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THE

BILL HOFF

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10 ,979

THE
NORM DUNGAN FAMILY
APARTADO POSTAL NO.
QUERETARO/ QRO.
MEXICO

FAMILY

APARTADO POSTAL NO. 57

QUERETARO/ QRO.

MEXICO

The [HRUEnCE OF CHRIST IN CENTRAL MEXICO

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

VOL.

MARCH,

10, NO. 4

1979

AND That's The u/ay |t VA/as

Perhaps It is not yet too late to share with you a capsule summary of the
scope
of the work of the Bajio Christian Mission in 1970 and the two missionary families.
Since their return in June,

Bill

aries with mechanical

and electronic

11.

12.
13.

14.

have

been in the following areas:

1. Xieading the Spanish congregation.
2. Calling 1 night per week in town.
3. Teaching 1 night per week in town.
4. Sponsoring Spanish youth work.
5. Overseeing correspondence course
work

(350 new students in 1978).

6.

Managing the Mexican non-profit or

ganization (president and bookkeeper)
7. Teaching 15 hours/week at university
8. Handling Social Security bookkeeping
for 3 Mexican evangelists.
9. Working with the leader of a congre
gation 2 hours from Queretaro.
10. Acting as treasurer for A.C.E.school
in town (where Heather attends)

problems.
10.

The Dungans' primary activities

and

Marge Hoff have been involved in the fol

lowing:
1.
Leading the English church services.
2.
Teaching in the Spanish Bible School.
3.
Transporting people to services.
4.
Teaching 2 classes at a Bible Insti
tute in a city 120 miles north.
5.
Calling in Queretaro (1 day a week).
6.
Calling in other towns (1 day a week)
7.
Preparing radio programs and deliver
ing tapes monthly to 7 stations.
8.
Functioning on the camp committee and
assisting in camp.
9.
Assisting local and visiting mission

Substituting for Norm at University

and in Spanish teaching.
Handling finances for radio ministry.
Transporting people to monthly youth

11. Supply preaching for a congregation

40 miles west of Queretaro.
12. Serving on the csunp ,committee.

r a l l i e s in area c i t i e s .

Leadership Training materials.

14.- (Mary) Helping with
correspondence
course grading and mailing.
15. (Mary) Teaching:English Bible School

(Marge)
Helping with correspondence
course grading and mailing.
(Marge) Teaching;English Bible School

13. Writing courses for

and

promoting

NOTEWORTHY ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THE MISSION WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED:

1.
2.

Can^: 2 weeks, over 250 campers, 15 baptisms.

Youth Rallies: 5 participating churches, 40 youth, monthly meetings.

3.

Evangelist Assistance:

Supply 5 Mexican evangelists with teaching material, audio

visuals, transportation for baptisms, area gatherings, etc., names

of correspondence-

course students for local follow-up.

4. Promotion of cooperation and growth among the 5 evangelists

and 13 congregations
in the area through seminars and courses stressing the need for lOCAL LEADERSHIP. SND

PSRSOMAL GUMPSSS

November found us on the way to

the border

to obtain

As Bill's sister

law now live

extended

our

new visas.

and brother-in-

in San Antonio,

trip

so

could visit with them.

that

we

we

Mark had

a great time getting to know his

aunt and uncle better.
We helped
them move into their newly-purchased house.
It was a joy to
spend Thanksgiving with some of
the family.
It was cold and
rainy during most of our visit so
we were glad to return home.
Mark was very excited about
Christmas.
He had a great morn
ing.
We were invited to an Amer
ican home

for Christmas

There were 13

of us

dinner.

that shared

in food and fellowship.

Many days during the months of
November and December were spent
in looking for another house to
rent.
It became very discourag
ing,
as they were either too
small,
too expensive,
too far
from town,
etc.; but finally on
December

30th

we

decided on

place.
The first week of January
was spent in moving.
Our new
house is smaller than the last,
but in many ways we like i t
better.
A small building will
soon

be constructed

outside

house the tape equipment.

Bill has begun teaching
more class on Tuesdays at

to

one
the
Bible institute, so is gone for a
couple of hours longer that day.
He says that he enjoys this class

on the Universal Epistles.

Mark continues in kindergarden

and is now able to thoroughly mix

up Spanish and English. He tries
to construct his English senten
ces with a Spanish format.
But
praise the Lordit is only a
matter

of time

until

he is bi

lingual.
We thank each one of

those who

donated to the work in Mexico.#MH

Radio Bulletin
Those

who have

issue

of

there

has

read the

"Saludos"

been

know

last

that

a great deal of

concern here in Mexico

about the

future of radio as an evangelis

tic tool. Clearly, only the Lord
knows the future, but we have re

ceived a hopeful sign. XEBO, the

radio station in Irapuato, noti

fied

us

in

January

that

they

could return "Dulces Momentos" to

the air. Tapes were sent immedi

ately and price negotiations be
gun.
The station's firm demand
of a 400 per cent increase forced
the reduction

of the

number

of

programs from 6 to 3 per week.

But once again we have a teach

ing voice on the largest station

in the Bajio.
And the responses
to the program are again coming
in.

#BH

A SPECIAL reTREAT
Early in January we participated
i"n one of the most encouraging meet
ings ever held in the Bajio.
The
occasionthe first

Christian Lead

er's Retreat, held at the camp,which

brought together 20 or so of the
Christian men from 10 congregations.
Because a l l

of the

men involved

were working people, we took only 1

day; but what a day it was.
We
gathered early on Saturday morning
and did not separate until early
Sunday.
The time was spent in wor
ship, study, sharing, and prayer.
The overriding concern was personal
evangelismand the keynote speaker
spent several hours sharing practi
cal keys to effective calling.In the
evening, each man present shared
something of his burden for souls or
of problems in his ministry,and much
prayer was lifted up for each need.
A late ^ night commitment
service
brought all of us face to face with
both our task and with the power of
the Lord within us;
l e f t with a

and each of us

decision to find another

man for Christa potential leader

and to bring him to the next Retreat.
Among the blessings of the day
was that of seeing 2 men obey their
Lord in baptism.
We had hoped for
great things from the Retreat,
and
our prayers were abundantly answer
ed.
We are looking expectantly to

Familtj Affairs....MD
"You

scratch

my

scratch yours" has

back
taken

and I'11
a new

on

meaning for our household lately. It

seems, somehow.
Heather contracted
scabies. We'd had no previous know
ledge of the disease, so-we at first
thought it was an allergy. But when
I came down with the same symptoms,
we went to a dermatologist.
We're
now undergoing rigorous treatment,
hoping to get it licked before it
spreads to others. I can hardly wait
to see what she comes up with next.
We had our f i r s t

"rock and roll"

experience lately
when Queretaro
felt its first earthquake in over 25
years.
It's a strange experience to
be awakened at 3 a.m. by a vibrating
bed. The tremor was slight, however,
and there was no damage. I just hope
we

have

to wait

at

least 25 more

years for a repeat performance.

Nathan is rapidly developing a
vocabulary, both in English and in
Spanish.
He now loves to have us
"read" to him and is especially fond
of his animal book.
He is learning
to make the animal sounds,
but his
favorite sound is still "udn udn,"
which he

uses whenever he thinks we

are going somewhere in the car. Now

if I could just get him to stop call
ing tne "da da."
Heather earned

chicken

herself

dinner recently by

fried

scoring

ward future such retreats and future

above 95% on

such blessings!

it was over, though, she wished she

had asked for pizza because there
were so many dishes to wash. She is
quickly learning the realities of

#ND

DUNGANS' FINANCIAL SUmARY~4TH QTR.

On hand 9/30/78
Received 10/1 - 12/31
Spent 10/1 - 12/31
Balance, 12/31/78

$ 764.16
6733.60
7298.58
$ 199.58

a l l her tests.

After

life.

Aren't you glad

you know i^sus?

Don't you wish everybody did?/yi

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newsletters

help

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we

you re

James t e l l s

to p:^edict the

futxire of humsin enterprises. Last

quarter's
newsletter
certainly
proves the point. We, indeed, did
mail the copy to the printer on
time; but due to unpredictable
weather and the moving into a new
shop facility, he was unable to
print i t until February. We are
sorry about the delay of that
newsletter.

#BH

Praqer n Praise
*Praise

the

Lord

for a

young

factory worker who is becoming a

powerful witness in a nearby vil
lage.
*Praise the Lord for having made
possible the projection of four
Christian films to 200 people in a
mountain village.
*Pray for all those in attend
ance at the Missionary reunion
March 20-22.

*Praise

youth

God

were

that

able

our

to

church

present

Christmas program to several hun

dred people.
Pray that the mes
sage will affect their hearts.
Praise
the Lord for a
young
Christian that travels 5 hours by
bus eVery other Sunday to help

with

visitation

and

the

church

service here.
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Correspondence Courses

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Youth and Benevolence

357

432

Radio

8767

Evangelists

3622

Camp
*
Land Purchase and Rent

3265

Christistn Education

505

100

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GAME PLAN

by Norm Dungan

Every successful athletic team, professional or amateur, has a game

plana set of means by which a goal or" objective is proposed to be reached.
It is easy to stay with the game plan if it is obvious that the plan is
bringing victory, but there is a tendency to disregard the plan or make
drastic alterations in it if victory appears to be in doubt. A spiritual
game plan, it seems to me, is essential for every Christian congregation
and every missionary workand most congregations and missions have one.
At times, there is a pressure to disregard established game plans
particularly if it appears that we are "behind," or not scoring enough
"points." Now, of course, there is always the possibility that either the
game plan or the goal (or both) is inadequate; or i t may be that there is
inadequate understanding of what the game plan and/or goal should be and
are._It is therefore my purpose here to review for you both the GOALS
(OBJECTIVES) and the GAME PLAN of the Bajio Christian Mission, that you
might be aware of them and then able to make a judgment as to their
validity.
I.

Any GAME PLAN is determined by the GOAL and the OBJECTIVES.

The GOAL of the Bajio Christian Mission is that the Church of Christ be
established in Central Mexico.

We understand that the Church is to be:

(a)

a Biblical Church;
(b) a strong Churchone not dependent for life upon
"outside" human help;
(c) a witnessing Church; and (d) a self-reproductive
Church.

The OBJECTIVES of the Bajio Christian/MiLssion are: (a) Matthew 28:18.

Reaching people for Christ (b) people who will reach other people for
Christ. 2 Timothy 2:2

The principle here is critical.

THE GAME PLAN MUST BE EVALUATED IN

TERMS OF THE GOAL/OBJECTIVES!

II.

The GAME PLAN (but not the GOAL/OBJECTIVES) is affected by CIRCUM

STANCES.

In spor^s^ any team' s strategy~is artected~by circxims'tances: weatheFT" ~

the opponent's strengths and weaknesses., tho. team's strengths and weak
nesses, etc. Just so, the game plan of the work here has been dictated in
part by circumstances:

(1)

We are foreigners.

That circumstance dictates that we do all possible

to ensure that (a) the churches' existence and growth not be dependent upon
our continuing presence, and that (b) the worship and life of the churches

be allowed to develop Scripturally, but in Mexican ways and forms.

(2) Americans are seen through polarized lenses by the majority of
non-Christian Mexicans.

(a)

We are a

threatin that we are seen as

exploiters and oppressors in our capitalism.

(b) But we are also a means
to an endin that we are seen as means to money, prestige, U.S. products,
and even a possible job in the U. S. The two extremes of this circumstance
dictate a great deal of caution in our personal proclamation of the Gos.pel,
lest our message become confused with either the negative or the positive
cultural.image of the proclaimerI It must.be noted that no simple disclaimer
is likely to quickly dispel either misconception that is held.
(3) Both religiously and politically, Mexican people are authorityoriented. Their institutions engrain regimentation and paternalism. Given
our GOAL/OBJECTIVES, we face a task of re-orienting thinking, at least as
regards one's faith. The impact of this circumstance is that we must
deliberately and consciously resist the pressures to become "authority" in
matters of faith; on the contrary, we must urge, teach, and practice the
Biblical concept of the priesthood of all believers.

(H) As a corollary to #3, it can be said that, in general, Mexicans

have an inferiority complex, which manifests itself in at least two'ways in
their lives:
(a) They cling with tenacity to what they have always known
and donewhether those things be good or bad, true or false, beneficial or
harmful,
(b) They find it extremely difficult to believe that they are
capable of meaningful change, much less of teaching spiritual truth to others.
The significance of the circumstance: Since the missionary/preacher
represents "knowledge," i t requires great patience, much encouragement,

GAME PLAN

page 2

and a non-threatening form of teaching in order to instill a sense of

confidence and worth in the Christianboth necessities i f he is to share

his faith effectively with others.

Now, then, what practical influences have these 2

principles made on

our game plan?

(1) We have been very cautious about our role in conversion. Where
at all possible, we have been seed sowers rather than harvesters ourselves,
and we have sought to allow the moments of decision-making and baptism to take
place in the atmosphere and presence of the national leadership and church,
rather than through the presence and pressure of the foreign missionary.
(2) We have avoided seeking or being thrust into positions of authority
whether that be within a congregation or within the area, especially among
the national Christian leaders and potential leaders in the churches.
(3) We have also tried to avoid the role of "authority behind the
authority." We believe it is no better to be the boss behind the scenes
than to be the boss-on-stage. Therefore, our ministry has focused on
support taskseducation of leaders, helping both native leaders and
congregations to be better and more fully able to be about the job that they
are called to doreach their own people with the Gospel. We attempt to
open new, untouched fields by finding those with a hunger; and then we
attempt to bring the church into contact with them, that the Gospel might
be preached personally and that decisions might be made for Jesus Christ.
As part of the church, we share in the evangelizing, but we are not the
evangelists.

(4) We have refused, as much as possible, to dictate forms or pro

cedures to the churches, believing that such decisions and directions must
come from the Word.
This means that we have had to seek means of pointing
believers to the Word and teaching from the Word, but in a way that will
allow the church to respond to the Word and not just to our interpretations
of the Word.
III.

RESULTS.

At times we have been questioned about the results of our GAME PLAN.
Indeed, many times we have asked ourselves about results, particulary when
we see the numbers and tangible "results" of others who hold to different
GOALS and who can therefore employ different GAME PLANS.

There is little doubt in my mind that heavy-handed authoritarianism and

paternalism on the part of missionaries, evangelists, and preachers would
bring about more spectacular tangible results. But the question is: Will
such a game plan bring about our desired GOAL/OBJECTIVES? Should we
abandon our GAME PLAN? Our decision up to now has been "NO." Although we
are deeply concerned with growth, we are not prepared to achieve that
growth "at any price."

But one question remains to be answered:

Will OUR game plan EVER reach

the GOAL/OBJECTIVESwill i t bring about the ends that we desire?

A good

question indeedone to which I cannot glibly give an affirmative answer.

Clearly, if I did not myself believe in both the GOALS and the GAME PLAN,
I would either change the plan or leave. I believe there is evidence to
support the thesis that the plan is working.
But my confidence is no
^guaralfTt^. 11"i^p^s:iblelfhat we""have arrowed""otir~own~weaknes^~s and
fears to influence our plan. For example, in the places where circumstances

have dictated that we ^

the leaders and authority and ^

the evangelizing,

growth has been very slow and the church has not been dynamic!
problem in the situationor is the problem in ME?

Is the

I do not know. However, this much I do know:

I will not knowingly
allow overeagerness, fear or panic to force me to abandon the GOAL/
OBJECTIVES, for these I hold as worthwhile, valid Biblical principles.
The GAME PLAN itself is still open to question; and we encourage qualified
analysis and comment.

But we are not yet prepared to abandon the plan on

the sole grounds of "lack of results," for the results we seek are neither
quickly reached nor easily measured.

3^5"^

^ '979

ALunas!
THE

BILL HOFF

THE

FAMILY

APARTADO POSTAL NO. 5/

QUERETARO/

NEWS OF

QRO.

NORM DUNGAN

FAMILY

APARTADO POSTAL NO. /ijl

QUERETARO/

MEXICO

QRO,

MEXICO

The [HnilEHGE OF CHRIST IN CENTRAL MEXICO

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

VOL.

11, NO.

JULY,

1979

SHARING THS TASK

We have tried to suggest before in these pages that the Bajio Christian Mission is
not a "separatist" organization.
We are not intent upon "doing our own thing." Quite
to the contrary,we try both to help and receive help from the ministries of other work
ers in the country and in the area.
In previous issues, we have talked of some of
these cooperating brethren:

*the five Mexican evangelists (Chon, Hermilo, Higinio, Juan and Socorro) who do so
much of the follow-up with correspondence students,contribute to the radio programming,
sustain the camp ministry, etc.

*Mexican Evangelism Now,

a group of men and churches

in the Virginia area who both

oversee the work of and raise the support for the Mexican evangelists.

*the four other Bible-correspondence-course centers that share with us in developing

materials for our students, creating new ways of reaching the lost, and in maintaining
our Non-profit Organization status in Mexico.

In passing we have also previously mentioned another important contributor

to our

work.
But this time, we'd like to give you a more detailed picture of the work of Bob
Wright and his "Hogar de Esperanza," (Home of Hope)The principal ministry of Bob and Bev Wright, along with their co-worker, Peggy
Russell, is the Children's Home of which they are founders and directors. Begun nearly

10 years ago here in Queretaro, the home now consists of a 90-acre farm, two large
houses, the beginnings of a school building, a garage, an animal barn with cows,horses,
pigs, chickens and rabbits and 27 abandoned children; ranging in age from infant to
high-school.

Now you'd think that would provide more than enough work for several families,
wouldn't you? AND IT DOES.
But Bob is also actively involved with our work here in
the Bajio.

Bob is our printer.

The Lord has provided him a rather complete printing facility,
including copy camera, press, cutter, and folder. He prints letterhead, courses, news
letters, envelopes, tracts, and booklets for us as well as for many other missionaries
and workers in the country. The children in the home assist with assestibly, folding and
stapling work.

The Wrights are also involved in our camp.

They donated the property for it;

Bob

engineered much of the building; water and electricity come from the home's facilities;

the reservoir for swimming and irrigation was built jointly by the home and the camp;
camp security is maintained by the home; and during camp the Wrights donate much food.

Both we and the Wrights are interested in increasing the mutual ministry that we
have enjoyed through the years.
With the agricultural and horticultural experience
that Bob has gained here, we would like to be able to use him as a resource person in
the establishment of agricultural projects among the rural mountain Christians,

with a

view toward improving their animal stock and increasing production from their land.
As you can imagine, the Wrights need much prayer undergirding. They are overworked,
and desperately need additional responsible houseparent help.
(A new family is coming

this summer, and they too need much prayer, that they might be able to adapt and find a
rewarding ministry within the home). Additionally, at present there is a problem with
the home's water system which has created a severe shortage and which may involve the
drilling of a whole new well.
And the children of the home need to be lifted up in
prayer, that they may grow to be responsible Christian citizens of this country, using
their lives and work to touch other lives for Jesus Christ-

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^ Personal QMmpses

Famntj Affairs
"The. Lo^d gZvctli md the. lofid
taketh away.
be. the name.
ojJ the LoA.d." T'ti6 has be.e.n ou/ltheniz ZateZy. M many
you. knoi^,
we have faecii Ujoajiq ui the. 6amt
fiznted

/ioa6e ^

QaeM.^;taM.o

^on. 10

yejViii
n.tnt.

payAjiQ a AAxUcutoiHily low

It ha& tnuZy bzeji a btzi>6~
tng 0^ thz Lo^d.
Wow, tht iond ha& 4>te.n
to
bte^4> lU> even
mofie thAough ou/l
Ch/uUtZan ^amCty -isi Suma, hujiom..
Becooie the omeA. o^ the hou6e
decided to

move

back M,o it, we

(jJhile maiiy ojJ yoa weAe iu^^oiing

{^Kom the cold, ^lood{>, etc. in the

StxkteJi, we we/ie ^u^^eAing ^A.om the
heat heAe

in QueAetoAo.

TheAe has

only been a couple o{^ u}eek6

cool

loeatheA in the past yeoA.

The

mO'St
date

heat

{^ojnity.

me mon.e than

if}hen Sitl asked MoAfe ii he

muld tike a

teA,

bother

be.caase July Hit is the due

ioA. the iouxth membeA o^ ouA
little bfiotheA oa iis~

he iaid "yes.

1 waw^ a ^ive-

yeoA-old bAotheA to play ivith!"

now -4eem4 content

He

that i t caclZ be a

h.ea.ding thil, cue ctAe pfuxiiiAjig the

little baby and that (lis GnimdmotheA

Ho^lJ and Aunt Jackie aAe coming to
help h\ormy and Vaddy.
Bill has completed his yean, o^
teaching in San Luis Potoii
[120

ioAd in ouA new houdel Va'll come.

miles

k6 you. might imagine,

house
hunting and moving have occupied
the majon. paAt o^ ouA family time
latety. But theAe have been otheA

3:45 a.m. each Tuesday to take the

4--30 bus.
He toilZ not be teaching
next yeoA as he plans to wo/ife on his
thesis if)hich \M!i complete an M.A.
de^-^ee in VnxLctical ministAies.
MoAfe has enjoyed school and seejns

we^e ^oKced to move.

gfieatoA bte66ing -6s

And the
that the

chuAch in Vujma i!> loaning cl6 the

money to bu.y a hou6e.
Ai you oJie

momentii tacked in heAe

that have been

peA&onaZty.

and

meaniyig^uZ

theAe

to

me

Foa. example, HeatheA

pn.e& ented me ivith

an

original

good

the neighborhood "kids" and then en

joys coAtoons on T.V.
His ^avonXte

upon.

Aotf

now

for keeping

Mothers are good for playing

bingo with (maybe they aren't be
cause they almost always win.)
Mothers are good for depending

He is

quite fluent in Spanish jJoA his age.

dAauU.ngs that he had made duAing the
yeoA. He spends his a^teAnoons with

secrets.

And

much.

at

tickling

for

your toes.

are

lea/ined

Atsing

My motheA'-i day gi^t uias a veAy nice

album o{, many o^ the pictuAes and

exce/tpti ^Aom it-

Mothers

to have

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He des-

cAlbes SaXuAdays as the day that "I

play all day."

The building has now been com

pleted in OUA patio.- Jt houses the

tape equipment and seAves as a lOOAk
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Let us all pAocZaim ChAist.

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"In everything give thanks."
In
that spirit we lay before you the
following prayer and praise matters:
*

the 2 baptisms in

the

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congregation, the 6 in the

Celaya, and the 5 at the

here in Queretaro in May.

Queretaro

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orphanage

* the gift of a filter for the camp

pool.
We believe it is repairable
and useable.

* the young Christian in Queretaro

who, on his regular drycleaning de
livery route, gathers clothing to be
taken to the needy in the mountains.

* the expanded door-to-door evangel

ism being conducted in Oueretaro.
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the need for an additional teacher
for the A.C.E- school.

* the final payment (made June 1) on

one of the Queretaro congregation's
2 plots of land.

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* the evangelistic campaign in

village of Viborillos,
where
heard the Gospel message.

* the camping season (2 weeks begin

ning July 23)Over 200 campers are
expected, with a staff of at least 30
required.

PUN6AWS' FINAWCIAL SU/.lMARy--/ST

On hand IZ/3J/7J
Received //I - 3/3//79
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the
300

Spant, 4ame pzfUod

Baiayicz, 3/31/79

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$ 199.55
5737.U

4456.15
$US1.29

Every copy of Saludos that is re

turned to us by the Post Office costs
us 25 cents.
Would you help us be
good stewards by advising us of
any
upcoming address change? Send
all
changes to our Forwarding Agents.

hristian mission
HOFF APARTADO POSTAL 57 QUERETARO, QUERETARO, MEXICO
September 13 1979

Dear Friends in Mission Servicesi

I t is with sadness

that we read about the financial

problems that have beset your work.

Although this is the first time that we have written

you, we greatly appreciate your work and love for mission

aries.
The Horizons magazine is a real blessing to us and
as missionaries we are very interested in what others are
doing in their fields of service.
Thank you for caring for us.
Please accept this
small check in appreciation of your love and may many
others see the need to contribute so that Mission S.eryj.aes__

and the magazine Horizons might continue on.

In Christian service.

Bill and Margy Hoff

P.S.

On July l8th Rebecca Marie was born into our family^

She weighed 7 lbs. and ^ ozs.

Her brother, Mark

Gabriel,falong with her parents)thinks she is

pretty special.