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PORTUG L
PROFESSOR
o b c d e f g h i j k lm n o p q r s t u vw x y z
VOLUME V
JANUARY-MAY
1992
23456789
C a t
NUMBER 1
A LESSED GRANDMOTHER
What blessings
I
have
received from knowing Victoria
Cardoso.
She was one of th e first to take
me
under her
wing
when
I a rr ived In
Portugal.
My
sister
also found a
place
in
her heart
and she
always
asked about
my family in
the S tates and
how
things
were
for
them. When
my
grandmother
died
Grandma
Victoria
was
right by my side praying hugging
and
holding me up both emotionally
and
spiritually. Our heavenly
Father
gave
us something
special and I
am proud
to be a granddaughter of
Victoria.
Grandma
Victoria was very
sick the past
few
months and
Iwould like to
ask
for
prayer
for
her
family. Grandma Victoria died at 3:45
am
on May 18th.
She
had surgery
and
did not recover. Her
family and the
church
family
were
at
he r
side continually the pas t few
weeks.
Victoria was a fighter and
a
very strong
dedicated Christian lady who
wanted more
than anything to
see her
entire family serving
th e
risen
Christ. Please pray for
her
family.
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AN
EASTER I WON T SOON FORGET
The leadership here had planned a week of Consecration which would begin on the Wednesday before
Eas ter and end
Easter Sunday.
The
youth
made
up the
drama
club called
Alpha and Omega and
they
started planning a program for that week. Iwas asked to
sing Via
Doloroso and they
planned
to
portray
the scene through drama.
One thing led to
another
and
before we
knew it we had a fifteen
minute presentation.
I wrote
some
thoughts down of what might have happened in those
three
days
while
Christ
was
in
th e
tomb. What
did
the
disciples
do? Where were
all of His followers?
What
did
the
future
hold for
e ch
one
The
results of
the
presentation were overwhelming. The entire group learned, cried,
and
rededicated
their livesduring the presentation. Ittouched each of us ina special and unique way. There were many
barriers to overcome, but we were on the WINNING side The Sunday before Easter Ibegan losing my
voice and by Wednesday was talking in the basement and didn t have much volume at all. I prayed all
day
and the
team
prayed with me as did the drama group. With the help of a microphone and the heal
ing power of the Lord Jesus, we presented the play and Isang. What a
night
We presented the play
again
on Sunday
and
It
was
even better. The youth did a fantastic job
and are
to be
commended.
ll
glory
and
praise to
our
Lord and Savior
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AMERICAN
CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL
ACADEMY
Meet four of my ESL English as a S econd Language) s tu dent s all from the s econd grade. Rodrlgo
Katayama is from Brazil.
Joong
Kyu Kang is from Korea. Daniel Katayama is Rodrigo s little brother.
Luana Hayes is
from razil
and England. I have really enjoyed my classes this year and have gotten to
know the students a little better. I also teach Rodrigo s
and
Daniel s si ster , Ta ma ra , who is in fifth
grade.
I have a kindergarten class, a first grade class, second, third,
and
fifth grade
classes.
Needless
to say I keep busy. We meet every morning and then I have Music two afternoons a week.
The fellowship with the teachers and staff is great fun and very encouraging as
well
We are losing
s om e of our t each ers this year as they return to the S tates to continue their careers. We are praying
and trusting in the Lordto bring those whom He has
se t
aside for the next school year. Please pray with
us
Speaking of schools, Ialso
coached
at St. Julians this year. This is a British school
and
I really enjoy the
company of the fellow
coaches and
team
members.
I
coached
basketball
again
this year and
had
a
great
time. I
also had the
opportunity to do quite a bit of
referee
work.
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LIFE
IN
GENERAL
I am
looking
forward to spend ing the summer
and early fall in the
States
and will be seeing
many of you during that time. I have
so
much
to
share , and the
different
ways that
th e
Lord
is working In ou r lives
and that
of His
church
here in
Carcavelos
is exciting
There h as been much
time spent
in the
last
two
months
on
practices and
jam sessions
to get ready for recording time as
the
Fifes
and
Fernando
Cunha and myself recorded
our first cassette tape together. If all
goes
well, 1 should be bringing several to
the
States with me. If you are interested in ob
taining a copy, please contact my forwarding
agents. The
cassette
is in Portuguese but we
know that God can use it in a special
way.
We
give
Him th e Glory and Honor
I still have some time available for speaking
dates during my furlough. Please contact the
Mitchel ls
for detai ls
FIELD ADDRESS:
Cheri
Lynn
Oakley
Rua
Por
do Sol, 29
2775
Carcave los
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a b c d e f g h i j k lm n o p q r s t u vw x y z
VOLUMES
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER,
1992
AGING
GRAYSFULLY?
1
3 4
5 6 7 8 9
C a t
NUMBER2
Greetings once again from Carcavelos, Portugal. After three
months
in the USA I
am
back home.
The
summer
was very busy
but also
very
encouraging.
One of the high
l ights of my
furlough was
my
last
day in the States which happened to be my
birthday.
Yes,
I
turned
35 There were many wonderful surprises and great fellowship with
family
and friends.
I didn't even mind adding another year I even
wore
the
shirt
announcing,
Aging
Graysfully 35 The Lord has b lessed me beyond
words and
I
just
pray
that I
may
serve Him faithfully.
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SUMMER
99
Psa lms 108:1-5
Praises to
God
our ather The summer passed so
quickly
but Iwas so blessed and encouraged.
Much of my time was
spent
presenting the work of Portugal Christian Mission to different churches
camps and individuals. Ihad the privilegewithevery presentation to use the giftGod has given me
In
singing. How I love to praise the Lord in song giving Him the glory and honor due His name.
The summer s ta r ted off
with a few days with my
family when we did some
resting shopping
and
catching up on family
affairs. My first
week
of
camp was in
Indiana
at
Scen ic Hills. Dave
Eichenberge r was
the
dean and
we
had
a
great
week. Imade many new
friends
and enjoyed
working with the whole
staff. I not only taught
on Missions but-also-
had
a music group. They
performed
Awesome
God the
last evening
and did a great job.
Cheri Doug Cindy Oakley
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I also had the opportunity to share with my family
the
work in Portugal.
August
7th we celebrated my grand
father s 81St birthday with a family reunion inVestaburg
Ml. Everyone was present and we had a great time.
I
spoke
at the
church
on Sunday
and
it was
great
to
be
among family and friends.
There was
also
time for
some
relaxing moments with my
immediate family.
We
had a couple of cook-outs. Itwas
fantastic to spend time with my brother and sister and
just
goof-off
together. They each have someone
special
in their lives
and
I was happy to ge t to
know
them tool
As 1 started
out
saying, I was richly
blessed - how true I would
like
to
take this opportunity to thank
each
and every one who had a part in
making this pas t summer th e great
est. Those
who opened their homes-
hospitality unmatchable anywhere;
those who fed me - you made gaining
weight fun; those who
contributed
financially throughout
the
summer
and monthly; my supporting churches
for
their
continued
support;
my
friends for their encouraging words;
those who provided transportation for
the summer;
bu t most
of
all
fo r
al l
of
your
prayers.
Thank you
PRAISE - for safety in travel through
ou t the sum mer and the
return to Portugal.
- for a great time with family
and friends, and for the
many new friends I met.
PRAYER
- fo r
the church he re
in
Carcavelos
which
is grow
ing in
number and
in spirit.
- for my new apartment and
final
arrangements.
- for
th e purchase
of a
com
puter to
be used in
our
work
here
- for th e preparations to be
made
fo r
the MISSION
9
Conference
in
Holland.
-
for
continued
heal th and
energy
to
continue
my
work here
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Throughout the summer
I
made
many
new
contacts and made
many new
friends.
One
family in
particular really
blessed
my life
with their hospitality and avail
ability. Dr. Mike
and Mary Jones
along
with
their children were an
encouragement to me. They
opened their
home many times for
me to stay in
between speaking
engagements.
Thank
you Mike
Mary
Meredyth
and
Mark.
FIELD
ADDRESS:
Cheri
Lynn
Oakley
R ua For
do Sol 9
775C a rc a ve l os
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C h e r t L y n n Oak l e y
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Sol,
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2775 Carcaveios
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December - February
G race an d
pea c e
to each o f you in
th e
name o f
ou r
Lord
Jesus
Christ
I e cho
th e
v e r y word s o f Paul in h is
letter to Philemon
when he wro t e , I a lways t h a nk
my
God a s ' I r emembe r you in
my p r a y e r s . I
c an change th e l a s t
par t . -
o f t h a t v e r s e to
r e a d as fo l lows; b e c a u s e I h e a r a b o u t yo u r f a i th In
t h e
Lord J e s u s and ( fe e l ) yo u r
l ove
f o r
(irte a n d ) all t h e
s a i n t s . (Phi lemon
1)
What
a b l e s s i ng Thank
you
Wow How t ime
f l i es .
Where did J a n u a r y and Feb ru a r y
go? Seems
l ike
l
J u s t
t u r n e d
a r ound
and ' , t h e ho l i days were
o v e r and
th e
new y e a r
had begun .
Whew
So
much h a s
happened
s i n c e my l a s t
p r a y e r
l e t t e r . Allow me t o s p end a
few
minutes
with
you
a s
I
s h a r e
th e
d i f fe r . en t ac t iv i t i e s
o f
J anua r y and
Feb ru a r y , 1992, a s
well
a s December o f 1991.
(You may
wan t to
have a cup
o f co f f e e a s
you
read Don't
forget to
of fe r
some
to
me -
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Cindy arrived on the
27th
of December and her eleven
days
In fortugai were packed full of
different
events, some
o f which were new
exper iences fo r both o f us. Chicken
and
pork cooxed on
the open
fire of a f ire place
(potatoes too)
we're
pa r t
o f an
anniversa ry
celebration. An all day trip to
Seslmbra'
with AntOnIo
and
Concelgao
Parda l
was
ano the r
outing. tPf
course we enjoyed time by ourselves
tool
It was
really a
joy
to
have her
here
and
to participate and see
the
work
f i r s t
hand.
Every time
we
a re
t oge t he r I
realize how
very blessed I am to have a s i s te r who suppor t s and
encourages me in everything. (Reaiiy a whole family )
Cindy also got a taste of
late
nights
as
we celebrated
New Year s . Eve
t oge the r
with th e church family he r e In
Carcavleos. we even played baske tba l l
a t
t h r e e in th e
morning.
Crazy? ?
you
better believe it it was a great
evening as
we sang, prayed, and met around the
Lord's
table.
What a
way to
s t a r t the new year we drank
hot
chocolate
and a te d if fe re n t goodies t h r oughou t th e r e s t o f th e
evening.
.We
called
Mom
and
Dad
at
four-thirty
or so to
wish
them
a
Happy
New
Year and finally went to bed around
f ive- th i r ty , i t was
worth every single minute too
It
was reai iy hard
fo r Cindy
to leave Por tuga l th i s
time. However, she
knows
how much everyone
here
loves her
and
sh e will
be
back.
She
was also able to see and
feel
the
love
t ha t my family he re in
Portugal
shows and gives to me
so
freely.
From
him
th e
whole body, Joined
and held
together by
every
supporting ligament, grows
and
builds
i tself
up- in
love, as each par t does i ts work. (Eph.
-1:16)
We took Cindy *
to
the airport on January 6th
to
re turn
to
the
Sta t e s
and
picked
up
a
Brazilian couple from
Deriani 's
home
town o f ^oibnia . What a pleasure
to have
Luis
and
SedOnia
with u s fo r
a
s ho r t t ime. School
also
s t a r t e d
again on th e
sixth and s o everyone was really busy the r e s t of
the
week.
The 9th,
10th
and n th o f January
found
the
PCM
team
(Dick and
Sarah
Roblson, Robert
and
Deriani Fife
and
myself)
away from Carcaveios in a leadership r e t r ea t .
Praise be to
God f o r - His f a i t h fu lnes s and
mercy .
During a l i t t le more
than
fo r ty -e igh t
hours we
prayed,
fas t ed , planned, cr ied ,
shared , discussed
and
prayed some more seeking God's
guidance fo r
the work
here
In
Portugal.
We
re turned to
Carcave ios with plans fo r 1992 and ideas and t en t a t i ve
plans
fo r 1993
-
and
beyond .
It was
time
well
s p e n t
and
God
blessed
us all i i -special ways.
The-,
. f i r s t two months o f 1992 have
gone
ve ry
well
even
though
the re
have been those t rying times t h a t bring fo r th
pat ience
and perseverance .
One
of those times was th e
closing o f .
th e church
in
Rio de Mouro.
i t
was a
ve r y
di f f icu l t dec is ion to
make,
bu t
a f t e r much p ray e r , f a s t ing
and tear^f ^.the team along with the
congregation
here in
Carcaveids -agreed upon the closing. But, our God Is an
awesome .-Ogd
..and
has continued to
show
His will
to
His
children.... Tlid doors of the
church
closed,
but
the Lord has
brought -His ^sheep
back
into the fold.
One such
example is
that
of.-De vld .-Braz;
who
has
returned
and is working
very
hard
In di f fe ren t
act ivi t ies
of the church . We cont inue
to
praise the. Lord fo r
His
understanding and patience
with
us
H is
hildren
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The chu r ch is growing bo th In sp i r i t
and
In
number .
F iv e m o re
I nd i v i dua l s we r e b a p t i z e d in the
middle
o f
D e c e m b e r , I n c lu d in g Chr i s t l anne Fife . ( s e c o nd d a u g h t e r
o f
Robe r t
and
Der iani ) Th e r e a r e o t h e r s w h o have e xp r e s s e d
t h e de 's i re t o k n o w m o r e o f
th i s
n e w l i fe
in J e s u s Chr i s t
and
we a re s tudy ing
w ith
them o n a
one to
one ba s i s .
Isn t
our
God
g r e a t ?
The end
o f J a n u a r y
was
p r e t t y t ough
f o r
me personal ly
a s i was d o w n In
b e d )
fo r ove r a w e e k a n d m i s s e d eight day s
o f schoo l . I In ju red
my
back
and
I t w as v e r y
pa in fu l
t o
m o v e to any
posi t ion.
Thankyou to D r . Lyie G r e n z an d to all
t h o s e w h o o ff e re d p ra ye rs in my beha l f , i r e t u rn ed to
s c h o o l
th e
10 th
o f
Feb r u a r y . I began th e c a t ch ing up w i t h th e
.
chu r ch
work and
c o r r e s p ond e n c e
a s well, i s t a y ed w i t h
th e
^ F l f e
kids
over valentine s
Day weekend so
that Robert an d
Derlan I cou ld
c e le b r a t e th ei r
nth weddiny
a n n i v e r s a r y
away
from home.
the
^ids
^n d
i had a
great
time
-O * /
Each and
e v e r y day
b r i ng s
s o m e t h i n g
now
a n d
u n e x p e c t e d ,
b u t
I t h a n k
G o d con t i r iua l iy for
r e n ewed
strength that
I
m a y
c a r r y
o u t t h a t to w h i c h i have been c a l l e d .
Doo r s
a r e
opening u p f o r n e w a r e a s
o f
w o r k he r e in ou r m i ds t an^l we
a r e v e r y
encou r aged
w i t h t h e poss ib i l i t i es .
T he c h u r c h h a s
t a k e n th e
first
steps In e s t ab l i s h i ng a
C h r i s ti a n
Boo k s t o r e .
wi th the assistance
of
LlFC^VIda
Publ ishers , we have
been
a b l e to
have an
e x p o s i t i o n o f
b o o k s
he r e
at
th e
chu r ch
f o r
people t o
choo s e
and
o r d e r . I am
r e s p on s i b l e
a s t h e c o n t a c t p e r s o n
with
V I d a f o r t h i s
end eavo r .
I
was able
to
a t t e n d
a
l uncheon
m e e t i n g
spon so r ed
by
VIda on t h e
29 th o f Feb rua r y which
was a
new and
r eward ing expe r i e n c e . The membe r s a r e h a ppy with t h e
s e l e c t i on o f b o o k s w e h a v e
offered
I h a v e p u r c h a s e d
s ev e r a l fo r my ow n l ibrary and
rea l ly e n j oy
r ead ing In
P o r t u g u e s e .
A s I m a k e
p l an s f o r
my
f u r l ough t h i s
summer
( Ju ly
-
Sep tember , 1992) , I a sk fo r you r p r aye r s . Al s o
r e m e m b e r
the
Fife
family
who will b e re tu rn ing to
Bra z il
d u r i n g th e s a m e
time to r e po r t
to
th e i r chu rches t he re . We
a re
a l ready
p la n n in g
th e
t r i ps
and schedules
a re
b e i n g
m a d e a s
well
a s
p repa ra t ion
w ith
l e s sons ,
v i d e o
t a p e s ,
c a s s e t t e s ,
e t c .
1 9 9 2 Is o f f to
_a
g r e a t start
and I am e x c i t e d with w h a t
th e Lord
h a s planned f o r
u s h e re In
Por tuga l . W o n t you
s h a r e
t h a t
exc i temen t
w i t h
m e ? i
would
l o v e
t o s e e each o f
you t h i s s u m m e r , bu t k n o w t h a t
time
Is limited. Howeve r ,
..A
TU.. please
contact .Bob
an d
Bonnie Mitchell if you are Interested
In a
t im e to s h a r e w ith
y o u
th e
f an t a s t i c th ings t h a t a re
h a p p e n i n g wit/i PCM a n d
th e
Igreja d e Cris to
(Cr l s t a ) In
V Portugal.
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raise
G od
wi t h me for
... a g r e a t
holiday
s e a son and v is i t
with Cindy;
.. . a
quick
r e c o v e r y
with
my back ;
... th e growth we have s een in th e las t few months, and fo r
David
Braz
and
h is
willingness
to s e rv e :
... th e l eadersh ip
r e t r e a t
in
Janua ry :
my
f a i th fu l s uppo r t e r s
and p r aye r
pa r t n e r s .
A sk God
b e l i e v i n g
.. .
fo r
th e
plans o f
1992 and th e new a r e a s
o f
service;
.. . fo r my fur lough p repa ra t i ons a s well as th e r i f e s ;
.... fo r
th e
f inances
to secure an
apar tment of
my
own;
.... fo r i n c reased
f inancial
su p po r t ( th e pr ices cont inue to
r i se
and th e exchange r a t e has dropped making i tems
e v e n h i g h e r ) ;
....
fo r
Por tuga l
and
th e government
and
changes t h a t a re
being
made
a s
t hey en t e r th e Common Market ;
....
fo r ou r
d i f f e r e n t
discipieship
programs
and th e f inal
pr in t ing
o f A Peace
T r e a t y
With God which
will
be
u s ed
a s
a
t oo l
in
evange l i sm.
For we do no t
have
a high p r i e s t
who
is
unable to
s ympa t h i z e with o u r weakne s s e s , bu t we have one who h a s been
t emp ted in e v e r y
way, J u s t
a s we a re
ye t
was without
sin.
L e t u s t h e n a p p r o a c h t h e t h r o n e o f
g r a c e
with
conf idence , s o t h a t we may rece ive mercy and f ind g race to
help u s in ou r time o f need.
(Heb.
^:15,16)
i will c lose th i s
smal l
ep i s t l e s end i ng my love
and
p r aye r s . May God
cont inue
to
bless you richly t h roughou t
th e
n e x t week s and months , i
hope
to hea r
from you o r
meet
with
you
in
th e
summer . Remember ,
love
is
o u r
card Are
you show ing
i t
proud ly? Unti l
n e x t
time
in
h is Se rv i c e
and
love ;
S-CA.