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Charles C. Luttrell Family2165 Tenth Avenue

Honolulu, Hawaii

96816

FEBRUARY, I985

Dear Friends,

Greetings in the name of the Lord, the Friend of sinners. Howprecious is His friendship and yours as we serve Him together.

The work at Waipahu is encouraging. The preacher borrowed some of mytools and built a classroom, tables, and benches for the children, sonow there is a planned place for them and they listen better. On Fridayevenings Henrietta usually has two young women who study the Sundaylesson with her and then teach the younger class. With smaller classesand divided according to grade level they will learn more. I am usingthe question and answer method in teaching I John on Friday nights andhope that some of them will be willing to use this method to teach theEnglish-speaking class later.

Bro. Bayani, the Waipahu preacher, is still working full-time at themuseum, but an idea is being considered to free him from his secularjob. There are two congregations on this island about 25 miles apartthat have a majority of Ilocano-speaking members. Brother Bayani formerly worshiped with this Wahiawa congregation so he knows the people.Their preacher also has a secular job. They are considering hiring Bro.Bayani to serve as a full-time minister to serve both congregations.He would continue to live at Waipahu and preach there on Sundays, buthe could conduct mid-week services in both congregations, call, andserve the members in both places. Of course, neither small congregationcould afford a full-time salary, but perhaps together they can hire oneman. Please pray that the Lord will make this possible.

We are continuing to teach the English-speaking classes at Waipahu onSunday mornings, Henrietta plays the piano while each person sings inthe language most comfortable for them. It is frustrating to us tohear prayer requests and announcements and have no idea what is beingsaid, so on Saturday mornings we will be attending an Ilocano classuntil mid-April. It is a conversational and very basic course, but wehope it will get us started so that we can continue to learn and tounderstand at least a little of what people are saying.

Early in January, I was scanning the classified ads and read, "Sellingout for Jesus. The young people who owned a place in Nanakuli wantedto sell to go to a Seminary. The ad listed a property in a low-costarea about 3 or ^ miles nearer Waipahu than here, on the dry side ofthe island, with two dwellings on one lot for $76,000. We have seennothing listed for less than $100,000. There is a four-room housethat is being rented for $^50 per month, and an older three-bedroomquonset dwelling with a large lanai which can be used for utility roomand workshop. It also has a shower and toilet at the end of this patio.By using our personal savings and by taking a $400 housing allowancefrom the mission funds, we have qualified for a FHA loan to buy thisproperty. The rent will pay half of the mortgage payment. It seemsthat the Lord is answering prayers for our direction that we may havea place to live as we continue to work for Him in Hawaii, and to getsome equity for ourselves in a place to live when we can no longer

"work""and must retire completely. "

We discover that this house is located about two blocks away from thehome of Joe Sholtis. He has ministered to the Maili Church of Christfor many years. This congregation has had many problems and has not

_been able to maintain growth. At one time they had a large youth grouDcomposed mostly of Samoan children, but their elders began to insistthat the you^ people should attend their own ethnic church, so theyhad to Worship with their parents. Recently some of their newermembers swept others away into a charismatic fellowship. Then theyounger preacher was unable to raise adequate support and both he andhis wife had to have secular jobs. Desiring to be a full-time workerlor the Lord, he returned to the mainland. When we move to our newproprty in the next few months (much repair needs to be done), we hopeto be able to help and encourage the Maili congregation. Right nowthey cannot have night services because their electricity is not working.I hope I will be able to help them alleviate that problem soon.

Our address will continue to be the same for quite some time, so pleasecontinue to write and send your contributions to the above address. Wewill let you know when we plan to change it.

Our real need at this time is extra funds to provide the housing allowance. Please check the financial report to see that last year themission averaged an income of $1071.88 and expenses averaged $1151.4-^1'per month. While we will not be taking a furlough this year so we willnot need travel funds, neither will we get the speaker's offerings.In fact, those offerings more than paid for the furlough expenses. Whatis needed now is $^00 per month of extra income to provide a place for usto live. Since the Palolo folks want our apartment for their workers,we can no longer stay here after September. Please pray that heartswill be open to respond to this need, whether it is your's or another's.Remember that the Lord asked us to pray for workers in the harvest field.We are here and want to stay and work for Him, but we cannot without ahouse. Of course, extra gifts over the $4-00 would permit us to buy itmore quickly and avoid much interest. If 75 churches would commit $1000for this project in the next few years, thousands of dollars could besaved.

May the Lord supply your needs, and give you many opportunities to serveHim.

Your brother in Christ,

For display materials write to: Mrs. Delbert Spence, Box Rockfield,Indiana ^6997

198^^- Financial Report

Yearly MonthlyTotals -Averages

Balance on hand, January 1, 198A $1787*92

RECEIPTS

DISBURSEMENTS:TravelSuppliesTaxes-PayrollSalaryReports to ChurchesUtilitiesEquipment/RepairInsurance (health)Vehicle ExpenseMiscellaneous

HAWAII CALLS MISSION

Mr. John Page1304 Robert Ray Dr.Columbia, MO 65202

Totals

12862.63 (1071.88) 12862.63

To be Accounted for 14650.55

2708.13 225.6779.55 6.63

1085.i^0 90. k 55931.60 k9k.30

590.00 ^9.17310.56 25.88

lhZ7.^6 112.95321.kk' 26.79

13'J-7.62 112.3015.50 1.29

13817.26 (1151.^^5)

$ 833*29

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONU. S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 276COLUMBIA, MO 65202

mission services assnBOX 2427KNOXVILLE, TN 37901

Charles and Henrietta LuttrellP. 0. Box 25W

Waianaei HI 9^792Ph (808) 668 9968

OCTOBER, 1985

Dear Upholders,

Greetings in the name of Him who is "upholding, all things "by the wordof His power", and uses YOU through your prayers and gifts to upholdus. May He continue to "bless and keep you in Him.

We want to keep you informed on the progress in the current areas ofour work for the Lord here.

r^IPAHU: I continue to teach the English-speaking folks--mostly youngpeople and Henrietta teaches the children. Most of my class consists ofone loyal family with three teen-agers who are apt to learn. Henrietta'svaries from four to eight, but are all from families with adults who attend. We have lost three of our most active members as they have movedto another island. Not only did the young teacher leave to join her husband, but her father (a faithful elder for many years) and mother moved,too. The lady who took the teacher's class already prepares the Sunday bulletin, arranges special music, and serves as Secretary-Treasurerof the congregation. We pray that others may be challenged to do theirshare. The preacher had planned a pot-luck dinner meeting of the officersand leaders to discuss their responsibilities and make plans, but therewere not enough officers present to conduct the meeting. Bro. Bayaniseemed discouraged.

MAILI: November 6 has been set as the date to begin our after-schoolBible Club for the children in the community. We will be using thismonth to get out the publicity. We visited and wrote the young couplewho attended "VBS but they have not been back. They are attending a familyworship at an aunt's home. The VBS children have not been attending either,but we hope they will provide a nucleus for the Bible Club. I continue towork on the Maili buildings to prepare them for the pre-school. The plumbing inspector is satisfied, and the electrical work is done. The doorsand steps are in at the restrooms, and we are working on the lanai doors--two down and two to go. A cement ramp must be extended and some fencingdone.

OUTREACHs We are seeking to make contacts in the community at every opportunity. Henrietta walks once a week with the one lady who attends atMaili most regularly. We have known her ever since we arrived. She wasa member of the Kalihi Church then and now at Maili. Her daughter will bedirector of the pre-school. Through the mother we hope to meet other adults.She plans to attend a seminar with Henrietta so that they can learn toteach adults to read. By meeting this physical need that folks recognize,perhaps we can show them their spiritual needs.

At Waipahi on Sunday I preached a memorial sermon for a stillborn baby.One of the older ladies who attended lives in our neighborhood. Herhusband has been in the construction business for years and they haveacreage filled with items they have collected. She said they probablyhad things we could use in the reconstruction at Maili. She used toattend church when they were in Honolulu, but now in the country she

relaxes before the electronic pulpit—the TV on Sunday mornings. Wepray that we may involve her at Maili.

ALL-ISLAND: This month we have arranged the quarterly fellowship dinnerof our churches on the North Shore. It is over 50 miles from the Honolulu churches I and that is a long way to drive for we islanders, but we hopeto have a good attendance. We have had two monthly preachers breakfastmeeting with good fellowship. The monthly Encourager has been published.

HOUSE: Repair on our house moves slowly. We do have the footing inand most of the blocks laid on the perimeter of the kitchen/living roomend of the building. One more day of block laying and we should be ableto put this end of it on its new foundation. Then we will be ready toput the new siding on the front and back wall (it is already on the end).This will make this half of the house more presentable. Now it is coveredwith a dilapidated roll-brick siding.

We reported the generous offering we received in July and are so glad thatAugust and September were above average, too--over $1300. Several personshave increased their contributions and new givers have joined them. Wepraise the Lord for their gifts that uphold this work and make it possible.

May the Lord "uphold you and make you"more fruitful in His vineyard.

Yours in His service,

For display materials write to:

The Luttrells

Mrs. Delbert Spence, Box ^4-2,Rockfield, Indiana 46997

CONTRIBUTORS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Individuals/couplesChurches/groups

Westside-C olumbia,M0Leanna, KSNeeper, MOHelping Hands, Osage

Hills, Tulaa,OKConverse, INNewburg, MOBurlington, INLord's Reapers,

OCC,Joplin,MO

CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADDRESS CHANGES

Lincoln,NEMacedonia, Ko-

komo, INCarrollton,GAKokomo, INNewpoint, MOBerea, MOMoran, KS

Herbert Kurtz

C M Breedlove

Joseph Messick,JrThelma ImelB onni e 0 *R ourkeRuth ShoematePhilip LuttrellLeslie HayesRalph CutterEllen Sneed

Estil CottleCharles Sabo.JrJohn DoyleJames F RobertsMark Luttrell

Melba Hobbs

Ruth WassonJane HubbertDoug Williams

SHOULD BE SENT TO THE HAWAII ADDRESS

HAWAII CALLS MISSIONMr. John Page1304- Robert Ray Dr.Columbia, MO 65202

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONU. S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 276COLUMBIA, MO 65202

MISSION SERVICES ASSN

BOX 2427

KNOXVILLE, TN 37901

ISSION P. 0. Box 25WWaianae, HI96792

DECEMBER, I985

Dear Fellow-Worshipers at the Manger,

NARAGSAK A PASKUA KEN NAGASAT A BARO A TAWEN YO (a Merry Christmasand a prosperous New Year in the Ilocano dialect of the PhilippineIslands)! Hawaii is inhabited by so many races that there are numerous ways of expressing this holiday greeting. How marvelous thatthe Lord recognizes them all and is Savior of all. As we approachthis holiday season may we really think about what it means to usas individuals. May His peace reign in Your heart.

As is our custom, this month we want to update you on our familymembers and hope you will let us know what you and yours are doing,There is no earth-shaking news, but we praise the Lord that each oneis busy with family activities and in their churches.

AMY and her family live in Indianapolis, IN. Their fourth girl, Anita, wasborn in June. Lani is of Kindergarten age this year and Amy is teachingher at home, so you know she is busy. LETA lives in San Jose, CA, and hastwo little girls. The oldest goes to a co-operat.ive pre-school at theirchurch so Leta takes her turn helping there. She*^also the chairman ofthe Christian Education committee. MARK is nearing the end of the testingon the space telescope project for Lockheed. Some of the engineers willbe going to Cape Canaveral for the final testing at the launch site. Hehopes to be one of them. PHILIP continues to work at the Frito-Lay Plantin Frankfort, IN and remodel his home. This year he tore off the frontporch to extend the livingroom, and reroofed his house. He will do thefinish work inside this winter. His wife's father is very ill and so thefamily needs our prayers. LORA is in her third year at Ozark ChristianCollege. Her boy friend works at an Arcade owned by a Christian, so theyare able to witness to the street people who hang out there. In additionshe works at the College radio station and is getting good grades in herclasses.

CHANGE is the one-word description of our lives this year! Change in ourwork for the Lord, in the location of our home, in our finances, and inour health.

You know, if you have been reading our newsletters, that we finished ourWORK with the Palolo Valley congregation in I983 and have been teachingand preaching in English to the segment of the Waipahu congregation thatdoes not readily learn in the Ilocano dialect. We also attend the nightservices at the Maili Church which is only about 5 minutes from our home.I helped prepare the building there to be able to open a pre-school. Wehope the inspectors do not find other things that we need to do to qualify.I also lead the mid-week Bible study on alternating weeks. Our neighborasked Henrietta to have a weekly Bible study for her friends and children.It has developed that she teaches her grandchildren on Saturday morningsand then usually has an hour with the adults early in the week. LastSunday night the neighbor and four of her grandchildren attended" theservice at Maili with us. Henrietta has just started an after-schoolBible club there with 7 present the first week. Three of them came onSunday night so Henrietta had a class for the eight children present.

HOME LOCATION; You probably remember that in July we finished movingfrom the little apartment in a congested neighborhood in Honoluluto a little community called Nanakuli about 35 miles away. We are buyingtwo houses on one lot on an agreement of sale and at the end of fiveyears are to obtain a mortgage to pay the owners in full. There is muchwork to be done before the loan can be obtained—a new roof on the rentalunit, new posts underneath and straightening others, replacement of termite damaged wood, etc.

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FINANCES: Since we are no longer living in a church parsonage, the mission income must "be increased to cover a $^00 housing allowance (that'scheap—to rent this home would prohahly cost $500-$600 per month). Weneed about $1500 per month to meet expenses. Some generous persons haveresponded to our appeal for funds and we have been able to make the property payment each month—usually with nothing to spare. We've beenreceiving just over $1300 the past few months.

While there are many changes in our lives, many items are constant. Wepraise the Lord that He is faithful, He supplies our needs, there areopportunities for service, and joy in Him. We are enjoying the closefellowship with the Sholtises who have served at the Maili church for21 years. We appreciate all the brethren who have made it possible forus to work here and your prayers. Continue to pray for us to havestrength of serve Him and continue to send your support for this workto our new address, P. 0. Box 25W, Waianae, HI 96792* May the Lordbless and keep you in Him.

Love and prayers,

The Luttrells

For display materials write, Mrs. Delbert Spence, Box ^^2, Rockfield,IN ^6997

HEALTH: Henrietta is well, as usual, but gets tired more easily (couldit be the gray hair), so we enjoy frequent breaks in our yard swing underthe big mango tree. I am having more frequent bouts with asthma, am undermedication, but am able to work when I remember to move slowly and restfrequently.

CONTRIBUTORS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

Churches/groupsLeanna, KSWestside,C olumbia,MOMac edonia,Kokomo,INNew Point, MOLogansport, INBlue Ridge,Columbia,

MO

Greenville, ILCarrollton, GA--

Cross Plains

HAWAII CALLS MISSION

Mr. John Page130^ Robert Ray Dr.Columbia, MO 65202

Kokomo,INLord's Reapers-

OCC, Joplin,MOOsage Hills—Tulsa,OK

Lincoln,NEBurlington,IN—

Faith

Berea, MO

Individuals/couplesRon SimpsonJohn A DoyleRuth L Shoemate

C M BreedloveMark Luttrell

Melba HobbsEllen Sneed

James F RobertsMarion AlexanderBonnie O'RourkeThelma ImelHoward Reeve

Bettie Marie HortonMildred E Butler

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

U. S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 276COLUMBIA, MO 65202

MISSION SERVICES ASSN,

BOX 2427

KNOXVILLE, TN 37901