THE GREAT COMMISSION REMINDER

Among IheTnbes of Northern Thailand

'And fhe heafhen shoU

Goye mfo a// ihe world, andpreach the <jospel'

MARKI6-I6

know fhcit lam the Lore/,

when Ishaf/besancfified

h you beforetheireyes.

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Published and mailed freeby
MEL and JUNC.6YCRS

Forwarding Agent
MRS.ALLEN R.NICHOLS 116-3th. Street

Talat Chienqkam, Chanqwat Chiengrei,

Thailand, Asia

Mil waukie, Oregon

USA.

VOL. II

NOVEMBER, 1959

No. 2

MY

ANSWER -

The heathen rage and the philosopher speculates and from man's thinking comes faith desperately trying to believe. The archaeologist labors long hours searching through historical accounts in search of a word, a broken piece of pottery, a fragment of bone on which to estab lish faith in God, Religious philosophers spend hours in speculation, defying the laws of logic and dogma, ex

ploring the mysteries of metaphysics, soaring into worlds of outer space in search of ultimate truth, desperately trying to forever blot out the ever present shadow of doubt and skepticism.
The world of theories and ideas seems to have no be

ginning nor end but is forever drifting through the ages of time, ever expanding. In this, man seeks for facts and proof that God is God. Science is shut up to its little world of cold materialistic conception, seeking
to establish laws and deductions within the confines of

man's puny brain, leaving his emotions and spirit cold.

Therefore, many a man has doubted the existence of God and the faith of many Christians has been weakened. The

skeptic and jcritic delights J.n taking the loose ends of all this speculation and building his own theory, thereby
causing confusion and discouragement. From this mass of confusion we can still see the feeble hand of faith. The

soul of a man longs for release from this bondage of human philosophy, human logic, human proof. Concepts of truth which during one age may be accepted and valid but
only be rejected at another time as error. In this day and age faith has been shattered and one fearfully wonders if faith can be found on the earth today.

To the wisdom of this corrupt age I found my answer. It was out in a little village in North Thailand, which in a measure is still uncomplicated with the modem in ventions and ideologies of man. Ify answer came from an old man, Mr. Jala. Faithfully he has lived within the limits of life as he found it. For the past two years

he has been a follower of the Lord Jesus.

His learning

and knowledge are very limited for he is unable to read. Recently a number of unbelievers have been pressing Mr. Jala with questions which he was unable to answer. One day he was telling me about these troubles. "Some times," he said, "when the questions come so fast and my mind can no longer think, I simply give them my

answer." "I have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ - and my heart is satisfied,"

"Let every mouth be stopped for out of the darkness of heathenism the Holy Spirit has spoken through the lips of a humble and honest man. Don't say any morel Don't ask any more questions! I am but a poor illiter ate man - I can't answer - I only know this one thing *I have believed - - and I am satisfied',"

^There is the wise man who can give the answer to this man's heart? What has philosophy to say concern ing this truth? I-Zhat more can science add to this proof? Where is the mocking skeptic who can laugh? Who is able to refute the voice of the Holy Spirit in this man - " I have believed - - and my heart is satis fied," Let the wisdom of this age be silenced and
stand in awe before the unalterable truth of this man's

verdict.

The fact of inspiration does not rest upon the at tempts of archaeology. The fact of God's existence is not dependent upon the findings of science. The hope of immortality will never be solved by the mundane probings of philosophy. To rest one's convictions upon these findings is not faith but inversely finds itself to be faithlessness. True faith calls upon men to be lieve the story declared in God's Word. Faith does not ask you to find proof and facts - it simply asks you to

believe. Do not question it - don't ask if it is possi ble or not - just believe. Believe with all your heart. Unreservedly cast yourself upon Him, who having not seen, is to invite the response of Him who is there even God. I cannot describe Him, I cannot present proof
and facts within the limited frames of human reason and

logic, nevertheless I know Him and my entire being de

clares this conviction,
satisfied,"

"I have believed - - and I am

Through all the searching of the archaeologist, the scientist, and the philosopher, there is this one little phrase from an illiterate native which leaps far beyond them all. To the intellectualism of this generation I
ask no proof, I have but one answer. " I have believed

- - and my heart is completely satisfied,"

HOW BIG IS YOUR "AMEN" -

The word "Amen" is used as a

solemn ratification

as of a creed or prayer. It is used to show confir mation of argument with what has been said. Thus when
we pray according to God*s will, we readily suffix our
statement with an "Amen" or "so be it".

Within the comforting seclusion of a good prayer meeting most every Christian is capable of adding a hearty "Amen" in affirmation to the will of God, Yet when exposed to the lonely circumstances of everyday living our "Amen" becomes weak and fainthearted and hardly a whisper falls from our lips. Yet God deems us worthy of an answer to our prayers. If we can say "Amen" to the will of God and mean what we say - then x-je. have in essence claimed the answer to our prayer. The Bible declares that if we

"ask anything according to His will, He heareth us," "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you," "l^atsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive," When we pray

in this manner we are in fact saying "Amen",

Lord - so be it ~

A^n,

Now, it is one thing to say this in a prayer meet ing and quite another thing to identify one's self with this solemn affirmation in the fiery trials of daily life. Yet these two are companions. The lack of a lusty "Amen" in our daily life annuls the bold ness of our "Amen" during a prayer meeting. Thus our
prayers go unanswered simply because we fail to claim

the answer with a hearty, loud, bold "Amen" in our

daily life. When it is time for prayer meeting, God is deaf to our enthusiastic "Amen" because God judges
its meaning by our daily life and He knows that we really don*t mean it - we are but yielding to the
emotion of the momento
We ask and receive not because we ask without add

ing a hearty "Amen",

We don't have boldness because

we just don't believe. We want our prayers to ascend before the throne of God; therefore, from our heart

let us give a valid "Amen", Otherwise, our prayers become but a noisome wind in heaven. Let us put the
"Amen" back into our prayers and our life. Let us again experience a "prayer-life" which will find ex pression in a good healthy "Amen" to all the will of
God.

Bal. Jan. 1 1959

RECEIPTS:

$ 2,153.62

January
February
March

$
__
Total

405.00 634.86 552.07 792.99

April
DISBURSEMENTS:
Household Food

2,384.92

$ 4,538.54
112,,60

(States)
458,,22

Travel (car repairs, gas. lodging). . .

Supplies
Personal

707,,42 701,.40 176,,36

50,.84
430,.46

Film, correspondence
Travel to Thailand

Clothes (States & Thailandi)

1,000,.61
368,.85 40,.70 22,.25

Travel and residence in Bangkok and travel to Chiengkam

The Photo-Lith Co,

Henry Printing Co.

Total RECEIPTS;

4,069.71
468.83

May
June

460.93 494.34
568.45

July August
Total

280.51

1,804.23

$ 2,273.06
153.47 322.66 19.19 189.91 18.26 192.00 126.25
3.56

DISBURSEMENTS:

(Thailand)

Household . Food ....

Film, correspondence
Books ....

Emigration , Supplies. ,

Ministers life & Casualty Check service charge.

Bal. Sept. 1, 1959

1,025.30

$ 1,2U7.76

In future newsletters we hope to have more space for

individual listing of contributions.

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THE GREAT COMMISSION REMINDER

Among the Tribes of Northern Thailand
'And the heafhen shot!

"Goyeinfo a///hcwoHd, andprcach fhe <fospel.'

/**RKIS:16

knot ihat lam the Lord,

when tsha//be sanc/if/ed

inyou before theireyes'

iZe/C. M-t3

Published andmaited free by

MEL nd JUNC.BYRS

ForwardingAqerrt
MRS.ALiXN R.NICHOLS 116 ~36^h. Strict

Talai Chientjkam, Chanqwat Chiengrai,

Thailand.Asia

MHwaukie.Oregon
US.A.

VOL. 1%

DECEMBER, 1959
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOID JOHN 3:16

No.

"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD .

. THAT HE GAVE HIS ONIif BEGOTTEN SON

( This scene is from the Christmas pageant pre

sented by young people fr<xn the leper village,)

. . . . THAT WHOSOEVER

( All nations and tribes, culture and language,

men and women, young and old, rich and poor
are included in the "whosoever" of John 3:16.)

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A FISHERMAN

A WIFE

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BUT RAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."

OR CHRIST

( A bom again Thai Believer )

OR GOD WORSHIPPED IN THE HEARTS OF MEN

PINALIiY BRETHREN PRAY FOR US

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For DORTHY UHLIG and IMOGENS WILLIAMS as

they minister to the physical needs of

the Thai.

For MEL as the Living Word is ministered

to the Churches.

CHRISTMAS - A CELEBRATION OR EXPERIENCE

In these pictures I pray that you shall once again

see the true meaning of Christmas, Here is the WORD

becoming flesh. Here is the birth of Christ being dram atized in the re-birth of men. The Christmas story is a missionary story. It is the story of God placing His Holy seed into the dust and clay of lowly man and rais
ing from this temporal soil "one new man" in the like
ness and image of His Son,

is true that we are foreigners in this land, strongly

scented with the traditions of the West, products of a materialistic and divided church. Nevertheless, we bear an imperishable seed, the pristine Word of God,
This seed is universal and accommodates itself to the

This is our intent and purpose for Thailand.

It

soil of any nation or culture and in any age. From this timeless supernatural seed we fervently pray that
the miracle of Christmas shall be dramatized in Thailand
every day.

The only way the Thai shall ever know Christmas is by experience - - not celebration.

Bal. Sept. 1, 1959 . . $ 1,247.76 ^

RECEIPTS SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER:

Trent Church of Christ .

Church of Christ, Jiiltnomah

20.00 100.00

Coburg Christian Church.

Ashland Christian Church

.
.

Vermont Hills Church of Christ

North Plains Sunday School Mr. & Mrs. Jay C. Shields . Church of Christ, Healdsburg, Cal. Church of Christ, Garibaldi
Grace & Gertrude Kowalk

20.00 182.71 10.00 16.61 25.00 20.00 20.00 100.00

10.00

Rockaway Christian Church , Christian Church, Molalla . Church of Christ, Milwaukie

Friends

29.41 165.00
30.00

DVBS, Los Gatos, Calif.

Mrs, 0. K. Hobart. Friend Total .

69.34
10.00 500.00

1,528.07

$ 2,575.83

DISBURSEMENTS -

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER:

Household and repair

Food

106.11
166.52 29.18 19.05 47.46

Film, pictures and deposit.

Correspondence. . . .

Personal (medical - books - travel )

Remainder of plane fare

The Photo-Iith Co. . Taxes - Wi Ne Ma lot. . .

1,401.71
36.70 6,16 1.22

Check service charge.

$ 1.814.11
$ 761.72

Total .

Bal. Nov. 1, 1959 .

761.72