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The Spirit
brought to our
thinking
Our Christmas gift came from God in I a merger. This had been considered howlingly fine shape. Her name is , at other times in the past but nev.er Debora Kalani, born December 21, at i had any merit at the time. This time a nice pounds. Now there are two. I hov/ever, it appeared to be a very
El'TBG continues with the second semes . were
conducting : and deliberations concerning all fa cets of such a move. Finally, the sion; Brother Burnside is teaching a : first of February it was brought be3pistles course; in addition there ; fore the members of both churches. are three conference courses being ; The move to merge the two was unaniconducted in Psychology, Education, ; mous. Here is the complete picture: and Bible Survey. i The new merged group will remain
our last bulletin from the at Maili. Maili church is In the
ter.
Brother Nichols is
This is
land of Havjaii.
The
next, one
will
geographical center of the area, and the property is much larger. They also have a much larger congregation. This church, now merged, will pur chase the Makaha property by assum ing the amount of the mortgage which
is
over
^54400.
vihen main
The
property v/ill
buyer may be
then be sold
There are
to be
several things
that need
of the
comes along, one which God will pro vide. The property may be sold as
mentioned as a
result
is,
or
the
decision to go to Thailand. One is most significant, but i t did not develope from our leaving. Rather God
continues to work in marvelous and
as class
value of land
here.
Makaha has a J
feet. Its
awesome ways to His Own glory. First the Corvair bus ('6l) was sold to a fellow missionary for little more than the balance due on- it, even the '^little'' depending upon whether or not they are able to pay i t later. VJe -are glad that it can remain in the Lord's work. Secondly, all "as sets" in the way of furniture, ap pliances, church equipment, that we have purchased through the years re mains. Thirdly, the Edgar Nichols
should
gained
be
around . 536,000.
If the
began to materialize
ties in the way of a church building, classrooms, library (plans call for a separate unit for school library and prayer-room), for the church and E\7BC. The Nichols family will be
associate workers v/ith the Burnsides.
Nichols. apart.
THE
WISDOM
many ways. First, it replaces two small churches with inadequate struc
{Makaha)
(V/aia.
\[Maili)
one \->jNana
a
stronger
ate churches is eliminated. Third, double support for tv/o separate sets
of facilities is eliminated. Maili has needed better facilities for a
long time.
sion.
securing the needed thousands of dol lars to adequately equip this mis
Hav/aiian missions do not
dren, of which we are 4. V/e enter the only open door to Southeast Asia. Our support has never been lower,
but the Lord has not seen f i t to al
t--is kind of support. God has pro vided another vjay and in so doing, blesses beyond our imagination. The
Nichols and Burnsides will be work
ing together in the evangelization of the area, and the work of the Bi ble College. Released-time programs
will be continued in a l l three of
low us to make attempts at increas ing it, if it were possible. V/ould you like to go there right novj? If not, then don't accuse us of being crazy. The only method God has given for providing workers is to "pray
the Lord of harvest to send forth la-
1borers into
few
the fields.''
3vidently
some have been praying for this, I would guess for the most part, the
missionaries and Christians in
church. How many of you don't drive that far to church? Nanakuli folk, making up a third of the Maili con gregation, have been driving that far for many years. Also the church bus picks up children there. Bus service will also be provided for
our children at Makaha.
The value of the land ans'.'ers the
about .2 of 1%).
ansv;er.
only remaining question. God led us here to labor, V/e have been support
ed here. But God deals with lives
for His Ovm glory, and He has dealt v;ith ours here. He has also, through the years, dealt with others here.
Some of these lives are novj a part
signment. V/e v;ere perfectly content to stay here in Hawaii with S^'/BC, the church, and our friends. But God has paid an eternal price for our salvation and we belong to Him. This is far more important, and His Will is our spiritual food and drink; vje love it, we love Him for He first loved us. Somevjhere in that place the Holy Spirit v/ants to glorify God through us. Since we, by faith, have
support put into this work through the years. This money v/ill then be re-used to build again to His glory. I for one (and the others here too)
don't knovj how the Lord could vjork
it any
better (though
He could I'm
sure). As one individual said, it' S' using the money all over again, V/e this open door v/ill remain open for are only doing God's will as He re a long time that Jesus may be proveals it to us. -'/e depend upon Him. in this land Our God knov;s what He is doing. It 1 claimed everyv;here I v/hose borders touch the Bamboo Curis our responsibility to trust that I tain, not just as a v/itness to freeHe can, will, does, and is I through yielded lives. If our faith cannot i dom, but, we pray, to TH3 LIFE, go this far then it's meaningless, Nev/ell, in quoting from John Bunyan, and the result i s defeat and loss.
V/e praise Him in this move.
But "man looketh upon the outward appearance; the Lord looketh upon the heart.'' And what a thrilling job lies awaiting. Pray to God that
; against feeling, against opinions of ! others, agaihst all human possibilii ties v/hatsoever, v;e are to keep be TO THAILAND -toApri-1 3.6, Lord wi 1, Ving^-. F.nrn-l--and. lieving,,'' SjQ_we shalX,..
I with our tv/o D.K.s leave Hav;aii in Him V/ho Is our All in All.
Mar-Apr
WARIS
I^Dane R. Roush
4S25 E. Indianola Ave.
1962
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