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December kf 1971
Dear Brethren:
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May we wish you a Joyous Christmas season and the richest of God's blessings for
Please know that we are always grateful for your prayers and faithful support in our ministry here on the Southern Border. Tven though we don't write many personal letters to you ail for lack of time, we thinlc of you individr-i^Hy and pray for you as we recall our past experiences together and as we loarn of ycur specific needs and concerns. Isn't it going to be a glorious fellowship when all God's people are together with Jesus forever!! That day may be closer than any of us dream!
November was another busy month for all of us at Spanish American Ivangelism, and
December promises to be equally busy. Like most faniilies these days, ours is on the go constantly. It was good to have David home from Dallas Christian College for Thanksgiving, One of the other young men from Vl j'aso, Galen Gsorge (David's
and had to spend several hours making repairs but they got back to Dallas the
Dorothy is still teaching several hours a week in a local business college and Bill has been teaching some in a language institute. Our financial report on the reverse side explains why this is necessary. , However, Bill is scheduling some speaking
tours for the early part of 1972, and we hope these v/ill result in more regular
income for both the mission and our personal needs. V/e hi::iibly ask that churches and groups will consider including this work as they make up their missionary
budgets for the coming year.
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Sill has been preaching four times each Lord's Day twice in Spanish for the
Iglesia C-i'iatiana that meets in the Mission Center aid twice ia rn'i'l^.s^ at an early morning service for the new "estside Christian Chv-rch aid at an c .^ernoon chapel service for a local hospital. Ke also tsachen om ni^'.rt a week in the Spanish Bible Institute in Juarez and one night in the Ei?glish Bible Institute in K1 ^aso and conducts raid-week Prayer Meeting for the Spanish Church and spends
a night a week counseling patients at a "haif-way houce" in El Paso.
Church has called Alton V^nce as their full-time minister.
The V/estside
beginning January 9. Our first city-wide Youth Tally of the Christian Churches was held at the New Testament Christian Church on November 21, A large group of
young people attended.
the churches.
All in all, 1971 has been a good year for the Lord's work in El Paoo and Juarez, V^e look forward to greater things in 1972.
Please continue to pray for us and support us, as the Lord blssses and leads you!
In His Name,
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RECEIPTS;
NOVEMBER, 1971
Miss Edith Denny, Falmouth, Ky, Virgil Mann, Falmouth, Kyi Mr, f: Mrs. Harry Benjamin, Tampa, Fla
Mr. & Mrs. V/ayne Roberts, APO Nev York, N.Y, Mrs, Margaret Odor, V^illiamstown, Ky. Mr. & Mrs, V/ayne Caldwell, Butler, Ky, Mrs, Laura IT, Pumphrey, Carlisle, Ky, Mr. u Mrs. Del Eggleston, Mineral Vfells, Texas Mrs. Archie Doyle, I'allingford, Ky. Mr. c': Mrs. James l.ogers, ::ock Island, 111. Mr. i hfrs, ^fyke Kenoyer, Evansville, Ind,
Total from Individuals
10.00 10.00 40.00 10.00 10.00 30.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 50.00
200.00
385.00 $ 10.00
5<00
20,00
Friendly Circle Class, Central Christian Church, Ironton, Ohio Golden Workers* Class, Highlawn Church of Christ, Huntington, W.Va,
Carlisle Christian Church, Carlisle, Ky. Sixth Avenue Church of Christ, Huntington, W, Va.
Total from Churches, Classes, and Groups
Total Receipts
Zebulon Church of Christ, Pikeville, Ky. Central Christian Church, Ironton, Ohio Roanoke Christian Church, Falmouth, Ky, Watauga Christian Church, V.latauga, Tenn. Union Avenue Christian Chtirch, Moberly, Mo, Pleasant Valley Sunday School, Wallingford, Ky, Duhring Church of Christ, Duhring, VJ. Va. Bedford Acres Christian Church, Paris, Ky.
258.90
DISBURSEMENTS;
542.85
I 542,35
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f 643.90
542,85
ft 732.00
505.00
^ 101.05
$ 22700 437.54
$ 664.54
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.sufficient to cover it. Actually, we have now receivad these funds, but because of the holdiay season, during which time the banks were closed, they were received after January 1 and will be shown on'our January report.
As we begin a New Year,. ffe are revising our budget for the MCSIGAN MISSION FUND. Ac tually it will be divided into a "living Fund" and a "Working Fund" with the goal of
This
will
enable us to
We pray
carry on our ministry more.effectively and still have adequate living funds. and believe that this budget will be met.
Our work since our last report has continued to keep us very busy. Even throu^ the holidays there seemed to be little time to pause. But we did enjoy the beauty of the Christmas .season. It was good to have David, our oldest son, home for Christmas. He is back,again at Dallas Christian College working at two jobs in addition to his
studies. . A few days ago, while he was helping to pour some gasoline into a tractor
at the college, the gas exploded, and he received second-degree burns on both hands. We request your prayers for his speedy recovery from this accident. Beverly Jeai^ our
youngest, has been quite ill this past week with the flu, but is much better now. The
rest of us.are well and ask for your prayers der to carry.,on our labors here on the border. that we might remain that way in or
I have resigned my teaching position at the language institute here since the funds have come in to catch up my salarj^^.^-TM-s will give me additional valuable time for the mssion work* I am planning,! speaking tour through the South for'late February and early March, and another tour'throu^-the,.Horth-Central States in April. If any
of you would like to have us schedule your congregation or class in this either of these, please write immediately. I usually present about an hour^s program, consist ing of a missionary message, a chalk drawing, and a slide presentation of our work. Tentative plans are to be in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida on the first tour.and in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Colorado on the second.
AROUND THE .MISSION
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We're woi^ng on our new 1972 Vacation Bible School Mission Packet. These should ready'soon,' so we invite you to write for yours right away and get an early start
your mission program for VBS. The packet this year will include talks, pictures, display, slides and a cassette recording. No charge and no obligation, of course
Cathy McTeer is working hard on the 1972 edition of cur Spanish Directory of the Ministry. If you
let
us Icnow.
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dresses of our Christian Churches and missionar ies all over Latin America. '
Mtt'-GAN FUND
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KECFIFTS;
DECEMBER, 1971
Mrs. Corinne Stone, Lexington^ Kentucky Mr. & Mrs. Harry Benjamin, Tainpai Florida Mr. and Mrs. VMyne Roberts, APO New York,,N,Y, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ogden, V.^illiamatbvUi Kentiiclty Mrs. Archie ])oyle, V/allingford* Kentucky Miss Dolores Hamilton, Cpal llutij iCetitucky Mr. H Mrs. V/ayne Caldwell, Butler, Kentuclcy Mr. & Mrs. Delvin Eggleston, Mineral V/ells, Texas Mr. S: Mrs. Almon v.Tsitton, Largo, Florida Miss "dith Denny, Falraouth, Kentucky Mr. & Mrs. James u. Rogers, Rock Island, Illinois Mr. Virgil Mann, Falraouth, Kentucky Mrs. Laura H, Pumphrey, Carlisle, Kentucky
5.00 25*00
25*00
50.00
10.00
10.00
Mrs. Ethel Lusby, V/illiamstown, Kentuclcy Miss Marcella Hill, V/illiamstown, Xentuclcy
Miss Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Nettie Hill, \/illiamstown, Kentuclcy May Davenport, '/illiamstovn, Kentucky Margaret Odor, V/illiamstown, Kentucky Eunice Fortner, V/illiamstowo, Kentucl^y
Total From Individuals
5.00
35.00
20.00
20,00 5.00
760.00
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Carlisle Christian Church, Carlisle, Kentucky Roanoke Christian Church, Falmouth, Kentculiy
26,50
55.00
S 1269.50
^1659.50
DISBURSEMENTS;
25.00 14,00
11.45 900.00
? 950.45
December Receipts
Total
101.05
1659.50 s^1760.55
950.45
r 732.00 664,54
$1396.54
900.00
December Disbursements
$ 810.10
e 496.54