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Page 4 CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE April 23, 1974
World Radio France—A Light in the Darkness
Growth of the Church in Okin
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work in northern Okinawa been purchased
where there was not even one
New Converts standing with Shintoku’s wife (far left) before bapti
The beautiful Trinidad Hilton
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June 24-27. We have been
able to secure a special lec-
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blessed our efforts in the pre-
paration of this Fourth
Annual Caribbean Lecture-
ship Program. The theme of
this year’s lectureship is
“Growing Up in Christ in All
Things" Eph. 4: 15. In the
past our emphasis has been
more on Evangelism —this
year we want to stress
edification of the body of
Christ! We are all becoming
genuinely enthused about it!
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These are wonderful times
in which we are living. By
radio, the gospel of Christ is
beamed to bhe most remote
corners of the globe. Where
there is a radio, the good
news has a chance of finding
an open heart that is
searching for the truth. Great
things are happening for the
Lord in the French-speaking
world, thanks to radio evan-
gelism. Six persons recently
obeyed the gospel of Christ in
one week’s time. This was
truly an occasion for rejoicing.
Mr. Marias is an employee
in a cheese factory south of
Reims, France, in the Vosges
mountain region. He had
heard the truth over World
Radio France, and was
enrolled in the Bible corre-
spondence course. When Mr.
Marais decided to obey the
gospel, he asked me, ‘‘Do you
think that I’m worthy to be
baptized?”
In order for him to be
immersed, it was necessary
for him to go to Reims, where
Brother Bill Burchett is pre-
sently serving. Mr. Marais, a
man in his fifties had never
ventured so far outside his
village, and he was somewhat
afraid to make the journey
there. I sent him a telegram
on Saturday to encourage him
to go; he arrived in Reims
during the worship service,
and asked Brother Burchett,
‘‘Can you baptize me?” Bill
took him to his home for
lunch, and afterwards they
returned to the building,
where Mr. Marais became a
child of God, and a brother in
Christ.
Mr. Thomas is a repre-
sentative for a busniess firm,
and lives in the outskirts of
Paris. He has a daughter and
a son; his wife professes no
belief whatsoever in God. He
is 53 years old.
His first letter read,
have heard your appeal on
orld Radio France, and am
hasting to ask you to send me
today your radio sermon.
Could I enroll in your Bible
correspondence course for-
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ever?”
After corresponding with
Mr. Thomas, (about 10
letters), he decided to become
a Christian. The mind of this
sincere man is exemplified in
his statement, ‘‘I think your
broadcast represents the
grace of God upon me after so
many years of trials and
hardship. My body has
suffered but my mind is
directed more and more
toward Christ. Thank you so
much. .
Mr. and Mrs. Chipot
brought the number of
baptisms that week to four.
They are residents of Paris;
he is a well-known professor
of management, and his wife
works as his secretary. They
have two little girls.
Mr. Chipot, of Catholic
background, always made
reference to God in the
teaching of his courses. He
says, ‘‘Business has got to be
based in the ethics of God, if
not, there are good chances it
will fail in our modern
world.” He leads such a busy
life that, while enrolled in the
Bible correspondence course,
he worked on his lessons in
trains and planes. As a pro-
fessor of management, Mr.
Chipot is well-known all over
France. God can use this man
to His glory.
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I have to do under
Fourth Annual Caribbean Lectureship
selves to come to speak at
their own expense! In
addition to the stateside
preachers, you will have the
privilege of hearing out-
standing national preachers
from all the Caribbean islands
where the Lord’s work is pre-
sently being done. You’ll be
stirred sometimes to joy and
sometimes to tears by many
of these reports! As an elder,
preachers or just an ‘‘or-
dinary” saint this lectureship
program will be invaluable to
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time, I could just touch the
hem of His garment, but we
must wait until He comes
back. . .” When she corre-
sponded with me concerning
her salvation, she said. ‘‘Mr.
Marchal. please guide me to
the truth.”
She is such a sweet little
lady, and is loved by all at the
Northside congregation in
Paris where she faithfully
attends.
Miss Marie-Claude
Delepierre is a 26-year old
chiropractor in a large
hospital for bone treatments
on the coast of France near
the English Channel. Marie-
Claude was in contact with a
denominational group in Lon-
don during her stay there to
learn English, and she
avowed then to learn the truth
about Jesus.
I call her the exception to
the rule, because she studied
ardently and without any
comments her Bible corre-
spondence course, and after
the sixth lesson on baptism,
she wrote, ‘‘I need to obey;
please help me.”
She drove 100 miles to
Lille, France, where we met
her. We continued together to
Brussels, some 90 additional
miles, where I baptized her.
She returned to Lille where
she spent the night with a
wealthy Christian family. She
family, however, their hearts attended worship the fol-
and minds are set upon things lowing day and then returned
above. God be praised for to her home in Berk-Plage,
these two wonderful souls. All total, approximately 380
Madame Tonnelier works miles were covered for her
as a housekeeper for an baptism —few people will
elderly man in Paris. This come down a church aisle to
lady, a faithful listener of obey their Lord, much less
World Radio France, had make a 400-mile journey. We
been in contact with many are thankful for her, and pray
different denominations in for her growth in Christ,
her quest for the truth, in- These are exceptional cases
eluding adventism and Jeho- of obedience rendered to the
vah’s Witnesses. Lord. Thousands of others
Madame Tonnelier hear the gospel preached in
attended one evening of a the French-speaking coun-
series of meetings I was
holding in Paris. She is not in have heard the truth without
good health, and she wrote to World Radio France? This is
me once concerning this: ‘‘I not what counts—the fact is
pray very often for my that they did, and we rejoice,
healing, but God no doubt has May God continue to bless
His reasons for not granting it the radio waves with such
to me. If we were in Jesus’ abundant fruit.
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But after my 17 monttY^^^
efforts, 11 persons wei an Y t
baptized in one meetin’.roac^ca
Thus a new congregation ^1^’n
established in northei°opera
Okinawa in September 19r aJ 5*
Since then the results of .as
work have been more than re®lde
thought and I am just thrill(P° YS?
thinking over my labor fortB . d
past four years. So far, r®ir .
persons have been baptizi en.10
and we got a man to work peO^ e
the congregation besides rX
Bro. Uechi who was baptiz(V15
in my meeting in Naha, (|lcknow
capital city of Okinawa,
in 1967 decided to work l',
jlems
the new congregation .
north. The land to be the si YuY*/
for the church building h.e |ar
commanding the beaut?™^*
Christian. First, I made views of Shioya Bay and t:ove”
visitations to give tracts and outer green coral sea. . coc
have short talks with the The next and the last thi!eaders
people. Then I conducted a I have to do under r _
weekly Bible class in a public five-year plan is to build t!
meeting place and held church building. But at tl
Gospel meetings on a regular present I don’t have 35 v jjar
basis in different villages, building fund. So, to succes ‘ ,
Although I saw a lot of good fully finish my five-year plai ar.
signs that encouraged me to need your help. We a.Q
continue my work, I did not meeting in a public meet! a
see even one single baptism place in a village in bhio^ sem(
for »17 months while I worked Bay area. The congregation^ wee]
there. Sometimes it seemed called‘‘Shioya Bay Church
utterly impossible to awaken Christ . ”S7izn7o^zz
those people from their F-115, 952-Ojana, Ginoui
spiritual dormancy. city, Okinawa, Japan
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