GOOD NEWS MISSION

TERRY AND DIANNE ADDLEMAN

(Proverbs 25:25)

"As cold waters to a thirsty soul so Is GOOD NEWS from a far country"

FORWARDING AGENTS:

DR. AND MRS. NEAL K. CLAPP, P.O. BOX 88, CLINTON. TENN. 37716

FEBRUARY, 1975 thrilled this past week when Betsy came with her to worship GREETINGS! service and enjoyed it so much she's telling all her friends and cousins. Blanca received her modern Spanish translation of Our Brothers and Sisters in Christ, the New Testament not very long ago and has already read it once. She says shecan'tputitdown. Praise the Lord! Blanca Wesincerely hope all of you had avery blessed Christmas. says lliat soon she will have our house full on Sunday morn We pray for you a new year filled with many opportunities to ings just with her relatives, with tlieLord's help of course. On witness for our Lord and Savior.

CHARLEY AND INEZ

Wednesday she brought her sister and brother-in-law. Maria, her best friend, was baptized yesterday and Blanca was so

happy she cried. Akria is insocialwork in the public schools.

Samuel, who is Eddie Chevrez's best friend, was baptized this week also. Heisasfaithful as Eddie was, coming to every service either on his motorcycle or running from town. By the

way, the group in San Juan tell usthat Eddie is the most faith
ful and the strongest Christian teenager they have. He goes calling with them every night to help in translation etc. We miss Eddie. He wants to go to Bible College so bad but his father says "no." Pray for that situation, too.

VISITORS FOR CHRISTMAS

John's aunt Dora and uncle Carl, from Ohio, came to visit for a week at Christmas, and really helped out. Uncle Carl, who is an outstanding elder inthcNorthwestAvenue Church of Christ, preached our Christmas Sunday sermon. The children sang six new Christmas songs they learned, too. Our church family had a get-together on Christmas Eve and Aung Dora had a real good talk for the ladies. Then cookies and punch. The Puerto Ricansare stillcelebrating Christmas -from Thanks giving until Three Kings Day onJanuaryG. Talk about noise
pollution!

Charley, Inez, Jeneen and Lorna Beteta

Charley and Inez Beteta have left for the States and of
course, we have mixed emotions. We can't tell you what an

encouragement this family has been to us and to all the fami lies here. They are so faithful and so full of zeal for Christ's Work. Charley recently was laid off his job, which in itself was an answer to his prayers, but they came to Bible study that Wednesday feeling lost. They wanted to work in a full-

A VISIT TO SAN JUAN

versity congregation. They wentoverthcirgoalaiid we enjoyed seeing many old friends. It was inspiring to sing in English, too. Mary and Dianne couldn't pass up the opportunity to shop in Old SanJuan that day, also. Sure were tired after the
three-hour drive home that night!

In November John and Terry were asked to preach for the Faith Promise Rally held by the International Christian Uni

time way for our Lord - astheysaid, "What else is important?"but how and where; and theydidn'tfeel really prepared. (They became Christians on Labor Day.) WesuggestedBible College to prepare them and as we talked their eyes began to light up

and that light is still there. They have applied to Johnson

Bible College and have been accepted, although he must com plete high school requirements. After the decision to leave Puerto Ricotheyhad the problem

WATER?
Maybe you've read in thepapers aboutourwater problems. The island water company has been on strike and there's been bombings and lots of sabotage going on. The government has pleaded with us to filter and boil our water and even rinse dishes in boiling water. It's a lot of work and the boiled water
tastes terrible but at least we're still well. Hundreds have been

Charley to begin Bible College in January. How we all praise

God for this miracle.

ofselling their house. The payments are extremely high, mak ing it very difficult. But just a few days before they left Mayaguez, God provided a buyer for the house which will enable

OTHER NEW SHEEP

Several new families have been added to the Lord's Church

hospitalized willi diseases caused from the dirty water. Sewers overflowed everywhere and there was no one to fix them. Sevei'al of our neighbors got some water company equipment

(somehow?) and fixed one problem sewer on our street and it

sure does smell better. The AAA (that's the water company not Alcoholics Anonymous) is back to work now. In our area we were fortunate to have never lost our water completely but
sometimes we wondered ii it was water.

here in Mayaguez since our last newsletter, for which we thank our Lord. Hiram and Aida Martinez were baptized together in September. They are a faithful young couple with three girls. The change of season in November causes much sick ness in Puerto Rico and Aida is still recuperating from a bout with penumonia. Pray for her; she has had to quit her job,
also.

PRAYER REQUESTS
Again we request your prayers for prospects, of which we have several right now, and also for our whole congregation, that we might all grow together in the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to ask you to begin praying about the purchase of property for our congregation here. There is the possibility of buying the house we are currently renting. It is very expandable and expensive, we might add - $15,000 down. But nothing is impossible with God, right? Thank you again for your prayers and we're looking for ward to another year of being co-workers with you in Christ's Kingdom here on eartli.

Senor and Senora Sacarello were also baptized one stormy

day and the beach was swarming with mosquitoes and jelly fish. They didn't even notice. Ernest is a "bookie", but here
it is legal!
Renee Fernandez is an "Americana" but is married to a

Puerto Rican. On the day she was baptized we walked a mile

up tlie beach to find a place where the waves weren't so high. It happened that John and Renee were immersed by a huge
wave. We on shore wereso busy watching, we all got wet, too.

Renee asks your prayers for her husband that he might know Christ, too. Her youngest girl, who is fifteen months old, is also recuperating from pneumonia. Renee is helping already
in the Bible school classes and is quite a capable teacher.
This week Blanca Cruz was united with Christ and was so

A NOTE FROM NATHAN

Boy can I talk now. I could really talk your leg off but you might not be able to understand everything. Mom and Dad are pretty good at translating though. I even know a few

excited she didn't sleep the night before her baptism or se\'eral nights after. Her husband was killed in Viet Nam ten years ago so she and thirteen-year-old Betsy live alone. She was

too hard. On Sesame Street they say frogs like water so I put my stuffed frog in the dish water orbath water, whenever I get
a chance. I also learned to talk on a banana, on Sesame

Street. Mom says she wonders about the educational value of that program. But it's in English! I take care of the new neighbor's puppy, too, and we're good friends. I think Daddy is getting suspicious abouthisdisappearingcookiesbutMommy says I should share. Talk to you next time. Love, Nathan.

P. S. DEAR CHRISTIAN

FRIENDS,
How we thank each and every one of our Christian friends and congregations for making this past year possible with the Lord's help. The work in Mayagucz has been blessed and is reaching out to others. The Charley Beteta family is at John son Bible College. Please keep this family especially in your prayers as they begin this new life and commitment to the Lord. We are thankful for yourcontinuedfinancial and prayer support of Terry and Dianne. Ifyouhave any questions, sug gestions or would like to have the slides for yourselves person ally or for your congregation, please let us know. The work in Clinton continues to be blessed and hopefully the foundation for growth and maturity is being laid for a strong nucleus to lead here. We were thankful to have had an opportunity to present a workshop on the "Works and Functions of a For warding Agent" at the Missionary Convention in Cincinnati. God bless each and every one of you as you begin a new year in our Lord. Neal and Dot Clapp

Nathan

Spanish words -1 had to learn sonieto survive with the neigh bor kids. My friends Jeneen and Lorna left Puerto Rico and I miss tliem, except for Lorna pinching my cheeks. That hurt! I really liked Christmas this year except when the loud parties woke me up. I can play my maracas just like the Puerto Ricans, because I was born here, I guess. Mommy and I sang

"Away in a Manger" and I always take my great, big, huge.

Children's Bible to Daddy to read about baby Jesus. Guess

what I've found in our yard - frogs - lots of them. And they
don't run as fast as lizards, it takes me quite a while some times, but I can catch them. Momand Dad say I squeeze them

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Contributions Athens Christian Church
Athens Christian Church Women's

(January 1, 1974 through December 31, 1974) Received Expenses Received

$ 165.00

Total Amount Paid

Fellowship Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bishoff

Clinton Christian Church

/
;/

55.00 240.00

687.86

Cadiz Christian Church

Flat Rock Christian Church

25.00
3102.00 120.00
613.30

Duquesne, Pa., First Christian Church' Etowah, Tenn., First Christian Church

Terry Addleman Salaiy Expenses (housing, utilities) Car lilxpenses Service Link (mission expenses in Mayaguez, literature used, Bible Study Courses, etc.) Mutual of Omaha ( Hospitalization Insurance)
General American Life

$ 4900.00 3350.00 513.70 450.00 452.76

301.72

Friendly Folks Class, Cadiz Christian Church Gap Creek Christian Church
"God Squad"of Gap Creek Christian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Chartes'Greer ~ " "

230.00 860.00
130.00
IC.OO

Homeville Christian Church

75.00

Hopwood Christian Church hb". and Mrs. Don Kincaid, Jr. Liberty Christian Church
Loyal Workers Class of Turtle Creek,
First Christ Church

385.00 80.00 220.00

120.00

Payments to Emergency Fund Savings Account hhssion Services (Printing and Mailing Newsletters) Postage Service Charges for mission account Miscellaneous Elxpenses (includes $1000 with drawal from emergency fund savings for down payment on car.)
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR 1974

700.00
220.73 .56,14

8.56 1280.14
$12233.75

Madisonville, Tenn., First Christian Church h'fr. and Mrs. Don h^lls
Mr. and Mrs. Orville ADlls Friends of Good News Mission

939.71 200.00
20.00 184.00

The Lord's Reapers, Ozark Bible College

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Richardson

10.00
300.00

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1974 Balance on Hand January 1, 1974

$11,569.36 303.21

h-fr. and Mrs. Jack Roy Seymour Heights Christian Church

200.00 90.00

Withdrawal from Emergency Fund Savings for down payment on car.

Total Funds Available for 1974

1,000.00
$12,872,57

Squirrel Hill Christian Church

Turtle Creek, Pa., First Christian Church West Village Christian Church
Y-C's Class of Turtle Creek, First
Christian Church

Abr. and Mrs. Richard Smith

100.00
1047.00 983.49
242.00

135.00

Less Expenses for 1974

BALANCE ON HAND IN

-12,233.75

CHECKING ACCOUNT JANUARY

1, 1975 $ 638.82

Total Contributions for 1974

$11,569.36

(Emergency Fund Savings Account with Hamilton First Na tional Bank shows a balance of $1256.11 January 1, 1975.)

MISSION SERVICES
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KEMPTON, INDIANA
V y V

Address Correction Requested

GOOD NEWS MISSION

TERRY AND DIANNE ADDLEMAN

|Provrb9 2S:2S)

"As cold waters to a thirsty aotri SO la GOOD NWS Irom a far couAtry"

FORWABDING AGENTS;

OR. AND MRS. NEM. K. CLAPP, P.O. BOX 86. CLINTON, TENN. 37716

July, 1975
GREETINGS!

Dear Christian friends, Again It Is time to share with you all that has been happening here In Puerto Rico the past few months.

Dick. We were all spiritually uplifted. We had special prayer meetings the five
weeks before the revival and the Lord

We've oil hod "La Mongo" (the flu) but have recovered quickly, praise the
Lord. There's been a lot of sickness In

really answered those specific prayers. Sarah had a missionary story for the pre schoolers. Sunday after the morning message, we all had a big fellowship
dinner with the traditional Puerto Rican chicken and rice.

our church family this past winter. Infact, Maria's Catholic family is telling her she has been sick because God Is cursing her for leaving Catholicism. Unfortunately, Puerto Ricans are superstitious enough to believe it, so pray for Maria.
REVIVAL

On May 18, we'll be having our sec ond special with John and Mary Reece, who have recently returned from the
Costa Rica language school. Luis will be returning and he is bringing his wife and daughter this time.
REINFORCEMENTS

We had our first special services on April 5 and 6 and we all grew spiritually from the experience. Dick and Sarah Robison, our good friends from San Juan, came and brought Luis Andino with them. Luis, a Christian of 5 months, preached Saturday evening and did a wonderful job of presenting the Gospel. Dick taught us some new choruses they had learned at the Costa Rica language school and our people surely liked that. They love to sing! Sunday we hod special morning and evening services and Dick preached for the first time in Spanish, without notes. Have you any idea how difficult this Is! The congregation's response was terrific which really encouraged Luis and

Help arrived for Dianne on May 5 in

the form of Tina Rock from the Crafton

Christian Church in Pittsburgh. She's spending seven weeks of her summer

here with us serving Christ. She's a big help around the house and she's typing
stencils and letters and working on crafts

for Bible school and even teaching the

children in Spanish as well as watching all the children on Wednesday evenings. Mary Gidley and Dianne are slowing down as the July due dates for their babies draws closer so Tina's help is ap preciated more than ever at this parti
cular time.

In September more help arrives, Lord willing. Jesus and Juanita Ramirez hope

to join us here with those who can only

speak Spanish and understand no Eng

lish. (We find more and more of these

and all our teenagers have completed

the Bible correspondence course and have averaged 95 percent and above on
all the tests. Eusebio Rivera is on the

people every day.) He will also help in

the new church work, here in western Puerto Rico. Jesus is a graduate of Co-

island police force and Is a very good

singer. He leads us along when we learn new Spanish songs. Soon he'll be re placing John as song leader.
Aide's brother. Junior GonzalesVallo just returned from New York and is staying with Aida and Hiram and the

leglo Biblico and Juanita, a graduate of

Lincoln Christian College. They will be traveling this summer in Mexico and Il

linois to raise more support. Please pray

for them.

CHARLIE AND INEZ

Remember the family we sent to Johnson Bible College? They have en joyed one semester of study already and are spending the summer as camp man agers at Camp Christian, Mill Run, Pa.: Camp Christian Is dear to our hearts. We received early Bible training there
and it is also where we met each other.
Charlie and Inez write letters that are

three girls in their apartment. Aida and Hiram did what comes naturally, witnes
sed to him and convinced him to attend

always so full of praise for our dear Lord, even when the food cupboard is bare. It just warms our hearts. Some of you have helped them financially and they are
very appreciative of your Christian love. Pray for them and if you're In the camp area, stop to see them. You could also encourage them by mail. What a mission
project!
NEW SHEEP
the revival.

Betsy's baptism
He was the most excited

learner there. He was baptized the very

next week.
tract

A conflict arose over his pro

week or two he's

fessional baseball games which are play

ed on Sunday mornings so when his con
expires in a

On April 4, Josefa was united with Christ in baptism. She's a friend of Jen ny Martinez. She is so eager to use her

talents for the Lord. A few years ago Jo sefa had a bout with cancer so keep her
in your prayers.

After the revival, Eusebio, Amalia and Edguardo Rivera were baptized into Christ. Amelia is Blanca's sister so you can see our people are evangelizing, with the help of our Lord. Blanca's daughter, Betsy, is now a Christian, too, which mode Blanco very happy. Betsy

quitting the team. He likes sports but Christ comes first, he says. Junior has also just about convinced his girlfriend, Carmen, to become a Christian and it pleases us that he real izes the importance of winning her to Christ before they are married. She's asked for a Bible and she comes to every
service with Aida and Hiram whether Junior can make it or not.

Junior can play the guitar and he and Carmen would make such good youth

leaders.

Keep them in your prayers.

Perhaps this will be our first Spanish Christian wedding. Although Fernondito Lopez and Maria may beat them down
the aisle.

to come
neat.

home with mommy to sleep

every night because she was afraid of

those cute little mice.

go to the park.

Grandpap was

He likes to catch lizards too and to

NEW COURSES FINISHED

The "El Encuentro" Bible correspond

ence courses which are used in Chile, South America, have been translated

into Puerto Ricon Spanish by Dick Robi

son and some others in San Juan. There

are 8 printed lessons in the series. Now we're prepared to go into the public housing areas and the inter-city where only Spanish Is spoken. We're anxious to get started. We're still putting out our Church of Christ newsletter to the community, by the way.
"JESUS TENT"

Like my fish?
Our American friend, Renee, made

a big clown cake for my birthday party.

I have another new friend, Tina. She likes parks, too. I'm not sure but I think something's

That's Nathan's name tor the canopy tent the church has purchased for the
middler Bible school class. We feel like

we're setting up a tabernacle every Sat urday night. Now adult worship is in the carport, there's a class in every other room and the class in the canopy tent
outside.

up around here. AH of a sudden my baby bottles got lost and then a few weeks later I got a new room, a new big
boy bed and a new dresser. And now I"

Samuel Is keeping our teenage class

full with his friends.

haven't seen my favorite "gaking" (blan ket) for days. It went in the washer but never came out. Maybe daddy is right when he says the washer eats things.
He's always losing socks in It. I had

We now have 2 teachers for every class who alternate Sundays. All the

chewed the "gaking" up till It was just

right, too. Everyone keeps asking me if I'd like a new playmate. I sure wish I knew what was going on. I'll let you know further

teachers ore bi-lingual except Aida so they are translating the English Bible school material. Aida Is doing a terrific job teaching Spanish flannelgraph stories to the pre-schoolers.
P.S. A NOTE FROM NATHAN

developments in my next letter. I should be able to decipher the clues by then.

Adios, amigos, till next time.
Love,
Nathan

Hi amlgosj (That's "friends" in Span ish) Guess who came to see me for my
second birthday my Grandma and Grandpap Addleman and even GreatGrandpap Jones came. We stayed in a cabin at the beach for 4 days but I had

P.S. NOTE FROM THE CLAPPS

How we thank each of you for your support through prayer and finances for the work in Mayaguez. Please be in

special prayer for Nathan's folks and his new "playmate". The Gidleys, who are on the field with Terry and Dianne, are expecting their first child in July. Remem ber them in your prayers. As the finan cial statement indicates - we need your continued support - it does fluctuate.

Please keep the work in Clinton in your prayers - five families have moved due to graduation and work elsewhere In the past three months. God bless each of you as you labor for Him. Neal and Dot Clopp

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

(January 1, 1975 through May 31, 1975)

INCOME FROM INDIVIDUALS AND CHURCHES January $ 822.60 February 1058.20
March 1 166.73

EXPENSES
$ 813.03 822.93 1038.92 838.03

April May
Totallncome

457.20 1043.00
S 4547.73

1326.51 (Insur. and

Total Expenses
S 638.82
-291.61 $347.13

I 4839.42

Emerg. Fund)

(Minus balance for first five months S 291.61)

Balance January 1, 1975
5 Minus balan^_f[rst five months

Balance June 1, 1975

MISSION SERVICES
BOX 177

KEMPTON, INDIANA

Address Correction Requested

GOOD NEWS MISSION

TERRY AND DIANNE ADDLEMAN

(PtovBrU 2S.2S)

"A* cold wilera lo a ihlrsiy aoul >9 Is GOOD MEWS horn a <ar country"

FORWARDING AGENTS:

on. AND MRS. NEAL K. CLAPP, P.O. BOX 68. CLINTON, T6NN. 37716

Decem ber, 197 5

Dear Christian Friends,

"Praise God from whom all blessings {low!"

Praise God we are alive and able to continue

and we're sure they would appreciate your pray ers also. Imagine going back to school at fortyfour years old. It's very difficult.
NEW SHEEP IN THE FOLD

working for our Lord. There's so much to say

we hardly know where to begin, but first we must tell you how grateful we are for all your prayers in our behalf these last few months. They surely
were heard and answered.
NEW ARRIVALS

rival of our new litde son, Jason Todd, on July 23, 1975. He weighed in at seven pounds, fifteen
ounces and was twenty inches long. Dianne's first words: 'A boy??" (She thought for sure he would be a she). Terry's reaction: "Another preacher!!" Within Jason's first week of life he en countered jaundice, an eye infection, a bacterial staph infection and a bad case of heat rash. But now he's a strong, healthy, little boy, by the grace
of God.

We are so happy to tell you of the safe ar

In addition to the Cardona family, Junior's fiancee, Carmen (Tita), was immersed into Christ one Sunday afternoon this summer at the public beach. She insisted that Junior was not to know until later that evening because she didn't want him to think he had forced her into accepting
Christ. She wanted to do this on her own because she saw the need in her life - the need to have

Christ in her heart and the need to have Christ,

the center of their home, 'fhey haven't set a date yet for the wedding, but, perhaps when we write
again, we will have had our first Christian wed ding. By the way, Tita has helped immensely in cleaning up our house after the flood. We were having a hard time evangelizing dur ing July because we had to check on the girls every hour or so (we still can't get telephones), and it's a good thing we checked becau.se, when Jason was born, everything was over in one hour and a half. Anyway, God sent us five more addi tions. The whole Ramos family has been added to the Ix)rd's Church. Ana and Felix Ramos, their two sons, and Ana's mother also. They had
received some of our tracts at their home and de

oz.) They are great friends already. They cry in

stereo during church. Nathan doesn't know what to make of all these babies arriving a real epi
demic.
ANOTHER SAFE ARRIVAL

Just one and a half weeks after Jason came, Christy Marie Gidley was born. (8 pounds, 1

Eighteen year old Samuel Cardona arrived safely at Johnson Bible College in August, to be gin his Bible training there. His family was sad to see him leave home but they were happy for him because this was something he really wanted
to do. Before he left Mayaguez, he baptized his older sister, Eva, into Christ and since he left his father, mother and sisters have been regular ly attending worship services and are having Bible lessons in their home each week. They were also baptized this week. Pray for them and Sam. Charley and Inez Beteta are also still at Johnson

cided to come and visit one Sunday morning. How we do praise God for using those"seeds" to bring the Ramos family to us. Our whole church
family feels we have known them all our lives.

They have been such an encouragement to us all. They have loaned us their chord organ because we no longer have a piano.
A NEW PROCEDURE

We've made a change in our worship services on Sunday morning because our Bible school teachers hated missing the sermon and songs

and fellowship.

Now, Bible school begins at

10:00 until 10:40-"American time" and everyone

is complying with the"American"time. We always laugh because, if you are to have a meeting at
10:00, Puerto Ricans start showing up at 11:00.

as he tried to get his nine children on the roof. Many families were separated, ^hs. Vasallo thought her 96 year old father had died, but neighbors had helped him. Four neighbors help ed Elsie Lopez carry her paralyzed mother to the
school. Elsie carried the wheelchair. Renee's

A good example was the "surprise" baby shower

the ladies had for Dianne and Mary. The ladies were told to come at 2:00 and Dianne and Maiy
were told to be at Renee's at 3:00, so that all the

family off a roof, and, when he got them home,

neighbor used his boat to rescue fourteen of his

ladies would already be there and Dianne and Mary would be surprised. Dianne and Mary
were the first ones there at 3:00 and they "sur prised "the others. The adult class is studying the Old Testament.

they had an extra year old baby. It was several days before she was reunited with her family. The water kept rising and they called the men together to decide how to get everyone on the

It's hard to imagine people who don't know the

familiar stories of Noah, Moses, etc. but they
don't. It's all new to them.
HURRICANE ELOISE

school roof. There was no way! Several hours later we noticed the water had gone down about one-half inch. It was still raining awfully hard
but the water had crested. Praise God! What a

welcome sight! All of this time, weknew we had

a home in heaven, but it would have been terrible
to watch our children die. We were in the school

By now probably most of you have heard

that Hurricane Eloise hit Puerto Rico and caused

much damage, and we were affected by the river flooding. It was September 16th and raining heavily when John and Mary came to tell us we'd better come up to their house. They were out for
a ride and could see many low areas were flood ing fast, but we had no hurricane warnings^nd
our area had never flooded before. None of us

most of the night, keeping the babies close to us to keep them as warm as possible, even though we were shivering. The cementfloor was so cold
on our bare feet but at least our feet hadn't been

cut on all the broken glass. Nathan slept on the

teacher's desk, and the babies cried themselves to

sleep when they didn't get anything to eat. During_the night,_boats brought us cans andjnore
cans of saltine crackers - no water. A Rum truck

could get out fast enough. Within five minutes, the water was up the street and in our house ankle-deep. (This was about 1:00 P.M.) There was no time to get bottles or milk or diapers or even shoes - just a blanket or two for the babies; these immediately became soaked when we went
out in the wind and rain. On the sidewalk and

got in later and people piled in. They squeezed us in because we had babies. Again we had to go thru the icy water and climb up steps to the truck.
Some ladies who were seated on the floor, held

Jason and Christy, and we held to the ceiling as

best we could so we wouldn't fall out the door

every time the truck lurched forward. Garbage

barrels, furniture, and cars had floated all over

street, the water was hip-deep and the current strong, as we joined our neighbors, trying to reach higher ground. We reached the two-story school building on our street, but the gates were locked. We thought we'd have to climb the eightfoot fence and squeeze thru the three strands of barbed wire on top, however, someone broke the

the street so the going was slow and rough. The water was still about 3 -4 feet deep. Tne truck took us up to John and Afery's urbanization, and again, we walked in the rain several blocks to their house. We thought we'd never get warm.
Of course there was no water or electricity but

gate open, and we rushed to the second floor where again, someone brokelocks to letus in the rooms. Everyone was screaming and crying as they tried to find the rest of their families, but
thank God we have that "peace that passeth all understanding". Terry went down to help others get in, but by that time the current was too strong and the water too deep to help many more. Those people got on their roofs and waited sev eral hours for helicopters. One baby died when it
fell from the rescue basket. Another man died

God had prepared the way. Mary had boiled

some extra water before they had left. Then came the clean-up job. There had been
about five feet of mud and water in our house.

The houses on the street parallel to us were com

pletely covered. Black tar was on everything and all wooden things were cracked and bloated, so most things had to be thrown away. Some things that were salvaged were then stolen by looters. You could hardly get back to your house because
of all the looters and sightseers. Everyone is still nervous. Every time it rains they pack up and

from swallowing too much of the muddy water.

leave. And every time fix-it men come, we have another mess (new doors, new kitchen cabinets,
electrical system cleaned, etc.).
PLEASE, PLEASE PRAY

John and Mary have returned to their sup porting church in the states for several weeks and as yet Juanita and Jesus haven't arrived, so please pray for us as there is much to do in their absence. Lord willing, we'll be home on a short furlough in the spring of next year, flow we are looking forward to seeing and talking with all our Christian friends again. Thank you for your prayers and the extra financial help you've given us at this time. We love you.
In Christian Love,

I was scared but God took care of us just like Noah. Boy did our house look different when we went back - EMPTY, no more Bible story books or clothes or toys in my room, just a bed that the Red Cross gave us. Mommy says at least the house is easy to clean. Guess I'll go and try to

wake up Jason, he must be good for something. See you soon. Save some snow for me, okay?
Adios!

P.S. P.S. FROMJASON

"Goo Goo"

FROM THE CLAPPS:

How we thank God for each and every one of

the brothers and sisters in Christ who haveblessed

Terry and Dianne Addleman

the mission through prayer and financial giving tliese past few months. We know that many have responded sacrificially above their regular giving. Terry and Dianne need your continued prayers and financial assistance in the coming months, especially during the time that the John Gidley family is home and they must continue to rebuild those physical necessities they have lost due to Hurricane Eloise. Please drop them a card or write a few lines letting them know you continue to remember them in your prayers along with a word of encouragement! This really helps strengthen them. We thank you for your patience with us as

we, too, have been under a number of pressures

these past few weeks. Besides the work with the
Clinton Church, Neal's continued work at Oak

Nathan and Jason

P.S. A NOTE FROM NATHAN

I told you last time something was up around here. Guess what, a doctor gave me a baby brother. John and Mary got one too, only she's a girl. Must have been a sale! Jason doesn't do anything but eat and sleep. He can't even chase lizards or play with me, but Mommy says he'll grow up fast. I can't even catch them very good myself now, because Daddy makes me wear boots in our muddy yard. But I find lots of neat things in the mud. Did they tell you about all the water?

Ridge Lab and Good News .Mission (and the hur ricane), we have just completed a book, "The Forwarding Agent: A Vital link in Direct-Support Missions" which will be ready for the National NDssionary Convention in St. Louis, Thanks giving week. We will have three workshops at the convention and felt the urgency of writing a book letting other forwarding agents know their respon sibilities as well as those of the missionary, the church and supporters and the state and federal governments. Charles and Inez Beteta and Sam
Cardona continue to bless us here in Clinton.

Their loss in Puerto Rico was our gain. Please continue to remember us all in your prayers.

Each of you is a very vital member of the Good News Mission team. God bless and strengthen
you as you continue to serve Him. Neal and Dot Clapp

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
June 1, 1975 through October 31, 1975
Income

Expenses
$ 922.83
863.33 967.33 2027.10
4112.00

June

$1034.70
781.08 993.00 1810.67 6617.49

Income June through October Less expenses for period Balance for period Plus June 1 balance
Balance November 1, 1975

$11245.94
-8892.59

July
August

$ 2343.35
347.23

September
October

$ 2700.58

$11245.94

$ 8892.59

(November 5th, an additional $1200 was for

warded to Addlemans as disaster fund money, $900 was forwarded as salary, etc. and $472.79 was paid to reimburse cost of plane flight home. This leaves an approximate balance November 5 of $127.79 in the checkbook.) Included in in

come for September and Oaober is money re ceived above the regular giving to help with ex
penses and losses incurred by Hurricane Rloise.

$5816.49 has been given to date to help with

Rloise associated losses. Please continue to make

all checks payable to Good News Mission.

MISSION SERVICES
BOX 177

4-/

KEMPTON, INDIANA
46049

Address Correction Requested

/Q-i-ns

TERRY AND DIANNE ADDLEMAN MISSIONARY RECRUITS

MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO, WEST INDIES

Terry is originally from the First Christian Church of

Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. He is a 1966 graduate of the

University of Pittsburgh with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering. For three years thereafter he worked as a process engineer for the Olin Chemical Corporation at Charleston, Tennessee. During this time he married Dianne Kay Fulmer of the Duquesne Christian Church, Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Together, they worked with the Athens Chris
tian Church, Athens, Tennessee.

Terry and Dianne met each other six years earlier at Camp Christian, Mill Run, Pennsylvania. Memories and training received there through many years eventually led to their decision to enter the ministry for their Lord. The Addlemans arrived at Johnson Bible College in the summer of 1969, where Terry is currently a senior ministerial student. Terry and Dianne have worked with the youth of the Gap Creek Christian Church at Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, for the past two years. Dianne is a 1968 BA graduate of Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia. She has been a music education specialist in the Tennessee public schools for three years.

Mayaguez

The Good News Mission was organized after a year of meetings and

prayer, on behalf of a number of families, concerned about thefulfilment of the

Lord's Great Commission. Surely, God has not given the United States wealth, that each of us might hear the Gospel thousands of times, while countless others
around the world have never heard!

through God's leading, as a starting point, by the group. The purpose of the

Many areas of service were explored, but finally Puerto Rico was chosen,

mission there will be to teach and preach the Gospel, while immersing all believers into the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The three families of the mission will constitute the nucleus of the
church,as the Lord provides the increase. Please pray for them!

church, and will be responsible jointly for the edifying and exhortation of the

(Proverbs 25:25) "As cold waters to a thirsty soul so is GOOD NEWS from a far country'