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three different places
on
the hillside to see
what
It
w o u l d
ta ke to
bui ld in
e a c h
loca t ion Wh en
w e
were done
he
presented it to the Elders and the
Pastor
explaining
the
pros and
cons
of each
place. Thei rde s ir e was to build the
church
atthe
top of
the
hill but
our
people
had
already filled
the top of
the
hill with thei r homes .
The
Elders
decided
to
move one
family and tear down their
house
fo r
t he chu rch
bu ild ing. We
agreed
with
their decision. A week or two p as se d, n o
one
m o v e d
a nd th e h ou se
still
s to od s o w e s ta rte d to
wonder what
was going
on . After the
beginning
of
the
thi rd week,
Mike
was
approached by the
Pastor
and a sked
why
we had no t started.
Mike
told
him we were
waiting
on
th e
Elders
to
move
the family.
The
Pastor
told u s t ha t we were to do
it because
we were
building
the
church. We said
that that was the Elders
-esponsibility. Well,
the
church
will
not be
built
on the to p
of
the
hill We
have
gone
to an al ternat ive posi tion where no
h o m e s
h av e t o
b e
r e mo v e d
T h e
E l de rs w o u ld n o t
take the
lead
t o comple te the ir
own
plan
and they
have explained the new
position
by saying that
we, Mike
and I did not
like
the
other
position.
They
want
us to be
the Chief.
We
find thi s a tt itude
in many
areas,
bu t
we
cannot accept it If we
become th e
Chief then
we
cannot
b e t he
Friend.
Instead of
making the way
s tra ight we
will in fact
be
blocking it
altogether.
W e w an t to b e n o m o re a n d
no
le ss t h an th e
Friend of
the Bridegroom.
We
want the
bride
to
be
prepared fo r
the wedding
and
to be wholly
acceptable to the Bridegroom. When the
Bridegroom
comes
we
want the
bride
to
know
Him.
We
must be c ome
l es s, wh il e He
be c ome s
greater.
T E E
On February 28th
Ron Butler
and I flew
into
Bomiii to do
the
follow-up
on book number
2
Doctrines
of
the
Church:
Salvation,
and
hold
s e m i n a r s fo r b o th
th e
ible
Ins t i tu te
an d
th e
Preachers.
We spent
a week there
and
then
flew
into
Bafwasende
with the MAF pilot, from
Nebobongo,
to
complete
th e
program
here.
Since a t tha t t im e n ot al l t h e s c h o ol s h ad
f inished
their work, I returned to Bomiii on the 12th
of
April
to collect
t hose te st s and resul ts which had
been
lacking and
to distributethe new book. Idid
all this
a t
a fw as en de o n t he13th.
Just to
refresh your
memory
and
to
give
you an
over
view
of
the TEE
program, I will lay
out
some
facts and
figures.
We have in our program.
C e nte rs a nd S ch oo ls
T h e
C e n te r is whe
hold
th e s em in ars a nd
d i s t r ib u te mater ia l
Schoo ls a re
where th e
TEE
Book
is ac
studied. In
our province
we
have
2
Center
16
Schools. We also
have
what we
call
which are
Schools that do not have en
students,
but
function as
an
appendag
another
School.
The reason they are
regular
part
of
t ha t S choo l
is
usually
d
dis tance
We
have
4 Cells. In
this
area we
198 students. In
the whole
TEE
program we
15
Centers,
76 Schools,
and
908
Students
Last time
you received
the Lion s L
explained about writing
t he Teacher s
Gui
book 2 of the program. The purpose of the
on
Salvat ion
w as
to have
t he s tu de nt
lear
book
with
the appropriate scriptures and
t ea ch t he b o o k to s o m e o n e else T he resu l
really
quite good.
We
had a
total
of 201 stu
started in the 2nd book. 121 students ac
completed
the
course by teaching it to som
else,
a
non-Christian.
In
response to
the ir
we had 85 people
baptized
into
the Lord.
happened over a nine week period. These
r
of course
are
just
fo r our
area. If we
use
happened here as a guide,
we could
ha
many as 350 new Christians
as
a result of thi
of our TEE program.
I want
to
thank you fo r your
pr
concerning this.
I
was
worried
about
what
prepared like a father over
his
small child. W
shared with you,
you prayed and we can se
results
of our work in
the
Lord. Keep pr
for TEE.
We
are
still
struggling
with
prob
We
have
62
new
students
fo r
book
3 but w
to
close
2 Schools because of leade
problems. P lease
stay with
us in
the
task
continue
to need
your help.
T E E
T h e
N ew
F r o n t
The
TEE
program
is fo r people who read.
of course
goes
without saying. But a segm
ou r Christians here
are i ll iterate. Every
c
has peop le in it who
are
unable to read.
Wh
TEE
do forthem?
As it is
nothing: but
it will
b e
d i f fe ren t
Ron
Butler
has begun developing
a
pro
that
will
follow the
TEE
structure,
bu
p ic tu re s t o t ea ch the lesson. The TEE
bo
broken down
into 10
weeks
of
s tudie s. Eac
h a s a
le ss on a nd
a
v er se
a n d th e
wh o le
builds together.
The
TEE fo r the Illiterate wi
daily lesson plan with pictures for the
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Long
promised
photo of th e Waltons.
Mike Tracy. Andrew a nd
David
points.
T h e
o n e
t each i n g will
be
a
literate
TEE
s tu de nt a nd this
will
be hi s homework project.
They
will discuss the pic ture s a nd t h e s t u de n t will
memorize th e
verse
fo r that da y with the help
of
hi s
teacher. When
th e
TEE
c la ss
meet s
toge the r
for
th e
w e e k t h e illiterate will b e
a b l e
t o a tt en d
b ec au se h e
will
have learned everything that
will
b e d is c us se d
In
Ma y
when we
m et with th e
TEE l ea d er s w e
t e s t e d th e mater ia l
wi th
s o m e
i l l i tera tes
b o t h
in
B o m i l i a n d a fw a s en d e t o s e e
how
it
wo rk e d
W e
a ls o w an te d to
e xp os e o ur
l ea d er s t o it fo r their
input. We w er e very p l eas ed
with
th e results In
both
cas es . We
are
stilt f a r f ro m
putting it into
the
system but
we
have m a d e
a
start.
W h a t
w e
n e e d
n o w
is to h av e
a n
ar t i s t to d o th e
drawing fo r
the
books.
T h e TEE
program will
n eed a dd it io na l f in a nc e s fo r the supplies
a n d
printing that will m ak e t hi s possible. We need
you
to a dd
these
n e e d s t o y ou r p ra ye rs
fo r
these
your brothers a n d s is te r s h e re
w ho
c a n n o t
read.
N E X T
T E R M
Where di d
3 years
go
anyway? Well t he y w en t
in TEE safaris seminars
p la nn in g m ee ti ng s
writing
a nd p ro of re ad in g ne w material. They
went in
trips to
N ai ro bi fo r the orthondo
trips to B uk av u f or meetings trips
to
Kisi
fo r buying
an d
trips
to
Rethy
to
se e
our
chil
T h ey w e nt in a
se a
of
problems handled
p
on
lived with o r forgotten.
They
w ent
in mi
our
children
and
rejoicing
in
t h ei r t im e
at
h
T he y w en t
in
taking
care
of
the
daily
runni
the
house education of
children
and
keep
lid
on inflation
by
bargaining
like
an Af
They
w ent like
a snail s o met i mes
a nd
s o me
like a
fast freight but they
are
gone
now.
Now
w e start to
p la n f or next term . Next
will
present
s o m e
major
changes
fo r
our fa
T he b ig ges t
being
that
we
will
be movi
Bukavu
w he n w e return to
Z aire. W e
are
m
fo r tw o reasons.
T he first
a nd m ost import
f or E li za be th s sake. Being
a special
chil
needs
more of the
daily stimulation
of spea
an d
playing
with other children fo r
her to
ma
In
Bafwasende
sh e
has
not
gotten
w ha
needs.
In
Bukavu sh e
will
b e
able
to
g o
t
Bukavu
A cadem y and
have
all that
in te rac t ion w i t h
o t h e r
ch i ld ren
T h e first
reason
w a s painfully a pp ar en
when
o u r
ey es
w er e ope ne d
in
t he s ea rc h
f
a n s w er w e sa w a n o t h e r n e e d t h a t w e c ou l
AC M
desperately
ne e ds
a
s u p p o r t fami
Bukavu. Up
to this
da te
th at j ob h as b ee n e
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shared around
and
not
done
well
or done
solely
by a family
tha t the n were not ab le to
do what
they came for. You remember tha t
we
came to
Zaire
as
a
support
team. Now, orratherlnJulyof
0, we will
start
to do that job completely.
You might
ask what
is going
to
happen
to
my
work in
the
TEE
and
Bible
Inst i tute?
It will
i nc re as e b e c au s e I will be
ab le
to work in more
areas
out
of
Bukavu using
th e
flight
program.
I
will be more
closely
involved in the areaof writing
new material and up-grad ing the
old.
If I will
be travelling to more p la ce s and doing
more in TEE, how can I
do
the
support
work?
Remember the
word
team. Thesupport jo b
will
be
primarily
Dawn's job.
She will
receive orders,
handle funds, and
coordinate
the buying and
shipping.
I will
be
her
assistant
in
that
if
things
a re o rdered
such
as
fuel or
plumbing,
carpentry
or
electrical supplies,
I will
specifically handle
those. In t hi s j ob of support, Dawn will also be
overseeing the
ACM
gue st hou se
for
the out-
s t a t i on
mis s i ona r i e s
Will living in Bukavu
require us
to
raise
additional
fu nds? This is a
question
we are still
looking
at . When we move to
Bukavu
we
will
be
eliminating all the shipping
expenses
we now
have and
all the flights
to
Bukavu for meetings.
Joshua will be going
to
the Bukavu Academy
which will eliminate
room and boa rd and
flights
back
and
forth,
but tuition will
rema in. R ac he l
will have to go to Nairobi for high school
so
all of
her
expenses
will increase. Our
housing
rent will
increase
from
$14
a
month
here
to
there.
TEE expenses will
Increase
in
because I ll be flying out to more areas.
Alth
Elizabeth is now through with the orthodo
Joshua
will be
starting.
Because we will b
full-time support team
for
all the out st
missionaries,
we will need add it iona l
fun
that area also.
Halfway
thru next term
Rache
graduate and
be
going
to
America
to
start
co
so we
will have
an ext ra
trans-Atlantictrip.
D
and
I
es t ima t e t ha t w e will ne ed a n a dd it
$500 a
month work
funds fo r
our
next
te
Bukavu
Now
we
have something
else
for
you
to
about.
We are already packing and sen
things down to Bukavu on the back sid
flights. We
are thinking
about
furlough
already about
next
term.
Please
help us i
with you r con ti nued p raye r suppo rt . Thank
PRAYERS
PRAISE
1. TEE Program its
growth
and the pro
for i l l i terates.
2. Finishing out
everything
in Zaire by
July
3. For Elizabeth, Rachel ,
and Joshua
to fit
i nt o Ame ri ca n cu l t u r e
a n d
s choo l s
4.
The
right
house
a t th e right price to rent.
5.
Praises
for
th e
Morris Church
purchas
van
fo r
us to use on furlough.
(1986
Wi
Van, 4
benches , p lu s
f ront buckets )
Before you move, please
send
th e mailing label with a copy of your new
address
to
MISSION
SERVICES ASSOCIATION, PO Box 2427 , Knoxville,
TN
37901-2427.
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Miss ion
Se r v i c e s
Non Profit
PO Box 2427
37950 99
Knoxville,
TN
37901-2427
U.S.
Postage
Knoxville,
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