ED CE^ELLS TO MEXICO ^

and Mrs. Marilyn Grandell have resigned from^^West Lansing Chiir

Christ, Lansing, Mich, to press plans to enter Southern Mexico as missionaries.

They have visited in Mexici several times and worked with the Clinton Looney

and William Morgan families in Guadalajara, Mexico in February 1963* .

They ^frexpect to work in the metropolitan areas heginning^with the Clinton

Looney family in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city.

Bro. Looney wrote recently; "Ed and Marilyn Crandell have recently determined

in their hearts that the Lord would have them labor for Him in Mexico, We rejoice

with them in this decision. • .They are not strangers to this country. • .We feel that

they will be of real service to the cause of Christ in this needy field and are happy

to commend them to the brethren everywhere." Other letters of commendation have been

received from H. C. and Lewis Foster of Cincinnati Bible Seminary, the elders of the

WesV lansing Church of Christ, where they have served for the last five years, and

from the elders of the Churdh of Christ in St. Louis, Mich^ their home congregation.

Their home church will be their sponsoring church. Max Sias, a deacon in the

St. Louis church and mayor of the city, will, with Mrs. Sias, serve as :g)rwardlng

agent. Warren Collison, an elder of the St. Louis Church, and vice president of

the local bank, will, with Mrs. Collison, serve as disbursing agent.

Brother Grandell graduated from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in 1952 and has held

ministries in Lexington, Ky.; Detroit, Mich.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Lansing, Mich. Mrs.

Crandell als(|took work at CB^ and has served as^urch secretary, pianist, andchildren's teacher during the past three ministries. During his ministry at West

Lansing, ftiey completed a relocation and building program which included a new parsonage

and a house of worship valued at over $l60,000. In Michigan, he also served as a

director of Rock Lake Christian Assembly, a trustee of Great Lakes Bible College,

as secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Christian Convention, and as an area representative

of Standard Publishing Co.

March 3i 19^5

Thoughjthdy will be sponsored by their home congregation at St. Louis, Mich, they

will need additional financial back^^d are seeking ii.**! mjTitaet ^intereat.p.f^ congregations.They may be contacted by writing to l%x Sias, Forwarding Agent, 205 Surrey Rd.,

St, Louis, Mich.

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CRABD^^LS IB aUADlLAJAEA LI^Ed and Mrs, Marilyn Crandell (Horizons, April 3> 1965) are "busy in

G-uadalajara, Mexico^ having arrived on the field in early May 1965*

He wrote; "A house has been rented in G-uadalajara for living quarters

and furnished with minimum essentials. We are just getting settled in this house.

We have heen assisting the Clinton Looney family with the church in suburban

San Andres, and Arturo Ramiriz with the church in Linda Yista, doing some

preaching, with Clinton Looney interpreting."

They hegan language study in the Language Institute June 21. He also said:

"We plan to re-estahlis^bhe English-language services shortly, beginning withservices in our home at first and then moving to other quarters as growth

develops. As proficiency is gained in the Spanish language^we will enter further

into the Mexican work, hoping also to develop the English-language group into a,

hi—lingual congregation." Eield address: Apartado Postal 1572, G-uadalajara, Jalisco,

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Missionaries

ED AND MARILYN CRANDB-L

Apartado Postal 1572Guadalajara, Jalisco

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EV/iNGHXISTIC I«TING

A cno weeU p.vfiugolictic meeting Tiae heldat the landa Vista Church in suburban Guadalajara the week of June 20» C^JL ContreraSjI'^ssionary from Mexico City, was the Evangelist. /rturo Ramiriz, the preacher at IdndaVista, directed the singing. The Crandellsassisted in the special music and pro-videdtransportation each evening. There were 3baptisms during the meeting, and the Christians were strengthened by the strong Biblical messages by Brother Contreras. The weeklong meeting was followed by a one weekVacation Bible School directed by KLoisaReyes of Colegio Biblico and assisted byElba Ramiriz of Guadalajara.

MORE VAC/iTION BIBLE SCH00I5

In additicn to the VBS at lAnda Vista,there -vdll be a two week school at lanezduring the first part of August. This congregation is under the aggressive leadershipof Clinton Looney. Roman Catholdc opposition in the new preaching point of San Luishas also died dcwn to the point that a VBSwill be attempted there during the latterpart of July, Eloisa Reyes, student at theColegio Biblico, will direct these schools.She vrill be assisted by Anita Gonzoles andElba Ramiriz of Guadalajara.

nifliiflno flooRtsstsWe badly need the ZIP codes of all of our

friends receiving our newsletter. If yoursis not on this issue, please drop a postcard to our Forwarding /^ents and give usthis inforsiation. In ig-'iting to the Crandells, always use the address at the upperright of this newsletter. Airmail to Mexicois just like in the States, an ounce.

ED IM MfJlILYN CR/il^IDELL /iRE IN THE ICEDSTCF INTENSIVE IR0C2l/il1 CF SP/JaSH I/JIGUAGESTUDY AT THE I'lXIC/JI-NCRTH Al'ERIC/JI DESTITUTE OF CULTURj^L REL/^IONS IN GU/iD/X/iJ/Jb'..

Their first six week term of study beganJune 21 and will end July 3Q» Then theywill go right on to the second term whichis an advanced class. There are four termsin all, and the Crandells hope to completethem nil as they are offered. Classes areheld three mornings a week, and an equal a-mount of home study is being attempted inorder to leam more quickly.

The Institute: of Cultural Relations isadministered by the United States Information Agency and specializes in languagestudy both for Mesdcans and U. S. Citizens.

PIfiy IS sttotoVJhen we begin our English language ser

vices this Fall, a piano will be a decidedasset to our services. Old, used, uprightpianos cost $4^0.00 here in Guadalajara.Through a special arrangement with theVfurlitizer Company we can purchase a new,portaKle, electronic piano with all accessories for about 5;2SO.OO,

Since those to whom we are responsiblefeel it unwise to draw upon our generalfund for this purpose at the present time,the only vray we i-all be able to securethis piano by Fall is by specially designated gifts. If you would like to makethe use of this piano a reality, you maysend a gift to our Forwarding Agents specifying its purpose.

CRANDELL'S RESIDENCE

In case any of our friends should wantto -visit us in Guadalajara, our residenceaddress is 152 ELaceres, Colonia Chapalita

CRilHORlS COfllfllOIS'lii addition to thenews items in this issue of our newsletter,I will add just a few personal comments.

First of all, Marilyn and I like Mexicovery much. From a physical standpoint, theclimate is ideal. We are now having therainy season with shakers usually everyevening. This contributes to the fresh-clean air and the thriving tropical vegetation. We like the people who for the mostpart are friendly and very eager to getacquainted with the light skinned "Norte-americanos". We have already made severalgood contacts with middle-class technicaland professional people whose present religious ties are not so strong but v^hat wepray v;e may be able to influence them withthe • simple New Testament message in thefuture•

We have rented a very comfortable andreasonably priced house in one of the medium to better sections of the city. Itslocation and arrangement xd.ll make it idealas a place in which to begin v7orship services in September unless other facilitiesseem more advisable by then.

Although \<re are very musy now with ourlanguage study and limited service with thetwo existing congregations,X7e are anxiouslylooking-forward to deeper personal involvement in an osqDanded ministry here in theGuadalajara area in the coming months.

lour Missionary,

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MLOOe M: The coming ofEd and Itoilyn to the field has alreadyproved to be a real blessing to the Lord'swork in and near Guadalajara. ALthoughbusily engaged in language study since thefirst day they've been helping in varicnisways. iHiile we made a brief trip to theStates, Ed preached on Sunday eveningsthrough, an interpreter. By relieving me ofsome of my English classes at the church,he has made it possible for me to spendmore time with the new work at San Luis,fifty miles from Guadalajara. At thiswriting, we are preparing to leave for athree day retreat for our men and boys.Brother Grandell will teach six classesduring these three days. VTe are also verygrateful, for the - personal friendship andfellowship that v/e have with the Grandells.Their attitude, experience, and abilitymake them a x^jorthy addition to the fieldof Mexican evangelism. We thank God andthank you for your part in sending them.

Sincerely in Christ,Clinton Looney

TAPE RECORDED IlESSAGTi^S

. In recent x>reeks we have sent personaltape recorded reports to all of our regularly supporting churches. We plan toperiodically employ this method of keepinga closer personal tic x-dth those laboringtogether xdth us. The quality of some ofthe tapes x^as not the best because of recorder problems. Wo arc now haxdng themachine repaired, and the next tapes xdllbe of much better quality.

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• SM LUIS

Many of o^ supporters have been anxiously follov/ing our reports of efforts to-establish a congregation at the village ofSan Luis, about 4-5 riiiles from Guadalajara.This v.^ork vras started by Clinton Looneythis past Spring after one of our Guadalajara Christians, ^irs. Montoho, v/ent backto her home yillage, San Luis.

Our main problem there has been strongand active Rcnmai Catholic opposition. Suchtactics as false arrest and fine by thelocal magistrate, i-oarches of fifty womenand two altar boys right into the home ofLrs. Kontoho, and five letters threateningphysical violence, property damage, andeven death have been used.

After much thought and prayer and onthe advice of a mature la\jyer in Guadalajara, !t?s. Kontoho has moved back to oneof the suburbs of Guadalajara for personalsafety.

Ue still go out to San Luis each Fridayevening and hold services in ^^^s• MontohobhoTiie. Ihtrimidation of those who at first,swelled the attendance to over one hundredhas drastically • cut our attendance. TheCaptain of the State Police has promisedprotection of religious liberties, and wepray that the providence of God idll allowthe work to continue so that sincere soulscan hear the full truth of God^s TTord.

inOIHtR SUPPORKR flOOOSome months ago the Crandells spoke at

the Central Christian Church in SaintPetersburg, Florida, X'/here Curt Hoss isthe linister. Just recently our Forwarding Agent informed us that this aggressivecongregation xdll be supporting us in theamount of $50.00 a month. ITe are gratefulto tills congregation for tliis decision andwe pledge wise use of their funds.

Missionaries

ED AND MARILYN CRANDELL

Apartado Postal 1572Guadalajara, Jalisco

MexicoNurriber k

THE FIRST SERVICE CF COLONY CHURCH OF

CHRIST, THE NEN ENGLISH lAI'JGUAGE CONGREGATION Hi GUADAUJARA, MICC-NAS HELD ai

-OCTOBER 3.

This congregation is a part of the longrange planning of the work of the Crandells in Mexico. . As originally planned,this group is the first step to a bilingual congregation with services in boththe Spanish and English languages.

Attendance was small for the first service, partly because of bad weather. 3?ro-motlon in three weelcly English languagepapers, the English section- of the largeGuadalajara daily,'and in thirteen hotels,motels, and other gathering places forAmericans is expected to slovfly increasethis nur;.ber in the coming vreeks. .

For the present, services are . beingheld in the Crandell*s home. Such tilingsas nexw folding chairs, attractive pulpitand coi-.mmion table, and like nev7 communion ware given by the Tfest Lansing Churchof Christ converts the spacious livingroom into an inviting place of worship.There is room for at least thirty people,plus two separate rooms for children'sclasses.

Because there are over ten thousandEnglish speaking people in the Guadalajcqraarea, it is felt that this new work is aneeded part of the overall efforts of theIviissionaries serving here. Pray for thisnew work in the coming xweeksl

LMcyct siioyThe Crandells continue their concentra

tion on the Spanish language at the Cultural Institute in Guadalajara. They arc inthe third course of on extended languagestudy program; and for the benefit ofthose readers who have studied Spanish,they are novr struggling with the irregularverbs in the preterite tense.

OTHER lABORS CONTINUE

. The original congregation in Yanez isprogressing under leadership of ClintonLooney, assisted by Arturo Ramirez and EdCrandell. Recent accomplishments have beenthe payment for new water and sewage systems and the construction of new pews forthe worship auditoriuma

The work at Linda Vista is still beingled by Arturo Ramirez, and Anita Gonzalez,of the Yanez.. congregation has recentlybegun teaching a children's class#

As a result of I^irs# Itontono's movingback into Guadalajara, (see article on SanLuis) a work has been re-established inthe suburb of Lcanas de Polanco# This irork

t^as begun originally about tv;o years ago,-but.jwas discontinued-for-a. time, because .ofshifting of population and, leadership problems s' Clinton Looney holds a servicethere each Sunday evening, and BrotherLocney and Brother, Ramirez* direct a mid-^^eek service on Tuesdays.

In all there are separate services held,in five .different places each week underthe, leadership of the Looneys, ArturoRamirez", and the Crandells#

b ROtR I RIPI'/hile the Crandells had a two-week

break in their language study during themiddle of September, they made a 10 daytrip to the'States to renew their touristvisas and pick up cquipnent and supplies.They spent several days in Tulsa, Oklahoma,speaking at East iulsa Christian Church

.arid also the Gun Springs Christian Church'in Longviev;, .Tex- 3#

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PlfiflllFlP/ thankful toGod because He is using me as one of thepreachers here at Guadalajara that aretrying to carry the Gospel to the Mexicanpeople.

"Brother Crandell asked me to write somewords to you talking about my work in thisarea of Mexico.

"My name is already above. I graduatedfrom Colegio Biblico tvro years ago andsince-, then T have been preaching here •Actually, just one church is in my charge,Golonia Linda Vista; but some Sundays Brother Looney asks me to preach at Yanez,and I'm glad to do it. Sometimes whenBrother Crandell preaches, I translate. AtYanez we are- having youth meetings, and-they are also in my charge. ' -I also like-to, conduct; the song services. In companywith the Crandells, my sister and-, others,we prepare special music for services.

. "I'm very happy to be able to contribute'with the other missionaries here and to ex

plain the plan of Salvation to these people."In Christian Love, Arturo Ramirez"

PIAl^O BEBIG PURCHASED,

In our last newsletter, an appeal wasmade for funds to purchase a MurlitzerElectronic Piano for use by the Crandellsin Mexico. (Old uprights- cost about $4^0in Guadalajara) • , At this ivfriting, suf-'ficient funds have come in and plans arebeing made to bring the piano into thecountrye Grateful appreciation is extended to ril those who contributed to thisproject, especially the generous specialgift" g-.ven by Eastview Christian Church,Bloomington, Illinois. •

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Disbursing Agents MluieoariesWARREN AND EVAH COLUSON T^ nr EO AND MARILYN CRANOaLDecember 15, 1965 ,5„

Gu«daUi«ra. JaliscoMoxico

Dear Christian Friends?

Greetings in Christ from the Crandells in I'fexico, Especially at this timeof the year our thoughts are turned to our dear friends and relatives North of theBordert This vri.ll be the first Christmas in our recollection that we have notspent at least part of the Holiday Season with some of our family.

The downtown section of Guadalajara has Christmas decorations in probably amore profuse manner than most of our cities in the U.S. The Mexicans, of course,go all out in the celebration of any holidays The same rush of merchandising thatwe experience at home is also much in evidence here. Of course, the climate ismuch different than we are used toj and once in a while rkrilyn gets teased with afew phrases of "l-Zhite Christmas", since she likes snow much more than Ed.

He end the fourth course of our langiaage study program on the seventeenth ofthis month. Naturally the studies become more complex and difficult as we godeeper into the language. Me are looking fon^rard to a short break during the Holi-^day Season and hope to do a little sightseeing within a day's drive from Guadalajara. Until now there just hasn't been time for any.

The work among our Mexican brethren is progressing in a steady fashion. Services are ncnj being held in four different locations on Sundays and in three during the -week. Ue participate in the services at two of these locations along withour English language congregations. There have been six baptisms among our Mexicanbrethren during the past vreeks.

Gar English language group which was begun in October is slow in growing.Attendance averages about ten in number. One of our most faithful families recently returned to the States because of personal problems encountered here. Just recently wo have been concentrating on personal calls cm all residents of the fourtrailer courts in the city.

Me have just completed a series of color slides vrith tape recorded narrationwhich tells of our labors here. As soon as duplicate sets ore made, these will bemade available to our churches by our Fon-zarding Agents in Michigan,

As we close the year 1965 we have much to be thankful for. In a short year'stime wo have raised our financial support, become well settled in our field ofservice, are well along in our learning of the Spanish language, and arc busy atwork both with our Mexican brethren and the English spealcing people here in Guadalajara, Me again want to express our heartfelt thanksgiving both-bo our God andto you who have been so helpful in making .all of tliis-possible.

Sincerely in Him,

tcS.4 ynEd and I-iarilyn Grandell