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Crash Landing!
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As we flew, oil streaks appeared
on the windshield. Unusual indeed,
but Mark reported he had just
checked the engine oil at Immanuel
and it was the normal 10 quarts.
Then it happened. As we chatted
back and forth, the oil pressure
gauge dropped to zero, the engine
began to cough, and the propeller
vibrated badly. Mark immediately
realized that the engine was frozen
and that nothing could he done to
start it again.
Because 3:OO p.m. is the hour for
mission-to-mission radio contact, almost every mission station in West
Kalimantan heard Mark report OUT
situation to Ron Maines, MAF pilot
in Pontianak. Prayer arose in urgent
request for God’s protection for the
two men and plane gliding powerless
nearly three-fourths of a mile overhead.
I cannot adequately describe my
feelings during those moments as we
glided toward the jungle below,
knowing that we were going to crash.
and not knowing whether we would
be injured or killed. I thought of my
wife Carol and my daughters, who
doubtless had heard the radio call.
Butduringthosemoments, the Lord
caveus both peace and kept us from
panic.
At about 1,000 feet, as we parsed
over the Kapuas River, Mark shut
down all electrical supply to decrease the danger of fire on impact.
Rice paddies are scarce in Kalimantan jungle areas, and those that
exist are spiked with 3- to 4-fOot
high tree stumps. As the ground
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came rapidly up toward our windshield, we found ourselves headed
into one of those rice fields. The
plane struck, plowed a furrow two
feet deep in the earth, flipped over
and came to rest on its back. Mark
and I scrambled out in a flash-miraculously unhurt.
How we praised the Lord for His
obvious control over this crash landing! We hadglidednearly eight miles
ngnmrf the winds. and had landed
just two miles from home. If we had
been flying at the normal 1,500 feet,
we would certainly have crashed into tall jungle trees in some remote
area far from the airstrip. In addition. we landed in one of the few
rice paddies, one which had been
cleared of the jagged tree stumps.
Now here we were, standing beside the plane which had suffered
only minor damage, unhurt.
Mark stayed with the plane while
1 took off running through the rice
paddies toward our home. When I
reached the end of the Kelansam airstrip I was met by joyous Bible
school students and missionary John
Van Patter. our neighbor, who told
me that my wife Carol, Mark’s wife
Judy, and fellow pilot Ron Maines
knew all was well, far Mark had
managed to get the radio working in
the crashed plane.
When I met Carol and the kids at
the airstrip, what a reunion we had!
Fish. wife Carol. and three doughtrrr ore TEAM mirrionories and weir on
ioan to the Allioncc ,fw one term. They
returned to the Stores in January f o i , h p
lough. The episode related here occurred
August 4, 1975.
La-
The Pioneer
This young mother with post-paitum complications would have died had she not
made It to the horoital at Serukam.
A Plane Can Save A Life
by Lela Pierce
It is obvious that the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) program is
inseparable from the work of evangelizing remote places and of establishing Theological Extension Education (TEE) centers in outlying areas.
Sometimes less ohnous are other
ways in which MAF helps missions.
As, teachers fly out to TEE centers, they often contact sick people
in the area. Kelansam (Kalimantan)
teachers. for instance, try to find
out all the symptoms, and upon arrival back at home, relay them to
Dr. Beth Ferrell at Serukam. where
the Conservative Baptist Foreign
Mission Societymaintainsa hospital.
Treatment is prescribed, hopefully the missionary has the recommended medication on hand, and it
July, 1976
is then sent out on the next trip to
the area. This is true also of many
sick people who come t o missionaries’ homer for help and of Bible
school students who frequently suffer from something other than the
usual malaria and dysentery.
Some of the more serious cases
which have been helped in this way
include the 4-year-old daughter of a
pastor who, as a result of swallowing
kerosene, haddeveloped pneumonia.
In that instance the pilot dropped
the carefully wrapped medicine and
directions as he returned to Pontianak. In two days the child was well.
Other cases have included a baby
yellow with hepatitus, many tubercular cases, and c a m relating to
pregnancy problems. Some patients
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have to be flown to the hospital as
an emergency; others,, such as an
an older man with a large cancer on
his back, stand by for an empty seat
on an existing flight.
Masion, TEE student at Sirang,
who several years ago was instmmental in opening the village of Selong Betong to the Gospel, was
flown to Serukam. his case diagnosed as tuberculosis. Eventually
he returned home and seemed t o be
recovering-so much so that he went
hack to work in the fields. The outcome was an emergency flight back
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to the hospital. where he suffered
severe hemorrhaging and received
several blood transfusions. Now he
is home again, once more on the
road to recovery.
Even missionaries benefit from
MAF services. Several more recent
cases include apilot with a fractured
rib, a missionary wife and mother
with a persistent low-grade fever
which fortunately proved not to be
tuberculosis and missionary children with a fractured let or arm.
Pilot George Boggs reports six
emergency flights since his return to
Kelansam from furlough in early
October. One of these, a 19-yearold man with advanced hepatitus,
died. Eighteen other patients were
taken to Serukam following radio
consultation with “Dr. Beth.”Thank
God for both MAF and the CBFMS
hospital and personnel.
MAF is now building a mechanic’s
workshop and two more residences
a t Kelansam, for which they have
purchased property adjacent t o the
Bible School. The plan is that two
full-time mechanics (one is to be an
Indonesian, as MAF nationalizes
their program) will serve all of West
Kalimantan.
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Whenever a Bible school student
came to see me in the duplex I
shared with first-term missionary
Yvonne Murphy, I would hear the
question put to the girls working in
the kitchen, “Ada N o m tun?” A
compliment in eastern culture, it
means, loosely translated, “Is the
old lady here?”
-Leln Pierce
The Pipneer
In West Kalimantan alone MAF Kalimantan with a third scheduled
planes fly 180 hours a month, mak- to be stationed in the Mahakam in
ing hundreds of takeoffs and land- July of this year.
“MAF flies our Bible school stuings on a network of more than fifty
airstrips. In East Kalimantan the dents to school and home (after
aviation service has brought new life graduation),flies them t o team min.
and hope to thousands of Christians istries, flies national workers to imisolated in the rugged interior. All portant meetings and on national
on their own the village of Sentosa church business, and flies missionin the Kelinjau area of North Maha- aries here and there upon request.
“MAF personnel do our shopping
kam District began work on an airstrip. Grandparents worked along- in Tarakan; fly in OUT groceries, or.
side grandchildren, with all ages in ders, and mail; fly out our mail; and
between.
d o all lrinds of nice things for us that
Numerous strips are being built used to take hours and days under
in areas considered to be major tar- the old system.”
gets for evangelism. A program of
Another benefit is that now that
evangelistic outreach,just afew years radio contact can be made,between
ago only a dream, is now a reality. various stations, one can hear a colleague’s voice-though the converSays missionary Harold Klassen, sation must be limited t o MAF buri“The valuable hours and days for- ness. ‘yust to hear their voices and
merly spent in travelling can now be know that theyare 0.k. was unthinkused for teaching.”
able 5 or 10 years ago,” says Wilma.
“MAF has changed missionary “We think that the pilots and their
life for us,” says Wilma Riggenbach wives we tops and truly they Live up
(Long Bia, East Kalimantan). Two to what they are--a service organizaplancs are now stationed in East tion for the mission.”
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Field
Highlights
? h e following items relate just P
f e w of the ways C o d worked in Indoneria this past year. Some itemr
were gleaned fTom the field chairmnn’sannualmport, and others were
submitted by missionaries fo. this
special PIONEEX feature.
Rodger and Lelia Lewis with DTC staff
and students.
Toward Reaching the Masses
0 Early March found Bill Kisrell
and Soernitro (Kalam Hidup Puh0 The secondseven-month Disciple- lishers) in West Kalimantan launchship Training Center (DTC)course ing the pilot project of “Operalion
in Gianyar, Bali, hasheen completed. Link”-a unique and enthusiastically
Several studentshave returned t o the received approach to literacy w a n islands of Lombok and Sumbawa t o gelisrn.
Each of nearly 200 learning cenminister. Five graduates rervein five
ters is to be given a cassette playcr
chilrches throughout Bali.
Meanwhile, all nine students of and materials to go along with it:
the first DTC class arc still in t h e student h o a k s i n the3-volume series,
work or are in further training. Grad- “Learning to Read” (also recorded
uates living in Bali enroll in Theolo. on cassettes), with accompanying
gical Extension Education courscs teachcr’s manual and explanatory
held in the Dcnpasar church. A third tape; story books o n the Life of
DTC session is planned for May to Christ especially written for new
readers; and the popular “Heart of
December, 1976.
0 Afirst f o r t h e DenpasarKINGMIT Man” teaching chart, explanatory
church was the Literacy Evangelism cassette, and simplified “Heart of
Seminar held in January. Seventeen Man” tracts. Each lesson cnds with
enrolled in the practical 3-day s e s ~ a short testimony about t h e Chrission directed by Rev. Jung W. Suh. tian life. Those who complete the
Presbyterian missionary from Korea. course will receive a copy of the
Teachers were DTC graduates. The newly puhlirhed Living New Testacourse was especially timely for the ment in Indonesian.
“Opcration Link” is a Kalam HiGianyar church, whcre five illiterd u p project made possible by t h e
ates are learning to read.
Bali Advance
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The Pioneer
financial backing of Bible Literature their way to assigned places of ministry for a year of practical work.
In terna tional .
Pelongi (meaning Rainbow)-outFor several years teams from the
reach magazine planned for Indo- school have been at the forefront of
nesia-is inits final preparatory stages evangelistic thrusts throughout West
Unfortunately, the
and awaits a government permit to Kalimantan.
begin monthly publication. At the church organization has not been
end of June, 1975, much rejoicing able to keep pace with these efforts
resulted from the decision of Bible and some of the hand-picked, perLiterature International t o undcr- ishable fruit remains unattended.
A t the end of 1975,203 students
write capital needs in the amount of
were studying in thirteen Theologi$33,000.
cal Extension Education centers unAYCers Contribute
der nine teachers. Seven different
During the summer of 1975 four courses were offered; two courses
AYCers ministered in the VBS dur- and two teachers’ guides were proing annual fieldconference and later, duced during the year.
on innumerable occasions, gave their
The Jengkang people (more than
testimonies through interpreters.
one thousandof whom have recently
Bev Halterman and Lyn Polson committed themselves t o the Lord
ministered mainly in Timor. The through the witnessof BelitangChrisLord protected Bevwhen she almost tians) are reported to be progressing
drowned on Kuta Beach, Bali. An in the things of Cod. A missionary
Australianbusinessman and his nurse
wife saved her life by giving her artificial respiration.
Jim Costello and Bob Findley put
in hard hours in East Kalimantan
helping to build a teacher’s house at
Long Bia Bible School.
Business as Usual?
Nowinits 12thyearofoperation.
the Inter Mission Business Office in
Jakarta assists 550 missionaries of
15 missions, making arrangements
for visas, passports, tax exemptions,
and other necessary matters. A record number of new visas (11 7 ) were
obtained in 1975.
The Church Can’t Keep Pace
A t lmmanuel Theological School
(Kelansam) 24 students completed
three years of study and are finding
July, 1976
Gordon Swenron travelled to Central Java
in August. 1975. with Pastor Urbanur
Selan (right1 Of the Bandung Cimanuk
K l N G M l Church and the Rev. Jung Suh.
rpecialirt in training illiterates. Purpose:
t o teach a class of seven illiterat- (three
of whom are now reaching unbelievers
with theramemethodrl and t o encourage
the four K l N G M l workers ministering
through Bible Rudies in seven areas there.
visiting this area in late 1975 indicated that never before had he seen
such depth of spiritual hunger and
understanding evidenced in the lives
of new believers. As many as 4 0 0
attended services in o n e village.
Teams are being formed and sent t o
neighboring villager. One chief, a
Christian, reports that most of the
people in nine other villages are
ready t o believe. In December three
Belitang workers were assigned t o
help harvest the Jcngkang field.
An Unusual Church District
Without question the Kerayan
area in northern East Kalimantan
ranks as one of the most unusual
church districts anywhere in the Alliance. Hugging the border of Maiaysiaand surrounded by rugged mountains, t h e entire population of over
8,000 people has turned to Christ.
For a number of years the evangelistic fervor of the Christian community waned,mainly because there were
n o other villages to be evangelized.
Then the aviation program began,
and a dramatic change resulted. Krrayan Christians began t o catch the
vision for unreached areas beyond
thc mountain peaks that surroundcd
thcm. I n the past few years more
t h a n 4 0 workers have been sent into
arcas t o the south, where over a
score of churches have sprung up.
One is n o w supporting its pastor
and has sent o u t a n evangelist of its
own. Other new churches are supporting the Kerayan workcrr who
serve them.
With a n enrollment o f 189 students in 1975, the Kerayan Bible
School ranks as the largest training
centerin the KlNCMl constituency.
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I t has a spacious campus, school office, eight teachers’ residences, student housing, and a n airstrip that
sweeps right through the entire cdmplex. One of the remarkable things
about this Bible school is that n o
missionary has ever lived in the Kerayan District a n d n o mission funds
have ever been donated to the school
program. It continues to produce
far more workers than the district
can absorb and therefore has become
the primary training center for the
Kcrayan area’s growing missionary
Force.
Ingredients of
a “Station” Ministry
What d o es a “station missionary”
d o ? A better question would be,
“What dusrn’l he do?”
T h e station missionary is in many
ways the backbone of the missionary effort. First and foremost. h e
seeks t o be active in evangelism, but
his role as counsellor a n d pastor to
thc pastors cannot be over-cmphasized.
This past year a veteran missionary hikcd 4 2 kilometcrr (cach direction) to prcach, baptize, and lay o u t
a n airstrip. Anothcr hikcd for 13
hours to check o u t a n airstrip site,
only to be turned back four hours
short of his goal because of insufficient travel permits. In the Mahakam
area, a missionary spcnt 1I9 days in
itinerant ministry, personally counselling with 4 2 5 inquirers.
Youth retreats. ladies’ meetings,
airstrip construction, pastors’ conferencer,children’s meetings.preaching, medical assistance-thesc are
normal ingredients of a station missionary’s life.
The Pioneer
PAUL NICHOLAS POTU,prerident of KINGMI (C&MA national
church in Indonesia), was born in
Central Sulawesi o n January 2, 1920.
Although his parents were Christian
workers with a Dutch mission, Mr.
Potu didn't find the Lord as his Savior until his first year a t Jaffray Bible School in Ujung Pandang in
1938.
Hisuncle had sent him to Jaffray
after reading about the school in
Kalam Hidup. the Bible magazine of
KINGMI. This was Mr. Potu's first
contactwith KINGMI, which he has
faithfully served for t h e past 36
years.
Mr. Potu's first post after two
years of Bible school was in the Apo
Kayan, the extreme interior region
of East Kalimantan. There he met a
Dayak girl, Aran Nagau, whom he
married in December, 1946. They
have o n e daughter of their own and
adopted two o t h e r children, one of
whom has died.
For eight years Mr. Potu served
t h e Lord in the Apo Kayan. He war
there during World War I1 and was
badly beaten for trying t o help t h e
missionaries.
Since then, Mr. Potu served several years a t the Long Bia Bible
School and was president of t h e East
Kalimantan KINGMI for 18 years.
In January, 1975, t h e Potu famil y moved to Jakarta. Indonesia's
capital city, where Mr. Potu now
serves his church as president. The
move t o this busy. throneine city
from their quiet home beside the
River in East Kalimantan has
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Theformer miaimguest houseinJakarta
a
W ~ turned
S
over to KINGMI for u*
national church headquarters complex.
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So What's Different About
Cooking in Kalimantan?
ov Lela Pierce
SITTING AT M Y DIISK o n c day,
correcting homework from m y class
on Oanzel. 1 h e a r the cracklinz of thc
Mission Aviation Fellowship radio
o n my extension spcakcr.
EZ-24 has traffic for EZ-21: "Our
ETA (estimated time of arrival) a i
Kelmsam will be a r o u n d 4:OO this
afternoon."
1j u m p u p a n d buzz t h e intercom.
(Though I can hear radio traffic. I
cannot transmit.) Nearby, m i s i o n ~
ary Dorothy Van Patter answer^ and
1 ask her to invite the lvlactenzics
(World Evangelizalion Criisadc missionaries at EZ-24) to m y house for
supper.
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Thc reply w m c s quickly: "That
will be vcry nice; WC'II
play t o s l a y
overnight in Kelansam and I C ~ YearC
l y in thc morning."
Donid will have to wait. Kalzmanfan Kitchcn KaePrr, wiih x c i pcr "testcd and approved in Kalimantan missionaries'
kiichens,"
w m c s off t h c shelf to provided rccipe for desacrt.
I f you h a v e n ' t failcd t o request
ncccssary itcms on y o u r last ordcr
(flown in from Ponrianak), if the cocoa hasn't become moldy, if the
noodles havon'r turncd buplgy, if n o
o n e has carelcssly failcd lo p u t t h e
lid rightly on thc sugar cannister so
The Pmneer
it isn’t full of ants, ad infiniturn. y o u
can probably produce a quick a n d
satisfactory meal, provided t h a t the
p a t y rcsponsible hasn’t forgotten to
fill the kerosene tank o n the stove.
Would y o u like to try this dessert? It’s delicious, S O b c sure to
make a lot!
CANDIED COCONUT
Break open a coconut. Peel off the
brown skin. Cut in half, thcn slice
with a potdto peeler. Boil 1 c u p sugar a n d I c u p water until it spins a
thread. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla a n d
coloring if desired. Add coconut.
As soon as thc water seems t o cvaporate, turn the firc vcry low. ‘Turn
constantly until dry. Cool.
So what’s differcnt about cooking in Kalimantan?
Buggy flour docs n o t necd t o be
thrown out. We use locally madc
sifters which are very fine. Just rift
o u t the hugs, run and use-the flour,
t h a t is, not thc bugs! Our milk is
powdered whole milk, available a t
any Pontianak grocery stoic, to be
mixed with water.
The best of moisture-proof salt
shakers has to b e kept by the kerosene refrigerator flue to keep the
salt shaking-evrn Mortons-and e vcn t h r n it has to be dried o u t o n
top of the oven frequently.
A loosc brown sugar is available
-at a price. For most recipes wc
use locally made brawn sugar which
comes in round blocks. It is rich
a n d maker delicious pancake syrup.
White sugar is coaise a n d takes a
long time to dissolve. I t can be
ground finer in the blender-hut o n ly at night when the electric genera^
tor is running! icantlnuea n e x t oa4e1
July, 1976
Gems from Kitchen Kapers
The idea for a recipe book for
Kalimantan was suggested b y v a r i ~
ous missionary ladies a n d p u t into
action by a member of Go Y e Fellowship w i t h the cooperation of all
the missionary homemakers. Kalimanton Kitchen Kaprrs. published
in 1973, includes such gems as:
e Did you know that dried corn
availableat the market can he ground
t o m a k e cornmeal? Pick o u t rhe nic<r kernels-the coarses ones make
good chicken feed.
Did you know that a little ma^
ple flnvoring added to your white
sugar will produce a good substitute
for brown sugar? Be sure t o mix
.
.
WCII.
Did you know thar you can use
your blender t o get powdered cinnamon?
Did y o u know t h a t y o u can remove odors from Tupperware? Soak
the item in a solution of 1 c u p ammonia, 112 c u p vinegar, 114 c u p
baking powder, and 1 gallon water.
Did y o u know t h a t year-old
cake mixes can be revitalized by adding 1 or 2 teaspoons fresh baking
powder?
Did y o u know rhat you can
makc furniture polish by mixing equal parts of cooking oil a n d vinegar
in a bottle? Shake well. Use a knitted cloth (an old T shirt is good)
and use only a small a m o u n t a t a
time. Rub into furniture a n d it will
clean fingerprints off like magic.
Did you know t h a t green papaya or ripe cucumbcrs can b e substituted in a recipe for watermelon
rind picklcs?
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For cold drinks we use a lemon
base calling for 2 cups sugar, 1 cu p
water, 1/3 teaspoon salt. Boil 5 minutes. Cool. Add I cup lemon juice.
Boiling the sngar n o t only dissolves
i t, b u t also causes the dirt to rise t o
th e top where it can b e skimmed off
before adding the lemon juice.
Baking powder quickly loses its
strength, so we just heap t h e measuring spoon, the amount o f heaping
depending o n how long the can has
been open.
Kalimantan
Kitchen
Kapers
quotes Eugenia Price, who said:
"Living in the Kingdom of God is
living in the presence of the King,
and we feel it i s the least wc can d o
to keep things as nice for Him as
possible." That summarizes how we
Kalimantan missionaries feel ab o u t
t
o u r homes and our auests.
Miss Lelv f'iierce. Shawn hcrr entering a
ion^ h u u r r " i n West Krrlimonlon. is now
half-way lhrough her fifth term m u missionary in Indonesia. She leochcr at Immenucl Bible School. Kelonrom.
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THE M A F T L A N E with five stu
dents and teachers from the Long
Bia Bible School in East Kalimantan
headedfor Long La'ai, weekend destination in a visitation ministry that
has become a big part o f the school
year.
In just 15 minutes wc rcached
Long La'ai, a journey t h i t before
the days o f ,MAE would have taken
three days of paddling and poling
up the Pengian River, hauling the
boat over the water-shcd and rhootin% the rapids o n the Sega' River.
The Long La'ai airstrip is located
in the lush valley of the Sega' River,
where about 2,000 people live. Long
La'ai i s a government center a n d
thus boasts a police force and even a
clinic. Electricity is available in part
of the village for a couple hours
each night, and the church is one of
the few places that enjoys such a
a convenience-it has a PO-watt florescent tube above the pulpit.
Upon our arrival, the villagcrs
streamed o u t to sec w ho was visiting. Many of the inhabitants of Long
La'ai are still animists, but wc praise
the Lord that in the few short ycars
that the Gospel has been preachcd
in this arca, a growing church has
been established.
Though the animists in the village still obscrve their taboos, thcy
d o n o t force the Christians to d o so.
The Pmneei
When we arrived, the animists were
observing the ten-day ritual commemorating the beginning of the
rice harvest. During that time they
are not allowed to take baths or to
leave their homes for any reason.
We could not visit the animistic
homes at this time because of their
ceremonies, but the Christians received us enthusiastically. We were
taken to the home of the head of
the church board and given a refreshing drink. Then we were shown
to our quarters in the church. Since
the only furniture in the church is a
pulpit, we had lots of room to spread
out on the mat-covered bamboo
floor.
Thatnightagoodcrowd gathered
to hear the Word. We were surprised to see so many men show up,
until we realized that this is a matriarchal system where the wornen
"rule the roost." After the senice
the team had opportunity t o deal
individually with those who stayed
behind for counsel.
That night we witnessed to one
of the girls who had come to help
with the cooking. Though an animist, under cover of darkness she
had come to hear why we were
there. The next day she returned
and declared her decision t o believe.
To demonstrate her intentions, she
went and took a bath!
July, 1976
On Saturday, since we couldn't
visit the homes of the animists and
since the Christians were all out in
theirricefields,we had time to counsel with the two evangelists in that
area. That night an even larger crowd
showed up t o hear the message of
salvation.
During the Sunday hours we were
busy with Sunday school for the
children, a morning worship service,
and a meeting for the women. We
trust that as the local evangelists review the story of salvation in weeks
ahead, there will be more who put
their trust in the Savior.
At about 2 p.m. Sunday the redand-white M A F Cessna came swoopingdown t o take us home. The next
week another team would be going
in another direction. Long La'ai
would be visited again the following
month.
Leaders at the Bible school have
chosen four airstrips within half an
hour flying time from Long Bia for
weekly visits by student teams. Thus
the churches can be encouraged on
a regular basis. As the Lord sends
in the funds, we hope to step out to
airstrips that are farther away.
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Wilma Riggenboch. with husband Ken.
teacher at the Long Bin Bible School in
East Kolimontan. The Riggenbochr have
remedin lndonerio rime 1956.
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Dr. Anderson confers with an Indonesian teacher a t IMLAC.
language Center Opened
. .”
“Your t again, please .
The Inter Mission Language Center for Cross-Cultural Communication (IMLAC) was in full session,
and twenty-two newly-arrived mirsionaries were carefully rounding
out the new sounds of the Indonesian language.
Opened in Bandung on November 10, 1975, IMLAC provides nine
months of intense language training
in three terms. For the trainee each
day includes 4% hours of class preparation and drill followed by up to
1% hours of using in the community
what has been practiced in class.
Language training includes as much
exposure as possible to the people
and language of Indonesia via personal contacts, radio, Indonesian
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Into His Harvest
F R O N T (1 to I]:
Ade. E l r i a b e t h
Dee15 a n d L o l l
S h d r o n and Jim
E r l c and Rlta Mlchael. Irene and Gall Fleming. Dee S n a i f e r and Mlllle
and D a v i d H e a l " : M I D - C E N T E R : Anne and Geo r g e H O D D I . D a w n
BelreY lanoolnted to lridn J d Y a ) : B A C K : Elsie and Merle D o u 9 i i i .
Kenddll. Valerie a n d David Beack. Connie an a G a r y F a i r C h l l d .
SINCE ITS BEGINNING the Indonesia Mission has experienced the constant frustration of n o t having sufficient personnel toanswer the Macedoniancalls. The 1974 PIONEER reported a request f r o m the national church
for 30 new missionary couples. For 10 years the Mission had seen no
change in the total number of missionaries on the field. B u t this past conference year, we have welcomed nineteen new missionaries "into His harvest" i n Indonesia,
We invite you t o pray regularly for each of our new missionaries as you
get acquainted w i t h them on the following pages.
Introducing Our New Missionaries.. ,
Personal Choice Confirmed
\%en Millie Ade returned t o
Wcstmont, Illinois, on furlough in
1972, she had completed twentyone years of service in Viet Nam.
She had worked with the Raday in
leprosy work and district ministries.
She had taught in Central Bible
School. Both leprosy and Bible
School work served the tribes of
adjacent provinces as well, b u t communication was in the Radav language.
Millie remained in the States. taking a leave of absence, t o care for
her mother, who passed away in
June, 1975. Millie was then free t o
return t o missionary service, but
Vict Nam’s Saigan government had
just fallen two months previouslyclosed t o further missionary work.
When Millie asked the Foreign
Department t o consider her for reappointment, they replied by reassigning her to Indonesia.
“In doing so,” says Millie, “they
confirmed what would have been
my own choice had 1 expressed it t o
them. 1 have the assurance of being
herc in the Lord’s will and in His
arranging.”
Millie received a Dioloma in Theology from St. Paul i i b l e School in
1941, her Diploma in Nursing from
Michael Reene Hospital School of
Nursing (Chicago) in 1947, and an
An. degree (Greek major) from
Wheaton College in 1949.
As Millie prepared t o begin her
service in Indonesia, she reported
daily awareness of the Lord’s pro18
virion in physical strength and outfit, in the encouragement of friends,
and in the rcnewal of spirit she
found in prayer and fellowship with
them.
The 29-Day Whirlwind
David Beack and Valcrie Paulhus
met in 1974 in Viet Nam, where
David had been a missionary since
September of 1967.
Valerie had been teaching elementary grades a t Dalat School in
Penang, Malaysia, when she was
asked by the Viet Nam field chairman to come and help with the music in the
Saigon International
Church during a seven-week school
vacation.
Scheming missionary colleagues
showed Valerie a picture of David
and asked her if she would like t o
meet him. Other missionaries showed
Valerie’s picture to David and asked
the same question.
Though Valerie arrived in Saigon
just before Christmas, she didn’t actually meet David until January 1.
(Valerie says he was.scared and went
up country the day before she arrived!)
But t o hear David tell about that
momentous meeting on New Year’s
Day: “Valerie came t o my mission
station with some other missionaries. The day she came my house was
a mess! My barrels had just arrived
and were piled in the living room; 1
was unshaven and n o t expecting
company until the following week.”
Four days later they met again in
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Dalat, Viet Nam, and David was a new language in the new field of
“quite impressed.” January 29 they their choice.
were engaged, the mission calling
their courtship “the 29-day whirlWith Vietnamese Church
wind.” Two days later Valerie rein Chicago
turned t o Malaysia with a diamond.
After finishing the school year,
Dawn Deets, home o n furlough
Valerie returned to Viet Nam in from Viet Nam, was about to speak
June,and two months later the cou- in a Sunday morning service when
ple was married in the International the Lord spoke t o her heart. The
Protestant Church, Saigon. The Rev. congregation was singing, “If Jesus
Norm Johnson performed the cere- goes with me, 1’11 go.” To Dawn it
mony, and the Lord wonderfully was evident that Viet Nam was fallprovided for a 10-dav honevmoon ing, and she would have t o settle
with the Lord whether or not she
in Thailand.
David. from Delrav Beach. Flori- was willina to g o t o another countrv
da. graduated from Toccaa Falls Bi- and learn a new language. How could
ble Colleae in 1964 with a B.S. in she challenge
t o be
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Missians.He had a desire then t o go willing t o surrender and go if she
to Indonesia as a missionary, b u t at weren’t?
Dawn, from Dixon, Illinois, gradthat time the Indonesian government was not issuing new visas, so uated from St. Paul Bible College in
David was asked t o go t o Viet Nam 1955 with a degree in Missions.
and gladly consented. While there, Three years later she received her
he worked with Stieng tribespeople R.N. from Swedish American School
until the field closed last year, but of Nursing.
In her Viet Narn service since
not before over 6,500 Stieng had
come t o know Christ as Savior. 1959 she has been Dalat School
Valerie, from Owego, New York, Nurseand has served in Banmethuot
graduated from Nyack College in Leprosarium and Pleiku Leprosy
1968 with a B.S. in Christian Educa- Center as well as district ministries,
“After my recent appointment
tion and three years later from lyca
York State Universitv a t Cortland to Thailand,” says Dawn. “I had n o
with an M.A. in Elementary Educa- peace in my heart. Also, the Lord
tion. For four years she taught ele- had given me a ministry with Vietmentary education in New York. namese refugees in Chicago which
After her marriage to David, she couldn’t be wound up by Septemstudied the Vietnamese language for ber. So, it was with peace 1 receivcd
my reappointment t o Indonesia.”
six months.
Dawn’s ministry in Chicago endNow the Beacks-along with Andrew David who joined the family ed in December with the eatablishon October 10, 1975-are beginning ment of a Vietnamese church of
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about 100 Christians and the location of a pastor there. She just had
time to pack her outfit for shipment
before she left for Indonesia,
Courtship by Correspondence
Merle Douglas and Elsie Sloat
were both new missionaries when
they met at the Viet Nam field conference in May, 1960.
Merle, a 1957 graduate of Canadian Bible School from Billings,
Montana, was in language study. He
hadjust completed nearly two years
in a Montana pastorate (Whitetail).
Elsie, a 1959 graduate of Nyack
Missionary College, was a dorm parent at Dalat School (then in Viet
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language difficulty during a tea break at
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lady who had known a n unsettled
life as a child.
“We did most of our courtship
by mail and a few visits in between,”
says Elsie. “We got engaged in May,
1962, but it wasn’t official until
July, when New York gave their
approval.”
The couple was “married twice”
on October 1 6 , 1962-the civil ceremony in the morning with the Vietnamese Mayor of Dalat officiating
and again that evening in the Dalat
School Auditorium.
In Viet Nam the Douglases
worked primarily with the Mnong
tribespeople in the highlands. Before
leaving for furlough in July, 1974,
they both spent three years in publications work in Saigon. Assisted by
his wife as secretary, Merle set up a
financial system for the Vietnamese
Publications Department.
I t was while the Douglases were
on furlough that Viet Nam fell to
communism.
“There were offers of different
ministries,’’ says Merle, “but God
did not give His peace until we were
asked by our Foreign Department
regarding Indonesia. God’s peace
then came.”
“We knew this would mean learning another language,” continues
Elsie, “but we knew the Lord could
help us. I guess once you’ve been on
the mission field and seen the Lost
and how much they need Christ,
youarenever content to stay home.”
As the Douglases prepared t o
come to Indonesia, they debated aThe Pioneer
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bout where they were going t o get
the money to buy a complete new
outfit,ar they had lost everything in
Viet Nam.
One morning when the burden
seemed so heavy, Elsie prayed,
"Lord, if You want us to go to Indonesia, You know all we need.
Please show me something today t o
prove You can meet this need."
That same morning a friend came
over to bring Elsie the extra tithe
money that her father wanted t o giw
them-$150.00.
How excited Elsie
was t o realize that God had answered prayer in just a couple of
hours!
Their outfit was miraculously
supplied in every way, even t o a
generator that God provided through
the Alliance Men of the Rocky
Mountain District without a hint of
a request for it.
The Douglas children seem happy
to return to Asia. Carrol Lynn,
(age 1 2 ) enjoys reading and doing
handcrafts.
Robert (age 9 ) likes
fishing, wrestling, and sports. And
Ruthie (age 6) always has time to
listen t o one more story.
Two Strikes with One Hit
Gary Fairchild took careful aim
with his bowling ball. After a hard
week he was taking time out from
his studiesat Houghton College. The
ball rolled quicWy down t h e alley.
A strike!
A girl who had been waiting her
turn in the next lane was so impressed that she dropped her ball,
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almost hitting her toe. It was inevitable then that Gary should meet
Connie Mangham.
Connie was working her way
through college as a waitress at nearby Houghton Inn. Gary ate his suppers there, and one cold, snowy
night in January, Connie asked him
for transportation t o a nearby basketball game. She didn't know that
Gary had just driven 300 miles back
t o school a day early in order to ask
her t o that game! One and a half
years later they were married-after
Gary's graduation in 1969.
The couple pastored a beginning
work in Gainesville, Georgia, for two
years, then one and a half years in
Newburgh, New York. Off and on,
Connie worked as a bank teller, and
also finished her schooling a t Nyack
College.
For three years. the Fairchilds
had planned for missionary service
in Cambodia. In December of 1974,
die Board of Managers appointed
them t o serve with the small band of
missionaries who were reaping a
great harveslin the city of PhnomPenh. But three months later the
city fell to the Khmer Rouge. The
Fairchilds' second choice of location, Viet Nam-where Connie had
grown u p in a missionary familywas also closed. But when they were
reappointed to Indonesia, they felt
assured that this was where God
wanted them.
For months before Gary and
Connie-along with three-year-old
Julie-came to Indonesia, they had
looked for a suitable stove. Though
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they had wanted to have this problem solved before they left the
States, Cod’s plan was to have the
solution waiting for them in Indanesia. The week they arrived, a gas
stove came on the market at a price
they could afford.
“Of course we chore to buy it
immediately,” says Connie. “Praise
the Lord!”
English ”Bobby”
Becomes Missionary
“David Heath . . . He’s a lovely
tall policeman gone t o live with
Wendy’s grandmother. You’ll have
to meet him.”
Elizabeth Kendrick did meet David, when she and two friends visited
his landlady, who was celebrating
her seventieth birthday.
It was
March 3 1 , 1966.
David was in the police force in
Coalville, Leicestershire, England,
living what he thought was a full
life; sports and social activities filled
his time, When the three visiting
voune D C O D I ~ talked about beine
Christians, David claimed to be one
also:so he felt oblieated t o acceot
thei; invitation to attend church!
Two months later David, disillusioned with his drinking problem
and with his futile attempts t o live
the Christian life, confided to 19year-old Elizabeth that he was fed
up with religion and wouldn’t be
coming t o church again. But Elizabeth told David how he could receive true peace of heart by confessing his sin and turning t o Christ.
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And so David knelt and committed
himself to Jesus. “He became a completelydifferent person,” says Elizabeth.
“In November of the following
year,” relates David, “Elizabeth became my wife and we went t o live
in a police house in Coalville. Later
we moved to Desford where I became the village ‘bobby’.”
Elizabeth, who had grown up in
Coalville, had taught Sunday school
since she was 1 5 and had ministered
in children’s camps each summer for
many years.
For four years she
worked as a medical laboratory
technician.
The voune
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. desire to be
better equipped t o tell others of
their need of a Savior led them t o
take a three-year course at the Birmingham Bible Institute. Already
David had been serving the Lord
through local preaching with the
Methodist Church, and for eighteen
months had worked in part-time
evangelism among Indian and Pakistani immigrants. Both David and
Elizabeth received their Dioloma
with Distinction in 1972.
Bv this time thev were both sure
that ;heir sphere of service was t o be
in war-torn Viet Nam. The Heaths
left for Viet Narn under the Dutch
Alliance in the spring of 1973.
Their two years there were spent
for the most part in learning the
Vietnamese language and a tribal dialect. But with the closing of doors
in Viet Nam imminent, they had to
consider a future ministry elsewhere.
Both had been praying for IndoneThe Pioneer
rived in Bandung to begin language
study.
“After seven rootless months,”
says Irene, “it was good t o have a
place t o call home again.”
“We still haven’t gotten over the
loss of Viet Nam and don’t expect
we ever will,” says Gail. “But we
have begun to feel that we belong
here. Indonesia was our choice o f
open fields in Asia, but we came at
this time because we were rent, confident that God was in the deliherations and circumstances.’’
Chemistry Experiment
Succeeds
Jim and Sharon Kendall met
while freshmen a t Indiana University
of Pennsvlvania. Both were in the
same chemistry lab, and toward the
end of the semester they discovered
each other.
Jim relates that whcn Sharon
wrote her mother about him, her
mother teased that if his intentions
were n o t honorable, she would
“come up with a shotgun.”
“From then on,” rays Jim, “OUT
relationship blossomed.”
It was during their engagement,
while still in sciool, t h a t t h e Lord
spoke t o Jim about missions during
a missionary convention. Marriage
plans had to he laid on the altar unti1 God’s call was cemented for both
of them.
After graduating from IUP in
1970-Jim with a B.S. degree in
Math and Sharon with a R.S. in Biology Education-the newly mar24
ried couple proceeded t o Nyack for
studies in Bible and Theology. The
following year (1971-72) Jim attended Jaffray School of Missions
whileSharon worked for five months
at Alliance Headquarters as a secretary.
Though called t o missions, the
Kendalls did not feel called t o any
specific field. They left this decision
in the hands of the Lord and the
Division of Overseas ,Ministries.
“From the time the decision was
made.” says Sharon, “our hearts
have been settled on Indonesia and
we have been content with this appointment.”
In preparing t o come t o Indonesia Jim and Sharon spent three years
pastoring the Harrison Valley Alliance Church in their home state,
Pennsylvania Uim is from Blairsville and Sharon from Scottdale).
While at Nyack, Jim worked parttime for a burglar alarm company.
One darknight, while driving a company van, Jim was involved in an a ~ cidentafterwhich a m a n tried to sue
the company and Jim personally for
half a inillion dollars. Nothing more
was heard of the case until nearly
four vears later when the suit was
resumed, threatening t o delay the
Kendall’s departure for up to three
years. Rut the Lord intervened with
wise counsel, and though the case is
not settled yet, the Kendalls were
able t o leave-with peace in their
hearts.
In looking forward t o their mirsionary life, Sharon says, “Jim’s
ability t o laugh is a real asset. His
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cheerful outlook o n life rubs off
o n others.”
Chaperone Falls Asleep
It was.= winter Sunday in 1967.
George Hobbs, a senior at Nyack
College, was to preach on a Christian
Senrice assignment. Anne Dunn, a
sophomore, was t o play the piano
for a girls’ trio.
After the service George and
Anne were invited t o the same home
for Sunday dinner. Unexpectedly,
the elderly lady who was entertaining them fell asleep while talking t o
the two students. They cleared the
dinner table, talked, and became
acquainted.
After a date t o church the following Sunday, Anne was a bit devious.
“I asked the secretary in the Christian Service office t o let me be the
pianist if George was sent out again
on a preaching assignment,” Anne
relates.
The secretary cooperated. Two
years later they were married. Observed Anne’s mother, “It always
pays t o serve the Lord!”
Even before their marriage on
August 9 , 1969, George and Anne
were interested in missions. That
year George had been attending
Nyack’s Jaffray School o f Missions
(now Alliance School of Theology
and Missions); Anne graduated in
1969 with her B.S. in Elementary
Education (including also a Bible
maior and Sociology minor). They
had been highly influenced by the
lives of faculty members David and
July, 1976
Anne Moore and Elizabeth Jackson,
former missionaries t o Indonesia. As
the Hobbs prayed, their leading in
the direction of Indonesia was reinforced.
In 1971 George graduated from
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an M. Div. degree in Theology. Anne had been teaching second grade in the Boston area and
assisting George in a youth ministry
a t Maplewood Baptist Church in
Malden.
The Hobbs then pastored in Emmett, Michigan, for almost four
years before their appointment to
Indonesia in April, 1975.
Upon their arrival, their daughter,
Jennifer (age 4), was shocked t o discover that there were n o McDonald’s
hamburger standsin Indonesia, How
happy she was to be invited t o a picnic a t the MK hostel, where hamburgers (with pickles) were a part
of the menu! Now both Jennifer
and Amanda (age 1) are learning t o
enjoy Indonesian foods, too, along
with riding o n becnks and o n the
familv motorcvcle.
The well-wommirrion “black jeep’‘ picks
up language student Sharon Kendall.
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Step by Step
“I thought I had a11 life h a d to
offer,”s.+ysDre (for Dorothy) Shaffer. “I had a good j o b as a medical
secretary at thc Cleveland Clinic,
and I enjoyed ‘life’.’’
But, though always a churchgoer,
Dec had not yet received Christ as
Savior. Five months after visiting
the Euclid Alliance Church (Ohio)
as a favor to a friend. Dee received
Him as Lord at this church.
When Dee said “Yes. Gad, 1’11 go
wherever You want m e to go” in
1967. she didn’t dream that the
Lord would lead her step by step
through eight years of preparation
until she finally arrived in Indonesia
lap t October.
The first step in Dee’s pilgrimage
from Grampian, Pennsylvania, to
Indonesia was St. Paul Bible College,
where she went not knowing h o w
she WAS going to pay for her schooling. But C o d provided. She was able
to work her way through as a medical secretary, graduating in 1972
with a B.S. degree in Missions.
While attending Missionary Internship, Dee was assigned to t h e
Glen -Oaks Alliance Church in Troy.
Michigan, where she assisted Rev.
and Mrs. Wayne Hineman for two
years, working with children and
youth.
The next step was & year attending the Alliance School of Theology
andMissions in Nyack. While there,
Dee enjoyed a ministry with children in the Chinese Alliance Church
in Chinatown.
lnrupplying Dee’s material nceds,
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even big items such as a kerosene refrigerator, God taught her further
Itssons in trusting IIim.
“Many times I have tried to run
ahead of Gad,” says Dee. “I longed
to get t o the place God had for m e
O Y C ~ S C P S . To me it scemed like so
many delays, but as I look back o n
all thc preparation and time spent, I
know it wasall in God’s perfect plan
for my life. H e has taught m e that
‘Hc knoweth the way that I rake,’
and He will lead me step by step.’’
A Wife for His Parsonage
Little did Eric Michael dream
that his friendship with a minister
colleague would lead t o meeting his
wife-to-be.
Eric, a 1969 graduate of Nyack
College (with History and Bible majors), attended Jaffray School of
Missions for a year, followed by a
year at London Bible College (England), where he had further Bible
and Theolom training.
He then served for seven months
as interim director of a rescue mission in his home town of Binghamton, New York, before taking the
pastorate of the Ansonia C&MA
Church in 1972.
While pastoring at Ansonia, Eric
became friends with t h e Rev. and
Mrs. Donald Terry, who pastored
the Alliance church in nearby Blosrburg. A t an Alliance district minis^
terial meeting for pastors and their
families, Eric m e t his friend’s daughter, Rita.
Rita, a registered nurse. had p u t
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Our gardener had never worked
for westernen before, a n d we were
still in language study when my husband handed him a can of oil and
asked him to oil our squeaky front
gates. Imagine o u r surprise when we
later discovered our f r o n t gates completely covered with a s m o o t h coat
of oil!
- V i c k y Benson
Prior to the arrival of m y niece
and her husband in J u n e , I wrote
them suggesting numerous things
they might d o if they became bored
while I was teaching.
“When all else fails.” I wrote,
“you can sit on the front porch a n d
watch thc Kapuas meandering by.”
They immediatcly began huntins in
cncyclopediar and asking friends t o
find o u t what “kapuas” were-perhaps some type o f jungle animal.
Barb’smotherput t h r m on the right
track whcn rhe said, “Well. I’m n o t
sure;but I think that’s the name of
the river she lives by!” -IA& Pierce
Explaining the Gospel t o a group
of Hindus in a Balinese village, I no. paying especially good
ticcd o n ~ lad
attention. When he later said, with
perfect sincerity, “Pak, may I ask
y o u a question?”, I thought that the
Spirit w a s at work through the Word.
“Certainly! What do y o u want to
know, enek?” He asked, “How
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many centimeters long is your nose?”
Then there was the time t h a t Lelia was witnessing with visual aids
a n d gestures appropriate t o a living
message. She noticed a woman paying close attention, apparently enthralled with the Gospel story. Suddenly the woman asked, “ l b u , how
much did your ring cost?”
After that Lelia t o o k care n o t t o
wear her modest diamond during
public ministry. Bot I haven’t yet
f o u n d a way t o solve my problem!
-Rodger Lewis
Have you ever slept in a space the
s i x of a baby basinette (only narrower) while sleeping people lean
against y o u from either side, someone clse sleeps a t your feet, music
blares, a n d the b o a t rocks gently?
Well, I haven’t either, b u t I’ve tried!
-Harold Klarren
During m y first weeks in Bandung, I became rertlcss; language
school had n o t y e t begun, a n d I had
n o means of transportation. Nearby
I f o u n d a second-hand bicycle for
sale. so with my “new” wheels I
set o u t to explore the city.
Within ten minutes t h e chain
guard bccdme lodged in the pedals.
so 1 bad t o rip it off a n d roll up m y
pant leg in order to continue m y
journey. “A freak accident,” I told
mysclf!
Downtown I noticed a huge b u m p
on t h e front tire. 1 discovered, t o my
dismay, t h a t the whole tire was humng baik (less than satisfactory),
a n d that if I made it h o m e , I surely
would be lucky. One half-hour from
home one of the pedals broke apart.
I t now required considerable dexterity to keep the bike going. By this
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June 1975 Field ConferenceFRONT (I t o r ) : Ken Riggenbach. G o r d o n Chapman. Ken Van Kurin. Marion
Allen. John Van Patter. P.N. Pot“ (guest). Gunther Kamphauren. Ed MaxeY (SPeakerl.
Ed TUlloCh (guest). lvan LDY. Rodger ~ e w i r Bill
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Kirrell.
SECOND ROW: Lela Plerce, Wilma Riggenbacn. Adina Chapman. Carolyn Van
Kurin.Olga Allen. Dorothy Van Patter. Mrl. POtU (guest). Carmen Karnpnauren. Judy
Teeter. Mrs. TUlloCh (guest). Bernie Lay. Lelia Lewis. Lorna Munroe. Clarabelle
Kirrell. Margaret Lee.
T H I R D ROW: Judy Anderson. Judy Galkin. Margaret Neigenflnd. Maureen
Klarren. Carol Fllh. Vicky Benron. Pat Swenson. Janet Kuhnl. Yvonne Murphy.
Marie Peters. Sneryl Dean. Jerry Nanfelt. Ruth Krtkorian. VOnnie MOrlCheCk.
BACK: Alex Valley. Harold Klarren. Larry Fish. Jay Benron. Gordon Swenlon.
Bill Kuhnl. Geoff Bennett. Frank Peterr. N e i l Dean. Peter Nanfelt. Clyde Krikorian.
There Indonesian Islands [from page 271
time my confidence in Indonesian
bicycles was beginning to wane,
though I was gaining an appreciation
for Indonesian salesmanshio.
How thankful I was to see our
home after such a trip! However,
when the other pedal fell apart just
outside the front gate, my joy was
replaced by a determination to return the bike t o t h e shop for “free
repairs.” I decided it best not to
tell my wife about my investment
until I knew the outcome of my return visit.
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Onthetwo-blocktrip back to the
shop, the front brake fell apart onto
the street. With my best scowl and
a thumbs down cesture after Dointing out the probyems on the bike, I
rubbed my fingers together, indicating that I wanted my money back.
To my surprise,shc consented! I was
relieved. The joke was obviously on
me, as everyone in the shop laughed
an 1 explained my woes. But, on the
plus ride, I did rec Bandung that
morning, and it didn’t cost me any-Gary Fairchild
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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.
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Long Bia Bible School library books
West Kalimantan Bible School library books
West Kalimantan Bible School chapel
Jakarta Church Center
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20,000
Property is needed for downtown Jakarta church.
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East Kalimantan Bible School building program
Flights for student evangelism
8.400
2,000
Bible m o o 1 studenti flown t o remote areas in the past
few Years have won many Soul1 fo the Lord.
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Airstrip construction (per strip)
MAF flying program
500
4,000
TOcarry on a full program of Theological EaUCatiOn
by Extension.
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Flights for medical emergencies
Production of Christian Education materials
500
750
visual aids. youth programs. chorus books need&
for ministry among young people and chnldren.
Vehicle for
Vehicle for
Vehicle for
Vehicle for
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R.R. Ruder.
C A . Hendrickson
G. Kamphawen
G. Swenson
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11,500
11.500
11,500
11.500
Cars can no longer be imported 10 must be purchased
lOC.lllY at extremely high price$.
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Printing new books (1976-77) . . . .
5 000
corremonaence courses
4:OOO
40 h.p. outboard motor for W.K. Kuhns.
Mahakam launch
Kalam Hidup Publishers
Patricia Groff Memorial Lid& e i t e n i i o i
m i n i i t r v and rllm library leandung1
outreach periodical
3manuat l a d i n g macniiee.
3 standard typeylriters
1 Gertetner dwlmcator
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1.800
17,850
1.500
5,000
400
750
1,200
Those interested in giving toward these needs or to the General Fund may
send gifts to: Dr. 55. King, Treasurer, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, Box C. Nyack. New York 10960.
July, 1976
29
Missionary Directory, 1976
Jakarta, Java
' R e ~ . a n d M r l . Peter N. Nanfelt.Chairman;MieS V o n n i e M . MOrICheCk.bO0kkeeper: Rev. and M r l . V e r n o n L. Nelnenfind.
l n t e l Mission Businell Office:
,~
R W . a n d ~ r i craig
.
A. HendriCklOn.
Rev. and M r l . Gordon A. Swenson.
evangelism and Church Dldnting.
East Kalimantan
Rev. and Mr5. Ken RiggJenDach. 'Mils
J u d i t h Teeter. Rev. and M r l . Frank
Peterr. Long Bla Bible School; 'Rev.
and MIS. Kenneth E. V a n KYrln. Rev.
and M I S . Harold Klarnen. Samarinda.
East Indonesia
Rev. and Mrl. Richard K. s m i t h . ROY.
Geoffrey M. Bennett. J a f f m y School
Of Theology. U j u n g Pandan9,Sulawerl;
Rev. and MrS. Gordon V. Chapman.
~ a k d i e .su~awesi; R C V . m a M ~ S . A.
Rodger Lewis. Gianydr. Bali: Rev. and
Mri. Marion C. Allen. "Rev. and Mrr.
Neil R . Dean. KuDDng. T i m o r .
Bandung, Java
R W . and MCS. R.R. Ruder. R ~ V and
.
M ~ Sw
. ~ i i i a mF. K~PI~II.
'M,. and M ~ S .
J ~ E.
Y senson. D U D I I C ~ ~ I O ~RS~; V and
.
MW.ivan E. ~ a y missionary
.
children's
hostel; 'Mr. A.A. Valley. M i l l M a r y
Bower. Mr. Clyde Krlkorldn. M i l l JU.
dith Anderran. teacherr, Bandung Supervised Study Group; Mm. C. Krikoy#an. y o u t h ministries. ( F o r new milI I O n d r l e ~,n languagestudy ~n an dung.
See page 141.
West Kalimantan
Rev. and M r l . Dudley Bolret. Balai
Sepuak; Rev. and M r l . John L. Van
Patter, Miss Leia Pierce. lmmanuei
Bible School. Kelanram.
30
.
A t Home
.
*'Rev. and Mrr. Charles E. Dater:
Mi55 J u d y A. Garkin: "Rev.
and MrS.
F l o y d J. G W W ~ U ;R W . and ~ r i ~. u n ther KdmphaUIeni Rev. and Mrl. W.K.
Kuhnr: M I S Margaret Lee; M115 Lorna
Munroe; Miss Yvonne M u r p h y .
* T O f u i l o u g n in 1976
* * on leave Of absence
The Pioneer
His Parsonage
All Seasons
(from oage 9 )
broughl frustrating experiences in
getting around the city and in learning t o keep things guarded or under
lock and key.
Mr. Potu has made several trips
abroad to attend C&MA-sponsored
conferences. He has been to the
United Stater twice-once in 1961
and again for the Alliancc World Fellowship a t Nyack in 1975.
MI.Potu’s greatest concern for
the comparatively young KINGMI
Church in Indonesia is for a strong
spiritual church. which will produce
a strong organizational church.
-Vonnie Morscheck
Be happy in your faith at all timer.
Never stop praying. Be thankful. whatever the circumstancesmay be.
- I Then. 5:16.18a (Phillip4
July, 7976
(From ~ a s 261
e
aside her nursing activities to study
at Transylvania Bible School, so was
not at home much of the time. Previously she had graduated from WilIiamsport Hospital School of Nursing in 1970 and had served as staff
nurse on the medical-surgical floor
tilere. Later she had nursed at Blossburg State Hospital for a year.
A year after Eric and Rita’s first
casual meeting, they began to write,
getting acquainted with each other
mostly through letters. After Rita
completed two years at Transylvania
in 1974, they were married.
Now the pastor had a wife in his
parsonage. Rita conJinued t o nurse
part-time at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Wellsboro.
For many years Eric had felt led
to serve Christ overseas, especially
through Nyack College’s emphasis
on missions. But It was not until
late 1974 that Eric and Rita as a
couple felt clearly led toward Indonesia as they heard about the many
needs of this island nation from former missionary Charles Dates just
weeks before their scheduled meeting with representatives of the Department of Overseas Ministries. Less
than a year later, the Michaels were
on their way to Indonesia.
Rita relates that at one point
when they were all ready to leave,
they received word of another delay
in their departure date. Why? Then
just a few days before they were to
have left, the town where they were
staying with her parents was flooded. How glad they were t o be on
hand to help clean up the basement,
where water had risen four feet!
31
1976-77 Prayer Calendar
Please pray'.
For the thDUIdnd5 who are learning more of the Word
through enrollment 8 " seven correspondence courrei.
.
1
For mirrionarier'rafety and phylic~1.spirilu~l.emotion.
al. and rnenldl health.
2
3
For the elfor tr of missionaries m a nat8on.d workers in
evangelism. amipiing. and church pianting.
That lurlaughing milslondries wlll effectivelyrhare field
Wedl and what God il doing In Indoneria.
4
5
For the Inter M i l l i o n BulmesI Oflice in Jakarta a5 it
server many miirion agencies in Indoneria.
6
That the missionaries in language study will learn t o
communicate fiuentiy and adjust well t o t h e culture.
For the Conlinuing vlllon and communicating skills of
nallonal teachers serving In YaIiouI Bible Ichoolr.
7
That the Field EXeCUliVe Committee may be guided b y
the Holy Spirit in lheir decision-making.
8
For MAE plane5 and pilots who log many h o u r i tranrporting misiionariei and nationals to p l a c e ~ o fservice.
9
That contribulionr t o the General Fund will be I U l f i cient l o meetercalalingcortrand that the special needl
O f the field (page 29) will be met.
10
For the Drincipal. teachers. and hostel parents
M K r (grader 1-61 in Bandung.
Of
the
11
For the central Bible IChOOl i n Kuoang. Timor. and for
exlension m i n i n r i e l to nearby 151111d1.
12
For student teams Who go ouI from various Bible
IChoOll t o teach thouIands the way O f salvation.
13
14
F o r t h e DISCiPleShipTrainlng Center in Ball and tor the
Spirit'$ sontinuea worlting in reaching salineie.
~~
.,
For the minion's projected thrUIl into c i t y evangelism
and Church Dldnting. w i n g the newly published Indo.
nerian Living New Testament as a tool.
.~
16
That more Worker5
foreign and national - w i l l
the call t o f i l l v i t a l gap5 by serving m new areal.
17
IS
19
For William W. Kerr. Director Of Pacific Illandl and
HOng Kong. a% he overleer the Indoneria fieid.
~
20
21
22
23
34
25
26
27
28
29
30
heed
For the enabling of new missionaries who will Proceed
10 their stat#on%
alter language study.
For Kalam Hiduo PUblilherl In i t 5 DUblirhing. diltrlbutlon. Ihbrary, magazine. carrelte. and correspondence
course ministries and lor # t istaif 0 1 over 30.
Thdl through the general-lntererl outreath magazine
thousands O f readerr will l e a r n of God's love.
For missionary children and Young people reparatea
from thelr parents because O f rchooling.
For the p 1 0 g ~ 1 1of Christian Eaucalion in Indoneria d l
new odeas and pwgramsare promotea ~n Churchel.
For lmmsnuei Bible School (Kelanram. West Kalmantan) and 81%ministry t o new believers in Outlying areal.
For the enabling 0 1 ' M.I
national Church leaders.
Pot"
Illage 9) and Other
For lhe fOlioW-UD of the thDUIandl
Kdlimantm.
Of
Converts i n Welt
For the field chairman ~n his rerDOnribilitier and relationrhio t o the national Church.
For Long Bia Bible School (Earl Kalimanlan) and lor
graduates now liliing new p o i t i .
T h l l the door for ministry in indonelid will remain
open and that visas w i l l continue t o be granted.
For l l a f l and Students a t Jaffray School 01 Theology
lUiun9 Pandang. Sulaweri) and lo1 Outreach teams.
F O r national paltors and lay leader5 Who are studying
God3 Wold In The010giCaI EdUCatlOn b y Extension
and for the teachers involved 8" this mlnirtry.
~
For Ihe IMLAC staff (page 141 as they lead m8ir10nariei
through the intensive language course.