II August 1955

SUMMER IN HAWAII

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SUNSET Beach VBS averaged 64 in attendance, according to ^ JeVs^^ Floyd

who also wrote that she helped the Owen Stills in a two-we^s VBS^ Palolo Valley,
Honolulu with more than 50 in attendance. "B. serviceman and his wife, and a native girl,

who attends the Christian Day school, were recently baptised at Sunset Beach. Enrollment
for the fall term of Christian Day school is already more than 50, and construction is underway on a new building unit for the school. Miss Floyd also indicates that the new

teachers who are seeking to come to Hawaii to help are still in need of some financial
support. Mi go has most of her support promised; Miss Phyllis Smock had

only $18 a month pledged. Shemay be addressed at 1740 6th Street, Gering, Nebrask^
Miss Maggard at Richmond, Kentucky.Seventy three young people were in camp July 31
when Miss Floyd wrote. Her address is Box 48, Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii.

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Box 48, Halelwa, Oahu, T. K, October 7, 1955

Dear Friends at Central Churoh: Your tires have ar

rived and I*m so grateful for them. I*m particularly grateful to the G-unkels for their thoughtfulneae. It would have been necessary to buy five new tires this

Fall. After 5^,000 miles and 4 recapped tires, new

tires were needed.

So I'm thankful that God has ans

wered my need through you.

I have a deep feeling of "kindredship" with'ycu people because

you have chosen me to represent you here in Oahu, and I have accepted
the responsibility of being your representative. I hope We prrve worthy of one another as we work together for Him both in Oahu and in
San Bernardino.

The work here is encouragingour school has 60 students this year. The school is greatly im-oroved from many standpointsthe oper ation of it is more smooth, the children are under better control and

the growth in the children in our first two years is clearly shwim. Theirr knowledge of the Bible is so gratifying. Miss Maggard, our new

6th, 7th and 8th grade teacher, told us she was amazed when she ques

tioned them,on the Bible. Our churoh has been averaging around 70 in
attendance. The most important event in September was the baptism of

my be-fit friend on the island, p Filipino-Hawaiian wife of a California

service man. Mrs. Dorothy Vincent has 3 children in our school and has

benn a supporter of our school and church "but didn't come to Sunday

morning worship. The one morning she came, she made her confession and was baptized in the Kaimuki Christian Chiirch. Her baby was born last

week and to make my ha'opiness complete, they named her "Jessica", Her
middle name is "Aulni".

My heart overflows when such events hap"Deh, I want to thank you as a church for your action taken in my behalf, for j''our gifts of sup port, for your tires, find most of all for your prayers.
Sincerely. Jessica Floyd

Central Provinces India Mission of Churches of Chj^ist Bilas-pur, M. D ^ ^ October Greetings 8, 1955 once Central Churoh of Chj?ist - Dear Christian .. Friends:

again in His precious Name. Yesterday saw the "official ooening" of our Christian Training Center here in Bilaspur. Although the High School has been operating for 'five' years it was only recently that we b'^agpur

were able to complete the furnishing of the class rooms and thus make

the opening possible. The Provincial Director of Schools from

many of the schools into what they call "multi-purpose schools" or

their secular education. The Educational Dept. is attempting to change

cut the blue ribbon across the entrance and completed this brief but impressive ceremony. Our Christian Schools ranging from first grade up through high school have been very beneficial in educating our Chris tian young people with thorough knowledge of the Bible along with

dents an opportunity to learn' several trades along with their general knowledge courses. Our high school has from the very beginning been
unique in this respect in that it has offered the conmercial course.

better known to us as Vocntional Schools, This will afford the stu

This year a section in carpentry was added. The first sem.ester of the Seminary was brought to a close this week and the students have been busy with their exams. Here the ex
pression "the teachers take the examination" is used instead of the

students taking it, VThat they mean is that the students write out the answers and then the teachers take the completed papers from them. It

doesnri't sound right,

took us a little while to become accustomed to this, and even now it

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