Covenanter Witness Vol. 53 - Rparchives.org

coming,"Latakia News BriefsHerbert A. HaysThe Hays family spent seventeen days in Bab Jennehand seventeen days in Bahamra during themonths of July and August. Muallim Sukur Yusufwas in Bab Jenneh. Each morning and evening wehad family prayers on the porch in front of thehouse. Quite a number of the villagers attended andMuallim Sukur explained the portion read. Duringthe day, we visited and were visited.In Bahamra, we did much the same, but fewerpeople came in for the morning prayers. Probably because in Bahamra, we have a compound to ourselves.Also, it was fig time and people were gathering theirfigs.The month of September was spent in Latakia.with the exception of four days that we spent seeingthe fair in Damascus.Harold Hutcheson left Latakia the latter part ofJuly after serving his short term of three years inthe Latakia High School. We would like to have hadHarold stay and help out this year when we were soin need of his help, but he felt that he wanted to gethome.C. T. Hutcheson spent about three weeks inCyprus visiting his brother Rev. T. M. Hutcheson.Miss McClurkin arrived in Latakia after her furlough in America on Election day, September 24.Mrs. Hutcheson and Rev. Awad left the Export Boatin Beirut and came to Latakia on Wednesday, September 29. The boat did not arrive in Latakia untilOctober 2.The following paragraphs are from a letterwhich I received from Dr. P. C. Krikorian of theChristian Medical Center in Beirut."This letter is to congratulate you and thankyou, your colleagues in the Mission there, the principal of the school, and your Mission Board, for thewonderful work you are doing there in God's kingdom. I have never seen the school in Latakia but thesweet fragrance of it has reached us here in Labanon."We are now having a C. E. Convention of theArmenian C. E. Societies of Syria and Lebanon. Ithas been on since the 3rd of September and it willclose tomorrow morning (the 13th). There are delegates from Egypt, Greece and our evangelist we haveinvited from France. We are having a real spiritualbanquet. There is a group of 150 youngmen andwomen gathered from all over. The delegation fromKessab region is quite strong this year. With suchcourage young people get up in quick succession inthe evangelistic metings and give their testimonies,offer prayers of repentance and testify for the Lord.It is a thrill to be in one of those meetings. As youngpeople got up to tell of how they had come to acceptChrist as their Saviour, in several instances the HighSchool in Latakia was mentioned. It gave me suchjoy to hear this and I thought I should be writingabout it to you and specially thank you for the workyou are doing and the harvest you are reaping forthe Kingdom. I am sure it will be a tonic for you andall your co-workers to hear this. I am sure as missionaries you have had periods of depression whenyou might be tempted to question whether the results are worth all the sweat, tears and blood thathave gone into the work. No doubt teachers in theschool have had times of discouragement when they280might have questioned how long theyshould continue to make sacrifices and teach in a mission schoolwhen they will be much happier and better rewardedin another school or another job altogether. Friends,do not give in at all to such thought. You are doing awonderful piece of work and it is well worth all thatyou all can put into it. Just think of it, You are winning souls. And Jesus says, "Everyone of those soulsworld."you win is worth more than all the rest of theThere is joy among angels in heaven over the workyou are doing. Is there any cause for discouragementor to be depressed ? Take courage and new strength,and continue in doing what you are doing till Jesuscomes. He will not be long. "Hold the fort, for I amJesus signals still."May the Lord bless you all on the field, blessyour Mission Board, bless all your churches andevery member of them who are praying and giving oftheir means liberally to support the mission and itsschools."Please convey my thanks and congratulationswherever it is due."With love in the Saviour's precious Name,Your brother,P. C. Krikorian.Witnessing in Zahleh, LebanonBy Rev. William Lytlein the Reformed Presbyterian WitnessWe have finished another school year which hasbeen a very interesting one. The longer I live themore convinced I become that the finest service onecan render any people and Christ is to teach and trainyoung men and women in the knowledge of Him.Since that is so, there is nothing to equal a boardingschool where you have the young people with you allthe time. You see them in all their moods and tenses,and get to know them, so that you can talk to themabout their different problems. One needs to be anexpert at personal work in order to get the best outof a boarding school. Instead of our usual conferenceat the end of the school year we invited a number ofkeen Christian young men to spend a week-end withus during the last month of school. As most of themwere laymen and some of them nearly as young assome of our older boarders we felt it would be goodfor our older boys especially to hear young menaround their own age speak for Christ and tell whatHe had done for them and in them.We were also fortunate in being able to makecontact with an old friend of the Antioch days whowas passing through Beirut and who had a model ofthe Tabernacle. We invited him to spend some timewith us. He fitted up the model and gave some of ussome interesting and challenging talks which mademost of our boys think very seriously. His last meeting was an especially serious and heart-searchingone, and quite a few of our boys claimed to have cometo a definite experience of Christ, and others weremade to think more seriously about their salvationsthan they had ever done before. Very definite sowingof the Word took place and we continue to pray thatthe Holy Spirit will bring the message given to theremembrance of the young people and make it bringforth fruit abundantly. One never knows when amessage given may bring forth fruit. It is our re-COVENANTER WITNESS