CHILEAN CONCERN

EL ENCUENTRO

VOLUME

January-February 1977
PROGRESS REPORT

We are now almost half way through our second (and last) trimester of study in Ctosta Rica, and by this time, are able to converse in Spanish quite well, that is, if we are the ones who are choosing the topic of conversation. This trimester, we have four dif ferent classes each day: Phonetics, Oral Expression, Advanced Grammar, and Exercises. In, the Oral Expression class, we study the boot< of Acts from Dios Lleqa a I Hombre, which is' the version of the Spanish Bible which we give out to the graduates of the "El Encuentro" Correspondence Course in Chile (Spanich equivalent to TEV). This is very help ful, in building a Scriptural vocabulary in Spanish. In addition to our regular class load, both of us are using tutors, to help us to sharpen up on finer points of the lan guage, and to study the Ck^rrespondence Course that we will be using, We are also very active with the other members of our group: Jim and Lynn Adams,

Jeff and Kathy Phillips, Woody and Nelda Phillips, and Ralph and Cindy Shead. Jeff and Kathy "Ph1 I 1ips wiI I be leaving for Chile on March 2. We meet together often, usually on Friday nights, to try to get to know each other better; on Sunday afternoons, to worship
the Lord, and exhort one another (this Is in English, which is a time that we look for ward to each week, as each of us attends a Spanish-speaking church); and the men have a

prayer breakfast each week, to study the Scriptures, looking for patterns of missionary
work.

We have some very nice neighbors, who are willing to help us with our Spanish at any time. Our closest neighbor has five sons, from ages 8 to 14. All of these guys are

good futboI (soccer) neighborhood. About We have beaten them, played our best, but

players, plus, there are a lot of other boys about that age In the every two weeks, we (five gringo adults) challenge them to a game. but that is the exception to the rule. Last Saturday afternoon, we

they beat us decisively.

Nobody

knows for sure the final score,

but rumor has it-, that it was: Kids 20-Adults 6.

Another close neighbor is an English teacher in a Costa Rican school. I would like to share something that I learned from him. The family that lived In our house before we did, was also a missionary family. The man talked to Edgar (the teacher), but not in

Spanish.

Edgar told me that he talked too fast, was hard to understand, and the subject
Edqar said, "David, I never understood a thing he was trying to tell

was always Jesus.

me. But you are different. I feel like I can just talk to you, like a.friend." Marvin Mayers, in Christianity Confronts Culture, says that a prerequisite to sharing the Good News, Is the "Prior Question of Trust", in Edgar's case, that question of trust had been violated, and the seed that was sown did not take root. But by my willingness to be a friend, I now have an open door, to once again sow the seed, an<3 gTve it a chance
to grow.

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CHURCH PLANTING SEMINAR

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On December 18, 19, and 20, Irmiedlately after the end of our first trimester,of stu

dy, we (our group of Chilean missionaries) sponsored a "Church Planting Seminar", led by (3eorge Patterson, a missionary from Honduras, who has planted scores of indigenous, and
growing churches, over a period of about 12 years work. About 30 missionary students at the language Institute took part in the seminar, as Mr. Patterson shared what he has learned from his mistakes. Basically, he taught us eight Biblical principles of mission work, using an acrostic, "CHISPEf^" (sparkplug). Each principle is based on Scripture, and in Mr. Patterson's understanding, is not necessarily applicable to a minister of a local church, but is very much applicable to a missionary, specializing in planting growing, healthy churches. I would like to share these principles with you, in hope that some of you would react to them with em, by correspondence.

1. Cuerpo (Body). This principle is based on Ephesians 4:11-16, and emphasizes the fact that the church Is the body of Christ, Brand new churches almost always produce

more spiritual energy than established churches. He gave this as an example: a new church may need 100 spiritual calories to subsist. If it only produces 50, then it needs
to be subsidized from the outside in order to survive. But If the same church needs 100

spiritual cplories, but produces 200, then It can not help but grow.
2. Hacedores ((Doers). This principle, based on James 1:22, exhorts us to make our teaching "Biblical", instead of Just teaching the Bible. The emphasis is on obedienceorinted teaching. He emphasized that we should never expect Bible knowledge to pro
duce fruit, but that obedience to Christ does produce fruit. 3. Idoneos (Gifted men). This principle, based on 2 Timothy 2:2, is to train el ders, faithful men, who are able to teach other men also. He emphasized that these men

should be a part of the given church, not imported "professional clergymen".

4. Semi I la (Seed). This principle, based on Mark 4:26-29, and other seen parables

of Jesus, warns

us against trying

to "make" the church grow by our

own efforts, which

the nature

leads to frustration. Rather, we are of the church to grow.

5. Pol VP (Dust). Based on

instructed to "let it grow", as it is

Matthew 10:14,

where Jesus commanded

the witnesses to

"shake the dust off of their feet", when there were not responses, Mr. Patterson urged us not to waste time with problem congregations, but to go on to another place, and to start one that will-grow. The exhortation is for the church planter to plant churches where God is working.

6. E.iemplos (Examples). Based on 1 Peter 5:1-4, the principle exhorts us to be ex amples, rather than bosses. He exhorted us not to use superior education as a means of controlling national leaders, encouraging us (as examples), not to ever do anything that
could not immediately be Imitated.

7. Reino (Kingdom). Based on Matthew's account of the Great Commission, this prin ciple teaches us to make disciples, instead of getting decisions. If we make sure that
the converts understnad that Jesus is the King, and that obedience to the King is a mark

of citizenship In the Kingdom, then we will develop disciples, instead of decisions.

8. O.iib (Eyes). This principle, to see where God Is working, instead is most like us." He noted that in the Samaritan fields, those looked upon as based on John 4:35, teaches us to open our eyes, of working with the segment of the society that cited passage, the fields that were white, were. the lower class.

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List of Contributors (Jan. & Feb.)

Churches & Groups 1st Christian Church, Joiiet, III

5th Grade Class, Broken Arrow, Ok

Happiness is not an empty mailbox. Write to us at Apartado 10240, San JosI, Costa Rica.
PLEASE NOTICE

Heart's 4 Hands, Sand Springs, Ok Union Avenue Christian Church, Moberly, Parkview Christian Church, Springfield, Mo. Amazing Grace Class, Ft. Myers, Florida Hazelwood Christian Church, Clayton, Ind. Clayton, Christian Church, Deerfield, Mo. 1st Christian Church, Ft. Myers, Florida Town i Country Christian Church, Tulsa, Ok Church of Christ, Salineville, Ohio Lakeside Christian Church, Springfield, III West Side Christian, Springfield, III 1st Christian Church, Vandal la. Mo. Commennity Christian Church, Ft. Scott, Ka Grinneli Chrlsthan Church, Grinneli, Iowa The Lord's Reapers, JopMn, Mo. Union Christian Church, Terre Haute, ind. Church of Oirist, Waterloo, Iowa
Albert Pike Christian, Ft. Smith, Ark

I have added many new names to the mailing 1ist this time. These names were given to me by Dale Porter who
used to be in Chile but Is now state

side and is not planning on returning. We are assuming Dale had you on the mailing list because you were interes ted in -Chile. If you" do not wish to receive this paper, please return your
address lable with a notation to re

Parkview Christian Church, Springfield, Mo. North Joplln Christian Church, Joplln, MO 1st Christian Church, Jacksonville, ill 1st Christian Church, Port Charlotte, Fi Christian Church, Hays, Kansas 1st Christian Church, Ho Iyoke, Colo. DeKalb Christian Church, OeKalb, Mo Northview Christian, DanviIle, ind.
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VOLUME

9 W1
Number 5

March - April 1977

Dear Brothers and Sisters In Christ,

ture. For example, the leader may say, "Now let's sing 'Al rey de los slqlos' If you need to see the words, turn to 1 Timothy 1:17." That's regreshfngl As the primitive church used the book of Psalms as a hymnal, so do Latin American Christians. Part of the course of study at the Language Institute, Is the memorization of Scripture, Apart from our stud.bs at tlie school, we haa already memorized much Spanish Scripture, for we
have been singing It each week.

EVER AND FVFR " n \ THE ONLY GOD. BE HONOR AND GLORY FOR a! nn+ FH Scrlpturs, perhaps not too well known, mir I wdely memorized In the United States. Ts called the "Doxology of Latin A1' U.S churches. One churches, with Joys as that much we frequency as In the famous ^xology Is sung |n of the real have had Costa RInhnr h t of the songs that ^as such a prominent place In the worship services the churches. Many are sung, are taken directly from passages of of Scrip

country you want to go to." When one of us can't make It, the other one of us can.

r-o! this, we w II have been have just four In Cost,a .Rica,spent By the time Rica you receive In Chile for days a few left weeks. Our time In Costa has been very profitable. We have worked through "culture shock", and are happy to an nounce that we ^e happy to be In Latin America. We have both learned to speak the language to a certain degree, anyway. In order to leave Costa Rica, after having lived here for awhile, there Is a multitude of things to do; taxes to pay here and there, obtaining visas which give permission to leave the country, etc. Fortunately, there Is a travel agent here tnat does all of that for the missionaries, at the Language School. The only problem. Is that It Is extremely difficult to understand what he says. I have often thought to myself (Jokingly, of course), "I wish that he could speak Spanish as ri i any Idea at all what he was visited office, asked me a question, but I didn t have saying.his Then Rose he said, "He's asking you what
You all have helped us tremendously In three ways; in your prayers for us with

the defense and proclamation of the Gospel." Our address Is new, and we want to share
It with you; Casllla 21119
Correo 21

financial support, and In wrltlng -letters. We want to thank youall, for you are help ing us In our efforts to help the cause of the Kingdom in Chile. We are "partakers In
,

May God bless each of you greatly. Thank you again for the strength that you have given
to us. ' ^

Santiago, Chile

For Him, /^!

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ei)>nt(iB(i<i(>oooooooiiii(it>ooooooooooDOiioi

OK, WE CAN SPEAK SPANISH!

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

can do that now.

le, was to learn to spea> Spanish. With a little bit of stretch In the imagination, we
About a month ago, I met a Chilean man who has lived in Costa Rica for

The first major step that we had to take, in order to begin our mission work in Chi

until this man told me, that when he came to Costa Rica to live, he had to learn to talk more slowly because the Costa Ricans couldn't understand what he was saying, did I begin
to get scared. Oh, well, with the Lord's help, we will adjust!
Now that we have learned to speak Spanish, what do we do? Thanks to some of our co-

about four years. Everyone had always told me that Chileans speak very rapidly, but not

workers In Chile, there Is a proposed "plan of attack" on the enemy. One of the veteran Vmissionaries there will "take us under his wings", for the first eight weeks that wo are .! in Chile, taking us calling, showing us how things have most effectively been done In
// the past. The proposed.pIan looks like this"

Week 1 - 8
Wtv-^K 9 Week 14
Week 24

calling with experienced missionaries; find house; get things out of

Begin calling on own set up 8 classes. First classes finished, first baptisms.
First church.estab 11 shed.
customs office; etc.

This plan sounds pretty rigid, but it Is Intendea to give us..aa_Jd.ea.jDf the dlrec'.y whiclvwe are-going. We realize that we have weaknesses, especi aIly In communleating the Gospel message In the Spanish language. The words of the Apostle Paul are a ccnrort to us, as we can see that ft Is not by our own power that we are endeavoring to ac'.o'npiish thi j task: "And the Lord said to me, 'My grace Is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, i will rather boast about my / by our power, but by the power of tne resurrected Jesus,' that we qcr May God qive the
<1. increaso!
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weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell In me." (2 Corinthians 12:9),
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THE ANSWER TO ALL YOUR

VBS PROBLEMS

During the first few months of this year, Ed Holt and Phil Casey contacted Ziden / Nutt of Good News Productions, Inc., about producing film strips with a cassette nar ration, sped f leal Iy about the work In Chile. I know that many churches are puzzled each year, as to how to present a "missionary lesson". If a missionary Is not able to be there in person. Perhaps this program is the answer to all your problems.

mstri() presentation. Also included, is a Spanish song sheet, with a pronunciation guide. All In all, the program promises to be great. I recomment it highly.

it is designed to be a 5-Day program, with a flimstrlp lesson each day, with pic tures taken In Chile, which describe what North American children might experience. If tliey went to Chile to live. ^Acassette narration (made in Chile) goes along with each
if you would like to use this program In your VBS, don't wait. Don't say, "In a few
.'4120. You won't be ocnrv M'lat you dtd. ' '

weeks !'.M write to find out more about it." Do It right now. Don't Delay. Write i-oday, to: Chilean Concern, o/o F'-e^' .md Martha fish, 11460 ^y.-* Tourth r.jjs.-i. Ok
lahoma

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ODDS AND ENDS

TREMENDOUS NEWS!

On or near the

20th of October, a brand

new Fish will

arrive in

Chile,

our first son (perhaps our first daughter).

Unless I have a son, the Fish name,

at least our part,wiIVbe no more.

lived on the face of the "earth!

Because of this,most relatives are hoping for a son,

but of course, we will be thankful for a daughter too. We have been reading books on parenthood, and of course, plan on being absolutely the best parents that have ever

MORE TREMENDOUS NEWS! Other families in our group, are also having additions to their families! Jeff and Kathy Phillips, Jim and Lynn Adams, and Woody and Nelda Phil-' lips, will also be having babies, between the middle of August, and the end of the year.

It has been said, that the v^ater In Costa Rica has strange affects...
EXCITING NEWS! Many of you know my younger sister, Jacque. This summer, she will be going to Europe, to work as a Missionary Intern with the Toronto Christian Mission.
We are really happy that she has the opportunity to go. During the time that she Is in

Europe, she will be doing work at their European Center, working with youth, singing, sharing Christ with people, etc., by making periodic trips Into countries behind the iron Curtain. Please keep her in your prayers.
MORE EXCITING NEWS! On September 2, only a few weeks after returning from Europe, v-Ja'cque will be married to.Mike Gage, a Sanior at Ozark Bible College. Mike has had ex-

peri er.ce in Missionary Infernships In Jamaica, and is currently serving as a Youth Mini
ster in Claremore, Oklahoma. We won't be able to be at the wedding, but wholeheartedly give our approval. Keep them In your prayers also.
NORyAL NEWS! Thanks so much to the people who have taken time to write letters to us, whi io we have been here in Costa Rica. We promised that we would answer letters of those whc wrote to us, and we have done that. What's more. If you will write to us in

Chi le,* we promise to do the same.

Please, though, n^er send money for our work direct-

^iy to us in Chile.

All mail is sJbject to censoring, and some mall does not'arrive.

Thanks.

To

/contribute to our work, send to our Forwarding Agent only.

CAR

FUND

During the time that we are In Chile, it would be expedient to have a vehicle, to help us get to different places, where we are working with leaders of various churclies, etc. Cars are very expensive in Chile, as they are in all Latin American Countries. I can't speak with experience about the prices for cars In Chile, but I can give you an idea of the cost of a car in Costa Rica, which would be comparable, no doubt. In the

all cars are that expensive, iFhough.

Iocai.newspaper, there

is an_ad for a 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix, for

A 1973 "oyora Corolla Is a little less that $5000.

about $22,000.

Not

Recently, the government of Costa Rica bougfit four brand new Ford Granadas. If a non government official bought a Ford Granada like those, 'the price would be Just under $29,000. Because of high taxes on cars, if we are able to get one. It will have to be the kind that we "put on", rather than get into, if vou would like to contribute, es

pecially for
Agents.

a car, you

may send

contributions, for

that purpose, to our

Forwarding

CHILEAN CONCERN
EL ENCUENTRO
VOLUME

MAY -

JUNE

TOUCHDOWN:

IN CHILE AT UST!

of a night in Panama.

We arrived In Chile on April 21st, leaving Costa Rica on the 20th, and spending part
We got to sleep for about five or six hours in a hotel near the

airport, but had to checl< our luggage In at '2:00 A.M., to fly to Santiago on LAN Chile Airlines, which gives missionaries an extra allowance on baggage weight. We had a card

Early In the morning, we weighed our luggage, and the man said to me, (in Spanish, of course), "That will be 352.80 In overweight." Not sure that I had understood, I asked, an error. He went to the back office to talk to his boss, then came back, and said, (in Spanish, of course), "Ok, you don't have to pay anything." Wanting to be sure that I
That was correct, so we thanked him, and went on our way, praising the Lord
We

from the LAN Chile office in Costa Rica, so that we could get that special privilege".

had understood perfectly, so I told him that I thought there was a misunderstanding or

(in Spanish, of course), "Do you mean 352 dollars and 80 cents?" He assured me that I

anything?

had understood, I asked, (in Spanish, of course), "Did you say that we don't have to pay
On the plane, we were given extensive forms to fill out, listing items in our lug
listing it, so we listed everything we could think of.

for taking such good care of us.

try without

surely didn't want to be taken Into custody for trying to sneak something Into the coun

gage that would have a high resale value in Chile, and therefore would be taxable.

that you have eight pieces of luggage, and that they contain personal effects." We did that, she hardly looked at our things, and we didn't have to pay a cent as we came Into
the country.

nol It took about an hour to fill this one out!" She said, "Just put down your'name)

she said, "This form won't work. You'll have to fill out another one." i thought "Oh

could avoid paying a lot of dollars, because we had listed a lot of "taxable Items". So

radio that doesn't work"). The lady In customs knew that there was no way that we

(I even listed a

to be here, serving the Lord. Please keep us and our ministry in your prayers.

would like to thank all of you who have made It possible for us to come to Chile, an^ who have supported us with financial gifts, and prayers. We like Chile, and are happy

A few weeks later, when we received our barrels of air freight, we praised the Lord even more for letting us get into the country without paying for overweight or customs on luggage,_ as for the things shipped from the U.S., we ended up paying about $300. We

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doctor here, supposedly one of the best In the world, thinks that our baby will arrive sometime In November, Instead of the pre-announced October 21. That

arrd are learning more and more. By the way, history is being made In Chile. And we are making It! Never before In Chile, has a man been allowed to accompany his wife in the 1217 babies between August and November, child. other families inbeen our given group the are expe^Ing and Three all four of us men have permission to be in the delivery room. Starting in July, Rose and I will attend La Maze

Is fine with us, as he should know more than we do. We have been reading several books

classes together. We thank the Lord that we wl11 have this oportunity.
. In the U.S.

ChileIs doheated not have hot water heaters (tanks) like areaparatus used to Instead, In water by a "Ca11 font". ACallfont is awe gas s prior to c^ing out of the faucet. Sound like a different system? It II 1 it, as the califont Chris and Carol DeWelts house (where we lived for ourdidn't first like two weeks In Chile) was at not working, and after we got Into our

that hangs on the wall. It has many tubes, through which water to be heated passes, and

burnt by It. Question: 's working Can just and the the temperawater Is so hot at times, that we have been you fine, control ture of the water? Answer; Yes, but not In the same way that you do In the U.S. Since the water Is heated, as It comes out, the amount of heat is controlled by the pressure. Say the water Is too hot. Instead of turning the hot water closer to off, you turn it

V'*"' "" P'"ssure goesand up the (water comes through the If system more quickly, and therefore doesn't heat up as much) water gets colder. you don't
and I didn't understand it either.

Somebody explained

it to me a year or so ago,

. EOT IN JUNE AND JULY: While you are backing In sun IIght, going to the beach, p^ng to run your ale-conditioner In the house and car, we are very cool. In fact at W nXr has its definite advantages, ^!!I 'as ^se the lines, I am considering putting on my gloCes. Winter Andes mountains are filling up with snow now,
and announce the majesty of (Sod to us every day.

to Fred Fish, 11460 East Fourth Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128.

SLIDE P^SENTATION: I will be putting together a short slide presentation in the have a cassette narration with It. It will be about 10 to 12 minutes long, and could easily be shown In a Sunday evening church service. If you would like to use it, write

very near future. This will tell about the work that we are doing right now, and will

quTte a bit clieaper than other, more popular cars sold here. We hope that it will serve our needs welI. A1I of you should take time now to thank the Lord for the cars that you have. Yesterday I saw a special ad for a brand-new AMC^er. It was a bargain at the
low price of $12,750._ ^

We bought l^J.962J!Sll.Prln2 (made in Germany, assembled in Chile.) An NSU is somewliat ike an old Corvalr, with'an air-cooled engine In the back of the car. It was

through June) will be put together soon after the end of June, and will be mailed out
received. The financial report will not be published in oonni yo" 'o Wfite and ask any questions that you would like, con cerning the use of money received.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Afull financial statement for the first half of 1977 (January

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GOD GIVES THE

INCREASE!

The work of the Lord Is really on the move here In Chile.' After a period of stunted growth, evangelism Is being emphasized, people are coming to the Lord almost dally, and

we are all catching a vision of how powerful the message of the cross and the empty'tomb
really Is.* People In Chile are ready to respond to the Gospel In a great way.

growth has b^en realized through the contacts gained In our correspondence course, but we have Inaugurated a new approach to using the course. We have found that by using the
course In the ferlas, we have better, more easily vivlble results.

"Great!", you might say, "but what Is really happening? Give me some concrete fi gures'" All right, since we have come to Chile (two months), two new churches have been started (La Legua and Malpu), and several others In getting ready to start soon. This

"That's .great, you're working In ferlas! But what fe;. a, ferLa?,!?!' Good question; In Chile, most people do not buy their food Tn fhe supermarket. There are many super

7)Wrhood^ on Wednesdays"""a"nd Sundays, one street Is closed off, for about six to eight // blocks, and stands are brought In with fresh fruit and vegetables. People from our area
'' go to that feria to

markets here, but the prices are sky-high. Instead, people go to travel l.lnq,.,R.ortable, ..hugefne|h.and_yggeab.l.^-J)La_nket.s, to buy their food. For example. In our nefghbuy food.

two days out of the week, and sometimes, three days a week. ^n>^ny..QDe_day-, there must
that have to do with

In almost every part .of town, there are ferlas at least

be Qyer-.100-frjas Jn different parts of Santiago. But what does our correspondence co'Urse, anB'church growth In Chi le?

^.jiol I people In our course". "STfrce~we arerT^t 1(^11ng-'anythrh'g, I.e. running competition
bgs been_hlgh! We have literally enrolled hundreds In Just a few weeks.

That's easy, we_.9flt^ermlesion to work ln(the ferj^s^t? put^ stand there, to enWe don't

with any established "stands", we are able to get permission very easily. TJae^^enthu^I-

^students that we find In the ferla. They bring their completed lessons right to the //stand, and receive their next lesson..-..They>can even receive their diploma and New Testf( .r'ght there at the ferla In their own neighborhood.

ffaWWworry about lessons getting lost In the mall, as wo' don't use the mall with the

How does that differ from the old system? Before, ads In newspapers were purchased
to get people Interested In the course.

five years time), but the students were scattered all over Santiago (a city of 4,000,000 people). That male follow-up difficult (as much time was spent just In travelling from
We, Just _ don't haye.'jfhe money to pay for the
the work In^the feria.
The work In the feria has some old method.

Response from newsads was good (over .32,000 in Impossible. It has become eco

one place to another), and made church-planting almost

nomically unfeasible to use this method.

So, we had to come up with a new way, a new method:

We thank God that we had to abandon the

-dellJlJte-.advaivtages,; 1. It Is a lot cheaper. The permission Is free. The only cost "Involved Is for enough lumber to make an acceptable stand. I paid less that $J0 for our stand. 2. There Is a personal contact with students, while they are studying. By the time they graduate, we already have a relationship with them. 3. It makes grouping In to churches a natural thing, since everybody who goes to a certain ferla, lives in that
same neighborhood. 4. This one Is difficult to Judge yet, since our work In the feria
contacted In the ferla wish to have

Is still new, but those that graduate from the course, are more likely to accept Jesus
as the Lord of their life. A majority of graduates

personal classes In their

home (In the old system, approximately

2556 wished additional

classes).

About 90^ of those who have the personal

studies, give their lives to Jesus

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REPOPfT ON MY WORK

WE GIVE THANKS; 1. That we are able

to serve In Chile.

2.
3.
4.

That people have been really recep tive to the Gospel. That we can use the ferlas as a way of finding new contacts.
That Jesus Christ has made us one.

I am thrlI led to

be able to write a

newsletter, that doesn't say, "We are continuing to study the Spanish language and look forward to using what we are

learning for the Lord." The newsletters \ that we sent during the time we were In y
Costa Rica were difficult to write. X/
J am working with a Chilean leader

WE ASK YOUR PRAYERS:

1. 2.
3.

That the Lord wou Id g l/e us more and

more Insights Into people around us. Spanish. That many people the needs of the

named Xuis

That we might continue to Improve In

would come to know Jesus through our ministry, and that they would become mature Christians, who share their faith wherever they

ferIa^^"^^ahtteL, where he lives, and

l.na.

We are

working In a
As we have

now have about 250 students.

people graduate from the course, we go to their home for more personal study. Through our work there, we plan to have a church there by the first of August.

go.

4. 5.

That the thousands of poor people In Chile might receive What they need
to live.

That all the glory would go to our Lord Jesus Christ, who dies to bring
us together.

Lu i s Is a I ready a rea11y good wor ker for the Lord, and has a good under standing of the Scriptures. As we work together, I can see him grow more and

more. My Spanish Is not completely Chlleanized yet, but I am making pro gress, as J have fqund jthat I am-capa-. ble of teachrngl

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EL ENCUENTRO

VOLUME

JULY-AUGUST ]977

Number ]

Dear Friends,

says.

received has been so great, that It would be Impossible to "cram It all Into one year". It has been a time of soul-searching, a time filled with ups and downs. Really there have been more ups than downs, but when the downs come, you can be sure that they seem real to us. Throughout all. It has been a time of growth for both of us. We are happy here In Chile, and are growing happier all the time. We place confidence In the Scripture that
He who began this good work In you, will carry It on until it Is finished on the
Day of Christ Jesus."

though, It seems that the experiences (both good and bad) and the education that we have

seems possible, as It seems that we are really new In this "missionary business". Also we remember our days traveling through out the United States very well. On the other hand

This month we mark the end of our first year outside of the United States. It hardly

a joy for me, as just two nights ago, Chris DeWelt and I made a visit with them, and at the end of our visit, they both gave their lives to the Lord. The Sunday evening before, ?n that same area, seven other people accepted Jesus as Lord, and will also be baptized today. We thank God for the people that He has gfven to us, that are placing their faith
actively winning others to Jesus by their testimony and the witness of their lives.

This afternoon a man and his wife will be baptized at our office. This Is especially

In Jesus, apd pray that we will be able to also bring them to the place where they are
On August 27th, we start our Spring Trimester in "Insltuto de la Capacitaclon de LI-

In seven or eight hours time would be overshelming, even In English. Please pray that the study that we are able to do with that small amount of class time would be very helpful to
these men, and the ministry that they are carrying on. pleasant place to live, and have been

eigner that is not sure of himself. (I wonder why!!.'!) To attempf to teach the "Sermon"

still much rather speak English than Spanish, because I still speak Spanish like a for

on the "Sermon on the Mount", and would appreciate your prayers for that effort,

deres , our every-other Saturday Institute for Church Leaders.

I will be teaching a class

I would

We have just Invested some money In paint and wallpaper, to make our new baby's room a
looking at "baby furniture". Our first reaction is A

that it Is expensive, but then neither one of us has had experience in buying baby things
are now within two months of the birth of our baby, and are getting excited about that. Lord bless you all.
, ja
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In the U.S., so maybe things really aren't all that expensive at all, in comparison. We

few months back, we were sure that we had the names chosen, but lately, we have mentioned a few other possibilities. Lord willing, by the time i write the next newsletter, I wllI
be able to tell you all the name of our first child.
In Jesus, fi .j

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PAGE TWO

of money: we don't have the money needed to work our normal program each month without counting pennies, let alone try to pay or raise money to send students to the U.S. for
opposition to the rhythmic working of the body of Christ (Epheslans 4; 1 Peter 2). Third
are laboring In the church, but who do not have the stateside education.

Should we send them to the United States to attend a Bible College, or specifically. In my case, the college from which I came? We thlnl< not.' Although U.S. Bible Colleges have ed ucated many leaders from various parts of the world, we feel that it is important to keep the national leaders in their own nation for several reasons. First of all, the question

What Is the best method to train Chilean leaders for effective service in the church'

studies. Sbcondly, we feel that U.S. Trained Chileans "Ministers" widens the gap between the clergy" and the ".laity", a gap which we find to be non-existent in the Bible, and in

ly, we have realized problems with some (I must emphasize some, not all) U.S. educated, Latin-Americans who have developed a "superior attitude" over their fellow countrymen who

to support their families, and thusly would not have the time to devote to "full-time" ed-

evangelism, and really do not have the time needed to teach "full-time" in a Bible College based on a U.S. norm. Thirdly# our students would also have to spend "full-time" working
ucation. (This is really a combination of j?l and #2, lack of money and lack of time). A
Leaders.

Should we then, form a Bible College here in Chile, based upon the pattern of schools from which we (the missionaries) came in the U.S.? We think not, again, for several rea sons. First, of ail, again, lack of money. Secondly, lack of time; we are all busy In

Bible College, to our way of thinking at this time, does not meet the needs of Chilean

What then, shall we do? Or better, what has been done In the past? About two years ago, the team In Santiago began ICAL (Institute for the Capacitatlon of Leaders), formerly called El Encuentro Bible Institute" (See articles In Horizons. September 25, 1976 and Capstan News", August 1976). Afull three-week summer program supplemented the yearround every-other-Saturday classes, and It was very helpful. More than 75 people have

been some gaps In the program. One broblem has been that the curriculum did not always hit current needs of the students. Another was that It did not really train people to
start churches and equip them to begin daughter churches.

been Involved In the Institute since its beginning, and many have been motivated and bene fited greatly in their pastoral and evangelistic work in the church. However, there have

(a team of eight families) have been asking ourselves. At first, it was a temptation to look at the problems involved with ICAL, dump It, and start a better program. That Is ex actly what we almost did, and we had the "new improved" program on paper, designed to be
Evangelism by Robert* Coleman; note, the disciples of Jesus did not attend a specialized school for ministerial training). We still plan on doing that type of a leadership train
more practical In nature, with each missionary "disclpling" from one to four Chileans. It was a tremendous 'program, based upon the teaching methods of Jesus (see The Master Plan of

AM right, but where do we go from here? That is a good question, a question that we

ing program, working at teaching Chileans not by lecture (classroom) but by example (dolnq the work with them_. In the'past month, we have mellowed, considered both pro's and con's of both the old ICAL, and the "new Improved" plan. Guess what happened, at least for the time being, the old ICAL appears to have more pro's and less con's than the "new Improved"
plan!

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So where does our leadership training program now stand? SVeQire keeping ICAL,)to give an academic education to leaders in the churches (intensive 3-week^au^eT'^caTff{f;3itH^ every
other Saturday
side with certain leaders who are "church-starters". We would

classes), but are also giving time to disciple In one-on-one work, side by
like to have the intensive^

discipling be the primary effort in our leadership training phase, and the ICAL be supple mentary. We welcome any suggestions, comments, questions that you may have. Please feel free to write to us about any phase of our work. Also, above all, please pray that God
will give us the wisdom needed to do His work effectively.
NOTES FROM ROSE

To Him be the glory.'

I wanted to take the time to write and thank all of you for your concern for us. It feels so good knowing that all of you, and the Lord, are behind us. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

says, "In everything give thanks", and I especially fhank God for all of you.
Chile has been really good for me. I have had many trials but they have just helped me to grow closer and closer to the Lord. Living here has helped me to depend more fully on the Lord. I am happy to be in Chile. I really thank God for sending us here, and for the new and fuller life He has given me.
I was able to go to the south of Chile for a National Ladies Convention In July. From Santiago, five missionary women went, together with eleven Chilean women. We alI got to know each other really well during the 25 hours (round trip) on the train. It was great to meet other Christian women from the south, too. The women really got excited and want to work more and more for the Lord. We (missionary women) are starting more and more ac tivities for the Chilean women. For example, I have been going to the church at La Legua with Sarah Holt every Wednesday afternoon for special classes designed to help them start a Sunday School program. Please pray that God will bless our efforts. The only bad thing about the convention was that many women from Central Chile could not afford the trip to the South. Next year, the convention will be held in SAntiago, and many more women will
be able to share in the blessing.

I am also learning many new things in the home. David's favorite treat is homemade peanut butter, as he Is a "peanut butter nut". A small jar of peanut butter in the store costs about $5, so It really Is worth It to.make It at home. When we first arrived In Chile, green beans were going out of season, so we bought over fifty pounds of green beans at one time. I learned the process of home canning pretty quickly, because I am a "green bean nut". Also, I had to learn to wear three layers of clothes to keep warm in the cold houses (no houses have Central heating in Chile). I am also learning to make some Chilean dishes, with the help of Inez Molina (my closest Chilean friend).
The most exciting thing in my life now Is the life I feel inside of me. We are very

excited aobut our coming child, and

exec,t..-i'tto-arrive

around the...^20h. of October.

We

start special childbirth classes in'^JusT^a couple of weeks. baby's room, and that helps add to the excitement.
To close, I really would like to thank

Also, we have fixecTup the

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those who write to us.

mail, but r love receiving It.

You really don't miss home when you know what Is happening

in the lives of the people you love. We do love and appreciate all of "you for yourr^upport (financial), your support (letters), and your prayers. It helps to strengthen us knowing

that people are praying for us every day. My favorite verse now Is Ph^iippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Thank you for letting me sahre a lit
tle of my life now, and do write to us when you have time.

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PAGE FOUR

WE GIVE THANKS:

1.

That yie are

In Chile.

able to

serve the Lord

ODDS AND ENDS

2. 3. 4.

That

people

have, already

come to

know the Lord from our efforts.

That we both have good health. That It Is becoming more and more easy to communicate In Spanish.

Thomas Luke Adams, a new missionary here, arrived near the end of July, al most before his "visa" was approved. He Is a son to Jim and Lynn Adams, and they
are "proud parents", By the time you read this, three more missionaries should arrive, Ralph and Cindy Shead, who have just completed eight months of Janguage study In Costa

WE ASK YOUR PRAYERS;

1.

That Ralph and Cindy Shead, and Deb bie Sllverberg would be able to get settled quickly, and would fit Into the work soon also. (They are need
ed).

2.
3. 4.

For our new direction

training.

In leadership

Rica, and Debbie Sllverberg, who spent more than a year here in Santiage as an A intern In 1973-1974. /
In October, two more "Junior Mis

That the Lord would help me In qny effort to teach at the Saturday In
stitute.

sionaries" arrive, a son/daughter to the

Jeff Phillips family, and our son/daugh

ter. Then In November, a child will be

That all

the glory

for our. effort

here would go to Jesus, the onfe who died, that we might live.

added to the Woody Phillips, Jr. family.

A bIg THANK YOU goes to all of you who have sent special gifts designated for "Baby Fish". We have begun fixing
a bedroom for the new baby, and are

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CHILEAN CONCERN

VOLUME

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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1977

Number 2

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

ted into TOre human terms, means "trials". We haven't learned how to give a "sacrifice
all of our trials. But we can certainly see that God Is working In and on experiencing us, and can see that our experiences (good and bad) are for our
uiTirn6T6 good.

wr.te another newsletter. These two ninths have been times of growing, which ti-anM-

It hardly seems possible, but another two months have gone by, and it Is time to

I continue to work In the feria at Pudahuel with Luis Molina, and although things Jhit Pffn^r^Tf r In the neighborhood school there progress, .God Is and biasing that effort. Ateacher Is a Christian, has reIn ceived permission to hold Sunday School classes In the school. We hold a Sunday School on Sunday nrarnlngs, and also continue with the work In the ferIa too. Last Sunday, we
riease keep our work there In your prayers.

had over 50 children there. Later, we hope to add adult classes as well. We now have a group of seven baptized adults, and hope to start services in a new church there soon,

Mount. Preparation for the cliss has cost me many hours of study time, but the experi ence has been good. At our summer camp in El Tabo (February). I will either be teachlnq a class for church leaders on the book of Phlllpplans, or an Old Testament Survey.
three you will find a summary of the teaching Involved In Lesson 1 of our first Bible Correspondence Course. The title of the lesson Is "Getting to Know the Bible". This first course has seven lessons, so we will be including a summary of one lesson In each

I also teach a class In our Saturday Training Institute (ICAL) on the Sermon on the

We are Including a new feature in the newsletter, starting with this Issue. On page

sue

f'n'sh with lesson seven in the September-October 1978 is-

our work here, that a door may be opened for the Gospel.
In Jesus' love.

Some families In our group are considering the possibility of re-locating i-n the Valparaiso area on the coast. In the bay area, there are over 1 million Inhabitants, who need to hear the Gospel. Bertrand Smith has worked there for about 30 years, but fs In poor health, and has asked for missionaries In Santiago to come to the coast to help. We think that the unity of the Chilean Church as a whole could be greatly helped Please pray for those who may move to the coast. Finally, keep praying f6rrus,.and: fort

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NOTES FROM ROSE

These last two months have been very busy. Ralph and Cindy Shead arrived from Costa Rica the last part of August, and stayed with us for several weeks. Since I drive, I was able to drive them to places they needed to go. David has been very busy. We fin ally found a very nice house for them, within walking distance from our house. They now

them around. Few of the women drive'here, as the traffic Is pretty wild.
driving soon after we arrived, so I wouldn't "chicken out".
we would receive the new license just like that.

have purchased house furnishings and a car, and are fairly well settled in. Debbie Silverberg arrived about that time too. She lives with the Ed Holt family. Last week I drove her around to find furniture for her bedroom. I enjoy helping others by driving

I started
I did

lean Drivers Licenses, but getting them wasn't as easy as we thought It would be. We had a nice letter from our office here, along with our stateside licenses, and thought
We had to take a written test.

David and I both have Chi

n't even understand any of the questions.

I told the guy that I couldn't do It.

David
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tried, but doesn't know If he passed the test, since he hadn't studied either. back in about 5 more days, and both got our licenses.

Back to driving, in the last month, the left rear wheel of the car has fallen off twice while I was driving. Thank the Lord, because both times He was with me. Both

times it happened on very busy streets, but when it happened, there was no one around
me. The first time I was close to the office and the second time I was within 3 blocks

of the Holt's house.

I really thank the Lord for being with me.

the baby. For one thing, they don't use safety pins on a baby's diapers, and they think that It Is funny that we do. I hope that the Lord will give me patience, with so many
people trying to tell me what Is good and what Is not good for my baby. A couple weeks ago, the ladles In our missionary group gave me a suprlse shower. It was a complete suprlse, tool Usually they give showers during our Wednesday morning week before, but kept it a secret.
ladles' meeting, but this was held on a Friday

our baby will have been born. You can read about him (her) on the back page). We also have the baby's room ready. Chileans sometimes act like we don't know anything about having a baby, and they try to offer helpful hints during pregnancy and afterward, with

Also, the last two months I have been busy getting ready for the baby. I have my suitcase packed and ready to go any day now. (By the time you receive this, hopefully

I got many nice things for the Daby.

morning.

David knew about It the whole

I want to say thank you to those who have given special gifts for the baby. Baby things are really expensive here, and we appreciate your thoughtfulness In helping us
with these expenses.
ODDS AND ENDS

Thank you for letting me share with you.

^ ^ Heidi Phillips was born on October 17, 1977 (there are other distinguished people with that same birthdate too). The proud parents are Jeff and Kafhy Phillips. The dol lar unexpectedly took a 65^ jump in Chile about the first of SHptember, We were very
pleased with that. The sky Is falling.' Because of a leaky sinL
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paint on the celling of the office that ! sh-ur.-s witr.

been needing a pain! Job any way.

Soon v/c v.fii

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"El Encuentro":

Lesson 1

"Getting to Know the Bible"

parts:

the work "Bible"? It simply means, "book", because it is the book of books. But it is not only one book. It contains 66 books In all. These are divided Into two basic

Nearly everyone has heard of the Bible, but, have you thought about the meaning of the Old Testament, which contains 39 books, and the New Testament, which con

tains 27 books.

The word "testament" signifies "Pact" or "will". When a person makes his will, he Is expressing his wishes with respect to his heirs, and declaring the conditions that must be met In the future to meet the requirements of the will. In the Bible, we en
counter the v/ll I of God for those who are His heirs.
ny men and women and God's dealings With them.

It also records the stories of ma

The Old Testament is the first part of the Bible and was written long before Jesus lived on the earth. Beginning with the creation of the world, it tells of the early
of Jesus. These books foretell of Jesus' incarnation and were the Scriptures that he
read and used during his time on earth.

history of mankind, and later, records the

history of the Hebrew nation until the birth

, The New Testament was written a few years after the death of Jesus.
know how Jesus lived, and how we can live like Him.

I^ost of these

books were written by the men that followed Him and were eye-witnesses of all he said and taught. The New Testament was written with the inspiration of God, so that we would

Now you are ready to begin to use your Bible. You will discover that it is easy and enjoyable. Open the first pages of your Bible, and there you will find the page titled
"Table of Contents' which gives the order of. the various books. There are two subti tles: "Books of the Old Testament" and "Books of the New Testament". Below each sub title you will find the names of the books that are contained in stated Testament. You have noted the first 39 books are found in the Old Testament, and the last 27 books be long to the New Testament. You should have noted that sometimes there are 2 or more

books in the Bible with the same name. They are distinguished one from the other by

naming them the "first" or the "second".

For example, there is 1 Samuel (the first book

of Samuel), and 2 Samuel (the second book of Samuel). In one part of the Bible there are three books with the same name: 1 John, 2 John, and 3 Johru Also, there is another story of Christ according to the Apostle John, but if there is a number before the name,
it Is one of the letters of the Apostle John.

The Bible has been translated from other

was written in Hebrew and Aramaic, and

languages into Spanish.

The Old Testament

The authors of each

the New Testament In Greek,

of these books received special Inspiration from God,

Translators have made the Word cf

God available to all the people In the world to read. Although they have translated with much love and respect for God's Word, they were not specially Inspired by God, as were the apostles and the other writers of the Bible, Therefore, to help protect us from possible errors made by the translators, we can study different versions. Although the different versions of the Bible use different wording, they essentially mean the
same thing, and all teach the same doctrine.

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PAGE FOUR

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Congratulations

1.

Those who are

thinking about moving

IT's

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news via Ham Radio that

to the Valparaiso area to minister to the million people without Jesus that
IIve there.

We received

Charlssa Lynn Fish was born on October 24th. She weighed In at 6# 12 oz. Rose mary and Chartssa are doing fine. They came home the next day. If you are Interested, express your congratulations direct to them at Casslla 21119, Correo 21, Santiago, Chile. Letters cost 31per i ounce. -Fred & Martha Fish, Fwd, Agents

2. The new Christians In Santiago. Our baptistery at the office Is used quite regularly, and on some Sundays, as many as five different groups use it. Pray That the new Christians would be firmly
grounded in the faith from the start, so

that in times of
main faithful.

trouble, they will re

NOTE

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3. Please pray that we wlI I be able to buy a more reliable car. Our NSU is too expensive of a car to own (four and five day Intervals between major disasters).

Please make . out your contribution checks to Town & Country Christian Church
and mail to me at 11460 E. 4th Place,

4. Please pray that we will learn how to be good parents, giving our child the
Christian home that he (she) deserves.

Tulsa, OK 74128. We run ough the church treasury.

all money thr THANKS!

5. The plans for our Summer Leadership camp. Some of the plans are not yet
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missionary revival, led by Woodrow Phil lips, Sr. and Don DeWelt. Both of them are parents of Chilean missionaries, and are planning trips to Chile at Christmas
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EL ENCUENTRO

VOLUME

NOVEMBER -

DECEMBER 1977

Number 3

Dear Friends,

and a player". Thanks to the Lord, he is showing us how to be "players".

tively Involved. Some of the Insights we received during that period as "spectators" have proved quite helpful. There really is a difference though, between a "spectator"

tion , as we had left the U.S. for missionary service, but at that time, were not ac

we had acquired certain insights Into missionary life, almost from a "spectator's posi

ago, at that time, adjusting to living In a different culture was so new.

This year has really flown by.

It really seems like just a couple weeks ago that we were finishing up with 1976.
At that time

It Is really difficult to remember what we felt a year'

and teaching by Woodrow Phillips, Sr. and Don De Welt. Our schedule Is busy, but It
promises to be good.!

mas dinner (10 missionary families plus two visiting families from the States), we are looking forward to Christmas at home, and then we have almost a full week of preaching

Toady is Christmas Eve day, and a host of activities are awaiting us for the weekend and the next week. There are Christmas Programs at different churches, a group Christ

Camp. Our print shop is really cranking out educational material now. I will be teach ing 18 sessions on the book of Phlllpplans. The camp Is about 12 kilometers from the

The k>nth of January promises to be busy, with preparation for our Summer Leadership
not be as "rustic"

Pacific Ocean (a pretty long walk!). The water pump has been fixed, and a spare pump
has been purchased, the bathrooms will be ready, so the camp will

this year as It was last year.

This Is her first Christmas, although she won't remember it, It Is special to us. She
Is really a blessing from the Lord.

watch her do that. She is really a good baby, smiles and laughs a lot, and is happy.
I want to remind you that on pages 2 and 3, there

Carey Is really growing. All babies do that, but it Is extra special to be able to

.for that reason does not reflect good journalistic style. Also, I wish to remind you that a compl'ete financial report (July-December 1977) will be put together soon, and
will be sent with receipts. Lord bless you all.
In Jesus,

basic correspondence course.

It has been translated from the Spanish to English, and

Is a resume on lesson 2 of our

CHILEAN CCaiCEBN

PAGE TWO

"El Encuentro"; Lesson 2 "The Bfble" A Book from Men or from God?"

Did you know that Christtans affirm that the Bible Is a book Inspired by God? We be lieve that God controlled the minds of the men who wrote the Bible during the time that
they were writing, so that they recorded His Infallible message, and not simply their own Ideas. On what do the Christians base the Idea that the Bible was Inspired by God, unlike any other book? The most important proof to show that the Bible is a divine re velation Is in fulfilled prophecy. If a man prophecies about nations and cities by his own knowledge, and the events he fortells do not happen as he said they would, we could say that the prophecies of this man simply came from his own imagination. But, If a man could forteli specifically about events that would happen In the future to nations, ci ties, or empires, giving minute details and these things actually came to pass,each pro phecy would be a testimony that the man spoke not merely on his own authority, but spoke by the Inspiration of God.

The Hebrew prophets made very sure that they did not err in their predictions. For, according to the Jewish Law, If a man claimed to prophesy by the Inspiration of God and erred In the most minute detail, he was Immediately stoned to death. Let's look at an example: the city of New York has now existed for more or less 300

years.

Today there are nearly eight million people

who live in the city and another 17

million live In the surrounding area. Today, if a man said that this city would be de stroyed within 15 years, and would never be rebuilt, we would probably say that he was

crazy. We don't have In our world a man who can speak with such authority and with com plete confidence that everything he says will come true. But In the Bible, men often prophesied every detail about the destruction of cities and nations; and everything they
saId came about In exact detaII.

Fifteen hundred years ago, there was a city that was already fifteen hundred years old. This city, named Tyre, was one of the principle cities on the east Mediterranean coast. It was a prominent commerlcal center, as well as being prosperous and beautiful. The citizens of Tyre were known for the bad treatment they gave to their prisoners of war and for their extreme vanity. Because they were evil, the prophet Ezeklel prophe sied against the c4ty. He did not speak by his own authority. Instead, he spoke by the authority of God. (Ezeklel 26:1-14) He mentions seven definite acts that would happen: 1. Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians would conquer the city (vs. 7). 2. Other nations would participate In the destruction of Tyre, and they would attack like waves of the sea, one. after another (vs. 3). 3. After the conquest, the city of Tyre would be like a smooth rock (vs. 14). 4. The place where the city has been would become a place for fishermen to dry their nets (vs. 14). 5. The stones, the timber, and even the dust of the city would be thrown Into the sea (vs. 12). 6. The conquerers of Tyre would use battering rams and sledge hammers to demolish the walls (vs. 9). 7. The city of Tyre would never be restored (vs. 14). During the first fifteen hundred years of the existence of Tyre, several nations attacked the city, but were never able to conquer it. It would have been Impossible for one man, simply by his own knowledge, to prophesy

about the city of Tyre In such a manner. But Ezeklel ledge^ rather he prophesied by the Inspiration of (Sod. the prophecy was completed In every detail.

didn't prophesy by his own know So, history Itself shows us that

Four years after Ezeklel prophesied about the city of Tyre, the king Nebuchadnezzar encircled the city. For thirteen years he did not permit anyone to enter or leave the city as he tried to conquer It. Finally, as Ezeklel had foretohd, Nebuchadnezzar con quered Tyre, something no other nation had been able to do. But, when his army entered

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"El Encuentro": Lesson 2

CHILEAN CONCEI?*

"The Bib 16:

A Book from Men or God?"

(Continued from page 2)

the city, it found to its

surprise that

the Inhabitants

of Tyre had fled the city apd

re-established their location on an Island one kilometer out Into the Mediterranean Sea.

Nebuchadnezzar tried to conquer the new island city, but was unsuccessful.

Exactly 241 years after Nebuchanezzar declared was on Tyre, Alexander the Great, the famous Greek general, declared war on the new Island city of Tyre. For two years, he tried to conquer the new city using rafts of the Persians, whom he had previously con quered. After falling In these attempts, his army began throwing the columns, crocks, and the dirt from the ancient city of Tyre into the sea, leaving it like a smooth stone. With this material, they were able to span the gap between the coast and the island with an earthen bridge 70 meters wide and a kilometer long. The island was no longer an Is land, but became a mere peninsula. To build the bridge, the Greek engineers constructed

a special type of covering that allowed the Greeks to be protected from the artillery fire while they worked on the bridge. When they completed the construction, they em ployed the tallest towers that man had used In history to advance on the city. These to wers were 60 meters high or approximately the same height as a 20 story building. After 7 months of work. In which time they built the bridge and the towers, they were able tor conquer Tyre. During the battle against the city, the Greeks killed at least 10,000
people and sold the remaining people into s.lavery.
The half of the island where the inhabitants of Tyre had built the new city was ac

tually below sea level during high tide. Due to the fact that the land area of the is land was rather limited, they extended their territory Into the sea by constructing a dike to hold back the ocean. By sorking during periods when the tides were low they
were able to build the dike. After the conquest of Tyre by Alexander the Great, ail of the city, including the dike, was totally destroyed.

During the time in which Alexander the Great was conquering Tyre, the leaders of other cities began to fear him so greatly that they did not even.resist the advance of the Greek army, but surrendered every city without even fighting. For this reason, the advance of the Greek army on the eastern side of the Mediterranean was rapid and almost
without obstacles. Ezekiel knew how the other cities would react Sfter'the destirottlon

of Tyre, so this too was mentioned in his prophecy.

(Ezekiel 2d:15-19)

Even today, tourists that visit the ruins of Tyre.can see for themselves the comple tion of this prophecy. The only thing left of the ancient city of Tyre Is the columns that still lay in the sea. Alexander the Great left the ancient city as a bare rock.

Today, fishermen use these columns to dry out their nets.

Although the location of the

ancient city provides an excellent water source that produces 10 million gallons of wa ter a day, a good port, and fertile soil, the city never has been rebuilt;

The destroyed city of Tyre is a monument to the truth of the Bible. All who read the prophet Ezekiel and who know the history of the city, must realize the prophecy was fulfilled in every detail which affirms that Ezekiel spoke by the inspiration of (3od.
When the student accepts the Bible as the Word of God, he will discover that It con tains a very Important message concerning the relation that exists betwegn (Sod and man. The Bible will help him to orient his life In a confused world like our own so that he might live the life of love, peace, and hope that he so much desires.

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FLASH!!

PRAISE THE LORD!

In a report via Ham Radio, David re

ported that the NSU .automobIle that had proven to be a "lemon" has been sold. We

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God sent

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we would have life In

man, so that

peace, with him.

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praise the Lord for providing a buyer!

NOTE FROM FORWARDING AGENT

We are experiencing a growing fello wship among the varying Chilean chu
rches here. Unity for an effective program In evangelism by alI is a
primary goad.

We want to add our "thanks' for

the

support that you have been sending.With

out your support the work of Chilean Co
ncern .would grind to a halt!
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We now have a

different car!

Thank

Please

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you all

for giving sacrificially!

condition. The dealer

check to TOWN & COUNTRY CHRISTIAN CHURCH and designate It for Chilean Concern. Mall all gifts to us at 11460 E. 4th PI. Tulsa, Ok. 74128. THANKS!

Praise the Lord! We were able to get a 1973 Flat 600, a one-owner car
In excellent

would, not accept the NSU In a trade,

so It Is still sitting on the car
lot In consignment.

M/M Fred Fish, Forwarding Agent 4.

M/M Woodrow Phillips, Sr. and M/M Don De Welt are now visiting Chile. As I write this, we are looking for
ward to a week-long retreat with
them, December 26-30.

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