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RAY and IMOGENE CARLSON volunteered for the Tibetan f ie ld with Vemon Nevdand However,hindered by the war, they proceeded to the unreached Visayan Islands of the Philippines in 1941.There they were interned by the Japanese for three years Since liberat ion, fifty churches havebeen established in ten provinces The Carlsons are supported by t he F ir st Christian Church ofDowney California, under the leadership of John Chase Prayerful undergirding of evangelism isrequested while the door is still open in this part of southeast Asia

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T E A C H I N GNot being able to acqui re a re-entry permit into Indiawhere they had labored f ive years, DON and ELEANORDAVIS and the ir t hree s on s departed from home onOct 18, 1 9 ^ to join th e Cebu Chri s ti an Mission Donbegan immediately teaching in th e Cebu Bible Seminary and p lann ing a much needed program to distributeth e S c ri pt ur es a nd C h ri st ia n literature Thousands ofBibles, Testaments and p orti on s h av e b ee n pu t intoth e h an ds o f Filipinos Don and Eleanor a re support edby their home churches: First Christian Sapulpa, Okla ,an d Madisonville Chris tian, Cincinnat i , O

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BILL and BETTY TURNER arrived in the Philippinesin October, 19^2 This is Bill s first term and Betty sdiird The Turners are re^wnsible for financing andsupervising the Cebu BiUe Seminary wh id i Billserves as director Bet ty conducts a program of re-lease^time Bible classes in the public schools ofCebu City and the surrounding area, supervising andt ra ining 3^ teachers giving instruction in 18 schoolsBil l s home congregation i s th e First Christian Churdiof Meadville, Pa , and Betty comes from the GrantPark Christian Church in Atlanta, Ga


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T E A C H I N G

T H E T U RN ER FA M I LY

BILL. SHERYL RUTH. BETTY 6 TIMOTHY

The Cebu Bible Seminary began Its 18th year ofclasses on August4, 1964. The current enrollment (s 25, with students coming from fourdifferent provinces of the central and southern Philippines. A week oforientation activities was held before classes actually began on thethe 10th. During orientation week new students were-given lectures onpertinent topics, as well as a sight-seeing tour chest x-rays and

The school has two departments - the college and the Institute.

* ^BP The college departmentoffersa four yearcoursein Christianministrystudents who are high school graduates. The institute offers a two-course for Christian workers to those who are not high school

graduates.addition to academic subjects, music courses are offered in-

eluding sight singing song leading hymnoiogy chorus voice, pianoTHE TURNER FAMILY and Organ accordion, clarinet, flute, and trumpet.Physical educatloa

BILL SHERYLRUTH BETTY& TIMOTHY classes are also glven. Art lessons are givento those who^ are interested In this phase of Christian work.

The Seminary camous is located about 7 miles from Cebu City, on a plot of land donated by Ray and Imogens Carlson.The school has Its own electric pump for providing water, and is equipped with electric lights in all buildings. Thero-iS-anabundance of fruit trees on the campus as well as a vegetable garden which helps to supply food for the students.

Upon entering the campus the first building to be seen is a cement structure which presently serves as library. Over

2,500 volumes are on the shelves, in addition to numerous pamphlets and unbound periodicals. The office of the director andthe music room are also in this building.Two wooden frame buildings, with two stories each, have been constructed to serve as dormitories. Below the men's

dorm are three offices, a classroom, and the printing press. Beiow the women s dorm are the dining hail and kitchen, as wellas one office room.

An opeivair chapel serves as classroom and assembly hall for Seminary activities, as well as a meeting place for theSan Isidro congregation on the Lord's Days and Wednesday evenings.

Construction was started on July 15th on a new cement building which Is later to be used as the library and Is to benamed the GUEMGRIFFITH MEMORIALBUILDING in memory of a former missionary in Cebu who passed away In August of1963. ^ _

Mostofthose whocometo CebuBibleSeminaryareunable i 'TjCr -to paytheir expenses.Thereforeworkscholarshipsareprovided B .^K^9to worthy students. By working 20 hours a week, the student is

able to pay for his room board, and tuition. This means an outlayofaboutSIOpermontnforeachstudent.Pledgesforthisaresought ^KnS||A frominterested ChristiansIn America. B S v t t n I I '

Besidesclassesandscholarshipworkeachstudent hasde PnEBWB H ; H Hl|^HfiniteassignmentsinChristian leadership- eitherpreaching teach S*j| j | | | Iing directing music or playing an Instrument for som eregular ichurch service. Holidavs and vacation periods also offer opporlu *nitles for holding Vacation Bible Schools and evangelistic meetings. -

In additionto tite missionarios there are several Fiiiolno /memorial ueraryworkers on the Seminary staff. Brother Jerry Lacson teaches m thecollege department and serves as dean of men. Mrs. Victorlana Joyohoy and Mrs. Dulce Labrado teach In the institute department. Miss Mamerta Dimacutac has been added to the staff beginning this school year to serve as dean of women and librarian.A full-time cook, Mrs. Rebecca Ababon has also been hired this year.

The motto of Cebu Bible Seminary is taken from 11 Timothy 2:2 ~ And the things that thou hast heard of me amongmany witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also. This Is the aimof the Cebumissionaries - to train a faithful ministry who in turn will train others, In order that Christ may be known throughout theseislands.

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T H E G UE N G R IF F I T H M E M O R I A L L I B R R Y

FORWARDING AGENT:

Mrs. Jean Snocker809 West 23rd

Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 69361


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ELEANOR MARK, DON A DO N JR

Don and Eleanor Davis and tneloQ^fee sonswill return to the UnitedStates InJuny^965, after ~completinga term of four and a half years service In \thePtilllpplnes.Travel fundsforreturningareur L m > 4/1gently needednowsince they have been advisedby > , 1. .4 1their travelagent to maKesailingreservationssix f < , T JHImonthsin advanceto assure the desired accomodatlons > ^ ^to San Francisco. Funds for this purpose may be sent \ Jto the Davises In care of their forwardingagent. .

The Davises have served as missionaries since *August 1 1953 Including a five year term of service ^

Presently Don Is serving as an Instructor In the CebuBible Seminaryand as publisher of AngKristohanon (ta Christian- a bi-monthlypublication) and SundaySchoolQuarterlies,both of which are published In the VIsayan language by Christian Press in Cebu. Eleanor handles missioncorrespondence,does promotional art work and teaches a class at the Seminary.

In additionto literature work Don serves as audio-vlsual aids director and has exhibited 16mmreligious films in everysection of Cebu a city of a quarterof a million.Tract and Scripturedistribution has also beenemphasized.On July 24 1964Don was awardeda certificate of appreciation for distribution and promotionof the useof the Biblein the Philippines bythe Philippine Bibie House in Manila.

Miss Benedicta Deodorohas been employedas the editor of Ang Kristohanonand RogeiioCells serves as printer.Pledged mission support for these two workers Is still needed. Used literature received from American churches is distributedby the literature department of the mission.

The Missionhas prepareda 16mm color film presentation called Pedro Goes to Bible College whichwill soonbemade available to American churches for use. It describes the various phases of life In the Philippines and the workof theCebu ChristianMission.Film slides and fllmstrlps also Incolor are now availablefor churchesand mission study groups.O.y.S.S.packetshavebeenpreparedbyEleanor Davisand BettyTurnerand are currentlyavailablefromforwardingagents

Proposedfuturemissionprojectsof the Davises for whichsupportis presentlylacking include thefollowing:boostingcirculationof an expandedAng Kristohanon; reprintingSongsof Praise In the VIsayanlanguage now out-of-print;widerScripturedistribution;a newTract-of-the-MonthClubfeaturingpublicationand distributionof tracts;providingtract racksat

strategic places; opening a lending Library of religious fllmstrlps and . ; projectorsfor use of Christianworkersin the barrios;openinga ReadingI - - providing Library services for Cebu City s vast student

- population with an evangelistic outreach; and making available flannel-__ r graphs Bible picturespostersand objectlessonmaterialstoSunday

j r C e b u ChristianMissionJs_dedicated-to-^systeifiat4c-aRdeofttinuous program of the distribution of Scripture and Christian literatureto the remotest hamlet Of barrio of the central Philippines.

It was Daniel Webster who said, If truth be not diffused, errorwill and His word are not known and received, the devil and

B | | ^ H | | | n hisworkswillgaintheascendancy;iftheevangelicalvolumedoesnothamlet, the oages of a corrupt and licentious literature will;if the power of the Gospel is not felt through the length and breadth of

the land, anarchy and misrule, degradation and misery, corruption anddarkness will reign without mitigation or end.

E M P H A S I Z I N C S C R I P T U R E DISTRIBUTION

FORWARDING AGENT:

Mrs. Joyce H0rn onChris t ian Church

Odon, Indiana, 4756^


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