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1/21/64

EVANGELISTIC MESTIrIG IE COLOGNE

were to

hold

E d

Fausz

a n d

A l v s Phillips

of i v e s t G e r m a n

C h r i s t i a n Mission //// a n evangelistic

m e e t i n g F a n . 2 6 - F e b . 2 i n a d e n o m i n a t i o n a l G e r m a n c h u r c h i n

C o l o g n e ^ A

y o u n g ^

G e r m a n - s p e a k i n g ^ I t a l i a n B k E i s t i a n h a s b e e n p r e a c h i n g f o r t h e m a n d

t h e y

a r e a n x i o u s

to p a t t e r n t h e i r

pr a c t i c e

after

t b i e

N ew T e s t am e n t

a nd

h a v e i n f i t e d

t h e s e

mis s io n ar i e s

t o l e a d t h e m #

P r e j ' ^ e r

i s

r e q u e s t e d f o r t h e s e s e e k e r s

a f t e r

i f e r ' f c u t h , a n d a l s o

f o r

m a ny

C h r i s t i a n s s u f f e r i n g behi' d t h e Iro n

C u r t a i n ,

T h e m i s s i o n a r i e s r e p o r t

t h a t

"s p e c i a l f o o d p a r c e l s s e n t o u t t o t h e m h a v e

been

a c k n o w l e d g e d

by

s m a l l

g i f t s

a n d

a

l e t t e r o f t r u e

t h a n k s g i v i n g , "


2/21

NEW

ADDRESS

Mr, &

Mrs.

Alva

Phillips

Hedvdg-Dransfeldstr. 14

6 Frankfurt am/main

West Germany

Dear Friends in Christ,

FGR^'/ARDING

AGENT

Mr.

c

Mrs. Victor Slutz

127 S. Hudson St.

Ccldwa t er,

M i c h .

49036

Fe brua ry, 1964

Gr e e t i n g s t o yo u

in

C h r i s t

J e s u s o u r

Lord, from

F r a n k f u r t

a m / m a i n ,

West Germany. Truly

the Lord's

work

h a s

been biassed here

through

yo u

all.

F o r

w e h a v e

r e c e i v e d

s o m a n y

wonderful,

uplifting,

spiritual

b l e s s i n g s ,

ma ny n i c e e n c o u r a g i n g

l e t t e r s , a n d p a c k a g e s ?r hic h

c o n t a i n e d

physical

blessings in

food and

clothing. For

each and everyone of

you

who h a v e h a d a p a r t in

this,

we w a n t t o

t h a n k

you from

t h e

b o t t o m s of

our

h e a r t s . Truly t h e

Lord'h a s

r i c h ly b l e s s e d u s t h r o u g h His c h i l d r e n

--YOUi

Time is rapidly flying by. But the work doesn't seem

to

progress as

r a p i d l y. A t t h e p r e s e n t

8

l e s s o n s a r e n e a r c o m p l e t i o n , a l o n g

? d t h

t h e

workbooks a n d h a n d work.

But i t i s

p r o g r e s s i n g s l o w e r now, a s w e

a r e

in

Language

School

two

n i g h t s a week. 4 h o u r s a week. T h i s m e a n s l6

h o u r s o f

study

o u t s i d e

of

class. So t h i s will slow

u p

t h e

p r o g r e s s

of

the Bible

School

lessons. Although we're still going to try

to

p u t

out

2 lessons a week

with the

Lord's

help.

We

realize

the importance

of

k n o w i n g

t h e

German l a n g u a g e m o r e a n d

m or e

each day. F o r m a n y doors of

o p p o r t u n i t y a re b e i n g

o p e n e d

through

your

p r a ye r s a n d o u r s . But t h e s e

can only be

entered with

a

knowledge of

the

native

language.

So

we ask

t h a t

you r e m e m b e r this in

your p r a y e r s daily.

In closing,

I'd

like to include a p o o n I came across. This so very

w e l l

e x p r e s s e s t h e

g r e a t

n e e d h e r e , t h e r e , a n d t h e'

v r o r l d

o v e r .

P l e a s e

t a k e i t to. h e a r t , t h e n do s o m e t h i n g a b o u t it.

H a rk i

T h e

v o i c e

of

J e s u s calling,

"V/ho

will

go

and work

today?

Fields a r e white,

the

h a r v e s t

waiting;

"Jho will

bear

the sheaves

away?"

Loud and long the Master calleth,

R i c h

r ew ard

^ ^ e offers f r e e;

Who will answer,

g l a d l y

saying,

"Hera am I, 0

Lord,

s e n d

me?"

If

you

c a n n o t

c r o s s

t h e o c e a n ,

And the heathen lands explore,

You can find the heathen nearer,

You

can

help

them at your door.

If

you

cannot

speak like

angels,

If

you cannot

preach like

Paul,

You

can

tell

the love

of

Jesus,

You

can say He

died

for

all,

V/hile

s o u l s of men are'dying,

And the Master

calls

for you,

Let

n o n e

h e a r yo u idly saying,

"There

is

nothing I can do."

Gladly

take the task

He

gives

you,

Let His w^rk your pleasure be;

A . n s v f e r qu i c k ly ^"hen He

calleth,

"Here

am I,0

Lord, s e n d

me."

—Daniel March, author


3/21

Friends

i n

Chris t, ple ase pray for t h . e v f c v k here

i n

Germany.

F or

doors a r e r i p e n i n g t o u s ,

bu t

t h e r e a r e t o o

few

workers t c a n sw er a l l

t h e p l e a s t o bri ng t h e m e s s a g e

of Chri s t. Pray

t h a t t h e Lord

v a i l

s e n d

u s

mor e vrorkers. T h e n

you

b e

p r e p a r e d

t o d o God's

b i d d i n g .

M ay God ric hl y b l e s s

you

a s

ycu

fa i t hfu l ly labor for Him.

Co-workers in Christ,

Nov.

Living

Expenses

Rent

Groceries

Personal

FINANCIAL

REPORT

$236.35

47.53

36.10

J. a n i c e

and

Alva Phillips

Mission Expenses

Transportation

Slides of the

work

Postage.

$48.66

6.59

26.62

Dec.

Rent

Groceries

"Fers

onal

Real estate

Insurance

$225.00

73.71

" "36.48"

112.50

44.00

Transportation

Postage

Visas

$21.27

20.05

-1.2.50

Jan.

Rent

Groceries

Personal

$123.00 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ^plO.OO

59.26 S l i de s 7.00

19.39 Postage 30.43

D i s p l a y

m a t e r i a l s ^ 1 2 . 3 6

Total

expenditures for Nov., Dec., Jan. (on the fiel d)...$1134.44

We receive

$400.00 a

month,

$75.00 g o e s in

m i s s i o n account.

We

have approx. $200.00

in

living link fund, and $202

i n

Mission

F u nd.

L o r d , v r i l l i n g ,

we'd like

t o g e t a

German

typewriter soo n. .

It

would be

o f g r e a t h e l p

in

t h e D. V. B. S.

m a t e r i a l .

-^VEST OWOSSO CHURCH OF CHRIST

119 Hoyt St.

Ovrosso,

M i ch . 48867

Non-profit

Org.

U. S. Postage

PAID

O v / c - s s o , Mich.

Permit

#20

M / M W.E. UcGil vrey

509

Jeffer son

Av e,

F o r m 3547 R e q u e s t e d


4/21

ADDRESS FO R^OTDING AGENT

Mr. &

rs. Alva P h i l l i p s Mr. & rs. Victor

Slu t z

Hedwi g-Dra nsfe ld s tr.

14

12 7 S.

Hudson

St .

6

F ra nkfurt am/ma i n

.

U

Coldwater, Mi ch .

29036

7 / e s t G e r m a n y } \ o - > - ^ ^

Dear

Friends

in Christ:

A s w e

h e a r

t h e

March

w i n d s o u t

s i d e ,

it

o n l y d r a w s

t o

our

m emory

more vividly

how t i m e

does

fly.

This mean s t h a t we too must

hurry t o

f u l f i l l

t h e

Lord's

work—"Go

ye

t h erefore, a n d

t e a c h a l l

n a t i o n s ,

b a p t

i z i n g

t h e m i n

t h e

n a m e

of

t h e F a t h e r, a n d of

t h e Son

a n d

of t h e

Holy

Spirit:

t e a c h i n g

t h e m t o

ob s e r v e

a l l t h i n g s ,

w h a t s o e v e r

I h a v e

command

ed you. And, l o . , I a m

with

you a l ^ ^ a y s , e v e n

unto

t h e end

of

t h e

world."

Tr u l y

t h e

work

is p l e n t e o u s h e r e i n G e r m a n y.

B u t

w e de s p e r a t e l y

need

more workers--more

laborers for

Christ in

this

field

of

service

for H i m . Br o t h e r

Ed s p o k e

to

a G e r m a n c o n g r e g a t i o n

s e v e r a l w e e k s

a g o

i n C ol o g n e , w h i c h c a l l

t h e m s e l v e s "Br e t h r e n , "— s e r v e t h e Lord's Su p p e r

e a c h

Lord's

Day, a n d

p r a c t i c e

i m m e r s i o n .

B u t

t h e y h a v e n o

r e g u a l r

mi n

ister. The elders have been taking turn

in

leading the

Church

services.

T h e

a t t e n d a n c e

is

a r o u n d

200

people—Germans,

T h i s c o n g r e g a t i o n

h a s

a s k e d

Br o t h e r E i ' F a u s z f o r h e l p

in

t h e

l i n e

o f p r e a c h i n g .

T h e

f i r s t

s e r m o n h e p r e a c h e d f o r t h e m w a s e n t i t l e d

" Th e P o w e r

o f t h e Go s p e l . "

Th ey a sked him for more s p i r i t u a l food. If

i t

i s

t h e

Lord's

will,

Br o t h e r Ed

a n d

A l v a h o p e to h o l d

a

r e v i v a l

or a n

e v a n g e l i s t i c m e e t i n g

for them in the

very

near

future. Please

keep this great concern ever

b e f o r e

t h e

t h r o n e o f

Gr a c e ,

for t h r o u g h p r a v e r g r e a t t h i n g s a r e a c

complished for

our Lord.

W e a r e v e ry

h a p p y

t o s a y

t h a t w e h a v e

a

c o r r e c t i o n

t o

make

i n

r e g a r d

t o

our p r e s e n t

s u p p o r t . We n o w

h a v e

$ 441.00

p e r

m o n t h p l e d g e d s u p p o r t .

If

w e c o u l d h i t t h e

$500.00 p e r m o n t h m a r k s o o n ,

t h e w o r k

h e r e , o n

t h e

f i e l d c o u l d p r o g r e s s

m u c h m o r e r a p i d l y .

We

h a v e

nov;

p u r c h a s e d

a

G e r m a n

typevzr iter w h i c h

v r a s

g r e a t l y

n e e d e d . It h a s a l r e a d y p u t o u t

a

n u m b e r

of

G e r m a n

l e s s o n s

(typed) f o r

us. It d o e s

a v e r y

e x c e l l e n t

job.

Lord

willing,

within

the n e x t few w e e k s w e h o p e a n d

pray

to

h a v e

a tape

re

c o r d e r . T h i s

t o o

vrill b e m i s s i o n p r o p e r ty,

V / e

w i l l u s e i t for "Mission

Work."

It

s e e m s

a s t h o u g h

e a c h

day

grows s h o r t e r, a s w e a re now

g e t t i n g

i n t o

t h e

" f u l l

s w i n g " o f L a n g u a g e

S c h o o l . W e

a r e h a l f w a y t h r o u g h t h e

Primary l e s s o n s i n t r a n s l a t i n g

a n d

wr i t i n g t h e m, a s w e l l a s h e l p i n g

Brother Ed w i t h t yp i n g a r t i c l e s a n d offi c e h e l p. So

our

t i m e s e em s

ext r a full.

Of

c o u r s e , t e a c h i n g a c l a s s e a c h

S u n d a y

m o rn i n g a n d e v e n

ing

also

helps

o u r

time

to

seem

lessened. Ve

love

o u r work

here

in

the

Lord.

It ' s

a

r e a l

c h a l l e n g e t o

u s . W e

only

w i s h

days were

l o n g e r

s o

w e c o u l d

a c c o m p l i s h

m o r e

f o r

our

Lord. B u t

I

g u e s s

t h i s w o u l d

c r e a t e

a g r e a t e r

problem—in

t h e

l i n e of

p h y s i c a l h e a l t h .

A n d

s o

g o e s

l i f e l l

Duri ng F e bru ary,

we

were

v i s i t e d

by t h e

John

P e m b e r t o n famil y. The y

were touri ng Europ e on

t h e i r

way back t o t h e States. They s t ayed w i t h

t h e F a u s z ' for 4

a y s . V / e

h a d

a

n i c e visit vrith

t h e m in

o \ i r

h o m e .

For tho se

of you who

h a v e some old

t e a c h i n g

quart erlie s for

Juniors,

and

would like to dispose of them, we would like them. V / e will be

ready

to start

the Junior lessons

i n a b o u i two

v / e e k s , and would like

o n e qu art e rly fr om e a c h or

a n y

quar ter, G ? h i s

w i l l

b e

a

g u i d e t o u s a s

t o

t h e l e n g t h a n d d e p t h of

t h e

l e s s o n s .


5/21

As we close for now we truly

pray

that o u r wonderful Savior

will

richly bless you

all

as

you labor for Him.

For

only

in

His

labors

can

we.truly b e

h a p p y

Christians. May your p r a y e r s e v e r go with

us

as we

continue

to labor

for Him..

Your co-workers in Christ,

Janice

and Alva Phillips

P.S,

Those d e s i r i n g slides, o n

t h e

work h e r e

in

Germany,

to b e

shown

in

your

h o m e c h u r c h e s , p l e a s e n o t i f y our

f o r w a r d i n g

a g e n t ; Victor- S l u t z ,

127

S, Hudson

St., Coldwat er, Mi ch . 4-9036, a s h e h a s

t h e m

ready for

s h o w i n g . P l e a s e g i v e

h i m

a d v a n c e n o t i c e t o t i m e d e s i r e d , a s t i m e is

needed to

make such

arrangements i Thank you.

(49036 is the c o r r e c t 2IP number.)

P

A L E E Z E

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V/EST

OV/OSSO

CHQRCH

OF

CHRIST

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St.

Owosso,

M i c h i g a n

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6/21

ADDRESS

Mr. &

Mrs.

Alva

Phillips

Hedwig-Dransfeldstr. 14

6 Frankfurt am/main

West Germany

Dear Friends in Christ

Jesus,

FORV/ARDING AGENT

Mr.

& Mrs. Victor Slutz

127

S. Hudson

St.

Coldwater,

M i c h .

49036

To you we

s e nd

be l a t e d, h e ar t-felt

R e s u r r e c t i o n

Day

g r e e t i n g s

from

t h e

Christians in Germany.

V / e

e n j o y e d

a

very joyous holiday,

even

t h o u g h

t h e

w e a t h e r on

t h e

o u t s i d e

w a s

v e ry w e t a n d d i d r a i n m o s t o f t h e

d ay.

O n . t h e

i n s i d e

we

e njoye d

m u c h s p i r i t u a l

f oods

f i r s t - f r o m

t h e

mor n in g s e rmo n on "The Liv i ng , Lov i ng , Liftin g Lord," by Brother Edward

Fausz',

s e c o n d l y- t h r o u g h

t h e

Ch r i s t i a n f e l l o ws h i p

w i t h w h i c h we w e r e

a b l e

t o h a v e

a

p a r t i n

d u r i n g

t h e a f t e r n o o n ;

a n d t h i r d l y-t h e e v e n i n g

w a s m a d e

c o m p l e t e , s p i r i t u a l l y,

by t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of "Th e

R e s u r r e c

t i o n Story" in fl a nn e l-o-gra p h by Mi s s Il a Ke l l e

H e n n i n g .

It i s s u c h a

joy

t o l a b o r

for

our

w o n d e r f u l Lord, w i t h s u c h

d e d i c a t e d Ch r i s t i a n s .

V / e p r ay t h a t your h o l i d a y w a s a day, s p i r i t u a l l y f i l l e d full, t o o .

O ur Lord h a s

r i c h l y

b l e s s e d u s t h r o u g h t h i s p a s t m o n t h .

T h r o u g h

Hi s

h e l p a n d g u i d a n c e ,

w e w e r e a b l e

t o g e t t h e P r i m a ry l e s s o n s

i ^ r c l t t e n

a n d

t r a n s l a t e d

i n t o

t h e

r o u g h

d r a f t -G e r m a n .

A l s o , t h r o u g h

t h e Lord's h e l p ,

t h e

workbook

f o r t h e P r i m a r i e s i s i n a r o u g h , d r a w n-u p form. As Brot h e r

Ed

g o e s o v e r

t h e s e with us, t h e r e w i l l p r o b a b l y be c o n s i d e ra b l e c h a n g e s

m a d e,

f o r t h e b e t t e r . We w a n t

to

p r e s e n t t h e G o s p e l

o f

o u r

Lord Je s u s

Chr i s t, i n

t h e

be s t

form pos s ib le, wh e t h e r

i t be i n

D a i ly

V a c a t i o n

Bible

S c h o o l

m a t e r i a l s , s e r m o n s ,

or

t h r o u g h

door to door

i n v i t a t i o n .

E v e r y

t h i n g w e d o for

C h r i s t ,

s h o u l d b e

our

v ery b e s t . T h r o u g h your f a i t h f u l

p r a y e r s ,

we feel

t h a t

we

c a n m or e a d e q u a t e l y

s e r v e t h e L o rd

t o o u r

fullest and

best.

We

h a v e

h a d

a

real

c h a l l e n g e p r e s e n t e d to

us.

The Senior Youth, The

T i m o t h e a n s ,

o f t h e R i v e r Park C h u r c h o f C h r i s t , w o u l d l i k e f o r u s

t o

t a k e m o v i e s

o f

t h e work

for

t h e

Lord,

v/hich

i s

b e i n g d o n e

h e r e

in

Ge r

many,

i t s w ay of l i f e , a n d t h e

s p i r i t u a l n e e d s

t h a t a r e o p e n

doors

for

the

cause o f Christ. T h i s p r o je c t m e a n s

they

will n e e d

to

p u r c h a s e a

m o v i e c a m e r a or raise the m o n e y f o r t h i s camera. The y o u n g p e o p l e h a v e

d e c i d e d t o t a k e t h i s c h a l l e n g e u p o n t h e m s e l v e s ,

in

h o p e

t h a t t h i s

will

h e l p t h e i r h o m e c o n g r e g a t i o n ,

a n d

y o u n g p e o p l e

r e a l i z e t h e real

n e e d

in

Europe a n d Germany f o r w o r k e r s

to take t h e

m e s s a g e

o f Jesus Christ.

If

you ¥7ould like to help these young

people

out with this

project,

and

later

use this

or

these movies

and

tape in

your

home congregations,

send your designated contribution t o Mr. &Mrs,

i c t o r

Slutz, 127 South

Hudson

St., Coldwa t er, M i c h., 49036, a s

t h e

young p e o p l e h a v e

d e c i d e d

to send

us

the

money

and have us

pick

up one here, due to the

postage.

V / i t h i n

t h e

very

n e a r

future,

w e h o p e

to purchase,

for

Mission

u s e ,

a

tape-recorder.

This will be usedfor

German

work as well as

tapes

to

accompany s l i d e s

on t h e Lo r d ' s work here, in t h e future. At

present,

our f o r w a r d i n g a g e n t , V i c t o r S l u t z , h a s a s e t

o f

s l i d e s

of

our

a r r i v a l

i n . G e r m a ny a n d s u c h ,

w h i c h

h e w o u l d b e w i l l i n g t o s h o w t o

c h u r c h s ,

a f t e r

adequate

notice and set

plans.

There

present

to go vdth

this

set of slides

a r e n o t a p e s a v a i l a b l e a t t h e

A f e w w e e k s a g o , Bro t h e r E d F a u s z , a n d I w e n t c a l l i n g o n an e l d e r l y

Radio

Listener. She

expressed great

interest

in

the

Lord's work in

Germa ny. S h e l i v e s o n a v e r y

s m a l l i n c o m e , a n d

i s

t h e

o n ly

o n e

i n h e r


7/21

family who is

or

seems to be concerned about

their souls.

Even though

h e r In c o m e i s s m a l l , s h e s t i l l g i v e s o f h e r m e a n s

t o

h e l p w i t h t h e

R a d i o B r oa d c a s t ,

in h o p e t h a t

her

s o n

w i l l

c o m e t o

k n o w

C h r i s t

a n d

t o

t a k e Him.a s

h i s

p e r s o n a l Sa v i o u r . P l e a s e r e m e mb e r t h i s fami l y, a n d

many o t h e r s like t . h

m, h e r e

in Germany w h o are h u n g e r i n g a f t e r the

G o s p e l

T r u t h .

T h e n e e d i s s o

g r e a t ,

a n d

y e t,

t h e r e

a r e

s o f e w worke r s

t o t a ke t h e M e s s a g e o f a R i s e n S a v i o u r

t o

s o m a ny s o u l s

w h o

n e e d

Hi m

and His saving

power—the

way

to

eternal Life

with Christ forever.

In c l o s i n g , we

p r ay

t h a t

t h e

Lord c a n u s e y o u

t o

m or e f u l l y a c c o m p

l i s h H i s

e n d s

a n d b i d d i n g s

i n

l e a d i n g s o u l s t o Him w h e r e you

a r e . M a y

your p r a y e r s

g o

with us

each

d ay as

w e s t r i v e

to m o r e fully l a b o r f o r

o u r Lord a n d Sa v i o u r h e r e in

Deutschland.

May the L o r d ' s g u i d i n g h a n d

go with

you

as you serve

the Lord

there as we serve

Him

here.

Your F e l l o w - s e r v a n t s in Chr i s t.,

Alva

and Janice

Phillips

"P U

R

T

T

Y

PALEEZE

"

C o n t i n u e

to

n o t i f y t h e V / e s t O w os s o

C h u r c h of

C h r i s t i m m e d i a t e l y a s t o any c h a n g e o f a d d r e s s .

Remember your ZIP n u m b e r too. With a m a i l i n g g r e a t e r

than.700 there

are several changes

each month.

It

costs

t h e c h u r c h 8^ for e a c h r e t u r n e d l e t t e r w h e n your ol d

a d d r e s s i s

u s e d . So, p l e a s e c o- o p e r a t e

i n 'this m a t t e r .

VfEST OWOSSO

CHURCH OF

CHRIST

119 Hoyt St.

Owosso, M i c h i g a n 48867

Non-Profit Org

U. S. Postage

PAID

Owosso, Mich.

Permit

#20

W.E. M c C - i l v r e y

509

Jefferson

Ave.

Joli e t, 111.

60434

F o r m

3547

R e q u e s t e d


8/21

ADDRESS

^

' ^

^

PORV/ARDIM> A G E N l ?

Mr.

&Mrs.

Al v a P h i l l i p s ; > V

'

• c & M r s . Vic tor Sluta/'^

Hedwig-Dransfeldstr, 14

127 S.

Hudson

St.

6 r a n k f u r t a m / ma i n

Coldwa t er,

M i c h .

49036

V / e s t Germany

May, 1964

D e a r S i s t e r s a n d

B r o t h e r s

in C h r i s t J e s u s ,

As

April has

rapidly fled by, many things

have been happening,

espec

ially in the Lord's work here

in

Germany.. Through the Lord's help and

guidance,

30

l e s s o n s

for

Daily

Vacation Bible School

h a v e b e e n t r a n s

l a t e d in t h e " r o u g h

draft"

G e r m a n . A l s o,

2

orkbooks a n d p a r t o f a

t h i r d

o n e ,

a r e n o w

r e a d y for

c o r r e c t i o n ,

t y p i n g ,

a n d t h e n m i me o g r a p h

ing.

V ' / i t h t h e

Lord's

h e l p , w e h o p e

t h a t

t h e t h i r d workbook

will

b e c o m

p l e t e d

b y

t h e e n d

of t h i s

?/eek, or n e x t

w e e k,

at t h e l a t e s t .

T h r o u g h

t h e

h e l p of you C h r i s t i a n s ,

w h o h a v e

b e e n s e n di n g u s

B i b l e p i c t u r e s a n d

crayons,

scissors, paste, and pencils,

we

a r e now about sufficiently

s u p p l i e d

v.dth

t h e n e e d e d articles. Also,

we

w a n t to deeply thank those

who

sent

t o us

teacher's q u a r t e r l i e s for

t h e Primary

a n d J u n i o r

Depart

ments

when we were in need

of them.

They were

a

real help,

and

so

were

the

workbooks, Thank

you

so

very much

for

yo ur

great concern

and pro

motion in the Lord's work for

His

Kingdom here in

Germany.

Prayer

is very important to a Christianl

It is

essential to a worker

f o r t h e Lord. In fact, PRAYER

i s

t h e l i f e l i n e f o r

t h e

missionary—not

o n l y t h o s e a b r o a d , b u t

a l s o t h o s e

v ^ h o '

f a i t h f u l l y s e r v e

t h e

Lord in t h e i r

home

c o n g r e g a t i o n s .

T h u s we ar e a skin g for your continued^.prayers on

t h e Lord's 7 / o r k

h e r e i n

Germany. Th e n,

too,

we

w o u l d _ l L i k ' 6 ro a s k of

you

a couple special prayer requests, T h t e first ^^"is for Brother

E d w a r d

Fausz and

h i s

family.

B r o t h e r E d

j i i a s ^ ^ f c a l l e d back to

the

States as h i s m o t h e r is very n e a r death,.;du^-^

cancer.

This

i s a

dif

f i c u l t t i m e

of

e m o t i o n a l , p h y s i c a l , a n d

Mnancial

s t r a i n

on

t h e w h o l e

f a m i l y . T h u s ,

your p r a y e r s o n

t h e i r

b e h a l f

a r e

a p p r e c i a t e d

b eyo nd

words.

D u r i n g

t h i s t i m e

of

e m o t i o n a l

s t r a i n f o r t h e

F a u s z ,

a n d

d u r i n g

Broth

e r Ed's absence, A l v a h a s been

filling

the vacancy, through the Lord' s

h e l p a n d

g u i d a n c e , in t h e b e s t

p o s s i b l e

way. It

i s

w o n d e r f u l to s e e

the

Lord work through

your p r a y e r s and-

ours.

Because

of faithful

pray-'

ers, we h a v e no¥7 a m e e t i n g p l a c e f o r o u r Daily Vacation Bible

school.

It will

be h e l d t h e

f i r s t

t w o w e e k s i n A u g u s t , as t h i s i s t h e Germa n

vacation from their school year.

So

please keep this in yo u r daily

prayers

too.

A

short time ago. Brother Ed received

a l e t t e r from an

elderly man,

w h o l i s t e n s f a i t h f u l l y t o h i s

r a d i o b r o a d c a s t s ,

a s k i n g

if

Bro t h e r Ed

f e l t

h e s h o u l d

b e b a p t i z e d ,

as h e h a d

b e e n

" c h r i s t e n e d "

or

" s p r i n k l e d "

w h e n

h e

w a s v e r y y o u n g . You

see,

h e w a s n o t s u r e of h i s

s a l v a t i o n . An d

a s h e l i s t e n e d to

t h e

G o s p e l

p r e a c h e d t o h i m o v e r t h e

radio, t h e G o s p e l

began

to

work on

his heart

and soul. He is in

his

80's and h e knows

t h a t

h e h a s

no lifetime to think

about

it

anymore.

So Br o t h e r Ed went

to^his

home, way down

i n the

Blac k Forest.

He open ed God's V / o r d u n t o

t h i s e l d e r l y man a s i t

h a d

n e v e r

b e e n p r e s e n t e d

u n t o h i m b e f o r e .

But

s i n c e t h e m a n h a d b e e n

r a i s e d

i n t h e "trap" o f D e n o m i n a t i o n a l i s m all

of

h i s

life,

t h i s o n e r e qu i r e d s t e p i s a very d i f f i c u l t o n e for h i m t o

m a k e . F or f o u r h o u r s t h e y s t u d i e d t h e 'Vord of God t o g e t h e r a n d t h e

Holy

Spirit

went to work on

his

soul.

This

man is

still

studying the

Bi b l e a n d we

t r u l y feel

t h a t w i t h your p r a y e r s a n d o u r s b e h i n d

h i m ,

t h a t

very

soon,

t h i s man

v/ill take

h i s stand f o r

Christ

Jesus.

V/hen h e d o e s ,


9/21

this

will

open the door

to two more families

next

door

to

him,

his

children's families.

Please pray

for this man daily. For there

is

a

soul at stake

V / e want

to

thank each and every

one

of

you for your

faithful

prayers

and help in

our

behalf. May our glorious Savior richly bless each and

everyone

of you in your

faithful service

to Him. Our prayers

go with

each of you too

as

you labor for our Lord right where you

are.

Your co-workers

in Christ Jesus,

Alva and Janice Phillips

If you

have

any

questions

concerning ourselves or

the Lord's

h e r e i n Germa ny,

p l e a s e feel

f r e e

t o

d r o p u s a l i n e a n d ask

i t

vrork

or

them.

FINANCIAL

REPORT

Paid

Out

February

Rent for apartment $124-.65

Gr o c e r i e s ( t h a n k

you

for

t h e

food

p a r c e l s )

37-19

Personal e x p e n s e ( b o ok s for t r a n s l a t i n g ) 42.81

Tithe (unlisted)

Listed total

$204.65

Received

®300,00

March

Rent

Groceries

Personal expense

Tithe (unlisted)

(Included

a

$121.88

62.70

sewing Machine)67.71

$300.00

Listed total

$251-69

April

Rent

Groceries

Personal

expense

Tithe

(unlisted)

$123.25

52.70

48.61

$300.00

April

30th

balance

$224.56

$ 92.77

MISSION EXPENDITURES—Received monthly $100.00

Postage

Travel

Office supplies

(typewriter)

Evangelism

Schooling in

German22,95

9.00

115-62

Feb.

M a r c h A p r i l

$

1.15

$10.30 $63o

14.75

4.69

9.75

3.87

30.00

30,00

50.00

D i s p l a y m a t e r i a l

( s l i d e s

etc.)

15-54

Non-Profit Org

U. S. Postage

PAID

Owosso,

Mich.

Permit

#20

Total monthly $158.72 $89.74 $85.66

My

April 30th

balance

$121.16

^9

V / e

hope

to soon be able

to purchase

a tape recorder, the Lord vdlling.

V/EST OV/OSSO CHORCH OF CHRIST

119 Hoyt St,

W,E.

McGilvrey

509

Jefferson Ave«

Jol i e t, 111. 60434

O w o s s o , M i c h i g a n

48867

F o r m

354-7 R e q u e s t e d


10/21

"GERMAN EVANGELISM" NE.7SLETTER

ADDRESS

Mr,

&Mrs, Alva Phillips

H e d w i g - D r a n s f e l d s t r , 14

6 F r a n k f u r t a m / m a i n

West Germany

D e a r F r i e n d s

in C h r i s t ,

FORV/ARDING

AGENT

Mr.

& rs. Victor Slutz:

127 3. Hudson St.

Coldwater,

M i c h .

49036

Ju ne,

1964

T h ro u g h

s t a t e m e n t s

m ade i n l e t t e r s

t h a t

h a v e

b e e n

r e c e i v e d

l a t e l y,

we

f e e l

t h e r e

h a v e b e e n a few

m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s . Th u s,

we would

like

t o t a k e t h i s

o p p o r t u n i t y

to

h e l p s t r a i g h t e n

t h e m

o u t

for you

a n d

us.

F i r s t

of a l l , a s

w e w e re r a i s i n g

our s u p p o r t t o c o m e t o

Germa ny

t o

h e l p

i n

t h e Lord's work, we t r i e d t o m a k e i t v e ry p l a i n t h a t w e p l a n n e d t o

s p e n d o n e w h o l e

y ear

i n L a n g u a g e S c h o o l , t h a t w e

c o u l d

d o

a

m u c h more

adequate a n d acceptable

job

f o r

o u r Lord. A n d

s i n c e

J a n i c e h a d n e v e r

had

any type

of

German stu dy and I

h a v e

only

had

one

year i n

Americ a,

whic h doe s no t

compare

t o "on t h e

f i e ld"

l a n g u a g e , we

f e e l

t h i s

1 year

i s

more

t h a n n e e d e d . T h u s , w e

h a v e n ow

b e e n

s t u dy i n g

i n

La n g u a g e

School, s i nc e February ( t h e

latter part

of the month, a s

t h a t

i s when

a new class started).

The

D. V. B. S. lessons which we have been work

i n g

on, i n w r i t i n g

a n d

t r a n s l a t i n g

t h e m, h a v e b e e n

a n

a i d i n h e l p i n g u s

t o

l e a r n

t h e

l a n g u a g e more rapidly.

Of

course, t h i s

work

was

not i n

v a i n l It i s

t h e

m a t e ri a l w h i c h we v/ill u s e in D.

V.

B.

S.

t h i s c o m i n g

Au g u s t. Th erefore, you c a n e a s i l y

s e e ,

t h a t t h i s m a t e r i a l s e r v e d two.

purposes at the same

time.

Secondly, t h e r e s e e m s

t o

be

a

mix-up on

our f u nd s, a n d

m i s s i o n

t i t l e.

Y / e are NOT under

t h e

"Vest

German Christ ian

Mission," and we

do

NOT have

t h e

s a m e

F o r wa r d i n g A g e n t a s

Brot h e r

Edwa rd F a u s z a n d fam ily. A t t h e

p r e s e n t

t i m e,

a l l

our

f u n d s

g o u n d e r t h e h e a d i n g

of "German

Evangelism,"

a n d

all

r e c e i p t s a r e s t a m p e d

i n

t h i s w a y . All

of

our f u n d s g o

t o

Mr.

&Mrs.

ictor Slutz,

12? S. Hudson St.,

Coldwater,

Mich.49036,

a s t h e y

a r e our F o r w a r d i n g A g e n t s . T h e F a u s z F a m i l y a n d M i s s H e n n i n g g o u n d e r

t h e

n a m e of

/ e s t Germa n Chri s t i a n M i s s i o n," w i t h

Co l e m a n

T. Sparrow

a s

F o r w a r d i n g

A g e n t . No n e

of

our

f u n d s c o m e

t h r o u g h

t h e

V / e s t Germa n

C h r i s t i a n

Mission,"

b u t w e do h e l p e a c h other

i n d i f f e r e n t

projects a n d

b o t h a r e s t r i v i n g f o r t h e

s a m e

goa l--th at of VANNING SOULS t o J e s u s

C hr i s t .

If you

h a v e a n y

f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s

o n

t h i s m a t t e r , p l e a s e a s k

themi

^

H 5

As o f A p r i l,

our s u p p o r t r a i s e d

to

$ 4 8 5 .00. T h i s

is c e r t a i n l y

a

welcoming

sight.

But

we must also realize that some of the churches

have

pledged their monthl y support on

a

per-centage basis,

thus,

t h i s

w i l l c h a n g e f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . Bu t t h i s m a t t e r s n o t . We

s t i l l

t h a n k

t h e

Lord

from

the bo ttom of our h e a rt s

for

e a c h of you

who

h a v e

s u p

ported t h e

Lord's work

i n Germany s o

f a i t h f u l l y.

T h i s h e l p s t o

make

p ro g re s s i n t h e

w i n n i n g

of s o u l s for

our

Lord.

Also,

t h e g re a t e n c o u r

a g e m e n t w h i c h many of you

h a v e

b e e n

i n

h e l p i n g u s m e e t

our

n e e d s

i n

D,

V,

B, S,

s u p p l i e s,

h a s l i f t e d a g r e a t

load from

our s hou ld ers. W e

d a i ly

pray

t h a t

our

wo n d e r f u l Lord w i l l

r i c h ly

s how er His b l e s s i n g s u p

o n you. F o r t h e s e m a t e r i a l s w i l l h e l p

t o

t a k e C h r i s t a n d H i s G o s p e l

i n t o

ma ny homes for t h e v ery firs t t i m e — w h i c h m e a n s

more

doors wi l l be

o p e n i n g u p for t h e c a u s e of Chri s t. So k e e p u p your wond erfu l l a bors

for Christ and He w i l l

reward

you beyond measure.


11/21

In closi ng, we ask

for y o u r

continued,

faithful prayers on b e h a l f

of

t h e Lord's' v ^ r o r k a n d its p r o g r e s s

i n

Germa ny5 a h d f or t h e D a i l y V a c a

tion Bible School we plan to help

in

August.

Only

through faithful

p r a y e r s of the Christians, can s o u l s b e stirred, enthused, taught a n d

won

to Christ

Jesus—and this

is

our goal--for PRAYER

is

t h e '

KEY to

greater

things

in the

Lord.

Through this door of D. Y. B, 3, many more

d o o r s can be 'open ed, and m a n y h e a r t s

. bro u g h t

t o C h r i s t a n d t h e w h o l e

Gospel

Tru t h. , ' /

\

,

May the Heavenly Rathe r, who sustains a l l life, and grants

a l l

bless

ings, s h o w e r u p o n you

H i s

r i c h e s t

' b l e s s i n g s

a s

you

c o n t i n u e t o f a i t h -

.fully

serve Him w h e r e - you are,

through

helping others to

know

our wond

e r f u l Sav ior t oo.

Our

pr ay er s

g o w i t h

yo u a s yo u r s c o n t i n u e

to.

g o

with us.

Y o u r Co-workers in J e s u s Christ, .

Alva

and

Janice

Phillips-

PURTTY PALEEZE

V/hen

you move, w o u l d you b e s o k i n d to notify the

West

O w o s s o

C h u r c h o f C h r i s t a s o t h e r s a r e d o i n g ? T h i s will s a v e t h e c h u r c h

m u c h

m.oney

in return

po s t a g e..

Thank you.

YffiST

OWOSSO

CHURCH OF CHRIST

119 Hoyt St.

O w o s s o,

M i c h i g a n 48867

Non-profit Org.

U. S.

Postage

PAID

Owosso,

M i c h .,

-

Permit

#20 "

0c

F o r m 3547 R e q u e s t e d

y. .1 -i

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MAI

W.E. McGilvrey

509

Jefferson

Ave.

Joli e t, 111, 0434

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vA.;:

ADDRESS

Mr. &Mrs.

A l v a

Phillips

Hedwig-Dransfeldstr. 14

6 Frankfurt am/main

West

Germany

FORWARDING AGEI^

Mr.

& Mrs.

Victor

Slutz

127 S, Hudson St.

Coldwater, Mi ch.

49036

July

Newsletter

Dear Friends in Christ,

O u r h e a r t s h a v e

been

overjoyed;

at

the

p r o g re s s t h e

Gospel of

J e s u s

C h r i s t is m a k i n g

in

G e r m a n y . T h r o u g h t h e G o s p e l Radio B r o a d c a s t o v e r

L-uxemburg,

ma ny

s o u l s a r e

b e i n g

s t i r r e d

for

our Sa v i o u r, a s w e l l

a s

m a ny

C h r i s t i a n s

b e i n g s t r e n g t h e n e d . O n e

o f

t h e s e a r e a s ,

t h e

B l a c k

F o r e s t a r e a , a s k e d

for h e l p. Th ey

w a n t e d

s o m e o n e

t o c o m e

a n d h e l p t o

teach

h e m t h e w a y

of t h e

Lord

mor e

p e r f e c t l y.

T h i s call

c a m e l o n g

b e

f o r e w e a r r i v e d

on

t h e f i e l d . T h u s , w e

h a d

a l w a y s

b e e n

v e r y c o n c e r n e d

and interested in

this

area of

labor

for

our

Lord.

Aft er a r r i v i n g

o n

t h e f i e l d , we s t a r t e d t h e l a n g u a g e s t u d y. W e

h a d

n o t

b e e n

h e r e

t o o

l o n g ,

w h e n

Broth er

Edward

Eb.usz

r e c e i v e d

a

l e t t e r

a s k

ing h i m to b r i n g

us

to

this

n e e d e d area f o r

workers. It

was sometime

b e f o r e w e v r e r e

a b l e

t o m a k e t h a t t r i p .

T h e

t r i p

h a s b e e n m a d e

s e v e r a l

t i m e s

s i n c e .

F o l l o w i n g m u c h p r a ye r , c o n s i d e r a t i o n , a n d c o n s u l t i n g ou r

major

s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s ,

t h e

Lord h a s l a i d i t

u p o n our h e a r t s

to a c

cept this g r e a t challenge.

T h e Lord w i l l i n g , w e will make t h i s m o v e

i n

S e p t e m b e r . Bu t t h i s r e

q u i r e s t w o t h i n g s

o f e a c h of

u s a n d o f ' l u u ,

(il

nA i ERT We n e e d your

d a i ly e a r n e s t

prayers,

a s w e s t e p

i n t o

t h i s n e w a r e a of s e r v i c e

on

faith.

T h e r e

will b e

m a ny p r o b l e m s , s o m e o f w h i c h we h a v e

a l r e a d y

b e g u n

t o

e n

counter, G r e a t e r o n e s

a r e

ye t

to come

So

p l e a s e take t h i s b e f o r e the

Lord

in yo u r prayers each day.

(2) A c a r l

\In

m a k i n g t h i s move,

we

v / i l l be i n a s m a l l r u r a l t o w n .

^

/ O ur l a n g u a g e s t u d y m u s t continue—this m e a n s t r a v e l i n g

t o

S t u t t g a r t ,

f

h i c h

i s a p pro ima t e ly 30 t o 3? miles awa y. Then too, t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d

\.JUs..the Go s p e l

M e s s a g e

a r e s c a t t e r e d t h r o u g h o u t a w i d e a r e a . T h u s ,

t h e

car is a MUST in

taking

the complete Gospel Truths to them.

R e a l i z i n g

t h e e xp e n s e i n v o l v e d

i n

p u r c h a s i n g a

n e w car,

p l u s

t h e

Ge r m a n l i c e n s e a n d

i n s u r a n c e ,

we

h a v e

d e c i d e d

to

o b t a i n

a

g ood

u s e d

c a r .

T h i s will cost us between dollars. Before p u r c h a s i n g an

a u t o m o b i l e ,

we w i l l h a v e

it

o f f i c i a l l y i n s p e c t e d a n d v a l u e d b y

t h e

Ge r

m a n authorities. (The German

c a r

license and i n s - u r a n c e costs approxi

m a t e ly ^ g OJ ^ o H ^ In t h i s

w a y ,

w e w i l l k n o v ^ t h e c a r

is

w o r t h

i t s

s t a t e a '-' V a l u e . r f ^ a nyo n e d e s i r e s

t o

h e l p w i t h

t h i s g r e a t

n e e d, p l e a s e

s e n d

all funds, designated

" c a r

fund", to: Mr. &Mrs.

V i c t o r Slutz—

Forw ardin g Age n t s,

127

S. Hudson

St., Col d w a t e r, M i c h i g a n , 49036

Also,

in m o v i n g to t h e Black Forest,

we h a v e

been a s k e d to serve

as

g u a r d i a n s

o f a

H^ear o l d

g i r l , Ruth,

t h e d a u g h t e r

of

a b l i n d ,

C h r i s t

i a n p r e a c h e r .

" R u t h " i V a h

immer sed

b elie v er i n

Chri s t,

a n d i s a n


13/21

American citizen. Thus she would b e

free

to

travel

with

us

and assist

u s i n

t h e

Lord's work, w her ev er

He

may l e a d. By d o i n g t h i s , we

w i l l

be

g r a n t e d f r e e l i v i n g

qu art e rs,

p l u s a p l a c e i n w h i c h

t o

wors h i p.

T h i s ,

too, p l e a s e keep in

you r

p r a y e r s .

As

each o f u s do

o x i r p a r t

in t h e

f u r t h e r a n c e

o f Christ,'s K i n g d o m ,

m ay

e a c h

b e

b l e s s e d

b ey on d m e a s u r e f r o m God's

b o u n t i f u l

h a n d .

Your co-laborers in Christ,


EDITOR'S

P,S.

If

each

one

who

receives this news-letter would send at

l e a s t

o n e

d o l l a r f or t h e

" c a r f^xnd",

A l v a a n d

Ja n i c e c o u l d

-purchase the car right, way...

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jK

"P

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PALEEZE

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Continue to notify the West Owosso

Church

of Christ immediately of any change of address

V/EST OY/OSSO CHURCH OF

CHRIST

119

Hoyt St.

O w o s s o, M i c h i g a n

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July 25,

1964

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PHILLIPS TO

BLACK

FOREST

Alva

a n d

Mrs.

J a n i c e

Phillips

a r e

making p l a n s

t o m o v e

from Frankfurt,

W e s t Germany t o

t h e

Bl a ck

Forest

a r e a i n September.

They

p l a n

t o l i v e i n a small rural

t o v m 55

mil s

from Stuttgart,

w h e r e

they

w i l l c o n t i n u e t h e i r l a n g u a g e

study.

In addition, the y will become

guardians o f a l4-year-old

Christian

g i r l,

'xh ^ V

a n d

will

r e c e i v e

free

l i v i n g

quarters. be near a p l a c e

of w o r s h i p

already

f \ s

p r e p a r e d , i S d i o f

C l

T h e y h a v e a s s i s t e d E d wa r d

Fausz family

a n d co-workerS in t h e w o r k

-7

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

fields

a&d-

t h i s new area

h a s b e e n opened

up

as a r e s u l t

t h e

G o s p e l

^ a d i o b r o a d c a s t

f r o m

R a d i o L u x e m b o u r g ,

As they p r e p a r e

t o

s e t t l e i n t h i s new

field,

t h e y

h a v e

sent a n urgent

r eq u e s t

f o r p r ay e r

s u p p o r t a n d a d d i t i o n a l

f i n a n c e s . In

e n t e r i n g

t h e i r o w n field,

t h e y w i l l n e e d c a r

w h i c h

t h e y e s t i m a t e c a n ^ u r c h a s e * ^ s e d

f o r

J

r \

yvi&Ls.


15/21

hillip

) ^ p l u s

t h e

I 2 5 O

c o s t

of a

G e r m a n

c a r l i c e n s e a n d i n s u r a n c e ,

F o r w a r d ^ d r e s s

i s

V i c t o r S l u t z , 1 2 7

S .

H u d s o n S t r e e t ,

C o l d w a t e r ,

M i c h , 4 9 0 5 6 , F i e l d a d d r e s s f o r t h e p r e s e n t i s s t l l : H e d w i g - D r a n s f e l d s t r , l 4 ,

6 ra nkf urt a m/ma i n.

W e s t

Germany,

"Bo


16/21

ADDRESS

FORV/ARDING

AGEMT

Mr.

&

Mrs.

Alva Phillips

Mr.

&

Mrs.

Victor

Sluta

Hedwig-Dransfeldstr. 14 127 S. Hudson St.

6

r ankfur t

am/ma i n Coldwa t er, Mi c h. 49036

West

Germany

August

Newsletter

Dear Friends

in Christ Jesus,

As J u ly r a p i d l y

s p e d

by, m a n y t h i n g s

h a v e

b e e n h a p p e n i n g . T h e Lord's

work

is progressing—regardless

of the devil's snares

So we

would

like to share these progresses and

changes

with

you.

The

first

g r e a t b l e s s i n g

we

want to s h a r e

with

you, is t h e car

fund.

V/hen we

r e c e i v e d word of

the way

YOU—the Lord's

people—were

s e n d i n g

in

funds to

h e l p

p u r c h a s e

a car for

t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e

Gospel in the

Black F o r e s t a r e a , our h e a r t s

v r e r e

o v e r c o m e w i t h t e a r s o f joy.

Yo u

h a v e no

i d e a

h o w e n c o u r a g i n g t h i s is to

us. We

truly pray t h a t the Lord

will s h o w e r upon you a p o r t i o n of b l e s s i n g s

as

you h a v e

so richly

showered

us.

S e c o n d ly, t h e Lo r d w i l l i n g , we

will

b e m o v i n g

to

t h e B l a c k F o r e s t o n

t h e Slst. of A u g u s t . As a l r e a d y

s t a t e d ,

t h i n g s

h a v e

b e e n

p r o g r e s s i n g

v e r y r a p i d l y . Now, t h i s i s

a

v e r y c h a l l e n e g i n g

s t e p

f or u s to make a s

t h e d e v i l , as u s u a l , h a s b e e n w o r k i n g

o v e r

t i m e to

p r e p a r e

u s a d i s c o u r

aging

welcome. But with the

Lord

and

His

dedicated

people behind

us,

b a c k i n g u s u p

w i t h p r ay er

d a i l y, we a r e a s s u r e d t h a t

t h e

Lord

a n d H i s

work will

be_vi;G:torxous"ii P l e a s e .do

r e m e m b e r t h i s in

your p r a y e r s as

t h i s i s

a

v e ry 'trying

t i m e o n b o t h

of

u s,

a n d

e s p e c i a l ly o n

J a n i c e a s

s h e is e x p e c t i n g

in

t h e m i d d l e of N o v e m b e r,

a n d

c a n n o t do all t h e t h i n g s

s h e a o - ' ^ d a ^ J r e s t o d o - i T h u s , w e a s k t h a t

you

w i l l k e e p h e r

t o o

in your

daily

p r a y e F s j ^ t T i a T S l r e ' T i i a y -

have the heeded ph ysical strength.

Due to

the determination

of the

Senior

Youth

of the River

P a rk' ""

C h u r c h

of

C h r i s t , v / h o

s t a r t e d

a

p roj e c t o f

p u r c h a s i n g f o r u s a

m o v i e

camera,

for taking pictures

of

the Lord's work and the great needs in

Germa ny, v ; e

h a v e

b e e n a b l e to

p u r c h a s e

a

Bell

a n d H o w e l l m o v i e c a m e r a .

It

is a real beauty. But

it

will take a

few

m o n t h s for us

t o

b e c o m e

a dj u s t e d

t o

it,

i n

o r d e r

t o

p r o d u c e

f i l m s for

yo u t o s e e .

Thus,

b e

p a t i e n t

w i t h u s

in

t h i s

p roj e c t a n d w e will

g e t

t h e m to yo u a s s o o n as

possible.

As

of S e p t e m b e r 1st., o u r n e w address v/ill b e as follows: Mr. & r s .

A l v a A. P h i l l i p s , 7261

S t a m m h e i m .

H a u p p s t r a s s e 13, PLEASE DO

NOT

send any

mail

to

our

Frankfurt address

after

August 20th.

F o r

this will

only make

it

difficult

for our

landlord. Please

remember

t h i s ^

After

t h e 2 0t h . of A u g u s t , s e n d all m a i l to 726l S t a m m h e i m . ( A l w ay s

u n d e r l i n e

Stammheim )


17/21

We

will

draw

this

letter

to

a close so that there will

be

needed

s p a c e

f o r

our f i n a n c i a l r e p o r t ,

V / e

t r u l y t h a n k t h e

Lord d a i l y f o r

e a c h

a n d e v e r y

o n e of

you

w h o

m ak e

t h e G o s p e l g o

f o r w a r d i n

G erm a ny. If i t

w e r e n o t for you a n d your f a i t h f u l pr ay er s a n d s u p p o r t

i n

our b e h a l f ,

we

c o u l d d o n o t h i n g for o u r Lo r d a n d S a v i o r J e s u s Christ. Please,

alvrays

remember—YOU

m a k e

t h e G o s p e l p r o g r e s s or s t a l l l V / e

p r ay

t h a t

you

will a l w a y s

h e l p

i t

g o f o r t h

for CHRISTll

M a y God

r i c h l y

b l e s s

each and every one of you daily.

Yours in Christ Jesus,


^ * ^ S j c 5^ j C > | i 3^

May

1

Rent and utilities

Groceries

Personal expenses

Household furnishings

Medicine

.

Tithe

(unlisted) Total ̂ 359-55

M o n t h l y s a l a r y JiBGO.OO

Balance on

hand

July

31st.

$122.32

57-04

52.51

122.59

5.09

FINAkUlAL REPORT

brought forward

June

ay

$122.44

56.27

59.48

.9

$238.78

$300.00

July

$123.09

61.90

49.21

65.00

3-14

$302.34

$300.00

MISSION REPORT

Balance on hand

May Ist.

Monthly

salary—$100.00.

Total f o r May, J u n e &July

Travel

Postage

Fi m

Schooling

Display material

Evangelism

Office

supplies

Total for

each

month

$

May

23.87

9.40

6.99

17.50

June

$ 39.14

11.72

1100,-00

3.84

$174.20

July

$

35.23

6.82

3.49

17.50

2.50

$65.54

$92.77

$990.67

Balance on h a n d July 31st.

$4.16—due t o c h a n g e over

i n

m o n e y— d o l l a r s to Ger. marks

$900.00

2.10


18/21

APP_BKS3

Mr. &

Mrs.

Alva Phillips

7261 Sinnnih.3im. Krs. Calw.

Hauptstrasse 13

West Q e r r i a n y

F0RWARDI3MG AGENT

Mr.&

rs.

Victor

Slutz

127 S. Hudson

St.

Coldwater, Mi ch. 49036

S e p t e m b e r N e w s l e t t e r

Dear Friends in

Christ,

Du r i n g t h e

p a s t

mo n t h s o

very many thi n gs h a v e

happen ed,

some,

of

w h : l c h were

n o t

too

plea san t , while o thers

were

u p l ift i ng,

spiritually.

But t h r o n g h a l l t h e s e t r i a l s a nd exp eri e nc e s,

our

f a i t h h a s b e e n g r e a t -

] . y

s t r e n g t h e n e d , a n d b l e s s e d t h r o u g h Ch r i s t Je s u s .

T h e

f i r s t

t h i n g

we

w o u l d l i k e

t o a s k of

e a c h

a n d

e v e ryo n e

of

you,

is

P

K A Y

E R

in our b e h a l f .

V / e

a r e

b e i n g

g r e a t l y t r i e d a t

t h e

p r e s e n t ,

y / e

h a v e just moved on to a n e w

f i e l d,

h a v e

a n

88

year

old, bl i n d,

C h r i s t i a n man t o

c a r e

for, v / h o

i s quite

i l l

a t t h e

p r e s e n t, d u e

t o a

b a d r u p t u r e . T h i s i s v e ry

s t r e n u o u s

on

u s ,

a s

h e

m u s t be l i f t e d a n d

c ar ed for cont i nu a l ly. Thus, we a r e

a s k i n g

t h a t

you pra y

for

Brother

V'altke's

h e a l t h,

for

our

s t r e n g t h t o be r e n e w e d, a n d

t h a t

i n a l l t h i n g s,

the lord*s will may be done.

Yes,

we

a r e n o w

l i v i n g

i n t h e Black

F or e s t a r e a,

i n

t h e t o w n of

Stammh e im. It i s a s m a l l , c o u n t ry v i l l a g e , w i t h a l l t h e quain t

German

a r c h i t e c t u r e . T h e

p e o p l e

s e e m

v e ry

p l e a s e d t o h a v e u s h e r e ,

a s

we

t e l l

t b e m t h a t

w e a r e

m i s s i o n a r i e s , d e s i r i n g

t o

s h a r e

w i t h t h e m t h e G o s p e l

Ci Jes u s

Christ,

a n d

s h ow

t h em Chri s t i a n lov e. Th erefore, we f e e l t h a t

t b e o p p o r t u n i t i e s

h e r e

a r e v e r y

g r e a t a n d t h a t

t h r o u g h

p a t i e n t V7ork,

s t u dy, a n d t e a c h i n g ,

m a ny v i c t o r i e s

w i l l be

won

for

C h r i s t

J e s u s .

Please remember this a l v / a y s in

your

prayers,

for your prayers

open

doors for

the

advancement

of

Christ and

the

Gospel

in

Germany.

V e m o v e d to S t a m m h e i m o n A u g u s t 2 8t h . d u e to t h e b u s y s c h e d u l e of

Brother Ed Fausz.

He and

h i s family graciously let t h e i r

w o r k

go

f o r

t h e

day,

a n d h e l p e d u s

m a ke t h e l o n g m ov e to S t a m m h e i m .

F o r t h i s

we

t ? : ' i . l y

t h a n k

t h e m a n d t h e

Lord.

V / e

h a d

o n l y b e e n

h e r e

5

ays,

vrhen

Brot h e r W a l tke be c a me

v e ry

i l l ,

d u e

t o

a

r u p t u r e . He h ad

t o

be r u s h e d

to t h e hospital f o r immediate

treatment.

The

Doctors s a i d

that h e

v:ould n o t h a v e l i v e d two m o r e h o u r s w i t h o u t

treatment. So,

o n c e again

cur

prayers

of

thanksgiving go

up

before

o u r Lord and

Savior Jesus

Christ f o r the

wonderful way in which

H e c a r e s f o r His

own.

VJell, G e r m a n s t u d y

i s

n o w p r o g r e s s i n g

m u c h

mor e r a p i d l y ,

s i n c e

Alva takes the study in Stuttgart. He

covered

3

lessons

in one even

ing.

Since h e is ever

speaking

the language with the people,

his

vo-_^-

c a b u l a r y

too i s g r o w i n g . In

all

t h i n g s w e h a v e b e e n

a b l e

t o s e e

t h e ^ '

Lord's hand

a t

work. This t ruly i s a s t r e n g t h e n i n g power i n

our

l i v e s.


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In

c l o s i n g , we

w o u l d l i k e

to

e x p r e s s

our t h a n k s , a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n

for

all of you,

w h o

h a v e f a i t h f u l l y

b a c k e d

u s v^ith your p r a y e r s . O n e n e v e r

knows

h o v / r e wa r d i n g t h i s u n t i l he exper ie n c e s

i t . M ay your prayers

e v e r g o

w i t h u s

i n

t h e Lord' s l a b or s h e re , a n d may our w o n d e r f u l

h e a v e n ly F a t h e r s h o v / e r

His

a b u n d a n c e of b l e s s i n g s u p o n you a lways.

Your

CO-laborers

in

Christ

A l v a & a n i c e

P h i l l i p s

j ; i

j j

* *l : *|

8 s

*

E d i t o r ' s n o t e ; REMEMBER? tHE CAR

FUNDS

I

AND

,

w i l l

you PLEASE remember

t o

g i v e u s

your

c h a n g e o f a d d r e s s .

Many

thanks

to those who

have

done so.

V/EST OV/OSSO

CHURCH OP

CHRIST

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ADDRESS

Mr. &

rs, Alva Phillips

7261

Stammheim.

Krs. Calw.

Hauptstrasse 13

West

Germany

D e a r F r i e n d s

in

C h r i s t Je s u s ,

PQRYifARDING AGEM

Mr.&

rs. Victor

Sluts

127 S. Hudson St.

Goldwater, Mi c h . 49036

October Newsletter

In

t h e m o n t h t h a t

h a s

r a p i d l y p a s t , t h e Lord

h a s

t r u ly

p e r m i t t e d

us

to be tested and tried by the devil*s

hosts.

As we made

o u r

move into

t h e Bl a c k F o r e s t

a r e a ,

t o t h e t o w n

of

Stammheim, we

w e r e u n d e r

t h e

im^

pression

that

we would have a n

t i n f u r n i s h e d

apartment t o ourselves,

a nd

t h a t we

would

fix t h e

m e a l s

a n d

c a r e f o r M r .

? i ? a l t k e ,

(88 year s

o l d ,

b l i n d ,

& a d ly

r u p t u r e d )

in

p a ym e n t for

our r e n t .

Bu t w h e n

w e

a r r i v e d ,

we

f o u n d

o u t t h a t

we w e r e

to l i v e in^Ms* p a r t m e n t ,

a n d

take

c a r e of

h i m. T h i s w e a c c e p t e d,

a s a r e a l

c h a l l e n g e , b u t t h i s

wa s

only

t h e

v e ry

b e g i n n i n g .

Also, we w e r e t o

c a r e

for

h i s

14 year old

d a u g h t e r .

O n l y

after movin g i n ^th i m for

a week

did we b e g i n t o re a l i z e a n d told

- t h e

-whole-

truth.- Mr.a l t k e * -mind is- not-r-ight, du e- o-a-st roke,-a n d -

i t

i s r a p i d ly g e t t i n g wors e.

At t i m e s,

we

b e l i e v e

t h a t i t

i s nearly,

g o n e , a s

h e

t a l k s a n d a r g u e s w i t h h i m s e l f.

Al s o,

h e i s f o rg e t f u l , a n d

g e t s l o s t

often..

T h e n

too,

h i s

d a u g h t e r ,

R u t h ,

i s

i n a

home

for

you ng

l a d i e s ,

w h e r e

s h e . w i l l

g e t pr op er

training—as t h e

c o u r t

f e l t

t h a t

h e r

f a t h e r

was. physic all y

l i n a b l e t o r a i s e :her, n d her mother

h a s b e e n

d e a d

f o r :over t w o

y e a r s . All

of t h i s w e l e a r n e d a ft e r h a v i n g l i v e d h e r e a

we ek or more. Not

knowi ng

a l l o f

t h e s e

t h i n g s

t o b e g i n

wi t h, made

i t

very

t r yi n g a n d

d i f f i c u l t for u s--for h i s o u t l o o k o n l i f e is very b i t

ter,

This we were not

u s ed

t o a t

a l l.

But after talking t o

a doctor,

a nurse , and three or four friends who h a v e h e l p e d t o c a r e

for

him,

Ja ni c e ( e s p e c i a l l y )

a n d

I

Came

t o t a k e w h a t h e s a i d w i t h a

g r a i n

of

s a l t . But, for

o n e

i n s t a n t , p u t t i ng yours e lf i n my wife*s s i t u a t i o n ,

a n d r e c e i v i n g only c r i t i c i sm, a n d c o m p l a i n i n g for

a l l your

hard efforts,

wi t hou t knowi ng why, will h e l p you

t o

quickly r e a l i z e why Sep t ember wa s

s o t ryi n g . T hr ou g h i t a l l, our Lord h a s greatly b l e s s e d u s

w i t h

s t r e n g

t h

an d grace,

increased

our

f a i t h a n d

patience,

a n d

brought

u s

humbly

t o t h e realization t h a t , without . C h r i s t

t o

lead,

strengthe n, guide,

^ess,

n d

ke e p u s ^ , we a r e n o t h i n g . Only through our l e t t i n g Christ

u s e

our l i v e s a s v e s s e l s

for

I M . S

K i n g d om

c a n we

b e u s e d

to c a rry a n d

p r o c l a i m t h e m e s s a g e of

Chris t.

Yes, Sep t ember h a s b e e n v e ry tryi ng fcr

us--but t hro ugh i t

a l l

our Lord h a s h e l p e d

u s

t o

re a l i z e

exactly

wha t

He

means

i n His

Word when

he

says, "Come un to Me,

a l l ye

t h a t labour

a nd

a r . e - h e a v y ^

l a d r c n ^ — a n d I will-^^ve

.

Take My"yoke

upon"you,

a n d l e a r n of

Me s For M y

yoke

i s

easy, a n d M y burden i s l i g h t " (M a t t .

W h i l e t h e

Lord patiently

t a u g h t u s His w i l l for

our

l i v e s

during

t h e

p a s t

mont h,

He

r i c h ly

blessed

H i s

labors

h e r e

i n

Germany, As t h e

Lord

u s e d my feeble

efforts

a nd lac k of knowiedg e i n t h e

l a n g u a g e

t o c a l l on

t h e

p eopl e

of Sta mmheim, th e

mes s a g e

of Chfis t

s t irred

a n d

i n t e f e s t e d

8

o r 10 . d i f f e r e n t

souls. F o r

this, we truly

thank

th e Lord.

One

man,

Whom

I

spoke t o concerning

the Bible,

said he would love

t o

study

God*s

Word with

me,

a n d i n s o doing, he would better come to know God's wiil

for his and

h i s

family's live s, and through

i t a l l

he

would

help me t O '

more r a p i d ly l e a r n t h e Bi b l e l a n g u a g e i n Gefman. Two

. o r

t h r e e o t h ^ r

p e o p l e , who

w e r e o r are ' ' s o - c a ll e d :

m e m b e r s

of the Stat e Church,

want

t o

study

God's

Word

w i t h u s ,

a s

w e l l a s

4 r

6

mmersed

be l i e v ers i n

Christ

J e s u s . : Most of t h i s

was

l e a r n e d

from

h o u s e to

h o u s e

c a l l i n g ,

and from

s p e a k i n g t o p e o p l e on t h e s t r e e t . V / e w er e t ol d t h a t w e : c o u l a u s e t h e


21/21

c h a p e l here,

w h i c h i s

co n n ected

onto t h e

ho use. But

t h e

Christian s

r e f u s e

t o

com e h er e for s e r v i c e s , a s t h e y know M r .

V/altke,

h i s

u n s c r i p t-

u r a l

bel i efs, a nd

hi s

bitter way of dealin g w ith peo ple, s i nc e

hi s

stroke.

Thus, ^ e f e e X - , t h a t i t

? / o u l d

b e

most profitable

i n

the Lord's

ywork

here, for u ' s ' ^ ' t ' o obtain a room

o r meeting

place elsewhere.

V / e

f

have

considered moving into a

5

oom apa rtment, after t he baby

is

born,

which will mean

that we could use

the living

room

f o r weekly Bible

studyj

but

w e ar e no t s u r e just w h e r e t h e Lord

would

h a v e u s me e t for

w o rs h i p s e r v i c e s . A s t h e t i m e

a r r i v e s ,

we know t h e Lord wi l l work i t

ou t. At t h e p r e s e n t my

German s t u dy

i s not quit e a d v a n c e d e n o u g h

for

d i r e c t

Bible

t e a c h i n g , a s you know i t i n t h e S t a t e s , b u t I am not hi nd-

red i n talking t o others conc erni ng

Christ.

In

thi s small ^way,

t he

Lord

is shov.dng

us w h e r e

t h e

" f i s h " are—from h e n c e f o r t h ,

i t i s

ou r

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o

t e a c h t h e m a n d shovr t h e m t h e l o v e

o f Ch r i s t

J e s u s fo r

l o s t s o u l s .

I

h a v e b e e n k e p t

v e ry

bu sy

i n

t h e Germa n s t u dy, s i n c e I'm

i n a v e r y r a p i d l y m o v i n g c l a s s ,

a n d

m u s t t r a v e l t o a n d f r o m

S t u t t g a r t

- for—clai3s-

- - h i f o - n i g h t s

a week,-two- h e u - r - s — e a c h r . -

d ) . 1 y — t g a v e l

-is—done-by

t r a i n ,

d u e t o

t h e

p r i c e

of

g a s o l i n e ,

a

g a l l o n ) . T h e

Lord w i l l i n g ,

I h o p e

to b e a b l e to s t a r t r e g u l a r

Bible

study

groups

in N o v e m b e r ,

t o

w a r d s t h e l a t t e r

p a r t

o f

t h e m o n t h a s our c h i l d

i s

d u e

t o

a r r i v e

in

the

m i d d l e

of November. Please p r a y

t h a t

through the L o r d ' s g u i d a n c e

a n d

h e l p ,

I

w i l l

b e

a b l e t o

m o r e

r a p i d l y

l e a r n t h e G e r m a n

l a n g u a g e ,

and

be ready for this great challenge vjhich

lies

before me. In the

m e a n t i m e , t h e Lo r d a n d

I

will c o n t i n u e to m a ke c o n t a c t w i t h m o re

p e o p l e , c a l l i n g on

them

and setting forth

a

Christ-like e x a m p l e

in all

things.

A l s o ,

I h o p e

to b e a b l e to m e e t with

o n e y o u n g man

this

month

to

s h a r e

G o d ' s W o r d with h i m and p e r h a p s others.

Yes,

the field

of

S t a m m h e i m i s v e r y

p l e n t e o u s , bu t t h e l a b o r e r s

a r e

s o

few. Do

p r a y

t h a t

the Lord v / i l l send forth more workers for

His

vineyard of Europe.

Praise be to God who maketh all things possiblel O u r hearts are

o v e r-joye d, beyo nd w o r d s , a t t h e m a r v e l o u s w a y

in

w h i c h

o u r

g r e a t

Savior has

taken care

of o u r

every

need

through

His

children—you

dedicated Christians.

Through

v o u

we

w e r e

able

tô purchase a

car,

pay

t h e

i n s u r a n c e o p

i t ,

a n d o b t a i n

f h s

l i c e n s e p l a t e s ,

a l l

for

a p p r o x i - ^ .'

mate ly $60f.00. Altoge th er, app roximatel y 4^300.00 h a s t h u s far com e

i n

for

t h e car f u n d. ' A

t a p e re cord e i, too, ha s b e e n o b t a i n e d,

w h i c h

w i l l h e l p

i n

t h e s e n ^ ^ . g ^ b h t o f H i s M e s s a g e . M a n y o t h e r

g i f t s

h a v e

b e e n

s e n t

t o us, w h i c h

h a v e c e r t a i n l y h e l p e d

t o l e s s e n

our

l o a d . May

our- bountiful Lord richly bless each'of-your lives from HTs stbrehbuse

of

blessings.

Your

co-laborers

in Christ,

Janice & Alva

Phillips

V/EST

OWOSSO CHURCH

OF

CHRIST

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Hoyt

St.

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