Sanders LDavid Ruth 1974 Brazil

8/12/2019 Sanders LDavid Ruth 1974 Brazil

1/17


2/17

GROWING INGRACE ANDKNOWLEDGE

by Da le H. McAfeeTheme fo r th e 97 A ll Braz i l

Conve nt io n o f M i ss io na ri es of theChurches of Christ (both those who doand those who do not u se musicalinstruments) was Growing in Graceand Knowledge, (II Peter 3:18). Bestyet was h ea rd s ev er al times inreference to this year's convention, th e12th that h as be en held (almost everyyear ) since 1961. The messages wereinspiring and edifying, th e meetingplace was beaut iful, the food was good,and the attendance was strong. Underthe leade rship of J. Lynn Cleaveland,the program committee developed anexcellent program making possible ameeting of minds and hearts with Christat t he c ent er . Eve ryone missed th eCleavel ands , who had returned to th eU.S. in December after having decidedto t erminate the ir ministry in Brazi l.Earl. Haubner took over as actingchairman, with Carol Louis Lowe asbusiness manager and Charles Kent incharge of the kitchen and purchasing...ateam that worked beautifully.

SPEAKERS AND MESSAGESHav ing g iven so much concern,counsel and prayer to the establishmentof the Sao Paulo group effort in modernmissions, by the Churches of Christ(a-capella). Brother Reuel Lemmons wasa log ical choice as a special speaker forth e convention. Another logical choice,

in veiw of th e des i re which exis ts in[Continued on pg. 2]

si n X 7V

-.r.t i:'U, Ir.d 40 49

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID and RUTH SANDERS ANDCAROL and DALE AAcAFEE

JANUARY FEBRUARY 97Vol. XX V No. 1

WL. David and Ruth receive gift presentation of two hand-cut green vases andhand-made flowers at the This is Your Life program.

THIS IS YOUR LIFEA major highl ight of this year's

Miss ion ar ie s' Convent ion was th eprogram prepared and presented byHarry D. Scates in honor of L. Davidand Ruth Sanders and their 25 years ofpioneer missionary service in CentralBrazil. It was a complete surprise tothem Harry worked a whole year onit...part of the time while he was in theStates with his family on furlough. Hemanaged to gather photographs andtape recorded memories and greet ingsfrom family and friends near and far.Part of the Sanders ' family and some oftheir fellow-workers, (even from th every early days of labors in Goiania)were present.Another special t reat on th eprogram was to have Mr. and Mrs. J.Fred Bayless present. Brother Baylesswas a former professor of the Sanders'at Johnson Bible College and he wassponsor of Lloyd David's graduating

by Da le H. McAfeeclass. He was also th e Sande rs ' f ir stForwarding Agent, even before the title'Forwarding Agent' was used to identifythe job. He was known as the treasurerfo r 'The Sanders to Brazil Fund. ' No whe is Forwarding Agent for his own sonand daughter-in-law, David and BeverlyBayless, who already have several yearsof service in B ra zi l behind them.The whole program, presented afterthe communion servi ce Sunday night,took an hour and a half. Family andBrazi li an co-workers wait ing in th ewings to appear had qui te a wait ..butth e e xc ite me nt was intense andeverybody enjoyed it. The slides andtape recordings used were presented tothe Sanders as a gift, along withpictures taken during the program.

Honor t o whom honor is due: to theSanders, to th e Scates for a job welldone, and to the planning committee forsuch a kind and love provoking gesture.


3/17

Page 2

8RASIUA* O IANI A .

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication Is printed,addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box E - Checotah,Oklahoma 74426(a missionary serviceministry)

Field Editor Dale H. McAfeeMISSIONARIESL. David a nd Ruth Sander s

Mailing address:Ca ix a Po st a l 0 7 -86270000 Braziiia, D.F., Brazil

House Address :\W-3, Quandra 708,Bloco 1, Cosa 3570000 Braziiia, D.F.. Brazil

Fo r in fo rmat ion , co lo red s l idesan d mission studies, wri te t o:Mr. and Mrs. Larry DurhamBox 17067Wichi ta, Kansos 67217

To receive prayer letter,w r i t e to :

Brazil Chr i s ti an Mis sion%BethGny Christian ChurchRural Route 1 - Bo x 618CAnjierson, Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDal e H. an d Carol McAfee

Ca i xa Po st al 15476700 Ceres , Goias , BrazilFo r Information, co lored s l ides

and mission studies, write to :Mrs. Taylor McAfee5 10 O a k St ree t

Valley Falls, Kansas, 66088To receive p ra ye r le tte r,

w r i t e to :Brazil Chris t ian Mission Capston,Inc.

D r a w e r EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426Send ALL Contr ibut ions to :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

B ox 1 7 0 6 7Wichita, Kansas 67217Please help keep ou r recordsstraight by designating youroffering for missionory orproject. Please do not sendchecks or bills to th e field.

The Brozil Chr i st i an Mis sion isowned by th e religiousorganization of th e somename and is publishedbi-monthly with second classpostage paid at th e U.S. PostOffice in Checotah, Oklahoma744 6 Subscriptions are paid

from of fe r ings rece ived .

[GROWING, cont'd from pg. 1]Brazi l for unity among th e brethren,wa s that of Brother Carl Ketcherside.Brother Lemmons, editor of th e 'FirmFoundation' periodical, has for yearsbeen one of the m ost vocal leaders ofthe Churches of Chris t Bro the rKetchers ide edi tor of the 'Miss ionMessenger' periodical, is known far andwide as a speaker especially directinghis attention to the area of unity withinth e Restorat ion Movement .

Both men masterfully handled th eassignments given them and endeared

Dale McAfee, Lloyd David Sandersand Mer li n S hi el ds d is cu ss one of th ebooks recommended at th e MissionaryConvent ion.

B R AZ IL C H R IS T IA N MISSION

themselves to al l in at tendance- Jus t tohave them together at the samegathering for the period of th econvent ion was an accomplishment forwhich we ar e truly grateful and we ailbenefited by their presence. It was anadded blessing to see them sleep in thesame cabin Sleep? Well, at least theyshared th e s a m e cabinBoth men brought sermons, directedBible studies, shared in presenting themorning devotionals and led in an afternoon d is cu ss io n. T he portions ofScripture selected for exposition at thisyear's convent ion were Galations andPsalms 24, 47, 87 and 121.

True to the Restorat ion principle ofconducting only that business necessaryto perpetuate the convention, only onesmal l s es si on w as ailoted fo r bus iness .Next year 's planning committee is:Carol Louis Lowe, President; GaryBurrell, Local Arrangements; L. DavidSanders N orm an M addux, G loverShipp and Robert Grissom. Speakerswill be Tom Hol la nd and Mr. and Mrs.Bob Yawberg.

REMARKS FROM RUTHL. D av id a nd I have been back inBrasilia just a few short weeks. It was a

thrill to us a s v ariou s missionar ies andBrazilian Christians came to th e airportin the early morning hours to give us ajoyous welcome. The only problem weencountered on the trip was th ecancelling of the big 747 flight fromGuatemala City because of t he e ne rgycrisis. This produced some confusion intransferring baggage, at the lastminute, to another plane...19 suitcasesw ere left in Panama. One of thosesuitcases was mine, with my personalclothes and items needed on th e trip.Fortuna te ly the next afternoon after myarrival, it wa s located and sent downfrom P a n a m a

Back in Brasi lia, we ar e once againgetting used to the heat, washing incold wat er , e at in g rice and beans,having people in and out, making th emany decisions that need to be made,get ting involved in the end of the yearprograms of graduation and Christmas -and enjoying every minute of it. Ourhousehold is even getting into a sort ofo r d e r now.

One interesting new development ishaving to stand in line for meat...thenonly be ing allowed to buy four poundsand having to pay $1.50 a pound for it

Ruth San de rs , S ta rl a J oy S and ersAzevedo and daugh te r, Kyula Jane infront of th e tw o mission cars: Sanders 'Vemaguet and McAfee's VW Kombi.

Gett ing reacquain ted with ou rprecious grand-daughter, Kyula Jane,has been a wonderful experience MariaJoyce is happy to be back in Brazil and,though she will have to take somespecial classes in this, her summervacation, sh e is doing fine.We always expec t t he unexpectedand, sure enough, there was th eburning of th e light-weight coat I hadbrought down to Starla Joy. It was af reak acc ident T he iron w asaccidentally left on, close to whe re th ecoat was hanging. We have enough lef tto remake into a jacket, so all was notlost. Then, last night our son-in-law'staxi was w recked , but fortuna te ly his


4/17

BRAZI L CHRI ST IAN M ISSION Page 3

I I

BRASfLIA d e z emb r oThe Ministerial Association of the Federal Dis trict- Note ,L. David Sanders, second from left on second row. On his r ight isChristian Church pastor, Luiz Lira, and directly in front of Luiz is Christian Church pastor, Avelino Souza.

driver escaped with only three stitchesin his head and a no th er t hr ee in hisknee .

Of great importance we praise theLord for th e on-going of His Kingdomhere in Brasilia. We have witnessedeleven baptisms since our return one ofthem our daughter Maria Joyce . Theothers were some of the very ones forwhom we had been praying. The way totheir yielding had looked difficult , bu tthe Lord is working through His peopleBesides three very special, inspirational programs pu t on by the childrenand youth of the church to mark theChristmas season we rejoiced with oneof our young couples who were joined inwed lo ck o n December 22 .

-i--

Maria Joyce and rabb it with KyulaJ a ne .

SEVENTY-THREEHOURBIBLE MARATHONThe Brasil ia church took part in a

continuous 73 hour reading of th e Biblefrom Genesis through Revelations aspart of the celebration of Bible Day inBrasilia. The ceremony was opened onThursday evening 6 p.m., December 6by the president of the area BibleSociety directory . The initial scripturewas read by the president of the Houseof Representatives Flavio Marcillio.This was fol lowed by prayer in whichPastor Ernesto Bernhoeft president ofth e Min i s t e r s Assoc i a t i on of th eFederal District asked for blessings onthe Pres ident of th e count ry and for allthe people. The Good Trio, composedof three young believers sang severalhymns between scripture reading.

Following the opening, each memberof th e Brasilia Directory read a chapter.L. David S an de rs r ea d on e of theseopening chapters. The reading of thescripture continued, without interruption, until the reading of the finalchapter of Revelations at 6 p.m.Sunday ecember 9th. This hnalchapter was read by FederalGove rnment Minis te r of Jus t iceAlfredo Buzaid.

T hree team s f rom th e Brasi l iaChr is ti an Chu rc h le d by OsorioGonzalves Abigail Mesquita andFilemon Ribe iro read for two hourseach on Friday. Saturday and Sundayand also took part in the opening andclosing ceremonies.


5/17

Page 4 BRAZIL CHR IST IAN MISS ION

A LIGHTNING IMPRESSIONBrazil is still beautiful. I t is also ho t

and humid even a t Christmas and NewY e a r s .I just spent two very nice weekswith my parents and the Brazilianbrethren. I t had been three yea rs a ndfive months since the folks returned toBrazil and th e same length of time sinceI had seen them. I t was a real joy, inmany ways, to be back in Brazil.I was two days late a rr iv ing, due toth e fuel shortage. I had a hectic time,and gained much experience in gettingover there...finally The day after Iarrived in Ceres, I started preaching,and did so for five nights. We had arevival. My Portuguese came easierthan I expected and everyone assuredme I had done well. The mee tings werenot as well attended as we had hopedan d we ha d no dec is ions, but God waswith us and we feel H e will use th emessages in His own way .I graduated from Brazilian secondary school in 1969 and was a Boy Scout,also, so I have many friends in Ceres. Itried to find as many of them as

by Steven McAfeepossible, because I wanted to tell themabout Chr is t. I had never spoken tosome of them about the L ord . M osthave gone away to school...some aredoing nothing...some are married...andsome h a v e died w i t h o u t C h r i s t . Icouldn't find very many of them. Theones I did find pu t off making a decisionab ou t t he Lord till some l at er d at e. Ipray that God will help them to come toknow Chr is t a s their Savior...soon

We went, as a family, to the AllBrazil Churches of Christ MissionariesConference, held near Goiania. It wasacclaimed as on e of th e best. CarlKetcherside and Reuel Lemmons di d afantastic job It was very refreshing.My trip to Brazil was great, butshort It was unexpected, also I havebeen planning to take my internship inBrazil, a requirement for my A.B.degree in Bible-Missions fromManhattan Christ ian College. This willbecome a real ity this year. With God'shelp I will be back in Brazil in late Mayor early June to wo rk for the summer,along with my father, mother, and

CERES TO BUILD

Dale McAfee and Ruth Sanders look at some of the plans for the Ceres Churchbuilding. Maria Joyce is in background.The first meeting house for the Igreja de Cristo de Monte Siao will be built thisyear. We expect to erect a part of th e building sufficient to accommodate meetings by

th e first of August, when we will be going on furlough. According to the decision madein our Field Association meeting, we will construct th e building on a matching fundsbasis . The members, most with very l imited means, are giving faithfully. Theblueprints are being drawn up and estimates made. We will let you know the expectedt o t a l n ee de d a s soon a s we c a n - s e v er a l t h o us a n d d o l l a r s will b e needed S e n d fundsdesignated for the Ceres Church to: Brazi l Christian Mission, Joe Means, Treasurer,P. 0 . Box 17067, Wichita. Kansas 67217.

brother, Phi lip . So far, I have hal f of mysupport. Your prayers and any financialhelp will be appreciated. I need 600yet.

There have been many changes inBraz il s in c e I left. Most h av e b ee n fo rgood...some bad. The cost of living thereis higher than in the States now, almosteveryone smokes, and, due to Americanmovies and wha t t hey hear about theU.S., young people are t rying to imitateAmerican boy-girl relat ions. There isalso a lot more spiritism now. Thisreligion entices many Christians with itslegalism and mysticism, causing them tofall away. Weaker Christians are scaredsilly by Mediums and other Spiritualists. These are among th e manyproblems faced by missionaries in Braziland I will have to face them dur ing myinternship.

Some of the changes for the betterare th e advances in technology,decrease in i ll ite ra cy a nd bettereducational methods. The governmentis starting massive e ffo rts to providebetter education for all people. They ar eopening th e Amazon Valley andgenerally raising the standard of l ivingin Brazil .

Even though I had lived in Brazil, Iexperienced culture shock when Ireturned. Of course. I soon got over it,but it reminded me that Brazil is s ti ll a nenigmatic giant of undeveloped power.If p roperly seeded and nurtured withthe Gospel, this great nation could oneday be a world leader in sendingm is si on ari es f or th in to th e u tte rm o stparts of th e world to proclaim theprecious Gospel of our wonderful Lord

BRAZIL S PRESIDENTA LUTHERAN

Weaverville, N.C. (M NS ) - GeneralErnesto Geisel, 64, who is slated to takeo v e r a s B ra z i l s f ou rt h s uc ce ss iv emili ta ry c hi ef next March 15, isgrandson of a Lutheran missionary anda t t e n d s Lutheran c hu rc h s er vi ce s,according to The Presbyterian Journal(Aug. 1. 1973).

O b s e r v e r s b e l i e v e t he P r es id e ntdesignate to be the first Protestant toassume the office. Acquaintances ofGeneral Geisel identify him as a bornagain believer,' the article said.He a tt ends the Evangelical Churchof the Lutheran Confession, pastored byRev. Wi lh e lm Kraut lein.


6/17

A

/

R ZIL CHRISTI N MISSION

Waldir I'irt-r, and family; Walmir,Wald ir . Ma ri a an d Walma.

CIIFFCRD SlCF tBOX 177KEMPTON IN 46(49

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID and RUTH SANDERS ANDCAROL and DALE McAFEE

MARCH APRIL 1974Vol. XXV No. 2

Ri'iiialclo Pereira Siha an d fainil>Apuiciida, Brenda and Keinaldo.

THAT HE SEND FORTH LABORERS

WHAT ISHAPPENING

IN BRAZILby Dale McAfeeBrazi l is on th e move.. .growing byleaps and bounds. There is much

discussion as to w he th er or no t Brazilcan now be considered a developednation. One of th e implicationsconsidering Brazil a developed nation isthat sh e shall have more sway inin ternat ional commerce and moreinfluence politically in internationalaffairs. That may be hard toaccept.. .like when a teen-ager becomesan adult and goes out into the world onhis own . .. bu t it is one of those thingsthat normally happens and we expect itto take placeRecently, the Missionary Information Bureau (the January bulletin)published a symposium by evangelicalmissionaries from th e U.S. an d Europedescribing ways that Brazil is differentnow than it was 10 years ago. Theydiscussed what is happening inmissions, what should happen, what thefuture may hold, and what type ofmissionary work will be needed in thenext 5 to 15 years.The first thing mentioned was thegreat territorial colonizationspurred bythe building of roads (Brasilia-Belem -1,500 miles of new highway almostcompleted, Trans-Amazon road underconstruction, and Perimetral North roadto be begun June 1974). TheTrans-Amazon road alone, opens th eway for colonizat ion of an a rea l arge rthan th e countries of France, Greece.Sweden, Italy and Spain all pu ttogether Until now this land, rainforest and Indian trib al h un tin ggrounds, has been dormant with verysparse population.IContinued on page 2]

Many prayers were answered whentwo young men and their families unitedwith the Brasilia congregation to give ofthemselves in this harves t field This isa big step forward in the life of th eBrasilia congregation, and a directresult of a new spirit of prayer, faith,and hard work. A new class for youngmarried couples has been ini tiated andthere ar e now classes for each agegroup of children headed by teacherswho ar e interested and willing to work .Five of these teachers are taking aspecial t eacher 's t ra in ing course twonights weekly. Ther e ar e new g roupsgoing out in prayer and visitation. Biblestudies and prayer meetings are beingheld in th e homes of be li e ve r s a nd non-believers. Eighteen members ar eactively enrolled in th e Theology byExtens ion Course P e rs on a l E v angelism . and attendance at everyservice is increasing.

Waldir Fires Garcia is the f ir st m a nto be called by th e congregation to takecharge of the evangelistic program, thepreaching and the outreach of thechurch. Waldi r ha s had seminary andunive rsi ty t rai ni ng , and ha s taught inthe public Junior High Schools. Hecomes from Anapolis, Goias, where he

was pastor of the 2nd Christian Churchfor three years. His wife, Maria de Vaz,is taking an active part in women'sgroups, in visitation and as a substi tuteteacher for two children's classes. Theyhave two children, Walma - three yearsold. and Walmir - one year old.

Reinaldo Pereira SUva has returnedto Brasi lia after a t hree year te rm ofstudy and work at Intermountain BibleCollege, Grand Junction, Colorado. Heis currently working at th e NationalHotel where he helped to welcome theHenry Ford and Mrs. Pat Nixon partieson their respect ive visits to Brasiliarecently. Reinaldo helps in visitat ion, asa subst i tu te teacher fo r the Bibleclasses, and in preaching and witnessingin th e services a t church an d in homes.His wife, Aparecida, is active in thewomen's group integration andteaches th e new class of 10-11 year oldsin Sunday School. She also providesspecial music, singing for worshipservices, weddings, e tc. They have onedaughter, Brenda Kelly (born whilethey were in the U.S.A.) who delightsrelat ives and friends with herknowledge of English.Pray for these young couples as theyserve Him


7/17

Page 2

HOIANIA

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mailed byCopstan, Box E - Checotoh,Oklahoma 74426{a missionary service

ministry)Field Ed i to r - Dole H. McAfee

MISSIONARIESL. David and Ruth Sander sMailing address:Ca ixa Po st a l 07-86270000 Brazilia, D.F., Brazil

House Addre ss :W-3, Quandro 708,Bloco 1, Cosa 3 570000 Brazilia, D.F., Brazil

Fo r i nf ormat ion , co lo red s li d esan d mission studies, wri te t o:Mr. and Mrs. Larry DurhamBox 17067

Wichita, Kansas 67217To receive p ra ye r l et te r,

wr i t e to :Brozil Chris t ian Mission%Bethony Christian ChurchRural Route 1 - Box 618CAnderson , Ind iana 46011

MISSIONARIESDole H. and Carol McAfee

Ca ixa Po s ta l 1 5476700 Ceres , Goias, BrazilFo r in fo rmat ion , co lored s l idesan d mission studies, write to :Mrs. Taylor McAfee

510 Oak Stree tValley Falls, Kansas, 66088To receive p ray er letter,

w r it e t o:Brazil Chris t ian Mission%Capstan, Inc.

Drawe r EChecotoh, Oklahoma 74426Send ALL Contr ibut ions to :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

Box 17067Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep our recordsstroight by designating youroffering for missionary orproject. Please do not sendc he ck s o r bills to th e field.

The Brazil Chr i s ti an Mis sion isowned by th e religiousorganization of the samename and is publishedbi-monthly with second classpostage paid at the U.S. PostOffice in Checotoh, Oklahoma74426. Subscriptions ore paidfrom offerings received.

BRAZ IL CH RI ST IA N M IS SION

UP-TO-DATE ON THE COW PROJECTThis term o f s er v ic e h as not affordedus sufficient t ime to expand the cow andheifer project - a program designed to

stimulate self-help among the Brazilianrural people - but we have worked tokeep it going. In 1970, when wereturned to the field after furlough,there were 20 contracts in effect. Manyhave matured until we now have only 8contracts in effect. Three wer e lostbecause th e people who r ec eiv ed th ecows sold them and u sed the money topay debts or as living expenses andthen had no way to r epay t he mission.The saddest part of these losses is thatthose who sold th e cows and li ved upthe proceeds damaged their own futureand that of their children by liquidatinga capital investment. Two of th eremaining eight contracts are at SaoLui z d o Norte, tw o w ith S r. L az aro a ndfour at Corrego do Sapato - Rio Bonito.

Recently th e Brazilian governmentse t up rigid controls for cattle raising.Packing houses had begun exportingbeef. Herds were being depleted andmeat disappeared from local markets.So, t he g ov ernment int erve ned . A s are su lt w e had to make a wr i t ten andregistered pasture rent contract withSr. Lazaro, then register the mission asa cat tl e r ai se r and acqu ire purchasedocuments for all the catt le owned likeevery one else was having to do. Sr.Lazaro is s ick and spends about half ofhis t ime in the hospi ta l, so he is not ableto take care of the business. H e w as

Sr. L az ar o w it h a cow he has oncontract. His illness has cos t him neariyever> thing he has, so the project can bea help to him in t hi s way .persuaded to g ive his power of attorneyto his son. Money from recentcontributions was used to buy morecows and calves a nd a dd ed to the herdon Lazaro's farm. Maturing contrac tshave a lso added to th e herd, as cows orheifers (in one case a young bull) werereturned to pay th e loans.

Our contractual terms of the projectwere altered last year to be morerealistic (less of an outright gift) afterconsultation with Bro . Virgi l Marshall,who visited us in March of 1973. Virgilwent with us on a trip to vi si t th e twoSao Luiz recipients of contracts, and. inspite of ou r accidentally dumping him ina shallow creek (he suffered only wet

and muddy clothes ) he came backen thused about his visit

With th e government pressure toorganize th e industry, prices dipped to acritical low in December , January,and February. Now that th e s car e isover, and pressure is relax ing, prices

Delfino t rea t s the navel of a smallcalf. He is one who repaid his contractear ly and continues to farm, owning hisown land. Delfino and his familycon t inue to bene f it from th e cowproject, as do some 23 others who havealready repaid th e loan.are beginning to go up rapidly. All thisleaves the mission with a small herd ofcattle, and us no t knowing exactly whatto do with t hem New mean s ofemploying t he pro ject will have to bedeveloped. We are seeking guidancefrom the Lord as we pass thistransitional stage and develop thisproject.

HAPPENING [cont'd from pg 1]Industrial expansion an d a 10%increase in gross national product werealso men tioned. All this has brought

about a new at t i tude o f ma te ri al ism a ndnationalism. The city people ar e moresofisticated, but sects such as SeventhDay Adventi st , J ehovah Witne ss andthe Spiritists are busy sowingconfusion. Churches begun by missionaries Q years ago are looking aftertheir own affairs more and beginning tosend, ou t missionaries to foreign fieldsthemselvesConsider these few thought-provoking excerpts from thesymposium. Th e gospel and man's need ar eunchanged. The commission is s ti ll GoYe ... .not send your tape recorder. I forsee th e need of that type ofmissionary work that will bes t t ra in th enationals to do thei r work, be itdisciplining individuals or small groups,offering Bible training by extension, orby training men in live situations. Themissionary who will be most effective inthe next 5. 10 or 15 years will be onewho knows the W ord of God, h as s om eexperience at home serving the Lord,has lots of empathy and one who canrelate spiritual truth to real life.


8/17

BRAZIL CHRIST IAN MISSION

CENTRAL BRAZILCHURCH GROWTH SEMINAR

As a part of th e overall program ofth e Goiania Christian College school oftraining for Chris tian minis ters ) anannua l s em i n a r has been he ld inJanuary for th e past three years. Men,who a re leaders in t h e c h ur ch es of th earea, have gathered for a time of study,prayer and Christian fellowship. On oneoccas ion the i r wives were a ls o i nv it ed .This year it wa s held th e last week ofJanuary.

The subject of this year s three days em i n a r w as C hu rch G row th AManual for Evangelism / ChurchGrowth, by Virgi l Gerber Wm. Carey

Charts and group dynamics wereused in developing the theme ChurchGrowth at the January seminar ofchurches of Christ leaders. MissionaryDale McAfee presents message.

Men a t th e s em i n a r l i s t enedattentively an d took an active,enthusiastic part in the discussions.

by Dale H. McAfeeLibrary, 1973 served as th e basis forthe messages and discussion. A total of23 men (1 5 nat ional s and 8missionaries), a tt en d ed t he sessions.

The seminar was again held at thecamp g rounds nea r Brasilia, whereCharles Kent had everything functioning well. The outdoor beauty of therugged countryside and the ever-ripen ati ve f ru it s on t he c ul ti va te d areaadjacent to the grounds makes anat tract ive sett ing.

David Sanders wro te , T he Seminarappeared to challenge pastors to marchfo rward An immed ia te r es ul t w as tha tone young man, Joel Moreira, dedicatedhimself to give leadership to th eChris t ians in the Rio Bonito area nearFormosa. Joel is working as a practicaldent is t in Santa T ere za n ear to thisr ur al a re a he is now s erving : thi s iswhere th e folks of the area d o m ost oftheir shopping.

Messages at th e Seminar were allgiven by ou r own men: Ear l Haubner ,Gerald Holmquist, Filemon, Mendes,Iran Berna rdes, and me .

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING[Prayer Requests]

Fo r the McAfee family and Sanders family in their four-fold needs: Spiritual, Mental,Social, and Physical.

Fo r the Ceres Mt. Zion Church in its building campaign. The McAfees hope to see thebuilding built on the new lot be fore their furlough in July.Fo r the members and national leaders of the Brasilia and Ceres congregations, whoare going forward in faith and prayer, many encountering problems in personall iving, in their families and in the community.For the registration of the night school and typing classes sponsored by the Brasiliacongregation, a special service to the community and an opportunity to witness.For Osorio and Lidia Maria Rodrigues... you have read of them from time to t ime ayoung couple dedicated to His Kingdom, cur rent ly working with the printingassociation, th e Christian Institute and th e national mission. They ar e also activeparticipants in the Brasilia congregation. She has just undergone an emergencyoperation and faces the possibility of not being able to have any more children if sheloses the child she is now carrying.

Page 3

REMARKS FROM RUTHI somet imes feel that our lives are

l ike a beautiful RAINBOW and e ac h ofour days is filled with differentCOLORS. There is the steadyDRIZZLY-GREY drip, drip, drip of ther ai n, i ns ide a nd o uts id e o ur house. Ourback hall is one huge puddle t ha t g et swiped up between rains. Two youngmen from the church were going to fixth e roof, bu t one fell with a bucket of40T BLACK ta r and seriously burnedhi s h an d a nd w ri st No one e ls e has hadthe time or courage to climb back upand tr y it again.

And, speaking of falls, an hour agoMaria Joyce fell from th e woodenshelter over th e orchids which joins toth e roof . The wooden beams had soakedup a vas t amoun t of th e rain we havebeen having, and so were weak. Theybroke with her weight, even though sheis light. Thankfully, no bones werebroken, but she wa s badly shaken andhas several deep scratches and cuts.Tomorrow she will be BLACK .ANDBLUE in several places.

Birthdays ar e a happy color. L.David received some BRIGHT BLUEtowels from the church ladies on hi sbirthday the last of February. Star laJoy received a GRFIEN alarm clock afew day s befor e h er birthday on March15. It will be handy because she andhusband Luiz must get up very ear ly toget rer.dy for work. We ar e now lookingforward to Kyula Jane s secondbirthday in April .Daryl Bruce has put it down inBLACK AND WHITE he will begraduating in May and he plans to cometo Brazil shortly afterward. This givesus al l a WARM YELLOW GLOW,thinking about having him back with usfo r a whi le .

Th i s GLOW con t i nue s andBRIGHTENS a s w e r emember each ofyou...the interest and concern you havefor us an d th e w it ne ss h e re in Brazil.May th e Lord s blessings be for you asVARIEDand RICH as the COLORS OFTHE RAINBOWl

Kyula Jane a nd fr ien d, BrendaKelly, help prepare corn for dinner.


9/17

Page 4

BRASILIA CHURCH HOSTS

T he B ra sil ia Ch u r c h hos ted theannual meeting of the BrazilianAssociation of Theological Schools forExtension Theological EducationFebruary the 4th through the 7th . TheAssoc ia tion is better known by it sinitials AETTE. Membership in theassocia t ion came about soon af ter th eprogram of instruction at GoianiaChristian College ICEC) opened underthe leadership of Aurelino Mendes andMendes was e le cte d to th e board ofdirectors at th e annual meeting inFebruary, 1973.

This year. Mendes and L. DavidSanders , hos t min is te r, were respons ible for reception and housing of th eguests in Brasilia.

i

A psychology professor from a SaoPaulo university presents lecture on thesubject Theological Institutions andContextualization , a t the 1974 annualAETTE meeting in Brasi lia.

Mendes, director of th e ICEC (GoianiaChristian College1speaks from th e floor ofthe AETTE mee ti ng at the Brasiliachurch. Seen in background are:missionar ies Dale McAfee, Elarl Haubner;Waldir Pi re s bes ide Haubne r Also inattendance were L. David Sanders, MerlinShields, C har les K en t, and OsorioG onza l ves

by Dale McAfeeTh e t heol og ical educa ti on by

extension program was begun in 1969.Over thirty of th e eighty or moreBrazilian theological institutions arenow membe r s of AETTE. Al l tests usedare programmed materials employingt he mod ern auto-didactic methods.

This year s annual meeting featureda writers clinic th e first two days.Preparation of text books usingprogrammed methodology is a big task.Present in Brasilia fo r th e Clinic weret h r ee of the ch u rch es of C h r i s tmissionaries from Belem, who a reproducing a programmed text onhermaneut ics

t th e business s es si on Au re li noM en d es w as e l ec t ed to s e r v e asvice-president of the AETTE.

BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

NEWS-N-NOTES- :iU- Mc l Vf

Brazil now ha s the largestmissionary community in th e world -3,100 foreign missionaries, accordingto s tat is t ics gathered by M.A.R.C.(Missions Advanced Research an dCommunicat ions Cen te r, a rm of WorldVision, Monrovia, California).

Construction has begun on th emissing link in the Pan-AmericanHighway - a 194 mile stretch in th eP an ama i st hmu s and in Columbia. T heproject is designed to produce agraveled road by 1978. Paving will bedone later as a second stage . T hisproject will allow motoring from Alaskato the southern tip of Sou th America,with branch highways to Bolivia, Brazil,Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.(From the OAS Weekly Newsletter,January 7, 1974.)

According to the January 7, OASWeekly Newsletter, Peru is developingher automotive industry to supply th eAndean market . The Japanese Toyotacorporation has an exclusive franchisethrough th e Peruvian Government spolicy of industrial nationalization. Thisdecision to have a uni fied , s ingle, autovehicle industry will probably lead toth e closing down of Chrysler,Volkswagen, and Nissan-Datsun plantsthere (this has a lr eady happened toBritish Ley land , General Motor s andFord).


10/17

BR ZIL CBRISII N MISSION

- S3 i cn ervi es Assn::>ox 1 7 7rernpton, Ind , 46049

r n ? \ ^974A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID an d RUTH SANDERS AND

DALE and CAROL McAFEEVOL XXV SEPTEMBER OCTOBER, 1974 no. s

Dedication Day for new church house in New Horizons.

CHURCH IN NEW HORIZONSThe f irst new church work in Goiania to be started by Church of Christ Missionariessince 1960was begun March 8, 9 and 10 in the suburb of New Horizons. Gai^. BjurrelJ

and.EarLHaubner, missionaries living in Goiania, worked together with ChristianInstitute Director, Aurelino Mendes and students in putting up large signs in thestreets and in distributing printed invitations to the grand opening' to every house inNew Horizons. Preaching and Bible teaching films were presented in the center oftown and, on Sunday night, in front of th e church house. Average attendance for th ethree nights of open-air services utas. ovqr .3.00.. Attendance in Bible School on the 10thwas 75. Fifty people responded to th e invitation to learn more about the Bible and th eChurch in New Horizons.A small house was purchased and remodeled and, on July 28th, th e church in NewHorizons was dedicated in special services.

HAVE YOU?Have you sent that 5yet to help finish the Ceres church building? Many did.A total of 193was received inAugust in response to the request Will You? inthe July-August BCM news. That leaves 4,807 yet to be met. Send youroffering today marked for the Ceres church to: Mr. Joe Means, Treasurer, BrazilChristian Mission, P. 0. Box 17067, Wichita, Kansas 67217

BRAZIL CHRISTIANMISSION IS

Brazil Christian Mission is a growingministry. This has been t rue eve r sinceLloyd David and Ruth Sanders andtheir fellow miss ionar ie s, f riends an dsupporters formally organized theirefforts under that title to present aChristian evangelistic witness and tofound churches patterned after the New.Testament Scriptures in Brazil. In 1950,BCM became a religious, benevolent,non-profit corporation under the laws of|the Sta te o f Okl ah oma . J . R ic ha rd a nd ,Carolee Ewing, and Ruth Spurgeonj(now Mrs. Homer McKinley) were theS a n de rs c lo se st a ss oc ia te s an d co-worke r s .

Brazi l Chris t ian Mission is now a^ Kansas corporation affiliated with~'dHristianChurches'congregationallygoverned and recognized by th e U.S.In te rna l Revenue Se rv i ce and the Sta teof Kansas to own and use property forreligious, cha ri table purposes andreceive tax d e du c ti bl e c o nt ri bu ti on s .Trustees are Robert W. Bak er, Wm. A.Sha tt uc k a nd Jo e D. Means, al l activemembers of the Glenn Park Christian^Chu rc h, W ic hi ta , Kansa s . Pres_ent^^jnLtffLinnariftR^arp L. David and Ruth

Sanders, Dale an d Carol McAfee. Asimilarly organized corporation operatesin Brazil, composed of the missionaries,for the purpose of Church plant ing andeduca t i on .Brazil Christian Mission is dedicated ito t he R es to ra tio n ideal . Members ofth e mission bel ieve t ha t restora t ionmean s to e x e r t an influence to res to reto the Church th e image that Christgave he r when He bui lt he r through thework of the Apostles a perfect image,just as that image given man at creationwas per fect when God breathed intoAdam s nos tri ls and made him a livingsoul. Above all, we believe that restore

(Continued on page 4)


11/17

Page 2

fiRASlUA60IANIA

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box E - Checotah,Ok l ahoma 74426(a missionary service

ministry)Field Editor - Dale H. McAfee

MISSIONARIESL. David and Ruth Sander sMailing address:C a i x a Po st al 0 7 -86270000 Brazilio, D.F., Brazil

House A d d r e s s :W-3, Quondro 708,Bloco 1, Cas a 3 5

70000 Braziiia, D.F., BrazilFo r information, colored slidesand mission studies, w ri te t o:Mr. and Mrs. Larry DurhomBox 17067

Wichita, Kansos 67217To r ec ei ve p ra ye r letter,

w r i t e t o :Brazil Chri i t i a n Mission%Bethony Christian ChurchRura l R o u t e 1 - Box 6 1 8 CAnc^rson, Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDole H. a n d Ca ro l McAfee

1 4 1 6 L o ra m ieManhattan, Kansas 66502For information, colored slidesand mission studies, w ri te t o:Mrs. Taylor McAfee

5 10 O a k S tr ee tValley Fails, Kansas, 66088To receive p raye r l et te r,

w r it e t o:Brazil Chris t ian Mission%Capstan, Inc.

D r a w e r EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426

S e n d ALL C o n t r i b u t i o n s t o :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

B o x 1 7 0 6 7Wichita, Kansas 67217

Pleose help keep ou r recordsstraight by designating youro ff er in g f or missionary orproject. Please do not sendcfêcks or bills to th e field.

The Brazil Chris t ian Mission isowned by the religiousorganization of th e samename and is publishedbi-monthly with second classpostage paid at th e U.S. PostOffice in Checotah, Oklahoma74426. Subscriptions ar e paidfrom offerings received.

c

HOW HIGH IS THE SKY?or Where is Heaven?

by Dale McAfeeSammy, 6ne ofogR^^jeaF-old twin

sons, looked out the window as oiirplane reached cruis ing a lt it ude aft erTeaving Brasilia. Ohla, papai, estamosno ceu ' he exclaimed. In Brazil hepreferred to speak in Portuguese. It s alittle hard to translate, sinceceu means either sky or heaven,lets translate it, Look, Daddy, we're upin heaven That started me thinking.Where is heaypn? Of course, we have allTêd'Cliat question and then put it inthe back of, or ent irel y out of, ourminds. Well, where is heaven, anyway?And is heaven w h e r e G od is?

Then Danny (also five), said to me aswe were walking to school the other dayand heard the sound of a jet far^ôverhead When you up in an^Sairplane you go up where Jesus lives 'don't you. Daddy? He had also thoughtt ha t t he plane from Brasilia, leveled offat cruis ing a lt it ude , was parked inheaven. S t e w a r d e s s e s w a i t e d oneveryone. Music came th rough th esound system, the seats werecomfortable; everything a little boyneeded, or could imagine, was there. Isuppose that was convincing enough.But, of course, that particular heightis satisfying for only a short t ime. Theboys want to know more, and boys andmen want to explore farther. DeanEngland told a bunch of budding youngtheologians when I was at PhillipsUniversity graduate Seminary, thatsince the space explorations and man'swidened vis tas , we need to change ourterminology and refer to heaven asbeing out instead of up,...especiallysince to th e Chinaman ou r heaven wouldbe down and vice versa. Recently a localdive advertised that they and theircustomers were way out. And it was aRussian cosmonaut who took a little tripout in t h e 'h eaven s' an d cam e backsaying he had proven that God doesn'te xi st b ec au se h e h a d n t found Him.I wonder if we don't unconsciously'confuse God and His throne in glorywith His creation, and think of space, inthis mater ia l universe, as being God'sr e s i d e n c e a n d t h e r e f o r e h e a v e n isa round her e. .. somewhe re . And , some-'one will immediately assure us that Godis everywhere Being on cloud ninemust be close to, if not heaven. Thingsare divine and gi rl s are angelic, untilyou marry one (Whoops, darling, nooffense intended My wife will read this,even though she isn't looking over myshoulder ) Hollywood movie personalities and T.V. entertainers Ijave beenstars for a long time.


u e s e t ath e word /leaven. S o i /7,we're up

Some bel ieve in a hierarchy ofheavens. When you ar e in seventhheaven that is the most. How you getthere would be some special send-offand how you know you ar e there stillremains subject ive. Jewish traditiondoes refer to seven heavens. An d th eapos tl e Paul says he knew a man(himself?) who was caught up to thethird heaven perhaps in the body (IICor. 12:2). Which goes to prove thateven he, an apostle, wasn't overly-wellinformed as to whe re he aven is, or ifyou can go there in the body. Or maybehe just took it for granted that you canbe in heaven in the body, bu t because ofthe etheria l nature of said experience,he wasn't able to be sure how it tookplace - in bodily reality or a vision seenonly with the mind's eyes.

The word heaven is used quiteoften in th e plural (as if there areseveral and one can be distinguishedfrom another - maybe th e different oneshave different functions or purposes) inHoly Writ and out. In the beginningGod c re at e d t h e h e a v e n s and th eearth.. .and God said, 'L et t he re be afirmament in th e midst of th e w ate rsand let it separate t he water s from thewaters ' . . .and God made t h e f i rmamentand separat ed the wat er s which wereunder th e f irmament from the waterswhich were above th e firmament...andGod called t h e f ir m am e nt H e av enGenesis 1:1, 6, 7, 8.

From this point on the focus ofattention in the Holy Scriptures is uponthe place under the firmament (orheavens) where man lives. So there issomeplace above heaven (the sky), andthere is water there When you getthirsty you will be glad to know that.But then , t h a t shouldn ' t be toosurprising, for the r iver (or fountain) ofthe water of life flows by the throne ofGod (Revelations 21:1-7; 22:1-2).

To conclude for now, we hope yourstudy of heaven is not l im it ed toast ronomy, and that it will continue.Our emphasis most surely andsatisfyingiy can be that given by theApostle Peter, who said that th eheavens that now are (which werecreated long ago) will be dest royed andpass away with a loud noise , beingdissolved (II Peter 3:5-13). Accordingto the promise of God we wait for newheavens and a new e a r t h in whichrighteousness dwells (vs. 13). Oh whata glorious day (God's day, se e vs. 12)that will be . Will you be there?Preparations to be there ar e beingmade now by the saints that meettogether in Jesus' name (Jesus ofNazareth, th e Christ, Lord of Heavenand earth). Oh, don't you want to be int h a t n u m b e r ?


12/17


July 28, 1974 was Dedication Day fo r th e CeresChurch s new building (now inth e closing phase of construction). Christian brethren fromthe va ri ou s Ch ri st ian chur chesparticipated in this occasion, aswell as brethren from localdenominations. To the right,Missionary Dale McAfee leadsthe afternoon service. In the background are missionary Paul Lanham,missionary L. David Sanders, Fflemon Ribeiro (Brasilia elder), and SebastianTillman (Pastor of the Ceres Presbyterian Church).This special day also included a set ting apart service for elders andtransfer of leadership responsibilities. In Brazil it is customary for all visitingChurch dignitaries to participate in officialcapacities in special ceremonies. Atleft Baptist, Presbyterian and Assembly of God pastors part icipate in thelaying on of hands service for Elders Jose Gomes and Edvaldo Cambui. In th epast when we have visi ted denominational services, we have been urged to

the front and official participation; thus isdemonstrated a solidarity and uni ty thatove r r id e s d enom in a t io n a l d i ff e r en c e sBelow, th e n ew le ad er s of the CeresChurch are presented to the congregation.The group includes th e new SundaySchool Superintendent, class teachers,e lders, custodian and church secretaries.

CERES

Ceres Boy Scout Director.McAfee was secretary of th eLions Club 73- 74, and sonPhilip was Cub Scout master.

Las t m inut e documen tarywork occup ied much of th etime, as th e McAfees preparedto leave the field for furlough.This Notary Public and theregistrar s office in th e CeresCity Hall were a big help aspower of at torney andcontracts with th e citygovernment were drawn up.

The final days in Ceres before th eMcAfee family returned to th e UnitedStates on furlough, were hectic ones. To thelef t. Dale McAfee turns over Boy Scoutmaterials to Dr . Domingos Mendes da Silva,who had been selected by th e Ceres LionsClub (the Scouts sponsoring organization) as

Page

NEWS N NOTESThe Dale McAfee family arrive

s ta teside Augus t 3, for their thirfurlough. Grandmother (MildredMcAfee and Patty Rider (MCC studenfrom Emporia) me t their plane aKansas Ci ty , Missour i internationaa irport, and then when they landed aWichita, they were met by BOMt rus tees Bob aker and Bill Shat tuckThe Mc fees plan to return to razinext June or Ju ly , which will give thechildren an uninterrupted school yearContact them at 1416 LaramieManhattan, Kansas 66502, phon(913) 537-2569, for speakinengagements.

Brasi lia is exploding in all points ofview according to reporters in the July8th issue of VISAO magazine. In thelast tw o years, population in th eFederal Dist ric t ha s increased 90,000bringing the total population to 710)0^0There are now 85,000 cars in Brasiliaan d in 1973 there were 7,000 trafficaccidents

27th National MissionaryConvent ion wil l convene November26-29 in Convention Center, CincinnatiOhio, under the banner God sCompelling Power.

Brazil Christian Mission displaybooth will be No . 134. D ale an d CaroMcAfee plan to be there. Drop by thebooth to vis i t wi th t hem while ina t t endance a t th e convent ion.

MOBRAL, an organizationsponsored by the Brazilian governmentto teach reading and writing to adultsthroughout Brazil, is now in 3,953 cit iesand has enro l l ed some 18 mill ions tudents . In 1973, 40,000 teachers weretrained besides state, area and citysupervisors. Mobral was brought to th eFedera l Distr ic t in 1970 and is directedt oward t each ing adult s from 15 to 35years in age. Not only has reading andwri tin g been taught, but specialprofess ional help has also been given.The local Bras i l ia Ch r is t ian Chu rch alsoholds afternoon and night classes for thes a m e p ur po se

* * * *Brazil has been unde r an alarmingepidemic of Meningitis the past several

months. The September 1s t issue of th eCorre io razil iense (Br as il ia N ewspaper) stated that there was an averageof 50 new cases daily enter ing the cityhospital and 8 deaths daily reaching atotal of 500 dead from the beginning ofth e epi demi c. Due to country-widevaccinations an d isolation of th e sick,th e epidemic is now under control.


13/17

Page 4

BACKIN BRAZIL

D a r y l B r u c eSanders* graduatedfrom high schoolthe last of May and,shortly thereafter, returned to Brasilia,Brazil. He is taking some special shortcourses and working four to five hoursdaily with his Dad, L. David. He plansto r e t u r n to t h e S t a te s in t h e fall of 1975to go to college. Daryl will be 19 onSeptember 30. Pray for him and th eL o r d s d i r e c t i o n fo r his f u t u r e(BCM IS , cont'd from pg . 1)means to replace man, through thegracious work of God, as revealed in Hisplan, to his rightful place in th euniverse - a child of God fulfilling theFather's purposes. So Brazil ChristianMission joins with others of likeprecious faith to appeal to all of God'speople everywhere to forsake divisivecreeds and pract ices and traditionalstances, to be joined in the uni ty of theSpirit in the bond of peace, that theworld may bel ieve that God did sendHis Son and accept Him as his onlySavior .

B r a z i l C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n is ates timony to the Gospel, the savingpower of Jesus Christ as God's agent toredeem mankind. It is composed ofGod's people rendering a witness forCkrist an d Hi s Chu rc h i n Brazil. BrazilChristian Mission is th e confidence an dexpression of trust and faith by faithfulborn-again bel ievers who su st ai n t hi sministry through t hei r pr ayers andfinancial giving.Brazil Christian Mission is a l ead inginfluence ettcour.aging Christianchurches and churches of Chris tmissionaries in fellowship and cooperat ive extra-congregational effor ts inBrazil. Initial s teps taken to organizethe Goiania Christ ian Institute (nowknown as th e I n s t i t u t e Cris tao deEducacao e Cultura - Seminario), th e allBrazil Christian churches and churchesof Christ missionar ie s' annua l convention, and the Christian service campassociation at Brasilia, are examples. Inaddition t o th e above, there is the workwith th e Associat ion fo r Christ ianLiterature (APLIC), headquartered inGoiania, and the Centra l BrazilChurches of Christ aqnual convention.These efforts have as their goal the firmestablishmentof autonomous but inter-dependent congregations and arms off out reach. Vital to the purpose of themission is the teaching, training and thesmooth turnover of leadership in theseinstitutions to Brazi lian nat ionals.

TEACHING ABROADF r o m th e I n s t i t u t e of Intemat ionBlEducation, we have the following

i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h o s e w h o a r einterested in teaching in Brazil.The requirements for teaching inregard to educational background,previous teacing experience, languageability, age, and cer ti fi ca tion, varydepending upon th e program. Thelength of appointments ab o varies;cultural exchange awards are usuallytenable for an academic year, whilesome other programs require acommitment of several years. Ingenera l, application should be madefrom s ix months to a year in advance ofth e expected appointment date. In eachcase, specific information should berequested from th e administeringagency as listed below.

International Schools ServicesTeaching and administrative work ininternational and American communitye lement ar y and secondary schoo ls inLatin America. Apply to:

Director of Educational StaffingProgramInternational Schools Services55 4 F i ft h Av enu eNew York, New York 10016

O R2000 P S t r e e t N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036Lat in Amer ican Secretar iat fo rAcademic Services (LASAS)

Teaching at various levels in LatinAmerica. Apply to :

Latin American Secretar iat fo rAcademic S e r v i c e s620 Michigan Avenue N.E.Washington, D.C. 20017Overseas Educa tiona l Se rv iceTeaching at the college and

university leve ls (and occasionally inhigher technical and te ache r tra in inginstitutions) in Latin America. Apply to:

Overseas Educa tiona l Se rv iceEducation and World Aff ai rs54 8 F if th A v en u eNew York, New York 10036World HealtbOrganization and

Pan American Health OrganizationTeaching of nursing, public health,medical and clinical sciences. Apply to:Pan American Health OrganizationPan American Sanit^y BureauRegional Office of th e World HealthOrganization525 - 23rd S t r e e t N WWashington, D.C. 20036


THE CHURCHIN THE HOME

House churches are gaininginterest in Brasilia this year. Besidesregularly scheduled Sunday services invarious homes, calls come for specialprayer meetings and Bible studies onother days of th e week as well.Attendance averages 25 or more.A small group of high schoolersinitiated a Bible study the first week inSeptember. Two members of theBrasilia church are to meet togetherweekly with two other young people,with hopes of increasing the size of theirg r o u pWe praise the Lord that there werefive baptisms and one reconciliationduring the past two months in th eBrasilia church.

FINANCIAL REPORTJanuary - June, 1974

Note: We are going to make this aregpilar feature in thi s paper - a semiannual report of giving to BrazilhrisTiah Mission. This report isabbreviated and a bi t late. We beg yourindulgence. Bro. Joe Means, BCMtreasurer, will be contr ibuting thisinformation in th e future. Please writehim your questions and suggestions: P.0 . Box 17067, Wichita, Kansas 67217.Designated giving (money received):Brasilia Church 1,851.36McAfee account 8,786.54Sanders account 12,616.12Ceres Church 205.00Philip McAfee 171.00Didir Santos 25.00Ester Teodoro Santos 25.00Dorvalina Santos 60.00Josefina and David Santos 35.00Cook Memorial 360.00

T o t a l 24,143.02Work ing Cap it al Fund received

2,508.33 out of t hi s t ot al . I ts sourcewas 12% of funds designated toSanders-McAfee a cc ou nts . T hi s fundpays for publications, bookkeeping andr e t i r e m e n t i n s u r a n c e f o r t h emiss ionaries .Personal accounts ( Sa nd er s a ndMcAfee) receive funds for salary (livinglink) an d allowances, field funds (servicelink) and furlough.


14/17

Af fioitpum i-'iisaion Servioe s i is sn .Box 1 7 7Kernptoiij ind, 46049

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID a n d RUTH SANDERS A N DDALE a n d CAROL McAFEE

VO XXV NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1974 no. 6We salute the 27th NATIONAL MISSIONARY CONVENTION. A carefully plannedprogram has been prepared to challenge, inform and inspire you.

Convent ion t h e m eGod's Compelling Power(I I Cor. 5:11-6:13)

November 26 (Tuesday evening) - 29 (Friday evening)Convention-Exposition Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Sessions are planned for children and youth, as well as adults. Nursery facilities will beprovided for infants.While at the convention, visit the BCM display booth, No. 134 (south bay). Dale andCarol McAfee will be there to welcome you.

i mnPeople everywhere are talking about

the t e rr ib l e aval anche of trash that ishandled through th e Po st Office. PostOffice employees are throwing bundlesof missionary prayerletters andpublications in th e trash; others throwthem without reading them. Help uss top thi s destructionDo you think this publication istrash? Maybe it s worthy, bu t needsimprovement. We really want to knowwhat you think. We wan t to hear fromyou. Write: Dale H. McAfee, Editor,1416 Laramie St ., Manhat tan , KS 66502.Always write zip codes on th eaddresses. Certainly we do no t wish tou s e t h e c h u r c h s f inancial r es ou rc es t oburden you and overload the alreadyover loaded pe rsonne l of th e PostOffices.You can help us by sending ina d d r e s s c or re ct io ns w h er e o ur addresslist is in error or in duplicate. And ifyour address changes (many move ) le tus know Send your addressc or re ct io ns ma rk ed B.C.M. , c /oCAPSTAN, Drawer E, Checo tah, OK74426. Please mark both your old andnew zip codes clearly, as the mailinglists ar e filed by zip code, not your lastname. Thanks for your help

This past year as inflationspirals, the effects have not only beenfelt in th e United States, bu t also by th emissionaries in many foreign fields. Thishas been t r u e in Brazil as we havementioned in previous articles. Whath a s inflation m e a n t t o u s in Brazil? H e r ear e a few implica tions:

In th e large cities, where thousandsare turning to Christ, rents areoutlandish. The money spent on rentcan never be r ecuper at ed . This meansthat for many missionaries, workingwhere land cannot be obt ai ne d, wor kmay have to stop. Even in th e frontiersof the Transamazon, missionaries reportdifficulty in renting.

F o r those who can find land onwhich to build, cons t ruc tion cos ts aregoing up. However, looking on the goodside, the day the building is completedit ca n be sol d for 300% mor e than costs,a t least

Surveys indicate that cars made inBrazil c o s t o v e r $4,000.00 for amedium-small car. This is the size yourm i s s i o n a r i e s use . A four-door F o r d o rDodge costs anywhere from 8,000.00 to10,000

The continuing education of missionar y children on th e field runs up to 1,200.00 a year pe r child. Trave l to th eUnited States, one-way, amounts to400.00 to 567.00 pe r adult , dependingon th e city. Medical doctors in Brazilcharge 25.00 per visit. Poor Brazilianpeople, t hrough t he government, ge tf re e o r lo w c o s t medica l s e r v i c e w hic h isnot avai lable t o m iss io na ri es b ec au sewe a r e not included in Brazilian socialinsurance .

Add to t h e s e costs such i tem s ashouse and car upkeep, furloughexpenses, c lo thes, insurance, correspondence costs, work funds andmiscel laneous i t e m sIn a country where the per capitaincome is so low, on e wonders how th ecitizens of t he count ry manage. Hereare some ways Brazilians make endsm e e t :The poor people don't live in or nearth e big cities, they prefer instead totravel 2-4 hours to reach their jobs inth e city each day . Those who do live inth e c it ie s, l iv e in shacks similar to achild's tree house, or a whole family willlive in one room. Many couples will wait(Continued on page 4)


15/17

Page 2

BRASILIASOIANIA

OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box E Checotoh,Oklahoma 74426a missionory service

ministry)Field Editor Dale H. McAfee

MISSIONARIESL. David and Ruth SandersMailing address:Coixa Postol 07-86270000 Brazilia, D.F., Brazil

Hous e Add re ss :W-3, Quandra 708,Bloco 1, Casa 35

70000 Brazilia, D.F., BrazilFor i nfo rmation , co lo red s lidesand mission studies, write to :Mr. and Mrs. Larry DurhamBox 17 67Wichita, Kansas 67217

To receive p raye r l et te r,w r i t e to :

Brazil Christian MissionBethany Christian ChurchRura l Ro u t e 1 - Box 618CAnderson. Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDole H. and Ca ro l McAfee

1 4 1 6 L a ra m ie

Manhat tan, Kansas 66502Fo r in fo rmat ion , co lo red s l idesand mission studies, w ri te t o:Mrs. TaylorMcAfee

5 1 O a k Stree tValley Falls, Kansos, 66088To receive p ra ye r l et te r,

w r i te t o:Brazil Chris t ian MissionCapston, Inc.

D r a w e r EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426Send ALL Contr ibut ions to :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

B ox 1 7 6 7Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep ou r recordsstraight by designating youroffering for missionary orproject. Please do not sendchecks or bills to th e field.

The Brazil Chr i s ti an Mis sion Isowned by the religiousorganization of the samename an d is publishedbi-monthly with second classpostage paid at the U.S. PostOffice in Checotah, Oklahoma74426. Subscriptions ar e paidfrom offerings received.

The 1974 Central Brazil Churches ofChrist Preaching Convention was held at theTagualinga church just before Easter .Above Schirley and Joan de .Arc presentspecial music. At left, Iran Bernardesbrought th e opening message of theconvent ion


97

Convocation for the new school year at the ChristianIns t i tu te of Edu ca ti on a nd Cul tu re was held in March. Her estudents line up to receive best wishes from faculty andfr iends a t th e service

The McAfee family at daughterLinda s h ig h school graduationexercises, May 26, 1974. Steven, onleft side, had just arrived to begin aSummer Missions Internship.


16/17

B R A Z I L C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N Page 3

CERES MT . ZIONCHURCH

Construction began May 15. 1974 on th e firstpermanent building of the Ceres Mt. Zion Church. Blueprints were drawn up in April for a building which wouldhouse an auditorium an d four classrooms. Much o f th ework involved those interested in seeing th e churchbuilding become a rea lit y for the Lord. A civil engineerwho now lives in Goiunia, donated technical supervisionchurch members and others of th e co mmun ity d o natedmaterial f re ig ht a nd labor . In o rd er t ha t th e buildingcould be fini.shed sufficiently to serve as a meeting placebefore the McAfees f u rl o ug h m is s io n f un ds wereborrowed which will be repaid by th e congregation fromdes ignated offer ings. This was done in order to avoidspiraling costs on labor, materials and service whichwould result were th e co ns tru ctio n to stop while th eMcAfees ar e on furlough.

Dedication Day finally arrived for th e ne w buil ding onJuly 28, 1974. B es id es b ei ng th e first time th econgregation met in the new facil it ies, the special servicesalso served to se t apart new leadership and transferd ut ie s s o that t he w or k would c ont i nue s moot hly t hroughthe McAfees furlough. Many missionar ies and localpreachers participated in the meetings, as did L. DavidSanders who will serve as senior minister during th eMcAfees furlough, visiting the church one Sunday am o n t h .

T he services also served to give specialrecognition to th e v ario us lead ers in th e church an dalso to Steven and Philip McAfee, who had speci alresponsibilities in assistance and outreach. Manypeople participated in these services from variousother Christian churches such as th e Brasilia youthgroup, the Chris t s Youth singers who presenteds pe ci al mus ic .


17/17

Date post:	03-Jun-2018
Category:	Documents
Upload:	the-missions-network
View:	215 times
Download:	0 times

Sanders LDavid Ruth 1974 Brazil

Documents