J.

Morgan's MfSSIOIXI

to Mexico
El Paso, Texas 7992J

BlUi m) DOBOTHY MORGAN'S NEWSLETTER FOB JANUARY / FESBRl[AK5r, 1975

WORKING WITH SPANISH AMERICAN EVANGELISM

0, Box 3766

RIW REWSLETTER FOR THE lEi YEAR

With "^he beginning of 1973 ve have resolved to v. fee more regular in publishing both dxtf' mission ciagazine, THE SPANISH AMERICAN EVANGrELIST,; arid bm-'personal fariiily newsletter.
The mission-has just secured'-some^ new electric mimeographing equiporent vhiclu-Will

it much easier for us to print a good quality paper.

This first

issue of 1^3 is also

the first item to be run off ^n thV new.mchine,

come special offerings to help pay for it.

\\re^ praise t^^ Lord for making it pos

sible for us to have this equipiifent, purcbase9 at about half its value, and we will wel

RADIO
HHP
We are completely revising onr stations and producing a variiety of different types of pro
grams, These' are still in the

mum. ciitfficH
The Spanish Church in El Paso (lgles3}&
Cristiana, has been undergoing a time of testing withivery; little growth evident* The Bliss Avenue building ?.s being sold to finance property in the new location for
the New Testament Christian Church in

radio ministry adding new

but should be in produc

planning stage,
through radio!

tion soon. Please pray for this effort to reach the masses with the Gospel of Christ

Northeast B1 Paso, and the Spanish group is meetiilg again in the SAE building, Biit
the church is looking for a better loca^

PROJECT FLORIDA f We are still broadcast

ing over two Spanish stations in Florida and hope to add a powerful Mami statibn soon that will reach all the way to Cuba,
Funds are needed to underwrite this broad cast.

tipn and hoping to have definite plans for progress soon. Please pray that this lit-^ tie group of Christians will not get dis ccuraged. There is a great need for Spazt-

ish evangelism in this city. We remember how slow and hard was the growth of a sim
ilar endeavor across the Rio Grsinde in our

Mexican city of Juarez, but now there

is

EL fm CBifSTIAR CBlLliE
Plans are progressing for the opening of

a strong congregation there under the lea dership of Brother Freeman Bump,

fim^exteMipn of

Dallas

Christian College

ilSSlOfI
cat^as

SEiijIM
weeks in

S^^T^aso in September, 1973o The exten

sion, to be called El Paso Christian Col lege, will offer a wide range of Bible and Bible-related subjects from the DCC cata

Bill spent two

CnTiftSgj^ where
fo^ the special
Bible basis

January on

the

he conducted a mission semirar. About for

ty students were enrolled

course,

log with special emphasis on mission cour

ses and on-the-field training. If inter

which dealt with '6he

for missions
Latin America, various fields

and

a sui^ey of missions in
, i

ested, write for a catalog today. The' ad dress is: EL PASO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, P, 0.

Other missionaries from will continue the seminar

Box 26924, E! Paso, Texas 79926,

1

throughout the spring semester*

FAillf

MOTES
Our family is all well and hapi^ in His wonderful service. We felt a

Praise the Lord!

financial pinch toward the end of 1972, due to lack of mission support, which caused Bill to accept a part-time position teaching English to Mexican students. However, be cause of the time it took from the mission work, he has given this up, and we pray that
support will be sufficient to make it possible for him to devote all his time to this

ministry, Dorothy still teaches part-time in a local business college, David is a soph omore at Dallas Christian College and thoroughly involved in his studies (making the

Dean's list), baskefball and part-time work with a trophey manufacturer,

prayers on her behalf.

Dennis is a

senior in High School, and Beverly is in the Sixth Grade, She had to stay in bed for a while with mononucleosis, but is well enough to go back to school. We appreciate your
We send our deepest thanks to all of you who have supported our

ministry throxigh the years with your help and prayers, and to gifts and cards at Christmastime, God bless and keep you all!

those

who sent special The Morgans,

FIKANCIAIi HEPffilT F(B AOG0ST - DECEMMl, 1972

MORGAN'S MISSION TO MICO / SPANISH AMERICAN EVANGELISM

EBCEIPTS mymWALSt

}i/H Kenny Curtis

Hoyt Gilley
M Mortiiror A

30^00 35.00

I^M Billie Nichols

^yM James R Rogers Mrs. Willena S^ Beagle

50,00 600,00
100.00 25.00 20.00 75.00 50.00 700.00 40.00 20.00 25.00
20.00

JyM Wayne Caldwell Virgil Jfenn Mrsa Archie Doyle

6.50 160.00
25.00 25.00 100.00 100.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 100.00 50,00 20,00 25.00 25.00
20.00

_li/u Bill Wilson

Miss Edith Denny
Miss Marcella Hill

}i/n ^ack McKee

Enssett Gill

>^/m Be Wayne Roberts

tfyke R. Kenoyer
Mrs. Vilbur Odor

}A/}A Ted Hays

JyM Paul Hodges
^yM.Chester. Tcwneen^
Anorg?TOOus Giver -Alt on Woodyard lyM Gerald Broiming

Mrs. Eugene Ogden Mrs. Laura Pcmphrey

I^M Almon Whitton

Mbs Eunice Fortner

M/M Joe Goy Smith

Miss Dolores Hamilton

Vm V.D, Myers
fliss Nettie Hill

^^/M J. B. McDonald

5.00 15.00 10.00 10.00

Hariy Benjamin

Total from Individuals RECEIPTS CHJBCHES AWD GROUPS r

02541.50

Christian Church, Newton^ tlS

Friendly Circle, CentralIronton OH Golden Workers, Highlawn-Hunting.W\^ First Church, Baker, OH

150.00

195.64
25.00 100,00 180.00

Boanoke Church, Falmcuthy BY Church of Christ, Duhring,'WV First Church, Vest Salem, IL
Church of Christ, Ilaysville KS"

5P,00 50<,00 125.00

50.0.0

Rose Hill Church, Tesarkana TX Zehulon Church, Fi.keville EY Pine Hills Church, Orlando FL Christian Church, Carlisle ET Ladies Cottncil^ 1st Ch., Doming NM Fam^ale Church, Barhoursville WV Christian Church, V/illiemstow KT
Westffigre-land^EgaticgtonWy

50.00

115-76 6.00
120.00 50.00

655.00
100.00 10.00 15.00

Sixth Ave. Church, Huntington WV Christian Church, Watauga TN Union Ave, Church, Moberly MO Pleasant Vclley SS Wallingford KT Old Orchard Church, Ashland K2" First Church, Evansville IN Loyal V/oraen, 1st Churchy Booker TX

, 40,00 330,00 52.65 75.00 60^00 150.00 40,00

Stcry Road Church, Irving, TX

Women's >![is, $oc., Carlisle, EX" Gardenside Church, Lesington KST

-200.00
25,00 500.00
$3520,a5

1st Jr. Classj Williamstown KX" Ladles Council, Neirton MS

Total from Churches an<i Groups

DISEURSEMIMS:

Housing Transportati on

^ 750.00
1130,28

Salary Received:

(Auto lease, insurance, gas)

Out-of-town Travel

Back pay to July 31

Hospital & Life Insurance

Betirement Fund

475.00 258.00 140.00

205.98

On Aog.-'Dec. Salary
Total Salary Received
Deficit on Dec^ 31

852.48

Supplies

12996.62

(Office, photo, recording)

Literature and Postage
Total Expenses from Fund
:KSSBSt3BS7SS

12147.52*
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sesssssBftsssssss

105.67
Balance in Fund Dec. 31
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NOTE: A portion of the salary deficit was covered by taking outside employment. Some of the large contributions included above were received in l^cember and helped greetly. in keeping the deficit down. In order to start the ne!^<r year v/ith a clean slate, ve are

.per month ($600,00 working fund and 86OO.OO living fund). More re^ilar help is needed.^'
PLEASE RETURN TO:

canceling out all back salary due

and

beginning

1973 with a fresh budget of IJSDO.GO

P. 0. Box 3766/bI Paso, TX 79923

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VOLUME IX

SPANISB AMERICAN EVANGELIST

WINTER. 197
NUMBER h

MISSIONARY RALLIES AND CONVENTION HIGHLIGHT FALL PROGRAM

mm

Now Recruits

line

front

of

November and December

have

been

busy

months

for

platform

at

26th

National

Spanish American Evangelism, Besides the regular work of the mission, we have participated in several mis sionary rallieso Freeman Bump took part in a rally in Hobbs, New Mexico; Barbara Beaubien was in two rallies in the Oklahoma City area; and Bill Morgan led a faithpromise rally in Williamstown, Kentucky, All the SAE personnel took part in a three-day faith-promise rally
at the New Testament Christian Church in El Paso, and most attended the National Missionary Convention at

Mis.sionar\- Convention,

Oklahoma City, (See pictures at right,)

The NTCC had set a goal of $3000o00 for their faithpromises, but the total promised on faith exceeded
Missionary Committee
Testament Christian

of New
(/huroh

S6400,00!
year.

This church, the first project of SAE estab

gave ^5000o00 to missions last
in early

lished nine years ago,

The SAE annual
November at the

sliows bur!?tinr thorinometer,

Bob Blazek is their minister

missionary rally

was held

Eastside Christian Church in El Paso,

Harland Cary of Colegio Biblico and Bob Edwards of Capstan were the excellent speakers. Plans are under
way for a bigger and better rally next year.

The National Missionary Convention averaged about 2000 in attendance each night with over 200 mission aries present from all over the globe, next year the convention will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the Thanksgiving season.

New Testaittenl Mexican meal

liiothren after

share of

tour

-fu<^rcz

memo's memo
by Bill Morgan

(Reprinted from the

list, Fall 1968.)

Spanish American Evange

tj ilelu, IS3TT> r

At Christmastime El Paso becomes a city of lights. This is true, of course, of most other cities at this time of year. But, in
addition to the usual decorations in the home

and public buildings and the special displays

THE SPANISH AMERICAN EVANGELIST

along the streets. El Paso has something more.

Like some of the other cities of the Great These are can

Published by the
SPANISH AMERICAN EVANGELISM MISSION

Southwest,

the Sun City observes the Spanish

"luminarios," and on the roofs of the hou

P.O. Box 3766, El Paso, Texas 79923

Bill Morgan, Editor
MISSIONARIES ON THE FIELD

custom of the along the walks

dles set out, in paper bags filled with sand, ses, They are lit only on Christmas Eve, the tradition being that they are to light the Christ Child's way to each home. It is truly
a beautiful sight, and even those who have seen them many times make it a part of their
Christmas Eve observance
Two other features

Bill and Dorothy Morgan Freeman and Carolyn Bump Ken and Sandy McDougall Ron and Caralyn Clark
Ricardo and Graciela Diaz
Barbara Beaubien Louise Mitchell

to drive around the

mark El Paso as the

city to see them once again.

"city of lights,"

One is a

giant star that

Marilyn Wood
++++++++++++++++++

is lit each year on the southern slope of Mt,

Franklin, the mountain that rises right in the heart of the city. Composed of hundreds of electric bulbs, the star will be lit this

EL PASO CHRISTIAH

year only between 7 and 10 p,m, on Dec; 23, 24

and 25o It is visible for fifty miles to those approaching El Paso from Mexico or even farther to those arriving by plane. At this same season, in one of the tall office buildings downtown, special lights are
turned on in certain windows to form a cross

COLLEGE OPENS 2nil SEM. JAN. 14

The first semester of EPCC is now

of light. The cross and a similar one on Mt, Franklin also burn during the Easter season.

It may at first seem strange to light a cross at Christmas, yet consider how nearly a star
is like a cross and how the two are related

history. We enrolled 15 students, of which only 2 dropped out because they

moved out of town. Several new stu dents have indicated a desire to en

in the life of Christ,

ted
Jesus

One artist has pain

with a
for the

the nativity
was born

scene
to die

shadow of a

cross falling over the manger.

For, indeed,
sins of the

roll for the second semester. Regis tration will be on January l^^j, with classes beginning that same evening. For complete information and the class schedule, write El Paso Chris

world. Even when, as a baby. He was taken into the temple by Mary, the old prophet Sim eon told her, "Yea, a sword shall pierce

through thine own soul also," (Luke 2:35)

It is fitting that Jesus should be repre sented by a star. The prophecy of Numbers 24:17 foretold, .there shall come a Star
out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of

tian

College,

Box

26924,

El Paso,

Texas 79926,

EPCC is approved for training un der the G.I, Bill of Rights,

(continued next page)

. f SAE JOINS RADIO MEXICO X ineifg

For sometime we have felt the need to make some changes in our radio outreach

^ We are convinced of the importance of radio evangelism, but recently our results
have been disappointing^ Now we are happy to announce a move that should prove
to be a great blessing to the radio ministry. We are uniting the efforts of Spanish American Evangelism with those of Radio Mexico, a very successful radio mission directed by Clinton Looney, Brother Looney and Bill Morgan worked toge ther in Guadalajara several years, and it is with great joy that we are able to renew somewhat our fellowship in the work of evangelismo For the past several year% Brother Looney has produced a radio program called

\ 7

sz "Dulce Momentos" (Sweet Moments) which is carried over 30 or more stations in He now is based in Harlingen, Texas, and is also broadcasting 5?. Central Mexicoa over a powerful station there As a result of these efforts, responses are com \7 ing in from all over the Gulf Coast of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, and Cen tral America, Together we plan to produce a daily Spanish*broadcast to be heard soon over a station in McAllen, Texas, Radio Station WCOF in Immokalee, Florida, will begin broadcasting "Dulce Mo mentos" in January in place of "La Voz de Verda(^" which we have previously used. Also we are hoping to raise funds to put a new program on a powerful station in Miami soon, using a Cuban preacher. We have great hope for the success of these joint ven

tures, We still have a backlog of 3-minute programs to put on in Juarez as soon as funds are available. Please pray for us in these new undertakings in radio evangelisi%

Summer World
opportunity to visit Mexico

Institute of Missions - No. 4

while studying and witnessing for Christ, For details

If you are a Bible College student or of college age, we urge you to consider par ticipating in the SWIM program sponsored by San Jose Bible College, It provides an

write El Paso Christian College, Box 26924, El Paso, Texas 79926,

(memo from page 2)

Israel," When God fulfilled this prophecy by sending His Son into the world. He an nounced the event with the appearance of a new and brilliant star. For centuries, stars had been used to steer by, but this star did something no other one could doit
led the wise men to Jesus,

We also have a Star which guides us to Christ, and wise men follow it. This is the Bible, God's written Word, There are many stars which seek to guide us. Some

are distant stars which only dimly light the pathway. Some are only shooting stars, which flash brightly for a short time, then are seen no more. Only the One shines constantly and brightly, clearly showing the way to Heaven, "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take hee(^ as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day Star

arise in your hearts," (2 Peter 1:19)

How sad to know that even as the star shines on the mountain in El Paso, nearly
2000 years after that star shone over Bethlehem, there is still so much sin and dark
ness in the "city of lights" and the rest of the world!

Let us trim our lamps and let the Light shine forth, that all the world may know Him who said, "I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning

Star," (Revelation 22:16)

MEMO

HOH DO WE lEICI TIE

In evaluating

the use of various media

for the

proclamation of the

gospel, it would be well to consider the following information,

\ "We are surrounded by the mass media. Each year nearly 30,000 books

\ are published in the United States, Ayer's Directory lists more than 9,500 periodicals published in our country, with an estimated 3 mil

lion copies sold daily.

Over 30 million comic books are circulated

each month by only seven of the comic book publishers, Ayer's Direc tory lists a total of over 11,000 papers including underground publi cations, Every week about 45 million persons attend one of the 450 new

movies produced annually.

of the nation's households

Over 290 million radios are tuned to 6,600

can view their 84,6 million television

AM and FM stations, and over 48 million phonographs play over 10,000 new singles and LP's each year. In addition, Americans in 94 percent

sets, selecting shows from the programing of 857 television stations,

"The explosive growth of the mass media in the recent past has resul
ted in their becoming a natural part f the landscape of the seventies.

However, each person needs to become aware of how they influence the shaping of his own being and the environment in which he lives,
"The mass media are important forces in our society. They provide in formation and entertainment, and at the same time possess persuasive powers which have proved capable of effecting radical changes,"+

With these facts in mind, isn't it very important for God's people to
utilize aU the media available for the evangelization of the world in

our day? Your contributions to SAE's general fund help us reach out through the printed page and the airwaves to a lost world in need of
the saving message of Jesus Christ,

+Francis and Ludmila Voelker, Mass Mediao Forces in our Society

York: Ifarcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972), p, 1,

(New

SeasaiiiS fireetinas

TO ALL OF YOU

FROM ALL OF US !