MAR16'78

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FORWAROtHf? A<SeMT{

DALE

MASON

MRSo MERLYN DUim

Box 557 iSvansville, Wyo

Caixa-Postal 1375

Belem, Para, Brasil

SOUTH AiaERICA

phone 307-266-6003
307-266-3057

02636

66,000

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February, 197S

^ Dear J'riehds in -Christ s -We are having a v/onderful visit in the traveling over 20,000 mileso We pray we
v/ill visit all of you before we return to Brasil.

3AD NEWS'We do- not hc.ve housing when we return to

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^ ^ NKvVS We Brasil, |, fV//GOOD have been offered an American built

three bedroom home in Brasil,

LD NEl'^SThe-ovner (a very good friend) is selling

because of a serious leg injury so they V7ill
not return to Brasil,

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WjV lot on which we built our garage y bad NEWS_We were never able to get started buildin.-^
a house on the lot to live in.

The lot this house sets on, joins with the

GOOD NEWSThe-price of the house offered is right.

, bad ICTSWe dan't have the cash,

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j,GOOD IWrfSAChristian brother has offered a gift of two

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thousand dollars if v/e can raise the additmonal part.

We haxtfeAU, raised the remaining 23 thousand yet,
Because -the omer needs the money the house will be sold on a first come first serve basis,

^GodpNEWS IP GOD WANTS us to have this house we will be

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first with the cash.

M BRD N&.:bGOOD KEV/SWe hcve been urged by friends to

k/ //$ !:' money. Our policy for over 10 years has
^ to leave DTffing such La debt it would seriously liiiiit our freedom to go to some other field where
^oor is opened.

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'.-SratoiO, in July if possible. Time is short.

r''S--V;6 are planning to return to

NEy/S--God created the heavens and the earth

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SL Hit Will.

Ke can stir His children's hearts to

liousing in Brasil if it is
house-ycm- desi^ated

_GOOD Kisv'sIf God supplies the cash then we can know it

Will for us to live in this place.

Inoa i come ^ in by the Housxng Fund, total does !! not time to leturn If to the Brasil oramount if the

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teSi in Bralil'^

your gift to you and we will tmst the

a..o.mtiSperftion

liousing forour next

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DAIE HUDSON FORV/MDING AGSNT

Mrs, Merlyn Dunn Box 857 '

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Evansville , -Wyo
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phone: 307-266-60?.3

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April, 1978
Dear Friends in Christ

I/A . '\ The Best of It is- V/e have visited many of ovir old
friends already during our stay in the U, S.A,

f 'TheWorst of it is We do not have housing when wo return

\ The V/orst of It is-We are not going to be able to
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to Brazil.

M'jv-f ' V And met many new friends,

// /i"' U' ' n visit everyone v/e would like to before we return W to Brazil,
The Best of It is-We have been offered'an american built

three bedroom home in Brazil for $25yOOO, ; \/orst of it is-The ov/ner ( a very good friend) is selling oecaui3e of a serious leg injury so they will not return to
' Brasil.

The Best of It is-The lot this hone sets on joins with the lot

on which we built 0T.ir g:;rage but v/erc never able to get started
building a home. We will bo able to use what we already have
by ccfiBbining the two lots.

The Best of It is-Tho price of the homo offered is rightj^25?QOO,

The Y.'orst of I t is-V/o don't have the cash.

The Best of It is-There have been some gcEorious responccs

since our last letter,

Thor^'is 1,890 on deposit in^.a spccial

housing fund. There is also 3>000 dollars promiced, if we can

raise the rest for a total so far of ^ii4;890 of the 25,000 needed.
Tho Worst of It is- We haven't raised the remaining 20,110 cash yet.
Because tho ovmer needs the money the house v;ill be sold "First Come, First Served" The Best of It If G-od wants us to have this home, we will be
First with tho Cash,

Tho V/orst of itThe Best of It-Wo arc still being strongly ixrged by friends to borrow the money. Our policy for over 10 years

is to al\7ays pay cash. Wo knov." that if wc were forced to leave Brazil ov.dng such a debt it would seriously limit OLir freedom
to go to some other field where the door is open.

The Best of It-Tho Worst of It-We arc planning to return to Brasil

in J-uly if possible. The Time is Short.
G-od can stir His children's hearts

The Best of It-"If a mons ways please the Lord, He will give liim.
the desires of his heart."

to supply this need for our housing in Brat^il,

If what wo are

doing is pleasing to Him,

He has already stirred some of His

dear hearts and they have responded goneriously.

The Best of It- If you v/ant to help v;ith this home- your dosignaiyed gift \7ill go into the House Fund, If tho Total amount docs not come in by the time to return to Brazil or if the homo is sold
before we raise tho total amoimt Operation Amazon will return

yotir gift to you and we .will trust the Lord to provide some other means of housing for our next term in Brazil, Tho Best of It-We received a phono oral this morning from a Church telling us they will be making a spccial effort to raise some
of the money for the house. .

If you need any details on the Best of It-Worst of i t Call us at 1-307-266-6083

or write us OPERATION /J.IAZON

. Box 857 EvansvillCy \/yorjiing 82636

The Best of It-Our prayers for our friend, \7ho injiJircd his Icgj
are "being- ans'.vcred and he is able to "bo /'up and around" a

little now

He will "bo going to Mayo Clinic to sc.. \'ha,t ccjn^

Please^ Icccp on pra.ying
V/e love him and waaat him to r:alk.

"be done to restore the use of his leg.

for JIM BROKAW,

Speaking Schedule for Dale Masons APRIL6 Huey-Casper Ladies; 9"Joycc Birthday; 15-ArTica,da,pColo. 16-Arvada Lorning--Blhert Simday Evening; 17--El'bort. 22, 23j 24- Lamar, Colorado; 30- Vornalj Utah,

May

l-Vernal, Utah;- 5- Huey///hoatlcjid, V/yo.; 12 Hastes Park,Kim

14-New Castle, Wyo; 19,20,21Kim's gi-aduation; 20-S\iporior,Ne

Juno Illinois until 21; 21-28 move Joyce to Philaadelphia.
Mid-'7cek speaking can still be arranged^
V/orking v/ith You
in. Christ's Love

Dale, Hues'", Joycc caid Kim Mason

OPERATION AlilAZON

BOX 857
Evansvillo, Wyoming 82636

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BolGmy :"arr-, Brasil

Toloplione ;3.-307-266-6083
May , 1978
Dec'.r Priends in Christ:
WORD FROM BRAZIL;

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David Bayless is plonnin/j furloiisli in June, 1978. Norman Haddux ia plojming furlough in August, 1978 Allen Kicncr is returning to Belem, Brasil in June, 1978 Nei.; raissionary family, Ivleyers, is planning to arrive in Belem this
s\;iramer '

New church is "being raised up in Iilacapa on the north "banl: of the Amazon River by one of Norman's dicciplesy M;;,rio
Printshop was struck by li/^'htingp burned out motor on the papercutter and did other dainaf^c to the electricn-1 systeHo David says

aboiit ^^700 is needed by middle of Jtino to things going again. Q}heBBrazilian Christian men are taking major responcibility in

Our obedicnce-oriented teaching is paying dividends in the Kingdom

of G-odr . -,

rcdsing up nev- churches on the south bcjik of the AivIiVZON river near Belem in three communities that imtil nov.' have had no churches*.

The Lord bless You.

Dur lives in His Lover

Isn't this a busy time v/ith V.B.Sy Camp,

Iraduationsy Weddings and Vacations? "Ve all thaiil-: our Lord for life ind a more abundant life in Christ Jesus". Thanking Him for centering Kim Mason graduated May 21 from Kelly Walsh High School v/ith grandma and grandpa MeadO; Art end Llajryboth Seger and so m.any of ^jod's svjeet pcox3le wishing her \7ell in her future pl^'inss She THANKS

5he Y/ill be going to Bible College in Colorado in September and asks

L-or your prayer's.

^OUj as do Dale and I, for the mrjiy cards ;ind gifts she received.

Joyce too, desires your prayers as she pl:ins to worl: in Penn-jylvinia this coming year^ She v/ill slso be completeing her art course.
Dale and 1 Icvave this Friday for Superior, Nebraska, then v/e go on to Illinois. V/e should bo returning to Casper, V'jrorning the third
^ook of June.

iQ plrzL to see the Jim Brokav/s in Illnois during this time.

Jim has
continue
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ilaced your faith before us v/ith your gifts and prayers. V/e Icnow it /as love gifts of sacrifice for many'of you. Dale and I do not ta-ko our love for Christ thru us lightly. THANK YOU!
C-iVINa TO OPERATION AI.IAZON HOUSING FUI^ID.
.ravada Colorado Church , 626.

Palisade Cliristian, Colorado 2,0-0'!

Cortez Christi.'ji, Colorado Durango Christian Qolorp-do
Vista Westy Casper,V/yo.

'alvary

Christio^i, Belleveiw,
Nebraska.

250.
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hurch at Bryant,. 3aoM^ff, 904.

'ruita Christipji, Colorado"

'entral Christirui Ladies Goring Nebraska

125;
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Paradise Valley, Casper,\7yo.

Ri chard Street, Casper, V/yo .
Friends in Christ Promiced.

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^elta Christian, Colorado jamar Christian, Colorado

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We will be packing, doing paper work and all that is needful to go outside the U.S.A. in July, V/e will need your prayers -.md. support especially during that time. V'e v^ant you to know we appreciate the ':ionstant month by month support. V/e pray G-od will bless it as we use it and bless you as, you provide for us and the work in Brazil.
O-ur love, to You in Christ Jesus

Dale, Huey, Joyce & Kim

The Mns'ons

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Bale Mason

caixa-postal 1375 ' Para, Brasi;.

Evansville, '.'yo. 32636

Piione 307-266-6083

JUNE

1978

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AUGUS2 FIRST
1978

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"'e junt returned to CasDerj yomiiig frou 0- tHree v.'eek, 3 thousciid mile trip to tlie Cliurclioc of Superior, Mebr:..Dkaj Eivertonj IllinoiG, Smyser, Illinois ovnd Beecher City, Illinois, cind lincoln Chrirjtic.n College, Host dr-?/s ve opolce <-"nd tr.u:3h.t
3 to 5 times to wonderfully responsive audiences. V.'e, Praise God for a.ll tlie ne\' friends in His Son, lie qc^yo us on this trip. Sure :^oo6. to rencv; in our ;;:inds the fa-ces :^nd size of ^rovdng children of those v;e i.lready loved in Christ.

On our trip to Illinois, vje had a fine visit with the ov.ners of
the house in Brasil, Jim ^nd IL.rie Brolcav/. Mai'^ie s.-dd that
if vre vrere unable to close the deal on the house by the

first of AupJist, they v:ould have to v/ithdrav/ the offer of

the sale of the house to us. This dovetales \7ith our i^lan to return to Brazil in Au5;ust and also conforins to our

promice; that if the Lord provided themoney to pa.y CASH for . the
house by the time ^.'e left for Brai-.il then v:e v.-ould laiov:
i t is His '.fill for us. to have' itIf not \-e ^ ould return

ALL the 2ifts that had been desi.^iated for its purchase.

SoDie have sent noney telling us tha.t if \7e could not buy the
house, thejr did not v/ant their 3:ift bade as v e v7ou.ld be needing some kind of housing vhen r;e arrive in Brazil. But

v;e have lourposcd to.retu.n all money sent for the house if v;e do not get the cash by August J'irst. THIS VILL .-xVOri)
cjiy misunder-stLuiding in the event ve v;ere to m^Jce a mistake. At this d^.te, ve have received 310,010 for the house That mea-ns v:e still need >14,990 if ve are to buy this house,
TrilpLTY-Ors DAYS seems like a mighty short time to recieve, \;hat is to ne an avful lot of money.
first, If^'He doosri'^t \7ant it" th..-.t

But I know if that

thm e '-.111 begin

is v-diat the Lord r'ants, ve v/ill see the balaoace by August returiiing the gifts received
plj,;..:.]:; b:l; jm pii

AUGUST

e have 0234 in the travel fujid ,to pay for shipping and
tickets to Br:'.zil, .HlQ is still needed.

This is pretty exciting but very suspenceful ti/ae for us as we are preparing to return to Bra.il, .e are \70ndering just '-'hat vill happen, \7e Ocai Hardly '.^dt to Tell You
V/hen It Does,

V.'e v.-ill be living in Casper,

imtil A u g u s t.

yo, 1835 Glendale

ith You for Christ i
Mason

Let us hoar fioLi you.

Vorking

Dale, Huey, Joyce and ICim

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JSjJ'lortal""?"
65000

Belern, Para, Brasil

Evojasville, ..yoraing

August 3s 1978

' | 1 i FRIENDS IN CHRIST , -jf^P/If you liave been praying about tho house in Brazil
jijl f /and v.-aiting for the news ^HERL IT IS.
a total of G14,000.
I cm aavazed at hov,' quickly so much money came in
for the house offered to us in Brazil.

OPLRATIOK /dLxZOi! received or had promised to it

There v/as a total of 40 gifts

',e DID WOT receive the asking orice of .^25?000

:|i' , by the August first Deadline, Yesterdc^y, August 2nd

ve mailed out 40 checks, giving back All the monej^ tho-t had been sent for this housing project.

jjThis does not mean that vie do not still need monej'" for
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housing v'hen v/e return to Brazil \7e have no idea

' v.'here ^;'e v:ill be living v.lien ve get there,

^V.'e returned the monej^" because it was given to buy a Ispecific house and v:e did" not get enough to buj*" it,
'.e returned the money because ve promised we would
if we did not got enough to buj^ this house.

\lV;e returned the money because we wanted to Icnow the

Vl0RD*S will about this house and we rejoice to know
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He did not wG.nt us to have it or ne vjould lia.ve

WL PILxirjS GOD Iluli y.LL FLO;: and

(received the cash to po.y for it.

--v^e are dee-ply grateful for the love and concern His
""'T .Children have shown to us by their gencrious gifts.
: god bless everyone of you for caring so much.

\7e have a,irplane reservations to return to Belem .-r on Brazil's Independance, September 7thj, which is the
^ date we fiist arrived in Brazil by ship so many years
ago ,

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KIM is still planning to go to Bible School this next year in Colorado, starting the 23 of Sept.
JOYCEThe director of the counciling center

in Pennsylvania stopped in Casper on his vacation in July. Joyce had an interviev: with him and found that she could not sign the doctrinal statement of the center and that she did not ..gree with his personal viev,' of the plan of Salvation. She V/ill Not be going to work in Pennsylv^'jiia in the counciling center because she would not
com^orooise her convictions. PRAISE THE LORD

She needs your prayers as she vrants full time service, v.here
Christ wants her to be.

" e v.'ill "be "busy v.'ith 3.c.Gt ninute vicits end. p^^cl:inG of ovjr Soods for shipment d'ujrin-^ this laonth of Au.^urit and '..e hwVe a need of c/,y-.ro::imc.tel; to pc.y shipping ch.?.raes to Brj.!?.il
"1] ::o;:e to give to dovig r.-oecij:.i peo-oie for '.-o.-iQ :3pacir,l thin^^s th;,t h.:-ve happened.

to the Church of uayr.er Illinois /.nd ecpGcic.lly their V.Bob. Thc.nlr you for the ,.259 offering for rewirin- the printshop
in Bele:.: th...t mti Dtrucl: hy li,:;htin:^- and Thcnlc You for the offering of .,'235 for hc-Gonn trc.vel fund.
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^0 the Church of ?c,r^\dise Valley, -/yoiiiinGs Th::j.ilc You for the V:^C-tion Bihlo behoof, offerin;^ of '..>770 for our tr..-.vel

fund--ith the cift: of these t-. o churches v;g h..ve iDou-^iht

our c.irplraae tickets bc'.clc to Br<.\sil.

B^^ecial Thc-nl: You to Collerie fjund/y School Olr.srj of

- P. r...dice VrAlcy for the'eiift of c-. Ilo-ad.. tr..il bil^:e nd the

gift of -,^400 for chippij^o zil.

And no^- -

SUPER SPilCI^.L TIL''u:lZ YOU to all you VionderfvJ.

People -"ho 3.ove ug so nuch -nd st.':.nd behind ug so faithfully.

Thanlc You for cc.rinc for our day hy day needs ond for

caring for Brazil. Please PP..Y for us LOTS during this final ti:^eof parting that our hearts-vill hold together
tlie brO'-lc irj corii;9le't(3.
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Phone: 1-307-266-6083

Ilerlyn Dunn; 1-307-266-3057

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FORWARDING AGENT
ms. MERIYN DUNN

Box 857 Evaasville, V/yo, 82636

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September , 1978 Eile & Huey
MASON

Dear Friends in Christ Dale l e f t the 11th and i s back in Brazil

jreparing housing for us.

him the last of October.

I hope to
THANK YOU each one

Vno has given to the housing fund sxid prayed

with us. We v.dll still need your-help and prayers to finish
a house there.

i7e have benefited so much by being with you this year,

V/e have been in over 40 different Churches, also took part in csjnpso V.B.S, college mission days, and taught series of classes. T/e have taught in Hens, -V/omens and Family seraina,rs " '
and retreats, \7e have been in the mountains, at the lake . '

shores, down town and in the coimtrye V/e have v.;orked v/ith you> ate with you (thanks for the spices and recipes) and prayed \7ith
you \IliQ have traveled to Illinois, California, Ne?/ I.'Iexico

Utah, Colorado, Nebrc.ska and V/yoming,

Thank you for giving

so much as you shared your lives and homes v/ith us,

FSLLO','/SHIPPING V/ITH YOU IN CiiRIST HAS B3EN 3000 GOOD.

Dale has been tran^-.lating ms-terials when he v/as home plus

phoFiing, letter writing, visiting, buying for us and others in Beasil, packing, being a daddy to Joyce and Kim and I
talked to him some tooo

-Joyce is nov/ in Johannesburg, South Africa visiting

Stu ojid Karilyn Cook with Stu's mother, Helen Cook. She is looking into the possibality of working there v/ith the mission. Kim v-;ill be studying Bible at a one year mission emphasis school in Estes Pa.rk, Colorado. Please pray for them and for Dale ojid_I as v/e are pla;ccd on three aantinents, for awhile. This has been a very busy furlough, V/hile maybe not a vacation and the schedule trying at tim'es', it has been-a tiuely love blessing and we thank you for the challenge and
encouragement as you have shared in Dales vision for Brazil,

EACH of you has said once again thc,t you v/ill stand

beside us, v."ith one exception, in support 'and in prayer,

i/ith such commitment as yours wa. can be no less in our

commitment to you and our Lord=

GOD BLESS Y0U2

Living for Christ and you in Brasil

Dale and Huey Mason
Caixa-Postal 1375

Belem, Para, Brasil

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66000