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THE

PHIPPS ,

CHARLES

VIA. MISSIONARIES

Evangelism i n I t a l y

Radio Ministry:

"Search the

Scriptures"

Tim Wilson,

Co-Broadcaster

We ive thanks to God

lways

for l l of you, making

mention

of ou

i n

our prayers.

I

hessalonians1:2

Happy New Year

May God

bless

you each one

and i l l you

throughout the year

with His peace

and

joy


2/8

"Pray

without

c e a s i n g "

( I Thess.

5:17)

EARTHQUAKE

I n Italian I t

I s : TERREMOTO The

word that

s

on

veryone's

l i p s

here.

Whata e r r i b l e

and

e r r i f y i n g d i s a s t e r Bu t

we raise

God

t hat even t h o u g h we

e l t

i t

here,

there was

no erious i n j u r y we know f I n Terracina,

and

none

o

us personally.

We

re deeply

t o u c h e d by h e c o n c e r n

f o r

o u r

safety

shown by o many

f

y o u .

What s

left?

The

addest thing

we heard

was rom, t h e

Mayor

f

a

mall,

p o o r t o w n

that was

c omple tely

destroyed.

H i s comment

o

TV

cameras as ,"We

have e f t

only o u r eyes

w i t h

w h i c h

t o

cry."

What was e f t

behind?

A manwas ounddeadon

i s mattress the

mattress t u f f e d w i t h several m i l l i o n I ta l ia n

l i r e Jesus made h e point long ago

(Ma t t he w 6:19,20)

t he earthquake

under

scored

t

What wasdiscovered?

t

I s reported

t h a t a

r i e s t

h as

been ndicted

f o r

fraud. Several

years ago

he

aised

about

a l f

a

illion l i r e to

restore

thechurch

building. T he ea r t h q u a ke

t urned

up

h e

box

n

w h i c h he s

accused

f h av i ng

h i d

t h e money nder t h e ch urch's s t o n e f l o o r .

What o

do?

Pray

much

or

t h e

victims,

dear

n e s ,

and

remember

o

t h ank God each day

o r

H i s

w a t c h and

care

ver u s .

As

h o r r i f y i n g as

t h i s

was,wewere

eminded

o f

t h e

Scripture

t h a t

says

we i l l

cry

for even

orse:

or

t h e

r o c k s

and

the

mountains o f a l l

on

s. f

we

are

n o t ready

o r

t he

Lord's

r e t u r n .

Let

u s

w a t c h

and

ray Help - t he small group

here

n

Terraci na has e n t

clo t hes,

dishes,

various

supplies

and a izeable

financial

contribution,

Happier

Newsl

On

December 23

we

rove

t o

Naples

o

t h e

Ca p o d i c h i n o Airport

and

met u r

oldest

s o n t h i r d - b o r n ) , L a r r y ,

and

i s wife, Judy.

T hey

spent a eautiful, s u n n y week

i t h u s ,

T h e y

are

tationed i n Frankfurt,

West

Germany

n

t h e U . S . A i r Force, Since t h i s

was h e i r f i r s t t r i p

t o

I t a l y , we r a y ed

especially

f o r

good

ea t h e r God

answered

u r

prayers i n H i s own e n e r o u s

s t y l e and very day hey were ere was

crisp

and u n n y .

We

i s i t e d

Rome

r i e f l y and saw t . P e t e r ' s

Cathedral. t

i s

very beautiful I n

I t s

art and

Continued

o n page3


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adornment,

ut we

ould

n o t

h e l p

n o t i c i n g

the

emphasis

on human r a d i t i o n i n

contrast with

the Bible's exaltation

of

t he

Father, Son and

Holy

S p i r i t ,

While

on

the

Base

at

the

a i r p o r t

as

we

waited

to

meet he children, we

t e

an

American

ha m b u rg e r mmmmgoodi

he

B u t t e r f o a l l

Turkey L a r r y and J ud y

brought

fed

nine

of

us

Christmas

evening. Besides

L a r r y

and

Judy,

and

we wo, there

we r e

Giuseppe

and

amily,and

our

usual guest

who

would otherwise

have

been alone,

Wonderful fellowship

-

and Rosetta made

the

"pasta,"

w i t h

Daniela helping

serve.

I v i a was ery thankful to be walking t h i s

y ear,

as

she

o u l d not Christmas, 1978,

Prayer Changes Things

Each year we

pick

a passage of S c r i p t u r e

mostsuited to

the

work here

and

our needs

asa part

of

that

work. h i s year,

"PRAY

WITHOUT CEASING" s o u r

choice,

or

we

have

many prayer

needs

here.

We

sk

you r prayers

for u s as we pray for y o u .

James :16

says:

"Pray o r

one

nother,

that y o u

may

be healed."

We

ould

like

ali who would to send usa

picture

and

your prayer needs

and we

i l l

add them

to

our prayer-boar d

and

table,

where we i l l pray

o r

y o u and them some

time

each

d a y .

We

o u l d

l i k e

to share

prayer needs ith the local

brethren

here

as we teach

them

prayer and

preservance.

Some

f

o u r

people

here have

become

o

Involved i n t r y i n g to

make

money

o pay

ever r i s i n g

prices

that c h u r c h

a t t e n d a n c e s

down

o

some

xtent, but n

addition

to the

"regulars," there

are many new

prospects

to witness to and teach.

Much

prayer

for

both

the

"old"and those the Lord i s

s t i l l

seeking

to rea ch

i s

a

eal n e e d .

The

radio

work

becomes

ver heavier,

or

which we r e thankful New d eve lopme n ts

i n both radio and

TV

lo ok promising.

Another

reason

f o r prayer

without ceasing

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Youcan seewhywe

eel

1981 w i l l

d e f i n i t e l y

be

a

plus"-

a

good

y e a r i n the Lord's vine

yard i n i t a i y ,

and

through the radio, n

Europe

and

the

United

Kingdom.

We

r e more han conquerors, the Lord

t e l l s

us,

and

we

elieve

Him

Our war s not

against flesh

and

b l o o d ,

b u t

against a l l .

those powers

and

r i n c i p a l i t i e s

that

He a s

a l r e a d y overcome. o u r

u nceasing

prayers w i l l

help

us

to b ring

others

to

see

the r e a l i t y of the Master's v i c t o r y f o r them.

How

we

con

pray

unceasingly,

when

i f

keeps usso

b usy? Here's

one

way

we o u n d

helpful

- we

pray t w i l l

help

y o u . . .

A

ervant g i r l told

a

group

f

m i n i s t e r s

how

she foun d

i t easy to

pray

without

ceasing:

"The more

have

o do, he more

can

pray.

When

f i r s t open my eyes n the morning,

pray,

l o r d , open the e y es

of my

nderstan

ding.'

Eph. 1:18]

While

am ressing, pray that

may

be

clothed w i t h the r o b e

of righteou sness,

i s a . 61:10)

When

have

washed myself, ask for the

washing of

regeneration.

T i t u s 3:5}


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As begin

work,

pray that may

have

s t r e n g t h equal to my day.

Deut. 33: 25)

When

begin

to kindle the i r e , pray that

God s

work

may revive

i n

my

s o u l .

(Hab.

3:2)

As sweep

ut

the house, pray

that

my

heart

may be

cleansed

from

a l l

i t s

I m p u r i t i e s ,

i

John

1 : 7 )

While preparing and partaking of

break

fast, desire to be fed

with t h e

hidden

mannaand he

sincere

milk ofthe

Word.

(Rev.

2:17; Peter 2:2)

As am usy

w i t h

t he

i t t l e

children, look

up

o

God

as my ather

and

pray o r t he

s p r t

o f

a d o p t i o n

t h a t

m ( ^ , . b e

H i s

c h i l d .

(Romans

8:15)

...and

so on, i l

dayrv

Let

each

of us make fffs^r

h e r

own

adaption

according

to

personal needand

choice of appropriate S c r i p t u r e s - but

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THE HIPPS ,

CHARLES

VIA, MISSIONARIES

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&

haron W i l l i a m s . Fwdg. Agts.

P.O.Box 296

Carl Junction, MO 4834

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whatever

we

do,

l e t us sincerely

and

i n s i s t e n t l y

pray

without

ceasing.

BECAUSEY U SKED

UR

EEDS

Most

immediate

i n time - we need

extra

funds

o r

a

r i p to

Germany

o i s i t brethren

there wit h

whom

Charles

has worked

for

several years. Since our son, a r r y , s

now

n

Germany

and lose

to

our

destination

- t h i s

w i l l help w i t h lodging i n part, but t r a v e l

costs are

so

high However, we eel we

must

make h i s

t r i p ,

which

we

postponed

before

our r ecen t furlough

due

t o

circumstances over which we had no

control. We hould

leave

about March 20,

t he

Lord

being

w i l l i n g .

Here s

where

you may

r i t e

to

t h

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Q r i s t i a i i c y H i s s i o r i

THE

PHIPPS",

CHARLES& VIA.

MISSIONARIES

r,rt

Evangelism i n I t a l y

Radio Ministry:

"Search

the

Scriptures"

Tim Wilson. Co-Broadcaster

"We ive thanks to God lways for

l l

of you,

making

mention of

ou

i n

our

prayers.

IThessalonians1:2

a

THEWORDS GRAZIB

Study

can

be

"a piece of cake" or cookie

when

v i a

p r e p a r e s goodies

o r

the

k i d d i e s .

Adults d o n ' t s u f f e r ,

however, from

a

l a c k

o f l o v i n g

h o s p i t a l i t y The

L o r d

p r o v i d e s us

p l e n t y o f g u e s t s to p r a c t i c e Hebrews 13:2

on

''WHAT DID

THELADY

IVIA

SAY?"

COSAHA DETTO

LA

SIGNORA IVIAf

T h i s

i s a p h r a s e C h a r l e s h e a r s v e r y o f t e n ,

e s p e c i a l l y

a s

he and

v i a

h e l p

t a l i a n

c h i l d r e n s t u d y E n g l i s h . These s t u d i e s

a l s o

h e l p

v i a

i n h e r s t u d y o f t h e t a l i a n

l a n g u a g e .


6/8

THE POPE'S SHOOTING

FTERMATH

We

r a i s e

t h e L o r d

t h a t

t h e

w o u l d - b e

a s s a s s i n

f a i l e d i n h i s p u r p o s e S u c h v i o l e n c e c a n n o t be

u s t i f i e d ,

no

m a t t e r

who

h e i n t e n d e d

v i c t i m

m i g h t b e . The

h o c k

i s p e r h a p s e v e n

g r e a t e r

when p o p u l a r

p e r s o n

o f

i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r o m i n e n c e i s t h e o u t l a w ' s o b j e c t i v e . And g r e a t e r y e t b e c a u s e i n t h i s

c a s e ,

t h e v i c t i m i s

w i d e l y

known s e a r n e s t l y

d e s i r i n g a n d p r a y i n g

f o r

p e a c e . And

h i s l e a d s many

a n d among h e m ,

many

who

r e

n o t

members

f t h e g r o u p o f w h i c h t h e

Pope s

t h e h e a d - t o s l i p

f r o m s y m p a t h y f o r

t h e v i c t i m t o

a p p r o v a l o r s e n t i m e n t a l a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e

o r g a n i z a t i o n h e r e p r e s e n t s .

We r a i s e t h e

61 y e a r o l d

P o l i s h

g e n t l e m a n f o r h i s g e n e r o u s

s p i r i t o f

l o v e t h a t c a u s e d h i m

t o

f o r g i v e h i s

w o u l d - b e

k i l l e r . We

d m i r e

a n d

r e s p e c t

h i s e r u d i t i o n . We a l u e h i g h l y h i s o b v i o u s s p i r i t u a l i t y a n d

e n e r g e t i c

p u r s u i t

o f t h e p r i n c i p l e s

f o r

w h i c h h e s t a n d s . The

man

s a p p a r e n t l y e m i n e n t l y

f i t t e d f o r

t h e

p o s i t i o n h e o c c u p i e s . We r a y

t h a t

h e

may y e t l i v e a n d

e n j o y

good h e a l t h f o r many y e a r s .

B u t w h e t h e r

i n

a c t i v e ,

n o r m a l h e a l t h o r r e c u p e r a t i n g f r o m

t h i s

u n p r o v o k e d a t t e m p t

on

h i s

l i f e ,

o u r

s y m p a t h y a n d a d m i r a t i o n i s

f o r

t h e man. The n t i - b i b l i c a l p o s i t i o n s a d v o c a t e d b y

h i m

a s h e a d o f h i s

o r g a n i z a t i o n c a n n o t

be

c c e p t e d

b y

t h o s e

who a s e t h e i r f a i t h on h e r e c o r d e d r e v e l a t i o n

Cod

r o v i d e s i n

the c r i p t u r e s .

As

Giuseppe

t a l i a n o , preacher n T e r r a c j n a , s a i d ,

W

e e e l wounded, ot because he s Pope,

u t

because

h e i s a human b e i n g

t h e

d a n g e r i s

t h a t

t h e w e a k e r i n f a i t h m i g h t a c c e p t f a l s e t e a c h i n g b e c a u s e o f

s y m p a t h y f o r

t h e p e r s o n c o n c e r n e d .

S u c h

f o l k

l o s e b i g h t o f t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n

C h r i s t i a n

c h a r i t y a n d

G o d ' s

t e a c h i n g i n t h e Word B u t he who u t s f a i t h i n J e s u s o n l y w i l l n o t be r a p p e d . "

TE MWORK

C h a r l e s

I . ) ,

V i t o G e n t i l e ( c e n t e r ) and G i u s e p p e

I t a l i a n o r . ) work i k e a

good

B a r b e r s h o p

Q u a r t e T '

. . . i n c l o s e harmony

h a r l e s

h e l p s b o t h whenever

and

wherever

he i s

needed. Giuseppe

i s t h e

r e g u l a r

p r e a c h e r

i n T e r r a c i n a ,

V i t o i n Ciampino.

T h i s f a l l C h a r l e s b e g i n s

t h e

academic e a r w i t h

t h e

t e a c h i n g o f

a c o u r s e e s p e c i a l l y r e q u e s t e d by t h e

s tud ents:

Word

Studies i n

th e

New

T e s t a m e n t . "


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"PRIMAVERA N

ITALY

-

SPRING

I f s

a

b e a u t i f u l t i m e o f

y e a r

i n

I t a l y ,

e s p e c i a l l y i n

T e r r a c i n a

and

our

u r r o u n d i n g

a r e a on

the

West

C o a s t . The

sun s p a r k l e s on

t h e

b l u e M e d i t e r r a n e a n S e a ,

much

a s

t h e

eyes

o f

o n e

wh o

has u s t accepted C h r i s t

j e s u s

as h i s S a v i o r .

The

l o w e r s a r e

i n

f u l l

bloom and peak of the beauty of

God and H i s l o v e .

Th e

t r e e s

a r e f r e s h

green and f e r t i l e , as

our

l i v e s

a r e w h e n

we

grow toward

p i r i t u a l

m a t u r i t y w i t h

j e s u s

a s C h r i s t and L o r d

of

our

i v e s .

I t s a busy time

of

y e a r ,

too The Radio M i n i s t r y w i t h C h a r l e s

p r e p a r i n g t h e B i b l e messages and p r o g r a m s , I v i a w r i t i n g

t h e

o p e n i n g s

and c l o s i n g s and a s s i s t i n g t h e I t a l i a n t e c h n i c i a n w i t h

t h e l a n g u a g e ( s i n c e t h e b r o a d c a s t s a r e i n

E n g l i s h )

-

Th e

correspondence

w i t h

l i s t e n e r s , e t c P r e a c h i n g and

Teaching Counseling Helping a

student

w i t h

E n g l i s h

A i d i n g an e l d e r l y l a d y

i n

d i r e

c i r c u m s t a n c e s

T r a v e l i n g

to

encourage c o n v e r t s

who

have mo v e d to o t h e r

a r e a s and t o w i t n e s s t o and t e a c h

s t i l l

o t h e r s

T r a n s l a t i n g

a

C h r i s t i a n m u s i c a l

t o

be u s e d a t camp

t h i s summer

Th e

u s u a l

l o c a l

church schedule

H o s p i t a l

a nd o t h e r

c a l l s ,

e t c .

I f s

a

b e a u t i f u l

l i f e

any

time of y e a r i n the L o r d' s s e r v i c e

We

p r a i s e H i m f o r i t a l l .

WIRED FORSOUND

Some news

hat

feel i s b e a u t i f u l I f s a b o u t

Charles.

B e f o r e

l e a v i n g t h e

s t a t e s on o u r

l a s t f u r l o u g h ,

we

o t i c e d

C h a r l e s h a d t r o u b l e h e a r i n g p e o p l e

f

t h e y were o t h e s i d e o r

i n

b a c k

o f

h i m . W h e n w e

a r r i v e d h o m e h e r e i n

I t a l y , we

n o t i c e d

h e

d i d

not a l w a y s h e a r t h e t e l e p h o n e

o r t h e

o f f i c e

door b u z z e r . We ook him f o r a h e a r i n g t e s t and found

t h a t

h i s

h e a r i n g

l o s s

was

30% n

o n e

e a r

and

35% n

the

o t h e r ,

p a r t l y

d u e to

the

s i n u s a n d bronchial-asthma condition which

had been a

s e r i o u s

problem. The s p e c i a l i s t warned

t h a t

u n l e s s something

was

done, t h e

l o s s would c o n t i n u e t o

b e co m e g r e a t e r .

So

p r a y e d

God,

Let

C h a r l e s accept h i s , " and w i t h h i s u s u a l

b r i g h t s p i r i t he proceeded

t o

d o something

about t

A f t e r

much

i t t i n g ,

m e a s u r i n g , g l a s s e s

made and a d j u s t e d , he

n ow

wears n e w g l a s s e s

w i t h

not one, but two a u d i o p r o t e s i , "

as

h e a r i n g a i d s

a r e

c a l l e d

i n

I t a l i a n .

He

e a r s n o r m a l l y n ow and

t h e

l o s s of h e a r i n g i s stopped; P . T . U

P l e a s e ke e p

him

i n your

p r a y e r s ,

dear ones, as

h e

s

l e a r n i n g

t o l i v e w i t h t h i s ; i t

t a k e s

time and p a t i e n c e . Anything

worthwhile

c o s t s , doesn't

t ?

How p r a i s e

our

wonderful L o r d f o r t h i s p r e c i o u s man, my

husband. We 've

had almost

t h r e e

y e a r s t o g e t h e r . God

i s

g o o d

to

u s

-IvIa

SPECIAL THANKS

To h a r o n

and Don

W i l l i a m s

f o r

t h e i r

g r e a t

s e r v i c e t o t h e

L o r

and

t o u s . The w h o l e * f a m i l y ,

i n c l u d i n g

t h e i r two

d a u g h t e r s ,

v e r y

busy

n t h e F i r s t

C h r i s t i a n Church, a r l J u n c t i o n ,

M i s s o u r

S h a r o n i s i n c h a r g e o f t h e opening ceremonies f o r V a c a t i o

B i b l e S c h o o l .

She

s

a l s o

c a r r y i n g a h e a v y s c h e d u l e

a t M i s s o u r

Southern

S t a t e

C o l l e g e . Don s f u l l y occupied, t o o ,

i n h

p o s i t i o n s a l e s m a n

f o r

F l e m i n g F o o d s ) ,

and

s a l w a y s r e a d y f o

service at

c h urc h .

B e s i d e s a l l t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s ,

t h e y

a r e w o n d e r f u l

p a r e n t s

t o t w

b e a u t i f u l

g i r l s ,

K a y l e y

and Dawn,

a i n t a i n

a l o v e l y h om e an

s t i l l t a k e t i m e t o be t o p - n o t c h f o r w a r d i n g a g e n t s f o r

u s .

We

now you i l l weep w i t h t h o s e t h a t weep, h a r i n g t h e

sorrow

at

t h e loss of

D o n ' s

brother and Sharon'

grandmother.


8/8

OLD

FRIENDS

IN THELORD

Old f r i e n d s o f 30 y e a r s

meet a g a i n . C h a r l e s b e i n g

g r e e t e d by a s p e c i a l "

l a d y

i n a e r v i c e i n Ciampino

where he had

preached

t h a t day.

PRESENT URGENT NEED

SPECIAL PRAISE

Help

t o

pay

f o r C h a r l e s ' h e a r i n g a i d and g l a s s e s .

The o t a l cost s $896.00. t i s

a

l o t , w e l l

worth

t

f o r

h e a r i n g ,

s i g h t and s t o p p i n g

or

s l o w i n g d ow n

h e a r i n g

l o s s Thank you f o r g i v i n g t h i s y o u r

t h o u g h t f u l a t t e n t i o n .

O u r

move rom two

apartments

to one, n order to

save

e x p e n s e ,

t i m e , and

w a l k i n g

f o r v i a i s a t o t a l

s u c c e s s We

t l l

have a roomy o f f i c e and adequate

l i v i n g space. The L o r d

i s

good

^ T T i e I t a l i a t i

( ^ f i s t i a i i

c y y i i s s i o i i

THE HIPPS",CHARLES VIA. MISSIONARIES

0/0

Don

h a r o n Williams,

Fwdg. gts.

P.O. Box

296

C a r l

Junction, O

4834

phipps charles ivia 1981 italy

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