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GARY and PAM BURRELL, Missionaries

Caixa Postal, 811 Goiania, Goias
74.000 Brazil

Phone
(062) 233-3811

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(Government Approved in U.S. & Brazil--All Gifts Tax-Deductible) Vol. IX

FIRST QUARTER REPORT

NO. I

First Quarter Report

This quarter can be summed up in the following words: some successes, some problems, and some set-backs. Inasmuch as a fairly detailed summary is also presented in this report, let me just touch on some of the more important things that happened during this first part
of 1978.

The youth conference will be held in the Federal District next year at the First
Church of Christ of Gama.

the Vila Nova congregation. It was growing. But, on January 22nd, and without a word of criticism having been uttered to anyone outside of the congregation against the minister, the
Vila Nova church fired him. All of the other Christian Churches here in Goiania

Youth Congress, The conference of the

youth from the Christian Churches in Central Brazil was held here in Goiania

during the days of January 27 to 29. Although there were not 1,000 youth as there had been last year, the facilities
were nevertheless taxed to their limit

Problems, but Progress. Sometime ago, I wrote of a certain minister who came to preach at the Vila Nova congregation and succeeded in also dominating a sister congregation, Setor Universitario. This arrangement with Setor Universitario lasted for approxi mately one year. Last August, the congregation at Setor
Universitario asked Mendes and me to

come to their congregational meeting as

"observers". Mendes and I went and

with the 200 to 230 participants that

attended.

witnessed the congregation's struggle to be "emancipated" from the power of the

minister and his church. This was on the

had had the impression that the congregation was happy with him. And, although no one was liking the situation, no other church or person had interfered with the local autonomy of that congregation. This move took everyone by surprise, especially the minister. We, churches and missionaries alike, all had thought that he so controlled the leadership of the congregation that there was no way for the people to get rid of him. But, they did. Normally, a church up-heaval like this
causes a lot of friction. But, all of this died

I had the privilege of giving the opening

sermon on the theme of "The Sower Went

27th of August.
Since that time, the church at Setor Universitario, where I also serve as "counselor" with the minister, has had its

Out to Sow". Although I had hoped for

some results, I was, nonetheless,
overwhelmed when the invitation for

away after a couple of weeks. The only problem that the Vila Nova congregati<)n has now is space- there is not enough of it! The building is filled to capacity at every
service. One of their extension course-trained Elders was cho.s<n to be

specialized Christian service was given and 33 young people and adults came
forward. Theservices were all well-attended and

shareof problems. However, I am happy to be able to report that it seems that Joao
Neilson, the minister, has at last been able

the spirit was good. Ulysses preached at the closing session and an additional 31 young people and adults presented themselves for some type of Christian
vocation. This makes a total of 64 new

to make some progress during recent weeks and the church is on its way to

the official "Preaching Elder". And, he is fulfilling his responsibilities quite well. In regard to the former minister, who is
See First Quarter

making a "come-back."
Meanwhile, things were going well at

Pa^e Two

workers who want, and need, to be

ained for effective Christian service.

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MISSIONARY MINI-REPORT

During the first quarter, I preached 23 times in 7 churches; was involved in 6 couoselling meetings with church leaders; participated in 2 men's retreais, 1 youth congress, and 1 3-day inter-church fellowship meeting; led 1 5-day clinic; and held 3 campaigns. Results-33 volun
teers for Christian service and 185

responses to the invitation to accept and foUow Christ.

("Singing to His Glory,")

First Quarter
a little "bull-headed" (what minister isn't?), he has learned a lot from this

several prayer and counselling meetings

with various members of the congrega

tion, certain decisions were made. Earl

Haubner and Paul Lanham had arrived by

temporary set-back, your prayers are needed for God to raise up a leader for this small group of believers in Rubiataba.

experience. Although it has been especially painful for him and his family, it was good for his spiritual growth to have
suffered this reversal at this time. This

this time to help in the decision making,

since the three of us have been working

with this congregation since its beginn ing. It was decided that the following
should be done:

minister, although a little heavy-handed

with a church, has, nevertheless, also the ability to motivate church members to
"move out" in their concern for the lost.

1) The minister should "step-down" as

BURRELLFURLOUGH I will be in the U.S. from

the principal leader of the congregation

in order to discount some of the negative influence that the vicious campaign was

September to December to report

on our work here and to raise

additional support for a new

church. Extra funds are also

Although he repairs the electrical systems of cars at the present time in

order to make ends meet, I am sure that

having on the congregation itself and in

the eyes of the community; and, 2) The congregation should move out of the rented building in order to correct the bad situation which had developed because of the couple's refusal to leave the apartment in the same building. The result is that even though Edivaldo is no longer the "official" minister, he helps out m the preaching and remains active as a leader in the congregation. Although the church has suffered some losses, it still meets regularly in the homes
of some of the members until a better

needed for air passage and a car to be used on furlough.

God has a place for him somewhere. Also,

I am certain that, wherever this minister

goes, the congregation that he serves is going to grow. Set-back. In regard to the congregation in Rubiataba that had been doing so well up until recently, the Devil finally got a
toe-hold in it.

FINANCIALREPORT

(Boxed in)

I arrived in that city to "set-up" for the services originally scheduled for March 30th-April 2nd. However. I soon found out that it was going to be impossible to hold any type of revival meeting there. ' The problems were many, but there were only two possible solutions: (1) A change in the leadership; and, (2) A change of location for church services. It happened like this. A large family, composed of several grown sons and daughters, moved to Rubiatabia and began worshipping with the Christian Church there. Inasmuch as they had been immersed and had expressed their
desire to work for the restoration of N.T.

The Field Financial Report has been made up and sent out to the churches. If you did not receive one, but would like to have a copy, please contact our Forwarding Agents. Their address is on the
mast-head of this newsletter.

arrangement for a meeting place can be

made.

While we hope that this is just a

1978 IKCOKE

JAN

FEB

KrtRCH Baltimore, Eng Consul C

Kichigan

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Arizona

Phoenix, C Bledeoe
Connecticut

30.00
25.00

Detroit, P Peterson 100.00 Barryton, CofC 15.00

170.00
100.00

10.00

New London, PHampton Flgr^da

320.00 30.00
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W Jefferson, 3e-ver Crk C

15.00

30.00

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70.00

Christianity, they were well-received. One married daughter and her husband moved into the vacant janitor's quarters of the church in order to take good care of the rented building. Like many families, this one also has a "black sheep". And, like many others, this i one demonstrated the attitude of "my family, right or wrong." The black sheep" wanted to marry one of the out-standing girls of the city and his family asked the minister to participate in it. Edivaldo, being against this particular union, declined the honor. The marriage, now proven to be a poor one, was performed without his presence. The family then started one of the most
vicious "character assassination" cam

Leesburg, First C Orlando, S-east C

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Converse, CofC 263.00 Evansville, First C Greentown, Kerd.St CU35.0O
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paigns that I have ever seen. And, even

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Traders Pnt C 200.00

216.66
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though the minister personally held up

under the relenting attacks, his influence
in Rubiataba was broken.

R Roberts

30.00

The care-taker of the church joined the rest of the family in their campaign against Edivaldo. Even though they had
the electricity in the church cut off for two months and tried other measures to get the family to move, the minister and other leaders could not get them to leave the building.
This was the situation when I arrived in

Lawrence, C 30.00 Little 5Cork, C 25.00 Karengo, C Memphis, C 55.00 New lbany, H Humohrey

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Noblesville, C Weatherly
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Net Balance 1/1/1979 V 10.56

GENERrtL FUND EXPENSES

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300.00

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101 Social Sec

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DISBURSEMENTS

Rubiataba to spend a few days teaching the leaders and the congregation. After

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DATES

PLACE

FIRST QUARTER CALENDAR DESCRIPTIONOF ACTIVITY

Gave 7 devotionals and attended the missionary conference.

RESULTS

Jan. 4-11

Rio de Janeiro

Personally blessed by the conference.

Jan. 12-15

Sao Paulo Gk)iania

Held meetings with theBrazilian directors of Outlined 1978 work plan, andresolved torevise
BCEand with the missionlawyer.
matters.

the constitutionin light ofrecent legislation.

Jan. 19

Counselled church leaders in regard to legal

Leaders are taking initiative in placing the documents of their congregation in accordance with existing legislation.

Jan. 22

Goiania Goiania

Preached on T. V. and at Vila Nova.

3 young adults accepted Christ at V. N.

Jan. 27-29

Preached opening message at area youth

congress.

33youngpeople responded for Christian

service.

Feb. 4-7

Goiania

Attended fellowship meetingsduringCarnival.Positive-greater senseofunityamongthe

congregations here in town.

Feb. 12 Feb. 18-19 Feb. 24-25 Feb. 26

Mar. 5 Mar. 8-12

Goiania
PiresdoRio

Preached at Vila Nova and Neropolis.

Preaching and training at men's retreat. Participated in area men's retreat (Bible study and unity meeting).

Positive.

19 men attended.

Uberlandia,
Minas Gerais
Sao Paulo

31preachers and leaders attended.

People were encouraged.

Preached at Figueira Grande and Itepevi'.

Preached and visited with minister.

Ouro Verde

Congregation and minister encouraged.

3 adults accepted Christ.

Neropolis

Taught on the nature and practice of the

church in the N.T.

Mar. 16

Goiania Attended training session held by Mendes. (NovoHorizonte) PiresdoRio

Orizona

Personally blessed by his study.

94 responses; attendance totalled 1,200.

Mar. 17-18

Two days of evangelism.

church.

Visited to see the possibility of planting a new Positive-next meeting set for April 16.
Held evangelistic meeting. Showed fibns of life, death and ressurection Cancelled evangelistic campaigns; coun selled minister and church leaders.
650 present - 57 responses.

Mar. 19 Mar. 23-26

Ipameri

Goiania

1000total attendance - 28 responses. Preacher resigned and congregation moved out of rented building; future of the congre gation is uncertain.

(NovoHorizonte) of Christ.

Mar.30-Apr. 1 Rubiataba

SECOND QUARTER CALENDAR

DATES

PLACE

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY

The Compassion of Christ Oneof the emotions experienced by our Lord is that of compassion. Of course. His teaching abounds with references to

Apr. 2-12
Apr. 13-15 Apr. 16

Goiania

Visiting local churches gathering church growth

information for Dr. McGavran

Sao Paulo

Visiting two congregations, gathering church growth information and conferring with Moacir.
\

compassion. Christ commends the com passionate concern ofthe good Samaritan, and warmly presents the loving attitude of the waiting father who welcomed back the penitent prodigal, just as He criticizes
the wicked servant who would not show

Pires do Rio and Orizona

Preaching and meeting with the people in Orizona concerning the establishment of a congregation
there.

compassion after being Himself treated with mercy (Luke 10:33; 15:20; Matthew
18:23-25).

Apr. 17-26

Goiania

Over-hauling truck and preparing equipment for campaigns in Cuiaba.

Unlike some professing Christians,

however, Jesusdoesmore than talk about

Apr. 28-May 10 Cuiaba,

Mato Grosso

Holding "open-air" evangelistic campaigns with

Bruce Colson and Jim Bunch.

May 14

Orizona

Meeting with the people in Orizona in regard to the new congregation.

May 15-22

Palmeiropolis

Working in an evangelistic campaign attempting to establish a new congregation with workers Iron and
Luis.

compassion. He reveals the tenderness of His heart in dealing with human need. The Gospels are filled with stories tellingofthe deep feeling, the profound sensibility, of His loving heart. Pity, sorrow, tender ness, affection, yearning, loving-kindness stir within Him. His heart goes out to men and women in their misery, and. because He is compassionate, desired wonders
become realities. (Taken from "Moved

June

Central Brazil

Holding four "open-air" campaigns in Central

Brazil and Minas Gerais, and conducting a men's
retreat in Ananolis.

with Compassion", pp. 1,2; by Mariano Di Gangi).

Family Notes
As the children and I were looking at picture albums the other day, I began to
remember how .small the children were

hand, Tony has a farm with lots of tools and equipment with which Timmy enjoys working. Tony's 15year-old son, Charlie, recently arrived to spend a month with his
Dad before returning to England to boarding-school. He brought a skate board and is teaching Timmy to use it while Timmy helps him with Portuguese
also.

when we came to Brazil in May of 1970. Timmy was just three; Jennifer was not yet two; and Amy was only nine-monthsoid. Juliana was not born until two days
after our first Christmas in Brazil. Then the next November, Jonathan came

JENNIFER

along. You who read our newsletter regularly have accompanied the children as they have grown through this "Family Notes" .section. But, to help you know
them better, I havedecided in this issue to
include further information on each of them. JULIANA

Jennifer's birthday is July 2nd. She is nine-and-a-half and in the 5th grade.
Jennifer's main interest outside of church

and school isolympic gymnastics. She has a good combination of strength and agility and does quite well at her chosen sport.
Jennifer is the social secretary of the family. She always has some plan in the making for going some place or doing something. She loves to visit her friends
at their homes or farms or to have them to

Juliana was born on December 27th, is

seven-years-old and is in the second grade. Julieisina beginners' gymnastics

class two afternoons a week, and she

enjoys working puzzles. Actually, Julie's passion at the moment is her baby dolls, as
well as the real live babies whenever she

our house to play. She thoroughly enjoys horse-back riding and took to the
skate-board likeaduckto water. Jennifer

TIMMY "' Timmy was eleven on February 11th, and just two days later began the 6th grade-junior high. Stamp collecting is a hobby he began just two-and-a-half years ago. His collection now includes approxi mately 2,500 stamps. Timmy and the otherchildren all attend school duringthe morning hours. On two afternoons a week, he plays volley-ball in a city-wide, sports program. One afternoon a week, he gives a class to his schoolmates who are having difficulty with English, attracting Timmy the most lately is a farm that a friend of ours bought about 25 miles from Goiania. Tony Butts is a 49 year-old Englishman who spent most of

has a chance to get her hands on one. I have no idea what profession Juliana will choose, but I feel certain she will be a good
mother.

is hoping that her turn to visit with grandparents in the States will come soon-perhaps this year.

J uliana is the clown of our family. There is no limit to the number of funny faces she can make. In fact, it has gotten to the point that she cannot look at a person without

making a face. At the moment she is missing several front teeth. This fact
tends to make her already funny face even
funnier. JONATHAN Jonathan was six on November 27th.

his life in Zambia. Due to the political situation there, he is relocating here in Brazil. Tony is in the process of setting up to raise pigs. Tony and Timmy get along extremely well. On the one hand, Timmy knows Portuguese and can help Tony with is language difficulties. On the other

Amy is eight-and-a-half years old. Her birthday ison August 5th. Amy is a very
lovable child. In fact, if I were to use one word to describe her, it would be "sweet".

Because of her very sweet nature, people

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are drawn to her.

Amy is in the 4th grade and is doing very

well with her studies. She also

Our family can use 1 copy of back issues of any good, inspira
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participates in Olympic gymnastics class

es in the afternoons. She and Jennifer

He is in the first grade. At times, he is very frustrated and, at other times, elated as he goes through the process of alphabetazation. Once Jonathan is completely comfortable reading and writing in Portuguese, I will teach him in English as I did each of the others. Right now, a bicycle seems to be Jonathan's favorite past-time. The tubes in his tires would probably set a record for the number of patches they have. He seems to have a special ability for attracting nails, staples, and any other pointed object in the general vicinity where he happens to be riding. Fortunately, there is a small bicycle repair shop just a block from our house. So grow the Burrell children. We are
ever so thankful for each of our children. It

and send directly to Brazil. Thank

receive top scores on their gymnastic performances. It is very interesting for me to note that, while their respective abilities are comparable, their styles are completely different. While Jennifer and Amy are very close in age, size and general appearance, the great difference in their personalities makes me ever aware of the necessity for
us to understand them and deal with them

is a great joy and a tremendous challenge

to be their parents. This year is going to be an especially challenging one for me as a wife and

mother since Gary plans to spend

three-and-a-half months in the States. We feel it is best that he travel alone this

as the interesting individuals that they

time. However we are looking forward to the time when we all hope to be in the States together in a few years (probably December, January, and February 1981).
"Pam

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"Tom FifeTeaching 'The History of the

Christian Church' to the Church Leaders in Goiania."

"An Italian Mother with her Daughter and $on--the Beginning of a Church in
Orizona?"

rwmmm:

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HARANATA

"Mauricio and Ulysses Baptizing in Ipameri."

"Youth Choir of the Ipameri Christian

Church."

--"Ulysses Preaching in Out-door Rally

in Pires do Rio."

"The 'Sound Truck' and Gary at an Out-door Meeting at the Community

Center in Pires do Rio."

The Traditional Goal Of Missions Re-Considered

In 1971 and again in 1973,1 wrote the following words: "We are working with Brazilians in Brazil and must be willing to accept certain proposals from them, even if we personally should consider the
suggestions to be "second-best". We feel
searches out the natural leaders and builds his life into them.

autonomous bodies.

Here in Brazil, one important fact needs

to be considered and remembered. For a

Brazilian, to belongto a small, but strong,

national or international, exclusive and

As a result, the "pastoral" missionary in many cases has become involved in only a local ministry. He has served as the "preacher", struggling to get the new
work "on its feet."

elite club (the Jockey Club, for example) is a thingto be DESIRED. But, to belongto a small, local, independent, weak, strugg ling, and open (non-exclusive) group is a thing to be DISDAINED.
B. ANALYSIS OF THE TIONAL GOAL IN BRAZIL. TRADI

that our full cooperation in their second-rate program may work out much better than their non-cooperation in our first-rate (??) program." It does not seem possible, butfour years and seven months will have passed before I get to see you agian personally this Fall. Thus, good communication between us is an absolute necessity. For this reason, I want to share with you what Pam
and I are THINKING as well as what we are DOING.

Many times I have seen a faithful, hard-working missionary pin his hopes on a "Timothy" of his and wait for him to
mature or to return from the Bible institute to "take over" the work. Then,

Even though my thoughts at the present are not completely defined, let me suggest that the traditional goal of a local
church established has several weak

even though the missionary's plans have

been ruined when the one did not mature

nesses. It is my conviction that our traditional goal WAS correct as an intial objective during the pioneer phase of the
Restoration Movement here in Brazil.

and the other did not return, he, nevertheless, has stood firm and has continued his ministry to the faithful few. However, the real crisis arrives when his

But, the traditional goal should have been looked upon only as an intermediate objective, not the ultimate goal. The
Restoration Movement has now been here

As you know, we are involved in

church-planting evangelism. Since 1972 and always using the team approach, I I have helped to start six new
congregations here in Central Brazil.

furlough time comes and a separation of missionary presence and service is

unavoidable.

in this country for thirty years. For this reason, I think that our traditional goal in
Brazil needs to be reconsidered.

Today, three of these are fairly strong;

one is weak; the future of another is

At times, a colleague will be able to "pinch-hit" for the missionary while he is on furlough. But, even this arrangement can be problematic inasmuch as the
orientation of the substitute may be different from that of the 'regular missionary leader. Statistics show that many of our
missionaries and their families never

The traditionalgoalis weak here for the

following reasons: 1) It ignores the ground-work that
workers of the Restoration Movement

uncertain: and, one has already died.

A. THE TRADITIONAL GOAL.

What does church planting evangelism

mean to me? Does it mean that, after the

have done here over thepast thirty years; 2) It ignores the fact that a Brazilian
Christian Church has indeed been formed

Restoration Movementshavingbeen here

in Brazil for thirty years (1948-1978),I, as

a Christian Church missionary, should take the following steps in regard to establishing local congregations: 1) to evangelize; 2) to raise up disciples; 3) to prepare leaders; and, 4) to plant the
church.

return to the field after a furlough in the

U.S. There are various reasons for this fact. One of the reasons is that some

and by-passes both Brazilians and the already-formed churches as instruments

of evangelistic out-reach and Kingdom

growth; 3) It passes over the "Mother Church" concept of sending the church out to

Think carefully about this strategy and

the situation ofthe Christian Church here

in Brazil. This point of view seeks to offer the Gospel to as many people as possible. It tries to winthe responsiveones,disciple these converts, select prospective leaders
from these and train them in order to

missionaries may feel that, because of their experience, personal inclination and the opportunity to teach missions in a Bible college, their new ministry should be to prepare new workers there in the States for foreign service. What is the result? Often, the result is
that the new "missions teacher" has a

evangelize (i.e. of the church planting the church, which in turn plants another church), because it is so independent and exclusive that it sees only the foreign missionary as the catalyst in church
growth. I am convinced that, if Brazil is to be won to Christ, Brazilians and Brazilian
churches will be the ones to do it.

perfect set-up, based on his (outmoded?) strategy of missions and (non-fruitful?)

experience on the field, to foist off on eager young students the same old non-productive pattern that did not even work well for him. Over and over, he is

establish the local church. Then, according to this plan, when the church is

4) And, the traditional goal, with its emphasis that missionary out-reach is the work of a few foreign individuals (not
related to a Brazilian church as such)

v/ith its own minister and is capable of self s'ipport, the missionary has reached

hisgoal and has accomplished his purpose.

Myquestions are the following: "Is this

all there is to mission work?" and, "How

does this strategy usually work out in a country (or area) where the pioneer phase of missionwork has already taken place?"

HereinBrazil, itusuallygoessomewhat
like this. The basic premise of the missionary using a traditional approach is that, out of his evangelistic efforts, Christ
will "draw all men" unto Himself and that

goingtosay somethinglikethis: "You, as a missionary, are sent out by the churches to evangelize, to disciple, to train leaders in order to plant a church (or, THE church, if you please)." Let me try to summarize briefly the theory and the practical results of the pointofview presented above. Initially, it
understands the individual convert to be

tryingto win some convertsto disciple and to form into a new, small assembly of independent believers, does not take into
account the moderate level of nationalism

here in Brazil. How can the foreign

missionary, in the midst of a nationalistic

the first step in accomplishing the goal of

establishing the local body of believers. Secondly, the premise is that a local church is the ultimate objective. And, thirdly, what happens in actual fact? Usually, we find that many weak, struggling congregations are established
(the goal has been reached-a local church
formed) and that the churches are then

climate, achieve a highly productive ministry while attempting to maintain a low personal profile? He cannot, is he uses the traditional method, for this approach
requires that he take the "lead" and be almost always in the "front".
C. OUR PHILOSOPHY OF MISSION
WORK.

those who are being saved will form the

new congregation.

As his evangelistic work follows this pattern, there are results. However, the evangelistic witness is soon reduced

For sometime, oneofour objectives has been to discover God's strategy for
See Traditional

because the missionary, who already has his hands full, turns to discipleship. From those who are willing to study with him, he

asked to carry on by themselves as

Page Seven

Traditional
winning Brazil to Christ and to become

co-operate with Brazilian believers and colleagues in a plan that will have Christ
and His church as its center and to which new believers will be drawn.

partof that strategy. This has taken quite

Thank
You
Dear friend,

awhile, but webelievethat weare getting

closer.

1)We have accepted what Christ said to Paul (Acts 9:6) and Cornelius (Acts 10:6),

which was, "...It shall be told to you what

you have to do."

Thus, even though we are in churchplanting evangelism, we do not have an isolated and independent local assembly as the goal of our ministry. Rather, we have always seen ourselves as part of a trans-cultural team, joined together as
co-laborers with our Brazilian brethern in

2) In regard to our specific work and mission, we have claimed God's promise to Moses: "And.. .1.. .will teach you what you
shall do," (Exodus 4:15).

Your contact with others has shown you

striving to reach out to the lost and to bring them to the person and Body of
Jesus Christ.

3) And, in regard to a most difficult

matter, the selection of a leader or

leaders, we depend on God's helping us to recognize His choice of leaders as he showed Samuel his choice of the young David. "And I will showyouwhatyou shall
do" (I Samuel 16:3). Since we first arrived here on the field,

D. PLANS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHURCH GROWTH IN 19''8.

that many, many people failto understand that world evangelization is a basic truth of the Scriptures, that it is an essential part of God's plan of redemption and an inescapable duty and privilege of the
Church. Indeed, many Christians seem to think that they can treat the mission of the

Recently, while responding to letters from Donald McGavern and Harry Baird in connection with their research projects
on the Christian Church in Brazil, we outlined our plans and activities, some of
which are:

Church as an optional thing. And, you also

know that, in some churches, there is even

we have been wrestling with the problem

of fruitfulness and God's will. Will our

ministry be more fruitful by multiplying small (usually weak), isolated and

autonomous congregations, or, will more be accomplished by our working with the already existing Body of Christ here in Brazil in order to see it develop and
become all that it should become? Does God see the church as the end result of

evangelism, or does He view it as the means of widespread and effective evangelism? It seems to me that God has always
viewed the church as the Bride of Christ

1) Over-all purpose. We are here to honor God and to proclaim the "Good News" in Jesus Christ, by means of an evangelistic association and the "Mother Church" concept, in full co-operation with our Brazilian colleagues to achieve the following: a) To work through the national church to plant the church (new congregations) according to Scriptural principles; b) To make disciples of Jesus Christ for
the fulfillment of the Great Commission;

an annual mission emphasis but, for the rest of the year, missions is forgottenexcept, perhaps, for meeting the mission budget. Furthermore, some Christians
view missionaries and those who advocate

missions as hobbyists, as if the cause of missionsisto be identified with prophecy, typology and numbers in Scripture.
However, OUR contact with YOU

throughout the years has shown us that you understand that world evangelization is not optional, but that it is essential. In your letters to, or conversations with, us, you have stated your conviction that
missions must be looked upon as the very
heart ofthe Bible, that God Himselfset the

and as the means of increasing the number of His off-spring. In Acts 8:3ff, it was the church that was being persecuted and it was the church that was evangelizing. God is tremendously interested in every person in the world. We consider the individual to be the ultimate goal and not the beginning. We think of the church here in Brazil as the beginning, not the

c)To participate fully inthe trainingand development of leaders for the churches already established and to be established;
and,

d) To encourage and work toward the deepingof missionary interest, vision and
out-reach in all the churches with which we have contact.

pattern in loving the world and that every Christian must have a global view and must be concerned about the progress of the Gospel through-out the world.
When we have friends who understand

this-that world evangelization is a part of God's plan as revealed in the Scriptures,

that Jesus Christ clearly commanded it and that no one can be saved apart from Christ-our whole missionary endeavor take on an added meaning. Thus, because you have convictions about the priority and primacy of missions

end. Wethinkofthe church as the place to begin to reach out to every person in the
world. We believe that the church is the

dynamic agent, not the missionary. We,

personally, see the church as the iniator

2) Objective. Our objective is to be actively involved in aggressive evange lism looking toward the establishment of local congregations and to work unceas ingly for the unity, the numerical and spiritual growth of the already estab
lished churches in the Central Brazil area.

and act upon them, we are left free to dedicate ourselves completely to Him and
to the communication of the "Good News"

and means with the individual being the

What are some of the practical implications of such a concept? There are
several:

end.

3) Goals. By means of an evangelistic program, we plan to spear-head the

establishment of at least three new

in this part of the world.

In conclusion, then, we only want to

1)Mission will become the enterprise of the Body here in Brazil and not just the work of a few select, foreign individuals;
2) We missionaries will have to work
within the frame-work of the Brazilian branch of the Restoration Movement in

evangelisticout-reach by and of the Body;

3) We missionaries will have to have an

over-all plan and concept that will work through the Brazilian church as God's
vehicle in this area of the world, as His

congregations by August 1978. 4) Strategy. Our strategy will be to use the "sound-truck" equipment in "openair" meetings using the team-work approach for "in-depth" evangelism and good "follow-up" (house-to-house visita tion and teaching for new believers). In addition, we have long-range plans which we hope to realize after my time of reporting to the churches in the States. We will be sharing these plans with you in
future newsletters.

point out two things in relation to you and your mission gifts to BCE. As partners in mission, what we accomplish in evange lism here is also part of your accomplish
ment. In other words, your gifts have enabled many to hear of Christ, to believe in Christ, to be baptized into Him and His Church, to be pardoned by Christ and to grow in grace and the knowledge of Him. Secondly, we not only want to thank you for the FA(3Tof your gifts to us for mission work, but also for the WHY these gifts
were made.

Body for out-reach, instead of our working only through individuals to form a new isolated body; and,

We hope that this type of sharing will enable you to be more aware of the complexities of a cross-cultural, evange listic ministry. And, we hope that your
awareness will enable you to be an even

May God continue to bless you and

us-co-laborers in the mission of the Church.

Sincerely yours,

4) We foreign workers will have to

more active partner in this ministry.

Gary and Pam

the "Green Hell" of South America, the

Our Church Debt Is All Paid!

We are hearing much these days 61 mortgage-burnings. Churches which have carried staggering loads of debt for years--or decades-announce, with a very pardonable elation, that they have paid off the old debt. Well, that's grand! Satan has had a jubilee too many times over the
debts of the church.

remote islands of the Pacific, the frigid

wastes of the North?

can not only save out of sin but can save from sin? Do they steer those little feet toward the cross of Christ and help those

No! Not until its last available dollar has been consecrated to the Lord and His

work; not until every scrap of God-given energy has been put to use; not until every
son and daughter have been offered for
service: not until there is not a man under

little lips to offer prayers of contrition and

worship?

But, after the last promissory note is

paid, when the last mortgage is burned,

when the last shingle, the last doorknob, the last strip of flooring is paid for, the church isstill deeply indebt. Do you doubt
it?

Well, let me ask you three questions:

1. Has Your Church Paid its Debt to its

Community? Really, now, has it? I know it's there. I know it preaches the Gospel (it
does, doesn't it? If not, what are you doing there?). I know it is considered an

Influence for good" (or is it?). I know it places at the disposal of the community the message and the influence of the Gospel. But, your church has not paid its debt to the community until it has placed the Gospel before the community in such a way that every boy and girl, every man and woman in that community has either accepted or rejected the Gospel. That should spur you and me on. Our neighbors may be unsaved, but God forbid that they
should remain so because of our failure to

Does your Sunday School recognize its responsibility to develop character in the lives of its youthful converts by planned character-building programs? When every possible boy and girl in your community has been reached and won and developed for Christ, then your debt is paid. But, it will never be paidlSuppose the debt to your community were paid. Suppose your church has successfully infiltrated every inch of territory possible in its own environs. Then, let me ask you, how about its debt to the regions beyond? The apostle Paul presents a tremen dous catalog of sufferings in the 11th chapter of 2 Corinthians-beatings, stonings, shipwrecks, journeyings, perils, weariness, painfulness, hunger, thirst, fastings, cold and nakedness. Let's ask
him if he feels that he is entitled to an

heaven without the privilege of hearing,

at least once, the Gospel of Christ, can we say that the Church debt is paid. Let's get busy! (Article by Wilburn Nelson and reprinted by permission of Brown Gold
Publications, New Tribes Misson, Sanford, Florida 32771)

The SecretofEndurance

A sheet of notepaper bearing a few lines in Hudson Taylor's writing reveals, perhaps more than anything else, the
secret of his inward life.. .Found between

the pages of his diary, it brightens the record with unexpected radiance. From
the brief entries in the book itself, one

honorable discharge-and then listen to

his answer: "I am debtor both to the

Greeks, and to the Barbarians: both to the wise, and to the unwise." Oh, let me ask you:
3. Has Your Church Paid its Debt to

do our part.

2. Has Your Sunday School Paid its

Debt to its Community?

Millions Lying in Darkness? Has it paid its debt to the suffering religionist of the South Seas who carves and cuts and maims himself trying to
atone for his own sins, blind to the fact that

learns little; but, that well-worn paper, used evidently as a marker and moved on from day to day, what does it not reveal? Lord Jesus, make Thyself to me A living, bright Reality; More present to faith's vision keen .Than any outward object seen; More dear, more intimately nigh Than e'en the sweetest earthly tie. ,Was it not the answer to this daily prayer that made endurance possible?
(Taken from Dr. and Mrs. Howard

Doyour teachers tell the children about Jo.seph and David and John as if they were
MotherOoose characters, or do they point
these little hearts to the Lamb of God, who

Ch rist has died for him? Has it paid its debt

to India, with her more than 300,000,000

Taylor, "J. Hudson Taylor: God's Man in China, p. 34).

gods, until it has declared unto India the god of whom Paul spoke when he stood on Mars' Hill and preached the Gospel of salvation? Has it paid its debt to the congo.

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Caixa Postal, 811 Goiania, Goias
74.000 Brazil
Phone (062) 251-0801

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SECOND

QUARTER

REPORT -

SUMMER 1978

Second Quarter Report

In this quarter's report, I plan to relate to you concerning four church planting attempts, three campaigns aimed toward growth in existing congregations and one training retreat for workers. These have
been the activities that I consider to be the

group acted as a community of believers in

ministering to the family in their sorrow. Their witness to the community was a positive one. The men in Ori/.ona are making plans

city. The campaign in Jim's area was first. Rain and some cool weather kept the attendance down to 300-400 nightly. However, at the end of the campaign, we
had 75 cards with names and addresses of

most important ones of the quarter. In addition, I spent the first two weeks of April gathering church growth statistics for the Goianiaarea. As I worked during the rest of the quarter, I collected church growth data
wherever I went.

In early January, the Bruce Colson family and the Jim Bunch family returned from the
States. Both attended the Convention of Christian Church missionaries in Rio de

people who wanted to go further with the initial step toward a walk with Christ that they had taken during the campaign. During the campaign in Bruce's work area, we had an average attendance of 1.000 nightly. When we took stock of the responses we had received, we found that Bruce also had 75 contacts ready for follow-up work. Atthepresenttime, two young Christian
Churches exist in Cuiaba. Both mission

toward the construction of a meeting place. We have <li.soovtT(>d that there is no good place in the town that can he used as a temporary meeting place. Rice is stored in every empty storeroom. The men feel that work toward adequate physical facilities is something they can do as they grow spiritually and pre[)are to lead in the
establishnn^nt of this Nc^w Testament witness in Orizona. Kach situation in which we work in

Janeiroon their way to their new work site.

Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While Iwas with Jim and Bruce in Rio. we

made plans for a "sound truck" campaign in Cuiaba that would open the area to their plans for church planting. On April 27th, I left Goiania for Cuiaba to see these plans
become a reality.

aries report frequent baptisms. The last report from Bruce was that twelve adults had just been baptized and six more were to be baptized very soon. Bruce recently stated, "The campaign with the "sound truck" put my work several months ahead and opened doors to me that would not have otherwise been opened."
We found the situation in Cuiaba an

church planting is diff<Tent from every other. It is a real challenge; to apply and a<lapL methods to parti<'ular situations. The fourth church {)lanting attt^mpt took plac(! in the intc^rior of the statt! of Minas
Gerais. a littUM>v(!r two hundrtMl miles from

Brasilia. In earlicT n^ports we have r(;lated th(! story of Haltezar, a man who was
r(!ach(!d for Christ in a "soun<l truck"

Cuiaba is the capital of the cattle-raising

state of Northern Mato Grosso. Its

excellent one for evangelism. Most of the

population is approximately 290,000 and the growth that is taking place there is
unbelievable.

people in the city have made a move recently and, therefore, are open to change in their traditional beliefs. Several people
we found had once been active in one church

Jim Bunch chose a neighborhood on one

side of town where his work is based. Bruce Colson's work area ison theother side of the

group or another but had neglected their spiritual growth since moving to Cuiaba or had left their particular group and had not
found spiritual direction. I returned to Goiania on May 9th leaving Jim and Bruce with the follow-up work to
do.

MINI REPORT

campaign in the satellite; (;ity of Brasilia (iarly in 1973. Since that time, he has be<'f)m! a leader and church planter. Baltozar r(!qu(!sted BCK's help in l)eginning a n(!w congn!gati<in not far from the town where h(! is presently working. The campaign w<.'nt well. When we Uift, iialU)zar had 83 contacts to follow-up and great enthusiasm for th(?n(!W congregation that h(! is planting. In a<Ifiition to campaigns aimeri toward church planting, we have also held three campaigns this quarter aimed toward
(jvangelism for the growth of existing congregations. From May 1.5th-22nd, I worked with a minister in Palmeiropolis, an interior town her(! in Goias of approximat!ly 3,500

During the second quarter and in a team-work effort. I held 4 campaigns for planting new churches, 3 cam paigns for growth in already-existing congregations and co-ordinated 1 training retreat for workers. Results -2 new congregations definitely established and awaiting news about
athird congregation, with an over-all total of 304 persons making the first step in submission and obedience to the Lord-ship and Savior-hood of
Jesus Christ.

A second campaign aimed at church

growth is planned for August 1979. Three weekends of this quarter were devoted to another church planting effort
here in the interior of Goias in the town of

Orizona. The progressive meetings with interested people have revealed a need for a
New Testament witness in the town and the

people. Luis requested my help in an evangelisticemphasisin hiscommunity. He felt strongly that only th<; traditional
method of house-to-house visitation and

desire of a core of about twelve people to be a part of such a body of believers. The death of the teen-age son of one of the two principal leaders delayed the progress of the church planting plans. But, the small

personal witnessing should be used. I decided to help him in this effort, even though I am convinced of the value of the
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Second Quarter Report

"sound truck" approach in such situations.
Our work showed results. We had an

retreat to have Dr. Russell Shedd from Sao

and then resettled -

all in the name of

Paulo as our speaker. Dr. Shedd is the son of a missionary and was born in Boliviain 1929.

average of 75 people in attendance in our nightly meetings. Eleven adults accepted Christ as their Savior. In addition, my relationship with Luis grew. Now, he wants
me to return with the "sound truck" for

He graduated from Wheaton College and Faith Theological Seminary. He then earned a PhD. at the University of Edinburg. He is an author, seminary
professor and minister of an interdenomi

progress. Along Transamueaia the gov- ^ srnment has set apart a sixty mile strip on each side for settlement and development.
In the fresh red wake of the bulldozers

settlers are being moved into Brazil's

national, English-speaking congregation in

Sao Paulo.

"green heU". Poor Brazilians with good credit ratings, farming experience, a capacity for work and a family are given free
transportation, 250 acres of land, a small wooden house and loans up to 2,250 dollars

another campaign in 1979. From June 8-llth. meetings were held in Ipameri, an interior town here in Goias of

Dr. Shedd presented biblical studies

related to the Church in the New

from 5,000 to 7,000 people. The congre

gation there is two-and-a-half years old and was begun with a "sound truck" campaign. The average attendance was around 400. Sixty persons responded to the invitation. The leadersof the Ipameri congregation are doing a good job on follow-up.

Testament. Devotions were given by several ministers. Methods of evangelism were discussed. Locations for opening new
works were suggested. Round-table dis cussions were held in regard to problems with the work. Missionary Dale McAfee

to improve the land. Brazil's military regime is opening the greatest of earth's remaining frontiers and tapping there the
unimaginable natural resources (an esti

mated eight billion ton iron ore deposit to

name one).

presented two studies in "church growth" stressing the importance of keeping good
records.

One real highlight of this quarter was a training retreat that BCE sponsored in Anapolis for national leaders and mission
aries.

Twenty-two men participated fully in the retreat with others attending certain
sessions as their schedules allowed.

Why are these developments so impor tant to mission strategists and church planters?Because, as the CGRILA (Church Growth Research in Latin America) team found, the growth of Brazilian Evangelical Churches has gone hand in hand with

".. .migration into newlands, the building of

cities, the advancing coffee booms, and the development of modern industrial com plexes, especially von and steel. National growth has, indeed, opened the way for evangelization." (The whole authoritative
book, "Latin American Church Growth" is

In September 1975, BCE began spon soring one-day fellowship meetings and training retreats of this nature. The attendance has always been good and interest has grown through the years. The next retreat will be held September 7th-9th and will be completely planned and carried out by our Brazilian colleagues. We were very fortunate at the Anapolis

I feel that this quarter has been a significant one from many angles. As I

travel in the States during the last part of

the year, I feel certain that much of the

seed-sowing work done during this quarter willgerminate and I have every expectation
that when I return, I will be able to share

with you concerning the fruit for the Kingdom in Central Brazil

replete with lessons for church planters.) Migrating People Are Opening Other Frontiers. To be sure, internal migration is
in the main from rural to urban all over the

The Brazilian Wild West

Multitudes WaitingTo Be Churched ByFredEdwards, B.D., M.A. Missiology Evangelical mission strategists agree
that the largest investment of men and money should be made in those sectors of the general population that are most

Brazilian people occupying merely one quarter of the national land area. To
determine where he can labor most

profitably, in terms of persons brought to saving faith and useful service in growing
local Christian assemblies, the church

nation. But often special combinations of sociological and economic factors make the semi-occupied areas magnetic to Brazil's mobile people. Besides those settlements created by the new highways there are six other frontiers that have been opened in recent years. These are: 1)the north central portion of Maranhao, 2) those sectionsofthe state ofGoias near the new national capital,
3) north Minas Gerais, 4) the extreme

receptive to the Gospel. Yet, frequently,

even the "on the scene" missionary or national church planter does not know specifically where he should begin, double
or diminish hisefforts. And this is true even in nations where the Protestant Church is

planter must know which politico-cultural northwestern part of Sao Paulo, 5) region will be receptive to his ministry. He northwest Parana, and 6) pioneer zones in will then need to pinpoint within the region Mato Grosso - the Far West region. those areas where church growth is To locate the church planter's best occurring and can be sustained. opportunity in the Brazilian context we will
National Development Indicates High
Potential Areas. Brazil's new and modern

single out the last of the above mentioned

frontiers -- new lands in the Far West.

experiencing great membership growth and in countries concerning which there exists an immense amount of sociological, demographical, developmental and church growth data. Too often the church planter's first question, "Where specifically is church growth happening and likely to continue?" is dcalth with only in the broadest terms.
Great But Not Even Church Growth. As

of January, 1970 three and one quarter

million of the one hundred million Brazilians

were members in good standing of Evangelical churches. (Evangelical equals

Protestant in Latin America.) To arrive at

capital, Brasilia, was constructed in the 1950's to fulfill a long standing national dream of opening the Brazilian hinterland to settlement and development. The Belem-Brasilia highway was then cut through the jungle north from the capital to the port city on the mighty Amazon River. This same highway (BR-14) has also been extended south through the states of Goias, Sao Paulo, and a major part of Parana. When completed, it will span the nation from north to south. The government has reserved a strip six miles wide on both sides of it for the development of cities and
settlements.

Unoccupied lands, boom towns, cattle, poverty, self-styled leaders, posses and Indians are a few of the colorful ingredients that go into making up the exciting Brazilian Far West. We may well call this region the "Brazilian Wild West." A
distinction needs to be made between (a)

"the unoccupied or very lightly occupied lands" of this region and (b) "the frontier
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LiteracyProject
We have a slide set with cassette

this size Brazilian Evangelicals had multiplied themselves 129 times since 1900 and are presently growing at three times the national population growth rate. But this great growth is not even throughout the vast country. It could not be otherwise with approximately three quarters of the

Transamazonia is the name given to the east-west highway being pushed with great determination through the Amazon basin. Aboriginal tribes are being contacted, pacified, exposed (sometimes fatally) to twentieth century technology and diseases

tape which explains more fully our literacy-evangelism project and sho
uld be of special interest to ladies' groups. For scheduling, contact
David and Donna Roberts.

The Brazilian Wild West

and pioneer zones." Vast areas of the West are either totally uninhabited or but thinly populated by pastoralists and subsistence agriculturalists. Much of the West has been occupied in this manner since the seventeenth century. The isolation of (a) is profound; subsistence is difficult and social
services (medicine, education, and the like)

Church doubled its national membership between 1960 and 1970 whfle neariy quadrupling itself in the Far West. The secondlargest Evangelical Church in Brazil grew by 466 per cent in the pioneer zones duringthe 1960's (onasmaller baseof 1,500) while its national growth rate was only 151
per cent. In the Far West this second

growth? Where can mission strategists and church planters be the most faithful stewards of the grace of God? Where can
they spend the resources of planning, effort and finances God has given them, in a way to please Him most? In Brazil the answer must be: "the Far West region and more specifically the pioneer zones of the state of Mato Grosso." Those enclaves, receiving numbers of migrants daily and charac terized by rapid economic development and social change, are full of multitudes waiting to be and wanting to be churched. There hangs harvest heavy on the stalk. Send in the reapersl Garner God's grain in rapidly-growing culturally-relevant
churches.

are rudimentary or entirely absent. 'The pioneer zones" are found within the much lost members from its national total larger (a) area as enclaves wherever soil between 1960and 1970, and even it grew in conditions, lines of transportation or the Far West by 31 per cent. planned cities combine to create favorable Where is the Church experiencing great circumstances. The pioneer zones are characterized by rapid economic develop ment, immigration and social change and have tremendous church growth potential. ProtestantExperience in the Wild West. The problem of the basic needs of The Gospel has met with outstanding humanity is an ever present one for we who success in the Far West. The region has five are Christians. C!ompassion is truly a per cent of the national population and four Christian virtue. How often our hearts are per cent of Brazilian Evangelicals. During touched by some lamentable situation. A the 1960's the largest Evangelical Church certain sadness comes over us when we are grew there at a decadal rate of 376 per cent made aware of the state of the common man (on a base of more than 17,000 communi in drought stricken areas in India or of the cants). The Protestant growth experience children dying from malnutrition in in the Far West can be brought into sharp war-torn Africa or the poverty of a family in focus by comparing the regional growth our community. I imagine that we, even rate of a particular denomination with the more that you, are confronted daily with the national growth rate of the same pitiable state of the poor, the sick and the denomination for the same period of time. down trodden. For example, this largest Evangelical But justfeeling is not enough. Something

Church thus tripled itsown national growth rate. Iq fact, during the last decade every Evangelical Church in the Far West grew faster there than its own national average. Only one known Evangelical denomination

Reading, Writing and Witnessing

mustbedone.Ifeelcert^nthat at timesyou
have stopped to consider the plight of the unfortunate ones who make up a large per cent of the world's population and have
formed an attitude toward them. Perhaps your attitude might be one of these. 1) What can I do? The little that I give would only be a drop in the bucket.

2) If I give to a beggar, I am only

encouraging him to beg more. 3) If all of the world's riches were divided

equally in the morning, by night there would be the rich and the poor. After all,
even Jesus said there would always be poor people on earth.

4) If those people would only take baths and try to get a job, they would not be so bad
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Reading, Writing and Witnessing

man. I feel that the little we can do in the

prepare these biblically-based materials. From time to time women write asking,
"Is there something we, in our small way, can do for you or your work?" If your women's group, youth group, Sunday School Class or you personally are looking for something of real consequence to do, I would challenge you to help meet a literary need here in Brazil. Right now, we have a series of new booklets ready to be printed. There are three student books and the corresponding teacher's manuals. The first printingis to be 2,000 copies of each booklet and the teachers' manuals to accompany these.

travellingin the States, especially in view of the extreme weather conditions of the past
few winters.

adult literacy program here is a Godpleasing way that we can share our
blessings.

In the mean time, we plan to make good use of the time we have before Gary's trip.
The activities of the first semester are over.

The need for literacy work among adults in Brazil is a great one. Progre.ss in Brazil

has been madeat abreak-neck speed during

the past two dccades. We have observed

that the human element cannot always keep pace with technical progress. Gaps are left, such astheone related to adult literacy. The Brazilian government is doing a great deal to alleviate this. But, at best, the government programs do not nearly meet
the need.

Through the contact that I have with

Lynn Hicks, a Christian Church missionary in Campinas, Sao Paulo, I have learned how to teach teachers who can work directly with individuals or small groups in literacy
classes.

Lynn has already helped to write books to be used in the literacy program. In September, I plan to help her and the Brazilian literacy workers in Sao Paulo
write more material. The new material that

On June 24th, all three of our girls participated in a special, Olympic, gymnas tic presentation. Jennifer won three medals, one for first place and two for second place. Amy won one second-place medal and was in fourth place in another competition. Juliana is just beginning and hopes she can win a medal next year. School ended on June 30th with a special Fall This work can be done for US $2,400.00 Festival type party. Now, the children are Once the funds are available, the actual enjoying a month of vacation. printing will take one month. Then, the Timmy was hardly out of school before he distribution will begin. Distribution is left to spend a week on the farm of a friend of handled by experienced and capable young ours. The vacation period has also allowed women in an interior town in the state of Sao time for Timmy and Jonathan to travel with Paulo. Gary on one of the evangelistic campaigns. Our two-week vacation of fishing and Should the funds be available by the end of the year, printing could be handled in camping on the Araguaia River is January. Before long, the new, improved, something we have looked forward to all Bible-based literacy material could be in the year. This is the third year we have chosen a hands ofteachers in several states, ready to trip to the river for our family vacation. In begin classes in March, 1979. our next newsletter, I will give you a Consider this opportunity prayerfully detailed report on that trip.
-Pam

is being prepared is based on the scriptures from the very first lesson. Since we are in on the actual writingofthe books, we know the
teaching is biblical. These literacy materials will not be used

and let us know if the women (or others) in

only among our churches, but by many other groups. That means that straight biblical instruction will reach people that
we personally would never,hav? a chance to
teach.

your congregation would like to share in this expression of Christian love. Christ said,".. .in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Matthew 25:40
-Pam

Family Notes
During the first half of this year, the children and I have been getting good preparation for Gary's four-month absence this Fall. He has been away most weekends (Thursday or Friday through Monday) and on a few campaigns. Here at home, we have to maintain a great deal of flexibility due to
his schedule.

Believing in the power of the Word of God, we trust that Kingdom growth will result from these literacy efforts. And, we thank

God for allowing us the* opportunity to

Although Gary's being away for an extended period will be hard on our family, we feel this arrangement for reporting to our supporting congregations is preferable to disrupting the school year for the
children. The three-month vacation that

the children have in December, January and February is not an ideal time for

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GARY and PAM BURRELL, Missionaries
Caixa Postal, 811 Goiania, Goias
74.000 Brazil Phone (062) 251-0801

JERALD and LYNDA HUMPHREY. Forwarding Agents

Rural Route 2, Campbellsbuj-g, Indiana 47108

DAVID and DONNA ROBERTS, Protnotional Agents

8032 Gordon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
(Government Approved in U.S. & Brazil--All Gifts Tax-Deductible) Vol. IX
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Third Quarter Report-Fall 1978

No. 3

Third Quarter Report

The Third Quarter began in the midst of the most successful training retreat of
Brazil that

the ministers of the Christian churches in we have had to date.

the Christian church workers. Several documents have been drafted which will

Twenty-two were present for this retreat which ended officially on August 2nd.
The theme was: "I Shall Be Faithful."

The messages developed from this theme

were as follows: "I Shall Be Faithful". .

promote unity and the working together as well as planning together periodically. During the days of August 4th, 5th, and 6th. we were able to squeeze in an in-door, revival meeting with the Church
of Christ at Ouro Verde. The Minister,

."In Relationship to the Word of God"; In Relationship to the Church"; "In

Relationship to My Family"; "In Rela tionship to Myself; "In Relationship to My Colleagues"; and. "In Relationship to My Call". Besides being blessed by profound and stirring expositions of God's Word applied to the Central Brazil situation by a speaker from Sao Paulo, the retreat was characterized by a unity of brother-hood and the desire to plan for significant advances of the Kingdom in
o u r area.

Moses Fernandes Santana, is a graduate

of the Goiania Christian Institute. I

rejoiced in the chance for more fellow ship with him and for the opportunity for evangelism. During that week-end revival, 13 young people and adults accepted Christ. Our prayer is that they might keep on growing there at Ouro
Verde.

husband, and her family (2 small boys) in your prayers. Up until now, she has always been tremendously supportive and ihelpful in her husband's ministry. Thus ended my active ministry in Brazil for this term for, since I planned to be away for 16 weeks, I wanted to get a little time alone with the family before I left. Thus, we took some time off to go to the Araguaia River for this purpose. After returning from the trip to the Araguaia River, I only had about 15 days to wrap up all the details of the work in Brazil and for my trip here to the U.S. I arrived in Erwin, Tennessee, during the second half of August in order to get in a short visit with my in-laws and my parents, Ralph and Ann Hampton and Roy and Virginia Burrell, respectively, as well as to participate in two meetings
with the BCE Trustees before the time of

An out-door campaign, scheduled for the 11th, 12th. and 13th of July was
cancelled due to the fact that the wife of the minister of the church of Christ of Setor Universitario had a stroke and had

reporting began. Due to the foresight of His people, the problem of transportation had already
been solved even before I left Brazil to

Arising out of this retreat came several planning sessions (July 3rd, August 7th, and September 7, 8, and 9) for the
formation of a Ministerial Association of

to be placed in an intensive care unit of the Naval Hospital in Brasilia. She is only 25 years old and this is her second serious attack. As of the last report, she is still in the hospital. Please remember her, her

travel to the U.S. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tippin, members of the Mt. Tabor Christian Church near Salem, Indiana, very generously volunteered to provide a car for the duration of the furlough. The car, a 1977 Impala station wagon, is
leased from Bob Thomas Chevrolet in

Brownstown and is giving excellent service. Thank you, Harry and

Christine.

Thus, since getting some wheels, I have been reporting to as many of our supporting congregations as possible. It has certainly been wonderful to see and visit with lots of long-time friends and to
Continued On Page 2

Literacy Project We have a slide set with cassette

tape which explains more fully our

literacy-evangelism project and sho uld be of special interest to ladies' groups. For scheduling, contact
David and Donna Roberts.

Third Quarter Report

make new friends. I am enjoying the opportunity to report and to bring you up to date on our work and plans in regard to Brazil. But, still, I am also looking forward with great anticipation to rejoin the family at the Brasilia airport on
December 19th.

An Interview

With Ulysses
Ulysses Oliveiva recently contacted me from Brazil asking if he might "ride around" with me as I reported to the churches here on the brief furlough. Naturally, I was delighted with the idea, for Ulysses is not only the minister of the largest Christian Church (650) in Brazil, but he is also a good and dynamic representative of his country. I came to know Ulysses while I was teaching at the Goiania Christian Insti tute in 1974. Later, he started training
on the "Sound Truck" with Mendes and

After Christmas and the Missionary Conference, I am looking forward to solidifying and implementing our plans to make 1979 a very productive year.

During Dr. Ted Yamamori's church growth, survey-trip to Brazil, he noted that Ulysses' church was especially alive with 80 teenagers meeting frequently through the week in order to "field" four "Gospel teams" of twenty each on the weekends to sing and witness in the public squares as well as to visit and encourage "weaker" congregations. Dr.
Yamamori also noted that a certain number of the women of the church were

me. Finally, after Mendes accepted a call to a church, Ulysses took his place as the evangelist. Later on, he also accepted a call to the located ministry and successfuDy implemented in one congregation all
that he had learned in the classroom and

active in evangelism and making visits every day. He saw that the men were motivated and mobilized and that they were studying, preaching and discipling. He had several talks with this young,
intense minister who is so interested in church renewal and the restoration of the N.T. church in Brazilian "clothes" in a Brazilian culture.

from his experience in mass evangelism

on the "sound truck".

In

fact.

Dr.

Yamamori

was

so

The result has been a congregation that has been growing and growing. In
1977, the Pires do Rio Church of Christ

**Guy with Mr. and Mrs. Tippin after

receiving the car."

had 216 baptisms. During 1978, the church set a goal of 300 baptisms. At this time, Ulysses has already baptized 145 persons into Christ. Another 80 persons have already made their professions of faith in Christ and will be baptized in his absence. Even with his having been absent from the pulpit for two months, the congregation should not miss its goal by much, if any.

impressed with this congregation that he told a group of missionaries in Brazil that they should try to produce other churches like it. Needless to say, he also
felt that we missionaries should recruit

other young men of Ulysses' depth, caliber, and dedication for the ministry.
Now, to the interviewContinued On Page 3

Plans and Activities For Church Growth In 1979

1. Over-all purpose. We are here to honor God and to proclaim the "Good
News" in Jesus Christ that, by means of an evangelistic association and the "Mother 2. Objective. Our objective is to be actively involved in aggressive evange lism looking toward the establishment of local congregations and to work unceas

Church" concept and in full co-operation with our Brazilian colleagues, we might
achieve the following: a. To work through the national church to plant the church (new congregations) according to Scriptural principles; b. To raise up and disciple qualified
laborers of Jesus Christ in Brazil in

ingly for the unity, the numerical and spiritual growth of the already establish
ed churches in the central Brazil area.

3. Goals. By means of a vigorous evangeHstic program, we plan to stimu late church growth in several congrega
tions until October 1979, after which Pam

significant numbers as fast as possible to help fulfill the Great Commission; c. Toparticipate fully in the training and development of leaders for the churches already established and to be estabished;
and, d. To encourage and work toward the

deepening of missionary interest, vision

and out-reach in all the churches with which we have contact...

and I will pool aU of our energies in beginning a new congregation in the central part of the city of Goiania. 4. Strategy. Our strategy for the campaign efforts will be to use the "sound-track" equipment in "open-air" meetings using the team-work approach! for "in-depth" evangelism and good "following" (house-to-house visitation and teaching for the new believers).

"Ulyssesvisitingand speaking here in the

U.S."

Third Quarter Report

Pages

An Interview With Ulysses

as well as how developing, third-world nations were treated by the U.S. Also,

spe^c impression of the people here

Question:

"Ulysses, what was your

you must remember that about 65 percent ofthe filmsshownin theaters and
on TV in my country are American. Thus, from what I saw in the newspap ers, from the films and on the TV, I must admit that I, along with most Brazilians

toward, a South American visitor." Question: "What is your impression, Ulysses, now that you have been here for
several weeks?"

before your trip to the U.S.?" Answer: "Well, my impression of the American people, like that of most other Brazilians, was formed mostly by the
mass media with the vivid accounts of the

Answer: "To tell you the truth, I am

still going around with my mouth open in

astonishment. I have never seen so much

material abundance, so many cars, so

had the impression that Americans were

violent, brutal, heavy smokers and drinkers, racists, extremely immoral,

conflict in Vietnam, international ten

many motorcycles, and so many pretty houses with such thick carpets and nice
Continued On Page 4

sions, the Watergate scandal, the incidents surroundingthe Panama Canal,

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Third Quarter Report

when I tell them that the Christian

An Interview With Ulysses

furnishings, yet without bars on the windows, without high walls all around

churches in just one state (Illinois) alone

them, and without night guards such as we have in Brazil. And, no where, as yet,
have I seen a maid. The American
woman amazes me with how well she

plan to establish 300 new congregations in that state within a period of just a few years. A goal like that is almost beyond
our imagination. "In getting to know the U.S. churches,

have abready built the tower, we have built the studios, we have gotten records, and we have paid the first of three
payments on our transmitter. The monetary value of what we have done so far is U.S. $31,000.00, but we have
exhausted our resources and I have come

cooks and takes care of the house (even to mowing and raking the yard) as well as working at a job. She is fantastic!

I have also come to see that they do indeed have a vibrant spiritual life and a
real loyalty to Christ. I mean, that we in

to appeal to my American brethren to help us make it through the second half of

"Based on my actual experience so far,

I can see that the American peopleare a

much mis-understood people. I now see
that the films and TV shows create

impressions that are very mis-leading

and false. I haven't seen any violence or

brutality here. And neither does every person have a cigarette nor a glass of whiskeyin his hand. As for immorality, I
can see more evidence of immorality just

Brazil have always thought that it was a question of social status to belong to a church here. Insofar as I am concerned, it seems that people here are now going to church because they want to, not because they feel that they have too." "This devotion to the Kingdom is also evident, at least to me, by the care taken to maintain the church buildings in such

this project. We need to put the radio station on the air by May 1st, 1979. The Pires church and I are very serious about this evangelistic effort. I also want
to go on record before my American

brethren that, in case anyone gives toward the project and the radio station stops functioning for any reason, all monies, or their equivalent in equipment,
will be turned over to a Christian church

by taking a stroll along one of our

principal avenues than I have seen the

good repair. You are providing us Brazilians with a good example to follow, for we need to maintain God's buUdings
better in Brazil.

mission in Brazil.

In other words, no

whole time that I have been here. And,

individual is going to be personally benefited either by the operation or by the cessation of the operation of this radio
station.

as far as I am concerned,I have been very

warmly received by everyone wherever

"The second reason that I came here to visit the churches of the Restoration

I have gone. I have stayed with many different families in many different homes and in many different cities and, in every instance, the reception that I have received would have been worthy of an angel of God (which, by the way, I am
not)."

Movement was for the purpose of personally thanking as many people and
churches as possible on behalf of the

Furthermore, I just want to close by saying how impressed I am by the beauty

of America. The U.S. is, indeed, a country richly blessed by God."
*****

Brazilian people for having had the dedication and the missionary vision to
send the Gospel to us. Were it not for you, Brazil would only be either Roman

NOTE: If anyone wants to help get this Christian radio station "on the air", you may do so by making your check payable
to:

Catholic or Spiritist. But, thanks to you,

there are many of us in Brazil who are neith@rRoman CatholicWr Spiritist, but"^

Question: "What have you found out

tha1r1s~new~tD~you^abourthe Ghristira
church/churches of Christ?"

Christianonly. Wordscan never express

the gratitude and the love that we have for you brothers who have sent the Good

"Gray Avenue Church of Christ" 1524"Xjfray Avenue Yuba City, California 95991

Answer: "In Brazil, we have the impression that the Restoration Move

ment here in the U.S. is composedof only

a small group of weak, anemic, cold and
ultra-intellectual churches. I don't know

Samaritan "foreigners" by whose teach

ings we came to know Christ Jesus personally as Lord and Savior and to be delivered from the kingdom of darkness." "The third reason why I came to the
States is that I would like to offer to the

Thank
You
Dear Friend, "Timemarcheson.""Timeand tide wait

who is to blame for our having this

conception, but I have already seen
hundreds of Christian churches/Church

es of Christ in my travels here. They are

evei^here-in the centers ofthe cities,

out in the middle of corn-fields, next to

North American brethren the opportuni

ty to share directly in an evangelistic project sponsored by the Pires do Rio
Church of Christ. You see, we of the

rail-road tracks and inter-state highways-fantasticl

forno man." "Time is money." "A stitch in

times saves nine." "Procrastination is the

"I am sure that everyone in Brazil is going to be surprised when I tell them

Pires church are putting up a Christian

radio station in our area in order to establish 10 new churches of Christ

thief of time." "Kme passed me by." Time never stands still. Even during
Joshua's long day -when the sun stood still - time continued "for about the space of a

that the movement to which webelong to

is so big. Here in the U.S. there are 5,500
churches With over a million members and 6,600 ministers. No one in Brazil

could ever have imagined that we are part of something so large, so wonder
ful."

within 24 months after we once go on the air. The prospects for even more churches in the 10 cities surrounding ours are very, very good.
But, our church has been able to

whole day". Time is an ever-present

elementthat isimpossibleto holdonto and
store. It is the most abundant resource

Question: "Ulysses, exactly why did

you goto the trouble and expense to come
to the U.S.?"

complete only half of the project by herself. The average family in our church earns approximately U.S. $100 per
month. And, even with the members'

available, inexhaustible, yet constantly rationed out in the same frustratingly

small amounts.

Wecannot touch, smell, hear, seeorfeel time. And, even though we can sense its

Answer: "To tell you the truth, I had three reasons for comingto the U.S., the

first of which is that I wanted to get to

know personally the churches here that have work in Brazil. And, what a fascinating experience it has been for me!

selling of their televisions, bicycles, and motorcycles and receiving of bank loans at high interest rates, we were able to raise only U.S. $10,000the last Sunday
before I left to come to the States. Because our church believes that this radio station can be an invaluable arm for

passingwithour minds,wecannotstop it, speed it up or slowit down. Wecan accept time as a friend or fight it as an enemy - or
we can ignore it.

We are all only one heart-beat away

from closing out our time bank account. Whatever long-range goals we may have
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grov^g more and more. The brethren in

Brazil will scarcely believe their ears i

I have found a church that is alive and

evangelism in our region, we have ah*eady acquired a piece of land (100

yards by 100 yards) for the tower, we

Family Notes
For our family, "Araguaia" is much
more than the name of Brazil's most

fiery-redalligators'eyesshiningaswellas the eyes ofmonkeysswingingin the trees.

We saw capivara and the tracks of a few
other animals. Turtles are in abundance

are special treats. The chUdren like sleeping in tents or in

onthe river andcanbeseensunningthem

selves all along the banks on faUen trees.
Then there are the snakes who sometimes

important rivers. Our annual trip to the

river has become a family tradition. This

July, for the third time, we spent our family vacation fishing and camping for
two weekson an island in the middle of the

Araguaia River, the dividing line between

the states of Goias and Mato Grosso. Our river vacation has attractions for us

as a family and for each of us

as

individuals. We thoroughly enjoy leaving

behind city-life as well as school and work schedules and going to a place where we can forget the clock, or for that matter, the day of the week. Gary likes being with me and the children in a very relaxed atmosphere. Interested in motors, as he is, piloting the fishing boat is an activity that he thoroughly enjoys. The river trip also offers Gary time for fishing, retreating to a hammock and reading whenever he pleases, the fellowship with others in the camp and a very special kind of peace and
solitude.

hammocks. They enjoy the freedom of spending two weeks in a bathing suit with a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt for the evenings. They are able to swim any time of day and play in the sand to their heart's content. The children find fishing for bait with small bamboo poles a special treat because they are always able to catch lots offish in a short period of time. This year, they found the fishing to be especially good right from our island. But, they also enjoy going for boat rides and fishing for the "big" ones. The children also enjoy the hammocks, games with other children and

put in an unwelcome appearance. As with most animaland plant life in Brazil, they
come in great variety and sometimes
reach unbelievable sizes.

This year, Timmy spent a good bit of time with Gary learning to pilot the boat. This, plus a few really nice fish that he caught, made him feel quite grown-up.

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the food. You can imagine the healthy

appetite everyone develops in the open air and from walking all day in very loose
sand.

Fishing on the Araguaia is especially interesting in that so many types of fish are caught. There were 15-20 types brought into our camp. We found it
particularly interesting to watch the

boatmen clean and skin the really big ones. Some are a variety of catfish especially enjoyed because they have no small bones. But, the most impressive fish is the pre-historic looking "pirarucu". I have seen them longer and heavier than a large man. Their scales are about three inches long. I keep a few each year for

pill

filing fingernails. As you might imagine, these large fish provide many pounds of
delicious eating.
Wild life is not as abundant in the area

" *

where we camp as it must have been a few years ago. However, we saw parrots, parakeets, tucanos, cranes and several other types of birds. At night as we threw

**Wliy didn't you ever have the camera when I caught big ones?"

the beam of the flashlight along the river

bank from our boat, we saw hundreds of

"With a cook in camp, the women have a

vacation, too."
I must admit that it is a real treat for me

to give up my role as taxi driver, chief errand girl and home administrator for a time. I also enjoy the sweet relaxation of a good book in a comfortable hammock

under the shade ofour large, palm-thatched shelter. I like to fish and to explore, noting the plant and animal life along the river banks. Furthermore, I enjoy the ease of a vacation in a place where the children can be relatively free and require
a minimum of supervision. In addition, the relaxing periods of conversation with "Captain Tim at the Hehn."

family and friends that the trip provides

Family Notes
Jonathan was equally proud of himself
because he learned to cast his own line this

Juliana proved to be the most diligent fisherperson. One of her greatest

pleasures at supper was to eat one of the fish she had caught during the day. 1 had a new and rather unpleasant experience this year when one of my catches got back at me. As I was awkwardly bringing a fish into the boat,

fourmonthsinto smallerperiods. Thefirst

project was done in September.

On September 16th, I made a trip to

Campinas where my good friend, Lynn Hicks, and I had a full week planned. The major activity and the reason for my trip was the preparation of a book on the life of Christ for recently -alphabetized persons. The book is actually a simplified retelling of twenty-eight episodes in the life of
Christ from His birth to His ascension. It is

year. I think he set a record for catching the slimy "sucker" fish that no one wanted to catch. But, regardless of what was on

the hook, just watching Jonathan's

excitement while bringing in a fish would do anyone's heart good. Jennifer and Amy joined the young people as sun bathers this year. I do not know if they really enjoyed lying in the sun, or if they just thought that doing so would automatically put them in the ranks of young people and out of the category of
"little" chidren.

he swung in very close to my arm and

jabbed me with the spine in his side fin. What asurprise! What pain! Now, I have a new respect for what is on the end of my line. And, I am definitely more cautious when I bring a fish into the boat.
The weather this year was unusual in

unique in that it is all written in the first person. The sentences are short. The vocabulary is simple. The plan is for the book to be printed in
1979 as soon as funds are available. We are

that, due to unseasonal rains up river, the water level rose during our stay on the island. We though we might have to move our camp. Finally, the rising water stopped and then began to recede. And, we breathed a sigh of relief! On our return trip from the river (normally 6hours), we had trouble on the
first stretch. We have to drive over a

excited by the fact that, once the book is in

print, hundreds of persons will be reading the lifeofChrist as the very first book they will have ever read. May God use this book, based solely on the four Gospels, to bring many unto Him.
"Pam

sandy road. In places the sand becomes so very powder like that the cars have to
leave the road and make a new track

Thank You
must always be considered in the biblical frame-work set up by the apostle James
(James 4:13-15).

through the brush on firmer sand. Once, we took a wrong track and ended up really
stuck in the loose sand for two hours. The hot sun and hot sand were most

Pam and I feel that, in regard to our

work in Brazil, whatever we do with time,

disagreeable. We were certainly relieved when we were on our way agan. We arrived home tired, tanned and renewed forthe work (school and mission) that we are now doing in this second half of the year. We have pictures and many happy memories of our trip. We often refer to incidents on the river and frequently

as long as we live, we have a fresh supply to invest each day. And, even though we
cannot "save" tme, Pam and I want to

thankyouforyour generous contributions

which enable us to use the time we do have

"Juliana with one of her 'Sardines', Amy

Beth and Lynn Hicks." !

recount our favorite stories for friends.

Furthermore, the sand that I am still

shaking out of suitcases is a year-round reminder of the Araguaia.

The closeness to nature that our river

trip provides is an aspect that we value highly. We consider our vacation to be a healthy experience physically, emotional ly and spiritually. This year, the two weeks we spent as a family on the river were especially important preparation for

more effectively to communicate the Gospel which has the power to save men and women for "time and eternity". Yours in His Service, Gary and Pam P.S. While we are extremely thankful for you who support our work and are listing your name or church accordingly, we would also like to thank publicly those whohave made personal gifts for clothing,
books, Christmas, etc. - Ethel Ankrom, M/M Harold Banks, M/M Ernest Boone,

uspsycnologically, as well,sinceGary left

for his four-month period in the States only two weeks after our return. Now, nothing will please us more than

M/M Roy R. Burrell, M/M Leslie Chastain, M/M Elbert Cornett, M/M Delbert Evans, Erwin Christian Circle, M/M Ralph Hampton, M/M Harley

Hawn, M/M Luther Herron, M/M Huey Skaggs, and M/M Harold Stephenson.

Gary's arrival which is planned for

< o

December 19th. However, I do want to let

sa

you know that, at this point, we are well and everything is fine. God is good in the wonderful way he meets our needs. Duringthis period, I am trying to spend more time reading and writing in English with the children, than I am usually able to do. The time is passing faster than I had imagined it would. We are quite busy with
our normal school, church and home
activities.

"At its highest and best, prayer is a weapon - the most powerful weapon a
Christian has in a world where evil often

seems to triumph. Used by ordinary people like you and me, it can turn the scales in favor of a hopelessly weak minority, in the. most impossible situations." - Alan Redpath. "You can do MORE than pray, AFTER you have prayed. But, you can NOT do more than pray UNTIL you have prayed." - S.D.
Gordon.

During Gary's absence, I have planned two literacy projects to help break the

fiom tfL. ^T^nn^ff.[

December 19, 1978
Dear friend in Christ:

By the time that you receive this, the Burrell family should all be united once again for fellov/ship together and to observe the tremendous mystery of the /ncarnoffon of Christ. We rejoice in the fact that we can participate In the work of the Kingdom here in Brazil. I thoroughly enjoyed the time which I spent there in the States to report to you of our activities in Brazil and to explain our plans for future work here. Thank you for your receptivity to our reports and for your unfailing interest In the growth of Christ's Kingdom. We have every reason to believe that 1979 will be a most important, pivotal year in preparing the base for our
most fruitful term of service.

Pam and the children showed up at the airport in Brasilia to celebrate the arrival of both

"Papa" (not seen for 16 weeks) and "Papal Noel" (not seen for a year). We look forward to an enjoyable, but very warm Christmas Day Cobout 90 degrees fohrenhe/fj. We, os a family, will probably spend some time looking over our movies and slides remembering good times with
family, friends, snow, etc., of past holiday seasons.

In addition toparticipating in various Christmas festivities with the children, we hope also to
impress upon themthe s/gnif/conce of God's giving His Son to mankind.
We trust that the activities in which you engage in your home and church will make this one of the most meaningful Christmas seasons of your life, and that they will enable others to see Christ in your observance of the Holy One of God.
In closing, all of us here pray that you may have... ... the gladness of Christmas, which Is Hope; . .. the spirit of Christmas, which is Peace;
. .. the heart of Christmas, which is Love.

S/ncere/y yours,

Gary, Pam, Tim, Jennifer, Amy, Juliana, and Jonathon

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Vol. IX

Fourth Quarter Report - Winter 1978

No. 4

Fourth Quarter Report

On December 19th, I returned to Brazil

many more things much better. To make the needed changes, we must have consistently your understanding, your confidence and moral support. GB).
INTRODUCTION

after 17 weeks of reporting in the U.S. While reporting, I was impressed by The fourth quarter report will be a brief the commitment to Kingdom growth that resume of those weeks reporting. I saw. The Faith Promise Rallies in which I scheduled as many speaking dates I participated were particularly encour and other meetings as time allowed. I aging to me in that I saw congregations was unable to report to a few of our set reaUy challenging goals and, then, regular supporting congregations due to saw them frequently go over these goals. the impossibility on their part or mine of Also, as I travelled and talked with working out a date. I regret this, but many people, I noticed some confusion suppose it is inevitable when time is and/or lack of information concerning the limited and distances are great. cross-cultural communication of the However, I was able to give regular Gospel. I foel that we missionaries are reports 56 times to 49 different going to have to do a better job of congregations. I led in 10 small group communication with our prayer-partners meetings which I enjoyed immensely and financial supporters. because they gave great opportunities With this in mind, I plan to include in for communication and learning together each newsletter articles which will be through dialogue. I also spoke 19 times in aimed at providing further information 6 mission or faith-promise rallies. And, I and insight in regard to cross-cultural spoke or participated In 20 special evangelism and church planting endeav meetings at Roanoke Bible College, ors especially related to the situation Lincoln Christian College, Milligan here in Brazil and to the Restoration College, Emmanuel School of Religion or Movement in general.
with ministers or recruits for the Brazil

field.

"In Spain, the Restoration Movement had its beginning in the first days of 1966. In spite of a scarcity of financial resources and the lack of leaders, it presently includes 22 congregations and has grown, proportionately, more than other religious groups which have been active in Spain for as long as one hundred years.
In addition, the Restoration Movement

is, among us, the only one which is really concerned about mass media, having dally radio programs on different Spanish stations, a company dedicated to the publication of books, a bookstore open to the public, Bible correspondence courses and magazines with local, national and international outreach, for example, RESTAURACION, which has readers in more than twenty countries."
The above was extracted from an

editorial

written

by

Juan

Antonio

Monroy in the ^lay 1976 Issue of

RESTAURACION, published in Madrid. With the guidance and direction of God, our brother, Monroy, has been one of those primarily responsible for the
achievements described. He has earned

Why Do Protestant Missionaries Fail In Spain

By J uan Antonio Monroy and translated by Thomas "W" Fife
(Note:

(I am thoroughly committed to missions and to the spreading of His Word in such a way that permanent and genuine church growth may take place. However, I am also convinced that, along
with ministers, elders and mission

leaders of the national church are sasring. What has been written about Spain could very weU have also been written about Brazil. Amid the criticisms are perhaps
some small inaccuracies, but, if we look at

the right to speak on the subject of foreign missionaries, from the point of view of an outstanding national leader, and we should prayerfully consider his remarks. The following article appeared in the magazine cited above and was translated from the original Spanish by
Thomas "W" Fife.

chairmen, we missionaries are going to have to analyze the missionary enter prise and to make necessary modifica tions. One thing in particular that we also must do is to listen receptively, not defensively, to what the ministers and

the work through the eyes of a competent national concerned about the Kingdom and work together with the nationals, we may come up with some solutions that will be not only revolutionary but vastly superior to what we are doing at the present time. The following article is presented with
the idea that, while we missionaries are

WHY DO PROTESTANT MISSIONARILS FAIL IN SPAIN? There are ' about 163 Protestant

missionaries in Spain, the great majority

of them from North America. Consider

ing the fact that almost all of them are married and that each couple has from twoto five children, the human potential
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Why Do ..,
they represent is doubtless considerable.
If each one of these missionaries

for Protestant pastors in North America, as well as others that have nothing to do
with authentic Christian vocation.

converted only ten persons per year, only ten, after ten years Spanish Protestant ism would have grown by the consider
able number of 16,000 new members. But nothing happens. They aren't even

That is to say, they fail in Spain because they already began as failures when they decided to study the Bible professionally. It cannot be said of them,
as it was of Paul, "He is a chosen vessel

capable of converting the maid who

works for them. On other occasions I

have shouted my indignation from these pages. I believe I have the right to do so. The least that can be expected from a river is water. If not, then fill it up with
earth and rock.

unto me" (Acts 9:15). When they finish high school they coolly decide to study to be pastors because in America the pastor is well-thought-of and very well-paid.
2 - DEFICIENT SPIRITUAL PREPARATION

institutions dedicated to the preparation of missionaries. Visiting, for example, the central offices of the Billy Graham Association in Minneapolis, or the famous FullerTheological Seminary in Pasadena, California, or Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, causes one to drool before the impressive technological display. There they teach computerized
methods. And (be careful!) for the students, the conclusions of the machines are infallible. For them, from the

humanities nothing, and from humanity,'

less. What counts for these students are

I write from personal knowledge. In

North America I have visited institutions

I have been censured for the supposed hardness of style with which I have treated this subject on previous
occasions. But I don't believe I have been

hard. Never. Myonly intention is to help them. I write from the watchtower of my personal liberty. I am absolutely not in debt to anyone. I enjoy enough financial and moral independence to make my own way. I don't serve any Lord except the one in heaven. I don't accept or obey any orders except those that the Bible and my
conscience dictate.

dedicated to the preparation of mission aries and the great majority of them are pathetic. Plenty of system, plenty of technology, large libraries, but a spirit ual life that is cafeteria-style. Spiritual
values are not cultivated. "The inner life is

the missionary methods learned at the institution. Soon they discover that those methods, applied here in our country, are completely unserviceable. But since technology has taught them that way they continue with them, even though they dash themselves to pieces.
5 - LITTLE INTEREST IN PEOPLE

not developed. No importance is given to private prayer; prayer is done with the group, as part of an established routine. Man is studied statistically, managed by computers, as an object of future work to
be done.

It is to be expected that a Protestant foreign missionary who comes to Spain be concerned and worried about the spirit ual condition of the Spaniard, that he
arrive here with a sufficient amount of love to desire the eternal salvation of

If on another occasion I have written on the theme of Protestant missionaries in

Spain, letting myself be carried away

more by feelings than by reason, today I intend to do the opposite. This article has been thought out. It seems to me that
this is a work of the mind more than of

All the emphasis is put on training the mind. Spirituality, mysticism, the inner life, passion for the salvation of souls are subjects that are not even mentioned or are studied coldly, like so many other subjects in the program. They enter the institution without
vocation, but neither is it awakened in

Spaniards. This would be normal. But it doesn't happen that way. Almost never. It doesn't happen because he hasn't learned it that way. The institution that has trained him to be a missionary has
used him as a means to an end. What matters above all to that institution is its

passion. I am going to point out up to twenty reasons, focusing on the root of the problem, that in my judgement determine the sterility of Protestant
missionaries. These reasons are not all that exist - one could adduce other causes

them while they stay there. They leave as empty as they came.
3 - INCOMPETENT TEACHERS

- but I consider them to be principal ones.

The theme allows for further elaboration

and I don't know if any study has been published on the subject. If one does
exist, I don't know about it. What I have

written here is the fruit of my own experiences and observations. Here are the twenty reasons which
seem to me to be the cause of the failure of

Protestant foreign missionaries in Spain.

1 - LACK OF AN AUTHENTIC CALL

In order to understand the extremely low productivity of these men, it is

Being a professor in a North American institution dedicated to the training of missionaries is a big thing there. Their reward is a salary of at least $15,000 a year, which permits them to live in ease and comfort, and even save something if they wish. In addition, the missions professor can count on the fringe benefit of at least one trip abroad every year, expenses paid by the institution. But what t3T)eof prepartion do these teachers have? Here lies another part of the evil. In general they are called "mission experts". These "mission experts" customarily are that for the sole reason of having lived a few years in a foreign country. As missionaries they were
failures themselves; however the instit

own reputation as such, keeping the sympathy of the contributors which are the source of its life, increasing their number, contacting millionaires so as to increase its endowment, supplying what is needed to maintain its football team, upon which the institution's reputation largely depends, etc. All of this constitutes the purpose of its existence.
The student is no more than a means to
that end.

And when the student, turned mission

ary, arrives in Spain, he applies the same system that has been used on him. Man is not the primary objective of his mission; only the means of justifying his presence in the country. And, of course, he fails.
6 - LACK OF EXPERIENCE

It is not often that the student leaves

the institution where he has been trained

necessary to get to the bottom of the

motives which determine their entrance

into the ministry of the gospel. Every missionary has studied at least three years in a Bible institute, theological seminary or university. Many of them have added specialized study in other institutions. But why did they decide to study for the preaching ministry? A multitude of Catholic priests are that because their parents wanted a "padre" in the family. The same reason is given

utions believe that having been overseas makes them missions specialists. And the only thing they manage to transmit to their students is their own incompetence, thus producing missionaries predestined
to fail.

to be a missionary and goes immediately to the mission field. Generally he commits himself to a period of practice in the churches of his own country. But because of the ever-increasing need for
missionaries, the number of those who

4 - EXCESSIVE TECHNOLOGY

North America is, above all, the land of technology. And you should see how technology has been incorporated by

arrive in their place of work without previous experience is growing. They come to help with heads full of missionary methods and a certain amount of good will, but nothing more. They haven't
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Why Do ...
even had time to prove to themselves whether or not they are fitted for the ministry, whether they really want to serve the Lord or just assume the title, keeping it in the bottom of a trunk wrapped in cellophane, and dedicate themselves to selling cars or insurance policies, two jobs that many ex-pastors and ex-missionaries customarily take. In such cases, the failure they reap here, in the land of their mission, they would have experienced in their own country. But the defeat there would have
been less bitter and have done no harm to the nationals.
7 - FAILURES CHURCHES IN THE LOCAL

aries, and the pastor or the student has

reacted to the emotion of the moment,

correspondence courses. With that they justify their presence here. And that
isn't mischief. It's something else.
11 - LACK OF ADAPTATION

overwhelmed by the dramatic images

which the speci^st has shown with the

projector he carries around on his back. On other occasions, it may have been a rich friend who has encouraged him, because with his tithe he can support a family in a foreign country and thus silence his conscience. Or it may be because there was a surplus in the church budget that year. But having enough money to go out as a foreign missionary does not presuppose the approval of God.
And failure is the inevitable result. 9 - TAKING A VACATION

I believe that the majority of foreign missionaries who come to this country fail because they don't manage to adapt themselvestoourwayoflife. Thisoccurs principally with those who come from the
United States.

Between that country and Spain there is a very considerable difference in life style. But the missionary should come inwardly prepared for the change. Before disembarking at our airports he should have studied enough atout our
customs that he will be disposed to

In my book HOMBRES DE FUEGO, which is out of print. I told the story

of a missions student in Dallas who

Many years ago, I knew a so-called independent American missionary. His preaching, when he preached, was the worst; bad preparation, bad coordination of the theme and even worse delivery. Mentioning this to another missionary,
who had known him in the United States,

asked me what was the best place in Spain to live, cUmatically speaking. Another one asked me the same question last year about France. He had heard
about the Riviera and wanted to know the

change and adapt, and will do it as quickly as possible. This may seem laughable but it is as much a fact as the sun which brightens our days. One American missionary living in Spain had the habit of asking
relatives in the States to send him a

I asked him if his preaching was better in English. "In English, he's as bad as in Spanish", was the reply. So, as a general rule, these are those who come to Spain or go to other
countries - the bad ones - those who have failed in the churches of North America. Men who have not been called to the

cost oflivingthere, so as to be sure he had enough financial support. Many missionaries arrive in Spain and
other countries with the sole intention of

regular supply of the toilet paper used there, because the Spanish kind, he said,
was not perfumed. And one thing that the missionary

taking a vacation in a foreign country. Of the 163 missionaries in Spain, 10 are on the Costa del Sol and 22 along the Costa Brava. In the city and province of Madrid
there are 68. Very few live in areas with
cold climates or in small towns. The

knows well is about St. Paul's being tdl

things to all men. But knowing it is one thing and doing it is another.
12 - INFLEXIBILITY

religious ministry, who don't have the gift, who could be good members in their congregations, but not preachers or
missionaries. Stubborn men who don't

majority prefer the sun, good climates, large capital cities. That is why they have come - to have as good a time as possible.
10 LEARNING THE LANGUAGE AND SELLING BOOKS

want to admit their incapacity for religious service.

In mission field countries such men are

abundant. The good ones, those who really are worth something and are used by God, stay in their homeland. Those who embark on the missionary adventure usually are, with exceptions, naturally,
those who have failed in the land of their

Among the missionaries there also exists mischief with the language, and the bookstore sideline which ends up becoming a business.
There are missionaries who come to

Ecclesiastically speaking, the foreign missionaries are totally inflexible. In their school or mission they were taught four cliches and they won't budge from that position. They are so buried in the bunkers of their respective denomina tional fortifications, that they remain ideologically unmovable. Things are the way they have been taught in North America; the worship service must be the way it is in the churches there. And they don't go beyond that. They repeat (this is funny)

birth. And they fail as well in their adopted land.

8 LACK OF MISSIONARY MOTIVATION

Spain only to take some time off and rest; they choose our country as they might select any other. But there are those who
come with the sole and secret intention of

the saying, "When in Rome, do as the

Romans do," but apply this to eating,

drinking and hours for sleeping - don't

count on it.

The prophets - missionaries of the Old Testament and the apostles of the New were sent by God, motivated by him. From the divine lips there was always a "Go, and tell this people" (Isaiah 6:9).

What are the red motives that compel

a missionary family to leave their native land? Is it, in every case, the desire to save souls in other countries? Do they obey a true and proven missionary motivation? Have they felt, in the depths of their souls, the calling of God? From what I have seen during years of observation, I have my doubts. Sometimes one of the many recruiters

learning the language. They tell their mission directors that before beginning work they must acquire an adequate knowledge of the language. And their leaders, naturally, agree. When they have learned the language, they think up some pretext and pack their bags to return home. Here it is more appropriate to speak of missionary mischief than of
failure.

The fact that there exist so many different groups of evangelicals in Spain and it is the same everywhere else - is due to this inflexibility on the part of foreign missionaries. They are willing to split a church four ways; they are willing that a soul or fifty souls be lost, but they will not give in on any one of the four points they

brought with them already learned.

They are one-way.
13 - SIMPLENESS

Others, after learning the language, decide to stay in the country. They cannot evangelize because they lack the vocation for that. But on the other hand, neither do they wish to lose the substantial financial support they

receive, sotheyopen a littleb^kstall and

dedicate themselves to that. Or they set up a little office and offer Bible

Many missionaries fail because they are poorly educated. Those who leave for foreign lands, as I have already said, usually are not those best trained, either in the Bible or in general education. They
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are the missionaries of "hup, two, three". Their mental equipment is reduced to that, to two or three points about how to interpret the Bible and conduct a service. When they look at themselves here, in a country which still preserves, on its
coast, walls built by the Phoenicians (in

ministry, an excessive amount of time

dedicated to their families. In the United States the minister of a church is at home

The presence of the foreign missionary in Spanish society is nil. His world is his
home, hisBible, his church. And if outside

at five or six o'clock in the evening, like

any other worker. He has the rest of the day to spend with his family. His wife has

the church anyone is hungry, let him eat; if

he is cold, let him cover himself with

newspapers Spanish newspapers, of

course.

her own car, so that she doesn't depend on her husband to get around. She takes the
children to school or counts on the bus to

Cadi2), with a culture thousands of years old, a country of great theologians and men who enlightened other civilizations, they find themselves out of place and don't know which way to turn. Their own simpleness limits them. Observe them in meetings where the
subject of conversation is not the Bible. They are lost. They spend the whole time smiling and agreeing. They can do nothing else.
14-POOR SENSE OF PURPOSE

16 - THEY DO NOT BECOME INCARNATED IN THE COUNTRY

1 am not going to generalize, because it wouldn't be fair. But I will say that a large portion of the missionaries who arrive here fail because they have a very poor and very limited sense of missionary
purpose.

What a great missionary example God himself gave us! When he decided to save us he became fiesh. Not only in a human body; he became incarnated in a land, a people, arace.aculture. He even adopted a nationality. Foreign university students who live in Spain -principally in the field of medicine have petitioned for Spanish citizenship becausethey want to dedicate themselves tohealingthesickhere. I don't know of a single missionary who has done the same.
God became fiesh, became a Jew to save first the Jew. then the Greek and

bring them home. On the mission field, no; whether it be to avoidascandal or because they don't have enough money, the family generally has
only one car, which the husband

customarily drives, either because the

wife can't use the manual shift or because she is afraid to drive around alone. So the

missionary has to take the children to school and bring them home; he has to take his wife shopping and to do her personal visiting. His family is excessively dependent and he has yet another way to drop out. When his daughters reach courting age or his wife becomes melancholy, the pressure will mount for himto return tothe country from which he
came. Look and see who can resist it.

This creates a paradox, because the United States is a land of great undertakings. Its manufacturers, bus
inessmen, bankers, technicians, scien

tists, artists, etc., are enterprising people, people with drive, who love the adventure of big things. The missionary who arrives among us,
on the other hand, is a man of less vision
than blind Bartimaeus before the miracle.

eventually ail of us. Nationalities are barriers that separate people. The foreign missionaries do nothing to knock down these barriers. They maintain them. And this is due, in large part, to their lack of security in their own ministry. They would rather always keep their passport at hand. At any moment, when a problem comes up, it is farewell, Spain. Beloved Spain...
17 - THEY ARE NOT FRIENDLY

19 - THEY ADOPT DISCRIMINATORY ArnruDES

I will explain this. Let us take, for example, aforeignBaptist missionary and a pastor of the same denomination. The missionary, with a family of four, receives a salary of at least66,000 pesetas a month.
It is sent to him from the mission's central

No missionary has set up large schools among us, nor opened hospitals, nor homes for the aged, nor publishing houses, nothing of the sort. There are little meetings in the living room for tea with the neighbor across the street, or poorly arranged little places where they only manage to bring together fifty people. Their vision doesn't allow for
more.

I have just written about nationalistic

barriers. There are also human barriers

that classify people and separate them. Without the necessity of citing texts from the Bible at this point I don't intend to do that now the gospel of Christ breaks
down all kinds of social, himian and racial

treasury. The Spanish pastor, with the same size family, receives a maximum of 25,000 pesetas a month. If the church where he preachesis financially independ ent,hissaJary is paid bythe church. If the pastor is starting out in a church with few members, the money for his support
comes from the coffers of the National Union. But on one condition: the Union

barriers... But the foreign missionaries maintain them. They don't know how, or they can't, or they don't want to break
them down.

15. NONEXISTENT SOCIAL PRESENCE

They arrive here saying they are our

brothers. But what kind of brothers?

gives 10 percent less each year, which must be made up by the church. The purpose of this is that after a ten-year period the church pay the entire salary of its pastor.

The Spanish missionaries who went to

countries of the American continent took

^^o invented this system? The foreign

with them a gospel which 1 consider adulterated by tradition. That is true.

However, it happens thatthose men made

their presence felt in society and
influenced it on all levels. In addition, the

Law of the Indies, recognized throughout the world as a monumental juridical accomplishment, was their work. What do the foreign missionaries in Spain do? I agree with them that the most important thing is to preach the gospel
andsavesoulsforheaven. That is the first

They don't even act like friends. They don't act friendly with the church members, neither do they make friends among the people. They Uve in a society limited to themselves, and generally speaking, close themselves off in apart ment blocks or take refuge in chalets surrounded by small gardens. And they
don't do this in order to live more

missionaries did. It seems rightto me that it should apply to them as well, since it
came from them. The Christian ethic

which Christ proclaimed is that we do unto

others as we would have them do unto us.

But if the foreign missionaries had to apply this method to themselves, none of them would last in the country for more than two years.
20 THEY ARE THE APPLE OF
DISCORD

thing. But there are also the second, the

third, and a considerable number of

luxuriously. No, it is in order to have isolation, to be alone. They don't seek contact with the people, they are not open to friendship. They have come to work with the people, but I would say that they
are even afraid of human contact. 18 EXCESSIVE DEPENDENCE OF
THE FAMILY This is also a cause of failure in their

The truth is that I have never been able

problems involving people today which

the missionary, exactly l^ause heissent

by aGod who has the solution for all human problems, ought to solve; at least he ought

to find out why. But here, indeed, there are no exceptions. I say and affirm that what I write is based on many years of experience in this field. I have not known
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one single missionary who has not been thecause of problems in the church where he has gone. I believe that, when they arrive, they already have the problems, and that they transmit them almost unconsciously, even without meaning to, as a natural thing. I know many defeated congregations, discouraged Spanish ministers and church members with totally confused minds, all due to the conduct of foreign
missionaries.

One, that the subject has not been covered. Every one of these points could be amplified and many more could be
added.

Family Notes
The last quarter of the year was a difficult one for our family in many ways. Neither I, nor the children, enjoyed

Two, that not all foreign missionaries failin Spain and not all are as bad as I have pointedout. 1know exceptions. Iknowof men who have spent years in our country
and have done a really fruitful and valuable job. And three, that in the composition of this article, Ihave not been motivated by a spirit of criticism but of helpfulness. I want these men to honestly study my observations, to correct their manner of

They lack even a minimum of tact. On occasion they work with a cold calculation
that makes one even doubt their own
conversion.

having Gary away for such an extended time. But, on the other hand, the period was a surprising one. The time seemed to pass more quickly than we imagined it could. We once again saw how adaptable God has made us. I consider adaptability to be one of His greatest blessings. During Gary's absence, I did the best I
could to take care of the routine matters of the household and those related to the

I have covered the twenty points which 1 suggested in the introduction as the causes of the failure of foreign Protestant missionaries in Spain. There are three more things left for me to say.
General Fund Inconie
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Nov.

working in Spain and bring many souls to Christ. And if I can be of help to any of them, they can call on me. As the Bible says, one chastens those whom he loves.
the END
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mission.

And, I dealt with a few

First CC

153.7B
20.00 20.00

M Crowe

118.38
20.00

Jamestown, CC BaltWore, English Con

Michigan

10.00

10.00 50.00

10.00

not-so-routine matters that inevitably arose. The children cooperated very well, making matters much simpler for me on that score. And, I am glad to say that, while they missed Gary very much and could hardly wait for his return, they did not seem to be unduly upset by his prolonged absence. For this, we are
thankful.

Arizona

Phoenix, C Biedaoe
wQlorado

30.00

Barryton, CofC
15.00
195.00
70.00

10.00
25.00

Den7er, " Fair

Actually, we were terribly busy during those few months. Just allowing time for
school and homework, I found it difficult

5.00

"t Myers, First CC

Jacksonville, U.elde
Eaglewood OC I^rgo, n Davis

Florida

Elizabeth >'lty, Roanoke Bible Col

15.00

-Tltuavill-, First CC fiegrgia Col Park, D Jaooby Dunwoody, 0 Tanguay

Xucker, L Phllllpe Paris, Lake Ridge CC
Peorla, a friend Potomac, No 10 ,CofC

I-eesburg, First CC 60.93 Orlando. Southeast CC 30.00 Tampa, i/entral CC 150.OO

25.001

Highlands, I PhlllIpslOO.OO West Jeff;, Beaver Crkl5.00 E Liberty, CofC '0.00

Haallton, W_6lde CofC 10.00

15.00 bO.OO
120.00

i*0.00
10.00

90.t(6
30.00
- 20,00

100.81!
30.00:

K Haven

25.00

to arrange what I considered to be adequate time for studies and reading in English. Timmy has two outside hobbies to
which he devotes some of his time. As we

Pennsvlvanla

JO.00

Mather,cc
H Crable

60.00

30.00
10.00

"tlanta, ! Druid Hills CC

100.00 100.00

125.00
60.00

lennesgee Bluff City, Buffalo CC 20.00

Bristol, West Hills CC BO.OO

48.00

Ellzabethton, Sorderview CC
10.00

80.00
10.00

East Point, "J-slde CC 60.00

60.00
129.00 90.00

have mentioned previously, he is a stamp collector. In October, he prepared a display of about three-hundred stamps to place on exposition for two weeks at the
Post Office. He and the other exhibitors

90.00 95.00
75.00

First CC West Side C

J Shell

25.00 38.33
10.00

5.00

y<t. Carrael, Parkview C20.00 65.00

100.00

38.33
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'e.oo
100.OOi

Erviln, First CC Love Chapel CC

R Burrell

350.00
100.00
150.00
100.00

700.00

Christian Circle 100.00

125.00
80.00
10.00 200.00

125.00
80.00
10.00

125.00
80.00
10.00

1-ana Brook,CC Canpbellsburg, CC Sugar Creek CC

H Tlppla
H Weatfall

S Gouge

B Banner

20.00
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50.00
200.00

I Price

100.00 20.00 10.00

Johnson City, Boones

Grandvlew CC J Siagle

30.00
20.00

Carmel, Central CC

250.00 211.141

315.30
170.00
100.00

382.86
130.00
150.00
20.00

138.60 10.00
25.00

20.0

Woodland Springs CC Clarksvllle, Eastside CC

Columbus, E Col CC 130.00 Garden City CofC150.00

Jonesboro, Embreevellle25.00 Kingsoort, Hales ChapellS.OO

Horrlstown, First CC

'6.60
50.00

180.00

Converse, CofC

I'io.oo
CC

650.00
155.00

Col. Hgts. CC

21.00

21.00

Evansvllie, First CC
Greenwood, Bluff Cit
Qreentown, Meridian
<1 Freeman

Danville, D Wolford

Nashville, D Sahll

150.00 50.00
72.00

75.00

105.00 500.00

ferlstol^ Central Hoi 100.00

Shakesville CofC

were given stamp collecting materials as rewards for exhibiting stamps. Almost every Friday, right after lunch, Timmy takes off for the bus station with a small pack of clothes on his back. He takes the bus for twenty-five miles to the farm of a friend of ours who has just begun raising pigs. Timmy arrives home on Saturday night fuU of facts and interesting incidents to tell me in regard to this pig or that. He hopes to buy a sow soon and really enter into the pig
business. In the meantime, he is our

B Lockhart

K Wlnegardner

CC 15.00 50.00 50.00

Ches., Lindale CofC

216.66 372.50 60.00 30.00

30.00

1*5.00
15.00

Saltvllle, Main St CC 123.62 Va Beach, Aragooa CofClOO.OC

216.66
200.00

117.l*
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Indianapolis, E 38 St2l6.66
Traders Point C 212.50 Valley Mills CC
H Roberts

Refund-equipment Monthly Totals NET BALANCE Expenses 100 Salary

101 Soc Sec

^19.P? 5899.21 6324.36 5445.92 13.17 700.00

108.63

30.00
100.00

30.00

Jeffereonville, CC

Little iork, CC
Marengo, CC Memphis, CC

50.00 25.00 50.00

50.00
100.00

25.00 50.00

October 1, 1978 700.00

108.63
100.00

131.00 50.00

G & L Hunk

700.00
108.63

Kunole, University CC
3 Strouse

300.00
1.00

102 Insurance
Uoo netlrement

267.92
100.00

493.08
100.00

RlchDt>iid, I Metz

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Salem, Mt Tabor CC
At Hebron
Walnut Orove CC
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200.00

501.3''
201*.50
33.00

500 Car A Travel

328.89

682.34

299.05

601 Sup 4 .=>hone 602 Postage & News

1001 Outflt-Beflt
1400 Misc.
Totals

15.OO
1045,91
10.00

lI6.2() 376.15
100.00

768.26 729.80

1000.00

Soottsburg, First CC 100.00

Zoah CC I Mitchell 12fi.00 20.00

2308.43 2451.24 3197.82

3590-00 3330.00 2240.00

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Westport, Wayneeburg Whltestown, New Hope Kfiniuahx

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20.00

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51.5"*
20.00

Disbursements

900 Field Oper.

friend Tony's Saturday and holiday helper. He is learning a great deal about pigs. And, you know, I cannot help but wonder if his being born in Southern Indiana in a pig-raising area did not have something to do with his developing such an intense interest in pigs. All three of the girls participated in a city-wide sports program this" year. Their chosen sport is Olympic gym nastics. This year's activities ended the middle of November. In the closing program, Jennifer won two first-place medals, two second-place medals and a trophy for her school. Amy was in fourth and fifth place in several activities and
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50.00

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plans toberightuptopnextyear. This is
Juliana'sfirstyear. While she did not win any awards, she did very well in her
presentations.

been involved in the Laubach program for several years now. She readilyi

impotent.

agreed to join me in making a trip to Rio to present information, answer questions

and lay plans for teacher training courses to be carried out by Brazilian Laubach

In answer to a recent query, let me

state my position on Pentecost^sm. I

am neither "pentecostal" nor "charis

Jonathan's big claim to fame during this quarter is that he has started losing his teeth. Hebegs me to pull them ifthey
are only slightly loose. I think losing teeth mustmake him feel very grown-up. We were all invited to spend a long
weekend recently at the ranch of our friends, the Aide's. The ranch is a
two-and-a-half hour drive from Goiania.

workers as soonas possible. In our next,

newsletter I will let you know more about the results of our trip. We are glad that a few of you have i

matic". I have never spoken in "tongues", am not seeking this exper

ience, do not support this doctrine, and

do not promote it. Furthermore, my ministry is not characterized by signs,

visions, prophecies, miracles or divine healings. However, due to the prevalence of

Half of the trip is on a dirt road. While we were there, we rode horses, hiked, swam, played games, played with the

already taken an interest in the literacy work in Brazil. You can get a short slide set from Jerald and Lynda Humphrey' concerning the Laubach work. If you need further information, please write to i
me. As funds are available, we will be

frisky young calves, rested a bit and, in

general, had a very nice time.

able to have important teaching materials printed for the literacy work. Consider this printing need as you consider your plans for reaching out in
the name of Christ in 1979.

PentecostalismhereinBrazil, supporting churches in the States ought to be aware that ANY missionary laboring here is OPENto the charge of "associating" with Pentecostals - unless he completely cuts
himself off from aU contact with national leaders. And, if he does this, then his

To bring you up-to-date on the

present and future ministry is going to

suffer.

Laubach work, I am happy to say that twoteen-aged girlsandoneofthe women; from the Novo Horizonte congregation'
are now trained in the Laubach method.

Timmy finished school on December

1st, but the rest of the children had

classes until the 15th. We are all glad to

be out of the school routine for a time.

These three and I all have one student

each that we are teaching to read and write. We compare notes frequently on the progress ofour students or problems
that arise or good ideas we have to aid in

teaching. Each of us is very excited over

Of course, the biggest event of this quarter for our family was that Gary was able to arrive home just a few days before Christmas. Christmas is such a joyful time and a time of such deep significance as we contemplate the mystery of the
Incarnation. In addition to the thanks

Thank You
Dear Friend,

the progressofour student. It is truly a joy to be an instrument in bringing the

blessing ofliteracy to the life of someone. Through a good friend of mine who lives in Rio de Janeiro, there arose

giving that was in our hearts because of the birth of Christ, we were also filled

several opportunities for me to speak to interested individuals and groups who have aninterestinthe Laubach Literacy Program. My first reaction upon considering such a trip wasto call on my friend, LynnHicksin Campinas, whohas

with thanksgiving that God kept us safe while we were apart and brought our family back together again. We hope that you and your family had a
happy holiday season too.
Pam

WORLD EVANGELISMI That is a big order. We are glad that, as a part of your response to the Great Commission, you have considered the need for the Gospel in Brazil. We appreciate the fact that you have chosen to work through BCE. Thank you, once again, for your financial undergirding of the work here. One of the stabilizing factors in the work of BCE has been the regular
support the mission has been able to count on through the years from responsible supporting congregations
and individuals.

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Another stabilizing and encouraging factor is that of prayer support. We ask that you continue to pray for the work
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from examining the New Testament teaching concerning "power from on high" (Luke 24:49). Unfortunately, we may be, from a Scriptural standpoint, technically correct, but tragically

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