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    C H R I S T

    F O R

    T H E A M A Z O N V A L L E Y

    MR. AND MRS. DAVID M. SAYIESS CA1XA POSTAL

    92 6

    BELEM. PARA BRAZIL

    /

    SPONSOR

    / ^

    FORW RDINC GENT

    Ridgcervtt hrtttian Church

    . V ^ - j ayUsk

    5300

    Eastrr> Avcnu S.

    E. 5 30 0 E o> t rn A vc nu

    S.

    E .

    Albuquerque N. M. 67108 ^ \ t _ Albuquerque N. M.87108

    O c t o b e r ,

    1 9 7 9

    N e w s l e t t e r

    D e a r

    F r i e n d s

    i n C h r i s t ,

    W e r e r e a l l y on th e

    goi

    I m te a c h in g

    l e a d e r s

    in s i x c h u r c h e s ,

    once

    a

    week a b o u t

    tv/o

    h o u r s w i t h each

    l e a d e r .

    On e c h u r c h i s

    g r o w i n g

    f a s t

    now.

    The l e a d e r , J o s e M aria, ha s been a C h r i s t i a n two

    y e a r s .

    The c h u r c h

    wa s down

    t o

    3^ when he t o o k o v e r

    two

    months a g o .

    Now

    t h e r e a r e 4c?. E i g h t

    were

    b a p t i z e d In

    S e p t e m b e r.

    I n A ugust

    f our men

    c a l l e d

    me

    t o h e l p t h e i r d e c l i n i n g

    c h u r c h ,

    I m

    .

    t e a c h i n g

    and show ing them how

    t o

    e v a n g e l i z e . On V/ednesday e v e n i n g s

    we g o o u t

    a n d t e a c h

    s o m e o n e

    t h e g o s p e l .

    We

    d i s c u s s r e s u l t s e a c h

    week an d g o

    a g a i n .

    The

    c h ur c h s h ou ld g r o w , and

    l e a d e r s

    w i l l b e

    d e v e l o p e d ; : h i 3 w a y .

    A

    T he c h u r c h A n t o n i o l e a d s , w h e r e we a t t e n d . I s g r o w i n g . T h e r e a r e

    u s u a l l y

    a r o u n d

    7 0 ,

    w i t h

    8 9

    r e c e n t l y , I

    t e a c h t h e y o u t h

    g r o u p .

    m

    a l s o t r a i n i n g a

    m e n s

    and a l a d l e s

    q u a r t e t .

    T h e y r e e x c i t e d .

    A

    A n t o n i o h as

    c o n v e r t e d a c o u p l e

    and I s t e a c h i n g

    a

    l a r g e f a m i l y .

    He

    i s c o u n s e l l i n g a C h r i s t i a n

    c o u p l e ,

    A l e x a n d E l s a . He w as c o n v e r t e d

    first. When

    s h e was

    b a p t i z e d s he p r o m is e d t o m a r r y hi m . T h e y

    h a v e

    tw o c h i l d r e n . B u t

    s h e

    w o u l d n t m a r r y . Seem s s h e I s a g r e e i n g

    now.

    J o a n n e had

    h e r

    a p p e n d i x rem oved and o t h e r r e p a i r s I n S e p t e m b e r . S h e

    was

    b a c k

    I n s c h o o l

    8 d a y s

    l a t e r .

    Sh e

    f e e l s f i n e ,

    J o h n

    h a s

    b e e n I n

    h o t

    c o m p e t i t i o n

    i n

    s p o r t s

    a t s c h o o l .

    He

    g o t

    I n t o

    th e f i n a l s p e l l i n g

    b e e , b u t

    m i s s e d

    a

    b a d l y

    p r o n o u n c e d

    w o r d .

    T o o

    b a d

    I d i r e c t

    t h e h ig h sc h oo l band d u r in g t h e d i r e c t o r s f u r l o u g h .

    It s

    v e ry r e l a x i n g .

    D o n t know how I d g e t

    alo n g w ith ou t

    i t . I m

    h a v i n g

    t r o u b l e k e e p i n g

    up w i t h work

    a t

    th e

    p r i n t

    s h o p . Also t h e bookkeep

    i n g f o r

    o u r g r o u p

    f a l l s I n t o my

    r e a l m .

    B e v e r l y

    I s t e a c h i n g one o f t h e l a d l e s

    t o

    r e a d ,

    u s i n g

    D aubach

    m e t h o d .

    She

    a l s o

    t e a c h e s th e l a d l e s

    on S u n d a y s and T h u r s d a y s , T h e i r num ber

    I s I n c r e a s i n g . B e s i d e s

    t h i s

    s h e

    t a k e s e x c e l l e n t

    c a r e o f

    u s .

    Wish y o u d come

    v i s i t .

    T h e r e s l o t s

    t o

    se e

    t h a t s I n t e r e s t i n g .

    P r a y f o r u s

    p l e a s e .

    We

    t h a j i k

    God f o r u s i n g

    you

    t o

    s u p p o r t

    t h i s w ork.

    I n f l a t i o n In Belem

    was 5^ th e

    p a s t 12 months,

    above

    th e

    n a t i o n a l

    r a t e . Our

    money d o e s n t

    keep

    up

    w i t h

    It We g o t

    a s m a l l

    c a r ;

    u s e s

    h a l f

    t h e g a s t h e o t h e r

    d i d . Now h o p e t o sell t h e o t h e r .

    P l e a s e

    s e n d

    a l l

    m a l l

    t o o u r a g e n t . H e l l s e n d It t o u s a s p e c i a l

    w ay. Our s i s

    b e i n g s t o l e n from o u r

    b o x . O t h e r s u s i n g I t

    g e t

    t h e i r s

    w i t h

    n o

    t r o u b l e .

    J u s t o u r s

    I s

    b e i n g t a k e n .

    Y o u r s I n

    C h r i s t ,

    D a v i d M.

    B a y l e s s

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    PR S NTIN

    David

    Beverfy Bayless, Missionaries

    Christ

    For The Amazon

    Valley

    Caixa Postal

    926 66,000

    Belem, Para, Brazil

    Write to th m t

    this address

    Air

    Mail

    only

    David Beverly

    Joanne

    14)

    These Missionaries are Sponsored by

    RIDGECREST

    CHRISTIAN CHURCH

    5300

    Eastern

    Avenue,

    S.E.

    ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. 87108

    Forwarding

    Agent

    J FREDBAYLESS

    5300 Eastern

    Avenue,

    S.E.

    Albuquerque,

    N.M.,

    87108

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    f*

    NOW IN

    THE 21ST YEAR OF SERVICE

    IN

    BRAZIL

    David and Beverly

    Bayless

    have been working in Belem, a

    city of

    over

    a million

    people,

    and

    principal city of

    the

    Amazon

    Valley, since 1959.,

    Their main work is to enable Brazilian

    leaders

    to

    qgj^e

    their

    cjULT hes

    and^^og^^e so the churcheswill grow, and

    to te ach

    their

    fellow Brazilian

    Chris t ians

    to do th e s ame .

    This work of enabling Brailian leaders to carry out

    the

    work

    Includes

    giving

    weekly orientation

    in a

    number

    of

    churches,

    to

    leaders,

    who

    are required to carry out

    their

    work in obedience

    to Christ. They

    are

    eager to do this, and have requested

    the

    orientation, which is

    given only on

    condition of this obedience

    to hrist

    Daviiis also

    in cbaroe

    of a

    print

    shoo which

    exists

    mainly

    for the purpose of producmg nriaterial for training leaders.

    ^This

    material

    is used

    all

    over Brazil.

    Beverly

    is active in

    Counselling

    women

    in

    Christian

    living

    and evangelism,

    besides

    ^teachinga

    ladies

    class

    n

    oneof thechurches

    each

    week.

    Joanne,

    15, is a

    Freshman

    in a

    Christian

    high

    school,

    and plays in

    the

    school band, which is directed

    this

    year

    by her father. John, 9, is in the fourth grade HeTsTfkIng soccer

    more

    and more act ive

    The

    Bay

    lessee

    are

    happy

    to

    receive let ters. Much

    corres

    pondence

    Is

    being stolen

    In the

    post office, but some letters

    are getting

    thru.

    Write to them

    Mark

    the envelope

    plainly

    , i AirJSflAU in

    stamps

    of any value

    (up

    to 31c)

    C for each

    ounce - usually one sheet of typewriter paper,

    ^hey

    will

    Answer all mail

    received. Addrejs jto Calxa Postal

    926,66,000

    Belem, Para,

    Brazil. ^

    Several

    churches,

    classes,

    and

    individuals

    support this

    work.

    Without such

    the family could

    not remain in Brazil.

    They

    appreciate support and prayers, and thank God for all.

    Please pray

    for

    God s guidance as they

    continue to

    work for

    Him in this

    country that so much needs the Gospel

    of Christ

    Novembe r

    1979