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B M i d w e s t e r n S c h o l o f E v a n S"** Helping inadminstering

MARCH APRIL, 1981
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SKETCHES OF FOUR SUMMER INTERNS

Charles Green

Karen Snell, student at

gelism, Ottumwa, Iowa will be making her second visit to London. She was a part of the group two years ago

the summer program from June through the middle of August will be Charles Green. It will be our privi lege to have Charles helping

who helped in the starting

of the Streatham church

and the VBS programs in

the Balham church. We will be glad to have Karen back.

us. I have known brother

Green as long as I have been a Christian. I met him at my baptism! He attended the event and made some providential statements which,

unfortunately, I have not been able to live up to. But

the positive nature of his interest in us then has never

been forgotten and has always been appreciated. Charles is a retired scientist who spent many years at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. His children and Charlotte (as a child) were chums in Bible camp in Eastern Pennsylvania. Always deeply committed to the New Testament church, he became a home mis sionary after his retirement from Bell. More recently he has located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles will be: helping me in the administration of the summer pro
gram.

Others coming this summer, who have not been mentioned as yet, include Lynn Richardson, LaGrande, OR; Gwen Conaway, Hastings, NE; Linda McDaniel, Oberlin, KS; Grace Drake (coming to cook), Kimball, NE; Jennifer Green, Rutland, VT; Stanley Rutledge, Lincoln, NE; Doug Gibson, Higginsville, MO; Kenneth Miller (my son), Joplin, MO; Karen Sluyter, Sand Point, ID.

SUMMER PROGRAM EXTENDED

There has been so much Interest in interning in London this summer that we felt it would be best to extend the program rather than turn away young people eager to work for the Lord. Thus a second session has evolved. The Lord does not let us go on with
out good reason as more invitations from churches have been ex

4 f David Alen Phelps,

. Jr. is one of four students

tended to us to help than we could have taken care of. Thus we will need the 10 to 12 people livingand working from our home for the
three months this summer.

The Lord has opened the following doors of service:

at Ball State U. in Muncie,

Indiana who will aim at mak

STREATHAM
Center for house-to-house calling and evening VBS for young people in the area. Night VBS since school willnot be out in June when we begin. Literature distribution willextend out from Streat ham into what we hope will be 50,000 homes.

ing an impact for Christ this

summer in London. David is

a part of the Christian Stu-

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dent Foundation led by Willard Walls on the cam

pus of Ball State. The other students who are coming from Muncie make a good

CLAPHAM
We will have two weeks of VBS and extensive calling and bus ing of young people from S. London to the church in Clapham Common. Our assistance is being directed by the Clapham church
under the direction of Neville Pink and Neville Shaw. There will

impression as far as talents go.Withyoungpeoplelike

these we should leave an impression for Christ in
England.

also be a three-day preaching rally from May 30 to August 2 at the

Clapham church building.

STRETFORD-MANCHESTER
I Wanda Toon a re-

Jir

1 the main program this year.

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peater, too. Wanda is a student at Ozark Bible College and is coming to be a part of

Help will be extended to the Stretford church which is led by Alan Ashurst (whose ministry with Muslims has been having good success). It is our privilege to be led by Alan in the work there for a week and expedite his important work. Converting Muslims is the
"front lines."

Wanda madea deep impreslast year and several are

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people in London

COVENTRY
Rick Blazek, minister, is planning an evangelistic thrust this summer and has asked us to supply some of the needed leg-power. It is a joy for us to look forward to being involved and help in a small way. Rick will lead us in literature distribution, and witnessing
opportunities.

has a very good way with people. I heard that she intends to get married when she returns to the USA. Lucky fellow!

looking for her return. She

BUCKIE PORT, KNOCKIE,

SCOTLAND An initial calling and literature distribution campaign in June for a few days will be followed by a full week of VBS and teaching house-to-house. We will be assisting Sam Burton, minister. Sam

WHERE ARE THE BLOKES!

This might be the cry each and every day. We have many contacts with women who are trying to make a life for themselves and

will also be helping usonthe Clapham preaching rally this summer. Some of my readers will know Sam through his wife Alathea, daughter of Vickie Hintz (deceased), missionary toJamaica. Her

mother (Vickie) was sisterto June Blanshan whose husband Bob

has taken up the mantle in Jamaica. We are all related some way,

aren't we?

less when it comes to the responsibilities of marriage and respon sible parenthood. That doesn't mean there are no decent men but itdoes mean that Iam convinced that irresponsible men in England are endemic! Where are the men? They are not taking of the
women they married. They are not taking care of the children

their children but few with men. It is exasperating. It is not that I don't like women. Quite thecontrary. But I amcommitted to the way of Jesus and 1am convinced that men must be called in ques tion in this generation. The general condition is that men are gut

LANDSTUHL, GERMANY
TheChristian Church inLandstuhl hadinvited us to help inan evangelistic program including VBS and home calling. Diane Miller, missionary from Sisters, Oregon, iscoordinating our work
there.

they sired. The problem is not tobe blamed on the changing status ofwomen. That is too easy anout, Itis more easily seen when you study that the men have taken flight of their duties and adopted
the easy way out. Blaming the dominant woman syndrome is a
copout. Let'sadmititthat isjust plain gutlessnessinthe menofthis

THESE THREE MONTHS ofactivities are seed-sowing, evan gelistic ventures. It is now up to us to pray the Lord of the Harvest for the laborers, and for the Harvest. Your part is to pray! Don't let us down. "He that goes forth with weeping, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again bringinghis sheaves with him."
"He that sows, sows in hope."

generation. I think that it is time for men to accepttheir responsi bilities, to prepare themselves, and to take care ofthe responsi

bilities they start with. Stop taking advantage of women and letting
them raise families while you continue playing games. Itistime to
be men! Isn't it?

At right Cella Miller, age 12, is a teacher In the Sunday School in Streatham. Charlotte Miller, with Diane Blow and Celia, are Bible
School teachers at Streatham.

Marlow Lomas, standing, plays the part of Jesus Inthe story of the
Little Children being brought to Jesus.

CHARLOTTE IN FLORIDA
Charlotte Miller is planning a visit to Florida where she will visit churches and speak concerning the news for evangelism in Europe. She will also visit her uncle in Pompano Beach. Her itinerary will take her to churches in Panama City, Windemere,
Pompano Beach, Clermont, and Titusville. She will also visit

50,000 MAGAZINES
Most of you readingthis have alreadyseen the magazines that
we are distributing in London this summer. We have received
good comments.

Randall Smith, who incidentally baptized me in 1949 and who

married Charlotte and I in 1953, sent a note with a contribution.

friends in churches in Orlando and Lakeland. She is expected to leave April 3 and return about April 23.

He said: 'Tell Fred the magazine says it all."We have had other respondents saying their copies were given to new converts be cause there was so much good material in the copy theyreceived.

VISITORS COMING
Expected in the near future at Streatham is a visit from Don

and Joan Leach, who are both teaching in the Biblecenter at Selly Oak Colleges. Don and Joan are teachers in Manhattan Christian College in Kansas and are spending one year here in England.

Twoor threepeople hadalready sent about$150 to help before we had mailed the magazine. The following have sent in contri butions in the envelopes made for that purpose: PaulShaw, AZ;

Church ofChrist, MN; Gene Kopperman, OR; Tom Caulley, OR;

Lea Rouse, MO; Walter Sharp, lA; CarolGillette, AZ; Wm Gossett, IL; B. A. Allen, MO; H.N. Solliday, lA; Bader Church, IL;
Randall Smith, MS; Elizabeth Miller, NJ. These offerings for the magazine amount to $899.The cost of

Also expected soon is Dana Campbell, West Concord, MN,

who will be spending several weeks in London and Scotland. We

hope to see Brit,a German girl,a friendof the family who will spend a portion of her holiday with us. Coming in May will be Kenneth Beckman, Boise, ID, who will hold a meeting at the Streatham church and deal mainly with archeology and the Bible.

the50,000 magazines will come nearer $4,000 when theyarefinally in hand. Thus we have $3,000 to raise yet and the printer is relucent to shipthemwithout his payment. It isimperative that they
be here. Please help us get them here on time.

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The day after the Brixton riots. Fred Jr. and Fred Sr. survey the
area. Burned out shop in the background.

'Map taken from "Horizons" July 15, 1981 Issue

LANDSTUHL, GERMANY
Our team effort has taken to Germany for VBS in the church in Landstuhl. Daily door-to-door calling made new contacts for the church. 88 young people were taught daily in VBS and a large number of parents were introduced to the church when they at tended the closing program on Sunday night. Many of the Chris tians were encouraged and expressed appreciation for the pro gram and that it could be done again. We hope so, too.

RIOTS IN LONDON
Yes, we are in the riot zones in London. Yes, you do need to pray for the safety of the family and our Christian workers. We

have a National Front (Neo-Nazi) meeting place a few hundred yards from our door. Mass gathering of youths who throw stones through shop windows close by with increasing frequency. Fre quent marches have caused shop keepers to board up windows. Since the outbreak of widespread violence it is the rule all over London. Nightly vanloads of police are moved into our neighbor hood and kept at the ready to contain violence ifit breaks out. The South Hall riots were stirred up by the Nazi element. Socialists helped to stir up the Brixton riots and Marxists were generally in volved in all the other discord in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Preston, Leicester, Wood Green, Balham, Streatham, and Bitmingham. All are places where we are pressing the battle for Jesus or have done some work in the past. A concert was cancelled by the government in Clapham common because of the threat of a riot. We hold VBS next week in Clapham common.

.to
Interns and cartons containing 50,000 magazines to be distributed
48 o1 80 cartons have been placed. Van in background has been In

use for three full years. At right,lntemTom Sterk. Passing out litera

SUMMER PROGRAM
IN FULL SWING
Many English and European churches are being helped this summer by the team. Already literally thousands have had some seed of the Kingdom sowed in their lives in Scotland with the

ture does have some hazardsl

PROGRESS IN LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION

35,000 copies of a magazine describing the New Testament

Buckie church and in Coventry under the leadership of Rick Blazek and Sam Burton. 5,000 specifically planned invitations were passed out in Coventry and door-to-door calling uncovered
many who wish to study the Scriptures in their homes. In Streat

church have been distributed in cities in England, Scotland and Germany. Biblecorrespondence courses are coming in and so are
enquiries by phone and mail. At least five new contacts have actually attended services in the church at Streatham as a result.

ham a Bible school was held with the highest number of children ever from the neighborhood. New people are attending the church in Streatham (among whom is Jean Carpenter, whose decision to

$1,200 remain to be paid for the literature.

be a New Testament Christian is in the balance). Joyce Mason, Philip Brady, Paul and Sheila Reynolds are attending.
At this time, an advance team is in Redditch preparing for the
main group when we arrive in a few days. We will have a half hour program each day in a public school with 400 children who will

BILL DOTY IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Bill Doty, our forwarding agent, has had a serious heart attack and is in intensive care at the time of this writing. Prayer for his re covery is requested. Billhas a crown laid up for him in heaven and we do not begrudge him the journey (either later or now) but he is a needed helper in the work of God. He would leave a great void in the Rutland, Vermont, church and our work is expedited by him. We therefore ask that you join with us in prayer for his re
covery.

hear the gospel in song and with special puppet presentations put on by Gene Rutter, minister from Ridgeway, PA, who is helping
us. Your prayers are in order for the Redditch church. More on
them next time.

NEVILLE PINK

KEEPS THE BATTLE GOING

There have been three baptisms recently in the Clapham church. One of the converts islong-time church-goerPatsy Estick. We pray the Lord's blessing on all those who have recently be come part of the body of Christ. Especially do we look for Patsy
to become a leader in the church.

Nalda Merril is substituting for us as forwarding agent during Bill's illness. Please give a little time for your receipts to arrive. Each and every gift is receipted and if it is not, please inform us that you have not received a receipt and thank you note for your gift. Please remember the mission.
Before Bill was hospitalized he informed us that income was

down considerably during the last two months. We leave it to the churches and the Lord as to whether we are where we ought to be. Your support is needed to keep us here. We look at it as

though we are on the front lines of the majorbattleof our time the struggle between atheistic marxism and the faith of our Lord

UNEXPECTED OR EXPECTED?
Judy Jones is a L;autiful person who applied as a prospective
intern for this summer. Judy's home church is a Methodist church

Jesus Christ. Ifyou haven't given recently, we urge you to help us to make up several deficits in literature, salary and building
payments, and transportation of young people to the work.

near her home where the people are all devoted to serving the Lord but there is a limited amount of diligent learningof what the Biblemessage means. When I received the applicationIwas hope ful that Judy could help us and that we might also help her. When
I met her personally last spring I became convinced that the Lord would use us to bless each other. Judy has been a great asset to our work this summer. We are happy to report that Judy ha ^obey ed her Lord by being immersed in Christian baptism for the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit! I had the privilegeof immersing her into Christ in Bermondsy, London.

BRAINWASHING IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Bible study circles

The recent stepped-up campaign against a modest peligious revival in Czechoslovakia should be seen against this background. The number of intellectuals who hold philosophy seminars will always remain small and their influence on people limited. But the
recent growth in unofficial Bible study circles and the number of secretly-ordained priests can have unforeseen consequences. It could make ordinary people refuse a life based on lies.
Summer V6S in Streatham. Some of these youth have been taught for three years.

VBS MATERIALS AVAILABLE

Mission lessons featuring London Mission with a lesson and a large picture for each day are available. If you would like to feature London Mission in your VBS, write to us directly in London. Don't forget to use foreign airmail postage or your letter will take 2 months. Allow six to nine days for your letter to be delivered to us and the same for a reply.

Since the beginning of March, Slovak papers have, almost daily, contained extensive coverage on the problem of dealing with religion. At the Prague Party Congress, the Slovak Party leader Vasil Bilak pressed on delegates 'the utmost urgency of atheistic education'. Over the last year, the pupils of most of the Slovak secondary schools had to attend compulsory lectures and
courses in atheism. Failure to attend the lectures meant that the

NEEDED
1,000 partners in prayer. Send your name to receive a prayer
reminder.

100 people to be come members of our "Royal Family". 50 people who will act as "Partners in the Kingdom". 10 churches who will help us press the battle. 1. Will you as a "Family" member, commit yourself to helping with $25 sent four times per year? - ($100 per year)?

pupils would receive bad marks. The ideology and method of persuasion during these courses was far less subtle than is persuasion during these courses was far less subtle than is normal ly the case. It was epitomized by a motto displayed at a high school in Trencin where an atheist group had been formed: There will never be prosperity untii the last remaining priest is struck down with the last remaining stone from the the last re maining church. House searches and interrogations have been a familiar fea ture in the life of Slovak Catholics, but the deployment of young secret agents to sit reading religious literature openly on trains so that they could find their way into clandestine Christian groups is something of a novelty. It shows that the state authorities have realized where the real threat to the ideological state lies. *Based on a report from the Keston News Service.

STRATEGY FOR EVANGELISM

1. PENETRATION of the whole world! "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). 2. MOBILIZATION of the whole church! .. now, through the

2. Will you, as a "Partner", commit $25 per month for the work in Europe? ($300 per year)? 3. Will your church fill the gap of several who have discontinued sending $50 per month?
4. Will you be one of 1,000 people needed to keep this work before the Lord with prayer for victory over spiritual forces? Please
inform us of the decision.

church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known..." (Eph. 3:10 NIV).

3. UTILIZATIONof every legitimate means! 1 am made allthings to all men, that I might by all means save some" (1 Cor. 9:22).
"Victor Knowles

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Accompanied by James A. Lane and son George, I held a meeting in Balham where things were again made ready for us by Neville Shaw who had two ready to baptize. The church was strengthened and the numbers growing. Visits to Wigan were made in the company of Alan Ashurst and
to other churches in the midlands.

FEBRUARY 1978

Resignationfrom the administrative position of the church and school at Rutland, Vermont, was announced and the impendingmove scheduled for September for the Miller family. A three-fold ministry was outlined.

Fred with three of Redditch Church of Christ leaders: Tony, Coiin

and Peter. Cooperation greatly strengthened the church's witness.

OUTLINE OF MILLER MISSION TO ENGLAND

MARCH 1976

Visit to England first getting acquainted with churches in Kentishtown, Brighton, Fulham and Coventry and becoming aware of the special pro blems of churches of Christ in England including the "old path" and the impending (then) merger with the United Reformed Church (URC). De veloped an understanding of the direction of American missionaries work ing with English churches and the reasons for new and different approach
es.

Judy Jones, already a believer when she arrived In England, com* pleted her obedience to Christ In Christian baptism.

SUMMER 1976

Spoke inthe USA at churchesand gatherings with a view to recruiting

a team for a campaign for Christ in England in the summer of 1977.

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Two team members sharing Christ with school children at Redditch.
SPRING AND SUMMER 1978

Teachers lool<ing on while team speaks of Christ. Headmaster then

recommended that all attend the V.B.S. Over 90 did so!

Traveled over 20,000 miles to raise funds for the work. Neville Shaw and Neville Pink spoke at the 20th year anniversary rally in Vermont. In August final preparations were made selling house and stuff accumulated during 21-year ministry in New England. Several camps and rallies were
also attended.

DECEMBER 1976

SEPTEMBER 13, 1978

Made further acquaintance with churches at Tunbridge Wells and

Manchester. Met Neville Pink and Neville Shaw for the first time and Alan

Six Millers arrive in London! Neville Shaw made it possible for the
family to survive for the first three months. Without Neville we could not

Ashursf, with whom we planned further work to strengthen and establish

churches in the following summer.

have remained nor made the break into English structures. Before the end of 1978, 12 more people would be baptized into Christ in the Balham church with whom we were committed to work for the first year.

JULY - AUGUST 1977

JUNE 1979

Campaigned with 11 Christians recruited to work in England. Five

baptisms resulted and several restorations to faithfulness as well as the

strengthening of the church inStretford and the establishing of the Balham church with eight charter members. The team also ministered in Ilford, Brighton, Brixton and East Ham. A close friendship was develofjed with the Edwards family of Hornsey.

Moved from a rented house in Waliington to 8 Rutford Road. Just in time to welcome 13 interns from various backgrounds. The church in Streatham was started by this group. (During this time we also withdrew from Oxford where we had driven every Sunday afternoon between ser vices to hold a meeting.)

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Some of the 400 young people who heard the Gospel team witness daily in the local school in Redditch. Fred with Gospel team who worked in Germany, England and Scot
FALL AND WINTER OF 1979
land.

Several weeks of preaching with Ben Alexander, Lee Turner, Bob Blanshan, Paulina Chan, Priscilla Nicomedes, Derek Blow, Rosina Mar shall and Diane Blow were added to the church during this period.

THE FUTURE: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

SUMMER 1980

More of the same is planned for more than one year. We look for a tentative furlough in late 1982and early 1983ifcertain needs can be met. 1. More support needs to be raised ifwe are to stay here. We still have a high level of dropouts due to the economic squeeze and other factors
that we can't control.

An internship which due to increasing popularity drew a fine group of people who worked in Streatham, Clapham, Manchester and Liverpool distributing 33,000 gospel invitations. Debbie Carlson was baptized as a result. Others are still being taught who were contacted during the cam
paign.
FALL 1980

2. We need a family to join us. 3. A young person to intern with us for a full year. 4. Recruitment of youth workers for next summer.

Six men take leadership classes in homiletics and Genesis.

5. A family committed to be here while we are gone. We leave it to you whosupport us as to whether this planisreasonable. I have been wanting to get my children away from the Marxist influence in Europe for over a year-anda-half and have not been able to do so.
RETURN TO VERMONT TEMPORARY!

Fred with Lynn Richardson who "clowns around" but attracted hun
dreds of children to Bible schools.

The furlough wilt be spent in Rutland, Vermont, where the invitation , has been given to return permanently to re-establish the training center (whose demise we would be glad to explain to any who want further in formation). This invitation is being considered for the furlough period from

October 1982 till May 1983 when we will return to England. If the Lord's people want us to continue this work we will do so. It is through their pray erful support that we remain. We could not remain more than a few months if the mission income diminishes. We are presently operating on more than a $40,000 annual budget. Our salary is a mere $14,000 of that amount, if
the income continues to fall as it has for two months now (without new in come to take its place) then we must readjust our situation here. We are doing the work and we must pay the expenses. We believe that the influ ence against Secularism, Atheism, Marxism, (Humanism at it's source) is most important. That is why we are here and ought to stay here. But we depend on you.

SPRING 1981

Much seed sowing through the springculminating witha meetingheld by Kenneth Beckmanof Boise,Idaho, who stayed to welcome and speak
to the arriving interns for the summer of 1981.

SUMMER 1981

Internship campaign accomplishes more than we thought possible. New peopleattendingchurch and campaigns heldinRedditch,Streatham, Buckie, Landstuhl (Germany), Clapham, Coventry. A preaching rally whichdrew peoplefroma widerarea and 50,000 informative gospelmaga zines distributed to as manyhomes withresponses fromeach days work.
Follow up is planned.

The time spent in furlough at Rutland is planned to help the church there and to speak to our supports across the country. We do not plan to abandon the work in England,We feel that there are at least 10more years of our service needed in the plantingwork we are doing.We want to thank those who continue to support us, "come what may". Continue in prayer with us that the next year-and-a-half will see great changes here and our furlough will be able to come offon time.Pray that the "furlough" will be a blessing to the church in Rutland. The Christians there are among the greatest and deserve the hand wewant to extend duringthe furlough per iod. Ifanyone asks you, please inform them, that the Miller's are not leav ing London to return to the USA (unlessGod closes the door). In some way that depends on you. Your prayers and support are needed. Interning in London Mission in the Summer of 1982 is already being planned. Churches have already extended invitationsfor us to return with a team of youngpeople. Ifyou are a young person wishing to intern here
next summer, send for an application and information.

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MISSION

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CHRISTIAN WORKERS FRATERNAL

This has been a good weekend beginning with the Christian worker's fraternal meeting in Wigston Magna. Charlotte and Fred both attended. We enjoyed the fellowship and caught up on the
news of others serving in England. But we were saddened to hear

that Rick and Joy Blazek are leaving the work in Coventry to re turn to the U.S.A. We will miss them. Rick reports however that there have been two baptisms which resulted from the works done

by the summer interns from the London Mission inCoventry this

summer. One was a young lady and one wasa Hindu man who has actually accepted Christ! Rick says that other people contacted are also studying and he expects more results from the work. We praise the Lord for being able to share in Rick's work.

A recent October Sunday morning service In Stretham. Visiting

missionary William Rees of Hong Kong brought the message. SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday services were a great boost to all who attended. No

v>
New Christian in Fellowship at Streatham, Jean Carpenter. Bill Rees, Veteran Missionary from Hong Kong, visited and preached at Streatham recently.
Bill baptized Paulina Chen sev

record was set but the attendance was extremely encouraging. Twenty-five (25) (mostly adults) attended the morning service andfour (4) people were in the evening service who were notpre
sent in the A.M. This made a total of 29 different people in the services this Lord's day. We are very thankful and encouraged
from this token of growth.

eral years ago in Hong Kong.

Paulina is a member of the Streatham Church.

Paulina Chan who had been working recently wasable to be

with us with Alfa her son. Melba and Wm. Rees were in both ser

A SATURDAY BAPTISM
Saturday, October 10, was a happy occasion as Mrs. Joyce Mason was baptized into Christ. The day started for Fred with an early departure to Heathrow Airport where he collected the Wm. Rees family from Hong Kong, vetern missionaries with 43 years of service behind them in Africa and Asia. We were privileged to have him at the baptism to give fitting remarks at the baptism. Fifteen (15) people came to share the joy of the occasion. Ron Mason, Joyce's husband was among the observers of the ancient rite of Christian baptism performed according to the pattern outlined
in the New Testament -- an immersion in water for the remission of

vices and brought messages and a report of the work done by them through the years as well as their work in Hong Kong. The
reports would have to be described as a beautiful blessing to us
all.

Attending for the first time were MargieHall her son Jolyn andhermum, Elizabeth Dawson. They stayed after much urging
for the greater part of the afternoon and their presencewasact ually the highlight ofthe day. We have known "Margie" for some time. She was baptised into Christ in the Church in Oskaloosa,
Iowa several years ago and we met her there before we moved to

England. She is now recently returned to England which her son

Jolyn likes very much.

sins by the authority of Jesus Christ. We are very thankful for Joyce's decision as it has made us all feel more confident and aware of the joy of the Lord. We welcome her into the family of God and to a deeper life in fellowship with those "of like precious
faith".

During the day there was much appreciation for Mrs. Daw-

son's observations and no-nonsence evaluations, soberly given.

We wish they all livedcloser so as to have them more often. How

ever, South Gate, near Barnet, is not more than onehour away via underground so perhaps we will seethem with some regularity, at least we hope so. We are glad they came and so was Jolyn.

Fred and Charolelte with Margie Hall, member of the Church of Christ in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She recently returned to her native England - standing with son, Jolyn, and mother, Elizabeth Dawson,

Fred and Charlotte with Ron and Joyce Mason after Joyce's Baptism

of New London.

SUMMER OUTREACH 1981 REDDITCH CHURCH OF CHRIST

"Besides the indignity of England beingbeaten by the U.S.A.
at table-tennis, though scoring a clear victory at badminton and in the early morning runs around the lake, what did we achieve?
In raw terms:

prize both the content and the presentations you made Fred, in your teaching sermons. Iappreciate your readiness and eagerness to sit down with a learner and help them to 'rightly divide* the Word." Charles Green, Cincinnati, Ohio.
"I am praying for you. I am thinking of you often and my experi ences with you. I am recruiting interns!" Stan Rutledge, Nebraska Thanks for letting me share and enjoy part of the summer with each of you (Millerfamily)I learned a lot and I am very grateful for the moments and love shared with each ofyou."BethBenning,
Indiana

3500 pieces of literature distributed.

About 500 houses called on.

A daily witness in the First School.

50-90 children each afternoon at the Bible School.
In real terms:

Greatest emphasis and effort was put into work with chil dren through direct involvement with the First School and the afternoon Bible School. The two clearly went hand-in-hand. The

"I want to tell you how much I appreciate your hospitality and the opportunity to work with you and the group of interns while I was there in England. Hopefully our congregation will be able to help a little more . . ." Gene Rutter, Penna

former has helped givepublicityand acceptance to the church and Sunday School whilst the latter allowed the natural development
to continue away from the school of the links made and of the work

COVENTRY MINISTER WRITES

Dear Fred,

September 10, 1981

started. Both we feel were very successful, and the quality of the work done by the children, their singing, classes, and of course the puppets, were good. We feel we now have a great opening in the school which should be developed. The Sunday School has increased in num bers to about twenty regular attenders. The literature distributed has directly led to two single adults and a family coming regularly to church. The size of the team was appropriate in light of the work amongst the children -any less interns would have severly strained
activities.

I am pleased to tell you that your work and the work of your interns with us in Coventry is already beginning to bear fruit. Firstly, there were two requests for Bible Correspondence
Courses from the literature we distributed. That seems a little

small, but both have completed the course. One of these, a man, formerly a Hindu, was baptized on the 28th of September. This
represents a tremenduous change and a simple faith. I remember

him saying on my first visit to him, "I just can't relate to monkey
gods. But this Jesus was a truly good man." A few weeks later we rejoiced to hear him pronounce the good confession. The second response was from a 16-year-oldwho had been in a great deal of trouble for glue sniffing. Her hunger for salvation is encouraging. Her father refuses to allow her to be baptized, but

Much blessing we believe was received by the interns with us in our homes and by us as hosts. It was an edifying experience which meant a genuine link was created with the church and led to good fellowship being experienced. Contact is still being main
tained with some of the interns.

she remainsfaithful. She consumes whateverstudy material Igive

her and has already won one of her friends to Christ.

We are thankful for the foundation that the mission helped us lay and for the encouragement to move on in building God's
church."

From Thursday and Friday's calling we have had Mr. Clancey, a really hard Irishman, confess faith in Christ. We are teachinga fewothers from this initial calling effort. Pray with us that God will
touch their lives.

Signed on behalf of the Church of Christ in Redditch,

A. C. Randall C. T. Marriot P. G. Gibson

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Your efforts encouraged the leaders of the church here to commit hours of work towards a Harvest Crusade (evangelistic meeting). We worked hard and saw our three nights of special services entitled "Harvest of Our Lives" reach increasing num bers. There were eight confessions of faith on Monday, and the building was wall-to-wall people. We still have a lot of follow-up work to do. But I wanted you and your co-workers to join us in praisingGod for these precious lives snatched from Satan's grip.
Rick Blazek

Minister of Church of Christ in Coventry

SUMMER ECHOES
'Looking back over the summer I recall lots of work: many good acquaintances made; a chance to see your sacrificial work; a whole gamut of worthwhile and varied new experiences for this elderly man. I am very grateful for the 'home away from home*... I

'-.v.*

Fred and Charlotte - Fred Is a very lucky man, Isn't he? Yes he Is. Signed Fred.

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