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iTIIGHTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
KaluPastor and the ordination service where old Tika
Pastor took the sermon were extemely good. We had
the feeling that our church is well founded when we
are able to listen to the evangelical and Christ-centric
witnesses of such servants of the Lord.
So we feel inspired to work on in the name of Christ,
until His day.
Edel and Magnus Haugst.ad.
TILAB.ANI.
This is a two years annual report, namely, for 1952
and 1953.
Outwardly the Tilabani congregation has not grown
veTy much. A few persons from here and there and a
feOw families have been added to the congrega.tion. But,
inwardly we notice growth and spiritual awakening.
Something which has given us joy and hope in the
work is that the young people's work is continuing to
grow. In this period of time there have been held several
young peoples rallies, with visiting speakers both from
our mission and other missions. Several of our young
people have also had the opportunity to travel to big
gatherings and su.mmer schools held at other places.
This has thus brought them back rejoicing and the result
is that they have begun a young people's organiZation
here in Tilabani. This is functioning very well. On their
program they have Bible hours e.nd go out in the villages
for to proclaim the Gospel. It is our hope that our
Christians themselves begin to feel the responsibility for
their own people, and that it will help in the outward
irowth of the congrega.tion.