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The Laughrens,Pete, Fran & Denzil

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Winter 98, Spring 99; Vol. 9, #3 & #4

Pic t o r i a l News l e t t e rGreeting from South Africa. For over ten years now we have sent newsletters informing abouthe work that we are involved in here in South Africa. Writing is not my strong suit, and several

newsletters, I feel, have tended to be "too wordy." So we thought that we would try somethingdifferent this time and send instead a "mini picture album" of the last 6 months here. They will beunder different headings as you will see and each picture will be described. We hope that you likethis and that it will help you "see" a little more of what the work is like here in South Africa.Enjoy!! May God bless .

Cape Bible SeminaryAs you already know, Cape Bible Seminary Is the teaching resource thatwe use for the trainingof leaders. Since the last report, I have held classes in Graaff-Reinet and George with other mis

sionaries holding classes in other areas. We take the classes to where the leaders are and thismeans that they do not have to attend resident school classes. Here are a few pictures from previou s semina r s .

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Wehad the first Cape Bible Seminarysession here in Februaryand here ar e the students who attended. Gordon Nelson andRon Butlertook part inthe teaching.

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We hold a couple of sessions a year inthe small town of Graaff-Reinet and these s tuden t s came to ou r session in November.


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The Church in GeorgeWe live in the town of George and when we are in town, we work with the local church in thetownship ofConvllle. I preach nnany Sunday mornings, Fran leads the Sunday School, and teachesthe ladiesclass on Sunday afternoons. We also have youth classes onMonday nights, Bible StudyonTuesday nights, prayer meetings onWednesday andTheological Education by Extension (TEE)

classes on Thursday. We have just started these TEE classes with real good success. Here are afew pictures from th e church here:

Weworkwitha fine group ofpeople inthe church here inGeorge.They love the Lord very much.

Iget to preach many times inGeorge and inother placesto whichwe travel.

Bap t i smsWe have had several

bap ti sms s ince the last report and here are a few pictures of those great events.Right - During a recent trip to thenorthern Cape we were able to witness the baptisms in th e Vaal Riverthat flows through the northern partof the country.

We have services in a smali buiiding and all classes meet thereexcept for the Sunday school classes which meet in another roomo r a t o ur h o u se .

One ofthe enjoyable things about Fran's Dad's (Al Hamilton)visitwas his being able to speak three times to the prayer meetingsand Bible studies here in George.


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These brothers and sisters were recently baptized here in Georgeand are working in the various areas ofthe church here. We are realthankful for these addit ions to th e Lord's church.

Forwarding Agen ts visi tfo r Ch r i s tm a s

Mark and Annette Tuttle and their twosons, J on at han and Jordan visited us herefor the Christmas holidays. They were ableto be here for ten days and we thoroughlyenjoyed their visit. From the many picturesthat we took here are just a few of their visit.We had a great but sadly a short time together.

Mark Tuttle got to speak twice to the church here and the localpeople enjoyed hearing from him during this Sunday morningsermon.

Mark an d Annette Tuttle with their two sons, Jonathan and Jordan

Annette with her beautiful voice sang a special for the Wednesday evening prayer meeting. Annette, we thank God for yourvoice!!

Genera l pic turesTo round this mini album out, we have included a few general pictures that we would like toshare with you. Thanks so much for praying for the work here and we hope that you can visualize a

little more of it now.


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The Laughrens,Pete , F ran & Denzil

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Summer & Fall 99; Vol. 10, #1 & #2

C o n fe re n c e 1 9 99This year's annual Preaching Conference was held here in George from the 29th of September untilOctober 3. 330 people from alloverSouth Africa came forthe services that started onWednesday night and

ended on Sunday morning. This year's theme was "Prayer -- The Lifeline to God" and all classes, sermonsand teaching times dealt with the various parts ofthat theme. One thing that we had tried to do was to haveclasses for all ages and see that no one was ever left out of something to do while at conference. It nevermade much sense to us to have children come and then sit around and do nothing, so we have tried todevelop classes foreven the youngest of kids. This year, along with the Saturday activityfor the youth, weeven had an activitytime for the younger children. It went verywell and we will tryto do this again next year.The Saturday activity for the older youth was a great success this year because of more intense planningand all enjoyed the gathering.Including ourselves, we had 12 missionaries in attendance for the gathering and most helped with theteaching, whether it be men, ladies or youth. Ail of the missionaries in attendance (except for one) stayedhere at our house and with their families so we had 15 people staying here for various parts of the week ofconference and the next. It was a great time of fellowship as we got to spend time with each other duringmeals and evenings. We do not see each other during the year very often and times like this give us theopportunity to see and visit with each other. Weare thankful for the house that the Lord has provided so thatwe can be of service in this way when people need a place to stay.I am really thankful for the people here at George and the way that they worked together to makeconference a complete success. Iwas told manyyears ago that conference is one of the main things that the

Christians from all over the country came to the yearly conference here in George.

The local sisters spent long hours in the kitchen preparingth e m ea ls fo r those in a t t endance .


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African Christians plan for during the year andwhen the local church does such a good job ofpreparing, itmakes the job a lot eas ier . We hadpeople from places such as Cape Town,Upington, Kimberley, and the Eastern Cape inattendance and many made sacrifices to travelthe long distances to be part of the gathering.

Thank you for praying and helping in somany ways for this year's gathering. We thankthe Lord for its success, and we are alreadystarting to plan next year' s gathering in PortElizabeth which will take place the last week ofSeptember. Fran, as usual, taught the kids in one of their classes.

We ar e ready for th e t ri p to India from Atlanta .

Trip to Ind iaIn August I had a rare and truly unforgettable experience. Many

of you know that my sister and brother-in-law {Markand Lisa Andrews) ^adopted a son in 1994 from the Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra or- ^ Iphanage (BSSK) in Pune, India. Michael is now 13 and doing very I"well. Lisa contacted me early this year and said that they were now vready to make another adoption and were going through the same I felMA .agency (Hold International Children Services) and would, therefore, ibe dealing with the same orphanage (BSSK) in Pune, India. Theyhad a complication, though, in that their son did notwant to make the k'trip back to India. Therefore, Mark needed to stay behind and take we are ready for the trip to India from At-care of Michael and they asked me ifI would be willing to accompanyLisa on the trip to India to help in any way that Icould. Iwas very pleased for this opportunity to help. Ourmother, Flo Blackmarr, would also make the trip with us, so it would also be a good time together for theth ree o f us.After leaving George (and Fran and Denzil) and flying to the U.S. in late June, we figured that we wouldmake the Indian trip in July; but the paperwork got bogged down and we left for India on August 13, arrivingin Bombay on the 14th. After spending 2 nights there, we went to the city of Pune, which was a four-hour

train trip over the mountains . On the 17th ofH -I August, we met their precious daughter, SaraJ 'jB 24th. We then flew back to Atlanta on thef It js a trip that Ishall never forget and Iam

IF ' thankful that Icould help in this way. WeH of yoiJ who prayed for our safety in .. ^ : travel and we are thankful for the new life thatj-.p ii "f' Iiifeiii God has blessed Mark and Lisa with. Ileft At-' ^ ^ I lanta on the 11th of September and flew to Mi-

Our mother, Flo Blackmarr, Lisa, her daughter, Sara, and me on top of Cape Town, arriving back here inthe shaiimar hotel overlooking Bombay. George on September 12. As you can imag-Our mother, Flo Blackmarr, Lisa, her daughter, Sara, and me on top ofthe Shaiimar hotel overlooking Bombay.


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ine, itwas a grand homecoming to Fran and Denzil on that day andwe were truly thankful for the safe travels wherever we went. Thankyou, Markand Lisa, for the opportunity. I shall be forever gratefulforthe experience and our time together. Itwas a pleasure.

Mark an d Lisa Andrews and their children,Michael and Sara Ashwini.

Th es e a re th e officers who were e l ec t ed on a two-year term for the planning of the conference.

-- During the last six months we have been part of Cape BibleSeminary sessions in Port Elizabeth, Mmabatho, and Graaff- :Reinet. We have had good attendance in these sessions and MMifc JBBBIare pleased with the results. Lisa Andrews and their Children,-- Fran's mother, Annette Hamilton, was here for two months while Michael and SaraAshwini.

I was gone and kept Fran and Denzil company. She ar-rived the first week of July and left the 3rd of September.Thank yous must go to the Missions Committee of High- ^land Meadows Christian Church in Colleyville, Texas for 7 '1 ^- We had a great missionary retreat in April in the town of "4Bloemfontein. Most missionaries were in attendance and W- We have started Theological Education by Extension j-


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P r a y e r s- Please pray for a new place to meet for the church inGeorge. The garage that we meet in is becomingtoo small and several options are being explored. Please be in prayer for this situation.-- Please also pray for the internal strife In the church inThembalethu here in George.- Please prayfor Fran and Denzil as they travel inthe U.S. and fortheirtrip home on December 14 and 15.-- Please pray for recent new converts here inGeorge that they may be encouraged and be strong in theLord.- Please pray for upcoming Cape Bible Seminary sessions and teaching opportunities.-- Please pray for the crime situation here as it is getting worse every day.-- Please pray for Fran and her latest medical condition. After running some tests recently the doctor

noticed abnormal brain waves in an EEG. He said that this is resulting in headaches, short term memoryloss and what he termed "absence seizures." These are momentary fade outs that are not even noticeable to the person involved as they usually last a fraction of a second, but do show up on neurologicaltests. She is on daily medication that is helping in all areas. Please pray that the condition will remainunder control and no t get any worse.

~ We praise th e Lord for safe travel wherever we went.~ We praise the Lord for a great yearly conference and for the safe travel of all who participated.- We praise the Lord for Sara Ashwini, Mark and Lisa's new daughter.- We praise the Lord for Denzil's recovery during the week of conference after his tonsillectomy.- We are thankful for continued support of the work here and for the Lord's safe keeping.- We are thankful for the extra monetary help that many of you gave towards the yearly conference. Itwas

a great help. Thank you.

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