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Pictured below is Chris t s Cross , a girls ensemble from Gering, NE under the direction
of
Rosa
Baker as they presented a concert inChihuahua. Mexico on December 30, 1993.
and
spiritual needs.
S/\FE MINISTRIES is a Te: as Non profit Corporation established
under section (501) C 3
of
the IRS code. Theministry is affiliated with the
Christian Chutches/Cluirchcs of Christ
and is committed to the resiortuion
of
New Testament Christianity as found in God s Word.
SAFE MINISTR IES NEWS
Servants And Friends Evangelistic Ministries, Inc.
P.O.
Box
31277
E l P as o TX 79931
ADDRESS
CORRECTION REQUESTED
1539
Knoxville,
37901-2427
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Servan ts
And
f r iends
I no longer call you
servants
because
a
servant
does
not
know
hi s
master s business.
Instead
I have
called
you
friends , for everything
that
I
learned
f rom my Father I
have
made known to you.
You
did not
choose me but I chose yo u to go
an d
bear
fruitfruit
t h at w i ll last.
J o hn 15 :1 5 16 a
Volume 1
vong0listic
MINISTRIES
Inc
NCUIS
February 1994
Numbe r 1
CHRISTMAS
IN CHIHUAHUA
Casa Hogar ZebneelChihuahua, MexicoChristmas
break
1993
Christ s Cross a girls
ensemble
from Central Church of Christ in Gering
Nebraska
visited
this
orphanage.
Following a bi lingual Christmas
concert, the girls shared Christmas presents which had been provided by
c h u rc h m e m b er s .
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I,
Number
1
DO
Y OU K NO W
LA
RED
La
Red is Spanish
for The
Net .
La Red
is
the
result of several planning sessions among
leaders in Spanish literature of
our
brotherhood.
L aRed is an
anachronism
which s tands
fo r
three
phasing of the pub li sh ing process; Redac tion ,
Editor ia l
an d
Distr ibution.
The concept is simple. In a cooperative effort,
certain works of literature will be endor sed by La
Red .
This
will
amount
to a
Good-Housekeeping
Seal of Approval . Church workers will be able to
recognize the seal and thereby know that the piece
of literature
in
their hands
has
been
approved by a
committee which represents many different
pub li ca ti on min is tr ie s of the Christian
Churches/Churches o f
Christ.
The seal will assure doctrinal puiitv- and
quality. The concept
of
La Red has been a long
time in coming. Meetings have been held in Dallas,
Texas;
BCnoxville,
Tennessee; and
San
Antonio,
Texas. The next meeting will be in Joplin, Missouri
at the
end
of February.
SAFE Minis tr ies is pleased to announce that
Bob Gurvvell is the coordinator of the publication
commi t te e .
ft fTORI L ^
SAFE MINISTRIES NEWS
- Februaiy 1994
Page 4
ORPH N GE
REPORT
God ha s
indeed
blessed and moved
in
th e
relocation and development of
the
orphanage in
Chihuahua, Mexico. Brother Bill Baker has
been working with the
orphanage
for several
years in coordinatingwork crews from stateside
churches to improve the liv ing conditions at
Casa
Hogar Jebneel .
During
early trips, items
such
as
plumbing
in a kitchen
and
providing
hot water showers
were
undertaken. In
subsequent
trips,
the need
for
total relocation
became apparent.
It
was in January
of
1992 that Lawrence
Hallum
v is it ed t he wor k a nd t he
search
f or l an d
was
begun
in eamest. Shortl y thereafter, a
group from
Platte Valley
Bible
College
made
a
commitment
to help
purchase
property.
Land was acquired and during November of
1992, a work crew from Crossroads Church
of
Christ in Portland, Oregon, began site
development. God s
hand
could
be
seen at work
as individuals and groups from both the United
States and Mexico joined forces to complete
stage one
of
the development.
In
August
of 1993,
the
facilities
were
occupied.
Completed
construction includes a
multi-purpose building (kitchen, dining hall and
ass embly area ), four dormito ry units (wit h a
total capacity capable of housing up to 50
children) and
two
large rest-rooms.
At the p re sent time , 17 chil dren are being
taken care of at
Casa Hogar
Jebneel .
Much
of
the ope ra ti ona l expen ses are
being
met
through the labor and sacrifice of Daniel
Banda. SAFE Ministries is including this
project in it s monthly budget as funds are
made available through God s help. As little as
$40.00 per month will
support
one child. Two
thousand
dol la rs will be
needed
month ly to
support
50 children.
S FE
TRUSTEE SER IOUSLY
INJURED
Mike
Diskin, minister
of
Westside Christian
Church in
El
Paso and a Trustee of SAFE
Ministries was seriously injured in an
automobile
accident on
December
7, 1993 at
2:00 A.M. Mike, a vol un te er f ir eman , was
responding to a fire call
when
he was
hit
head-
on by a drunk driver
whose
car headlights were
out.
The
other
driver
was killed.
Mike
suffered multiple injuries (10 broken
ribs, collapsed lung, lacerated diaphragm,
lacerated kidney, crushed leg, etc.). One leg
had to be amputated.
The many prayers of God s people are
being answered as Mike is steadily improving.
Continued prayers would be apprecia ted by
Mike and his wife, Brenda. They can be
reached by mail at:
416
Clayton Road, El Paso,
TX 79932.
God
hears and answers prayer
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G\eanm0e. . .
A question has been asked
of
me several times during recent
months, Bill, why do we nee d anoth er
ministry? That is a valid question and it
deserves
a
valid
answer
Many have drawn the conclusion that SAFE
Ministr ies is designed to duplicate ministr ies
which already exist among the Christian
Churches/Churches
o
Christ.
that
were
th e
case, I would say there is no
need
for another
ministry,
SAFE Ministries brings together elements
of ministry which have not been brought
together before among our brotherhood . While
it is true we do have mini st ri e s wh ich ar e
involved in print ing, evangel ism, short term
missions, benevolence and orphanage work,
SAFE Ministriesis incorporating elements from
each o these area s
into
a multi-faceted
ministry in which each
area
of
service
augments the other.
I can see the Lord's hand very clearly in the
establishment of this ministry. During over 20
years of service in Latin America, I have
developed a distinct philosophy
of
missions. I
haveseen
m ny
different ministries close-up. It
is the goal
of
SAFE ministries to provide an
area of service which will further the Kingdom
of God and promote unity among His people
throughout the world.
In the articles of incorporation of
Servants
and
Friends Evangelistic Ministries, Inc., the
following service goals and objectives are
SAFE MINISTRIES NEWS - Febniaiy 1994
delineated: 1) Evangelistic Outreach worldwide
through a) publishing and distribution
of
evangelistic materials in various languages and
b) developing an equipping ministry serving
evangelistic and nurturing needs; 2) Provide an
base and assistance for
new
church evangelism,
3) provide a short-term internship training
program, 4) develop a program
of
benevolence
and 5) to provide full accounting to all
supporting churches and/or individuals.
The
above
goals
are
nice
to look at. I
realize they will not be easily met. It would be
unreali sti c for me to say that we will develop
all
of
these goals simultaneouslywe
cannot
do
that. However, God can and may Jesus
responded to the question, Who then can be
saved? by stating, With man this is
impossible, but with God. all things are
possible. (
Matthew
19:26) I can state,
because of God's power , we can see the goals
accomplished
The initial full-time
staff of
the ministry
will only be twomyself and Brother Bob
Gurwell .
Many of
you
know
of
my background.
Over the past 20+ years
of
work in and among
the Latin American people, I have worked
primarily in areas
of
literature production and
distribution through two different ministries of
our brotherhoodColegio Biblico and Spanish
Amer ican Evangelism. I have worked in
helping people meet needs. Even though much
time was spent in the production
of
materials,
my heart has always been in hands-on
distribution on the field. These opportunities
have opened my eyes to many other areas
of
service.
Bo b Gurwell
comes
to SAFE Ministries
with a diverse Latin American background.
His practical experience in ministry includes:
bi-lingual preaching, teaching, school
administration, writing and lecturing.
Bob has completed the classroom work for
a PHD from Emory University.
The
emphasis
was
Spanish
religious literature.
Almost a
year
ago. Bob contac ted me on
some
other matters
and wan te d to
know
what
plans I had f or t he future. As I described th e
vision which I believe God has given me for
SAFE Ministries , Bob's immediate response
was, Bill this is exactly the type
of
ministry I
have been looking for.
I
have
known of Bob for a long time
but
have just recently gotten to really know him.
Bob has a very high degree of what can bes t
be described as common sense . In working
closely with
Bob,
I
have found
we
both have
the same philosophy of missions. I am looking
forward to a long relationship in the Lord with
Bob Gu rwe ll .
The emphasis of the full-time staff will be
in development, production and distribution of
literature . SAFE Minis tr ies will depend on a
volunteer part-time
staff
in the development
of
other areas
of
ministry.
Much has already been
one n
orphanage
has been relocated. Property has been acquired
in El Paso. Equipment has been provided
through God's power. People have volunteered
their services. G OD HA S BEEN MOVING
Why another ministry? Because a job needs
to be done Just as College Press has proven to
be a viable compliment to Standard Publishing,
SAFE Ministries is a viable compliment to
many
other
ministries in
ou r
brotherhood.
Your
support is needed. Volunteers can be
used in many different areas. Let us
know
how
you
might be able to help. Bill
Baker
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SP NISH LITERATURE UPD TE
Many literature projects are envisioned for
the future. These will be approached only as
resources of manpower, t ime,
and finances
permit. The first Spanish literature publication
to be undertaken by SAFE Ministries is El
Virtculo Cris t imo
or The Chr is t ian Bond .
El Vinculo Crist iano is a resource help
for ministers, lay preachers and other church
workers who are working in the Spanish
language. It will contain several articles, some
theological, some devotional, sermon outlines,
n ew s f rom th e c hu rc he s a nd o th er i tems
which
will assist in the evangelism and church growth
on
th e loca l
level.
The first edition is ready to run. It will be
a quarterly publication initially and may
become a monthly pub li cati on in the future.
Solfeifot enguardar la
unidad
del
Espfrifo en
el
yfneuh de la Pat. Efesios4:3
Any int eres ted reader who would like to
receive this publication may receive a free
subscripti on. Bob Gurwel l, ed it or of El
Vinculo Cristiano , is wait ing to hea r f rom
you
SAFE MINISTRIES NEWS -
Febniaiy
1994
A COMMENT FROM O GURWELL
The
desire and necessity for my
participation in the compilation and writing of
Biblical Hispanic publications and materials is
bom
not only out
of
academic interest,
but
also
of passion. For many years we have suffered
with the absence o f
suf f ic ien t Resto ra t ion
mater ia ls which
meet
the need of Hispanic
nationals. The goal of Hispanic pens for
Hispanic hearts, souls and minds, long desired
by most
of
our
l eaders and
missionaries,
ha s
ye t
to come to fruit ion.
The failure to meet this goal can be
blamed
on va ri ous
circumstances. But
whatever
these
difficulties
werel in the
past
we
must
encourage Latin American leadership to put
pen to pape r. To not do th is is to risk ignor ing
cultural, linguistic, and spiritual realities. Our
c hu rc he s in L atin
Amer ica
have, a growing number
of
Christians
who are well
educated academically and
spiritually
and
this promises
^ to be a
great
blessing .
The se t ru th s h ave f or ced
me
to
act. When I
ad d
to
th is the fact that I
am
UnM h l hsl J Cristo/
speaking bom
in
Igleslas risfianas en hablahlspana
Mexico
educated in the
MOmiENTO DE RESTAURACION U nite d States
and
Latin
America,
who has
a deep
interes t in Hispano cul ture and advancement
and have
witnessed
t restraining
tactics
of
Sa tan upon our Churches, I must face the
problem and seek a solution.
Therefore, I commit
myself
to the
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following:
(1) I will work diligently in encouraging
Hispanics to write and produce original
material. This does not
mean
that good
and
applicable translations will not
be
done
or
encouraged. It merely suggests that I will focus
on th e
latter.
(2) I have committed SAFE Ministries to
the publication of an international magazine for
our churches t hr oughou t La ti n America.
Though this publication is not to be considered
an official paper, it will str ive to: a) Seek
biblically
based
articles written to address
Christ ians
o f
Latin
America
which
wil l
elevate
Christ and His Church, b) Fulf il l t he need to
create a
bond
among Lat in Rest oration
churches.
In ot he r
words , l et
th e t hem know
they are not isolated
nor
alone. Each issue will
contain
news
bits o f churches
a ro un d L a ti n
America , c) Help fulfi ll the Lord's
command of
unity.
There
are many things that separate
our
churches t hr oughou t Lat in
America,
distance, customs, ideals and opposing
perspectives.
Yet
this publication will
commit
i tself to th e bel ief t ha t Ch ri st s command o f
uni ty mus t be obeyed.
As
a demonstration of
this intention the magazine's masthead will bear
the
name El
Vinculo Cristiano {The Christian
Bond), d) Provide a forum in which leaders
throughout Latin America can express their
opinions, reflections, views and concerns.
(3) I will commit
SAFE
Ministries to
helping set the ground work for the production
of a systema ti c, educa ti onal , a nd b ib li cal
curr iculum for Sunday School, Leader ship
Training, Disciplmg, and Evangelization.
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SAFE MINISTRIES
Servants
and
Friends Evangelistic Ministries, Inc,
8888 Sandhill
Cour t
P.O . Box 31277
El Paso,
TX
79931
ADDRESS
CORRECTION
REQUESTED
539
Knoxville,
W
37901-2A27
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POSTAGE
PAID
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PASO,
TX
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METAMORPHOSIS
A Change is Taking Place in
El
Paso
In the Christian life, we ore always undergoing change. Many contemporary songs
describe
that
change.
One popular theme
is Bullfrogs
and
Butterflies, both been born
again . The process
can
also be described
as
God is not through with me--yet .
That process is now taking place for an entire ministry in
l
Paso, Texas. Several years
ago. El
Paso
School of iM/ssions spun itself into a cocoon. That occurred when EPSM
had
to reorganize by bankruptcy in
order
to preserve the Lord s assets which
had
been
contributed by His people. After a long legal battle,
EPSM
was released from bankruptcy
with
the capability of paying all debts in
full
upon the receipt of the proceeds from the sale
of their property. The Lord s assets had been
salvaged. Other
assets which were
about
to be lost were also saved, these are currently being used to release a butterfly in the
form of
Servanfs and Friends
Evangelh*
Ministries,
Inc.
SAFE Ministries)
in l
Paso, Texas.
The initial operating Board of Trustees of SAFE Ministries is
as
follows:
Dwaine Couch A retired Christian Businessman living in Vernon, British
Columbia,
Canada. He is serving
as an
Elder in Coldstream Community Church of Christ in Vernon.
Mike Diskin Minister of Westside Christian Church, l Paso, Texas. A former
missionary to Antigua, West Indies.
Lawrence Hallum
Former
Director of
Cookson
Hills Christian Ministries. Currently
serving as Field Representative of that ministry and a missionary at large.
Bob McAnally -- A Christian Businessman living in Mimbres, New Mexico. He is an
Elder in the First Christian Church, Deming, New Mexico.
The Goals
and
Objectives of SAFE Ministries
are
outlined in the Articles of Incorporation
as Follows:
Section 1. Evangelistic
Outreach
Worldwide
A. Publishing and distribution of evangelistic materials in various
languages.
B
Develop an equipping ministry serving evangelistic
and
nurturing needs,
area
churches and i tinerant church
workers .
Section 2. Provide a base
and
assistance for new church evangelism
Section 3. Develop a short-term internship training program.
Section 4. Develop a program of benevolence.
Section 5.
Full
accounting to all supporting churches
and/or
individuals.
Section 6 .
Clarificat ion
These
goals
are to be further explained
and
defined in the policies
and
procedures
manual. Additional goals
and
objectives may be added to the program
as
needed
and funds permit.
SAFEMINISTRIES * PO BOX
31277
* EL PASO, TEXAS
79931
* (915)860-1717
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PPERAtlONAL UPDATE. . .
BUI Baker is s^r^ing as the Executive Director of ' 1
SAFE
Miciistwegr-^BTll has over 20 years of experience in :
Latin
American missionary
work.
Prior to beginning a ll
furlough in September of 1992,
he
served as Director * * - -
of Spanish American Evangelism In El Paso, Texas. *
With
the Lord's help, he
Is
currently developing a team ^ .
which
will work
with
him
in
putting Into place the
' . .
program
of
SAFE Ministries.
A^flve-d^tract of
land near
the newest
border
new home for safe ministries -
crossing in El Paso with a
5,000 square
foot building located on It
has
been acquired
and
will
serve as the Base-Camp for the ministry. Work is now underway to
clean-up,
secure
and adapt the property to meet the needs of the new ministry. Part of the property will be
developed Into a Christian RV Park .
goal
for the
RV park will
be to
get
retirees
. . , Involved
In
ministry either in
El
Paso or Mexico
and
the
great Southwest. Projects
will center
around
the
|L
1^_
I ff literature ministry and benevolent
work.
We are
HW ft ^ currently developing an orphanage on a new
JH | location in Chihuahua,
Mexico.
|K ^ nES|H||M Several work teams are currently
being
organized
for the fall, winter
and
spring of 1993-94. Anyone
Interested in assisting
In
site
development may get
wlliiilliliiiliiii^^
further
Information by writing SAFE Ministries or
orAN/Gr,lcmL
directly at
(308) 436-5776
In
addition
to
the land,
the
ministry
owns
(tree
and clear) a complete print shop which consists of 6 printing presses and other
support
equipment.
Because SAFE Ministries is using the assets of EPSM to begin operations, the acquisition
of land
and
present
equipment has
been accomplished without the need for outside
contributions. However, operational needs
will
require the regular monthly
support
of
God s people.
Per sonnel f rom SAFE Ministries
are
avai lable
to
share the
dream
of this unique ministry with your
congregation. Feel free to contact us to
arrange
for
a speaking date. ^
We ask for your prayers as this exciting new rJS . ti '
ministry breaks
through
the shell of a
cocoon
and
begins to spread her wings. kuttfer.*: fiSSfc
SOME OF
THE
GIRLS
LIVING
IN
THE
ORPHANAGE IN CHIHUAHUA,
MEXICO
YOU CAN HELP Please
fill
out
the
following form
and
return It to SAFE Ministries.
KITCHEN N IN ING HALL
IN O RP H N GE
YES, I WANT TO HELP Please send
me Information
on the
following:
Work projects for property development
Orphanage
information
Short term evangelistic work
In
Mexico
Information on SAFE HAVEN -- a Christian RV Park In development
Q Please keep me on your mailing
list.
I
cannot
help with time
or
talents, but I can help PRAY for your work.
I can help meet financial needs. Enclosed Is my gift of $ . ,
Name
:
Address :
City:
State:
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