1982 - The Christian and Missionary Alliance

1981 Field Conference
FRONT (left to right): Gordon Chapman, Dudley Baker, Eric Michael, Ken Van
Kurin, Matias Abai (National Church president), Harold Klassen, Ross lngram
(speaker), Bud Ruder. Ivan Lay, Roger Lewis, Marion AUen.
SECOND ROW: Adina Chapman, Nancy Bolrer, Rita Michael, Carolyn VanKurin,
Maria Abai (guest). Maureen Klassen, Marge Ingram (guest), Ruth Ruder, Bernie Lay.
Lelia Lewis, Olga AUen.
THIRD ROW: Peggy Lee, Judy Gaskin, Peg Leffler, Millie Ade, Wilma Riggenbach,
Helen Evans. Dawn Deets, Judy Teeter, Vonnie Morscheck. Lela Pierce.
FOURTH ROW: Ruth Krikorian, Dee Bennett, Anne Hobbs, Marie Peters, Joyce
GNMU, Sharon Kendall. Pat Swenson, Elizabeth Heath, Elsie Douglas. Irene
Fleming, Connie Fairchild, Valerie Beack.
FIFTH ROW: Clyde Krikorian, Geoff Bennett, George Hobbs, Frank Peters, Floyd
Grunau. Jim Kenddl, Gordon Swenson, David Heath, Merle Douglas, Gail Fleming,
Gary Fairchild, Alex Valley, David Beack.
(Absent from picture: Ken Riggenbach)
(ONFURLOUGH:Rick & Berh Dmmmond, Craig & Bev Hendrickson. Gunther &
Carmen Komphousen, Bill & Janet Kuhnr, Dick & Pam Lawson. Lorna Munroe.
Vernon & Morgorer Neigenfind).
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MARION
By Margaret Neiganfind
Adventure, if it can be termed
that, has marked the missionary
career o f Marion and Olga Allen.
In 1949, with the advance of Communist forces into Central China,
the Allcns were evacuated from
their station there t o Hong Kong
where they awaited transfer t o Indonesia. After serving in West Kalimantan and later a t the Makassar
Bible School in Sulawesi, they took
up ministries in Kupang and were
witnesses of the famed Timor Re\id. Both have experienced physical crises necessitating emergency
health furloughs.
Marion has always been known
as a hard worker, even as a student
in Bible School when he worked
nights and attended classes in the
daytime. On the field he has been
faithful and earnest in teaching
TEE and Bible students as well as
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being committed to the extension
and growth of the church. Because
of a sincere interest in the Indonesian people, he has proposed and
carried out various special projects
in Kupang for their convenience
and to improve their standard of
living. Older missionaries on the
field have never forgotten Marion’s
remark at one Conference when he
was pleading a certain cause: “1
don’t care what you d o t o me: just
don’t hurt the nationals!”
For a good many o f his years in
Indonesia, Marion has served as a
member of t h e Field Executive
Committee. He is known to be
conservative and cautious upon occasion and a t other times innovative
and visionan/. A real Strategist, he
seems t o sense the ideal moment
in which t o make a motion and
then see i t through t o its adoption.
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But work isn't Marion's only
thought o r a c t i n t y . He is fun-loving,
agood sport, and interested in many
things. N o one enjoys a good laugh
or a game of Rook or Monopoly
more than he. Undaunted by age, at
a conference not too long past, he
was t h e oldest man participating
in outdoor games and competitions.
Tasty meals, especially Chinese, give
him great pleasure also but please
leave out the shrimp: h e is terribly
allergic to it!
Olga also is diligent and has been
faithful in the work. Very dear to
her heart have been her Bible school
students i n Kupang, and she has
had a good perronal ministry among
them as tney have come to t h e
house T O chat and confide their
needs and problems. She is a selfeffacing person, and a n able cook
whose delicacies have tickled many
a palate.
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The Allens have served long and
well and will be missed by missionaries andlndonerians alike. What
now? Are they looking forward to
retirement? They are n o t the type
to retire
they wil: just find some
thing else t o d o f o r the Lord!
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(The Allens will be mekzng fheir
home in Seattle, Warhington. Their
children are Dazhd, John, Daniel.
and Ruth w h o has just graduated
fiom Dalat School in Malayria.)
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By Gary Fairchild
' 2 a v a 500" is the name givcn t o
the vision held by the C&MA
mission, and national church in
Indonesia, whereby 500 churches
will be established on thc island of
Java by 1990. Presently there are
79 groups in Java's three provinces
and Jakarta. its capital. From the
rural villages to the city ghettos,
God is blessing a variety of methods
to build His Church. Among thesc
methods are prayer cells, Bible
studies, children's work, and TEE.
J A K A R T A : Jakarta is one city
where t h e Lord has used the ministry to children in planting churches. Judy Gaskin's article. "From
a Sunday School to a Church"
(see ease 1 0 ) vividly describes this
important process.
S U R A B A Y A : In Surabaya i t is very
dfficult, almost impossible. t o secure permission t o build a church.
Therefore, the first C&MA/KINGMI
congregation met in a house.
God used a humble man, Mr.
Marjono, in an unusual way. He
faithfully attended each Bible study
and worship service, diligently
taking notes o n every sermon and
study. He became a conscientious
witness for Christ t o his neighbors
and friends.
HOW CHURCHES
R cco p izi ng his gift as a n evangelist, the Church encouraged him
to minister as the Lord led him.
He started prayer cells and simple
Bible studies in the homes of many
who are now Christians in the
Surabaya Church and its daughter
posts.
From these first meetings, Mr.
Marjono discipled several key men.
These men followed his example
and opened several new congegations in East Java using the same
methods. As lay leaders, each of
the men faithfully nurtured these
new groups until a fulltime worker
could be found to assume pastoral
responsibilities. Then these disciples
searched for new fertile areas t o
begin this evangelistic process again.
A small g o u p of new believers
in Kalangan, fifty kilometers east
of Yogyakarta, invited neighbors
and friends to their first Christmas
celebration. Fifty people were
crowded into a small farm house.
Most of these would hear of Jesus
for the first time. Village officials,
howevcr, tried to stop the service.
The believersprayed for thirty tense
minutes. T h e Lord answered their
prayers: permission was given by
the village chief.
In each area on Java ~ J a k a r t a ,
Bandung, Cilacap, Yogyakarta, and
Surabaya - p e a d e are responding
to Christ through different outreach
ministries. Pmixe the Lord - Hi5
Church is beinng esta6lirhed!
YOGYAKARTA: Steadfastness in
prayer has proven to be a vital
rcsourcc being rapped by a q o u p
of believers near Yogyakarta as
exemplified in the following story:
(Reu. Gary Fairchild is the " J a m
500" Coordinator. H e and hir wife,
Connie, are involved in church
planting ministries in Yogyakarto,
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3- P a r Svuenror.
During the Annual Field Con- attending Canadian Bible College
feren’$e, the C&MA missionaries re- and agreed t o date only as “friends”.
ceived the news they had long After that date, “We decided to
awaited: “The Urandons ‘have a continue our ‘friendship’ a litrle
more seri8usly.” Nadine commentvisa!” This was the first’ new visa
ed and this led to their marriage in
issued t o t h e C&MA-Indonesia tn
4 yesis. Everyone immediately rose
1974. Upon graduation from CBC
from their seats and sang joyfully Dave worked as a salesman, which;
“To God Be the Glory, Great WAS his life’s goal. Their plans at
?hings He Hath Done.’’ In Septem- the time didn’t include missions,
ber this beautiful Canadian family though Dave. had served with the
landed in Jakarta and a few days Alliance Youth Corps in the Phillater arrived in Bandung where they ippines in 1972. ‘Dave says, “la
g e presently srudying t h e Indone- ‘was in the Philippines tha t a small,
sian language. ~~~e an d ~
~ y edi ever-increasing
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battle
began in
have 3 children: Candice, age 5; my life. There 1 saw the need of
millions of people being reached
Robbie, age 3; and Nicole, age 1.
by only a handful of missionaries.
David and Nadine met while
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Having been raised in a Christian
home and attending an Alliance
church, Sue Mealhow had heard
much about missions while she w a s
growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska.
T h e annu.4 missionary convention
and WMPF were early influences
toward missions. Sue had accepted
Jesus Christ at an early age, but
after her mother's death in 1975
she began to realize how short life
can be and wanted her life to count
for Christ. At thc time she was
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attending the University of Kansas,
but changed t o the University of
Ncbraska-I-incoln so she could remain ar home. She graduated from
UNI. with hachelor’s degrees in
both Music Education and Elementary Education. God led her to a
teaching position in Hartington,
Nebraska where she taught elementary music and fifth grade at the
public school. While there, she also
took some Bible classes from B
small Bible college in the town.
In June, 1980, Sue felt God’s
call to teach overseas in an M.K.
school. “I applied to The C&MA
a n d f o u n d o u t I needed m y master’s
degree. So 1 applied I O Simpson
College and was accepted. But after
only o n e semester there 1 was asked
by the C&MA t o consider teaching
at t h e M.K. school in Bandung
because of a teacher shortage. I
readily accepted and was excited
from that moment on. G o d brought
a lot of people into m y life who
told me about the country and the
people of Indonesia and what to
expect here,” says Sue.
Although Sue has only been i n
Indonesia for 10 days at the timc
of this writing, she has adjusted
well t o her new teaching position.
Thanks, Sue. f o . being willing 10
interrupt your schooling and become part of the leaching rtaff at
Bandung Allinnce School!
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An
“ANGEL”
to the
Rescue
By Sharon Kendall
Mike Kodrk hails from Hrown’s
Vallcy. Minnesota though his family’s farm was just across the
South Dakota state line. His home
church is the Sisseton (S.D.) C&MA
Church. Mike srrved nearly iour
years in thc US. Navy and during
much of that time he worked in a
Christian servicemen’s center in
Key West, Florida. After his service
discharge he studied a t St. Paul
Bible College majoring in missiology
and then Canadian Thrological College toward his master’s degree in
missions. Between his sophomorc
and junior years at SPBC he joined
the Alliancc Youth C o r p s h d spent
the summer serving in lrian Jaya.
“ A major reason for m y being led
to Indonesia was bccause of this
experience,” expressed Mike.
Maureen's homctown is 'I'renton,
Onidrio. From the time she was
little shc felt she was "really special
to C o d " and that hcr lifc should
have meaning. Thus she b c p n a
pilgrimage, searching for her lite's
purpose. After high school she
studied Kehabilitarive Mcdicine a t
the University of Onlarim Lventually h e r search lor God led her t o
Ikirut, Lebanon w h c r e rhc worked
AS a physiothcrapist. " l r
was an
A l l i a n c c missionary, Deity Howard.
who tirsi . s h a r d t h c Gospel with
me and who worked untiringly disccpling me for several months.
Shortly after m y conversion I became very i l l and was confined to
bed for two months. I t was during ,
ihore days I devoured one m i s ~
rionary book after another a s well
ds ihorc by Tozcr and Simpson.
I j u s t couldn'i get enough . . . a n d
so the course of m y life was
changed," Maureen confidcd.
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Shc rcturned t o Canada and
enrcrcdcdnadian Bible College with
a pasioral ma,ior. "I already knew
my d a y s as a physiotherapist were
over, but I didn't know i f Cod
wanted me back in the Middle East
01 n o t . Each school year I p i n e d a
different prayer band - always
moving further Cast, until m y last
year when m y focus became l n doneria. It was a very s h o r t time
later thal I first met Mike all aglow
with his accounts of his AYC e x perience in lrian Jaya."
Most of their courtship was spent
many h i l e r apart. While Mike war
finishing his studics a1 CTC Maureen
spent a one-year internship a t t h e
Salem Alliance
Church (Salem,
Oregon] under Pastor Don Bubna.
"It was the best experience of m y
life! Without that special time I
would not
be here," shared
hlaureen.
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Mike and Maureen were married
on .June 15, 1979 hy Pastor Bubna
a n d Walter Post, former missionary
to Indonesia. Afterwards they
served in the Alliance Bible Church
m Oconomowoc, Wisconsin for
nearly two years as the assistant
pastor.
Then they were off to Indonesia.
During their trip they faced a giant
obstacle when they overnightcd in
Bangkok, Thailand. Mike remembers, "As we were leaving, the airline agent told us w e owed them
$300.00 overweight charger. With
Maureen praying up a storm and me
bargaining furiously the charges
were eventually reduced to $100 ..all the money 1 had with me! Just
then someone rapped me o n the
shoulder and asked if he could help:
J C was a pastor from a n Independent
church in the United States who
was passing through Bangkok. Before I realized it, he had paid the
overweight charge a n d left. l'm
sum hc was one of God's angels
coming to o u r T ~ S C U C ! "
T'km', of us who have been zn
Indonesto a w k d e f h o w that before
tkci? Ternice herc 1s finiAked. the
Ruorkr will hove experienced many
more inrtances of rke Lord'r inleruention. Welcome t o Indonesia,
M i k e and Mnurecn!
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wornen.5 B l t l e CIaII
By Judy Garkin
How can churches he planted in
a city of 6 million people - most
of whom are Moslems? We in Jakarta believe we have found o n e
answer: in reaching children through
Sunday Schools and Bible Clubs.
At the present time, new groups
have been opened in three areas of
Jakarta using this method. We are
trusting that in t h e months t o come
these Sunday Schools will develop
into churches. Let m e share with
you this process.
First, an open door is found for
a Sunday School in a new area.
In most instances this is in the
home of a KINGMI (C&MA) church
member who lives in this particular
area. After notifying the local authorities, children in this area are
invited t o attend the Sunday School.
Approximately four months later,
after conducting the Sunday School
and visiting the homes of the children, we move t o the second stage
of our process.
sunday Afternoon worsnlp
Phase.Two is starting a women’s
Biblestudy class. Often t h e mothers
are hungry for Christian fellowship
and the Word of God. Many of
them come from large liberal
churches. bur seldom attend because of disinterest and the great
distance involved in traveling t o the
church. During thcse weekly Bible
studies they became aware of their
spiritual needs and begin to h a w a
burden for their husbands.
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serYICe
This awareness brings us t o the
third step in our church-planting
process: the beginning o f a Sunday
worship service. Usually the pastor
of the “mother church” will conduct this service an Sunday afternoon. Frequently we meet in the
livingroom or carport of a home
in that area. Although we have
many distractions, the group slowly
grows from week-to-week. It’s a t
this stage that the people begin t o
become involved and ask for a fulltime pastor. A decision is then
made by the “mother church” t o
ask the district for a full-time national worker. With his coming the
group will grow into an officially
organized church.
Through the above process, four
new churches have already been
established in Jakarta. It is our goal
and prayer that this process will be
repeated again and again until we
have reached our goal of forty
churches in Indonesia’s capital city.
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A visit from
Mom and
By Merle Caldwell
“Honey, I’ll try to come to Indonesia when your next baby is
born.” These words were spoken
by my wife in an attempt to comfort our daughter after the death
of her premature twin boys. This
was the first time either my wife
or I had given any serious thought
to visiting East Kalimantan where
our daughter, Mane, had served
with her husband, Frank, for the
last four years.
We timed OUT visit to arrive in
Jakarta just before Christmas and
were greeted by our daughter c q ing a four-month-ald baby girl. We
stayed three days in Java before
going on to East Kalimantan. In
Java we were impressed with the
amount of work being carried on
hy a few missionaries. We were able
to visit the publishing house and
the radio studio. Each is overseen
by a missionary couple, but national Christians do much of the
work. In the publishing house seveal translators were ar work fulltime. Besides printing cwo magazines and correspondence courses,
it supplies books for four Alliance
bookstores, a number of bookracks
placed in business placer, Bible
Schools. and the TEE program.
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Rev. 6 Mrr. Caldwell wit; daughter.
Marie.
and
grandchildren:
Jeremy.
Larirra. and Chandra
We were thrilled, too, with the
wonderful ministry through radio.
At the studio they were producing
taped programs for four radio stations in Indonesia, and also a twicedaily program that is sent to Guam
to he broadcast by short-wave for
Indonesia. Most of the personnel
(those producing the tapes, those
answering the mail and mailing out
correspondence courses) are Indonesian Christians.
One of our greatest concerns
about our children serving overseas
had been the thought of our grandchildren being separated from their
parents when they would reach
school-age. Our visit to the children’s school in Bandung, meeting
Ivan and Bernie Lay (the houseparents) and several of the teachers
w a s a big help. We are praying for
our 6-year old p n d r o n , Jeremy.
Hmo has gone to live at the school
since we were there. It helps to
have been there ourselves and to
have experienced the clean, orderly
rufroundings, the wholesome food,
and the home-like atmosphere. We
were really impressed with the Alliance missionary program and staff.
On the fourth day we flew from
Jakarta to Tarakan where we met
Frank and our other two grandchildren, Jeremy and Chandra. The
next day MAF planes flew us on
the last leg of our journey to Long
Bia. We had arrived in BORNEO
(now known as Kalimantan): the
land in which w e became interested
during OUT j k t week at Simpson
Bible Institute in 1946 - thrilling
to Arthur M o u w i stories of the
hundreds of Dyncks turning to
Christ!
We can only share a small portion
of the impressions that were made
on us in the eight weeks spent in
the area. We endured with them
the sticky heat; the smell of cockroaches in the towels; the many,
many rice meals: the baby’s fretting
through a seige of malaria; the fouryear old’s bout with dysentery;
the doing without fans in the daytime because of the high price of
gasoline; the repeated failure of
the fans and lights at night because
of another breakdown of the wornout generator. We also enjoyed with
them the sweetest pineapple we
had ever eaten, the many b a n m ,
and the occasional papayas.
To hear the Dyacks s i n g the
old hymns of the church w a s
almost worth the entire trip. During
the church service the singing would
bless us even though we couldn’t
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understand the Indonesian words.
Within 50 feet of our bedroom
window was the girls’ dorm and
each morning we were awakened
by the beautiful singing of hymns
or Christmas carols.
We enjoyed with them their
pastor’s ministry. A graduate of
the Long Bia School, where Frank
and Marie had taught, was now
a polished preachm. We felt we
were seeing a finished product of
their ministry. “You knew no peace
in your villages.” he had said in his
Christmas message. “You knew
nothing but strife and fighting before
the Gospel of Christ was preached
there.” I thought about his statement later while walking through
some of the jungle villages with
Frank. Even though I knew it
hadn’t been too many years ago
since rhey were headhunters, still
1 could walk today in their villages
feeling far safer than I would on
many of the streets of San Francisco.
We saw the gains the church had
made and saw the evidence that
God had worked mightily through
the last fifty years. Our prayer for
the national church is that it wiIl
not begin t o coast on past achievements but rather Will continue to
abound in the future as it has in
the past.
Rev. Merle Caidwell presently PaltOrS a
Church i n Corvallir. Oregon. He and his
wife hawe 3 aaugnters: M ~ WDYCIC
C&MA pastor’s wite in Fort MCMUWaY.
Aiberta; Becky Priebe. CBMA missionary
to venezuela; and Marie Peten. C&MA
missionary to Indoneria.
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STTJ BUILDING
PROGRAM
UPDATE:
J u i y 16. 1980 CeremOnl.3 l a y i n g or f l r l t
bricks.
August 11. 1981 -Mayor's
rellrerentative C"t5 the
ribbon at t h e D u i l d i n g ' ~
dedication.
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New
Multi-Purpose Building
N e w MUltl-PurDOle 0Ulld1nq - FdC8litie5 erov8ae:
Ground Floor: Offices 8.
Claslr00nls
second
FIOO~:L I D ~ ~ I ~
Third Floor: C n d ~ e i
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LOCAL CHURCH LEADERSHIP
SEMINARS
By Dawn Deets
About three years ago d n effort
wasmade to provide Sunday School
material for Sunday Schools in the
Kayan Hilir, Apo Kayan and Pujungan Districts of East K a l i m a n ~
tan. T h e churches bought the material but often the teachers didn't
know how to use it. Sunday School
seminars were held for the purpose
of training teachers. But because
the teachers changed so often a
semindr for local church leaders
seemed more fitting. Usually the
pastor. church board members. a n d
officers of the different organizations in( thelchurch attended there
seminars.
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Travel with us 8 hours downstream to a village which requested
such a seminar. W e have passengers
as far as 'Tanlung Selor, the district
center. Then Musa (who is both a
pastor and a boat motorist) and 1
are o n o u r own for the next 2-3
hours. About 6 p.m. we drrived at
the village called Pimping.
About 20-25 church leaders attended the 5-day seminar. They
studied courses a n Quiet Tzme
(personal deuotions), Assurance of
Saluation, How t o T e a c h Cod'r
Word S i m p l y , Gifts of lhe Spir:t,
and Qualification, of Leoderr for
about 6 hours Fdch day.
There were many serious m o ~ fellow classmates suddenly disments during t he seminar: when a covered h e ha d a roomful of
few of the group prayed for as- “children” naughtier than any he
wrance of salvation; when one con- would have had in real life! Or
feersed his lack of faithfulness to when. at our farewell parry. we all
the Lord; when o n e told about a dressed up in traditional costumes
child who had wandered far from to have our pictures taken. (Of
the I.ard; or when a man while coursc, the missionary IS the funnypractice-telling the story of Ananias looking one!)
and Sapphira suddenly felt convictDuring the long trip home, we
ed about n ot tithing (he stopped
got dried o u t in the sun. But we
to ask what he should d o a bout
felt that we had spent 5 profitable
his wife and mother-in-law who
days with thcse leaders. Now we
certainly would object to giving a
understood their problems better
and knew better how to pray for
tenth of their harvcsted crop to the
them. We trust Cod has used OUI
Lord!)
There were also amusing times:
visit to stir them to more faithful
when one telling a story to his
and efficient service for the Lord.
STATISTICS :
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TEE C I a S I 8n East Kallmdntdn
W h a t is TEE? The letters r a n d
for Theological Education by E x tension. The purpose of TEE is to
take the classroom t o the student.
Each class has a leaderltcachrr
althought the lesson mawrial is the
actual teacher.
TEE consists of three parts:
1. Progrzammed instruction mat e d which the student fills out
at home.
2. Class meeting:
a. Fellowship, prayer, and
testimonies
b. Testing of the previous
week’s material
c. Discussion of questions
arising from the lesson or practical
assignment
d. Explanationof next week’s
lesson
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By Frank Peters
e. Assignment of practical
work
3. Practical work: this might be
witnessing, preparing f o r a sermon
or a Sunday School class, and
perhaps preaching the sermon or
teaching thc class. All students are
to h e involved in the local church.
TEE had been considcred for
several ycars but only began in
1978. At a seminar for Bible School
teachers in May, Rev. & Mrs. Bill
Kuhns from West Kalimantan planted t h e reeds of enthusiasm for
starting TEE in East Kalimantan.
Shortly thereafter, Rev. Piet Kanter,
then director of t h e Long Bia Bible
School, and t went to a n interior
district t o talk to church leaders
about the possibility of opening
TEE there. They were enthusiastic,
TEE
in EAST
KALIMANTAN
and the first class began at Long
Nawang. Apau Kayan in December
1978. Rev. Eric Michael taught the
first class of seventeen students.
I n 1979 and 1980 three new
centers were opened. This year four
more centers werc started making
a total of eight classes and 108
students, taught by 6 teachers. TEE
teachers walk or fly to the various
centers two or four timer per
month.
Who are the students? They
come from all walks of life. Most
are farmers, but there are also
pastors, school teachers, a policeman’s wife, an army lieutenant a nd
his wife. Bible School students’
uives, government officials, a nd
w c n a District Superintendent.
Some live in the village in which
the class is held; others walk 7-12
hours each way and have to swim
a river in flood time.
These. students teach Sunday
School, visit, pray f a r the sick,
preach, and minister in neighboring
churches. They have become pillars
of their local churches and are often
looked up to for leadership. They
are frequently called upon to fill
the pulpit in the absence of a
pastor. One TEE student has been
serving as a lay-pastor.
T h e cost is minimal t o the students. The amount they pa., covers
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the price of the materials and a
small honorarium for the teacher.
Flying costs are borne by the Mission.
There have been many side benefits. Regular plane service means
better communication between Wllages, churches a nd government.
Regular mail service has also made
it possible for people t o get Bibles,
hymnals. and Christian books to
aid in thcir spiritual growth.
TEE has strengthened the Church
of East Kalimantan. Pastors are
reportingpasitive contributions that
TEE students are making in their
churches. Many students have had
their appetites for the Word of God
whetted by a TEE course and so
have gone on to Bible School.
Students have gained assurance
of their salvation or f o r the first
-time havc really understood about
salvation through their T E E studies.
Others have dedicated their lives
to the Lard or have felt His call to
service as a result of T E E lessons.
One student testified that if it
weren’t for TEE h e would have
been backslidden. Through TEE
the teachings of the Bihle have
become clear to them. They have
become firm in their faith.
Praise the Lord for what He has
done a nd is doing through Theological Education by Extension in
East Kalimantan!
(Perhaps you have (1 burden to
G’ue to this worthwhile program.
Gifts are tax-deductible and can
be p.ven through your local church
or through C&MA headquarters.)
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she was n o t one to spend much
valuable time in fruitless weeping
and moaning. I remember Cindy's
words at the end of a day packed
with frustration: "Let's go t o bed
and get this day over with." For
Cindy realized there was a new day
dawning, one crammed with new
challenges, new opportunities t o
see how the Lord n o t only directs
but provides in His own prodigally
generous w a y .
Even in MK classrooms occasionally someone gets bawled o u t for
some misdemeanor or other. Nthough Cindy was seldom among
this group, she could always be
counted upon to b e offering her
sympathy and encouragement to
the underdog. 0 thot m y life t o o
might be 10 T m r t t i u e to the need,
of utherr, ready to lift the gloom,
to dispel the rhadowr a little
rather than always s e e k i y uut the
easy sunshine!
In classroom projects.as in every
aspect of life, Cindy always gave
of her very best. Cindy's life will
always challenge me to live a little
more exuberantly for the Lord, t o
share someone else's burden, t o encourage someone who is a little
disillusioned. There's a new day
dawning, and surely it cannot be
far away. Until that time, 1 a m
sure that Cindy would advise us all
to be found faithful to that task to
which the Lard has called us.
Maranat ha !
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By Alex Valley
(Principal,
Bandung Allianw.Schooll
Cindy
blonde and blue-eyed,
buoyant a n d bubbly - a special
ray of sunshine that G o d sent into
our lives t o brighten our day.
Cindy's sense of joy is a memory to
treasure, an example t o emulate.
I remember her efforts t o keep the
classroom lively would even include
standing on her head while the
teacher was detained in some other
part of the school.
When t h e going got rough for
Cindy (as it does for all of Us),
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( A senior at
Houghton College,
Cynthia Roe Rudes, daushter of
Re". & M m . R . R . Rudcs, went to
be with the Lord October 2. 1981).
we remember
***
By W. Riggenbach & R . R . Ruder
He was known as ‘Maury’ t o his
friends and ‘Uncle Maury’ to the
kids. With a roly-poly build and a
special lively pace, Maurice Bliss
was ever the helper t o all. He was
willing to d o anything, anytime.
Perhaps this is the reason why he
was asked t o move so often and
adjust frequently to something he’d
never done, during his ministry in
Indonesia. Viola, his dear wife,
would sing, play the piano, and
steal the hearts of the youth what a couple!
During language study in 1949,
Maury was part of the quartet
known as the ‘BRAN Clan’ (Bliss,
Rudes, Allen, Neigenfind). Besides
studying language in Bcnteng Tinggi. the C&MA Conference grounds
near Ujung Pandang, the BRAN
Clan did many things together. including fixing the roof on the chapel
so it would be ready for Conference.
Appointed t o Bima (Sumbawa)
b u r y and Vi struggled t o win the
Donggo people t o the Lord. In the
midst of this commitment, they
rcr8ived word from the Chairman
that they had been appointed to
East Kalimantan. Folks in the homeland weye quickly notified of the
coming change and they began sending food packages t o East Kalimantan. Before the Blisses could leave,
they learned that their appointment
w a s changed to Bali!
The Pioneer, July 1982
No sooner were they settled in
their new ministry in Bali when a
‘Mom & Dad’ were needed in the
newly opened M.K. school in Bandung. They were happy that their
son, Bruce. would now have some
‘brothers and sisters’. Once again
they threw themselves into a different kind of ministry. Baseball,
Uncle
football, science classes
Maury made it all fun. Besides this
full-time ministry, Maury saw the
needy Bandungpeople to he reached
with the gospel via Sunday School
and cottage prayer meetings; he
also launched the now very pop&
correspondence courses.
Maury served on the Field Executive Committee and for many
years was a natural choice t o audit
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Continues on p. 2 5
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Steve. Joanne. Donna, 8 Tom
YOUTH CORPS
The Alliance Youth Corps is a
volunteer summer missionary program intended to give college and
university students an opportunity
to observe missionary work firsthand and to serve by assisting missionaries and national workers in
their ministries. In 1981 four AYC
students traveled widely in Indonesia. Their ministries involved helping in DVBS at the Annual Field
Conference, attending a youth retreat in Java, helping a missionary
family pack to move to another
mission station, as well as sharing
testimonies and singing in the Bible
Schools and other areas. The two
girls and Sharon Kendall were h o n ~
ored in a Kalimantan village when
a pastor’s baby was named afrer
them - Jorharona!
Donna Fair, Joanne Scoffin,
Steve Norment and Tom Sterneman
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shared their feelings about the AYC
program with Rodger Lewis in
Gianyar, Bali:
Tom: For the past two years I have
had in the back of my mind the
idea of becoming a missionary.
I planned to make a decision
when I finished college. 1 looked
on the Indonesia trip as an
adventure. B u t since being here
I’ve dedicated my life totally to
the Lord’s will and I want to be
a missionary. The AYC experience has helped me to straighten
out my thoughts and motives
about God’s will.
Steve: You can see slide shows.
hear speakers, read books, b u t
there is something special about
the AYC experience. You see
missions face-to-face. I’ve lived
and worked with different missionaries and my ‘mission-eyes’
have been opened as never before. I have a fervor for the Great
Commission m d I’ve never before
had such a strongdcsire toget
others involved.
Joanne: I was challenged to become
more involved in missions by
prayer because the Lord does
great things when we pray. It
is so vital t o hold missionaries
and governments before the
Lord.
Donna: Each of the missionaries
has contributed t o m y life.
1 thank you for your genuine
love. I would strongly recommend the AYC program t o any
young person who is seeking
the Lord’s will in the area of
missions. ! believe it in an excellent opportunity to experience
personally and receive exposure
to missionary life. I am very
thankful for this summer and
the many lessons I have learned.
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the mission books. Mihen the M.K.s
were on vacation, Maury and Vi
took Bruce t o visit the mission
stations and ministered there. They
finally did get to East Kalimantan
on one of these trips.
Then came the d a y for another
move - t o Jaffray School of Theology (STTJ) in Ujung Pandang.
rMaury taught as he lived - practical
and
down-to-earth. He never
wasted time. He started attending
classes a t Hasanuddin University
and obtained his B.A. there.
These credits were transferable
to Wheaton Graduate School enThe Pioneer, July 1982
ablinghim t o obtain his M.A.during
his regular furlough. Returning from
furlough, he taught his share of
classes a t STTJ and was also asked
to teach a t the University. He gave
of himself to the youth. As if that
wasn’t a full-time ministry, Maury
often waa asked t o preach in the
many Ujung Pandang churches. He
also spent many hours preparing
tapes for the ‘Dawn of Hope’ radio
program.
Once again “Help me!” was the
cry: this time from both sets of
parents, and Maury and Vi (both
“only children”) chose t o serve
Jesus Christ through their aging,
needy parents, giving u p their mirsionary lives in Indonesia.
Maury was horn in Mina Township, N.Y. and after traveling three
times around the world, he returned to minister in the Mina
Corners C&MA church. I t was while
helping one of the men of the congregation put hay in the barn that
the call came to leave and ‘go higher’.
One of Maury’s goals w a s t o
return to Indonesia as a ‘dosen
terbang (‘flying lecturer’ - ree page
28) a t STTJ. He was looking forward t o that. But instead, he en.
tered into the presence of Jesus
Christ - whom he sincerely loved
- o n June 20, 1981.
May God send U I somcone to
‘ f i a up the ranks’.
vi el~iirerider a t 3027
W. 22nd S t . .
Erie, Pa. Their Ion, B I U C O . now Oaltorl
the Ciarendon Road Church in B r a o U l ~ n .
N.V.
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DO .YOUKNOV
. . .Rick Drummond, a missionary
involved in the Java 500 project,
was seriously injured in an auto
accident in December 198O?'After
undergoing traction in Singapore
for 2 months, he and his family
returned to the States for an early
furlough. He has had surgery to
insert a plate in his right leg
and is now taking therapy. The
IXummonds plan to return to lndonesia in August.
. . . 39 million pages were printed
by KalamHidupPublishere in 1981?
. . . sales increased 50% over that
of 1980?
. . new bookstores were opened
in Jakarta and Kupang (Timor)?
. . . the Living New Testament was
the best seller with 15,920 sold in
one year?
. . . 64 books are targeted for printingin 1982?
.
. . . in 1980 a total of 450 students
. . . three lndonesian M K s have re- were
enrolled in C&MA sponsored
cently graduated from high school?
They are Ruth Allen. daughter of
Rev. & Mrs. Marion Allen; Sarah
Bolser, daughter of Rev. & Mrs.
Dudley Bolrer; and Eric Hendrickson, son of Rev. & Mrs. Craig
Hendriclrson. Congratulations!
...three new MKs were born during
the last year: Micah Swenson, Sarah
Lawson, m d Mark Krikorian?
. . . the Bandung Alliance School
saves not only the children from
the C&MA, but also from 11 other
missions as well? l h e r e were 45
chiidren enrolled in the school.
26% of these were C&MAen. 16
children lived in the MK hostel
during the past year.
. . . the Java 500 project is on target
now with the establishment of 79
goups? Of these 15 are churches.
PO are evangelistic posts, and 44
are prayer cells.
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TEE Classes outside of Java? They
were taught by 23 teachers in 1 2 7
centers.
. . .Jakarta has a population of 6.5
million souls? There are now 6
KlNGMI Churches there. One of
the newest of these, Sunter Hijau,
has recently purchased a house in
which to meet. More than 700
children attend KINGMI Sunday
Schools in Jakarta.
. . . 150 church leaders completed
the first phase of the leadership
h n i n g program? 3 one-week-long
seminars were held in East Kalimantan and one each in West Kalimantan and Nor. One more is slated
for Ujung Pandang (Sulaweri). Both
missionaries and national leaders
taught in these seminars.
. . . the Inter-Mission Business
Office assists nearly 700 missionaries
[HAT
.... ..
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in 14 groups (including the C&MA)
with visas and visa extensions? Last
year 17 new missionary visas were
reccivcd! Praise the Lord!
..
. in Octobcr thc first team to
villages in thc Ambalau River area
(West Kalimantan - see page 2 9 )
reportcd that 500 people had made
decisions for Christ and 46 wcre
baptized?
. ..
the “Dawn of Hope” shortwave radio programs broadcast via
Trans World Radio on Guam received 960 listencr letters in Decembcr 1981? This rcpresents about
500,000 actual listeners to the halfhour program aired twice daily!
‘Ihc radio ministry has made it
possible for many people in strong
Muslim areas to hear the Gospcl
and respond by accepting Christ as
pcrsonal Saviour.
.. .
the “Fountain of Love” local
radio programs are now being aired
m 9 Indonesian cities? In Java we
broadcast from the cities of Jakarta.
Bandung, Semarang. Yogyakarta,
and Surabaya. “Fountain of Love”
is also aLed in Sulawesi, Maluku,
East Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. The list of cities is rapidly
gowing!
the listcner response to “Fountain of Love” has increased 400%
since January 1 , 1981? Last year
we receivcd 10 lettcrs per month
but since offering the Living New
...
The Pionm. July 1982
Testament as a Christmas gift. lctter
volume has grown to 10 letters per
week! In January over 400 New
Testaments wcrc sent out. All litwature is prouidedfree-of-chrge t o
lirtenwr through your contributions
to the C&MA Literature Fund.
.
. . the Christian Education Committee members held 5 seminars in
East Kalimmtan in January-February 1982? 2 7 2 national pastors and
Bible School teachers attended the
sessions where they learned Bible
study rncthods by practicing them.
Some of the subjects they studied
were “ W h t is the Church?”, “The
Holy Spirit’s Role in the Chwch’;
and “The Program of the Church”.
Opportunity was givcn to evaluate
their indindual congregations and
to guide them in methods of spiritual growth.
the Jalrarh Guest House had
3,000 overnight guests in the past
year? The largest number for one
night w a s 30 when the school
children came through Jakarta on
their return to school!
...
...
the 10 KINGMI Bible Schools
had a total cnrollment of 515 students, taught by 64 teachers? There
werc 122 graduates. many of whom
are now serving in churches.
...
we rely on YOUR PRAYERS
for each of these ministries? We
DO!
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SPECIAL
FIELD
NEEDS
The following projects have been approved by the Christian and Missionary
Alliance Board of Managers but are not included in the regular budget.
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Good News f o r Great Cities - Java 500
$400,000.00
(to help ertaQlirh 500 new churches Q Y 19901
All-Java
Y o u t h Retreat
Kalam Hidup Publishers
. . . . . . . . . . . .
New Bookrtorer
Correrpondence Course
DuQlirhlng N e w Book5
COmDuter
Vehlcle for Kdldm HldUD
Pastors’ Libraries .
500.00
256,500.00
$2 10.000.00
10.000.00
5.000.00
20.000.00
11,500.00
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24,000.00
I f o r W D l t h y DaStorr Who l d C U study Qookrl
Radio Studio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,000.00
(facilities need t o ~e expanded as more stations are addea
and Drogramming i 5 upgradedl
Daily Nationwide Radio Broadcasts
. . . . . . . .
.
.
7,250.00
. . . . . . . .
4,725.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
Jaffray School o f Theology-office/classroom
furniture
S 500.00
Office Furmture
Clarrroom Furniture
L i Q r a r Y Furniture
Auditorium F u r n i t u r e
A d d l t i o m equipment
1.200.00
2.000.00
2,250.00
1.300.00
Jaffray School o f Theology - Organ
Jaffray School o f Theology - Graduate Library Books
Graduate Scholarship for Church Leaders
. .
. . . . . . .
Regional Bible School Library Books . . . .
TenggarOng Bible School Building Program
Makale Bible School Building
. . . . . .
lmmanuel Theological School
Wiring
lmmanuel Theologicai School
2 Dormitories
ImmanUel Theological School
Book Store .
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15.000.00
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1.500.00
10.000.00
5.000.00
1.000.00
15.000.00
500.00
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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M A F F l y i n g Program
Java TEE Office Equipment
Printing TEE Texts
Bus f o r
Vehicle
Vehicle
Vehicle
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10,000.00
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15,000.00
11,500.00
7,000.00
11,500.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
1 1,500.00
. . . . . . . . .
11,500.00
11,500.00
17,500.00
Missionary Children's Hostel
f o r D. Beack
( C a r s can no longer be
f o r G . Bennett
f o r D. Brandon
mportea ID must be
. . .
. . .
. .
Vehicle for R. D r u m m o n d
.
Vehicle for G . Fairchild . .
Vehicle for C. Hendrickson .
Vehicle f o r I . L a y . . . .
Vehicle f o r R. Lawson . . .
Vehicle f o r R. Lewis
. . .
Vehicle f o r V. Neigenfind . .
5,000.00
4,000.00
purcnased IOCDIIY a t .
extremely
hlgn price51
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9,000.00
Those interested in giving toward these needs or to the General Fund may send
g i h to:
The Christian and Misionary Alliance
Attention: Treasurer
Box C. Nyack NY 10960 or Box 4048. Regina, SK S4P 3 R 9
Published annually
by the Indonesia Mirrion of
The Christian and Mirrionary Alliance
July 198.2
Home Addresr:
BOX
c.
Nyack. NY 10960
or: Box 4048
Regma. S K S4P 3R9
Field Address:
JI. H. Fachruddin 9.
Jakarta Pusat. Indonesia
Editorial Committee:
Sharon Kendall. Ediror.
P a t Swenson. Wilma Riggenbach
Reporrers: Gordon Chapman, Elizabeth
Heath. Rodger Lewis. Margaret
Neigenfind, MariePeterr, Pat Swenron
Cover photo: New recru~ts lthe David
Brandon family andMikeand Maureen
Roarkl bid farewell t o veteran mi9
Sionary. Marion Allen.
The Pioneer. July 1982
Photo Credits: G. Swenron-Cover, 3..
G. Chapman-2.14.15.24.26; M. Roark6.7.9; J. Gark~n-lO,ll; M. Caldwell12; H. Klarren-14; D. Deetr-18: F.
Peters-20; R. Ruder-22; v. Bliss-23.
Additional copier of Ths Pioneer may
be obtained for a s l i g h t charge by writing
to the field office. Contributions for
the ministry of The Pioneer may be
5ent to the home office, marked: c/o
T,eaS"'W.
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