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WARREN AND EVAN COUISON
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February 23> 1966
FUTUHE EVMGELISTIG EFFORTS
Just recently the Yahez congregation
launched a planned -evangelistic program to
cover a year's time. A committee composed
of Ed Crandell, Hector Gonzales, and Pedro
Hemandes has proposed a one week evangel
istic meeting every three months using the
services of a guest Kexican or American ev
angelist of outstanding ability. Each ^dJJL
be called for two weeks, the additional
week to be used with one of the other area
congregations. Three men have already been
contacted, and one is Just completing two
weeks of preaching in the area. Brother
Roberto Floras has been with us the second
and third weeks of February. Brother Gil
Contreres is scheduled for late April or
early ICay, . Brother Dean Gary is scheduled
for mid-summer.
TRANSPORTATION FOR ARTDRO
The first week of February, Arturo
Ramirez purchased cne of the light weight
type motorcycles to provide transportation
for his work. He is very proud of this
helpful tool and even Ed Crandell gets to
rido it once in a while. Payments on this
motor bike have produced a decided strain
on Arturo's meager income. If any of our
friends would like to help him with one of
the ^2500 a month payments, we are sure he
woTild bo very grateful. These gifts can be
channeled through the Crandell's Forwarding
Agent if desired.
fiflsi II spfliis
Ed Crandell preached his first full ser
mon in the Spanish language at Polanco on
January IS. Since then he has preached
again at Yahez. It is still very difficult
and takes several hours of preparation, but
continuing classroom study of the language
improves his ability each week.
Missionaries
ED AND MARILYN CRANDELL
.Apartado Postal 1572
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico
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HITHH RECENT IJEEKS THE HORK OF TIE
MISSIONARIES IN THE GUADALAJARA AREA OF
miCO HAS EXPANDED. INTO-ANOTHER RIPE-AND
NEEDY F2ELD.
Glintcn Looney, four and one-half year
veteran missionary to Mexico, now spends
part of his weekends in the City of Que-
retaro, State of Queretaro, abcut a five-
hour drive east of Guadalajara. Brother
Looney has long had an interest in this
area, and the time novr seems ripe to ciJ.-
tivate a work there.The City of Queretaro
is a rapidly e:<panding industrial area
with several U S, manufacturers having
American supervisory personnel moving in
to the areao This new industry is caus
ing a large Influx of Mexican population
and the city is grc^Ting very rapidly.
Brother Looney drives to Queretaro on
Saturdays, calls and teaches among the
Mexicans Saturday evenings, preaches for
a new English language congregation on
Sunday mornings, and then drives back to
Guadalajara in time for the sorvico at
Lomas de Polanco on Sunday evenings.
To fill the gap in Guadalajara, others
are assuming additional duties' each week.
Hector Gcnzalos, one of the young men of
the Yahez church, preaches at Polanco
each Sunday morning. jlrturo Ramirez,
graduate of Colegio Biblico, loads the
Yahez workr The Crandolls and Brother
Ramirez drive to San Luis for an after
noon service there aftr.r the English lan
guage service led by Brother Crandell in
the momingc All personnel are back in
Guadalajara to load the services at Yahez
and Polanco on Sunday evenings.
These increased efforts accGlerate the
schedule of all concerned and it is hoped
that another 2oalo-.:s Mc:d.can preacher can
bo influenced to come to this area in the
near future. Bo praying for an effective
addition to our workers.
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By necessity this annual financial re
port is "brief and if additional information
is desired, please contact llarron CoUison.
Month
Rec'd
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FEB.
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APR.
MY
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JUL.
AUG.
SFJ.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
Regular
Support
80.00
179=50
1,000.49
393^56
791.00
515.00
677.50
614.33
645.0_0
602.06
831.83
710,00
Special
Gifts
$362.57
29.08
602.28
293.88
349.18
40.00
180.50
66.00
275.00
50.00
220.00
79.08
Total
Expenses
$ 269.30
247.05
636.20
Iy0/S*21
687.10
687.34
494i00
616,20
511.29
1,064.60
640.15
553.77
TOTAL 7,040.27 2,547.57 7,455.21
Monthly
Balanoe
$173,27
134.80
1,101.37
740.60
1,193.68
1,061.34
1,425.34
1,489.47
1,898.18
1,485.64
1,897.32
2,132.63
The special appeal for the Uurlitzer
electronic piano enabled us to purchase it
in Octohcr for $315.53. The total ajnount
received into the fund was $386.00, which
is included above vdth Special Gifts. The
unused amount vdll be earmarked for special
equipment which -vdll be needed later.
We wish to express our gratitude to all
who so readily supported this work. Aside
from a few weeks at the beginning, Ed and
Marilyn have not had to spend excessive
time and money to seek support; freeing
them to concentrate on the work of Christ.
The Mission has made every effort to be a
good steward of your gifts. We pray for
your .continued support so that His Will may
bo done in Mexico.
CHURCH GF CHRIST
126 East Saginaw Street
St, Louis, lachigan 48880
ret rsouested
BUIID3NG PROGRAI^
A new Building Committee has been formed
at the Yahoz congregation for the purpose
of loading a building expansion and improve
ment campaign. Proposed work is the con
struction of additional classrooms and liv
ing quarters for a preacher, repair of ex
isting buildings, and laying a tile floor
in the main i^orship auditoriurfl. A special
budget is being sot to meet the expenses of
these improvements.
fttcyi DDOIIlOnS
One of the first families ever CQntacted
by Clinton Looncy in Guadalajara has ro-
contly moved back in the area and has taken
fellovrship with the Polanco congregation..
Miss Virginia Bctancourt was recently bap
tized at Yancz. Another young man has made
his confession of faith but as yet has not
boon baptized because of strong Roman Cath
olic parental opposition. Be praying for
this young mani
MID-WEEK EVEDIBJG ACTIVITIES
l-fost evenings of the iTCck are occupied
by our Mssionarios in the Guadalajara area.
Tuesday evenings, Brother Loonoy loads the
service at Polancoc Wednesday evenings all
personnel participate in the service led by
Brother Ramirez at Yancz. Thursday even
ings Brother Crandoll teaches his English
class for the young people of Yahez, Fri
day evenings Brothers Crandoll and Locnoy
go to San Luis for a service there while
Brother Ramirez directs another study hour
at Yancz. Saturday afternoons Marilyn Cran-
dell and Artxirc Ramirez have a choir prac
tice and youth meeting at Yanez.
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In mid-June, the Clinton Locney fam-
ily> 5-year veteran I^ssicnaa^ies an Cuad-'
alajara, will move to Queretaro, about
200 nmles east of Guadalajara*
For some vjeeks, Brother Locney has
been going to this area on the weekends,
and preaching
the native population both there and in
the city of La Piedad, which liec betweai
Guadalajara and (Queretaro* A young Dea.
con converted to Testament Cliris'ymv
ity by Roberto Flcros in tedco City ia
laying the groundwork in La Piedad and
has called on Clinton for assistance*
Already there have been several bap
tisms, and the work in both places loofzs
very pr'cmising, accoi^iing to Brother
Looney*"
The Looneys will be greatly missed in
Guadalajara by . the many' natives whom
they have vron to the Lord, by the Mexi
can preachers in the area, and by the
Grandells, who have depended so much on
the help of the Looneys diu?ing their
first year in Ifeico*.
The Craiidells of course will remain
in" Guadalajara, leading the English lan
guage group and assisting and 'advising
the tliree Mexican congregations* Brother
Crandell ho\7 preaches some in Spanish and
also plans to orgaiiize study courses vath
the young fedcan preachers and futixre
preachers in the area as more proficiency
in the language is gained*
OTHER -CONSTRUCTION
3h addition to the physical improve
ments mentioned in the column to the
right, expansion programs are also plan
ned for this sui:]raer at Yones- and Lomas de
Polanco* At Yanez additionaJ. classrooms
^d.11 be added* At Polanco the main wor
ship auditorium will be built.
MILL ARRIVE
SMi LUIS SOYATLM ON LAKE CIIAPALA TO
'BECCI^l'OUR FUST FULL-TmS PRE/.CHER THERE.
Sah Lids is the preaching point which
was established by Clinton Looney about
a' year ago* . Since" ^ that time "the Looneys
and the Grandells have been regularly
I'or an English language holding services thore in spite of severe
group there end making contacts amcn^.,^ opposlticnL-by .the. ^RQmaruCatiiplics-.in:fbhe
village* This is the place where Mrs
Montono, in whose home cervicos were hcil^
was falsely arrested and received several
letters threatening death to her and her
Due to persGvorance in ^ite of ' those
tin^eats, enough sincere interest has been
developed in the village to warrant the
calling of a full-time preacher* In add
ition to the tvfo baptisms we have already
had, many peop3-e have indicated their in
tention to become Cliristians when a native
minister is on the field to bolster their
faith*
At the present time we aro.renovating
the combined parsonage and meeting place
with plastered walls, cement floors and
more windov/s and doors* The cost vdll be
^>400 to ^3600, for which we arc depending
upon special gifts from our friends in to
United vStatos* '
Samuel Munos is a graduate of Colegio
Biblico and already has had sevG3^ years
of experience in a successful ministry
elsewhere* He needs $50*00 a month por-
scnal living link support and an additico-
al $30.00 a month for liis family* We are
desperately in need of'0116 of our U^ S*.
Cliurches to take Samuel on as their.nsrfive
minister abroad, and bocomo his livong
link church* If your congregation is in
torostod in this challenging work, p3.oasa
writo liki.Crandell at his Mexico- adciross
immediately, (Apartado Postal 1572, Guad
alajara, Jalisco, fedco),.
CONTACT OUR FORl/ARDING AGENTS FOR JIE? SERIE-S OF COLOH SLIDES WITH TAPED NARRATION,
Amp FOR JO^E
Jose Hernandez is ono of the most ded
icated, intelligent, and pramising young
men in the Yanez congregation in cuburhsn
Guadalajara. Jose is handicapped in that
ho had one of his hands blovni off by a
huge firecracker at a Roman Catholic fba-
tival when just a childf.
Last summer, l-Jir. Ralph Ncely .$ind his
wife, active members of the Ajidorsfisn
Ferry Church of Christ in Cincinnati, GW,
visited Guadalajara and worshipped wiii
us at Yancz. Ir* Nocly noticed Josfc'g
handicap but made no comment at the tijao
and shortly the Ncclys left for hcaac.
Some i/Goks later, Ed Craiidcll receiv
ed a letter from Ir. Eocly, stating that
ho wanted to do soraething so that Jos'c
could have an artificial liand, and if
accessary, would see that funds wcro pro
vided to have Josb come to Cincinnati to
bo fitted with one of the latest dovicos.
available. Vrnen told that Josb*a fami
ly was very poor and that mission funds
could not bo used for this purpose, llcm-
^ccly immediately responded by advising
us to got things in order on this end,
ahd ho Trould take care of the needs on
that ond.
An anonymous friend of the Crandclls
provided funds for X-rays of Jos6*s arm
and the tuition for Josd to take English
classes at the Cultural Institute, so
that ho could at least commTonicatc
"poquito" while in Cincinnati..
In July, the Ncclys \;ill come part
(/ay into l^Dxico, and Jose will ride the
brain to meet them# They will travel to
gether back to Cincinnati, where Jose
CHimCH OF CHRIST
1S6 East Saginaw Street
St. Louis, Michigan 48880
HETURN EEQ.UESIED
will be the guest of the Ncclys while
he is being fitted for the hand, and
learning ho;/ to use it.
Vfo commend the Ncclys for this C2?
piaplo of grass-roots Cl^istian diarity,
and pray for many more fine Christians
like them. It is estimated that the to
tal cost will bo (pAOO to C?500. If any
of our readers would like to help tho
;^olys with this effort, you may write
thcd at 5364 River Road, Cincinn ati,
Ohio, 45233.
NEDDBTG BELLS
Cm 1-iay 20, Hector Gonzalcs and ^ia^ia
Esther Orosco ircrc united in : marfiagc
at the Yaficz Church in Guadclnjara after
the roquii-'cd civil marriage in the City
Hall. Shortly before the v/edding, liaria
complotcd her obedience in Christian bap
tism, coming out of a Roman Catholic
homo which gave strong opposition. Hoo
ter is the new preacher at Lamas do
Folanco, having been one of tho fine
Cliristian young men at Yaiioz# /ilthough
he has no formal Bible College training,
ho is doing a fine job at Polanco and is
well-liked by the members there. At the
present time he is supporting himself
by working in a local shoo factory, and
the CrandcU's general mission fund pro
vides the rent on his house. It is
hoped that as Hector gains cxpcrionco,
and the Polanco congregation grows, the
members will bo able to assume a major
part of Ills material necessities. Pray
for Hector and Ilaria as they labor to-
gothor in Lomas do Polanco#
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