ABSTRACT
Early in 1946 Frank Coaldrake moved to Sydney, the staging point for the mission to Japan. It was here that he made the preparations for the mission, and the letters to and from A.B.M. in this chapter show how he went about the task. His common sense and practical competence, shown in his early years in Charleville, come to the fore again. In one letter he has to remind A.B.M., accustomed to dealing with its long established missions in New Guinea and the Pacific, that he will need an establishment grant for the new mission in Japan. Bishop Cranswick, at Frank Coaldrake's instigation, ultimately had to write directly to General MacArthur seeking his personal assistance. The problem for Frank Coaldrake was not confined to the “export” arrangements from Australia. Japan presented its own difficulties on the “import” side. He had trouble finding anyone or any organisation in Japan willing to accept him for missionary service.
