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MEXICO
For'\
OftSANS
Q "^(SChristi ^
Vol. IT
United States* We ask Eileen, Gene's sister, and she yery gladly accepted the task which
small task
ceipt
all
contributions,
am
ajor portion of State side purchases, and pay State aide bills, and for this work well done we take off our hats* In
SILEEH XlLIwaTOH
and churches in our behalf* In order that you alght know her better we place her here on our front page. Mrs. Ellington llyes with her husband and two boys in Qene*s hooe town, Marshall, Illinois. She is aotlye in her husbands business,
ats well as in the Karshaill Christiaoi Church.
Am) TEE LORD ADDED
through the winter months and there are seyeral new contacts
In spit* of thm faet that wt woro not ablo to apond Chrlstoas with ovr Mtziean Brtthron in body w woro
ablo to bo with thoa in spirit. Bro* Filoaon aupervlsod tho Chrlstaas progrma with Bttoh planning and thought woolca boforo hand* Vhon tho
RSLIGION
country In 1926.
FOOD
TOJEffims
3 T. fat 1 t aalt 2 o flour K c* water
18 tortlllaa
H c fat
Chill Sauce
1 c. chopped onion
dividuals pledging ten and fifteen dollars per month will support Danny where he
boys
and
girls
about Jesus."
FINANCE WISE
that we are still using a bit of red ink. A special gift of $16500 has been given to purchase a house of
worship in Rancheria Juarez.
special gift to help in house of worship.
Most of you know we made a trip back East during the winter months. This trip was profitable both spirit ually and materially. We want to thank all the people with whom we visited and became better acquainted. The pleasant memories of these associations will strengthen us at times when we are lonely and discouragedwe are human and we do get that way once in a while.
We also want to thank Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mc Afee for
of all
our Christmas
El Paso when we
May God bless each of you during t^a new year and may we all glorify His Kingdom with the salvation of many lost souls.
Dear Boys and Girls, It has been a long tiae since we wrote tp yon. We are all fine and onr little bt^her, Steyie, is growing everyday. We want to tell you about a visit we had at a large raneh one day. The raneh buildings were all placed in the shape of a big W with the patio in the aiddle. This is where the owner, the hired help and aninals lived. We played in the patio most of the day, but liked to run around on the hills near by. The most fun we had was when we rode the burxip. Both Kathy and I would olimb on and away we' would go. One day one of the helper's little boys, the same age as Kathy, got sick and Daddy took him to the hospital. He got a little better at first, but then he got worse and died* Daddy helped build him a oasket and they put some of my clothes on him. ^Qien Daddy and his family took him to the cemetery. W^ were sorry, but we know the little boy is with
Jesus now and Baddy says this nay be the way to make it
easier for his Daddy and Mother to leam of Jesus and be His helpers. Last fall we went on a trip with Mother and Daddy and
visited a lot of Christian Friends in the States and we also
.0 n>ch.
m-aloaari.-,
Danny, Eathy,
and Stevle
should
touch them:
an4^
said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you. Whosoever shall not receive the king dom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them,
tfark 10:13-16
Sec. 84.65(e) P. L.&R.
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MABSHALL, ILLINOIS
MEXICO
For
ORGANS
'.u.
Vol.
IV
MARCH.
APRIL 1955
0 GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD
Pealm 136
We feel much thanks should
be gi7en to the Lord from us here in Chihuahua, and from those of you have made this work possible. First, because the spiritual work is growing stronger every day. Five more
have been since our added to the Lord last bulletin was
HOUSE OF WORSHIP
His church in a material way, as He has proveded a place for We were able to purchase, with
building
with several rooms. These rooms can be used for Bible School rooms and will be ideal for DVBS. Also there is a lot of
room in the back for outdoor services and space for children
to play during DVBS time, The church proper is two large rooms with the partition removed, and we feel this will pro
vide sufficient room for some time.
for
the
building was
March 27.
There was
about 60
Special numbers were given by members. Gene gave a talk about how the Christians in the States had made i t possible for them to have a church building. Bro. Moreno preached a sermon on Solomon and the building of the temple. Baptismal certificates were given to the Christians. The service was concluded with the Lord's Supper and prayer*
let
"The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: him not leave us, nor forsake us: That he may incline
STOLEN FROM US
STOP THIBF'.l*. But the thief did not stop. With the re pairs that needed to be done to the new building at Rancheria Juarez, the bench-saw was taken out so that door and window frames, plus doors and windows could be made* It had no sooner been taken out than it was found missing* This was a daring venture on the part of the thieves as by the foot prints we could see where one person had stood around wait ing until no one was in sight. The saw was on a bench with the motor and was taken out of our back yard, carried the
length between our house and the neighbors, across their iront yard, and out their front gate. The tracks of a car indicated it was pulled up by their gate and apparently when they lifted the saw up to put it in the car, the leg of the bench dragged the ground. We think It was done by a gang of organized thieves which have terrorized the city recently. Since the saw was taken prowlers have entered the grounds, and it makes i t Impossible to leave the house alone at all
in the evenings.
V/ith the disappearance of the bench saw and the motor, it has made the repairs more expensive, because it has had to be done commercially. There Is much more we wanted to get
secure another saw. This was a valuable piece of equipment and we need to replace i t as soon as possible, and we feel
the Lord 7/111 provide. It was dedicated to the ing His kingdom go forward here in Mexico. use of see
CORSSCTION
In our last bulletin in regards to support for Danny, which read, "Flvo individuals pledging ten and fifteen dol
lars per month will support Danny. this should have read "Five individuals pledging $5 per month or two groups pledg
ing 1^10 and S15 par month.
Perhaps you have heard of the persecution which the ::edlna*s are having near Cstancia, Zacatecas. They suffered stoning and beating with another Christian and barely escap" ed with their lives. The priest of this locality has offer
v/e
esneclally ask that you pray for them that God may continue to use them to spread His IVord. Some would say this was an
sanctioned the
to
cases
plan
to
hold
Tno weelcs
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With the expenses of bringing these students to Chihuahua to help us in this needed way, please designate funds to be used for this purpose...DVBS fund. We need your help...will you help us?
"J
lika to help
Dear Boys and Girls, This will be a short letter, but we wanted to tell you about learning some lessons in honesty.
We learned what i t means to steal when some bad .Tien came and
took Daddy's saw away. We couldn't figure out why anyone would take something that belongs to someone else. Then Daddy and Mother explained that many people who douH know Jesus will steal things from others and tell lies to iiurt someone they don*t like. They told us that these people do not love Jesus or they would not do things li;o that. That is why we are here in Mexico to teach everyone about Jesus, And the best way we can show these people is to live the way Jesus wants us to so they can see that we really do love God, Sometimes it is hard for us to be good like we should, but I think it is hard for the grown-ups too. Then we should nek
God to help us to be better.
day. Now that I am learning how to read and write school is more fun, although i t is still hard work. Kathy learns a lot because she sits beside me and already she can count to
10 and knows some of her ARCs. I don't think she will hnve
to ctudy as
now and
hard as
to
I do
to
learn,
us
we like
h&s three new teeth and is starting; to tali; a little. I said this would be a short letter, but i t has turned out pretty lonr o T had better stop for this time.
FINANCIAL REPORT
185,28
20,00
5.00
6kk,oo 776.17
255.00 $1700.17
Designated Funds
t1514.89
Carried to April Aid to Mexican Children
Total
3.kh
51511 45
IS. 50
19.37 3.75
Equipment (Church)
Telephone & Telegraph
^.25
70.00 13.15
81550.11 81550.11
200.00
Thanks to the many friends who sent boxes for Christmas and the boxes sent since then. Due to the long list we will not acknowledge each here, but if you have not received ac knowledgement for all packages sent before March 15 please
write us about i t . CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM IN MEXICO
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for this boy to arrive* He is eight years old and in the fir^t grade in Chihuahua* Almost every night be praotioes what he has learned that day
In school* He is the grandscm
of otir first
children was
Christian
lady#
had
OUR BOY - RITO
wanted to
grow up with the traditions of paganism it Is hard to over come some things that are so much a part of their lives.* We
pray for guidance in the bringing i^) of this young boy that our Influence In the Christian life will be a light and
inspiration in his life*
LAST MUTOTE FLASH
Marian has
from a serioos
liver condition contacted In Mexico, It means a lot of modecine and tests as well as weeks of rest before she will be
completely recovered* We ask for your prayers that may be available so speedy recovery may be effected*
-1-
funds
I REMEMBER WHEN ]
b7 Gene
went
Garage and
I remember the icy day just 21 days and 750 miles latter ii/hen the three of us crawled out of a muddy wreck. I remember when we pulled out of the church yard, the now a little older car heavily loaded pulling a trailer in worse condition,on our first leg to the mission
field.
roll up as we traveled
speaking on behalf of our mission project. I remember the heavy burden for the car as it faithfully
first
message of Christ to the interior along with the loads of toys, candies, and gifts for many Mexican Christians and prospects. I remember the move into the Interior as again our faithful
many as
25 people as we
gathered In the
harvest
I remember through this all when the motor began to use oil,
the upholstery began to come in holes, the
springs began to sag.
NOW I SEE a car, veiy faithful in her dedicated roll as servant of the Lord, who has rolled up 100,000
miles, whose front shlmnles, whose motor is shot, whose trcmsmission drags, battered and banged frcn
the very faithful Mexican driver. To me it la like parting with a best friend, but even the best of friends must part and I feel that we can no longer expect that she is safe for the tremendous
tasks set before her. We are looking for a latter model to replace her. There is no bank balance and
we will have to buy by financing. If you would like to help keep a very faithful servant on the field in Mexico could you, your group, or your church help by taking the payments for a month or part? If so will you write telling us which month you would like. If you can help now that would
help to cut to finance. down on the amount that we will havo Mark your contrlbuticm "CAR FUND".
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Two years ago just a few days 'cefjre tho Christmas sea son oiiT yoMngost son, Stertrie^ was born, Tnuch like the way
Jesiis was born to Itery. We
started out from our horae to a
place \Aere the "King" had commanded us, knowing that it was possible for a baby to be bom on the way. However, God was good to us and our baby
son was not born until we
destin
as
We mark each
KATHT
Christmas
Scriptures might be fulfilled, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have com manded you: and, lo, I aa with you alway, even unto the end of the world." Matt. 28:19,20 Usually Christmas time is a season of the year \then everything is \rfiite with snow.
We long for the whiteness, which to us symbolizes purity and cleanliness of God's love,
"Cone now, and let us reason
together,
STS7IE
saith
the
Lord:
very
God's
little
snow
and
very
them of
blood
spiritual
pureness and
His
cleanliness
which
provides. We hope and pray that the spirit of Christian living continues through the entire year for all who have come to
DANNY
come into the fold of our Savior to grov in grace and know ledge, For those vho have come to know Christ and have turn ed aside ve can't help but feel sad and disappointed. Bro. Fllemon and family left this August to return to his hone state, and in his place we have two student preach ers. These students are taking college classes and one is putting his knowledge Into practical experience in Rancherla
Juarez and the other here in town. In this manner the work
in both areas has been expanded. At present we are working on Bible School material* ^cturea fron primary leaflets are cut out and filed accord ing to stories. The story is then written in Spanish by one of our native preachers, and then hectographed. The picture is then pasted on the front of the printed .paper. Our les sons have been dealing with stories of ^Isaac to Joseph and stories on the life of Moses. Flannelgraph lessons are pre pared to be presented with the lesson. The adults as well as the children enjoy these lessons. Since the last bulletin vas printed, there has been nine more baptized, and five more who have made their confession* These will be baptized as soon as they are instructed more about the real meaning of becoming a Christian. We pray that God will continue to bless the work here# Ve feel definate gains have been made in establishing a per manent work and with God's help we pray it will grow steady and strong.
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We are asking, again, that anyone desiring to send any boxes for the Morgans, to please write for information from our forwarding agent before sending. There Is no way in
Non-Profit Org.
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Illinois