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news of TOHOKU RURAL EVANGELISM in northern Honshu Japan

Paul and Marcia Nielsen:

Forwarding Agent:

^60 l^th Avenue S. E.,

Mrs. Dale Holm,

Minneapolis, Minnesota

17864 East Cypress,

V" P R ^ 0 1

Covina, California
January I960

"Evangelism seems to be getting harder and harder in Japan."

letters from 2 missionaries in Japan.
services continue in the Sendai area.

These are the words in

Brother Takafuji says the 5 class groups and church

The groups got together for some fine fellowship at

New Years time. We only wish this fellowship could reach out to others who know nothing of
the rich blessings that are ours in Christ. We covet your continued prayers on behalf of
the folk out there in Sendai.

At the National Missionary Convention last September we learned of the need for giving

gifts to missions in a way that will meet the requirements of income tax regulations.

For

example, to write a check to Paul Nielsen, even though you designate the gift "for mission

work" down in the corner of the check, is no longer legal if you wish exemption in your
income tax. The check must be made to an incorporated mission name or to the name of a
church. In most cases the convenient way is to give your gift through the local church

where you worship, asking the church to send your gift to your designated missionary or
mission field. If sending your gift to us through the local church is not advieeable, we

suggest that you make your check payeable to NORTH TOWNE AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST,
put our name on the check anywhere.

Do not

In your accompanying letter state that the gift is for

Paul Nielsen or TOHOKU RURAL EVANGELISM.

The canceled check will be your receipt, acceptable

for income tax purposes. V/e are thankful to the folk in North Towne Avenue Church in Pomona
California for accepting gifts for us in this way. Since Mrs. Holm, our forwarding agent,
is a member of this church it is convenient for her to receive these designated gifts for
deposit to our Covina, California banking account.

We all had a very happy Christmas with Karcia's father and brother and family at
O'Neill, Nebraska. The weather man tempted to snow us in when it was time to return to
Minneapolis, The road vrest of Souix City was blocked. However by coming up across the
south east corner of South Dakota we made the trip safely.

We thank God and you Brethren for the very fine reception we are receiving in our

visits among you. Not only is Paul busy with tours but Marcia also is busy speaking at
trious meetings here in the Minneapolis area. The children are happy in school and in the
'oung people's activities in University Church, Our furlough is half over. We look with
anticipation and pray for God's guidance as we begin preparations to return to Japan. We

have a tentative 3a^lij3g_date o^

20. Please pray with us that the needed boat fare
money'^wili' be on hano^n Kay wherT a-payment is needed. Give as the Lord leads you. h&rk

your gifts TRAVEL FUND. Thanks to you folk, we closed the mission account for 1959 with a
balance of <^42.57. This does not mean we are out of debt though. There is now the loan for
the mission property and house from Tokyo Bible Seminary of $1288.89 &i^d another loan of
$1150.89 that
^nax must
musx be
oe paid.
puxu.
How
now we
wc wish
wx&ii these
uuooo could
v-wux'-t be
uo paid before we return to Japan.
Our
^prayerful

and heart felt thanks goes to each of ygji for your gifts and prayers,, for us and

'ethren and friends in Japan.

[or our brethren

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i Patil and Marcia rj.elsen;

9^0 - l6th Avenue S. E#j

l^ror^v/arding Agent; Mrs, Dale Hol].i,

Minneapolis, ^ii^ssoua|

17S6/j. East Cypressj

Govinaj

April l960;d'^P- ^

With this letter v;e again send our thanlcs to each and cvervone of you for your
faitliful prayers and sunport. The \7elc0raed fellowship we have enjoyen anong you in
our visits durinp this furlov/h year has been gratifyinc. We ]iave renewea niany

acqi^intaViCes and v;e wcicoiiie 3'"ou \/aom we have come to J"now for the iirs

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TI!E CALL or THE VILLAGES and the \-fo'c\i of SOHOKU RUEAL :VAJrrELISM.

We wish to give special mention to the churches in

Tamarack, lannesota -nd t'nc Ben Fill Church in

liave pledged $46 to help support our work in ocapan. The Young A

HUI Church h^te desigited their pledge of 5^ amonVn

h^h^wches

GXass in the Ben

+ho\irrul'awa

fjonth Sid w

Bible class. We pray other groups will pledge

ch'rches i-'ave had to
Bible classes can be started -J.ari>ouna S
giving to
discontinue their gifts, amounting to ^^40 a .louth. T.,.. mhe.
+ha+ "'increased

the work about the same as when we came home. ;.re contiiauc to pray that incre.sea
pledged support \-Jill come according to God s vn.ll.

Recent letters fro.. Brother lahefuji only say the folh out in Sendai are ^iting

for the time when we can be bach vath them. "V"

4ucim

to

continued faithfully wlale we have been home. We looic ior.,Tard wath anoioipa.i
getting back to the work there.

Boat boolcings have been iiade on the KISO:-!ARU flARU

to sail for Jamn on Jul;r 20. The cost is about 11100.
$300 les been paid as a down payient. Tlie romimei must
b- -aid about July 1. The down payment xs refundable any
tine before July 1, if wo should go 'oy plane.

United Stcbes Gvcuseas Airlines^now offers

7^ discount to fnisrlonai i" e,. for a flight via
Havjaii to Old-rnwa. Tien we nave a ch oice ^f .
goinrr to nok|in b;.^ boat cr to Kagoshima >nr

ler^ and on% to Tokyo by a 46 hour train

ride. However the Y-^ng train ride ccwld be

broken up Ur shopping at Okaj^ama, Kobe, Osaka,

hagoya and Tekro- no -/isit our

aries. The plme trip would cost abouw^|.l250,

plus Miothc-r llOO to ;-:et on up to Sendai irom
01-:inawa, Reservations must be irnue

The nlaiij trip costs about f250 more than _the

Hot^ do vou.
.want.-.U&--to

return to Japan?

boat but it woi.ad mean 6 or 7 days traveling

brokrn up tPwA^pi:.5 days^of

missionaries in Hawaii, Okinawa and Japan.

seeing, nothing but water and

you want us to go back to Japan. Will Y

school class, or

however, vou will not hole, u.- lasx.

Ho\j do

^ j

Group, Brolr-

least part of one of us? We

defire rd t?^. a head can gc

.p__.

feet must go by boat. Her are some goals co won for.

Paia \

Plane Fare:

ikireiaV Each:

paula^

>o

-i- of 1 Fare: ^)9'ic.2f

i- of 1 Fare: |192.50;

5;

i'

BoaTj Fane: %31.^,

^^7Qc75

1157.50

Martha ('\12underyrs.j^ ^ane

Fare: |200; i heryaro: |100;^_ I her_Fare: |50
Boat Faro: |159|
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The time before 'Our return to .hxpan is running short.

iQ depend on God, as He works through you, to

Tul^e

hj PlLse send your gifts to our CovJ.ra andress, .nrked TRAJSL FU_.b. travel funds must be in hand_^

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V /;/ TOliOK!^ HVRAL EPASGFJASM in northern Ifonshi

ipnii

SeDtefflber I960

IHEARTFELT THANKS FOR ALL. TRAm GIFTS.

BOAT F.^E ALL PAID V/HEN

SAILED

NIFLSENS RACK IN JAPAN

ANOTH^.R IMDEFINITS FREI^^HTER

WE BEGIN AGAIN

V/hen we made boat reservations

The inspirations and challenges

of another furlough year are be
labout JuJLy 20, All went well" until coming memories, V/e do thank each
fehe iffih when a phone call told us and every one of you who helped to
Jthe ship would sail from San Fran- make our year at home a happy one.
isco July 16 and not stop at Los
It was good to be at home but we
.\ngeles Mo other booking: is availalso thank God that we can be back ,.
ble so the ship company pays our
in Japan again to labor in Hisus fare up to 3. F. Our baggage
vineyard.

jwe were told we would sail on or

cllows us a we.ek later on another

fehip, we hope!

Since the Rambler

wasn't sold yet, we drove up to

Atascadero, taking mother Nielsen

As we begin our third terjji of

service in Japan, we are dedicated

again to the work of TOHOKU RURAI
EVINGELISM and i t ' s call of the

with us to look over the Christian

Home there.

We trust she will be

moving up there soon.

The ship

villages.

This call does not come

Vora the villages for the people

o

not know what to call for or

finnally sailed at 6 pm, the 17th, rhere to find the spiritual peace

The trip across was" rough, cloudy

and chilly, 3 days out of Yokohama

a typhoon made us turn south so

we step on solid earth again Aug 1,

they seek. The call of the village^

es is the command of the Gospel to
go to these villagesthe hundreds

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column l)

1 .

THE CALL OF THK VILLAGES'

\'h need your help in moneyI

spent nearly all the furlough year

THE CALL OF THE VILLIGES is the

quarterly news letter of Paul

and Marcia Nielsen telling about

the work of TOHOKU RURAL EVANGELISM. TOHOKU means northeast and

designates location, the north

east part of Honshu, the main
island of Japan,

visiting among churches to raise

Jmoney. We did clear up the deficit

|in^the general mission account

News letters

are sent to all from whom gifts

are received and to others who

paid a little on the. mission house

debt. Novj" that we are in Japan

again, we are dependent entirely on
ou folk who read THE CALL OF THE

ILLIGES for our financial needs,

o, we are not going hungry and we

ask to be placed on the mailing

list. Address all inquires to

jdo not have an emergency but, to

the mission home address:

business like way, it is urgent.

Many of ^u told ..us._to.,let you know

Paul

Nielsen, 94-21 Ichinempo Kami,

Odawara-Aza, JIaranomachi, Sendai,

carry on this work for Christ, in a

Idf our,needs.. V/e are taking you at

our word.

MEED YOUR HELP

tTe need your help in^prayers

and in .money.

The Apostle Paul's"^

suggestions 'in Col, 4:2-6 are most

applicable to our prayer needs in

Je4pa.xi just nw7 '^htinue ih~pray^"

er and watch in the same vn.th thanks

giving."

Pray that God will open

a "door of utterance" for us in the

villages to which the Gospel calls

usr The door of opportunity is

Here is a list, with a

|prayer they soon may be provided:

1, llOO Mere.Monthly Support.

Can

'be designated living link

for any one of the Nielsen
family or as service link
to start & maintain more

^ible classes.

2. $9_5^..55-is,needed by April 1,

"""1961 to pay the missidh house

loan from Tokyo Bible Seminary, Vv'e

could pay only $500 on the original

open; There are no government or

religious restrictions to keep us
out of these villages. There are

loan of $1386,89 while on furlough.

Gentry old social barriers of

you will sponsor raising this $950. /'

{tradition, indifference and uncon-

-;>100 was paid 2 years ago but it lit

tle more than interest,

VJhich of

by April so interest will not have-'

to be paid another year?
jwill show us how to speak the "mysPlease be patient.with us in
jteries of Ghrist"4~ truths of the
sending the financial statement, Vve
jGospelthat we "might make it man- feel we should not take time to pre
lifest as I (we) ought to speak."
pare it nowc We promise to send it
4pray that we "may know how to answe] 'out not later than January,
dp._,

|cern. Pray that the Holy Spirit

{every man. These are suggestions

-thank-Hoddthe- inissiop_^Qc.ount is no
ito help you "watch in your prayers, longer in the red..,. Re have tHe'~
Praying like this will hold up our needed operating funds for the pre
{hands to do the work mare effect-

,ively.

sent. --dS;:;W-e-e'Xpand we.will need'-.

funds for more' equiptment. an/d ah
inceased budget.

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th! 2i

.he workprcup. There are a few ChTIitil^i

/Je feel
eel sure that what workrHhas con
backgrounds
but
con-most
most bf them are studiine
studying
ChristianChristian
tinued thru furlough year is work ity fpr the first time. Please pray
that shall remain and has been ac
that from this group will grow a

complished by Brother Takafugi's

strong church,
faithful teaching. Although it is
are impressed a.gain with th^
disappointing to find, no one at
tending services in Brother Takafuji's hane, v;e are mindful it is
school vacation time and students

are spending their free time away

from Sendai.

It reminded us of

eliefe that rural evangelism can

better ^be done by.^persgn_tp. person J

contacts than by mass evahgeiistigp^''

sfforts. Seeing Ogata san again,
expirencing her heartfelt freindliless and yet knowing the spiritual

>he first service back in 1955 when Durden of her heart helps us see a

Dnly the minister and missionary

families were present.

'iaj to help individuals find and

V/e believe understand our God, The other day

bhese services will build up again

^e were asked, to help judge an Engl

al'ter school starts. The Furukawa ish speaking contest sponcored by

;lass is discontinued until the raid- Tohoku public schools. As I visited
of September because main street with the supervisor, he said he had
Is being widened and the building
a brother v^ho is a minister. He

^ere we meet is being remodeled,

himself was baptized when a young

J^The 15 to 20 v/ho attend class here man
is.now indifferent in Christ
in the mission home- are an inspiring ian but
living. He said "Christianity
has much to offer the prople of Jap
"JE_ BEGIN .\GAIN (starts page 1 )
cf f^m and fishing villages where

-he '-^ospel has never been preached

an.

Only in salvation from sin

which God offers through Christ, can /

anyone find true peace.

However

-egularly in the village itself,

fhe people.cap^hear liristian radio- Japan d.Qes not^need th_e^j|ie^ernized I reminded Him tha't
crograms every day, Prehaps street .ChristianJ.ty,"
it is successful business men like
nestings are held in their village himself with real Christian convict-juGe in awhile, let these rural

3rople think Christianity-belongs

-Ons that Japan needs as Christian

:.o larger cities "or to .^onerica. The .eaders. It is men like this man
tha,t we need to have personal cori^.spel.
taicen to them in Fei d:.act with and to encourage to fulfil
^ ^gularly^
his convistlon, thus be a true wit
ness for Christ,
may we live
,

that ^od can use us in His ministr:/

of evangelism here.

NUGGETS

While we came

FRO;:

THE

NIELSENS

to-Japan on the- Tuesday, so

they left for the mts.

cheapest fare ever, and has a most It was: Tokyo's hotest day. It vras
liberal baggage allowance, nothing a good' thing our Japanese Is still
exciting happened on this trip. Our understandable. V/e could have turn
baggage allowance was 20C0 lbs, or ed our baggage over to,Japan -Express
115 cu. ft. Ours weighed 2035 lbs,, for '|15 but v/e put it f^ru customs
'
onl^ 85 cu. ourselves in 2 hours for 40^.
We
have
escaped
all
typhoons'
ft. they forgot the 35 lbs. Ex
but have had extremely hot v/eather,
perience teaches us to pack well.
We saw the lights of Japan at strong winds and rain. To be in

but

since it measured

7 p. m. on July 31was to come

on

Immigration

board at

the first

hot

7 Monday been in

morning but boarded at 6:15.

were 1 of

such

We

humid

weather we we have

very cool weather all sum

mer is hard on us.

ships in line

have been

busy canning and

for Immigration. I was up at 4il5 freezing and will start my little

and walking around the deck I could, school Sept. 7 with 9 pupils. Martha
count 12 other ships. At 5:45 there ;and I went up to town to buy some
30. Our ship didn't go supplies. Martha saw Ogata San and
into dock but anchored out in the said, "Mother that is the girl who
harbour and it was a new experience can't come to church anymore." I
told her to run catch her.
It was
watching numerous barges arrive
from every direction to"unload our her day off from v.'ork so she spent

were about

cargo

(smelly cow hides to

make

)out 2i hours

shoes.)

Vie and our baggage went to shopped.

customs

in a launch.

Customs un

ever

with us while

we

I feel more strongly than

that we

all

should pray for

locked her gates to let us in. We her that her problem may be worked
out
and that she will be able to
were through customs in no time.
Buttrays and Fattens had called attend services again.
Will continue from here next
the ship Co. to see when we would
arrive and were

told

it

would be time.

Marcia.

Minneapolis 14,

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On the Pacific

Paial and Marcia Nielsen, Paula and Martha sailed from San Fransisco July 17
on the Kisoharu Maru, a Japanese freighter.

to complete his education.

Son fiussell was left behind this time

He is living with President and Mrs. Russell Boatman,

74 Bedford, Minneapolis 14, Min:i.

The trip across the Pacific has been roufth.

We are following the end of a typhoon into Yokohama.

Plans now are to dock

August first.
Another pressing furlough year is over.
becoming memories.

It*s inspiration and challenge are

As we begin our third term of service in Japan, we are dedicated

again to the work of TOHOKU RURAL EVANGELISM and it*s call of the villages,

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that does not come from these villages for their people do not know what they seek
or where to find it.

The call of the villages 5^ the command of the Gospel to go

to these villages literally hundreds of farm and fishing villages where the Gospel
has never been preached regularly in the village.

programs on their radio every day.

once in awhile.

to America.

The people can hear Christian

Perhaps a street meeting is held in their village

Yet these rural people think Christianity belongs to large cities or

The Gospel must be taken to them and taught regularly in their villages.

Most of you can not go to these villages with the Gospel but we are there and we
need your help in prayers and in money.

Pray for us as the Apostle Paul suggests in Col. 4:2-6. "Continue in prayer and
watch in the same with thanksgiving,"
for us in these villages.

Pray that God will open a "door of utterance "

The door of opportunity is open.

There are no government

or religious restrictions to keep us out but there are social barriers of tradition,

indifference and unconcern.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will show us how to speak the

"mysteries of Christ"truths of the Gospelthat we "might make it manifest as I (we)

ought to speak."

Pray that we"m^ know how to answer every man."

Praying like this

will bold up our hands to do the work more effectively.

ThoU;--h I spent nearly all of our furlough year visiting churches to raise support,

we need about ^100 in monthly pledged support to develop this work in the villages,

giuUfjj Rome pnngrgstrtT&nj|Whe I'aade ef

We pray that somewhere someone, some group, some congregation who reads of this

need id.ll fill the need by providing this financial support that the call of the Gospel
might be taken to the villages in the area of Tohoku, northern Hon^u, Japan,

Our address is:

Paul Nielsen, 94^21 K^i Ichinenpo, Odawara Aza, Haranomachi,

Sendai, Japan,

Our state side forwarding address is:

Covina, Calif,

Write to either of these address for further information about

TOHOKO RURAL EVANGELISM and its CALL OF THE VILLAGES,

Paul Nielsen, 17864 E, Cypress,