Hamilton Al Annette 2007 USA&World

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Hami l ton

Director

International.

Ou t r e a c h

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HORIZONS

Mission

Organization

that

xpands

- Without etting BiG

n November 2007, at the National Missionary Convention, Outreach International invites

Ichurches, workers and all interested persons, to attend a 30th anniversary - praise time

and thank you Jesus

time

- for many years of service to churches and missionary work

ers and

recruits.

In 1977John O. Schofield suggested the name Outreach International for the work

ofAI and Annette Hamilton and family) and the work they had been engaged in since

1973. Already Pioneer Bible Translators was an idea from these years and, in 1974 the first

incorporation

of

PBT as PBTRS Pioneer Bible Translation Recruiting Services) had been

realized when Marvin Carr, minister in Oregon, and Al Hamilton incorporated that ministry.

John Schofield andAl worked together in Puerto Rico in 1972. Then the Hamiltons

moved b ac k t o t he

States

and Outreach

International

became

the s t ruc ture

which is still

active as a Missionary Motivation Ministry and has been a tool, by the grace ofGod, for

recruitment

of

workers

who

are

now

in 15 countries,

many ofwhich

are

among resistant

and hard to reach or unreached areas. Today, work in the ministry of evangelism includes

Bible Translation, educational and medical efforts Sudan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea,

Equatorial Guinea, France, etc.) as tools for soul winning and starting churches.

As recruitment continued

and other

fields

came

into focus, Outreach International

was incorporated in 1977. Recruitment of workers for hard to reach areas of the world and

Jonathan Hamilton

preaching to high school

students

in

Uganda

East

Africa

in

1982.


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COVER

STORY

Ou t r e a c h

I n t e r n a t i o n a l

The operating philosophy of

Outreach

International, since

its beginning in 1977, is

based

on the fact that

allmankind

deserves the chance to hear

about

the saving grace

of

Jesus

Christ

and

that it is each Christian's responsibility to do all

we

can

to reach the

world

with the GoodNews ofsalvation

found in

Jesus

Christ

ARTICLES

Ed i to r i a l - Pionee rs

Wan ted

'

Human I nt er es t

-

LikeMind,

Same Love,

United in

Spir i tOne Purpose

SPOTLIGHTS

June

Prayer Guide

Coming Events

I n Touch : Ar o u n d t h e wo r l d

Gifts in Memory

News

Brie f s

MSA Update

ADS

Craig

Fundraising Management Counsel

Korea

Christian Gospel Mission - Chae

M SA - G o o d S ea rc h A d

M SA - Commun i c a t i o n

A d

on t e n t

HORIZONS

May 2007

No. 1129 Vol.

56 ,

No. 5

HORIZONS is a mission-oriented

magazine

of th e

undenominationa

fellowship of

th e

Christian Churche

and

Chu r che s

o f

Chr i s t

Miss ion

Services, as publisher of

HORIZONS magazine,

publishes

articles written by field missionari

rather t han s ta ff writers.

We

believ

this offers a clear image of the

variety of opinions that exist

be tween miss ionar ies

within

th e

historical Restorat ion Movement .

Editor: Reggie Hundley

Editorial Assistant: Carol Hundley

Graphic Design: Cheryl Elliott

Pre-press: Steve

Sharpe

Pressman:

BillTopley

Circulation Manager:

Gary

Elliott

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Web Developer: Jim Nickerson

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fields often

referred

to as

difficult

to work in

has

been

th e

purpose

of

Outreach International. Outreach International

wa s e st ab li sh ed t o b e a

s ta r te r

o f

new work

and new

missions, just as a church

starts

other churches. Early in

the history ofOutreach International, while traveling to meet

a worker in

East

Asia C. J. Viss er , a

deacon

in a church in

Albuquerque, met a Ugandan medical student. This young

man, Charles Mugero, invited us to visit his homeland to help

his people. C.J. took the time to inquire about the people of

Uganda. Charles set up a meeting later with his minister in

Uganda

to invite AI and C.J . to see

how

Outreach Interna

tional could help their people. This was the beginning of the

Uganda Christian Mission. New work was started in Uganda,

East Africa when the Hamiltons moved there

in 1982. Later

work was started in Samburu, Kenya, because

of

the work in

Uganda. Other work was started in East Asia and the former

Eastern Block country ofHungary. Work continues in these

areas and other mission ministries have been added by the

grace ofGod. Today there are over 30

teams

of missionar

ie s on the field w i th O . I.

Some of the work in Uganda was later turned over to

national workers. Larry Smith, a minister in Missouri who

was a short-term

volunteer on behalf of Outreach

Interna

tional, also helped to turn other parts of the work over to the

Churches of Christ.

That

work still continues today. Joshua

Owor, one

of

the early believers, has recently incorporated

the Christian Churches ofUganda. Today there are many be

lievers. As the Lord has provided, Outreach International has

reached into 15 countries, helped establish village churches

and become a registered ministry with the local government

in other countries such as Papua

New Guinea, in order to

bring the Gospel to those places.

The Missionary Motivation Ministry of Outreach Inter

national was designed in the beginning to help find places for

non-college graduates as well as college graduates or anyone

who had church support and desired to win souls for Christ in

foreign fields.

Ai in Uganda with

local

church leaders.

Ou t r e a ch

In te rna t iona l

w as

a l so

designed

to

expand without getting

big.

A mission agency need not become a

large control center

but

rather

serve

as the advisory non-profit base which is

ne ed ed

In Amer i c a

fo r t ho s e

w ho h av e

gone

t o o th er countries.

In

this way the

mis s ion h as b ee n In th e s h a d ow s b u t

still In the picture for many families

who

now

s e r ve

a r ound t h e wor ld an d co n

t inue to

win

many to Christ every

year

although

the name

of

Outreach

International

may

not

be

attached

to

m uch o f

Its

activity

and ministry.

In recent years, as we went to colleges and churches

to find workers for some of these established fields,

many

young people volunteered to go to other fields for which

they were burdened. These workers sought an organization

mission ministry) to be their non-profit structure in order

to fulfill the calling that God had given them. As recruits

came to us, it was our purpose and vision to provide that

structure which would also encourage the sending churches

and that young people college students graduates)

would still have the experienced mission counsel and

advice as needed for their work.

For

the Bible states,

...in

the multitude of counselors there is success Proverbs).

Outreach International and s ta ff do no t make deci

sions for those on the foreign field, however, when called

upon for advice and recommendations, we offer a compos

ite total ofmore than 100 years of experience just from the

state-side

s taf fand directors. One of

t he f ami li es which

was working in Equatorial Guinea came to us needing a

mission structure for their ministry

of

Bible translation.

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Theyhavemanyyears of experiencein their

work and they brought their ministry (mis

sion) to Outreach International. They do

not n eed adv ic e on

how

to

do

their work

as they already have the skill and

talent and wisdom necessary for

that work; they only needed a mis

sion agency in theUSA. They have

recently recruited other workers who

come

under Outreach Interna tional s

service. Outreachis the helper min

istry to them as needed, but Outreach

International

does not own

their

work, nor do we exercise the authority

to dictate their field policies. The field

workers call upon us as they need our input and assistance.

This is howOutreachInternational operatesas a helper

service to this team and their project, as one example.

Since everyone s responsibility is to do their part

in carrying the Gospel to the world, we believe it is not

biblical for themissionagency to make requirements and

demandsthat the Bible doesnot place uponbelievers in or

der for them to feelqualifiedto simplyproclaimthe Good

News to lost people. Many more workers would go to the

mission field in their capacity today as tent makers if the

mission agencies serving themwould not place academic

stipulations on their service. If this unfinished task of find

ing approximately two billion people who have never heard

the Gospel is ever to be accomplished, then obviously it

will mean that believers must get in on this task, who today

may be led to feel unqualified. These verses in I Corinthi

an s 1:26-31;

2:1-16,1

Corinthians 3:18 and Acts 4:13 make

it clear - God is not requiring man designed qualifications

to do Kingdom of God business. It is God who gives the

increase

The operating philosophy

ofOut

reach

International,

since its beginning

in 1977, is bas ed on th e fact

that

al l man

Jonathan Hamilton,

President, speaking at

a

missions

workshop

several

years

ago.

On the cover: Samburu, Kenya

where

Jonahtan Hamilton helped

get

a

work

s tar ted among th e Samburu

people

In

1984.

HORIZONS

kind deserves the chance to hear about the saving grace

of Jesus Christ

and

that it is each Christian s respo\isi-

b il it y to do all we can to reach th e

world

with the

Good

News of salvation found in Jesus Christ. Therefore,

Outreach International has

acted

as starters for those new

to worldwide missions and has helped start, by the grace of

God, several new missions across the world.

The ministry of Outreach

International

belongs to

th e Lord

and

those

friends

and churches who

have, fo r

these 30 years, believed in and encouraged this concept.

Expansion without bigness is a Biblical approach to

service in Christ and it encourages fellow believers to work

together in many places with low profile and low visibil

ity and yet with high levels of fruit as the Lord gives the

increase. Wethank God for these opportunities and those

bro ther s and s is te rs in Chr is t who ar e

t h e unknowns

to

the lost whom they reach but KNOWN to God who puts

the

unreached who

need

im

on the ir heart s .

The state-side Outreach International building and

office is a brick home which was donated by Lucille Bower

of Bethel, Missouri of the Bethel Christian Church in 1997.

All the state sidestaffreceives support from those who have

known of this mission since its beginning. The president of

Outreach

Intemational is Jonathan Hamil ton who wi th hi s

wife, Teri (Layman) Hamilton, live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth

area. The board ofDirectors is kept small in number (4-5

members) and the board of advisors is usually 12 to 15who

all come with mission experience and support for foreign

missions. With grateful hearts we thank the following

people who have served and are now serving with us as

workers

i n t he

field

a nd t ho se

who s en d t hem

- churches

and individuals, many of whom have served over these 30

years .

Equatorial

Guinea work


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The cuprent boardofAdvisors:

Jonathan Hamilton, Texas Board ofDirectors)

Dr. Floyd E. Clark, Tennessee Advisor)

John Leech III, Pharmacist, Tennessee Field Advisor)

John 0 Schofield, Indiana Board of Directors)

Greg Stephens, Indiana Board of Directors)

A1Hamilton, Texas Board ofDirectors)

Dale Hawkins, Advisor)

Sonja Hawkins, Missouri USA Director)

Lany

Smith, Missouri Field Advisor)

Del Chafey, Indiana Advisor)

Richard Castle, Missouri Advisor)

Dr. Michael J. Smith, Texas Sudan Projects)

Wayne Black, West Virginia Field Advisor)

A1Baxter, Illinois Advisor)

Mark Layman, Texas Advisor)

Doug Orton, Michigan Advisor)

David Fielding, Texas Advisor)

Stacy Gamer, Missouri Advisor)

Some of the long time supporters:

A1and Shirley Baxter

Ron and Shirley Greenland

Monrovia Christian Church

Martelle Christian Church

Myron and Sue Ehersmans

Bruce and Mary Grogg

North Boulevard

Christian

Church

Marceline Missouri

Church

of

Christ

Reddington Christian Church

Stephens Machine, Inc.

Crossroads Community Church

Orion C h r is t ia n C h u r c h

Countryside Christian Church

If

you would like a complete listing

of

those sup

porters of the stateside staff, feel free to contact us. For

more information, mission reports on churches started,

and souls reached for Christ, you can e-mail the Mis

souri office at [email protected] or the Dallas/

Ft. Worth office at [email protected]

[email protected]. All inquiries are welcome.

Al

baptizing

a

young m an

In

the

Sudan

Jona than Teri Hamil ton

Ou t r e a ch

Internat ional

In

Bedford Texas

Al

Anne t te

Hamil ton

Outreach In ternat ional

in Bedford

Texas

. .v.

Dale

Sonja

Hawkins

Outreach International

a t th e

Bethel Missouri office

Outreach

International

Missour i Off ice

Dale

Sonja

Hawkins

PO

Box

272

Shelbyville

MO

63469

660 284 6528

dashhomeigmarktwain.net

Texa s Off ice

PO

B ox 9 52

Bedford

TX

76095

Al

Anne t t e Hamil ton

817 657 5493

[email protected]

J on a t h an

Ter l Hami l t on

817 355 9598

[email protected]

[email protected]

www.outreachinternationaIonline.org

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h um n

ind Same Hove

in Spirit One IPurhnse

A gracious

woman

attains honor...Proverbs 11:16

Knifed

V

Hawkins

A

Director

InternationaU

B e c a u s e

o f

M o m s

calling to

she

w s

b le

to fo l low

G o d s

leading

In

D a d s l ife.

H O R I Z O N S

**...make myjoy complete by being o f the same mindy

maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent

on

on e

purpose. Do nothingfrom selfishness

or

empty conceit, but

with humility o f mind let each o fy ou reg ard o ne ano th er as

more important than himself... Fhilippians 2:2-4

In thinking of the rol ofwomen

in

Outreach International and missions it is

my

hopeand prayer thatwe haveno other role than thatwhich the Lord himself gave

us After all, there is no higher calling than that of doing our part in service to the

Lord. Now what does that mean for us? It means not adding some role not de

s c r ibe d in th e

W ord.

Many years ago, 52 to be exact, there was a young lady who went to Johnson

BibleCollegebecause the ministerwho led her to the Lordwhen shewas 9 years old

taught her that all Christians are called to take the Gospel

of

Christ to the world.

She tookthat to heart and headedto Bible collegewith the intentof doing her part in

reaching the world for Christ. While there, she immediately got involved in the mis

sions groupcalled Africa for Christ . Someof that group (including herself) went to

Phoenix, Arizona, to start a churchas preparation forgoing toAfrica,believingthat if

they could start a church in the USA among a different race and culture (a black com

munity), they could

the n

d o it overseas.

After 3 years in this

work, 50 souls came

to t h e o rd n d th e

c h ur c h c a ll e d t he i r

ovra

minister. W h i l e

involve d in

this

work, the young lady

married a young man

w h o

h a d

also

c o m e

f ro m J o hn s on B i bl e

College and

ha d

a

passion for Al&Annette Hamilton, approximately 1959

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