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THE CHURCH THAT MEETS AT THEIR HOUSEAquilla and Priscilla, along with the

church that meets at their house , sentgreetings by Paul s letter to the brethren in the Irfrd at Corinth (I Cor. 16:19).Our concept ofthe nature of the Churchtoday must allow for those groups of believers, who living in somewhat isolatedcircumstances, no t of their own choosing, usually, still, under the leadership ofthe Holy Sp ir it, live pious and saintlylives awaiting the return of the LiordJesus (see II Peter 3:11,12). The Sandersand the Brasilia church have adopted asan evangelistic technique the beginningof house churches, and at present haveeight such.Alvorada, Goias

The new church in th e farming areaof Alvorada in the s ta te of Goias ismeeting from house to house in thatcommunity. Although seed plantingbegan several years ago, las t year 17were baptized in this community and 5others om t he a re a because of theirhouse to hou se w it ne ss . The churchthere continues to meet regularly bothmid-week and on th e first day of th ewee k in thehouse of believers, or att imes in the front yard. (See picture.)Gnvft I (satellite cHy of Brasilia)

Thehouse is full and running overis the word from the meeting house inGuara I, satell i te town closest toBrasilia. Last September regular meetings w ere begun (s ee Nov embe r-December issueB.C.M.) in th e home of afamily of Christians about 8 miles fromthe Brasilia house of worship. At firstonly members of the church were presen t bu t soon neighbors began to respondt o t h e calls and vis i ts . Famil ie s and theirchOdren began to at tend and crowded into sing happy choruses and l ea rn aboutthe Saviour. In January 3 converts werebaptized showing better results than inthree other older church building cent e r ed works . These bel ievers haveBible study every Tuesday night and ar ebeing strengthened in their fai th by witnessing regularly.

Brasil iaYoung married couples have experi

enced various house meetings lastyear in the Sanders home. Two brothersof th e BrasCia church wh o marr ied l as tyear are accepting the house churchchallenge as a means of church extensionand planting new churches and as ameans of developing their nfew youngmarried couples class. From this we seethe beginning of a new step for the growing church in Brasilia.Luziania (state of Goias, just across th estate line from Brasilia)

Luziania, although following the customary services of the traditional churchhas i niti ated two different t ypes ofhouse churches .One of these led by a leader of th elocal congregation meets in the home ofone o f the Christ ians on th e other side oftown. Here the Bible is taught and thegospel is preached with the pastor sometimes visiting the activities. Thus another area has a con ti nua l w i tne ss . Th i sone is a preaching-teaching service opento th e community.

The other house serviceis a n a ft ernoon Sunday School type of servicewhere the public is also invi ted. Thisaimed at attracting the children of thecommunity and through them theirparents . This work is also directed byone of th e elder s of th e local Luzianiacongregation.Ocidental City

Brasi l ia is a lmost i nf es te d w it h n ewcities. Ocidental City is one of th e new-

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O io ri o G o ni al ve sspeaking at housechurch service inAlvorada.es t satellites plannedfo r 30,UO0 inhabitantsinitially just outside ofth e Federal Distr ict .

A family from thef irs t c hu rc h in Gamamoved to this city inconstruction and being encouraged by another faithful brother opened his houseto gospel preaching. No reports ar eavailable at this writing concerning con

verts but this year 1977 is our yea r forhouse churches in every satellite cityof Brasilia.Santa Barbara (also just outside of theFederal District)

Converts move from place to place.Not all have th e same vision or courage.One family converted in the Luzianiacongregation moved to another farm inthe community of Santa Barbara and immediately began worship services intheir ho use . Th is h ou se w as merelypoles se t in the ground with a thatchedroof, bu t is serving for a church in theirhouse ,Posse (near Corumba)

In ano ther isolated farm house thechurch is taking root. A young ladyheard the gospel along with her father.As soon as they were converted they began holding services in their house .Visiting there last year we were su rprised to find 15 young folk on a Sundayafternoon waiting for services to begin.Regular services ar e held every first dayof th e week there .Corumba S ta te of Go ia s -no r t h ofAnapolis)

S om et im e s v is it or s a re conver t ed .The really converted t ak es the gospelhome with him. Edson's bro ther fledfrom the police and attended church inSilvania. He took th e gospel to his home.The parents heard the gospel appeal.


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EDITOR - DaleH McAfeePrinted, addressed an d mail ed by

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MISSIONARIESL. David and Ruth Sand e r s -

Mailing Address:Ca ix a Po s ta l 07-862 '

70.000 Brasilia, D.F., Brazil 'For informat ion, colored slides andfnission s tudies , write to :

Mr. an d Mrs. Larry Durham2929 South Martinson Street

Wichita, Kansas672l7 5^ MISSION RIES |^ Dale H and Carol McAfeefailingAddress:a Ca ix a Po st al 154F Jl 76.700 Ceres Goias, BRAZILôr Information colored slides and'fission studies, write to:Ii

Miss ion Se rv i ce sB o x 1 77Kempton, Indiana46049

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BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSIONI Box 17067Wichita, Kansas 67217please help keep our records straigh'^y designating your offering foMissionary or project. Please do noi: send checks or bills to the field.The Brazi l Ch r is ti a n M i s si o n is owne r^y the. rel igious organization of. th(râmenameand is published bimonthh.?ivilh second class postage paid at thÛ.S. Post Office in Checotah|j/Oklahoma 74426. Subscriptions ar^âid from offerings received. pThey asked Artur , the preacher, to tellthorn the story. The whole family wasconve rt ed and th e church met in theirhouse . Although the church grew int he rur al community all the homes areused for worship services. Out from thiscen te r a re still tw o other churches thatmeet in houses a nd w he re th e witnessspreads.Mats Azul

The Tiago Moreira home is on a farmsome 3 miles removed from a small non-progressive town at the edge ofthe largecounty n am ed F ormo so . C ou nt ies are

called municipios in Brazil. It was hisfamily and that of his wife that formedthe Nova Gloria Church. And it was hiswife s father and mother and herbrothers and their families that formedth e nucleus of th e Sao Luiz church, andlater formed th e nucleus of th e Alvoradacongreation. Since Tiago moved in 1967to Mata Azul he has fai thfully gatheredhis family together on.a daily basis forreading ofGod'swordand prayer. Therear e 11 children. He didn t read the bookCheaper by the Dozen In fact hisreading ability is almost totally throughattending church services where ahymnal and Bible are heavily used.Large families are common in Brazil.Joel, the oldest boy. began preaching inFebruary 1974 after a spiritual retreathe attended at the camp grounds inBrazilia. Since August of that year heha s been active in th e Ceres church, living in the McAfee s home takingcare ofit while they were in the U.S. until July1976. Schirley, the oldest daughter, whoworked in th e McAfee s bookstore whilestudying inCeres,wasactivein teachingin th e Ceres Church Sunday School. During that timeshe married a Goiania BibleInsitute student . Sch ir le y and JoseAlves. he r husband, ar e now, a long withEdvaldo Cambui and his family workinginevangelism and planting of a church inRubiataba, where already 18 have beenbaptized, and new decisions are beingmade right along.Others of Tiago s children havegrown up. One daughter married an unbeliever and left the church, causing adeep estrangement with her father. Oneson sewed wild oats for awhile, butmarried and now lives and works on hisfather s farm. Their first child (Sampson)is the present joy of the clan. Samuel repented of his waywardness and soughtreconciliation with his f at he r a nd withhis Lord. Jose Alves (his brother-in-law)was helpful in this change in Samuel 'slife. His wife was evident ly deeply impressed with this change, and has apparently been fed in spirit as she has participated inthe family meetings around theword of God and singing Christian songs.Tiago and all the children have beautifulvoices. And, too, th e younger children,seeing the example of their father, andlistening to the messages, perhaps downa corn r ow wit h a hoe in their hands, orover the wash tub doing th e familylaundry, or working with the cattle inthe corral (milking, etc., a family cooperative project) have a beginning faith.

So when Carol and Dale and Joelvisited Tiago and family early inDecember last year there was rejoicingin the Lord. Two of the girls andSamuel s wife were buried in th e creekwaters on the farm in Christian baptismto be un it ed with Christ fo r remission ofsins and to receive th e g if t of the Holy

Spirit. That now makes eight baptizedbelievers in the church in Taigo shouse .CoaclusioD

House churches ar e being planted.Pray for this outreach. Several workersvisited Santo Antonio, on January 22 tostudy the field and possibilities of a newhouse church in that city also just ou tside of th e Fede r al D is tr ic t. Housechurches ar e the strategy for plannedextension and expansion in 1977.MISSIONARIES CONFERENCE -

CONVENTIONJanuary 5th - 11th 49 missionaries(22couples, 4 half couples [3 men and 1woman] and 1 single woman) ofChristian

churches and churches of Christ in Brazilgathered in Belem where they were graciously and sumptuously hosted by themissionaries living locally - only one ofthe acapella Church of Christ brethrenwas present at this meeting. There were53M.K.'s and 7 visitors, includingspecialspeakers, present. This annual get-together provides family vacation time(the only vacation for most) and fellowship in the Lord in our mother tongue,which is uplifting to all.David and DarylSanders an d the McA fee fam ilyat tended. Ruth and Mari a Sande rs we rein the U.S. on furlough.

Ben Alexander, of E.S.P. ministries,Corbett, Oregon, and Raimundo Donato,a Brethren preacher from Macapa,Amapa Brazilwere our special speakers.Both men were spi ri ti st mediums for atime, each practicing the occult arts for10 to 15years. Their personal testimonyof conversion to Christ an d thepreaching ministry , their Biblicalmessages warning of the dangers involved in seemingly innocent practiceswere a great help to we who attendedthe conference îmundo gave helpfulinstruction on how to witness to practicing spiritists, and to people who aregreatly influenced, or have strong leanings toward spiri tism, to lead them toChri st and a Biblical faith.

There was ta lk a t Belem, and communication by letters beforehand, concerning the possibility of Dr. Donald A.McGavran, dean emeritus and professorof the School of World Missions,Pasadena, California, coming to Br azilfor conferences on church growth. Acommittee was formed, including DaleMcAfee, to make preparat ions towardmaking this a reality in July 1978.Woodrow Phillips, president of San Jose(California) Bible College and Carro llOsborne, professor at Harding College,Ser cy , Arkansas, will be specialspeakers for the next Brazil MissionariesConference - Convention to be held inRio de Janeiro January 5-11, 1978.


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On e of th e members of th e church inCeres is Dona Maria Jorceiina. she ha s 3children, Amador , Onofre, andJorcelino. She has a husband, bu t lefthim last year a fter he t ried to s trangleher, an experience which was a sort ofculmination of many beatings and abusess he a nd th e children had received fromhim.Dona Mar ia had accepted Jesus asher Sav io r while we were in th e Stateson furlough. She is trying hard to live byfaith and trust Him, she was baptized inFebruary with 4 others here in Ceres.

Dona Maria needs help She is livingin a house provided by the CatholicChurch for indegent families. She suffersfrom a heart disease and has very littlestrength so that even the stand-by of allpoor women here , washing clothes forother people, is a task she can't do. Theoldest boy suffers from a very rare formof anemia and is in the hospital, at thiswriting, in Goiania for the third time(that I know of) to have extensive bloodtransfusions and treatment. We took herto Goiania last fall to put him in thehospital and he returned a li tt le betterbut th e Doc to r her e in Ceres told methat he needed thousands of dollarsworth of blood tr ansfusions etc. (if itwere to be paid for, which it isn't whatmedical help he receives is charity) andthat even given the best of treatment hewill never be well; he will always havethese given c ri se s and need medicala t t en t ion

LOOM PROJECTby Carol McAfee

The d oc to rs h er e in Ceres andGoiania have taken care of her an d th eboys completely free because they knowshe has no resources . The people of theChurch help out with food, but we supplymo st o f their food as well a s f und s fo r herto make the trip to Goiania.

She is in a s i tuat ion that seemsimpossible to us. She can't work, has tolive by asking help from others, isdiscouraged and blue and can 't really seemuch hope for betterment in the future.Sh e n eed s to be in Goiania where itwould be easier to ge t medical attentionfo r Amador

W e have never asked fo r funds tohelp support families because we havefelt it is best in teach them to helpthemselves, bu t this is on e case wherethere just doesn't seem to be any way forher to help herself She does know howto weave homespun, and as it is one ofth e folk ar ts of Brazil we would like tobuy a loom tind set it up in theEvangelical Cooperative center herewhere there are classes in sewing,crochet, knitting, classes for expectantmot he rs a nd once a month a medicalclinic. We hope that by having a loomwhere she could us e it Dona Maria wouldbe able to do some weaving. It would bew here she could us e it. Dona Mariawould be able to do some weaving,(which brings good prices here now) andalso teach some others the a rt ofweaving. It would be an experiment, but

REMARKS FROM RUTHMay, in Brazil, is ded ic at ed to th e

Family, especially in the churches, and ofcourse, Mothe r's Day is the secondSunday. How very appropiate then forStarla Joy arid her husband, Luis Carlosto return to Brazil with their threegirls, Kyula, Kalinka, and KaliuJa, intime for this month of the Family.

father who h ad been allowed ou t of th ehospital for the day, to be with hisreturning son.

Now after three weeks, Starla isalready working at the Korean Embassywho called her as soon as they knew shehad returned. Luis Carlos is working as a

it is the only way we know to help herfind a chall enge for her talents withinher capabilities; something that wouldrestore hope to her life and increase he rself respect.

If you would like to help out withspecial offerings to acipiire a loom to begiven to the Evangelical Cooperativethat Don a Ma ri a can use and t ea ch w i th ,designate your offerings to Ceres LoomProject and send to BCM. Joe Means,Treasurer. P.O. Box 17067, Wichita,Kansas 76217.

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These boys (center front) ar e Onofrean d Jorcelino, 2 of Dona Mari a' s son s.The oldest boy was in school th e day wetook th e picture. He had begun school 2years in a row now and had to stop to goto th e hospital.

CHALLENGETO MISSIONARIESFour days each year, all missionariesof Brazil, now number ing upwards of2,500, are invited to -a- tudy - andpreaching conference. This year, over

40 0 attended th e conference in SerraNegra (BlackMountain), a small city in a


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COMMENTSFROM CAROL

It doesn 't seem possible that it isalready the last of May. Irene, Sam, andDan are happy t he re a re only 3 moreweeks of school and then they will havethe month of July as a vacation (midsemester) . It h as b ee n difficult fo r th etwins to ge t back into their s tudies in th ePortuguese language. They have classesonly in th e afternoons from 12:30 - 4:30but have homework every day somornings a re spent with Mother, f ir streading a lesson in English and thendoing the homework from school.

Sam has finally begun to understandhis Portuguese reading and did well onhis first set of exams. In first grade theyare required t o wri te in cursive (whichthey learn in kindergarten), and on mostof their test it was necessary to copy thequestions off the board - leave space forthe answers and then give the correctresponses. Quite a task for first graders.I think. So we just give thanks that theyar e progressing and look forward to th etime when they will be able to do theirassignments with more facility

iBDIEDITOR Dal e H . McAfee

Printed, addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426MISSIONARIES

L. David and Ruth Sander sMailing Address:Ca ixa Posta l 07-86270.000 Brasi l ia , D.F. , BrazilFor i nfo rma ti on , co lo r ed s li d es andmission studies, write to :

Mr. an d Mrs. Larry Durham2929 Sou t h Mart inson St re e tWichita, Kansas 67217MISSIONARIES

Dale H. and Ca ro l McAfeeMailing Address:

Ca lxa Posta l 15 476.700 Ceres, Goias, BRAZIL

Fo r Informat ion , co lored slides andmission s tudies , write to :

Mi s si o n Se r v ic e sB ox 177 Kempton, Indiana46049 'Send ALL Con t r ibu t ions And

S.O.S. PRAYER GROUPThe Emergency Prayer Group

(S.O.S. ) of th e Bras il ia Church renewedits pledge to pray on May 1st in its firstmeeting of th e year at t he AlvoradaHotel in Brasilia. One of t he le ad er s ofthis group, Reinaldo Perira Silva iwhostudied at Intermountain Bible College)is manager of this hotel and provided aprivate room and coffee for this meeting.Twenty-one brethren met for a newstudy about the urgency of prayer

with'iiii ceasing and offer ing their li\'esto inten-ede fo r brethren and interestedfolk With s ic kn es s, a cc id en ts , m ora l o rother problem. Three specific problems were presented during the studyfor emergency prayer. One week later,at the evening adult reunionreports were brought that two of theseprayers had definite answers and thatthere was progress in th e solution of th ethird. God answers prayer

FACTS AND FOTOS

With cooperation of churches and missionaries in Goiania, Ceres and Brasilia, a newroof was p laced on the assembly-dining hall and kitchen of th e camp grounds in 1976.Construction workers and men from th e Brasilia Church made a full two days jo b of th eproject.

Leaders of Brasilia Church mee tfo r study an d orientation onleadership respons ib il it ie s. Drsor ioGans al ve s a nd Dale .Mc.Afee on th eright; Jose Alves, a new evangelist onth e le ft; as they exam material for


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WORLD HEALTHby Dale H. McAfee

Despite oil the Institutions andindividuals that hove t ried to prov idehealth services around th e world, 'Theworld Is sicker than ever before.' (quotefrom Ronold S. Seaton, M.D. and Edith B.Seaton), said th e March 1977 (No. 46)issue of Talch News, (newsletter of th eTechnica l Assi s t ance Information Clea ring House, 200 Park Ave. N.Y.). TheToich ar t icle odver t ises the Seoton 's newbook, Here's How: Health and Educationby Extension (1976, William CareyLibrary, 533 Hermosa St. SouthPasodeno, CA. 91030; 123 pagesincluding appendixes, $3.45).

Walt er Pucke tt in an a rt ic le , WeHave to Have Jesus published in th eApril 3, 1977 Christian Standard, p. 9,quotes psychologist Dr. William Sadleras saying, Ifwe lived in a truly Christianway , half the diseases of the people ofAmerica would drop of f tomorrowmorning and we would stand up a newhealthy people.

If we lived in a truly Christian way IHow true. If th e world lived in a trulyChristian way... Without a doubt therear e more sick people in the world todayt han eve r before Now m o re t ha n eve rbefore is needed a persuasive gospelwitness to bring people in largenumbe r s to th e foo t o f t he c ross ond fullacceptance of Christ as Lord of Life, andgather them in to worshipping, servingcalls of believers. Surely he (Jesus,God's appointed One to bring us truehea lt h a nd happiness Life ) hasborne o ur griefs an d c ar rie d oursorrows;. . .h e was wounded fo r ourtransgressions, he was bruised for ouriniquities; upon him was th echa st is emen t t ha t made u s who le , andwith his stripes are we healed. (Isaiah53:4,5).

Only as th e maladies of sin ar etreated by surrendering them to thecleansing of the blood of God's socrifice(Jesus Christ - Messiah) for ou r sin,only then will world health begin toshow an improvemen t. He (Jesus,

After Sunday Bible School ofth e Igreja de Cristo de MonteSlao in Ceres this group picturewas made. See the children'shappy faces. One boy (center)has his father's guitar which he 4Is learning to play. He and hisfather sing nicely together. ^ ,Also see the gross andflowers - in memory of Mrs.O.W. Martin (Wllsey, Kansas)and Mrs G eno John son(Longmont, Colorado).

This lady from an interior town of Goiostote wos baptized recently in Ceres byBro t h e r McAf e e a t he r and h ehusband's request. Much as theEthiopian eunech was baptized, this ladyasked what hinders my being baptizednow? Our reply was nothing If youbelieve upon th e Lord Jesus Christ. Hereply was affirmotive. Brother McAfebaptized he r husband at Sao Luiz doNor te in 1970. He l a ter move d t o MundoNovo (the interior town) in Crixacounty where they were married inFebruary 1976. For some t ime now sh eh a s b e en convinced t h a t Jesus is t hoonly way, th e truth and th e life, and thash e should join he r husband in th e faith

We wer e thr i l led that it was th e f i rstime to use th e Ceres church's newlycompleted baptistry (barely finished).

MYERS RETURNTO U.S.

On June 21 a group of fr: dsgathered at the Brasilia airport to bidfarewell to the David Myers family. Hesends th e following letter to the U.S.bre thren

Dearest Friends In christ,Jesus Is being glorified Thisfirst year In Brasilia hos proven

to be one of th e r ichestexperiences in our lives. Joanne,the children and I have beenblessed so much by just beinghere, listening and getting

mony who support us now. Godis saving people here and hosmuch work that has to be done.Wefeel colled to be a por t of thisgreot work for the Kingdom andpraise th e Lord to hove th eopportunity to work withoxper lenced mission workerslike David an d Ruth Sanders.

During ou r first year InBrasilia we feel our longuegetraining has been hinderedsomewhat fo r wont of better


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MYERS RETURN Continued)ond culture, this famil y hod olreodybegun to take an active part inevangelistic activity.David has been especially active insinging both in English ond Portuguesehymns and choruses. He not only song inIthe Brasilia church services at differentintervals and in special compaigns , butolso in Goiana, and has gone on varioustrips to th e interior visiting severalchurches where his testimony in mus icwos great ly apprecia ted . Joanne haspresented lessons in chalk and helped inthe children's department of th e Brasiliachurch.Because of personal decisions theyore r eturning to th e U.S. at this time.Many of our brethren know this familyand we invite your prayers for them inthe ir future plans for returning to th eharvest field in Braz il . They havedemonstrated ability with th e language,musical and a r ti st ic t o len t s which canmake possible a fruitful ministry here.We need and wont them to return. Davidond Joanne have their documents inorder (which is becoming more andmore difficult) for returning to Brazilwhere a discipiing program Is great lyneeded. It Is our understanding thatafter contacts with their supportingchurches they desire to return to Brazilwithin th e next year's time. We sol ic ityour prayers that this may be poss ib le.

L.D. Sanders

EDITOR - D a l e H McAfeePrinted, addressed and mailed by

Capstan, Box EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426MISSIONARIES

t L. David and Ruth SandersMailing Address:

Caixa P os ta l 07-86270.000 Brasil ia , D.F.. BrazilFor I nf orma ti on , co lo red s li de s a ndmission studies, write to :

Mr. an d Mrs. Larry Durham2929 S o u t h M ar t i nson StreetWichita Kansas 672 7 |

MISSIONARIES IDale H and Carol McAfee ^Mailing Address: iCai xa P o st a l 5 4

76.700 Ceres , Goias , BRAZILFor in fo rmat ion , co lo red s l ide s andmission studies, write to : i-

M i ss i on S erv ices i'Boxl-77 fKempton, Indiana 46049 f

THEY, TOO, BELIEVEIN MISSIONS

G oa l S etA goal of ten thousand Cruzerios orapproximately 750.00 in pledges wasse t by th e Brosilia congregation formissions, to be paid by th e end of 1977.Already helping three smaller congrego-tions away from Brasilia, this missionchurch in the h e a r t of Brazil feels t ha tth e Church's purpose is to Go into allth e World ond Preach th e Gospel. Evenas they were brought to Chr is t throughth e love of Christians elsewhere, theyFeel they now have responsibility tocarry on this great task. Itis their plan toestablish at least th re e n ew congregations by the end of 1977 and alreadyhave had two doors opened toward this

Goal ReochedOn June 12, missions doy, in th eBrasilia church p ledges and offeringswere given for nearly 12,000 Cruzeiros

by L Dovid Sanor apporximotely 850.00, thus goover th e top in their goal. Thisthe total of pledges and offerings turnin on this their first Folth PromMissionary Roily.On this same day the congregats en t out three envoys into th e smacongregotions sponsored by th e Braschurch to help them a lso re al iz e t hresponsibility befor e t he Lord. Thalso made their offerings for th e cauThe Brasilia congregation alreadgiving about 180 from their lobudget regularly to missionary cauouts ide of socia l w ork. Withcompletion of pledges and offeringsexpected to reach for this year a lobudget of 25 to missions. Our goalthe church is a 50 giving to missionand extension purpo ses other theducational or social causes.The missionary cause is growing

REMARKS FROMRUTH

As this last week progressed(middle of June) David and I werecaused to remember our earl ier days inGoiania . We were called on the earlyevening of Wednesday, th e 8th andinformed that a former friend andbrother in Christ , Josias Borges hodpassed away.suddenly in Goiania. Wewere asked to ge t this news to hisfamily in Brasi lia; therefore, we madefour visits in dif ferent a r e a s of brosilia tobring what comfort we could to Maria,his sister, Diogo, his b rother and toseveral n ieces and nephews. It was nearmidnight when we r et ur ned home.Thursday, th e 9th, was a Federal andRel ig ious Hol iday and also MariaJoyce's 12th birthday. We spent th eevening giving a Birthday Dinner for he rand 14 of her fr iends.Friday, we wen t to Goiona to f in ishup some business for th e ChristianL i te ra tu r e A s so ci at io n an d remainedover until Saturdoy so tha t we might visitwith th e Borges' family and for David toperform th e wedding ceremony that

night for the o ldes t son, Adberto, ocouple whom he had ma rried otwenty years ago. (You have readt hem from tim e to t ime. . .Florisvaand Josef ina Morei ra dos Santos).mode th e three hour trip back to Brasearly Sunday morning in time forspecial Mission Day services.Involvement with people in helpthem to grow in grace as they mtheir day-to-day problems and lirealities Is one of th e necessaobligations of th e missionary. It canheart-rending as we see them brmore and more problems upthemselves because they are unwill*oaccept the guiding hand of th e Lordcan be o joy as we se e them take holdthe power of the Spirit in His guidaand strength. In all of our counseling ainvolvement we realize that only as obecomes submissive t o t he Lord co n tsolutions be brought to problems alife-situations. We seek your prayersthose with whom w e a re involved inon-going of th e Kingdom.

A MISSIONARY CRYA hundred thousand souls a doyAre passing on e by one away,in Christless guilt ond gloom.Without on e ray of hope or light,With future dark as endless night.

Armies of prayer your promise claimProve th e full power of Jesus ' nameAnd take the victory.Your conquering Captain leads youThe glorious fight may still be won.


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HIGHLIGHTS HERE AND THERE(Brasilia, Ceiiandia, Alvorada)

r \Father s Day inBrazilis the second Sunday ofAugust,and various youth groups presented musical numbers inhonor ofthe special day. A young soldier boy, serving in thearmy in Brasilia, alsosang a couple of numbers . He has beenattending the Brasilia church and is witnessing in thebarracks as he gathers 19 soldier colleagues for a BibleStudy every Saturday afternoon.

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Sr. Amaro LuizAlves,Administrator in the Ministry ofHealth, wasawarded theMedal ofHonor forexceptional meritin benefit ofhumanityandhiscountry, approved andpresentedpersonally byPresident GeiselofBrazil.DavidSanders, missionary, andMarcia Ribeiro Alves, Amaro swife andmember ofthe Brasilia church were special guestsat the officialpresentation in Itamarati, the Foreign Affairs building in Brasilia.David, Marcia and Amaro are 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from the right in thepicture. Thecandidates for this medal are nominated bythe Ministry ofForeign Affairs and approved by the President and the Councilof theOrder ofRio Branco. This Order was created on February 5, 1963 tohonor national or foreign persons or institutions for exceptional merit-and the medalsare presented onDiplomatDay, which is also the birthdateofthe Baron ofRio Branco, from whom the Order gets its name.

David Sanders baptizing oneof th e tw o new converts of therural church near Alvorada,Goias. David and Ruth recentlyspent five days in this farm area,holding nightly meetings andvisiting in the farm homes duringthe day.

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Left, Maria Sanders and Debby Shields(missionary daughters) si t on th e sidelines withfriend Marcos while other campers enjoy thecold, coldwater. Standing in front ofthe newlyroofed dining andstudyhall at the church campgrounds, Robert Fife receives receipt fromDavid Sanders for payment of youth hebrought up for summer camp from Goiania.Right, Ruth Sanders was invited as guest speaker for the special birthdaythanksgiving service celebrated by Irma Francisca, the wife of Brazilianevangelist, Avelino. After services, in the small wooden chapel in Brasiliasuburb, Ceiiandia, Irma Francisca offered cake and soft drinks to all whoattended. Ruth Sanders andCarol McAfee attended a ten-day seminar forteachers given at the English Language Institute. Casa Thomas Jefferson.They benefited from courses in teaching methods and materials.


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LOOM PROJECT REPORT make good, serviceable pants . Thecovers made from homespun are veryserviceable as well as being attractiveand will wear for years and years.She has completed a plain budurable cotton cover and one corte forpants. We are now looking for buyersThe cover is going to be difficult to selas it was made from the coarse threadand is serviceable but not colorful; thepants material is n ice and has been sold.Da. Maria is planning to dye some of thethreadred and blue to use in making ared, white, and blue cover. So for nowwehavesomegood results to report. Wesend our thanks to those of you whocooperated in sending in offerings tohelp get things going. We pray that itwill prove to be a long range, moneymaking project for Da. Maria. She is agood worker, within her limits, and istrying hard to live a Chris tian life andteach her boysto loveGod. Pray with usfor Da. Maria to be able to sell the itemsof cloth she makes, and thus becomeself-sustaining.

In the May-June Brazil ChristianReport we told about Da. Mar ia and ou rproject to se t up a loom for her to workn After several trips to the country tovisit a smal l farm whe re we had seen aJ )om several yea rs ago, to ask if they^new of anyone who would have a loomi -rsale (they did) and then going to see:e loom, bargaining with the ownerbout price, transporting the loom to

^ >res in the backof the car (completely)iismounted), putting it back together

EDITOR D al e H . McAfeePrinted, addressed and mailed by

Capstan, Box EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426

MISSIONARIESL. David an d Ruth S a n d e r s

Mailing Address:Caixa Postal 07-862

70 .000 Bras i lia , D .F ., BrazilFor i n fo rmat ion , co lo r ed sl ides andmission studies, write to :

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Durham2 9 2 9 S o u t h M a r t in s o n S t ree tWichita , Kansas 67217

M I S S I O N A R I E SDale H. an d Carol McAfee

Mailing Address:Caix a Postal 15 4

76.700 Ceres, Goias, BRAZILFor Information, colored slide s a ndmiss ion s tudies , write to :

M i s s io n S e r v ic e sB ox 1 7 7

Kempton, Indiana46049Send ALL Contr ibut ions And

Q u e s ti o n s T o :BRAZIL C H R IS T IA N M I S SI O N

B o x 1 7 6 7Wichi ta, Kansas 67217Please help keep our records straightby designat ing y ou r o ff er in g fo rmissionary or project. Please do not

s e n d checks o r b i ll s t o th e field.The Brazil C h r is t ia n M i s si o n is ownedby t he r el ig ious o rg an izat ion of th esame name and is publ ished bimonthlywith second class postage paid at theU.S. Post Office in ChecotahOklahoma 74426. Subscriptions ar ep ai d from offerings received.

againin ourgarage, then finally takingitto the Ceres Evangelical Cooperativebuilding and setting it up there, we areable to report it functioningDale asked th e women in th e small

congregation at Sao Luiz do Norte wherehe goes eachSaturday evening to havecultos, about buying homespun cotton.Several either had some to sel l or knewofotherswho did,so hewas ableto buyseveral batches of thread. I wa sinterested to see th e difference in thevarious threads. Onebatch, even to myuntrained eye, wasn't very good; it wasvery coarse and not very clean, but Da.Maria assured us it was good for somethings.Sheused this forher first projectto ge t the feel of th e loom. It seems thateach one has it s own peculiarities, and soshe had to see what it would do befo reshe made a piece of cloth that will do formen's pants, etc. The Brazilians call it acorte or a cut of cotton, and they do

Left: Da. Maria holding a bunch ofthe homespun thread. It is sold bythekilo (a kiloheing 2.2 pounds) and costs about 3.30 a kilo. I don't know how many hours at thespinning wheel are needed to make that much, but I'msureitsmany. Right: Da.Mariaand the two pieces she has completed. The one laying on her knees isthe light weightcover. The corte for men's pants is a check pattern of white unbleached), blueandyellow.

Grass has been planted in f ront of theBrasiliaChurchwith a specialsprinklings ys tem ins ta ll ed . Thi s mon th will alsosee the completion of the driveways andparking area at the sides and back of th echurch. Because of leaks, th e entireeaves had to be replaced on the church.

THOUGHTS TO PONDERSelected)

If a man love not the immigrant inhis own country , whom he has seen, howshall he love the foreigner in the heathencountry , whom he h as not s een?

Our prayers for the evangelizationofthe worldare but bitter irony so longas we give only our superfluity and thendraw ba ck b efo re th e s ac ri fi ce o fourselves . We are saved because of pastmissionary efforts. What of the cominggeneration?

If God wants you on the missionfield, neither your money nor yourprayers will ever prove an acceptablesubsti tute.

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