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F A B E R S T O S A I L IN A U G U S TMr. and Mrs . E rn e s t F abe r a regoing to sail to Japan, the Lord

willing, in August of 1954. Theywill establish churches on th e neglected is'land of Hokkaido where4,000,000 hungry souls wait to hearthe true message of God.

Ernes t D. Fabe r is th e son o fMr. & Mrs'. Harvey Faber of Min-burn, Iowa. He was born nearMinburn, on August 30, 1926, and.spent most of his life in and aroundthat region. While serving in theArmy, he spent several monthswith the occupational forces inJapan. He graduated from theCincinnati Bible Seminary in 1952and completed a year of additionalstudy in May of this year. He served as m in is te r o f th e F o u r thChurch of Christ in Cincinnati,Ohio, prior to beginning his travelsfo r the Hokkaido Chr is t ian Miss ion.His wife, Neva Ellen (Fate), isth e daughter of Mrs. Delia Fate,and a native of Clay Center, Nebraska. She was bom April 24,1928. She taught in the elementryschools of Nebraska prior to entering the C incinn ati B ible S em inary. She graduated in May of1951. During her years a t theSeminary and following her graduation, she was active in the youthwork a t Columbia Church o f C h ris tin Cincinnat i . Ern e s t and Nevawere married June 13, 1952.Their daugh te r, L inda Ell en was bornin Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2, 1953.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernes t F abe ran d Linda El len

L IV IN G LIN K F OR L I N D A

On July 12 , 1953, the Fabersm et wi th the Second Church ofChrist in Danville, Illinois. Ernesttold of the plans for the HokkaidoChri s t i an Miss ion and showedslides of the field at the eveningservice. After hearing of theFaber ' s work the church decidedto pledge Linda's entire support.Thus they have adopted her astheir livinglink missionary. C. M.Reed is th e min i s t e r of t h i s congregation.To date no living link has beenpledged fo r Ernes t and Neva.

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HOKKAIDO CHRISTIAN

Edito r E rnes t F aber

HOKKA IDO CHRIS TIAN MISSION

Missionary RecruitsMr. and Mrs. E rn es t F ab erand L in da E lle nMinburn. Iowa

Forward ing Agent sMr. and Mrs. Mer ton Fa teBox 182Danvi ll e, I ll inoi s

Send all funds to the forwardingagent.

DEVOTIONAL

I sa iah 6 : 6-13"There's a call comes ringing

over the rest less wave ." Th is isa very familiar line of a familiarhymn that we sing over and over.Yet we sing-ifr-witii very-ii tt ie un-derstamding. We in this busy worldseldom pause long enough to hearthe call t h a t comes f rom thoset h a t are outs ide of Christ .Many of the neighboring communi t i e s a re wi thou t a churchafter the New Testament pattern.On th e dis tant shores are the Indians, Afr icans, Japanese and every[nationality upon the face of theearth. On every side are peoplewho have neve r nam ed th e nameo f Ch ri st a s t he i r Sav iour . One andall are calling for the light of thegospel of Chri st . Thi s call can andmust be heard by al l who are following the Lord Jesus.If we would a ll put Christ f ir st ,committing our whole lives to theLord, the call would be answered.Many would answer in the wordsof the hymn, "send the light."Others would answer as did Isaiah,"Here am I, Lord, send me." Someare going "over the restless wave"What will you do? Nothing?SEND? OR GO?

HOKKAIDO

JA PAN

OCTOBER 1953

HOKKAIDO, A HARVEST FIELD

Hokka ido is th e n or th ern m ostisland of Japan which is untouched by New Tes tament Chr is ti anity. Here approximately 4,000,000people reside in an area of 34,080square miles, which is about thesize o f Ind iana . Hokkaido is alaaido f f ishermen , miners , lumbermen ,farmers and their families. Theydwell mainly in small villagescrowded along the coastline. Butthere are four cities of la rg e p roportion, namely Hokodate (228,994)Sapparo(206,103), Otaru (164,282)and Kushira (93,367). ThelFabersplan to begin their evangelisticefforts in the city of Kushira onthe eastern seacoast. (Note the xon the map above.) Here the clima t e is somewha t mi lde r th an th einterior where the temperaturedrops as low as 40 degrees belowzero.

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OCTOBER 1953 PAGE THRPEOctober, 1958

GREETINGS :It has been some time since we have visited with many ofyou. For others we have just returned from our visit together.We have enjoyed being with each and every one, whether it wasfor a few short moments or several days. It was a Joy to renewfellowship with you at recent conventions and rallies.

We tru st th at you will r egard thi s as a personal greeting.When your busy schedule permits you to write us of youractivities for Christ, we will be overjoyed to have such fellowship.May we be mutually praying for the ongoing of Christ's

Kingdom.Sincere ly Yours ,

T HE FA BERS

TRAVELING WITH FABERSOn May 7, 1953, the Faber s l ef t

Cincinnati, Ohio, to begin a tourof the churches in behalf of theHokkaido Chr i s t i an Miss ion. A tthe close of September they hadcovered a distance of 8,000 miles.T heir summer t our included churches in Iowa, Illinois, Ind iana , andNebraska . Five weeks of the summer were spent in Christian Service Camps.During the summer they parkedtheir house trailer a t Minburn,Iowa, on Ernest 's father 's farm.Since Linda was only a few monthsold, Mrs. Faber did not attemptto travel constantly with Ernest.Minburn remains as their address,although they are now living intheir home on wheels as they visitth e chu rches

I T INERARY

December Minn, .and IowaJanuary Northern IndianaFebruary Western OhioMarch Kansa sApril Nebraska, Minn., Wls.May * Eastern- OhioJune Kentucky, TennesseeJuly . . .Southern Illinois, IndianaAugust Sailing

. FORWARD ING AGENTS .We would hke for you to meetour forwarding agents, Mr. and

Mrs. Merton C. Fate of Danville,Illinois. Merton is Mrs. Faber ' sbrother. Mr. Fate is employed bythe Noble Motor Company and hiswife, by the Florsheim Shoe Co.They are members of the SecondChurch o f C hris t whe re M e rto n isa Deacon and associa ted with th eBoy Scouts and other activities.I t is their task to record the moneythat is received, send out receipts,record al l expenses, and pay al lbills. They will receive no compensat ion fo r this ' t remendous t ask .Their work is an invaluable helpbehind the lines of activity.

Mr. and Mrs . Merton Fa te

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Con tin ued fr om page 2Buddhism, Deiiominationalism&Shintoism have confused the Jap

anese and are leading them toChristless graves day by day.Communism casts' its shadow upon the land. Emperor worship hasbeen shattered . There is unres tin the hearts of the Japanese asthey seek a foundation for faith.There is no one to show them th esaving plan of God in its simphci-ty and truth. The harvest , indeed,is ri ':e in Hokkaido.

This is our f irs t issue of theHOKKAIDO CHRISTIAN. Weknow t ha t some of the news hasbeen presented personally. Othershave received it by means of mimeographed sheets. We hope by thismeans to pu t the in fo nn atio n ina form that will be more permanent. We waait this paper to beone- which you can be proud topossess. Even though we knowthat we cannot please everyone,we will welcome any and all comments about the paper. This paperwill be sent to anyone who requestsi t .

HOKKAIDO CHRISTIAN MISSIONBox 18 2DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

Fonn 3547 Requested

OCTOBER 1953

PRAYERS REQUESTEDPaul, to the Thessalonians,writes "making mention of you in our

prayers." We extend to you therequest that you remember ourneeds to God. We need m.any whowill go to the th ro ne o f God in ourbehalf. Pray that we may go anddo according to His will. Ask theLord to give us the strength andwisdom needed to carry out Hiscommis s i on .Pray that God will provide ourl ivinglink of $125 per adult by oursailing date in August. Pray, also,for ou r other physical needs. Ourtravel passage of $900, householdfund of $1250 and freight costsare yet to be met. We should havea good s tart on our housing fundbefore we leave fo r we will haveto bui ld ."The effectual fervent prayerof a righteous man availethmuch . "

Speaking Appoin tmentsIf you are looking for a missionary speaker, write us. We maybe able to help you.

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