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I- May o "" News From " DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese Field Address: Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson #15 Wong Yi Au Village 2/F Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong Phone: 0-6581881 Forwarding Agents: Bill and Margaret Ettling Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson, MO 63755 Phone: (314) 243-8825 Sending Congregation: First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall Hdorado, !L 62930 Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese Jan.-Feb.-Mar., 1984 Chinese New Year ;X •"V, "iWls. New Year's lion dance in front of our neighbor's house. Chinese New Year was on Feburary 2, 3 and 4 this year, and again the people of our village showed just how traditional they are. The firecrackers began to go off in a war-like roar at 12 midnight on New Year's eve, and continued at irregularly spaced intervals throughout the whole celebration. The young men of the village performed the lion dance which went from house to house. This year was the first time we had witnessed this part of the celebration. The gongs, cymbols, and drums which accompany the dance are very loud and are designed to frighten bad luck and Young girls offer incense ac cording to their mother's instruc tions at a Buddhist shrine in Tuen Mun. evil spirits away from each home. The ladies of each household could be seen going from one of the village'sthree altars to another with their offerings of fruit, meat, tea and incense. The families worshipped at their own family altars as well. There is a lot of celebration and happiness at Chinese New Year time. The Chinese people see the New year very much as a time of new beginnings. This part of the celebration we like because we all need the sense of new beginning in our lives. At the same time, however, most of the worship and the performing of special rites at New Year's time is designed to appease the ancestors and thus guarantee success and plenty in the new year. This part of the celebrations we find very sad, because as Christians we know that the worship of one's ancestors not only cannot guarantee success and plenty, but issin in the eyes of God as well. Those Chinese who are Christians can enjoy the happiness and joy of the celebration without the fear and superstition. Oh, that more could know Jesus!

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News From "DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson#15 Wong Yi Au Village 2/FTai Po, New TerritoriesHong KongPhone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallHdorado, !L 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

Jan.-Feb.-Mar., 1984

Chinese New Year

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New Year's lion dance in front of our neighbor'shouse.

Chinese New Year was on Feburary 2, 3and 4 this year, and again the people of ourvillage showed just how traditional they are.The firecrackers began to go off in a war-likeroar at 12 midnight on New Year's eve, andcontinued at irregularly spaced intervalsthroughout the whole celebration. The youngmen of the village performed the lion dancewhich went from house to house. This yearwas the first time we had witnessed this part ofthe celebration. The gongs, cymbols, anddrums which accompany the dance are veryloud and are designed to frighten bad luck and

Young girls offer incense according to their mother's instructions at a Buddhist shrine in TuenMun.

evil spirits away from each home. The ladies of each householdcould be seen going from one of the village's three altars to anotherwith their offerings of fruit, meat, tea and incense. The familiesworshipped at their own family altars as well.

There is a lot of celebration and happiness at Chinese NewYear time. The Chinese people see the New year very much as atime of new beginnings. This part of the celebration we likebecause we all need the sense of new beginning in our lives. At thesame time, however, most of the worship and the performing ofspecial rites at New Year's time is designed to appease theancestors and thus guarantee success and plenty in the new year.This part of the celebrations we find very sad, because asChristians we know that the worship of one's ancestors not onlycannot guarantee success and plenty, but is sin in the eyes of Godas well. Those Chinese who are Christians can enjoy thehappiness and joy of the celebration without the fear andsuperstition. Oh, that more could know Jesus!

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Filipino Fellowship

On February 19th, the Filipino church which meets inthe home of Ben and Karen Rees, organized an all-church fellowship for the Christians in Hong Kong. Themeeting was held at the workers' lounge which is run byWayful and Helen Jew, and each of the congregationshere were invited to attend and to bring special music.

The day was a great success and the fellowship wasgood. Four men preached: Gary Anderson, Ben Rees,Ken Smyth and Ho Jung Sun. Several individuals hadspecial music and the Filipino choir and the choir fromthe Mei Foo church each had special music as well. Qver90 people from the various congregations attended. Theday was finished with the Filipino ladies preparing andserving a meal made up of their own country's fooddishes.

We at Tuen Mun Christian Church made the day abit more special by the fact that we all left from thechurch building after morning worship and went to thefellowship as a group. In all, there were 26 people fromboth the English and Chinese worship services in TuenMun, and it took two mini-buses to hold all of us. It wasalmost like an all-church outing.

Phnto: Ben Rees, Hong Kong

Mrs. Avelina Al-Iagadan leading singing atthe Filipino all-church fellowship.

Illness and Injuriesfit seems that almost all of the missionary families here have been hitpretty hard by sickness or injury lately.Both Lynne Poling and Helen Jewhad to make trips to the doctor for tests recently, but are better now. On the24th of February, Joyce Anderson fell and broke her ankle in two places.She had to have surgery in which steel plates were put in to repair thedamage. A cast was put on, too. Joyce has since had the cast removed and

^ 1 can get around on crutches. At present she goes for therapy twice per week.She will be on crutches for another month yet.

jr Linda Smyth has been having inner ear problems since January, andir / yesterday (April 6) underwent an operation to put tubes in her ears. She is

^ doing okay, but will be in the hospital for 3or4days. The doctor has said thatifthis procedure does not clear the problem up, that major sinus surgery will

needed. Let's pray that the tubes will solve the problem.Becky and Mark came very close to serious injury recently when the taxi they were riding in was

struck from behind as it turned into our village. That turn is a real danger spot where several accidentshave taken place. A couple of months ago a person from our villagewas killed in an accident just liketheirs. Becky and Mark were both taken to an emergency clinic and then Mark had x-rays done on hishead, but they were both OK, just shaken and sore. We thank God for keeping them safe from seriousinjury.

I (Dwain) have made alot of progress with my back in the past three months, and for that we'rethankful. It's not necessary for me to take any pain medicine now, and on most days I can go all daywithout laying down for a rest. My movement is stillsomewhat limited. I've forgotten what it's like totouch my toes, for instance, but the doctor says that more freedom will come as time passes. I'm stillnot supposed to lift anything, but I hope that restriction will be taken away by furlough time. In

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comparison to what I felt like before surgery, I feel like a new man now. PTL!Please pray for God's protection and for the good health ofall the missionaries and their families

here in Hong Kong.

Furlough Plans

Plans for our furlough are coming along nicely. Ourcar has been sold, a new contract signed to allow JeanMontgomerv to take over our apartment when weleave, and air tickets to the States for May 4th confirmed and paid for. Since all our things will remain inthe apartment while we're gone, we will pack them allup. That job is about done now. Much of the packingwill be need to be done at the last minute.

Our speaking schedule is getting filled. Most ofMay, June and July is full now, though there are still

some dates open. August through December is more open, and we hope to fill it after we get toAmerica. If you would like to arrange a speaking date, camp, VBS, or mission rally please contact ourforwarding agents, Bill and Margaret Ettling at the address on the front of this newsletter. They willbe able to help you.

As of April 7th, our schedule is as follows:May 4— Arrive in St. Louis, Missouri.May 5-19— Visit family and friends, relax, find a car and place to live.May 20— P.M.: First Christian Church, Florissant, Missouri.June 3— Mt. Auburn Christian Church, Cape Cirardeau, Missouri.June 8— Attend Becky's sister's wedding, Cape Cirardeau, Missouri.June 10-15— V.B.S. at First Christian Church, Harrisburg, Illinois.June 17-19— Sunday services a.m. and p.m., plus V.B.S., Ramsey Christian Church, Ramsey, IL.June 20-21— V.B.S. at Mt. Vernon, Illinois.June 24— P.M.: Christian Church, Piggott, Arkansas.July 1— P.M.: Southwest Church of Christ, Mt. Vernon, Illinois.July 3— First Christian Church, Greenville, Illinois.July 8-14— N.A.C.C., Atlanta, Georgia (we plan to have a booth there, please look us up).July 15-20— Dallas, Texas, to visit Becky's brother and speak.July 23-27— V.B.S. at Berean Christian Church, Murphysboro, Illinois.July 29-August 5— Camp and two Sundays speaking in Francisville, Indiana.September 9-12— National Missionary Convention, Phoenix, Arizona (we will also have a booth

here.)September 22 p.m. and 23 a.m.— Christian Church, East Prairie, Missouri.November 11— First Christian Church, West Frankfort, Illinois.November 25— A.M.: Christian Church at Witt, Illinois.January, 1985— Return to field in early part of the month.

Tuen Mun Church

The attendance of both the English and Chinese worship services at the Tuen Mun churchcontinues to do well. Recently it became evident that more space was needed for the church,particularly in the area of class rooms for Sunday School classes. (Since the church had only oneroom, it was impossible to have worship and Sunday school at the same time, and this was what

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needed to be done.)The Lord really answered prayers, and Gary Anderson has been able to acquiretwoshopspacesnextto thechurch. Onewas rentedfor aperiodoftwoyears for useasanoffice, soasto allow more seating capacity for worship services. The other space waspurchasedat a very goodprice for Hong Kong. Theprevious owner hadalready installedwall covering, floor tile, air conditionerand a divider which makes the space perfect for classrooms.

Please pray that the Lord continues to bless the work in TuenMun andGary andJoyceas theyserve there. There are great opportunities for growth there, and the present facilities shouldhelpthechurch be more able to meet the challenge.

Thank you for your prayers andfor your financial support to ourwork. We hope toseeasmany ofour supporters as is possible while we are on furlough. May the Lord bless you.

In His Service,

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Howard R. Scott, Minister Linda Scott, SecretaryPtione; 273-3073 ChurciiPfione: 273-8190

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRISTWALNUT AT MARSHALL

ELDORADO. ILLINOIS 62930

'JIIM 2 9 1984

June 5, 198U

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As regular supporters of Dwain and Becky Anderson we are writing to tellyou of a change in plans for their future service. In early 1985 they and theirfamily will be going to Thailand as their field of service rather than returningto Hong Kong,

This decision was reached in a special meeting of the elders of thiscongregation with Dwain and Becky upon their return to the states for furloughin May. The consideration for this move was based chiefly upon Dwain and Becky'stalents and goals for missionary service and the present situation in Hong Kong.In Thailand they plan to work in unevangelized, rural areas at a more "grassroots" level than is possible in Hong Kong. They will be sharing more information about this change and their future plans in their next regular newsletter.

We, the elders, fully endorse this change of fields and recommend yourcontinued prayers and support of their work. Also please note that in the futuretheir official mission name will be Christian Ambassadors to Thailand.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact either us or Dwainand Becky.

Yours in Christ Jesus,

Chairman of the Board

Missionaries

'GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST"

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to Thailand

Furlough Address:Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. AndersonRt. 2, Box 339Eldorado, IL 62930Phone: (618) 273-5582

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to Thailand

Furlough Issue, August, 1984

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ

This newsletter long overdue and we are sorryfor that. We arrived in the United States on May 4thand have been very busy ever since. This week is thefirst one that we ve had that had a few minutes left in

to get newsletter written.Those receiving this newsletter who are

regular supporters will notice a big change. Ourmission name used to be "Christian Ambassa- |dors to the Chinese." Now it is "Christian iJl'̂ ' 1Ambassadors to Thailand." Soon after wearrived back in the States for furlough we met withthe elders sending congregation, the FirstChurch of Christ in Eldorado, Illinois. At that timethe decision was made for us tochange our place of Becky, Sara and Mark ready to leave Hongservice to Thailand. Kong airport.

There are several reasons for this change. Themain one is that as we lookat the present situationinHongKof^g and then compare that with our owntalents and goals for missionary service, we, as well as ourelders, believe that we canaccomplish morefor the Kingdom of God by going to Thailand rather than returning to Hong Kong. We made a two-week survey trip to Thailand inApril before returning to the U.S. on furlough. In Thailand weplan towork inunevangelized rural areas at a more"grassroots"level than ispossible inHong Kong. Dwain'sagricultural background and Becky's interest in and knowledge of medicinewill both be assets in thework we plan to do in Thailand. A letter sharing news of this change was sent to all our regularsupporters in early June this year.

About Thailand

Thailand is located in southeast Asia and has borders with the countries of Kampuchea(Cambodia), Laos, Burma and Malaysia. Fifty million people live in Thailand, which has an arearoughly equal to the combined states of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Arkansas.

The vast majority of the people in Thailand make their living from agriculture. Rice is the main crop.The methods used in some areas would be considered modern. However, for a great number of

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people, especially in the mountainous areas, life is difficult indeed,^ ^ because they depend upon very primitive farming methods and hand

r \ living. Northern Thailand is part of the area known> / Golden Triangle, where much of the world's opium supply is^ 8UIMA grown. In these areas people are in great need of training in agriculture

for food, hygiene, and community development.

^ Buddhism is a dominant force in Thailand. About 85% of theilllllllil^ population are Buddhist and there are many costly temples dedicatedworship of Buddha. Spirit worship also plays a part in their

5 N d I'elision. Almost every home and business will have a spirit house orI shrine dedicated to the spirits. Fewer than 1% of Thailand's people areV ^iA»-rf;v Christians. In fact, only about 450,000 outof the entire 50 million are

\ Christians in any sense.^ The Christian Churches and Churches of Christ currently have

some 20 missionary families serving in Thailand. The total number ofmissionaries in Thailand from all groups world-wide is about 700. Even with this number, however,there are still vast areas which have few, ifany, Christian workers. There are hundreds of villageswithcountless people who have had no opportunity to hear the gospel message. The need for Christianmissionaries in Thailand is great indeed!

MALAV^

Our Goals

It is our plan to return to Thailand in January of 1985. When we arrive we will need to spend oneyear in Bangkok in language study. After that, our planned area will be the mountainous northernprovinces of Thailand. We plan to reach out into areas where others have not gone and hope to workwith people of both Thai and tribal villages in these as yet unreached areas. Agricultural projects,hygiene and some limited medical projects, such as first aid training, will be a part of our work. Thesewill be used both to simply help those with whom we work, and to earn opportunities to preach thegospel to those who have not heard it.

Our long-range goals are to reach people for Christ, and then to go on to train them so thatindigenous congregations might develop. We also hope to train these new converts to evangelize theirown people.

Furlough Activities

As we said earlier, we've been busy but we praiseGod that Fie has given us the energy to meet ourschedule. We also praise Him that prayers concerning ahouse and a car were answered. We have been able torent a nice house in Eldorado at a reasonable price andwith no lease, so we won't be penalized for not keeping ita full year. Also, we were able to buy an older model carwith very few miles on if for a good price. So far, it has ^^77 Buick 31 000 milestaken us over 7,000 miles with no problems. We believethis car was a real answer to prayer. We got into St. Louis, Missouri on Friday, May 4th, and the carcame into the car lot where a Christian friend worked, on May 5th. He told us about it on May 6th, andwe bought it on the 7th. That's timing! P.T.L.

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Sara (above left) and Mark (above right, big smile) enjoy V.B.S. at Ramsey, Illinois.

So far this summer, we have preached or reported on our work in 14 churches, and participated in6Vacation Bible Schools, one camp, and the North American Christian Convention. During this timewe have been guests in the homes of many people and have met a lot of others. We really appreciatethe friendliness and hospitality of the people in all of the churches we've been to. One thing that we gettodo that others do not, is visit a lot of churches. It is great tobe able todo this and tomeet somany ofthe Lord's people. It's a real encouragement.

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On June 8th in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, we were able toattend the marriage of Becky's sister, Sharon Kinsey, toDavid A. Filbeck, son of Dr. and Mrs. David Philbeck,missionaries to Thailand. The younger David grew up in Thailand,and after finishing theireducation,David and Sharon planto go to Thailand themselves as missionaries. The four of us allgot to participate in their wedding. Sara was flower girl, Markwas ring bearer, Becky served at the reception, and Dwainwas a groomsman. We are very happy for the new couple andpray God's blessing upon their lives together.

Sara as flower girl, and Mark as ring bearer atAunt Sharon's wedding.

Becky Hospitalized

Wehave hadone unpleasant experience this summer. Shortly after wecameonfurlough, avisit tothe doctor confirmed what Becky already knew. She was pregnant and due in December. We wereexcited about the news and decided to delay our return to the field untilFebruary to make sure motherand baby had enough time to be ready for travel. In late July, however, the pregnancy ended in amiscarriage. Becky was in the hospital in Cape G irardeau, Missouri for a littlemore than 24 hours. Sheisokay-now, andyetunderstandably, we are sad to have lost the baby. We have appreciated thehelpand comfort given by many people at this time. The doctor and hospital bill was about$l,800andwasnot covered by insurance. The hospital has allowed us to take up to 6 months to pay their part ofthebill. We thank God for this provision. We also trust Him that what has happened was best for all ofusand that He will provide the comfort and healing we need.

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At present our schedule for September through early January is as follows:

September8-13 National Missionary Convention,

Phoenix, AZFirst Christian Church, Maiden, MOFirst Christian Church, East Prairie, MOChapel, St. Louis Christian College

16

22-23

26

October

7

14

19-21

November

4 Crestwood Christian Church, Crest-wood, MO

7 Missions Rally, First Church of Christ,Eldorado, IL

Norris City Christian Church, NorrisCity, ILFirst Christian Church, Ziegler, ILFaith Promise Rally, Springfield, MO

November

11 First Christian Church, West Frankfort, IL

18 Northside Christian Church,Vandalia, IL

25 Witt Christian Church, Witt, ILDecember 23-29 Christmas with our familiesDecember 30 - January 3 Missionary Recruit

Camp, Converse, INJanuary

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13

15-30

Our 10th wedding anniversaryBerean Christian Church, Murphys-boro, ILReturn to the field

Thank You

We want to say thank you to all of you for your prayers, concern and support. The Lord has takengood care of us so far, and we trust Himto doso inthe future. Wewill need to raiseabout $250-300 permonth in additional support before we go back. Also, we have established a one-timeexpense fund totake care of air fare to Thailand, shipping to Thailand, and the purchase of a truck in Thailand. Theneed for this fund is about $16,000- no small amount. So far, we have about $3,000of this amount insavings.

Write to us ifyou get a chance. Ifyou have any questions concerningour work inHong Kong, thedecision to move, or our plans for work in Thailand, please feel free to ask them. Our God haspromised to meet the needs of His people, and we praise Himthat He has suppliedour needs throughyou.

In His Service,

Dwain and Becky

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to Thailand

Furlough Address:Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. AndersonRt. 2, Box 339Eldorado, IL 62930Phone: (618) 273-5582

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EltlingRt. 2. Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

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Furlough Issue • November^ 1984

The Lord has continued to keep us safe and bless us this furlough, and we praise Him for it. Wehave traveled many miles during the past five months with no problems. We've also visited with manyof you as we spoke in your congregations. This has been both a blessing and an encouragement to us.We look forward to the next three months in which we will visit the remainder of our supportingchurches along with several others before our return to Thailand in January.

[cmcmher injPrayer

If we were to choose one verse from the Bible to be the key verse describing how we ought to pray,it would be I Thess. 5:17. That verse says very simply, "pray continual!},'". When we look to Jesus asour example in prayer life, we see Him praying in the morning (Mk. 1:35); in the evening (Mk. 6:46ff); atother times (Lk. 5:15ff); and even all night (Lk. 6:12). We are encouraged by the apostle Paul to"devote" ourselves to prayer. Finally, there's one passage in the Bible which gives so much comfortand encouragement to us as Christians. Philippians 4:6-7 says, "Do not be anxious about anything,but in eueryfhing, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present \,>our requests to God. And thepeace of God, which transcends all understanding, willguard your hearts and};our minds in ChristJesus" (NIV)

As we go to Thailand there are many things which need to come about or fall into place. Will youhelp us present these requests to God by praying about them with us? Please pray with us that ourFather will:

• Grant travel safety for the remainder of our furlough and as we go to Thailand.

• Cause the timely issuance of our visas to live and work in Thailand.• Help us locate an acceptable school for Sara and Mark in Thailand with a reasonable rate oftuition.

• Help us to be able to schedule flights to Thailand and also to arrange for shipping of the goods weneed to take with us.

• Cause Sara and Mark to be able to adjust to new surroundings and a new school.

• Help us deal with being away from family and friends for a long period of time.

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• Provide suitable housing in Bangkok.

• Cause us to be able to learn the language well and as quickly as possible.• Grant boldness, safety and wisdom in preaching the Gospel there.• Meet our physical needs.• Provide the equipment needed to do the work, especially a vehicle.• Bless our labors with fruit from His harvest.

TRUCK

FUND^

The area of Thailand in which we plan to work is verymountainous. The best roads through the area resemblegood quality blacktop roads in the U.S^A. The worst ones— and this includes a lot of them — are just one-lane dirtpaths which have been carved out of the mountainsideeither by hand or by a bulldozer. It's over these roads thatwe'll be doing a lot of traveling. The roads are narrow,rough, and dusty, though passable, in good weather. Inbad weather they become difficult to travel.

By far the best kind of vehicle for these roads is a four-wheel-drive. Because of this, we have started to savemoney to purchase such a vehicle once we begin our work

in those mountainous areas. At this point our plans are to be in Bangkok for the first year and we will beusing that time to save the necessary money.

The best information available indicates that a new four-wheel-drive truck will cost about $13,000.We realize that this isa lotofmoney, and so we are allowing adequate time to accumulate that amount.Any offerings for this special project should be sent to our forwarding agents. Bill and MargaretEttling, and designated "Truck Fund". Checks should be made payable to ChristianAmbassadors to Thailand. Please pray with us that God will, through His people, provide thesefunds by the time they are needed. We ask too, that youconsiderwhatyou or your church might beable to do to help withthis special project. As ofnow our one-time expense fund contains about $4,000;

^3,000 of^his will be needed for airfare and shipping costs, leaving$1,000 to be used for the TruckFund.

BITS AND PIECES

• Becky is spending some time being a Tupperware Lady these days. She is sellingTupperware long enough to earn some additional pieces to take back with us. It's great to keep thebugs out!

• Both Becky and Dwain are taking a computer class at a nearby junior college. We believe acomputer would be a help and a time-saver in some aspects of our work.

• Dwain is taking an Emergency Medical Technician class this semester. Its a good class and willbe put to good use in Thailand.

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• Sara and Mark are settled into school at the Eldorado Elementary School. They both seem tobe doing pretty well. PTL!

• October 28 is Mark's 5th birthday. He is really looking forward to number five.• We are all really enjoying the time we are able to spend in worship and fellowship with the church

in Eldorado, our sending congregation. The folks here have been a big help to us through the loaning offurniture and appliances to use while we're home, and in a lot of other ways, too.

SCHEDULE

At present, our schedule for November, 1984 through January, 1985, is as follows:

November

4

7

11

18

25

December

2

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P.M.: Eldorado, IL missions rally

West Frankfort, IL

Northside Christian Church,Vandalia, IL

A.M.: Witt, IL Christian ChurchP.M.: McLcansboro, IL

Sparta, IL

9 P.M.: Grayville, IL

12 P.M.: Johnston City, IL(tentative)

23-29 Christmas with our families

30-Jan. 3 Missionary Recruit Camp,Converse, IN

January6 P.M.: Anna, IL

13 Berean Christian Church,Murphysboro, IL

15-30 Return to the field

THANK YOU

We are ever thankful for your concern, prayers, and support. Our prayer is that God willuse us tobring glory to His name, and that He will bless you for your help to us.

In His Service,

Dwain & Becky Anderson

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