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A BRIEF L O O K A T TH E W O R K OFD A V I D and RUTH S A N D E R S A N D

CA RO L and DALE McAFEEM RCH APRIL, 1973

Vol. XXIV No . 2

SILVER NNIVERS RYin R ZIL

SPECIAL NOTE:Some have probably w ondered aboutth e la te d e liv er y of th e Jan. - Feb. issueof th e Brazil Christian Mission report.Th e printing a nd m ai li ng o pe ra ti on isnow being done by the printingdepartment of . Capstan, Inc., amissionary organization based inChecotah, Ok lahoma. In transferringt he a dd re ss in g e qu ip me nt and platesfro m N e b r a s k a to O k l a h o m a th e tw ocabinets of addr ess plates w ere^ miss-sent to Fort Smitji, Arkansas.Afte r seven o f th e nine cra tes a r r ived inChecotah, a t ra ce w as r eq ue st ed of th etrucking c om pa ny a nd finally, th e firstof April, they arrived at theirdestination. From now on we will hopeto meet the n or ma l m ai li ng s ch ed ul ewithout such an extended delay.

March 28, 1973 marks th e 25thyear since th e Sanders became th e firstm iss io na rie s w ith the Chri s t i anChurches, Churches of Christ in Brazil.This w o rk , w hi ch s t a rt e d a s a v is io n o fLloyd David s gr aduat i ng class atJohnson Bible College, began with tw oc h il d re n a c c ep t in g an invitation toSunday School in t h e S a nd e rs home inGoiania in 1948. I t w a s . c on t i nu e d , d o w nth ro u g h the y e ar s because of th efaithful support an d prayers ofi n t e r e s t ed chu rches and addi t ionalf e l l o w - worke r s The r e a re n o w inW e s t Central Brazil, in an d a r o u n dGoiania the state capital of Goias an dBrasilia th e national capital of Brazilover 1300 a c t iv e C h r i st i an s . Also, o t h e rworkers have evangelized an d establish ed c h u r c h e s in n o r th a n d s o u thB r azi l .As evangelism continues, spontaneou s expansion ha s s t re t che d ou t on th eh igh way s r e ac h in g 400 miles or more.Methods of Christian training have beenplanned an d utilized from th e first.Ministerial training a t th e GoianiaChristian Institute has a new beginningunder Braz i l ian d i r ec t o r Aure l i noMendes. The new TE E TheologicalEducation by E xt en si on ] m et ho d ha salready b ee n a d de d , under th e directionof Earl F. Haubner. The TE E programis beginning it s second year with over ahundred students enrolled, triple th enumber of last y ea r. A nn ua l seminarsar e held at th e In stitu te or campgrounds for c hu rc h l ea de rs un de r t hedirection of D a l e H. M c A f e e . S u m m e rcamps ^ e held annually on a farm inth e f ed e ra l d istr ic t) which is leased byBrazil Chr i s t i an M is sio n fro m thefe de ra l g ov er nf oe nt an d m ana ged byC ha rle s K en t. A Chris tian E n d e a v o rYouth congress ha s been held annually

th e last seven years. A preachingconvention Iby the Bi azilian ^hurche.s ian d a missionary convention by th emissionaries) are held annually. Aprinting ministry APLIC , with itsshop located in Goiania, is sponsored byall th e missionaries, tw o giving their fullt im e to it .Many lives have been changed as theblessings of God h^e _been acceptedLHis g lor y c o ntinu es to penetrate morean d more into this g r e a t country.As t he L or d gives life and strength, asth e churches continue their prayers andlove, th e Sanders look forward to theon - going of their testimony in centralB ra z il.

CEILANDIA CHURCH GROWS

Newly elected church board of th e Ceilandia Church of Christ. F rom left to right:P ri mo P a le ir a e Silva, Jose Faer, deacon; Avelino Pe r e ir a Filho, minister; an d Joaod os R eis , d ea co n. T he c hu rc h no w ha s 47 adult m e m b e rs .


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BRASILIA*60]ANIA

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed end mailed by^Capstan, Box E - Checotoh,^ Oklahoma 744 6/ (a missionary serviceministry)

F ie ld Edit o r Dole H. McAfeeMISSIONARIES

L. David an d Ruth San d er sC o ix o P o st al 0 7 8 6 2

70000 Brozilio, D.F., BrazilFo r informat ion coloredslides and mission studies, .write to : f

Mr. J.R. (Cay) Ewing5 6 0 7 P a la ti n e Place NorthSeattle, Washington 98031

To receive prayer letter,w r i t e to :

Brazil Chris t ian Mission Bethony ChristianChurchRurol Ro u t e 1 - Box 618CAnderson, Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDale H. an d Ca ro l McAfe e

Coixo Posta l 1 5476700 Ceres , Goios , Brozil

For informat ion coloredslides an d mission studies,

w r it e t o:Mrs. Taylor McAfee

5 1 0 O a k S tr ee tValley Falls, Kansas 66088To receive prayer letter,

w r it e t o:Brazil Chris t ian Miss ion First Chr i st i anChurch

P.O. Box 24 2Volley Foils, Kansas 66068Send ALL Contribut ions to :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

B ox 1 7 0 6 7Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep ou r recordsstraight by designa ting youro ff er ing f or missionary orproject. Please do not sendchecks or bills to th e field.

The Brazil Chris t ian Mission isowned by the religiousorganization of the samename an d is publishedbi-monthly vvith second classpostage paid at th e U.S. PostOffice in Checotoh, Oklahoma74426. Subscriptions or e paidfrom offerings received.

SANDERS PLAN^URLOUGH R 973

l / The Sanders family plans to spend* June through November in the U.S.A.Outside of certain special commitmentsalready made, the Sanders plan toaccept invitations only for the months ofSeptember, October and November.Ruth will still be recuperating from aocvere tropical fever she contractedl as t D e ce m b erPlease le t them know a preferreddate and also a second choice of datesthat will be suitable fo r them to visityour congregation. They want to meetwith Mission Commit tees E ldersDeacons or other groups to t alk aboutthe work in Brazil and of their plans asthey look forward to juibtber-10 years ofActive missionary service. Use theirfield address unti l May 15th: but a ft erthat write them in care of BonnieConnell (see address box on this page).

T H R EE P RI ES TS L EA V EP R I E S T H O O D

Artur de Sousa e Silva, nationalmissionary working in Silvania, Goias,has prac ti ced obedience to the Wordand love for th e non-believing priests inthis town where 22 years agomissionaries were threa tened bodily.Artur's two sons and daughter havestudied in the pries ts ' school and havetest ified in and out of class. Thesepriest s sough t the counsel and help ofArtur and have now voluntari ly lef ttheir jobs and the priesthood. Even so,the village parochial priest recentlythreatened Artur at the very door of hishome. The Gospel continues to bepreached in Silvania and the churchthere now numbers 112 active membersand includes four rural congregations.

BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSIO

CH RI STI A N L I T E R A T U R EThe Association fo r Christ i

Literature (APLIC) met on Januaryin th e Brasilia church building aadopted a reformed const itutionorder to be more in accord with tl aw s of B ra zil . S ix m e m b e r s w ee lec ted f rom Bras i l i a fo r th e neexecutive committee: presidentDoctor Abigail SeveAzevedo Mesquivice-president is Osorio Gonzalvemembers, F ilemo n R ib eir o d os S an toDoctor Zuleika Borges Pereira CelestiMiss Olga Helena Ceasarine da Silan d L.David Sanders. Other membee l e c t e d w e r e W a l d i r Pi r e s Garcminister in Anapolis; Thomas W. FiCar ol Lou is Lowe, an d Ivan R ib ei roBessa, Goiania. Missionary Carol Lowas elected as Exec u ti ve D i re c to rdeveloping the total activity of tAPLIC.

E V A N G E L I S M CAMPA IGN INF E D E R A L D I S T R I C TTwe nty th ous and pers ons w etouched with the gospel message ia.jfederal district of Brazil duringmonth of February. Gary Alan Burand his associated ^nHnigters Francis-Leite, Moacir Ferreira Reis and-EugeSmith led in a series of evangelis'meetings in th e cities of Brasilia, GamTaguatinga and Ceilandia, all inFedera l Distr ic t .By means of sound truck, films, trdistribution and open air preachsome 20,000 persons heard the Gospreached. Twelve thousand t racts wd i st ri but e d to th e crowds which listento th e messages.Over 880 persons indicated interin receiv ing a vis it from an evange lThe Brasilia chu rch saw 26 decisionsreal victory (and the Brasilia churcht he least r esponse of all) Pray for twork.

THE BOOK OF BOOKS -- THE BIBLE... a n o n y m o u s

The Bible discloses th e mind ofGod...reveals th e state of man...pointsou t th e way of salvation...the doom ofsinners , and the happiness of believers.It s doctrines ar e holy, its precepts ar ebinding, its histories are true, and itsjudgments are unchangeable.

Read it to be wise...believe it to besafe...and practice it to be holy. Itcontains light to direct you, food tosustain you, and comfor t to cheer you.It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim'sstaff, the pilot's compass, the soldier'ssword, and th e Christ ian 's charter.

Here Heaven is opened and Paradiser est ored, and th e gates of Hell ar eshown to be r ea li ty . CHRIST is it sgrand subject, our GOD its designer.

and th e glory of God its end. It shofill t he memory , rule the heart,guide the feet.Read i t slowly, frequently aprayerfully. It is a mine of wealth

garden of glory, and a river of pleasuIt is given you in life, will be open inJudgment, and will be remembeforever .

It involves the greatest responsiity...and condemns all who trifle withholy contents.All Scripture is given by inspiratof God, and is profitable for doctrine,reproof, for correclion, and for

instruction in righteousness.. . .The B


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T he H au bn er s moved to G oi an ia i nJanuary. Here Earl and Dale converseat th e farewell p arty a fter worshipservice January 14th.

Carol McAfee serving at farewellparty. Kimberly Haubner at left. Thecookies an d kool-aid p lus t radi ti onalBrazilian goodies were enjoyed by all.

rThe man in this picture lives in Sao

L u i z d o N o r t e H e c a m e to th e McAfee shouse in January and a sked fo r a cowproject. His widowed mother an dyounger married brother had justsigned contracts and received a coweach o n l oa n. Commun ic at io n s w i th S a oL u i z is d i f fi c u lt n o w a s t h e r o a d is s l i cedinto numerous detours while pavingpreparations are made for th e highway.By ca r it is a difficult 22 hour trip oneway, whereas when paved it will beapproximately 45 minutes

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PI TORI L REPORTIpom ERES

R uth A nn e H au bn er a n dAngela, Linda McAfee inbackground, at farewellparty.

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M c A f e e s h o u s e a n db o o k s t o r e

by Dale McAfee

Project Rondon XI sent BrazilianUniversity students al l over Brazilusually to a section of the countryother than their origin] to do andpromote community projects in a ThirdWorld grass roots movement to bringeconomic, soc ia l and cultural development. Here are three of the seven,with Missionary Dale McAfee who wasshowing t hem around Ceres, whoworked t he ir s ummer vacation in th eSaint Patrick Valley [Ceres Rialma andother city-counties in th e area]. TheRondon youth [from Porto AlegreUniversity Rio Grande do Sul] werefrequently in the McAfee s bookstore,and-attendedworship service andSunday Bib le Schoo l of th e CeresC h u r c h

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D a l e M cA fe e i n t h eb o o k s t o r e a t t h e Bible a n dhymnal section. Schoolm a t e r i a l s a n d t e x t booksa r e also h a n d l e d


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Page 4NEW DOOR OPENS

N ew In dian Tribe Contacted (A sreported in th e 0 Globe , Rionewspaper)

The firsteffective peaceful contactbetween Brazilian government repres en ta t ives an d th e Kra in a - KoreIndian tribe was made Sunday,February 4t h at 4 P.M. on th e banks ofth e Rio Braco Norte (North ArmRiver) in th e wilds of Cachimbo, wherethe new TransAmazonic highway isbeing laid.

For more than a week, theKrain - a - Kores had been circling thegovernment camp, but refused to comecloser than 200 feet. Suddenly, onSunday , a group of 30 Krain - a - Koreunarmed Indian men entered the campand accepted the gifts of hatchets,k niv es a nd b ea ds .

In recent months, Brazilian workershave been killed by Indians as the wildwest is opened to set tl ement. Thepeaceful meeting with this tribe isanother impor tant step as these newtribes accept the coming of the highwayand civilization.

An elder of th e Brasilia Church,Filemon Ribeiro Santos, is an employeein th e federal department fo r th eprotection of the Indian.

A t te n d T h e26th NATIONAL MISSIONARY

C ONVENTIONNovember 20-23,1973

Th e M}Tiad inOklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mf^ do not rej ec t t he Bible becausei t CO. radic ts i tself, bu t b ecau se itcontradicts them.

GOVERNOR REPORTS GROWTHANALYSISHaving analysed Brasilia's develop

ment for th e l as t two years. GovernorHelio Prates da Silveira reports th efollowing growth:80 in f inances

20 in population90 i n s choo l rooms158 in hospital beds

151 in cars48 in consumption of electricity

24 in water l ines64 in school enrollments

80 in paving125 i n b us es

170 in loans for al l purposes90 in telephones

55 in house construction.The government has concentratedon development where there is the

greatest need; for example there is sti lla shortage of hospital beds.

MISSIONARIES VS. POPUIATIONAccording to reports from th e

Missionary Information Bureau, in 1969there were 2,991 evangelical missionaries working in Brazil. There was oneforeign evangelical missionary to 5,000non-evangelicals. The average population pe r missionary was:

7,450 North12,250 - Central- -West

25,700 South47,800 - North - East

50,000 - EastThe average population pe r evangelical Christian in Brazil is now 31.In some parts of Brazil, however , the

average is as high as sixty to one.A few years ago, 40 of th emissionaries were in th e south where36 of the population is located At thattime, 328 missionaries were reported inS ao P au lo .

The Ch ri st ian Chur ches. Chur ches ofChris t count 30 missionary couples onthe field in 1973. These a reconcentrated in three major a reas :North (Belem); Central - West (Brasilia,Goiania); and Sou th (Sao Paulo).

THE ROCK THAT BUILDERSR E J E C T E D

Before the machine gun... anonymousBefore gun powder.. .

Men turned rocks into arms of war.David killed the giant Philistine witha rock from the creek.

Before the electric chair. . .Before th e hangman's noose...Men used rocks to app ly cap it alpunishment.

The woman caught in adulterywould have been s toned .. .i f Jesush ad n 't s hamed h er accusers, if Jesushadn ' t offered another solution.

Before hinges...before plaster...

Men sealed up cisterns and tombswith rocks .Jacob began a romance with Rachelby removing a rock from a well, andJesus ordered a stone rolled awayfrom Lazarus' t omb , so t ha t t he deadcould a ris e a nd walk out.

Before the Eiffel Towe r and Corcovadomountain . . .

Before iron an d reinforced concrete.. .Men built their monuments puttingstone on top of stone.The crossing on dry land over theRiver Jordan was commemorated bymeans of a r ock column erected witht w el ve s to n es .

Before footings in th e subsoil...Before burned brick...

Man already used rock in theirs t r u c t u r e s .Solomon had 80,000 men quarryingand cut ting s tone in th e mountains

BRAZ IL CHRIST IAN MISSIO

TRAINING AND FOLLOW-UPAs th e population returns to schoo

an d work a ft er s ummer vacation, thBrasilia church begins a re - emphason her t ra in ing program for th e yeaThe Sunday School is holding its annustudy of prayer through February anMarch. Courses in Theology bExtension are beginnin g w ithstudents. Tuesday and Thursdaclasses for th e training of teacheh av e a ls o been indicated .

The Brasilia church school jucompleted a si x mon th s cou rs efollow - up dur ing the Sunday Schohour. As a result twenty churcmembers volunteered to adopt one omore new m em be rs a nd to orientathem in the faith.

In 1972 the Brasilia church happireceived 42 new m em bers in tfellowship, 36 by baptism. Since thereusual ly a loss of many new membefrom v ital c hu rc h life, th e Brasilchurch is working on a planintegration, with emphasis on prayand personal evangelism.

for the construction of the templeJe rusa lem.

The first stone laid was called thfoundat ion stone ...The s tone that holds up th e weighof th e other stones,A base for t he e nt ir e s tr uc tu re .Cornerstone wasthe name given tthe stone that capped the wall at thc o r n e r ;Keystone th e one that tied tha rch o r held other rocks at juncturehigh in the wall, and tied togetheth e four walls, where today a layeof concrete th e full circumferenceused.

Before Neil Armstrong an d EdwiAldrin . . .Before the first rock brought back fromthe moon's surface to t he ear th bApollo -11...Men already possessed a Rock froouter space,the Rock tha t became flesh andwelt among us.And th e Rock wa s Ch ri st :th e corner stone, th e foundatiostone, th e key s tone , because Heth e foundation and th e Savior of thChurch,th e head of th e corner,th e founder of th e Church,th e head of th e body,th e alpha and th e omega.

This Jesus, the Christ, is th e livistone, yes rejected by men, bu t fGod elect and precious.For no other foundation can anyone l

t ha t t ha t which is laid,whic h i s Jesus Christ.


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BRAZIL CHRISIIAN MISSION

l-iamil t o r ii \ o i i i o n S e I V1 o e olox 1 7 ?lempton, Ind 46049

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID and RUTH SANDERS ANDCAROL and DALE McAFEE

MAVJUNE 1973Vol. XX iV No. 3

NEW SCHOOLEGUN GOI NI

CHRISTI N INSTITUTE

S N ERS TO U S AON URLOU IlS

-b y Dale McAfeeOn March 6, students, faculty and

friends of th e Inst i turo Cris tao deEducaoao e Cultura (LC.E.C.) gatheredIn a convocation service held in th emeeting house of the Setor BuenoChurch of Chris t, nearby the Inst ituteCampus. The new school year beganwi t h 30 s t ude n t s enro l l ed in th eresidence program of training fo rChr is ti an mini st r ies , 10 in th e secondyear and 20 in the first year; 120 wereenrolled in th e TEE (TheologicalEducat ion by Extens ion) in 12 centers.Aurel ino Mendes Filho is director of th eInstitute; Earl P . Hau bn er d ir ec ts th e

TEE program and is assistant toMendes in th e r es idence program.Others on the f acul ty a re : EduardoVasconcellos, who delivered themessage for the convocation service,Merlyn L. Shields, Gertrude H. Shields,Tom W. Fife, Ant on io L ou re nc o a ndDale H . M cA fe e.

Maintaining AssociationThe I.C.E. r ep resent s the firstinstitute to be opened and th e mainthrust of emphasis of the Associacao

Crista de Educacao e Cultura (A.C.E.C.).ACEC is the legal organization and actsa s b oa rd of t rustees fo r th e Christian(cont d on page 3)

Convocation service of the Goiania Christian Inst itu te . Here you see th e students whowere p re se nt gathered at th e front of the Setor Bueno Chur ch auditorium.Convocat ion

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The Sanders family arrived inWichita, Kansas, at 4 p.m. on TuesdayMay 15th. The Sanders ar e arrangingspeaking engagements and wouldwelcome an opportunity to visit withyou. The Lord willing, they ar e planningto r e t u r n to Braz i l th e f i r s t ofNovember to continue working with th eBras i l i a C hu rch an d to w o rk wi thmissions in th e Federa l D is tr ic t a ndCentra) Brazil. They are celebratingtheir 25th year of service since going toBrazil in March of 1948.

The work of th e Brasil ia Church ispresently under the leadership of theelders and deacons. Commiss ions ofleadership are responsible for th edepartments of missions, stewardship,education, public relations, socialservice, and training. The Women sSociety takes an active part invisitation, prayer groups and incooperating with the various departments .Other missionar ies and preachersare scheduled to help supply preachingduring th e absence of Brother Sanders.Missionary Charles Kent is responsiblefor t he programmed ext ension coursesin th e Brasilia Church and two o thercen ters in th e area. H e is also directorof th e mission farm and camp grounds.A s et ting apart service for allleaders in th e Brasil ia C hu rc h w as h eldon th e Sunday before the Sandersdeparture. A fellowship supper (heldannually) was attended by churchm em bers and friends as a specialfarewell to the Sanders .

T he S a nde r s s ta tes ide r e s idenceaddress is Jerry Connell, 216 N.Madison, Anthony, Kan sa s 67003.Telephone-(313) 842-5659.


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dRASlUA*eOIANlA

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mai led byCapstan, Box E Checotah,Oklahoma 74426(a missionary serviceministry)

Field Edi tor Dale H. McAfeeMISSIONARIES

L. David an d Ruth Sande r sCaixa Postal 07-86270000 Brazilio, D.F., Brazil

Fo r informat ion coloredslides and mission studies,

w r i te t o:Mr. J.R. (Coy) Ewing5607 Pa la t ine Place NorthSeattle, Washington 98031

To receive p raye r le tt er ,wr i t e to :

Brazil Chr i st i an Mis sion Bethany ChristianChurchRural Route 1 - Bo x 618CAnderson, Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDale H. and Carol McAfee

Caixa P os ta l 1 5476700 Ceres , Goias , BrazilFo r informat ion coloredslides an d mission studies,

w r i te t o:Mrs. TaylorMcAfee510 Oak S tr ee t

Valley Falls, Kansos 66088To receive p raye r l et te r,

w r i te t o:Brazil Chris t ian Mission First Chr is t ian Church

P .O . B ox 242Valley Falls, Kansas 66088Send ALL Contr ibut ions to :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

Box 17067Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep our recordsstraight by designating youroffering fo r missionary orproject. Please do not sendc h ec k s o r bills to th e field.

The Brazil Christian Mission isowned by th e religiousorganizat ion of the samename and is publishedbi-monthly with second classpostage paid at th e U.S. PostOffice in Checotah, Oklahoma74426. Subscriptions ar e paidfrom offerings received.

BRAZIL CHRIST IAN MISSION

Cent ra l Braz i l Convent ionbyDale McAfee

Th e Churches of Christ (Christian) ofCentral Brazil are developing a traditionfor promoting an annual preaching andfellowship convention. L. David Sanderswas this year' s convention president,ably assisted by Osorio RodriguesGonzalves . At tendance w as sma l l e rthan at l as t year 's convention; but th emeeting place was also smaller . It wasfull for most of the sessions and packedfor th e closing night.

Open Ai r EvangelisticMeetings

Beginning on Monday th e week, ofthe convention and in conjunction withth e convention th e Gary Burrellevangelistic team with sound truckconducted nightly meet ings in th eSilvania City Square. The city squarecomplete with water fountain, coloredlights, and nicely landscaped area madean appropriate place fo r th e massgatherings. Moacir, the team technician,presented color movies. Moody Sciencefilms and films portraying thecrucifixion and resurrection of Jesuseach night, fol lowing which Mendespresented a spoken message. Some onehundred decis ions of in teres t in th e

For use in Vacation Bible Schools,Junior Church serv ices , etc.

DIALOGUE- ON THE THRONEJohn Marcos and Nubia are brother

and s i s t e r who have at tended theBrasilia Church since their birth. JohnMarcos is 9 and Nubia is 8. Jus trecently, they both accepted Jesus intotheir hearts and were baptized. Theyattended a class every Sunday eveningfo r t h ree months w ith M rs. Sanders .The following conversation could havetaken place...John Marcos: Are you going to attendMrs. Missionary's class tonight.

Nubia?Nubia: No , I don' t t h ink so...I want toplay wi th Deusei ia unti l dark. Andbesides, I haven't memorized myscripture verse.John Marcos: But Nubia, w e b oth wentforward last Sunday an d askedJesus to s it on the throne in ou rhearts. This class will help us as wesing the choruses and learn thescripture verses and talk about whathe wants me to do.,it means to be a Christian.

Nubia: Sometimes it seems awfully hardto have Jesus sit on the throne. . . Iwamt Him in my heart, but t he rear e so many things that I want to do,

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gospel were registered. Institutes tu dent s wer e present to help inreceiving th e d ec is io ns a nd makefollow-up calls. Th e students alsodistributed Gospel tracts to all whoattended the civic center meetings.Small groups witnessed to their fai th in( hrist in the streets at night as peoplegathered in front of th e houses to watchthe crentes (belivers) go by. Studentswere seen to s top and speak of the loveof God and His Word; also to sing tothese small groups.

Decision To Con ti n ueSome felt the dominance of youth atthe Convention, the time of year it hasbeen held and difficult ies experiencedby adults in getting away from theirjobs to at tend would turn theConvention into a youth rally. But aftera discussion on the closing night ofdifficulties, desires, needs, and values,th e decision was made to continue th eConvention (the you th have their ownannual meeting in November, butdefinately should attend the Conventiona committee being elected to name th eplace and time of next year'sConvention, as well as work out thep r o g r am .

Nub i a an d Jo hn Marco s o f t h eBrasi l ia Chur ch .


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BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION(INSTITUTE from p. 1)Institute. ACEC is a non-profit, closedcorporation which is entrusted throughp ro pe r d oc umen ta ti on by BrazilChristian Mission for th e developmentof an educational program on th e BOMproperty in Setor Bueno, Goiania.Members of th e ACEC ar e Lloyd DavidSande re . p re si de nt ; Waldir FiresGarcia, vice-president; Francisco Leite,secretary; Osorio Rodrigues Gonzalves,Arthur de Souza e Silva, Dale HenryMcAfee, Sebastiao Pacheco Borges andFi iemon Ribelro d os S an to s

Ins ti tu te s tudent s singing at theS i lvani a Convent ion . S il oe , one of -thestudents is directing, Jeseir (son of th eminister, Srtur] and T imothy Shields( almost a student a nd already acomposer of some of the choruses sung]are on th e back playing electric guitarsin accompanyment.

Special music for the convocationse rv ic e was presented by th e SetorUn iv e rs it ar io Chur ch of Chris t malequartet. Left to ri gh t a re Florisvaldo,Ulysses, Fideiis and Daniel. GertrudeShields is at t he o rgan . Florisvaldo an dDani e l a r e f o rme r I ns ti tu te s tu d en tsand ulysses is presently a student andalso minis t e r a t Unive rs i t ar io F ide i is i sa so n of th e Universi tar io Church unde rFlorisvaldo's leadership.

Brasilia Sunday School Youth Class with teacher Abigail Mesquita second from the left.

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THE BIBLE IN THE HALLOne Sunday morning, Alexandre's

teacher a t th e Brasilia B ible S ch oo ltalked to th e class about forgiveness.Were they ab le to forgive others whomistreated t hem? Twe lv e year oldAlexandre spoke up, It took a long,long, time, bu t Jesus helped me tofinally forgive my father after he killedmy mother. He is in prison and I praythat he will come to kn ow Jesus

I t was af ter this occasion that webegan to learn more about Alexandreand his family. It was true that hisfather was in prison, hav ing killed hismother in a fit of rage cause by drink.Alexandre ' s aunt and un cle h ad takenhim and his sister Rosemary to l ive withthem and their five children. They werel iving in an apartment near the BrasiliaChurch Unfortunately, his uncle alsodrank an d mistreated his aun t an d th ec hi ld re n. H is aunt had becom e verydiscouraged through th e yea rs and, attimes, was not even quite herself. Shehad s uf fe re d s ev er al nervous breakdowns

One thing above all else t ha t t heuncle would not allow was for any of th efamily to go to church. He refused tohave a missionary vis it in his home.Alexandre 's mothe r had t ol d- bim aboutJesus before sh e died, and th e three ofthem, Alexandre , his mother , andRosemary had gone to Bible Schoolwhenever they could. Alexandre lovedJesus and always wanted to be inchurch where he could hear more about

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Page 4F4)r us e in Vacation B ib le S choo ls,Junior Church se rv ices , etc.

NEW FRONTIERS FOR YOUTHYoung people still bave frontiersto cross. They can still be pioneers. Thegreat unknown, the dangers of thefuture, the adjustments to the present

are here to be faced. Some seem tothink that these front iers are newexperiences created by drugs andphysical experiments. They talk aboutpeace and love and a bright new world,but their drugs and physicalexperiments do not seem to bring thedesired results . They do not find peace,or love, or a bright new world, bu t theirdrugs and physical experiments do notseem to bring the desired results. Theydo not find peace, or love, or a brightnew world.This is a story of Angela, whoactually crossed the f ront ier and foundher brigh t new wor ld. Ange la and herfriend, Roseana, declared that they didnot believe in god.Roseana is an onlychild and both he r parents died a fewyears ago, leaving he r with relat iveswho somehow d id not know how to s ho wlove. Angela, however , comes from afamily of six children: a father who is acatholic, but full of superstitionsbecause of spiritism, and a mother whobecame a believer this pas t year. (Allwho follow religions which teach aboutGod and Jesus a re called Chris t ianshere in Brazil , whe the r Catholic ,Spiritist, or any of the more that 100sec ts . So when someone accepts Christas Lo rd an d Saviour and follows Bibleteachings, they are called crentes -believers.)Dona Wanda, Angela 's mot he rbegan to talk to he r family about Jesusand would use the Bible to help them intheir problems. The family would scoffand tell h er they didn't want to hear.Angela, especially, would become angryand re fuse to l i s ten

One day, Dona Wanda calledAngela's attention to some of the thingsshe was doing that would harm herphysically and mentally. Angela shoutedthat she did not believe in God an d thatshe could do wha t she wished Fromthat moment on Angela would not evenspeak to he r mothe r. This attitudecontinued fo r a week, two weeks, andinto th e fourth week. Dona Wandaasked he r fr iends in Christ to prayabout the situation. Then, Angela'sattitude changed. She even agreed to goto the youth meeting at church oneSunday afternoon. In th e happyatmosphere of young people singing andta lking freely about Jesus, Angelabegan to want th e same joy and peace.A few weeks later, Angela acceptedChrist and now she wants to help he r

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friend Roseanna find the bright newworld. With the help of the Holy Spiritsh e decided she could not continuedating a boy who was well on the wayto becoming a drug addict. Within aweek she had met a very fine youngman who s ings in the Youth for Christchoir at the church. Angela now has afirm basis for meeting the greatu nk no wn o f the future.

(BIBLE IN HALL cont'd from p. 3)the love of Jesus and of the HeavenlyFather. He succeeded in persuading hisaunt to take the children and go withhim. When sh e heard more about th ewonderful Saviour, she accepted Himand was baptized. Her husband wasvery angry He beat her, tore up herBible and forbade he r to go back tochurch. However, whenever possible,she and th e children would sneak outand go to Bible School. She was givenanother Bible, which she kept hidden.Sunday mornings she placed he r Biblein th e hall outside th e kitchen window.When all was clear, they would go ou tth e fr on t door and one of th e chi ldrenwould ru n down the hall to the kitchenwindow and get the Bible, and theywere of f to church

l exand re has wr i t t e n seve ra lpoems and some hymns which his aunthas put to music. Always theirapartment is filled with th e sound ofchoruses and hymns. The uncle isdrinking less and less. In January heallowed th e missionary and his wife tovisit them and help them planRosemary's wedding which was held inth e church. The u nc le w alk ed d ow n th eaisle with Rosemary. Most important,he no longer forbids them to go tochurch. The love of Jesus not onlybrings forgiveness...it can changehomes


(DIALOGUE cont'd from p. 2)myself, without thinking about whatHe w an ts me to do .

John Marcos: Let's draw a heart an dpu t a throne in it. See Now I'll drawa c ro ss o ut si de the heart. That'swhen Jesus is still no t in our hearts.

Nubia: Yes, bu t Jesus is in myheart...I'm just not sure I want Himon t he t hr on eJohn Marcos: Then your heart will looklike this. I'll draw th e cross insideth e h ea rt, b ut not on th e throne.Nubia: That doesn' t seem quite fair.When I r emember wha t Mrs .Missionary told us what Jesus di dfor me, and is doing for me now, Iknow I would be happier if He sa t ont he t hr on eJohn Marcos: Alright Here is the wayyour heart should be. The cross is ont he t hr on eNubia: I'm going to call Deusel ia andask he r to go with me to c lass . Wewill both learn the scripture verse.Let's repeat it together nowJohn Marcos and Nubia: God is alwaysat work in you to make you willingand able to obey his own purpose.Do everything without complainingor arguing, that you may be innocent

and pur e, as God's perfect childrenwh o live in a wor ld o f c ro ok ed an dmean people. You must shine amongthem like stars lighting up th e sky,as you offer them the message oflife. Philippians 2: 13 - 16

Peter Wagner, Missionary Information Bulletin, reports that Christianityis growing by 55,000 persons per day.Since th e world increases by 202,739per day, this means that th e number ofpeople who are not accepting Christ isincreasing by 147,739 pe r day.

The Gary Burrell evangelistic team. Institute students and team equipment pose infront of the Institute building in readiness to travel to Silvania for pre-Elasterevangelistic meeting and Central Brazil Convention. Gary Burrell is in the back rowbetween th e trucks, Moacir is standing in th e truck doorway above him and Mendes onth e above-cab speakers platform of the sound truck. Francisco Leite [his small sondirectly in front of him] stands in front of th e sound truck. O th er s a re Institute


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A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID and RUTH SANDERS ANDCAROL and DALE McAFEE

NOVEMBER*DECEMBER 1973Vol. XXIV No. 6

RETURN TO BRAZIL

NEW STEPS AT CERESby Dale McAfee

This year a tract of land wi th in oneblock of the Ceres township hall(prefeitura) and centra praca (plaza)became available as a permanentlocation for our church (Igreja de Cristpde Monte Siao). It is a triangular shapedplot surrounded by streets and showson the city map as a praca. Until now ithas been a cultivated field. The cityopened t he s tr ee ts on two sides andrezoned it for us. Before th e land couldbe developed it was necessary to stopthe farming operation and persuade thefamily occupying a thatched roof hu t atth e edge of th e land to re-locate. Theman who had been cultivating the pieceof ground for 18 years, a member of thelocal Baptist Church, readily agreedthat an evangelica l church and centerwill be of more benef i t to th ecommunity than the farm land...espcially since it was borrowed to beginwith The hut s tood whe re t he re willone day be sidewalks and fortunatelythe occupants were qui te willing tomove. All of this has come about as ananswer to prayer - yours and ours since we made it a request in our prayerle t ters .

One of ou r church families, whoowns their own house, lives right acrossthe street from the lot and they werethrilled with this turn of events.Sept. 29 the MIBRASE open airevangelism sound truck was in Ceres.Moacir, Eugene Smi th and AurelinoMendes presented films an d shortmessages from the t ruck parked on thechurch lot using the self containedelectrical system. Over 1000 peopleattended this inauguration of the pracaas the praca da Igraja de Cristo DeMonte Siao .This season we are planting the lot(closed in now with barbed wire) in[Cont d, on p. 3]

by L. David SandersMaria Joyce and I arrived in Brasiliaat 5 A.M., Nov. 7, after leaving Miamififteen hours earl ier. Flying time was

about 9 hours with a four hour stop inPanama whe re we also gained twohours in time zone changes. As th eearly hours dawned, th e lights ofBrasilia blinked in the dis tance andthen, as we approached, th e citystretched out in he r wakening activities.The 707 Pan Am je t settled down gentlyin the warm morning air. Coming downfrom 37,000 feet into th e tropicalclimate, th e windows steamed o ve r a ndobscured ou r view as we landed. As weleft the plane we heard a chorus ofvoices yelling our names. We looked upand saw a welcoming group from th echurch, mostly young people, standingon the roof of the airport building,waving eagerly and c alling to us. Wepassed through customs rapidly becauseof the ve ry generous attitude of theofficials, went through th e last doors togreet daughter Starla, son-in-law Luis,and granddaughter Kuyla; and then, aspecial embrace of welcome by and foreach one of t h e b r et hr e n

Then came another special surprisefrom the young people, who had waitedfo r our arrival since 3:30 A.M. a t theairport . The youth at the gate of thecustoms office in the a irport sang aspecially written chorus of welcome fortheir brother in C hris t a nd minister.Airport officials, workers and visitorsheard the thrilling message in song Itwas truly a special moment of joy and agenuine demonstration of love and care.We were back with loved ones in ouradopted countryAmong the welcoming party wereCharles Kent and Dale McAfee. Daleloaded up the b aggage a nd somepassengers. Maria rode from the airportwith Lu is an d Starla, while I rode homewith Charles Ken t in our old DKWVemagette which we left with theKents during our furlough.Our ftrst day in Brazil was spentmostly in talking and unpacking ,opening mail, examining correspond en ce , g oi ng over documen ts a ndreceiving news from various visitors.Dale McAfee had been mak ing trips(Cont d, on p. 3]


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BRASlUASOUhIA

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box E - Checotah,Oklahoma 74426a missionary service

ministry)Field Editor - Dale H. McAfee

MISSIONARIESL David and Ruth Sander sMailing address:Caixa Postal 07-86270000 Brazilia, D.F., Brazil

House Address :W-3. Quandra 708,Bloco 1, Coso 35

70000 Brazilia, D.F., BrazilFo r Information, co lo red s lidesand mission s tud ies , wr it e to ;Mr. and Mrs. Larry DurhamBox 17067

Wichita, Kansas 67217 To receive p ra ye r l et te r,

w r i te t o:Brazil Chris t ian Mis s ion%Bethany Christian ChurchRura l Rou te 1 - Box 61 8CAnderson. Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDale H. and Carol McAfee

C a ix a P os ta l 1 5476700 Ceres. Go ia s, BrazilFo r information, colored slidesand mission s tu die s, w ri te t o:Mrs. Taylor McAfee

510 Oa k S tr ee tValley Falls. Kansas, 66088To receive p raye r l ett er ,

w r i te t o:Brozil Chr is t ian Mission%Capstan, Inc.

Dr awe r EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426Send ALL Contribut ions to :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

Box 17067Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep our recordsstraight by designating youroffering for m issionary o rproject. Please do not sendchecks or bills to th e field.

The Brazil Chr is t ian Mission Isowned by th e religiousorganization of the somename ond is publishedbi-monthly with second classpostage paid at the U.S. PostOffice in Checotah, Oklahoma

^4426 Subscriptions are paidvfrom offerings received.

Mrs. Caroiee Ewing


AN EXPRESSIONOF GRATITUDE

We would like to express publicly,ou r very s incere thanks and appreciation to Caroiee Ewing Mrs. J. RichardEwing of Puget Sound Col lege of theBible, Seattle, Washington) fo r he rmany years of zealous e ndea vo rs a sPromotional Agent for the Sandersfamily. After serving over 12 years withher husband on the mission field inBrazil, Caroiee took on the promotionaldut ie s, working s ide by s ide w it h th eSanders in this important task until th epresent date. It is our regret that, dueto pressure of other importantresponsibilities, she will no longer beworking in this capacity.

THANK YOU, CAROLEE

YOUTH CONGRESS 1973by Dale McAfeeThe youth groups of the Churches of

Christ in Central Brazil (Sou th CentralGoias an d th e F ed er al District) heldtheir 8th annual youth congres s orrally) at the Brasilia church, November1-4.Officers of the Congress representedthe Brasilia Church President andVice-President), Ceres church (PhilipMcAfee, Treasurer) and Setor BuenoGoiania) church, (Secretary). They dida good j ob o rgan iz ing and conductingthe meeting . Some 100 youth were inattendance. One of th e men of th eBrasilia church, who operates arestaurant , set up a provisionaryr e s t au ran t service on th e churchgrounds and served the meals. Boysslept on straw mattresses scattered onth e floor of one of th e upstairs rooms, atthe back of the church building. Girls

Outgoing kneeling and mcoming[standing] officers of th e YouthCongress of Churches of Christ inCentral Brazil. Kneeling, left to right:Paulo [Pres.], Philip [Treas.], Rosangela[V-Pres.j, Joel [Sec.] Standing: Jeser[Pres.], Robert F ife [Tre as. ], L eon al[V-Pres.], Gerson [Sec.].

Osorio Rodriguez [left], an elder atth e Brasilia church, fu rn i shed restaurant service for th e Youth Congress.Osorio was selected to be 1974 congressadult sponsor.from ou t of town were kept in homes ofth e church members .

Theme for the congres s was WeCannot But Speak of What We HaveSeen and Heard (Acts 4:20). Messagesby four different minis te r s, Wald irPires, Aurelino Mendes, Dale McAfeeand a Presbyterian lay minis ter of th eFederal District, were cente red aroundon th e theme. Youth groups from th eBrasilia, Taguatinga, Jundiai Anapolis),Alexandrina (Anapolis), Setor Bueno(Goiania), Vila Fama (Goiania) andCeres churches competed in a Biblequiz. Severa l groups pr epa red flagsbearing th e theme, symbolic colors anddrawings. The Ceres youth hadspecially pain ted T-shi rt s with th euplif ted index f inger and a hand withth e words from John 14:6, I am th eway and the truth. Vila Fama won theBible quiz and also received the honorfor th e best flag or emblem.


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B R A Z I L C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N

NEW ENTHUSIASM ATSAO LUIZ DO NORTE

by Dale McAfee

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Sunday Bible Schoo] of th e Sao Luizdo N o r te c hu rc h.

The Sao Luiz church has i ts ups anddowns. Thankfully it is on th e up Withth e increase in population and activity,due to th e asphaulting of th eB r a s i l i a B e l e m r o a d on w h i c h i t i slocated just 68 km. northeast of Ceres,Sao Luiz is buzzing. The church hasbenefited from th e new people comingin. Five were baptized Oct. 21; a manand his wife and a son, one young manand one teenage girl. The gir l' s familyattends _and ar e th e churches bestprospective members at present.

A man who accepted Christ and tookhis public stand for Him Jan. 4, 1971when Bro. Lewis Foster preached atSao Luiz, now l iv es in a thatched-roofpole house on the church grounds as

C a r e t a k e r of t h e S a o L u iz c h u r c hholding a fish net. His fishing lately hastaken a drop in priorities as he givesmore time to his job [cutting trees forsaw logs] and working in th e church.caretaker. He is taking part in th eleadership, plays guitar, and helps makeimprovements on th e building andgrounds.

Someone from Ceres, usually Philip,has gone to Sao Luiz every Sundaymorning since September to leadSunday Bible School. Two classes, thechi ldren s class and t he adu lt class, meetregularly. Pray for the growth of thechurch a t Sao Luiz.

Sao Luiz do Norte church buildinga n d c a r e t a k e r s house .

RETURN (Cont'd, from p. 1|monthly to Brasilia in ou r absence toov er se e a ct iv it ie s a nd handle financialmatters, so he s tayed ano ther day tomake a report of the transactions inBrasilia and th e progress in variousplaces of the work. Wednesday night isthe regular service at the Brasiliachurch , so th e f i rs t se rvice we attendedwas on the night of the day we arrived.We made our f ir st g reet ings to th echurch.

Th e se cond day started late...withmore visits, then a trip to th e churchoffice and later to th e hospital to visit aChristian brother from Goiania who hadbeen injured badly in an auto accident.Young Lourival, who has a wife and twochildren, told us that he might have tos tay another year in th e hospital. PRAYW I T H US F O R H I S R A P I DRELEASE .The third da y we were givenanother special wel ome On hearingt h a t Ruth would remain in th e U.S. fo ranother month th e church families hadprepared a calendar of dinners for us.The Lord blessed our trip to theU.S. and He brought us back to our fieldof labor and has offered a greatchallenge and given us great joy at somany demonstrations of love and care

W h a t s N e w ?We had forgotten how hot it getshere. I thought the first days wereburning and suffoca ting us...then ther ains came and I thought we would beflooded out At l ea st t hey have beencooling and refreshing.We had also forgotten how pricescan change. Among th e questions thatwere always asked while on furloughmost were c on ce rn ed w it h t h e cost ofliving, cost of meat, cost of gasoline, etc.H e r e a r e s o m e a n s w e r s b a s e d onpurchases, newspapers and inqueries.These must be approximate because ofdifferences in weights and mea su re s,and because of th e money exchanger at e. P ri ce s in Brasilia;

meat - beef (fresh) - 1.20 and uppe r pound (and rationed)chicken (dressed) 1.25 per poundsuits - range from 50.00 on up

Page 3gasoline - 50c per gal.smal l c ar s:

Ford Corcel, standard 2-door - 3,500; Delux - 4,500.Volkswagen, standard, 2-door -2,775.Chevette standard 3,400

NEW STEPS [Cont'd, from p. 1|corn. The church plans to use the greencorn produced as a money raisingproject . Our first campaign is one ofprayer and faith offerings to pay for therocks to be used in the building, thefencing, th e plowing and planting. Muchlabor, some posts , wire and seed havebeen donated.Our next job in preparation for thebui ld ing is to ge t an architect to drawup blue prints. The church plans tobuild in stages, with the first stage tobe completed next August, before ourfurlough.You will be given an opportunity tohelp with this building project as wemake deta ils availab le soon. We prayyou will respond to this request as anopportunity to help lay foundation for astrong church in Ceres and asencouragement to the present memberswho are s t il l f ew^in number.i

NEW PROMOTIONALAGENTS

It is with a great deal of pleasure,and a feeling of answered prayer, thatwe present Larry and Opal Durham asth e new Promotional Agents for th eSanders Family. Larry and Opal aremembers of th e Glenn P a r k Christ ianChurch, Wichita, Kansas. Their mailingaddress as promotional agents will beBox 170 67 , Wich it a, Kansa s 67217.Write them as you need slides, displayor other information concerning th eSanders family.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Durham


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REMARKS FROM RUTHBy the t ime you read this ar ti cl e Iwill have rejoined my family in Brasilia,getting there in time to pass Chris tmas

with t hem and loved ones in the Brasiliachurch.It has been a thoroughly enjoyableand blessed six months among ourbrethren here in t he S ta te s. We doappreciate the fine welcome we havehad. Here is a final list of th e churcheswhere we have been d uring th isfurlough time:

Meadowview Christian ChurchSelma, Alabama

First Christian Church,Mobile, Alabama

Memorial Christian ChurchMountain Home, ArkansasFairmont Christian ChurchIndependence, Mo.

Miami Shores Christ ian ChurchMiami, Florida

irstChristian Chur ch o f MiamiMiami, Florida

Sunset Hills Christian ChurchKansas City, KansasEmerson Park Christian Church,

Kansas City, KansasManhattan Christian College,

Manhat tan , KansasNorwich Christian Church,

Norwich, KansasHartford Christian Church,

Har tfo rd, KansasFirst Christian Church, Madison, Ks.Wes ts ide Chr i s ti an Church

Wichita, KansasGlenn Park Chris t ian Church

Wichita, KansasAnthony Christian Church,

Anthony, KansasHarper Christian Church, Harper, Ks.

National Missionary Convention,Oklahoma City, Ok.Second Christian Church, Houston, Tx.

Gold Coas t Mini s te r s MeetMiami Shores, Florida

We thank each of you and pray foryou, that you will have a BLESSEDAND MERRY CHRISTMAS

Sincerely,Ruth Sander s

CORRECTIONCorrection of the report in last issueSept. -Oct. ): while at Lomita, Cal.,

David visited Carson Ch ri st ian Chur chand not Lomita or Pacific ChristianCollege.


Installation of the officersof the capitolarea BibleSociety.This board is made up ofpastors and buisness men from the evangelical churches of Brasilia. Brother Sanders,the only foreigner elected to this group, is the second from your right.THE BIBLE IN BRAZIL

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A Brief History of the Brazilian Bible Society 1500-1973Discovery of Brazil, without th e Bible.The Huguenots French and Dutch were the f irst to take the Bible to Braziland paid with their lives.1807 - Dom John VI, King of Portugal, took a Bible to Brazil, but it remainedimprisoned in his l ibra ry.TheBritishandForeignBible Society sent James Thompson whotraveled fromArgentina to Mexico passing through Brazil.Brazil became an empire. The British and Foreign Bible Society sent 2,000Bibles and Testaments to Brazi l. One Lutheran Pastor took Bibles in Germana nd r en ch1837 - A Methodist Missionary by the nameofKidderdistributed Bibles inmanypartsof the empire.Dr. Robert Kalley founded the first Evangelical church and worked diligently inBible dist r ibut ionThe British and Foreign Bible Society organized the first deposit of Bibles inBrazil with Richard Cornfield responsible. Within two years 12,000 volumesw e r e dist r ibutedJ. M. G. dos Santos, a Congregational minister, became the Brazilian agent ofthe British and Foreign Bible Society and in the following 23 years 400,000pieces were distributed.

- The Emperor Dom Pedro II received from pastor Santos a specially bound copyof the Bible which today is in the National Library of Rio oe Janeiro. In thoseyears, and during many years since, the Bible has been sold for money orexchanged for bananas, alligator or jaguar or snake hides, parrots, monkeys,pigs, turtles, rubber and melons.The British and American Bible Societies founded their work in Brazil with aworship service for the public with 3,000 persons in attendance.The Brazilian Bible Society was organized on the 10th of June.In this year the Brazilian Bible Society became f irst in the world in Bibledistribution. By the ship Light in Amazonia theBrazilian Bible Society carri^to distant regions Scriptures, clothing, medicines and food.During the years 1948 to 1971, 81,466,772 copies of the Scriptures weredistr ibuted i n B ra zi l.The Edifice of the Bible was inaugurated in Brasilia on the 26th of July.President of the Republic, General Emilio Garrastazu Medici, visited the Biblebuilding.

Trans lat ionsThe Brazilian Bible Society has three translations called: FIGUEIREDO,ALMEIDA and ALMEIDA REVISED. In 1973 the New Testament came out in th eGood News for Modern Man translation. Besides the above named translations, variousothera.have been distributed, such as the Living New Testament Kenneth N. Taylorand Phillips translation translated into Portuguese . Catholic scholars have publishedvarious translations of th e Bible an d th e New Testament.Catholic and Protestants now celebrate an annual Bible Day in Brazil.Distributiongrowscontinually. The Brazilian Bible Society this year hopes to bring thetotal number of Bibles they alone have distr ibuted since their beeinnina: in 1948 to100,000,000.

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