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Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Burnside

MAY

i960

of Honolulu
P.O. Box 612

Waianae, Hawaii

jast evenin^r I stood on the backsteps oT~"

our church "building- as the sweet strains of

pja over'balance of military folk tends to

scare awa^ the local people.

FACIL IT lES OVERTAXED

a hymn floated through the open door,

!Phree

girls a rilipino, a Samoan, and a Porto Ricanwere practising a special numlDer to sing next Lordis Day. Less than a month a^jo

Due to the increased attendance, our

two of these girls were not Christians. It is an old, "but ever thrilling story, and the
story is the same the world over, when one

facilities aJe now strained to the very lim it. We are in desperate need of more class

rooms "but see no possi"ble way to get them now. (Xir present property indebtedness is

accepts Christ his heart is filled with j)y and he is gripped with a desire to serve the
Christ he so recently scorned.
REVIVAL

nov; only $935.00; "but until this is retired

it looks likB we ill continue "bulging at the

seams. Vfe recently "bought 32 unpainted chairs, and need more already. A piano

fund, started a year a^jo, still is $250.00

short of the p^oel. Our folk here keep plu^

During our revival meeting just closed

there v/ere ten added, seven of them "by "bap tism. Most of these were teen-age young peo ple. One, however, was an ex-m^sxine who now

ging av/ay and doing their "best, "but continue to need your help. They have "borne virtu

makes his home in Maili. Sveryone agreed it was a great meeting, and that the church v/as
"benefited immeasureahly

ally the full load of local ex-oenses (except our personal supDort) ever since our furlou'^h
in 1958' I am sure that if l^feinland friends would help us retire the remaining property

George Hope, one of our first converts

\-jhen v/e first came to Hav/aii, is assisting me in the work on a volunteei* "basis, vjhile

indebtedness C$935'00), our folk vjould then

"be willing to tackle a classroom project on
their own. But the congre^'ation is not yet

supportins; himself with secular employment. He prepched the first vieek of the revival
and did ?ji excellent jo"b. His wife has just taken over the joh of superintending our jun ior church. She has around sixty children in her charx^-e every Lordts Lay. She is as sisted "by several of our teen-age girls on a rotation "basis. The Hopes still plan to
devote themselves to a full-time ministry as soon as possi"ble.
RICORL ATTBKDAH)E

strong enough to pay on tv/o mortgages at the same time. If you send a gift for this spe cific purpose, "be sure to so state in your
letter.

Our total Mainland receipts for the month

of April were $297^50 ($68.65 per week). 0"bviously this must all go for living expense, and we must budget cpjefully to make it go iround. The point is that if the mission is

to expand its facilities to provide for the

new peoTDle v/ho are being attracted, the money
will have to come from other sources than

In A'nril, for the second straight month,

v.'e set an all time attendaJice record vrith an

our regula.r, personal support.

average of 115 P^r Lordts Day.

!Mot only has

We feel that the opportunities at Maili

are greater than ever, though there are many discouragements, of course. Please continue

attendance increased, "but the increase has

"been almost entirely of the local races. Mil itary T>6ople, who once made up as much as 60"^ of the cnn^rregation, nov/ account for on

to uphold us, and we are confident the Lord

will continue to lead from victory to victory,

ly 15^'
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v;elcome this change, not "beca.use

for all need the ^os-

of ariy discrimination

"but "because experience has shown that

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Mr. & Itrs. Harold L, Burnside MAILT CHRISTM MISSION Miss Sdith Shimmel &
Miss Sthel Jones

Waianae,

Hawaii

P.O. Box 612 Wa.ianae, Hawaii

P.O. Box 22i(Waianae, Hawaii

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THIS

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"brand newf^lnformation -nackeOv.rhich will "be ready hy January
20, i960 in time for your Pe'bruary Missionary Meeting. Perhaps you have already noticed that according to Mission Services? "i960 Missionary Program Guide" the Pe'bruary lesson topic v^ill "be, "The Isles of the
Sea", which includes Hawaii.
This nev7 PACK3T will include:

We of Maili Christian Mission are preparing a

1) A history of Maili Mission and description of the mission at the present

time.

2) A diagram of the mission property and maps of the area in which v/e v/ork. 3) A resume of religious, political, ethnical, and other conditions in
Hav;aii, and prolalems resulting from these conditions.

i|) At least four glosp photographs. 5) A com-olete worship program, including a devotional "by one of our local
leaders, and favorite hymns of our people.

6) Suggestions for refreshments.

Rie sige of the PACKET will "be at least seven letter-size (8j- x 11 inch)
pages, PS presently planned. It will contain all the material you will need to pre
sent an entire mispionary program.

When you order, please send $100 to cover cost of mimeographing, cost of the

photographs (these cost us

and pgstage and handling.

Please "orint clearly your

name and address, the name of your missionary or other group, and the date when you will need the material. Please send your letter air mail for prompt delivery. V/e will send the material air mail to you if necessary, "but the more time you can give us the "better. The PACKET becomes your property once you receive it. We suggest
you file it for future reference.

If you wish to show slides of Maili Mission, order from Mission Services, Box 968, Joliet, Illinois.
Yours for a great year of evangelism.

P.S.

Order your PACKET direct from:

Harold L. Burnside

Box"612
VJpianae, Hawaii

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MAILI
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September, I960
Dear Fellow-Worker in Christ,

CHUECH OP CHRIST MISSION lifr. & Mrs. Harold L. Burnside P.O. Box 612

Waianae, Hawaii

To start with, this has "been the most eventful suiraner we have ever spent in Hawaii.

Our Vacation Bible School in June enrol

led apT)roximately 120.

istered a total of 75
from the Maili Church.

Camp in July reg

twenty of whome were
During the summer

Things have moved at such a rapid pace, and so many have "been in and out all summer that
Joyce and I are just ahout heside ourselves today, now thnt the children are all "back
in school and \tfe have the v;hole house to
ourselves.

months a total of fourteen soiils were added to the Lord at the Maili church, bringing
the total to 28 so far this year. Godrs

blessings have been truly great.

WE LOOK AHEAD

Concerning accomplishments for the sum

mer, v/e shali let statistics speak for them

selves. Average attendance for the three

over last sumner, and a ^ain of 6^ over the

summer of 1958. Further, it v/as a record for any three month period in the history
of the mission. Ratio of children to adults

summer months of I960 was 112, a gjain of 45^

And now, a look to the future. The Lord commanded, "Go", but he never said a word

about stop-oing or retreating.

V7e dare not

stand still. Our hearts bleed for the thousands in this area who know not Christ.

Vie beg you not to be deceived by the gla

morous propaganda that pictures Hawaii as

remains ahout the same: nearly 80/^ of the people are under twenty years of a^e, ^Vhile we should like to see a higher proportion
of adults, we have found that youn;? minds
are not only easier to reach, hut far more teachable. Already some of our first con

already having brought Paradise to earth. If you could only see the ugly scars of sin
the drunkenness, idolatry, adultery, sin and vice of every kind all about us, you

would realize that your help is needed as

never before to make Hav/aii Christian.

verts are growing into adulthood and we can

see v/hat their lives v/ill mean to the mis
sion in the future.

Among the many plans for the future of

the Kingdom in Hawaii is the formation of

One of our early converts, fteorge Hope,

Was ordained to the ministry in the Maili church in June, and is now ministering to
the mission church in Makaha. He has no

a Bible college. The more we pray about it the more the conviction grovrs that vre must
train our ov/n people if we are ever to evangelize the Islands.

Mainland support "but supports himself and

his v/ife through secular employment.

Some may silently ask, "V/hat v/ill it

cost?"

Vfe answer: If the Bible college is

T\*o others, Pauline Kumalaa and Dora Hee,

v/ere home for the summer and were an indis-

the v;ill of God, and we believe it is, then

"oensable help. It would have "been impossi"ble to carry the summer load without them. They are now "back on the Mainland starting their third year of Bihle College. Before they came, we asked the churches to pay for their transportation to and from Hawaii. Some churches did respond favora"bly, "but we still owe $225,511. which we had to horrov/
from another fund to pay for the return
tickets. Is there not a church, a class,

we are determined to open the school in the fall of 1961, even if not one dime is forth coming. Money will be needed, to be sure, but before we ask you to give, vre ask you to pray, earnestly pray, for the lost souls of Hav/aii. Then, if the Lord lays a burden upon your heart, write us a personal letter asking any q^uestions that may be in your
mind about the college.

or group somewhere who will assume all or

part of this obligation?
that amount.

Believe me, the

May God bless you and increase your faith, your zeal, your sacrifice, your devotion and your Christian love.

help these girls rendered to the cause of

Christ this summer was v/orth many times

In Christ our precious Lord,

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