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WEi:ro THE NOEraifflPS FOE A:;SEB_AED_TEI,L 2. PACKET.
Useful for VBS, youth meetings, missionary study, oamo

Cost ; nn

Items in the packet can be used for display, fo^'thHiudraL fite; as

awards, or gifts to VBS teachers. When you are through with the stories
and Items, how about loaning it to another church friend ^ anothe^^^n?
WHEIffl DO_I_SEi'(D Tlffi BOX OP_2H31tGS I HaVB_ifflADr_FOE_VBS_];H rfBXIW?
aome items which the Northrups have requested

Huge vacation Biole schools you may send them now.

Packages to:

Rodney G. Northrup

Those of you Just starting to

Saltixlo Christian I'lission

collectjLtems for vhS in yicxico

Laredo, Texas 780^1

set to the i.aredo address by the

c/o Box k63

Seal them later so that they

first of July, li^67.

TflIS_idWi)Ji;riAT.

daring the middle-of-the-dly res?-sLsta time

i-h'

school but as soon as they Le out for i!

tortillas and whatever else thev have

VBS classes are held

You should

th

eat their

hurry to the place where

facts they have memorized' 10^ chilSen

La Mesa de Gonzaler st!fl

chilarea are still in

f scripture and Bible

ohxl^en gathered in the first school in

coahuila Where the'^e^o^rs^Lorw'n^L'd 5L^he^er"'''

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evenings, a service

held for chiluren and adults

each night which amazes and pieces the adults^^

are Ramon and Elizabeth kendon

iar a

a school are ready, they load uu'and

enthusiastic thev are lF'ivn-

school.

Being young and

a scrubboard, irons with an

and they're off again. We've never heard of^

honeymoon quite like it here in Mexico hut

For those who have suent the"ir hrv

Starting off the season

Harch, when the supplies for

x. .

Between
chcois7ElILLrwadLs^?:thef
old fashioned iron. Thev refill th^. o

is

program

treat sacks
else spending their

Lope there will be others.

and Elizabeth in prayer^^ Othe/^^'

appreciate you.
aRemember
time, asRamon
school
permits. Ramon baptized fou^ afterthrVB^in
^a'^MeL!^
GIMUATION^TLffl,

covering expenseB^this^yea"like''all'tradMti^'^

world. ShoL, suit, piot^e ?But Hlf

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The girls at lilia's school hll wear
hers. Mark Northrup should wear a dark sui^ if

enough to measure himl

njmn

"d has
fun
in tlxe

Gteetinvs
powing
long
greetings from Mexico ^to you 1967
graduatei-.

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TEEN

TRIP TO MEXICO?

SECTION

This cap should help you get to Mountain Viev/

What do "Teen" miaaionariee do to keep

from

getting bored on the mission field?

connected by telephone with the outside world.

This year Iterk Northrup, 17 finishes

last year of Secondary School.

with him.

Let's

His classes, taught in

flanch. To communicate ahead write to the

Saltillo Postal Address. The ranch is not

the

check

Spanish,

The process of having a telephone involves

buying stock in the Telephone Company or
moving into a house that already has one.

J WiW mJLu

are Math, Physics, Chemistry, Civics, Shop

(Internal Combustion); Technology, English,

(his foreign language); Industrial Security,
Spanish, Spanish Literature and Physical Ed.
Getting off to school on Monday morning is
harder than other days. He gets to bed late
Sunday night after the trip to the villages
with the teachers and students of

Christian School.

Saltillo

The group is distributed

among the vil^gea on the circuit t Salero,

,,

La Press de Gamez, Jesus Maria, El Hefugio,

San Vicente, Oanelo, Ranches LXievos, La Mesa
de Gonzalez, Santa Ana, Tecolote and la
Presa de los Arzola. Mark usually preaches

twice each Lord's Day.

In September one "of

his classmates from Tech. accompanied him and

made his confession of faith in Christ at

Salero where Mark was preachipg.

This friend

got to see someone baptized that day.

When

he told his parentT they were strongly

agairst his decision. "The religion of your
parents is good enough for youl" No dull
moments at that boy's house. Hs's set on
living for Christl
Pray for "Memin".
To start the school year, Mark helped
overhaul the motors on the mission Dodge

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TEUVELERS TO MEXICO

If you plan to visit missionary families in

Mexico and if you have some extra space in
your oar, you can be of help by taking an
extra suitcase full of used clothing or take

along a box of food.

Check oni^fhat is needed

and then let your friends help you collect.

You'll enjoy this t^'pe of "foreign aid".

THE RESULTS ARE BETTER WHEN YOU PRAY

mission Dodge takes care of the circuit each

Lord's Day when it clocks up aoout 50O miles.
During the summer it was busy in the villages
of the back country. The Jeep does more of

Among the needs of the Lord's work, prayer

is first on the list. It's been proven again
and again that the villages being remembered
in prayer start moving for the Lord, Check
the list of villages mentioned under the Teen
iection and on the map. Select one or two
that you will remember every day during your
prayer time. Let's watch thingS happen for

local transporting for the students who go

the Lord I

and Jeep here at Mountain View Ranch under

the supervieion of Prof. Frarxsisco Luna. The

to night classes in Saltillo. Added to the

collsction is a 1950 Model A Ford. It takes

Did you pray for a missionary family today?

tinkering tool (Flat tire now and then.)

Mark spent his "vacation" in a rather

unique way.

He was part of a Christian crew

Apartado Postal

hand sickles. (Just as in the time of Christ).

306

Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

Mexican farmers who had cut their wheat with

He met people, made friends,

Rodney G. Northrup

FIRST CLASS MAIL:

who threshed wheat in the back country for

a1
PARCEL POST:

Rodney G, Northrup '

learned more about their

local custcxns and on one
occasion held an informal

Saltillo Christian Mission

c/o Box ^65

Laredo, Texas

conversation in a village
store, explainiiTg Christ

PLEASE advise the Northrups at Saltillo of

and the scriptures, that

lasted about 5 hours.

any PARCEL POST sent to the LAREDO receiv

Mark likes sports but he

leaves athletic honors for

clothing except that listed.

his sister.

ing address.

mailing schedule.

His classmates

done" so Mark has few

dull

no

NOTE the

There are two trips.

Mail either the first week of Dec. I966

or wait until " first week of .May 196?.

tJhke turns coming to the

ranch to "help get the work
moments.

Except for gifts, send

Mark

NEWS

MOTES

from

THE

M0BTHH0P3

May 26, 1967

fipWT and lusm. mnmup

Apartado'Postal'306
Saltillo, Coah.,
MEXICO

A CAMPAIGrN OP PR1YBR la the idea for us irfrlting to missionaries wrote a lady from
Ohio Vftiat a blessed campaign and ^e we know God can bless, Itrs^ Wittmer's letter
has been oneoof ihQ nicest we have received in'months because she has touched on one

of the greatest needs we missionaries have* She vianted a project or a person for
whom she coiild especially pray for in her daily prayers,, Needless to say we are
moat happy to siq^ply her request*

NHY FRAY FDR ^ilSSIDKARIES? Because they are human, Christian humans from tovms Just
like your tovm. Just because they have gone tp a foreign field does not make them
exas^t from tesqitation and trails and sin. On the contrary they are constantly
under attack by Satan, the religions of the land and even fellow Christians,, ,asfc
the Apostle Paul about the Christian (?) Pharisees,

IclHEN 31OUC1D XESPEiCXAIXY PR.\Y FOR A xQBSIONARY? Pray for him especially when there
have been some victories on the field and v^ien Ihings have been at a stand still.

Pray vrtien there have been victories because Satan vnlll make a special effort to bring

about defeats vdthin the missionary and his family or vnlthin the national workers.

If there have not been recent victories pray so the Holy Spiilt can break the grip

of Satan and release the missionary and v;orkers to accomplish the work God has for

him to do. Often this i-jork cannot be done until God*s people have earnestly prayed
for i t ,

ESPECI.ULY PRiY F(H THE NDRTHRUPS AND THE MI^IDN IN aUTILLO BECAUSE THERE HAVE
BliEN VICTORIES THAIHCS TO THE LORD, l.iiiathin the last four months 12 have been

baptized and others have made their confessions of faith, 2, Rodney vias privlledged
to hold two successful Faith-Promise Rallies in the states,' 3,

In April we held

the third Spanish Church Growth Camp on Mountain View Ranch, 4, Three hundred and
twenty Mexican ^ildren attended the first four Siesta-Time VBS in the area. Satan

has nob been asleep and we are Under attack but your earnest prayers can send the
Xiord*s work here in "Oie Saltillo area on to even greater victories. Pray Brethren
prayi

TRINK YOU$ THANK YlUj It seems quite in^ossible to adequately "Uiank each of you
\dio have so faithfully prayed for the mission here in Saltillo throughout the years
and have been so faithful in your financial support of the Lord's vtoxk,

AH v/e can

do is say we thank the Lord for you and try to report to you \diat He has been able
to acc<aiiplish through us for you in His work in Mexico.
I RUDN TAICE THEE ELIZ.\BETH as my vredded wife repeated Ramon Rendon twice on March

eleventh as he and Elizabeth were married by the Civil Judge and immediately after
wards vrere united in marriage in Idie religious service by Fransisco Luna, professor
of Saltillo Christian School, Elizaberth is the oldest daughter of professor
GuilXeimo Carcaho, Ramon Rendon is a talented young laan fron Lower California, The
wedding dress was made by S^ora Rosario Samaniego de Castro, Maysel Northrup and
Celestina Samaniego made the white four leaf clover shaped vredding cake. The
students had beautifully decorated the chapel of Saltillo Chidstian School for the

occasion and the reception ^fe^s held at the Nbrthiups/

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ijL-13r\-Tlii3 VBS in liKCIGO is fjomebniiig ne;/ with us tut H. is C"^-o cv^r oiv:: o o-'-ugs
This jz-ear the work in the villages has started by haviujg VN-S classes during bt.e
middle-of-the-day rest-siesta time and evangelistic services at night The village
children are still in school but as soon as they are out for lunch they run home and
eat their tortillas, beans and whatever else they ciin find, then they hurry to the
place v/ere VBS classes are held, Ramon and Elizabeth Rendon are dedicating their
time to this ministry.
320 CHILIBEN IN k SCHOOLS OR IffijUlLY EViSi^Y CHILD IN THE VILL.Vffi have turned out for'

the VBS classes, 104 children gathered in the first school in La Mesa de Gonzales,
state of Nuevo Leon, 90 enrolled in Hedionda, Coahuila, Z^6 in San Vicente, Nuevo
Leon and 80 more in Jeus Maria, M. L. Those in VBS have a short part in the evening
ivargelistic meeting vrtiere the children amaze and please the adults with the ner;
cho:.uses and scripture verses they have learned,

R.\iC'N AND 3LISA3ETH Aiffi

AH I?5?ACT on these villages for the Lord with their

youth and enthusiasm as they work with the children and persuade the adults,

Ramon

baptized four after the VBS in La Mess und since then there have been four confess*

ions of faith. Twer of the men vrore baptized after the Church Grovrth Camp and a boy
and a lady i.^ere baptized iiay 21, Please pray for the villages of La Mesa and San
Vicente as others are on the point of deciding for Christ,

BETjEEW SCHCOL^j Elizabeth imshes clothes on a scrubboard, irons v/ith an old fashion
"sad iron." 'Je refil the VBS supplies and they pack the treat sacks, food, mattress
and bed roll and then we take them cub to the* next village and school,

Thanlcs to

the many folks who have sent tortilla clothes, cloth cutouts and so on they io.ll bsv
able to have hand work for the VBS now.

Thanlcs so much.

Please remember Ramon and

Elizabeth in prayer. Lord i/illing other couples vrill be joining them soon in this
ministry.
NECESaOT INGREDIENr FOR A SUCCESSFUL

SIET5 TIME VBS CAKE.

The basic in

gredient is a bountifiil supply of eainest prayer.... Drop in a-dedicated couple to

teach and preach..Generously mix about GO children, crayons, Bible stories, hand
work and love. Bake it about seven daj^s in a dusty hot village...Add a thick
frosting of patience and care....Sprinlde on about 30 pieces of silver and let the
Lord rejoice in the finished product.

Last year we were priviledged to mix together 14 of these cakes (VBS schools)
and to reach over 1,000 children during the months of July and August and still there
vrere so many villages unreached, Tlie thought came to us, vihy not have VBS classes

nearly the year around? We aare readj-- if you v/ill help us vrith the basic ingredients
of prayer and 30 pieces of silver.

God bless you,

TICS THIRD SPANISH GHIUCH GRO.iTH CHIP was held at Saltillo Christian School'in April

1967. About 50 church leaders from ten congregations met to be instructed, inspired
and
the
nevf
ism

to share their experiences, Eugene Morgan, raissionar;);- from Ei Paso, Texas was
featured speaker v^ho inspired and challenged the campers to get out and start
congregations. Hotions on how to hold a funeral and courses on person?! evangel
and scripture memorization were given by the faculty of Saltillo" Christian

School,

The church leaders especially look forwrrd to these camps and the opportuna.ties

they furnish for exchange of experiences, a closeness hs brothers in Christ, rap.ld

instruction in essentials and the inspiration to continue in the Lord's work x\
their ovm area.

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NOTES

from T^'H E

N0 RT H R U P 3

Fa/^e 3

liay 26, 1967

SAD

FINANCIAL

Promotional expenses, stamps and printings

FACTS

f2b^
78e02';

Notes and old debts paid

Mountain View Ranch e:^enses

S0,8S32.36

Saltillo Christian School expenses......... 21i{..2p

Student aid
Saltillo Christian School teachers vmiges
Norbhrup family,
Insurance
Mission car repair

School Jeep repair

11,76
A400
114,43
45,65
12,89

Transportation and village evrngelism

10.34

102.^

Cedars Christian School Project

11ARCH

308.87
3.20
43,13

i6:oc O3.,424ao
51.00

131.73
84; 00
102,48

313.00

87:56
29;20

66^29
175.40

2,274.00
.32,48

10.20

Siesta-time VBS

Church buildings

Spanish Church Groiirth Camp.

EXPENSE totals per month.

A1CIUNC3
srnii DUE

.9^36/ ' 37-cl2 .

512.18
167.23
227.12
81.90
130. fiO
225,44
45.65

Banlc

Hospital and medical

iaisc,

APRH,

8,40
87.96
4.30
71.74
32,00
133,84

60,00

i?779.74 a,769-63 :il,119>57 i>4,076,10

Feb. 1 balance on h a n d , 2 , 0 0

Feb. i n c o m e , . 332.00
Total, ,. ,.,?834,00

Less Feb. expenses,,. 779.74

Feb, balance............,, ' 54,^6' Iferch 1 bal, ,,5

54.26
i-Jarch income., 1,936.51

Total... 1,990.77

AIJOUMTS STILL DOB.r.,54,076.10

Less expenses, 1,769,
April deficiency...
Iferch balance.5 221,09 April 1 bal.,.0 221.09
12.-94
DEBTS NOW PAST DUE.. .$4,089.04 TOTAL
April income,, 385.54
. V.
Total,,. 1,106T^3
APRIL DEFICIENCY..

12.94

(2t\DUATI0N TH ,

Javier Carcaho graduates from pidmary school.

His dad, Guillermo, is a preacher and

teacher and has fun covering expenses this year like' aU '^graduating parents"an;^waers
else in the v.'orld. Shoes, suit, pictures. -(Biit dad, graduation comes just once In

avjhil^ The girls at Lilia.Luna's school iidll v/ear long vjhite dresses. Lilia plans

to make hers, ikrk Northrup should wear a dark suit, if he stops grcn-dng long enough
to measure him,' Two preacher boys ^/ill be graduating from Saltillo Christian School.
Greetings from liexico to you 1967 gradijates.

I/HRITE THE TOTHRUPS F(B A "SEE AND TELL" PACKET. Useful for VBS, youth meetings,
missionary study, camp. Cost $5.00, Items in the packet can be used for di&plas'-,
for the study and later as*awards, or gifts to VBS teachers. IJhen you are through
\d.th the stories and items, how about loaning it to another church friend in another
town?