Global Harvest 11

Fall 2015
What has God entrusted in our hands? The souls of the

world and His unfolding plan since creation!
What are we doing with that treasure?
Mission Information Magazine

for
Churches of Christ
Editor: Wayne Barrier
Founding Editor: J.C. Choate
Associate Editor, Design, Lay-out:
Betty Burton Choate
Publisher:
World Evangelism Publications
Team Members and Contact Information:
Wayne and Janet Barrier: 3000 County Road 10, Florence, AL 35633; Email: wbarrier@hiwaay.net; Phone:
256-766-2807.
Mrs. J.C. (Betty) Choate: 708 Burton Drive, Winona, MS
38967; Phone: 662-283-1192; Website: WorldEvangelism.
org; Email, Choate@worldevangelism.org.
Barbara Oliver: 607 Devine Street, Winona, MS 38967;
Phone: 901-517-7274; Email: barbara@beezoliver.com
Byron and Gay Nichols: P.O. Box 11218, Springfield, MO
65808; Phone: 417-823-4918; Email: byron.nichols@att.net
Jerry and Paula Bates: P.O. Box 172, Winona, MS 38967;
Phone: 870-897-2373; Email: jerry@worldevangelism.org.
Louis Rushmore: 705 Devine St., Winona, MS 38967;
Phone: 662-739-3035; Website: gospelgazette.com; Email:
rushmore@GospelGazette.com
Robin Dunaway: 1446 Davidson Loop, Oakman, AL 35579;
Phone: 205-717-9724; Email: robin.dunaway@yahoo.com
Rafael and Kattia Barrantes: 19 Standridge Cv., Jackson, TN
38305. Phone: 731-664-4812; Email: manuelkattia@msn.com.
What is the purpose of Global Harvest???
What else could it be but to say, throughout its pages, Lift

up your eyes and see that the fields are white unto harvest?
These are pivotal times. With technology and communication being what they are, we have such amazing and
powerful tools for reaching into any country with the Gospel
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even those that seem closed or antagonistic

toward Christianity. God has truly supplied!
On the other hand, it has been
many years since the world has
seemed so volatile. We could be
on the brink of major conflict, engulfing humanity in the worst of
wars.
Since the work of the church
is the spreading of salvation
through the preaching of the
Gospel, if we will do our part,
God will overrule to bless us
with opportunity. Let us be praying for each other!
Are you a part of our

support team yet???
SINGLY, we cant
do much;
TOGETHER,
we can
evangelize the
world!
e invite submission of feature and report articles from biblically-sound brethren, along with
colored photographs, for inclusion in future issues of Global Harvest.
isclaimer: We believe that we must answer to God for what we teach and promote. It is our purpose
to be biblical in all that we do and, to the best of our knowledge, we will not promote in these pages
the work of unsound brethren. Because we cannot personally know all that anyone believes and teaches,
we ask your help in guarding against unknowingly publicizing those who are either liberal or fanatical.
If such material is inadvertantly printed, we ask your understanding and cooperation.
Global Harvest
Volume 11
Fall 2015
U.S. Activities
Foreign Activities
Editorials
Central and South America,

Europe and Asia
u The Fellowship of ... .... J. Randal Matheny....... 29
u Iglesia de Cristo ...... Helmut Garcia.................. 32
u Distance Learning Program ...... Larry Little.... 34
u The Work in Romania ...... Harvey Starling...... 35
u The Church in Budapest ... Curry Montague.... 42
u Return to Kenya ...... Lawrence Barr................. 37
u Makinde: SWSE ...... Makinde........................... 38
u World Radio Benin ...... Achilles S. Todego...... 39
u Namikango Bible School .. Richard Stephens.... 40
u Kachin, Myanmar/Yunnan, China .................. 51
u China Mission News ...... Ron Brown................ 52
u Taking the Gospel to China ...... Simon Hui...... 53
u Philippine Missions ...... Priscilla Sellers........... 54
u Indonesia ................. Colin McKee.................... 55
u Vanuatu, Fiji Islands ...... Randy English.......... 56
u News from Auckland ... John & Lynda Staiger.. 59
u Hello from New Zealand ... Kent ODonnell..... 60
India
u New Building in Lahore ...... Asghar Ali............ 42
u News from Pakistan .... Shahid Khokhar........... 43
u Activities in New Delhi, India ...... the Davids.. 44
u Three-Day Gospel Meeting ... Joshua Gootam.. 45
u The Work in India ...... John Dean Muppidi...... 46
u Need for More Literature ... Kingsly Rajah...... 47
u 18th Annual Bible Camp ... S. Rajanayagam.... 48
u Continuing Work in Tamil Nadu .. B. Arjunan.49
u Aid for Nepal ..................................................... 50
u Mission Work Planning ... Wayne Barrier............6

u Its Time to Rise Up ... ......J.C. Choate................7
u Gods Response to Humans... Betty Choate...... 62
u Normalcy ...... BBC.............................. Back Cover
Specials and Services
u It Is Gods Work ..... BBC....................................4
u Tracts for Evangelism and Growth.................. 12
u Ardron Hinton, a Memorial ... Jimmie Hinton....20
u Gospel Broadcasting Network ......................... 21
u Christ Behind Bars ............................................ 22
u Apologetics Press ............................................... 24
u Project Rescue ...... Ronnie Crocker................... 25
u What Do You Do? ...... J. Randal Matheny......... 26
u Why Do We Really Want ...? ....Jack Wilkie..... 28
u World Video Bible School ................................. 30
u Huffards 2015 Israel Tour ... Evertt Huffard.... 33
u Mission Printing ...... Richard Renfro................ 36
u Loy S. Mitchell, a Tribute ... Stan Mitchell....... 41
Team Reports
u Secular Governments and ... ... Jerry Bates........8
u Wait a Minute! ... Louis Rushmore......................9
u Liberty Church of Christ .... David Conley...... 11
u The Voice of Truth ...... Byron Nichols.............. 13
u World Evangelism School of Missions..............16
u Maywood Missionary Retreat...........................17
World Evangelism Publications [formerly J.C. Choate Publications]

is a service, rather than a business. Yes, we print and sell books
here in the States, written by faithful brethren. We print enough to
sell enough to give away many thousands each year. We know this
part of our work will continue to bear fruit for many decades, after all
of us have gone to our reward. Betty (Mrs. J.C.) Choate
A4 little quiz from the pages..
1. What work should have the highest priority in

the church? P. 6
2. What are some of the causes of lethargy in
the church? P. 7
3. Why is it becoming more dangerous to be a
Christian in India? P. 8
4. Heritage Christian University offers a program
in what kind of training? P. 16
5. Where is the annual Missionary Retreat held?
P. 17
6. Name three dedicated workers whose deaths
are reported in this issue. P. 9. 20, 41
7. What is Project Rescue? P. 25
8. What did Eric Ramseur do when he learned
the Truth? P. 26
9. What is the Open Door that is highlighted on
page 27?
All of us want to be successful in
whatever we are doing, especially if we
are involved in spiritual work.
Between God and humans, there is
a great contrast: God can see all of the
road behind as well as the road ahead;
He knows the many elements needed to
work together to bring about the desired
result; He knows the correct timing for
every part of the work.
Humans, on the other hand, may
not see and understand many relevant
elements of the past, and we can only
imagine what may take place on the road
ahead; we may correctly or erroneously
decide what elements may be involved
in reaching the goal; we may impatiently
move forward with what we feel needs to
be done, now!
Except when an individuals life or a
nation is a factor in Gods overall work,
those who are not among His children are
ultimately on their own in the day-today events of their lives. In such cases,
good things happen to bad people and
bad things happen to good people. The
law of nature and inherent consequences dominate. For instance, a person may
decide to steal or to live immorally. He
may seem to get away with it for a time,
but usually his bad choices catch up with
10. How did Daniel Araujo learn

the Truth?
P. 29
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11. Who works in Peru? P. 32
12. Who began the program called Mission
Printing? P. 36
13. Where is the Southwest School of Evangelism? P. 38
14. Where is Benin and what kind of mass outreach work is done there? P. 39
15. Who lost their home in Malawi, due to flooding and high winds? P. 40
16. What tragedy recently devastated the country of Nepal? Vanuatu, Fiji Islands? P. 50, 56
17. Name some of the Indian evangelists. P. 44,
45, 46, 47, 48, 49
18. Christians from Myanmar go to _______. P. 51
19. Priscilla Sellers uses ________ _____ ____
to help evangelize in the Philippines. P. 54
20. Who works in New Zealand? P. 59, 60
It Is Gods Work....
Betty Burton Choate
him. He is recognized as a liar, as a thief,

with his reputation in shreds. Immorality
will usually end in disease, broken family
relationships, and multiple secondary consequences. Facing life outside of a relationship with God, and outside of His caring involvement is a dangerous prospect.
How does the situation change when
one is born into Gods family? Is this
a guarantee that life will be a bed of
roses? Not necessarily. Were still human, still prone to relying on our own
judgment, making hasty decisions, and
moving ahead with what we think needs
to be done. And standing for God has often brought persecution. In addition, discounting the consequences of committing overt sin in which the true Christian
would not involve himself, we are still
subject to making mistakes in judgment.
How can those mistakes be averted?
l By looking on the entirety of our
lives as a part of the interweaving of
Gods work. I commit my life and my
opportunities and my decisions to God,
as tools in the work He is doing.
l By asking God to providentially
bring to my attention whatever I need to
know about whatever decisions I am to

make.
l By asking God for the wisdom needed to make the right decision, as instructed in James 1:5: If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to
all liberally and without reproach, and
it will be given to him.
l By exercising restraint on the natural
human impulse to rush ahead, as we are
cautioned in James 1:4: But let patience
have its perfect work, that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
l By asking God to open the doors He
wants me to go through.
l By asking God to close the doors He
does not want me to go through.
l By looking back on the road Ive already traveled, and seeing the way the tapestry has been woven in Gods wisdom, so
that I can ask in faith for further guidance
as we are instructed in James 1:6-8: But
let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for
he who doubts is like a wave of the sea
driven and tossed by the wind. For let
not that man suppose that he will receive
anything from the Lord; he is a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
l By closing the prayer with the request, Please dont let me get in Your
way....
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Global Harvest
Editorial:
Mission Work
Planning
Wayne Barrier
The mission of the church is to
teach the Gospel to every person in all
the world and encourage each Christian to develop and grow through involvement in the mission. The worlds
population is growing rapidly and now
exceeds 7 billion people. Every month

across the world millions of people die
that have never been taught the Gospel.
Our effort in the church to reach the
lost is not adequate. We can and should
be providing everyone with the oppor-
Wayne and Janet Barrier World Missions (Jeremy Barrier,
have been involved in mission work

for over 30 years and their work is
overseen by the Double Springs, Alabama congregation. Wayne serves
as the Double Springs missions minister and directs their World Evangelism Missions program with work in
Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
The Barriers coordinate integrated
evangelism efforts including mass
media teaching, follow-up campaigns, and training of brethren for
teaching and leadership. The program involves a team of 10-12 U.S.
workers and 30 foreign co-workers.
To accomplish training goals, World
Evangelism Missions funds and
directs the operation of 10 Bible
schools in Asia that provide training
to over 500 students yearly. Continuous campaign efforts to provide
follow-up to mass media programs
are coordinated and supported by
the Double Springs team.
In addition, the Barriers help with
radio, literature, and television programs directed by the Winona, Mississippi World Evangelism team.
They also closely cooperate with
Madison Church of Christ). Joey

Barrier, who serves as co-director
of World Evangelism Missions, and
Jamie Barrier also work under the
oversight of the Double Springs
congregation.
Wayne and Janet have served as
adjunct faculty members of several
colleges over the past 40 years, including Heritage Christian University and Faulkner University. Wayne
presently serves on the board of directors for Heritage Christian University and Janet serves as a Heritage
faculty member. Wayne is Editor
of Global Harvest and a staff writer
for The Voice of Truth International.
Wayne, Joey and Jeremy direct the
Maywood Missionary Retreat, the
World Evangelism School of Missions, and the newly formed Heritage Christian University Center for
Mission Training and Information.
The Barriers are blessed to work
together with their children, Jenny,
Jamie, Joey, and Jeremy and their
families. They have seven grandchildren. The Barriers live in the
Florence, Alabama area.
tunity to be a child of God. God did

what He could do to save man. He sent
His son to offer the sacrifice needed for
our sins to be forgiven. Jesus died for
us. His death secures our salvation if
we follow His instruction. We have
been saved through obedience of the
Gospel. We must respond by helping
all others who have not heard the message of salvation. Why are we failing
in our mission? I believe we are failing because we are trusting in our own
wisdom and understanding rather than
instruction in Gods word. We can succeed if we follow three simple steps,
based on Scripture.
1. u First, we should approach involvement in missions with the understanding that this work is the highest
priority of the church. Everything that
God instructs us to do is very important and must be a high priority, but the
task of providing every person in all the
world with the opportunity to obey the
Gospel is the top priority. God has given this task to the church and we must
accept the responsibility and do the
work. Our objective and our motivation
in mission work should be a response to
our comprehension of how blessed we
are that someone taught us and helped
us to become a child of God. We should
be motivated by love for our fellow man
as God loved us.
Continued on page 19
Global Harvest
Its Time to Rise up

out of our Lethargy
J.C.Choate [Deceased]
J.C. and Betty Choate
moved to Pakistan to begin the

Lords church in Karachi in 1962.
Following five years of work, with
six congregations established,
they moved to Colombo, Sri Lanka to plant the church in that city.
In 1968 they moved to New Delhi,
the capital of India.
In 1974 it became possible to begin airing the Gospel over Radio
Sri Lanka, the Giant of Asia, with
India as the target of programs in
five of her major languages. J.C.
did broadcasts in English, Sunny David spoke in Hindi, Joshua
Gootam was the Telugu speaker,
P.R. Swamy preached in Tamil,
and P.K. Varghese was the Malayalam speaker. The printing of literature monthly magazines, Bible
correspondence courses, study
books, and tracts put follow-up
tools in the hands of local preachers and Christians. The result has
been widespread teaching of the
Truth and a great harvest of souls.
Television has replaced much
of the radio coverage. Preacher
training schools have been established, as well as a program for
training local Christians to evangelize [JC School of Evangelism].
J.C. went to his eternal reward in
2008, but the work that he began
continues through the efforts of
the World Evangelism team.
When I was growing up the

denominational churches were always
talking about the need for revival.
They even called their meetings
revivals. We in the church reasoned
that we didnt need a revival since the
church was not dead. The closest we
came to anything like that was when
we sometimes sang the hymn, Revive
Us Again.
But in more recent years I have
come to the conclusion that the church
does need a revival, and it needs it now!
Im not saying the church is dead, or
that it is going to die the Scriptures
promise that the Lords body will never
die but there are ample signs that the
American church is in serious trouble
and it is in critical need of an overall
revival.
Many individual members are
spiritually dead, and far too many
congregations have passed on without
the members being aware of the
decease. In such congregations the
funeral was never conducted, but the
stench of death is heavy in the air.
What are the problems that bring
about apathy among Christians?
u Poor leadership.
Elders
need to keep in mind the admonition
of Paul in Acts 20:28: ...take heed to
yourselves and to all the flock, among
which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers, to shepherd the church of
God which He purchased with His
own blood. There will come a day of
accounting for those souls in the care
of the elders, and now is the time to be
aware of the serious spiritual threats
facing individual Christians and entire
congregations threats the elders are

to be guarding against.
u Preachers are not evangelists.
Many of our preachers fill a position
but neither preach much nor do much.
Pauls strong words to Timothy (2
Timothy 4:2-5) should still be guidance
for all preachers of the Gospel: Preach
the word! Be ready in season and out
of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort,
with all longsuffering and teaching.
For the time will come when they
will not endure sound doctrine,
but according to their own desires,
because they have itching ears, they
will heap up for themselves teachers;
and they will turn their ears away
from the truth, and be turned aside
to fables. But you be watchful in all
things, endure afflictions, do the work
of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Brethren, this is not a position we
fill but a trust we hold! The soundness
of the church will be determined by
the food it is fed or not fed by
its elders and evangelists. The fact
that churches are not growing that
every year we are losing membership
shows that there is weakness in this
vital part of our makeup.
u Lack of Bible knowledge.
God warned in Hosea 4:6: My people
are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Unless we wake up and turn things
around, the rest of that verse is a
warning: Because you have rejected
knowledge, I also will reject you from
being priest for Me; Because you have
forgotten the law of your God, I also
will forget your children.
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Secular Governments and Christianity

Jerry and Paula Bates
As we have traveled to various

countries this year, we have become
increasingly aware of the role governments play in the freedom of Christians
to serve God and spread His kingdom.
Some might think that Christians can
and should serve God regardless of
what their governments may say. After
all, we find Peter saying in Acts 5:29,
We ought to obey God rather than
man. That is true; nevertheless, governments play a significant role in what
Christians can do to spread the Gospel,
and it seems that many governments

are becoming more anti-Christian, including our own.
The majority of our work is done
in India, and India has recently become
much more anti-Christian. An election
occurred in 2014, with a militant proHindu party becoming the dominant
ruling party. As one might expect, it
has passed several restrictions on Christians. The Hindus are proud to say that
India is a Hindu nation, and they would
like nothing better than to eradicate all
Christian influences from the country.
Notice just a few of the changes that we
have read about recently.
Christian preachers are no longer allowed to visit in the hospitals. Supposedly this was to prevent them from coming in and offering money to the patients
to entice them to convert to Christianity.
The result is that all Christian preachers
are no longer allowed to even visit in
the hospitals. Of course, this may not
always be enforced; nevertheless, that is
one law now on the books.
We have also noticed in an Indian
newspaper that an effort is being made
to ban all slaughter of cows over the
Jerry and Paula Bates: Jerry attended Freed-Hardeman University and

Mississippi State University. After beginning preaching, he earned his MAR
from Harding Graduate School of Religion in Memphis, TN, and now holds
an M.DIV from Heritage Christian University. He has been preaching for 25
years, working with churches in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
Since 2007 Jerry and Paula have been working with World Evangelism
in Winona, MS, associated with the late J.C. Choate and his wife, Betty. He
serves as Associate Editor of The Voice of Truth International, and Paula
also works daily in the office, serving as the bookkeeper. In addition to printing and distributing vast amounts of literature, World Evangelism sponsors
many TV/radio programs and Bible schools, primarily in India. Jerry and
Paula make 3-4 mission trips each year, working with the TV speakers, Bible
schools, and national coworkers.
Jerrys passion is teaching in Bible schools, and he also serves as instructor in some Bear Valley Bible Institutes extension schools. He has taught
courses in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Nepal, Myanmar, Viet Nam, and India.
entire country. Many might think India does not slaughter cows, but that
is not entirely true. Some parts of the
country do allow cows to be killed and
eaten, and old cows have been killed
and eaten in many parts of the country.
A few of the states of India, especially
in the northeast corner, such as Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur and Mizoram,
are primarily Christian in a broad
sense, and one can regularly buy beef
in the markets in those areas. However,
those in power care nothing about the
attitudes and beliefs of those people.
They would love to ban the slaughter
of cows worldwide, but they know that
can never be done; thus, they restrict
their efforts to India.
There have been economic and
banking changes as well. It is becoming more difficult to send money into
India. As most of you know, World
Evangelism sponsors many TV programs and pays to print huge quantities
of books and magazines. This requires
large amounts of money to be sent all
during the year. In the past, we could
simply send checks into most parts of
India without any problem. However,
that is becoming more difficult. Some
banks are no longer accepting foreign
checks; thus, we have to wire-transfer
the funds directly to the bank. Even
when checks are accepted, it is taking
longer for them to clear and the money
to be released to the customer, usually
now about a month and half from the
time the checks are deposited. We have
experienced problems transferring
money by Western Union; sometimes
the transfer is rejected by the Indian office. One of our Indian brethren reports
that any bank transfer must be kept below $1,600 in order to avoid problems.
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Wait a Minute!
I Am on this Plane Too!
Louis Rushmore
Apparently, Bonnie and I were

recognized widely as a close-knit team
of two. We just thought that was the way
married life was supposed to be. We
were best friends. Rarely in nearly 42
years of marriage were we apart day or
night. We shared a 10 x 12 office daily
at the World Evangelism Building, populated with two desks, five bookcases,
a filing cabinet, two computer printers,
four chairs and two little tables. I regret
Meet the Rushmores
Louis and Bonnie Rushmore accepted the invitation to become World

Evangelism team members in 2007,
and they moved to Winona, MS to participate in the day-to-day operations.
Louis is Editor of Gospel Gazette
Online, a monthly Internet journal, and
an Associate Editor of The Voice of
Truth International, a quarterly Gospel magazine for which Bonnie has
done much of the layout. Louis is a
staff writer for Global Harvest magazine, helps proofread all literature in
production, and assists with shipping
that we had our arguments sometimes

over the years, but especially the latter
years were the best years of our marriage.
One year while aboard an airliner traversing the Pacific Ocean, we
mused how neither of us wanted to die
and leave the other mate behind. Could
it work out that we both died together?
I piped up, maybe we would go down
on a plane someday on the way to some
distant mission field. Thats when our
traveling companion on that occasion
exclaimed, Wait a minute! Im on this
plane, too!
Well, we did not go out of this
world together. My dear Bonnie has preceded me to glory, and I am left behind.
She succumbed to the slow, relentless
progression of pancreatic cancer for the
last years of her life. Many, though, were
surprised at her passing because she did
not complain about her pain and other
physical complications.
Bonnie never missed worshipping
God with the assembled saints if she
was not in a hospital; the week before
and receiving: he, with Bonnie, has
traveled extensively stateside and
abroad to teach the Gospel and report on mission work. Foreign work
includes Myanmar (Burma), India, Sri
Lanka, Singapore and Guyana.
The year 2013 was a celebratory
one for the Rushmores. July 14th they
observed their 40th wedding anniversary. October 20th Louis noted that he
has been preaching now for 40 years.
Louis expects to continue with World
Evangelism alongside other team
members in Winona, other stateside
locations and throughout the world.
Bonnie died, she reveled in that she had

been able to attend three assemblies that
day between two congregations.
Bonnie worked from home to what
extent she could the very day before
confusion set in the following morning and after which she fell into unconsciousness.
As Bonnie was slipping away
from consciousness, I told her that I
loved her, and her final words were, I
love you, too. Bonnie lingered for two
more days, suffering severe pain until
the dosages and frequency of medications were able to alleviate it. Finally,
she passed from this life at five minutes
to 2 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2015 in
Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS.
Our daughter Rebecca and I each
had held one of her hands for over 30
hours because I had promised Bonnie
that I would not leave her alone. More
than once I had comforted Bonnie by
saying that should she die, her hand
would leave mine only to be grasped by
angel hands who would carry her to the
bosom of Abraham.
The sweet soul who animated my
wife sits on a park bench just inside
heavens gates awaiting my arrival for
which reunion I am anxiously waiting.
Bonnies funeral was everything
that I wished it were. The setting was
one of the oldest white-frame chapels
in Mississippi among the churches of
Christ, tucked away along dirt roads and
in a meadow surrounded by forest. The
little meetinghouse was filled with family, friends and Christian brethren who
traveled from Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, throughout Mississippi, Alabama,
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Secular Governments and Christianity

Continued from page 8
Thus, our work is becoming more difficult, and we have to constantly be

aware of what can be done and of the
best way to transfer funds. This also
reinforces the need to print as much
as possible now, because one never
knows when it might become almost
impossible to get large sums into the
country to print Christian literature.
There has been a rumor floating around
that soon the printing of Bibles will be
banned, but so far that is nothing but a
rumor.
The safety of Christians is also becoming more questionable. Persecution
of Christians is becoming more widespread, and the beating of Christians
especially when evangelizing is becoming more common. While officially this
is illegal, nothing is done about it. For
example, a few months ago, a group of
Christians were standing on the street
corner handing out tracts. A group of
Hindus became belligerent and hostile,
so much so that the police intervened
and supposedly arrested the Christians.
When asked why they were being arrested, the police simply said that they
were saving them from being beaten.
Thus, no effort is being made to restrict
the activities of Hindus who desire to
cause problems for Christians.
Some denominational church
buildings have recently been burned
in northern India. The police have required all church buildings to install security cameras in order to monitor the
area, just as many public buildings in
the U. S. have also installed. This was
required because the police have said
that they could never prosecute anyone
for a crime without video evidence of
them committing it. While this makes
sense, it is financially impractical for
most churches since they are poor and
small. Thus, for all practical purposes,

they are left with little police protection.
One example illustrates the hatred of some Hindus for Christianity.
A young man in India in the state of
Orissa became a Christian as a result of
the efforts of some graduates of the J
C School of Evangelism. (This is an
evangelistic school directed by Philemon and that we have funded since
its inception, as well as teaching in it
occasionally as we have opportunity.)
Once the young man became a Christian, he was threatened in several ways
to return to his old faith of Hinduism.
Nevertheless, he stood firm and refused to leave Christ and His church.
Realizing his commitment, the village
governing board fined him 20,000 rupees (about $333, which is probably
more than a months salary) as well as
having no further association with his
family. He borrowed money to pay the
fine, and his family, who remain Hindus, have been accepted back by the
village. However, this young man is
no longer welcome there, and his family has asked him to never return, even
to the extent that he was banned from
his sisters wedding. What courage and
faith it must take to be different from
everyone around you and to endure
such persecution!
However, other countries are becoming more open. For instance,
Myanmar is making great strides towards more freedom for its people.
This country is predominately Buddhist
and has been ruled by a very restrictive
military government for several years.
This government is still in power but is
becoming much more open. Many foreign governments have sent representatives to this country recently, including the U. S., and several companies
are seeking to start business activities.

Within the last couple of years, there
has been a tremendous increase in tourism and several hotels are being built.
Huge amounts of money seem to be
coming into the country because there
are now many new cars on the road.
Only 7-8 years ago there were few cars
besides taxis, and those were usually
very old and little more than rattletraps.
Virtually none were air conditioned.
Now, many individuals own cars, and
most taxis are clean and modern with
air conditioning, and some are luxurious large vans. Unfortunately, most
Christians remain relatively poor.
There is much more freedom for
the people of Myanmar now. No longer
are they afraid of what might happen
to them, and there are few restrictions
on what we as foreigners are allowed
to do. Formerly, special permission
had to be obtained for us to teach in the
Bible school each spring, but that is no
longer required. Churches are free to
meet, although they are restricted from
advertising in newspapers and public
evangelizing, such as passing out tracts.
Additionally, no religious programs are
allowed on radio or TV. Thus, while
things are improving, the Christians in
Myanmar still face many limitations.
What does all of this mean for us
in the church today? It means that we
must be diligent to do whatever we can
now, because there is no guarantee that
we may be able to continue with TV,
printing, Bible schools and open air
meetings as we are now. Social conditions are continually changing, and
sometimes great changes can come in
a relatively short time. The fields are
white unto harvest (John 4:35); therefore, let us go out and reap the harvest
while it is day, for the night is coming
(John 9:4).
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The Liberty Church of Christ Invests in...

David Conley
From Betty (Choate): Recently our sponsoring church
invited Philip Hathcock to preach in a Gospel meeting. It

began with a Friends and Family day on Sunday, and
I was happy to be able to participate in that meaningful
time of worship. As announcements were made about
up-coming work and events, I thought, Theyre involved
The Liberty Church of Christ is located in the rural

community of Dennis, in northeast Mississippi. It began
in the 1890s and has made an important impact in the
community throughout the years.
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature. How?
Jesus left that up to us. Liberty has used many vehicles to
fulfill this great commission.
In 1960, J.C. Choate met with the church at Liberty
and told them he desired to take the Gospel to India, and
they agreed to supply part of his support. In 1965, under
the leadership of the elders, Liberty began to sponsor the
Choates. Through their hard, steady, and dedicated work,
the Gospel has been preached to many people! The World
Evangelism Team, working with the elders at Liberty, has
become an incredible influence for the church throughout
much of the world! J.C. and Betty have encouraged others
to begin ministries that have had exponential results.
The church at Liberty has also supported other ministries
including Alex Gear in Scotland and Tommy Carr in
Minnesota. They have made contributions financially and
otherwise to many who have expressed the desire to preach
the gospel to every creature. Liberty has also supported
Magnolia Bible College, Heritage University, India Radio
Program, Let the Bible Speak, Into Gods World
Literature Project, and others. The church also supports
Pinevale Childrens home in an effort to supply physical,
as well as spiritual, nurture to many children. The elders
are currently discussing other avenues that they will soon
partner with to preach the gospel!
While these ministries are important ways to preach the
gospel, the elders at Liberty understand that local work is
very important. Without strengthening the local body, there
would be no way to continue supporting these ministries.
With that in mind:
Liberty invests in their Youth:
l Lads to Leaders
l Christian Youth Conference (CYC)
l Bible Classes for Juniors & Seniors
l The New Libertyland Classrooms & Program for

Kindergarten5th Grade
in so many things, to keep the church strong and to reach

out to the community. That kind of vision explains why
a church in an unincorporated community numbers 200
in attendance and includes all ages, from white-headed
to infants-in-arms, with an active group of young people
being trained in Lads to Leaders.
Lads to Leaders participation
One of the monthly youth devotionals
Vacation Bible School in the Liberty auditorium

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Available NOW! Full-color, pocket-sized, tri-fold tracts on 109 topics, written in old-time Gospel clarity. Call 662-283-1192 for a list of the titles and to
place your order.
These conveniently-sized
tools will be helpful for outreach and for strengthening
young Christians. We are
making an introductory price
of only ten cents each, $5.00
for 50, plus postage.
J.C. Choate
J.C. Choate
We are thrilled with the increasing use of the

tracts we have printed, in English, and in a growing number of languages overseas. In addition to
the original 76, these new titles have been added:
five studies by Louis Rushmore:
u The Foreknowledge of God Explained

u What About Instrumental Music in

Christian Worship?
u The New Testament Church Is Divine in

Organization
u Did Dinosaurs Really Exist?
u To Drink or Not to Drink?
u The Nuts and Bolts of Pornography
u Foul Language

one tract by Ron Williams:

u When Families Deal with Grief and Loss
u Will a Man Rob God?

u How to Study Gods Word
u Training Children in Obedience
these new titles by Jerry Bates:
and these by Betty Burton Choate:

u Training Children in Disobedience
u Satan Do You Recognize Him?

u Fig Leaves Are Back in Style!
u How Do We Approach God?
u The Heavens Declare
u The Wrath of God
u The 21st Century Holocaust
u Doubts and Fears: Satans Challenge
u Womens Liberation or Exploitation of Women?
u Where Grace and Mercy End
u Why Did God Do This to Me?
u True Science? It Follows a Known Path!
u He Lifted Up His Eyes
u How Do I Wear Christ?
u What Does Prayer Accomplish?
u The Soul and Its God
u In a Time of Persecution, Can I Endure?
u To Whom and Through Whom?
It is our intention to continue to add to the titles
we offer. Many churches are ordering these handysized, succinct, and biblically-sound tracts.
We encourage you to order a set for $20, or bundles
of a single title at $2.50 for 25. Call 662-283-1192,
or order online at www.gospelgazette.com.
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Causes of Apathy
in Evangelism
Apathy in Evangelism
It is highly doubtful that apathy has

been more detrimental to success in any
realm than in that of religion. Synonyms
for apathy include unconcern, laziness,
and boredom.
Apathy has a smothering effect on
many of our attempts to evangelize the
lost.
Byron and Gay Nichols

Since 1991 Byron and Gay have
primarily given their mission and
evangelism efforts toward helping
start and maintain the major evangelistic publication, The Voice of
Truth International.
Byron served as the Managing
Editor of the magazine until the
passing of Founding Editor J. C.
Choate in 2008. At that time Byron became the Editor and continues in that role today. Gay assists
in several of the daily office tasks
involved with the magazine, including billing, typing of articles,
mailing of magazines, and maintaining various records.
Along with his work in selecting
and editing articles to be used, Byron also engages in fundraising
efforts, deals with a great amount
of correspondence, looks after
support and expense records, and
is in frequent contact with congregations and individuals across the
U. S. and in other countries.
Please consider with me just a

few of the many causes of apathy as it
relates to evangelism:
(1) Desire for acceptance and
popularity. Even in the church this
desire can easily get out of control to the
point that we sacrifice what is best for
what is wanted. We may be so cautious
about offending others with the Gospel
that we avoid any situation where we
might be construed as opposing their
beliefs and practices.
(2) Tolerance and broadmindedness. In the eyes of many, we are guilty
of self-righteousness when we try to
share the message of salvation. The idea
seems to be that we have our faults,
and they have their faults, so we have
no business trying to show to them that
what they are practicing religiously is
different from what the Bible teaches.
As a result, too many in the church
are willing to let evangelization of the
world go lacking.
(3) Attitude toward the distinctiveness of the church. Failure to
discern the distinctiveness of the church
lends itself to a decreasing concern for
evangelism. If we adopt the idea that
one church is as good as another,
there is no point in evangelizing the
world with the message of salvation,
because that message inherently tells
of the one church which Jesus built for
Himself, the same church to which He
adds those who are being saved.
(4) Lack of commitment and
conviction. Several years ago a missionary was captured by Communist
guerrillas while he was working in

Indochina. During his captivity he was
able to teach a young officer English by
using the Bible. One day the Communist
officer told the missionary that he would
be quite willing to die if it would help
advance the cause of Communism. He
then told the missionary that through
their reading of the Bible he had come
to believe that Christians have a greater
message than that of Communists. He
then made this remarkable observation:
Christianity means something to you,
but Communism means everything to
us. I believe that this same statement
would likewise be consistent with the
sentiments of the Muslims of our day.
For the most part, the Lords church
is not displaying a commitment
equivalent to that of some of Christianitys greatest foes, resulting in an
evangelistic effort which is denitely
inferior.
Messages of Truth
Byron Nichols
call
662-283-1192
or
417-823-4918.
An excellent
book to share
with a friend
who is not a
Christian.
Many of the articles for the monthly

magazines published in India are
drawn from the pages of The Voice
of Truth International.
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Rushmore
Ohio and Pennsylvania. The congregational singing was heavenly. Burial was
just a few feet away in the church cemetery. In addition, condolences via phone,
email, Facebook, text and mail have
come in by the hundreds; I had no idea
just how many lives Bonnie had touched
stateside and abroad.
Lastly, I share with you one odd
sidebar to Bonnies funeral. Upon arrival at the church house, we found two
funeral home employees with a dilemma how to get Bonnies casket into the
church auditorium up the steps. Rather
than wait for others coming for the
viewing, my family and I volunteered
to assist them. Our son Raymond and
our daughter Rebecca, Bonnies brother
Jim and I helped carry Bonnie from the
hearse into the building.
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It was our distinct privilege and
honor and part of a lasting memory of
the journey on which Bonnie and I have
been together as husband and wife since
we as a 16-year-old girl and a 19-yearold boy said our I dos over four decades ago.
Pressing Onward
Lord willing, I press onward. June
14 I will resume my stateside travel; I
am approximately 60 appointments behind since Bonnies illness took a turn
for the worse some months ago. Presently, I am making appointments for
visiting congregations to apprise them
of my mission ministry and to present
biblical lessons. You can schedule a
time before I contact you by calling me
at 662.739.3035 or by emailing me at
rushmore@gospelgazette.com. In addition, plans are already underway for
an extended fall trip abroad to include
India and Myanmar, with possible visits to Sri Lanka and Singapore as well.
Beyond that, I have my sights on a
5-week nationwide seminar in Guyana,
South America in parts of January, February, and March of 2016.
Shortly, I will travel to Nashville,
TN to cart nearly 200 bibles to a shipper
that services Guyana. Gift and Award
Bibles will be distributed to needy
members of the Lords church, and Reference Bibles will be given to about a
third of the preachers in that nation to
assist them in their studies, teaching and
preaching. Tracts and books will ship
along with the Bibles. One Guyanese
evangelist with whom I work closely
has trained over 30 brethren (about 10%

of his congregation) to make in-country
mission trips with him to teach sister
congregations to distribute Gospel literature and enroll Bible studies funded
by Guyanese brethren themselves besides congregational funds.
I continue to work with The Voice
of Truth International as one of its
editors and one of the principle persons
involved in its production. I anticipate
embracing a larger role for myself as I
add to my duties the significant involvement of Bonnie before her passing in
bringing each edition of VOTI to fruition. Gospel Gazette Online continues
to require my time for its production; it
is in its 17th year of publication on the
Internet monthly. I remain a Staff Writer for Global Harvest magazine, and I
have two books that will be published in
the next couple of months.
Always busy for the Lord before,
with the passing of Bonnie, I am not only
resuming the level of activity previously
pursued, but because of her absence from
my life, on so many levels, I have added
incentive to work even harder and longer
hours. If nothing else has become painfully apparent, I see that I must work
more diligently (redeeming the time,
Colossians 4:5) for the night cometh
when no man can work (John 9:4).
Of course, I am merely a team
member with other Christian men and
women in the USA and in other nations
who voluntarily work together for the
cause of Christ. The Winona Five has
dwindled to four with the death of Bonnie, but we who remain work together
daily here as well as extend ourselves
overseas. In addition to brethren from
afar in this country and other countries,
too, Jerry and Paula Bates as well as
Betty Choate look after and encourage
me in these early days of sorrow.
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Louis Rushmore: Email: rushmore@gospelgazette.com Website: www.gospelgazette.com;
Blog: http://louisrushmore.
wordpress.com;
Visit us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com.louis.rushmore
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The Liberty Church of Christ Invests in...

Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Monthly Devotionals
Annual Events
Periodical Trips (Fun Activities and Training)
Liberty invests in their Middle Aged Group:
l Bible Classes topically tailored for their challenges
l Young Couples Retreat designed to strengthen

marriages
l Opportunities to use their talents to help train, support,

and encourage others
l Fun Trips to encourage unity
Liberty invests in their Seniors:
l The Liberty Lights have scheduled events every month.
l Fun Trips to encourage unity
l Ministry Trips to support and help congregations,

individuals, and the community
l Bible Study Classes
l
l
l
l
A Liberty Lights
fellowship event.
l

l

Liberty invests in the Community:

Love Meals are sent out each month to over 50
community residents
Food Groups (there are currently 4) that feed
families in times of need
l Shower Groups to encourage those who are being

married, have children, etc.
l Cards & Letters are sent regularly to local sick, lost

family members, etc.
l Liberty Letter is sent monthly to over 350 local

residents
l Scheduled area Nursing Homes visits and singings

every month
l CDs of lessons from the pulpit are sent each week to

listed community residents
l Our Correspondence Team sends letters during

scheduled times
l Our Visitation Team organizes times to reach out to

the community
l Our Follow-Up Team actively greets and serves

community visitors at services
l Our Teaching Team is always available for Bible

Studies
l Our Monthly Singing, hosted by member volunteers,
include community visitors
Liberty invests in the Congregations Education
beyond regular worship times:
l Men have a Monday Night Bible Class
l Women have a Wednesday Morning Bible Class
l Ladies coordinate with a sister congregation for Bible
Class at a Nursing Home
l Two Gospel Meetings per year
l Occasional One Day Gospel Meetings
We have even begun recycling our communion cups to
send to the Booneville Church of Christ that sends them to
other countries!
From the public and obviously great work of World
Evangelism to washing the communion cups, Liberty simply
wants to serve and preach the gospel to every creature! >
David Conley e-mail: hdconley0817@gmail.com
Preparation of Love Meals for the community.
Work trip to World Evangelism in Winona.
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Heritage Christian University recently formed a new
program that will provide training and information for individuals interested in mission work.
Wayne Barrier teaching one of the mission traning sessions
at Heritage Christian University
World Evangelism School of Missions

The World Evangelism team provided instructors for 3 mission
seminars at the Heritage Christian University Center for Missions Training and Information on November 18, 2014, January
29, 2015, and April 21, 2015. These seminars are open to area congregations and HCU students. About 65 attended each session.
The last event sponsored by the school was the 9th annual
Retreat at Camp Maywood on April 30-May 2 of 2015. The retreat was attended by 113 participants, representing mission work
on every major continent of the world. Speakers included Dr. Ed
Gallagher, Gordon Hogan, James Jones, Colin McKee, and Mike
Brooks. Panel discussions were led by Wayne Barrier, Dennis
Larson, and Joey Barrier. Ladies classes were taught by Brenda
Brooks.
Gordon Hogan, long-time missionary in Asia, shares his

knowledge and experiences.
The next schedueld sessions of the school will be in August

and Sepember 2015. These sessions will focus on missions preparation training and will be hosted by the HCU Center for Missions Training and Information. They will be directed by Joey
Barrier. The entire program is guided by a faculty committee
chaired by Dr. Ed Gallagher.
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Contact us at wbarrier@hiwaay.net or 256.766.2807 (Janet
Barrier) or contact egallagher@hcu.edu (Dr. Ed Gallagher) for
more information.
Lest We Forget
Dr. Philip Slate has worked diligently to bring together the
mini-biographies of brave missionaries of the early Twentieth Century. These men and women 84 of them are
pictured in the collage shown on the front cover of his book.
Anyone, reading the book, will be
humbled by the courage and faith
of these Christians who blazed the
trail for those of us who would follow them.
Lest We Forget is affordably
priced at $8.00 per copy and can be
ordered from World Evangelism,
P.O. Box 72, Winona, MS 38967;
Phone: 662-283-1192.
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Maywood
Missionary Retreat
Plan to Come Next Year!
Ed Gallagher, faculty member at
Heritage Christian University, giving the evening lesson at camp
event 10 years ago.

Many participants stated that this
years retreat was the best yet. Plan to
attend in 2016. Dates are April 28-30,
2016.
Make reservations for next year
by contacting Janet at 256-766-2807;
Email: wbarrier@highwaay.net.
Missionary Stories
Wayne and Janet Barrier
The 9th annual Maywood Missionary Retreat was

held April 30-May 2, 2015 in Hamilton, AL. The event
was attended by 113 participants, and speakers representing
mission work on five continents made presentations.
Presenters were Dr. Ed Gallagher, Gordon Hogan, Mike
Brooks, James Jones, and Colin McKee. Panel discussions
were led by Joey Barrier, Dennis Larson, and Wayne Barrier.
Brenda Brooks was the speaker for the ladies session. A
youth program, led by Ben Hayes and Joey Barrier, was
attended by about 40 teens. World Evangelism Publications
provided hundreds of missions books at no charge to
participants. World Evangelism and the Double Springs
and Madison congregations provided meals. The Heritage
Christian University Center for Missions Training and
Information helped with event planning and about 15 HCU
students attended.
Bonnie Rushmore assisted with event planning,
registration, and cabin placement and was able to attend
every session in spite of advanced cancer. Bonnie passed
away two weeks later. She had been involved in every
retreat and helped with development of plans to begin this
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Stories of
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Order from:
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38967
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Its Time to Rise up out of our Lethargy

u Young people not involved.

Programs such as Lads to Leaders
have done much to teach our young
people, to train them in leadership,
and to ground them in the Truth so that
they are stable Christians. Usually,
congregations involved in such
programs are strong and retain their
youth because parents, teachers, and
leaders must be working together with
dedication if the programs endure.
Sadly, in congregations where such
attention is not given to the younger
generation, upwards of 70% leave the
church when they leave home or in the
process of their college education.
u Social club. In many cases our
worship services are pathetic. Looking
around during the singing, many dont
even join in that part of worship, and
those that do may be hesitant to sing
out because it will sound like a solo!
Shame on us!
While participating in the Lords
memorial supper is supposed to be
our primary reason for gathering as a
church, it is often a miniscule part of
worship, prefaced with a routine prayer,
and followed by the contribution.
Where is the heartfelt lesson,
beforehand, reminding us of what our
salvation cost and reminding us also of
the need to examine ourselves so that
we can partake in a worthy manner?
We resemble a club or a social
work group more than the Lords
church. It is amazing that we are able
to hold together under the present
circumstances. We really dont have
time for the Lord, but somehow we
continue to go on with these minor
activities, these forms of Christianity.
We have ignored the real work of
the church so long that we think we
are doing His work by just assembling

for worship. That is counted as being
faithful. We have quit having Gospel
meetings, or else they are kept so short
they are more of a type of entertainment
than anything else, allowing us the
diversion of occasionally hearing
another preacher. We have so few
outsiders to attend our meetings that
we have almost dispensed with giving
the Lords invitation. And we have so
few to obey the Gospel that we have
almost forgotten what it is like to see
one become a Christian. Many churches
dont like to have missionaries visit
because we dont want to be troubled by
their sad stories of the needs of others.
Is it any wonder, then, that the
church is not growing and spreading
throughout the world today? Brethren,
we have lost our vision, our purpose for
being here. We have allowed a selffocus, a commitment to having top-rate
physical facilities, and the laxness of
the world to blind us. We are asleep to
our duties and responsibilities to God
and to the world. Because of this, we
have lost our zeal for God, our love for
souls, and the satisfaction of seeing lost
souls saved. What a shame and pity.
Brethren, how long will we go on
like this. Who will say they have had
enough? Who will wake up and get up
and go to work for the Lord? I dont
know what it is going to take to move us
and to get us back to putting first things
first, but I do know that unless we soon
find ourselves and come back to the
Lord, we will be lost eternally and worlds
of other people are going to be lost, too.
When God was dealing with the
nation of Israel as His chosen people,
He was their shield, their protector,
their enabler, in every way as long
as they were faithful to Him. Even
in spite of their lapses into idolatry,

God was patient, pleading with them
through the prophets to return to Him.
But it is also a fact that when they
ignored His patience and His pleading,
He had no choice but to use harsher
means to correct them: the warring
nations around them. Will we continue
to sleep until that kind of horror is
necessary to wake us up?
I dont want to be negative, but

at the same time I dont want to close
my eyes to reality. Yes, there are some
strong, hard-working Christians among
us, and there are some strong, hardworking churches. But too many are
asleep, as evidenced by the fact that
statistics say the church is shrinking by
several percentage points every year.
So where does that leave us, you
and me? It leaves us with the fact that
whether anyone else does anything
or not, we must not be apathetic
ourselves. Rather, as individuals and
congregations, we must make up our
minds that we are going to be faithful
to God and do the work He has given
us to do. If we will, perhaps we can
encourage our brethren around us to
follow our example so that, together,
we can be a part of carrying the Gospel
to the rest of the world. Remember, the
Lord has never looked to the majority
to do His work, but to the few who are
committed to putting Him first in their
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Mission Work Planning

designed to accomplish the overall goal of reaching everyone

Too often mission projects are designed only to serve the in every nation.
needs of local brethren by encouraging involvement with no 3. u The last step is to develop and implement a comconsideration of effectiveness in reaching the lost. We must prehensive work plan that integrates methods to preach
take this work seriously. Those who do not go to the field the Gospel of Christ in an efficient and effective way.
should help send others. The church should oversee mission Resources should be managed by good stewards. Programs
projects and hold missionaries accountable for their efficient should be tested and evaluated before undertaken. Mission
use of resources. Missionaries are evangelists focused on plans should be prepared to include background informamission fields. They
tion, strategies, operating
should go to the lost. First
plans, budgets, schedLong
term
success
can
only
be
century Biblical examples
ules, evaluation processachieved when missionaries develop
and patterns are well
es, participant informadescribed and defined and local brethren to preach, teach, and lead. tion and implementation
must be used as the basis
plans.
of mission programs today. Mission work processes that are l Plans should be written and updated on a routine freBiblical rather than secular will produce the same results quency based on results. All plans should be developed
today as in the first century, when everyone in the world according to a strategic plan and approach that is selected
heard the Gospel (Colossians 1:23).
based on field conditions, characteristics, and resources.
2. u Next, when the proper attitude and approach is Masses need to hear the Gospel and mass evangelism is althe basis of initiating involvement in mission activities, the ways a needed component of work in any field.
task of determining where to go should be undertaken. l Long term success can only be achieved when misThere are hundreds of millions of souls across the world today sionaries develop local brethren to preach, teach, and
that have no opportunity to hear the Gospel. We should iden- lead. This should happen as soon as possible. As fields are
tify these populations and focus on programs and projects to evangelized, churches should be developed that are also inreach them. Too often we select fields of work based on con- volved in the missions process. The performance measure
venience, favorable conditions of work, brotherhood interest that is most important for the missionary is the number of
trends, and requirement of minimal resources. This results in persons taught the Gospel. God gives the increase. We
massive populations and fields being ignored.
preach and teach the Gospel.
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l Prior to investing time, money, and human capital in
a mission field, an evaluation of areas of need should be
Hey!
completed. Areas of greatest need should be selected and
How would you like to give away
ways to be involved should then be developed. Before we
start making plans to go into a particular field, we should
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develop an in-depth understanding of the culture, religion,
Its fake, of course (Uncle Sam hasnt started printing
and political characteristics of the field. Missions personnel
million dollar bills YET) but Gods plan of salvation on
should be selected and trained for the specific field of
the back is real. This is an eye-catching little tract.
work. Local conditions including political systems must be
considered when preparing to begin an evangelism effort.
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Methods depend on the field, but every program can have
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some common components. In almost any field, the use of
printed teaching materials and Bibles in local languages are
essential to success. Training new Christians to be teachers,
leaders and preachers is an essential part of every mission
email: Choate@
program. Other methods are selected based on availability
WorldEvangelism.
of communication opportunities, economies, government
org
restrictions, etc. In every case an evangelism process can be
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Ardron Hinton
Jimmie Hinton
Ardron and I have worked together

for 57 years with him writing and me
doing the preparation and printing of
his material. He was a very unique
person. He preached to the chickens
and his cat when only three years old.
He was very centered all his life in one
direction, and that was to be a faithful
follower of Christ. In our visiting
before we were married, he told me
he wanted a wife who would help him
go to heaven, and that is what we both
tried to do.
Ardon had a BA degree in

elementary education, enabling him to
be a principal of an elementary school.
He completed his MA at Abilene in
the same field with enough work in
language arts and social studies so he
could teach all the way through junior
college. He taught school for many
years to support us and preached at small
congregations on the side. He would
get up at three or four in the morning to
study and prepare his sermons. Then
he would teach all week and do church
work all weekend. I have a BS in Math
and Science Education and a MS in
Natural Sciences. I have taught in the
school along side of him and worked
with him in his church work.
Ardron was diagnosed with
Parkinsons disease in 1992 after seeing
himself shuffling his feet in a glass door.
During the intervening years, he fought
Overseas Containers????
We folks in the office here in Winona would like

to partner with others in the church who are shipping
containers to points overseas. We have books, tracts,
and magazines (English, Spanish, French) that we
want to share with those brethren who so desperately
need literature. We would be willing to pay our percentage of the cost for shipping, believing that sharing the load will enable all of us to do more.
Please contact World Evangelism at 662-283-1192.

that disease continually, finally ending

up bedfast and helpless, except his mind.
He could still dictate articles to me and
I would put them into the bulletins,
allowing him to keep teaching. He
developed Macular Degeneration in his
left eye and lost his sight in it. Later, due
to a messed up cataract surgery he had
to have a cornea transplant in the right
eye but eventually lost the sight in that
eye also. So his work since then was by
dictation to me. He was still working
on articles until January 23 when we
took him to the emergency room with
pneumonia. He left us on January 30 of
this year.
The church at Roosevelt wants me
to continue the bulletin as long as my
health holds out. I have an abundance
of materials he has written over the
years, so he can still keep teaching for
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a while longer. Thank God!
Books and Tracts by

Louis Rushmore:
For prices and to order, call:

662-283-1192
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A Day in the Life of GBN
We never have a dull moment at GBN. Allow me to

describe a typical day at the office: John Shannon (or another
regular speaker) arrives early to begin recording programs.
Several of our staff members (Adam Vaughn, Jameson
Steward and Tim Boswell) will be involved: running
cameras, checking audio levels and directing. As he will
film several programs, the recording will last several hours.
In the office, the phone is ringing. Laurie (our receptionist)
is taking requests for Bible Correspondence Courses and
copies of programs that have recently aired. You can usually
hear her cackling down the hall as she enjoys talking with
viewers and supporters.
In the server room, youll find Aaron Cozort (our IT
guy) who is working on equipment and is usually on hold
with a vendor or tech support.
Upstairs Tim Ward is working on the weekly schedule
that must go to Encompass in Atlanta. This tedious task
must be done to keep the Network up and running. Around
the corner, Iris is transcribing the text from Dayspring and
duplicating DVDs to fill requests from viewers.
Mark Teske (our Operations Director) is tucked away in
his office on the phone talking to brethren and walking them
through the installation of their new radio equipment.
I am sitting in my office pouring over the numbers, trying
to ensure that we are good stewards of the money entrusted
to us and reporting to supporting congregations.
After lunch, volunteers from the Southaven church
arrive to package and send out the GBN Newsletter. The
building is buzzing with Christians working, laughing and
fellowshipping.
The results of our work? Souls are being converted,
brethren are being edified, people are being challenged by
the truth, and the gospel is being carried 24/7 into places
where it wouldnt otherwise be.
Dear brethren, we thank you for your constant support
for the work that we are doing. Due to many congregations
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struggling financially, we have lost quite a bit of support recently. If you can help us to make up these losses, we would
be eternally grateful.
The Death of Our Satellite
The communication satellite that is orbiting the earth

and delivering the GBN signal is near the end of its life.
This aged satellite is presently failing and frequently causing
a poor signal. As a result, we are having to move GBN to
another satellite. This change does not affect our cable,
Roku or viewers on our apps. It does, however, affect those
who watch GBN via their own satellite dish.
This change also brings a great opportunity for GBN.
Our new satellite is prime real estate for cable operators
and one that is universal in its coverage over the US. In fact,
most of the channels that people watch on cable TV come
from this particular satellite. While some cable systems in
the past were not able to receive our signal, the move will
now allow them to get GBN from the same satellite that they
receive most of their other programming. We are hopeful
that this change will help GBN get onto more cable systems
this year.
It will also be very convenient for cable systems to get
our signal. We need to take advantage of this opportunity by
getting our loyal viewers to ask their cable systems to carry
GBN in their cable lineup. Additionally, we need prayers
that this effort will be blessed and will allow the Gospel to
spread further.
Over the next couple of months, we will be moving
from AMC-10 to G-14. Those who receive GBN through
a satellite dish can point their dish to the new satellite and
change a few settings on their receiver any time before June
30th. If you (or someone you know) receives GBN via
satellite, please call our office at 662-874-5508 or email us
at info@gbntv.org to receive all of the details that you need
for the new satellite. >
Don Blackwell, Executive Director, Gospel Broadcasting Network; Phone: 662-874-5508; www.gbntv.org
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Christ Behind Bars

name withheld
There is a rich field of souls

largely overlooked by the churches
of Christ. That field is located within
the walls and fences of the thousands
of jails and prisons across the country.
Chapel services are available. Chaplains are present to discuss troubles,
answer questions and help whenever
possible.
Outside groups come in and conduct Bible studies and hold worship services. What is not (or rarely) available
is sound Gospel teaching. Thousands of
inmates across the country attend chapel
services, many at every opportunity. Admittedly, not all attend for the right reason. Some are there to meet with friends
or just want to get out of their cells for
an hour or two, but most genuinely seek
Christ. What do they actually find? The
face of Christianity is being presented
by Pentecostals, Baptists, Methodists,
Jehovahs Witnesses and even Mennonites, to name a few. Where are the
churches of Christ?
The voice of Christ is distorted,
muddled and even silenced as false
doctrines and false hopes spew forth.
Some inmates are reunited with the
denominations of their youth, others hear about Christ for the first time
and a few are actually members of the
Lords church. Unfortunately, the only
message they receive is the feel good
religion of various denominations.
They do not attend worship services
they attend concerts where praise
teams blast denominational views and
false doctrines with Christian rock
music as entertainment. Actual Bible
study has been forsaken for testimonials wrought with modern miracles,
the voice of God and feelings. When
Bibles are opened, the Scriptures are
misused and bent to teach the false
doctrines of the denominations. All the
while I wonder, Where are the churches of Christ?

There are some congregations of
the Lords church that have prison ministries, and I personally thank them for
that. I was raised in the church, as the
saying goes. I made some mistakes and
hurt the people I love, but I have repented of my sins and strive to do better. That
is not an easy task when surrounded by
the worst society has to offer. I spent
about seven years with no place to turn
for true fellowship and worship. None
of the chapel services met my needs as a
member of the New Testament church.
The closest was the Christian Church,
but even they used the piano.
We never realize how precious
something is until it is gone. What
a privilege it is to assemble with the
saints and worship God! Thankfully,
I was recently transferred to a different prison. Here, members of a local
church of Christ come and preach the
Word of God once a month. Oh, how I
look forward to the second Sunday of
the month! I am truly grateful for the
work those Christians do to encourage
others to do the same.
The church of the Bible, the God
of the Bible and the Christ of the Bible
are in the minority. The bulk of the incarcerated hear only about a false Jesus who gives false hope. You see, any
church will do because all we have to
do is believe in Jesus and He will save
our souls. Baptism and obedience are
not deemed necessary. We can worship
God in any way we see fit. Jesus loves
us and He will take care of us. In the
end, it does not matter what the Bible
teaches but what we feel. Such doctrines do nothing but lead the masses to
Satans door. Who will teach the truth?
This field is too rich to leave untended! These souls are too precious to
ignore. If there is a jail or prison in your

area (and likely there is), I encourage
you to reach out to the inmates housed
within who are diligently seeking God.
Contact the jails and prisons. Find out
how you can teach the God of the Bible
and the New Testament church to those
who are truly seeking to find them. Do
not wait for someone else to do it! Spark
the interest and chances are others will
volunteer to help in your endeavors. Do
not let denominationalism be the only
voice of Christianity heard behind the
fences. Take Christ behind bars. You
are guaranteed a captive audience, and
they will appreciate your efforts. The
harvest is plenteous, but the labourers
are few (Matthew 9:37).
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Heres how we at
World Evangelism
can help with your
Prison Ministr y:
Our printing work is a tool
to help get the Gospel out.
We have two rules: Never
go into debt on printing, and
print enough to sell enough
to pay the printer, then sell
at a discount or give away
what remains. Our inventory includes 25 basic study
books that are offered for
evangelism, prison ministry, and as follow-up materials for Bible courses at
the rate of $1.50 per copy.
Call us if we can help you
with your outreach:
662-283-1192
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Apathay in Evangelism
Conquering Apathy
in Evangelism
An old preacher once said, If man

has a soul, and he has, and if that soul
can be won or lost for eternity, and it
can, then the most important thing in the
world is to bring a man to Jesus Christ.
Surely he was correct in his assessment.
Apathy toward evangelism can and
must be overcome, because it is our
responsibility as Gods children to take
the message of salvation to the world.
Souls can be won, but this is only done
intentionally, not accidentally.
Pauls motivation for evangelism is
pretty well summarized in 2 Corinthians
5: For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ (v. 10), and
For the love of Christ constrains us
(verse 14). Paul was duly impressed
with the fact that judgment is definitely
coming. However, he also testified that
his evangelism resulted because he was
so affected by the love of Christ. Paul
then adamantly declared what is the only
acceptable response to the love of Christ
by those who claim to be His and He
died for all, that those who live should
live no longer for themselves, but
for Him who died for them and rose
again (2 Corinthians 5:15). Love is
certainly a superior motivator. A deep
love for someone will cause us to do
exceptional things for the benefit of that

one whom we love, and those who truly
love the Lord will not have to struggle
in determining how much to do for Him
and His cause. Apathy will have been
eliminated by love.
Our proper perception of the cross
is critical to the seriousness of our
evangelism. Please consider carefully
these stirring words by Leighton Ford:
When the Christ of the judgment seat
and the Christ of the cross become
the Christ of the heart, we cannot help
looking at others through new eyes the
eyes of Christ and sharing with them
the one who means so much to us.
The church has many ministries,
but only one mission. Think about
Christ: He performed many good
works; He showed compassion, fed the
hungry, healed the sick, gave sight to
the blind, cured lepers, and raised the
dead. His ministries were many, but
His mission was one! He proclaimed
His mission in Luke 19:10 The Son
of man is come to seek and to save that
which was lost. The church, as the
body of Christ, should also have many
ministries, but only one mission!
May we all resolve right now that
we will do our part in making the church
like Jesus Himself, in that we too will
make seeking and saving the lost the
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mission of the church of our Lord.
From George Bryan:

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others who have listened to Eternal Good
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Apologetics Press
Our Work
F o r
more than
30
years
Apologetics Press
has published and disseminated
materials for self study, group study,
or evangelistic purposes. Topics range
from evidences supporting the Christian
Faith to highly controversial areas that
challenge that Faith.
Reason & Revelation
Since 1981, Apologetics Press

has published a monthly journal
on Christian evidences. Dr. Dave
Miller serves as the editor. Reason &
Revelation is a central teaching medium
of Apologetics Press. In its pages
appear articles on such topics as Gods
existence, the inspiration of the Bible,
the creation/evolution controversy, the
deity of Christ, ethics, the culture war,
etc. Typically, each issue includes a
feature article and one or two shorter
articles. The subject matter deals with
current issues and draws on the most
recent sources whenever possible.
Subscriptions are available on an
annual basis, but may be back-dated to
January of the current year (complete
with back issues) if so desired. Bound
volumes include an entire years worth
of issues presented with an attractive,
sturdy cover and index.
Discovery
Since 1990, Apologetics Press

has published Discovery, a monthly
magazine on Scripture and science for
kids. Articles are aimed primarily at
children in the 4th through 6th grades,
although many different age groups enjoy
Discovery. Kyle Butt serves as editor;
Eric Lyons serves as associate editor.
Each eight-page issue carries

lessons from the Bible and nature.
Biblical articles teach children about
Gods Word and His will for them.
Articles about plants, animals, and
natural phenomena are intended to build
faith in the Creator. Past issues have
covered a wide range of topics such as
the design of trees, Egypt and the Bible,
the meaning of covenants, the Flood
of Noah, the difference between the
Old and New Testaments, dinosaurs,
and the importance of apologetics.
Our friendly mole and sleuth, Digger
Doug, provides answers to kids
questions. Puzzles, word searches, and
other exercises reinforce the lessons.
Discovery is bursting with colorful
pictures, illustrations, and activities.
Professionals design and print the
publication so that we can maintain the
highest possible production standards
from start to finish. Bound volumes
containing the preceding years twelve
issues are prepared each January, and
also are available for several past years.
Books
Apologetics Press publishes numerous

high-quality, inexpensively priced books.
For children, we have offerings for
virtually every age group: the A.P. Reader
series consisting of three levels of reading
books Learn to Read, Early Readers,
and Advanced Readers; Bible story
rhyming books; a dinosaur coloring book
(in both English and Spanish); Creation
Cards for infants; books for teens that may
be used as classroom curricula; and several
other volumes that are critical in preparing
young people to withstand the influence of
evolution, including our highly acclaimed
books Dinosaurs Unleashed and Truth
Be Told.
For adults, we have books on

alleged Bible discrepancies (The Anvil
Rings, Vols. 1 & 2), general Christian
evidences (e.g., Surveying the
Evidence), the errors of evolution (e.g.,
The Truth About Human Origins,
The Dinosaur Dilemma), culture war
issues (e.g., The Silencing of God,
Christ & the Continental Congress,
Sexual Anarchy, etc.), non-Christian
religion (e.g., The Quran Unveiled),
and a host of other volumes.
Videos/DVDs
Apologetics Press also has produced

several DVDs, including several episodes
of our childrens television program
Digger Dougs Underground, as well
as Out With Doubt for teens, and
quite a number of offerings for adults,
including the Pillars of Faith Series,
Islam, the Quran & New Testament
Christianity, The Silencing of God
Seminar, and Evolution Is Religion
Not Science.
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Email: mail@apologeticspress.org.; call
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Ronnie Crocker
As a Gospel preacher for four churches of Christ, I have
experienced becoming moderately involved in the personal
lives of the members. One-on-one home Bible studies and
hospital visits were very personal.
Prison and jail ministry are even more personal, because
they involve souls who have experienced grave personal
failures and families in the middle of a terrible crisis.
In 2007, when Jeanie and I established the in-house
phase of the Project Rescue Addiction Recovery
Program, we were propelled to the highest level of
personal evangelism and personal edification. This is when
we began to live among the sick souls with whom we are
studying Gods Word.
Galatians 6:1 warns us about the danger of ministering
to sin sick souls. It says, Brethren, if a man is overtaken
in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one
in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also
be tempted (Galatians 6:1).
The reason this passage adds considering yourself
lest you also be tempted, is because someone overtaken
in any trespass (addicted) is like a hurricane. The addicted
man lives in the eye of the storm where everything seems
calm to him. However, those who care about him and love
him (grandparents, parents, wives, children, ministers),
suffer damage from the winds (bad choices) that wreak
havoc on everyone involved.
Paul instructed Timothy about ministering to insane
souls sick with sin: And a servant of the Lord must not
quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in
humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God
perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may
know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and
escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by
him to do his will (2 Timothy 2:24-26).
To be effective, I must become emotionally attached.
This ministry is like riding an emotional roller coaster.
When a new man arrives, I sit down next to him, buckle
up and wait with anxious anticipation. I hear the clickityclack, as we ascend to the top on this ride. Then, without
warning, theres the frightening jerk and quick descent,
where my heart is screaming for it to stop. Sometimes I
am able to stop the fall and prevent a relapse on drugs or
alcohol. Other times, I am not able to help him, and it tears
my heart out. This is why Paul told Timothy and me to be

patient and humble when ministering to help those insane
from sin come to their senses and escape the snare of the
devil (2 Timothy 2:26).
Two different categories of men enter our program:
The spiritual and the carnal. It is a great joy to minister to
the men who have come to their senses, hit their bottom,
are tired of living in sin, and have fallen out of love with
the world (1 John 2:15). These have chosen to be spiritual.
With a spiritual man, I am given the privilege of seeing
Gods power restore his ruined life as he prays, reads and
does the Word of God!
Compassion Fatigue is what we in the addiction
recovery ministry must be concerned about. It is caused
from attempts to correct the life course of the carnal program
member. He chooses to be carnal and is still in love with
the world (1 John 2:15). The Apostle Paul experienced the
frustration of ministering to carnal souls: And I, brethren,
could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to
carnal, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not
with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive
it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still
carnal... (1 Corinthians 3:1-3).
I know I am close to Compassion Fatigue burn out on
the days my iPhone battery has exhausted all of its power.
This means that I spent much of the day speaking to carnal
men and their frustrated family members.
James 5:19,20 reminds me of why this exhausting
ministry struggle is worth it: Brethren, if anyone among
you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of
his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude
of sins.
This passage is the reason Jeanie and I love this
extremely personal work! Below you will find the increase
God has given to our efforts.
Project Rescue Stats, February 2015:
u
One hundred, forty-nine souls have entered our
program over the past 4 years.
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At this time, we have a man who has been with us a
week and another man who has been in our care 415 days.
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What Do You Do When You Find Christ?

J. Randal Matheny
Former atheist and denominationalist finds answers that made

sense, launches appeal to friends
GREENSBORO, GA (BNC)
Eric Ramseur was an atheist who
discovered his need for God. He went
to the closest church to his home in
Clarksville, TN, and attended faithfully.
But the denominations use of a creed
book disturbed him.
As he asked a pastor at that church
questions about the Bible, he kept
getting directed to the creed book.
Then, when he went to a Christian
college, he was warned by others not to
let that group of Christians change him.
But there was a problem, Eric wrote.
I was determined to stay true
to what the Book of Discipline told
me to believe about the Bible. I was
determined to stay out of this church
that had attempted to hold this dear
friend of mine accountable. There
were just two problems, I was already
questioning the Book of Discipline
and those church of Christ people
were answering my questions with
the Bible. AND IT MADE SENSE! I
would go back to my room at night
in tears, calling the worship minister

back at the local denomination and
saying, I dont know what to do.
What theyre telling me seems to be
true, but if I change then I cant do
the things I did there. I would then be
instructed to follow my feelings and
pray a prayer after reading the Book
of Discipline.
In his post, Eric jumped quickly
to an appeal to old friends and school
mates.
So, heres my plea to you, friends
and family whom I love dearly.
Consider what your church taught you
to do about how to gain a relationship
with God. Maybe they told you to pray
a prayer and ask Jesus into your heart.
Maybe they told you to just believe and
confess Jesus. Whatever they told you
to do, if they left this very important
step out [baptism for remission of sins]
then they have left out a lot of truth
from their teaching.
Eric recalled why he stayed in the
denomination as long as he did.
When I was still in this particular
denomination I would look at verses
like Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, Romans
6:3,4, Galatians 3:26-28, Colossians
2:11-13, Titus 3:5-7 and 1 Peter 3:21
and wonder how it was that they could
pour water on someones head or even
immerse and say it was because we
were already saved. It made no sense,
and yet I stayed, because thats where
all of my friends were.
But in the Lords church he
discovered a difference.
The church of Christ is not a
denomination. We seek to teach the
truth in its fullness and we continue to
study to make sure we stay within the
teachings of Scripture. Our worship
must conform with the teachings of the

New Testament and our lifestyle must
align with the example of Christ.
If you are worshipping in a
denomination today, it is my prayer
and my hope that you have taken
these words in the kindness that was
intended and are willing to follow the
Lord wherever His word takes you.
Im sure you have made many
friends and have family members who
have been longtime members of a
particular denomination, but once you
know the truth about the Lords church
and His salvation you must realize
you are accountable only to yourself
and to God. I have lost many friends
and family because of the realization
of Truth and how it really will put
a sword between families. The best
understanding Ive come to is that even
as I have made enemies because of the
Truth, I have gained an even larger
family in the church.
Today, Eric works as a Gospel
preacher with the Lake Oconee
congregation. He met his wife Brianna
while attending Freed-Hardeman
University in Henderson, TN. Eric
graduated from the Bear Valley Bible
Institute of Denver with a Bachelors
in Theology in 2010. He is currently
enrolled in Bear Valleys Masters in
Biblical Studies.
Eric and Brianna have four
children: Malachi, Isaiah, Naomi and
Titus.
Eric ended his post yesterday with
an appeal:
Truth isnt an island. We must
discuss it, but please remember I love
you and want you to be able to enjoy
salvation in eternity and thats why I
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wrote this article.
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Project Rescue
u
Eighteen men are living in our Cave Springs
apartments, 3 men are residing at Project Jay and 2 men are
living at home as they work the Project Rescue program.
The most important thing we present to these men is
scriptural and spiritual support. Bible studies every morning
and evening, worship on Sundays, and 1-on-1 Bible and
counseling sessions, all work together for God to give the
increase in their lives.
u
The other side of Project Rescue is helping the men
assimilate back into the work force. At this time 14 of our men
have fulltime jobs and 2 men are attending Calhoun College.
Our approximate success rate statistics:
u
Sixty-three of the 149 who entered our care are
continuing in the faith (42.28% success rate). Regarding our
members who successfully completed 6-months without a
relapse, 28 out of 33 are continuing (84.44% success rate).
Regarding our members who completed 1-year without a
relapse, 8 out of 10 are continuing (80% success rate). Since
January of 2011, we have baptized 29 men into Christ!
The Board of Directors oversees our administrative
issues. Charles Baggett is working hard to raise funds to

keep the program operating. Roger Jackson is doing a
great job teaching the men how to study the Bible. Because
of Roger, a man who applies himself for 6-months in our
program will know more Bible than the typical member of
the church. Paul Martin is a special minister to the men
who are suffering from emotional issues. The men listen to
Paul! Wayne Speegle and Dale Hubbert teach one night a
week. The men love their classes.
The Management Team (Joe Drake, Cecil Green and
Ray Solley) oversee and help me manage the program.
Jason Cagle is serving as our Night Manager and Ron
Parker as our Day Manager. Registered Nurse, Kim
Johnson volunteers her time to dispense medicine and assist
the men when they get sick.
Without my wife and ministry partner, Jeanie, I would not
be able to do this difficult ministry. Jeanie is presently the personal bookkeeper for 24 men and manages and records all other
Project Rescue financial transactions. Of course, none of this
would be possible without the churches of Christ and individual
Christians who send us financial support and pray for us!
We count ourselves blessed to have so many partners in
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this wonderful ministry!!
Ronnie Crocker at ronniecrocker1@gmail.com; his website
address is http://www.projectrescue.org
Hey! Theres an open door for you....!
What is it?
The World Evangelism team here in Winona is in
need of YOU! We need more help with computer/
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the work ... help with cleaning and maintenance
of the buildings and the grounds ... and other such
things. We have an available house, but no salary
but if you are retired, with retirement income,
and would like to spend your years in Gods work,
please call us at 662-283-1192. Lets partner!
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If we dont start
That fact is all you
bringing our neighneed to know when
bors, our coworkers,
you wonder why they
our friends, and even
were so much more
those who dont like
effective than we are.
us to a knowledge of
Compare and contrast
Jack Wilkie
Christ, we can only
the church you see
patch up the problem so many times before the inevitable throughout Acts with the church of today, keeping that phrase
happens, just as it did in Rome, Greece, Babylon, Egypt, and in mind The little knots of Friends who turn their
everywhere else. Me, a few months ago
backs on the World are those who really transform it.
Quotes like that are rather common in the Christian
Our words are often spent in attempts to convince
world today as we watch our nation continue to turn its people that they need to repent or things are going to get
back on God and embrace greater and greater immorality really bad here, when instead our message should always
with each passing day. Books have been written, sermons be that all men everywhere must repent or they will be
have been preached, and articles have been shared detailing eternally separated from their God (Acts 17:30,31). We
the problems, predicting the consequences, and attempting look at ourselves as defenders of some righteous way of
to recommend a plan of action. We all recognize that if we life that must be protected and fought for at all costs. They
dont do something, its only a matter of time before those looked at themselves as the hands and feet by which Gods
consequences come to pass.
Word would be taken to the entire world. We are perfectly
The question we rarely ask ourselves, though, is why comfortable with thinking that America was won for Christ
do we discuss this? Why do we want America to repent? because His name was mentioned often in the beginning of
I hadnt put much thought into why I wrote things like the our country, and its our job to merely defend that territory.
quote above until a few days ago, when a paragraph from They would have realized that anyone and everyone who
C.S. Lewis book, The Four Loves, caught my eye and has hasnt come to a true knowledge of God still needs to come
been on my mind ever since.
to repentance, and that its not good enough to cling to the
Religions devised for a social purpose, like past.
Roman emperor-worship or modern attempts to sell
All of this explains why its so difficult to get many
Christianity as a means of saving civilization, do not Christians out of their comfort zones and engaged in the
come to much. The little knots of Friends who turn their battle. If its about saving the American way of life, well
backs on the World are those who really transform it. never be able to reach some until the threats become real (see
Those modern attempts to sell Christianity to save church attendance post-9/11 and during the Cold War). If its
civilization are exactly what we fall into the trap of about something more, something bigger that isnt focused
advocating. Thats why we have to question our motives. so narrowly on success in this world, thats where well
Why are we really pushing for repentance in America?
start to make a difference. When we examine the mission
Our apprehension of Islams spread, anxiety about our Jesus left behind for His disciples (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark
nations future, and fear of persecution give us that answer. 16:15,16, Acts 1:8) it had nothing to do with moralizing the
We talk about how persecution is coming if things dont message of the Gospel to ensure national protection from
change, and while thats probably true, thats nothing that Gods wrath. Sure, that was the case for Israel in the Old
ever seemed to affect the decisions of the New Testament Testament, but our call is greater now. With the death, burial,
Christians. They preached the Gospel whether they would and resurrection of Jesus, the point isnt to save our nation
be persecuted or not, whether it made any difference in how from gay marriage and the influences of Islam. Its glorifying
they were going to be treated in the world (Philippians 1:21). Continued on page 31
Why Do We Really Want

America to Repent?
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The Fellowship of Evangelism

J. Randal Matheny
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (BNC)

Daniel Araujo (photo, above) in
southern Brazil watched some videos
posted on YouTube by World Video
Bible School, based in Maxwell,
TX. A video about premillenialism
convinced him. He contacted WVBS
for information about the church in his
city. He wrote,
Since watching your videos on
YouTube and studying in other sources
Ive been bothered. Thats the problem
with the truth, it sets you free. Where I
live, state and city, all churches preach
premillennialism and the rapture, so I
need your help! For some time now the
whole subject has been troublesome
as I couldnt understand what would
happen to those left behind. Now that
Im free from that mistake, I can no
longer admit participating in those
churches services. But I also dont
want to be without a house of prayer.
So what does one need to open a church
of Christ? What do I have to know or
do? Please, help. I want to do Gods
work and I want to do it right.
WVBSs Al Washington asked
brethren at the Sherman Drive
congregation in Denton, TX, about a
contact in Brazil. Theyre one of our
supporting churches. Al emailed me
March 24, and the same day I emailed

Daniel for a first contact.
He quickly replied to my email.
I was actually going the wrong
way about the understanding of the
gospel. Believing in things that are not
biblical at all. I cant do that. I wont
do that.
So, please, lead me in the
direction of some church who
preaches the pure and true gospel.
Or please teach me how to open a
branch of the Church of Christ here
where I live. Anything so I can get
closer to Jesus. I only know I have
to talk to my current pastor and
say I have to leave as my heart is
changed (God only knows how that
conversation will go, but I intend to
make it peaceful).
I just want to do the right thing.
Be my brothers and help me. Please.
I then emailed several brethren in
or near the city of Porto Alegre, state
capital of Rio Grande do Sul. (We are
located near So Paulo, some distance
from the city.)
On March 26 Almir Barbosa
emailed mefrom Porto Alegre.
Im already in contact with Daniel
and helping him with his doubts and
questions. We pray he may learn Gods
will and be a faithful Christian.
I saw Almir April 4 at the National
Christian Workers Encounter near So
Paulo, and he told me that Daniel and
his wife were meeting with them in
their congregation. We look forward to
more newsabout them in the gospel.
After only two days since Als
initial contact, Almirhad done followup on the ground with Daniel. Everyone
was kept in the loop as the emails flew
back and forth. Al wrote that he was
sure that Daniel was impressed with the
prompt replies and follow-up.

On April 7 Daniel wrote to everyone involved.
The Lord not only revealed His
truth clear as crystal, but also indicated
me where to go. For that I praise the
Lord and here I thank each and every
one of you for the support and love.
I follow steady our Lord Jesus Christ
and now Im attending the Church of
Christ.
In a lengthy Facebook chat,
Daniel commented, God opened my
eyes because I was searching for the
truth. This serves [as an example] for
everyone.
UPDATE: On Sunday, April 12,
Daniel and his wife were immersed
for the remission of sins after a
study with several of the brothers of
the congregation where they were
attending.
>
Randal Matheny and his wife Vicki have

lived in Brazil since November, 1984. His
email address is randal@fastmail.fm
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1. Will you determine today to
give just $1.00 extra each Lords
day for missions?
2. Will you encourage others in the congregation
to do the same, working toward 100% participation
among the membership, to reach the goal?
Please write us: World Evangelism Team, P.O.
Box 72, Winona, MS 38967; or call: 662-283-1192;
or email: Choate@WorldEvangelism.org.
Why Do We really Want America to Repent?

Christ and making His name known in

every place.
Every church, every preacher, and
every writer is looking for that key to
building a community of believers, of
finding authenticity, and all those other
buzz words for making a difference. I
believe Lewis, in channeling Christs
call to take up our mission in fellowship
with those around us and disregard the
worlds purposes, hit the nail on the
head. To quote him once again, If
you read history you will find that the
Christians who did most for the present
world were precisely those who thought
most of the next. It is since Christians
have largely ceased to think of the
other world that they have become so
ineffective in this. Lets stop worrying
about winning America back, returning
to the 50s or some other whitewashed
time in our history and start focusing on
heaven, learning how we can help each

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the path to Christ to as many others as
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Helmut Garcia
We want to remind you that on
August 10th in 2013 we launched a
Bible training school and missions with
10 students (both men and women) to
be held every Saturday afternoon at the
Montecarlo church facility from 9 AM
to 2 PM with a two year program. The
reason why I send this message is that
we would like to get any Spanish church
books, religious stuffs or what you have
available in that language from your fine
ministry to be sent to the 45 people from
Central congregation in Tuscaloosa, AL
who will be coming over to my place on
this July 25th 2015.
I have received in the past some
good Spanish and English religious
materials, even though I would like for
you to send out Spanish stuffs to share
with 300 local Peruvian preachers
since on August from 3rd to 7th we will
have an event to be held at this South
American nation. Please first of all try
to make contact with and send them
out to the Central Church of Christ in
Tuscaloosa, AL.
As you already knew, we are not a
big congregation, but all efforts in these
past years were visiting and

helping out with the neediest
congregations around this
whole nation. Our church does
a mission trip to the Andes
mountain and Amazon jungles remote
areas twice a year, to teach and preach
Gods Word and do the best we can,
although money sources are not enough to
afford and there are a lot of things to be
done over there. Our willingness is much
needed to accomplish that on behalf of
those congregations. As you can notice,
my brother-in-law, Luis, and I do that and
we thank God for these trips, since several
people have obeyed the Gospel of Christ
and those church members at those far
beyond areas are visited and reached. They
are always happy for us to help out on
evangelism and having Gospel campaigns
to encourage them to stay faithful and
work harder for the Lords church.
We have launched in August 2013
the first Family Christian Training
Camp and we will have another session
in this current year in August. Please
pray for the newest Lords churches
located in the remote Peruvian Amazon
and Andes mountain areas where the

sound doctrine is being taught and the
Gospel of our Lord is being spread out,
knowing that what we do for the Lord is
not in vain as we serve and work in His
kingdom daily till the Master comes.
Peru Mission Update from the
Central Church of Christ:
Please be praying for Gods
blessings on Our first Peru Mission Trip
to be conducted July 25, 2015 - August
9, 2015. Our Team is composed of 31
members - 20 of them being our College
Students. They will conduct the first
ever church camp in South America:
August 3-7, 2015. Our members have
spent many hours meeting, planning
and procuring the materials needed for
this camp. Please keep them in your
>
daily prayers:
Helmut Garcia: Phone: 01151 - 99516098
http://iglesiasdecristoenperu.blogspot.
com/ website Central Church of Christ:
http://www.centralchofchrist.com/index.
html
Spanish Materials Available for Evangelism and Grounding in the Faith
The Voice of Truth International magazine
Class and study books.

Call 662-283-1192
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Huffards 2015 Israel Tour

Evertt Huffard
An Inspirational 10 Day Tour
of Judea, Samaria, and Galilee
search for the empty tomb, and view

the ancient city of Jerusalem from the
top of the Mount of Olives. We will
also visit a major launching point for
the Gospel Caesarea Maritima.
Thats not all! The Gospel story has
a rich heritage in the history of Israel, so
we will also visit sites like Dan, Hazor,
Megiddo, Beth Shan, Beth Shemesh,
Jericho, Qumran, Dead Sea, Samaria,
and Hezekiahs Tunnel.
Dr. Evertt W. Huffard, Dean

Harding School of Theology
Dr. Ileene Huffard, Director
Mid-South Professional Center
Harding University
I (Betty) was privileged to make

this trip with the Huffards and
18 other Christians, including
my brother (Curtis Burton) and
his wife and daughter. It was a
wonderful experience, one that
would enrich any Christians
study of the Scriptures. Make
plans to go next time!
Around the geographical center

of the Gospel story sit the villages of
Bethlehem, Nazareth and Capernaum.
The vision Jesus gives to that story is
one of movement from his ministry in
Galilee to Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria
and to the ends of the earth. For a week
in May we will step back into this story
as we reflect on the ministry of Jesus
from a boat on the Sea of Galilee, walk
the streets of Capernaum, read the
Sermon on the Mount from a mount in
Galilee, and stand below the rock cliff
at Caesarea Philippi.
During our four day visit to
Judea we will walk in the Garden of
Gethsemane, visit the Temple Mount,
move along the base of the ancient
western wall of the temple, sit on the
steps of the Pool of Siloam, see the
city walls from the house of Caiaphas,
The Huffards had worked as

missionaries in Nazareth for five years,
so they stayed on after our group
departed. This is their follow-up report:
Ileene and I made it home Thursday
without any problems, for which we
are very grateful. We hope your return
trip went as well. Our time in Nazareth
was packed with visits to six homes
(lots of good food!), a meeting with the
school board for Galilee Christian High
School, preaching Sunday, and a long
meeting with Maurice and the elders
Sunday afternoon. They were still
talking about the good sermon Stanton
Sikes gave the previous week. Monday
evening we had dinner with Jeries and
his wife Sousan. He enjoyed guiding
our group and especially enjoyed our
singing.
Street scene in old Jerusalem
Wednesday we visited the team

excavating Beth Shemesh and it looks
like they will have a very good fourweek expedition. We also returned to
the Valley of Elah and found the road
that went to the top of Azekah (see
Joshua 10:10-11; 1 Samuel 17:1-4;
Jeremiah 34:6-7). Ileene also spent a
The Wall of Jerusalem
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Distance Learning Program

Larry Little
The Distance Learning Program continues to be where
the action is with the school currently. We have 120 students
in 32 learning centers in Russia and Ukraine. Earlier this
year, Gennady and Maxim travelled to the Krasnodar region
of southern Russia and Crimea on behalf of the school. Gennady reports that eight cities and villages were visited, as well
as being guests in twelve Christian homes. They were received well and received twenty applications to study via Distance Learning. All total, there are currently 32 applications
as we approach the 15/16 school year. Praise God! They
continue to recruit students, but do not plan any more trips
prior to the start of the school year.
Primary work has begun on the new simplified DL program for non-Christians. World Bible School has granted
permission to use their material and to re-format it into selfteaching text. As most of you are probably aware, WBS has
for years been perfecting the correspondence approach to
presenting the Gospel. Todays version is excellent, with
very good graphics. The material will fit well into our program. Translation of the material will begin after the courses for the new campus program are finished.
Campus Program Progress
During the time between now and September, 2016 our

translators have their hands full translating the 32 courses
that will constitute the new curriculum. All of the staff are
also engaged in writing standards for each course. It is a
lot of work, but we are on track to be ready when the doors
open once again. The finished product will be a systematic
and standardized curriculum that teachers will use as the basis for their teaching.
Gennady continues to mentor Paul to take on his responsibilities with the school soon. As one of the two shepherds
of the Syktyvkar congregation, Gennady has expressed need
Gennady & Maxims recent recruitment trip and my school

meeting with Gennady & Paul in Kiev
to spend more time on church work. In addition to mentoring Paul to fill his shoes in the school, there is need to
mentor someone to become a shepherd by the time Gennady moves to Moscow in a couple of years. Much is on his
mind, and he is not a young man any more.
Closing Thoughts
The Lord continues to use the Syktyvkar Bible School

in great ways in His Kingdom in Russia and Ukraine. Our
gratitude is due to many who make it possible. On that side,
there is our director, Gennady Scherbakov; co-director, Paul
Mikhailov; DL administrative assistant, Maxim Ivashov;
and our translators, Tatyana Belkina, Tanya Popkova and
Svetlana Baranova. On this side there are the West Main,
Tupelo, MS elders, James Taylor (missions treasurer), Dub
Hill and every individual and congregation that support us
spiritually and financially. I count it a privilege and blessing
to work with all of you.
>
Larry Little: (Cell) 256-460-7068; email:
larrylittle2@yahoo.com
Gennady is training Paul to take leadership in the work, anticipating a move for himself to Moscow.
Yesterday is gone: it cannot be changed. Tomorrow has not come, so we must not worry or
be afraid. God holds today, and He has given it
to us. Let us use it with thankfulness and prayer.
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The Work in Romania

Harvey Starling
ARKANSAS COUPLE GIVE FUNDS

FOR SCHITU GOLESTI BUILDING
Ben and Joyce Honeycutt of
Jonesboro, Arkansas, learned of the
urgent need for a place of worship for
the church in Schitu Golesti, Romania.
They readily and graciously responded
by giving the full amount estimated to
construct the building.
Ben, now 83, has been active
in the Lords church for many years
and remains so today. He has been
successful in various occupations
during his life, including 33 years as
an automotive and aircraft dealer and
auctioneer. He was an active pilot for
50 years. His wife is a retired banker,
having worked in banking for 40 years.
The Schitu Golesti building will
seat up to 100 in the auditorium on the
ground floor and has six classrooms
upstairs. The building has a total of
approximately 4,000 square feet.
The church began in 2005 and
has some 25 to 35 in attendance each
Sunday. They met in a home for some
years, then in a former bar and now in
what did house a small grocery store.
The new place of worship will be a great
asset for the teaching of the Gospel in
the entire area. One of the men in the
church recently commented, We have
dreamed for years of our own place of
worship and service. We thank God and
the brother and sister from the U.S. for
their love and sacrifice.
Harvey and Pat Starling, with the

assistance of Romanian brethren were
instrumental in beginning the church in
Schitu Golesti in 2005.
FROM PRESCHOOL TO
UNIVERSITY
Oana Monica is now 21 years old
and in her second year of university in
Pitesti, Romania. Her major is Foreign
Languages. Her brother, Marcel, read
a newspaper ad in 1995 about our
first Civic Center campaign after the
church began in 1994. Marcel was 16
at the time and after a number of oneto-one Bible studies and attending
the campaign each night he became a
Christian. Marcel brought his sister,
Oana, to preschool Bible classes a year
or so later when she was five years
old. In 2010 she was baptized for the
forgiveness of her sins.
Today Marcel continues to serve
the Lord and Oana has grown and
matured into a wonderful lady. She
learned the deaf language and for some
time translated for the deaf Christians
in Pitesti. She translated each summer
for the July Bible teachers and soon she
was teaching the preschool class each
Sunday in Pitesti. She is a full-time
university student but also finds time
to translate for U.S. teachers who come
during the year, assists in volunteer
office work, participates in the youth
program as well as teaching the Sunday
class. She is ready to every good work.
Many U.S. teachers have had a part
in her conversion and her growing in
Christ. Without them, neither Oana nor
her brother Marcel would be Christians!
Thank God for every U.S. Christian who
goes to teach and serve in lands where
the Gospel is hardly known!
Throughout Romania, great efforts
are being made to develop the churches
and continue to seek the lost.

Construction on the building in Schitu
Golesti is on schedule. It will be August
at the earliest before it is completed. It
should be a great tool for the work in all
of the area.
Joel Inman of Jonesboro, Arkansas is
one of the several U.S. Bible teachers who
go regularly to preach and encourage the
Christians in the seven churches. He did a
great work in April presenting lessons on
the Evidences of God.
It has been just over one year since
Pats surgery for a benign brain tumor
and then meningitis. Her condition has
been about the same for the past couple
of months. We hope for renewed
improvement..NOTES,
CARDS,
LETTERS, PHONE CALLS AND
EMAILS continue to come each day to
express appreciation, encouragement
and love for us.
So many also are sacrificing to help
preach Jesus in Romania. It is far easier
to plan, advise and write about how
mission work should be done than
to actually do it! It is much easier to
begin a work or program than to stay
at the job and see it through! God says
there is one body, one Spirit, one hope,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one
God (Ephesians 4:4,5). No man, council
or opinion can change these truths!
Ion Fratostiteanu has led the way
in going to another city, Calafat, not
far from Craiova. Daryl has helped in
this effort to sow the seed in the new
ground.
This work is long term and the
Lord willing will continue long after I
am gone. We remind you to include the
Midway Romania work in your will. >
Harvey Starling: Email: hmsstar@bellsouth.net; Visit our website: www.RomaniaEvangelism.com
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Richard Renfro
Spreading the Word

And He said to them, Go into
all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature (Mark 16:15). Jesus
gave this command to His disciples after He had arisen from the grave. How
can we take this commandment and
preach the gospel to the world?
One of the greatest ways that
people are being taught today is by the
printed page. Few of us can travel to
all corners of the world, but the printed
page can go where most people cannot.
Our publications, consisting of Bible
oriented lessons and study materials,
have gone into many countries over the
past twenty-four years. We have found
that this is one of the most effective
ways of disseminating the message of
truth and salvation.
There is no greater need among
our preachers in other countries than to
have access to the written word of God.
This is particularly true in emerging
nations, sometimes called third world
countries. In these countries, the people
are hampered because they have no tools
with which to do the work of the Lord.
They cannot go to a bookstore and buy a
Bible, a commentary, or any other Bible
literature that would help them learn
how to become a Christian or live the
Christian life. People are literally begging us to send them Bible study books,
which will help them both in converting
their fellow countrymen and strengthening the new Christians. The Bible tracts
and books may be read by as many as
fifty people and passed along to others
until the print is worn off the pages.
The Work
After spending several years in the
mission field, Guy and Jessie Lee Caskey became aware of the need for printed gospel literature to aid in teaching the
truth. In 1979, they and other Christians
founded Mission Printing with the purpose of fulfilling the charge of Jesus
in the Great Commission to preach the
gospel to every creature. Over the years,
the work has steadily continued to grow
and now there are some 100 books and
pamphlets printed, consisting of 8 to
400 pages on almost 100 Bible subjects.
Millions have been printed and sent to
missionaries around the world.
Requests for printed materials

continue weekly in the many letters received. Our workers at Mission Printing strive to keep up with this everincreasing demand. Production has
increased significantly over the years.
Shipments total multiple tons of Gospel literature to many different nations
each year. Last year, we shipped close
to 50 tons (that is 100,000 pounds)!
Other brethren also ship materials with
ours. Last year, the World Evangelism team in Winona, MS contributed
to two shipments, more than 3,000

pounds of books.
The bulk of these materials is
sent primarily to emerging nations, although not exclusively. Other materials
are sent to teachers of Bible correspondence courses, and those in this country
(USA) who are making efforts to convert sinners in their local areas.
Volunteers
Our work force is comprised of

volunteers except for a paid director and
an office manager. The amount of work
done by our approximately 150 volunteers is difficult to believe. Most of
them are over 65 years of age and some
are in their 80s and 90s. They have so
arranged their schedules that we have
from 10 to 30 people working on any
given day (Monday Thursday). The
volunteers enjoy working in a pleasant,
cordial environment with others whose
desire is to help preach the gospel by
the printed page all over the world.
The enthusiastic support of the volunteer work force who regularly give of
their time, talents, energies, knowledge
and experience, as well as their money,
makes this work possible. Behind this
endeavor is the fine Christian spirit of
willingness, commitment, and genuine joy on the part of each volunteer.
The volunteer helpers come from many
places throughout the Dallas Fort
Worth metropolitan area, and as far away
as Tyler, Emory and Longview, Texas.
Mission Printing is deeply grateful for all
the unselfish workers who regularly assist in this work.
>
Richard Renfro: Mission Printing, 2707 Medlin
Dr., Arlington, TX 76015; phone.: 817-792-3371
Website www.missionprinting.us; email: missionprinting@gmail.com; fax: 817-792-3372.
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Return to kenya
Lawrence Barr
Lawrence and Faye Barr, now residents of Corinth, MS,

on the shores of Lake Victoria in Mbita, Kenya with the
Gembe Hills in the background. Many Luo people live
along the shores of Lake Victoria (the source of the Nile)
and there are several churches of Christ near the lake.
More than one of the older Christians remarked that

they were so thankful to God that the younger generations
have remained faithful to the teachings they received and
that now third-generation Christians are coming of age and
serving the Lord.
We found many changes in the living conditions of
the people. There is more prosperity in many places.
Communications have really improved with many people
owning cell phones and some owning computers with
internet access. Electricity has been or is being supplied to
most of the shopping centers and small towns, with some
of the Christians having tapped into that. Transportation is
now being supplied more and more by motorcycles rather
than the vans and pickups that used to be the only other
option besides buses. I would not say that people are safer,
but the motorcycles certainly make it possible for them to be
transported to and from their own homes.
Needless to say, we were very much gratified by seeing
so many of our old friends, though some very precious souls
have gone on to be with the Lord. Singing the songs we used
to sing with them in the Luo language even being able,
yet, to communicate in that language was a pleasure, music
to the heart.
In those years when we lived in Kenya many churches in
Northeast Mississippi helped to support the work, some from the
beginning. We hope they all will be gratified, along with churches
in Virginia, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Alabama who have had
a part in the work. We always stressed to our Luo brothers and
sisters that we were not there in Kenya alone but with so many
of our American brothers and sisters as partners. They, in turn,
have learned that what was done for them should be done for
>
others; they are doing their part! May God be glorified!
July 15-August 14, 2014, after an absence of 9 years

since our last visit, we finally got ready and, thanks to
many who helped us from the Strickland Church of Christ
in Glen, MS, the Three Chopt Church in Richmond, Va,
the Fraleys Chapel and Clear Creek Churches in Corinth,
MS, the Manassas Church of Christ in Virginia and many
individuals, we had the funds needed and made the trip to
Kenya and back without incident.
Lawrence Ngoje, who happens to be a sub-chief in his
location in Kenya, and a member of the Winyo Church of
Christ, organized our calendar for visits to some 17 different
churches as well as to several orphanages and schools
operated by Christians.
We found that many of the young people we had known Lawrence and Fary Barr: LandFBarr@reagan.com
during our years in Kenya
(1972-1988,
1998-99)
have grown up, with some
of them elders and deacons
in local churches as well
as many preaching the
word to their neighbors,
planting churches and
even doing mission work
The Winyo Church of Christ, 40
in other parts of Kenya, in
years
in existence, with an attenTanzania and in Southern
dance
of approximately 400.
Sudan.
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MAKINDE: SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF EVANGELISM

Greetings from students and staff
of the Southwest School of Evangelism
(SWSE), Ibadan and the satellite
campus in Lagos State, Nigeria.
I taught throughout the Sundays
in the month of June from First
Corinthians chapter 16: Five
Principles for Church Finances;
Gods Instructions for the Church
Today: Love the Brotherhood, Be
Benevolent, Seek and Save the Lost;
What the Lords Money Is Forat
Onikokoro/Gbongudu congregation,
Ibadan and I also taught from Monday
through Thursday at SWSE Ibadan
main campus during our early morning
devotion (5:00am - 6:00am) on The
Secret of Happiness.
Other
lessons
included
Witnessing for Christ and Why
Worry? (Philippians 4:6,7). This
month I will travel with the recent
volume of 3,000 copies of The Voice
of Truth International to WNCC,
Abeokuta, Ogun State along with
brother Kayode Solomon Eniafe,
brother Dele Shotola and brother
Gabriel Akinyoola to attend this years
Leadership Seminar and then, the Lord
willing, we shall embark on a brief
four-day visit to Taraba State to see

some Christians who were converted
through the WBS correspondence
courses in year 2014.
Here are some reports from my coworkers at SWSE Ibadan and Lagos
campus:
Brother Kayode Eniafe reported
the conversion of one lady and three
restorations at Egbeda congregation
and one restoration at Ikire, Osun State.
Brother Emmanuel Nwaorji, one
of SWSE year-one students, reported
the restoration of three brethren at Ilisan
Remo 2 congregation in Ogun State.
Brother Monday Nnna Ofem,
one of our 2011 graduates, reported
the conversion of one denominational
pastor near his station in Edo State.
Brother Dele Shotola, a graduate
of SWSE Ibadan and one of my coWBSFUW in Oyo and Ogun State,
reported the restoration of two brethren
at Felele congregation in Ibadan and
brother Mfon Etim, a graduate of SWSE
Lagos campus and presently one of the
instructors in Ikorodu campus, reported
the conversion of two men at Owutu
-Ikorodu, Lagos state.
Brother Dairo Joseph, one of the
instructors at SWSE Agege campus,

Lagos State reported his involvement
in prison and orphanage evangelism
and that he taught throughout the
Sundays in April at Ota congregation
Ogun State.
Brother Ezekiel Okorougo, one
of the SWSE Lagos graduates and
presently one of the instructors at
Agege campus, continues his ministry
by using the Mission Printing and WBS
materials in his daily evangelism at
Ipaja and environ.
At the Campus Church: During
June these lessons were taught:
Ambassador of Christ and The
Purity of the Church. Brother
Abraham Idu Yeje (the campus minister)
taught on The Purity of the Church
while brother Akinade Oluwaseun
taught Key to the Kingdom.
Weekend
Evangelism
and
Gospel Campaign: The students and
staff of the SWSE Ibadan main campus
evangelised Oluwo town via Egbeda,
Asejire-Oyo State, Asejire-Osun State,
Jago and Butubutu villages during the
month of June.
As the result of our continuous
evangelism at Jago town, one of SWSE
graduates, brother Oladapo Ishmael
and brother Kayode S. Eniafe and
brother Adedoyin Sola Rotimi started
another Lords church at Jago Isale on
June 21, 2015. There were 15 in the
first worship.
We are evangelizing Ogunbunmi
and Akinwande villages tomorrow
Saturday between 9:00 AM and 3:00
PM.
Beloved, we deeply appreciate
your continuous supports for the Lords
work in Africa, Nigeria in particular.
May the Lord continue to bless you all
>
in Jesus Christs name. Amen.
Makinde: makinde.ebens@gmail.com
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World Radio Benin [Ivory Coast] Report

Achilles S. Todego
In addition to my responsibilities in
relation to the Vedoko Church of Christ,
several other activities fill my daily and
weekly calendars. Some of these are
caused by the core business, that of
Radio Ministry. Here are some of my
activities during three last months.
1. Radio preaching on Radio Planet
95.7
FM
in Cotonou
and Radio
Kpass
93.8 FM in
Ouidah on
Saturdays
from 7:30
8:30 in
mornings
and from
3:30 4:15
in evenings.
2. Public Evangelism in Pahou
(Village of Ouidah) in collaboration with
the members of my Bible Study group in
Skoagbeto (Cotonou) on Saturdays.
3. Weekly Bible study and prayer
sessions every Saturday from 5:00
to 7:00 PM with a group composed
predominantly of women in Pahou.
4. Weekly bible study and prayer
sessions every Wednesday from 2:00

to 5:00 PM in the village of DjgoTokpa in Savi near Ouidah.
When we go on air and open the
phone lines for audience interaction,
most of the calls are requests for
prayers. We have therefore adopted the

strategy to meet with them and organize
them for prayers. We end with reading
passages from the Bible. We have
found this very interesting as they open
their homes and hearts for the Gospel.
We therefore have the following
prayer and Bible study groups in and
around several suburbs of the city of
Cotonou: Bible studies and prayer
sessions every Monday from 8:00
AM till 12:00 noon, and every Friday
with a group in Skoagbto in the city
of Cotonou. Every Monday from 6:00
PM till 8:00 PM we meet with a group
of believers in Godomey. There are
Bible studies and prayer sessions every
Tuesday from 5:00 PM till 7:00 PM
with a group in Fidjross Calvaire (near
my residence) in the city of Cotonou.
We also have Bible studies and prayer
sessions every Sunday from 5:00 PM
till 7:00 PM with a group of believers
in Abatin in the city of Cotonou.
BAPTISMS:
1. Mr. Aguidissou Crpin and
his wife Mrs. Aguidissou Alice,
radio listeners, obeyed the word of
God. They accepted Christ and were
immersed after The Voice of the
Truth broadcast.
3. Several other baptisms are
coming soon. If God continues to bless
us like this, new Churches are going to
be born when we convert the Bible and
prayer groups into congregations of the
Lords Church.
SUSPENSION OF THE
ACTIVITIES OF PREDICATIONS
ON RADIO KPASS 93.8FM
FROM JULY, 2015
The Voice of the Truth radio
broadcast on the Radio Kpass 95.7
FM ended at the end of June 2015.
This suspension was due to the sudden
increase of the cost of contract and at

the same time of the reduction of the
air time. On Saturday, May 30th, after
our broadcast, we were asked to meet
with the manager of the radio station.
He informed us of the decision of the
board of directors which took effect
immediately and concerned two key
points: The broadcast time passed from
45 minutes to 30 minutes; the cost of
the broadcast increased from 30,000
FCFA ($60) per month now to 25,000
Francs CFA ($50) per broadcast which
gives a contractual 80,000 Francs
($160) cost a month.
Having no choice, we accepted
the reduction of the broadcast time to
30 minutes, but currently, we cannot
undertake the financial burden which
is almost tripled in comparison with
what we have been paying. Let me add
some explanation. We got to preach on
the Radio in Ouidah at the invitation of
a lady who works there. She gave us
a very favorable contract. To finance
this broadcast, George Akpabli invited
several key members of the church in
Cotonou to undertake this ministry.
They accepted to contribute at least
30,000 Francs CFA ($60) every month.
This they continue to do but some are
not ready for the increase. Therefore,
The Voice of the Truth broadcast
has been suspended on Radio Kpass
>
93.8 FM.
George Akpabli:akpabli@yahoo.com
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Richard Stephens
Namikango Bible School

The Namikango Mission began
in 1960 and is located near Thondwe
village, 10 miles outside the city
of Zomba, Malawi.
The church,
classrooms, offices, missionary housing, guest housing, and Maternity
Clinic are all located on the 90 acres of
land owned by the mission. The staff is
made up primarily of Malawians, with
the exception of the missionary.
Namikango exists primarily as a

Bible Training School for the purpose
of teaching and training Christcentered church leaders in Malawi
and Mozambique. There are some 17
training centers in southern Malawi,
and nearly as many just across the
border in Mozambique.
The full curriculum includes 24
courses, each 3 weeks long. Those
who have graduated then go back to
their villages, and, with the assistance
of Namikango, arrange for courses to
be taught at the local churches. The
courses are not just given for free. The
village provides the venue and half the
tuition for the students and Namikango

provides the other half of the tuition
and supplies the teachers. This is an
excellent compromise, as it requires
an investment from those taking the
courses, increasing their desire to learn.
These rural centers also allow many
who wouldnt otherwise be able to
afford first class education the chance
to be taught.
Though its primary interest has
always been the training of church
workers in the Bible School, Namikango has continued its educational
and medical work and has encouraged
local churches in Southern Malai and
Mozambique through church visits and
special meetings. In addition to the
Bible School classes at Namikango,
17 other study centers have been
developed. Study guides for the Bible
School courses have been published
in Chichea and are available to local
churches for their own use.
Besides the Bible School,
Namikango Mission operates Namikango Maternity Clinic at the mission
and Ntonda Primary School near Jali.
Teachers from the mission also visit
and encourage local churches. Special
conferences are held for church leaders,
women and youth.
Its Just a Pile of Bricks
At first glance it is just a pile

of bricks, a broken down wall, a
partially constructed house. But, that
is not what it is to Rodrick and his
wife. Just a few months ago, Rodrick
was injured in a terribly serious auto

accident near Thondwe. Then, while
he was recovering from his accident
his wife was seriously injured in an
auto accident near Nkhotoko, near
Lake Malawi. After all of this, the time
came for Rodrick to retire from years
of service at the Namikango Mission
in southern Malawi. Because they
had always enjoyed housing on the
mission compound they had no place
to live in their retirement. In late 2014
Rodrick took his savings and started
construction on a house where he and
his wife could enjoy their final years.

This was the house they were
constructing for their retirement. The
walls were nearly up. The roof would
soon complete the construction, and
they would be secure in their new
location.
Then it came. It was the worst
flooding in more than fifty years. The
winds that accompanied the flooding
tumbled houses throughout the nation,
primarily in the southern part of the
country. Rain and winds destroyed the
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Loy S. Mitchell, a Tribute

Stan Mitchell
A good man leaves an inheritance

to his childrens children (Proverbs
13:22).
On the same day that I learned my
father was being handed over to the
loving care of Hospice, I also learned I
would have a grandson.
I cannot possibly make sense of
this. One does not make up for the
other, of course. But life ebbs away
and begins anew. One has been a life of
distinguished service for the Lord. The
other is full of potential. One has a destiny that, as certainly as can be known
humanly, is set for glory. The other is a
journey with all kinds of uncertainty.
Life is a gift. It was a gift to have
seen my father close up. You should
know that what you heard in sermons
and saw in public is what was present in
private with his family, too. He was the
real thing. He loved the Lord and loved
the church, and was baffled at attempts
to diminish or sully either.
One day someone will tell little
Gideon about his great grandfather.

He will hear of antics the cat that
always seemed to turn up when Loy
Mitchell was around. Gideon will also
hear of the profound ability, sufficient to
have preached for a US congregation of
a thousand. Instead, he preached to fifteen tribesmen on a rock, under a tree.
But can we remind ourselves that
after decades of mission work, Loy
Mitchell would preach for congregations of five, six hundred Zimbabweans,
congregations he began, led by men he
converted and trained, shepherds whom
he helped to mature.
The legacy little Gideon will receive
will be immense. The trail will still be
warm. The people who owed his great
grandfather their spiritual lives will still
tell of it. The legacy will reach out and
provide shade even for this little boy.
Pay to all what is owed them:
taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue
to whom revenue is owed, respect to
whom respect is owed, honor to whom
honor is owed (Romans 13:7).
Colleagues
First, there were Loy Mitchells colleagues. There was Roy V. Palmer, the
Renaissance man, who applied music to
a Shona hymnbook, science to a dozen
projects at Nhowe Mission, a Ph.D. in
education to the school, and a Gospel
preacher. There was Alex Claasen, who
died too early in a car accident, a humorous thoughtful man who left a wife
and infant daughter in the African bush.
There was Rhinard Troup, multitalented, humble and earnest. There was the
late Jim Petty, funny, eloquent, a man
with the human touch; and Dick Boyd,
earnest and hard working. There was
Doyle Gilliam, fluent in the Chichewa
language, a Bible scholar and top class
teacher. You see,

in spite of his towering talent, Loy
Mitchell was a team player, a man who
reveled in the shared endeavor, who
loved working alongside others.
African Brethren
Loy Mitchell converted and developed leaders from among the African
brethren, too. There was Sampson Mhlanga, a brick layer and preacher from
Chipinge, and Edmond Gwazaza, a
friend and trusted colleague. There was
Campion Mugweni, who moved to Mutare in 1964 to begin the work in that
city alongside Loy Mitchell. There was
Sekuru (Grandfather) Rapoz, a man
well in his 80s, who rode a bicycle ten
miles or so every Sunday to preach. Loy
Mitchell developed leaders from among
the Zimbabwean churches and worked
alongside these men for decades. Congregations have Gospel preachers and
elders at least in part because he went
beyond evangelism to church building.
An African brother wrote: I would
like in heaven to meet all the people
whose souls he saved. Can you imagine them greeting him at heavens gate
right now?
Family
To properly understand this man,

one must know his family, too. Loy
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New Building in Lahore, Pakistan

Asghar Ali (asgharcoc@gmail.com)
People eager to learn word of God

in true sense: Dear brothers and sisters
it is bitter reality that I am going to
share with you through this newsletter
though I already exchanged my views
with some of you individually. As I
am a conversion case I am always in
search of people eager to learn word
of God in true sense as I received this
gift so others also. Our socio-economic
conditions are so poor specially being
part of minority community people
are always looking for stepping stones
to fulfill their dreams like better
living standard. It is the easiest way

to approach foreigners who are quite
ignorant of their indifferent attitude
towards religion. That is why you
people find every other Pakistani
Christian to seek political asylum so
they can step into another world. Rather
we enjoy religious freedom more than
any Muslim country in the world. Same
way most of the Bible students who
contact you have their selfish motives
behind the screen. However I am
thankful to my friends who refer such
cases to me and give me respect. Every
time me and Rahat get excited and pray
that we get some serious people.
Endeavors for spreading the truth
through articles: Rahat is always
looking for the opportunities how to
approach Muslims so they come close
to us and resultantly they want to
know Jesus Christ. For this purpose
she searched the entire positive verses
about Jesus and Mary in Quran and
copied this material in the form of
The Church in Budapest, Hungary
an article. So finally it was there and

distributed among our Muslim friends.
Christian friends are also given so they
are well equipped to talk to Muslims.
After the publication of Khusbooe-Sadqat, Rahat is off and on working
on such kind of material and it might
happen in future that again there is
another book ready to be published.
Bible Study: Our Bible study is going
well. We try to make it as simple as
possible for the people. Question
Answer session was also held and a
written test also conducted to see the
learning outcome.
Sunday school: Sunday school is being
attended mostly by our own church
kids who are almost ten in number.
Others have gradually stopped to come
for Sunday school as they are getting
aware of our biblical stand. We want all
of you to pray that we may be able to
impart the truth in little minds.
We would like to thank you all for
your support and well wishes.
>
Don Green with students
Curry Montague (curry.monta@gmail.com)
Greetings from Budapest! During

the past two weeks we have had really
great Bible studies in the homes of
our members and at our meeting place.
Brother Don Green and Sister Rachel
McCuiston have been a tremendous
help!
Besides several places in
Budapest, we have traveled to three
other villages where we had Bible
studies in our members homes.
A week ago Sunday, we had a
dinner following the service. Some
interesting facts:
1. We had 3 first time visitors.

2. There were 20 non-members.
3. 10 were present from past campaigns.
4. 43 in attendance all together.
5. Sister Kati from Serbia came.
6. Anett, a young lady in her midtwenties was baptized!
Our ladies were really encouraged
and fed spiritually by Sister Rachel, this
past week. We are very excited that the
translation of Muscle and a Shovel
is completed. I have printed four copies
that we are now proofing, so that we can
have it ready for print in 2015!

Our neighbor Bori, with whom we
have been studying this year, is going
through a very hard time and she needs
your prayers. Her baby that was due to
be born at the end of November died
before birth. Sister Rachel and two of
our members here have been visiting
and helping her.
>
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News from Pakistan

Shahid Kkokhar
Brother Akhtar and his wife and daughter
Dear brothers and sisters:

We always seek and want your peace and safety in your
families and in your countries and we know that you too
keep us in your fervent prayers.
It is a great blessing of God Who guides us and protects
us from taking big decisions in our lives. We have been
working in Lords way since 2010 and in this short time
period, we believe that God has shown His plans and
guides us to spread His Word in different places of Pakistan
and, among these, Toba Tek Singh has been a very fertile
land for sowing the seed of His Word. In these previous
days we have been able to reach more souls who showed
the thirst for hearing Gods Word not only in Toba but in
Multan also. Very fruitful Bible studies classes took place
on particular days where a question-answer session was the
most interesting one. Many queries regarding fasting, lent
season, and Easter were discussed, and people realized their
unimportance by listening to the actual Word of God.
Jennifer conducted two womens meeting sessions in
which she discussed the Role of Women in the Bible by
taking help from one of the books sent by sister Betty. The
ladies were amazed to listen to such works of Christian
women and wanted the same topics to be continued for the
next meetings.
The regular worship on Sundays are continued in
Toba, but as we were in Multan Sunday worship was also
conducted in one of the houses there where more than 20
people gathered and wanted to hear more about the Lords
church. In Toba the Sunday worship was conducted by
brother Akhtar in my absence.
As the Spring is approaching we had a very enjoyable

time with the Christian families who are now the members of
Church of Christ and they all contributed to have gathering
by arranging Meal for all. All the men whole-heartedly
participated in cooking and theladies were helpful in serving
the food among families. The children enjoyed playing
games and singing rhymes. We will be sending pictures
along.
This is all possible with the guidance and love from God
our Lord and His people
who trust us and show
their affection to spread
His work in this part of
the world.
The congregation in
Hyderabad sends love
and prayers for you all.
Once again we are
thankful to our brothers
and sisters who are
sending their contribution
for the work of our Lord
in Pakistan. We pray for
your good health, we pray
for Rushmore family.
In His Service,
Shahid & Jennifer along
with other church members

>
Sterling (our son) taking up

the offering
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Activities in New Delhi, India

Sunny, Francis, and Vinay David
March 13-14 we held our third Bible Seminar for those
who have been watching our weekly TV telecasts. The
speakers were Wayne Barrier, Robin Dunnaway, Ricky Burger
from Alabama, and Sunny David. We had good classes from
11 AM to 4 PM, lunch included.
Lalit and his wife Ambika with their two-year-old daughter
Sarah are living on the premises of the church property. We
have given them a place to live and the church will give Lalit
a monthly salary. Both Lalit and his wife are originally from
Nepal. They seem to be happy to be in Delhi. We hope and
pray that all will work out well for the glory of God.
The political situation in the country and especially
in New Delhi, which is the seat of Governmental power
has changed since May 2014, when the new Hindu
Fundamentalist party came to power. The fringe elements of
the party have become active and have been making highly
provocative speeches against the minorities, especially
Christians, whom they see as people who are converting
Hindus to Christianity. At least seven church buildings in
New Delhi were vandalized, and one was burned down.
To stop this madness the authorities had to place

policemen at every church building. Two to four policemen
are sitting round the clock at all places of worship. This is
very discouraging and causing concern among all believers
in Christ. The debate has been going on to bring in an anticonversion law. For how long such a volatile situation will
continue to prevail is uncertain. Please be praying for us. >
Vinay David: vinay_david2002@yahoo.co.in; vinay_david26@
yahoo.com
One of the burned-out church buildings.
Huffards 2015 Israel Tour

little more time shopping in the old city before we went to

the airport for our midnight flight to JFK.
We want to thank each of you for going on the tour and
ask you to encourage friends you know who wanted to go
on this trip to join us next year to Greece (or bring them with
you!). We will send the ebrochure for the next tour by October.
I am already working with the tour company in Greece for a
tour May 28-June 6 that will go from Thessalonica to Athens
and Corinth; ending in a 4-day cruise to Ephesus, Patmos,
Rhodes, Crete, and Santorini.
We were blessed to have a good song leader (thanks Eric
for putting the song book together for the tour) and good
speakers (thanks to each of you who shared reflections at
different sites). Thanks to Peggy for keeping us laughing and
Carol for reminding us to smile. Thanks for your patience
with my illnessthat was certainly not in my plans!
>
Grace and peace,
Evertt and Ileene Huffard, ihuffard@harding.edu; 901-432-7726
The Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. Even though this is

probably not the actual tomb of our Lord, it is a sobering place to visit because of the likenesses.
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Three-Day Gospel Meeting

Joshua Gootam
Greetings to you from Kakinada.

We are doing well and hope this finds
all of you doing well too. We are currently passing through our summer
which is the hottest in years.
There has been a heat wave blowing through our state so much that more
than 2000 people died due to sun stroke
in the last fortnight alone. However this
is also the busiest time for us preachers
as Gospel meetings are held mostly at
night in many villages and towns, and
we are invited to preach.
We held a 3 night record breaking
Gospel meeting here in Kakinada on
May 26, 27 & 28. Even though a severe
heat wave was blowing across this
state, people came in great numbers to
hear the Gospel.
This is first time ever in 51 years
of the history of the church in modern
India that more than 100 congregations
in this district came together to plan,
finance and execute the open air Gospel
meetings on the grounds of McLaurin
High School which is a stones throw
away from my house. More than 10,000
people were estimated to have attended
these meetings. Attendance was highest
when I spoke the last two nights. Six
preachers were used in those 3 nights.
Each congregation generally holds
Gospel meetings on their own, but this
was good fellowship.
The meetings were extensively
advertised both on local TV channels
and on huge bill boards at important
cross roads into the city. Forty thousand
hand bills were passed and 4,000 wall
posters were used to inform and attract
people to the meetings.
All in all, it was a great success. It
gave a big morale boost to the brethren
that we can get the job done and we can
think big and work out big things unto

the Lord. The name of our Lord Jesus
was glorified, and His church was held
in high esteem by one and all that came
to the meetings. I am attaching pictures
of the meetings with this. We thank you
for your valuable support and prayers.
God bless you.
>
Hi, Please watch Satya Vani TV program on-line every day at 10:30 a.m.
(New York Time). at WWW.sakthitv.in,
click on live relay. Satya Vani is now
being telecast on Sakthi TV channel every day at 8:00 PM, Indian time.
Joshua Gootam is the Telugu TV
speaker in AP, India. His son, Ricky,
shares in the work responsibilities.
E-mail: rickygootam@yahoo.com.
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The Work in India

John Dean M uppidi
Preacher Training School: This work is going good. In
the month of April we had the graduation ceremony where 12
students from Visakhapatnam received their diploma from
Bear Valley for completing their two-year Masters course.
Students at Skinners Garden both men and women are
having computer education classes. We hired a lady to teach
these classes and I am helping with the lab work. First week
of June we have FPTC (Future Preachers Training Camp).
We are excited about that. We are expecting 100 students
which is the limit for this specific program.
Childrens Home: our children are out of school for
the summer. School session would start from the 12th of
June. We have eight 10th graders eagerly waiting for their
examination results. Once they pass these exams they would
be eligible for applying for junior college. Already they are
in the process of gathering information about the junior
colleges around. Three of those students are appearing for
an entrance examination to join a technical school to get a
diploma in engineering. Rest of the children from 1st till 9th
grade are being promoted to the following classes. We need
to buy books and other materials, etc., for the beginning of
their school year which would be the second of June. Thank
you very much for helping us to raise some of these children.
VBS: We had another wonderful VBS at our home
congregation. This is the 7th one in the row. We are grateful
to our God for blessing us to plant His word in the young
minds. Attached are some pictures for you showing the recent
VBS activity at Bikkavolu, classes and lunch. We discussed
the seven I am statements, we used some material from
the subject Godhead to discuss the Deity of Christ. We had
two separate classes where my wife Vani taught the little
children, and I along with some of our faculty taught the
young people. We were overwhelmed with the response of
three young people who came forward to be baptized.
The School Project: Brethren, I hope you remember me
talking about starting a government recognized elementary
school at our place. Our home school has been running
ever since the childrens home was established, and now
we have been advised by the central government to register
our school according to the norms of the government. We
shall be beginning this process next week. We do not have
any funds set aside for it, but we can apply for permission
to open a school, which wouldnt cost more than $1000.00.
First of all I am gathering the information and preparing the
documents. We do not know how much it will take and how

much the total cost will be. We need to get a No Objection
certificate from the local village body, security clearance
from the Fire Dept., etc. As I am gathering the information,
we will soon be able to get an estimate on that. Next Monday,
an engineer is going to visit our place to determine specifics
about the facility we will need to build.
According to the government policy, they are now
more concerned about the children being provided with
a good education, not just care and food. They do have
strict regulations in giving permission for a school to be
established. We believe our Lord provides. We would ask
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Need for More Literature

Kingsly and Antony Rajah
Recently we had a request from one of the preachers
in Meghalaya state (Northeast India) to come and train the
Christians in that area for evangelism work, through our
J.C. School of Evangelism. This preacher told us about his
conversion. He said that he became a Christian after reading
one of the books published by J.C. Choate! He also shared
with us that, in 1980s, after his school studies the principal
of his school who was a Christian would have him to stay for
further studies, and that principal was the one who had given
him the book published by J.C. Choate. Its so wonderful to
hear that a school headmaster who was a Christian had his
student to learn his secular studies, as well as a book that
would teach him the Bible truth.
In recent times, in India, the need for literature (both
printed and Braille) is increasing. There are many faithful
churches in India that are involving themselves regularly
in personal evangelism (or) door-to-door teaching (or)
evangelism training classes (or) Bible camps (or) Bible
seminars (or) Gospel meetings, and so on. But after all these
activities, they are longing for literature to be used as followup material to convert the people and further teach them in
their spiritual growth.
As written by Paul to Tmothy, it is essential for one to
continue reading throughout his lifetime...
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation,
to doctrine (1 Timothy 4:13).
With the help of the World Evangelism team, we
print and send The Voice of Truth International English
magazines from Madurai throughout the Indian subcontinent and also to neighboring countries. This magazine
is now well known in the brotherhood and also in many
denominational churches as a sound and quality material, to
be read by them and recommended.
The Voice of Truth International Braille magazine,
published in Tamil and English, is being sent to many blind
people in India. It is in great demand among the Braille
readers and has created interest for the word of God among
the visually challenged people. Now we have requests for
the magazine from blind people speaking other languages.
Though the internet and other electronic devices are available
in many situations, there is always an interest in the printed
page among our people.
Through our J.C. School of Evangelism training
program, since faithful Christians are now active in reaching
the unreached, these types of literature are the introductory
material for them to start sharing the Gospel. Many of our
evangelism school students are distributiing Christian

handbills, tracts, and books every week in their evangelistic
zeal for their Lord.
Our sincere and humble thanks for the World
Evangelism team for helping us with the literature needed
for this life-changing mission, carried out by the faithful
Christians. >
Kingsly Rajah: kingsbeverly@yahoo.com
Philemon Rajah (left) and his son-in-law, Kingsly Rajah

with a display of books during a J.C. School of Evangelism training session
Jerry Bates at the release of the printing of Conversions

in Acts by the late Basil Overton
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Annual Bible Camp

S. Rajanayagam
I am extremely happy to contribute
this article for Global Harvest, which
carries the news of spiritual harvest
across the globe. This time I am going
to primarily write about our 18th
Annual Bible Camp, which took place
from May 4-6, 2015 in a Hill station
called Yelagiri, which is about 250
km from where we live. As with the
previous 17 Camps, the 18th also posed
many challenges and we were thankful
that all were met in a good spirit.
Christians, denominational friends,
TV viewers, and magazine readers,
numbering about 480, thronged from
many parts of Tamil Nadu and also from
the neighboring states of Pondycheri,
Andhra and Karnataka. It was a spiritual
feast and each and every one participated
and enjoyed every bit. In all the 18 years
we have heard the same comment from
the campers: Brother, we truly dont
know how the three days have gone,
and when they say that, we can see and
feel the sadness in their faces at leaving
the camp site. I believe that statement
speaks loudly of the spirit of the camp.
Our Camp programs start from
morning 7 AM with devotion and end by
9 PM. During the day we will have nine
main speakers, and two group speakers
for each split gathering, that is for men,
women, youth boys and girls and children.
This year, we introduced a Bible Quiz
competition on the second day afternoon.
We had six teams, each comprised of
Christians from different congregations.
The rest of the gathering was sitting around
and encouraging the one who gave the right
answer by clapping. Prizes were given for
the winners.
We took 300 Bibles to the campsite
and 1000 copies of The voice of
Truth International (Tamil edition),
magazines, tracts, monthly magazines

and other publications in Tamil, and we
distributed these to many congregations
and individuals. Here, we want to thank
you who supplied money to buy Bibles
through our World Evangelism team.
Please be assured that every bit helps
to fill this pagan nation with the pure
Gospel of our Lord and Savior.
We spent about Rs. 200,000/
($3,400) for the camp, food, and other
needs. This cost was covered without
any foreign support, as has been our
practice each year. The church here
in Kangayam, where I serve, and the
participants gave liberally.
This year we had a pleasant
surprise. Yes, one of the families who

came from Chennai area gave a plastic
box on the first day evening, saying,
This is for one-time meal expense
for the campers. I didnt open it
at the time as I was in a hurry about
something, but I did open it before
going to bed. To my surprise, in the
box was Rs. 29,980/ ($490)! Oh, this
is a good sign that the Christians in
India are growing in their attitude
about giving for Gods work, and we
thank Him for this. Next morning, I
introduced that family to the gathering,
explaining what they did and I believe
that inspired many and we can expect
more good in the future.
Above all, we had SIX baptisms

during the camp and TWO more after
the camp. We had a special session for
the denominational visitors and the TV
viewers and it was attended by many.
We tried our best to help them see the
Truth and the uniqueness of the One
True Church. We have planted the
seed through TV preaching and our
monthly paper, and we have watered it
though the Bible Camp. We hope and
pray that it will grow some day by the
follow-up of the local preachers with
the powerful word of God. Please do
remember them in your prayers.
Besides conducting the big events
like Bible Camps and Bible Lectures
every year, we are doing church
planting in different parts of Tamil
Nadu and now we are focusing on the
east coast of the State. The places are
Karaikal, Mayiladuthurai, Thiruvarur
and Thiruthuraipoondi. We visit these
places often and encourage them in
their work by preaching and supplying
literatures and Bibles. These towns are
untaught areas and need more attention.
In closing, I want to thank our
World Evangelism team partners,
our beloved sister Betty Choate,
brother Jerry Bates and Paula Bates
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Continuing Work in Tamil Nadu

B. Arjunan
We went to Trichirapalli and Namakkal Districts and
conducted Bible classes for World Evangelism Bible School
students. All students attended in these two districts. Then I
went to Chennai and had Bible classes for the students there.
All the students, again, attended the classes. This journey
was good.
In Chennai I visited our radio listener named Thomos.
He has been hearing our program for a long time. He is a
very simple man. He has a waste paper mart and lives with
his wife in his own house in Chennai. He gives his place
for prayer meetings. Every day he writes a Bible verse on a
black board and keeps it in front of his house. He knows the
truth through our Radio program. He was very happy to meet
me and talk to me. He reads our magazine also regularly. His
son is working as a HOD in a college and his daughter is
living in Chennai. In Chennai I got an opportunity to meet
some TV viewers also.
In the first month of this New Year we started our Gospel
journey in our van along with a few members of our local
congregation, to preach the Gospel. We have planned to go

every third Sunday to Anaimalayanpatti near Kumuly and so
we had a worship time with people there.
I went to Erode District and met our TV viewers in an

interior place with brother Thangaraj who is doing work in
that area. Most of the people there are illiterate and many are
idolaters. I had a Bible study with our viewers there.
On the third Sunday, as scheduled, we went to Theni
District to preach the Word of God in Anamalaiyanpatti
Church of Christ, our monthly Gospel journey with church
members. More people there obeyed Gods word and were
baptized. This congregation is growing day by day. We
have planned to go there every month since it is a new
congregation and needs fellowship and guidance.
The young students who are writing their Public
Examination now came to our local congregation for special
prayer. They have been coming for two months, showing
good interest. Please pray for these youngsters to be saved

and also for scoring high marks in their examination. They
have been helping for the last months in preparing the
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Aid for Nepal healing Hands International
Although the media has quieted,

thousands in Nepal have only begun the
rebuilding process and are still in need.
Healing Hands International has been
actively involved with relief efforts
concerning the Indo-Nepal Earthquake.
Currently, we are working together
with Partners in Progress here in the
US as well as two different contacts in
areas of North Eastern India and Nepal.
Dr. Mani Pagidpalli, in North Earstern
India is a doctor and evangelist who is
supported by the Broadway Church of
Christ in Kentucky. He and his team are
providing medical and food relief in the
city of Bihar. In Nepal, we are working
with the Nepal Center for Biblical
Studies, which is located in the capital
city of Kathmandu. They are a preacher
training school branch of the Bear
Valley Bible Institute in Colorado.
During the past several weeks,
our partners at the Nepal Center
for Biblical Studies have had the
opportunity to travel to some of the
most remote and unassisted villages to
see where we can be of most help.
In May, five representatives from
the school made an 11-day earthquake
survey visiting the remote Rasuwa and
Dhading district villages which are
outside the city of Kathmandu. There
were 3,067 homes in Rasuwa and 3,572
homes in Dhading. In both districts,
all houses were completely destroyed,

leaving 718 Christian families homeless. These Christian brothers are
requesting us to provide rice, oil, salt,
clothes, and building materials to their
living communities which include
many non-believers. They believe by
sharing relief materials, they will be a
light for Jesus in this situation.
The upcoming monsoon season with
almost daily rain lasts from mid-June
until mid-September. The high amount
of rain makes hills harder to climb, rivers
impossible to cross, and landslides more
common. Illness and epidemics, usually
due to unsafe drinking water, as well as
the cold and wet, increase significantly
during this season.
HHI has sent funds to assist with
the purchasing and distribution of these
short term relief items. In sending these
supplies, we hope to provide the means
for these two villages to survive the first
monsoon with few casualties and provide
some level of decent daily existence to
people in these devastated areas.
As for the future, HHI is evaluating the possibility of long term
involvement with the Nepal Center for
Biblical Studies, Bear Valley Church
of Christ, Partners in Progress, Dr.
Mani Pagidpalli, and the Broadway
Church of Christ as they go about
meeting spiritual needs, providing sup-
port for villages as they rebuild their

homes and community, and arranging
schooling for children.
As always, we thank you for your
generous support. Please continue to
be prayerful about the situation in
Nepal and the longterm effects on
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the nation.
Check our website: www.hhi.org
Namikango...
crops that wouldnt be harvested for

another four months. All was lost.
Rodricks house was in shambles, as was
the situation for many of his neighbors.
In Malawi there is no national aid
for most of its people, no low cost loans
for rebuilding, no national assistance
programs, and no local emergency
support. There is nothing, but hands,
feet, work, struggle, and dreams.
One might pass this location and see
the pile of bricks, a broken down wall, a
partially constructed house. For Rodrick
and his wife it is far more than that. It is
everything, a lifetime of work, a promise
for the future, a long awaited dream. >
Richard Stephens: For more information about the nation of Malawi and the
projects being carried out by the Malawi
Project, visit our website: www.malawiproject.org.
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Kachin, Myanmar/
Yunnan, China
We have had another successful year in the Northern
Burma/ Western China areas. Our co-workers have been
hard at work, as they have reported over 6 campaigns into
these regions. These men have also dedicated hours upon
hours into literature work. Since our last report, they have
translated and distributed several thousand copies of The
One True Church of the Bible, The Good News From
God, Bible Story Coloring Pages and I AM. They are
also reprinting and distributing previously translated books
such as Seekers, and New Testament Worship, as well as a
Chinese version of the Bible.
On one of the first trips to China, the locals were very
confused at the subject matter of the lessons. They were
teaching about the Church and New Testament worship.
These lessons are very simple and straightforward. They
requested that the teachers take a step back and simply teach
them who God is. You see, most of the people in these areas
are atheists, agnostics, or ancestor worshippers, each having
a very limited knowledge of the One True Living God. That
is what prompted us to translate the book, I AM, which was
originally written to be distributed in India for the same
purposes. We are so excited that this book, along with the
Bible, is being handed to people all over Northern Myanmar
and the Yunnan Province in China.
You may also note that we have translated a coloring
book. This book serves several purposes. One, the traditional
purpose: it is a book for children to use in Bible class. These
Bible storybooks help encourage parents to involve their
children in the Christian education process. Two, it serves
as a visual aid for Bible study with those who are illiterate.
There are many within these areas who simply cannot read
the literature that we are producing.
To make sure that we can teach everyone, our co-workers
are holding at least 4 training sessions per year. These
sessions include intensive courses that will produce strong,
healthy Christians who can evangelize their communities and
beyond. These newly trained Christians are all equipped to
study as we give each of them several copies of each piece of
literature. In this last year, through seminars, we have trained
around 50 students and countless others through campaign
efforts. Our co-workers have reported over 30 baptisms in
their campaigns with many more to come as they continue
to teach. Please pray for these efforts as we attempt to reach
>
further and further into this ripe mission field.
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CHINA MISSION NEWS

Ron Brown, Director
China Mission began supporting

Wenpeng Jiang in 2004. He lives with
his grandmother in a small village.
Because of a surgical error in his
medical treatment in 1998, his father
complained many times to the hospital
and related government departments,
but he was not able to get any results.
His father later committed suicide.
Then his mother re-married and left
him. He has a grandfather and an uncle
in another area, but they do not give
support to help him or his grandmother.
His uncle has been away for many
years and they do not even know where
he is. As far as we know, there are no
other relatives.
an infection after the surgery and had to

stay for another two months before he
could return to China.
Like most Chinese people,
Wenpeng did not believe in God. He did
not believe there is a God. When he first
came to the U.S. in 2009, even though
he stayed in a Christian couples house,
he didnt have any desire to learn Gods
word. When he came back to the U.S. in
2013 for further treatments, he stayed
with two host families in Georgia and
Tennessee. Both families are good and
faithful believers. They taught him the
Bible, and Wenpeng became involved
in the churchs youth group activities.
We saw changes in him day by day.
Maybe he saw Christ in the Christians
around him. God worked on his heart.
He decided to be baptized on August
31, 2014. Please keep praying for this
young mans spiritual growth.
Wadian Hospital Update

by Jeff Robertson, CEO
Wenpeng Jiang has hypospadias, a

congenital birth defect. When he was
one year old, he had his first surgery
in a small hospital in Guilin, but the
surgery result was not good. In 2004,
we supported him to have a second
surgery but the result was again not
good. Then we searched to find a
hospital in the U.S. to help him. His first
surgery was at Le Bonheur Childrens
Medical Center, Memphis, TN by Dr.
Gerald Jerkins in August, 2009. He got
We started hosting medical mission

visits to China more than ten years ago.
Many children were cared for, and lives
were saved by these trips. In early 2011,
several donors in the US agreed to give
funds to construct a hospital in China.
In 2012, we selected a site in Wadian,
Henan, and construction was started. It
was partially complete by late 2013.
Based on an agreement finalized in
May 2014, the hospital is no longer under
our ownership, control or management.
We transferred the building as well as
all rights, responsibilities and liabilities
relating to the building, in exchange
for buildings in the Wadian community
that we will be renovating to open
as a new care center. In addition to
this new care center, this agreement

also provides for the hospital (within
its capabilities and facilities) to give
completely free medical care to the
children in all of our care centers, as
well as other impoverished children
and poor pregnant women in the local
community. The hospital also serves the
general public in the local area. Thanks
to all past sponsors and future donors,
this hospital will have a significant and
enduring impact on this community.
As our Founder and Chairman, Ron

Brown, said recently, As a result of the
generosity of our donors and leadership
of the local leaders in Wadian, this
initial hospital construction project will
have a much larger impact. Not only
will it allow us to care for orphans in
that area, it will provide medical care to
a community in desperate need of it. >
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Taking the Gospel to China

Simon Hui
Thank you for those who have
supported our China Mission Work in
Hong Kong and China for almost ten
years. Through your love and support,
we can spread out the Gospel to the
unbelievers in different mission fields.
In Hong Kong, brother Don
Thornton and I serve at Yuen Long
congregation. On Sunday morning, we
have around 35 members attending our
Sunday morning service. Usually, on
Sunday morning Bible class we have ten
to fifteen members participating. Many
of them are domestic helpers. After
morning worship, we also have a Bible
class at two oclock. I usually teach
them the parables of Jesus Christ and
the characteristics of biblical people.
Brother Don and his wife travel to
Shenzhen, China to teach a family group
there. Actually, this family is not far
from Yuen Long congregation. It takes
about one hour traveling time. Both of
them work with brother Siu, who is a
preacher from Wanchai church in Hong
Kong, to conduct the afternoon worship
with mainlanders. They have helped
this family group for over 20 years.
On Thursday night Internet class, I
continue to have a few students from
different cities attend this class. I teach
them a series on Christian growth.
Two of them are seekers. They heard
the Gospel from other people before.
One has very strong denominational
background. During the class, she
asked many questions to challenge
our thought. It was good for us to
learn from each other, but sometimes
she disturbed the process of our class.
She believes in original sin, that all
humans are born with sins. She also
misunderstands the concept of Trinity.
Sometimes I need to study with her
individually and try to guide her what
the Bible teaches us. It takes time to

change a persons faith.
In Zhuhai City, brother Ming
from the Philippines assisted the
Zhuhai family for a couple months.
Brother Ming worked for China Agape
Foundation for one and half years in
China. Last November, he moved to
Zhuhai City and wanted to assist some
of my classes. He taught my Monday
morning and afternoon classes. After
two months, he already built up good
relationship with some students. Then
his teaching would be more effective
after they trusted him. In fact, if we
try to teach the unbelievers to obey the
Gospel, it is very essential to have good
friendship with them first. Then, they
will trust us and listen to the Word of
God without doubting.
There were four people added into
Gods kingdom in the month of March.
Two of them are the relatives of one of
our Zhuhai members. Nicoles cousin
and his wife live in Guangzhou City.
One day, both of them visited Nicole
in Zhuhai. Before they came to Zhuhai
for a visit, they also attended a family
group in Guangzhou City. They believe
in God, but they have not been baptized
into Christ. So Nicole encouraged both
of them to be baptized into Christ in
order to be children of God. So they
listened to her and brother Mings
teaching. They were baptized in the
church inflated baptistery.
The other two mature ladies who
attended Monday afternoon class also
obeyed the teaching of God. They are
over seventy years old. They wanted
to be children of God. Thanks for the
Lord guiding them to understand how
to be Christians.
Urgent Prayer Request
My third brother who had a
brain surgery at Brookwood Medical

Center, Birmingham, Alabama in
1990 has gotten leukemia disease
recently. Right now he is going to have
chemotherapy treatment. A month
ago, my eldest brothers wife also got
colon cancer. The small part of her
liver also was infected by this cancer.
Her doctor helped her to have a surgery
immediately. Then she needed to
take chemotherapy treatment as soon
as possible. But, after one dose of
chemotherapy treatment, her reaction
was very severe. She could not eat and
vomited when she took any food or
liquid. She wanted to die. Her brother
who also got colon cancer a year ago
referred her to see a traditional Chinese
doctor. This doctor gave her herbal
tea to drink. He said that it would stop
the cancer to spread everywhere in her
body. Well, we really do not know
whether it is true or not. At least my
sister-in-law could eat and drink liquid
after stop taking the western medicine.
Please pray for my third brothers and
my sister-in-laws health.
>
Simon Hui;
http://shui2005.blogspot.
com; sscathan@gmail.com
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Philippine Missions
Priscilla Sellers
Hope, Amelia, Kelsey and I arrived in Manila on January

15. Matthew joined us after 10 days, then Sean joined us the
next week. It as a joy to have both boys there at the same time.
As both of them left to return to their jobs, we were joined
by Anita Davidson from CO for a couple of weeks. After she
returned to the US we completed the rest of our work and
returned to our homes on March 17. God did amazing things
this trip and it was our joy to be able to be His arms and legs.
Thank you, Lord, for using us as your vessels.
Once again our mission experience began with the
preparing of materials for the Missing Link Kits. We spent
several days buying supplies, setting up our office area, and
preparing to make the student booklets, teachers guides, and
teaching aids for the tutorials. After all of the work was done
and the kits were completed, we installed 5 new kits into
5 local congregations on 3 different islands. The recipient
congregations are so full of gratitude and appreciation for
these kits. The materials have equipped the congregations
to be able to reach out to their communities and make a
difference in the lives of children, thus impacting the hearts
of the parents. These parents, then, are engaged in Bible
studies and Friendship Evangelism throughout the year.
As we begin to teach children, we never lack for
an attentive audience. We use Amelia, my 6-year-old
granddaughter, as much as possible to help with the story,
songs, and craft. The children enjoy seeing her in action,
not to mention what it is doing for Amelia to be interacting
with children of another culture. There have been many
situations when we are reminded of Isaiah 11:6 and a
little child shall lead them. Amelia has certainly opened
many doors of opportunity for us to share the love of Jesus.
We were able to visit with 9 of our existing tutorials
while we were in the Philippines this year. During our visit,
Hope, Kelsey, Amelia and Anita would have a Bible lesson,
songs, and crafts with the children. We also would do what we
could to encourage the teachers, interact with the parents, and
challenge the leaders of the congregation to continue to lead
the members of the church in these many good works that they
are involved in and also to do the follow-up necessary with the
parents as they become new babes in Christ. As we visited
each tutorial, the members of the congregation were excited to
introduce us to the parents who had become Christians during
the course of their Bible studies
At one of the new congregations that we visited to
install a tutorial kit, they had song books that were in such
bad shape. Just breaks my heart that we have songbooks in

storage closets in many of our congregations that arent even
being used!! May the Lord forgive us!
Each year we host a Teachers Appreciation Dinner/
Workshop for the tutorial teachers and assistants. During this
time we give tips, ideas, suggestions, etc. that will help in the
classroom setting and working with the children. We prepare
in advance: materials, folder games and activities, and visual
aids for the teachers to use as samples. During the workshop
they are allowed to copy, duplicate, and finish materials for
them to take and use in their tutorials. We supply all of the
necessary paper, glue, tape, markers, folders, etc. for this to
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Indonesia
Colin McKee
On our latest trip to Indonesia Ellen and I reversed our

usual travel itinerary and went to Java first. On Sunday
in Jakarta we worshipped with the Block M congregation
(formerly Kebayoran Baru). There was a good crowd present
and I preached on Dangers in the Wilderness. Afterwards
we enjoyed a delicious fellowship meal. The day before
the Block M and Sunter congregations had a youth day to
give the young folks an opportunity to associate with those
who are members of the church since there is very limited
availability for that. One young couple was baptized as a
result of the teaching and fellowship offered at the gathering.
Fellowship Meal at Block M
In the afternoon we worshipped with the Chinese

brethren and I spoke at that service. Afterwards we went
out to eat with Jayadi Bunyamin and his family and with
Peter Tabalujon. The Tabalujon family made up the initial
converts from the Chinese in Jakarta and they have been the
core of that congregation. Only Peter is left in Jakarta now
as his father died a few years ago, his mother is suffering
from Alzheimers, and his aunt Emmy is in the last stages of
breast cancer, so Peter and Jayadis family plus three others
make up the congregation now.
From Jakarta we went to Bekasi (part of the 5-city
metropolis with a population of about 25 million). We stayed in
the Connor House which provides housing for needy children,
some adults, and also space for the church to meet. We had
afternoon and night Bible classes and good participation from
the students. One man with whom I had studied about a year
ago came for a private study and wanted a full explanation of
the New Birth. It was a good study and hopefully it will bear
fruit in his life soon. We enjoyed our time with Daniel and
Naomi Setiabudi who oversee and serve the Connor House.

There are three new babies in the home now, and one of the
school girls was in the hospital with dengue fever.
Our next stop was in Medan, North Sumatra. We
worshipped on Sunday with the Tanjung Sari congregation
and I preached at their worship service. They moved into
their new building last December. It is a nice facility and
should be a good tool for the growth of the church. There
was a good crowd present for worship that morning.
From Medan we travelled to Nias Island where I
preached on Sunday and helped conduct a 9-day intensive
Bible course for village leaders/preachers. There are 89
congregations on Nias island now. We had 31 in the classes
and I taught on The Gospel of Christ, using a book by J.C.
Choate that I had translated years ago. I had just revised
parts of that book as the quotations were all from an older
version of the Bible that is no longer available. The students
had a lot of questions that we dealt with day-by-day. For
example: Where is heaven? What is the best name of God
to use in prayer? What about salvation of non-Jews before
the cross? May a woman lead men in prayer? May we
accept denominational baptism?.
I explained that there is no exclusive name of God to use
in prayer but Father is what Jesus used when praying. We
dont need a special name to provide a special access to the
Father.
Non-Jews were still under the Patriarchal system and had
access to God if they sought him according to the demands
of that system. Certainly most of them did not seek Him but
some did, as per Melchizedek, etc.
According to Pauls instructions, when men are present
with women, the men are to lead in prayer as he stated in
every place, not just in the church assemblies. That would
include small group meetings in the home or elsewhere. The
word for men there is gender specific.
When considering denominational baptism we should
ask, When were you saved? and then if they mention
a particular time or situation, we ask, When were you
baptized? and Why were you baptized? If there was a
lapse of time between when they say they were saved and
when they were baptized, then it is obvious that their baptism
was not for the remission of sins/salvation as the scriptures
teach.
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Vanuatu, Fiji Islands

Randy English
WHAT WEVE SEEN: Cyclone

Pam will likely be recorded as one of
the most destructive cyclones in the
history of this region of the world.
Yesterday as we traveled to and worked
in villages large and small, evidence of
that claim could be seen everywhere,
and likewise witnessed from the words
of our brothers and sisters in the faith
who survived this disaster, but with
great loss.
Story after story revealed the terror
of that night on March 13th, 2015, as
people young and old feared not only
for their own lives, but also for every
family member and friend crowded
together into the strongest building they
could reach as the violent category 5
winds reached an estimated 250 kmph
to 320 kmpg. Whereas weve seen

much destruction.....that is, cement and/
or coral pads where there once stood a
familys home, gardens no longer alive
with growth but dead from the seas salt
water brought upon them, loved ones
graves disturbed by winds and debris,
and a once picturesque land that is now
heavy-laden with twisted piles of trees
and debris....weve also seen a people
who are not defeated and who do not
accept things to remain as they are,
that is......families continue to work to
gather scrap timber to make temporary
shelters, new gardens are being planted
in places where the cyclone removed
heavy forest and undergrowth, men,
women, and children are cleaning,
clearing, and setting upright that
which has fallen, and our Heavenly

Father is restoring new, green growth
to the land everywhere. People are
working, doing whatever they can,
with what little is left. They are patient,
humble, eager to work, and yet while
they have in their heart what needs to
be completed, they have not in their
hand that which is needed to proceed.
Necessities come at a slow trickle due
to the lack of personal income or small
assistance provided by government
and humanitarian organizations that
are working hard but tremendously
burdened at this time. Still, your help is
now making a difference and for that,
we remain greatly thankful.
>
Randy English: thesonlight@hotmail.
com
Loy S. Mitchell, a Tribute

Mitchell was proud of his family. His
parents, Owen and Maude Mitchell were
farmers in the rich bottom land of northeast Kansas. Owen became a Bible student and elders elder. The couple raised
ten children, all of them Christians. All
seven boys preached the Gospel. Three
did so on the mission field, Reece for 25
years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and
Dennis for 20 in Zambia. Loy Mitchells legacy extends not only geographically from Africa to the United States,
but though the generations, children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
His was one of the most successful mission works in the 20th century, a once in
a generation missionary.
His Lifes Wor k
Loy preached for congregations in

Kamay, TX; Rotan, TX; Eisenhower in
Odessa, TX; Northside in Topeka, KS;
and Knott, TX. His lifes work, how-
ever, was in Africa. To see him preach

in the Shona language was a revelation.
To hear him sing hymns with Shona
brethren let one know that he was one of
them. His mission work was no spring
break campaign. It was real mission
work, one that saw relationships deepen
and develop; one where Christian character was built over time. Bank tellers,
neighborhood children and Christians
everywhere knew his trademark slogan:
Dont forget! God loves you.
I think of another missionary to
Africa: David Livingstone. He was a
missionary from Blantyre in Scotland,
a medical doctor, opponent of the slave
trade, and an explorer. When he died,
African admirers carried his body
across one thousand miles of African
bush to the coast. There a ship transported his remains to Westminster
Abby in London.
But the Africans took his heart out
and buried it in Africa. His heart, they

insisted, was in Africa. As far as I am
aware, Loy Mitchells body is intact,
heart and all. But it is still true that his
heart was in Africa.
Loy Mitchell: Born Lawrence, KS,
November 20, 1932. Died in Knott, TX,
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June 9, 2015.

Stan Mitchell: smitchell@fhu.edu
Order the Mitchells story

and Loys sermon books
from World Evangelism Publications. Call 662-283-1192
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... the Work in India

that you continue your prayers so that our efforts will be

successful in establishing an elementary school at Skinners
Garden. Indeed it is very essential to have a registered
school with a Christian atmosphere which gives a great
opportunity to reach out not only to our children but to the
villages around us.
Future Plans: We shall be holding 3-day classes
for women at Skinners Garden from 21-23rd of October
this year. This is our first meeting exclusively for women.
Through this training, we want to increase the potentiality
among the women in the Church. Now days in this
developing world women are more interested in going for
higher education and working for the family and some are
even interested in doing small businesses. This kind of
development is slightly driving them away from the church,
not that they are ignoring the Church but their participation
and leadership are gradually decreasing. So, this program is
intended to revive them and to encourage them to work for
the Lord in any capacity.
From this year onwards we are using complete Bear
Valley Curriculum and material at Skinners Garden too,
Indonesia
We also had daily Bible lessons for the young women

who are in the sewing training course and the young men
who are taking motorcycle repair classes.
From Nias we returned to Medan and worshipped with
the Selayang congregation on Sunday. They had a Friends
and Family Day and I was honored to preach to the crowd
of around 125. Brother Tuloasa Ndruru is doing an excellent
work with this congregation. After services we had a
congregational fellowship meal that was heartily enjoyed by
all. There have been 12 baptisms at Selayang over the past
four months. We had nightly classes, as usual, both on our
first stop in Medan as well as the return stop, but had some
hindrance from intermittent rain.
General news
Drug abuse is becoming more widespread in Indonesia

and the authorities are facing huge challenges in trying to
control it. Several drug rings were broken up in the past
we are excited about that. Right now we are doing the ground
work for a good start. Hope this would provide our students
more deep and detailed information about the different
subjects. On a regular basis brother Jerry Bates with the
World Evangelism team teaches Bear Valley classes in
our Masters program.
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John Dean Muppidi: johndeanm@hotmail.com
few weeks. One shop owner in Medan told us that his

neighborhood is rampant with drug abuse and he believes
that the police are involved in the supply and distribution.
The government is also involved in combatting ISIS and
they revoke the passport of any Indonesian who travels to be
a part of that movement.
Rubber exports are down this year and this is having a
big impact on the economy as rubber is one of their main
products to sustain growth.
Garbage is a country-wide plague in Indonesia. It is so
bad in some places in the streams and seas that fishermen
cannot get through to their fishing grounds.
The remote islands off the western coast of Sumatra are
a surfers haven. Americans and Europeans will travel to the
remote corners of the world at great expense to play in the
sun.
Many thanks to all who support our Indonesian work,
and for all who keep the work and us in your prayers. All that
we are able to do is made possible by the support of others.
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May God bless each of you and our work together.
Colin and Ellen McKee: cohamckee@att.net;
Phone: 205- 590-1376
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be accomplished. The teachers are so

appreciative because, for most, this is
the first time that they have ever been
given an opportunity like this. This
year, we had 20 tutorials represented.
It is our joy to be able to help
with local feeding programs. A hot
nutritious bowl of food is a blessing for
all those living in poverty areas. Many
of the tutorial children for the Twinville
Church of Christ Childrens Tutorial
Center come from such an area. Of
course, our focus in everything that we
do is EVANGELISM. We do one-onone Bible studies ourselves, and we
also encourage the Christians that are
in the congregations where the tutorials
are used to involve themselves in Bible
studies with the parents of the children.
The Word is still sharper than a twoedged sword and continues to pierce
the hearts of those who listen. We
thank God for their open and obedient
hearts. Praise God!!

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Prissy Sellers:
prissy.sellers
http://facebook.com/
The Church of the Bible

by J.C. Choate
This is a 13-lesson classbook that

has been translated into many languages, with more than 100,000
copies printed in numerous countries. Many have been converted
through
these lessons.
Only $4.00
a copy,
but worth
so much
more
to the
serious
Bible
student.
Call 662283-1192.
Arjunan in Tamil Nadu

The children helping prepare the

monthly magazine for mailing
magazine for mailing, along with our

local believers.
We started a new congregation
in Karur District. The members are
our TV viewers and they watch our
program regularly. The preacher also
had attended our Kumuly Retreat and
Preachers meeting.
The preacher of Namakal District
informed me that five old-age people
were baptized last Sunday. I hope he
will arrange a one-day special Bible
Class in the coming month in his place,
so that we can help with teaching them
further.
During the summer school vacation we had a special program at
Kodaikanal. We invited families from
various Districts and gathered in Gods
presence and discussed about future
work.
On the 13th of this month we went
to a village called Noyyel in Erode
District. The beautiful Noyyel river
runs through this place. Both the Firstand Second-year students of our Bible
School gathered there. They were from
Namakkal, Dharapuram, Trichy and
Erode Districts. I had a special class for
them. They are interested in growing
in their knowledge of the truth and

doctrine. Two ladies also joined the
Bible School this year, so our World
Evangelism Bible School work is going
well.
There is good news to share with
you! Seven souls through TV and
Magazine obeyed the mighty word of
God and took baptism after Jerry Bates
message in Gospel meeting last Sunday
evening!
Monday morning one man who
is called Adaikalasamy came from
Velichangudi, Ariyalur District. I
hope you remember this man. A few
years back he wrote through email
and received some books from you all
in Winona. We met in his village and
conducted a Readers Seminar. At that
time I think 53 people were baptized
there but Adaikalasamy didnt take
baptism. Then last Monday he obeyed
Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized!
He belonged to TELC denomination
and is a retired Head Master. He has
been reading our World Evangelism
publications for 8 years. Please pray
for this man and note his e-mail ID.
n.adaikalasamy@gmail.com.
On 18th June we will go to
Anaimalaiyanpatti in Theni District
for a special celebration, i.e. their First
Anniversary! The Lords Church was
started on the same date last year in that
place. The preacher of this congregation,
brother Jeevadurai, has invited us to
celebrate the day with them.
The first Sunday of this month
(on 7th) the first year students of the
Bible School had attended the worship
service in Batlagundu. Two young boys
were baptised. We thank God for these
new Christians.

>
B.Arjunan & Glory: arjunanglory@
gmail.com
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News from Auckland, New Zealand

Jo h n and Lynda St aiger
In my last email, you may

remember that I was studying the
Bible with Selina Wang and David
(or Davy) Ding. They witnessed the
baptism of Jing Ma, and not long after
that, Selina said that she wanted to be
baptized. We were delighted. She said
that her husband would come along to
witness this wonderful event, and Davy
too. I was hoping that Davy would be
baptized, and suggested it, but he didnt
say a word to confirm it. On the day
of Selinas baptism, myself, Selina,
her husband, John, and Coco and Jing
were waiting for quite awhile for Davy
Salina and John

Salina and John
to arrive. When he
finally pulled up
and jumped out of
his car, he carried
a towel. I called
out, are you going
to be baptized
too? He grinned
and said yes. We
were so delighted
with this news.
Selina insisted
on being baptized
first, so that she
could be Davids big sister.
Salinas baptism,
with Dave waiting.
Another matter came up after

this. Coco Li and Jing Ma wanted to
get married, but if they waited upon
Chinese custom, it would not happen
for two years or longer. We suggested
that they go ahead and get married at
church, and then marry again in China
at the appointed time. After much
debate between themselves, they talked
with their parents in China. The parents
agreed to meet each other, which is
highly important in the Chinese culture
regarding the marriage of their children.
After they met, they gave their kids the
green light to marry in New Zealand.
It was a wonderful occasion to see them
united in marriage. The bond between
them and us has grown. We feel like

they are our very own kids.
We invited all our Chinese
Christians at church to spend Christmas
with us, and Jing, Coco and Selina were
able to join us. Davy didnt join us

because he flew to China on Christmas
day to bring his wife and two children
back to New Zealand with him. Davys
wife is very lovely, but cant speak
much English.
I got a chance to meet Davys 3 year
old girl (Emma) soon after that at our
Bible study on Thursday afternoons.
Selina and I were like two, old Aunties
ooh-ing and aww-ing over her. It
warms the heart to see her come to
church with Davy. We are hoping that
his wife and baby will join us too, one
day. Emma really enjoys her Sunday
school class and loves being with the
little Fijian girl (Nisi) who attends also.
That makes 8 baptisms in all for
last year. Other things that went on
last year, of which I have written about
previously are: our annual family camp,
first teen mission trip to Fiji, and John
and I speaking at a main retreat, called
the Challenge. It was our churchs
turn to run the Womens Challenge
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Hello from
New Zealand
Kent ODonnell
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
The men of the leadership went away for an OVERNIGHT
RETREAT to Brent Paynes farm. We bought some takeaways
for dinner, and when we arrived set up our beds. As it got
darker we went out and did some hunting. Last year the rabbits
mocked us, but this year we had improved weaponry and by
the end of the expedition it was hunters 6, bunnies nil. We had
a good time building our camaraderie as leaders.
The campaign we hosted from Feb. 23rd Mar. 8th
was a great success. It was the first major door-knocking
effort weve had for about 4 years and I believe it happened
at just the right time for our congregation. We had no rain
until the very last few hours on the last day which meant a
lot of productive labor was able to be done.
During the first week we had between 4-6 workers each
day, but these numbers grew as the campaign went on, so by
the second week there were between 10-14 workers each day.
Nine different congregations were represented, including 3
brethren who were visiting from the U.S. this was truly
the church striving together for the Master!
What was very encouraging for me was the participation
of the Palmerston North crew some trying their hand at
door-knocking for the first time. Its great to see the local
members recognising their personal responsibility to sow
the seed and getting the kiddos involved in evangelism
(its never too early). It would be remiss of me to neglect
mentioning those who housed and fed the campaigners too.
While Im not one to count my chickens before theyve
hatched, judging from the apparent good quality soil of

the contacts reached, Ill be surprised if we dont see two or
three more souls won in the coming months. It was a thrill
to serve the Lord in this way again and a pleasure to do so
side-by-side such fine Christian soldiers. Please be praying
for ongoing positive victories from this campaign.
OTHER OUTREACH
Long time missionary JOHN GRUBB came and spent
a few days with us. Since he is fluent in Mandarin Chinese
we went about the city searching for those within the Asian
community with whom he could strike up a conversation. We
first tried the International Pacific College which has a large
enrollment of Asian students, but it was the wrong time of
year and hardly anyone was about. We then decided to go to
the local mall and John spoke to several Chinese employees
at the food court and other shops. It was amazing to see their
reactions as they heard a white man speak their language
so well; in fact, two young guys were so shocked they leapt
up from their seats with stunned looks on their faces. John
was able to hand out a number of specially translated Bible
related dvds in the process. He also went along on some
Bible studies with us as part of our campaign follow-up and
was able to attend Davids baptism too.
Unable to come down for the campaign, TREVOR
MAJOR, from the South Auckland congregation, wanted to
contribute by helping me with the followup. For the better
part of a week we attempted to work through the big stack
of call-back contacts. As is usually the case, it was mostly
a matter of weeding out those who were not as interested
as they might have first appeared when the initial workers
knocked on their door. However, we did have some fruitful
talks which resulted in two new studies being set and a whole
family coming to visit our services.
Midway through June we will be hosting a
COMMUNITY INVITED SEMINAR ON MORMONISM.
Nathan Franson, who spent 20 years as a Mormon but then
studied his way out of it, will be our speaker. Please pray
>
some souls will be positively impacted by this.
Kent ODonnell: Phone: 011-64-6-3544944. Email: kentandrachod@slingshot.co.nz. Sponsored by Central Church of Christ,
200, 25th St. N.W., Cleveland TN 37311. Phone: 423-476-8941;
Contact: Scott Medlin, email: kf4gnl@yahoo.com
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... Bible Camp

for their encouragement and continued support to propagate

the Gospel in this part of the world. Here, I also want to
remember our much loved and highly respected brother J.C.
Choate, who paved the way for us to march toward Heaven
by doing soul saving work and by teaching many to march
toward His gospel and to His church. Let us determine to
carry on his mission and vision in this regard. Thank you.
God bless.
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S. Rajanayagam - Email address: rajarichal@yahoo.co.in
One of the gatherings of the campers
These were participants in special sessions.
We were happy to see 6 souls baptized into Christ.
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retreat last year and I spoke on, The Fragrance of Christ

in the Home. So many different Christian women from
different cultures attended alongside our Kiwi Christians. It
was a joy to see Gods people in all their colors, sizes and
personalities, but with one Spirit.
John also spoke at the Mens Challenge retreat and was
given the topic of the book of John. How appropriate for
John to speak about the apostle Johns book! John has also
been able to preach at Hamilton West on some occasions
this year. We had another first when we obtained and
showed the Coming of Age series to our teens. John
taught the boys, and I did the series with our teen girls out
West. John says he thinks the boys were really glad to have
their other teacher back after the series, since the content is
not for the faint hearted!
When Davy returned to China for 3 weeks, and Bonnie,
who has been at the Bible college for an entire year, returned
to China for her holidays, we did our best to link them up
with a church over there. In China, you are not allowed to
worship in numbers, so the church is underground in most
places. We put them on a contact list, but alas, Davy wasnt
in an area where there was a church cell group, and Bonnie
says that she didnt get contacted, although it might have
been due to the fact that she was on the move in China when
she went home. I asked Davy why the Chinese government
didnt allow the groups to meet and worship together.
He told me that you can study the Bible one on one, but
because another religion turned against the government,
the government banned groups from getting together and
worshipping. We are very blessed to be able to worship in
freedom, arent we?
Right now, an area in Auckland is being nailed down
because the Queensland fruit fly has been discovered in
it. This pest is very destructive to fruit and needs to be
eradicated to protect the fruit industry. The enemy is
identified. The plan is put into place. The Bible clearly
tells us who our enemy is. It is the Devil and the rulers,
authorities, and powers of this dark world and the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms. The Bible gives us a
plan to follow, and that is to put on the full armor of God,
be alert, and pray (Ephesians 6:10-18). We are involved in
>
active warfare.
Lynda and John Staiger, and our family (Donna, Suzie and
John Al): no.eye.has.seen@slingshot.co.nz
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God Responds to Humans

Betty Burton Choate
There are precious identifications with God in the emotions we feel when we are trying to win a soul. As humans, we
are made in Gods image; we have the capacity to feel love,
longing, sorrow yes, what we feel is human-sized, but it is
a very real sharing with what God feels toward those souls!
LONGING And LOVE W
I look at the person with whom I am studying, and I feel acutely the words
of Christ when He said, Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will
come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me (Revelation 3:20). I call, I text, I invite wanting that person to
open up and let me come in with the words that are the bread
of life. What a beautiful promise Jesus made that if any
of us will open the door and invite Him in, He will come into
our lives and fellowship with us! That is no small promise,
because 1 Corinthians 5:11 and Jude 10 and 11 clearly draw
the lines for fellowship in Christ. It is a precious gift, offered
only to those who invite Him into their lives and then live in
righteous fellowship with Him.
And though our Lord knocks at the door, desiring to come
in and to live with us, He will not beat the door down and
force acceptance. In studying with a soul, we knock and wait
and restrain ourselves from trying to batter the door down.
Acceptance must come willingly from the heart of the hearer.
JOY W Gods expressions of other emotions are
equally strong and poignant. We can think of them in relation
to that person who is still out in the world but is being taught
the potential of being one of Gods children, or we can think of
them concerning a child who is growing spiritually or may be
becoming prodigal. In either case, reading the biblical words
of what God feels, or feeling within ourselves the human-sized
emotions of Gods involvement, must help us to realize how
greatly humans impact the omnipotent God of the Universe.
Zephaniah 3:17 makes these startling revelations: The
Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you
with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. (1)
The omnipresent God is here, in our midst, not sitting off
in the distant heavens and merely observing what is going
on in the world, as the religions of the East teach. (2) Our
behavior elicits response from Him: gladness, singing! It

is an amazing thought that the very God of creation can be
moved to joyful singing because of something a mere human
has done! (3) As a caring mother or spouse or friend, when
the ones we love are having a life-challenge, we hover over
them, soothing and comforting. This inspired verse says that
Gods love moves Him to offer the same gentle support.
Jesus is the Word (John 1:1-3,14)
TEARS W
of the Godhead. We know that He wept at the death of His
friend Lazarus but the poignant wording of Luke 19:41 helps
us to see more of His heart: Now as He drew near, He saw
the city and wept over it....
Why was He crying? Because this was the city of God,
the city where the temple had housed the Ark of the Covenant,
the city especially selected and blessed with Gods guidance
and presence; but it was also the city whose spiritual leaders
blinded themselves to the coming of their true King. In His
ability to look down through time and to see the horrors that
lay ahead for Jerusalem, Jesus grief brought bitter tears washing through the description of her destruction by Rome:
If you had known, even you, especially in this your
day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are
hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when
your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you,
and your children within you, to the ground; and they will
not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did
not know the time of your visitation.
We, too, cry over those who are brought to the Saviors
cross but then turn away in rejection.
PLEADING W How many times have we, as humans seeing a grave error being made by one of our children or by somebody outside the faith whom we were trying
to teach reasoned and pleaded, trying to help them see the
consequences that would follow their actions? In Jeremiah
44:3, God spoke of the unfaithfulness of Israel in their worship of the pagan deities around them. He said, ... I have
sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and
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sending them, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing
that I hate! His description of rising early and sending
warning shows the urgency in His desire to turn them from
their infidelity, and how often would we plead with tears,
Oh, do not do this...?
PARENTAL TRAINING W Through the prophet Hosea, God described His patient and gentle care for His
people: When Israel was a child, I loved him.... I taught
Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms; but they did
not know that I healed them. I drew them with gentle cords,
with bands of love, and I was to them as those who take the
yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them... But in response to their disobedience and idolatry, God cried, How
can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? ... My heart churns within Me... (Hosea 11:1,3,4,8).
We cannot read these words without feeling in our own
hearts all the emotions we know toward our own children,
or toward the ones to whom we would give spiritual birth
through the Gospel the love, the patience in helping them
to take their first stumbling steps, the kissing of the wounds
when they fall, the gentleness and love with which we lead
them along, easing their burdens whenever we can, even
bending down to their little heights to provide whatever care
they need. God used these very words to describe His emotionally-induced provisions for His children. But in Israels
disobedience that required correction, what strong words
God used to describe what the thought of that punishment
did to His own heart: it churned within Him!
KINDNESS, PITY, PATIENCE W I s a i a h
wrote of the way God dealt with His people: I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord and the praises of the
Lord, according to all that the Lord has bestowed on us, and
the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has
bestowed on them according to His mercies, according to the
multitude of His loving kindnesses (Isaiah 63:7).
For He said, Surely they are My people, children who
will not lie. So He became their Savior. In all their affliction
He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them;
in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore
them and carried them all the days of old (Isaiah 63:7-9).
Notice the descriptive words: loving kindness, goodness, mercies words of endurance because of enduring
love. Notice also the words used to describe how God served
as their Savior: He felt their affliction, He sent the Angel of
His Presence to save them from their overwhelming challenges, He redeemed them because of His love for them and
because of His pity. And when they were struggling through
mire that would have overwhelmed them, He picked them
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up and carried them to safety. These are the protective emotions we feel for those who are young in years or young in
the faith, and who need our help.
OUTREACH, SIN, PUNISHMENT, CORRECIn the wording of Gods testimony in Isaiah
TION W
65:2,3, we can hear His heartbreak over the disobedience
of Israel, like the heartache we feel when our child or
someone we are trying to bring to God takes the wrong
road that we know will end in disaster: I have stretched
out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, who walk
in a way that is not good, according to their own thoughts;
a people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face.
Gods anger is not simply because He wants us to do one
thing and we decide to do the opposite. His anger is the demanded result of His inherent justness, and a just God must
correct sin if the sinner will allow himself to be corrected.
In human likeness, we bristle in anger to flagrant disobedience and, for the ultimate good of our child, we reach out in
loving correction. God explains the purpose of the correction He administers: For I am with you, says the Lord,
to save you... I will not make a complete end of you. But I
will correct you in justice, and will not let you go altogether
unpunished (Jeremiah 30:11).
PLEA FOR REPENTANCE W In response to disobedience and the corrective punishment God had to administer, He held out the promise of forgiveness and restoration:
Now, therefore, says the Lord, Turn to Me with all your
heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. So
rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the Lord
your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger,
and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm
(Joel 2:12,13). We can hear Gods pleading: Turn to Me
Rend your heart Return to your God....
Then the Lord will be zealous for His land, and pity
His people (Joel 2:18).
The result? Then you
FORGIVENESS W
shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord
your God and there is no other. My people shall never be
put to shame (Joel 2:27).
We humans were made in the image of God, according
to Genesis 2:26. In our relationships with fellow-humans, we
experience the gamut of emotions our love and longing and
joy and pain and even our anger. How much more deeply do
we feel our relationship with our God when we are continually conscious of the fact that we cause in Him a magnified
measure of our own emotions, His response to our behavior.
I want to bring joy to Gods heart, as those obedient
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ones that I love bring overwhelming joy to mine.
Normalcy
Betty Burton Choate
Everything is normal
in my world.
The sun shines bright,
The sky is blue,
The clouds are white,
A tame wind blows,
And robins sing.
I have a bed,
And I have food,
The lights are on,
The heat pump works,
The water runs,
The bills are paid,
My health is good,
Theres work to do,
Great plans to make,
And hearts to share the load.
My loved ones, too,
Enjoy the peace
of normalcy;
Their lives are whole,
They know the Lord,
And in their hearts
He reigns as king.
But, oh,
In so many worlds today
Normalcy is gone!
Bombs explode,
Houses burn and fall,
Lives are crushed,
Screams of terror
Fill the air, and agony...
What to do?
Where to go?
Run! Run!
Through streets
awash with blood
They run,
No food, no drink,
No shelter from the storm,
No place to hide.
They fall
And rise to run again,
Terror giving strength
to worn-out limbs.
Behind them
Shots are fired,
Bodies fall,
Heads are severed,
Cutting short the screams
Where, oh where, is yesterday,
Their normal world,
Filled with little things
They never saw:
The food, the clothes, the job,
Shelter in the night,
A world secure.....
Will it ever come again?
And in my world?
Do I see the sun, the stars,
The swaying of the trees,
The little things
of every day
That quietly speak of God
and home?
The things of peace
And love and hope
For tomorrows yet to come?
Oh, God, help us to walk
The straightened way of Light,
Help us to be,
In a world awash with sin,
Faithful children
Holding up the right,
Worthy of Your trust,
Secure in Your great might
And gird us with the strength
To help these tortured souls
Whose day has turned
to terrifying night....

Oh Father, help us....

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Fall 2015

What has God entrusted in our hands? The souls of the

Mission Information Magazine

What is the purpose of Global Harvest???

What else could it be but to say, throughout its pages, Lift

even those that seem closed or antagonistic

Are you a part of our

Central and South America,

u Mission Work Planning ... Wayne Barrier............6

World Evangelism Publications [formerly J.C. Choate Publications]

A4 little quiz from the pages..

1. What work should have the highest priority in

10. How did Daniel Araujo learn

him. He is recognized as a liar, as a thief,

know about whatever decisions I am to

We Need Your Help!

We need four things from our readers/participants:

exceeds 7 billion people. Every month

Wayne and Janet Barrier World Missions (Jeremy Barrier,

have been involved in mission work

Madison Church of Christ). Joey

tunity to be a child of God. God did

Its Time to Rise up

J.C. and Betty Choate

moved to Pakistan to begin the

When I was growing up the

congregations threats the elders are

Secular Governments and Christianity

As we have traveled to various

and it seems that many governments

Jerry and Paula Bates: Jerry attended Freed-Hardeman University and

Apparently, Bonnie and I were

Meet the Rushmores

Louis and Bonnie Rushmore accepted the invitation to become World

that we had our arguments sometimes

Bonnie died, she reveled in that she had

Secular Governments and Christianity

Thus, our work is becoming more difficult, and we have to constantly be

small. Thus, for all practical purposes,

are seeking to start business activities.

The Liberty Church of Christ Invests in...

From Betty (Choate): Recently our sponsoring church

invited Philip Hathcock to preach in a Gospel meeting. It

The Liberty Church of Christ is located in the rural

in so many things, to keep the church strong and to reach

Lads to Leaders participation

One of the monthly youth devotionals

Vacation Bible School in the Liberty auditorium

We are thrilled with the increasing use of the

five studies by Louis Rushmore:

u The Foreknowledge of God Explained

one tract by Ron Williams:

u When Families Deal with Grief and Loss

u Will a Man Rob God?

u Training Children in Obedience

these new titles by Jerry Bates:

and these by Betty Burton Choate:

u Training Children in Disobedience

u Satan Do You Recognize Him?

It is highly doubtful that apathy has

Byron and Gay Nichols

Please consider with me just a

guerrillas while he was working in

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