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1/21/64
EVANGELISTIC MESTIrIG IE COLOGNE
were to
hold
E d
Fausz
a n d
A l v s Phillips
of i v e s t G e r m a n
C h r i s t i a n Mission //// a n evangelistic
m e e t i n g F a n . 2 6 - F e b . 2 i n a d e n o m i n a t i o n a l G e r m a n c h u r c h i n
C o l o g n e ^ A
y o u n g ^
G e r m a n - s p e a k i n g ^ I t a l i a n B k E i s t i a n h a s b e e n p r e a c h i n g f o r t h e m a n d
t h e y
a r e a n x i o u s
to p a t t e r n t h e i r
pr a c t i c e
after
t b i e
N ew T e s t am e n t
a nd
h a v e i n f i t e d
t h e s e
mis s io n ar i e s
t o l e a d t h e m #
P r e j ' ^ e r
i s
r e q u e s t e d f o r t h e s e s e e k e r s
a f t e r
i f e r ' f c u t h , a n d a l s o
f o r
m a ny
C h r i s t i a n s s u f f e r i n g behi' d t h e Iro n
C u r t a i n ,
T h e m i s s i o n a r i e s r e p o r t
t h a t
"s p e c i a l f o o d p a r c e l s s e n t o u t t o t h e m h a v e
been
a c k n o w l e d g e d
by
s m a l l
g i f t s
a n d
a
l e t t e r o f t r u e
t h a n k s g i v i n g , "
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NEW
ADDRESS
Mr, &
Mrs.
Alva
Phillips
Hedvdg-Dransfeldstr. 14
6 Frankfurt am/main
West Germany
Dear Friends in Christ,
FGR^'/ARDING
AGENT
Mr.
c
Mrs. Victor Slutz
127 S. Hudson St.
Ccldwa t er,
M i c h .
49036
Fe brua ry, 1964
Gr e e t i n g s t o yo u
in
C h r i s t
J e s u s o u r
Lord, from
F r a n k f u r t
a m / m a i n ,
West Germany. Truly
the Lord's
work
h a s
been biassed here
through
yo u
all.
F o r
w e h a v e
r e c e i v e d
s o m a n y
wonderful,
uplifting,
spiritual
b l e s s i n g s ,
ma ny n i c e e n c o u r a g i n g
l e t t e r s , a n d p a c k a g e s ?r hic h
c o n t a i n e d
physical
blessings in
food and
clothing. For
each and everyone of
you
who h a v e h a d a p a r t in
this,
we w a n t t o
t h a n k
you from
t h e
b o t t o m s of
our
h e a r t s . Truly t h e
Lord'h a s
r i c h ly b l e s s e d u s t h r o u g h His c h i l d r e n
--YOUi
Time is rapidly flying by. But the work doesn't seem
to
progress as
r a p i d l y. A t t h e p r e s e n t
8
l e s s o n s a r e n e a r c o m p l e t i o n , a l o n g
? d t h
t h e
workbooks a n d h a n d work.
But i t i s
p r o g r e s s i n g s l o w e r now, a s w e
a r e
in
Language
School
two
n i g h t s a week. 4 h o u r s a week. T h i s m e a n s l6
h o u r s o f
study
o u t s i d e
of
class. So t h i s will slow
u p
t h e
p r o g r e s s
of
the Bible
School
lessons. Although we're still going to try
to
p u t
out
2 lessons a week
with the
Lord's
help.
We
realize
the importance
of
k n o w i n g
t h e
German l a n g u a g e m o r e a n d
m or e
each day. F o r m a n y doors of
o p p o r t u n i t y a re b e i n g
o p e n e d
through
your
p r a ye r s a n d o u r s . But t h e s e
can only be
entered with
a
knowledge of
the
native
language.
So
we ask
t h a t
you r e m e m b e r this in
your p r a y e r s daily.
In closing,
I'd
like to include a p o o n I came across. This so very
w e l l
e x p r e s s e s t h e
g r e a t
n e e d h e r e , t h e r e , a n d t h e'
v r o r l d
o v e r .
P l e a s e
t a k e i t to. h e a r t , t h e n do s o m e t h i n g a b o u t it.
H a rk i
T h e
v o i c e
of
J e s u s calling,
"V/ho
will
go
and work
today?
Fields a r e white,
the
h a r v e s t
waiting;
"Jho will
bear
the sheaves
away?"
Loud and long the Master calleth,
R i c h
r ew ard
^ ^ e offers f r e e;
Who will answer,
g l a d l y
saying,
"Hera am I, 0
Lord,
s e n d
me?"
If
you
c a n n o t
c r o s s
t h e o c e a n ,
And the heathen lands explore,
You can find the heathen nearer,
You
can
help
them at your door.
If
you
cannot
speak like
angels,
If
you cannot
preach like
Paul,
You
can
tell
the love
of
Jesus,
You
can say He
died
for
all,
V/hile
s o u l s of men are'dying,
And the Master
calls
for you,
Let
n o n e
h e a r yo u idly saying,
"There
is
nothing I can do."
Gladly
take the task
He
gives
you,
Let His w^rk your pleasure be;
A . n s v f e r qu i c k ly ^"hen He
calleth,
"Here
am I,0
Lord, s e n d
me."
—Daniel March, author
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Friends
i n
Chris t, ple ase pray for t h . e v f c v k here
i n
Germany.
F or
doors a r e r i p e n i n g t o u s ,
bu t
t h e r e a r e t o o
few
workers t c a n sw er a l l
t h e p l e a s t o bri ng t h e m e s s a g e
of Chri s t. Pray
t h a t t h e Lord
v a i l
s e n d
u s
mor e vrorkers. T h e n
you
b e
p r e p a r e d
t o d o God's
b i d d i n g .
M ay God ric hl y b l e s s
you
a s
ycu
fa i t hfu l ly labor for Him.
Co-workers in Christ,
Nov.
Living
Expenses
Rent
Groceries
Personal
FINANCIAL
REPORT
$236.35
47.53
36.10
J. a n i c e
and
Alva Phillips
Mission Expenses
Transportation
Slides of the
work
Postage.
$48.66
6.59
26.62
Dec.
Rent
Groceries
"Fers
onal
Real estate
Insurance
$225.00
73.71
" "36.48"
112.50
44.00
Transportation
Postage
Visas
$21.27
20.05
-1.2.50
Jan.
Rent
Groceries
Personal
$123.00 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ^plO.OO
59.26 S l i de s 7.00
19.39 Postage 30.43
D i s p l a y
m a t e r i a l s ^ 1 2 . 3 6
Total
expenditures for Nov., Dec., Jan. (on the fiel d)...$1134.44
We receive
$400.00 a
month,
$75.00 g o e s in
m i s s i o n account.
We
have approx. $200.00
in
living link fund, and $202
i n
Mission
F u nd.
L o r d , v r i l l i n g ,
we'd like
t o g e t a
German
typewriter soo n. .
It
would be
o f g r e a t h e l p
in
t h e D. V. B. S.
m a t e r i a l .
-^VEST OWOSSO CHURCH OF CHRIST
119 Hoyt St.
Ovrosso,
M i ch . 48867
Non-profit
Org.
U. S. Postage
PAID
O v / c - s s o , Mich.
Permit
#20
M / M W.E. UcGil vrey
509
Jeffer son
Av e,
F o r m 3547 R e q u e s t e d
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ADDRESS FO R^OTDING AGENT
Mr. &
rs. Alva P h i l l i p s Mr. & rs. Victor
Slu t z
Hedwi g-Dra nsfe ld s tr.
14
12 7 S.
Hudson
St .
6
F ra nkfurt am/ma i n
.
U
Coldwater, Mi ch .
29036
7 / e s t G e r m a n y } \ o - > - ^ ^
Dear
Friends
in Christ:
A s w e
h e a r
t h e
March
w i n d s o u t
s i d e ,
it
o n l y d r a w s
t o
our
m emory
more vividly
how t i m e
does
fly.
This mean s t h a t we too must
hurry t o
f u l f i l l
t h e
Lord's
work—"Go
ye
t h erefore, a n d
t e a c h a l l
n a t i o n s ,
b a p t
i z i n g
t h e m i n
t h e
n a m e
of
t h e F a t h e r, a n d of
t h e Son
a n d
of t h e
Holy
Spirit:
t e a c h i n g
t h e m t o
ob s e r v e
a l l t h i n g s ,
w h a t s o e v e r
I h a v e
command
ed you. And, l o . , I a m
with
you a l ^ ^ a y s , e v e n
unto
t h e end
of
t h e
world."
Tr u l y
t h e
work
is p l e n t e o u s h e r e i n G e r m a n y.
B u t
w e de s p e r a t e l y
need
more workers--more
laborers for
Christ in
this
field
of
service
for H i m . Br o t h e r
Ed s p o k e
to
a G e r m a n c o n g r e g a t i o n
s e v e r a l w e e k s
a g o
i n C ol o g n e , w h i c h c a l l
t h e m s e l v e s "Br e t h r e n , "— s e r v e t h e Lord's Su p p e r
e a c h
Lord's
Day, a n d
p r a c t i c e
i m m e r s i o n .
B u t
t h e y h a v e n o
r e g u a l r
mi n
ister. The elders have been taking turn
in
leading the
Church
services.
T h e
a t t e n d a n c e
is
a r o u n d
200
people—Germans,
T h i s c o n g r e g a t i o n
h a s
a s k e d
Br o t h e r E i ' F a u s z f o r h e l p
in
t h e
l i n e
o f p r e a c h i n g .
T h e
f i r s t
s e r m o n h e p r e a c h e d f o r t h e m w a s e n t i t l e d
" Th e P o w e r
o f t h e Go s p e l . "
Th ey a sked him for more s p i r i t u a l food. If
i t
i s
t h e
Lord's
will,
Br o t h e r Ed
a n d
A l v a h o p e to h o l d
a
r e v i v a l
or a n
e v a n g e l i s t i c m e e t i n g
for them in the
very
near
future. Please
keep this great concern ever
b e f o r e
t h e
t h r o n e o f
Gr a c e ,
for t h r o u g h p r a v e r g r e a t t h i n g s a r e a c
complished for
our Lord.
W e a r e v e ry
h a p p y
t o s a y
t h a t w e h a v e
a
c o r r e c t i o n
t o
make
i n
r e g a r d
t o
our p r e s e n t
s u p p o r t . We n o w
h a v e
$ 441.00
p e r
m o n t h p l e d g e d s u p p o r t .
If
w e c o u l d h i t t h e
$500.00 p e r m o n t h m a r k s o o n ,
t h e w o r k
h e r e , o n
t h e
f i e l d c o u l d p r o g r e s s
m u c h m o r e r a p i d l y .
We
h a v e
nov;
p u r c h a s e d
a
G e r m a n
typevzr iter w h i c h
v r a s
g r e a t l y
n e e d e d . It h a s a l r e a d y p u t o u t
a
n u m b e r
of
G e r m a n
l e s s o n s
(typed) f o r
us. It d o e s
a v e r y
e x c e l l e n t
job.
Lord
willing,
within
the n e x t few w e e k s w e h o p e a n d
pray
to
h a v e
a tape
re
c o r d e r . T h i s
t o o
vrill b e m i s s i o n p r o p e r ty,
V / e
w i l l u s e i t for "Mission
Work."
It
s e e m s
a s t h o u g h
e a c h
day
grows s h o r t e r, a s w e a re now
g e t t i n g
i n t o
t h e
" f u l l
s w i n g " o f L a n g u a g e
S c h o o l . W e
a r e h a l f w a y t h r o u g h t h e
Primary l e s s o n s i n t r a n s l a t i n g
a n d
wr i t i n g t h e m, a s w e l l a s h e l p i n g
Brother Ed w i t h t yp i n g a r t i c l e s a n d offi c e h e l p. So
our
t i m e s e em s
ext r a full.
Of
c o u r s e , t e a c h i n g a c l a s s e a c h
S u n d a y
m o rn i n g a n d e v e n
ing
also
helps
o u r
time
to
seem
lessened. Ve
love
o u r work
here
in
the
Lord.
It ' s
a
r e a l
c h a l l e n g e t o
u s . W e
only
w i s h
days were
l o n g e r
s o
w e c o u l d
a c c o m p l i s h
m o r e
f o r
our
Lord. B u t
I
g u e s s
t h i s w o u l d
c r e a t e
a g r e a t e r
problem—in
t h e
l i n e of
p h y s i c a l h e a l t h .
A n d
s o
g o e s
l i f e l l
Duri ng F e bru ary,
we
were
v i s i t e d
by t h e
John
P e m b e r t o n famil y. The y
were touri ng Europ e on
t h e i r
way back t o t h e States. They s t ayed w i t h
t h e F a u s z ' for 4
a y s . V / e
h a d
a
n i c e visit vrith
t h e m in
o \ i r
h o m e .
For tho se
of you who
h a v e some old
t e a c h i n g
quart erlie s for
Juniors,
and
would like to dispose of them, we would like them. V / e will be
ready
to start
the Junior lessons
i n a b o u i two
v / e e k s , and would like
o n e qu art e rly fr om e a c h or
a n y
quar ter, G ? h i s
w i l l
b e
a
g u i d e t o u s a s
t o
t h e l e n g t h a n d d e p t h of
t h e
l e s s o n s .
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As we close for now we truly
pray
that o u r wonderful Savior
will
richly bless you
all
as
you labor for Him.
For
only
in
His
labors
can
we.truly b e
h a p p y
Christians. May your p r a y e r s e v e r go with
us
as we
continue
to labor
for Him..
Your co-workers in Christ,
Janice
and Alva Phillips
P.S,
Those d e s i r i n g slides, o n
t h e
work h e r e
in
Germany,
to b e
shown
in
your
h o m e c h u r c h e s , p l e a s e n o t i f y our
f o r w a r d i n g
a g e n t ; Victor- S l u t z ,
127
S, Hudson
St., Coldwat er, Mi ch . 4-9036, a s h e h a s
t h e m
ready for
s h o w i n g . P l e a s e g i v e
h i m
a d v a n c e n o t i c e t o t i m e d e s i r e d , a s t i m e is
needed to
make such
arrangements i Thank you.
(49036 is the c o r r e c t 2IP number.)
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CHQRCH
OF
CHRIST
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St.
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ADDRESS
Mr. &
Mrs.
Alva
Phillips
Hedwig-Dransfeldstr. 14
6 Frankfurt am/main
West Germany
Dear Friends in Christ
Jesus,
FORV/ARDING AGENT
Mr.
& Mrs. Victor Slutz
127
S. Hudson
St.
Coldwater,
M i c h .
49036
To you we
s e nd
be l a t e d, h e ar t-felt
R e s u r r e c t i o n
Day
g r e e t i n g s
from
t h e
Christians in Germany.
V / e
e n j o y e d
a
very joyous holiday,
even
t h o u g h
t h e
w e a t h e r on
t h e
o u t s i d e
w a s
v e ry w e t a n d d i d r a i n m o s t o f t h e
d ay.
O n . t h e
i n s i d e
we
e njoye d
m u c h s p i r i t u a l
f oods
f i r s t - f r o m
t h e
mor n in g s e rmo n on "The Liv i ng , Lov i ng , Liftin g Lord," by Brother Edward
Fausz',
s e c o n d l y- t h r o u g h
t h e
Ch r i s t i a n f e l l o ws h i p
w i t h w h i c h we w e r e
a b l e
t o h a v e
a
p a r t i n
d u r i n g
t h e a f t e r n o o n ;
a n d t h i r d l y-t h e e v e n i n g
w a s m a d e
c o m p l e t e , s p i r i t u a l l y,
by t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of "Th e
R e s u r r e c
t i o n Story" in fl a nn e l-o-gra p h by Mi s s Il a Ke l l e
H e n n i n g .
It i s s u c h a
joy
t o l a b o r
for
our
w o n d e r f u l Lord, w i t h s u c h
d e d i c a t e d Ch r i s t i a n s .
V / e p r ay t h a t your h o l i d a y w a s a day, s p i r i t u a l l y f i l l e d full, t o o .
O ur Lord h a s
r i c h l y
b l e s s e d u s t h r o u g h t h i s p a s t m o n t h .
T h r o u g h
Hi s
h e l p a n d g u i d a n c e ,
w e w e r e a b l e
t o g e t t h e P r i m a ry l e s s o n s
i ^ r c l t t e n
a n d
t r a n s l a t e d
i n t o
t h e
r o u g h
d r a f t -G e r m a n .
A l s o , t h r o u g h
t h e Lord's h e l p ,
t h e
workbook
f o r t h e P r i m a r i e s i s i n a r o u g h , d r a w n-u p form. As Brot h e r
Ed
g o e s o v e r
t h e s e with us, t h e r e w i l l p r o b a b l y be c o n s i d e ra b l e c h a n g e s
m a d e,
f o r t h e b e t t e r . We w a n t
to
p r e s e n t t h e G o s p e l
o f
o u r
Lord Je s u s
Chr i s t, i n
t h e
be s t
form pos s ib le, wh e t h e r
i t be i n
D a i ly
V a c a t i o n
Bible
S c h o o l
m a t e r i a l s , s e r m o n s ,
or
t h r o u g h
door to door
i n v i t a t i o n .
E v e r y
t h i n g w e d o for
C h r i s t ,
s h o u l d b e
our
v ery b e s t . T h r o u g h your f a i t h f u l
p r a y e r s ,
we feel
t h a t
we
c a n m or e a d e q u a t e l y
s e r v e t h e L o rd
t o o u r
fullest and
best.
We
h a v e
h a d
a
real
c h a l l e n g e p r e s e n t e d to
us.
The Senior Youth, The
T i m o t h e a n s ,
o f t h e R i v e r Park C h u r c h o f C h r i s t , w o u l d l i k e f o r u s
t o
t a k e m o v i e s
o f
t h e work
for
t h e
Lord,
v/hich
i s
b e i n g d o n e
h e r e
in
Ge r
many,
i t s w ay of l i f e , a n d t h e
s p i r i t u a l n e e d s
t h a t a r e o p e n
doors
for
the
cause o f Christ. T h i s p r o je c t m e a n s
they
will n e e d
to
p u r c h a s e a
m o v i e c a m e r a or raise the m o n e y f o r t h i s camera. The y o u n g p e o p l e h a v e
d e c i d e d t o t a k e t h i s c h a l l e n g e u p o n t h e m s e l v e s ,
in
h o p e
t h a t t h i s
will
h e l p t h e i r h o m e c o n g r e g a t i o n ,
a n d
y o u n g p e o p l e
r e a l i z e t h e real
n e e d
in
Europe a n d Germany f o r w o r k e r s
to take t h e
m e s s a g e
o f Jesus Christ.
If
you ¥7ould like to help these young
people
out with this
project,
and
later
use this
or
these movies
and
tape in
your
home congregations,
send your designated contribution t o Mr. &Mrs,
i c t o r
Slutz, 127 South
Hudson
St., Coldwa t er, M i c h., 49036, a s
t h e
young p e o p l e h a v e
d e c i d e d
to send
us
the
money
and have us
pick
up one here, due to the
postage.
V / i t h i n
t h e
very
n e a r
future,
w e h o p e
to purchase,
for
Mission
u s e ,
a
tape-recorder.
This will be usedfor
German
work as well as
tapes
to
accompany s l i d e s
on t h e Lo r d ' s work here, in t h e future. At
present,
our f o r w a r d i n g a g e n t , V i c t o r S l u t z , h a s a s e t
o f
s l i d e s
of
our
a r r i v a l
i n . G e r m a ny a n d s u c h ,
w h i c h
h e w o u l d b e w i l l i n g t o s h o w t o
c h u r c h s ,
a f t e r
adequate
notice and set
plans.
There
present
to go vdth
this
set of slides
a r e n o t a p e s a v a i l a b l e a t t h e
A f e w w e e k s a g o , Bro t h e r E d F a u s z , a n d I w e n t c a l l i n g o n an e l d e r l y
Radio
Listener. She
expressed great
interest
in
the
Lord's work in
Germa ny. S h e l i v e s o n a v e r y
s m a l l i n c o m e , a n d
i s
t h e
o n ly
o n e
i n h e r
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family who is
or
seems to be concerned about
their souls.
Even though
h e r In c o m e i s s m a l l , s h e s t i l l g i v e s o f h e r m e a n s
t o
h e l p w i t h t h e
R a d i o B r oa d c a s t ,
in h o p e t h a t
her
s o n
w i l l
c o m e t o
k n o w
C h r i s t
a n d
t o
t a k e Him.a s
h i s
p e r s o n a l Sa v i o u r . P l e a s e r e m e mb e r t h i s fami l y, a n d
many o t h e r s like t . h
m, h e r e
in Germany w h o are h u n g e r i n g a f t e r the
G o s p e l
T r u t h .
T h e n e e d i s s o
g r e a t ,
a n d
y e t,
t h e r e
a r e
s o f e w worke r s
t o t a ke t h e M e s s a g e o f a R i s e n S a v i o u r
t o
s o m a ny s o u l s
w h o
n e e d
Hi m
and His saving
power—the
way
to
eternal Life
with Christ forever.
In c l o s i n g , we
p r ay
t h a t
t h e
Lord c a n u s e y o u
t o
m or e f u l l y a c c o m p
l i s h H i s
e n d s
a n d b i d d i n g s
i n
l e a d i n g s o u l s t o Him w h e r e you
a r e . M a y
your p r a y e r s
g o
with us
each
d ay as
w e s t r i v e
to m o r e fully l a b o r f o r
o u r Lord a n d Sa v i o u r h e r e in
Deutschland.
May the L o r d ' s g u i d i n g h a n d
go with
you
as you serve
the Lord
there as we serve
Him
here.
Your F e l l o w - s e r v a n t s in Chr i s t.,
Alva
and Janice
Phillips
"P U
R
T
T
Y
PALEEZE
"
C o n t i n u e
to
n o t i f y t h e V / e s t O w os s o
C h u r c h of
C h r i s t i m m e d i a t e l y a s t o any c h a n g e o f a d d r e s s .
Remember your ZIP n u m b e r too. With a m a i l i n g g r e a t e r
than.700 there
are several changes
each month.
It
costs
t h e c h u r c h 8^ for e a c h r e t u r n e d l e t t e r w h e n your ol d
a d d r e s s i s
u s e d . So, p l e a s e c o- o p e r a t e
i n 'this m a t t e r .
VfEST OWOSSO
CHURCH OF
CHRIST
119 Hoyt St.
Owosso, M i c h i g a n 48867
Non-Profit Org
U. S. Postage
PAID
Owosso, Mich.
Permit
#20
W.E. M c C - i l v r e y
509
Jefferson
Ave.
Joli e t, 111.
60434
F o r m
3547
R e q u e s t e d
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ADDRESS
^
' ^
^
PORV/ARDIM> A G E N l ?
Mr.
&Mrs.
Al v a P h i l l i p s ; > V
'
• c & M r s . Vic tor Sluta/'^
Hedwig-Dransfeldstr, 14
127 S.
Hudson
St.
6 r a n k f u r t a m / ma i n
Coldwa t er,
M i c h .
49036
V / e s t Germany
May, 1964
D e a r S i s t e r s a n d
B r o t h e r s
in C h r i s t J e s u s ,
As
April has
rapidly fled by, many things
have been happening,
espec
ially in the Lord's work here
in
Germany.. Through the Lord's help and
guidance,
30
l e s s o n s
for
Daily
Vacation Bible School
h a v e b e e n t r a n s
l a t e d in t h e " r o u g h
draft"
G e r m a n . A l s o,
2
orkbooks a n d p a r t o f a
t h i r d
o n e ,
a r e n o w
r e a d y for
c o r r e c t i o n ,
t y p i n g ,
a n d t h e n m i me o g r a p h
ing.
V ' / i t h t h e
Lord's
h e l p , w e h o p e
t h a t
t h e t h i r d workbook
will
b e c o m
p l e t e d
b y
t h e e n d
of t h i s
?/eek, or n e x t
w e e k,
at t h e l a t e s t .
T h r o u g h
t h e
h e l p of you C h r i s t i a n s ,
w h o h a v e
b e e n s e n di n g u s
B i b l e p i c t u r e s a n d
crayons,
scissors, paste, and pencils,
we
a r e now about sufficiently
s u p p l i e d
v.dth
t h e n e e d e d articles. Also,
we
w a n t to deeply thank those
who
sent
t o us
teacher's q u a r t e r l i e s for
t h e Primary
a n d J u n i o r
Depart
ments
when we were in need
of them.
They were
a
real help,
and
so
were
the
workbooks, Thank
you
so
very much
for
yo ur
great concern
and pro
motion in the Lord's work for
His
Kingdom here in
Germany.
Prayer
is very important to a Christianl
It is
essential to a worker
f o r t h e Lord. In fact, PRAYER
i s
t h e l i f e l i n e f o r
t h e
missionary—not
o n l y t h o s e a b r o a d , b u t
a l s o t h o s e
v ^ h o '
f a i t h f u l l y s e r v e
t h e
Lord in t h e i r
home
c o n g r e g a t i o n s .
T h u s we ar e a skin g for your continued^.prayers on
t h e Lord's 7 / o r k
h e r e i n
Germany. Th e n,
too,
we
w o u l d _ l L i k ' 6 ro a s k of
you
a couple special prayer requests, T h t e first ^^"is for Brother
E d w a r d
Fausz and
h i s
family.
B r o t h e r E d
j i i a s ^ ^ f c a l l e d back to
the
States as h i s m o t h e r is very n e a r death,.;du^-^
cancer.
This
i s a
dif
f i c u l t t i m e
of
e m o t i o n a l , p h y s i c a l , a n d
Mnancial
s t r a i n
on
t h e w h o l e
f a m i l y . T h u s ,
your p r a y e r s o n
t h e i r
b e h a l f
a r e
a p p r e c i a t e d
b eyo nd
words.
D u r i n g
t h i s t i m e
of
e m o t i o n a l
s t r a i n f o r t h e
F a u s z ,
a n d
d u r i n g
Broth
e r Ed's absence, A l v a h a s been
filling
the vacancy, through the Lord' s
h e l p a n d
g u i d a n c e , in t h e b e s t
p o s s i b l e
way. It
i s
w o n d e r f u l to s e e
the
Lord work through
your p r a y e r s and-
ours.
Because
of faithful
pray-'
ers, we h a v e no¥7 a m e e t i n g p l a c e f o r o u r Daily Vacation Bible
school.
It will
be h e l d t h e
f i r s t
t w o w e e k s i n A u g u s t , as t h i s i s t h e Germa n
vacation from their school year.
So
please keep this in yo u r daily
prayers
too.
A
short time ago. Brother Ed received
a l e t t e r from an
elderly man,
w h o l i s t e n s f a i t h f u l l y t o h i s
r a d i o b r o a d c a s t s ,
a s k i n g
if
Bro t h e r Ed
f e l t
h e s h o u l d
b e b a p t i z e d ,
as h e h a d
b e e n
" c h r i s t e n e d "
or
" s p r i n k l e d "
w h e n
h e
w a s v e r y y o u n g . You
see,
h e w a s n o t s u r e of h i s
s a l v a t i o n . An d
a s h e l i s t e n e d to
t h e
G o s p e l
p r e a c h e d t o h i m o v e r t h e
radio, t h e G o s p e l
began
to
work on
his heart
and soul. He is in
his
80's and h e knows
t h a t
h e h a s
no lifetime to think
about
it
anymore.
So Br o t h e r Ed went
to^his
home, way down
i n the
Blac k Forest.
He open ed God's V / o r d u n t o
t h i s e l d e r l y man a s i t
h a d
n e v e r
b e e n p r e s e n t e d
u n t o h i m b e f o r e .
But
s i n c e t h e m a n h a d b e e n
r a i s e d
i n t h e "trap" o f D e n o m i n a t i o n a l i s m all
of
h i s
life,
t h i s o n e r e qu i r e d s t e p i s a very d i f f i c u l t o n e for h i m t o
m a k e . F or f o u r h o u r s t h e y s t u d i e d t h e 'Vord of God t o g e t h e r a n d t h e
Holy
Spirit
went to work on
his
soul.
This
man is
still
studying the
Bi b l e a n d we
t r u l y feel
t h a t w i t h your p r a y e r s a n d o u r s b e h i n d
h i m ,
t h a t
very
soon,
t h i s man
v/ill take
h i s stand f o r
Christ
Jesus.
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this
will
open the door
to two more families
next
door
to
him,
his
children's families.
Please pray
for this man daily. For there
is
a
soul at stake
V / e want
to
thank each and every
one
of
you for your
faithful
prayers
and help in
our
behalf. May our glorious Savior richly bless each and
everyone
of you in your
faithful service
to Him. Our prayers
go with
each of you too
as
you labor for our Lord right where you
are.
Your co-workers
in Christ Jesus,
Alva and Janice Phillips
If you
have
any
questions
concerning ourselves or
the Lord's
h e r e i n Germa ny,
p l e a s e feel
f r e e
t o
d r o p u s a l i n e a n d ask
i t
vrork
or
them.
FINANCIAL
REPORT
Paid
Out
February
Rent for apartment $124-.65
Gr o c e r i e s ( t h a n k
you
for
t h e
food
p a r c e l s )
37-19
Personal e x p e n s e ( b o ok s for t r a n s l a t i n g ) 42.81
Tithe (unlisted)
Listed total
$204.65
Received
®300,00
March
Rent
Groceries
Personal expense
Tithe (unlisted)
(Included
a
$121.88
62.70
sewing Machine)67.71
$300.00
Listed total
$251-69
April
Rent
Groceries
Personal
expense
Tithe
(unlisted)
$123.25
52.70
48.61
$300.00
April
30th
balance
$224.56
$ 92.77
MISSION EXPENDITURES—Received monthly $100.00
Postage
Travel
Office supplies
(typewriter)
Evangelism
Schooling in
German22,95
9.00
115-62
Feb.
M a r c h A p r i l
$
1.15
$10.30 $63o
14.75
4.69
9.75
3.87
30.00
30,00
50.00
D i s p l a y m a t e r i a l
( s l i d e s
etc.)
15-54
Non-Profit Org
U. S. Postage
PAID
Owosso,
Mich.
Permit
#20
Total monthly $158.72 $89.74 $85.66
My
April 30th
balance
$121.16
^9
V / e
hope
to soon be able
to purchase
a tape recorder, the Lord vdlling.
V/EST OV/OSSO CHORCH OF CHRIST
119 Hoyt St,
W,E.
McGilvrey
509
Jefferson Ave«
Jol i e t, 111. 60434
O w o s s o , M i c h i g a n
48867
F o r m
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"GERMAN EVANGELISM" NE.7SLETTER
ADDRESS
Mr,
&Mrs, Alva Phillips
H e d w i g - D r a n s f e l d s t r , 14
6 F r a n k f u r t a m / m a i n
West Germany
D e a r F r i e n d s
in C h r i s t ,
FORV/ARDING
AGENT
Mr.
& rs. Victor Slutz:
127 3. Hudson St.
Coldwater,
M i c h .
49036
Ju ne,
1964
T h ro u g h
s t a t e m e n t s
m ade i n l e t t e r s
t h a t
h a v e
b e e n
r e c e i v e d
l a t e l y,
we
f e e l
t h e r e
h a v e b e e n a few
m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s . Th u s,
we would
like
t o t a k e t h i s
o p p o r t u n i t y
to
h e l p s t r a i g h t e n
t h e m
o u t
for you
a n d
us.
F i r s t
of a l l , a s
w e w e re r a i s i n g
our s u p p o r t t o c o m e t o
Germa ny
t o
h e l p
i n
t h e Lord's work, we t r i e d t o m a k e i t v e ry p l a i n t h a t w e p l a n n e d t o
s p e n d o n e w h o l e
y ear
i n L a n g u a g e S c h o o l , t h a t w e
c o u l d
d o
a
m u c h more
adequate a n d acceptable
job
f o r
o u r Lord. A n d
s i n c e
J a n i c e h a d n e v e r
had
any type
of
German stu dy and I
h a v e
only
had
one
year i n
Americ a,
whic h doe s no t
compare
t o "on t h e
f i e ld"
l a n g u a g e , we
f e e l
t h i s
1 year
i s
more
t h a n n e e d e d . T h u s , w e
h a v e n ow
b e e n
s t u dy i n g
i n
La n g u a g e
School, s i nc e February ( t h e
latter part
of the month, a s
t h a t
i s when
a new class started).
The
D. V. B. S. lessons which we have been work
i n g
on, i n w r i t i n g
a n d
t r a n s l a t i n g
t h e m, h a v e b e e n
a n
a i d i n h e l p i n g u s
t o
l e a r n
t h e
l a n g u a g e more rapidly.
Of
course, t h i s
work
was
not i n
v a i n l It i s
t h e
m a t e ri a l w h i c h we v/ill u s e in D.
V.
B.
S.
t h i s c o m i n g
Au g u s t. Th erefore, you c a n e a s i l y
s e e ,
t h a t t h i s m a t e r i a l s e r v e d two.
purposes at the same
time.
Secondly, t h e r e s e e m s
t o
be
a
mix-up on
our f u nd s, a n d
m i s s i o n
t i t l e.
Y / e are NOT under
t h e
"Vest
German Christ ian
Mission," and we
do
NOT have
t h e
s a m e
F o r wa r d i n g A g e n t a s
Brot h e r
Edwa rd F a u s z a n d fam ily. A t t h e
p r e s e n t
t i m e,
a l l
our
f u n d s
g o u n d e r t h e h e a d i n g
of "German
Evangelism,"
a n d
all
r e c e i p t s a r e s t a m p e d
i n
t h i s w a y . All
of
our f u n d s g o
t o
Mr.
&Mrs.
ictor Slutz,
12? S. Hudson St.,
Coldwater,
Mich.49036,
a s t h e y
a r e our F o r w a r d i n g A g e n t s . T h e F a u s z F a m i l y a n d M i s s H e n n i n g g o u n d e r
t h e
n a m e of
/ e s t Germa n Chri s t i a n M i s s i o n," w i t h
Co l e m a n
T. Sparrow
a s
F o r w a r d i n g
A g e n t . No n e
of
our
f u n d s c o m e
t h r o u g h
t h e
V / e s t Germa n
C h r i s t i a n
Mission,"
b u t w e do h e l p e a c h other
i n d i f f e r e n t
projects a n d
b o t h a r e s t r i v i n g f o r t h e
s a m e
goa l--th at of VANNING SOULS t o J e s u s
C hr i s t .
If you
h a v e a n y
f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s
o n
t h i s m a t t e r , p l e a s e a s k
themi
^
H 5
As o f A p r i l,
our s u p p o r t r a i s e d
to
$ 4 8 5 .00. T h i s
is c e r t a i n l y
a
welcoming
sight.
But
we must also realize that some of the churches
have
pledged their monthl y support on
a
per-centage basis,
thus,
t h i s
w i l l c h a n g e f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . Bu t t h i s m a t t e r s n o t . We
s t i l l
t h a n k
t h e
Lord
from
the bo ttom of our h e a rt s
for
e a c h of you
who
h a v e
s u p
ported t h e
Lord's work
i n Germany s o
f a i t h f u l l y.
T h i s h e l p s t o
make
p ro g re s s i n t h e
w i n n i n g
of s o u l s for
our
Lord.
Also,
t h e g re a t e n c o u r
a g e m e n t w h i c h many of you
h a v e
b e e n
i n
h e l p i n g u s m e e t
our
n e e d s
i n
D,
V,
B, S,
s u p p l i e s,
h a s l i f t e d a g r e a t
load from
our s hou ld ers. W e
d a i ly
pray
t h a t
our
wo n d e r f u l Lord w i l l
r i c h ly
s how er His b l e s s i n g s u p
o n you. F o r t h e s e m a t e r i a l s w i l l h e l p
t o
t a k e C h r i s t a n d H i s G o s p e l
i n t o
ma ny homes for t h e v ery firs t t i m e — w h i c h m e a n s
more
doors wi l l be
o p e n i n g u p for t h e c a u s e of Chri s t. So k e e p u p your wond erfu l l a bors
for Christ and He w i l l
reward
you beyond measure.
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In closi ng, we ask
for y o u r
continued,
faithful prayers on b e h a l f
of
t h e Lord's' v ^ r o r k a n d its p r o g r e s s
i n
Germa ny5 a h d f or t h e D a i l y V a c a
tion Bible School we plan to help
in
August.
Only
through faithful
p r a y e r s of the Christians, can s o u l s b e stirred, enthused, taught a n d
won
to Christ
Jesus—and this
is
our goal--for PRAYER
is
t h e '
KEY to
greater
things
in the
Lord.
Through this door of D. Y. B, 3, many more
d o o r s can be 'open ed, and m a n y h e a r t s
. bro u g h t
t o C h r i s t a n d t h e w h o l e
Gospel
Tru t h. , ' /
\
,
May the Heavenly Rathe r, who sustains a l l life, and grants
a l l
bless
ings, s h o w e r u p o n you
H i s
r i c h e s t
' b l e s s i n g s
a s
you
c o n t i n u e t o f a i t h -
.fully
serve Him w h e r e - you are,
through
helping others to
know
our wond
e r f u l Sav ior t oo.
Our
pr ay er s
g o w i t h
yo u a s yo u r s c o n t i n u e
to.
g o
with us.
Y o u r Co-workers in J e s u s Christ, .
Alva
and
Janice
Phillips-
PURTTY PALEEZE
V/hen
you move, w o u l d you b e s o k i n d to notify the
West
O w o s s o
C h u r c h o f C h r i s t a s o t h e r s a r e d o i n g ? T h i s will s a v e t h e c h u r c h
m u c h
m.oney
in return
po s t a g e..
Thank you.
YffiST
OWOSSO
CHURCH OF CHRIST
119 Hoyt St.
O w o s s o,
M i c h i g a n 48867
Non-profit Org.
U. S.
Postage
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M i c h .,
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ADDRESS
Mr. &Mrs.
A l v a
Phillips
Hedwig-Dransfeldstr. 14
6 Frankfurt am/main
West
Germany
FORWARDING AGEI^
Mr.
& Mrs.
Victor
Slutz
127 S, Hudson St.
Coldwater, Mi ch.
49036
July
Newsletter
Dear Friends in Christ,
O u r h e a r t s h a v e
been
overjoyed;
at
the
p r o g re s s t h e
Gospel of
J e s u s
C h r i s t is m a k i n g
in
G e r m a n y . T h r o u g h t h e G o s p e l Radio B r o a d c a s t o v e r
L-uxemburg,
ma ny
s o u l s a r e
b e i n g
s t i r r e d
for
our Sa v i o u r, a s w e l l
a s
m a ny
C h r i s t i a n s
b e i n g s t r e n g t h e n e d . O n e
o f
t h e s e a r e a s ,
t h e
B l a c k
F o r e s t a r e a , a s k e d
for h e l p. Th ey
w a n t e d
s o m e o n e
t o c o m e
a n d h e l p t o
teach
h e m t h e w a y
of t h e
Lord
mor e
p e r f e c t l y.
T h i s call
c a m e l o n g
b e
f o r e w e a r r i v e d
on
t h e f i e l d . T h u s , w e
h a d
a l w a y s
b e e n
v e r y c o n c e r n e d
and interested in
this
area of
labor
for
our
Lord.
Aft er a r r i v i n g
o n
t h e f i e l d , we s t a r t e d t h e l a n g u a g e s t u d y. W e
h a d
n o t
b e e n
h e r e
t o o
l o n g ,
w h e n
Broth er
Edward
Eb.usz
r e c e i v e d
a
l e t t e r
a s k
ing h i m to b r i n g
us
to
this
n e e d e d area f o r
workers. It
was sometime
b e f o r e w e v r e r e
a b l e
t o m a k e t h a t t r i p .
T h e
t r i p
h a s b e e n m a d e
s e v e r a l
t i m e s
s i n c e .
F o l l o w i n g m u c h p r a ye r , c o n s i d e r a t i o n , a n d c o n s u l t i n g ou r
major
s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s ,
t h e
Lord h a s l a i d i t
u p o n our h e a r t s
to a c
cept this g r e a t challenge.
T h e Lord w i l l i n g , w e will make t h i s m o v e
i n
S e p t e m b e r . Bu t t h i s r e
q u i r e s t w o t h i n g s
o f e a c h of
u s a n d o f ' l u u ,
(il
nA i ERT We n e e d your
d a i ly e a r n e s t
prayers,
a s w e s t e p
i n t o
t h i s n e w a r e a of s e r v i c e
on
faith.
T h e r e
will b e
m a ny p r o b l e m s , s o m e o f w h i c h we h a v e
a l r e a d y
b e g u n
t o
e n
counter, G r e a t e r o n e s
a r e
ye t
to come
So
p l e a s e take t h i s b e f o r e the
Lord
in yo u r prayers each day.
(2) A c a r l
\In
m a k i n g t h i s move,
we
v / i l l be i n a s m a l l r u r a l t o w n .
^
/ O ur l a n g u a g e s t u d y m u s t continue—this m e a n s t r a v e l i n g
t o
S t u t t g a r t ,
f
h i c h
i s a p pro ima t e ly 30 t o 3? miles awa y. Then too, t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d
\.JUs..the Go s p e l
M e s s a g e
a r e s c a t t e r e d t h r o u g h o u t a w i d e a r e a . T h u s ,
t h e
car is a MUST in
taking
the complete Gospel Truths to them.
R e a l i z i n g
t h e e xp e n s e i n v o l v e d
i n
p u r c h a s i n g a
n e w car,
p l u s
t h e
Ge r m a n l i c e n s e a n d
i n s u r a n c e ,
we
h a v e
d e c i d e d
to
o b t a i n
a
g ood
u s e d
c a r .
T h i s will cost us between dollars. Before p u r c h a s i n g an
a u t o m o b i l e ,
we w i l l h a v e
it
o f f i c i a l l y i n s p e c t e d a n d v a l u e d b y
t h e
Ge r
m a n authorities. (The German
c a r
license and i n s - u r a n c e costs approxi
m a t e ly ^ g OJ ^ o H ^ In t h i s
w a y ,
w e w i l l k n o v ^ t h e c a r
is
w o r t h
i t s
s t a t e a '-' V a l u e . r f ^ a nyo n e d e s i r e s
t o
h e l p w i t h
t h i s g r e a t
n e e d, p l e a s e
s e n d
all funds, designated
" c a r
fund", to: Mr. &Mrs.
V i c t o r Slutz—
Forw ardin g Age n t s,
127
S. Hudson
St., Col d w a t e r, M i c h i g a n , 49036
Also,
in m o v i n g to t h e Black Forest,
we h a v e
been a s k e d to serve
as
g u a r d i a n s
o f a
H^ear o l d
g i r l , Ruth,
t h e d a u g h t e r
of
a b l i n d ,
C h r i s t
i a n p r e a c h e r .
" R u t h " i V a h
immer sed
b elie v er i n
Chri s t,
a n d i s a n
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American citizen. Thus she would b e
free
to
travel
with
us
and assist
u s i n
t h e
Lord's work, w her ev er
He
may l e a d. By d o i n g t h i s , we
w i l l
be
g r a n t e d f r e e l i v i n g
qu art e rs,
p l u s a p l a c e i n w h i c h
t o
wors h i p.
T h i s ,
too, p l e a s e keep in
you r
p r a y e r s .
As
each o f u s do
o x i r p a r t
in t h e
f u r t h e r a n c e
o f Christ,'s K i n g d o m ,
m ay
e a c h
b e
b l e s s e d
b ey on d m e a s u r e f r o m God's
b o u n t i f u l
h a n d .
Your co-laborers in Christ,
Alva and Janice Phillips
EDITOR'S
P,S.
If
each
one
who
receives this news-letter would send at
l e a s t
o n e
d o l l a r f or t h e
" c a r f^xnd",
A l v a a n d
Ja n i c e c o u l d
-purchase the car right, way...
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Continue to notify the West Owosso
Church
of Christ immediately of any change of address
V/EST OY/OSSO CHURCH OF
CHRIST
119
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O w o s s o, M i c h i g a n
48867
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July 25,
1964
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/ f C j (
PHILLIPS TO
BLACK
FOREST
Alva
a n d
Mrs.
J a n i c e
Phillips
a r e
making p l a n s
t o m o v e
from Frankfurt,
W e s t Germany t o
t h e
Bl a ck
Forest
a r e a i n September.
They
p l a n
t o l i v e i n a small rural
t o v m 55
mil s
from Stuttgart,
w h e r e
they
w i l l c o n t i n u e t h e i r l a n g u a g e
study.
In addition, the y will become
guardians o f a l4-year-old
Christian
g i r l,
'xh ^ V
a n d
will
r e c e i v e
free
l i v i n g
quarters. be near a p l a c e
of w o r s h i p
already
f \ s
p r e p a r e d , i S d i o f
C l
T h e y h a v e a s s i s t e d E d wa r d
Fausz family
a n d co-workerS in t h e w o r k
-7
s i n c e g o i n g t o t h e
fields
a&d-
t h i s new area
h a s b e e n opened
up
as a r e s u l t
t h e
G o s p e l
^ a d i o b r o a d c a s t
f r o m
R a d i o L u x e m b o u r g ,
As they p r e p a r e
t o
s e t t l e i n t h i s new
field,
t h e y
h a v e
sent a n urgent
r eq u e s t
f o r p r ay e r
s u p p o r t a n d a d d i t i o n a l
f i n a n c e s . In
e n t e r i n g
t h e i r o w n field,
t h e y w i l l n e e d c a r
w h i c h
t h e y e s t i m a t e c a n ^ u r c h a s e * ^ s e d
f o r
J
r \
yvi&Ls.
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hillip
) ^ p l u s
t h e
I 2 5 O
c o s t
of a
G e r m a n
c a r l i c e n s e a n d i n s u r a n c e ,
F o r w a r d ^ d r e s s
i s
V i c t o r S l u t z , 1 2 7
S .
H u d s o n S t r e e t ,
C o l d w a t e r ,
M i c h , 4 9 0 5 6 , F i e l d a d d r e s s f o r t h e p r e s e n t i s s t l l : H e d w i g - D r a n s f e l d s t r , l 4 ,
6 ra nkf urt a m/ma i n.
W e s t
Germany,
"Bo
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ADDRESS
FORV/ARDING
AGEMT
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Alva Phillips
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Victor
Sluta
Hedwig-Dransfeldstr. 14 127 S. Hudson St.
6
r ankfur t
am/ma i n Coldwa t er, Mi c h. 49036
West
Germany
August
Newsletter
Dear Friends
in Christ Jesus,
As J u ly r a p i d l y
s p e d
by, m a n y t h i n g s
h a v e
b e e n h a p p e n i n g . T h e Lord's
work
is progressing—regardless
of the devil's snares
So we
would
like to share these progresses and
changes
with
you.
The
first
g r e a t b l e s s i n g
we
want to s h a r e
with
you, is t h e car
fund.
V/hen we
r e c e i v e d word of
the way
YOU—the Lord's
people—were
s e n d i n g
in
funds to
h e l p
p u r c h a s e
a car for
t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e
Gospel in the
Black F o r e s t a r e a , our h e a r t s
v r e r e
o v e r c o m e w i t h t e a r s o f joy.
Yo u
h a v e no
i d e a
h o w e n c o u r a g i n g t h i s is to
us. We
truly pray t h a t the Lord
will s h o w e r upon you a p o r t i o n of b l e s s i n g s
as
you h a v e
so richly
showered
us.
S e c o n d ly, t h e Lo r d w i l l i n g , we
will
b e m o v i n g
to
t h e B l a c k F o r e s t o n
t h e Slst. of A u g u s t . As a l r e a d y
s t a t e d ,
t h i n g s
h a v e
b e e n
p r o g r e s s i n g
v e r y r a p i d l y . Now, t h i s i s
a
v e r y c h a l l e n e g i n g
s t e p
f or u s to make a s
t h e d e v i l , as u s u a l , h a s b e e n w o r k i n g
o v e r
t i m e to
p r e p a r e
u s a d i s c o u r
aging
welcome. But with the
Lord
and
His
dedicated
people behind
us,
b a c k i n g u s u p
w i t h p r ay er
d a i l y, we a r e a s s u r e d t h a t
t h e
Lord
a n d H i s
work will
be_vi;G:torxous"ii P l e a s e .do
r e m e m b e r t h i s in
your p r a y e r s as
t h i s i s
a
v e ry 'trying
t i m e o n b o t h
of
u s,
a n d
e s p e c i a l ly o n
J a n i c e a s
s h e is e x p e c t i n g
in
t h e m i d d l e of N o v e m b e r,
a n d
c a n n o t do all t h e t h i n g s
s h e a o - ' ^ d a ^ J r e s t o d o - i T h u s , w e a s k t h a t
you
w i l l k e e p h e r
t o o
in your
daily
p r a y e F s j ^ t T i a T S l r e ' T i i a y -
have the heeded ph ysical strength.
Due to
the determination
of the
Senior
Youth
of the River
P a rk' ""
C h u r c h
of
C h r i s t , v / h o
s t a r t e d
a
p roj e c t o f
p u r c h a s i n g f o r u s a
m o v i e
camera,
for taking pictures
of
the Lord's work and the great needs in
Germa ny, v ; e
h a v e
b e e n a b l e to
p u r c h a s e
a
Bell
a n d H o w e l l m o v i e c a m e r a .
It
is a real beauty. But
it
will take a
few
m o n t h s for us
t o
b e c o m e
a dj u s t e d
t o
it,
i n
o r d e r
t o
p r o d u c e
f i l m s for
yo u t o s e e .
Thus,
b e
p a t i e n t
w i t h u s
in
t h i s
p roj e c t a n d w e will
g e t
t h e m to yo u a s s o o n as
possible.
As
of S e p t e m b e r 1st., o u r n e w address v/ill b e as follows: Mr. & r s .
A l v a A. P h i l l i p s , 7261
S t a m m h e i m .
H a u p p s t r a s s e 13, PLEASE DO
NOT
send any
to
our
Frankfurt address
after
August 20th.
F o r
this will
only make
it
difficult
for our
landlord. Please
remember
t h i s ^
After
t h e 2 0t h . of A u g u s t , s e n d all m a i l to 726l S t a m m h e i m . ( A l w ay s
u n d e r l i n e
Stammheim )
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We
will
draw
this
letter
to
a close so that there will
be
needed
s p a c e
f o r
our f i n a n c i a l r e p o r t ,
V / e
t r u l y t h a n k t h e
Lord d a i l y f o r
e a c h
a n d e v e r y
o n e of
you
w h o
m ak e
t h e G o s p e l g o
f o r w a r d i n
G erm a ny. If i t
w e r e n o t for you a n d your f a i t h f u l pr ay er s a n d s u p p o r t
i n
our b e h a l f ,
we
c o u l d d o n o t h i n g for o u r Lo r d a n d S a v i o r J e s u s Christ. Please,
alvrays
remember—YOU
m a k e
t h e G o s p e l p r o g r e s s or s t a l l l V / e
p r ay
t h a t
you
will a l w a y s
h e l p
i t
g o f o r t h
for CHRISTll
M a y God
r i c h l y
b l e s s
each and every one of you daily.
Yours in Christ Jesus,
Alva and Janice Phillips
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May
1
Rent and utilities
Groceries
Personal expenses
Household furnishings
Medicine
.
Tithe
(unlisted) Total ̂ 359-55
M o n t h l y s a l a r y JiBGO.OO
Balance on
hand
July
31st.
$122.32
57-04
52.51
122.59
5.09
FINAkUlAL REPORT
brought forward
June
ay
$122.44
56.27
59.48
.9
$238.78
$300.00
July
$123.09
61.90
49.21
65.00
3-14
$302.34
$300.00
MISSION REPORT
Balance on hand
May Ist.
Monthly
salary—$100.00.
Total f o r May, J u n e &July
Travel
Postage
Fi m
Schooling
Display material
Evangelism
Office
supplies
Total for
each
month
$
May
23.87
9.40
6.99
17.50
June
$ 39.14
11.72
1100,-00
3.84
$174.20
July
$
35.23
6.82
3.49
17.50
2.50
$65.54
$92.77
$990.67
Balance on h a n d July 31st.
$4.16—due t o c h a n g e over
i n
m o n e y— d o l l a r s to Ger. marks
$900.00
2.10
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APP_BKS3
Mr. &
Mrs.
Alva Phillips
7261 Sinnnih.3im. Krs. Calw.
Hauptstrasse 13
West Q e r r i a n y
F0RWARDI3MG AGENT
Mr.&
rs.
Victor
Slutz
127 S. Hudson
St.
Coldwater, Mi ch. 49036
S e p t e m b e r N e w s l e t t e r
Dear Friends in
Christ,
Du r i n g t h e
p a s t
mo n t h s o
very many thi n gs h a v e
happen ed,
some,
of
w h : l c h were
n o t
too
plea san t , while o thers
were
u p l ift i ng,
spiritually.
But t h r o n g h a l l t h e s e t r i a l s a nd exp eri e nc e s,
our
f a i t h h a s b e e n g r e a t -
] . y
s t r e n g t h e n e d , a n d b l e s s e d t h r o u g h Ch r i s t Je s u s .
T h e
f i r s t
t h i n g
we
w o u l d l i k e
t o a s k of
e a c h
a n d
e v e ryo n e
of
you,
is
P
K A Y
E R
in our b e h a l f .
V / e
a r e
b e i n g
g r e a t l y t r i e d a t
t h e
p r e s e n t ,
y / e
h a v e just moved on to a n e w
f i e l d,
h a v e
a n
88
year
old, bl i n d,
C h r i s t i a n man t o
c a r e
for, v / h o
i s quite
i l l
a t t h e
p r e s e n t, d u e
t o a
b a d r u p t u r e . T h i s i s v e ry
s t r e n u o u s
on
u s ,
a s
h e
m u s t be l i f t e d a n d
c ar ed for cont i nu a l ly. Thus, we a r e
a s k i n g
t h a t
you pra y
for
Brother
V'altke's
h e a l t h,
for
our
s t r e n g t h t o be r e n e w e d, a n d
t h a t
i n a l l t h i n g s,
the lord*s will may be done.
Yes,
we
a r e n o w
l i v i n g
i n t h e Black
F or e s t a r e a,
i n
t h e t o w n of
Stammh e im. It i s a s m a l l , c o u n t ry v i l l a g e , w i t h a l l t h e quain t
German
a r c h i t e c t u r e . T h e
p e o p l e
s e e m
v e ry
p l e a s e d t o h a v e u s h e r e ,
a s
we
t e l l
t b e m t h a t
w e a r e
m i s s i o n a r i e s , d e s i r i n g
t o
s h a r e
w i t h t h e m t h e G o s p e l
Ci Jes u s
Christ,
a n d
s h ow
t h em Chri s t i a n lov e. Th erefore, we f e e l t h a t
t b e o p p o r t u n i t i e s
h e r e
a r e v e r y
g r e a t a n d t h a t
t h r o u g h
p a t i e n t V7ork,
s t u dy, a n d t e a c h i n g ,
m a ny v i c t o r i e s
w i l l be
won
for
C h r i s t
J e s u s .
Please remember this a l v / a y s in
your
prayers,
for your prayers
open
doors for
the
advancement
of
Christ and
the
Gospel
in
Germany.
V e m o v e d to S t a m m h e i m o n A u g u s t 2 8t h . d u e to t h e b u s y s c h e d u l e of
Brother Ed Fausz.
He and
h i s family graciously let t h e i r
w o r k
go
f o r
t h e
day,
a n d h e l p e d u s
m a ke t h e l o n g m ov e to S t a m m h e i m .
F o r t h i s
we
t ? : ' i . l y
t h a n k
t h e m a n d t h e
Lord.
V / e
h a d
o n l y b e e n
h e r e
5
ays,
vrhen
Brot h e r W a l tke be c a me
v e ry
i l l ,
d u e
t o
a
r u p t u r e . He h ad
t o
be r u s h e d
to t h e hospital f o r immediate
treatment.
The
Doctors s a i d
that h e
v:ould n o t h a v e l i v e d two m o r e h o u r s w i t h o u t
treatment. So,
o n c e again
cur
prayers
of
thanksgiving go
up
before
o u r Lord and
Savior Jesus
Christ f o r the
wonderful way in which
H e c a r e s f o r His
own.
VJell, G e r m a n s t u d y
i s
n o w p r o g r e s s i n g
m u c h
mor e r a p i d l y ,
s i n c e
Alva takes the study in Stuttgart. He
covered
3
lessons
in one even
ing.
Since h e is ever
speaking
the language with the people,
his
vo-_^-
c a b u l a r y
too i s g r o w i n g . In
all
t h i n g s w e h a v e b e e n
a b l e
t o s e e
t h e ^ '
Lord's hand
a t
work. This t ruly i s a s t r e n g t h e n i n g power i n
our
l i v e s.
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In
c l o s i n g , we
w o u l d l i k e
to
e x p r e s s
our t h a n k s , a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n
for
all of you,
w h o
h a v e f a i t h f u l l y
b a c k e d
u s v^ith your p r a y e r s . O n e n e v e r
knows
h o v / r e wa r d i n g t h i s u n t i l he exper ie n c e s
i t . M ay your prayers
e v e r g o
w i t h u s
i n
t h e Lord' s l a b or s h e re , a n d may our w o n d e r f u l
h e a v e n ly F a t h e r s h o v / e r
His
a b u n d a n c e of b l e s s i n g s u p o n you a lways.
Your
CO-laborers
in
Christ
A l v a & a n i c e
P h i l l i p s
j ; i
j j
* *l : *|
8 s
*
E d i t o r ' s n o t e ; REMEMBER? tHE CAR
FUNDS
I
AND
,
w i l l
you PLEASE remember
t o
g i v e u s
your
c h a n g e o f a d d r e s s .
Many
thanks
to those who
have
done so.
V/EST OV/OSSO
CHURCH OP
CHRIST
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ADDRESS
Mr. &
rs, Alva Phillips
7261
Stammheim.
Krs. Calw.
Hauptstrasse 13
West
Germany
D e a r F r i e n d s
in
C h r i s t Je s u s ,
PQRYifARDING AGEM
Mr.&
rs. Victor
Sluts
127 S. Hudson St.
Goldwater, Mi c h . 49036
October Newsletter
In
t h e m o n t h t h a t
h a s
r a p i d l y p a s t , t h e Lord
h a s
t r u ly
p e r m i t t e d
us
to be tested and tried by the devil*s
hosts.
As we made
o u r
move into
t h e Bl a c k F o r e s t
a r e a ,
t o t h e t o w n
of
Stammheim, we
w e r e u n d e r
t h e
im^
pression
that
we would have a n
t i n f u r n i s h e d
apartment t o ourselves,
a nd
t h a t we
would
fix t h e
m e a l s
a n d
c a r e f o r M r .
? i ? a l t k e ,
(88 year s
o l d ,
b l i n d ,
& a d ly
r u p t u r e d )
in
p a ym e n t for
our r e n t .
Bu t w h e n
w e
a r r i v e d ,
we
f o u n d
o u t t h a t
we w e r e
to l i v e in^Ms* p a r t m e n t ,
a n d
take
c a r e of
h i m. T h i s w e a c c e p t e d,
a s a r e a l
c h a l l e n g e , b u t t h i s
wa s
only
t h e
v e ry
b e g i n n i n g .
Also, we w e r e t o
c a r e
for
h i s
14 year old
d a u g h t e r .
O n l y
after movin g i n ^th i m for
a week
did we b e g i n t o re a l i z e a n d told
- t h e
-whole-
truth.- Mr.a l t k e * -mind is- not-r-ight, du e- o-a-st roke,-a n d -
i t
i s r a p i d ly g e t t i n g wors e.
At t i m e s,
we
b e l i e v e
t h a t i t
i s nearly,
g o n e , a s
h e
t a l k s a n d a r g u e s w i t h h i m s e l f.
Al s o,
h e i s f o rg e t f u l , a n d
g e t s l o s t
often..
T h e n
too,
h i s
d a u g h t e r ,
R u t h ,
i s
i n a
home
for
you ng
l a d i e s ,
w h e r e
s h e . w i l l
g e t pr op er
training—as t h e
c o u r t
f e l t
t h a t
h e r
f a t h e r
was. physic all y
l i n a b l e t o r a i s e :her, n d her mother
h a s b e e n
d e a d
f o r :over t w o
y e a r s . All
of t h i s w e l e a r n e d a ft e r h a v i n g l i v e d h e r e a
we ek or more. Not
knowi ng
a l l o f
t h e s e
t h i n g s
t o b e g i n
wi t h, made
i t
very
t r yi n g a n d
d i f f i c u l t for u s--for h i s o u t l o o k o n l i f e is very b i t
ter,
This we were not
u s ed
t o a t
a l l.
But after talking t o
a doctor,
a nurse , and three or four friends who h a v e h e l p e d t o c a r e
for
him,
Ja ni c e ( e s p e c i a l l y )
a n d
I
Came
t o t a k e w h a t h e s a i d w i t h a
g r a i n
of
s a l t . But, for
o n e
i n s t a n t , p u t t i ng yours e lf i n my wife*s s i t u a t i o n ,
a n d r e c e i v i n g only c r i t i c i sm, a n d c o m p l a i n i n g for
a l l your
hard efforts,
wi t hou t knowi ng why, will h e l p you
t o
quickly r e a l i z e why Sep t ember wa s
s o t ryi n g . T hr ou g h i t a l l, our Lord h a s greatly b l e s s e d u s
w i t h
s t r e n g
t h
an d grace,
increased
our
f a i t h a n d
patience,
a n d
brought
u s
humbly
t o t h e realization t h a t , without . C h r i s t
t o
lead,
strengthe n, guide,
^ess,
n d
ke e p u s ^ , we a r e n o t h i n g . Only through our l e t t i n g Christ
u s e
our l i v e s a s v e s s e l s
for
I M . S
K i n g d om
c a n we
b e u s e d
to c a rry a n d
p r o c l a i m t h e m e s s a g e of
Chris t.
Yes, Sep t ember h a s b e e n v e ry tryi ng fcr
us--but t hro ugh i t
a l l
our Lord h a s h e l p e d
u s
t o
re a l i z e
exactly
wha t
He
means
i n His
Word when
he
says, "Come un to Me,
a l l ye
t h a t labour
a nd
a r . e - h e a v y ^
l a d r c n ^ — a n d I will-^^ve
.
Take My"yoke
upon"you,
a n d l e a r n of
Me s For M y
yoke
i s
easy, a n d M y burden i s l i g h t " (M a t t .
W h i l e t h e
Lord patiently
t a u g h t u s His w i l l for
our
l i v e s
during
t h e
p a s t
mont h,
He
r i c h ly
blessed
H i s
labors
h e r e
i n
Germany, As t h e
Lord
u s e d my feeble
efforts
a nd lac k of knowiedg e i n t h e
l a n g u a g e
t o c a l l on
t h e
p eopl e
of Sta mmheim, th e
mes s a g e
of Chfis t
s t irred
a n d
i n t e f e s t e d
8
o r 10 . d i f f e r e n t
souls. F o r
this, we truly
thank
th e Lord.
One
man,
Whom
I
spoke t o concerning
the Bible,
said he would love
t o
study
God*s
Word with
me,
a n d i n s o doing, he would better come to know God's wiil
for his and
h i s
family's live s, and through
i t a l l
he
would
help me t O '
more r a p i d ly l e a r n t h e Bi b l e l a n g u a g e i n Gefman. Two
. o r
t h r e e o t h ^ r
p e o p l e , who
w e r e o r are ' ' s o - c a ll e d :
m e m b e r s
of the Stat e Church,
want
t o
study
God's
Word
w i t h u s ,
a s
w e l l a s
4 r
6
mmersed
be l i e v ers i n
Christ
J e s u s . : Most of t h i s
was
l e a r n e d
from
h o u s e to
h o u s e
c a l l i n g ,
and from
s p e a k i n g t o p e o p l e on t h e s t r e e t . V / e w er e t ol d t h a t w e : c o u l a u s e t h e
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c h a p e l here,
w h i c h i s
co n n ected
onto t h e
ho use. But
t h e
Christian s
r e f u s e
t o
com e h er e for s e r v i c e s , a s t h e y know M r .
V/altke,
h i s
u n s c r i p t-
u r a l
bel i efs, a nd
hi s
bitter way of dealin g w ith peo ple, s i nc e
hi s
stroke.
Thus, ^ e f e e X - , t h a t i t
? / o u l d
b e
most profitable
i n
the Lord's
ywork
here, for u ' s ' ^ ' t ' o obtain a room
o r meeting
place elsewhere.
V / e
f
have
considered moving into a
5
oom apa rtment, after t he baby
is
born,
which will mean
that we could use
the living
room
f o r weekly Bible
studyj
but
w e ar e no t s u r e just w h e r e t h e Lord
would
h a v e u s me e t for
w o rs h i p s e r v i c e s . A s t h e t i m e
a r r i v e s ,
we know t h e Lord wi l l work i t
ou t. At t h e p r e s e n t my
German s t u dy
i s not quit e a d v a n c e d e n o u g h
for
d i r e c t
Bible
t e a c h i n g , a s you know i t i n t h e S t a t e s , b u t I am not hi nd-
red i n talking t o others conc erni ng
Christ.
In
thi s small ^way,
t he
Lord
is shov.dng
us w h e r e
t h e
" f i s h " are—from h e n c e f o r t h ,
i t i s
ou r
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o
t e a c h t h e m a n d shovr t h e m t h e l o v e
o f Ch r i s t
J e s u s fo r
l o s t s o u l s .
I
h a v e b e e n k e p t
v e ry
bu sy
i n
t h e Germa n s t u dy, s i n c e I'm
i n a v e r y r a p i d l y m o v i n g c l a s s ,
a n d
m u s t t r a v e l t o a n d f r o m
S t u t t g a r t
- for—clai3s-
- - h i f o - n i g h t s
a week,-two- h e u - r - s — e a c h r . -
d ) . 1 y — t g a v e l
-is—done-by
t r a i n ,
d u e t o
t h e
p r i c e
of
g a s o l i n e ,
a
g a l l o n ) . T h e
Lord w i l l i n g ,
I h o p e
to b e a b l e to s t a r t r e g u l a r
Bible
study
groups
in N o v e m b e r ,
t o
w a r d s t h e l a t t e r
p a r t
o f
t h e m o n t h a s our c h i l d
i s
d u e
t o
a r r i v e
in
the
m i d d l e
of November. Please p r a y
t h a t
through the L o r d ' s g u i d a n c e
a n d
h e l p ,
I
w i l l
b e
a b l e t o
m o r e
r a p i d l y
l e a r n t h e G e r m a n
l a n g u a g e ,
and
be ready for this great challenge vjhich
lies
before me. In the
m e a n t i m e , t h e Lo r d a n d
I
will c o n t i n u e to m a ke c o n t a c t w i t h m o re
p e o p l e , c a l l i n g on
them
and setting forth
a
Christ-like e x a m p l e
in all
things.
A l s o ,
I h o p e
to b e a b l e to m e e t with
o n e y o u n g man
this
month
to
s h a r e
G o d ' s W o r d with h i m and p e r h a p s others.
Yes,
the field
of
S t a m m h e i m i s v e r y
p l e n t e o u s , bu t t h e l a b o r e r s
a r e
s o
few. Do
p r a y
t h a t
the Lord v / i l l send forth more workers for
His
vineyard of Europe.
Praise be to God who maketh all things possiblel O u r hearts are
o v e r-joye d, beyo nd w o r d s , a t t h e m a r v e l o u s w a y
in
w h i c h
o u r
g r e a t
Savior has
taken care
of o u r
every
need
through
His
children—you
dedicated Christians.
Through
v o u
we
w e r e
able
tô purchase a
car,
pay
t h e
i n s u r a n c e o p
i t ,
a n d o b t a i n
f h s
l i c e n s e p l a t e s ,
a l l
for
a p p r o x i - ^ .'
mate ly $60f.00. Altoge th er, app roximatel y 4^300.00 h a s t h u s far com e
i n
for
t h e car f u n d. ' A
t a p e re cord e i, too, ha s b e e n o b t a i n e d,
w h i c h
w i l l h e l p
i n
t h e s e n ^ ^ . g ^ b h t o f H i s M e s s a g e . M a n y o t h e r
g i f t s
h a v e
b e e n
s e n t
t o us, w h i c h
h a v e c e r t a i n l y h e l p e d
t o l e s s e n
our
l o a d . May
our- bountiful Lord richly bless each'of-your lives from HTs stbrehbuse
of
blessings.
Your
co-laborers
in Christ,
Janice & Alva
Phillips
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