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VOLUME XXVI
January-March 2006
NUMBER 1
During the month of January, nine different people from 3 different congregations and 3 different countries met for a 2-hour session each Saturday of the month. Several other persons expressed a strong desire to participate in the Seminar, but were not able to do so because of a conflict of schedules. (Does that sound familiar?) The students agreed to give the teacher a gift beyond the gratuity. They purchased a copy of
the 'GREEK-PORTUGUESE INTERLINEAR NEW TESTAMENT.- edited in Brazil in 2004. He commented, "It will
be very useful."
All participants agreed that preparations for another Seminar should be implemented as soon as possible. Sarah and I have known Constantino & family close to 13 years. We have been colleagues at the Bible Institute 10 years. He is an "a/Tia_genia" (a loose translation, "o soul brother" with Dick. Both love teaching. Church History and
Bible research.
May God grant us many more Seminars in the near future! We will keep you all informed.
Berrier, our grandkids. They ore stationed in the Azores (Portuguese islands off the western coast of Portugal). It has not been easy to get together for a good visit. We celebrated a late Christmas with
them in early January and enjoyed their company on the mainland for a couple of weeks. Since Celia had been here before, she was able to choose the sights that she wanted to share with Jesse in Portugal. We took them to visit places in Portugal and finally took a 2-day trip to the Spanish border town of Merida for them to see a small part of the rest of the Iberian Peninsula. This city was founded in 25 BC and has much to offer the visitor who can spend a few days checking out the Roman, the paleo-Christion and the Visigoth history. We are very thankful for our family and their vision for the future. May God richly bless their plans,
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Carcavelos: "Snow in Lisbon, Portugal! You must be kidding!" We had some considerable snow flurries in the first week of February. I took a picture -- hope it shows up. It had been 52 years since the last snow here. In the higher elevations throughout the country, it does snow a lot. Normally, we are blessed with moderate weather throughout the year. Our Christmas was a real blast using all ages of our youth. For instance, our "3" Kings were 2 Queens and 1 King. One angel was a boy child and the other was a girl child. Of the 3 shepherds, two were boys and 1 was a girl. They also played other parts during the program. Twelve of our young people participated in the occasion making posters and presenting them to
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In most of the A.M. services, we pray for those with birthdays and wedding anniversaries. It is just a small moment of recognition from the church, One family completed 15 years on Christmas Day.
God continues to pour out His blessings upon us. Sefuba/: A home meeting was held on Christmas Day. New peo-
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Recently, a young man hurled this "rock" at our front door (see picture on back page). This was in the late afternoon. I hurried downstairs, opened the door, and there was the rock on the porch. Two
PRAISE for...
His sustaining Grace daily! The guidance of His Spirit! The promises of His Book! His teaching in our lives! Our physical health! Being His "overcomers/" Two great grandbobies,
i.e. Sarah Ellis Barnhart
and was continuing up the street. After talking with them for some time, the young man showed up and apparently
was the one who threw the
rock. He got "in my face" and in "street language" let me hove it for being an American, for being in Portugal, and for having "our God" here. During the "verbal insults" he hinted strongly that he could have been the one who had thrown a rock into our Church sign years ago. He claimed that he was "full of the spirit." I countered with "that spirit had to be from the Devil" and not from God. We were in no physical danger, but were reminded that "someone" is not satisfied with our
PRAYER for...
Wisdom and discernment
being here. Our neighbors were very supportive and disgusted with
the young man. In the last Pioneer, I mentioned that someone had broken into my office and stolen our laptop. Please make this a matter of special prayer for us, our co-workers, the members, our buildings, and our immediate neighbors.
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April-June 2006
NUMBER 2
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Furlough Reports:
Here is a very concise statistical update: (1) our total travel miles after arriving from Portugal exceeded 4,500 miles. The driving and flying included the following states: Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee and Texas. (2) Seven of our major supporting Churches were contacted and one other personal report given to another Church. One other individual supporter was debriefed. (3) We commemorated the 30th anniversary of the First Christian Church in Cookeville, Tennessee. (4) We celebrated sev eral family milestones: 1st birthday of our first great-grandbaby, Sarah Ellis Barnhart and Jamie Berrier, a granddaughter, graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BA Degree. (5) Sarah attended two sessions of the "Smoky Mountain Women's Retreat" at Johnson Bible College. (6) Last but not least, we renewed our fellowship and ties with a good number of our friends and co-workers. For these and other blessings. We PRAISE THE LORD!
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pictures reflect part of our fam ily that counts North Carolina as home. This is where we stayed during medical treatment at
David and Toni Robison's house.
At Home in Tennessee
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and Mary Lou Biehl. We were proud of Jamie's graduation and pray God's blessings upon her teaching career. The Clint Thomas Family and our family go back a few decades. Clint, Phyllis and Tim
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At Home in Indiana
Harry and Gail Pitts and the Church at Lebanon gave us a royal welcome and it was a privilege to know the new minis
ter, Lee Faust, and his staff. Dick
meeting place isusually"Dennys." She took us to the building to see the changes and meet many of the staff. Congratulations on your improvements. We stayed with Harve and Betty Pierce -- a great place to
relax and be pampered.
At Home in Texas
We were off to Austin, Texas and the Southwest Christian Church and their ministers. Phil and June Landrum were our hosts. We shared with the
Reed and their Bible Study. This Church is also raising money to buy new uniforms for the "Mighty Fortress" soccer team sponsored by the Carcavelos Church. Many thanks to you and for your vision and your plans for expansion.
Before you move, please send the mailing label with a copy of your new address to
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and, in their first game, came from behind 1 - 0 and won the game 5 - 2. Again, we thanic God for our sister church in
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is still working in our lives. Pray for this team as the new soccer season begins. As you know, Sarah and I ore very strong sports fans and we are convinced that God can use this means for His Glory. As God molds the character of each one of us, may we become "worthy vessels" to do whatever He shows us to do. Please pray for this outreach!
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This past summer several trips to a local Christian Camp were made where our adolescents W0i-e strengthened and challenged. There is no way that one can enumerate the number of trips that have been made in helping people move from one place to another.
It is obvious that the two churches are doing good things and Satan is not happy with this
and continues to attack.
Remember, not too long ago someone broke in the Carcavelos Church and stole the Dell Laptop computer. Not long after that, God provided a much better computer. We trust that
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Doug and Beth Winters, from Colorado. USA, spent almost a week
with us this summer. He is a graduate of Summit Christian College
and they are recruits to Mozambique, South Africa, or Portugal? Doug caused a lot of surprised looks with his 6'10" frame. Dick, for the
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Lorena Rodriguez, from Costa Rica, spent two weeks with us. She is a retired school teacher who is spending three months in Spain teaching Spanish to Moslems especially from Morocco. Having expressed a desire to get to know Portugal, she spoke with Erick in Murcia, Spain, and they made arrangements for her to come over. She fits in very well with the adults and youth and was one of the most helpful people we have had in our house. Bless you,
Lorena! Come back again soon!!
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Before you move, please send the mailing label with a copy of your new address to
ADDRESSES
A1iSs/onorfC5.' Dick & Sarah Robison Dick P'oi du 5ul. 29 2775-680 Carcovelos
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VOLUME XXVI October-December 2006
NUMBER 4
"May Cod himself, fhe God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whoie spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." I Thessalonians 5:23
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Portugal with Dick as a "look see" before we actually moved over in 1981. He was one of the
It had been 12 years since he was here and many changes have occurred within the coun try and among the Churches and us, but the need is still as great, if not greater, for the workers dedicated to the preaching, teaching, evangelism, and the building up of the brethren. The teaching schedule was made to try and accommodate the greater number of people. Tim taught morning and evening sessions as well as Saturday. We know of 6 who couldn't come because of sickness and/or work. Ten people attended some or all of the 18 hours.
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Carcavelos hod a spe cial time of prayer for Tim, his teaching and preaching mission, and presented him with an offering. Personally, Sarah and
1were able to visit many more hours than most of our members, but there was a unanimous expression of thanksgiving for Tim's visit among oil. One of the areas that came up was the necessity of someone to substitute for us while we are in the USA for a special treatment for Dick. We approached Tim about the possibility of his coming; he made a few contacts and agreed that he could come during the month of April 2007. I never cease to be amazed as to the working out of God's will in the lives of His people. None of us had ever thought of this possibility, but we concurred, as did the
before, Wilson lived here and took care of things, but is now on hour away in Setubal. This will be beneficial for oil as both churches will have someone on the field leading them. To
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replica. He and Carlos Rebelo joined us in the picture.
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with the logistics. Their goal was to encourage and help a Brazilian missionary who
Brazil Geraldo Borges and a team from our Churches in Brazil spent a few days in our midst on their way to Mozambique. We were glad to have Robert Fife here to help
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MISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION, PO Box 13111. Knoxville.TN 37920-0111,
ADDRESSES
Dick & Sarah Robison Ruq Por do Sol, 29
2775-680 Corcovelos
Knoxville, TN 37920-0111
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on-351-21-457-0065 [Robison] 011-351-21-456-1596 (Church) E-Mail: ciber1ig@netcabo.pt www.swccAustin.org (English) www.igrejadecristoportugal.org (Portuguese)
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