Word: asahigawa
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...church with all the U.S. trimmings-kitchens, dining hall, classrooms. As rotating pastors, he hopes to get "big Baptist churchmen" from the U.S. As for his choir, he needs "at least 500 voices. We've got to liven things up, hit them hard." Barrage on Asahigawa. Hard-hitting Missionary-Pilot Jackson is no novice at church-building. His first big Japanese assignment (in 1953) was to set up a Baptist church in Asahigawa (pop. 171,835) on Hokkaido. Usual procedure in a new territory is to start a Bible class, gradually work for a church. Instead, impatient Captain Jackson...
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