China

Hong Kong

Dwain, Becky, Sara & Mark Anderson

FORWARDING AGENTS:
SENDING CONGREGATION;

Bill &: Margaret Ettling

Rt. 2 Box 360

First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall

Jackson, Mo. 63755

Eldorado, Illinois 62930

ABOUT OURSELVES
Serving the Lord in mission work has been in our thoughts and prayers for many years. Even before we were married we discussed our mutual desire to, someday, go to serve on a mission field. Hong Kong, in particular, has always been close to our hearts. We are both
graduates of St. Louis Christian College. Dwain, 28 years old, has a B.S. in Sacred Litera ture and Becky, 27 years old, has a B.S. in Christian .Missions. We have been married 6

years and have 2 children. Sara is 4 years old and Mark is li/, years old. For the past four
years we have lived in Cape Girardeau, Missouri where we have attended the New l estament Christian Church. We bring with us a variety of experiences which we feel will be

helpful in our work as missionaries. Dwain has preached, worked as a counselor of troubled youth, taught Bible studies, been a deacon for the past two years and also the church treasurer for that same period of time. Becky has traveled in a singing group, sung as a soloist and in church choirs and been a leader in the local ladies group. We have both been youth sponsors and taught in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and
church camps. Our desire is to make a lifetime commitment to missions.

ABOUT HOBGKQING
Hong Kong is a British Colony with a population of over 5 million, 98% of whom are Chinese. The whole colony covers an area of less than 400 square miles. This is about the size of an average county in the mid-west. Recently the government of Hong Kong estimated that the population was growing at a rate of 800 new people per day. I'he principal religion of the people of Hong Kong is Buddhism. Fewer than 4%

every hour without Christ. Yet there are probably fewer Christian workers per capita
among the Chinese than any other race on earth.

of the people are non-Catholic believers in Christ. In the world over 1,000 Chinese die

Missionaries from the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ have been working in Hong Kong since 1963. Today in Hong Kong there are only 8 missionary couples.
(That is one couple to every 625,000 people.)
these congregations.

There are three churches, two church

planting projects, two preaching points, one kindergarten, one workers lounge and an evening Bible college with 12 students. There are fewer than 250 believers attending

OUR GOALS
We are hoping to have our support raised so we can leave for Hong Kong in early .August 1981. When we get there we will be working under the guidance of Gary and Joyce Anderson for the first term. This is to help us learn the culture and customs as well as the successful methods of evangelism faster. Gary and Joyce have been in Hong Kong for seven years and since Gary is Becky's cousin there is already a close tie between us. During our first term of 3 years we plan to learn the language, customs, and cul ture of the Chinese people. Learning to speak, read and write the language will take two years of full time language school. We also hope to evaluate what is currently being done in Hong Kong in light of our own talents and then determine where in Hong Kong and with what group of Chinese people we will begin a church planting work of
our own. While we are in language school we plan to serve with the work that is already going on in any way possible. This will be in English at first. Then, as we learn the
language, in Chinese.

Our long range goal is to establish indigenous congregations and to train the Chin ese Christians to evangelize their own people. We also want to train workers to be able to go into China when this door opens up. We would very much like to go into China ourselves if God opens this door to-us.

OUR NEEDS
PRAYER

Please pray with us for: boldness to preach (Eph. 6:19-20) the opportunity to preach (Col. 4:3) the right words to say (Col. 4:4) safety in proclaming Christ (II Thess. 3:1-2)

MONTHLY SUPPORT
Living Expenses
Rent & Utilities

Household expenses
Medical

Children's Schooling
Insurance

Taxes & Retirement

S 650 625 50 170 55 225

Mission Expenses I.anguage School Transportation

$450
50 25 40 25 50

Office supplies Phone, postage

Newsletter Benevolence

$1775

$640

ONE-TIME EXPENSES
Rent deposit (3 months advance) Air fare and shipping First Month's expenses
$2000
2500 2415

$6915

We will be supplying from our own funds money to set up housekeeping and an
emergency fund.

Make checks payable to:

CHRISTIAN AMBASSADORS TO THE CHINESE

Mail to:

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese c/o Bill & Margaret Ettling

Rt. 2 Box 360

Jackson, Missouri

63755

Letters of Recommendation

R 1 6 1981

S^ONSOCIPtti

frotn Gary and Joyce

U*a Cxll '

tM

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lOJO

FIRST^mjRCH OF CHRIST
tamUT ATHAMKAU.
CLOQIAOOa UpWQM 41930
H1UV1IWMIVI

. ANDERSON MISSION TO THE CHINESE

S.eMb<c SO, lOSO
iat.no*. 0*W0 f.
m*0M "

kTanuery 13. 1980

D.

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rto oflaa '

ottiota of Cbl

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ooooootloaoblT hH"-

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cbrl.tl.a rt.t.et.r oad

To Vbeo It Hey Concern:

RloaooRla. -iR ...a-

'^2 . .
.ff.etlaalT to tho Cbloaoo.

Ve, the Boerd of Elders end Deeeoos of the First Church of Christ,
Cldorsdo, lUinotsR consider it en hooor to recceEwnd Dwein Andersen for
eny phase of Chrlstien Serrice

dounlaoO faith to earrr th-

W. bouooo .ho. 0.^a 0

.M.

Our previous essoclation with Dwein has acquainted us with

capebilitiss, end we feel he will succeed with his desire to be

his
a

aissioaaryo

Ve also believe that he will fulfill that position to

Yours in Christ,

-foot.pocod- ooclotT aad otlll

Rocky anO t Rtta p ao tooao

,,..mo aoeoapto-Ula*
of oaO

the best of his abilities*

Chtlttla. alttaao. ThRh h... Ooyc. latat patooaally ao.t D-ala. "0.

C^caJ, .lah to a

w. daalta toha aota Rta.tl, -.ad of Cod ha. .

coaMBlai flra

lotlaacT Vlth tho tord haacoaa aetoaa-

aat alal.tr,. .0 that thay caa thro, thol

job. that Cod ha. "Hadth to do.

V. rfwlahaattadly to

,i,.olaa.to^il.talT Uto tho

,opp,,t tb. IOCS la thl.

Slacaroly,

''GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THELORD JESUS CHRIST"

09nci H9:

Sprlngfioia, Ko sjjqj
OacoBbor a, 1980

New Te.t*ment Ckmtidn CkurcK S30KL AubuiaRood

Cope Ctondeou. Mleurt 3?0l

^ I our Er,thr, i

Urd,
" ^.0^,

janusry 4, 1981

^Sroa. Of tho loa^f?.' "' '"'i < thoi'i'oS^^'

In 1979. r", nt to' clj; in tha^uJ . Jonl to Si nd Back,.oSVa eaao ^^*1''"' oouploa thsir pproclati 'Ith tud iTthofi 1? andean oJ.;**? "T "Uch botheir GUI raallT ifrl*.?"' ""aapaot to tholr Influoncaa thla
cause of
>.

The elders of Hew Testwnt

O.ci.ion they h.vr 1

opportunity to espres. epproval

arr tappy " rrro"*" " to you .no

Becky Anderoo and the

r churchrs ..rryvhrrr

Hcna "onj. He

JflS't
J*P In addition tA m?

"d connight cour?J P^'^'icipatad,

for support and encouregenent. 1 Ki aaeet to the Church in Cape Girardeau. Nrain haa proven to be a valusn^ a undertaken anddischarge le haa served at a deacon for t .everml tisea. bringing

ijj rcaponaibilitygiven hi. .crip^irany

y

P.

tauchtBible V".."b;ji:\b;''ircb

school C1...C. .nd

treaaurer lor tne pasi

"H" Und h.. c.rci..dRood .tcrd.h.p .nd

te.eh cl..e.. .in both a.

food jodt-cnt in .U thinj.

weoen in the contrcR.tion

Becky i. loved for her .iUinene.. .... ...lo been le.dcrin the ork ol oloi.t and in the choir. Sheh. .ell .. the youth work.

s." sn:
tomal roat and'da< '^It and hip imlld'' '"tj tho roat of
non In Chrlat. wl {^. t ""on cloM^f-JS"" " uSy have thdiM a. na^a no doubt .. ft^lcodo and breth^

Dwain, Becky. Sara their church fily^ b'oloyc.l 'M

andsupport in thi. undrrtMiing.
and the *in.ey f^iily

Ild"!!^'"'. ionjrep.tion ^
0-

in Christian service

Clayton r.. Rinscy. Ch.irun

Edwin Howard. Elder

wa hollo,;VoS n*br"Aj s;,"uh t?."'' o"' thJ; In proyor o? by ,'';.S^"*<' <>7 ^r?l ^2 " Pnaolhlo.
* brother In * hrothor In Chrlat Chrlat

Korri. Van Hinkle. Elder

Bill Ettling. Elder

'/rid I^xo" E. Mecoy

MISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Date Sent:

PERSONAL FILE FORM

Information from this form will appear in Horizons and other infor mation formats published by Mission Services Association.

Date Rec'd:

B 1 6 198
-3 i 0 i jtfl

This form is prepared to help you give accurate background informa tion about yourself and your mission work.

'Please type or print clearly

*Do not abbreviate

please do not write on this form anything other than that requested. Attach extra sheets for additional information you may want to provide. This is not an application form. It is not an official form endorsing you and your work. It is simply a worksheet designed to help us publicize your work that may help produce new friends for you, prayers and financial assistance. If any questions seem too personal or seem offensive to you, please feel free to leave them blank.

Date

: JaA/.
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Oay

198!
Year)

Name in full

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Span out all names

fre-deric^k
First Name

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Middle Name Last Name

Complete address on field: 5/ (VC-tf

{Number

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Street City

Cf"Ui S uj
State

Jn AJs-t as
Country)

Zip number

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addrr's
In Case of Emergency call # :

Phone number on field:

Ask for:
(First Last name and address)

YourIcomplete address while In USA:

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^ {Number

Street

f City

^fO CState

Zip)

5^H* ^ ^OU r /c*^^ T, i

k/^

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Your USA phone number: area code

phone number <^3 V'

Name and address of Livinglink church or churches:

Number & Street
(Full name ol church)

City

State

Zip

Number & Street

{Full name of church)

City:

State

Zip

Names and addresses of other sponsoring churches whose elders recommend you:

f-i'rsl Churcii
{Full name ol church)

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Number &Street
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City:(3?^^' f'r'r/ircieau

g. gtrp^t 9-30 fiuhurAJ l?ajJ RtfltP Ih I'^^OiAV) Zip [qSJO ^

Please sketch a map directing visitors to your location on the mission field

Please send letters of recommendation from theelders in

your sponsoring churches which will encourage other churchestosupportyourmissionary work. Certainly the words of these elders will help to convince others regarding the worthiness of your mission work. Please help MSA to spread your news through HORIZONS by sending these elders' letters from your sponsoring churches as soon as possible. MSA will be happy to help you contact these elders if you will send the full
addresses of the churches.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names here and enclose a copy of each letter.)

Name:
City: P/'efc/

/hc {^0\)

Number & Street 3^^ 7 W. CouA/irys^id^^ [)(-.

State j ^ tx h i

Zip (oS' SO y
Peei k

Name Gaty Or /jAjJerSoA/

^ty Ale w t;rrl f1-;e.s
Place of Birth ..
(Number .S Street)

Number &Street & Street

^ate
City

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Zip

^/p

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(Year)

StateGJjjJ}^i3.

30

Date of birth

hru n r -J
(Month)' (Day)

(Add date of arrival

(Month) (Day)
(Year)

and naturalization date

(Month)

(Day)

If applicable.)
(Year)

Where baptized? City Icloraclo

MARITAL STATUS:

C/iurc/t

Gh ris RtatpJ?// /U?/ g>

Divorced Widowed

/// ^ ^ Zip

On an extra sheet please describe any details regarding your conversion which you might care to mention.,

Married

Gl.

Single

Please give the complete name of your husband or tbe maiden name of your wife IspGcpA /JajN
Date of marriage -Iciirvaar "v
Who solemnized your wedding?

Where married? Plori'^s/i/vi

Dr. Fq 0J

y,

/V

List children by full name giving the place, birthday, month and year Inthe order of your children's birth days. (Ifyour children have b<5en adopted please indicate.) In case you are single, please list your brothers and sisters by name in
this space.
Name

Place of

birth

Month,

Day

Year

rcy Ru "fA /kcti-k C}ay/h/\i

Gape /hj _ /ha C^pe & 'rrfi{rle<iCf^fhi'=>SGu i-i C):\'olaer

L^, 1977 ^^ (?7 9

Please list places of previous Christian service and v\/hat service you did as a brief career summary.
approximate dates;
Place Position Service Dates

Give

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T^C
EDUCATION (high school and later):

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Name of school
LOo^aoc H . S.

Location
^ i^Oomoo . x-ccr-A'tJ/j

Number of years
V ^

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What influenced you to become a missionary?

USJA/C TTre- r^^fir/vrs. ^Oc'cArfOA^

la
H/is

<>dd / Tht' fitliesr

/u^aJ 07^j

Pois./Si'

What
field?

Is

your

purpose

in

missions?

Or what

do

you

hope

to

accomplish

on

the

mission

Your own explanation in some detail might be Influential in leading others Into full-time service. (Use extra sheets If
you need more space):

j^i//eA>ir //V

y-f 7~6

<ScdfS

MQ THer

TH/^K

7^C/y 7ff('SC O MCfrrj/^A/S.

7Z>^^e i^Ho

Pcce^pr 7^/-/ S/^ct//^r/oA^Sc r/y/sr jy/ti-/ /?j/}y

Mi9^

oPA>r^r(j^fry td

*>C/> 7Z> aJc />7/3rv/^ir^

Describe briefly in outline form the nature of your dally duties on the field:
B ^Per^r uif^Su^Hc ' alvd 'jo i-PtLp ro c^thek

F/^T -ti^q y/^ei Wfc<_

rhii^/pA'/^/e-s o^thet

/A' /^/y
cfn/PCH

Posi/BtC^ Pt

CF T-H/s Tv/W-

TV 8jr P/^ercj^

^r/? tV

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status? Evangelist
Homemaker

Bible College Teacher

Doctor Nurse

Bible Reader

Public School Teacher

Music Teacher

Pilot
Radio

Social Worker

ministry

Radio follow-up
Maintenance

Christian Service Camp

Benevolent

Linguistics
Office Work

Maintenance of
Production of Bible

mission equipment

Correspondence Courses

Production of Christian literature In the National Language

Village

Evangelism

Name other;

Languages you know (fluent/non-fluent)

PARENTS:

Father's name and his home address:

Living _

i: FreJet^ic-k Co h/e HA/rhfrSa/V

(Fust

Middle

Lest name)

Deceased

Number &Street

City Flrlor^xcU'^
His occupatioii ^

, State
/aJ/sr-

_Phone
Is he a Christian? Yes

What positions of leadership has he held in the locai church?

What Christian service does he now do?

Mother's full maiden name

fA

/]{\/df^rSo(\j
{First Middle Last name)

Living

Deceased

Number & Street

r.ity F /doctor!^
Is she a
home

Rtfltp .L- III l\JO( S

Yes
^

Phone

Christian?
KcrPer/i

No

H e r occupation If employed outside the

What leadership positions or Christian service has she rendered to the local church?

Do you have relatives In mission work? Yes

missionary activity.
FORWARDING AGENT:

No

i""-^

If so, please list their names, location, kinship and details on a separate sheet with a brief explanation of their

SiuL

V{First Middle

errciAje
Last name. if applicable, list both Mr. and Mrs. lull names.;

Number and Street

S^O

City _a!]^ Q.

(V.

State Jh.

7ip /!o 3 7SS^

Phone

^ ~8

Where attend church? I\l^uj /fs A A J (Full nameof church) Number &grPt93^^/^-f, /^uUi-a) RJ city Cape u
What duties are performed by the forwarding agent?

orcIn ^ State /v,'^ou ri

zip Lyvo /

Should money be sent to the forwarding agent only? ^ ^^

Does the forwarding agent receive a salary? A/ O in what form should funds be sent? Checks

Please give the full name of the mission:

ixcszciJor-s /q h.^C Chi A/d'^g_

s //e Ovf^ese"-

Does the mission have official tax exempt status? TMM.iiOcf^iiti.eo<^riotJ

Please give details of HOW checks should be written to this mission: Chn^kfifv

If funds are to be sent directly to the missionary on the mission field, please explain the details of HOW to do it, so we can give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire

Mission Sery/ices Association is depending upon you to keep her informed regarding your missionary activity.
Thanks so very much; you are the BEST source for your information we know, so you are a vital partner. If you have additional information that you think will be helpful to the staff of MSA in preparing news stories about your ministry, please feel free to send it. MSA is depending upon you. Thanks.

MISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION

For office use only;

PERSONAL FILE FORM

Information from this form will appear in Horizons and other information formats published by Mission Services Association.
Please type or print clearly

DatsRecdif

1 6 1981

^^

This form is prepared to help you giveaccurate background Information about yourself and your mission work.
'Do not abbreviate

'Please do not write on this form anything other than that requested. Attach extra sheets for additional information you may want to provide. This is not an application form. It is not an official form endorsing you and your work. It is simply a worksheet designed to help us publicize your work that may help produce new friends for you, prayers and financial assistance. If any questions seem too personal or seem offensive to you, please feel free to leave them blank.

Date;
Name in full
Spall out all names

A/(Month Day

^
Year)

fssLtCCA

First Name

/jfvN'
Street

Middle Name

Alvcler^/\/
Last Name

Complete address on field:

(Number City Stale Zip number Country)

Phone number on field:

In Case of Emergency call # :

Ask for:
(First hAiddis > Last name and address)

f J

/ y

Your complete address while in USA:

hou$e . f I^r;

(Number

r ij2.Street^

ctxy

Sfafe

^ 'of S Zip)

' 'q- our

Your USA phone number: area code

O' 7

phone number

Name and address of LIvinglInk church or churches:

Number & Street
(Full name of church)

City
(Full name of church)

State
Number & Street

Zip

City:

State

Zip

Names and addresses or other sponsoring churches whose eiders recommehd you:

Firs^ dhuTC.lsO'^ (Lhri^'t

(Full name of church)

Number &Street

/mr%m// ST^cie/s
Zip ^^9-:SO

City: ^lAorod^

State F///%'O/S

{Fui\ name o\ ch.j^h)

^sr'tC^rH^MU

dhrisi-M Qiurch Ni.mhfir AstmBt 930 0f. Auhat-n/ ]9oaJ , ~Z

State

Zip45_^_/_

Please send letters of recommendation from the elders in

Please sketch a map directing visitors to your location on the mission field

your sponsoring churches which will encourage other churchestosupportyourmissionarywork. Certainly the words of these elders will help to convince others regarding the worthiness of your mission work. Please help MSA to spread your news through HORIZONS by sending these elders' letters from your sponsoring churches as soon as possible. MSA will be happy to help you contact these elders if you will send the full
addresses of the churches.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names here and enclose a copy of each letter.)

Name: LoiVC-H B. City

Name

Co^

Number & Street ^ RtatpV^/SSrJuri"

Number &Street

CpuM^ry JB)f. 7\^ioS~^0 ?

Ga.rV C), /lf\/<lerso/^ r-v

/he- i{/ "Je rr'j -hoH ^s

<>r.

A^Bdu r h Cas//<t /^d -UaA/c^- .k-OA'r.

State
oo</<^

Place of Birth
umOer & Street)

I
Hi
(Month)

City

^fV C/ / y/
/?S3
(Year)

Zip

Date of birth

/(p
(Oey)

(Add date of arrival

(Month)

and naturalization date

(Day)
(Year)

(Month)

(Day)

if applicable.)
(Year)

Where baptized? City'T^C SO/1/

MARITAL STATUS:
Married

Q-h urc Ao'P (Bh r\s, B .qtatP /4r} 'ZaAjO.

Zip

On an extra sheet please describe any details regarding your conversion which you might care to mention..

Single

Divorced

Widowed

Please give the complete name of your husband or tbe maiden name of your wife
Date of marriage XrA^<>>4r V
(Month)

Fre.c\<fri cJ<(/l/uJersaAy
A/'f'

V . 1975'
(Day) (Year)

Where married? B/Ot-'i

Who solemnized your wedding?

this space.
Name

P^u/

Listchildren by full name givingttie place, birthday, month and year inthe order ofyour children's birth days. (If your children have been adopted please indicate.) In case you are single, please list your brothers and sisters by name In
Place of birth

Month,

Day

Year

Sa ra

A(ydersoAJ

Pl/^rk BhyhivA/VijersOAJ

/hi^Sooh'i

Xr

/^77

Pnpe G'trfirJeau^ /h'.ssoufi

Dc-ki het~

5^^

19 9f

Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did as a brief career summary.
approximate dates;

Give

Place

Position

Service

^Dates

Chri'b^lmQJiurc /| florrie^/v^jhar idh-U /'a;

Co/Uqe
r

}A/Tut^e
/)-''7/i/^/

S'/./out^
fA>>rNWln

ilhoci laujt\i C-hM's+if A'CAiArc./vjO

jTZ/f'/Ugj-s

ire a ah-^r 5
. Of r

G-coJ
,

^f-e^

'T

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* so^^U^cUr-

i^w/'57<^-

sL^^ei-M?.?

Oec,/??(;

/Vew rf-,ta^.eA.+ CAr.sflo/v CAurcA Cc/ ^ fv r,-. rcl ^/ho ,

EDUCATION (high school and later):

5,5:cAy?r-^ t/SS H-,rcter, you-^leoj^r In'cr rref. V-e^/^ hci> t^s^, /v'tT.. I y-ea f If^ci i es^roci^

Aj ,/V 7

Name of school PaloVoi'de l^lok^cfyc-ol ^ "Tu <?

Location

Number of years '

3

Degrees granted and date (List honorary degrees)

(hciJutc i-).S.

^ fidr PJorl^ska/u'^./^c>.

! UiQ-h Sc kdol^S^ul/f (oj, 7^ hofi^ns. 1 / . .y ^ ^ j65 CA r ///ss/g/V 5^ /flayl97S

What influenced you to become a missionary?

SVr a iJa Q k-ed sl)e X- j-

What

Is

your

purpose

in

missions?

Or what

do

you

hope

to

accomplish

on

the

mission

field? - s<r*<r C(,i"f~a check s / ^ < t/"

Your own explanation in some detail might be Influential In leading others into full-time service. (Use extra sheets if
you need more space):

Describe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on the field: Our -Pr& 4- 4uja y-ec^r-s

he C.o^ce/^'ira-f//^ cyo Aur^^ua^'e S^t^cJ^.lTLc'k// d-T Coca rs's.

(\\rcoAy OAJ iAe._

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From Mrs, Rebecca And^son

In answer to the question I

"What influenced me to become a missionary"?

would have to say a great many factors were influencial in

my decision to become a missionary.

From the time I was a young

child my parents home was always open to missionaries visiting on furlough. I especially remember them having Bernel and Joan Getter,
parents

missionaries in India, in our home on several occassions.

were (and are) missions minded people who corresponded with mission
aries and kept up with their activities thru newsletters. They were

cheerful and willing contributors to various missions programs.

The churches I grew up in, the Church of Christ in Forest Lake,

Minnesota, the Pantano Church of Christ in Tucson, Arizona and the

1st Christian Church in Florissant, Missouri were congregations where evangelism, both at home and cross-culturally, was preached
and taught and the people backed up their words with doing and
giving.

From before the time I

became a

Christian I knew I wanted to go

to Bible College.

After I became a Christian I became increasingly

under the conviction that my whole life was a stewardship before God,
In other words, I knew I had a responsibility to God to use the talents

and abilities He had given me to His honor and glory,

I knew that

part of this responsibility included a sound Bible education - more than I could get thru Sunday School and regular Sunday and Wen. night

services. From that time until now I have tried my best to seek out

God's v/ill and do it,

I have no dougt that God intends for Christians

to share the Good News of redemption thru His son Jesus Christ to

all people everywhere.

I have no doubt that my part of this sharing]

includes a lifetime commitment to evangelism among the Chinese.

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From Mrs. Rebecca Anderson (continued)

In answer to the question - "What_dp^_,.I hope to accomplish on the

Mission field"?

I want to see souls won for Christ. )ecoming Christians. established.

I want to see Chinese people

I want to see self-supporting congregations

I want to see the Gospel imparted to "faithful men" and

I want to see

they , in turn, imparting i t to "faithful men".

Chinese Christians becoming preachers and teachers and evangelists

and missionaries to other Chinese so feat the body of Christ might

be built up.

Relatives in mission work.

Gary D. Anderson (1st cousin) missionary in Hong Kong.

Address

Castle Peak Court, 1/f, iSl miles Castle Peak Road, Hew Territories,
Gary and his wife Joyce have been in Hong Kong since 19.75j

Hong Kong.

and have been involved in new church planting, ministring in refugee

camps, radio ministry, ELble correspondence courses and this fall
Gary also helped do some translation work for Ken Smyth and Dave

Poling in the new night time ELble College.that Wing Wong, Ken and
Dave have just established.

Mrs.

Peters

(t^iden name Anderson - married to Rodney Linda and Rodney have been in

Peterson), 1st cousin - Mexico City.

Mexico City about 10 months now so most of their time has been spent
in language study. They are working with several other missionaries

using ELble correspondence courses, and have been involved in some of the follow-up on these courses as well as working ^ t h the congregations already established in Sunday Schools, VBS, camps
and evangelistic meetings*

From Mrs. Rebecca Anderson (continued)

(Relatives in Mission work, continued)

Gary and Linda are son and daughter to Carl A. Anderson, (my

uncle), academic dean at Boise Bible College, Boise, Idaho.

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Anderson To Hong Kong

(Picture
The Dwain F. Anderson family
plan departure to Hong Kong early

in August, 1981. This has been i|

their life-long desire and they

will be co-laborers with Becky*s

first cousin: Gary B. Anderson.

Gary gives high recommendation for

this couple.

Bwain end Becky plan

to spend their first three year term working under the guidance of

Gary and Mrs. Joyce Anderson.

They

plan to leam the language, customs and culture of the Chinese people.

When they have learned to speak, read and write the language; they hope to evaluate what is being done in Hong Kong in the light of their
talents and then determine where in

Hong Kong area they can begin a

church planting work of their

own.

While learning, they will

help in current mission work in any

way possible. Their desire is to

make a lifetime commitment to missions.

Bwain Frederick Anderson was boom

February 12, 1953 in Eldorado, 111.

Frederick C. and Mrs. Neva

( Feige - 2 - Anderson To Hong Kong Feb. 18,81 WEM)

Ruth Anderson.

Dwain was graduated

from high school there in June, 1971*

He had IJi years at Southern 111.

University, Carbondale, 111.;

H year

at Southeastern 111. College, Harrisburg, 111. and 3 years at St. Louis Christian College in ?lo. where he
was graduated with the B.S. degree

Sacred Lit. in May, 1976.

He served

His Place, St. Louis, M9". as Youth

Counselor for 2 years. He preached

one year in 111. and since 1977 Has

been active in the New Testament

Christian Church, Cape Girardeau,

Mo. and the elders recommend this

couple highly.
is: First

Their sending church

Church

of Christ, Eldorado, 111. Lowell E.

McCoy also recommends them. Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Ann Kinsey

Anderson was born August 16, 1955

in Mason City, Iowa to Clayton E.
and Mrs. Eleanor Mae Anderson Kinsey.

Becky had 3 years of high school at Tucson, Ariz, and one at Florissant,
Mo. where she was graduated with hojaors in Jiuie, 1971* She had 4

years at St. Louis Christian Collj^e

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in Mo. where she was graduated
with the B.S. degree in Christian

Missions in May, 1975.

She has taught

S.S. classes eince 197^ and has

directre VBS. She is involved in

music as solost, choir and groups.

She married Dwsiin on January

1975 at Florissant, Mo. with Dr.

Paul Boatman officiating.

They

have two children "bftpii at Cape

Gireirdeau, Mo.: Sara Ruth Anderson

bom March 15, 1977 and Mark Clayton

Anderson bom October 28, 1979.

Becky writes;" I have no f doubt

j^at my part of this sharing includes

a lifetime commitment to evangelism

among the Chinese."

Their needs include: monthly

livinglink $1775(rent, taxes,children's
schooling,etc.) and $640 Mission

Expenses(transportation, language
training, office expenses, news

letters etc.).

One time expenses:

Rent deposit $2000, air fare and

shipping $2500 and first month

expenses $2415 maV-ipg a one-time

need total of $6715.

Their long

range goal is to establish indigenous

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congregations in Hong Kong and to
train the Chinese Christians to

evangelize their own people.

Funds

should be sent to: Christian Ambassafiors

To The Chinese, Bill and Mrs. Margaret

Ettling, Rt. 2, Box 360, Jackson,

MO 65755 pbone (31^)245-8825.

Contact with Andersons for speaking
dates can be made through their

forwarding agents or phone (314)

334-1995. Watch Horizons for their

field address.

The

Forwarding Agents
Bill Margaret Ettling
Ri. 2 Box 360 Jackson. Mo. 63755

Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall Eldorado. Illinois 62930

Dwain and Becky Anderson,

Missionaries

MAY 1981

The Asian Challenge

If you have heard our slide presentation, you most likely also heard us tell you that every hour of every day, l.QOQ Chinese people in the
world die without Christ! Almost with every breath you take as you read this, another soul is lost for eternity. We can not accept this news

lightlyl If you are a Christian today, it is because someone shared the gospel with you. As the body of Christ we have a great unfinished task to perform. Cut of obedience to God and love for lost souls, we need to be telling the world that Jesus savesl Of the 5 million Chinese people

in Hong Kong fewer than 150,000 are non-Catholic believers in Christ,

Please consider these facts soberly and prayerfully. Ask for God's

leading in what He would have you to do to help meet the Asian Challenge,

We praise God for the answer to prayer in the selling of our house at ^1-25 Koch St, in Cape Girardeau. We had a busy time packing

E^'-; itg

Sara and Mark were sometimes happy and sometimes sad about the whole procedure. Our

up and moving into an apartment on April 17-

furniture is all sold, too. We are living in

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#2 in Cape Girardeau now. Apartment living

^ experience for Becky and the kids,

a furnished apartment at 283^ Independence,

beginning of many new experiences

in the months ahead!

Sara and Mark outside the apartment.

Dwain's Ordination
Easter Sunday is always special
to us because i t i s when we remember
and celebrate our Lord's resurrect

ion.

It was doubly special to us

this year because during the morning worship hour at the First Church of Christ in Eldorado, Illinois, Dwain was set apart for the work of a miss ionary by the elders and congregation there. Participating in the ordina tion service were the elders, pictur ed at the right and the minister at the Eldorado congregation, Howard Scott, V/e want to take this opport unity to say thank you to the many fine people at Eldorado who helped make it a very special day for us.
From L. to Rj Vincent Kasiar, Charles Tucker, Cecil Uzzle, Dwain, Ken Baker, Hal Jean King, and Leonard Baldwin,

Our Schedule
Since the end of January, we have been busy almost every week presenting our plans in are churches to raise support. We have spoken

in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (NTCC); Witt, 111.i Plalnville, Ind,; Mt. Carmel,
111. (Parkview)* Harrisburg, 111.; Ferguson, Mo.; Florisssint, Mo.; SLCC Chapel, Halls Ferry, Mo.; Vienna, 111.; Woodlawn, 111.; Hurst, 111,; East Prairie, Mo.; Raleigh, 111.; Benton, 111.; Eldorado, 111.; Nobel, 111,; Olney, 111.; and Bridgeport, 111. The following is what our
schedule will look like in the weeks ahead.

May

10 pm Mt. Vemon, 111. (Southwest) 15 and 16 Becky to Mo-Ark Women's Retreat

17 pDi Jennings, Mo,

zk am
pm
June 31 pm 5-7 7 pm

Springfield, Mo. (Parkcrest Village)

BoisD'Arc, Mo, (Republic)
Piggot, Ark. Missions Rally, NTCC Cape Girardeau, Mo, Edwardsville, 111,

l4 pm

Maulden, Mo, (1st Christian)

21 pm Francesville, Ind. 28 pm Kirkwood, Mo, July 19 pm Crestwood, Mo. We are also scheduled to be the missionaries for 3 VBS programs. Two in Francesville, Ind. and the other in Eldorado, Illinois. If we

haven't been to your congregation iand aren't scheduled to come, but you would like for us to, we'd be glad to arrange a date. Just get in touch with us or our forwarding agents. We'd love to cornel

Support Up-Date
living expenses is $2^15.00 We also will need a total of $6915.00 in
one time relocation expenses.

Our total monthly support need, including mission expenses and

As of this writing, we have commitments of $550.00 in regular,

monthly support. We also have $3t000.GO in savings toward our one time
expenses, ^ We"are still~l)lahhing to leave for Hong Kong in early August.

After much prayer and also advice from our future co-workers there,

we have decided to leave for the field when we have about 3/k of our
needed monthly commitments made. We are still quite a bit short of this amount now, but we are hoping to hear in the near future from more of the churches and individuals we have presented our program to. We praise God and thank Him for those who have made comitments of support to date. We also praise and

In His,Service,
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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address:

Forwarding Agents:

Bill & Margaret Ettling

Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson. MO 63755 Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall Eldorado, IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

AUGUST 1981

Hong Kong: Such A Need !

There is such a great need for the gospel of Christ in the lives

of the people of Hong Kong. In one of the New Territories villages children in a Sunday school class were asked to name something good
they could do. Two or three of the boys replied instantly, "Steal some thing" I This shocks us but to them stealing wasn't considered wrong. It was a way to get ahead in the world. Most of the nice houses in their village were bought with dishonest profits.
In that same village, known for its robberies, black mail and murder, a score of able bodied men spend the majority of their time drinking and gambling. Awhile ago a two year old boy drowned in the field watering hole while his father sat drinking and gambling only a couple hundred yards away. When the father found out, he went out to the field and cried like a baby, but no one comforted him. In fact,
there i s no comfort for him outside of Christ.

Our Plans
For the past seven months we have been working toward an August departure for Hong Kong to begin our work there. We have been warmly recieved in each of the 30 congregations where we've shared our hopes

and plans.

As of this date only one thing hinders us from leaving in

August - committed monthly support. Our visas for residence in Hong Kong were approved in May of this year. Also, we praise God, all of the money for our one time expenses has been recieved. In both of these cases we see God at work answering our prayers. The monthly support commitments, however, stand at alittle
le^ss than half of what we need to leave for the field.

Our budget actually calls for $2415.00 per month. A few month^v ago we made the decision to go to Hong Kong when we have $1800.00
month committed to our work by churches and individuals. Today we

$836.00 per month committed.

At this point in our work, then, commitments of support are most important to us. We will leave for Hong Kong .just as soon as the

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this support.

Please pray with us for

Continuing To Work
Because we do not have all of our support at this time, we are

continuing to present our plans and needs to the churches.

we are scheduling speaking dates thru^Hoveraber.

Right now

We still have several

dates open, so if we have not been to your congregation and you'd like for us to come, we'd be glad to do so. We will be available for morning, evening, or all day programs. Also, we'll be glad to come to rallies, retreats, or other special programs. We may be contacted by phone at

(31^) 33^-1995 or by mail thru our forwarding agents.

Commitments
Many times people feel that since they are unable to make a large
commitment, they shouldn't make any at all. Even a small commitment

/If only 2^1 individuals, couples, or churches would make a $10,00 per
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that is continued faithfully and prayerfully is of great value, however.

month commitment this would provide for our entire budget of $2415.00, We ask that you pray about the need in Hong Kong and seek out what the Lord would have you do.
In each of the congregations we've been to we have distributed

commitment cards. If you wish to make a commitment either as an indivi dual or a congregation, but no longer have the card, that's fine. Just

drop us a note in the mail telling us of your commitment.

God for every one we recievel

We'll praise

Thank You
The Lord has already blessed us with many prayer partners and supporters. We thank Him for this and we want to say thanks to you as well. It's only through your concern that we can share God's love with those in Hong Kong. Thank you so muchl
In His Service,

NewsFromOCT 1 31981

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address:

Forwarding Agents: Bill & Margaret Ettling

Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson. MO 63755 Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall Eldorado, IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

SEPTEMBER 1981

V B. S.
We were priviledged to "be the missionaries for a total of five

VBS programs in 4 states this year. We participated personally in two of them, one used our VBS packet and two others simply shared what they
knew about us and our work with the kids.

We spent a week each in Eldorado, 111. (Aug. 3-7) and Murphysboro, 111. (Aug. 10-14) and we want to thank these Christian brothers and sisters for two very fine weeks. Thanks goes also to Francisville, Ind,, Bemie, Mo., and Piggot, Ark, for their interest and support of our work thru their VBS programs.

Good News
We recieved some good news on Saturday August 29th when Gary Ander son wrote to tell us what we'd been guessing from news reports here in the States. - The value of the US dollar has been significantly strength ened in recent months on overseas money markets. The US dollar will now purchase about 20^ more in Hong Kong dollars than it did less than one
year ago.

We find this to be a good reason to praise God and thank Him. The support that He has already provided thru His people now will be worth even more and go even further in meeting the needs for our work. We rejoice also that since we last wrote to you we have recieved more monthly commitments. Our total commitments of monthly support right now are up

to $1,166.00 per month.

September Schedule
Sept, 13th Sept. 20th Sept. 27th

7sOO pm - Ramsey Christian Church, Ramsey, 111. am & pra - North Side Christian Church, Vandalia, 111. 7s00 pm - Kirkwood Road Christian Church, Kirkwood, Mo,

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Gary and Joyce Anderson have recently reported that the Tuen Mun

Christian Church which meets in their 1,000 square foot apartment in

Hong Kong is seeking to purchase floor space of its own, Easter week

end this year they had 100 people in attendance for their Simday School kick-off. Regular attendance now runs about Zk for Sunday School, 14 for worship and 14 for youth meetings. Tuen Mun Christian Church, which

is in the process of being incorporated in Hong Kong is requesting

personal loans from concerned Christians in the U.S. Gary stresses that what the church needs is loans, to be repaid with interest. If you would like to know more about this project please write:
Gary Dean Anderson

#2 Castle Peak Court, l/f

18i miles Castle Peak Road
New Territories, HONG KONG

When You Pray

PLEASE PRAY

for additonal commitments of monthly support so that we may leave for Hong Kong soon.^ that God will lead us to the right apartment when we do arrive, for the Tuen Mun Christian Church and its need for a meeting place of
i t s own.

for the Chinese Christian Seminary (the 1 year old Bible College in Hong Kong) as they are making plans to purchase floor space in Kowloon.
for the more than 4.8 million Chinese in Hong Kong that need ChristI And praise Him, too. We are so thankful to God as He has provided for all our needs while we have been speaking and traveling to raise support. Dwain's last day to work for Proctor & Gamble here in Cape

Girardeau was July 24 and we have felt no lacking or even anxiousness in the weeks that have since past. Our Lord is faithful to supply our needs, Thankyou for being a part of His providing for us. It is our prayer that we will always be found faithful in doing His will.

In^is Service,

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DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address:

Forwarding Agents: Bill & Margaret Ettiing

Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson, MO 63755 Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall Eldorado, IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

OCTOBER 1981

Hong Kong- Here We Come

We are leaving! God has been very good to us in the past month. He has provided more commitments of monthly support and that U.S. dollar just keeps going up on the world money market.
The decision was made in September to purchase our plane tickets

30 days in advance when we reached $1300.00 in regular monthly support.

We knew that we would need more than this but it was felt that $1300,00
was enough to begin our work on. As of the 13th of September we had

the necessary commitments to purchase our tickets.

We have arranged to leave from St. Louis, Missouri on October 23rd

for Hong Kong.

We will fly from St. Louis to Seattle, Washington and

then on to Hong Kong. We should arrive in Hong Kong sometime on Sunday October 25th, We are really anxious to get there! Please pray for us as we travel and then as we begin our work there.

Apartment
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that of an apartment in Hong Kong.

The housing situation there is

tight and housing is quite expensive. We are praying that we will be able to find the right apartment fairly quickly after we get there. We would like to find an apartment that is large enough for our family with enough extra room for at least a small study area; one that is close to the kids schools and our language schooli one that is in an area of Hong Kong that would be good for beginning a new church work, and one that we can afford. This is a pretty big "order"! We're pray ing and we'd like you to pray also that God will lead us to the right place.

Other prayer needs include finding good schools for the kids, being able to set up housekeeping on the money we have available for it, and of course learning to live and work in a completely different
environment than we are accustomed to.

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Language School
Our language studies will be a very important part of our work for

the first couple of years that we live in Hong Kong.

It is our desire

to leam as quickly as possible to speak, read and write the Cantonese

cost somewhere between $200 - $300 U.S. per month and perhaps even more.
For this reason we know that we will need another $200 or more in regular monthly support by the end of this year. Our studies will be

language well.

Our studies will b^^n in mid-January 1982 and will

taken and paid for under the semester system just like universities here in the states, so one time gifts earmarked for language studies would also be helpful. God has been faithful in supplying our every
need through His people thus far and we are confident that He will supply this need as well.

Forwarding Agents
We'd like to take this opportunity to introduce our forwarding
agents, Bill and Iviargaret Ettling, to you. The Ettlings live in the country near Jackson, Missouri. Bill is a professor' of iviathamatics

at Southeast Mo. State University and enjoys woodworking, gardening, and rebuilding automobiles, Mar^ret is a homemaker - a very good one - and enjoys cooking, sewing, handicr^ts, and gardening. The Ettlings have three daughters; one married and two at home. They
attend the New Testament Christian Church in Cape Girardeau.
School classes.

Bill is

an elder of the congregation and both Bill and Ivlargaret teach Sunday Bill and Margaret have been good friends of ours for several years now and have been a special blessing to us since volunteering to serve
as our forwarding agents. They have done a great job at this work and have been valuable for their help and advice in matters of mission
business and decisions.

We want everyone to know that we appreciate the work they're doing,

To them we say thankst In His Service,

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DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address:

Flat E, 4/F Bong Hing Building

16-20 Sui On Street Tai Po Market

Forwarding Agents: Bill and Margaret Ettling Rt. 2, Box 360

Jackson, MO 63755 Phone: (314) 243-8825

New Territories, Hong Kong

Phone: 0-6581881

Sendirw Cong'-egation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall

Eldorado, IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

November-December, 1981

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We Made it!
Praise God we made it to Hong Kong safely. We arrived here on October 25th at about 3:30 in the afternoon after a 22 hour flight from Seattle, Washington. On the way we stopped in Anchorage, Alaska (where it was very cold and windy) and Tokyo, Japan. Sara and Mark made the trip very well. Becky and I both suffered a good case

of jet lag the rooms were still moving around us two days later. By the third day, though, we were ready to go and we've been on the go ever since. Our freight arrived on October 29th and it, too, made the trip very well. When we opened the boxes not a single item was damaged. More praises! Our first three weeks were spent in the home of Gary and Joyce Anderson. They met us at the airport and have been helping us to get adjusted and settled ever since. We want to say thanks to them for their help and hospitality.

Prayers Answered
One of the things we asked people to pray with us about in our October newsletter was finding an

apartment. We wanted to be able to find one fairly quickly after wearrivedand alsoone that waslarge
enough, close to schools for the children and for us, and in an area that would be good for beginninga church. Well, someone must have done some praying. We believe the apartment we foundis really an
answer to prayer.

Our apartment is located in Tai Po Market in the New Territories (the address is now printed on the newsletter masthead). It is a fairly small apartment, only 330 sq. ft., but is large enough so that we even have a small study in it. There are several kindergartens within walking distance and we're only about four miles from the language school. This will take only a 15-30 minute bus ride and for Hong

Kong that's good! Shopping is available beginning a block away andwithin five or sixblocks wecanfind just about anything we need. We are also very closeto public transportation ofall kinds. The trainsta
tion and taxi stand is two blocks away and the bus, mini bus, and private van terminals are only five or six blocks from the apartment. We thank God for answering prayers by providing such a home. Thai Po is alsoa goodplaceto begin a church. TaiPo is one ofthree oldmarket townsscheduledby

the Hong Kong government to become population centers for the New Territories. During the ten years between 1977 and 1987 Tai Po was to undergo a massive reconstruction. This has already begun. In 1978 thepopulation ofTai Powas about 30,000. Today it is a little over 100,000 andduring the next three to five years it is expected to rise to 220,000 people. By the end of this time we will have nearly a quarter of a million people within one-half mile of our door. What a place to begin a church!

Our Activities
Our first three weeks in Hong Kong were spent in locating an apartment and then making arrange

ments for all the things necessary to live in it. For one thing, the floors are wood and hadto besanded
down and finished. When the floor was laid, rough sawn boards were used. Then we had to have wall
mounted water heaters installed for the shower and kitchen. Next came curtains, cabinets,

appliances, and furniture. These things all took a great deal oftime mostly becauseoftransportation and language barriers. We are already learning to get around faster and communicate more
effectively.

The first twoSundays were spent with the TuenMun Christian Church. This is a newcongregation

and presently meets in Gary and Joyce Anderson's apartment. We really enjoyed getting to meet
these brothers and sisters. The worship services are all held in Cantonese so we didn't understand a
whole lot of what was said. It's with the Tuen Mun congregation that we are planning to serve while we're in language school.

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On November 1st, our second

Sunday here, we accompanied Gary

and three Chinese Christians to the

New Territories village of Lung Gu

Taan to hold an outdoor Sunday

School. Lung Gu Taan is a small village near the border with China and
has no Christian work except for this Sunday School. Most of the men in

the village make their living in illegal activities and spend their time drink ing and gambling. The school used to be held in the village until these men and the older boys began to disrupt
the classes. Now the children are

transported a couple of miles out of

town for classes to be held. The kids

of Lung Gu Taan are_really beautiful

Outdoor Sunda\^ School at Lung Gu Taan

kids. Our hearts went out to them. Knowing Jesus could make such a differehce "in their lives". Now that we are pretty well settled into a home, we are taking a few weeks to visit all the other

congregations in Hong Kong. On November 15th we attended the Mong Kok Church of Christ located in Kowloon. November 22nd was spent with the Fairview Park church and in the weeks ahead we plan to visit with the Mei Foo Christian Church and the Hong Kong Church of Christ. December 13th will be a new experience for me. Yip Mung Wai, the preacher at the Hong Kong Church of Christ, has asked me to speak there and since I do not know Cantonese, an interpreter will
have to be used for the sermon.

The new quarter, starting in December, at Tuen Mun Christian Church will find us beginning our work there. Becky will be teaciiing an English Sunday School class for our two and Gary and Joyce's youngest two children. 1 will begin by learning a bus route for picking up kids for Sunday School. We
look forward to sharing more news from this congregation with you in the months ahead.

Things to Pray About . . .

the whole family in making the adjustment to living in Hong Kong.

being able to get Sara and Mark into schools by January. Tai Po is growing so fast that all the
schools are filled to capacity, pray that openings come for them.

Becky and 1 as we enter language school in mid-January. Pray that we will be able to learn the language quickly and accurately.
contacts for Christ in the Tai Po area. We learned an exciting fact a couple of days ago. In all the

time the Compass of Truth radio program has been on the air very few, ifany, responses have come from the Tai Po area. During the past month, however, some 30 responses have come from Tai Po alone. This excites us. Pray that God will use us to accomplish His will for a church here in Tai Po.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. The Lord has been good to us through His people. We look forward to serving Him here in Hong Kong.
In His Service,

Dwain & Becky Anderson

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