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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1978
Number 4
Dear Friends,
to ail of you.
issues of Chilean Concern (2 months) has flown by at an unbelievable rate. We have been in Chile for 10 months now, and are really getting settled into our work. God has blessed
us with many friends, who have given of their financial means, and have also spent hours In prayer for our work. We have reaped the blessing of what you have sowed. Thanks to
God and to you also!
There was a note in the last newsletter that we had purchased a different car, a 4973
in that blessing.
special work weeks at camp, and three weeks of leadership training, the Flat has made 5 round trips, ail without a breakdown. I wish that each one of you could own a car here for a few months, so that you could understand What a blessing It is to have a vehicle car-
At the end of December, we had the blessing, of sharing [n a retreat led by M/M Don De
Welt preached in afternoons and evenings. It was during the visit of Woodrow Phillips that I had the privilege of "translating" a sermon from English to Spahlsh. He ha's expe
rience preaching through interpreters, and It resulted very well.
Welt and M/M Woodrow Phillips, Sr., who were In Chile visiting for the Christmas season. Woodrdw Phillips led In missions theory seminars In the mornings, and both he and Don De
tiago. We were able to get a loan from a local bank for the .house, and ape really happy to not be pouring money down the drain in rental. The new house is quite a bit smaller than our rented house, and In several ways, not as nice, but we are really happy with it.
Because of a clause in the rental contract, we are bound to stay In the rented house until some painting and fixing up on the other house.
move in. Thanks to the Lord for the house!
At the end of January, for nearly 3 weeks of February, we were at our leadership camp In El Tabo. In comparison with the first two years of the camp, enrollment was way down, but, thanks to the Lord, so were problems. Fewer people received Invitations this year, as it was limited to people who are actually church leaders. I had four students, but the four that I had were super: a man and wife from Osorno (South), a man from Antofagasta (north) and a young man from Santiago. The five of us, together, studied the book of Phlllpplans. We worked hard, and on some days, even spent as much time qs 3 hours together studying, even though the time alloted for the class was one hour a day. We all felt the Lord's blessing upon us. Our camp, now looking back, was a big success. Praise Jesus!
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Our new house In Mafpu is a duplex. Jeff and Kathy Phillips bought the other half. They also have a daughter, Heidi,
who is exactly one week older than our daughter, Carey.
Every jar
June.
Ralph and Cindy Shead are getting closer to the date that they will real ize their parenthood. They have been
thinking about names, but have been se
cretive about their favorite choices.
Is a good time
favorites in
Strawber
Cruising speed on the highway In a Flat 600 is between 80-90 kilometers per
hour (approx. 50-55 m.p.h.) The truth Is, that 11 rea11y won't go too much faster than that. Maybe driving the new
speed limit in the U.S. would be easier
peaches, and
Chilean
Christians take
seriously
18:20;
the promise of
Jesus In Matthew
ter of our Institute (starts In April), I will be offering a class In Elementary N.T, Greek. Several Chileans show high
amounts of interest In learning,and also some missionaries have expressed Inte
rest In a "refresher course".
"For where two or three come togehter in my name, there am I with them.; Many of the churches in Chile are small, meeting
In a small living room that measures 10'
by 18'. There are now over 40 Christian Churches/Churches of Christ In Chile.
I am
Chile.
developing
a plan
of regular
We have
money In
received a couple
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gifts of
Be
the mall
Chile.
the churches,
dreds of miles.
fellowship
cause Chile Is in a "State of Emergency" the government maintains that they have the right to censor mail coming In or
going out. There have been various mail
with various congregations that are se parated from other congergatlons by hun
losing mail going both ways. Under no circumstance, should money ever be sent to us here In Chile. If It Is detected,
we could lose all of our mall for some
Government officials In Chile pro ject that Inflation for the year 1978
will go no higher sound like a lot? than 55%. Does that In 1974, the rate was
some of the most
period of time. All gifts should be sent to our forwarding agents, 11460 E. 4th PI., Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128. Checks should be made out to "Town And Country
Christian Church" marked for "Chilean
Concern".
Thank you.
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El Encuentro Lesson 3:
sin entered the world. God created a perfect world. When man sinned, he caused not dnly
his own death, but also brought on the start of the process of degeneration In the world.
The word "sin", that has been translated from the Greek, means "to miss the mark". When a soccer player tries to kick a goal and misses by only a few Inches, he does not re-celve any more points than If he had missed the goal by several yards. It doesn't matter
conslsta In missing the mark of perfection, by an "Inch" or by a "mile".
ment than a thief or a liar. But to God, the most important thing is not the number of
Many people think that God keeps an account of all of our sins in order of severity. They think that a person who has killed his grandfather will receive a more severe punish
sins or the severity of them. What is important to God, Is whether or not we have sinned,
I ive.
because if we have sinned, even once, we are seperated from the life that God wants us to
Throughout his existence, mankind has tried to avoid being blamed for his own'sins. Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent. Some people today, in order to avoid the guilt of their sin, blame the environment in which they live, social structures, or even the same event in Eden, the sin of Adam and Eve. The truth Is that we are not condemned by Adam's sin, nor those in the society in which we live. We are guilty for our own sins.
sires (Matthew 5:21-48; 15:11). Paul said
Jesus taught that sin didn't consist only in outward acts, but also In thoughts or de
that all mankind has sinned (Romans 3:23).
death, but the free gift of God is eternal life In*Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23)
also taught that because of our sin, we receive a punishment: "For the wages of sin Is
He
physically. This occurs when the body functions cease and when there is a separation be^een the soul and body. Spiritual death comes about when the soul is eternally separated
down by God upon those who disobey him. This takes place in hell.
"The wages of sin is death. . What is death? Jesus taught that there were tvo types <5f death; the physical and the spiritual (Matthew 10:28). All of mankind must die
from God. This separation from the presence of God Is the unchangeable sentence handed
Idea horrible. But God who Is holy and Just, has said In the scripture that there is such a place that has been prepared for those who did not live according to his will. The Bi ble teaches that hell does indeed exist. It is vividly described by authors of the New
Testament:
In recent times, the idea of hell has been ridiculed by those who consider the very
a.
b.
Matthew 25:46
Matthew 18:8
It is an eternal punishment.
It is an eternal fire.
c. d.
works, but always without success. God does not want you to be separated from him. In the next lesson, you will learn that we are not without hope. Indeed, in Jesus, the world
"has a hope".
tried to cross this chasm between amn and God, by means of religion, philosophy, good
All of humanity recognizes that it Is separated from God, Because of this, amn has
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IN YOUR PRAYERS:
1.
Pray for John and Clydene Hunter, now finishing up language study In
Costa Rica. We have heard that they
that
God
Pray for the new group of Christians In the Neptuno Church, that they grow In grace and In knowledge of
Jesus.
THe last few months, as you can see, have been full of blessings for us, our daughter who was born in October, a car in December, a house in January, a suc cessful leadership camp in February, and now, at the end of February, a blessing which has been slower in coming than 1 had hoped, the start of a new church in Pudahuel on Neptuno street. Luis htollna
and I have worked for months with the El Encuentro course in the ferla, we have
taught
in several
homes, have
had ap
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of the
Chilean
church as a whole.
gregations are separated by hundreds 4. Pray for us, that a new door will be opened up for the Gospel, that we can find new ways to present the old message, so that still more people
will submit to the Lordship of Jesus
and serve Him.
the course, have been challenged to read and study the Bible, as the supreme rule and guide for faith and practice. This coming Sunday (as I write this) February 26, we will have our first Sun day services. We have held services on Tuesday evenings in a neighborhood home
for several months now. I don't know
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VOLUME I I
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JUNE 1978
NUMBER 6
GfizzUngs io you ^Kom Scuxtiago, Clxltz on a cold, MintzA day. Wfe 6inczAzly nope, and pAay that you aAz baiUng in thz ble^iings thz ChJiAJ>t-^iUzd tiio.. /U thz tmpzAatiUiu feeep up nofith, we oaq. pa^-i.ing -some cold dayh. Each tiim it Aoiiu heAz, the bzautijuZ Ande^ Moan-toifW ^ill up ivitk inoiv, and Aemind ai the creative powe^ o^ ouA God.
ckooiiing u^ to live and vjalk {.ofi and in Him. and to have a
^ ^uiiened cotd^, but have AecoveAed quite well. We bundte oujuelve^ up pAetty Ughtly beioAe go-cng out^.tde, and have kept ouA^elves ^Aee iAom geAm. VAogAeti on oua hou^e i6 be-cng ieen. S-tnce oua latt newUetteA, gAa!>6 ha6 been planted in the ^Aont yaAd, AaingatteAS -c^tcUXed, a i.<.deioalk and driveway laid, and insulation added in the Aoo^. We wanted to ^ncCude a p-ictuAe o^ the hotue in tklt nemletteA, but Mill uxut until the gAati has gAown ^uce^y. Hight now we have a cAude i^ence in the ^Aont yaAd to keep neighbonhood dogs out 0]5 the gAoss. PeAhaps in the next nei^letteA, we can include a pictuAe oi oua house. Oua uioAk ii> both encouAaging and diicouAaging, at times. Sometimes, it is both at the scune time. In the midst discouAagement, tee oAe encouAaged by seeing the changed lives 0,5 some with which we have had contact. At the same Ume, we cAy out to God ^OA those who
couAaged, as this week, I will be teachycng the Gospel in a new home, wheAe theAe oAe six OA seven adults that wlU heoA the Good Wews about Je^us. All o^ them oAe Roman Catholics
OuA iaj)^y ij> happij and keaUhy. At the beginning o^ the cold matheA, aU tkAee ok
have. heoAd the Gospel, but who have not yet ^uUy given themselves oveA to the LoAdslUp o^ ChAAA>t, as Is evidenced by the lack o^ (^ange in theJji lives. At tkU miting, I am en
who OAe looking ^oa a betteA way. They aAe all extAemely inteAested in the LoAd havinq
seen the changed li{e o^ one o{, tkziA Aelatives.
We have just finished the Tall T/ujnesteA o^ oua JnstiXute. "Wexi TAimesteA begins on Augiut 12. I will be continuing wii^ my GAeek class, and will also be teaching a couAse OYi B'i.b'tz Lciyidd ^yid Cu/Aio^' . Tzcich^^^Q 'LH ihz ^ <z ^^woJidZyiQ Q.x.pz^iiQ.HCZ* To see people that WAk ^ull-time jobs in oAdeA to suppoAt theiA families, woAk iull--time ^oa the LoAd the local diuA^h wheAe they laboA, and have an avid desiAe to leaAn moAe o^
We Mtani to thank you ^oa the encouAagement you /uu't; given to us in oua ministAy: in WAuUng lettefu> to us, in sending i^unds so tfiat the wuAk could continue, and ^oA youA day^atheA, J. fAed Fish, has a stAange kind o^ mononucleosls, and needs a loi ufy 'lesl. A,<,teA
LoAd, Je^us.
the ScAiptuAe/,, bAings admircUion ^oa the sacAl^ice that these bAotheAS oUeA up koA thelA
to-day pAayehs on oua behalf,, md loA oua woAk. We /iau.' Aecenttu Aec<2<'-"H f/otccc that my
Please keep them in youA pAayeAS.
In CliAlit Jesw..
a week in the ho'.pital, and two weeks o^ Aest at home, he is AetuAning to ius duties at the chuAch. We appAeciate thu woAk that he and Mom do f)OA us, '-a oua {^oKwaAding agents.
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"not to start a church" In our effort at Neptuno, but we are thankful for the brothers and
work
marca family.
They (4 people)
a month. In order to make it, they also bake bread each day,
which brings them a little profit. The Lord has blessed
Rose and Carey posed for this picture on "Paseo Ahumada", a maI I-type shopping center down town in Santiago. The picture was taken on a Sunday after
noon. On week days, this mall
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^ i-lay. We are also remembering the time that had when my parents visited in April dnd suprised at nice how quickly It weturned winter after thev left us The wea-
We enjoy living in Maipu, and are soon going to have a new work started there, workina with our next-door neighbors, Jeff and Kathy Phillips. On Saturday, June 24th a Bible bring more with them the next week. We have met several of the parents of these children
School was started for neighborhood kids. Twenty-six children showed up, with premises to
thrpa^entl
We have still had some trouble in receiving some of our mail. We have a post office man I" with several co-workers, where we will continue to receive whirl Santiago. Chile. We also have a post office boxnote in Malpu where we live, which we would 21,like to start using with more frequency. Please this
there: Casilla 75, Maipu, Chile. Make sure that you mark each
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are Chris and Carol De Welt. Their oldest son, Matthew, was born on June 21, 1975. parents If Carol could have waited just a
few more hours, both of their children could have been born on our anniversary! Oh well
a Baptist missionary who is
On July 15, we will have a genuine, U.S. Maytag Automatic Washing Machine. It Is 7
returning to the United States
large enough for a washing machine, so we are building a little shed out back to house the machine. Rose is happy, as she has had enough of doing laundry by hand. Lately, we have
h- h we are Bible Co lege. price the machine our is $325 (not badOur for homes a used Maytag) which splitting with The Jeff and of Kathy Phillips, neighbors. aren?t
of'stlep
diapers washed at a Laundramat, but It costs about $3 a load, which gets kind
The World Cup of Futbol (Soccer) ended yesterday, June 25. The Cup started on the 1st of June, and' reportedly has more television viewers than any other sports event In the
'''^ first place, and learned a took little second about the sport thatthird Is sc difficu t for us. Argentina took Holland place, Brazil
and Italy fourth. "'
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1. Pray for my father, Fred Fish, that he may have a quick, and speedy recovery
from his iIiness.
2. Pray for a Chilean brother, Mario Dianmarca, who is an alcoholic, and at times has a real temptation to return to
his dependence on the bottle.
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4. Pray for the Victor Munoz family, that they would soon accept Jesus as
their Lord.
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for the
many Chilean
church
much to serve
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progress of
of our Inez Vasquez, the wife of Luis Moli we work at the church at
the work
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Neptuno is a very
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VOLUME III
JULY -
AUGUST
1978
NUMBER 1
"Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior through Jesus
Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty,
forever. Amen." (Jude 24-25)
As the time rolls by, we have to agree that the Lord has been very good to us. He has kept us from falling during times of depression and discouragement, and we believe that Hfe will keep us holy and without blemish, to be presented on that great day. MARANATHA!
which we would probably get sick. During these months though, the reality of poverty in Chile comes to ua, shows itself, challenges us, angers us, speaks to us. It is during the winter months that the poor really suffer. Brothers and Sisters, what do you do when you
to live? The Scripture speaks to us at this point, ". . . for I was hungry and you gave me food, J. was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. . . . truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you
see a family of ten, really without a home, who have a pension of $35 per month on which
The months of July and August are in the middle of winter in Chile. At times it just gets down-right cold. We are accustomed to use the electric blanket every night, without
did it to me." (Matthew 25533-36,40) Or another verse that comes to mind is this: "But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or
(I John 3:17-18) Or what about this admonition? "So
(Galatians 6:10)
then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and esp'ecially to those who are
Vniat is the solution? We can turn our back on poverty, pretend that it does not even
to share what we have with those who do not have. That
existl
Or we can go to the other side of town to preach, where we don't see the poverty!
Each month, we contribute from both mission and personal funds, for
LATH also sponsors several other food programs. Just before the
poverty relief. We participate regularly in helping with the cost of a milk and bread program in a poor area of Santiago called Nueva Independencia, and contribute to other
cold weather arrived, we had a blanket can?>aign, and scores of wool blankets were given to the poor. We invite you to share EXTRA offerings with us, that can be designated espe
cially for poverty relief. I thank you, and they will tool
For Jesus, David and Rose Fish
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LAIM
NEWS
went a couple weeks before Jeff, as he was busy making plans for their next term of work,
which will begin in January 1979.
Jeff and Kathy Phillips just went to the United States on their first furlough. They are our neighbors (next door, in the same duplex), co-workers, and good friends. Kathy
Rodger and Linda Prong, and their two sons, Clint and Nathan, arrived in Santiago on August 2, to join the team. They became our neighbors, as they worked out an arrangement to live in Jeff and Kathy's house, while they are on furlough. Rodger and Linda will also be working in our neighborhood with the El Encuentro course, continuing to lay ground work
for a new church in Maipu.
language studies in Costa Rica, and will make a valuable contribution to the team effort.
first day of August to join the team. Ihey (along with the Prongs) have recently finished
Roger and Kathy Kinsey, and their two children, Nicole and Jonathan, arrived on the
recently finished graduate studies at Lincoln Christian Seminary. Phil was instrumental in the organization of ICAL (our Saturday Training Institute), during his first term in
Chile.
Phil and Susan Casey, and their two children, Jason and Christopher, arrived on August 10, to re-join the team. Phil and Susan spent two years in Chile (1974-1976), and have
|in the next few weeks to join the team. Right now they are in Costa Rica, finishing up
language studies. Jerry was the youth minister at the First Christian Church in Sapulpa,
Oklahoma for several years.
Jerry and Kathy Keeling, and their daughter Larissa will be arriving in Santiago with-
Craig and Shirley Woolsey, and their family, will begin language studies in Costa Rica in September, also to join LATM in Chile. Hiey have come from several successful mini stries in the United States, and will add experience and maturity to the team.
Family.
the field here in Chile, and will be going to the United States on September 4, 1978. Chris will be working with his father, Don De Welt in the ministry of College Press, JopLATM is expanding! Within the next year, LATM will have units in the Valparaiso area on the coast of Chile, and possibly a new unit in the San Carlos-Chilian area, about 300 miles south of Santiago. Tom and Maria Clark are laboring in the Concepcion area, on the coast about 400 miles of Santiago. Goals call for workers in all the major cities of Chi le, and also future expansion to Argentina, and the entire southern cone of South America.
David De Welt, son of Chris and Carol (bom June 20, 1978) went into the hospital with a hernia, and had surgery to correct the condition on August 18. He appeared to be reco vering well, but returned to the hospital on August 26-for more surgery. Please remember
him and his parents in your prayers.
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NEPTUNO REPORT
Things are going fairly well at the new church on Neptuno Street.
the El Encuentro
Wa visited
about 150 homes in the be baptized into Him. the apartment in which another person's home.
immediate area. In July, we saw three people accept the Lord and We praise God for these. We badly need another place to meet, as we meet is small, and many times people are embarassed to go into We are, however, planning on starting a Sunday School for the area
children during the month of September. Rose will be working on that project with some of the ladies from the church. On September 3, they will visit the Sunday School of another church to survey programs from the children. They also plan on forming a women's Bible study group. Hopefully, by the next newsletter, we will be able to say that we are meet
ing in a new place, with a lot of new brothers in Christ.
MAIPU REPORT
The past few months, we and the Jeff Phillips family have been working together in our our neighborhood. Jeff has gone house-to-house offering the El Encuentro course, and has found big interest. We have been holding a Bible School for the neighborhood children on Saturday mornings. We usually have between 20 and 30 children in attendance each week. Now all of the neighborhood kids call us "Tio David" or' "Tia Rosa" (Uncle David and Aunt Rose). The Prong family is continuing the work that Jeff Phillips had started while he is
in the IMited States, and are helping us in the Bible School each week.
service in their home, which continued on past midnight.
AROUND HOME
United States on August 25, and the night of August 24, he bapiezed the first converts in
our neighborhood, a married couple in their 30*s., After the baptism, we held a worship
Things are shaping up nicely around our new home. Ihe grass that was planted in the front yard in May has come up nicely. We were able to buy a used Maytag washing machine from a Baptist missionary who was leaving Chile to return to a ministry in the Itoited
States.
yard,
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the washer and has just a little bit of room for storage. In the next week, we will fi nish the driveway, and hopefully, during the month of September, plant grass in the back Carey is getting bigger every day. She recently had her 10th monthiversary. She can crawl anywhere she wants to go, but so far has not taken a step-all by herself, without supporting herself on furniture. We hope that will come soon. The other day, she was at the office building, and climbed all the way up the stairs to the second floor, tme step at a time. (Her mother was with her, to make sure she didn't fall and hurt herself). We find her doing something new just about every day. With the coming of Spring, she spends
more and more tiem outside.
We are looking forward to the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc Gill of Ft. Myers, Flo rida during December, They are maternal grandparents of Carey, and have only seen her in pictures and heard her on cassette tapes. We are happy in Chile, and are thankful that God has allowed us to be here serving Him. The gifts and prayers of you all have made our
life and ministry possible. Thank you so much.
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INSTITUTE
REPORT
quests for materials for a missions fair. Missions program, or Faith Promise. We are happy to send any materials and ln~
formation that we have.
We began the Winter Trimester of our Institute on August 12. This trimester
I am teaching two
passed the
first trimester
(We started
Usually we send a quonlty of brochures Introducing David and Rose, several copi
es of recent newsletters and some copies
If of the Latin American Team Ministries.
with fifteen).
kind of
material,
any
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Thanks for keeping Chile and the Chil ean Missionaries In your prayers. Thanks too, for your continued support.
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VOLUME III
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER
1978
Number 2
Friends in Jesus,
Christ. The Lord is blessing us and the work in Chile, Just as we also hope
and pray His blessing upon you and your We do give thanks to God, for the ministry for the Lord in the United
States, or wherever you are.
of our Lord
thanks to God, we were able to pay the b"ill.' We are lacking money for our normal mission expenses for the next month, but we trust that He will providejust as He has promised.
really depressed.
But
west), the San Joaquin church, and the Pudahuel church. In about two weeks, the* church at San Carlos (300 miles south) is celebrating their anniversary.
Rose and I will be going with Mr. and Mrs. Luis Molina (from the church at Neptuno) for two days, to participate with our brothers and sisters there.
Does it sound like I've been going a lot? It does to me too. But in it
blessed.
miles north,, to M3fagas.ta, to preach in a three-day meeting, and was greatly '
Recently, I have also preached in the Villa Alemana church (70 miles
These past two months have flown by at a rapid pace. I made.^ t^L,.l,000
all, we have seen the hand of God, not only in the lives of people we have vi sited outside of Santiago, but also here on the home front, The work at Nep tuno is continually growing, not only in numbers, but in local leadership and
evangelistic zeal.
feeble efforts!
May God receive the glory and honor, despite our sometimes
We also had a very nice missionary retreat the weekend of October 13-15, with good messages brought to'^ us by the new arrivals to Chile, PijiL.Casey, Jerry Keeling, Rodger Prong, and Roger Kinsey. It was held over at- our ramp
at El Tabo, the weather was beautiful, for spring has sprung, ^
All in all, we are very happy with the recent events, both in our lives and in our work. We give thanks to the risen Christ for having brought us to Chile, and to you all, who by your constant prayers make our ministry possi
ble.
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What is the "district of Pudahuel"? The District of Pudahuel is a large section of Santiago, on the west side. There are about a million people that live there, many of lower-income families. Pudahuel was also famous as being a "den of leftists". Because of that, many people that live there have lost their jobs, and cannot find work, being black-balled, just by the fact that they live in a place that was basically "leftist"
and are marked by the government as the enemy. '
Pudahuel. The church at Pudahuel (so named because it is the oldest of our churches in the district) is also a part of Pudahuel. Those are the current churches in the dis
Lo Prado. The work of the Lord is spreading.
The
trict, but with new churches to be started soon on Tenienti Cruz, on La Estrella, and
Not only that, but the Lord is really uniting the church leaders in the district
missionaries and^Chileans. Those working in leadership roles there, are the following Nunez, Jorge Ramos, Agustn Contreras, Ramiro Ortiz, Luis Molina, Ralph fShead, Woody Phillips, Roger Kinsey, and myself. In the past month and a half, we have
gotten together regulary to plan strategy to win the district of Pudahuel for Jesus md to pray together for the unity and testimony of the church. The Lord has blessed
in a great way.
Scriptures and gave testimonies. Then, as the main group stayed in line, singing, we went out two by two (see the Gospel account in Luke 10), personal-evangelizing. People
receive the word of the Lord. We only pray
more laborers.
choruses, quoting Scripture in unison, and attracting the attention of those who live there. When there was a sufficient crowd, we all stopped, and various brothers shared
to the Lord of the harvest to send forth
Pudahuel met together at the subway station on Neptuno, and started a parade, singing
Cti Tuesday, October 24, we had a tremendous experience in mass evangelism. I think it must have been similar to Jesus' own public ministry. About one hundred of us from
ers, but the message they give is not evangelistic. Instead it is a negative message, about sin and condennation. I have walked by groups of Pentecostals, while they are street preaching", and they don't even look at the person that is supposedly listening to the message. In truth, hardly ever do you see anybody listening. They preach, as it were, to the curb. In our experience, however, it was much different. FirsJt of all we share the Gospel, an evangelistic Gospel, Good News, the Love of Jesu^." Secondly! we look for people to share with on a personal level. ;^i^y the people take^^ice. erhaps for the first time, they hear the Gospel message, instead of seeing three or
four Pentecostals on the comer preaching to the curb.
Peter Wagner mentions this kind of thing in An Extension Seminary Primer.Chanter 7 but I have found that in the Pentecostal Church (Jotabeche), the church that he was de scribing, the description was not true. The Pentecostals do preach on the street com
^^^uiiirgl, and who can use a myriad of methods for His glory. And M^^He conti^'^to
unite us in His Spirit, make us one, break us and remold us,that we may win still more.
We as missionaries have in the past rebelled against that form of evangelism, per haps more because of cultural than Scriptural reasons, or perhaps because we have seen the Pentecostals and their ineffectual method before. But praise to^Gad. who is multl-
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knovm him, and look up to him as a great man of God. He is 5^ ye^rs old, his
^ons will be writen in itaticA, and h^^nswers in straight type.
//o' did you mcc-t ChAZ^t? VThen
to me, and invited me to a Revival Meeting. I went, accepted
By way of introduction, let me say that Jorge Ramos is perhaps the most effect preacher in the country of Chile today. I count it a privilege to have
children are solid Christians, and he matches up point for point with Paul's description of an elder in I Timothy 3 and Titus I. To save space, nqr quesI was 17 years old, some Christians witnessed
Christ right
Hou} long a^toA that did you win youJi iVUit conveJit? About four weeks later, I
won a co-worker to Jesus, and today he is also a Gospel preacher.
What event6 le.d up to th& itanting 0^ thz PudahueJt ChuAcfi? I was working with
the Iglesia de Cristo on Santa Rosa. We were going to open a new work in the
One night I
was praying about that in my home, and I felt a need to go visit the area near
the present church. Seeing the needs of the people, I knew right then that I should turn down the offer for the upper class neighborhood, and work in Pudahuel. We started_about four,years ago.
Let me say
What ^
I never
concentrate on
the negative aspect of sin. I prefer to put the emphasis on the love of God, I think that this has been the key to the success that the Lord has given us, that we share with man about the Invisible Being that is always present, who ' loves him, and is calling him to Himself,
I have a big
me to go to Argentina,
a committment here in Chile. vision is to wto^^Chijjle for^^jl^t, and then to extend to other countries as wel^r'^'iffii^'^T^think that Vy unitiffg^urselves, and
planning a joint effort, we have an incredible force that the Lord will use to
win Chile. We are obeying the command, "Let brotherly love continue". is just the beginning. Chile will awaken because of our testimony.
This
That
very little time remains. "Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest?' I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are
I encourage my
I have
may be used just like Isaiah, when the Lord took the burning coal, touched his lips, and said, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And Isaiah re
Send me."
a big
church here in Chile will soon extend itself to other countries also.
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needs, through His people. We all praise. And we pray that lead you to continue your sup our work here in Chile, and if
the amount
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expositors
and the exposition grounds are located about five minutes from our house. This
do less and less every month here in our work, as the Chilean economy still has inflation to the. tune vof 35% year. We
there are
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continents.
A year
ago,
we
consider
to Chilean
Concern by at least 12%, which -is our loss in 1978. Thank you very much.
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1979
CHILEAN CONCERN
VOLUME III
Number 3
on my motor scooter, and transported them up the side of the mountain to our house onff
by one. '
the people took another bus that went fairly close to our house, and I went to qet them
We celebrated Christmas 1977 here in Santiago, with our co-workers. All that I re-
house made with plywood panels on a five-acre piece of mountain property. It was accesible by bus service, but the buses only went by about once every forty-five minutes So
some reminiscence. We celebrated Christmas 1978 in San Jose, Costa Rica, with the famihes of four co-workers who were studying Spanish with us. At that time we lived in a
We are coming up upon our third Christmas outside the United States, which calls for
irember about Christmas Day is that it was enjoyable. We had a gift exchange among all
visiting in Chile at the time.
team members and their children, which was nice, and then we had a very good retreat at camp, being able to share with M/M Woodrow Phillips, Sr. and M/M Don De Welt, who were
will spend three weeks with us. We haven't seen them since August 1976, so needless to say, Their visit here In Chile will be special to us. Holidays are some of the hardest days to be heppy on the mission field, especially for new missionaries who are accus
easier this Christmas, sharing with our parents.
writing we are still two weeks away from Christmas 1978; but we anticipate' that this Christmas will stay in our memory for quite some time. We will spend this Christmas with one set of our parents, M/M Robert Mc Gill from Ft. Myers, Florida, who
tomed to spending those special days with family members. That difficulty will be made
Of^course, we would like to
with other family members as well. We give special thanks to our Lord Jesus, who has
This Christmas is also the first Christmas In which Carey will be able to take an
She enjoys looking at her reflection in the Christmas tree ornaments. We
also be
active part.
know that she will:enjoy spending this Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Mc Gill.
times and In every way.
Because He 11ves,
Just as the angels proclaimed peace at the incarnation of the Christ, our desire Is that the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ would be with you. "Now may the Lord of peace
The Lord be with all of vou "
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LADIES' GROUP
Recently we have reported on the growing unity and fellowship In 1nter-congregatlon activities. We men have had more time to spend together, pray together, make plans for Joint activities, etc. than the women have had time to do. However, beautiful things are also happening In the different ladies' groups of the various Santiago congregations
which is unlfylng.
In November, the ladies started meeting together, preachers' wives and missionary wives to set plans for a more widespread fellowship. A retreat was planned to be held
in one of the local congregations on a Saturday. The meeting lasted about eight hours, with evangelism of that section of town, a joint pot-luck lunch, lots of singing and prayer, and three classes. Rose really enjoyed the meeting, and I did too, functioning
as baby sitter to our lovely baby.
It was decided at a planning meeting after the long retreat to have additional ac tivities of that type, at an interval of every other month. The next one is planned for a Saturday in January, and will be a day in the country. At each retreat, three classes will be taught: one class of spiritual help taught by a missionary wife, one class of spiritual help taught by a Chilean woman, and one class of practical help taught by a missionary wife. For example, in the November meeting, the missionary wives took cookie
samples, and taught the women how to make cookies.
On the off month, a special Fellowship Tea will be planned, so that ladies from dif
ferent churches in the Santiago area can get together, to know each other better, to en courage one another, and to learn from each other. Until furlough, Ftose.Is acting as a
secretary for the group, publicizing the upcoming activities.
ent congregations participated.
PERSONAL EVANGELISM IN MASS
Is that heading correct? I've heard of personal evangelism. I've also heard of mass evangelism. But what Is "personal evangelism in mass"? It's the Chilean way! And
It is fun to watch, and fun to do!
The method is described In An Extension Seminary Primer by Covell and Wagner, in the chapter entitled "Training"in the Streets In Chile". The description Peter Wagner gives in the book is not identical to the method we have been using, but is very similar.
Every Tuesday evening, people from the three churches in Pudahuel get together to do
We start off by parading, singing choruses of praise, quoting Scriptures in unison, etc. When we arrive at a promising street corner, we stop, several pe6ple preach mini-sermons to the people In the neighborhood, and then, in the middle of the open-air meeting, we leave the main group In twos, to personal Iy evangelize the people there. We share with them from Scripture about the Good News of Salvation in Jesus Christ, share literature with them, pray with them, and most important, love them with the love of Jesus Christ. Some integrate themselves Into the body of believers, are baptized and evangelize in the same way. "Personal Evangelism In Mass" is by no means the only way, but It works, is faithful to the Gospel, and I thank God that our Chilean brothers have shown us the way.
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While you are dreaming about a White Christmas, we know that it isn't even a possi bility here. We're entering into our summer, and have already had temperatures as high as 95 degrees. After a cold, wet winter, we're gladly receiving the change.
In inviting my mother-in-law to visit us at Christmas, we mentioned the available
fruitys:
watermelon (the
tasted),
cantalope, market.
I October, we had quite an expensive care repair, involving transmission and clutch,
The sales
you
can easily figure out how much the entire bill was. We thank God for the incredible way In which He provided the funds to pay the bill, and still keep up with our regular ex
During the month of November, we visited the church in San Carlos for their third anniversary rally. We took Luis Molina and his wife Ines with us. The church in San Carlos has grown faster than any other church in the movement. We were there for ser
vices on Friday and Saturday nights, returning to Santiago on Sunday. meeting on Saturday evening, ten people accepted the invitation.
In an open-air
Did you know that there is an economic boycott against Chile? It is sponsored by union leaders from many different countries of the world, and affects both importations and exportations of Chile. Chilean economists are concerned, and rightly say that the boycott will have more effect on the poor of the country. Economically, Chile is much like the Isreal in the time of the O.T. Prophets, "the rich get richer at the expense of the poor". We are trying to help the poor, and are concerned. Pleafee pray that for our poorer Christian brothers "God will meet all of their needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." (Phi 11ippians 4:19).
Craig and Shirley Woolsey will join the team in Santiago in February, after many years of ministry in the U.S. We look forward to co-laboring with ihd learning from and with them. They are currently in language study in San Jose, Ctosta Rica.
The musical comedy "Fiddler on the Roof" was in Santiago for nine months, in Spanish of course. The protagonist was an Argentine Jew. We went to see the play with Ed and Sara Holt and Phil and Susan Casey during Its last week. It was very well done, al though we probably would have preferred to see it in English.
During the month of January, we will be writing letters to churches to fill in the empty dates during our furlough. We wi I I be requesting specific dates,'that will fit in
with our travels. We have five months to visit churches and individuals scattered from
Colorado to Florida so we appreciate the cooperation you can give us, so that our itin erary is almost completely set before we leave Chile.
We are considering a stop in Guayaquil, Ecuador on our way to the U.S. to visit some friends from our Bible College days who are living and working there.
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Hi! My Daddy wanted me to talk in tills paper 'bout wliat i do. Since last
paper, I learned how to walk! That's
Working with the Neptuno church has been rewarding at times, discouraging at
times, but all in all, worthwhile. We continually see problems and victories,
a I I meshed up together.
dangerous
though, 'cause I
fall down a
lot! Once I fell down, skinned up my forehead, my nose and got a black eye! Another time I fell down, and bit my
tongue.
tongue.
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brightest spots
children
Mommy and
stitches
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But
now my tongue is all better. I just learned how to say "Jesus". My grandma and grandpa are coming to see me. Bye
for now.
In the Sunday School. Ines, Luis' wife, and Cecilia, a young college age girl work with the Sunday School, which meets
in the home of another church member.
the children,
Love,
In November the children had a play on a Sunday Evening before our regular ser
vice. Many parents also came. Now each Sunday we can count on at least four a-
dults who were contacted through their children. And we expect that very soon
they will accept Him in baptism. Christ and submit to
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