8/11/2019 Selby Charles Roberta 1968 Philippines

1/5

P/4i^

Oz R Bible

College

Library

1m NORTH AAAIN

JANUARYAND

FEBRUARY 1968NEWSLETT?^ I 648 ;

F ROM

C H A R L E S

A N D

ROB E R T A

S E LBY

PHILIPPIN M IS S IO N C H U R C H E S O F CHR I S T O

NORTH RN L U Z ON

Fu r l o ugh Add r e s s : Fa l r f l e l d Ne b r a s k a 6 8 9 3 8

Forwarding Agent:

Mrs.

R.

L.

Tolliver

Falrf leld , Nebr.

68938

Tele.

Area Code

402-726-4681

Withthe coming of the ne\

year Is gone. This Is Indeed a busy time tor us.

1968, we

Addre ss un ti l J une 1st:

Lincoln Christian College, Box 178

Lincoln, I l linois 62656

Tele.

Area Code

217-732-3995

ddenly

realize

that more than half of our furlough

It has been such an Inspiration to visit among the

Churches and Bible Colleges, and see the greatly Increased Interest In the spreading of the Gospel

around the world.

We

are strengthened through the wonderful Christian fellowship we enjoy every

where we go, and It Is such a joy to see the growth of the

Lord s

work. In numbers and In spirit In

nearly every Church and Bible College. It Is significant to note that the Churches which are giving

the most to missions are the most alert and zealous for the proclamation of the Gospel at home.

It Is my privi lege to be

teaching

some lecture

courses

on missions at Lincoln

Christian

College the second semester. Rober ta and I are

settled

In an apartment In Lincoln for the time

being, and are enjoying our fellowship with the students and faculty. I am free to speak almost

any night of the week and will be gone most week-ends. As usual, we are far behind with office

work, and we hope to

catch

up with some of that while we are here. Thank you for your pat ience

In waiting to hear from us. We are very grateful to al l who are helping so regularly and faithfully

In giving to the work of the Lord In northern Luzon. We are still having difficulty In keeping up

with financial demands of this ever growing work. Regular monthly gifts are the great need. Just

twelve Churches giving 200.00 each month would underwrite the present work. Regular monthly

gifts, whatever the amount, will be

greatly

appreciated.

Lloyd, our oldest son, had a 30 day leave fromthe Army In September and October, prior to

his

f ree trip

to Viet Nam. He Is stationed there at Cu Chi, about 40 miles fromSaigon, 8 miles

from the Cambodian border . He Is a hel icopte r mechanic. He seems to have the ability to adapt to

almost any situation, and writes cheerful letters. His address Is SP-4 Lloyd Selby, RA 16980481,

242nd A.S.H. Co., A.P.O. San Francisco, California 96353. Rick Is a sophomore at Cincinnati

Bible Seminary this year, enjoying his Bible and music classes, and

especially

the privilege of

singing In the Concert Choir. Rob, our youngest, will graduate fromhigh school on

May

24.

News from the Philippines continues to be encouraging. The Seminarycontinues In full swing,

with graduation exercises and the annual Conference on Evangelism planned for the first week In

March. Wewere

shocked

to hear

that

the whole

business

district

of Aparrl burned to the ground on

New

Years Eve.

Included In the buildings burned was the Drug Store of Mrs. Peneyra and the living

quarters of

Mr

andMrs.

Amador

Aguas. Bro. Peneyra has been the preacher In Aparrlfor

more

than

50 years and Bro. Aguas Is the director of both of our Christian High Schools In the province of

I sabe l a

Bro. Renato Agustln, the preacher In Callnaoan, writes that he has baptized several young

people

from

the high school there, and has an active and Interested youth group

from among

themand

other young people In the town, on Sundays. Preparations are being

made

to begin building the second

unit there . This wil l be needed If the 3rd year high school class Is to be added this next school year,

which will begin In July. Somefew gifts have been received for this project, but the remainder Is

needed Immediately. The total cost of the building, furnished. Is 7,200.00. This makes the cost of

one

class

room 1,200.00. The cost Is

actually

only 1.65 per square foot, furnished. This building

Is 72 X30 feet, and two stories high, with cement floors and foundations and cement blocks up to the

window sills downstairs. The rest of the building Is Philippine Mahogany or better, with a galvanized

Ironroof. The above price Includes glass windows, and paint. Inside and out. Also Included are the

student

chairs,

blackboards and

teachers desks.

In

addition

to the

above cost

will be the laboratcx y

equipment and required library books which will average about 800.00 per building unit, making the

total

cost

of each unit, completely furnished, 8,000.00.

We

are beginning a campaign to raise the

moneyfor four more units to be added to the units already constructed, and for 3 more units to be

buil t In the near future , when one more high

school

will be established. Once the buildings are built,

and all four years of high school are operating, the schools should be completely self-sustaining from

tuition paid by the students, and school farmprojects. A planning committee of 5 men Including

my

self, Is working out the details of the campaign. Advertising will be sent out, special meetings planned,

and then a special offering taken at somefuture date, perhaps Pentecost Sunday We will appreciate your

prayers for the success of this effort. Also please

remember

Mr and

Mrs

Sid Boudreaux and their Filipino

co-workers In your prayers. MayGod bless

each

of you In your service fw Him.

Sincerely yours In Christ,

8/11/2019 Selby Charles Roberta 1968 Philippines

2/5

A RIEFH I S T ORY OF THE

WO R K

OF PHILIPPINE

MISSION

CHURCHES

OF

CHRIST OF

NORTHERN LUZON

P O . B o x 49 Apa r r i

Cagayan

Ph i l i p p i n e s

Un i t e d States

Ad d r e s s :

R

L To l l i v e r Fairfield Nebraska 6 8 9 3 8

B E G I N N I N G S

The w ork

of

t h e

Chu r che s

o f

Ch r i s t and

Ch r i s t i a n

Chu r che s

in

th e

Ph i l ipp ines

was

b e g u n

in th e ea r l y p a r t o f t h i s

century

by

s u c h

w el l -l o i o w n

m i ss io na rie s a s

Herman P W i l l i a m s , W,

H ,

Hanna,

Bruce K e r s h n e r

an d

Lesl ie

W o lfe.

As a

r e su l t o f

t h e i r

l abors

and t h o s e o f others who f o l l o w e d an d worked w i t h

them

there are now more than 450 Churches

o f

Christ, and probably

60,000

New

Testament

Christians

in

the P h ilip pin es,

Five

Bib le Col leges

loca ted

in all o f

th e m a j o r geographica l

a reas

o f

th e Phil ipp ines a re

t r a in ing

h u n d r e d s o f F il ip in o young

p e o p l e to take the G o s p e l o f C hr is t to

t h e i r

ow n people

C h a r l e s and R ob er ta S el by w e r e the f i r s t miss ionar ies

to

lo

cate p e r m a n e n t l y in

th e

area known

as the

Cagayan

Val ley

They a r r i v e d

there in J uly

o f

194? and se tt le d in th e town o f

A p a r r i ,

Cagayan, The S e l b y s

have

t h r e e

s o n s ,

Lloyd, Ri c h a r d ,

and Ro b e r t , In 1953 Norval and Dondena Campbell

came

to

jo in

th e S e l b y s in

the

work

an d

l ived

in A p a r r i

un t i l

1957f

when

ttieymoved o v e r to

the

w e s t coas t where t h e y opened

Phi l ippine

B i b l e S^ in a r y in the tovm

o f

V i g a n , I locos S u r ,

The

Camp

b e l l s returned to the

States

in

1963* where

they are

now work

ing

w i t h Centra l

Chris t ian

C o l l e g e of the B ib le in Mo b erly ,

Missouri, In

September of 1964, Sid and Marj Boudreaux and

t h e i r fou r

ch i ld ren

a r r ived i n

Aparr i to jo in in the

w o r k ,

A P A R R I B I B L E SE M INARY

In 1952 th e APARRI BIBLE SEMINARY

w as b e g u n by

Char l es

a n d

R o b e r t a

S e l b y to f u l f i l l the n e e d

o f

t r a in ing

Fi l ip ino

preache r s a n d t eache r s to t ake th e G o s p e l to t h e i r

own

peop le

A v e r a g e enro l lment

in th e

S e m i n a r y

has

b e e n

a r o u n d

50

e a c h

y e a r . More than 4o have

graduated

from the Seminary,

having

completed four and f ive year c o u r s e s .

A l s o , a t

l e a s t 3 5 g i r l s

h av e

received

two an d

t h ree y ea r te ac hin g

ce r t i f i c a t e s M os t

g r a d u a t e s are w orking fu l l o r pa r t t ime in

th e

L o r d s

work.

Gir l s t e a c h from 1 , 0 0 0 to 2 , 0 0 0 chi ldren e a c h svimmer in

D , V , B , S , A

k inde rga r t en

is

c o n d u c t e d b y

th e

S e m i n a r y

to

he lp

t r a in g i r l s Fu l l B i b l e c o u r s e s are taugh t in th e S emin ary ,

wi th

r e l a t ed sub j e c t s F a cu lty in c lu d es : Char le s a n d Rober t a

S e l b y , M arj

B o u d r e a u x , F a u s t i n o P e n e y r a ,

Lau rean o

Lopez,

Ben

and Guadalupe Cas t i l lo

William and

Nita Ba g a i n , S t u d e n t

p r e a c h e r s

a re

ac t ive

o n

w eek-ends an d dur ing vaca t ions in

preaching

th e G o s p el

th roughout th e

C a g a y a n Val l ey

8/11/2019 Selby Charles Roberta 1968 Philippines

3/5

EVANGELISTIC ViORK

In 19^7 Uiere were but two preachers and about 10 Churches in

the

Cagayan

Valley .

As

a r e su l t o f the t r a in ing program o f

the

P RI

BIBLE

SEMIN Y

there are now between JO and 40

preachers

and

some 60

Churches

in

this

area.

The some 30

Churches

es t ab l i shed dur ing th e pa s t 20 yea r s

have been es

t ab l i shed

by Fi l ip ino preachers . These

same

men have

bapt ized

thousands o f souls

i n to

Chr i s t

dur ing

th e same pe r iod .

Every

yea r

a

Conference on

Evangelism

i s

held a t the

Saninary

campus fo r

th e preache r s

and

o t he r

Church

l eader s .

Two

Chris t ian Youth Camps are held each summer, one

in

Cagayan

Province , one in I s abe l a Province . Severa l r a l l i e s and con

vent ions a re a lso held by the Churches, completely

planned

and

conducted

by

the

preachers

and

elders o f

the

congrega

t ions . Churches

a re

poor and no t y e t completely

se l f - sup -

por t ing

bu t

a re

working toward

t h a t

end. There i s

a

grea t

des i r e among th e

Churches and preachers

to br ing about

s e l f -

suppor t ing, se l f - ex tend ing Churches

as soon as

poss ib le .

PRINTING

MINISTRY

A M ul t i li t h 1230 o f f s e t

pres s

and a sma l l l e t t e r p ress a re

used extens ively in publ ishing

monthly

papers in the

I locano

dia lec t

and

t r a c ts in

both Engl ish and

I locano. With

more

funds , -this pr in t ing mini s t ry can be developed fu rth er to be

come a very

e f f ec t i ve

t oo l in th e

evange l i s t i c

work and in

the

bringing

of

o\ir Chris t ian bre thren

to

sp i r i t ua l

matur i ty

in

Chr i s t .

The press i s cal led the

Aparr i

Bible Seminary

Press

and i s

in

charge

o f Laureano Lopez ,

William

Bagain

and

Benito

Cas t i l lo

with Soninary

s tudents

as s i s t i ng in

t h i s

and

th e book-binding shop in connection with the press .

CHRISTIANS

HIGH

SCHOOLS

In July, 1967 two Christian High Schools

were opened in the

province o f I s abe l a .

They a re known

as

Northern I s abe l a

Academy and

Southern Isabe la

Academy .

Mr.

Amador Aguas, a

C h ris tia n te ac he r

with

25 years teaching experience in the

Publ ic

and

Pr iva te

school systems

o f the

Phi l ipp ines i s d i

rector

of b o t h

s c h o o l s . The se s c h o o l s a r e

st ffed

w i t h ili

pino

t eachers

wi th

B.S.E.

degrees ,

vdio

must meet government

regu la t ions .

Build ings

l and l i b r a r i e s l abora to r ie s

and

cur r i cu lum

mus t

a l so

mee t

government

r egu l a t i on s .

These

schools

pre sen t

t ranendous

evange li st ic oppo rt uni ti es

and

t h i s is th e pr imary

reason

fo r t h e i r es tab l i shment . In

N.I.A.,

there were 86 s tudents enrol led as freshmen and 42 as

sophomores, while

in

S.I.A. 88 were

enrolled as freshman.

Not

even

one o f

th e

88 a t S. I .A .

was a Chr is t i an .

Bible

classes

8/11/2019 Selby Charles Roberta 1968 Philippines

4/5

are

t aught

every

day

by qua l i f ied Seminary

graduates .

We are

sure that most of

these

88

wil l

be won to

Christ

during

their

High School days and idien they are won we know from expeiv

ience -tiaat

Idiey w il l in vi te

a

preacher

to go to t h e i r homes

to

preach thus

g iv irg n ot only the

opportuni ty o f

reaching

t h e i r

own

fami l i e s

b u t

dozens

o f

othe r fami l ies

in

t h e i r

home

v i l l a g e s . t i s en t i r e ly

possib le

t h a t

new Chxirches wi l l

be es tabl ished in every vi l lage

from

which these young people

come. Ve f e e l

t h a t

t hese High Schools w i l l double o r even

t r ip le

ovir evangel is t ic work

in

the Cagayan Valley in a veiy

s h o r t t ime. By the t ime l l ie se s choo ls

have

a l l four years

o f

c la ss es e nr ol le d -Uiey should

be completely

self-supi ort ing

from the tu i t ion paid by the s tudents

and

from other

projec ts

sponsored by

th e

schoo ls .

Sid Boudreaux

i s

working

a t pre se n t

in the developmaat o f two

farm s i t e s where

it

i s hoped t h a t two farm

schools

can be

opened in the near fu tu re .

The

main

purpose

of these schools

i s to give

an opportuni ty

to s tudents to work on the

farms

and earn

Ihe i r

way t h r o u ^ high

school .

At l e a s t

^

o f

Fi l ip ino

young

people

can

n o t

go to hi

school

because they

are

too

poor

to pay tu i t ion . Because of the farm projec ts

s tudents w i l l

be

a t t rac ted

from

wide a reas thus g iv in g u s

oppor tuni t ies to

reach

in to many \jnopened areas with l l ie

Qospel

o f C hr is t .

Ve

f e e l

t h a t

such

schools

as th ese

can

eventua l ly b e comple tely se l f suppo r t ing through

t h a t

which

is produced on th e fa rms.

Besides

the

evangel is t ic

opportuni t ies

much good

w i l l

be

ac

complished in othe r ways as a r e s u l t o f th e

program

o f these

high

schools . Many

o f the studen ts wi l l go out o f the high

schools

i n to

the Aparr i Bible Seminary to become preachers

and teachers o f

the Word of God. Many

o f them wi l l

go

in to

other Colleges

and

Univers i t i es

in Manila

and other places

to

become Doctors

Lawyers

School

Teachers e t c .

and many

o f

them

w i l l

go

back to

t h e i r home v i l l ages where

they

w i l l b e

cOTie

l e a d e r s i n their l o c a l Ch u rch es

a s

w e l l

a s

i n their com

munit ies . Because o f

t h e i r good

so l id educat ion and Bible

t r a in ing they a re going

to

improve

t h e i r

own economic

con

di t ions and t h i s w i l l lead to the eventual economic s t ab i l i l y

of the Churches of which 1hey

are

a par t . This

wil l in

tura

bring ttie

Fil ipino

Churches

to

Ihe place vhere

they

can sup

p o r t

t h e i r

own minis t ry

and t h e i r

own Bible

Colleges and w i l l

no

longer

need

help

from Chu rches

in

Anerica.

The Phi l ippines

i s loca ted in one

o f the

most

s t ra t eg ic areas

o f the

world being

in

the center of a so r t of

crescent witli

Indonesia on the south. Nationalis t China on

the North

Com

munist

China

to the

northwest and

Vie t Nam and the o ther

c o u n t r i e s o f s o u t h e a s t A s ia to

th e

w e s t . A ll o f

t h e s e

a r e a s

are

within two

hours

by Je t from

Manila.

The

time is

coming.

/

8/11/2019 Selby Charles Roberta 1968 Philippines

5/5

if it

i s not a lre ady h ere ,

when, if

we

are

going

to

reach

th ese c ou ntrie s o f southeas t Asia w ith the Gospel , we a re go

ing

to have to

do it through

Asians, In a l l of southeast

Asia, the only place where we have the pote ntia l f or doing

this i s in the Phi lippines vdiere we have

sane

450 Churches

of

Chris t , f ive

Bible

Colleges

and

hundreds

of

preachers

of

the

Gospel. t i s

important

t ha t

the

Fil ipino

Churches

be

brought

to the

place

where ttiey wi l l be

able

to send

idieir

own

preachers

in to

the countries o f southeas t

Asia.

We

bel ieve

the

high school program

along

with

the o the r

phases

o f the

work in Northern Luzon wi l l help us to

accomplish

t h i s goal

i n

a much qu icke r

t ime

-Uian we could eve r

do it

ol i ierwise .

FINANCIAL

NEEDS

Our grea te s t

need a t the presen t time i s

fo r

regu lar sub

s t an t i a l

monthly support

to undergird

the

ent i re

evangelis

t i c program in -tiie Cagayan Valley.

This

in clu des the Semi

nary , the evangel is t ic

work,

the pr in t ing minis t ry

and

the

Christ ian

H i^

Schools.

Fif ty

Churches pledging 50.00

a

month

would

landerwr i te

Idie

p r e s en t needs .

Immediate f inanc ia l

g i f t s

a re

urgent ly

needed fo r the e rec

t i on

o f

th e second u n i ts o f the

hi

school bui ld ings a t bo th

th e hi

school

s i t e s .

One o f

t hese

un i t s

i s al ready

under

cons t ruc t ion and the othe r one must be bu i l t t h i s year if

poss ib le . Each \ jn i t

i s

72 x

30*,

two s to r i e s h igh , w ith a

cement

f l oo r

downsta i rs

and conc re t e

b lock

wal l s up to th e

window sills

downs t a i r s .

The r e s t

o f

th e b\ i i ld ing

is Ph i l i p

pine Mahogony o r be t t e r

with a

galvanized

i ron

roof . These

a re bxj i ldings t h a t

wi l l

l a s t fo r many yea r s . The

co s t

o f

one

un i t completely furn ished , inc luding l abora tory equipment

and l ibrary

faci l i t ies i s 8,000.00,

jus t

1.85

per

square

f oo t .

Plans

c a l l

fo r

th e

es t ab l i shmen t

o f

one

more

hi

school , making a t o t a l of th ree schools , each having a bui ld

ing

cons i s t ing

o f three un i t s . This makes a t o t a l o f nine

un i t s as d esc rib ed above. Two o f t hese xsiits have

a l ready been

completed which means

we

need funds

fo r

seven more

\ j n i t s .

Therefore, a to ta l of 56,000.00 is

yet

needed to complete

the

Uiree bui ld ings . We

f e e l

t h a t no grea t e r

cont r ibu t ion

can be

made

to th e fu r th e rance o f th e Gospel i n

th e

Ph i l i p

pines and in a l l o f southeas t

Asia

a t the presen t t ime.

PRAYER NEEDS

Daily prayer fo r the Holy

Spir i t s

wisdom and guidance fo r

th e mis s iona r i e s and

all F i l i p i no

preache r s and t e a che r s .

Prayer fo r the

s tudents in

the

high

schools ,

t h a t t h e i r

hear ts may be open to the

teaching

o f God's Word, t h a t

they

mi t be

won t o Ch r i s t .