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P.Oi Box 5^^

Waianae, Oahu, HAWAII

Forwarding Agent - Dane R. Roush I+S25 E. Indianola Ave. Plioenix, Ari7/ona

ALOHA from HAWAII and from us at the Hawaiian New Testament Mission at

MAKAHA, In these few pages we have attempited to give you a handyguide in order to better acquaint you with HAV/AII and the MAKAHA work. May you find the reading of these pages interesting, helpful, and use ful, is our prayer from "no ke aloha wale no oe, Slahalo nui loa".
* HISTORY >5^

According to the ancient Hav/aiians, as told in their poetic chants, the Islands v.'ere the actual children of the gods, born to Papa, the earth mother, and Wakea, the sky father. The Hawaiians loved Pele,

the goddess of the volcano, as the one v/ho controlled the warmth of the earth, and it was she who brought the ocean to Hawaii in her wake V7hen she arrived from Kahiki, the traditional Polynesian homeland. To
these earliest inhabitants Hav/aii truly seemed a paradise on earth.

D I A M 0 N D

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A D

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About 1,000 years ago, dauntless voyagers (believed to be Polynesians who had set out from Tahiti, 2,000 miles away) traveling over unchrrted ocean miles first came upon the Hawaiian Islands. The Polynesians v/ere the descendants of a family, or tribe, of Caucasian people who left their original homeland somewhere in India and wandered through Malaya to the island groups of the Pacific. In their travels through
Asia, they intermarried with Malayans and Orientals. From the inhf.bitants of the southeastern islands of the Pacific they also acquired

darker blood, so that by the time they reached the Society Islands, now considered the ancient homeland of the Polynesians, they were a light brov/n people. The Polynesians did not have a written language

The period of long voyages and settlement ended about 600 or i^OO years
ago, HAWAII was again isolated from the rest of the world until 177^^
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but their history and the story of their travels

were told in chants.

Captain James Cook, the dis tinguished English navigator and explorer, was on his third voyage of exploration
in the Pacific v/hen he came

on his way from one of the Society Islands to the north west coast of America, he sighted the Island of Oahu
and later saw Kauai.

upon the Hawaiian group in 177^ On January IS, while

In 1790, after two defeats Kamehameha^ then a chief of the court, began mustering
the strength which led fi

nally to theJbringing of the

entire Hawaiian group under his sovereignty. He became Hawaii's first King and was
called Kamehameha the Great.
Hawaii's f i r s t constitution

r-

vjas

proclaimed

October

S,

1S40. Hawaii became a ter ritory of the United States

hood this year.

July 7, IS9S. Today hopes are high that HAViJAII will be granted state
RACES

Hawaii-has been described as the "Showcase of Democracy",

Hawaiians-{IW, part Hawaiians, Japanese (35^), Chinese (6^), Fili-^ pino(12^), Haoles (that's us-25^), and representing Portuguese , Puerto Ricans, and a dozen other extractions and mixtures of all these.
They live in a community where there is no segregation.
standing and patience will help bring solutions.

of 600,000 people, most

of

whom are

citizens of the U.S.

consisting

They are

jority prefer it this way.

The vast ma-There are problems of course, but under

Because of this variety many cultures are represented. Many distinct cultural habits have been acquired by others, some have disappeared. A good example is food dishes. Meals here can turn out to be any thing! i Groups here have a pronounced tendency to become .rather quickly fused with each other. The physical barriers are less dis

disappear more rapidlv here. Hov/ever, in relating this to Christian ity we encounter otherwise unnoticeable problems. A good example of this is found in the many Orientals who are already Buddhist and Shintoist, and want to be Christian alsoJ
vious that

tinct than

in most Mainland communities

and those that exist tend to

Records shov; that interracial marriages are increasing.

Hawaii's races are fusing at a rate

creasingly difficult to distinguish between them in ' any meaningful fashion as time goes on. It takes time but the peoples of HAWAII are
becoming HAWAII'S people.

that will make it in

And it is ob

(Our Foi'wai'dlng Agent is DANE ROUSH, 4^25 E. Indianola, Phoenix, Ariz)

* "AND LET THF. PEAOE OF CHRIST RULE IN YOUR HEARTS"

RELIGIOM

The first missionaries to come to HAV;AII were of the Congregational Church. They came in 1320. They were followed by the Roman Catholic

ty took offense at idolatry represented by idols of Mary and Jesus. However, the Catholics were back in 1839 to stay. Then Mormons in 1350, just three years after they established thanselves in

Church in lS27,

They were forced to leave because the Hawaiian royal

Utah. These were follo/ed by Episcopal in 1362; Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist, Methodist, in the l^oOs, Disciples, Salvation Army in It wasn*t until the 19403 as a result of the war, that many of the other churches began work.* Among them were the Baptists, other Lu therans, Pentecostal groups, and the Church of Christ.

Other religions came to the Islands also# In 1^52, Chinese laborers brought Confucianist, Taoist, and Chinese Buddhist teachings. Some
Islands.

some combining all three.

the Islands. These

temples were built

incorporating the ideas from Buddhism only,

are Hongwanji, Shingon, Jodo, Nicheren, and

Soon five main forms of*Mahayana Buddhism came from Japan to

In 1^86, the Japanese began to come to the

and

Zen, Japanese Buddhist temples began to take their place beside other
temples and churches. The Japanese also brought Shintoism with tnem, their own national religion. There are just a few
the Islands.

Soto

provides help in performing the marriage ceremonies.

Buddhism is used in times of sorrow and death, bhintoism

The Roman Catholics claim about 120,'.OOQ in :adult membership, the Pro testants about 49,700. This latter figure includes the Mormons, who are quite strong on the Island. They have a large Temple at Laie ana a 3,000,000 Church College of Hawaii, also at Laie.
A LIST OP CHURCH OF CHRIST WORK OH TH3 ISLAND OF OAHU
1)
2)

PALOLO VALLEY CHURCH OF CHRIST - Mr. and Mrs. Owen Still are the missionaries here. They deal almost entirely with Orientals.
KAIMUKI CHRISTIAN CHURCH - Mr. Carl Clarke

self-supporting church.

It is thirty-five years old.

is minister

of

this

3)
4)

PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH -Mr. and Mrs. Louie Sosebee
are the missionaries here.

MAILE CHURCH OF CHRIST - Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burnside are the mis sionaries here. They are our neighbors in the work.

5)
6)

aries here at Wahiawa, next to Schofield Barracks and Wheeler.

SUNSET BSACH CHURCH OF CHRIST AND CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL
lies here. Glen is minister of the church. Miss

CENTRAL OAHU CHRISTIAN CHURCH - Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas are mission

Mrs. Glen Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Don Roth are the missionary fami

Mr. and

Mrs. Sprankles, Miss Griffith, Miss Patsy Mae Eaton are teachers.
7)

Jessica Floyd,

HAUULA CHURCH OF CHRIST - Located in a small, rural area near Laie Afternoon services are supplied by us and Don Roth.
MAKAHA CHURCH OF CHRIST - You

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presents th^s story of the HAWAIIAI^ NEW TESTAMENT MISSION at MAKAHA"I CAN DO ALL THINGS IN HIM WHO STRMGTHENS ME"

will find us

on the next

rti
(Title of our monthly bulletin)
THE HAWAIIAN NSW TESTAMENT MISSION
at

M/iKAHA

INI^OiUUTICN

FINMC-Ef

MAKAHA is

located"

two

miles from

There is

at. present

about

5210
here.
month

Waianae and thirty-five miles from Honolulu, on Leev;a.rd Oahu. Makaha church is locr.ted on tho main highv/ay, A diagram of the b".ilding fol lows this page. The chapel v/ill seat about seventy people. There is space for three classes in the building. There are fwo somewhat
sheltered arers next to the build

pledged to the
basic needs.

Lord's work
We pay $75

We need $350. Individual gifts have enabled us to gust meet our

on a $4000 loan secured to pay
This
back debts. We still have car pay

ments

also (vJho doesn't?).

doesn't leave much to grov; on. Our immediate needs include folding

ing outside that can be used for chairs, recreational equipment for outdoor classes. We hope soon to youth, and all the little things start work on the garage addition that any church needs; Most of all which vrill orovide three classrooms money to purchase above said items. and a Youth Hall. The chapel is However, v/e hope and pray that as used for worship only. There is the work grows so will the support. ample room (23,000 square feet of After all, this is God's Business.

property), for
facilities, a

expansion of church
recreational area,
MAKAHA WE PRESS ON *

and parking space. ing that much lavm?

am AREA -

(Ever try mow I'^ewj)

On January 4, 1959,

we

re-opened
i t had been The task is

RELIGIOUS ASPECTS

the MAKAHA work after closed three months.

one of rebuilding a vjork v;hich

be a The MAKaHA Church serves the Waia- and will MAKAHA-Waianae nae-Makaha area. This is the reli slov/ process.

is
But

gious picture. In Waianae, there is a Baptist Church, a Methodist Church, a Hawaiian Congregational Church, a Roman Catholic Church, a Pentecostal group. There are two Pentecostal groups in Makaha and a
non-denominrtional church. Mormons

tial area, a
feel
HAWAII is a

is a good, poten growing one, and we

to serve here.

privileged

vital v/ork for here a

Christian nation is considering statehood for this territory of

mixed races. Racial ties must be

far bet Nevj TesAdventists have a church in Maile. ament Christianity has the answerWe find in our calling that people CHRIST-but He must be presented to have been greatly pestered by Mor them before GOD can accomplish
mons rnd Jehovah's Witnesses. There these wonders.

displaced with something go to Nanakuli, and the Seventh-Day ter and more sitisfying.

This

land will be

are, of course, many Catholics. a mission land for many years to New Testament Christianity is need come even with the fullest of "ef
ed in MKAHA-Waianae.
forts from the Mainland,

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work on the Island. MAP OF TH3 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND AN ENLARGjiSyiENT OF OAHU

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Missionaries: Alan and Carol Roush P. 0. Box 588 Waianae, Oahu,

Forwarding Agent: Dane R. Roiish 4825 E. Indianola Phoenix, Arizona

'Uawaiian Hew Ucsiamcni Tflission

at Makaha
PreachiTig the Cross of Christ and His New Testament Message in the Hawaiian Islands

July 5, I960
Dear Mr, Clark:

Enclosed you will find a copy of our Information Packet containing informa tion not only of MAKAHA, but conditions in Hawaii as well. Also enclosed are three recent bulletins from our mission he e with a great deal of what
you want contained in them.

The only extra comment I have concerns the attitude of our people on the
Mainland toward Hawaiian missions. I shall be brief. The denominations

without exception are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into Hawaii to establish their group. Our people are actually withdrawing, their support because "Hawaii is such a lovely place, so civilized, such a world playland." This disgusts me period. The attitude above is contained in

a letter I have here on my desk ififom a church that just withdrew a monthly
pledge. It is indeed to God's glory what He is able to do through us here
V/e have talked to missionaries in Hawaii with so l i t t l e to work with.

coming through Hawaii on their way to furlough, and discover that souls
are not being won any faster than here, on many other traditional mission fields. But we know that God wants us here, every one, support or not! And precious souls are being won too. I just baptized two this week; a

family of nine v;as baptized at the ^^^ili Church just four weeks ago, in this
same area. We deal with a unique and at the same time wondrous situation

here in the variety of races. But it is far from easy. Besides, the scenery in Africa is just as pretty, and the cities just as modern.

We are planning a new venture, given briefly in the current bulletin. You will find all the material you desire, I am sure, in the enclosed articles. ALOHA FROM HAV/AII,
Crossroads of the Pacific.

In Christ's Love, ^ ^
Missionary to Hawaii

Woto the God of Peace...make you perfect...to do His will... through Jesus Christ." Heb. 1S:20, 1.

HAWAII
SIiOADS Oh

HE PACIFIC

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cmismm NEWS from ALAN and carol ROUSH missionaries to HAWAII

P.O. Box 5Sa - Waianae, Oahu, HAWAII

- STARTLING THOUGHTS ON

BUDDHISjVI

tainly, the "human freedom'' here men

tioned is,far from the Christianas

We v/ant to present to you some quota tions from a recent speech given by the president of the Young Buddhist
Association here -in -Honolulu-. -His

freedom i-n Christ. The "enlightening" aspects of Buddhism are dubious, but the threat it poses is real. The full v/eight of it is- felt eontinual-^
ly in Havjaii. This Association has doubled its membership in a year's time; many of .its members are in in-

speech spoke of "an incentive for us

to work harder toward the develop

ment of an

American

Buddhism, with
The

our sister organizations on the Main

fluencial positions' of leadership in

Hawaii, Buddhism is not dying. LET
US ALL .REALIZE THE URGENCY OF PREACH ING THE GOSPEL EVERYWHERE. I t - i s THE FIRST task of the CHURCH. ' "

land, that can

perhaps someday lead

to an eventual world Buddhism."

impact of that statement is seen in the following statements: "Tradi

tionally, democracy in America usual ly refers to our form of government, but in its truest sense ijt ^ a way
of life...There exists a very close parallel between our American con cept of democracy and the Buddhist

vfay of life.. .another example of democracy in Buddhism involves the

freedom of choice. Buddha did not

even

ask his

followers

to

accept

what he said as truth. He asked his followers to realize truth for them selves by their own understanding... This freedom of choice i s one of the

greatest gifts of the Buddha to the world. This is the Magna Carta of
human freedom., Wherever Buddhism

Some-people, like the Orientals, be gin the New Year with a "bang". We began this second year at MAKAHA with a persistent determination sur rounded by a heavy layer of patience. I (Alan) am in the fourth week of a "Shaking the Bushes" canvass with the assistance of Brother Burnside,
the minister of the Haili Church .

has spread and wherever- its benign influence has penetrated, it has en nobled the lives of the people, and has brought about happiness and en lightenment ." He goes on to point out that science has shaken many be liefs of other religions, but has only strengthened Buddhism, In the

Tv/o more weeks should-, see the comple tion of the canvass, which will have

included every home in MAKAHA (there

are over SOO). There have been sev eral possibilities - only time will reveal how good they are. Immediate follov/-up resulted in MAKAHA'S best
attendance in many months with elev

v/orld today, one out of every five persons is a Buddhist, It is no se

cret that many people in America to

en new ones of all ages from five different homes. We were greatly en couraged by this, and also by the
fact that this was the best local

day V7ould welcome such a creed; that

one may arrive at truth by his own realization and understanding. Cer

attendance ever; -last year's rapid rise as you know, was due mostly to

incoming Service folk, who have all left as reported in last month^s In
formation Packet. We have started a

our

Volcano

on the

Big Island

of

Hawaii. I t has served to call atten tion to the fact that there is s t i l l

Home Teaching program,

using a spe

cial calling book, followed by filmstrips (one filmstrip per week for five weeks) specially designed for home teaching. Pray that the seed will be planted well, and that souls will respond to the call of Christ.
We are so thankful to God that He

widespread belief in Pele, goddess of fire, and other ancient Hawaiian religious beliefs. Yes, even in the 50th State, a part of the United States, there are thousands who be
lieve that Pele has been passing out her wrath upon the younger genera
tion for their failure to live and

provided the necessary projector for showing these filmstrips, through the Larry Green family of Memorial
Christian. Our most gracious thanks

to ALL those who continually make it possible to continue preaching the Gospel at MAKAHA, HAVJAII. Aloha Dear Friends: I wish 'you all'
could see our l i t t l e Diana Kanani.

act and and the the Old

properly. Of course, the lava pumice have destroyed sugar cane papaya fields, and some homes to sum of h million dollars, but teen-agers seem to be unaffected. Hawaii's primitive religion was
most due to the

more colorful than

beauty and climate

of

the Islands.

Some Christian terminology has been conveniently added to the body of belief today, such as the trinity.
Pele has even been "seen" several times down in the volcano. Incident-

Her Daddy and Mommy sure think that she is something special11 She is getting to be a big girl already-she weighs about 12 lbs. now. She smiles and coos and will probably "talk" to you on our next program tape. We
sure love her.

ly, the Islands are on top of one of the largest and most active volcanic
rifts in the world. Hot seat, No?

The Living Scriptum

byjacti ioAtn > ,

We enjoyed our first visitor from home, Mrs. Wilkes from the Mountain View Church. It was so good to see and talk with her about Phoenix, and

Invifible Shiefd All Hell Cannot Break

Hawaii, and
Ghurch.

to show

her the MAKAHA

VJorship service

She and four of her friends

were present in the

January 17. (Don't forget to call us when you visit the 50th State!)
Please pray for the Lord's work in
HAWAII and MAKAHA.

Gi/t^
Progress is steadily being made in Hawaii. Last December the planning of the quarterly Youth Rallies was, turned over to the newly organized
Youth Council. The Council is com

posed of a teen-age boy and girl from each church. The young people are already doing a fine job. Last month's rally was attended by 53

young people, age 12 and above.

other example of your
Hawaiian missions.

An
"WHO H& THAT WILL HARM "VCU,
tF YE BE FOLLOWERS OP 7HAT
WHICH !f fiOOD?

investment in

You have probably been reading about

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HAVJAIIAN N.T. MISSION AT MAKAHA

January

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fp Dane R. Roush
4^25 E. Indianola Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona

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V13SI0MARIE.

HAl'^AII

P,C, Box 5^^ - Waiaiiae, Oahiu HAl'/AII

'f. . .PR3SS ON. .

In the

last

Bulletin we

mentioned

the canvassing campaign then in pro

gress, and some of the early results More have started "attending, bring ing the total nev7 ones to about 35
as a direct result of the canvass.

eni^\. f=tc. Teaching her seems to pro duce some response but when the test comes Sunday morning., Hawaii's fam ous "call of the beach" prevails. We feel the force of discouragement a little bit but continue to hope and
pray,

Some have come only once, others off

Jehovah's Witness doctrine, as well as other cultist teachings (see Mor-

and on (some regulars do thisi), but

severalothers are coming regularly. Hovjever, the important contact has
been made. The task now i s one of

monism following),

finds easy

prey

taking the Gospel

message into

the

here due to a tremendous spiritual vacuum and lack of religious know ledge, JV/ "Bible Study" sounds in nocent - some are won all the way by

homes that
way possible
for

v/iil hear
to

us, in

every

us, and

then pray

eventual results.

it. Others find their teaching, ar rived at by JV/ "reasoning", very con venient. V/hen a minister comes, pointing out the need of salvation
from sin, that an individual must be

The "Weapons of Satan" that confront us in the homes are many and varied. One lady has been brainwashed by Je
hovah's Witness doctrine in their

morally responsible to God, and that church attendance is necessary, the

effectiveness of Satan's handiwork

vjeekly

"Bible Study",

for a

year.

(Her husband - they are part-Hav;aiians - is a Sunday-morning fisherman)

She doesn't accept many of their pe culiar rules, such as refusal to sa lute the flag, etc., and is not a JV/ herself. But she has found an easy acceptance with teachings such as "there is no hell; an earthly 'heav-

is evident in their unwillingness to make any effort in attending church.

Mormonism is quite strong on the Is

land, "especially in the rural areas where there are many full- or partHawaiians. The reason for this is

90"^

that, Just as the Mormons teach that America's first inhabitants (Indians were descended from the Jewish race, so the ancient Hawaiians, the Mor mons teach, came from the Mainland, hence they were descendants of the Indians,who were in turn descendants

from the Jews,

(v/hevjl) Thus, as with This

the Indians, this makes the Hawaiian race a part of God's chosen people,

the Israelites (Mormon style).

"weapon of Satan" has Their young missionary
THE R s a a u T - s OF

thoroughly recruits can

brainwashed multitudes of Hawaiians.

FAJTH-FUL

STEWARDSHIP

be seen going about spreading their false teaching into gullible homes.

i.

This big racial lie ' is 'fantastic in

its scope. Vie are to obliterate all
of true history to watch one race produce another^ without intermar

Class has been working hard memoriz ing the books of the Bible for their
awards I crocheted -cross book-marks.

riage, not once but twice - from Jew

Me started
held in the

Ladies'
Rivera

Bible
home. VJe

Study
are

(Caucasian) into Indian (Mongoloid), into Hawaiian (Caucasian),all in the

space of a few hundred years, to say nothing of language barriers, etc.

group in February.

The meetings are

studying the LIFE OF CHRIST and are trying to reach others for our Lord
and His Church. Progress will be slow because many of the ladies do
not want to know about Christ for

From what has been given it is read ily seen that this "undefinable'' re ligious tolerance makes good pasture for Satan^s weapons. The key to all
this is found in the fact that these cults here do not teach the need for

fear they might feel they will have to do something about it I

A Hawaiian word to add to your vo

a change in morals whatsoever. They need not be morally responsible to

God. The teaching that there'is no hell is convenient, enabling a per
son to scoff at the idea of sin in

cabulary is 'KOKUA' (ko-coo-ah).

It

means HELP! VJe can use any used Sun

day School literature--Please"TCDKlJ*AV

his

life

and

punishment

thereof.

We are all well - (Diana Kanani is still sweet and well too). Please
keep us in your prayers.

This renders useless the entire Gos

pel message of Salvation through Je sus Christ by the grace of God, and
continued obedience to His commands. PERSONAL RELIGION ALSO MEANS PURSE-AND-ALL RELIGION

May we all as Christians "brought into His marvelous light" be contin ually about the task of being God^s faithful messengers. Salvation is through Jesus Christ alone; only the
Truth of God's Word will cast out

TiteLivingScnptuiv^t^

byJack li/imm |
Doers ;

darkness and falsehood.

In the life

of a Christian, THIS COMES FIRST.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, to you who

make oU^ CHECKS to

Alan and Carol in

the MAKAHA work.

order that the

PI;"EASE malTe them out "to the

HAVJAIIAK N.T. MISSION, and NOT to checks can be properly our Forwarding Agent. deposited by Please....

ALOHA Dear Friends: Spring has 'Sprung' at MAKAHA and flowers are 'Blooming and coming up' all over. Folks have given so many beautiful plants to the MAKAHA Church. Alan has quite a green thumb now and has
established a
adds

ZY PUAVER ASiD 6u?PLicriyiiOM wrTH

little

nursery

that

THAKlCS^lVINft LET

yoUR RtQUESra !?5

MAOe KNOWN UNTO

so much to the Church.

My Bible School Class (High School and Intermediates) has just complet ed a study of the Old Testament and
is starting the Nev; Testam.ent. The
T - "ICa - Fono 'I' Ua - Mau - Ke Ea - 0 -"~Ka - "Alna

HAVJAIIAN N.T. MISSION AT MAKAHA

February

fo Dane R. Roush
4825 E. Xndianola Ave. Phoenix, Arizona

ALOHA'
Vol. II

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FORM

3547

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P.O. Box 588 - Waiariae, Oahu, HAWAII

"WAGES NOT OF GOLD OR..,"

Our hearts have surely been thrilled these past few weeks. First of all, v/e vjant to tell you about one v/ho has Just come to Jesus, through many tears.' V/e first met her (she is a

nevei' practise, Roman Catholic." Her way is not easy. She was buried with Jesus, her Lord and Saviour, the eve

ning of

June 2^th, in the baptistry

Ocean. It was the

of the Pacific

most touching baptism I have ever ex perienced. Her husband believes, as

mother, 31 years of age) in our "all

MAKAHA" canvass back in February. Her house was the very first one we

do
He

a great number
wanted to take

of people
her to a

here,
magic.
woman

in curses and

superstitious

called on;

Later her daughter,

ten

years old, started attending youth meetings and Bible School, though irregular at times. She called me
(Alan) about four weeks ago and re-, quested that I talk with her. She explained the many problems in her life, including recent mental ill ness. The Spirit was convicting her
then. She came to church June 19th.

"curse lifter" in Nanakuli, a commun ity near us, to have the "curse" on
her that was causing her to act so

strange, lifted. In America you say? Hav/aii? Yes, right here, without the jungle, the poison darts, and
the voodoo dolls.

PLEASE -

your prayers for her life,

as well as for all those here at MA

She called again that week & poured out the tragic story of her home life as a child, and later after get ting married. Her story is very fa
miliar to us here in

KAHA, and everywhere. God is calling out a people, one at a time, from, every nation. Jesus truly saves I
The next wonderful thing to happen came about three weeks ago. A family
walked in the front door for serv

it is happening

countless homes a l l about us and

our hearts go out to them because we

are forbidden bytrhepar-ents t-o help these young people. She came to

ices June 5th --

a whole-man,-woman-,

church again June 26th, and also the

combined evening service at the Maili Church that day. This was an Or dination service for Mr. George Hope

teenage daughter, junior age son, a small boy. They had just moved to
MAKAHA the day before. They are

a young man from the Maili Church , born and raised in 17aianae, who has
been-in Bible College on
At

Samoan. They have been faithful both morning and evening since, in word and in deed. They are also bringing
v;ith them alrecidy another Samoan couple. Joy. Joy. One year ago, they
came from This i s the Samoa. Samoan

the Main

land, now returned to serve liis Lord I was privileged to preach the Ordin
ation "Charge".
this woman

the invitation,
the aisle to

came dov/n-

give herself to Jesus, and thus find

the peace and hope she so desperate

story -listen very carefully. Some years ago the London Missionary Society
missionaries to Samoa,

ly needs. She is a pure~Hav;aiian (a rarity), her husband is Portuguese^

and a "nominal, 'vjon't change',

sent

some

they stayed

r"
-

l^fifci tte .wfe0ie busMeas in 1t%e teids

of the local Samoans themselves. The

has been spent by many at the throne of Grace on behalf of a need which

we feel God is requesting us to sup

ply. That need is to train local young men and women in Hawaii to go out and evangelize their own people. With God*s help we are going to ini tiate a Bible College program, begin ning with the facilities of the WKAHA Mission. I will be spending the year, ahead in graduate work in order
to be better able to do the task that

Samoans took the Bible, read it, and

followed it. Guess what they came
out with? A church called the Church

of Christ; immersion; Lord^s Supper; and a sharing with each other in

Christian brotherhood that would ab

solutely amaze you. As Mr. Matautia our new Samoan man, says: "In Samoa^ we do what the Bible says." There, no one goes to the Beach on Sunday morning - all go to church. In time this man will actually be capable of preaching some. What a change for them as they see Hawaii, for many are coming here for jobs. Tragically
_ Hawaii ^s

needs to be done. At the same time, we will be speaking wherever possi ble on behalf of this project Hawaii too) to raise needed
for additional facilities. We will

be returning the

Fall of *6l to be-

j5:od,lessness will certainly. ^i^,..th<^._prog^^ _ We also_, have . in ^ lead some of them astray. We rejoice mind a program for missionary re

in this new gain^nd

hope they stay

The Church

in this area permanently.

cruits to the Pacific Islands and the Orient. The MAKAHA mission will

be served- by Brother Hope

wife.

and

his

now contains these races:

Japanese,

He was born and raised in Wai-

Samoan, Hawaiian, part - Hawaiian^ Filipino, Portuguese, Puerto Riean, Haole, and Cosmopolitan. Certainly, this fact GIVES YOU something worth
praying for - these people need your prayers - so PRAY.
. DVBS AND A NM 50

anae.

He is a

fine

young

man and

Will ' minister well to, his own people. Needless to say we all will need your
prayers and support as much as ever.
The needs are s t i l l the same. This

Our next item concerns the Daily Va

cation Bible School,

last friday (June 24).. rolled, and everybody

pau (finished)
49 were en had a good

is a venture of faith on the part of many. It seems that God has truly been opening doors in a wonderful way. We are thrilled with this pros pect of additional and greater serv ice to Him, We ask that you please
realize with us HAWAII^ S merits and

time by learning and doing. The pro^ gram was given last Sunday morning, sT)qy_ trhfft
the' Ordination and new soul won to Christ. A new record attendance of

opportunities on the basis of its peculiar and unique situations that

confront God*s Kingdom here. We are firvr-^Him -in -the best wayWe request your prayers,
and PATIENCE until we arrive in The

50 was set even though many regulars missed. There were 19 local adults, which included three visitors, and also a couple of good prospects that we have been working on. We hope they will make a regular appearance,
with their children,
>!!<

Valley of the Sun, at which time we can present to all of you personally the thoroughly worked out plans and details of this most important and worthwhile project. It might be well
to point out the dual service that is and will be performed. The MAKAHA mission continues to serve, while we

And now a most

important

announce

HA work will add to its efforts, the '

training of leaders for a field that has barely been scratched. We are anxious to tell you all about it. Please call our Agent for further information and speaking engagements.

prepare for that time when the MAKA- ,

ment. . On July 22, Carol and I (and Diana too), will be returning to the
Mainland to prepare to return again to Hawaii in one year. This is the first phase of a most important pro^ ject. It concerns not only MAKAHA
biUt some other missions and mission

(I am attending L.B.I,7
(NEEDED - A baby bed and play pen to

aries in Hawaii as well.

-

Much

time
-

borrov; for a fev/ months r- anybody?J --- _ ^. - '

miimim n.t..mission at makaha

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P.O. Box 5^8 - Waianae, Oahu, HAWAII

MORE SOULS IN CHRIST AT MAKAHA

Saviour.

This boy is a 'haole*, his

the military service,

father is in

Yes, more baptisms and additions for God's eternal kingdom. Just a few days after the last bulletin was pub

lished (July),

fulfillment,

you

so he will be leaving MAKAHA one of these days. Disappointing as that might be, he is a Christian now; the seed has been planted, and we pray
that his life will count for Christ

might call it, came about. As was reported, a woman of the Hawaiian race came to Jesus and was baptized. V/e are glad to report that she is growing in Christ in a wonderful way

across the years. The other boy has his own story. V/e shall let Brother Hope tell you about it in his words: "Kenneth is the son of Mr. Sims, who lives near my parents. I invited
him to church and he was all in fa

(many of you have heard her letter).

She is being led of the Holy Spirit to overcome her many difficulties,

vor of that. That morning I an salvation through Christ to those a- nounced about camp and for the ones going to be at the church at 2;00 PM. bout her. One week after she came After church, to Jesus, her daughter, Betty, came That was all I said. to Christ and was baptized. They are while -driving Kenneth home, he asked now walking together with their Lord. me .all about camp and the cost. By the time I got to his house and That same week following, the Samoan started to ask his father he already family we wrote about, placed their had the money in my hand and had

temptations, and to

bear witness of

membership in the MAKAHA Church, hav ing already been baptized in their

started packing his clothes. An hour later I took both boys to the Burnsides, and they were off to a week own Samoan Church in American Samoa. in Christian spirit. They -are Mr. and Mrs. Mata'u'tia, of fellowship daughter Sao, IS,and son Seilusi, 11. I heard nothing of the boys until They have a younger son, 2. VJith the phone rang on Thursday morning. Kenneth George and Judy Hope ministering to The glorious news was out. them, MAKAHA mission, indeed, has a had made the good confession and
in every sense of wanted me to baptize him. That eve
the word. THE ANGELS REJOICE...

wonderful church

ning I drove to

camp and when I ar

rived I was told more news that 'warren was also

going to be baptized. Then a few days ago we received the good news that two more were bap
tized the week after we left Hawaii.
I feel that the Lord

is

truly

with

the
Is and

Both are boys of intermediate age. They confessed their faith in Jesus at camp. One boy, Warren Rogers, has been coming faithfully for over a year and had known for several weeks
that he wanted Jesus as his Lord and

work here in the lands . Kenneth

V/arren are doing just fine and they enjoy the things here. The Youth meetings are

really going over good with Kenneth".

Not included in Brother Hope's im portant words are some more impor
tant facts* Kenneth is Japanese, as

is Brother Hope, and a neighbor.

An

important soul

(all are

important)

has come to Jesus through the direct

V/e have enjoyed presenting the Pro gram of Hawaii to the various Valley churches. Many of you have not had the opportunity to SEE and HEj\R the program. Here are some statements from the College Information Sheet
"Missionaries can only scratch the surface - the hope lies in training and sending out local workers to e-

working of the Holy Spirit through a local young man. This example is only one of many in recent weeks not just with Brother Hope, but three other young workers that have had a minimum of Bible College work. Their lives have influenced parents, sis ters, brothers, cousins, and friends, There have been several baptisms in
another mission as a result. And

vangelize their own races." from a missionary to Japan)

the cry of
land -

(quoted This is

the

missionary in every

train to teach their own- and

HAVi/AII is no exception. Granted that Hawaii has its own peculiar problems
-we must solve them in our own way.

this is only part of the story. The wholesome atmosphere created by the presence-of these young workers is a
wonderful thing to behold.

Vi/e are seeking

5,000 with which to

The

training of a local

leadership
God

is essential to a mission field.

begin construction of an additional building. If such a school could send but a few, trained over a per iod of years, it v/ill have justified its existence. A few young people
trained and sent out under the will of God can transform churches, A 5-

willing we hope to see more fine young people trained to be Christian leaders, and win their own people, through the Training Program being planned using the facilities of the
MAKAHA

year , curriculum already drawn up - a catalog will be available by January^

PLEASE
or Mr.

write to us or Mr. Burnside,

Nichols for more information.

BIBLE COLLEGE PROGR;iM FOR H;v..-AII

OBJECTIVIjS

1 - To train a local ministry; offer training program comparable to Mainland Bible Colleges. 2 - To train local lay workers; offer e-ertific-ates in- leadership-work-r-

3 - To train workers for Oriental and

Pacific mission fields; offer (in addition to //I) courses in cul

tures, language, comparative
ligions, etc.

re

MAKAHA, Mission continues to function full-time while we . prepare to enter this larger service. Present support

continues to operate the mission work $539.30 was borrowed to re

turn to the Mainland. Special help is needed at this time to help pay

this debt, in order that we might begin to build the College building
fund. Carol and I will do all we can.

-We are returning to Hawaii in JuneBRETHREN, PRAY FOR THIS WORK

HAW'AIIAN N.T. MISSION

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