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    BLACK FOREST

    CHRISTIAN MISSION,

    INC.

    Forwarding Agent:

    Mrs,

    Wilbur

    Saph

    4760

    Curtis

    Dearborn, Michigan 48126

    Field Address:

    Black Forest

    Christian Mission

    Mr. Mrs

    Alva A. Phillips

    7261 ST MMHEIM rs. CALW

    PoBtfach

    15

    West

    Germany

    February 7. 1969

    Dear Christian Friends,

    Greetings to

    all in the

    Savior's

    N a m e l God

    has certainly been

    s h o w e r i n g n s

    w i t h n u m e r o u s b l e s s i n g s . For t h e s e g i f t s

    of

    m e r c y a n d

    k i n d n e s s , we a r e g r a t e f u l

    to the

    L o r d a n d y o u . W e t h a n k e a c h

    of you

    for

    y o u r p r a y e r s .

    G o d

    h a s

    b e e n

    h e a r i n g

    y o u r

    p r a y e r s

    a n d is

    t o u c h i n g

    t h e

    h e a r t s

    o f t h e

    G e r m a n p e o p l e . M o r e a n d m o r e , d o o r s

    a r e

    o p e n i n g

    u p

    to

    u s

    t h r o u g h w h i c h

    w e c a n p r e s e n t

    the

    G o s p e l M e s s a g e . O n e f a m i l y h a s

    n o w

    o f f e r e d to let

    u s u s e

    t h e i r l i v i n g r o o n

    a s

    a m e e t i n g p l a c e e v e r y

    o t h e r L o r d ' s

    Day

    for w o r s h i p s e r v i c e s . O t h e r s are a s k i n g u s to s t u d y

    G o d ' s

    W o r d

    w i t h t h a n o n a

    r e g u l a r

    b a s i s . T h e y o u n g p e o p l e , t o o ,

    a r e

    beginning

    to take an

    interest

    in

    learning

    more

    about

    God's W ord. In

    the

    w e e k l y s e r v i c e s ^ich we h a v e

    for the

    G e r m a n

    children, the

    attend

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    BLACK FOREST

    CHRISTIAN

    MISSION.

    INC.

    Forwarding Agent;

    Mrs.

    Wilbur

    Saph

    4760

    Curtis

    Dearborn, Michigan 48126

    Field

    Address:

    Black Forest Christian Mission

    Mr. Mrs.

    Alva

    A.

    Phillips

    7261

    ST MMHEIM rs. CALW

    Postfach

    15 West Germany

    March«Aprll Nevsletter

    Staimaheim, April

    8,

    969

    Dear

    Brothers

    and Sisters

    in

    the Lord,

    Onr Savior

    is

    certainly wonderful, isn't He

    We

    are thankful to Him for

    answering your

    prayers

    and

    ours on

    behalf of His work here. The Lord's work

    is

    progressing, both with the adults and with the young

    people. Just recently,

    we

    h a v e b e e n a s k e d to

    h a v e

    r e g u l a r T u e s d a y e v e n i n g

    B i b l e

    s t u d y .

    W e

    are h o p i n g to

    be a b l e to h a v e L o r d s Day s e r v i c e s as w e l l . T h e

    y o u n g

    p e o p l e p r e s e n t l y are

    learning how to p r a y . Many of then have never p r a y e d before in their lives. It

    has always been something that

    the

    priest or minister has done for them. Marico

    T r u n p e r , o n e

    of t h e

    t e e n a g e r s ,

    h a s l e d in p r a y e r s e v e r a l t i m e s a n d w e

    w o u l d

    l i k e

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    The

    work

    among

    the

    servicemen which

    a s

    been started throu gh

    the

    efforts of

    B r o t h e r B i l l S h e l t o n , T S g t U . S . A i r

    F o r c e |

    ^ d i o l i v e s n e a r L u d w i g s b u r g , i s d o i n g

    fine. We have the privilege

    of

    helping i d ^ t h this work as

    well.

    It

    is truly

    a source of strength

    to the service

    men

    in

    the

    area,

    as w e l l as

    to us. We cer-

    tainly

    do

    praise Brother

    Bi l l

    for

    his

    Christian

    stand.

    If

    you

    do

    have scmeone

    stationed in Germany, or anyone in the Armed Forces,

    stationed a n y ^ d i e r e

    in the

    world, send us their

    addresses.

    We shall do our

    best

    to contact them.

    Also,

    C h u r c h

    of

    C h r i s t / C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h s e r v i c e s h a v e b e e n s t a r t e d a n d

    a r e

    h e l d

    every

    Sunday

    evening

    from 7

    p.m. to

    8:30

    p.m.

    in the Pattonville

    Chapel. (Military

    C h a p e l )

    T h e a t t e n d a n c e r u n s

    f r o m t e n to

    t h i r t y . Q u i t e o f t e n ,

    I am

    g i v e n

    the

    privilege

    o f

    preaching

    fo r these services. Do remember

    this work

    o f

    our Lord

    in your prayers.

    A l s o ,

    a l o n g w i t h y o u r

    p r a y e r s

    for H i s w o r k

    h e r e ,

    w e do a p p r e c i a t e r e c e i v i n g

    Bible School m a t e r i a l s from different o n e s a n d y o u r financial supp ort of

    C h r i s t s

    work.

    May

    God bless al l of you

    for

    the sacrifices you have made on our behalf in

    the Lord's work here.

      CHiristian love.

    Alva,

    Janice & Debbie Phillip s

    Miss Cheryl Shaffer and Miss Lela McCauley

    FINANCIAL REPORT

    Expenditures

    Travel

    July

    55T5i

    Autnist

    59.71

    Sent.

    310.45

    Postage

    4.10

    14.72

    19.04

    Mission Supplies

    83.35

    14.68

    6.58

    Car

     

    250.00

    C a r

    Repair

    127.85

    37.05

    Oct.

    Nov.

    Deo.

    5^745

    41.92

    I O6

    22.03

    15.56

    29.15

    1.25

      ——

    5.12

    24.75

    150.00

    16.63

    11.10

     

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    BLACK

    FORiST CHRISTIAN MISSION, INC.

    - v i >

    Forwarding

    Agent:

    Mrs. Wilbur

    Saph

    •1760

    Curtis

    Dearborn,

    Michigan

    48126

    Field Address:

    Black Forest Christian Mission

    Mr.

    Mrs.

    Alva A,

    Phillips

    7261

    ST MMHEIM

    rs.

    C LW

    Postfach 15

    West

    Germany

    Mayc^Jtme

    Newsletter

    Stannhelmp J i u i e 3o 19^9

    Dear

    Brothers

    and Sisters in the Lord,

    Time has fled by so rapidly

    that

    it see ms impossible for Jn n e to

    be

    here

    already

    1

    uess

    the

    reason

    we

    feel

    thi^way

    is

    because

    we are kept

    so

    busy

    in

    t h e L o r d s w o r k © F o r

    a

    m o n t h n o w ^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ b e e n m e e t i n g e a c h L o r d s D a y a f t e r n o o n

    with

    Brother and Sister t o i s t i a i i ? u u b l e r An R e i n e r s a U o

    This

    is

    north

    of

    Preudenstadt

    in

    the

    Black Forest,

    These two wonderful Christian

    ^ple have opened their home to regular

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    As you

    may remember, a few months ago

    we

    were meeting regularly with

    the

    Italian Christians,

    Due

    to a rowded schedule on

    Sundays,

    we had to drop our regu

    lar services ^dth them. But through the

    Lord's

    guidance, we have

    now

    been

    able to

    make

    arrangements with them to meet regularly each

    Saturday

    afternoon

    for

    Bible

    Study and prayer. As you can well see, at least

    two

    young couples are desperately

    needed to

    help carry

    on

    the

    work that

    is

    started

    here.

    During the past month we have had

    the

    privilege

    of

    h a ^ F i n g ^ two wonderful Bible

    studies with a-feithfui—seryant of the

    L o r d ' s , ^ D r .

    Paul

    S c h m i © d , ~ ^ ' ^ n Schorndorf,

    T h i s d o c t o r i s : ; 8 2 _ ^ a r s 6 y , ^ d ' a d m i n i s t e r s m e d i c a ^ t c ( n _ t o _ A n y w h e r e

    f r o m 60

    o 90

    patients a

    day, with ~ the-aid of

    his

    daughter who is

    also a

    doctor. Our brother

    in the Lord is very learned in the Scriptures and enjoys

    so

    very much to share

    this

    knowledg e with others around him.

    He

    has been

    reared in the

    Luthem

    Church

    and then

    later

    became a Seventh Day Adven1{.ist.

    He is

    an immersed believer in

    Christ

    and strives to live each day to the Lord's

    honor

    and glory.

    Schorndorf

    is

    about

    an hour

    and

    a half

    drive frcn

    our

    house.

     

    On June 3

    the

    William Shelton Family

    left the

    Stuttgart area on their journey

    back

    to

    the States,

    This was very hard for

    all

    of the Christians idio meet at the

    Pattonville ChapeT^to

    accept. This

    family

    will be

    greatly missed

    as they

    were

    a

    great spiritual

    backbone to

    the congregation

    there. It

    i^our

    prayer

    that we will

    soon

    be

    provided with more

    diligent

    Christians, such as the Shelton family, vho

    will

    be willing

    to help carry the

    load of

    spreading the message of Christ, If it

    is the

    Lord's will, this family may, seme d a y , ccme back to Germany and be

    an

    a n s w e r

    t o

    m a n y f a i t h f u l p r a y e r s .

    |

    We havi^ p l e a ^ ^ ' i i c h w e w o u l d

    l i k e

    tp lay o n e a c h o f y o u r h e a r t s .

    That

    is a

    p l e a f Ws

    n e e d

    two v c u n g I m m e d l a t e l y t n h e l p a s s i s t in

    the Lord's

    work here

    and to

    help broaden

    the

    horizon of

    the

    Lord's Kingdom

    in

    Germany. At the present time regular services are

    being help in Freudenstadt

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    j u l y 2 h , 1 9 6 9

    S DIO STILL W KS Hi

    EITIOPE

    Hva

    i i l l i p s of t h e

    B l a c k

    Forest C h r i s t i a n Mssion,

    W e s t

    G e r m a n y

    r e p o r t s :

      O n

    M a y

    2 6 ,

    t h e

    a n ^ l ^ s

    i n

    H e a v e n

    r e j o i c e d a l o n g w i t h

    t h e C h r i s t i a n s h e r e

    a s

    the

    B r t J . c k n e r s i r e r e

    buried i c L t h their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in

    Christian

    baptism.

    H e

    said

    that they had been

    listening

    t o Ed

    Fausz's radio

    broadcast

    f o r

    s e v e r a l years. T h e y

    h a d

    a l s o r e c e i v e d t h e p r i n t e d s e r m o n s a n d s t u d i e d t h e m . Ed

    and

    Alva

    had

    a l s o

    visi ted with t hem

    in

    t h e i r h o me

    an d

    s t u d i e d with tiiem.

    He

    said; I i Z h a t

    a

    spiritually

    r e x i i a r d i n g tiie

    a l l

    o f

    these e f f o r t s h a - v e been.

    B r o.

    Fausz c a r a e

    down for

    the

    baptism, and was given tte honor

    o f

    i m r i i e r s i n g

    t

    em into

    Christ.

    As

    they came up out of t h e v j a t e r tears of joy

    streamed

    down their fac e

    T h e i r

    only

    remark

    was:

    'Now

    we a r e

    truly

    Children of

    God.'

    ^

    or e ^

     

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    Fhhilips

    2

    July

    Zkj 1969

    Bro.

    Bhillips

    added;

    ' T h e

    service

    was

    concluded by singing 'Itot a Friend

    ¥e

    Have in

    Jesus, and

    the

    joining of hands

    for a

    prayer

    circle. Biere wasn't

    a

    d r y

    e y e

    a m o n g

    u s . I t

    i s ^ ^ a t

    t i r a e s

    l i k e t h e s e

    t l i a t

    w e c o m e

    t o

    k n o w

    t h e

    c l o s e n e

    o f p o t h e r s a n d s t e r s i n C h r i s t .

    W i t h

    t h e

    L o r d s

    i i e l p

    a n d

    g u , i d a n c e , a B i b l e

    study i s

    being

    arranged

    for

    the Bruckner family

    on

    a weekly basis . Please

    keep

    these babes

    in Christ in

    your daily

    prayers.

    Postfach

    A d d r e s s is

    A l v a

    A. H i i l l i p s , 7261

    S t a r a m h e i m K r s .

    C A L M , UUt

    5,

    I f e s t G e r

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    BLACK

    iCREST CHRISTIAN MISSION INC.

    Forwarding Agent:

    Mrs. Wilbur

    Saph

    4760 Curtis

    Dearborn Michigan 48126

    F i e l d

    A d d r e s g . ,

    J j a d T ^ d r e s t

    C h r t s t i a n T f l g B t f t r

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    discouragement and that we might return the favor

    in their

    times of

    discouragement. As one witnesses

    the

    lack of spiritual concern, one

    can

    not help but feel a lonliness and an emptiness of heart for these

    lost souls, I find myself thinking

    the

    way that they must

    think—

    that

    being: Each man

    for

    himself. With Berlin being 110

    miles

    behind

    the Iron

    Curtain, one would have

    a

    tendency to think

    that this

    in itself

    would draw

    the

    people

    closer

    to

    God, But this does not

    seem

    to

    be the

    story

    in

    West Berlin, The

    people

    seem

    to

    find

    less time

    for

    God and others even though they are

    'completely

    surrounded

    by

    the

    Iron

    Curtain. If

    the people

    in

    East Germany looked

    at

    life

    as those here

    in

    West Berlin,

    they would never try

    to leave

    East

    Germany, Just

    this

    week, fifteen people have escaped the East German regime and

    fled

    to

    the

    West and

    freedom. This

    really brings

    me face

    to

    face with

    myself

    as I

    ask the question what is mankind living for.

    What am I doing

    to

    give mankind a reason to live? What are

    we as

    Christians doing to help

    mankind find a purpose in life? Do we really desire to share the Mes-

    st in darkness and sin?

    What

    cost

    e Message of Christ is taken to the

    the Jones family in Berlin, we had

    cts and personal invitations from

    r

    five

    thousand homes. Many of

    the

    sage of

    Christ with

    those

    who

    are

    Ic

    are we

    willing to

    pay

    to see that

    th

    lost?

    While

    holding D, V,

    B,

    S, with

    the opportunity to deliver Bible trs

    door to door to

    approximately

    four a

    people at first

    seemed

    very cold,

    but as some

    of

    them

    read the tracts

    and the invitations, their attitudes completely changed. Please pray

    thit

    each

    contact which has been

    made

    will

    continue to

    grow

    and

    bring

    —forth

    fruit—fit-for a-spiritual harvest.

    -

    Lela McCauley, Cheryl

    Shaffer

    and

    the

    Phillips

    family

    arrived

    in

    Berlin

    ^unday

    fsrenoon at the Tempelhof Airport, Brother Charles Jones

    was there to meet them and to welcome them to Berlin, It was a thrill

    ing experience for each person i n v o l i v e d As Brother Charles

    started

    to

    take

    us

    to

    his home,

    the subject of the

    Iron

    Curtain was brought up.

    After

    discussing it

    for a few moments.

    Brother

    Charles suggested that

    we go to one point of the Wall r i r i h t then and see

    for

    ourselves what

    it

    was really like.

    As

    v e

    stood there facing

    the

    wall

    of

    barbed

    wire,

    buried

    mines,

    and a mesh

    barrier,

    a'strange feeling of

    lonliness

    came

    over me. We stood there for perhaps

    fifteen

    minutes. During those few

    moments, a man and his

    wife,

    in their

    late

    fifties, along with

    their

    son, came walking up to

    the

    wall.

    The

    mother suddenly made this com

    ment: Remember how we fled from

    the

    East through this very exit eight

    ears ago

    today?

    As I

    heard

    her make

    this comment, and

    see

    the

    joy in

    her

    face for

    being

    in the

    West,

    I cduld only thank God that

    I

    live in a

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    News

    of Hxs

    Oct

    23, 1969,

    V&?-

     

    M r s .

    J a n i c e P h i l l i p s w a s

    o p e r a t e ^

    S e ^ . 2 9 i n G e r m a r y

    f o r

    b l e e d i n g

    ulcers,

    a c r i

    by r a i d O c t o b e r was reported walkin g around and

    eating

    more.

    Her

    husband,

    Alva,

    h a s

    also been

    urder

    the weather. P r a y e r i s

    r e q u e s t e d

    i n b e h a l f

    o f b o t h o f t h ^ ^ b y L e l a

    M c C a u l e y

    w h o

    w o r k s

    w i t h

    t h e m

    i n

    Bla c k F o r e s t

    C h r i s t i a n

    f f i

    s s i o n ,

    N bs t G e r m a n y .