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people
had
been
personally confronted with the occult
he
oraiseri
them as happy
and
special. he occult
has become
an object that is for
came interested
in
spiritism
because of a film
on
T V t had
artimiiv
He
protects
you
and
is
the
best
thing
that
can
happed
3
for
another
similiar
weekend in^April?
Planning
on trying
ui\ uLiubcK 6 the y o u n g e s t o f
the four congregations we ve been
w O i K i n g with h a d
a n
immers ion
anx^^ t ^
^ ita
were^ those^now
o i n c e
we
re n o t working so i re t
ly with the three
groups
in the
include an update on the four
congregations
with
the following
Genk--in 1990 had apx. 29 members ^
there were 2 immersions and some
left
for the Statpc: hnf ^
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morning Lord's supper and ladies gathering Tuesdays. There are not
children
enough fo r
Sunday
school but a youth group is being planned on a
regular basis.
REKEMin
1990 there
were
about 90 members on a regular basis
until
the Lanaken group
was begun. One member moved away because of sickness so there are now
about'28
regulars. They
have an active Sunday
school
and every two months
they
have a
pot
luck.
They share
the
Christmas program every
year, alternating in the Genk
and
Rekem
buildings. There
are
also
maybe up to 20 who are irregular
in
attendance
because
of their
health,
work
responsibalities,
non-Christian
partners
and other
c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
MAASMECHELEN--in
1990-91 they had between 15-20 regular attenders plus about 9 children
in
their
Sunday school. There were about 5 immersions in these two years and
besides their Sunday morning Lord's supper they have
Bible
study on Wednesdays,
prayer
meeting
on
Thrusdays
and
evangelism at the market
place on Saturday. They
also
have a monthly pot luck and fellowship.
LANAKENin 1990 they began
with
about 21 and thay've had 6 converts but some have l e f t
to
join with ano ther
congregation. They
are
esp ecia lly a ctiv e try in g to reach
non-Chri st ian prospects and
f ier ing
up some
luke
-warm
vrethern of
various
con
gregat ions .
They continue as a home church
with
t h e i r Sunday
Lord ' s
supper,
Monday
and
Fri day p raye r meeting, and Wednesday Bible studeis
being
held in the
home of Alex Beckers (seen below
immersing
in the Genk
church - l e f t -
with
Marck,
and Souw looking
on.)
Hopeful ly
t h i s
gives
a
glimpse
a t
the
work
we
helped
begin
i n
the
7 0 s
and
t h a t
though t h e r e
are ups and downs,
God's s p i r i t
i s a t
work-in Belgium
/LzmembeA^
hav^cng pKayzd bat
knom
notUng the coAH and
tA}cUck{^LLZn i6^
that ^avzd kU tiio,
that
yUght.
He
couA4e
thanked
kLf
new
{^Kt^nd,
JeiJ
h
had
beeta
hC6
gua^dtan
angZz.
Thejie. -itvejial othe.^ ivho
had al/>o
pn.ayQ,d HznlU and we. pfiaUt God tht nztuooKk
oi ChvUtlam
who
uphM kan at
thu time,. We hope
thU
e,xpeAt ncz voWi keZp MipKOi-i
thz
tmpoAtancz
kazping
aathotheji btiofiz God'.6 thKont ojJ
g/tace
at
all
tant6.
Vou.
juJit navzK
knouj
whzn ^omtonz
may
be
tn
^pzctat nzzd but anablz to cM ioK hzZp.
Some
o^ thz
KzaoXloYU^
o tho^z hzafUng tht6 6ton.y wa^: Vou can 4ee
how
God
z\jzn
mnZdly
pzoplo,
to pKotndt
ckitdAzn, and A^tz^ hzafu.ng that 7 kavz 6uch ptza^uJiz -en
havtng
pKayzd ^oK Hznkt*6 opzJia-
tlon. Though we
hadn t bzzn ablz to notify you bz^oKz oi tkU, m
hopz you'll
AzmzmbzA.
we e alwa^4 tn thz
WEEP o^j pnayzfil
Praise HIM with us that Henki is
st i l l
with us
and
in His service.
And again,
we
can
bul; THANK
YOU
for
forming with
others the
band
of faith-
ful supporters of
our
work here in Belgium.
We're working
on
plans
to
be
in the States this
summer to thank you personally s o extra prayers, funds and preperations for
this are
going to be indispensable.
We
long for
you
with the
affection
of Jesus
Christ,
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(IS
a
^ :A
m
A
TRUE
F A MT L y
BY THE TIME YOU READ
THIS, John
Mark s h o u l d
be in
the
S t a t e s
vis i t ing
some
of
o ur s up po rt er s,
an d
making
f i n a l
p r e p e r a t i o n s for a year
of
B ible C ollege. H e s
t aken
an
updated
an d re
vised
v ersio n o f th e
89-90 sl i d e report, pre
pared
origional ly
with
th e
h elp of Gene an d
I l a h
Thompson. In we not only include a
l i t t l e background o f
Belgium s history but how
modern
techonology ef fec t s l i fe in Belgium
bringing
hardships
an d
temptations. These pose
problems
with s p r e a d i n g
th e g os p el, bu t
also
o p en
new
d o o r s
o f
min i s t ry .
We
t e l l
o f
th e
b eg in ni ng s o f
ou r
sp i r i tua l ministry in Belgium
an d look to
th e
f u t u r e
w ith
hopes o f o pp ortu ni
t i e s to
work among d r u g users and p u s h e r s as
well as continued efforts with the Christian congregations. We rejoice i
several
steps foward in the
Genk
congregation, results of Henki s teachin
and our encouragement with this group being realized. We hope and pray a
who share
with
John Mark wi l l be blessed with
h is vis i t
and r e p o r t .
IN THE MEANTIME we ve als o be en w or ki ng on
the possible
vis i t
of
Henki an
or
Mary
Esther
l a ter this year. This will be to
tr y an d
vis i t
the
remain
supporters that John Mark won t be
able
to vis i t . As y o u l l se e from the
enclosed letter there are also
some
unforseen changes in our fowarding ag
situation. A trip^to the States
will
have to be combined with finalizing
these
changes and
joining partnership
with a
congregation
and
new
fowardi
agent s) according to th e L or d s l ea di ng .
We
fervently ask your prayers
to u nd erg ird us as d e c i s i o n s an d p l a n s w i l l be made tha t wi l l have a
b e a r
on
the
future
of
the m ission
in
Belgium for
Christ an d
our l ives in His
servic
HENKI
--
besides
many contacts
with drug
adicts
and pushers has been stud
ing up on how to find
better
methods to
minister
to and with these peop
He s g ot te n a cq ua in te d with government people
who
help guide him while
he s
get t ing
i n v o l v e d w ith a brand new
area
o f serv ice . He is a lso tu r
ing his mind to expanding
th e
Jule M iller
slide
study to
include more
a
Jesus
l ife and teachings and
get
i t revised and
u sa bl e a ga in .
JOHN MARK - - besides spending much
time,
ef f o r ts and coming up with ideas
to get the new
slid e
report of ou r work in Belgium ready, ha s been con
c e n t r a t i n g
on
g e t t i n g
everything
ready
for
h is
t r ip to th e
S t a t e s
for
a
year
of
Bible College. He s taken
a year
of leave
from
his
job and
ho
to
be
able to p re pa re h im se lf for
whatever
ministry
the Lord may
lead
him i n t o in the f u t u r e . He a ls o co ntin ues to have Bible s t u d i e s in h is
home
M onday s and
i s h e a d in g up
anot her
Youth
weekend in
Genk
a t
th e
time o f
th is
w r i t i n g ,
JAMES - - brought
a hand
made chess
board back
from
India
fo r
his
good
frie
Rudy, of the Leuven church. This was a completly unexpected tr ip , bu t
since his Roland grandparents who we d not seen in four
years)
helped
towards the e xp enses we decided
i t
was an opportunity not
to
be missed.
He s been working hard on
the
pond, yard and walk-in bird cage
behind
o
home in Genk whenever he ha s free time from his st udi e s.
He is
ooing
to
miss h is bro th er the
year h e s in
the
St at es
but
ha s
offered
to
help
care fo r his dog Joy
during
his
absence
so
is
developing good
character
Pray
he
may a l s o
devel ope
a
per s onal
re la t ion
w ith Je su s
an d
make a
dec i s i on to fo l low
Him
a s
M a s t e r and Savior .
=2.05/
If.oi:
i (Cl)ri
^{frSj KiVftara
l/unijj-
?.pe.Khoi6VLn.at 75
i 00 G5^
and
their
families.
We've
found
ourselves caring 1 Si
for her chickens and
cat
as well as
transporting
'
folks to church in her absence PLUS
carino for
-
John Mark's
dog
and keeping his
home
clean and ' '' ' l
usable
for such th ings
as
youth
weekends and
visitors from the States. John Mark
was
able
tospend
a few days with these
families in Peachtree City, Georgia since had a few days free from his stud
e has written, I
am so
excited with this school. Every day is a complete
firendly, the professors
are
helpful and
the
class
are very intresting, the food is
good.
What
more
can I have? There
isone
Prayep._ I'm taking a full 16 hour
load....
When learning, I ha
especially in English . I also have a hard time con
centrating. So--we re not the
only ones
in
need
of your prayers. If
you ca
share
with
him
in
any
way
we're
sure
you'll
be
blessed
for
your
efforts^
(H
Campus View
Drive,
Lincoln, 111.
sharPd
R ^ Missionary Convention in Wichita,
Kansas
and
on spenSi^g T^anksg?ving'?Sge e'? '
of PhoInix' ^Arf7nna' having
visitors from
the Maryvale church
nnr
Congregation provided the
major
part of
funds
for
?p-rnfnn P^Tchase of a
second
hand computer and printer. hope
to
be
earning soon how to use i t for dif ferent par ts of our work. They are the on
Anr^
helped towards the announced
need
in the Sept.-Oct.
'91 and Mar
-
has'hppn l^^n? I studies so
advance on
thi
nrfr.^ ^ camera has
been
purchased and some of the recording room
from
^np^nf^
^ thus far.)
It
will
be
the
first
time
we've
had
a
deligation
??^p ^ supporting churches actually come to the field and
see
what
excited
and
really
looking foward to this and hope i t
ay be a
time
of mutual blessing and encouragement.
It
will be quite
some
vDu-ft'hP^
for
these
dear
Christians
also,
so-yes,
you guessed
it: w^hope
ou 11 be praying for every aspect of this venture.
SEARCH
for a replacement for Louella as
fowarding
agent has
Se Ld.?= -f- another.
have
persued every channel
Both I
niipfi
fnH S these needs.
in His hand^ Thtc h ^Y^ything we know of to do so are leaving
it
ip r= aspect of our ministry here in BelqLm
an t imagine how we
can
continue ithe
work
unless we can
have
both a
^n ^ = to Channel
our
U.S. funds
and
agent(s) for fowarding
^ handeling
different
things in
the
States.
The
word
is :
p r a y P r a y
PRAY
ALWAYS BEEN A blessing to have so
many
different conore-
and individuals
be
involved in the work of winning
Belgiu
X ihf?p nn f i ' ays-
When
visiting
the
U.S.
Christians
at
sr'9s as
Rescue
the Perishing are sung
know n? presentation.
This song isn't
in the
Dutch
that we
f, but recently the
words
seemed
to describe exactly
what we have
been
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doing
a l l
th ese y ea rs.
As you read the words you
rea l ize they
are
acts
tha
don ' t lend
themselves to picture taking to be
prin ted in
news reports , or
even always
accounts
that can
be
to ld about. Yet God's
kingdom
i s being
l ived
out and
spread
and
strengthened.
Again we
are thankful,
humbled and
encouraged t ha t YOU are
par t
of th i s rescue mission standing behind
us
with
a l l
the dif ferent kinds of support
shown from
month
to month,
year
to year. We hope we can
come
home soon and sing th i s and
other
songs
with
you
one
of
these days.
Unti l
then,
we l l
meet
you
before
the
throne
of grace as we approach Him for the
pe t i t ions
we
jo in
toge ther
to request
o
Him on behalf
of tha t
grea t Kingdom. (Matt. 18:19,20; Heb. 4:16)
3
i:i-/aiSSL
On behalf
of the Belgium
for Christ
r es cu e m is sio n, .
130
T t xmS .C t e s n
Rescue the FerishHng
Vau j j t S . Doakb
kii i; ;i. /h ' : r
w . w
ui i>wu] j r ,ceei UicB
jj e o o r ^ i e a u i a
4. SeS Coe
theper>lsb-iog, do-maodsit;StiQgth{ortb7)a-bartlie
*_ingone, lift
chOd to re-celve; F]eaa\rithtbemcar-n^lT, PleaawnaioemKen-ur:
Riaw cu ro-store;
^ncbed by
a
Io7.iag
heart,Wat-cned by kSd-nS,
lArd villpio-Tide; Back
to
the
oar row way
^.tienMy via
them;
^ t I* P P f t
tbemof Je
Bas
tho loigb t-y to save.
He will for-give if
CSxirdsthat
ai o
Dro>ken
Te
tbepoorvan-d rer a
fov~ lor bias
oa - ly be-lieve. Bes
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BELGIUM;
FOR CHRIST
992
November
Financial
Statement
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Larry Barbara Falish,
Green Bay,
WI
1st Christian
Church
Belleville, IL
Missionary Society, Burnside, IL
Church
of Christ
at
Treaty, Wabash IN
Christian
Church
Peachtree City, G
Russell Shirley
Newell
Michigantown
Maryvale Christian Church
Phoenix
Z
Maryvale Christian Church
Phoenix
Z
Mountain Church of Christ,
Mountain WI
EXPENSES;
Funds transferred to personal account for
ELGIUM
FOR
CHRIST
Funds
transferred
to
TR VEL
EMERGENCY FUND
Funds transferred to EDUCATIONAL FUND
Postmaster
-
Coil
of Stamps
CONTRIBUTIONS
fo r November
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as
of November 1, 1992
EXPENSES
fo r November
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1,
1992
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1, 1992
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1992
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WE COME
TO THE ENP i
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may,
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likz a6
be
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we ue 4pen-t 363 ' Whn, ^ S
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a/ iound
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conv^nc^
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tkd
pfi-iofuXy.
\
News
Report /
(RomaKii
/2:2) 6ci^
w^ia^
doe>6 \ /
the g^ace
0
J
God
-teach
u4?
It
> ' '
t tachz6 a6
to
-fiat/ NO to ungodl-LnZ66 and worldly pa-i-ii'to
ni,
and to
l i \)z 6zl{i-C-ontfiolled, upfL-iQht and godly liv.4> in th.ii>
pn.z6znt age. (T-ctui 2tn ,12) and to be vzn.y can.z{^ul, tkzn, k
you l-Lve--not
ai>
unw-c-ie but a-i mak-tng the mo6t
o{^
zvdKy
oppofitunity,
because
tfie dayi> a^z Q.vil. TkzAt{^ofie do not be
^ool-L'ih, but und(>^^tand lohat tko.
Lo^d 4
m-lII i6 . {Bpk. 5:15-1
THINKING
BACK OVER 1992 , P au l s
words
in
I I
Cor. 1:8-11
seemed to
be a
perfect description
of
the
year. We do no t want you
to
be
uninformed,
brothers, about t he hardships we endured in . . . .
We
were under great pressur
far beyond our ability to endure, so that we
despaired
even of l i fe . Indeed
in
our hearts
we f e l t t he s en tenc e of death.
Bu t
th is happened
tha t
we
might
not
rely
on
ourselves
but
on
God,
who raises
the
dead.
He
has
de
livered us from
such
a
deadly peri l ,
and he will
deliver us. On
him we
have
set our
hope
that
he
will continue to deliver us, as
you help us by
your
prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor
granted us
in
answer to the
prayers
of many. Then looking back over a few
other
years reports, i t seemed a
reoccuring
theme was
the
hardship and su f
ferings we'd faced each year. The thought came of Jesus and
that although
he
was
a son, he
learned
obedience from what he
suffered.
(Heb.
5:8) If
we too learned obedience as a result of a l l the suffering i t would
be worth
it ll
In the
last three
reports this year we've made mention
of
what seemed
strange
and
coincidental
contacts with many people
of the
drug-world.
Again, looking
back
over
past
reports i t was discovered to be a
re
occuring theme
since
1989
It
was as
i f
God
was
confronting
us with a
problem,
planting
an idea
in
our mind,
conditioning
us
fo r His
plans,
trying
to te l l
us something When
we
f irs t told of plans
to leave
Opglabbeek and move to Genk,
i t
was with uncertainty,
NOT
really
KNOWING why,
but
we
felt
lead of
Him
and
rested
in the truth of
Jere.
28:11, For I
know the
plans I have for you. ..plans
to
prosper
you
and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope
and
a future.
We didn t
know
the plans. . the future, but
they
are
b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g to become
clear
now.
3(-or: (Clirist
Pfcnii Tkktrtacrv yamifj ^l
PzpQ.^ho{,6tAaat 75
3600 GEfJK
Nov. - Dec .
1992
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THE REACTION
TO
DRUG ADICT5 of
most
of the
buisness
people
Henki's gotten
to know the past^ .
years
in
the Genk shopping centers
is
discriminatibn
and rejection. They
have forbidden many
of these drugs people on their
premises
but told Henki he's welcome but
not
his companions.
Sometimes i t is understandable, as they hold up
th,e
use of the toilets, ruin the reputation
of the
shop and
the like.
Yet,
they are
humans
in need of
food,^vyarmth
and understanding--
maybe
more than
the
average person.
Henki
spends
time
talking
with them, trying
to
give
them
love and concern while influencing them to try another life-style, and has even been able to
convince
some
to go for treatement. All the while he's trying to better
understand
the
general problem
and
how best to apply Scirptures to their situations.
EVEN CHRISTIANS ARE USUALLY apprehensive or even repulsed by this strata of society.
Much of
this is probably
because of ignorance and,not realizing the scope of the
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need
and
problem
and thinking i t s not in my
world
of existance but far
away. Once
it is
discovered to be right in
your own
back yard you're
forced with a decision.
What
you
do
about i t
is
the
same
as the various
reactions of the passers-by of the
man
going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho in Jesus' parable of Luke 11:30-35. W11|
we
pass
by
on the
other side or as the Samaritan take pity on them? Henki's
been^
having
to think about this a
lot
lately. Admitedly for us at
first, i t
didn t
soak
through
and we
didn't see the need or take the
time,
being so in
volved with church
work.
But the
more
you
come
in contact with
them
the more
i t
soaks through
Finally, as
Henki
explains, he
began
to realize
they
really
need
help and because of past
experience
in counseling
within
the church he automatically began to
search
for the solution
to their struggle for their souls are valuable.
Because
of
being
moved
with
compassion
we
feel
we
must minister to these people the best
we can.
Maybe our^past 20 years with the
church-planting/nurturing situation was simply preperation for this step...
IT
MAY BE
we
will loose friends, our reputation or
even
support because of our
compassion
and
decision. Yet
we
know
we
are bound by love
and
obedience to spread the word of
God.
This
is
for
two
impor tant reasons :
1.
It is
living
and
active.
Sharper
than any
double-edged sword, it
penetrates even to
dividing
soul
and spirit, joints
and marrow; it judges
the
thoughts and
attitudes of
the
heart. (Heb. 4:12) i. ^ i.
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2. So
is
my
word
that goes out from my
mouth.
It will not return to
me empty,
but will
accomplish
what
I
desire
and achieve
the
purpose
for which
I
sent
it.
(Is.
55:11)
V^on't
you join us to cast your bread upon the waters for after many days you will find
it again.
(Ecc. 11:1)?? We cannot
but
continue
to
follow
His
guidance
in
obedience,
though
we
don't
know
the
details of
the
purpose it
will
accomplish
but
pray
that
it
be
to
the
glory
of
His name and kingdom.
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