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FROM THE SIMS IN JAPAN NEWSLETTER January I966Dear F r i e n d s

IN RETROSPECT 196.5 was a r a t h e r r o u t i n e year f o r us. Most weeks(wi th a s ch ed ul e a ve ra gin g 1 hour i n th e p u l p i t and 9 in c l a s s e s f o rme, hours i n c l a s s e s f o r Lois, and 35 hours in c l a s s and 10 hourson t r a i n and bus f o r our ^ c h i l d r e n i n C h ri s ti a n Academy) Jus t c l i c k e dby as r e g u l a r l y as if we had been working i n a raillo Yet t h e r e wasenough v a r i e t y including an e x t r a o r d i n a r y number of v i s i t o r s i n ourhome, t o p r o v i d e an ample amount o f t h e s p i c e o f l i f eAN OUTLINE OF SOME THINGS DID ^1 p r e a c h e d 12 t i m e s i n E ng l i s h a t t h e s p e c i a l s e r v i c e s we have f o rour f a m i l i e s service-men and o t h e r v i s i t o r s ; and I6 t imes i n Japanesec h u r c h e s ^ These c h u r c h e s have t h e i r o\m n a ti v e m i n is te r s and Ip r e a c h o n l y vjhen asked f o r s p ec i a l o c c a s i o n s . The r e g u l a r church act i v i t i e s w i l l all c o n t i n u e w h i l e we a r e on f u r l o u g hÎ have the evening s e r v i c e (a B i b l e Class) every Sunday a t Nakano,Like many o t h e r c i t y churches we have a s t r u g g l e t o g e t p e o p l e o u t .Sometimes th e at tendance XNras 0, b u t we keep on, and dur ing t h e y e a r5 p e o p l e came who had n e v e r b e e n t o c h u r c h b e f o r e Last y e a r I made 58 c a l l s on members and p r o s p e c t s . t i s hard t omeasure r e s u l t s from such a c t i v i t i e s but I enjoyed it And I t h i n kt h i s q u i e t example has a l r e a d y had some e f f e c t on t h e Japanese preache r s P a s t o r a l c a l l i n g i s not soraraon i n Japan because o f compl ica t ionswhen only one member of a family i s a C h r i s t i a n and a l s o because t h e r ea re f o r m a l i t i e s m i x e d w i t h t h e traditional p o l i t e n e s s .Êvery Monday night I taught the advanced English c l a s s a t our neighborhood YMCA. The contacts may do some good, and the pay of J^2,50 anhour helps a l i t t l e . Every Saturday night I have an English c l a s s forHigh School s t u d e n t s a t o u r home.^We cooperated with 2 zealous Universi ty students to begin a youngpeople^s group a t Nakano, and have had 6 meetings. Twice a month L o i s h a s a L a d i e s B i b l e C l a s s o n Wed ne sd ay a f t e r n o o na t our house, with an average a ttendance o f 10 or 12. She also hasthe primary class in Sunday School and a Middle School^glrlS ualssê v e r y Sunday e v e n i n g .*In material building we added a couple of rooms and enlarged twoothers in the parsonage for the Itagekis located in the back of theNakano church building. Also the outside of the ent i re building wasrepainted. These repairs were in preparation for turning the property over to the local church as soon as incorporation proceduresa r e c o m p l e t e d .*The pre-war house that has been used for a church a t Kamiuma for loyears was in very bad shape, so when a s izeable amount of money wasreceived from the ci ty for land taken to widen the street in front ofthe church we decided to use i t f o r a nevj audi tor ium. The preacherthere i s a former l icensed carpenter and i s doing the contract ing ands o m e o f t h e w o r k h i m s e l f .*We made most of the arrangements for the To kyo part of the LewisFosters v i s i t to Japan. Also I managed the Motosu camp. Previousnewslet ters have given the d e t a i l s of these th ings .SOME RECENT NE\^SWe rejoiced to see 5 baptisms in the Nakano and Mikawashima churchesduring November, and then from Kamiochiai and Kumegawa during -D e c e m b e r .


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t h i s work f o r C hr is t and His Churoh i n Japan which we enjoy b e l i e v ei n and f e e l c a l l e d t o .THIS YEAR we have v e r y busy t h r i l l i n g and j o y f u l days i n s t o r e .Some o f t h e h i g h l i g h t s w i l l b e : Feb . 9 L o i s mother comes from S t . P e t e r s b u r g F l a . t o v i s i t us..March 29-31 The A l l - J a p a n Convent ion o f Churches o f C h r i s t w i l l beh e l d i n T o k y o .Hay 30 Hope w i l l graduate from High School .June 8 The P r e s i d e n t Wilson s a i l s from Yokohama vjith us aboard.June 20 a r r i v e i n San F r a n c i s c oOh my I d i d n t even mention 3 big bir thdays and some o th er th in gs .

Yours i n H i s s e r v i c e

H a r o l d S i m s


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ROM THE SIMS IN JAPAN N WSL TT R April 1966Dear Fr i end s

Lois mother, Mrs. Ethel Lutton, from St. Petersburg, Pla. arrived in Tokyo on Feb. 9 for a visi t with us. Except for a bout withthe f lu she has been gett ing along fine. She has been contributinga lo t of humor to the household as vrell as helping a lo t in the workof getting ready for our big t r ip and a l l of us have been enjoyingh e r v s t immensely .The l ad ies of Lois* Bible Class are taking turns inv i t ing thec lass to t he i r homes fo r the meetings on the second and four th Wednesdays of each month, as a kind of welcome to Grandma and farewellto Sims sensei (teacher). They try to outdo each other by servinga ll kinds of exquisite and strange things to eat. Mrs. Lutton willhave a wealth of stor ies to t e l l her friends when she gets back home.^ - C^VEMTiaN ^

March 29 - April 1 the seventeenth annual convention of our Japanese brethren vjas held in a Youth Hostel on the outskirts of Tokyo.The attendance averaged around 60 or 70 for a l l sessions. We wereencouraged by the good spir i t of fel lowship and the high quality ofthe messages, and think the 5 or 6 Japanese preachers who took theprimary responsibility did a good job of planning and carrying out theconvention. There is developing a sense of brotherhood, identi ty andunity among our small group of churches in Japan for which we givet h ank s t o Ch r i s t th e head and b u i l d e rA 72 year old lady has been attending Nakano church and LoisWednesday Ladies Class for about 2 years. Recently she told some ofus she would l ike to be bap tized but her family was afraid she wouldcatch pneumonia from the cold water in th e w inter time. Some of thea le r t ladies of the church suggested that she be baptized in the YouthHos te l s la rge bath pool during the convention, since i t was heated.So sh e d ecided to do t h a t and was immersed a f te r the af ternoon sess ionon March 30,

RESURRECT IONThe f i r s t vieek o f April th ree of the Tokyo churches had shor tevangelistic meetings, using preachers who remained over af ter theconvent ion. On Resurrect ion Sunday we had be t t e r than usual a t tendancea t ll the s e rv i ce s That af te rnoon I preached fo r a sma l l Koreanchurch and then performed a wedding ceremony immediately af ter the worship service. About 10 of the folks who came early for the weddingheard the sermon, and several of them remarked that i t was the f i rs tChristian message they had ever heard. Only 2 people came to the even

ing service at Nakano church, but one of those was a doctor from ourneighborhood who has been zealously inquiring recently. We had a longand ser ious discuss ion o f the f a c tua l i t y and meaning of the Resurrect ion. So although we had no baptisms on that Lord s Day I took somecomfort from the knowledge that I had oppor tuni tie s to reach some whohadn t yet heard the facts, commands and promises of the Gospel.FURLOUGH PREPARATIONS

This wi l l be our l a s t news le t t e r wri t t en from Japan fo r sometime. Preparations are now shifting into high gear for our furloughtr ip to San Francisco and points East. Enough travel funds have comein to enable us to purchase the boat t ickets for sail ing on the Presi den t Wilson from Yokohama June 8 Our t r a v e l plans fo r th e summer a rea lmost complete. Many of the things we want to se l l are already spoken for. Some things we are taking home with us are already packed up.


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sa r i ly be condi t ioned by th e d is ta nc e from Cincinnat i and class schedules during the school year . I f you viant us to come to your placeplease write to us and vie wi l l do our bes t to ob l ige .

Yours i n His s e r v i c eHAROLD SIMS


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SIMS m^sLBTTHR 5 D e a r C h r i s t i a n l i i ends?371 davs ago the children hegan the countdoTO of days until we sailed, and we have been making va,rious arrangements and preparauj.ons forleaving during spare moments for almost a year. But l ife goes on. andthe real rush always comes during the la s t few days. Now wnile weare in mid-Pacific and some of these events are s t i l l vivid in ourminds we are going to write down a brief diary of our elevendays in Japan for you dear friends who have been praying that we notmiss th e boat, and might have a safe journey home.SUNDAY Y 29: After our last worship service at Nakano church (th^farewell meeting was May 15) four of the young men helped th e preacx.-er a:dd me to~lsove the~ old ^xano from-o-ur-house-^-tJhe-church-par^n--age door, a really big job, but we finally did i t . V/e bought uhiatro-oicalized piano 12 years ago, and the girls learned on i t soY/e felt like parting from an ol d friend. The same day we said wev^anted to s e l l i t the Itagakis spoke for i t and they had been paying l i t t le by l i t t le for many v;eeks, so we Iqiow i t is in good handsof friends who will appreciate and use i t . That afternoon from 5PM Hope and Sylvia performed in I^s. Takahara-s piano recical, a ft e rv/hich^Uiiss Velma Weir, a teacher in the U.S. Air Force DependentsSchools, gave a party in honor of Hope s graduation to v/hich aboutten teen-age g ir ls of our missionaries were invited.That night v/e had an attendance o f six for th e evening service a tNakano. This small group was the h ig he st attendance fo r t h a t Biblestudy since the f i r s t of the year, and we finished the study of^P hi l i ppi ans, re joic ing. We hope these l i t t l e and informal eveningm9etn.ng>s will continue, because during the past three months threedifferent people have come in oontact with G-od's Word fo r the f i rs tt ime t h ro u g h t h i s m e a n s .MONDAY MAY 30s We v/akened to s im ple pian o tunes coming from theu n f a m i l i a r d i r e c t i o n o f th e parsoiiage n e x t d o o r. At noon about 10o f th e Japanese preachers had a farev/ell meeting fo r IjO.Is, li/Irs.Button, and me, and presented us with a nice album of pictures oft h e m s e l v e s and t h e i r v/or k. We a te a t one of th e new Chinese R e s tauran t s and h ad a f ea s t to r emember . Our c a r was p a r k e d o n th er o o f n in e s t o r i e s a b o v e th e str tThat evening the Christian Academy had the Commencement Ceremony^fo r 20 S en io rs , i nc lu di ng Joyce Hope Sims. Pour of them, includingHope, had received a l l but one of t h e i r 12 years of schooling a tC.A.J. Vfe were very proud of Hope in her white cap and gown, andthen in h er brocade d r e s s a t th e r e c e p t i o n . Then th e Seniors had aparty and we did not get to bed unt i l early the n ex t n cr ni ng . Therev/ill be manjr other graduations fo r us to witness in the years t h a tfollov/, b u t th i s was th e f i r s t . . . a g r e a t day.TUESDAY, Iflay 31sAfter packing trunlcs most o f the day we ha d a goodvis i t in the evening with two old friends who had received word ofour leaving. One works fo r Pcin American V/orld Aiiw;ays, and the other is a counselor fo r th e Canadian Embassy. Both of the former^s t u d e n t s and Sunday School h e l p e r s are advancing fas t in the business v;orld, but unfortimately they are not active in the church ast hey u s e d to be .


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SIMSs Page 2(Thursday, continued); The man who invited us i s the owner of a higp l a s t i c s factory, and i s successfully expanding in to other f i e l d sso he offered to give $10,000 himself . They count on another te nthousand from t h e l o c a l church i n s p e c i a l o f f e r i n g s and t h e y wantme t o t r y to r a i s e t h e r e m i n i n g amount v/hile i n the IT,S. I t o l dthem I would see what I could do . I a p p r e c i a t e d t h e i r w i l l i n g n e s sto do t h e i r share, and am sure the American Christians f e e l the same.When we got home Suguira-san, one of our young Japanese preachers,was there . He-has heen i n a very discouraging ^it -uat ion for aboutnine years now and has been wanting to make a change and a news t a r t . He had just returned from a t r i p to th e nor thern is land ofHokkaido and reported the good news that he hadfbeen called to thech\;irch in Obihiro, Ernest Paber, missionary. HC ^goes with convic tio n t h a t it i s t h e L or d s c a l l and w i l l f o r him, w i t h z e a l t o g i v ehimself more fully to evangelism and with hope of really accom^ish-ing something. We rejoice with him and praise od for what we feelis a real answer to prayer. Of course the problem of what to dowith the l i t t l e Yokosuka church remains for us i n Tokyo but . . .L a t e r a f r i e n d who xvoas a watch r e p a i r and s a l e s shop c a l l e d andta?^ked a long time. His wife had gone to the trS. to visit her fathe r (a r e t i r e d Methodist preacher) and won't come back to Japan. Shehas been away more t h a n 18 months .now and he has s e n t h e r r e t u r n money repeatedly. He wondered i f we could go and see her while i n Cali f o r n i a and persuade h e r to go back.Late t h a t evening Mark Maxey arrived for a few days v i s i t on variousmatters of business, including meeting his niece Janet Littemore Bemoand her husband who came through on their way to a year of work inT a i w a n .PRILAY June 3: In the afternoon I went with Andrew Patton to a tem-?le to talk to a Buddhist priest about a small piece of land belongn g t o o i i r m i s s i o n b u t h a s b e e n u se d for y e a r s b y a man a c r o s s cnes t r e e t from one o f o u r c h u r c h e s who r e n t s h i s l a n d from t h i s t e m p l e .The confusion began when a s t r e e t was put i n more than 20 years agoand l e f t a s l i v e r o f about 90 sq.. ft o f our l a n d on th e o t h e r s i d e .The temp le a dm its th e land i s o u r s but wants t o buy it a t a v e r yminimum p r i c e That evening we had the l a s t missionary prayer meeting a t Velma Weirbapar tment on Tachikawa A ir Base. She a l s o l e f t Japan, the day a f t e rw e didSATBELAY June- 4s Vi e packed t r u n k s r e c e i v e d numbers o f c a l l e r s whobrought g i f t s o r d i s c u s s e d problems.SUIIDAY June 5 s Por our f a r e w e l l meet ing a t Mikawashima church wehad a crowd o f more than 60, and af terwards about h a l f o f them wentt o a r e s t a u r a n t in t h e a r e a a n d h a d a I x m c h e o n f o r u s . I n t h e fternoon, a number o f v i s i t o r s stop ped b y t o s a y good-bye.We w e r e s h o c k e d t o le m th t Andrew P a t t o n h a d b e e n t a l c e n t o a h o s -

^^ pi ta3U fo3S5~a suspeoted heart-attack. . Ha^-sust-stay-in-hedr until'-teataare made. While Bet ty P a t t o n v/as t a l k i n g to us on the phone, Paul,^Pratt was brought into the hospital with a broken elbow received as


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SIMS Page 3WEDNESDAY June 8: No more days to go kids We got up early, finishing up las t minute things. Then v e loaded up our car, (Buttray stoo) with sui tcases and people, and went to Yokohama. After payingf o r our l a s t meal, we went t o the p i e r and changed the r emain ing yeninto the yet unfamiliar dol lars , and embarked.Quite a few people came to see us off. Some got on b.oard but somecame too l a t e . We sav/ nearly 100 people who were waving to \is. I tis good to have such a stock of friends in Japan. We are thankfulto have been granted by G od to v;ork among them and knit these t iest h a t bind our h e a r t s i n C h r i s t i a n love. We look forward to goingback home we are at home on both sides of the Pacific, you know .

Yours i n His s e r v i c e ,HAROLD AND LOIS SIMS

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The S i m s a d d r e s s w ll b e s 2801 Warsaw Ave.C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio 45204

T h i - s - n e w s l e t t e r was p r e p a r e d a n d s e n t f r o m rst C h u r c h o f C h r i s t515 Orange Ave.E u s t i s , F l o r i d a 32726

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PIITAITCIAL REPORT of funds handled in Tokyo by Harold Sims: I / I /66 to6/8/66Balance on hand Dec. 31> 1965R e c e i v e d :Prom Eiistis, l iv ing Link (460.00 X 6)Spec ia l 2760 .0042 . 50

Genera l Expense s( including 1920.00 fo r t icke tsLadies Aid fo r expenses of t r i pIferiae, Ind. Ch. of 0. (furlough fund)Ov^enshoro C.C. (Ky)Leesh^irg, ICy (Mr. Praaier Antle)Lawrenceburg, Ind. (M/H Wm Schmarr)S ale , L ife of Chr i s t Vizual iaed books(b alan ce s old to Mark Maxey)Tota l , not including L.L.)L e s s C r . b a l a n c e

TOTALLISBURSEMEHTSBoa t t i c k e t s 2020.00Chris t ian Academy Tui t ion fo r 4 522.22Automobile tax , re pa ir , e tc * 3S6.00Yokosulca preacher s moving exp. 277.78Par t ia l support, ICumegawa prea-cher 138.90Mxliav/ashima young people s work 69.45Hauling baggage to Yokohaina 55.31Phone fo r Hakano Church 46,85All-Japan convention expenses 40.28

Postage 4 1 ,39Purc.hase of books. Bibles, hymnals 39068Telephone 32,40Photo f i lm 27 .72S - pr -i o-n^ -h-poctP II II 26^84

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Sims Jêwsletter October, 1966Dear Fr i endsI t has been a wonderfu l summer fb r th e Sims fami ly Every day s incewe ar r ived in San Francisco l a s t June 20 has been f i l l ed with seeinghearing speaking and many other th ings . But very l i t t le writing.Wow at this Juncture I want to take a l i t t le time to tel l you aboutour trip and say Thank You to the host of friends across the land bywhom we were brought on our way- in gladness and Christian love.The First Christian Church in Napa, California started everything offin a grand way by meeting us at the pier with a nice delegation ^d apick-up truck for the luggage. After we finished customs inspectionetc. and returned to Napa that afternoon they presented usbrand new Chevrolet Bel-Air Station Wagon. By very general^ L4.from the people there, combined with special gifts from other sup -ing churches, the down-payment of over ^1700, 00 had been made. nancing of the rest was arranged for me on the easiest terms pos .This most helpful gift is st i l l being greatly appreciated..We started East from Napa on June 2?, and when we got back ClnoJ.n-nati 2 months later, we had traveled a little over 3,0 f; In .adifferent states. Through all those days and miles of tra , 4-h=reall the changes in climate, water, hours, beds, and , was no illness among any of the family and asidehead on the corner of the car door there vias no acciG'--Truly, we must thank God for His care and manifold hiessinoB.Some people asked us, Aren*t you tired of . în^Vho^Pltal-the normal fatigue w4s being constantly relieved by warm ho.pltaiity of the Christian homes that received us, V f^^ni^lnrwor-the stimulation of meeting many friends and Christ whoshipping together with great congregations of belie Churchare bound together with us in concern for the work oi Carist s onurci n J apanEight relatives and twenty other brothers and Q gi'^tabs,so wetheir homes to our seven, and two churches plot. ^ one night smay have established some kind of record in f ^g forlodging out Of 70 nights on the road.delioious meals. Having done our share of entertaining hospi-wares in Japan, we deeply appreciate this Ch.^ tality shared with us in the name of Christ. ârh one of you, Ipensations of being a missionary. May uod ^les Ethelam sure the above sentiments are shared by Lol Texas with us.Lutton, who traveled all the way from Tokyo to ^Xangers ,)She was amazed at the kindness shown to us by all these strangerOne main purpose of the summer's travels û^^^g'^years on thechurches who have so faithfully stood by us t ^ spent withfield, seven of first eleven Sundays in the US were^spthese great congregations at âpa, Calif., E creek, Penn.; andPla.; Newport News and Charlottesville, Y? 'nhin (The other Sundaysthe Chase Avenue Church here in Cincinnati, and'Ralph in Johnson Citywere with my brothers Earl in ahuroh in Hobbs, New Mex-Tenn.; my father in Claxton, Tenn.; and the church in^Roico.) We were also privileged to Y^^^^nd tellL Texas; Bainbrldge,


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Along th e way we enjoyed br ief ly some s p e c t a c u l a r sightsyosemiteN ational Park an d Carlsbad Caverns; some his tor ic spotsWilliamsburgan d P h i l a d e l p h i a ; and some e x c i ti n g a c ti v it ie s w a l k in g acros s th eMexican border fo r some shopping an d a genuine Texas Rodeo in Peoos.We also enjoyed j u s t looking o ut th e windows a t our b e a u t i f u l homesand neat green lawns dhd the great number and variety o f church buildi ngs - -Now the big t r i p has ended. On August 3I we began moving into ourtemporary home a t 2801 Warsaw Avenue i n C in cin na ti. Our telephonenumber is ^71-5550, Area ode 513- We are rap id ly getting settledand invite a l l of you to stop by and see us when you come to the QueenCity The children have started into their 5 d i f f er en t schools andwe have begun th e routine of 4 hours of teaching courses in PracticalChristian Ethics History of Christian Missions History of Christianity in Japan, Religions of Japan, and-History of Israel at the Cinc i nn a t i Bib le S e m i n a r y . - .I t seems s tra ng e but exc iting to be back in this Cincinnati atmosphereagain. Just 20 years ago this f a l l Lois lived in the Big Warsaw do rmitory just four houses up the s t r e e t from the house we are rentingand I used to spend some time around there on F ri da y n ig ht s. _ Now ourdaughter is a freshman in the same school. Every contemplation ofGod s providence is a blessing. Indeed He does a l l things well. Ourprayer is t hat God may lead Hope Joyce into a l i fe in His service ashappy as ours is . And we pray the same fo r a l l these several hundreddedicated and able young people among whom we will be living for thenext two years. Pray with us tha t we may be given the s p i r i t u a l wisdom and strength fo r the task. We r ej oi ce a t the opportunities andr e spons ib i l i t i e s of a l l k in d s h e r e . P ra y fo r th e work In Ja pa n a swe c o ntin u e to do. And we a r e especia l ly seeking new recru i t s

Y o u r s in H is s e r v i c e- _ H A R O L D ^ M _ _

LATE N WS FROM JAPAN. THIRTEEN YOUNG PEOPLE W R BAPTIZED DURING THELAKE MOTOSU CH RI S T I A N CAMP I N AUGUST.


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Anothe r s ea son o f g r e e t i n g s comes andI le sudden ly r e a l i z e th a t du r i ng t h i s pa s ty ea r we have been p r i v i l e g e d to visit o e r -s o n a l l y wi th a l n o s t eve ryone to whom t h i s

letter goe sbo th a c r o s s th e Pac i f i c in J ap an , and fromCa l i f o rn i a to th e Eas t Coas t o f th e Uni ted S t a t e s . i Iay eacho f you have a Chr i s tmas b le s s ed wi th hapoy memor ie s , r enewedl ove fo r Chr i s t and o the r s , and th e r i c h Joy o f g iv in g andj ^ e c e i v i ng from th e hea r t .

As all o f you know we a re making ou r home new on Pr i c er i i l l in Cinc inna t i , Ohio The ch i ld ren go to 5 d i f f e r e n ts ch oo ls , lea vin g a t 5 d i f f e r en t t imes in the morning Iheyhave all r e ce ived t h e i r first r epo r t ca rd s , and have as goodo r better g rad e a ve ra ge s t h an t h ey d id i n th e sma l l e rmiss i ona ry c h i l d r e n s Ch r i s t i a n Academy in J apan .

Hope Joyce is r e a l l y en joy ing h e r f r e shman y e a r atco l l eg e . She l i v e s i n th e girl s dormi tory a t The Cinc inna t iBib le Seminary wi th 2 f i ne g i r l s from th e i^iarkle In d, ch urch ,and works 2 hours every a f t e rnoon in th e schoo l l i b r a r y topay p a r t o f h e r way The Chase Ave church pr e s en t ed h e rwi th a s i zeab le s av in gs a cc ou nt they had been accumula t ingto help with he r school ing , and t n i s was t r u ly app rec i a t ed ,les she h a s a boy f r i e n d .

Sy lv i a Jean goes by c i t y bus to V/estern Hi l l s HighSchool Sh e has made s ev er al f rie n ds among th e very l a rges t ud en t body anr^ a l so t a l e s an ac t i v e pa r t in th e cho i rand young peop le s work a t tne Chase Ave church t ie r goodg ra de s c on tin ue i n h e r Ju n io r y e a r .

Jona than walks abou t a mi l e , up and down 2 hills to abrand new Jun io r High School where he i s in the e igh thgrade , rie i s developing an i n t e r e s t in s c i ence , c l a r i n e tand baske tba l l ; and i s now grovjing tall rap id ly .


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Bobby walks just 3 blocks up the street to WhittlerElementary School, where he Is in the sixth grade. e waselected as his class representative, and also serves on thesafety patrol. e enjoys his electric railroad layoutwhich is permanently set up in the basement by the furnace.Danny goes to the afternoon section of the kindergardenon a yellow school bus which stops in front of the houseevery day at noon. e took his pet hamster to school oneday for the other children of colony 5 to see.

Lois, who does a little of all kinds of h o m e w o r kenrolled for the Tuesday night class at the Seminary.She has spoken a number of times for ladies missionarygroups in various churches of the area.Harold is teaching 1^ hours of classes every week atthe Seminary. The subjects are; Practical Christian lithics,History of Christian Missions, Religions of Japan, Historyof Christianity in Japan, Missions and the RestorationMovement, and History of Israel Joshua through Mehemiah .I t is a pleasure to work with the students in these smallclasses, as well as the World Mission Volunteers organization.We hope some of those who are interested may become recruits.ie also visi t almost every week-end some church thatasks us to tel l them about the work in Japan, i t was alsoa joy to attend the great National - lissionary Conventionand the Conference on Evangelism this fa l l after an absence

of 7 years. Thanksgiving week we were in a richly blesseaevangelistic meeting with the First Christian Church 1^Charlottesville, Va. I t is certainly a busy schedule, butthe change of scene and activity this year is stimulatingand en joyab le i n every way.I t has been a great, full and happy year for a l l of us.-e are most th an kful to a l l of you for the gi f t s ofbrotherly kindness, hospi ta l i ty , encouragement; yes,money and things by which our spirits have been refreshedand we have been brought on our way. All of this vie humblyand thankfully receive as gifts from our Father in Heaven.je know more deeply than ever that God is for us, Christ

is with us and the Holy Spiri t is in us a ll of you included .Praise God from whom a l l blessings flow in an endless an dever deepening and widening stream. And thanks be to Godfo r His unspeakable g i f t i s Son.f o u r s i s s e r v i c e

THE HAROLD SIMS FAMILY

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