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News
of
His
4 r i l 25 1972
Bert
Ellis sent
word
that
the new graduate school where
he
u / i t K
t e a c h e s
i n
P u s a n , K o r e a , o p e n e d i n
M a r c h y j e i g h t
s t u d e n t s . ^ W i e r e
w o u l d h a v e b e e n
more
but
announcements
were
late
approval of
transcripts
was delayed
and
we
a n t i c i p a t e
w e w i l l h a v e a
m u c h l a r g e r
e n r o l l m e n t
n e x t s e m e s t e r ^ ^ .
B r o .
E l l i s
teaches
all New
Testament courses in
the
graduate school
as
he does
in the
undergradua
division.
Aidress; Box
l4l
Pusan
Korea.
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THl . ERTELLIS FAMILY
IN
KOREA
The
Bert Ellis
family
began
Christian
service in Korea n 1958. They e f t the
pastorate of the church in
Cabool,
Mo.
in
Sept.
956 to
prepare
to
go
to
Korea.
At
thattime Mr.
llis
had served almost
20
years in
evangelism
and in various past
orates
in Ind., 111., Tenn. nd Mo.
His
education
was
btained at Cincinnati Bible
Seminary, Lincoln
Christian College,
Mil-
ligan College, Indianapolis Bible I n s t i t u t e
and Floyd Jones School
of
Sacred
Music.
,
The arrived
in
Korea
n May 1958 and dur
ing their first term
were
engaged in various
activities.
Through a
ortunate arrangement
with
the
first
commercial
adio
station to
go on
the
air in Korea n
1959,
of which
Mr.
llis
was an f f i c i a l advisor, they were enabled
to
preach
the Gospel
in a egular
daily
broadcast
in
Pusan,
a ity of
1,500,000
people
at
that
time
(now 2,000,000) with al
most
,000,000
living
in the immeciiate
area.
In addition,
they
formed
student
Bible
clubs with
some 150
high school and college
students
meeting
weekly in f i v e clubs in
the
mission chapel, a ented building in the down
town area.
A preaching service was
eld in the cha
pel
on
Sunday
mornings
maintaining
an aver
age
attendance over several
years
of more
than 75.
A
Sunday
school for children was also
be
gun and
this
reached an average attendance
of 300-400
primary
school
children, meeting
both
Sunday
morning and evening.
Various other
Bible classes
were held for
students and adults with five
classes
meeting
weekly at the
peak
of this
activity.
Correspondence Bible lessons were also
developed
with
about 100
enrolled
at any
one
time, each
student
being
given personal at
tention. Study mat erials were prepared
for
a l l these
activities in the
Korean
language,
and visual aids
such as
ilmstrips,
flannel-
graph and puppets were used in presenting
the
Gospel.
The
activities
finally
became
so
many
and
varied
that
some adjustment
was
ecessary as
the missionaries were unable to properly de
velop
a l l
the
a c t i v i t i e s .
Because
of
this,
the
radio
program, which was he
most
ime-con
suming
in
preparation,
was erminated near
the end
of
their first term.
They eturned
to
the
U.
S.
on
furlough in the
spring of 1962.
Mr.
Ellis had had
an
exten
ded illness during the
last
few
months
of their
first term
and while on furlough,
had
major
surgery.
His recovery was lower
than
ex
pected and they were forced to prolong their
stay in the U. S. to almost two years, re
turning to Korea
early
in 1964. Their son ,
John, remai ned
in
the
U.
S.
to
finish
high
school
and attend college. He
graduated
from
Milligan College
in
1969.
Unfortunately their
extended
stay
in the
U. S.
caused
some
problems
n the
work
n
Korea. It
became
necessary for some of
the
activities to be
reconsidered
and rebuilt. In
addition,
at that
time
Korea
was
oing through
drastic
political,
economic
and
social changes
and
this
affected the mission activities.
An
opportunity
opened
for the Gospel
which
Mr.
Ellis f e l t
they
should
take
advantage of.
Pusan Union Theological Seminary, a
new independent school,
asked Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ellis
i f they would teach there.
This
school,
founded
in
1962,
is
associated with
a private
school
foundation consisting of some 15 school
ranging
from
kindergarten through
a4 ea r
girls college. Some 15,000
students
are en
rolled in these various schools. Many
of the
schools
above
primary
school
level
are such
private
schools.
This
foundation
was begim
by a
Presbyterian minister,
now 80 years
of
age, some 30 years ago. He has now
turned
the foundation activities
over
to the chairman
ship
of
his son,
but
he s t i l l remains active as
president
of the seminary. The seminary has
no direct
connection with
any
denomination;
the
trustees,
faculty and
students
come
from
some 10 differentdenominations.
Mr. Ellis is
the
professor
of New
Testa
ment,
teaching
practically a l l the
New
Testa
ment ourses. He
has also served as a rus
tee
of
the
school.
Mrs. Ellis
teaches English
all
Korean students
study English
from
junior
high through college. She
uses
special Chris
tian materials which
she
and
Mr. llis
have
prepared, so that
the students also
get
Bible
knowledge and Christian
doctrine.
They
are
the only foreigners
connected
with the school.
The mission has no financialinvolvementin
the
school. Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis are paid the
regular
rate the
Korean teachers receive.
They
are
paid on a lecture fee basis and their
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highest
income
has
been about
$30
a month
The school
is
completely Korean,
being
fin
anced
and administrated by Koreans.
Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis
are
given complete freedom
in their teaching
and
teach
just the same as
if they were in
one
of
our own
schools in the
States.
About he middle
of
the
second term,
it
was ecided
thatthe downtown location of
the mission
must
e abandoned due to the
increase
in property values
and
rent.
Ano
ther
location was
ecured
near a university
in a good
residential
district. For awhile
church
services
and Sunday
schools were
held
in both
locations
with
each Sunday
school
averaging
from 300-400. Only the
second
location
is now being used.
Until
1968
the
mission
had
maintained
a
staff
ofsome
ix to 10Korean workers
to
take care of the
various
activities.
It
is
most
i f f i c u l t
to find trained, capable, con
secrated
workers, but the mission was or t
unate in most f t s choices. The young
women,
l l
college
graduates,
eventually
reached marriageable age
and
f o l l o w i n g
Kor
ean
custom, did
not
continue
working after
their marriage.
This
caused a onstant
turnover of taff.
Due o
these facts and a
conviction
bom
from
our ejqjerience
that
those
a c t i v i t i e s
which depend upon f o r e i g n
funds for subsidy
seldom,
i f
ever,
become
s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g t became n e c e s s a a r y t o j
re-evaluate the
situation.
Mr. nd Mrs. Ellis had no ntention of
making
t h e i r
teaching
at seminary a major
part of their
work. However, t
seemed
t h a t
t h e b e s t c o n t r i b u t i o n
t h e y
might make n
Korea was n the training of preachers a nd
teachers,
not only
i n
imparting
knowledge
concerning the
Bible
and
methods
of teach
ing evangelization,
but helping to properly
motivate them
toward
the evangelizing of
the
90
f the
the Koreans
who
are not
Chris
tians.
Consequently, they
began
spending
more and more
time with
t h i s
a c t i v i t y .
Beginning with this
new year
in school
an arrangement
as
been
made with
one of
our schools in the U.
S.
t o
honor
work given
here
at the seminary
for
a
egree from
the
U. S. school.
One
of
the
handicaps in at
tracting Korean
students
to theological schools
is
t h a t
only
a
few
of
the schools
can grant
degrees. Coupled
with
t h i s is the opening of
a raduate school
here.
A
Bachelor
of
Theo
logy and Master of Theology degree w i l l be
offered. This
should lead to
enrollment of
a
etter class of students and the graduate
school
will
also
draw
preachers
in the Pusan
area. I t w i l l
also give
an opportunity for
more advanced
courses
and better
preparation
for the teachers
and
preachers.
Mr. llis w i l l
be teaching
practically a l l
the courses n New Testament
n
both under
graduate and graduate departments. Study
materials will be
prepared
for a l l
the
courses
as here
is a eal
shortage
of
adequate texts
in
the
Korean language. Mrs. llis has
been
asked to
teach E nglish Bible at
the girls'
college
this
year.
There is no end to the
opportunities
for teaching
and
preaching.
There will be
some eaching
and
preaching
outside
the seminary program.
John
Ellis
has
been
representing the
mis
sion in churches
and camps
uring
his
high
school and
college days
in the U. S. In
Sept.
1971
he
returned
to Korea for
a
hort intern
ship,
surveying the needs and opportunities
here
before continuing
his preparation in
gra
duate school for work n Korea. He has been
teaching
at
the
seminary in Pusan during his
stay and has been well received by
both stud
ents
and faculty.
He
will be
returning to the
U. S.
in
May 1972 and will be available
f or
representing
the
work
n
Korea
n
churches
and
camps
uring the
summer, lso
during
the
school year
as time permits.
He
s plan
ning
to work or a Mast ers Degree at
Wheaton
College.
The
school
year has now opened. The
freishman class at seminary is
about
25, the
largest
class which
has
been
enrolled.
Bert
and
John are both teaching in the New
Testa
ment epartment.
Like most rojects in Korea, the graduate
school opened with
some problems.
Of13
who
presented transc ripts, eight were accepted.
These
eight
are
a l l a c t i v e l y
engaged
in some
area of
Christian
service.
They
represent
about seven d i f f e r e n t denominations. They
are required to
take half their
work n
New
Testament courses taught by Mr.
llis. We
consider
this a ine opportunity.
NEEDS
Additional
funds
for
translation
and pub
l i s h i n g expense. John
also needs
t o f i
nd
s u p - ^
porting congregations.
Visual aids
such
as pictures, filmstrips,
for use
n Christian Education
courses.
Good
Christian
books
for graduate research.
Bert
Ellis,
Box 141,
Pusan,
Korea
Loraine
Lindsay
Drawer
M
abool,
Mo. 65689
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THE BERT ELLIS
F MILY
IN
KORE
Pastor
Kwon
a good friend
of ours
for
more
than 10 years.
He
s
a efugee from
North
Korea educated
as
a
Presbyter
ian
pastor
read
himself to a New Testament position. Came
across some
of
our
people
here by chanc e. Faithfully mini
sters t o a small
congregation
which he organized f t e r f l e e i n g
to South Korea. Has earned p r c t i c l l y l l
his own
support.
Pastor
Kwon
t the pulpit
in
typical
traditional
garb.
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THE BERT ELLIS
F MILY
IN
KORE
MMTrHiii r t i i ««.;
4 ^ 2
Bert standing
at
the
door of
newly rebuilt church building.
Pastor Kwon
and
his l i t t l e
congregation
almost finished the
building from their
own
meager resources then we
broke
one
of
our rules and
asked our
supporters
for
a i t t l e
help
to f i n i s h the job. The
pastor
and
people
were overjoyed.
We
o
not
usually b u i l d church b u i l d i n g s ; experience has
shown that help
of
that kind
seldom
advances the real work
of
the Lord
i n
Korea. Long
experience
with t h i s
group made
the difference.
From the l e f t : Bert, Pastor Kwon, Suh
Jueng
Doh, Kim
Yong Sup
and
Marge, ready to
share
a chicken din ner after
a isit
to
Pastor
Kwon s
church.
Mrs.
Suh has
worked
with
us
or almost 10
years
Mr. Kim is our
very
able interpreter.
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THE BERTELLIS FAMILY IN KOREA
Pastor Kwon,
preaching
on Sunday
morning.
Pastor Kwon and Bert and their
new
bell-
tower u i l t
by
the Wilsey Kansas church.
Church bells here are mostimportant
n
witnessing
to the community
especially
when they
ring
out
for
the early morning
prayermeeting every mo rn i n g
at
about
5:00
A.M.
A iew across
the
city from
the
lo c atio n of
Pastor Kwon s
church.
Pusan is
a
city of
some
two mil
l i o n people.
In the
c i t y
proper
we
have
only two small congre
gations. The greatest handicap
to growth is the
few
trained
Korean leaders who work in the
c i t i e s .
Our
work
at the semi
nary i s an attempt
to
meet his
need.
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PUS N
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
C
M
C h a n g
Chang
family taken in 1969.
•>
■ u : 31
■ fV;
iifc,
•j>
Alpha
Hall, first building
to
be
erected,
dedicated
in
April
1966. Name
changed
to Lash Memoria l
Building
in 1971.
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PUS N CHRISTI N
COLLEGE
■ Ei w jiti
i • Vt- :
hi/ ?-
i .
i
i.
i^.^r
Dedication Service of
Alpha
Hall pril 2, 1966
\K:.
K -:
N
The irstcommencement
of Far
East Christian
Vocational
College, Dec.
20, 1966,
with 13
graduates.
S.
M.
Chang
is speaking.
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PUS N
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,4 -
wm
S.
M. Chang ounder
a n d
president, speaking at the
special worship
ervice
on
the
occasion of
receiving
accreditation
for
the
school
from he government.
Jime 21 1970
Mr. n d Mrs. . M. h a n g
put
up new
i g n
board of t he
school
after
special worship
service. Name
hanged to
Pusan Christian College after
accreditation.
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r
C
Y
Kim Family
Left to right:
Patricia
Phillip
P e t e r
and C Y
Korean Bible Seminary
f
Bible High
Scho o l
wo
f
their teachers and
the student body.
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C Y KIM KOREAN MISSION
.hi iTlT
Taking
boxes
of
used clothing
new
toys candy to Eden Baby
Home
Bro.
Kim o v i n l y holding
an orphan.
Pat giving
some baby clothes
to a irl
who
left
her
hild
in
their
car.
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Kim baptizing
them
into Christ
The
argest
statue
of
Buddha n the
world.
Note
the human igure at the base to give an
idea of the height.
Mr
nd
Mrs
C Y
Kim
pray
with
Mrs
Chang
n
the
prison. See story in the
jimior
section.)
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BERT MARGE
OHN
ELLIS
P.
0.
Box
141 Pusan KOREA.
November 1972
Dear Christian
Friends:
Greetings
again
from the land of many trials and problemsI As
w e l o o k b a c k o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r it
has
b e e n
i n
s o m e ways frus
t r a t i n g
s i n c e w e f i r s t
a r r i v e d h e r e i n 1 9 5 8 # B u t i t h a s o f r e w a r d .
E a r l i e r
i n
t h e
y e a r
w e
w e r e
p l a g u e d
w i t h
w e a t h e r
p r o b k e m s f t
F l o o d s ,
v ^ ^ e
t h a n
e v
e r
b e f o r e
i n h i s t o r y ,
h i t
m a n y
p a r t s
o f
t h e
c o u n t r y . H u n d l 5 ^ 4 b > g ^ ^ ^ ^ l e ^ ^ l E 6 r e
k i l l e d
a n d
t h e r e
was
a l m o s t u n b e l i e v a b l e p r o p e r t y l o s s . J u s t as w e w e ? < F x f I l i m i n g w e w e r e
most
fortunate dow n here
in Pusan in not having such
problems
locally
about t he
mid
d l e
of t h e
m o r n i n g
one
e v e n t f u l
day
d u r i n g a
d o w n p o u r ,
w e
h e a r d c r i e s
c o m i n g f r o m
o u r
i m m e d i a t e
n e i g h b o r s a n d
f o u n d t h a t t h e y h a d s o m e t h i n g l i k e 2 f e e t
of w a t e r
i n v a d
i n g
t h e i r
h o m e s ,
a n d w h e n w e
l o o k e d out
t h e
f r o n t
w i n d o w w e
f o u n d t h a t
t h e
m a i n
s t r e e t
o n l y
s o m e
1 0 0 f e e t a w a y w a s r u n n i n g
a
t o r r e n t of
w a t e r R e p o r t s
s o o n c a m e
o f t h e
failure
of
a
dam in the western part of
just
a
short
distance away in
w h i c h a l m o s t 1 0 0 p e o p l e d r o w n e d t u i a t S l i y c ^ ^ e d a l l d a m a g e .
T h e r e h a v e
a l s o
b e e n n u m e i ^ ' u a ' ^ l i t i c a l
p r o b l e m s . D e m o c r a c y
i s
s t i l l
u n d e r t r i a l
h e r e a n d at p r e s e n t t h e c o u n t r y » W B t f 4 l J l ^ ^ ^ ^ r o f ; ^ . i ^ J U « l ® * ^ l L h m a n y r e s t r i c t i o n s . D i s c r e t
i o n a n d a b s o l u t e c e n s o r s h i p f o r b i d s o u i T ^ s ^ i n g m o r e
a b o u t
t h e p o l i t i c a l s i t u a t i o n .
Yes
t h i s y e a r
has
b e e n
most
f r u s t r a t i n g . It
s e e m s t h a t
w h e n e v e r
one t r i e s
t o g o
a g a i n s t t h e c u r r e n t h e c a n e x p e c t t r i a l a n d d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a n d t h a t h a s
b e e n
o u r l o t
t h i s y e a r .
W e
t o l d y o u p r e v i o u s l y t h a t w e h a d
m a d e a r r a n g e m e n t s w it h
o n e o f o u r U. S.
s c h o o l s
t o
g r a n t d e g r e e s
f o r w o r k
d o n e
h e r e , w h i c h w e b e l i e v e d w o u l d
h e l p
i n o b t a i n
i n g a
b e t t e r
c l a s s
of
s t u d e n t . W e o p e n e d
g r a d u a t e
s c h o o l i n
M a r c h ,
w i t h m a n y m i s g i v
i n g s , as
w e h a d n o t r e c e i v e d
t h e
w h o l e - h e a r t e d c o o p e r a t i o n w e a n t i c i p a t e d
a n d
f e l t
w a s n e c e s s a r y f r o m
t h e
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e
l o c a l
s e m i n a r y . I t
b e c a m e
a p p a r e n t t h a t
all
was
not well soon after
school
opened. Everything
was left
to th e
l ast moment
and in t h e r u s h t o get
s t a r t e d
w e w e r e not a b l e t o
s e e
clearly just
what
was g o i n g
on. We
soon found
that w e
were telli ng th e
students
one thing whil e
the
seminary ad
ministration
had its own version of
the proceedings
so
that students
were confused.
A s
t h e
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
o f
t h e
U . S .
s c h o o l w e
w e r e
d e t e r m i n e d t o
s e e
t h i n g s
d o n e a c c o r d
i n g t o c e r t a i n s t a n d a r d s ,
m o r e
s t r i c t t h a n
K o r e a n
s t a n d a r d s . It
w a s
a p p a r e n t
t h a t
s o m e w h e r e a l o n g t h e
l i n e s o m e p r o s p e c t i v e
s t u d e n t s w e r e g e t t i n g t h e
idea that
t h e y
could
w ithout
working; such p roceedi ngs
have
been
an
open
scan
d a l
i i f l ^ ^ r ^ i i t ^ h e
p a s t
s e v e r a l y e a r s
w i t h
m e n b u y i n g
f i c t i t i o u s
o r
w o r t h l e s s
d e
g r e e s
f r o m
f o r e i g n i n s t i t u t i o n s . It s e e m e d
a p p a r e n t a l s o t h a t
s o m e o n e , s o m e w h e r e ,
w a s a i d i n g
t h i s
s u p p o s i t i o n
w i t h
t h e v i e w of s o m e p e r s o n a l
g a i n . It w a s
s e v e r a l
weeks after
school
opened
before the app li cati ons
and
transcripts
were turned over to
u s b y
t h e s c h o o l h e r e f o r o u r e x a m i n a t i o n a n d a p p r o v a l . A f t e r a
q u i c k
l o o k w e
i i m n e d -
i a t e l y s t o p p e d a n y
f u r t h e r a p p l i c a t i o n s .
W e n e v e r d i d s e e a l l t h e p a p e r s b u t a f t e r
e x a m i n i n g w h a t w e r e s u b m i t t e d t o us w e a c c e p t e d 8 out of
2 1
f o r
d e g r e e
w o r k
Of
c o u r s
s o m e
of
t h e s t u d e n t s w e r e a n g r y
at
b e i n g e x c l u d e d at
t h a t
l a t e
d a t e . I n
a
s h o w of s o l
i d a r i t y , f o l l o w i n g K o r e a n c u s t o m , t h e s t u d e n t s a l l r e f u s e d t o
meet
u n l e s s
t h e y w e r e
all
a d m i t t e d . We s t o o d our
g r o u n d a n d h e l d no
f u r t h e r classes. Gradually
t h o s e
who
w e r e
q u a l i f i e d s a w t h a t
t h e i r
a c t i o n s
w e r e h u r t i n g
o n l y
t h e m s e l v es a n d
t h e y
a p p r o a c h
ed us to
resume
classes. Consequently we
held
special classes for
them
during vacat
i o n
t o t r y t o m a k e
up
s o m e t i m e l o s t . S e v e r a l m o r e s t u d e n t s w e r e a d m i t t e d f o r t h e
fall semester and we now have 13 students enrolled. Our refusal to g ive i n has seem
e d t o
i m p r e s s t h e m a n d t h e s t r i c t s t a n d a r d s
of
t h e
U.S. s c h o o l
h a v e a l s o n o w g a i n e d
t h e i r
a p p r o v a l . T h e r e
w e r e
t i m e s
d u r i n g
t h e h o l d o u t
w h e n ,
w e w e r e
c o m p l e t e l y d i s c o u r
a g e d
but
w e a r e
q u i t e h a p p y
n o w w i t h t h e
a t t i t u d e
of t h e s t u d e n t s e n r o l l e d . T h e y
a r e
all older
and more mature
and
engaged in specializ ed
Christian
service. We
feel we
can
have
more impact here
th an even in teaching undergraduates which
we
are continu
i n g t o
do.
U n f o r t u n a t e l y , a m o n g
t h e
d e c r e e s of m a r t i a l l a w , a l l
c o l l e g e s
a n d
u n i v e r
sities
are
closed
as
th ey have oft en been centers
of
political opposition
so
we are
unable
at
the moment to have cl asses. We pray th is situation wil l not continue much
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longer. There is encouraging news that we may also have extension graduate classes
in a
nearby
city next year.
We
had
hoped
and
planned for
this but it appears
it
may
work
o u t
sooner than
expected. We will
commute o n e day a week fo r these classes.
Another
rec ent ev ent
in which you
will be
interested
is
both disappointing
a n d ,
at the same time, hopeful.
Just
a week ago
we were
approgt^d
of
Korean
C h r i s t i a n s
a s k i n g
u s t o
f e l l o w s h i p
w i t h t h e m i n s t a r t i n ^ r a
n e w c h u r c l i ^ T h e r e
a r e
about 20 a d u l t s in t h e g r o u p T h e
d i s a p p o i n t i n g
t h i n g
is
that t h d y ^ T i ^ e
b e e n
a s s o c
iated with one of the local "Christian leaders" in the Church
of
Christ
here,
some
for
as
long
a s
2 0
years, and have finally come to the conclusion
that
he
has
no
in
terest in the church and so have separated from him. The surprising thing to us
is
that it took them
2 0 years
to figure this when we saw it within 6
months
o f our
arrival and
refused
to have anything further to do with the man Out
o f
3
elders of
his
church and 10 deacons, 3 elders and 7
dea c ons
separated, some
of
whom even be
long to this man's
family.
They appear to
be in earnest and we
have
set
another con
ference
with
them
a t which
time they
will
outline their future plans. It
may
be
that
a t
last
a n
independe nt congregation with some hope
o f
success can
be established here
in Pusan
One of o u r graduate students, whom
we
also taught
in
undergraduate school, is a
young Church
of Christ pastor whose background is with the non-instrument brethren,
but
this
has
not
affected our
relationship. We
mentioned before
how he
successfully
built
a
good congregation with over
100
now in
attend ance, refusing financial
help
f r o m t he
Ch ur ch
of Christ
missionaries.
He has m a d e
further progress
n o w
in
th at he
has been working with
three
independent congregations with Presbyterian backgrounds
some
50 miles from
Pusan.
He
was
invited
to one of them
for
a
week's Bible teaching
a nd
a s
a result was welcomed
to
all three, has immersed man y o f the attendants and
has a program o f teaching these people
a nd t heir loc a l
evangelists. He plans to vis
it them o n c e a
mo n th
f o r se ve r a l d a y s f o r Bible teaching and h a s in vit e d
me
to a c
company him. This is the kind of thing that
can
be done here with
good,
consecrated
leadership We
are
hopeful we
may
influence some
of o u r
graduate students in this
way. Many
of
them
are
pastors o f independent congregations with little or no denom
inational
ties
and we seek to motivate them and lead them to better understanding
of t he
New
T e s tame n t t hr o u g h o u r
l e ct u r e s an d v a r i o us
publications which
we
us e .
John
is
Graduate School
at
Wheaton
College,
w orking
hard.
His
a d d r e ss N.
Summit, Whea ton, Illinois 60187. Contac t him fo r
speaking about
the work
here.
W e d e e p l y
a p p r e c i a t e y o u r
c o n t in u e d financial support,
e ve n w he n
we ha ve
not
been
so good
r e c e n tl y in keeping in to u ch with yo u .
It
ha s been difficult to write
w hen t hings
were
u p one da y a nd dow n
th e
n e x t without
giving
a false
picture
of
the
sit u a t io n .
Please
c ont inu e t o send y ou r fin a n c i a l a i d to: Miss Loraine Lindsey,-
Cabool State Bank, Drawer M, Cabo ol, Missouri 65689. A n o te
a
f e w d ays ago f r o m
Loraine
says
the
mission
a c c o u n t is d o wn to $27.00 a n d war n s to write n o more
checks
Most bi l l s are p a id u p wi th t he e x c e p t io n of
our
sa l a r y w hi c h c o n t in u es t o
run about 10-12 months behind
Above
all,
r e m e m be r us
in y ou r
p r a y e rs Ou r
b e s t
wis h e s to a l l of you who so
faithfully
s u p p o r t
th e
Lord's
w o r k
here.
Faithfully
yours,