Winkler Bible School - Morning Star Yearbook (Winkler, Manitoba Canada)

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DEANS Left to right: Arnie Neufeld, School Dean, Mr. Leonard Doerksen, Dean of Students, Dan Willms, Assistant School Deans Irene Martens, School Dean, Ingrid Goerz, Assist¬ ant School Dean. Maintenance And Kitchen Staff Mr. N. Brandt L. to r.: Mrs. M. Krahn, part-time cook; Miss K. Wiebe, Assistant Cook; Mrs. M. Wiens, Head Cook. 25

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Board Of Directors First Row — J. H. Unruh, David Dick, J. H. Goossen, F. H. Friesen, H. H. Voth, H. W. Redekopp, John Thiessen, G. P. Dyck, B. D. Enns, Second Row — Donald Kroeker, A. C. DeFehr, J. W. Kroeker, John Wiebe, Len Siemens, Frank Isaak, Victor Martens. “But as for you, continue in what you have learned, and have firmly believed . . (I Timothy 4:14a) It is one thing to know truth, it is quite another to believe and do it. We find this emphasized in the “Great Commission.” Here Jesus not only challenges His disciples to evangelize, but also to teach; not only to teach, but also to “teach to observe whatsoever I have commanded you.” Only there were known truth has been expressed in proper action has Christian Education really taken place. The Manitoba Mennonite Brethren Conference, its Education Committee, the Board and the Staff of the Winkler Bible School are all deeply concerned that here there should be true Christian Education. They can and do pledge the necessary resources, both material and spiritual, that truth as revealed in the written and the Incar¬ nate Word, be taught here, purely and clearly. But that is as far as they can go in this process; the student must complete it. Through sustained and dedicated effort he must be willing to learn; through obedience to the quickening power of the Holy Spirit he must come to believe what he has learned; and through the grace and power of God, he must faithfully do that which he both knows and firmly believes. That is the way to spiritual richness, fulness, joy — both in this world and that which is to come. Rev. H. H. Voth. 24

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UZEOJE, It was a beautiful autumn day in 1963 when we first entered the doors of the Winkler Bible School. The surroundings were strange and unfamiliar to us. We sensed from the very beginning that this institution was different from any other we had attended previously; this was a school in which God and His Word held first place. This school was centered around Christ. We registered, and in great anticipation began to study the Word of God, which was to become very precious and dear to us. It was a similar, and yet different situation when we returned in 1964 and enrolled for our final year. We returned to the same school; yet to a new campus. Everything around us was new; except, the teachers and the Word. The Word was the same, and it again deeply impressed itself upon our hearts. As we are now preparing to leave this Institute, which we have learned to love and cherish, we are filled with deep gratitude. We are thankful to the Conference constituency for our campus, for the facilities which have made our studies more enjoyable. We are thankful to our parents, to our faculty, fellow students, to all those who have contributed in any way to our stay here. Above all, our hearts are filled with love and gratitude to our Heavenly Father “who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” It has been our rare privilege to “sit at the feet of Jesus” and to “learn of Him.” As we take leave of Pniel, we do so with a deep awareness of our responsibility, for “we are ambassadors for Christ.” It is our prayer that we might faithfully discharge this responsibility. As representatives and stewards of our Almighty God, we strive, as Paul did “toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” May we, therefore, hold fast the form of sound words, “in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.” Amie Neufeld LIFE IS SHORT Life is short, each passing moment Brings me closer to my rest. There’s no time to live for pleasure; I must work; must give my best. Only as a fleeting moment Only as a passing breath, Life is short, before we know it We are face to face with death. I must work for my Creator; I must give my life, my all I must use each passing moment For I know He soon will call. When my life on earth is over And on earth I’m laid to rest, With my Saviour up in Glory ’Twill be glorious, oh how blest. Written after the death of Mr. Waldo Wiebe, December 6, 1964. Arnie Neufeld 26