Sanders LDavid Ruth 1975 Brazil

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OFFICE O F PUBLICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box EC h e c o f o h , O k l a h o m a 7 4 4 2 6(a missionary service ministry)

F i e ld E d i to r D o l e H. M cAfeeM I SSI O N A RI ES

L. D a v i d a nd Ruth Sa nde rsMailing Address:C a ix o P o s ta l 07 8627 0 0 0 0 Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

H o u s e Addre ss :W-3, Qu a d ra 708,

Bloco 1, C a sa 3 57 0 0 0 0 Brasilia, D.F., BrazilF or I n f o r m a t i o n , c o l o r e d s lidesan d mission studies, wri t e to :Mr. an d Mrs. Larry Durham

2 9 2 9 S o u th M a r t i n s o n St re e tWich ita, Kans os 6 7 2 1 7To receive prayer letter, write

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Brazil C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n% Bethany Christian ChurchR u ra l R o u t e 1 - Bo x 6 1 8 C

A n d e r s o n , Indiana 46011M I SSI O N A RI ES

D a l e H. a nd C a r o l M cAfeeFurlough Address:1416 L ar ami e

M a n h a t t a n , Kans as 6 6 5 0 2Phone: 913) 537-2569

Fo r i n fo r ma t io n , c o l or e d s l id e san d mission studies, w r i te t o :

M iss ion Ser v i ce sB ox 1 7 7Kempton, Indiana 46049To receive prayer tetter, write

t o :B ra z il C hris tion M i s s i o n% Capstan, Inc.

D r a w e r EChecotah, O k la h o ma 7 4 4 2 6S e n d ALL C o n t r i b u t i o n s T o:BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MI SSI ON

B o x 1 7 0 6 7Wich ita, K a ns a s 6 7 2 17Please help keep our recordsstraight by d es ig na ti ng y ou roffering for missionary orproject. Please do no t send

c h e c k s o r bills to th e fie ld.T h e Brazil C h r i s t i a n M is s ion isowned by th e religious organizat ion o f th e s am e n am e a nd ispublished b i- mo nt hl y w it hs ec on d c la ss postage paid att h e U . S . P os t O ff ic e inChe c o t a h Oklahom a 74426 .Subscriptions or e paid fromofferings received.

(DVBS, continued from page 1)Final Progra m a nd Results

In spi t e of bar r i er s o f C at ho li cparents, heavy r ai ns a nd th e Carnivalweek-end for which many parents hadplanned trips, a total of 345 childrencame to th e week-long school. Manychoruses, Bible verses, an d varioustypes of hand work we re t aught . Parentswere invited to th e final program onSunday morning and were presentedduring th e Sunday School hour.

Th e congregational lead ers werethrilled with this initiative of th e youngpeople and were awakened to their ownneed to give forth more labor in th eKingdom.

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

Above: T h e t e a c h e r s lead childrenduring a singing period.

Left: T he t e ac hers taught many ne wchoruses to th e children during th eDVBS program.

W ITH BRAZIL S P RES ID EN T

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T he ne w President of Brazil, Ernesto Geisel, m et with th e Counsel of Pastors no wnumbering over 100) on two separate occasions in Brasilia. Each time, the pastors andmissionaries of evangelical faiths, were invited to stand in line while the Presidentpassed along to greet each one. In the picture, David and Ruth Sanders have justfinished shaking hands with the President (white hair and glasses) and David is nowshaking h an ds w it h t he F ir st Lady, Mrs. Geisel.President Geisel, a Lutheran, is th e first evangelical (protestant) ever to be chosenfor this officein Brazil. His presidency has opened many doors for evangelical influencein this great nation


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BRAZ IL CHRIST IAN MISS ION

McAFEES' FURLOUGHDale and Carol McAfee are visiting churches every week present ing th echallenge of a gospel witness to Brazil. They have colored slides and a lively

message . - ,Carol is available to speak for women's groups. I^ale has some mid week timestill unscheduled. Thespeaking tour willejid.J.uiy-1- After that, the Mc fees will bepreparing for their return to Brazil by July 15. Joel Moreira, the young man who isliving in the McAfee's house in Brazil, will be married around July 20 and he has

asked Dale to lead th e religious service.Write or call the McAfees to speak at this address:

1416 Laramie S t r e e tManhattan, Kansas 66502

Phone: (913) 537-2569

PRAYER REQUESTS1. Tha t you r missionaries might bespirit-filled, even as th e Apost le Pau l

wrote to th e Colossians (1:9): I havenever given up praying for you andasking God to fill you, through spiritualwisdom and insight, with a clearknowledge of what His will is, so that thelives ymilive may be worthy~


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27TH NATIONAL MISSIONARYCONVENTION

God's Compelling Power was the theme for the 27th National MissionaryConvention held in Cincinnati. Ohio, Thanksgiving time, 1974. Dale and Carol McAfeeattended. Dale was priviliged to give a 10-minute missionary testimony on theWednesday afternoon program. Above, the assembly listens to the Impact Brass andSingers from Ozark Bible College. Below, Missionary Dale McAfee talks with RobertSigafoose (missionary to Indonesia) at th e Brazil Christian Mission booth.

(ATrENTION, continued from page 1)cancelled checks serve as document s tojustify your i temized deduc ti ons onincome tax re tu rnsWe are happy to inform you thatyour giving directly to Brazil ChristianMission can be itemized and up to 50% ofyour adjusted gross income deducted onyour income tax return (on schedule Aand line 14 of 1040 fo r 1974).

Priority to GivingUS government gives all he r citizensth e privilege of itemizing contributionsfor religious, chari table, educational ,scientific, or literary purposes, or toprevent cruelty to animals and children ,

and deducting from 20% to 50% of theiradjusted g^oss income on their incometa x returns. In other words yourgovernment, dear reader, is abenevolent government. Are you usingth e privilege t he gov er nmen t ha s

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granted you? Would the non-use of aprivilege be better than it's denial? As aChristian American you are permitted togive financial support to th e causes ofyour choice of up to 50% of youradjusted gross income per year and thepossibil ity of a carry over for that givenin excess of 50% in a given year to th enext year .

Jesus said, unles s your r ighteousn es s e xc ee ds tha t of th e s cr ib es andPharisees, you will never enter th ekingdom of heaven . (Mat. 5:20). Ouraccounting to th e government is madeevery year , but we must also be ready togive account to God (see Rom. 2:6; 14:12;Heb. 13:17 and I Pet. 4:5)^^ray andorganize your .^rjpritLes. Certainly aChristian wltness toBrazil, such as yourmissionaries are making, should occupya prominent place in your givingpriorities.

BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSIO

FINANCIALREPORT

Receipts July 1,1974through December 31,1974McAfee 11,678.8Sanders 12,169.6Ceres 693.0B.C.M 438.7Brasilia Church 618.3Dorvalina Santos 60.0Linda McAfee 5.0Phillip McAfee 172.5Steven McAfee 10.0David Santos 35.0Sanders Chr is tmas 105.0McAfee Christmas 80.0

26,066.1Working C ap ital Fu nd receiv ed

2,861.81 out of this total. It s source i12% of funds designated to SandersMcAfee accounts. This fund pays fopublications, mailing, and retiremeninsur ance fo r th e miss ionaries .

Personal Accounts Sanders andMcAfee) receive funds for salary (livinlink) an d allowances, field funds (serviclink) and furlough.

(NEWS, continued from page 3)yea rs .. .twice the number now ioperation.

World population increases at thrate of about 2% a year. I t is projecteto reach 5 b il li on i n 1980 and 6 .5 b il li oby th e year 2000. Latin Ameri ca has onof t he hig he st rates of populatiogrowths in th e world. It increased from89 m i ll io n in 1920 to 28 5 million in 197and is projected to rise to 626 mil lion bth e year 2000. Urban populationincreasing tremendously in Brazil anSao Paulo, the largest c ity, is expecteto reach 25 million by th e year 200Projections a re tha t cities shall increas30 mi ll io n i n 1 980- 19 90 and 40 m illio nthe following decade.

Cost of Living rose 4.1% durinJanuary: The newspaper CORREIOBRASILENSE of Brasi li a, ( Feb. 21repor ted that according to governmenre sea rch the re was an increase in cos t ol iving in January of 1974 of 1.3% antha t in 1975 th e increase was 4 .1% . Thiincrease was due principally tfoodstuffs (milk, meat, beans and eggswhich caused 37% of the increase, whilgasoline, tobacco and medicine cause60% of th e increase. The remaining 3%was in P u b li c s e rv i ce s


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BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

.--1 H a m i l t o nM i s si o n S e i v i o e sB o x 7 7ICempton Ind 4 6049

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OFDAVID a n d RUTH SANDERS AND

DALE e n d CAROL McAFEEvol. XXVI MARCH APRIL, 1975 no. 2

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINEOne hundred and fifty nine This is not a new magic number, buta number which became the turning-point in the attendance progressofthe Brasilia church. This congregation has worked for nearly 14years, praying and believing in a growing church. Several eventshave led up to breaking the number barrier of a regular attendanceof less than a himd ecLThis jiumber-of 159 was- oached-ln SundaySchool with 164 for morning worship the last Sunday ofMarch, andthe new goal is 200 Besides attendance, the members are workingon renewing iiiactive members new enrollments and mostimportant, each member ivin someone to Christ during 1975

Upper Right: A close-up of theme ofcampaign YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE postersheld by Ricardo Ribeiro and Carlos Lima. Middle Right: The Sunday SchoolSuperintendent, Abigail Mesquita and Song Leader. Licildo Bastos leading out duringthe campaign. Lower Left: The children who came in conclusion to a week s DVBSpreparedanddirectedby the young people. LowerRight:TheYoung People s classwithteacher Waldir P ir es d e Garcia.


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OFFICE OFPUBIICATIONThis publication is printed,addressed and mailed byCapstan, Box EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426(a missionary service ministry)Field Editor Dale H. McAfee

MISSIONARIESL. David an d Ruth SandersMailing Address:

Caixa Postal 07-86270000 Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

H o u s e A d d r e s s :W-3, Quadro 708,Bloco 1, Casa 3570000 Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

Fo r i nf ormat ion , co lo r ed s li de sand mission studies, write to :Mr. and Mrs. Larry Durham2929 South Martinson Street

Wichita, Kansas 67217To receive prayer letter, writet o :

Brazil Christian Mission Bethany Christion ChurchRural Route 1 - Bo x 618CAnderson, Indiana 46011

MISSIONARIESDale H. an d Carol McAfeeFurlough Address:

1 4 16 L a r am i eManhat tan, Kansas 66502Phone: 913 537-2569

Fo r Information, colored slidesan d mission studies, write to :Mission Services

B o x 1 7 7Kempton, Indiana 46049To receive prayer l et te r, writeto

Brazil Christian Mission Capstan, Inc.D r a w e r EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426

Send ALL Contributions To :BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

Box 1 7 0 6 7Wichita, Kansas 67217Please help keep our recordsstraight by designating youroffering for missionary orproject. Pleose do no t send

checks or bills to t h e field.The Brazil Christian Mission isowned by the religious organiz a ti on o f th e s o m e n a m e a n d ispublished b i-mon th ly wit hsecond class postage paid att h e U.S. P o s t O f f ic e inCheco ta h , Ok l ohoma 74426 .Subscriptions ore paid fromofferings received.


PICTORIAL UP-DATE

GOIANIA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTEAbove: Opening class of the Goiania Christian Institute,missionary Paul Lanham standing up, erald Holmquist sitting ndrow left. . . 36 students are enrolled for this year of 1975.Below: Thenewly completed building for the Bairro Universitario (UniversitySuburb) Christian Church in Goiania, pastored by students from the

Goiania Christ ian Ins t i tu te .

V a l d o r i G e r a l d o d eAbreu Pena and family,former members of theBrasilia congregation,former students of GoianiaChristian Institute, noww i t h t h e B r a z i l i a nEmbassy in Bogota,Colombia and workingwith a small Church ofC h r i s t in Colombia.


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B R A Z I L C H R I ST I A N M I SS I ON

S A N D E R S CHILDRENIN TH E N E W S

Center: Starla Joy, husband, LuizCarlos an d two daughters, Kyula Janeand Kaiinka Jean will be moving toIn d ian a w h e r e Luiz h as a w o rk c on tr ac t.On Left: Maria Joyce completes 10yearsof age on June 9. On Right: Daryl Brucereturns to States for college. Pray foreach as they adapt themselves to ne ws itu ation s and d ev elop ment.

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B I R TH D A Y S U R PR I SEOn Friday, February 28th, th e Sander s w er e takeby surprise when th e Brasilia congregation arrivewith all th e fixings for an abundant festa to

c ommemora te David s 57th birthday. Above: Th^o u th sing and others b ri ng t esti mo ni es at thbirthday celebration. Elder Filemon Ribeiro on righwith Bible) brings a short message. Left: The cake,wo rk of art, with r ea l f ru it s a nd coconut circles. In thbackground from left to right Ildete Bastosinstigator of th e festa, Deusdete Silva, cake baker an da r t i s t , an d R u t h an d L. Da vi d S a n d e r s .


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FURLOUGH NEWS FROM THE

April 13 was a highlight inthe events of what will be th eMcAfees longest furlough sincegoing to Brazil in 1961 - theirthird furlough. Son, Steven D.McAfee, who will receive hisA.B. in Ministries May 11 fromManhattan Christian Collegewas ordained by the Willis(Kansas) Christian Church in animpressive ceremony Sundayevening April 13. Those layingon hands were - Elder sFreemont Wilson, RobertBrook, Stan Koelliker and NeilRutland all of Willis, and VirgilMarshall of Wymore(Nebraska) Chruch of Christ(Christian); and ministers:Richard Boutell, First Christian, Valley Falls , Ks. , Dale H.McAfee, and Robert J. Owens,Jr., Associate Professor of Bibleat ManhattanChristianCollegewho delivered the sermon.Patty Ride r and Arlene Krusepresen ted i ns trumen ta l andvocal messages in music andDebbie Hendrickson played thepiano.

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Mark McAfee ha s enlisted inth e U.S. Marines in AviationTechnology and will go to bootcamp in August. He will stay inManhattan after his parentsleave tor Brazil and their fourthterm ol' missionary service untilhis induction into the militaryserv ice

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Philip and Linda McAfeehave completed freshmen yearat Manhattan Christian CollegeThey will both work for th ecollege full time this summer,then continue their study

McAfeesprograms at MCC next schoolyea r

4c * * *A whole year in grade schoolfor Irene McAfee (fourth grade)and the twins, Sammy and

Danny (Kindergarten) has beena real blessing. They havedeveloped well, having grownseveral centimeters, and gainedproficiency in their mothertongue. On return to Brazil:with their parents they will beenrolled beginning in August inBrazilian school, where theirproficiency in Portugueseshould be assured

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The month of April was anenjoyable time for Carol as shespoke fo r several v/omen'smissionary teas. They were atChristian Churches in Zeandale,Miltonvale, Abilene, JunctionCity and Cummings, Kansas.4c 4c 4c 4c 4c

The fi rst Mid AmericaMissionary Conference held byMission Services in theirfacilities northeast of Kempton,Ind., was attended by Dale andappreciated along with 18 othermissionaries Apr il 2-4. Amissions fair was then held onMay 5 by Mission Services,those missionar ie s who couldstay and churches of the area.We commend Mission Servicesfor their circulating library ofmissionaries film presentations,their production of theWORLD-WIDE EVANGELISM packets, and theirpublication HORIZONS.

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The Dale McAfees willreturn to the field and their


work in Ceres the middle ofJuly. They write, This hasbeen a good furlough. Weth ank Manhatta n ChristianCollege for making availablerental, furnished livingquarters. And we thank th emany churches and homeswhere we have been hosted onour visits and travels. Yourthoughtfulness and k indnesshave been more than generous.This has been our longestfurlough and came at a veryadvantageous time in our lives.May God bless you and rewardyou in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PRAYER REQUESTS1. I ask you to pray for us.Pray fi rst that the Lord's

message will spread rapidly andtriumph wherever it goes,winning converts everywhereas it did when it came to you,(I I Thessalonians 3:1 TheLiving New Testament.)

2. For the McAfee family asthey prepare to return to theirfield of service, with four oftheir children remaining in thes t a t e s

3. For the Sanders' familyin Brasilia, with Daryl Bruceand Starla Joy (and her family)leaving for the states.4. For Artur de Souza eSilva, national evangelist-

pastor and personal hea lth andfamily problems.5. For th e S tu den ts and

Teachers at Goiania ChristianInstitute in their needs,spiritual and physical


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Al fxyitptm

Brasilia, D.F.September 1,1975

To You Who Are Faithfully Serving withUs:

Dr. Tetsunao Yamamori, Director ofInstitute of World Studies of MilliganCollege, has conducted a study ofChr is ti an chu rche s and chu rche s ofChrist in Central Brazil by the request ofthe BCM President Sanders. Upon hisrecommendation as to how to enhancechurch growth in central Brazil and as aresult ofmuch prayer and consideration,the following decisions were made inconcurrance with th e BCM Trustees an dfellow-missionaries.

First: to continue to develop th eBrasilia church into a self-propagating,self-sustaining, self-governing churchwhich will be an example of a MotherChurch, correlating her activities towardchurch planting and church growth int he F ed er al D is tr ic t o f B razi l.

Second: to complete the constructionof the Brasilia buildings in 1976.Th ird: to es tab li sh a church growthcenter of research and training forevangelism and church extension.

Four th : Ru th an d I will continue towork inBrasilia to accomplish these aimsand objectives. Dale and Carol will takea term of gr aduat e study at School ofWorld Mission/Institute of ChurchGrowth, Fuller Theological Seminary,Pasadena, California, and return toBrazil by July, 1976. Other missionariesmay be cooperating in this development,both in Brasilia and a paral le l workbased in Goian ia Dr Te t sunaoYamamori has promised to assist in thecapacity of church growth consultant.

Fifth: to further accomplish our aims,the Goiania properties will be sold andthe funds used for the development ofth e Brasilia Cen te r, and over-all fieldgoals.Knowing that with all our labors andplans, only God can give the increase, weseek your prayers in these efforts.

In Him,L Dav id Sanders

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Serv lo s Assn.Box 1 7 7Kempt023, Ind 46049

VOL. XXVI OCTOBER SEPTEMBER, 1975 NO 5

RENEWAL OF VISION - A TIME TO DECIDEThe 13th Hour

Do we always wait until the 13thhour? It ha s taken 25 years ofexperimenting at church planting andevangelizing to ome to a new point ofdecision. Brief surveys seem to indicatethat although there have been plantedsome 20 churches in central Brazil, th eactual growth rate has been tremendously low.

Special ConsultationThrough consultation with Dr. Ted

Yamamori, Director of Institute ofWorld Studies at Milligan College, wea re s tudying plans to increase ourgrowth rate, evangelize, integrate andmultiply churches. The plan will includeextending the church into homes andrenewal of personal evangelism. Alongwith th is , p la ns are underway toestablish a Chu rc h Growt h ResearchCenter in Brasilia and a t raining centerfo r Chu rch E xte nsio n. T he se recentdecisions bring much closer a fulfillment,a dream of 30 years ago, of establishingth e church in th e new (then only a markon the map federal capital of Brazil.

Missionary CooperationThis decision includes transferringinvestments and properties in Goiania toBrasilia for the purpose of developingthis proposed center. It is hoped for a

revival in church planting and extension.This year, we willcomplete a survey andchart church growth from 1948 through1975. In this, al l missionaries of Brazilar e cooperating. Bruce Colson iscontracted to do the charting of thisgrowth. He will be finishing languageschool in 1975 and plans to work in newchurch planting, following studies.

M i ss io na ri es a nd B ra zi li an s h av emade many sacrifices since th ebeginning of the work to win souls,es tabl i sh churches, and de ve lo p atraining center. This move is especiallyaimed to continue this program, bu t withspecific objectives toward a new plan ofmo th er c hu rc he s, c hu rc he s in homes.

by L. David Sandersand aimed at discipleship and developingmature leaders .Dale McAfee wil spend a period oftime at School of World Mission fo rhelping reach these objectives. Ingeneral, we are heartened by theresponse ofour trustees and friends.Weall ask our brethren to pray with us toth is end.

DifficultiesWe foresee similar difficulties to

those already encountered and t he t es twill come as we get down to the actualwork of carrying out plans and puttingstrategies into practice. We pray we canstand firm in this experiment ofreachingl ives for Chr is t. We already have somemen who ar e being trained for a moreconcentra ted plan of evangelism andintegration in the central church andoutlying areas.

We Seek the Timing of GodWe have many problems inleadership. A person can press at the

wrong time and get the wrong answer orhe can work on people. There is need fora sense of timing. It is not possible tolearn it, read it, or lecture on it . Thereneeds to be an awareness o f G od s willand purpose and although we have failedat times , we feel we have found it atother times. We cannot force, in aChristian manner, the pace or speed ofGod, but be ready to work within Hiswill. We can force issues, bu t then ge t ind ra ma ti c s itu atio ns a nd th e dramatics itua tion can somet imes kill th e spirit,cause division, and des troy faith.

W e S ee k MobilizationWe seek mob il iz at io n o f every

volunteer of th e whole church. We rejectth e idea of only b ishops and deaconsworking, but rather the employment ofevery believer in the service of theKingdom. This has been impossible tocarry ou t to date, bu t ou r aim is todevelop this plan through a discipleshipsystem, thus cutting down unemployment in th e Church .


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EDITOR Dale H. McAfeeThis publication Is printed,addressed an d mailed by

Capstan, Box EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426(a missionary service ministry)

MISS IONARIESL. David and Ruth Sande r s

Mailing Address:Ca i xa Po s t al 07-862

70000 Brasi l ia , D.F., BrazilFor informat ion , colored slidesan d mission s tudies , write to :

Mr. an d Mrs. Larry Durham2929 Sou t h Mar t inson St r ee t

Wichita, Kansas 67217To receive prayer letter, writet o :

Braz i l Chr i s ti a n M i s s ion% Bethany Chris t ian Church

Rural Rout e 1 - Box618CAnderson , Indi ana 46011

MISSIONARIESDale H. and Ca ro l McAfe e

Fo r information, colored slidesan d mission studies, write to :Mi s si on Se r v ic e s

B o x 1 7 7Kempton, Indiana46049

To r ec ei ve p ra ye r letter, writet o :

Brazi l Chr is t ia n Mi s si on% Capstan, Inc.Box E

Checotah, Oklahoma 74426S e n d ALL Con t r ibu t io n s To :

BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSIONB o x 1 70 6 7

Wichita, Kansas 67217Please help keep ou r records s tra ightby designating your offering fo rmiss iona ry o r p ro je ct . Please do no t

s e nd c h ec k s o r b i l l s to th e f ie ld

The Brazi l Chr is t ia n Mi s si on is ownedby th e r el ig io us o rg an iz at io n o f th esame name and is published bimonthly with second class postagepaid at the U.S. Pos t .Off ice inChecotah, Oklahoma 74426. Subscriptions ar e paid from offerings received.

To Jo this we will need to s tudy theproblem of incentives at every level oflife as well as what brings about the lossof interest or falling away of anybeliever. This will cost less to keep onein the church, than it would to bring oneback once he has gone out of theChristian community.

ResponsibilitiesResponsiblities are accepted manytimes for carrying out projects. Perhapsthese are good or bad. Although leaders

take no vote to oppose these activities,they kill the work by sleeping on the jobor through lack of preparation forleadership. This can be true amongmissionaries as well as national leaders.Bringing cooperation and coordinationout of each disciple and helping him seehe is being fairly treated so as to ge t hisconsent and action is not a lways easy.We hope and pray to develop a growingChristian community and fellowship freefrom power politics and opposit ion togrowth.

Aims for Growth (Objectives)First, we plan to complete a survey

and study of the first quarter centurygrowth of churches of Christ (Christian)churches in Brazil .Second, we plan to analyze victories,problems and failures.

Third, we hope to lay a foundationplanfor developingthe work along linesnecessary for church growth at themaximum level.

Fourth, it already appears our basicproblem is dedication, incentive, andwork at th e task of church plantingFifth, we plan to place specialemphasis and investment into developing the Brasilia Church Center and twoor more house churches annually in th eimmediate apartment block areas andtwo or more house churches annually insatelli te (suburbs) areas. When thesehouse chur ches grow they will thendecide steps necessary to build templesor centers fo r their meetings.In do ing th is, we hope to adapt thesechurches to th e culture an d th e needs ofeach area. The immediate area will bechannelled into the cent ral church whilein the outlying suburbs we will seek todevelop an individual mother churchplan for each area.

The Fu tu r eWe plan to review annually thegrowth in each area and cut off deadbranches and decide on new plantingsWe pray our experience may be put touse in planting and growing many morechurches in th e n ext t en years.

NEWS N NOTESTHE McAf e e s

The McAfees are enjoying theirschool work: th e children in Pasadenaprimary schools Carol in a secretarialcourse, and Dale in School of WorldMission/Institute of Chu rch G row th .

August 21 - September 10, Dale wasin Brazi l making arrangements for ourextended furlough. He preached oneSunday in Brasilia, and two Sundays inCeres, bes ides making two trips toGoiania and one to Anapoli s.

October 6-11, Dale and Caro l

F lu h i t th e Sande r s home andimmobilized everyone for three weeks.Everyone is recovered and doing welln o w

Daryl Bruce Sanders is now enrolledin Manha t tan Chris tian College inKansas, where Linda and Philip McAfeecont inue their studies.

Eight youth have made confessions offaith at th e Brasilia church in these pastfew weeks. These are an indirect resul tof th e youth meeting weekly in homesfor Bible study and evangelism.

Seminar taught by Bill Gothard in th eLong Beach Sports Arena Worth morethan many college courses.THESANDERS

Betty Ewing, daughter of fo rmermissionaries Dick and Cay Ewing,arrived in Brasi lia in September for anex t ended vis i t to Brazil . Dennis andDiane Shewman, from Peru, Indiana, arealso visiting Brasilia, awaiting finaladoption papers on Brazilian twins.

MEMORIAL G;FT 160.00 given in loving memory ofMr. and Mrs . O.W. Martin, given by

the i r chi ldren:Mr. and Mr s. Lloyd HannaMr. and M rs Ches ter RoehrmanMr. and Mr s. Phillip MartinRemembe r a loved one w ith a

memorial gift to Brazil ChristianMission

NOTICEDelays in text preparation and mailing list revision for this issue of the BCM

Repor t have caused our lateness in publication, and postponement of reduction innumber printed. PLEASE: Churches who desire bundles of th e paper of futureissues for distribution at the hours of meeting in the church house , please statenumber of copies desired and request from t he p rint er : CAPSTAN, Box E ,Checotah , OK 74426.


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For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son,whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlastingo ohn 3:16) Htrvin is love That HE GAVE May we, too, give ourand all, that others might know. . ,MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR from

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TRAINING FORCHURCH EXTENSION

Edson Jacinta Souza, one of fournational workers who are studyingd ir ec tl y w it h L. David Sanders fo rchurch grow th, has four home BibleS t u d i e sEdson is a young unmarried convertfrom a rural area where the Gospel wasintroduced by Artur Souza e S il va at atim e w hen E d s o n s b r o t h e r was afugitive from justice. On finding hisLord, this brother brought Edson to iheLord, along with his whole family.Edson has been active in witnessingto his neighbors and became a Timothyto the work and is now i t i n e r a n tevangelist in one vil lage, with one ruralchurch and two regular preachingpomts.

His big j oy has been in th e four homeBible studies in the village church area.There have been two recent baptisms ind i re c t r es ul t

Edson meets ev ery two week s w ithBrother Sanders, in Brasilia, for study aswell as d is cuss ion and analysis of th ework. He ha s just finished one course ofstudies and is beginning a new course.He has just begun an extension course inhis vil lage.

Edson J a c i n t aSouza , one Tues -day m o r n i n ga f t e r c l a s s w i t hDavid Sanders .

LITERACYINVOLVEMENT

Director of Adult-Pr'mary School,fa r left) Rosangela Boeteiha,meets withteachers and Brother Sanders .

The Brasi lia church lias sponsored ,for 10 years, an adult-youth-primaryliteracy. -SckooL on.^hex educationalbuilding and Sunday School rooms. Itfirst began in a barrack-style woodenbuilding and is now in the permanentarea on th e f ir st and second f lo or o f th eeducational plan, ye t in phase ofconc lus ion .This year, the five primary gradeshave continued and a secondary traininghas been added. This is a specialpreparation for exams of a three years inone course. There is also a specialpreparation for military entrance examsas well as sewing classes.The first group literacy, th egovernment subsidizes t h e t eache r s'salaries. The se t ea ch er s met fo r a briefmeet ing recently for eva luat ion withtheir di rec tor and Brother Sander s. Theschools have been sel f- suppor ting ,supplying a small rental towardexpenses of th e church.

THE TENTHYOUTH CONGRESS

The tenth Youth Congress of theChurches of Christ (Christian) in CentralBrazil was held from October 31 throughNovember 2 in Neropolis, Goias. Thepresident this year was Iraci Candidodos Santos, a young man who willcomplete the third year basic course andgraduate from th e Goiania ChristianInstitute. Iraci has been sponsored in hisstudies by the Brasilia church. Fifteenyoung people represented the Brasiliachurch at the congjess with specialmusic and witness Approximately 300young people registered.

I ra ci C an di do d osSantos, president of1 0 t h Y ou t h C o ngress, with Brasi liayouth.

SCHIRLEY MOREIRAMARRIES

On October 26 past, Jose Alves,Christian Seminary student in Goianiaworking with th e Ceres church sinceAugust, and Schirley Moreira, daughterof S r. Tiago Moreira, were united inmarriage by civil and religiousceremonies. The religious ceremony wasdirec ted by Paul Lanham in the Cereschurch building.

Schirley moved to Ceres in 1972 tomake he r h ome w it h th e McAfees an dwork in thei r bookstore. When th eb o o k s t o r e was closed s h e foundemployment nearby. She is completingher secondary education s tudy ing atnight.

Jose plays guitar and Schir ley has al ovely voice . Together they makepleasant harmony. They are at home inCeres where they are giving capableleadership in the congregation.


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EDITOR - Dale H . McAfeeThis publication Is printed,addressed an d mailed by

Capstan, Box EChecotah, Oklahoma 74426

{a missionary service ministry)

MISSIONARIESL. David a nd R uth Sande r s

Mailing Address:Caixa Posta l 07-862

70000 Brasil ia, D.F. , BrazilFo r informat ion, colored slidesan d mission studies, write to ;

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REMARKS FROMRUTH

Father and DaughterRecently a young man and his familytransferred into the Brasilia Chur ch . Hepresented the evening message on ar ecen t Sunday and as he gave theappeal, his younges t daughter cameforward to accept Christ. What a thri ll toall of us as tears flowed down bothfather's and daughter's faces. Ribamar,th e fa th er, m ad e the statem ent thatthere was no greater blessing to a fatherthantoseehischild accept the Lord andthe fact that he himseli had given themessage filled his cup to overflowing.Growing Old Gracefully

Yesterday, we called on Grandmother Noemia in the hospital. She is 87years old and is the comfort and uplift ofal l those in th e beds around her an dthose who vis it he r as well. Her greatestjoy is when she can be in her church,worshipping he r Lord and fellowship-ping with he r brethren. Her daughterencourages her in he r hospital stay bypromising that just as soon as the doctorgives permission, she will take he r tochurch. If David doesn't ge t to visit he ron visiting da y to pray and readscripture to her, he r day is not complete.Grandmother Noemia is the t rueshining examp le of growing oldgracefully.Answered Prayer

Dona Iracema, th e widow lady whohelps here in our home, came in theother day with a wonderfully big smileand told me how our prayers h ad beenanswered concerning her son. He r son,Jose, is 38 years old, and has beenmentally ill since his wife left him and hisfour l i t t le chi ldren. I r a cema has beensupporting him and the children with he r40.00 a month income. Jose had beensit ting, waiting for his doctor's appointme nt w h en someone handed him a Biblet ra ct . H e r ea d it . . .a nd to ld his mothe rlater, that th e evil thing that seemed tobe constantly pressing on him, left andhe wa s filled with joy. He returnedhome, began reading his Bible .. .i s nowgetting his papers in order to go back towork .Spiritual Gincana

The women of th e Bras il i a church areto have a different exper ience. Theyhave marked a ten-day spiritualGincana . Ten days of spiritual activit ies and tasks for which they will receivepoints . Some of the tasks are: to seekou t someone and ta lk to th em ab ou tJesus; to invite a couple who ar e not ye tbelievers to their home for lunch; tohave a list of 10 prayer requests to prayfor each morning at 6 a.m.; t o r ea d t he irBible dai ly ; to bring visitors to th e finalday which is Bible Day here in Brazil.The Gincana will begin on November28th with th e women cooperating in a 24-hour prayer chain in the church and endw ith B ible Day services and anafternoon fellowship meeting of th ewomen on December 7.

Orienta t ion and TrainingWe have seven young couples in theBrasilia church who ar e anticipatingtheirweddings Three are planning forDecember and January and th e othersfor June the coming year. Four of thesecouples are having classes twice a weekwith David and me concerning marriageand th e Christian home. We ar e workingtoward these new homes becoming astrong part of our new Church in theHome emphasis. I have also had twonew responsibilities added. Our organisthas had a partial stroke and so I am backas organist and helping in choir practice.Our 11, 12, and 13-year-old boy s needmore specific training in Sunday School,so I am organizing a new class for them.Family N'ews

Maria Joyce now wears glasses forher r eading and s tudy . Daryl Brucewrites from Manh at ta n C hr is ti anCollege that he is much more contentnow that he is studying. Starla Jo y andLuis Carlos in Peru Indiana, willcelebrate their fifth wedding anniversary thi s month and Kalinka Jean (theiryoungest) will be a year old on the 29thof November .Satel l ite Church Takes Par t InCommunity Social Service

Evangelist Avelino Pereira Filho ofthe church in Ceilandia, satellite townnear Brasi lia, is quite active in socialservice in hi s communi ty . He has b eencommended for his participation and isshown in th e accompanying picture withthe Mayor-Director of Cei landia , th elady in th e white jacket. The other ladiesar e workers in th e social development ofthesuburb.Thepicturewastakenontheanniversary of th e founding of th e city.(You will remember the s tory of moving20,000 houses to a new area from formersquatters area. It is now becoming amodern city.)

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AAcAFEE INTERNSHIPPLANNEDAn internship on th e mission field inCentral Brazil with Brazil Christ ianMission is planned by Linda and Phi lip

McAfee fo r n ex t s umm er .^ 'W e wish to commend them to th echurches for internship help. Althoughnot firmed up at this time, each will needsomething in excess of 1,500, plus somehelp as they pursue their studies atManhattan (Kansas) Christian College:They ar e sophomores this year. Both ar eproficient in Portuguese and have aJcontribution to make to the churches./

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