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r A BLESSED CHRISTMAS

sSDear Clirictian Friends,Season greetings to onr brethern in Clirist As the glorions season ofChristmas iipproaclies, the blessed ars'.irance of hope in Plim Avells Up\vitliin no to renc"\\" spiritnal stron;?th and dim tlie discouragementsalong life's path- We offer iip to tlic Father special prayers for blessingsiipon vfiii onr co-worlcors in America. May the blessed jieaoe, hopeandJ

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Pago 2HOKKAIDO CHRISTIAN MISSION

MISSIONARIESIVIr. and M rs Erne s t Fahc r14 Oodor iMinain i 21 ChonicObihiro, Japan

Forwarding AgentsMr. and Mrs. Merton Fa t eBox 382Danville, Illinois

Send all fnnds to the forwurdins;

PRESENT N E E D S

Monthy Pledges1-Service link"Wc have tisod $900 ofour living-link for ex})cnse82-Loan repayment of $150 per montli.

Special Projects1-Funds for Japanese plays called'Xamishibai"cach not ccRts $1.They arc used for toachins Christianity. Probably around $100,

2-Film strips on the Old Testamentand Acts (Life of Peter and Paul).

Used Materials1-Jjarge picture rolls2-EngHsh hymn booksabout thirty3-Program material for special daysplays, pantomincG, etc.

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PRAYER NEEDS1-Tha t the AVord of God will work int i ie hear ts o f those who h av e h ea rd .

2-That we may have the ability tote l l them of Chr 'ct .

3-Pray that the few adults who comemay not become discouraged.

4-Pray that tlirough the Sunday Schoolcliildrcn,the parentsmay becomeinterested in ChriBtiaui ty ,

Noveinbor 395GWIAK I NG CONTACT SOne of the big problems of missionaries in Ja])un is liow to interestpeople in Christianity. The majority

are satisfied Buddhists, Shintoistsor Comnvanifits, uninterested in a"AVesteru religion," and unwilling tomeet the demands of Clu'istianity. Onthe other hand, a few are seeking theChrist. Our task is to locate thesefew and interest others.The first instrument for making

contacts wliioh wc used here in 01)ihi-ro was the evangelistic meeting. Tlicmajority of (he adiilte who attend nowwore contac ted through this meajisSigns were erected at the corncr onthe main road and also iji froiit ofthe house. At the nearl)y bus stops,large posters are set up on Fridayildvertising tlio week-end services(sec pioturc below). This metliod hasresulted in a young scliool nurse attending tiie evening services.Tracts, introducing Cliriotianity,are kept in the front entry wherethey are taken by salesmen, billcollcctei'R, delivery boys, as well asthose who come inqti iring about thed iu r ch o r servicesPlans are underway for using theloud speaker system for announcingthe services from an automobile. AVeare, also, considering advertising overthe local radio station.

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Novcmlwr 1956 Page 3P l i EPAEATION OF MATEEIALS

luons and have juy accents and pronunciations corrccted. I do not memorize the fi(irmons hu t read t l icm.

As a part of sermon and lesson preparation there is the task of readingand undorFitanding the Scriptures thatare vised. Not only io an understanding ncedo

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Pago 4Dear Jjittlc Friends,

This time ^vc Avant to toll yon nboutour Sunday School. Perhaps Momraioand Da d d v h av e w r it te n soino a lxmt i tso cxcusc us if wc repeat a little.

The Sunday School elassoR arc g(!t-ting bigger and bigger! Wc are nure-ly happy to see so many boys andgirls corac. ''J'lic living-room is fullof boys and girls every Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning If moreboys and girls eomo wo don't kno\vvlierc they avIU bo able to sit Tiiis"sveok-end there were exactly 50 hero.Saturday 28 little children caino andthis morning there M'ore 22 of thelarger chi ldren. Linda Avas countedSaturday because she wont to classbut we were not counted today. AVedidn ' t count the teachers ei ther .Both groups are having a contest.Tlie Junior and Intermediate classesare earning Now Testajnents. By me-morijsing Scripture, learning thebooks of the Bible, bringing theirfriends , reading the Bible, and byregular attendance they earn points.Wlicn they get 100 points tlicy willbo given a small paper botuid NowTestament or something else of thesame value.

Tlio little folks are having an at-tondence contest between tlio red andblue. They arc learning to comeevery week and to bring their friendswith them One l it tle gir l named K i-kuko chan has all silver and goldstars jVIoinmie gives them a silverstar if tlioy brinf^ a friend and agold star if tlio friend comes ot imes and becomes a member .

The beginners chiGS meets at 2:00P. M. on Saturday along with theprimary students The beginners allgo into our bedroom and oi t on theirfee t on the " ta tami" or Btraw matsin our room. Wo wore really crowdodlast Saturday with 13 of us! Daddyteaches this class Somoti jncs he hasa lot of trouble teaching us becausewc are little and don't listen verywell Pic uses stories and f lannel -graph to tell us about t}io Bible Wcijsiiuiiy listen \rcll MrhcQ' he shows

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A S T R A N G E G I F TO ur f r iends in Obihiro l ike to su rprise us with many nice gifts. One

time we wore really surprised whenSatoo San brought us a qucer-.shapodstraw cage. It glistened prettily init's twisted ihap(> and we wonderedwhatever could be inside. Can yonguess? I t was a big grasshopper!His queer little cage would open atany of tlie corners, since it was madeof jointed rice straw. We liked toopen the cage and food the "birdie."Do you know what he liked to oat? Hoate green cucumbcrs! OnceDaddy gavehim some cabbage but ho wouldn't, eatit and cried almost all night.Wo usually called him "birdie," butwe also called him by his Japanesenajno, "kirigirisu " When we got usedto his cry we liked to liear him sing.I t was really cold cmc night and otn*"l>irdie" died, but we sti l l have his])retty cage that swirls in the wind.A grasshopper that eats cucambcrsandsings - now iqn't that a ctrango gift?

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pictures. After he tells the storywo get to color a big picture thathas our memory verso and a littleStory about the Icsfion written on thel)a(;]c. The boys and girls take thosehomo and show the i r mommies a nd d addies. The follo\s-ing week they bringthem back again. Wc arc going tofjiSten them tog