Vol. 59 
Third Quarter, 1970 
No.3 
THE THIRTEENTH SABBATH OFFERING OVERFLOW FOR THE 
SOUTHERN EUROPEAN DIVISION WILL: 
e Build maternity clinic, dispensary in newly entered Republic of Chad, North 
Central Africa 
• 
Help complete the evangelistic center in Nis, (nesh}, Yugoslavia 
e Enlarge the secondary school in Fianarantsoa (fyci-na' ran~tso' a), Madagascar 
Above: Jhe _pres~nt meeting place of the SDA church in Fort-
Lamy (for' Ia' me), Chad. For the past three years we have been 
working in this newly entered country where we now have 
seven baptized members. 
Right: View from the "chapel" window. 
SPECIAL 
NOTICE 
HELPFUL 
HINTS 
ON 
GIVING 
THE 
MISSION 
TALK 
The WORLD MISSION REPORT, formerly the Missions 
Quarterly, now follows the practice of publishing some 
mission stories of a general nature and some especially 
relating to the field to receive the Thirteenth Sabbath 
Offering overflow. This is in harmony with an action 
taken at the 1966 General Conference Presession Ad-
visory Committee meeting of the Sabbath School De-
partment, at which there was representation from all 
world divisions. 
TELL THE STORY: Each article is divided into three 
sections: the introduction, the body, and the appeal. 
This is done to help you tell the story. Please do not read 
it. Prepare well in advance. 
GATHER ADDITIONAL FACTS: Do some research on 
the area you will be talking about. Consult an atlas, 
maps, encyclopedias, National Geographic, et cetera. 
Weave these additional facts into the story at appro-
priate places. 
MAKE THE STORY LIVE: Be enthusiastic and present 
the story in an appealing manner. From time to time 
during the quarter have each member look at the map 
on his lesson quarterly, or use may be made of the 
large Stewart Design wall map obtainable through your 
Book and Bible House. Draw attention to the statistics 
-the number of judgment-bound souls, the number of 
Sabbath Schools, churches, and church members, par-
ticularly the country featured in the reading for the day. 
Appeal for a good missions offering each Sabbath, and 
remind all to make provision for a generous offering 
for the special projects on the thirteenth Sabbath. 
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SABBATH, JULY 4 
No, the Time of Missions 
Is Not Finished 
by Edgard Villeneuve 
[At the beginning of 1935 Brother Villeneuve 
a Swiss citizen, was called to Madagascar. Her~ 
he has served as missionary ever since. Until 
1947 he worked as evangelist, then he served 
as director of several local missions for about 
fifteen years. Today he is the secretary of the 
lay activities and Sabbath School departments 
of the Indian Ocean Union Mission. Further-
more he also edits our Malagasy church papers. 
Brother Villeneuve is the oldest in years of 
mission service in the Southern European Di-
vision.] 
1111-:ii;ltulllii(t);:M D u r i n g 
Brother Villeneuve's last furlough in 
his native country several members 
came to him, and feeling sorry for him 
said, "Are you really returning to 
Madagascar once more?" 
He says actually one needs more 
courage to preach our message in a 
~ount~y like Switzerland-materially at 
Its height, but unfortunately almost in-
different to anything of a spiritual na-
ture--than to do missionary work in a 
country where the needs are so great as 
in the large island of Madagascar. 
The long distances a preacher must 
cover are often tiring, but when he 
arrives at his destination he finds a hall 
full of people impatiently waiting for 
him. What a joy it is to be able to give 
the consolation of the gospel to those 
who hunger and thirst after the truth, 
and what a privilege to have part in 
this work, which is growing and be-
coming stronger every year. 
However, we can say like the fa-
mous Cecil Rhodes: "So much to do· 
so little done." It is necessary for ~ 
new generation with a conquering 
spirit to relieve the older ones, and 
go plant the banner of Prince Em-
manuel in every village and town in 
the world. 
The Republic of Madagascar is 
divided 
into six provinces and 
ninety subdistricts. We thank God 
that even in this troubled age, peace 
and exceptional safety are still 
found here. Up to the present time 
fifty-six of the subdistricts have 
been touched by the Advent mes-
sage. We have been able to erect 
modest buildings in the chief cities 
and smaller groups have been estab~ 
lished in the surrounding villages. 
But what about the thousands of 
villages scattered in the distant 
savanna? Some of them have not 
even been visited by a book evangel-
ist. 
Our four advanced schools, offer-
ing a general education, are placed 
at strategic places on the island. The 
seminary is centrally situated near 
Tananarive ( ta' ml.' na rev'), the 
capital. They all work under full 
force, but are unable to furnish 
enough evangelists and teachers to 
satisfy the ever-growing needs in 
the field. Our ministers are often 
in charge of three to five churches 
and cannot do justice to their work: 
More than ever we can say "the 
harvest truly is plenteous, but the 
labourers are few." 
However, God did not have in 
mind that only the salaried minis-
ters should be called to proclaim the 
gospel of salvation. If all church 
members would realize their respon-
sibilities and regularly consecrate 
some of their time to missionary 
activities using their special abili-
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ties as well as following a certain 
plan, the work of God would spread 
like a bush fire activated by the 
wind, and would be finished in final 
victory. 
On the island of Madagascar 
many members understand this, and 
driven by the Holy Spirit they have 
achieved much. They have won souls 
for Christ, and in many cases have 
done pioneer work in founding 
churches without the direct help of 
a minister. We could quote many ex-
amples, but one of the most recent 
will suffice : 
Dr. Rambeloson, who is the elder 
of our local churches, has regularly 
visited the village Andakana, about 
six kilometers (3.7 miles) away. 
This is a very strongly Catholic 
community, but we also have an Ad-
ventist member there whose daugh-
ter finally accepted the present 
truth. After her conversion she 
gathered the village children to 
teach them to read and write. Soon 
a Branch Sabbath School was organ-
ized, then a regular Sabbath School 
attended by about thirty persons, 
both children and adults. 
In January, 1969, sixty-seven per-
sons were baptized in Tananarive as 
a result of the visit and evangelistic 
effort of W. R. Beach, secretary of 
the General Conference. Of these, 
seven were from the village Anda-
kana. The members from this last 
church have already made twenty 
thousand bricks in order to be able 
to build a church. 
All this happened within a few 
months, and followed a process like 
this: A zealous lay preacher re-
sponds to the command of God, and 
brings the gospel to those who have 
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not heard it before. Not long after, 
a Branch Sabbath School is formed, 
then a regular Sabbath School, and 
at last an ever-growing church. 
If all our members would follow 
this example the possibilities of ex-
tension would be limitless, the work 
of God on earth would quickly be fin-
ished, and the Lord would soon come 
to take His people home to the eter-
nal kingdom. 
*iQQ#JM An immense task is still 
before us, not only in this large island 
in the Indian Ocean, but in all the four 
corners of the earth. Dear Sabbath 
School members, rest assured that your 
generous gifts accompanied by divine 
blessings will bring an abundant har· 
vest of souls both in Madagascar and 
other places. 
SABBATH, JULY 11 
Where Shall We Preach 
the Gospel? 
by J ovan Slankamenac 
[Pastor Jovan Slankamenac graduated from the 
French Adventist Seminary in Collonges, France, 
in 1940. After having done literature-evangelist 
work for some time he started laboring as an 
evangelist in 1942. Ten years later he became 
departmental secretary of the South Yugo-
slavian Conference. In 1956 he was elected 
president of the West Yugoslavian Conference, 
and in 1967 he became president of the Yugo-
slavian Union Conference.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Yugoslavia 
is situated in the southeastern part of 
Europe. It has more than 20 million 
inhabitants comprising many different 
nationalities divided into three reli-
gious groups: Catholics, Eastern Ortho-
dox, and Moslems. 
The Advent message was first 
proclaimed in Yugoslavia more than 
sixty years ago. Today we have two 
hundred and fifty churches divided 
into four local conferences with 
headquarters in Zagreb (za/ greb), 
Novi Sad (no' ve sad'), Nis {nesh) 
and Sarajevo (sa' ra-ye-vo). The 
gospel is preached and printed in 
four languages. 
One thing impresses the visitor to 
our churches: the many young peo-
ple present. Most of them are faith-
ful to our Adventist principles in 
spite of modern trends spreading in 
this country. Our young people love 
God's work, and in spite of difficul-
ties they go from house to house 
making the gospel story known 
through our literature. 
However, our children at times 
meet with great difficulties because 
they don't attend school on the Sab-
bath. Although full religious liberty 
is enjoyed in Yugoslavia, the schools 
teach classes on Saturdays. Because 
our children in Nis, a major city in 
Serbia known as the birthplace of 
Emperor Constantine the Great, did 
not go to school on Sabbath, they 
came into conflict with the school 
authorities. 
The daily paper of the city wrote 
a long article ending with these 
words: "Although all of them are 
good students, ·and although the 
teachers regret that the students 
had to be expelled, yet they remain 
by their decision. What is more re-
grettable is the fact that these stu-
dents and their parents have chosen 
to follow Goti instead of the school 
regulations." 
In another school the teachers 
were discussing whether or not to 
take action against the parents of a 
boy who did not attend school on 
Saturday. After a while one of the 
teachers said: "In 1968 the Bible 
was printed in Zagreb. When I 
heard from this young man that God 
has commanded that Saturday is the 
day of rest I searched in the Bible to 
see whether this is true, a·nd I found 
that the seventh day is the right day 
of rest. I think, therefore, that we 
cannot condemn this young man, be-
cause he really is right." 
In another school one of our girls 
was not attending school on Sab-
bath, and was punished by her 
teacher. On that same day, as the 
teacher was returning home, he met 
with an accident. He was rushed to 
the hospital, and the first pers·on to 
visit him was the girl he had pun-
ished. This made a profound impres-
sion on him, and when he returned 
to the school he was very kind to 
her, although she continued to stay 
away on the Sabbath day. 
When the children do not go to 
school on Saturdays, they attend the 
Sabbath School. However, they do 
not have a room of their own. They 
have to meet in the courtyard under 
the open sky. The church building is 
too small to house them all, so there 
is no room for the children. There 
is really no proper room for the 
adults either. 
We have one more problem. Most 
of our ministers are young men, 
zealous in their work for God. They 
try to conduct eight-day evangelistic 
efforts in all churches. These they 
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repeat two or three times annually. 
I want to emphasize that it is only 
possible to hold evangelistic efforts 
in our own churches. We cannot hire 
halls for that purpose. However, in 
Nis, the large city in Serbia, about 
250 kilometers (155 miles) south of 
Belgrade, and only 60 kilometers 
(37 miles) from Sofia in Bulgaria, 
we cannot hold evangelistic efforts, 
because there is no room for visitors 
in our old church. 
MJQQtltt!W For a long time our 
church inNis has been praying for and 
planning to build an evangelistic cen-
ter. If we could have this center we 
think many people would be won for 
the truth. 
The government officials have given 
permission for the construction of the 
center, but there is not enough money 
to carry out the project. The permit 
for the construction is valid for one 
year only. This is the reason we are 
turning to you for help. 
Remember Yugoslavia this thirteenth 
Sabbath and give a liberal offering so 
the children in Nis may have a proper 
Sabbath School room, and so many 
people in that city may be shown the 
way to salvation as they listen to the 
preaching of the truth in the new evan-
gelistic center there. 
"All around us are heard the wails of a 
world's sorrow. On every hand are the needy 
and distressed. It is ours to aid in relieving and 
softening life's hardships and misery. The wants 
of the soul only the love of Christ can satisfy. 
If Christ is abiding in us, our hearts will be full 
of divine sympathy. The sealed fountains of 
earnest, Christlike love will be unsealed."-
Prophets and Kings, p. 719. 
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SABBATH, JULY 18 
A Sorcerer Is Delivered 
From Evil Spirits 
by Jean Kempf 
[Jean Kempf was born in Alsace, and is thus a 
French citizen. He attended the French Advent-
ist Seminary and received his diploma there. 
First he labored in Morocco, and was afterward 
called to lead our mission in the Central African 
Republic, where he is doing pioneer work.] 
Mi§ji;un1Bii<n~l:i;tl Both in the 
Central African Republic and many 
other places on the African continent 
our workers are constantly meeting 
people in whom the power of Satan has 
accomplished terrible devastation. Mis-
sionaries must have great patience and 
courage to be able to persuade these 
persons to leave their devilish practices 
and submit to the influence of divine 
power. The following experience is 
often repeated in the mission field. In 
telling it to you today we have a defi-
nite goal in mind, namely, that a desire 
may be born in your heart to contrib-
ute to the improvement of the condi-
tions which still characterize the lives 
of so many human beings. 
Brother Kanda, one of our Cen-
tral African evangelists, worked in 
an uncivilized district near the long 
river Ubangi. He had already had 
many experiences with sorcerers in 
this place, but had been able to con-
vince some of them to leave their 
practices. With his own hands he 
had cast idols and amulets in the 
river, thus delivering the district of 
a great curse. But the sorcerer he 
met that day was a man well known 
for miles around. Unlucky was the 
man who crossed his path and on 
whom he cast his spell. The victim 
would soon disappear, often eaten 
by a panther who, it was rumored, 
was no other than the sorcerer him-
self. 
However, not the mighty power 
of Makesse, nor his relationship 
with the spirits, could prevent the 
sickness that attacked the members 
of his own family. Makesse as well 
as most of his children and one of 
his wives had tuberculosis. The chil-
dren died one after the other. When 
Makesse came back from the fifth 
funeral he staggered into his house 
and looked for a moment with an 
evil eye on the amulets hanging 
down from the ceiling. Then in a 
terrible fit ·of anger he struck the 
idols that had proved unable to help 
him. After that he left the house 
exhausted. 
Some time later our evangelist 
went to the village and tried to per-
suade Makesse to get rid of his idols 
and place his confidence in God who 
is much more powerful. The sor-
cerer looked at our evangelist with 
strange eyes, but said at last that 
he would hand them ·over when the 
missionary returned. 
One Sabbath afternoon, accompa-
nied by members of the local church, 
our missionary went to Makesse's 
house by foot through several vil-
lages, and everywhere the strange 
news had already been spread : "The 
missionary is coming to take Ma-
kesse's idols!" A great crowd joined 
the small procession. Something un-
usual was about to happen! Surely 
the missionary would die if he as 
much as touched the famous objects 
belonging to the sorcerer ! 
Upon arrival at his adobe the mis-
sionary immediately saw why the 
sickness had struck so hard. The 
house was half open, and rain came 
rushing in. The children slept on 
the muddy floor. It was a terrible 
sight. Makesse stood waiting out-
side the house surrounded by the 
members of his family who were 
still alive. Silently he looked at the 
crowd that stood watching at a 
respectable 
distance. 
He stared 
at his caller again, and then at 
the crowd, still without saying a 
word. It was evident a terrible 
struggle was going on in his mind. 
Should he give in and throw all his 
power to the dust? The onlookers 
shivered. Suddenly Makesse pointed 
with his finger and screamed, "Go 
into my house and take everything. 
I don't want a single idol to re-
main." Into the house went the visi-
tor, followed by the loud cries of 
the sorcerer. Helped by some coura-
geous men he took all-turtle shells, 
sacred oil in dirty bottles, whistles 
to chase away the storms, as well 
as many sacred leaves stuck to the 
thatched roof. 
Then he went outside to dig up 
Makesse's sacred plants. Afterward 
he went up to Makesse, took way the 
rings in his ears, which were signs 
of his command of the spirits; took 
away his amulets, and did the same 
with the other members of his fam-
ily. 
Meanwhile the onlookers were 
petrified, not daring to move, while 
the sorcerer was calm. When all the 
cleaning was finished he came to our 
pastor with bowed head. Makesse's 
power had gone! Shyly he whis-
pered, "Would you pray for me and 
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my family?" The pastor called the 
children over to him, three thin, 
small boys, visibly sick. They looked 
up with haunting eyes, eyes Elder 
Kempf will never forget. Up to now 
their father had been brutal. A new 
life would begin for them, and Pas-
tor Kempf could read in their faces 
that they 
hoped 
things 
would 
change. 
Briefly Makesse was told that he 
should build a new house, make 
some bamboo beds, and take all the 
members of his family to the hos-
pital to receive necessary care. 
Makesse said he would, and bowing, 
the missionary asked God, who had 
permitted this great victory, to heal 
the sorcerer and his family physi-
cally and spiritually, and bless all 
the people gathered there. 
After our Adventist group de-
parted the crowd stayed a little 
while at the location of this miracle. 
They had not uttered a word the 
whole time. What they had seen was 
almost unbelievable, and they were 
astonished. They went slowly home. 
Powers that for centuries had been 
working here had now been broken, 
giving place to divine authority 
much greater than theirs. 
M1QQQW After 
having 
heard 
this story, what will you do, dear Sab-
bath School member, in order that the 
divine power may manifest itself in the 
African countries and many souls may 
be freed from the chains that have 
bound them so long? We are sure you 
have already decided in your heart to 
be generous this thirteenth Sabbath. 
Your offerings enable us to show God's 
love to the men, women, and children 
who are still prey of the prince of 
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darkness. When you see the fruits of 
your sacrifice, you will understand that 
it was well worth it. We thank you all! 
SABBATH, JULY 25 
Which Would You 
Rather B·e? 
by Ben J. Liebelt 
[Elder Ben J. Liebelt graduated from Union 
College in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1945. He served 
as pastor evangelist in the Kansas and Colorado 
conferences until he became Sabbath School 
and lay activities secretary of the Colorado 
Conference in 1952. After serving in this ca-
pacity for nearly fourteen years, he was in-
vited to become the Sabbath School and rei i-
gious liberty secretary of the Southern Union, 
where he now serves.] 
INTRODUCTION 
w h i c h 
would you rather be-an average Ad-
ventist who has to sit through many 
appeals for money-or a missionary 
overseas who uses the money? 
It is no secret that Adventists 
give more than most other church 
goers for foreign missions. Is this 
unfair? 
Facts reveal that God has show-
ered upon this people untold bless-
ings materially as well as spiritually 
when they have been liberal. To stop 
being liberal would be disastrous to 
the believer. 
Where would you rather live with 
your family-where you are now, 
or where superstition, ignorance of 
our wonderful truth, and lack of 
many other blessings exist? Jesus 
made it plain that it is much better 
to be at the giving end than at the 
receiving end. 
Some children may feel sorry for 
parents who do more giving at 
Christmas than receiving, but par-
ents know that they get more satis-
faction out of Christmas now than 
when they were children. It may be 
that heaven is more excited about 
the day of reward than most of us. 
We have only a faint idea of what 
lies in store for us, but God knows 
all. He is eager to bestow the hun-
dredfold blessing He has promised 
in this life and the ultimate reward 
of eternal life to all who have la-
bored for Christ and who have been 
a blessing to humanity. 
At times one hears grumblings 
that there are too many calls for 
money even for good causes. We will 
never become poor by giving for the 
finishing of God's work. If we are 
getting poor, it is because we spend 
too much for things of a temporal 
value and not for the saving of life 
and upbuilding the cause of God. 
God blesses nations and individuals 
who remember those in need of 
physical and spiritual life. 
A banker wrote a check for a call 
of the church one day and handed 
it to the preacher. It was five times 
larger than usual. The minister was 
surprised and wondered what had 
happened. Explaining, the banker 
said, "I used to be one of those who 
was tired of giving, thinking it was 
too much of a good thing." He then 
told how his only son had early in 
life gotten into the habit of often 
asking for money from both of his 
parents. So the banker and his wife 
agreed they would have to talk to 
the boy about it. They never got to 
it. The boy became ill, went to the 
hospital, and died in a few weeks. 
Then the banker dropped his head 
upon his desk and with a low, chok-
ing voice whispered, "I would give 
all that I have if my son would come 
to me once more, even asking for 
money." There was a painful silence, 
and then he said to the preacher, "A 
dead boy doesn't ask for things." 
This tragic experience had taught 
the banker a lesson concerning his 
giving to God's work. 
Had the boy lived he no doubt 
would have needed to learn a lesson, 
but the incident points up the im-
portant fact that a dead cause 
doesn't ask for money. The growing 
and expanding cause of God, which 
now must meet a deadline with the 
close of probation, this wide-awake 
cause that is stretching its lines to 
the ends of the earth, must often 
come and ask for funds. God has 
designed that His work is to be ac-
complished through the activity and 
giving of His people. So long as His 
blessings flow to us, so long will He 
have His servants ask us to give-
again and again. 
MjQQ!JM Is liberality enough? 
What does sacrifice really mean? In 
spiritual terms for many this has meant 
the giving of life. This is far from the 
response most of us make or are willing 
to make when any call comes to us 
from the church. 
A minister's young son had been 
wounded on the battlefield, but his let-
ter home was filled with courage. He 
did not want to worry his parents. 
It was Thanksgiving evening when 
the enemy mortars hit. He thought he 
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was nearly dead because of his wounds 
and concussion. Then he heard his 
buddies call for help. The first one had 
lost his arms and legs. Several were 
wounded and two were dead. In writ-
ing he said, "I think I was out, so what-
ever I did in the next hour or so was 
God's hand." 
He performed a 
tracheotomy by 
making an emergency opening in the 
throat for one young man, gave arti-
ficial respiration for two others, and 
gave them external heart massage. One 
called for a chaplain, so he responded 
and prayed with him. After two more 
attacks, he got his buddies out to safety 
-all this in spite of his own injuries. 
His injuries? A piece of metal in his 
cheek, fifteen to twenty small pieces in 
his back, larger pieces of metal in the 
calves of both legs; a fragment had 
torn through a finger, and smaller 
pieces were in the skin of his abdomen 
and hips. But from his hospital he 
wrote, "I'll be swell by the time you 
read this! Please don't worry, for it 
will be unnecessary. I'm fine, and I'll 
be even finer with two weeks' rest." 
Then he added, "I have decided to 
give a thank offering of one hundred 
dollars. This means I'll have to borrow 
that much more to buy a car when I 
return. I'm giving it gladly, knowing 
that I might not have been able to 
come home. Any honor for what I did 
belongs to our great Lord." 
This type of spirit manifested in our 
giving and activity for God will finish 
the work-and soon. 
"Religion does not consist in works, but 
religion works; it is not dormant. The pure re-
ligion of Jesus is the fountain from which flow 
streams of charity, love, self-sacrifice."-Sons 
and Daughters of God, p. 271. 
10 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
SABBATH, AUGUST 1 
Let Us Visit Chad 
Together 
by Albert Bodenmann 
[Albert Bodenmann was born in Switzerland, 
and studied first at Bogenhofen Seminary, Aus-
tria, and then at the French Adventist Semi-
nary in Collonges, France. In 1955 he left for 
North Cameroun where he specialized in con-
struction work. He carried on this activity until 
he was transferred to Dogba in 1958, laboring 
here as an evangelist. In 1965 he was called 
as leader of the North Cameroun Mission, and 
in 1967 he opened our first mission station in 
southern Chad, in Fort-Lamy (for' Ia' me), where 
he is living at the present time.] 
INTRODUCTION 
On behalf of 
a small faithful group in Chad, Elder 
Bodenmann wants to thank all the 
Sabbath School members in the world 
for what they already have given to 
God's cause in this country. Further-
more, he wants to say how happy they 
are that once more they can count on 
your help. Already now they wish to 
thank you most sincerely for the gifts 
you will give on the thirteenth Sabbath. 
By means of your offerings they will be 
able to realize an important project in 
Chad, which will aid in proclaiming 
the message of salvation to millions of 
people in this country. 
Almost every day Chad enjoys a 
perfect blue sky, and rarely do 
clouds cover the sky for a whole day. 
The burning rays of the sun parch 
the dwellings, and earth, and dry up 
the rivers. The rocklike mountains 
absorb this heat during the day and 
reflect it at night. However, during 
the month of December nature 
changes. A strong wind begins to 
blow, bringing with it a cloud of 
dust. Like a fog, the fine sand com-
ing from the Sahara Desert hovers 
above the earth. The intensity of the 
sun rays is lessened, and the tem-
perature drops rapidly. 
Don't you think this has a lesson 
for us? If we want our love for 
God's cause to be really warm, then 
our hearts must daily be exposed to 
the rays of divine love. Like the 
sand clouds from the Sahara cover-
ing the rays of the sun, selfishness 
and indifference will keep us away 
from the Sun of Righteousness. The 
one who does not receive cannot 
give. This is an unchangeable law. 
Surely we wish to give to these 
African men, women, and children 
who live in the shadow of paganism, 
without a 
knowledge of Jesus. 
Twelve million people live in equa-
torial Africa, and it is our mission 
to bring them the gospel of salva-
tion. The needs are many, and the 
task is great, but our faithful work-
ers are full of courage because they 
know you uphold them by your 
prayers and your material resources 
also. 
Numerous possibilities exist in 
Chad for the development of our 
work. We enjoy extraordinary lib-
erty to preach the gospel either by 
voice or by the printed page. Evan-
gelistic centers could be established 
everywhere in the country. 
The rate of sickness is high in 
Chad. Unfortunately, the number of 
hospitals is insufficient to take care 
of all those who are suffering. The 
mission could utilize medical work, 
the right arm of the message, and 
open more hospitals and dispensa-
ries, contributing to the healing of 
both the physical and moral ills of 
the people. 
Like all other children in the 
world, those in Chad are eager to be 
taught. However, the number of 
schools is limited, and those that do 
exist are overflowing with students. 
Here, also, we have an opportunity 
to do efficient work by opening 
Christian schools where the children 
are taught not only scholastic sub-
jects, but also the love of God mani-
fested in Jesus Christ. 
Finally, the women would like to 
improve 
their 
housekeeping 
by 
learning to mend, sew, and cook good 
meals. Here also the door is open! 
The establishment of social centers 
will help us respond to the wishes of 
these women, and welfare work will 
be a means of evangelization. 
N·ow that you have heard of the 
many possibilities, I am sure you 
want to know how many such insti-
tutions we already have in this 
country. At present we are ready to 
construct a building in Fort-Lamy, 
the capital of the republic. Besides 
an apartment, this house will have 
the offices of the mission, as well as 
library and book-storeroom areas. 
The work in Chad has no evangel-
istic center, no school, no dispensary, 
no social center, because the work 
has just started. Its progress does 
not depend only on those close to the 
problem. It is also your task, Sab-
bath School members! 
In Chad the faithful members, 
though few, are proof that what you 
already have given has produced 
fruit. With zeal and perseverance 
they do all they can to make Christ, 
their Lord and Saviour, known to 
those who live near them. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 11 
MiQQiiW On 
the 
forthcoming 
thirteenth Sabbath another opportu-
nity will be given you to gather treas-
ure in heaven. As great as your gift 
is, so great will also your treasure be. 
May your love for missions be as warm 
as the stones heated by the sun in 
Chad. Then you will not only give of 
your surplus, but make a real sacrifice. 
Better still, you will send your sons and 
daughters that they may bring the di-
vine light to the most remote corners 
of this vast continent of Africa. Chad 
says Thank you for your great gener-
osity! 
SABBATH, AUGUST 8 
Don't Look for Excuses 
by Michel Grisier 
[After Michel Grisier finished his studies at the 
French Adventist Seminary in Collonges, he 
worked as an evangelist in the east of France 
before being called to Madagascar in 1957. 
Here he became the director of our agriculture 
and industrial school of the Tamatave Mission, 
then of Ankazamb::> sec::>ndary school (Majunga 
Mission). Later he was director of the Mauritius 
Mission, and then of the Tulear Mission on 
Madagascar. He did pioneer work in the ex-
treme south, and at present is director of our 
school at Fort-Dauphin.] 
INTRODUCTION 
It is now six 
years since the Grisiers journeyed more 
than one thousand kilometers (621 
miles) to reach their new field of work. 
It was virgin territory with no churches 
to welcome them, and no friends with 
whom to counsel. 
They were curious to see this for-
eign country that was now home to 
them. It is a mysterious region, look-
12 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
ing as if it has come out of a so-called 
prehistoric age, with unique animal 
life and vegetation. In the evenings the 
old people tell tales of their forefathers 
meeting with antediluvian monsters, 
whose traces are still visible everywhere 
in the nightmare forests where almost-
leafless trees covered with long poison-
ous spikes raise their long, skeleton 
arms toward the sky. 
Everything was new to these mission-
aries in this sterile country of sun-
parched earth. The work to be done 
seemed great and difficult. 
However, a courageous and kind 
people live here in this semidesert 
country. The men usually wear a 
piece of hand-woven material, four 
to five meters (5.5 yards) long and 
twenty centimeters (about eight 
inches) wide. On their heads they 
wear a small straw hat shaped like 
a bell, and carry in their hands an 
enormous spear. That is all. 
The villagers are constantly in 
search -of water. Every day they go 
to the wells, often about 15 kilo-
meters (about nine miles) away. 
The women carry buckets on their 
heads and drive the herds before 
them. The rare rainy days are oc-
casions for merrymaking. The chil-
dren roll in the water puddles, the 
people rush forward in the tracks to 
gather the water, which looks like 
mud streaming in the ruts. They 
even sit down in and drink out of 
the same puddles. The heart hurts 
at such a miserable sight. 
In certain large villages the pres-
ence of the missi-ons has given a 
varnish of Christianity, but the ma-
jority of the population remains un-
converted. That is a challenge to our 
message. Are the obstacles stopping 
the three angels' messages? 
Elder Grisier reports that he and 
his wife started to help as best they 
could, by nursing the sick, giving 
advice in child management and 
housekeeping, and especially teach-
ing the people to read by the help of 
the Bible. Little by little the ice 
melted, confidence was established, 
and it was possible for them to give 
Bible studies to those who had 
learned to read, and who had re-
ceived a Bible as a reward for their 
diligence. 
Following an evangelistic effort 
held in the market town of Antani-
mora, five persons asked for bap-
tism. This made the missionaries 
very happy, but there was a large 
problem to solve. How were they 
going to baptize people in a country 
without rivers or water? The Chris-
tians from other denominations 
mocked them and said: "How are 
you going to baptize these people, 
in what water? Where will your 
strange ideas lead you?" But God 
came to their aid, and they discov-
ered in the house of a friend an old 
unused cistern. After cleaning it 
they brought bucket after bucket of 
water until the cistern was half 
filled. 
The solemn day arrived, and they 
had to use a ladder to help the bap-
tismal candidates get down into the 
improvised baptistry. 
Brothers and sisters who are lis-
tening to this story, think how for-
tunate you are to have a good bap-
tistry in a church worthy of the 
name of God. 
Seventy kilometers ( 43.5 miles) 
from this place, Elder Grisier says 
he gave Bible studies to an old Prot-
estant minister who was interested 
in our message. One day he said to 
Pastor Grisier: "It is now forty 
years since your church was estab-
lished in Madagascar. Why have you 
waited such a long time before com-
ing here? Has someone forbidden 
you to come? Did God not want that 
we should receive the message?" 
Elder Grisier says, "I did not know 
how to answer him. I was ashamed. 
I tried to explain the lack of work-
ers, and funds, but these were all 
excuses." 
Since this conversation almost 
three years have passed, and we still 
have not been able to send anyone 
there. What new excuse shall we 
give, and how do we escape our re-
sponsibility? 
This arid country 
sighs for rain-the rain of the Holy 
Spirit. How long will we hold back? 
We must train native workers 
capable of standing up to the condi-
tions of life in this region, which 
often is quite cruel. The modest 
school we have opened in Fort-
Dauphin, the main city, is a step 
forward, and some young men are 
already preparing for service. 
MjQQI1M But what are 
these 
small efforts worth compared to the 
great needs of the field? They must 
be increased tenfold. More young 
people must be trained for service, and 
chapels must be constructed. 
Brothers and sisters in the Sabbath 
School, the solution is in your hands. 
Your prayers and generosity will per-
form the miracle these people have 
been waiting for so long. 
File your old Mission 
Reports for future 
missions story use. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 13 
SABBATH, AUGUST 15 
Dueling With Evil Spirits 
by Milton R. Hook 
[Milton Hook, with his wife and son Andrew 
Stewart (named after the well-known mission-
ary to the Pacific Islands) is living in the lonely 
Tori Valley, New Guinea, where all supplies 
must be transported by air. Thanks to our 
own mission plane, also named Andrew Stewart, 
the Hooks are in regular contact with the out-
side world. 
Milton Hook was born in West Australia and 
attended our denominational schools including 
West Australian 
Missionary 
College, 
before 
proceeding to Avondale College. In 1961 he 
completed the primary teachers' course, then 
continued on with the ministerial course. He 
was president of his graduating class in 1964. 
After two and a half years in evangel ism he 
accepted the call to his present position among 
the most primitive tribes of New Guinea as di-
rector of the Tori District Mission.] 
(NOTE.-This quarter our attention is focused 
{)n the needs of the three projects as given on the 
map on the back of your lesson quarterly. How-
ever, our twelve Sabbaths' offerings help support 
th~ worliwidc work. 
'0 this morning we wish to 
bring you a story of Christian witness among evil-
spirit worshipers in an area of New Guinea in 
the South Pacific.) 
INil'RODUCTION 
Leaving be-
hind almost all traces of civilization, 
we will today visit the land of the stone-
age man, New Guinea, where 2.5 mil-
lion people are slowly emerging from 
heathenism. Deep in the Tari Valley 
lies the grove that is the setting for our 
story. Women and children were for-
bidden to enter, on pain of death. Sel-
dom did anyone trespass on this sacred 
spot, set in a circle of tall pine trees, 
which stood out in marked contrast to 
the surrounding natural forest. This 
plot was one of many in the Tari dis-
trict, where spirit and other forms of 
heathen worship were practiced. Even 
14 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
the trees, transplanted from a distant 
mountain range by the ancestors of this 
tribe, were considered sacred. Many 
believed they were planted by the 
spirits themselves. This, then, is the 
setting for our story. 
Allewa was the high priest. He 
frequently led the initiated down the 
pine-lined path into the circle where 
a large stone stood for sacrificing 
pigs. Each man carried with him a 
smooth, black stone about the size 
of a man's fist. These were the most 
revered articles they possessed and 
were kept well hidden when not in 
use. The elders believed the stones 
had fallen from the sun and were a 
personal gift from the spirits to 
their forefathers. It was believed 
that should the stones be dam-
aged or placed in a fire the spirit 
would retaliate by leaping out and 
killing the offender. 
A bound pig was laid on the cen-
tral altarlike stone, rendered un-
conscious with a stone club, and bled 
to death. Some of the blood was then 
transmitted to the black stones the 
elders carried reverently, and with 
many incantations the spirits were 
consulted. Real answers were ob-
tained in the primitive seance. Of-
ferings were also made to stone sex 
symbols and no one could convince 
their degraded minds that their 
worship was superstitious and use-
less. 
Samuel, our national missionary 
in this area, was convinced that 
something could be done to demon-
strate how futile and deceptive were 
these heathen practices. Like Elijah 
of old he challenged the tribal 
fathers to a spirit duel. 
Close by the grove he built a large 
fire. Then he told Allewa and his 
friends to go inside the grove, per-
form their ritual and come back to 
him. They agreed. 
It was some time before they re-
turned. Meanwhile Samuel had kept 
stoking his fire until he had a large 
bed of glowing coals. The men re-
turned reverently clutching their 
black stones. He beckoned them to 
gather near the fire. In a flash he 
seized two of their holy stones and 
tossed them into the bed of coals. 
The drama was electrified. Bodies 
tensed ! Eyes stared ! Allewa and his 
elders, believing the spirits would 
leap 
out and attack 
furiously, 
jumped back from the fire and be-
gan to run. But they remembered 
the two revered stones still in the 
coals. Torn between desire to re-
trieve their stones and fear of get-
ting killed by angry spirits they 
slackened their pace and looked back 
to find Samuel still standing un-
harmed and almost laughing. 
Fear conquered them that day. 
They dispersed quickly to their 
grass huts and left the stones to 
grow cold in the ashes. For weeks 
they lived in anticipation of some 
calamity the spirits would bring 
upon them, but nothing happened. 
All the elders were sure Samuel 
would be seized by angry spirits and 
would suffer a terrible death, but he 
continued unmolested in his mis-
sionary work. 
Slowly the elders began to realize 
no spirit retribution was forthcom-
ing. Age-long faith in their spirit-
ualistic rituals crumbled. They ques-
tioned the validity of their worship 
and beliefs. They soon realized Sam-
uel's worship was superior to theirs. 
Allewa, their leader and high 
priest, began to attend Samuel's 
worship periods. A few of the other 
spirit worshipers joined him. Even-
tually Allewa joined the baptismal 
class and was baptized. A little 
grass hut was built for him on the 
mission station and there he lived 
until his death some months ago. 
Only a few old men continue to 
practice primitive spirit worship in 
this area today. Samuel's Elijahlike 
drama shattered their heathen faith 
and many accepted the Advent mes-
sage. In that area today we have 
fifty church members and two hun-
dred 
more 
attending 
Sabbath 
School. Seventy adults are in a bap-
tismal class, and forty-two children 
attend a Bible class. God's Spirit 
continues to speak to the hearts -of 
these primitive people. Recently ten 
adults from another denomination 
left their former faith and now meet 
regularly with us. Two Branch Sab-
bath Schools are being operated by 
this church company and a medical-
aid post has been established on the 
mission compound. 
This lively, happy group with 
their ready handshakes and c-on-
tagious smiles are in sharp contrast 
to the other segment of their society 
who still live in squalor and who 
have made no commitment to Christ. 
M!QQ:C!W We need to pray daily 
for these thousands of souls held by 
Satanic power in ignorance and super· 
stition. Men are needed to teach these 
people their responsibilities to a loving 
God and of Christ's soon return. Offer-
ings are needed to support the mission-
aries who faithfully conduct worship 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 15 
services and win souls from spiritual 
darkness into Spirit-filled lives of prac 
tieing Seventh-day Adventists. This can 
only be done with your continued sup· 
port. 
SABBATH, AUGUST 22 
Progress of the Work in 
the Indian Ocean Union 
Mission 
by Hans Salzmann 
[Brother H. Salzmann is a Swiss citizen. After 
his baptism he left his job in a pharmaceutical 
laboratory in Basel to pursue studies at our 
colleges in Germany (Marienhoehe) (marie' en-
hay') and in France (French Adventist Seminary 
in Collonges). In 1943 he entered the ministry 
in the German-Swiss Conference, and in 1945 
he left for the Indian Ocean Union Mission. 
Here he has worked as a minister and mission-
ary in different parts of the union, and in 1966 
was elected president of the Indian Ocean 
Union Mission.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Looking at a 
map of Africa no one can fail to notice 
the island of Madagascar situated to 
the southeast of this continent. It is 
the fourth largest island in the world, 
and is larger than France, more exten-
sive than Paraguay, and just as large 
as many single States in North Amer-
ica. 
Even though Madagascar forms part 
of Africa it is not at all like it, either 
in population or fauna. Really, it is 
another continent. The population 
there emigrated from the East at some 
unknown time. The interesting fauna 
in Africa is not found there. 
16 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
Round the large Red Island, or 
Madagascar, 
there 
are 
numerous 
islands in the Indian Ocean and 
Mozambique Channel. Here the popu-
lation is not African but general, as 
they like to say in certain places. 
The Indian Ocean Union Mission 
has its headquarters in Tananarive 
( ta' na' na rev')' the capital of the 
young Malagasy (mal' a-gas' i) Re-
public, or Madagascar as it has been 
known. The directors of the six mis-
sions, all nationals and ordained 
ministers, live in the chief cities of 
the six provinces. 
Christianity was introduced to 
Madagascar some one hundred and 
fifty years ago, and about half the 
population are professed Christians. 
As there are 6.5 million inhabitants 
on the island, you will get an idea 
of the task before us working among 
both non-Christians and Christians. 
The island of Mauritius has 774,-
000 inhabitants. A great part of the 
population is originally from India 
and Pakistan, and is either Hindu 
or Moslem. Thus those who try to 
win them for the gospel have to 
work with perseverance and faith. 
The island of Reunion has a popu-
lation of 382,000, and here our work 
is also well established. 
In the different fields belonging 
to the Indian Ocean Union Mission 
we have about 14,000 Sabbath 
School members. More than half of 
these are baptized, so our 105 
churches are regularly filled to ca-
pacity. The lessons in the Sabbath 
School are studied in Malagasy 
(mal' a-gas' i), French, and English. 
These three languages are also used 
by the teachers in our many pri-
mary schools, the six secondary 
schools, and one college on Madagas-
car and the island of Mauritius. 
About fifteen European mission-
aries work with our national minis-
ters and teachers, trying to reach 
the people through the printed page, 
through radio. personal contacts, 
meetings, and visits in the homes. 
During 1968 more than six hundred 
believers were baptized. Our work-
ers in this union testify, "We give 
all the glory to God. May He sustain 
us in our work that it may progress 
continually." 
But how did the third angel's mes-
sage reach these islands? Listen to 
the marvelous story! 
On the island of Mauritius there 
lived a young girl who had heard 
that if she would go to Switzerland 
she would not only receive health of 
body, but she would also find the 
truth she had been looking for over 
a long period of time. Thus it was 
that Rose LeMeme attended meet-
ings in Lausanne (lo-zan'), Switzer-
land, and accepted the Adventist 
faith. As soon as she returned to her 
island she immediately began to 
share her faith. Help arrived from 
Europe in 1914, and until 1967 nu-
merous 
missionaries 
worked 
in 
Mauritius to strengthen the work 
there and found a college, which 
now has a very good reputation. 
From Mauritius the printed page 
traveled to Madagascar, where a 
superintendent of the Protestant 
primary school translated Steps to 
Christ into the Malagasy language. 
Contacts were made, missionaries 
arrived, and the work has developed 
here also. 
Today Adventist churches and 
schools are found all over the island, 
from north to south, and from east 
to west. Recently our first dispen-
sary was opened at Ambatohara-
nana (am-bat-6han1n-ana), Tama-
tave (Hi' ma-tav'). 
In 1936 the first missionary, Paul 
Girard, arrived in Reunion, and in 
spite of open hostilities planted the 
truth there. At the present time 
beautiful chapels testify to the ef-
forts of our workers and members 
on the island of Reunion. 
•iQQ!iijM God has done great 
things for the children in the islands 
of the Indian Ocean, but we are still 
far from the goal. Far too numerous 
are the villages on Madagascar not 
reached as yet, not counting the 
Comoro (kom' tl-ro) Islands, where the 
Moslem population also should hear 
about Christ. 
You, our generous Sabbath School 
members in the whole world who have 
helped this part of the world field to 
realize the projects cherished in their 
hearts for a long time, will not fail 
them in the future. Our brothers and 
sisters in the Indian Ocean Union 
Mission send a most cordial Thank 
you to all! 
"The effort to bless others will react in 
blessings upon ourselves. This was the purpose 
of God in giving us a part to act in the plan 
of redemption. He has granted men the privi-
lege of becoming partakers of the divine na-
ture, and, in their turn, of diffusing blessings 
to their fellow men. This is the highest honor, 
the greatest joy, that it is possible for God to 
bestow upon men. Those who thus become par-
ticipants in labors of love are brought nearest 
to their Creator."-Steps to Christ, p. 79. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 17 
SABBATH, AUGUST 29 
Too Late 
by Clifford A. Ortner 
[Elder Ortner graduated from Union College in 
1951 and received his Moster's degree in school 
administration from the University of Nebraska. 
He has been principal of elementary and sec-
ondary schools in California and Texas. He with 
his family was sent to Sorowok, a territory of 
Federation of Malaysia in west port of Borneo 
(Sobah), where he has been principal of the 
Ayer Manis School since 1963.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Seventh-day 
Adventists do not turn their attention 
to missions only on thirteenth Sabbath 
when a particular world division is 
stressed, but each week the Sabbath 
School embraces a worldwide mission 
program. God be thanked for this. 
Today we shall turn our attention to 
a mission experience from the Far East, 
bearing in mind, however, that at the 
end of the quarter we shall remember 
in a special way two projects in the 
Southern European Division in two of 
its mission territories, Chad and Mada-
gascar in Africa, as well as a project for 
Yugoslavia. 
Linok was attending the meetings 
the Christian teachers were con-
ducting in his heathen village deep 
in the Borneo jungles. The things 
being taught were having a pro-
found effect upon the entire village. 
Never had the people heard such 
things! VVhen the young teachers 
asked how many wanted to know 
more about the man Jesus everyone 
stood to his feet, including Linok. 
Linok wasn't feeling well. His 
stomach pained, and his head hurt. 
18 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
In fact, he hurt all over. He stopped 
going to the meetings and spent 
most of his time lying on the mat 
in his room in the longhouse. The 
teacher came and gave him simple 
medicines. Still Linok ached. The 
teachers advised him to go out to the 
government dresser for aid, but he 
did not feel well and wanted only to 
lie on his mat. Perhaps it would be 
simpler to call in the village witch 
doctor than to take the long walk 
through the jungle. 
The witch 
doctor 
came 
and 
prodded his already painfully swol-
len abdomen. He declared that there 
were three devils in there that had 
to be released. VVith a sharp stone he 
made three long gashes across 
Linok's distended stomach. Linok 
groaned and decided he probably did 
feel better, for he could not feel the 
pain inside nearly so much now that 
there was a throbbing pain on the 
outside. Soon he found that the pain 
was just as severe as ever, but he 
was determined not to call that 
witch doctor again, who only added 
to his pain and subtracted from his 
poultry flock. He would wait until 
the men from the mission station 
came. He knew they would be there 
soon, for the day of the first baptism 
in the village had been set. 
Linok often pondered this reli-
gion business. Perhaps he should be 
more faithful in attending the meet-
ings even though he did not feel 
well. Now over ·one hundred people 
in his village were to be baptized, 
and he would not even be able to 
watch. 
The day arrived, and the people 
from the mission came. Someone 
came to see him and gave him an 
injection. He felt better for a time. 
Again he was urged to go out for 
help before it was too late. Yes, he 
would go, but later. Now he was too 
tired and felt too sick. 
Three weeks went by and all in 
the village could see Linok was 
dying. Even Linok knew he could 
not live much longer. Now his feet 
and legs were twice their normal 
size, and his face and arms were 
getting thinner and thinner. The 
teachers came to visit him every 
day, doing what they could for him. 
The day finally came when Linok 
agreed that he must have help from 
outside the village and consented to 
go to the hospital. 
Word was sent to the mission sta-
tion to come and get Linok and take 
him to the hospital. 
A piece of plywood was laid across 
the inside of the jeep and an air 
mattress tied on to cushion the 
sixty-mile ride to the hospital. 
Linok's friends and relatives took 
turns carrying him on their backs 
over the long jungle trail out to 
where the jeep was waiting. 
The doctor examined Linok, gave 
orders for certain pain-relieving 
medications and turned to the mis-
sionary who had brought him in. 
"I'm sorry, but there isn't much 
we can do for him. He came too 
late." 
M)QQ!(!W He came too late! He 
knew he should have gone for help 
sooner. He had been warned of the 
danger of delay and urged to accept 
the help obtainable, but he put it off 
until a more convenient time. Is that 
what we are doing? Let us not put off 
giving our hearts to the Lord or giving 
our offerings to mtsstons. Will it be 
said of us, "He came too late"? 
SABBATH, SEPTEMBER S 
The Calls Come From God 
by Jacques De Laere 
[Jacques De Laere was born in Belgium. Early 
in his youth he accepted the Advent message. 
After finishing his studies at the French Ad-
ventist Seminary in Collonges in 194 7, he en-
tered the work in the Belgian Conference, where 
he labored as evangelist, minister, and MV 
secretary. In 1961 he was sent to Madagascar 
to serve as principal, first of the secondary 
school in Ankazambo (an-ka-zam' bo), and af-
terward at Ambatoharanana 
(am-b~t-oharon­
ana), where he is at the present time.] 
.. ugii)Ulalilijn)\ 
The east 
coast of Madagascar has a hot, humid, 
and unwholesome climate. Malaria is 
prevalent here, especially in the bush 
where cleanliness and medical care are 
often lacking. 
In this region, about 13 kilometers 
(8 miles) from Tamatave (di' ma-div'), 
the principal port of the country, we 
find the Adventist secondarv school of 
Ambatoharanana (am-bat-oharan-ana). 
The buildings are situated on a bill on' 
the border of the lvondro River, and 
about 350 students attend. In April, 
1969, a dispensary was opened here, the 
first Adventist dispensary in Madagas-
car. This has been much appreciated 
by all the neighbors around the school. 
Sick people come every day to seek 
healing and relief. The problem is to 
find enough national medical person-
nel with the right diplomas to look 
after this dispensary, as well as to de-
velop the medical missionary work in 
other places in this large island. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 19 
To God we give the glory, because 
He is living, and He will call the 
workers. 
In a small village on the east coast 
of the Indian Ocean, Regina spent 
her childhood. When her father ac-
cepted the Adventist message he 
helped build a large house where a 
school could be conducted for the 
village children. The mission sent a 
teacher-evangelist, and thus Regina 
was able to go to school. After some 
years the teacher was removed, and 
the small school closed, to the great 
disappointment of the young girl. 
For three years she helped her 
mother with the housework at home, 
but she never gave up hope of con-
tinuing her studies. The Lord re-
membered her. 
A visiting missionary told the vil-
lagers that a large school with dor-
mitories, primary, and secondary 
schools would be opened in Ambato-
haranana. Even students with small 
means at their disposal would be 
able to attend. Only one thing was 
necessary-the will to work. Regina 
had courage enough, and she went to 
the school. She was grateful to be a 
member of the school family. For 
several years she was able to pursue 
her studies in spite of some set-
backs. Every afternoon she worked 
in the school office in order to earn 
the money necessary to pay her 
school fees. At times the office was 
also used as a dispensary to help the 
wounded and sick. It was here she 
learned of the misery and suffering 
overwhelming humanity. She felt 
sorry for the poor people who came 
for help and relief, and as often as 
she could she offered to assist the 
20 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
missionary and his wife. As the mis-
sionary saw her ability and devo-
tion, he one day asked her: "Regina, 
after you have received your teach-
er's diploma, would you be willing 
to leave your country in order to 
take up nurse's training, and then 
later on become a missionary in the 
Lord's 
vineyard?" 
Regina 
was 
happy to accept this proposition. 
Three of her friends also accepted. 
Regina and her three friends will 
soon be going to Europe to start 
their training. They are the first 
young women the Indian Ocean 
Union Mission has sent from Mada-
gascar to train as nurses in order 
that they may help in developing the 
medical work in their native land. 
May the Lord go with them and give 
them perseverance, that these young 
girls may be instruments in helping 
to finish the work in Madagascar. 
MJQQ:C!W Dear brothers and sis-
ters, it was as a result of the Thirteenth 
Sabbath Offering overflow that the 
school was established in Ambatohar-
anana about twelve years ago. Here 
Regina and other young people de-
cided upon their vocation in life. With-
out your prayers and your gifts this 
school would never have been devel-
oped. It has now become the cradle of 
our medical work in Madagascar, and 
the people there want to thank you 
most sincerely. At the same time they 
invite you to continue helping Advent-
ist missionary work all over the world. 
We have the assurance that the Lord 
continues to call His helpers. 
"The recording angel makes a faithful record 
of every offering."-Counse/s on Sabbath School 
Work, p. 146. 
SABBATH, SEPTEMBER 12 
A Place of Worship-
Thanks to a Parrot 
by Hinko Plesko 
[Hinko Plesko graduated from our Yugoslavian 
Training School in 1957. After that he worked 
for a time in the Zagreb church. Right now he 
serves as Sabbath School, temperance and medi-
cal secretary of the Yugoslavian Union Con-
ference.] 
INTRODUCTION 
Yugoslavia 
is really one large mission field. There 
are about 20 million people who should 
hear the truth about the second coming 
of Christ, but this can only be accom· 
plished through much effort and many 
sacrifices. If possible, the young people 
should take a great part in this task. 
Our mission college is situated in the 
South Yugoslavian Conference, and the 
headquarters of the conference is in 
Nis (nesh). Here we also plan to build 
an evangelistic center. 
Our evangelistic efforts can only 
be carried out in regular places of 
worship, so we must have sufficient 
in order to present the present truth 
to as many people as possible. We do 
not have enough buildings, so the 
churches try to rent rooms wher·e 
they can organize Branch Sabbath 
Schools. In order to do this, many of 
our believers make great sacrifices 
of time and money. However, God 
is helping us everywhere, often in a 
remarkable way, as the following 
will show: 
A group of believers wanted to 
open up a new place of worship, be-
cause many of the members had 
long distances to cover in order to 
reach the old location. They did not 
have the means with which to con-
struct a new building, and it seemed 
almost impossible to find a rented 
room large enough. 
One of the members, Sister Ana 
Hranjec (hii-din' chek), whose hus-
band was not an Adventist, never-
theless offered a small room in their 
house to be used for the evangelistic 
meetings. This was the beginning of 
evangelistic efforts in this place. 
It was not long before the room 
was too crowded. Many people were 
interested and wished to hear more 
about the truth. They tried to find 
a meeting place larger than the 
room in Sister Ana's house, but all 
in vain. 
In April, 1969, it was decided to 
dedicate the small room in her house 
as a place of worship. The following 
Sabbath the church would then be 
properly organized. Because the 
room was so small this special serv-
ice was not advertised, as the mem-
bers were sure everybody who would 
come could not get in. 
Sister Ana had a larger room in 
the house where she kept her fine 
furniture. When the conference 
president and the local pastor ar-
rived early Sabbath morning they 
saw to their surprise that the larger 
room had been made ready for the 
service. The furniture had been 
moved out, and the chairs put in 
order to seat many people. The pas-
tor said, "Why have you decided to 
let us have this large, beautiful 
room?" 
Sister Ana replied with a smile: 
"You really should thank Hanzi, our 
parrot, for this. Hanzi is a great 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 21 
favorite in our family, and when hf 
was moved with his cage out of tht 
small room so that it might be pre-
pared for worship he did not like it. 
He was used to this room, and did 
not feel at home in the larger one. 
He became silent and stopped eating 
and drinking. We could do nothing 
with him. He was almost sick. In the 
end my husband decided it would be 
best to take Hanzi back to his old 
room and dedicate the larger one for 
church services. When we took the 
parrot back to the small room he at 
once began talking again, and three 
times he shouted the special name 
he calls my husband. We now under-
stood that it would be best all around 
to let the larger room be dedicated 
to the Lord." 
APPEAL 
For the present this 
room is large enough to house those 
who attend the services, but soon it will 
be too small. The president of the con· 
ference wrote the following: "Today 
God is willing to perform miracles for 
us, if we are ready to do something for 
Him. If we take one step, He will take 
two." 
Everything we do to further the 
cause of God will be blessed and multi· 
plied. This coming thirteenth Sabbath 
thousands of believers in Yugoslavia 
are waiting and hoping that you will 
be willing to give generously for the 
furtherance of God's work in that coun· 
try. "When the evangelistic center is 
erected in Nis," writes Brother Plesko, 
"we shall always remember that it was 
built through the sacrifice of the mem-
bers all over the world." 
"God has made man His stewards" to provide 
"for the spread of the gospei."-Counse/s on 
Sabbath School Work, p. 136. 
22 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
SABBATH, SEPTEMBER 19 
A Divine Vision 
by Eugeen Vervoort (veer-vort) 
[Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Eugeen Vervoort, 
former lieutenant in the Belgian Merchant Ma-
rine, was converted to the Advent message 
after World War II. He then attended the 
French Adventist Seminary in Collonges, where 
he received a ministerial diploma. After having 
b~en in charge of the church in Bruges, Bel-
glum, for two years, he was sent out as a mis-
sionary to the Indian Ocean Union Mission. 
Here he has spent almost twenty years, first in 
Madagascar, then at the Seychelles (Sa-shelz') 
Islands, and then again in Madagascar. Here 
he served as president of a mission, then as di-
rector of a college and educational secretary of 
the union. Since 1968 he has worked as man-
ager of the French Publishing House in Melun 
(me-lun'), France.] 
INTRODUCTION 
We draw 
your attention to the large red island 
of Madagascar, and especially to Fiana-
rantsoa (fya-na' ran-tso' a), located in 
the southeastern part of the country. 
Here our Adventist secondary school 
has been operating for several years, 
often under very hard circumstances. 
A glance at the ways in which the Lord 
led us in building up this institution 
will mak~ you understand the impor-
tant role It has been playing in the de-
velopment of our work in Madagascar. 
As a young missionary Elder Ver-
voort, the writer of our mission re-
port today, was fascinated when he 
heard the great servant of God 
Pastor Henri Pichot (pee' show): 
talk about the territories in the 
southern part of the island. Brother 
Pichot was then the president of the 
Indian Ocean Union Mission. We 
had no work in this area, and 
Brother Pichot had just returned 
very discouraged from an evangel-
istic trip going from town to village 
in this region. However, God gave 
him the vision of the work to be ac-
complished there, and at the same 
time the firm conviction that it 
should start by the establishment of 
a school in the region of Fianaran-
tsoa. All were convinced of this, but 
where was the money? It was even 
suggested to sell one of the other 
mission stations in order to set up 
this one, so great was the impres-
sion of this divine vision. 
At this time Brother Vervoort 
had no idea that he would one day 
play a role in the realization of this 
vision. The years passed, and slowly 
the 
message penetrated 
certain 
towns in this large southern terri-
tory. The church at Fianarantsoa 
was developed, and a primary school 
established. Almost fifteen years 
after the first vision he went to Fia-
narantsoa to start our secondary 
school there. There still was no 
money! 
"I shall never forget the first time 
we registered our students," writes 
Brother Vervoort. "There was a 
long line of young men and women 
crowding in front ·of the church, 
where we had established a tempo-
rary office. Some of these students 
came a distance of several hundred 
miles, ·from the south, southeast, 
southwest, and from the center of 
the island. They had confidence in 
the Adventist education, although 
they were ignorant of our message. 
The students were there, but we had 
no premises. We had to rent rooms 
here and there in the neighborhood." 
The money received by registra-
tion was spent that same day in pur-
chasing 
the 
most 
indispensable 
school materials, and how primitive 
they were! To this day Pastor Ver-
voort can still see this room where 
about fifty tall young men were 
gathered, and where the courses 
started without chairs, even for the 
teacher. After some days a black-
board arrived, then a bench, and still 
another bench and a small, shaky 
table. He recalls the Malagasy 
(mal' a-gas' i) woman who agreed to 
alter a small apartment she had in 
order to make it into another class-
room. When the classes changed, the 
teachers went along the roads and 
paths 
re]ommg 
their 
scattered 
classes. Was this silly? Humanly 
speaking maybe, but how often hu-
man folly is wisdom with God! We 
know, after so many years, that this 
was according to the will of God. 
The means were often lacking, but 
we always had enough to meet the 
necessities day after day, and the 
work continued to develop. Every 
day we met with difficulties. How-
ever, at the first official examination 
we felt that God's blessings were on 
our work. The fame of our school 
continued to grow, and if we sud-
denly needed something, God would 
provide it by placing someone ready 
to help in our path. 
We had been looking for a larger 
piece of territory near our church in 
Fianarantsoa, but it seemed impos-
sible to find. Here again. a miracle 
happened. 
A 
businessman, with 
whom Brother Vervoort had become 
acquainted some years before, came 
one day and offered to sell a plot of 
land that belonged to his firm, and 
was adjoining our church. "I did not 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 23 
believe my own ears!" says Brother 
Vervoort. But where could we find 
the necessary means? The financial 
situation was difficult, as the school 
operated without assistance from 
outside. 
However, 
through 
God 
everything is possible, and after 
some months the receipts from the 
school fees allowed us to save 
enough to be able to buy the plot of 
land. In reflecting on this provi-
dence, Elder Vervoort says, "Was it 
not marvelous how God arranged 
my acquaintance with this man, and 
how He also supplied the means?" 
At last we were able to regroup the 
classes around the church. Although 
conditions were hard, we began at 
once to make plans to establish a 
school with buildings worthy of the 
Adventist Church. 
*1QQi1M The faithful teachers 
who helped during these difficult years 
did their part. Often they had to live 
and work under conditions not every-
one would have endured. The business-
man, a man of the world, also did his 
part. The moment has now come for 
the church to do its part so that the 
Lord and His angelic host may rejoice. 
Our hopes for the furthering of the 
work in this territory are centered in 
this secondary school. The territory 
represents half the population of 
Madagascar. This year the first stu-
dents will be found in the graduating 
class at our advanced school, the semi-
nary in Tananarive (dt' na' mi rev'). 
Let not a lack of generosity stop the 
work which God has blessed in such a 
special way. 
Part of the Thirteenth Sabbath Of-
fering overflow this quarter will be 
given to Fianarantsoa to make certain 
24 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
additions possible. The school is now 
under the leadership of Brother Othon 
Metz. 
Dear brothers and sisters, think of 
the difficult times, the misery and bur-
dens carried by so many of the workers 
in the cause of God. May your gener-
osity be such that their lifework may 
amply be rewarded. 
SABBATH, SEPTEMBER 26 
I Know You Will Not 
Disappoint Them! 
by Samuel F. Monnier (mo' nya) 
[The son of missionaries, Samuel F. Monnier 
was born in Africa. He finished his studies at 
the French Adventist Seminary, France, in 1947, 
and for six years worked in this country as a 
minister. He then became president of the for-
mer French West Indian Mission in the Inter-
American Division. After working for five years 
in this capacity Samuel Monnier served as de-
partmental 
secretary of the Franco-Haitian 
Union Mission for four years, after which he 
took up the same position in the South Brazil 
Union Conference for three and one half years. 
Since 1966 Brother Monnier has served as sec-
retary of the Sabbath School, lay activities and 
pub I ic relations departments of the Southern 
European Division.] 
INTRODUCTION 
In a few 
minutes you will be asked to give your 
special offering for thirteenth Sabbath, 
and it is important that you should 
know the projects benefiting from it. 
The Southern European Division is 
large, comprising not only countries 
that have influenced the history of the 
world by their emigrants, such as Spain, 
Portugal, France, Italy, and Belgium, 
but also a great number of African 
territories, and even Israel in the 
Middle East. 
Three projects will benefit from your 
donations, Yugoslavia in Europe, and 
the republics of Chad and Madagascar 
in Africa. Brother Monnier has been to 
each of these countries. He has talked 
with the brethren responsible for our 
work there. They have told him about 
their plans, and they have prayed to· 
gether. These brethren are still pray-
ing, especially now, because they are 
confident that the Spirit of God will 
touch your hearts. 
The European project is the es-
tablishment of an evangelistic cen-
ter in Nis (nesh), the sixth largest 
city in Yugoslavia, where our work 
has progressed very well. Since the 
end of World War II our members 
in the Yugoslavian Union Confer-
ence have had the joy of seeing more 
than one hundred places of worship 
opened as a result of their own gen-
erosity. Their missionary spirit, 
their witnessing, their love of God 
and the Holy Scriptures have done 
wonders. They have a large group 
of young people who have not sub-
mitted to the evil things that beset 
the young people of today. They love 
to sing, and their choirs have done 
effective preaching. 
Nis is the gateway to Bulgaria, 
Turkey, and the Orient. This flour-
ishing town is also the location of 
one of our most important confer-
ences in Yugoslavia. Hundreds of 
our members pack together in a 
place of worship that is a disgrace 
to our organization. But God has 
performed a miracle. Authorization 
has been obtained to construct an 
evangelistic center. Do you under-
stand what this means? The author-
ities of the town of Nis have given 
us the permission to construct an 
Adventist evangelistic center in 
their town. Much is at stake! 
The Republic of Chad in Africa 
will benefit from another part of the 
offering. Some months ago Brother 
Albert Bodenmann. a Swiss mis-
sionary, moved into this country 
with his family. He almost had to 
pay gold to rent a house, the roof of 
which is transformed into a strainer 
when it rains. As the house is situ-
ated near the sandy market place, 
the family is constantly surrounded 
by a dense cloud of dust, which pene-
trates into the house and is de-
posited everywhere. 
When Brother Monnier passed 
through Fort-Lamy (for' la' me'), 
the capital, it was his privilege 'to 
meet our members there and preach 
to them on Sabbath. About thirty 
Africans were sitting on small tree 
trunks in a hut made of dried mud. 
While he was speaking to the people 
gathered there, two native brethren 
translated for him, so only four 
short sentences could be spoken 
every minute. Interest in the pure 
gospel is evident in this country. 
Within the next few months we 
not only plan to construct a small 
church in the capital, but the au-
thorities have asked us to help them 
in establishing a dispensary with a 
maternity wing in the southern part 
of the country. We do not have a 
single Adventist here, and to send 
a preacher would be hazardous. 
Therefore, the opening of a dispen-
sary would guarantee success. By 
caring for the children, the women, 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 25 
and the people in general, our wit-
ness would bear fruit. The name of 
Adventists should be synonymous 
with love and kindness. Then the 
gospel should be planted firmly in 
this country where Mohammedan-
ism is progressing steadily. Your 
response to the second project will 
determine the development of the 
work in this territory. 
The large island of Madagascar 
is situated near the southeast coast 
of Africa. The people on the coast 
are relatively simple, and in one way 
more responsive to the gospel than 
those living on the high plateaus, 
who are more sophisticated. Apart 
from Tananarive ( ta' na' na' rev') , 
the capital, Fianarantsoa (fya-na'-
dm-tso' a) on the high plateau is 
the meeting place of the intellectual 
elite of Madagascar. Catholic, Prot-
estant, 
and 
government 
schools 
abound. 
Here we also have our secondary 
school with five hundred students in 
attendance, but it could easily have 
eight hundred to one thousand, as 
its reputation is very good. Unfor-
tunately, we do not have the space. 
The young women's accommodations 
are quite miserable, and the young 
men's are worse. The roofs of the 
small classrooms are often torn 
a way by the strong winds blowing 
in this region, and thus the students 
are left at the mercy of bad weather. 
In order that as many students as 
possible may receive instruction, the 
teachers do not spare themselves, 
and receive the first group of stu-
dents in the morning, the second in 
the afternoon, and often a third in 
the evening. Thus they have to re-
peat the same course three times a 
26 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
day. All this because of lack of 
space! One woman said to Brother 
Monnier: "What would I not give 
to send my daughter to an Adventist 
school ! But it is impossible; there 
is no place!" A father who is living 
in Tananarive, the capital, about 
two hundred miles away from the 
school, said, "I would give anything 
that the Adventist school in Fia-
narantsoa would accept my two sons. 
The teachers are competent, they 
exercise a good influence on the 
young people, but unfortunately 
they have no room!" 
Our school is not only a marvelous 
light with a strong influence on the 
Malagasy population, but it is also 
a training place for future workers 
in the cause of God. During the 
years of study in the primary and 
secondary schools the Christian 
teachers can instill a desire in the 
many young people and influence 
them to continue at our seminary in 
Tananarive. However, because of 
lack of space we cannot receive any 
more students or train enough 
young people to ensure the future of 
the Adventist movement in the 
Malagasy Republic. 
M1QQiiM Dear brothers and sis-
ters, if any projects are worth support-
ing, these three put before you today 
certainly are. In fact, the great evangel-
istic center in Yugoslavia, the future 
of our work in the Republic of Chad 
where the government wants us to es-
tablish a dispensary, as well as added 
facilities for the instruction of our 
young people in Madagascar are de-
pendent upon your generosity. In Fia-
narantsoa it is necessary that we have 
an Adventist school worthy of the 
name. The school should be able to 
receive all those who desire to come so 
that the parents, who are willing to 
entrust their children to us, would no 
longer have to say: "There is no room." 
This is the challenge the Adventist 
work in these three countries presents 
to you today. Will you accept this chal· 
lenge? 
THIRTEENTH SABBATH 
September 26 
9:15-9:29 
Inspirational song service. 
9:29-9:30 
Program participants enter. 
9:30-9:34 
Silent prayer and opening song. 
9:34-9:36 
Prayer-brief, remember the mis-
sion field to benefit from the 
offering overflow. 
9:36-9:59 
Special thirteenth Sabbath mis-
sions program-usually the adult 
and/or not more than two of the 
children's divisions participate. 
9:59-10:37 
Class period-six-point program, 
8 minutes (including taking of 
lay-activities report, 2 minutes, 
and brief tie-in with last week's 
lesson). 
Lesson study 30 minutes. 
10:37-10:40 
Closing exercises-close 
promptly. 
Note.-Posters, announcements, and bulletin 
inserts provided free by the conference an-
nouncing the thirteenth Sabbath projects may 
be used. Plan all details of your program early 
-at least two weeks in advance. Instruct divi-
sion leaders whose children are participating so 
that each may know the amount of time al-
lotted. For additional program material 
see 
Children's Edition, World Mission Report. 
The Grace of Giving 
What a wonder it is that the Lord over all, 
Whose wealth is unbounded, unknown, 
Takes notice of everything done, large or small, 
And so values the gifts from His own. 
The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof, 
All the land, and the silver, and gold; 
The cattle and sheep upon thousands of hills, 
All the wealth, and the riches untold. 
God giveth us richly all things to enjoy 
From out of His bountiful store; 
For every good gift cometh down from above, 
And daily He blesses us more. 
He gave unto us the "unspeakable gift," 
Of Jesus, the Son of His love; 
To ransom our souls from the bondage of sin, 
And bring us to glory above. 
Such wonderful love! 'Tis the least we can do, 
And a very small thing on our part, 
To render the worship and praise due to Him, 
And grant Him first place in our heart. 
'Tis our privilege then to return unto Him, 
A portion of what we possess: 
The steward who's willing and faithful in this, 
The Lord will assuredly bless. 
Think not He's unmindful of anything given, 
No matter how small an amount; 
He desires not the gift, but the blessing for you, 
That fruit may abound on account. 
And Jesus beholds how we give unto Him, 
The widow's two mites may seem small, 
But she gave with a heart full of love to her 
Lord, 
And to Him she gave more than they all. 
A cup of cold water He'll not overlook, 
If given as unto the Lord; 
How little it takes for the Saviour to note, 
And in glory to richly reward. 
Who cheerfully, willingly gives to the Lord, 
His promise of blessing is sure; 
That He will provide an abundant reward, 
Through eternity it will endure. 
-Selected 
Plan early for your thirteenth Sabbath program and appeal. 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 27 
[Dialog also given in Children's 
Edition] 
Dialog 
by Yvonne Davy 
(Missionary wife, Africa) 
Nurse: Dressed in white, with or 
without a cap or veil. Stethoscope 
around neck, if possible. 
Dispensary Dresser: Wearing a 
white duster, or simply a white apron. 
Mother: Sheet draped around her, 
tied on left shoulder over short-sleeved 
blouse. Baby tied to her back. 
Father: Dressed in slacks and sport 
shirt worn outside. 
Baby: Large doll. 
Articles: Table, basin, two towels, 
cloth, syringe, Vicks bottle. 
(Father with mother and baby 
enter.) 
Simeon (father): "Now, now, Rusi 
[Roo-see], don't cry." 
Rusi (mother): "That is not easy 
for me. We lost our three children 
while we were missionaries in another 
part of the country. That cruel ma-
laria ... and now, I am sure this baby 
is going to die. Then we will not have 
any children left." (Begins to sob 
again.) 
Simeon: [sadly] "Yes, it does look 
as if our little Obedi [0-be-dee] is very 
sick, but if we can only get to the dis-
pensary in time I am sure Nurse Car-
nahan will help us. I know you are 
tired, for we have been walking sev-
eral hours already. But let us hurry, 
the dispensary is not very far away 
now. Maybe we will not be too late." 
Rusi: "Yes, I will try to forget my 
tiredness. We must hurry." [They 
walk across platform to where the 
dresser stands by the table.] 
Josef 
(dresser): 
[Walks toward 
them, hand outstretched to greet them. 
Shakes hands as he speaks] "Good 
morning, Simeon !" "Good morning, 
Rusi!" 
Man and woman together: "Good 
morning, Josef!" 
[Nurse, hearing voices, also comes 
forward to greet them, and notices 
baby.] 
28 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
Nurse: "What is the matter with 
your baby, Rusi?" 
Rusi: "It has much fever and cough. 
Ah, nurse, please help us. We lost all 
our other children at our former mis-
sion, and now we are afraid--" 
Nurse: "Here, give the baby to me." 
[She takes the doll and lays it on the 
table, opening up the little blanket and 
listening to the child's breathing-
either with her ear to the chest or with 
the aid of the stethoscope. She shakes 
her head.] "I am afraid your baby has 
a bad case of pneumonia. Josef, please 
get me a syringe. We must give the 
little one penicillin." [Gives the injec-
tion.] "Now, we need to give the baby 
fomentations." [Using the basin and 
towels, give fomentations to the chest, 
ending with rubbing Vicks on chest.] 
Nurse: "Let us have special prayer 
for this baby, Josef." 
Josef: "Yes, nurse." (All stand 
around the table with bowed heads.) 
Nurse: "Pastor, there is nothing 
more I can do. But God loves you and 
Rusi, and He loves your baby too. Only 
He can save the child. But if we have 
faith He can work a miracle. I must go 
now, but, Josef, please stay till I re-
turn. You can give more fomentations 
in a few hours." 
Josef: "Very good, Ma'am." 
[Exit nurse. Mother stands weep-
ing.] 
Josef: "Don't cry, Rusi. God will 
look after your baby for you. I have 
seen God do many wonderful things in 
this dispensary. But we must have 
faith that He knows best." 
Rusi: "I know, but it is very hard 
to trust when you have lost all your 
other children." 
Josef: [looking at his watch] "I 
think we should give the child more 
fomentations." 
Rusi: [listening intently] "I hear 
footsteps." 
Josef: "Yes, that is Nurse Carna-
han. She is coming to see the baby." 
Simeon: "I wonder what she will tell 
us." 
Nurse: [enters carrying a flash-
light] "How is the baby? I see you 
have just given him fomentations. Let 
us give him another injection, Josef. 
(While Josef gets the syringe, the 
nurse lays her hand on the child's fore-
head.) Good! The fever is considerably 
lower. That is an encouraging sign. 
Let me listen to his chest. (bends over 
the child) 
Wonderful ! Wonderful ! 
God has been good to us." 
Rusi: [anxiously] "Is there im-
provement, Ma'am?" 
Nurse: "! believe God has given you 
back your baby, friends." 
Parents 
together: 
"Thank 
you, 
nurse! Thank you, Josef." 
Simeon: "Let us thank God for His 
goodness to us too." 
[They stand with 
bowed heads 
around the child while the pastor 
prays.] "Our heavenly Father, we 
thank Thee for putting it in the hearts 
of the men and women and boys and 
girls of other lands to give money so 
that missionaries can come to help us. 
We thank Thee that men and women 
are willing to sacrifice to come to us. 
Help us each one to be ready to sacri-
fice for Thee so that we can all go 
home where there will be no more sick-
ness or sorrow or death, we pray in 
Jesus' name. [together they all join 
him] Amen." 
0 Soul Take Heed! 
by Irvin E. Clever 
Pray without ceasing, 
For time is decreasing! 
The day draweth near 
When our Lord shall appear. 
Work for the lost soul 
Who must be made whole; 
For we should take heed 
To his spiritual need. 
0, faithfully pray; 
In grace grow each day; 
And be ye not idle, 
Read daily your Bible. 
Give! Give for the lost, 
And count not the cost; 
Then pray without ceasing, 
For time is decreasing. 
The Call 
by Juanita Weeks Boyce 
Have you heard the plea for churches? 
How urgent comes the call! 
There are many people praying 
That we will give our all. 
Hove you heard the call for clinics? 
The need is great indeed! 
So very many must be built 
To help fulfill the need. 
Have you heard the call for schoolrooms 
Come ringing loud and clear? 
So many children to be taught 
And yet few schools, I fear. 
Sholl we not be quick to answer 
The needy calls we hear? 
That come knocking at our heart's door 
From places for and near? 
Let us respond in earnest 
By giving all we con, 
For the telling of the gospel 
In each for distant land. 
[Suggestion: Three children may be used in 
reciting this verse. The first three verses con 
be said separately, the lost two by all three 
children. One child holds the word "church," 
another the word "clinic," and the other the 
word "school"-oll printed in large letters.] 
Supplication 
by F. W. Davis 
Lord, give me a passion for the lost, 
Each soul so deep in sin, 
That I may lead unto the cross 
That one You died to win! 
Give me a burden for that heart 
Bowed down in deep despair. 
Then come, dear Lord, and heal the wound 
That sin has planted there. 
Lord, lay someone upon my heart-
Give me the grace to go 
And tell him of Your saving power, 
And how You loved him so! 
WORLD MISSION REPORT 29 
A Missionary's Soliloquy 
by Frederick C. Webster 
The shades of night are falling, 
And I am left alone 
In silent meditation near 
Our thatch-roof cottage home. 
A gentle breeze is blowing, 
But not a single sigh 
Is heard among the branches of 
The lofty trees nearby 
Where evening songsters gather 
In the tree tops high, 
Silhouetted up against 
The sunset purple sky, 
The afterglow grows fainter, 
Fast fading from my sight, 
And passing from my vision dimly 
Deepens into night. 
see the teeming millions, 
And hear their sigh and cry, 
While longing for the Light of life, 
As throngs go passing by. 
The moon is full, and sailing 
Onward in its flight, 
Has passed beyond a darkened cloud 
And vanished from my sight. 
In reminiscent silence, 
I am overwhelmed with fear, 
As darkened clouds before my face, 
And troubled thoughts appear. 
How long in heathen darkness 
Must we hear the cry 
Of souls still longing for the light 
As time goes fleeting by? 
While clouds arise, and shadows cast 
Their dismal doubts and fear, 
The shadows tell us there is light, 
Our weary hearts to cheer; 
And soon in every land, 
The glorious gospel light 
Will shine with heaven's unwonted power, 
And pierce the darkest night; 
And in these very skies, 
Our eyes shall soon behold 
The Saviour coming in the clouds, 
With glory yet untold-
To claim His own! 
30 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
A Tale From Mission 
Lands 
by Adlai A. Esteb 
I'm very happy, I must soy, 
To be invited here today 
To tell my tale of mission lands. 
I hope that each one understands, 
For I am just a growing boy-
But Jesus filled my heart with joy, 
And since He's done so much for me, 
I'll tell my tale from o'er the sea. 
Well, here's the story I will tell, 
So please, I hope you listen well. 
Before we heard of Jesus' name 
We lived in darkness, sin, and shame. 
Within our village bleak and drear 
The people lived in hopeless fear. 
A missionary came along 
To lead us from the paths of wrong. 
He built a church, a house, a school, 
And knew just how to use each tool. 
We thought he must be very smart 
To know so many things by heart. 
The missionary had a Book, 
And in it he would often look; 
He said it was God's message grand 
That must be heard in every land. 
He told me I should let him lead, 
And he would teach me how to read,. 
And so I went to school each day, 
And soon I saw the light of day. 
For when I learned to read and write, 
Then all my darkness changed to light. 
And all the preacher said was true; 
I learned to love his Jesus, too. 
My parents said they'd like to see 
The church that did so much for me. 
And so they came one Sabbath day, 
And now-they waU< the Jesus way. 
They've taken down their idols, too. 
And now our home is just like new; 
The cleanest one along our street. 
Our hearts are full of joy and song, 
Because your preacher came along. 
So now, I thank each one of you 
For sending missionaries true. 
You sent your dollars and your friends 
To give us life that never ends. 
And now I'll tell each one of you 
What I've decided I will do: 
I want to go find other boys 
And help them learn of Jesus' joys. 
I hope you'll do as I will do, 
And be a missionary, too! 
GLOBAL ASSIGNMENT 
Mission Reports on Tape 
Through tape recordings the Sabbath School seeks to bring 
much of the spirit and atmosphere of mission work vividly be-
fore our members in the homeland. Material for the tapes is 
prepared in the mission field and then produced by Audio-
Visuals of the General Conference. 
Each quarter a special tape is prepared covering items of 
interest from the field receiving the overflow. Stories of faith-
fulness, of sacrifice, actual experiences illustrating God's bless-
ing to faithful workers are recorded. 
Each tape consists of two seven-minute presentations. It is 
purposely kept short so as to fit into your Sabbath morning's 
program. 
Encourage your members toward mission giving by en-
abling them to listen to these mission reports. It is preferred 
that you obtain your tapes on a standing order basis. This 
will ensure prompt receipt of these mission reports without 
interruption from quarter to quarter. Priced at $2 per tape. 
Payable quarterly. Please order through your Book and Bible 
House. 
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Overflow 
for the Fourth Quarter 19'l0 
Will Go to the Inter-American Division 
Issued 
quarterly by the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School 
Department, 
Washington, D.C. 
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 
WQRLD MISSION REPORT 31 
SOUTHERN 
EUROPEAN 
DIVISION 
UNIONS 
CHURCHES 
CHURCH 
SAB.SCH 
MEMBERS 
MEMBERS 
Angola Union Mission 
5.373.000 
64 
20.555 
31.294 
Austrian Union 
7,323,000 
46 
2,614 
2.880 
Bulgarian Church 
8,309,000 
70 
2,803 
2,940 
Czechoslovakian Union Conferfnce 
14,305,000 
153 
7,011 
10.241 
Equatorial African 
Union Mission 
11.861.810 
55 
11.103 
21.923 
Franco-Belgian Union Conference 
59,891 '170 
106 
6,230 
4,614 
Hungarian Union Conference 
10.236.000 
153 
5.800 
6.168 
Indian Ocean Union Mission 
7.543.511 
110 
"',077 
13,041 
Italian Union Mission 
52,334,000 
62 
3,311 
3,674 
Portuguese Union Mission 
10.678,000 
37 
),579 
3,349 
Rumanian Union Conference 
19,287.000 
512 
l0.864 
51.943 
Spanish Church 
33.508,051 
25 
2,612 
2.821 
Swiss Union Conference 
6,066,000 
58 
3,846 
3.577 
Yugoslavian Union Conference 
19,958.000 
251 
10.229 
10,439 
Greek Mission 
10.568,699 
10 
268 
214 
Israel Mission 
2,686,200 
3 
53 
67 
Mozambique Mission 
7.124.000 
44 
8.746 
12.280 
North African Mission 
30.699,862 
7 
130 
78 
Senegal Mission 
16.583.036 
2 
27 
185 
Division Totals 
334,335,339 
1,768 
136.858 
181.728