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SUMMER PROGRAM SHAPING UP

Young people with varied experiences and back grounds are coming to England this summer to help in the work. There will be two from missionary families in Rhodesia and Italy. A retired Air Force Christian, college
Ed Tolosa, Oo^v City, California Joyce Pennington, Rhodesia, S. Africa Marie Franke, Novelty, Missouri Scott Pixler, Montrose, Colorado Ann Gossett, Roseville, Illinois

students, Bible college students, and non-college students will be among the number. At different stages and at differ ent times the following are set. Lord willing, to serve the
Lord in London this summer:

Joe Wallace, Lebanon, Indiana Sarah McGuire, Portland, Oregon Margie Patterson, Winona, Minn. Carrie Fowler, Italy Brion Morris, Joplin, Missouri

Norma Harris, Ottvmwa, Iowa Nina Fowler, Sedalia, Missouri Wanda Toon, Joplin, Missouri

Cindy Zickel, Joplin, Missouri

Byron Elrod, Loveland, Colorado

Nma Fowler

Ann Gossett

Scott Pixler

Joyce Pennmgton

A great many calls will be made in this effort, VBS held in three locations, and countless studies in homes are antic ipated. A three-day rally is planned August 8,9,10. Preach ing many sermons and a great deal of money will be ex pended and invested in Christ's message here in England. You can help encourage us: 1. Pray earnestly for the success of this group this
summer.

2. Make an extra contribution for the added ex

penses that a household of 23 or 23 will make. Designate it to the "intern program."

3. Volunteer to come and cook for the team. We

desparately need a cook. 4. Pray again, this is no picnic. It is not an outing or "tour" to see a foreign land. It is an evangelistic
thrust into one of the most influential urban cen

ters in the world community.

BOB BLANSHAN'S MEETING

Bob and June did a wonderful job in Clapham and Streatham. Many people we are working with came for the first time. Our limited goals for the meeting were all achieved and surpassed. Two were added to the fellowship, one a Christian and one baptized into Christ. Bob and June, missionaries to Jamaica, have made fast and secure rela tionships with the West Indian Christians in London.

and her two children, members of Streatham church and

Bible school for one year now...Glyn and Pat Howard, that they will accept the teaching now extended over long per iod...Derek, Dianne, and Debbie Blow, age 12-14, all of whom want to be baptized but who have parents who are
slow to let them...Derek and Barbara Gomez and sister

Dorothy who are now being taught and with whom we have had a long acquaintance. They attended one of Bob Blanshan's meetings...Marva Charles, who has just started attending with us...Iain Stuart, hospitalized due to damage from drug use before baptism.

LEE TURNER
Missionary to Pakistan, Lee Turner willspend five nights

preaching with us March 29 through April 2. We anticipate

that Lee will come at a time when there will be some harvest
Bob and June Blanshan at Windsor during a leisure mo ment after 8 straight days of preaching and teaching.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE INVITED

First of all that we, the Millers, will be USED of God. But there are people to pray for by name. Yvonne Williams

prepared. Please pray to that end. Remember, we sow the seed and gather other workers, you all pray, and all of our combined effort brings the fruit to the place where the Holy Spirit of Jesus can give the increase. Pray ye therefore the
Lord of the Harvest!

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NEW IN THE FELLOWSHIP

the Balham Church of Christ when it was first organized in 1977. Faithful ever since his conversion, he was active in helping the church and in all good works. Always loved by children as their friend, he drove countless miles to bring them to church and deliver them home again. He decorated the houses of people unable to do the work. His prayers were always moving and his songs built us up. He will be missed but we do not begrudge him the better home of which he so often sang, "O, I want to go home...". Brother Taylor has gone home.

Jean Gordon (left) baptized February 24,1980. Marva Charles a Christian from Trinidad brought her.

Jeff King, age 29, an Australian, who now plays piano

for services and helps in other aspects of the church in

Streatham...Pricilla Nicomedes, a nurse, whose home orig inally is Manilla, a member of the Cruzada Church of Christ...Ress Agra, who lives in San Francisco but is an airline pilot based in London, a member of the Alta Vista Church of Christ...Jean Gordon, baptized on February 24, who was brought by Marva Charles, a recent newcomer to the fellowship who is originally from Trinidad.

Last summer VBS group In Streatham proposal: We hope to see more reached this year - Summer 1980.

MEETING PLACE IN OXFORD

We now have a presentable meeting place in Oxford. A nice hall has been made available to us by the St. James Parish Church on Beauchamp Lane in Cowley at the junc tion of Littlemere Road. The first service that we held there, February 17, found people from Clapham and Streatham helping out and Bob Blanshan preaching. Mrs. Gill is seri ously considering becoming a part of the group by accept ing Jesus and being baptized. RoseMary Richens has suf fered an emotional crisis and is hospitalized. Needless to say she needs our prayers.

NEEDS
We have two pressing needs: 1. $3,000 must be repaid to the Balham church. This struggling church loaned their savings to help us purchase 8 Rutford Road. We must raise the money to pay that loan back. 2. $3,000 is still needed to replace the Van we use for the numberless activities including bringing peo ple to church services.

MAIL
Our family looks for the mailman every day. When you are away from home and miss the folks at home a letter from

home means a great deal. Please remember to write to Fred and Charlotte, Van, Kenny, George, Fred, and Celia. Ifyou wish to write to any Christian mentioned in our newsletter it would cheer them too. Write to them c/o the Church of Christ at 8 Rutford Road (the address on the mast head of this letter). I am sure that your encouragement will help them and that you willget an answer personally from them.

Neville Pink minister at Clapham has tal^en a parttime job; support for Neville Pinit should be sent to his sponsoring Church at 22 Irving Street; Hartford,
Connecticut 06112.

Flash!
Four English youth Three girls and one boy are to be baptized next week. The Blow children, Dianne and Derek PLUS Marcia Brown and Debbie Williams. These are long time Streatham attenders. It is a real breakthrough!
REJOICE!! !

BROTHER TAYLOR HAS GONE HOME

Ivan Taylor's favorite song contains the words "O, I want to go home to be with my Saviour and King." When brother Taylor sang the song you could feel the day coming closer. He was one of the first converts in London. Baptized by brother Neville Shaw, he became a charter member of

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REVIEW OF ONE YEAR AT STREATHAM

Summer of 79. Evangelistic campaign at Streatham. Eleven helpers doing door-to-door calling and holding VBS resulted in many being taught the gospel and a new church being launched. Beatrice Folkes came into the fellowship (contacted through Correspondence Course directed by Kerry Decker of Hayward, California) and Chris Chapman
was baptized.

May. I flew to the U.S. Van Miller accompanied me until my return to England June 2.1 held meetings (invited by and expenses paid to and from England almost completely by the generousity of the Galax, Virginia church (Locust Grove), where I presented my Revelation series at the request of the congregation. Very well received and some even asked that I repeat it to a larger audience in a hired hall. I also held short meetings at Guaynabo and Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. At the same time I experienced a great out pouring of affection from Christians in Manchester, NH, Enfield, NH, and members of the church of Christ in Rutland, VT. I spoke and/or visited Christians in Albany, NY, New York, NY, Hartford, CT, Bel Air, MD, Washing ton, DC, Harrisonburg, VA, Winston Salem, NC, Orlando, FL, Lakeland, PL, Pompano Beach, PL, and a super week end with the Central Church at Bradenton, FL.
June. The summer has begun. Already our mission cen ter is getting used as many are coming and going and using it as a stop-over. We rejoice that it is used that way. It is part of the purpose of the building and we rejoice to see God's people use it. Staving with us and helping at present are

Nina Fowler, Ann Gossett, and \^nda Toon. Theyarrived

Priscilla Nicomedes in fellowship at Streatham.

December. Meeting with Ben Alexander and Ron Sunseri strengthened the brethren and many non-church members came to hear the gospel. Ben did much in the way of helping in the public school system, stirring up much interest. Jean Gordan was baptized shortly after and Priscilla Nicomedes came into the fellowship.
February. Meeting with Bob Blanshan resulted in sev eral responses to the preaching. There were new people in the services every nite to hear Bob preach and watch June's
chalk art. Brother and sister Diane and Derek Blow were

baptized and others who responded are still being taught. Derek preached his first sermon in May. Paulina Cahn also came into the fellowship.

early to prepare for the VBS team coming in July. Besides typing lessons and getting hand-work prepared, they are involved in teaching, calling, and home studies. Interest has risen through them and young people who had dropped out have reappeared and are attending the services again. Paul Blowers (enroute to Oxford) was here for a few days and the fellowship was good. Charlotte's mother and niece are visiting and helping with the work at the same time. Karen Much, principal of Christian School in Levittown, Puerto Rico, on her way north to see the work in England, stayed with us. Curt Nordhielm of Nottingham stayed over night to talk over details of cooperation in the summer program. Expected are traveling missionaries staying a few days on the way to their mission stations: the Cecil Byrds, en route to Zambia; Don Leach Manhattan Christian Col lege, KS; Dean Davis family, en route to Zambia. Also expected for a week is Florence Bonteil, Christian from Paris. Geoff King, Australian Christian, is due back with us by the end of June.

Diane Blow baptized.

March. Meeting with Lee Turner reached many more people with the message of Christ. Over 69 different people attended the Streatham meetings and Lee preached to 42 in Balham making a total of 111 people who heard him preach. Rosina Marshall was baptized as a result of the week of preaching and others were made stronger.

Geoff King, Australian Christian, playing piano. Van Miller teaching

service.

Previous visitors have been the Alan Ashursts of Man

At the same time the Clapham church has experienced similar growth under the leadership of Neville Pink.

chester, England for a long weekend talking over special problems of teaching Muslims. Carol Ashurst came for a weekend renewing fellowship and talking over her plans to serve as a missionary in India. Christians from the church in Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Peng Fong, spent a
week with us.

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A FAMILY NEEDED-PERHAPS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE GOD.

Marxism is a penetrating and permeating influence in Europe. We are glad tliat our son Kenneth is returning to the U.S to attend the Bible College of his choice. We ask you to be praying for our remaining children who are grow ing up in a Marxist and secular environment. It would be necessary for a person to actually live here to experience the impact of the Marxist doctrine on the minds of young people. It is for this reason that I plan to bring my family with me during the October-November visit to the U.S. My children

atheism pressures of Europe. You need to pray for us and the Christians in Europe in general as there is a great fight of spiritual afflictions. Many so called "Christians" talk more
like Marxists, actually parroting the doctrines of the Soviet party line for the churches.

need to be out of Europe to be reoriented to what Iconsider

to be the "real world" in America in contrast to the secular

Therefore, we need a place to locate for two months in the U.S. while I travel among churches, preferably where there is a Christian school for the two youngest children. Perhaps I could trade places with some preacher who would use the time in England to fill out his own plans for outreach. We would like a man or family to live in our house and lead the work while I am gone. Any interest out there?

COMMENTS FROM OTHERS ON THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS

Both Ben Alexander and Lee Turner made remarks

about the special problems facing young people here. One

stated that he would not want to live here and would want
^ different environment. The other said that he

would prefer not to see his grandchildren moved here and subjected to the influences that we refer to. These men are

A s p i r i t u a l giants. So don't forget to pray for our family and

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Boy in center is David, returned to services recently as has John
Winkle, Linda and Theresa.

please don't any ofyou make small-minded judgements or

unholy comments calling the October-November trip a "vacation" for my family. My kids need a breath of freedom
to remind them what it is like.

VAN MILLER RETURNS

After a year and some months Van has returned to the
U.S. He will work in Rutland at a radio station while he sorts

out plans for the future. He hopes to ultimately locate a job

with Christian radio.

PROMOTIONAL TRIP
Ifyou would like for us to include you in a visit and visual ized presentation of the London Mission this OctoberNovember, please write us. Although we willbe centered in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Missouri we will be traveling more widely and may be near you. Let us know ifyou would like us to work you in. Who will come to live in our house in London during this time? Phone us (phone number is on the letterhead).

PRAYER NEEDS
Pray that we will get the mini-bus fixed before VBS time. We still have problems getting repairs. Pray that we will survive the continuing increase in exchange rates (present ly at almost $2.40) and that we can locate the cash to pay back the Clapham church money they need. Pray for the
converts of the Lord's church here. Derek Blow is a future

Derek Blow baptized.

FLASH!
Brother Taylor's (his death reported in last newsletter) 17-year-old granddaughter, Rosina Marshall, has made her decision. She is to be baptized next Sunday!

leader, please build a hedge of spiritual power around him with your prayers.

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NEWS OF THE CHUiiCH OF CHRIST LOfiDCN 1,-jISSION FOR JULY AUGUST 1980
8 Rutfor*d'Roadj Streatihans, Loncicn, .SW 16, England. , . " ' " . r

Phone 441 769 4563 . .

WHATJS GpIP^. ON? ^

been maKin.g prepaVations for the summer campaigners who are.^^jjist now arriving. Ann (aos- . set, Nina FdvvTer> and Wanda Toon have been teaching, sinaina.^'tvpinq. calling, preparij^n
cratts, and doing door to"dQQr work. So far 4,000 circulars have been placed in front door mail boxes.; It is planned that 20,000 doors v/ill be knc " 2d .on in South'iondon

Thr^e ^p.ung vslonien have been v/orking with the. l\1111erVs s^iri.!ct\';Ourie I, T980. They have

alone^ A /r knocking campaign is also plabned for the Manchester,area where the thrust
vnll be niau y tov/ard t'luslims and Hindus. The total hoiisehold of ;24 Christians workthg vnll make the evangelistic effort possible. Your prayers are appreciated. Ple&sS'bring
up the prayer needs in the church where you attend. ... , . , . ,

MILiiGAN TROOP
. : Puppeteers fhim i-illligan College ? Tennessee, recently spent'4 days in our homeV--'
The TO young people presented their program each evening to about 50 people. Through'

alv^ays evident.
A typical SUNDAY CHURCH MEETING

The cosmopolitan nature of London 'Is evident in a Sunday church service here. Inclu ded wIil bo Americans, British, Filipino, Cln'nese, Jamaican, W. African, Australian^

rtOceiitTy those''depit*t1nc frorrrthe fellotrship,here to th^ir conies includeci tnose from

lligeria,. and Austr?.l1a.

Visitors to cur home who .frequently, conie are Polish, Pakistani

Ind-r^ns, S. Africanv 2 well as several English. ri'h'ssionaHes make" up part of the groiip
':'miny?.lly passing through. Sam and Alatheia Burton are'Withus; this weekend ai he has just arrived in fengTahd. Sg:;.> or you mav knov< Mrs Burtons ftiother Vicki Hintx foriifer

before return'to Indlancipolls) was v\<ith us while getting aojusted while getting ready for his asiiignment in Oxford and evaij^wristic work there. Don Leach andwife uoann from Kansas left a few days ago. He will teach in the new bible College forming
in the Birminghani area.
OUR MOST PRISING NEED

Th^re'ls ii very real need for a family to move here to help us with the work, vie can not do an effective job alone. Of cpurse we are not trying to do it.alone but as

v?.liJabie as- short term help is we will .not oo the job as well without long term helpfers
on the field. The churches started; need; another couple to help-us ih England. Frankly we are not looking for a "chief" but for an humble Christian farnity who want to serve
the Lord in a hard field. Free churches of Christ have a precarious foothold in England Someone with an investment cauls buy a buisness and might even make an exceptionally good profit while serving the Lord. Someone with a pension could be useo.Support is a problem. Someone willing to live on minimum working class standard here in England wo would still need 14 to 15,000 annual income to merely survive. Who would meet a chajlengib to comc? Write to us diroct in England about this need and learn fiow you could fit
in the program. Pray for God's will in the matter.

PRAYER MEEOS A^D rWEY NEEDS

The'exchangerate of $ to pound sterling has reached $2^40. The exchange rate directly
affects our ability to function. When it goes up our activity slows down. (At the pre sent rate petrol is $3.30 per gal.) As a result op the diminishing value of the dollar
inflation, the rising exchange rate and the added cost of keeping summer campaignersour ability to meet regular expenses is extremely, pressed.. The.need to pray is not just for added.funds but 71n the need; for an economic turn around in the USA and for a more power ful dollar, i^ot for selfish reasons but for the sake of the furtherance of the gospel. It is true that the U S balance: of paytiientSj. the defense budgeti and the strengtn of the dollar bear a direct influence on our ability to evangelise.: In the same way o^-her missionaries are affected.. This is the time when preachers of the gospel are jr' t need ed, in Europe and they are faced with a serious problem and you ought to:pray ab out it .
PRAYER NEEDS AMD PEOPLE NEEDS

Glyn and Pat Howard are still frequent visitors at our home. Tney have become real friends and have increased in the word of God.We have mark several way stations on their way to faitfrand they now believe.in the truth of the Bible and the gospel niessage but as yet have not accepted Jesus as Saviour. In thftir early 20s.we have asked a couple in the church to make them.a special project this summer. Your prayers are needed***.Derek and Dianne olow^are still faithful to the decision they made and are on the way to be coming leaders in the churchYour prayers will help. Derek is only 14 but.he.delivers very moving lessons and sentiments at the Lord's table. *** Paulina Chan is a lovely Chinese mother of Alfa who conies in spite of pressure at home not to be here. Pray for
her husband that he will soften his attitude and that we will soon see him here too.
EXXXXTRA.SU?^^;ER EXPENSES

Wit{^-24 people itri;^mHwse-=ce4iTg--th^t:ord:V^woTi^ ns Tfot possible"i:o~xeep pace^ with the expenses vvith normal income even though the interns make a contr .bution toward room and board; Vs'ith the advance in prices and exchange rate the contribution will not cover their.expensesi Will you help with an extra offering for the summer months; So much needs to be doneand our little effort is but a orop in so large a sea of people.

Although.it is runn'ng we still need to replace the Van and pay the debt tothe Clapham
Balham church wliich.is.still outstanding and an embarassment to us.. We are in need of a large quantity of paper for this sumrner's hand bills. Thus if you make an extra contribution it'w.f11 be consumed on the effort to get the woru pf God out to people here. May the Lord bless you.
OCTiDBER NOVEHBER

We expect to be in the States in Ostober November and would

like to be involved

in as many speaking appointments as possible wnile there, voi would lii^e to be preset at Rallies and meetings with missionary emphasis. If you would like to have us let us
knaw. Fred will be travelling extensively so you will no doubt be near an area where he will be and Charlotte will be available for woman's meetings. Let us hear from you
soon and let others know we vnll be available in October- iiove?iiber.

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LONDON MISSION
July-Aug. 1980
8 Rulford Road, SIreatham, London SW 16, England; Phone (national) 01-769-4S63 (Inlernatlonal) 441-769-4S63
American Office: P.O. Box 303; Rutland, Vt. 05701: Phone 802/773-7474; Bernard Ooly, agent and secretary; F. P. Miller, director

WHAT DID WE DO THIS SUMMER?

33,000 A SMALL NUMBER

IN LONDON
Gospel literature and Bible Correspondence offers were pushed through 22,000 letter boxes in London and 11,000 more in Liverpool and Manchester by the summer interns this summer. Even though this represents extraordinary pavement pounding it touched only a small portion of the people at easy reach. If we did the same number each year it would take us 235 years to cover London alone! What a huge task to reach the people only in London, Results of this summer's effort are still coming in day by day and we
will not know all from the efforts until later. But we are not

VBS group in Miller's Home

VBS this summer assembled In Miller's garden

What did we do this summer? I mean beside housing 14

interns, two cooks, and my own family; hosting five mission ary groups on their way through London plus countless visitors coming and going. Beside that, the team taught Bible Schools to 150 different young people from Streatham, S. Norwood, and Clapham (most of whom went through the house while being taught the word of God). The seed sown in these young lives has been placed there lovingly and prayerfully. Witnessing in the common, the use of puppets, door-to-door calling, visitation in the homes of those whose kids came to Bible school, placing of Gospel literature, preaching, visiting other churches of Christ in Eltham, Ilford, Brighton, Plymouth, Stretford, Clapham, and Harringay, and attending denominational services to get ac quainted in churches both Catholic and Protestant. What
else did we do this summer?

waiting before planning next year's program. We are plan ning to place 50,000 pieces of Gospel literature next sum mer. That way it will only take us 200 years to touch each home in London! The program is already shaping up as two have applied for team membership for the summer of 1981. If you want to be a part of the team write for an application and information which willexplain the program. Most Bible Colleges are granting credit for the internship program. The program is six weeks of hard work with little time to wish you were somewhere else.

PREACHING RALLY IN LONDON

The first preaching Rally of Churches of Christ in S. London was successfully held in Clapham. The rally, held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (August 8, 9,10) was a real encouragement to all who attended to hear preachers preach eight vital messages on basic Christianity. A high attendance of 66 at one of the services encouraged us but we were more heartened that over 100 different people at tended at least one of the sessions. Next year's rally is al ready being looked forward to and plans call for a bigger and better rally with great preaching and encouragement. How about you planning on being there?

The Summer of 1980 Interns

EXCITING CONTACTS FROM THE SUMMER

AN ATHEIST'S DAUGHTER
Debbie Carlson: Phoned in response to door-to-door work. She said: ivly parents are atheists but I am interested in learning about Christianity." Debbie attends services here now and spends leisure time with us and is now study ing the third in a series of five studies leading to conversion.

TEACHER FROM COMMUNIST POLAND Christiana: A 28-year-old teacher from Warsaw, Poland.
She came to our house as a result of door-to-door work.

She is visiting London on holiday and will return to com munist Poland at the end of August. Pray for her that she Will return with faith. She is "not far from the Kingdom".

A CONVERTED MUSLIM

Rahim Oola: A Muslimall his life,was baptized by Allan

Ashurst in Manchester during our campaign there. Allan has taught him for seven years. We made good progress in visits with Rahim's wife who, with her five children, is sepa rated from Rahim. Restoring the family and bringing this whole practising Muslim family to unity in Christ seems possible. What a joy it was to show Rahaim's wife and chil dren how he had been baptized and what it meant. Allan and I acted out the baptism in front of the family much to their extreme interest and subdued delight. We had further opportunity to witness to Sultana's (Rahim's wife) brother and an 18-year-old relative. Alum. There is some danger in volved in making these teaching approaches in Muslim neighborhoods, even in England. Your prayers are needed especially for Allan Ashurst as he devotes his total efforts

Byron EIrod 3rd from right- one of the preachers at the 1st annual S. London preaching rally. Enjoying the fellowship dinner.

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to the conversion of Islamic people. I particularly thank God for being able to work with Allan this summer. God used us. May the Lord so use us again.

serve you by reducing your hotel bill and you can serve the Lord by staying with us and blessing the Christians with
your presence and paying only the going rate for inexpen-' sive tourist rooms (which is about 7.50 pounds per night and

YOUTH IN THE HEART OF LONDON

We have young people who visit our home daily. They come for companionship or just a place to be. Pray for them and for our patience with them. They range from age 14 to 20. Pray for Nathan, Bobby, Dave, Bill and Karen Bailey, John and Linda Whittle, Marcia, Lisa, Steven, Bryon, and for a group of younger kids who also visit (in fact, some are here now; Teresa, Debbie, Derek, Tracie, and two Stevens). Don't forget Mrs. Hall, 83, who is here daily and at church each service. Remember the Christian young people Rosena, Fred, Celia, George, Derek, and Diane.

includes an English breakfast). Just ask and we will help you with a tour of England. You can help the Lord's work this
way.

VAN MILLER PARALYZED IN ACCIDENT

On the afternoon of August 31, Van Miller, oldest son of Fred and Charlotte Miller, was seriously injured in a motor cycle accident. Van lost control of the vehicle on a country road in Vermont, struck a ditch, and was pitched over an
embankment.

BIBLE CAMP IN BIRMINGHAM

Eight young people went to Bible Camp from London. We drove them 100 miles north to Birmingham. We are looking into the possiblity of having a camp in the proximity of London next year.

Van suffered a broken back. He was carried by ambu lance to the hospital in Rutland, Vermont. Because of the seriousness of his injuries he was transfered to University Hospital in Burlington, Vermont, where surgery was per formed the same night. As a result of the accident. Van is paralyzed from midchest down with no feeling or movement in his limbs. The doctors hold little hope of his recovering from the paralysis. Charlotte flew to Boston September 2 to spend several weeks with Van at the hospital. What the future holds for Van is in the balance and your earnest prayers for a miracle
in his life are desired.

In the meantime, we are continuing with the work. Our immediate thoughts are to bring Van to England where he
will be able to be involved in useful work for the mission.

Your spiritual consideration, prayers and soul support of the special needs Van has will be appreciated. Cards and letters may be sent for at least six weeks to: Gene Van Miller, University Hospital, Burlington, VT
05401. A craft class led by Byron EIrod and Carrie Fowler

UPDATE ON VAN
The operation (removing shattered protions of verte brae and blood clots) included a bone graft from a rib. Two days later, with Charlotte at his side, a minor miracle! Van moved his feet. He still has a long journey, however. Doc tors say six months of operations and therapy but there now is hope that he will regain use of his limbs. I read the
91st Psalm before I knew this and wondered what it meant.

FLASH!
Debbie Carlson, 20, made her decision to become a
Christian. She was contacted in door-to-door work this

summer. She should be baptized by the time you read this.

It is like a message from God to faltering faith!

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USE OF OUR HOME

We do put the house to heavy use in the summer months. Keeping the house and maintaining it is expensive. You can help if you are a Christian traveler by using our place as a "Bed and Breakfast" (as tourist hotels are known in England). Convenient to central London, the house can

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Church of Christ
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Vol. I, No. 5 September - October, 1980

LONDON

MISSION

8 Rutlord Road, Streatham, London SW 16, England: Phone (national) 01-769-4S63 (international) 441-769-4S63 American OHIce: P.O. Box 383; Rutland, Vt. 05701; Phone 802/773>7474;Bernard Doty, agent and secretary; F. P. Miller,director

Dear Friends of London Mission,

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I don't hear much of the news of the brethren but am in hopes that the work where you are is going well.
Trying to establish the church has the same pitfalls wherever you go, so you will be aware of problems we have here. However, some special problems relate to this field which is generally unresponsive. We raised lots of interest in the summer program and have one solid convert to show for it and a few more teaching appointments. We rejoice in that but what a
mammoth output for so minimum an intake.

I recently attended a fraternal gathering of 30 other "fulltime" Christian workers working with a few churches in a faltering
^ttempt^to restore_lhe restoration^churches left after the recent liberal departure of the main body-into an ecumenical merger. There are 28 churches left, demoralized, with little direction of purpose, not much hope of "revival", and only passing
acquaintance with the principles that brought them into existence in the first place. The Christian workers (who invest hours of

effort to recondition the churches and evangelize) reported their last year's results. The reports would be enough to demoralize
any but the most stalwart in seeking a field like this to work in.

1 can't say that I was encouraged by the report of so many talented workers, but I must say that from the standpoint of comparing the results it kept me from accepting the word "failure" and from crossing off my own judgement of the work that we are doing in England. Attendance increases reported brought the congregations in most places up to 16 or even 18 only to be followed by interpersonal squabbles. Gains were lost in some places. How painful for those in that labor. Why work in such an unresponsive field? Or better yet, why answer God's call to work in an unresponsive field? As in New England (where we spent 21 years) my family is not here because we like it this way. We do seem to have the tenacity, as well as the thick skin, needed to ward off the criticism of friends and well-meaning people who know that they could do it

better or rather we could do it better their way. That, of course, is the most painful condition to bear. It is certainly not the
opposition of the enemy, who we have fairly well defined, not the lonely despair bred of working in solitude nor the slimness of results breathing their implications of failure. No, it is the shortsighted critic who does not see the patience needed, the waiting required, and the real growth taking slow but firm root under his ridiculing eyes, who evokes the most pain from the
inner spirit of this kind of labor.

Why continue? Why not go where the results are better? That makes most sense in the numbers-conscious age where church growth is the norm to be sought. There are very real reasons for restoring the work of Christ where it once stood firm, especially on the outposts of the Christian world. London could hardly have been thought of in those terms at the close of World War II. However, the spector of atheism and materialism has risen to verify the Marx-Engles Manifesto of 1850. How true to prophesy of the coming "haunting" then promised.
The implications of the work here are so great that to think of the possibility of having to retreat across the ocean makes me shudder. The non-instrumental churches of Christ are pressing the battle, thank God. If it were not for them we would have little witness in Europe, none in France, none in Norway and Sweden (still a part of the free world), none in Holland, Denmark or any of the countries in the Balkans. Our presence in London has been a witness to Europe, however small, that has seen the message gone into France (we have a baptized believer there) and into Poland with a young school teacher. Visits with gospel literature have gone into Germany. My son has witnessed for his faith in Moscow in the course of a school-sponsored trip. He

talked about Christ on the Metro in Moscow to youth groups who were appalled at his question of any of them believing in God. Our witness in Europe's 600,000,000 (600 million) people is so minimal that returning to the U.S.A. is an unthinkable
defeat.

We can not make contacts and follow them up on our own. The church is not one man nor is the ministry meant to be a one-man-operation. Our most desperate need is help in the way of people living on the field. We need a young person or two who would live here for a year (minimum) and a young couple who would come to work in the city with us. We have other opportunities that have opened up and we have had to let them go by because of lack of laborers. We need for you to pray the Lord of the harvest to raise up laborers for the harvest.

Next summer we will use short-term help again. It is not the best kind of help but it is what is available at this time. We need long-term help. Short-term summer helpers, however, are always going to be needed and they will always stir up new contacts. No matter how much problem their immaturity develops they can't be left out. They make a greater contribution than their not being here. There are inevitable drawbacks from using short-term, young, and immature helpers. However, someone invaribly gets converted so it is worth the pain and discomfort associated with the work. So, next summer, we will use shortterm help again.

We also need periodic encouragement from Christian preachers. If you could be with us for a few weeks, or for the preaching rally, it would be that much contact with the Christians here and the word of encouragement would go a long way. Would you be able to make it this year. Would the church send you?

In this newsletter you will find a description and application for next summer's program in England. I would appreciate it if you would expose the material to as many young people as possible. Those interested can write to me direct if they want other copies. I need and appreciate your assistance in getting the short-term help. Last summer we passed out 33,000 invitations to receive gospel literature and teaching. If we did that much each summer it would take us 365 years to reach the 11,000,000 in London. Next summer we plan to touch 50,000 mail boxes in London. That way it will only take 250 years to get the job of reaching each person in London with the opportunity to learn about the Lord. Please let me know if you can help us.
Sincerely in Christ,
Fred P. Miller

SUMMER OF 1981 MILLER INTERNSHIP IN LONDON

A structured and disciplined plan of action is a welcome arrange ment for those who desire to do a lasting work for Christ. Of course room must be left for unstructured spontaneity of change through the Holy Spirit. "Where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty." How ever, a purposed goal is rarely achieved without planning, especially for short periods of intensified evangelism.

Minimum goals: 1. House-to-house distribution of scripture ma terials describing the New Testament church with invitations to var ious options. 50,000 doors are to receive materials. 2. House-tohouse calling in follow-up operations finding contacts who will receive teaching. Each intern will have an opportunity to teach lead ing to a decision. 3. VBS in a central location, working with a large number of youth for two weeks. 4. A three-day preaching rally in London with active intern participation.

The following schedule is a suggested plan of action and will be

generally used. But the unexpected is to be expected! Alteration of plan inspired by the Holy Spirit is a prayerfully anticipated probabili ty.

Fourth Week

VBS in Clapham but more emphasis on calling and literature distribution. *

August 7, 8, 9 will be a preaching rally at Clapham. This is the second annual observation of the South London Rally.
Fifth Week

First Week (beginning July 12) Breakfast and clean up over by Devotion and prayer
Orientation sessions

8:15 8:15 11:301:30 -

9:15
1:30
2:30

9:15-11:30

Door knocking and "cold turkey" calls

Lunch

Growth session and feed back

Call backs and home studies

2:30 3:30 -

3:30
5:30

Literature distribution in 1980 occupied this week in London. Manchester and Liverpool. A similar work will occupy the week in cities yet to be outlined. Last year our work helped the church in Stretford with whom we may work again if the Lord is willing.
Sixth Week

Evening meal Open Group and private devotions

Second and Third Weeks

5:30 - 7:00 7:00 - 11:00 11:00 - till bed

Travel and personal enlargement. Direction and help will be offered in traveling to other parts of England. You may want to visit other missionaries in the midlands
or visit the continent.

VBS preparation and teaching will occupy the mornings while the afternoons will be occupied with passing out of literature following the same general schedule in the first week.

August 24 Return home. Your stay behind is at additional cost.

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Summer of 1980 Interns

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Summer of 1980 VBS in Streatham.

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' Ann Gossett, summer intern with two Bible schoolers.

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Nev. Pink, Nev. Shaw and
Fred Miller.

Rosina Marshall being baptised into Christ.

Paulina Chan and son Alpha,

members Church. of Streatham

APPLICATION FOR SUMMER 1981 INTERNSHIP IN LONDON

I have read the internship schedule and guidelines. I want to be a part of this evangelistic

effort and will do my best to follow the schedule and program.

NAME & ADDRESS OF PARENTS.

Home Phone

In your own words give your reasons for wanting to be a part of this program in London.
1981 (use a separate piece of paper).

Can you honestly say that you have the Holy Spirit?
Will you make a sincere effort to pray every day for London 1981?
What talents do you have that can be used? (on a spearate sheet)

You must have asponsorl ng church anda letter of recommendation from one of the officers
of that church.

SPONSORING CHURCH

1. Music, sing 3. Art, lettering, layout.

instrument

can it be brought?

2. What special crafts can you direct? 4. Lead children in recreation and games.
5. Drive a right-hand motor vehicle.

6. Drama - sltits and pfays. 7. Puppets, can you bring them?

8. I like to cook

9. nish washing 10. House cleaning 11. Positive preaching to other cultures and denominations.

What health problems do you have that we ought to know about. (Fainting, epilepsy, aller gies. infections, heart problems, etc. (explain or write "none").
Parents permission, If under 18

12. What language beside English do you speak? 13. Familiarity with black people and other minorities.
14. Use of projection equipment.

Enclosed find $25 deposit (not refundable) to be applied toward room end board and local transportation fee of 250 pounds sterling (about S500) for the 6 week program.
If not returning to the USA after the 6 weeks we need to know In advance. Return appiicalion to Internship to London. Box 383, Rutland, Vermont, 05701

15. Lead in Jute Miller cottage meeting films.

16. Other

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VOL.1 N0.6 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1980

LONDON MISSION
8 Rulford Road, Streatham. London SW 16, England: Phone (nalional) 01-769-4S63 (Inlernatlonal) 441-769-4563 American Office: P.O. Box 383; Rutland. Vt. 05701; Phone 802/773-7474: Bernard Doty, agent and tecretary; F. P. Miller, director

to expedite the King's business while you are in London. Keep our address and phone on file.

GOALS AND PLANS FOR 1981

At a December, 1980 meeting with my colleagues Nev Shaw and Nev Pink (without whom I do very little) outlines
were made for the following goals for the work in London:

1. Establishing the South London BibleInstitute. Beginning

Fred with Van standing (with help of back brace and cane) with
James and Yvonne Lane. James is minister of successfui and grow

in January, 1981 there will be six students enrolled in two classes. Nev Pink is to teach Homiletics and Fred Miller

ing church in Hartford, Conn, which Fred and James laid the founda
tion for together In 1976-77.

will be teaching Genesis. Charlotte Millerwill be teaching women's subjects. More on this as it develops. 2. Announced the dates for the South London Preaching Rally. We will host the rally for the second year July 31, August 1 and 2. Speakers will include Lafe Culver of Ottumwa, Iowa; Harvy Bacus, Joplin, Mo; Alan Ashurst, Stretford, U.K.; Sam Burton, Buckle, Scotland; and William Hooker, London. Other details as they develop.
3. Also passed were plans for the summer Bible Schools to be held in union for three weeks in the Clapham building, all youngsters from South London being bused to the
one location for three full weeks.

VAN MILLER UPDATE

We are still thanking God for the miraculous recovery of movement in Van's limbs. Major surgery, which grafted bones and added steel posts to his back, made it possible for him to stand. He wears a steel brace from hips to shoul ders and uses a cane. But, he is walking!

The medical bills are staggering but some help has been received. Many have asked for details on the extent of the

bill. We are reluctant to be definite or make an appeal (as has been suggested by several) because we are still unaware of what ultimately will happen. Van has received a $15,000 grant toward what was "experimental" surgery. This, of
course, goes a long way toward reducing the over $40,000 expense. There may be a further grant to help with the hospital but we do not know yet. A few people have sent help (among whom was the Crusader Class at the Pinedale church of Christ, Winston Salem, N.C. who sent $1,190). The ambulance and emergency service (which is about
$500) and Charlotte's airfare can thus be taken care of.

Thanks for your mercifulcare! This money came labeled "to

be used as deemed necessary." Thanks for that confidence! There are some expenses that we know will not be covered by grants but we don't know the amount yet. It could be anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 we just don't know and are waiting while officials go over the needs, etc.

In the meantime, Van is gaining strength in the care of James and Yvonne Lane, minister of the church of Christ in Hartford, Conn. After January 1 he will visit his brother Kenny at Ozark Bible College for a few weeks, inspect the school and their radio station. Then he will fly from St. Louis to London where we will use him in the correspondence
work and preparation for summer work and in the intern

Fred looked for and found Stephanie Nichols. She still does art for Jesus and daily passes out Gospel tracts among town and others. Those who know her may want to encourage her in the Lord. Write c/o Macadonla Church - 824 Albany Ave., Hartford, Conn. 06112.

50,000 MAGAZINES
A MOVE OF FAITH
Printing is being started as an act of faith on 50,000 pieces of gospel literature. They are to be distributed in London next summer. You willreceive a copy soon. Please look it over prayerfully and carefully. Consider its value for evangelism. We anticipate 50 home studies from filmshowings, 100 direct inquires, and 200 correspondence
students to result from the distribution.

ship during the summer (if he has recuperated enough). Next Fall Van expects to be in college, Lord willing.

A VISITING MISSIONARY
Peter Sutjaibon, a Thai missionary-evangelist of
churches of Christ inThailand, stopped with us in London while he madearrangements for shipping 10,000 Lisu Bibles
to Burma and Thailand. Peter worked on the revisionof the

Lisu text. Hehimself invented analphabet and grammar for

the Ngochang tribe and has translated the NewTestament into the language of these people. His translation is in the

processofbeing set for printing. Itwasmy privilege to make

all ofhis connections for him and escort him tohis meetings.
His business (which is Jesus' business and therefore mine too) wasexpedited. We are more than glad to be used and

have some part in helping the larger kingdom in this way. We urge other missionaries to use our facility and service

We need $3,300 to purchase these magazines. When you get your copy, please consider how many you will pur chase and contribute toward their cost. Ten offerings of $330.00 will supply the materials. Our summer interns will be here to distribute and to follow up. Please help buy this vital literature. Those who read this (especially you who have not contributed toward this work) will you sit down now and send an offering to cover the cost of printing? It would only take 100 people giving $33.00 each to get this
done.

[Bo'gilGoo'gfflj, Peas M Is

INTERN PROGRAM SHAPING UP

Four applications have been processed so far for the summer of 1981 program. Quite a few inquiries have been made and a good many have said that we can expect them. However, we count on only those from whom we have received applications as having decided. We wouldlike the applications to be inbythe end of February, 1981. Wehave
one person committed to cook. There is need for one more.
Dear friend of London Mission,

"If Fred Miller leaves London, the work in England will

fall."

Those ominous words were spoken to me only recently by an elder of a Midwestern church that is itself heavily in volved in foreign missions in Spain and Portugal. We all realize, of course, that there is no "indispensable" man. However, there are certain individuals who are in
valuable to a cause.

It is a vital job and makes it possible for the team to be at work. You maybe just the one forthe job. Please inquire if
you are interested.

If you want to see London and some of Europe, what

better way than by making a Christian contribution.

What, for example, would our Christian women in America be facing were it not for the courageous efforts of

Phyllis Schafley, tireless anti-ERA worker? I kind of feel like

that observant elder might just have spoken prophetic
truth.

KENNY MILLER REPORT

Kenny is doing well in Ozark Bible College and fitting into the program. He has a job in a florist shop and green house and pays most of his own school bill! He recently
wrote and asked if he could be involved in the intern pro

Fred Miller is pressing the battle for Jesus Christ in the teeming metropolis of London. This great man of God, his good wife and brave children, have made a magnificant sacrifice by uprooting themselves from their beloved American soil to resettle in a country and culture as different
from ours as East is from West.

gram! Of course he has to fill out the application just like

all the rest!

The efforts of the Millers have been exhaustive. The

results of their labor has been truly encouraging. By Ameri

can standards the number of churches established and

souls saved might be considered small but by European standards the Millers have done an amazing job.

Wouldn't it be tragic if this influential worker and his family could not remain to work for Christ in London be cause Christians in this great land failed to rally to the
cause?

I am writing to you (Fred does not know that I am doing so) to encourage you to please consider sending regular, generous support to this vital work. I weep that we have to beg well-to-do American Christians to share only a frac tion of their possessions with those who have given up all
to labor for Jesus Christ.

Won't you write me today and assure me that you will both pray and pay for the work this dedicated family is doing? I want a faithful gospel witness in England, don't
Allan Ashurst, after many years of teaching, baptizes Muslim, Rahim Uliah of Manchester, England. you?

May the stirring words that Winston Churchill (that grand old man of British Parlimant) addressed to Englanders
in World War Il's most trying hour be also true of American
Christians:

Xet us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so

bear outselves that, if the British Empire and its Common wealth last for a thousand years men willstill say, 'This was
their Hnest hour!*"

In Jesus' Name,
Victor Knowles

(Minister of Oskaloosa Church of Christ, sponsors of this newsletter)

Debbie Carlson, baptized Into Christ, Is now working with children and older people. A bright spot in the Streatham Church.

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