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SUMMER 1994 8/19/94
ITALIAN CHRISTIAN MISSION
CHARLES/IVIA
PHIPPS
PQBOX 7 7
JOPLIN MO
64802 0717
Mission Services
Editorial Office
PO
Box 2427
KNOXVL
TN 37901 2427
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a
m o n t h
of
wrklng
i n J u l y
t o
b e p r a i s e d
C h a r l e s h a d t h e p l e a s u r e o £ t e a c h i n g
B i b l e
S c h o o l
c l a s s e s s e v e n t i m e s w h i l e
t e a c h e r s
w e r e o n
v a c a t i o n
o r o n
b u s i n e s s m i s s i o n s . O f c o u r s e , i t i s n o t h i n g n e w f o r
C h a r l e s
t o
b e
a
m i s s i o n a r y , b u t
h e w a s t h e
V B S
m i s s i o n a r y ,
n o t r e p r e s e n t i n g o i t t
m i s s i o n , b u t t e a c h i n g t h e c h i l d r e n a b o u t t h e m i s s i o n
c c m r a l t t e e ;
I C M I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . T h e r e
w a s
f
o n e s N u r s e r y t h r o u g h t h e s i x t h g r a d e . I n a d d i t i on t o w h a t t h e y
l e a r n e d
a b o u t
t h e n e e d s
i n
E a s t e r n E u r o p e , i t w a s ^ a c h i n g t o
s i n g " G o d I s
S o G o o d "
i n P o l i s h ^ R o i i a n i a n a n d M a c e d o n i a n , n o t
t o
m e n t i o n a l i t tl e R u s s i a n . . . . W h a t N o I t a l i a n ?
The " s m a l l
g r o u p "
w l i i i t
l e a d s g a c l i
n a m e h e
s u g g e s t e d
f o r t h e m ; " L a
F a m i l i a " .
T h e g r o u p h a s g r o w n
fr^
t w o t o
f i f t e e n
a n d
i s
d e v e l o pi ng t h a t s e n s e o f i n t im a c y t h a t s p e a k s
o f
t r u e f a m i ly
s p i r i t
a s w e s h a r e i n s t ud y,
s e r v i c e a n d
f e l l o w s h i p -
A n o th e r " P r a i s e t h e L o r d " - C h a r l e s ' h e a l t h t e s t s a l l c a m e o u t w e l l
and he is
so thankful
t o be able to be busy.
T i m e m a r c h e s
o n
-
n o t h i n g n e w
t h e r e - b u t b e c a u s e i t do^,
I v i ^ n^
h a s h e r l^icare
c a r d .
H e r b i r t h d a y c o m e s l a t e r i n O c t o b e r , b u t t h e
c a r d
i s
v d L i d - f - r o m " t h e - f l r s t o f U i e - m o n f c h - ^ — w h i c h
m e a n s
t h a t a s_^ n
a s - d ; t r ^ n b e a r r a n g e d ,
w e a r e
p r a y i n g
t h a t
s h e w i l l
h a v e
h e r r i g l
l S e e
r e p l a c e d a n d h a v e t h e c a t a r a c t r e m o v e d f r o m h e r e y e . t ou r
p r a y e r s w i l l h e l p a n d w e t h a n k y o u
f o r
t h e m .
A n d o n c e m o r e t h i s y e a r , w e ' d l i k e
to
say " t h a n k
to
u
to
R a y
D o w n e n ,
o u r g o o d a n d f a i t h f u l
F o r w a r d i n g
A g e n t i n J o p li n , M D . T h a n k y o u , R a y ,
f o r
t h e v i t a l
w o r k y o u d o A n d a l s o t o L i n d a S l a u g h t e r ,
f o r
h e r g o o d
wo rk in Ne osh o , MD th at is so important.
M i s s i o n
i n c o n e
is d o w n at t h e
t i m e we
a r e w r i t i n g . V a c a t i o n m a y
b e t h e
c a u s e ,
b u t w e w i l l a p p r e c i a t e
y o u r p r a y i g g w i t h
u s f o p
^
" u p - t u r n " .
I n
t h e m e a n t i m e , w e w a n t
y o u
t o
k n o w
t h a t w e
d e e p l y
a p p r e c i a t e b o t h t h e m a t e r i a l a n d t h e s p i r i t u a l u n d e r g l r d i n g y o u
provide
s
f aithfully
News
fron Italy is
good
- more about that next time.
As
together
we serve
Him
in His love
and
grace,
T h e Phipps' - Charles and
Ivia
Missionaries in Residence
Blvd.
C hurclt of Christ
Sylva nia ,
Ohio
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CHARLES IVIA PHIPPS
The ITALIAN
CHRISTIAN
MISSION
P.O. Box
717 *
oplin, MO 64802-0717
Also
working with
F o n a n f i m A n i l :
BOin.EVARD CHUURCH OF
HRIS
Ray D o w n s n S Y L V A N I A OH 43560
Mission Services
Editorial Office
PG Box 2427
KNGXVL TN
37901-2427
JGY
TO
THEmR
Greetings in
the name
of
the
Lord,
who saves us
to bring
others
to Himi
1994 has a s are all
years
been a
season
of both joy and
problems..
with the
Lord right
there to
see that all
things worked together
for
goodl
It
seems to
have been Ivia's
season
in a special w a y this year. In March, sh e
had major
gall bladder
surgery.
At the same time,
further
exploratory surgery
for
suspected
cancer,
but
resulted
in
finding
no
cancer
a t
all,
praise
the Lord
She is scheduled for
catara ct surgery
the
week
following Christmas. O ur
p l ans
for wintering in South Texas
are
still in the hands
of
the Lord, and
He
has
not
let us in on
v4iat
He knows about that
so
far.
Some of you know
that
Ivia had a total knee
replacement (right
knee_ on November
7. We
are glad to
report that
she
is
doing-very well>-ihanks
to a l l your many^
pra yers
c u i d
a
wonderful
surgeon.
Charles*
tests have all come back "stam ped " N O PROBLEM, too,
so
much thanksgiving
and
praises
for this as well.
FROM
ITALY iuseppe
's
letters mention
the
names
of
several people whom
we
have
never m et
personally. This, of course,
means
that the
work
is growing and
that
the influence of
the church
is
widening in
the Terracina
and the surrounding
a r e a .
T h e
b a p t i s m o f A l f r e d o b r o u g h t g r e a t j o y
n o t
o n l y t o
t h e j ^ E B ^ t r o ^ i n
H e a v e n
a n d to us,
but
to
the church there, especially
since these
victories a r e
n ot
easily
come
by.
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had
what we might
call a reception -
And v^y not What
better off ring
of
and
of
encouragement
to Alfredo, as
around
himl From
all appearances, i
repeat
of this
beautiful situatio n.
We
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