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Volxiae II

plr.February 23 > 1966

FUTUHE EVMGELISTIG EFFORTS

Just recently the Yahez congregation•launched a planned -evangelistic program tocover a year's time. A committee composedof Ed Crandell, Hector Gonzales, and PedroHemandes has proposed a one week evangelistic meeting every three months using theservices of a guest Kexican or American evangelist of outstanding ability. Each ^dJJLbe called for two weeks, the additionalweek to be used with one of the other area

congregations. Three men have already beencontacted, and one is Just completing twoweeks of preaching in the area. BrotherRoberto Floras has been with us the secondand third weeks of February. Brother GilContreres is scheduled for late April orearly ICay, . Brother Dean Gary is scheduledfor mid-summer.

TRANSPORTATION FOR ARTDRO

The first week of February, ArturoRamirez purchased cne of the light weighttype motorcycles to provide transportationfor his work. He is very proud of thishelpful tool and even Ed Crandell gets torido it once in a while. Payments on thismotor bike have produced a decided strainon Arturo's meager income. If any of ourfriends would like to help him with one ofthe ^25«00 a month payments, we are sure hewoTild bo very grateful. These gifts can bechanneled through the Crandell's ForwardingAgent if desired.

fiflsi II spfliisEd Crandell preached his first full ser

mon in the Spanish language at Polanco onJanuary IS. Since then he has preachedagain at Yahez. It is still very difficultand takes several hours of preparation, butcontinuing classroom study of the languageimproves his ability each week.

Missionaries

ED AND MARILYN CRANDELL

.Apartado Postal 1572Guadalajara, Jalisco

Mexico

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HITHH RECENT IJEEKS THE HORK OF TIE

MISSIONARIES IN THE GUADALAJARA AREA OFmiCO HAS EXPANDED . INTO-ANOTHER RIPE-AND

NEEDY F2ELD.

Glintcn Looney, four and one-half yearveteran missionary to Mexico, now spendspart of his weekends in the City of Que-retaro, State of Queretaro, abcut a five-hour drive east of Guadalajara. BrotherLooney has long had an interest in thisarea, and the time novr seems ripe to ciJ.-tivate a work there.The City of Queretarois a rapidly e:<panding industrial areawith several U« S, manufacturers havingAmerican supervisory personnel moving into the areao This new industry is causing a large Influx of Mexican populationand the city is grc^Ting very rapidly.

Brother Looney drives to Queretaro onSaturdays, calls and teaches among theMexicans Saturday evenings, preaches fora new English language congregation onSunday mornings, and then drives back toGuadalajara in time for the sorvico atLomas de Polanco on Sunday evenings.

To fill the gap in Guadalajara, othersare assuming additional duties' each week.Hector Gcnzalos, one of the young men ofthe Yahez church, preaches at Polancoeach Sunday morning. jlrturo Ramirez,graduate of Colegio Biblico, loads theYahez workr The Crandolls and Brother

Ramirez drive to San Luis for an afternoon service there aftr.r the English language service led by Brother Crandell inthe momingc All personnel are back inGuadalajara to load the services at Yahezand Polanco on Sunday evenings.

These increased efforts accGlerate theschedule of all concerned and it is hopedthat another 2oalo-.:s Mc:d.can preacher canbo influenced to come to this area in the

near future. Bo praying for an effectiveaddition to our workers.

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1 fiiiciflL fttpomBy necessity this annual financial re

port is "brief and if additional informationis desired, please contact llarron CoUison.

Month

Rec'd

JM.

FEB.

im.

APR.

MY

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JUL.

AUG.

SFJ.OCT.

NOV.

DEC.

RegularSupport

80.00

179=501,000.49

393^56791.00515.00677.50614.33645.0_0602.06831.83710,00

SpecialGifts

$362.5729.08

602.28293.88349.18

40.00180.50

66.00275.00

50.00220.00

79.08

Total

Expenses

$ 269.30247.05636.20

Iy0/S*21687.10

687.34494i00616,20511.29

1,064.60640.15553.77

TOTAL 7,040.27 2,547.57 7,455.21

MonthlyBalanoe

$173,27134.80

1,101.37740.60

1,193.681,061.341,425.341,489.471,898.181,485.641,897.322,132.63

The special appeal for the Uurlitzerelectronic piano enabled us to purchase itin Octohcr for $315.53. The total ajnountreceived into the fund was $386.00, whichis included above vdth Special Gifts. Theunused amount vdll be earmarked for specialequipment which -vdll be needed later.

We wish to express our gratitude to allwho so readily supported this work. Asidefrom a few weeks at the beginning, Ed andMarilyn have not had to spend excessivetime and money to seek support; freeingthem to concentrate on the work of Christ.The Mission has made every effort to be agood steward of your gifts. We pray foryour .continued support so that His Will maybo done in Mexico.

CHURCH GF CHRIST

126 East Saginaw StreetSt, Louis, lachigan 48880

ret™ rsouested

BUIID3NG PROGRAI^

A new Building Committee has been formedat the Yahoz congregation for the purposeof loading a building expansion and improvement campaign. Proposed work is the construction of additional classrooms and living quarters for a preacher, repair of existing buildings, and laying a tile floorin the main i^orship auditoriurfl. A specialbudget is being sot to meet the expenses ofthese improvements.

fttcyi DDOIIlOnSOne of the first families ever CQntacted

by Clinton Looncy in Guadalajara has ro-contly moved back in the area and has takenfellovrship with the Polanco congregation..Miss Virginia Bctancourt was recently baptized at Yancz. Another young man has madehis confession of faith but as yet has notboon baptized because of strong Roman Catholic parental opposition. Be praying forthis young mani

MID-WEEK EVEDIBJG ACTIVITIES

l-fost evenings of the iTCck are occupiedby our Mssionarios in the Guadalajara area.Tuesday evenings, Brother Loonoy loads theservice at Polancoc Wednesday evenings allpersonnel participate in the service led byBrother Ramirez at Yancz. Thursday evenings Brother Crandoll teaches his Englishclass for the young people of Yahez, Friday evenings Brothers Crandoll and Locnoygo to San Luis for a service there whileBrother Ramirez directs another study hourat Yancz. Saturday afternoons Marilyn Cran-dell and Artxirc Ramirez have a choir practice and youth meeting at Yanez.

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In mid-June, • the Clinton Locney fam-ily> 5-year veteran I^ssicnaa^ies an Cuad-'alajara, will move to Queretaro, about200 nmles east of Guadalajara*

For some vjeeks, Brother Locney hasbeen going to this area on the weekends,and preaching

the native population both there and inthe city of La Piedad, which liec betweaiGuadalajara and (Queretaro* A young Dea.—con converted to Testament Cliris'ymv

ity by Roberto Flcros in tedco City ialaying the groundwork in La Piedad andhas called on Clinton for assistance*

Already there have been several baptisms, and the work in both places loofzsvery pr'cmising, accoi^iing to BrotherLooney*"

The Looneys will be greatly missed inGuadalajara by . the many' natives whomthey have vron to the Lord, •by the Mexican preachers in the area, and by theGrandells, who have depended so much onthe help of the Looneys diu?ing theirfirst year in Ifeico*.

The Craiidells of course will remain

in" Guadalajara, leading the English language group and assisting and 'advisingthe tliree Mexican congregations* BrotherCrandell ho\7 preaches some in Spanish andalso plans to orgaiiize study courses vaththe young fedcan preachers and futixrepreachers in the area as more proficiencyin the language is gained*

OTHER -CONSTRUCTION3h addition to the physical improve

ments mentioned in the column to theright, expansion programs are also planned for this sui:]raer at Yones- and Lomas dePolanco* At Yanez additionaJ. classrooms^d.11 be added* At Polanco the main wor

ship auditorium will be built.

MILL ARRIVE

SMi LUIS SOYATLM ON LAKE CIIAPALA TO'BECCI^l'OUR FUST FULL-TmS PRE/.CHER THERE.

Sah Lids is the preaching point whichwas established by Clinton Looney abouta' year ago* . Since" ^ that time "the Looneysand the Grandells have been regularly

I'or an English language holding services thore in spite of severegroup there end making contacts amcn^.,^ opposlticnL-by .the. ^RQmaruCatiiplics-.in:fbhe

village* This is the place where Mrs»Montono, in whose home cervicos were hcil^was falsely arrested and received severalletters threatening death to her and her

Due to persGvorance in ^ite of ' thosetin^eats, enough sincere interest has beendeveloped in the village to warrant thecalling of a full-time preacher* In addition to the tvfo baptisms we have alreadyhad, many peop3-e have indicated their intention to become Cliristians when a nativeminister is on the field to bolster theirfaith*

At the present time we aro.renovatingthe combined parsonage and meeting placewith plastered walls, cement floors andmore windov/s and doors* The cost vdll be^•>400 to ^3600, for which we arc dependingupon special gifts from our friends in toUnited vStatos* '

Samuel Munos is a graduate of ColegioBiblico and already has had sevG3^ yearsof experience in a successful ministryelsewhere* He needs $50*00 a month por-scnal living link support and an additico-al $30.00 a month for liis family* We aredesperately in need of'0116 of our U^ S*.Cliurches to take Samuel on as their.nsrfiveminister abroad, and bocomo his livonglink church* If your congregation is intorostod in this challenging work, p3.oasawrito liki.Crandell at his Mexico- adcirossimmediately, (Apartado Postal 1572, Guadalajara, Jalisco, fedco),.

CONTACT OUR FORl/ARDING AGENTS FOR JIE? SERIE-S OF COLOH SLIDES WITH TAPED NARRATION,

Amp FOR JO^EJose Hernandez is ono of the most ded

icated, intelligent, and pramising youngmen in the Yanez congregation in cuburhsnGuadalajara. Jose is handicapped in thatho had one of his hands blovni off by ahuge firecracker at a Roman Catholic fba-tival when just a childf.

Last summer, l-Jir. Ralph Ncely .$ind hiswife, active members of the AjidorsfisnFerry Church of Christ in Cincinnati, GW,visited Guadalajara and worshipped wiiius at Yancz. Ir* Nocly noticed Josfc'ghandicap but made no comment at the tijaoand shortly the Ncclys left for hcaac.

Some i/Goks later, Ed Craiidcll received a letter from Ir. Eocly, stating thatho wanted to do soraething so that Jos'ccould have an artificial liand, and ifaccessary, would see that funds wcro provided to have Josb come to Cincinnati tobo fitted with one of the latest dovicos.available. Vrnen told that Josb*a family was very poor and that mission fundscould not bo used for this purpose, llcm-^ccly immediately responded by advisingus to got things in order on this end,ahd ho Trould take care of the needs onthat ond».

An anonymous friend of the Crandcllsprovided funds for X-rays of Jos6*s armand the tuition for Josd to take Englishclasses at the Cultural Institute, sothat ho could at least commTonicatc"poquito" while in Cincinnati..

In July, the Ncclys \;ill come part(/ay into l^Dxico, and Jose will ride thebrain to meet them# They will travel together back to Cincinnati, where Jose

CHimCH OF CHRIST

1S6 East Saginaw StreetSt. Louis, Michigan 48880

HETURN EEQ.UESIED

will be the guest of the Ncclys • whilehe is being fitted for the hand, andlearning ho;/ to use it.

Vfo commend the Ncclys for this C2?»piaplo of grass-roots Cl^istian diarity,and pray for many more fine Christianslike them. It is estimated that the total cost will bo (pAOO to C?500. If anyof our readers would like to help tho;^olys with this effort, you may writethcd at 5364 River Road, Cincinn ati,Ohio, 45233.

NEDDBTG BELLSCm 1-iay 20, Hector Gonzalcs and ^ia^ia

Esther Orosco ircrc united in : marfiagcat the Yaficz Church in Guadclnjara afterthe roquii-'cd civil marriage in the CityHall. Shortly before the v/edding, liariacomplotcd her obedience in Christian baptism, coming out of a Roman Catholichomo which gave strong opposition. Hooter is the new preacher at Lamas doFolanco, having been one of tho fineCliristian young men at Yaiioz# /ilthoughhe has no formal Bible College training,ho is doing a fine job at Polanco and iswell-liked by the members there. At thepresent time he is supporting himselfby working in a local shoo factory, andthe CrandcU's general mission fund provides the rent on his house. It ishoped that as Hector gains cxpcrionco,and the Polanco congregation grows, themembers will bo able to assume a majorpart of Ills material necessities. Prayfor Hector and Ilaria as they labor to-gothor in Lomas do Polanco#

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