# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S296
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296 MISSIONS

Missionary Holt’s health broke down and he had to return
country. The Board is keenly conscious of the fact that”
understaffed in that area, but every effort to secure addition;
has been in vain thus far, with the exception of adding Misg
Proft to the staff in 1952 and have Mr. Arlo Nau, a se
student, help out in Hong Kong for 4% months in 1953. The :
hopes, however, to return two experienced missionaries to the’
Kong area during the course of this year.

‘Formosa

Partly as a result of our work in Hong Kong, we then
constrained to begin work on Formosa, where members ga
Hong Kong and moving to Formosa formed nuclei for
Taipeh and Chia-I. Miss Olive Gruen began work in Forr
the fall of 1951, and Rev. Roy Suelflow came there in Ma
The Board hopes to add two experienced missionaries 't
Formosa staff this summer.

Philippines

As to the Philippines, we are grateful to God to be:
report steady progress. The last three years have seen a
of almost 300 souls and 80 communicants. This is very cor
able, considering the newness of our effort. In Manila we ar
lished in four strategically well-located places. Some: 129
north is the nicely developing Binalonan field. Another
farther north is the Candon area, which has shown ve
development, for instance, an increase of four times the att
in Sunday services. In Baguio and north from there into the
tains a splendid new mission development has taken pla
the Igorots, where Rev. Simon Bilagot, who was ordaine
three years of intensified instruction by our missionaries, ‘h
a great help, since he knows the local dialect. In Mindana
able to establish anchor points in Cagayan and Davao.
shortage has troubled us in the Philippines, with’
Buntrock, Buuck, and Wilenius leaving that field for heal

and only one new man secured for that field in the last t
Rev. J. G. Scholz.

In the Philippines a very determined effort is bein;
have this mission develop as an indigenous project jus'
as possible, and good progress has accompanied these
Nevertheless, there are certain needs which call for g
the home church: chapels, missionary houses, jeeps
mechanical aids, help for literature, etc. Ministerial trai
also be developed in that country, as indeed a modest
has been made.