BUSH

NEWS
John Bush Family
Volume IV Feb. 1972 Number 2

Dear Brethren in the cold north country:

At this time of the year we often think of home and the cold winters with SNOW (especially the children). They have the feeling that they are missing something special and beautiful.
But we have another beautiful day of sunshine, especially the Sunshine of His Love as we serve
Him here in Recife.

We hope that this Christmas season was indeed a happy time for you and that this New Year brings new joys in serving Jesus Christ. As this year ends and a new one begins, many doors have been opened for us and our prayer is that we will be able to step through that
shouls may be won for Christ.

Our Christmas celebration actually started on Friday night when we took over a hundred

small gifts and 200 oranges and 200 bananas. We arrived there and sang some choruses, carols and Marconi told the Christmas story. Passing out the gifts and fruit caused a great deal of confusion, since everyone in the community wanted something. Our actual Christmas holiday was cut short when I had to leave early on the 26th. by bus

for the Missionary Conference in Anopolis, Goias. I traveled by bus and left the family be hind, because the car would not stand this long of a trip. My only regret was in leaving the
family as the conference would have been as much of a blessing to them as it was to me,
JOHN MEETS LAWYER

Before leaving, I has asked the Lord to lead me to at least one person that was interes

ted in hearing the message of Jesus Christ. My trip was some 34 hojrs old, when a young law yer started talking to me. "Are you an American?" And with this simple phrase began a four hour conference on the value of giving ones life to Jesus Christ. We parted at the Rodarviaric^ bus station at 12:00 p.m. with an agreement to meet again after the conference. Upon return ing to Belo Horizante, I went to Judeau's office and introduced him to another missionary, who will be carrying on the study with him. Judeu had studied 8 years for the priesthood and has decided that this type of life was not for him. I plan to continue corresponding with
him and to one day hear that he has accepted the Lord as his Saviour.
DOCTOR, DOCTOR

The hour was 4:30 p.m. and we were starting to get things ready for a 6:30 Christmas Eve

service at Torre, when in comes Mark with blood all over his arm. While paying with some of the boys, he had fallen into a hole and had hit his arm on a rock. Luckly, it wasn't broken
and we only had a slit of over an inch to close up. Since it would have taken more than two

hours to take him to the Pronto Socorro (Emergency Hospital) and to return, or about $25 at
one of the local clinics and about the same amount of time, "Dr." Vito (so called because of

his interest in medicine and one of the young men with whom we have been working) and I
cleaned the wound and I prepared tape to close the wound. (I had learned this method from

Mable Unkefer of the East Canton congregation).

We finished with the bandage and I went to

the drug store and purchased an ampfela for tetanus and an antibiotic, and we were on
our way.
SONIA

Sonia, one of the older girls that Dona Maria has raised has undergone surgery for navel hernia, which due to the fact that she didn*t tell anyone that it was get ting worse, she had let it go. She appears to be doing fine and says that she will become a Christian when she comes home. Please br praying for Sonia and her sister Maria C. as they have been a great help, but as yet have not accepted Jesus Christ.
FURLOUGH

It is our plans to leave for the States about the first week in May and to re main in the States about four months. During this time we will be visiting our sup porting churches and visiting camps. We hope to raise some additional funds for
cQCT?eRpor>dftTifg> courses, films and a loan fund for New Church Construction. VJe also will be looking for at least one family and a teacher to come and work with us.

We have an opportunity to enter ati area of over 3,500 new homes, biit in order
to do this W(B must be able to start construction by the end of the year on a tempor ary structure. I already have some help promised from some of the interested Brazil ians. One man has agreed to look after the oversight of the project, and he is a very responsible man and one that one day will take Jesus Christ as his Saviour.
Please be praying for us. The John Bush family

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BUSH

NEWS
John Bush Family

Greetings from the "Bushes" and thank you for the victories
in Brazil,

for Christ
and

X am sorry for the delay in the newsletter but due to the.illness

death of my brother Alvin E Bush, I am behind in many things I had

planned including this newsletter.

After arriving on May 5th, I first visited my brother in the hospital and spent as much time as possible with him during the days that follow ed as we knew that his time was very short, Alvin passed from this life on June BOj 1972 after an illness of abuut 6 years. (Hodgkins Disease)
He was a member of the Medaryville Christian Church and his three child ren are now residing at the Indiana Christian Children's Home in Ladoga.

His wife Loretta Jean, passed from this life suddenly a year ago from a
brain tumor.

0]^ ARRIVALS: I (John) and three older boys, John Mark, Jerry Allen, and James Michael left Brazil on my birthday. May 2nd. We flew to Manaus and spent one night there before continuing our trip to the States, We arrived in Miami, May 4th and spent the night with the Marion Prathjourney to Indianapolis.

ers*, minister of the Miami Shores Christian Church before finishing our

My wife, Joyce, and the two younger children left Brazil, June 14th and

arrived in Miami early the morning of June 15th. Joyce spent the first two weeks visiting with her parents, M/M C. Russell Bowers, minister of the Cave City Christian Church, Cave City, Kentucky.

Meanwhile, beginning-June 13th, the three older boys and I traveled by

car across country to California where I spent two weeks in D.V.B.S, .?.nd speaking engagements in the Atascadero Area. I visited churches at Santa Maria, Fresno, Martinez and Atascadero. At the D.V.B.S. I

spoke three times each night to the youth, adults and children.
death of my brother.
OTHER SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS;

I en

joyed the fellowship very much with the Charles Card family- minister of the Atascadero congregation. My time in California was cut short by the
Earlier speaking engagements have been at

Milford, Ind., Auburn, Ind., Coburn Corners (St. Joe), two mid-week services at Medaryville, Ind., Wanatah, Ind., and Birch Street Christian Church, Denver, Colorado during my trip to California
O'Fallon, 111.

FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOLMAY 28th: This was a big day for the children of the Torre Area in Recife, Brazil. This is the day we held our first

Sunday School "Escola Dominical" in the home of Dona Maria.

tered 65 children and 18 adults.

We regis

The last report from Brazil on this

been there beforethis makes three services each week in Torre.

BAPTISM;

work was of 86 children present and 26 adults for a total of 112 in attendance. The first Sunday we took slides of the area and of the children and adults present. Three weeks later we showed slides on Sun day evening and we had to show them three times for everyone to see for they were so excited to see themselves. People attended that had never
On June 16th5 Dona Hilda, one of the ladies from the Torre

blem finding a suitable place because the rivers are not clean and Mar-

have voiced their desire are able to be baptized, too.

area was buried with her Lord and Saviour in Christian Baptism. We re joice for this victory and are awaiting the time when several others who

There is a pro

The baptism was durinp the time Ron and Jean Riess, Peace Corp Workers from Ceara , who are considering returning to Brazil as missionaries, were visiting in our home. We are thankful. for -this-wonderful couple
and their interest in the things of God.

without transportation during the time wc are in the States.

WORK CONTINUES

moved their membership and are doing a fine job. Film strips are shown on Thursday night, first in Torre and then in the home of Josua'. After the films there is a discussion with the young fellows who room in the family of Josua'his wife Maria Jose*, two daughters ages 16 and 12, and two sons, ages 7 and 6, have shown a lot of interest and have
a great desire to study God's word and to know more about the Lord,

Dy Jane and Marconi da Costa and Marta, his sister.

While w.e__are in.__the._ StLa_te-S_ the work ls_beins -carried-on

The latter two have

cause of Christ. When we return in November the oldest daughter will be prepared to narrate the filmstrip series in Japanese. Though they all speak Portuguese, Japanese is the more familiar language, at least for the older people. Some of the little folk are like Janice and prefer
Portuguese.

literature to be put in their office. So, Joyce made another trip to de liver tracts and teaching material. They are certainly promoting the

went out for a final massage before leaving Brazil.

JAPANESE WORK'

The work with the Japanese continues to progress.

They asked for more

Joyce

1.

We are in desperate need of a teacher who would be willing

to go to Brazil to help with the children's education and also to work in the evangelistic program.

2. As M/M Melvin Roller wish to be relieved o^ their duties as_ou_r forward"i"ng agents, we are also in need of a forwarding agent. We have greatly appreciated their services during the past four years.
3. Travel funds and more support by November 1st. LETTERS: '

4.

Your prayers for the continued progress in Brazil and our safe return.
We regret that many letters have not reached their des

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tination and therefore several of you have not heard from us. If you have not received a letter, but you want us to come to tell of our pro

gress in the past three years, please contact us by writing to John H.

Bush, Box 84, Medaryville, Ind., 47.957 or phone area code 219-843-3168.
Dates are still open in August, September (?) and October.
THANK YOU; Tionths

Our thai\, s to you for your support during the past three

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EVANGELISM

Recife, 30000 Pemambuco Brazil, South America

November, 1972

Thanksgiving
Dear Christian Friends,

As 1972 draws to a close, we send you this Thanksgiving letter for a number of reasons: 1. To share with you the schedule of the past six months in our efforts to raise monthly support and travel funds; 2, To acquaint you with our new forwarding agents; 3. To inform you of our plans; 4. To inquire if the Church, Bible School, Youth Group or Missionary Group could schedule us for a speaking engagement; 5, To appeal to you for a special offering for our Mission work. In this season, as at all seasons, we are so thankful that we are still free to preach and teach God's work in Brazil. We are also thankful that there are still many who are willing to listen and to respond to Christ's message of love. And we thank Him for blessings that come to us and our work in Recife through you, our dedicated friends and loyal supporters. We thank Him for the accomplishments

of the past 3^ years in Brazil and the challenge of the approaching 4 years as we anticipate our re
turn. And we thank Him for the joy of giving.

Since our arrival to the states in May, we have been able to render some significant service to over thirty-five Churches in over ten states. This does not include the Bible Colleges and hundreds
of individuals who have learned of our work in our 25,000 miles traveled during this time. All in all, we look back with satisfaction and forward with hope. Can you, our supporters, in

this Thanksgiving season, increase the hope of our return? The question before us is to what extent can we minister during the next four years. If our ministry is to be effective, we need the most generous "Thank Offering" that your Church or you as an individual is willing and able to share with us at this time. My wife and I covet your daily prayers for our work of evangelism in Brazil.

What a blessing and encourgement it would be to my family if you would make a sacrificial effort
toward our needed $1,800.00 travel fund, $300.00 for supplies and an additional $350.00 regular

monthly support. Our plans are to return January 1, 1973, if sufficient funds are available. If each of the nearly one thousand on our mailing list would share $2.00, our travel funds would be
made available. Of course, many of you could spare a $10 or a $20, because the Lord has blessed you in this way. You know, of course, that the enclosed postage-free envelope will bring us a one dollar bill as surely as it will bring us a one-hundred dollar check, so, we'll thank you in advance for what ever you send. Whether you send much, or little, or just send a prayer to God on our behalf, it is our prayer that God will bless you immeasurably because you thought of us. Prayerfully yours,

ohn Bush

p. S. Please send all correspondence to the new forwarding agent's address listed above.