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FORWARDING AGENTarroll F u l f o r dP.O. Box 130 Bryce MorganEppindus t , Cape 1237 N. Brummitt7475 S UT AFRICA 15 May 1988 Chesterton, IN 46304My Dear Brothers and Si s t e r s in Chr i s t ,Firs t , I praise and thank my God for each and every one of you, for your faith andtrust in Him and for your thankfulness in every situation, which is even now leadingto great peace of mind and heart I especially thank Bryce and Judy Morgan who evenin times of i l lness, have labored faithfully as forwarding agents on my behalf. And Ithank each one of you who have prayed for me and helped me in my work not that I speakin r es pect o f need, for God has taught me to be content in every situation; but I amglad for your sake, because I know that God will reward you for a ll you do for Him.I t was my privilege l a s t week-end to vi s i t the brethren in Port E l izabeth, and to sharewith them som^lessons from I TIMOTHY I took th e economical Midnight Flight to P.E.and was met a t the a i rpor t by Desmond Amsterdam, a f r iend who serves as Publ ic P ro secu to ra t the Law Court. He attended par t of the lessons in the GELVANDALE area, and was mostimpressed by the zeal and dedication of the brethren t he re , for, knowing the people, hesa id , I t i s very hard to be a Chr is t ian in Gelvandale.50 were present a t the Sunday evening service, and 8 came forward to dedicate themselvesafresh to the Lord, and to ask for prayer for themselves, for others, and for th e leadersof the church. During the week-end I brought 4 lessons, conducted 1 workshop for e ldersand deacons, preached 2 messages,led in prayer a t Bloemendal, brought a devotionalmessage from Job a t Booysens Park, and led a discussion on church f inance in the homeof Brother Goliath. This l a s t was occassioned by the t ight grip which the MISSION exercisesover the finances of th e local congregations her e, c on tr ary both to scripture usage andt o th e p ra ct ic e o f o ur c hu rc he s in th e Uni ted S t a t e s .On one of my t r ips from Port Elizabeth to Booysens Park I picked up a High School studentnamed Peter . I had an oppor tuni ty to explain to him from I TIMOTHY t ha t God wants us tohave love from a pure hear t , a good conscience, and a strong fa i th .I also received a long-distance ca l l from the TRAIN MINISTRY asking me to bring twomessages a t the i r May 31 meeting on the theme T he Inward and Outward Journeys . Theidea is to present the Inner spir i tual growth and Outer proclamation of the gospel.I also visi ted Gordon Konstable a t Tygerberg Hospital . He had suffered a head injury ina motorcycle accident . There were a number of other v i s i to r s and pat ien ts present as Ibrought a short message and prayer. Brother Maille, who preaches a t BEL HAR injured hisback trying to apprehend an in truder, and Brother James and I v is it ed h is home to bringa message to the family. I have a lso rece ived a ca l l to make a preaching v i s i t to theCISKEI in the near future, and I ask your prayers for me on th i s t r ip .Our Monday meet ings a t LENTEGEUR a re c on tin uin g on the theme o f the Ch ri st ia n L i fe .This wee k s lesson centred on the family.Brother Fan i e s family in MANENBERG a re es^er ienc ing severe d i f f i cu l t i e s as BrotherFanie has l e f t home and gone to KNYSNA Please pray for them in th i s t rying s i tua t ion .We have prayed with them, and t r i ed to help with the i r f inanc ia l problems. BrotherJames and I wi l l be v i s i t i ng them aga in t h i s Tuesday, Lord wi l l i ng .At our Cottage Meetings in the Hazeldene area on Wednesdays we a re c on tinu ing our s tud ieson Chr is t ian Marriage. This i s a subjec t which needs to be taught much among ourpeople . Last week we discussed the pa r t of the wife in marriage.On Thursday evenings a t PORTLANDS we are now enter ing a new ser i es of Bible s tudies onthe book of ROMANS; while on Sunday mornings I am preaching on the book of PHILIPPIANS.This Sunday we had two vis i to r s , and there were also two who came forward for prayer.^ j ^ ^


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Bryc e Morgan1 2 3 7 N . B r umm i t tCh e s t e r t o n , IN .4 6 3 0 4 U . S .A .

D e a r Brothers a n d Sisters in Chr is t

May God s grace and b l e s s i ng s be yours . I am deep ly g r a t e f u l fo r your p raye r s andconce rn fo r t h i s min i s t r y , because I know it s h a l l r e s u l t in much joy and b l e s s i ng .A f a i t h f u l member o f ou r Monday OUTREACH GROUP, Arch ie Ba i l e y , d i ed r e c en t l y o fc anc e r . We visited him bo t h at home and at Groo te Schuu r Hosp i t a l , and a l so s p e n tt ime with th e fam ily b oth d ur in g and a f t e r th e fu ne ra l. He had a very s t rong f a i t h ,and when asked How a re you? he would r ep ly , God s grace i s su f f i c i e n t fo r me, bu thow i s it w ith you r sou l? Are you r i g h t wi th th e Lord?Bro t he r Khota o f KNYSNA is in th e p ro ce ss o f moving to KYALITSHA in Cape Town. Wewen t to mee t him at th e bus , and a f t e r suppe r t ook him to KYALITSHA where we hads e v er a l d is c us sio n s and Bib l e s t ud i e s wi th fami ly and f r i e nd s . He has now gone t oButterworth in the TRANSKEI for the funeral of o n e of the e lders there

I have j u s t r e turned from a t r i p to KNYSNA where I was c a l l e d to br ing some l e s sons ,and also preached a message on the book of GALATIANS on the sub jec t FREEDOM IN CHRIST.Bro t he r Go l i a t h o f PORT ELIZABETH is now in PAARL f o r a f u n e r a l on Sa tu r day . I havej u s t spoken to him on th e phone , and he has asked me t o b r ing th e message t he re .

At th e EPPING MARKET l a s t month I brough t a l e s son t o th e co un ci l workers on th esub j ec t Back to Bethe l . Jacob, you wi l l remember, decided to take h is fami ly andgo back t o th e p lac e where had first met God. We can and shou ld do th e same.Bro the r Hi;ibert Leve o f MIDDLEBURG, wi th whom I worked c los e ly fo r many yea r s i n andaround PORT ELIZABETH, passed away r ecen t l y . I sen t a l e t t e r o f s ympa thy andencouragement to h i s wife and family and th e b r e th r en t he re .Each l unch hour a t th e FARMER S CO-CP I am br ing ing messages from th e gospe l o f Luke.Today we discussed our Lord s command to love our enemies . We may no t l i k e them, bu twe must be concerned abou t them, he lp them, and pray fo r them to r epen t , and welcomethem when they do. Our Lord H im se lf prayed , F at he r, f or giv e them; they know notwha t t h ey do .Wednesday evening Bible Studie s have been held t h i s month a t TUSCANY GLEN, KENSINGTON,MANITOBA AVE. and KUNENE WAY Our them e i s the gospel of John, At the Angl ican Churcho f Chr i s t t h e Mediator in PORTLANDS I brought a message on the Sp i r i tua l Harves t .Sunday se rv ices a t the home of Brother James c on tin ue w ith messages on Phil ippians ,with Thursday evening B ib le l es so ns center ing around the book of Romans, while ourMonday Outreach l e s sons on THE CHRISTIAN LIFE a re now i n th e book o f Hebrews.Our forwarding agents Bryce and Judy Morgan are presen t ly t ak ing a well-deserved andlong overdue vacat ion. We do pray fo r t h e i r sa fe ty and once again thank them fo rt h e i r t i r e l e s s e f f o r t s on our beha l f . Bre th ren please pray fo r u s , a s we a l soremember you c on t i n u a l l y i n ou r p r a y e r s .


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MISSIONARY FORWARDING AGENTC a rr ol l F u lf or d Bryce MorganP .O . Box 130 1237 N. Br umm i t tEppindust / Cape Ches te r ton IN .7475 SOUTH AFRICA Thanksgiving, 1988 46304 U.S.A.I t i s with joy in my hear t and a prayer for God s grace and bless ing upon you thatI bring you th is news from Cape Town South Afr ica . You are o ften in my thoughtsand prayers, I thank my God for your fa i th and love? and I deeply apprecia te yourprayers and your - suppor t for the outre ac h o f the gospel to other lands. At th isseason of thanksgiving we have so much to be thankful for . God has created us in Hisown image. He has brea thed in to us the brea th of l i f e . He has sen t His own son totake upon h im se lf th e awful punishment for our s in . The Lord Jesus Chr is t not onlydied fo r our s in s he ro se a ga in and ascended to the r i gh t hand of God, promising Because I l ive you sha l l also l i ve . Even now he prays fo r us , and prepares a placefo r us fo r it i s h is ea rn es t d es ire t h a t we should be wi th him. It i s no wonder thent han we r ead in Reve l a t i on when we come be f o r e him in g l o r y and he wipes eve ry t e a r ou tof our eyes th a t . . . t he re wi l l be s i lence in heaven for about a ha l f an hour. Whatcan we say? How can we thank him fo r a l l he has done? He a lso wi l l take us by theshou lder s and no words w i l l be ab l e to express th e f ee l i ng o f t ho s e moments. Then,as our minds slowly absorb the cont ras t between the t r i a l s of ear th with the glory ofe te rn i ty our hear ts wi l l wel l up with pra i s e and thanksgiving, erupt ing in to thesounds of a new song t ha t echoes in to the far reaches of a new heaven. And the LordJe sus wi l l be bo th che f and wa i t e r i n t h a t f an t a s t i c heaven ly r e s t au r an t . And to youhe wil l say, I am so glad tha t you are f ina l ly here. You wi l l never know how muchI have longed for this moment. Oh what a day th at w il l bel^I am pe rsona ll y thankfu l to God for giving me a minist ry here in Cape Town for openingdoors which none can shut . Sunday morning it was my p riv ile ge to br ing a message inPORTLAND on The Re tu r n o f Ch r i s t . In th e a f t e r noon at BERNADINO EJEIGHTS I gave alesson on Life in the Spi r i t Last Monday a t LENTEGEUR where we are studying thebook of Revelation, our subjec t was The L ette rs to the 7 Churches. It i s to the lukewarm Chris t ian t ha t the Lord says , even today, I am s tanding a t your hear ts door andknocking. To those who overcome the i r indifference and re turn to a zealous and wholehear t ed commitment to th e Lord he wi l l g r an t to sit wi th him on h is t h rone .From KNYSN comes th e news t h a t ano ther 2 have been bap t i zed while in KHALITSHA Bro therKhota has moved to a n ewva re a whe re he p lans to hold r egu l a r Bib le Studies . A churchin MITCHELL S PLAIN has asked me to b r ing weekly Bib le Lessons to them in th e New Yearand th e GOSPEL TRAIN MINISTRY ha s invited me to h old a no th er Sem ina r i n December . I nWORCESTER Br ot he r F r an k li n Vis se r i s still working among th e you th in va r iou s churches .He was a s t u d e n t at o ur lu nc h- tim e s t u d i e s at t h e FARMER S CO-OP. These s t u d i e s a restill c ont inu ing w i th l es sons now on the gospel of Luke.Lord will ing we wil l be moving to TUSC NY GLEN th is week-end. At a recent house-churchmeeting there in the McClune home I spoke on John 14. The Lord said., Do not allowyour hear ts to be t roubled . Keep on t ru s t ing in God, and keep on t rus t ing in me. Hisconcern fo r h is d i s c ip le s led him to speak these words on the eve of h is cruc i f ix ion .He knew t h a t t h i s would be a blow to t h e i r f a ith bu t urged them to keep on t r u s t i nghim. In th e same way we a l so come up aga ins t blows to our f a i t h bu t we must notpermit these th ings to trou ble our hear t s . We must keep on t ru st in g in the Lord.At the home of ROTHER DUNJU on Thursday we s tudied Romans 8, where we learned tha twhen we keep t rus t ing God we lea rn to wai t pat ient ly and conf ident ly and the HolySpi r i t helps us with our problems and in our prayers , and we know t ha t God i s workinga l l things together for good i f we love Him and fit in to His plans fo r our l i fe .^ ^


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