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Greetings from Portugal
(poX-]
Go
therefore and make disciples
of all nations.
. .
Box 67,
ol l insvi l le
mino i s
62234
\ \ J8
January, 1980
We have been
in language study
since November, trying to learn a
very
dif
f i cu l t language - and how successful we become remains to be seen. We
have been
able to
meet a few
friends
during
this time
and have been
able
to
share
notes on the happenings in Portugal.
I t is
a very interesting
country
and^he
nged
for
Christ s
message
can
be
seen
all
around
us
During
th e
month
of
October, Lew
Cass and I
made
the visi t into
Bangla
desh and
for
a few
dollars
more,
decided
to survey
Singapore
to d iscover
the possibilit ies
there.
At the moment,
i t
seems as i f our
getting
into
-B^.3.l3desh
will
be a
l i t t le
delayed. The government there
is making
all
foreigners re-register
and
our contacts there,
both
foreign
and
national,
advise us to
wait
until this program
is
finished
before
we
apply for
our
visas. Otherwise, we
might
get caught
in the
shuffle.
They suggest
we
wait
at leas t six_mo_nths to apply.
While in .
Singapore,
Bob and Lew were able
to
make
contact
with men who
Bob
had known while he was
in Singapore in
1970, waiting
for
his visa
into
Indonesia.
One
man,
in
particular,
has
since
started
a
leadership
training program and was very anxious to have someone
help
him. We have
no work in
Singapore,
so we prayed about
this
possibi l i ty
also.
Since
i t is
easier
for us
to
make a move, ra ther than Lew, we decided that
another
door was
opening for
us . We contacted
th e elders
of ou r living-
link
congregation
in Collinsville,
Ill inois,
and
they agreed
100 per
cent that we should move-on to Singapore (providing visas can be ob
tained
an^Lew
stay
here
until someone
comes
to replace
him.
We would be teaching
in
the
Leadership Training
School,
plus perhaps
able to s tar t
a work there. Also, there
is
a
Bangladesh Consulate
to
work
with,
whereas
there
is none in this country . . . and
i t
is closer
to Bangladesh.
We
ask your prayers concerning
this
possible
move. It
takes all of our
prayers
and e f fo r t s to
get
the
job
done tha t
needs
to be done.
Due
to
th e
fact that
ou r
contract was up on
our f i r s t apartment,
we have
had
to
move again. Qur^address will be the same as the Lew Cass,
family
and i s printed on the back.
Love in h r is t J es us
BOB 6 VJANB SJGAfOOSE
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Go
therefore and make disciples
I
of
all
nations.
Box 67
Collinsville
ininois
6 4
June,
1980
Greetings
from Portugal
They
say that
springtime
in
Europe
is
a beautiful sight
to see. We
agree.
t
seemed
as i f overnight
the
trees
popped out in delicate
shades
of
green, while multitudes
of
f lowers displayed
a wide
array
of colors: p ink, yel low, purple, red,
blue,
with varying shades of
each. t
was an
uplif t ing time for
us
to
look
out across
the
hi l ls
and valleys
made green by
t he w in ter
rains and
experience
a new surge
of
urgency in
proclaiming
Christ to these many
around
us. To be able
to give
them an eternal
season
of love,
beauty
and the
blessed
as
surance
of a springtime forever. We thank God for His promise
of
springtime
After
many months of
survey,
making
contacts
and other
necessary
means of beginning a new
work.
Lew and Bob
have finally
come
in
con
tact
with
a
group
of immigrants
that want to
be taught.
Immigrants
from
former Portuguese
colonies
such
as Angola,
Mozambique
and
others number more
than one million
a t
the
present, which makes up
more
than one-ninth
of
the
total
population
of Portugal. At the
mo
ment, they
seem
to
be
the most receptive.
Eventually,
these
immigrants
will have to
find
their way into
the
Portuguese society. t is a good
opportunity
for
us.
The Bible Study meets
in
a home on
Friday
nights, beginning a t 9:30 and
las t ing
until
midnight. This
big home houses ten families
l iving to
gether
and one
of the
bedrooms
is
used for the meeting.
To be
sure, i t
i s
a l ttl crowded
wi th f our t een
adu l t s
and seve r a l
ch i l d r en We
covet
your
prayers
in
th is
new adventure fo r Chris t .
Singapore Immigrations
Department
has
sent
us more
forms
to
f i l l
out,
which we
did,
and
are s t i l l waiting for
an
answer to their decision.
We
have learned many things on the mission f ie ld
one
of the most
important things has been patience.
On
the more
personal side
we
have
had s ever al gue st s
off and
on
since
Christmas. Usually
the Casses house them
a ll as
we don t
have
a
lo t of
room
But
then, we try and
share
on the meals and taking
our
guests
around
to see the interes t ing places
that
are
so
near to
us.
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have enjoyed
t he Chr is ti an
fellowship and hold
i t dear.
I t
does give us an
encouragemenJt
that we are not a ll alone here.
Debbie and Laurie have
enjoyed this past year
studying
at
Artesia Christ ian
College. They intend to go to
the
Collinsville, I l l inois area for
the
summer
to
work.
appreci at e the concern of
those
there who
have
so
graciously
o ffe red to look
a f t e r them.
Thank you
for
your
continued prayers for this
work
here in Portugal. I t
is
needed . . . .
Love
in Chr is t ,
Robert
Diane
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November
I98O
We w e r e v e r y e x c i t e d a n d t h r i l l e d t o b e a b l e t o b e home t h o s e
few weeks
i n
America f o r our d au gh ter D eb b ie s
wedding.
I t
was
s o g r e a t t o
b e t o g e t h e r w i t h
b o t h
o f th e
g i r l s
t h a t s h o r t
t i m e
a f t e r
s o l o n g a n a b s e n c e from one a n o t h e r . Our Debbie
married a
wonderful
C h r i s t i a n
boy whom
we
i mm ed ia te ly l ov ed
and
were
very happy
to
a c c e p t
him
a s
p a r t
o f th e
fam i l y. e
do seek y ou r p r a y e r s
f o r t h i s n ew a d v e n t u r e
f o r
t h i s
c o u p l e .
Lauri e has r e t u r n e d to
A r t e s i a
C h r i s t i a n
C o l l eg e
which h as
become h e r
home
w h i l e
we have
been gone. She e n j o y s h e r
many
p a r e n t s t h e r e
a n d
t h e y
a r e
good
t o
l o o k
a f t e r
h e r
n e e d s .
e a p p r e c i a t e d t h e C o l l i n s v i l l e , I l l i n o i s c o n g r e g a t i o n w h i l e
in the
S tates.
^^ey did a tremendous job o f looking
a f t e r
o u r n e e d s a t t h a t t ime by p r o v i d i n g
a
p l a c e f o r
o u r
f a m i l y to
be
t o g e t h e r , p l u s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and making
s u r e
we had a
good s u p p l y
o f
t h a t
good
o l e American
f o o d . God t r u l y
h a s
b e e n
good t o u s t h r o ug h t h e e f f o r t s o f ll o u r b r o t h e r s a n d
sisters in C h r i s t .
As
you c e l e b r a t e
th e
me a n in g o f
C h r i s t m a s t h i s s e a s o n v/ith
y o u r f a m i l i e s
and
y o u r
c h u r c h f a m i l i e s , w i l l
you
t a k e
t h e
t ime
t o
p r a y f o r o u r t h re e f am i l i e s
h e r e a s
we t r y
t o
e n d e a v o r t o
sew
a n d
p l a n t
s e e d s
i n
t h i s
n i n e
m i l l i o n
p o p u l o u s
c o u n t r y
o f
P o r t u g a l ?
e p r a y t h a t God w i l l r i c h l y b l e s s
each and e v e r y o n e
o f y o u w i t h H is G o o d n e s s ;
Our
v i s a t o
S i n g a p o r e d i d
n o t
come
t h r o u g h . e i n t e n d
to
s t a y
h e r e i n
P o r t u g a l
f o r
t h i s
n e x t
y e a r ,
still p a v i n g r o a d s and
making p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r ne w m i ss io n a ri e s t o come. H o p e f u l l y
sometime a f t e r
n e x t
May
we
a r e
e x p e c t i n g f o u r
new
m i s s i o n a r i e s
t o
come
t o
P o r t u g a l
a n d
ta k e o v e r th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
we
h a v e
b e g u n .
A f t e r t h a t ,
we
w i l l b e
l o o k i n g
e l s e w h e r e f o r
a
n e w
c o u n t r y
i n
w h i c h
t o o p e n t h e
d o o r s
t o t h e G o s p e l
a n d
t o h e l p
g e t
m i s s i o n a r i e s i n t o t h e
c o u n t r i e s
we c a n o p e n .
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November 29, 198O
Repor t
f rom Delmer
and
Wins ton
Our
first
exper ience a t working
a
booth a t the N atio na l
Missionary Convention was
very
heartwarming
and
provided us
with a much
broader
ins ight
to
the needs of the world
and
how
b e s t to accompl i sh th e work our Lord has s e t be fo re u s .
Nothing can match the experience
of
l i s t en ing to a group
of
missionar ies
from
so
many
d i f f e r en t
par t s
of
God s world
shar ing joys and sorrows,
vic tor i es
and defea ts . Fel lowship
was
evident in
many ways as we
discussed in
groups
or on
a
one to one
ba s i s th e
ways
Good News Chr i s t i an Mis sio n co uld
help to fulfill th e theme
o f
th e Convent ion, W holeness
in
M i s si o n s ,
Using the
example o f A cts 11:22 and 13 :2 -4 o f
Barnabas
and Saul being set apart by the olySpirit and sent forth ^
from
the church a t
Ant ioch , we a re sending
ou t
Bob
and
Diane
Sigafoose as our
missionar ies
to
open up new areas of work so
t ha t permanent
workers
can fol low up behind them taking
over
th e work e sta bl is he d, f re ein g our team o f Lew
Cass
and Rober t
Sigafoose
to re sea rc h
and
open up
o th er a re as
while
there
i s
y e t
t ime .
We
h a v e f o und f rom o u r r e s e a r c h and from d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h
others
a t
the N.M.C.
t h a t more and more co un tr ies a re c lo sin g
t h e i r borders
to m is sio na rie s
coming in to
es tabl ish
churches
and to
spread
th e t r ue
Word
o f th e Gospe l ,
Time
i s so
sho r t and
t h e re
a re
so few wi th th e exper ience
and know how to open
new
f i e l d s
fo r
our
Lord . Bob
and
Lew have
t h i s experience and
know how
and
we
a re
t rying to use it to the
b e s t
advantage . We f e e l th a t
it
i s v i t a l
t h a t t he se f i e l d s
be
opened
so t h a t
others
may
come
to assume the
work on a
permanent
b sis
I n th e summer of
8 1
Di ck and Sa r a h Rob i s on will rrive
in Lesbon, Por tugal to take
over
the two groups t ha t
have
been
es t ab l i shed .
This wi l l f r ee
our team
to begin
surveys
and work
in othe r
a reas
t h a t need to be opened to the Word,
are
cur ren t ly
conduc t ing surveys in Spain and expec t to have
ano the r
work
s t a r t ed
t he re soon. have
r ec ru i ted a
young couple
who
speak the language
and
know the
customs
of
the Spani sh p eo pl e
to t ake over as soon as we can ge t
t h i s work
s t a r t ed a t Badai.02.
In c los ing ,
l e t us say t h a t
in
p repa r ing
and
working the
booth a t
the N.M.C, we
received
a g rea t
b les s ing
in
th e se rvice
o f
our
Lord and
Saviour
J e sus Chr i s t , We co ntinue to seek your
prayers and suppo r t . We t hank and
p ra i s e
God
fo r you
who sha r e
so fu l l y with us in
His
Serv ice .
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t>S\
m
FURLOUGH
PLANNED FOR SIGAFOOSE FAMILY
Good News Christ ian
Mission
is pleased to announce
that
Bob and Diane
Siga-foose will be returning to the States -for a six month -furlough
beginning in
March o f
198^.
It
will be a short time in the States, but
they can only
be away from
Singapore
a few
months
due
to that
government s
tax regulations and
the
renewal of
visas again
in August.
They
are preparing
a
special
presentation
of sermons,
slides,
pictures
and display items to
bring
you a
report
of their labors in Singapore.
Bob and Diane are grateful
fo r
your
response
to
the
need
for
a new
typewriter. Because of
your wonderful response, they
have been
able to
purchase a new portable electronic
typewriter
which
is
an indespensible
i tem these days
They are
in
need of
a ir
fare
home
and
an
automobile to use for the i r
travels
while they are home. Their air fare will amount to
1,900.
We
now have 600 in the Travel Fund
to
apply to the t ickets . The Mission
board has
located
a
car
that can be purchased
for
3,000. The
ca r is
a
1979 Ponti ac Bonnevi lle and has 45,244
miles
on i t Those of you who
are interested
in
helping
with
e i ther of
these two
needs
may
send your
gifts
to ;
GOO
NEWS
CHRISTIAN
MISSUS,
P.O.BOX
67,
COLLINSVILLE
IL
62234.
We
have se t
up
both
an
Automobile
Fund
and
a Travel
Fund and ask
that these designations be used for all gif ts toward this
endeavor.
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