davis howard kathryn 1960 japan

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OAK 211969Central Area CborcliBs

Higash Chitreh of ChristMakoJIma Chorcb of ChristNagaslilma Chorch of ChristMorlyama Chnreb of Christ

C E I f ^ m ^ L J A P M N itTHAT THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN M IGHT C OM E TO KNOW THE RISEN SON

ROGERS OPIESTEVENS 429 S. W. 51, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.HOWARD KATHRYN DAVIS - BOX 19 CHIKUSA NAGOYA, JAPAN

Matlira l l iolstortErsngillst Hr. Marshl

Mr. ViBagocblMr. YoshldaMr. RibotaMr. TonMr. Sakloka

D e a r Fr i end s in C h r i s t ,On C h r i s t m a s morning about 9 O c l o c k an a i r l i ne r touched dovjn a tth e Oklahoma City A i r p o r t Howard had c om p le te d a lm o s t th ree months and16 000 miles on a s p e c i a l mission fo r C h ri s t t h a t had held many b l e s s i n g s

many hear taches , an d many vic to r i e s fo r th e Lord s work in Centra l J a p a nSome s a id , I s n t t a shame t ha t th e D a v is e s h ad jus t ar r ived in Americawhen the t y p h o o n s t ruck . In r e t r o spec t , t h o u g h we c a n o n l y bel ieve t ha tt h i s too wa s th e wi l l of God F o r as Howaf d l abored in Japan, K a t h r y n a n dthe f a m i l y were able to work e ff ec tiv e ly in th e U n i t e d S t a t e s , We f e e l tog e t h e r we have completed th is s p ec ia l ta sk C h r i s t cal led us to do andth ings were se t in o r d e r in the Cen t r a l J ap an M is sio n b e f o r e Howard R e t u r ne d to A m e r i c a and th e fam ily .

e c a n n o t begin to e x p r e s s our th a n k s to a l l o f you who answ er edin such a w onderful and generous way our p l e a s fo r h e lp to Nagoya andNagashima. Jo r c a n we in t h i s sho r t l e t t e r g i v e you an a d e q u a t e i n s igh tin to th e , e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f v ^hat you d id by your gi f t s in t h e name o f C h r i s tT H E R E F O R E :

Vie a r e print ing sepera t ly a complete and deta i led r e p o r t o f whatwas done in C e n t r a l Japan from th e d a rk hours jus t f ollo win g th e typhoonuntil Howard arrived back in Oklahoma This report will neJessarily repeatsome of the things yo u have already heard but w i l l a l s o bring yo u a f i r s thand r e p o r t of the detai l s and some o f th e beh in d the s c e n e work^of yourmis s i o n a r i e s and th e Japanese Ch r i s t i a n s , a

In order to avoid waste and duplication y ap^d- ^o conserve missionfunds, this report will be sent only upon request ,^'''^cept to the churches.I f yo u d e s i r e a copy p l e a s e r e q u e s t t by p o s t c a r d and we wil l be happy tomail i t to yo u by r e t u r n m a i l . You Vifill want a copy so p le as e r eq ue st tOnee again we are making an i t i ae ra ry . V/e wash to v i s i t everycongregation who has shared with us in Chris t s work an d give a rep o rt ofwhat has been accomplished a.s w e l l as d i s c u s s our f u t u r e p l a n s . Howevertime i s s h o r t and we ca l l upon you t o h e l p us accomplish our task a s soonas possible. Ordinarily a missionary ust spend from 15 to 18 months v i s i tin g th e churches but we would l ike to be back in Japan in jus t 10 months

to resume o u r w or k. In view o f the present s i t ua t i on an d by the f ac t t ha tth e re a re n o o th e r m i ss io n a ri es w o r k i n g with u s in th e N a g o y a a r e a , wef e e l a s h o r t f u r l ough adv i s ab l e .


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In order to reach a l l our support ing churches we wi l l have tomaintain a very fu l l schedule including week nights - even Saturday nightservices i f possible ask your cooperation in this^ and though we knowmost would prefer us to come on a Sunday, p le ase he lp us to get back toJapan early by allowing us to share a week night with you i f need be

A questionnaire is being sent to each chu rch to t ry to determine jus t when our v i s i t would be the most convenient for youFAMILY FOOTNOTES:

Judy and Bil l continue to make frequent t r ips to Nagoya to helpi n t h e work un t i l , we r e t u r n to t h e field this f ll

The week following Christmas we took a res t at Kathryn s s i s te r scabin on the lake in eas tern Oklahoma The past three months had been aheavy strain on the whole family, and we welcomed the chance to rest Nowwe feel refreshed and ready to resume the heavy schedule of the monthsa h e a d

were made very proud o f Irene rec ien tlyshe was chosen Gir lof the Month' of Capitol Hill Jr High School--a school of about 2000enny had his ^th birthday January 13th, his f irst in Americahe is becoming completly merican even to memorizing a ll the popular

T.V. commercials on Cer i a l s , bread , etcAll the family joins in thanking you for the nice Christmascards , presents, and for the money sent as Christmas gifts You gave us

a very wonderful Chris tmas - thanks so much

Again v e wish to express our thanks to a l l of you for thetrust you have placed in us as we serve as your representatives inChris t , especial ly through th is past three months

Yours i n Ch r i s t i a n Love ,

Howard Kathryn Davis


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8V96C a nt r al < r ea Clmrch8

Higasbl Gburcb of CbristMokojima Cborcb of CbrittNagasblma Cborcb of CbristMorlyama Cborcb of Cbritt

CENTRAL J A P A N MBBBSCNTHAT THE LAND O F THE R IS IN G S UN M IG HT C OM E TO K N O W THE R I S ^ l SO N

ROGERS OPtESTEVENS 429 S. W. 51 OKiAHOMACITY, OKIA.HOWARD KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIKUSA NAGOYA JAPAN

NatUe m a U t c r sEvaogelUt Mr. Raritki

(Sr. VamagDchlUr. Yotblda(Sr. XabotaBr . To mbtr. Sakloka

D e a r Fr i end s i n C h ri s t , t is we l l said t h a t t ime flies like an a r r ow . t is a lmo s t f i v e mon th ss i n c e th e g r e a t typhoon vis i ted our d i s t r i c t s . The t e r r ib le memories o fth e people seem to have gone l i t t l e by l i t t l e . We must t h a n k God manyp e o p l e have drawn n e a r e r to c h u r c h . On Jan ua ry 3 rd we had a New Y e a r smeeting in Nagashina t o g e t h e r w it h H ig as hi and Mukojima C h ur ch m em be rs .IfVa t h a n k e d God f o r th e beginning o f th e y e a r t ha t we had been a b l e top lo ug h t hro ug h th e h ar ds hip s a f t e r th e disas te r and prayed we could l iveh ap p y s t rong l iv e s in the f a i t h of the Lord .Th e se are th e words o f H a t o r i S a n on e of ou r Chr i s t i an men in Nagashima.From h is l e t t e r , th o se o f K ar uk i S an and Bi l l Judy we can p i e c e tog e t h e r a t h r i l l i ng s tory o f th e march o f Ch r is ti an it y i n C e n t r a l J a p a n .Truly , God h as showered H is bless ings in answer to you who have gone somany times bef or e th e thro ne of grace in our b e h a l f . ViTe have asKed manytimes for your prayers an d the contents of t h i s l e t t e r is evidence t h a tyou hear d our r e q u e s t s and that God answers p ray er in a way more wonderfu l t h a n we can i m a g i n e . To a l l o f yo u we sa y Thank you , and p l e a s ek eep pr ay ing , .M aru ki S a n wr i t e s t h a t th e b o x e s from th e A m e r i c a n C h u r c h e s k e e p pour ingin , and a s soon as th ey arr ive t hey a re t aken t o Nagashima and Mukojimafo r d i s t r i bu t i on to those in N e e d The b o x e s a re v i t amin , b o x e s of food ,boxes o f new and used c lo th ing , and beddi ng b l a n k e t s . One shipment wa s250 lb s of food fromfthe church a t PlainviiVle Kansas. This was shippedby ocean f re ight and c l e a r e d th e c us to ms h ou se f r e e o f duty char ge.Thanks to yo u folk of Pla invi l le , an d th e many other s who have shar eds o -g e n e r o u s l y v;ith th e unfor tuna te o f Cen t ra l J a p a nBecause of th e d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f Chr i s t i an i ty d u r i n g th e c le a n-u p and th er e l i e f di s t r ibu t ion th e a tte nd an ce a t Nagashima has increased s t ead i ly ,making it necessar y to purchase 20 nev; c h a ir s for th e ch urch . SundaySchool has been di vi ded into tw o p e r i o d s 8:30 to900 f o r th e youngerc h i l d r e n 9:30 to 10:30 fo r th e young people and adul ts . Church s e r v i c e sbegi n a t 1 0 :3 0 . On Thursday a nev; a d u l t Bi bl e Class has been started m o s t of t hose a t t end ing a re nev; peop le .Bi l l 8c Judy made a recent t r ip to Nagoya and N ag as hi ma a nd were enthusias t ic in the ir r e p o r t s to us about th e p ro g ress of th e c hu rc he s. Alsoth ey say the C h r i s t i a n s are doing a w on de rfu l j ob of th e re l i e f work.Howard i s just r e c o v e r i n g from a s e i g e o f th e f lu tha t made it n e c e s s a r yto c a n c e l 2 weeks o f s p e a k i n g dates . Now he i s p r e p a r i n g to b e g i n a g a i nt h e v i s i t s to the c h u r c h e s to show t h e 8mra fi lm o f th e t y p h o o n des t ruct i on an d c lean up w o r k .SPECIAL PRAYER REqUEST: N r. J i l l iara Cox f a ther o f Ople S te ve ns p as se daway about 3:30 M March hth af ter s u fferi n g a heart at t ack k hoursea r l i e r , Rogers 8 Ople v /i ll a p pr ec ia te th e com fort o f your spec ia lp raye r s a t t h i s t ime .

U S T i a S S -OiU- t O V-QIL. the T- i o r i v amaXn c l o. si ng-dLChurch i s a 70 year o ld widow who has s p e n t many hours making otedam af o r th e chi ld ren o f N ag ashim a. O ted am a are som et hi ng l i ke bean bags


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Cantral Area ChurchesHigasbi Cbatch of CbrlstMukojima Church of ChristNaKashlma Church of ChristMoriyatna Church of Cbrlst

CES^TRAL JMPiM Mm $ IONTHAT THE LAND OF THE RIS ING SUN MIGHT COME TO KNOW THE RISEN SON

ROGERS & OPtE STEVENS 429 S. W. 51, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKIA.HOWARD & KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIKUSA, NAGOYA, JAPAN

HatWo MinistersEvingallst - Mr. Maruk i

Mr. YamagoeblMr. VosbldaMr. KflhotaMr. YosoMr. Sakloka

Apri l i960Dear Fr iends in hr i s tThe month of March brought much encouraging word from Japano The blessingso.f God are manifold and the witness of the Japanese Christians gratifying new Adult Bible Class on Thursday nights has been started by Brother Marukiat the Nagashima~Churcho Many of those attending, writes Maruki San, are newin the services since the typhoon^ At the Higashi Church, Kubota San has star t- new t^g^njLns prngri=im_.for the Bible Schnnl,._teachejjs., while Hibi San one^hristiahT'ôung men, a studenf^ the University) is holdingâgiish^trf^-jmng classes at. the Higashi Church A fjhni r _training program has been^tarted at the Mukojima Church by Brother Yuse, their minister who is presentlyin training at the Seminaryo These are all new services in addition to the reg- In most case's the p reacher s and th^C^rii tTkns from~^lthe churches share the planning and carrying out of these extra programsAlso word has come to us that Tamamori.San, who became a Christian just aboutone year ago has left to study for the ministry at^ the,^saka Bible.^^êmimasggt Upon completion of his training he will return to Nagoya, and together with the Davises and the Central Area Christians, open a new work inan area^where the gospel in ot being preachedWe received a l i s t of that arrived from America These boxes are takento the Nagashima Church and th^ disfrTbution is made'By the Christians Thisaffords the Christians an opportunity to reach the people of the communitywith help and at the same time teach the people about Christ To each of youwho sent boxes to Japan -- we thank you for your sharing and for giving anadded opportunity to spread the the gospel story of ChristHere in America, the Davises^.ontinue to visit among the churches, reporting-on the work in Central Japan., True, i s a b it d iffe re nt from theordinary missionary presentation, for i t is a complete film story startingwith the actual misery, death., and destruction of Typhoon Vera and followingthrough a thrilling account of the work of the Japanese Christians as the'follow God s leading to a victory in the midst of chaos ^The tour of the churches in Oklao, Kansas, &Missouri is almost completed andwhen school is out, churches in the north and east v;ill be visitedWe are enjoying our visits among the churches and v/ith each one of you Ifwe haven t been to your church yet, we hope to see you soonWe have twn praver requests.:Please continue to Christians in Central Japan that theirfaith will remain steadfast and sure in ouF Redeemer, and tha Godwil l open th e way for us to complete our work here in the United^Late^ hna-r dTurn to japan in this next SIX MONTHS

Yours in His s ^ v i c eHov/ard h K^-fhryn


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Hla>ihl Chofcli ot ChristMDkojIaaChnreh ot ChristNifashiai Chircb of Chri stMorijrams Choreh of Christ

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ROGERS OPLE STEVENS 429 S. W. 51. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.HOWARD KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIKUSA, NAGOYA, JAPAN

Esooioiist Mr. Msruk iMr. YtfliiciehiMr. YotbldoMr. K f lb e tsMr. YitoMr. Sokioko

Dear Chria t ian Frienda,These first two months hack in Japan have been very busy and very trying days for usbut now things are beginning to fall into a pattern, and thanks to you folk who sharethis work with us, we will soon have the replacement of the equipment and supplieslost in the sinking of the ship. The insurance recovery amoxmted to 2000, That plusyour generous contributions have made possible the replacement of equipment, supplies,and personal losses. e appreciate so very much your help in our time of need, butwords cannot real ly e xp re ss o ur th an ks to you.

lb are happy to announce to you who share in th i s work with us tha twe wi l l have an addi t ion to the working s t a f f during th e summer months,Mark Layman vrtio i s no stranger to missionary work wil l come to Japanduring his vacation from Midwest Christian College. Mark s experienceas missionary in the Kiamichi Mounta5.ns, especially working with hisfather (Lawrence Layman) will be put to good use in our heavy schedulehere th i s summer. The Central Japan Christ ians and the Davises arelooking forward with ant ic ipat ion to the summers work with BrotherLayman. Until the f i r s t of June Mark i s speaking in behalf of the Cent ra l Japan work. I f you want to hear an inspirat ional message froma young man bent on serving Chris t to the fu l l es t then ca l l on th i smissionary speaker to vi s i t your church. You can reach him by writ ing: Mark Layman,Box 9665, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

New services s tar ted in the Centra l Japan area s ince our re turn include three weekn i ^ t Bible Classes, and beginning the f i r s t Sunday in May Howard Kathryn wil l takeover the church in Moriyama. We wil l t ry to give a more detai led report on our workand ac t iv i t ies when things have retiffned to normal around the Davis household. Latestword i s tha t we wi l l be receiving our shipment of equipment and supplies sometimearound th e f i r s t of June. Until then we ask your continued pat ience and prayers, t ha tthe Lord wil l use us effect ively in spi te of the shortage of supplies and equipment.Again, we thank you fo r you r conce rn and prayers in our mater ia l loss

Yours in Chr i s tDea r F r i e n d s :

e are most happy to report to you that the Emergency Fund Receipts thruApril 19th total 313 receipts and 7,952.1l3. s stated in the last News Letter,a complete l i s t of contributors and a recap of the disbursement of these funds irtllbe sent to those of you idio have responded so generously to this Emergency NeedJust as soon as our records can be conpleted af ter the shipment leaves OklahomaCity for Japan.The shopping is almost completed, the packing i s well undei^ay andBrother Howard*s Dad hopes to have the crating completed and the shipment on i ts*

way to Japan the f i r s t of next week.The financial statement for the General and Living Link Funds i s to beprepared and mailed from Japan. Please be pat ient as wi l l eventual ly reach you.We would l ike to add our thank s to those o f B ro th er Howard and ^athrynfor the support you folk are g iv ing to the work of Christ in Central Japan.

Rogers and Ople Stevens - Forwarding Secretaries


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C a nt ra l > re a ChnrchasHigasbl Cbneb af GbristllDkoJima Cborcb of ChristNagasblma Cbitreb of CbrlstMorlyama Cboreb of Christ

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ROGERS OPIE STEVENS 429 S. W. 5i OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA.HOWARD KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIKUSA NAGOYA JAPAN

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v would l ike to ex p ress our thanks-* and appr eciatioJi to a l l th echurches vie have vis i ted thus f a r in our t rave ls in tiê Stateso I thas been n ice t o se e o ld f r i e n d s a g a i n and. iiiake/new'- o;hee^â^waye J e espec ia l ly apprecia te th e o p p o r t u n i t y tb thaJilc oipr:p e r s o n a l l y fo r th e h e l p an d p ra y ers a s we ser ve. .ChJeist in t a k i n g th ego sp e l to t ho s e i n da rknessoThe Chiirches vie have vis i ted a l r e a d y axe;OKLAHOI-IA: Oklahoma Gity- Centr al- Antioch- For eat H ill- A ir l ine-Draper

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OHIO:' S eb rin g; E as t Pa l i s t ine i 'INDIANA: Crother sv i l l e ; A r c a d i a . ARKANSAS ; Avoca ^COLORADO; Joint m eet i ngE ads S h e r i d a n Lake 9 Lamar i .Cheyenne W e l l s JanetFutureAnn graduated from Capitol Hill High.SchOOi in ;-.Okiâh-oin^-perhaps Midwest Chr i s t i a n Col lege n xtNow we are on th e road f o r . three months J un e . Ju ly g .Aagusti: vis i t ingth e ch u rch es. I t wil l be a l ong t i r ing t r ip f o r - t h e childreai. | b u t anenj oyabl e on e as we v i s i t an d speak a t a di f fe ren t . chujcah-' eaoh ni ght b.Lates t v/ord from H a r u k i .San i s tha t Tamamori Sah; eur/.leteBt^reorto th e m i n i s t r y wil l be working with hi m on. weekehde'*t'hus re l ievinghis l o a d and respons ib i l i ty in ou r absence Word o f new vie tor ies a n d a r ea s o f se rv ice make u s more a n x i o u s to b e b a c k oil th e f ie ldAgain v;e ask your prayers that C hr is t w il l- us e. uslt.'O:-.'^^ ând make us good s t e w a r d s o f a l l th e Lord h a s given uis t h r o u g h you

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CEMTRiL JAP iM MlBSiOMTHAT THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN MIGHT COME TO KNOW THE RISEN SOH

ROGERS OPIE STEVENS 429 S. W. 51, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOWARD KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIKUSA, NAGOYA, JAPAN

Dear Friends in Chr is tVie want to share with you a b i t of sun l igh t the Lord has shed our wayoWe received a cablegram from Yokosuka Japan announcing t ^ b^th of ourfirst l i t t le grand-daughter weight k pounds, 10 ounces^^^orn July 31stat ^ 1 ApM the 31st, CoSoT) Litt le KATHRYN GRAGIA VffiLLS put inher appearance over a month ahead of schedule and has to spend her f i r s tdays in an incubator, but baby, mother , and father are doing well, maybea p ic tu re v/ i l l be ava i lab le fo r the next i s sue of the news l e t t e r Weare g ra te fu l to the Lord for her safe a r r i va l and t he g ra nd -p ar en tshappiness is exceeded only by that of Bil l Judyo Since some have a lr ea dy a sk ed , we wil l give t h e i r a dd re ss h er e in case there are otherswho v/culd l ike to send congratulations to the new parents and l i t t l eKathryn Gracia, named in honor of both grand-mothers

Mr St Mrs W il l iam J Wel l s YN-2 U,SNcCom Nav For , Japan N-3^^F.P.O, San Francisco, CaliforniaAirmail l e t t e r i s 70 to F,PoO Flee t Post Office

* Judy wil l especial ly appreciate hearing from her manyf r i end s i n th e c hu rc he s.

This past two months of t ravel have been a wonderful experience of fellowship , and we want to thank everyone of you who shared youi- homes, mealsand services with us. We wil l always be gra tefu l for your many kindnessesin our br ie f time together.The pafi^tw^jifij{iaJ^tifiijaki^,jfifi^rinted before we lef t Oklahoma then as wedrove down the hiway we folded, put into envelopes, and stamped., The wholefamily worked a t the task, then we would mail what was ready as we passedthrough the towns. This l e t t e r wil l follow the same proceedurej so thepost mark wi l l indica te our direc t ion of t r ave l . We have only a shor ttime in Oklahoma City - - arrived home af ter Christian Service Camp FridayJu ly 29th and leave Oklahoma again August 2nd, fo r almost a mo.nth , At tha ttime we v/il l re turn to put th e c hild re n in school, then Howard v;il l t rave lalone in the stat-es of Iowa, I l l i no i s Indiana, Tennessee, and KentuckyOur l a t e s t word from Japan i s t ha t a l l i s going well in the v/ork. The newe s t preacher s tudent from Nagoya i s now ass i s t ing Maruki S an in servicesWe rejoice at the p rog re ss of Tamamori San, who has begun act ively teachingthe gospel in his f i rs t year of Bible College Please pray for his strengthof fa i th and guidance .Vie thank a l l of you so much for your many prayers and the wonderful wayyou have shared in the f inancia l support of the Davises and the Centra lJapan Mission, God has cer ta in ly shov/ered His blessings - - many thru you

Yours i n His s e rv i ce

7 7Howard Kathryn Davi s

Hatlaa Minis t e rsIfingelist Mr. Maraki

Mr. YamagacfiiMr. YoshldaMr. RflhotaMr . YnnMr . Sakloka


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Cantral >rea CharehasHigasbi Chaieb of Cbris tMukojima Cborcb of ChristNagasblna Cbareb of Cbcls tMoriyama Cbareb of Christ

J A P AM MUSBSOMTHAT THE LAND OP THE RISING SUN MIGHT COME TO KNOW THE RISEN SON

ROGERS & OPIE STEVENS 429 S. W. 51, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKIA.HOWARD & KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIKUSA NAGOYA, JAPAN

Natlse MinistersEvangelist - Hr. Maraki

Mr. YamagneblMr. YosbldaMr. RabotaMr. YssaMr. Sflklaka

Dear Friends i n C h r i s t OCTOBER i960Our time in the States i s rapidly drawing to a close. I t has been over ninemonths since Howard returned to America, but s t i l l there are many things yetundone. The Lord s bless ings have been greater than our fondest dreams andthe joys we have known traveling among the churches, visit ing you who sharein the Lord s work with us, has been wonderful. e thank God for so manyf a i t h f u l f r i e n d s and c o - l a b o r e r s .Our l a s t news l e t t e r carried news of our l i t t l e grand-daughter born i n Japan.Judy s l e t t e r s t e l l us l i t t l e Kathryn Gracia i s doing well, and we want tothank a l l who offered prayers in her behalf, for God heard and answered.J^^pt i s attending Midwest Christian College here in Oklahoma City, and wil l/remairi i n the States when we r e t u r n t o Japan. Schooling, even i n our Chris t ianColleges is quite expensive, but again the Lord provided The gypJt> CJ^woh_ pfChrist near J?ochester, ew York is sending Janet $^0 h toix r j4^^^r r The s t^r-^ Gurfdfurnser to~the E^gypt Church, and are close*^i^rsonrsctrcfr iends. Lorraine Gundrum was a class mate in our ovm days at Midwest. Infact, we have known many of the members of this congregation for several yearsand have enjoyed their material and prayer sharing in the work out in CentralJapan from the beginning of our service there. e join Janet in sending aspecia l Thank You to t h i s congregation.Plans are taking shape for our return to Central Japan, but as yet we do nothave a d e f i n i t e s a i l i n g date. When we re tu rn ed to the States we came byTransocean Air Lines. Passage on T.O.A.L. was cheaper than on an Americanf r e i g h t e r but the company has since gone bankrupt, so we must seek anothermeans of r e t u r n i n g to the f i e l d . However, the Lord w i l l i n g we w i l l leave Oklahoma City i n December and arrive in Japan i n January. That wil l be j ist overone year for Howard to be oUt Of Japan (anecessary considerat ion in incomet^ r e - e n t r y customs, and the mission equipment taken i n t o th e c ou ntry ).

rece ived some wonderful word from Centra l Japan l a s t week. Mr.Yuse theminister of the Mukojima Church held the evangelist ic meetings for the missionyear and i n the Mukojima meeting t h e r e were twelve converalQus I n Japani s a wonder fu l s te p_ f orwa rd i n th e L o r d s woiTl?v Yuyy t i a j r l s i n h i s t h i r dyear of Bible College and one of our most valuable workers for C h r i s t somedayto be one of the leaders i n our preacher and church leaders t r a i n i n g program.God has blessed us r i c h l y beyond a l l we could ever hope for or ask. Hisanswer t o prayer makes us r e a l i z e a deep sense of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o you whop ra y w ith us f o r His v i c t o r y i n C e n t r a l Japan , and makes us r e a l i z e over andover again our g r e a t e s t need i s your p r a y e r s .

Yours i n C h r i s t s s e r v i c e

Howard &Kath^n Davis


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CENTRAL JAPAN MISSIONHoward Kath ryn Davi sJuly August i960

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DISBURSEMENTS LIVING LINKPos tage S 99-56 Shat tuck , Okla, Womens Miss. Group 20Hous e R e n t 150000 S tewa r tv i l l e , Minn, Pleas an t Grove 20G as 8c O i l 283.26 McKinney, Texas , Eas t , Berean Class 1 0Lodging 186 .00 Hep le r , Kans 30Car Repair c Tire 50.^3 Arcad ia , Kans . 30Pro jec to r Bu lb s 20 3^ E ad s, C olo . 50Trave l Expense 16^.33 Okla. Ci ty , Okla, Draper Park 60Office Suppl ies 27o37 Okla . Ci ty , Okla , Cent ra l 2 0 0Pr in t ing Paper ' 27 .70 Thayer , Kans . 50Por tab le Light Plan t 1 0 0 . 0 0 Fred Rei swig 2 0Photo Suppl ies 2k.97 Okla . Ci ty , Okla , Air l ine 69Telephone 19.85 Brooklyn, Iowa , Mad is on , Miss . Soc . 45To t a l Di sbu r s emen t s 1153 .81 Morr is town, Tenn. 25Tota l Receipts Balance. 5509.68 Liv ing Link Rece ip t s ii 629B a l a n c e ^355 .87Churches Expense e Sa la r ie sin Japan 237 .23Return Passage Fund ^00 .00 Pos tage Stamps Received 4Balance September 1 , I96O 3718.6^^ Hampton, Iowa , V.B.S . fo r Edna 6


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ceimw^ japmm miibsio^Mukoilma Church of Christ Mr. YamaguehlNagashima Church of Christ Mr. YoshldaTHAT THE LAND OF THE R IS ING SUN M IGHT COME TO KN OW THE RISEN SONMoriyama Church of Christ Mfi Kufaota

ROGERS OPLE STEVENS 429 S. W. SI , OKIAHOMA CITY OKLAHOWARD KATHRYN DAVIS BOX 19 CHIICUSA NAGOYA JAPAN

Mr. Yos oMr. Sakioka

October 5s 19^0Dear Fellow M i s s i o n a r yA need has been expressed by s e v e r a l of our mutual m i ni st er f ri en dsf o r s t o r y i l l u s t r a t i o n s from th e a c t u a l experien-i^es o f th e miss iona r i e s t o use i n t h e p u l p i t V/e kr;ow t h a t you a r e a s a n x i o u s a swe, t o keep t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n s r e m i n d e d o f C h r i s t s work a t homea nd a bro ad t. S o w i t h no c o s t t o y o u e x c e p t a b i t o f your t i m ewe have s t a r t e d work c o m p i l i n g a book o f m i ss io n a ry i l l u s t r a t i o n s oThe i l l u s t r a t i o n s w i l l be a r r a n g e d u n d e r a wide r a n g e o f t o p i c sand c r o s s r e f e r e n c e d so t h e y may be used by choice o f t o p i c ort h e p a r t i c u l a r f i e l d d e s i r e d o Each v /i l l c a r r y t he m i ss io n ar y - sname and w i l l be p r i n t e d t o t h e b e s t advantage t o put your p a r to f C h r i s t s work b ef o re t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c h u r c h e s oWe would l i k e t o have a s many i l l u s t r a t i o n s a s you would c a r e t os u b m i t . There is room f o r e v e r y t o p i c and phase o f t h e L o r d swcrk and message and l e n g t h can range from t w e n t y - f i v e wordst c t h r e e hundred , or if n e c e s s a r y l o n g e r ^ God s answer t op r a y e r S p e c i a l v i c t o r i e s by c o n v e r t s - the m i s s i o n a r y sdependencfc on f a i t h a r e but a few of the t o p a s t h a t can beu s e d . S t o r i e s and i l l u s t r a t i o n s used i n your s p e a k i n g t c u r si n t h e S t a t e s can be used if you l i k e f o r once t o l d does netmake them o b s o l e t e . We w i l l make sver^- e f f o r t t o use a l l . t h em a t e r i a l s u b m i t t e d and if p o s s i b l e we would i i d e e v e r y d i r e c ts up p or t m i ss io n ar y and f i e l d t o be r e p r e s e n t e d . One r e q u e s t wewould l i k e t o make; t h a t where n e c e s s a r y we be a l l o w e d t h ep r i v i l e g e o f e d i t i n g i n o r d e r t o m a i n t a i n one s e t o f s t a n d a r d st h r o u g h o u t t h e book.J a n u a r y 1 s t h a s been s e t a s a dead l i n e but we hope t o b e g i nwork th e f i r s t o f December, s o may we urge you t o do it nowand s h a r e with t h e o th er m i s s i o n a ri e s i n w r i t i n g t h i s i n t e r e s t i n gand h e l p f u l book . Of c o u r s e YOUR c o n t r i b u t i o n i s of more impor ta n c e t h a n t h e t i m e s o if you n e e d more t ime p l e a s e l t us knowand s p a c e w i l l be r e s e r v e d u n t i l your s u b m i t i o n a r r i v e sp l e a s e p ra y w it h us t h a t God may use M i s s i o n a r y I l l - u s t r a t i o n st o t h e g l o r y of His Kingdom t h r o u g h out t h e w or l d .SEND TO? Y o u r s in hristHoward K a t h r y n Davi s734 s . W. 30th

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