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GARY and PAM BURRELL, Missionaries

Caixa Postal, 811 Goiania, Goias
74,000 Brazil Phone (0622)233-2811

JERALD and LYNDA HUMPHREY. Forwarding Ageuls

Rural Route 2. Campbellsbui-g, Indiana 47108

DAVID and DONNA ROBERTS, Proniotiona! Ageuts

8032 Gordon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278 (Government Approved in U.S. & BraziU-All Gifts Tax-Deductible)
Vol. vni

First Quarter Report

"7*7

No. I

First Quarter Report

For us, 1977 began as no other year has begun. Pam and I have been continually
reminded of the words in Psalm 46:8:

campers. In our classes and activities with

"Come, behold the works of the Lord. .

Here in the midst of crisis and rapid socio-economic change, the voice of the Lord is not being drowned out, but is growing stronger in the sense that the people are responding to His words in a
new way.

best thing that happened at the 1977 conference was the real spirit of fellow ship, brother-hood, and sharing which, in my opinion, far surpassed that of former
conferences which I have attended.

the teen-agers, we teachers sought to explain, amplify and apply the theme. As the Lord worked during the week, we saw in several the beginnings of belief, the tears of repentance and reconciliation,
and lives transformed.

Pam and I actually saw the new year began in a prayer and planning meeting
with the members of the Novo Horizonte

congregation. The congregation adopted the goal of 100 in average attendance for
1977. But, it seems that we will be able to

Everyone seemed to have a new spirit of acceptance of colleagues and a new determination in regard to the work. The Spirit of Christ reaUy moved during that conference and has not stopped yet. Praise the Lord! If thin^ continue to progress and the missionaries continue to pray together, to plan together and to work together, then it will be a new day
for the Christian Church/Church of Christ
work here in Brazil.

DVBS. - And, the fourth week of

January was no different. In our Daily

Vacation Bible School at Novo Horizonte

with classes for the youngsters in the

mornings and classes for the older

teen-agers at night, we had an average of

over 125 daily. Many of those who

attended DVBS are now faithfully attend

ing S.S. and church and some of the parents are becoming more and more
interested.

surpass this goal by June, thus having to reformulate our goals for the rest of the year. It is indeed a pleasure to report our activities and the results to you. CONFERENCE. - We saw the working of the Lord during January in a powerful way, especially among us who are laboring to spread the "Good News" here in Brazil. The first two weeks of January were taken up by a 1500-mile bus trip to Belem for the annual conference {January 5th-llth) of the Christian Church/Church
of Christ missionaries where I delivered a

SENIOR CAMP. - I got back to

Goiania just in time to leave for a week of camp at Brasilia. The Dean, Paul Lanham,
stressed the theme of "Four-Fold Devel

CHURCHES. - During February, it was a real thrill to see Christ moving in the
lives of the members of the Rubiataba and

Novo Horizonte congregations. In Rubia(CoiUinucd On Fa^^e 2)

opment" according to Luke 2:52 to the 26

series of sermons on the subject: "The

Victorious Christian Worker and His Life

in Christ." Also, there was the opportu nity to hear brother Ben Alexander of Oregon and brother Raimundo Donatas of North Brazil, both former Spiritist mediums. They gave excellent presenta tions on "Spiritism" and much-needed
orientation as to how to deal with the

forces of darkness that are plaguing the Brazilian people. Since Spiritism is a prevalent religious force here in Brazil, it is necessary that we who are trying to present THE Christ as THE Way, THE
Truth and THE Life have a definite

understanding of the thought patterns and practices of those involved in Spiritism. However, without taking anything away from the two guest speakers, the

"Senior Campers"
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Goiania, and the people who Bill had won

(First Quarter Report Continued)

to Christ show their respect and express their sympathy to Bill's wife, Lora. An offering amounting to almost US $1000 was taken up to help with the funeral expenses. And, when Lora got on the" plane to return to her children who had already been enrolled in school in
Richmond, Indiana, I am certain that she knew that everyone here had done

everything for her and the family that could possibly have been done. Could you remember to pray for, and perhaps write to, Lora who is trying to get accustomed to the fact that she is now a widow and who is trying to adjust to life in the States after an absence of 16 years? Pray also for Meri Beth (15), Billy (14), and Loretta (10) as they try to get settled
in a new cultural and education situation

without the stabilizing influence of a

father. Their address: 2024 US-27 South, Richmond, Indiana 47374.
Even without Bill's funeral and the

activities related to settling his estate, February would have been a packed month. We held an important and good meeting for us who work in Central Brazil. Eleven missionaries were present. Then, I showed a film at camp. After that, I

preached in a revival meeting in Setor

Bueno (Paul Lanham, Minister). Also,
Earl and I drove to Rubiataba to look at a

"Primaries at DVBS."

taba, the congregation is enthusiastic, growing with frequent baptisms, and has won more men (On the percentage basis)
than most of our other churches.

Edivaldo, the man who is responsible there, came down to Goiania to preach at
Novo Horizonte. This was done so that the

Bill's family had already returned to the the owner of the lot in Rubiataba. The U.S. on furlough in mid-January and he owner wants to sell the lot, but his price is was to have joined them the very week he still going to be in the US $3000 to $4000 died. Naturally, everyone was taken range. We have not as yet made a deal. aback by his unexpected death. But, how
wonderful it was to see the missionary
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lot and house which might serve for the church there, for they have already out-grown their present facilities. On February 23rd, I went to Brasilia to speak with a man who had the address of

community, the church people here in

members of Novo Horizonte might come

to know this dedicated man and to be

encouraged to follow his example in evangelism and church-planting.

At the same time in Novo Horizonte,

the young people felt like they just had to "do" something for Christ. Pam and I had a suggestion as to what they might "do." The up-shot of this was that we and the young people of the church hauled, sorted out. organized and distributed to the churches about 8 pick-up loads of
Christian literature and S.S. materials

that BCE had received from APLIC, which prints for the Christian Church here in Brazil. We are truly grateful for all the work that these young people did and feel sure that many in our churches will be blessed by means of these materials.
DEATH of a COLLEAGUE. - The

presence of Christ was felt greatly in the

midst of sadness here on the field. A

colleague. BillMetz, who had worked here

in Brazil fpr 16 years suddenly passed away as a result of complications following
a combination of both malaria and typhoid fever. He was only forty years of age.

'*DVBS Closing Program."

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The next day, Pam, the children and I picked up Timmy at the airport. He had
just come back to Brazil after a visit with

(First Quarter Report Continued)

both sets of grand-parents in Tennessee. On Sunday, we were back at Novo

Horizonte as usual, but on Sunday

evening, I participated in the ordination
service of two new deacons at the Vila

m^mmrnwrnrn

Nova Christian Church (our oldest congre

gation here in Brazil). As I mentioned

earlier, February was indeed a full month.

SAO PAULO. - I had to spend a good

deal of the month of March in Sao Paulo

trying to wind up Bill's financial and legal

affairs. Back in December as he was

preparing for his furlough, Bill had given me power of attorney. And, inasmuch as I know Sao Paulo, the task of settling things logically fell to me. Thankfully, most everything went along very smoot hly.
While I was in Sao Paulo, I took the steps necessary to place the two churches, Figueira Grande {Church of Christ of the

il

Big Fig Tree) and Itapevi, for which Bill

was responsible, on their own. I do not

know how Figueira Grande is going to fare, but I feel that Itapevi wUl be just
fine. Moacir, who had been selected and

'Church Leaders and Missionaries from Central Brazil."

ordained as the Evangelist of the congregation in January, is now the

official Minister and President of the

to 10:30; training class for the men at 1 P.M.; afternoon S.S. and church in Vila

congregation. The church there is becom ing very evangelistic and should grow. I plan to help this congregation by means of a film campaign in the not-too-distant
future. We are certain that the Lord will

Boa utilizing the leaders from Novo Horizonte from 2 to 4 P.M.; youth meeting from 6:30 to 7:30; and, Sunday evening worship from 7:30 to 9.
Another thing that we at Novo Horizonte are doing is to encourage the men to take advantage of every training course possible. So, when a training seminar was announced by Dale McAfee,

our men responded with enthusiasm. Besides being taught new ideas concern ing more effective leadership in the local church, they were afforded the opportu nity of getting to know leaders from other Christian Churches. Our men really benefited from this meeting.
The men from Novo Horizonte are

give a bountiful harvest of souls.

GOIAS. - And, Christ continues to bless

here in Goias. We just got a letter from Rubiataba stating that 9 more persons had accepted Christ and are going to be baptized at the time of this writing. The "house church" in Vila Boa is coming along very well with about 18 to 20 present for the Sunday meetings. And, on Tuesday nights, I have a training session in Vila Boa with approximately 11 persons who are not as yet associated with the "house
church."

indicated by an arrow in the picture. They are as follows (1 to r): Litemar (manager of our Christian Church print shop); Antonio (book-keeper); Farias (military
policeman); Abednego (retired. Justice

Department); Joaquim (military police

man); and, Earl.

The missionaries pictured here at the seminar are the following: Lloyd David Sanders with 29 years of service here in
Brazil: Dale McAfee; Bruce Colson; David

Myers; Tom Fife with Robert; Ernest

Moreland; and. Earl Haubner.

Meanwhile, Novo Horizonte, our prin cipal effort, is making progress. The revival with Mendes as the Evangelist
was a tremendous success. Approxim
ately, 30 to 40 persons made decisions for

As Earl and I go into April, we go into it with heavy teaching and calling schedules. But, we go with light hearts because the work is progressing and because we fully
believe in the words of Paul who said the

Christ. Earl and I are doing the "follow-up" on these and are trying to
teach them the basic factors involved in

following: "Be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is
not in vain in the Lord."

being a disciple of Jesus Christ. Thus, nearly every evening during the week, we have classes with different people from about 6 to 10. And, it is paying off! Seven persons have already been baptized
during March. The schedule ordinarily followed by our church is as follows: (1) Tuesday -

BURRELL FURLOUGH
I expect to be in the U.S. from mid-September to midDecember of 1978 to report to
you. Insofar as we know, the

next time that we, as a family,

shall be in the States will be in
1980 or 1981. Please note this

women's meeting at 3 and youth meeting

at 7:30 P.M.; (2) Wednesday -- Bible study and prayer meeting at 8 P.M.; and, (3) Sunday - Exegetical Bible study
(Hebrews) from 7 to 9 A.M.; S. S. from 9

'Mendes, Visiting Evangelist

at Novo Horizonte."

change.

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BCE Financial Report

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Family Notes
Just before Christmas, our family was pleasantly surprised by a short visit from a long-time friend from our home town. George Morgan is studying law at the present time in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the son of A. R. Morgan, who is the
President of the Trustees of BCE and who

is also one of the Elders of our sponsoring congregation, First Christian, in Erwin, Tennessee. George was on a trip to several points of interest in Latin America when he stopped by. We were pleased
that he took the time off from his

scheduled itinerary to pay us a visit, albeit

brief.

The children and I agree that the summer vacation (December, January, and February) passed all too quickly this year. It seems that we did not have enough time to do even half of the things we had planned to do. We did have company a few times, but we did not travel this year except to Brasilia to meet Timmy's plane. Early in January, Gary did make a trip to Belem, in the North, in order to attend the annual missionary conference, but the children
and I remained at home. Then, later in the

month, when Gary worked at Senior Camp, Jonathan went with him. Jonathan thoroughly enjoyed all the attention that the campers lavished on him. I think he

"George Morgan, an old friend, pays us a visit."

turned out to be the mascot of the group. During the third week of January, we were all very much involved in a week of Daily Vacation Bible School at Novo Horizonte. This year was the first time for
a DVBS at Novo Horizonte and, thank-

jfully, it turned out to be a very successful

one. I taught the 7 to 9-year-olds in the afternoon sessions. Gary worked with the young people at night. Our children thoroughly enjoyed their respective clas ses. A number of contacts with parents were made through our DVBS and we are now seeing some positive results. God is showing us that there are many ways to evangelize. The girls and I found that by the time
we took care of the normal activities of the

day, studied English as often as we could and went swimming several times, the month of January was over. February brought more company and an area meeting of the missionaries. It
was that same week-end of the mission

meeting that Bill Metz, a fellow mission ary from Sao Paulo, spent a couple of days
with us. He told us that he had not been

"Off to School We Go!

feeling any too well for some time, but that he was doing everything possible to put his affairs in order so that he could leave for the States. His family had preceded him in January. He left our house and went to Brasilia hoping to feel
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Family Notes Continued)

well enough to take care of his business there. But, by the following Friday night, Bill had passed away here in Goiania of Typhoid is an almost non-existent disease here in Central Brazil. Although our family and others were exposed to it, we are thankful to report that no one has shown any signs of coming down with it. Early on February 24th, a few days
before God left for Sao Paudo, our whole

months as the only child and returned to the joys and aggravations of being the
oldest of five children. He made the

typhoid fever and complications related to it. Gary and I took care of the funeral
arrangements since his wife, Lora, was only able to arrive in time for the funeral. Then, Gary spent three weeks in Sao Paulo helping Lora to dispose of their house - hold belongings and to take care of legal matters related to their mission and personal matters.

abrupt change from adult company and being the center of attention to just being one of the gang again. However, I will have to say that he is doing pretty weU in making the necessary adjustments. And, needless to say, we are all very happy to
have him back home. I have no doubts

family eagerly awaited Timmy's return at the Brasilia airport. For Timmy, the return meant quite an abrupt adjustment.
He returned from real winter weather to

our mid-summer heat. He spent three

that Timmy will always treasure those three months with his grandparents, the thrill of having lots of fun in the snow, and of winding up his stay with a trip to Disney World and other points of interest
in Florida.

On March 1st, the 1977 school year officially began for our five children. Purchasing material for uniforms, book bags, lunch satchels, pencil boxes, note books, bctoks and other school supplies takes a lot of money and a lot of time. I always feel relieved when we finally have everything in order right down to the correct color of the socks for physical
education class. The children seem to be

pleased with their teachers and are enjoying being with their school friends once again after the vacation period.
(Picture #8)

It seems that bicycle riding, skating and swimming are the children's favorite activities at this point. Everyone in the family now has a bicycle, but it is a rare day that all the bikes are in tip-top shape. It takes Gary, Timmy and our near-by bicycle shop to keep us on wheels. Jonathan was so pleased when he learned to ride in February. The first couple of days were hard on him, his bike and on the
rest of us, because he could balance and

peddle, but it was too much to ask that he also guide the bike at the same time. Now, he is able to co-ordinate the whole process
and is an avid cvclist. (Continued On Page 8)

"We Are All on Wheels!"

household of the faith."

Thank You
Dear friends.

We want you to know that we are grateful to God that you have not become weary in regard to your support of the

enables us to commit our total being of the challenging situation in which we find ourselves. It is an exhilarating experi ence, filled with thrilling assurance, to claim the fullness of life in the living Christ and to be completely involved in
the most worth-while venture to which we could ever commit oxir lives.

Most of you have been working with us for some time now. Many of- you were supporting us with your gifts and prayers even before we actually arrived here in Brazil. Because of your long-time backing, we have been writing to you through the months and years and attempting to show our appreciation for your generosity toward our work and your dedication to
the mission of Christ's Church.

work of BCE. We are gl^ that you

understand that the work of evangelism and church planting takes a long-term investment in man-power and money. But, the Lord has promised a harvest if we do the work sowing His Word. Furthermore, we want you to know
that the verses in Galatians also have

We ask that you continue to pray for us and to support the ministry of BCE, for we intend to continue working for the increase of the Lord's Kingdom here in
Brazil.

great significance for us. We keep on "keeping on" in our labors because we
know that He is faithful and that,

In Galatians 6:9,10 we read. "Let us not

It is our prayer that Christ will sustain you in the many ways in which you seek to serve'Him in your congregation, in your community and in your mission out-reach. We give thanks to God regularly because He is uniting your efforts and
ours here in Central Brazil.

be weary in weU-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the

following His guidance, the investment of

our lives will not be in vain. We believe that where we are and what

Gratefully yours, Gary & Pam

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we are doing are by God's appointment. The energizing power of this conviction

(Family Notes Continued)

It Takes Time!
It has been said that patience is a
virtue. If so, then, one fault that Earl Haubner and I have in common is that we

are very impatient -- especially when it

comes to Christian growth and spiritual

maturity in relations to the Brazilians
with whom we work. We both want

Christian growth, spiritual maturity, fervent dedication, and evangelistic zeal to occur in all of their lives-yesterday,
and as if by magic. It is hard on us to see a new convert dying spiritually for lack of growth. It is very frustrating to see one who has made some progress suddenly
become ensnarled in the wiles of the

Devil, It is indeed disheartening to see one who has come to occupy a place of leadership fall into one or all of the three major temptations here (strange doctrine,
women, or materialism) and lose his

testimony and, hence, his influence for

Christ in the church and the community.

But, recently, we have been more successful. We are coming to know Brazil, her culture and her people, a little better. We are learning more and more of the necessity of "waiting upon the Lord." We have read the Scriptures of how one plants, another waters, God increases, and another reaps. Our problem is that we want to plant and reap, too -- and fast! Not too long ago. Earl and I read with a great deal of interest Mark Trail's account

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of the saguaro cactus. According to the article, the saguaro is the largest of all cacti. It may come to have a height of 50 feet and as many as 50 arms. It is Arizona's State Flower. To get its start in life, a saguaro cactus seedling must sprout
within the protective shadow of other

"Let's Go to the Pool!

plants. Also, it must be over-looked by

rats, mice and weevils which like its

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Every year during March and April, my thoughts return to Springtime as we always experienced it in the States. I am using books to share the beauty of Spring

with the children. We are having F^, of

course, but the change of seasons here is

not so marked as it is in the temperate zone. Our most notable change is between the rainy season and the dry season. We hope that you, our friends, have an enjoyable Summer. We are actually looking forward to the slightly cooler days we call Winter. Perhaps during the
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succulent stems. So slowly does it grow that this cactus, after 10 years, is only 4 inches high! At 50 years of age, the saguaro may reach a height of 10 feet and, finally, at 75, it sends out its first "arms." Think of it! More than 100 years are required for this "giant" to reach maturity, but it may then live on to be 250 years old! In our disciple-ship program, our new
Brazilian converts also at times become

discouraged at the slowness of their Christian development and maturity. Yet,

Earl and I have come to realize that it is

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vacation months you could write to us. We would enjoy hearing from you and Timmy, our stamp addict, will be pleased to steam the stamps off of your letters. -- Pam.

almost an absolute necessity that now converts grow and develop under the protective shadow of other Christians. The Apostle Paul expressly forbade the selection of a "novice" to any church office (see I Timothy 3:6, where the word

REALITY AND OPTIMISM

Let us dream expectantly.
pray confidently, and labor

incessantly so that wo may see

a great and abundant harvest.

"novice" is, more literally, "one newly planted"). So, Earl and I are "plugging along" with our efforts to disciple likely candidates for leadership and trying to help them to sink their spiritual roots deeply into God and His Word, so that
they shall be able to mature and bear much healthy fruit for Him.

CUistian fiiiangG&sm
GARY and PAM BURRELL, Missionaries
Caixa Postal, 811 Goiania, Goias .

74.000 Brazil (062)233-3811 JERALD and LYNDA HUMPHREY. Forwarding Agents

Rural Route 2. Campbellsburg, Indiana 47108

DAVID and DONNA ROBERTS, Promotional Agents

8032 Gordon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
(Government Approved in U.S. & BrazilAll Gifts Tax-Deductible)

Vol. VIII

- Second Quarter Report

No. 2

Second Quarter Report

During "Semana Santa" (or, Holy Week", as they call it here), the congregation at Novo Horizonte was in a real spirit of worship and prayer. Naturally, Earl and I expected the building to be over-flowing on Easter Sunday morning. But, we had not reckoned with the "weatherman." Early Sunday morning, it began to rain and to rain hard. By church time, all the streets were flooded. At any rate, we tried to make it. But, just one block from the church, thecar fell into a deep ditch
in the middle of the street. Result? We had

couples - Sydney (military policeman and pistol champion) and Maria; Antonio (wood working shop) and Divina; Jorge (cement factory worker)andVania; and, Constancio not feel it justified to have one vehicle (brick layer) and Maria. At the time of this "tied-up" exclusively in "open-air" evangel writing Constancio, Maria, and their ism, we should at least adopt a "half-way" daughter, Bridgette have all accepted measure that should be reasonably Christ and have been baptized. The others effective and inexpensive. Thus, we are in are showing varying amounts of interest the process of building a trailer chasis on and progress. Only time will tell what their which we plan to mount the "sound truck" final decisions will be. body. This will probably be placed into operation by mid-October. On April 26th, the Planning Committee
for the XVIIth Conference of Missionaries of Christian Churches and Churches of

zero attendance that morning and a transmission damaged to the extent of US

$125.

After finishing up with April tax forms, I immediately got busy on preparing all of our visual-aid equipment. Moacir is to have the use of the projector and films for various campaigns which he, as a visiting evangelist, plans to hold in the Sao Paulo-Itapevi areas, from April 30th to August 20th. As you know, after Moacir left the "sound truck" ministry and because of any lack of time, Ihave tried to "kill" the film ministry. But, the amazing thing has been that, even though the films and equipment have received harder usage at the hands of semi-skilled operators, the film ministry is
almost as broad as it was when we had the

Christ got together to iron out a few of the details for the up-coming conference. The committee is composed of Tom Fife, who is the Chairman, David Bayless, Earl Haubner, Norman Maddux and me. Our conference will be held at a seminary in Rio de Janeiro from January 5th-llth with Drs. Carroll Osburn and Woodrow Phillips, as well as Helen Hamilton of Kingsport,
Tennessee. The theme will be: "Set in order

"sound truck" going. One church has been started. Others have been strengthened. Strong evangeHstic thrusts have been
made.

The requests have far out-numbered our

ability to take care of them. During January, February and July, the films are

generally used in connection with Christian Service Camps. During our Spring (September, October, November), the
films are used in revivals. And, during our Fall, the films of the Life of Christ and the Moody Science series are shown in schools and occasional campaigns, such as the ones Moacir is having at this time. Allinall.astimehasprogressed, we have become convinced that, even though we do

the things that are wanting"... (Titus 1:5). We are prayingand planning for an inspring and practical conference with lots of fellowship. And from April 26th-29th, Pam and I, along with several other Christian Church missionaries, took advantage of some "in-service" training with Dr. Jay Adams in the field of counselling. Dr. Adams is Professor of Practical Theology at West minster Theological Seminary. After hearing his lectures, I personally feel that God is using this man to help prepare the Christian preacher/counselor to aid his people in facing the many sorts of crisis situations that they inevitably encounter in a world of sin. I know that some of the things that he has spoken and written are certainly helping me to do a better job of counselling
here.

' 'Open-Air Service at Setor Universitario''

Besides our discipleship duties, we were actively engaged in getting everything ready to work in a 10-day revival meeting
with the Setor Universitario Church of

May and June were also months in which

Earl and I had heavy teaching and calling schedules. To me, there is no greater pleasure than to see a person accept Christ and then, to see that person grow and develop in Christian maturity. During this quarter, I have worked especially with four

Christ. The meetings were so well attended that they had to be held out of doors. The small building just would not hold all the people. We were very thrilled by the fact that 130 ofthose attending accepted Christ. Of these, 48 have been taking classes on the Christian life and, of the 48,18 have already been baptized. However, the "follow-up" work may be hindered by the fact that the preacher might leave soon in order to start another congregation. We pray that the momentum gained by having the revival will not be hindered by any change of preachers and trust that the next one will maintain a high level of evangelistic activity.

(Continued On Page^)

Second Quarter Report

This also has been a period of growth in
spirit, in number and in fellowship for the
Christian Churches in Goiania. All have reported recent baptisms. Becauseof the growth and the turn-over

Thank You
Dear Great Commission Partner,
We do not know his name. For that reason, we do not know if he is mentioned

yoke. And, many have accepted His

invitation.

inthe churchesforonereasonoranother, it
is necessary for them to have activities

designed toenhance fellowship both among

the members and the churches. The

members need to be togetherandto get to

know one another.

All in all, this has been an exciting and exhaustingperiod. However, even though
things are goingfairly well,it justwould not be normal without a couple of *'flies in the ointment", "flies" in this case being
"drop-outs" and "division". Pam and I

pictureofharmonyandunity!What wasthe secret ofthe straight furrow? It was the fact labored^ with me in the Gospel with that each horsewastravelling to a common Clement also, and with other of my destination. Just imagine how erratic the fellow-laborers, whose names are in the
YOKEFELLOW, help those women which
Book of Life."

"And, I entreat thee also, TRUE

Irecall, asaboyonthefarminTennessee, watching our team of horses pulling the. exhortation to him. Here are Paul's words: plow behind them. What a wonderful

elsewhere in the NT. But, in Phillippians 4:3, the Apostle Paul directs a personal

A COMMON GOAL. Those who are properly yoked together in Christ are travelling in the same direction.

furrow would have been if each horse had

The secret of getting work done for the

It is Paul's descriptionofthis anonjrmous been allowed to go its own way!

"true yokefellow." These two words Lord is to have a team that has common perhaps introduce new insights as we seek goals and is travellingin the same direction.
to serve our Lord.

associate of the Apostle that interests us:

Our basic, over-riding goal here in Brazil is

would like for you to join with us in intense

A COMMON DELIVERANCE: Before

andinsistent intercessioninregard to these

three couples in Novo Horizonte:
(1) - Farias and Rosa - both Farias and Rosa

beset freefromthe yokeofsinandbondage Here inGoianiaEarl, Paul and I are working

to the Devil.

we begin to carry the Lord's yoke, we must

To the people of Israel, Jehovah said: "I

TO EVANGELIZE THE LOST AND TO EDIFY THOSE BEING REDEEMED.

together closely. In the future, a larger

are baptized. She is growingstronger, but he is growing weaker. Pray that he might become stronger in resisting the tempta
tions of the flesh and that their home-life might be better. (2)-Humberto and Celia-

number of us missionaries will be worl^g

InPhilippians4:3, Paul refers to just such

am the Lord your God, which brought you together in regard to evangelism, publish forthoutofthelandofEgypt, that ye should ing and the camp.
not be their bondmen; and I have broken the upright" (Leviticus 26:13). That promise has also been extended to

Both are teachers. Neither has a good

religious back-ground nor has been

bands of your yoke, and make you go an attitude of team-work. Furthermore, he

God's spiritual children. You and I, as
Christians, have been set free from bondage. That is a divine fact, and faith accepts what God has done and lives in the power of God's Word.

recalls with gratitude to God the team who assisted him at Philippi in the work of the

baptized. Pray that they may become

interested again. (3) - Joao, Leonice and their daughter. Marta - Small vices have

Gospel.The team was one with the Apostle in carrying out the ministry and mission that God had given to them.
A COMMON GRATITUDE. All Christ

greatly weakened this family. Pray that

they may be able to overcome the wiles of

the Devil.And, (4) -Bro. Borgesde Oliveira

is a preacher here in Goiania who

supposedly had a visionofseeing a bunch of keys coming down from Heaven to him. His
interpretation of the vision has been that

ian work is, or should be, based upon the ACOMMON RESPONSE. Havingfreed realization of the blessings Christ has us the yoke of this world's bondage, Christ brought to us in actuality and to every has invited us to receive His yoke. Matthew person in potentiality, as well as the desire

the other five Christian Churches closest to

hishavebeengiven to him byChristand he

isseekingactively totake them. WhileI am sure that he is not going to succeed, it is causing some tension among the other

unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy Gratitudeto Godin Christ is why Pam and I laden, and I will give you rest. Take My (among many others) are laboring on the yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am "foreign" field. Our gratitude compels us to meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find "go". Likewise your gratitude to God in rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, Christ causes you to "give" in order that

11:28-30 contains His invitation: "Come

to carry out the Great Commission.

Christian Churches because wedonotgo in forvisions andprophecies down here. Pray for this frustrated preacher that he may
come to trust the Word of God more than a

"vision"and that he may cometo learn that eachcongregationis a "Christonomy"(local autonomy under the Lordship of Jesus

This is exactly what we are seeking to opportunity to claim the promises and proclaim to the Brazilian people ~ that in blessings of Christ. As you well know, our work here in Christ they can be relieved of the heavy Centrd Brazil is supported by the grace of burden of sin. That is INITIAL rest. And, when they respond to Christ's invitation to Godas well as the generosity and goodness
take His yoke, they will find rest for their
souls, which is CONTINUAL rest.

and My burden is light."

Brazilians and other people, may have the

Christ)andthat wedonotneed a "Pope"as

long as we have the Bible to feed us, Christ

to lead us, and the Holy Spirit to guide and

strengthen us. "We see souls in sin, but our concern in prayer should be not only FOR THEM, but also to pray AGAINST SATAN who holds them captive. He must be made to relax his

In the past few weeks, we have had wonderful opportunities to extend Christ's

of you. His faithful disciple there in the U.S.A. Thus, Pam and I want to thank you for your prayers and gifts in behalf of our
effort here.

invitation for peopleto accept HIS yoke. We

have explained that it is an absolute necessity for a person to submit to Christ's

Even though it is very difficult for us to explain all the problems, the setbacks and

the rapid social change with its ensuing consequences here in Brazil clearly to you,
be assured, nevertheless, that God is moving and His is the victory.
Believe me, if Pam and I were not to have

holdonthem, and only the power of Christ's

watch and persevere alwaysintercedingfor

all God's people." (Eph. 6:18, NEB). In conclusion; we, unfortunately, did not get to meet as planned with Dr. James Smith, Director of Operations of the

victory, appropriated and applied through

the prayer of faith, can achieve this. Jesus
dealt with the cause, not the effect, and if

the inescapable, abiding conviction con

cerning the worthwhileness of the task in

Brazil, we would not have the "stickability"

necessary to fulfill a ministry here. Thank you for your conviction that we of
the Restoration Movement have a worth

we are to pray effectively, we must follow the same pattern." (J. Oswald Sanders). Who will go to battle with us for these,

Christian Missionary Fellowship. Dr.

Smith, who was here on behalf of the CMF

persevering with specific, faithful prayer? Will you pray regularly - and frequently? "Yes?""Therefore, give yourselves wholly to prayer and entreaty, pray on every occasion in the Spirit. To this end, keep

work in South Brazil, was smitten by some of our Brazilian "bugs" and did not get to travel up to Central Brazil. We are sorry to

while message to give to a lost, divided

world and that we have a valid witness to make, no matter \irhat sacrifices have to be
made.

havemissedthis opportunity forfellowship and the exchange of ideas. Well, maybe

next time . . .

Youryokefellows, Gary and Pam

AUDIT HEPORT

The following is an excerpt from his report

to the mission trustees. In my opirlon all funds received and disbursed for the years 1970 through 1976, as presented herewith,
are properly and accurately stated. I did not find any exceptions in the manner in

of BCE General Fund. The audit was done by Oliver Sizemore, CPA of Salem, Indiana.

completed an audit of the books

Scottsburg, First C
Zoah C

100.00
82.00

100.00 100.00

Vallonia, Driftwood C 109.30 Westport, Waynesburg C 30.36 Whitestown, New Hooe C 20.00

30.64
10.00

44.09
30.00

gansas

Coffeyville, WestsIde C12.OO

Kentucky

19.83
10.00

20.00
10.00

which the books were kept and the funds

Jamestown, C fiadcliff. First C

John Crowe Jr.

10.00 88.17
20.00

74.75
20.00 20.00

We want to thank all supporters of BCE for your faithfulness over the years. Being
able to count on you for funds to arrive each month for the work in Brazil has made
our
BCE INCOME
Arizona

accounted for,"

Maryland,

-altimore, Eng. Consul 75.00

Upper Marl., First C 200.00

Ich lean

Barryten, K Huffman I5.OO job much easier. Nprth CayQUpa Jerald and Lynda Humphrey, Fwd. Agents Highlands, L Phillips 170.OO GENERAL FUND West Jeff., Beaver ^rk 15.OO
APRIL MAY JUNE

15.00

170.00 140.00 15.00 15.00

Ohio

Phoenix, C Bledsoe
Florida

30.00
15.00
110.00
100.00

East Liberty, Cof C 40.00 Hamilton, West Side CofCio.OO

Pennsylvania

40.00
10.00

40.00
10.00

Ft Kyers, First C 15.OO Jacksonville, Srielewood^O.00 Westside C " " 120.00 Lar^OjH Davis Leesburg, First C 87.27 Orlando, Southeast 30.00 St Pete^ E Edmunds 5.00 Tampa, Central C 150.00 Georgia Atlanta, N Druid KiHslO'O.OO

Mather, C
75.00 Tennessee

40.00
10.00
I

40.00

Bluff City, Buffalo C

Bristol, Cent.Holston

73.14
30.00

83.17
30.00

E-ton, Borderview C
West Side C

10.00

10.00 200.00 10.00 20.00

K Hyder

38.33
5.00
10.00

38.33 5.00
20.00

5.00

J Shell B Thomas
100.00 100.00

College Prk, D Jacoby

. Punwoodv, G Tanguay ...
Westside C A Walker

36.00
50..00

36.00
60.00 5.00 48.00 72.00 75.00 75.00 125.00 125.00
100.00 100.00

firwin. First C Love Chapel C

B Banner 3 Burrell I Price

350.00 350.00 350.00

75.00
10.00

East Point, Mt Olive C

10.00 .10.00

McDftnough, M Huddleston 5*00

I;;ip9ig

60.00 25.00

25.00 60.00

Paris, Lake fiidge C Peoria, a friend Potomac, No.10 CofC

Indiana Bpook, C

39.00 75.00

Johnson City, BoonesCrk Grandview C Jonesboro, Hales Chapel Embreevile CofC Kingsport, Col Hgts C
C Rowe
Vermont

10.00 25.00
20.83 30.00

20.00 35.92

25.00 15.00

25.00
20.00

25.00
20.00

31.33
10.00

25.40
10.00 75.00

125.00
100.00

45.00

30.00
10.00

i^erby ^ L; --ine, D Unruh

Virginia

Brownstown, M Brewer Campbellsburg, C 10.00 Carmel, Central C 300.00 Woodland Spgs 85.00 Clarksville, Eastslde 100.00 Columbus, E Columbus C130.00

60.00
10.00

Bristol, Shakesville C

300.00 300.00
100.00

Converse, CofC Evansville, First C

R Johnson

Garden City CofC85.00

l40.00

130.00 130.00 85.00 150.00 750.00

75.00

Chesapeake, Lindale ^ofClo.OO Richmond, ^hippenham CofC Saltville, Main St. C 122.61 Virginia Beach, Aragona *10.00

80.00
10.00 20.00 10.00

15.00 50,QC)

61.59
*^0.00

Greentown, Merd. St. C

500.00
10.00

EXPENSES

J^onthly Totals NET BrtLAKCE Anril 1 ^350.775720.3^5341.34 9.^3

100 Salary
101 Social Sec.

Indianapoa.is,E 38th C
Traders Point C200.00 H Roberts 30.00

6OO.OO
84.00

600. 00
00

433.32 216.66
200.00 212.50 30.00 30.00 50.00 50.00
30.00 25.00 131.00 50.00 15.00
10.00

Jeffersonvllle, C

Little York, C
Karengo, C Memph is, C

H Schianian Jr. Lawrence, C

50.00

30.00

102 400 601 602

Insurance 125.77 Retirement . 75.00 Supplies & Phone 5.72 Postage & News. 279.00
l.';6 - .

75.00 2.39

600.00 84,00 24.00 75.00 15.29

70.00

4.96
100.00
1.7?

25.CO

603 Conventions
25^00
50.00

1400 Misc.
DISBURSEMENTS

ii7i.05 868.07 868.29

3180.00 2860.00 4470.00

New Albany, H Humphrey 30.00

D Overholser

900 Field Oper.

Salem, Kt Tabor C
a friend

248.98

269.93
260.00

Total Exp. & Disb. ^351-P5 3728.07 5338.29 4.47 Ni!<T BALANCE June 30

Family Notes
Where did the time go? At the time of our last report, the children had just started their first semester and now they are already talking about what they want to do during their school vacation. What with being a study hall teacher making sure that the children all get their lessons, a taxi driver making sure that they get to school safely, a social chairman making sure that they get to their extra-curricular activities on time, and a homemaker striving to keep children and husband happy, healthy and in clean clothes, as well as being a women's leader and Sunday School teacher at the church, I find that the days sometimes go by in a flash. But, I am happy and would not have it any other way. Gary and I are

him before, have enjoyed getting to know him, and having the opportunity to help him. Right now, he has returned to London and Salisbury, Rhodesia to wind up things before moving permanently to Brazil. Because of "Tony's interest in farming, he and Gary spent a lot of time looking at the truck and farm machinery exhibits at the fair. The children especially enjoyed the rides, cotton candy and candied apples. We all enjoyed walking through the rows and
rows of horses, hogs and cattle. I do not think that there was a single calf that the children did not stop to pet. We were even able to see part of the rodeo. Timmy has dreams of owning calves and, later on, a farm. Jennifer just could not understand why she could not buy a horse "Jonathan and Friend, Ze Luis, use the with the money that she would soon be receiving from her grandparents for her ladderalot." birthday.
New School. On June 6th, the children

enjoying life, the children and our ministry

here.

Conference. Last year in April, Gary and I were ableto attend the annual missionary
conference held in a small mountain town in

the state of Sao Paulo. This year, we were especially eager to attend the conference because of the speaker. Dr. Jay Adams, Christian psychologist and author, met all of our expectations. The three-day confer ence provided us with a learning opportu
nity, a time to visit with friends who live all

began a new phase in their scholastic life. They entered a newly-formed school on its opening day. All five of the children began
this new adventure with real enthusiasm. I

suppose that Timmy expressed it best when, in his first essay at his new school, he wrote that he was really excited because he felt that he could have a part in the establishment and development of the new
school.

over Brazil and a chance to purchase Christian literature in English and Portu
guese.

Children's Playhouse. For several years now, we have wanted to have a playhouse buili, for the chlldreu. In May, that long-planned-for playhouse was finished. I
do not know who was more excited or

This year, the classes have very few students. I can imagine the pleasure that the teachers must feel at having a small number ofstudents for achange. Next year, "Juliana and Amy at the Fort."
beds and other toys.
the ill increase. vHc

school plans to have a maximum of

twenty-five students in a class which, in my

opinion, is good. Acrobatics. Jennifer and Amy have always enjoyed ballet and acrobatics. Although they have had only a few actual classes, they have learned, nevertheless, a number of things from friends and have practiced on their own. In June, one of the girls who is majoring in Physical Education here at the Federal University asked if she could work with the girls for a week and

pleased -- Mother or the children. The playhouse, downstairs, contains a large bookshelf for all of the children's

books. The rest ofthe space is taken up with

the girls' kitchen, a table and chairs, doll \

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The fort area on top of the playhouse is multi-purpose. Sometimes, it is a pirate ship. At other times, it is a Western fort. On certain days, it is a game area. On special occasions, we have parties up on top. Many times, we carry food up, so that the children and their friends can have picnics way up high. At night on the weekends, it frequently serves as a camping spot. The children are happy to have a fun place to play. And, I am happy tohave most of the toys out of their bedrooms.
Fair. The State Fair for Goias was held

have them to do a routine in a special

presentation that was scheduled for the end
of the semester.

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here in Goiania during the last week of May. Although our plans for having a booth at the fair this year were disrupted by circumst ances beyond our control, we, neverthe less, were able to go to the fair twice as spectators only. Accompanying us was a farmer from Zambia by the name of James Anthony Butts, who was our house-guest during May and J une. Tony, having concluded that he was going to have to find another country for him and his family, flew to Brasilia and, then, took a bus directly to Goiania. Here in Goiania, inasmuch as Tony could not speak any Portuguese, a very practical problem began to manifest itself. Finally, he made
the taxi-driver understand that he wanted

It was amazing how much the girls (Jennifer and Amy) were able to learn in just a few days. They presented their routines on the mat and on the bar very

well. As a result, they were invited to study more during the second semester. I do not anticipate any Olympic gold
medals in their futures, but I do think that it

is healthy for them to be well-trained physically as well as spirtually and scholastically. The month of July is school vacation here

in Brazil. We, as a family, plan to get away for a little time to be together on the river. We will share with you about our camping trip on the Araguay River in our next
newsletter.

to go to the house of someone who could Write to us when you have a chance. We speak English. So, the taxi-driver brought always enjoy your letters.
him to our house. We, who had never seen
...Pam

Ctetian Si/angc^ism
GARY and PAM BURRELL, Missionaries
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ulG 1 4 '77

Goiania, Goias
74.000 Brazil

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Vol. VIII

Third Quarter Report

No. 3

Third Quarter Report

This third quarter has been a good three months. For us, it has been profitbale in the sense that not only what we have been doing has been rewarding and worthwhile but,
also, it has marked the thresh-hold of our

comfortingto know that, if necessary, Earl is close by and will be able to "fill-in" during my furlough (September to December of
1978).

"count-down" to open up a new sub-divi

sion, Cachoeira Dourada (Golden Water fall), for Christ (October 16th).
The main work that I have done this

quarter has not been so much in one-to-one discipling as it has been in the areas of evangelism and church administration,

especially in connection with the following

churches:

1. - Sao Paulo. The Figueira Grande (Big Fig Tree) congregation, ministered to by Bro. Jose, is not a very strong congregation
and is located within the limits of Greater

Sao Paulo. It was only in July that the people there informed me that the property had not been placed in their name and that they could not get a building permit without having the deed in order. Thus, lam in the process of getting power of attorney from the title-holding organization in Brasilia in order to effect the transfer of property in the near future. I am also encouraging them
to organize a free, autonomous congre gation as soon as possible. During July, I also visited with the congregation at Itapevi (24 miles from Sao
Paulo) where Moacir is the minister. One of

the way. Hence, if the owner should pass away before making over the deed, the church, legally, has no way to press its claim to ownership of the property. Moacir and the congregation are bravely trying to handle the problem. To help pay the expenses, they have decided to sell some things belonging to the congregation (i.e., an adding machine and an organ). Although the expenses may run to only about U.S. $2,000, this is quite a sudden jolt for the congregation to withstand. Things are going fairly well with this congregation where Moacir ministers but, recently, the old adage of "When the cat is away, the mice will play," was proven to be true once again. While Moacir and his family were here for 10 days visiting and talking over plans for the church, several of the members there proved to be a real

Parque das Laranjeiras (Orange Tree

Park) is a solid, middle-class sub-division of

about 1500 houses where we really would like to see a church planted. But, this, we feel, will have to wait until after my furlough. Duringthis quarter, we have also worked with Setor Universitario, the congregation
with which we labored in the revival effort

in June. As strange as it may seem to us of

the Christian Church/Church of Christ

heritage, one of our churches was convinced by a sister congregation to give up its autonomy over a year ago and to be
submissive to the leaders of that other

congregation. As time went on, some of the people at

Setor Universitario became somewhat

disappointment for Moacir and the other

church leaders. Please pray for them (that they might return to Christ) and for him

(that he might not be disheartened).

2. - Goiania. NovoHorizonte and Vila Boa

have had a total of 14 baptisms during this

period. For the foreseeable future, Pam

and the children will continue to worship

with the congregation at Novo Horizonte. But, I will be less and less involved with the
work there in order to have more time for
our new effort.

restive under this arrangement. A delegation of the members came to our house about six months ago and asked for some orientation. I stated that they should follow the teachings of the Bible in regard to church government and sanctified common sense in regard to their particular situation. From time to time, we visited and prayed with them concerning the friction and mounting tension between the two congregations. When asked to state my personal opinion,
I mentioned that I felt that, inasmuch as

the main problems there is also concerning the deed to the property. The congregation purchased the land some years ago on the installment plan but, before they could get the deed placed in the name of the congregation, the wife of the owner died. Hence, everything has been held up for
several years due to Brazil's inheritance laws. Now, it looks as if the deed can be

Our next target is Cachoeira Dourada

(Golden Waterfall), which borders Novo Horizonte and Vila Boa. I hope to win several men of ability to Christ with whom I

can develop a disciple-ship relationship leading toward a vital and indigenous

congregation. On October 16th, we plan to start

transferred--although it will be a heavy burden on the congregation to do so, financially speaking. The owner, since remarried, is quite willing to effect the transfer as soon as the probate court completes its process. He is elderly and the position of the church is somewhat precarious in that the receipts of payment have been lost somewhere along

working in earnest there. It will take it a while to get off the ground. Pray for us and
our efforts.

Our hope is that whatever gains we make

in Cachoeira Dourada might be consoli
dated in the future with the Novo Horizonte

congregation, thus, making it one of our strongest churches here in Goiania. And, while we hope that the Brazilians willreally
lead out in this endeavor, it is still

they had been, and were again, capable of self-government, they ought to think seriously in terms of local autonomy anew. My response was cast in the form of questions; "You support your own local program, do you not? You are having your own calling and revival campaigns and are experiencing growth, are you not? And, if you are taking care of these things, why not govern yourselves, as you did formerly, under the Lordship of Christ?" At the end of August, it happened that the people, in an official congregational meeting to which Mendes and I had been especially invited, voted to re-assume the
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Third Quarter Report

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The other congregation, in the end, had to

consent to release Setor Univ.ersitario from the arrangement.

responsibilities of self-government and 16th and 17th, Tom Fife, Earl and I had a formally petitioned to be "emancipated." meeting in Rio in an attempt to have a
well-coordinated conference of mission

average attendance is about 60. Earl and 1 take turns in visiting Edivaldo in order, to encourage and give him further training. Planning Committe Meeting. On August

member forced to tithe?"

Myanswer has generally been somewhat like the foUowing:

1. - "From the Bible, we deduce that God

aries from the Christian Church/Church of

wants his followers to EARN all they can HONESTLY, to SAVE all they can WISELY, and to GIVE aU they can to Kiftgdom enterprises CHEERFULLY and
PROPORTIONATELY.

Since that meeting, the minister has resigned and has been sent out by the congregation with much prayer but little supportto establish anew congregation in a
town south of here.

Christ there in January of 1978. We got a

first-hand view of the local situation and

know pretty well what to expect in regard

to housing, food and facilities of the sessions
for the children as well as for the adults.

2. - "And, just as God has a plan of salvation for His people, He also has a plan of finance for the support of His Church. Under the Law, the person was required to
give one-tenth, or a tithe, of all that he had. Under Grace, we, as Christians, have

The S. U. congregation has also called

another minister who, so far, is doing very well in leading the congregation and in doing good "follow-up" in regard to the

prospects contacted during the June

revival.

We are praying and planning for an inspiring and practical conference with lots of fellowship. Our speakers will be Drs. Carroll Osburn and Woodrow Phillips, as well as Helen Hamilton of Kingsport,
Tennessee. The theme will be: "Set in

received much more; thus, we should give more. In direct reply to the question, 'No, neither God nor His Church forces anyone
to tithe, but, for the Christian, the tithe is a

As I stated in our last report, I helped to baptize 18 of the 130 persons who had initially accepted Christ during that revival. Joao, the present minister, recently stated that 32 more people, makingatotalofSO, aregoingtobe baptized
in the near future.

orderthe things thatare wanting.. ."(Titus

1:5). Presently, this is the aim of aU of us in
our mission work.

Schedule. Our schedule for the next few months is as follows:

And, it was really good to work again with Mendes, along with Earl Haubner, in a mini-meetingatthe end of August. It was a
week-end revival held "outdoors" in connection with the Setor Bueno church

1. - October 16th to January Ist-A concentrated effort in trying to get a work with men going in Cachoeira Dourada; contacts, follow-up. teaching, winning, baptizing and training them according to the NT and indigenous church principles.
2. - November 14th to the 16th-Area

DEBT, or is owed, to God and only that which he gives over this amount is truly his OFFERING, or love gift, to God! 3. - "As Creator. God already owns everything and. ultimately, all properties and material things will return to Him to do with as He wills. Thus, a person reaUy
needs to give more than God needs to

receive. And, furthermore, wehave to give our offerings with the right attitude and motive. In other words, we are not doing God a *favor' by placing our gift in the
offering plate. But, instead, we. as His

where Paul Lanham ministers. Twenty-

seven persons accepted Christ during this meeting. 3. - Rubiataba. I have recently made two trips to Rubiataba for the purposes of preachingand encouragingand trainiiig the
leaders there. Edivaldo, the minister, is

training of ministers.
3. - November 25th to the 27th-Joint

children, are exercising a right and a

privilege.

planning meeting with Christian church

ministers/missionaries of Central Brazil at

4. - "It is not that God wants our money

and our lives but, rather, it is that He wants

handling things there very well even though he has heavy responsibilities as the local manager of a domestic appliance firm. In summary, our principal efforts have been with the following congregations.: 1. -NovoHorizonte. This congregation is now three years old and began this year with forty active members in good standing. By October 1st, it had increased 100 percent. Thirty-five of the forty new members have come by baptism, 3 of which were on September 25th. 2. - Vila Boa. On the first Sunday afternoon in February, the first afternoon worship service in the Vila Boa community
was held. This work in Vila Boa is the first

our camp in Brasilia. 4. - December 31st-Congregational planning and prayer meeting at Novo
Horizonte.

our lives andour money. That is the better

order, scripturally speaking. Remember that Paul, in hisdiscussionofstewardship in

II Corinthians 8 and 9, wrote that the

5. - January 2nd to the 14th"Taking care of local arrangements and participating in the missionary conference in Rio. 6. -January 20th to the 22nd-Attending, and speaking at, the congress in Goiania of our Christian church young people from
Brazil Central.

Christians of Macedonia, 'first gave their

own selves to the Lord* (II Cor. 8:5).

7. - January 23rd to the 29th"DVBS

(Novo Horizonte, Vila Boa, and Cachoeira Dourada).

8. - January 31st to February 3rd"Conference on Theological Training by Extension to be conducted by Ralph

Winter.

"If Christians observe this pattern, then, they will be happier spiritually and the Kingdom enterprises will be healthier financially. You see, spontaneous, generous and sustained giving issues from a right relationship to God. And, that right relationship involves the recognition that all we are and have belong to God. That is

why we are called upon to first give

ourselves to God, for He is much more interested in the GIVER than He is in the
GIFT.

attempt of the Novo Horizonte congre gation in establishing a daughter congre revival with Mendes, Edivaldo and Earl in gation. At the present time, the average the evenings. attendance at Vila Boa is 20 to 25 persons, nine of them having been baptized. During the last quarter of the year, we will all be making a special effort toward locating a few capable and dedicated men who can be discipled for leadership in this new Dear friend. congregation. Because of the common emphasis upon 3. - Rubiataba. In June 1976, the first "fees' for religious services rendered by worship services were held in Rubiataba. Spiritist mediums and certain preists, Now, a growing congregation exists in that 'there is much confusion in the mind of the farming and cattle-raising town. In average person here in Brazil about money Novemberof1976, we helped Edivaldo, the and church membership, such as the minister, in an evangelistic meeting which following: "Is money charged or a tax has since led to 28 baptisms. Now. the placed upon each member?" or, "Is each

9. - February 6th to the 12th~In Rubiataba with DVBS in the mornings;

5. - "And, finally, the fact is that

ste "hardship of MONEYis only one aspect of tne larger subject of the stewardship of LIFE itself. When a person has divorced his money from the rest of his life, he then has to

Thank You

be 'pressured*subtly, or not so subtly, by a sense of duty or a feeling of guilt.

"Thus, if we. as Christians, follow the

Biblical pattern of first giving ourselves to the Lord, then money falls into its rightful
place. If our whole BODY that lives in His presence is placed on the altar as a sacrifice,

then the HAND that gives will also be

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Thank You
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there."
*****

our thinking on the subject in general.

2. - A "Thank You." We are sincerely

our unusual playhouse with the fort-like

area on top.

"But, what," you may ask," does this

have to do with me. a staunch supporter of

missions in general and of BCE in

particular?" The point, my friend, is this:

grateful for your prayers and gifts in behalf ofevangelism here in Brazil. Pam and I are encouraged by your kind and thoughtful actsandblessedbythefactofyour maturity in the realm of giving and by the knowledge that you are "behind" us. We, thus, can

"give" ourselves overentirelyto the work,

which is a joyful and rewarding experience.
And, furthermore, in giving, you are

1. - An Explanation. The aim that Pam

and I have in our work is the communicating

blessed also. As you also have given of

of the Gospel to the unconverted and non-discipled people in Brazil, according to

Christ's Great Commission, with the goal of

yourselfin joyful presentation to the Lord and to the proclamationof His Word, then you already know that giving is a truly
joyful experience.
In Him,

gathering them into groups and estab

lishing indigenous, N.T. con^egations

here in the Goiania area in particular.

An outstanding characteristic of an indigenous congregation is self-support. But, this as a general rule here in Brazil, has proven to be oneofthe most difficult things
to achieve. For the un-taught or

Gary & Pam

JENNIFER IS NINE!

unconsecrated Christian, to part with money is a painful process. He looks upon his moneyas being just his because he looks upon the whole of life as his own. Hence, Pam and I always try to present the

Family Notes
The third quarter of this year was a super-busy one for our family. On July 2nd,
Jennifer was nine. She chose to have a small

On July 9th, our first vacation-time company arrived - friends fromRio. Then,
on the 14th, Gary and I went to Brasilia to

pickup hisfamily at the airport there. This

was his dad's third trip to Brazil, but it was a
"first" for his mother, sister and brother. It had been three-and-one-half years since

stewardship of time, talent, testimony and treasure, strongly and scripturally. Thus, we just wanted to share with you some of
BCE INCOME
Arlzorta

party on top of the playhouse. The children helped me prepare the food and favors for the party. Their friends were intrigued by
North Carolina

jyW

AUGUST

SEPT

Highlands, 1- Phillips '*'est Jeff., Bea7er Crkl5.00

Ohio

90.00

90.00 15.00

Phoenl*, C Bledsoe

30.00

New iondon, P Haopton

Florida

E Liberty, CofC 'tO.CO Hamilton, '"est Side CofC

10.00 Pennevl7fln4a

'tO.OO
10.00

'llO.OO
10.00

Gary had been with his family. It was a specialtreat for allofus to have them here. Gary's famUy was here just a week when we left for an eleven-day fishing and camping trip. Youcan imagine what a busy
week that was. I thought we would never

get everythingpacked. That is definitely

the most difficult part of a camping vaction
so far as I am concerned!

Eustls, First CO Ft Kyers, I'lrst CO

WestBlde c

JacksonTllle,EnBle>ioo^ 75.00

100.00 15.00
195.00

Mather, C
73.19
30.00

40.00

IO5.OO
200.00
120.00

Leeeburg, First CC 71.51 Orlando, Southeast 2 30.00 Tampa, Cnetral C 150.00 Tltustllle, First C 20.00 Atlanta, N Druid Hills College Pk, D Jacoby Dunwoody, 0 Tanguay 30.00 East Point, Westslde 60.00 KoDonough, W HuddlestonlO.OO
Illinois

58.56
30.00

Bristol, Cen Holston C

"eet Kills C

^luff^^lty, Buffalo G
First 0
Vdlley Force C

25.00
5.00

Ourdayson the Araguay River were just

Ellz., Bordervlew C

lo.oo

10.00

10.00
400.00

great.. The sun, the sand, the fish and the mosquitoes were aU part of a really
enjoyable, family vacation. Timmy began to get the hand of fishing this year. He caught a few nicefish (sixto eight pounds),
however, none were anything like the ones

200.00

100.00

36.00
60.00 5.00 60.00 60.00 IjS.OO

'"'eet Siae A Hyder B Thomas Erwln, First C

B Banner

38.33
10.00

38.33
10.00

38.33 10.00 20.00 453.00

10.00

J Shell

350.00
50.00
100,00

350.00
20.00

Paris,

Peorla, a friend

Bidge C

48.00

75.00

Potomac, t^o Ten CofC

Brook, C 100.00 CampbelIsburg, C 20.00 Carael, Central C 30O.OO Woodland Spgs C S5.OO
Clarksville, Eaetslde 5O.O0

75.00 250.00
100.00 10.00

75-00 125.00
100.00 10.00

R Burrell
0 Evane

25.00

we have pictures here. Jonathan was happy

1 Price

15.00
20.00 20.00 20.00

Johnson Cil)y,Boones Crk CofC

300.00 300.00

thisyear,justtocatch baitfor us. Even his largest catch was notovereightinches long.
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Grandvlew C
Lone Oak C

33.28

38.45

t6.06

Jonesboro, Euibreevllle H^les Chpl C 10.00 J Slagle

25.00 1

50.00

Columbus, E Col. 130.00 Garden City CofC85.00 Converse, CofC

Kingsport, Col Hgts C 41.66

Bowe

Evansvllle, First C Oreentown, S Johnson Indianapolis, E 38thC2l6.66

lawrenoe 0 20.00

Morrlstown, First C
Virginia

Traders Pnt C
B Boberts

800.po
30.00

Ch>s ., Llndale CofC Saltvllle, Main St C 70.62 Virginia Beach, Aragona CofC
^P-OQ _

Jeffersonvllle, C

Little iork, C
Marengo, C

5O.OO Totals
NET BALANCE

3998.66 4090.66 4558.96

July 1, 1977

Keinphls, C 25.00 NewAlbany, B Buaphrey 30.OO

D Overholser 10,00

44.47

GENERAL FUKD EXPENSES

Orleans, Carters Crk 300.OO

Sales, nb. Tabor C
M Westfall

303.61
250.00
100.00 100.00

100 Salary 101 Social Secup 102 Insurance

400 Retirement

600.00 108.63 317.84

75.00
167.40 1.64

Scottsburg, First c
Zoah C
L Mitchell

100.00
75.00
20.00

Vallonla, Driftwood C 95.01 Westport, Wavnesburg C Whltestown, New Hope C20.00

Coffev7 offeyvllle,

500 Car A Travel '601 Off Sup 4 Phone 602 Postage & News 368.00
1400 Misc.

71.44
20.00 20.00

Audit 1970-1976
DISBUBSEHEHTS

gansae

Westslde 16.

28.00 10.00

19.30 JO.00
20.00

Totals

1469.4-7 1347.6? 970.66

2';^0.00 2740.00

'acoestown, C
Badcllff, First C

1(
17^

900 Field Operations

13lt.22
20.00

0 Crowe, Jr
Maryland

2(

Totals

3999.47 4087.67 4525.'

i 39.95

Baltimore, Eng Consul C

NET BALANCE September 30, 1977

'Even Jonathan caughtfish!'

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Our days on the river had their special

attraction for each of us. In addition to the

ordered made to serve as arms.

While I had read a great deal about the

fun the children had swimming, fishing and

areaofBrazil wevisited andhadseenmany

pictures, I had not previously had an
opportunity to go there. It was a real treat

playing games, Jennifer and Amy lost no

io . ^ .
. ' r

time in volunteering their talents whenever an evening of entertainment was planned. Tania, their friend from Rio, joined-in to
make a trio for ballet--or acrobatics.

for me to be able to make this trip. We reached Rio in time to spend the weekend there before Gary's family had to
start on their return trip. We were

.n

fortunate inthat wedidalotofsight-seeing

on our first day there, because for the next

two days it was either rainy or cloudy. The

views from the mountains of Rio's harbor and beaches are as beautiful as the travel

brochuressay theyare, butthereisnothing

very interesting about driving up to the

ifjf:' m
"That is one BIG fish.'

heights on a cloudy day to look down on the

mist.

I think Gary's folks particularly enjoyed

our tour of H. S. Sterns, Brazil's most

famour jeweler. There, English-speaking

guides took us on a tour where we were able

to follow the progress of a gem from the mining stage down to a lovely piece of
jewelry. We are really thankful that, from time to time, our families have been able to visit us

here. It would be niceif we, or they, could

make trips even more often, but we have to
face financial realities.

Once we saw the Burrells' off, we remained in Rio a couple days in order that
"Beach Ballerinas"

Gary could meet with the other members of

the planning committee for the January

conference for missionaries of the Christian Church. This will be the first time the conference has ever been held in Tio. It

Now, we have pasted pictures in our

album and locked the memories of those

meaningful times together on the river in our hearts. We feel that such times are very important for us as a famOy. And, this year was extra special since it included Grandad
and Grandmother Burrell as well as Uncle Ivan and Aunt Dawn.

looks as if we are going to have a fine

conference.

When we returned from Rio, we began the difficult task of getting "caught-up",
especially on our office work. It is ever so

'^hatone did not getaway!"

Immediatley upon our return from the river, the children had to begin classes. We

easy to get behind and so very difficult to

get caught up. Weare just nowbeginningto feel like we may soonhave things in pretty
good order. Each year at this time I am reminded of

gz

-a <lli go = ^

made special occasion of Amy's eighth birthday on August 5th by all going to an ice cream parlor and letting everyone make his choice. A few days later, as soon as I had made sure the children's school supplies
were in order, we made ready to travel. Our

the beauty ofFall as weexperienced it when

we lived in Tennessee and later in Indiana.

It is wonderful what vivid pictures one's

memory can retain.

plan was to drive Gary's family to Rio, rather than their going by plane. In this
way, were able to see a little bit more of

For us, as we live here in Central Brazil,

this time of the year means relief from the

dryness. Therainsareback andeverything ofyour Fall while I am enjoying the living

green of our Spring all about us here.

th s h'.ge country. The route we chose took us through the mountainous, mining state of Minas Gerais
(General Mines). The area we visited is

is fresh and green once again. So, I am remembering the magnificence ofthe colors

fii* S
4 < o a o a

important not only for its mines, but also for the role it played in Brazil's achieving her independence from Portugal.
In addition, the same area is full of the works, both in cedar and in stone, of Brazil's

Speaking of remembering, thank you

very much for remembering us!

!<-* j

PS

most famous sculptor, who is known as "Aleijadinho" ("Little Cripple"). He was given this nickname because, for the greater part of his life, he was badly

Other religions portray man as in

search of God. The Christian religion

shows us God in search of man.

deformed by leprosy.

It was simply

amazing for me to realize that this man continued to work with his feet, after his hands fell off. Then, later, he had his tools
attached to wooden stubs which he had

We are not responsible for bringing men to Christ, but we are responsible for taking Christ to men. He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
Samuel Johnson

fiom t/U ^Quvie[[

December 10, 1977
Dear Friends:

ni

To Pam and me, the Incarnation of Christ, observed at Christmas, remains a tremendous

mystery. Because of God's plan in Christ, we have become joint heirs with the only Son of God. With the inexplicable salvation that we receive through Christ comes the inescapable responsi bility to share the "good news" with others. We rejoice in the fact that we can participate in the work of the Kingdom here in Brazil, sharing the peace and joy that only Christ can offer. As Christians, we feel, as you must, that in Christ we have received a priceless gift - a gift whose sharing enriches rather than impoverishes the one who shares.

Reflecting on the Christmas Event, we offer to Godour praise and prayers for His "unspeak
able gift," the child at whose birth the angels sang, the God/man who came onto the human scene for the sake of all men. Because of Christ's coming and continued presence, Pam and I, along with many others, have gone far from home to make disciples. We are thankful for our work and for your helping us to be here.

More than three-quarters of the twentieth century is over. The hope of Christians for global
evangelism and the cherished dream of the human heart for peace have not been realized for most of the world. It appears that the future holds many difficulties - wars, conflict, famine, epidemics, economic dislocations and scarcity of basic materials and commodities. However, as Christians, we have a blessed certainty: CHRIST, whose Incarnation we are celebrating: CHRIST, whose Presence is with us in the person of the Holy Spirit; CHRIST, whose Coming Again
is our great hope.

Pam, the children and I join with you in affirming that our real hope for 1978 is in Christ, who is "the same yesterday, today and forever." And, we send to you our best wishes for a happy
holiday season. Sincerely,

Gary and Pam Burrell

Field Address

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Caixa Postal, 811 Goiania. Goias, 74.000 Brazil, S.A.

M/M Jerald Humphrey

Rural Route 2

Information M/M David Roberts 8032 Gordon Drive

Sponsor
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Campbellsburg, IN 47108

Indianapolis, IN 46278

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GARY and PAM BURRELL, Missionaries
Calxa Postal, 811 Goiania, Goias
74.000 Brazil

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Phone (062) 233-3811

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8032 Gordon Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278

(Government Approved in U.S. & Bra2il--All Gifts Tax-Deductible)

Vol. VIII[

FOURTH QUARTER REPORT

NO. 4

My

Fourth Quarter Report

The final part of this year has served to emphasize four portions of scripture to us;
1. Matt. 22:21-Jesus said: "Render and economic situation in Brazil, mission
aries must take care. In a recent articlo in

Testimony
"My name is Baltezar Gonsalves da Cunha and I am twenty-four years old. I used to work at making steel frames for windows. I had lots of problems. I had to work alone, because I could not get along with others. Even though I worked a lot, I had nothing. Everything I earned, I spent
on drink and that kind of life. I had a lot of

therefore unto Ceasar the things which are

Ceasar's;..."

the Missionary Information Bureau bulle tin, it was stated, "Those in power arc

2. Romans 13:10-"Let every soul be

suspicious about the radios, planes and other equipment missionaries use. They
doubt that missionaries are here because of

subject unto the higher powers."

3. Proverbs 16:20-"He that handleth a

matter wisely shall find good..."

4. Luke 16:10-"He that is faithful in that

their love of God and desire to help people find the answers to life. Some say they do
not want missionaries around the areas rich
in minerals."

which is lease is faithful also in much..." To live successfully, one must contend
with the mistakes of others and his own

moral problems. "One day in early 1973 I saw a

strange-looking truck pass by our street in Gama making announcements about films being shown out-doors. Having nothing to do that evening, I went to watch them.
Then, a heavy-set man preached about "Christ, the Savior" and asked who wanted to accept Christ. I said: "I do." "After the preacher had prayer with me,

blunderings, the tendency to not do the right thing or to do and say the wrong things. Onemust develop the skillful touch
that makes things turn out right - no matter how much effort or how long it takes.

In the past few years, it has been necessary that each prospective missionary he invited by an already existing Brazilian
Church or mission in order to enter the

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A thing does not go wrong because of some perverse fate. It is more likely that
someone lacked the right slant, the proper

approach, the necessary wisdom or did not give proper attention to the details of the
task at hand.

SHORTS

Evangelism Report -15)77

How we rejoice in the glorious thought: "And God giveth the increase." We are happy to report that He has given "the increase" of 164 persons who accepted Christ in 1977 as a result of our personal
involvement in team-work evange
lism.

I gave my name and address to a fellowwho promised to come and visit me. Sure enough, he did. He came and emphasized the importance of the decision that I had
made. As he talked of Christ and the

For example, you may have heard that

Brazil has granted very, very few visas since July to Protestant or Catholic missionaries even though they had

Christian life, my mother and sister who were listening to him gave their lives to
Christ.

complied with all the requirements needed for permanent residence here.
Of all the missionaries in Brazil, a large number have not taken care to provide themselves with the protection of a

"Since the time I was won to Christ by means of the "sound-truck", I have been active at the church of Brother Geraldo J ulio. He has also worked since 1973 to train

legally-constituted mission. Of course,

even this coverage does not help if a missionary or a mission is acting contrary to government policy. One case in point is the Wycliff Bible Translators and a few other groups which
are involved in Indian work. Some 500

Furlough
God willing, I will be in the U.S. from September to December to report on our work here and to raise additional support for a new church.
Extra funds are also needed for air

me for the ministry since we both feel that

God has called me to serve Him as an

evangelist. I am working now to establish a Christian Church in Forquilha do Espinho,

Minas Gerais. I have been there since J une.

missionaries have received a government

I have not yet won many lives to Christ there, but I am working there in the service
of God."

order to get out of DIRECT involvement in

Indian work. Their visas have NOT been

passage and a vehicle to be used on furlough.

(Note: This young man's testimony was

given at the Christian Church Youth Congress in Goiania, January 28,1978. We

share it with you in order that you might rejoice with us in victories won for the Kingdom.)

cancelled. They do NOT have to leave the country. But, in 1978, they are making an all-out effort to train Brazilian linguists, thus, speeding up their already existing

National Missionary Convention

I Hope to see you in Knoxville, Tenn., during the National Mission ary Convention, September 26th29th!

policyofpreparing Brazilians to dothe work

in direct contact with the tribes.

In view of the social, political, religious

Fourth Quarter Report

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country. Since June 1976, in order to leave Brazil, each person has had to make a deposit (Now 22,000.00 cruzeiros or US $1,365.00 at the present exchange rate). This deposit, which is held by the bank for one year without either interest or monetary correction and then returned at a much deOated value, is required from ALL Brazilians as well as any foreigner (with a permanent visa) living in the country who
wishes to travel outside of Brazil.

have been working with the following congregations. Sao Paulo. I have been tryingto help the

congregation of Figueira Grande get their

deed into the name of the congregation as

well as to help them to organize an official congregation and to get their church
minutes and financial records in order.

crisis may be reached soon in that Edivaldo is likely to be transferred to another city as manager of an appliance store and there is no one available to take his place. BCE. Besides working with the above mentioned congregations, I have been working with legal matters related to
MIBRASE, BCE's Brazilian counterpart.

The congregation in Itapevi is organized and has bought its own land. But, Moaeir and I are working together trying to get the deed to that land passed into the name of the

congregation. Moaeir is doing a fine job of getting the documents andthe books of the
congregation inorder. He isalso a real asset to the congregation spiritually.
Goiania. Setor Universitario is in danger

If a missionary has the coverage of a

legally-constituted, Brazilian mission or

We are doing a simple revision of the constitution and by-laws in order to bring them up-to-date in accordance with existing Brazilian law for a national mission. We recently held a meeting with the Brazilian directory, which studied and approved our plans for the work during
1978. In addition, our accountant in Sao
Paulo tells me that all financial statements

church, he has the right to request an exemption for himself and his wife providing that she is also registered as a missionary. This does not include the

of losing its property if it does not get some bindingclauses deleted from the deed, such as, the operation of a school which is no

should be in my hands by the end of March.

children. However, up until now, the government officials have exempted the children when both parents have been
exempted.

longerneeded and whichthe church cannot support. We feelsure that we can get these
clauses deleted in the future with no

Power of Attorney. The Christian Church has lost approximately 10 mission

ary couples from the work in Brazil in the

past14 months. These have returned tothe

problem. It is just that noonehas taken the

time to do so up until now. VilaNova, the oldest Christian Church in In the case of an emergency, such as a health problem or a death in the family, Brazil, is going to have to enter into a there is no way to get out of the country process in order to get its property in its own name. I have already been working on rapidly without making the deposit. In Sao Paulo, the city has recently put on this with our Goiania lawyer. Dr. Divino, an additional twenty-one inspectors of and have been assured that, in time, the churches. Churches are being required to church at Vila Nova will have everything in get their deeds, constitutions and church its own name. The congregationat NovoHorizonte had minutes in order and registered as well as making yearly income tax reports in order approximately one hundred percent to escape penalties and/or government growth in 1977, but it will not be able to
restrictions.

U. S. for various reasons including family, health, discouragement, loss of support, etc. I have been left with the power of

attorney for two ofthese families and have been clearingup someproblems that they
were unable to take care of before they left

the country.Hopefully, I willbeableto take

care of the major part of these matters

beforemyowntrip tothe States comes upin

September.

Discipleship and TrainingEfforts. Hap

pily, I can report that, after a series of

studies, SidneyBezerraPinto and his wife, Maria, accepted Christ and were baptized
on December 7th. Sidney is a military

Right now, one church in Gama, near Brasilia, is being forced to move out of its buildings because it is located on an "industrial" lot and not on a lot designated for a church. Although everyone has long been aware of the problem, no one thought that the government would enforce the rule against a church. But, it is. I have related all this as a background, for, after 30 years (1948-1978) of mission activity here inBrazil, the Christian Church has a lot of loose ends to wrap-up, legally and otherwise. It is much more complicated here to keep legal matters up-to-date. It takes longer to get things done, and there is a tremendous temptation to let things "slide" and not worry about keepingthem in
accordance with the laws of the land. This is

growmuch moreunless something is done about adequate facilities. In Novo Hori

zonte, as in most of the newer government

suburbs, no provision has been made for

any churches. Our use of a house for a

church is technically illegal. The Novo

policeman and a pistol-shooting champion. The couple has four young children. They are receiving further instruction and
orientation within the training program of the Novo Horizonte congregation.

Horizonte congregation cannot buy any

land within the suburb. The only way to

acquire more land istoorganize legally and

to make a request for a certain area. If all

papers are in order and if the city government agrees, it will DONATE the
land to the congregation. At this time, I am

drawing up a suggested constitution and by-laws for the congregation to consider

and/or modify and to approve. Only after

beinglegally organized canthe churchhave

a chance for more space - and, without

space, growth is going to be stymied.

Another congregation is located in

especially true when some of our smaller congregations do not have members capable of caring for these matters or do not have the money to pay for the services of registered accountants, etc. For me, it has been a priority in 1977 and will continue to be in 1978 not only to advance in our evangelistic thrust, but also to put our legal house in order so that we of BCE and the Christian Church in general are in a better position to conserve the gains
that we have made.

Neropolis, a smallcity near Goiania that is strongly Spiritist and terribly resistant to the Gospel. Iron, the ministerat Neropolis,
is dedicated, capable and hard working. The congregation is experiencing steady, but slow growth. At the end of 1978, an
evaluation will be made and a decision reached as to whether or not to continue the

work in that city. If the congregation can

"Sidney, Maria and family."

I personally do not see that we can go

forward much more until we have taken

support its ministerby the end ofthe year, then the peoplewillbe able to organize and place the proeprty in the name of the congregation. If not, it may be decided to
disband.

care of the things left undone or partially done, in the past. AdministratioD. During this quarter, I

In Rubiataba, Edivaldo is still doing well

with the congregation there. However, a

On the informal level, in regard to training preachers and leaders, I have been sharing ideas, information, literature and books with my Brazilian colleagues. On a more formal level, over.the past 16 months, I have held or led in three leadership

retreats. The last one was held in Brasilia on the 25th-27th of November. There were 19

church leaders and ministers present. We studied I and 11 Timothy and discussed our church problems and possible solutions. Our next area meeting will be in Uberlandia with Harry Scates as the host on February
24th.26th.

the Setor Universitario congregation. As a direct result, I baptized four people into Christ on Christmas Day.

Dr. Carroll Osburn from Harding Graduate School delt with "What is Lacking

in Theory?" He led us in a very fruitful, in-depth study of the book of Titus.

Dr. Woodrow. President of San Jose

Christian College in California, spoke to us

inregard to "What is Lacking in Practice?"

In a marvelous way. Dr. Phillips dealt with the practical problems from I Corinthians.

Unity Efforts. In trying to bring about more contact and unity among the churches, Harry Scates and I have each been making a very conscious effort at speaking to the various ministers and to the congregations. Because of a lack of communication between the congre gations, they feel somewhat isolated. We are looking into the possibilities of correcting this situation, because we have found the congregations and leaders open to the idea of more co-operation and contact. Evangelism. In Cachoeira Dourada where we had tentatively considered beginning a work, it has been decided to leave that neighborhood directly in the care of the Novo Horizonte congregation due to its proximity. During this past quarter I have preached
in Rubiataba and later in Brasilia in

"Rising to walk in Newness of Life.*^

Missionary Conference. The XVIIth
Conference of Missionaries of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ was held

preparation for a revival meeting which Mendes held with Earl Haubner directing
the music.

this year in Rio de Janeiro from January 5th

tothe 11th. The theme was "Set in order the

Then, I led in a pre-Christmas revival at

things that are wanting..." Titus 1:5. One hundred and twenty people attended.

"Dr. and Mrs. Phillips receiving gift from

MK Robin Scates."

I was the morning devotional speaker and

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be one of the best ever. Since Tom Fife did such a fine job for this conference, he was
re-elected as President for the XVIIlth

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conference, which is tentatively planned to be held in Campinas, Sao Paulo.

Family Notes
The children finished school on the ninth of December. Onthe twelfth, we wentoutin

the tree. Fortunately, almost all of our

ornaments are unbreakable, so we allowed him his fun. And, we did not even mind his

the country to look for a small, dead tree

with lots of branches that we could use for a Christmas tree. I am sure that it must be

difficult for you to imagine such a thing, but you would be surprised at what a pretty tree we had. The rough, silver-grey bark of
the dead tree had its own beauty. Then, as we added our lights and the ornaments we have made and colleceted through the years, it took on a new beauty.

opening the packages. In fact, each of us just kept hoping that the package he opened might be ours! Right after Christmas, we hurriedly packed our suitcases and were on our way to Rio de Janeiro. The first day, we traveled thirteen hours and finally stopped at the
house of some friends near Sao Paulo. We

'fi

stayed there for two nights and then drove

on to Rio, a six hour drive.

As we drove into Rio, it was dark, but the

children were still able to see the waves roll

in on the beach. They were very impressed. Jennifer, with eyes wide open, remarked, "Mommy, wedo not have anything like that in Goiania!" The very next morning we headed off to the beach. The day was beautiful. We went to a lovely little beach with good waves but very little undertow.
On New Year's Eve, we went back to the
beach with friends who live in Rio. There we

" 'General' Jennifer With Captain."

playing with his old friend, Michael. The

boys were special friends while they were four and five and we were living in Sao Paulo. They have never forgotten each other. Now, they are making plans to visit
one another again. On our last day in Sao Paulo. I took the

"This Cat Loves Christmas Trees!"

This year, our tree was not only pretty, but entertaining as well. Our cat decided that the tree would serve nicely as a jungle
gym. He climbed in the branches, clawed the bark, swatted at the ornaments and

even opened a package or two underneath

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watched the Spiritists in one of their children into the city. We rode the subway biggest celebrations of the year. Hundreds for the first time in our lives and spent a of people were on the beach with drums, couple of hours at the Sao Paulo zoo. The candles, food and other offerings for the sea day was hot and we were all tired. After a goddess, lemanja'. At midnight, hundreds while, everyone but Timmy, our animal of small boats were put out to sea in an effort lover gaveout. I put the four children on a to please the goddess of the sea and to bench and took off with Timmy to see all we assure the worshippers of a good year. could in the time we had. He was especially As we thought of the numerous beaches pleased to see the baby hippopotamus along the coast of Brazil where similar rites because he had read in the newspaper that were taking place, we were once again the Sao Paulo zoo will soon be sending the brought face to face with the fact that we baby "hippo" to Goiania zoo. live in a land where most of the people still We returnedhomeon January sixteenth, live in darkness. a bit weary, but with many good memories On the fifth of January, the missionary of fun times with friends and with each conference began. This year's conference other. was especially enjoyable for us as a family. We hope that your year also had a happy The children are all at an age now where beginning. It was good to hear from many of they can bathe, dress and feed themselves. you during the holidays. I am just now The Baptist Seminary, where the confe working on the answers to the holiday mail. rence was held, is up on a hilland completely I am also trying to spend time with the fenced off from the busy street below. The children each day reading and writing in children were able to come and go on their English before school starts, so corres own, and, I was able to attend almost all of pondence is having to be done a little at a
the conference sessions.

During the afternoons, we went out sightseeing on to the beach with the

time.

children and friends. Then, in the evenings

we had more sessions and time to visit with

one another. Missionaries gather at these

m < o sa z3

conferences from all over Brazil. Some

Thank You...
for your generous financial undergirding
of BCE;

times, the only time we see them is at this

annual conference.

On our way home after the conference,

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for the dependable support you provide

for our work;

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we stopped again and spent the weekend with our friends who live near Sao Paulo.

Our friends are neighbors to a Christian training school and camp called Word of Life. We used the swimming facilities
there. In addition, Jennifer was able to ride

for the confidence you express in us by

your support;

for your interest in the work and in our family; and, for your prayers!

our friends' horse, Captain. That was perhaps the highlight of Jennifer's vaca tion. Timmy spent a couple of happy days