Sanders LDavid Ruth 1997 Brazil

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U I L D E R

Bom and su sta in ed in p ray er

OURS - YOURS - THEIRS

Greetings in the name of ourgreat Etemal Hopel

BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

================== January - February - 1997 ==================

HOW CHURCHES GROW IN BRAZIL

Uriel Silva served in the Brazilian Air Force during many years onthe Northeastern bulge ofBrazil near Natal, thecapital city of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Taking his retirement,he moved to Brasilia, the Federal Capital, to seek opportunity for his family. He and hisfamily had been affiliated with an evangelical Christian Church but found his way to thecentral Christian Church in Brasilia. He received a welcome and was soon affiliated havingalready been immersed. Hebegan to study special courses in the Christian College Extensioncourses with David Sanders; to participate in visitation evangelism and to take part on theevangelism committeedistributingtracts, making visits, writing letters and evangelizing.Now retired, he wanted togivehislifeto preaching the gospel.

Then came the necessity to return to his home area in Northeast Brazil. Tliere, he sought aChurch of Christ as he knew it in Brasilia but was unsucessful.Therefore he began to havemeetings in his home and other homes until the attendance was such that he felt inclined toseek a building he could useforthe growing number of attenders. Thishe did. Then, as therebegan tobe converts, he felt he needed help to baptize and telephoned David and asked forhelp. David advised the elders of the local church and it was decided that one of them wouldgoto Natal, some 1500 miles away, to help baptize and set the church in order.

Aboutthis time the first of November Ruth Sanders wanted to visit the Sanders daughterStarla Joy, in Recife, Pernambucoon Ruth s birthday (the 15th of November, which is theBrazilian holiday of the Proclamation of the Republic}. Trying to make passagearrangements for her and at the same time for the elder-evangelist to go to Natal, it wasfound thatthe elderly could get 45 discount on the airline (TRANSBRASIL)and Daviddecided to accompany herto Recife and they would also visit the new work in Natal sincethey had to go through Natal on the way to Recife. So they offered their services to thechurch and accompanied Manoel Marinho, fellow elder and evangelist-preacher of thecentral church in Brasilia


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Arrivingin Nalal,aftera threehourflight,theyweremetby Uriel.He tookthem allto hishomewherethey restedand preparedfor the eveningservice. About60 attended firstservicealthoughthe room wouldonly seat 35 asthey had placesfor theleaders,a smalltable,a portableelectronicpiano,a song leader,a preacher,a guitaristand a coupleamplifiers.Ahappyservicefollowed, with testimonies, specialsongsandpreachingby thevisitingevangelist.Several decisionsweremadethat nightandthemeetingwas closed with

prayerandanannouncementthat thenext morning serviceswereto be heldoutatabaptistcampground wheretheconvertswouldbebaptized.Somethirtyattended this firstserviceoforientationfor baptismand 11 werebaptizedin the lake.The first Lord'sSupperwas thencommemorated and the new Church of Christ in PARNAMIRIM suburb of Natal asofficiallyopened.It wasinterestingto notethatseveralof thesedecisionsandbaptismswa-from various denominationsas well as first time decisions. One man said he had waited 20years to understand and be baptized.

In the afternoon,several sick were visited.They prayed for a manwith heart problemsand a yearold girl who hadacanceron thesideofherImee thesizeofa football.Theevening servicewasa real increasewithsome 80personsattending. Therewasmuchrejoicingeven though 40had to stand outsidethe big opendoor.At this veryimportantservice,open to the public,the preacher-leader,Uriel, waspresentedwith a letter ofrecommendation from the Church in Brasilia to him and the new congregation. Specialprayerwasoffered, setting-asideUrielandhiswife,Diana,to theleadershipof thechurch.

OnMondayafternoon,afterhavingtouredthecityof Natal and itsbeaches,elder-evangelistManoel Marinho returned to Brasilia and the Sanders, David and Ruth flew the 30 minuteflightdownto Recife.Spendingthenextfewdaysvisitingtheirdaugliterandfamily,restingand goingto the beach,they foundtliemselvesmuchrenewedin health. TheyvisitedtheAssociation for the Recuperation of Man where Starla Joy and Luiz Carlos are leading incaringfor 150street childrenwho are registeredand getting various levelsof educationtrainingand sustenance.When Davidwasinvitedto stay overto Sundayand preachin the.Recife Church of Christ, they extended their stay a few days more.

About 90 attended the Sunday evening servicein a vacantwarehouse loaned by a member ofthecongregation. It wasa blessing to watch theexpansionof thechurchand to knowthataplot ofground had been acquired for a new building.

Anivingbackin Brasilia,Davidand Ruthparticipatedin the inauguration ofanewchurchinthe Federal District satelite city of Sobradinha II. Philip McAfee and wife, Tabita, under thesponsorship of the central Brasilia churchare leadingin thisnew work. Thisshouldbringthe total number of churches in the Federal Districtupto35 regular one or two time serviceson Sunday.

Rejoicein Prayer andThanksgivingas churchesgrow in Brazil Rejoicewith theSandersthat theyand 1OU can still participate in these blessings Withoutdoubt, there wasa lot offaith,prayer andwork not mentioned in thisepistle YOURS OURS THEIRS


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T h e s e a r e our r s t l e t t e r s o f t h e N e w Y e a r W e h a da w o n d e r f u l . b u t q u i e t C h r i s t m a a . . . out a tM a r i a s . . . Kyula J u n i o r ( S t a r l a s o l d e s t d a u g h t e r andh u s b a n d ) w e r e a l s o t h e r e . Our c h o i r s a n g o n C h r i s t m a sN i g h t . R u t h e n j o y s s i n g i n g w i t h t h e c h o i r New Ye a r sE v e we h a d a N i g h t - Wa t c h s e r v i c e ( w i t h c e l e b r a t i o n o fth e Lord 's Supper ) and a f t e r mid-night , a fe l lowships u p p e r w i t h t o o m u c h t o ea t .

S t a r l a J o v s p e n t a c o u p l e o f w e e k s w i t h t h ea mosquito given s ickness t ha t i s qu i t e painful body

aches , dia r rhea , dizz iness and weakness. The only th ingyou c a n do f o r i t i s t o s t a y i n b e d an d d r i n k a l o t o fwater. She was able to g e t up an d about j u s t a few daysbefore welcoming her f i r s t grand-daughter. . . and yes ,o u r FIRST g r e a t - g r a n d d a u g h t e r . Maya ra was b o r n t oK alink a J ea n ( S t a r l a s second daughter) on January 10 th .

And t b e n . t h e n e x t b i g e v e n t was t h e d e c i g i n n i- nsend Kallula Jov ( S t a r l a s th i rd daughter) to Manha n ;:^nC h r i s t i a n Col lege . Yes, i t was a rush j o b . . . i t had t obe, when we found out t ha t in order to ge t i n to t h i ss e m e s t e r , s h e had t o be t h e r e a s soon a f t e r t h e 1 6 t h a sp o s s i b l e Word has a l r e a d y come t h a t sh e i s e n r o l l e d i n 6hours t h i s semester (His tory and L i t e r a t u r e ) and i sl i v ing m the dorm.. . looking for a j ob to help out .Pray fo r her Anyone who might want t o he lp o u t can sendCfifts designated to Kaliula Joy Sanders de Azevedo,B ra zi l C hr ist ia n Mission, Joe Means Box 17033, Wichita]Ks. 67217 (This could be deducted from Income Tax).

KYula and jun ior ( S t a r l a s o ldes t danghfer andh u sb an d ) hav e b ee n o f f e r e d -jobs i n a f i rm i n r.nndnnEnglandand a te having interviews, e t c . . . i f they areaccepted af te r a l l the formalities they will probably gowithin the next three months. i f not, they will staywith t h e i r jobs here i n B r a s i l i a and Kyula w i l l con t inueher studies a t the University and work in the Inte grate dLife Project off ice (our work with the elder ly andchi ldren .

Kevan w i l l POSSiblv a o i n t o l-hg A r m v. . . t o decidg^Hin March, He took tes ts which made him el igible to go in

o f f i c e r t ra in ing , but they made t h e i r choices as towhom would be ca l led by a spec ia l drawing and h is namewas not ca l led . In the meantime, he wi l l take spec ia lcourses in order to go on to Univers i ty. He con t inues top l a y a g o o d game o f s o c c e r b a l l .

J Q Y C S h a s b s s n g i v e n a s c h o l a r s h i p h v he^-remployerforaMasts r ' sdegree i n Admin i s t r a t ion anHEducation, The American School in Bras i l ia where Davidserved on i t s f i r s t board of directors in 1964)brings


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down a s p e c i a l team o f p r o f e s s o r s t o g i v e c l a s s e s . T h i sc o u r s e i s f o r 2 y e a r s . . . t a k i n g s h o r t t e r m i n t e n s i v ec l a s s e s i n J a n u a r y and J u l y . H er h u s b a n d L u i zF e r n a n d o c o n t i n u e s t o work a s a s u r v e y e r f o r t h eg o v e r n m e n t l a n d company.

Wn-rd f r o m D a r v l B r u c e i s t h t t h e v r e d o i n g m u c hb e t t e r . T h e i r h o u s e i n C h a r l e s t o n t h a t t h e y w e r e r e n t i n go u t i n o r d e r t o pay t h e i r r e n t i n Columbia h a s b e en r er e n t e d . Pam went back t o work . t e a c h i n g a t t h eelementary school and Daryl i s de l ive r ing Pizzas from 7pm to 11 pm a f t e r work each night to get them through thec r i s i s . They c a l l e d j u s t a f t e r Chr i s tmas and a r eespecia l ly g ra te fu l th a t the family i s a l l in goodh e l t h

we A^~ENCLOSING SOME VERY IMPORT NT REPORTS... OurJanuary/February B ra si l ia B u i ld er . . . our Highl ightsin1996 w i t h Ye a r s F i n a n c i a l R e p o r t . a n d o u r New Honesf n r 1997 w i t h Proposed Budge ts f o r 1997 .

We r e a l l y d i d n t i n t end to w r i t e so m uch . . . bu t wewantg^d t o wi f h vnu l l t h e e x c i t i n g h a p p e n i n g s an dand sand o u r a n a c i a l t h anks f o r v o u r wonde r fu l Chr i s tmasc a r d s a n d 1 a1-t-P rs AND FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND G I F T S I

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Wi t h r e v i v e d e n e rg y. L. David t r a v e l e d t o g i v e a q u i c k r e p o r tamong t h e c h u r c h e s i n t h e USA i n A p r i l , Ma y a n d J u n e . Upon r e t u r n i n gt o B r a z i l , h e p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e o p e n i n g s e r v i c e s o f a newc o n g r e g a t i o n i n t h e s a t e l i t e town o f S a n t a M a r i a ( S t . Mary)s p o n s o r e d b y a s i s t e r c h u r c h i n a n o t h e r s a t e l i t e t o w n o f Gama. T h e r ew e r e 8 0 i n t h e s e f e s t i v e a c t i v i t i e s

I n 1 9 9 6 , FIVE NEW CHURCHES, INCLUDING SEVERAL HOUSE C HU RC HES ANDCELLS W PLANTED. 18 c o n g r e g a t i o n s i n t h e F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t j o i n e dt o g e t h e r i n a n e n d o f t h e y e a r F e s t i v a l an d b a p t i z e d 8 5 .

OUR 1 9 9 6 INCOME DI D NOT COMPENSATE FOR FULL COST OF LIVING,MEDICAL, EXTRA TAXES, EDUCATIONAL AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. S o m e o ft h i s was f rom p r i v a t e l o a n s , w i t h i n t e r e s t r a t e s a t 300% a n n u a l l yw h i c h h a s b e c o m e a s e r i o u s b u r d e n

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1QQ7 IS FULL OF KXPECTATTON AND HOPE

Min-i^-fprs lonk: forward to new works o f Hod fhrnygh HigoeoDle in 1997. The churches in the Federal Dis t r ic t are set t ingaoals for each to e sta blis h a new church in 1997. The local church inBrasilia holds an annual Faith Promise Rally with renewed Promises forMissions and Social Action. There is planned a renewed emphasis int ra in ing , in disc ip l ing and in house churches. ^. k

rpyjr Tboiig^^nd yniith arp expected to meet together in the highgnhnoi stadium of the s a t e l i t e c i t y of Taguatinga fo r the NationalYouth Congress in February during the Carnaval celebration. ^

Now in 1997. Lloyd David serves as co-chapla in of the homesand Ruth with a tremendous new energy af ter a radical recuperationfrom many health problems, is now chairman of oversight of the elderlyand second treasurer of the newly elected Directory of the IntegratedLife Project. e are participating in the continuing process oflegalization of the land and have now been promised t i t l e rights. Shisf ionial Ao-Unn Act-ivl tv i s aimed toward e s t a b l i s h i n g va r ious communityc;pl f-suppoT-h aar-i nnlturaJ projects. aSWfiiiaStechnicalSChodS,s m a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d r e p a i r .

We cont inue t o be a c t i v e i n l o c a l evange l i sm, t r a i n i n g of th eministry, Bible dis t r ibut ion as well as the Integrated Life Project.I t i s an f^ver grea te r iov to continue to be act ive in witnessing fprt h a S a l v a t i o n Hooe. . a.

From you, OUR BELOVED CO WORKERS we seek more and more in tens ivebelieving prayer for power to preach this Gospel of Love and to Teachand to Train laborers for the Kingdom. e Pfay t ha t yOV. With VS andnuT co-woT-kers h a r e mav s h a r e i n t h e s p i r i t o f r e v i v a l e v e r v daVt

1 9 9 7 PROPOSED MONTHLY BUDGETS

ACTUAI. NEEDS FO R AZEVEDQ FAMILYHousehold & Expenses 1200.00Cos t o f Liv ing Adjus tment 300.00E d u c a t i o n / B r a z i l i a n Taxes 500.00To t a l Family Needs 2000.00SERVICE NEEDS FOR AZEVEDO FAMILYS o ci al S e cu r i t y 400.00M e d i c a l / I n s u r a n c e 300.00Transpor ta t ion 500.00Off i ce /Te lephone /Promot ion 400.00Emergencies and c o s t s 400.00T o t a l S e r v ic e Needs 2 0 0 0 . 0 0TOTAL MONTHLY NEEDS 4 0 0 0 . 0 0S E RV I C E N EED S FO R SANDERSCollege, Scholarsh ip , Extension $ 400.00I n t e g r a t e d Li fe Expansion 400.00O f f i c e / P r i n t i n g / Te l e p h o n e 300.00I n s u r a n c e / H e a l t h 3 0 0 . 0 0Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n 400.00P r o m o t i o n / C o r r e s p o n d e n c e 2 0 0 . 0 0TOTAL MONTHLY NEEDS 2 0 0 0 . 0 0TOTAL MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDS

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T h e E - m a i l a n d FAX a d dr e s se s b e l o n g t o ROBERTO EDUARDOCAMPOS a young ma n vho an a n a l y s t o f sys t ems f o r th eVolkswagen Co. o f C e n t r a l B r a z i l , t o g e t h e r with JOSE LUIZBORGES CUNHA ( s t u d e n t f rom t h e C h r i s t i a n C J o l l e g e ) , h a supdated our computer r e c e n t l y and l i k e s to send E-mal l f o ru s M a r i a h a s a computo r a l s o b u t h e r E - m a l l FAX a r e n o tf u n c t i o n i n g y e t and she l i v e s a good d i s t ance away. . . l i k eo u t I n th e c o u nt ry a b o u t 10 m i l e s . She d r i v e s I n e v e r y d ayt o th e h o s p i t a l where sh e works , t e a c h i n g and t r a n s l a t i n gE n g l i s h . Her husband d r i v e s abou t th e same d i s t a n c e t o aF e d e r a l D i s t r i c t government o f f i c e o f C i t y U r b a n i z a t i o n Survey in g , (They a r e bo th becoming more Invo lved I n th ec h u r c h , m i s s i o n s a n d s o c i a l a c t i o n )

We h a v e n ' t done much w r i t i n g s i n c e J a n u a r y / F e b r u a r yb e c a u s e o u r c om p ut or b eg an a c t i n g s t r a n g e l y . T h i s was whenR ob e r t o a n d J o s e L u l z came a n d t o o k o u r c o m p u t e r h o m e t oc l e a n . . . t o s e e wha t t h e y c o u l d do a s a b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t sf o r D a v i d , a n d t h e y d i d wonder s We now h a v e Windows3 . 1 1 . . . We ' r e w r i t i n g from th e Word s e c t i o n . . . which h a sf i g u r e s we ca n I n s e r t . . . w e ' r e j u s t b e g i n n i n g to f i n d o u tw h a t l l t ca n d o n o w .

M a r i a I s s t a r t i n g h e r r e a d i n g f o r J u l y ' s c o u r s e t o w a r dh e r M a s t e r ' s . . . s h e g o t A B on t h e work s h e d i d I nJ a n u a r y. H er em ployer Sa rah H o s p i t a l g i v e s h e r 10 d a y swith p a y t o do t h e c o u r s e and p a y s h e r Tu i t i o n . L u l zF ern an do to ok a s p e c i a l c o u r s e / t e s t t o s e e I f h e c a n g e tp r o m o t e d i n h i s j o b . M a r c e l o , a s a t e e n a g e r , i s b e g i n n i n gt o w a n t t o do h i s own t h i n g . R a f a e l seems t o b e g e t t i n ga l o n g o . k . They b o t h wen t t o a r e t r e a t f o r A d o l e s c e n t s onA p r i l 2 1 . . . a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e I n au gu ra ti o n o f B r a s i l i a .F e r n a n d a i s a w ee m i t e s t r o n g w i l l e d , b u t w i n s y o u o v e rw i t h h e r s w e e t n e s s . L . D a v i d a n d I w i l l b e b a b y - s i t t i n g


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the three of them th is veekend (the 25th, 26th 27th)vhile Maria and Luiz Fernando go to a sp i r i tua lretreat/seminar for ^^Couples^^ sponsored by our localchurches a t a 4 s t a r hote l about 100 miles from B r a s i l i a Ina r u r a l s e t t i n g . . .

The Recife family Is going through a phase of gettingadjusted to having three fam ilies In one house. . . LulzCarlos, Star la Kevan (vho has s ta r t ed working on thedocks, as English I nte rp re te r f or Brazi l ian o ff i c i a l s Inthe i r contacts with Incoming ships). Kyula husbandJunior, have re turned to Recife from Bras i l i a and havecontac t with a poss ib le job In England. Kallnkaand Juniorare looking for jobs and caring fo r baby Mayara. Star la ,Kyula, Kallnka Lulz Carlos are recovering from theDENGE

mosquito causedsickness.

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highf e v e r , n au se a , w e ak ne ss .. .

Kal lu la I s f in i sh ing the semester a t Manhattan Chris t ian College. Has a temporary job as ^^Hall Monitor

a t a nearby hlghschool. She wants to continue t h i s f a l l . . .3 ^ pray ing t ha t funds wil l come In to help out .

Sta r l a has 150 chi ldren In the ^^home f o r s t r e e tchlldren^^. She I s hoping to go to the States soon to v i s i tchurches and I s accep t ing I n v i t a t i o n s .

We j u s t heard from our South Carolina family. DarylPam cal led us l a s t night . A ll seems well with them Pam I shelping out a t Katie^s school. Richie has been found to bea slow reader ^ but very good In Math. Rustle gets a l l A sand B s. Daryl j u s t got back to Columbia from Charlestonwhere he had two weeks In the Reserve. He continues hiswork with pfogprammlngfor a large c^putor company.

seems to be ge t t i ng along f ine. . .blood pressurenormal...gets tired, but who doesn t. Ruth Is back takingInject ions to bring her Iron level down more. I t needsto come down to 160 an d I t s 300. her clores tora l Tr l sare high and Toxlplasmoso Is high again... so she s takingsome medicine for these, but feels pretty good. Keeping ont h e g o

Amazingly, we find our time used up withadministrating the selfsupport home for the elderly andsre glad to say that local churches have already pledgednearly 1 a month. Ruth has been organizing a planfo r local church part icipat ion to get Sunday School


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c l a s s e s and women ^s groups sha r ing by ind iv idua ls i n thesegroups to pledge 5,00 a person, , , with an average o f 20to a group. e a re a lso ge t t ing 2 doctors , 2 nurses ,ad e n t i s t , a phys io therapis t and even a ha i rd resse r(specia l ly fo r cu t t ing hair) l in ed up as volunteers .

Another young man h as v ol un te er ed as ^^administrator'' o fcons t ruc t i on and r e p a i r . Ruth uses th e computer to p r i n toffe r ing envelopes ~ l e t t e r repor ts to the churches andes tab l i sh a system o f nat ional support . Sta r la i sca r ry ing on the same type o f campaign i n Reci fe .

Youth Congress o f Central Braz i l was planned f o r theTaguatinga s a t e l i t e o f B ra si l ia , fo r 2000 i n a t tendance ,b u t i t only averaged 700-800 i n sess ions which were he ldduring Carnival holidays i n February. n the o the r hand,reg ional concfresses were held fo r the f i r s t time i n th reeo t h e r l o c a t i o n s a n d a v e r a g e d s i m i l a r a t t e n d a n c e s .

On Apri l 12th 13th, David was i n a v i l l age ca l l edCris t ianopol is (so named because o f the ^^evangelicalC h r i s t i a n group who began a work i n t h i s news e t t l e m e n t ) , south o f Goiania , a t a s p e c i a l meet ing f o rthe preachers and chu rch workers with over 70 preacherspresen t . He and three other preachers drove the 300k i l o m e t e r s down a n d b a c k . (One o f t h e men, A n t o n i o Lobo ,had graduated from College here , bu t moved to the Southand now i s hoping to re turn to some Chris t ian se rv ice upi n S t a r l a s a r e a ( N o r t h e a s t B r a z i l ) where t h e n e e d s e e m sg r e a t e s t . e hope to see him open a new church and homef o r s t r e e t c h i l d r e n i n o ne o f t h e s t a t e s t h e r e , w h e r e weh a v e _n o c h u r c h e s )

During t h i s pe r iod , the pres iden t o f the na t iona la s s o c i a t i o n o f p r e a c h e r s had res igned and v i c e - p r e s i d e n t ,Waldeberto (2nd genera t ion dynamic p reache r o f th eTaguatinga church) was i n s t a l l e d in te r im f o r 60 days,

when a gene ra l e l ec t ion was he ld . Ar e v i v a l

s p i r i tbrought about a challenge f o r the worker to be preparedworker, t o b e m o ra lly r e s p o n s i b l e i n evange lism andC h r i s t i a n e t h i c s

A l s o a t t h i s t ime , a r e - e l e c t i o n f o r t h e d i r e c t o r y o ft h e n a t i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n was h e l d a n d w o r k e r s , who h a de n t e r e d t h e m i n i s t r y i n l o c a l c h u r c h e s , were i n v i t e d t ob e examed an d become a p a r t o f t h e n a t i o n a l ^^Res tora t ionMovement . Some w i l l b e f u l l t i m e a n d some i n s e l fs u p p o r t i n g m i n i s t r i e s . Exams w i l l b e h e l d i n l o c a l a r e a s


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and approval a t the Ju ly Convention. A ll reg ions vereencouraged to carry on r a l l i e s - campaigns - fellowshipt ra in ing - youth men wo n a c t i v i t i e s - missionary ands o c i a l a c t i o n I n c l o s e r p r o x i m i t y t o one a n o t h e r .M i n i s t e r s were encouraged to exchange p u l p i t s I n p r eC o n v e n t i o n r a l l i e s I n J u n e b e f o r e t h e J u l y C o n v e n t i o np a r a l l e l t o th e t ime o f the North American Convention.

T h e F e d e r a l i s t r i c t c h u r c h e s a r e w o r k i n g t o jo int o g e t h e r I n a r e g i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n f o r g r e a t e r evange l i sma n d s o c i a l a c t i o n . Many o f t h e y o u n g e v a n g e l i s t s a r eb e i n g e n c o u r a g e d to a t t e n d Col l ege an d m i s s i o n a r yt r a i n i n g s e s s i o n s .

We l l we d o n ' t know f yo u a r e I n t e r e s t e d I n a l l t h i s ,b u t

t d i d u s good j u s tt o

u s e t h i s m e t h o dt o e x t e n d o u r

t h o u g h t s o u t t o t h e o u r f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s . We t h i n k o fyo u s o o f t e n a n d h o p e f u l l y l o o k f o r w a r d t o b e i n g a b l e t ocome f o r a s h o r t vis i t b e f o r e t h e y e a r 2 0 0 0 . . . f t h e L o r dp e r m i t s We l o v e yo u e a c h o n e

L lo yd D a v i d R u t h E d n aI


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FAVOffiTS SmeES MAY SA THE SANDERS. CCIXESE RECTOR d tflFE AND TEEiR SONLUCIANO. Wh o i s LEAVLNS o r .WiSSlONart service t o t h .rVORV COAST THIS WAS

DURIN TASUATINGA CHURCH .SUSSIONARY RALLY THE SANDERS WERE HONORED AS

FIRST MISSIONARIES TO BRAZIL


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BrasiJia, DF~ August 12,1997

To ThoseAfar Offin Distance,but not in Thought

E m a i l n

F XWe now haveour own E-mail < [email protected]> Our FAX is Oil-

55-61-242-6378.Brazil time - 7 am to 10 pm Would be 6 am to 9 pmEastern time. (Ourfriend, Roberto, willstill receiveFAX and E-mailat the addresswe sent in our last letter

nnua l Church Convention

As always, it seemsthat many things happenbetweenletters. We went to theAnnual Church Conventionin Goiania thefirst to thefourth of July. The largestattendanceever - over 2000 at the Saturdaysession, as well as the largest offeringeverof 5000. It wasreallyan inspirationalthree dayswithexcellentmessagesandrefreshingfellmvship

P l a n s fo r Travel

L Davidispreparing our itinerantfor September. He isgettingin touch withour churches between Brasilia and Sao Paulo so that we can visit each one as wetravel the 1000 miles going and another 1000 coming back, We will drive about100/150 milesa day stop overfor either a specialstuify or worshipservice at eachchurclu Wewill be severaldays in Sao Paulosincewe will be visiting three orfourchurchesthere. In 1999, if the Lordpermits,wewant to visitchurches, friends andfamily in the States, andattend someofthe Conventions..

dded Responsibilty i n S oc ia l ction

TheIntegratedLifeProjecthere in Brasiliahasbeen muchon ourheartsandin our daily efforts. We havebeen able toput the elderlycommunity ADONAJ)intobetterfunctioning; The local churcheshere are adopting the elderly at $100 amonth whichhelps carefor the nurseand workers, medicineandfor the monthlyfood basketfor each one. Thedirectoryhas nowturned overthe supervisionandteachingprogramof the S3children in EL SHADDAIto Ruth and her co-director,Vicente de Paula. We are spendinga great deal of time, much fffort anda lot ofprayer into gettingEL SHADDAIrestructuredand financiallycaredfor. Ruth isgoing out three orfour times weekly,plus workingwithothers in helping to raise

funds. We have askedStarla Jov to come doyvnfrom Recifeand her work withthestreetchildrenandgive us two or three weeksof her time and knowledgeto help usin gettingour documentsin orderbefore the authoritiesand to prepareprojectsforpresentation to variousgroupswho can help us withfunds.

F a m i l y f f a ir s

MariaJoycecompletedher threeweek intensive coursein Sao Paulo with topgrades and a specialthemeshepresentedin posterwas given a special recognitionandshe is topresentitata similarcourse in Septemberin southernBrazil. (She getsall expensespaid to take it there) Her husband. LuizFernando,besideshis presentjobasgovernmentsurveyor,is lookinginto thepossibiltyofsettingup a businessofhis own. Theirhovs. Marceloand Rafael, are back in their secondsemesterof schooland doing well Fernanda,three yearsold, givesus many happyhours.


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Starla Jov and Luiz Carlos are both having some health problems which theyare checking into before they complete their plans for going to the States onDeputation^perhaps yet this Fall If not tlus Fall, at least in the Spring of 1998Theirfamily is allin Recife with thenu GettinggoodJobs b ihfjficultJKyulaand herhusbandwant to come tothe States to study and work. Theproposedjobin Englandfell through, Kalinka and her husband are experimenting with setting up aComputer Servicesproject Their babv, Mavara (our great grand child}, brings a lotof happiness to allof us, Kevan isstudying,preparingfor the entrance exam to theUniversity in Recife, Kaliula stupedat Manhattan ChristianCoUegelast semesterand we thank those ofyou who helped in her tuition last semester. Pray that she mayhave funds as she plans to go to college in Hutchinson, Ks, this semester , Sheworked during the summerandis planning to work in Hutchinson to help payforschooling. She needs our encouragementandprayers,

Darvl and Pam are on a much need^ vacation beforeschool opensfor thechildren and the Fall obligationsappear. Theiroldest bov. Rusty, is5f t 7 '/i inches,in height, taller than his mother, Kathv is excited that she will beattending the sameschoolas Richv, her big brother,

L. David and Ruth are in very goOdhealth at the moment . WewUlhaveour 52nd Wedding Anniversary this month. Twoyears ago we receivedan orchidforour Golden Weddingandit is putting outfour beautiful blooms thisyear in timeforour day.

Fa the r s Dav i n B r az il

On Father's Day (and Pastor''sDay) which isthe2nd Sundry ofAugust here,David received a big basket offruit - that is, Ruth received itfor Mm. He hadservices out at the '^Home (ADONAI) on that morning. He usually goes out ev^2nd Sunday and the church did not advise Mmof the honorandhe d not remindthem that it was his regular day away. The children came in at Afferent timesbringingdifferentfruit which represented the fruits of the Spirit which th^explainedwere the gifts they expected their ministers to have,. Apples were Love ,grapes were Joy , bananas were Longsuffering ... and soforth Sund^ evening,David was able to express his gratitudefor thefruit basket Though they havefiveeldershere, he understood he was honoredas theolder shepherd..

Evangel is t ic F e r v o r

The Brasilia churches now number 45 and they have formed a formalassociation to sponsor the College and our Integrated Life Project David andEvaldo, the president of the Project are itititing churches and challenging them ingreater missionary endeavor The evangelisticfervor continues to grow especially asthe church was encouraged at the annual convention to prepare for the 25th ofMarch, 1998 as the 50th ANNIVERSARYof the Sanders arrival in Brazil ( March25, 1948) with a commemorative celebration in the Brasilia Church or perhaps inthe City Convention Center. We extend a ore-tiated invitation to al l ou r fnends. Letus reserve a placefor you. A home - a hotel (one tofive star) a good many goodchoices - all within walking distance (that is, if you don't mind walking 3 or 4kilometers. We can also provide shuttle buses and nu^be a tour of the city, thechurches, the children's elderly homes, even Goidnia where there are also morethan 50 churches. Help us make 1997/98 a really golden year.

We are enjitying being active and a part of the Kingdom's growth. We are happy that we Aavcfiiends and loved ones likeyou. We are more than gratrfulfor

the knowledge thatyou keep us inyour thoughts and prayers Yes, We want to hearfrom You ^ ,


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1May thejoy ofChrist s birthfillyourheart the wholeyear through i I 1 ^MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dear Family and Friends:

Your Brazilian Family ... L. David, Ruth, Starla Joy & family,Maria Joyce & family... all join to let you know we love you and arethinkingofyou as wepartakeofChristmasJoy and close out the oldyearof1996

L. David & Ruth were in Recifefor eight days. They had gonetoNatal (northwest of Recife, on the coast) with another minister fromBraziUa to inauguratea new church and baptize 11 new converts. Sinceit was buta 40 minute trip down to Recife on the way to Brasilia, theystopped over and had a good visit, walking along the beach every

morning early L Davidand Luiz Carlos went into the ocean andfoughtthe high waves). They visited the Associationfor Street Children whereStarla and herfamily ministerand the young Recife church. L. Davidgave the evening message. This wonderful trip took away some of thetrauma of the Sanders earlier trip in July to Quito, Equadorwhere theywere too sickfrom the high altitude to attend the Missionary Conferencethey wentfor. Thankfully, they are in very good health once more at thisending of1996

Besides being very busy with the Street Children and the Recife

Christian Church, Luiz Carlos and Starla report several family eventsthis year. Kyula Jane and husband. Junior, moved back to Brasiliawhere they are living with Junior's folks. Both are working but lookingfor betterjobs. Kalinka Jeanisat home expecting a baby girl to be bomin January. Kaliula Joy has announced her engagement to Mario (butthey will not marry until they both have betterjobs). Kevan Andrew willknow inJanuary if hehas to serve in the army now inJanuary ( here at18/19, they haveto serve unless exempted).

Luiz Fernando and Maria Joyce report that alt is well with theiffamily. The two boys, MarceloJasonand Rafael will be going to churchcamp this week end. Their school term is closing this week. (They will beon summer vacation now until the middle of February. In JanuaryMarcelo and Rafael will go to Northeast Brazil for the month..Fernanda Louise (now 2 yrs. 8 mos.) is very much the apple of oureyes as everyday we see her doing some very interesting things

Daryl Bmce and Pamela Ruth keep in touch from Columbia,South Carolina. Theirchildrenare growingand it is sometimes hard tobe so fa r from them.

l U S H E A R F R O M YOU


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REJOICE IN Y OU R HE RT T CHRISTM S TIME

CHRISTM S IS JESUS

JESUS IS LOVE I

LOVE IS LIFE I

LIFE IS H PPINESS

H PPINESS IS HOPE

HOPE IS S CRED JOY

S CRED JOY IS VICTORY

VICTORY IS CHRISTM S

CHRISTM S IS JESUS I

THE PROMISE IS FOR LL

THOSE WHO KNOW THEY HAVE GREAT SPIRITUAL NEEDS THOSE WHO ARE

SAD WEEP/MOURN THOSE WHO ARE HUMBLE/MEEK THOSE WHO HUNGER

AND THIRST THOSE WHO ARE MERCIFUL THOSE WHO ARE PURE INHEART/THOUGHTS THOSE WHO WORK TO BRING PEACE THOSE WHO ARE

T R E T E D B DLY F O R DOING G O O D

THESE RE TH E ONES W H O R E JO I CE AT C HR IS TM AS TIME

G IN I S Y REJOICE

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