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ARKCREST
Christian
Church
THE
ASSISTING MISSIONARIES
No. 28
MINISTRY OF
HARVEY AND
HELEN BEARD
JULY, 1987
FEDERICO BUENO
Bro. Bueno was in Jerusalem for three
weeks studying "The Geographical and His
torical Setting of the Bible" at Institute
of Holy Land Studies. The course began on
March 13. We received one post card from
him, mailed from Jerusalem.
Bro. Bueno wrote to us on April 15 from
Aparri, and we quote from his letter^.
"It's nice to be home again after hav
ing been away from home for a whole month!
I am happy for having again this opportuni
ty to express to you my heartfelt gratitude
for the many blessings the Lord has given
me, and the unsurpassed helps you have ex
tended to Hie making my trip to the Holy
Land possible, which I could not make by my
own resources I thank the Lord for
His blessings and guidance throughout the
entire period of my trip to Israel that I
was able to overcome some problems which I
encountered.
"I left the Philippines on March 11,
but my trip to Israel was delayed one night
in Hong Kong We arrived in Tel Aviv
on Friday night, March 13. I missed the
first day of my classes, which started on
that day.
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FEDERICO BUENO
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"I was very busy during the days of
classes and free days in the Institute
working with the Student Manual Maps and
Syllabus Maps which I was not able to re
ceive. and finish while in the Philippines,
I was not able to use some of my free days
in visiting some places in Jerusalem and
nearby places. Nevertheless, I was able to
finish all my assignments, to attend all
the classes, preview lectures, and all the
thirteen whole day field trips. We are
able to explore the whole land, "from Beer^
sheva to Dan" from Negev in the South to
the Golan Heights in the North. I am so
fascinated and surprised to see Bible
places in different Tels in Israel proving
the undeniable facts of the Bible!
"I left Israel on April 6 and arrived
Manila on April 8. Well, I am really
blessed with this wonderful and exciting
trip to the Holy Land. I leamed a lot of
experiences which I could not gain by read
ing books. I really learned a lot which
surely help me to serve the Lord more ef
fectively for His glory.
"Again, I want to express my undying
thanks to you and all the brethren there
who extended their financial and spiritual
supports. Sir and Ma'am, may you relay
also to them my thanks. I wish I see and
know them personally, nevertheless I trust
you very much in relaying my sincere re
quest. Thank you so much, you, are really
so good to me! And most of all, I thank
the Lord for His bountiful blessings.
"May God shower His blessings to you!
SHALOM!"
NOTES BY HELEN
My good friend, Roberta Selby of Apar-
ri, Philippines pointed out a scripture to
me in Romans 15:13. I pass it on to you,
my good friends, because it is a great
thought: "Now the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound (overflow) in hope, in the
power of the Holy Spirit."
When we get moved to Atascadero we want
you to come and see us. We can provide
"bed and breakfast" when you are on your
way to San Francisco. Take Santa Rosa Road
exit from 101 Freeway and go west to 8455
Santa Rosa Road. Also we would love your
letters: Box 6032, Atascadero, CA 92423.-
THE GARDEN OF EDEN
While working in my gardeni I got to
thinking about Adam and Eve in the Garden
of Eden. Their work was to till the garden
and to keep it. Gardening was man's first
occupation. In that garden God placed
every tree that is pleasant to the sight
and good for food. If we are right in sup
posing that the earth had a uniform climate
without seasonal changes, then the trees
must have borne fruit the year around.
I have enjoyed working in my garden.
It is outdoor work, it gives good exercise,
and one sees the trees produce their fruit
and the flowers bloom. Adam and Eve were
in a beautiful place, and the rules were
not hard to keep. But the serpent with his
lies made Eve think she should eat for for
bidden fruit, and she did. The serpent
promised that her eyes would be opened and
she would be like God, knowing good and
evil, Adam ate it, too, when Eve offered
it to him.
Yes, their eyes were openedand they
knew that they were naked! Before the dis
obedience, they had known only good. Now
they knew both good and evil, and the re
sults were not pleasant, "How will we get
clothes? Ah, there is the fig tree with
its large leaves!" So the aprons were
made. "What will we do when God comes to
see us? Let^s hide in the bushes." So
they hid, but God soon found them, and pun
ishment followed.
There are those who think Genesis 3 is
just a myth or legend. But it really is a
true history, of the marring of God's beau
tiful creation by sin, Jesus probably had
Genesis 3 in mind when He said of the
devil, "He was a murderer from the begin
ning, and standeth not in the truth, he-
cause there is no truth in him." (Jn. 8:44)
Paul refers to Genesis 3 again and again in
Romans, Corinthians and Galatians. (See
Rom. 5:14-19; 8:20-22; II Cor. 11:3; Gal.
4:4, 26; et al.) If Christ and the Apos
tles accepted Genesis 3 as true history,
who are we to say it is not? The Bible is
true in all its historical details, and is
completely trustworthy. WHB
MISSIONARY HAPPENINGS
Sunday, April 5 Eugene and Helen Morse
spoke at Long Beach First Christian Church.
Helen and I went to the evening meeting to
hear about their work in southeast Asia,
and to renew our acquaintance with these
veteran missionaries. Their current pro
ject is raising money for -the printingof-
Lisu Bibles in China.
Tuesday, April 7 we went again to Long
Beach First Christian Church for the funer
al service for Mrs. Mildred Raynor, mother
of Leah Moshier, missionary in Kulpahar,
India. Leah was there, along with her co-
worker Dolly Chitwood, and we had an oppor
tunity for a brief visit.
Sunday, April 26 Parkcrest Christian
Church had its Spring Missions Fair. Our
nephew Bill Miles of Urban Ministries Fel
lowship in San Francisco came to speak to a
Bible School Class, and at the evening
meeting. An African Children's Choir from
Uganda sang at the morning assembly of the
church. An international pot-luck at 5:00
p.m. preceded the evening service. It was
our privilege to take Bill to the airport
for his return trip to San Francisco.
Sunday, May 10, Mother's Day, at ot.r
invitation Leah Moshier and Dolly Chitwood
attended the morning assembly at Parkcrest.
They were introduced to the congregation,
each was given a bouquet of flowers, and
they were given a standing ovation by the
congregation. After the service they were
guests in our home for Sunday dinner.
- HELEN LEAH MOSHIER
DOLLY CHITWOOD -
Friday to Monday^ May 22-25 we attended
the Family Mission Camp at Featherstone
Christian Camp in San Diego County. Don
Butler, dean of the camp and missionary to
Mexico, Invited us to come as guests of the
camp and set up our missionary display.
The camp was inspiring and uplifting. The
principal speaker was Wilbur Fields of
Ozark Christian College, who spoke on the
theme, "The Heavens Declare the Glory of
God, and the Earth Shows Forth His Handi
work," Singing groups from the Lemon Grove
and Yuma churches presented concerts at the
evening meetings and on Sunday morning.
Earlene Ware Carter, graduate of PCC ('69)
was in charge of the music.
SUNDAY MORNING MEETING AT FEATHERSTONE
Thursday, May 28 we had in our home as
guests for supper Leone Cole, her son David
and his wife Rika with their children Mir
iam, Luke and Esther, and Masatami Kikkawa
and his wife Reiko. Bro. Kikkawa is the
minister of the Church of Christ in Ono,
Japan, a church started by missionaries
Harold and Leone Cole years ago. Leone had
come from Japan to receive the Distinguish
ed Alumni Service Award at the PCC Com
mencement on May 23. The Ono church sent
the Kikkawas to accompany her. David and
family are on furlough, living in Covina,
COLES ~ HELEN KIKKAWAS
Sunday, May 31 we went to the evening
service of the First Christian Church in
Bell to hear Bob and Jan McLean, mission
aries to Indonesia. The McLeans have built
a leadership training center in Sarua, near
Jakarta. It was a joy to meet with them,
and also to see there Wenter and Mary Har
vey, formerly missionaries in Alaska, and
Sterling and Arthena Cox, parents of Ster
ling Cox, Jr., missionary in Zimbabwe, and
Lillian Cobb Irvine, whom we had known as a
little girl in Gardena years ago,
FAMILY DOINGS
Thursday, April 9 Helen and Harvey met
with three of Helen's cousins for lunch at
Clifton's Cafeteria in West Covina, The
three were Gwen Brouse from Riverside,
Alice Brouse Hoey from Glendora, and Miriam
Brouse McKeal from Arcadia, Helen's mother
was a Brouse. One reason for the meeting
was to talk about the Brouse family ances
tors, and to distribute copies of the por
traits of some of them. After lunch the
group went to Alice Hoey's home for dessert
and further visiting,
Easter Sunday, April 19 our oldest son
David, with his wife Sharon and children
Heather, Joshua and Matthew took us to din
ner at Knott's Berry Farm. David and Shar
on took us again to Knott's Berry Farm on
Monday, June 22 in honor of Father's Day.
Thursday, July 2 Roger and Kaye took us
to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to
see "Treasures of the Holy Land," an ar
chaeological exhibit.
On Tuesdays Helen takes care of Philip
and Jeannie's two small daughters, S.arah
and Amy, while Phil and Jeannie go to their
Home Bible Outreach meeting. Many times we
have had supper at their house before they
leave for the meeting,
Saturday, May 9 Helen took our daughter
Martha (Mrs. David Van Wormer) and her two
little girls, Abigail and Emilie, to the
Mother's Day Luncheon at the Parkcrest
Church. The Van Wormers live in Ventura.
JENNIFER ROOT
Saturday, June 13 we arrived at the
home of our daughter Ruth (Mrs, David Root)
in Eugene, Oregon, We made the trip to be
present at the high school graduation cere
mony for their daughter Jennifer, which
took place that evening at the Hult Center
for the Performing Arts in Eugene, We
stayed with the Root family until Tuesday,
June 16, when we began our return trip.
We had arrived in Oregon on Thursday,
June 11, and gone to Turner to spend two
days with Joy Collins, who was a missionary
in Aparri while we were there. Joy's home
was on the grounds of the Turner Retirement
Homes, where we also visited our friends
Joe and" Dorothy Conklin, Bill and Sarah
Gates, Mary Harding, Lowell and Helen
Applebury, and Don and Eleanor Hoffman, We
made the trip in four days of driving, with
an "overnight stop each way in Marysville,
where Harvey's sister, Elizabeth Henderson,
graciously received us,
Saturday, August 8 will be the wedding
day for Roger's second daughter Kirsen and
Ron Veith. On Sunday, May 17 we invited
our older granddaughters Marcella, Kirsen
and Heather to come to dinner in honor of
the engagement. We asked them to bring
their boy friends, Ron came, and so did
Mike Same, Marcella's friend.
Sunday, June 28 four of our younger
granddiildren came to dinner at our house.
They were David's sons Joshua and Matthew
and Roger's daughters Tressa and Anne.
This was to celebrate the end of school and
Tressa's and Joshua's graduation from jun
ior high school.
ATASCADERO
May 11-12 we went to Atascadero to see
the new building at the Christian Home and
to visit Harvey's sister Emily Horton. We
took with us Mrs. Dorothy Akers, who was
interested in seeing the Home, The new
building has three lovely apartments for
independent living. Emily was glad to see
us. Work on our house was yet to be begun.
May 29 an agreement was .reached with
the buyers of our house in Long Beach, and
the sale was put in escrow. We are allowed
to stay here until August 31, under the
terms of the sale agreement. The buyers
are Mrs. Faye Gilbert and her son Houston,
who are mendjers of the Parkcrest Church.
FINANCIAL REPORT
April beginning balance
Income
less disbursements
July ending balance
Disbursements
Postage 68,09
Pringint 31.50
99.59
2,638.69
757,90
3,396.59
99.59
3,297.00
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