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Lsston

March 15, I960

A BUILDING IS NEEDED;

the next service, which was Christmas, and 37 for Sun day School last Lord's Day and 50 on Sunday night. Our building just doesn't hold them all and we don't
have chairs nor benches for than# I don't know what comes next. We think now that we vd.ll build just an

ter we got back and had 40 to attend. We had 60 at

We began holding services agiin the Sunday ni^t af

open shed with a tin roof until we can do something

maybe we can hxxy the tin sheecr .y sheet.
YOUTH WORK
ndles out to one of the canals for the service.

else. We can get the poles for the framework for just
the work it will take to cut and bring them in, and

'

We had another baptism yesterday (written ^'anuary 18). We an put on our walking shoes and hiked two

About ten young people went and one of the families

that lives near there mot us, and we had the service there. After that vre hurried back to town for the

youth meeting. It wa? the first meeting of the Young People's Society aiid there were about 20 young people
present. They elected officers.

The other night we hnd four young people to dedi cate their lives to fiOl-tivae OJirirti-nr service. Two of them will yrobe*bly eiitsr Bible this fall, and the otners when they finish Grcvimuer School.

MEDICAL WORK

Leonila has a couple of deliveries to take care of

during January (vnritten December 31> 1959and then

she plans to leave for Mexico City for one, two, or

three months of study in the General Hospital. I don't know how we will get along without her, but we will
manage.

We are all well and give thanks to God that we are rarely sick, even with colds.
NE.; \^DRK

V/e began services at the town of 13 de Marzo again

and had 50 at the first service.
have a native worker.

We plan to have ser

vices there every Saturday afternoon*

We still don*t

We did talk to one who is still

in Bible College, and he has promised to come down and help us as soon as school is out.

Saturday (written January 18) we went to a town not

too far from here with the thoii^t of looking it over

for starting a work there. To get there you have to trsn^^'ovei^^gravelTroad whicIT has a lot^^ rock

some of then the size of one's fist. As we.were coming back in the night one of the front wheels flipped a rock into the gas tank and cut a gash in it about two inches long. As you can suppose, the gas gushed out.
VJe could smell it so we stopped and stuffed a rag in

the hole and finally made it back home. Yesterday the Travelall stayed in the patio, and vie all walked
to church.

SEASONS i'UXED

We have been canning tomatoes and juice*

harvest will soon be over.

Tomato

It seems odd to be working

with tomatoes in January.

berries in the market. "LOS AZTBCAS"

The other day I saw straw

We can start services there now, but they want to

have them on Sunday, and we are tied-up here in town

on Sunday, ('iThe Aztecs" is ai new homesteading com munity about 30 miles out from Mante, and the ELletts
V.-1 ' -rnt of land there.)

Contributions to EL I&nte Christian I^ssion since the

, last newsletter, published October 25, 1959.

CHURCHES AND GROUPS

Northwest Christian Church, McKinn^, Texas (4) Fairview Sunday School, V/akita, Oklahoma (3) Fishing Fishers Class, Canadian, Texas (3) Nashville Christian Church, Nashville, Ind, (2) Napa Christian Church, Napa, California Christian Church Missionary Group, Nashville, Ind.(3) Pinehurst Christian Church, R. 4, Marietta, Ohio (3)
First Christian Church, Morgantown, Indiana First Christian Church, Mountain City, Tennessee liiminence Christian Church Mission Account, Eminence, Ind, Parkview Christian Church Missionary Fund, Indianapolis Saiuaria S^onday School, Samaria, Indiana (5'-) Number of contributions since October 25> 1959
INDIVIDUALS

S: Mrs^ Frank L. V.^atz, Indianapolis, Ind.

Ifr, & Mrs. Ora M, Davis, Indianapolis, Ind,

fir. & Mrs. E. E, Vachon, Sruithvillc, Texas Mrs, Laura Wilkins, Sndthville, Te: .;.s

(3)

Mr & Mrs. Ernest E. Creamer, Indicinapolis. Ind. Janice Porter, Mbrgantovm, Ind:.^'" (3) Earle Veale, Morgantown, India (3)
Augusta Meyer, Morgantown, Indi ..a

(4)

Betty V/esterfield, Morgantown, Indiana Deloris Taulman, Morgantown, Indiana I-Iiargaret Veale, Iforgantown, Indiana
I'irs. W. H. Catt, Portales, New Mexico

(3) (3) (3)

l-irs. 0. C. Worley, Portales. New Mexico 1^, L. B, VanAntwerp, Portales, New Mexico

Annie Mueller, Morgantown, Indiana

(2)

Mr. & Hrs. Richard Throckmorton, R, 5> Jfertinsville, Ind

Miss Helen L. Hinton, R. 4, Marietta, Ohio

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest M. Da\d.s, Indianapolis, Ind.

(2)

Mrs. Dolores Miller, "Indianapolis, Ind.

Loyde and Ila Gregory, Vici, Oklahoma Maurice David, I4organtown, Indiana

Balance on hand, March 10, I960

^313.33

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

The present mailing address for Ora M. Davis, for

warding agent for El Mante Christian Mssion, is
2639 Foltz Street, Indianapolis 41, Indiana.

Any funds you desire to send to him for the mission

should be sent to this address.

ADDRESS OF MISSIONARIES ON THE FILED

Personal correspondence for the Ellett family

should be sent directly to them at Apdo I6I,

Cd. Mante, Tamps., Mexico.
NEEDS

First of all, your prayers for the faithful minis try of the V/ord of ^od by the missionaries.
Prayer for the vanning of souls. Living support for the Ellett family

Travelail.

Money for a payuent of ^105#00 a month on" the

Fvnds to provide a building in "wBich the" congre gation can :neet. Money for this should be so ..

designated.

El I'iante Christian Mss^on

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Apdo. 161
Mexico

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i'ropeny o. library --

Cd. I-lante, Tamps.,

tiZARK BIBLE COLLEOS

Joplin, Mo.

Flora, 111.

Floronco Douglas

Cl A a. r,te
NEWSLETTER

Christian /V|5Str>,
June 10, i960
Pwdg. Agent:
Qra M Davis

Missionaries:
Damon and Dr. Leonila EUett

Apdo. 161
Mexico

Cd. Mante, Tamps ^

Indianapolis /1, Ind.

2639 Foltz St.

SUi-a-IEa WORKERS

A very great months will be Vvtic are coming These are I'Ess graduated this

help to the mission for the summer three young people .from Bible Colleges
to liante to work irdth the EUetts* Deana Home froni Ciwie, Texas, who year from Dallas Christian College

(she may stay longer than the ersrme-j.^) and Miss Alta
Tanner, 1. student at Southern Chri tian College The two sirls are supposed to arr /e at Mante aboivt June 20, and will help in Vac*'' Bible Schools in the nearby villages and possi. .t second school this

year in l-i!inte. The tl^d youii^, person is Bro, Mariano Farias, a Mexican preacher wiio has studied at Colegib
Biblico and then a year at Dsllas Christian College. His home is in the tovm of Ra'aps--ft.idzpe which is ten miles east of Saltillo on thw ro-^d to Monterrey. It

is the hope of the mission?.r:.cs tiiab with his help

the work in "the Aztecs" can be gotten underway,

A diligent effort is being to find a house or rooms for the two girls haC. pl::.ce for Mariano to live. The Elletts home is too anall to provide this

lodging. However, they^ will be eating their meals with the Elletts, and extra fun^s are desperately
needed to supply this food.
*

Remsmiber Damon arid Leonila in prayer.

'last week (dated May 29) we had a week of V B, S.,

but WG had it here in town. (Originally it was p^^ned for "the Aztecs"). Since the public schools are crowded and since the girls go in the morning and the noon, It worked out wonderfully well.

boys in the afternoon we held two classes a dayfor the boys in the moming and for the girls in the after
only had to prepare one lesson for,each day and with
about 95 in attendance, Harold Gibbs (missionary in Saltillo) and a graduate of Colegio Biblico, Rebeca
week,
*

Of course, we

our liinited .facilities we weren*t over-crowded. We had a total enrollment of 105 and the last day we had

Saucedo, were here to help us, Leonila didn*t get to help this year as Sandra decided to have measles all
THE TRAVELALL

It was necesisary for the Elletts to come to the

border of the United States to have the papers re

newed for the Travelall on June 8, and on this trip =

some needed repairs to the car were made. Part of

to Mante on the 9th.

the expense was covered by the guarantee but the Elletts had to pay !l6.00 of this bill. They returns,

The final three payments on the Travelall CvlOp each} have been assumed by Damon's mother, Mrs, Pearl Ellett

of Franklin, Indiana. This will lighten the financial

money can be returned to her in analler monthly pay
ments.
*

load on the mission funds at the present time, and the

NEEDS

rent$50." (Three months now). We are two months behind on our waaher payments*-jf20 Our li^t bill
is overdue,"

(Written April 25) "We are two months behind on our

(Written May 18) "We are expecting Harold Gibbs here Sunday for the VBS next week and I dcai't know what we

willlgive him to eat, nor the expenses of the VBS, I guess we coiald sell one of the earner^. They arenH
worth mudi, but we have to eat."

Contributions to El Mante Christi(3n Mission since the last newsletter was published,
CHURCHES AND GROUPS

Northwest Christian Church, McKiimey, Texas (3) Pinehurst Christian Church, R. Marietta, 0^ (4)
Senior Class, Christian Church, Booker, Texas Mission Study Group, Jennings Church of Christ
Jennings, Mo,

Fishing Fishers Class, Canadian, Texas (2) Missionary Group, Christian Church, Nashville, Ind,(2) Fairview Sunday School, Wakita, Oklahoma (2)
Napa Christian Church, Napa, California
Fairfax Christian Church, Indianapolis, Ind,

Jr. Youth, E. I6th Street Christian Church, Indianapolis

Christian Church, Spearsville, Indiana

Friendship Class, First Christian Church,

Mountain City, Tennessee Samaria Christian Church, Trafalgar, Indiana Mars Hill Church of Christ, Indianapolis, Indiana
INDIVIDUALS

Miss Helen L, Hinton, R. 4, Marietta, Ohio

Mrs. Laura Wilkins, Smithville, 7 :;:3.s

Mr. &Mrs, E. E, Vachon, Smithvip-c, Texas

Ifr, &Mrt. S, E# Creamer, Ind*

(3) (3)

Mu, E^rle Veale, R, 2, Morg^to_:i, Ind. (2)

Deloris Taulnen, Indianapolis, ind, yanice Porter, Indianapolis, Ind, Annie Mueller, Indianapolis, Ind, Betty Vfesterfield, Indianapolis, Ind. Ilargret Veale, R, 2, Morgantown, Ind. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Oo-is, Ind,

jyirs, Addie C. Davis, IndianapSiis, Ind,

I'fr. & Mrs, Frank L, Watz, Indianapolis, Ind,

Mr, Maurice David, R. 2, Morgantown, Ind,

(2)

Figure in the parenthesis indicates number of con

tributions since last newsletter, March 5.
*

Total receipts.

For March - ^6^94

For April 162.25

For May - $277.68

"Last, fall when we were in Dallas we stayed ir) the

Gollejo s..:crct:t32-c.pn.T*:'a:.nt,

In the course of our

visit chcj aSiied us of our ncto.s =Uiu './o ronir^rlced that it wouJ'.d be nice to have a pc-'tir dri/*iin ch?.iLn saw to

help in the clearing of the land,

.She says, ''I have

So, about

a brothc^-^in-ldv v.'lio night fix you up."

three weeks ago tho Gibbs wrote that a basketball ter-pi

had come down from Dallas Christian to play the team there at Colegio Biblico and someone had brought a

chain sqw for us

V/c still don't kno;; './hoiii to thank,

but we feel that the secrotary is i.iOi:>tly responsible since she works at Sears on Saturdays end the saw is a Scars saw. It is brand new and is tho 1^200 model. You don't know how overjoyed we are about it."
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Slides of the mission may be obtained by writing to

Mr. and Mrs. Frank l: .ta, 331 W. Lynhurst Dr., Indiana

polis 41j Indiana,

tho mission.

aro field representatives for

El Mante Christian

Orn M, Davis, Pwd 2639 Foltz Street Indianapolis 41,

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