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.MAY AND JUNEf,- 1966., NEWS .L^ITTER FROM CH^LE^ AND^^CiBERT^j^/SEpB^
p. Q.,; Box 49, Apariri, Cag^y^, Philippines..
Forwarding Agent: .Mr. Roberta P. Olson, 1660 Aniesbiix.y Road, Toledo, fQh^
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l>^r..3i^ethren in Christ: ^ vr'-.'s- .r:- yv::-"
vA great de^ has happened since I wrote my last news-letter in ,April. I wish it
possible tp write personal letters to each, of you who so wonderfully help, us,in Heepih^^^
tl^s .work going. .In the following paragraphs jr.I would like to try-to bring ypu all up. to
;date,,on each phase of pur work. . . ^ : :
The EVANGELISTIC WORK is coming along very well. pChere. h^aye l^eep .p^uitfe-a^^.^l
number of evangelistic meetings held in different places throughout the Cagayan Valley
by seve?:al different Evangelistic teams made up of xeg^ular preachers._enE..Seminary
students. There are several ^evangelistic campaigns in progress r^tSg^t-now -apd, aeye.ral..
more_^pl^anned for the_^ coming months. There have been =62preaiohmg rallies, and conven
tions this ^summer, end we a],so. had our two supnmer camps. We studl^rt^
enrolled in the *camp here ip Aparri. and 43 were enrolled in the !^abeia^ Gen3pr>h^^^^^
young people were baptized.into Christ in the Aparri CamPuS^nd 6. in the; 1^^
So far as the reports. I have received ars concerned, ; there have, been 135 .baptisms : in ;
the work here since January 1st. We are praying that the evangelistic meetings now in
progress and those yet to . come will riaise that nijjmber much higher* A,fpar,t pj- tl^is,
evangelistic, work ^is the Daily Vacation,iBibJe-:School program that is. going .on.iyiT^eije. ajre
6 teams of. girls, \yorking at the present tiipe.. I haven't had,ja report on thEir
yet. Hope to have a complete report .of tjiat. in oui; next -new&|-letter. y,. , , . . ..r;
V... The APARRI. BIpLF .^.EMINARY PRESS is getting to be , bpsier place, lEli of thecliitpe.
Tliree men ar xWCtkipg there. .ffOTP morning until mght and SQmetirnes .la1^:.rptO' the niglit.
Writing and .printing Hocano paper,/ the .Gronicas,.,. keeps thein, c^ite,jbuay:A
Along with this month's issue, Bro. Lopez and Mrs. Boudreaux are putting out, .E; YiQhtb
Supplement, which, in a very short time, will probably expand into a separate paper for
young people, Besicles all of the printing, Bro. Lopez is also getting oar book-binding
shop set up and has done some binding. I feel that this phase of the printing work might
eventually support our whole printing operation and at the same time teach many of our
students a trade through; which they can make a living as they preach the Gospel in
nesedy places.
The APARRI BIBLE SEMINARY will begin another year of school on Aagust 15. At
present, much is being done on the buildings getting them ready for another school years
Rather extensive repairs will be made on the roofs of the Seminary and Girls Dormitory
buildings. A new type,stove is being put in the Seminary kitchen and the whole downstairs
is getting two coats of paint. It will make it a much more pleasant building to go to
school in than it has ever been before.
The CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL projects are progressing nicely.. Bro. Boudreaux is
working primarily at present with the development of the land in Amulung, Cagayan,
which is a part of ^our Baggao project. Further development work has been started at
Baggao Itself. It is at that site where we wanted to put the Farm-equipment of which we
have been telling you in former letters. We are very thankful that several fine gifts
have come in to help" pay for the freight on this equipment. However, we havenH heard
recently about progress being made in the purchase of this equipment. We will cer
tainly appreciate very much any help any of you can .give in the purchase and shipment
of this equipment to the Philippines.
We have high hopes of getting High Schools started at our two sites in the province
of Isabela. In a few weeks, we should have title to 30 to 35 acres of Jahd in'Caliniaoan.
We are purchasing this land and have it more than half paid for at the present tixniei We
are also hoping to hear soon of the final approval of our application for about 6 acres of
land in Edcor, Isabela, The government is giving us this land and has promised to give
us several additional acres as soon as we get our High School established and have need
of the additional land.
Much work needs to "be done in order to get government approval for the opening of
these schools. We have long felt the need of having a man here who could work on this
particular phase of it on a full time basis. I had hoped to get a missionary to come
and do this work, but the Lord just doesn't seem to have led us in that. Now, we have
very high hopes of getting a man right here, a very good Christian who has had many
years of teaching experience in both public and private schools here in Aparri and has
long been known as the best teacher in Aparri, This man knows those whom he has to
see and the things that have to be done in order to get approval for the establishment
of these schools. We hope also that he will become the Principal of the school in Cali-
naoan after we get it started. We will need support for this man right away, and would
surely appreciate hearing from any Church or any groups that might be interested in
taking the full support of this man.
We have had some wonderful response in regard to books for our High Schools,
Arrangements haive been made with the Home of Peace of Oakland to handle the ship
ment of bboks for US; They will take care of crating them, getting all of the necessary
papers for their shipment, etc. If you have books to be donated to the work here in
large quantities, they can be shipped to the Home of Peace of Oakland, For: Charles W.
Selby, 4700 Daisy Street, Oakland, Calif. 94619. If you have books in srhall quantities,
it would be much better to send them through the mails directly to us here in Aparri.
In bringing this letter to a close, I want to take this means to thank all of you who
so faithfully and regularly support the Lord's work here. Our work is growing in a
very fine way, and I feel that we are going to see some very rapid growth within the
next few years. We Hope to see the day, before'many more years, when this work will
begin to sustain itself without any help from sources outside the Philippines. Our ex
penses are quite heavy right now, and will continue to be so for a number of years yet,
but we are confident that it will result in a completely self-supporting work in the not
too distant future. We seek your prayers arid your continued generous support of the
work here.
' Sincerely Yours in Christ, ' ' ;
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PHILIPPINE MISSION CHURCHES OF CHRIST
P.O. Box 49, Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines
AugM I%6
Charles and Roberta Seiby Sidney and Marj Boudreaux
Apani BiUe Seminaiy begins 15th Year on August 15tb
Before this issue of the Aparri Chris
tian will be mailed, The Aparri Bible
Seminary will have begun its 15th
year of operation. During those years,
49. young men and women have received
de^rfees and ' diplomas from the Seminary.
29' yoimg women have received Chris
tian Worker Certificates and 21 young
women have received Associate in The
ology Certificates after having completed at
least two years of training in the Seminary.
A great deal of work has been done
and is being done on the physical pro
perties of the Seminary to get them
ready for another school year. The
Seminary building and the bovs' dor
mitory building have been painted on
the inside. A new stove has been ins
talled in the Seminary kitchen, and a very
extensive remodeling job is being done
on the girls' dormitory, including the
buildings of a big septic tank and ins
tallation of new toilet and bathing fa
cilities. This is something that has needed
to be done for several years, and we
just couldn't put it off any longer. In
addition to all of this, some repair work
also had to be done on the roofs of
both the Seminary and Girls'dormitory
buildings.
The training program of the Aparri
Bible Seminary is a very important part
of our work of bringing the Gospel to
this part of the Philippines. We are facing
a very crucial period in this effort to
provide a well trained Filipino leader
ship for the Churches here. Living ex
penses here have increased tremendously
just in the past two years. The churches
are still not able to fully support their
preachers (many are able to do more than
they are willing to do) and thus many
of our finest young people who would
make excellent workers for the Lord are
going into other types of work such as
teaching, engineering, medicine, etc., since
these fields offer them greater opportu
nities, financially. We seek your prayers,
as we try to bring the Churches here
to the place where they will be able
and willing to support their preachers
adequately.
Another important part of the Sem
inary program is the Kindergarten^
under the very capable direction of
Mrs. Guadalupe Castillo. 33 children
have been enrolled for this year so far.
This not only gives us an opportunity
to teach these children, but many of
them come from non-Christian homes
throughout Aparri, which gives us a
witness in each of those homes. The
kindergarten also provides an opportu
nity for our Seminary girls to get some
practical experience in teaching children
and conducting a kindergarten.
Our average monthly investment in
this total Seminary program is around
$550.00. We would appreciate regular
monlhly gifts, regardless of the amount,
to help keep this very important train
ing program going. It is truly the hope
of the future stability of the work here.
We also seek your earnest prayers for
all of us here who are involved in the
work of the Aparri Bible Seminary.
Page 2 APARRI GHRISTIAN August 1966
i> iiT 1 that arise which bring discouragement
e Evangelistic WQIK ahd disiUusiowgnt I
An average of about 350.00 amon|h
Evangelisih is the primary gbal of our 'is being put into this evangebstic work,
work here, whether we be speaking If y o ir would like to have -a part m .
of the Aparri Bible Seminary,, the Print- getting the Gospel to the people of. this
in Work or the proposed Christian area through this part of our work, we
Hmh Schools. However, we do want to would appreciate very much vour send-
keep you informed concerning the actual ing a regular monthly, gift for the
evangelistic work that is Being done, -evangelistic work. ** '
Under this heading we woidd include ,
evangelistic meetings, preaching rallies .1 DSUIa CmLaaI
and conventions, Christian Service Camps, Jlaiiy VdCSttOll ISlDiC MAOOl
Daily Vacation Bible Schools, and' the " . , , , ta xr r, c
work being done by the preachers as SIXTEEN girls gathered for a D.V.B.S.
they labor .from day to day in serving Sinstitute April 25-29 at the Aparri
particular local congregations. 'Bible Seminary. Mrs. Marj Boudreaux
ManV. evanc<'elistic meetings have been supervised the Institute; Mrs. Rebecca
held durino the past six months, not all Lopez taught those who woulp be teach-
of them producing souls for Christ, but ing the Primary age group; Miss Angeles
in all of them the local Churches were Jove taught the Junior teachers; Mrs.
strengthened and encouraged. - Six,,.rallies E^peranza .Aguas taught an evening class
and conventions were held during the in "Go/idue/ for Christian .Girls.
summer months and' around-40. weeks Using 4964-Standard WBS mat
of Daily Vacation Bible Schools were sent from churches in me _States, the
held throughout the Cagayan Valley, girls spent mornings.; and afternoons m
140 young people were enrolled :in two carefully supervised 'practice teachirig
Christian Service Camps , held this sum- sessions, after an opening assenibly. de-
mer with 24 of this number accepting monstration. Every aspect of me VBb
Christ as their Saviour. was covered, includma handSvork^ play-
A total of 153 baptisms-have been time, singing, object lessons, ^etc.
reported.-since January first. . - . . The Junior and Primarylessons ^yere
As an example of work being done by translated into -Ilocdno before the. in-
preachers in local congregations, I would istitute began, and copies made so each girl
like to share with you a portion of a would have an. accurately translated copy
recent letter from" Bro. Daniel Sagabaen of each lesson."' Every girl attending the.
who is serving one of our Churcnes in Institute was to. demonstrate at least one
the province of Isabela. Daniel .writes; lesson, utilizing, suggested visual aids,_as
"Concerning the work here in. Biga, I well ds preparing all the materials for
rejoice to inform you that it is growing, the other lessons. , .
This is a result of the .Christian Ralty A total of;.seventeen girls. taugM. m .
that was held here last May.. During D.V.B.S. this summer, a^ total of 40
the rally six were baptized; and two weeks, reaching over 1,100 children in
were added after the rally. After the 32 places. We pray the Lord, ^11 cause
railv in Bagu (Pamplona, Cagayan), I came the seed .sown to multiply to His Glory,
home and began an evangelistic .campaign . Would you like to become, a part
in Bif*a. During a period of three succes- of pur D.V.B.S. effort? We need Used
sive weeks, 12 have been baptized and VBS materials, particularly pictures, flan-,
added to the Lord and His Church. If nelgraph, teachers' manuals, handcraft.^
God permits one of these 12, a fine Materials left over from this sumn^r s
young man a high school .graduate, will be VBS mailed to: Philippine Mission Chur-
coming to the Seminary this year through chcs of Christ, Box 49. Aparri, Ca^a^gan^
the help of the local congregation." Philippines, and marked Used Li^rature
It is encouraging- reparts such as this will be put to good use,, m our D.V.B.S.
that give us the determination to keep work. We will surely appreciate your help
on workino in spite of the many things in sending us these much-needed supplies.
August 1966 APARRI CHRISTIAN Page 3
The Rally in Basao
The path stretched into the distance,
a narrow red line scarring the verdant
green of the rice paddies. Overhead a blaz
ing noon-day sun beat down brassily. I
stared in dismay at the twisting red path;
where was the pleasant, grassy, well-shaded
road I had envisioned? Well, obviously
in the only place it had ever existed
my imagination! Now with my three oldest
children, and four companions I was ready
to begin the trek into the barrio of
Basao for a three-day rally.
About one hour, two miles, and 15
rest stops later, we staggered up the last
few hundred yards to the home of the
Mayficlds, American linguists with whom
we would stay. It was with sighs of relief
that we reached the house and sat down to
rest. Sid and Sharon came that afternoon,
having gone to Estefania (Amuhing) first
to the farm.
Our trip three times a day from the
Mayfields to the Madrids where the rally
was held, was not exactly like walking
a paved street. But the novelty and the
discomfort of slipping and sliding up and
do\yn wet clay banks, and balancing pre
cariously on slippery dikes across rice
paddies was more than overcome by the
rich spiritual experience and joj'"ous fel
lowship enjoyed at the rally.
Under the bamboo canopy erected in
the yard we began our services Friday
night by singing out of the Ilocano hymn
books (the girls from the Seminary took
turns leading the singing). The Coleman
lantern overhead illuminated the yard ef
fectively. Special numbers at each service
were prepared by Miss Jove, one of my
companions and an A.B.S. faculty member.
After the sermon, the leader asked
if there were any questions from the
audience, and there began a spirited dis
cussion on, "Is it necessary to be a mem
ber of the Church of Christ to be saved?"
Saturday morning Laureano Lopez,
(A.B.S. faculty member), led an informal
discussion on "The Church as Found in
the Scriptures." teaching the practices the
Church must follow in order to be scriptural.
It was a fruitful discussion, much needed
by the little band of Christians in Basao.
The afternoon meeting was well at
tended. A sudden rainstorm broke upon
us, and we all quickly scrambled into
the Madrids' house. Sergio Banggo's
(A.B.S. graduate) sermon continue^ ac
companied by the crashing storm out
side. We walked back to the Mayfields
in a fine, misting rain, but by evening,
the rain had stopped.
Following the two sermons Saturday
night (by Leonardo DomingoA.B.S,
graduate, and Sergio), a Bible drama was
presented by the Seminary students. This
was thoroughly enjoyed by all present,
and there was literally a houseful, with
maybe 60-75 people there.
Sunday morning services were parti
cularly well-attended. Mr. Madrid, the
barrio captain, had invited the Negrito
people (with whom the linguist.s are work
ing), and many of them came. There is
such a striking difference between the
Negritos and the Ilocanos in terms of
dress, general appearance and attitude.
Christ is the only answer to the Neg
ritos' lethargy and primitive superstition.
(As indeed He is the only answer to the
civilized rat-race and "our" dependence
upon material gods.)
Following a feast provided by Mad
rids of pork, rice, pancit and bananas, we
began our trek back to the road to
catch a bus for Aparri. We were thrilled
to learn the next day that two accepted
Christ on Sunday night; baptismal ser
vices were held Monday morning. The
Word of God has been liberally sown
in Basao, and we pray the people will
allow it to spring to full fruit in their
lives. * * *
SUMMARY of NEEDS
Pledged monthly gifts for:
EVANGELISTIC WORK
* APARRI BIBLE SEiMINARY
APARRI CMRISTIAN PRESS
* CHRISTLVN HIGH SCHOOLS
Funds for farm machincrii
Books and Lab. equipment for
High Schools
Books for Seminary Library
Song books and choir music
Used Bible School Literature
(We use lust years literature)
Used VBS materials
(Teachers' manuals, flannelgraph
stories, etc).
Baby clothes (New or Used)
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APARRI CHRISTIAN
August 1966
PROGRESS REPORT on ESTABLISHMENT
of CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLS
WE ARE getting quite excited over
the progress being made in our efforts
to get High Schools started at Calina-
oan and Edcor in Isabela. We have al
ready purchased a portion of the materials
which will be needed for the school build
ing in Edcor. Word has not yet been
received as to the final approval of our
application for the land there, but we
have been assured that it will be forth
coming. Edcor is a thriving barrio and
is about to become a municipality. We
are fortunate to be the first to seek
permission to establish a school there,
since probably only one private High
School will be permitted there. It is
essential that we get this High School
started this next year, otherwise, we may
lose the land which is being given to
us for that purpose.
We have encountered some tempo
rary problems concerning the land in
Calinaoan, but we expect by the end of
September, to have clear title to around
13 acres there. Some material has been
ordered for the building there also, and
since we can get sand and gravel free
for the hauling, we may use cement
blocks (which we will make ourselves)
for the first story of the building. It
is estimated that it will take about
$6,000.00 to get each of these schools
started. This includes the cost of the
first unit of a proposed three unit
building plus library and labora tory
equipment which is required by the go
vernment. Each unit of the proposed
buildings will be two stories high and
30 by 72 feet including a porch.
While we are speaking of library and
laboratory equipment we would like to
seek your help in this regard. Several
have responded to our appeals for books
for the libraries, and. we are looking
forward to receiving some rather large
shipments soon. We would also like to
have used laboratory equipment. Only
that which is unbreakable should be
sent over. I will try and enclose a list
of equipment which you might send, and
also a list of specific books that will
be needed. However, we can use almost
any kind of good books that can be
used for references or reading books in
a High School or College Library. Let
us hear from you if you have access to
any books or laboratory equipment you
think we can use. We will need a good
set of up-to-date Encyclopedias for each
school, as well as Dictionaries, etc.
We would like to remind you that
the primary purpose of these schools is
essentially Evangelistic. Through these
schools we will have the opportunity to
reach hundreds of young people for Christ
that we might never even know about,
otherwise. As we reach the young people,
we in turn have access to their homes
and opportunities to reach Uieir parents
and relatives, in fact, whole barrios, that
we might never reach otherwise.
We are certain that each of the high
schools established will eventually be
self-supporting. In the following article,
"Goings-on At the Amulong Ranch",
Sid Boudreaux describes a portion of the
development work that is being done in
connection with our proposed farm school
in the Baggao area. Present plans call for
the establishment of two farm schools.
At least 50% of those who completed
grade school do not go on to High School
because they cannot afford to pay the
required tuition. The proposed farm
schools will give such students a chance
to earn their way through school by
working on the farms, which in turn
will make the schools self-supporting. The
other schools spoken of will be supported
eventually through tuition paid by stu
dents and by small farm projects of
various kinds as space permits. We re
alize, however, that none of these schools
will be completely self-supporting in the
beginning. We are, therefore seeking help
from brethren who are interested in this
undertaking. Regular monthly gifts for
these schools would be greatly appreci
ated and would help us so very much until
the schools get on their feet. We seek your
prayers as well as your financial support in
this monumental undertaking for Christ.
August 1966 APARRI CHRISTIAN
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" Goings-on At The Amulong Ranch "
THIS YEAR there have been far fewer
obstacles to hurdle in the agricultural
phase of the work here, namely in Amu
long, where the land is planted in rice
and beans. Farming will always involve
the natural risks produced by the weather,
but this week we are taking the drouth
risk out by installing a small irrigation sys
tem. We will use the same pump for drain
ing ripening fields at the proper time, thus
increasing the quality of the harvest and
preventing the rice from being damaged.
Late in April we had to put in
700 new posts in the fence around the
farm, luckily we could buy them from
a neighbor who assisted in getting some
young men with bull carts to haul them.
Transportation to the farm presents
somewhat of a problem since it is not
located adjacent to a road, but actually
it isn't too far to the nearby barrio
road on the South and even closer to
the National road to the West. The
jeep and tractor easily make the trip.
We were able to plant an early crop
of rice in May, thanks to the unseason
ably heavy rains at that time. The
Lord watches over us. We expect to
harvest this crop late next month, then
fertilize for a second one, which should
be ready in February. I am hoping to
obtain a small amount of seed of an
early maturing variety produced by the
International Rice Research Institute
through a friend. With shorter or earlier
maturing varieties, and favorable condi
tions I believe we will increase the average
yields over 100It isn't easy to obtain
these new varieties; I think everyone
wants them and they aren't being pro
duced in large amounts yet. Researches are
naturally slow in letting out their work.
There is adequate grazing land at
"the ranch" to support 6-l0 head of
cattle and this number can be increased
100% through proper management of the
pastures and through the use of a sprinkler
irrigation system during the summer. X
get the idea here that beef is almost a lux
ury because it is scarce. A beef enterprise
could be very profitable, and I am looking
into what can be done about starting one
with only the "native" cattle. These can
be rapidly disposed of as improved cross
bred offspring are selected for foundation
stock. This foundation stock, I hope, will be
the result of using some of the best Santa
Gertrudis blood in the U.S. A likely figure
for beginning this enterprise will be $600-
$1,000 for purchasing several native fe
males and the required fencing. I firmly
believe cattle may well be the "bread and
butter" for the farm because beef brings
about 90{i per lb. here in the market.
We shall have more to report to you in
the next issue. Pray for us.
- - - concerning tractor
and equipment
In several recent news-letters, we have
written concerning the need of a tractor
and equipment to go with it, and of the
opportunity to purchase such equipment
in California at a very good price. We
had estimated it would cost around $2,
000.00 to ship it to the Philippines, plus
the expenses of getting it into the country
and then shipped on up to Aparri. Get
ting used equipment here is very difficult
Avithout having to pay almost the new
price for it. However, the chief mechanic
of International Harvester in Tuguegarao
informed us of a man who had two tractors
in running condition with equipment for
each, which he wanted to sell immediately
in order to pay off a loan he had on them.
We can get both of these tractors and the
equipment to go with them for just a few
hundred dollars more than it would cost us
to buy one tractor and equipment in the
States and ship to Aparri.
We have received several gifts for
this equipment but are in need of more
immediately, in order to be able to get
this equipment while we have the op
portunity. These are diesel tractors and
will thus be much cheaper to operate
than the Farm-All M we were planning
to purchase in the States. It will also
be much easier for us to get parts for
these tractors here in the Philippines since
they are assembled here by Internatio
nal Harvester. We would appreciate so
very much hearing from any of you
who would be willing to help us get
this much needed eciuipment which will
be used in the development of the farm
projects in connection with our Christian
High Schools. # # *
Pa^e 6
APARRI CHRISTIAN
August 1966
XACTLY nineteen years ago, on June
22, 1917, the Sclby family landed on
Philippine shores: Charles, Roberta,
and Lloyd, 1 year old. Many changes
have come to thc Selbys since then, not
the least of which were the two addi
tions to their family: Rick, born in Manila
in 1948, and Rob, born in the States
in 1950.
As most of you who are reading this
article know, the Seibys have worked
in the Ilocano field in northern Luzon
ever since their arrival in the Philippines.
Charles has worked to l)uild up a strong
evangelistic program utilizing the Filipino
worker. The Aparri Bible Seminary is serv
ing this purpose through its preacher-train-
ing program and printing work very well.
Charles and Roberta have both taught
in the Seminary since its establishment
in 1952, until a" year ago when Roberta
was forced to give up her teaching duties
on doctors' orders. Charles is at present
Administrator, Dean, faculty member with
a 12-16 hour teaching load, Building Main
tenance Supervisor, and general "Man-To
Go-To-\Vhen-Anything-Gocs-\yrong," be
sides l)cing a missionary with the in
evitable book-work and correspondence.
Roberta must maintain a quiet sched
ule, being sure to get sufficient rest.
She still suffers from migraine headaches,
but they are not so severe or frequent
as before she went to the States in
November. Her treatmenl there helped
her a great deal, and she was able to
come back in March. Her gentle influ
ence and helpful suggestions are a,source
of strength to all of us who work with her.
Lloyd IS now 20 years old and working
at the present time in Nebraska after
completing his first year at Lincoln Christ
ian College. He expects to join the Armed
Services this winter.
By the time you receive this. Rick
will have celebrated his 18th birthday
on the shores of the U.S.A., and will
be preparing to enter Cincinnati Bible
Seminary. He graduated from Faith Acade
my, Manila, this year with honors. (Faith
Academy is an American school set up
especially for the benefit of missionaries'
children who often must be .cnt away
from their homes to school.) Rick, a
member of the choir, was chosen Can
teen Manager and named Student Man
ager and official scorekceper of the
basketball team, regularly accompanied
the chapel services and won a disting
uished "Superior" rating for his perfor
mance of Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C
Sharp Minor" during the music contest
at Clark Air Force Base.
Rob entered his Junior year at Faith
Academy in July; he takes an active
part in the school's activities. A mem
ber of the basketball and volleyball
teams, he was also a member of the
choir and was chosen to be in a mixed
quartet which w'on an excellent rating
at the Clark music contest.
As they begin their 20th year of
service in the Philippines, Roberta and
Charles Selby look forward to many more
years spent in working among the Fili
pino people, as they trust the Lord to
lead them always. * * *
The Boudieaux Family
The PRESSURE cooker is whistling
away in the kitchen; Sharon is chat
tering volubly in Ilocano with Zcny
as they make cookies togetherall this
plus the funeral strains of "Ave Maria"
coming in through the window tends to
distract me from my task at hand
that of writing an up-to-date article
about us Boudrcaux's.
What shall I tell you about first?
About Saturday morning when we joined
our linguist friends, the Mayfields from
Basao, at the beach, and the six of us
emerged a lovely broiicd-lobster shade?
Or the V.B.S. program in Aparri last
Wednesday as wc sat fondly by and
listened to our young ones sing and
recite memory verses, and Bcrta recite
the books of the Bible? All our young
ones except Sharon, that is, who evi
dently feels the only contribution she
need make to a program is a purely
decorative one as she opens her mouth
only to smile.
Shall I tell you about our latest acqui
sitiona wriggbng, yelping bit of fur
affectionately (sometimes not so affec
tionately) referred to as "that dog."
And about which Sharon came running
to me with the awful news, "Tata Wil-
August 1966
APARRI CHRISTIAN Page 7
liam says if that dog keeps him awake
again, he's gonna dead it." (Tata Wil
liam is one of of our neighbors in the
building, a member of the A.B.S. faculty,
and was assuredly no more than half-
seripus when he issued the ultimatum
translated by Sharon.)
Is it interesting to you that I can
proudly report: Berta graduated from
the 2nd Grade (Calvert) and Scott grad
uated from Kindergarten with "Second
Honors"? Jaiiiie, bless his little non-con
formist heart, isat sadly by and watched
as all th^ Kindergarteners except the
youngest ones and him received "Honors"
in the program. He proipises next year
to stay in class and write his letters and
numbers so that he, too' can graduate
wi^ honors.
This summer the children are busily
engaged inplayin, of course! mostly
with the Lopez* children, very near their
qwn ages, and children of La,lireano. and
Rebecch Lopez who both teach at A.B.S.
Sharon plays" with Cecile, daughter of
Ben and Guadaliipe Castillo, our other
neighbors in the building, who also teach
in the Seminary." They play in the sand,
with home-made cars and trucks, but
,their favorite treat is a trip to the beach
and an hour of swimiriing. *
Chiistiiui Youth Camp
Aparri, Cagaijan
Early on Sunday morning, May 8,
preparations for travel were being made
in many homes as young people all
over the Cagayan Valley began leaving
for Aparri to attend the Christian Youth
Camp, May 8-13. Upon arrival, they re
gistered with Mrs. Aguas and Miss Jove,
received devotional guides prepared in
Ilocano, and were shown to their dormi
tories. Before the \yeek was out, those
same dormitories . were nearly bulging out
Ithe sides, with the number in them, for
the young people continued to pour in
all week. long.
For the first time in the history of
the Aparri Camp, an Attendance -Banner
was presented. Receiving the Banner were
eight campers who came from Sinamar
Norte, San Mateo, Isabela, approximately
150 miles away. The Attendance Banner
was made and donated by a Christian
lady in Aparri, who was also our camp
cOok, Mrs. Quexal.' ;
On Wednesday night we witnessed a
real, jvictory. forf .Christ as fifteen woung
people came forward confessing (Christ.
Thursday night three more came, one
who had been a member of a, "gang"
in his towii.' These eighteen young people
were baptized Friday in the baptistry
of the Aparri Church. Please pray for
them that they will grow , and be builded
up in Christ. ,
A total of 92 campers attended the
1966 Aparri Christian Youth Camip^ (due
to an etror in numberingby the registrar,"
we first thpught 102had registereid)., This
strained our facilities somewhat; but not
our joy in seeing so many ypung" people
come to spend a week in study of God's
word. We praise the Lord for the vic
tories won for Him in this canlp, and
pray that they may be lasting victories.
it;;,!
:mPOMT,MNOlJNCEMENT
An OCTOBER 1st, Mr. &Mrs. R. L.
^Tolliver of Fairfieldy Nebraska will
become, forwarding agents for Charles
& Roberta Selbg. During the past two
years Mf. & Mrs. Robert Olson have
acted in this capacity for both the Selbys
Sc BoudreaiiFs. The increased work
load of Bro. Olson resulting from a
recent ctidnge in ministry makes this
step seem advisable. We are very grateful
to fhe Olsons for the giving ' of their
energy to help ^us in this 'Way. They
will continue as forwarding agents for
Sid Sz Marj Boudreaiix.-
Mrs. ToltWer is ' they oldest sister of
Charles Selby and we 'are very grateful
that she and her husband are willing
to accept this responsibility once again
Many of you will remember that the
follivers acted in tliis capactty for the
Setbys up "until two yeari ago.
THEREFORE, beginning Qctober Ist,
1966, forwarding agents for the Selbys
and Boudreaux\s will be as follows:
FORWARDING AGENTS
For Charle& <fc Roberta
Sslby, Mr. <!c Mrs. R. L.
Tolliver, Fairfield, Ne
braska 68938 .
For ' Sid & Marj Boud-
reaux, Mr. <S: Mrs. Robert
0 Is 0 n, 1660 Amesburu
Rd., Toledo, Ohio-43612
Page 8 APARRI CHRISTIAN
August 1966
EVAHIZING MU THE PRINTED PAGE
1AUREAN0 LOPEZ, who also carries a
big leaching load in the Seminary each
year, has been in charge of the big
letter press since it was put in operation
in October 1965. They have printed
thousands of copies of several
llocano tracts, programs for various rallies
and conventions, and just finished print
ing the 6th issue of the CRONIGAS, a
monthly llocano paper. We are experi
menting with the. inclusion of a Youth
Supplement in the CRONIGAS, and hope
it will serve the need of the young people
in this area. The APARRI CHRISTIAN
which you are reading now was printed
on the letter press.
In June of this year, Mr. Lopez was
joined m the press room by Leonardo
Domingo,J a 1966 graduate^ of the Semi
nary, ahd one extremely "proficient in
iypifig and 'printiiig sldtl&^Vj Rp worked
with the press during th^ -19651966
school year and demonstrated such apti
tude and skill that he has been added
as a full-time printer.
A book-binding shop has recently been
set up; Mr. Lopez is supervising this
work also and will teach it to students
next year. There is no book-binder in
Gagayan, so this serves a real purpose
in meeting our needs a n d in teaching
the Seminary boys a skill which they
can use to help support .themselves.
Jovito Dumalanta, brother of Mrs.
Lopez, has been engaged to work full-
lime in the press roomj learning the
setting pf type, etc. During the school
yearj full-time Seminary boys will also
assist in the press room.
We have been handicapped in using
the Multilith recently because the gene
rator is broken. But it will be repaired
as soon as possible and we are prepa
ring material to be printed on the Mul
tilith as soon as it is repaired.
Ben Castillo, another faculty mem
ber who works in the press room, pri
marily as artist, has just completed a
four-week course of study in Manila at
the conmany which; represents Multilith
in the Fhilippines. He learned the pho
tographic process which makes the Mul
tilith particularly valuable here, as cuts
for the letter press are expensive to ob
tain, and take a long time to come from
Manila. With the photographic process,
snapshots can be used; headlines printed
by the letter press can be stripped in and
printed on the Multilith. The value of
this process will be shown especially in
printing the translation of New Training
for Service. There are many diagrams
which would be very expensive to re
produce on cuts. Too, using the Multi
lith will mean that the type of the letter
press will not be tied up in the mam
moth job of printing the book.
The printing work is a valuable facet of
the whole evangelistic program in the Ga
gayan Valley, and supplies a distinct need
in the distribution of Bibfe based reli
gious materials in the llocano dialect. We
pray we will be able to take advantage
of every bpportunity to disseminate the
vritten Word, knowing it will have a
Srtrengthening and edifying result in the
lives of Christians, and we pray there
will be a stimulating response from those
who otherwise would not know our Lord.
rather (J^quesls
PRAY FOR:
Souls to be won.
New Christians
Preachers and workers.
SeminaryFaculty and students.
Churches that they become self-supporting.
Immediate permission from government to
establish Edcor and Calinaoan high schools.
(Permission must be granted by Dec. 1966.)
Eventual establislunent offarm high schools.
Books and lab. equipment of high schools.
Provision of funds for farm machinery.
Gifts with which to build and begin.
Guidance in developing the land.
Locating and hiring of
Christian teachers^
and other
personnel.
, X PihilL ^
S13P1^. AND OCTOBER, NEWS LETTER FROM CpARDE^t AmvROBrESTA SEiLBY
' - ^ i : Pi O-. Box 49, Aparri, Cagayan, Pbilippiiies ; ^ ; jo - .
Forwarding Agenta: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Tblliver, Fairfieid,> Nebraafca 6r8)93B i i
T'' \ ^'November 5, 1966, -0
'De^'-^Bretiiren iit Cbriatr ,
It has' been qdite some time since you; have received a news-letter fromvtbe Selby&.
Because of .variou'ffi crrcuniaifenqee; Bro. Olson was unable.'to seud "^e liats of those wh:o
have given to tiie work betweeh the middle of Jtdy^and end of Seprtemher. On Oct.
21v^:we re^eivedi these Hsts, :stnd now want td get the receipts mto' the' maih with thLsi v
letter concermng the work of the Lord htci"* Bro. Robert OlsonV who has-been actingo
asfOur fOrwairdihg ageht for^ the past several yearsv has become so-- bus.y':im his newc i
mmistoy im Toledo 'ifet he has fouiid- it increasingly difficult tovfind- the tame-to takeLcare
of bur work as well' as his. We arewe have beeni able to reH of this
additioncd burden to Ms already heavy scheduler . send Mrs, R. L. TOllive r: of Fairfield,
Wbbr^Tr^^^^o^ctedras cbirforwardihgr'agents^ for seversdl years priorto BrQr<=r01sQn,.^ haa^gra-
ciously. consented to take oyer this work once again. Both Mr. 'and Mrs. Tolliver are
viteMy interested" in"^e we are iMxhg here, and -will do; their-(best to answerCyour
questmhs and rexjueets Concerning the work as well as receive';and bankvthe. giftsr which
you send, fo-r the ' As in- die pj^t, they will send youJ Cards acknowledging your n..
gifte and will then send the lists of donors to us a^ send the reCeiptsrfromvthe
Philip>pines. This may take longer Tq^ ypu to receive the; receipts,, but it does enable
you to have direct' inMrmatioh^ f Ihe field each time" you. receive a/ receiptk; Bro,i
aaM Mra.r Tson wili continu^^ as forwarding'^ agents for Sid and Marj BOudiKfiausc.o
Now for some news concerning i&e work here. The Aparri Bible Seminary opened on
An|;u^ 4'5v "'with' '^abOut -SO yotihg people enrolling for the first Semester. We. have^anOther
fina grbx^ Of''sfudentiS> this year i .W still in the nfidst of. a quite severe rice ?shrt-
age^/ferougho^it PfMMppihes ahd this faCt; has kept our enrollnient-down for the -past
severaT years. 'As the' Shortage has becorne toore the price has shot up..'t It has.
more than doubled bvei^ the 'phst t^b or three yearsC This- fact Isi also Ceiusing> avgreat
increase' in bur Operatibnal- es^enses, especially in so far; as the* ^dinin'g halk is cohi-
cerned. - Prices on';MT Cbmmoditie up, ihowever; ' and^thLs. increases:our costs
^all: aibng; the M^ne'l; We ^.have spent: nearly- $1, 2b0. 00 during; the past Quarter for neces-^
'sary c^fceepF repMr'^hd improvemei:^s''o^h7the "Seminary^'
not -^ticipaited; sucMMgh cosie bii tfeis wbrk,- /and this has-^been a drainv oniiourtfinance.s
The evangelistic work continues ;to make progress. 1S2l baptisms have been reported
for' -year thus- far. 1 feel quite .sure; that this does n^ the total, since I
do rhOt always receive'' reports when there/are: bapfisM^r- sdido to re
cords thbse'I do about . As I have stiated in forpqer llettersr,; the evaiigfiiistic work
fe ;iai' fa very-' CrUciM fstage right how. The' Churches are* f^^Bng need of .grying-much
more support to^ their preachers,- but are reluctant yet: to take thevsteji Tcommitting
therhselVes fully to this. We- hbpef to see some ^^ry impcwrtanfe' develcpments along this
iSne^in; mondis^ tb cjmie. Pray fbr :the preabbbrs: and the brel&en herevr sj : > ^ H
The work of the Press is stiU progressing very mcely. The nrKmfhiy .^pabMcatiohi i /f
"Cronicas", has been e3q>anded to 12 pages and is being weU received throughout this
area in particulatr, 4nd even Mindahho.:' A book-binding shop has been
started in cotmbcUp'd witfe; the press ;and\ that this venture; will help to
msUce the prebs selfisuppbrtihg, ahd same time help ihany of our students to
develop a trade whi<& theyr cah'use to help s^ thexnselves as they give themselves
to thev hministry of ishe Word'l.
Development on the farm school sites is coming along very well and we hope it
will not be too long before we will, be ready to open a. schppl in the Baggao areai In
connection; with this,' many of you will recall that in fprmer news-letters we had men
tioned the need for another tractor and equipment to go with it to be used in further
development of one of thesse sites.: At that time, we had planned to get used equipment
from die. States and )had asked fpr; gifts to help cover purchase costs and especially
costs of dhipiiSe^t' to} Philippines. E ^m;^ping co:Sts cpine,- i
to around $2, 000. 00/cw^Mler. purchase ^c.o^s.t was about/$900)iJ^ was for a Farm-all
M tractor and several, plenas jof equipment.; We are. sure^. it ^oui4:?fe%y? o
$3, 000.00 to purchase this equipment and ship it-from San Francisco to Aparri. Just
before we gave the, go-ahead on the purchase, of this, equipment in the States, we learned
of a tractor with a plow and disc-harrow for sale right here in; Gagay'an^{^rq4,.jSid., ^qu-
dreaux went to look at it and found all of ft to be in excellent condition. The price they
wexe asking- including.: two. new rnar; tires; for the tractor^ v^as ::;$;?i.POQ>0(^.. -QCt' ^.9^-^rsp
-their -price -was. in>pesos>.v This:is an International Har^ynstej!; ftraqtq^^ with- a -d^e^s eT
It ds very ecdnomical .to cqperate,> :and 'parts are".machly ayaiiable j^rigjht -here; ip.5the P^Pff
vince' of "Cagayan. Weirhad -received iSeverail' gifts- to-help ..pay<the ff ;peight; nn ,the- equip^^
naont we were to get froni'^the. States,- and have takon the liberty, to apply, these .gifts.
to the purchase -price of this equipment. Howeveri -up to the-end pf ^^spteoaber,-.only.;
$500V 00-has been received tfor.. this purpose- with -the .promise .of 2 0 0 . 00 more -tO: conae
from another individpalv Therefore, as of nowjc. we have drawn .on Qther funds to ^th, =.
exteht of $1, 500;00 in! Oi^er-.td take, advantage q1 this opportunity vwhen..,we..had,
would surely appreciate -spe.cial gifts-; now to help off-?Siet-.^is -.drain .pnrour.funds. ,
Of very-great cdncern right. ndW; is . the -Patablishment df .twd -Ghristian. Higbfr.SGhQpl.B..
in thes^rpvinde'df cilsahela' in- July, 196-7.;..Thesev schdols will;!) established::.inriEdGpr.i^.p
and Galinapan. -^'Wef have^-title ;to l-i -acres.- df land i.n.j Calina.danAat the.vpresent ti^e*; Th^
governnfent: has ^offered Ito give us; a- 6 acre ;lotI:in-.:;Edco^ ifLwe establish j a sqhpobiiis
there,~ and has set asid^.twd ether areas tdtailing 14. 5 acres' which ydll berlgiven ip u^iifiwe
need them at a dater tfeier. c Befcre-'this jdenatidn will be grantedi; we fhaye tQc ;:at\deaat,
begin our building in Order to-show good faith our part of vthe barg,ainvi rWp
absolutely must open a, school in EdcOr this next July or lose our right to the land.
o C' iri-.v'l .6" ::y :i: iviTiO-: "lo'i WC'IjI
^^If permissidn can be* obtained, we will begin .with' the -fijcst and .sp.cond ye^rs in, hpjth
places i" Plans call or building 'the buildings in units^" Df-.^re Olrer'rnipe^^ of- thren-
four years . Wie plan to erect the first unit in each place ;this .year* Each-unit;.vill b.
two stories high and 72 by 30. feet with .open air, hally^aysib is-,.es.tima'ted ,that[jp^^ .
unit viwill. coat.: about $6/000.00vv This figures out tp,; be about; $1. 40,' -per sq\iare^foot of
floor space ; Though we- do/not, by any/means, have .;S.ufficient .::fnn4a .^P
first units, yet;-we .arebgoing to begin building in .Edcor. immpdiately*^ and^.in:Ca^na9^n
as soon as possible. -/There are nrtany: indications that the-Iprd-'iadead ns iOfrthis -and
we are going, ahead on^aith rthat .lie.' will provide- our needs . as ;they arise. "We- pray |he
Lord "vsdll .lead you to help/uS: in t^s effort to bring Ghrist intq^ Ihe;^liyes of bnncJi^ds of
young people and their families whp might never hear the Gospel in any other way.
During the July to -Sept. 'quarter, ,expenses:have-' bepni 2^3 times, the, tptgd. amount-ire
ceived in gifts. ; One reason for this is that: our expenses .-bays- bn:-ip?^ph^ hpayier.; thn
usual, but another reasph: is: that our. receipts. fell off by; 40% .bpring-j this_: qua?tpi^. i .1.j
suppose this .is bthe- result; of the traditional ."summer slump*',: b^t rjght-now. it has^iput
us in a rather light spot, -financially.7 ,We:ask, that yoq prayrwith us iabpul this*. ThecLord
has; always beeni yery ^^racibus; supplying the needs pf -Hiswork ,here, /and w ,$??ust.
Him to continue ;tasdo/SO; :We pray that'WS . might use wisely-the gifts. :which He .. sen^s
through His people, and we wish to exprss our deepest gratitude to all of you who so
faithfully support: thisrwork. ^: - i c v; > - /T
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