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January, 196^
335 Lockburn St.

Indianapolis, Indiana 462^1-1

Dear Christian Friends:

Did you know that today one billion souls have yet to hear that Christ

died for their sins!

65^ of the people of the world have never heard what happened at Cal

vary. Souls are dying at the rate of 100,000 a day. The heathen world is increasing at the
rate of 400 million each generation.
2,000 years after Christ there are more people who
have never heard the name of Jesus than there

were in the hour when He was born.

In Korea

there are approximaetly 2? million people. Of these only one million make any clain whatso
ever to being Christian.
It is this wonderful people who now call for our return.
We have engaged passage on a
freighter, the "Hong Kong Bear" of the Pacific Far East Lines, leaving San Francisco for Pusan, Korea about March 15' We plan to leave Indianapolis about the last week in February.
Through the contributions of you Christian folks we have been enabled to purchase a
number of items of needed equipment.
We have two typewriters, an electronic stencil maker,
a good paper cutter, a folding machine, an electric powered duplicator, and several other
small items to use in publishing Bible school materials, student Bible club study materials,
Bible correspondence courses and other literature:
we have two tape recorders, one a port
able battery powered one to use in various ways in areas where there is no electric power in
Korea, which can be used both for the work in Korea and to send taped reports to you folks

in the States: we have pictures, flannelgraphs, study materials of all kinds to use in the
work with children and young people in Korea, helping them to better understand the love of
Christ for them: we are in the process of obtaining two film-strip projectors, one batterypowered to use in remote areas, and a number of film-strips, the number depending on what

funds we have available for purchasing them,

(we had hoped to have 200 but will not be able

to get all we want and need).

We were fortunate in most of these purchases but it still
represents an investment of several thousand dollars.
But there are still other needs.
We need approximately
addition to the regiilar gifts before we can return.
This includes $2,500 for a house deposit for our living

in Pusan; $1,500 for our passage and shipping and $1,000 for the various things that always
come up in the last moments here and in the first few days of our arrival.

WE CANNOT LEAVE

iintil we have these amounts.

We must have a place to live in when we arrive and $2,300 is
what our Mr. Lee says it will take to rent one, (as we have explained before we pay a large
deposit, "key-money", then no rental fee monthly and receive our deposit back when we close

our rental, the owner loaning that money out and living on the interest of 5 to IO5& per
month!). Our passage and shipping must be paid in advance. And there are always e^qsenses
the last few days here and the first few days in Korea that had not been figured on.

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We must have some
about the last

assurance of these amounts not later than February 21, vrtiich is

date we can cancel our passage.

We can only depend upon the Christians

and churches who have shown concern for the lost in Korea previously to supply these
amounts. It will take some large gifts to make up this total. There are churches which

now support the work in Korea who could make up a special offering of $500 or more in
the next few weeks. Many of you could raise $100 and there are few who could not make a
little extra sacrifice so that the lost in Korea may hear the saving Gospel of Jesus
Christ.
We are giving all we can give, our lives, our homes here, and every dollar we
have. Won't XOU make a special effort NOW to help with this great undertaking?
The children of our Bible School, all 350 of them, are anxious for our return. The
college and high school students, 125 of' them, in our student Bible clubs, are anxious
for our return. The correspondence students of the Bible, hundreds of them, are anxious
for our return.
The Christians who have been baptized as a result of your cooperation

with us in the work of the Gospel, 60 of them, are anxious for our return.
Countless
hundreds whom we will be able to reach with the help of our new plans and equipment, are
awaiting our return.

WILL

YOU

HELP

US

Funds..should_be sent as usual to:

GET

THEIlEl 1

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Miss Loraine Lindsey

Cabool State Bank

Cabool, Missouri.
Loraine has served as our forwarding agent since the beginning of the mission and contin
ues to do this important task efficiently, and with a wonderful devoted Christian spirit.

John will be remaining here in the States to go to school. We are so thankful that
Jim and Lillian McKowen are taking him into their home so that he can finish high school
at the same school in June, (Jim is minister of the Fleming Garden Church here in Indian
apolis where we have been worshipping the past year.)
In September he will be entering
Milligan College, where he will be preparing for his return to Korea as a missionary.
He will be available for speaking dates and for summer camps as a missionary as he has
time. For the present you can write to him at 335 Lockburn, Lidianapolis, Lidiana 46241.

After March 1 he can be addressed c/o James McKowen, 508 S. Livingston St., Indianapolis,
Indiana.

One of the best items of news is that three of our four Korean workers are now fin

ancially sponsored and there is a strong possibility that by the time you receive this
the fourth one will be taken care of. This certainly relieves our General Fund although
we still need additional pledged funds.
In addition to buying equipment, paying for
passage etc., it has been necessary to send from $300 to $400 per month to Korea to keep
the work going.
WE

THESE

CAN

ONLY

NECESSITIES.

DEPEND

ON

THE

LORD

THROUGH

HIS

PEOPLE

Let us hear from you as soon as possible.

TO

TAKE

CARE

OF

ALL

We must know by February

21 what we can count on.

Again we thank you for the wonderful way we have been received during this furlough
in so many homes and churches and for your faithful and continued financial support and
prayers.

Faithfully yours,

BE/hs

Bert, Marge and John Ellis

ADDRESS UNTIL MARCH 1

Korean Broadcasting Mission

335 Lockburn St.

Indianapolis, Indiana 46241

Telephone - CHapel 4-5994

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Please complete and mall to Harrold McFarland, Box 14656, Long Beach, California 90814
Name

Bert KLlis

Address

Forwarding Agent's Name Hlss loralne Llndsey

Cabool State Bank

0> Box Ul

City Pusan

. Nation

State

Korea

^ity Cabool

Illinois

Where were you hnm ? Mattoon

U.S.A.

Ifesourl ^.p
Month

iMOV.

Day.

.Year.

I9I8

SCHOOLING

City Indianapolis

High .Srhnni Shortrxdge High School

C.B.S.

College

L.B.I.
MilliganH

University,of London

state Indiana

Cincinnati

Ohio

City Lincoln
l-iilligan College

State

-Seminary or Graduate wnric

Illinois
Tennessee

State

Degrees and Dates

City Indianapolis

When and Where RaprlTieH? Feb. 1932

FAMILY FACTS: Married

Spouse's Nafr>

Single

Sraff>

Indiana

Mar jorv Rnth

Children
Name

John Edmund Sllis

Place of Birth

Urbana, Illinois

Month

Day

June

20

CHRISTIAN SERVICE
Where?

What?

When?

Song Evangelist
South Side,Danville, IllCentral, Greenfield, Ohio

i-Iinister

1936-39
1939-Al
19^1-i^2

U.S. Army

Chaplain's Assistant

19^^2-46

Central Park,Danville,111.
GeorgetoT;-m, Indiana

Minister

191+3-AS

Sheldon, Illinois
First,Johnson City,Tenn.

''^Lancaster, I-lissouri
Cabool, i-lissouri
Korea

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Assoc. i'iinister
Minister
II

Missionary

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19-^-50
1950-53

1953-56
1956 (Over)

Year
19^5

List of terms of missionary service:

Starting Hrtp

) 1958

1.956 tO April, 1958 -Deputation

Furlough Hare June, 1962

Mission Inearinn Pusan, Korea

Second rerm April, 196^ Furlough date

Mission location

Third term

Furlough Hare

Mission lf>r-arinn

Fourth rerm

Furlough Hare

Mission Inrarion

Fifth rerm

Furlough Hare

^^;R.c;ir.n Inearinn

Additional Information. This information is of great value in preparing your news for publication in Horizons.

Keep second copy for your own reference.

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<?>JaK, SSTorea
THE BERT ELLIS FAMILY
June - 1964

Dear Fiaends:

Greetings from Pusan, Korea.' After many long delays we are back on the field,
thankful for the grace of our Loixi which has blessed and permitted us to return to
the people whom we have come to love.

First, we want to thank all of you who have contributed so generously to our
return both with your finances and your prayers. We especially want to thank the
folks at Perry Christian Church in Canton, Ohio and Fleming Garden Christian Church

in Indianapolis who by their special contributions during the last few weeks of our
stay in the States made it possible for us to leave vdth all current mission debts

paid, all the absolutely necessary supplies and equipment purchased and .funds for
the lease of our building and home herein Korea. We have only two outstanding obli
gations and these are being taken care of in monthly payments. We would not forget
all the others idio have contributed regularly, some now for over six years, so that
the work of the Lord may go forward here in Korea. Our hearts have been renewed and
refreshed by your gracious hospitality and concern 'vrfiile we were in the States and
this continues to encourage us and lift us up now that we are back home and at work
again,
We sailed
leave our
are so th

family.

Francisco on ^ril Ath, The hardest part of leaving was to

nd in order that he might finish his education.

Again we

bd friends who have taken him into their home as one of their
has a second mom and dad and two brothers:

dm and Lillian McKowen

and their sons, Paul and David, dm is the pastor of the Fleming Garden Church in
Indianapolis which we made our home church during our furlough. The McKowens and all
the folks at Flaning Garden did everything possible to make us feel at home and how
we do appreciate it.' dihn vd.ll be entering MLlligan College in the fall to prepare
to return to Korea to assist in the Lord's work. John is spending his sunmer in
camps as a missionary speaker and also presenting the work in the churches. If you
are interested you may get in touch with him at the following address: 508 South
Livingston, Indianapolis, Indiana.

After a pleasant voyage, (good weather, good food, good companions), we arrived
in Pusan on fenday, April 20. We had a pleasant overnight stay in Tokyo with Harold
and Lois Sims and their fine family. We were met at the dock at Pusan by the mission
staff and other Korean friends with a typical Korean welcome, bouquets of flowers
for both of us and everything.' The ship's arrival had been d elayed several times and
we really don't know how many times they had been down to meet us or how many hours
they had waited.' We walked up from the dock to our building and were pleased to not
ice a number of new buildings and other improvements. Progress is being made in this

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poor country but it is slow and at times hardly noticeable. We are happy to announce
that we have a new home.' Duiing our first tenn here we rented the third floor of a

downtown building and half of the second floor for our chapel and office space.
We have now leased the whole building and have our living quarters on the first floor.

It is
other
as we
since

quite comfortable and convenient. At present a transportation company has the

half of the second floor (two offices)^ but we will be moving into those soon
need the additional work and office space. When it rains, as it has frequently
we have been here, it is quite a relief Just to be able to go upstairs and go

to work without the long trip in the rain we had before. And when we have a long day,
as we frequently do, it is nice to be able to Just leave the chapel or office and

go downstairs for supper and rest. The building even has running water, a bathroom
and hot water, all of which we did not have before,'.'

We have been well impressed by what we have already seen of the work. The Bible

clubs for high school and college students seem particularly to have made advances.
The work with the children is in good shape, attendance down a little from what it was
at its peak, but already picking up again. The correspondence Bible study is taking
a temporary vacation while we rework courses and make new printings with our new
printing equipment, but we anticipate a real growth in this work. We have not yet
resided broadcasting and will not do so for some time until we get the other acti

vities in full swing but we are looking forward to broadcasting again. Church
attendance is picking up and we will have a baptismal service tomorrow with several
to be baptized.

Numerous opportoiilj^ are already opening up and we Just wish we could take
advantage

We are anticipating visiting the island which the students

during the past year. There are some 150 families living on this

island, a small primary school with about 150 students, and one tiny church. There
are possibilities of a real evangelization of this island in time, X have been ap
proached by a non-denominational seminary here in Pusan about teaching some Bible
classes, but no definite commitments have been made yet, I have agreed to teach two
evenings a week, Ehglish conversation, at the best language institute in the city,

I wi31 be teaching an advanced class composed mostly of high school and college
teachers. We will be using an Ihglish language Korean newspaper as a basic text,
but I am free to discuss what I please also. This will make valuable contacts among
the teachers, who are the most respected and influential class in Korea, I have al

ready been asked to preach for one of the iforean churches, an independent congregation
v/hich is struggling toward a New Testament position, and will do so a week from Sun
day, Just yesterday a Korean lady who nins a home for non-infected children of leper

grants, asked us to visit and give them some spiritual assistance. There are about

60 children in the c^. We a re anticipating taking some of the Bible clubs and

visiting this camp with a view to seeing what we can do to help. The director of the
religious radio station here in Pusan, Dr, Han, came to us this week with an offer
of radio time vriiach we will consider. These are Just some of the opportunities for
service which have opened up in the first few weeks here and there are more all the
time,

be a syfmmer camp for the high school and college

students," It wiir^probably be held at the beginning of their summer vacation, the

last of -July or the first of August, We are planning about 4 days and anticipate

about 80 campers. The campers will pay one-fourth of the cost and the mission will
pay threefourths. We hope also to have a Vacation Bible School &r the children some

time during August, All of these things take a great of preparation as we must pre
pare all the materials.

p. situation here is bad. When we arrived we found the prices on many

things were Just out of^S.ght; sugar about $1,40 a pounds bread about I+O^ a loaf;

meat about $1.00 a pound; coffee, when you could find it, a 6 oz, jar of instant,
about $3.00, etc. There has been a currency revision since then which brought prices
down as far as dollars are concerned but they are beginning to climb again. Md, of
course, the prices fluctuate from d^ to day until you never really know what is

the right price for anything. It makes it hard for us but it is doubly hard for the

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Korean people. The political situation is tense again, also. The new government
which took over at the first of the year is being bitterly criticized by the people
and there are almost constant toonstrations against it on the streets in Seoul, We
pray that there vdll not be another revolt.

Concerning mail: first class letters only, preferably air-mail (regular 8^ U,S.)
can be sent to the following address: Bert ELlis, Korean Broadcasting Jfi.ssion, A.P.O.

# 59> San Francisco, California,

second class mail and packages should lie sent international mail to: Bert Ellis,
Korean Broadcasting tfi.ssion, P.O. Box 141^ Pusan, Korea,
In event of some urgent message a cable can be sent to our cable address:
KBMISSION, Pusan, Korea, You need not use our name on a cable if you use this ad
dress and it will be in our hands within a few minutes of receipt here at the office.
Cables take about 4 or 5 hours.

Please continue to send all funds to: Korean Broadcasting Mssion, % Mss Loraine lindsey, Cabool State Bank, Cabool, M.ssouri. The economic situation is caus
ing us to completely revise our whole budget. We do need funds reg\ilarly. Please
continue your regular support.
We are sorry we have not been able to write before but with preparations for

leaving, then our trip, and now trying to get settled here this is our first oppor
tunity, Our printing equipment and all other supplies and baggage have not yet
cleared customs and this has necessitated delays of many kinds and all sorts of make
shift arrangements.

We are thankful that this letter is being, as will our future newsletters by
friends at the WLlliamsport Christian Church, WilliamgDort, Indiana. This is such
a great help in saving both our time and postage. Our contributors will continue to
receive letters directly from Korea but these good folks at WLlliamsport will be
taking care of the newsletter. Thanks so much.'
We are always glad to hear from you, A letter from home in the States makes
a real nice break in our busy day so write often.' We v/ill send more details about
the work in our next letter.

Until then: "May the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord
Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip
you \d.th everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ..."
Pray that we may be used to bring Christ to the Korean people.
Faithfully yours,

Bert Ellis (For Bert, fferge & tfohn)

P.S. Due to numerous inquiries and in order to correct any misunderstanding, we
make the following statem^t to those viio may be concerned:
"We do not and have not approved or endorsed the activities of any Korean stud
ent now studying at our schools in the States or any who have returned to Korea after
study in the States."
Bert ELlis