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C H R I S T F O R T H E A M A Z O N V A L L E Y

MR . AND MRS. DAVID M. BAYLESS

CAI XA POS TAL 9 2 6 BELEM, PARA, BRAZIL

SPONSOR

Ridgaeratt Christian Church

5300

Eastarn Avanue S, E.

Albuquarqua, N. M. 87108

APRIL 1973 NEWS LETTER

FORWARDING AGENT

J Fred Baylass

5300 Eastern Avanue S . E.

Albuquarqua, N. M.87108

D e a r C h r i s t i a n F r i e n d s

l t*s great t o be back In Brazil This Is the 4th time we have come. The moving In Is

about over . We had some wiring t o do- and there Is a lo t more connected with s e t t l i n g

down again. But we are here and

The l a s t days of March we got

big Ideas on how t o remodel

which hopefully won't rust

J o a n n e a n d P a u l d i s c o v e

worried. In f i r s t gra

Joanne Is doing f i n e In nd i g r a d ^

I'm

teaching

a s ix week

course

on

Sec

Two others teach Epistles of Paul and^d Te^^ment Prophet^ In four churches,

places we teach leaders and potential leaders from 10 churchos.

MACJkPA.

o t h e Work.

agoage f rom th e S t a t e s . Beverly h as

1^1-^ the new American stove,

, r\% \

^ ou?J s tyl 1 fakfePortugues^. Paul had been pretty

e \i, a l^rf>^li#, so we In have to help him a lot.

i ^ J

In

th?^e ^hurches

to

people

from

five churches.

S o I n 7

While we w ere gone there were some good cpnverts Injtie Agijlha Church who show possi

b i l i t y of becoming leaders,

a n d th r h a v e b e e n s e v e r a l

w i t h f a m i I le s .

There are 6 rrten and bQ|/s involved In Personal Evangelism,

baptisms slnce^we got ^ck, and several men have come back

I am re sp on sib le fo r w ritin g

grammed Inst ruct ion methods,

while we've been moving In.

v e n t Ion o f C en t r a l B ra z i l

After t h a t I go t o a planning meeting for our

each year In January In south Brazil .

a new Correspondence Course, which we hope to base on pro-

So there Is a lo t of studying to do. Time has been short

On April 18th I am t o

f ly t o Brasil ia t o preach In a Con-

Churches, and also preach In the Brasi l ia Church 3 t imes.

Annual Conference In Cent ra l B r a z i l held

Expenses of shipping have been very high Over $2900, with Customs charge of about

$500. The Brasilia t r i p will cost about $200. Some of you have been sending extra for

these expenses, and we surely want to thank you. We have never lacked anything we have

n e e d e d .

Three people gave

us four bicycles, one of which Is

a tandem bike. We have already used

I t In vis i ta t ion. I t s a real advantage, for I t goes where the car c a n t . On Sunday and

Wednesday afternoons I am Involved with the people of the Church In these v i s i t s . They

a r e producing r e s u l t s .

Several of you have written to us . Let 's keep acquainted t h i s time, writing back and

forth. Send us pictures, and we'll send you some, too. Air Mall Is 17^ per half ounce.

We thank God every day for the th ings he has given us t o use. And He uses people, and He

Is using many of you to keep us going here. We thank you and we thank Him Please pray

t h a t we may be more and more effect ive here. Please pray for a recent convert who has

decided t h a t she will follow demons In spiri t ism Instead of Jesus Christ . Her name Is

Antonla. And a l l the f a i t h f u l ones here need your p raye rs to o

Yours In C h r i s t

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CHRIST FOR T H E

AMAZON VALLEY

MR. AND MRS. DAVID M. BAYLESS

D e a r

C h r i s t i a n

F r i e n d s :

Our CoHvorker, Gary Meyers, was kil led October

6 by A hit-and-run car in Belem, The funeral

was tne next day. All of us here are so shock

ed arra sad. Gary and his wife, Kathy came here

4 y^rs ago. They had learned Portugese so well

ancTwere gett ing into the work. His leaving us

makes a big vacancy, especially in personal and

evangelist ic work where he

was so act ive .

Just

th is

year we returned from furlough, dur

ing which we hoped to find ten familie s.P lease

pray

that

these laborers

will be

sent to

this

h a r v e s t .

In the Agulha church a good evangelist ic work

i s going on. There are

baptisms several times

a month. One o f t h e men i s l e a r n i n g t o be a

leader

i n

the

church,

and

enjoys teaching

i n

homes as well as preaching.

Lonnie Bennett and I have gegun working on the

writ ing of a programmed t e x t on Bible i n t e r

pretat ion. I t i s a big job and we c a n t pre

d i c t

when

we 11

f i n i s h

we

hope

in

March.

We re get t ing ready for my folks v i s i t in the

month o f November. I t w i l l be t h e i r . f i r s t t r i p

here and f i r s t plane t r i p . We a r e eager to see

t h e m .

In

the

extension school I have

j u s t

f in ished

teaching a programmed course called Sects . I ve

taught i t in 7 centers. In a week or two V l l

be starting in another center. About 50 jfist

finished the course |

The Government

says

i n f l a t i o n w i l l

be

j u s t

t h i s year, but many items have recently doub

led in price. Beef i s now 1.35 per pound. We

are doing OK. We thank God for using so many

of you so we can work here. Come see what goes

o n h e r e .

Yours i n C h r i s t

David Bayless and family

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