Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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31 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK With the Indians Since landing here we have been quite busy at learning the language ot ' the Cree Indians. Our work here consists of mak¬ ing home visitations, teaching Sunday School and conducting services. We also help the neighbors in doing such work as: fishing, sawing wood etc. No charge is made for these services. The learning of the language is difficult, but by God’s grace we will be victorious. Studying the Cree language is very interesting. It dif¬ fers a great deal from the English, Ger¬ man or Ukrainian. Knowledge of Ger¬ man is, however of great value. The natives here know a fair amount of English and also some French. There are quite a number of languages being used, but the main languages spoken are Cree and Chippewyn: the latter being- farther north. These people are steeped in sin and shame. They are sick in body and soul with no peace or joy in heart or mind. The only hope for them is Jesus Christ! We tell them that it is not Protestantism nor Romanism that will cure them, but Christ! Oh that you could see the need! You would not just sit and enjoy your¬ self; not just sing, “Rescue the Perishing,” but ’ do something about it! Please pray for our workers who are working in the different parts of Manitoba, Saskatche¬ wan, Alberta, and the Northwest Terri¬ tories. Pray for us that God will show to us the field of His choosing. Y’ours in His Service, John Giesbrecht and family, Buffalo Narrows, Sask. Report from B. C. I was in mission work in Sask. part of the summer of 1949, when my faith in God was tried by Satan and I had to pray much. Sometimes I prayed far into the night until I was willing to go where the Lord wanted me, I had an offer to go to B. C. but did not see my way through. When I came to Steinbach the door open¬ ed. A dear brother prayed with me for a car. Inside of one month I was off, trust¬ ing the Lord only. The work out here is progressing very slowly; sometimes not at all. But we praise God for the open doors we have out here! Oh that we would not miss telling anyone about Jesus, for how dreadful to hear the Lord say we were unfaithful! Albert Toews. Paraguay The M.C.C. work in Paraguay is also one branch of Christian work which we, as His children, are trying to perform. We have come here to serve our Menno- nite refugees who have left a land of tri¬ bulation and sorrow (Russia) to start out anew — to establish a home for them¬ selves and for their families. It is our greatest desire that we may serve in such a way that the people here should receive a spiritual as well as a material uplift. The need is great for both, and we solicit your prayers on our behalf and also on behalf of the colonists. Mary Friesen. An Air View of the Unevangelized Overlooking a vast ' territory of dense jungles broken quite frequently by streams and rivers with its thousands of huts where dwell a people of fear, my heart burned within me as I thought of Jesus who loved them and had died for these people. It would take me a long time to reach just the ones I saw in one minute, and the plane kept on going at a rate of 120 miles per hour for four hours — who will reach all of these? In His boundless Love, William Neufeld. Field Address: Caixa Postal 88 2 Belem, Para, Brazil. But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 1 Thess. 2:4.

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30 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK iit eAteSw. Qo.ip.el Miiiian R.epo ' iti CANORA, SASK. Peter Martens and Family “And whosoever was not found writ¬ ten in the book of life, was cast into the lake of fire.” Rev. 20:15. For a number of years after becoming a Christian, this verse contained no spe¬ cial reality for me, although I did be¬ lieve it in a general way. Then about two years ago it became to me a moun¬ tain of stark reality. Namely, that“who- soever” includes everyone, civilized or heathen. ‘“Not found written in the book of life” means without spiritual life; and “was cast into the lake of fire,” means everlasting pain and torment, re¬ gardless of popular opinion or conjec¬ ture. With this in mind, together with the constraining love of Christ, we con¬ tinue in our labour for Him, counting it all joy. We are now stationed at Canora, Sask., where we, carry on Sunday School work and personal work. We also conduct an occasional cottage meeting. We trust that it will be possible to render Gospel ser¬ vices at different points in spring and summer. Our special concern is to see the sal¬ vation of souls in this community. Dear Christian friend, will you unite with us in believing prayer? Pray that God may be able to use us and that He may grant a great Spirit-manifested revival in this God-forsaking generation. God’s Word is plain. James 4:2 says, “ye have not be¬ cause ye ask not.” Therefore as children of our heavenly Father, let us ask ac¬ cording to his will and we shall have. Yours in His service, Peter Martens and family. Before the heart of the heathen will bow at the foot of the cross, the knees of Christians must bend before the Throne in prevailing, trusting prayer. —Selected. KAMSACK SASK. D. Schellenberg and Family We are thankful to God for calling us into His service. He led us step by step and then by His Holy Spirit gave us a knowledge of His will. Here is a resume of the work we are do¬ ing. We have the privilege of going into the schools and teaching God’s Word to the children. The co-operation of the teachers and pupils is in most cases very gratifying. We rejoice to think of them as a group of men and women who will be followers of Christ in the coming ge¬ neration. Will you pray with us that the Lord would give us wisdom and know¬ ledge in dealing with children? On Sundays we have two services; one about six miles north of Kamsack, on the Cote Indian Reserve. Here we minister to the spiritual needs of the Indians. In doing this we find that many are under the power of the adversary. Some are turning to Christ; others are indifferent. The other place of service is Verigin. The inhabitants of this district are main¬ ly Doukabors. A Russian speaking young man, who is a Christian, helps along here and preaches in Russian. We also rejoice to find earnest Chris¬ tians here in Kamsack with whom we have fellowship. We have a prayer meeting every Wednesday night in our home. As this is not a very convenient place for public gatherings, we are praying for a larger place or hall to assemble in. Will you join with us in this project? We be¬ lieve the Lord will answer our prayer. There are also countless opportunities of witnessing for Christ in different man¬ ners wherever we go. Dave Schellenberg and family. Don’t pray for tasks suited to your ca¬ pacity. Pray for a capacity suited to your task. — Dr. Max Reich.

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK 32 Work in the Ozarks Greetings in the name of “Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.” How good it is to serve a Master, who died for our sins and who is with us always, “even unto the end of the world!” I praise the Lord for giving me the privile¬ ge of serving Him here in the Ozarks. My co-worker, Grace Taylor, and I are in charge of th e schools in a county where the mission has never worked before. Thirty-five schools have been opened to us. and we go in once a month to give a half-hour programme. We present our Bible memory work in which the pupils can learn 3 00 verses for Bible camp, or fewer verses for different awards. We teach them a chorus, a Bible verse and a Bible story, both the latter with the flannelgraph. We are not allowed to make comments on the Bible, according to the law; so we just tell the story simp¬ ly, and pray that the Holy Spirit will con¬ vict hearts and lives. God has promised to honour His Word. Most of the teachers are quite receptive to the work, but a few are indifferent. In one school the teacher timed us very strictly, and reminded us not to comment on the Bible. We had to watch ourselves very carefully, but we definitely felt God’s presence. It has been a joy to hear boys and girls repeating verses to us, when we returned to the schools the second time. Besides the school work, Grace and I have taken over the Sunday School work in Briartown. We have four classes with average attendance of thirty-five. I have the young people’s and adult class, and I covet your prayers, for this is a great responsibility. Five of these young peop¬ le are saved, and the non-christians come quite irregularly. Another ministry in Briartown is to make house visitations. Once we visited an old Indian who was very sick. We sang, prayed, and read the Bible to him. After we had been there the second time, rela¬ tives told us that he had prayed for a whole hour after we left, and that he had been saved. We do not know whether that was a result of our visit, but we praise the Lord for that report. Please pray that the Lord will give the pupils a willingness and joy to memorize verses, and that many will be saved through them. Pray also for the child evangelism class that we have in Porum every Wednesday, that the children will accept Christ through these lessons. Mary Loewen. Briartown, Okla. Menisino, Man. Dear Christian Friends: Greetings with Luke 2:30-32, “For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.” We realize it is for all people that the Lord has come, and we are responsible to tell it to all people. “For there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Only through the Lord Jesus Christ can we be saved. There are in this district people of various denominations: Lutherans, Catho¬ lics and many others. Even though some are indifferent, others are interested, and some have really changed and are fol¬ lowers of the Lord, for which we are very thankful. We have two meeting places in winter; the local log church and a cottage at Woodridge, (the home of an English fa¬ mily). We also have been able to go into four schools. The roads are closed to car travel now, but we can reach 3 schools by sleigh. It is a joy to tell the children the way of salvation and stories of the Bible, which never grow old. There is also an unlimited opportunity to witness for the Lord as we meet peop¬ le, and as we visit them in their homes. We praise the Lord for the many bless¬ ings he has given to us! It truly pays to to be happy in Jesus.” Olga and Jake Giesbrecht. I have but one candle of life to burn, and would rather burn it out where peo¬ ple are dying in darkness than in a land which is flooded with light. —Selected. Those who would ascend the heights and carry their people with them must go with Christ after the lost. -—Dr. J. F. Love.