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GLIMPSES OF GOD AT WORK
IN INDONESIA AND
“THE SONG OF A SOUL SET FREE”
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Fifty-five years ago the Pioneer
magazine was first published by
Dr. R.A. Jaffray, founder of the
C&MA in Indonesia. In that first
issue, he challenged friends and
supporters in the U.S. and Canada
to pray and send workers to this
island world, for the islands of Kalimantan, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa were still unreached with the
gospel message. The Lord honored
Dr. Jaffray’s vision, and today
there are more than 100,000
baptized believers on these islands
who have come to know Christ as
Savior through the ministry of the
Christian and Missionary Alliance.
As in years past, we, together
with our Indonesian pastors and
enngelists are committed to the
task of proclaiming Jesus Christ
and establishing new believers in
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the faith through local churches,
where they are taught the Word
of God and equipped for service.
We rejoice over the progress of
the Java 500 evangelism program.
Twenty-six new preaching posts
were started in 1983, bringing the
total churches and posts in Jam
to 83.
Our hope and prayer is that the
Pioneer will he informative, give
motivation to more fervent prayer,
and challenge our readers to become actively involved in reaching
this needy land for Jesus Christ.
Sincerely,
bv Ruth Rudes
Vernon and M i r g a r e t Nelgenflnd
Thirty-six years and still smilin’!
Vernon and Margaret Neigenfind,
“the happy pair” have spanned the
years and the miles of their lives in
active, joyful service for the Lord.
After two years in the Amhalau,
the Ncigenfinds were needed to
teach in the Makassar Bible School,
known today as Jaffray School of
Theology (STTJ). Thus, they reWith hearts united and prepar- traced their steps hack to the area
atory home service behind them, of language study days.
1958 brought abouf an unVern and Margaret set sail for
South China in 1947. Communist expected change in ministry, which
take-over of that land did not mean was to last for several years. The
resignation, hut rather the entering need that confronted them at
of open doors in the vast island that time was the care of the
world of Indonesia. The year - children of fellow colleagues . . .
becoming houseparents at the MK
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hostel in Bandung. While serving
Language study was embarked in this capacity they became inupon at Jaffray’s original founding creasingly burdened for those living
base and rest area in the beautiful about them who spoke English as
mountains above the city of Ujung a second language. This eventually
Pandang, Sulawesi.
led to the founding of what is now
Froin there, the challenge of the Bandung International Church.
.he Ambalau District of West
1965. Once again the NeigenKalimantan awaited them. A fore- finds opened their hearts to enboding area, to he reached only compass a completely new type of
with much difficulty. Comradeship ministry . . . that of serving almost
with the Marion Allens was enjoyed the entire evangelical mission force
for the first six months. Later, throughout
Indonesia.
Vernon
while alone in this remote interior served capably and untiringly as the
district, twice Vern and Margaret director of
the Inter-Mission
experienced almost instantaneous Business Office (IMBO) for a full
healings.
fifteen years. Margaret was an
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“AUnf Margaret” a t Children5 Home
1960.
expertise at secretarial work, capably assisting her husband, as well as
serving full-time as the C&MA
mission
secretary.
Margaret’s
presence in the office at headquarters carried warmth and encouragement to all who parsed
that way. The “anxious months”
of the coup, and various uprisings
in Jakarta paralleled this phase
of their life.
Always, as in every type of
service, Vern and Margaret were
involved in extended ministry. This
time, Vernon in a preaching,
advisory capacity t o many of the
churches in Jakarta, and Margaret
in a teaching ministry to women.
In 1981, following cataract
surgery for Vernon, the happy pair
returned to Jakarta and a full-time
Theological Education by Extension (TEE) program to the pastors
and lay people.
Vern and Margaret were widely
known and loved by Indonesian
pastors and friends. Margaret even
had the privilege of leading a
young lady to the Lord, who is
now the wife of Rev. S.M. Udis,
the director of Kalam Hidup. Even
retirement this past year, 1983,
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IMBO Chairman 1967
will not remove this vibrant couple
from the hearts of all who knew
them.
What a happy couple! The
mission family will also long remember them, including Vernon’s
antiques at conference fun nights,
and his famed monologue “Monkey
Bottom”. Between the two of
them, the joy of the Lord was
always seen and heard.
The Neigenfinds presently reside
at San Diego, where they care for
Margaret’s aging parents, who so
willingly gave up this, their only
child, for thirty-six years of
foreign service. Frequent visits from
Vernon and
Margaret’s three
married children - Lyle, Sheila
and Lauren, and grandchildren
bring added pleasure.
Unquestionably, this happy pair
will be a witness now as they have
been in the past and until the
Lord comes.
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(Bud and Ruth Ruder came t o
Indonesia in 1949.)
According t o the Java 500 program,
all new churches must become selfsupporting within three years.
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sia's,January suli+ine!. Thas:mived ',,$+ty apoit':the' 's+Gdei,'of!her,
Miss Martha'Tomlix+son, our newest , ; .
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as well as studying the lan@alge, lathes, and^ from. ,your fathe's
just two weeks aft? her:,arriaall , housc,, to, :the Fn,d, @ $ + h,:I,"'will,,':
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Marty's 'growing-up, years; were show ,you" ,::(N&SSV): ?hisi &i,,
spent in ,New Jersey. Higher cduca- ' firmation, 'cogple,d ;with p
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of Idaho ,and the University of polhike steps to,'b@made.,,,,, ' , ' , ' , ' , ' , ;'
Washington, where she receivcd her
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RS and MS degrees, respectively. exciting 'one for Many, fo'it,,yas' , ; : I
More than nine years of teaching t h e i that she,receivcd'~ffi~al:wqrd
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experience in math and science ,of, her , akointment.'to': reach,,,at , ' : ' ~ :
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were . accumulated :in Paiadena, ' the Ban&ng.Nliance Sch,ool.
Texas, Denver and Parker, Colorado.
~rrival'~tlate,Was.
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Leisure time f o r , Marty meant 1984," which left;,n d qiresy!on as:, : ' ' . ; , ,
investment in, teaching ' , , Child ' , to the .busyness of .the fall months.
Evangelism clubs and Sunday ' Those :fe,w months were well filled , '
Schbol, visitation for Evangelism with studies' in' two graduate level
Explosion, and ' ministering as courses, as well" as distributing
secretary for' the Colo'rado State unneeded possessions, and, gathWMPF.
ering together a necded outfit.
Obviously interested in missions,, " A f t n all," Marty: said; ,"'my
it waSn't hard for Marty to find teaching wadrobe ,$I
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herself at:,placessuch as the Okobo- was all wool!"
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Barrel packing time took ai
unusual change of events. On h
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precise day that friends and churcl
ladies gathered t o help put the ac
together, Marty slipped off thl
scene. We are wondering just hov
you arranged that, Marty? In God’
sovereign timing - the day o
barrel packing
Marty was rushec
to the hospital for emergenq
surgery for a problem completel!
unknown t o her. Marty give
praise to her heavenly Father fo
a good recovery. Neither holida!
plans to visit relatives nor trave
plans for Indonesia had t o bl
disrupted.
“Welcome, Marty” to the Indo
nesian C&MA family. “Thank you
Lord, for bringing this, your choser
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by Jenny Hobbr
Let me explain what an oplet is.
t is a local truck in which you can
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:et on anyplace and get off any.
dace. The drivers are usually young
md probably don’t have a license.
One day you decide to ride on
m oplet. You get on feeling great.
fou’re going on a shopping trip
lowntown. This is something
pecial! All of a sudden you look
it what you are getting into, You
wsh yourself on and find that you
u e squished with people on every
ide of you. The man at the door
OlleCts your money with dirty,
Timy hands, tells the driver to go
m, and you are on your way.
There is a man on one side of
he car carrying a lot of chickens
ied by their feet on their way to
he market to be sold.
You are startled by their
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ride.
frightening movements as they
squirm about trying to get free.
The lady beside you has just
done her morning shopping at the
market. In one hand she is carryins
her basket with raw tempe, (temp-a)
or soybean cake and raw tahu
(ta-hoo) or soybean curd. The juice
from the tahu is dripping about
one inch from your foot. Then in
her other arm she is carrying a
bundle of raw fish and raw beef.
The stench is terrible. The beef
has blood dripping from it, and you
start to feel nauseated. You hegin
to wish you hadn't decided to
come after all.
In an effort to forget all this
you look out the window in back
of you just soon enough to realize
that you are turning a sharp corner.
The wheels screech as you miss
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car by inches. You swing around
another corner, barely missing
another car, as the stop lights
whir by.
You are getting close to where
you want to get off, so you push
a button that rings a bell in the
drivers section of the car. The
driver swings to the other side of
the road, just missing another car,
and brakes to a stop, leaving
your face three inches from the
meat bag next to you. You hurriedly get off and stand there a minute
to regain you composure. What
a relief to find that you're alive!
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(Jenny Hobbr, daughter of Reu. &
is a sixth grader
at Bandung Alliance School.)
Mn. George Hobbr,
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SIDES
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Julie. Connie. Gary Bradley. R Y m .
Minuter after arriving nome from another
semester.
by Connie Fairchild
really I d o , but it will be so good
t o see my friends again!”
I close my eyes and I’m eleven
It was another blazing August again. We’re in the “Orlando,
day. I was standing in the airport Fla” green diesel landrover (so
“Departure
Terminal”.
From named because the First Alliance
behind my sunglasscs, 1 was Church in Orlando bought it for
thinking haw dreadful the title our family). We have finally arrived
“Departure ‘Terminal”! It in t h e cool mountain resort of
was
sounded like some final illness. Dalat, Vietnam. I can actually
Well, it matched my mood. The feel my heart beating as we
children were going t o boarding approach the famous hill, t u n
school; boarding that white and right to honk our way t o the top
red thing with wings sitting on the of it and the Dalat School comhubbling tar, waving from the tiny pound. Becky Mitchell is there and
window, then flying away. Ban- of course, is the first one t o yank
dung, whcre they will live, is 265 the door open and yell, “We’re
miles t o the west of Jogyakarta roommates again! You, me, Lois,
where I live, but my feelings re- Kay and Darlene!” It would b e
late better t o the “ten hours by a crazy semester with all of us
car” -- that’s far! I miss them so together! From that moment 1
when they are gone! Gazing at hardly know where Mom and Dad ’
Julie, I suddenly know how she is are. I’m terribly bury catching u p
feeling. She glances my way, on the latest news, checking out
checking t o see how I’m holding the room, organizing my drawers,
up, trying her best t o keep the cx- showing off all the special prizes
citement out of her eyes, for my I’ve hauled back t o dorm life. It is
sake. She is so anxious t o go. GREAT t o be back with my
Like she said in the car, “When friends. It will he good t o get back
I’m a t school I d o miss you, Mom, t o classes again too.
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T h e Rev. T.G. Mangnam Jr. family.
1960. revving in Vietnam. Connie. t h e
a u t h o r O f this article. o n left.
I did feel very lonely and cried
as my roommates did for “Mommy
and Daddy”. After that I would
go t o bed thmgking about my
latest assignment, accomplishment,
plans for Saturday (no school)
or punishment - all o f which
were regular occurences. I kept
so busy I had little time for feeling
homesick.
Now my children are under
the wool blankets in cool Randung, doing their own dreaming,
planning and remembering. I d o
weep because I miss them. But I
never cry because I want them t o
stay with me, because I feel sorry
for them or me or OUI situation.
Julie and Gary are in Bandung
getting an excellent education,
which I could never give them
here in Jogya. God gave me these
children, His creations and loved
ones. He now cares for them in
Bandung like He would if they
were here with me. He uses me
when they are here or aren’t here.
He also uses our difierent situation
t o hind OUT family closer that if
we were never separated.
Yes, “Departure Terminals” are
sad, lonely places. But very soon
now I’ll b e back at the airport
”Arrivals,” one of the world’s
jubilant meeting places. It’ll he
good t o have the kids home a p i n !
And they’ll b e as excited about
coming home as they were about
leaving. My memory tells me that
also!
“hnnourlcing the departure of
flight . .
Julie and Gary are
grabbing their bags, clamouring
their way t o the terminal door.
“I’ll need a hug, guys,” I say. Julie
is first with a tight, long squeeze.
But Gary doesn’t have time for
that. I won’t let him go so he
finally pushes away saying, “1’11
miss ya, Mom, but I gotta GO!”
He actually runs t o the plane,
pausing at the steps for one last
wave. Then they are out of sight.
l’d like t o just sit down and cry.
Three-year-old Ryan is tugging
at my hand, “Let’s go home,
Mommy! Please!” My husband,
Gary, escorted the children t o
Bandung this time, so Ryan and I
go home alone. ‘The house is very,
very big, and echoes when we
enter.
When I was eleven, my parents,
Grady and Evelyn Mangham,
were missionaries in Vietnam. Nine
months out of the year I lived a t
the Dalat School for missionaries’
children. That was how it was
every year. My memory tells me
that ar eleven I neither felt
neglected nor privileged because
of my situation. This was my life;
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and 1 liked it! The first nights 1 (Connie and Gary Fairchild ore
climbed between the cold sheets completing their second term in
and slept under wool blankets, Indonesia.)
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Incredible People
by Sue Mealhow
"Footprints made o n the sands
of time were ncver made sitting
down." The person who wrote this
saying must have known the people
serving God in West Kalimantan.
This part Christmas I was privileged
enough to travcl to West Kalimantan and see what life was really
like at the home of some of the
MK's (missionary kids) that I teach
cight months of the year at Bandung Alliance School. My ideas
of their parents being very special
and very talented servants of God
proved t o be true.
Most of my time was spent
with OUT own C&MA missionaries
Dave and Liz Heath, Dudlcy and
Nancy Bolser, Bill and Janet Kuhns,
and Mike and Maureen Roark.
Each person had t o have many
abilities outside of the usual abilities that a person in the homeland needs. Here are a few of the
items on their job description list
that they must know or acquire:
Radio operators - The primary
means of communication between
people is the radio. Each mission
has a certain time slot when they
can talk to their fellow colleagues
at other stations. There are three
times every day when people all
over West h l i m a n t a n can talk to
the hospital staff at the Serukum
Conservative Baptist Hospital. The
MAF pilots check in with thc
person who is flight following keeping in contact - with them.
The radio is a tool of God in life
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and death situations, also a wel.
comed friend when isolation from
others starts to be felt. In order to
he able to he in constant communication, one must know what to do
if something goes wrong with the
radio. One time a missionary's
daughter disconnected the radio
from thc car battery because it was
making too much noise. Most miss i o w i e s use generators as their
source of electricity, and since the
generator is run only at night, they
must keep thc radio connected to a
car battery so it is constantly
working.
Linguists
In addition to
lcarning the Indonesian language,
some of the missionaries need to
learn a third language, the language
of the area they are working in.
Mike and Maureen Roark are
working on the Ot Danum language
becausc they will soon be moving
to the Ambalau region. The missionaries who teach in a Bible
school teach in Indonesian, and
their students learn in Indoncsian,
which is a second language for
them, too.
Journnlirts - They must all be
able and willing to write articles
and reports that are requested
and/or required by their home
office.
Correspondents - Because their
children are sent away to school
(elementary 1-6 to Randung Alliance School, and 7-12 t o Dalat
School in Penang, Malaysia) parents
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are kept busy corresponding with
them. In addition to writing t o each
of her three children at school
three times a week, Liz Neath also
has a correspondence o f around
one hundred letters a month,
Sometimes at the more isolated
stations mail is received but once
every one or two weeks.
The wife has somc added responsibilities in addition to being wife,
mother, homemaker and missionary. She usually is a Seamstress. an
important role in the tropics where
the clothes don’t last very long
due to harder wear and tear, being
washed with river water, and drying
in the hot sun year round. She is
also the family beautician, specializing in cutting hair. When you
are in the middle of the jungle you
can’t run to the local barber when
Your hair is getting too long.
She is also a dispenser of medicine.
Each of the mission families have
had their s h g e of sickness, whether
it be dengue fever, malaria or
acute amoebic dysentery. when the
diagnosis is made over the radio
someone must he responsible to get
and give the medicine. Malaria
pills and other medicine must be
remembered to be taken on a
weekly basis.
The husband must have some
extra talents in the areas of mechnnics, especially when the generator decides not to work. HI:
should have or acquire some skill
in the area of carpentry, which is
helpful considering quite often you
need to help build or repair your
o w n homes. I t is helpful also to
he ahle to butcher, as in the c u e
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when 1 flew to Balai Sepuak, taking
a live chicken for the Bolsers’
Christmas dinner. Because of several delays, the chicken was
cooped up in the carrier beneath
the airplane too long and was
breathing its last upon arrival at
Balai Sepuak. Upon discovery of
the deceased fowl, Dudley had to
immediately behead it.
Men of West Kalimantan must
also be strong. Dave Heath has
had to carry the 140 Ib. motor of
his boat to the dock in the river
and cross a 10” wide plank from
the dock to the land to get there.
In addition to all of these ahil-’
ities these people must have the
knowledge and wisdom needed t o
preach and teach the gospel,
whether it he at a Bible school or
in a remote village.
All of the people must contend
with the 300 inches of rain they
receive annual]y, the mold that
grows everywhere from ceilinp to
shoes, clothes to cameras, and the
termites that feast constantly on
theirhouses.
YOU might be thinking, yes,
these are incredible people, but I
am
that they will be the first
ones to admit along with everyone
serving the Lord, that God gives
them the power, strength and wisdom t o do all of this. ”But they that
wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength: they shall mount
up like eagles; they shall run and
not be weary; and they shall walk
and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31
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Mealhow is n teacher at
Bandung Alliance School.)
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bv Pam Lawson
U'hy don't you join in the privilege of praying for a very interesting individual in southeast Indonesia? He is Pastor Sudarsono,
a forty-five year old man, who has
t o Jakarta
the capital of Indonesia.
Though he attained the goal of
most Indonesians, a government
job, he was not satisfied with his
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Finally, on New Year's Eve,
1965, he came t o realize he could
not join in o n the celebration going
on around him. He quickly went t o
be alone a t the ocean shore. Several
questions were, trouhling him:
"What makes the old year different
from thP n e w ? Where do 1 rnme
undergone great changes in his
short life-time. His life began in
East Java as the p n d r o n of a dedicated Muslim who had died on
his pilgrirnmage to Mecca. He was
educated in the local mosque where
he studied the Koran, the holy
book of Islam. However, as a teenager he left his hometown and
after finishing high school, moved
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my reason for living? M%y is there
a God - if there is one and where
is Hc?" He had no answers for these
questions. He determined that he
would transfer t o Bandunq where
he might more freely seek the
answers.
W e n he arrived in Bandung he
met Christians whose lives made
him want t o study Christianity.
Especially influential was the
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witness of his neighhour, hlr.
Soemitro (see the article concerning
him in this issue). This man, editor
of the C&h'lA's publishing house's
major magazine, invited him t o the
Kemah lnjil Church (C&hlA in Indonesia). This church becamc thc
force used by the Holy Spirit to
draw Mr. Sudarsono t o the Lord.
The joyful singing by the congregation impressed him and he wanted
to return t o church even before the
next Sunday. He began to realize
that he w a s a sinner before God and
that though sinful, God still offered
t o him salvation, satisfaction and
blessing in Jesus Christ. Without
hesitation, he responded t o the
pastor's invitation and entered into
the experience of a Christian life
with a heart full of joy and peace.
liis whole purpose in life was
changed so much so that he decided
t o leave hi, job t o become a full^
time worker for the Lord. He gradually grew in the 1.ord and also in
his relationship with the pastor's
daughter, Rosalina, who soon he^
came his wife and partner in serving
God.
The new couple joined her par^
ents in opening a new church in the
large city of Surahaya, East Java.
During this time, Mr. Sudarsono
participated in many evangelistic
campaigns. He was thrilled t o see
God bringing souls t o himself
through his testimony. Later they
moved t o the island of Bali where
he distributed Christian literature
and preached in many towns. This
practical experience, plus being
pastor oE a small church, increased
his desire for formal Rihle School
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training. He began this a t the
Jaffray School of Theology in
1976.
Following graduation MI. Sudarsono went to Kupang, Timor
t o begin a new church in the Sikuman area. This church has grown
t o 60 regular attenders who are
making a real impact in the region.
They also built a church which
they have already outgrown. Not
only is Rev. Sudarsono pastor of
this church, h u t he is also a teacher
m the Kupang Bihle School and in
charge of evangelism and the
church growth o n the islands of
Timor, Rot,, and Sabu. Pastor
Sudarsono's wife teacher Sunday
School, leads the Women's group.
and conducts an evangelistic singing
group. In addition, she teaches
part-time in the Kupang Bihle
School, capably assists her husband, and cares for her family
of five children (ranging in age from
two t o sixteen years).
One would think their heavy
responsibilities would overburden
them hut Pastor Sudarsono says,
" I t is better to work than not
t o work, and it is better yet to
work for the Lord!" The motto
of his life is, "Get a grasp on the
Bible and the Rihle will get a grasp
on you."
Please pray for the Sudarsonos.
In his words, "Pray that day by
day we will experience the victory
only God can give over the
struggles o f life: victory that results in fruitful service."
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(Porn nnd Dick Lnwson w e serving
their recond term in Indoneria)
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Karmen, t o Christ with the help
of Pak Mardjono. Nine months
later Pak Karmen led his brother^
in-law, Pak Selamat, t o Jesus Christ.
WINDING
PATHS
Pak Karmen
by David Brandon
Thus a Sunday service was
begun in order for these new converts t o study the Bible. In n o time,
the wives of Selamat and Karmen
were introduced t o Christ. This
nucleus kept u p their witnessing
and three more brothers and sisters
joined t h e faith within another
four months.
In the meantime the Gospel was
moving down the street. One lady
friend w h o was backslidden began
attending. She witnessed t o her
husband, who decided t o follow
Jesus. A few weeks later she led
three more of her lady friends to
the Lord. Two o f their husbands
made decisions for Christ a few
monthslater.
Ask any successful car salesman
what his key t o success is, and he
will tell you that without references
from satisfied customers, he would
soon be out of business. Such is
the case in church planting.
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Good News travels along the
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Mardjono, who was assigned by his
pastor t o begin a Sunday School
Pak Salarnel
with some children. In a short time
several children made decisions.
Pak Karmen introduced Pak
Three months later one o f these Mardjono t o Pak Soepinggi in late
small children led her dad, Pak May 1983. When Pak Soepinggi
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made his decision t o follow Christ,
his example caused his whole
family to accept God’s gift of
salvation. From then on, Pak Soepinggi became a thrust in the
neighborhood. One evening his
whole family showed up in church
without him. When they were
asked where he was. the family
reported that he was “evangelizing”
his brother. So right there in the
church the people joined together in prayer. Fifteen minutes
later, Pak Soepinggi showed up
continues t o move out along the
winding paths of relatives and
friends.
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(Dauid and Nadine Brandon are
serving their fkst term in Surabaya, ] A VA.)
- in 1983, 26 new posts
were started, making a 45% increase
for the year, 1983 ended with a
total of 83 churches and posts.
J~~~500
Four bookmobiles are proving to be
effective tools for selling books.
The bookmobiles visited 30 different cities on Java twice in 1983
with great success.
with his brother and sister-in-law,
both new Christians. Then a few
weeks later, Pak Mardjono joined
Pak Soepinggi in leading his neighbor and wife t o the Lord and a
day later another friend.
Who are Pak Karmen, Pak
Selamat and Pak Soepinggi? Today
they-are the directors of this post.
They are the logical choices to
become the elders when hopefully
this post is organized into a church
in late 1984.
At the time of thin article, an
evangelistic trip was being planned
by Pak Mardjono and Pak Selamat
into a remote village north of Surahaya to witness to more of Selamat’s
family. The hope is that this Will
become another post as the Gospel
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by Rodger Lewis
.Did God have plans for “Ubud”?
War it not just one of many towns
in the Gianyar District of south
central Bali? Thirty years ago, the
Maurice Blisses scouted out this
mountainous,
well-nigh totally
Hindu area. The light af one small
group of believers shone dimly in
the midst of such darkness. Would
locating a missionary family in
Ubud bring further contacts for
the Gospel in this, Indonesia’s most
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famous island? Unquestionably, it
would be a tough place to live.
T h e chief landowner in the area,
a high caste man of wide influence,
had not only threatened new
believers with physical harm, but
shown great hostility toward missionaries. We were to be that
family! Although it did not work
out for us t o live there, God did
not abandon Ubud. Things are
different now. The man who
opposed the Word is dead. The
Word lives as good seed in warm
soil .
germinating. There are
signs of harvest.
The first Christian baptism was
on August 21, 1983. It was unusual, Maday, a Balinese single man
of 27, was baptized by sprinkling
as he lay in bed. He has been
paralyzed from the waist down
since 1976. Both Maday and his
family believe this misfortune is
the result of a black magic curse.
It may be so. Many very real
physical maladies in Bali have no
medical explanation. Whatever it
is, it is devastating and has cost
Maday, and his family, a great
deal of suffering as well as payment
of native healers. But no help has
come.
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MADAY‘S BED IS HIS PRISON
YET IN SPIRIT H E IS FREE
In God’s timing an Alliance
national pastor came in contact
with Maday, and introduced him to
the Lord Jesus Christ. Maday
passed from death into eternal life
on October 30, 1982, b y putting
his faith in the living Lord Jesus.
Maday was not healed but he grew
rapidly in spiritual understanding.
His family did not oppose his
baptism, but they have not accepted Christ.
Maday’s bed is his prison, yet in
spirit he is free! We find ourselves
lookjng forward t o weekly visits.
Maday’s positiye outlook, his faith,
prayers and singing, bring joy and
encouragement to those who minister to him.
The Pioneer, July 1984
“Stone walls do not a prison
make
Nor iron bars a cage”
Nor a bed in a tiny Balinese
pondok (shack).
This bed of Maday’s, typically
Balinese, is a bamboo plant-form,
higher and wider than a western
single bed. It serves also as his
table. desk, catch-all-including as
many visitors as can squeeze onto
it, The kapok mattress was worn so
thin that it could in no way prevent
awesome and painful bedsores,
Maday’s keenest trial. But coming
to know Christ has also meant
coming to know Christian compassion. Maday’s new friends have administered bodily comfort, salve,
vitamins and a foam rubber mattress, all have brought easement
from pain.
Maday has been freed from
hopelessness.
I wish you could
hear him pray t o the Lord Jesus for
healing. After treatment by 15 native healers to no avail, Maday’s
hope had just about petered out.
Now hope has been restored for
Maday has a “connection” with a
powerful friend to whom he can
pray in absolutely sure expectation
of deliverance, whether immediate
or ultimate. Maday has a large
picture of this Friend at the foot
of his bed. The caption underneath,
in bold letters, is a personalized
version of Isaiah 53:s: “BY HIS
STRIPES I AM HEALED”.
Maday is leaning on God’s
promise of deliverance from fear.
Hc told us how he used to worry
during storms, knowing he would
be unable to run if a falling co17
conut tree should threaten the
pondok. That fear has gone. Maday
knows that his life is sheltered
in the strong hands of Him who
created wind and storm.
Maday is being deliverd from
loneliners. The presence o f the
Friend is tangible. There are many
new friends visiting the pondok.
This is a strong testimony to
villagers who are impressed to see
the concern that Christians have
for people who suffer. Maday
cannot go to church but the church
has come to him. The communion
service was special. Eight people
crowded into the pondok t o partake with this sufferer, the emblems
of the broken body and the shed
blood of the greater Sufferer.
Maday has no trouble identifying
Kith the Christ of the cross.
He has been delivered from a
feeling of uselessness. He had heard
of plans to start a Sunday School
in m u d . But there was a problem:
no place. Maday got his father to
knock out the end wall of the
pondok to make room for the
children. May God grant that this
little "Sunday school in a pondok"
will be the beginning of a church
in Ubud. Pray that this will happen.
Another of Maday's blessings is
freedom from ignorance. As a high
school graduate Maday has been
able to supplement Bible reading
with a correspondence course o n
the Gospel of John. H e has
completed this course successfully,
in spite of the fact that there are
no windows in his pondok and the
light from the one kerosene wali
lamp is poor. He now has satisfying
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answers to many of life's great
questions, including his own
suffering. Our hearts rejoice t o see
the smile that comes t o Maday's
face as his mind is enlightened
through truth, he begins to understand God's plan of salvation for
the whole man, and his own place
in that plan. Divine love, grace and
power have gone to work in the
life of a bedfast Balinese man,
hidden away in a Hindu village. I t
has set him free from the blight
of pain, hopelessness, fenr, loneliness. uselessness and ignorance.
In the world's view Maday is a
prisoner in a wacked body, in a
tiny Balinese hut. But in truth
Maday is free, like an uncaged
meadow lark, roaring and singing
for joy.
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(Rodger and Lelia Lewis are serving
in church planting ministries in
Bali.)
There were 125 baptisms on the
island of Bali in 1983. Praise God
for this breakthrough.
SET FREE
TO FREE OTHERS
b y Wilma Riggenbach
Deep in the forests of Kahmantan live the nomadic people called
the Punans. For as long as can be
remembered these people have
wandered in small groups to rind
food and forest products. Their diet
consists mainly of wild pig and
fruit. You may even see the women
with their babies tied to their
backs joining a pig chase. Resides
hunting for their daily needs they
look for rattan. resin, and gold.
Their houses are small huts made
of any material available in the
rain forest. M e n one area has
nothing more lor them they move
on to another, taking dong their
children, dogs, chickens and few
earthly possessions.
In recent years the government
has been encouraging the Punans
to settle in villages and make rice
fields. Wooden houses have been
built for them in several locations
and they periodically visit them.
But their greatest joy is to return
to the forest.
School for their children is a
problem. In the villages, school
houses have been built and teachers
provided by the government.
Though what so often happens is
after a week or two of school,
left stranded. If the village is small,
the children can be sent to a bigger
village which has a school. But who
wants to sit in a hot classroom,
trying to fathom an alphabet in
some other language? Especially
when one can he free in the forest
to hunt, fish and enjoy natural air
conditioning!
Some of the men who brought
the gospel to these people have had
to cope with these same problems.
The people have gladly accepted
the Gospel message. Regular weekly
services are impossible when often
there is not a soul in the village.
Some pastors have joined the
people by taking their families
into the forest also, and adjusting
to their way of living. In that way,
the spiritual life of the community
is cared for.
ln this setting we find a man
named Ayub. His first wife had
died and been buried in the forest
somewhere, leaving him with several children. He took another
wife who bore him a son called
Bang. Like all of the other forest
children, Bang learned early when
to make a noise and when t o he
quiet. He mastered also the skills
of
fishing, hunting, and the
choosing of forest plants for food
or medicine. He was taught to heed
village uproots. The poor teacher is the centipede. If it crossed his
The Pioneer, July 1984
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path there would be n o pig that Lundays language and found work
day. He learned to understand the t o support himself by sawing
flisht of the birds which let him logs. As is the custom in t h e Keknow If danger lurked ahead. rayan, one of t h e families adopted
He patiently tried to understand him, promising him rice and hoping
the language of the p y t h o n , which that he would help them o u t in
is known t o reveal secrets. The them busy timer. His adopted
spear and a swordlike knife were family lived a 5-hour walk from the
his toys and he used them well. school, and faithfully every Friday
One day Bang's family heard aCternoon h e would go and help
t h e gospel and all believed in Jesus them. He returned with a hea\y
as Savior, except Bang, who as a load of rice o n his back Sunday
teenager resisted. Four years later afternoon. Many were his ex^
Bang fell deathly ill and his father periences in the K e n y a n . Treasured
called a visiting evangelist to p n y most of all, was t h e deep knowlfor him. The evangelist asked edge God gave him of His Word.
13ang if he now wanted to believe, AS a poised graduate of the Kamand he did. The Lord p c i o u s l y pung Baru Bihle School, the people *
saved and healed him that night. lobed him and r a w in him a leader
What a change in Bang's life! in t h e making.
l ' o d a y , Renyamin is back in the
He was given the name Benyamin.
He managed to finish third grade Berau River area ready to serve
at a nearby school. He was sharp the Lord. His first assignment is
in his school work and caught the to teach in the Rible School.
eye of the pastor. The pastors in Unfortunately, the students have
the Punan area had all come Crom taken a notion t o r e l w n to t h e
other parts o f Kalimantan espe- forest for food, so t h e school is
cially to evangelize t h e Punans. ciared. While waiting h e enthuThese pastors knew that the Lord siasrically helps in t h e nearby
had t o raise up Punans t o carry a n churches teaching the children,
the work when they returned to young people and women. He
their a w n districts. So they were taught himself to play t h e guitar
alert to the potential of those who and since he sings so well, h e uses
stayed in school even for a short that gift t o draw others lo Christ.
while. Since Benyamin had ex- Pray for Benyamm, and other
pressed the desire t o carry the young men like him who are
gospel, to his people, he war +en
preparing themselves to return
the opportunity to go t o Bible to their own tribes t o proclaim
School in Kampung Baru, K e ~ t h e Gospel. Young men set free
rayan District.
t o free others.
It is no easy task for a forest
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boy to adjust to life in another (Wilma and /rer husband K e n w e
district, but Benyamin blossomed serving in dist;zct ministry work in
there He quickly learned t h e Eart Kalimanfan.)
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Although we did not get far up
the Ambalau River, it was far
enough to sense the openness of
the Or Danum people to the
Gospel. Over and over again we
heard, “When are you coming
back?” We returned home with
a sense of urgency and a longing
to go back to the Ambalau t o stay.
Since Februaryof 1983,Mike has
made several trips back with either
fellow missionary, David Heath,
or the District Superintendent of
the Melawi River district. Land
has been purchased in Nanga
hmhalau at the mouth of the Ambalau River. Building materials have
been gathered, and a contractor is
ready to begin work on our home
there. An airstrip has been c o m ~
pleted near Tontang on the Melawi
River, about a forty-five minute
trip by boat from Nanga Ambalau,
and is awaiting the first WAF plane.
We have received encouraging
letters from one of the two new
workers in the Ambalau. Three
new villages have expressed genuine
openness to the Gospel. Several
people have been saved and healed
of sicknesses. At the same time, this
worker and his new wife have been
encountering the powers of darkness and have asked for prayer.
At the witing of this brief update, Mike is ill with dengue fever.
We Sense that the enemy is trying in
various ways to prevent the entrance of light into his kingdom of
darkness in the Ambalau. Rut God
is at work among the Ot Danum . . .
He is not willing that any should
perish.
In order that He might a c c o m ~
plish His work in the Ambalau,
we lay before you these requests:
1. That the two new workers in
the Ambalau will persevere in their
ministries, in the power of the
Holy Spirit.
2. That God will continue t o
open the hearts of the Ot Danum
people to His dear son.
3. That God may open up to
Mike and myself a door for the
Word, so that we may speak forth
the mystery of Christ.
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West Kalimantan’s Immanuel Theological School graduated 22 seniors
in the spring of 1983.
Over 100,000 transmigrants from
Java to West Kalimantan are a
tremendous challenge to the national church there.
(Maureen and her husband Mike are
currently getting settled in the
Ambalnu. They are serving their
first term in Indonesia.)
* Editor’s note: The Ambalou
region was entered b y C&MA
missionaries 30 years ago but was
unresponsive at that time. Today
they are waiting to be set free.
ADVANCES AT STTJ
by Gordon V. Chapman
During the first semester of the
'83-'84 school year, STTJ Uaffray
School of Theology) had a total of
207 students, 35 or whom werc
in the Master's progam. Fortunatcly, not all these were on campus
together! Most of our 140 onhere on Java. I t must be relocated
as soon as possible. The present
facility cannot accommodate even
a second class. The staff here would
like to see thc school relocate just
south of the city a n a property
large enough to grow and develop
into not only a school, but also a
conference ground and retreat
center. The school could easily
grow to a student body of two
hundred within fen years if OUT
Java 500 goal is reached by 1990.
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campus students, representing over
20 different church organizations,
were in our overcrowded dormitories. An on-campus freshman class
of 54 helped to swell the ranks
and represented an answer to
prayer. Even rhough we need t o
pray for a similar freshman class
next year, we are almost afraid to
We are praying that the Lord will,
in addition to directing us t o the
comect lotation, also provide the
funding needed to purchase and
develop the necessary facilities for
the Java Bible School. Will you
please join us in prayer for these
needs that are so vital for the
future of the work here on Java?
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( l oan and Bernie Lay are teaching
in the Bible school in Semarang,
Jaua.)
do so, because of the inherent 'side
effects'. (More on that below.)
Of the 57 off-campus students.
the 1 7 comprising the fourth year
class were engaged in internship
ministries in various parts of Indonesia. Twenty students were
studying in their own locality in
an
extension
program.
This
propam is intended t o aid qualifying Bible School graduates to
obtain a Theology degree while
remaining in ministry. The first
such class commenced in Makale,
Tana Toraja. At this writing, a
second location is to he opened
in Jakarta in early 1984. Commencing concurrently with the
extension program, a program for
lay people desirous of improving
their agility to serve the Lord and
their local churches opened in
Ujung Pandang with 20 students.
The strength of the Master's
program, and the opening of both
the extension program and the
local church ministrics program
were made possible by some very
capable graduates returning to
teach
after
completing their
Master's or Doctoral studies in
Manila.
Guidelines from KOPERTIS (the
Government body which supervises
non-government schools) require
a minimum freshman class each
year of 50 students to justify the
school's continued existence. In
answer to prayer, the Lord gave us
54 freshmen this year. Immediately
problems surfaced. For example
our 18 x 24 foot classrooms, built
t o reasonably accomodate 35
students, must hold as many as 61.
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Also,
overcrowded
dormitory
rooms now have three persons per
room instead of two.
The 41st STTJ graduation In
mid December '83 M'IE an historic
occasion because the first graduates
of the Master's program received
their degrees: one Master of Ministry and eleven Sarjnnn Theologio
(equivalent to Master of Theological studies). Nine other students
received
Bachclor
degrees. A
notable feature of this graduation
was that the pastoral staffs from
three local churches received
degrees. Nine different church
organizatlons were represented by
the 2 1 graduates
The future of SlTJ LS challenging. The
projected student
body growth (implicit in the 50
freshmen per year requirements)
means additional dormitory space,
larger classrooms, more teachers
and teachers' housing are immediately required.
We are encouraged because two
long standing problems are being
resolved. An out-of-court settlement requires a former Dean of
the school to return school property held by him for years. The
property behind the school is to
be vacated promptly by the
squatters on it, 01 a 10,000 Rp.
($10.00 US) per day penalty will
be leried on them. However in the
later case, the possibility of their
lodging an appeal to a higher
cowt could dclay actual possession
of the property. This is envisioned
as the site of a married couple
dormitory.
Throughout 1983, over 20
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Theological Schools in lndonesia 'To date, approximately 20% of
have been evaluated by the STTJ students study in this
Christian section o f the Department program, hut this new recognition
of Religious Affairs. Meeting re- could bring us many more students.
quirements would mean recognition
The STTJ philosophy of educaas training schools for teachers of tion holds that there can be no
relision in secondary and post- separation' of academic studies
secondary government schools. from the applications of them in
On November 2 6 , 1983, t w o ministry. Various means are used
schools, STTJ and one other, were to seek to integrate them: Christian
so recognized. Then on December service locally in Ujung Pandang
6, three further schools were and environs, evangelistic teams
recognized. The teachers trained in sent to distant areas of Indonesia
these five schools will have im- for vacation periods ministries, the
mediate access to high school and STTJ Internship program, and now
college aged young people, the a plan t o assist in the J m a 500
largest and potentially the most Program. Please pray with us reinfluential segment of Indonesia's garding the problems and opportu150 million population. Graduates nities that still lie before us.
from the Christian Education
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Program (i.e. with a B.R.E. degree) (Gordon and his wife Adina have
are eligible for these positions. served in Indonesia since 1952.)
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Jaffray School of Theology - The
1982-83 school year had 207
students registered, 35 of whom are
in the Masters' Program. In addition to this there are 20 students
in extension classes being held in
Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi, and
Makale, Sulawesi.
The official opening of the new
Bible school in Semarang "Sekolah
Menengah Atas Semarang" August
29th, was attended by nearly 100
people. Classes began on July 18th.
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The Jaffray School of Theology
was certified as one of the theological schools in Indonesia t o train
teachers for religious education in
the public schools.
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Alliance Church and there accepted convinced in his own heart that
Christ as his personal Savior. he must get a job with Kalam
In 1968, "Mitro" was out of Hidup. After several attempts and
money and needed work. Mr. Jar- through the assistance of Mr. Jarkasih introduced him to Kalam kasih, Soemitro started working in
Hidup'r library. Day after day the Kalam Hidup library with
Soemitro appeared at the library, Clarabelle Kissell and Ruth Rudes.
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Pastor's Libraries project (see The Dawn of Hope and Fountain
a total of 194 uf Love radio programs are being
Pioneer 1983)
libraries have been sent out to In- broadcast from Guam and local
donesian pastors.
Javanese radio stations respectively.
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Java 500 is a plan and program of
the Christian and Missionary Alliance to start 500 churches on Java
between 1978-1990. It involves five
elements: spiritual growth, church
planting, church expansion, leadership training and the development
of a national missionary program.
Presently five missionary couples
and one single lady missionary are
involved in direct church planting
ministries. Four other missionaries
are indirectly related to the pro^
gram via support ministries.
Canadian C&MA president Rev.
Melvin Sylvester, wife and son
visited Indonesia November 3-10,
Kalam Hidup news - There were
three new bookstores opened in
1983 and one book outlet. In May
1983 there was a bookstore opened
in Manado, Sulawesi. In August
1983, Samarinda, East Kalimantan
opened a bookstore. January 1983,
brought a bookstore opening in
Abepura, Irian Jaya. In the city
of Surabaya, Java, a book outlet
distributorship was set up,
Congratulations to Heidi Hendrickson, Indonesia's 1984 Dalat grad-
uate!
In 1983 Kalam Hidup employed
100 people throughout the islands
of Indonesia.
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Pray for continued safety of MAF
planes as they serve God and our
missionaries.
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The library was a wonderful
place t o satisfy his hunpry heart
for knowledge. In 1976 he returned to college, this time in the
department of Communications at
a leading university in Bandung.
At the same time, he became the
editor of the Kalam Hidup
magazine.
Earlier, o n December 5, 1971
Socmitro was married t o Nani
Karyani, a Sundanese girl from
Bandung. Soemitro and Nani chore
t o be married in their native dress
in the little church where Soemitro
had found Christ. God has blessed
Soemitro and Nani with two boys,
Bagus and Sigit. Soemitro and his
family have been actively involved
in two of the local Alliance Churches.
In August df 1983, Mr. and Mrs.
Soemitro and their sons boarded
China Airlines to be USA. A series
of miracles made it possible for
this Javanese family t o depart
for higher education at Wheaton
College Graduate School.
As early as 1981, Soemitro was
approached about the possibility
of going abroad for further educa.
lion. There were many hurdles
such as: finances, family, replacement at Kalam Hidup, English
proficiency, and the completion of
his Master's Degree in Communications. By prayer and faith,
Soemitro forged ahead.
In December 1982. Soemitro
graduated with his long-strived for
and well-earned Master's Degree.
Then came the long list of applications and forms. The requirements were not only from Wheaton
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College. but also from various
governmental departmenis.
What a day when Wheaton
cahled their acceptance o f his
application! The Billy Graham
Center authorized fifty percent
of a twenty-one month scholarship
for the family, and the Christian
and Missionary Alliance matched
their gift. The Kalam Hidup
Publishers provided the cost of
transportation
and exit-reentry
payment from the Cindy Ruder
Memorial Fund.
Before his departure, Soemitro
gave witness to fellow employees
at the publishing house regarding
all that God had done for him.
Rev. S.M. Udis, Director of Kalam
Hidup,' dedicated Soemitro and his
family t o the Lord for their voyage
and services abroad.
In asking Soemitro how he felt
about th? adventure of education
abroad, he said, "I'm very happy,
but also afraid. Happy for the
unique opportunity to be the first
scholarship abroad by Kalam Hidup
t o the USA. Rut afraid because of
the great responsibility that is mine
t o succeed and t o use the education
for the glory of God."
At the time of this writing, Soemitro has just completed his first
semester
two A's and three B's!
Nani is studying English and
attends Graduate Wives meetings.
Their letters are full of praise t o
the Lord.
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(Bud and Ruth Rudes are serving
in Publications in Kalam Hidup.)
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The following projects have been approved b y The Cnristian and Misslonary
Alliance Board of Managers but are n o t included in the regular budget.
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Good News f o r Great Cities -- Java 500
(10 help establish 500 new Churches by
. . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kalam H i d u p Publishers ........................
All- Java Youth Retreat
New BOOUstOrel
$400,000.00
19901
500.00
141,500
$110.000
10.000
5.000
11.500
5.000
CorterDonaence course
Publilhlnq new books
venlcie for ~ a l a r nHiaup
COmWter
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Pastors' Libraries
24,000.00
Ifor Worthy Dartor5 Who iack I t U C l Y books)
Radio Studio
20.000.00
(facihties need t o be expanded as more rfatlonr are adasd
and programming is ueqradeal
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Jaffray School of Theology--office/classroom furniture . . .
Daily nationwide radio broadcasts
Lobby rurnitwe
12 teachers' a e w
Library furniture
Dean's Office furniture
Aaaltional equipment
$
15.000.00
3.000.00
500.00
1,000.00
200.00
200.00
1,100.00
...............
Jaffray School of Theology - Organ
Jaffray School of Theology Graduate sch. library books .
Jaffray School o f Theology
Java Evangelistic Outreach . .
Jaffray School o f Theology
I B M typewriter . . . . . . . . .
Jaffray School o f Theology - Teachers residences
Graduate scholarship f o r church leaders
Regional Bible School library book5
Makale Bible School buildintl
_ Drouram
. lmmanuel Theological School -Wiring
Immandel Theological School - 2 dorms . . . . . . . . . . . .
MAF Flying Program
Java Tee Office Equipment
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(3 tllllg
ne:s. mimeoqrapnl
Printing TEE Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belitang, West Kalimantan Bible School -Classroom
Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.000.00
1,000.00
10,000.00
1,700.00
100.000.00
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1,500.00
5.000.00
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13,000.00
5.000.00
2,500.00
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Vehicle for D. Beack ..........................
Vehicle f o r G. Bennett .........................
Vehicle for G. Fairchild ........................
Vehicle for C. Hendrickson ......................
Vehicle for I. L a y ............................
Vehicle f o r R. Sersomr ........................
Vehicle for M.K. Hostel ........................
Motorcycle for Long Bia .......................
Outboard motor and boat f o r M . Roark . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bandung Alliance School additional band instruments
Java Bible School
Bandung Alliance School - Gestetner Mimeo
Brother electronic memory typewriter f o r radio office
West Java Y o u t h Campground
Central Kalimantan Evangelism
3.000.00
100,000.00
2.000.00
2.500.00
20.000.00
10,000.00
9,000.00
5,000.00
9,000.00
9,500 .OO
9,000.00
11,500.00
3,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
Those interested in giving toward there needs or to the General Fund may rend
gifts to:
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
Attention: Treaaurar
Box 7900, Postal Station "B"
Box C
Nyack, NY 10960 or Willowdale. Ontario.
USA
Canada M2K 2 R 6
The Pioneer
Reporters: Pam Lawron, Maureen Roark,
Published annually
Wilma Riggenbach. Rodger Lewis.
by the Indonesia Mission of
Gordon Chapman
The Christian and Missionary Allimce Cover picture: Indonesian working in a
July 1984
rice field,
Home Address:
Box c,
Nyack. NY 10960
or: Box 7900, Portal Station "0"
Willowdale. Ontario. Canada,
M2K 2R6
Field Address;
JI. H. Fachruddin 9.
Jakarta, Indonesia 10250
Editorial Committee:
Sue Mealhow. Editor
Maureen Klasren. David Brandon
The Pioneer. July 1984
Photo Credits: M. Roark-Cover, 15, 18.
21, 26; V. Neigenfind-3.4; R. Serrom6; D. Brandon-8, 14. 15; R. Lewis--16:
D. Lawron-20; I. Lay-23: G. Chapman-24; R. Ruder-27.
Additional copies of The Pioneer may
be obtained for a slight charge by writing
to the field office. Contributions for
the ministry of The Pioneer may be
sent to the home office. marked: c/o
Treasurer.
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JAKARTA
BANDUNG
CILACAP
YOGYAKARTA
KALIMANTAN
SURABAYA
DENPASAR
KUPANG
INDON
UJUNG PANDANG
BAI
J A V A - Chairman & Guesthouse Hostess: Rev & Mrs. Gunther
Kamphauren; IMBO Direclor: Rev. Craig Hendrtckson; Office
Staff: Mrs. Craig Hendrickson; Church Planting: Rev. & Mrs.
Wally Albrecht, Rev & Mrr David Brandon, Rev. & Mrr. Richard
Drummand, Rev. & Mrs Ivan L a y ; M i s s i o n a ~ /Children’s Hostel:
Rev. & Mrs Goidan Swenson; Bandung Alliance School: Miss
Sue Mealhow, Miss Lorna Munroe, Miss Martha Tomlinson.
Mr Alex Valley; Publications: Rev. & Mrs James K e n d d l ;
Radio: Rev. & MIS. Harold Klassen; Language Study: Rev. &
Mrr Richard Byham.
SULAWESI - Makale Bible School: Miss Mildred Ade, Miss
Helen Evans; Jaffray School of Theology: Rev & Mrs. Geoff
Bennett, Rev & Mrs. C o r d o n Chapman, Rev. & MIS. Richard
Sessoms.
BALl - Church Planting: Rev & Mrs. Rodger Lewis
PROPOSED
DIRECTORY
1984 - 3985
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MAKALE
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TlMOR - Kupang Bible School: Rev. & MIS. Richard Lawsan.
EAST KALIMANTAN - District Ministies: Rev. & Mrs. Ken
Riggenhach; Long Bia Bible School: Rev. & Mrs. Frank Peters.
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WEST KALIMANTAN - District Minafiier: Rev. & Mrs Merle
Douglas, Rev. & Mrs. Michael Roark; Kelanram Bible School:
Rev. & Mrs. William Kuhns, Miss Lela Pierce
FURLOUGH - Rev. & Mrs. David Beack, Rev & Mrs. Dudley
Bolser, Rev. & Mrs. G a y I'airchlld, Miss J u d y Caskm, Rev &
MIS. David Heath. Rev. & Mrs. George Hohbs, Miss Peggy Lee,
Miss Peg Leffler, Rev. & Mrs. Eric Michael. Miss V o n n ~
Marscheck, Miss J u d y Teeter.
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& Mrs Bud Rudea