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76these hospitals is no longer as significant as it used to beat the beginning.Preaching the Word of GodPreaching the Word is adirect and simple declarationof God's redemptive work in Jesus Christ, His onlybegotten Son, done with the purpose of bringing people toChrist for salvation.Although the direct pulpit ministryis limited to a fe w, preaching the Word is the most co m monmethod of proclaiming the Good News to the people. Preachingthe Word was the center of concern for the early KukiChristians.Pettigrew and Crozier were preachers of the Word ofGod. They learned the Kuki language, so they could makeGod's Word clear and understandable to their hearers.Pettigrewfirst learned the Tangkhul dialect and translated theNew Testament into Tangkhul. When he shifted hisstation to Kangpokpi, he began to learn the Kuki dialect.In 1927 he wrote the Kuki Story Book a nd published it inKuki.Both of these missionaries had afair knowledge ofthe Kuki language.Although they needed interpreters intheir preaching they could be easily understood in theirconversation.The missionaries held an annual Christian conferencein which preaching the Word of God was the main focus of theprogram.The missionaries appointed the first two Kukievangelists, Helkhup Chongloi and Khupsei Misao.Helkhup