Maxey Mark Pauline 1959 Japan

A monthly report by the Mark G. Maxey familyto the friends of the Kyushu Christian Mission

Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan

Number 99

Dear Christian friends,

January 1959

Over in this part of the world they haveselected twelve animals and each year is named afterone of them. This is the year of the Boar. Naturallyone cannot help but make a pun on the word Boar to makeit mean "bore** or "boring". We have never found lifethe least bit boring but sometimes the telling about itbecomes so. Since much of the interest of a letter isalready in the eyes of the reader, we know that manyof you will read to the last line and offer up a prayerin our behalf when you get through. For readers likeyou we continue this year as last linking our liveswith yours by this monthly letter.

Faith, Shimoda-san and PaulaThe last of November Bro. limure and I were '

in Sueyoshi for a week of meetings. Every carefully laid plan seemed to go awry. Wehad rented the town hall but they decided to paint it on the day we asked for it, so weheld the meeting instead at the church at the edge of town. All the handbills had to bere-done. The attendance was good and many signed cards but nobody turned up for theteaching sessions after the meetings closed. I don't know why but I am sad about it.

One interesting thing happened during the meeting. The athletic field of thehigh school joins the Sueyoshi church. I went out one day and started passing out littlebooklets containing the ''Sermon on the Mount'* both in English and Japanese. One boysuggested, "Why don't you read it to us." I agreed. I sat down on the grass and beganto read. The young people began to gather and by the time I had finished about 300 werelistening. I don't know how they felt about it but it was a spiritual experience for meto read this wonderful message aloud once more.

Early in December I made a two-day trip to litazuke and Ashiya Air Bases innorthern Kyushu to visit men of the church and speak at the Gospel Hour at Ashiya.

The next thing we knew Christmas was upon us. The third weekend we were inSatsuma preaching to the churches there, showing them picutres of the Christmas story,and seeing their Christmas programs. At Kushikino we watched a fine pantomine play andreceived a cuckoo clock for ray office. On Monday we took a load of apples and candyand balloons to the orphanage that Isabel helps in Kagoshima and showed them the Christ-raas story by slides and tape.

Then down to the train station to meet A1 Hammond and Timmy down for a quicktrip to Tannegashima. Home for a late supper and talk far into the night.

Tuesday night, the Kanoya church rented the largest hall in town for a showingof the old film, The King of Kings. I took care of the advertising, preparing the halland the film. It was gratifying to see several hundred people there both to see themessage on film and to hear some good preaching on the same subject by Bro. Ikemiya,the Kanoya pastor. Several people had come in from surrounding churches to help sing soafter it was over Pauline and I drove them home getting back early in the morning.

The day before Christmas, Shimago-san, our faithful helper at the Christian

Center put up Christmas display out in the rest house. Pauxa and Pauline put up aChristmas scene on the piano top and a string of lights or two to light it up. In theafternoon Markie went with me to take gifts to the preachers and their families and thepeople who work with us here. Calendars with Christmas greetings were also taken to thechurches to be passed out and I personally delivered them to the people with whom I dobusiness down town.

That night we all gathered at the church for the children's Christmas programincluding a play that asked the question, "What If Jesus Had Not Been Born?" Thinkingon that question for awhile is enough to give one pause. At 10:30 the young people gathered at our house for lunch and then all went caroling together. First we drove to Takasuon the sea coast to sing for the crippled man, Yamashita-san, and leave a box of goodthings that Pauline had prepared.

Christmas day we all went to the leper colony for service and communion withthe Christians there. I preached on the "Light of the World". Back in Kanoya, the children helped me load up the car with presents for the children at the orphanage. We had ahappy time making them happy. Antioch Church of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and the church atBast Orange, N.J. had sent money for them. With these we bought a new pair of canvas shoesfore^irah ofthe 80 ctetidxen. (A pair of leather shoes costs alTnusir a month' s wages). Also there was a New Testament for each child that could read, a Christmas picture bookfor the smaller youngsters, candy, apples, balloons and head bands for all. After a lightlunch, we were back at the orphanage for the community Christmas program they had prepared. Pauline talked on the meaning of Christmas.

Okiyama-san, Pauline's helper, had given us a small turkey that she had raisedand we had that for Christmas supper. Then the family gathered around to open the boxesthey had received from their churches and loved ones. It was a happy evening together.Probably the part Pauline and I appreciated most was the chance to go to bed early andsleep as late as we wanted the next morning.

There were two services Friday and four on Sunday. Monday the Verney Unuchfamily came for a short holiday and to help Gregory have a happy birthday. A Navy family,the John Kennedys, were with us for New Years. The next day all the preachers and theirfamilies came for a two-day meeting. There were thirteen in all. Pauline did a masterful job of feeding them and making every quilt, bed, sleeping bag and floor space domaximum service.

The preachers meeting itself was a fine one with plans made for next years summer camp, an area newspaper, a bi-monthly preachers meeting, a way to help the city ofKoniya recently burned-out, plus one evening reserved just for games and fun. Each preacher brought his best stunt and a hilarious time was had by all.

In NojLemberJPaijt.h. turned three and Paula .became a youngs lady of 15. _ Mrs. Shi-_.moda, the carpenter's wife, made them kimonos and I took their picture together, (seefront) Gregory was seven in December and by the time you get this Markie will be I3.These are their special days - a holiday from school, a feast of the things they like toeat, and a present of the things they want and need the most. Faith has made the phrase,"Happy Birthday", synonymous with any or all of these things.

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Linkletter No. 101 March, 1959Dear Christian friends,

If the Apostle John could write, "1 was in the Spirit on the Lord'sDay, I could say, "I was in the Spirit several places on the Lord's Dav, andthe rest of the time I was behind the wheel of the Old Chevrolet". Tnis isour schedule for a month of Sundays.

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FIRST SUNDAY9:00 A.M. SERVICE AT THE LEPER COLONY

Leave the house at 8:30. The children attend Bible School in Kanoya. Pauline, Paula and I drive outin the country five miles to the leper colony. Its real name is "Kei-ai-en", meaning "beautiful place.Wecheck it at the office and then proceed to the church, a lovelv one built by American Leprosy Missions. Theservice is conducted by one of their owi leaders. I preach. Trie finest singing in this part of Japan is heardhere.

10:30 A.M. SERVICE AT KANOYA CHURCHBy the time we have said good-byes at the leper colony and driven to Kanoya we are usually a few

minutes late. No matter, practically everyone is later than that. Time is relative here. The preacher,Bro. Ikemiya, welcomes us and conducts the service. Again I preach. Of late, Paula has been interpretingfor me. Not because it is impossible for me to say anything in Japanese but because she can say it so muchbetter. And the people love to hear her. After church is over, we depart slowly. There are people to greetand usually a few items to discuss with the church officers.

1:30 P.M. SERVICE AT THE ORPHANAGEThe right name for this place is: "The Osumi Gakkusha". And all the children aren't really orphans.

Some are there because their parents just don't want them around the place anymore. There are 75 youngstersmore or less. They have their own Sunday school in the morning. They sing with great energy and joy butafter the first five minutes of the sermon, some of the little boys on the front row start reaching for theircomic books. We use charts, maps, slides and anything else handy to help keep their attention.

8:00 P.M. SERVICE AT TARUMIZULeave the house at 7:15. Toward the bay, down the bluff, and along seashore 15 miles to the church

at Tarumizu. Bro. Motoyoshi welcomes us. He teaches school for a living and preaches free. This is nobleof him but it makes for a weak church. But there is a faithful group there who have carried on through somedark times. If all goes well we are home by 10:15. Gregory and Faith are already sound asleep in the backseat.

SECOND SUNDAY8:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND SERVICE AT MATSUYAMA.

Up at 6:00. Leave the house at 7:20. Point the Carryall northeast and drive an hour through humps andbumps of the surrounding hills to the lovely mountain village of Matsuyama. We meet in one small buildingof a tea factory. Markie shows a set of slides. I lead the singing ana conduct Bible drills from a chart. At9:15 the children sing their "Good-Bye" song (Sayonara). The church service begins immediately and is overat 10. At one time Matsuyama had a strong group. Moving away and falling away have taken Its toll.Attendance varies from 5 to 10.

10:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHURCH AT SUEYOSHl.This is our farthermost point, right at the edge of the prefecture and about 30 miles from home. Markie

repeats the slides. Most of the adults are there to see them, too. Afterward, Bro. Tanneguchi conducts theservice and I preach. The church at Sueyoshi has had no preacher for about a year now.

SUNDAY NIGHT - FREE. We try to utilize this time to visit other churches.THIRD SUNDAY.10:30 A.M. CHURCH IN KAGOSHIMA, THE PREFECTURAL CAPITAL CITY

Up at 6:30. Depart at 8:15. Along the coast through Tarumizu and still further north along the bay toMt. Sakurajima. Then through its lava beds to the farthest point. Now only a strip of water a mile or sowide separates us from KagosMma City. A car ferry carries us across. During the trip we listen to IsabelDittemore's radio program, "Behold Tnis Man", which is beamed all over the prefecture every Sunday. Wereach the church at 10:20. After I preach, Bro. limure, the pastor, conducts the Lord's Supper, offering,benediction and announcements in that order. Now it is noon.

1:30 P.M. CHURCH IN KAJIKI.We either eat a picnic lunch out of the basket Pauline has brought or have rice and fish at a nearby

restaurant. We pick up Bro. limure at 1:00 and drive for 45 minutes around the bay. Since the road is alwaysunder repair, we are always a few minutes late. After preaching, we visit and talk. Bro. limure stays to conduct Bible School. We get back to Kagoshima about 4:30. Isabel has rented a Japanese house there and wemake that our headquarters. I try to stretch out for a half-hour.

7:30 P.M. CHURCH IN KUSHIKINO.At 6:00 p.m. we are on the road again. The thirty miles to Kushikino is roughest in the prefecture.

Shake, rattle and roll all the way. The light shining through the doorway of the Kushikino church is a welcome sight. Bro. Tanijiri is waiting to start the service but his wife refreshes us with a cup of tea first. After^reaching, there is always a lot to talk about. I always carry a book box with me, and Kushikino seems to5uy more than any other place. It is usually 11:30 by the time we get back. Markie and Gregory still haveenough energy for a pillow fight before they crawl in their sleeping bags, but Pauline and I are weary, weary,weary. Monday we shop, sometimes attena a missionary meeting and make our way home by nightfall.

FOURTH SUNDAY. Again the 65 mile round trip to Matsuyama and Sueyoshi in the morning,eat lunch in the car and get home about 2:00 p.m.

After services we

3:30 MONTHLY ENGLISH SERVICE AT THE CHRISTIAN CENTER.For a year and a half we have continued this service for English-speaking Japanese, our own family.

Commander Prien and Chief Kennedy of the Military Advisory Group, and any other Americans that happen tobe in the area. To sing, preach and pray in our own language has a meaning for us all out of proportion to thenumbers that attend. Pauline usually serves a light lunch afterwards.

7:30 SERVICE AT KUSHIRA.We leave the house at 7:00 for the quick 8 mile run to Kushira. Bro. Daikusono is just completing his

first year as pastor there. Though we have our membership in no church and try to belong to all, yet Kushirachurch seems more like home than any. We always linger long after the service here.

FIFTH SUNDAY - Quarterly Rally of the churches of Osumi Peninsula.This one fell on Resurrection Day and was held in Kushira. I was asked to preach on the text: "Except a

grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. "Thismeaning is plain for our own lives. We long for "much fruit", but our very natures struggle against the

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Springtime is convention time in Japan. It is an eventmuch anticipated at our house. Through the year I am gone frequently but Pauline and the children carry on at home. But atconvention time, school books shut, the house doors are lockedand the whole family goes.

The last day of March was the big day. We left the car in the garage to have the dents beatout. Since there was standing room only in the express trains, we decided to take the regulartrain that stops everywhere. Pferkie rushed in ahead of the crowd and saved us seats in the 32:'^class car. After a day of reading, dozing, and playing with the youngsters, we got to Fukuoka atthe north end of Kyushu. Here we changed trains and got into a third class sleeper. You might describe these as a series of compartments with bunk beds, three high, on each side. The aisle be-tv/een is about 18 inches, the bunks about 24" wide. Just room to lay down, but better than sittingup all night. The kids love it, though, and could hardly go to sleep for playing hide-and-go-seekthrough the curtains.

We reached Nagoya at 11 the next morning. Bob Chambers met us and took us and our baggage tothe convention. It was held at a lovely Japanese inn about 25 miles south of Nagoya on the bay,136 Japanese and missionaries were present for this grand and happy fellowship. "Crossing the Barriers" was the theme discussed and preached about. It seems like evangelization in Japan has nothing but barriers facing it, but the Japanese brethren through fervent prayer, intelligent discussion, gospel preaching, and not a little wit and humor showed themselves ready and willing to crossover the barriers and continue winning men to Christ. We have never seen a better spirit at anyconvention. Nagoya pastors, Kazuai Maruki, Makoto Yuse and Tomota Kuhota, and Nagoya missionaries,Hov:ard & Kathryn Davis and Bob & Hazel Chambers are to be commended for two conventions, well-planned, and well-executed.

It should be emphasized that though there were many missionaries attending the Japanese convention, we were there as brethren. The program was completely in charge of the Japanese and wewere only too happy to take a back seat.

The missionary gathering began on Thursday night and ran through Saturday. As a group we haveboth problems and spiritual needs peculiar to us. This convention annually gives us a chance to singand smile and pray in our own language. Personally, I enjoy it so much it's sinful.

There were 89 of us all toll including 47 school age children, 2 servicemen, Ralph Harter fromIndia, Don i^ers family from Thailand, Claire Boulton family from Miyako and Betty and Alex Billsfrom Korea.

These FOREIGN, foreign missionaries inspired us as they helped us to look beyond our own littleproblems into a greater world of need around us. We were led to see our own need for spiritualgrowth and victory. This too, we very much needed.

The day began with prayer meeting at 7 and sometimes, it seemed, the activities continued righton til 7 the next morning. The youngsters had their own exercises and Bible school each morningwith the missionary ladies taking their turns teaching. The I6 young people had two morningand afternoon sessions together, times of discussion and prayer, A sight-seeing trip, weiner roastand banquet helped make their week complete.

The three evening sessions were the greatest treat of all as we were all together for favoritehymns time, good preaching, and picture reports of what others were doing. One evening our familysang together as a group. Paula spoke to the young people and Markie led the singing once. Paulinegave a history of the Kyushu work and I led a discussion on the convention and its future.

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Next year, come March 28, both these conventions will "be meeting* again. We invite all missionaries graveling this way to stop in. We urge Christian brethren anywhere and everywhere toconsider Japan for a vacation trip this time next year. We believe there is no convention like itanyr^rhere in the world. When you join with us in singing, "What a fellowship, what a joy devine"you will know what we mean. '

After the convention, we did a little sight-seeing and visiting before returning home. AtShizuoka, church and lunch with the Johnsruds, Lutheran missionaries with whom we came overseas in1950. At Kamakura, supper with Vice-Admiral and Mrs. Terai of the Japanese Maritime Forces, Theyformerly lived in Kajioya. The Admiral sent his car and driver on Monday to show us the famedsights of the area.

At Tokyo, Harold and Lois Sims rolled out the red welcome carpet. We went to the top ofTokyo Tower, a new addition to the landscape. Like the Eiffel tower of Paris only higher. Tuesdaynight, Harold and Lois Sims, Claude and Evalyn Likins, Ralph Harter, Pauline and I went to seeKabuki, the ancient Japanese theater continuing into modern times. Later Ralph took us to an Indian restaurant and ordered an Indian meal for us. He showed us how to eat rice curry with yourfingers. Good manners, he said, as long as you didn't get your fingers dirty above the firstknuckle.

Wedne&day,^Al Hajamond^^ined:-us -for ar-d;y' a^t-rip to Nirkku, sarrd brrlre'trh'E'^lace'in Japan wherethe finest of natural beauty and Japanese art meet. Pretty nice, all right, but a little cold anddrizzly the day we went. Thursday morning, visit and lunch with A1 and Eleanor Hammond, shortlycoming home on furlough. Thursday night with the Basye family at Tachikawa air base. Here is anAir Force family that have shared themselves, their home, their means and their faith with many ofus out here. This family's light has shown a long way.

Friday, May 10 was the day of the big wedding. Before leaving home, I had written the TokyoMetropolitan police for a reserved space along the street. They gave us a place for 50 very nearthe palace grounds. We rounded up all the Tokyo missionaries, the Basyes and their friends andmade the quota. Draped in our Sunday best, with little badges that said "Kyushu Mission" we arrived at our place at 12:50. A sign designated our reserved place. A policeman stood watch infront. We ate a picnic lunch and waited til 2:^0. The carriage went by very briskly but not before we got a good view of the Prince and his lovely bride. We all came away with the feeling thatthis young couple bode well for the future of Japan,

Friday night we had pot luck supper and prayer meeting with all the Tokyo missionaries at theLikins home. It was another convention in minature. Saturday morning we took reluctant leave ofthe Sims, who too, are going on furlough.

We stopped briefly at Kyoto for a little sight-seeing with Isabel and Janet. Also with Otsu.The next four nights at Isabel's at Kobe. Sunday, church at Koyoen and Kobe Union Church. Hearda good sermon on the name "Christian". Supper and very pleasant visit with the John Brady familywho rented us a house during our stay in Kob^ tv/o years ago.

Monday the children visited school and Pauline and I went to see Paul & Kathleen Pratt. Tuesday we visited in Osaka and had supper v/ith Martin and Evelyn Clark. Ralph Harter came home withus. Wednesday morning he went vn.th us into the mountains of Okayama prefecture where we spent thenight with Bob and Audrey West. Thursday, between trains at Hiroshima, we spent three hours visiting the sit of the Atom blast and the new museum nearby. Our common thought; "It must not happenagain".Back in Kagoshima early Friday morning we showed Ralph the sites of the city, collected ourbaggage, and got to Kanoya at noon. The children were just as happy to get back home as they were to

leave. On Saturday, Ralph spokeand showed slides of India for 2hours in the Center. Simday, heshowed a willing spirit in speaking 5 times at Kagoshima, Kajiki& Kushikino. Monday morn, we puthim on the train for Yokohama &bade him God speed. For us, itwas back home, back to school,back to the realities of neglectedwork waiting to be done.

In His service

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July, 1959

I5ear Christian friends, ^JUL 30 1953Did you miss the Linkletter the last two months? Sorry!_ We missed sending it because of an

Our credit is still good though so we'll try again.unpaid printing hill.

Meanwhile, we did send most of you a special newspaper telling of Japan's Centennial. It wasjust 100 years ago in May, 1959, that John Liggins arrived in Nagasaki, K^shu. He had been sentthere from China to regain his health. Imagine his surprise to he handed a letter on landing thatappointed him to he a missionary in Japan; as it turned out, the very first. Thus is history made.

For six years Admiral Perry and then Townsend Harris, the first U.S. Consul had been negotiat-ing with Japan to open her ports to foreign shipping. The negotiations were completed while Liggins was en route to Japan. Others followed that year: Williams, Brown, Simmons, Verbeck, Gobleand Ballagh. These were men who left an impact on Japan never to be forgotten.

It was five years before they had one convert. Twelve years to baptise the first ten. Thirteen years to establish the first church in Yokohama. The young Christians themselves searchedfor a name without sectarian emphasis and found it in the Bible: "Church of Christ",

While some think this 100th anniversary ought to be cause for rejoicing and thanksgiving, myown feeling is that it ought to call us forth to prayer, repentance and evangelism. True, significant gains have been made. Also true is the fact that Christians are a pitiful minority inJapan, less than 1 in 200.

Thirteen years ago when I was here in the Army, Japan's population was 65,000,000, Today itis 90,000,000 but the number of Christians has not grown appreciably. Thus the task grows greateryear by year. Some say, 100 years if just the beginning. That the next 100 years will be yearsof victory for Christianity in Japan, Let us pray that it may be so. And let us not fail of themen and the means to bring it about.

We do have some plans for special emphasis this One Hundredth Year. One of these has beencompleted, a special meeting of Christian women of the churches of the area. Pauline dreamedplanned for 100. She made it. Audrey West came down from Okayama Prefecture to be the specialspeaker. The Kanoya church women helped mightily in the planning and preparations. Markie and Ilugged tables and chairs and otherwise made ourselves useful. But most of the work (and the credit) fell to Pauline, She served 11? people a noon meal at daintily decorated tables in theChristian Center. Paula did the flower arrangements. The discussions and devotions were a combination of the spiritual and practical. The day ended with heavy rain but all felt the "showersof blessings had already fallen,"

Audrey West, Paulineand Christian Women

Tibbs, Isabel and Mark At Osaka Bible Seminary(Brother Clark Kneeling)

Then there was the wedding. This is only incidentally a part of the Centennial Celebration.Yoshii Hideo returned after eight years in Osaka to be the preacher at Kanoya church. He chosea bride, Miyoko Takenoshita, a faithful member of the Koyajna church. This was my first wedding inJapan. I borrowed Bill Walker's striped pants and cut-a-way and worked over the Japanese ceremony till I could say it in my sleep. That day the rains poured, the water pump on the car froze,the fan buried itself in the radiator, the water poured out, the motor got red hot and I had toget out in my fancy clothes and make repairs enough to limp on to the church. We made it though,and got them married properly and happily in the Kushira church. Later they spent a couple of daysof their honeymoon in our guest room. Thus we observe the early converts growing into maturity,marriage and leadership. There is hope for the future after all.

A second Centennial observation has also been completed; the visit of Tibbs Maxey, Presidentof the College of the Scriptures in Louisville, Kentucky. I and Martin Clark, President of OsakaBible Seminary had asked him to come to Japan for a month of preaching and teaching. Family andfriends subscribed enough to buy him a round trip ticket on a non-scheduled airline to Okinawa(This saved about S400)'* 'v^^sls made to the brotherhood. Probably no traveler to Japanhas come so far, for so little, saw so much and made such a worthwhile contribution in so short atime as he. This, of course, is my own biased opinion.

He visited fourteen mission stations - in Hawaii; Koza and Nago in Okinawa; Seoul and Pusanin Korea; Kanoya, Kagoshima, Kobe, Koyoen, Osaka, Hirakata, Nagoya, Kamiuma (Tolqro) and Mabashi(Tokyo) in Japan.

He preached in seven Japanese churches in the Kanoya area and five in Osaka and Tokyo. Threeof these were special church rallies. There were five confessions of faith. At Kanoya, he gavean address at the Rotary Club and was entertained by the mayor at a special dinner. He gave inspirational messages to the missionary groups in Kanoya, Osaka and Tokyo.

For three weeks we were at Osaka Bible Seminary. He and I shared chapel services each morning. Once a week the chapel was a panel discussion with the students directing searching questionsat Tibbs regarding the American Negro and to me regarding Evangelism in Japan. In the afternoonTibbs taught methods of Home Evangelism and I taught methods of Evangelism for rural Japan.

Isabel Dittemore and Janet; Martin and Evelyn Clark were our generous hosts during our stay.In addition we enjoyed meals and hospitality with Paul and Kathleen Pratt, George and Ethel Beck-man, Ray and Mattie Mings in Osaka; Howard and Kathryn Davis in Nagoya; Claude and Evelyn Likins,Grace Farnham, Bill Walker, and Hideo Aoki in Tokyo, Elvis and Makiko Evans in Fukuoka; Harold andAda Taylor in Seoul and Alex and Betty Bills in Pusan.

This wonderful fellowship came to an end last Friday, July 5, when our family put him on aship for Okinawa at Kagoshima port. We watched the ship till we could see it no more, and I confess a few tears of lonliness fell. I realized more than ever the-great loss of family fellowshipwe make in serving so far from home. Our grateful thanks to all who helped send Tibbs here forthese days of,Christian sei*vice.

"We share our mutual woes, our mutual burdens bearAnd often for each other flows the sympathizing tear."

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August, 1959

Brother Tanijiri and BrotherDaikusono Make Camp Plans

Nothing quite equals Japan's August heat and 100% humidity fortaking the starch out of missionary "backbones. But starch or nostarch, there was work to "be done.

For the ninth straight year, Christian Service Camp has been held.This time in and around the Center "building here in Kanoya. Neverhas its facilities "been more fully used and appreciated.

Last year Carl Fish in Okinawa got some salvage tents for us fromthe Army. This year Jerry Downey got them on a plane for us and theU. S, Air Force delivered them to the Japanese Naval Air Station herein Kanoya. Just in time for camp. We set up two for sleeping andone for a mess tent. The Center served as chapel and classrooms.

Junko Daikusono, preacher at Kushira, was camp manager. All thepreachers "brought their families and carried out the camp programcompletely "by themselves. They did a fine job. Junior week I wasthe speaker each evening talking about the conversions in the Bookof Acts, -Family camp was held on the week-end with Pauline as thefeatured speaker. The Paul Pratt family was with us, too. Eachnight Paul's solos and Kathleen's vibraharp music were an inspiration to the whole camp. During Senior week, Paul preached everynight There were three confessions of faith.

The middle of Senior week, the season's first typhoon roared in.One by one the tents fell in the mud and one by one the activitiesmoved into the Center, At night, desks and chairs were stacked andblankets spread on the floor. At mealtime, the desks became diningtables and at class time they fulfilled their real purpose. Ifanything, the typhoon created a spirit of "togetherness" that madea better camp. Stunt time, fun time, prayer time, study time - allwere entered into with spirit and zeal. Except for the free use ofthe Center and grounds, the camp paid its own way and had a smallbalance to turn over to next year's treasurer,

Isabel Dittemore and Janet have spent the summer in Kagoshima.One of her special activities has been putting on musical programsin each of the churches. Music for the music's sake, yes. But,also, to create continued good v/ill and interest in the weeklybroadcast, "Behold, This Man." The programs were gratefully received and often special requests kept everybody playing and singing into the night. Two baptisms in Kagoshima Sunday, one of themthe direct result of the radio program has encouraged Isabel tocontinue.

First Week - Junior Camp

Closing Prayer CircleSenior Camp

Isabel Dittemore, Kathleen &Paul Pratt, Itsuko ShigenobuSumako Ataka - Radio Musicians

These trips also helped Paul and Kathleen look over the countryside and get a look at the work. The churches got to hear himpreach and to get acquainted with the family. They stayed a v;eekafter camp looking for a place to locate v/hen they finish language

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U, S, Bound Japanese Farmers

study next year. Please pray for the Lord's guidance in this matter. Just beftsff^rain time,last week (August 13) Lydia, their oldest daughter, "became sick. Paul took the two boys and wenton to Kobe. Kathleen stayed in Kagoshima with the two girls. Lydia became sicker by the day.Sunday she was admitted to the University Hospital with.a diagnosis of meningitis. Paul has returned from Kobe to help care for her. Please pray for her complete"l'i!i'(JUVtji'yT**^

Earlier in the siimmer, Mr. Kawasaki from the prefectural government came and asked if I wouldteach English to a group of 50 men going to California as agricultural workers on a three yearcontract. I agreed. For two weeks I drove out in the country five miles and taught them. Itwas a grueling task. Only a half dozen had gone to High School. Most only to Primary School.They were almost illiterate in English. Two hours every day we drilled. Each man learned how tostand up and give his name, age and address; how to write his name; how to tell time; a few setphrases of greetings, the names and values of American money. One day I carried out a table setting for two and gave them some pointers on eating a meal American style. But there were rewards.They were eager to learn. Many of them bought Bibles and hymnbooks. Everyday at the end of classthey spontaneously began to sing, "What A Friend We Have in Jesus." On Saturday night, I took thewhole family out, showed slides, preached briefly and then had a question and answer session until midnight as we sat in a circle on the floor. Their interest in Christianity was genuine andtheir questions keen. "WHat~^the^driTferencB between Cliristi-amrfey-and Buddhdrem?^ "Will webewelcome if we attend church in America?" At the end of the two weeks, I gave them all letters ofintroduction to their employers in the TJ. S. I believe good results will come from the friendships made with these honest young farmers.

Ten years ago this month we left the Army and began the work of the Kyushu Christian Mission.We wanted to say "Thank you" to these who have provided our living link support most from the verybeginning. MARK MAXEY - Browstown, Medora and North Vernon Christian churches in Indiana; Scioto-ville Church of Christ, Portsmouth, Ohio and Mt. Byrd Christian Church, Milton, Kentucky. PAULINEMAXEY - Loyal Friend's Class, Clifton Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky; First Church ofChrist, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; First Church of Christ, Xenia, Ohio; Christian Church, Jamestown,Ohio and Alberta Church of Christ, Portland, Oregon. PAULA MAXEY - Central Christian Church,Battle Creek, Michigan; WALTER MARK MAXEY - Women's Council, Church of Christ, Truman, Minnesotaand Church of Christ, Madelia, Minnesota; GREGORY ALLEN - Newtown Church of Christ, Battle Creek,Michigan; FAITH - Church of Christ, Vandalia, Michigan.

This is not to neglect the faithful churches, groups and individuals who have regularly sentfunds to carry on the mission work itself. We cannot name you all personally here but pleaseknow you have our sincere thanks. Not a day passes but what we include in our prayers words ofthanks "for those who make it possible for us to be here."

In His service.

P. S. A new set of 100 slides .with script covering the work here from June, 1958'to May, 1959is ready. Wr^te to (Sady^ Auerswald, Box 139, North Vernon, Indiana'for a showing date.

LINKLETTERMonthly Publication of





Permit No. 1

Mr, Harold McFarlandMissions ServicesBox 968JoXiet, Illinois

"0

Form 5547 Requested

A monthly report by the M.ark G. Maxey familyto the friends of the Kyushu Christian Mission


Linkletter No. 105


October, 1959

One of Japan's higgest typhoons has just missed us and sweptthrough Japan to the north. While we are grateful to escape this tragedy, out hearts go out to a million left homeless and to thousands deadand missing. When it "becomes known how we can help, we will share ashest we can. Baptizing Katsuo Kajiki

Through the summer months we carried our regular schedule of clas-' ses and preaching. But after camp was over and the tumult and shouting died down our spirits seemed to do the same. Few seasons -in Japan have hrougM,,jj^^jQLJlo"^ pi^si-cally, spiritually and.. financ.i9J.ly__as^ this last suimnerT'^ " There is whenyou hit "bottom the only place_^^^^^î^^ja^

Pauline went to Osaka for a week for medical and dental work. After she got back we all wentcamping in the mountains 65 miles north of us for a week.

Here among the rocks and "boulders and alongside a bubbling spring at the base of the sacredmountain, Takachiho, we parked our trailer and relaxed. Hikers and sightseers were frequent in theday but at night the only noise we heard was the soothing sound of running water and the hiss of ourbrigh^^ûrning gas lantern,//AjP^^sday, Markie, Gregory and I set out to climb Takachiho, Half way up the pathway levels off

you walk around the edge of a huge volcanic crater. Then one more final push up to the peakitielf. The height is only 5500 feet but much of the going is through volcanic rock where you goup two feet and slip back one every time you take a step,/ Upon the top of this mountain, Japan's mythology has it, the Sim Goddess first touched her foot/and set about creating The Land of the Rising Sun. If she did so, I'll say she picked a rightjpretty^lace. And wouldn't you know it, right on top of that mountain was a man selling beer andVgodpôp. I'll tell you, there's nothing sacred anymore.

Just as I was getting relaxed, it was time to go home again. Everytime I left home during thesummer I came back to find Prof, Yamashiro of Tannegashima waiting for me. This time was no exception, Prof, Yamashiro is writing a book about a species of Mangrove trees native to this area.Since he is Japanese and the text is in English some difficulties were involved. He brought me histext of Japanese English chapter by chapter and asked me to correct it. This involved rex^:ritingmost all of it. Pew tasks have demanded as much patience and forebearance as this one. "When wecame to the page of acknowledgements there was fulsome praise for the assistance given by variousand sundry professors but nary a word of thanks for Ghostwriter Maxey. People are funny.

One bright spot of the summer was the baptism of Katsuo Kajiki, He had faithfully attended myEnglish Bible Classes and Bible studies for over two years, polite, quiet and respectful, he hadalways maintained that "he couldn't believe," But this spring, he found he could believe after all.He told the preacher, Bro. Yoshii, of his decision, but said that before he could make his confession of faith he would have to wait until his sister came home from college for summer vacationfor a family council. There had never been a Christian in the family and his family were reluctantto give consent for him to be one.

Meanwhile the family discussed the matter with various visitors to the home. One would sayone thing, one another. The general opinion was unfavorable. His sister came home, and she, too.

was opposed. Just when things seemed to be going the wrong way completely, Kajiki's former schoolteacher came to call. He was warm in his praise for Christianity and thought it would be a goodthing for Kajiki-san to do. The following Sunday he made his confession. He asked me to baptizehim and I was happy to do so after the service in the pool near the center of town.

Most of the third week of September was spent in Kagoshima City. Mr. and M-pg. DnnalHson of Mivako. way to the south, came to see us on their wav home after furlough. We were happyfo5^ "Bheir visit and to put them on the Okinawa bound "Slip. Tfie""f6TT^Si '^~da^ Lh"yannual convention of all the churches of the area was held in the Kagoshima church. The attendance, spirit andprogram was good. The program ended with testimonies.

One young lady said that she had been a Christian for a long time. This summer her grand-mother"'=3^^^^^Êe?^han bow and worship to her during the Buddhist funeral ceremonies, she leftthe room. The Father was very angry and made many threats but she still refused to bow. "I didnot know how deep was my faith until now," she concluded.

Another voung ladv hesitatingly told of being the only Christian in the small village ofIchiki, several miles lE-om the nearest church. She didn't know how she could help but she talked

bo-irhe pastor-and he suggested she put up posters around town telling of^he services in~Ku^hikino.She put up four she had made but when she went back she found two of them had been torn down. Sheput them up again but once more they were torn down. She said she would continue to put them upand she knew the Lord would give her more opportunities for witnessing.

An elder at Kanoya gave a happy testimony of being a Christian for 25 years and another elderly lady from Kushira, now 78> told of losing her husband and son but not without hope for sheknew she would see them in Heaven. The response to each of these testimonies was hearty hand-clapping. Strange to our customs but fitting I thought since each testimony meant a personal victory won.

^ That night and the next day was given over to the bi-monthly preacher's meeting. Using the^^t I had written for teaching at Osaka Bible Seminary, "Evangelistic Methods", we spent some timejôgether discussing how to hold and follow up Evangelistic campaigns. The rest of the time, other

^than worship and devotional periods was taken up with making detailed plans for a revival in each(church to be held in November - the entire month.

To^be successful, these meetings will require a heavy investment of prayer, spirit, time andmoney. We hope that you ^^îll share in them as you are able, beginning with the first.

In His service,

P. S. If you are interested in reading how \re go about holding a meeting in Japan send$1.00 and I'll mail you a copy of "Dendo Methods".

LIITKLETTERMonthly Publication of





Permit No. 1

Mr. Harold McFarlandMissions ServicesBox 968Joliet, Illinois

Form 5547 Requested

Llnkletter No. 106

A monthly reporc by the Mark G. Maxey familyto the friends of the Kyushu Christun Mission

Kanoya, Kagoshima, JapanNovember, 1959


This letter will be a little different from the usual run. It Is a comprehensivefinancial report covering the period from May,1955 to the end of August 1959* Everymissionary has a duty to make regular financial reports to his supporters. We aresorry to have neglected that duty. Always, other duties seemed more pressing. Butrecoi^is have been faithfully kept. Each month we have regularly sent to 'flrs.Auerswald, our forwarding secretary, a record of the accounts in the field. Justas faithfully she has sent a report to us from the states. How we bring them altogether for a report to you - the people who make it possible for us to be here.

The temptation for both missionary and supporter Is to Judge the work by comparingthe amount of money spent with the results obtained. That is one valid basis ofJudgement but it is not the only one. Fields differ in their results. For Instanceit is said: "One convert In Japan Is worth 100 in Korea." Only a saying, of course,but it indicates that It nay be 100 times more difficult to win a man for Christin Japan than in Korea. Preaching the gospel is much more than a dollars and centsbusiness and we can not always judge Its effectiveness by determining how manydollars it took to win one convert.

We have tried to be good stewards of the money committed to us. Looking back wesee times when another choice would have saved money. Those occasions are lessonsfor the future. We are grateful for the ti'ust you ,'iave coramitttjd to us and we hopeto continue to be worthy of it in the future. If you have any questions about thisreport, please write us. If you want additional copies, please write Mrs. GladysAuerswald, Box 139> North Vernon, Indiana, For ten years she has served without payas our forwarding secretary. We take this means of saying "thank you" to her onceagain.

EDUCATION

B

LANGUAGE

ETCSPECIFIED

1955 - 0 The chlldrsn spent a year in Canadian Academy In Kobe1956 - 247.66 Just after our return to Japan. Since then they have1957 - 696.06 continued at home with Pauline as teacher. Pees for1958 _ 410.60 tuition, books, supplies and advisory service are paid1959 . 150.00 to Calvert Schools, Baltimore, ^id. and to the Extension

Division of the University of Nebraska.

1955 - 10.00 A year was spent In intensive language study at the1956 - 112.53 Kobe School of the Japanese language. Since that study1957 _ 115,08 has continued with a language teacher coming to the1958 - 185.05 house teaching both myself and the children, this1959 - 127.43 amount also Includes expenditure for translation and

Interpreting.

1955 _ 51.54 Money designated for a special purpose is used with-1956 - 96.94 out fall for that purpose. Money sent for DVBS,church1957 - 0 buildings,typhoon releif,etc., is Included In other1958 - 625.00 columns. The amounts here, include Misc., money for1959 _ 405.00 Tent Fund, and money set aside in the Emergency and

Repatriation fund. We try to put something In thisfund every month but it Isn't always possible.

LEADERSHIPTRAINING

EVANGELISI1

1955 - 150.00 The future of any work Is not secure unless v)orkers are1956 - i^OO.OO trained to carry it on. From the very beginning we have1957 - 581.33 actively supported such a program. Most of these-funds1958 - 655.72 were forwarded to Osaka Bible Seminary which trained all1959 - 526.49 five preachers nov; serving in Kagoshima. Funds for

Bible Institutes in our ovm Christian Center are alsoincluded.

1955 - 306.96 I'd like to think that everything we are doing is1956 -1802.12 evangelism in one way or another. Perhaps that is too1957 -1571.95 much to hope for. In general these funds were used for1958 -II3O.57 tracts, posters, travel, special speakers, follov;-up1959 - 202.20 and equipment for evangelistic meetings. Several hundr

ed dollars shared v/ith the Hammonds and Isabel Ditte-more for their mission work is also included.

AUDIO-VISUAL

The gospel must reach the mind through the eye and ear.V/e try not to neglect either. Funds used have provided

740.34 a complete set of equipment for showing slides, films,446.36 flannel graph and other visual aids. Also tape and tape

30.53 recorders. These are kept at the Christian Center where635.45 Christian workers may freely borrow and use them. E-158.75 specially during revival time they get full and complete

use.

MINISTERSSALARIES

19551956

^19571959

HOUSING, B'JILDINO& miNTENANCE

195519581959

BENEVOLEUCE

t>1955^1956

195719581959

PUBLICITY

1010.021758.562884.425342.131622.13

J 341.1195.43

1564.632355.591485.27

25.00151.4966.79

46^.381344.92

997.76624.14468.31

During furlough a housing allovance of $75 per monthwas paid in lieu of a dwelling. In Kobe a house wasrented for the family during our year of study. InKanoya a carpenter is employed full-time in construction and maintenance. Funds for the remodeling of theKanoya church, the re-buildlng of those damaged in thetyphoons, and the construction of the new CHRISTIANCENTER last year are included.

* * *

A completely self-supportiqg church is our goal but wehave not attained it yet. Each year the churches areincreasing the amount of support for their preacherswhile the mission decreases its support by the sameamount. Each preacher gets 16,000 per month ($44.44),housing, light, vjater and transportation - bicycle ormotorcycle. Funds for other special workers and teachers are also included.

* *

Benevolent v/ork is not our main purpose in being here.We have many opportunities for such assistance andusually try to share in a personal way with those inneed. In case of disaster or some greater need we occasionally use mission funds to help. The fire In AmamlOshima last year was an example.

Not v/asted money by any means. V/hat people do not knov;about, they can not pray about nor will they long support. These funds provided the LINKLETTER you receiveeach month; the KYUSHU REPORT used on furlough; and themaking of the colored movie DENDO used during furlough.

BOOKSTORE

MEDICAL

BANK CHARGES

MARK

MAXEYS

TELEPHONE

1955 - $101.57 The creation and sale of Christian literature has al-1956 - 17.49 vjays been one of our najor interests. V/e try to sell,1957 _ 130.64 rather than give away Christian literature. Even so,we1958 - 713.98 lose money. Disccunts are small, freight and postage1959 _ 853.92 high. We consider the bookstore a good investment in

Christian teaching. We now have a completely stockedbook store and lending library in the Christian Center and a younglady v;ho gives full-time to it.

1955 - 128.191956 - 115.141957 - 304.391958 - 9.131959 _ -0-

1955 -1956 -1957 -1958 -1959 -

13.3820.2746.8293.0443.63

1955 - 2500.001956 - 4800.001957 _ 4800.001938 - 4800.^001959 - 3600.00MARK G. MAXEY - $155 from Sciotovllle, Ohio; Milton, Ky.; and Brownstown

Kedora and North Vernon, IndianaPAULINE MAXEY - $105 from Clifton, Louisville, Ky.; Lock Haven, Penna.;

Xenia and Jamestown, Ohio; and Alberta, Portland,Ore.

- $ 40 from Central, Battle Creek (They give $50.00, $10of which is applied on school expenses.)

- $ 40 from Truman and Madella, Minnesota- I 30 from Nev;ton. Battle Creek, Michigan- I 30 from Vandalia, Michigan

The remaining costs of this missionary enterprise arepaid by the gifts of other churches and individuals to whom weare equally grateful.

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1955 - 177.53 The telephone is certainly one of the greatest inven-1956 - 300.24 tions since the wheel for saving time and travel. The1957 - 99.54 telephone and telegraph save more than they cost in1958 - 208.39 making the necessary plans and arrangements to carry1959 - 123.72 on the work.

TAXES

1956 - 81.05 We are subject to Japanese income taxes v;hich we pay1958 - 33.99 ourselves. Other local taxes and Social Security are1959 -257.76 paid from mission funds.

PAULA MAXEY

WALTER MARKGREGORY ALLENFAITH MAXEY

Following the practice of many missions in the FarEast, the mission pays for a complete medical examination of the family once a year and one-half of othermedical bills that may occur. Dental bills are not included.

We cannot use dollars in Japan, we must convert themto yen at the rate of 360 to $1.00. To do this wesend an American check to a Foreign Exchange bank inKobe. They charge a set fee, transmission charges, and1.20 per dollar exchanged. These are the bank chargeslisted. Since it takes a week to hear fron; Mrs.Auers-wald after money is received in the states and over a

week to have money exchanged and back, it means that there mustbe three or four hundred dollars in the pipeline at all times inorder to have funds on hand.

The biggest cost of any missionary work is the missionary and his family. If he is worth his salt, this isthe way it should be. The Maxeys get $400 per monthliving li.nlc support fully pledged as folLows.L.

OFFICE

19551956195719581959

FREIGKT*P03TAGE

195519561957I95&1959

645.43725.83483.41308.95112.79

- 585.01-2071.17-1282.49- 974.30- 354.56

The office Is the hub of the work done here and thehours spent in it when at home run from davm to duskand from dusk to midnight. There has never been a timev;hen the work to be done In It has been finished. Thesefunds have provided a completely equipped modern officeplus the supplies and occasional part-time help tooperate it.

* * *. *

Including freight vjlth the postage perhaps was unfortunate but both involve the carrying of important items.Most of the funds went for carrying freight both v;aysacross the ocean and for the freight on vehicle, equipment, and supplies returning from furlough . Payments"were made on these freight bills for some time afterour return to Japan.

TRAVEL

- $3796.25 Transportation comes high wherever you go but it has- 6770.10 become one of the necessities not only of modern life- 1240.42 but missionary life as v;ell. These funds went like this- 1418.29 To the U.S. on furlough; payments and upkeep on a Ford- 1151.73 station vjagon while in the states; travel by air, bus,

car and rail to 44 of the 48 states on speakingappointments; return to the field by air, economy-tourist- a $2000 item. Our work in Japan involves about

as much time on the road as at home. The roads are bad. Tires aresoon gone. Repairs are a weekly necessity. Gas Is about 50(i agallon. Result: travel expenses are high. But we believe a missionary on wheels is worth a half-dozen on foot (where it is possible to travel on wheels.) Our Chevrolet Suburban, a gift of thechurches of Christ of Clay County, Illinois, is mission owned andoperated.

SUMMARY

SUMMARY -Cash on hand last report$353.025267.761166.74854.46-49.08

RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR EXPENDITURES BALANCE19551956195719581959

$13961.4518874,7916566.5919771.3011991.22

$11046.7120975.8116878.8720674.8111710.39

$3267.761166.74

854.46-49.08231.75

In addition to the balance in the general fund the following amountsamounts are reserved in two special funds:

$256.69 - Tent Fund$781.58 - Emergency and Repatriation Fund

In His service.

Linkletter No. IO7IJL'

December, 1959


Here are a fev; items from the past two months. The Ise Typhoon was the worst in Japan's history.Howard Davis left family and furlough and returned to Japan to rebuild" his own house and Nakashimachurch whose building and several of its people disappeared in the flood. The churches here responded to the need in a satisfying way. They shipped a truckload of used clothing and sent over18,000 v/ith me v/hen I v/ent to Tokyo in mid-October.

In Tokyo I spoke and took part in a discussion on how to build economical church buildings at aconference of evangelical missionaries. A very satisfying time of learning and fellowship for meboth there and with our Tokyo missionaries.

Returning,spent a night and a day with Howard Davis, climbing a ladder from the outside to sleepin the debris-filled 2nd floor. Earned my bed and board by throwing a lot of the debris overboardthe next day. In Osaka, spoke at Seminary chapel; at the monthly fellowship of all our missionariesthere at Isabel's house in Kobe, and at Paul Pratt's Sunday - "the church in their house." Hometo family and preparations for November- evangelism - posters, tracts, handbills, special speakers,films-,-equipment repairs^ annuaLinspection^and rexiair of_ruck_=__not an idle moment.

The November schedule went like this:

DATE: PLACE:Nov,l,2 Leper colony

SPEAKER;Dr, Hideo Aoki, TokyoChr. Student ChristianCenter,

Nov.5,4 Kanoya church Dr. Aoki

Nov.4,5> Kanoya to\-m hall Dr. Aoki6

Nov.6,7, Kushira-Primary Dr. Aoki8 School

Nov,9,10,Church,Kagoshima Bro. Tanijiri11 City

Nov. 12,13, Town' Hall,14 Kushikino

Bro. Daikusono

Bro. Fumio Sato, islandof Tsushima

Nov.16,17,18

ir6v^.T9,20

Nov.22-

25

Nov.26,27

Church, Kajiki

Town hall, Ichilci Bro. Sat0(1st time forgospel here.)Town Hall, Bro. SatoNishinoomote,Island ofTannegashima

Town Hall, Noma Bro. Sato(very remote town)

AUDIENCE:40 each night

Preachers meeting

500 last night

100 each night

Very poor

100 av,

50 av.

200 av.

100 av.

75 av.

RESULTS:Several requests for prayer

Greater understanding ofour task.

8 enrolled in follow-upclass.

several committments.

Five enrolled in follow-up

No visible results.

8 enrolled in follow-up

25 signed cards professinginterest in gospel.

55 signed cards.

28 signed cards.

The above only gives a hint of the travel and travail involved. Now we are working harder andgetting less results than before. Signs of the time: I invited a small girl to come to churchand see the special religious movie. Her reply: "Why? We've got a television at our house,"

Gone most of the month, I did get home for Faith's fourth birthday, Nov. 13, and Paula's "sweetsixteenth", the 29th, Two fine daughters of whom Pauline and I are very proud. Merry Christmas.

In His service.

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