REV. GENE PHILLIPS, ato Rhodesia since

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Rev. Gene D. Phillips, aSouthern Baptist missionary to'Rhodesia, will relate some ofhis experiences at the 11 a.m.and 7:30 p.m. services Sunday.at Oakland Baptist Church.

Rev. and Mrs. Phillips wereappointed to their mission inApril 1956, but in 1962 whenthousands of Africans had go!).&.to the booming Triangle Sugar'Estates in southeastern'Rhodesia where jobs wereabundant, they were stationed'in Shabani, 140miles away, and'began holding services there as"time permitted.

When they returned toRhodesia in 1965 following)urlough in the States, theyrelocated at Triangle to begin amore permanent witness in thearea. AyoungAfrican Christianasked why they were settlingthere. "You will only wasteyour time here," he predicted."You cannot change thesepeople. They love their sin.They are not interested inknowing any other way"The Phillipses agreed that

they could not change anyone,but assured him that theyserved a God who could. Threeyears later the same youngman, by then a Sunday Schoolteacher and a faithful worker inthe Baptist Church, reportedthat he had seen God doing the"impossible" in Triangle andsurrounding areas.During an evangelistic

crusade in 1970, 250 decisionsfor Christ were recorded in the'Triangle area, many of them byyoung men working on thesugar estate., Phillips does evangelisticwork throughout the Trianglearea and beyond, concentratingparticularly 'on the work' ofRunyararo Baptist Church inTriangle, and its 10 scatteredpreaching points. The church,organized in 1966,now has anAfrican pastor.In January 1973 a Baptist

church was organized inChiredzi, 17 miles fromTriangle. The Congregationwas begun by a layman whomoved there from Triangleseveral years ago, Phillipssays.Phillips admits that there are

obstacles to the spread ofChristianity in the area.."African witchcraft and wit-chdoctors are not just super-stition. They are very real andare of the devil," he said."Demon possession is a realityin this country."Mrs. Phillips works with

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organizations in the area inaddition to' her homemaking'duties. She prepares the dailydevotional booklets used bythese groups, and writes andedits materials for use inBaptist girls' organizations."My long-time hobby is

gardening," she said. "I am amember of the Triangle GardenClub, and through my love offlowers and gardens I havemade friends and gainedrespect so that there are op-portunities to witness and shareJesus."A native of Woodruff, S. C.,

Phillips, received the associateof arts degree from Mars HillCollege, the bachelor of artsdegree from FurmanUniversity, Greenville, S. C.,and the bachelor of divinitydegree from SoutheasternBaptist Theological Seminary,Wake Forest. During a furloughhe completed his thesis andreceived the master of theologydegree from Southeastern.Mrs. Phillips, the former

Eugenia (Jean) Jarvis ofGreensboro, graduated fromMars Hill College and receivedthe bachelor of arts degreefrom Woman's College of theUniversity of North Carolina(now the University of NorthCarolina at Greensboro). Shealso attended SoutheasternSeminary.She and her husband became

guardians to a Rhodesian or-phan boy, and she has con-tinued to write to him throughthe years. "He has come toknow and trust the Lord in areal way," she says.The Phillips' children are

Mark, nowgrown, John, born in1957,Beth, 1959,and Paul, 1962.

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Associational "M" Night willheld on Sunday night, Oct. 7the Midway Baptist Church

beginning at 7:00 p. m. The pro-gram will consist of special mus-k, presentations of attendancebanners and will feature a slidepresentation by Southern BaptistMissionaries, Rev. and Mrs. GenePhillips.The Rev. and Mrs. Gene D.

Phillips are Southern Baptistmissionaries stationed in Trian-gle, Rhodesia, where they are in-volved in general evangelism.

Phillips does evangelistic workthroughout the Triangle area andbeyond, concentrating on thework of Runyarano BaptistChurch in Triangle, and its sev-eral preaching points. Thechurch, organized in 1966, nowhas an African pastor.In January 1973, a

church was organized in Chired-zi, 17 miles from Triangle. Thecongregation was begun by alayman who moved from Tr ian-gle several years ago.Mrs. Phillips works with Wo-

man's Missionary Union organi-zations in the area. She preparesthe daily devotig.Rt'fl booklets us-d by these_40ups, and writes

and edits materials for useBaptist girls' organizations.A native of Woodruff, S. C.,

Phillips received the associate ofarts degree from Mars Hill (N.

REV. AND MRS. GENE D. PHILLIPS, who will presenta slide presentation at Min way Baptist Church Sunday night,October 7.

'(Continue from pale nC.) College, the bachelor. of ~rts,degree from Furman Umverslty,Greenville, S. C., and the bache-lor of divinity degree from s~ut-heastern Baptist TheologicalSeminary, Wake Forest, N. C.During a furlough he completedhis thesis and received the mas-ter of theology degree fromSoutheastern.Mrs. Phillips, the former

enia (Jean) Jarvis of Greens- I

b N C was graduated from \oro, . ., . dMars Hill College, and receivethe bachelor of arts degree ~rom.Woman's College of the Umver-sity of North Carolina (no_w theUniversity of North Carohna a~Greensboro). She also attendeSoutheastern seminary.

The Phillips have four .reno Mark and John are grown,Beth, was born in 1959; and Paul,1962.

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Phillips, Gene Allenb. Murray, Ky.; Jan. 7, 1935. ed. Baylor Univ., B.A. 1957; SBTS B.D.1961; N.C. State Univ. Music and youth dlr., Garden Villas Churcll, Hou:ston, Tex., 1956 (summer); Calvary Church, Montgomery, Ala., 1957 (sum-mer); Tabernacle Church, LouIsville, Ky., 1957-58; Oakhurst Church, FortWorth Tex., 1958-59; pastor, Hebron Church, Hebron, Ky. 1960-62; Guil-ford Church, Greensboro, N.C., 1962-68; assoc. Training Union Dept., N.C.State Convention of Baptists, Raleigh, N.C., 1968~9; assoc. pastor, ForestHills Church, Raleigh, N.C., 1969-71; campus minister, Meredith College,1971-73. Appointed (special) 1973; gen. evang., Grenoble, FRANCE, 1973-.m. "Jackie" Freeman.

FRANCE Transferred to Rhodesia in March 1975.Phillips, Jacqueline Margaret Freeman (Mrs. Gene A.)b. Pickens, S.C" Sept. 17, 1936. ed. Furman Univ., B.A., 1958; SBTS,M.R.E., 1960. ~outh dir., First Church, Greensboro, N.C., 1960~1; BaptistBook Store clerk, Raleigh, N.C., 1968-71 (part-time); schoolteacher, Garner,N.C., 1970-71; Fuquay-Varina, N.C., 1972-73. Appointed (special) 1973;church and home evang., Grenoble, FRANCE, 1973-. m. Gene Phillips,June 17, 1961. Children: Steven Ray, 1962; Stanley Dale, 1964.

Phillips, Gene Dillardb. Woodruff, S.C., Dec. 15, 1929. ed. Mars Hill Collegez,A.A., 1950; FurmanUniv., B.A., 1952; SEBTS, B.D., 1955; Th.M., 1965. vas worker, Spartan-burg, S.C., 1950, 1951 (summers); asst. pastor, Calvary Church, Clinton, S.C.,1952 (summer); pastor, Southside Church, Greensboro, N.C., 1952-56. Ap-pOinted 1956; language student, Salisbury.._RHODESIA, 1956-57; gen. evang.,Shabanl, 1957-64; Triangle, 1965-. m, ~ugenia Jarvis.

RHODESIAPhillips, Etta Eugenia Jarvis (Mrs. Gene D.)b. Gu]](ord Co., N.C., Aug. 14, 1930. ed. Mars Hill College, A.A., 1951;Woman's College, Univ. of N.C., B.A., 1953; SEBTS. Library asst. MarsHili College, N.C., 1950-51. Appointed 1956; language student, Salisbury,RHODESIA, 1956-57; church and home evang., Shabanl, 1957~4; Triangle,1965-. m. Gene Phillips, Aug. 1, 1952. Children: Theron Mark, 1954; JohnEugene, 1957; Lillian Elizabeth, 1959; Paul Lowell, 1962.

Phillips, Marian Hazelb. Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 29, 1928. ed. Mars Hili College, A.A., 1949;Women's College of the Unlv. of N.C., B.A., 1951; Columbia Bible College;SWBTS, M.R.E., 1955; Univ. of N.C., M.E., 1961. Recreation worker,Winston-Salem, 1949 (summer); HMB summer mlsslonary_ In La., 1950; inCaIlL, 1955; schoolteacher, Winston-Salem, 1951-52; Rock Hili, S.C., 1952-53;Warrenton, N.C.. 1958-59; Denton, N.C., 1959-60; summer worker, SundaySchool dept., Baptist Conv. ot Tex., Dallas, 1954; educ. dlr., First So. Church,Santa Marla, CaIIL, 1955; educ. sec., Bristol St. Church, Santa Anna, Call!.,1956-58. Appointed 1960; educ.-evang., Abeokuta, NIGERIA, 1961~3; Iwo,1963~7; Newton Memorial School, Oshogbo, 1967-71; student worker, Ibadan,1971-72; Enugu, 1972-.

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Philpot, James Morganb. Cherry H!lI), Ark.;. Feb. 19, 1939. ed. Southern State CollegeJ Okla. StateUnlv., B.S., 19b1; M."'" 1963; GGBTS. Supervisor, Dairy Herd ImprovementAssoclatlon! Okla., 1958-61; research fellow and research asst., Okla. StateUnlv., StIl water, 1961~3; asst. co. agent, Tex. Agricultural ExtensionService, Waxahachie, Tex., 1963~5, and Independence Co., Batesville, Ark.,1965-66; supply preacher, churches In Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley,CallL, 1966-67. AppOinted 1967; language student, Gundalajara, MEXICO,1968~9; agriculturist, Oaxaca, 1969-. m. Jurhee Sneffield.

MEXICOPhilpot, Rosalind Jurhee Sheffield (Mrs. James M,)b. Childress. Tex., July 20, 1939. ed. Fresno City College; Hardin-SimmonsUnlv.; Arkansas College; Ark. State Teachers College; Ark. State College;College of Marin. Comptometer and P.B.X. op., wholesale hardware com-pany, Fresno, CallL, 1958-59; teller and accounts clerk, savings and loanassoc., Fresno, 1959~O, 1961 (summer); lab. tech., Okla. State Unlv.;J Still-water, 1961~2. Appointed 1967; language student, Guadalajara, M~XICO,1968-69; church and home evang., Oaxaca, 1969-. m. "Jim" Philpot, Sept.1J" 1961. Children: Jodi Lynn, 1963; Jennifer LaIne, 1964; Jill Laurice,11172.

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