Elim Bible Institute - Oasis Yearbook (Lima, NY)

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New York City Is A Times Square, Greenwich Village, and the East Side can be just as dangerous as the jungles of darkest Africa — and just as lonely. Bound by the corruption of sin, sex, and “smack”, the hearts of half-dead, totally wasted in¬ dividuals are crying out for love and reality. “How shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach except they be sent?” Each term, Elim commissions a group of eager young evangelists, constrained by the love of Christ and com¬ pelled by the power of the Spirit, to the City to meet the needs of eight million people. Before long, we realize God’s real purpose in Elim City Training Center; He wants to reveal His power and providence to us in a “des¬ ert place” far-removed from the comfort and security of Elim’s “ivory towers”.

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ASIA TOP: Rev. and Mrs. Abraham Samuel, India; BELOW: Mr. and Mrs. V.G. Kunjappy, In¬ dia. NOT PICTURED: Rebecca Sylvester, India; Jack Holm, Korea. [NORTH AMERICA ABOUT YOU?

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Mission Field In Itself City Training is much more than an evangelistic center. It is a place of closely knit fellowship and intense per¬ sonal relationships. We learn to share each other’s joys, and bear one another’s burdens. For all of us, a term at E.C.T.C. is an unforgettable experience of the providence of God, bringing us to our knees in utter dependence on Him. As we daily exhaust ourselves in ministry to others, we find the key that unlocks His storehouse of abundant grace. Most of all, though, City Training is the home of our beloved friend and “father”, Dennis Hunt, with his wife, Joan, and two children. Located in “scenic” Bedford-Stuyvestant, Brooklyn, we live in two tenement houses with a “lovely” view of Dean St. Our neighbors are a lively bunch — prostitutes, pimps, junkies and rats. But in the midst of it all, we discover that Jesus Christ is still Lord, and He is reaching out to the poor in spirit. Kid’s Cave every Sunday morning. » 1 m . “m