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X w i n a
U / d e r
I N
the'^idst
of
a d e s e r t
Volume
13,Number1
January
-
June,
1977
GREETINGS
"Rejoice in
t h e
Lor d always;
and
again
I
say r e j o i c e .
Philippians
4:4.
Dearly beloved i n C h r i s t ,
Thank you
for your
prayers, concern
an d a l l that you are
doing,
an d hav e d o n e
on behalf of
His
work here.
He
has an
sw er e d your
prayers
and
my
health
i s
slowly beginning t o im prove. I t has
taken
t h e doctors quite sometime
o
f i n a l l y agree
t h a t I alm o s t had a
n e rv ou s
b r e a k - d o w n ,
w h i c h was cause d by a circulatory collapse
o w
blood pressure. The doctors f e l t a
l a r g e part o f
t h e
problem wa s d u e t o
being
on t h e roa d
t o o
much. Lor d willing,I w i l l
be taking o v e r my
ministerial
duti e s
in Jan
uary.
The w h o l e situation
h a s
taugh t me
t h e love
o f
God, o r
given
me
a better
understanding of His love. His people, and
t h e a bu n d a n t
grace w h i c h He
b e s t o w s upon
each
one
of
us
i f
we
will
but let
Him.
I
want
to
thank one and l l f o r the beautiful
get-well cards. They truly b o o s t e d
my
morale.
1
The h j U i p s
family
D e b b i e
just
h a d
h e r 12th birthday,
on
December 8. She an d Janice
wis h t o
pa s s
along
their
greetings an d
t h a n k s t o a l l .
D e b b i e i s learning t o play
t h e
piano.
Sh e
h o p e s t o play s e v e r a l songs
for us at
Christ
mas
t i m e ~
Chri s tmas carols,
o f course
S h e
has played for o n e German church
service s o far,
a n d w i l l . L or d w i l l i n g , b e
playing for
many
more n t h e near
future.
The
a s t
year
h a s
g o n e
by
quickly for us,
and we
r a i s e t h e Lord,an d t h a n k Him
for
eac h
s t e p forward. We
re
looking forward
t o
a grand a n d blessed
Chri s tmas
a n d we
want o t h a n k you
for mak i n g
this possi ble.
We would l i k e
t o
take t h i s opportuni ty
t o
wis h you
t h e be s t Chri s tmas an d New Year
you h a v e
ever h a d .
We pray
t h a t
t h e Holi
day
Seas on w i l l bring
many
eward s, p i r i t
ually,
and
opportunities for serving
Chri s t
in
your own pecial way.
Your
o-laborers in Christ,
Alva,
Janice
a n d
D e b b i e
P h i l l i p s
" P r a i s e s
be to God "He can take those
situations w h i c h a p p e a r t o b e bad, an d
can
turn
them
into b l e s s i n g s . It i s just
as
i t says
in Romans 8:28,
"All
things work o g e t h e r
for
good
t o them
t h a t
love God, o t h o s e
t h a t
are
c a l l e d according
t o
H i s
purp o s e . "
I
say t h i s ,
because
i t w a s
during
my l l n e s s ,
t h a t
t h e
Amer ican
congregation in Gec h in-
gen,
W.
Germany,
w h e r e
we i v e , caug h t a
v i s i o n .
TheLord
caused
them
to
r eal iz e
for
t h e
f i r s t
time, t h a t t h e y could s pread Hi s
Word, v en
when t h e
minister
wasn't up
o
helping
them. They began
preaching,
teaching
an d
witnessing on their
own
and
God
i s
truly blessi ng the ir e f f o r t s . They
now h a v e their own
me e t i ng
place and
are
e n g a g e d
in a
calling-witnessing
program.
They also h a v e
a minister f or t h e
t im e
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being. Brother Art Thomas s f i l l i n g
t h e
pulpit
at
t h e present time. I t t h r i l l s us that
Art
h a s a cce p t e d t h e
position t o minister t o
t h e group. He i s from Tubingen, W. e r
many. The group r e a l l y l i k e s him; h e h as
h a d
military exp erience
a n d
therefore,
seems
t o
know
t h e
inroads t o reaching
them an d their n e e d s . God h a s big plans
for
t h i s
congregation.
Will
you
join
us
in
prayer
for
them a n d
their s p i r i t u a l
g r o w t h ?
Echt erd ingen
group
A part o f t h e grou p w h i c h m e e t s in B o e -
blingen, W. G ermany, come s from t h e
Stuttgart Air Fie ld, Stuttgart,W. ermany.
T h e y have
a prayer
m ^ ^ e t i u g - B i b l e s tudy
each
Monday
evening.
Recently, the
p o s s i
b i l i t y presented i t s e l f t o s t a r t a Coffee
H ou s e
Ministry
o n
t h e Base.
The
group,
though r a t h e r small
i n
number, have
be en
meeting
together
for over a year.
They
h a v e
a
real love for
t h e
Lord. They are
looking forward t o
taking
an a c t i v e part i n
t h e
C o f f e e House
Ministry.
Your prayers
are
requested
on h e i r
behalf,that
t h ey
w i l l
continue
to grow i n the love of the Lord,
and continue to r e a c h out
o
the los t souls
around
them
there. T h e r e i s
no regular
chaplain on t h e
Base there. This l s o mak e s
things d i f f i c u l t for
t h e fellows,
s p i r i t u a l l y .
Many
of
t h e m a r e
h a r r a s s e d
q u i t e
u n j u s t l y
by
t h e i r
o f f i c e r s -
o r
t h e i r
s p i r i t u a l
stand.
And
only our f a i t h f u l prayers backing them
up,
i l l
carry them
t h r oug h .
Our Lord
i s wonderful.
He works
i n
mysterious
way s, H i s w o n d e r s t o p e rform.
Our
i r s t
acquaintace wit h t h i s
group
came
a b ou t t h roug h t h e Richard D e i g h t o n s and
B i l l
McG i nn i s e s . The M c G i n n i s e s o p e n e d
t h e i r home,
earts an d
mean s, t o
s e e t h a t
H i s W o r d
was p r o c l a i m e d .
M a y G o d
^ ve
t h e m a s p e c i a l b l e s s i n g for a l l t h e s a c r i f i c e s
which
t h ey made on
His
behalf. We
met n
t h e i r home
for
over a
year.
T h i s group
i s
now
me e t i ng in Chaplin Selkey's home. I t
t h r i l l s
us t o s e e t h e number grow
wit h each
meeting, presently running around
15-20
young
adults. The
p i r i t u a l
g r o w t h
i s
also
very
i n s p i r i n g .
Each
t ime we
ourney down
t o
Augs burg
t o h a v e services wit h them,
t
i s
a
red s h o t in t h e s p i r i t u a l
arm
for
us. We
often come away ~ having received t h e
richest b l e s s i n g s ,
we are sure. The
ourney
t h e r e
and
back takes
about
5
ours and is
approximately
200 miles in distance.
P e r
h a p s you ask,"Why?
Why go
t h ere?" Be
cause
these people love t h e Lord and
i t
w o n ' t
be long before a church can b e
ground e d there for
Christ.
Presently,
t h e y
have
a d o p t e d
me
as t h e i r "Missionary M i n
i s t e r .
They w i l l b e n e e d i n g a f u l l t im e
minister s o o n, an d i t looks like t h e L or d i s
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as well as s o n g
books. Jay s e e m s t o be t h e
o n e t o
pick
up h e
"mess" nd
work things
out.
After
"many" a i l u r e s made by
Janice
on t h e M i d-Wint er
Rally
b u l l e t i n , Jay came
t o our
rescue, an d d i d
a beautiful
job
o f
p r i n t i n g t h e m . He
s
an "all-around" handi-
man.
We
can
always use a
handi-man. He
leads t h e Bible study grou p at
Echterdingen
w h i c h m e e t s
e a c h
Monday
e v e n i n g .
H e
^ s o
UNNOTICED
HEROES
N GOD'SWORK
helps
pick
up people for
s e r v i c e s , who
ave
no
transpo^tion a v a i l a b l e e a c h L o r d ' s
Day.
As
we a i d
before,
we
n e e d
h i s help
an d
appreciate i t
b e y o n d
words. By
t h e
way, h e
press d o e s
a beautiful job,a n d we
h o p e t o
able
to s upply each o f t h e
mission
a r i e s , p r i n t i n g need s, as t h e y a r i s e . I s n ' t
OUR
ORD
WONDERFUL? AMEN
How o f t e n
we
ear of
his o r t h a t
great
missionary and
t h e work
which h e i s doing;
and
t h i s
i s
g r e a t . H ow e v e r, I would
l i k e t o
take t h i s opportunity to t a l k
t o
you
about
some of the unnoticed h e r o e s . These
are
t h e on es
who
tay in t h e background,carry
t h e
burdens and do many edious and unre
warding
t a s k s . I t
may
b e such
things as
s o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s , cleaning a printing p r e s s ,
changing
diapers or
washing c l o t h e s .
After
t h i s
person mu s t s p e n d hours alone, or at
times, be ready to depart at a moment ' s
n o t i c e .
Naturally, s h e i s t o
do
l l
o f
h i s i n
a
loving
a n d
^oo d-natured-way.
S h e
i s a
person who
s ex p ec t e d
t o
run
h er h o u s e
hold with great e ffeciency;
an d
a person in
whom her husband
can place
t r u s t , t o
take
c a r e o f t h i n g s , while h e w i t n e s s e s t o tho se
i n th e countey w h e r e t h e y
are l i v i n g .
After
t h ey
have
spent s e v e r a l years
on
t h e
f i
e l d ,
and f i n a l l y
do
r r i v e back i n t h e S t a t e s , t h e
churches go a l l
out
t o welcome h im back
and t o
p r a i s e
and
encourage
him,
for
a
job
well d o n e . Dearly beloved -
aven't
we
forgotten that
t h e r e a r e
two
people
i n
volved
in
t h i s
great task
o f
evangelism?
We
often
say that behind
every
great
man here
i s a
woman.
I t h i n k i t i s t i m e
we
e g a n t o
p r a c t i c e
w h a t
we preach. When you
av e a
moment, ake
t h e tim e a n d d r o p a l i n e
t o
some missionary's wife or family
an d t e l l _
t h e wife
how
much you appreciate what
s h e i s d o in g on h r i s t ' s
behalf.
God i l l
re
wa r d you
or
d o in g
s o.
n d M r s A l v a
i l l i p s
261
Stammheim/CALW
Postfach 15, e s t Germany
FORWARDINGAGENT:
Blac k F o re s t
C h r i s t i a n M i s s i o n
c/o Mr s . Wilbur
Saph
4760 ur t i s Avenue
Dearborn,MI 48126
P r i n t e d b y
M i s s i o n S e r v i c e s
P r e s s P.O.Box 177,Kemp t o n, N
46049
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BLACK FOREST CHRISTIAN MISSION,
INC.
NEWSLETTER FOR
JAN.-MARCH
1977
Field Address: Forwarding
Agent:
Black Forest C h r i s t i a n Mission,
Inc. Mrs.
W i l bu r
G.
Sa p h
Postfach 815 4760
Curtis
Avenue
7261 Stamm h e im / C alw Dearborn, Mi. 48126
West
Germany
Dearly
Beloved
in Christ,
Our Lo r d h a s given us another reason to rejoice-recently t h e L o rd
led Martin Binkele to
be
baptized into Christ and Christ added him unto
H i s k i n g d o m. H e
is
t h e o nl y o n e
o f h i s
f a mil y w h o h a s
b e e n
i m me r s e d i n t o
Christ. Martin has two brothers who
have
children. It was on his
brother's
farm that w e h a d
C h r i s t i a n
Service
Camp
for about six years.
Please
re
member the Binkele
family
inyour prayers. Sister Huber has been in the
h o s p i t a l f o r t e s t i n g a n d i s
now
h o m e
r e c u p e r a t i n g .
Si s t e r
Julie Eberl e
too
h a s
b e e n i n t h e h o s p i t a l w i t h a slight
heart
attack. She is now h om e
r e s t i n g a n d s l o w ly r e c o v e r i n g . P le a s e
pray t h a t
t h e L o r d ' s w ill b e d o n e
in the life of each sister.
A
door of
personal evangelism has
opened for
us to teach
Erika Feiler
t h e
plan of
s a l v a t i o n .
Sh e h a s t a k e n
an
a c t i v e p a r t
i n t h e youth work and
i n t h e C h i l d r e n ' s
B i bl e
Hour o v e r t h e p a s t f o u r y e a r s .
R em ember
Erika and
h er family
i n
your
p rayers. We
thank all of
you
for your prayers o n behalf
of
our family and
of
t h e Lord' s work here. W e
are
hap py to say we are
in
g o o d
he alth , God h as made i t p os s i ble f o r t h e youth groups t o b eg in
again.
T h e Lord i s
us ing t h e
d o c t o r t o h el p
me g e t
back on
a full
schedule
of ministerial duties.
W e d o n ' t l i k e t o cry wolf, but we d o n e e d w o rk e r s . U n le s s t h e
Lord
s e n d s workers
b efore t h e
Summer, we will not be able t o have
camp—for
t h e
f i r s t t im e
i n
s e v e n
y ear s.
Th i s s h o r t a g e i s due t o t h e f a ct t h a t most
of t h e
M i s s i onarie s who usually help us will
be
on furlough. We have
written t o several bible college students
but
have not had any positive
r e pl i e s .
If no
workers are available
by camp t i m e
we
will be
able
t o
tak e
t h e
youth only for a three day tri p. Please let us know of anyone wh o
might
be
int ere s t e d, and please add t h i s need to
your prayer
lis t.
W e ha ve b e en thrilled
by
t h e growt h o f t h e Lo r d ' s work among t h e
military with
whom
we work near Stuttgart
and in
Augsburg, Germany.
There
are some
in each group
who
will
s t e p
out on Christ's
behalf
and
help bear
the load. The group in Augsburg
i s
growing
and
now numbers
15-20.
They
are
b e i n g
t r a i n e d
an d
a re t r ai n i n g t h e m s e lv e s t o
m i n i s t e r
t o t h e i r f ellow
s ervicemen. Th ey
n e e d your prayers as t h e y
face many
diff iculties i n
t h e i r
stand
for Christ.
God
heard
and answered our prayers concerning th e nee d for
a
press.
He
p r o v i d e d
us
w i t h
a f i n e p r i n t e r,
Jay Enck.
Ja y ' s
t i m e i n
t h e
s e r v i c e i s
getting
short
and
w e are
praying
the Lord
will see
f i t to keep this
need
f i l l e d .
D u e
t o p r i n t i n g e x p e n s e s , t h e
M i s s i o n
i s i n d i o ^ e ^ ^ d - o f , $ 3 0 Q . m o r
. a
m o n t h o f p l e d g e d s u p p o r t . I t i s i n t h e
r e d
n o w
d u e t J ^ S e l e - ' a d d e d '
x p
Youf prayers and consi de ration concerning
t h e s e
matt ers will be greatlv
appreciated. ^
M a y H i s e t e r n a l
l o v e b e s h o w e r e d
u p o n y o u
a s
y o u
s e r v e
H i m
e a c h
d a y .
A l v a , J a n i c e
a n d D e b b i e
P h i l l i p s
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BLACK
rOHEST
CHRISTIAN
MISSION, INC.
Field Aidress;
Perwarding
Agent;
Mr. &
Mrs.
Alva A. Phillips Mrs. Wilbur ( * 7 Saph
Postfach
815 4760
Curtis Avenue
7R61 Stammheim/Calw Dearborn, Michigan
West G-ermany 48126
CHRISTMAS
NEWSLETTER 1976
Dear Ones
in Christ,
At
this time of year the world
seems
to turn toward Christ
for
a
few
days.
But we Christians
taice
Him
with
us
daily.
I know
that
I
would never
want to face a single day
without
Him.
Oh, how
very
much
do the lost souls
of
this world miss out simpdy because they refuse to
accept Christ as their Lord
and Savior. Things are
not setting well in
the world scene here
in
Germany because the German people have no room
for Christ. Daily
I shake
my
head and ask the Lord hew much
longer
this
sin sick
world
can go
on without
killing itself. My prayer is that
God
will stir up within
His
children such a yearning
for
these lost souls
around each one
of us
that we
will do everything we can to
show
them to
Christ. The world needs Christ more now
than
ever before. Let
us
show
them Christ
in
His fullness and glory especially during this season
when they
do make a small
effort
to turn
in His
direction.
Let
us live
Christ before the world and shower it with His love so that no one can
say
to
us "why
didn't
you
show me Christ?" We wish
each of you
a
Christ
centered
New Year
and
that
each day
will be one spent
in
God's love.
It looks
as
though
the
family
doctor was right-Alva
has
low blood
pressure,
weak nerves
and
a
busy schedule.
This implies
a
rough time for
him and a slow return te
recovery.
Alva finds it
hard
to relax but he is
trying.
Debbie's piano lessons are coming along fine-as long as her home
work doesn't
take up all her
practice
time. She
enjoys
playing
Bac i ^,
Schumann
and
Mozart. She really
enjoys
school
and
her music.
Debbie is
so German now
she
seems to
enjoy only
German food. We are very proud of
our daughter and
her
love for her Lord.
Our sincere
thanks
to
all of you
wno made the purchase
of
the
press possible.
It
has been installed and works fine
\ ind er
the direction
of
Jay Enck. Janice is still
learning to operate the
press and soon
will
have it mastered. The
Lord
provided us with
plenty
of
printing
to do.
This
is
why the press was purchased and why we stressed the urgent
need.
Your
prayers and
support
in
this area
are
needed.
May God's
work
go
forth to the people through the printing done on the press. To win the
world to Christ
should
be
our
only goal.
Put
your whole self
into
the
effort and it will be wonderful to see what the Lord
can
and
will do
in and through you.
He
is so
great,
let us not limit Him to our meager
efforts.
Thank
you
for your faithful support during
the past
year.
You
have
made His work
here possible.
Praise
His Holy
Name
Yours and
His,
Alva, Janice and Debbie
P.S. The 1976
financial report
can
be
obtained
from our Forwarding Agent
after January,
1977•
Sponsoring
Church—FIRST
CHURCH
OF CHRIST—COLDWATER,
MICHIGAN
49036
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been changed and Lord willing we
will be journeying
to
the U.S.A.
in the summer of
1978.
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t
know
the
exact time
but
it
will
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25
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BLACK
FOREST
CHRISTIAN
MISSION,
INC.
WEST GERMANY
Alva Allen Phillips was born on January4, 1939 in Brownville, Indiana.
His parents,
Benjamin Harrison and
Emma Lock Phillips
died of cancer
in
1943,
Being
the
youngest
in
the
family of 10
children, Alva
was raised
by Bennie and Henry
Phillips, two of his older
brothers. He graduated
from Brownville, Ind. High School and went on to Johnson
Bible
College
for four (4) years and graduated
fromthere
in
1961. By
this
time
he
had decided
to
go
into
missionary work and went on
to
Eastern Christian
College in
Bel
Aire, Md,
for
a y e a r ' s
study
in German
and Greek. During
this time, while he studied he ministered
to
a small congregation, the
Christian Church in Freindsville,
Md,
for 9 months.
Following
his
schooling at Eastern Christian College,
h e
b e g a i n raising
funds to go to
Germany. During a presentation
at
the
Garrett
Church
of
Christ Mission's Round=Up, he met Janice Elaine Snyder and with Minnie
Coble's help, set
out to
take her
to
Germany as his
wife,
J a n i c e
Elaine Snyder, oldest daughter of Myron Robert a n d Mary Fern
Snyder (who have
8
children) was born on Nov.
6,
1940 in^Woodburn, Ind.
She graduated
from high
school in Coldwater, Michigan. Janice
became a
Christian
at the
age
of
lOyears old and d e c i d e d
at that
time to
go into
missionary work. Following graduation from
high schoo,
Janice
entered
Great
LakesBible
College and spent, for
three years, each Summer working
on the
Yakama
Indian
Reservation
with John
Runyan,,
as
Bible
Teacher, Camp
Cook, Office Secretary and
helper
in the children's
home. During her
senior
year
of Bible
College,
she presented
McKinley
Indian Mission at
every
church
possible, and
was
representing it at the Garrett Mission
Round-Up with the
plan
in mind
of
returning
to
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full
time.
After
much
persuasion, Janice consented to
come
to Germany in
Octor of 1963, following
her
graduation the
8th,
of June and
their
marriage
on June
15, 1963,
The first
9
months in Germany were spent in
the
Frankfurt area in
FCLU.5^
writing German workbooks
for
children, in working with Ed
Fauz
and studyi
beginner's
German,
In the Fall of 1964 they moved
to
Stammheim
where
Deborah was born on
Dec,
8, 1964,
In February, 1965 Janice started the children's
Bible
House which grew
during
the
next years.
The
childrens work has been our strongest
thrust
during the past
13
years. The Children's Bible Hour was
held
each Wed,
and
averaged
35
to 50
children. Since
nothing was
available
for
>the
children the Phillips
drew
up their own program.
This
led to the
starting of 3 youth groups which required much time and preparation.
The
Phillips
have had many interns and their efforts have been spiritual
blessed as two couples
from-these
interns, stepped out on faith to start
new works. They were Bill and
Lela
Rosenett who moved
to
Landstuhl and
work
with
the
military personnel in
the Kaiserslautern area. The other
couple are
Rick and Delia
Deighton,
with Miss
Diane
Miller, who, after
laboring with us about 6 years moved to Heilbronn area and also worked
with military
pervice
people. Several other interns
have
gone on
to
wor
with Toronto Christian Mission, in Berlin, in
Karlsrauhe
and Good News, I
It
seems
as
though God has used
the
Phillips
to
train
others
for
work
on
the
field.
As close
as
one can tell, they have helped
train
approx, 20
interns. To God be
the
glory
for the
strength granted to
them
to
carry
on
this
work.
The Deightons
helped
Alva & Janice get
adult
worship
services started in 1971 and this work is
now
carried
on
by Alva,
Janice
writes
up the Children's Bible workbooks and supervises the
writing
up
of
th e Teacher's Quarters, This has
progressed
quite well.
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Janice is now
ready
to
start
on
the 4th. quarter.
So far, 3
different
D.V.B.S.
series (10
lessons
in
each
series) have been written
up
and
3 quarterlies (13 lessons each),
The Phillips
have purchased
a
press
on
which
the
teaching materials
in German are being printed by Jay Enck. Jay has served as printer
for
the
past year and
has done
an outstanding job. He is stationed
in
the U.S. Army at
Echterdingen,
W.
Germany until
October, 1977.
In September
of
1976 Alva had his first seizure and
on
October 14th,
had
his second
one. The doctors
have not
been
able to explain these
or agree on them. This has
brought
about a real
slow down in
the
activities presently carried
on. The
teaching materials
are
being
printed,
as well as
tracts
for
distribution, the
adult
services
are
led
by
Alva, but the
Children's
Bible House has
been dropped
until
more workers
are available. At
present
time the
Phillips
only
have
Jay Enck part-time to help share
the load.
Janice also tutors
English,
which grants wonderful opportunities to witness
for
Him,
The Lord willing,
Janice, Alva and Deborah
plan a
furlough in
1978,
It is our desire to preach and teach
the
word of
our Lord.
We
want
to be found working daily in the vineyard
of
our Lord, bringing
others
to
Him. Please be
in prayer
for us as we
continue to
do His will,
Alva, Janice and Deborah Phillips
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w a s bom J a n u a r y
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w h e n h e
w a s
o n l y
four, so
h e
was
r e a j r e d
by
:
b r o t h e r s . A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g
f r o m
h i g j i
s c h o o
A l v a e n r o l l e d i n J o h n s o n B i b l e
C o l l e g e
i n
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T e n n e s s e e .
P o u r
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degree.
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of
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i n Brownv^lle,
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th
t h e
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B y t h i s t i m e A l v a h a d d e c i d e d t o e n t e r r a
: - s s i o n a r y
w p r k
.
i
in Germany,
To
further p r e p a r e
h e e n r o l l e d
f o r
o n e
y e a r
o f
t r a i n i n g
a t E a s t e r n i h r i s t i a n C o l l e g e
| n
B e l A i r ,
M a r y l a n d ,
t o
s t u d y G r e e k a nA G e r m a n .
D u r i n g
^ h i s
t i m e h e
m i n i s t e r e d
t o
t h e
s m a l l
C h r i s t i a n
c h u r c h
i n
F r j - e n d s -
v i l l e , M a r y l a n d , F o l l o w i n g t h i s h e I j e g a n r a i s i n g s u p p c j r t
f o r h i s w o r k i n G e r m a n y .
D u r i n g
a
p r e s e n t a t i o n a t t h e ' c a r
r e t t ( I n d i a n a ) C h u r c h o f C h r i s t ' s M i s s i o n s I
me t Jan ice S ny d e r . W i t h M a i n i e C o b l e ' s
help
19A0,
in
t the age
c | f
t a k e h e r t o G e r m a n y
a s
h i s w i f e . |
Jan ice
Ela ine Snyd e r was b o r n N o v e m b e r 6
Woodburn, Indiana. She
became
a Chri stian £
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t e n
a n d f r o m
t h a t t i m e
w a s d e t e r m i n e c j t o e n t e r
m i s s i o n | w o r k .
I
er,
Michigan,
i
uring h e r
c ^ o l l e g e
Inley Indian
A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g
f r o m
h i g h s c h o o l i n C o l d w a t
Jan ice
e n t e r e d G re a t
Lak e s B ible
Colleg e. 1
years she spent
her summers working
with M cK
M i s s i o n in Toppenish, W a s h i n g t o n .
d e v o t
during h e r s e n i o r
year
p r e s e n t i n g t h i s miss ion
work
t o
area churches, i n t e n d i n g
t o
enter t h i s work
fulltime a
a s s h e
g r a d u a t e d . I t w a s f o r t h i s p u r p o s e t h a t
s h e
a t t | e n d e d
t h e G a r r e t t c h u r c h ' s M i s s i o n s
R o u n d - l p
w h e r e
s h e
m e t
A l j v a
Type
within t h e l i n e s .
I f
short,
lengthen
t h e n ext i n e that
number
o f char
a c t e r s .
I f
long,
shorten
t h e
n ext
l i n e
that
number
of
c h a r a c t e r s .
Do not
h y p h e n a t e w o r d s
on
h i s copy
h e e t.
ound-Up,
A^va
I
, h e s e t
o ) ^ t
t o
e d
much t i n ^ e
S | s oon
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TITLE: BIO. SKETCH PAGE.
They were married June 15, 1963, one^week a ' ^ t e r
h e r
^
L I L
graduation. They arrived in
Germany^to
bep^n their ^
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work t o ge t h er i n
October
o f t h a t
samS
year. E
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Alva
and Janice ' s
f i r s t
n i n e m o n t h s
i n
Girraany
were
spent in
the Frankfurt area writing German
«7orkbooks fbr
I
children, w o r k i n g
w i t h E d Fausz,
and'studyi
g
b eg inner''s
tammheim, i nh e re
I
1964.
German. In
the fall
of
1964 they moVed t o
their
daughter
Deborah was bom e c e t i b e r 8,
I
In February,
1965, Janice
started'
the Ch
afeLO
'
Hour.
This \ v e m
g r o s m
d u r i n g
t h e
ensUing
y e i r s
until it
Lldren's Bible
t
became the strongest thrust
of
their'work.
formation of
t h r e e
y o u t h groups. It'also r j q u i r e d
that
I
Alva a n d J a n i c e p r e p a r e t h e i r own
m a t e r i a l s i ^ s i n c e
n o t h i n g
I
suitable was available in German. '
I
The
Phillips
family has
had many
interns
join
their'
I
work
for
short
periods
of
time. Two'couple^
from
a m o n f e
these
interns—Bill
and Lela
Rosnett'and
Ri
Deighton—later began works of
their'own
in
served •
w h o i n t e r ns h i p s w i t h
t h em
axa'hav e s } . n c e e n t e r e d
and I
works in Berlin /Karl s ru h e and with TCM
Inttmational And
Germany. Oth
Good
News Productions.
Literature
preparation
has been a'vital part of
t h e '
I
Phillipses' work
in
Germany.
W orkbofek s
and
t e a c h e r s '
' hri:e
q u a r t e r l i e s for
t h e C h i l d re n ' s Bible Hour,/series of
VBS
lessons, and other
needs
have been
p i ro duc e d
A
printing press
was
purchased withih the past year and
Jay Enck, stationed
in
Germany with the U.S
it in use.
worked part-time t o keep ikKxpxKKKxxibkiing
It led to
the
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for their ^Jcrork.
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Army^ has'
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a c t e r s . I f
long,
shorten
t h e
nex t
l i n e
that
number
of
c h a r a c t e r s .
Do
not
h y p h e n a t e wordson
h i s
copy
h e e t.
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H e a l t h
p r o b l e m s
h a v e f o r c e d A l v a ^ n d J a n i c e
b o t h
t o ^
I C I
r e d u c e t h e i r
w o r k l o a d s . A y e a r a g o ^ ^ l v a h g d t w o s e i z u r e s
E
w h i c h d o c t o r s h a v e
s t i l l n o t b e e n a b ^ e
t o
u n a n i m o u s l y
d i a g n o s e . T e a c h i n g
m a t e r i a l s
a r e
s t i l l b e i n g p r i n t e d .
a l o n g w i t h t r a c t s f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n ^ n d
a d u
(started by Rick Deighton) are s t i l l y led by
C h i l d r e n ' s B i b l e
Hour
h a s b e e n
d r o p pe d un t i l
more
w o r k e r s
are available.
At
t h e present Jay Epck is
\
sharing
t h e i r
load.
:hQ
only
one
J a n i c e ,
A l v a ,
a n d D e b o r a h pl a n a
furloug
summarizing thei r work and c ommitment,
A l v a
lowing.
It is our d e s i r e t o preac h
t h e t e a ch
t h
L o r d . W e w a n t t o b e f o u n d w o r k i n f ^
d a i l y
of
our Lord ,
b r i n g i n g
o t h e r s t o
Him. Pie
in the vinevard
ase be
in
prayer
f o r
us
a s we c o n t i nu e t o d o Hi s w i l l .
(I n
7 pt., a l l a c r o s s p a g e )
Address: A l v a a n d Janice Phillips 7261
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Alva. But
the
i
b in
1978.
In
wrote the fol
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of
our
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next
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n e x t
l i n e
t h a t
number
o f
characters. Do
n o t
h y p h e n a t e w o r d s on his c o p y
sheet.
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Alva and Janice Phillips, mission^s
L
in Stanmheim,
West Oerm any, will b e g i t i
T
their announced fu rlough earlier t h a i ?
I
originally planned.
A
letter
from
M i ? s .
t
Bettv Saph,
their
forwarding agent, brought
the
news
that
because of health
problems
I
they
will be arriving in the U.S. NoVember
I
3, 1977, instead of waiting until
1978.
i
Prayers for
their improved
health ar e
\
requested.
They may
be contacted at the
I
home
of
Janice s parents,
Mr.
and
Mr^.
j
Robert Snyder, Route A, Box
31A,
Coldwater,
MI
49036.
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