In the Island of Sumatra, the work of the gospel divides itself into two parts-one of them the tribe called “Kubus,” and the other among the Malay Moslems. As the “Kubus” are largely illiterate and quite isolated from the Moslem population, the colporteur’s work has been largely confined to the difficult task of selling the Word to the fanatical followers of Islam. A report on the work of one of the colporteurs read as follows: “Already his work has stirred up a small storm cloud among the Mammadans. Two Muhammadans have believed on Christ and have been openly baptized as a direct result of this colporteur’s work. These two converts are being persecuted by their own people, but some of the very men who are persecuting them are secretly buying the Book. The storm cloud is growing daily.”
ML 06/18/1967