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Fleenor
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Hammond

Kachelmyer
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CLAUDE AND EVALYN LIKINS

ROKKO CHURCH in Kobe is served

by Claude and Kawahara San.

This

congregation resulted from the radio

work prior to the time that the Likins began their leadership of it. An English Bible class, Sunday school and mid-week Bible study are regularly conducted
there, HIGASHI KARIYA is a small

church on Awaji Island in the Inland Sea of Japan and is served by Kawa hara San and Claude. This congrega tion is in the process of building a church building which can also be used for camp purposes in the summer.

David, Michelle, Evalyn, Claude, and Joel Likins

At the beginning of their third term, the Likins family moved to AKASHI, which is about an hour's commuting distance from their former home in Kobe. At present, only Bible classes and Sunday school are con
ducted there.

The Likins family was settled in a ministry in Ashland, Kentucky, when Claude's sister, Lois, and her husband, Bill Walker, visited them one day and announced, "We're going to Japan as missionaries and you're going with us." Matthew Ikeda, a Japanese preacher studying at Cincinnati Bible Seminary, was instrumental in the Walkers' decision. After much prayer

courses are offered in connection with

the broadcasts, and contacts are direc

ted in to the local churches for further Takaki

teaching and fellowship.

radio work

Co-workers

OSAKA BIBLE SEMINARY is part of the responsibility of the local mission aries, and Claude teaches occasionally
for six weeks at a time. He also takes

are Mr.

and planning, Claude and Bill engaged in " Missionary Evangelism" for two years, during which time they sought to arouse a missionary zeal among the
churches. Both families arrived in

Kawahara, engineer in charge of record ing talent and dubbing the broadcast tapes; and Miss Hiro Yamazaki, in charge of the office work, including correspondence courses. Mr. Kawahara always preaches on the Lord's Day at
one of the local churches and helps in

his turn in preaching at chapel.

EVALYN is the mother and wife

the power in the home. She also teaches several English Bible classes
at home.

the general evangelistic program of the

churches in the Kobe-Osaka area.

course in

PATTY is finishing a five year music at Cincinnati Bible

Japan in 1955 for their first terms of service. The Likins' first five years

Miss Yamazaki teaches Sunday School each Lord's Day on Awaji Island.
MINAMIGATA in Osaka is a

were spent in language study and in leading the Kamiuma Church, which became self-supporting during this time.
In the second term in 1962, the Likins family moved to Kobe, where they assumed leadership of Nippon Christian Broadcasting Association. This produces Gospel broadcasts for

preaching point served every Lord's Day and meeting in the home of the
Fukui family, who were initially con tacted through the radio broadcasts.
The mother and two adult sons were

Seminary, She is engaged to Robert Pelfrey, a senior there, and also the minister of a local congregation. The two are working on an internship basis helping the Likins family in evangelism during the summer of 1968. After further schooling they are planning to
devote themselves to the field of Japan. This is an answer to prayer for more

baptized into Christ after being taught the way of the Lord. Kawahara San
and students of Osaka Bible Seminary

laborers for the vast field of Japan. DAVID has completed his sopho

airing on commerical stations through out Japan. Bible correspondence

are ministering to this group at present.

more year in high school. He has been active in sports, operetta, and Scouting, and hopes to earn the eagle award JOEL ARDEN has completed the sixth grade. He is also active in sports and Scouting,

JAPAN ADDRESS;

FORWARDING ADDRESS:

MICHELLE MARIA is the recipi

ent of the family's love and attention,

E. S. Beveridge

Claude and Evalyn Likins

207 Fujie

having been born September 9, 1967.

She always provides sunshine and cheer
and is a door-opener into Japanese
lives too.

605 Farmers Bank Bldg.

Mansfield, Ohio 44902

Akashi City, 673 Japan

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LIKINS
JAPAN ADDRESS:

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MISSION

TO

JAPAN
FORWARDING ADDRESS:

Claude and Evalyn Likins 207 Fujie

Akashi City, 673 Japan

Fall, 1968

E. S. Beveridge
605 Farmers Bank Bldg.

Mansfield, Ohio 44902

NEW CHURCH BUILDING ON AWAJI ISLAND

ft

Last year we erected a tent on the spot where the new building stands and used it for services until it grew too cold and then

resumed meeting in the homes of the Chris

tians of the area.

One of the Christians is in the construc

tion business and he is supervising construc tion of the building. As a result of his

experience and dedication, the cost will be

about half of what it normally would be. The church will repay this over a period of about 10 years. Again we say the Lord

has been good to us to make possible this

new building.

Our summer was made very happy and

Awaji Church Buildingr

perhaps a bit busier by the visit on an internship basis of Patty and her fiance, Robert Pelfrey. They were a tremendous help in conducting meetings, and helping in the regular work we are doing. It is considerably different again since they have
gone home, now.

The Lord has blessed us in making it possible to have a fine building on Awaji
Island. It is constructed of steel frame and reinforced block with second floor and flat

roof, and will be used for the church there as well as for the camping program of all the churches of the area, for weekend re treats and for any other program that will assist in evangelism and growth of the Chris
tians and churches of the area.

The building is about half finished as is shown in the picture and has cost about $4,000. In one of our very rare appeals for financial assistance, we are asking Chris tian friends to please increase contributions if at all possible over the next few months so that the building can be finished soon. In August we began using the building even though there were no windows, and we had to lay boards temporarily for flooring. One day's VBS and evangelistic services had to be cancelled because of typhoon rain and winds that came howling through the open doors and windows, but it dried out enough the next day to have services again.

A joyous summer with the family together.

In back: Claude and Evalyn. In front: Joel, Patty, Micliclle and David.

Pntty and Bob visiting Siiininioto

San in the hoRi)ilaI

^^lss Koiivo Nagata teaching the Jr. High

School boys in our home.

An English Bible Class held in the Rokko Church building. Others are held in our home.

The Kawahara family. A soIfleHs co-laborer in radio, prcaching and

any work there is to do.

Since we have responsibilities with several small groups of Christians, we have not
been able to concentrate our efforts in the

Our liome was the meeting place of a 5tli Sunday rally of churches of Ilyogo Prefecture. So many attended that wo had to meet outside -- but it was a pleasant day of fellowship and renewed acquaintances with brethren in near by
Churches.

Akashi area where we live. However, at Christian camp, two boys gave their lives to the Lord, and so the church in Akasht has begun. Please pray for these young men. Their baptism into Christ is shown

VBS on Awaji Island under the supervision of Misses Yamazaki and Nagata with the assistance of Osaka Bible Seminary stiuient,
Mr. Takahashi.

Many Christian friends at home have been kind and considerate of as, so we were re cently made happy to have opportunity to return a bit of the kindness by entertaining a close friend, Cpl. Dennis Ray, on leave from
Vietnam.

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An old army tent used on Awaji Island before the new building was put up.

Our radio preacher, Bro. Eiichi Taniyama and his family the day his Itwin son and daughter were baptized by Martin Clark, on the right. President of Osaka Bible Seminary. On the left is a close friend in the Airforce, Sgt. Bill Miller.

The enclosed sheet, Japan Missions, is the page covering

our work, from a booklet show

ing the personnel and work of

all the Churches of Christ and

Non-Profit Org'anization Likins Mission to Japan Palmyra Church of Christ R. 3, Fredericktown, Ohio 43019

POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT NO. 6

FREDERICKTOWN, OHIO

Christian Churches in Japan and Okinawa. If you would like to have a copy of the complete booklet, write to Mrs. Evelyn Kitchen, R. S 3, Frazeysburg,
Ohio 43822. Also available are

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