Covenanter Witness Vol. 86 - Rparchives.org

Homespun VerseNEWMartha Ellen SearleLIFEWhen Joyce Kilmer saw beyond the "tree'He'd never even heard of me.Nor you.But God around us every dayHears me when I kneel to pray.And you.Trees' branches reach up to the skiesLike every man before he dies.Have you?They breathe the sweetness of the airAnd do not seem to have a care.Do you?Christ says that He will turn us freeFrom burdens carried needlessly.It's true.In autumn, too, as leaves all lieI think of Christ who came to dieFor youAnd me.But springtime brings the new life outAs Christ arose and goes aboutFor meAnd you.For all our sins our Christ has paid.To do His work He asks our aid.Both youAnd me.So seven days of every weekMay every word that we both speakBe kind,For Him.In New York, London, or in Rome,In school, or office, shop, or homeBe trueTo Him.As birds awaken me each dayTo live for Him is what I pray.You, too?The Doctor of Hoa Khanhfrom page 10Dr. and Mrs. Long and their three small children liveon the hospital grounds. People continually ask Bob how hecould bring his family into the danger and living conditionsof Viet Nam, but Christians will understand his motivation.His wife Judith is as concerned for the patient's spiritualwelfare as he is, and she hopes to be able to communicatewith the children in the hospital as soon as she learns thelanguage. The World Relief Commission is attempting toengage a substitute doctor temporarily so the Longs will beable to take ten weeks of intensive language study.Other personnel is also desperately needed: two morefull-time doctors—another pediatrician or general practitionerand a surgeon or orthopedist, at least two Americannurses to help with the training of over 30 Vietnamesenurses, a laboratory technician, a maintenance man, ahospital administrator and a full-time Vietnamese children'schaplain.In addition to personnel, there are several items ofequipment which are needed plus, financial backing for thehospital—an estimated $350,000 for this year (about equalto the entire budget for the remainder of the World ReliefCommission's world-wide ministry). WRC estimates it willhave to increase its budget by a half million dollars to supportthe hospital for three years.Surely the Lord who established this work and guidedthe Longs so definitely to it is able also to sustain it withpersonnel and finances.ProfilePRE-SYNODIC CONFERENCE(Sponsored by the Bible Department of Geneva College)June 10 —June 12, 19711 P.M. on June 10 through 12 P.M. June 12"FOR CHRIST'S CROWN"' 'A Discussion of the Natureof Christ' s Kingdom''Speakers:Dr. Robert TweedProfessor of Bible, Geneva CollegeDr. S. E. BoyleChristian Government MovementDr. Bernard ZylstraProfessor at the Institute for ChristianStudies, Toronto, CanadaCosts:$2.50 Registration Fee$3.95 Housing and LinenMeals will be served in the College CafeteriaCOVENANTERWITNESS