FORWARDING AGENTS:

Sp. 1 r, }/ Mr. &Mrs. Eldon Wymore^ 400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, OR 97355

January, 1975

Dear Christian Family*

"Let*8 see," I said as we planned, "We ought to pray that 60 people willattend our Christinas concert, because we have 59 good chairs and Mrs, Reeswill be at the piano.

Later, I was getting cold feet! "Our highest recent attendance was 44,and the choir doesn't sound great. Father in heaven, I'll put out 45 chairsif you'll fill them. Besides, no more chairs fit well in this little room."

The choir gathered before the concert for their final prayer circle, Iprayed hard! "Father we may have misunderstood your will tonight. If so,show us. If not, let your name be glorified in the way you know best. Wecommit it to you. Amen,". , ,"Yeyng Hing Yan, let's get the other chairs, these are all full,"

"Gary, it's still not enough chairs, The choir is willing to stand sothey can hour our chairs,"

"But you'll have to stand politely for more than an hour," I said,"It doesn't matter," they answered.During a solo, I whispered to Joyce, "Put the refreshments in two places

so they can get them".She said, "It is impossible' too many people are standing at the back,"The concert ended and the people rose to leave, but they couldn't. There

was no room to move around, Alan said. "Gary, we've got to fold up their chairsor they'll never get out. So we did,

"Thank you. Lord, Thank you for letting us share your love with morepeople here than ever before," Not only did God let us share the 'reason of ourhope' with over 80 people, such as atheists, devout Buddhists, former Communists,students, friends and relatives of Christians — not only us, but Mei Foo SunChuen Christians had a great fellowship party later that night, and Wong Tai Sinwas holding a revival with about 130 people present each night. Was it becauseof our work" Not really, It vias because peopl^ were willing to let God leadthe way.

People who study missions often talk about "indigenous churches," Indigenousrefers to a plant, animal or idea that grows naturally in a region or country,A concerned missionary knows that no matter how hard he tries, he is always aforeigner, He knows that his ideas and ways may never grow well because theyare foreign and unnatural to the people, Therefore, he always hopes and praysfor the indigenous idea or leader, So, I was glad when some of the youth toldme that they really wanted a Chinese to preach instead of me. And we were evenmore glad when they said, "We want our own Christian paper in Chinese, We vrantto do it all ourselves, We want to pay for it ourselves. We want to use it totell our friends about Christ," What could I say except "Praise the Lord I"

By the way, below is our annual financial- report. It should help you see howwe have been using what you have entrusted to us. You should note that sincethe value of the U.S. dollar is not stable, when we converted the figures fromH,K, dollars to U.S. dollars, v/e used an average value: so the figures arenot perfectly correct. Also note that any unaccounted-for spending that wedid is under the item of "personal items." If you have any questions or commentson the report, either the W3nnores or we will be glad to answer them.

May God richly bless you throughout all of 1975,

In His Love,

G^ry 6 Joyce AndersonSta^e 1, lll-D, 15/Floor ^Bfoadway,. Hei Foo Sim Chuen /Kowi&osi, Hong KongPhone: 3-712350

Anderson's Statonent

1973 ending balance

1974 incoms + special gifts

Expenditures for 1974

Tuition

Bent & UtilitiesFoodTransportationBooks & Office suppliesMedicalPostagePersonal items & titheCapital outlayJoyce's allowance

Forwarding Agents Statement

InoraneChurches (19)Individuals (34)

Expenditures for 1974

Postage & WiringPrintingPictures & Misc.

Anderson's salary

Qxurch Dsvelopnent Fund (Savings)

$416.92

9.255.05$9,671.97

2,810.162,734.99

975.28174.78

277.54157.45116.57

1,264.61928.57135.00

$9,574.95

7,718.223.825.66

$11,543.88

250.8748.0070.15

9.574.959,943.97

$3,670.54

9,671.97

-9.574.95$ 97t£S ending

b^ance

carriedforwared to1975

11,543.88

- 9.943.97$1,599.91

"Let's Just Praise the Lord"

FOPWARDINC ACFNTS:

Mr. ^Irs. Fldon WvTnore

400 Hillvicw DriveLebanon, OR 97355

February, 1975

Hi, Brothers and Sisters I

Joyce and I don't know how much Hod leads vou to Five to this work until we seethe annual statement since the Wymores handle vour p.ifts. So, we trust God inyou that it will be enough to meet our needs. ;

kRiat are the results? 18 months ago we came to Hong Kong with a fixedsalary of $7,800 per year. In those 18 months, inflation and U.S. dollar devaluation caused the cost of living to rise about 46%. At the same time, giftsduring the nast year were 49% ahove the oricinal salary. ja a f y

God has not only seen fit to maintain this work, but he has nrovided forit's growth. Yet, we have never asked for money. 'Je believe that you shouldgive because vou feel It's God's will, and if God leads you to give somewhereelse instead, then give there! Let's lust nraise the Lord, okay?

Attendances at Hong Kok in January were- English vTorsnin:Chinese worship:

Eng. Bible Class:Youth Meeting:

Pretty small, huh? No, the same meetings are about 40% higher than a year ago,despite Che fact that twice as many church activities now seek members attention,Look: , ,, ,

One Year Ago Now, these added onesEnglish Worship Chinese WorshipSunday School class/ChoirYouth Meetings Publish Chinese Youth PaperPublish monthly "Herald" New Church at Mei Foo Sun Chuen

uniat's more, both the English and Chinese services are now having good semonsfrom a variety of preachers and missionaries^instead of iust one —a realspiritual treat. Let's lust praise the Lord!

The fourth young adult member in a vear iust left Hong Kong to study abroad.Ahard-working Christian and a oromislng leader, left here for the Universityof Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. Discouraging? None. Each one left herewith the light that controls his life. In God's strength, he will endure andgrow and shine for Christ in another part of the world. Praise the Lord.

Chinese New Year, the biggest Oriental festival, is next week, with abundantfood, gifts, customs and parties. Please pray that it will be a time of sharingChrist with Chinese friends and neighbors. Prav also that a mature Chinese willbe found to meet some of the needs at Mong Kok. Finally, nray for our tjFstEaster evangelistic meetings, that they might be wholly God s tools for hisxi7ork.

May Cod fill your life with his praise.

P.T.L.:

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Gary and Joyce AndersonStage 1, 21D, 15/Floor,Broadway, ^*ei Foo Sun Chuen,Kow]con, Hong Kong

Phone: 3-712350

P.s. The Lord willing, we will finish fulltime language Bchool ^months ahead of first plan, to devote ourselves more fully to the work.

FORWAPDINC AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon VJymore

400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 973^

March, 1975 0^1

Dear Christian Fanily,

Having celebrated two new vears. Western and Chinese, we can begin to get into a dailvgrind. But so many exciting things are hannening, we iust can't stand still a minute.

Here in Hong Kong, it is next to impossible to o\-m a camn ground for summer church camnsor retreats. Since there are so few places, you ought to set a date to rent a site abouta vear in advance I We were able to reserve a site for August 2,3, & 4 so are now makingol'ans and teaching assignments. A few weeks ago, a groun of us took a day to look theplace over. The camp is on a distant island so we took food for a bar-b-nue and eniovedour boat ride. This "island ferry" was enuinoed with some park benches, nlentv of floorspace (for animals, produce, sleenine neonle, etc.), a T.V. (vrhich never got turned on),and a toilet with running water — the ocean water running bv underneath, that is I

Another exciting event coming up is a weddingI Wong Yan Wing, who iust graduated fromPlatte Valley Bible College (Nebr.) and returned last summer, is getting married the 22nd.His fiancee, Conita, is a lovely young Christian girl. For some added fun and fellowship,we ladies are giving Conita a bridal shox^er, She's never heard of such a thing before,but we can't nass up this 'tradition.' Besides, it is one evening we X'/ill get to visitX5rith her without Wing I

Another exciting date coming up is Easter. It is so special to a Christian, but even the'world' celebrates in some way. Here in Hong Kong, x»re are oraying for an evangelisticmeeting we will have the 28th, 29th, and 30th. Please nrav with us that since manv neonlewill have a holidav from work, they eill come to hear the Good News. Already, one younglady responded to Jesus and accepted Him as her personal Lord and Savior.

Another exciting date to mark in red is April 251 Garv & I x^?ill graduate from languageschool'. No, V7e don't know it all vet, but will have completed the two-vear course set upin this school. We do plan to continue studying a few hours a week to Keen us sharp.

Still another exciting date we'd like to announce is a new family member this year. Garyand I are studying and planning for the baby we are expecting in August. Gary works hard ^getting up to fix me a nourishing breakfast and slans my fingers whenever T want to nibble.We ask vour pravers for my good health and for a normal delivery, especially since theDoctor found an abnormal growth in my left breast. He feels it is only because I m pregnant, but doesn't want to take any chances, so I get special examinations at each visit.We have given this burden to the Lord and have confidence in the Doctor.

U.S. dollar devaluation is preventing the Christian elementary school here from meeting itsmonthly expenses. Although we are not as involved with the school as our coworkers; yet,we are daily concerned about its needs and the needs of its 200 children. So, we nlan tohelp them over this present problem with some of the monev that you have blessed us with.As soon as another piece of property, that is being sold passes several weeks of government red tape, the school won't have this money problem.

This month. Brother Andrew, author of GOD'S .SMUGGLER, challenged us to meet the need ofChina. The meeting sparked off discussions among Christian groups alreadv reaching intoChina. We heard about manv conversions iust 200 miles up the coast from here, persecution,corr«*sp«"»n<^**"^«*, efp, May Christians Jjl the J&eople'_s Republic of China be one of vourconstant prayers.

Excited for Jesus,

^40^^ i—•

Gary & Joyce AndersonStage 1, 21-D, 15/FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun Chuen

Kowloon, Hong Kong

P.S. Mr. Bill Rees, our co-worker iust had his appendix removed because of acuteappendicitis. He seems to be doing well, but he's 61 vears old and needs ourpravers.

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FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Wymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355503-258-2865

April, 1975

Dear Christian Family;

After our senior pastor. Bill Rees's emergency appendectomy last month, he recoveredquite fast and is back to almost normal speed again. Praise the Lord,

Chinese wedding customs are a whole new experience. When Wong Yan Wing, our Chineseco-worker, got married, he invited me to spend the whole wedding day with hiufi takingpictures. First, the groom, best man and myself took a "rented" car to his parent'shouse for Chinese lunch. Few people ox^m cars here, so three cars were borrowed forthe wedding day. One was owned by a friend, and the other two were owned by uncles,who are taxi drivers.

Then, in the beautifully decorated wedding car, we went to the bride's houseto get the bride, but several girls stopped us from entering. They bargained withthe groom over the price of the bride for several minutes. I was afraid he waslosing, because I didn't know that it was ceremonial and that he had already paidthe dowery. He finally gave each girl a little packet of money, and they allowedhim in; whereupon her mother and grandmother forestalled him by inviting us to tea.I thought tea-time was for real; so I sat down to eat and drink, but as soon as Isat down that ceremony was over and we had to get up again. NOW, the groom met the

jbride in her wedding gown, veil and train (U.S.-style).From there we went to the U.S.-style wedding and reception, but no presents.

Congregational singing was a part of the wedding, and the wedding documents weresigned on stage by the couple, the fathers and the minister as part af the ceremony.Joyce really v/orked hard supervising the reception, but Chinese don't understandour methods; so it was confusing.

At the groom's parent's home later, the bride and groom gave little packets ofmoney to all their younger relatives. They then invited all the older relatives,couple by couple, to tea. Each couple sat, politely took a sip of tea, then gavethe wedding couple a packet of money. (These were the presents.) During the afternoon, the bride changed clothes twice and posed in Chinese dresses for pictures.

That night, the Bride's family held a large feast in a restaurant. We wentthere for pictures with the relatives, but not for food. Then we went to a restaurantfeast held by the groom's family, and NOW FOOD (an 8 to 10 course meal at 10:00 p.m.)!After 12 hours, over 200 pictures and five meals, the wedding couple and Joyce andI were allowed to escape exhausted.

The next morning at 8:00 a.m., we met the bride and groom and rode the bus together to church. Six days later, Wong Yan Wing, the groom, began preaching thefirst of our three-night evangelistic meetings.

The Easter Evangelistic Meetings showed God's power to work, for His glory. Thehighest attendance was 66 (about one third were non Christians). Three expresseda desire to accept Christ after further study. Three desired personal counseling,and ten desired to attend a regular Bible study.

I must confess, though, that although I thought we were committing everythingto God, God revealed our hidden weak spot each night.

Attendance-decision cards were placed in each chair. After the first service,I put the cards in my pocket, but Wing said, "Maybe you'd better check them."

"Okay," I said, but I thought, "There won't be anybody the first night." ButI was wrong. I was not subconsciously prepared for any decisions; yet there weresome. It took me nearly 10 minutes to get up the courage to talk to the prospects.

The Christian youth had been praying for their friends, but our faith was weak.Twice, the following thing happened; I came to a Christian and said, "A » theone you brought wants to know more about Christ in order to become a Christian.""No, you must have the wrong person." "I don't, look at the name." "Oh, I'm scard.I didn't expect them to."

On the third night, I didn't put out all the chairs, because I thought wewouldn't have that many in attendance, since we hadn't yet; but during the servicewe almost ran out of chairs, (a few children sat on the floor).

"Oh, Heavenly Father, thank you for glorifying Your name not because of ourcleverness, but despite our lack of faith."

Our plans have changed. Joyce and I had planned to return to the U.S. this August,but after discussing it with all people involved, we have decided to remain in HongKong until May-June, 1976. We know that many of you had counted on seeing us thisyear, but we pray that if you feel the reasons below are good, then you will bearwith us a few more months.

Here are our reasons to help you see part of the picture as it looks here.1. FOR THE WORK: We work with Bill and Melba Rees in a small city-center group.

They go on furlough in July, and their son and his wife, Ben and Karen Rees, willfill in for them. Ben and Karen will be in fulltime language school and not freeto handle all the jobs. Besides, it will be several months before they could meetthe Chinese-speaking needs of the work.

2. PROSPECTS: Each day the contacts and opportunities with nonChristians increases. Many of these contacts might be forfeited if we went home.I 3. LANGUAGE: We could come closer to complete skill, with the language wellenough rooted, that the loss on furlough would be much less.

4. EXPERIENCE: Full-time school hasn't allowed us full-time work experiencethat we need to seek proper training when we return to the U.S.

5. RESEARCH: We would have more time for church growth research and planningbefore returning to evaluate the research at the School of World Missions in Pasadena,California. The school also prefers that we have another year here.

6. ADVICE: Other experienced Christian workers feel at least three years areneeded to reach the hearts of people and know what the real problems are.

7. THE BABY: With a baby coming, it would be unsafe and complicated to travel,find a house, visit some of you and start school within one to two months from thetime the baby is bom.

8. B. A. DEGREE: Waiting would give Joyce a better chance to finish her's.9. COWORKERS: I believe another year will add and not detract from the harmony

with the other missionaries.

10. HEALTH: We are in excellent health, loth physically and mentally, anddon't forsee any serious problems.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for your continued intere ?t in God's work here. May yourcontinued prayers always find favor in God's e^ is.

Love,

Gary s \a Joyce MidersonStage 1, 21D, 15/FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, Hong Kong

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Wymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355Phone: 503-258-2865

May, 1975

Dear Friends:

' WE*VE MOVED!That*s right. On May first, Joyce and I moved to a two-bedroom apartment In MelFoo Sun Chuen. Since rents have ^^creased, we could afford the extra space thatwe need for guests and for the baby dtlrlng our prolonged stay In Hong Kong.

From our window, we look out across a small bay to the newest hospital and tothe newest, biggest, ocean terminal docks. Almost every evening we can watch beautiful sunsets over the sea. We didn't expect this added luxury, but the price wasthe best we'd seen. Several Christians helped us clean the place up and move In.This morning. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles stopped at Mel Foo Sun Chuen fora few minutes, but we missed them.

Our new address Is: Gary & Joyce Anderson-~ IC Broadway, 19/F

Mel Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, Hong KongPhone: 3-718279

Three quality Chinese booklets about Christianity were published jointly by DannyThurston and some of the Chinese Christians over the past few months. One Is aboutthe scientific accuracy of Scriptures. Another Is about Christian worship andBuddhist Incense; and the last Is about the place of Christian baptism. He Is nowpreparing a commentary on the Bible's creation story. Since I feel that these book*lets are quite good, we are seeking a wider readership for them. We are thereforesending samples to over 600 Protestant congregations and organizations In Hong Kongto see what other^s Interest In the booklets Is. (600 congregations In Hong Kongseems like a lot, but It's only one for every 7,500 people, and many groups arestill quite small.)

Two attempts this month to start new area Bible studies seem unsuccessful thus far;so we desire your prayers as we try some other areas or other methods.

Increasing financial troubles of the Christian elementary school here was the constantconcern of each missionary, but events just took a surprise-twist. Some unusedproperty of the school suddenly sold for enough money not only to relieve the financialbind but to completely pay off the existing facility and provide for new areas of outreach. We, here, are convinced that God answered our prayers. Wong Yan Wing will betaking over th^prlnclpalshlp from Ruj:h LI-so that she can be a full-time professorat one of the largest Bible colleg^B'V here.

May God always be with you In your dally walks of life.

Sincerely,

Gary & Joyce AndersonIC Broadway, 19/fMel Foo Sun Chuen

Kowloon, Hong KongPhone: 3-718279

/

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon T'Jymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355June, 1975

Yesterday, some of the youth were talking about different preachers who recently spoke inworship. They thought one of them was funny and interesting even though he spoke in Mandarin and it had to be translated to Cantonese. They thought another preacher really knewhis Bible, but he preached the whole Bible every Sunday. And Gary? Well, they thought myCantonese preaching x^as cute. Each sentence came out feet first and ha4 to be turned aroundbefore you know what it is. They laughed at me Xi7hen I said, "Apostle Pineapple" insteadof "Apostle Pauland '$20,000 ' instead of "$20 ' and other times too. ,Three kids made apact that if I xwuldn^t laugh at their English, they wouldn't laugh at my Cantonese. Butlast night, x-7hen I wanted to say "incense turning" and instead said "bananas, ' they justcouldn't keep it in any longer.

^ Danny. Janet and Troy Thurston returned to the Sates, June fourth, to serve there as theyfeel that Christ is now leading them. We miss them a lot and desire yopr prayers on theirbehalf as they seek other areas of stex^ardship. Wong Yan Wing and his ^ife, Conita, havetaken over their responsibilities pastoring the Wong Tai Sin congregatipn.

Ben and Karen Rees will be coming June 22nd.lough on July 5th.

Bill and Melba Rees xd.ll be leaving for fur-

Oops I An error 1 In our last nex^sletter, x-ze said that Ruth Li would leave the Christianelementary school to teach fulltime at Bible colleges. Actually, she will be teaching parttime, and helping the Christian elementaty school part time. Ruth is a: vibrant Christianworker xdth a strong faith and enduring strength* Since her father and husband bothpassed ax-ray three years ago, she has also been taking care of her elderly mother and herthree-year-old daughter.

From the time that Joyce and I decided to stay another year, and moved into otir netr apartment, our lives have been getting busier and busipr working and preparing for the baby'sarrival.

Since summer and free time are almost here, many students are open and x<rilling to consider the claims of Jesus Christ. I can't say enough about grasping these opportunitiesx-jhile they are here. We've planned a Bible Jummer School,_ji^ampingjLeXrejSt_andJtentatiyeBible studies and a neighborhood children's club to meet these needs. But, the fruit isthe Spirit's: so the work must be also' therefore, please pray that God ^Till both lead usto the lost and give us the strength to find them.

Our God is a FUSING GOD

Do you remember the parable about the shepherd that left his 99 sheep in the wilderness to go find a lost sheep? Then Jesus said, 'Likex-rise joy shall be in heaven over onesinner that repents, more than over 99 just persons, that need no repentance.

Obviously, the x)d.ll of God is for the lost to be found* yet many are not found, x<7hy?1. Many sinners, like sheep, don't x^ant to be found so they run ax-7ay from the good

news. Hox^ever, many more cry out to be found.2. Some shepherds are zealous about the 99 safe sheep. So, as Christians xi^e can be

so xnrapped up in God's work that we don't have time for the sinner, like the saint who wasso heavenly that he x^as of no earthly good. God is not satisfied if we- cling to 10 savedxfhile 90 are lost.

3. Some shepherds (x7ho don't understand sheep) peer into ravines x^here there are nosheep. These are Inexperienced or unlearning Churches x7ho stick to the same methods orhammer away at the same people x-jhen it's obvious that they are getting little or no response

4. Some shepherds don't think it's their responsibility to find the sheep. Theseare Christians x7ho think that they only have to tell the good nex-7s, but it is not theirresponsibility to tell it in such a x/ay that people can and x7ill be saved. IThat shepherdever x-7ent out searching who said, 'It doesn't matter whether I find any sheen or not,I'm just going for my oxm pleasure. '

5. So, some shepherds quit before they find. They x-7alk to the end of the pasture(or the last pex7 of the evangelistic meeting) and don't see any sheep so they come back.

6. Some shepherds are satisfied X7ith finding one or tx-7o. These Christians go X7herefew people are turning to Christ, x^hile many x-jho are anxious to knox7 are left behind.

7. So, some shepherds miss leading whole flocks to God from nrocrastination, likea farmer X'7ho does not harvest X7hen the crops are ripe.

As responsible Christians x7ho desire God's x-7ill, x^hat shall X7e do? Many things canbe done, but top on the list is prayer; prayer for the heart of God, the leading of Godand the xTill of God. Then, seeking until we find.

Are you lost? The Savior is X'7aiting.Are you found? Please pray for the lost.

Are you shepherding? Please seek until they are found.(My thanks to Donald McGavran for these thoughts. None of us x-Till ever be as good

as the Good Shepherd, but that's not an excuse for not trying.)

Sincerely,

JhctAy^ i 0-=^ ^—Gary an^

From Gary and Joyce

OBEDIENCE

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Wymore400 Hillview DriveLebanon, Oregon 97355

July, 1975

I said, "Let me walk in the fields."He said, "No, walk in the town."

I said, "There are no flowers there."He said, "No flowers, but a crown."

I said, "But the skies are black;There is nothing but noise and din."

And He wept as He sent me back;"There is more," He said; "there is sin."

I said, "But the air is thick.And fogs are veling the sun."

He answered, "Yet souls are sick,And souls in the dark undone,"

I said, "I shall miss the light.And friends will miss me, they say,"

He answered, "Choose to-nightIf I am to miss you, or they."

I pleaded for time to be given.He said, "Is it hard to decide?

It will not seem hard in heavenTo have followed the steps of your Guide."

I cast one look at the fields.Then set my face to the town;

He said, "My child, do you yield?Will you leave the flowers for the crown?

Then into His hand went mine.And into my heart came He;

And I walk in a light divineThe path I had feared to see.

George MacDonald's testimony in verse is as true of Christ'scity-servants today as when he wrote it nearly a hundred years ago.These are struggles common to our hearts.

From Gary and Joyce page 2

HappeningsJune 22 - Ben and Karen Rees, our new co~workers arrived.June 29 - One young man was baptized. Mong Kok Church of Christ

can*t have its own baptistry; so we use the beach, or another church. Either way, a baptism usually takes two tosix extra hours; yet many of the Christians gladly accompanytheir new brother or sister in Christ to their baptism.

July 5 - Bill and Melba Rees returned to the USA for a one-yearfurrlough.

July 17 - One young man leaves for the USA to start school atPlatte Valley Bible College.

July 28 - Aug. 1 - Bible Summer School, a new innovation on American-style V.B.S., including hobby classes in knitting, crocheting,camera use and singing.

Aug. 2-4 - Our Second Annual Christian Youth Camp.Aug Br-2-8 , Joyce' s mother wili be with us-td-share—and-help- when

the baby is born. Charter flights from the West coast ofi^erica to Hong Kong now make the trip cheaper than flyingto many other parts of America. Of course, we'll enjoy havingMom Wymore with us. Since she normally prints and mails ournewsletters, we're planning not to have one during August.

Nov. 12-16 - The Billy Graham Hong Kong Crusade.Every Sunday - Since most of the present Christians work long hours

during the week and attend night school, nearly all of themeetings have to be on Sunday. The first one starts at 8:30in the morning and the last one closes about 10:00 at night,making seven to eight hours of services. Some of the Christians and nonChristians attend every service; so for them,Sunday is literally the Lord's day, even at the expense of aday-off, which we Americans often think we so desperately need.

We'd like to say a word about our home church. Our ministry islegally part of Rinconada Hills Christian Church, Los Gatos, Calif.Joyce and I enjoyed their fellowship for over two years, while wewere members and I was assistant minister there. The elders arethe trestees of our work and helped us both spiritually and inbusiness matters. We're particularly grateful for the leadershipof-Dr. JVaiJ.., the. pastor and Don BeGkenhauer, congregatrionaJ.~chairman.

Southside Church of Christ, Lebanon, Oregon vis the Wymore'shome church. Not only do we have many friends there, but they alsohave generously allowed us to send out these letters through them.

Pantano Church of Christ, Tucson, Arizona where my fatherministers, has encouraged us often. Particularly, I'm grateful formuch fatherly advice.

To each of you, coworkers in Christ, we owe an unpayable debtof love. Thank you.

May the God who knows the needs of each of our hearts and lives,meet your needs as fully as He has met ours.

With all love,Gary & Joyce Anderson1-C, Broadway, 19/FloorMei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, HONG KONGPhone: 3-718279

From Gary and JoyceFORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Wymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355

September# 1975

Sandra Jane

Last night when I came home# Joycemet me with# "Happy AnniversaryI"

"What for?" I said. "We didn't getmarried today. I wasn't born today. —Nothing."

"We've been in Hong Kong two years!""Really? Wow! A lot's happened in

two years." And one of the highlightsin those two years was asleep in Joyce'sarms# Sandra Jane. She entered our world

on August 7th at 8:25 a.m. We praiseGod for answering our prayers and yours. Both Joyce and Sandy are doing fine.The response of love that was showered on us from so many of you really filledour hearts with joy and humility. How can we thank you? Mom Wymore arrivedAugust 8th# but because of the international dateline# she missed the 7th# theday she became 'Grandma.'

Bible Summer School only had about twenty teens attend# but the Second AnnualYouth Camp was packed beyond limits with over 70 people. Although no one wasbaptized, over 10 desired further study of Christ.

Counselor Training Classes for the Billy Graham Crusade began this week. About7 Mong Kok teens are attending to prepare themselves to lead people to Christ.

Please PrayWe fully realize our dependance upon our Lord for all blessings here:1. The Hong Kong Billy Graham Crusade, Nov. 12-16. a) May the peoples of

Hong Kong sense the presence of God. b) May local groups of Christians begreat strengthened, c) May many be lead to Christ as their Savior.

2. Newspaper Evangelism. We began advertizing weekly in the most popularnewspaper# with over 1#000#000 potential readers. May people be lead to Christ.

3. Regular Fellowship Meetings among our three church begins October 5th.4. Love China Conference held in Manila, Sept. 8-12 brought together world

wide Christians to discuss the ways and means for evangelizing Mainland Chinese.May the attenders be able to teach other Christians the spirit and skills neededfor such a big task.

5. Personnel: Mission plans for the next couple of years predict a reallack of personnel. This might hinder continued gospel growth here.

A starving world is still largely waiting for the bread of life# for theirsouls and their bodies. We may be unsure how much God asks of each of us, butthe Bible is clear that every Christian must respond to the limits of his faith.

With all love,T

Gary and Joyce'^nderson1-C Broadway# 19/f#Mei Foo Sun Chuen#Kowloon# Hong KongPhone: 3-718279

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon WymorenOV. 4 400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355

October, 1975

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Personal evangelism glistened with a new light for me recently. I appologize for mythick skull to those who saw the light long before me. And I praise God that I sawthe light before it was too late. I'm writing for those who may still be groping infoggy misconceptions. I had often compared personal evangelism to a necessary, but obnoxious evil of the business world; salesmanship. Both try to present a product.Both often use catchy openings and forms of persuasion, and both seek for a decision.But here the similarity stops. Personal evangelism and selling are no more alike thana $20 bill and a $13 counterfiet. A salesman seeks to put the customer at ease, anevangelist makes him uneasy about his soul. A salesman's punch depends on timing, butan evangelist's success is a long term relationship with Christ. And most important,an evanelist isn't selling anything; he's trying to give away the greatest gift inthe world. Not everyone believes it's a gift. So, evanelism is still not easy, butit's a lot more fun giving Christ than getting something from someone.

Newspaper Evangelism: Eleven letters and one visitor are the initial responses to thefirst three weeks of ads. This week is the independence day of Communist China, andnext week has the independence day of Nationalist China. The ads for both weeks areaimed directly at these events, to exalt Christ above them.

The Chinese are avid newspaper readers, having over ten daily papers. So, nextweek we will increase our outreach by also putting the ad in the next two most popularnewspapers. This totals almost two million potential readers. I believe this is beingused of God, and I desire your continued prayer for it.

Are the saints today being equipped to minister to a dying world? Somewhat. PreachingAND Sunday School, training classes and seminars are helpful, but the most importantthings are also often the most quickly forgotten: that is, personal prayer, Bible study,scripture meditation and witnessing. These important things are becoming the core ofthe program here, so that preaching and quarterlies may become the spokes instead of thehub. The Lord willing, no more Sundays will pass here when scriptures are not memorizedin services, and when plans for personal prayer, Bible study and witnessing during thecoming week are not urged.

Two last prayers: . q1) Pray that the Hong ^ong Billy raham Crusade, Nov. 12-16, will be used of

God despite human v/eaknesses.2) When you bow your head to thank God for your meal, pray also, "Give THEM this

day their daily bread in Asia, Africa, South America ..." for the numberless starving.With all love,

Gary and Joyce Anderson1-C, Broadway, 19/FloorMei Foo Sun Chuen

Kowloon, HONG KONG

P.S. from Sandy,This world is still pretty new and strange to me, but I know who my Mommy and

Daddy are! I had a birthday party when I was one month old to follow a Chinese custom.We passed out red eggs and everyone got a turn to hold me. I like to lay in my bedkicking my legs and waving my arms. If Mommy or Daddy plays with me, I smile and laughand try to talk to them. They are so funny and they are glad I sleep about 8-9 hoursat night.