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A BRIEF LOO K A T THE WORK OFDAVID and RUTH SANDERS ANDDALE and CAROL McAFEE, PHILIP McAFEE AND

ST V N and PATTY Mc FVol. XXXI May-June, 1980 No. 3

Technical Production and Mailing by; Capstan, inc.R. R. 2, Box 175A5, Checotah, OK 74426 Address Correction Requested

Above, Evangelist Aveliao hands Mayor Maria de Lourdes the declaration of th eceremony to be placed in th e cornerstone. Pastor Jairo is directly behind Avelino.Righ t: Mayor Mar ia de Lourdes places the declaration in the cornerstone. BibleSociety Director Waldir Soares, on th e right, looks on with other interested folk.

MISSIONARYWITHOUT

A JOB?I t would seem t h a t withou t direc

oversight of the four congregations withwhich Missionary David Sanders hasbeen working, there would be no morework with these groups. But it is no t sosimple.

The Brasilia Church has just calledtheir first fulltime preacher, but David istill cha i rman of th e b oa rd a nd membeof th e local council, teacher of youngbusiness men and women s SundaySchool class (called Disciples of Love)ha s oversight of three area housemee tin gs, m akes e va ng elistic andpastoral calls with th e new minister andchurch teams weekly, has twice-weeklyministerial training classes, counsel

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CORNERSTONE LAID IN CEILANDIAThe Co r ne rs to n e for th e n ew c hu rc h

building in Ceilandia was laid in a happyceremony on Sunday afternoon, April 13.The local area Mayor, Professora Mariade Lourdes, placed the declaration of th eceremony in th e crypt made for thispurpose. Waldir Ribeiro Soares, areadirector of th e Brazilian Bible Societyand the 1980 president of the Council ofPas tor s of t he F e de ra l Dis tr i ct wa s alsoguest of honor , l eading in the programand in prayer at th e hour of consecration. Jairo Gomes Miranda, pastor of th eBrasilia church brought a message ofchallenge to the congregation to evangelize and David Sanders brought ashort closing message Rise Up andBuild Local pastor Avelino Pereira

Filho leads this small congregation. TheBrasilia church sponsors this congregation and pays th e salary of th eevangelist.

We need four $500.00 gifts or theequivalent in smaller gifts for helpingthe Ceilandia brethren to complete asimple main chapel for their worshipservice. The Brasi lia church is sharing$15.00 a month on purchase of th e landand $80.00 a month toward the supportof the local Brazilian pastor-evangelist.Any designated gif t will help considerably in this project , which because oflegal requirements, must be f inished byOctober of this year. Pray


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EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE

For th e f irst t ime an Easter Sunriseservice was held a t th e Brasi li a church .Youth opened th e service with a group ofchoruses af ter which various of th e oldfamiliar hymns of th e resurrection weresung by the congregation, foUowed byspecial numbers from th e choir underth e leading of Ruth Sanders. After th emessage of th e resurrection by JairoGomes Miranda, the Lord s supper wasserved by David Sanders. The highlightof the early morning fellowship, waswhen all the congregation broke breadtogether after the 6:00 a.m. worship se rvice with a breakfast of coffee and milkbread an d butter and cake. After breakfast, the congregation went to theirvar ious classes for Sunday School

ARE YOU A BRICK MASONCARPENTER or ELECTRICIANand would like to take a shortvacation in Brazil? Come and helpbuild th e new church budding inCeilandia. We will take care of yourboard room and transportation inBrazil. Three or fou r men could helpput up this building quickly JuneJuly and/or Augus t are the bestmonths fo r th is work.

Above th e youth leading in specialsong at th e Sunrise Service . Lef t:Singing We Lift Our Hands in Praisea t th e Sunr ise reak fas t Below: Ru thSanders and Antonia Azevedo cu t thesm all loa ves of bread a t the Sunrise reak fas t

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C H U R C H E S U N D E R N A T I O N A LL E A D E R S H I P

The Silvania congregation transfersto ne w oversight. On March 29, fivee ld er s a nd d eaco ns o f th e Pi re s d o R ioc h u r c h met w i t h D a v i d S a n d e rs t oreceive responsibility of that congregation which ha s been without r egularpa st ora l ove rs i ght for several months.Although several young evangelistswere helping, none were able to takeover th e work. This meeting was th eofficial e n c o u n t e r w i t h th e church a n d

the new sponsors who will be sendingone of their evangelists an d take directoversight of this work. Th e BrazilChr i s t i an Miss ion and th e Brasi l iacongregation has been sponsoring thischurch. Because of lack of finances bysponsors an d because of being closer tothis field of labor, i t i s b e li e ve d t h e re c anbe better coordination an d growth.B razil C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n will continue tohelp financially with this work until July.

Present at a recent wedding in th e Luziania church were (left to right) MissionaryDavid S anders, Iraci Candido (evangelist from th e Brasilia congregation), EdsonJacinto de Souza President of th e Board of th e Luziania congregation), an d Pastor-Evangelist Brasilino an d family.

P H I L SP A R A G R A P H S

by Philip McAfeeBoy d oe s ti me fly I ve b ar ely re

ported on what is happening and it istime to report again. Praise th e Lordthat t ime is precious an d that th e workkeeps one ou t of mischief.Th e Christian Camp is continuouslyb us y . Almo s t every weekend there is anactivity of some kind going on. No t all oft h e m are fu nctio ns o f th e C h r i s t i a nChurches however . Out of necessity th ecamp ground is r en te d t o o th er churchesfor an operational income.

Two architects ar e working on a planand suggestions on what an d how tobetter th e grounds for functional pu rposes. Improvements ar e also beingmade. Sixty trees have been planted andfifty mattresses have been placed on th eb e d s . T h e ol d straw mat t r e sses wererotten an d full of bugs, so this time webought s ponge mattresses. By summer Ihope to have a ne w roof on all of th e

dormitories an d grass growing inr e c r e a t i o n a l a r e a s .

Summer c a mps t his year July 17-20;24-27) promise to be th e b ig ge st e ve r.We will s tu dy t he book of Colossians inBible Bowl sty le . Please pray for th esuccess of t hi s p ro g ra m.

B R A Z I LA C T U A L I T I E S

Business)According to Exame, a bi-monthlymagazine published in Brazil concerningactuali ties in business, marketing and

development in g en er al : c os ts of construction increased 63 .1 in one yea r,cost of l iving 67.2 , deposits in savingsi nc re as e d 7 7 7

Ford of Brazil reported plans toinvest 500 million dollars mostly in ne wcars. Th e goal is to export 1.6 billiondollars of production during 10 years.F o r d Corcel s old 125,000 cars in 1979.It also reported that Brazil ha s 1.5million youth entering th e work forceeach year.

T he Luziania co ngrega tion hasturned financially independent of th eBras ilia church an d Brazil ChristianMission since th e end of February. DaleMcAfee helped in organizing theirstatutes an d setting th e church in order.F in al r egi st r at i on of t hei r statutes(articles of incorporation) is in process.They ar e hoping to call their firstfull-time minister in July this year.

E D I T O R - D a le M c A fe eM I S S I O N A R I E S

L . D a v id a n d Ruth Sande r sMailing Address:

C a i x a P o s t a l 07- 86270.000 Brasilia, D.F. Brazil

F o r i n f or m a t io n , c o l or e d slides an dmission s t u d i e s , w r i t e to :

M r. a nd M rs . Larry Durham2929 S o u t h M a r t i n s o n St reet

Wichita, Kansas 67217M I S S I O N A R I E SD a l e H . a n d C a r ol M c A f e e

Furl ough Addres s :51 0 O ak St reetVaUey Falls, Kansas 66088

F o r information, colored slides an dmission studies, write to :

M i s s i o n ServicesBox 17 7

Kempton, Indiana 46049M I S S I O N A R Y

Philip K. McAfeeMailing Address:

C a i x a P o s t a l 7-97270.000 Brasilia, D . F . BrazilM I S S I O N A R I E S

Steven D. an d P atty McAfeeMailing Address:105 Thompson Dr .

Lincoln, IlHnois 62656Phone: (217) 735-2842

Send al l Contributions an d Quest ions to :

B r a zi l C h r i s ti a n Missio nB o x 17067

Wichita, K a n s a s 67217Pl ease help k eep o u r reco rdsstraight by desi gnat i ng youroffer ing for missionary or pro ject .P l e a s e do no t s e nd c h ec k s o r bills toth e field.

T h e B r az il C h r is ti an Missio n isowned by th e religious organizationof t he s am e name an d is publishedbi-monthly an d mailed by Capstan,Inc., with second class postage paida t th e U.S. P ost Office in Checotah,Oklahoma 74426. Subscriptions a repaid from offerings received.


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FURLOUGHby Carol McAfee

Furlough is a time to play,A time to travel, and a time to sa yThank you to aU th e ChristiansWho have given of their substanceAnd also of their precious time

To uphold our work in prayer.

Furlough is a time to singpraises in ou r mother tongue.To listen to th e many organsThat fill the ai r with their goldent o n e s

In churches al l across th e land.

Furlough is a time to at tend workshops,preaching conventions and women'sre t rea t sTo catch up on new methods and trendsin evangelism and education.To visit churches, colleges and firiends.To bridge the gap of a five-year term

in anothe r culture in anothe r land .

Furlough is a time to enjoya little winter and play in th e snow.A t ime to wonder anew a t th e miracle ofSpring -

The smell of lilacs a n d n ew mowng rass

The beauty of red bud and floweringcrab,oftulip and dandelions in the green,green grass

Yes, furlough is a time for all these andmuch more.

There s no way to express in one shortform

th e love t h a t sur rounds andwelcomes us home;Or that which goes with us in work and

i n deed ,and makes it possible for us to heedthe call of our Lord Jesus so dea r

We thank you brothers and sisters inChrist ,for all you ve done in His Holy name

And ask you to continue to holdth e work in Brazil close to yourhear t s

Lift it up in prayer each day.That His name be praised

His church become strongThat His people, for whom He diedCan learn of His saving graceAnd live eternally with Him.

McAFEENEWS

Steven and Patty McAfee were ableto a ttend the Preaching Convention atManhattan Christian College in March.Dale and Carol were also there, so theyhad a chance to visit and catch up onnews of family and plans. Steven graduates from Lincoln Christ ian SeminaryMay 17. The family plans to attend along

MISSIONARY WITHOUT A JOB(Continued from page 1)with the new minis te r twiceweekly...this in the Brasilia church.Although free from direct responsibility with other churches, he is stillcalled on fo r counsel ing with localpastors at least weekly. One majorresponsibility is the construction of thenew ch ur ch h ou se of the low-incomesatellite dwelling area of Ceilandia. Nowstudies are being made as to the bestway to open a new work in one of thedozen s o f areas of th e Federal District .Pray with usfor ten new churches in theFederal Capital dur ing these next t enyears When time permits, studies arebeing made with committees or independently for the publishingof more andmore literature for the brethren.

Special study and relaxation time isspent withour daughter, Starla Joy, andSon-in-law, Luiz Carlos as they aregetting established in business andfarming. Starla has established anEnglish Language school and Ruth hasbeen helpful in this organization. Davidhas been helping Luiz Carlos to ge testab li shed on an acreage of farm landwhich was lotted off by th e governmentseveral years ago and because ofpressing mission work, we have neverbeen able to develop. But now with ason-in-law willing to take over, we havebeen help ing in th e p lann ing anddeveloping ofthis plot. This is of specialinterest to us as we have helped to forma new church congregation nearby. We

w ith G ran dm a McAfee. Steven andPatty are ready to v is it chu rches whoare interes ted in hearing about theirplans for work in Brazil. If your church isinterested you can write or call at : 105Thompson Dr., Lincoln, IL 62656; phone(217) 735-2842.

Philip McAfee is busy with variousactivit ies in Brazil. He h as b ee n enthusiastically accepted by the youth groups inth e v ar io us c hu rc he s i n c en tr al Brazil.He reports that he has been going toGoiania of ten on weekends to go to thedentist Camps for th e month of July arebeing planned. Philip is still receivingonly about 1/3 of the support he needs.Please remember to pray for him and ifyour church is one that has encouragedand helped him get to th e field, we knowthat you are interested in seeing that hisneeds are met. Perhaps you can help inintroducing this work to some otherswho are looking for missionaries to support. Remember prayer changes thingsand hold him up to the Lord daily

are hoping to see a chapel built there thiyearThere is a lways a job in th e Lord Harve s t Fie ld

T HANK YOU lThank you for Prayer Th e

Sanders ca r payments are nearingthe completion stage. Special giftshave helped us reach the goal of anew small station wagon now eightmonths old. Thank you

You can now. . .

DIAL A PRAYER TO BRAZILCheck with your local operator as t

cost and then dial th e following numbe0055-061-242-6378. The best t ime a t halprice is between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m(or depending on your t ime zone to reacus at home between 10:30 p.m. anmidnight). Say a word of encouragemeand/or prayer for your missionaries

David and Ruth Sande

F.S.. . .Our son, Daryl, ca lled us froHawaii where he is in th e Navy anwoke us up at 5:30 a.m. It was 10:30 p.min Hawa ii . Needless to say, we werthr i l led to have him call


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A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID and RU TH SANDERS ANDDALE and CAROL McAFEE, PHILIP McAFEE Ap^DSTEVEN and PATTY McAFEE

Vol. XXXI Nov.-Dec.,1980 No. 6Technical Production and Mailing by: Capstan, Inc.R. R. 2, Box 175A5, Checotah, OK74426 Address Correction Requested

CONSTRUCTION AT CEILANDIA STOPPEDOnly when more funds come in can we resume th e work ofconstruction at Ceilandia. Very few people are members of theChurch, all ofthem withvery few possessions - none to help inany significant way in the construction of the new building.PRAY and give

Beone of10 churches giving 1,000each:- 10,000.00Be one of 10churches giving 500 each

-Bs-ooe-ofJt) churches gfiving -240-eachBe one of 20 churches giving 100 eachBe one of 20 classes giving 50 each

For a tota l of

5,000.00 2,000:00 2,000.00 1,000.0020,000.00

Because of inflation, the uncertainty of how long the construction willtake, difficulties ingetting the kind of building wewant, and the legali ties of the project set tled, we are not surethat 20,000.00 will be enough. However, the quicker we canbuild the building, the nearer it willcome to covering all costs.Right now (as this is being written, November 1) we have threefull-time employees on th e job, bu t no materials with which towork. We must pay the workers, so we are using them on thecampgrounds and accompanying agricultural area (chacara).Below left, L. David Sanders (center), president of Missao

Crista do Bras il (our mission organizat ion in Brazil), leadsservice at Ceilandia in which leadership of the churcl andconstruction were officially turned over to Dale H. Mi Afee

Jose Alipio, center with hard hat , is th e construction crewboss. He is a conscientious, hard-working man. His salary is atittle less than 250pe r month. We pay a l i tt le less than 25 pe rmonth for his social security, insurance and workers compensation. The two helpers ge t just a little over 80 a month salaryapiece.This picture was taken when men contracted to prepare th e

iron for concrete reinforced columns, foundation an d girderswere at work. All is quiet on th e grounds now, awaiting funds.Pray that ou r construction c an soon be resumed.

(left). Avelino Pereira (right), founding pastor of the church, isin ill health and partially retired. Below r ight , Ranete Pereira,Avelino's oldest daughter, is president of th e Ceilandia churchyouth group.


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CHURCH CELEBRATES32nd ANNIVERSARY

Special programs in the BrasiliaChurch and in some of the out-lying congregations, marked the 32nd anniversary of th e Churches of Christ (Christian) in Brazil. On Sunday morning,Sfe|Aember 14, the early morning servicewas begun with an interview of L. Davidand Ruth Sanders, concerning the firstyears of their missionary service inCentral Brazil. Questions were alsoallowed from th e congregation. Therewas special music by th e choir and a duet

L'pper right, Waldicir receives congratulat ions and his Ordination Certificate from P as to r J ai ro while L. Davidlooks on. Middle right, a dedicationprayer for th e church was offered duringth e anniversary service. Left to right,Missionaries Ruth an d L. David Sanders,with Pastors J ai ro and Fi lemon . Below,the choir sings a song of praise.

by Waldicir Rosa da Silva and his father.(They were present by specialinvitation) . Waldicir h ad b ee n ordainedin June by th e Brasilia church for thework in th e University community inGoiania an d he received hi s OrdinationCert ificate a t thi s service . In th echildren's worship service of th e morning, special emphasis was given toMissions.

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Right, th e g uestt e ache r from C hildren's Alliance pres en ts t he Mission lesson for th e children .Below, th e chi ldrenenjoy th e anniversarycelebrat ion .

Above, th e congregation receives the Lord's Supper ins o lemn r e -d e d ic a ti o n .

CEILANDIA'S FUTURE iS INYOUR HANDS

God works through His peopleand we bel ie ve tha t i t is His willfo r the church to b e bui lt in Ceilan-dia. I t cannot be done without yourprayers and gifts

$20,000.00 is needed nowWhat will be your contribution

to Ce i l and i a s f u tu r e fo r th eKingdom?


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Seen in front of the APLIC print shot ar e left to right: Osorio Rodrigues, RibamarAlencar, Geser S il va , Pau l Lanham, David Sanders , Jairo Miranda an d GuilhermeSantana

CHRISTIAN LITERATURE FOR BRAZIL

Recently David Sanders and DaleMcAfee attended a meeting of th eAPLIC (Associa^ao Pr o LiteraturaCrista) directory in Goiania. OsorioRodrigues, now pastor of th e Church ofChrist in Novo Horizonte {on west s ide ofGoiania) is the Execut ive Director .Problems of long standing had led thepublishing house and print shop to nearbankruptcy. David is still a member oft he d ir ec to ry which must have amajority of Brazilian members. PastorJairo Miranda and P au l L an ham wereelected to th e board o f d i re c to r s .

One of th e men, Guilherme, who is anelder of th e Vila Nova church in Goiania,is also a printer. It was decided by th egroup to accept Guilherme s offer toresign from th e board of directors, whichis a non-p ro fi t group, to take over theshop with its debts to operate as his ownbusiness on a contract for a period ofyears to be set in th e contract. Osoriowill cont inue th e APLIC as a distr ibutorship of the Christian l i teraturealready produced, and to be producedwithin the t e rms of th e n ew c on tr ac tGuilherme will live in th e house, which isa part of the APLIC property. Osoriowill operate a store and stockroom in thegarage and part of th e building just backof it .

Pray for th e members of th e APLICboard of directors (Osorio, Paul Lanham,Jairo Miranda, Geser SUva, Libby Fifeand David Sanders) to have the leadingof th e Holy Spirit as they ac t in this newera of the Christian Churches publishing

house in Goiania. Pray especially for.Guilherme. to_be able through his workand management to pay off the debtsand bring the print shop back to acommercially viable effort.

Early in 1981 the College PressPublishing Company, Joplin, MOwill bepublishing the Pictorial N.T., The Actsof the apostles in 10 of the majorl anguages of the world other thanEnglish. The intent is to publish inlanguages where Christian Churches andChurches o f Chr is t h av e missionaries atwork in order to reach th e world smasses wi th th e word of God. Ten thousand volumes will be printed in eachlanguage.

We m is sio na rie s in Brazi l a reengaged in an effort, coordinated byDale McAfee, to include Portuguese asone of those languages.E ac h v ol um e will cost 1 .6 0 f.o. b.Joplin, printer's cost, with College Presshaving no commercial interest. We arefiguring another 40 cents per volumecost to ge t the books into missionaries'hands in Brazil for use in evangelization.Would you like to help send some ofthese books to Brazil? Each 2 you sendwill provide one book on the missionfield. They ar e in full color, withbeautiful art work i llus tr at ing eachverse. You may send your offeringdesignated Acts I llustrated in Portuguese to Joe Means, P.O. Box 17 67Wichita, KS 67217.

STEVEN McAFEE AVAILABLEFOR SPEAKING DATES

Steve an d Patty McAfee are raisingsupport towards the ir first term ofservice in Brazil. Fo r speak ing dates,contact them at 105 Thompson Dr.,Lincoln. IL 62656; phone (217) 735-2842.

EDITOR Dale McAfeeMISSIONARIES

L. David and Ru th Sande r sMailing Address:

Caixa Postal 07-86270.000 Brasilia, D.F. Brazil

For information, colored slides andmission studies, wri te to :Mr. an d Mrs. Larry Durham.

2929 South Mart inson Stree tWichita, Kansas 67217

MISSIONARIESDale H. and Carol McAfee

Fie ld AddressCaixa Postal 7-972

70.000 Brasilia, D.F. BrazilFor information, colored s lide s andmission s tud ies , wr i te to :

Mission ServicesBox 17 7- - - - -K-empton, Indiana 46049

MISSIONARYPhilipK. McAfee

Mailing Address:Caixa Postal 7-972

70.000 Brasilia, D.F. BrazilMISSIONARIES

Steven D. and Patty McAfeeMailing Address:105 Thompson Dr .

Lincoln, Ill inois 62656Phone: (217) 735-2842

Send al l Contributions and Quest ions to

Brazil Christ ian MissionBox 17067

Wichita, Kansas 67217Please help keep our recordsstraight by des igna ti ng you roffering for missionary or project.Please do not send checks or bills toth e field.

The Brazi l Christ ian Mission isowned by th e religious organizationof t he same name and is publishedbi-monthly and mailed by Capstan,Inc., with second class postage paida t th e U.S. Post Office in Checotah,Oklahoma 74426. Subscriptions ar epaid from offerings received.


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*1 Your missionaries of razilChristian MissionI wish each and every one of our friends and acml ll} quaintances a very erry hristmas and aHappy New YearChr i s tmas is the t ime we remember tha t Godsent us His only begotten Son to offer all man-kind pardon on the basis of repentance and*^^1^ eternal life within the new covenantThis Christmas let us remember th e messagespoken through the man Simeon and Prophetess Anna in the temple

at Jerusalem when Jesus as a baby was presented according to the lawof Moses. Jesus is ou r salvation which was prepared in th e presence ofall people, a light for revelat ion to the Gentil es , and for g lo ry to th epeople Israel. (RSV) Luke 2:30-32

Left to right, Carol and Dale McAfee, Lloyd David and Ruth Sanders,and Philip McAfee. (Not pictured, Steven and Patty McAfee, presentlyliving in Lincoln, Illinois while they solicit support and await going to thefield until enough funds can be committed for their outgoing and gettingestablished fund, as well as living and service link.)

ANSWER TO PRAYERThrough Youth in Brasilia Church-

One evening recently, a new $300.00bicycle was stolen while it s owner was inclass in th e school held in the BrasiliaChurch annex. This student was buyingthe bicycle on the installment plan and itwas th e only transportation he had forcoming in from one of th e suburbs forschool each n ight .Our Brasilia church young peoplemeet at th e church each evening from 7to 9 p.m. for prayer , and after hearingwhat had happened, they invited th eyoung student in to pray with themconcerning the bicycle.

The next day news came throughmutual friends, of a boy who hadbought such a bike for $30.00. Whencontacted, he agreed to re turn the bike ifth e $30.00 would be replaced. Thestudent didn't have $30.00, so ou r youngpeople took up an offer ing amongthemselves and borrowed th e r es t, a ndwent to ge t back the bicycle. The father

of th e boy who had bought th e bike,was impressed by th e action of th eBrasilia church youth and they receivednot only th e bike, bu t also th e $30.00 inreturn as a gift for t he ir work for th echurch.

Our Lord answers prayerThrough a Granddaughter

In the new little congregation inPed rega l, nea r Brasilia, a 65-year-oldladygave her testimony during a specialservice fo r th e Senior Citizens . L.David Sanders had been invited to bringa message at this service and so heardthis testimony. Fo r three years this ladyhad gone from hospi ta l to hospi ta l withno cure or relief in her pain and illness.Her little granddaughter asked her whyshe didn't go to th e little church and askfor prayer. She came and prayers wereoffered in he r behalf. This night of he rtestimony, she was praising th e Lord forher n ew h ea lt h.

Our Lord answers prayer

PHIL'SPARAGRAPHS

PhilipMcAfeeThe Lord has been using th e youth to

increase the acitivities within the localchurches . Because of Bible Bowl, ouryouth are beginning to meet more oftenand with much more pleasure. To th epresent time, I feel the Lord has broughtme back to Brazil to help integrate th eexisting activities. Unity is an importantpart of the Lord' s work and necessaryfor the progress of ou r Lord's Kingdom.Up to this date there are 7 churches withteams, or who have given invitation forme to come and int roduce th e system.October 31 and November 1-2 we willattend our regional youth congress in anearby town. During this t ime I hope toincrease the number of i nvi ta ti ons andextend my travels to other areaspreparing the local congregations for th etournament in July.The n ex t te xt for study has beenchosen. At the Youth Congress I will begiving a demonstration for the group tomo t iv a te a n d i n cr e as e th e in te res t of thechurches not ye t involved. If any church,sponsor or interested person would liketo s end ma t e ri a l on th e b oo k o f Ac ts t h iswill help me very much. Anything youhave will be used to great advantage.Even if I have t o tr an sl ate al l thematerial it i s s t il l mor e t ha n what we ha dbefore. I canno t ove r emphasize thisneed I have already writ ten to severalpeople and churches to no avail.

Yet, I am confident of the desire ofth e people to spread th e Word. God blessyou as you lift this program up to theLord in your prayers .I wish a lso to express my thanks tothose that sent special offerings andincreased their giving to the point that Ihave been able to buy a used car, andmake a down payment on a telephone.These are both going to inc rease th espeed of th e work done and facilitatecontacts. I realize th e hard times you ar eundergoing and remember you in myprayers. God uses us at all times in everycircumstance r ais ed b e H is n am e

CH U RCH G RO WTH IN BRAZILIn the September issue of th e Church

Growth Bullet in from Belem, ara(northern Brazil), th e following reportwas registered. Forty-seven churches inseven different states reported a totalmembership at the end of 1979 as being3,284 which was a 17% incr ea se ove r t hetotal of 2,812 at the end of 1978. During1979, one new church was begun. Therewere 519 baptisms and 183 transfers andreconciliations. There were 115 transfersout, 94 exclus ions and 20 deaths. Thusthe total gain was 701 with a total loss of229.

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