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'AS THE FATHER HATH SENT ME. SO SEND I YOU " JOHN 20:21
Ho, 7 Jnly-AugiuBt 197^
" SPAIN -
You probably read about the recent illness of 81-year-
old General i^ancoy ruler of Spain. During his illness he
gave Rrince Juan Carlos tenporery control of his oun posi^-
tion. This Has the first time in thirty-five years of rule
that Franco has been wt of poirar. Since his release f^cm
the hospitali Franco has apparently taken back his posi
tion. Juan Carlos will becoae Xing of Spain upon the death
or retirement of Franco. A lot of people here look for
that permanent change to go smoothly and for things to re
main stable, at least for awhile.
fissentially we are not inter^ted in the political at
mosphere, but the policies of the government do affect the
nhiiTfthfta here and our fjreedom to preach the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Therefore join with us in prayer that no matter what
happens in the political arena, we will not be hindered in
proclaiming the Gospel,
I was just reading today the story of Jonah going to
Nineveh to tell the people the Lord's message. Ihe vecry
first day the people heard the message they repented, from
the king on down. Pray that the people of Spain will re
ceive God's message and that from the King on down, they
too will repent of their sin and accept Christ as their
Savior,
MAX WARD RANDALL
&
seRor gardona
When Professor Randall
met with Senor Gardona
this summer he had our
3 missionaries sta^
tioned in Spain to go
with him.
On their way to England from the World Congress on World
Evangelism held in Switzerland, Mr, and ttcs. Max Ward Randall
stopped in Madrid to visit our three missionary families.
Professor Randall of Lincoln Christian College visited Spain
three years igo and met with Senccr Gardona. At that meeting
Cardona expressed a hope that our churches would send mis
sionaries-into Spain, Besides being a minister, Senor
Cardona Is a Christian lawyer and judge. He has the respon
sibility of giving legal help to and defending all of the
Evangelicals in Spain.
"Little" Eduardo (to dis
tinguish him from our other
friend named Eduardo), is one
of the neighbor boys with
whom we have made friends.
He comes up often to our
apartment to help us with
our Spanish, He has helped
Dan with his Spanish accent
by reading from the New Tes
tament,
"LITTLE" EDUARDO AND DAN
READING FRCm NEW TESTAMESfT
BECAUSE OF YOUB GIVING
After taking "busses and the
subway everywhere for five
months we now have a car, thanks
to so rasiny of you ^dio have
given to our support. It is
a "Renault 5" a small four cyl
inder car that is made in
Spain and seems to be very pop
ular, Dan will continue using
public transportation for go
ing to school etc, in order to
keep expenses down. Gas is
about $1.30 per gallon in Spain,
Hie car will especially be a help when all of us need
to go scxaewhere. An example of this is going to Church.
Before we got the car it was a 20 minute ride by bus and
a 20 minute hike after getting off of the bus. Last Sun
day it only took ten minutes to get there, and idiat a
relief not having to carry Nathan.
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In Spain, babies V V
rate higher than any-
one or anything, Nathan
is a big help to us in
getting to know people, ^'
His first friend, six ^
months younger than he, \ "jf _
was our little nel^bor
boy, Angel, At first, ' / L
they didn't play well j ,
together because of age /
last time they w^ to- UATHAN HELPING US MAKE CONTACTS
gether, they really en-
Joyed each other. In
this picture they enjoyed a boat ride together at an amuse
ment park.
Unfortunately our neighbors have moved "but we axe sure
that the Lord will open new doors for us to meet new people
and that Nathan will find many more friends. It was thru
the common interest of our children that we first met our
nei^bors with whom we were able to share the Gospel.
NAIHAN HELPING US MAKE CONTACTS
PHATSR CLOSET
"What man Is thecca of you, If his son sislcs him foo: a
loaf of hcead, *111 hand him a stone? Or if he asks fo(r
a fish, will hand him a serpent? If you then, evil as
you are, know how to give good and advantageoius gifts to
your children, how much more will your Father Who is In
Heaven give good and advantageous things to those idio
ke^ on asking Him;" (ttett. 79-U Amplified),
We have found these verses to be very true in our
lives, God is like all good fathers in that He gives
His children what they ask fcr If He knows that it is
good for them. But unlike we earthly fathers idio are
limited in what we are able to provide for our children,
God is not limited. He saysi "Eveory beast of the forest
is Mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills the
world is Mine and the fullness thereof."
We know that God has bcou^t us here to Spain, He has
supplied all that we have needed and we give Him the
glory; but we still have mere needs i Pray that both of
us will be encouraged in our language study and that a
way will be provided for Kathy to learn at home. Pray
for more workerB, Pray that we will receive our resi
dence permlssiOTi withuui treble. Pray for more
tacts. Pray that Dan will have more 0PP<=^^unitie3 to
witness in language school, Vr&y that Bduardo and Ana
will accept Christ as their Savior,
NM^iiiOrf.
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23 W. 171 Geneva Road
Glen Eiiyn, III. 60137
Dan and Kathy Crosley
Missionaries to Spain
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AUG 2 7 1974
Copy for
MISSIOHAET PIGTOEE
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Picture: She Dan Crosley faini3y in Spain
Dan and Mrs Kath Crosley arrived in
Spain March 8, 197^ as part of the first
group of Christian aiissionaries there.
After language study the will he engaged
in church planting. S^e Crosley family
are partners with tow Christian missionary
families: Charles and |Mrs. Cheryl Levi
and Harod and Mrs. Beverly Hicks.
Paul Daniel Crosley x^ras born December
19^9 in Dayton, Ohio. He was graduated
from hi^ school in Dayton, Ohio. He
then went to Lincoln Christian College,
Lincoln, Illinois where he earned his
degree, Dan served as youth minister at
Glen Ellyn, XL 1971-72. This church sup
ports their Mssions work.
Mrs. Kathy Lee Easlyy Crosley was bom,i
April 6, 1952 in Salem, Illinois. She wei^
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to L.C.C., Lincoln, IL also and married ;
Dan August 28, 1971 sit Salem, Illimois w^th
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Michael E. Crosley in charge. They ha^
one son: Nathan Paul Crosley bom April? 15*
1975 at Lincoln, Illinois. (
Their forwarding agents are Mr. and] Mrs,
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Wayne Enke 0/q 5'irst Christian Okurch,
171 Geneva Road, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.
Th.eir field address is Dan and MrB, Kathy
Orosley, Pargue de Santa Mario Blague 9,
La Prinera Entrada - Piso 7, Madrid 53
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Beverly, Greg, Harold, and Gwen
Hicks, the day they left for
Cheryl and Charles Levi in their living
room.
Kathy, Nathan and Dan Crosley spreading
the Gospel in Spain. _
Charles and Cheryl in language school during
labratory listening to tapes.
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Dan studying Spanish. need to learn
the language well before being able to
preach.
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Mothers take small children to parks,
giving opportunities to witness
A Typical "Sujiermercado" (super
market). No "one stop shopping"
in Spain. Opportunities to wit
ness to store owners.
A typical street scene in Madrid.
Most people live in apartment buildings,
there are few individual houses or yards,