PERSONAL FILE '^Date Ja.mia.-ry 3^ r ^^7^

Name in full .Tamfts T^mrh ; ^^

Complete address on field Calxa Postal 387. ^18400 ^ Uberl^ndlaf Minaa CftraiRrBrazil. South America

Complete forwarding address ^.676 ?Qth Avemje SW,Seattle. Washington 98116 '

Name and address of Livinglink church or churches;

Issaquah Christian Church . . South LaJceshore Christian Church

St.rftfit P0 Box IpQO StrPAf 1740 S. 84th StreetCity Issaquah 7nn^98027 StateWashingtpn r.Uy Tacoma TinnftQSWstfltP.WashingtonNames and addresses of other sponsoring or endorsing churches:

llojmndy ghJistiar] Churnh PflT^rlnnd. Christian ChuarohStreet 9Q9 Sa gOQth Street 757 8. 13fith Street

Seattle 7. nnp. 98148StatPWashington City_J2aCQJDia ZonpyftZiMLStatp,Please send along with this form copies of recommendations from churches which will encourageother churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow avisiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impossible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a responsible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the valueof your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers aboutyour church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3)and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share thecredit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share theirconviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will helpconvince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES tospread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recommendations. as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have now, and the others later.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names and addresses here and enclose a copy ofNTAMTC Richard Eiring N-amp Issaquah Christian Church

Rfyppf 869^ Bfarlgold Street gf^opf PO Box UOO

City. 2aiSS Zone State_ffi_ r-ity iBBaquah StateJ!!L_25^Z83702

Parkland Christian Church Nonnandy Christian Church South Lakeshore Chr Churcl757 So 138th Street 908 S, 200th 17U0 Sputh 8Uth StreetSeattle, Wash 98UWi Seattle,Wa8h 98lU8 Tacoma, Wash 98UUU

Name and address of hometown nftwapapar Issaouah Pi?ess. Issaguah, Washington 98027

Name and address of other papers which mi^t carry stories of your work:

Street.

City^

Place of BIRTH,

7.nnft. state.

Pnrtilia.nd

Strpet,

City^ Zone, State,

JJgA

Day of hirfli 1? Mnnth Julv Vtaar. 19ii-5 ,

Where haptig^H? University Street Christian Ghm?ch Patp June 24, 1966

Pity Eugene Rtatp, Oregon

On an extra page please describe any details regarding conversion which you might care tomention.

MARITAL STATUS:MarripH X Single, Divorced. Widowed.

Date of TT^arriag^ March l6. 1968 Where married? Lorane Christian Church (Oregon)Who solemnized your wedding? Mr, Mathew Madathil

List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:(If your children have been adopted, please indicate.)

Name

Mlstle Lee Bunch

Corey James Bunch

"-j : ''cue

Place of their birth

P,. Washi

Seattle, Washington

3.

day, month, and year

20 Nov. 1Q70

21 Oct. 1Q73

"BUITCHES IN BRAZIL"

Jim, Sandy, Histie & Corey

.-'f Jim^,-4as raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, near Portland. Directly followingHigK^-Stifiool graduation he went to Navy boot-camp as a member of the Reserves.Three days after returning from camp he was involved in a collision with a 28,000,pound dump truck and hovered near death for several weeks. The Lord had plansfor this then Christless life and spared it. Jim went on to attend the Universityof Oregon and it was while a student there, that he came to know the Lord. Shortly,after coming to Christ Jim traveled throughout Europe for three months studying thepeople and the cultures. He moved to Seattle and went into Insurance sales andmanagement. A promising career was developing when he and Sandy gave their livesto specialized Christian service during Wi-Ne-Ma Week of Missions in August of 19^9In September of that year Jim enrolled full-time at Puget Sound College of theBible where he completed his undergraduate study. Both Jim and Sandy spent thesummer of 1972 in Brazil as missionary yj^Bis...of the Bible College. He wasassociate minister at Issaquah Christian Church for a yecir and then pastored therefrom July, 1971 until July, 1973 when he and Sandy began to concentrate on raisingfunds to return to Brazil.

grew up in a Christian home in rural Lorane, Oregon, She spent one yearat Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon and then graduated from the LaneCommunity College School of Dental Assisting. She also has reached Jimior standingat Puget Sound College of the Bible, Sandy is now busy with her responsibilitiesas house-wife and mother, including the many opportunities of service that are joysof one who is married to a missionary.

They departed for the Brazilian field in March of 197^? and have since locatedin the city of Uberlandia in the State of Hinas Gerais, Brazil. There they areinvolved in language study and are working with two other missionary families, theHarry Scates and Jim Sturgeons,

Jim and Sandy have two lovely children, a girl, Mistie Lee, three and a half,and a boy, Corey James, ten months. They are such a blessing and a big asset onthe mission field. Mistie is attending a Brazilian pre-school where she israpidly learning Portuguese.

Mission Services:Box 177Kemptony Indiana

Gentlemen!

The above resume is sent concerning James Le Bunch and his wife who went to Braaillast March and are laboring in Uberlandia with the Sturgeons. They are a sfifendidyoung couple who have been .^ent out by the Issaquah Christian Church, Issaquah, Wash. ^This is a coD?)aratively new church and Mr. Bunch was their first full time minister,and this church is sponsoring him and supporting him partially on the mission field.Other churches in the Puget Sound Area co-operate in providing enough monthly supportfor this young couple.I hope there will be space in future Issue of the Horlaona to give some publicity tothe Bunches.

Sincerely - Christina M Seraple2676 39th Avenue SffSeattle,Washington 98116 ^

PERSONAL FILE

What things influenced you to become a missionary? (Jim)In brief, after my conversion in I966, I began to seek my place of

sea^vice, I came to realize that Christ wanted more than just my occasionalparticipation in Church activities, I was maarried to Sandy in I968, whileI was working in the Insurance business in Seattle. WA, We joined a localChristian congai^egation (Gareenwood Charistian Chuarch) and immediately fell underthe foaxseful influence of Dick and Cay Ewing, They weare foirmer missionaal.esto Biazil and in addition to their active a?oll at Ga:enwood they headed up theMission Department at Puget Sound College of the Bible,

Soon I became chaiaanan of the Mission's Committee, a job Dick washappy to give up. His schedule was plenty full anyway. We then began takingevening coiaarses at the Bible College in Missions, We got excited about Missionsand soon when I had the oppoaliunity to staart a new office in Bellingham, about80 miles noalih, I took the oppoartunity to move theare and work with the new BroadwayChal-stian Chuaxjh as well. We settled down and even bought a home. However,our stay was something less than lengthy. After only tha:^e months of residencywe attended Wi-Ne-Ma week of Missions on the Oregon Coast, There, in answer tothe pa:ayea?s of many, Sandy and I said, "We'll go wheare you want us to go dearLo3:xi", and that tiaamed out to be Bible College for thrree yeaa:s and then on toBrazil,

Dual.ng fiy::-&tay a-t Puget Sound I was involved in staa?ting a newcongaregation whea: I ministea:d for two years. The Issaquah ChristianChuarch is now our staxangest suppoarbing chuaxjh,

THUMB-NAIL SKETCH

Shorrt summary of goals, pa:sent missionary service and accomplishments:Our pua::pose in Brazil is the same as it was in the States: to

lead lost souls to a s&.lvation experience and to disciple th^m efther inexisting or newly established New Testament congaregations; or wheare theyaa:e, if they should come to Chal.st while within the Cathoiic or DenominationalChirrches} and if they decide they could have ga:^ater influence for Christ whearethey aare than by joining a gaxaup of New Testament Christians, We hope to beinfluentual in bal.nging many to a simple New Testament Faith in Jesus Christ asSaviour and Loaxi, We pray that we may be used to win many who have never heaaxithe Gospel paxaclaimed. We pray also that the Holy Spial.t would allow us to bea kind of "Bible leaven" in the Spial.tual lives of those who claim to be Christian,My task will be to train leadera who will themselves be far moaa useful tools forwinning Brazil and the World to Christ than what I could be on mycown,

Dual.ng our fiiat tearm we aaa attempting to become well adapted toour new cultural expeal.ence and this includes learning Poa^tuguese, We aaaalso working with home chuaxahes and seeking open dooars with our friends andneighbors, Otir^co^orkeaas aa:e Harr^ang. Elaine Scates and Jinuand Carpi Stiiyeon,Daily Duties: Now we aa:e involved in about thrse houars of classaxaom langueigestudy per day, Sandy and I are both teaching English which gives us manycontacts with Brazilian ytoung people, I am also working with some otheaxsin a prison ministry to the local jail.

We aare taxasting the Lord to ireveal to us eacactly what our work will'consist of When we aretum for our second term in 1978* In "the meantime we willdo all we can to seave the Loaxi whea:e we ars as we leaaxi the language, Duaxingmy first f^lough I plan on attenMng.;;^iOQl.^fWorld^Missioff'at Fuller Seminaryin Pasadena^ CA,

Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did. Give approximate dates:

Place Service Dates

. Greenwood Christian Church , Youth snonsoT-. deannn FV3.II. 1Q^Q - SnniTnR-r. 1Q7nIssa(iuah Christian Church Assistant Pastor Summer, 1970 - Summer, 1971 Pastnr ,RnniTnp-r^ 1 ~ "^97?

SCHOOLING (high school and later):

Name of school Location Number of years Degrees and date granted

Unive2?isty of Ozeeon Eugene. Oregon 3

Puget Sound College of the Bible Seattle. WA. 3 and T term BS Mav. 1Q7B

What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hopeto accomplish on the mission field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leadingothers into fulltime service (Use an extra sheet if you need more space):Enclosed with other forms.

Describe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on the field:

Enclosed with other forms.

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?

Evangelist, Bible College TeacherPublich School Teacher_

Homemaker___ r>r>f>fnr NTii-rog. Social worker,. Music teacher,

Radio miniRtrv. Radio followup^____^ Christian Service Linguistics.

Maintenance of mission equipment.^_ Benevolence Office work, Name other:

PARENTS:

Father's name and home aHHrpgc Mr. Nelvln E. Bunch

2^50 Ellis. NE Sfr^At SalemT.iving X Deceased.

City. 97?01' Zone . State Oregon

His nr.onpaHHfiRes'baiae.ht. ' ' "tfc 'Via a Christian? y]6s__L'^ no_2L(Manager)

What positions of leadership has he held in the local church? ^

What Christian service does he now do? - None

None

Mother's full mhiden Flr>-rP>TiP.f> A'Waggmn

Rtrppt Box 51^ ^ . T Powers

Living. Y Deceased.

ZnnP

BUNCHES

BRAZIL

Matt. 9:37 . . the harvest truly is plenteous,but the labourers are few."

October, 197^

Dear Friends of Christ:

I Love the Lord,because He hears my prayers and answers them.He bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I breath! Psalms 116:1-2

It is great to know we are in His will and that He is guidingsituation, no matter how disasterous it may appear to us, that all wxllwork together for good, because we love Hiral

About the time you were reading our last prayer-letter I was climbing into bed, where I was to spend the next^five weeks. While in Brasiliaduring the last of July both Mistie and I began to show symptoms of Bpa-_titis. Upon returning to Uberlandia the disease was confirmed. Mistie,

--^'eing much younger, had a light case which required only co^inement athome! The ^ease is more serious for adults and I needed total bed rest.

During the first week of August, Sandy put a call through to her Vimat Wi-Ne-Ma Week of Missions and the word was spread and prayers began togo up on our behalf. The next day I had Improved miraculously and my app-etite returned. We thank God for the power of prayer and our many concernedbrothers and sisters in Christ.

Things are beginning to get back to normal but only slowly. beengiven the okay to resume normal activities as long as I do not get yi^y My resistance and stamina are not great after five weeks in bed, Mistieturned around, after her round with Hepatitis and was down with a col ora week, (would you believe?) she is now recovering from Chicken Pox! We .prayed for patience "Thank you Lord for the lesson!" He has blo^sodus through these trying times. We have been drawing together as a familyin Him.

We thank God for our wonderful co-workers ~ the Scates* and Sturgeon's, i/They have been so willing to help us through the past difficult weeks.

Several folks have requested we chare some specif aeeds-that we have,,both spiritual and physical; we will share these in "LnisT-etter,

We need your prayers. jbo_help guide us in making eventual decisions asto the exact type and place of our work following language stutty. We seea vast ministry opening right here, but want to be sure we are continuing

;niiTu iAi^P

At present, it is our plan to .return t(^jbhe Northwest in early ^rch, 1977,after three years on the field, I am plann:Lng to enroll at" "'T?he'School of WorldMission" in Pasadena, Ca. for one year of graduate stuc^jr or at least a term,depending on the Lord's leading. We would Ipe home, closejtQ::%year~a^if I spend the entire t-dne months at FuUeri We would want to^^'IBacIc in Brazilby late July, 1978. Dr. Donald McGavran, founder of the school, advised that itwould be of great advantage to study there ^ter our fibrst term in Brazil. Hebelieves that the primaiy task of our firstand laying of important foundations in cultural and social adaptation. We seekyour prayers that these plans coincide withaltered accordingly.

three years will be language study

We are seeking to help establish a midthree, and-sometimes four lower-class homePerhaps this new work will begin with an Op^Christian friends, Perrin and Carlota, who^El^gjg^or at the University and she is a De

We have been getting along without anmissionaries, has been saving us close to $2thus far, without such transportation, Howecrease as we become more "fluent in the Ian]proportionately. We have es"tablished a carsent to Chrissie will be applied toward ourmay also be designated toward.our "furloughfund", including l6mm projector, films anding the projector will increase the steward^

God's and if not, that they will be

(lle-clasU "home church^v-4o join the(jjhurches in-existence,

n Bible Study in the home of ourive near us. He^s ._an,.,,

ni^st; both areAutomobile which, according to some

00 a month. We have been doing fine,ver, we know that the need will in-

ge and as our ministiy expandsfund and gifts designated to it andeventual purchase of a car. Fundstravel fund" and our "special project

(j)ther tools for our minist^, believ-hip of the several films we have here.

gua

I spent a week in July working withexcited about the camp ministry hero. Themuch more work is necessary. Missionary, 01working with the camp and have done a greai:to expand the facilities and complete the sichannel any designated funds into this wortlB

High School youthen c^jm^-and I am socfamp groun nearSBi^asilia is nice but^.es j,|^ nt and his family have beenjob. Charles, however, needs money

rimming pool. We will be tfappy toLWhile work.

We brought a filmstrip projector and a set of filmstrips called "Parablesfrom Nature", We praise the Lord that He has allowed us to use these in theEnglish School and literally hundreds of yo\ing people and adults have seen thefirst in the series, not just one time, butmessages are cartoons derived from Bible parables and we believe excellent forcommunicating the Gospel, Hayry' p, daughter^ '^ Kobin^ :jtranslated the script into^Portuguese and then she and severai others"dramatized it on tape for use in^combined meeting of the home churches and in Sunday School,

A NOTE FROM SANDY

]y^ special thanks for your special prayers during our time of sickness. Wepraise the Lord that our family is over thesomewhat normal again, Mistie has returned

hump and our schedules are becaningto school and again is rapidly learn-

ing Portuguese, Jim is gradually resuming his Portuguese classes and feels thathe has a ways to go to catch up after being isolated for over a month. Praise theLord, during this time of trial Corey stayed healthy and helped entertain everyone.He took his -hearty applause with us joining in,old Oct. 25, and Mistie four, Nov. 10,ful for Christian friends.

this great feat" he gave himself aIt is hard to believe that he will be a year

We "truly felt your prayers and are so thank-

ifess You All,

, Mistie & Corey

God 3:

Jim, Sandjf

BUNCHES

BRAZIL

Matt. 9:37 ". . . the harvest truly is plenteous,but the labourers are few."

*^.,and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Sonof the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His Kingdom will have no

-end." Luke l:31b-33

Greetings in the Eternal Name of Jesus I

~We thank God that through no merit of our own but as a result of His Son's selfless act upon the cross, we are included in that kingdom without end. V/e praythat all'who read this letter will share the same great joy we know as we cele-

'bra^ethe birth of Christ our Lord.

"I'am happy to report that the. Hepatitis is history. I even got in a few games: of . tennis last week without any problem. Praise the Lord! Our family is allwell now and doing fine. We do suffer a little from the heat which is in the80's and 90's every day with fairly high humidity. Many of the women here carryumbrellas to shade themselves from the sun. It is a good idea since the sun is

-ee-d^ntenso. It's difficult to find shade "when "the "sun is-directly overhead.We-try to walk from tree to tree on our way to and from the school. I carriedan umbrella' once but soom discovered that men are supposed to tough it out inthe sun. Then I discovered that if I walked with Mistie or Sandy I could holdthe umbrella to shield them and sort of sneak a little shade for myself.

.About,a month ago Harry, Jim, Orquido, myself, and four other Christian menbegan a ^^mimstry to the men,...of the^ City Jail. Every Saturday morning at6:00 we meet for prayer, and in the afternoon we meet with the prisonersto get to know them and to share our faith in Christ, During the first eightweeks we are showing a series of "Moody Bible Science"films in Portuguese and.Jihen breaking into small groups for discussion. Perhaps some of you rememberthe beaut^ully wrapped pen which we had with our display items. It had myname and Sandy's embroidered into the design. Two years ago when we visitedUberlandia I went to the prison several times and made friends with one of theprisoners, Joao Sabastao made the pen as a present. He and twelve other menin prison were baptized the day after we left here. I have renewed my friendshipwith Joao through the meetings. His five year sentence will be up in just a fewmonths. I pray that he will continue to serve the Lord when he returns to hisfamily and the many trials that will face him on the outside.

; SOUTH LAKESHORE CHRISTIAN1740 South 84th StreetTocomo, Washington 98444

ADDRESS CORREaiON REQUESTED

Jim and Sandy Bunch MissionariesField Address:

c/o Harry Scales - Caixa Postal 38738400 - Uberlandia, Minos GeraiiBrazil S.A.

Forwarding Agent:Christina Semple2676 39th SWSeattle, WA 98116

Promotional AgentSteve Moreland

All mission correspondence should be sent to Forwarding Agent. Checks con be mode poyoble to the Issoquoh Christian Church. Nodesignation is required, since this is a mission account.

One of the men who is participating with us in the prison work was recentlymarried. I was invited to photograph this unusual event. Weddings are verycommon here and especially Catholic weddi.ngs :ich this was but it's ratherinnvative to have a fpmy Pidest marr^ n fogcjr A the Church with theSanction of the Pope "SicTSnhe members of tho Parrish where he had beenworking as a Priest for several years. rohn and Regina are a very excitingcouple and we are thrilled at the witness- that their lives for Christ arehaving upon the commonly ritualistic and impotent Catholic Church. We have cometo see real hope for millions of Brazilians as they turn to Christ where theyarein the Catholic Church. It is not (;ur desire to convert Catholics toProtestantism but to see needy pilgrims (;ome to Jesus. We praise God that theHoly Spirit is alive and working throughout the Body of Christ. We pray thatthrough our relationship with John Joe and Regina that we can all grow closerto our Lord. Incidentally, hP.,..is..J34s.h and aha is from^,,]!;^ They bothhave been working part-time in the English School.

' -fr- -

Our co-wor!:3r Ilarrv Scates. recently found himself in the roll of the^xorcist".A very beautifulahd effervesent young woman, Abadia, though not a Christian~yet,has been attending our home-church meetings. Another girl from Abadia's school,who was jealous of her good looks and popularity, went to a Macumba (Black Magic)spiritist and paid to have a spell cast on this lovely teenager. Satan has powerful agents and without the indwelling Ho].y Spirit, who protects Christians fromsuch possession, she was quickly occupiec: by some evil force. This may sound farfetched, but it's terribly realI Her bessuicidal depression.- Her face distorted"vrhites were visible. Her parents :* :ro fitrying to find one who.could release thei

uty vanished as she sank into a deep, evenarfdr heiT^yes rolled back until onl^T i^heantic and consulted a number of spiritis msr daughter from the awful power they sax\r

destroying her. Their efforts were fruiiless. Finally, Abadia mentioned somethingration her non-Christian parents took hernses before our all powerful and lovingJesus, Abadia was freed from the appallingful for the promise that the victory over

about her Christian friends, and in despeto Harry's home. As they fell on their tFather, and prayed in the name of Christforce that had gripped her. We are grateSatan has already been won if we will only trust in the power that is ours in Christ!

A NOTE FROM SA^DY

Praise the Lord, it is so nice to againgreai^sinceHiis last-blood test and it ssdifferent activities as a "Whole Family".,

have the family well, ^jj^as been doingens wonderful-to again tiike part in the

hooling with flying colors and will notCMistie-has completed her first year of sostart again until March. She lovos school and after one day of vacation she askedwhen she could return. She has been a t be nding Elaine's Sunday School and is quickly learning the children's songs in Portuguese, She loves to tell stories aboutJesus, so one morning Elaine let her tellchildren understood, because she mixed tl

a stoiy and 1 am not too sure how much the3 story with Portuguese and English,

d a terrific birthday party and it so hap-Dn brought friends. We had figured on anJo Corey is a bqrn preacher because alongtiow, Nite-Nite," he also adds, "HALLELUJAH"!old-block"!

^Cor^,^is novr one and Mistie four; they ha"~pehed that eveiyone showed up and some ev

attendance of 75 and we had a total of 9with his accomplishment Of "MaMa, DaDa, CYou might say that he is a "Chip-off--the

Jim andJL"have also finished our first teRSeived an "Otimo-great" and Jim a "Be

have received an "Otimo" except he missed

rji of Portuguese and on our final examinationn-good", the teacher said that Jim would hacut on a few lessons due to Hepatitis whichend the terra in such a manner. We xdll

taking a month off from Dec. 15j untilhe morning at the Language School and thenon anyone that ventures near, Jim and Carol

will all be back in the full sxd.ng of things.

put him back, therefore, wicontinue Portuguese through''the summer .Jan. 15. We will study for two hours inhave the remainder of the day to practiceSturgeon xd.ll rejoin us in March when we

We do give you a special greeting duringand New Year be filled with God's richest

bhis Christmas Season and may your Christmasblessings, as you seek His Will.

Yours in Emanuel,

Jim, Sandy, Mistie and Corey