Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1963 Page: 2 of 11
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When Hitler moved his troops
into Poland, the British moved
into Tanganyika, interning all
German civilians.
Monika’s father had come to
Africa before the war to op-
erate a large rope plantation.
He r eturned to Germany to
marry his childhood sweetheart
and bring her to Africa.
Almost immediately, he and
his bride found themselves the
victims of the ugly circum-
stances of war and were thus
separated into different concen-
tration camps. When Monika
was born a few months later,
The
_ exercise of
1 Christian College wks
iturday, June 1 at 10 a m.
Gentry, Livonia, and Mrs. Germany by the British govern-
Andrew Luckett, Utica.
This class has met regu-
larly each month for 30
years without missing a
single month. Those moot
Ings are arranged a year
ahead of time and have
closely knit the class to-
gether.
This class had Its begin-
ning under Mrs. Adamson,
Monika Steiniger, center, visits with MCC President Otis Gatewood (second from after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
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ment with all other German in-
ternees. It was in Germany that
Monika and her parents came
into contact with Otis Gatewood,
missionary to Germany and now
president oL Michigan Chris-
tian Junior College in Roch-
ester.
Through information from the
Nhowe Mission. Mr. Steiniger
was found by the Gatewoods
who engaged him to serve as
* their interpreter in Germany.
Monika was then eight years
old. Time has passed since then
and has, to some extent, healed
was continued by Mints the wounds that carnal warfare
, inflicted on the hearts of those
’ who suffered so much.—________
Jhe Steinigers did toot forget
Nhowe Mission, the Gatewoods,
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if Monika could enroll in Michi-
gan Christian College. Of course,
arrangements were made for
her to come.
After two years, she attended
Harding College in Searcy, Ar-
kansas, working 32 hours a week
in the local hospital in addition
to her school work. She returned
to Rochester last fall to prepare
to go back to Nhowe Mission.
The Rochester church under-
took her sponsorship and she is
now at the mission to give her
life as a medical missionary. In
a farewell fellowship at the
church of Christ in her honor,
Dan H. Woodroot the local min-
ister, presented a portable,
t r an «iairwiT<wi rocorder io Moni-
ka as a gift from members of
the church and friends.
The Rochester church is now
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Filling Real Hunger
With Real Conversion
By Carson Spivey
Walled Lake, MtehlgMt ——
Religion has often become a front in America today.
Crowds rush to hear differertt speakers with new and
spectacular voices pleasing to their ears. The name of
religion is used to help the sale of food, books, and al-
most anything except the truth about Jesus Christ.
Many have been attracted to their religion by social
fads or fashion. The evidence of aH this points to a
spiritual hunger facing the people of the world today.
With this before us we must convert this hunger into
spiritual growth. Christ said in the sermon on, the
Mount, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
ditional funds to furnish and
equip the clinic building at
Nhowe.
Other congregations having
fellowship in this work are
Northwest, Chicago; May Street,
Worcester, Mass.; Shandon,
Columbia, S.C., Utica, Michigan.
The Nhowe Mission Program is
now under the direction of the
Hillcrest church in Abilene, Tex-
as.
There is a great need to?
day for people to give their
heart, soul, mind and body
to Jesus Christ and be con-
verted to him instead of to
themselves, fads, human
groups, etc.
’ You can turn on your
radio or television and hear
someone refer to God as “a
livin’ doll.” Also there are
some songs that do not
elevate our Lord as they
should. One that comes to
my mind is the one en-
titled, “Have You Talked to
Caraasi Spivey the Man Upstairs?”
In our day we want God to be something that we
can turn off or on anytime we have need for Him. This
is impossible if we are really hungering for the right-
eousness of God. While Christ was being tempted by the
devil he answered him this way—“Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God.” Matt. 4:4. Therefore we must be
able to take the words of the Saviour and let them be
our inspiration to turn our lives toward His guideposts
and His way.
First, we must be able to turn ourselves over to the
Lord and let Him have His way with us. We must lose
ourselves in him that we might find ourselves.' Until
we do this it is impossible for us to see the real truth in
“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.”
Matt. 5:7
The pure in heart are those who have a pure will
and motive. They will listen Io God’s word whether it
is pleasing to them or not. They are the ones that are
converted to Christ and will follow his will and be led
to many different lands and places in life, no matter
what the cost may be. There is nothing else or any
other way in the world today that will get spiritual power
and peace for people as the Lord promises. “If any
man would come after me, let him demy himself and
take up his cross and follow me.” Matt. 16:24
Second, as we become followers of the Lord we will
become his friends. Jesus said to his disdipleS in John
15:15 “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant
does not know what his master is doing; but I have
called you friends, for all that I have heard from my
father I have made known to you.” Let us therefore
become the friends of Jesus and it will be surprising
how many blessings of goodness will surround us. In
the darkest hours of human experience, blessed is that
man who walks with one who promises to be with him
always even through the valley and shadow of death.
Third, if we fill that hunger that exists in the hearts
of man today we must proceed from seekers to followers,
on to friends and to living examples of Jesus Christ.
In John 14:6 Christ made the statement, “I am the way,
the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father
but by me.” Therefore in all the confusion of the world
we must accept the words of the Holy spirit and abide
by them if we expect to have the real satisfaction of our
hunger id thtt life and Life In Uie world to come.
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her mother had to hide her,
keeping her alive with goat’s
milk which was smuggled into
the camp ealch day by one of
the hired men of their plan-
tation.
After six years of separation.
Mrs. Steiniger was reunited
with her busband in a family-
’ type concentration camp and
Monika saw her father for the
first time in her life. It was at
this time that a missionary
from Nhowe Mission came to
the British authorities and asked
far a German mechanic to re-
pair an engine and a pump at
posed about the cleat and the Mission Compound
After much delay, Mr. Steini-
ger was allowed to go and do
the • job.
After two years in the family
camp, the war ended and the
Steinigers were sent back to
ROCHESTER, Mich. -
third graduating
Michigan
held Satu
in the cafetorium of Michigan
Christian College. The graduat-
ing class this year consists of
33 students.
Dr. Herman 0. Wilson, Regis-
trar. Lubbock Christian College,
Lubbock, Texas, delivered the
graduation address. Dr. Wilson
is well - known in Christian
education circles and has been
with Lubbock Christian College
since its beginning.
He holds a Ph.D. from thet
University of Southern Califor-
nia. In addition to being regis-
trar at Lubbock Christian, he is
also chairman of the Division
of Humanities and professor of
"scaring honors at the gradu-
ation program were Miss Suel-
len Wilson who Is Valedictorian,
also Miss Phyllis Holt who is
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Each of these young ladies
presented short addresses. Other
•wards, ..taclud,p8 th® Bible
j Missions Award,
r . -wan’a Award, were an-
left) and other members of the Michigan Christian College staff. Miss Steiniger is aZ-
ready assuming nursing duties in Nhowe Mission tn Southern Rhodesia.
Monika Steiniger Fulfills Dream;
Working at Nhowe Mission Clinic
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ROCHESTER. Mich. - Word
has come from Monika Steiniger
that she has arrived safely in
Africa and is already at work
in the medical clinic at Nhowe
Mission.
For several months, the Roch-
ester Church of Christ has been
planning and working toward
sending Miss Steiniger to Soutii-
ern Rhodesia as a medical mis-
sionary.
She has returned to the Nhowe
Mission where, 13 years ago,
she first came in contact with
the church of Christ. There are
many intriguing links in the
chain of events which have
brought a^ut^this endeavor to
Miss Steiniger was born of
German parents in a British
Concentration Camp in Tangan-
yika during World War 11
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★ Homecoming
For Ladies
At Vinewood
VINEWOOD, Mich.—Th*
LmH«* Blbh Claw «t Vln»
wood is planning a homo
coming for all former mem-
bers of tho class on Sun-
day, June 23, in the audi-
torium of tho new building.
.• A paem''hae ■ boon eem-
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The report H»et Miss Steinfoer
received to eM the work
at Nhowe Mission Is erroneous. ------------- ------
There wos a verbal promise m the process of raising ad-
mode, but the supposed donor
y has not yet followed through.
from 50 to 70 each Sunday.
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Nichols, James W. & Warren, Will Ed. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1963, newspaper, June 7, 1963; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1313037/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.