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    ^ f J C E N T R A L J A P A N C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N

    ^

    " T h e

    p e o p l e t h a t

    w a l k e d

    i n d a r k n e s s

    h a v e ^ ̂

    /   e e n a g r e a t l i g h t : "

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    Overseas Address Forwarding Address

    Paul &

    Kathleen Pratt

    Mrs. Polly

    Wilkinson

    1210 Kamikasuya,

    Isehara City

    23769

    West Edison Road,

    I * Kanaga wa Ken,

    Japan,

    259-11 South

    Be nd, India na , ̂ 6628

    Bible Correspondence,

    Church

    Plantin

    Dear friends.

    Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter, 1975

    Christmas has

    recently

    followed

    a

    routine pattern here w ith various

    class parties,

    carol

    ing, dramas and the

    visit

    to

    the

    sanitorium. But spiritual growth was manifest this year.

    A large r than usual

    number

    of children

    and

    youth

    experienced

    the

    fact

    that

    "It

    is more blessed

    to gi ve

    than

    to recei ve" by

    sharing

    with the 8 8 patients

    at the ssinitorium.

    Smiday School

    children, on their o w n ,

    prepared,

    rehearsed

    a n d

    prese nt ed their

    dramas .

    E v e n

    the adult

    g ift

    excha n g e was spiritual as prepared notes

    of

    prayers and blessings w e r e

    tucked

    inside

    the

    pack

    ages. Our youth group begins the year with chosen leaders.

    Looking

    forward to

    the

    return

    of

    ^Hidetq.

    Joghii.in

    early

    summer, we are

    hoping

    to lead the church to a degree

    of

    independence,

    a n d " e s p o n s i b i l i t y .

    We

    n o longer n e e d o u t s i d e preachers

    to

    s u p p l y d u r i n g m y

    absence

    on ny mon

    thly visit to the

    Zushi

    Church.

    Our own

    men will

    be

    supplying

    for

    me.

    The News Flash we wrote to the churches about the Inoues' baptism was just a lash*. More

    details

    are nee ded. He is62

    years

    old and stands 6 feet

    tall.

    He was

    reared

    in

    a

    Christian

    home an d lead his wi fe to Christ soon after they w ere ma rrie d

    3^

    years ag o. He is a chief

    co n

    sulta nt, civil e n g i n e er

    hired by the government for express highway construction.

    He

    recently

    returned from leading Japan's second survey

    t e a m

    to Zaire, Africa

    on

    a project

    for

    the U.N.

    to consider possibiliti es of bu ildi n g a n expressway across Central Africa. He w as so impr essed

    by the pio n e er spir it of the missionaries

    he

    saw working right at the e ge of

    the

    jungle there.

    Havi ng bee n sprin kled

    previously,

    he and

    his

    wife

    submitted

    to

    following

    Jesus'

    example,

    a n d

    command

    for im mersion on December 29 197^-

    The Doug

    Umbanhowars,

    missionaries to

    Thailand,

    made^

    ^

    im e to assist

    with

    Dedication

    Day

    preparations. Both Doug a nd

    Jeri

    s i r S

    from the

    Bangor, Mich.

    Church, which,* along with ma n y

    others hav e supported this work for yea rs. They brought special g r e e t i n g s from the church. The

    fami ly will be studying crop possibilities and teaching a griculture

    me thods to

    the tribe s peo

    ple in Thailand.

    We

    pray for thei r work.

    y r

    w e r e p r i v i l e g e d

    t o w e l c o m e L a r r y a n d J o a n i e L a m b d i n

    t o

    J a p a n on

    J a n u a r y

    8th. L a r r y h a d

    worked

    closely w ith Hideto

    Yoshii

    here

    a t Isehara

    i n

    1968-1970 while se rvin g wi th

    the U . S . Army

    at nearby Can^ Zama. (see Se pt. 1970 'Epistle') While e scortin g

    the

    Ohio

    Singers

    a t

    Ono

    he ex

    plained

    his

    desire

    to

    enter

    C.B.S .

    for ministerial

    trai ni ng .

    The

    preacher, Masatami

    Kikkawa,

    seem ed to speak

    God's invi tation

    to

    him,

    as he

    urged,

    "Why not

    return

    and

    serve

    in J a p a n ? "

    S o

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      ^ (D̂

    P o - r u

    no T e-gami

    Aai-K^

    Paul's

    Epistle)

    CENTRAL JAPAN CHRISTIAN

    MISSION

    "The

    people that

    walked

    i n darkness

    have

    v^

    s e e n a g r e a t l i g h t : "^ I s a i a h

    9'2

    O v e r s e a s A d d r e s s

    (

    e w f o r w a r d i n g A d d r e s s

    P a u l & K a t h l e e n P r a t t

    — " ^ M r s .

    M a r y L o u

    B a u e r

    1 2 1 0 K a m i k a s u ya , I s e h a r a C i t y 2 9 I O E a s t 9 8 t h

    S t . ^

    Kana g a wa Ke n,

    J a p a n ,

    259-11 Indianapolis,

    Ind., 46280

    Bible

    Correspondence, Church Plantim Kindergarten,

    Ad-Vangelism, Campus Evangelism

    Vol. XVIII, No.

    2,

    Spring, 1975

    Dear friends,

    Let us n a s p ^ ^ r i ' B u t e , to Polly and Ernie Wilkinson, who,

    for

    the I8

    years

    h 4 i ? v e lovingly and

    fai thfully serve d

    a s Forwaifdihg-Agents-"f6r us without pay.

    Many

    may have similar abilities, but

    few are

    so gener

    ous

    in

    making them available to

    the

    Lord's work

    as these

    two

    have bee n.

    A

    bea utiful frie ndship bega n

    26

    years ago

    w h e n

    Kathlee n and I began working with the Milburn Blvd.

    Church

    in Mishawaka, Indiana.

    Polly and Ernie

    were serving

    with the Linden Ave. Church

    in

    nearby South Bend. Without

    children

    of

    their

    own,

    they

    have

    taught

    and lead countless

    boys

    and girls to Christ

    through

    their labors there

    and

    at

    the

    West Side Church.

    Indirectly they

    have had a real part

    in

    begetting spiritual children

    in far off

    Japan.

    Let m e

    just

    list a few of the duties of the Forwarding V

    Agent. They

    served as

    go-be-tween

    for our

    family

    and our m

    sponsoring churches.

    Cash gifts, letters, sometimes arti-

    _ .

    ^

    n

    , . - 1

    ,

    1  

    e ^ . - U - u

    1

    j 4 . U

    • 4 . 4 .

    T

    Ernie and

    Polly

    Wilkinson

    cles

    of

    clothing,

    books

    and

    other

    gifts were sent to Japan _ a - n ¥

    t h r o u g h

    t h e m . T h e y r e c e i v e d g i f t s ,

    keeping

    a c c u r a t e r e c o r d

    orwar ing gen

    s

    a n

    f o r t h e m i s s i o n a n d c o r r e s p o n d e d in o u r b e h a l f w i t h c h u r - ission irec

    ors

    ches an d

    individuals.

    While

    we w e r e

    in the

    States

    they opened their home to

    us and assisted

    w ith

    arrangements to the churches. For some seven years

    until

    Mrs. Betty Burnham volunteered to

    take

    over mailings, they w e r e respo ns i ble for getting much

    of

    our

    publicity to the churches. At their

    own e xpense they purchased a

    slide

    projector an d answe red the call of churches to

    speak

    an d show

    slides

    i n behalf of the work i n J ap a n. They have alwa ys kept abrea st of the work

    and

    presented

    an e nthusia stic a p p e a l

    in our

    behalf.

    M any who heard their program ha v e b e e n

    surprised

    to lear n

    that they

    have never visited Jap a n. We hope they wi ll be able to some day.

    WE ARE

    NOT

    AUTHORIZED TO

    GIVE THAT GREAT

    WELL

    DONE

    BUT

    UNTIL

    OUR lord speaks,

    PLEASE

    ACCEPT

    OUR

    HUMBLE

    EXPRESSION OF

    GRATEFUL APPRECIATION. OUR LOVE FOR YOU IS NO

    SECRET,

    AND IT

    HAS BEEN

    MADE STRONGER BY YOUR FAITHFUL SERVICE TO US AND TO

    THOSE

    WE

    LOVE IN JAPAN. IN THEIR BEHALF AND IN BEHALF

    OF

    OUR

    FAMILY AND SPONSORING

    CHURCHES

    WE SAY, "ARIGATO- GOZAIMASHITA."

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    A

    PROGRESS REPORT FROM MARK AND

    LYNN

    PRATT

    Where We've Been -

    Sin ce the first

    of the year we've visited

    the

    following churches; Western

    H i l l s C h u r c h ,

    M o n t g o m e r y

    R o a d C h u r c h , a n d H i g h v i e w C h r i st i an C h u r c h i n C i n c i n n a t i ,

    ^ h i o ;

    H i -

    Point

    Church, Be llefon tai ne ,

    Ohio; a nd Central

    Christian

    Church, Carme l,

    Indiana.

    W e a l s o v i s i t ed H i d e t o Y o s h i i (our f u t u r e

    c o - w o r k e r ,

    w e

    h o p e )

    a t B a l l S t a t e U n i l r e r s i t y

    i n Muncie, Indian a.

    These

    visits ma ke a total of approxim ately 85O mi les traveled.

    Where We're Goin g-

    Our

    ultimate

    ^ sti n a t i o n

    i s

    Japan and

    plane

    tickets have been

    reserved

    for

    August 23, 1973.

    In the meantime

    we have some

    other speaking e nga gem ents setup

    with

    ^ c h u i ^

    ches who are considering

    regu lar support

    for the

    C.J.C.M.

    Campus Ministry.

    This month

    (March)

    we plan to atten d the an nua l Camp us Min isters' Retrea t in St. Louis,

    Mo.

    We'll be looking

    for a lot

    of

    ideas and advice there.

    Our

    Biggest.

    Needs-

    (1) Prayer.

    It's

    a

    temptation to

    put

    money

    a s

    the

    first

    n e e d. But we

    know

    that

    if Christian

    frie nds are

    sincerely

    prayin g for this

    work,

    the

    fina ncia l part will

    take

    care of itself. We have seen the power of prayer a t work for

    C.J .C.M.

    i n the past. We seek

    your prayers for this new area of the work.

    (2) Regu lar Monthly Support. The mon ey shown on this little financial

    su m

    mary is supposed

    to be

    building

    up

    to

    take

    care of our trav el

    expenses.

    But,

    a s you

    can

    se e

    w e have to dip

    into

    it

    quite often for other ne eds as

    well.

    Still, w e

    feel_o_ur

    travel fund

    money

    i s goin g to

    come

    i n . W e have approxima tely 1/3 of our reg ular support promised a s of

    March

    2nd. If

    your church would be

    interested'in a progra m, conta ct us at: 9^0 Grand, Apt.8,

    Cinci nnati, Ohio,

    ^3203» Our

    phone n umber is

    (313)

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    Gl e a n i n g s

    P a n l

    a n d

    M r s .

    K a t h l e e n P r a t t i n J a p a n

    express their deep apprecia tion

    to

    Ernie

    a n d M r s , P o l l y

    W i l k i n s o n f o r 18 y e a r s o f

    l o v i n g , f ai t h f u l

    s e r v i c e a s

    t h e i r f o r w a r d i n g

    agents.

    On

    J u n e

    1, 1975

    Kathleen 's sister

    w i l l a s s u m e t h e d u t i e s o f f o r w a r d i n g a g e n t

    f o r

    C e n t r a l J a p a n C h r i s t ia n M i ss i o n s e r v i n g

    both the

    Paul

    Pratt fam ily and the

    Mark

    P r a t t

    f a m i l y , H a r r y B a u e r

    s e r v e s

    o n t h e

    O J C $ b o a r d

    a n d

    t h e

    B a u e r s

    h a v e

    t o u r e d

    J a p a n , M a r k a n d Mrs, lynn Pratt h a v e

    p l a n e t i c k e t s

    r e s e r v e d for d e p a r t u r e

    to

    J a p a n

    o n A u g . 2 5 , 1 9 7 5 *

    T h e

    n e w

    f o r w a r d i n g

    a g e n t s a d d r e s s

    i s : M r s ,

    M a r y

    l o u B a u e r ,

    2 9 1 0 E a s t 9 8 t h S t r e e t , I n d i a n a p o l i s , I H

    46280. § § § . Gleanings

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    / H °

    — CO

    ^

    p o

    - r

    u

    no

    T

    e-gami

    ^

     

    ( P a u l & M a r k ' s E p i s t l e )

    A

     

    ENTRAL

    JAPAN

    CHRISTIAN MISSION

    J

      T h e p e o p l e t h a t w a l k e d i n d a r k n e s s h a v e

    ^

    /   e e n a g r e a t l i g h t : " I s a i a h 9*2

     verseas A d d r e s s F o r w a r d i n g A d d r e s s

    \

    Paul

    f Kathleen

    Pratt

    Mrs. Mary

    Lou

    Bauer

    1210 Kami kasuya, Isehara City

    2910

    East 98th

    St.,

    Kanag awa Ken, Japan, 2^9-11 Indianapolis, Ind., 46280

    dence.

    Church

    Planting,

    Kindergarten, Ad-Vangelism,

    Campus Evangelism

    V o l .

    1 8 ,

    N o ,

    3 ,

    S u m m e r , ' 7 5 7 n y c

    PROGRESS REPORT OF CAMPUS

    MINISTRY *

    March 2 to

    May

    4,

    I975

    ^ ^ H | | [ | [ | | | | | | H | | H ^ |

    J'JL

    7

    975

    Bible Correspondence, Church Plantin;

    Easter Sunday

    morning we visited

    at

    our

    home

    church here, Montgomery Rd.

    Church of

    Christ,

    and.

    ere

    given

    this

    'giant' check for SHOO. 'The

    Montgomery

    Rd. folks have been with

    us

    thru major

    events in our lives

    - ur

    m a rr i a g e ,

    college

    g r adu at i o n,

    Karis' birth. They

    have showered us

    with gifts on all these occasions.

    And n o w this wonderful gift for

    the

    campus ministry- well, it seems we

    are always thanking them

    TRAVEL

    FUND

    Income

    Balance

    on

    Mar. 2, '75

    Received for speaking

    Special

    Gifts from

    churches

    8 f

    individuals

    $  76.02

    5o5.3d

    5

    1615.00

    B y

    the

    t i m e you g e t

    this

    Epistle, I w ill have quit

    ny job at the

    Federa]

    Reserve Bank.

    This

    spare time will

    nov;

    be

    used

    in

    study

    of campus ministry, talking

    with

    lo~

    cal campus

    m i n i st ers, VB S

    and

    g r o u p e n g a g e m e n ts,

    and all

    those details

    of

    m o v i n g

    overseas.

    We have presented

    the

    work

    of

    CJGM campus ministry

    to

    the following congregations; in

    Ky.,

    Sherman, Lystra

    (Lyn n's

    home church), an d Antioch Churches of Christ, an d

    Elizabeth Christian Church; in Ind., Dean Ave. Christian

    Church,

    Terre

    Haute, and Mars Hill Church

    of

    Christ, Ind

    ianapolis, in

    Pa.,

    Vanderbilt and Scotdale Churches of

    Christ.

    A

     

    special meeting

    we

    were able to attend

    was

    the

    annual campus minister's retreat in

    St,

    Louis. This was

    sponsored by the

    North American Christian Student

    Fel

    lowship.

    (I

    tried to co nv i nc e

    them

    to

    t ak e

    the name

    of

    "'World-V/ide" ) The informal nature

    of this

    retreat gave

    us

    a

    chance

    to

    talk

    to

    m a n y campus ministers, sharing

    ideas and dr e a ms . W e were uplifted by

    the

    e n t h us i as m of

    these men a n d

    women;

    and

    they

    challenged

    us

    with

    the

    great n e e d for campus m i n istry .

    All

    these

    trips total

    2,168

    miles we've traveled.

    It was a privilege for

    us

    along with Mary Joyce to

    represent

    mom and

    dad at Polly and Ernie Wilkinson's

    Surprise Appreciation

    Service,

    May

    4th. Persons were pre

    sent from ei ght

    different

    churches to express thanks to

    th e m . We

    Pratt

    kids

    w e r e

    quite m o v e d by

    the

    whole thin g

    a nd were misty-eyed several

    ti m e s .

    T h i n k i n g

    about our future puts us on

    extreme

    'highs'

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    Akihito Morizone's Baptism

    Dear

    friends,

    uur unurcn Bign at Isehara

    -Station

    "Come

    unto

    me

    all ye that labor..."

    Mary-Lou and Karry-were thrilled to b e abl e zo p a r t i c i p a t " e in

    our v / e e k - e n d

    revival m e e t i n g .

    We

    had

    a total of 250 persons in four services and ten students decided t o study toward b e c o m i n g

    Christians. Fray that communist teachers cannot disuade

    them.

    Since

    that time

    three

    persons have ac cepted Christ

    and

    been

    baptized. Ken and Yumi (boy &

    g i r l f r i e n d )

    m a d e

    t h e i r

    d e c i s i o n s

    a t

    about

    1 1 : 0 0 P M

    a n d

    a f t e r a p r a y e r s e r v i c e

    t h e y

    w e r e

    b a p t i

    zed

    just

    about

    midnight. Consultation

    with her

    mother revealed

    a

    genuine

    interest in

    Christ.

    In 1970, Akihito ^ . e d

    with

    the

    Ohio

    Singers against God at Kagoshima. In 1972, single-

    handed, h e s p o n s o r e d

    e N e w

    Ohio Singers

    at

    h i s | c o l l e g e

    n e a r O b i l i r i Univ.

    He

    d e c l a r e d ,

    " T h a t

    was when

    I

    was f i r s " . w n t o Christ . Then

    he

    seemed to just

    a b v s o r b

    Christianity. I ' i v e years

    a f t e r

    i t a l l

    b e g a n , ; i c c a m e u p

    o u t o f

    t h e b a p t i s t r j l m a k i n g t h e v i c t o r y

    s i g n . H e

    h a d r e c o g n i z e d

    a v i c t o r y o v e r h i s o w n

    p r i d e .

    P r a i s e G o d

    In

    May _ spoke to the Isehara Rotary Club jmd

    in June

    to the

    Lions

    Club.

    T l i e y

    requested

    remarks about

    varying

    customs

    and g ave

    me

    freedom to testify

    of my faith.

    In May, Kathleen

    and

    I had

    the

    experience of

    a

    memorial servic e for Mr. Inoue's

    parents and

    brothers. The

    family

    ashes were being m o v e d f r o m

    Omihachiman

    t o a new cemetary

    at

    Mt. Fuji.

    Our

    Missionary Convention

    followed

    the

    All-Japan

    Convention

    and

    dev eloped the ill ustration

    of

    Jesus,

    Except a

    grain

    of

    wheat..die, it abides alone. Are

    we

    prepared

    to

    die? Rather,

    are v ; e

    prepared for

    the

    even more d iff icul t task of living

    daily

    for Christ? Like

    Paul, d o

    we reall y 'die daily'? Recently, in Viet Nam, seven missionaries were persecuted unto

    death.

    \ i / h i c h makes

    martyrdom

    a possibility

    for

    those

    who

    are

    His

    in this evil world .

    \

      e t s u o a n d H i d e k o ( Y a b i k u ) D o m e n a r e

    m a k i n g

    p l a n s f o r

    ^

    e c o n d S o n g s o f P r a i s e r e c o r d .

    . r f X

    A

    ^ ^ a r y J o y c e a n d h e r r o o m m a t e B a r b a r a

    R o t h

    w i l l b e i n J a p a n d u r i n g t h e

    " ^ m m e r .

    T h e y w i l l b e

    a

    tremendous help to

    our

    youth, summer camps and evangelism.

    Pray for

    Mark. Lynn and Karis' de-

    parture August

    23rd

    and their

    plans.

    ^

    J:

    ^

    on-Profit O rganization

    Central

    Japan Christian Mission

    23769 West

    Ed ison Road,

    BULK R TE

    South Bend, Indiana, ̂ 6628

    Address Correction Requested

    U.S. POSTAGE

    PAID

    South Bend, Ind.

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    Karis

    in

    Papa

    Lusby s

    homemade

    swing,

    Williams-

    town, Ky.

    P o

    -

    r u

    no

    T e-gami

    i

    (Paul .

    Mark's

    Epistle)

    CENTRAL JAPAN CHRISTIAN MISSION

     The p e o p l e that walked

    in darkness have

    se e n

    a

    great light: Isaiah 9^2

    Overseas Address Forwarding Address

    Paul Kathleen

    Pratt

    Mrs. Mary

    Lou

    Bauer

    1210 Kamikasuya,

    Isehara City

    2910 East 98th

    St.,

    Kanagawa

    Ken, Japan,

    259-11

    Indian apolis, Ind ., ^6280

    Dear

    friends. Vol. XVIII,

    No.

    September,

    1975

    The summer found

    us in

    a multitude

    of

    preparations

    before our

    August 23

    departure.

    We were

    mission speakers

    at 10

    VBS s,

    3 amps, plus

    speaking to 2 churches almost every Sunday. Moving

    details, travel

    papers—with

    God s help everything

    was

    in

    order and we arrived

    on

    schedule.

    VBS children at

    White

    Oak

    Cincinnati,

    learned about

    J apa n. *

    Lynn

    studying for

    her

    Japanese final exam.

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    PEAYER- - RAM

    Mark and Lynn studying the language uidance

    to

    land

    and supply

    of needed

    funds-

    Need

    for a used car and eventually a second Pray

    for Hideto Yoshii*s

    applications

    for

    a

    teach

    ing post, for beginning service

    in

    the church

    and other

    very important

    decisions-

    all &

    winter plans of

    evangelism

    at the

    church-

    Guidance in all

    things

    Dear

    friends,

    7

    Mary & Barbara interviewed at UDilin College

    What

    a

    busy

    but joyous summer

    It

    began

    with

    Mary's return home

    in

    June and wa s capped by

    Mark and

    Lynn

    and

    Karis' arrival

    on August 2^th

    and

    Hideto

    Yoshii's

    return on August 26th. We

    praise the

    Lord

    who does

    all

    things well.

    And this will certainly

    include

    His comfort

    to those

    family

    members

    left

    behind.

    Mary scheduled English

    Classes

    thru

    the

    summer, was

    lifeguard

    at Motosu Camp and received

    six college

    credits

    by

    attending

    the Summer Session

    at Sophia University.

    Barbara

    Roth, Mary's

    room mate spent three months with us, too, teaching English and assisting

    as

    pianist in the

    church. Most people comment about the natural beauties

    of

    Japan. But what impressed Barb was

     the

    Joy

    and

    boldness

    of

    the Christians

    I

    met, who shine

    as

    lights

    in

    their world . This

    is

    testimony

    to the

    growth

    of

    Christians

    in

    the

    two

    churches. A total

    of 20

    persons represented

    Zushi and

    Sannobara

    at Motosu Christian Camp.

    Sannobara

    also sponsored two different musical

    programs during

    the

    summer

    and

    a three day home-force rally in August.

    Mark

    & Hideto preached,

    As

    of this

    writing the church

    has repaid

    over half

    of their $1700

    building debt

    since

    Jan. 1st.

    Four persons

    have

    been

    baptized

    since our last Epistle,

    and

    recent

    converts

    are faithful.

    Yuichi Nakagawa.

    our gxiitarist, accompanied us to Karuizawa to help ShimoOchiai

    Christians

    in a coffee-house

    type of

    evangelism. Two

    persons

    were

    actually

    baptized

    but

    as a

    result

    of

    personal

    evangelism many went

    away

    relieved

    of

    doubts

    and

    misunderstandings

    about

    Christianity.

    Some

    of

    the problems

    are

    as

    follows:

    Why is there suffering in the

    world?

    Isn't there qiite

    a

    contradiction

    between the Bible

    and

    science? If

    I become

    a Christian,

    what difference

    will

    It make in

    my daily life? Aren't

    all religions striving for the same

    thing? If

    I

    study

    the Bible

    in

    English,

    will

    I be

    better

    able

    to use English conversation?

    A ^nerqus-_gift

    was received from the Art Katt family

    as^emorial to

    Art's

    parents

    Mr.^

    Mrs.

    Andrew'Katt

    with

    whom

    we seized for seven years at

    Mishawaka, Indiana. It

    will

    be

    applied

    toward

    the

    purchase of

    a

    newer

    used car which

    is needed

    now.

    ^  

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    MISSION

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    South

    Bend,

    Indiana,

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    Overseas

    Address

    Paul and Kathleen Pratt

    Mark and

    Lynn

    Pratt

    1210 Kamikasuya, Iseh ara

    City,

    Kanagawa

    ken 259-11, Japan

    P o

    - r u no

    T

    e-gami

    (Mark &

    Paul's

    Epistle)

    Forwarding

    Address

    Mrs. Mary Lou Bauer

    2910 East 98th St.,

    Indianapolis, I nd., 46280

    Vol. XVIII,

    No.

    5,

    exTffA/

    November, 1975

    LOT

    BEC0/1ES

    /WAILABLE

    TWO BLOCKS FROM

    OBIRIN

    COLLEGE

    WILL BE THE

    THIRD

    EVANGELISTIC PROJECT OF THE

    PRATTS

    THIS IS

    A

    SCALE MODEL

    OF THE LOT.

    Size

    60

    TSUBO (Japanes e Measu re)

    Total

    56

    ft.

    X 60

    ft.

    Situation: Two

    Blocks from

    Obirin

    College

    C o s t :

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    T s u b o

    I S

    47.77lper

    Sq. Cubit (Bible

    times

    measurement)

    The

    barred section

    below

    indicates

    the amount that has been ra 'sed.

    PLEASE

    HELP

    US

    PAY

    FOR THE

    REMAIN

    ING 51

    2/5

    TSUBO11

    Color in the squares as

    you share

    in

    the

    cost of this lot

    for the

    Obi

    rin College

    Campus

    House.

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    Dear friendr,

    We didn t know whether we would buy, rent, or what—when

    it

    c me

    time

    to locate the campus minis

    try. In fact, we

    even

    wondered if there would be anything available

    at a

    reasonable

    price,

    since

    Obirin

    College

    is

    right inside Tokyo proper. And

    now

    we

    have found what we think would be

    an

    ideal

    place to

    build. It s

    just two blocks

    from

    Obirin

    and

    is in a fast-growing community, on a

    nicely

    paved

    boulevard

    with

    water and

    electricity.

    Our

    plan

    is to

    buy this

    land,

    then build

    a

    two-story

    building—one floor for Mark

    and

    Lynn s home

    and the other floor for

    the

    campus

    house.

    With

    our

    recent experience building the church

    here,

    we

    are

    confident

    that

    we can

    do

    much of the building ourselves

    at

    a minimum cost.

    Through a

    campus

    ministry we will be able to

    reach

    5,000

    youth

    from all over this country and even

    a

    few

    from

    other

    countries.

    It s

    our prayer that

    as

    they graduate

    and

    scatter

    to

    other parts

    of

    the

    country and the

    world, they

    will

    be

    able to

    take

    the Good News

    that they have

    heard with them.

    In this letter we want you

    to

    sense how anxious we are

    to

    begin. And we hope that you can antici

    pate

    the challenge

    and excitement along w i t h u s l ^ u-

    Sincerely

    yours—and

    His, 9 -

    Hideto Yoshii

    Married Oct. l8th

    Lynn, Karis Mark Pratt

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    Campus House

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    Bauer

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    tsubo

    cubits

    for the

    Obirin

    Campus

    House.

    Check

    for

    is enclosed.

    Check

    will

    be

    sent by

    Thanksgiving

    by

    Christmas

    by

    Name and address:

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