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Mings Ray Mattie 1949 Japan PDF
Mings Ray Mattie 1949 Japan PDF
The above is given by me that any church may feel free to contribute to their support. Very sincerely yours,
Ernest P. Gast
After having graduated from Transylvania, where he majored in education, Mr. Mings
eame to Indiana in 1942 to enroll in Butler
We, the members of the board of elders and deacons of the Campbellsville (Ky.)
that time.
with Japanese people and the language througlv a cour.se taught by Dr. Nakarai in Japanese
language.
'' In a sense, we feel that we are not quali fied for such a great work. And yet wo know that too many people stand, back and do nothing because they feel they are not as well qualified as others. We feel that we do have two of the major qualilications: (1) Con
viction that Christ is the world's only Saviour
and that He is leading us into this work; (2) willingness to go where He leads." Other recruits preparing for Osaka Chris tian Mission are LeRoy Clark and Marybelle Boyd, students in the Lincoln Bible Institute. Mr. Mings will be available for speaking engagements near Kokomo, Ind., during the
Mr.
and Mrs.
Lonnlo,
his
wife, rccognize the importance of the missionary program for which Mr. Mings and
I am very happy to commend tho Ray Mings family as missionaries to the Osaka Cliristian
Mission. Ray has almost completed his educa
his wife have launched. We hereby endorse unanimously the important program as mapped out by this family.
tional preparation and will soon be ready to go to Osaka. Churches that would like to have him speak should contact him as soon as possible. The first thing necessary is to get living-link support. Any church that
would like to assume the support of one of
them or one of the children, or if two or three churches would co-operate in support
Mr. Mings is well qualified to pursue this course, and he is a , Christian. With these necessary qualifications, we know that he will make a great contribution to the mis
sionary field. Mr. and Mrs. Mings' back
for full time or part time, please get in touch with Ray Mings, Oakford, Indiana. The Mings have twin boys and one girl. I \vill be glad at any time also to visit any
church that would like to consider having their own missionary. I haye been in the
Mings' home, visited the church where he preaches, and have talked with his teachers. I firmly believe he is a loyal, earnest, reliable
man and will make a good missionary.
M. B. Madden
personally ac
As minister of Campbellsville (Ky.) church, I received Mr. Mings into the local church, Dec. 20, 1931. On Sept. 6, 1936, I received Mrs. Mings into tho church. They both proved to be very eEBcient members, and both became active in the young poople'8
work of the church.
been receiving their educational qualifications in various institutions, part of the time be
very enorgetie, and I am sure they are qualifled to serve as missionaries in Japan. FOR JANUARY aa, 1949 y