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The luca Empire Christian A\issioK

JEFF y JUDY MVERS
Field Address: Casiila 14017 Correo 21

Forwarding Agent: Mrs. Worren Myers

11095 Mt. Vernon Rd., N.E.

Utica, Ohio 43080

Santiago, Chile

ov& of Christ Constramei-k us.

U COP... 5: 14-

May 1977
CIIURCH GROWTH

The Portugal Street church

where Judy and I are working

continues

to grow. At first we met in the house of one of the menibers. The church grew larger than the facilities and i t was then decided to rent a larger

meeting place. That, too, soon became too small and in December we rented a much larger building for our meetings. The members are very active in spreading the Gospel and very gener ous in their giving. At present two men from the congregation are enroll
ed in the Bible Institute.

-A vSPECIAL BLESSIKG God blessed the Summer Insti

VBS

The Chilean missionaries are

tute ininanyways. The fellowship,

the Bible studies, etc. were all a real source of growth for each Christian. But, best of all, six neighbors and one construction

preparing a filmstrip and cassette tape for use in Vacation Bible

Schools. The The filmstrip will tell cassette tape xd.ll, be
about Chilean life and the church work being done.

worker were baptized during camp. The students used what they knew and what they x^ere learning
to evangelize the area around the campgrounds, A new congregation
Was started as a result

produced
churches

here in Chile.
who want

It vjill

include -Spanish singing, etc. The

sets will soon be available to all
to use them.

of their

labors.

Please reserve yoiir set through Mrs. Warren Myers, 11095 Mt. Ver-

non Koad NE,

Utica, Ohio

^1-3080.

the SUlvMER INSTITUTE The brochure "And This Gos

mAT A SUMMER

Andy and Gwen would have been

content to stay at the campgrounds
for the rest of their lives. It

pel vShall Be Preached"

detail

goes into

about the organization of

the first trimester of ICAL (In stitute for Leadership Training)

that is held at the campgrounds at El Tabo, Chile during the month of February, This year, my first year of
tute, showed me that the church in Chile io re,ally on the move.

meant for them; daily rabbit hunts

(just trying
rot in front

to coax
of it);

tho rabbit
rock hunts

out of his hole by holding a car

(there are

semi-precious

stone-s

participation in the suraner insti

It was feared
year

in the area but to them, all the stones that they could got into

in 197^

that the
in the

their pockets Dinosaur hunts

them lizards

were precivus); (sorao pecplo cj'L

but n:)t Ardj'' and

enroU-nent

of 39 leaders

first

of ICAL

would causo

Gwen). Some children droa-iiof mnk-,

ing a club housej Andy and Gwen, xd.th the help of otlier children at camp, built a fort to ward off
tho bears, lions and Indians.

a low e^irollment

of now students

in 1977
year

At the same time,

the

fear existed that the large first'

enrollment would mean that

Both of these fears were misfound'ed.

would ^be of inferior quality.

the

firot year

students of 19??

Ehren though it x;as sum^nertino

they were up and movr.ng by 8; .0 AM

and usually not soon again until they arrived 'onrGCOgnizably cov
ered vjith m id and dirt at luiiu.h

The 1977 first year enroll ment was 30. An excellent spirit
and desire to serve God x^as shown

time. A half-bath (mother's idea,

not

Andy's

or

Gwen's),

clean

by these incoming students.

The missionaries5 Tom Clark,

Chris Dewelt^ and Jeff Myers were aided in their tocnching by three

clothes and once again they mistically disappeared I

BACK TO SCHOOL

Chilean preachers.
The total number of partici pants including workers, students,

.411 last year Gwen asked me, "VJhen do I got-to go to Andy's

. school?" Her dream finally came

professors

and children was ap

proximately 100 for the three week period. The cabins were filled to capacity.

true. Now she gets to climb on the big, yellox-7 school bus each morn

The tentative plans for 1978 arc to have two 3-'week sessions
to bo able to accomodate tiae stu

ing with her "big brother" (why, he's in tho second gradet). Then
once at school her "big brother" takes her to class and goes to get her when classes are ovor. According,to Andy, "Ain't no Icid gonna' make eyes at my kid sister or I ' l l take c^ro of him.

dents without having to build new

facilities.

. LEADERSHIP TRAINING Have you evor wondered how missionaries can train profession

of the Institute.

There were 20

second year students and 33 first year participants.

On March 19, 1977 the second

al people in the Word of God?

In

Suintiago,

Chile,

1-|- years ago a

came into being

trimester of this school year be

Bible Institute

gan with 2^ second year

students

for the purpose of preparing pro fessional people for the ministry of the Gospel. Tliis school has been c"ntin""d;ng T-dth an expandingministry. University students,
tailors, businessmen and factory workers are aEiong those who have
been called into service and arc

and 38 first year students, inclu ding those studying outside of Santiago by cassette tapes.
The missionaries feel very

pleased

with the growth

and the

continued interest in ICAL.

At the present time Chris DeVfclt, Sd Holt and Jeff are direc

being traiiied
gram.

through

this pro

ting and teaching

tute.

in

the Insti

For several years the Chilor.n

missionaries studied plans for
Wfl MISSIONARIES

establisliing' a

Bible Institute.-

'Jo arc happy to announce the

arrival of tw new missionary families. Steve and Colleen Phil

They felt that a typical North American type Bible College was
not suitable for the Latin situa

tion.

First

of

all,

the Latin

lips arrived in J-tnuary and Jeff and Kathy Phillips (not related)
arrived in I'Lirch.

plan of study is not geared to a

dormitory or internadi. Also, the
natiij?e of the classroom structure

All of them are graduates from San Jose Bible College. Be

did not seem to satisfy the needs

and demands

of

preparation

for

fore coming to Chile, they studied Spanish in the Spanish Language

School in San Jose, Costa Rica.

the better educated person. iVfter

con^arison, analysis and trial and error, they developed a pattern

that would be most applicable to
the Chilean situation.

Their knowledge
aided them
Several

of

Spanish

has

in becoming active in
more fai.iilies will

the work immediately.

On February 1, of 1976, ICAL

(Institute for Leadership Train

bo completing their SparJ.sh stud ios in May viith plans to join the
Chilean ^rork directly.
SLIDES

ing) -was officially inagurated

with 39 students. A total of 23 finished their first year of stud
ies.

The second school year start/-

A now slide sot about the Sumiaer Institute mil very soon bo

^d once again with the summer session at the campgrounds. It was impressive to see the growth

ready for showing in the churches p

Reserve this set now for showing

through Mrs. Warreh Myers,

11095,

(Continued next column)

Mt Vernon Road NE, Utica OH ^30^'^

WINTSRIZIM3 V/e have heard a lot

THANK YOU

about

your hard winter. Personally I believe that thoy wore all fish stories becauso we wore having temperaturos of 110 degrees in the
shade. But since most countries

We. want to thank everyone wJo continues to be our partner in tl: o Lord's work in Chile through their prayers, gifts, and encouragemort.
Our newsletters have boon few

and far between since the work he]^o

pattern their life styles after those of the U3A, we are preparing
for a rough winter.

V/c arc trying to got the insides of the cabins finished at

has kept us so busy. Learn what is happening by sending for our slides and a YBS kit which maybe used for many programs of the Church.
NOTE THS CHAEGS OF /iDDRESS;

car?^ for winter use. Hight now, the buildings have only the outer wooden shell. It gets pretty cool at night, The min project at the campgrounds for 1977 is to finish
the inside walls of the cabins.

11095 Mt Vernon Rd NE, U:dca, Ohft.o

THE HOLTS

Ed and Sara Holt have returned

from a 31 inonth furlo\ig;i.

with one missing.

We suj^o

Already

we

have

scheduled

are glad to have them back. The]*o surely is a difference In the work

several loaders' retreats for the winter months.

Then too, throe

months seems like forcvc-r when you

have a very tight scheAii

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Utlca^ Ohio
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JEFF a
Field Address: Casilla 14017 Correo 21

AUG9

The Inca Empire ChristiaH A^issioM

JUDY MVERS
Forwarding Agent: Mrs. Warren Myers 11095 Mt. VernonRd.^N.E. Utica, Ohio 43080

Santiago, Chile

Vhe ove- of ChHst Cofistra.meih us.

U COK. 6t r4-

Jiily 1977
FAi-iILY MEv;-AIIDY
VISION OF LSAD3RS

Andy is soven years old and in the sscondgrada. He jvist got his first semester grade carcl Last school year he had some

I'lany missionary churches do

iiot grow, not becauso of lack of

discipline problens so each grad ing period he failed "disci pline". In Chile,whona student gets a failing grade in any area the parents have to go got the grade card and talk to the pilncipal, Each grading period I got
to talk vri-th the director^ Ifot

zeal by themissionaiy or because the message is not effective but simply because the national lead ers nevor get a vision of a great church^ It is different
in Cliile.

"I
members

honestly

feel

that we

sliould set a goal of 5O0O. active

of the Church of Christ

so this yeari
According to his tachor ho

is a whiz
the

in mth

(he rocoived
award for his

mathematics

class) and English (lcan*t\ir>derstand why! ), Ho is learning

to read

(in Spanish)

but it is

s t i l l a l i t t l o difficult for him.

mthin two years," challenged a Chilean preacher in the opening address of a recent spiritual retreat held at the campgrounds on Iiay 7-B, This and similiar thinking by otlier leaders set the atmosphere for this timo of reflection, spiritual grox-rth and ch\irch gro'vrth planning.
Instead of the missioriaidos

His lowest grade vzas in Spanish. According to Christy Holt

(daughter of a fellow missionary 3d Holt), Andy has his ovm gang

so the girls had to form one too

tiding to make the Chileans think big, wo are sometimes the weight
around their necks
vre arei

because they

are already thinld-ng bigger than

for their ox-m protectioni

A GIAlff FELLOWSHIP

FAJOXY NS'fS-GWEN

A united service on May 21st showed the surging grovrbh of the

Church of Christ in Chile. It

Gwen has been

terrible two * s

through

the

and the terrible

three"s.

She is now in the ter

was really outstanding to par ticipate in this service T>jith the oiier300 Christians from 1^ con gregations in central Chile. Tears came to my eyes as I
looked over the crowd, listened

rible four's. She is in nursery school in pr^aration for kinder garten. Her sleeping liabits are

just the opposite of Andy's.

is early to bed and

He

early to

to the singing and thought about

the past. My thoughts included: A. There was one congrega"tdon of the Church of Christ in

rise. She is a bear at 6:30 am when she has to get ready for school. The bus picks them up at 7^15 1-ath classes starting at

3; 00 am.

That is

pretty

early

Santiago in January, 1972. As of tky 21, 197? ( there were nine congregations in Santiago. B. In January, 1972, there were approximately ten active, baptized members of the Church of Christ in Santiago, At the
time of this united service there

to start school out at 1:00 pm.

but they do get

Hay was a bad month for the animal farm. First of all, the

front doorwasleft openanda cat

came in and ate the canarj"". riext
the-rabbit lost her l i t t e r of

were about 350 active, baptized

members in Santiago, C. The gi^up 0 f May 21 st v;as

babies. Lastly Chipper, the dog, ran away while we were gonei Luckily, four days later mommy
found her five blocks from home,
OPPOKTUl'JITIES FOR GROWTH

three times as large as the max imum capacity of our largest church building. (We held this service in a vacant lot.)
Bertrand Smith, veteran mis sionary, trembled as he told the
audience that he felt that his

David A. V/omack in Breaking; the Stained-glass Barrier dec lares : "V/e are commanded, to make

converts,

to

disciple

all na

dreams

and his 28 years of ser He also highly

tions. A2v methods that do not produce a growing and thriving

vice in Chile had been fulfilled

church are absolutely inadequate

in the light of our fundamental responsibi3J.ty."
Sixteen new churches have

in that service.

praised the work now being done through the "El Encuentro" Bible correspondence course and the

either

been established, are in

Santiago Leadership Training In

stitute.

establishment or have joined the movement since January of this

year. We vrould like to see much greater groi-rbh but we are still

The next

united meeting is

planned for August v/ithagoal of

500 persons attending. These services aid greatly in promot ing interchurch fello^-rship.

(Continued next column)

plagued by two factors: lack of manpower and lack of money.

All of the missionaries are

SPONTANEOUS ESPAtlSION Mr. Roland Allen once said;

"Spontaneous expansion is

the

working with Chileans to extend God's kingdom, but more trained

workers are needed. We are still

expansion which follows the unexhorted and uaiorganized activi

having to turn our backs to new opportunities because our sched ules are filled. Personally I
wish that there were a "Ten Easy

ty of individual members of the Church explaining to others the

Gospel

which

they have found

Steps to Christian Maturity" pro gram. The taskof discipling nev7

Christians is slow.

The new churches

established in homes

are being
or rented
on which to

themselves, I mean the expansion V7hich follows the irresistible attraction of the Christian Church for men who see its order ed life and are drawn to i t by desire to discover the secret of a life which thoy instinctively
desire to share."

quarters,

but as they grow they

need to obtain lots

That

is what

is happening

build church buildings. The concensus of a group of

Chilean leaders at a recent meet*

right now,

right here in Chile. student,

Let me give you tm exanpless

A. Nestor Morales, a sixteen

ing was that if new congregations were helped by outside sources

year old high school

(missionary dollars)to buy lots,

then they would
for the

decided to enroll his homeroom in the. "EL Encuentro" Bible cor

be

responsible
of their

construction

respondence course. There are ^3 students in this groT^. None

of them claimed to have any faith
in Jesus Christ.

buildings. Almost viithout ex ception the new congregations do not have the funds to pay from

When 3^ had started to study

the course in a two month period,

$2000 to $4000
lot. Once

for the original

is obtained
can

the lot

the construction materials

Nestor expanded his goal to in clude enrolling his entire hdgh

school of t\K> thousand students.

be bought
of time.

over a

longer period

On the 9th of June the first three

At the same mooting the Chi

leans were asked i f the financ

classmates were baptized. It is Nestor's fervent prayer that liis

school
Christ,

ing of the lots for new congre gations VTould affect the giving of the church. They said, "No."
As a base of churches with build

will all be converted ta

B. Carmen Sanchez, the pro

prietor of a beauty salon, worics

at an "SI Encuentro" stand in the street friJiit and vegetable market
near her home one day a weeic.

ings was developed they thought the Chilean chtirches could help buy lots for no^-ily established groups. You can see that truly

More than a thousand people pass

more manpower and money are need

ed for greater works for God.

by the stand each ir.orningc There (Continued next page)

she gives out tracts, tails her neighbors about Christ and en
rolls people in the SI Encuentro BibXe correspondence course. In terest is high, the questions are many and this is one way that she is preaching the Go^el, Recently one of the mer
chants said to her, "You should do the same at the market near

on his business or fleeing from persecution could preach Christ and a chiirch spring up as a re sult of his proaching."
Roland Allen talked about

it, I rejoice in seeing

it hap-

peniiig first hand here in Chile.

FROM OUR FORI'/ARDIKG AGSNT
V/e continue to thank God for

my homo. interest

I know that you could people there," She

His blessings which come through your prayers and gifts. V/ith the
cost of the work in Chile s t i l l

replied, "" "Give me your address.

v7e are small now but we are going to be big soon. V7e plan to scat ter congregations all over this city of Santiago."
Roland Allen continued, "I

rising, it*s a miracle each month how He supplies our needs. Kany have sent for the film strip and tape wo have available. If you didn't use it for VBS per

dolight to thdnk that throughout the ages a Christian travelling

Mailed by UTICA CHURCH OF CHRIST
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haps you could use it for another

program of the church. WiTite Krs. Warren 1-iyers, 11095 i'it Vflrnon Kd. UticaI Ohio 43080 U. S. Postage

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JEFF ^ JUDY MVERS
Field Address: CasiMa 14017 Correo 21

Santiago, Chile

Forwarding Agent: Mrs. Warren Myers 11095 Mt. VernonRd.,N.E. Utica, Ohio 43080

ove^ of Christ Constp^iMieth us.

n COR. 5; J-*-

December 1977
TRAIKING INvSTITUTE Another semester is about to

PROPERTY FOR PORTUGAL

be finished in the Leadership Training Institute. Once again iticiror students and leaders have profited from the classes offered. A couple of new classes were of fered, v:hich included: The vSermon

ThePoryugal congregation has been trying to buy a lot for con

structing a church building.
section of toT^n makes

The

the lots

on

the

Mount (Christian Ethics)

expensive. I had thought that thiTOUgh a united effort with mis sionary and Chilean money we could buy what was needed. A deal was
almost made vjith one seller but at the last moment he raised his

and Modern Sects.

Although we are satisfied in many ways about the results of the training institute we are planning
to introduce several innovative new semester. Our

selling price
out.

so

we had to back

V/e continue to look but our

searching is limited because of a

lack of funds. We need about

ideas for March of next year when

we start the

$5000

to buy

something adequate
Would

plan is to direct the teaching more on a one-on-one training prograinone missionary working with
the leaders on an individual ba

for the use of the church.

sis, Wo a3?:e.vn?iting materials now for use in this different type of

training and teaching.

you like to ject? The ing to take there is a

give toward this pro congregation is will it on a loan basis if cor^regation or indi
to give i t

vidual vxho would want

in that form.

PROPOSED TKEP

AI^^f AI GM

Ono

of

the

most difficult

School will be out

for tliis

parts of being a Riissionary is having to be avray fi-^m family for

extended periods of time. Most people think that is is bo-und to
be easier as time goes by. Our

year on December ?

VJhat a

birthday present for Andy! This \jQek Andy is taking his final

personal experience has been the opposite of the generally accept

ed idea. For us, each year away
from our families is more diffi cult. Each time we return from

grades received so Andy has really

been hitting the books this week,
Gwen is about to finish Nurs

exams to finish the second grade. The school is quite strict about

ery School. Of course she doesn't have any final exams but she vrould
like to so that she could get the attention tliat Andy gets. Even though her schooling is very easy, in recent weeks she has learned

furlough, there is a strong desire

to ^end more time T-zith the fam

ilies. 3ach year that goes by our
ask more and more about children

Grandma and Grandpa. This year, as a

the names of the planets

America.

and all

present,

Chidstmas our families have given

the countries of Central and South Both children are anxious to finish the school year because that means that mthin a few days

us an expense-paid trip to the USA

to visit vjith them. SO, AFTER DUE C0N3IDSRATX0H, about five minutes,

we accepted their offer. This trip is not considered as a fur

lough, nor is any money from the mission being used to pay for the

they can see Grandma and Grandpa.

OPEN HOUSE

trip.

It is a personal trip being

Because we know

paid for from personal money, V/e are taking advantage of a tourist package to get a more eco
nomical rate on the tickets. The

there ai^e many of you who I'joiild like to visit viith

Jeff, Judy, Andy, and Gwen

and because we know

tourist package is good for 28

days. This will allow us to ar
rive in the USA about the 10th of

there are going to be few opportunities since

their Christmas vacation trill be short

December and roturn to Chile right after the first of the year. It would be a joy to see as many of

We invite you

you as possible in this: shoi*t' time.

You can contact us through mother: I-Irs. Warren Myers my

to a reception in their honor

to be held at

riorthside Church in Vanatta

Telephone #6lif-892-2768
Mailing address: 11095 I'it. Vernon Road NS

Monday, December 19
at 7 o'clock.
JOIN US IN A "V/ELCOMS HOlffi"

Utica,

Ohio

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SECOJID

FAITH PR0HISE3

Excitement

filled

the

air

We have long recognized that

during an entire week in San Car

los, Chile, as the congregation
there celebrated its second anni

versary on November 9th,

Instead of one special day of services, there were special services during the entire week.

one iu^ortant teaching that was lacking in many of the churches here is "giving". The people are used to sacrificing their time for
the Lord but since they are poor

there was not a great interest in

Judy, the children and I went down on Friday after school was out and
returned Sunday after sei^ces, VJhat a weekt VJhat a congregationi On the final night of services,
there were two hundred in attend

giving. For that reason many of the congregations have had diffi culty in expanding because of lack of money. I have been working to remedy this problem by holding a type of f.nith promise rnlly in
different congregations. The re^ suits have been quite impressive.
The first faith promise was held in the Portugal church where

ance with representatives from the eight daughter congregations es tablished by the church during its two years of existance. Yes, I
said two years.

we are directly working.

is an active membership

There
of about

Saturday night the mayor of San Carlos granted permission to hold a special service at the cen evangelistic service witli approx imately 300 in attendance, with

25. The promises per month totaled $200. This was a considerable
increase from what was previously

tral park.

That night we held an

being given. The money received is being saved for the bujrLng of

a property for the congregation.

church. The Christians in

five accepting Jesus as Lord and

Savior. "The church is also work

EJarly in November we held a

this

faithpromise rally in thePudahuel

ing iri.th the Bible correspondence

course there and so x-iq used the
52
to

part of to;-m are poor materially

but not spiritually. After three days of preaching 80 members made

public meeting to distribute diplomas and Hevf Testaments

graduates of the course. UICTTED SERVICE

faith promises for $600 a month,

to be used
.

in
^

the

evangelistic
^ ^

outreach of the congregation.

held united services all day Nov. 1, a holiday in Chile. Our family and
a fevf other Christians from Santiago visited the meeting held in f_ Alto, near Vin.-> Kar. I was invited to preach during themormng ser^^ce

The Churches of Christ in the coastal section of the central 20

to the 100 Christians who hnd gathered there that dny.

It was good

fellowship with them. God continues to bless the churches in that part of Chile as well as in the rest of this beautiful country.

JUDY'S CORNER

SIER INSTITUTE

"Aw, Mommy,

all you ever do

Once again this year we will

s make plaster of paris thingsl" Thus commented Gwsn one day not
long ago. "V/hen are you going to quit?" asks Andy. I guess that's

be having our summer training in

stitute during the month of Feb.

in SL Tabo, Chile.

Even though a
is of
We

new cabin has been built to house

one reason (among others) that I am excited about our trip to the States. I'm hoping I won't have to tnke my molds on the plane to
continue production.

eight married couples, there still going to be a shortage attend.

learn more of the Word of God.

space?for the leaders who want to

The desire of many is to

Last year we started produc tion in October. This year I

thought I'd start earlier and not

have estimated attendance this year

in excess of ICQ participants.

be so rushed

but we just decided

The plaster of pans items are sold through the bookstore at the Eifusion Center plus a Cnilean Christian family is irorking on obtaining a permit for selling
at a special Christmas stand put up about two x-?oeks before Christmas, The plans for now are to use the money to purchase a lot for one of the
net'7 chiirches here in Santiago.
Mailed by
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