STEVE

EVANS
Short-term Associate Indonesia

Steve Evans will serve for two years with the Indonesia Team
as a science teacher at Central Java Inter-Mission School.

Steve's placement at CJIMS will fill an urgent need. He is qxialified to serve as teaching staff and qualified to serve as a caring, Christian model to the students at CJIMS.
Please pray for Steve's:

Language and cultural adjustment. Physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Financial and prayer partners.

Christian Missionary Fellowship

P.O. Box 26306, Indianapolis, IN 46226-0306
317/542-^256

(3F

Excerpts of a fax from Steve Evans, vi^ritten in Indonesia on August 23, 1991.

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Salatiga! I arrived at the school safe and sound at about

4 p.m.

The flight went well... stayed pretty much on schedule. My baggage made it through, and the food was very good.

My new home seems to be in order. I got a tour of it just a few minutes ago. A fresh batch of chocolate cookies were waiting for me in my kitchen. The housekeeper helped bake them for me today. I've adopted a
cat that came with the house and won't go away.

My supper is provided by the Liles family (the headmaster at CJIMS), so I

need to clean up to eat with them. Thank God I'm here!
The Harvest Is Plentiful But The Harvesters Are Few

In Christ's love,

Steve

P.S. I had my first adventure ... taking a taxi from the Semarang Airport to the school. A photo of the school helped the taxi driver and local police officer find the school for me.

<^STEVE EVANS--'^

Central Java Inter-Mission School

P.O. Box 42 Salatiga, Jateng

Indonesia

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP

P.O. Box 26306 Indianapolis, Indiana 46226-0306 317/542-9256

STEVE EVANS
Short-term Assistant to Indonesia

Central Java Inter-Mission School

P.O. Box 42

Salatiga, Jateng
Indonesia

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Prayer Newsletter

October 1991

Dear Friends,

systems. Thisis just oneofthe

reminders that Indonesia is an

with some language barriers. Only35

of the 101 students are American. If one includes the few Australian and

Greetings from Salatiga! As I writeto you I have completed my first month ofliving and serving ourLord herein Indonesia. I must say that I am feehng quite satisfied with the hfe
here. I continue to remain very

Islamic country.

New Zealander students, we still have

There have been some changes that I

less than half of the students whose

have experienced in the field of

teaching. Some of these have presented a challenge. Others
are no sweat.

primary language is English. Alarge

healthy;the new climate and foods have so far been pleasant. And, my
students as well as the local

. -v"

Indonesians have been friendly to me. The Lord has been so good during this entire transition. Thank you for the

I am now an official

guru. No,I have certainly not become

a Hindu master of

many prayers on my behalfduring

this time.

meditation. Rather, the Indonesian title

There have been a number of things that I have had to adjust to here in Indonesia. The language barrier, of course, is an obvious one that I

for teacher happens to hegurul

mmw

I have also become an ^

anticipated. My language learning has been going slowly so far because of the time and energy that I have had to
concentrate on my teaching role. Now
that two and one-half weeks of school

At theCentralJava
(CJIMS), the
students call me Uncle Steve. This

uncle to 101 children.

Inter-Mission School

Second-and third Second- andthird-grade Physical Education students pose infront

ofbanana plants ofbanana plants at the elementary school. They enjoy relay races andplaying and playing i games such as Cat &Rat, Tag, andDrop the
Handkerchief.

have gone by, I am adjustedto my teaching loadand am ready to pick up the pace on mylanguage study.
Another big adjustment was getting

system ofreferring toteachers as aunt

and uncle dates back to the very

number of our students this year are

beginning ofthe school when there were only 17 students and 3 teachers. The biggest changes that I have

from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Most ofthemhave a good grasp ofthe Enghsh language, but a few Asian
students who have chosen to enroll

used to the prayercalls at 4:20 every morning. There are many small Muslim mosques scattered throughout Salatiga, and many of
them have excellent loudspeaker

experienced are my teaching load and

some language barriers. The school enrollment jumped over 20% from last
year. That plus some turnover in teaching staffcaused ourentire staffto demonstrate a great amount of

possess very hmited capabilities in speaking and comprehending English. Fortunately, we have other
students who can interpret for us in
each of these situations.

Another interesting facet about our

flexibility. For example, my teaching

loadincludes just oneScience class.
One of the Science teachers from last

student body is that over 30 ofthe 101

children are NOT missionary kids

(MKs). Their parents are working in

Indonesia in business-related areas.

year remained onboard andis teaching most ofthe remaining

Science classes.

Some of these students have already

spent several years at CJIMS and

have come to accept Jesus Christas
their Lord and Savior as a result.

So, how flexible am I?Well, in addition to my 9th Grade Science class, I am also teaching 7th grade Math, Algebra

Though CJIMS was originally

established to serve MKs, the

1,8thgrade Social Studies, 12th grade

Social Studies, high school boys

Indonesian government directed the

school as an International School to

Physical Education, and elementary Physical Education. Each class usually has between10 to 15 students. My 12thgrade Social Studies only has three students.
Uncle Steve leads the students in.choruses

serve anyforeigners who wanted to

receive an educationin Enghsh. The Lord is certainly using this

opportunity to bring children

into His kingdom.

Even though CJIMS is an

My role here at CJIMS is certainly not

limited to the classroom. The school

during theschools' morningdevotion time.

English-speaking school, we do deal

day begins at 7:45 a.m. with a

15-minute assembly time for morning devotions. On Mondays and Wednesdays, the Elementary students jointhe Junior and Senior

Indonesian Bible) so that I can follow

along with the Scripture readings. I then open my EngHsh Bible and
translate back-and-forth so that I can at least become famihar with the

students, then made a preserved specimen out ofit for our science room.
Not all of the wildlife is as dreadful as

Scripture text.

I During the week I

'.

/ -' -Wl that one ofthe

jiwr^"
the States.

listen to sermon tapes

the crittersihai I have just mentioned. In mynext letter perhaps I will tell you about something a bit more gentle. Asyou can see a very busy and challenging school year lies ahead of me. I thank you for your support in
this work to which God has called me.

famihes receives from

their church back in

develop friendships
with two of the sons of

-^
JK

our Indonesian
minister. They are both young men who

Many missionaries feel much more comfortable serving here in Indonesia because ofthe confidence that they have in CJIMS meeting the
educational needs of their children. I

^ *

I EngHsh; their names

areMartono and

can speak very clear

ingling thenet! the net! The irwst difficult thingaboutvolleyball is untangling

High students for this gathering. We usually start by singing a couple of praise choruses. I have been ableto share my guitar playing abilityin leadingthese songs.
Some of our students live in the

continue to ask for your prayers concerning my work and the work of the entire CJIMS staff.Also please be in prayer for the following needs:

Maryono.This past week they came to my house and started teaching me

The students who are struggling with the English language at

CJIMS.

dormitories either full-time or just during the weekdays. One ofthe

dorms has a concrete

how to play the guitar to some ofthe songs we sing at church. Bothofthem play during the worship time. The guitar is the only instrument that is beingused with our worship. Martono would like me to join them once I learn to playthe songs well enough.
It would be very out ofcharacter for
me if I failed to make mention of the

The students who do not yet know

Jesus Christ.

volleyball/basketball courtin its play area. The Junior and Senior High boys and girls like to use it after school
and on weekends for recreation. There

flora and fauna ofthis tropical island.

In the small yard around my house I

Mylearning ofthe Indonesian language. RAIN: the dry season has gone on too long and has become a drought in many places. Indonesian farmers and villagers in somelocations strugglewith a water shortage because they have seen no rain in
four months.

seems to be an interest especially

among some of the Asian students in

have some banana plants, papaya trees, poinsettia shrubs,hibiscus, and

several other varieties offlowering

In Christ's Love,

volleyball. I appeared at the dorm after school one day and ended up helping them set up the volleyball net; then I decided to stay and play. I was
able to show a few of the kids how to

bushes that produce a continual supply ofbrightly colored blossoms.

Coconut trees are also abundant Steve Evans

throughout the neighborhood. I have been fascinatedby the animal life, too. For example, this country hosts some rather large cockroaches.
The few that I have seen were about

improve their game. Several times since then I have heard, "Hey Uncle Steve, willyou play volleyball with us?"

Attending worship service with the Indonesians has proven to be unique.

The church that I attend meets at 6:30

the sizeofa large potato chip. They were probably just as crunchy, too! Early one morningseveral of us
teachers came across a large, black

a.m. The service usually is finished by

around 8:15. These times work out

scorpion lying along the edge ofthe

sidewalkat school. This five-inch long

quite well since it is somuchcooler early in the mornings. I am unable to

understand the sermons, but I have

specimen made the scorpions that I

used to see in Oklahoma look Hke

obtained a copy ofthe Alkitab (the

ants. Wecaught it, showed it to the

Loaded coconut trees and a bamboo fence surround one of the many small mesjids (mosques) in Salatiga. Thisam sits across from the backyard of the secoiidary school.

Christian Missionary fellowship

P.O. BOX 26306,5674 CAITO DRIVE INDIANAPOUS, IN 462260306
ADDRESSCORRECTION REQUESTH)

Nonprotil Organization
U.S. Postage

Permit No. 2975

Indianapolis, Indiana

MSSIGN ScRVICES EDITORIAL DEPT P 0 aax 2427 TN KNOXVILLE

37901

STEVE EVANS
Short-term Assistant to Indonesia

Central Java Inter-Mission School P.O. Box 42

Salatiga, Jateng
Indonesia

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Prayer Nmsletter

November 1991

Dear Friends,

her Enghsh has become much

Greetings from Java,

Indonesia. We are now at the

stronger. Since she is a full-time boarding student, she gets to live with a great group
of girls and has a wonderful set of Christian dorm parents. According to her mother, Naomi is now a very different

beginning of our second quarter

here at Central Java

Inter-Mission School (CJIMS).

We just recently held an open house with parent-teacher conferences. It was good to be able to meet the parents of
some of my students and share
with them about their

person. As icing on the cake, it was my pleasure to inform

Naomi's mother that her

My neighbor's fighting cocks crowing as early as 4 a.m. The sun always rising around 5:00 a.m. and setting around 5:30 p.m. The clang of a spoon against a bowl or the toot of a bicycle horn as vendors push their food carts up and down the streets selling breakfast or
dinner.

children's progress in school.

The visit I had with the mother

daughter was receiving A's in both ninth grade science and Algebra I.

The smell of smoke rising

from shallow pits and ditches as people bum the

dead leaves and trash that

of one of our Japanese children illustrates well the impact CJIMS is having on our students. It was so exciting and encouraging for me to hear this
student's mother talk about how wonderful CJIMS was for

It is true that CJIMS's primary purpose is to minister to missionary families. (And that task is defmitely being accomplished.) But with the
30% enrollment of non-mission

have been swept from their yards and the streets A family of four all riding together on a motorcycle. (The kids are little, of
course.) A mother hen and her chicks

children like Naomi, the

Christian staff at CJIMS are

her daughter, Naomi.

Naomi enrolled in CJIMS last

February. Her parents are not

missionaries, but are located in

Indonesia through a business. Before coming to CJIMS, Naomi had been in Japanese schools in Japan as well as
Indonesia. She did not like her

put in another important position. When students begin to like their teachers and enjoy school, they will certainly become more open to the Christ Who is working through such a dedicated group of teachers.
I have not yet spent much time describing to you what life is
like here in Indonesia so I

scrambling out of my way as I jog down the road. (I always knew jogging could be a great way to meet
chicks!)

A Guitar Band showing up on your porch singing you an Indonesian song in exchange for 100 rupiahs. (Cheap
entertainment at 50.)
Indonesian school children

teachers, was very timid in

class, and did not do well.

would like to share with you a variety of sights and sounds

wearing uniforms waving and yelling, "Hallo," to me as I pass them going to

school.

Since moving to CJIMS,

Naomi's grades have improved,

that are truly typical to Java,

Indonesia.

The thud of coconuts hitting

she enjoys her teachers, and

the ground as my neighbor

stands in the tree tops cutting them loose. The little neighbor boy

Children playing soccer barefoot in a dusty, open

field with a worn-out ball

It is fortunate that

making engine noises as he pushes his toy car back and

forth across the top of a retaining wall in front of my
house. The streets lined with

and using small piles of little rocks to mark the goals. Children and adults playing
badminton in the streets.

missionaries from America, Australia, and Asia have gathered in Indonesia to be

able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with these

wonderful people. It is just as

fortunate that school teachers have come to allow CJIMS to

They use no net but, instead, they just hit the shuttlecock
back and forth to each other. Indonesian school children

Indonesian flags on every national holiday. Each house

be a part of these missionaries

lives.

displays the red and white flag. (Even my house!)

The cecaks (small lizards)

eating rice from a banana leafplate. They buy

breakfast from a vendor set

Please pray for the Harvest of

Souls in Indonesia as we all

scurrying up the walls and

across the ceilings in my
house. These cecaks eat

up near their school and sit

in school yard to eat it. When finished, they throw
the banana leaf on the

insects and are quite helpful. They show up in strange places at times, such as under clothes, lying on the floor, or in a open plastic bag
of warm banana bread.

ground and lick their fmgers. Dishes are done!

work to build the Kingdom of God. Thank you for being a part in this special ministry. Christ is malang a difference in many more lives thanks to CJIMS and you!
In Christ's service,

As you can see, Indonesia offers a very different culture to live

and work in. But, nevertheless, one cannot forget that Jesus
Christ is able to be Lord of these Indonesians as much as

(Note: Pronounce the "C's" as a "ch" in the word cecaks.)

Overloaded buses and vans

Steve Evans

belching black exhaust as

they transport people around Salatiga and to other

cities.

He is Lord of Americans,

Europeans, and so forth.

11/91

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP

P.O. BOX26306,5674CAiTO DRIVE INDIANAPOLIS, IN46226-0306
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NonprofitOrganization
U.S. Postage
PAID

Permit No. 2975

Itidianapolis, Indiana

MISSIO^l P 3 'tSCX

Sr^VICES 1-PT
TN 37901

EDITQi^IflL
KNDXVILL=

2427