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APARRI CHRISTIAN
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ of Northern Luzon
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SPECIAL EDITION - NOVEMBER - 1972
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B0U9REAUX
"TOLUVER
McKINNEB
MAN6SKAU
PO. Box 49-Aparri, Cagayan
25th AUNIVERSARU
"IN APPRECIATION TO
CHARLES AND ROBERTA SELBY
for their quarter of a century-faithful
service to the Lord in the Philippines
June 22, 1947 - June 22, 1972. With
deep gratitude to our beloved mis
sionaries for their untiring efforts
to herald the good news, for their
love and courage, for the wonderful
testimony of their lives, andfor their
many achievements for Christ's
Kingdom. Presented this day, the
25th of August, 1972 at Aparri, Ca-
gayan, Philippines. "
The above inscriptionwas engrav
ed on a plaque and presented to
Charles and Roberta Selby at a spe
cial 25th Anniversary programat the
Seminary, August 25, 1972, by the
Aparri Bible Seminary alumni, fac
ulty, and staff. More than 300 peo -
pie attended this occasion, including
Mr. Selby's youngest sister, Lydia
Beckenhauer, her husband, Don, and
their daughter Jan, from Los Gatos,
California. Those present enjoyed a
feast of good things: delicious Fili
pino foods, and warmtributes to the
Selbys from their many friends.
BEGINNINGS
The Philippines is a lovely land
of brilliant sun and violent storm.
These extremes are seen in her pe
ople, too, for the smiling friendli
ness of the Filipino can change in a
moment to intense hatred. In their
religious life the paradox is even
more bewildering; the veneer of 450
years of Catholicismbarely covers a
desperate fear and worship of evil
spirits. Although the Filipino, like
his American brother, may worship
the gods of materialism, personal
prestige, and political and financial
power, in his religion he is taught to
worship God and offer to evil spirits ,
too, mutually contradictory prac
tices.
Obviously Filipinos need the pure
teaching of God's Word to cleanse
the superstition filled Catholicism
which more than 80% profess.
Charles and Roberta Selby sawthis
clearly when they came as the first
American missionaries located in A-
parri, Cagayan, in June, 1947. Lo
cated right on the tip of northern Lu
zon (large St island in the Philippines)
Aparri sits at the mouth of the Caga
yan River where it empties into the
China Sea. Still showing the devasta
tion of war in 1947, Aparri must have
seemedthe endof the world to the Sel-
bys and their year-old son, Lloyd.
But they plunged into the work, teach
ing in the local church. Charles spent
much ofhis first term walking from
village to village with Brother Pen-
eyra (the Filipino preacher who had
writtentothe States for amissionary
to come to Aparri), holding evangel
istic meetings in each village.
But Charles and Roberta could see
that evangelization of the Cagayan
River Vcilley could never be accom-
plishedby twomenalone. Theywould
have to teach others the Word of God,
training them to go out and preach.
In 1948 the Selbys along with Brother
Peneyra held Bible classes during
the week in the Aparri church build
ing. A son. Rick, was born to the
Selbys in Manila that year. They took
their first furlough in 1950, and Rob
was born in September,
When the Selbys returned in 1951,
they again held Bible classes in the
church, and in 1952 established the
Aparri Bible Seminary, A year later
Norval andDondena Campbell joined
the Selbys and together the two fami
lies worked: training teachers and
preachers of His Word. The Camp
bells remained until 1957 when they
left to begin a Bible college in Vigan,
ILocos Sur (northwestern Luzon).
Facilities have been expanded
since the beginning of the Seminary
to include property on which are lo-
catedthe following buildings: aSem-
inary building having 2 classrooms,
chapel, dining hall, library, offices,
and bookstore; a girls* dorm which
also houses the Lopezfamily; aboys'
dorm attached to three apartments
for Seminary couples and a Kinder
garten; six buildings housing mar
ried couples; a press room and shop.
The first student body numbered
35; this July 1972 the Seminary had
an enrollment of 116 students. Since
its beginning 59 students have grad
uated; 57 have receivedcertificates.
The faculty has increased with the
addition of Laureano and Rebecca
Lopez, William and NitaBagain, Ro
meo Gorospe, Leonardo Domingo,
Lina Barba, and Sid and Marj Boud-
reaux.
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A 5EMINAR9 COUPLE
Sid and Marj Boudreaux and their
four children joined the Selbys in
1964. From 1964-1968 Marj taught in
the Seminary, and Sid workedto de
velop land to be used for the estab
lishment of an agriciiltural Christian
high school. The original plan for an
agricultural school was temporarily
postponed while the two Christian
high schools in Isabela were being
built.
The Boudreaux*s returned from
furlough in 1970, and both taught in
the Seminary for two years. Now Sid
is engagedin taking care of business
for the Mission in Manila: customs,
registration, immigration, purchas
ing. Marj teaches two Greek classes,
English, and Choir in A. B.S.
Roberta and Scott are now attend -
ing Faith Academy, a school for mis
sionary children in Manila; they are
in the 9th and 7th grades. Jamie is
studying In the 6th grade at home un
der Marj*s tutoring, and Sharon at
tends the public school, a4thgrader.
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CHRISTIAN
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InDecember, 1969, AnnTolliver,

Charles* niece, came to work as his
secretary. She has taken over much
of the burden of office work; her ef
ficient handling of office business is
a great help to the work here. She al
so assists with the Juniors in the A-
parri church, and works with the stu
dents of the Seminary in their activi-
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In conjunction with the Seminary,
and as a part of its outreach. Mrs.
Ben Castillo (a Seminary graduate)
operates a Christian kindergarten
with the aid of Mrs. Rosa Dalilis (al
so a Seminary graduate). Thirty-
five children attend regularly, and
are taught daily Bible lessons.
In 1957 Charles was able to pro
cure a 1250 Multilith (offset printer)
andlater, a usedletterpress. Three
men work full-time, and five part-
time in the Aparri Bible Seminary-
Press, publishing tracts, Ilocano
monthly magazines, and Ilocano Bi
ble school lessons. We believe the
printed word is an effective means of
reaching the lost, and building up the
Christian.
Charles Selby had long had the vi
sion of building a Christian high
school in order to reach high school
students through daily Bible classes
which would be a part of the regular
curriculum. This goal was realized
in July, 1967, whentwo Christianhigh
schools, Northern and SouthernIsa-
bela Academies, opened for enroll
ment. Five-years later the soundness
of this goal is evident as we report
more than600 students and teachers
won to the Lord since the opening of
the schools.
Our radio work was begun in 1970
with a weekly program on the Caua-
yan station. Responses have been
good, and we are now bargaining for
prime time six days a week. This
would cost $5.25 per program, an
estimated $136.50 per month. One
of our Seminary graduates, Virgilio
Danao, is doing an excellent job of
preaching, and has prepared enough
sermons for three months of daily
programs.
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WILLIAM TAKING
CONFESSION AT
HIGH SCHOOL
ISO BAPTISM IN
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In March of 1970 Dennis andLor-
rita McKinney and their four chil
dren came to work with the evangel
istic program at SouthernIsabela A-
cademy. Dennis taught daily Bible
classes and did evangelistic work in
the villages around the high school.
In 1971 the McKinneys moved from
San Guillermo, leaving the work of
the high school in the capable hands
of Christian leaders. Dennis works
with the preachers of the Cagayan
Valley in evangelistic work, holding
meetings, institutes, throughout the
area. Dennis is able to spend part of
each month in Manila with Lorrita
and the children where their two old
est, Chris and Wendy, attend Faith
Academy. Lorrita works with college
age youth in the Cruzada church, a-
long with taking care of Scott, 5, and
Michael, 2.
McKinneys
In June of 1971, Barbara Mangskau
ofEllendale, Minnesota, interrupted
her studies atOzarkBible College in
Joplin, Mo., to come to Aparri as an
intern for a year. She lived with the
Boudreaux family, and taught daily
classes in the Seminary: Christian
Education n, music, writing, and
piano. She also worked daily with two
quartets, teaching themgospel songs
so that they were able to form evan
gelistic teams in the summer of 1972
winning over 70 souls. Barb left the
Philippines in June, 1972, to return
to Ozark Bible College to finish her
training. She plans to return and she
needs your prayers and support as
she does.
SPECIFIC GOALS INCLUDE:
1. The e stablishment of additional
Christian high schools.
2. Evangelismthrough the printed
word--gospel literature to all in the
Cagayan Valley.
3. Every church self-supporting,
s elf- extending.
Our major goal is the preaching
and teaching of God's Word in all
phases of our outreach: the Aparri
Bible Seminary, the Printing Press,
the Christian high schools--all re
sulting in increased evangelistic ef
forts by the Filipino preachers.
SPECIFIC NEEDS INCLUDE:
1. Regular gifts for all phases of
the work.
2. Special funds for printing work
as it expands into gospel literature.
3. Building funds for existing and
proposed Christian high schools.
4. New or used baby clothing -
Used literature (Bible school
and V.B.S.) -
Religious books for our
Seminary library.
5. Daily, fervent prayers for the
spiritual growth of all workers and
leaders, and the blessing of God on
our work here.
FACULTy
1972