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    Robert

    an d

    Diane Sigafoose

    5 0 M o n k s Hill R o a d

    04-50

    Singapore 0922

    Republic of Singapore

    Dea r friends

    Serving in Singapore

    1429 Norwood,

    Granite

    City, IL62040

    Mar c h ,

    1991

    Forwarding Agent:

    D e l m e r R h o d e b e c k

    1429 N o r w o o d

    Granite City, IL

    62040

    618) 877-7120

    A s

    we b eg in o u r

    2 1 s t y e a r

    i n

    mi s s i o n

    work ,

    particularly

    i n

    Sou t h e a s t

    A s i a , we

    want

    t o

    t a k e t h i s oppo r t u n i t y

    t o t hank

    y o u fo r you r p r a y e r s and

    you r f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t ov e r t h e y e a r s . A s

    m a n y

    o f

    you k n o w w e had

    originally p l a n n e d t o r e t u r n t o S ingapo r e

    on M a r c h

    1st

    o f

    this y e a r .

    However , due t o u n fo r es e en c ir c um s t a n c es , o u r p l a n s have

    changed .

    B o b

    mus t r e t u r n to S i n g a po r e f o r

    two

    mon th s . T h e re

    is a

    need t o

    t a k e

    c a r e

    o f

    Singapo re ' s i n c o m e t a x , r enewa l o f ou r

    v i s a , p lu s a r ran ge

    f o r

    s o m e o n e

    to

    s t a y

    in ou r apa r tmen t . T h e coup l e

    who

    a re s ta yin g in o ur ap ar tm en t now

    a r e

    moving o u t th e

    end

    o f

    March

    and t h e r e w i l l be

    no one

    t o pay t h e rent

    and

    utilities. We don t wan t t o l o s e this a pa r tm en t a s

    is

    t h e

    b e s t

    p l a c e

    a r o u nd .

    Debb i e Ba r t s c h e r , ou r o l d e s t daugh t e r , who is no w s i x months p r egnan t , is

    e x p e r i e n c i n g

    s e v e r a l c omp l i c a t i o n s . D u e

    t o t h e

    stillborn

    birth o f their

    last

    c h i l d ,

    Debb i e h a s deve l oped a b l ood c o nd i t i o n c a l l e d

    An t i -C ,

    a l s o

    known a s L i t t le -C . Th i s

    an t i body p r e v en t s

    t h e

    un bo rn baby

    f r o m g e t t i n g

    th e

    n u t r i e n t b l ood

    it needs

    t o

    s u r v i v e . S h e is be ing

    mon i t o r ed

    ve ry

    c l o s e l y

    a n d

    p l a n s a r e be ing m a d e t o t r a ns fu se t h e baby be f o r e it is bo r n .

    It is unce r t a i n a t this po i n t ho w m a n y

    t r a n s f u s i o n s w i l l

    be r e q u i r e d .

    Debb ie

    wi l l have

    t o

    be t r a v e l i n g

    t o Minneapo l i s fo r

    s p e c i a l i z e d

    critical-

    c a r e

    t r e a tmen t .

    Because

    o f

    this

    c o n d i t i o n , Diane

    w i l l be r ema i n i ng

    i n

    t h e S ta t e s to

    be

    ne a r D ebb ie and h e r f am i l y t o

    g ive

    s uppo r t

    where

    it

    is

    needed.

    O u r d au gh te r L a u r ie , is

    hav i ng

    qu i t e a

    t ime

    t r y i n g

    t o finish

    h e r

    e l emen t a r y

    e d u c a t i o n a l

    t e a c h i n g

    certification.

    She

    work s

    f u l l -t im e

    du r i ng

    th e n i g h t and t h en

    is

    do ing h e r s t u d e n t t e a c h i ng in th e day t ime .

    Tha t

    d o e s n ' t l e a v e

    m u c h t ime

    f o r s l e ep in g and c l a s s r oom p r e p a r a t i o n .

    Her

    s choo l i ng w i l l b e f i n i s h ed

    o n Ma y 7 t h .

    S h e wi l l be one

    h a p p y

    a n d

    r e l i e v ed girl.

    Laur ie wi l l

    beg i n t e a c h i ng f u l l - tim e s t a r t i n g

    i n

    Se p t embe r .

    We do wish

    t o t hank all o f

    you

    f o r you r

    p r a y e r s o n b e h a l f

    o f Debb i e ,

    Laur i e and f o r

    ou r s e l v e s . Y o u r s u p po r t i n

    EVERY

    w a y

    is

    so

    a p p r e c i a t e d .

    G o d

    b l e s s you ,

    B ob Diane

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    WONDERFUL

    NEWS

    THE CHURCH IN MALAYSIA IS

    NOW

    RECOGNIZED

    BY THE

    GOVERNMENT

    A visit to Petaling Jaya and Shah

    lam

    Malay^sia from August

    5 th

    through-^

    8th-,

    1991

    b rough t

    exc i t emen t

    and joy

    as

    word was

    r e c e i v ed

    from th e

    Malays i an

    Reg i s t e r o f S oc i e t i e s , The

    Chr i s t i a n Church o f

    Malays ia is now

    f u l l y r e cogn i zed by th e

    gove rnmen t

    o f

    Malay s i a .

    Bob and Diane

    S iga foose ,

    m is sio na rie s to Singapore , accompanied

    by Richard and Mary

    Al ice Winson, Min i s t e r

    and wife

    o f th e F i r s t

    C h r i s t i a n

    Church

    o f

    Collinsville

    Illinois {one o f th e

    m a j o r

    suppor t ing churches o f

    Bob

    and

    Diane) , were

    ab le to

    sha re

    in

    t h i s

    joy dur ing

    t h e i r s t ay i n

    Malays ia . The

    letter o f

    recognition

    was received ^prf^August

    7,

    99 by

    John

    Millason, a

    Malay na t i o n a l l e a d e r o f th e

    chu r ch .

    Bob and D iane have been

    pray ing fo r 20 yea r s

    t h a t

    th e

    church

    might

    be

    e s t ab l i shed

    and

    r e cogn i zed i n Malays ia .

    Pr a i s e th e

    Lord it

    has

    f i n a l l y t ak en

    p l a c e t h r ough

    th e e f f o r t s

    o f many f a i t h f u l wor ke r s from

    S o u t h e a s t

    A s i a , t h e

    Uni t ed S t a t e s , and A u s t r a l i a .

    The Malays ian

    government

    i s very

    strict abo ut church m eetings in

    th e home. T h e r e f o r e , a b u i l d i n g

    w i l l

    have t o be

    r e n t e d

    f o r

    c hu rc h m e et in gs and activities The

    c o s t

    o f r e n t i ng and

    ma i n t a i n i n g such

    a

    bu i l d i ng w i l l be

    abou t

    300 .00

    p e r

    month . At

    th e p re se nt ,

    t h e r e

    a r e a few

    Bib l e

    S tud i e s

    mee t ing

    i n homes.

    These groups

    a re

    kep t sm all

    so

    t h a t

    a t t e n t i o n i s no t drawn to

    them

    and t h a t

    th e ne ighbo r s

    do

    n o t

    comp l a i n t o

    th e

    p o l i c e .

    In

    th e

    beg inn ing ,

    f i n a n c i a l a id

    w i l l be needed f o r

    th e

    church to

    grow

    Jo in

    wi th

    us

    in r ejo ic in g

    in th e first

    r eg i s t e r ed Chr i s t i a n

    Church

    in

    Malay s i a . Remember

    them in

    your

    p r a ye r s ,

    as they

    e n d e a v o r i n their

    new

    b e g i n n i n g s and g rowth

    I n th e

    Love

    o f

    C h r i s t

    J e s u s ,

    Bob and Diane Sigafoose

    j)

    Rich and

    Mary Al i ce Winson

    B5j

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    I

    Robert an d

    Diane

    Sigafoose

    50

    M o n k s

    Hill R o a d

    #04-50

    Singapore

    0922

    Republic of

    Singapore

    Serving in Singapore

    1429 Norwood

    Granite

    City IL 62040

    GREETINGS FROM

    S O U T H

    D A K O T A ,

    The

    Lord g i v e t h

    Forwarding Agent:

    D e l m e r R h o d e b e c k

    1 4 2 9

    N or w ood

    Granite

    City IL

    62040

    618) 877-7120

    Au stin R ob er t ,

    son

    o f

    Damon

    a n d Debbie (S iga foose ) Bar t s ch e r ,

    f i n a l l y

    made it

    i n t o

    t h i s

    wor ld

    o n

    June 4 , 1991 .

    As

    y o u

    k n o w ,

    it

    w a s

    a

    r e a l

    t ime

    o f

    trial

    and

    anx i e t y

    fo r

    all o f u s a s we wai t ed f o r t h i s p r e c i ou s

    little

    b o y w ho is so

    fearfully and

    wond e r f u l l y made .

    Aus t i n we ighed

    lbs.

    15

    o z . and w a s

    2 1

    1 /2 long a t b i r t h . He

    i s pe r f e c t ,

    hea l t h y , a n d

    h a p p y . F o r

    e i gh t d a y s h e

    s t a y ed i n th e critical-care u n i t

    o f

    Sioux

    Val l ey

    Hos p i t a l , Sioux F a l l s ,

    SD

    wa i t i n g t o s e e

    if

    a b l ood t r a n s f u s i o n w a s needed .

    It

    wasn ' t

    \

    We

    praise t h e Lord

    for

    H is

    ever

    watch-care

    and

    marvelous w o r k s

    H e is a b l e

    t o p e r f o rm .

    Diane and I

    wa n t

    to

    t h a n k

    t h o s e a r o u n d t h e

    w o r l d

    who con t inua l ly

    p r a y e d

    fo r

    all

    o f

    us

    du r i ng

    t h i s

    critical and

    difficult

    t ime .

    It s

    wonde r f u l

    t o

    s e r v e

    a

    l i v i n g God wh o hea r s a n d

    answer s

    p r ay e r s .

    The

    Lord

    t a k e t h

    a w a y

    On May

    25th

    D ia ne 's de ar

    m o t h e r passed

    from t h i s life

    in Nashv i l l e , TN

    a t th e

    a g e

    o f

    8 0 . Mrs.

    Ad d ie

    Holman was su rv ived b y tw o s o n s and

    s ix

    daugh ters ,

    fou r t e en

    g r a ndch i l d r e n a n d f ou r t een

    g r e a t - g r and ch i l d r en .

    A be a u t i f u l f u n e r a l

    se rv i ce was h e l d

    on

    May 2 8 t h in Nashvi l le . I t wa s

    good

    to be

    w i t h

    s o many

    f am i l y m e m b e r s ag a in , bu t sad t h a t it w as such an

    oc c a s i on .

    w ant to

    t h a n k t hose many

    i nd iv idua l s and c h u r c h e s

    wh o ca l l ed ,

    s en t prayers

    o f

    suppo r t ,

    m e m o r i a l s

    a n d condolences o n Diane ' s beha l f . Ble s s

    y o u

    all fo r

    your

    comfo r t i n g

    w o r d s

    and

    t h ough t f u l n e s s .

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    you

    i n f o r m e d

    o f o u r p l a n s a s q u i c k l y a s

    p o s s i b l e .

    However it may be

    t h a t

    p a r t o f

    o u r t r a v e l w i l l

    a l r e a d y have

    t a k e n

    p l a c e by

    t h e t i m e

    you

    r e a d

    t h i s

    n e w s l e t t e r . D i a n e

    and

    I w i l l

    b e

    l e a v i n g S o u t h Dakota

    n e a r

    t h e

    end o f

    J u n e .

    I

    have

    t h e

    g r e a t

    honor o f p a r t i c i p a t i n g

    i n t h e

    wedding

    o f a S i n g a p o r e a n

    girl

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    i n

    T o r o n t o C a n a d a o n J u n e 2 9 t h . R u t h h a s

    b e e n a v er y i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f o u r life and m i n i s t r y d u r i n g o u r l o n g

    s t a y

    i n

    S i n g a p o r e

    a n d

    it

    is a b l e s s i n g

    t h a t we

    w i l l b e a b l e

    t o

    b e w i t h

    h e r

    on t h i s

    v e r y

    s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n . From Toronto we w i l l

    s t o p

    i n S t .

    Louis

    t o

    c a t c h

    up

    on

    o f f i c e a n d f i n a n c i a l

    m a t t e r s .

    On

    J u l y 8 t h

    we p l a n t o

    b e

    w it h L a u ri e i n

    Waco T e x a s

    a s s h e h a s some

    n e c e s s a r y

    s u r g e r y which w i l l n e e d p a r e n t a l

    s u p p o r t

    a n d

    c o m f o r t f o r a

    few d a y s .

    WE

    ARE

    SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR

    SINGAPORE

    ON

    J U L Y

    1 2 T H .

    We

    ask

    c o n t i n u a l

    p r a y e r s a s

    we

    r u s h

    t o g e t

    back

    i n t o

    o u r r o ut i n e i n S i n g a p o r e .

    We

    a l s o

    w i l l

    be having

    t o

    s t u d y up

    on

    t h e new R e l i g i o u s Harmony bill p u t o u t

    by t h e

    S i n g a p o r e

    G o v e r n m e n t . W e l l n e e d t o

    know

    w h a t restrictions w i l l b e

    p l a c e d o n u s a n d o u r w o r k .

    Thanks t o all o f

    you who

    have s t o o d by u s all t h e s e y e a r s

    s h a r i n g

    t h e v i s i o n

    f o r

    t h e

    l o s t commit t ing

    your

    f a i t h and l o v e through p r a y e r s and s u p p o r t .

    Our n e x t n e w s l e t t e r w i l l be from t h e f i e l d t o

    b r i n g

    you r e p o r t s o f t h e

    m i n i s t r y

    y o u r s

    a n d o u r s .

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    Robert and Diane SIgafoose

    50 Monk's Hill Road

    04-50

    Singapore

    0922

    Republic of Singapore

    Serving in Singapore

    13^1

    Forwarding Agent:

    Delmer Rhodebeck

    1 4 2 9 Norwood

    Granite City, IL 62040

    618

    877-7120

    1429

    Norwood, Granite City, IL62040

    Dear F r i e n d s ,

    arrived back in Singapore on July

    12, a l a t e 2 a.m.

    and were greeted

    by

    very s l e e p y f a i t h f u l

    f r i e n d s .

    Emotions

    ran

    high

    as

    we were

    welcomed

    back.

    The

    end of a long s a f e f l i g h t

    was

    a r e a l i t y ,

    but our h e a r t s still

    tugged

    with

    aches

    a t

    the

    thought

    of

    l eav ing

    our

    f a m i l i e s and loved ones

    behind. The past year had

    been

    a

    busy

    one. t was t h e l o n g e s t t ime we had

    spent with our daughters i n twelve

    y e a r s . We were s o t h a n k fu l t h e

    Lord

    saw c l e a r to

    l e t

    us have t h a t precious

    t ime t o g e t h e r so

    we

    could

    be

    with them

    both

    during

    very

    d i f f i c u l t t imes . We

    also

    f e l t

    blessed

    about being

    in

    the

    S t a t e s when Diane l o s t h e r mom,

    although there was not

    enough

    time to

    spend

    with

    h er fam ily . We still covet

    your

    p r a y e r s

    concerning t h i s m a t t e r .

    J u s t

    before l e a v i n g

    the

    s t a t e s , Bob

    had the oppor tun it y~ to immerse his

    grand-nephew

    Tony

    and

    h is grand-niece

    Shelly

    i n t o Christ . Tony

    and Shelly

    a t t e n d

    t h e C a t l i n C h u r c h

    o f

    C h r i s t

    i n

    C a t l i n , I l l i n o i s . What a

    joyous

    o c c a s i o n

    t h a t

    was

    We

    u n d e r s t a n d

    o u r

    n e w e s t a d d i t i o n t o

    the

    family,

    Aus tin Robe rt,

    i s

    a very

    happy, heal thy

    boy

    who

    looks j u s t

    l i k e

    h i s grandpa

    Robert .

    Amber, h i s s i s t e r ,

    who was f i v e

    years

    old on

    September 12,

    i s such

    a b ig help

    t o

    her mom, but she

    d o e s let them ll know

    s h e

    n e e d s

    a tt en t io n p e ri o di ca ll y.

    Laurie began teaching

    f i r s t

    grade

    in

    the

    p u b l i c

    school

    system i n Waco,

    Texas, on August

    2 6 t h .

    FIRST

    IMPRESSIONS

    OF OUR

    RETURN

    The

    b l a s t

    of

    t r o p i c a l

    heat seems always

    a shock

    t o our system

    when we

    r e t u r n

    from

    the

    s t a t e s .

    Days

    of

    heat

    and

    j e t - l a g

    do make us move around

    very

    s l o w l y .

    We s e t o u t t o c l e a n o ur a pa rtm en t a f t e r

    a y e a r s a b s e n c e . The blown

    v o l c a n i c

    a s h

    f r o m Mt. P i n a t u b o

    i n

    t h e

    Phi l ippines was

    not very kind to our

    l a r g e

    number

    of

    p l a n t s nor t o some

    of

    t h e c o n t e n t s o f o u r home.

    Many

    bui ldings from the secondary

    s c h o o l

    b e h i n d

    u s

    had

    b e e n

    d e m o l i s h e d

    while

    we were gone,

    so our

    view had

    turned from

    a

    b e a u t i f u l green

    s o c c e r

    f i e l d l i n e d w i t h t r e e s

    t o brown

    mounds

    of e a r t h . Heavy equ ipmen t mach ines a r e

    everywhere,

    working

    from

    morning til

    n i g h t . We

    have

    no i d e a what w i l l

    r e p l a c e

    the

    former

    scenery . As we l i v e

    in old housing, (post WW owned by

    the government (which i s s i t t i n g on

    prime

    l a n d ,

    we

    can a f f o r d t o

    be a

    b i t

    anx ious a bout

    our own future

    housing.

    While

    we do l e t the

    Lord

    plan our days,

    we

    w i l l

    keep

    one

    e a r

    open

    f o r

    the

    b u l l d o z e r .

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    GUESTS FROM C O L L I N S V l L L E , IL

    Tw o

    w e e k s after ou r r e t u r n , we h a d

    v i s i t o r s f r o m

    Co l l i n s v i l l e ,

    I l l i n o i s ,

    Ri cha r d

    Winson , M in i s te r

    o f

    F i r s t

    Ch r i s t i an

    C h u r c h , a n d

    h is

    wi fe , Mary

    Al i c e , were h e re fo r tw o weeks .

    T h e

    Col l i n sv i l l e C h u r c h

    i s

    o n e o f

    our

    m a j o r

    s uppo r t i n g

    c h u r c h e s ) . T h e t ime w as

    all

    t o o

    short fo r t h em to

    o b s e r v e

    the

    wo rk

    he r e ,

    t a k e i n

    s o m e s i g h t s ,

    and

    t a s t e

    a l l

    th e

    f l avor s

    of

    ou r A sian f o od ,

    good

    a n d bad

    Rich

    d id

    manage

    to

    hold

    a tw o day

    s em ina r

    f o r our S ingapo re

    Chr i s t i an

    C a n a a n

    Church ,

    R ich Shee l e y min i s t e r s

    to t h i s

    o n e ) ,

    p r e a c h d u rin g th e worshi p

    h o u r

    a t

    Boscombe

    Road

    C h u r c h

    of

    Chr i s t ,

    p l u s

    he l d studies

    i n th e v a r io u s h o m e s

    fo r the L ife -L ink g roups.

    Rich and

    M a r y

    Al i c e were ab l e t o

    a c c o m p a n y u s t o th e wes t p a r t o f

    Malays i a . While we w e r e t h e r e , we

    r e c e i ved w o r d t h a t th e g o v e r n m e n t h a d

    app roved ou r registration

    f o r th e

    Chr i s t i an C h u r c h in Malays ia . God had

    f ina l ly a nswe re d many year s o f prayer .

    It

    was

    a

    w on de r fu l t im e

    for

    all o f u s

    to sh a re in th e

    exc i t emen t Many

    e f f o r t s f r o m th o se in th e U.S .A. ,

    Australia an d S o u t h e a s t As i a h a v e b e e n

    pu t i n t o

    t h i s w o r k .

    As

    y o u

    k n o w,

    Malays ia

    i s

    a s t rong Muslim count ry .

    Therefore , m e e t i n g s

    in homes pos e

    a b ig

    r i s k, e sp ec ia lly if someone

    compla ins .

    Church

    mee t i ng s

    mus t cu r r en t l y

    b e he ld

    in

    homes .

    Rich was a b l e to

    s h a r e

    s o m e

    o f

    t h e

    Gosp e l t o m a n y a s we m e t in

    d i f f e r e n t h o m e s . T h e s e Malay Ind ians

    w e r e

    very

    much encouraged by h is w o r d s

    a n d wanted h i m t o s t ay l o nge r .

    So

    d id

    w e

    This p i c t u r e s h o w s Rich a n d Mary Alice

    a long w ith

    B ob a t a meet ing

    in

    a home

    in

    M a l a y s i a D i a n e

    wa s

    t ak ing t h e

    p i c t u r e ) . The m a n in th e

    wh i t e

    shirt

    i s th e Malay s i an min i s t e r , Jo h n

    Miliason

    fi .

    IN CONCLUS ION . . .

    I t wi l l t ake u s some t i m e to

    ge t

    b a c k

    i n t o ou r

    w o r k

    he r e

    in

    S i n g ap o r e .

    The r e

    h a v e b e e n

    many new exc i t i ng

    deve l opmen t s s i n c e w e have

    r e t u r n e d .

    We

    w i l l

    s h a r e

    the s e wi th

    y o u i n

    o u r

    next l tt r

    P l e a s e

    r e m e m b e r

    in p ra y er :

    1 . T h e

    na t i o n a l

    m in i s t e r in Malays i a ,

    J ohn

    M i l la s o n ,

    a s

    h e

    l o o k s

    for a

    c h u r c h

    building

    i n

    whi ch to

    me e t .

    2 .

    D i a n e ,

    a s

    s h e c o n t i n u e s

    to

    ne e d

    emo t i o n a l

    s t r e n g t h

    and com fo r t .

    3 .

    Bo t h o f u s here a s w e seek the

    wisdom

    o f

    ou r

    Lord

    a s t o h o w b e s t we

    can

    serve

    H im .

    Bl e s s i ng s

    to y o u

    a n d

    you r s i n C h r i s t ,

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    U . S .

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    GOOD NEWS

    FOR MALAYSIA

    THE

    C HUR C H

    IN

    MALAYSIA

    IS

    NOW

    LEGALLY

    RECOGNIZED BY

    THE

    GOVERNMENT

    visit

    to

    Pe t a l i ng

    J aya and

    Shah

    Alam,

    Malayas ia

    from

    Augus t

    5 th

    t h rough 8 t h 1991

    b r o ugh t

    e x c i t emen t

    and jo y

    a s

    word was

    r e c e iv ed

    from th e Malays i an R eg is te r o f

    So c i e t i e s

    The Ch r i s t i a n Church o f Malays i a

    is

    now f u l l y r e c o gn i z e d

    by th e

    gove rnmen t

    o f

    Ma l ay s i a

    Bob

    and

    Diane

    S i g a f o o s e mi s s i o n a r i e s t o

    Singapo re accompanied

    by

    Richa rd

    and Mary

    Al i c e Winson

    M in is te r

    and

    wi f e o f th e

    irst

    Ch r i s t i a n

    Chu r ch o f Co l l i n s v i l l e

    Illinois

    one

    o f th e ma jo r suppo r t i ng

    chu r ch e s

    o f

    Bob

    and

    Diane were ab l e

    to

    sha r e in

    t h i s

    joy

    du r i ng

    t h e i r

    s t a y

    i n

    Malay s i a

    The

    letter o f

    r e cogn i t i o n was r e c e iv ed on A ugust 7 1991 by

    John M i ll a s o n a Malay n a t io n a l l e a d e r o f th e

    c hu r c h Bob and D iane S i g a f o o s e

    have

    been

    working and p r ay i ng f o r 20

    ye a r s t h a t th e

    chu rch

    m igh t be

    e s t a b l i s h e d

    and

    r e cogn i z ed i n

    Malay s i a P r a i s e

    th e

    Lord

    it

    ha s f i n a l l y

    t a k en p l a c e

    t h rough th e e f f o r t s

    o f many

    faithful

    wo rk e r s

    f rom

    S o u th e a s t A s ia

    t h e

    Un i t ed

    S t a t e s

    and

    Au s t r a l i a

    The Mal ay s i a n gove r nmen t

    is

    ve ry strict

    a bou t

    ch u rch m ee t in g s i n th e home.

    The r e f o r e

    a

    b u i l d i n g

    w i l l have t o be

    r e n t e d

    f o r chu r ch

    mee t i ng s and

    activities

    In th e

    beg i nn i ng

    financial

    aid

    will

    b e n e e d e d for

    the c h u r c h

    t o

    g r ow

    A t

    t h e

    p r e s e n t t h e r e

    a r e

    a

    few

    Bib l e

    s t u d i e s

    mee t i ng i n homes These g r oup s

    a r e

    k e p t sm al l s o that attention is n o t

    d r awn

    t o

    them

    and t h a t

    th e

    n e i g hbo r s

    do n o t

    comp l a i n

    t o

    th e p o l i c e

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    Good News Christian

    M i ss io n

    will

    assist

    w i t h

    t h e e s t a b li s h m e n t

    effort du r i n g

    t h e n e x t 36

    months

    by

    fo rming a new d i v i s i o n o f

    its

    mi s s i o n .

    Good

    News

    F o r

    Ma l a y s i a .

    A t

    t h e

    end

    o f that t ime , t h e i n v o l v eme n t o f Good

    News

    Christian Mission will

    b e

    reviewed a n d

    evaluated

    They

    w i l l

    need a bou t 35 , 600 ov e r th e

    n e x t

    t h r e e

    y e a r s . A

    c l o s e e s t im a te o f expen s e s

    has been secured Details are as follows:

    Needed

    u p f r o n t t o

    beg i n s e r v i c e s :

    3 , 200 .00

    Th i s w i l l

    supp l y

    f unds

    f o r :

    r e n t -

    l i v i n g qu a r t e r s

    f o r m i n i s t e r

    350 .00

    utilities

    - l i v i n g

    qu a r t e r s

    200 .00

    r e n t f o r chu rch mee t i ng p l a c e 150 .00

    r e nova t i on o f

    meet ing

    p l a ce 1 ,000 .00

    supp l i e s

    and

    ope r a t i ng

    expenses 800.00

    T r a v e l

    l o dg i ng f o r

    Bob f o r

    4

    weeks

    400 .00

    Admin i s t r a t ion reg i s t ra t i on s ,

    e t c . )

    150.00

    Of f i c e s upp l i e s i n U.S . 150 .00

    Needed

    p e r month t o

    s u s t a i n :

    900 . 00

    for

    36

    mon t h s )

    Th i s w i l l

    supp l y funds f o r :

    r e n t f o r l i v i n g qu a r t e r s 350 . 00

    utilities 200 . 00

    r e n t

    f o r ch urch m e et in g

    p l a c e 150 . 00

    s upp l i e s

    op e r a t i n g expen se s

    200 .00

    900

    X

    36 mos .

    =

    32 ,400

    3 ,200 start

    up

    = 35 ,600)

    We a re a sk ing you

    t o

    p l edge a gift toward

    this mi s s i o n

    work . A bank a c c o u n t

    f o r

    t h e

    Malays i an work

    w i l l be e s t a b l i s h e d , f rom

    which

    funds wi l l be drawn to pay

    expenses

    as

    they

    a re

    submi t ted .

    Accounting and r epor t ing

    p r o c e d u r e s

    f o r t h e s e

    f u n d s

    will

    b e

    e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e

    Good

    News Fo r M a lay s ia

    d iv i s i on and wi l l be prov ided to you

    on

    a

    quarterly

    basis

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    P l e a s e

    a d d r e s s

    you r

    c o r r e s p o n d e n c e ,

    qu e s t i o n s , and

    p l edge s t o :

    Good

    News Fo r

    Ma l a y s i a

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    i n t h e

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    r e g i s t e r e d

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    i n

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    them

    i n you r

    p r ay e r s ,

    a s t h ey

    endeavo r i n

    t h e i r

    new

    beg i nn i ng s and growth