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Horizons

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BMZIL CHRISriAN MISSIOK

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WORK OF DAVID and RUTH SANDERS AND DALE and CAROL McAFEE

XXX
PHILIP McAFEE

July-August, 1979

No. 4
STEVEN & PATTY McAFEE NEEDS

NEEDS
Philip's
Christian
October.
GRADUATION

affiliation
Mission as

with
a

Brazil Steven and Patty McAfee's official

affiliation with the Brazil Christian

full-time

missionary was formalized this past

Mission was announced in the JulyAugust, 1978, issue of this paper.

On May 13th, he received his AH in Ministries degree from Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan,
Kansas.

DEPUTATION

This year Steven is finishing requirements for the Master of Divinity degree at the Lincoln Christian Seminary, Lincoln, Illinois, which includes the preparation of a
thesis. His thesis has to do with

Before graduation, Philip was already raising support. He has kept up his permanent residency status in Brazil by being physically present in
the country at least every two years.
Those visits for which he had to raise

PHILIP Mc AFEE

support (1976 and 1978) were used as summer internships.

OUTGOING EXPENSES

Theological Education by Extension, one phase of work that he and Patty will be involved in on the field. Patty has been working to finance Steve's graduate study, but will work in some classes at the Seminary also. Their target date for arrival on
the field is June 1980.

^ssage and preparation^ .$ 2.000.00

Down payment on car 3,000.00 Down payment on housing. .3,000.00
Education Total 2,000.00 $ 10,000.00

Now Philip is traveling full time to raise living and service link support,
and cash funds for travel to the field

and intitial setting up costs. His target date to arrive on the field has
been revised to December 15th of this

year! Phil's work goals on the field include the organizing of camping programs, a Bible Bowl program for
youth of the Brasilia area churches, and establishing a new church in
Brasilia where he will live.

At present Phil has a little over $200.00 a month regular support

committed. For more information

Steve is already visiting churches and interested groups relative to raising their support for full time missionary service.
BUDGET AND INCOME NEEDS

concerning his plans, and to arrange speaking engagements, Phil may be

contacted in care of:

Personal living expenses.. .$ 800.00

Field living expenses (housing) Field work expenses
Field car and

Mrs. Taylor McAfee

510 Oak St.

500.00 300.00

budget and income needs Personal living expense. $ 500.00 Field living expenses (Housing) 350.00 Field work expenses 475.00 Field car and travel expenses.400.00 Stateside expenses (Insurance, furlough office, publicity). .275.00 Total budget and
income needs $ 2,000.00

Valley Falls. Ks 66088

All money gifts and financial support should be sent designated for
Phil to:

travel expense 300.00 Stateside expense (insurance, furlough, office, publicity) 300.00 Total budget and
income needs $ 2,200.00
OUTGOING EXPENSE

Mr. Joe Means, Treasurer

Braail Christian Mission P.O. Box 17067

Wichita, Ks 67217

Travel to field

$ 3,000.00

Language study 3,000.00 Down payment on car 3,000.00 Down payment on housing. .3,000.00
Total $ 12,000.00

At the present writing there are at least two churches considering designated support for Steven and Patty, but no support designated for them has, as yet, begun. They may,be contacted for information concerning their plans and to arrange speaking engagements in care of the following
address: Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. McAfee

105 Thompson Drive

Lincoln, Illinois 62656 Phone (297) 735-2842

Remarks from Ruth

It has been many months since I have sent in my remarks! I must tell you of the many exciting things that have been happening in the church here among the women and the youth. The women prepared a survey and began visiting the apartments
around the church area...so far,

Prayer Requests
1. Grateful praise for the answers

possible transfer to Florida which would bring him closer to us here in Brazil. Starla Joy has set up an English Language teaching school
which she calls "Escola Minnikin."

to prayer as the Spirit works and

souls come before His throne in

repentance and faith. 2. Thanksgiving for our faithful

fellow-laborers who see that the

Her husband,

Luis Carlos,

is

on

a special construction-repair job in

Sao Paulo for a few weeks. The four

Lord's work has funds and prayers to

some 36 apartments have been visited with only one disagreeable "turn-away." Two families want to
take the Bible study by correspon dence course and all gave pertinent

information concerning what they felt

their needs ere in the church

grandchildren are well and keeping the grandparents happy and young. Though L.David and I have had several bouts of illness the first part of this year, we praise the Lord for His blessing of health and strength for His service. Continue to keep us in
your Prayers...
EDITOR-Dale H. McAfee MISSIONARIES

back up the missionaries' efforts. For your missionaries here on the

field, the Sanders and McAfees, that

God will give them unconqureable determination to go through every obstacle with Him as their guide and the He will give wisdom in knowing
what to do and when to do it.

community. The women hope to eventually cover all the apartment buildings in the four-block-square area surrounding the church. Saturday, July 7th, was the climax of a campaign among the women to help our youth feel more at home in the church community. Each woman has two or three youths for whom they are "Mothers in the Faith." They are praying daily for these youth, sending them letters of encouragement and inspiration. Then there will be a special program on Saturday when each youth will
receive a little remembrance and

4. For Steven and Patty McAfee in their planning and preparation to

come to Brazil in June, 1980 as missionaries. (See article... Steven

L. David and Ruth Sanders

Mailing Address:
Caixa Postal o7-862 70.000 Brasilia, D.F. Brazil

and Patty McAfee Needs). 5. For Philip McAfee in his planning and preparation to return to
Brazil in December, 1979 as a

For information, colored slides and

mission studies, write to:

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Durham

2929 South Martinson Street Wichita, Kansas 67217
MISSIONARIES Dale H. and Carol McAfee

Mailing Address:
Caixa Postal 07-0862 70.00 Brasila, D.F., Brazil For information, colored slides and mission studies, write to: Mission Services
Box 177

missionary. In his special project of working with youth through the camp program. In his present deputation as he raises support.(See article... Philip McAfee Needs). 6. For the meeting of the special need of transportation for the mis
sionaries as old cars wear out and

discover just who their spiritual mother is. Over 50 young people are being reached in this manner. As you read this, would you stop and give a special prayer for each of my three
children in the Faith. . Elise, Eleusa
and David!

funds are needed for the purchase of

new ones.

Kempton, Indiana 46049

Send All Contributions And Questions To Brazil Christian Mission
Box 17067

And, about my other children. . . M aria Joyce is completeing the first semester of her schooling (school here goes from March to July... August to December) with excellent grades, except for French (which she declares she will yet master). She works two hours a day in the church-mission office and is quite an efficient secretary. She was 14 years old on the 9th of June. We are waiting word from Daryl Bruce in the Navy in Virginia. He was to have finished another period of study with a

Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep our records straight by designating your offer ing for missionary or proiect. Please
do not send checks or bills to the
field.

Remember that you CAN PRAY! No one can understand the power of prayer. We but tap the greatest power of the universe when we approach our Lord in prayer. Without God and his blessing, your mission aries are powerless. You may never know the results of your prayers, but
God does.

The

Brazil

Christian

Mission

is

owned by the religious organization of the same name and is published bi-monthly with second class

post^e paid at the U.S. Post Office

Checotah, Oklahoma 74426. Subscriptions are paid from offerings received. m

Your missionaries need your prayers, not only for themselves, but for the many needs of the field. Prayers for strength, wisdom, prayers for the new Christians, prayers for the material needs of the field, prayers for souls to be won to
Jesus Christ... yOC/ii: PRAYERS
ARE NEEDED!

Nevis 'N Hofes

April 29, 1979, Dale McAfee delivered the message for the ordina
tion service of two men to the

SPECIAL NEEDS OVER AND ABOVE THE REGULAR BUDGET

eldership of the Igreja de Cristo em Novo Horizonte, Goiania, Goias. Earl F. Haubner is missionary minister.

The Haubners will be going on a

year-long furlough in December.
1979. The Novo Horizonte Church has

Right now tne missionaries are faced with a material need that can only be supplied by those who have the interest of the mission at heart. The Sanders' car goes into the garage on a regpilar basis for revision and repair which is becoming quite expensive due to its age. Under a new law here in Brazil, new cars can only be financed over a period of a year. Even if we were to buy on time, the finance charges are expensive. The best way, the way we choose, is to sell the old vehicle and add to that sale price the amount of cash to purchase a new one outright. WE NEED A CAR FUND SET UP WHERE
YOUR MONTHLY DESIGNATED GIVING CAN HELP IN THE

called Osorio Gonzalves to the pulpit

to begin in January 1980, and Osorio has accepted. The first Sunday in July, Iran Bernardes da Costa, minister with the Igreja de Cristo de Anapolis (Jundiai) began preaching for the Igreja de Cristo de Monte Siao,

PURCHASE OF A NEW CAR. $5,000.00 will be needed to purchase another car above the sale of the old one. Will you make a special sacrifice between now

and the end of the year and send in gifts designated to the SANDER'S CAR
FUND?

Ceres. At least temporarily, Dale

McAfee will be freed from this

responsiblity-which he has carried

since moving to Brasilia in February, 1978. Dale is concentrating his ministry in the organization and operation of a center for theological studies based in the mission building annex to the Igreja de Cristo de Brasilia temple.
Property title for the Igpreja de Cristo de Ceilandia Sul was recently
made officially available. It will cost approximately $5,000.00. A perma nent building must be built on the lot from approved blueprints within 30

We are doing what we can out of our monthly Field Budget, but the need is actually above our current possibilities. Therefore, we come to you for special funds, designated to our Camp Program. Meantime, intermediate and youth camps are being prepared for this month of July under the supervision of Dale and Carol McAfee. . .With the glorious weather of Brasilia, camps could_be-held the year around if our facilties could be.im.proved and the new camp commission (under Philip McAfee) put into effect. What will be your response to our CAMP NEED!

Ib2J/
Horizons

Box 177

Kempton, IN

46049

BRIEF

LOOK

AT

THE

WORK

OF

DAVID and RUTH SANDERS AND DALE and CAROL McAFEE

BRAZIL CHRISTIAN iSSION

VOL XXX

SEPT-OCT 1979

NO. 55

Prayerfully consider your mis

OUR MISSIONARIES LED IN AND ATTENDED

sionaries* INCREASED needs as

inflation hits a new high in Brazill Gas

BRAZIL CHURCH GROWTH SEMINAR 1979 J

For two years of more plans were underway for a meeting at which all
missionaries of the restoration move

went up to over $2.00 a gallon. In

Special designated gifts are needed immediatdy for the Sander's
Car Fund! WHAT

other areas, prices have risen from

40% to 60%.

arrangements and hospitality. The seminar was promoted with the promise,
"This will be the most important

WILL BE YOUR RESPONSE TO OUR'NEEDS?

L. David & Ruth Sanders

ment in Brazil could share together concerning the burden God has laid upon
our hearts in the Great Commission.

meeting Christian Church and Church of

Christ missionaries have had in 32

years". There is general agreement that

the promise was fulfilled!
Dr. McGavran delivered 6 addresses and attended almost all the other

Those plans came to fruition this August

21-24. It was the Church Growth Seminar 1979 where 31 missionaries (8 of

which are women, 7 wives and 1 single secretary) and Dr. Donald A. McGavran as special speaker gathered in the Church of Christ worship and church growth center in Brasilia.
Since this was the first such seminar,

sessions, participating freely in the

discussions. Ten missionaries delivered

AS YOU PLAN YOUR BUDGET FOR 1980...

In today's unstable economy everyone is anxious about investments
and values. Inflation continues to erode

addresses. Dale McAfee being one of them. Two secretaries. Gail Long and Carol McAfee, took notes of the
discussion-work sessions.

and especially oriented toward mission ary and cross cultural communication of the gospel, all sessions were in English.
Four different Brazilian churches of Christ leaders attended some of the
sessions. None of the four are fluent in

A book is being compiled of the 16

and evaporate savings and buying power. Some become persuaded to enter
the "race for riches" (material riches) no hold barred. Just as the Bible says,

messages, plus notes from the discussion

sessions. The Belem missionaries are

doing the printing. We are not yet able

to furnish a price for the book, but it may
be ordered from:

"Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires which

English, so individuals sitting by them gave running translation.

Norman Maddux, who works in

David Bayless
Instituto Biblico de Belem Caixa Postal 1088 66.000 Belem, Para
Brazil

pull them down to ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away (cont'd, pg. 2 col. 2)

Belem, Para, and Wayne Long, who works in Campinas, Sao Paulo, prepared the program in conjunction withDr.
McGavran. Norman chaired the sessions.

Wayne served as coordinator and

facilitator. L. David Sanders and Dale

McAfee were in

charge

of

local

Dr. Donald A. McGavran, dean emeritus

and still active professor at 81 years of age in the School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA., as he addressed the Brazil Church
Growth Seminar 1979. [See article this

paper, also new releases that should be appearing in Christian Standard;

Horizons and other publications].

The group listens at Church Growth

Seminar as Dr. McGavran presents one of his six addresses. Thirty-one Christian

Church

and

Church

of

Christ

missionaries attended, plus some 5 other

missionaries who visited.

Steven McAfee, right, comments during a discussion period at the Church Growth Seminar held in Brasilia Aug. 21-24 at the Church of Christ worship

center. Dr. McGavran, center, leads the discussion. Norman Maddux, seminar

chairman, left, gives attention to the

sound amplification equin^uent.

(cont'd, from pg. 1 col. 3)

NEWS AT A GLANCE
Evangelical churches of Brazil sent
145 missionaries to 16 other nations

from the faith and have broken their

A THOUGHT
THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN IN THE
WORLD!

hearts with many sorrows". (ITim.

6:9-10)

under 25 agencies. Another 115 of their missionaries serve within Brasil using languages other than Portuguese, according to statistics reported at a recent cross-cultural missions gathering
near Rio de Janeiro.

Excerpt-Missions This past month has brought two definite appeals to L. David and Ruth
Sanders for new churches to be established. Jose Nascimento visited Brasilia from Rio de Janeiro and offered

Where can you make a better investment than support of a missionary? You may be among those who are making more money now than you ever have in your life. You may also be among those who are aware that soon the things you buy with your money will be much less than they are now. So, don't break your heart with many

Look up at the 12 stories of the 300 bed hospital. What pain is encountered behind each
door...

sorrows. Invest in Kingdom enterprises

where the dividends are true riches and

a broken leg... an amputated arm ... a crushed spine... mental fatigue... an infernal buzz in the ear... an eternal pain in the head. All these ailments plus a hundred others are breaking up humanity!
THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN IN THE
WORLD! Pain comes as a result of cuts and bruises and breaks and crushes.

have eternal valve. Lay up for yourself

treasures in heaven "where moth and

to help in new church work in his section of Rio de Janeiro. Jose and family moved from central Brazil some 10 years ago.
Suzana Silva moved from Brasilia to

rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal". (M 6:20)
The L. David Sanders and Dale H.

Uberaba, Minas Gerais a little over a

year ago and wants a church home. She writes asking that someone come to set up a church in Uberaba and that she already has a small group of believers ready to help out. "Pray that the Lord
will send laborers into the harvest..."

Philip McAfee reports that he has approximately 'A of his support raised to
return to Brazil as a full time, resident

McAfees ask for your continued support. They along with Philip, Steven and Patty ask for your support of these three new missionaries. You may contact Philip McAfee at 510 Oak St., Valley Falls, Ks. 66088, phone (913) 945-3355. You may contact Steven and Patty McAfee at 105 Thompson Dr., Lincola lU. 62656, phone (217) 735-2842. They are ready to visit your church to tell you their needs and work plans. Send all support for BCM missionaries designated to which missionary or what project to:
Joe Means, Treas. Brazil Christian Mission
P.O.Box 17067

Pain can be good... a sign of danger... of the unknown

... a result of accident.

Pain may be caused by our failures,... confrontations or by others.

THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN IN THE
WORLD!

Jesus came, He said, to heal the

bruised and the broken hearted.

The scriptures teach us to pray for one

another. What do Christians do?

In the place of healing, we prefer to

bruise.

missionary. His target date to arrive on the Held has been revised from July this year to December. Please help Philip to raise his regular support and outgoing funds (travel to the field, transportation and household goods).
Steven McAfee was in Brazil from

Wichita. Ks. 67217

In the place of love, we hate. In the place of help, we hinder. Where is the compassion that Jesus taught?
Where is the love God has shown?

Where is the solution for the pain of

Beginning January 13,1980, the Dale
McAfees will be in the U.S. for a 6 month

the world? THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN IN THE WORLD!

August 16 to September 4 in order to

attend the Church Growth Seminar at which Dr. Donald A. McGavran was the

furlough.

lead speaker, visit family and churches, |

see about language learning possilility for his wife Patty, and look into visa requirements. Steven and Patty have set June 1980 as their target date to
arrive on the field.

You may contact them for speaking engagements at their field address:
Dale and Carol McAfee

Are we alleviating the pain,-or adding

to it?

Do we have joy in liberating the

prisoners,-or do we weld the bars a little stronger? - by L. David Sanders

HIGS 708, Bloco "L". Casa 38 70351 Brasilia, D.F.

Brazil

ACTRESS TURNS MISSIONARY FOR CHRIST JESUS

Known as "Darlene Gloria" to her

EDITOR-Dale H. McAfee
MISSIONARIES L. David and Ruth Sanders

Mailing Address:
Caixa Postal o7-862 70.000 Brasilia, D.F. Brazil For information, colored slides and mission studies, write to:

movie fans, Helena Brandao arrived at

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Durham

2929 South Martinson Street

the peak in her career as a movie actress

in Brazil. But, as she testified at the recently held three-night revival in the

Wichita, Kansas 67217

MISSIONARIES
Dale H. and Carol McAfee

Brasilia Church, "she was dead." Drugs, spiritism, unmarried mother, involve ment with men who had no respect for her, all were part of her daily life. When
she encountered Jesus, she encountered

Mailing Address:
Caixa Postal 07-0862

peace. This was the theme of her messages each night, "The Power of God through the Gospel." Her husband, Marcos Vinicius, also brought a message each evening and decisions were reached
for Christ.

Helena - Brandao. former

actress

70.00 Brasila, D.F., Brazil For information, colored slides and mission studies, write to:
Mission Services Box 177

*'Darlene Gbria", as she sings and

tesitfies in the Brasflia Church.

Kempton, Indiana 46049

Send All Contributions And

Brasilia sanctuary full of members and

visitM's during the three day meeting

with Helena Brandao.

Questions To
Brazil Christian Mission Box 17067 Wichita, Kansas 67217

Please help keep our records

straight by designating your offer ing for missionary or project. Please

do not send checks or bUls to the
field.

The Brazil Christian Mission is

owned by the religious organization of the same name and is published

bi-monthly in with second class 74426.

postage paid at the U.S. Post Office

Checotah, Oklahoma

Subscriptions are offerings received.

paid

from

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Box 177

Kemp ton, IN

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BRIEF

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AT

THE

WORK

OF

c^yiKin^RUTH saTjders:;and
DALE and CAROT^AFEE

BRAZIL CHRISIIAN MISSION

VOL XXX NOV-DEC 1979 NO. 6
IT'S GHRISTMAS TIME
It's Christmas time in the U.S.A.,

SACRIFICE TO THE DEVIL

sacrifices to the DevD, and almost

^(Excerpts translated frcMn'Tnewspape^

V "Jornal 0 Dia," October 15^ de Janeiro..."MATARAM E. TIRARAM 0
SANGUE DO GURI NO RITUAL DO

With snow and ice, Santa, his sleigh, Pine trees so fragrant, lights on every hand, Turkey and dressing, lots of candy too. As you celebrate the birth of our Saviour Who came to live among man And teach us the meaning of love.
Presents and secrets

always, using human blood. On Saturday the police returned once

more to the ranch, but stiU found no

y> BIABO:" (They kiUed and Drained the

Blood of a Little Boy in a Ritual to the
DevD.)

The population of Cantagalo in Rio de

Janeiro state, is revolted at the barbaric

evidence. Then on Sunday, two young men who had been helping in the search, passed near a new stable and noted the presence of "urubus" (vultures). They
scared off the vultimes and found the remains of the chDd. Within a short time

Carols to sing
Parties at school

The program at Church All help to say, "Thank you. Dear Jesus" for coming
to us.

crime which took place early in October when a little two year old child was sacrificed during a diaboDc ritual of the
Lucifer Sect in which human blood is offered to the Devil.

On October 7, Sunday, the victim of the crime, Antonio Carlos Guimaraes

Here in Brasilia its Christmas time too. WE'U meet old Father Christmas at

every turn. Dressed in his suit of red trimmed with white.

Vieira Junior had gone with his mother and brothers to the "Good Valley" Ranch where one of his sisters was working.
The owner of the Ranch, who is known as a woman and child hater, ordered the mother and chDdren off his land. The mother went to look for her watch which she had left in the ranch house and the

the police came and everything was examined with great care. They reported that the chUd had been hit between the eyes with a hammer, cut in half and put into two cement sacks. These sacks were absolutely without any evidence of blood which led the police to believe that the blood had aU
been removed at another location, or as

they suggest, in the ritual to the DevD.

The owner of the Ranch has fled,

His smile so jolly, in pictures and story, Is abundantly displayed in all His glory.
Christmas trees,

lights, balls of glass, Secret friends in almost every class. Bright sunshine,
Beautiful trees,
Grass and lots of rain

older boys went to help her find it, leaving the two year old outside. He was

and...the police are re-opening a former case that also took place in Cantagalo some 13 years ago...the disappearance of a 12 year old girl in much the same
cii'cumstances.

gone when they returned and a search

was made in and around the house, but

The parents promise not to rest untU they know who kidnapped and kDled
little Antonio.

AD make up our Christmas terrain.

In the pictures of last year appear, Jesus, the shepherds, angels and the
wise men three.

the owner would not allow them to go further onto his lands. The police were
called in and the search continued until

The Ranch owner and a helper were

Wednesday without result. Meantime, the police had received information that
the owner, Moacir Valente, held secret

Of angels on the last row you see,

Maria, Linda and Irene,

meetings in the big house, offering

jailed. Postscript: 0 Globo newspaper and T.V. reporters were able to locate the spiritist medium who directed the Cantagalo coven, which led to his arrest
and formal charges against him. Before that a revolted public in Cantagalo burned the jaU (neither justice nor law
enforcement officers reside in the

WhDe Danny and Sammy shepherds

were.

This year the program will be. The choir presenting in song and story. With Ruth conducting and Carol playing. And members of the Church portraying. The beautiful story, so loved by us aU,
Of God's announcement to mankind. And His Son was here on earth.

The Sanders family, one and ail,

LLOYD DAVID; RUTH; DARYL; STARLA (and hers-LUIZ CARLOS; KYULA; KALINKA; KALIULA;

community, but being weU paid prefer to

make their homes in more elite

To bring us to his saving truth. And so we send our Christmas greetings

To one and to all,

KEVAN), and MARLA expressing their gratefulness American Christian family.. YOU.. .and in wishing you a
CHRISTMAS!

join in for their .each of MERRY

surroundings), lynched the owner of the ranch and his helper who practiced the
human sacrifices and drank the blood, burned some half a dozen cars in the

town square in front of the jaD, then proceeded to burn and break-up the
(Continued on back page)

So near in Spirit-so far in miles. As we all celebrate His coming

May His peace reign in our hearts.

-by Carol McAfee

The cast of the Christmas program last year. The costumes were made by Dona Elza, who also arranged the presentation. It was beautiful, (see the poem )

The wise men talking to King Herod.

* 0

I CORINTHIANS 13 ( MISSIONARY VERSION)

(Reprinted from Evangelical Missions Quarterly, July, 1979, by permission of Evangelical Missions Information Service, Box 794, Wheaton, 111. 60187)
I may be able to speak fluently the language of my chosen field
and even understand its culture.

REMARKS FROM RUTH

Daryl Bruce will be spending
Christmas with us in Brazil this yearl This is the first time in several years that our complete family will be

together. He has leave from the Navy

until the first of January when he
returns to be stationed in Hawaii. His

but if I have no love, the impact of my speech is no more for Christ than
that of a businessman who comes to exploit the people.

I may have the gift of contextualizing God's word when I deliver it to my

hearers, I may have all knowledge about their customs,

commanding officer sent us a letter with the following statement: "He completed
the sixteen and one-half week Polaris Electronics "A" School with distinction,

I may have the faith needed to combat witchcraft,

but if I have no love, this does no good.
Love is...

thinking in their thought patterns,

standing in the top seven percent of all students who have graduated from this
school...Your son is a credit to the naval

caring enough to understand their world view,

listening to their questions, feeling their burdens, respecting them,

service and to you..." But even more

important, Daryl and several of his

"buddies" have been taking active part
in a small church near the naval base.

identifying with them in their need,

belonging to them.
Love is eternal.

We believe your prayers have helped keep him in the Lord's will!
We are also thrilled that Jody and Beth Kent will spend a few weeks in Brazil! They will spend from November 7 until just before Christmas. On December 15, they will attend a wedding of one of their personal friends in Goiania...HELENA RAMOS, daughter of lidevar and Aurea Ramos, pastor of the Vila Nova Church. The young man is
an active, enthusiastic member. (CHARLES AND ANN KENT were

cultures pass away.

Dynamic equivalents will change because cultures change. Patterns of worship and church administration will need
revision.

Languages will be altered over time.

Institutions will be replaced. ...Because these are not reality.

Since I am finite, I can only study how to express the Message crossculturally, trying to free it from ray cultural bias.
I am able to do this only in a limited way,

But I pray that the Spirit will use my life to show Christ to those
with whom I work.

Meanwhile these remain...

Identification,
Contextualization and Love,

especially involved in helping this church grow while they were in Brazil). L. David will perform the ceremony. Another exciting event has been sharing in the adoption of two young
Brazilian children...A little 10 month old

BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE:

Jean McCracken

(San Paulo, Brazil)

("Sacrifice"... Cont'd, from Pg. 1)

ranch residence of the coven owner. He

message of God's prophet Daniel

2:27, 28.

boy to American parents in Oregon. (This couple had already adopted a Korean baby girl about three years ago)...A three year old boy to one of our Missionary iamilies. For a few days in our home, we had the missionary family
of five, the American mother who
arrived from the States, and the
Brazilian mother with all four of her

had wanted a cement factory on his ranch so he could make more money! The old frightening story of witchcraft and sorcery, the horrifying

Let us go to Jesus, for He has the

words of life! Isaiah had it right when he

said, "The people who walked in

use of omens, spells, charms and magic

are repeated in what is apparently an ever increasing frequency. The Neopagan societies of our modern world are resorting to the ancient religions of Egypt, Babylon and Niveveh. The old

darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light
is shining on them" (Is. 9:2; Mt. 4:16; Lk. 1:7-9). Verily He is the Christ for

childeren, the two youngest of which were the ones to be adopted. As the three mothers said goodbye, with tears
and embraces, it was a
Lord.

beautiful

testimony of love and confidence in the

whom Christmas was named! Only He

can take away the sins of the world

godsof passion, lust and greed are being

served with great fervor. Ancient recipes and potions are restored to
religious use. Is it trite to call for a return to the Book of books, the Bible, to find answers for ours and the world's needs? Somehow all must be directed to the

(through the washing of regenerating of

the repentant), establish justice and
bring peace.

EDITOR-Dale H. McAfee MISSIONARIES L. David and Ruth Sanders

PRAYER REQUESTS
1. For the L.D. Sanders family whose work load, already heavy, was increased by the McAfees going on furlough.
2. For the Brazilian churches and

Mailing Address:
Caixa Postal o7-862 70.000 Brasilia, D.F. Brazil For information, colored slides and mission studies, write to:

pure fountain that shall never run dry

and led to dig deep the wells of faith in
the God who made and loves us.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Durham

2929 South Martinson Street Wichita, Kansas 67217 MISSIONARIES Dale H. and Carol McAfee

Together let us hear again from Moses

that the adoption of the old pagan

practices is an abomination to the Lord

(Deut. 18:19-13) and brings death. Let us listen to Isaiah, who lived among and ministered to people who asked
messages from fortune tellers and mediums who consulted the dead on

missionaries (all over BrasU including non-instrument brethren) as they work "toward doubling in a five year period, 1980-1984." The goals include mobilizing 10% of the membership of each existing

Mailing Address:
Caixa Postal 07-0862

church for evangelism, doubling the present membership (20% growth per
year) and doubling the present number of churches (which will make 240).
3. For Philip McAfee to arrive on the
field before the senior McAfees leave on

70.00 Brasila, D.F., Brazil For information, colored slides and

mission studies, write to: Mission Services Box 177

behalf of the living. Isaiah said, "Listen to what the Lord is teaching you! Don't listen to mediums-what they tell you will do you no good." (Is. 8:20"Good News Bible) People have forgotton that the Bible is the Word of God-sharper than a two-edged sword, judging the desires and thoughts of men's hearts,

Kempton, Indiana 4^49

Send All Contributions And

furlough. 4. For Steven and Patty McAfee to have full support raised and ready to depart for the field next June.

Questions To
Brazil Christian Mission Box 17067

Wichita, Kansas 67217

and must be told again. Like King

Nebuchadnezzar of old modern man sets

MCAFEES FURLOUGH
Dates-January 15-Junel5, 1980

Please help keep our records straight by designating your offer, ing for missionary or project. Please
do not send checks or bills to the field. The Brazil Christian Mission is

up his objects of worship, makes a great profit from their commerce. Today in
every place the fortune-tellers,
wizards and magicians, socerers,

astrologers, the high priests of present day potentates, publish their enchanting
messages and call for people's devotion,
promising solutions to riddles and

To schedule speaking engagements contact the McAfees by calling or writing their forwarding agent.
Joe D. Means 2428 West 27th St. So. Wichita. Ks. 67217 (316) 943-8694

owned by the religious organization of the same name and is published bi-monthly with second class
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satisfaction for every curiosity. Let us together hear again and proclaim the