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THE BILL HOFF FAMILY

APARTADO

POSTAL NO,

57

QUERETARO/

QRO.

MEXICO

NEWS OF

The

IHHUEIIGE

THE

NORM

DUNGAN

FAMILY

APARTADO POSTAL NO.

/ Z j l

QUERETARO/ QRO. MEXICO

OF CHRIST IN CENTRAL MEXICO

PRINTED IN MEXICO

VOL 12. NO. 2

WINTER 1981

The

Way

We Were: 1980

in

other town s (1 day a

as

camp treasurer for

During 1980, BILL AND MARGE HOFF

were

involved

i n

the follow i n g

mission-related activities:

Bill:

1.

Leading

the

English worship ser

vices

8

amilies

actively partici

pating.)

2. Teaching

2 classes

at the

Bible

Institute 6

hours per

week).

3.

Calling

i n

Queretaro

(1

day a

week).

4. Calling

week).

5. Serving

1980-81.

6. Sharing

in the Spanish con gre

gation

leadership act ivi ties.

7.

Assisting local and visiting

m i s s i o n ar ies and famil ies

with their

mechanical and

electronics

problems.

8. Transporting people to

the

weekly

B i ble studies

held

at the Bible In

stitute (there is no

bus

service

available

at that

hour).

9.

Working with

the radio

ministry

(Jan.

- Aug.)

10.Working on a

committee to develop

adult Bible School literature

for

Mexican

churches.

Marge:

1.

Helping with

Bible

Correspondence

course

grading

and mailing.

2. Teaching a Bible

school

class in

the English-speaking work.

NORM AND MARY DUNGAN were active in

the

following mission-relatedkwork:

NORM:

T ^ P r e a c h i n g for t h e S p a n i s h -

speaking congregation 2 services

weekly).

2.

Sponsorin g the

youth

work.

3.

Directing the Bible Correspon

dence course ministry—letter writing

and course development.

4. Managing the Queretaro

center

of the

Mexican non- profit organi za

tion

(an A.C.),

and representing

the

corporation before the govern

ment

5. Handling

Social

Security book-

work for

. h e

12

Mexican evang elist s

currently

represented

by

our A.C.

6.

Serving

on the camp commit tee.

7.

Teaching 2 courses

at

the B ible

Institute 6

hours per

week).

8. Acting as

Academic Dean

of the

Institute.

9. Overseeing

the

weekend intern

ships of 4 ible Institute

students.

10.Working on a committee to develop

adult Bible School literature for

Mexican churches.

11. Calling

1

night

per

week in

Queretaro.

Mary:

1. Helping with

Bible

Correspondence

grading and ma il ing.

2. Teaching : Engli sh-speakin g

work.

OTHER

ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THE MISSION WAS INVOLVED FINANCIALLY

AND

PERSONALLY

1. Printing of a new chorus bo ok.

2.

Establishment

of

a B uild ing and

Loan fund.

3. Purchase of a bus,

i n

partnership

with

the

Christian orphanage i n town.

4.

Distribution of nearly 1000

New

Testaments and

20,000

tracts.

5. Youth rallies,

camps, men's meet

ings, national meetings.

6.

Evangelist assistance.

#ND


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What

is

actually being done

in

our

nrinistry today? Presently

Bill is

devoting time

to

the English congre

gation

which is

currently meeting in

the

John

F. Kennedy school. The

attendance runs about 18-20. Norm

directs the Spanish-speaking congre

gation which meets in his home. Its

attendance

runs about 30-45. He is

also helping them

in

their

search

for

a

Mexican evangelist who will

d ev ot e

f u l l - t i m e

to

Queretaro, as

he

is now a full-time English

teacher.

Both Norm

and

Bill are teaching at

the

National

Bible

Institute. Bill

teaches 5 hours a week: a class in

Messianic Prophecy and o ne in shop

which

is designed to

help

the young

men earn

a

living

and be

able to

pr ea c h in

an

a r e a

w h e r e

t h e r e is n o

church to

support

them.

Norm teaches

hours a week: a class in Corin

thians

and one in

Revelation.

He

also serves as

the

academic

dean.

Both Bill and N^rm believe v t h a t

this

multiplies

their ministry and

makes

a

s t r o n g

church possi ble. There

are

28

students

i n

the institute a n d on

a n y

week end

at l e a s t

20 of

them

are

s e r v i n g in

churches throughout the

Bajio.

Bill

also works with leaders

of

the

churches

in

Viborillas

(100

miles),

San

Juan

(18),

La

Palma (25)

and several in the state

of

Mexico

The visitation

and leading

in

the

congregation is hopefully

both

up

lifting

and encouraging

to

sound

doctrine.

Beyond these

d u t i e s N orm

d e v o t e s

long

hours

to

preparing the legally

required forms and

reports

for

the

non-profit

corporation

which gives

us legal

grounds for

publishing

gospel literature

and

Bill works on

electronic and mechanical equipment

for

other missionaries to help fu r

ther their ministry. He

has re

paired

tape

recorders, movie

projec

tors,

cars,

tractors,

among other

things. BH

O t t S t o f i e

What

might 1981 hold in store fo r

the

work

o f

Bajio

Christian

M i s s i o n,

Of

course,

o nl y

the

Lord knows

that,

answer. However , we are

laying

the

following concerns

before Him:

*In

August, the

Dungan

fam i ly

will

have completed

12

years

in

Mexico

and will begin

a 10-month

furlough

at Johnson

Bible College.


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DUNGANS' FINANCIAL SUM M AP.Y-4th

Qtr.

O n h a n d

9/30/80

Income 10/1 - 12/31/80

E x p e n s e s 10/1 - 12/31/80

Ba l a n c e 12/31/80

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n ^ c u f e n ^ And ^ u U i e ^

First of all,

then, I

urge

that

entreaties and prayers,

petitions

and thanksgiving, be made on behalf

of

all

men...this is good

and

ac

ceptable

in

the sight

of

God

ou r

Savior.

I Timothy 2.

When you

member:

petition Him please re-

Gel

acio and Vicente, young

men,

who have let

themselves

become sepa

rated

from the

church and

the

Lord

b y the cares of this present age.

The family

of

Rodolfo

Moreno.

Bro

ther Moreno died last month leaving

his wife, a fine

Christian, and his

family

who

largely

do

not know our

Lord. Pray that his death might

help them see their need for the

Lord

Jesus. He was

instrumental in

.distribution of thousands of gospel

ROM

BAJ O

CHRIS

TIANMIS IGN

C/O

FIRST

CHRISTIAN

CHURCH

9661

N. 59 th.

Ave.

GLENDALE

ARIZONA

85302

ADDRESS CORRECTIONREQUESTED

tracts on

buses and

in

jails

throughout central

Mexico; so

also

pray

that

the Lord

will raise up

workers to replace him.

Phyllis Ob regon who is having se

vere problems with

her

eyes,

and

may lose

the

sight in one. Pray

that the

physician

will be

guided in

treating her.

When you praise Him give

for:

thanks

The churches in Irapuato

and

San

Felipe which are beginning plans

for

their constructions.

Marcelino,

an Indian

young

man,

who

was

baptized on Christmas

eve.

He is now

eager to

learn the

Scrip

tures

and teach his neighbors.

The arrival of

Gordon

Clifford

from Western Mexican Christian Mis

sion who is engineering Bill's en

gine

installation.

b

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