phipps charles ivia 1979 italy
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**They of
t a l y s a l u t e
you "
Hebrews
13:24
ITALIAN
CHRISTIAN
MISSION
EVANGELISM
IN
ITALY
RADIOMINISTRY
"Seirch t h e Scriotures"
Broadcasters:
Tim
Wilson
Charles
Phipps
Dear
Friends
in
Christ
-
HEPHIPPS-
CHARLESAND VIA
JANUAEI
- 1979
6^-
Forwarding Secretary
Mrs.
atricia
Wilson
P.0. ox 1764
Joplin, Missouri 64801
As we
begin
1979
together with
you
in His
service, we
pray you are well and happy.
T his month
"y our missionaries
in
Italy " are very busy with writing to our radio
listene rs and taping the broadcasts and other h e a v y correspondence
and
witnessing
for the Lord and teaching God's Word and preparing for the rest of our
"split-
furlou^." We h av e mixed emo tions as we plan
to
return to our precious "Stati
Uniti". T h e first lesson
Ivia
learned
as a missionary-wife
is that with every
joyful
experience
there
is to some degree sadness, too.
What
a joy to know the love and concern for us and our marriage shown
by
"our
people" herel Yet what sadness to be separated from "our people"
in
the States-
you, other friends and brethren...and, of course, our children and grandchildren
(photos
tell
us
our newest granddaughter is growing and we've never seen herl)*
What a joy to s e e th e folks
h e r e
gladly run errands for
medicare,
food, etc., for
Ivia, w hil e Charles
was
briefly but seriously ill in December. What sadness
on
their
faces to see him
suffer
so. (Charles is
fine
now;
a
combination o f
flu
and
he avy Bronchitis finally requiring
oxygen
to pull him out of
it
in answer to
many
fervent
prayers.)
What
jo y
and excitement at the prospect of travel
to
see our friends and family
Stateside
But
what
sadness at
leaving
even for a while
our beloved
folks h e r e ,
and at
leaving our
home, too.
At th is
time we're working especially
to teach the
Word and
God's
plan
for
our
lives
to "our
G i n a . ,"
ho h elps
us part-time in the
hou se. She was
so kind to
"the Signora"
during Charles' illness. She is
41,
almost entirely deserted by her
family and
is
a
v er y insecure person.
She asked
how "Signor
Carlo" and "the Signora"
could
be so
happy even when ill.
As
we began to teach her
that
it's not our character she's
seeing in us, but
the
Lord
and
His Holy
Spirit,
sh e
wept and
said,
"Signor Carlo,
no on e ever taught me th e Scriptures
and
h o w
to
pray
w h e n
I really n e e d e d
to
pray."
We
ask
you to pray
especially
for Gina.
Altho'
she was raised a Roman
Catholic,
like most Italians,
she
knows al most
nothing
about it,
nothing
at all directly f rom
the
Bible and she's disillusioned
with
what
sh e
was taught is Christianity.
Please
pray
also that sh e find full-time
work;
she
needs
it very badly.
Again thank all
of you
who shared
cards,
gifts, love offerings, etc.,
with us
at
Christmas. Christmas Eve we all shared in an "Agape"
love
fe ast at the
meeting p l § , c e
(Terracina)...much
singing,
praying, preaching by Charles and Giuseppe and much
food
Italian style
Christmas
dinner we invited three lonely people plus Giuseppe and
family...lovely time Pray for us as we do for you...much l o v e and God's best
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ITALIAN
CHRISTIAN
MISSION
-THEPHIPPS-
CHARLES
AND
VIA
EVANGELISM IN
ITALY
F o r v w i r d i n g S e c r e t a r y
RADIO
MINISTRY
Mrs.
a t r i c i a W i l s o r »
" S e a r c h
t h e S c r i p t u r e s a - d o x t
t
n n r ,
P . O .
B o x 1 7 6 4
B r o a d c a s t e r s :
AFRIij
-
1^79
J o p l i n .
M i s s o u r i
6 4 6 0 1
Tim ilson
Charles Phipps
Dear Friends,
We
could hardly
wait
to get this news letter
on it's
way. We
never
cease to be
amazed w h e n w e pray, b e l i e v i n g , and God answers
o u r
p r a y e r s i Dear p e o p l e , the
Scriptures are true...when
two or
more agree in prayer. He in the midst.
I n
o u r l a s t n e w s l e t t e r ,
w e
t o l d y o u o f
G i n a
D i P i n t o
a n d w e
a s k e d
y o u
j o i n ^
us
in praying
for her
salvation.
Well
friends, our praye rs have bee n ans-
w e r e d O n
S u n d a y ,
F e b r u a r y 1 8 , w i t h
t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e a t
a p p r o x i m a t e l y
4 5 d e -
^
grees, all the church
folks
in Terracina gathered on the beach to witness as
Charles
baptized this beautiful
soul into
the
Lord and His Body. L
T h e s e r v i c e l e d b y G i u s e p p e w a s v e r y t o u c h i n g
( f o r
I v i a e s p e c i a l l y ,
s i n c e
t h i s
^
w a s ^ t h e
first s u c h
for
h e r s i n c e
b e i n g in I t a l y ) .
T h e
p e o p l e
s a n g ,
p r a y e d
and
p r a i s e d G o d
a s
t h e c o l d w i n d h o w l e d
a n d
t h e r o u g h s e a s c r a s h e d . B u t w e h a d o n l y
^
o n e thou^t. rejoicing as another
p r e c i o u s
o n e became part of
the
family of
God. S
A
b e a u t i f u l r e m a r k w a s m a d e b y G i n a a f t e r c o m i n g o u t o f
t h e
w a t e r s
o f
t h e y
M e d i t e r r a n e a n S e a . " S i g n e r C a r l o , w h e n y o u
c o m e
b a c k f r o m f u r l o u g h , t h e r e w i l l ^
b e
m o r e t o b a p t i z e , *
I ' m
g o i n g t o
b e b u s y
t e l l i n g p e o p l e
a b o u t
t h i s t r u e
r e l i g i o n .
^
O t h e r p r a y e r s o u r a l w a y s
f a i t h f u l
L o r d
h a s
a n s w e r e d . . t h e y h a v e c u t t h e s i z e o f /
our meeting
place
in
Terracine
in
half,
but
on e
of the
brethren
said with
tears
i n
his
e y e s i
" O u r F a t h e r
h a s
m a n y
m a n s i o n s for
us
i n H e a v e n . . . w h y s h o u l d w e
w o r r y
and complain
about
small space he re?"
What
a
b e a u t i f u l s p i r i t these
p e o p l e h a v e
Th at's the
real
answer to our prayers.
At Fondi, the new
landlord
said ôuld
help the
church
find a new
place to meet,
( y o u ' l l
r e c a l l
w e
a r e h a v i n g
t o l e a v e o u r p r e s e n t
r e n t e d
p l a c e ) . S o
a g a i n , G o d
proves
He hears your
prayers
and
answers them.
* W e can hardly
wait
to
see just how
He is going to u s e us and
others
to work it all out
T h e
P h i p p s ' "
a r e
b u s i l y
w o r k i n g w i t h
the W i l s o n s
o n
f u r l o u g h - i t i n e r a r y p l a n s
s i n c e
their arrival
March 9 in the States, praying there will
be
many opportunities
to
report
on
His
work
h e r e
and
to
find
increased support
for
it.
O u r alert
a n d
e f f i c i e n t F o r w a r d i n g S e c r e t a r y i n f o r m s
us t h a t
funds
a r e
d a n g e r o u s l y
low. Travel
funds are urgently needed
immediately. We
feel
that
it's the Lord's
plan for
us to
complete
the
work
of reporting to you, the
loyal supporters of our
share of
His
work. We know you have been praying and we are convinced
that
as
Go d
has answered prayers in so many ways. He
will
do so al so in this.
Please
do this:
first, pray for this situation; then,
act
as
the
Lord leads you, remembering that
funds are needed now.
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Since
rent
controls have been lifted
in
Italy, the full effect of inflation the re
is being felt
(25^ annually ). Rent has more than d o u b l e d o n our living quarters
and has already b e e n raised o n the Terracina
meeting
place
more
than a third.
All costs are up
more
than three times the
U.S.
rate of inflation. So our entire
work - radio ministry, cassette ministry, literature, supplies,
etc. -
costs tha t
much
more.
God's will is being
done
in
our work
in Italy and, through
the
radio, in many
other places, as
precious souls like Gina are won to the Lord. For their sake,
and
because
the
Saviour
loves them and sends
us to tell them
so,
we must not
fail
You,
dear
friends,
all know
that income must not
stop
while we
are
working
h e r e
in
the
States - working
at
the job of reporting to you,
our
life-lines.
Please pray
much
and do
what you
f e e l
the
Lord requires of
you soon...like
now?
May God
richly
bless y o u , each one
7^
The Phipps'"
- Charles and
Ivia
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( ^ r i s t i a q ^ c y V l i s s i o i i
( £ N e v f / s
SPRING 979
CHARLESAND
IVIA PHIPPS,
MISSIONARIES
FURLOUGH
By the time
you
receive t h i s news
b u l l e t i n , "The
Phipps'" w i l l
have
started
their furlough tour
to report
to
a l l
of
you
about t h e victories and what seemed
at
times
l i k e defeats.
On page t h r e e , y o u w i l l read how
God has answered and i s answering
prayer.
CHARLESt IVIA
On
March 9th
we
arrived
in the States
to
complete radio
programs with Tim Wilson, our
Co-Broadcaster
ofSEARCHTHE
SCRIPTURES. Upon
a r r i v a l we
received the report from Patricia
Wilson,
our Forwarding
Secretary , that funds w er e dangerously low,
as
compared
with
what s
n e e d e d to continue the work
on
the
f i e l d
and
or
our expenses
as
we
r a v e l to report to y o u .
Our planned furlough was or eight months, i n order to f i n i s h
the
year
of "split-furlough" Charles started l a s t year.
But
the Lord
{Continued
on
Page 3)
CO-WORKERS
Tim and Patty Wilson are
Forwarding
Secretary
and
Co-
Broadcaster
respectively
for "The
Phipps'"
• harles
and
I v i a - of the I t a l i a n Christian Mission. Tim i s a graduate
of
Ozark
Bible College w h er e Patty a l s o studied.
He
s at
present
Anchor
Man on KOAM-TV's
Noon Newscast. For
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LOVEAT
WORK
happiness
t h e
result
I v i a and Sheri (at back)
with Daniela,
friend
Anna
Rita.
Rosetta,
Roberto and
Giuseppe Italiano.
IVIA
&
HERI WITH ITALIANOS
c
ANNA
ITA
L i f t up
y o ur
e y e s
m o u n t a i n s o f
o p p o r t u n i t y
t o w e r i n g
p r o m i s e
•
fruitful harvest.
MT.
IOVE
Apply concentration
like
Roberto's to
praying for
and supporting th e Lord's
work n Italy
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(Concluded from Page 1 1
intervened
with an unexpected opportunity to
extend
the
scope
of
our influence
while
in
the States.
V < l e w er e invited to be "Missionary
on Campus" t
Manhattan
Christian
College
(Manh attan, Kansas) or
the Fall term. After much
prayer we
ccepted the i n v i t a t i o n , f e e l i n g
that the Lord
s
providing a pecial r i v i l e g e : thatof eaching the l i v e s
of
many dedicated
y o un g
people
with
the
v i t a l
message
of
th e
Gospel's global purpose.
So, ear friends,
we are having to
re-arrange our
riginal plans
for our
furlough
i t i n e r a r y ,
so
that we
i l l follow
the Lord's leading
in this new deve lopment, witho ut f a i l i n g to meet l l the
appoint
mentswe ad projected.
We
are
excited
and happy
about
a l l
t h i s
and
are
looking
forward with
such
great pleasure
to
seeing a l l of
you
as the Lord
guides
and opportunitie s are op en e d to us. We re
confident
that th e
seriousness and effectiveness of
ur
work i n Italy and
in
the radio
ministry
justify every
effort
in this
direction.
Let
us
hear from you s
you
ray about what God would
have
you to do i n furthering His work
through us and
i n
the
precious
people
you
re
helping
us
to
reach
for
their salvation
and
His
glory.
GOD EARS
AND
ANSWERS
PRAYER
Do ou believe
this?
WEDO
In I s a i a h 40:12,13
we
can see how b i g
our God
e a l l y i s .
.
who hath measured
the waters i n the
hollow of
i s hand
and
mea
sured
out heaven
with the
span."
T h e "Living
Bible"
says: "who
has
held
the
oceans
i n his
hands
and measured off the h eavens with
his
ruler."
We know our God
s
big e n oug h to span the distance from
Terracina,
t a l y
to Joplin, Missouri to bring two of isown
together,
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(Continued
from
Pate
3)
some i e l d s , these
are preserved f r u i t -
these
are growing greatly i n
the Lord and re
witnessing
to many.
We
know our God
i s big
e n o u g h
to
allow His Holy Spirit
to
work
through
His
Word
and
through
us.
His
servants on
the
f i e l d ,
to witness to
His
peace and
joy to
Gina
DiPinto, who
by God^s
grace
and
purpose was brought to
us and
found
the love and
reason
for
l i v i n g
that her
43
ears of
t r e s s f u l
l i f e h ad not
shown her.
God
was
big
e n o u g h Lo
use both
example and teaching of the
truth
to
G i n a , s o t h a t
s h ^
i s now y o u r s and
our
i s t e r
i n
J e s u s C h r i s t , b a p t i z e d
i n t o
Him and
w i i ^ n e s s i n g
t o o t h e r s
a s
s h e
c o n t i n u e s
i n t h e Lord.
We
know
our
God
i s
big
e n o u g h
to
overcome a
language
b a r r i e r
and " c u l t u r e - s h o c k " and t o
b r i n g
u n i t y and l o v e t o His
own f r o m d i f f e r e \ i t p a r t s of i s
b i g
w o r l d .
We know
c | u r
God
s
b i g
e n o u g h t o t o u c h t h e h e a r t s and m i n d s
of
His
loving and
loyal
servants
l i k e
y o u ,
as you
continue
to pray
for
us and to send y o u r love g i f t s and upport-dollars
in His wonder
ful
name.
Although
we must
be
in
the
States to report to y o u ,
th e
work
we
a r e r e s f ^ n s i b l e
f o r
i n I t a l y
c o n t i n u e s ,
so funds
must con
tinue,
too.
We
know God can combat the
runaway n f l a t i o n ' s
effect
on His work there.
We
feel
that prayer
w i l l
reveal you
to
be His
means
of e e t i n g
^ h o s e r i s i n g c o s t s .
We know our God has bee n answering our
prayers -
and we
are praying about l l
these
t h i n g s .
Yes, we believe God
hears
and
answers prayer
You d o ,
too,
don't you?
HEHIPPS''
Charles
and
Ivia
%
rs.
atricia
Wilson
P.O.
ox 1764
Joplin,MO
4801
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IVIA
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Dearest
Pamlly in
the
Lordi
T h e
month
of J u n e finds your
missionaries
working closer to the Joplin areai
so we are temporarily
home-based
h e r e with some of our family and close
to
out Forwarding Secretary and
Co-Broadcaster
- Patty and T im Wilson.
We
h av e much to share with you at this
time.
T h e r e
are
some problems*
of
course* but as always th e
Lord
is
blessing
and
we praise
Him for it.
We
are
in
close
contact
with
the
brethren
in Italy
and
they
send
greetings*
prayers
and
man y
thanks to all
o f
y o u
who make the work
th ere
possible.
Giuseppe said
in
his latest letter to tell all of you h e r e th e y ar e praying
for you there in Italy. We were saddened
by
the news of the death of Giuseppe's
father* Antonio. But
he
was a faithful Christian and we
know
that
his
faith
was
in the
Lord and that he trusted Him and
His
Word completely.
There has also
been a series of
unwelcome events in the
lives
of other of our
brethren* both
among
the missionaries
in Italy
at this time and
among
th e
Italian bre thren.
We
ask your prayers on behalf
of all
for th e sake
o f
th e
Lord's work in that difficult* but definitely rewarding*
field.
It has been a beautiful **report-tour" with the folks in th e churches
we
visited
in
the
Southwest. As always
we
were
received
with much love and concern for
our share of
the
Lord's work.
T h e
Lord
is
blessing abundantly both tho se
churches
as
well as the ones
we've
yet to report to .
Th is leads
u s to
tell those of you whom
we've
not
seen
yet that our plans have
changed
and we will not
be at Manhattan Christian
College
as
our previous
news
letter
stated.
We are
sorry
to
miss
the
fellowship
with all
there* but
glad we'll
see all of you sooner and be able to return home (Italy) some four
months
sooner
than
would
have be e n possible. Sometimes our plans
are not
God's plans
for
us and
we
are
thankful
that He alway s knows
best
Sooo...be
expecting
phone
calls or letters asking for dates wh en we can report to y ou
and
visit
all
you
lovely
people
-
our life-lines
-
our
family
in the
Lord.
Please know
that
we
love yo u and are
praying for y ou.
Please
pray for us that God
provide
th e
needed funds* dates*
etc.,
so
that we
may continue o n
schedule.
G
o
D
L
O
V
E
S
r
0
u
1
Until
we
se e y ou, remember - God loves you...
and
so
do
we,
" T h e
Phlpps'"
- Charles and Ivia
P . * ' . from
Ivia
Since
this is my
first
furlough,
I was
very nervous upon
r
.urning
to the States. I
want to thank everyone
who's been
so very
kind
to me .
I thank God daily for you, as I
also
thank Him for my precious gift - Charles -
and
allowing
me
to
be
His h elpmate.
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/
August,
1979
\ 9 i e
Evangelism
I n
I t a l y
Radio
Ministry:
"Search the Scriptures"
Tim Wilson,
Co-Broadcaster
Dearest
Family i n
the
Lord
Today i s A u g u s t 3 my 6 3 r d b i r t h d a y )
a n d
a s I r e f l e c t on y e a r s p a s t
a n d
you, my a m i l y i n
t h e
L o r d ,
am
s o p r o u d and
humbled to have r i e n d s
l i k e
you,
who r u l y
c a r e and s h a r e
i n
the Lord's work.
As
y o u a l l know
by
now,
H i s
work
i n I t a l y
h a s
b e e n a n d
i s
my i f e
a n d
l o v e
a n d now
I v i a s h a r e s t h i s l o v e
a n d
l i f e w i t h
me .
S i n c e
t h e
y e a r s seem
t o be
p a s s i n g
o n l y too q u i c k l y ,
I c a n ' t
h e l p but a s k , "What h a v e
I a l l o w e d
t h e L o r d to a c c o m p l i s h
through me?"
Wh en
I v i a
and
I
b e g a n t o p r a y
t o g e t h e r ,
"Lord, what i s
n e x t ? , "
we
f e l t t h a t a f t e r many y e a r s of p r e a c h i n g and
t e a c h i n g
i n
whatever c o r n e r
was a v a i l a b l e (mostly
rooms
not
a s
l a r g e
a s
a Sunday School
room h e r e
i n
our b e l o v e d America), Guiseppe
and the brethren
i n
Terracina should -
and
with your
help
- could have a church-owned meeting place.
T h e
b r e t h r e n
t h e r e c a n
b u i l d
a n a d e q u a t e b u i l d i n g - d o i n g t h e w o r k t h e m s e l v e s f o r
$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 .
We
s k
you
t o
c o m p a r e t h i s
w i d i 1
y o u r own b u i l d i n g
p r o g r a m s .
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8/17/2019 Phipps Charles Ivia 1979 Italy
10/10
Joplin,
Missouri 64801
October
4, 1979
3
r
Dear Friends of Charles and Ivia,
/&^2
As I
write th is letter
to
y ou, my
heart
is burdened for the
Phipps.
V
Late last night
I rec eived a
call
from
Ivia telling
me
that Charles
h a d
just
h a d a
heart attack
and was in the
hospital in Toledo, Ohio,
in the intensive
care unit.
In our
brief telephone conversation, she shared
with
me
that the doctors
feel
Charles
will
recover, but
he
will
h a v e
to
alter his life-style somewhat. It
is my
understanding
that
Charles will
be
in
the
hospital for
about
four
weeks and
then will n e e d
to
take
it
easy
for
a
while.
Charles is determined that this will not keep them from returning to Italy I know
his
love for God and
for the
people
of Italy
and I'm
confident that
it won't.
I don't
h a v e to
tell
y o u o f
the
many y ears of
service
Charles has given to God
in
Italy. I personally can
remember
back
w h e n
I
was a
b o y
being told
about
the work
that
Charles and Mary Frances were doing. As
I
visited with Charles just a
f e w
days ago
in
my
own home,
with
tears in
his
eyes, he
sh are d
with me
some o f his
experiences over the
last
thirty-five years.
I
praise God for Charles and for his willingness to be used by God.
This is why I elt led to
write
and
share
this
news with
y ou, and to ask you to join me
in
meeting
a
n e ed
that
Charles
and
Ivia h ave
today.
T h e r e
are going to be
additional e xpenses
from the
ho spital stay, plus
the fact
that with Ch arles being ill, he 's not going to be able to keep many o f the appointments
he has sch edu led for
th e rest
of this y ear. In these appointments and speaking engage
ments Charles was arranging the necessary
funds
that
he
and Ivia need
in
order to
continue
the
work
in
Italy.
I
know
much
o f
his
time
was set aside for preparing
for his
return to
the
mission
field the,first
of
the year.
Besides the
immediate
n e e d to pay hospital bills
and
living expenses, the Phipps
,need additional monthly support for
their
work in Italy.
As
forwarding
agent, I
have the
opportunity of
seeing
the funds come
in/
and I know that
over the
past several
years
Charles and his family have lived on
only
about $450 a month. Th is is not enough
to
meet
his
needs
even here
in
the
States,
let
alone
in
Italy where
it
is
much
more
expensiv
to live.
Ne cessities such^as food and
gasoline cost about
three times as
much in
Italy
as th e y
do h ere. " '
^ .—
Please
understand that as
I
write to y ou,
I'm
not
trying to
pressure
you for
funds,
I
simply lo v e this
man
of God
and
se e that
h e
has
a
need.
I
felt that some o f
you who
have been his friends
ove r
so
many
y e ars
would like
to
join me in helping him right now.
Again,
there are One. Is the immediate
need
for funds
to he lp
cover the hospital bills
and
living expenses. Th e second is the additional
monthly
support that the
Phipps need to
keep them in Italy.
I
urge y ou to please pray about
these needs and seek what the Holy Spirit
w oul d
have
y o u
give
to
Charles and Ivia.
Above
all, keep Charles, Ivia and
the Ch ristian brethren
in
Italy in
your prayers.
God
bless you
Your^brother
in
Christ,
Gary] Shaw, Forwarding Agent
Charles and Ivia Phipps
Italian Christian Mission
P.S. If
you want additional information, please
f e e l
f r e e
to
write
or call me at
(417)623-1067.
You ma y
wish
to
write
a note
of encouragement
to
Charles in
care
of
h is
brothers'
home where Ivia is staying.
Dr.
Leonard
Phipps