sigafoose robert diane 1986 singapore

8/11/2019 Sigafoose Robert Diane 1986 Singapore

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Mr. Mrs.

Robert

SIgafoose, Miss ionaries

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Forwarding Agent:

Delmer

Rhodebeck

1 4 2 9 No rwood

Granite City IL

6 2 0 4 0

1-618-877-7120

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Over sea s add re s s

Robert SIgafoos

69

Tanjong Rhu

Singapore 1543

P.O.

Box

67.

Coliinsvllle, IL

62234

FROH SINGAPORE:

P r a i s e be to

the

God and Fa the r o-f

our

ord Je sus Chr i s t ,

the

Father o-f compassion

nd the

God o-f

a l l

com-fort,

who corn-forts us

in a l l our t roubles , so tha t we can comfort

t ho se In any t r oub l e wi th

th e

comfo r t we

u r s e l v e s have r e c e i v ed

from God.

For

j u s t

as the suffer ings of

Chris t flow

over into

ur l i v e s ,

so

also through Chr i s t

our

comfort overf lows .

I f

we are d i s t r e s sed ,

i t

i s

fo r your comfort

and sa lva t ion ; i f we

are comforted,

i t is

for

your comfort ,

produces in

you pa t i en t endurance

of

the

same

su f f e r ings we su f f e r . And

our

hope

for you is

f i rm,

because we know

tha t

Jus t as you share in our su f f e r i ng s , so

a l s o you can sha r e in our comfo r t .


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T E N - T t f ^ - T l SPEi^iiKlMG 1 T I I M E R i g : > R Y

D e a r Christian Friends:

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have p r i n t e d beloui Bob D i a n e s t e n t a t i v e s p e a k i n g

i t i n e r a r y

-for

the s i x m o n t h s t h a t t h e y

w i l l

be

home

on f u r l o u g h


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Forwarding Agent:

DELMER

RHODEBECK

1429

No rwood

Granite City, IL

62040

Phone

618-877-7120

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Forwarding Agent:

DELMER RHODEBECK

1429

N o r w o o d

Granite City, IL

62040

Phone:618-877-7120

Dear

Friends,

We are

both back

into the

routine

of

pursuing

opportunities

in Singapore. Bob had returned the latter part

of

August and

Diane arrived on October 6. There was a sl ight

bi t

of anxiety

in get ting Diane's visa as the last day to pick it up was

October 8. That was a clsoe call.

However , Diane

was sure

that

her explanation of being a new

grandmother

would

soften

the

hearts

of those

processing the papers.

Our first grandchild, a girl,

Amber

Lynn, was born on

September 12th in Mitchell, South Dakota to our daughter,

Debora and her

husband, Damon

Bartscher. She weighed 10

lbs. 2 oz. and was 24 inches long.

Undoubtedly, the

cutest

baby

in the world

Debora

is

doing

very well

and

we want to

thank

all

of

you who kept her in your prayers. The Lord truly

kept her strong and gave her needed strength for a diff icult

delivery.

A few days

after Diane's

arr ival in Singapore, we moved

our

living quarters to a different location. The church building,

where we

had

been living, needed

our

four rooms for

classroom space. We were happy to find a house with many

windows

and an

extra

room

for the many guests pasing

through

and/or

visiting Singapore. Our new house is actually

an old one, built

just after

the war.

Bob's

handyman

experience proved invaluable in redoing electrical work and

plumbing. We had meetings and guests even before boxes

were unpacked. We feel blessed to have a place that will be

thoroughly

used for

our

witness here.

Many

Christians have

already

expressed a desire to come

and

stay with us on

weekends as a spiritual retreat from their crowded and noisy

flats (apartments).

Our new home is several miles from t he cen te r of town in th e

northeastern part of

the island.

Therefore,

we stepped

out

on

faith

and

were able to acquire a 1982

Mazda

323 car.

The

cost

is $9,000 (United States money). While we have begun

making

car

payments, we still need the ini tial down payment

of 2500 (U.S. immediately).

The

work is doing well. Rich and Jo Sheeley did a marvelous

jo b of

filling in

fo r

us whi le we were

on furlough. They

were

able

to

accomplish

several

constructive things

in

ou r

absence.

Rich

and

Jo are now contemplating working

with

another

independent church group who claim to be New

Testament

in

doctrine.

There

are several such

groups

meeting around

Singapore.

Bob's trip to

Sri

Lanka

in

September proved to

be another

spirit-filled and rewarding one. The church is now in the

process

of building

a

church

building.

The Christians

are

meeting in

three different

areas.

The total number attending

is over 100, includ ing children. Dur ing

Bob's

teaching

and

training

visit,

nine

accepted

Jesus

as

their personal Saviour

and were baptized. Bob is in the process of making a video of

his last trip to Sri Lanka

and

will be distributing it among ou r

supporting churches.

I

Overseas Addre

ROBERT

SIGAFOO

21 T o h D r

Singapore 15

P h o n e :

11-65-542-44

Although

we

have some

definite

financial needs,

we f

blessed and encouraged, much asthe

psalmist

when he said

*'My heart is steadfast, O God; I willsing and make mu

with ail mysoul. Awake, harp and lyre I will awaken t

dawn. I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; y

faithfulness reaches to the skies. Beexalted, O God, ab

the heavens,

and

let

your

glory be over all the earth.

(Psalm

108:1-5)

Serving

Christ

in

Singapore,

Bob a n d Diane

i

FROM THE BOARD:

Another year has passed and we do wish to express o

appreciation forthe support that was

shown

by your

faith

giving, continuous proayers, and letters of encourageme

Wedo pray that

1987

will be as rewarding as past years h

b e e n

At this time a car has been acquired for Bob to have while

Singapore. Wedo

feel

that theyneedtheirowntransportat

if the work in Singapore is to be done in an effective mann

The car that was acquired isa 1982 Mazda 323 at the cos

18, KX)

in Singapore currencey or $9,000 in U. S. curren

The down payment of $2,500 was loaned to us for a sh

time. We have $500

of

this,

but

need to raise the $2,000

soon as possible. The remaining balance is to be paid

within a two year period. If you can helpin anyway, it wo

be greatly appreciated.

We have several goals that we hope to see accopmplished

1987. (1)Weare prayingthat another work canbeestablis

in the area where Bob and Diane are now living. (2) That B

and Diane

will be

able

to

t ra in the leadership

in Sri

Lanka.

That

the church in Sri Lanka will be strengthened and

grow in 1987. (4) But above all, wewish to know and fu

G o d s

will.

We send

our

love

and

pray

that God

will bless and keep yo

In Christ,

T h e

B o a r d


5/5

Tidbits From

Singapore

Freedom

and

respect

of religion

WE

regret

to

read

the

report

Church demo

at

Singapore Embassy in Washington by a Chinese

group from New York protesting against alleged

persecution of New Testament Church mem

bers

in

Singapore.

(ST,

Oct

18).

We do

not regard the

so-called

New Testament

Church a Christ ian Church on b ib li ca l an d

New

Testament grounds.

Their

allegat ion is completely without founda

tion

and

totally

erroneous because there

is free

dom and

respect

of religion in our society and

n a t i o n

BENJAMIN

CHEW (DB)

C ha i r m an

Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore

LAI WEN KWANG

(REV)

C ha i r m an

Union of Chinese-speaking

ChrlsHan Chnrches of Singapore

V.E. THOMAS (REV)

Pr es i den t

National ConncU of Chnrches,

Singapore

W h a t i t

s h o u l d

h a v e

b e e n

OUR

report yesterday

on

Singapore s

5.4

per cent

unemployment

rate

fo r

September incorrectly

gave

a

comparison

figure

of 6.1 p er c en t for Janu

ary. Thi s w as ,

in fa ct,

th e jobless figure in

M a rc h

We apologise

fo r th e

rror

To help give us a taste of Deepavali th e

Hindu

festival of lights on

Saturday,

MANJIT

UR

makes light work

of festive

fare.

DEEPAVALI, th e Hindu Festival

of Lights, celebrates the triumph

of gw)d over evil and light over

darknes s

Hindu house s are scrubbed clean

for this occasion. On the day itself,

new clo thes

ar e

worn, and

special

food c ooked for the family and

friends who

come

t o v is it .

Legend

has

it that

the

land

was

once ruled by Narakasura, an evil

k ing whose r ei gn was

filled with

injustice,

misery and

suffering. His

p^ple appealed to

Lord rishna

for

help.

When the king was killed,

they

li t

lamps to s igni fy happiness ,

peace,

tolerance and mutua l

understanding.

Good

N e w s

Chris t ian

Mission

B ox 7

Collinsville,

Illinois 62234

Address Correction

Requested

Deepavali fal ls on the 14th day of

th e

waning moon in the Tami l month

of A ippas i (m id -O cto be r

to

mid-November). This year, it fal ls

on Saturday.

On this auspicious

day,

Hindus

pray

before

their

altar

at

home

an d

visit the temple.

As a

mark

of

respect for

the

religious occasion,

many do

no t

eat meat.

A traditional

Deepavali

breakfast

comprises

vegetarian

dishes

such as

dhosai,

idli

an d vadai, which a re

ea ten with s a m b a r

an d

coconut

chutney.

However, it is not

compulsory

to

avoid

eating

meat,

so

some

households prepare meat dish^ such

as chicken

korma to go

with

th e

dhosai,

idli

and vadai.

OL T MONIG R

2

7

mission

services,

KNOXVILLE

Non-profit

U S P O S T

P A ID

P erm it No

Collinsville, IL

sigafoose robert diane 1986 singapore

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