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24 a- MAIAWI CHRISTIAN MISSION MISSIONARIES: STEPHEN AND VONNIE SKAGGS FIELD ADDRESS FORWARDING AGENTS MALAWI M J) RO. Box 2500 James and Beverly Sivits THE WARM ^ )j) Biantyre, Malawi 5980 McLarnan Road HEART OF ^ Africa Gambier, Ohio 43022 AFRICA Phone 635691 (614)668-2561 AUGUST 1988 NEWSLETTER WE'RE HERE!! On Thursday, July 20, we arrived in Lilongwe, the capilol city of Malawi. We were met at the airport by Vonnie's parents, Bill and Jackie Brant. We loaded all of our luggage into the Brants' car and small trailer and drove three hours to Biantyre, the city where we will be living. We had a long but enjoyable flight over. Our lay over in Amsterdam allowed us to catch up on sleep and begin to adjust to the time change, as well as do some sight-seeing. GETTING SETTLED Our time in Malawi thus far has been spent in recovering from jet lag and getting ourselves oriented and organized. As we write this newsletter, we've only been in Malawi two weeks, so we're just now starting to get adjusted to the time change, climate change, etc. We will be filling in for the Brants while they are on furlough from September until January, as well as slaying in their house, so we are learning how to fulfill the various responsibilities of their work. WHAT LIES AHEAD. During the next few months, will begin that "ever so fun" process of language learning. We are searching now for the best methodology for learning Chichewa, as there are a number of classes and learning techniques to choose from. Also during this time we will sizing up the work. With the church in Malawi being so large and growing so rapidly, it will probably take some time to gain an accurate understanding of the state of the work here. STEVE'S FIRST SERMON IN MALAWI. On Saturday July 29, I had the opportunity to preach my first sermon in Malawi! The occasion was an area church conference in the far southern part of Malawi. Gathered at this conference were church members and church leaders from all over that region as well as from Mozambique. What a joy it was to share with them from God's Word! FINANCIAL UPDATE. As many of you know, we had a very unwelcome surprise in early July. We were informed that a new policy demanded that we establish a special exit fund of 7000 Kwacha, approximately $2,600, in a Malawian bank before we could receive a work permit. We praise God that we now have the money in the bank to cover this! Our biggest need at this point is to build funds for the purchase of a truck. We currently have no transportation of our own at . all. We need to raise approximately $9,000 in the next few weeks to purchase a vehicle. Although not complete, monthly support has been coming in. We are hoping and praying that we will be able to write to you soon that all the monthly support has been commited. PRAYER NEEDS. Please be in prayer about the following: Support 'for Truck and Von's Language Training to Needs of Malawians

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MAIAWI CHRISTIAN MISSIONMISSIONARIES: STEPHEN AND VONNIE SKAGGS

FIELD ADDRESS FORWARDING AGENTSMALAWI MJ) RO. Box 2500 James and Beverly Sivits

THE WARM ^ )j) Biantyre, Malawi 5980 McLarnan Road •HEART OF ^ Africa Gambier, Ohio 43022

AFRICA Phone 635691 (614)668-2561

AUGUST 1988 NEWSLETTER

WE'RE HERE!! On Thursday, July 20, we arrived in Lilongwe, the capilol city ofMalawi. We were met at the airport by Vonnie's parents, Bill and Jackie Brant. Weloaded all of our luggage into the Brants' car and small trailer and drove three hoursto Biantyre, the city where we will be living. We had a long but enjoyable flightover. Our lay over in Amsterdam allowed us to catch up on sleep and begin to adjustto the time change, as well as do some sight-seeing.

GETTING SETTLED Our time in Malawi thus far has been spent in recovering from jetlag and getting ourselves oriented and organized. As we write this newsletter, we'veonly been in Malawi two weeks, so we're just now starting to get adjusted to the timechange, climate change, etc. We will be filling in for the Brants while they are onfurlough from September until January, as well as slaying in their house, so we arelearning how to fulfill the various responsibilities of their work.

WHAT LIES AHEAD. During the next few months, will begin that "ever so fun" processof language learning. We are searching now for the best methodology for learningChichewa, as there are a number of classes and learning techniques to choose from.Also during this time we will sizing up the work. With the church in Malawi being solarge and growing so rapidly, it will probably take some time to gain an accurateunderstanding of the state of the work here.

STEVE'S FIRST SERMON IN MALAWI. On Saturday July 29, I had the opportunity topreach my first sermon in Malawi! The occasion was an area church conference inthe far southern part of Malawi. Gathered at this conference were church membersand church leaders from all over that region as well as from Mozambique. What a joyit was to share with them from God's Word!

FINANCIAL UPDATE. As many of you know, we had a very unwelcome surprise inearly July. We were informed that a new policy demanded that we establish a specialexit fund of 7000 Kwacha, approximately $2,600, in a Malawian bank before we couldreceive a work permit. We praise God that we now have the money in the bank tocover this! Our biggest need at this point is to build funds for the purchase of a truck.We currently have no transportation of our own at . all. We need to raiseapproximately $9,000 in the next few weeks to purchase a vehicle. Although notcomplete, monthly support has been coming in. We are hoping and praying that wewill be able to write to you soon that all the monthly support has been commited.

PRAYER NEEDS. Please be in prayer about the following:♦Monthly Support ♦Funds 'for Truck

♦Steve and Von's Language Training ♦Sensitivity to Needs of Malawians

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Describe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on the field:

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If funds are to be sent directiy to the missionary on the mission field, please explain the details of HOW to do it, so wecan give your expianation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire

Mission Services Association is depending upon you to keep her informed regarding your missionary activity.Thanks so very much; you are the BEST source for your information we know, so you are a vital partner.

If you have additional information that you think will be helpful to the staff of MSA in preparing news stories aboutyour ministry, please feel free to send it. MSA is depending upon you. Thanks.

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Name in full Marie. 3rant-Sp«« oof all names First Name Middle Name Last Name uU

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Names and addresses of other sponsoring churches whose elders recommend you:

Number & Street(Full name of church)

City: State Zip

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City: State Zip

Please send letters of recommendation from the elders In

your sponsoring churches which will encourage other

churches to support your missionary work. Certainly the

words of these elders will help to convince others

regarding the worthiness of your mission work. Please

help MSA to spread your news through HORIZONS by

sending these elders' letters from your sponsoring

churches as soon as possible. MSA will be happy to help

you contact these elders if you will send the full

addresses of the churches.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names here and enclose a copy of each letter.)

Name: ^Ch&nceD '̂̂ Number &Street ke^iuck^ CkriciCity: i^rasj<^oY\ State Zip

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What is your purpose in missions? Or what do you hope to accomplish on the missionfield?

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Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?Evangelist Bible College Teacher Bible Reader Public School Teacher Pilot.Homemaker ^ Doctor Nurse Social Worker Music Teacher Radio

ministry Radio follow-up Christian Service Camp Linguistics Maintenance ofmission equipment Maintenance Benevolent Office Work Production of BibleCorrespondence Courses Production of Christian literature in the National Language VillageEvangelism Name other: ^

Languages you know (fluent/non-fluent)

PARENTS:

Father's name and his home address:{Fitst • Middle • Lasi name)

Living Deceased Number &Street P. 0-——^60^City p/AyjPsrt . /IALAUj-. state AF}< 't fA Zip Phone -df/His occupation ioyi/}r\j Is he a Christian? Yes — No

What positions of leadership has he held In the local church?

What Christian service does he now do?

Mother's full maiden name ku PhrKii<iyi.{Fmt - Middle - Last name)

Living ^ Deceased Number &Street

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is she a Christian? Yes No Her occupation if employed outside the

home

What leadership positions or Christian service has she rendered to the local church?

Do you have relatives in mission work? Yes No

If so, please list their names, location, kinship and details on a separate sheet with a brief explanation of theirmissionary activity.

FORWARDING AGENT:

Name s. ^/1/1 ^5{First - Middle • Last name. 11 applicable. Hatbotn Mr. and Mrs. lull names.)

Number and Street j^c P,d• , City

State 6H 7ip Phone

Where attend church? ChiATch——Ch.n\h(Full name ol church) J(Full name ol church) J

Number & /'JiurA , City State Zip 43i)^:2

What duties are performed by the forwarding agent?

Should money be sent to the forwarding agent only?

Does the forwarding agent receive a salary? In what form should funds be sent?

Please give the full name of the mission: MA -id ir CHpTS TI. A/Y M //Does the mission have official tax exempt status?

Please give details of HOW checks should be written to this mission:

If funds are to be sent directly to the missionary on the mission field, please explain the details of HOW to do it, so wecan give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire

Mission Services Association is depending upon you to keep her informed regarding your missionary activity.Thanks so very much; you are the BEST source for your information we know, so you are a vital partner.

If you have additional information that you think will be helpful to the staff of MSA in preparing news stories about

your ministry, please feel free to send it. MSA is depending upon you. Thanks.

MALAWI CHRISTIAN MISSIONMISSIONARIES: STEPHEN AND VONNIE SKAGGS

MALAWITHE WARMHEART OF

AFRICA

FIELD ADDRESSRO. Box 2500

Blanlyre, MalawiAfrica

Phone 635691

FOfRWARDING AGENTSJames and BeverlySMIs

5980 McLaman RoadGambler, Ohio 43022

(614)668-2581

Dear Christian Friends,

We need you to help us make a difference in Malawi, Africa.In the New Testament Jesus once said that "the fields are whiteunto harvest." This statement could not be more true of Malawi!The church there has grown froJiL^lO jconareaations in 1979 to wellover 150 congregations currently. Includrrig the churches thathave been started in neighboring Mozambique, an oppressive communist country, the total number of congregations is approximately

But currently there are pr^^^wo. families working in southernMalawi and reaching over the ^ord^F''̂ W€"6" Mozambique. Many churchesare lucky if a missionary can visit their congregation once ayear! When one considers that most of these congregations are

^^^ry young and that there are only few trained national leaders,^ the need in Malawi becomes ctfeyiPUS. Who will go to Malawi and

aid in training national leaders? Who will go to Malawi to helpyoung churches mature in Christ? Who will go to Malawi to reachout to groups of natives, urban blacks, and Europeans that arestill unreached? Based upon the of Bill and JackieBrant, veteran missionaries to MaiawTTv^nie and I are willingto ,go^ to Malawi to seek to meet those needs.

Vonnie and I have spent the last few years/ preparing ourselves for God's service. Vonnie, who is the daughter" of missionaries Bill and Jackie Brant, received, her Associate degreefrom Kentucky Christian College in 1986. I graduated suroma cumlaude from K.Cin 1987 with a major" in Bible and Christian

iHinistries an^T^am 'Currently working on Master of Arts degreein Missions from Cincinnati Bible Seminary./

We have been preparing ourselves for the work, and we arejgo...but we need your help. We are nnrr^n^iy gppirinrf

churches and individuals of faith and action who willa:^^J;;dadULS inour endeavor to reach out to Malawi. We not only need to find-inaxxt^iJ^suimorters who will help us toward our total need of

^ $3,000/month ( $2,000-Mission fund and $1,000-Salary), bat Tj:e.,one-time gifts toward the great costs of rejjjcatij

(and" beginning a new life on the mission field!

will you help us make a difference in Malawi?! Feel freeto call us or write us for more information oh how you can makea difference!!!

Yours in Christ,

Steve and Vonnie SkaggsMissionary Recruits to Malawi

MEET OUR FORWARDING AGENTS

Jim, Bev, Amy, & Nicole Sivits

Jim & Bev are from Gambier, Ohio. Jim is anelder and treasurer at Grove Church of Christ in

Gambier. Their address is:

5980 Mc Larnan Rd.

Gambier, Ohio 43022(614) 668-2581

Steve and/or Vonnie are available for missionpresentations or speaking engagements at:

•Churches

• Ladies groups•Community groups• Faith promises•Sunday School Classes

'Mens fellowships• Youth events

•VBS's

•Revivals

•Any group!!!

From Jan. 1,1989 until Steve & Vonnie-sdeparture in July 1989, their address will be:

Steve &Vonnie SkaggsP.O. Box 564

Columbia, Ky. 42728(502) 378-6346

"Open your eyes and

look at the fields!

They are ripefor harvest."

Jn 4:35

STEVE & VONNIE SKAGGS

Recruits For

MALAWI

CHRISTIANMISSION

Departing for Malawi: Summer of 1989

MEET STEVE & VONNIE

STEVE SKAGGS was raised in South Cen

tral Kentucky in Mountpelier, Ky. There Steve attended Adair County High School, where hegraduated as saiutatorian of the class of 1983.After high school, Steve went on to KentuckyChristian College where he majored in Bible andChristian Ministries and graduated in 1987 asvaledictorian of his class (also summa cum laude).During Steve's years at KCC, he worked in threesummer internships: Hillcrest Christian Church inBedford, Indiana; Eastside Christian Church inFullerton, California; and Bophuthatswana Christian Mission in Bophuthatswana, Southern Africa.Currently Steve is completing his Master of Artsdegree from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in the areaof missions and is working as Youth Minister ofGrove Church of Christ in Gambler, Ohio.

VONNIE SKAGGS was born in Lusaka,Zambia, Africa, and has spent most of her life onthe mission field with her parents, veteran missionaries Bill and Jackie Brant. Although Vonniewas born in Zambia, she spent most of her lifein Malawi, Africa, where her parents began theirwork as Malawi Christian Mission in 1979. After

coming back to the United States to complete hersenior year of high school at Wadsworth HighSchool in Wadsworth, Ohio, Vonnie went on toKentucky Christian College, where she receivedher Associate of Arts degree in 1986. During heryears at KCC, Vonnie participated in two summerinternships: Malawi Christian Mission, Malawi,Africa, and Bopthatswana, Southern Africa. Vonnie has also had numerous speakingengagements and has represented her parentswork while they were overseas.

MALAWI - RIPE FOR HARVEST

Malawi — Population:

6,429,700

MALAWI - {

In the New Testament Jesus once said that

"the fields are ripe for harvest." This statementcould not be more true of Malawi! The churchthere has grown from 10 congregations in 1979to well over 150 congregations currently. Including the churches that have been started inneighboring Mozambique, an oppressive communist country, the total number of congregra-tions is apporximately 2501! Malawi Is certainlyripe for harvest. The only question is "who willgo to work in the harvest?"

OUR PART IN THE HARVEST

We will be working in several areas of the mala-wian work. Of course, as we begin we will be concentrating on learning the language and cultureof the Malawian people. But as we become moreknowledgable in our understanding of Malawianlanguage and culture,we will work in the areasof leadership development, preaching, teaching,and new church developement. We will also beinvolved in creating new programs, such as a program meeting the need for Christian education forthe young people.

FINANCIAL NEEDS

Personal (Monthly): $1000.00Mission Funds (Monthly) $2000.00Includes Housing, Transportation,

Health Insurance, Postage, Printing,Telephone, etc.

Total Monthly Needs $3000.00Total Yearly Needs $36,000.00

ONE TIME NEEDS

Vehicle (4WD for bush) $10,000.00Relocation Fund $8,000.00(air tickets, personal needs, shipping)Equipment $5,000.00(includes computer)

C\

Many of our friends have asked "when do youwant us to start supporting you?" It is presentlyour goal to leave for the mission field In early July 1989. Of course, we will need all of our support at that time. Currently, however, Steve isworking as Youth Minister of Grove Church ofChrist in Gambier, Ohio. So our major need at thispoint is the build up of funds to meet our largeone-time expenses and of funds for publicity andsupport-raising. On January 1, 1989 we will beleaving our position at Grove to raise support full-time and make preparations to leave. At that timewe will need at least $600.00 per month to meetliving expenses before setting to the field. Weneed your support! Prayerfully consider theabove needs and make a commitment to harvest

the fields and/or challenge your congragations tobe a partner with us.

c> YESI've opened my eyes and have seen the fields.. . .and I want to help!

Name

Adress

City

Phone

Iwill give • $100. • $50.• $25. • $15. or$ a month beginning

now, or

Enclosed is my one time gift of$1000., $500., $250., $100., or$ to help reap theharvest in Malawi.

I will pray daily for Steve and Von-nie and for the Malawian People

I am unable to give now, but keepme informed on your work.

Our church, missions group, class,etc. will begiving $per month.

Please contact me about a speaking engagement.

state Zip

Send to

Malawi Christian Mission

5980 Mc Larnan Rd.

Gambier, Ohio 43022

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