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She did herself up proud. This the first school event that Ihave been able to attend in her four years. The next will beher graduation in June. After that we will be coming to theU.S. for our regular furlough after five years on the field.

Twice a year son Walter holds a week-end camp for hisEBC (English Bible Class). He asked me to give the two lectures for this session. It was an honor and a privilege plusplenty of honest toil in preparation. Most of these are college youth who want serious discussion about equally seriousproblems. This was a historic camp in that it was was firstgroup to use the facilities and to stay over night. Also thefirst comnunion service was held at this time.

The following week members from the Kushira.Sueyoshiand Tarumizu churches gathered at the camp for a joint service, noon meal together and a leisurely visit of the campand surrounding area. They were pleased with what they saw.They had been giving to the camp fund regularly for two yearsbut had never seen the property. We are glad to report thatthe combined offerings of the churches are meeting the monthly100,000 payments. That leaves the funds you are sending toapply on improvements. Thus far we have had the wall knockedout between two large rooms to provide a meeting place for30-40, put up accordion doors so the rooms can be dividedfor sleeping and classes and bought new tables. Other equipment has been given. We will need many facilities for sunniercamps but these will come. Meanwhile we are praising God forwhat we have.

A great event of the year is the annual convention ofthe Kagoshima churches held every year on November 23, Japanese day of thanks. It marks the day when the Emporer harveststhe first sheaves of rice of his own planting and offers themat the Shinto shrine within the palace grounds. This year Nov.23 fell on the American Thanksgiving Day. Seeing the Christians together again and sharing in thejr faith and prayersmade us know again that we have every reason to be thankfulthat God has called us here.

The year drew to a close with Christmas meetings formy classes five nights in a row; Christmas services at whichI preached followed by meals together at Kushira and Sueyoshi,attending the Kanoya Christmas service that night - all onSunday, Dec. 24. At 0845 I preached for the Christmas Dayservice at the leper colony and went immediately to the orphanage for services and gift sharing - an annual event since1950. Naturally that didn't leave much time for family Christmas - except that we went as a family to these gatherings ofpeople who are a part of our family in a way that may be hardfor you to imagine.

On December 27 I left with a group of 17 local Christians, ministers and four missionaries to fulfill a dream ofmany years - to take the Japanese Christians to see with theirown eyes the Lands of the Bible. We were able to greet the NewYear at Mt. Sinai. It was a lot of hard work - maybe too much.The paper work and documentation required was incredible. Iknew Kanoya was hard to get to but getting out of here to aoto the Middle East was a real nightmare. But I know blessingwill come- out of it, too.

Thank you for your Christmas greetings and gifts. Youhave sustained us both spiritually and physically. Though theyen-dollar crisis is all that you have read about, we have hadno reason to complain. You have supplied our additional needswithout our asking. Now January first ushered in the "Year ofthe Sheep" for Japan &the Orient.Let's call it the "Year ofthe Lamb instead.Hay Jesus,the Lamb of God,be your gude andcompanion this year is our prayer.IN HIS SERVICE,

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LINKLETTER NO.. #240 / APRIL, 1979FROM NEBO'S LOFTY HEIGHTS

Dear Christian friends,Spring is here or soon will be. May I join the.rest of you who are waiting to thaw out 1n rejoicing. I don't much enjoy

the cold. ^ letter by telling you we were on our way toHoly lWjs Hay I say a little bit more about that - ...... .. ^ ..i^g Bible coti~to-+tfe^^ographically, historically as well as inI like to think of it as a kind of missionary endeavor in making uie oiL

a t e o u r s a c k l u n c h i n t h e b u s . A t M a r s H i l l i n A t h e n s w e l i s t e n e d t o t h e r e a d i n g o f P a u l ' s f a m o u s s e r m o n f r o m A c t s

1 7 i n J a p a n e s e , K o r e a n a n d E n g l i s h . T h e e n t i r e s e r m o n i s i n s c r i b e d o n a b r o n z e p l a t e m G r e e k a n d f a s t e n e d t o t h e

r o c k i t s e l f . F r o m A t h e n s , W a l t e r l e d a g r o u p o f t e n b a c k t o K a g o s h i m a . I t o o k a g r o u p a f s i x o n t o R o m e , P a r i s - a n d

t o n d o n b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g t o J a p a n a w e e k l a t e r . O u r f o c u s i n e a c h o f t h e s e c i t i e s w e r e t h e V a t i c a n M u s e u m t h e L o u v r e

a n d t h e B r i t i s h M u s e u m w h e r e t h e g r e a t a r c h e o l o g i c a l d i s c o v e r i e s f u l l y s u p p o r t i n g a n d a u t h e n t i c a t i n g t h e B i b n c a l

n a r r a t i v e c a n b e s e e n . W h e t h e r t h e s e s h o u l d b e s e e n f i r s t o r l a s t i s d i s c u s s a b l e b u t t h e s e r i o u s B i b l e s t u d e n t m u s t

g o t o t h e s e t o m a k e h i s s t u d y c o m p l e t e .

P a u l i n e w a s w a i t i n g f o r m e a t t h e a i r p o r t , F r i d a y e v e n i n g , J a n u a r y 1 9 . T h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e

j o u r n e y f e l l a w a y a t t h e j o y o f b e i n g t o g e t h e r a g a i n , G o d i s g o o d ! W e m a d e t h e e n t i r e j o u r n e y w i t h o u t i n c i d e n t o r

a c c i d e n t . N o s i c k n e s s , n o l o s t b a g g a g e , l o s t d o c u m e n t s , m i s s e d c o n n e c t i o n s o r d e l a y e d a i r c r a f t . W e h a d a m a r v e l o u s

g r o u p . T h e y g o t u p b e f o r e d a w n e v e r y d a y , a t e s t r a n g e f o o d , d e l a y e d a f e w m e a l s , w e r e a l w a y s o n t i m e , e a g e r l y o p e n

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t o W a l t e r w h o p r e p a r e d d e t a i l e d n o t e s o n e a c h p l a c e t o b e v i s i t e d . H e n o t o n l y t r a n s l a t e d i n t o J a p a n e s e e v e r y t h i n g

o u r g u i d e s s a i d b u t e x t e n s i v e l y s u p p l e m e n t e d w h a t t h e y h a d t o s a y w i t h a c c u r a t e b i b l i c a l a n d h i s t o r i c a l i n T o m a t i o n .

W i t h o u t h i s t r a n s l a t i o n , m o s t o f o u r g r o u p w o u l d h a v e " s e e n " b u t n o t " h e a r d . "

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n a i n . O u r c o n m u n i o n s e r v i c e s i n J e r i c h o , T i b e r i a s a n d L o n d o n ; o u r s i n g i n g o f J a p a n e s e h y m n s t o g e t h e r i n t h e c h u r c h e s

w e v i s i t e d d r a w i n g o t h e r s o f m a n y n a t i o n s t o g r e e t u s a n d t o e x p r e s s t h a n k s ; t h e c h u r c h s e r v i c e s a n d ' " " I s s h a r e d

w i t h B r o . G e n t i l e a n d t h e I t a l i a n C h r i s t i a n s o f t h e c h u r c h a t C i a m p i n o a n d w i t h W a y f u l l a n d H e l e n J e w a n d t h e C h i n e s e

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d o w n f r o m B e l g i u m a n d t h e w o n d e r f u l C h r i s t a i n , O l i v i e r R o g e z w h o t o g e t h e r s h a r e d w i t h u s i n P a r i s . I n J e r u s a l e m

I v i s i t e d t b e s h o p o f A b r a h a m . H e a n d a n o t h e r A r a b i n s i s t e d i n d r i v i n g m e b a c k t o t h e h o t e l . I n a m o m e n t t h e y w e r e

s i n g i n g C h r i s t i a n c h o r u s e s i n E n g l i s h a t t h e t o p o f t h e i r v o i c e s . I j o i n e d i n w i t h e q u a l v o l u m e . W e p a r t e d w i t h

m i n g l e d " P r a i s e t h e L o r d " a n d " H a l l e l u j a h s " W i l d , m a n , w i l d !

B a c k h o m e , I s p e n t t h e f i r s t S u n d a y a t K a j i k i g i v i n g t h e d e d i c a t i o n s e ^ n t h e i r n e w b u i l d i n g .

P h y s i c a l a n d f i n a n c i a l d i s a s t e r s h a v e k e p t t h e m b a c k b u t n o w t h e y h a v e a l o v e l y b u i l d i n g w e l l l o c a t e d a n d a r e i n a

p o s i t i o n f o r p o s i t i v e w i t n e s s a n d g r o w t h . I t w a s a v e r y h a p p y d a y .

L e s s h a p p y w a s t h e r e i a s v a l o f a c a t a r a c t f r o m m y l e f t e y e o n J a n u a r y 3 0 . M y r i g h t e y e h a ^ b e e n ^ ^ i l ^ ^

i n g l a s t f a l l . T h e d o c t o r s a i d t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g h e c o u l d d o f o r i t . M e a n w h i l e I h a d a g o o d l e f t e y e b y a

c a t a r a c t t h e l a s t t e n y e a r s . N o w w a s t h e t i m e t o g e t i t b a c k i n t o u s e . P a u l i n e t o o k c a r e o f m e i n a

s h i m a f o r a w e e k a s I w e n t i n f o r d a i l y a f t e r c a r e . W a l t e r h a s b e e n g o o d t o m e e t m e f

m e t o t h e d o c t o r , w a i t a n d t h e n b a c k t o t h e f e r r y a g a i n . T h e t r e a t m e n t h a s b e e n p a i n f u l a n d t h e r e c o v e r y m u c h s l o w

e r t h a n I e x p e c t e d . O n e p r o b l e m i s t h a t t h e d o c t o r a t a n y o n e t i m e h a s u p w a r d s o f 5 0 t o s e e h i m . T h a t

l e a v e s n o t i m e t o t a l k w i t h h i m a b o u t w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g o r w h a t t o e x p e e t . M y b r o t h e r , V i c t o r , h a d t h e s a m e

s u r g e r y r e c e n t l y h a s s e n t m e t h e v i t a l i n f o r m a t i o n I n e e d e d . S o o n 1 w i l l h a v e a c o n t a c t l e n s e i n m y l e f t e y e a n a

m u s t l e a r n t o h a n d l e i t w i t h m y s t u b b y f i n g e r s . T h e n e x t c h a l l e n g e t o b e m e t .

M e a n w h i l e P a u l i n e h a d m e d i c a l a n d d e n t a l p r o b l e m s l o n g d e l a y e d . A f t e r t a k i n g c a r e o f m e f o r f i v e

w e e k s , s h e w e n t t o T a i w a n f o r t h r e e w e e k s . S h e s t a y e d w i t h m y s i s t e r , I s a b e l D i t t e m o r e , s p e n d i n g a l l ^ y e v ^

d a y e x c e p t w e e k e n d s i n t h e A d v e n t i s t h o s p i t a l f o r h o u r a f t e r h o u r o f d e n t a l w o r k a n d e x a m i n a t i o n

p h l e b i t i s a n d h i g h b l o o d p r e s s u r e . S h e w a s g r a t e f u l f o r t h e k i n d n e s s a n d c o n c e r n o f t h e h o s p i t a l t "

t h o r o u g h n e s s o f t h e w o r k d o n e . S h e i s h o m e a g a i n . T h e p h l e b i t i s m u s t b e w a t c h e d . T h e b l o o d p r e s s u r e

t a k e n d a i l y . W e e x p e c t i n g a n d p r a y i n g f o r b e t t e r d a y s . W h a t h a s i m p r e s s e d u s d u r i n g t h e s e p a s t w e e k s i s t h e

p r a y e r s a n d c o n c e r n o f t h e s a i n t s b o t h i n J a p a n a n d i n t h e U . S . w h i c h h a v e c a r r i e d u s a l o n g ^ f l ^

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Dear Christian friends.

If you can't read the writing 1n the upper right hand corner fearnot. It is written in the 24 letters of the Korean "Hanguel" alphabet inventedby King Sejong in 1445. The poster is one of many put up on the campus of KyungNam Christian College of Technology, Busan, Korea, to announce my coming as theevangelist for the spring revival. Each morning I preached to 3000 day studentsin a natural ampitheater on the campus and to 1000 night students in the eveningin the college auditorium. At the end of the meetings, 102 young men made decisions for Christ. It was an awakening for them and a spiritual thrill for me.

I was there at the invitation of Pres. S.M. Chang. He kept me busyboth preaching and in talking together about Christian education in Korea and thepreaching of the Good News in that great nation. Mrs. Chang made me welcome inher home and made sure that I had plenty of my favorite desert, strawberries andice cream. I was there at the right season. Thank you for those great days.

T^e days have been full in Japan. The day Pauline got home from herhospital and dental work in Taiwan we also welcomed M/M Stan Trebes and M/M RussellDavis in our home. Russell and I were military chaplains together in northern Luzon and we have kppt the friendship alive. Then we went to Osaka by ship and twohours drive by car to Okayama ken for the 30th annual convention of Japan Churchesof Christ. The brethren there put on a great convention. Over 300 attended. Ithought Bro. Yoshii of Kanoya gave the best message. Our contribution was a finedisplay of Christian books brought from Kanoya. It was very well received.

The annual missionary convention followed immediately. "Confidence"was the theme and the ladies who planned it, Audrey West and Oaynise Halloway hadit. Their planning and carry-through was perfect. Prof. George Alder of San JoseBible College broughj us joy and blessing in his messages.Pauline developed herthenewith her usual wit, wisdom and warmth. I love to her her speak. I led mycustomary marathon sing-song and gave a lecture (?) on publications the Japanmissionary could use to have confidence in his competence. I started the missionary convention almost 25 years ago and it is a satisfaction to see it continue.

Our campground has had a major facelift. Our two open spaces wereunusable. To the north we shaved 18 inches off a huge rock and filled the areain level. Presto! A playground. Flag poles were added and six very wide stepsleading to our building. To the south we had a sunken area also graced with alarge boulder. We filled this level and now have a parking area. Outside toiletsand washroom facilities were added. We can now accomodate 40 campersTotal costwas S8100. Next project for the future is a building to increase our capacity to80 campers-

First to use the camp after renovation was the semi-annual EBC (English Bible Class) Camp that Walter holds. He had 30 college and high school students including 6 I brought from Kanoya. Lonnie Mings of Osaka spoke to us on thesubject, "Finding Basis for Life." It was an outstanding camp in every way. Weare really pleased with our camp ground and praising God for it.

Preaching and teaching continue regularly. After many years of Wednesday Bible study in Koyama, Mrs. Mama Takenoshita, 75, made her decision andthe Sunday night of-Resurrection Day. I baptized her and two brothers from theorphanage. What a happydayiT was". Christ is still living and working.

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f f ion. Then Bro. Yoshii dropped by to ask if I would accept it.I was deep-told him I could not refuse such an important offering as

s,,that. It IS an act of confidence and fellowship of tremendous importance.^ow things rush on to a conclusion. It was my turn to be

chairman as the board of trustees of Osaka Bible Seminary met in May.We gave a unanimous vote of thank to Pres. Martin Clark for his leadership and a lifetime call to continue.

The c-herry blossoms were in full bloom to welcome Hopehome for spring vacation and her last visit in Kanoya for a long time tocome. We went to the sea, the mountain and to an ancient Japanese shrine- things she wanted to see again. On her way back to Tokyo, Pauline andI went along to Fukuoka where we all three got passports, new visas andbegan more paperwork which foreign residence requires. Pauline and I will

^leaye Kanoya, June 5. Walter and Mary and grandchildren. Shelly and Trent,/'Will go wit1i us to Tokyo for Hope's high school graduation June 7. ThenMi the.three of us will make our way homeward. We will be in the U.S. forW Hope's first year of college.

Faith received her Master_pf Arts in education from XavierUniversity, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 17. She will receive her MRS. on Saturday, August 18 when she and Paul Axton of Phoenix, Arizona are married.

^The wedding will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio in the Korean church whereFaith has taught a Sunday class for Korean children for many years. Paulis a graduate student at Lincoln (111.) Christian Seminary. We are looking forward to meeting him and to the wedding.

We will be attending the North American Christian Convention at St. Louis, July 24-27. Look for us there at booth #345. Bringor borrow a chair so we can sit a spell and talk.

. last five years Shively Christian Church of Louisville,with the active participation of Dave Cordrey,minister,has printed,addressed and mailed t-he LINKLETTER. Now, because of the press of theirown activities they must bow out. We thank them for the tremendous assistance they have given us. Our first order of business when we reach the ^U.S. will be to find another way to get out the LINKLETTER. Please bepatient with us till we can work it out. Meanwhile remember that ourpenses and responsibilities continue in Japan in our absence. Please continue to support us spiritually and practically during this furlough year-our fifth in 29 years. May God bless you all. IN HIS SERVICE

HOPES FAREVJELL AT SUEYOSHI

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ear Christian friends.

Greetings from Pleasure Ridge Park. Kentucky.It's been three months since you heard from us. Weare working on getting a new system of printing andmailing the LINKLETTER. Once done, you will hearfrom us more often.

Our journey back to the U.S. began in KanoyaJune 5. A large group of friends and Christiansgathered at our home to pray for us and bid usGodspeed. It was a tearful parting. We knew we wereloved and wanted back in japan.

Hope graduated from Christian Academy, Tokyo,June 7. The last of our children to have completedtheir education overseas. Her octet sang for thegraduation and Hope was awarded membership in anhonorary musical society. Three other children ofChurch of Christ missionaries in Japan were in hergraduating class-Steven Patton, Tom Burney andDanny Sims. Ail our families had a special mealtogether in their honor.

It was hard to see Walter and Mary and thegrandchildren return to Kagoshima. They will be taking many of our responsibilities while we are gone.Pray for them. Saturday night, June 9 we had a mealtogether with 15 Christians from our earliest days inKanoya. Now they live in Tokyo. So the Christianfamily lives and grows.

Our airline was able to resurrect an aging 707 sowe were able to leave Tokyo on schedule Sundaymorning in spite of theDC-10 problem and the agonyof three body and baggage searches on the way toNarita airport. That night we preached and hadfellowship with the Christians in Taipei meeting in thehome of Chuck and Molly Johnson. During the weekwe got medical and dental work done at the Adventisthospital and spent evenings with Tom and Kathy Loveand Jack and Martha Boyd, also our missionariesthere.

Sunday, June 17, we spent with the church inHong Kong meeting in the home of Helen and WayfullJew, answering questions during the Bible Schoolhour and preaching morning and night. What adynamic group of young Christians they are.Tuesdaywe attended a fellowship meeting and meal of all ourmissionaries in Hong Kong. Additional time was spenton arranging printing and typesetting. Our thanks toHelen and Wayfull for their special kindness to us.

Still heading west we flew to Bangkok and tookan all day bus ride to northern Thailand. The driverput one foot on the dash,the other on the gas pedal,leaned back in his chair and drove flat out all daylong. Once is an experience. Twice too much. Astewardess? went up and down the aisle from time totime with cold pop and nameless sandwiches. Wewere welcomed in the home of Alan and Janet Bemoand their five children. Janet is my niece, daughter ofIsabel Dittemore, oldest of the Maxey clan. We had awonderful time with them and the children, in addition Hope and I went up into the mountains with Alan.We visited a village of opium addicts and prayed forone of them. We spent all night in the home of atribesman who knows Chinese and is learning Lisu. Inthe midst of Alan's teaching he came over and squatted down in front of Alan holding his baby. He saidsomething and Alan spoke to me; "Here we are. Thereis neither doctor nor medicine on this mountain. It isimpossible to get to a hospital. But this baby is verysick and the man has stopped the meeting and wantsus to pray for the child." This we did. A half hour latera young women came and told us the baby had begunto nurse again. We were all very happy about this. Thebaby and mother were part of our many passengersgoing down the mountain the next day. In thelowlands checkpoint, the police found two of ourpassengers were carrying opium. Alan explained thatwe were taking one to a Christian hostel to break thehabit. The officer was skeptical that this could bedone, but eventually agreed to let her go on. He alsolet the other one go who had no connection with us-after conHscating the opium. Thus a dif^cult situationwas averted and the perils and horrors of the drugtrafflc made real.

Sunday morning I preached for 'the Chinesechurch where Alan works with him translating. Sunday night I preached for the faculty, student body andother Christians meeting at the Chiangmai Bible Institute, a babel of languages but one faith uniting us.Pauline spent an afternoon talking to the missionarywives of the city. Monday night all of the missionariesand many of the national workers gathered in Alanand Janet's front room. I spoke for an hour on principles of cooperation. Discussion followed on into thenight. It was the first time that all of them had beentogether in one place for a long, long time. It was avery good evening.

PAUL and FAITH AXTON

HOPE MAXEY GRADUATES-TOKYO & S. Patton, T. Burney. D.Sims

WITH ALAN BEMO, TALKING TOOPIUM ADDICTS, N. THAILAND

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India carried us to the U.S. at a very modestprice. (We personally paid the difference that thislonger flight cost over the direct fare from Japan toOhio.) We stopped in England en route. ElizabethMoorehouse, who had visited us in Japan, met us andarranged an itinerary which eventually brought us to

^the town of Maxey in Cambridgeshire, about 200/ miles north of London. It was a very special event for

us to see the possible source of the family. TheChurch of England there meets in a 12th century Norman church building in the middle of the country-side.It was built equi-distant from three villages. Therethey made (bought) and island (eye) for the church soit could serve all three. Thus, according to the church|ipaper-Maxey means "n^akes-eye". I've always

j/wondered what the name meant'Shdlhis explanationI is the only one I've ever heard. Later in the day weit visited an equally oldchurch in the townofBradwell a

hundred miles to the south, where several Maxeys areburied from the early 1600's.

The week-end in London. July 8 was very special.Spent time with the Fred Miller missionary family inthe suburb of Streatham. A livewire group of summerinterns from the USA were a joy to be with. Sundaymorning and evening wc spoke for the BalhamChurch of Christ. Neville Shaw. Minister. Most of themembers were originally from Jamaica. The singing,the fellowship and the response from the fine peoplewas outstanding. They voted to give all the days offerings for missionary work in Japan. Later the DVBSconducted by the summer interns did the same.

Faithful friend, Margaret McGinn, met us at Kennedy airport and treated us to hot dogs. Only you whohave tried to eat the Japanese imitation of a hot dogcan appreciate how good this tasted to us. Ourchildren came up from Cincinnati and surprised us atthe Columbus airport that night, July 11. Royce andBarbara Cheeseman welcomed us to their home.Royce had received the car that Ed and Kay Hoist ofPierre^SD had arranged for us. He had it ready togo.The switch to an American size car and driving onthe right hand side of the road is something I am stillgetting used to. Also the vastness of the U.S. and itsluxuriant beauty is always a surprise to us when wereturn. How this great country can have a currency ofdeclining value and the tiny country of Japan one of increasing value is a mystery to me.

We stayed with Greg and Bev as we made theswitch from Japan to the USA. Lois and Victor Maxeyhad a shower for Faith. By a very nice happenstance,brothers Bryan and Tibbs and their wives were pass-j/ing through Cincinnati that night. So on our secondnight home, we were all together again. We sangtogether for over an hour as the rest listened. Wemight not have been very good, but we were loud-andvery happy. Greg went with me as 1 spent the mostpainful day of my life having my eyes examined. At theend of the day, the doctor said that the Japanesesurgeon had done a good job taking off the cataract

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from my left eye and that the trouble in my righteyewas due to a blood cloi in the past. He said not toworry about it, gav^ me a prescription for new lensesand said I did not need to come back. Good news indeed!

On our way to the North American, we stayedwith Larry and Carol Couchman and children. It wasgood to get to know them better and to thank themagain for their important service to us as forwardingsecretary for the mission. The North American was arich experience of seeing old friends again andmeeting new ones. The preaching, teaching andworkshops were too many to be really experienced.Only sampled. We went with A1 and Mary Giese (sheis my youngest sister) from Storm Lake, Iowa to ,Rochester, Minn for the reunion of the class of 1939 Lon the Minnesota Bible College campus.Seven ofthe /13 graduates were there but all 13 of us are alive, weir'and active in Christian service. A remarkable record.Beloved teacher, G.H. Cachiaras was our specialguest. The stories we told on each other are not to bebelieved.

Saturday, August 11, second daughter, Faith, ^became the wife of Paul Axton of Phoenix, Arizonaand now completing his graduate studies at CincinnatiBible Seminary. It was a grand occasion. I walked herdown the aisle, Pauline stood with me as we gave heraway, and then I went up to conduct the service. Prof.Wilkie Winter assisted. Now they are living in Lima,Ohio where Faith has her first leaching position.

(M/M Paul Axton, 1730 Patricia Dr., Apt 2B,Lima, Ohio 45801).

We took Hope to enroll in Milligan College theweek-end of August 26. Now we are at our home inthe suburb about 10 miles south from the center ofLouisville, We bougiit it in 1955 and paid for it in 20years. The tiny maple saplings we planted then are no>ble trees giving us shade now. The Women's council ofShively Christian under the able leadership of LindaJohnson cleaned, repainted the inside and had itready for us to live in when we arrived. How gratefulwe are!

IN HIS SERVICE,

BALHAM CHURCH OFCHRIST - LONDON

JULY 8, 1979

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