July August Report

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Betty (Mrs. J.C.) Choate

(Continuing the work begun

by J.C. in 1962)

708 Burton Drive

Winona, MS 38967

662-283-1192

email: Choate@

WorldEvangelism.orgWeb site:

WorldEvangelism.org

gospelgazette.com

Sponsor:

Liberty Church of Christ

689 Highway 25

Dennis, MS 38838

662-454-7362

Co-worker with

Wayne and Janet Barrier

Byron and Gay Nichols

Jerry and Paula Bates

Louis Rushmore

Robin Dunaway

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July/August 2015 Report

Dear Ones,

“With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord!

Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth. I have re-

joiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts, and

contemplate Your ways. I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.”(Psalm

119:10-16) In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

I do pray for strength and wisdom, and I thank God every day for the opportunity to continue

in the work J.C. and I did together for so many years. The continuation to my prayer is that I stay

strong in body as well as in mind, that I be privileged to work until I drop — literally. I hope you

will add your prayers to mine. There is a lot of work to do yet!

Here is a picture of some of the pruning I’ve had done in the yard. The weeds that were growing

head-high are now gone. Of course, being in the South where everything grows merrily, they’ll be back,

but for now things look good! I also caught up

on notes and emails, have submitted the les

for volume 11 of Global Harvest to the printer,

we’ll transfer les for volume 86 of The Voice

of Truth International by the end of August,

we’re sorting out which tracts need to be

reprinted and how many of each one, the layout

of two booklet tracts is completed so they cannow be submitted, I’ve almost nished the edit-

ing and layout of a series of radio sermons J.C.

preached over Sri Lanka radio [omitting the

intros and closings, and adding some questions

so that it can be used as a class book] — a lot

of work has been done since the last report, but

there’s more to do!

[In order to get this report printed and out while somebody is here to help, I am writing it mid-

August] The months ahead are going to be a challenge. There will be a Mission Training Seminar

at Heritage University August 25 which I need to attend; emails to write to the men with whom we

work overseas to get their nancial lists so that I can write the checks to be taken by the Bates when

they go to India; Jerry and Paula will be attending the Bear Valley Retreat the rst week of September;

they’ll be in Winona for a week [during which time they and I and some sweet volunteers from the

nearby Huntsville Church of Christ will get this report ready for the mail] and will leave on the 11th of

September for points overseas and won’t be back until October 20th; there is another Mission Seminar

at Heritage the 22nd; Louis is scheduled to leave for two months overseas on the 24th of September

[which will mean that I will be the only one in the ofce for a month, but Barbara Oliver who worked

with us in the past and Barbara Wright from Huntsville will be wonderful helpers during that time]; I

have a ladies’ day October 3 with the Lake Harbour [Jackson, MS] sisters; the Forest Park, GA Mission

Workshop is dated the 14-16 of October; with the Bates’ return home I will be accompanying them

when Jerry reports to the North Brandon church in Jackson on the 28th of October; on the 29th I am

scheduled to y to Seattle and then to Pleasanton for some days with family there and also to teach in a

ladies’day program in Tulare, CA on November 14; the September/October report will need to be writ-

ten, printed, and prepared for mailing before I leave for California.....



Let me do a little “aside” here. We joke among ourselves that some people may think that when missionaries go overseas, they are

having an exotic foreign vacation! And when they come home, they are resting from their travels! Let me assure you that is not the

actuality! When the Bates and Louis are here they are constantly busy with responsibilities in the ofce and with appointments to report

to churches that make it possible. When they are overseas, they are keeping tight schedules in order to do the preaching, teaching and

other work planned for each stop. Their ights often require being up at all hours while being ready to hit the ground running when they

land. Yes, this is the most exciting and wonderful life a Christian could live, but it is wonderful and exciting only for those who are truly

dedicated to spreading the Gospel throughout the world. I thank God for our co-workers and for their long-term commitment.

As I said before, I look back at challenges in the past and recount the ways God took care of everything that was greater than this

limited staff of humans could handle, and I wait in faith for Him to come to the rescue. He knows the need for more team members

here. He knows that, at my age, my years of full participation are numbered. He knows that the volume of work we are doing cannotcontinue without additional strong and dedicated co-workers. I remind myself that it is HIS work, not mine, and at the right time, in

the right way, and with the right people, He WILL supply what is needed, through Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Two Great Brothers in Christ

Brother Loy Mitchell has passed from this life into that eternal world. His son, Stan, wrote an

eloquent summary of his life for pubishing in Global Harvest. This is a small exccerpt: “Loy preached

for congregations in Kamay, TX; Rotan, TX; Eisenhower in Odessa, TX; Northside in Topeka, KS;

and Knott, TX. His life’s work, however, was in Africa. To see him preach in the Shona language

was a revelation. To hear him sing hymns with Shona brethren let one know that he was one of them.

His mission work was no spring break campaign. It was real mission work, one that saw relationships

deepen and develop; one where Christian character was built over time. Bank tellers, neighborhood

children and Christians everywhere knew his trademark slogan: ‘Don’t forget! God loves you.’

“I think of another missionary to Africa: David Livingstone. He was a missionary from Blantyre inScotland, a medical doctor, opponent of the slave trade, and an explorer. When he died, African admir-

ers carried his body across one thousand miles of African bush to the coast. There a ship transported

his remains to Westminster Abby in London. But the Africans took his heart out and buried it in Af -

rica. His heart, they insisted, was in Africa. As far as I am aware, Loy Mitchell’s body is intact, heart

and all. But it is still true that his heart was in Africa.

“Loy Mitchell: Born Lawrence, KS, November 20, 1932. Died in Knott, TX, June 9, 2015.”

EDMOND, Okla. (BNC) by Phil Sanders — “We are saddened to announce the loss of our dear friend and brother in the Lord,

Mack Lyon, who passed from this life to be with the Lord at 11:15 pm on August 5.

“Brother Lyon was a great soldier of the cross and enjoyed an opportunity to minister to

more people in his life than anyone in his generation. Like David, he served the will of God in

his own generation and fell asleep (Acts 13:36).

“Mack Lyon loved the souls of men and loved preaching. In his last days, he constantlydreamed of being able once again to preach. As a young man, he was made to leave home if he

were going to preach the gospel. He chose the Lord over his own parents.

“Those who heard Mack Lyon from week to week loved him. How could they not love

him? He spoke the truth in love and cared about every soul. He never exploited anyone but gave

countless materials away free.

“Mack ended his programs with compassion. Speaking of the booklets and CDs Search of-

fered, brother Lyon would say:

“‘They’re free. Everything’s free, due to the generosity of your friends — members of some

churches of Christ in the area. They’d be very, very pleased to have you visit and worship with

them. It’s been a pleasure to have you join us today. Do it again next week, too. Will you? God bless you. We love you.’

“We love you too, brother Lyon.”

Twenty vol-

unteers from the

Booneville Church

of Christ made the

three-hour drive to

Winona and did a

lot of work while

they were here —

loading boxes of books onto a truck for shipment overseas in response to

requests for literature, counting tracts and bundling them, preparing letters

Loy Mitchell

Mack Lyon

Booneville “Golden Circle” Volunteers



for a mailout, and enjoying some great fellowship along the way [we also gave them empty boxes and encouraged them to choose from

our stock any books they wanted]. We are so grateful to them and to the church there for their important support of the work.

Ladies from Crockett, MS also spent a day helping recently, as have others from West President in Greenwood, Old Union church,

young people from Siwell Road in Jackson, the Huntsville brothers and sisters, and of course Strickland and Liberty are great helps in

time of need. Without such volunteers, we would be in trouble!

What’s Going on Over There

Sunny David in New Delhi, India: Arpit, James and Seema’s

[Seema is the daughter of Kumar Malik, converted decades ago from

Hinduism and currently an elder in the church in New Delhi] second son,was baptized on 20.6.15 at the church building. He is seen with his family

and older brother Sameep who was baptized on 21.5 14. Arpit is 14 and

Sameep 18.

The church in Delhi is doing well. After getting the certificate of comple-

tion on the building we have been able to build a small house in the back. I

have been looking for someone suitable to come and live on the premises

and work with the church. Brother Dhuruv Prasad (if you remember, who had

left Delhi and has been living in Bangalore for the last almost 15 years), has

come back to Delhi and has been hired by the church to help with the work.

Today the Gospel is being preached in India everywhere in the homes of people every day through literature, radio

and T.V. People are being taught the truth of God’s word. Everyday people are calling, and writing, asking questions,

requesting for more literature and Bible correspondence courses. They are learning the truth and upon obeying it they arebecoming free from ignorance and all kinds of falsehood which had enchained them for years. Thank God for making all

such work tools available to us to reach people everywhere with His soul saving message, and for men like J.C.Choate,

who relentlessly worked to obey His great command to preach the Gospel to all nations.

Philemon Rajah, Madurai, India: Philemon Rajah, along with his son-in-law, Kingsly,

conducts training programs under the banner of “JC School of Evangelism”, teaching men

and women in local congregations of the need for personal outreach, and training them in

methods for doing that. They are invited to parts of India, outside their home-state of Tamil

Nadu. These photos were made in Andhra Pradesh, during one of the programs there.

This is a “thank you” they received from the local preacher after the first session:

“Respected beloved brother greetings to you in the name of

Jesus Christ, once again thank you for your visiting and con-

ducting J.C school of Evangelism training classes for the monthof August 2015. We sincerely appreciate all your lessons, we

feel sorry for all the inconvenience which you experienced while

you were in our rural area. Brother, we look forward for your

September classes. Please convey our greetings to your family

members and members of Lord’s church which meets at Madu-

rai. Your brother in Christ, B.Vijaya Kumar, Churches of Christ

from Vidyanagar &Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh).”

P.K. Varghese in Trivandrum, India: “Brother and sister

Varghese have recently

been in the States with

family and visiting churches. The photo on the

left shows preparation for a baptism that wasabout to take place in Trivandrum, South India.”

B. Arjunan in Batalundgu, India:

“We are preparing for the Fifth Retreat

at Kumily. Three souls obeyed God’s mighty

words and took baptism in the second Sunday

of July. This month I visited Kumily and paid

advance amount for the Retreat. One man has invited us and asked us to conduct

Bible Study once in every month in Kumily. Hence I have planned to go there on 10th

of this month. God’s works are going well. Please pray for all. We expect your visit to

our place once again.”



T h e G o s p e l i s o u r m i s s i o n . T h e w o r l d i s o u r h o m e . “ G o t h e r e f o r e a n d m a k e d i s c i p l e s o f a l l t h e 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 o f t h e F a t h e r a n d o f t h e S o n a n d o f t h e H o l y S p i r i t , t e a c h i n g t h e m t o o b s e r v e a l l t h i n g s t h a t I h a v e c o m m a n d e d y o u ; a n d l o , I a m w i t h y o u

a l w a y s , e v e n t o t h e e n d o f t h e a g e . ” A m e n . “ I w i l l n o t l e a v e y o u o r p h a n s ; I w i l l c o m e t o y o u ” ( J o h n 1 4 : 1 8 ) .

[ A n g e l s a r e ] m i n i s t e r i n g s p i r i t s s e n t f o r t h t o m i n i s t e r f o r t h o s e w h o w i l l i n h e r i t s a l v a t i o n . . . ( H e b r e w s 1 : 1 4 ) .

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D o n ’ t m i s s o u t o n t h e s e t r e a s u r e s ! T h e l a t e s t i s s u e o f G l o b a l H a r v e s t w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e s o o n . M a n y w i l l r e c e i v e a f r e e c o p y b e c a u s e w e a r e t r y i n g t o m a k e m o r e b r e t h r e n

a w a r e o f i t s e x i s t e n c e . W e d o n e e d y o u t o o r d e r t h e m a g a z i n e ( $ 1 0 f o r 2 i s s u e s ) , s o t h a t i t s f u t u r e p u b l i c a t i o n c a n b e s e c u r e d . T h e c h u r c h n e e d s t h i s .

W e n o w h a v e 1 2 0 t i t l e s , f u l l - c o l o r ,

p o c k e t - s i z e d t r i - f o l d t r a c t s t h a t w i l l b e e x t r e m e l y u s e f u l t o y o u i n y o u r o u t - r e a c h m i n i s t r y . I n p a c k e t s o f 2 5 , t h e y a r e o n l y 1 0 c e n t s e a c h . B B C

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W h a t h a s G o d e n t r u s t e d i n o u r h a n d s ? T h e s o u l s o f t h e w o r l d a n d H i s u n f o l d i n g p l a n s i n c e c r e a t i o n !

W h a t a r e w e d o i n g w i t h t h a t t r e a s u r e ?

N e w s ! ! ! T h e V o i c e o f T r u t h

I n t e r n a t i o n a l , o u r 1 1 6 - p a g e t e a c h i n g m a g a z i n e i s n o w p r i n t e d i n c o l o r ! I f y o u d o n o t a l r e a d y r e c e i v e i t , n o w i s t h e t i m e t o s u b s c r i b e ! F o u r i s s u e s o f T V O T I a r e $ 1 5 , 8 i s s u e s a r e $ 2 5 ; o r t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n c a n e n l i s t f o r a b o x o f 3 5 c o p - i e s o f e a c h i s s u e f o r $ 3 0 a m o n t h .

S. Rajanayagam in Kangayam, India: “This is to let you know that

we had TWO baptisms yesterday and they are fine young men doing Engi-

neering degree. Their parents are already Christians. Please pray for them.

Beloved sister, this is our 75th Birthday gift to you and please accept this.”

Shahid Khokhar, Pakistan: “Greetings and

peace from the congregation in Toba. As you

know the work of the Lord’s Church is increas-

ing in Toba Tek Singh and people are gathering

for His cause to spread His Word in differentplaces of the city. The person who is helping

me is named as Akhtar Masih and he has been fervently and diligently participating in

most of the activities of the congregation and is also rendering his services as a learning

preacher along with Majid George (worship leader), but he and I never knew that he had

to pay the price for it. The school where he was working as sanitary worker was a Catholic

school and they have terminated him for the reason that he was not attending the Catholic

Church on Sundays and was spreading the true teaching of the Gospel among his fellow

beings. He is more than 45 years and has been working in that institution for 15 years.”

Harold and Lilani Thomas, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Recently Lilani called to give an

update on events in the church in Colombo. She was so excited because Julia of the Wen-

nappuwa congregation, who had declared that she would marry no one but a dedicated

Christian, is now [with the approval of her family] given permission to talk via phone with oneyoung man in the Colombo church. Presanna was converted about two years ago from a

Buddhist background. He comes from a predominantly Buddhist village, from a poor family,

but he has gotten a good education, retired from the military, and is a pharmacist in a hospi-

tal in Colombo. More exciting than that, he is teaching his parents and they no longer burn

incense to Buddha, saying that they are ready to give up their idolatry. Praise God!

Exciting things are happening in the Lord’s great family! Love and Hugs, Betty

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