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PORTUGAL y
PROFESSOR
VOLUME 6
MARCH 1993 NUM
For Christ s love .compels us, because we
are
convinced
that
one died for all and
al l died 2 Corinthians 5:14 .
ask me
about ^
MlSSm93
Over 7500 participants from more than 23 countries converged on Utreque, Holl
the 28th of December. I was among those that arrived,
full
of excitement, but also
tired. We had three large tour buses that
left Lisbon
or Porto around 11:00 pm
th
and
drove straight through
to Holland, arriving
around
11:00
am the
28th.
What
an
ience
to
be
with
so
many different nationalities and all praising
God
in their own lan
WOW
The congress was
all in English
and
then translated
into
more than
17 d
languages.
The
time of praise in
each session
was awesome as we
sang
in
our ow
uages.
Chills
ran
up
and down
my spine
as
I
listened
to
the praise
of my
brothers and
from th e e as te rn
bloc countr ies .
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They sang and prjiisedGod
freely
and
without
fear. The tears
rolled
as they joined hands an
How Great Thou Art- I definitely received many blessings throughout the week. I can als
Our God is an Awesome God with more conviction and meaning than ever before.
ire
was so much happening at once that
it
was hard
to
choose what to attend We
all
star
^ith
a morning BibleStudy on2 Corinthians 5:9-21. The leader was
Ajith
Fernado
from
Sri
'^eat I
worked
with a
group
called
Oasis which
had counselors from every
country
repres
Ho spend time with those needing to talk or having questions I spent several hours w
t e m
A/orksh^s occupied the afternoon
and
were well attended. S^eral different areas
and
topic
explored through these hour and a half meetings There was also an exhibition hall
where
disp
different
missions/colleges etc
were
set up. There were over 170 missionary organizations
p
5*^
Tmet many newfriendsand twoare in Portugal. Stacie Smedley isworking inthe north and G
Is here to learn Portuguese. He leaves in March to go to Mozambique
with
Mission Aviation Fel
MAF . Our picture was taken in the MAF booth.
Sleepingwas notsomething wedid a
lot,
but Iwas impressedwith the accommodations. The
tory was a huge
hall
in
which
they had placed mats in rowsand we all chose one to be our h
the week. There were over 2000 girls/women in one place. Interesting to say the least.
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Robert was
one
of the
main translators and he
slept on a
boat.
It was really neat. The capta
Christian and
in
th e
spring/summer
he uses the boat
for tours and evangelism
down the ca
Utreque.
^
It was very cold outside, but very warm inside.
The
Spirit was moving in a powerful way. Man
their lives to missionary service on Thursday night and we all rejoiced as we
prayed
in
the
ne
on Friday. Brother Andrew proposed two questions
as
we
entered
the new year: Do we wan
the answers to our own prayers? and Dowe want our hearts to be broken with the things tha
God s hear t ? Wow
The unity among Croatians, Subians and Slovenes
as
they prayed together at ivnucion 93 w
tastic. We
were
all FAMILY there and God was
present
and
pleased.
A long trip back to Portugal ended our few days away and we arrived on the 3rd of January,
were full of enthusiasm and ready to meet the new year. Mission 93 was a mountain top exp
and won t soon
be
forgotten
the
closing
service all 8000
shared the Lord s Supper togeth
for 15 minutes there was complete silence. We
sat
and listened and prayed. God was speaki
we were
silent
in His
presence.
Thank you to everyone that made my trip possible and for your prayers. May you each have
blessed
1993
and remember, Be still and know that I am God.
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Another
big
event
haf^pened
in
December
which
I
attended
in
thought
only. My sister, Cindy, graduated from
jliinois State University on December 19
with highest honors. Congratulations
Cindy She worked hard for this
and
she
is
to
be
commended. One other detail
concerning Cindy
-she
is engaged to be
married the 16th of April to Craig Smith.
The Lord willing, I
will
be home in the
Spates
for
the wedding.
My
family
is
sj^itely increasing in numbers this year
}ELD ADDRESS:
Cherl Lynn Oakley
Rua P6r do SoU-2^
2775 Carcavelos
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Heyworth
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tn
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May
13
Gree t ings
from
sunny (and sometimes damp) Por tug
hope
t h i s l e t t e r f i n d s
each o f you well and
en jo y in g
sp r
ing/summer weather . It has
been ver
y
warm he re .
h a v e r e c e i v e d s ome much n e ed ed ra in in th e l a s t few
d ay
s o m e c o o l e r temperatures
Once
again
i ts time
to
sha re
some
of the
highligh
th e la s t t h r e e mon t h s with you . However ,
b e f o r e
I f o r
wan t to
t h ank
you
f o r
you r l e t t e r s and c a r d s . They
always
an
encou ragemen t
and
seem to
come
j u s t
a t the
t ime.
T h a n k s for
t a k i n g
the t ime t o wr i t e .
Well
le t 's g e t down to bus iness . March s t a r t ed
with
ou r
annua l
Youth Re t r e a t . They a re a lways fu
ex c i tem en t an d
t h i s y e a r w as no ex cep t io n We met o n
2nd o f March
at
-i.-SOpm, begin ing o u r
t ime t o g e t h e r
r e g i s t r a t i o n . s i ng ing ,
introductions
and a
i c e -b r e ake r s .
We
set
ou t
an hou r
l a t e r , with o v e
youth,
fo r
des t ina t ion
unknown.
Window-shopping
a t th e
(Ca s c a t s
Shopp ing ) , s u p p e r a t McDonald ' s
( incl
sundae s ) ,
and
camping
out away f rom
th e
chu r ch were
exper iences
o f
the f i r s t
day.
Tuesday morning
found
us
a t th e chu rch by 8:00am
and r eady
fo r
a
day
of
s tudy
Ephesians ,
a Bible-Bowl
compet i t ion ,
a picnic
in
th e
a n d a sma l l basketball tournament N e e d l e s s to
everyone
was
exhaus ted by 7:00pm,
bu t
sp i r i tua l ly
high Pra i se th e Lord
f o r
ou r
you th
program
As
many
o f you know, I
have
been coach ing
ba sk
f o r th e
Br i t i sh
s choo l h e r e in Ca rc ave lo s , S t . Ju l i ans .
2 0 t h
an d
2ist o f
March we ho s t e d t h e big
Spo r t s
Fes t i
which s e v e r a l o t h e r
s choo l s p a r t i c i p a t e d in bo t h
ba sk
and
s o c c e r . They
were
two ve r y full day s . I r e f e r e e
games
o r
more each day and coached my team t h rough
schedule .
My gir ls played
well, bu t
didn ' t come
away
th e
t r ophy
th is y e a r . I
have g r e a t hopes
fo r
nex t
though. I really do en joy working with the coaching
o f Ju l i an s
an d
we
a lway s h a v e
a i o t
o f
fun .
I almost
forgot
to
mention that
we celebrated a
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APRIL
Con s e c r a t i o n - E a s t e r -
Sp r i ng
B r e a k
- A
I t was
de f i n i t e l y
a ful l
mon thw i t h
various
acti
b u t very r i c h In blessings
a n d
s p i r i t u a l r e n ewa
c e l e b r a t e d Der i an i ' s b i r t h d a y on th e 9 th o f
Apri l .
She
h ad tw o c a k e s t h i s
y e a r
it s Just
l ike
c e l e b r a t i n g w
own
s i s t e r
(C indy
a n d Der ian i are
t h e
s ame age . )
Dur i ng
o u r
p l ann ing retreat In J a n u a r y , we c h o
wee k
before
Easter to
have
a
s p e c i a l
em p h a s
consec ra t i on and ded i ca t i on . In
p r ep a r a t i o n
I p r a
wi th th e Alpha^Omega
g r o up
on a
s h o r t drama.
The you
I we r e
r e s p o n s i b l e
fo r t h e service on t h e 15 th
o f
A t ime o f s ing ing
t o g e t h e r ,
a short devo t i ona l
t h o u g
David B r a z ,
a r e ad i ng
o f
Wa tch
th e
Lamb
translat
Po r t u g u e s e )
with
t h e b a c kg r o und
mus ic ,
and
t h e n th e
dr
the
portrayal
o f
t h e c r u c i f i x i o n whi le I
s a n g
/ ^
Doioroso . After the song
David
played the part of
/ ImFj
r r thi nd
g ve
his
thoughts on wh t might
h a pp e n e d
In t h o s e three
d a y s
after Chr i s t ' s dea t h , we
wi th t h e
r e s u r r e c t i o n s c e n e a n d t h e r e
wa s n ' t a
d ry
the
church.
Decisions were
m a d e
afterwards
an d
heart
t o u c h e d a n d c h an g e d .
P r a i s e
God f rom Whom
all
b l e
flow
The
rest o f t h e week wen t very wel l
a n d
dec i s i on s we r e made . we
h ad
a n o t h e r
p r a y e r vigi l on
n i gh t after
hea r i ng
a s p e c i a l s p e a k e r a n d c e l e b r a t i n
Lo r d ' s
Supp e r
t o g e t h e r . The
p r a y e r
vigil g av e u s
a
t o r e f l e c t on
exa c t l y
wha t
God
h ad done fo r u s
and
w
wan t e d
u s
t o c h a ng e in
o u r l iv e s a n d t o consecrate
T he n ig h t
p a s s e d by qu i ck ly
a n d
we all f e l t
t h e
p r e s e
t h e Lo r d a n d His
b l e s s i n g s .
xi.
Eas te r Sunday, however, was
a day which w
r emembe r e d f o r a
long
t ime .
An
e a r l y s e r v i c e ( 7 : 30am
t h e
b e a ch ,
b a c k
t o
the
c h u r c h
for
breakfast
tog
morn ing worsh i p and
s t u d y o f th e Word, a n d
t h e n c los
Week of
Con s e c r a t i o n with
a n afternoon bap t i s ima i s
whe r e two .
Doro t f i l a
a n d Danie l ,
we r e
o b e d i e n t t o C h
bap t i sm .
Alpha '^Omega p r e s e n t e d t h e d r ama
o n c e
aga in
p a c k e d
hou s e .
P ra i s e th e Lord
The w eek after Easter I
h ad
t h e pr iv i l ege o f goi
Fe r n a n do Cunha and h is family t o o n e
o f
t h e local p r i s
p r e s e n t a musica l
p rog r am . F e r n a n d o
and
h is
wife
Mal
been
going
once
a week to
s h a r e th e Gospel
with
t h o s e
p r i s o n . I t
was
a g o o d e x p e r i e n c e a n d we hop
oppo r t u n i t y will come aga i n . T h e
rest
o f t h e week
t o
g e t c a u gh t
up on
s ome
work , s p e n d
s ome t ime
with
in
th e
c h u r c h , and
t a k e s ome t ime o u t t o l i s t e n t o G
how Impo r t a n t I t Is t o s t o p a n d
l i s t en T a k e
t ime
still before
the
L o r d .
B e still
and
k n ow that
I
am
( PS .
^6 : 10
NIV)
n
BY
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Sev e r a l
mon t h s
ago
we
(Rob e r t ,
Oer ian l and
I
a s k e d
if we would
be
willing t o s i ng t o g e t h e r with Fe
Cunha
t o record a cassette. After d i s c u s s i n g
I t
w
F i f e s , t h e t eam
in
g e n e r a l
an d p ray in g t o g e t h e r , we
a
th e ch a l l e n g e . Well,
n e e d l e s s
to s a y , there w as muc
s p e n t in l e a rn i ng new
mus ic an d
p r a c t i c e , bu t g lo ry
God.
t h e ta p e
was r e c o r d e d t h e first
week
o f
May.
h a v e I t
with
me t h i s
summ er I f a ll
g o e s well. I t
w as
a n d I n t e r e s t i n g
e xp e r i e n c e . To
God b e
t h e g lo ry , h o n
p r a i s e
Th e mon t h
o f May
w as
a l s o fu l l o f b i r t h d a y s
a s
a n d
h is
d a u g h t e r J e s s i c a Nasc imen t o c e l e b r a t e d t h e n
12 th , Debo r a h Lee F i f e (H t h ) . Vic t o r i a C a rd o s o ( I5 t h
Noemla
S a n t o s Cl9 t h ) .
I
am
s u r e t h a t many o f
you
remember Victoria Card
I s p o k e
o f h e r a s
my a d op t e d
g r a ndma .
She
was ve r y
h ad a n o p e r a t i o n f rom which s h e
n e v e r
r e a l l y
r e c o v e r e d . We were cal led in s e v e r a l t im es th ink ing s h
go ing
Home, b u t s h e a lway s
s e emed
t o r a l ly a r o u nd
The
morn ing
o f
May
16 th ,
howev e r .
Grandma
Vic to r i a
w
be with h e r Lo rd J e s u s . What a l o s s we f e e l
and
y e t
know ing that s h e I s at p e a c e In h e a v e n . Just a l i t t l
a y e a r s ince
my Grandma
Ba y n e s wen t t o b e with C
f o u nd
mys e l f
s i ng ing
at
my
G r a ndma
Vi c t o r i a ' s f u n e r
19 th o f May . Oh how I t hu r t , b u t y e t I f e l t
t h e
s ame
that
on l y Ch r i s t c a n g i v e . I
a s k
that you
r em
Vic t o r i a ' s fami ly In y o u r prayers as well as t h e c h u r c
a s we a d j u s t t o t h e a b s e n c e
o f
a
v e r y
d e a r
an d
de
Chr i s t i a n . S he was t r u l y a Jewel
T he sam e week . o f V ic to r ia 's d e a th , we h
evange l i s t i c campa ign beg inn ing on th e EOth
and
end in
E' t th .
I t
was a v e r y
exhaus t i ng
week bo th phys ica l
emot ional ly ,
bu t God prov ided
f o r
ou r ev e r y need .
In
phys i ca l s t r e n g t h .
The
mee t i ng s al l
wen t
well , b u t
we r e
tw o
very
s p e c i a l
h i g h l i g h t s . T he first w
Sa t u r d ay , May
23,
when
3500+
uni ted
and
marched
down
Ave nu e In Lisbon In t h e M a r ch f o r J e su s Wow
among God ' s
peop le
as 16 m arc h e s to o k p l a ce In E u ro
o v e r
120
In th e
Uni ted States on th e
s ame day
exc i t i ng
t o
say the
least.
Robert De r i a n i
a n d I
Invo lved In
l e a d e r sh i p te am s
a n d wha t a
b l e s s i ng .
W
t e n t r u c k s ( l ike p i ck - up s ) , e a c h with a s o u nd s y s t
l e ade r
f o r
s ong s , a n o t h e r f o r p r a y e r , and I n s t r umen
l ead ing a
p l a t oon o f
3 0 0 3 5 0
peop le . The
march end
a s e r v i c e Inc lud ing a
p r e s e n t a t i o n o f The Champion
h ad several f r om t h e
c h u r c h
p a r t i c i p a t e a n d Dav id
B ra
pu s h e d
Jo agu l n a
In h e r
whee l cha i r .
The
Alpha^Omega
h ad
a
shirt
d e s ig n ed an d
we
h a d
t hem
In t ime
f o r
t h e
The y l ooked
great
Wha t an
e x p e r i e n c e
JESUS
The o the r
highlight o f th e
week
was
Sunday s e
when t h e ch u rc h was ful l
f o r
bo t h
morn ing and a f t e
The a f t e r n o o n
s e r v i c e
was v e r y spec i a l a s
two peop l e
dec i s i on s
and two more
w ere b a p t i z ed . The Lo rd is
b
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well t h a t about w raps
it
al l
up.
Things a t sct ioo
winding down too as wc finish up the
12th of
June.
has been
qui te
a bit
o f
exciieinerii a t CI
as
i t iree
o
t e a c h e r s a r e
ge t t ing
mar r i ed
t h i s summer and will r e t u r
couples.
Linda Kllewer and Les Pa rke r will
be marr ied
6 th of August in
California and
Nicole
BIbelheimer and
McAbee
will b e
marr ied
th e 9 th o f
Augu s t
in North
Dako
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Y AL L
My
fu r lough plans a r e shap ing
up
and
l will
be
in
USA th e end o f June . A s I p r epa r e
f o r
th e summer t h e r
some p r a y e r r e que s t s I
would
like to
s h a r e
with you.
lease
pray
f o r
s a f e t y in t r ave l fo r al l th e t e a c h e r s o f
ACiA
t h r o u g h o u t th e month o f J u n e and ov e r th e summer;
f inal p repa ra t i ons o f l e s son
plans
and p r o j e c t s
fo
s c h o o l before l
l e a v e
for t h e States;
p r epa r a t i on s
f o r my summer
with
camps , p r e s e n t a t i o
mus i c , travel etc ;
th e
Fife
family
and
t he i r t r a v e l
and
time
in
Braz
with family and r e p o r t in g to chu r ch e s ;
Dick
and
S a r a h
Rob i son a s t h e y co n t in u e th e wo rk
s umme r in o u r a b s e n c e ;
i n c r e a s e d f i n anc i a l support s o
that
I may rent ano
apa r tmen t
when I
r e t u r n th is
fall;
c on tin ue d h ea lth
a n d
strength f o r e a c h o f th e
t eam
members . (Roblsons . Fi f e family. Cheri Lynn
Your p ra y e r s a re
so
v e r y impor tant to my ministry
thank you fo r your cont inued
s uppo r t
both
prayer fu l ly
f inancial ly. I could no t
be
he r e
without you
i
do
to
s ee
you
al l
this
summer
o r
a t
l e a s t
ta lk
with
Remember ,
you
a r e
v e r y
spec i a l to me.
In
the
S e r v i c e of
the
KING;
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C D E FG H I JK LM NO P Q R S T U VW XY Z
PORTUG L
PROFESSOR
a b c d e f g h i j k tm n o p q r s t u vwx y z
VOLUMES
JULY,
1993
REJOICING
IN
HEAVEN
1 2 3 4 7 8
C a t
NUMB
Hallelujah
Praise
be to
the
Lord May
23,1993
was
a
day
of joy
as
Celeste Cardoso
and Vicki Cardoso Garde-Hansen,
along
with
Deborah Lee
Tolentino Fife were bap
What
happiness and joy we all felt as we
witnessed
their new-birth There
were
tears
too as we
thought
of Vicoria Cardoso rejoicing with
the angels
in heaven as her daug
obeyed
the
Lord Jesus Christ in the
watery
grave of baptism. It
was
a
great
privileg
pleasure for
Robert
to
baptize
his youngest daughter as well. There were definitely sm
tears,
hugs
and kisses from
everyone
y
j f
t:
/
Cacilda,
Vicki
Celeste,
Sarah - Cardoso Sisters
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GOD S LITTLE SOLDIERS
Jonatas ran up
and asked
his Dad, Dad, can
we sing a special for
the service
thi s a fter
noon?
This
w as
l e s s than f ive
minu te s
before
the service
was to begin, but
the
answer was
positive and we
were
all blessed
by this
new musical
trio. What a beaut iful
sound
of
praise
coming from th e
mouths
of
these young
men They
sang with joy
and
convic t ion
and bubbled ove r with smi les and
God s
love. I am looking forward to hearing
them again and
hope
to capture their praise
on tape. Don't forget to praise
the
Lord with
all vour heart
and
talents. Sing praises unto
His name Remember Psa lm 1001
Jonatas,
Samuel, Marcos
LYDIA
CONFERENCE
The weekend I returned from Cindy
ding I participated in
the
Lydia
Conf
here
in Carcavelos. It was a very
bu
as I helped with transportation, taping,
sessions, and translating. There wer
leaders from all of Portugal and Spa
cluding th e islands.
Our guest speak
the founder of the Lydia Fellowship - S
McAlpine. Our theme for the three
da
found in Isaiah 2:5 Let us walk in the
the
Lord It
was
a very encouragin
spiritually uplifting time
for
all of u
prayed together,
sha red request s
fr
different areas
represented,
praised th
together,
prayed
some
more and inte
for different
parts
of the world. We
together
in
intercessory
prayer.
Derlani Fife is our Lydia
leader
for
th e
velos/Oeiras
group. We meet every
Tuesday and intercede for Portugal
as
different parts of the world as th
leads our
thoughts. It is work, but
so
r
ing.
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Rua
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29
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Chen
Lynn
Oakley,
Missionary
Rua POr
do Soi,
29
2775 Carcave io s
PORTUGAL
Oc t o b e r
6, 1993
arcaveios
Fo rwa r d i n g
Ag e n t s :
Bob
an d Bonn i e Mitche l l
R.R. #2
Box
26 6
Bioom ing t on , IL 61701
Te l e p hon e : 3 0 9 - 3 7 6 - ' l 3 3 8
Dea r Family and F r i end s ,
P ra i s e be to
th e God
and
Fa t h e r o f ou r
Lord J e s u s
Christ ,
who
has blessed
us in
the heavenly realms
with every
spir i tual bless ing in Chr i s t . I have no t s topped giving
t h ank s
fo r
you, remembering you in my prayers.
(Ephe s l an s
1:1,16
NIV)
The s e v e r s e s have been on
my
hea r t s ince
I
r e tu rned to
Portuga l the f i r s t pa r t of September, so much has happened
s ince my la s t
l e t t e r
to you and I
have
seen the blessings
of
God
in
my l i fe and
t h a t o f
my
family
and f r i ends . It
Is
so
exc i t i ng
to
s e e
t h e
Hand
o f God
a t work
and
t o se e
a n swe r s
to o u r p r a y e r s
a s
t h e y
a r e
a n swe r e d
In
His Time
Pra i se
be
to t h e
Lo rd
J e s u s Chr i s t , o u r Sav io r
and
Lord
If you
remember
in my l a s t
l e t t e r
I was prepar ing
fo r
t h e Miss iona ry C on f e r e n c e h e r e
in
Ca r c a v e i o s wi th B en
Alexander and a lso
fo r
my
t r ip to th e USA
fo r my bro the r ' s
wedding. Needless
to say ,
I have
lo t s to
re la te
to you and
hope I
c an
keep i t I n t e r e s t i ng and s h o r t . Ha Le t ' s
see . . .
U Y
I m
n o t
r ea l l y
s u r e t h a t
Por tuga l ac t ua l l y
had
a
summer
a s
f a r a s
th e
wea th e r was conc e r n ed a s it
didn ' t
g e t
r e a l
ho t
th i s ye a r a s in
y e a r s
p a s t . The wea the r was ve ry
comfor table
fo r
th e Missionary Con f e r e n c e and e v e r yone
en jo y e d th e
t ime t o g e t h e r .
The time
leading
up to th e
con f e r en ce
was very hectic ,
b u t wo r t h e v e r y
minu t e o f
p ra y er , f a s t i n g
a nd p r e p a r a t i o n .
Ben
and Miranda Alexander
a r r ived along with Ginny Lo f t and
th e Ve rg a r a
family
f rom Murc ia , Spa i n at
-IrOOam
th e 27 t h o f
J u l y .
Wha t
a
r e u n i o n
I
h a d
n o t seen B en
s i n c e
I w as
f o u r t e e n . What a b l e s s i ng to r enew
ou r
f r i endsh ip ,
i t was
g r e a t t o s e e
Ginny a nd th e v e rg a ra 's again too . we were
o f f
and r u nn i ng
with
t h e
c o n f e r e n c e
by Tue s d ay even i ng .
Eve ryone
seemed to e n jo y th e
d i f f e r e n t
se ss ions
with
Ben and
t h e o t h e r
s p e a k e r s
did
a
f i ne
jo b as well. I h ad
t ime t o
show th e A lex an de r 's and th e
rest
o f th e gang some
s i gh t s
h e r e
in Po r t uga l th e b e s t o f
which
was th e Caba
da
Roca
o r
t h e farthest
mo s t we s t e r n
po i n t o f
Eu r o p e . I t
I s
a breath
t ak ing s igh t t h a t
makes
me rea l ize each and e v e r y t ime
th e
greatness a n d aw e s om e p ow e r of o u r God
In
His
c r e a t i o n .
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AUGUST
My
first
week b a ck
in
th e
States was v e r y
r e s t f u l and
r e l a x i n g . I
gave
my first
concert
in C oryO on , I n d ia n a o n
t r i e 1st of A u g u s t a n d
i t
w e n t well .
I
spent t h e we e k wi th
the Mike
Jones
f ami ly a n d just
f
eia .xed a n d c a u g h t up
o n s ome
v i s i t i n g .
I even h a d t f i e opportunity to can
t o m ato ju i c e
a n d wo r k in the garden. I h a d a w o n d e r f u l t ime
Mom ca l l e d d u r i n g
t r i e we e k
to let
me know t t i a t
Dad
had
been
called
to
be
the
minister
of the Christian
Criurch
in
F a r m e r
C i t y ,
starting Seotember first. In H is Time a ll
things
w o r k together for those
who l o v e
t h e
Lo r d . Wow
Ble s s i ng
after
b l e s s ing Our God c a r e s
f o r
u s in e v e r y
de ta i l Need l e s s to s a y , we w e r e - a re e x c i te d to
s e e
w h a t
G od has In store.
My
s e c o n d c o n c e r t
was
held in George town ,
I nd iana and
I t
wen t
v e r y well t oo .
Th e r e
w e re so many people
t h a t
I had
not seen
for auite
s o m e t ime a n d i t w a s
so
much
f u n
to v i s i t
with my
friends
an d family
t r ie r e .
i
w a s
e v e n ab l e t o v i s i t
wi th a
f ami ly
that I r i ad k n ow n before we wen t t o A f r ic a an d
h ad
n o t seen
much s i n c e
returning t h e B r y a n t
f ami ly .
I t
w as
g r e a t A r e n t
f r i e n d s h i o s
wond e r f u l
I a r r i v e d in Blooming t on t h e 9 th an d spent t h e week
r u n n i n g
r i e r e
a n d t h e r e , f o r my
Mom. g e t t i n g r e a d y for
t h e
wedding .
The r e h e r s a i d i nn e r was
held
at Mom and
Dad s
and
wen t
v e r y well. We al l had a g r e a t t ime. The
day
o f
t r ie
werjfjinq was
beau t i f u l
and we
all
r e . i o i c ed
with Doug
and Liz
a s t h ey w ere u n i te d
in
rioiy
mat r imony .
What a b e a u t i f u l
wedd i n g i
am
sure p r o u d of my brother a n d new
sister-in-love. Wow I v e g a m e d a brother an d a sister in
t h e s am e ye a r God
h a s
b l e s s e d
o u r family
beyond
words .
Doug
and Liz l e f t fo r
t h e i r
honeymoon in Cancun
and
we
s t a y e d
a r o und
fo r th e family
r eun ion
and
Gr a n d p a s
b i r t hday
c e l e b r a t i o n . i t was f u n be ing an
t o g e t h e r
a s we l a u gh ed
and enioyed
e a c h
other s company .
Bock-Oakley
Eikbetb A.
Rock of
Lelloy be
came
(he
bride of
Douglas
V. Oak
ley of 280S
Wellington
Way
Bloomington in a
ceremony
at 10
a.m. Aug. 14. 1093 at
Easlvlcw
Clir lst ian Church, Bloomington.
I Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Bock of ru
ra l
I/clloy
and Mr.
and
Mrs. Ver-
o
akley
of the
Welllnglon Way
address arc
(heir
parenLs.
There
was a church
reception
before th e n ew lyweds l eB fo r a
wedding trip to Cancun.
Mexico.
Beth A. Mccce and Wayne P.
Ite nrlchs were their attendants.
The b ri de , a g radu at e o f
LeBoy
High
School, ha s a bac he lo r s d e
gree from
Illinois Stale University,
ilcr husband a eyworth High
School g ra du at e, h as a bachelor s
degree
from
Johnson Bible College.
Both ar e employed by Slatd Farm
Insurance Cos.
They
reside In
Bloomington.
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Augus t 22nd
was
r a t h e r a di f f icu l t day
fo r
al l o f
family and yet we
felt
the peace and
s t rength
that can
come from above.
We all
went to church
as
a
family
a s
was my
l a s t
Sund ay to
be in
th e
USA. Dad
sa id
t h a t
didn t feel
very good as he
fiad
pain
in his ches t , but
t hough t he
would be okay . He went
to
lunch with
us
and
me
tha t
his
che s t was still hurting.
o
make
a
long s t
s ho r t . Dad su f f e r ed a
hear
t
a t t ack
and
was hospita l ized
in tens ive
ca r e
t h a t ve ry
a f t e r n o o n .
They did a
h e
ca
the ter iza t lon
and said
t ha t
he
did
have
some
blockage.
Do
n o t be
anx i o u s
a b o u t
a n y t h i n g , b u t in e v e r y t h i n g ,
prayer a n d p e t i t i o n ,
wi th
t r i a n k s g i v i n g
present
y o u r
requ
t o God.
(Ph i l i pp i ans
iiG
NIV) The d o c t o r s t a l k ed o f d
t h e ba l l oon
p r o c e d u r e
C a n g i o p l a s t y ) , bu t d e c i d e d to
till Monday o r Tue sd ay .
Doug and Liz r e t u r n e d f rom
honeymoon
and
came to th e
hosp i t a l
to be with
th e
famil
was s o glad t h a t I was home
with
Mom and the
family.
Mom
an d I w en t t o
th e
ho sp i t a l
ea r ly
M onday m orn ing
v i s i t e d w ith D ad .
He w as
In
ICU, b u t we
cou l d
go a n d
him a b o u t
e v e r y hou r .
Th r oughou t th e
day th e
doc t o r s s
changed
and
t hey
began
to
ta lk
open
h e a r t
su rge ry with
o r
t h r e e b y -p a s s e s .
N eed le s s to s a y
we
we r e
apprehens ive ,
b u t th e p r a y e r s
o f
family and
f r i end s ca r
u s th rough ,
a s we
knew
t h a t
God would give
u s
the
s t r e
to hand le
wha t e v e r
came ou r
way. I changed
my t i c k e t
r e t u rn
to
Por tugal the -tth o f September
ins tead of
the
o f
August .
I
fe l t
t h a t I
needed to
be
with
my fo lks
family
at
that
critical
t ime .
Augus t
26th
Dad underwen t open hear t su rgery and
per fo rmed f ive
by -pa s se s
and t h r e e c lean-ou t s
a s
Dad
It.
(They opened
up
one o f h is
a r t e r i e s and c leaned
i t
and sewed it back
t oge the r . )
What knowledge and techno
they
have
today.
Dad
was on
a
resp i ra tor
and
lots
mach ine s when we saw him after th e su rge ry Thu r sday ,
bu
Friday morning
they had him
up
in
th e chai r
drinking a
c
Pra i s e th e
Lord Our
p r a y e r s we r e
a n swe r e d
and Dad
th rough
with
flying colors .
He was able
to
go
home
th e
a n d I
left
o n the ith of
Sep t emb e r .
I am happy to r epo r t t t ia t a t
th e
wri t ing o f
l e t t e r , my Dad is
the
new minis te r of the Chr is t ian Ch
in Farmer City
and
began
preach ing the
f i r s t Sunday
Octobe r . Thank
you fo r al l your
p r a y e r s in his
beha lf
well as for o u r
f am i ly .
S EP TEM B ER
I got back in time
to
s t a r t school with everyone an
was
r a t h e r hec t i c th e f i r s t
few
weeks . I do n o t h av e
heavy a load this year and I am
only
a t school th ree da
week. I am teaching
ESL
and music
again th is
year and
have already chosen the Christmas
musical.
ll
the t e ac
a re
new
this yea r
and
seem
to
be adjus t ing well
to
Port
We
have had
s eve r a l
meet ings^ d inners toge ther and enjoy
other s
c o m p a n y .
The Bible s t udy on
Fr iday
nigri ts has also s t a r t ed
and
we h av e s e v e r a l new member s .
Many
o f
th e
t e a che r s
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Dick and
Sarah
are In the US on furlough and
win
return
the
first part of December. The Lord
continues
to give us
the strength to meet each new day and the different
activities of each. However, keep us In your prayers
I guess I didn t do too bad In keeping It short, but I
wanted to share
the
different events of the
last
three
months with you. I have turned a year older as
we
entered
October and enjoyed celebrating my birthday with the Friday
night
Bible
Study group. Before I close this letter, I
would
like to remind you of some praises and some
requests
to mention
before
the Throne
of God in your quiet
time
with
Him Thank you once again
for
your prayers and your
support You make a difference
P r a i s e
th e
Lo rd with me:
y for a great time with family and friends In August;
for Doug and Liz Oakley and their new life together;
for a speedy recovery on
my
Dad s behalf and
that the
s u rg e ry
went
well
and was
a
success ;
for the hospitality shown to
me while
stateside;
fo r
s ty In
t r av e l .
Pe t i t i on t h e Lo r d with me:
fo r
Dad s
continued recovery and new ministry;
for the
National
Missionary Convention (Oct. 15-17 ;
fo r
our revival the 27th - 3ls t
of October;
fo r Dick and Sarah
Robison
In the USA;
fo r
the
Robert
Fife
family in
health and strength;
for the work here In Carcavelos with the
church;
fo r
continued guidance
for each
of the leaders as we
s e e k
G od s
will.
Thank you again
for your
continued prayers In my behalf
and
for
your
financial
support.
I
will
try
and write
again
soon,
but rest
assured
that
you
are
in
my thoughts
and
prayers. God
bless
you
as
you
continue
to serve
wherever
you a r e
\
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VOLUMES
DECEMBER. 1993
MAKE
A
JOYFUL NOISE ALL
YE
LANDS,
SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS
m i
NUM
Our kids, from
the youngest
Timothy
-1 year
old) to
the
oldest
are
singing, sharing
and
ing our Lord with gladness. It is
such
a joy to
see
them present special music, or to
scripture or pray for
the
needs of
others
in
our
different
services. They are
truly grow
s ta tu r e and
wisdom a s did
our
Lord
J e s u s
Chris t .
They are getting ready for a Christmas program and will present it the 19th of Dece
They
too, are missionaries and
need
your prayers. For such is the Kingdom of
Heave
Remember
our youth in your
prayers
this month and
as
we begin a
new
year.
That
it m
a
year
of growth for them not only in number, but spiritually too.
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MEN TO ANGOLA
Once again we had th e privilege of having
Tom
Fife with us for a couple weeks and
were encouraged
by his
presence.
He
was
stopping by on his way to Angola with Tim
Thomas. They were able to go to Angola
this time, after many
disappointments
in the
past. They took some clothes and things
that could
be
used
by
our
churches
in
Angola
and the people
were glad to
see
them and to h ea r th e
news
of
th e hurch
throughout
the world.
The conditions
are
not good in
Angola
but the love of th e Lord
and
the hospitality
shown to our brothers
was
a
blessing.
Isn t it
great
to
be
a
part
of
the Family of God
and
to know that we have
brothers and
sis te r s
al l ove r th e world?
Our
God is
an Awesome
God
FAMILY NEWS
August 14, 1993 was another big da
family,
as
Igained
another
sister. In
Professor you met my new brother
and in this one you meet my new s
love. I
am
very proud of Doug and
wish them the
very
best. They
a
busy
with work and church activities,
definitely very happy. As I said earli
prayer
letter and other corresponden
Lord
has
blessed
our
family so ric
year.
ll
the praise
and
honor goes
who
is Worthy
NEW
MINISTRY
in FA RM ER CITY
My
Dad and
Mom
have
moved to
City Illinois to minister with th
Christian Church.
Needless
to
say.
rejoicing for this answer to prayer
opportunity
to serve the Lord in th
ministry
once
again.
Dad
was
to begin the first of
Septem
due
to a heart
attack and
subsequ
pass surgery
he
began preaching
of October
I
have ta lked to them
times and they are really happy in th
location
and
working with
the
churc
is doing
great
after his 5
by-passe
clean-outs and even
completed
week
rehab in 8
weeks
Pra ise
th e
L
w ll
have the opportunity to
meet
t
ple in Farmer City at
Christmas
as Iw
brate Christmas with my family
th
the Lord willing. After five years we
together as a family once
again.
I
exciting
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So much
has
happened
in the year of 93
To my friends and my family an d even to me .
In Holland Mission
93
is where it began.
With a concert of prayer to bring peace to
the
land.
Serving the Lord here at church and in th e school.
Trying always to be
used
a s the Lord s ready tool.
April brought wedding bells for Craig and Cindy
Inside
th e
church
was
warm but outside it
was
snowy
an d
windy.
Preparations for summer
an d
a Missionary Conference in July
The
conference some concerts oh how time does
ly
Wedding bells rang again for our family in August
Doug and Liz to
Cancun
leaving us in
the
dust.
Dad s attack and his surgery his
speedy
recovery
too.
Were
a
part
of this year and
some things we
did do.
N ow it s
December
a n d t he r e s
still
lots
to
b e
done
Christmas
musicals parties singing and fun.
Iwish each of you a Merry C hris tm as and a v ery Hap py New Year
Serving the
Lord here in Portugal with my prayer
partners
near.
May 1994 be a blessing for all as
we
look to
the
future.
Knowing Christ s return is coming of this
we
are sure.
Che ri Lynn Oakl ey
1993
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Prayer Needs: 1. trip to and from
the
USA (12/20-1/3/94)
2. Continued health
and
strength for
the
Team
as we
work
tog
in the service of the Lord.
3. Preparations and decision to
be
made concerning the
summ
of
1994.
4.
For continued wisdom
and
spiritual growth.
Merry Christmas and a Very Prosperous and Happy 1994
FIELD ADDRESS:
Cheri Lynn Oakley
Rua P6 r do
Sol
29
2 7 7 5 C a r c av e lo s
PORTUGAL
FORWARDING AGENTS:
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Bob
Bonnie
Mitchell
R.R. 2 Box 288
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U.S.
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