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Challenge: The Dominican Republic! Roman Catholic affiliation six million people
Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
if Establish new churches Train Christian leaders -k Distribute bible literature
The Mysinger Family,,. ...committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican
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will include ministry to the con gregations in the communities of Imbert and Vuelta Larga.
Mr. Torres i s the brother of
Plata. Juan Antonio has had sundryexperiences with church work; most
recently, he labored with the "La
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congregation in
Santiago,
where his brother-in-law, Mr. Mendez, ministers. Juan Antonio is also an excellent guitarist, and
to lead music in
c a l l Mr. Torres
We are planning
Imbert was quite
a tour of our
among churches
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help, other
others,
be
looking for a speaker for this sum mer? Why not invite a visiting missionary? We'll be willing to ac cept any opportunity to speak upon Christian themes and/or missionary
experienes. Should you or your congregation desire to have us fill a speaking
Tuesday nights, a new youth club was formed} 20 or more young parti cipate. Thursday night prayer mee tings draw the faithful to sermon, song and supplication. Manuel Lora
and Sanabe Torres
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are doing an ex
tinue indefinitely the weekend trip to Imbert and Vuelta Larga. We will
assist Juan Antonio in his effort,
these acti
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seeing to i t that his introduction to the community is firm. We then plan to turn those activities over
to him. We trust God's direction
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begun his
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of the week. In his first few days
there,
fessions of faith.
group of 20 or so.
Puerto Plata,
each Saturday
Manuel Lora, of
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Gary Mindy
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Challenge: The Dominican Republic! Roman Catholic affiliation six million people
Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
Establish new churches Train Christian leaders -k Distribute bible literature
The Mysinger Family,., committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican Republic.
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On February 26, we began Sunday afternoon servi ces in a small community called El Obispo. About 24 people showed up to join us in song and sermon below a huge tree. It was the first time that a permanent Christian work was designed to be established in that village. The instigator of the new work is Antonio Marte, a Christian gentleman who resides in Puerto Plata. An tonio has already established two other churches near
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adults. A youth meeting is conducted each Saturday afternoon with around 30 area juveniles participating. Sunday services are held in the afternoon; about 22 people appear for them. An evangelistic rally is slated for the near future; hopes are to begin the church
with several conversions from this rally.
Our churches in the northern Dominican Republic enjoyed their highest average attendance since their beginning during the month of March. The following is a summary of attendance:
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR MARCH
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Imbert
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poor village, yet fertile soil produces substantial food. The activities begun in El Obispo join well with those already in effect in both Imbert and Vuelta Lar
Thus, we had an average of 147 people among our fledgling churches on any given Sunday in March.
This does not mean that all are members; in fact, few
are. We are thrilled that such numbers have taken an
ge. All three of these towns are in proximity. Our growing evangelistic team visits this sector each Satur day and Sunday, planting the seed of the gospel.
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vors here in the Dominican Republic. We've chosen a Nissan Vanette as the most likely candidate; the Vanette is a twelve-passenger, light-duty van which would serve our needs well. We hope to collect funds during our summer Stateside trip so as to pay cash for a new van upon return to the field. Our current vehicle, a 1978 Daihatsu Jeep, is showing signs of old age; minor breakdowns are becoming more frequent. Further, it's too small. The Jeep is now for sale; the money will be used to purchase the van. But the sale money will not be enou^!
We estimate that we will need another
Once again, the gospel of hope was proclaimed In Imbert in an evangelistic campaign during the last week of March. For six nights a variety of speakers, singers, and poets expressed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Nightly attendance averaged 140. Seve ral public confessions of faith were made, and a few of these will soon be baptized into Christ. Our readers will remember that a previous rally was held in Imbert during the last week of November in 1983. Upon suggestion of a fellow Christian worker, we decided to follow up shortly with another cam paign. This second activity was conducted in the church building rather than in the open air, as with the first; the idea was to attract prospects to the mee ting place as well as the meeting. This campaign has greatly helped the progress of
the Imbert church. The non-Roman Catholic chur
in the States (beyond normal mission receipts) will be committed to purchase the van. We hope to challenge our supporters and friends to assist by making an exti^ one-time gift. We can make it!
ches in the same community were impressed by its rapid growth, especially in the last few months. The placement of Juan Antonio Torres as minister has been a significant element In the congregation's deve lopment. He is faithful to his task and is quite effec tive with the people there. All of us are quite pleased with the results of the evangelistic rally in Imbert. We hope and pray that
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dedication. We rejoice that the campaign helped to put the Imbert church squarely on the map.
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Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
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event. Frequent visitors from nearby areas added to the lively spirit of the occasion. Gary Mysinger was the main speaker during the six-
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which is just outside of Imbert. Antonio had formed two other churches near El Obispo in the last eight
well as counselor and helper to another of the chur ches he helped to start.
Regular weekly programs were initiated in El Obispo at the end of February. These programs include a Wednesday night Bible study, a Saturday afternoon youth meeting, and a Sunday service. Though still in the ground-laying stage of develop ment, the El Obispo project has gotten off to a healthy beginning. By no means is the entire community willing to embrace the biblical form of Christianity; to the contrary, resistance is prevalent. But the lights of the gospel are starting to shine, and a church is
taking root in El Obispo.
Ten people have been added to the Body of Christ by baptism since the last report.
These new Christians come from various com
Bill and Karleen Crandall, with children Jennifer and Jonathan, arrived in the Dominican Republic on
May 6 to commence a new church-forming endeavor in the southeastern sector of the nation. They are old friends of the Mysinger family, having studied at Mid west Christian College and worked in various church functions in and around Oklahoma City. The Crandalls intended to go to the Dominican Republic before
the Mysinger family considered the field.
Bill and Karleen will live and work in
Obispo constitute the first of tliat community to have responded to the gospel call since the
mission's involvement there. However, a Chris
the town of Higiiey. That community, a centrally located one in the eastern penin sula of the country,
is well known for its
beautiful basilica, or
cathedral. The basi lica is dedicated to
The following is a rundown of the Mysingers' June traveling and speaking schedule:
June 3 June 3 June 4-7
June 10
thisgoall However, the amount still needed is exten sive. During the Mysingers' summer tour of churches
in the Southwest, they will vigorously endeavor to collect the remaining funds to buy the new van for the field. May the readers of the Report be willing to contribute to this necessary goal.
Rolling Hills church, Topeka, KS Countryside church, Topeka, KS VBS, Rolling Hills church, Topeka, KS
First church, Eads, CO
June 10-15
June 17
painting ofMary; it is kept in a glass case for all her faithful to see and adore. Pilgrims from all over the country make an annual trip to Higiiey just to worship Mary.
Other churches with no ties to Rome have made
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Higiiey a target of evangelism. The Pentecostal move ment has especially been instrumental in this. One such church is reputedly one of the largest evangelical congregations in the country. The Mysingers have passed not a few hours in assis ting the Crandall family in their preparation to enter the country. By the end of June, Bill and company had basically moved in and gotten started in their ministry. May the Lord bless their efforts!
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Challenge: The Dominican Republic! P7% Roman Catholic affiliation Over six million people Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
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The Mysinger Family.,. ,,,committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican
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By the end of August our speaking tour was com pleted; we will return to the field by midSeptember. We have greatly enjoyed our journeys;
we saw many old friends and made new ones as well. Wonderful people opened their homes to us, making the sojourns tranquil and pleasurable. We wish to thank the many comrades who made our tour possible.
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The following was our travelling schedule for July and August:
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Antloch Church, Wichita, KS Christian Church, Wayside, KS Community Church, OKC, OK Northside Church, OKC, OK Sunset Camp, Mannford, OK
July 15 Antioch Church, OKC, OK July 16-19 Christian Camp, El Porvenir, NM July 22 Community Church, Perryton, TX July 22 FirstChurch, Texhoma, OK July 23-27 . VBS, Lakewood Church, McAlester, OK July 29 Lakeview Church, Mannford, OK July 29 Lakewood Church, McAlester, OK
ON THE FIELD . . .
Reports are coming in from the Dominican Republic. Some exciting events are taking place! A crew of competent leaders are continuing the ac tivities there during our absence. They planned seven weeks of evangelistic tasks, including a VBS
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and a rally in a different community each week. The first week of activities took place in Vuelta Larga; several public decisions were made. During this same period, three made public confessions and two were baptized in Imbert. The other weeks
of activities are still forthcoming.
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tion for many years. Attacked in early years by pi rates, it has survived the centuries to be now a lively city of one and one-half inhabitants.
FIRST CATHEDRAL IN THE AMERICAS
In Santo Domingo, the beautiful Santa Maria Basilice proudly stands, a wonderful, Spanish-style Roman Catholic Church which happens to contain the tomb of Christopher Columbus. Built in the 1SCO's, it was the first church building raised to the rank of a basili ca in the New World. Recently, Pope John Paul visi ted this building, making him the first pope in history
to do so.
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report to our sponsors of field efforts and progress. The response has been quite good; interest in our
Caribbean endeavors is keen. We rejoice that God's family in the USA Maintains a healthy missionmindedness.
Dominican Republic. (This was not his first landing in the Americas; on October 12, just a few weeks earlier, he had landed on San Salvador, a small island now belonging to the Bahamas.) Because his flagship, the Santa Maria, had smashed to pieces on rocks, he had too many men and not enough boats to return to
Catholic priests and nuns formed a clinic in Santo Do mingo in 1508. This became the first hospital in the
New World. Today it is but ruins; little is left but a few standing walls, which are visited by many tourists
the world over.
Our Van Fund is quickly developing! By July 19, we had reached the half-way mark of $3,000, and
Europe. He left some of his men behind while he re turned; these men constituted the first settlement of Europeans in the Americas. They called it the Navidad, or Christmas, since it was established on Christ mas day of 1492. It was soon destroyed by hostile
natives.
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probable that we will secure the total necessary to purchase a new vehicle for the field. The old mission vehicle, a Jeep, was sold in late June. The sale yielded slightly less than what was anticipated, but we're happy that it was sold and
are content with the sale price.
On January 2, 1494, Columbus and company re turned to the island; they established a new settlement
called la Isabela. Unlike the Navidad, la Isabela sur
In conjunction with the above-mentioned hospital, a chapel was built. This chapel was the first religious structure built of stone by Europeans in the New World. It, too, has fallen victim to the ruins of time.
While most of the United States was wilderness and
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The latest possible total of available funds, in cluding proceeds from the Jeep sale, stands at $6,180. That is a walloping two-thirds of the goal of $9,000! We thank the contributors for their involve ment in this proj'ect. They will make it possible for us to keep on "vanning" for the Lord!
vived. However, the modern community is now loca ted a short distance from the original plot.
FIRST MAJOR CITY IN THE AMERICAS
prairie during the first few centuries after European arrival, the Dominican Republic was already working
out its civilization. Other nations have done more in
The capital city of Santo Domingo was established in 1496 by Christopher Columbus' brother, Bartolome. It served as Spain's seat of New World coloniza
less time; indeed, various factors have limited the Re public's progress through the centuries. Notwithstan
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of churches and individuals for its financial
sustenance. Should you or your congregation desire to assist monetarily in making Good News Outreach a reality, send your contribu
tions to:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73170 Checks made payable to Good News Outreach
are tax deductible.
Gary
Julie
Mindy
Challenge: The Dominican Republic! P7% Roman Catholic affiliation Over six million people Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
-kEstablish new churches Train Christian leaders kDistribute bible literature
The Mysinger Family,.. ...committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican Republic.
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$7,000 was received. However, all this money was used, as the price for the van had risen during our
absence from the field.
We wish to express our thanks to the numerous churches and individuals who participated in our van fund campaign. Each contribution added up to make possible the purchase of an effective missionary tool. We were Impressed and encouraged by the liberality of the givers. We endeavor now to surge ahead in gos pel witness and work, aided greatly by a reliable, new
van. Praise the Lord!
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One was baptized and five made public decisions to become Christians with baptisms pending. Sunday evening services run about 25. Evening meetings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays see an average
of 16 to 18. VUELTA LARGA
An alarmingly high number of Dominican couples live together without legal marriage. The Christian
church has decided that such couples must be married before joining the church, thus preserving strong wit ness. Two such pairs were joined in matrimony this summer and were baptized into Christ In Imbert. The total of baptisms was 5 for the summer months.
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Beyond the regularly scheduled church activities, seven weeks of special rallies were held in various lo cations during the summer months. Each week of these events included a Monday-through-Friday vaca tion Bible school, held in the afternoons. In the even ings, evangelistic services were conducted. Response was good, with healthy attendance. The following is a brief run-down of summer ac tivities and significant events in each church.
During summer months, seven people initiated faith in the Lord Jesus; however, most of them moved short
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Reports of events on the field are, logically, from the missionary's point of view; seldom are the nationals given a chance to speak. But in this issue of the Good News Outreach "Report", just such an opportunity Is
afforded.
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The following interview is between Antonio Marte, a native of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and missionary Gary Mysinger. The dialogue allows a Do minican Christian the opportunity to express himself concerning the state of the Christian faith in his home land, and more specifically, his hometown of Puerto
Plata.
Antonio Marte represents both a typical and an ex traordinary Christian: typical, because he discovered God's redeeming grace through the good news of the Lord Jesus, and extraordinary, in that he has been ac
tive In various Christian duties, above and beyond the norm of related service. Antonio demonstrates keen
Insight Into the spiritual atmosphere of his country. His point of view should help to developa fuller pic ture of past, present, and future church growth in the
Dominican Republic.
also a composer of Christian music, and I have taught various people to play the guitar and the accordion. Gary: And you constructed chapels, right? Antonio: Oh, as a builder, I have constructed 4. Gary: Generally speaking, during your years as a Chris tian, have you seen recession, stagnation, or growth among the evangelical churches?
Antonio: There has been tremendous growth. When
In any culture, music is an important element of life; it soothes the weary soul of man. It is no acci dent, then, that the church has always adopted music
as a superb vehicle of Christian faith. Though hymns, psalms, and choruses may vary in style, their purpose
is the same: to make known Christian ideals in a plea sant and soothing manner. In the Dominican Republic, the use of music in
church is prominent, especially among those fellow ships not tied to the Roman church. The evangelical
bodies are limited in education and eloquence, but
growvery much (spiritually). Gary: What are some of the positive, outstanding points which the non-Roman Catholic churches em
phasize?
was good. The Rolling Hills church of Topeka, KS, donated 2 guitars and assorted smaller instruments. Pam Hough, of Mann-
ford, OK, contributed
on these themes?
Antonio: In these days, some priests are speaking on such themes, though by means of Mary and the Saints.
This is because the Christian church Is making an im
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evangelists as an organizer; also as musician, singer in a quartet, as a missionary in the country for 11 years, forming 5 churches, that are still there ... I have preached in public, In such places as Constanza, Esperanza, Nagua, etc. (towns In the Republic). Gary: You aiso worked with youth, didn^tyou?
Antonio: Yes, with many youth. We (also) distribu ted tracts in many homes here in Puerto Plata. I was
Gary: Let's suppose that we could transport ourselves into the future, say, 100 years. What might the reli gious scene be likehere in the Dominican Republic?
Antonio: The non-catholic churches will continue to
grow; the signs are there. But If there does not arise a
reformation among the churches, the end of the same will be ruin. Although the church will grow In num
bers, its heart must not be empty.
Accordion given by Pam Hough of Mannford, OK