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51-6 chome. Nakamiye-cho
Asehi-kvi, Osaka, Japan
November 10, 1956
Ihanksgdving and Christmas are dravring near and I
folks
home
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home have been oroeoting me and I ara sorry to
am thinkdng of ycu
ends at
com-
ds at
have to disappoint them.
There are
felt that
has been
for that purpose, 1 Siii
I have faith to believe
soveraj.
reasons fc
snouid have most of my
slov; acunimulatlng in sj3ite
quite si: ill
delaying ray trip home. First of all, I
travel money before storting, feiat
of a fe-;/ generous gifts designated
0 bit shori; of the amount I snorr.
I must
or the amount l need.
. one mme i must start, the funds will
be suffioient. So I have made? reservation on the Kikawa Maru, a Jap
anese ship . - -
arrive
T,nat ov
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ship, which sails from yokohama on February 17, 1956. We should
in Seattle about March I.
Another reason for the delay is that Kikkewa San plans to studv in the
States. It is slow work securine: all the papers she needs. I would
rather wait for her to come with me than for both of us to have to
travel alone.
While I am hero I am keeping busy. Thoroj ore elvrays Bible classes to
meet. Just festerday two high school girls came inquiring about a high
school Bible class, I am continuing v;ith lessons for the seminary
girls. They are making fine progress and are beginning to play hymns
nicely. Our meetings at Utojima ore being well-attended. A fW weeks
ago we started a very sample English Bible class formlddle and senior
high school people. We are using a pupils' book for the first grade.
The high school students are learning the memoi'y verses. That is a little
too difficult for the younger ones, but they read very well, V/e use
the memory verses for the lesson teaching. So far they have ]earned to
sing "Jesus Loves Me" and "Fishers of Mon" in English.*
very sad experience. The "woman who Invited us to begin
and in whose home v/e have our meetings is very ill v/ith
ors have givon her a very short time to live, Ihis
we have come to lovo her dearly, Tnroughcut
doct
for
been a rerai.'witness of Jesus" and His power
the hospital and at homo. Vi^e covet ycj^r u
and for the work at Utajima.
aer
to -pomfor
7ayers both for Miyagi San
We have had a
tho work there
cancer. Ihe
grieves us
illness.--she has
both" "t*o~^hc)se
in
The Joto Church with which I hove been working for the past five years
had a successful S-day tent meeting in that area this week. A number
of new people were contacted for the church. The tent was v/ell-filled
each evening. Bemember this church and Ueno San, the minister in
your prayers. *
We are sorry we did not get our calendars made again -fchis year. We
did not expect to be here so long. When we discovered that we would
be, it v/as too late to get anything done. Both Kikkawa San and I v/ant
to v/ish you a very happy holiday season. We will be looking forv/ard
to seeing many of you within a fev/ months.
In the Master's service,
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