PROJECT:

GERMANY

Sid Gc Mary /^Jlsbury

June 1,

1973Target

c/o Christian Church

Cartervllle, Mo. 64834

Please consider the following reasons that compel us to make ourselves available for Christian service in Germany,
1 ) We've been there before.

We know what its like to move internationally.

We have a good start on the language.

We know how to register with the police department.

We know customs and people.

We know the climate and can adjust to it.

We know how to transact business, (i ,e. , car insurance, banking,..)

We know other Christian workers.

2) The entire family wants to return. My wife and children are excited to return. What an opportunity, NOWl

What a blessing!

3) We've beeryrchallengedJ^V Christians on the Field. Guy Mayfield, veT^t^h'"missionary in Europe, has worked in the Frankfurt area among English speaking people since we returned
to the Elates in 1970, He writes;

"I feel that we really need you here.

The congregation has

gone down to nearly nothing. Jerry Schmid is wonderful and I believe that Cod will use him and others of us in this work

here. We have rented this location and have money on hand to pay the rent for a year. God will supply the money
needed to keep it going. Thelma and I can work with the

Americans and with any Italians that come but we will never know German well enough to do this work." He also states: "We need someone here by May, at least. Sooner would be fine. We plan to be in the States from June 10 to
August 1 . . , "

Jerry Schmid lives and works in the Frankfurt area. We knew him and worked in the English speaking congregation with him when we were there before. From him we quote:

"...we have had various other interested people attend and we

do have a, start. But what we need is a preacher who can speak German and start a work with the German people. I

think you'd be Just the man for this job, Sid, and I'd be glad
to help you all 1 can."

In a more recent letter Brother Schmid relates further developments that

press upon us the urgency of the time.

Sid, I want to immediately give you some encouraging news

from Oberursel.

In December already we were visited by a

young German man who on his second visit brought two friends

with him to our services.

I learned that they were holding

regular Bible study sessions every Thursday evening in a private home and since I expressed interest in it they invited me to attend. L_ast Thursday I did attend and was very Impress ed with a group between 20-30 people who very earnestly prayed together, sang songs and discussed the Biblealt in German, of course. They are all of various faiths and religious backgrounds but claim to belong to the greater

"Gemeinde Christi" (Church of Christ).

Today in our church

service a total of 9 people frorrj their group appeared to worship with us in English. It would seem to me when we come to the point where you can hold services in German this group of people could very well form the nucleus of a German congregation. Once we have such a congregation
started 1 believe it would be much more stable than an

American congregation, since Americans in Europe are

so temporary and are subject to rotation."

Concerning this same development Guy fs/iayfield wrote just this week:

(2/25/73) "This Is the Lord's Day, about noon, and morning

services are just over. Jerry Schmid is out of town this week end. This.morning we have had two Arrjerican service men

and four German youn people in services. A German girl played the organ for us. Two of the German young men offered fervent prayers. I talked on the conversion of the Ethiopian

Eunuch and they seemed deeply impressed and quoted things from the sermon in tfeir prayers. These German young people will not be with us next Lord's Day as they are taking about 20 other German young people on a retreat to get them away from the Fasching (Pre-lent Sin time). I believe that

when you get over here and can communicate with these young
people in German, that you will have a rich fellowship with
them. They are meeting in one another's homes several times each week for Bible study. Those who come here understand English and seem to be in agreement with our aims."

Do you see the challenge? Do you agree with us that we should move as quickly as possible? Time is like money: it can be squandered and wasted. This opportunity doesn't allow us the luxury of spending
many months traveling to raise support. There is no lime for stacks

of newsletters, elaborate displays with many interesting souvenirs, filmstrips

and all the other means of mechanical promotion. The only means of promotion we have time for is the above mentioned opportunity. Those of you familiar with European evangelism will want to respond.

The

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Allsbury

Family

LISTEN TO OUR PLANS TO RETURN

TO GERMANY 11

With the help of God, we plan to return to Frank furt, Germany. Our planned Christian work there will be with German speaking people. Guy Mayfield, vet

eran missionary, has encouraged us to consider this

work in this area, NOW!

Mr. Mayfield has been working with English speak

ing people in the Frankfurt vicinity and has observed that a good possibility for a permanent German-language
work could now be realized if someone were to come

and lead in the German phase of this work. Our experience in Germany compels us to consider this exciting challenge.

GERMANY BY JUNE--- WHY?

Never have we been so certain of the need to move quickly! Our former experience there also prompts reminders underscoring this need to be there by June 1. Please consider; *Guy Mayfield, who leads the English services in Frankfurt
now

will be away for the Summer from June 10.

We could

well assist in keeping this group olive. *The weather being different, we would be wise to arrive

early in the Summer to help in the adjustment to this rainy cli

mate .

*Air transportation costs substantially more after June 1.

One ticket could well be as much as $80 more during the high
Summer season.

*lf our children are to attend the German schools, (and the

price of private English schools are impossible, we think), we must get them there early in the Summer to again learn the lan guage. One cannot help but admire the children's willingness
and desire to make this adjustment! Won't you consider helping
to make the three month Summer "head-start" on the language possible?

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THE CARTERVILLE CHURCH TO SPONSOR ALLSBURYS...

The Cartervtlle Christian Church

is proud to present the work of Sid and Mary Allsbury. In spon soring this work, we hope to ac complish several goals. (1) We
would like to see a New Testa

ment centered Christianity pre sented to German speaking peo-

Gene Weece, Minister

pie. (2)Wewould like to see our entire congregation become the "Forwarding Agent" for this work. (3) We want to help our

missionary become a better overseas evangelist than a Unit ed States oriented promoter and fund raiser. (4) We want to be the ones who promote and secure funds for the Allsburys.

You con help us to elevate this evangelistic effortfrommissionary personality and gadgetry too realistic, efficient,
program.

Will you help the Carterville Christian Church in this proiect? need;' *

---^^^^^2500 in transportation and relocation funds

$800 additional in regular monthly support.

Please contact those in your congregation who influence their missionary outlay and encourage them to enlist regular ly in this effort.
Make checks to: Carterville Christian Church

Mark; forAllsburys
CARTERVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Carterville, Missouri 64835

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KARNIVAL DAYS IN GERMANY

GUY AND THELMA MAYFIELD

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21973

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Please send along with this form copies of recommendations from churches which will encourage other churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow a visiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impos sible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a respon sible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the value

of your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3) and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share the

credit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will help convince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES to spread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recom mendations as soon as possible. Thanks, Send what you have now, and the others later.

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of your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3) and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share the credit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will help convince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES to spread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recom mendations as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have now, and the others later.

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PROJECT: GERMANY

Non-profit Organlzat'irmU. S. Postage PAID Carterville, Mo.

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Sid & Mary Alsbury

PERMIT NO. 1

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GERMAN ADDRESS

/ Sid & Mary Allsbury

637 Oberursal--Stierstadt

J77

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Bahnweg
Germany

12

June

1973

Dear-P'riends in/Uim,

It's 10:00 p. m., time to go to bed, In Missouri its 4:00 p. to. and since we are used to that time we are not very sleepy, That's just one of the little interesting things that ifiake up part of the move, from Missouri to Germany. >
-The sudden change of languages was near shock a few years ago when we first came to Germany. This trip it was wonderful to hear I
I

Flying.is always an experience. The delays and waiting were particularly "un-nerving"since we had spent the past three or four weeks going as fast as possible to get ready. Sitting still was about like stopping a snowball abruptly at the bottom of the hill after* it had gSined great speed. A pleasant interlude came our way at J.F.K. Airport, New York, whan Mary looked from the window of the terminal to see Gary Shaw and Don DeWelt entering the building. They are leading a Holy Land tour for Revival Fires,
Joplin, Missouri. We had a nice visit with them.

We stopped on our flight to Europe in Iceland to refuel. him. Sorry, Mike, no autograph, we didn't see'him 1

Here again a delay.

I'm^

sure some good came of such a pause, probably the learning of patience more than any thing else. Since.President Nixon was expected there about that time we hoped to see

'tluy' and thelma Mayfield had made the five hour,drive to Luxembourg to gat our tired little group. We have been living with them as we begin looking for an apartmept. At the same time we are trying to get some acceptable form of registration for the car they have for us. Much here to pray about, I'll write later about the prayers answered
in regard to finding a place to live.
I . '

We arrived on Wednes^y- and on Friday night we were priviledged to attend Bible study

wi'th ithtTMayl'lelds in Oberursel.

prayers, and fellowship.

(o-brr-ER-sell)

There 21 of us gathered for a lesson,

Add

In the group were three U. S. soldiers, two military families,

one German Bible seminary student, an American business man and a girl tourist.
to this our two missionary families.

The building that these people have secured exceded my hopes. Its a former business ""Toca'tiion converted mostly by Mr. Schmid. :I have the feeling that the Mayfields pro vided precious encouragement. The location is in a busy neighborhood and ,has already been observed by many local residents. We are looking forward to great blessings
ahead with these folk. . ^

Due to the dollar devaluation prices are stijl moving upward.

oizes sold for $40,000 and up.

We will^hgye^ to pay over

buying

$200 per month rent, I know that you don't understand that.. I guess 1 don't eiti^r\ HP6day "T^~saw'Th 'tHa^newspaper ads describing apartments for sale. Most three bed roomDid you say, "Why not use that rent money for

a nice home?"

If the price of an apartment is as above you wouldn't believe ma If I

told you what a house costs.

lie.believe the,God.who put us Jie.re can sustain us-he.re,. We say this even while in the last week the dollar went down a few more cents here. Your help in this work certainly does mean ar lot to us. We trust God will bless you as you have blessed this work. Later want to tell you about a few "coffee house" ministeries near here. They are like "His Place" ministeries that many of you know about. Real possibilities exist
for the work here, pray that we can arise to meet them.
Yours from Germany,
Ed.'s note: KEEP PRAYING ABOUT THE

MONTHLY SUPPORT FOR THE ALLSBURYS'.

Sid, Mary Allsbury & family

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The Sidney R. Allehuzy faxsily

The Sid AlIsTsury family went to Germai^ in

Septexober 15 196? for their first 5 year

term of missionaiy service term started June 1^ 1973*

Their second Their work is

A

mostly involved in; teaching among the Military stationed in Germany and other

such English - speaking people.

Services

are held regular^ and Extension Bible

studies are condjicted in various places. German speaking |rork is now planned as
language abilities and situations permit.
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Sidney Robert Alisbury was bom Septexober 159

19^3 in Webb City^ Missouri. He hodds a degree from Ozark Bibke College 9 Joplin, Missouri. He started peeaching in 1963

and has preached in Kansas and Missouri.

Mrs. Mary Maxine Jones Allsbury was bom

January 69 19^3 in Chelsea9 Oklahoma.

have four children: Jodi Raylene bom

They

May 14^ 1964 at Joplin9 Missouri; Sidney

Randall bom April 99 1966 at Joplin9 Missouri; Heidi Dawn bron November 199 1968 in Frankfurt 9 Germany and John Robert bom May 199 1971 in Carthage 9 Missouri.
Their forwarding agent is the Christian

Church9 Tennessee and Hall Sts.9 Carterville9

Hissouri 6^3^*

Their field address is

Sidney

and Hrs. Maxy

Allshuzy,

637 Obemrsel 6, Bahn^eg 12 ^ Germany.

THE
SPRING

AN : INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN, JOURNAL

19731

SID AND MARY ALLSBURY RETURN TO GERMANY

JUL 1 2 1973

"THEREFORE THEY THAT WERE SCATTERED ABROAD

WENT EVERYWHERE

PREACHING THE WORD.*

When our Lord went to be with the

Father, He left His program for human

redemption in our hands, promising that

he would be with us always. He said that

His disciples would do greater than He as

he walked about the hills of Judea and
Galilee. We can not raise the dead or

restore sight to the blind, but we can

bring dying souls to Him for salvation.

This is a greater work.
Mark Powell

Mark Powell, an airman stationed at the Zweibrucken, W. Germany, USAFE base, is a young man who believes this. Mark was bom into a family where Christ

Sid and Mary Allsbury and their children, Jodi, Randy, Heidi, and John, arrived in Luxemburg on May 30 and are now living in their new home at Bahnweg 12, 637 Stierstadt/Oberursel. Sid and Mary and their three older children are not new to Germany or to Frankfurt. They came to Frankfurt in September of 1967 and worked with Ed and Mary Fausz and Milton and Betty Duhon. In August of 1970 they returned to the States where they had a happy and fruitful ministry with the Smithfleld
Christian Church of Carl Junction,

the church was able to rent at a reasonable

price, and we have been meeting here ever

since.

The English speaking congregation is scattered over a large area around Frank
furt. Even though you may live some

is first. He grew up sharing with his parents in ministries to small and new congregations which his father, Robert Powell, gladly served while often holding another job so that he could support his family. Mark learned that service to God is the one most important thing in life. Following high school and a year at Milligan College, Mark enlisted in the
Air Force and soon was stationed at

distance away, if you are in the Frankfurt

area, or if you are visiting here at any time, we invite you to join us in the
service of our God. Soon there should

be services in German, too, but at present a number of German people who speak English are coming and seem to appreciate

Zweibrucken. There, he might have said, "I am a long way from home and my Christian friends. Some day I shall go back there and serve God again. Now
I'll see what life is all about." Mark knew that this does not work. Most men lose their standards and abandon their faith, never to return. Mark instead decided

sharing with the English speaking con

gregation.

Missouri.

Guy and Thelma Mayfield

1970 and have

came to Frankfurt in

been working among English speaking people of the area since that time.
Gerald Schmid who is Business Mana

ger of the Frankfurt International School

has worked closely with the Fausz', the

Allsburys, and the Mayfields through these years. For a long time the English speaking congregation met in the Con
ference Room of the 97 th General

At the present time services include Bible Study on Friday at 7:30 Pil., Children's Bible Study Sunday at 9:30, and the Lord's Supper, Singing and Preaching at 10:00 A.M. Guy and Thelma Mayfield left Frank furt June 15 to visit with family and
friends and to meet with brethren in

that the Air Force was giving him an

opportunity to serve God that he might

not have in civilian life.

Shortly after arrival at Zweibrucken he went to see his chaplain, who wel

comedhis help in the Sunday School. He began teaching the high school class. He
also began to frequent the base service club and to study his Bible while sitting in the club lounge. Other airmen soon

churches and at the Cedar Lake Missions

Hospital. LastSeptember Brother Schmid

found the store room at Oberursel which

Week. They will return to Europe in late July in time to be at the Christian Service Camp in Lugano, August 5-12.

engaged him in conversation. Mark readily Cbld them about God's plan for

human redemption. Since he has come to Zweibrucken, he has led twenty airmen and high school students to Christ, either

baptizing them himself or arranging for their baptism by the chaplain. The Zweibrucken chapel is one that has pro
vision for Christian immersion.

Christ and to obey Him while they are so far from home and in the service of their country. We praise God for young men such as Mark Powell and Roger Mack for their service to our Lord. Pray for these
men and for others like them, that God

I flew from Kanpur and New Delhi and then later on that same day to Athens, Greece where I found the Acropolis and Mars Hill from which Paul preached to the Athenians (Acts 17:22-32) and then took a bus out to the old city of Corinth.
Corinth was the scene of much of Paul's

will continue to use them for His purpose

and for the salvation of their comrades. Ouy W. Mayfield, Giessen W. Germany
*.\cts 8:4

We first learned of Mark nearly two

ministry in Greece and later Paul addressed

two letters to the church which had

years ago when his mother wrote us. We

drnve over to see him one Saturday and
he told us of his desire to serve God

been established there (First and Second Corinthians).

while he serves our people over here. We were able to supply him with names of some people in south-western Germany that had been sent to us by the Christian Military Fellowship, churches and
Christian families. He soon became

TRANSITION

This winter and spring has been a period of transition for the world with
the drawdown of free world forces in

acquainted with Larry Justice from Kan

sas City, Wesley Thoreson - a graduate of Minnesota Bible College, Mrs. Edna Ro gers - a librarian at one of the elementary
schools, and John and Jerrie Church -

South East Asia and a search for peace among the nations which has raised questions among scholars of national priorities.
As a result of this movement I was

students from Platt Valley Bible College who had interrupted their schooling so that John could serve in the Army. These have banded together for weekly Communion and Bible Study in various places in this area of Germany. Cur rently they are meeting in the home of Wayne and Linda Williams who are sta
tioned at Baumholder.

permitted to leave Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and travel through India, Greece, and Europe on my trip back to the United States in the process of being
stationed at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. It

was wonderful to find people all along

my travels who are concerned about preaching and teaching of the great message of salvation. During R and R

Stephen Mayfield at Corinth

Then I took a bus from Athens to

Roger Mack Roger Mack is a young soldier who has recently come to the Ayers Army Post near Giessen. Some time ago we received his name from the secretary of his home
church in Texas. We contacted him and

leave at Christmas I had the opportunity to visit with the missionaries in Chiang
Mai, Thailand. The De Los Santos

he has been attending services and Bible study at Oberusal near Frankfurt. He has seldom come alone, as he is always busy
looking for other soldiers to come with

him. On the Lord's Day evening and during the week he is at the base chapel helping his chaplain every way he can. On Monday, February 12, Roger phoned us to say that he had a young man who was ready to obey his Lord in Christian baptism. The next evening he
and his friend came to our home for an

family, missionaries to Thailand from the Philippines, were hosts for the David Filbeck family who had come into Chaing Mai from the border areas of Thailand. After spending a few days in Bangkok I flew to New Delhi, India. India has just completed celebrations honoring its 25 years of independence. After seeing something of New Delhi I took the train for Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, and then later took another train to Kanpur, where I visited with Ralph Harter, editor of "Christasian" and missionary in that city.

Patras and the ferry to Brindisi, Italy. At Brindisi I was met by Charles Troyer who came up from Lecce. I spent a wonderful
weekend with them and then took the

train and stopped off at Bari and visited with the Malcolm Coffey and Harold
Fowler families and Italian Christians.

Then after an overnight train ride I visited Vito Gentile, evangelist in the Rome area and editor of L Appello Cristiano. After a brief visit I again started north toward Germany where my parents, Guy and Thelma Mayfield, continue to serve
as missionaries among American Service personnel and Italian emigrants in northem Europe. It was wonderful to see them again and to visit with the

evening of Bible study. Then on Friday evening at the Bible study, this young man, Roy Davis, from Los Angeles, made
his Good Confession and on the Lord's

Frankfurt Christian Church group at their

Oberursel location.

Then it was time to begin leaving and

getting settled in the new job at Offutt.

Day after our service at Obersusal we all

went into the Frankfurt Church of Christ

This portion of the trip took me to Charleston, SC, Johnson City, TN, Tulsa,
OK and finally to Omaha.
Recent News

building where Roger Mack buried Roy Davis with his Lord in Christian baptism. We praise God for young men like Roy Davis, who are proud to confess their

Ralph Harter with some ofhis co-workers

Since arriving here I have placed my

fellowship with the new Calvary Christian Church in Bellevue, NE, just outside of
Offutt which was started by former members of the University Christian Church in Riverside, CA, who are now stationed at Offutt and realizing the need for a Christian Church in this part of the Omaha area began Bible studies in their home. This congregation is meeting in the facilities of Bellevue College. uuv <iiiu lacuna iviaylield will be visiting their family and supporting churches between June 15 and July 30. They plan to visit in Tennessee, Indiana

alone when they first appeared. The person of Jesus, the story of His life, and the tremendous changes which this story brought to people's lives, provided sources for many accounts of His life. The Holy Spirit led the churches that were established as a result of the ministry of the Apostles and others to accept these Gospel accounts to survice and to be
available for us now to be able to learn
of Him.

RESTORING FIRST CENTURY EVANGELISM

A new book on person to person evangelism for mobilizing the total constituency of the church to evangelize.
Please atlow me to

announce my book
on workable evan

gelism and followup.

For more than three

One Story Told By Four These separate accounts are unique in many ways. All of them are short. Biographies of famous men are often several volumes, but these are short. Yet nothing is left out that was important. Unlike other religious literature of the world the Life of Christ is presented in very simple every day language that any one can understand. Through the pens of the four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, we can see Jesus living in Palestine, ministering to those around Him, walking with His disciples through
Galilee, Samaria, and Judea, and later in Jerusalem teaching of the nature of the Kingdom to the religious leaders. Finally the four writers begin to concentrate on
the events of the final week which details

(School of Missions at Cedar Lake), North

American Christian Convention at Indiana

polis), Oklahoma, and in Virginia, before returning to Europe for the Retreat at
Lugano, Switzerland.

years, since early 1970, I have been using a definite per sonal evangelism training program in WilliamH. Mayfield my ministry. The D.D., Ph.D. purpose is to involve the church in soul-winning. This study and experience we share in Restoring First Century Evangelism.

JESUS CHRIST, GOD'S SON

AND OUR SAVIOUR

RESTORING FIRST
CENTURY

When Christians met during the dark days of persecution of the Roman emperors it is said that they often drew the sign of the fish on the ground and so secretly indicated their faith in Jesus
Christ to each other. While this is not

EVANGELISM
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known for sure, we do know that they did use the symbol of the fish in the

Catacombs. The picture of the fish would have meant nothing to the pagans,
but the Christians knew the meaning and

the climatic events through which God provided for our salvation. More than half of the Gospel narratives concern
themselves with the events of this final

CONTENTS

rejoiced when they saw it. Once again the sign of the fish has become popular among Christians. Some know the meaning of the fish symbol; others just know that it has something to SO" with Christianity. The symbol by itself has no meaning. Neither, for that
matter, do the words themselves which

week and the glorious resurrection. The accounts while telling the One Story are different because each was written by a different person and each for a specific reason. Of the four only Luke tells us something of his reason for writing and~~his~~method-(tuke~l: L4).

The Ideal of Restoring First Centiuy Evangelism A Workable Program; Avoiding Mis
takes

Preparing for Effective Personal Evan

gelism The Minister Prepared for Evangelism; The Congregation Prepared for Evan gelism; Recruiting Trainee^

the sign represents. The meaning comes as it tells us something of Jesus, His relationship to His Father, and His re

John, at the conclusion of his gospel, tells a little more of the selection process (John 21:25). Other than these few
references, no explanation is given about why or exactly to whom a book was
written. Matthew seems to be intended

implementing the Personal Evangelism

Program Preparing the Calendar; Recruitment Methods; Securing Prospects; The Area

Survey; Keepingthe File; The Training/

Witnessing Program; Class Time; Calling Time; Making the Program Permanent The Gospel Presented How to Witness; Study Aids; Sample
Presentation; Use of Decision Cards;

lationship to us. Recently the world has

taken note of Jesus and two stage pro ductions and a novel have appeared. These have failed to tell the story of Jesus as they have ignored essentials.
The Real Jesus

for persons with a Jewish background. Mark, who accompanied Paul and Peter and others in the early period of the
church, seems to have intended his mes

sage for the Gentile (non Jewish) world.

We urge you to study these accounts
to find out about Jesus of Nazareth and

Answering Excuses Helpful Materials Following Up Conversions

Evaluation and Reflections

For the past two thousand years there habe been only four reliable sources of
information about Jesus. These are the

the great salvation which His death on the cross and resurrection provides for
each of us. Stephen W. Mayfield, Omaha, Nebraska

four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and

John. Millions have been thrilled with the

Request a copy of this book from the author:

Dr. William H. Mayfield Route 9 - Box 182

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These accounts were not

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Fellowship correspondence and to provide directory service. He has hired a Fili

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pino secretary to type and maintain the

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

Fellowship records in their home on a

P. O. Box 77

MILITARY FELLOWSHIP MSgt. William L. Shelton, President

daily basis. This arrangement will allow

for increased contacts with churches and

Kempton, IN 46049
Recent information from the Sheltons

individuals in collecting names of military The Sheltons, BUI, Janis, Teresa, Wayne, Mark, John and Douglas, were
recently transferred to Clark Air Force
members. The Normanda Class will

continue to mail out bulk maUings for

the Fellowship such as the GI Courier,

tells of a Filipino preacher and his wife who are coming on weekends from Ma nila to call on Filipinos in their area and to conduct Lord's Day services in the
Shelton's home. These have been ave

Base in the PhUippines, for a two year tour. Through agreement with the Normanda Church Sunday School Class who have been maintaining the Fellow ship Directory Service at Kempton,
Indiana, the Master File of names and
records has been transferred to Bill and

special reports, etc. BiU and Janis ask you to assist in collecting names of your mUitary mem bers and sending them to the Fellowship as soon as possible.
THE ADDRESSES MILITARY FELLOWSHIP

raging around 25 and there have been at

least three baptisms. We urge you to send in the names of friends or members of your famUy who
are in military service anywhere in the

world as you may be the only link we

have.

Janis.

Bill has begun again to answer all

MSgt William L. Shelton, President

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JESUS IN THE JUNGLES

As told at the European ChristianService fire!" I saw my instrument panel light up Camp and Retreat, Lu^no, Switzerland, like a Christmas tree. The aircraft took a
August, 1973.

hard turn to the right and then quickly

to the left.

down on the ground and said, "God, if it is your will that 1 live, then it is up to you." 1 said that if 1 were to live I would spend the rest of my life working
for Jesus Christ. Then I closed my eyes
to die.

The date was March 27,1968, and the place was the Republic of Vietnam. I was a helicopter pilot flying a support mission for the Special Forces. Five days before this we had put the Special Forces into an
area that had been a North Vietnamese

The next thing that I recall was opening my eyes and realizing that we had crashed and that I had to get out of the aircraft
that now was on fire all around me. I

Several hours passed and I came to

with the realization that 1 was not dead.

stronghold. Shortly after we had put the

troops into the landing zone, they had come under iatense ground fire from the enemy that were in the area. For the next

managed to get up out of my seat and just as I was about to step out of the aircraft, my foot, that had been resting on the radio console, slipped off and I got tangled. I fought to get free. It finally came free just as my flak vest caught fire.
I threw it in the back of the aircraft as I

God had spared my life. This was to be

the first of several "miracles" that were

five days we flew support missions trying

to supply them with desperately needed
water, food, and ammunition.

climbed out. I now had my thoughts together enough to think about the rest
of the crew. I ran to the other side of the

I had already flown into the area earlier in the morning hours of the 27th,
and one of the crew chiefs that I had on

aircraft and saw my.copilot, who was also my roommate, lying in his seat with his
head down and his face covered with

board was wounded

and

had

to be

evacuated to the hospital. My platoon

leader came to me and asked if I would

blood. I just knew that he was dead. Then I started to pull him out through
the windshield. I don't remember whether

fly back into the area again. This was to have been a last ditch effort to get water
to these men who had been without it for

to happen in my life. 1 said a-prayer, thanking God that 1 was alive and that with His help, I would live up to the promise that I had made to Him before 1 went to sleep to die. Later in the morning, another "miracle" that took place was that the other mem bers of my crew that had been missing when 1 got out of the aircraft came stumbling through our lines of defense to safety, a little broken up, but alive. Later we got a call on the radio asking us if we would cut a hole into the jungle so that helicopters could get in to get us
out. We worked the rest of the second

the windshield was broken, or if I broke

five days. The time was around 4:30 in

the afternoon when we took off with a

it out. After getting him out alive, we looked for the rest of the crew. They
were nowhere to be found.

day preparing a way for the "choppers" to come in. Finally towards the end of the second day, a hole was cut and they
came in and before dark were able to get
most of us out.

load of plastic water jugs wrapped in a sling net and hanging down under the belly of our helicopter.
About an hour later we were on station

over the area where the Special Forces were on the ground waiting anxiously for the water we were bringing to them. I dropped the aircraft down to a low level - - so low that the load we were carrying then was brushing the tops of the tr?es
beneath us. Just as we came over the area

The next day the helicopters, jets, and artillery fought all day long. The tempera ture grew to about 120 degrees during the day and cooled off somewhat at night. All efforts to get us out were of no avail. The next night was the same as the night before. About midnight of that second night my tongue began to swell up inside my mouth.
Sometime around two or three hours

Yes, this is the story of how Jesus came to have meaning in my life. My only regret is that so often people have to wait until they have a tragic experience such as this before they will look to our Lord daily. So often people want to wait until the end to ask
and seek the Lord as their Saviour.

where the troops were, I slowed the air craft down, and just as I did, the whole world erupted in front of my eyes. I saw bullets going in every direction. I heard the crewchief scream, "My God, we're on

later I began to gag for air because my tongue was blocking my air passages. I continued to gasp for air and my body hurt from the strain. I did everything within my own power to get air into my lungs. Finally I gave up; I put mv head

After his tour in Vietnam Captain Tippett returned to the States where he attended the University of Nebraska at
(Continued on page 2)

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A NEW DEDICATION

Omaha. While in Omaha he and his wife

Shy were members of the Benson Church

of Christ and they carried on a "camping ministry," holding services on camp

This past summer has been a wonderfill one in many ways. More than 31,000

of the United States and lived on the

people came together to attend the North

American Christian Convention in Indiana

grounds in the Omaha area. They are now

stationed at Kaiserlautern, Germany,

where Bob went to junior high school

when his father was a soldier there. They

polis during July. It was perhaps the best convention to date. It took a great
many people a lot of time and energy to prepare for the crowds of people who
came from near and far to attend. The

are working with Air Force Sergeant Mark Powell in holding worship services in that area. They plan to continue this ministry when Mark returns to the States in the near future. Captain Tippett has also agreed to represent the Christian Military Fellowship in Europe. Reported by Guy Mayfield

HELP
We need your help in several ways. If you know of any service personnel who
are members of Churches of Christ or

messages were tremendous. Some of the topics dealt with "Jesus only . . . Saves You, . . . Lives for You, . . . Brings Us Together, and ... Sends Us." Then in August m Lugano 124 people gathered for the annual Christian Service Camp and Retreat in Lugano. You will read of this gathering elsewhere in the Bible Christian Call. Reports indicate that this was perhaps the best camp to

American frontier in Kentucky. One famous meeting occurred in 1832 in Lexington, Kentucky, when John Smith spoke as leader of a group of followers of Alexander Campbell at a meeting which searched for unity with followers of Barton W. Stone. At one point he said, "Let us, then, my brethren, be no longer Campbellites or Stoneites, New Lights or Old Lights, or any other kind of li^ts, but let us all
come to the Bible, to the Bible

alone, as the only book in the world that can give us all the Light
we need."*

As indicated by these gatherings it

seems that Churches of Christ and

date. Sid Allsbury wrote, "What a great

host of dear Christian friends have crossed

trails at the Lugano Camp! Many of you

have been there and know the thrill of

Christian Churches are moving forward. We need to continijally dedicate ourselves anew to the Bible and its teachings as our only source. S. W. Mayfield

meeting folks from around the world.

*Restoration Herald, Sept. 73

ChristianChurches anywhere in the world we would like to get acquainted with them through the Christian Military Fellow
ship. Please send their names and ad

dresses to the Directory Service, P.O.

Box 77, Kempton, IN 46049,

Busy Christians in their own areas, stop ping by for a few days to share together words of encouragement, inspiring ser mons, and just the privilege of becoming acquainted with more of God's people."
Here in Nebraska Calvary Christian Church in Bellevue, just outside Offutt AFB, continues to grow, both in size and fellowship. In September the children held a "Balloon Derby" as a kick-off to Fall activities. At last report balloons had been returned from as far away as Missouri. We meet in the gymnasium of Bellevue College and are in the process of buying a second bus for Bible School. If you know of anyone coming to Offutt AFB in the near future please let us know
so that we can welcome them into our

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(Belgium), HostScott Bartchy (Germany) and Harold Fowler (Italy) are also working
on the plans for this year's rally. The book of Romans will be emphasized
during each of the sessions. For latest

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church. John Smith is perhaps the least known of the men who in the early 1800's searched the Scriptures to escape
their denominational backgrounds and begin what we call today, 'The Restora
tion Movement." The best known of

CONVENTION,
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Anaheim, California,

USA. July 23-26, 1974. Thomas W. Overton (California) President. For in

write: Leonard Wymore ,

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OF CHRIST, Mexico City, Mexico. July

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these was Alexander Campbell. Others 30 - August 4, 1974. J. Daniel Joyce included his father, Thomas Campbell, (USA) President. For information write:
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With this issue we begin a series of Bible studies which we hope will help you to appreciate God's Word for us and to

help you tell others His story of Sal

BIBLE

STUDY

vation.

We urge you to begin a regular pro gram ofBible reading in your Home. Set aside a time for prayer. This may soon become a favorite time of the day.

GENESIS
Subject: Creation of the Universe; Period before the Flood; Age of the Patriarchs: and the earth. On the seventh He rested.

This was an ecologically perfect world.

Everything was in balance. Then sin en

Moses as,

Noah and the Flood, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Founding of the nation of Israel.
Writer: Moses

... I am the God of thy father, the God

When Written: Possibly during the 40 yearsof wanderings after Israel left Egypt.
This book is called "Genesis" because

tered the world and the perfect became imperfect. Everything that happened in history from that point onis the story of places. Some of them, for example Ur,
God's revelation of the solution to this very difficult problem - - of sin and man's rejection of the Plan of Salvation. The

of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ... (Exodus 3:6). Places: The places mentioned are real

can be located from archaeological re

search. Others are known to have existed

it tells us of the beginning of the world, of

through collateral information.

Some

life, of the human race, of marriage, of sin

and of the wonderful plan of Salvation. In the course of our study we want to
take an overview of each book - to see how each book fits into what has been

first of many promises of the eventual Plan of Salvation is found in the third

chapter (Genesis 3:15). During our study

we shall note these as they occur.
Backgrounds

have disappeared through lack of knowl edge, but they are not mythical places.
Projects

before, what new developments the book

Since we are some distance from the

There are a great many projectswhich can be done in a family setting or Bible
study group.

shows usof God's revelation, and a glimpse

into that which is to follow.

Genesis is perhaps one of the most im portant booksof the Bible. It is impossible
to understand math without the basic

events recorded in the book occasionally we will need some background informa tion to help in understanding that which
we are reading.

List of Beginnings: See how many beginnings you can locate while reading
this book.

building blocks of addition and subtrac

Geneoiogy of Jesus; Every time some one is mentioned try' and see how they

tion. So with Genesis it is impossible to build a lasting faith without accepting the foundations of Faith - - that is, that God
has revealed Himself to us. The writer,of Hebrews says: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the

Names: The Book of Genesis is in many ways a book of names. While the

relate to Jesus. Use Bible helps and the first chapter of Matthew as a guide. Some
spellings can cause confusion and this

Bible is not a book of history - - the

historical information mentioned has been

may take too much time or patience.

fathers by the prophets, hath in these last

days spoken unto us byjusSon, whom he

hath appointed heirof all things, by whom he made the worlds; (Hebrews 1:1,2). As you begin to read Genesis you are starting on one of the world's greatest adventures - - the discovery of God's reve
lation to us. Genesis is also rich in human adventure. After Creation the book covers

proved correct. There are many names; the important ones are mentioned with perhaps some identifying feature. For example we discover in Genesis 4:22 that

Trace the Story: Secure a good set of

maps and locate the places mentioned

after the flood on the map.

Memory Work

Tubalcain was a worker in iron and cop per. Others are simply noted with per haps theirdescendents. The peoples of the
middle east were very much concerned
over their relations to each other and so

Suggested memory verses are: Genesis

1:1;3:I5.

In Genesis there are some tremendous

a period of approximately 2400 years. So the important events arepresented with all the detail considered necessary by the
Author (God) and other events are either ignored or skipped over. In six days God created tlte heavens

the historical record is given. Of course, learn from them: for the revelation of God, the most im The Entrance of Sin; The Flood; The Call portant family was that which was to pro of Abraham; The Birth of Isaac; Abraham
duce His Son - Jesus Christ who was to

stories to enjoy and important lessons to

provide Salvation for us. Next in tracing

the family of the Children of Israel another very important matter was for the re

Ordered to Offer Isaac as a Sacrifice and

His Rescue; The Story of Jacob and

Esau; The Children of Isreal Go to Egypt Because of Famine.

ceivers to know Who was being revealed.

Later in Exodus God reveals Himself to

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The Eighth Annual Midwinter Rally
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE CAMP

AND RETREAT
The Tenth Christian Service Camp and
Retreat at Lugano in August of 1973 was one of the largest in attendance. While
all of the Retreats have been rich in

consecutive years in camp.

camp.

They are

returning to the States before the 1974

Vincenzo Petronelli of Lille, France,

reported on the work of the Church at Lille where he leads the singing and
preaches occasionally. Vincenzo and his

Christian fellowship andinspiration, many whohave attended in other years felt that
this was the best yet. The 124 people who attended re presented all age groups and two national ities. Classes were held in English and Italian. A group of students from Ozark Bible College taught Vacation Bible School for children under 12, and were

people in Europe is to be held at the Kerk Van Christus (Church of Christ), Winterslagstraat 266, Genk, Belgium January 1-3, 1974. The program this year will feature a study of the Book of Romans led by Malcolm Coffey of Bari, Italy. Brother Coffey will present four lessons from the
Book of Romans. This lesson will be

wife Vita have completed four years at

the Lugano Retreat. Vincenzo im

migrated from Latiano, Italy, to northern France several years ago where he now
Works and lives.

followed by a sermon by another worker in Europe. This will be followed by a a general discussion.

Reportsof mission work in Europe will

be featured during the Rally. The part that most of those who have
attended former rallies have seemed to

supervised by Alva and Janice Phillips' from the Black Forest in Germany.
James Cormode of the Ozark Bible Col

For the past ten years Guy and Thelma Mayfield have planned these annual
meetings. They have felt that it would

lege faculty was the leader of the group. Classes for high school and college students, for military personnel and other adults were taught by Malcolm Coffey of Bari, Italy^, by Harold Fowler

be better if they were plannedinstead by a committee of brethren. This year a group of men have accepted the respon
sibility for the 1974 Retreat which is

appreciate the mosiis just the opportunity

of getting together with others of like

of Palese, Italy^, by Scott Bartchy of Tuebingen, Germany'', and Paul McReynolds. Dean of Pacific Christian College,
Long Beach, California. Each of these men had their families with them. Other

scheduled for the same time, August 5 12,1974, next year. Sid Allsbury is to be the manager next year and Guy Mayfield will assist him. Malcolm Coffey is the Dean, Robert Tippett will represent the
Military, and Dean Hickerson and Rick Deighton will also serve on the committee.

precious faith in periods of fellowship. This year the program is planned to allow ample time for this fellowship.
Until last year, the rallies had all been

heldinGermany and usually in Frankfurt/

Main. Last winter, the rally was held at
the Hospitality House of the Toronto

missionary families present were the Sid Allsburys of Frankfurt (Oberiisal), Germany, the Rick Deightons of Gechingen, Germany, Linda Dayhoff of Stammheim, Germany', the Dean Hickersons of Ruemmingen, Germany, Evelyn Jones of Bari, Italy^, the Richard Kirklands of Eimeldingen, Germany, the Wayne Meeces of Liberia, Africa'', Guy and Thelma Mayfield of Giessen (Frank

Why not begin now to plan for

Lugano in 1974?

Christian Mission near Vienna, Austria. This is the first rally to be held in Genk. Housing arrangements may be made by
wnting Dennis Messimer, 3630 Mass-

mechelen (Eisden), Belgium, Phone Genk

1 Black Forest Christian Mission

55154. If you are coming by car, you will find Genk at the third exit after you
enter Belgium on the Maasstricht -

Mediterranean Christian Mission

Europe for Christ Mission

Antwerpen Autobahn. The church build

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European Evangelistic Society

Alpine Christian Mission Euro-Vangelism Belgium for Christ
Bible Christian Call

furt), Germany*, the Dale Malorys of

Berlin, Germany, Dennis and Linda Messimer of Genk, Belgium'', the David Stitts of Basel, Switzerland, the Art Thomases of Tuebingen, Germany, Greg Rife of Accra, Ghana', and the John
Remingtons of Vienna, Austria' Each

ing is close to this exit. Those coming by train should come to eitherMaastricht, Holland or Hasselt, Belgium and arrange
for some one to meet them.

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African Mission Evangelism, Inc.

Toronto Christian Mission

Addresses are available through the "Directory of the Ministry."

of these reported on the work they are

doing in their fields of service. Also attending were the William Caslers of

Parkrest Church of Christ in Long Beach,

California.

There were fourteen American service men and four of these had their families

with them. Captain Robert Tippett re

ported on the work mey had done on camp grounds in America,holding Lord's Day services for the campers. Ernie Schneider and his family completed four

Scott Coffey preaching at Chapel at the Lugano. Camp the day that the high school young people had charge of the
program. Scott is a son ofMalcolm and Wilma Coffey of the Mediterranean

Christian Mission at Bari, Italy.

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GBMBINDECHRISTI

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Sidney a Alltbary
987 Oberureel 8

Belinwesit

November 12, 1973

Dear Friends

It is a pleasure to greet you from Germany! I know how you must be enjoying the many blessings of this National Missionary Convention.
Mary and I and our four children arrived back in Frankfurt after three years in the U.S. We had formerly worked with Ed and Mary Fausz in printing. Thus we were acquainted with the English work
in the Frankfurt area. While we were in the U.S. Guy and Thelma

Mayfield continued to work with the congregation here in Frankfurt.

Toward the end of 1972 Guy and Thelma wrote to us asking that we

consider the possibility of returning to work with this congregation.

We returned on May 28, 1973o

Our forwarding agent and sponsoring church are one; The Carterville Christian Church, Missouri. The leaders there, Gene Weece is minister,
have made our work their work. Because of their great interest vye were able to return to this field with the very minimum of expense and time for fimd raising. Our work here involves two services per week. We meet Sunday morn

ings and Friday evenings. Those attending these meetings are from various backgrounds. We have servicemen from all about the U.S. We have English speaking business people represented in our group. We also have a regular supply of American tourists. We are making some humble efforts at beginning in German services. This requires
a bit more time and patience.

On Wednesday nights each week we travel 65 miles north to Westerburg where we have Bible study in a home there. This outreach has provided an average of 19 per week additional with whom we can share Bible lessons. Guy and Thelma Mayfield brought this group into being by
their calling tneir caj.ing eiiorts. efforts.

Thank you for your interest, gifts and prayers for our work,
V/MTV*ci Tn rLra-y^mo'mr Yours in Germany,

we are.

//

Sid, Mary Mlsbury & family

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GREETINGS

to each of you from West Germany:

Our family has been sharing with other Christian workers in European Evangelism since 1947. Prom a small beginning at that time, we have seen many representatives of the movement to restore New

Testament Christianity come to this continent and today the plea for the unity of God's people through this program of restoration is being proclaimed in many parts of Europe.

Our present work includes the following:

1. Working with Italian Christians who have come to Germany, Prance and Belgium to earn their living.
2. Calling on American service men and their families who are in Europe and who come from Christian churches and churches of Christ in

America. We help these young people become acquainted with Christian workers near them, and to find services where they can be at the Lord's Table each week. In some places service men arrange to come together at the chapel or in a private home for the Breaking of Bread and Bible
study.

3* Publishing the BIBLE CHRISTIAN CALL in English as often as pos

sible and cooperating with Vito Gentile and Giuseppe Italiano in
publication of L'APPELLO CRISTIANO in Italiaan.

4. Sharing with Sid and Mary Allsbury in the Frankfurt Christian

Church program. However, since the arrival of Sid and Mary last May,
we are giving most of our attention to other parts of our program.
5. Cooperating with other workers in Europe in the annual Christian Service Camps and in the Midwinter Rally.

Recently we have begun a weekly Bible study on Thursday evenings

in our home in Grossen Linden.Attendance runs from 12 to 15.

At the present time all three of us are employed by the U.S.Govern

ment, Guy and Thelma as teachers and Stephen as an Air Force Tech.Sgt. We appreciate your prayers for our work and your offerings for the
work itself.

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Sid 6c Mary Allsbu^

637 Oberursel 6

Bahnweg Germany

12

November, 1973

Dear Friends,

Twice sine our last newsletter we have had Bible study in German. I asked for your prayers in this regard, remember? We have had only four adults meet together. We have been reading in the book of John and discussing our findings. The Luther translation was made almost ICQ years before the King James Version in English, This means, of course, that the Lutiier translation is plagued with many old words. We spend much of our time trying to understand words like this. I remember doing this back home, too, however. Please continue praying for the German phase of our work. It will be difficult getting Germans to attend Bible studies taught by an outsider.
Our English speaking services are in a routine but progressing well. X noticed that our average attendance for July was 13^ and our average for the first three Sundays in October was 17, Of course, with such small numbers the averages can easily fluctuate. We are still encouraged and look for more gain.

-Our-ou-traach has grown a-great number by teaching -the group at Westerburg. Since our last newsletter, when we first mentioned this group, we have had an average of 19 each Wednesday night. Again, this could change quickly but we thank God for the opportunit
ies we have.

Our children continue to progress in the German schools. Jodi and Randy are working with good attitudes and their Teachers have been very understanding. How thankful we nrel Heidi has begun speaking a lot of German, finally, I thought for a while she
was going to teach the other children at Kindergarten to speak English.

Mary and I have German classes on Thursday nights. This leaves Sunday, Tuesday, and SAturday nights unclaimed. I hope they stay unclaimed for a while.

We thank you all for your prayers and support.

We hope your interest in this work

will continue even after the newness wears off. More and more we must become neighbors to these people. That means that we must spread our time and love a little thinner.
Please understand.

God

bless your work for Him,

Sid 6t Mary and family

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December, 1973

Hello again from Germany!

Did I write to you all just one month ago?

It seems like I

have so many things to "talk"-about in'just a month's time.

am sure there's a lot of things new with you, too.
Since our last letter we had a nice visit with Tibbs and

'rrma Maxey. They are the.parents of our good friends in Verucn, B. C. Canada, Don h Marilyn Lewis (Marilyn's folks), if
.vou didn't know.

celebrated Heidi's fifth birthday November 19th.

Four

vf.ighbor children joined in the festivities of hot chocolate

nid a cake with a red-headed doll decoration on top. , The de

coration matched remarkably well the real thing which Heidi

received.

Our activities around the work here remain interesting.

Just

Sunday a young teacher-student from Australia and studying in Wales

visited our services.

He is required to spend a year here studying

I believe that when we

German. J^is background is non-denomina^ional_, like ours, and seemed to enjoy our fellowHe lives too far to return often but this is just another we've made contact with

and encouraged toward a non-denominational, Bible-only position.

as opposed to enrolling and counting.

are truly "non-denominational" in spirit we will be s-tisfied to influence and encourage

Our Wednesday night meetings in Westerburg are continuing well. We are going through the Book of Acts and making a chart of conversions as we go, Mary is teaching 0, T, les
sons to the children's class,

while I'm trying to express myself and I am sometimes surprised at myself.

certainly needs your prayers.

Hera in Oberursel we've had some very satisfying studies in German. Mary often prays

This phase

Mainz and Wiesbaden, a soldier there, Bill Watte, has experience in preaching at Colony,
Kansas, Together with a family named Foster and a couple frcan Ohio named Hawes we hope
to see a weekly meeting start there. Please pray about that. November 9, 10, & 11 the Richard Kirkland family came up frcxn Basel for the weekend.

field, Paul Doling and myself we are encouraging the beginning of a Bible study near

over here as well as English speaking Europeans, With the combined efforts of Guy May-

Recently we mailed out a church paper to the many names we have of military people

Richard had three special sermons for us. He and his wife, Jackie, provid d lovely special music, too. They originally held ministeries in the St, Louis, Mo, area and have worked in Germany about 1% years now. We averaged 21 in each of these services;
Thanksg iving day was a blessing,
Several of
our r

Dennis and Linda Messiraer came down from Belgium, jgular service men were with us. Guy and Thelma Mayfield brought a turkey over. Ernie and Betty Schneider (USAF) brought a ham. Paul
Doling, an.exchange student who also studied at Manhattan Christian Tlege, had devotions and involved the rest of us with comments of things we are all thankful for. After lunch and in time for de

votions, Jerry and Eva Schmid came to share, too. During the visiting we, somehow, came to the subject of the oil crisis. We centered our thoughts, mostly, on the Sunday driving ban. Dennis

Messimer made an interesting observation by pointing out what news

the driving ban would make in missionary newsletters.

I said, "Yes,

I'm writing one next week!"

Even now I'm trying to decide how to

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start the next paragraph.

ean missionaries?"

How about:

"Sunday driving ban inflicts heavy burden on Europ

Well, bear with my fun and read on.

One of the most- peaceful days we've seen in Germany was last Sunday. No cars on the streets. Can you imagine? We walked a few blocks, caught a train, rode one stop, and

from there rode to the church house on a street car.

terror of fear for the children near the streets.

So strange to not have the constant

The Mayfields came from

It cost us about $4.00 for the round

trip.

It took about 45 minutes as we made good connections.

Giessen, requiring about 2^ hours and about $12.00.

and we were thankful for that. traveling long distances.

There were several at our meeting

We had soup and sandwiches at the building for those

change from a 12:00 to 12:00 arrangement to a 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. plan.

The European governments who have thus far imposed the ban on Sundays were "forced" to

It seems that

the people visiting the Bars and Night clubs were having trouble getting home, thus hinder ing business. I've yet to hear a word about people making it to churches. Disappointing!
We

We are thankful for the improvement in the value of the dollar. It is about now like it was when we first arrived, June 1. Our rent, still high, was more than $250 per month and at present is about $230 per month.

We wish you all the best during the Christmas season. I know how we'll miss you all during that time, but God always provides, 30, 60 and 100 fold for anything we give up.

For you in Germany,

Sid, Mary, Jodi, Randy, Heidi, & John Allsbury

P. S. Phil. 4:4-6