Theological School (Sula- wesi) visited nineteen villages in East Kalirnantan. Many responded t o the message of salvation. Approxi- mately 20 people accepted Christ in a village which had never before heard the Gospel.

At Jatfray Theological School last year the library was renovated, one thousand v o l ~ m e s added, and a new card catalog system developed. Seventy-five percent of the student body ministeredeach week in seven- teen churches and five institutions in the vicinity of Uiung Pandang (Makasrar).

Before 1974 ended, the Kibaid Church in Sulawesi war able t o make its linal payment on the new Bible school property without mis- sion assistance.

The 22 organized nahtera churches in Sulaweri were able t o open more than 10 new preaching posts in the Minahara re5on.

Through the evangelistic efforts of a layman, a work was begun in Central Java among several Islam villages. Four students on practical work assignment from the Kibaid 1% ble School in Toraja (Sulawesi) were sent 10 establish the mdny new be- lievers and t o evangelize. Land for a church building war purchased by the district.

Two co[rgresser convened in 1974 which will have a tremendous influ- ence on the church in Indonesia. The firsr was the Canpess on Evan- gclism held in Jakarta, May 19-23: the second was the International Conqess on World Cvangclication held in Lausanne. Switzerland. J u l y 16-25.

Aftcr years of prayer for a fellow- ship or evangelicals in Indonesia. thc Jakarta Congress broughl to-

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sether 150 national workers from throughout the islands. Never be- fore had so large a number of Chrir- tian leaders met in such harmony in Indoncsia.

The Jakarta Congress was a fore- taste of what was in store for the 73 national leaders and 14 mmion- a r i a from Indonesia who enjoyed ten days OF mountain-top exper- ience at Lausanne. Delegates from Indoncsia, including, the Dircctor General of the Protestant Section of t h e Department of Religion, have testified that the experience of Lausanne has givcn them a ncw con- cept of Christian life and service.

Subsequent meetings of Lausanne delegates have been held in Jakarta. Last October the magazine Panggilnn Crhe Callj war conceived t o pro- mote the spirit and goals of I.au- sanne. In January the first issue of 1,000 copies. with messages from Lausanne and testimonies and news relating to evangclism. werc sent t o church leaders, missionaries, and Christian workers of all denomina- tions throughout Indonesia.

Early 1974 saw work begin on thc renovation of the Inter-Mission Bus- iness Office and mission headquar- ters property. Residences were con- structed fa r the mission chairman and for the IMBO director.

Five baby boys have joined Indo- nesia’s mission family: Stephen Ray Gruneau, April 21, 1974: Thad Krikorian, June 8, 1974; Nathan Richard Dean, Deccmher 4. 1974; Ionathan Robert SmithJanuary 3, 1975: and Jeffrey Craig Benson, February 17.1975. t July, 1975

Living Bible (from page 23)

members t o a translators’ seminar in Bangkok. Previously Pak Mandagi and Yahya Ramali, both of Kalam ,Hidup’s production department, m e t with about forty representatives from thirteen Asian countries a t a Research and Communications Sem- inar in Hong Kong.

The production department has been involved in making arrange- ments with a printer, calculating production cortr ,preparingcopy for printing, designing the hook’s for- mat and cover, and handling pro- motion and advertising. Mr. Russ Busby, of the Hilly Graham Associa- tion, came to Indonesia for several days of lively picture taking to help illustrate the new edirion.

Plans are t o print the first four- color, paper-cover edition of 40,000 copier by July, 1975.

Ganda Wargasetia, head translator, says: “Kalam Hidup feels privileged t o have been given opportunity t o take on so great a project as this translation of thc Living New Testa- ment into Indonesian. Previous translations of the Hible cater to professed Christians. who arc a small minority within the total population of well ovcr 120 million people.”

I t is hoped that this translation will provide an effcctive tool for evangelism. It will be especially helpful for those who have had little or no opportunity t o read the Bible before. But even those who have long read and loved the Bible will find i t helpful in presenting the over- all flow of the message in a fresh and kipping manner. t

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I bcgan 10 rcah,c that rr~clringppco~ plc lor Chriht must h a w numbcr onr priority in my work.

Onc summcr God Icd mc inlo thc Al l iancr Youth Corps. I wd\ thrillcd t o bc yoing Lo Africa, h u t b c w n m y cnlhusiasm turned into disillusion^ m r n t.

‘‘‘l’hi, ~xan’t be missionary litc,” 1 thought. I decided missions was not tor my.

llut God beqan to deal with m c a~ b o u t m y prcconccivcd idcas of Lhc mission licld. I b e y m to rcahre that whcn Cod calls us into a ministry, llr already knows the realities o i Lt. Thcse realities should n u t s top us From do in^ liis will.

The Fall after graduation trom Ri- blc school, I married Pdt Damron. Pat J P thc daughlcr of an Alliancc pastor and has long b e e n i n h c n c e d by her parents’ strong intercst in missions. At the age of ninc she ac- ceptedchris tar her Savior and soon after lelt the Lord bcginninq to lead her to work with ovcrscas missions. This ticsire continued through high school and Rible college. A summer with the .\lliance Youth Corps in Ecuador, South America, scaled her commitment to God lor missions.

The month Pat and I W E ~ C married I decided t o so ba‘k to school. 1 entered a univcrsity, majorinr in psychology, bu t another miserable experiencc of failurc brought me up short. Now, how was the Lard go- ing to use a two-time flunky?

With God’s help 1 did much bcttcr when that old determination made itslast stretch as I enrolledin Nyick

During the second-semester finals a Fricnd, the Rev. Al Runge in Burl-

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Callcgc. ,

inglun, V c m o n l , askcd rnc to can- didate for minister 0 1 youth in the church. I told him no , but God dcalt wilh mc on that rclusal and wouldn’t give mr pcace. So I said, “ O K , Lord, 1’11 yo and candidate.”

I wd5~i l l lcd by the church and Fclt God’s pram and direction about go- mfi. l o r two ycars I had the oppor- tunity to work with young peoplc in fulfilling requirrmcnts for smng to thc mission ficld. We saw a group ot six discouraged l e e n a p s chmgc i n l n a group 01 sixty kids excited with what God was doing in their Iiws.

My year a t Jaffray School of Mis- sions (1973-74) was l ike no other year in my life. Here was “S?ymn” actually studying three, iour , somc- timcs five hours a day plus work, C~~SSCS. and youth group activities. I mioycdcvcry minute of that fully packed year. The Lord’s upholding was evident as I made a 3.3 averagt.. It was a dramatic change from my past.

My long-term goal of gctting to the mission ficld was finally met when we were appointed t?, Indonesia and arrived here in Sep,tember, 1974. For years I had aimed a t just getting t o the mission Field. But 1 realized that my life’s work was no t done ; i t was just beginning. N o w 1 would have t o start all over again by learn- ing a new language, culturc, and way of life.

By natural order I shouldn’t be here. But failure and dclay can’t s top one when God i s leading. Many times when I felt like giving up, God didn’t let me.

“Thanks. Lord, for bringing me this far.” t

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What Furlough Means to a Missionary

by William Kirrell

SOMEONE HAS SAID that the sweetest word in the Indonesian lan- guage is no t “gula” (sugar) or “ma- du” (honey), but “pulang”-to go home.

For the missionary contemplating his first furlough it is hard t o imag- ine h a w it must feel to walk down thestreet a n d n o t haveeveryone you meet say. “Good morning; where are you gaing?”or“What have you pur- chasedat thc market,and how much did you pay for it?” as is the case in most of the small village areas where missionaries live. And imagine no t havingpeople always staring a t you!

What does furlough mean? Well, it can mean different things to differ- ent people. 1 once heard of a little lad who longed “ to be a missionary- home on, furlough.” Some of our national brethren h o e the distorted view that our furloughs are twelve months of vacation.

Furlough brings the opportunity to be reunited with family a n d friends. A11 those “litlle’’ nephews, nieccr. and cousins-small in our mcmory- have shot up during our absence. Then all thoseplans to d o things and to go so many places! I think most missionaries can a p c e on one thing: furloughs fly, so i f y o u hAvc plans t o do certain things, it’s hcst to d o them right away.

Trips to General Council and the

newly added “Missionary Seminar” no t only give missionaries the o p p o r ~ tunity of meeting old classmates and friends, but they also give us a glimpse o l the C&MA in a larger perspectivc.

The importance of a missionary’s furlough ministry is widespread. It isimportant to our field. When yuu think of the limited number of mis- sionaries home in one given year as compared t o the number of Alliance churches, you can see we’ve got a bury jobpresenting the needs o f our field to OUT home constituency. Rut wait. let’s not just think of needs; let’s also report on what their pray-

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ing and giving has already accom- plished. Any investor has the right to get a rcport on his investments. Future needs can best be presented after we’ve reported how God has been blessing through the prayers and gifts of those interested in for- eigm missions.

How encouraging it is to come across those who know our field- through the prayer manual! They may not be able to pronounce the names correctly (did we, when first assigned to the field?) but a t least they are praying, and God suaight- ens out the mispronounced words. In OUT travels it isn’t rare to have some unknown person confront us with the encouragingword that even though they havenever met us, they have been faithfully praying for us and our work.

W e constantly present the urgent need’for “new blood” on our field. in a r e a that have never been opened to the gospel-the awesome respon- sibility for millions of souls. The vision and vitality of surrendered younglives can make the difference.

It’s strange how the same excite- ment to return home can turn its direction toward returning to OUT field of service. So furlough is com- ing to a close; it’s not just the cal- endar that tells us that. As mem- bers of the “field team” we know where we are needed. We’ve had oIlr “rest,” vacation, change, and now it’s time to go hack to t h t station-to follow new trails leading to the unreached, to cncourage the churches, to teach in the Bible schools or in the village classes of TEE (Theological Education by Ex- tensyon). There may he that place

July, 1975

i n the field headquarters.office, the publications department, the chil- dren’s hostel or school. Never a fear that there will be too many mission- aries for the job.

The gathering and packing of our outfit-for some it has been done over the entire furlough; for others it is condenbed into a short period of time. The last drum lid clo>ed, the last nail in the crate; it’s gone, and we trust that months later we’ll meet our outfit again on the field.

The commirsioningserviccs a t our home churches, the farewells, and yes, some tears (Will they be here when we return?). But above all, the continuing command, “Go ye.” We leave with mixed emotions-mortals that we are-sustained by the con- straining love of Christ. We do not wish to take our sacrifice from the altar; we said “yes” and we go.

So furlough has passed; another term is before us. New goals, new hopes, more mountains t o climb and dark valleys to pass through. What renewed encouragement we have- for so many have promised to go with us in prayer. We hope they

t won’t forget. . . .

ETYMOLOGYOR ENTOMOLOGY?

P e r s e e a n (per-suh-koo-TOO- ahn) is the Indonesian word for “fellowship.” Notice the underlined “kutu.” That is the root of the word and it means “bed-bug.” The letters which precede and follow it are prefixes and suffixes which give the word‘the meaning, literally, of “rharingabed-bug.” Could there be fellowship closer than that?

--Rodgmond Lelia Lewir

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by Ken and Carolyn Van Kur in

HAVE YOU EVER slipped your foo t in to your shoe and found a mouse in the toe’ Ken has.

Have you ever wakened in the night feeling a rat run across your body? Carolyn has.

Have you ever had items disappear mysteriously from your house (l ike bath- mats, towels, and $40 worth of motor parts) only to find them hidden by rats under the floorboards? We have.

Have you ever bent over an outboard motor and lost your glasses in the river, three different times? Ken has.

Have you evei‘gone t o a storc and tried on all their reading glasses unti l you found a pair wi th which you could read? Ken has.

Have you ever gone t o sleep on the floor wi th a pressure lantern burning brightly, and dozens of people sitt ing around you talking? We have.

Have you ever tied a mosquito nct t o Ihe sidcs o f a dug-oul canoc dnd lhcn seltled down NOT t o sleep, becduse a wholc malarial airforcc wa5 singing abouta foot from your iacc, bccause r a n clouds wcrc formlng ovcrhcad; and because your boa1 needed bailing every hour? Ken has.

Have you ever had a baby monkey adopt you as his mother, and continually cling to your r ight leg? Carolyn has.

Have you ever had a lizard drop on your hcdd’ We both have. Have you ever had diarrhea and the only bathroom was the river? Ken has. Have you ever fcl1 the mcrchant boa1 you rented hit a log dfter dark, and

within a fcw minutes fi l l half full of walcr before running inlo the bank’ We have.

Have you ever had someone s l i t your trouser5 r ight at the pocket and take all your money? Ken has.

Have you ever been a$ked, on the spur of the momcnt, t o givc a mcssagc a t a birlhday dinner, in honor o f a new baby? Carolyn has.

Has your boat ever been chased by a water python, but y o u won the race? Ours has.

Have you ever lr ied t o tic your tie dnd found a mother scorpion and her iamily i n the ccnter told’ Ken has.

Do you cver appreciate your friends who write and pray and remember you? WE ALWAYS DO.

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