PEOPLE TO PEOPLE

"It is STUDENT, in that itinvolves LBC students;itis MISSIONARY, inthatitengulfstheworldinits probe;itis INTERN, inthatitis onlythefirststepinplanting people around theworldforthe restoftheirlives;itis TRAINING, inthatyoung people arelearning fortherestoftheirlives;itis EVANGELISM, inthatitfulfills theGreat Commission."

SMITE Director, DalePeterson i MITE has proved once more that itisimpossible tohold them down. With the present growth up tofour singing teams, a Children's Ministry,anda Student Foreign Exposure Program, there isnothing but prosperityfor thisorganization.

SMITE's goal isto"sow the eternal seed," using the fundamental local church asthe base andoperating ground both outside andinside the U.S. SMITE'S emphasis isevangelism through music, preaching and Biblearid Iract distribution in foreign cultures Thousands ofBibles have reached hands that have never touchedthe Word ofGodbefore

The greatest work SMITE accOmplishes isin the individual student Through "action experience" each student isguided todetermine where God would usehimOrher in the most effective way AsDale Peterson stafed, "to every instance,theyare missionaries while they arestudents at LBC*'%hey ate literally going into allthe.world-to pireach:the gospel. Stillthey areLBC students,who must maintain a high academic standardas well asraise their ownsupport. Almost every night ofthe week, SMITE studentsareat practice, teammeetings, language study,oron weekend trips. This year has been an activeone for allthe teams. TheAsian Team, under the direction ofPaul Carey, spent the school year travelingto churches within the borders of the U.S TheSMITE ministry within the U.S istothe local church, where Christians are awakened tothe world's needs andinformed ofthe "fields white unto harvest." This summer the Asian Team traveled throughoutthe East,spending oneweek in Korea, a week in Japan andthree weeksin the Philippine Islands

Under the direction ofDave Stanford, The Latin Team spenttwo and onehalf weeks in SanJose, Costa Rica There the students worked with six different missionaries,singing in schools,town squares,civicauditoriums,aswell aschurches. The team also hadthe opportunity to appear on national television inCosta Rica Evangelism andBibledistribution,the keys tothe campaign, resultedin 100 peoplecomingtoknow Christ aspersonal Savior Duringthe summer the team ministeredin Panama, Venezuela,the Caribbean, and the Dominican Republic

The European Team, underthe direction ofGil Vining,also enjoyed an active year England wasthe focal point of their campaign. The team ministered in schools,town squares, hospitals,convalescent homes, and churches They were blessed with 200 wontoChrist Thegreatest achievement was the revived spirits

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in the churches During the summi months the team visited Italy and Greece

The Internationals were a group of veteran SMITE members underthe direction ofDoug Achilles.The team traveled mainly with Roscoe Brewer, and, like the other teams, they ministered tochurches within the U.S. on weekends Close to 100churches received the Internationals thisyear The highpoint oftheiractivity occured during the Christmas break, when they hadthe opportunity to be part ofa 30-day effort tohelp 120,000 refugees awaiting relocation in Thailand Thestudents prepared a Christmas meal for 27,000 people, gave out 40,000 toys tochildren, and 10,000 blankets tothe adults. Bibles,gospel tracts,andgospel music were also presented in their native language Thenext phase was to place the team on the Mercy Ship, TheBamboo Cross, in the South China Sea Thestudents worked to get the ship ready andthen launched outon itsmaiden voyage They distributed food, fuel,medicine, supplies,andBibles tothe refugees in the sea.Roscoe Brewer observed, "This was the firsttime we have ever been involved with theseed planting as opposed tothe harvesting."

This summer theInternationals were involved with the refugees again, relocating them toBoliva. They were also involved inaiding the distri- ' bution ofthousands ofBibles in the politically turbulent country ofRhodesia,which isbeing quickly overtaken by the communists.

Ron Warren (fourth row)J R Wilson,Amy Payne. Ed Lytle.Pam Irvin. Steve Hooge.Howard Ericson

Keeping a diligent vigil, Claudia McCrory, on the bow of the The Bamboo Cross, watches for boats of escaping refugees inthe South China Sea

Bringing comfort to the body and soul as well as the spirit, Debbie Saunders, Ed Lytle, Claudia McCrory, and Carolyn Wemp give out Christmas blankets to refugees inThailand