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Our monthly ni5s;:&ee to you via ;2:lDTI.X j.:,D

ST y&s not printftd for

I;ovfoifib''ii' iirid v/ill not be this month.

Our fin;.nci&l tecrettry, ac .'j11 as

we here on the field, T-ilt th,t yoU v-is^ed all the iVincs if-nt to be u.. ed

on ti3e field -..her^ tho Lord

opening doors fi.cter than fii^&.r:ci.l aid

had cowe in.

The Loiv.-'s vork is truly urogfesr^ing- at our

edrj'csut.y

night pi^yer-t eetin^s, we h;^ve nearly a hui'ic.roc.^ mu iiC gather at our honie i'or Bibl-v :^tudy ana ^:.reyer.
and in c\ie time it shalJ
Klnfc^oiij or Cod.

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lipen

into a ^.c-naeriXil I).rv- ^t for Uie

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has talj'.n Conny- oui- I'irst born as their living-link cino. a if.'^rob- r of tlie

c..urch-pas pl-^'-gid nupooi^ fm- cur youn^rest, Tiianiy.

jVe ri-ay be prejucdced

but your t\ o llt>.le Rdc^sionaries by tiic^r daily Christian l^vin^, :i.nd ntsl^ngui^e ulfficulties ( tiicy i.pe;.k the nt^tive l'..ngTi:.Ce fluently ) can open
a ;i-hy of living ano- thinldng lor th^se little ^-idrit: ;-ns. Our Christian

kino r(: .rtcn continues anu n-^cds youi' piv.'.y&rs i^nc. Li5.y)ort. -ii iinfenciti.i re..ort folio.; inc.- i.t cwtinue to ii.:* you to piicy- priy i'or. nis

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open

the i,.i&sion expenses \.ill be ii>et and his \Jork go fer^-ard in full svinc#

Financial report for uctober- t.nd Kov-.mber ^951

General receipts

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50.00 ' 18.00

Church of Christ- Green Bay " isconsin

Mr.'c.nd I.Irs. Joe r^unn- Centerville

( 28. 75
20.00

Christic-n Church- St.Helens Oregon- 4th. ^I'aders

Licliey nunna- f^elah ' t.shington
D.r,.'^ri'-.ijt - Hubbtrci Oregon Church of Christ :,:issicnr.ry .;OCiety Aict- Centerville

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' 5,00
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<i.?,00 5..00

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i 25.00 r 5,00

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Church of Christ- 2ilXeh ' a&h. Living-link for jviar^^rite Church of Christ- Selah aah. " " " . " " . " Christian Church- Grandvie\; "ash- " " " " "" " "
Christian frienas- Zillah ^ash, Hucidn'o' Cp.ri:.tiiias - '
VuL.GreensHuckin's chrii tinas

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24.00
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Church of Christ- Thorp lash. Living-link for Lelvin Huckinc - - v^00.00 Church of Christ^ Green Bay i.. consin- imtive pastor ^ v - r 20.Ca>St.Hel-ns Christian Church Bible School- for andorgrten . 5C.0o

Mrs ?.nsy Buli(;n's 3ibl<= Schbol clai^Sj Lpenard .-.iLrika-- for

Kinderg-.rten

Gsxv and -Benise Bullen- ouenard Alaska- Gupport oi Yo-hiico

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Agarie ior Kov. ( IS,00

Total

Joy KucVin's- Thoro a:5b. for Conny and Tiniiiy '

I,'iil 'Syc.-'SS

T^^fimm;::El^^IT

FOH 0CTC3:h ;.ir H0VL1..3IT. 195c

6.80 7,^5

Creuit Bur&au- mimeophraphing financial report for rjept,

Postage for Get, iik.iiing of SLLDTL.L Jlli- h^.r.VZcT

"Payment to

" Interpreter

uelvin Huckinfc for iviisbion expansesj

.-7-

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Pastor helper Native Pastor

Postage Truck for moving to Nakijin

Car service

Gar body repair

Marguerite's living-link for Oct, ana Nov. I^elvin's living-link for i'lec, Jan. and Feb CEpitel printing of iidS bLlDTIl.:: AHl; I,/,i;V-ST for Oot,
Kindr,rg;:.rten

Huckin's

Christmas gift

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;

70

Yoshiko ;garie for November

Tires for July Gas ana Oil "

Fev; Battery

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General receipts
Total

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Balance

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"He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with Joy, bringing his sheaves with him." (Ps. 126:6)

Seedtime and Harvest

FEBRUARY 1953

MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS

VOL. 1

No.

NEW LINK-LETTER
We hope this first issue of our new monthly link-letter, SEEDTIME and HARVEST, finds you busy in your own fieldswherever they are planting Gospel seed.
Because of the rapid growth of the Okinawa Christian Mission it has 'become necessary for each missionary family

to have their own forwarding secretary. The policy and

organization of the Okinawa Christijm Mission is not affected

by this cliange, however, whereas funds were previously sent to Mrs. Fendall for the use of all missionaries they should now be sent to each of us separately in care of our own forwarding secretary. Since we are directly responsible to our Lord and those who support us at home we feel this closer and more frequent contact with you will create more interest in and landerstanding of our work. It will also bring you news instead of history! The Okinawa Christian Mission news will continue to be published quarterly as a joint report
of all missionaries on Okinawa and will be sent to our com

bined mailing list.

Seed thrust into dry, clay soil which slowly spreads out strong, young roots and finally pushes through the crusty
earth a tender green thing, is a miracle. The soil of Okinawan hearts is like the centuries-old soil of their lands worn out by tih hoplessness of false beliefs. Wlien the seed of truth is planted there, when it takes root in the stubble and grows until it produces a living faith, that too, is a miracle.

We want to thank you for helping us during this seedtime, and we are looking forward to even greater fellowship in the future as togetlier we reap God's harvest.

THANKS

For the past two and one half years we have enjoyed working with Mrs. Elton Fendall. We have appreciated her sacrifice of so much time and energy at the tj^writer, and the efficient way she has managed the business end of missionary work. The cooperation and consideration we have received from her has been an inspiration. Thanks, Mrs.
Fendall!

NEW SECRETARY
We are happy to announce that Mr. Gerald F. Rude has accepted the resonsibllity of being our new forwarding sec retary. Offerings and gifts for our work should be sent to

him at Box 5, Thorp, Washington. Please make all checks,

money orders, etc., payable to the Okinawa Christian Mission. A financial statement will appear monthly in SEEDTIME
and HARVEST. Until further notice the field address remains

the same: Miyasato Ku, Nago Okinawa, More later about our good friend and secretary, G^?rald Rude!

NEXT MONTH
Next month we plan to take you with us on a tour of our preaching points take along some sea-sick pills because it is an hour by iboat to le-Shima. We hope to make you better acquainted with Gerald Rude and introduce you
to a member of our mission family.

Until next month then, may God bless you and keep you. Sincerely, your co-laborCTS in Christ
Mel and Marguerite

NOTE:

If your address is incorrect, please notify

forwarding Secretary.

Due to the late date of publication of this

issue, the next issue will appear May 1.

OKINAWA

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"Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly Is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the
Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers

Into His harvest."

(Luke 10:2)

Seedtime and Harvest

MARCH and APRIL 1953

MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS

Vol. 1

No. 2

OUR FIELD

In September 1951, you sent us over here to this small island of Okinawa by the fastest method of transportation availablea Northwest Airliner. Since then we have waHced, bounced over bimipy roads via jeep, car, truck and bus and covered a goodmany nautical miles by boat with the Gospel Jesus said to go into all theworldwith. Still we pass by many villages with cMldren playing in the sun, women washing clothes by the criver and men plowing their fields who have never heard the story of Christ. We have worked out from Nago where a little cement block home, its front yard facing the main road of the island and its back yard sloping

down to the warm waters of NagoBay, has housed us tempooi^ly these

past two and one half years. We have flashed in the China Sea, neighbor ed with the Woodruffs and driven 245 miles a week to teaching points. lst month we promised you a trip up the island to acquaint you "wdlii our work so hop in the "Olds" and we'll be on our way. Oiu* first stop is Sakimotobulittle fishing village where tiie familiar sights of men mending "their inets-alOTig-~the shore Js-reminiscent of the days when Christ called Peter and James and John. There aire 50 Christians in .this village, but no native pastor. Marguerite and Chozo have Wednesday afternoon class for students at the Junior School and the Christians meet for worship Sunday nights in the club house. Thirty rice patties, twenty sweet potato fields and ten turnip patches the other side of Sakimotobu and we come to another Ashing village called Hamasaki. There are no Christians here yet, but a group of about 125 children and 15 young people and adults come quite consistently for teach ing <m Friday nights.

Look! You can see Toguchi i)ort from a distance. It is an interesting, busy place with boats dn the making and boats in the mending; boats just arriving and boats just leaving; smaU fishing boats and big, smelly freighters.
A trim little police boat patrols the surrounding waters on the look out for

"black ships" which until recently carried on a thriving business. We pray dally for the recovery of Toguchi's native pastor, Nishihira,
who is in a TB hospital fighting to regain his health. Because of his teaching and life tiiere is a strong group of 37 Christians here led dn Ndshi-

hira's absence by Nakasone, a fine Christian mian in has early forties. These Christians conduct their own Simday night worship service and have Bible school to the afternoon for the children. We teach two classes on Saturday:
one-for-<diildren-and-one-for-adults. -

'Looking out across the Bay from Toguchi on a very clear day you can see
le Shima rising out of the China Sea her proud Gusuku Yama (mountain)

outlined clearly against the skyline. A little boat with a big chug takes us there and back. Let's see ... it is 3:15. Ooops we missed the boat! Well, have your seasick pills and your life-jacket ready again next month and
we'll make it on time. Sea you then!
VERY RELIGIOUS

"Mukashi, mukashi" .... long, long ago, in the days when Okinawa was divided into three kingdoms, the king of the north enthroned in Hokusan Castle sent out a decree that the most beautiful virgin from each of his

districts would be chosen to become one of his wives.

It was the highest

honor an Okinawan woman ever had for not only did she personally attend

the king, but it was also her saoi'ed duty to uphold the realm in prayer before
the island's many gods.-

In a few yeare, however, the king became bored with his harem and began to look over his districts again. Another decree was in order and this one read that at specified intervals a rotation of wives would take placeyoung er virgins would replace the older ones. The old wives were then sent back to their districts where they were each given a good sized piece of land in honor of their service to the king. This fine except that their hands did not take to the feel of mattock and hoe after fingering the delicate silks and satins of royalty. The people didn't blame them. They were goddesses, weren't they? A match was quickly arranged and the woman married a farmer who could turn her land into rice paddies and sweet potato fields. She divided her time between keeping house for her husband and communuing with the gods. So it was that these women became goddesses, oounselers, interc^sers, fortune tellersfor a fee, that isand took their place as an integral part of the community. The fortune tellers of today are supposedly descendants of those early practioners and they still supplement the family income in a generous way. These women are responsible for having appointed some of the worship days which this island's people religiously observe. March 1, for instance, honors the ancestors most recently deceased while in the month of August the tombs are visited and all the spirits no matter how old are worshipped. These two special days are in addition to the keeping of the first and fifth day of every month at which time only the busy mother paus^ a moment before the god shelf in her home. In liie beginning animals were killed and part of the meat taken to the tombs as an offering to the spirits. It was then eaten in the belief that the meat was transformed into the body of the ancestor whose good qualities were digested right along with the vitamins and minerals to the general improvement of the living. In time, less expensive "mochi" or rice cakes, 49 in number to represent the bones of the deceased, was substituted for the meat and finally any tasty food they cared to prepare was considered
appropriate.

One day a group of goddesses got their haloed heads together and decided it was not really necessary to go to the tombs after all. It would be much

better if the spirits returned home on these special occasions, making it

more convenient for the living to worshipeqjecially since the men were often too drunk to walk the distance. Since then the changes in ritual and ways of observance have been many and varied, it being left for each family to decide what to do. Today, however, it is quite common practice to visit the tombs, clean them, offer food and eat it. The custtom is very strictly

observed by those over forty years of age in particular. The young people
for the most part free from the superstitions and fears of their elders, are not interested in these practices but often perform them out of respect for their parents or grandparents. It is in this fresh, young soil that Christian
ity is taking root.

Please do not think of these things merely as interesting and picturesque

customs. They are more than that: they are the Devil's Blindfoldanother

of the many ways in which he has captured the imaginations of men. Help
us that they may see the Light.

NAKIJIN MISSION CENTER

Work has been discontinued on the new mission center at Nakijin due to lack of funds. There was nothing else to do as we could not personally carry the financial burden any longer. Nothing more will be done until

is witiiin reason. Pray that we may reach the goid.

HARVEST ON IE SHIMA

there is enough money to finish it. Approximately $600 is needed to com plete the house and garage. The total cost wall be $2,800.00 which we think

Four new baptized believers during the montii of March!

NOTICE

Please send all offerings for general mission expenses, building fund, living-link and any other designations for the Huckins work to Mr. Gerald F. RudeThorp, Wash., P. O. Box 5. Send all boxes of clothing, medical suppMes, "teaching supplies, etc., to Huckins at MIYASATO KU, NAGO. Please do not send anjrthing by our old APO address which was cancelled many months ago. Thank you.
NEEDS

Immediate and continued prayer on our behalf, for the Okinawan people,
for the work and for the ever present material needs.

From your forwarding secretary: " God is not unrighteous to forget your work aini labour of love, which ye have shewed toward Ins name, in that ye have nunistered to the saints, and do aninister." (Heb. 6:10)

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FIlMCIiiL PIPORT

M^CH iiMD iiPllIL 1953

GBNEEAL RECEIPTS

Hills"boro 5'ellov;ship'&roup^ills"boro, Oregon

Melvin Huckins ^ ^ago, Okinavja Donald I'riest ^"^oodTmrn, Oregon

^'ary Sullen ^ Spenard, Alaska , Huckins Thoi-p, VJasUington

$ 32o00
20.00 10,00

Kathleen Rickerson

Bellinghan, "Washington

Mrs, Icel Dunn, i'asoop Washington Mr, and Mrs Cloyd Ciiristman, Richland, Wisconsin ^onen's and Young I^eople^s Migg^ Society of the J'ollans'bee Christian Church, ?ollanaTDee, Va. ^n, Wa]fcer, Caledonia, Ohio
Total
SPECIAL AND LIVING LINK

35=00 5.00 3.00 ^5.00 10,50

18,00

$l60c50 $300,00
50.00

Church of Christ, Thorp, Wash, Livinglink for Mel Church of Christ, Ziiiah ^ashi. Living-link for Margeruite

Church of Christy Selah, Wash^ Idving-iink for Margeruite

Christian Church, Sutherlin, Oregon, for Margeruite Christian Church, Grandvie^,-/, Wash,.. LL^ for %rgeruite Mrs, Nohle Walton - Bellinghan, Wash# \ for Margeruite J, V, Huckins ^ Springfield, Oregon^ for Margeruite Mrffio Catherine Cqx, ZiHah, Wash^ Special gift for Margeruite Building J'und Don lacey, Portland, Oregon
Total
DISBURSEMENTS POR MARCH AND APRIL

^,13
20000

3000 25o00 37o50 5.00

, zo.oo,

$535.63
$ 1.85
5^0 02 7o00'

Jerry ^ude *- Office Supplies

Ellens'ourg Capital printing and envelopes

1*0stage

Ellens"burg Capital iruhter stamps

3.96

Helen P^ude

office supplies (envelopes and postage)

k^oo

MELVIN J, HUCKINS PART PAYMT POH MARCH MISSION EX?.

Car service and oil

Car parts and repair ^'lat tire repair

Pos bage
Gasoline

42^11

5;^

Melvin J", Huckins - %r, Apr, lay living-link Margeruite Huckins Miar, April living-linfc Special G^ift for %rgeruite
Total

2^08 3^25 19 65 300^00

2000.00 5.O0

$646, iW

General Receipts Living-link Special Briilding fund TpfrVi;.

DisTDursenents

$160,50
510,63
5.00 2O0OO

$696^13 ^46,iM)
^,73
the remainder of March 1953

Balance for April 1953 Due Melvin Huckins for Mils paid for by him for

$45o66

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Seedtime and Harvest

may 1953
MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS

Vol. 1

No. 3

BY BOAT TO

IE SHI MA

The trim, gray le Maru's load is all on the last squealing pig and heavy-staved sake barrel. The motor is warmed up to a high pitched throb and we are off. If your legs get cramped on the cabin floor or your neighbor's garlic becomes unbearable step omt onto the salt sprayed deck and watch for flydng fish. Their strange, versatile bodies fly low over the foaming white-capped waves and then dive out of sight beneath them. Quick wltted fishermen catch them and they make delicious eating.
Just forty-five minutes from Toguchi's busy port to le Shima's sunken peir. Pigs are greeted more waxunly than passengera, which is

not surprising since they are best sellers on the Okinawan market, bring ing about twenty-five cents a pound on the hoof. Noburo Izena, the blind pastor, and some other Christians are there to meet us and take us to the Izena home where we will eat "iban gohan" (evening meal). This meal can not only be interesting but very nourishing if you overlook a few things such as flies and your neighbor's chopsticks imd yours meeting in a community dish for a second helping of something. A battered tin spoon may have found its way to the side of your soup bowl but if it didn't drink the broth and slurp your appreciation along with everybody else. Of course chopsticks are in order for the slippery noodles, the rice, vegetables and fish. Which would you prefer with your mealor rather before and after it? Hot goat's milk or tea? To refuse either is to wound pride but to drink both might be to suffer incUgestion.
Colored slides have been announced for the evening service. The cross roads on a small hill provide the largest area for seating the crowd that will gather. A thousand people have already found places on the ground and a thousand more will sit or stand in the shadows before the evening is over. It is only fair to say that the visual aid attracts the

large number of pec^le. Usually only small groups come for the regular teaching in the various villages, but from the inquisitive and entertain
ment seekers in the picture night crowd have become believers.

The second day of your visit will be leisurely enough for a look around the island and to enjoy many a cup of tea with pleasant conversa tion while seated on the floor around a squat pine table. People reveal their personalities in these relaxed moments and remind you so much of someone you knew at home. A call at the home of the most respected elder of the island finds him busy working on his own translation of the Bible into the native le Shima dialect. Perhaps he will finish it before he dies, perhaps not; it may be a correct translation and it may not. It is his own self-appointed project and it keeps has fine mind alert while his body fails. He is not a Christian, but neither is he a Buddhist, having spent most of his life studying that religion to reject it in favor of Christ ianity. He is the man whom we quoted some time ago as saying, "I hope Christianity has strong roots in le Shima before Buddhdsm can come

back." It would be uneqalled testunony of the persuasive power of the Gospel truth if he were to become a Christian. The people will want to show you Maga, the island's famous well and only source of water; Gusku Yama, the solitary hill to which they lift up their eyes; the gleaming white soldiers memorial to their brave; and proudly ithey will point to your brave^the memorial to war cor respondent Ernie Pyle who gave his life with the men of the 77th In
fantry Division on le Shima.

The large cement-block building on the knoll above us is the new

Junior school with its enrollment of 350 students who have leairned our hymns and choruses and love our Bible stories. An hour once a month

here and at the Primary school is not much .time but in two years the students have followed Christ's life and ministry, have heard many Old Testament stories and know the way of salvation.
Morning of the third day on le Shima ends our visit for it is time to return .to the meiinland. The le Maru was known to leave part of its cargous^behind one time, so we had better hit the beach. If you

liked the island and its people as much as we do, you are probably wish
ing you could come back again some time, and if you saw a little of their need you will remember le Shima when you pray.

Conny was a year old when we arrived on Okinowa September 1, 1951

and Timmy wasn't. Our first son was little and fat and hot in a wool sailor

suit which he quickly shed along with everything else conventional in America but foreign and unnecessary to his new way of life. He adopted Okinawa and Okinawa adopted him wholeheartedly. She treated him like a son. The sfhairp coral <beach yielded nothing to his bare feet, 'but before long not even soap and water could penetrate their tough hide. After the
first painful toe spread his feet accommodated comfortably the smallest
pair of 'geta" (wooden shoe) we could find and he wore his firat kimono

as proudly as any little native Nori, Tarro or Yoshio.

Every missionary's child is a linguisthe has to to be. If not, the sand castle he and his playmates build would be a Tower of Babel and an

interpreter would have to trail along through mud puddles, over fences, down beaches, up trees and otherwise exert himself to the point of physical collapse in one day. Conny speaks the imtive Okinawan be^des Japanese and English with a strong accent. He uses Okinawan when playing with his friends and Timmy, Japanese with Okiawan adults and Englisfli with
us. We have observed that he speaks Okinawan when talking to himself and our sixty four dollar question is this; In what language does he think? Tiny Tim came on a cold December night just before Christmas 1952 to warm our hearts and our home with his sweet, brown-eyed little self, and to take the place of the little boy we couldn't bring with us. Life in-

doors on rainy days would be xmbearable for Conny were it not for this
little brother.

Timmy is sixteen months old now and for all his sixteen months can only say Dada and Mama, but he bows good afternoon and thank you very gracafuUy and without being told. His brother is teaching him the firet rule of every good islander"don't be afraid of the bug." The bug being either a mosquito, fly, flea, cockroach, catapillar, ant, spider, cicado or worm and variously located on the floor, the bed, the wall, or on them. They are all to be cherished and if one of them ceases to wiggle it is a sad state of affairs which must be attended to by mama who disposes of
the remains (very unceremoniously, too!). Some missionaries think native children are too dirty to play with their white cherubs. I don't know about little girls but little boys, white

oi brown, look mostly brown from where I stand at my window watching

them play in the dirt and sand and sun. I am convinced that our oldest doesn't know he is any different frtwn his friends especially when I hear his voice louder than all i.he rest shouting "Amerikan, Amerikan!" when

our countrymen go by in their cars. God keep our children free from pride to love and laugh with the child at their side.

Okinawa Christian Mission

c/o Gerald F. Rude
P. 0. Box 5, Thorp, Wash.

Sec. 34.65 (e) P.L.&R. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID
Thorp, Washington
PERMIT NO. 1

Form 3547 Requested

Seth Wilson

Ozark Bible College Joplin, Miss.

TOUR OF TEACHING POINTS CONCLUDED

From Toguchi it is two miles around the peninsula to our next teadiing
point in the village of Hamamoto. Here a modem bddc and stone school building stands on a hill overlooking the bayon the spot where an army hospital sheltered our wounded soldiers during the war. The school pro vides an opportunity to teach 100 primary and junior students sifter school hours on Tuesday afternoons. If you enjoy the cool green hills and warm sun-crusted brown earth where the rihythmic rise and fall of a farmer's mattock is in time with

the slow morning breeze and ithe sound of the surf, you will toe delighted
with the Okinawan countryside for the next five miles. Mountains, old and dark green, retire in the eastern background wliile in the foreground young hills under cultivation are a patchwork of greens, browns and yellows. The western horizon meets lihe China Sea wherever you look and she comes back white-capped, pounding the cored beach and spraying the old salt pines along the shore. This beauty belongs to our northern king dom, the war and post war construction has stripped the south of her green kimono. In Iflie middle of this loveliness are the villages that have called us Gushiken and Imadomari. We have found, the most wonderful people in

the little homes that hug the hills of Gushiken. They come for teaching on Tuesday mghts and in the lamp light the battered tin quonset hut where we meet is a sanctuary. We have remarked many times how much this Tuesday night meeting seems like prayer meeting at home. The Spirit of
God is there and working. Our home is located one half mile east of Gushiken beside the old

Hokuzan C3astle road that winds its stately way through the rice paddies and up the mountain to that ancient fortress of the northern kingdom.
We hope to have the house livable by the end of this month' and 'be able to move up into ourpromised land. We have been teaching the adults in

our home on Wednesday night, the children on Sunday morning, and will
continue to use tiie house for this purpose until a Church can :be built.

Afiter we are settled in our new work many other villages of this great, unevangelized area will hear the Gospel for the first time. Pray for our
transplanting in new soil that we may be fruitful.

"LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY; THAT I MAY DWELL AMONG THEM." Exodus 25:8
IN THE NAME OF HIS SON

The battle raged and sons of Okinawa, Japan and America fell together
mingling their blood on the rock and clay of le Shima. When the war ended the living returned to their homes and eventually the dead were

returned to their respective countries. After the great traigedy, Christianity came to le Shhna with its message of life and hope that prompted a relucted elder of the island to say, "I hope Chritianity has strong roots in le Shima before Buddhism can come back." We have taught far into the nigbt of the few days we counld spare each month for the trip to

le Shima. The number of believers is few, but the young people of the
island are beginning to reach for the truth as thianstily as for a drink of
cold water.

to in of of to

Recently the father of a Japanese soldier who fell on le Shima presented tiie island a small three inch high gold idol of Buddha to be placed a Temple which he intends to have built for 25,000 dollars in the name his son. Oh brethren, can the Church of Christ whidh is the true name His Son stand quietly by while such hopeless and false "religion returns le Shima? We the representatives of Christ are here to teadi but we
our time is so full and our means so small. Please send the

are so

Christmans to Okinawa and the Hickersons to Miyako SOON! Won't you pray for Christ's victory over the power of Satan? Won't you help build a house of Worship on le Shima for the sake of Gospel of His Dear Son at only a fraction of the cost of that temple? ". . . for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein
we must be saved."

"CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AiND GAVE HIMSELF FOR IT."

Ephesians 5:25
GERALD RUDE

If you are ever traveling in Central Washington we invite you to visit Thorp in the Kittitas Mountain's windy valley where Mel's living-link Chuxch is located and where our Financial Secretary, Gerald Rude lives. A sunny East room in their home is Jerry's den, sitting room, library, office. Jerry is our secretary but can also boast one of his own:

his attractive, capable nurse-wife. Helen.* This provides a system of dieck

and double check for us that is very effective. By trade Jerry is a mag azine subscription salesman and carries on a profitable business via tel ephone and typewriter. He has many connections, not only by telephone vvire all over town, but to theChurch a few blocks away by means of

two-way speaker system, ^d to the Lord by way of the heart line.

It is a privilege to introduce to you a man who hasn't been out of his bed for 23 years yet who weilks and faints not and runs and is not weary because he waits upon the Lord. Naturally Jerry does not prop a typewriter over his bed in mid mr (you can blame his wife for all the typing errors), but it takes a lot of planning, penny squeezing and praying to run the business end of a mission and Jerry is doing a fine job. We haven't had a single headache. In the future please send aspirins to Box 5, Thorp instead of Miyasato Ku, Nago.

Jerry is active in the life of the Thorp Church and as treasurer keeps their records straight and books balance. Thanks to his speaker system he enjoys taking part in the services especially Wednesday night prayer meeting. Jenys faith is active, too. We are inpired to feel over here that we can't disappoint the Lord and Jerry. God bless you Jerry Rude!
Gerald Rude

My personal testimony can be written in afew words. My 'boyhood was spent high in the Cascades; with boyhood pal climbing the ridges, fishing

ifl the mountains many streams, picKing the wild berry, these memories are very precious for I shall never walk that way again. But how much more precious to know that I walk daily with the Lord and when I once more actually walk as man, I shall be walking with Him and His Saints. A few words from that lovely song;
"I'd rather have Jesus than Silver or Gold - - I'd rather have Jesus than riches untold - - - "

are for me so very true for I would rather have Jesus and remain on a bed of pain, than to walk this earth with all it's riches and not be in
His love.

Yours in Christ, Jerry Rude

NOTE

A sincere "thanks'" for all boxes received and a word of warning about
wrapping them securely, due to the fact that some of them have been

damaged enroute and contents possibly lost. Address and tie box several times on all sides, wrap in heavy paper and again tie and address. Sincerely yours, in Christ Mel & Marguerite Huckins

Okinawa Christian Mission

c/o Gerald F. Rude
P.O. Box 5, Thorp, Wash.

Sec. 34.65 (e) P. L. & R. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID
Thorp, Washington
PERMIT NO. 1

Form 3547 Requested

Seth Wilson

Ozerk Bible Collage

Joplin, Miss.

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"And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the
earth '

Acts 17;26a

Seedtime and Harvest

JULY 1953

MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS

Vol. 1

PRAYER ANSWERED

Remeonib^ our story last month al>out '13ie proposed Buddhist t^ple

to be built on le Shima in honor of a man's jsoldier son? Well, stop a

moment to consider the power of our God for last montli the le Shoma Christitn purchased the property on wihich to build a dhurch in the name of His Son, Jests Christthanks to His way with the young Airforce

Sergeant pictured with Noburo Izena on ISie front cover. Here is tiie story: Simday afternoon. May 10, a tall young man with a nice crooked grin
and a southern drawl appeared at our front door. He was oibvionsly a Sergeant in the Air IVwce and obviously from the South, but we were surprised when he said simply, "I'm J. D. Snyder from the First Chrisian Caiurch in Albuquerque, New Mexico." That afternoon was the be ginning of many enjoyable hours ^ent in talking about the faith we
have in commoh and the church that imrtured it.

As we talked about the work in these islands Sergeant Snyder, or "J. D." as he likes to be called, was deeply impressed by le Shima's

great need and decided to do something to help. After a trip to the island
two weeks later he knew that he wanted to help them have a place of

wor^p. He gave one hundred dollars and the men began to figure in (terms of yen and Isubo. Two good pdeces of property were bought. As soon as there is money to buy materials the Christians intend to make
their own cement blocks and build the church themselves.

The Bible school children gathered and presented the lilies to J. D.

upon his arrival. They will never forget an American Airman with a lot
of Idv^ih his heart and the Airman wall never forget le Shima's dark skinned children and the bunch of lilies pure white like their hearts.
LIVING LINK AND GENERAL FUNDS

Many times "living-link" is confused with general mission funds. Living-link is only for support of the missionary salary in other words
to take care of his living ejqaenses. Our living-link is provided in var ious ways. The Church of Christ, Thorp, Washington sends Mel'S support

quarterly, whereas Marguerite receives help from several groups and individuals, some giving monthly, others every two months. As yet Conny
and Timmy have no support.

Perhaps due to the misxmderstanding about "living-link there has been very little sppport for the mission general fund, as a quick glance
at <the finandal statement ^will show. Monthly salaries amount to $40.00;

car upkeep and running expenses have been high lately but will slack
off soon $100.00 or more is needed for such expenses and for purchase of mission equipment and teaching supplies. living-link does not go far when it pays living costs for a family of four and food for five; sends two students to High school; pays salary of houseworker; tithes and offerings and the general mission expenses. As a result all our living-link has been used; $155.00 has been borrowed and must be paid back soon; there are no funds to meet present bills amountii^ to $175 in salaries

for carpenters, helpers and building materials, and no funds to p^ back

for April-June general expenses which we have paid frn our living-link.

It has never been our purpose to appeal for funds but the need has has become so critical that we must make this request: please pray fer

vently that funds vdll be supplied shortly that this growing work may
not be hindered or discontinued.
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

Last month we introduced you to our sons, Conny and Timmy, and this month we want you to meet their "nesan" (older sister) Yoshiko Agarie (Yo-she-ko Aw-gaw-ree-a). In March 1952, we adopted Yoshiko for the purpose of giving her ahigh school education and she is now doing
very well in her junior year.

Yo^ko goes to Nago Senior High school

dormitory as her home

is on le Shima. The middy blouse you see in

nH||r
int .

the picture is part of the school uniform that all the girls wear. She has a lot in common with the rest of you chubby galsshe wants to lose weight. Instead of blaming cokes and candy bars she blamos her daily dormitory

diet of rice and sweet potatoes. I was going

to say Yoshiko is a typical teenager but on

second thought she is not quite typicalshe

Yoshiko was born and raised in one of le

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Shima's little close-cropped thatched i-oof

houses.brother Only survived her elderly and one older the Mother war. Her mother

works hard in the fields and they don't have much. High school for Yoshiko was out of the question even though she was a top honor student in Junior High, having received four certificates for schol astic achievement upon graduation. It was because of this record and her ability that Yoshiko was recommended to us by her principal and the island elder as worthy of a high school scholarship.
While still a student in our Bible class at the Junior high school, Yoshiko said ^e wanted to become a Christian and someday do Christian work among her people. In April of this year after having carefully studied tlie way of salvation she confessed her faith in Christ and was baptised. She teaches the kindergarten at Imadomari now and is doing a good job with flannelgraph.

So far we have been personally responsible for this scholarship but we feel now that Yoshiko is fully worthy of support from some young peoples group. Seven to ten dollars monthly will continue her education and make it possible for her to carry out her plans for Christian service. She is a life-w<M*k recruit for Okinawa. How about some of you life-work recruiters at home taking Yoshiko as a project for one year? We think it would be interesting for you to find out more about her, to correspond with her and to be helping in such a vital way. Any group interested?
Let us know.

HARVEST FROM NEW FIELDS

'The Lord is not slack concerning his promises . . . in due season ye shall reap." And so the Church began in the village of Gushiken after one year of teaching the Gospel of Christ. Four older teen age girls and one high school boy came out of the waters of Christian baptism, the first fruits of that field which had never been seeded with the Gospel before. These are only the first pray for thetn and the others who are still studying that they may be added to the Church.

Okinawa Christian Mission

c/o Gerald F. Rude
P.O. Box 5, Thorp, Wash.

Sec. 34.65 (e) P.L.&R. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID
Thorp, Washington
PERMIT NO. 1

Form 3547 Requested

Seth Wilson

Ozark Bible College

Joplin, Miss,

OKINAWA CHRISTIAN MISSION

Financial Report June 22 July 20, 1953 General Receipts

Santiam Central Sunday School, Albany, Oregon. EKUsboro Fellowship Group, Hillsboro, Oregon CShurdi of Christ, ailah, Washington. Church of Christ, Thoip, Washington Court Stsreet Christian Church, Salem, Oregon. Max iEV)rd, Enumdaw, Washington Ehnore Railey Ehrhardt, Louisville, Kentucky Church of Christ, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

.$9.00 40.00 1.00 .20.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 .41.10

10.00
10.00

Mrs. Milton Sniith, Minneapolis, -Minn. Mrs. W. A. Gravitt, Selah, Washington. W. W. Huddns, Tliorp, WasAiington.

.20.00

Total

158.10

Living-Link, Native Pastor, Building Fund, etc.

Chuirdi ot Ouist, Selah, Wash., L.L. for Marguerite Christian Oiurch, Grandview, Wash., L.L. for Marguerite Church of Chnst, Zillah, Wa^., L.'L. for Marguerite Church of Christ, Thorp, Wash., for repair of tj^writer. Church of Christ, Greenbay, Wisconsin, Native Pastor
Neil Hoickins, Thorp, Wash., Huckins' house ftmd.
Total
Disbursements

$38.29 30.00 25.00 5.00 10.00

3.50
$111.79

Postage and staples Capital Printing Co., printing Newsletter... Living-link for Marguerite for June
jaouse_ibuilding expense

.$ 8.24 .33.99 100.00

.73.00

For repair of typewriter. i Payment to Mel Huckins for April 1953 Mission expenses:
Gasioline Oar Service and Oil

5.00
.25.60 5.83

Car Repair, Parts and Flat tire repair

Car License. Interpreter for March 1953

.26.80
1.00 .25.00 .20.00 5.00
.50 29.16

Visual Aids for Easter Program Passport Renewal

Electric Generator Unit (2.5 KVA-% payment)

Total

$359.12
-.$168.10

General Receipts.

Living-link, Native Pastor, House fund, etc Brought forward Total Disibursements
Balance
May 1953
Gasoline .. Oil

111.79 187.89 457.78 359.12

$ 98.66

Due Melvin Huckins for the following field expenses paid for by him:
June 1953

$28.52
1.31

Gasoline
Oil

$30.84
5.59

Car R^air and Parts. Oar Service. Blat tire repair. Generator final payment

7.10 3.25 1.67 29.16

Car repair, parts, labor Car body repair.

Car service

70.16 41.66
3.75

Pastor IzenaApril 1953 Interpreter April 1953

Total

10.00 25.00
106.01

Generator repair..... 5.83 Interpreter, May 1953 JJ5.00 Pastor & Assistant, May '53..15.00 Postage 2.70
Total $211.87

OKINAWA
iiAion

Where two or three are gathered

together in my name, there am I in the

midst of them." Matt. 18:20

Seedtime and Harvest

AUGUST 1953 MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS

SUMMER CAMP

Plans for the first Christian Service Camp to be held in Okimwa became reality with the coming of July when workers went to the Imbu camp grounds some eight miles south of Nago and began cutting grass, trimming trees and laying out the tent sites. The crescent-shaped property wiiJi its long beach edging a small sheltered bay made an ideal place for the camp. The recreation area had a volley ball court and, of course, swimming and fishing were no problem. There were other problems, however, and ob stacles to overcome but they gave way to the working of the (Lord. Rice
harvest was in full swing and demanded time of many, there was no water supply and no housing facilities on the grounds but all these things were overcome. Thanks to Sergeant Snyder (UBAF) three squad tents were supplied and served the purpose for dormitories and mess. We drove a

pipe well and after several days of almost continual pumping (had water on the grounds for washing and only had to haul cooking and drinking water from a nearby village. The .power of prayer worked all things to
gether for good so that camp could start on schedule.

Thirty five high school students, older young p^ple and adults from various parts of Okinawa, le Shima and Miyako islands attended the week of camp. Mabashi's spirit filled young preacher-evangelist, John Muto', came to :us from Tokyo, Japan and was the spark God used to set off the

camp fire. The morning hours were devoted to elates taught .by Carl Fish
on Christian living, John Muto on Personal evangelism and Christian pro
blems, Mel Huckins on the way of salvation and in the afternoon Yurika Shimada presented a study in visual aides. Evening diapel messages were brought by the missionaries, by Hanashiro, Christian leader from Miyako, and John Muto. A different leader had the campfire vespers each night. The Spirit was present in all the services convicting and blessing the hearts of everyone as powerful messages were given and loving counsel from the leaders found receptivc hearts. The next to last chapel service

-was unique in that-the. first public-invitation toJtje given^injOkinawa, was

extended by John Muto and resulted in five confessions of faith. The be

lievers were baptised that same hour of the night. Again on the last night tiie Spirit was working in thee qu;iet of our little tent chapel when the opportunity for reconsecration and dedication of life was given. The rej^nse was immediate eleven stepped forward to confess their failures and to express the hew burning desire within them to do God's will. Two

gave their lives to the ministry of the Word and will enter Bible College
next spring; one consecrated himself to interpret for the Rickersons on

A^ako Island and plans for Bible College later; four will do full time
work upon completion of High School or when relieved from present obli gations; four gave themselves to greater service with children and thesick. It greatly stirred our hearts to witness the working of the Holy Sjririt in Okinawa in such a wonderful way. We were not the only witnesses, either, for many came from the nearby villages where the Word has never been heard (before and their eyes were opened to many new things. As a result these villages will surely be open to the Gospel some day. The morn
ing after the last day of camp we met for a sunrise service and beasts

were touched as each teacher gave a short message. The high light of camp came for me when after the service all the young i^ple from my places
of ministry tarried and we took stock of ourselves. Of the six who could

come to camp two were added to the Lord; one, my interpreter, gave him self to the ministry; one from Miyako gave himself to greater service and eventually the ministry; and three Christians whose faith and strength had

been small, rededicated themselves to the (Lord's work. I kneeled with th^
confessing my own failures first and then giving them a word of encour agement. There were tears of joy as we closed with prayer and the Spirit drew us together with bands of love. New courage had been bom in each one and new strength received.

Thank God with vs^ for His way in this first camp and pray that they may continue in the future to as effectively meet the need. Pray for those who are ibabes in Christ and for those who made new and great coimnit-

ments for the Lord. It will ibe"difficult for them but with God's help they
can and Vvfll keep them.

PROMISED

LAND

July 13, thirteen months after the first cement block was laid, our new
home in Imodari Village, Na-

kijin was ready to move in

to. We completed the moving

paint," do rs for'roon^'
is and we feel wonderfiUly
' " at home.

Our promised land is as beautiful as it was when we spied it out two years ago. It is a land flowing with rice and sweet potatoes. We watched

thme harvest 'the tall, yellow-brwvn stalks of rice, prepare the grounrd
again and then quickly re-seed. Now just two weeks later the paddies are bright green with spears two inches high. The new rice, very white and very tasty, is the mam dish on our table at least once a day.
From somewhere back i n the mountains t h a t fortress Hokzsan Jo

(Castle) a clear, cold spring has its source and overflows at the end of its way into a deep pool at the foot of the mountain about 500 yards from our

Jwuse. Here we get our drinking water, wash clothes and bathe. It is wonerful water supplyalways changing, ilways clear and fresh and never ending. Five hundred years ago this same water refrei^ed the monarch on Hokuzan's throne. There are plans now to pipe the water to the village. We are having fun getting acquainted with our parish: trying to re member which little biack bobbed girl head t>ows to the name Tomiko and which to Kinuko, and which small boy in which big straw hat is Yoshio and which is Nori. Our first mistake was to promise table leftovers to the neighbor's pig and then give Ihem to another neighbor's children to take home. This was further complicated by Conny promising the scraps to a

third neig^ibor. We finally figured out whose pig was most deserving and
got the food to the right place.

The house has been full on Wednesday nights and interest is growing. A young school teacher wants to know if it is possible for a teacher in Okinawa to become a Christian; some high school students who are con fused about denominations want to know the New Testament way; an old man, alert and very influential comes every week and listwis intently; three young Christian girls took their stand against the idolatrous "obon" worship practice. God is working, but pray for these who are hearing for the first time and for the new believers for there are giants in the land. We are well able to overcome them but not without your prayers.

The OKINAWA CHRISTIAN MISSION general funds being sadly de plete no financial statement will be printed this month. A typwritten re port will be mailed each individual or Church who gave of their tithes and offerings for August. To all who are interested in this work but are heavily obligated by commitments to other worthy fields of labor^pleasewill you take ten minutes of each day to PRAYpray that this work will con
tinue uninterrupted. GOD ANSWERS PRAYER! PRAY! Jerry Rude

May we introduce to you another member of our "adopted" family? She is Yayeko Naniizato (Yaw-yay-ko Naw-mee-zaw-toe), sixteen years
old, Sophomore at Nago High School, an honor student, and a growing young Christ
ian. Yayeko comes from the same island as

Yoshiko whom you met last month. They are

very good friends, live in the same dormi tory at school and both help with the kin

dergarten class in Sunday school. Three years ago when Yayeko's mother

died her father gave her and her younger

brother and sister to an uncle to raise. She

is legally her uncle's daughter now, took

his name, calls him "otosan" (father) but evidently her heart is in her old home be cause that is where she goes on occasional

weekends and during vacation. Among the

large group of students who have confessed their faith and were baptised, two thirds have lost one or both parents. The war took a heavy toll and so has tuberculosis, the number one killer in these islands.

Would any -group be interested in putting

Yayeko through a year of High sciiool? Ten dollars a month will do it. You would like her; she is full of life and that life is hid with Christ in God. Pray for these girls that they may bo faithful and have a strong witne^ at school and in
homes.

their non-Christian

Okinawa Christian Mission

c/o Gerald F. Rude
P.O. Box 5, Thorp, Wash.

Sec. 34.65(e) P.L.&R. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID
Thorp, Washington
PERMIT NO. 1

Form 3547 Requested

Seth Wilson

Ozark Bible College Joplin, Miss.

rf-'

Why seek the living among the dead

Luke 24:5

Seedtime and Harvest

SEPTEMBER 1953

MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS

OBON

SEASON

It doesn't seem possible thai a whole year has passed since we heard drum and samisen in the August night and the weird chant of .the "obon odori" (pa/gan spirit dance of the islands. See Okinawa Christian Mission, Dec. 1952) in the land. We wondered if this year the Christians would

be strong enough to "come out from among them and be . . separate."

We praised the Lord and so will you that the Devil had some opposition this year. Many Christians refused to take part in any activity of the obon season and many of our young people Jeft their homes during the cele
bration and found fellowship elsewhere with other Christians. A few came as far as our home dn Nakijin and a number from Miyasato went to be with the Yabu young peopleamong them a tall, good looking boy, the

only iboy among a group of girls, but unashamed to be there. A victory

for Christ on this island that is a man's world.

Four girls from Gushiken, 16 and 17 years old and only four months
Christian refused to dance. Without them there were not enough girls for the "odori" so pressure was put on them by their families and by the

young people or "seinen" leaders until they came to us with their problem. They had o money to pay the high fine for not participating and they were too young to just leave home. In an effort to help them we talked
to the leaders but were deceived by them into believing they respected

the -girls' convictions. Another arrangement was made to enable the Christ ians to earn money for the young people's club through a Christian proj^,
but in the end all our negotiations were ignored and some of the girls forced to dance. One of the boys picked up a girls Bible and pretended to read "it is alright for you to dance the "obon dori." Pray that we may reach these other young people for Christ. A majority on the Lord's side will solve the problem. Someday hymns will belifted high on the night
ah- and the obon chant forgotten.

CHRISTIAN

KINDERGARTEN

The village of Imodari has challenged us with the opportunity to have a Christian kindergarten. The village is unable to sponsor its own, but is very anxious to have its 5 and 6 year olds in kindergarten. We will be en tirely independent of the village but will have their full cooperation.
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We hope to begin September 4, with about 60 children. This kindergarten wiW have to be

supported by mission funds, so we are praying

that the twenty dollars will be provided. We have hired one of the Christian girls as teacher

. H , fl H

1llHpf have purchased a few supplies. Much more ^^Klj is needed. If you have anything that can be used for handwork paper, pictures, etc., please send it.
again. It is the best possible way to get into
the homes. A little thatched roof hut can be

1' '

opportunity might never come

^piv'

can go inside. It will be a continuing contact

while we are on furlough, and will pay big

as unapproachable as a fortressed castle at times, but when a child opens the door you

dividends in Christian school kids, young people and adults someday. We believe it. Will you help ? You who know what it is possible to do through

children, persuade the others. Encourage Sunday School classes and Junior C. E. groups to help Okinawan children learn about Jesus.
Mnra flhniit nhristian kinderearten next month.

HANA

NAKAMURA

This month we want you to meet Hana Nakamura (Haw-naw Naw-kawmoo-raw): baiby-sitter, housekeeper, cook, Bible school teacher; a young

woman full of -hventy nine years of life that yielded to the Lord.
. i
Mrs. Nakamura, along with many others, hid in the mountains during the war with her

'4'' ' h

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'

first childa baby girlwhile her husband fought and died with the Japanese army.
After the war she worked, as did most other

young widows, in the fields, on the road or

wherever she- could earn a few yen for rice. She found that life is more than food and the
more than raiment when Hairlan Wood-

Jesus Christ. Mrs. Nakamura was baptised June 6, 1949, and began to walk in a new way of life. Tt has been two and one half years since

helping in our home and she hasn't fired us yet. She and her little nine year old Chiyeka (Chee-yay-ko) moved to Nakijin with us and have a little house down in the village. Gushiken, about a half mile from here, is Mrs. Nakamura's girlhood home. It is through her life and witness that the Gospel has taken
such a hold there.

Pray for Hana Nakamura when you remember the work in Okinawa, that she may be an example of Christian womanhood and have a way with the lost women of tliese villages. Pray that they may open their homes to
us and their hearts to the Lord.

Mrs. Nakamura's favorite verse is Matthew 7:7,8. We believe she has proved the Lord and knovi^ these things to be true.

YOSHIKO RECEIVES SUPPORT

Our cold northern frontier of Alaska is a long way from summertime Okinawa, but love is a magnet between them and has drawn them close
together.

Gary and Venice Bullen, a High School brother and sister in Spenard,
Alaska, pooled their paper route and baby sitting money and decided to support Yoshiko Agarie whom you read about in July, Seedtime and Har vest. We have a feeling God will bless their ten dollars a month like he did the oil for Elisha's hostess of long ago. Kids, this is in addition to the support Gary and Venice give their own young people's group at home in their own new mission church. Could someone or some group do as much for Yayeko? Thanks a lot Gary and Venice!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

During the recent "Obon" season the radio annooincer of the Army radio station was explaining the meaning of the "Obon" feast to the American forces. He had done a very good job until he said, "We should not think this Okinawan Obon feast so strange because, afteirall, it corresponds to
the Christian feasts of CHRISTMAS and EASTE31 in America." Brethren! Is this all that Christmas and Easter moans to America in this modernistic

age? Can the Church git idly by and let cuch perversion of truth go on uncdiecked? Let each one get on their knees before God and consecrate himself anew to the task of the world evangelism that is set before us; as Ghiristianity goes, so goes, freedora, truth and democracy!

From time to time we h.-nve received letters asking for suggested projects and after we have answered the ^?e(Juest'nothing more has been heard from the interested places. Following is a list of needed salaries that would make fine projects for individuals or groups.
Interpreter Chozo Ishimine Scholarship for Yaeko Namizato Pastor Izena's helper Kintoku Living-link for Conny : Living-link for Timmy Remaining living-link for Marguerite Kindergarten teacher Tomiko Kakinohana $33.33 10.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 37.50 20.83

Remember that these are in addition to the regul-ar mission e35>enditures for suppplies, building and repairs. Perhaps you can find just tiie one to fit your ability or divide a larger one among others and provide together. Please pray that these needs will be met anr then take the R out of pray.

PRAYER

REQUEST

le Shima's pastor Izena has been training a young Timothy to be his helper in the Gospel. Kintoku (Keen-toe-koo) is a boy, 16 years of age, the oldest of 8 children. You will hear more about him later, but just now we want you to know that he is in the hospital at Nago and needs prayer. The doctor doesn't seem to quite understand his condition, but as nearly as we can tell it is pneumonia. He is Izena's eyesplease pray for his
rapid recovery.

Okinawa Christian Mission

c/o Gerald F. Rude
P.O. Box 5, Thorp, Wash.

Sec. 34.65 (e) P. L. & R.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID
Thorp, Washington
PERMIT NO. 1

Form 3547 Requested

Seth Wilson

Ozark Bible College

Joplin, Wiss.

OKIMViA CHRISTIAN MISSION PIN/INCUL REPORT

September 28,- 19^3

GETJERAL RECEIPTS

Max Ford - - -Enumclaw, Wash. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87th. Ordinance Battalion- Okinawa Friends- - - - - - - - Rheba Pratt
LIVING LINK:

Betty Davis- Thorp, V/ash. - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------------

SPECIAL GIFTS:

$ 100

5.63

33.10 14.00

Church of Christ- Thorp, Wash. Harold McFarland- Joliet, 111.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Irwin. Tenn.
NATIVE PASTOR:

83.00 1.00
15.00 IT5CT7

Total

Mrs. Noble Walton- Bellingham, Wash. L.L. for Marguerite HuckinsChurch of Christ- Zillah, ii<ash. L. L. for Marguerite Church of Christ- Selah, Wash. L. L. for Marguerite Church of Christ- Grandview, Wash. L. L. for Marguerite - - - - --

I 25.00
25.00 17.86 30.00

Church of Christ- Green Bay, Wisconsin- Native Pastor Church of Christ- Thorp, Wash. Gift for Marguerite, Conny and TimGary and Venise Bullen- Spenard, Alaska - Sept. & Oct. support of Yoshiko
DISBURSEMENTS

10.00 44.00

Agarie- 20.00 Total ^X71 bt>

Final payment for June Mission expenses:

Ellensburg Capital for printing - -- -- - - -- -- -- -- -- --

Car repair, parts and labor Car body repair (due to rust) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Interpreter for B&iy - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

64.16 41.66 25i00

2'/.30
97.86 44.00 10.00 4.00

Living-link for Marguerite Huckins- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Marguerite and Conny and Timmy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Native pastor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Postage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Support of Yoshiko Affarie for Sept. and Oct.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total

$333.98

20.00

General Receipts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - -$152.73 Living-link, Native Pastor, Yoshiko Agarie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 171.86 Brought forward- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.02
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$336.61
Disbursements- -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -

Balance - - - - -

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ZT57 6.80

Expense of mimeographing financial report due- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mission Field expenses paid for by Melvin Huckins but due him from Gen. Funds. July 1953
Gasolxne and oil $ 19.73 SALiARIES*

August 1953

New Battery - - - - - -7
2 new tires, 1 tube - - -

15.75
53.20

Interpreter - July - Pastor Izena - July -

$ 25.00
10.00

Car body repair - - - - Car service

8.33
3.95

Izena's Helper-July
CAR EXPENSE:

5.00 32.16 13.80 2.75

Pastor and Helper - - - 5.00 Interpreter - - - - - - 25.00 Truck for moving to Nakijin 17.98

Postage - - - - - - - - -

1.50

Gasoline, service and oilRepair and parts - - - - Flat tire repair - - - - Three tires - - - - - POSTAGE

59.33
2.50

Total |i)U.44

Total
Full amount due- $300.98

$150. t)4

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...

there

is

no

man

that

hath

left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sal<e, and for the gospel's sake
but he shall receive a hundred fold now

in this time, houses, sisters, and mothers,

lands . . . ."

and brethren, and children,

Mark

and and

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Seedtime and Harvest

OCTOBER 1953 MELVIN and MARGUERITE HUCKINS Vol. 1 No. 8

RICKERSONS-ARRIVE

We claimed precious cargo from a Northwest Airliner* at Kadena Air port on September ITth. Nothing was marked '^FRAGILE" or "HANDLE WITH CA!RE" so with a generous amount of squeezing and "smacking we welcomed Marguerite's parents, Don and Fay Rickerson, to Okinawa. They axe enjoying the beauty of our island and already love and are loved by its people. Awelcome meeting was held in the Miyasato church Sunday S^. 20th. Noburo Izena of le Shima expressed for the Christians their joy in welcoming new missionaries to the islands. The folks, of course axe aiudous to go to thedr own island and the people who are waiting for ithem there. As soon as their home on iMiyako is liveable they will be on their way. In the meantime they are busy with correspondence, language
stiidy, and grandchildren.

We were so anaous to know how the boys would react to the long awaited arrival of their grandparente. We thought we were prepared for anything but we overestimated our son's ability to comprehend something as foreign as Grandpa and Grandma. After we had met tiie plane and Uie greetings were all over, Conny pulled impatiently on arm and said, "Mommy when are Grandpa and Grandma coming?" Evidently he didn't expect them to look like ordinary people. Tiny Tim was unfriendly to the

point of being hostile, but both boys were soon won over. Probably piggybajck rides and sugar cookies had something to do with it. Rickereons came toy freighter to Japan and from there to Okinawa by air.

IMADOMARI CHRISTIAN

KINDERGARTEN

Imadomari Christian Kindergarten met according to the Okinawan cus tom for a little formal opening ceremony September 16th an the village square. About sixty children and their mothers sat on the gnarled, widespreading trunk of a giant oak tree in the center of the square. The mi^^r, the white haired elder of the village and a member of tiie education toard dignified the foreground with its half circle of our bright yellow-seated kitchen chairs. Speeches were made by the mayor on behalf of the village and iby the education director on behalf of the board, ftfer^erite presented the plan and purpose erf Ihe kindergarten and our young teacher, Tomik KaMnohana, gave a few words of greeting.
The kindergarten meets in a little clearing under the shade of a Ing tree five mornings a week and is attended by about sixty childen. There is always a group of mothers aid grandmothers stan ding by to watch. It is worth all the ex tra time and pr^>araticm to see the tired old-young farm wife mothers who were not friendly before, now bow and smile; timidly anxious for their cihildri to be acknowledged or admired. They want us
... to visit in their homes and we think it

will not be too long until they come to our home for teaching their 'littlest' tell the story of Jesus at-home.

We are teaching them songs and stories and play related to the theme of God's love and care and their relationship to Him. tlHough pictures, flannelgraph and handwork. Tomiko 'promises to be an outstanding tea<dier.

We have faith and so has she that there tvill be enough money to pay her
salary' each month. Please pray for us and help if you cmiIf Coimy could pen his tribute to Grandparents it might sound like this:
TO GRANDPA AND GRANDMA

I've wondered and pondered and Timmy has, too. What is a Grandpa
and what does he do?

What ts a Grandma
does she

Where do they live how do they Now let me tell you

H^^'i ^
I*.

Br- W

What we have proved

f a n d a bus
a

what we found out

beyond shadow of doubt

Grandpa's a horste and train And good for a piggy back ride

In the
Grandma see half so well
as our mother

thinks
me and my

angels
brother.

But speaking of angels, there are

two close by We know 'cause we saw them come

down from the sky.

Okinawan kids have their

"ojee" and "obaw" But TImmy and me have Gramp and Grandma!
URGENT

the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have employed laborers together with us and with you who are worthy of their hire but we cannot pay them with out more funds. It should not be necessary to plead for the support of the ^pel, but that is the critical present situation. We believe our readers are interested in this work on.Okinawa and so we are making this final
plea which God will surely press upon your hearts.

The July iss-ue of SEEDTIME AND HARVEST carried a plea for the financial conditdon of this work. The last issue of the paper also spoke of the aieed as being critical, but as yet that need has not been supplied. Oiar appeal for support is not for us personally, feut for the preaching of

Four hundred dollairs is needed immediately to pay the accumulartdon of debts. This means that if eadi reader would just give one dollar above their regular offering our need would be .met. Please, please pray for this work
which is certainly worth at least one dollar.
Prayerfully, Mel and Marguerite Huckins

FROM THE FORWARDING SECRETARY

No financial stat^ent will be printed this month, each contributor h^ been personally aclaiowledged. Only a brief statement of finances will be printed here. Please note! Thai this dncloides from Oct. 120th only therefore of necessity the report is incomplete, several send their funds
the last of the month and the NEWSILiETrER must be in the, hands of the

printers not later than the 20th. Printing 400 NEWSLETTTERS plus post age will be near $34.00, Marguerite's laving-Link, all money deagnated for salaries, native pastoi*, payment on Mission debt to Mel, being niailed tiie 29th or 30th m&kes it impossible to estimate what the disburseonents will be. Next month thes figures will be printed in the report. BalanceOct. 1, Total Gen. Receipts Total L.L. Receipts Native pastor $ 2.63 $58.75 $55.00 $10.00

Balance cannot be estima/ted but

every cent not needed for News

letter will be sent to Mel.

Expense (printing Sept. financial report, plus postage)$8.05 Total due Mel Huckins for Mission expenses to Oct. 1, $383.59
Jerry Rude

Okinawa Christian Mission

c/o Gerald F. Rude
P. O. Box 5, Thorp, Wash.

Sec. 34.65 (e) P.L.&R.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID
Thorp, Washington
PERMIT NO. 1

Form 3547 Requested

Seth Wilson

Ozark

Bible College

Joplin, Miss.