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WHAT S WHAT

ABOUT GOD S FELLOW WORKERS?

God s Fellow

Workers,

Inc.,

is an non-profit

missionary organization, incorporated under the

laws of

the Commonwealth

of Kentucky, whose

express purpose

is

to promote

and

to carry on

the

cause of Christ,

to

preach

and

teach Christ,

and to establish

congregatons dedicated

to that

same

cause and purpose.

Why God s Fellow Workers? Taken from third

John verse eight, that we

are fellow workers

for the truth if we support or

participate

in

the work of

Christ, we feel that

this title

is

significant

to our purpose.

The

title expresses

that the supporters of a mission as

well as the

missionaries

are God s Fellow Workers.

WHO S WHO IN GOD S FELLOW WORKERS?

God s Fellow Workers,

Inc.,

has a five member

board of

directors.

The board is

the

controll

ing or governing agent

of

the

mission. This

board

consists of the following men: Thomas

J.

Gemeinhart (Professor of Missions and Dean of

Students

at Kentucky Christian

College-later

referred

to as K.C.C.), Gary Hall

(Professor

of

Old Testament

and

Academic Dean at K.C.C.),

and

J,

Tom

Burbrink

(Chief

Administrative Assistant

at K.C.C.);

although,

all

of

these men

are

staff

members at K.C.C., God s Fellow Workers is an

independent organization and

is

not

directly

associated with K.C.C. The two

remaining

members

are also planning to be the

first

missionaries

of God s Fellow Workers, Inc.,

Steve Petty

is a

native of Black

Oak, KY

and

is a 1981

graduate

of K.C.C.

Steve

and Joni,

his wife, plan to

go

to France and begin

missionary service in 1984 provided that enough

support

has

been

obtained.

Dale Duncan

is

a

native of Newport, VA and is also a 1981

graduate of

K.C.C.

Dale s plans and field

of

service are not yet definite but

is

very

possible that he will join

Steve

and Joni in

France•

WHAT WILL YOU DO AS GOD S FELLOW WORKER?

It

is

our prayer that

you

will beome a

Fellow

Worker for the

truth by prayerfully

and financi

ally

supporting God s Fellow

Workers, Inc., or

other missionary efforts and also by sharing

the

Gospel in

your

own

home

town.

For Information

God s Fellow Workers, Inc.

Steve

Petty

Kentucky

Christian College

Grayson,

KY 1143

§

Send

Contributions To

God s Fellow Workers, Inc.

Tom Burbrink

Kentucky Christian College

Grayson, KY

41143

PRINTINGCOURTESY

OF

 NK

Credits

Background Notes-France

Dept.

of

State 1977

Status of Christianity Country Profile

Int l

Congress on World Evangelization

1974

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WHERE

WILL

WE GO

AS

GOD*S FELLOW WORKERS?

There is

a

Great Number

of

possibilities,

but

a

decision must be

made.

Countries in

South America, Europe, Africa,

basically

every

continent

on

the earth, and

even stetM

In the

United

States of

America have very few if

any

Churches

of Christ/Christian Churches serving

them. As

the Apostle

Paul

once

questioned,

 How

will they hear unless

one

is sent to

preach

the Gospel?

The

First

full-time efforts of God's Fellow

Workers will be aimed

at

France, France is

about the size of

Texas

and is the largest

free

European cottAtry ut

is now experiencing a

strong communist influence in Its government.

France is

a

major

industrial

and agricultural

nation

and

plays a major leadership role

in

Western

Europe.

Although

France maybe strong

economically and politically,

it

is very weak

spirturally.

With

a

population

of

over 53

million,

France is

approximately

90%

Catholic

and it is estimated that

of

that 90%

only 10%

are

considered to be

practicing, active church

members. The remaining

80%

are

Catholic by

membership only and are living

outside

the

Catholic faith. Less than

2%

of the population

are

protestant

and

the

majority of

these are

Luthem

Why France? A

country

where

marxism,

atheism,

and

agnosticism dominates the

thinking

of

the

average individual. Years

ago, Paul

might

have been asked the

same

question

about

Corinth

or Ephesus. The world is

full of

dark

ness and as individual Christians we

can

only

light the area in which we live,

but

together

we can reach the distant

lands

and spread the

light of Christ.

WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR GOD'S FELL

God once asked, Whom

shall

I

s

will go for us? Isaiah responded,

send me.

We

realize

the tremendo

foreign missionaries. Only 5%

Christian

workers will

serve outs

United States attempting to evangel

the World population where

it

is est

to of the world have never heard

With rising Inflation

and the

alr

cost

of

living

in

France, it is d

estimate what

will

be needed to

mission

in

1984. There would be t

family

budget Including housing, food

and the

other miscellaneous

and

dome

A

mission

budget for transportatio

equipment and material, language

study, must also be considered. A c

estimate of the two would be

from

$2,000 per

month.

Note

also

that

when transporting

ary

family from

one

country

to

anoth

be

impractical

to

ship all of

their

The

missionary

family will

be starti

vehicle, domestic necessities (furnit

ances,

etc.),

and equiiment involved

of the

mission will

all have to

be

Shipping costs for the belongings

that

will be shipped

must

also be me

ing

cost

of

approximately $10,000.0

tremendous aid to the mission.

God

would

have us to be

good

stew

not

have

money

making money until

t

aries leave for their fields of ser

fellow

worker

you

would provide

a

m

deductible contribution to God's Fel

Inc. This

money

would be invested

and

business

programs

to

earn int

needed by the missionaries. All fi

ceedings of this nature, are under

Tom Bnrbrink» the processing age

mission. Your continued

support

wo

keep missionaries in foreign service