Elim Bible Institute - Oasis Yearbook (Lima, NY)

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Is the Need for Pioneers Finished? “The Peace Corps are willing to live meagerly, with the bare necessities of life, while generally new missionary recruits are not ready to face this kind of life. Perhaps the fault lies with us older missionaries. The emphasis in recent years is “To the cities, To the cities” — primarily to reach the better qualified na¬ tional who in turn can take the Gospel back to his people. Which is true. Yet with this emphasis it would seem that the pioneering spirit has waxed dim. Some say, “The bush is nice to visit, but to live in, ‘NO’! The city for me!” However, most all of the experienced, practical missionaries who now reveal such fine qualities of leadership in their work in the cities, spent their first years of crucial training in out-of-the-way spots. There are still the out-backs. There are still the distant peoples where the full Gospel, the power of God, and salvation for the whole man have not gone. Qualifications for such a life are: (1) A willingness to be what God wants me to be, where He wants me to be, and when. (2) A readiness to make myself happy and content in every circum¬ stance and good work. (3) A spiritual-practical outlook, i.e., to have an increasing relationship with Christ, yet be ready for the everyday menial tasks, such as cooking, sewing, cleaning, administering first aid, digging, building, repairing automobiles, being father, mother, teacher, advisor — al¬ ways in the Spirit of Christ, always serving — with preaching the last of all! At Often back-country life is 20-40 years behind what most youth of today know. For the pioneer missionary there may be no telephone, no electricity, running water, nor transportation, etc., etc., etc. Still, life is what we make it, wherever God calls us to live and minister. “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” And there can be a thrill in the most menial task working with Him. WHO IS READY for this opportunity for a life of great adventure, to work under the banner of our Great Captain ? Let us look out at the vast harvest that remains to be reaped in the unreached, un¬ explored areas and answer this challenge, “THE DAY OF PIONEERS IS STILL WITH US.”

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Eva Butler is the “mother” of many of these young men from the Masai tribe. Their salvation is a sovereign act of God and He, knowing all things, has chosen young men who have grand potential for leadership, once they give themselves to the Lord. One such youth is Gaddiel Nkarrabali, (pictured at far left with Moses and Dan¬ iel) who has taken the dangerous step of leaving the tribal customs to attend Bible School, in preparation for ministry among the Masai. Now thirty years of age, Gaddiel is full of the Spir¬ it, with an exceptional anointing and call of God on his life. Upon graduating in November 1971, Gaddiel said, “I must preach the Gospel.” Three years before, Gaddiel had made his first commitment to serve God. He and five other warriors were eating a goat’s leg roasted and boiled over the fire in the forest when Eva and three Christian young men came by and joined them. After prayer Eva inquired, “Who of you would like to go to Bible School?” Up went his hand and Gaddiel said, “I will.” Gaddiel grew in the Lord at Bible School and on term breaks became a real testimony at home, where he was chief of his village of 30 to 50 warriors. Upon finishing school, Gaddiel sought the Lord for his next step. The Lord burdened him for the school boys in the government primary school in Mashuuru where he now pastors. Gaddiel is a man of few words, yet is a real wor¬ shipper with a depth in his heart that is not common. Here is an African youth who, though once in bondage to Masai customs antagonistic to righteousness, is now trained in the Word and in the Spirit, equipped to serve Christ for end-time harvest.

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Students Called to Pray Within the full schedule of student activities, Elim allocates special time for missions every Thursday. Each student chooses to involve himself in one of six different prayer groups for the entire year. The purpose of mis¬ sionary prayer groups is several fold: to keep alive the Great Commission in the hearts of the students, to de¬ velop student leadership and individual participation in missions, to encourage students to discover God’s spe¬ cific purpose for their lives, and to support in prayer His laborers located all over the world. Below and on the following pages are listed the former Elim students and teachers who have given themselves to missionary service; pictured with the lists are those student groups who have given themselves to prayer for those areas. -AFRICA- KENYA: Bud and Fay Sickler; Alma Lind; Eva Butler; Irvin Schwandt; John and Jennie Maxwell; Bill and Juanita Foy; Frank and Pam Davis; Kath¬ erine Gray; Olive McLeod; Harold and Ernestine Malone; Erastus Otieno; Clara Rhines; Elizabeth Ridenour; Dawn Roherty; LeRoy and Shirley Davis; James and Evelyn Johnson; Carolyn Jones; Jerry and Ann Lout; George and June Lindsay; Philip and Starlene Harman. UGANDA: Granger and Beverly Angel; David and Mary Clark; Sam and Flora Grif¬ fin; LeRoy and Marcella Holmberg; Art and May Dodzweit. I-PACIFIC ISLANDS -i NEW ZEALAND: Frank Darcy; John and Hope Fergusson; Des¬ mond and Carley Short. PHILIP¬ PINES: Paul and Rose Stutzman; Warren and Marjorie Denton; John and Joy Stutzman; Don Parrent; Marvin and Barbara Byers. TAI¬ WAN: Nick and Gloria Krushni- sky; Bert and Esther MacClurg; Esther Wine. INDONESIA: Steve and Eleanor Westfall.