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Christ for the Amazon Valley
Mr. Mrs. David M. Bay
less
Sponsor:
Ridgecrest Christian Church, Albuquerque, N
ailing Address:
Forwarding
Agent: J
Fred Bayless
Caixa Postal 926 5300
Eastern Avenue,
S. E.
66000 Bel6m, ParS, Brazil
Albuquerque.
NewMexico 87108
Telephone: 011-55 91 235-0409 March, 198 , Newsletter Telephone 505 265-2776
G r e e t i n g s from
s o g g y
damp B r a z i l ,
T h e r e
i s
a l o t
t o t h a n k Go d f o r . B e v e r l y h a s h a d
3
m o n t h s
o f chemo
t h e r a p y ,
and h a s 3
t o
go. She t i r e s e a s i l y , b u t f e e l s f i n e ana d o e s
f a i r l y
n o r m a l
a c t i v i t i e s .
The d o c t o r a o e s n t f i n d an y r e cu rr e nc e o f
c a n c e r .
Vfe
thanvc
Ccd f o r
h e r
h ^ ^ a l t h an d f o r p r o v i d i n g f o r
a l l e x
penses through you folKs. All expenses
are paid
and
i t
appears
there
is
enough on hand to pay for
the
check-ups ano exams sh e will need
f o r
t h e n e x t
c o u p l e
o f
y e a r s .
The church i n th e b ig h o u sin g a d d i t i o n ha s 2h members up 5 t h i s y e a r .
T h e r e a re
6 c o u p l e s . A t t e n d a n c e i s
i n
t h e
^ O s
w i t h
Sunday
S c h o o l
c l a s s e s .
A y o u t h
c l a s s b eg an l a s t m onth. B e v e r l y
t e a c h e s a
c l a s s
a n d
tw o t e a c h e r s . I
t e a c h t h e
l e a d e r s how t o d o t h e i r w o r k
a c c o r d i n g
t o t h e New T e s t a m e n t , and t h e y d o
it
Dale
Mason and I began
in
th e b ig a d d i t i o n in J a n u a r y 19S0. I t ha s
grown to about 50,000
inhabitants
and should attain ^50,000. I
t o o k
o ne
o f
t h e first c o n v e r t s ,
Armando
R o d r i g u e s , a n d
sh o w e d
h im ho w
t o
e v a n g e l i z e .
L a t e r
he
t o o k
A l b e rt o
An d rad e whom we won t o g e t h e r ,
an d
sh o w e d
h im h o w . Now A l b e r t o t a k e s R a i m u n d o S i l v e i r a , a n d I g o
w i t h Armando m aking
t w o e v a n g e l i s t ic
t e a m s
on S u n d a y
m o r n i n g s .
The
c h u r c h
o v e r by
t h e Amazon R i v e r ,
begun by
3
b r o t h e r s , i s
up by
3 members t o 1 5 . They a r e
a c t i v e
e v a n g e l i s t s . I g i v e o r i e n t a t i o n
t o ^ l e a d e r s ,
and
t h e y a re becom ing
more and
more e f f e c t i v e .
Some
c h u r c h e s a r e
a s ha m e d
o f
l a c k o f g r o w t h , a n d
a r e
r e lu c t a n t t o
t u r n i n s t a t i s t i c s . A p p a r e n t l y
grovjth wa s
a b o u t
1 0 ^ i n 1 9 3 1 .
I v e had
o p p o r t u n i t y t o t e a c h by p r e ac hi n g i n s e v e r a l
c h u r c h e s , a s
w e l l
a s
i n a F e b r u a r y y o u t h r a l l y , w here a b o u t I 3 0 y o u th were
p r e s e n t .
The V i s u a l i z e d
B i b l e S t u d y
S e r i e s i s g o i n g
o v e r
b i g . Two c h u r c h e s
u s e t hem a l o t , s h e w i n g t h e 5
f i l m s
i n ho.mes. We p r e p a r e d s i m p l i f i e d
q u e s t i o n a i r e s
t o
go w ith
them.
VJe
need
two o r
t h r e e more f i l m s t r i p
p r o j e c t o r s .
I f
anyone h a s one t o l e t g o p l e a s e
w r i t e o u r
a g e n t .
John i s l e a r n i n g t o t r a i n an
8 - m o . - o l d
German Shepher d p u p . Joanne
i s
i n v o l v e d
i n
v o l l e y b a l l
and
m o n e y - r a i s i n g
p r o j e c t s
f o r
t h e
h i g h
s c h o o l
t r i p . I
still
d i r e c t t h e h i g h s c h o o l b a n d . W e r e c l e a r i n g
t h e
b a c k y a rd s o we
c an p la nt p i n es , f r u i t t r e e s ,
and
h i b i s c u s .
Al so
t r y i n g t o k eep o u t t h i e v e s and r a i n , w i t h l i m i t e d s u c c e s s .
At t h e
. p r i n t
s h o p
w e r e
p r i n t i n g I I I
T h e s s a l o n i a n s i n t h e C a n e l a
I n d i a n l a n g u a g e
w h i l e
we
g e t
more s t u d y
m a t e r i a l s
r e a d y .
It s b e e n
g r e a t
t o h e a r from l o t s
o f
yo u. Thanks
f o r
l e t t e r s and
s p e c i a l
h e l p ,
b e s i d e s a l l
we
need
t o
s t a y
and work h e r e .
Drop
a l i n e .
Y o u
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PRESENTING
DAVID AND BEVERLY BAYLESS, MISSIONARIES
Chmt
For
The Amazon
Valley
Caixa Postal 926 66000 BeI6m,Par5, Brazil
Write to them at this address - Air Mail only
Phone :
Dial 011-55-91-235-0409
Joanne 18
David
Beverly
These Missionaries are Sponsored by
RIDGECREST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
5300 Eastern Avenue,
S. E.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEWMEXICO 87108
Forwarding Agent
J
FRED
BAYLESS
5300
Eastern Avenue,
S. E.
Albuquerque, N. M. 87108
John
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David and Beverly Bayless Missionaries
Church growth and leadership development are the two
main areas of the work of David and Beverly
Bayless
in Bel^m
the main city of the Amazon Valley in Brazil. Eleven churches
and four in
^e initial stages are growing ata
rate
of S to
20
per
cent per year. David prepares teachingmaterial for men who lead
churches and evangelize as well as givingweekly orientation to
leaders
The churches are led by men raised up from the congrega
tions. Growth is faster this way than if a missionary were the
leader of a congregation. Local leadership is encouraged and
developed.
Men are eager to take the
gospel
to others and lead
their own churches. They need to be shown how and given
the necessary preparation.
Beverly teaches ladies
to
teach classes
inthe
church
so they
will
not be
dependent
on
her.
She
has
been
spending
considerable
time
recuperating
from major
surgery
and
is
making
fast
progress.
Joanne a senior in the Amazon Valley
Academy
is active
in the youth group in a new church. John in the 7th grade likes
sports and
is
raising
vegetables. David
continues to direct the
school band in his spare time.
The church in a huge new
housing
area of 50 000
residents
is growing well. Two
men
converted
there
two years ago lead
evangelize
preach teach
and
take
care
of
the
church.
A
lot
donated
by the
housing
authority
is
being prepared for building.
Several churches
in the
area are
ahead of
their goals
for
growth The leaders
are conscious
of the
need
for
growth
and
ways to accomplish it.
The
Bayless
family is thankful daily for support
from
the
churches and friends who have made it possible to work here
since
1959.
They are glad to hear from friends andwill behappy
to
answer.
Mark
envelopes
Air
Mail
and
use
40 4
postage.
Caixa Postal 926
66 Belfim Par^i Brazil
August 1982
rinte
in
Brazil