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January- February BIRTHDAYSSecond Class Postage paid a t Denver, Colo.

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Subscr ipt ion rate25c p e r y e arTwenty-f ive cents of th e regular annual offeri ng sha l l be considered paymen t o f on e year ssubscription to the Brazil Chris t ian Mission.Field Edi tor , R u t h S a nd e rs

S e n d al l con t r ibu t ions to :Wm. A. Cook, 219 No. Lisbon St .Carroll ton, Ohio

M i s s i o n a r i e s in B r a z i l :Dale a nd C a ro l M c A f eeMerl in a n d G e rt ru d e Shields

C a i x a P o s t a l 20 1Goian ia , Go i as , Brazi lL . D a v i d and R u t h SandersH a r r y a n d E la in e S c al esCaixa Pos ta l 862Asa SulW-SBrasilia D.F., Brazil, S.A.

Missionaries on Furlough :J. Richard & Carolee Ewing1070 - 16 th A v e. S .E .Minneapol is , Minn . 55414A D D R E S S C OR R E SPONDE NC E :Concern ing Con t ribu tion s to :

W m . A. Cook, 219 No. L is bon S t.C ar ro l l t on OhioC once rn ing B.C.M. P u b li c at io n a n d P r o m ot io n a l M a t e r ia l s:Mrs. V. H. Fair. 1664 Poplar,Denver 20, Colorado

If you are no t sure to whom your co rre sp on de nce s ho uld b e d ire cte d se nd it toM r. C oo k and he will be glad t o f orward Itto t h e c or re ct address.

The Ruth Spurgeon FundThe money in the Ruth Spurgeonfund at the time of her marriage will

be used in th e work of the BrazilChristian Mission in Brazil.

Tliis also applies to money receivedin her account after her resignationfrom the mission and sub.sequent marriage. This is in accordance with thewishes of Ruth.

Wm. A. CookMission Agent and Treasure r

Remember to Pray for ThemJanuary 1 Timothy ShieldsJanuary 9 Steven McAfeeJanuary 15 Gertrude ShieldsFebruary 4 Carol McAfeeFebruary 5 Mark McAfee

February 5 Ruth Anne EwingFebruary 5 Betty Jeanne EwingFebruary 14 Harry ScatesFebruary 28Lloyd David Sanders

Timiny Shieldsand Mark McAfee,Buddies Steven McAfee

Gertrude Shields in her teaching trainingclass.

NEWS OF THE EWiNGSThe Ewing family is happily located in

Minneapolis, and despite the sub - zeroweather and snow, enjoyed a very MerryChristmas together. Diclc returned the daybefore Christmas and it was a very happyt im e fo r all.

During Dick s 95 day tour (left Minnesotaon Sept. 20th) he traveled 11,377 milesand spoke 160 times. Thi s i nc luded 58different churches in 55 cities andd 11 stateswhere he spoke 82 times, 11 colleges wherehe spoke 21 times, and 4 conventions whichfound him on the program twice. He returned to Minneapolis completely exhausted,but happy with the wonderful receptionaccorded him and the Brazil work and only.sorry that health an d time wou ld n ot allowhim to fill the many other invitations hereceived.

Dick's spinal disk troubles continue tocast their shadow over future plans andat present it appears that further surgerywilf be required. No attempt will be madeto plan beyond the end of this school year

in May and the regular mission annual Boardof Representatives meeting scheduled forthen, but it does appear dubious that theywill be able to return to Brazil when theirfurlough is completed the end of June. Inany ca se however, they will continue to beassoc ia ted wi th Brazil Christian Mission insome capacity.

Since the Ewings wil l continue on missionsalary until the end of the ir furlough, yourcontinued financial support of this familyis most necessary. Plea sc continue yourpledges, your offerings and your prayers.Dick enrolled this mon th in th e G ra du ate

School of Business Administration of th e Un iversity of Minnesota at Minneapolis to workon a Masters degree in that field. He will cont inue to promote the Brazil work however.by filling speaking engagements withindriving distances of Minneapoli.s, and byreviewing and up-dating all mission promotional materials including slide sets, whichwill be developed to accompany tape recorded narrations to facilitate their use by

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Lloyd David Sande rs in fron t of one of theMinistry buildings ivhere packages from theStatesgo through customschurches and study groups.

Cay is busy working full t ime as Assistant Activities Director at t he E be ne ez erLutheran Home of the Aged, whi le keeping her free moments occupied as home-maker fo r three children an d one husband.In between times she gives talks among thechurch and civic groups and tries to keepup with mission correspondence.

Carol celebrated he r 17th birthday studying as a Junior at Marshall High School.She is also quite active in the local churchyouth group. Twins Betty and Ruth areboth in advanced reading clas.ses for firstgraders at nearby Tuttle Grade School andhave almost forgotten their PortugueseDuring their stay in Minneapolis, th eEwings have placed their church membership with the University Church of Christ{presently meeting in the Minne.sota Bib leCollege building), and have found a wonderful fellowship with the minister, HaroldCabus, and the membership. They havealso accepted the Bible College s invi tationto ac t as sponsors for the student missionsgroup, The Ambassadors , and are findingit quite rewarding.


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SCATES ON THE MOVEby Harr y D . Scales

By the time you receive this paper, Elaine,Robin and I should be w ell se ttle d in ournew home in Brasilia. Thi s house is rightne.\t door to th e Sanders' house and liketheirs, it has three small bedrooms. Therent is h igh, bu t we feel fortunate to evenge t a house in Brasilia proper, (I t tookL. David and Ruth six months of huntingto find it).Our furniture came from Campinas bytruck transport. We brought some of themost breakable things with xis in ou r newVolkswagen bus. We graduated from the language and orientation schoo l in Campinason December 20. The year of languagestudy was a much fuller year than we hadexpected, but we feel ready to begin plunging into the work that lies ahead.We are most happy that we will beworking this year with David and RuthSanders rather than alone. W e know th^tthey will help us much as wc continue tolearn th e language, l ea rn f rom them manyof th e things that they have learned in theirfifteen years in Brazil and to receive in

spiration f rom th eir lives as well as fromth e lives of the f a ith fu l Braz i lian Chris tianshere in Brasilia.Besides working with the existing program of the church here, we plan to startas soon as feasible to work with the youthof this city, seeking to bring them to Christ.The main m eth od s t ha t we intend to us efor this are Bible study groups, a trainingclass for pe rsonal workers, an a thlet ic program and persona l witness ing. I am planning on taking at least on course at theuniversity in order to confront young peoplethere with th e claims of Christ.The Engl ish speak ing worship serviceswill also be my responsibility. Everyday

as more and more embassies m ove fromRio to Bras il ia, the English speaking Community grows.El aine is already telling stories in Portuguese. She will akso have contact with th ewomen both of the church and of the city.Fray with us for all of the work of Christthat is being done in this city of hope. Pray

To the left, th e Scales new home tothe right, the Sanders home . . . Ruthan d Daryl Sanders standing at the cornerof th e Sanders ' front yard.

and give that the church building mightsoon be completed. Remember it is God'sdesire that none should perish.

The Scales give Adelina Pena, wife ofseminary student Valdori, a birthday dinneron October 18 .

Chr is tmas meet ing of the Women in theentryway to the Brasilia church building.Mrs. Lesinita Silva is bringing the afternoonmessage before the lunch prepared by thevarious ladies. The Christmas project ofthis group was seven full-size Christmasbaskets of food and clothing for the needy.

Fo r ten months Harry, Ela in e and RobinScales learned how to ge t along without acar. On October 28, thanks to your gifts,Harry drove out of the Volkswaf^en garagein Campinas in a new Volks bus' or Konwias they are cal led in Brazil. The cost indollars was $2,165.88. It is registered inthe name of the mission as are the othercars (each family has a car now) bu t isdesignated for the Scales' use. Thanks againfo r you r part.On the Home FrontThe Brazil Christian Mission, office of publications, acknowledges with deep gratitude the g if t of a new stencil cutter and one thousand stencils from Mrs. Everett (Jennie)Ambler, aunt of missionary Cay Ewing.

Work always seems less tedious when using good equipment and this addition to ouroffice has really removed a burden from all of us. Thanks, JennieOf equal help to the office s taff is a se t of card index files presented to th e Denveroffice by ou r able filing clerk, Mrs. Harold (Dee) Hosea. 'To he r also, ou r sincere. Thanks

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Prater er uedtd1. For the Scales family as they movefrom Campinas, Sao Paulo to Brasilia tooegin their work with the church there.2. For Valdori Pena and his familyas they begin their third year in Campinas that he will have ample time tostudy: that his wife, Adelina will haveimproved health; and that they both willremain zealous, joyous workers.3. For the YotingPeople's Camp; thatthe recruits who a ttend this year will bestrengthened and encouraged in theirChristian life; and t ha t t he new convertswill continue steadfast in their new walkwith Christ.4. For the young people who want toa ttend the Ins ti tu te to become evangelists; that they will find answers to theproblems that confront them and be ableto give full time to study and work inthe Institute a nd the churches.5. For t he Annual Missionary Convention to be held in Belo Horizonte thi s

year; that all will have safe trips andt ha t t he fellowship will prove an ir\spira-t ion to 0,11.6. For APLIC; that the organizationwill continue to be a blessing to thoseworking in it; and that necessary fundswill be available for machinery and othere x p e n s e s7. For Dick Ewing as he travels, (orbegins his new studied andforCay inhernew job, and the girls as they adjust tonew situations a t school.8. For t he Shields, Sanders, McAfee'sthat they will have good health, courageand faith to do the many tasks there areto he done.9. Fo r new recruits to come NOW tohelp with the work there is to be done.We need twice as many people as wealready have.10. For the churches here in Brazil, andtheir Christian leaders; that they won 'tbe discouraged by indifference, or theamount of work there is to be done, butwill be able to look always to Christrealizing tha t only in Him is there security and joy.

Thank YouAs a result of your generous response tothe project of sending illustrated bible storiesto Brazil, Wm. A. Cook, mission treasurer,reports the following have been sent toLloyd and Ruth Sanders in Brasilia fordistribution where needed.This shipment represents $240.00in gifts.10 of the number 1 packets Old Testamentpictures in English.10 of the number 2 packets New Testamentpictures in English.10 sets of 12 booklets Jesus Friend ofChildren Everywhere in English.10 sets of 12 booklets Stories Jesus Heardin English.100 sets of 12 booklets Jesus Friend ofChildren Everywhere in Portuguese.

1 X sets of 12 booklets Stories Jesus Heardin Portuguese.These books are greatly appreciated byall who are fortunate enough to receive them.

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'AND HOW SHALL THEY TEACH'{Continued from Page 1)way to par ticipate regular ly in t ra in ing andpractice sessions. These ar e t li e l it tl e BibleSchools in th e North and on the farms ou tof Goiania. Often they are taught by someolder child or someone who can barely read,We need simple pic tures to color that willgo with the lesson. Some church might make

a project of sending simple outline picturesto color that we could mimcograpb, OurSunday Schools are also in gr ea t n eed ofcrayons which are so expensive here. Someplans a re be ing made for D.V.B.S. in theseplaces whe re trained teachers can takecharge and the local workers could learn ,again, by example by watching andimitating. This plan has worked very successfully at other times in Goiania and Brasilia, bu t has yet to be tried in some ofthese churches in the North. We are hopingthat before long this can be carried out sothai all our teachers may do the best jobpossible in training and teaching our childrenthe truths of the Gospel and the Ghristianlife. In this way the church of the futurewill be much better equipped for .service toour Christ than the church of the present.We need your pr ay ers as do ou r nationalteachers who are Studying to show themselves approved unto God, workmen thatneed not to be ashamed, handl ing aright theWord o f God .Release Time-Publ ic School

Ruth in the center w it h D ir ec to r I vo ni ld aon the right and assistant Yvonne on the leftin front of primary school which serves alsoas a training school fo r teachers. This iswhere Starla and Daryl Sander,? study.School meets in the original temporarywooden bui ld ing const ructed when Brasiliawas inaugurated, but hopes are to begintheir permanent building this year.

B ra zil h as a law that on e class hour aweek be given over to teaching religion.Parents must g ive written permission for hischild to attend the class of their choice(either ca tholic or evangel ical ) or to studyinstead in the school library.The director of the public primary schoolneighboring th e Sanders' home in Brasilia,asked missionary David Sanders if he wouldlike to teach the protestant (evangelical)hour. He accepted, bu t feeling Mrs. Sanderswould perhaps fit into the position better heasked fo r her substitution and sh e wasapproved.In 1962 Ruth began teaching Biblical subjec ts to chi ldren of evangel ical paren ts andothers whose paren ts rel eased them for thison e class hour e ac h week and ha s continuedt eaching throughout 1963. Director an dteachers alike have spoken highly of the.seclasses. LDS

Two workers and Sanders' son Daryl. In th ebackground on the right is the girls' dormi-

Christian Camp GroundsFor Youth Orienta t ion

On December 7, 1963 a new she lter waserected on the Christian camp ground for acombined dining haU chapef playgroundarea and kitchen. This new a re a cov er ed is30x60 feet. Because of tlic rains during campweeks, this area will be used almost continually during the day and if there is anoverflow of s tudent s, t he re will be room toextend extra hammocks for sleeping. Camptime is January 20 to 25 in 1964. L. D. S.

Chr is ti an Li te ratu reby Dale McAfee

The Assoc ia ti on for Chr is ti an L i te r at ur ein Brazil (Associacao Pro-LiteraturaCrista), commonly known as APLIC, wascreated in 1960. Feeling a tremendous needfor good Christian literature in th e Portuguese la ngu age for Sunday Schools an dChristian day schools especially, Church ofChrist miss ionar ie s in Brazi l have pu t inmany hours translating, tracing, writing,drawing, sketching, typing, .skimping, sharingand doing without any mater ia l, in their attempt to satisfy the hunger in the souls ofboys and girls, men and women in theirclasses.The realization slowly developed, and thecertainty of the conviction is still growing,that together we could accomplish what wecouldn't do indfvidually^a pro]ect ~oftre-mendou.s value and size in providing tracts,books , booklets, bulletins and quarterliescontaining the message we teach forthousands, even millions, which we cannotreach with our hands and voices. Mainly unde r the leadership of L. David Sanders, Edwin Knowles William E. Loft and J. Richard Ewing APLIC began. Each missionaryinterested participates as a member by contributing a certain amount of money pe rmonth , s et (and remains) at $10. 00 . Eachone has equa l voice and vote. All areas ofthe country where missionaries l ive are repre-.sentedBelem, Belo Hor izon te , Sao Paulo,Brasilia, Anapolis and Goiania. A directorywas e le ct ed and statutes (o r constitution)were prepared. This organ ization is now inth e proces s of being incorporated as aBrazilian non-profit, religious, charitable, etc.,corporation in order to publish, produce,di.stribute and sell literature in al l of Brazil.Permission was granted by Standard Publishing Company to translate any of theirmaterial. So far their graded primary coursefor th e Sunday School has been translatedand published in much th e same format it ispublished in English . It is meeting a big

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success, much in demand, by many of thechurches of the denominations, as well as theIgrejas de Cristo (Churches of Christ).Sharp 's New Train ing for Chr is tian Service is t ran slat ed and will soon be on thepress. Phillip's Church of Christ, is also translated andwill soon beprinted a chapter at atime, binding it in book form when allchapters are done. Through the Bible in aYear, another Standard Publication is aboutone-fourth printed, the rest all translated.Several other projects arc also at present inprocess, and of course, many more plannedfor th e fu tu re . S ome 24 missionaries areactive participating members. All BCMmissionaries ar e members .Once in a while a project like this comesto a crossroads where it demands decisiveaction or a dwindling hesitation that eventually spe ll s its doom. A crossroads like thatcame for APLIC in July 1963 when it cameto the point of impossibility to get linotyping done commercially. Up to that t ime ithad been done with great difficulty alwaysshort of satisfaction because of having towait and wait, and even then accept an inferior qua li ty workmanship. So when theopportunity came to purchase a good usedtype composition machine, four of the members, all members of the Directory, borrowed the necesary $7000 to purchase tliemachine, move it to the APLIC shop at theEd Knowles home, and buy necessary partsfor it to pu t it in top operational order. In thepicture you see it with operator Ed Knowles,who is the head of the Arts and GraphicsDei^artment of the Association. Fo r morethan five months now th e machine has beenbeautifully meeting APLIC needs, serving

Ed Knowles at the Linotype machine.the Lord by furnishing a necessary andvital - link in th e chain of productionofChris tian li terature.Not often do we make a special appeallike this, bu t now we must. You, too, can bea part of this dynamic ministry in Brazil.Abo ut 1000 of the 7000 ha s been received as contributions. And of course th emachine is gradually paying for itself by the.savings over commercial linotyping. It is calculated that at the rate APLIC is now operating, the machine will pay for itself in 6 to8 years . The machine is constructed to function effectively for 50 to 100 years. The balance of $6000 is needed NOW to repaythe loans that were, taken to piirchase th emachine when it was available, and its imperative needs upon us. Will you help? Sendyour contr ibut ion to Bro. Cook at his address listed in the masthead. Mark your giftLINOTYPE. Do it today

Adult-Literacy ClassesThe spoken word is man's communicationsystem. The wri tten word is a developmentof that system. Cod spoke first to man. ThenCod o rd er ed t h e w r it ten Word to communi-(Continued on Next Page)


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AND H O W SHALL THEY TEACH . .. -concludedcate His message to man. God o rdered thatmessage be made known. The message mustbe communicated to man through His Word.Today many who should know tlie mes-.sage of God and man remain in ignorancebecause we have not gone ou t to preaclv andteach th e Word a nd words. Brazil ChristianMission has attempted to alleviate some ofthis darkness through primary and adultschools.The Brasilia church has joined in thistask of teaching. Classes have been held foryoung adults employed in th e area duringthe year of 1963. Twenty- five of theseyoung people and older children we re enrolled. One of the ladies of the church community has offered he r time in this project .

This school has been open to any and all,regardless of faith or creed or race or color.Eyes are being opened because many of youhave made it possible for this school to be inprocess. These people can receive furthercommunications oecause they can read.In mid-year, representat ives of the Lau-bach reading system provided a teachertraining session for missionaries and interested folk. We were able to be present withtwo evangelists. As a result .several arenow reading .small amounts from the Bibleand already three have been converted because they came under the inf luence ofsomeone interes ted in teaching them toread, testifying that it was the love ofChrist that constraineth to witness.

To Build THE H o u s eby Gert rude Shields

We wish you could go out to Antonio 'sfarm with me next Sunday. We re not ableto go eve ry week because of other calls, bu twe have a regular t ime each mon th whenwe visit them. Some 40 minutes out ofGoiania just off the Sao Paulo highway isAntonio s smal l farm. He lives here with hi swife and four boys. They have been Chri.s-tians about two or three years now, havingbeen members of th e Setor Bueno c hu rc h i nGoiania. Their zeal for the gospel whi lemembe rs her e in town is seldom equalledanywhere. Because they took a stand andbecame Christians, they lost their home andjob. After some time in casting about lookingfor someth ing else, they decided to moveou t onto th e small farm.From the beginning, we have knownwhere these folk lived an d different missionaries have .shared in having services in theirhome. Missionary Merlin Shields is nowserving most of the r ur al works ou t ofGoi.ania an d is able to be with these folkthe first Lord's day of each month. Preaching, the Lord's Supper, and hymns alongwith fel lowship are very we lcome in theserural situations.When these good folk moved ou t there,the house in which they lived was li tt lemore than a roof over the ir heads, and upr ight sticks for walls. In .spite of thi s si tuation, Antonio began to plan a small chapel,which as th e months passed, took shape. Ithad bricks walls, and a fine roof, in f ac t t hewhole building is much better than his oumhou.se. We are now holding services hereand as others see this building, t he y haveasked about it, and in turn, several have attended services. We should state, in faime.ssto Antonio, th at w he n the missionary is no table to be present, he goes ahead with hisown teaching and preaching services.Though this is a d if ficu lt area for th e Go.spel.many are hearing t he message who wouldn ev e r h av e h eard it otherwise.The service held by th e youth at th e newchapel at Antonio Rezende s farm.

For a man to build hi s own house is agood thing, bu t to build THE house (meeting house) is a blessed thing. This is not theend of th e story, for as Antonio completedthe sm ll chapel, the Lord gavethem the in-crea.se (i n spite of a bad growing year) andt hey are putting a solid wall on their ownhouse.The Gospel is being preached, souls arebeing reached because of this outpour ing offaith. Join with us in prayer that the harvestfield before us may be gathered in.

Missionary Merlin Shields, in charge of ruralevangelism, talks to Antonio Rozende, builder of th e chapel and owner of the small farm.They are standing in front of the chapel.Missionary Dale McAfee is conversing withAntonio s brother Joseph, to the right of th echapel.

Building in Vila GuaroVila Guara broke ground fo r a 15x15 footchapel on November 24, 1963. The churchin Luziana, through the efforts of evangelistArtur Sousa c Silva and Miss Selma Borges,with the cooperation of the young people ofthe congregation, has taken the initiative inpreaching and holding instruction classes foradults an d children in this new area justoutside th e federal district of Brasilia. Threehave been baptized an d an average Sunday

a ttendance has been around forty-five.The Luziana congregation has p ledged thelabor fo r th e construction an d th e Brasiliacongregation has pledged $100.00 for thematerials for construction of the chapel.

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On November 24 representatives of thetwo congregations were present for a worship service and ground breaking ceremony.Work was laegunimmediately on the project.This land area of 60x120 fee t was given bya land comp ny which gives to religious andphilanthropic organizations. L.D .S.

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Artur Sousa e Silva opens the earth with ahoe while missionary David Sanders lookson after delivering the ground-breakingmessage. Some 50 of the brethren fromLuziana, Vila Guara and Brasilia attendedthis ceremony.Building Progresses in

BrasiliaBuilding THE house in Brasilia (the newhou se of worship) continues steadily as thefunds come in for this project. With pressure from inspectors to dismantle our chapelwhich is becoming a sore spot in the growing beauty of our area, we mu st rush theaudi torium to completion so that we canmove into our new building and remove thewooden chapel. Although we are already us

ing our new building for Sunday School andadult primary school, girl scouts, andwomen's meetings, it is still far from finished.It is our hope and prayer that in theimmediate future we can complete the auditorium and at least one wing of the educational plant for the best interest of theneighborhood.This new year 1964 can complete thisfirst phase and thus stand as a ch llenge andtestimony. With open doors to every pas.ser-by, literally thousands should enter formeditation and prayer.Help now to open these doors in 64.Yes, let this be our challenge, open thedoor in '64 Some of you have completedyour three year pledge. If at all possiblehelp fill the gap and cont inue your giftsuntil we can complet e th e minimum partof t he cons tr uc ti on and make this edificepractical fo r use. Continue steadfast in yourp r a y e r s

Progress and hope are seen as st eel beamsare erected for the auditorium of the newchurch building in Brasilia.

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1At the farm of Dona Diva, the group livingthere and visitorsfrom Goiania for monthly

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You Ju s t Can tKeep Quietby Gertrude Shields

Several weeks ago when we came homefrom town and had settled down after supper, someone came looking for us sayingone o f th e former members o f t he Vila Novachurch had come to town a nd h ad five of herneighbors with her, and they wanted to bebaptised. As the story became known, we

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found tha t this Christian couple from VilaNova had moved from town to work on asmall farm. Here they had l ived severalmonths dur ing which time, to use he r ownwords, a Christian just can't keep his mouthshut. Being somewhat g if ted in vocal ability, this humble woman (the only one ofth e family who could read) used her talentsin the conversion of her neighbors.Since the baptism of these five shebrought , needless to say we now know wherethey live (about one hour ou t of town) andregular services are marked each month.Besides the services we hold, they have theirown Sunday School with 15 enrolled an dregular mid-week and Lord s Day services.Besides this, they all went to a town fivemiles away and passed ou t tracts and heldopen ai r services. Three other men have indicated their desire to become Christiansand plan to be bap tized.These people are poor in a physicalsense, (poor is not an adequate word todescribe their situation, but we don t haveenough words) bu t from another standpoint,t hey have a faith so rich that money cannot

A Christmas Project by the Womenbxj Carol McAfee

A question that was asked at th e women sgroups both in Setor Bueno and in Vila Novawas What are we going to do for Chris tmasthis year? Being new to the job, so to speak,and not knowing what had been done inyears past , I just listened and le t the womenmake their own plans. A a result of theirplans I have received a great blessing.First let me tell you a little ab ou t th eVila Nova group. Many t imes we have only3 or 4 present at out meetings though thereare 6 on the roll. These ladies are very goodabout mak ing sick calls and are fai th fu lin attendance at church even though thei rhus ba nd s a re n ot members and don t attendwith them, They have been very eager tohave me make calls with them and alwaysuse the opportunity to read a passage ofscripture and have a prayer before we leave.They seem to have a great concern forthose poorer than they and are always ableto find someone needy to helo.Because of this concern they decided tomake clothes to be given as presents atChristmas time. They bought material withwhat money they, had in the treasury andsome donated litUe pieces they had at home.Each lady took some of thi s mate rial hometo cut out and make in whatever way shewan te d a nd on e who doesn t sew took hersand found a neighbor who would do it forher. They have made to-date 20 piecesof children's clothing. Now each lacly hasthe privilege of put ting names on the pieces.she made an d wil l v is it that home an d tellthem that it is given in th e name of Chris tCarol McAfee and Women's group makingdolls and children's clothes for Christmas.

These are th e Setor Bueno women.

and so tes ti fy in this way. Some pie ces willbe given to needy members of the church.One lady invited he r neighbors to SundaySchool and they said they couldn t comebecause they d idn t have clothes, and itwa.s true that they had only rags, so shetold them to come anyway and that theyshould pray to receive clothes for Christmasshe has their names on th e things shemade I had to l augh when she told meit might no t be just th e thing to do, bu tthe chi ldren have been in Sunday Schoolalmost every Sunday, and I think they willcont inue to be the re when their prayersare answered.The women a t Se to r Bueno have a muchlarger group, bu t have the same concernfor the ir neighbors , an d they also came tothe conclusion to have each person makesome piece of clothing for a ChristmasEresent There will be more of their memers to receive because they have moremembers who are really in need.The part most humbling and interestingto me is t ha t t he re isn t one of t he s e l ad ie swho couldn t say with t ru th that t he ir ownchildren were needing something and theycould not afford to give clothes to someone else when their own family needs them,bu t because they want to make a specialeffor t to .show God's love at this time of yearthey are will ing to use their time and specialofferings to make this project possible.I look around and sec the much, muchlower standard of living that exists hereand then .see Christians who are generousin spite of their lack of material things, andI give thanks every day that we have aSaviour who fills our lives with the thingsthat are truly important and who gives ussecurity an d peace not because of th eamount of money we have, bu t becauseof the amount of faith we possess.

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buy it. Their Christian faith is t he ir mos ttreasured possession, the focal point of theirlife It is little wonder that they just can'tkeep quiet about it.

IBaptism of th e five brought by Dona Diva.

NEWSNOTEBCM missionaries in Goiania an d B rasilia were happy to have had BrotherWilliam Thompson of the ChristianMissionary Fellowship visit th e various

churches and works in these areas andto be in their homes during his recenttrip to Brazil in November of 1983. Hespoke through a trans lator in the variouschurches and was a personal inspirationto th e miss ionari e s v i si ted .

All Work and No Ploy . . .On October 8, the combined churches of

Goiania had a picnic. The truck left theInstitute at about 7 a.m., passing by variouspoints to pick up others. They first wentto th e An toni o Rezende farm to h av e s er vices in the new chape l bui lt by Mr. Rezende.The service was in charge of Euripedes Vincent de Souza and all the National Evangelists of Goiania took part , along with missionaries Merlin Shields a nd D al e McA fe e. S oo nafter the church services, everyone loadedinto the t ruck aga in to go on to th e nextfarm where there was a Take to picnic andswim. Everyone returned to Goiania, sunburned, tired, and muscle sore but at leastrefreshed. This was a holiday in Goiania,the 30th birthday of the city. One sad note,however, entered into the day. About twoweeks tifter the picnic. Evangelist HerculanoFerreiro was hospitalized with TyphoidFever, the doctor saying that it was verypossibly caused by swimming in the impurewater Weare glad to report that he seemscompletely recovered an a has returned tohis responsibilities. We are also gratefulthat there were no more cases of Ae diseasereported. G. Sh ieldsStart ing out by truck for the church picnic.


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COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS - July-December 1963, InclusiveIn order to minimize space, we have abbreviated wherever possible, using thefollowing contractions: Christian Church, CC; Missionary Society, Miss.-Soc.; Churchof Christ, C of C; Dai ly Vacation Bible School, DVBS; Group, gr; church, ch; SundaySchool, SS; Christian Women's Fellowship, CWF; Subscription, sub.Please check this report with your records and if there are any questions, contactthe Denver office, where the listwas compiled for publication. If yovur ^ t was notdesignated for a certain missionary family or project, you will find it usted underB.C.M. which is the general fimd. Please be sure to designate your gift.Personal gifts to missionaries, such as birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, etc., andalso gifts to the Riberio brothers and Valdori Penna are transmittal items sent directlyto th e field an d are not listed as contributions to BCM.We are grateful to all who have contributed to the suppor t of the Lord's work inBrazil and as we look forward to greate r victories in 1964 we know you will receive ablessing knowing you are a part of it.Mrs. V. H. Fair, mailing sec., 1664 Poplar St., Denver 20, Colo.

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CofC, 35.00, Mr. Mrs. S. McDowell. 6.00.IND.: Cedar Lake Christian Astembly,33.68; Knox, CC Council, 10.00; Kouts, CC,31.25. IOWA: Council Bluffs. 1st CC, 23.42.KANS.: Belleville, 15.00; Canton, CC, 15.00;Clay Center, CC, 74.79; Downs, CC, 55.51;Edson, P leasant Home Com. Ch., 272.00;Hill City, CC Ladies SS Class, 59.00; LaCygne,Olive Gage, 5.00; MackWille, HazelBarsell, 75.00; Manhattan, Bible College,ABX, 39.46; Protection, CC, 50.00; Plain-ville, Goldie Krabe, 3.00; Wichita, WestsideCC, 20.70. MO.: Ridgeway, Wm. McKinley,2.00. NEB.: Central City, CC Miss. Soc.,32.70; Chester CC Ladies Aid, 26 .50; ClayCenter , 1st CC Jr. CYF, 5.00, Miss. Circle,15.00; Elm Creek , Adam A. Wood, 1.00;Gering, Central CofC, 25.00, 1st Meth. Ch.Weslyan Service Guild, 5.00; Lexington, 1stCC, 50.00; Miller, CC, 36.61; Riverdale, CC,40.37; Scottsbluff, Church at Bryant, 17.75,1st CC, 300.00, Ruth Spurgeon, 160.00.N. MEX.: Los Alamos, El Parvenia ChristianCamp. 100.00. OHIO: Barberton, ShermanCofC, Women's Group, 8.09; Seaman, LouisWalker, 1.00, Joe Baker, L iO

SHIELDSCALIF.: Bakersfield, Rexland CofC, 146.10;Bell, Mr. Mrs. Ralph Candland, 3.00;Santa Rosa, CC, 50.00, Don Pa t Bean,50.00. COLO.: Denver, Mary Towne, 25.00.ILL.: Charleston, Frank E. Wood, 179.00.KANS.: Sharon. CC, 30.00; Wichita, Virginia G. Templeton, 9.00. MO.; Bolchow,CC, 20.00. OKLA.: Shidler, CC, 150.00.ORE.: Canby, Central CC, 150.00; Coburg,CC, 5.00; Corbett, CC, 25.00; Dufur , CC,30.00; Elgin, CC, Win Some Class, 50.00;Eugene, West Side CofC, 30.00, M O MClub, 50.00, Guy Shields, 150.00, Norkenzie,CC, 29.00, Fern McLarrin, 50.00; ForestGrove, Mrs. J. Calvin, 2.50; Carabaldi, Jan-ette Drake, 1.00; Jefferson, CC Wee Miss.Class, 82.48; Milwaukee, Edith Richter,20.00; McKinzie Bridge, CC HomebuildersClass, 83.00; Mollalla, CC, 50.00; Mon-mouth, CC, 150.00; Smem, Lloyd Sevems,40.00; Springfield, James V.Serbling, ^.00,Thurston CC, 60.00, Walterville Comm.Ch., 24.00; Stayton, Sarah Weddle, 20.00;Sweet Home CofC, 5.00; Tillamook,Gwendolyn Cassady, 12.00; Turner , CC,177.00, N. J. Reasoner, 90.00, W. T. Cooper,5.00; Wasco, CofC, 630.36; Yamhill, CC,75.59. PENN.: Pittsburgh, Brentwood CC,50.00. WASH.: Prosser, Central CWF.51.00; Seattle, Mrs. W. Hedge. l.OO.W. VA.:Martinsburg, Shirley R. Keller, 60.00.

McAfeeCALIF.: Sonora, Mr. Mrs. James Keady,30.00. ILL.: Mason City, World Evang.Fellowship, 441.00. KANS.: Alta Vista,Pleasant Ridge CofC, 13.75; Abilene, 1stCC, 25.00, Mrs. Stanley Baines, 10.00; Belleville, Central CC, 91.35, CWF, 70.00;Circleville, CC, 60.00; Clay Center, CC,20.00; Colony, CC, 45.00, Northcott Miss.Soc., 50.00; Concordia, CC Young Adult,30.00; Downs, CWF, 20.00; Grantville, CC,76.57; Gridley, CC Ladies Aid, 10.00;Harper, CC, Dorcas Soc., 35.00; Kinsley,Mr. Mrs. Dale E. Rider, 15.00; Manhattan,Crestview CC, 90.00; Miltonvale, CC,103.00; Nortonville, CC, 5.25, PleasantGroveCC. 42.65; Perry, CC, 398.12,WillingWorkers Class, 17.00; Soldier, CC, 56.05;Topeka, Highland Park CWF, 60.00, Mrs.Clifford Cook, 10.00; Valley Falls, CC,420.00, CWF, 20.00, H.S. and ProgressiveSS Classes McAfee furlough) 70.13, FiveChristian ch. of Jefferson Co., furlough ,41.50; Wichita, Glenn Park, 300.32; Wilsey,CC, 25.00, Hazel M. Gamer, 10.00, Mr.(Continued Next Page)

HO: Nampa, Mrs. Alfred Edner, 10.00.Bellefiower, CC, 47.50; Georgetown,Mrs. Howard Lambert, 12.00; Lincoln, John. Rolls, 10.00, Mr. Mrs. Joseph Hirsch ,IND.: Anderson, Bethany CC, 600.00;reentown, Jerome CC, 120.00; Indianolis, Ben Davis CC, 600.00, Beulah CC,J ames town , CC, 320.65; Kokomo,acedonia SS, 50.00 ; Marion , Mr. Mrs.y Evens, 100.00; Wabash, Bachelor Creekiss. Soc., 29.00. IOWA: Clinton, CofC,1.00; Cedar Rapids, Mr. Mrs. Emmett, 60.00; Des Moines, Mrs. R. M. Ervin,.00; Vinton, CC SS Loyal Workers, 25.00;friend, 25.00, Oak Grove Miss. Soc.,0.00. KANS. : Anthony, Mrs. Katherineaw, 1.00; Eldorado, Calvary Bible'Ch.,.00; Haversville, CC, 48.30, Dora C.ooth, 10.00; Kans. City, Emerson Park CC,LeRoy, Inez Ward, 15.00; Medicineodge, 1st CC CWF, 175.00, Mrs. O. M.eat , 100.00, Mrs. J. H. Trice Sr., 20.00;orton, CC, 100.00; Sharon, CC, 30.00;hita, Glenn Park CC, 332.00. KY.: Crossads, CC Youth Group, 20.00; Cottonburg,alem CC Bible S. Ladies Aid, 12.03;hel Collins, 10.00; Culston, Pansy CC,

0.00. LA.: Shreveport, Westview CC OpBible Class, 10.00. MICH.:wosso, 1st CofC, 55.49. MO.: Dexter, Mr.Walter Smith, 10.00, Elinore Sisler,Edgerton, Ridgley SS, 78.18, Mr.rs. Noble Miller, 15.00; Rushville, CCadies Aid, 32.00. NEB.: Elm Creek, Mrs.rl (Fay) Green, 45.00; Wymore, Marshallroduce Co., 50.00. OHIO: Bryan, 1stofC, 50.00; Cl evel and, Mr. Mrs. Vanlt, 10.00; Hubbard, Jean Brockett, 40.00;oledo, Central CC, Berean Class, 75.00.Deer Creek. CCr 80I50: Enid. Davisrk CC, l250.00; Miami, 1st CC Women'souncil, 25.00; Mutual, Mr. Mrs. J. E.15.00; Okeene, Mrs. Wm. Hill,0.00; Putnam, C. L. Smith, 50.00; Tulsa,r. Mrs. Floyd Bruner, 5.00; Vici, 1stC, 102.19. ORE.: Eugene, University St.fC, 7.00. PENN.: Lockhaven, 1st CofC,.00; Pittsburgh, Hazelwood Miss. Soc.,0.00. TENN.: Kingsport, Oakwood ForestC, 86.92; Limestone, Mt. Bethel CC,0.00. TEX.: Amdrillo, Lillian Sue Scott,00; LaMarque, 1st CC (Ainsworth Chapel),0.00. W. VA.: Martinsburg, Clifford R.50.00.EWINGSLA.: Huntsville, Virginia B. Teel, 16.00.ALIF.: Carmichael, Town CountryC, 154.58;San Bernardino,Central CofC,rimary Youth Evang. Group, 5.00; Natity, CC, 25.00. COLO.: Aurora, Mr.rs. Dale Rea, 28.00; Commerce City, S.dams Co. CC, 14.03; Denver, Milton

mbler, 35.00, West Side CC, 33.21, And, 23.00;Englewood, Mr. Mrs. Jamesawter, 150.00; Elbert, CC, 190.00; Triniad, Mrs. Myrtle StromEm, 35.00. ILL.:elleville, CofC, 25.00; Havana, CofC,Lincoln, CC, 174.00; Mason City,

World Evang. Fel lowship , 35 .00; Mt. Car-mel, Maud CC, 49.25; Mt. Pulasld, CC,53.50; Saybrook, Mrs. Gladys Bartley SSClass, 14.00. IND.: Anderson, Bethany CC,25.00, Chas. Sovems, 10.00; Bedford, Miss.Soc., 104 .77; Hebron, CC, 34.71; Indianapolis, Mr. Mrs. Glen Ewing, 90.00,Warren Hills CC , 196.20. KANS.: Anthony,Homebuilders Class , 65.35 ; Chanute, Mr. Mrs. W. E. May, 60.00; Erie, S. ValleyChapel , 50.43; Fredonia, LaFontaine CC,142.26; Girmd, CC SS, 86.00; Jet. City,1st CC, 37.70; LaCygne, CC CWF Group2, 150.00, Mrs. Harold Looney, 20.00;Larkinburg, CC, 18.10; Lawrence, LawrenceHgts . CC, 20.00, Wes ley Keltcher, 15.00;Parsons, Central CC, 62.73, FriendshipClass, 21.72; Peru, S. Fischer, 25.00; Savon-burg, 59.00; Sharon, CC, 95.00; Sublette,49.15; Topeka, SW CC, 13.75; Wichita,Broadway Ave., 210.00, Glenn Park CC,345.32. Woodlawn CC, 40.00, Mr. Mrs.Ray Parrott, 165.00. CT.: Cave City, CC,43.30; Jackson, CC Laides Aid, 26.00;Louisville, College of the Scripture (IsaiahMoore) 5.00. MD.: Havre de Grace, 1st CC,92.75; Kensington, Wheaton CofC, 35.00;Silver Sprgs., Leona Lux, 60.00. MINN.:Miimeapolis, Last Chance Camp, 40.00,Univ. CofC, 54.83. MO.: Bolivar, Mr.Mrs. Marvin Lenz, 60.00; Kans. City, Fair -mount CC, 195.00; St. Louis, Clark Bower,2.00. MONT.: Havre, CC Zealous ChristianWorkers, 10.00, Young People, 5.00. NEB.:Wymore, Marshall Produce Co., 50.00.OHIO: Minerva, 1st CC, 72.81; Morrow-ville, 1st CC, 10.00; Sandusky, 1st CC,66.00; Shelby, George W. Van Wagner,5.00; Toledo, Central CC, 35.00,Mr. Mrs.Robt. Dugan, 25.00. OIGLiA.: Apache, C^Ewing Bible Study Group CG, 152.25;Bartlesville, Darwin Widmer, 15.00; Clinton,CC, 65.19; Deer Creek, CC Women'sCoimcil, 136.50; Enid, Davis Park CC, 45.17,Pleasantvale Comm. Ch., SS, 56.32; Hinton,8.50; Muskogee, 1st CC, 78.56, Blvd. CC,50.00; Miami, 1st CC, 53.00; Okla. City, Mr. Mrs. Stanley A. rruman, 5.00; Putnam,C. L. Smith, 50.00; Tulsa, Highland ParkCC, 25.00. PENN.: Irwin, Norwin CC,30.00, Mr. Mrs. Wilbur Bunting, 35.00,Mr. Mrs. Harry Saylor, 35.00, FrankCoates, 19.00, Dick Phillips, 10.00; Lock-haven, 1st CofC, 55.00, Primary Dept. 6.03;Laughlintown, Ligonier CC J-O-Y Miss.Group, 25.00: New Castle, Shenango, CC,203.05; Pittsburgh, Central CC, 230.00,Hazel Frazier, 10.00, Dick Linderman,10.00, Mrs. Arthur J. Hanna, 5.00, Brent-wood CC, 65.00. TENN.: Concord, FarragutCC, 15.00; Johnson City, 1st CC, 124.00;Jonesboro, Union CofC, 23.55; Kingsnort,Oakwood Fores t C, 10.00. VA.: Cambn'a,Belmont SS, 90.00; Winchester, CofC, 31.06,Nathan Williamson, 20.00.

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Open Doors a t Goiania Christian InstituteBy Merlin Shields

. . bu t don t you have someone whocould preach for us? has been the question the past few months. The only true answer we can give them is, that we will dothe best we can, bu t there is no trainedperson to send. The pas t t hree years theGoiania Chr is ti an Institute ha s been closedwhile the new building was in construction.Now the hour has arrived tha t we must openour doors again. The very orogress of theChurch demands that trained young peoplego out and reach their own people forChrist.

ProspectsThe prospects for the coming year are verypromising as several have enrolled and anequal number have indicated deep interest.These young people, most of them at highschoolage some slightly above) may or maynot be committed to full time service, butthey are all Christians who have i nd ic at edthat they wish to serve the Lord in whatever capac ity He calls them. Our Goal isthat every young person of this age will takeadvantage of this Bible training that theymay go out as trained Sunday School workers, deacons, elders, but most of all, soul-winners. The infant church in Brazil cannotafford a clergv cast, because the task aheadis toogreat. The taskofbuildingthe Church,winning souls, gathering Christians into meetings churches) must become the burning

Director of the Institute, Merlin Shields, ashe presents his studies on How ChurchesGrow as a part of the ll BTazilMissionaryconference in Belo Horizonte.

mstituto

The very beautiful new building of the Goiania Christian Institute. The old buildingis in the background.zeal of al l who h av e confessed H is N ame asSaviour .

Open DoorsWith this one goal, the Goiania ChristianInstitute opened its doors on March 2, 1964as its first day of school this year. In rea li typart of th e open ing began th e day before,with special services on Simday afternoon.The first two days were se t aside for registration, spiritual and academic orientation

as well as special preaching services.Pas t Resul ts

Past results h av e s hown us that Brazilianscan be t rained to reach thei r own people. Ofcourse we are not without disappointmentsas some have even l ef t th e Church, but thisouly serves to renew our zeal to train moreand better leaders. One of the pictures withthis article shows one of our students (nowo n lea ve to minister to th e church in Luzi-ania) in action, preaching the Word. Othersare at work also, carrying the Word. TTieseleaders can be trained, out we need yourprayers, your tithes and offerings.Total Program

One of th e newe r features of th e totalInstitute program will be that we will try tomake it as inclusive as pos.sible. TTiat is,there will be a regular program for theacademically qualified in the morning hours,and in the evening, two days a week, we willhave classes for those who, because of work,

or lac k of educational s tanda rds c anno t a ttend the a. m. school. In this way we hopeto reach some of the older men, who are inreality, our leaders today.Emphasis on Evangelism

The whol e cu rr icu lum at t he I ns ti tu te iscentered on the aimthat t he Church mightmultiply and grow. Along with the Biblicalsubjects studied, evangelism in all of its formswill be shown as means of winning Brazilfor Chris t. Along with this, Religious Education will be strongly emphasized as a(Continued on Page 2)Missionaries from central Brazil a rea mee t inNova Florida to discuss the opening of Goiania Christian Institute . They are shown leftto rightMerlin Shields, David Sanders, LewCass, Wm. Loft, Dale McAfee and in r ightforeground, Wm . Metz.


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Send al l contributions to :Wm. A. Cook. 21 9 No . Lisbon St .Carrollton, OhioMissionaries in Brazil:

D al e a nd Carol McAfeeMerlin and Ger tr ude Sh ie ld sCaixa Postal 2Goiania, Goias, Brazil

L. D av id a nd R ut h SandersHarry and Elaine ScatesCaixa Postal 862Asa SulW-3Brasilia D.F., Braz il , S .A.Missionaries on Furlough:J. Richard & Carotee Ewing

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Wm . A. Cook, 21 9 No. Lisbon St .Carro ll ton , Oh ioConcerning B.C.M. Publication and

P r omo t io n a l Ma t e ri a ls :Mrs. V. H. Fair, 1664 Poplar,Denver 20 , ColoradoIf you are not sure to whom your corsh ould be directed send it toCook an d he will be glad to forward itth e co r rec t add res s .

March-April BirthdaysRemember to Pray for Them7 Dale McAfeerch 14 Ruth Spurgeon( McKinley)rch 15 Starla Joy Sanders

ril 26 Linda McAfee

e Henry McAfee goes the name Senhor Hen- to the Brazi lians) Ids the hook of APLIC Ifor Christian Jminutes. 'In^itute in thebackground. Ruth Spurgeon(McKinley)

Joy and friendthe Sanders ' front Linda McAfeerd. Starla is the one on waits out front ofe right in the back- her house for theground. school bus.

Open Doors at Goiania Christian institute(Continued from Page 1)practical means of follow-up in the Evangelistic patterns.

Scholarships NeededSeveral students will be coming from outof town where other Church o f Chr is t missionaries have work. Already students haveindicated their desire to attend from Tagu-atinga and Downtown Brasilia, Anapolis,Matao, and Goiania. Some will need scholarship aid as they study. Can you or yourclass help? This aid from you would be inthe form of $15.00 per month, sent to ourmission treasurer, Wm. A. Cook, 219 N. Lisbon, Carrollton, Ohio. You, in turn, wouldreceive a picture and history of your student

Leonardos and Waldir, two of the youngmen planning to study at the Institute.

as well as his progress reports. You who aresending funds now for scholarships, are already Included and will be assiraed studentsin the near future. If the Lord lays a burdenon vour hear t for the training of Brazilianleadership, as He has mine, and youwant toshare in this training program with yourprayers, and your support, write to me hereat the Institute, Merlin Shields, Caixa Postal201, Goiania, Goias , BrazU, South America.Brazil needs Christ NOWl Leade rs mus t betrained an d sent out.

Hercu lano Fer re iro, Ins ti tu te student andevangelist at th e church in Setor Buenomeeting in the Institute buildirtg , leadinga culto of church service. Herculano is tomove to Luziania to minister to t he c hu rc hthere dur ing t hi s coming year.

The Greatest Story Ever ToldThis year the Christmas program for theGoiania chu r ches wa s a bit different. Eachchurch really had two, one of their ownand one presented in their church by theGoian ia a ll -church you th choir under thedirection of Lula Knowles. Coordinating the

music with th e Christmas drama was th etask of Gertrude Shields who practiced withthose taking part in the drama and was incharge of costuming and stage arrangements.On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, andSunday before Christmas this program wastransported from church to church, requiring three cars to take everyone and all thesettings. It was well received in each a re a,the largest crowd being in Setor Bueno.Each church had its own program at another time. Th e program at Balrro Universi-tario, under t he direction of Dale McAfee,was held during the Bible School hour onSunday morning. Carol McAfee directed th eactivities of t he Sunday School and churchat Vila Nova and t he ir program was presented on Christmas night at special services. Vila Fama, the onl y chu rch whichrea lly did not have its own program had aspecial b irthday pa rty for Jesus onChristmas Sunday. This was in charge ofGertrude Shields with th e women of th eSetor Bueno church provid ing the candy.In Setor Bueno the program was held onMonday night with a drama The LittleShepherd's Offering directed by GertrudeShields. After this program the Women sgroup revea led the ir secret pals and everyone enjoyed candy brought by the women.There were many interesting sidelightsto th e Christmas programs this year. Th e onecausing th e most problems was Brazil's newDaylight Savings Time. Here people, evenknowing what time the clock indicates, stillgo by the sun anyhow. If it looks dark

enough they know it must be time forservices to start. Of course, it maY actuallybe 8:30 by the clock as happened at practically all the services this year. It is difficult to present anything when people arearr iving unt il it is over. It also caused manya confusion wi th the cast ar riv ing late, ornot get ting there at all. At the end of theChristmas season each of us breathed abreath o f r el ie f and a t th e sam e tim e feltsadness that this season was past for anotheryear. It had really been a blessing to presentonce again, The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Gert rud a Sh ie ld s

Pta^er ee uedid1. Fo r Valdori and Adelina Pena as theyreturn to Campinas after the ir vacationin Goiania where he will again take uphis studies in the seminary there. Duringvacation he helped in t he APLIC printshop, as well as preached and taught inth e local churches.2. Fo r natiorud evangelist, HerculanoFerreiro and his wife Ester as t hey begintheir ministry to the church in Luziania.3. For the young people a ttending theChr is t ian Ins ti tut e i n Goian ia .4. For each missionary family that theymay have the necessary spiritual andphtjsical strength, patience, and loveneeded to carry on th e work here forJesus Christ.5. F or th e Christians in each church t h atthey may grow to be faithful, victoriousChristians.


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January Camp and Conference Time in BrazilThirty Missionaries Gather for Conference

We ought to see how each of us maybest arouse others to love and act ive goodness, no t staying away from ou r meetings,as some do, bu t rather encouraging one another, ail th e more because you see the Daydrawing near.(Heb. 10:25 New English Bible)

One of the essential ingredients of Christianity is fellowship, that is to say, onenesstogether, sharing together, having things incommon with one a no th er or as th e abovescripture says, Arousing others to love andactive goodness . . . encouraging one another .

This and even more was involved in thewonderful fellowship conference of Christianmissionaries of th e Churches of Christ-Christian Churche s he re in Braztl. Th is w as th ethird of these annual meetings and all ofthe missionary families were representedwith thirty adult s in a ttendance. The conference was held in the growing city ofBelo Horizonte (pop. 800,000) with missionary Art Carter doing a bang up job oftaking care of local arrangaments. GeneSmith was the able president of the conference.

The meeting which was held on January8-15 was bui lt around the needs of 4ie missionaries as they seek to become more e ffective for Christ here in Brazil. Areas of studywere: The Holy Spirit, How Churches Grow,Spiritism, Ordination, Recruitment, andChurch Problems. Added to this were business meetings of the conference, missions,

Special music brought by quartet Stan Woh-lenhaus, James Moreland, Harry Scales andDale McAfee.Opening hymn sing just before the sessionconcerning Ordination led by DaleMcAfee. From left to right Carol McAfeeC. Eugene Smith (president of this year sconference and L. David Sanders and HarryScales checking the tape recorder used during the meeting.

Bible institutes, and th e Christian LiteratureAssociat ion.

Each even ing closed with a worship andpreaching service. Included among the evening speakers were Karl Ketcherside (byway of a tape recording) and Jack Hillmissionary from Sao Paulo of the Churchesof Chr ist (non-instrumental). It is hopedthat as our understanding of fel lowship andou r love for all the brethren increases, thesedoors might be swung open even more.God did indeed bless as hearts were opened, God s Word was diligently studied andthe Holy Spirit moved in our midst givingeach a greater desire to do his part in building th e Kingdom of God here in Brazil. Allof us are looking forward to the next conference scheduled for January 1965 in An-apolis, Brazil under the leadership of DavidSanders, President; Stan Wohlenhaus(Belem), Vice President; Audry Dodson(Sao Paulo), Secretaryj^ Vida Cass (Ana-polis), Treasurer; Gerald Holmquist andLew Cass (Anapolis), local arrangements.

Harry D. Scales

Sunday morning service in which missionaries and Brazilians worshipped together.

Beautiful HorizonsBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, was thelocation of th e 1964 all-Brazil Mi.ssionariesc on fe re nc e o f th e Chr i s t i an Churches-Churches of Christ missionaries. Art Car te r

(Bela Horizonte) was the host missionaryand in charge of all local arrangements.Although our visit there came in the rainyseason and hence many cloudy drippy dayswe agree that the city was well named,for its name means literally beautiful horizons . (See pictures).On the morning horizon of our conference we saw 30 missionaries present inattendance at the meeting, and we wereable to get better acquainted with eachother. All places where we have work wererepresented, but four (one family and twowives) were unable to attend, and two families were home on furlough. Gene Smith(Sao Paulo) president of our conferencecalled the meeting to begin Wednesday

morning January 8 in th e beautiful newbuilding of the Igreja de Cristo (Church ofChrist) in Belo.This meeting together of the missionaries,planned to be annually is of particularvalue in looking at the horizons of thefuture growth and development of our work.One horizon that we looked toward is abetter knowledge and understanding of the

country of Brazil and her people. BrotherJim Moreland (Macapa) led two study sessions in which personal sharing and discussion was encouraged on Spiritism in Brazil.This is the religion with the largest followingother than Catholocism here in Brazil (perhaps as much as 1/5 of the popula tion) ,and we need to know more about its pa tterns, strengths and weaknesses, what holdit has on the people and why people adhereto its teachings and practices so that we canbetter witness to them of Christ. We attempt to keep abreast of thematerial growthof the country, the political and social situation, how bes t to leam the Portuguese language and be proficient in its use. And wehave found ou r missionaries conference th epropitious place to share our findings andfeelings.

Another horizon to which we turned ourattention was th e evaluation of ou r work inorder to understand the growth factors atwork in our respective fields and how toapply ourselves to those which are successful.We do want above al l th e Lord s church togrow he re in Brazil, in numbers, as well asin richness of spir it ual life. Mer lin Shields(Goiania) and Audry Dodson (Sao Paulo)presented six hour-long sessions presentingthe latest techniques and approaches towardunderstanding a culture, finding out howChrist s message can taxe root, grow andblossom in it. Both Merlin and Audry havehad the advantage of studying at the Institute of Church Growth in Eugene, Ore., withDr. Donald A. McGavran, the foremostChurch scholar in the world in this field,and they did a wonderful job in leading usin this study.

Still another horizon toward which welook with expectant anticipation is moremissionaries fo r Brazil. More workers ar eneeded to join their hands in the harvestfield of the Masterwhich has ripened acrossthe vast hills, valleys and plains of Brazil.

Having been in Brazil now some 15 years(L. D. Sanders since 1948, the W. E. Loftssince 1950) we look toward th e horizon ofgrowing towards maturity. A few of thechurches established have grown to the abilit y to support a full time national worker.We pray that soon they will all be able todo this and more. Indigenous ideals is verymuch a part of our efforts - the foundingof churches according to the Gospel that willbe missionary and not iust mission churches.Along this line we already have foundedAPLIC (the Association of Christian Li terature), which, the Lord willing, will thisyear become a registered Brazilian nonprofit corporation. At our conference manyspecial sessions were held by various groups(Continued Next Page)Looking into the city of Beautiful Horizons.


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Horizons -Concludedning ahead for the Bible Institutescent ers for a Brazilian Minis try)elem and Goiania, for the camp associafor the development an d use of audioal materials, for the development of abook more appropriate for the usee Brazilian churches.e horizon of Scriptural study was anto complete th e picture at Belo. BroArt Carter was in charge of study an duss ion of the doctrine concerning th eSpirit, and Dal e McAfee (Goiania) of

A need is felt here to understander the Bible teaching concerning theses especially in face of the tremendousand growth of Pentecostal ism in Brazil,from the other point of the fac t we arein the beginning stages of developingministry.horizons The city, nearly 900,population now, has some beauty spots.e travel ed by ca r from Goiania to Beloback we crossed some hor izons, madettle side trip from Belo to see some ofart work in the form of sta tu es of theand ministry of Christ done by thele cripple, a Brazilian art ist of the 18thury, at the town of Congonas not farOuro Preto. (Perhaps you read in theDigest in 1962 about i t. )e remember there are always horizonsas we reach one we have but gainedew vantage point to see others. Andwe ar e is a h orizo n fo r o th ers a tther point. May it ever be that Godgrant us the wisdom and the grace tos on, and at the same time holding outhands beckoning to those who are stille world of sin but who a re wan ti ng tothe point where we are of knowingserving Chris t as the only Saviour and life ^ McAfee

Sanders drinking from the fountain inPreto (black gold) where the water isto make the one drinking, more beloved.s picture was taken during a side-tripin Belo Horizonte. Our o P re to is onehe older cities of Brazil where an earlyeer was beheaded for his efforts to bringfreedom to Brazil.ning Hymn Sing before preaching at

the missionaries conference.

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DVBSCamp for Mission ChiidrenWhile the paren ts f rom cen tr al Brazil and

Belem a rea were a tt ending Missionary Conference in Belo Hor izonte , some of theirchildren attended daily Vacation BibleSchool-Camp in Taguatinga.

Ginny Loft (Taguatinga) and Ruth Sanders planned the school which was taughtin Enghsh. When th e material didn t arrivefrom the States, they had to mimeograph allth e hand work and the lessons. Meals andsleeping arrangements were planned at theprimary school in Taguatinga. The boys sleptdormitory style in one room and the girls inanother. Reports are that it was late atnight before the boys got quiet , and everyone returned home witli a new stock ofghost stories.

Sarah, Bill, Mara and Jimmy Loft (Taguatinga ); Susan and David Smith (Belem);Tim Shields, Steve, Phil, Linda a nd MarkMcAfee (Goiania); Starla a nd Daryl Sanders (Brasilia City ); a nd Mary Beth Metz(Gama) were those who attended.The thr ee o lder girls, Sar ah , Susan an dStarla were teachers and helped with thesmaller children. Selma Borges da Silva, foster daughter of the Art Carters, also taughtand acted as house mother. Irene Martin,a mis si onary wife and nurse from BrasiliaCity came out each day to see if anyone washur t and patch the new cuts and bruises. Weare glad to r epor t that she didn t have a lotto do and no one was even sick All thechi ldren had a wonderful t ime and werethrilled to have a whole yard ful l of American children with whom to play and talkEnglish all week long.

Pictorial Report on Brasi li a

Harry Scates helpins unload Gospels fordistribution.

This is the second year for having theDVBS-Camp and all t he p arent s wer e g ladto have a place in which to le ave t he irchildren with only a minimum of worry an dwhere the children looked forward to going.The children who a t te nded th e conference

in Belo Horizonte with their parents had aDVBS also. It met in the chur ch ba semen tand at th e end of the conference they presen ted a program of music and stories tlieyhad learned. The music was exceptional forsuch a small group of such small children.There were about 15 children in all, butthose old enough to sing were nine in number. They also had a good time and appreciated the two girls who taught them.

Carol McAfee

The McAfee children and Tim Shields wearing crowns showing scrip ture tex ts learnedduring the week of DVBS-Camp inTaguatinga.

Share in Training LeadersIf the lord lays a burden on yourheart for the training of Brazilianleadership and you want to share inthis training program with yourprayers and your support write toMerlin Shields, Caixa Postal 201,Goiania, Go ia s, B r az il , SouthAmerica. Send gifts designatedScholarship to Wm. A. Cook, 219N. Lisbon, Carrollton, Ohio.CHURCH O F CHRIST BR S IL I

Marble siding has been placed and steel girders are up for new auditorium.


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IFirst year camp students with teachers Gertrude Shields an d Herculano Ferreira.

^^Our Overwhelming Victorysee the~New English Bible and J. B. Phillip translation, Rom. 8:37)

. . . wa s th e theme of th e 1964 SeniorChrist ia n Service C am p held on the c ent ra lBrazil Camp G rounds at th e mission f ar m inArriving from th e four churches in Co -iania Belo Jardim, Vila Nova, Vila Operarioand Bairro Universitario), the three churchesof the F ed era l District Brasilia City, Ta-guatinga, an d Gama) and the churches inAnapolis, Matao, NovaGloria and Luiziania, Hthe campers were served their first meal HMonday noon. Because of the heavy rains Hthat began that afternoon and continued al- Hmost night an d day th e rest of th e week,camp activities were made a bi t difficult, bu t Hthe 65 registered campers took it in stride. HThis is the rainy season and theyexpect rain. HT e en a ge r s t h e world a r ou n d a re i nt er es te din sporfe these days, and playing to win the First year camper Osorio Goncalves with onegame, hence the theme. In Portuguese the of the team flags. Osorio begins his studiesphrase s literally more than victors or in Christian Institute thisyear.winners) . It wa s well developed in th esports an d competition activities which weredirected by Harry Scates Brasilia C it y) .Lew Cass Anapolis was general camp director and D av id Sanders was again campm anager . J am es M or eland, m is sionar y fromMacapa in th e T er ri to ry n or th of th e Amazon c al le d A ma pa , was the preacher for th evesper services. J os e N as ci m en to , nationalp re ac he r a nd missionary re si de nt at NovaG lo ri a was the camp chaplain. Camp teachers w er e Mer lin an d Gertrude Shields Go -iania), Jenny Lee Titus Taguatinga), Wm.

Teachers Florisvaldo Santos, Dale McAfee,Dorvalina Santos, Bill Loft, Jenny Lee Titus,Harry Scates, Herctdano Ferreira, Merlin an dG e r t r u d e Shi el ds a n d D i r e c t o r L e w Cass.No t in picture. Camp Chaplain J os e N as cimento, Camp Manager L. David Sandersan d kitchen ^upercfsors Vida Cass an d Ruth

S a n d e r s .

Dale McAfee an d Jenny Le e Titus discusscamp program by th e Kombi in w hi ch D al ea ti d Me rl i n Shields slept on straw mattresses.E. Loft Taguatinga), Florisvaldo Santos M a ta o ), a n d H e r cu l a no F e r re i r a Goiania).Matao), and Herculano Ferreira Goiania).

T he C am p Association over th e yea rs, especially du e to the fine p la nn in g of Ca rol eeE wi ng , has d eve lo pe d a four year course ofstudies. Each camper has four cla.sses, aboutan hour per cla.ss each day, studying suchsubjects as: Life of Christ, Old and Ne wTestament Heroes separate classes). Ho wWe R ec ei ve d our Bible, P ro bl em s of Youth,H ea lt h and Hy gie ne , etc. After c omp le tin gfour year.s at camp, th e camper receives adi pl oma a tt est ing to this spi ri tua l de ve lo pment emphasis an d Chr is tian leaders hiptraining he has received. This year fivewere g ra du at ed . T he y were: Selma Borgesda Silva an d A nabor Ma ce do these tw o ar ee ng ag ed to be ma rr ie d in July this y ear , an d

Campers wait up on Highway for bu s toAnapolis an d Goiania.so although Anabor has been at SeniorCamp only three ye ars , he wa s graduatedb ec au se or being older, more mature, an dha ving ma rr ia ge plans), Sebastiana Rosa deJesus, Daisy de Alves F ari a, and E ur ip ed esVi cent e d e Souza.Up to now ther e have be en few youngpeople in th e third an d f ou rt h y ea r at an yone c amp , so t he se two years are gr oup ed inth e same classes, a lt er na ti ng e ve ry otheryear on th e respective courses. In the pi ct u r e w he re M erlin Shields is th e t eai merwi th th e g ro up , y ou see th e 1964-third an df ou rt h y ea r c am pe rs , S el ma an d Anabor th e2nd and 3rd from th e left. Th e g ro up picture lacks on e cam per, Loyde Morais of VilaOperaria, Goiania, who ha d to leave onThursday to eo back to h e r nursinii iob,hursday to go back to her nursing job,In preparing for camp t hi s y ear , I boughtsome ne w grass mattresses, paid approximately 95 cents apiece for them. MerlinShields an d I slept on them in my KombiVolkswagen. S e e p ic tu re ). T he cooks sleptin the k it ch en st or ero om. Harry Scates andJ am es M or el an d s le pt in th e Scates Kombi.Le w and Vida Cass th e c am p d ie ti ci an )slept in a tent. E ven th en th e d or ms w er ecrowdedl

B ec aus e of th e rain the camp openingcir cle was delayed imtil Tuesday morning.Th e r ai n s to pp ed in t he n igh t Friday, an dSaturday p ro vi de d a beautiful m or ning forthe b ap ti sm al s er vi ce fo r two boys) an dth e closing circle. Around th e council tree,letters from s elected cam pers were r ead, an dburied in a ja r at th e foot of th e tree to be C o nt in ue d on N ex t P ag e)Third an d Fourth year c a mpe rs w it h MerlinShields, teacher.


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Closing circle, Senior camp.Our Overwhelming Victory -concluded

g up at the next camp. Those selected asdel campers were introducedtwo boysd two girls. Those getting first place (one, Leonidas; one girl, Ma ria da Paz) reive full scholarships for the next camp. Ofrs of the camp s tudent council were p reand installed. They are: PresidentVincent de Souza who also re

ceives a scholarship, and Vice President-Mar ia da Paz. Gifts we re g iven to the cooks,compliments were given the teachers by representatives of the campers, good-byes weresaid, and the closing circle ended the campin prayer, all sorry to leave, bu t unanimous indeclaring it a victorious camp.

Dale H. McAfee

Flag-Bearers and Explorers for ChristJunior Camp

On the night of December 30, thirty-twoys and girls gathered at the GoianiaInstitute for Junior Camp. Forree days and four nights the childrenplayed and worshipped using theBanderantes (Flag-bearers and Exorers) for Chris t. The dining room andeeping space were full to overaowing andwas decided that the camp might have tomoved in ano ther yea r if many moretheir interest. There were severalfrom t h e immediat e a re a sur roundg the Institute who spent much time watchg with longing eyes the activities of thebecause they had not yet had theirbirthdays.

The campers represented all four churchesGoiania, the new church in Nova Aba-where Mauri ce P ie rc e works, th ein Brasilia City where David Sandersd Harry Scates work and the church inwhere Wm. Loft is pastor. Ofe professors and leaders of the camp, twoeven different churches, Floris-ldo Santos, pastor of the church at Mataod Lew Cass, now in charge of the churchAnapolis. Th is fellowship at camp withi ldren of other cities is very profitable.

rculano Ferreiro on d th e boys an d girlso made their confessiorw of faith at camp.

Lining up by table groups to see which canhe first and best before entering the dininghall for lunch.especially here in Brazil where each churchis small and new and feels completely alone.Each child left feeling that they had Christian friends in other places, helping stimulatethe fellowship that will develop and enlargein Senior camp and for some of them laterat the Institute as, continuing to develop,they may come to study. This overall fellowship of our Christians in all central Brazil,not just in Goiania, is new during the lastfew years, bu t is something we all strive tohelp grow.One of the most interesting features of thecamp was that the children got to sleep in redes or Brazi lian hammocks. For t he fewwho had to sleep on st raw matt resses therewas a great weeping and wailing. In northGoiaz and on the farms nea r h ere redesare much used bu t are quite a novelty tothe children of the city. Fo r handwork, theypainted plaques of plaster of paris. ThePraying Hands was the favorite. Highlightof the sports activities was the swimmingperiod at a nearby pool and the footballchampionship match oetween Goiania andBrasil ia. All act ivi ties were conducted by

R ZIL CHRISTI N MISSION

At Home With The LordFri ends of your missionary L. David

Sanders will be s addened to leam of th edeath of David s mother, Mrs. Claud(Fanny) Sanders of Vinton, Iowa onJanuary 1.

I am home in heaven, dear ones;All's so happy, all so brightThere's perfect joy and beautyIn this everlasting light.There is work s ti ll waiting for you.So tjou must not idle stand;Do your tvork while life remainethYou sha ll r es t in Jesus land.When tha t work is all completed.He will gently call you home;Oh, the rapture of the meetingOh, the joy to see you come

Author Unknown

Closing fr iendship circle Junior camp fustbefore leaving for home.

The Los t Coin, one of th e Bible dramatizations of the children during the camp.competitive table groups which heightenedinterest an d discipline.

Pattemed much after t he Jun io r camps inthe U.S., this camp was, of necessity, muchmore loosely organized because of the agerange of the children and their backgrounds.The classes were for those from 9-10 andfrom 11-13. The singing was greatly a idedby Ester Ferreiro and her accordion andHerculano (her husband) was in charge ofsports as well as supervisor for the boys,teacher and speaker for the morning chapels.

Other te ac he rs wer e Dor va li na Santos,Ozorio Gonzalves, and Carol McAfee. Gert rude Shields was t he director.Gertrude Shields


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ir view of Brasilia showing location of church in the midst of the super-block apartmentsan d Sanders' ana Scates' homes in lower left.Will you celebrate with the Brasiliaher third anniversary of worship andOn July 7, 1961, J. Richardinvited Christians f rom Goian ia , An-

and the federal dis tr ic t to the firstular services in th e new temporary chapelBrasilia at wh ic h t im e th e co rners tone fo re main building was dedicated.Now three years later, th e church is begunnd becoming known for its most prominentcation in the new capital c ity of Brasilia.location, which is in t he cen te r of th etotal population of the city is alsohe center of an immediate population of0,000 persons within 1800 feet of theAlthough getting a hearing is difficulten breaking down the barrier of a strangeeligion , we are happy in the progress ofhe work. It is not a rapid victory, bu t inhe s teady prolonged tasK we have set our

to th e front.Average attendance in Bibl e School fo r961 was 12; fo r 1962 was 42 ; and fo r '6 3as 82. Thirty-five have transferred to th e

congregation; 15 have been baptized. Totalpresent membership in 1964 is 34 of which13 are men of laboring and middle classand 16 women who are teachers, housewivesand .servants; the other five are teen-agers.Another 16 have t ran sf er red to other locations or left th e church. Attendance at general services is gradually increasing and95 are enrolled in the Bible School.

The present program is moving forwardwith services held regularly, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday. Saturday is visitationtraining class and visitation by the men ofthe church. One Saturday afternoon a month,the women have their meeting and everySaturday night is choir practice.1984 is a critical year as already shownby immense str ikes and revolution in Brazil.We feel th e work continues to be urgentand vital. The Gospel is th e power of Godunto Salvation and this location merits ourbest. Our theme for t he yea r is Open doorsin '64 . Inflation and other factors h av e madeadditional funds necessary to complete thisproject. We are looking to you who are int he S ta te s to accept this challenge.

for youPray and give with us on this day July7, and thi,s year. Help us go over the topand open these doors in 1964. Churches onthis clay could form clubs so that by sixmonths giving, this project could indeeddeclare doors open in '64.10 clubs of 10 members giving $20.00 amonth fo r 6 mon th s wou ld t ot al $1200.00.20 clubs of 10 members giving $10.00 amonth fo r 6 months would total $1200.00.25 clubs of 15 members giving $5.00 amonth for 6 months would tota l $11,250.00.50 clubs of 20 members giving $1.00 a

month for 6 months would to ta l $6000 .00.Present giving has averaged over $1000.00a month, bu t an average of $5000.00 a monthis needed to speed this work to completion.Rally to th e need, brethren With thesepledges we could contract ou r constructioneven though pledges might not be paid outuntil after th e end of the year.Celebrate with a special offering and askfor club leaders to challenge members tocomplete this project. The opportunity isnow The need is now Time is drawing toa close. Pray and give now to represent yourself in Brasilia's witness for Christ. Writeyour name on the golden book of nameswho have .shared in building this church.Send your name and pledge nowPray and give for Victory on BrasiliaBirthday, July 7, 19641

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Field Edit or , Ru th Sande rsSend al l cont ribu t ions to :Wm . A. Cook, 21 9 No . Lisbon S t .Carrollton, OhioMiss io n ar ie s i n B r az i l:

D ale a nd Caro l McAfeeMer li n a nd Gertnide ShieldsCn ix a P o st a l 2 1Go ian ia , Goi as , B ra zi lL. David an d Ruth SandersHarry an d Elaine ScatesCa ix a Po st al 862Asa Su lW-3Brasilia D.F., Brazil, S.A.

Missionaries on Furlough:J. Richard Carolee Ewing1 7 - 16th Ave. S .E.Minneapolis, Minn. 55414

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If you are no t sure to whom you r correspondence should be d ir ec te d s en d it toMr. Cook an d he will be glad to forward itto t he c or re ct address .

Brasilia ChurchHolds Retrea t

On February 8-11, the congregation in Bra-.silia held an inspirational conference on thecamp grounds at the mission farm which islocated twenty miles from Brasilia. Most ofthe members of the congregation participated in at least one of the four days ofBible study and preaching. Highest attendance was reg is te red on Sunday with aboutthirty in attendance.The ent ir e book of Revelation was themat eri al whi ch wa s s tu di ed . All t ho se whotook part received a deepening understanding of the Christian life and our hope ina living and returning Christ. The themeHold fast that which thou hast, that noone take thy crown was taken from Rev.3:11Plans are being laid to have another retreatnext^ year with a planning session for theyears work of the church being included.

Everyone at Family Retreat washed hisown dishes. Here we see some of the menwashing their plates under a light rain.in Brazil will not usually have aruf-thing to do with housework so this wasquite an adventure for them.

Bible School group on Sunday morning at Bairro Universitario church.

Trial and Struggleby Dale McAfeeThe Church o f Chr is t of Bair ro Univers itario, Goiania has its problems as all churchesdo. Founded in 1949 by missionary L. DavidSanders and a group from the Vila Novachurch, t he pathway ha s been st rewn withmany thorns. The meetings were conductedin homes until late 1962. Through the efforts of the brethren, led by their missionary pastor, th e church received onewhole city block as a gift from the government. But things drifted as they often dohere in Brazil; the area happened to be aninva sion area with the invaders having strongsquat ter rights according to Brazilian law;the man entrusted with the legal work ofclearing up the title and setding with the.squatters evidendy made some pretty gooddeals for himself and the folk living on theland; bu t finally the tide was cleared andthe church received three of the original 25lots. By this time missionary Dick Ewingand Florivaldo Moreira Santos were inleadership of the work. Undaunted, the folkcontinued fervent in prayer and consistentwith their Bible School.Another struggle the church mu.st contend with s illiteracy. Only about half ofthe adult members of the church and BibleSchool can read and wri te. It is d iff icul t forus who have never seen more than two illiterate people in our whole lives beforeto realize the limitations imposd by thiscondition. But fervent in spirit and dedicatedto the truth are the sheep of this littleflock Florisvaldo was teaching a very successful adult literacy class last year.Then came the t rial to the Bairro Universitario church of Florisvaldo s move to thechurch in Matao near Anapolis They losta tnisted and faithful leader who understood their needs and ministered to themwith compassion.Another struggle was the erection of theirfirst building. With the tithes and gifts ofthe church and money from some of youdedicated folk stateside, they were able tohave a building of their own. It has justrecently been finished, plastered and paintedwith cement floor and platform for pulpit,and electricity. But even now it is only oneroom and the re a re fou r classes of the BibleSchool. Where do they meet? Two meetin t he one room and two in the little housewhere the family who does the janitoringlive. Both are crowd ed.

These of course, ar e no t all, no r th egreatest, of the trials and struggles of thischurch . . . infidelity of members (somehave gone back to th e world and are in aworse condition than before they becameChristians), and the bit ing criticisms of Aeworldly neighbors. But there are still manywho have not bowed the knee to Baal, whoremember Jesus words If th e world hatevou, ye know that it hated me before ithated you. If ye were of the world theworld would love its own; but because yeare not of the world, bu t I have chosen youou t o f the world, therefore the world hatethyou. (John 15:18,19.)In March, Sebastiao Domingues Morenoaccepted the call to be the gospel workerleading this work. Sebastiao is continuinghis secular studies at night (finishing theprimary course) and studying the Biblec ou rs e i n Goiania Chri st ian Inst itu te in th emornings . A will ing worker and an enthusiastic preacher, the people are learning tolove and trust him. Please keep a place inyour prayers for this little flock of God.

Pra^et 1. For each individual missionarythat they might meet each trialand each victory with the nec

essary spiritual and physicalstrength.2. For the Brasilia church, materially and spiritually, as itlooks forward to celebratingits third birthday this year.3. For Goian ia Chr is ti an Insti

tute, i ts students who still needscholarship support, and itsteachers an d director.4. For national evangelist, Her-culano Ferreiro and his wife.Est er who were unable to takeup the ministry to the churchin Luziania as announced inour last bulletin due to financial and personal problems.


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PAG E FOUR BRAZ I L C H R IS T IA N M IS S IO N

Victory and Challenge with the GoianiaChristian Institute

by Merlin and Gertrude Shields

E GO IAN IA INSTITUTO CRIS^T

Sunday March 1st was a very important day in the life and work of the Brazil Christian Mission. It markedthe inauguration of the Goiania Christian Institute after it had been closed for more than two years for construction. Alarge crowd gathered to hear the messages and the address delivered by Dr. Divino a Christian lawyer in Goiania.During the following week classes and orientation periods were held during the morning and each evening the studentsand members of the churches gathered to attend special preaching services by different missionary and national pastors.The subject studied during the first five weeks was Christian Doctrine. The students also study about 3 hours ofEnglish each week and three hours of Christian Education. During their first week of practical work they will becalling and helping with the evangelistic meeting in Vila Nova. There are 10regular students during this first semester.Three nights a week classes are being held for students who cannot meet educational or time requirementsto be regular students. We have 6 enrolled for these classes.In this paper we want to present our students each and every one. Because almost all our students arestudying Bible subjects all morning and in high school each night they have little time to work. Each one who meetsthe educational qualifications is offered a scholarship of 15 00 a month to pay his board and tuition at high schoolAnything else they need they must work to earn. They are all very busy young people studying hard and full of thelove of God church and country. We want you to meet them.

Me e t th e In st i tu te S tu de n tsAraci Conceicao de Souza age 15One of the two girl s tudents Araci is a s is terof Euripides also a student at the Institute.This fine family have all been dependable/ helpers in the Setor Bueno church for severalyears. Araci is active in the youth group an d is

1 a Sunday School teacher. She holds great

Daniel Oliveira dos Santos age 17Middle son of a large Chr is tian family who

ha ve w orked in the Bairro Universitariochurch since its beginning Daniel is blessedwith a beautiful bass voice. He is a SundaySchool teacher a nd l ea de r i n the chur ch whe re

' ' he grew up. He is living at home and besidesI m his Bible subjects is studying the first year of high school in the afternoons We ar e gladU that his scholarship has already been takenJbB by friends.

I as ieir d Silva ge 6Thi s young ma n comes from the churchin Taguatinga where Bill Loft is missionary

and is the son of Christian parents. Elias isthe school musician playing the accordionand the g ui ta r and singing very well. He is^ teaching Sunday School at Vila Fama His\ scholarship has already been accepted byfriends in the U. S. He and Gilberto help EdKnowles in the APLIC print shop.

Euripides Vincente de Sousa age 20Euripides comes from a large family which

have nearly all become Christian He workseach afternoon to help support his twicewidowed mother and many younger brothersand sisters. Euripides is a deacon in theSetor Bueno church and a Sunday Schoolteacher and outstanding l eader. Calm easygoing intelligenthe is already a very profitable servant of the Lord


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Gilberto Vieira da Silva, age I6This new Christian is also t he m iddl e child

of a large family. His brother is a businessman in Taguatinga, Brasilia. Gilberto is theonly Chr is tian in his family, having been analtar boy in the Catholic church before hisconversion. He is learning to sing and hasa good voice. He also plays the harmonica.

|HU|H| | | | | I^H Leonidas Oliveira Silva age 20From Anapolis, Goiaz where Gerald Holm-quist is missionary, Leonidas is the only oneof our students not e ligible for a scholarsh ip

Mb because he is not in high school. He cer-vV tainly merits our prayers and encouragements.P Having stopped his studies with the secondgrade several years ago, he is now making

P studying the last year of gradeI school along with his Bible courses. He is working afternoons at a downtown photoshop. It is a difficult role he has cho.sen.

Although a new Christian, he is a natural

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