# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1115
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MISSIONS 439

‘ 5 otected him in all his travels, given him health and strength
tinue in the work, and richly blessed him in all his endeavors.
be with him also in the future!

Praise God for Opening Doors in Foreign Lands

- attention has been directed to Japan. The 1951 Govern-
eport on Deafness lists 41,251 totally deaf and 28,585 hard-
ing. Other reports speak of larger numbers. From a letter
cher of the deaf in Japan sent to Mr. Luebke, headmaster
Lutheran School in Long Island, we glean the following:
, are 83 schools for the deaf in Japan which have an enroll-
13,392. Eight churches for the deaf are listed, seemingly
mnected with any church organization: one Christian Church
‘the Deaf, three Christian Meetings of the Deaf-Mutes, one _
rfristian Brethren Meeting of the Deaf-Mutes, one Keiyu-kai of
‘ths Deaf, one Prayer Friends Meeting of the Deaf-Mutes, and one
‘Brethren Meeting of the Deaf-Mutes. From this letter we quote
directly: “It will be wonderful if the Missouri Synod could send
ita pastor or two to work directly for deaf people all around the
‘@untry. I myself am appealing to the authorities of the Seminaries
to encourage their prospective pastors to think about deaf people
who are in desperate need of the Gospel in every part of the
country, but so far I have not yet succeeded in getting their in-
terest.” This material has been handed over to Dr. O. H. Schmidt,
Executive Secretary of our Foreign Mission Board.

:. God is opening the door unto us also in India. Missionary
Arnold Lutz, who ministered to deaf in the States for two years
‘before going to India, has met with teachers of .a school for deaf
and several deaf, one of whom he knew from his childhood days.
In the 1953 March number of the Deaf Lutheran he makes this
statement: “I am wondering what I can do to teach the first deaf
person that I have ever known. May God also bring her to the
knowledge of salvation!” God is evidently calling us to bring
Christ Crucified also to the deaf in foreign countries. May God
speed the day! Be

In view of the many rich blessings of the past and the opening
of many doors at home and abroad God manifestly would encourage
us to work among the deaf “while it is day; the night cometh when

no man can work. Soli Deo Gloria

Boarp or. Missions to THE DEAF
Pastor Wm. Buece, Chairman
Pastor Ernest Drews, Secretary
Mr. G. F. Kruse, Treasurer
Pastor O. H. Lorres”

Mr. J. P. MILLER