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Jan.-Feb., 1977

FORWARDING AGENTS:
MR. & MRS. ELDON WYMORE 400 HILIVIEW DRIVE

LEBANON, OREGON 97355

PHONE: 303-258-2863

Dear Faiiiily of God;

vj'eld., our time in the States is over

half gone. We reserved seats on a flight from Oakland to Hong Kong leaving July 1. 'The Lord willing, that's when we'll head
back to the Chinese we've come to love.

But while we're here, we've started lov ing lots of other people, too. 7Jiien we moved to Pasadena, we de-

cided~to attend one congregation so that

we could serve them during this year. We picked Golden 'West Christian Church, off Sunset Boulevard in L.A., because it's in the heart of a big city and because it

has people from 13 ethnic backgrounds, who

are learning to love each other. all people.
"Nobody cares for ny people." Tears

They

are a reminder to us that God cares for

filled her eyes and poured forth in open sobbing. "I^Iobody cares for the souls of ny people." These words burned ny ears as I sat with others listening to the testimony of this Persian medical student* The accusation tore at each of our hearts, because we didn't have an answer. We knew that it was too often true.

Students come to the U.S. from nearly every country, even from places missionaries
can't go. They are their countries' most intelligent young people. They study hard, sometimes getting the highest grades in our schools. Yet, they are often terribly lonely, searching for answers to questions God raises in their hearts.
And where are we American Christians? The student mentioned above was here three

years before she met a Christian.

her.

Bven then, most of theii only passed Jiidgment on

The Bible, however, states clearly what we must do; "The stranger vdio resides vjith you shall be to you as the native among you,
and yon shall love him as yourself; for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God," (Lev, i9:3U) All of us have ancestors who were once aliens in
America.

"Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien," (Deut. 27:19)

"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have enter

tained angels without knoTving it." (Heb, 13:2) Both I Timothy 3;2 and Titus 1:8 list "love of strangers" in the Greek as a
qualification for elders.

Government statistics report that 90 million Americans and nearly 20 million aliens in America are hot part of "American culture." They are strangers. Why have we
neglected God's clear will?

It isn't ecxsy to love strangers.

Their habits may seem odd or enibarassing.

Their

food may repulse you. They may even distrust you, but let us at least remember that Jesus himself said, "I was a stranger and you invited Me in;"
We are also learning that God wants to come to each kind of person in his own

>^ay. This concept is revolutionizing our plans for church planting in Hong Kong. I ask iryself, "What hinders them from being saved?" and "Can that hindrance be re moved?" Here are some exaraples of how it raay work out.

I-Jhen the name "Christian Church" is translated into Chinese it becomes "Cjir^t's
Chinese adults don't like sitting in rows and being "taught" like children. They may also fear that the church is the eneny of the family. So, we are considering using another Biblical name instead of Christian Church such as "Family of God," or "Household of God." We may also enphasize Christian education in the homes to get away from adults^sitting in rows, and from competition vrLth the family.

TfiaGhing=Meeting7^Tt~carries the idea of a classroom and books for Chi^i^.

'

The Chinese translation of the Lord's Supper is "Holy Meal." First, it isn't really a meal, least of all a supper. Second, holy implies that it is sort of magical.
So, we are considering a self-explanatory term such as "The Savior's Memorial: Breaking the Bread and Drinking the Cup." , '

To get away from their distaste of books, we are considering using more over-head projections, putting numerous Bible passages to the tunes of Chinese folk songs and a weekly Bible-study newspaper instead of stucfy books.

American musical harmony is often confusing to their ears, so instrumental accompanment may only play the ].ielody.

The biggest barrier is our white skin. They often distrust white men. Hovj could we get close to them? Should we work in a factory aJ-ong side them for a few months? Should we visit their homes? or seek their help? Please pray that God will show us
his way over each of these barriers to their hearts.

"Facing the Divine Command" is the senion I've preached ...ore than any other. If you care about the world, take tiine to read it. It's free to anyone who writes and asks
f^r i t .

HQxlB THAN TRIPLED it's size in five years! That's the stoiy of the I-Song Kok Church of Christ. I've just finished a page analysis of the church as well as faithpromise projections for the future. It's available to anyone who will send me $1 to cover copy and mailing costs. Just ask for, "An Accurate Picture of the l-feng
Kok Church of Christ."

In Christ,
Gary and Joyce Anderson 160 S. Michigan, Apt. jfl03
Pasadena, CA
U. S. A.

91106

P.3. FROM SAHDT; I'm sure glad we live in this house. The light switches are low enough for me to reach. The one on the bathroom is outside the door; so I wait til somebody is

inside, then I shut it off. (hee-hee)

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i4ay-June, 1977
Dear Friends:

FORWARDING AGENTS:
MR. & MRS. ELDON WYMORE
400 HILLVIEW DRIVE

Lebanon; oregon 97355

PHONE: 503-258-2865

V/e're lookinr^ ahead to returning to Hong Kong now with hij^'h hopes of starting another Chinese church, but we can't help looking back also to the five-year
process that preceeded this moment.

^ decided publicly 1972j committed ourselves Chinese evangelism, in November, we to we go tjD Hong Kong. So weto begsin studying and raising support.

Cantonese and Hong Kong's culture. We finished l^guage school in April, 197^ (though we still had lots to leam) and began working full-tii.ie with i'tong Kok
Church of Christ,

Then, on September 5th, 19733 we reached Hong Kong and started right in learning

On May 16th, 1976, we returned to the States to study more about Chinese culture
and cnurch growth. Thanks to the School or World 1-a.sslon at Fuller Theological Seirdnary, iry stuoies were far more helpful than I expected. We had hoped to start a Chinese church in Los Angeles and to recruit others to reach the Chinese, but that hasn't happened. Instead, we enjoyed working with Golden \/est Christian
Church.

month a year for more study.}. So, we glorify God ijecause He has guided us this
far by faith. He sure is faitniul to all who call on His nai.ie. given us hope and courage to look to the future. He has thus

Now, I'm almost done with school here (though, I hope I can set aside about one

I made so.ie faith-proi.dses to God about two of our Hong Kong churches after carefully studying I-bng Kok Church of Christ last November. V/e set goals of

growth for those churches until I98O, trusting God to give the increase. I was pleased that iiy co-'./orkers -Iso seemed to accept those goals. One of those
goals was to start five nev: churches with an average active membership of

altogether by 198O.
Since then. Wing and Conita Wong decided to start a Chinese church in Chicago.

They need your prayers and support more than anything else right now.
ThoDQDSon Drive, lincoln, Illinois 62656

If you

can, pray for them, that they can start a regular Chinese Bible study and then a church. Also, please write and encourage them: V/ing and Conita V/ong, 329

So, we are trusting C-od to help us start the other four churches by I98O with an average active membership of k'( altogether. But how^ do we get from here to
there? I've heard it said that people like to see the baby, not hear about the labor pains. Just the saime, I want to share with you a few of our plans, A new industrial town called Tuen Mun is developing just over the hills from Kowloon, It only has a few thousand people now, but it is eventually expected

to have \ million.
Tai Hing Estate.

The govemi.ient just finished a low-cost housing there called

Right now, it is filling up v/ith about 29,000 people. The

Lord willing, we plan to start a church there.

materials for evangelism and worship.

Mark and Kathy Chu v/ill reach Hong Kong about three weeks bsfore we do to lay much of the groundwork. They vriLlf begin recruiting workers and coIG.ecting

At the sa:ie""ti.iie, we'll be making our

last visits here and feverishly brushing up on our Cantonese.

We Td.Il make one

last trip through Oregon and Washington (Joyce's little sister is getting mar-

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ried.) before we fly from Los Angeles July Ist^/Please pray that visa, moving
and shippingproblems will be as few as po^ibie.
After we get to" Hong Kong, we will continue recruiting workers and. making arrangemenbs bo sbart. bhe church by the first of September. You might pr^ with us about these things. We need to find a suitable home in the area. We need to find a pl^ce to hold services. We need two or three Christian couples to live at Tai Ring and work in tho neighboring factories. We need someone to
call with me fuUtime. We need two fuUtirie people to manage a regular com

munity newspaper.
through the summer.

Finally, we need

to 25 volunteers at various tiiies

Among Cb'inese, it seems best to convert whole faird^es, starting with the oldest Ambers first, so we hope to meet the needs of seiiLor citizens with God's
love in Christ. In addition, we believe that the community as a whole is so unfariiLliar with Christ that they are not ready to decide about him. Therefore,

we hope to use a community newspaper or something similar to gently open their eyes to God. VJe don't plan to badger anybody about salvation lest we push them away from Christ. Rather, we want to work patiently with every family who is
open.

Our financial report for 1976 is included v/ith this letter (six months late).
Also included is a tentative budget of expected expenses for these two years.
Our next letter should come from Hong Kong, I Ihope.

For the time being, if

V.

..

you write us, put it in care of '.vayfull and Helen Jew, 12B Broadway, 3rd Floor,
Wfei Foo Sun Chuen, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
See you in Hong Kong!

In Christ,

Gary afcJoL Joyie A^erson

P.So from Sandy;

three weeks. Grandpa is an aioazing fellow. Cne day he is a mlssicMiary, attending classes with Dadc^ or telling churches about India. The next day he is a mechanic, trying to fix Daddy's car. Then, he is a carpenter, making the big boxes w^ will move to Hong Kong in. Now, I like to call myself, "Granddaughter."

I sure has been fun having Grandpa and Grandma Anderson with us these last

ANDERSON MISSION TO THE CHINESS

1976 Financial Report

ASSETS

197^ Ending Balance

1. With Forwarding Agent 2. With Andersons 3. In C.D.F, savings Total ending balance;
1976 Income

$1669.15 6I4.6.39 5U59.73 $7775*27

$ 7775*27

1. Churches (22) $.0763oU2 3628.80 2. Individuals (32) i|.83*00 3. Direct Gifts to Andersons
Interest on C.D.F. savings 5* Repaid mission projects 319*62 150*06 Total income: $153Uh*9'C5
<-l53UU*9Q TOTAL ASSETS: $23120.17

$23120.17

EXPENDITURES

A* Forwarding Agent's Expenses

1 Postage and telephone $ 2U920 2. Office supplies/printing 227*50 3. Pablicity/misc. I66.UU

Sub-total: $ *1U $ 6U3*1U

B* Anderson's Salary
C* Mission Expenses

6U19.90
$ 3197.00
k2k2h 190.00 753.00

1* Apt. Rent & Utilities

2* HK to USA flight 3. Shipping Sc Moving U. In States air fare

5* Auto expenses for Mission

6. Other travel expenses

796.80
22.03

7 Tuition
8. Books & textbooks

1687.00
201h3

11. Mong Kok church projects 12. Fung Wong church projects
13. Lay workers' wages

9. Office supplies 10. Publicity

11i4..8l 110.78

159*26 126,OU
33*U5 U62.I8
30.30

lU* Bibles & study helps 15* For passing missionaries 16. Study LA church planting

U6.62 Sub-total: $ d35U.9U

+835U.9U

TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $15U17*98

-15U17.98

ENDING BALANCE: $ 7702.19

BALANCE STARTING 1977

1. With Forwarding Agent 2. With Andersons

3. In C.D.F. savings 606O.26 Total Ending Balance: $ 770^.19

$ 1U37.55 201;.38

$.7702.19

1977 PROJECTED BUDGET

(in round figures)

ASSETS

1. 2. 3.

On hand starting 1977 In C.D.F. Savings Direct Support in 1977

TOTAL ASSETS:

$1,000.00 6,000.00 12,000.00

$19,000.00 = $19,000.00

EXPENDITURES
A.
B.

Forwarding Agent costs

350.00

Salary ($500 per month)

Mission

6,000.00 3,300.00
600.00

C.

1.
2.

Housing ($275 monthly)

Retirement plan
Tuition & research

3.

4. 5.
6.
7.

USA to HK flight

1,000.00 1,000.00
500.00

Shipping & Moving

Furnish apartment
Business travel

1,000.00
400.00 100.00 1.0.00

8.
9.

10.

Office Supplies Foreign visitors Church planting costs

2,000.00

ENDING BALANCE:

$ 2,650.00

1978 PROJECTED BUDGET

ASSETS

1. 2.

Starting 1978 Direct Support in 1978

$2,700.00 12,000.00
$14,700.00 = $14,700.00

EXPENDITURES
A. B. C.

Forwarding Agent costs

Salary
Mission 1. 2.

400.00

6,000.00
600.00

Retirement Plan

Housing ($300 monthly)

Tuition, research, books
Moving Furnish apartment
Missions travel

3,600.00
500.00
100.00 200.00
400.00
100.00

3.
4.

5.
6. 7.

8.
9.

Office Supplies Foreign visitors Church planting costs

100.00

3.000.00

$15,000.00 = -15.000.00
DEFICITE BALANCE: -$300.00

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TICKETS CHANGED UNEXPECTEDLY

May, in letter to Wayfull Jew; I'm so disappointed to hear that you'll leave HK July 1st for furlough, the same day we leave the States for HK. We won't be able to see you, and I wanted your advice very much before we started working. I pray
that some change in plans can be made ...

June 24, long-distance phone call: "Hello, is this AARC travel club? ... We are suppose to fly to HK July 1st, but we haven't received our tickets yet."
"Are you Mr. Anderson?" "Yes, how did you know?"

"I'm glad you called. We don't have a flight going to HK July 1st ... Can you go on the 6th? ... You'll arrive in HK at 11:40 a.m., July 8th." July 2, phone call to San Jose: "Hello, Wayfull, this is Gary ..."
"Really?! Where are you? ..."

"Near here.

Our flight has been delayed.

Can we talk with you Monday?" Praise the Lord!)

(We had an excellent and most valuable discussion with Wayfull and Helen Jew

and a pretty good flight to HK via Seoul, Korea.

WHERE DOUBTS ARRISE

Mid-June: Joyce and I were discussing the impracticality of our plan to move to Tuenmun, HK. It seemed that everything was against it. We believed we ought to concentrate on mature adults, but everyone said Chinese old people couldn't be reached. We didn't know any Christians there and thought none would want to move
there.

Shortly thereafter, mail from Hong Kong mentioned that a grandmother unexpec tedly confessed faith in Jesus; that one of the Chinese Christians had moved to Tuenmun; and that one of the pastors was considering starting a kindergarten there,
God had resolved our doubts.

SWEET,

SWEET MUSIC

June:

We wanted an easy-to-play, inexpensive instrument to accompany worship ser-

vices in homes. Pianos and accordions were out of the question, so we decided on a melodica. It looks like a harmonica with piano keys. You blow in the end of it. I foud one I wanted in a music store in Portland, but it cost $47, and I only

had $40.
Lebanon.

Besides, I got lost there, and had to spend $10 on gas to get back to

On the way back, I decided to try a store in Salem. I wasn't feeling well. By the time I got to Salem, I was pretty depressed. I prayed, "Lord, I don't know
what you want me to do. If you want me to get it, you'll have to lead me to one I can afford, otherwise I'm going to forget this whole thing." At the store, I said, "Here is the melodica I saw in Portland. How much is
it?"

The clerk said,

"28.50."

"Wow, but I only have $3o, will that cover the sales tax, too?"
"There's no sales tax.
"Praise the Lord."

This is Oregon not California."

"CHRIST RULES ABOVE ALL AUTHORITIES .." EPH. 1:21

February, Pasadena:

I was researching HK social structure, and I noted the impor

tant influence that the Hong Kong Chinese Secretariat and the District Ccaiimissioners
had in all major undertakings.

July 8th, HK: Mark and Kathy Chu took us out to dinner. The room we wanted was closed, so we ate in a noisy comer next to a wedding feast. To o\ir parprise, the gjfoom was a young man who had shown interest in Christ three years before because of a singing group Kathy was in. He visited with us for several minutes. But

more important, one of our past language teachers recognized us.

"What a surprise, Alexis. How are you? Are you still working for a bank?" "No, I"m now working for the District Commissioner's office in Tuenmun." "Really?! That's where Joyce and I are moving. What do you do there?"
"I'm a liaison officer."

"Wow, that's a crucial position."

"Yes, as a Christian I feel a big responsibility.

churches to be started there."

There is a great need for

you.

"That's why iJoyce andIare moving-there!" -

"Really?!

Whatever you need I will do it.

HOME, SWEET HOME

Ask me for any help I can give

Here is my phone niambers ..."

July 9: Mark and I went house-hunting.

reasonable.
to live in Tuenmun."

We looked at everything.. Nothing was

Mark said, "It looks like God has shut the door to finding a place

I laughed, "Paul wrote the Corinthians that he wanted to stay in Ephesus be

cause there was a wide and effectual door ... and many enemies.
the enemies and not the door yet."

We've only seen

Hong Kong property costs are among the highest in the world, but just 20 minutes
later, we were looking at a beautiful place renting for 22C per square foot. Try to get an apartment that cheap in the United States!

Joyce said, "Everyone will be surprised that we found a place in less than 3
days from when we landed."

So, our new address for at least the next 2 years is:
Block 2, 1st floor.
Castle Peak Court

IS^Miles Castle Peeik Road

New Territories, Hong Kong

It certainly is exciting working with God and watching how he provides answers to

prayer. True, not everything is roses. Sometimes there are problems that make us lay awake late in the night, but in everything we have the confident assurance of God's care. We earnestly covet your prayers and concern in all these things.
In Christ,

P.S.

FROM SANDY;

I guess I should have been a good little flower girl for Auntie Ginger, but it was time for my graham cracker, and after all ... . Anyway, it sure was fun hugging and kissing Brian, the ring-bearer, during the pictures. He's so cute.

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1975 POLURO ROAD

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August 7th, 1977

FORWARDING AGENTS:
MR. & MRS. ELDON WYMORE 400 HILLVIEW DRIVE

LESANON, OREGON 97355

PHONE: 503-258-28S5

RADIO EVANGELISM;

Bill McClure from Gospel Broadcasting Mission came to

discuss the possibility of radio outreach in Hong Kong and their willingness to help. The potential seems good although it may be as far as a year of prepara
tion away. Please pray with us about this new avenue.
Dr. Cyril Simkins, professor of Church Growth and Missions at Lincoln

Christian Seminary visited us for two weeks. He not only got to observe the Christian churches here, but also share with the Christians rich insights from his Bible knowledge and experience, I deeply appreciated his Biblical solutions to some of the barriers to
conversion caused by Chinese religions, particularly ancestor veneration.

Apart from sightseeing, we visited two of the major temples and saw first hand
various idolatrous rituals.

It took us three weeks to move in to our new apartment eventhough we got it in just a fevj days. But now, everything is hitched up or installed enough to be

livable, and we are certainly appreciating a place of our own again,

Mark and Kathy Chu held an evangelistic concert at Mong Kok Church of Christ last week. The church usually runs about 30, but God blessed the efforts of
the Christians there and about 60 attended the concert, Mark and Kathy have

been assisting us in starting a church in Tuenmun this summer. They return to the States in mid-August to go to Midwest Christian College in Oklahoma City, They need your prayers right now because finances are pretty tight,
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER: YES OR NO?

Ttto weeks ago. Dr. Simkins, Mark and I talked with Dr, Timothy Yu, a
world-renowned Christian who is head of the mass-media and communications de

partment (including post-graduate work)at Hong Kong Chinese University. other place in Hong Kong right now.)

We

talked about Christian use of the mass media in Tuenmun, (Everyone I've talked to believes that Tuenmun has more signs of receptivity to the Gospel than any

Dr, Yu, who was a newspaper editor for many years, pointed out that prac tically all mass media in Hong Kong tjas way beyond the budgets of Christian organizations. However, he enthusiastically agreed that a Christian organization such as ourselves could publish a weekly community newspaper with a Christian
slant for Tuenmun,

Tuenmun will have about 500,000 people in 8 years with a high reading ability, A successful newspaper could have as much influence as some big city
newspaper in the U.S., like the Suniday edition of the San Jose Mercury,

I believe God has given us the talents to publish such a paper that would be both evangelistic and well-read. In both high school and college, I took most

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classes available in all kinds of photography and printing.

I*m familiar with

nearly all kinds of machines used in up-to-date printing firms. I edited the San Jose Bible College paper and all student publicity for three years. Finally,
communication and management are my hobbies -- I enjoy them.

approach and the potential for a newspaper. We hope to interview between 1,000
and 2,000 residents. By September 1st, we should have made a definite decision
about the newspaper.

This week, we hope to begin a survey of Tuenmun to assess the evangelistic

within two years it would be fully self-supporting, maySe ev'en making a profit.
Here is a rough estimate of the costs involved:
A. Needed to start:

Dr. Yu said it would cost less then $10,000 to start such a paper, and

1. Capital outlay:

a. Chinese typewriter
b. Office furniture and tools c. Car
2. Initial printings

$500
600 500 450 350

a. Editor's first 2 months salary b. Financial manager's salary c. Complementary Copies given out 3. Miscellaneous expenses
B. Needed in 18 months: Downpayment on office
' Total

300 500
$3200

6000
$9200

However, our finances are entirely tied up with planting the church in
Tuenmun. There isn't a penny left over to start a newspaper. We wrote to a

couple of churches about this project, but I finally decided to ask you straightforward to consider giving a special one-time gift to this project.
I think this is the first time in five years that I have directly asked for

money, but after much soul-searching j^eel it is what God x-yould want me to do. I hope you will search your hearts prayerfully too and~see"what part God woHld have you give to this project, vdiether three dollars or three thousand. What ever you determine to give, designate it FOR THE NEWSPAPER and send it to our
forwarding agents. '

It may be that we have mistaken God's will in this matter and that the projected newspaper will not succeed. In that case, we'll return all money designated for it, that was not yet spent on the project. But, we are moving
ahead because we believe that this is what God wants us to do, and in His strength we can do it, so please pray for us.
In Christ,

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Anderson

Block 2, First Floor
Castle Peak Court

18^ miles Castle Peak Road,

New Territories, Hong Kong

P.S, from Sandy: "Happy birthday to me. ...

Today, I'm two years old.

Wow!**

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September 7th, 1977

FORWARDING AGENTS:
MR. & MRS. ELDON WYMORE 400 HILLVIEW DRIVE

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

LEBANON, OREGON 97355

PHONE; 503-258-2865

It really thrills me to think of the many dedicated coworkers of God such as yourselves that we've had the prlvelege to met and love over the

past few years.

harvest.

I'm assured to know that although we're thousands of miles

apart, we're still striving for the same goals, working at the same spritual

takes its name from a fortification built to protect a sea channel there a
thousand years ago.

Let me tell you a little about the Palace where we're working. Cxyen^M
Historians believe the area was first settled between

the years 330 A.D. and 590 A.D.i---Records show a Chinese garrison was sent to control it during the Tang Dynasty (618-906) because of its importance.
Tuen Mun sits on a good bay and is overlooked by 1,912 ft. Castle Peak.

The Tsing Shan Buddhist Monastery was established on the lower slope of the mountain in the 5th century A.D. Its most famous personality, the Cup Ferry
monk, became its leader in about 428 A.D.

Han Yu, a noted Confucian scholar of the Tang Dynasty and one of the
great names in Chinese literature, inscribed a large boulder on the mount

ain's summit with these words, "the finest high mountain." For centuries this farming and fishing community has been harassed by pirates and smugglers, even as recently as the 1950's. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the founder of the Chinese republic, held meetings with his comrades here and drew
up the plans for the overthrow of the Ching Dynasty in the revolution of 1911.

Now, Tuen Mun's population is about 50,000. In eight years she is expected to have 10 times as many people, or about half a million. Presently, two major

ethnic groups live in central Tuen Mun according to replies to the town survey
we're finishing up.
Low-cost housing.

Notice their differences:

Privately owned or rented apartments.

Originally boat people.

Originally from the city.

slightly different physical features.

30% of adults can't read.
Over 90% of adults can read.

Have some, maybe over 100

Have few or no relatives living nearby.

Have lived there less than 3 years.
Little or no religion. Some Christians.

relatives living nearby.

Have lived nearby most of life.
Nearly every home has a Buddhist

alter and religious symbols.

Besides these, around the fringes of Tuen Mun are thousands of village folks oi
farmers.

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Each ethnic grouo's distinct evangelistic and spiritual needs ought to get special attention. It looks easier to win the wealthier people.^ How ever j they are more likely to be individuals without strong family ties
and to be nominal believers.
Christians

It looks much harder to convert the poorer

people but they might come as whole families and remain very dedicated
However, they all l:nof; so little about the Gospel that we feel it is

y^very important to introduce mail's basic Bible truths in some inp^^fengive (( wa^^such as a newspaper or coiTur.unity I'agazine. Mass media approaches
^

ften reap little resuT^TT so we've sought several people's opinions in of' cluding two recognized mass-communication experts before proposing this.

And, all signals say, "Go! It can work."

hire an editor and plans are being crystalized.

An ad has been nlaced to

But such a big proiect
_

needs all of us working together.

much prayer and much support.

It v.'ill take great effort, great faith,

. ^

Are you ready for this venture?

Here is a rough estimate of the costs involved:

A. Needed to start:

1. Capital outlay:

a. Chinese type\7riter
b. Office furniture and tools
c. Car 2. Initial printings

5500
600
500

a. Editor's first two months salary

450

b. Financial manager's salary c. Complementary Copies given out

d. Unforeseen costs

350 300
500 ,

B. Needed soon: Downpayment and fees on office

'

TOTAL:

$9200 ^
$45 weekly

6000

C. Weekly subsidy until self-suoporting/lS months:

Is it important to you that thousands of people never ever heard of God's love? Do you think a magazine published by Christians could help them'know God's love?
Would such a magazine glorify God's name?

Would you prayerfully consider the part God wants you to have in this ministry? Would you consider raising a one time gift of, say, three thousands dollars
for this project from the resources in your church?
Would you personally consider giving ?500 to this proiect?

Would you organize a group to provide the v/eekly subsidy for the paper?
Would you provide one week's expenses yourself?
Sincerely,

Mr, & Mrs, Gary Anderson #2, 1/F, Castle Pk. Gt.
IS-r miles Castle Pk. Rd. N,T,, HONG KONG

from \jctry ond Joucb

Make Checks Payable To
ANDERSON MISSION TO THE CHINESE

l A

?;?fpSfi>DTAD~''
1975 POLLARD ROAD

SPONSORED BY;

LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA 95030

October 14th, 1977

FORWARDING AGENTS:
MR. & MRS. ELDON WYMORE 400 HILLVIEW DRIVE

A STRUGGLING NEWBORN

LEBANON, OREGON 97355 PHONE: 503-258-2865

Eight young adults, 11 children and a few dogs attended our very first worship service and Sunday school in a squatter village here on the
outskirts of Tuen Mun.

view of Tuen Mun, Castle Peak and the fishing junks in Castle Peak Bay atooLw. giving sort of a camp fro^ lielps to for worship We're renting it from an e ^ < ^ e r ie about our HOCreator. per Sunday.

rundown but spacious elementary school on the hillside. Although it's ^ quite a climb to the school, there is a maiestic

a newborn Every breathe it takes, every'>5f^_?:5Sreg^aon-is^ike ounq^...^it-s- ienef^^^ is focused on baby. self-survival. It has countless drawbacks to attracting the unbeliever, such as lack of leader-

Divine Srovln'''
we can so

So, pray foJ us? " certainly needed to carry it on to spiritual maturity.

variety of needs, poor facilities and so on.

"hat obstacles

tn ^ possible for the curious unbeliever trvinf i'' "i* Christ as his personal Savior. In order to do this,' we're trying several out-of-the-ordinary things.

'

ffmuci as much

as learning right to infant. attitudes This and would behavior. not be

raajor emphasis on Christian Education done by the

learning Bible fact?

ii?.,"""!'.,,"' fongregation ji^gaj^i^^jis^embly" insteadhave of Christian Church' or "Church is of called Christ?^^^se "Ch'irfgti' doesn't
orten use that as proof that God is a foreigner. "Christian"

"cLr"ch' n? ^h-ltrar "As?^Mv.^ . f

that "Savior? A? hi^u

a???ra?? Assembly" was one of many Biblical terms that was more accurate f?? for these people, here.

building, whereas organization. Therefore, we felt

b\?h-Catho?i"?"?d LeluTrs.

S^rCh^Js?-""""" hlnese Christians raised

cLnZ! Chinese-style music and hymns written by v??rw "bher than just translations of Western hymns. As a result,
in the traditional '= ' '" services. services

than

d. Technical religious terms like "communion" are being avoided in favor of

Thus"theM??'^ terras lest the meaning that God intended be misunderstood,

oMihfL???: rem??aU.?

Kemembra"???'"?'

We meet on Sunday afternoon instead of morning because the people here

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are freer then.

(I like it better,too.)

f. I've seen scores of newcomers fumble with bulletins, Bibles and

songbooks in many churches. To avoid that, all songs and scriptures (from a modern text) to be used in a particular service are included
in that Bulletin. It saves a lot of erabarassment and a lot of time

usually spent hunting up songs and scriptures.

RELAXATION

Last month was the Chinese Mid-Autumn or Harvest Festival, and since we live near a beach, Mong Kok Church of Christ, who we worked with

last term, chose our home as the site for their leadership retreat. We enjoyed the fellowship with 15 young adults who spent the night with us.
Please forgive us^ if we lion* t write as often as you think we should,
Sincerely yours.

Gary and Joyce Anderson #2, 1/F, Castle Peak Court

18.5 miles Castle Peak Rd.

New Territories, HONG KONG

P.3. FROM SANDY;

barrier. My playmates and I easily solved the problem. I just keep saying "Huh" until I'm pretty sure what that Chinese word they are using means. And if they don^t understand me, I just keep yelling in their ear until
they do!

I don't know why Mom and Dad make such a big thing about the language

from Gary
Make Checks Payable To
ANDERSON MISSION TO THE CHINESE

SPONSORED BY;
RINCONADA HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1975 POLURD ROAD

LOS GATOS. CALIFORNIA 95030

November 10th, 1977

FORWARDING AGENTS:
MR. & MRS. ELDON WYMORE 400 HILLVIEW DRIVE

Dear Friends,
MAGAZINE SET ASIDE

LEBANON, OREGON 97355

PHONE: 503-258-2865

The plans for starting a community newspaoer or magazine that were mentioned in previous letters were indellnitelv sj,t...aaide after we prayer
fully considered the situation and received that advice from the mission committee of our sponsoring church, Rinconada Hills Christian Church. If

you contributed to this project, I trust that our forwarding agent has
returned your money or will do so soon.

V best method for this particular time.

will work it out to His glory as we commit our ways to Him. Personally, I V,Q.t .coaf^ident that circumstances indicated that a magazine was God's
NEWBORN AND GROWING

'

Only God knows if we made the right decision, but we trust that He

When 19 people attended our first Sunday's services, that was twice
as many as expected. However, several of those were members of other

churches just visiting on our first Sunday.

They wouldn't be back.

And

Joyce wasn't feeling well, so it didn't look like she would make it.

(Sunday School) in the village. At first, I planned to pass out 500 leaflets because in the city you can expect about one person to come for every 500 leaflets passed out. Then I got to thinking that things might not be the

So, I thought I'd boost attendance by advertizing a kid's club

children than we could handle V70uldn't come, I decided only to pass out 75 the first week and see what the response was. If few came, we could pass out
more the next week. (But, that "next week" never came.)

same in the village; so I printed less than 400.

Then, to make sure more

pass out the announcements.

75 children will be here."

I asked four students from the elementary school we use to help me

One said, "Wow, if we pass out 75, that means

"Not a chance," I said, brushing aside his childish figuring.

"But," he added, "once we passed out 30 leaflets, and 40 people came."
on the steps for us to start.

an hour early to get things in order, only to find about 20 children waiting
them there, I started leading songs.

So, I didn't know what to expect.

That Sunday, I got to the school

we started, but they went in and sat down anyway.

I told them it was still quite a while before

So instead of just'leaving

In no time at all we had 28, and not another adult except my Chinese helper, Peter, who showed up as I was about to throw in the towel. The attendance keeps climbing steadily. Last Sunday 40 people attended.

Bible stories. (I know, somebody will probably say that that might not be
SO bad.)

Needless to say, we were unprepared for this. Our well-laid plans were discarded. Goals were expanded. The services were geared to kids instead of adults. My beautiful sermons went out the window for the sake of down-to-earth

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IT'S THE GREATEST

It's the greatest evangelistic ministry we've ever had. Week after week we share our faith in a warm context where nonChristians outnumber
Christians at least six to one.

children in the average Sunday School already have a basic knowledge of the
what they have already learned.
Bible. So what is taught on any given Sunday inevitably covers a lot of

the greatest teaching ministry we've ever had. In America,

But most of the children here have prac

tically no knowledge of the Bible. Thus, the new things they learn in a ten-minute Bible story are probably more than the average American child learns in two hours on a Sunday morning.
It's the^ greatjej|.t_mijais,r^_iif_JLj?v^^^^ ever had. These kids come from pretty poor family conditions. Four of the five students at this

school are virtually orphaned. They liy^e _at_the school^nd only^ sae^ their parents occassionally on weekends. Most of the other kids are quite skinny
and under-educated, even by Hong Kong standards. A third of their noses

run all the time -- and are never wiped.

They play and sleep in the same

At least two are retarded.

clothes, usually on boards without matresses.

missing.

And when one comes with a strong smell of beer on his breath, and little
scars all over his arms and legs, it'g obvious that love and care are It seems like we are doing countless things wrong, yet God has blessed us with this wonderful response. But I also hope that we can make some

successful contacts with adults. We're planning to use a special program during the Christmas season to attract interested prospect. Please pray
with us for this and for the ongoing of this newborn church.

Oh, how I wish will all my heart that you were here working with us. n__J?he Chinese are lovely, hard-working people. They are more ready to receive the gospel than ever before. But I feel like crying, because-mo^-.Ghlnese a^jiamned--to the terrors of hell than any other people on earth, just

hear unless there are preachers?

send them here?

because they don't have fair chances to hear the gospel. But how can they
And how can there be preachers unless you
May aH our hearts be^anrtetTTjrTGo^'^s~great task of spreading the

good news.

In Christ,

Gary and Joyce Anderson #2, 1/F, Castle Peak Court 18.5 miles Castle Peak Rd.

New Territories, HONG KONG

P.S. FROM SANDY;

with having a little sister or brother (The Lord willing. aboiit-Mid.MavK

Mommy has been sick, alright.

She says it has something to do

I have some clothes that don't fit me.

They're for ''little'^TstSl^f^*===r

guess I'll give some of ray toys to "little brother."