FEB 2 1955

PHILLIPS' JAR^ICA NEWS LETTER

February 1955
Half Way Tree P. 0.
Jamaica, B.W.I,

WE NEED YOU to help us make this year a year of victory for Christ among
the churches in Jamaica. We have set a goal of at least 55^ baptized
into the Lord before the close of this year.

The attainment of this

goal means increased evangelism. We need to send c5ut more native prea
chers, do more local advertising, distribute tracts, begin training more
men in the Seminary. Yes, wo need you to help us ...fulfill Christ's
commission on this island.

Your earnest prayers and gifts are needed

now.

CHRISTIAN MEN'S INSTITUTE is to be held in the J-amaica Bible Seminary

Feb. 8-llth-under the direction of Woodrow Phillips^

Christian men

from the churches of Christ all over Jamaica v/ill come in for four days

of intensive training.

Classes begin at 8:a.m. and end at 9

We

believe that we can partially train many through these quarterly in

stitutes in a better \mderstanding of the New Testament, and in serving
as bettor Elders and Deacons in their local congregations.

YORK STREET CHURCH OP CHRIST evangelistic meeting began last night vrith
five confessions of faith. This is the third meeting that Brother
Phillips has held since the beginning of the new year. The first two
brought in a rich harvest as is pictured In "PICTURE STORY," We pray
that this meeting will also have much fruit for the Lord. Intensive,
short meetin^p should be held in every church in the island this year.
This means increased expense, but we trust God to open eyes to the
need.

WE THANK YOU ALL fqr the loving, generous support you provided for us
and this work in
Since we were on furlough, no financial reports
were mailed out during the year.

to our work.

There wore 2^0 different contributors

If any one wants a detailed financial report, they are

now available, and will be mailed upon your request.

To the Corona

Church of Christ, under whose officers I am now in Jamaica, a full re

port is being made, and we hold ourselves responsible under the Lord to
their direction. Wo have rejoiced in your aid, and ask God to enable
you to continue in this year so His work will not bo held back in
Jamaica.
DO YOU NEED A LIVING LINK?

We have a real live one available.

The

church which formerly supported our son Steve, is no longer financially

able to care for him. He is a living-link "orphan" who is looking for

a church or a class to support him. $30,00 per month is needed,
GOD BE WITH YOU ALL, is our daily prayer. Without you, our work is
impossible, but with Christ as our guide, and your aid and prayors as

our life biood, we give Him the glory and seek to enlarge Christ's
kingdom in Jam^ca,
Yours In Christ's Service,

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Woodrow Phillips and family

REAPING THE HARVEST: A PICTURE STORY

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Ten persons >%0re added "blpTLmmorsion to the church in Half-way

Tree, where Woodrow is minister.

Two consecutive 5-i^iS^''^ meetings

in the country village churches
in Macca Tree and Bois Content

yielded a harvest of lij^I responses

of which 21 were confessions of

faith in Christ. Pray for them.

Three of these were black, and

seven were white, proving in the
sight of the community that God
is no rospector of persons. A
record attendance of 57 was re
corded on Jan. '^0, An ordination
of elders and deacons is planned
for the near future. The church

I now meets in a rented building,

[ but hope to build in-..1955*^^*

THE PAMILY

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The Lord wiiring, Woodrow expects

to sail for the island of Grand

Here Patty and Stove are, riding

their friend*s patient donkey,

"Linstoad." They, and Woody, all

attend Queon^cs School near their

home, while 2 yr. old Margie

Carol stays at home until she's ij.

Tuition, which is about |85.00

per year for Patty, and 60,00 ea^

for the boys, is an expensive but!

necessary item. Do you know of a i

group interested in a "Schoolink".?

Cayman, a dependency of Jamaica

wast of here. There, he plans to
hold a two weeks meeting with the
young church there.

A HARVEST IS BEING REAPED hero,

and wo are doing our best to be

faithful, consistent, and scripural in our work. Please pray

for us as we serve Christ in this,
- our island homo.

HALF-WAY TREE P.0.Jamaica,BWI

CIHiyi^CIHIIES IF Cyi^iST
WOODROW

AND

MARJORIE PHILLIPS

JAMAICA, BRITISH

WEST INDIES
ASSOCIATED

DONALD
JAMES

WITH:

AND

AND

GRAYSON

MAXINE FREAM

CAROL

AND

HERGET

GRAYCE

MARIE

ENSIGN

'Jamaica For Christ"

Dearly Beloved In the Lords

We thank God for your love and care for the precious souls in Jamaica,
and in the other islands of the Caribbean, I am sure you are vitally
interested in the little church in Grand Cayman, where Woodrow has
been helping for the past two weeks,so here are some...

"QUOTES" FROM GRAND CAYMAN..

Feb. 20,"This morning we held our first service--21 were present,

but only 6 were adults.

Bunny Bodden {a teen-age boy) came by

after the service and said he would be out tonight.

far from the Kingdom,"

He is not

Feb. 21,"Sunday eve. we had 28 inside the

building and some outside. I don't know how many since there was
no electricity that night. We used lamps of the old fashioned
type. It was a good serviceno response, but apparently some

genuine interest.

Bunny has agreed to be baptized."

BAPTISMS AT HALF WAY TREE,.

Anthony. Gumbby, a tall, eleven-year-old white Jamaican boy, who was

immersed into Christ yesterday afternoon, stood last night next to

little Mark Ensign, age 7* Q-t the church service to receive the right
hand of Christian fellowship.

Childishly, but correctly, Mark aaid,

"Daddy, Tony and I are almost twins because I was baptized just two
weeks before he was I" Pretty little dark-skinned Ivy Gaynor, wife of
a member in the HWT church, and mother of a 3 mos. old baby^ was also
baptized yesterday. Afterwards, she beamed, "Oh, I jus' feel lightl"
AHHHHl CHEBROLETTl

Except for a set of new tires and a new battery,

our "Gospel chariot" has held up well in spite of many rough roads,
and constant use. We pack it full every time we hold a service, and
roll along down the road, singing favorite choruses. A Chevrolet is
a Jamaican's favorite American car, and pedestrians often call dram

atically, "Ahhh, Chebrolettl" and follow It with a long, low whistle.

POWERLIZE THE PREACHAH...

Brother Williams, serving at the Lord's Table last week, prayed, "Oh,
Lawd, we pray that you will powerlize and spiritualize the preachah
as he brings to us the Word of truth." Will you, too, pray that prayer
for us here as we break the Word of Life to these people?
In Christ,

ADDRESS ALL MAIL: WOODROW PHILLIPS. 915 SOUTH 8TH STREET. SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA

WOODROW

AND

MARJORIE PHILLIPS

JAMAICA. BRITISH

WEST INDIES
ASSOCIATED

DONALD
JAMES

WITH:

AND

AND

GRAYSON

MAXINE FREAM

CAROL

HERGET

AND GRAYCE MARIE ENSIGN

'Jamaica For Christ'

TRAVELLING MERCIES....Woodrow flew to the Island of Grand Cay

man Monday Hifternoon to hold a three weeks meeting with the

new little church there. Several months ago, Tom and Olga
Adam and their two sons left Jamaica to go there to work for
the British West Indian Airways, for whom both of them work.

They had been converted only shortly before this, and, being
very zealous Christians, were anxious to see a church established
in Cayman as soon as possiblec They began to hold services in
their home, and soon were greatly helped and encouraged by a
visit from Brother Grayson Ensign. Several more were added to
the Lord at that time.

They have worked faithfully since then,

and have urged Woodrow to come over and help them. Their little
island home is not like Jamaica, being smaller and flat, and hav

ing only a few Negro people, the population being made up

largely of descendents of shipwrecked Scotch seamen and also of

refugees from Louisiana many years ago. The people on the whole
are very hospitable, but clannish.

Nearly all of them aro-s'oa"

faring people.

SCORE ONE FOR THE SCOTS KIRK. .Yesterday I made a call on the
mother of one of our most faithful Bible School girls, who had
been absent for over a month. The mother, a beautiful blonde

English woman married to a Jamaican, greeted me coldly at the

door, and hastened to inform me that she had decided to take
Eunice out of our Bible School and enroll her in "her" church,

the Scots Kirk at Half-way Tree. "You see, Mrs. Phillips," she
went on to say, "She has been coming home and telling us that
we need to be savedl...and that smoking and drinking is wrongl
With a number of other such statements, she hastened me out of

the gate, even refusing an offered tract. With a broken heart,

I drove away from the house, and then stopped to weep bitter
tears for her hardness of heart, and at Eunice's great loss.
BOOSTERS AND KINGS DAUGHTERS....The weekday Children's Bible
class has been divided into a boy's And a girl's group. We

hope that by doing this, we can build up a keen interest for

all the children.

The Boosters meet today for a "Glad Hand

meeting, in which hands will be the theme, and where we will

make plaster of paris hand placques for them to take home.
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU....is due you, our friends in the Gospel.
VJe need your continued and faithful help, and are thankful to
God for all that you have done.
THE GRACE OP OUR LORD JESUS be with your spirit, brethren.

ADDRESS ALL MAIL: WOODROW PHILLIPS. 915 SOUTH 8TH STREET. SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA

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rina-r^e.1 f"omno
+;r> fir^anfl
SViortlv after
after Tom
Tom and
and Mrs
Olffa Adams
Adams became
became
Gospel
Comes to
Grand fia-srma.n
Cayman, Shortly
Mrs. Olga

Christians at Half Way Tree, Jamaica, they went to Grand Cayman where both are

en^jloyed by ^^i^^ West Indian Airways, Graad Cayman is a small lilaad

d^endenc^SOO miles northwest of Kingston, Jamaica, It is 22 by 7 miles
in size with a population, mostly white of 5,000, The population is lahgely
descBdded from shipwrecked Scots and refugees from Louisiana, Most of them are
seafaring people.

Shortly after Ihe Adams arrived on Grand Cayman, they bfgan to hold services

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in their home and were encouraged hhdh^j^pd by a visit/from Gray son Ehaign,

one of the evangelists of Jamaica Christian Missio]^^'' Another evangelist(^

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Woodipw Phillip visited them in February21 including six ddults attended!'

their JW^Cmeeting, second night 28 were ins^ii the hiilding, and some outside.
The three-weeks meeting was still inprogress at last report. Meetings are

being held regularly in a rented town hall. Philips addressiHalf Way Tree PO. HamaicaBWI

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WOODROW Am MARJORIE

Hair-Way-Tree P
Jamaica,

B.W.I

April 1951

ANOTHER MILESifONE IS PAST as this month we begin our fifth year of

missionary service in Jamaica. The months and years have passed so
rapidily that it is difficult to recall all the events crammed into
such a length of time. We thank God that He has granted souls for
our hire and has given strength to continue in this work.
THE WORLD REMEMBERS THE RESITRRECTION of our Lord and Saviour this month

and we rejoice in their remembrance but we are.teaching the converts

in Jamaica that each week they can remember the triumph of Christ in
the observance of the Lord^s Supper. If Jesus were truly born in each
heart with this celebration what an impetus for the conversion of the
world we would see.
WILL YOU KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS?

February and March have seen our

finances drop to the lowest level of
any time since we have been in Ja
maica, There is an ever Increasing
need to expand our work and current
obligations must be met. God can
provide through His people. Pray
with us that He will and that we
THE WORD

might be wise stewards of all that

is Intrusted to our care to reach

as many as possible with the least possible expense.

ARE YOU SUFFERING PROM INCOME TAX BLUES? If you are then pay us a
visit in Jamaica and let us take you out into the country villages

where the average yearly wage for a family is less than $300.00, and
where there is never enough money to provide anything except the barest
essentials for living. We believe your vision and faith would be re
newed to see the need of the millions who must have help if they are
to know Christ.

THE LORD IS STILL GRANTING A HARVEST. Twenty-two have been added to

the church in Half-Way-Tree since the first of the year. I held nine
services in Grand Cayman and the Lord granted fourteen decisions for
Christ Coimtry preaching in four different series of meetings wit
nessed fifty-four making their confession of faith or being received
into fellowship Forty of these people have already been baptized and
wo pray that further teaching will lead others to obey the Lord fully.

krE HAVE NO STRENGTH OF OUR OWN. God's grace, His Word, His mercy
Your prayers, and your gifts sustain us and keep us in Jamaica. It
is God working through you that makes possible this increase of souls
won for His Kingdom. May our wonderful Lord grant you the desire and
sbility to continue to help us reap lives for eternity.

WOODROW AND MARJORIE PHILLIPS,

PATTY, WOODY,. STEVE, and CAROL

PHILLIPS' EEPORT "AVAIMBLil"

Woodrw jPMllips says that during their 1954 furloTogh, no financialm

reports of the work were md-led out"There were 250 different con~
m

trihutors to our work. If anyone wants a detailed financial r eport,

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they are now availahle, and will he mailed upon your request. To the

Corona (BtekkfekkhSkCalifonnia) Church of Christ, under whose officers

I am

in Jamaica, a full^eport is being made, and we hold our-

selves responsible under t he Lord to their direction. We have rejoiced o)

in your aid, and ask God to enable you to cftntinue in this year so

His Work will not be held back in Jamaica," Phi|i|ii^' son Steve
doe^^ot have livinglink support of $30 a month, asIchurch which

formerly supported him is no longer able to do so. Recently there

were three black and seven white persons added by baptism tothp
fellowship of the Half V/ay Tree church where Woodrow ministers,\

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JUi\fE 20. 1953

SPEETL^'GS IN TiiE NiiME oP OUH LOKD iiND S^VlOUii:

.ie are thankin^^ God for His loving care and provision, and for you v/hom He
nas Jised in this ministry. Cur needs are still many, but we fcno\. that God
IS able to provide. May the iord bless you, and enable you to oontinue
xaithiul to Him and His uork,

sev^'sl^^i^'^-i'^^

Gdi,GjuEGx.I10lM of 50O members is reoaiting teaching

If ? "x

to the teaching of the church of Christ by

fr-, xien
T Yor.
V
ooncernin,^
tneinchurch
of Christ.
.. man,uL
justtoarrived
from
City, called
us aaxiy
May and
said he would
talk

vlLf
tn't the
inced tuat

r"

Scriptures,
and had
ooL
teacning v.as correct. A Jamaican
by birth.
Dr become
^ole had

studied in the united States and had become a citisL. Befow he left

n^d
./oodrow ^aidcongre,3tions,
ths first visit
had'since vioited t,hem at variou:. times,
hndenominationai
fLto

this large congregation in idngston. and preached for over an hour on the

^-tsment, especially concerni.1. the church Tt toe

cloL^^'th

and fello hio

't'ted to viork

churc.ies of Christ in Jamaica, Donald Fream and

believe that^irT
t.iat tnoy ..ill
'nsoon
teoching
stand and
firmly
preaching
v.itu all
to the
theseChurches
x<50i,le, ofandChrist
v.e

71 BETfY SiionEY ix.D .onjDs irJGiiBS.

students at Dallas Christian

College, will be i,int,ing their

way to us on Thursday of this
Week to Si;end the Summer here

in Jamaica. The college sel

ected .anda to come, and is

payin^ her wayj

S:.

and Hetty

has decided to accompany her,

payin^^ her ov.-n expenses.

These youn^ vjomen will help

>-'ith 'women's and childrens

classes, and so relieve the

a benefit in +Ko+ +

- ii

Dallas ohristian Gollege

can^,ood
best idea
prepare
has tney
3 Vory
here foi
! it. ,V- think

Kill hsv^s
betta i'^'a 'iO'nlTT
't

load. They will also derive

'-'ork first hand, and thus'

~SEsr=ir

the Wav renort<; in-t-

month. God be with you"all.^'''

-E"

ihe Cu irches in Jamaica, and

the succeeding

rfOODHO.i .rtiffi J^UHiJOHlE PHILLIPS

6 July 1955

1^1 C
INDEPENDENTLY ORGANIZED
CHURCH HEARING FULL GOSPEL

i.

/2i:cording to Woodrow and Mrs. Marjori^ Ph!lllip4, "An independently organized congregation
of 500 members in Jamaica is receiving-teaching several nights a week conceming the

church of Christ. A man, just arrived from New York City, called us early in May and said he

would like to talkj^to us. He had been introduced to the teaching of the church of Christ by some of
the teachers at the College of the Scriptures, and had become convinced that the teaching was
correct. A

Jamaican by birth, Dr. Cole had studied in the United States and had become a

citizen. Before he left Jamaica, he had established several undenominational congregations, and
has since visited them at various times. Woodrow paid the first visit to this large congregation

in Kingston, and preacher for oever an hour on the teachings of the New Testament, especially
conceming the church. At the close of the service, Dr. Cole and the people said that they wanted

to work and fellowship with the churches of Christ in Jamaica. Donald Fream and Grjiyson Ensign

'ejamaica 2-6 July 1955

are also teaching and preaching to these people, and we believe that they will soon stand

firmly with all the churches of Christ here.

,
Student Summer Help

Missionary address is Hal^ Way Tree P-. O.,

Jamaica, B. W. I.

Brother Phillips also said that on June 23rd, Betty Tinsley and Wanda Hughes, students
at DallasI^Texas) Christian College, flew to Jamaica to help out during the summer. Wanda

was sent by the College which is paying her way, and Betty accompanied her at her own expense.

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Jamaica^

BV7.I,

PHI LLIPi JAMAICA NEWS LETTER

G^DUATION IS\TOW HJXTORY, On July 27th, four young men were graduat

ed from the Jaitectra Bible Seminary#

Over 600 people from $2 different

churches of Christ in Jamaica gathered on the Seminary cimpus to enjoy

the fellowship. Bible classes wore taught in the morning," two grad
uating students and seven local ministers preached in the afternoon,

and Brother A.R.A. Hepburn of the York Street chui'ch of Christ proacbed^a challenging message at the evening hour. It was a day of insoiration and joy to us in our work ht^iie.
WE NEED HELP I July's expenses
left us 179,00 in the red. VJo
had to borrow this amount from

our bond to pay outstanding bills

at the close of this month. Help

- .us -cnXiub-newfr4ehds-^.o-^suppor-t^
this work of faith. Perhaps you
know some person, Bible Class

or

chxirch who would bo intorostod in

winning men for Christ in Jamaica.

Pray especially for us during

these difficult summer months.

There are so many needs in Jamai

ca, and we realize we cannot meet

thorn all. But with your help, wo

can relievo some of the suffering . .
among the Christiana, and can aid many churches in their efforts to
ostrablish permanent congregations after the teaching of Christ,...,..
WILL YOU HELP US NOV/?????
,

WAJTDA HUGHES AND BETTY TINSLEY, students at Dallas'Christian College,

who have boon helping us in Jamaica this summer x^lll return to the

States this month. Wo have enjoyed their being in our home and are
thankful for their help to us for tho post two months. Pray for them
as they continue to sej?ve Christ.

GOD GRANTED p INCREASE TO HIS CinJRCH in Jamaica during tho first half
of 1955

souls, 181 of these were baptized and 68 came into

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already pbeyed . the _gospLC.l, _ Benldes-.theso -12-3^
conlossed their faith in Christ, However, mo.ny of these wei-G not will
ing to forsake the world and fully obey God's plan for man's salvatior^
POUR NIGHTS OP PREACHING VJERE HELD AT BRAETON. The rainS cameand -

how it can rain sometimes in J-amaical but in spite of tho weather,

services wore held for four nights late in July, Braoton has no building, only a booth", and tho rude benches and the gravel floor vxere
often damp. Eleven poople responded to tho gospel'''i.nvitatlon as Woodrovr preached,

HALF WAY TREE CHTTRGH MEETING IS NOW IN PROGRESS. Donald Fream is

preaching every night at Woodrow's roquosb and the sermons have been

good and searching. None have confessed Christ publicly, but we be-

lievo that there will soon be a harvest as a result of this meeting.

SEND ALL FUNDS TO;
VOODROW PHILLIPS
jlZ SOUTH 8th STREET

JQ?;E? JlAlJLFOimiAjLj

Yoiu'' SGrv<ants in Christ,

W00ni?0W AND MARJORIE PHILLIPS

AUG 23 1955

JAMA I
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PTrBLIGtffili BY
VOLWE I

WOODPOW AND MARJC'HIE PHILLIPS

Hair

NUMBER I

Jamaica,B*W,I,

Way Tree V*1

Aufcur t;

aPADTJATION RALLY
of
the

JA!4A.ICA BIBLH MCHAT.^

JAMAICA r^AILBAG

-from Sharon Butcher, age

Lyman, Nebraska,

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There was a b-i-'i-g

"I was baptized in April

crowd (over 600) on

I enjoy being a Christian very

the Seminary cam

pus when four men
were graduatod and
sent out to preach

much, Oi;r class (King's Daugh

ters) has a project of saving
money for missionaries in foreign
coimtriea. We enjoy it very much

(A good idea, Sharon,)

057?a.,^he gospel tr^

their own

1953

As soon as school is out I vjill

people
Will yor
pray for

on said you could uso, I,would

also like to Icnow if you oa'h use

those nov:

cotton clothing,"

send you a box of things vrhich

i/

--Linda Perry, age lip

l^^hors?

Boise, Idaho

(Thank you, Linda, Xes, cotton

lilothing or material in good con

dition is most acceptable,)

VJEDNESDAY AFTERNpON BIBLE CLASS
GIVES PROGRAM...
GUINEP TIME IS HERE

The boys and girls of the class

turned up last Thursday night in

starched white shirts and lovely
white or pastel dresses, and gave
a demonstration of the songs and
lessons that they had learned at
Bible Class, Sister Phillips is
the teacher. They answered Bible
questions (even knew who Eutiohus
was-do you?), sang songs, and
gave recitations. Afterwards there
was a good sermon, and so the chil

dren were glad that they had been

able to invite some parents who
were not Christians, Even boy.s
and girls can holp to win their
parents to Christ if they will try
to bring them to chiarch.

Eight-year old V/oody

Phillips and his . Ger
man-Jamaican pal,
Johnny, are overjoy
ed that their be

loved fruit, Guinep!^

now

;art_,

??ca son.

Those arolittb

friiits the size

jharblos Ij

you bite into

of
the

skfnl\lt pops off, and there

the
pink guinop. ready

<5rlsn

o suck-off

of its seed.

You

4rould like itI

i '.oys and Girls. will you write to

^'-?'?

fetters

will be Hooking, for your"

soonI

2 September 1955

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249 ADDED INJAMAICA

THE

family report that during the first half of 1955, 249 were ac^d to the church

in Jamaica-^lof these were baptised, and 68 came into fellowship having already obeyed the
Gospel. Besides these 123 others confessed their faith in Christ, who were not willing to forsake
the world and fully obey God's plan for man's salvation. On July 27th, four young men were graduated
from Jamaica Bible SenHiary. More than 600 persons from 32 different congregations in Jamaica
gathered on the Seminary campus to enjoy the fellowship. Bible classes were taught in the moming,
two graduating students and seven local ministers preached in the afternoon, and Brother A. R. A.
of the York Street church in Kingston treached in the evening. The Phillips also indicated
Betty Tinsley, students of Dallas Christian College were returning to school

after helping in the work during the summer. Field address is; Half Way Tree P. O,, Jamaica, B. W. I.