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ChrUtian Mission
Field
Address:
Don
Bridges
Kaisers trasse
66
6790 Landstuh l
West
Germany
VOL 6 JANUARY -
MARCH
1987 N
Discipleship has
a purpose - to
make
us
into new persons. God has created us with
a capacity to
be
like
Him. There are various
examples of what God had in mind. The
walk of faith may be seen in t he example
of
Abraham.
The
making
of a leader Is
seen in Moses, and
what
real
beauty
is
displayed in
Esther.
It was not until
Jesus
c ame tha t we
were
ab le
to se e how
s e r i ous
God
was. He
points the
way
toward
a
total
reworking of
human life.
God
is deter
m ined to m ake
u s
l ik e h im
The Bible states if any man is in Christ,
he is a new creature, the old things
have
passed away; behold newness has come.
2
Cor.
5:17
Paul
says
of
our bapti sm
we
are
raised to
walk
in
newness
of
l ife
Again, he urges
us to be t ransformed
by
the renewing of
our
mind. Many
more
passages
of
scripture could be
added
which talk about
this
new life, this
transformation, this way of discipleship.
However, these will suffice.
It should
be noted
that in 2
Cor 5:17,
Paul
Is not trying to
explain
this
new
crea
tion.
He is not urging
us
to become new
creatures, nor
what we
may become, nor to
put
aside
the old
and work
ourselves
toward the new. He Is merely proclaiming
wha t h as happened to us
In Christ Earlier
he
said we
all,
with
unveiled face
beholding as
in a
mirror the glory
of
the
Lord, are being t ransformed
into the same
image from
glory
to
glory... God
is deter
mined to
make u s
l ike him This
will
affect
who we
are,
what we believe,
how
think, and what we do.
There
Is much
talk
about being b
again. What
is
overlooked
is
the
ide
transformation
which
is
part of
it.
C
cerning
this,
C.S.
Lewis
writes
it
is
n
change
from
bra iny men to
bralner
me
is a
change that goes of f
in a
totally
feren t d irection
-- a
change
from
b
creatures
of
God
to being sons of G
This may
be
Illustrated with a jump
horse. One could teach a
horse to
j
bet ter
and
better . This would no t
transforming
the horse,
however.
Bu
one
cou ld
take
th i s
horse and m ak e him
to
a
winged
creature, this
would
t r ans fo rma t ion
Transformation is
not
just
improvem
For Chr is tians , it is
christlikeness.
always get more than
we bargain.
Chris t, we
find
forgiveness. God wan t
make
us
forgiving In
Christ, we
peace. God sends us into the t umult .
gain confidence
in Christ.
God comma
us to be servants.
He
keeps pushing us
ther
than
we want to go -- all the wa
Christ likeness. There
is
no middle grou
It is christlike or
nothing
It is for
reason that many are surprised a t
things we do e.g., 1 Peter 4:3-4 . Our l
are
not patterned by the things of
world
bu t
by
Christ.
God Is conforming
to
the image
of His
son. The
old
thi
have passed
away,
behold,
newness
come .
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People who attended th e 1966 Mid-Wlnter Rally at
Balingen, South of Stuttgart.
MiD-WINTER
RALLY
Just a fte r Chri stmas , ove r 100 Chris tians from
around
Europe
gathered outside
of Balingen,
West
Germany for a three-day rally.
Based
on th e
books
of
Peter, the
theme
was Challenging Discipleship. Fif
teen
attended from
the
Landstuhl congregation. It
was
a
good
time of fellowship and
teaching.
One of the most intriguing parts of the program for
myself
was
a class on
th e use
of computers in a local
congregation. There were several ideas
given
on how
computers
could
be used
within
a
congregation
as
well as a tool for evangelism.
Some
of
the
simple
ideas dealt
with d ri ll s
and
practice,
tutorials, and
simiiations life of Paul,
dynamics
of
the
church) . I
have taken
some
of
these
ideas
and
am
beginning
to
develop them
with
my computer. Some of th is means
that
I have
to
learn programming. I am looking for a
way to
use the
computer
in
conjunction
with a
youth
group (perhaps have a one-week computer instruc
tion camp,
something
to get them interested).
However,
there
ar e a couple of items which I could
use.
First, if you have
any ideas about
how I could
develop this, i would be glad to hear from you. Se
cond,
if you know of any
public domain software
whch could be used
along
these
lines,
please send it.
I will be willing to pay for
the
mater ia l. Last, if you
know of any
commericai
material which
could be us
ed , write and let me
know
about It. I have an Atari
1040ST machine Thanks
Also,
at this rally, I was elected to chair th e rally
committee
for
th e
nex t year . We will be having a
meeting
in May with another to follow in
th e
Fall. It
should
be
an exci ting
time.
ANNOUNCEMENT
As I
was
sitting in my
ca r
listening
to
my
radio
wai ting for the 2 o 'c lock news, on which th e
change
rate
is
announced,
I
heard
LANDSTU
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
lo cated at
Kaiserstr. 66
Landstuhl,
invites you to their
s ervi ces. Sun
School
begins
at 9:45 am
and
Worship service a
am . If you need a ride
or
fo r
more
information,
Landstuhl Civilian 06371)
62988.
We have com
long
way
from not being a llowed to put
up pos ter
nouncing our
vacation
bible school
to
having this
nouncement put
on
AFN
radio
(although they will
no t allow
us
to put up pos te rs ). It is aired as
the
tion has time available
and
are willing to do it. I
h
heard
it
several
t imes and
others
tell me
they
he
quite often . A few people
have
come as a resul
this
ad. Rejoice
with
us a s some good things are
pening
NEW ACTIVITIES
We
have
begun
some
new activit ies
here
at
L
stuhl.
With an
eye toward
growth and
evangelism
invite a visitor to
dinner program was
initiated.
simply
means that
different
families
will
take
responsibility
to invite a visitor
over
to the ir home
a
meal (ei ther
on a Sunday o r
during
th e
week).
will allow each of us
to be
better acquainted.
We have
also
begun (although it
was
really sta
during
my furlough) a get
acquainted time betw
Sunday Schoo l
and
Church services. It
has
b
working ou t
well
as
different
people are respons
for hospitali ty,
greeting, and
clean-up. It is a
g
time fo r all to
sit
and talk and relax
and
enjoy
e
othe r
Finally, we have
also
begun a
calling
progra
was calling up people
and
a sk ing wha t a re you
ing? When they
said
nothing,
i told
them
I woul
by in 15
minutes and
we would go
calling. Now,
ple are giving
one
night a week
to go
calling.
W
this
means, however,
is
that
I
take one on one n
and
ano ther on ano ther night, it is like a small t
ing period until they are
able
to
take another.
So f
has
been working
well.
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January
-
March 1987
Balance
on
Hand12-31-86
2 162.89
Income 4,005.33
6 168
Salary 1 500.00
Miscellaneous 1 923.10
Furlough an d
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Balance
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ChrUtuin
Mission
Field
Address: Don Bridges
Kaise r s t r a sse 66
6790
Lands tuhi
West Germany
VOL.
7
APRIL
OCTOBER 1 9 8 7
N
ASCENSION AND CORONATION OF THE
MESSIAH
David, by the Spirit, says,
The
chariots
of
God
are
twenty
thousand, even thousands
of
angels;
the Lord is among them
as
in
Sinai
in
the holy
p lace . Thou hast ascended on
high;
thou hast led captivity
captive; thou
hast
received
gifts from
men;
even from the
rebellious,
that
the Lord God
might dwell
among
them. Again, David,
in
speaking
of
the
solemn
and
joyful procession
at the
carrying of the ark
of
the covenan t t o Mount
Zion, turns his eyes from
the
shadow to the
s ub s t a n c e
and
thu s
desc r i b e s
th e M e ss ia h s
entrance into heaven: Who may ascend the
hill of the
Lord? The
attendant
angels
in the
train
of
the Messiah, approaching
the
heaven
of
heavens, shout ,
L if t up you r
hands, 0 you
gates
Be lif ted
up, you eve rl as ti ng doors , and
the king
of
glory shall come in. Those within,
filled
with astonishment that any one
should
so confidently
demand admission
into those
gates so long barred
against
the sons of men,
respond Who
is
the king
of
glory? The
angels
in
at tendance
upon
the
Messiah
reply,
in
strains as t r iumphant , The Lord,
s trong and mighty mighty
in battle
and,
still
more exultingly
triumphant, shout, Lift up
your heads, 0 you gates even lift them
up,
you eve rl ast ing doo rs, and
the
king
of
glory
shall come in.
Who
is the
king
of glory? He
is the Lord of
hosts he
is the
king
of
gl
In
the
presence
of
all
the
heavenly hier
the
four
living creatures, the twenty
elders,
and
ten thousands t imes t e n t hou
angel s, he presents himself before the
th
So soon as
the
first-born
from the
dea
pears in the
palace-royal
of the
univers
Fa the r and hi s
God,
in hi s inaugural add
when anointing him Lord of all says,
L
t he angel s of
God worship
him.
S it a
right
hand,
till I make
your
enemies
foots tool . Jehovah
shal l
send ou t
of
[Jerusalem] the rod of your strength: r
the midst
of
your
enemies.. .
The
Lord
sworn and
will not
change his
mind.
Yo
a pri es t f or ever a ccording
to
the
ord
Melchizedek.
Your
throne,
O
God,
en
forever: a scepter
of
justice will be the sc
of your kingdom. You love r ighteousnes
hate wickedness; the re fo re
God, you r
has
se t
you above your companions by a
ting
you with
the oil of
joy.
0
Lord,
i
beginning you
laid
the
foundation
of
the
and th e h eavens
are
the work
of
your
h
they
will
perish,
but
you
will
remain;
the
wear out
like a
garment. You
will roll the
like robe: like a garment they will be c
ed. But
you
remain
the
same, and your
will
neve r e n d .
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Thus God highly exalted him
and
did
set
him over all
the
works
of
his hands , and gave
him
a name
and an
honor
above
every
name
in heaven and
on e ar th , tha t a t
the
name
of
Jesus glorified every knee shall bow, and
every tongue
confess, to
the
glory of God.
Now we see
Jesus
who
w as
made a lit
tl e
lower than
the
angels,
that he might taste
death
for all, on
account
of
the
sufferings
of
death,
crowned
with
glory
and honor.
Now,
angels, authorities,
principalities and
powers
are subjected to him.
The Holy Spirit sent down by Jesus
from
heaven, on Pen tecos t after his resurrection,
to the disciples
in attendance in
Jerusalem,
informs
the apost le s
of
all
that had
been
tran
sacted
in
heaven
during
the
week
after
his
ascension.
Peter,
filled with that
promised
Spirit,
now
informs the immense crowd
assembled on the great day of Pentecost that
God
had
made that
Jesus
whom they
crjJcifledbath_Lord
an d
Christ exaltecLhim a
Prince
and
a Savior to g rant repentance to
Is rae l an d r em i ss io n o f
s ins .
The first act of his
reign was to bes tow
the
Holy Spirit, according
to the
prophecy of
Joel and
his
own promise. So soon
as
he
received the kingdom from
God
his father, he
poured out the
blessings
of his favor upon his
friends; he fulfilled all hi s
promises
to the
apostles , and
forgave
three thousand
of his
f ie rces t enemies. He
received
pardons and
gifts for
them
that did rebel, and poured for th
abundantly
all
spiritual
gifts on the little flock
to whom it
pleased
the Father to give the
kingdom.
Thus
commenced
th e
reign of
Heaven, on
the
day of
Pentecost,
in
the
per
son
of
the
Messiah,
the Son
o f God ,
and
the
anointed King of the universe. Under him his
people,
saved
from
their sins, have received
a kingdom which
can not be
shaken or
r e m o v e d .
A C
EVENTS OF THE PAST MONTHS
Aside from th e u s u al a c ti v it ie s c onne
with
the
church here,
i.e.,
calling
preaching,
we have had
some
sp
ac t iv i t i es .
In June,
the
congregation
once
again
with Italians
from Karlsruhe,
Wolfsburg,
even
France
fo r a
joint service. Guy
May
led in
the
all
day
meeting held
on
a Satur
Then, on Sunday, Charles
Gresham, a
fessor
from
Kentucky
Chr is ti an Col
delivered
a
message from the
boo
Romans. This was followed by
a
pot-luck
ner.
Although these
visits are brief, th e
very important
to
us
because of
the
couragement we
are able
to
receive
fellow Christians.
Even though the
major
the
work is done
among the Ame
military, we do have some contact
with
mans. So it becomes important
to
us w
_w seeJ iQw Christ and hi s gospejjwork i
l ives
of
th ose w ho
a re o f
a
d i ff e re n t c u l
In
July,
a
group
of
us
travelled
to
Ital
our s ummer camp . This year, 47 we
camp
8 went
f rom Landstuhl) .
It
was
a
of encouragement and good fel lowship.
y ea r s th eme
centered around the boo
Philippians.
I was
allowed to lead
a
two
session on
encouragement.
To state
b
the main
gist of
what
was
said;
Encou
ment depends
upon our wills, not
upon
ou
c u m s t a n c e s . I will m a k e a ch o i ce
of
w h
do or say based
upon
what will strength
build
up the
other
person. Tiredness,
atti
of others or
even bad c i r cums tances ar
my motivation for what
I
do.
To
encoura
our goa l (e .g .,
a
goal may be
clearly
st
our though ts ), and
this may diffe r f rom
desires (e.g.,
wanting someone to under
us). To confuse
a
goal
with a
desire
may
lead
to
frustration. This is
because
a goa
be achieved by you alone,
whereas
a d
involves the cooperation of another pe
In August, we started looking
agai
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some better facilities.
Some
of the problems
of
t he p re sent location
are
hard to
overcome
(dampness,
cold,
noise,
functional layout).
Although we have adapted to th is
situation,
we
see the need
for
some improvements
to
make
the work
here m ore effec tive .
You
might pray with
us
in finding a location which
w ou ld b e m ore co nd uc iv e.
In
September,
my
brother
and hi s family
visi ted from
the
s ta tes , and
w e
were able
to
spend
two enjoyable
weeks
together I per
sonally
was grateful
for th is , for when
one
is
fa r away from
home,
he will miss
his
family
and friends all the
more.
However, the
impor
tance of the work c ompels us to
stay.
During
t hi s t ime, some
new families have
come
and
joined
us
here.
Guy
and
Laura
Perkins
began attending
in
July short ly after
they arrived in country. On
October
4th, I im
mersed Guy
into
th e Lord Following
that,
Guy
tu rn ed a nd im m e rs ed h is w if e in to
t h e
Lord.
It
was simple, but
a
beautiful service.
I
would
ask
that
you would
pray for them as
they
walk
in th i s n e w life
Jane t Aldrich
has also joined
us
here at
Landstuhl. She is the
sister
of Susan Spencer
w h o
a t t ended
here w hile h er h u sb an d
L
V.
w a s s t a t i oned in Pirmasens .
J a n e t
vis i ted her
fo r
two
summers
and is now here working as
a teacher for the
school system.
John
and
Toni Marinelli have
also
joined us.
He
is
stationed
with
the army her e
in
Land
stuhl. We have enjoyed having
them
and
hope
they
will grow in the
Lord
B O O K S T O R E
Plans
are now underway on beg inning
a
bookstore to serve the community here.
For
a
populat ion of over 100,000 Americans, one
small
Baptist bookstore
(using a 15x30 '
room)
and S ta rs and Stripes
bookstore
(with a dozen
or so titles) simply do
not
meet the
needs of
the
Christians
here.
We o fte n h av e
peopl
quiring
if
we ar e
a
bookstore
because
we
books (a small
mail
order s to re ). We will n
some
capital investment to begin.
If
you
willing
to help
in
thi s, p lease send
a
che
Thanks
DOLLAR EXCHANGE
As
some
of
you
know, the dollar
has
fa
dramatically in the
last year.
It
has
gone f
2 .23 in J une
'8 6
to 1 .69 in Octobe r
' 87 .
T
is
24% drop
in
value-buying power.
translate
it
anothe r way,
100 will
only
76
worth
of
goods now .
Even
though
costs
2.36
a gallon
when
it comes from
rather than
from
100 ,
it
does make
ha r de r .
I
known that t imes a re hard for most p
ple,
and I
appreciate those
who
faithfully
c
tribute
towards th is work in West Germa
Deficit
spending can
only go
on
fo r so l
however. If
you are convinced that t hi s w
is
important, try to convince
someone
els
another congregation in the next few mon
You
may obtain a copy of
my finan
statement by writing
to my forwarding
ag
Thanks for
your
help
PRAYER
REQUESTS
1
The expansion
of the work among
th e
milita
2 Financial
support.
3. A building.
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Mission
Field
Address;
Don
Bridges
Kaisers t rasse
66
6790
Landstuhl
West Germany
VOL 8
NOVEMBER FEBRUARY 1988
CHRISTIAN HOPE
N
Peter,
by
the Spirit,
says,
Blessed be the
God a nd F ath er
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ , who
according to
His
great
mercy has caused
us to
be born aga in to a l iv ing hope through the
resur
rection
of
J e s u s
Chris t from
th e d ea d.
John
testifies
Dear
friends,
now
we are
children
of
God,
and
what we
will
be has not yet
been
made
known. But we know that when he appears, we
sh all b e like him , for we
shall see
him as he
is .
Everyone who has
this hope in
him purifies
himself,
just
as
he is pure. Paul expresses hi s
hope when he says I conside r tha t our
present
suf fe rings a re
not worth
comparing
with th e
glory
that
will
be
revealed
in
us.
The whole
hope of the
Christian
may be summed
up
in one
sentence: Now
if
we are
children, then
we
are
hei rs hei rs
of G od
and co he i rs with Christ .
Eternal
Life,
th e riches
of Christ,
th e
glory,
honor, wealth and
joy
of God's
only
begotten
Son
are enjoyed
equally with
all
the saints.
Hope differs from fai th.
It
looks only forward
to
future events
and
objects.
It
does not look
back or at present circumstances. Paul says
Hope
that is seen is no hope
at
all. Who
hopes
for what he already
has?
It
desires
and
expects
good
and
nothing else. There is
not
one dark
cloud,
not
one
dark
speck
in all
the
heavens
of
Christian hope. Every thing seen in i ts realm is
bright, cheering,
alive and transporting. It is all
desirable and desired. It is all
earnest expecta
tion and a
confident expectat ion
of
things
hoped
for.
There
are various
degrees
of hope;
bu t
in
the
least degree of
it
there
is
desi re combined with
expectation. Things expected are
not
always
desirable, no r are th ings
desirable
always
expected;
but
hope
embraces
promises t h
desirable, and
expects
th e enjoyment of
For
it is
based
on the promises of God (n
mere poss ib il ity
or even probabili ty it
on
covenants,
promises,
oaths given
by
As
we grow
in our
knowledge
of
God's
given
by
God).
As
we
grow
in
our knowled
God 's character , of the ful ness and
richn
the
promises,
hope,
like
faith and
love,
gr
But
the things hoped for by the Christia
beyond
description.
Eye, indeed,
has
not
ear
has not
heard, the
human
heart
has no
ceived
th e
glories
of
th e
resurrection
of
t h
the n ew bod ie s, the new heavens, the
earth, the
new
Jerusa lem, the new
societ
new pleasures. According to the
promis
look for
(expect)
new
heavens and
new ea
which r igh teous peop le shall
alone dwell.
it has been said that if Christianity,
o
gospel,
did no more
than to
free man from
s la vis h f ea r of d ea th , o n this
account alo
would
be
worthy
of
universal
acceptance.
does
incomparably
more
than
this.
It pla
one's
heart
a
hope
a full
assurance
of
tha t h e will triumph
over
death and th e
and forever
live in
the
presence
of
this
Redeemer.
Do we not
think
and feel and
s
A hope so grand and so
Divine,
May trials well endure;
And purify
our
hearts from sense
and
s
As Christ h imse lf i s pure
Hope
keeps a Christian's eye on heaven
he
has
it in h is h an d.
But
this is no t
the
all engrossing
aim
an
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fort of a Christian
man o r w om an. W e
have a
work to
do beyond what is due to ourselves. We
have
to
work
fo r
God
and man,
fo r the Savior
who d ie d for
u s
and st i l l in te r cedes for us His
whole kingdom is a kingdom of priests and He
requires
their
aid
and
best
efforts
In
his cause
and
for which services he ha s
promised
large
h on ors a nd r ich rewards Al l th e s ain ts are to
labor
with him
and
for him
in
whatever
sphere
he has located them. He gives them
g race and
glory. He credits
them for
a
cup
of cold water
given to
any of hi s
friends
in need.
The
realiza
t ion of
tha t
to which
hris t has c alle d a nd
is
calling us in
our
faith
and
hope is the greatest,
strongest, and most
enduring stimulus
to
call
forth and employ our whole ene rg ie s and
in
fluence. Let us
ari se and
go to work in
earnest
for
the Lord. Jesus Christ has
destroyed
death
and
has
brought life and immortality to
light
through th e gospel.
Adapted
from
A.C.
DEPARTING
OF
A FRIEND
There may be
some
of
you
who know or have
heard
of Guy Mayfield. He
had
been th e Land-
stuhl
area for th e past
s ix years. H is
work was
primarily among the Italian people
as it
has
been fo r the
past
40
years.
This past
September,
Guy and hi s
wife
Thelma,
headed
toward th e
s t a t e s to
a t tend th e
Nat iona l Mis
sionary
Convention.
Complications, however,
arose making it Impossible for them to atte nd .
Guy underwent some tests
and
was
told
th
needed
to undergo open
heart
surgery.
flew to
the
Mayo Clin ic
and
from
her
Thelma
continue) Guy again underwent
tests and finally on November 25th unde
open heart
surgery. Guy
made
a
satisfa
recovery
from
surgery, and on Mo
December
7th we flew back to
Johnson
Friday
night
of
that
week, Guy
did
not
feel
and
on Saturday
afternoon
he was
admitt
the
Medical Center. On Sunday mornin
realized that
Guy was failing rapidly . .
s lipped away
quietly
at about 11 o'clock.
F ra nk Smith , fo rmer minister o f G ran
Christian Church in Johnson City wrote:
was
such
an altogether alive per son, w
assumed he would go on forever here.
Sud
we must realize not here, but, no
less
aliv
ing on
forever.
It was through
hi s
inf luence that the
Winter
Rally
and
th e
Summer
Camp
established.
He pioneered
th e work
in
sou
ly in
the
years
following
WWII.
Today, ther
fellowship of
Italian
Christian Churches
several
third
generation Christ ians servi
posit ions
of
leadership. He also carried
a
and specia l i nte re st for the Americans se
in
the military overseas.
He
and The lma
many hours
contacting service families
cou ragin g th em
in
their Christian live
helped in establishing the
Military
Chr
Fellowship from which I receive most o
contacts).
There are
many different
i tems
which
c
our atten tion , but it
seemed for Guy
tha
one
overall
conce rn was
a
person's relatio
with
the
Lord
Je sus Added to
tha t ,
he
c
with
him
a
lo ve f or th e
res torat ion
movem
which
we are
a
part. His
conversat ion was
of
this movement and its
principles. His
cern was that we would not loose sight o
place
from
which w e
had
come.
He
often
If
I see
farther
th an o th er men, it
is beca
have stood on the shoulders of giants.
Guy had
a
dream.
Of all
the
work
which
done in
Italy,
he
would
have
liked
to
have
s
building
bought
by
the congregation
in
R
He said
that
over
100,000
was n eeded to
small storefront
in the
heart
of Rome. As o
only
about
15,000 has been rai sed over th
five
or six
years. A memorial fund has
bee
up to honor
Guy,
and
the
funds will
undergird
th e work In Italy.
Offer ings m
sent
to Martha Ward, 6632
Westdrum
Roa
dianapolis, IN
46241.
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Guy is going to be missed. His love for
the
work, his
enthusiasm
for Christ,
and
hi s
con
cern for
people
will be remembered. Nothing
greater can
be
said about Guy than his whole
heart
was
In
the work
Thanks Guy
until
we
meet agin
MID-WINTER
RALLY
This year's
Mid-Winter
Rally
was an excel lent
time
of
fellowship, worship and teaching. The
theme
of
this
year's rally
was
Let every
tongue
confess Jesus
I
greatly enjoyed the preaching
and teaching. Following the theme,
sermons
were
given concerning confessing Jesus
as
Creator, Lord, Risen for
our
sakes,
and as
com
ing King It was a time of encouragement.
Thi s year, we extended
th e
rally
one
day in
o rde r tha t w e cou ld have a smal l forum. The
morning
session dealt
with th e
principlesof
the
r es to ra ti on m ov em en t. T he a fte rn oo n sess ion
concerned
itself
with
how
we
put
these
prin
ciples into application the different ar i n
which we live This
sharing
of views
was well
received, and people expressed a desire to
keep
this in
the program
for next year.
Raymond
Bodley and
I
are looking into
a new
location
which
may have
some
better
facilities
with which
to operate.
I am already looking for
ward to the next rally.
BOOKSTORE NEWS
As Iwrote in
the last newsletter,
I am
w
on
setting up a Christian
bookstore
here.
done
some
legwork on thi s
and
have fou
I need a permit
(which
will
take
a
while
approved).
I have
applied for this and sho
hearing from
the government
soon. I am
talking
with the government
concerning
and
customs
which
will
need
to
be
paid.
Meanwhile, I
become
more conv inced
need
here
as people
continue
to
come i
building thinking that
we
are
a
bookstor
awai ting informat ion from the
states
f
how to
of
setting
up a
bookstore.
Our
p
present are
for including books,
t eaching supplies , cards and maybe v id
t hi s s to re . As I se e
what is
available, I
able to
better
decide.
Again,
if
you
wo
able
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