23 Years of Service to Japan 1950 - 73

1973 - 74 Furlough Report of Mark and Pauline MaxeyTO THE FRIENDS OF THE KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION

KANOYA, KAGOSHIMA 893, JAPAN-BOX 417, NORTH VERNON, INO. 47265XK

hea^ ChtAy6,i4jai^ Ma^tch, 1974f! Ax>uvgh thai 't-d, 6eefi a lon^ -tiifte," Doo ix>nq,

of coi4/t4,e. theyte ^ (Wij eXcM.e iX ufould be joimd ^ 2 CoAAntlvixm^. 11.26,often." 9f tjoui look that i4p, PauuL qoe^. on to talk aboyit ati the dang>eA^ he fac^ in hU. t/uxuelA,,9f 9 have been Jin anij dan^^/t 9 didn^t kytow 9f^tead rmf ^u/u^teif^Lng^ haue been tiiade po4.4/Lb^bij the fieip^inf handd, dedicated wheeld. and Chu^tlan ho4pltaliMf of ^od^4. people alt along, theivoLf. (Oheij voi/LL fo/cjgAj)e me fo't not myitlonlnq, ati theAA, vume^ heAA.)Siyic,e the. beqA^nning of hedemhe^9haue. spoken 4^9 chputche^ in 13 4.tate4.: Kenttdchj,

9ndiana, 9Hinoi^9 Mlc.htgan, Mia^outAA^, 9ou)a, Minn&aota, No^tth hakcta, Soi^AJi hakota ojnddka, Qejo^tq^ a^ 9ioAAxLa, 9 ^w&wbe/c. ac/uo4^ Sondi hakota bif the. aid of the. %h4e^^aiAJLine, the Qack l^abbiX bt44. cowpajnuf and al^. aith deaii and Eetttj Oaa^a in thei/C' oaA,

hui/r^ing, thid time 9 have p^^e^ched 19 4.e/ttnond, given 47 ^/tixie p^e4.entationd, taid^ht 2 ^ible. schoolI c/oddtid, 4 Lfoung peoples, weeting^, one Rpta/uj citd!) tadk; one we^i'd meetiyi^, tai^/^ht 25 cla^eA^ in fSiJble coUjege^ and p^teached at 6 Sible ooLLege chapel de

ah/iAch and condi4JCiting. the. de^djce. Hideo yodha, iHin^t^_.atJ(awija had dafe/if ^tetn/tnedf'^nt a p^teaehlng, and dtndij t/Up to the fldAxm cotmttied him edpeci/xthfdo he couM make a dtudif of the 9adAh-P^m^e difdtem of dutppo-tt ad p^cZlced ^ the PhilippineOdtandd with a olew to adapting, and applying, thld p^q/c4m in ^pan, iDalte/c, and Ma^ w^uXe often,Oheif cfce engaged in a full p^g/uim of euangelldtlc. actioltled with good 'tedid/Ltd, *7heLf ^tepo^f/c4jghtenijn^ Inc/ceaded In the codt of food and euetufthing, elde connected with the life andwo/ck. Contini4je to /cetnejube/u them.

Ou/t hoi4^e in PleaditA^ l^ldge, Pa^k, K^j. contijme^ to be the hutb of famiMf life eoenwhen 0 am aaay f^m It. 9 t^ to talk to PaudAjne on the phone eveAif dauf. Hope Id doing, wellat school. Paf4JUjne had dpoken In modt of the cfw/tched in the Xouldullte a^tea and maintainda wltnedd of encoid^gement to manuf in the a/tea. He/c home Id open to mancf. 9alth and ^-teg.alonq, with hid fiance, Eeu Qadkin, a/ce able to get home often f/com Cincinnati dometlmed b^Ajng,-Ing thei/t f/ujendd. /^tteadif, howeue/c,, we mudt dta^ planning, to end oi^/t, monthd inXotildullLeon ^ime I ancLdJuz'tt making oidA way back to ^^xxpan^ Ouot fiA^t dtop will be HameA^llLe, Ohio on

,^)nne 2 fo't,,fiiiief,^and. Eeo^d wedding,. 9alth wad on the hean'd lidt at C.E.S. foA, academic achieo-""Hient and had enjjoifed playing, on'^ Bie gi/U,^d badketball team. She will be dpendlng, the dimmerIn hUE3 and dmrnet, campd ^ep^^enting, the Kufudhi^, Chtldtian Mlddijon. 9f tjoui would like to udehetf get in touch with ud inuitedlately at PO EoK, S8IS8, Xoui^iUZe, KU ^02S8.

(Ve a^ gAatefuZ, fo't the many timed we have been able to gjet togjetheyc with family andf^l^endd. Dhe MaKeyd had a AMnix>n at vfea^-end ending with ba^e^hop ha^tmnled bij the MaKeyfoi4/c,sOibbd,Ma^,Ulcto^ and E^an. Oom and Ea-tba^ Podton and dond, Gobble and Ma^k, dpent domehappvf dayd with ud In ^anua^. No'tlko KuAmoto of KanoLja, a Ch/Udtlan eXjchange dt^ent ofthe' Shujehj chuAch, uldltd often. Ohid Id alwayd an occadlon fo^ ^apanede food, [d and KayHoldt of Ple^e, S.^. came In 9ebAua^ to uldlt and e^Cchange ca^. l^e took them. ooeA to deel^edto^atlon and Ma>Ceij begAjwijng^d nea^ Pa^AA and Mt. SteAllnq,, Ky. Ohey weAe able to checkPauline Into the hodpltal In my abdence on 9ebAMaAy 26.

PauJJne^^JjeaJM had been deteA4J>^ting, ^acently . h^. R^jejna eXamAjied heA In ^anna^^and /cefe^ed he^ to D>t. ElaiA.. He examined heA, thAee weekd lateA and dcheduled he^ fo^ tedtd anddt'tAg^Ay the. following, week. She h>ad a cgj^Jste hyjdteAectc^^ Si^u/dxan-hodpital,^QjdldiLllLe, on

^ebA44aAy 28. {jojmli^^ wad foundsIwdp^tal ^om became the focal point of p^ayeA andloue ad Chtldtland called and lete/cA, catdd, floweAA. and telephone calld came in. HeA /coom'-mate wad do ijup^Ad^ed bij the ChAldtian loue dhe daw that dhe adked Pauline how dhe could havethld, too. No^jma Nlchold wad the fltdt to glue a pint of blood In Pauullne'd behalf. 9A'lenddhaue pA,epaAed food, had Hope and 9 to meald and ladled f^om the ShLuely chutAch oAe p'tepaAing,food each day mZll dhe Id dtAong, again. Pauline'd dtAeng^ will be dlow In A,ecjoue/cln^ but we

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHMAIK ANt PtUUNE MAXEV

Mark Gregory Maxey was born In Pomeroy, Washington,August 10, 19)7. His great grandfather, Asa Maxey, was oneof the early preachers in the Restoration movement in Kentucky. Mr. Maxey is one of nine children of R. Tibbs Maxeyand Maude (Bryan) Maxey. R. Tibbs Maxey was an evangelist and minister among churches of Christ for 51 years. Sixchildren survive: Isabel Dittemore, missionary in Taiwan;Tibbs Maxey, Professor at the College of the Scriptures,Louisv

A MONTHLY REPORT BY THE MARK G. hUXEY fAMIlV

uNKLerrefiTO THE FRIENDS OF THE KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION

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It wasn't the postman's fault that you've only ^received three LINKLETTERS this year. It was mine. This^^- '^'Q^aerT\.letter will confirm that we are alive, well and / -naiAi/Xagain. You can expect to hear from us more regularly. \ | ^

\ .>>136We wrote you last from Mexico. With Dean Cary V. j/ie iV A*#**as director we journeyed through past Mexican history . S>and present missionary activity. With me as slave-driver WELCOMEI took 16 college students through two full length books ' x:^|iCS|SS9liabout Japan plus numerous side excursions into my ownwritings and experiences. They got a full semester'scourse in Japanese Christian history and both studentsand teacher managed to live through it. ' |H

It was worth attending the North American Chri- f^stian convention just to raise your voice with 12,000others and sing, "I'm SDglad I'm a part of the family ofGod." We gave part of the panel discussion on "The Mis-sionaries Responsibility to the Sending Churches." Itseemed only the missionaries were interested. At our mis-sion booth we met friends from far and near, past andpresent. Family, too. Bryan and Kathryn Maxey were there GROUP TO WEfrom Defiance, Ohio. The booth effort would not have beenpossible without the heroic assistance of John Miles Baker who handlesGO YE BOOKS for us. M/M Charles Davis made their home our home for thisstay. Faith came out from Cincinnati and spent 10 days with us. It wasa real heartache as she returned. "When will we meet again?", is theunspoken question that lays on the heart.

Pauline was able to spend her birthday, August 2, with herbrother Guy Pethtel, in Salt Lake City just before he left for Zairefor two years on a heavy construction project. I spent my birthday atWi-Ne-Ma Week of Missions cooled by the breezes of the Pacific Oceanon the Oregon coast. This has got to be the most outstanding missionscamp week in the U.S. As one of 5 missionary participants you get topreach, discuss and present in every way possible your mission endeavor to upwards of 1000 concerned campers. A real taste of heaven. Onmy birthday Pauline gave me a card which read, "Confucius say, "Hewho have birthday, one year older." Right on! The campers serenaded mewith, "Happy Birthday, 'Ah So'." August 11 at Lebanon, Oregon was ourlast Sunday in the 'south 48.' A place of many warm memories and theincomparable assistance of Wy and Loni Summers as we wound up our furlough year and mailed to all points of the compass the possesions thatwouldn't fit into our suitcases.

Pauline spoke at the annual women's tea of the West Seattle(Wash.) Christian Church. Arnold and Norma Nichols, out from Louisvillefor their daughter's wedding drove us to Vancouver, B.C. Blessed fellowship with family, friends and Christians at the churches in Vernon, B.C.and Grand Prairie, Alberta. A vast and fertile land so completely different from Japan. At Whitehorse, Yukon Dave MacCauley drove us 70miles into the wilderness. Here in a cabin raised with his own handshe and his wife Bev are rearing their family and witnessing to theirfaith. The Entes family made a round trip of 140 miles to be with us Ifor an evening of blessed fellowship while the coyotes made their own 'music in the woods outside. i

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PAULINE AND PAULA: MANILA

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The pioneer spirit and the pioneer hospitality are very much alive in Alaska. We enjoyed both to the full at the Hamilton Acres Church of Christ, Fairbanks, Harold Reyman. minister>and at the Southglen church. Anchorage where Fred Green is leading. Between the 2 cities we rode allday on the world's most accomodating train. It will stop anywhere, anytime for anybody or anything. The scenery is so outstanding nobody minds. For our last Sunday in the U.S., August 23,

Fred asked us to speak for the Bible school and church and to give thededicatory address in the afternoon for their newly completed building.It was a joy to do so and to meet brethren from all over the area.

Late that afternoon we were heading west flying Japan Air Lineshalf-price courtesy of our son-in-law, Kiyoto Yanagimoto. Tokyo wasa hectic chaos of waiting, sweating, red-tape and hassling luggage. Ittook four hours from landing to hotel. What price progress! There wasjoy, too, of talking to Walter and Mary by phone and personally to Haroldand Lois Sims who made the long journey from the suburbs to see us.

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The next day we went on to Manila where we took two weeks of real"vacation" - almost. Part of it sick with a fever, part of it in thedentist chair but most of it enjoying being with Paula and Kiyoto andthe four grandchildren. The youngest, Tamon, we were seeing for the

get the best of me in a good wrastle and they had a lot of fun doing so.

Hope had already arrived in Manila July 5 and enrolled in the 8thgrade at Faith Academy. Paula and Kiyoto are making a home for her andshe rides the school bus 45 minutes each day each way. She is very happy there and that made us glad. We visited the school twice and werepleased with what we saw. Hope will come home for Christmas vacation.

We had many opportunities for preaching, teaching and fellowshipwith missionaries in Manila, Taipei and Hongkong. We are seeing a newbreed of younger missionaries well-prepared, committed, mastering thelanguage and becoming a part of the people. May their kind increase. 1am sorry I can not mention them all nor all those who in the past monthshave enriched our lives in so many ways. God bless you.

At last, the big day - a direct flight from Hongkong to Kagoshima.As we touched down at dusk we knew we were back hone among our own people. What a joy to see Walter and Mary again and granddaughter, Shelley,now a lovely two year old. Bro.Yoshii had driven over two hours fromKanoya to be on hand to greet us. Walter had gotten our five-year oldToyota car off the blocks and ready to go again. I drove down the wrongside of the road twice before I got the hang of left-hand driving again.The gas tank holds 17 gallons. It cost $23 to fill it up.

Christians were waiting to greet us as we drove into^oTrr^drTveway^and to encourage us with prayer for our work this term. Penny, our dog,wanted to be greeted, too, and she has been wagging her tail ever since.The annual convention of Kagoshima churches, September 23, welcomed usback and provided the spiritual transition we needed as we greeted somany of the Christian family here. The body has been lagging behind.Perhaps it is the reaction to journey's end.Now we are perking up. Thereis miich to be done. 89% of the villages and 65% of the towns of Japanhave neither church nor meeting places. Pray with us that the Lord willgive us both direction and results as join hands with the ^i^s^ans andministers of this area and begin again. IN HIS SERVICE,

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Dear Christian friends, December, 1974

The year end is here. We knew it was coming but weare not ready. The Lord said His Second Coming would be likethat and yet we put off preparation. That's dangerous business.

Prepared or not, to remember Christ's birth is ajoy. It was a joy when He was born in our own lives. It is aequal joy to see Him born in the lives of others. And to havefellowship with Japanese Christians whom you have helped receive this new birth is the special joy that a missionary has.

We live in a ruggged world, of course, and not allis joy. Japan has been plagued with nation-wide strikes formore generous year-end bonuses. Japan Air Lines employeessettled for a bonus equal to 4.4 months pay plus $108. Thatwould be worth about $1500 to the lowest paid employee. I /feel a special compassion for Japan's preachers of the gos-fpel at this time of year. There will be no bonuses for them.Only a token. Each year-end they must take a firmer grip onChrist's command: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God..."

The radio has just announced postal rates will be*^raised by 2% times. That will hit hard. At that price itwill cost as much to mail a letter within the city as to theU.S. Seven Star cigarettes will cost 45% more. So gettingcancer of the lungs will be more expensive, too. Luckily, wecan avoid that one. Mt. Sakurajima is in its second youth.The paper says it has spewed out 10 million tons of ash thelast 18 months, as unbelievable as that sounds. It blows ourway and every other way as well. It's a fine powder whichcovers and infiltrates everything.

President Ford has come and gone. It was a signifi-gant trip for Japan-U.S. relationships. I was glad it wentoff well. The possibility for difficulties was great. He wasthe first President to visit Japan. General Grant got hereafter he was out of office. He planted a couple of trees whichcan still be seen in Tokyo's Shibuya Park. Prime Minister Ta-naka has called it quits. Japan decided it had enough of"money talks" politics. Inflation went to dizzy heights dur Tanaka's 2% year term. Maybe he thought that since inflationmade him wealthy it was good for everyone else, too.

It has been a special joy to visit each of thechurches and to get re-acquainted after services over hotcups of Japanese tea and generous servings of Japanese pickles. I have gotten my basic Japanese out of mothballs andstarted preaching my way through the book of Romans. Thatshould stretch my language and my faith (and hopefully increase the faith and understanding, of my hearers-) over thenext couple of years.

We have attended some wonderful gatherings. The wel-''come we received the first service at the leper colony willwarm our hearts for years to come. We spent a week-end withWalter at his semi-annual camp for his English Bible Classesspeaking on the theme, "Love and Trust between God and Man."The blessing of preparation and its reception by the youthmade the effort worthwhile. The preachers gave me a specialwelcome and dinner as I took my place with them in the common task we have. The annual Tane Maki Kai sponsored by OsakaBible Seminary was a gathering both of quality and quantity.I went not only for that but to see our two Kyushu students,who are doing well, and to attend the trustees meeting thenext day. George and Ethel Beckman made me welcome in theirhome. It was a special joy to pick up again fellowship withJapanese and missionary Christian friends from over the natiog.I went with the preachers to a two-day seminar in Miyazakidiscussing Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism and Toitsukyo

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BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU FROM PAULINE & MARK

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WITH OUR TWO STUDENTS AT OSAKA BIBLE SEMINARY

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(founded by the Rev. Moon you've been reading about in the U.S. papers.) All three of these teachings aremaking signifigant gains in Japan. Their raessfige and their methods were analyzed.

My opinion is that they will continue to gain here and elsewhere becaus4,