Winnipeg Bible Institute - Kings Herald Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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WINNIPEG BIBLE INSTITUTE Page 21 In tke Armed F orces Aaron Buhler,. Dan Buhler, . Frank Buhler. Frank Beswitherick, John Burnett, . Leslie Delgaty, Ralph Delgaty, .... Jack Frenclp . Ben Gates, . Peter Gerbrandt, .. Bill Gietz, . Edwin Hickey, Wilfred Highfield, . Leonard Pattimore, , Howard Olson. Peter Loewen. Abe Hyslop, . Edward Smuland .. Dan Smuland . George Stainger, .. Non-Graduates .Terrace, B. C. Portage la Prairie, Man. . Overseas . Brandon, Man. . Dundurn, Sask. .... Prince George, B. C. . Sicily . Overseas . India . British Columbia . Kingston, Ont. . Edmonton, Alta. . Overseas .Overseas .Overseas .Red Deer, Alberta . Overseas Calgary, Alberta Alumni Altar Tliora Oliver to William Gietz Lydia Arndt to Lawrence Pullman Gladys Alguire to Andrew Olson Clara Dyck to Mr. Roberts Eleanor Ferch to Wilfred Beef us John Schellenberg to Alice Landis William Shunk to Ruth Cutler Randall Heindrichs to Adeline Otto Millie Wolfe to David Guenther yllumni Zh[eWs OFFICERS — 1943-44 LORNE GILLETT . PRESIDENT JOHN BARBOUR . VICE-PRESIDENT GRACE ROACH . SEC ' Y-TREASURER MRS. WM. LINDENBACH : MR. DAVID UNRAU. — •— Dear Alumni Members and Graduates : Another year of war, with all its turmoil and anxiety has passed; but the outlook is much bright¬ er than a year ago. We have seen the working of God, and if the people of the United Nations will seek first the things of the kingdom of God, Victory will be hastened. But there is another war to be carried on with unceasing vigor. It is part of the Battle of the Ages. It is the battle of good against evil, of right against wrong. It is the battle for the souls of men. We are privileged to be soldiers of the Cross. Let us look to our spiritual armour and fearlessly raise aloft the blood-stained banner. There are many gaps in the line of the righteous. There is much to be accomplished for Jesus Christ. May the year that is ahead of us be one of realizing our privilege as co-workers with the eternal Son of God. Yours in His Service, John A. Barbour. —•— THORA AND BILL GIETZ, ST. THOMAS, ONT. How precious is the bond of love that binds our hearts together in these days when the world knows so much of hatred that places one at enmity with the other. In our travels, by reason of the R. C.A.F. postings, we see so much of sin and heart¬ break and loneliness. It brings many opportun¬ ities to “speak just a word for Jesus,” and raises in us a great heart cry even as from the disci¬ ples, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Probably most of you know that Bill and I were married a year ago, chiefly to save the alumni the expense of sending our individual let¬ ters to us! We count it a privilege to remember each one of you at “the throne of grace,” and to commit you to El Shaddi, the God who is enough. —•— Nils Jacobson, with the Lord! The last letter we received from Nils and Alta Jacobson was filled with rejoicing over a revival in the Crampel district of French Equatorial Africa, and told also of the birth of a daughter, Muriel Ann at the Bangui Hospital, December 16. Then, on Feb¬ ruary 12th the following sad cable was received: “Nils with Jesus—Diphtheria. Alta Jacobson.” Our sympathy goes out to the young mother so suddenly bereaved. Her two older children are in the United States. -•- Rev. Witt. R. Shunk, who has graduated from Wheaton College, is now taking up advanced studies at Faith Theological Seminary. —•— Carl Dohms is a country pastor at Hearts Hill, Sask. He writes: “I have a country appoint¬ ment here at Hearts Hill, with a nice little church out on the bald prairies, and a faithful group of Christians to stand back of me. There is a large district here, with a great need, and great possibilities for the spread of the gospel. Your prayer help would be much appreciated.

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Page 23 WINNIPEG BIBLE INSTITUTE emissions THE REV. RAY¬ MOND FRAME OF THE CHINA INLAND MIS¬ SION. WHO BROUGHT US A Series of Mis¬ sionary Mes¬ sages during THE FIRST TWO weeks of Oc¬ tober. Wky ? Wko ? Wkece ? 1 HIS is a very common question today, Men ask us why we go to Bible School, and what we intend to do after we graduate. To this we gladly reply, “We want to learn more of our Saviour and His precious Word, so that we can tell it to those who are still in darkness.” Then people ask why we should be concerned about the state of the heathen,, saying, “ If God is a God of Love he will not let them perish.” The answer to these arguments was made very clear to us by brother Raymond Frame, a missionary on furlough. He showed us first why we should feel obliged to do mission work. Christ, while on earth, was not only concerned about the physical and tem¬ poral needs of man, but “came to seek and to save that which was losk” If that was His primary purpose, we should also seek to do as he did. lie also commissioned his disciples to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel.” Can we deliber¬ ately disobey such a command ? If upon receiving a gift from a friend, we feel obliged to bring a thank-offering, how can we withhold our service as a thank-offering to God, who is the Giver of the most precious gift, Jesus Christ? Can we be so selfish as to keep the good news of salvation to ourselves, when men all around us are going to a Christless eternity? The next question is, who should preach the Gospel ? This can only be done by those who know and have experienced the Grace of God. Christ says, “Ye are my witnesses.” It is a con¬ dition of discipleship, that we bear much fruit. In qrder to bear fruit we need to be crucified with Christ and resurrected to a new life of holiness and service. Paul says, “. . . for ne¬ cessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is me if I preach not the Gospel.” 1 Cor. 9:16. Seeing that we are obliged to preach the Gos¬ pel, we ask where does God expect us to preach it ? Christ did not appoint any special place of service for his disciples. He told them to start at home and go to the uttermost part of the earth, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Our duty is to launch out into a world of sin, and expect God through his Holy Spirit to guide us into his appointed place of service. — M. Kehler. —•— India Ben Gates is now serving with the army in India. The following is an extract from a recent letter of Mrs. Gates: He writes very cheerfully from his camp and the Lord has and does give glorious opportunities to witness amongst officers and men. He has a mixed batallion of men who speak Tamil, Telegu and Malayolam, while our language is Marathi. Hindustani stands him in good stead and we send Scriptures for the men in their several languages. Each of our five missionaries was placed in a different batallion and they are the only Christian officers in a company of about 1,600 men, so we see God’s purpose in placing His witnesses where the need is so great. We are sure that the prayers of the friends in Canada and our homeland have been a powerful factor in their lives and have kept them safe in perilous places. We and the mission long for the time when our men can join forces with us again in the needy villages of India. We feel that the time is short for work here. We know not how long it will be our privilege to give the gospel to the poor villagers of India. In this our Jubilee year of work in Western India, we are praying for spiritual revival. So many have come to the point of confessing Christ in baptism, then have trembled on the brink. Those who have been baptized need all the encourage¬ ment we can give. Maybe God has to deal more with us as missionaries and we are praying that He will revive us each one.

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Pane 25 WINNIPEG BIBLE INSTITUTE and X)iews Alice and Jokn Sckellenkercj Kenya. Africa William and Elsie Bauman Colombia, South America There is an increasing need for evangelistic work here in Kitui district, as there is a vast unreached population of approxi¬ mately 200,000 people (natives) besides many Indians from India, cov¬ ering a territory fo 20,000 square miles. Four of us on this outstation are re¬ sponsible for reaching these people. There are several un¬ touched tribes about one hundred miles from our station and the Mission lias asked us to pray about helping to start a new work on the border of one of these tribes. In¬ creasingly we feel the Lord would be pleased to use us in this way, but realize that a step such as this must be led of Him; and so as we wait upon Him, we are trusting Him to lead us there in His time. The responsibilities of sucli work are indeed great, but the Lord is saying, “Have not I commanded thee, be strong iind of good courage ... go in and possess the land.” Do pray with us as we consider this step with Him. How good it feels to be back in the homeland and again see loved ones and friends. It will be eight years next June since I left the shores of Canada. Now I am returning to you with my dear wife. We have enjoyed a very blessed time of service together and our hearts overflow witli praise and thanksgiving for all He has done. We wonder if our service has been all that it should have been, but our merciful God lias honoured our feeble efforts in spite of our defects. The blessed seed lias been sown under different circumstances and now we are looking to Him for the harvest. Where we laboured for three long years with¬ out the sight of a single soul coming to the Lord, there is today a native church with native work¬ ers. A house has been Ixmglit and regular meetings are held. During those three years many. Bibles and New Testaments were sold. Thou¬ sands of carefully chosen tracts were given out, and now that the Rio-Negro is producing fruit for those hard and worthy labours, we cannot express the joy we feel. Words fail us to praise God for this reward. All the tears we shed, the great lonliness we experienced, and the persecu¬ tion we suffered seem so insignificant now. Jack and Eoelyn Tkomas Colombia. South America r Randall Cp’oening Mexico This past summer has been a blessed time for me. I have had many wonderful times pointing men and women to the Lamb of God, and that of course is the supreme joy my life. From here I have gone into all directions, visiting Indians and Mex¬ icans. Most of my trips I made on horseback and some of them took several days, which meant eating and sleeping out. Very interesting indeed. On a few occasions the Lord wonderfully protected me . against rattle snake bites. In fact I have killed four such creatures this year, but believe me w li e n l am not on the safe side for the attack, 1 leave those things in peace. Yes, I have been here aloiie for a little over a year now and many think that my life must be an awfully weary one, but I am afraid they who think so fool themselves. I would in no wise consider any exchange with anyone, in a way I am alone, yet not alone; His presence is dear and near to me. The Lord continues to bless His work lieie, and in our outstations in spite of opposition. In one centre, Lajas by name, a man was specially trained and sent by the priest to molest our meet¬ ings. He succeeded in stirring up a few. which nearly resulted in bloodshed. However, once a- gain our Lord triumph¬ ed and instead of teing discouraged we are re¬ joicing, for one man, (a believer) has kindly offered us all the wocxl to put up a little chapel! ERLAND AND EMMA CARLSON WITH THEIR CHILDREN IN PARAGUAY. SOUTH AMERICA. MR. AND MRS. WM. BAU¬ MAN SHOW HOW LEMONS GROW IN COLOMBIA