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p r a i s e God f o r a l l t h a t was a c c o m p l i s h e d d u r i n gt h a t w e e k . P le a s e c o n t i n u e t o p r a y f o r a l l o f t h er e c r u i t s t h a t a r e p l a n n i n g t o s p e n d t i m e on t h em i s s i o n f i e l d . S h e i l a a n d I also t h a n k t h e L o r d f o rt h e t ime we had to sp en d w i t h f a m i l y and c o - w o r k e r s .

The t eam i n B r a t i s l a v a , S l o v a k i a i s d o i n g g r e a t .They p l a n t o r e t u r n from t h e i r y e a r o v e r t h e r e on May3 . I am p l a n n i n g t o m e e t w i t h them i n P e n n s y l v a n i af o r a d e - b r i e f i n g on May 1 0 11 . I t was v e r ye n c o u r a g i n g t o r e c e i v e a p o s i t i v e r e p o r t from t h ev i s i t tha t P a t A l l e n m a d e o v e r t h e r e f r o m S o u t hA f r i c a . I am e n c l o s i n g j u s t o n e pa ge o f P a t A l i e n sr e p o r t . I t w a s g o o d t o h e a r that t h e t e a m d i d s ow e l l w i t h K e v i n M c l n t u r f f a s t h e i r t e a m l eader.

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I w as v e r y e n c o u r a g e d bo h e a r f rom bh e t e a m t h a t jus tr e t u r n e d f r o m S l o v a k i a . T h e i r D e - b r i e f i n g w e n t v e r y w e l l a swe m et t o g e t h e r i n P e n n s y l v a n i a Ma y 1 0 - 1 1 . I t w as e x c i t i n g t oh e a r a b o u t t h e y o u n g H u n g a r i a n ma n t h a t was b a p t i z e d i n t oC h r i s t . I a l s o e n j o y e d h e a r i n g t h e s t o r i e s o f a l l t h e o t h e rp e o p l e t h a t t h e y w e r e a b l e t o s h a r e J e s u s w i t h . T h e r e a r emany p e o p l e who h a v e h e a r d t h e G o s p e l and h a v e t h e s c r i p t u r e si n t h e i r ow n l a n g u a g e , who d i d n t h a v e b e f o r e . P r a i s e God

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We apologize fo r no t wri t ing sooner, bu t as ourschedule has gone, we h a v e n ' t been home fo r more than fourdays since the f i r s t of June. I t is taking us a l i t t l ew h i l e t o c a t c h u p .

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good The Lord has blessed our t rave l s in more ways thanwe can express. praise God for a l l of your prayers andsupport as we traveled to various camps, V.B.S. 's andConvent ions and meet ings . We went from Wyoming to NorthCaro l ina , from Michigan to Texas, an d yes , i t f e l t l i k e wewere spanning the globe Thank the Lord for keeping uss a f e d u r i n g t h e d r i v i n g t i m e .

We were sad t o f i n d o u t t h a t D a d ' s m o t h e r, F r a n c e s 0 .Hamilton passed away a t the end of July. I was able toa t t end th e f u n e r a l in Marce l ine , Missouri an d be with myfamily. Ozie was ready to go home and be with the Lord,we praise the Lord for the time He allowed us to have withh e r . Her l i f e and h e r example b r o u g h t Dad and h i s b r o t h e rand h i s s i s t e r t o know t h e Lord and t h r o u g h t h a t we have noidea how many ways the Lord has used her to in flu en ce th eworld fo r Him. We look forward to see ing he r aga in inH e a v e n .

The Lord has r a i s e d up peop le i n our t r a v e l s who haveshown i n t e r e s t i n go ing o v e r s e a s i n th e .n e a r f u t u r e .P r a i s e God f o r t h a t P l e a s e pray f o r them a s t h e y fo l lowthe job t h a t God has l ead them i n t o .

We had a very good o r i e n t a t i o n with the second team

tha t i s going to Southeast Asia. I t was held inIndianapol is , Indiana . I t i s exci t ing to see the work growand expand in t h a t area . We have a couple of new areast h a t we would l i k e t o survey and g e t teams i n t o . P l e a s epray that the Lord would provide the means to do th is . are also looking for a team to go back in to B ra tis la va ,Slovakia . As always, i t i s people t h a t we need.Countries, Nations and People Groups are s t i l l wai t ing tohear the Gospel of Chr i s t fo r the f i r s t t ime .

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P r a i s e th e Lord^ Visa work p e r m i t f o r m u l t i - e n t r yh a s be en r e c e i v e d , a n d I am on t h e wa y t o J oh an ne sb ur g, t he nK im b er le y , S o ut h A f r i c a f o r t h e y o u t h m i n i s t r y t h e r e . L o r dw il l i n g . J a s . 4 :1 5 . Thank you a l l f o r y o u r p r a y e r s and h e l p i n gt o make t h i s work p o s s i b l e . G o d s g r a c e you = me i n KIMBERLEY

ABOUT A MONTH GO I came t o Hong Kong S o n j a who wasj o i n i n g Karen , my younger s i s t e r , i n Mandarin language s t u d i e s i nB e i j i n g . TherLord ha s given me an o p p o r t u n i t y t o go i n t o M a i n l a n dC h i n a t w ic e w h i l e h e r e , a n d m e e t s o m e o n e t h a t Karen h a d l e d t o C h r i s tw h i l e h e r e a s a s t u d e n t . L a s t w e e k e n d I w e n t i n w i t h a t eam o n a ne v a n g e l i s t i c t r i p t o a v i l l a g e a n d p r e a c h e d , one young pe r son ME TOACCEPT CHRIST, Th i s t r i p h e r e , w hi l e w a i t i n g f o r my S . A f r i c a v i s a h asr e a l l y been f r u i t f u l . I a l s o p r e a c h e d i n H ong K on g where Ke n Smythp r e a c h e s , keep China and H on g K on g i n y o u r p r a y e r s , and p r a y t h a t Iw i l l bo ld ly proc la im t h e mystery o f t h e Gospel o f His Kingdom. Eph.6:19 .

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Dear Friends an d Supporters

Greet ings from Hong Kong This p a s t month has been a busy one* Mys i s t e r Sonja» and I came t o Hong Kong toge ther and went to Bei j ing , China about2 weeks a go w he re she w i l l Jo in Karen ano the r s i s t e r I n ano the r te rm o f Handrlns t u d i e s We were a b l e to t a k e I n abou t 100 Bib le s* J o Smal l came a l o n g w i t h us*As I t happened they d id n o t In sp ec t o ur luggage a t customs an d we were happyabout th i s* Th e g i r l s a re Involved In a weekly Bib le s tudy group o f Foreign s tu*den t s and on Sundays they a t tend a church f el lo w sh ip w i th a l l Foreign s tudents*These meetings can ta ke p la ce as long as th ey do n o t Involve l o c a l people*

Karen s tays with a Chinese family 3 o r 4 days a week and t u to r s t h e i rdaughter In English* Th e mother says she I s anxious fo r her daughter to have a

Bible and l e a m abou t God as Karen does* We a re glad to know t h a t Karen has ha dsuch an In f luence on th e family In so s h o r t a time* While here I n China I g o t totake an hour an d h al f r id e to the Great Wall which was a s igh t to see* However,

I t was very cold although we ha d sweat pants under o ur jeans, s t i l l we about froseWe a lso did some byc lc le r id ing which turned out to be as ba d a s d riv in g through St

Lotiis during th e rush hour This turned out to be c old al so *

On our r e t u r n back to Hong Kong by t r a i n I t took 38 hours to g e t to Cantofrom Bei j ing , then 3 hours , a f t e r switching t r a i n s , to get to Hong Kong On the wayth e scenery was most ly small br ick houses an d r i c e f i e l d a ft e r r i c e f ie ld* A ll In

I t looked poor* Also, we ha d a s le ep er c ar with 2 Chinese, they knew no English anwe knew no Chinese, so I t wab a good th ing we brought books to read* They a lsod e r e d o ur m e a l s f o r u s a s t h e menu w as I n C h i n e s e

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We p r a i s e t h e L o r d f o r a l l t h e g r e a t s u c c e s s i n S o u t hE a s t A s i a . T he w o rk i s p r o g r e s s i n g v e r y w e l l . We a r ep l e a s e d t o l e t y o u know t h a t e v e r y o n e t h e r e i s d o i n g w e l l .I f y o u w o u ld l i k e m o r e d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e w o r ki n t h a t p a r t o f t h e w o r l d , o r a n y o t h e r p a r t , p l e a s e l e t u sk n o w We w i l l b e h a p p y t o g i v e y o u a l l t h e i n f o r m a t i o n y o uw a n t

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We h a v e n o t b e e n home much s i n c e t h e b e g in n i n g o f t h esummer We a r e b u s y g e t t i n g c a u g h t u p o n t h i n g s . We a r ea l m o s t o n a s em i - r eg u la r s ch e d u l e . S h e i l a s t a r t e d w o r ka g a i n , a n d I am f i n i s h i n g u p o n s o m e hom e IV t r e a t m e n t . Wea r e s t i l l i n n e e d o f m o n t h l y s u p p o r t t o t rave l a n d r e c r u i tf u l l - t i m e . P l e a s e l i f t t h e s e m a t t e r s u p t o o u r L o r d .S h e i l a a n d I do t h a n k y o u f o r a l l t h e p ra y e r s a n d s u p p o r tt h a t y o u g i v e . We d e p e n d o n y o u r i n v o l v e m e n t . May t h eKingdom o f God b e g l o r i f i e d .

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