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elbow."village."get out to bring them. There was some rioting on thestreets that day and we dismissed early some whosehomes took them through more dangerous parts. The28th ofOctober, the day Greece said "No" to Italy,thus entenng World War II, is always a big day forprocessions and church gatherings, speeches, etc.This year, the processions were banned and defiancebegan to be shown at once. Curfews were imposed onsome towns and villages, which only aggravated matters, it seemed. Larnaca and Nicosia were neither oneunder curfew. We have always had school on thatday, but due to dangers on the streets we thought itbetter to let the girls stay at home. We advised theirstaying off the streets. In our quarter all was quiet,though six hours of trouble making was reported inthe trouble centers. Some girls and I walked out tothe school to. do some work, and would not haveknown anything was going on. We do not know thefuture, but there is work to do now. It has not keptstudents away from either boarding house or school.We have more than usual from foreign places. Workin villages may be somewhat curtailed (I don'tknow), due to possible danger. We have canceled ourfall picnic, thinking it not wise to take a large groupof girls out, not knowing what one might run into.Naturally we are all praying for a peaceful settlement of the situation, and most of all that the workof the Master may be able to continue, no matterwhat happens or what is decided.Some of us from Nicosia went to Larnaca for anafternoon and evening conference last Saturday. Itwas planned by the Conference committee, of whichMemour is the President, to see what can be done tokeep the Conference spirit working all year. Biblestudy, stirring messages and discussions occupied thetime, and some tentative decisions were made forwork in the near future. We were surprised to findMrs. Weir with her arm in a sling. As she said, "Iturned my ankle and broke my It seems to behealing well, and should be useable in about threeweeks time. We people in Cyprus don't seem to beable to stay on our feet !I don't know that the deaths of Miss HelenEgyptiades and of Dr. Mouradian have been reported in the Witness. They are familiar names tomany of you. The Egyptiades sisters have been connected with the Mission and with the school, eitherdirectly or indirectly, ever since it started. Dr. Mouradian was a leading elder in the Armenian congregation and a member of the Commission. Someone willbe needed to step into the work which he has laidaside.We are all kept quite busy and the prayer needscan grow out of what I have written, as the Lordleads you to see them. We don't want to be so busyabout "other" things that the things of the Lordwill be neglected.GLIMPSES . . . Continued from page 370serial form in The Banner, Christian Reformed paper. IfCovenanters of our day would read this book and otherbooks which portray the persecuting times and the willingness of men, women and children to suffer losses, sacrifices,fearful suffering and even death for the honor of Christ andHis truth, theywould be greatly strengthened in theirfaith and imbibe at least some of the martyr spirit. We needto be better informed and more deeply convinced of thetruth of the principles of the Covenanters.December 7, 1955Seed Time and HarvestBy Elizabeth McElroyDear Friends of the Witness:I wish again to thank the people at home fortheir interest in our work and the Synodical for theirfarewell gift box of fruit and candywhich was enjoyed on our tranquil and comfortable voyage back tothe land we love and the people we call our own inChrist.The ringing of bells periodically, girls in whiteuniforms running here and there in the yard and thesinging of psalms, tell me as I write here in myroom on third floor that school is in full sway. MissMcClurkin and Mr. Hutchinson report 580 studentsin both schools. Many of the teachers are asking howbest they can present the truths of the Word in theirBible classes.Last Friday night Rev. Awad spoke to the teachers of both schools about twenty-five in all. He told ofthe dear Saviour's dying love for us all. We felt thetouch of the Holy Spirit as he talked to us about ourresponsibility in carrying the news of a Risen Lordto the students under our care. "HE WHO CON-VERTETH THE SINNER . . . SHALL SAVE ASOUL FROM DEATH." James 5:20. May thisthought be uppermost in the minds of every teacheras we begin another school year.Intermediates in English on Sabbath meet at11 :00 A.M. in the big hall on first floor of the Girls'School. As the leaders talk of knowing the livingGod and the power of the Holy Spirit one senses aninterest and reverence that did not exist severalyears ago. At the end of one of the meetings a youngman from Homs, whose parents are Christians, stoodup and gave his testimony. He pointed to the pictureof the Lost Sheep on the wall and said that this wasthe state he was in before Christ found him. He wentinto great detail telling about how evil companionsin school had led him from one sin to another. Finallyfinding no happiness in this environment he went toa Christian friend who led him to seek God with allhis heart and God made Himself real to him. Now heis a teacher in the government school witnessing forChrist on every hand.Outside of their regular school work Mrs. Hutcheson and Mrs. Sanderson are returningcalls with meand these are some of the things we talk about."Where are your children? Elias is in America. Wadiais teaching in Zisser. Rafeek passed the government examinations. George is in the army. His going to a Protestant church in Damascus, alsofour or five others from his We are alwayswelcome and in some places they complain becausewe do not come oftener. We find the people are interested and long for the riches of grace and mercyand love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour.Evangelists tell us about their work. Rev. Ibrahim Besna of Benias has two services on Sabbath,one in Turkish for the Armenians and the other inArabic. Some of the members are moving away asthe Oil Company is transferring some of the workersto another place but Rev. Besna is not discouragedfor he says, "There is still work to be done if you'rewilling to get out and look for it."In Guanamia, Evangelist Yusef Besna's village,377