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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.

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Box

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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.

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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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Volume

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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Volume

I,

Number

1

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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Volume I, Number 1

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.


5/6

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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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


6/6

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 $ . ,

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