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MALAYAN STORY
In one large village where there was a small group of Christians, eighty accepted Christ as their
personal Saviour and a school teacher came our openly. In another, thirty accepted Christ and in
another twenty made decisions, of which eleven have already been baptized. A government official
was converted in one place and is helping the leadership in the continued witness there. In another
village thirty young people came to Christ and are growing in spiritual maturity. In one village a
mother who wanted to believe, brought her 14 year old son who was the problem boy of the
village. He was not only converted himself, but next day brought another boy to be converted.”
First baptisms at Serdang 12.12.1954 “In many villages” Paul continued, “our campaign was the
turning point for many. Faithful groundwork had been done by the resident missionaries. The open
air meetings with the Gospel preached by Asian Christians in their own dialects, was the deciding
emphasis many needed. In some places people gave in their names to believe after we had gone.
Generally speaking, the villages visited were awakened to a better understanding of what the
missionaries are there for, and what they are doing. Many were convicted that Christ is a Saviour.
Perhaps your prayers especially for the missionaries as they seek to follow up the work, will translate
this into Christ being their Saviour.”
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In one large village where there was a small group of Christians, eighty accepted Christ as their
personal Saviour and a school teacher came our openly. In another, thirty accepted Christ and in
another twenty made decisions, of which eleven have already been baptized. A government official
was converted in one place and is helping the leadership in the continued witness there. In another
village thirty young people came to Christ and are growing in spiritual maturity. In one village a
mother who wanted to believe, brought her 14 year old son who was the problem boy of the
village. He was not only converted himself, but next day brought another boy to be converted.”
First baptisms at Serdang 12.12.1954 “In many villages” Paul continued, “our campaign was the
turning point for many. Faithful groundwork had been done by the resident missionaries. The open
air meetings with the Gospel preached by Asian Christians in their own dialects, was the deciding
emphasis many needed. In some places people gave in their names to believe after we had gone.
Generally speaking, the villages visited were awakened to a better understanding of what the
missionaries are there for, and what they are doing. Many were convicted that Christ is a Saviour.
Perhaps your prayers especially for the missionaries as they seek to follow up the work, will translate
this into Christ being their Saviour.”
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