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Wilkinson Dale Peggy 1977 Japan
Wilkinson Dale Peggy 1977 Japan
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BRINGING
CHRIST'S LIGHT
(the LIGHT)
lutt. 4ilt
TO JAPAN'S
DARKNESS
SPRING, 1977
OcAR Friends,
ReCENTUVt WE HAD A VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE, BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND OEOQRAPHtCALLY*
SNOV, WE NAD BEEN LIVING IN ToKYO
We WERE
AS YOU
TAKING CARE OF
THE PaTTON'S MISSION WORK DURING THEIR HOME LEAVE AND ALSO WERE LIVING IN THEIR HOME,
Then after they returned to Japan last September, we moved into the second floor of the
NEXT door SAKURAYAMA ChURCH OF ChRIST BUILDING, UNTIL WE COULD RELOCATE. HOWEVER, BEING
UNABLE TO FIND SUITABLE HOUSING, WE WERE FORCED TO STAY FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS.
TIME, WE ASSISTED THE SAKURAYAMA CHURCH AND DaLE CONTINUED TO ASSIST
ANDREW
DURING THAT
PATTON
Yachiyodai City. Meanwhile wc saved as much money as possible and asked you to pray
AT
with
us concerning our need for more ADEqUATE HOUSING. FOR A WHILE WE WERE qUITE
DIRttOSRAtEO
AND WENT THROUGH A TOUGH TIME OF TESTING. BUT THE MANY CARDS, LETTERS, AND GIFTS SENT
US AT Christmas encouraged and strengthened us in many ways. Our situation has somplktkly
TURNED AROUND. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF YOUR PRAYING FOR US. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,
WE FELT WE
OIDN'T HAVE
A THING
TO WRITE HOME
ABOUT.
IS HAPPENING SO
For quiTE some we had been concerned about the work in the
Ctrt of IIdkosuka..
Yokosuka is located on a peninsula, south of Tokyo and Yokohama. The population is about
370,000. The United States maintains a naval base here| which is home port for the
Aircraft Carrier, "Midway." The Yokosuka First Church of Christ (Dai ichi Kirisuto no
NEW ADDRESS FOR DALE AND PEGGY WILKINSON
JAPAN'
222
has
WORKING HIS
THE CHURCH ON
HAVE BEEN
THAT
THE JONES*
BEEN ABLE
the
need
evangelism is so great, we
AND WE WORKED
STANLEY
BUT BECAUSE
LORO IN THEIR
TO DEVOTE MUCH
remember
SUNDAYS*
HAVE NOT
Because both
and
YOU
PROBABLY
JONES*
NiAGAHO
Prefecture*
ThERE
ARE
TWO ROOMS UPSTAIRS, JUST RIGHT FOR WARK AND BETH, WHO NEED A qUIET PLACE TO STUDY*
DoWN
STAIRS, WE HAVE A SMALL, BUT ADEQUATE EAT-IN KITCHEN, A BEDROOM FOR TiM AND B|LL, AND A
tlVINS ROOM, WHICH IS ALSO THE MASTER BEDROOM*
WE LIVE MOSTLY JAPANESE STYLE# INSTEAD
OF USING BEDS, WE LAY ON SOFT MATS AT NIGHT* ThCSE ARC STORED AWAY IN SPECIAL
CLOSETS
DURING THE DAYTIME, SO WE CAN USB THE RATHER SMALL ROOMS FOR OTHER PRUPOSES* We HAVE A
JAPANESE STYLE BATHROOM*
VERY HOT
WEAR
THE HOUSE*
ROOM
AND
TONKA
THE SMALL
TRUCK
IN
BEDROOM
WITH
HIS
FENCEO-IN
YARD
nieghborhood
ladies have
PING TO MEET PEQGY WHICH IS QUITE A CHANGE FROM lOKYO, WHERE WE AND EVERYBODY
STOPLl VED
ofpice/work center*
tion- IN
VARIOUS
small rooms
at the
church building as
HOPE
TO
PRODUCE
SLIDE
PROGRAMS
AND
the
an
congrega
OTHER AUDIO-VISUALS
FOR Evangelism, since there is such a shortage of teaching aids for Church of Christ workers
in Japan*
The past pew weeks, though, have been spent in getting reorganized from moving, and
DOING REPAIR WORK AND LONG OVERDUE CLEAN-UP AND YARD WORK AT THE CHURCH* FOLK8 LIVING,
NEAR THE CHURCH HAVE WELCOMED US AND ARE ENCOURAGING US* ONE LADY BAKED JAPANESE RICE
CRACKERS FOR US TO SNACK ON WHILE WE WORKED* WE WERE GIVEN A BAG OF ORANGES L^ST SUNDAY,
AND SOME ONE SECRETLY LEFT A BAG OF FERTILIZER IN THE CHURCH YARD. ONE ELDERLY LADY TOLD
OUR KIDS, "OOH*T GET DISCOURAGED BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS IN-SUCH BAD SHAPE* KEEP WORKING
hard, EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT ALRIGHT*" SHE SAID SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN AND WOULD COME TO
CHURCH*
In
iiiiilTlii'mriir
Afril, we
will
cegin
English
|fl|i||||H|||lH
MOSTLY
U. S* servicemen
in
Yokosuka*
and women
Already
linda
we
stationed
have
young
seggelkow,
made
nurse,
from
and
Rice.
Gary's
home
Grove Christian
'
Karen
^
church is
First Church
""
1.
REHABILITATION
MINISTRIES, HAS
US TO FOLLOW-UP ON
asked
TWO U. S. service
IN Yokosuka.
REQUESTED
BAPTISM*
PRAY
THAT WE WILL
BE SUCCESSFUL
IN GAINING
course, and
PRISON
one
ADMITTANCE INTO
600 BLESS YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL WAY IN WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN HELPING US*
Winter
for
Japan
too, but
now
Spring
has
arrived
and
we
arc
IT WAS
filled
Phillippians 4t4
has
TH|S
HARD
YOUR
Contributions
Rcembursed Funds
JAPAN
USA
$620.37
358.41
$1508.81
$2129.18
16376.93
16735.34
26.61
15.67
$1005.45
^159>79
Disbursements
$1790^42
TOTAL
42.35
$1B906.87
iaoi5.li
18174.91
$731.96
$7372.27
47.08
$7372.27
1623.96
263.14
$1028.74
671.11
$1576.88
263.14
1028.74
626.03
Ayro
Off ICEPhone-Postage-Etc
AuDIO->V|SUAL
evangelism
Children*s Education
Language Study
Bank Fees
221.59
122.68
90.00
1297.14
311.59
163.99
962.90
940.22
1104.21
5.33
15.44
1186.77
962.90
18.77
219.88
1186.77
1472.35
1472.35
$te015.11
$18174.91
122.68
219.88
1190.51
$6159.79
1190.51
1977 BUDGET
Livme LINK
ITEM
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
$230.77
$1000.00
$12000.00
69.23
300.00
3600.00
69.23
$369.23
TOO.OO
3600.00
$19200.00
$1600.00
YEARLY
SERVICE LINK
$23.08
$100.00
5.77
25.00
$1200.00
300.00
18.46
80.00
960.00
25.00
300.00
Misoellaneous8
5.77
9.23
9.23
Language Study
Insurance
11.54
5.77
40.00
40.00
50.00
25.00
480.00
480.00
600.00
23.08
100.00
1200.00
$111.93
$485.00
^5820.00
$481.16
$2085.00
$25020.00
Automobile Expenses
Other Travel
300.00
MAY 1977
+r!r K
"9
also-were l iving
"fi
+''ythe'eturned
to Church
Japan oflastChrist
September
we moved
into ll
the second floor of
Sakurayama
bui ldina
unT'T? "
^okv^ an^
Lh Yokohama.
YrK " The United States maintains^ a peninsula
soutXhere
of
Tokyo
naval base
The Yokosuka First Church of Christ was establ ished over 20 years ago
sev?arveTrs'?hfr|-'''T^T
'^i"9of old
in Yokosuka
fo^
veral years,the bui loing
which was constructed ' out
ship planks
off
+h
lunZ'
visi+I
Sunday
^ medical from
lab technician,
who isa month
workingto his
way
col lege,commutes
Tokyo three times,
preach
to fi l l
fn^+LT
the puloit.
A so.
Because the need and the opportunity for evangel ism arc so great,we were
lannia school
hT "'T
Jones
language
in Nagano Prefecture.
rhur^r^ Th
whTnepH . nf^V"?
upstairs, just right for Mark and Beth,
nup+r +
u ! ^
Downs+aiPs we have a smal l but adewhich IS also the
th master
+ ^ bedroom. We Tim
Bi l l, Japanese,
and a. l styjl
iving room
l iveandmostly
In-
stead of using beds we l ie on soft mats at night which are stored away
1"
closets during
the a day
so we can use
the rather
l rooms
for other purposes._
We have
Japanese-style
bathroom.
One smal
scrubs
and
r nses before soaking up to the neck in very hot water which is most
iaxing once you get settled in. Of course, we never, never wear-shbes
in The
house,
?ilt? h\1 T ^
friends. He is now able to pedal around on his
andd said thl^
^ bread
Sammurai
that he didn t have enough money to buy the
too. sword
He
often goes on exploration trips, and through his efforts, we have al-
home
^nd
o + the afternoon
+<'3y, with
Mark them.
and BethBimet
fourteen-year-old
qirls
and spent
l ly three
is able
to play in the town-
70^^%
Just offyard
the without
kitchen Peggy
and even
playtowith
Tonka truckr-in ^^/hedroom
the smal l fenced-in
having
worryhisa-
Changewalfrom
unfriendly stone
ls.
Mi lton Jones and Dale have appropriated two smal l rooms at the church
bui lding as an office/work center. Along with'doing work on the bui ld
duce sl ide programs and other audio-visuals for evangel ism, s?nce there
JapL '^
worker in
The past few weeks have been spent in getting reorganized from movino
and doing repair work and long overdue cleanup and yard work at the
church. Folks l iving near the church have weiLed uHnd are enL^aaing us. One lady baked Japanese rice crackers for us to snack on whife
we worked.
secretly left a bag of ferti l izer in the church yard. One eideriv lariv
bad
because
building
in such
shape. Keep working hard, everything
wi l the
l work
out alisl riahr"
"
IndonI^h
course
and one has requested baptism. Pray that^ Bibie
we wi correspondence
I I be successful
In
gaming admittance into this prison to reach these men.
Be careful what you say, for you speak for all eternity.
*****
mmJL^
M
at
BRINGING
Bfl 0D
CS
^D ,
(the LIGHT)
"Th#
ttut liotd in dortoWM
darteWM
"tha paopl* tiat
au
MW a gr*at lifkt...'
light..."
CHRIST S LIGHT
riRiStrv
\J ^
lUtt.
Hatt. 4a
4il4
TO JAPAN S
DARKNESS
Afii& fsnnr
August, 1977
Dea/i pUlencLdf
-*
jp f
^^
lAi gean aoLi^e Aiudent ieacheA jund<m Sckooi and kedpA in mann uxigA*
ajm^aio
kedpA
oat
witkI ike pneackinn
oa. docA m. kahamuAa. a Bibde
codiene -'L
gnaduaie*
m.
n
^
,
I>
'/ / / ,
.. / _ r
t J.:
viceA, iOe ane now noiaiing pneacking. neAponAibiditieA, 0 pneack once a monik in
ike manning, and twice a mon^ in ike evening, AdAo, 0 am in ckange of /kunAdau nigkt
Bibde Aiudg and have Aianted a Sundag Sckood cJjoaa fon new conveniA, Add of :aiiA
pneacking and teaching muAt be im QapaneAe, Ao 0 muAt Apend a gneat dead of time in,
Atudg, jundau Sckooi koA expanded, fnom guAt two cdxiAAeA fan Aniadd ckiLdnen to five
cdoAAeA fon <SJL age gnoupA, feg teackeA 1-3 gnodeA, combined, and f^ank kedpA teack
ike ^n. Hi and Hi Sckooi fdoAA, On iuAt two weekA, Jd pe.opde wild begin coming to
ike ckunck to Atudg fngdidk and ike Bibde, HiidtonL and Banbana ^oneA ane in change
of ikid pnognam and we widd be kedping tkem witk it,
FAHiOUy kfWS /^kAok koLA foand d pant-time job wonking in ike meat depanimext of a
docad Aupenmanket, He La deoAning kow to Adtce meat, JapaneAe Atgde, Hecentdg ke
WOA pneAented witk. kid owp. butcken knife and cutting tabde, of wkick ke id veng pnoud,
LoAt might, ke netunned kome aponiing a A-iiced fingen, oa if kid wound wene a medad
of konon, Betk and Katkg ^oneA have been ^ing anound to AckoodAkanding out tnactA
and kandbiLLd adventiding the new fngdiAk/Bibie cdoAAeA, !keg kave Aucceeded in geting Aevenad gixuLd to come to ckunck and now ike Jn, Hi, Hi ScOiood fdoAA id ike dang'
eAt and moAt entkuAioAtic one in ike Sundag Sckood, !im and B'iid Apend moAt of ikein
time pdaging outdoonA. /im enpogA niding nid bike and id often off on a big game
n fI
3'^ "
Ui(i^iian fkunck), ^en /^e^en (fne^ident Dnive ^k of Ikn^iJ, and KIuk Waiken
(FahfieU, Okio, fkunck of(knUi) kave aU ^ven valuable odv^^e and <Yp4^ianae
to Bnoiken Ron in connection witk bookkeeping, auditing, and ^n ike fJMna oiU of
fonjtu fon ike U. S. dntennal Revenue Senvice. Tkank ^ou all veny. veny muck!I!!!!I!
fifASf fRAyi 3t Aeesrv5 ikat we one continually plaq^ued witk kou^Ajnjy pjwble^. We
wdle only able io ^ecune a one yean lea^e onoun koufe in !/oko/}uka. Ike ie^e wUi
be up FAfwdny <)\ Ike ownen^ one liviny in Ikailand, ^and have plaru to n^unn to
%pan and waA ikein koiue back, but tkene ip a pop^J>UUu ikey miyht ^iay yilha^land lonaen. We one faced witk ike possibility of haviny io move aaain
tern sko^ montks. We must make a decision soon wkeiken to seanck fan anotken koi^e
on io neiunn io ike States fon funlouyk, som^at eanlcen ^an oAayJujnally plx^^.
We need wisdom fnom ike Land io make ike niykt decxscon. We <^0 need about $3,000
fon inavel back to Okio, im case ikat becomes necessany. fen^ps youn ckun^, uoi^
Loup, on you younselL would like io serd funds, des^yn^ed fon tk^ punpose. Fkike
?Aec/w payablito: fapanese Cknisiian Senvices, Inc., Inavel hand.
Address
FORWARDING ADDRESS -
Non-profit Organization
R eq uested
P.O.BOX 14652
CINCINNATI,OHIO 45214
U.S. Postage
PAI D
Ci nc in no ti,Oh i o
PHONE: (513)
(51 921-6631
Pe rm i I
0! eta liOidger
Klesion Servieee
Box 177
Kempton, IH 46049
No. 1562
Wi Ik I h
rtJi
Lfl
it
(thi> LIGHT)
TO JAPAN'S
0^l<
DARKNESS
flfs
Afi!& pm&Y
6-6, 3 CHOME, HIRASAKU, YOKOSUKA CITY SjS, JAPAN
DECEMBER,
Pear Co-workers,
IttovEMBER
25,1977
Milton and Barbara Jones together with their children returned to the U# S on an
EMERGENCY BASIS ON NOVEMBER 5 1977 TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE FOR THEIR THREE YEAR OLD SON, ErIC.
He HAS A SEVERE FORM OF LEUKEMIA. ThE JoNES ARE NOW LIVING NEAR OKLAHOMA C|TY. ThEIR
ADDRESS IS
Del City, OK
751I5.
I AM SURE THAT THEY WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR NOTES OF ENCOUl^AQEMENT AT THIS TIME, WITH
MENTION THAT YOU ARE PRAYING FOR THEM, AS THEIR FORWARDING AGENT RECENTLY WROTE,"PLEASEi
PLEASE PRAY, ThE DOCTORS HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO, ONLY PRAYERS CAN PERFORM MIRACLES,*'
We Wilkinsons are in the process of moving into the jones rented house, I, Dale, have
ADDRESS
Barbara Jones and Milton Jones teaching and preaching responsibilities. Our new
Dale and Peggy Wilkinson
258
Japan,
The Yokosuka First Church of Christ continues to be a beehive of activity. We have fixed
UP A couple of old rooms for the young people (jr. Hi through college). It has a:reaoy
proven to be popular. We are now very busy in preparation for the holiday season, planning
MOVIES, church dinner, SUNDAY SCHOOL PARTY, CHRISTMAS PLAY, ETC, W|TH THE JONES IN THE U, S,
THEREFORE, WE,
GROWING INTEREST IN THIS LITTLE CHURCH CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GROWTH. WE KNOW THAT THE LORD IS
BOTH LEADING AND PROVIDING IN SPITE OF THE MANY TRIALS AND OBSTACLES WE MUST PASS THROUGH.
We are THINKING
WiJAirLdon.
P^QE 3
CHRISTIAN
reprinted
DSYS
AND CONSULTATIONS WITH 8 DIFFERENT DOCTORS AND LAB TESTS, IT WAS DISCOVERED ERIC WAS ON ONLY
40^ normal AMOUNT OF RED BLOOD* ThE TENAT|VE DIAGNOSIS WAS EITHER LEUKEMIA OR APLASTIC
ANEMIA, BOTH
qUITE
SERIOUS*
ALL
THE DOCTORS
ADVISED IMMEDIATE
RETURN TO THE
STATES FOR
WHATSOEVER, THIS
POSED A SERIOUS
PROBLEM*
WE WERE ABLE TO
We left Japan November 5^ arriving 14i^ hours later in Oklahoma City where our ppC7QR^_
NURMA^NEI>-SmaLL,"HAO PrADEACtHrCESSAT^P^RELTirrNXRl^~TnfRANlS^
FOR FrIC'^S ADMITTANCE t6"
Oklahoma CHiLORgij's Memorial hospital* Fric'S j Doctors in the Clinical Research Center are
AMONG
THE
Nation's
best
in
their
particular
fields*
The
hospital
and personnel
are
Further tests confirmed Eric has AML-a type of leukemia usually found in.adults over 23
AND much more DIFFICULT TO TREAT THAN OTHER TYPES* ThE DOCTORS HAVE BEEN QUITE HONEST IN
STATING Eric's chances*->'-most babies die soon*
After diagnosis
and treatment
strengthen Eric's
concition, Chemo-
ONE DRUG IS
When he
resumes
body's bacteria*
Most
lost during
this period
because of complications*
Your specific prayers for him during this 8-week period will mean so much*
BY "MAINTENANCE" TREATMENT
AS A BONE MARROW
DNOEFINATELY*
TRANSPLANT
LEUKEMIA '^STUMTflRiaf) TO
DONOR IN
BEON
TESTED
FAliS*
WORK*
Because of the uncertainty of the situation, we have taken a 1 year emergency leave* All
OF QUR preaching AND TEACHING WORK HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY OUR CO-WORKER, DALE WILKINSON, |N
ADDITION TO HIS OWN WORK* HE BEARS A HEAVY WORK LOAD.; BRAY FOR
I WILL RETURN TO JAPAN FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS IN JANUARY TO
BUSINESS AND
PERSONAL AFFAIRS*
AFTER
BE AVAILABLE
Page 3
WHICH STRENGTHEN AND ASSURE US* We PRAY GoC*S WILL BE DONE WHERE ERJC IS COHCERNEO* WE LIVE
EACH DAY ONE AT A TIME* SHOULD YOU DESIRE TO HELP, SEND GIFTS TO ErICCmeRGENCY FUND,
C/O Eva & B* F* Wilson, Forwarding Agentsj 1217 S* Fannin, Amarillo, Texas
79t02*
that time,
^RIC WAS but OF THE HOSPITALHE HAD BEEN OUT FOR A SHORr PERiOS OF TIRISf 9UT WAS RETURNING
THE NEXT DAY FOR MORE CHEMOTHERPY TREATMENT# Ml L,TON STATED THAT |T LOONS LI|KE THE ObCTOSS
MIGHT HAVE ACHIEVED "REMISSION*' AS FAR AS ErIC'S AML IS CONCERNED* fHCRE ARE HOPES THAT
AFTER MORE TREATMENTS ERIC CAN BE PUT ON "MAINTENANCE"* MiLTON WILL BE RETURNING TO JAPAN
ON 12/30/77 f^OR THE MISSION BUSINESS HE SPOKE ABOUT ABOVE* The LORS IS BLESSING* YOUR
PRAYERS FOR ERIC AND THE REST OF THE JONES FAMILY ARE NEEDED*
We praise
us finally
raise
Wilkinson's salary to a
DECENT LEVEL*
IT |S CERTAINLY NOT WHERE WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE; BUT IT IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT
OVER RECENT YEARS# MaNY THANKS TO GOD'S PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE*
THIS
FEELING, DALE'S
SALARY
IS
PAID
BEFORE
ANYTHING
ELSE*
FORTUNATELY, THE
WORK
OF
HAS
survived; but many things have gone UND0NE**T>UE to the LACK OF FUNDS*
Working funds
MINISTRY TO GROW*
must be
effectiveness of Dale's
and Peggy's
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TAKEN ON DOUBLE WORK DUE TO THE JONES' RETURN TO THE STATES*
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE WORKING FUND NEEDS
Automobile:
Dale is currently
It's
TheRE IS ALSO
There
are
purposes*
Tracts and
Dale
efforts
to
If you
has
think we have
requested
develop
literature always
a cassette
filmstrips
come
in handy*
and
tape
slide
deck
to
programs
All of these
drive in Japan*
aid
in a tape
for evangelism
require
your g!fts*
Page 4
Furlough Fund; Our travel fund is all but depleted at the present time. With Dale and
Peggy planning tentatively to return to the U. S. in 1979. we must be ready to bring them
HOME.
These are uust a few of the needs at present. Would you consider helping? Even a small
MONTHLY GIFT WILL GREATLY ADVANCE THE WORK |N YoKOSUKA CiTY, JAPAN. BeLOW IS A FORM YOU MAY
USE TO GIVE US SOME IDEA OF HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GATHERING OF THESE NEED
ED ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
Yes, I SEE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WORK FUNDS AND WANT TO
HELP.
INCREASE MY GIVING
ADDRESS
CITY
ZIP CODE
Thank you very much for your help in supplying the needed WORK FUNDS. May the Lord Rtantv
BLESS YOU. We of JAPANESE CHRISTIAN SERVICES, INC. WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Your brother in Christ Jesus,
(/ James
Ji
H. Spicer, ^Phell&oent-
FORWARDING ADDRESS -
Address
Cor rec t ion
Requested
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CINCINNATI,OHIO 4S2I4
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U.S. Postage
PAID
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Kenipton, IN 46049
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