WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

It was a doubtful undertaking to incur the expense
of opening a station on such conditions. However,
it was felt that God was leading, so the couple settled
in the village of Khesanh a few days before a
French holiday. The local official, an Annamese,
had arranged to celebrate the holiday by having an
Annamese theatrical performance, and had invited
all the Khaleus to attend.
When the gala day came, the theatrical troupe had
not arrived, and the official had to find some other
way of entertaining the tribesmen who were there in
great numbers. The only substitute he could find
was our preacher, and as a last resort he invited him
to preach his new religion. An interpreter was pro¬
vided, and for three days the gospel was given to the
Khaleus under the auspices of the local government.
It was the Lord's way of introducing His messenger.
The result was that from the very beginning the
Annamese missionary's house was filled with in¬
quirers, and within six months a number of these
tribespeople had been converted. A little church has
been organized, although the missionary does not yet
have permission to hold regular meetings. Another
tribe in this district has been visited, but there are at
least two more tribes in the Hue district and many
others farther west who have not yet heard of Jesus
and His love.
The missionary who was located at Kratie in Cambodia
worked from there among the Pnong tribe