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Charles E. Phipps
A u g u s t 3 ,
1916 A p r i l
2 3 , 2 0 0 1
Charles
E. hipps, 4, was born
August
3,1 9
in Omaha, ebraska. He ttended
Cincinnati
Bib
Seminary r
om
934-1941,
e c e i v i n g h i s AB
egr
in
1939 and his Master's
in
1941.
On
o nd a y ,
p r i l 23, harles went
home o b
with
his Lord.
Charles
had been
in the hospital
Bari I t a l y ) . He
n d
Maxine, his wife, had een
Italy about amonth n order for him o see andem
brace
again
h i s
brothers
and
s i s t e r s
in
Christ
wi
whom ehadworked and witnessed for Christ.
Charles
went
to
t a l y in 1 9 47
and
was
ne
of the f i
rst
missionaries
who,
after the Sec o nd World
War,
had un
derstood
the n e c e s s i t y and urgency of
bringing
the genuine message
of
alva
tion to
Italy. He worked in Bari,
Latiano,
Francavilla,
Oria, Terracina
and
Fondi.
Charles'
last desire had been
granted. As
he aid, Well,now can
die
in
peace because I have een able
to
v i s i t
the Italian churches again
. . .
however,
I
wouldn't mind being
able
to
see
them even again "
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LOVERSTEARS-
ontempla
i
ons
d u r i n g t h e
n i g h t
watch
—
Now
t
The o n g s l o w countdown o
end.
The
l d h o s p i t a l r o u t i n e — h e
t h e x - r a y s , t h e machineshum
and c l i c k i n g ,
i g h t s b l i n k i n g ,
t h e
i f e
f o r c e s , t h e i n t e r m i
n i g h t vig il s - l l a t t e m p t s t o
or e l a y t h e i n e v i t a b l e . The
s w e a r i n g
o u t , t s
f u n c t i o n s
down.
I
knew
when s i g n e d on o r
t h i s
a s t
y e a r t h a t
t h e p e r c e n t
a g e s were l l s t a c k e d f o r
t h i s
t o o c c u r .
was h e p o s s i b i l i t y , of
o u r s e ,
of
a sudden atal heart attack such s the
nes t h a t took two o f i s b r o t h e r s , or
the
outside chanceofan ccident.But
t h i s
is t h e
u s u a l c o u r s e : T c a n ' t s a y
I
h a v e n ' t
had a
r e a t d e a l of r a c t i c e -
morethan
've wanted.
I t s worse
h e r e , t h o u g h .
I am
s t r a n g e r
i n a t r a n g e l a n d
w i t h o u t
knowledge
of
h e l a n g u a g e .
I cannot
u n d e r s t a n d
what h e d o c t o r s a r e s a y
when h e y
d i s c u s s my
u s b a n d ' s
c o n d i t i o n . When r y t o
e x p l a i n t h a t I
do
not
speak
t a l i a n , t h e y
w i l l
r e p e a t
what h e y j u s t s a i d , o n l y
a
i t t l e
l o u d e r ,
a s
though my
roblem s one of
e a r
i n g
r a t h e r
t h a n comprehension.
The o s p i t a l
s
l a r g e ,
o l d , and w e l l
worn, ut l e a n , i g h t and i r y . An d
t h e
s e r v i c e
s
good, h e d o c t o r s
c a r e f u l
and
t h o r o u g h . P o s t e d
v i s i t i n g
h o u r s
seem o have
i t t l e
e
a n d go
r e t t y
m u c l j i
the
re there limits
to
I
counted
nine
arouh
man n the
ward.
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ne417/782-0814
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f e e t ;
p e o p l e
come
a s t h e y p l e a s e .
No r
number of
isitors,
d he
bedof
ne
And t a l i a n s
a t e
n o i s y . They p e a k
f o r t i s s i m o , w i t h e x p : a v a g a n t g e s t u r e s .
O r d i n a r y c o n v e r s a t i o n o f t e n s o u n d s
i k e
q u a r r e l i n g .
There
r e
no o s t e d
s i g n s
u r g i n g q u i e m e s s ,
and
t h e n u r s e s and o r
d e r l i e s make more o i s e t h a n any of
h e
v i s i t o r s They p p a r e n t l y
o p e r a t e
on
h e
p r i n c i p l e
t h a t l o u d n e s s
s
b e n e f i c i a l .
At
one ' c l o c k
i n
t h e cioming a
group
down h e h a l l w e r ^
h o l d i n g
f o r t h i n t o p
f o r m -
f o r
a
b a l l
g £ ^ Q e
We r e t h e o n l y
ones
h i s p e r i n g , o f t l y t o e a c h
o t h e r
from i
me
o t i m e ,
I
l o v e
y o u . "
" I l o v e
y o u , o o . "
Has
t
been
wc t h
t ?
Only
e n
s h o r t
months
o be o g e t i i e r . B u t , h , u c h
wonderful
months Our r a v e l s have kept
u s o n h e g o m o s t o f
h e
t i
m e :
r o m M i s
souri to south
Florida to
northern Michi
g a n ,
u t t o A r i z o n a t h e n b a c k
t o
F l o r i d a
a g a i n . From h e r e cn
beyond t o coun
t r i e s
abroad
wherewe ad ived and a
bored
n t h e p a s t J a m a i c a f o r me; t a l y
f o r him.The p p e a l of h e
open
o a d ,
t h e b e a u t i e s
of
h e c o u n t r y s i d e , t h e
s p l e n d o r s of
o u n t a i n s
and
e a s
n e v e r
f a i l to exalt the
heart.But
he foremost
r e a s o n f o r
our
sojpum
was not h e
s c e
n i c but e o p l e- od's
p e o p l e ,
and t h e
renewal
of
r i e n d s t i p s .
His added
t o
m i n e a n d n e w o n ^ i m a d e n b e t w e e n
How
o
you
e a s u r e
t h e
w e a l t h
of
ftiends?The merican
issionar
ies and talian
Christians
here have
been
working
beyond
measure t o
s u p p o r t
and
comfort us
n
our
r i
s i s . What a p r e c i o u s t r e a s u r e i s t h e
f a m i l y of
od
Thisnew husband
of
mine
h a s b r o u g h t m u s i c , o y and a u g h
t e r i n t o
my i f e .
Such a
happy
a c e
he
ears Yet
behind he smile
is
the
broken and ontrite
heart of
man who
a s e x p e r i e n c e d t h e
mercy and r a c e of G o d , nd
i v e s
a i f e of r a t i t u d e . Above
l l ,
he
h a s brought me o v e
a g a i n . With
the love c o m es e a r s ,
for in
t h i s
fallen
world here canbeno
o v e
without sorrow.God's ove o r us
costHim he i f e ofHis Son.How
i n f i n i t e l y ^ s a d
Sadder
t i l l ,
not o
love at l l . Sowe
ove
o n ,
with the
s u r e and
c e r t a i n hope of h e
r e s u r
r e c t i o n to
i f e
e t e r n a l ,
where i
n a l l y ,
i
n a l l y , in a l l y ,
l o v e
w i l l be
without tears.
Theabove
was
ritten
the
n i g h t of
p r i l
2 2 .
C h a r l e s d i e d
aroimd
5 h i s a f t e r n o o n ( A p r i l 23)
i n h i s
s l e e p . The
Lord
was
i s e t o
let him eave
this l i f e in
the land
and
among
h e people he
had
loved.
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From:MaxinePRippsin
t a l y
To:
S u b j e c t :
F u n e r a l p l a n s
f o r C h a r l e s
Date
e n t :
Tue,
4
Apr
2001
1 3 : 4 5
I
am
o
hankful for the
mes
s a g e s of o n d o l e n c e and a s s u r a n c e s
of r a y e r t h a t
h a v e
r e a c h e d
me
h e r e .
I
am r y i n g t o g e t t h i s i n f o r
mation out o a s ma ny s I
c a n .
P l e a s e
f o r g i v e me h a t
I
c a n n o t
write each of ur riends individu
a l l y
a t t h i s
t i m e .
There s no embalming
n
t a l y ,
so t h e body must be d i s p o s e d
of
r a t h e r q u i c k l y .
That
s
why
h e r e
h a s
beensucha ush to make l l the
p l a n s
~
hich a r e
c o m p l i c a t e d be
cause Charles wasan American is
i t i n g h e r e . There
wi ll
be i s i t a t i o n
t h i s e v e n i n g ,
which
by
custom
t a k e s
p l a c e a t t h e h o s p i t a l where he d i e d .
Tomorrow
morning, h e r e wi ll be a
funeral
service
at the Bari church t
9 : 3 0 .
Then
h e
body
i l l
be
t r a n s
p o r t e d
t o T e r r a c i n a ,
a
f iv e - h o u r
t r i p .
T e r r a c i n a ( T e r r a - c h e e - n a ) s
a
townon he Mediterranean
side
of
I t a l y betweenRome
nd
N a p l e s .
C h a r l e s
l i v e d
t h e r e
f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s
w i t h both Mary r a n c e s and t h e n
I v i a . Mary r a n c e s , o whom
e
was
a r r i e d
f o r 41
y e a r s ,
s
en
c r y p t e d
t h e r e ,
and
h a t ' s
why
wanted
him lso
l a i d to
rest
in
the
same p l a c e .(We s e t h a t word
" e n c r y p t e d " b e c a u s e
t h e
body s n o t
b u r i e d
u n d e r g r o u n d , but
e a l e d
i n t o
a
w a l l
above
g r o u n d ) .
B a r i
i s - o n
t h e
e a s t e r n s i d e of t a l y ,
on
what s c a l l e d
the "boot
eel" on
he
Adriatic Sea.
Graveside services w i l l be eld there
for
the Christians in
that
area.Be
c a u s e tomorrow s a h o l i d a y ( s i m i l a r
t o
our
Labor Day) nd no
one
i l l be
w o r k i n g ,
h e a c t u a l
b u r i a l w o n ' t
t a k e
p l a c e u nt il t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g .
But
t h e c a s k e t w i l l a l r e a d y have been
s e a l e d i n t o a metal
a u l t , which
s r e
q u i r e d by a w h e r e . V i t o r i o
I t a l i a n o ,
a l s o c a l l e d G i u s e p p e ,
i n i s t e r
of h e
Terracina church,
i l l
l e a d the s e r v i c e
there.
The r a v e s i d e s e r v i c e i n Ter
r a c i n a w i l l be
Thursday
morning t
9:30.
I am t a y i n g
w i t h
Evelyn o n e s ,
an American i s s i o n a r y , who
h a s
been
n d i s p e n s a b l e t o
me
n
b e i n g
my
t r a n s l a t o r t h r o u g h
a l l
t h i s .
Her p a r t
ment s r i g h t a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t from
the church.
Harold
and Enid Fowler,
more i s s i o n a r i e s ,
w i l l
be
r i v i n g
downfrom
he
town of ateHca his
e v e n i n g
t o be w i t h
me. Harold h a s
been
i k e
ason o Charles.
I am e i n g
w e l l
c a r e d f o r
by
a
host of
hristian
friends here
who
l o v e d
C h a r l e s
d e a r l y ,
and
l o v e
me
o r
his
sake.
Do
otbe
o ncerned
about me.
The
Lord has i v e n m
p e a c e
about l l t h e s e
e v e n t s
which n
His
p r o v i d e n c e
He ad
p l a n n e d . As
a v i d
L i v i n g s t o n e ' s
heart
was uried
in
the
heart
of
A f r i c a , "because t h a t ' s where h i s
heart was"
o
Charles' heart will
be ere.He imself s in the arm
of
he
Lord.
Phone number
o r
Evelyn
Jones whose u e s t I am
u s t
now
011-39-080-553-1598
I
e m a i n , amazed by
His
amazing
o v e ,
Maxine
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On/
> T h i c a f t e r n o o n .
Monday,
p r i l 2 3 r d , our
d e a r e & t
>
b r o t h e r Charles Phipps went t o be w i t h h i s L o r d . He
> had been n t h e h o s p i t a l a t B a r i ( l t a l y ) / o r o few
> d a y s . . A o
m a n y o f
y o u
a l r e a d y
k n o w r l l ^
a n d
M a x i n e ,
> h i s w i f e ,
had
been
in I t a l y
about a month
in o r d e r
> o r h i m t o
see
and embrace g a i n h i s b r o t h e r s
an d
> isters
i n
Christ with whom
he
had
worked
and
> witnessed f o r
Christ.
>
Hecame
o I t a l y
i n 1947
and was ne of the
i r s t
>
issionaries
who, f t e r
the
Second World War. had
> u n d e r s t o o d t h e
n e c e s s i t y a n d
u r g e n c y ^ f r i n g i n g
>
t h e
g e n u i n e m e s s a g e f s a l v a t i o n t o o u r
c ^ ^ t V y .
H e
> worked i n B a r i , Latiano, F r a n c a v i l l a , Oria,
> erracina and Fondi.
>
> No
amactiy ' = ' g i r ' ? d
to b r i n g
h i s
new w i f e .
Maxine.
> ardor
spent h i s l i f c s o r v i n g - h i s
Lord and-Savfour.
>
^
< x / >
L a -
s
« » « - c C
j
>
His l a s t d e s i r e has been g r a n t e d . '
> i r o n y ) : "Well,
now
can d i e i n peace because
> ha\« been
able o v i s i t the
talian churches
>
g a i n . . . . h o w e v e r ,
I
w o u l d n ' t
mind
being
able
to
see
>
them
e\en
a g a i n i "
3
>
et
us
p r a y , p r a y , pray f o r Maxine
to
r e c e i > « the
>
omfort
and peace
of God
nd
> e t
us
sing w i t h renewed
e e l i n g
the many hymns
harles
has e f t
> ur
Lord
and
God.
-
ino
N e g l i a (Lecce C h r i s t i a n
Mission)
>
>
«
ny
- m a i l notes of condolence might w e l l be
>
ent
to Maxine a t
t h i s address
pending her retum
> o
J o p l i n by way
of
h e i r home n F l o r i d a . She as
> -mail
s e r v i c e
both
i n F l o r i d a
and
here i n J o p l i n ,
> but
w i l l
not
be i n a o s i t i o n
to send o r
mail
from
>
those
services
f o r
a i m e . T h e i r
J o p l i n address
i s
> 6 4
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addressed
to Maxine a t
PO ox 717, J o p l i n MO
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>
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>
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t h i s
day
of the Lord.
>
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From: Maxine Phipps
i n I t a l y
To:
S u b j e c t :
LOVE'S
TEARS
D a t e s e n t :
Mon,
23 Apr 0 0 1 2 0 : 4 9 : 0 3 +0200
LOVE'S TEA RS C o n t e m p l a t i o n s d u r i n g t h e
n i g h t
watch
Now
t
b e g i n s .
T h e l o n g
s l o w c o u n t d o w n
t o t h e
e n d .
The l d
h o s p i t a l r o u t i n e
- t h e t e s t s , t h e
x r a y s ,
t h e
m a c h i n e s
humming
a n d c l i c k i n g ,
l i g h t s
b l i n k i n g ,
m e a s u r i n g
t h e
i t e
f o
r c e s ,
t h e i n t e r m i n a b l e n i g h t
v i g i l s
-
l l
a t t e m p t s
t o
p r e v e n t
o r
d e l a y
t h e
i n e v i t a b l e .
The b o d y
i s w e a r i n g o u t ,
t s
f u n c t i o n s
breaking
dovm.
knew
when
s i g n e d
on
o r t h i s commitment a s t
y e a r h a t
t h e
p e r c e n t a g e s w e r e
l l
s t a c k e d o
r
t h i s
P r i n t e d f o r M i s s i o n S e r v i c es
A s s o c i a t i o n
< m s a @ m l s s l o n s e r v l c e . ,
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to occur.
T i e r e was the p o s s i b i l i t y ,
o f
course,
of
a
sudden
a t a l heartattack such as he ones ha t
took two
of i s b r o t h e r s ,
or
the outside cha nce of
an ccident. But
his
is
the
usual
course. can
say
ha\en
t had
a
r e a t d e a l of r a c t i c e
-
more
than vawanted.
I t i s worse h e r e , though. am
a
t r a n g e r i n
a
strange l a n d w i t h o u t
knowledge
of
the
language.
cannot understand what
the
doctors
are saying when
they
discuss my usband
s o n d i t i o n .
When
t r y to
e x p l a i n t h a t
I do
not speak I t a l i a n , they w i l l
r e p e a t what they u s t s a i d , o n l y
a
i t t l e l o u d e r ,
as though
my roblem
i s
one of
hearing r a t h e r
than
comprehension.
The h o s p i t a l i s l a r g e , o l d , and
w e l l
wom,
ut
clean, l i g h t and
a i r y . And he
e r v i c e
i s good, the
doctors c a r e f u l and thorough. Posted v i s i t i n g
hours
seem
o
have
i t t l e
e f f e c t ;
people come
nd
go
p r e t t y
much
s they
please. Nor are there l i m i t s to
the
number
f i s i t o r s . I
counted nine
around the
bed of one man
n
the ward.
And
t a l i a n s are
n o i s y .
They speak o r t i s s i m o , w i t h
extravagant
gestures.
O r d i n a r y c o n N e r s a t i o n o f t e n sounds i k e q u a r r e l i n g .
There
are no
posted
signs u r g i n g
q u i e t n e s s ,
and
the
nurses and o r d e r l i e s make ore
noise
than any
of
the v i s i t o r s
They
a p p a r e n t l y operate o n the
p r i n c i p l e t h a t loudness
i s
b e n e f i c i a l . At o n e
0
lock i n the moming a roup down the h a l l were
h o l d i n g
f o r t h
i n
top
form
-
o r a a l l
game
We re
the
o n l y ones w h i s p e r i n g , s o f t l y t o each o t h e r
from
time to
time, 1
I o m s
you."
I l o v e you, o o . "
Has t
been w o r t h i t ?
Only
t e n
s h o r t months
to
be
t o g e t h e r . But,
ah,
such
w o n d e r f u l months Our
t r a v e l s
haws kept us
on the
go most
of
the i m e :
f r o m Missouri
to south
lorida
to
northem
Michigan, out to Arizona then
back
t o
F l o r i d a
a g a i n . From t h e r e on beyond t o c o u n t r i e s abroad
where we ad l i v e d
and
labored i n the past
-
Jamaica o r me;
t a l y f o r him.
The
appeal of the
open r o a d , the b e a u t i e s o f the c o u n t r y s i d e , the
s p l e n d o r s o f mountains
and
seas
n e \ e r
a i l
t o e x a l t
t f i e
h e a r t .
B u t
t h e f o r e m o s t r e a s o n
o r
o u r
s o j o u m
was
n o t
the scenic
b u t people - Gods e o p l e , and
the renewal
o f r i e n d s h i p s .
His
added
to mine and
new
ones made n
between
How
o
you measure th e
wealth
o f riends? TheAmerican missionaries and
I t a l i a n
C h r i s t i a n s
here ha>e
been
working beyond
measure
to support and comfort us
n our
r i s i s .
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What
a
r e c i o u s
t r e a s u r e
I s the e m i l y
of
God
This
new husband
of
mine has
brought
music,
oy
and
l a u g h t e r
I n t o my
i f e .
Such a happy face he wears
Yetbehind the
smile
s the broken and
ontrite
h e a r t o f a
man who has experienced
the
mercy and
grace
of
God,
and
l i v e s
a
i f e
of
r a t i t u d e .
Abo>e
a l l ,
he
has
b r o u g h t
me o v e a g a i n . With the l o v e
comes ears, for n this a l l e n world there can be
no
o\e
without sorrow.
God
s
ove
for us costHim
the i f e of
His Son. How
n f i n i t e l y sad
adder
s t i l l , not to
love
at l l . So we
ove
on,
with
th e
sure
and c e r t a i n hope of the r e s u r r e c t i o n to i f e
etemal,
where
i n a l l y ,
f i n a l l y ,
f i n a l l y ,
l o \ e w i l l
bewithout
tears.
The
abo>e
was
r i t t e n
the
n i g h t
of
p r i l
22.
Charles
died around
5
h i s aftemoon
I n h i s sleep.
The Lord
was
wiseto e t him leave this l i f e I n
the
land and among he people he had l o v e d .
End
of
b n / v a r d e d message
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Date
s e n t :
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am
o h a n k f u l
f o
r the messages of condolence
and
assurances o f p r a y e r
t h a t
have
reached
me e r e .
am r y i n g to
get
t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n out to as man y
as
I can.
Please
o r g i v e
me h a t
cannot w r i t e each
of
our i l e n d s
i n d i v i d u a l l y
at h i s time.
There i s
no embalming n I t a l y , so
the
body must be
disposed
o f
r a t h e r q u i c k l y .
That
is
why
t h e r e has
been such a
ush
to
make l l the
plans
- hich are
complicated
because
C h a r l e s was
an American
v i s i t i n g
h e r e .
There i l l
be
v i s i t a t i o n t h i s
e v e n i n g ,
which
by custom
takes
p l a c e a t
the
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h o s p i t a l where
he
i e d .
Tomorrow
moming, there
w i l l
be
a i i n e r a l
servce
t the ari church at
9:30.
Tben
the
body w i l l be transported to
T e r r a c i n a ,
a
i \ « - h o u r r i p .
Terraclna (Terra-chee-na)
s
a own on
the
M e d i t e r r a n e a n side of
t a l y
between
Rome
nd
Naples.
Charles l l \ e d
there
o r s e v s r a l years
w i t h
both
Mary Frances
and then v i a .
Mary
Frances, to
whom
he
was am'ed b r 41
years, s encrypted
t h e r e ,
and t h a t ' s why wanted him
also
l a i d to
r e s t I n
the same lace.
(We
se that
word
"encrypted" because
the
body I s not b u r i e d
underground,
b u t
sealed I n t o
a
a l l above g r o u n d ) .
B a r i I s o n the eastem side
of
t a l y , on
what
s
called
the
boot
eel"
on
the
driatic
Sea.
Gra \esld e
services w i l l
be
eld
there fbr
the
Christians
in
that
area. Becausetomorrow s
a
h o l i d a y
( s i m i l a r
t o
our Labor Day)
nd no one i l l
be
w o r k i n g , the
a c t u a l
b u r i a l
wont
take place
u n t i l the b l l o w i n g moming.
But
the casket i l l
a l r e a d y have been sealed I n t o
a
etal v a u l t , which
I s r e q u i r e d by law
h e r e .
V l t o r i o
I t a l l a n o , also
c a l l e d
Giuseppe,
i n i s t e r
of
the
T e r r a c l n a church,
w i l l l e a d the s e r v i c e t h e r e .
The
r a \ e s l d e s e r v i c e
I n
T e r r a c l n a w i l l
be
Thursday moming a t 9:30.
I am
t a y i n g
w i t h Evelyn
Jones,
an American
m i s s i o n a r y , who
has been
I n d i s p e n s a b l e
t o
me
n
b e i n g
my r a n s l a t o r
t h r o u g h
a l l t h i s .
Her
apartment
I s
r i
ght across the
s t r e e t
from the c h u r c h .
H a r o l d
and Enid Fowler, more missionaries, i l l be r i v i n g
down fiom the
town
of
Matelica t h i s evening to be
with
me. arold has been i k e
ason
o Charles.
am
e i n g w e l l
cared f b r by
a
ost o f C h r i s t i a n
f r i e n d s here who
oved
Charles d e a r l y ,
and
l o v e
me
fbr
his sake. Do
ot
be concemed
bout
me.
The
Lord has
g l > « n
me
eace
about
l l
these events
which I n H i s
p r o v i d e n c e He
had p l a n n e d .
As a v i d
L i v i n g s t o n e ' s
h e a r t was u r i e d
I n
the h e a r t
o f
A f r i c a , "because h a t ' s where h i s
heart
was"
o
Charles'
heart w i l l
be
ere. He
imself is in
the
arms
of
he
ord.
E v e l y n ' s e - m a i l
address
s :
e v e l y n j @ t l n . l t
Phone number.011-39-080-553-1598
I remain,
amazed y
His
amazing l o v e ,
Maxine
«
ay Downen
remarks
-
q u a l l y
a f f e c t e d by t h i s
l o s s a r e
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C h a r l e s ' adopted
i a m i l y
who are the c h i l d r e n and
g r a n d c h i l d r e n , e t c .
of
v i a .
R o n
and Linda
Slaughter
made
oom i n
t h e i r
home o r
Charles to
l i v e with
them after
i v i a died. Linda is I v i a ' s
o l d e s t
daughter and i s
p r o p e r l y
the
o n v a r d i n g
agent o r
C h a r l e s ,
even though ' v e
done some f
the
work
o r
him
i n
recent years.
Their
address
i s
200
W o r t h , Neosho MO 4850. The telephone number
is 417.451.5239.We
hare n their
sorrow.
Ray Downen
o r
Charles
and
Maxine
Phipps-
You
an
see
ecent
news
r
om
CM(M2M)
n
the intemet at
httD://www.sofhet.com/~outreach .
l l
forward tothe
Phipps any e-mail notes
you
send c l e a r l y f o r them to
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telephone 417/782-0814
l e s P h i p p s
MITA
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Ray remarks
—
I
h o u g h t
you
m i g h t be n t e r e s t e d i n
an
u p d a t e on
t h e work
n Mexico
C h a r l e s
had begun
h e l p i n g
p r i o r
t o
h i s
m a r r i a g e
t o
Maxine.
He
ad a c c o m p a n i e d
an e v a n g e l
i s t i c
g r o u p l e d
by N i t a Reardon
t o
works t h e y had begun,and t h e n went
i n t o v i l l a g e s
where o t h e r e v a n g e l i s t s
had not
e t
gone.
e v e r a l of h a r l e s '
f r i e n d s
b e g a n t o
s u p p o r t t h e work be
i n g done n M e x i c o . C h a r l e s
a d o p t e d
the name
ission
2 exico
for
t h i s
work.
Nita s
t o
l e a v e
t h i s
S a t u r d a y , May
26th
t o
vis it
t h e
church
b u i l d i n g
some
of
s have h e l p e d
f u r n i s h f u n d s
t o
c o n s t r u c t a t Cinco
de
Mayo.
h i s
s
a
b r i e f
i s i t
r a t h e r t h a n an
e v a n g e l i s t i c
e f f o r t of e v e r a l
weeks
e e k i n g new
c o n v e r t s . She w i l l
r e t u r n
w i t h
a photo
of
h e
c h u r c h b u i l d i n g a s
i t now
o o k s
a t
Cinco
de
Mayo.
^ o b f o n
b i d d i n g
a t
Qnco e
The i c t u r e b e l o w was n c l u d e d
i n
an
a r l i e r
r e p o r t
e t t e r
s e n t
o u t
b y Char
l e s .
N i t a
w i l l v i s i t t h i s work and p l a n s t o
r e t u r n
w i t h a
p i c t u r e
of
h e
b u i l d i n g
w i t h
some of h e p e o p l e a s i t and t h e y now
look.
She
n v i t e s
y o u r h e l p
i n
c o n t i n u i n g
s u p p o r t f o r t h e
e v a n g e l i s t
a t t h i s new
w o r k . He
l s o p r e a c h e s i n t h r e e
n e a r b y
v i l l a g e s —
t two of them on u n d a y , t
one on a t u r d a y ,
and
i s i t s o t h e r n e a r b y
v i l l a g e
w o r k s a s
i
m e
e r m i t s . He l a n s
t o e v a n g e l i z e i n e a c h of h e s e
f o u r v i l
l a g e s
one
d a y
e a c h
w e e k .
N i t a
i n v i t e s
your
h e l p i n b u i l d i n g
churches and hristians in
Mexico.
She
does no t spend l l
h e r
t i m e
i n
Mexico,
but
h a s i n t h e p a s t and w i l l a g a i n i n
f u
t u r e
d a y s s p e n d s e v e r a l w e e k s a t
a t i m e a t
t h e
c e n t r a l m i s s i o n p o i n t out
of
which
v i l l a g e
e v a n g e l i s m i s b e i n g c o n d u c t e d .
Both he and harles were n Tula
f or
s e v e r a l
months two y e a r s a g o .
This isit
is toencour-
a a g e
e v e r l e x i c n
v a n g e l i s t s
i n c l u d i n g
Alicia Molina
t Tula
and Tamaulipas. With
co-workers
on his
t r i p
N i t a
w i l l
t a k e
sup
p l i e s
i n t o
Mexico and
hold
ervices of
en
couragement t
v a r i
ous churches t h e y ' v e
h e l p e d
e s t a b l i s h i n
a l s o
d e l i v e r
a g i f t from B o u l e v a r d
C h u r c h i n S y l v a n i a ( T o l e d o ) Ohio
to a s s i s t the
work
n Cincode
Mayo.
I f you want o h e l p
N i t a
i n
t h i s
work,
i f t s
may
be a d d r e s s e d
t o
h e r
( N i t a
R e a r d o n ) t
t h e
a d
d r e s s above
(PO ox
2233, o p l i n
MO 4 8 0 3 - 2 2 3 3 ) . G i f t s
f o r
Mexi
c a n
e v a n g e l i s m
w i l l b e d i r e c t e d
t o
central Mexico
where several
mis
sion
churches have
be e n
t a r t e d ,
and
where
hristian work
ontin
ues.
Thanks.
Kay
owneAO/
Maxine
hipps reports a
good memorial e r v i c e was
h e l d
May 0 t h
a t
Boulevard church,
with more han $1,100 given to
ward the Charles Phipps Memo
r i a l M i s s i o n a r y S c h o l a r s h i p
fund
a t Ozark
C h r i s t i a n
C o l l e g e . This
fund i s f o r
t r a i n i n g
f u t u r e mission
aries
to workas
Charles
did
or
many e a r s
i n I t a l y
and
elsewhere.
Gifts f or this
fund shouldbemade
in the
name
f
Ozark hristian
C o l l e g e and
s e n t
t o Maxine
a t
164
Friendship C i r c l e ,
Joplin
MO
64801.You an telephone
Maxine
at 417.624.6914. She misses Char
l e s
very
much
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Is
Gone
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A
ord
rom
Ra y
Downen
For s e v e r a l y e a r s now have been
" f o r w a r d i n g a g e n t "
f o r
C h a r l e s P h i p p s .
When began h i s w i f e was v i a . A f t e r
I v i a d i e d , Charles was alone f o r s e v e r a l
y e a r s . Then he and a l o n g - t i m e f r i e n d
who a c h
had
l o s t t h e i r
mates
began a
renewed
r i e n d s h i p which
l e d t o t h e i r
m a r r y i n g
10 months
g o .
Now
h a r l e s
has
e f t h i s
widow,
Maxine.We iH
miss
him. ere's a notefrom some
n
I t a l y
w i t h
whom e
had worked
i n
years
past
-->>
From: Chiesa di Cristo
Lecce"
< h c r . l e c c e @ t i s c a l i n e t . i t >
To:
Ray
D ownen"
S u b j e c t : LECCE CHRISTIAN
MISSION: h a r l e s
P h i p p s
Date e n t : Mon, 3 Apr 2001
2 1 : 1 0 : 0 8 +0200
CHARLES
HIPPSHASIN
HERITED
THECROWNOF
IFE
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , Monday, p r i l
23rd,
our dearest brother Charles
Phipps
went o
be w i t h
h i s
Lord.He
h a d
b e e n i n
t h e
h o s p i t a l
a t B a r i I t a l y )
f o r a f e w d a y s . As many of o u
a l r e a d y
know,
e
and Maxine, i s w i f e , had
been
n
I t a l y about month n o r d e r
f o r
him t o s e e
and
embrace
a g a i n
hi s
brothers and
i s t e r s in Christ with
whom e
had worked and
itnessed
f o r
Christ.
He
ame
o
I t a l y
i n
1947
and
wa s
one o f he i r s t
m i s s i o n a r i e s
who, f t e r
the
Second
World War, ad
understood
t h e
n e c e s s i t y
and
u r g e n c y of r i n g i n g
t h e
g e n u i n e
message of
a l v a t i o n
t o our
c o u n t r y .
He orked
n
B a r i ,
a t i a n o ,
FrancaviUa,
Oria,
erracina
and Fondi.
He a r n e s d y
d e s i r e d t o
b r i n g h i s
new w i f e , Maxine,
o
t h e
country where
he had
w i t h e n t h u s i a s m
and
a r d o r
s p e n t
h i s
i f e s e r v i n g
h i s Lord and
a v i o u r .
His
a s t
d e s i r e
h a s
been
g r a n t e d .
He
s a i d t o me
ew
d a y s a g o , o k i n g ( a s
he
a l w a y s
d i d
w i t h t h a t
s h a r p
s e n s e
of
o y
of
l i v i n g
and w i t h c h r c t e r i s t i c
i r o n y ) :
" W e l l , now
c a n
d i e
i n p e a c e
b e c a u s e I
have
been ble
to
v i s i t the Italian
churches
a g a i n . . . . h o w e v e r ,
I wouldn't
mind b e i n g
a b l e
t o s e e them
e v e n
a g a i n "
Let us p r a y , p r a y ,
p r a y f o r
Maxine
t o
r e c e i v e
t h e
comfort and p e a c e of God
and e t u s s i n g w i t h renewed
e e h n g
t h e
many hymns h a r l e s h a s e f t u s t o g l o r i f y
o u r
Lord and God.~ ino N e g l i a ( L e c c e
C h r i s t i a n
M i s s i o n )
. Her o p l i n
a d d r e s s i s
164
r i e n d s h i p C i r c l e , o p l i n
MO
4801-8432 t e l e p h o n e
4 1 7 . 6 2 4 . 6 9 1 4 ) .
Mail
o r Maxine should
be ddressed to her
at
that address.
.
I n t h e "team"
working w i t h An
drea
and is
wife
are
two
ther
c o u p l e s
who r e
f r i e n d s
of Char
l e s . "Daniel/Amy Cormode"
and ason/Heather Casey
< i c a s e y @ t e a m e x p a n s i o n . o r g > .
They had n v i t e d C h a r l e s
and
Maxine
o
come
ork
with them
in the future.
<
Our
hanks
indeed
o r
f a i t h f u l
and
g e n e r o u s s u p p o r t f o r
C h a r l e s
i n
h i s work
h e s e
many
y e a r s . He
as n touch w i t h
Jim
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Martens
Ct,
Ste 16-450, aredoTX
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6010, and
p l a n n e d t h a t
he and
Maxine would
isit
them soon
where t h e y ' r e l o c a t e d i n Mexico.
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C h a r l e s
b e g i v e n
i n h i s name
o
a s c h o l a r s h i p i ^ i i d a t O z a r k C h r i s t i a n
C o l l e g e . G i f t c h e c k s f o r t h i s p u r p o s e s h c i u l d
b e made
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ITALIAN
CHRISTJA
MISSION
A OTE-4/24/01
From:
Maxine Phipps n
I t a l y
To:
S u b j e c t : F u n e r a l p l a n s f o r
C h a r l e s
Date
e n t : Tue,
4 Apr 2001
1 3 : 4 5
I am o h a n k f u l f o r t h e messages
of ondolence
and
ssurances
of
p r a y e r t h a t
h a v e
r e a c h e d me e r e . I am
t r y i n g
t o g e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n o u t t o a s
many s I a n . P l e a s e f o r g i v e
me
h a t I
cannot
rite eachof ur
riends
indi
v i d u a l l y
a t t h i s t i m e .
There s
no
embalming n
I t a l y ,
so
t h e
body must
be
i s p o s e d
of
a t h e r
q u i c k l y . That s why h e r e
h a s
been
such
a
rush
t o
make
l l
t h e
p l a n s ~
which r e c o m p l i c a t e d b e c a u s e
Char
l e s was
an
American i s i t i n g
h e r e .
There
i l l be
i s i t a t i o n
t h i s e v e n i n g ,
which by
custom
a k e s p l a c e ^ t i h e
h o s p i t a l
where
he
i e d .
Tomorrow
morning,
h e r e
w i l l be
a
u n e r a l
s e r v i c e
at the Banchurch t 9:30.
Then
he
body
i U . be r a n s p o r t e d t o T e r r a c i n a ,
a
i
v e - h o u r
t r i p .
T e r r a c i n a ( T e r r a - c h e e - n a ) s
a
townon
the Mediterranean
ide of
t
a l y
between
Rome nd N a p l e s .
C h a r l e s
l i v e d t h e r e f o r
s e v e r a l y e a r s
w i t h
both
Mary Frances
and
then v i a . Mary
Frances,
to whom e
was married
for
41 y e a r s , s e n c r y p t e d t h e r e ,
and
h a t ' s
why I wanted him a l s o l a i d . t o r e s t i n
t h e same l a c e .
(We
se
t h a t
word
" e n c r y p t e d " b e c a u s e
t h e body
s not
b u r i e d
undergroimd, ut
e a l e d
i n t o
a
w a l l above
r o u n d ) .
B a r i
s
on
h e
e a s t -
em
i d e
of t a l y ,
o
"boot eel" on h
s i d e s e r v i c e s w i l l p
C h r i s t i a n s
i n t h a t
row s
a
h o l i d a y i
Day) nd no
one
tual burial won't
l o w i n g m o r n i n g ,
r e a d y
have
been
s
which
s
r e q u i r e d
I t a l i a n o ,
a l s o c a l l e j l
of
he Terracina c
service there.
1
American mission
d i s p e n s a b l e
t o
m
t h r o u g h a l l t h i s
a
hat s called the
Adriatic
Sea.
Grave-
e eld
there for
the
irea.Becausetomor-
kmilar
o
ourLabor
> t i l l be w o r k i n g , h e a c -
ke p l a c e u n t i l
t h e
f o l -
the casket
will a l -
^ a l e d
i n t o a
m e t a l
a u l t ,
D y
law
h e r e . V i t o r i o
G i u s e p p e , i n i s t e r
lurch,
i l l l e a d the
t i i
But
The
r a v e s i d e
s e r v i c e
i n
T e r r a c i n a
w i l l
be
Thursday
inoming t
9 : 3 0 .
I am
t a y i n g
^ v i t h Evelyn o n e s , an
r y , who a s
been n -
i n
b e i n g
my r a n s l a t o r
e r a p a r t m e n t s
r i g h t
across the
street
ifromlheTchurch. Harold
and Enid Fowler, more i s s i o n a r i e s , wd l
be r i v i n g down
r
om h e
town
of
Ma-
t e l i c a t h i s
evening to be
with
me. Harold
hasbeen ike a son o Charles.
I
am
eing
e l l c a r e d f o r
by
a
host
of hristian friends here who
oved
C h a r l e s
d e a r l y ,
and o v e me o r h i s
s a k e .
Do
otbe
concerned
about
me.The
Lord has i v e n me
e a c e
about l l
t h e s e
e v e n t s
which
n
ms r o v i d e n c e He ad
p l a n n e d .
As David i v i n g s t o n e ' s
h e a r t
whose u e s t
I am u s t now:
11-
39-080-553-1598
I
e m a i n ,
amazed
by
His
amazing o v e ,
Maxine
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MESSAGE
FROM
EUROPE
Spring
2001
Volume
4,
No.2
Charles
Phipp^
The
vents
o f l i f e are o f t e n beyond
explana
tion and sometimes
ad ituations
contain
coincidences h a t , for the Christian, are
d i r e c t
expressions f
God's
o v i n g care. What ap
pened
o Charl es Phipps,
84,
eteran
m i s s i o n
ary t o
I t a l y ,
i s a l e a r demonstration t h a t even
dramatic
events can
be amazingly o y f u l . Man
of
indomitable
a i t h ,
he
has
carried on
mission
ary work i n I t a l y
and
Mexico
I )
f o r
almost50
years.To
Harold
and
nid,
he
wasa
ear
f r i e n d w i t h
i n v i n c i b l e
good
humor,
t i m u l a t i n g
B i b l e
student
and
missionary mentor,com
poser of hymns n English
and
I t a l i a n . He ven
composed
he
song Harold sang o
Enid
at
t h e i r wedding.
During a ecent
r i p to
I t a l y
w i t h
h i s w i f e ,
Maxine,
hey r e v i s i t e d the
Christians
among
whom e had labored.As
hey
prepared to
r e t u r n to
the
States,
o n A p r i l
24,
a udden
i l l n e s s
took Charles n t o
the L o r d ' s presence.
Maxine
expressed
the
desire that
Charles
be
i n t e r r e d
i n I t a l y :
'The Lord
has
given me
eace
about
l l these events which
n
His
providence
He ad planned.As avid
L i v i n g s t o n e ' s
h e a r t
was uried
i n
the heart f
A f r i c a ,
'because
t h a t ' s where i s
heart was,'so harles' heart
w i l l
be
ere.
He imself i s
in thearms
f
the
L o r d . "
Harold and
Enid
were p r i v i l e g e d t o
share i n
h i s memorial
e r v i c e
w i t h
many t a l i a n
C h r i s t i a n s
who ere
e q u a l l y
blessed
by
Charles'
o v i n g m i n i s t r y . Young people and l d
t e s t i f i e d
t o
the powerful
witness
he
e f t . The
t
home
iththeLord
b r e t h r e n
sang,
as Charles would have, i t h
g l o r i o u s c o n v i c t i o n :
"Let the Lower
i g h t s Be
Burning,"
I t
i s Well w i t h
my
oul",
and
"Amaz
i n g Grace," l l so
expressive
o f Charles'
a i t h .
For
those whoshared his
faith and
were
warmed by
h i s
l o v e ,
h i s passing
c a r r i e d many
messages,among hich: S o
l i v e
as o b e
able t o c e l e b r a t e your departure
w i t h
j o y . "
Charles
i s at home ith the Lord now,
because
hewas t
home ith
the
Lord
b e f o re
he e f t
•
Seminar
in
Rome
The
i a l e
l o n i o Church
o f C h r i s t n o n - i n s t r u m e n t a l ) ,
i n v i t e d H a r o l d
t o
p r e s e n t t h e a p o s t l e
Matthew's
x p o s i t i o n o f
Jesus.He mphasized the L o r d ' s
approach
t o righteousness and the
m o t i v a t i o n s t o
be the
new k i n d o f people
he
s c r e a t i n g . They
n v i t e d
Enid t o
teach
the c h i l d r e n
t o o . This v i b r a n t church s noted
o r
i t s balanced emphasis
and
moderate p i r i t . I f
we
may
udge
the
Lord
by looking
at His people,
we
ust
conclude
h a t He oes
excellent work
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. . . i n t e r e s t i n g that
the
women ad ucha
hunger
or
fellowship
and e a r n i n g . "
Ladies'
etreat t
Naples
Enid,
Giovanna
one
f
the
Matelica
l a d i e s ) ,
K r i s t a
M i i l i s e r (one o f our new
m i s s i o n a r i e s n
language
schooi
a t Perugia), p a r t i c i
pated in
the
annuai women's
r e t r e a t , held
t h i s
year at
Naples.The heme: The
Power f Christ
in
the hris
t i a n
Woman."
h e y shared
with
54
hristian
women
from
a l i
over t a l y ,
develop
ing fellowship and r i e n d
ships, praying t o g e t h e r . Enid
Women's etreat
found
t
i n t e r e s t i n g
t h a t
the
women
ad
such
a
unger
f o r f e i l o w s h i p
and l e a r n i n g .
Because the retreat was
heid at
Napies, known
o r
i t s
criminal elements,
severalmen
rom the
churches
hau f f eured
the
women o the r a l l y s i t e .
Harold
went
along as r i v e r
and
enjoyed
a
i c h
time
of
f e i i o w s h i p w i t h these
brothers.•
Ancona project
moving
forward
We
sked you
to pray
f o r
th e
NOW OUR
issionary
a m i l i e s i n
language study
t
Perugia, h a t
they may
e
able t o speak
good
I t a l i a n
and
gain
permission
to
remain and work
in
I t a l y as mis
sionaries.
Th e y are beginning t o speak
e x c e l l e n t I t a l i a n , because
they
continued
t o study even though
they
wanted to
get
s t a r t e d at
Ancona.
This
has
been
neces
sary,
because
they n eeded
to
learn to
communicate
e f or e
being able o p r o c l a i m the l i v i n g
Word
o
anyone.
Their
patience has
paid o f f .
Now
o n e
a m i l y
has
already
moved o
Ancona; nother s to move n
September. Piease,
continue
to
pray
f o r
the
Lord's
work
there.
•
U n i t y r a l l y p a r t i c i p a n t s
Unity Rally I n
South
I t a l y
Members rom several ifferent
churches
shared n
the
2001
Restoration Workshop forum i n
south I t a l y l e d
by
the church i n
Lecce
under the l e a d e r s h i p
o f
Pino N e g l i a . C h r i s t i a n s came
from a i i
over t a l y
t o
encourage
one nother n love,around
the
theme:
The
Unity o f th e
Believers"
basedon
Ephesians 4. he encouraging
preaching and e i i o w s h i p
warmed our earts and sent
us
h o me i n g i n g We re p r a y i n g
t h a t many more churches
may
catch
t h i s
s p i r i t
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Fourth
Unity
Rally
a Joyful Meeting
Studying
the Word ogether
Harold p r i n t e d h i s 200-page
anthology
on h r i s t i a n
U n i t y
j u s t
i n time o r presentation
at
the
U n i t y
forum
i n
June. Pray
h a t
t h i s
book may o n t r i b u t e p o s i t i v e l y t o
a l i m a t e o f l o v i n g , gracious
cooperation among i l the
believ
ers here.
Enid photocopied a n d
bound
many opies f B i b l e studies
f o r
a
a l l y
i n May n d
f o r
t h i s
one
n June.
Some hurches
purchased copies
of almost
everything
we ublish. Now
she s producing
books
much
faster,
t h a n k s to the new
photocopier.
•
Worshipping together
It s twins
You prayed f o r Marta a n d
her
d i f f i c u l t
pregnancy,
n d
now
the
news
s t h a t
s h e
h a d
twin
g i r l s :
Michela
a n d S i m o n a the femi
n i n e forms f Michaeland
Simon).
Mark
i i l e r
baptizing
Erica
a t Unity Rally
Her brother s
w i f e ,
Rosella,
g a v e b i r t h t o a
l i t t l e boy, Gioele
(= o e l ) .
Everyone
s
doing
p l e n d i d l y .
Now,
n
n y
g i v e n Sund a y ,
ourchurch
meeting
place
looks
ike
a
parking l o t w i t h
b ab y carriages
l i n i n g the i s l e *
Our
hurch meeting
place
looks
l i k e
a
parking
o t
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Mission
P.O.
Box
1403
Lebanon,MO. 5536
Phone:
417-588-2861
Harold's E-Mail;
hefowler@iol.lt
Enid's E-mail:
hefowler@indi.it
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on he Web
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arold's tudies
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Italian.
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Church Families
Tommy nd osella DiLevrano
Desireeand Gioele
These
are your
brothers
and isters
i n
C h r i s t . They
av e
grown up n
the
Matelica
churchand
are
now
r a i s i n g
t h e i r
own
hildren in
the
knowledge
of he
Lord.
ejoice
i t h us
i n
t h e i r
m a t u r i t y and
pray hat hey may
take he
Gospel
message
nd
lead
many
ore
people o
the
Lord.
f
Amedeoand arta Riccardi,
w i t h Valentina, r i s t i a n a
Michelaand
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