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ARNOLDS BEGIN YOUTH WORK IN CHILE

Aaronand AngieArnold completed their study of Spanish at the language institutein SanJose, Costa Rica, and arrived on the field in Santiago,Chile in April of this year. Theyhavebeguntheir initial workwith the Metropolitan Churchof Christ, working closelywith Craigand Shirley Woolsey, 18-year veteranmissionaries to Chile.

Because 92% of all people who accept Christ do so before the age of 18; because mostmissionaries work with adults; and because 98% of all trained youth workers minister inthe United States, Cross Cultural Youth Ministry is dedicated to placing youth ministerson the mission field. CCYM's focus in Santiago will be in developing a relational andevangelistic program to reach out to the unsaved youth of Chile and to bring them into arelationship with God,and in developing a peer discipleship program that involvesChristian Chilean youth; and then to record data for the purpose of evaluatingandreproducing this project in other fields.

The Arnolds "hit the ground, running." In only a few months, they have seen atremendous interest and growth, both spirituallyand numerically. Aaron maintains anintensive evening calling program, traveling by public transport all around the city. A4-day Youth Retreat was held in October with an attendance of almost 80 young people,and plans are underway to travel with several of the youth to Caranavi, Bolivia on ashort-term mission trip in Febuary of 1999.

Aaron Arnold is the son of Mike and Rita Arnold ofPlainfield, IN. Angle's parents areNorman and Jane Melsheimer of Greenwood, IN. Aaron and Angie both graduated fromCincinnati Bible College, Cincinnati, OH in 1995, he with a degree in Biblical Studiesand she with a degree in Christian Education. Aaron had a student ministry while incollege, and began a three-year youth ministry with the Piqua Church of Christ, Piqua,OH, while still attending CBC. At Piqua, Aaron developed a Youth Ministry programand Angie was Beginner Church Leader. They have a 3-year-old daughter, Mackenzie,and are expecting their second child in June 1999..

The Arnolds' field address is: Casilla 298-22 Nunoa, Santiago, Chile. This family ishighly recommended and supported by Kingsway Christian Church, Avon, IN. Gifts forthe work in Chile may be made payable to Cross Cultural Youth Ministry and sent totheir business administrators, Roger and Ann Toon, 9775 Country Club Road, Piqua, OH45356.

Youth MmfettY

Mailing Address:9775 Country Club Rd.PiquQ, Ohio 45356

Phone^Gx:

(937)773-2270

Admim^rotors:Roger A Ann Toon

fo>ard of

Directcrs:

Aflron Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

Roger Toon

Teom of Advis(M*sMike Nichols

Lincoln CMstian CollegeTony Allmoslccher

Christ In Youth

Lorry ButtYoung Ufe

Scott Rosen

Young UfeRic Musselmon

First Christian Churd)

Dodge City. KSKent Fillinger

Norton Chirch of Christ

Columbus, OH

Brain Bolton

Central Church of Christ

FMIay. OHWanda Outlaw

Heywofih Christian ChurchHeyewth, IL

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A taste oflanguagelearning

We have officially begunlanguage school, which isthe second step in gettingthe Chile Pilot Projectmobilized. We have

spent nearly a year raising support to get theProject funded and nowwe are on to the SpanishLanguage Institute. TheInstitute is located in San

Jose, Costa Rica, which isin Central America. The

whole purpose ofourtime here is to leam

Spanish, the language ofChile. We feel that it is

necessary to be able toeffectively communicatewith the people there inorder to minister to them.

So here we are feelinglike we are in elementaryschool once again. Weare learning how to putsimple sentences together. "I am Aaron."and "I am from the

United States" now roll

offmy tongue. Fortunately, I have had someSpanish learning in mypast and I was able to be

"School" contirmed on pg. 2

October, 1997

Our Chance to Say Thanks!In each newsletter we would like to take some

space and thank those who are making it possiblefor CCYM to minister to the youth of the world.This month we would like to say thanks to twofemilies that support CCYM. Robin and KimVicena have supported the Arnolds since theydecided to go to Chile. The two families met whilethey were attending Cincinnati Bible College together. Robin and Kim live in Hamilton, OH whichis located on the north side of Cincinnati. He

works as a computer analyst and Kim is a secretaryfor Westside Christian church-

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A view ofour neighborhoodfrom the Language School

Insight From AngleAaron asked me to share

a little bit with all of youabout what it is like to live

in Costa Rica. I spentsome time thinking aboutwhat differences impressedme the most about this cul

ture and how it has af

fected our lives. 1 have

come to the conclusion that

thus far the biggest adjustments have been in terms

oftime. Not only are thedays shorter, it gets light at

around 5:30 AM and dark

at 6:00 PM year around,but just going about thedays chores takes quite abit more time. For in

stance, getting groceriesroutinely involves a visit tothe neighborhood groceryfor staples, a visit to theferia (farmer's market) forwonderful fruits and vegetables, and a visit to thecamerceria (butcher) formeat. It is possible to get

all of these things at onesupermercado, but the quality is poor at best and themeat usually smells funny.All of this taken into con

sideration plus the fact thatyou can only buy as muchas you can carry makes forvery interesting shopping.We have found that

Mazie's stroller makes a

wonderful cart to carry groceries home in.

This brings me to the fact

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that we must walk, ride abus, or take a taxi everywhere that we need to go.This has not been a problem as we have found that

we actually enjoy walkingand the extra exercise that

it provides.Finally, I should say that

we have found that the ini

tial adjustment to the Latinculture has not been

tremendously difficult.We know that this time

here will be very specialfor us.

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"School"continuedfrom pg, I in an advanced class.

Angie is having to start basically from scratch.Other than our two visits to Chile, she has had noformal training in Spanish. So far, as we areabout three weeks in to class, she is doing great.She is confident to speak with nationals to practice and they are able to understand her. (a veryimportant thing). The class that I am in is verysmall and several of my classmates have lived inSpanish speaking countries for a couple ofyears.That makes it a real challenge for me. Pray that Idon't get fiustrated.

Overall we are really enjoying the school. It isstructured so that we have three types ofclasses.There is grammar, conversation and last but notleast, phonetics. The teachers here are simplytop notch. Angie and I love our teachers. I havedeveloped a good fiiendship with one of myteachers to the point that he has invited me to hishome. It is evident that the teachers really care.They are all Christians and feel that it is theircontribution to missions to help us with languagelearning. The thing is that they get paid very little for doing it. Most have second jobs to helpmake ends meet. I thank God for them and their

dedication. I'll leave you with one of the mostimportant things that I've learned. "If I speak inthe tongues ofmen and of angels, but have notlove, I am only a resounding gong or a clangingcymbal."1 Corinthians 13:1

Aaron, Angie & Mazie

CCYM UPMTE

Getting To Know Us Our Administrators*.

The Toons

Roger and Ann Toon have taken on an awesome responsibility for Cross Cultural Youth Ministry. Without them it would be impossible for us to fimction.They will be the Business Administrators for CCYM. When you receive a receipt, you know that Ann made that happen. They are the behind the scenespeople who get noticed, unfortunately, when a mistake is made. They workvery hard for no pay. Roger and Ann are both graduates ofOzark Christian College. Roger has been involved in ministry for the last ten years. He has

preached as well as being involved in youth ministry. That enables him, on a first hand basis to understandhow needed youth ministry is on the mission field. Roger currently ministers part-time at the Good Shepherd United Presbyterian Church. In order to support his family, Roger runs a electrical contracting business during the week. In spite of all this, he still finds time to keep the communication lines open forCCYM. Roger is our computer specialist. He helped to design our webpage on the Internet. He alsoserves as a representative for CCYM while the Arnold's are on the field. Ann has her degree in DeafSignLanguage Ministry. She has used it in the church, as well as in the public schools. Currently Ann is a full-time mom and part-time secretary/administrator for the Toon's business and CCYM. She makes sure thatthe details get taken care of. She does all the book-keeping and financial accounting for CCYM. Ifyouneed anything in reference to records or information, she will help you. The Toon's have two sons,Nathan and Philip. Nathan is in the sbdh grade and in an honor program called Project Discovery. Philipis in the second grade and enjoys being rambunctious. Both boys are involved in Boy Scouts. Please keepRo^er,Ann and family inyour prayers and as they help CCYM follows God's call.

YEAR-TO-bATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTJan Sept 1997

Income Ministry Expense 100.00 Publicity 739.03

Restricted 2,914.98 Miscellaneous 914.58 Storage Rent 1,004.75

Unrestricted 30,200.62 Moving 263.15 Safe Deposit Box 29.70

Misc. Income 8.61 Office Equipment 3,100.19 Salary 3,887.96

Reimb.Expenses -273.98 Office Supplies 286.52 Savings 200.00

One-Time Expense School Bill 485.38

Total Income 32,850.23 lap top 2,034.96 Shots 126.00

dryer 175.00 Taxes 465.00

Expense Furniture... 601.46 Telephone 749.83

Automobile 611.32 Other 79.95 Travel 5,522.33

Communication 199.99 Total One-Time Exp.. 2,891.37Credit Cards 200.00 Passports 40.00 Total Expense 28,085.08Educat. Material 48.01 Petty Cash 100.00

Housing Allow 2,495.00 Postage and Delivery 109.44 Net Income 4,765.15Insurance 483.91 Printing 59.00

Language School 2,501.56 Professional Fees 250.00

Medical 169.00 Program Expense 52.06

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where they attend. They are sold out for Jesus andwe thank them for their prayers and financial support. Ray and Betty Wackier are members at thePiqua Church ofChrist, where Aaron Arnold ministered. Ray is an elder emeritus in the congregationand has helped to lead that church for severaldecades. They live nearby in the town of Coving-ton. Ray is retired fi-om Hobart and Betty hasnever retired from taking care of their home. Rayhas had a hard way to go these past few years. Hehas almost been in the hospital more than out.Their fahh has kept them going, though. Andthrough faith they support CCYM. Ray and Bettyare special people to the Arnolds. We thank Rayand Betty for their prayers and the money they givethat provides the means for children and teens inChile to see how important Jesus Christ is in theirlives.

Ifyou are interested in supporting the Arnolds orCCYM please get in touch with Ann Toon byphone, letter or email.

PRAYER CONCERNS

Aaron and Angle's study of Spanish in San Jose,Costa Rica. vCCYM Administrator^jRpger and Ann Toon, asthey are new at their j(i>. ;?That the remainder of support would come beforewe depart for Chile (^iay 1998).The Metropolitan Church ofChrist in Chile, as theyprepare for the Arnold's arrival.Craig and ShirleyWoolsey and Jack and JanineSwanson, our missionary partners in Chile, as theyprepare for the Arnold's arrival.

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