"A Summary Report on an Administrative Visit Abroad to the Executive Committee of the General Brotherhood Board," by W. Harold Row: Brethren Service workers in Europe, heroically serve under the inspired leadership of M. R. Zigler. The thrust of our program in Europe is increasingly centered on peacemaking. Our European representative functions as an Ambassador or Peace, both to churches and to many in positions of leadership in the government. Structured to peacemaking are: international work camps, peace institutes, peace library at Kassel, International Student Exchange. The direction of our European program is eastward, at least as far as East Germany and East Austria, and even eventually into Russia. "...while we attempt to aid in the building of Christian civilization in Asia, we have the immediate opportunity to help save a Christian civilization in Europe." Tension Area - The Near-Middle East: Full scale destruction of the Greek community property in Istanbul by trained Turkish demolition crews, stepped-up border violence between Israel and Arab neighbors, Arab mob riots in Jordon and the Communist offer of arms to both sides. Egypt making social and economic progress under new constitutional government. The Church of the Brethren and its mission in India: Dahanu, Bulsar, Khergam, Anklesvar, Bombay (Inter-mission Business Office). "Perhaps the greatest need in India from our Brethren service viewpoint is for a more deliberate emphasis upon our Brethren peace values." Report on Far Wast and Southeast Asis - "Almost the whole of Asia is in a long term revolution." Prior to World War II most of Asia was under Colonial occupation and in 1956 most of Asia is self-governing. "Revolution is a search for freedom (from slavery, want and disease, exploitation and domination, and freedom to live) and a demand for equality, racial justice, independence, and economic justice. This is a struggle of the poor and oppressed people for freedom, for acceptance as human beings, and for relief from poverty." "In whole areas of Asia there is an almost total absence of a vital middle class." Asia - "The tragedy of ....too many people per unit of too poor and unimproved land..." Asia - "Too much land and too few people is as bad as too many people and too little land. There is a shortage of man power to develop the vast areas of poor land. There is a lack of capital for industry and commerce. So in sections of Indo-China, especially in Laos and Cambodia, we have 'ghost' countries." "Too much of our United States and United Nations efforts deal with nations as they ARE an not enough with nations as they OUGHT to be." "I was impressed with the extent and quality of the service being rendered by our government in the less developed countires." Success Strategies of Other Church Groups: Seventh Day Adventists, Christian Missionary Alliance, Presbyterians, Mennonites, Quakers. Asia - Suggested Strategy for Brethren Service. Asia - Potentia Brethren Service Opportunities. Conclusion: The need for a bold, new global Christian strategy; then, greatly increased resources of money, materials, and men.... I'm more than ever convinced that we Brethren are not yet bold enough nor committed enough to be used by God as we might be in helping to rid the world of poverty, disease and fear. It comes to me forcibly now that winning the fight against theses ancient enemies of mankind is not as simple as the Brethren have generally assumed..." On this journey I saw over and over gain the fulfillment of the words of Isaiah 9:2 - 'The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has the light shined.'
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