THE MAILI CHRISTIAN

(Summer - 1 9 5 5) Published jointly by the missionaries of Maili

Church of Christ Mission.

Harold & Joyce Burnside

Box 612

Waianae, Hawaii

Miss Edith Shimmel & Miss Ethel Jones Box 224

Waianae, Hawaii

Properly of library OZABK BIBLE COLLEGE Joplin. Mo.

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The two young men above are Florentino Das, Jr.

and George Hope ni, Florentino was baptized in June and George in August. Both are very faithful to the church and are making great progress in the Lord.
Florentino is also a chalk artist and illustrates church

hymns for us.

MOVING DAY ---AT LAST!

On July 25, with the help of Brethren Still and Nicholas, and some of our fine young people of the
Maili Church, we moved from the quonset which we

have rented since coming to the Island to our new house on Farrington Highway, This is to be the per
manent home of Maili Church of Christ.

We say "new house" only because it is new to us. Actually, the "new house" is a surplus navy building which we purchased last Januaryand moved to our lot, and which we are now converting into a dwelling. As
we have had no funds to hire labor we have done all the

remodeling our selves -- a slow process indeed. Even

now the house remains unfinished. We have none of

the walls or ceiling finished, and much other work

remains to be done

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THH "NEW HOUSH"

AS IT APPKARED

jrST A FEW WEEKS

BEFORE WE M(^VED

IN. WE NOW HAVE THE WINDOWS IN, BUT NO SCREENS:

A VERY WELCOME
FEATl'RE TO FLIES

AND MOSQUITOES!

It will still take about $1,200 to complete the job. This is for materials only, as we expect to continue to do the work ourselves. We simply must have a new
roof before the rains start in the fall. Tomorrow, the

Lord willing, I am going to Honolulu to see if I can borrow enough money for this necessity,
ARE THERE NOT SOMEWHERE AMONG OUR FRIENDS TWELVE CHURCHES WHO WILL CONTRI

BUTE $100 EACH SO THAT THE HOUSE MAY SOON

BE COMPLETED? As soon as the house is finished

we shall be ready to move the chapel to the new loca

tion also. The future of the work here looks brighter than ever; but we must have the facilities to work with

if we are to do a thorough job of evangelism and train

ing.

NOTES FROM THE PEN OF

Edith Shimmel & Ethel Jones

We closed a very successful DV.B,S. the last Sunday in June -- successful because at the close of the service there were four responses to the invita tion. We combined our regular Children's Day progrann with that of the D.V.B.S. This program was edifying as well as entertaining. We had over forty children and young people in attendance. This number is small but it is all we can accommodate in our pre sent quarters. Our chapel is too small for class rooms. We, Misses Jones and Shimmel, teach the juniors in our own house which has very small rooms, Mrs.
Burnside and her assistant teach the little folk in our
garage.

One of our projects on our new location is tobuild large class rooms. When we can do this our attendance

Four

of
"our

girls"

will

be

trebled.

We

need

accommodation

for

one

hundred or more children and young people. As our chapel was formerly an army barrack and now lined with asbestos siding we cannot enlarge it. It seats comfortably 88 people. If we outgrow this building, we can build another chapel in an adjoining village as our congregation comes from several large villages. However, on our new land we have plenty of room for expansion.

NOTE:

Financial reports are sent to all donors, They will be sent to any

either to the Burnsides, Misses Jones and Shimmel,

or to the "Building Fund".

one upon request.

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HAWAIIAN CHRISTIAN SERVICE CAMP

By Harold L. Burnside

From July 31 to August 13 we held our Hawaiian Christian Service Camp onthie grounds of Sunset Beach Christian Day School. First came the Seniors with 35 enrolled, then the Juniors with 57, making a total

of 92 different campers.

This is more than a 50%

increase over last year. During Junior week we had to borrow cots all over the neighborhood, and had to borrow two small tents. Even then our camp facilities were strained to the very limit. I served as camp manager this year and Joyce, with the help of some of the other missionaries' wives, prepared the meals for hungry campers and faculty. This was a delicate task, as we charged our campers

only $5 each for a full week of camp.

Most of our

churches contributed something to the camp menu which made it possible for us to charge this small
sum.

As on the Mainland, camp was a tiresome experience, especially since we had fewer helpers than Mainland camps have. Yet, the perfect cooperation of the missionaries, and the sweet fellowship that existed among us, made the load much lighter. Too, there was the constant satisfaction of seeing the campers "grow in grace and knowledge." During Senior Week I also brought the Vesper Messages each evening. We all rejoiced greatly when, on Friday evening, six young people stepped forth to accept Christ.
Our readers will be interested to know that atleast

eight different nationalities were represented among

the campers. They were: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Okinawan, Tibetan, Filipino, Hawaiian and Haole

(white). This is no doubt the only place on earth where you can "preach the gospel to all nations" in one assembly!
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SORRY!

Heretofore we have followed the policy of producing the Maili Christian every two months, but because of the additional task of moving, the added burden of Christian Service Camp and D.V.B.S. it was impossible for us to get the paper out on schedule. We are indeed sorry. Hereafter, it will probably be published quar terly.

THE NAILI CHRISTIAN

August, September, October, November
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Harold and Joyce Burnside

Box 612

Miss Edith Shimmel and Miss Ethel Jones

Box 224

Waianae, Hawaii

Waianae, Hawaii

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Joyce and the "Banana Wagon"

Due to the recent increased number of children which we must trans

port to and from church, as well as the fact that we now have around forty children enrolled in our Tuesday Bible class, who have to be transported
from Waianae school to the church, a distance of about three miles, it became

necessary for us to get another car to help haul them. On Nov. 16 we pur chased the 1947 Chevrolet "Banana Wagon" (local term) above for S200. We hated to part with this amount when it is needed so badly for the building program, but on the other hand we could not pass up an opportunity to reach people with the gospel of Christ

MAILI BIBLE SCHOOL GROWS

By Harold L. Burnside

The month of November, 1955, was the best, from the standpoint of attendance, in the history of Maili Church of Christ. Average for the month
was 76, with a high of 81 on one Sunday. This is about twice what it was
running one year ago. Here in Maili we do not have the "after Bible school

exodus" so common on the Mainland. It is rare indeed that anyone ever leaves between the Bible school and worship periods. Occasionally a service couple comes for the worship service only, but local people, almost without
exception, are present for the entire morning service.

We know the photograph to the right does not afford a very good study

we^ have^ for^ taking^ care ^of the

of the size of our beginner de

in profiles of our children but we believe it will give our readers some idea

partment and of the facilities

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thirty children crowded into this

garage for their Bible School

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More recently, one of our classes has been meeting in the home of their teacher, who lives the equivalent of three city blocks away. Incidentally, their teacher is Mrs. Jo Anne Womacks, of near Springfield, Ohio, who with her husband have been very faithful to
the church here since he has been sta tioned at Barber's Point Naval Station.

Due to the growing Bible school,

and the lack of accommodations we

have for them, it is extremely import

ant that we get moved to the new lo
cation soon.

Mrs. Womacks

TEACHING IN HOMES

By Ethel Jones and Edith Shimmel

Our work is spread over a large area including four towns or villages. In outlying sections there are people who cannot attend church services be cause of large families. We find teaching in the homes very interesting. Re cently, we have been following up the Jehovah's Witness teaching in a section of Nanakuli (Na na koo' lee). This sect has revised the Bible according to their own false doctrine. They deny the Virgin Birth, and try to disprove that Jesus is God's Son. They teach that there is no punishment for the wicked after death. These are just a few of the points in their heresy. It usually takes them a few months in a certain locality to spread their heresy. Then they tell the people, "Now you must go out and teach others." After this they move
on to pollute some other locality.

We two accidentally got on their trail. We were visiting in homes in that section. We asked permission to teach the Gospel in a certain home. The woman eagerly gave consent and told us about the Jehovah's Witness teacher who had just left their locality. Of course they wanted us to begin with the Virgin Birth. Others had been invited into this home to hear the teaching. Those who believed the heresy soon quit coming to hear us teach. We had several discussions on the "Virgin Birth and Jesus as the Son of God." Later we were requested to have an evening class so the husbands would have an opportunity to hear the Gospel. Brother Burnside opened an evening class, and two families are attending regularly; these plus some of their neighbors who attend occasionally, are a very interesting group. Some of them have been attending the Congregational Church in Honolulu, so baptism has been an interesting topic recently. These people fortunately understand English and converse fluently. They ask many questions, but do not argue, so we have

great hope of winning these families. Let us pray that this work will grow and that these folks may in due time be brought into the Kingdom.

To save high printing costs and extra work, full financial reports of both the Burnsides and Misses Shimmel and Jones are being sent to donors only. However, anyone who desires may have a copy by writing for it.

BUILDING REPORT

Many have written asking us how we are coming along with the build ing project. We answer: rather slowly. Main reason, of course, is that funds have not been sufficient to complete the job. Some have responded to the need wonderfully. For example, two very small rural churches (Fanners, Ky. and
Buffalo, near Blountville, Tenn.) have, in recent months sent $100 each.

Ako .Tolleston Church in Indiana sent $150. May the Lord bless these fine people! Yet, as our property payments run $50 a month, mortgage payments on Misses Shimmel and Jones' house runs $60 a month, and payments on a loan to put roof over our heads runs $40 a month, there is usually little left for the actual building project

As we cannot spare money to hire labor (actually, we have hired only one day of labor by one man since the project started) I am compelled to do all the work myself whenever I can find time. And time has been at a premium lately, with all the preparation for our Christmas program, getting ready for our winter youth camp, of which I am Camp Manager, helping to build a store house for our camp equipment, and all the other time consum ing duties.
We have hopes of getting the chapel moved to the new location early in 1956, if those who are interested in the work continue to respond to the need. It will take about $300 to $400 for the moving and minor repairs that will be necessary. This does not take into consideration the completion of
our house which still remains unfinished.

Due to our present overcrowded condition it is virtually impossible for

the church to grow beyond its present limits until we can move to the more spacious quarters on Farrington Highway.
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A new set of slides is being prepared on the Maili work and should be in the hands of Brother Harold McFarland by the first of January, or before. If you have already shown the set he now has, perhaps you would like to
show this new set. Just ask for the slides on Maili Mission, 1956 series: and

don't forget to include a dollar for handling.

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