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Po r t u g a l Ch r i s t i a u
Mi s s i o n
Cher i Lynn Oakley , Miss ionary
Rua P6 r
do So l , 29
2775 Ca r c a v e l o s PORTUQAL
Te lephone : 011 -351 -1 - 456 -1596
Ap r i l
20 , 1994
arcavelos
Dear
Family and F r i e nd s ,
I
am sure
that many of you
think that
I have forgotten you,
but I assure you, that is not the case, X have been very
involved
in
different
ac t iv i t i e s
with
both
the
church
and
school
and
also
making some
very
important decisions and have
not
had the
opportunity
to s i t down
and
write to
each of
you. I
apologize
and
hope that
each
of you understands and will forgive my lack of
correspondence. I
will
do my
best
to
catch
you up on everything in
this letter
As you know, I re turned to the US to spend Christmas with
my
family and i t was a time of great
fun
and fellowship. I had the
opportunity
to
spend
some quality time with my folks and my
brothers and
s is ters , and i t
was
great
I
returned
to Portugal
the f i r s t
week o f
January and s t a r t ed r i gh t back
in to c l as ses a t
s choo l
and
th e
work
he r e
at
th e
chu r ch .
The months
of October ,
November
and December
were fu l l
of
different act iv i t ies and practices for Christmas programs. I had
the privi lege once again to do
the Christmas
program
a t
school as
wel l
as here a t
the
church .
The
program a t
the
school was
cal led
Not a Creature was Stirr ing and the kids did an
excellent
job.
I even dressed up for th is one and
everyone seemed to
enjoy
themselves throughout the
evening.
The program here a t church
also went very
well as the youth presented Night Alive . Bveryone
worked
bard
on th i s
production as
the music was to ta l ly new and
di f fe ren t . I
had
to rew ri te some
of
the music to f i t with the
t r an s l a t ion , bu t a l l
went
wel l . I t was
fun and
our
Lord was
glor i f ied
with
the
performance.
Praise to
His
Name Once
again
the
program
reminded everyone
of
the
TRU
meaning of Christmas and
the
special time together
as we remember
God's love
in
sending His
on ly
Son
fo r u s .
{John
3 :16
Upon
re turning
to Portugal a f t e r th e h oliday s, I
had
to do
some very
serious
soul searching ,
praying
and seeking the
Lord's
w ill fo r my l i f e . I made
some
very
impor tan t
dec i s ions
and
shared
then with
the team here in
Portugal
f i r s t and then my
f inanc ia l
supporters in the USA, as well as with the school here in Portugal .
I would l ike
to share
a
pa r t of the
l e t t e r tha t I s en t
to the
States
and
ask
tha t
you
read
care fu l ly
and
prayerfu l ly
the
f oll ow i ng p a ra g ra phs .
F orw a rd in g A g en ts :
Bob
and
Bonn i e Mi t ch e l l
R .R . 2
Box 288
B looming to n, IL 61704
Te l ephone :
309 -378 -4338
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March 14 ,
1994
Dea r Ch r i s t i a n
F r i e n d s a nd C o-W o rk er s ,
Gree t ings
in th e name o f our Lord and
Sav io r
Jesus
Chr i s t ,
whom we se rve . I pray t h a t 1994 has s t a r t e d o f f
with
many
b less in gs fo r each
o f you .
It s hard
to b e l iev e th a t
Jan uary has
a l r e ady come
and
gone .
January was a
very
impor tan t
month
fo r me
and
I made some very
hard dec i s i ons
the first coup le o f
weeks .
With
much praye r
and
s ea rc hin gi c ou ns el
o f f r i e nd s and
f ami ly , t e a r s ,
thought , and much
more prayer
I
have
made
the dec is ion to re tu rn
to the
United
S t a t e s
in June . Th is de c i s i o n
was
no t
e a sy , b u t I f e e l
t h a t
I have
sought the Lord s Wil l and He has given me a peace t ha t only He can
give. As in many of our
l ive s , the focus
changes
and
we must
ad jus t
our
course
or
change
d i r e c t i on s .
I
fee l th a t
t h i s
i s
what
I am doing in l e av ing Po r t ug a l .
The
work con t inue s to grow and
prospe r
both
in
number and in
sp i r i t .
There
are
members of the
church
now tha t can
carry
on the
work and r e spons ib i l i t i e s
t ha t
I
once performed. Pra ise
the Lord
fo r His g re at b le ss in gs and His gu idance fo r th e church here in
Carcave los . May
t hey
con t i nue
to
g lo r i f y th e Lord
with
t h e i r
t a len t s
and g i f t s
as
I have t r i ed
to
do in my
t ime
here .
As I sa id e a r l i e r ,
t h i s has no t been
an
easy
dec i s ion and it
was made with much prayer tears and
s t ruggle .
Portugal i s home
fo r
me
in many ways as
I have
been here
e igh t
years .
I have seen
the changes in
th e
country as well as the growth in the work
fo r
God s
Kingdom .
I
have not
ye t
shared
with
th e
church
here
my plans ,
but
ask
for
your prayers
as
I
wait for the proper t ime
and
also
tha t I
wil l
have the r i gh t words. It i s d i f f i c u l t
fo r
me to commxmicate in
emotional
s i t ua t i ons
and
the re fore , I cove t
your prayers .
I know
tha t the Lord wi l l
supply
the s t rength and words tha t I need as He
has
never f a i l ed
be fo re . I know
His
s t r eng th
As I have t o ld th e team he re and PCM, I wi l l
be
more than
happy to continue to
represent P
a t
conventions
or in
churches.
I wi l l be ava i l ab le to speak fo r r e t r e a t s , camps
lad ies n ig hts ,
e tc . th roughout
the
coming
years .
God
has blessed
my
t ime
here
in
Portugal and
I
have
grown
and
lea rned much. Thank you fo r being a
pa r t
of these
pas t f iv e to e igh t
yea rs .
I w i l l look
fo rward
to se e in g
each
o f you t h i s summer. May
Cod r ichly
bless you as you cont inue to labor fo r
Him
I n H is Service and l o v e .
y decis ion has been
shared w ith
the church here
and
the
school
and
a l l
have
accepted it
knowing t ha t I have
sought the
Lord s wi l l and have a p eace abo ut th e d ec is io n . I still c a n t say
t h a t
it has been easy , as many
o f
you
know
me
wel l and
know
my love
fo r Por tuga l
and
the
people ,
my
family
here .
However
I
do
have
a strong
peace about the decis ion
and know
tha t
God has
other plans
f o r
me
i n
th e f u t u r e . God is i n c on tr o l
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The week b ef o re E a st e r was full of
activities
h e r e at chu r ch
a s
we
c e l e b r a t e d ou r
Week o f Conse c r a t i o n o nc e a tf ain . We s t a r t e d
on March dOth with
a
program fo r which
I was r e spons i b l e .
The
Lord
had
l a i d
upon
my
h e a r t
a
lo ng tim e
ago
to p r e s e n t th e song Watoh
t h e Lamb a s a drama . I
t a l k e d w ith R ob er t
and
some
o f th e
men
o f
th e
church
and
they
agreed
to pa r t i c i p a t e
and on
th e
30th
o f
March,
we presen ted Watch
th e
Lamb *
t was
supe r
and the audience was
touched
in a spec i a l way. I
a l s o
sang Th is Blood ' s For You and
Dav id B ra z a ccompanie d with mime. Af t e r a s ho r t exp l ana t i on o f
the
c ru c i f i x i o n , I sang Serve th e Lord and we ended th e ev en ing . I
have
t o
a dm i t , it
was
a
ve ry s p ec ia l n ig h t
f o r me and I
began to
unde r s t a nd a
little
o f wha t Ch r i s t s u f f e r e d f o r MB A ll t o th e
Glo r y o f
God
We had a s p e c i a l communion s e r v i c e Thursday even ing
and
ano the r se rv ice on Fr iday
wi th a
praye r
v i g i l
un t i l
1:30am. We
c e l e b r a t e d th e r e su r re c ti o n E a s te r morn ing
wi t h
a s un r i s e communion
s e r v i c e on th e be a c h . t was
v e r y
mean i ng fu l a s
t h e
devo t i on
cen t e r ed
a round
J e su s
appearance
t o
H is
d i s c i p l e s on
th e
beach
a s
He
f i x ed b r e ak f a s t .
(John
21 :1 -14 ) The day was b r i g h t no t
only
wi th s un s h i n e , b u t
th e
happ i n e s s
and l ove
t h a t
f lowed
from
eve ryone .
Ha l l e l u j a h Ch r i s t is ALIVE
P r a i s e His
Name
I
r e a l i z e
t h e r e
a r e th in gs
I have
f o r g o t t e n , bu t
I
have t r i e d
to
hit
th e h i gh l i g h t s
o f th e
pa s t s ix months . I wanted to share
with each o f you
my dec is ion
and f e e l t h a t i s
the most important
t h i ng
r i g h t
now.
I wi l l
be
wr i t i ng
aga i n a f t e r
I g e t to th e S t a t e s
and
wi l l
fill you in
on th e
p l an s f o r th e
f u t u r e . I
wi l l be
t r a ve l l i ng to
my
suppor t ing churches and
p r e s en t i ng
the work o f
P
and
t h e i r
goa l s
fo r th e
coming
yea r s a s w e ll as
my
p lans .
I
cove t
your praye r s as I prepare
to
l eave
and
t h a t I can ge t every th ing
done i n
good
t ime .
As
I c l o s e ,
let
me sha re some
p r a i s e s and r eques t s
with you to
remember in
your pe r sona l qu i e t
t imes .
> > > tio UCX tD > > >
>> fo r a g r e a t f am i ly Chr i s tmas and His p ro t e c t i on ;
>> f o r
e nc ou ra ge m en t a nd s u p p o r t f rom
f am i ly
and f r i e n d s ;
>> fo r con t inued
he a l t h
and s t r e ng t h ;
>> f o r
H is
f a i t h f u l n e s s and l o v e .
W T eelc w-t i l :x y o v * x - V
fo r my prepa ra t ions to
le ave as
I pack
and
cont inue
to
work;
fo r
my f i n a l weeks here t o be a s p ro du ct iv e
a s
pos s i b l e ;
fo r
th e
s c hoo l
a s t h ey
a r e
i n a
t ime
o f t r a n s i t i o n
t o o ;
f o r th e chu r c h h e r e i n Ca r c a v e l o a t o r ema i n s t r o n g and con t i nu e
to grow
and
sh i n e fo r
Ch r i s t ;
f o r th e
t eam
fro m K ing sw ay Ch r i s t i a n
Church that
w i l l
a r r i v e
i n
Ju ly
to
spend two weeks he r e , in
th e
s e rv i c e o f
th e
King;
f o r
me
a s
I
t r a v e l
to
and t h roughou t th e
USA
t h i s summer,
r epo r t i ng
and sha r i ng
my
work here
i n
Po r t uga l ;
f o r
con t i nu ed
gu idance f o r all
o f
u s , a s we
con t inue
to
s e rve
ou r King and Sav i o r , J e s u s Ch r i s t .
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Thank you once aga in f o r
you r
co n t in ue d p ray er suppo r t
and
encou ragemen t
w i th letters and
c a r d s hope
this f i n d s each o f
you wel l and enjoying some n ic e sp rin g weather ll look forward
to see ing many of
you
t h i s summer In camps
o r
p r e s en t a t i on s
o r
j u s t
v i s i t s
You
a re
a l l in
y
t hough t s and p r aye r s Take
care and
remember God l oves you and so do
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