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Black Forest Christian Mission
STAMMHEIM
PoBtfach 15
Krs. CALW
West Germany
February 7. 1969
Dear Christian Friends,
^eprl Shaffer. Mrs. Charles Jones fron Berlin will probably be trans
lating them into German for our use and theirs.
We want to thank each of you who have had a part in helping spread
Christ 6 Word here in Germany. May God continue to bless and keep each
OTe of you. We are happy to announce that Miss Lela McCauley arrived
Tuesday, the fourth of this month, to help us in the work here.
Your friends in Christ,
Curtis
Field Address:
Black Forest Christian Mission
STAMMHEIM
Postfach 15
Krs. CALW
West Germany
MarchAprll Nevsletter
progressing, both with the adults and with the young people. Just recently, we
have been asked to have regular Tuesday evening Bible study. We are hoping to
be able to have Lord's Day services as well. The young people presently are
learning how to pray. Many of then have never prayed before in their lives. It
has always been something that the priest or minister has done for them. Marico
Trunper, one of the teenagers, has led in prayer several times and we would like
to share one of her prayers with yout
"Gelobt sei Jesus Christus der fttr uns gestorben ist und fur uns
gelitten hat. Ep sorgt fUr uns und schaut auf uns herab. Er hat
die Welf ftir uns erschaffen, er hat die Welt fur uns erbaut, da^
wlr auf ihr leben kBnnen. Er hat uns erschaffen, well er uns liebt.
Den Baura laRt er fiir uns die Friichte tragen und alles andere auoh,
darum soli er hoch gelobt sein bis in alle Zeit. Lobet den Herm,
den er hat Hinanel und Erde gemacht.
reich, alle sind bei Gott dem Herm gleich. Lobet ihn, den er
liebt uns alle.
Amen."
Translation in English:
"Praises be to Jesus Christ who suffered and died for us. He watches
over and takes care of us. He created the world for us to live upon
it. He created us because He loved us. The trees he caused to bare
fruits for us; therefore, we should truly praise Him throughout all
ages. Praise Him because He made the sky and the earth. All men,
whether rich or poor, are alike before God. Praise Him, for He
loves us all.
Amen."
Together, wo are all learning about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The plans wo made for D.V.B.S. this summer are now nearing ccrapleticn. We
hope to have it in Stammheim the 28th of July through the 8th of August. The
really looking forward to it. Much to our sorrow, we shall not be
able to hold a D.V.B.S. for a church which asked us in Tubingen. The people
^ere have not as yet been convinced of the value of having a D.V.B.S. Too many
of the parents think only of themselves and their pleasure. The month of August
is vacation time in Germany.
The work among the servicemen which has been started through the efforts of
Brother Bill Shelton, TSgt U.S. Air Force,| ^dio lives near Ludwigsburg, is doing
fine. We have the privilege of helping id^th this work as well. It is truly
a source of strength to the service men in the area, as well as to us. We certainly do praise Brother Bill for his Christian stand. If you do have scmeone
stationed in Germany, or anyone in the Armed Forces, stationed any^diere in the
world, send us their addresses. We shall do our best to contact them. Also,
Church of Christ/Christian Church services have been started and are held every
Sunday evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Pattonville Chapel. (Military
Chapel) The attendance runs from ten to thirty. Quite often, I am given the
privilege of preaching for these services. Do remember this work of our Lord
in your prayers.
Also, along with your prayers for His work here, we do appreciate receiving
Bible School materials from different ones and your financial support of Christ's
work. May God bless all of you for the sacrifices you have made on our behalf in
the Lord's work here.
CHiristian love.
Oct.
Nov.
59.71
310.45
5^745
4.10
14.72
83.35
14.68
19.04
6.58
22.03
1.25
41.92
15.56
Expenditures
Travel
55T5i
Postage
Mission Supplies
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Car
Car Repair
Office Supplies
Equipment
Film
July
15.17
197.50
197.50
4.75
4.75
lfi.88i(m Rent
75*00
12.50
Evangelism
40.87
Salary Secretary
Schooling
11.10
28.86
2.65
64.38
11.05
2.16
15.00
197.50
197.50
197.50
4.75
4.75
37.50
37.50
37.50
3.76
4.72
1.75
MM.
5.90
197.50
4.75
37.50
21.99
47.30
Car Insurance
Displays
Telephone
24.75
37.05
23.55
228.27
22.74
150.00
16.63
MM.
MM
MM.
MMM
199.37
4,50
.31
2.10
969.02
426.12
662.37
Total &spnse
^eome
29.15
5.12
250.00
127.85
Deo.
I0O6
600.00
600,00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Total gifts
Jtily 1, 1968, Balance on Hand
Phillips' Salary kOO.OO
hOQ.no
BUCK FOREST CHRISTIAN MISSION
411.47
3.655.31
500.00
234.50
203.58
-17.27
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Black Forest Christian Mission
STAMMHEIM
Postfach 15
Krs. CALW
West Germany
Mayc^Jtme Newsletter
Time has fled by so rapidly that it seems impossible for Jnne to be here
alreadye 1 guess the reason we feel thi^way is because we are kept so busy in
the Lord's work For a month now^^^^S^^been meeting each Lord's Day afternoon
with Brother and Sister (toistiaii?uubler An ReinersaUo This is north of
teachings. They have bei^ immersed into Christ aixi are striving to follow the
New Testament pattern ^r Christ's Chiirch, As we shared the news from our broth
ers and sisters in C}mst in America, they came to realize that they were not a-
loie in their stand /or Christ. This couple is in their 50's, but they are eager
to see other souls won to Christ, There are a few things which seem so important
to them at their present stage in spiritual growth. But ld.th the guiding of the
Holy Spirit, your faithful prayers, and faithful teaching in God's Wordwe are
sure that they will soon out-grow these minor details.
On Hay 26 the angels in Heaven rejoiced along with the Christians here as
Jlrothar-and
Bruckner were buried with their Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ,
in Christiaju bapQsm,Thie^^uple has been listening to Bro, Bd Fausz's radio
broadcast for several years 5 they receive his sermons regularly and study them,
and they have been studying God's Word with the Phillip's and the Fausz's at each
opportunity.
The service
was concluded by singing What a Friend^~Have in Jesus^, and the joining of hands
for a prayer circle. There wasn't a dry eye amcaig us. It is, at times like these
that we ccme to know the closeness of Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With the
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As you may remember, a few months ago we were meeting regularly with the
Italian Christians, Due to a crowded schedule on Sundays, we had to drop our regu
lar services ^dth them. But through the Lord's guidance, we have now been able to
make arrangements with them to meet regularly each Saturday afternoon for Bible
Study and prayer. As you can well see, at least two young couples are desperately
needed to help carry on the work that is started here.
During the past month we have had the privilege of ha^Fing^ two wonderful Bible
Christ and strives to live each day to the Lord's honor and glory. Schorndorf
is about an hour and a half drive frcn our house.
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On June 3 the William Shelton Family left the Stuttgart area on their journey
back to the States,
This was very hard for all of the Christians idio meet at the
Pattonville ChapeT^to accept. This family will be greatly missed as they were a
great"spiritual backbone to the congregation there. It i^our prayer that we will
soon be provided with more diligent Christians, such as the Shelton family, vho
will be willing to help carry the load of spreading the message of Christ, If it
is the Lord's will, this family may, seme jday, ccme back to Germany and be an
(li hr. drive from our house), Stammheim (ten minutes), Stuttgart (one hour),
Weilemdorf (about an hour drive), and Pattonville near Stuttgart (one hour). As
you can see, time isa very important instrument in the lord's work. Also, we have
Childrens Bible Hour twice a week, Youth Group one a week, and Adult Prayer Mtg,
once a week for the Germans in Stammheim. On Thursday evenings we conduct Bible
study for the American Service families in the Pattonville area. I'm sure you
will agree that we have a need for more assistance. Please pray along with us
that God will lead some young couples to help meet this immediate need. May God
guide and bless each of you as you strive to do His will in each of your lives,
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Hva Riillips of the Black Forest Christian Mssion, West Germany, reports:
"On May 26, the an^l^s in Heaven rejoiced along with the Christians here as
the BrtJ.ckners irere buried icLth their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Christian
baptism."
He said that they had been listening to Ed Fausz's radio broadcast for
several years. They had also received the printed sermons and studied them. Ed
and Alva had also visited with them in their home and studied with tiiem.
He
said; "IiZhat a spiritually rexiiarding tiie all of these efforts ha-ve been. Bro.
Fausz carae down for the baptism, and was given tte honor of imriiersing t hem into
Christ. As they came up out of the vjater, tears of joy streamed down their faces.
Their only remark was: 'Now we are truly Children of God.'"
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more
Biere wasn't
a dry eye among us. It is^^at tiraes like these tliat we come to know the closeness
of pothers and ^sters in Christ. With the Lord's iielp and gu,idance, a Bible
study is being arranged for the Bruckner family on a weekly basis. Please keep
these babes in Christ in your daily prayers."
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Address is Alva A. Hiillips, 7261 Staramheim Krs. CALM, HUUt l5, Ifest Germany,
Curtis
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JjadT^drest Chrtstian"TflgBt(ftr
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July-August Newsletter
Why?
program, and the finishing up of the needed workbooks for our vacation
activities.
obtain our Craft Pace, we (Cheryl Shaffer, Lela McCauley and Janice
Phillips) set to work planning activities from scratbh that would coin
cide with our Bible theme and Bible stories.
machet zu Jlingernl"
Themks be to the
Lord's guidance through this whole project, for this seems to be the
best series yet. The German young people really seem to enjoy it. Lord
willing, this project wil], also be used by other groups all over Germany,
After much preparation and many "tossed aside" ideas, the activities
were made ready for one hundred children. All together, there were
seventy-nine different German children present for D, V, B,
town of Stammheim,
children,per day.
f day period. But one of the greatest things we saw the Lord accomplish
through the German missionaries, was the completing of the needed work
books,
Through oun
the Duhon family H-Uffl-#raiikTuTt7 the Sid Allsbury family from Frankfurt,
and the Black Forest Christian Mission crew, the books were completed
and ready for use on Saturday evening. The first session began the fol
McKinley Indian Mission (Washington), during the first five days. Then,
His wonderful guidance continued to be felt by each of us through the
assistance of the six interns from Ozark Bible College, who came as
interns under Harold Fowler of Belgium,
during their seven-day stay with us.
j^y in Germany, but all over Europe and all over the world.
After completing ten days of camp in Lugano, Switzerland, coming
home to the task of assembling 2,500 workbooks, holding two weeks of
Your urgent prayers are needed on behalf of the lost souls in Ger
many, but particularly in the Berlin area and also in the Stammheim and
Stuttgart areas.
Berlin with our own eyes seem unbelievable. The people seem to have no
understanding or feelings concerning God and they seem to be such a
"cold" people, I certainly was shocked as I walked into a bakery and
To my surprise,
me, this was heartbreaking. The people seem to have no concern for
others, because they seem to have no conceni for God, Charles Jones
and his family need your daily prayers on their behalf. The fifeld in
which they are working seems almost impossible to "crack" with the
Gospel of Christ.
Although we
have only had a taste of the work which is being done in Berlin, we can
truthfully say that
Gospel must be shared.
ji|g
mi-ssion..field in which the
The need for co-workers" aiid"Ifo^'^'edrcated ser
vants of God to assist in this area is the number one need, I only wish
that being: "Each man for himself." With Berlin being 110 miles
behind the Iron Curtain, one would have a tendency to think that this
in itself would draw the people closer to God, But this does not seem
God and others even though they are 'completely surrounded by the Iron
Curtain.
Just this
week, fifteen people have escaped the East German regime and fled to
the West and freedom. This really brings me face to face with myself
as I ask the question what is mankind living for. What am I doing to
give mankind a reason to live? What are we as Christians doing to help
mankind find a purpose in life?
What cost
- -
It was a thrill
it was really like. As v/e stood there facing the wall of barbed wire,
buried mines, and a mesh barrier, a'strange feeling of lonliness came
over me. We stood there for perhaps fifteen minutes. During those few
moments, a man and his wife, in their late fifties, along with their
son, came walking up to the wall.
ment: "Remember how we fled from the East through this very exit eight
ears ago today?" As I heard her make this comment, and see the joy in
her face for being in the West, I cduld only thank God that I live in a
free country where I can daily serv^ my Lord and King, This opportunity
of being able to help Brother Jones ihere in the Berlin area has been a
spiritual feast for each of us. We |hate to tlik that we must soon
return to the Black Forest area to leave Brother Charles alone with only
the Lord as his co-worker. He has i^een working diligently with the Ger
man people in order to establish a loyal congregation for our Lord in
Berlin. He has certainly been doing a tremendous job, even though the
odds are against him.
he holds a weekly church service. Please pray that many hearts will
overlook the gains of this world and thirst for the Living V/ater which
only Christ alone can give.
Heavenly Father's throne as you daily bring your petitions to Him, May
God bless each of your lives as you continue to witness for our Maker.
In His service.
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