Dear Friends and Loved Ones,

Charles C. Luttrell Family

1713 Tenth Avenue

Honolulu, Hawaii

96816

April, 196^

Greetings, in the name of our Lord! "Grace be unto you,and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ•

Praise God for His goodness, and for the response to thisgoodness that wells up in the hearts of men. The lady who hasbeen attending our services for months and for whom many havebeen praying, responded to the invitation at prayer meeting onApril 3, and "put on" Christ as she was baptized the "samehour of the night," This was truly a time of rejoicing. Forwhile we have been able to encourage many young people to yieldtheir lives to Christ, Mrs. Taguma is our first adult converthere.

We are thankful for the prayers of the saints that made possible a spiritual revival in the hearts of many in our congregation during the week ofMarch 22-29- The theme of cur meeting was "Power in the Blood" and I illustrated this each night by a chemical demonstration that was tied into the sermon. My messages were based on Christ*s seven utterances from the cross. Oursong services were ably lead by Brother Julio Lubag, associate minister of theKalihi Church of Christ (it is almost 8 miles from us), who has a great lovefor the Lord and a strong, rich voice. The feature which perhaps attractedthe greatest interest was the drawing of a chalk picture each evening by Mrs.Pearl Nicholson, who is also associated with the work of the Kalihi Church.Interest and attention was good in every service. As you can imagine, in ourregular services sometimes there is considerable confusion, because most of thechildren attend without their parents, and often sit together in class groups.During the Revival there was a spirit of reverence and worship, and since theservice included many things "to see" even the little ones listened well. Wewere especially pleased with the attendance. Since our weekly night servicesare not well attended, we wondered about the response to a service every night,but many attended every night. Our Sunday morning attendance has averaged 6lthis year, and this includes Sh on Easter, while our Revival attendance^averaged 51- The lowest attendance was 32, and the highest was 70 on fill-a-pew night.

If you had stepped into cur chapel during one of our services, you probablywould have thought that you were attending a youth meeting of some kind. Induing the evangelistic party there were seldom more than dozen persons above highschool age. We feel a grave responsibility in teaching and leading these youngpeople since we are having opportunity to do so at a time while their lives are

—still. molj3able_. __ _ _ .

We are now engaged in the same activity that you probably are--preparingfor Vacation Bible School, which we will have June 15-26. The children of ourcommunity are usually engaged in so many daytime summer activities that ourVBS attendance is quite small. A neighboring church has been having a successful VBS at night, so we are going to follow their example. Our pupils seeminterested, and we already have more registration cards returned in than wehad on the first day of VBS last year.

The last week in May we are expecting to have a summer worker. JenningsBarnett, a Junior student in Cincinnati Bible Seminary, has volunteered tohelp us throup:h this busiest time of the year. He will render valuableassistance in Vacation Bible Schools and in the camp sessions.

If you would like to see a short s-lide program with a taped commentarydescribing the place where we live and work, please contact Miss Opal Harvey,1925 South Courtland Avenue, Kokomo, Indiana 46902. We hope that she willhave a more ccraprehensive set of slides in a few months.

Several people have asked if we were involved in the tidal wave which hitHawaii as a result of the Alaskan earthquake# No, we live fairly hi.srh in thePnlolo Valley and are in no danger from the ocean# However, we did spendsome tense moments listening to the radio warnings, and were concerned withthe safety of some who had attended our Revival services from out of townand were on their way home along highways' ^hat.are just a few feet above .sealevel. The first indication of a tidal wave comes as wis hear the eerie soundof the tidal wave signal on the sirens. Then we quickly"V,turn on our radiosto learn the details—when the wave is expected, where,.it has already '-'feeen andwhat damage it has caused. We were glued to the radio this time as we learnedof the damage to the west coast, and considered the possibility of damage here#The first tidal wave action comes in the form of a mighty recession cf water#Announcers described the lowering of the water in the Ala Wai canal threefeet or more below normal. It was expected that when the big waves came inthat they would be considerable higher than normal. They were,but not enoughto cause damage here on Oahu# There was some loss on the other islands. Weare fortunate to live considerably above sea-level, because those in the low-lying areas have to evacuate at the first warning eind not return to their h'omesuntil the "all-clear" is scunded, which is usually several hours.

We are so thankful for your interest, prayers, and other support. MayGod guide and use you in His service there.

Your co-workers in Christ, .y ^

for the family: Henrietta, Amy, Leta, Mark, and Philip,

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TREASURER'S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, MARCH 1964

Balance on Hand, February 1, 1964, S 170.23February Receipts S378*00March Receipts 248«80

626*80TCTAL RECEIPTS .#.#..

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DISBURSEMENTS for February and March:Postage $ 87*00Church mortgage payment 100.00Office supplies I6.56Salary for 2 months 550.00

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS #.#,..

Balance'on hand, March 3I1 1964- p •

CONTRIBUTORS

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Christian Church, Archie, Mo.Christian Church, LaHarpe, KansasChurch of Christ, Kokomo, IndianaIntermediates--Macedonia Chr. Church,

Kokomo, IndianaM/M James F. RobertsWilmagene DuncanM/M R. 0, WinklerNeeper Church, MissouriMacedonia Christian Ch», Kokomo, Ind.M/M Paul JohnsonPark Plaza unristian Ch,Neville Gross, Jr*M/M K. R. Davis

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CYB-Union Ave# Christian Oh.,Moberly,Mo#Helping Hands-Osage Hills Chr. Church,

Tulsa, OklahomaM/M Corum KeckMacedonia Berean Class, Kokomo, Ind.Ladies Aid, Savcnburg, KansasCrystal Church of Christ, MinneapolisMrs. Arthur. M. StonerHoward Wentz

Mrs. Adrian Spicer and RichardLeanna Christian Church, KansasChurch of Christ, ConverBe-, Irtd»- —~Mrs# Cleo MarkleyM/M Seldon Blackburn -

FOR SPIRE: Savonburg Ladies Aid; Christian Crusaders Class, Ch. cf Christ,Ripley, Ohio; Jean Minnich; Macedonia Christian Women. Total Receipts $105#

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