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Financial Repo orFebruary 1976 y J Income SHS 6in red from Jan _-J 04 73Expenditures Si 147.89ixpenditures 1000.00Bal. Mar 1, 1976 S147.89 SI 47.89

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Ri g g roup p i c t u r e o f th e Mid -Win t e rRa l l y Mos t o f ttie 11 5 p e o p l e whoattended at the R i i s s e l s h e i m Y o u t hHostel. T he Frankfurt ChristianChurch was h o s t to t h i s Ra l l y .

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take pleasure in greeting you by way of these pic tures . As you can se eth e work ca l led ; P ro jec t ; Germany involves more than the l o c a l con-grega t ion near Frankfur t . S id an d Mary A l ls b ur y c o ns i de r t h e i rga t ion to be spread a l l abou t Europe.The A ll sb ur ys a re sponsored by th e Chris t ian Church, Car terv i l le Missouri6^835. Any questions you have can be directed to the elders there andofferings to th e same address should be marked Project ; Germany . Ouradd re ss i n Germany is be low .

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A f t e r e a t i n g a few o f us r a n back t o t h e hill t o p camp andb e g a n s e c u r i n g t e n t s . The r a i n and h a i l came. B i l l R o s n e tt e n t fell i n o t h e r s j u s t l e a k e d o u r s t o o . A f t e r t h e w o r s tblew over we took i n v e n t o r y A mountain o f wet s l e e p i n g bagHow t h a n k f u l we were f o r a l a r g e d r y e r on t h e g r o u n d s - Wee x p e c t e d b e t t e r w e a t h e r t h e n e x t d a y b u t it r a i n e d m o s t o ft h e n i g h t a n d all m o r n i n g . Mary and D i a n e M i ll e r s e r v e d u sa l l b re a k fa s t i n o u r r e s p e c t i v e t e n t s . Alva P h i l l i p s feltt h a t we were i n a h o p e l e s s s i t u a t i o n h a v i n g a b s o l u t e l y nof a c i l i t i e s e x c e p t t e n t s most ly s m a l l o n e s so we d e c i d e d t og i v e up. By Tuesday evening we were back i n t h e F r a n k f u r t re

GOOD-BYE LARRY, HELLO LUGANOW i t h t h e e x t r a week at home, we r e a l i z e d we, at last w o u l dhave t ime t o work on o u r o l d t e n t . We b o u g h t it i n 1968.We were a b l e t o have L a r r y White o v e r t o spend most o f t h eweek w i t h us b e f o r e he r e t u rn e d t o Iowa. M a r s h a h i s w i f ewas a l r e a d y gone . He was a l o t o f h e l p a s we sewed i n l o o p sf o r g u i d e l i n e s and r e p a i r e d h o l e s . We s p r a y e d p a r t w i t hw a t e r p r o f f i n g t o o . We c o u l d tell how b a d l y we needed t h ee x t r a t i m e a t home by t h e good f e e l i n g at all we w e r e a b l et o g e t done . We s a i d good-bye t o L a r r y a g a i n and by nowwe a l r e a d y miss him and Marsha. By-the-way L a r r y t h et e n t l e a k e d b u t n o t where you s a i d it would We a r e hopingb e f o r e n e x t y e a r t o b e a b l e t o e x c h a n g e t h e d u s t and dirtof ou^^ J ;^nt for the cleanliness and order of a camping. t r a i l e r - . / We would e s p e c i a l l y l i k e t o be a b l e t o use acamper- ; in t h e w in t e r a s a p l a c e t o go f o r r e s t and r e l a x -Looking o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r I t h i n k t h a t wouldh e l p a l o t i n k e e p i n g up o u r e n e r g y around home.

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I m back home now. Over two weeks h a s p a s s e d s i n c e Is t a r t e d t h i s letter I m s o r r y its l a t e . We l i k e t o m a i lit t o C a r t e r v i l l e by t h e end o f t h e month b u t t h a t wasi m p o s s i b l e .T h e r e were fewer t h a n u s u a l a t camp t h i s y e a r . J 3 i n e t v - n i n ei n a l l if we i n c l u d e t h e ones who d i d n t s t a y a l l week,Fiv_e; were baptized tM s year. There were about 40 peoplefrom m i ss io n a ry f a m il i e sV T h a t s a b o u t a t h i r d l e s s t h a nn o r m a l d u e m o s t l y t o f u r l o u g h s o f m i s s i o n a r i e s . We feltt h a t t h e c l a s s e s and sermons were v e r y good t h i s y e a r .


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Good p r e pa r a t i on . from Pac i f i c Chr i s t i a nCollege was with us He pays his own way to Europe to beab l e to he lp i n th e camp a s w e l l a s i n o t h e r p l aced whi l ehe r e . He s te ach in g fo r me in Kar l s ruhe A ugust 15 . Otherc l a s s e s at camp were : T r a i n i n g f o r Ch r i s t i a n Se r v i c e i nth e Mil i t a ryGuy Mayf ie ld ; Counse l ing Clas ses - -Dan Mc-Ca lL? Women s S em i n a r J o d i McCa l l ; Christian E t h i c sS id Al l s b u r y ; Bas i c Teach ing s o f th e Ch r i s t i a n Fa i t hHaro ld Hicks ; Bib l e Or ig in sDenn i s Mess imer ; Chr i s t i a nEv id en c e s - -B i11 Rosn e t t ; and Who I s Th i s J e s u s ? Da l eMal l o r y . We had a Bib l e Bowl th e last morn ing , t h en th eyoung p eo ple p lay ed Bib l e Bowl a g a i n s t t h e i r pa r en t s inth e even i ng . A l o t o f fun and h e l p f u l , t o o .Next year.Vs.. c mp committee i^ uy M^fjLeld, Dennis Mess- ifner Harold Hicks Bryan Searcy and Sid Allsbury. ^Bryan is one o f ou r new one s he r e a t F r a n k f u r t . We a r ea lways p roud when ou r l o c a l fo lk s ta k e l e a d e r s h i p r es p on s i b i l i t i e s in our a c t i v i t i e s . Fred Ragland s e rv e so n the c omm i t t e e for the Fall RetreatIt s su r e been wonde r fu l t he se pa s t two months to haveg re a te r f in an c ia l s ecu r i t y . We thank God fo r us ing manyo f you toward t h i s end . Sure ly His love i s shed abroadthrough your h e a r t s . The end o f June th e Huhn fami lyfrom Belgium came to se e us and say good-bye . They a rer e t u r n i ng to th e U.S . Th is fam ily has been such ab le s s in g to u s . One g l ance a t our f i n anc e r e p o r t andyou can se e t h e i r gene ro s i t y . The i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n inva r i ou s activities has a l so been g r e a t . Pe r sona l contact wi th t h i s f ami l y is a l s o a b l e s s i n g . Bob Huhn isa bus ine s s minded, s p i r i t u a l man. Sounds l i k e Acts 6 : 3 ,doesn t it?

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Wlien t h ey c al l e d fo r all in ina teswho wan ted to go to cb- i rch t o comeo u t eve ryone in my cell g o t up togOe Page came to me and s a i d f o rme to come on , so I wen t . As Iwa lk ed i n t o th e c h a p e l t h e r e was aman w i t h a b ig sm i l e on his f a c e .Ho a sked me my name and t o l d me heloved m e , I took the seat in thev e r y b a ck o f th e c h a p e l . As I satt h e r e I saw some th ing I d n ev e rseen befores ll the inmates w e r esm i l i ng . Not j u s t an eve ry day smi l eb u t a b ig sm i l e , one t h a t mean ts ome t h i ng to someone who l o o k ed att h em ,

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L i k e lhat In My L i f e ^Everyone s t a r t ed to s i ng , I j u s ts a t t h e r e , and : a s I sat . t h e r e Iwanted to c ry , some th ing I h a dn tdone f o r at l e a s t e i gh t y e a r s . Brother Ben told all o f u s how muchJ e s u s l oved u s , and he quo ted fromRomans 3 s23 , F o r all have s i nnedand f a l l e n s ho r t o f th e g lo ry o fixO-d 1 Heto- ldustha t - no .ma- t - t e rwha t w e d d o n e Jesus is merciful t of o r g i v e u s o f - o u r sins. A t this Ir e a l l y wanted to bawl , bu t I he l d itall b ack , Then t h ey all s t a r t e d top r a y an d b e c a u s e i t h ad b e e n s u c h al o n g t im e since I d done this Ic o u l d n t f i nd any words I s a tt h e r e and s t a r t e d to f e e l a f e e l i n gthat I d n e v e r felt before. B r o t h e rBen g av e an altar call. Th e r e mus thave been abou t seven go f o rward top r a y , and a s th ey prayed th ey criedI had neve r s een any th ing l i k e t h a tin my life, I g o t up and left th echapel to go bach to my ce l l becauseI s t a r t e d to c ry and I d i d n t wantanyone t o s e e itAs X was go in g b a c k to t h e cell ag ua rd s to pp ed me and a s ked me wher eI x ras go ing , T Zhen I t o ld h im hea sked me if t he r e was any th ing hec ou l d h e l p me wi t h , I t o l d h im n o ,Ev e r y t ime I t u r n e d a r ound someonewas t e l l i ng me they loved me. Theyreally gave me a g r e a t f e a r ,

Ihe Be g i n n i n g O f A New LjfeI had s t a r t e d r e ad ing my Bib l e ,When I d i dn t unders tand something

Jimmy Page was t h e r e to he l p me. Atth e nex t chape l ca l l , June 12 Iwe n t a g a i n . IVhen B r o t h e r Ben cameth e n ex t t ime he pu t h i s armsa round me and s a i d , God b l e s s you ,Don I t hank J e s u s fo r you5 I l oveyou ,Tha t n i g h t I gave my life to J e s u s ,and w h e n I left I fel t the love andc a r e o f a now bo r n b aby .The n e x t d ay I h ad IIP wi t h B r o t h e rPage and e v e r y t ime he d l o o k at meh e d start to s i n g a g o s p e l s o ng .Even t h o u g h I d n ev er h ea rd i t b ef o r e I d s i n g i t w i t h h im . When h easked rne where I had learned thes ong I told h im it was t h e first Ih ad h e a r d o f it We p r a i s e d th eLo r d together.

Freer T h a n T ho s e N o t In PrisonI hope all who r e a d this will beable to see what a real love can d of o r a p e f s o n . The on l y way to h av ethis l o v e is to g i v e you r life toJ e s u s Ch r i s t , J e s u s really do e s- l o v e - U S llBu t l ook at t h i n g s this ways I min a con f i n ed p l a c e , b u t I m f r e ebecause the doors and t h e bars can tkeep J e s u s S p i r i t ou t , I m f r e e rt h an a. lot o f p eop l e who arn tl o cked up , b ec au s e , you s e e , I ms p i r i t u a l l y f r e e t h rough th e lo v e c fJ e s u s Ch r i s t my p ers on al S a vio r,1 hope and p ray t h a t t h i s wi l l helpo t h e r s to e xp e r i e n c e a new lifet h r o ugh t h e b l o od that J e s u s gaves o we can be cleansed a n d m o s t ofall be b orn a g ain Ch r i s t i a n s ,God b l e s s all o f you who r e a d t h i s .

I m su r e you can shsire wi t h us th ejo y Donald has found t h rough th el o v e o f Jesus, Dona l d h a s f i n i s h e dour B ib le s tudy co r respondencecou r s e , and we a r e en ro l l i n g him i na n o t h e r c ou r s e w i t h Oza rk B i b l eCol l ege , You can wr i t e to Dona ldat 2 D on ald R ee v es

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Th annua l Mid-Winter Ral ly hasb e e n a s o u r c e o f b l e s s i n g s to manys ince its beg inn ing in I966, Guyand Thelma M ayfie ld p la nned ando r g a n i z e d t he first rallies in vari o u s parts o f Germany . I n r e c e n ty e a r s this c o n f e r e n c e h a s b e en he l din V ie nn a , B e lg iu m , aind n ea r B a s e l.La s t y e a r ' s program was in Ri i s s e l s -h e im near FrankfurtWe were at first denied the use ofth e Russelsheim Youth Hostel forth e coming rally and so began as e a r c h wh i c h s e emed h o p e l e s s . twas Se p t emb e r and we h ad still nofacility f o r more t h a n 120 p e o p l e .We all g av e th ma t t e r t im e i np r a y e r . Many po s s i b l e retreat c enters we r e visited in t h e F ra nk fu r tarea. T h e central office for th eyou t h h o s t e l s was c o n t a c t e d . TheEv a n g e l i c a l c h u r c h office in F r a nkfurt a l s o tried t o help A n e i g hb o r h e r o in O be ru r s e l s p e n t manycalls and great effort t h r o u gh hiso f f i c e , an ecum en ica l , r o l i g ou sg roup work ing wi th f o r e i g n e r s , wi thno success

O ctober 1 , we s topped b y H eid olb agto i n q u i r e at th e y ou th h o s t e lthere. The a n sw e r w as Y e s Wor i g h t away saw it as an answer top r a y e r . It is l a r g e r t h an b e f o r e .In a beautiful cityj centrally l oc a t e d , Lo t s o f s p a c e f o r pa rk i ng ,l o a f i n g , ea t i n g and c l a s s e s , ethank God for H is blessings.

Rodg e r Mack is b a c k Ho is stationed in G r a f c nwbh r for six mon t h s .He will t h e n return t o Ft Hood ,Texa s , Rodge r was a c t i v e in t h eco n greg at io n h e re w hile s t a t i o n e da t Ayors Kase rne nea r Butzba .ch , Itwi l l be good to see Rodge r ag a i n .Addressg S1 l / l6 FA Bde 75

APO 09355Dave Knob lock p reached f o r S idA ll s b u r y d u r i n g his a b s e n c e on eSunday in September , Dav and Chrisa r e new t o u s and a real blessingTom Ne l son , Be r l i n , had su rge ry f o rth e third t ime on his kne e in S e p tember , Prog re s s has been s lowe rthis t im e du e to infection. Dokeep him i n you r p r a y e r s ,Silke Be r n s t e i n , M ain z , w h ic h s e ve r a l w i l l remember from th e '7 ^Lugano Camp, r e c e n t l y r e t u r n ed f roma visit t o Mon t r e a l , She s p e n t t imeth ere w ith h e r cous i n Ulr ike (Kik i )B us c h a n d A le x L ob a c h , S h e is e nrolling in a BibJ - e s c h o o l n e a rM u n i c h for three months this wi nterJ a n i c e Phillips s p en t th ro e d a y s inObe r u r s e l in Sep tember l e a r n i n ga b ou t offset printing t e c h n i q u e s .J a y Enck p l a n s to t a k e t h e samecourse in October A l v a Phillj-psh a s b e e n resting after a p e r i o d o fillness. Remember h im in you r p r a yers M i d - w e e k Bible studies have beenbegun i n t h e Rhe i n Main A ir Basea r e a . Mee t i ng in homes th e g roupha . s centered i ts studies around theb o o k of Ja .mos , Join u s e ac h T l i u rs -day even i ng Ca l l F r e d Rag l a nd(Tel . 06105/6738) or Bryan Searcy(Tel , 06105/71189) fo r more i n fo rmationCu r t i s P i p e r , He i l b r o n n , is t h elatest to finish th e five lessonsin t h e B i b l e c o r r e s p ond en c e c o u r s e ,Wi th practically no mi s t a k e s Cu r t i scomple t ed h i s work qu i c k l y . Thelatest to e n r o l l in th e s t udy isDona ld F l owe r s , f o rme r l y o f Ka r l sr u h e , If you ' d l i k e to e n r o l l justd rop us a c a r d j it s free.

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