INGINO CHRIST TO ALL IN DARKNESS

Afrtcan M(!t!|nstian^

Vol. 8-No. 1 Belgian Congo, Africa First Quarter, 1955

Harshe's Accept the Challenge"WE ARE READY TO GO BRETHREN,

WILL YOU SEND US"?Wretched, pitiable, comfortless, hopeless, sinful and Christless

are a few adjectives which aptly describe the Belgian Congo's12 million black tenants. In body they endure a miserableexistence. In mind they are ignorant of even the saving gospelof Christ. In spirit they are without God. Their culture permitsadultery, lying, hatred, laziness and thievery. Their pagansuperstitions breed " "witchcraft, exorcisingof evil spirits, revel- ^||||||||||[^^

and godless- '1|Hness. Thus there canbe drawn only oneconclusion millions > 1 eof neverdying souls f fein the Congo aredoomed to a Christ-

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waste ma- fP!and money by Sk ,

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that we devote our " m. and mhs. hilives to planting and watering among these people so that Hecan grant an increase. We do not presume to expect God to helpus do it, rather we are asking the Lord to let us help Him harvestthose precious souls. We feel much as Jeremiah did when hedeclared there was a burning fire shut up in his bones; for thereis a compulsion to go, make disciples, baptize and teach. Godloves them as dearly as He loves the civilized American. Wecannot face Him if we have respect to persons and Ignore thefact that they are fellow-humans also made in God's image withevery spiritual capability which we have.

We are ready now to go, brethren. Will you send us? We would liketo visit you and tell you or show you by slides of the need of the natives,the present Christian labors among them and our plans to there serve God.

Reprinted from the AFRICAN Quarterly Magazine of the AfricanChristian Mission.

Please send, all correspondence and contributions to Ronald Harshe,

MR. AND MRS. HARSHE AND FAMILY

RECRUITS ARE WELL PREPAREDAND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harshe and their three children haveprepared themselves over a period of several years to go tothe Belgian Congo with the Gospel of redemption In JesusChrist. They have carefully studied the field and know personallythe Humphreys, Crowls and Miss Brown, who are already on thefield.

-r- ? I Personal recom-j mendations have

come from manysources Ministers,Elders, Bible CollegeProfessors and otherChristian brethren.

Harshe's metTrustees of

^ :-MgL J'he African ChristianMission, February 1,'1955 for a discussionof their hopes andplans. After a

I thorough understand-been

Doctors'I examination records

had been studied, theTrustees unanimouslycalled the youngcouple for service in

V > ; the Belgian Congo.^ESr^>- , \ Both Mr. and Mrs.wmr were borni AND famIiy" ' ' 1928 near Lima, Ohioand received their public school education in the same schoolsin Allen County. They were married in 1946, and now havethree childrenJohnny, 4%; Eddie, 2; and Jeanette, 3 months.

Soon after becoming Christians in 1948 in the RousculpChurch of Christ near Lima, they enrolled in the Cincinnati BibleSeminary. Mr. Harshe graduated from that school in 1952.

During the past six years Mr. Harshe served first as ministerof the Garfield Church of Christ and then as minister of theRousculp Church of Christ, both near Lima. For the last ninemonths of 1954 he worked near Battle Creek, Michigan, in achurch planting venture.

Soon after the Mission Trustees had accepted them, the Lationia Christian Church, Covington, Ky., where Joseph D. Hill ministers, invited themto visit the congregation. The Church, upon hearing Brother Harshe, votedto accept him as their living link and also to give SI.000.00 toward the purchase of a new Chevrolet Suburban Carryall for mission use.

The Harshes are now working to raise the rest of the necessary living-link, travel and outfitting expenses. They are available to churches to presentthe work of the Mission in the Belgian Congo. Mr. Harshe is equipped tofrhow slides of the work being done by Guy Humphreys and his co-workers.For speaking engagements write Ronald Harshe. P. O. Box 6, Station C.

LATONIA CHRISTIANVOLUME 14 COVINGTON, KY., FEB. 25, 1955 NUMBER 52

LATONIA CHRISTIAN

Brother Ronald Harshe is Our New Living-Link Missionary To Bomili, BelgianCongo, Africa, As of February 1, 1955! Doesn't He Have a Wonderful Family?

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T 1- Harshe family at the Dedication service February 6, 1955, 4:30 p. m. Reading left to right-John, tour and one-half years; Ronald; Edward, eighteen months; Betty, Jeanette seven weeksIt was the unannnous action of our elders, minister, and the Advisory Council that we withdraw

all support of the Cebu Christian Mission Field. After much prayer and deliberation we reached thisdecision. The congregation unanimously upheld the action of the leaders of the church

We pray that God will guide those who now direct the Cebu Christian Mission(M k 16^5) enlarge our missionary program to "preach the gospel to evei-y creature"