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The above caption reads, "God loves a cheerful giver." (1 Corin

thians

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We deeply

appreciate

those who support Good News Outreach so that evangelism in the Dominican

Republic is possible.
Mindy

...from the Dominican Republic

Challenge: The Dominican Republic! P7% Roman Catholic affiliation Over six million people
Goal; Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
-k Establish new churches Train Christian leaders i( Distribute bible literature

The Mysinger Family,..

,.,committM to announcing the good

news of Jesus to people of other nationSy currently active in the Dominican Republic.

January and February, I983

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congregation by These new

two youth
far, they

baptism in January. are comprised of

So

members
have

and an elderly woman.

Cuba

shown themselves to

First Christian Church

Box 381

be regular

attenders
in

and

partici

pants in the churches' activities.

Attendance church services

PMLft, 1<S 66071

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remains
School

between
students

20 and JO,
are few;

Sunday
10 to 15

participate in it.
cal churches

Other evangeli

report the same small

...in Vuelta Larga...

There have been no conversions

...in Canada Bonita...

A new church was recently begun

quantity
However,
tendance

of Sunday School students.

we enjoyed
on

our record at

February 10; more than

85 persons packed the small building

to see a filmstrip about the prophet
Elijah.

so far, although we see some forth coming soon. The people here are
somewhat hesitant toward church com

in this community by the Santiago mission (Bill Loft and fellow work men). As of the end of February,
the church is about eight months old.

We are

currently

emphasizing and

mitment. They have been disappoint ed by several "fly-by-night" evan

There are already 20 baptized belie

vers there. Their resident evangel

Christian character development

gelical

groups

and

are waiting to
The situation

evangelism through members. The same universal problem of post-conversion

see what we will do.

ist, Julio Aristides, is also an ex

is aggravated even
community.

more by the apa

cellent gospel musician.

stagnation
trate the

is

attemptimg to infil
here as well. A

thy of the confessing Roman Catholic

Attendance at the Sunday after

During
mission

February, the
them a

Santiago
church

church

built

new

few no

longer

walk

with the Lord.

building in
its
veled

Canada

Bonita.

Due to

However, there

are now three strong

noon meeting

in Vuelta Larga is be
We currently meet

nearness

to us (midway between

family units in the body, should promote stability.

which

tween 12 and 20.

Santiago and

Puerto Plata), we tra

In ad

in the public school house, which is

already somewhat now considering
building.

there on several occasions to

We will soon be advertising our

Bible study course by means of radio

announcements here. The messages

crowded. renting

We are another

assist them in construction.

dition,
the

group of Christians from

area came down to help

Denver

are brief, but emphasize the Bible as the greatest book. These broad
casts will be emitted on Radio Puer

during the
ary.

last two weeks of Febru

to Plata, by station with

radio

far the most popular an audience of 90^ of

in the area. The

PRAY... for

We hope ta. the

stic

to maintain

good con

tact with the chiirch in CafTada Boni

listeners

We have made plans to invite evangelist musician to Puerto

rallies. We feel that good
to healthy,

station

will
to

soon

be tripling its
one third of the

Plata and Vuelta Larga for evangeli

communication is basic

AM

emmision

power, which will then

about

extend
country.

overall growth.

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In order to find
cation in which

a likely lo
con

to establish a

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gregation, we are visiting areas and

speaking
have,

with

whatever contacts we
etc. From these

like Bible students, friends,

family references,

visits,

we should find

a good spot

to begin our next church.

...from the Dominican Republic

Julie

Liz

Gary

Mindy

Challenge: The Dominican Republic! P7% Roman Catholic affiliation Over six million people
Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
kEstablish new churches Train Christian leaders k Distribute bible literature

The Mysinger Family,,. ,,,committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican Republic,

March and April, 19^3

NEW CHURCH BOUN

IN UUELTA LAItCA
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On April 3,
the community of

four
Vuelta

citizens of
Larga were

baptized into Christ

Cuba

to

become the

first

members of the

church there.

First Christian Church Box 381

Jamaica

In addition, a Puerto Plata resident

joined this group the

After

in

obedience of

to

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gospel

element

immersion.
months of

four and

one-half

weekly visits and services,

we have

seen the

establishment of a body of

RADIO
We

ANNOUNCEMENTS
to offer our Bible The
to

to Plata

area who were

already re

Christ's disciples in Vuelta Larga.

began

ceiving

literature our

from them.

In

During March and April, we have

been visitirg
turday.
meetings. good,
have

study course by radio in March.

one-minute announcements offer

conjunction with

new students,

Vuelta Larga each Sa filmstrips in open-air

We

we are developing a substantial pro spect list.

to

While there, we have shown

Attendance has been quite

the listener
mail;

a home

Bible study by
"Estu-

From these contacts, we

a series of

the course we offer is

hope to find new localities in which

establish new churches.

dios de la Biblia",
thored while in

which we co-auPuerto Rico. So

ranging from 30 to 150.

invited the visitors

to make

far, we have received To date,

announcements
have not

responses.

public

decisions

of

faith;
the

there

the recording of the

and
a

have been

two so far.
among

( Those two
ones who

their
cent.

emission
We have

decisions were

cost us

were baptized.)
rest is high.

We plan to continue
as inte

made an acquaintance

with the radio

the filmstrips for a time,

station co-owner; since I speak Eng

lish, he wished that I would teach

Yet our work has just begun in Vuelta Larga.* With these first be responsibility of lievers comes the

him.
places

In exchange for my classes, he

six announcements daily on (three on A.M. and three on

the air

leading self once

the church
to visit

to maturity and
the community

P.M.);

and so far, they have

Responses have

been [OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH, SANTO DOMINGO

identity. a week

Our intentions are to Sunday

free of charge. been somewhat

to continue

in addition

slower than theless,

we anticipated.

None

NEW CHURCH CONSIDERED

afternoon services.

we expect

the momentum to

We are currently surveying ano

increase as the

course becomes known

in the region.
Head of Christ
Moniiment

The responses repre

from several towns

sent an audience

ther region of the country with pro spects of beginning a new congrega tion. We hope to begin this church
in the same general area of the re

and

communities in the northern sec

atop Mount
Isabel de Torres
Puerto Plata

tor of the country.

When we f i r s t arrived in the

cently Larga.
churches

established one in Vuelta We plan to start several

near each other so as to

country,
us a

the Santiago

mission gave

l i s t of students from the Puer

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profit corporation whose primary purpose is that of evangelism. It relies entirely on the generosity of
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Should you or

your congregation desire to assist monetarily in making Good News out reach a continuous reality, send your contribution to:
Good News Outreach

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Outreach are tax deductible.
Julie Liz

Gary

Mindy

...from the Doiiiinit iin

Challenge: The Dominican Republic! P7% Roman Catholic affiliation Over six million people
Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
Establish new churches Train Christian leaders -k Distribute bible literature

w
The Mysinger Family,., .^committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican Republic,

May and June, 19^3

EvANqslisTic CAMpAiqN
Held
The gospel was announced by our
mission during an open-air evangeli stic
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rally

from

June 1 through
were eleven

immediate

results

public
First Christian Church Box 381

confessions

of faith in the
In addition, the

Lord Jesus Christ.

meeting
pose
Plata.

provided us the opportunity

the community of Puerto

Paola KS

66071

to introduce our church and its pur

to

CARIBBEAN SEA

About

300

people

attended in

SUMMER BIBLE SCHOOLS BEGUN

NEW GOAL:

FOUR

CHURCHES BY AUGUST

the four-night campaign to hear a medley of speakers and singers. I spoke on the opening evening, fol

So
Six weeks of summer Bible
with two

far, we

have

been working

churches

in the northern

school sion.

have been slated by our mis As of the writing of this

region of the country: one in Puerto

Plata and the other in Vuelta Larga. In recent weeks, however, we have

lowing a musical concert by Alabar^,

(I will praise),

an excellent group

article, we
and

have completed one week

led by a preacher from Santiago. For the following two nights, Ram<5n M^ndez, a radio evangelist and mini ster also from Santiago, manned the
speaker's
William Loft

are in the midst of the second.

been

laying groundwork for two more

It

is

too early to give a substan

congregations.
established in a

One

church is to be
south of Puerto

tial

update; this
The first

must
week's

await

our

town called Imbert,

next issue of the Report.

activities

about Plata.

30

minutes

platform.

Missionary
took

The other will be founded in

also delivered a brief

place

in

Vuelta

Larga.

By

the Luper(5n section of Puerto Plata,

Our means of initial contact in
these communities has been the Bible

message the second evening. To close out the rally, Carlos Torres of Puerto Plata spoke after another concert by Alabarg, The nightly

week's

end, about 50 youth were at Each eve

town.

tending the Bible school.

ning, we
different

held 50

preaching rallies in
within

correspondence course
established further

we offer.
home

We

locations

have visited most students, and have Bible

audience received a variety of test imony by word and song.

We consider this evangelistic

Almost
each ple, two baptized

people
youths on

were

present at
Three peo

of these meetings.

studies

with

some.

These

people

and an adult, were

campaign
for more

success.

We

had hoped

June 11 as a result of

have been an open door to their cor responding communities.

To
calities,

decisions, but we will do

the Vuelta Larga activities.

begin services in these lo

we have planned summer

our best to follow up with those who responded to the gospel call; al ready, two are attending services in the church. The rally also afforded us an opportunity to let people know

The
were
30

second

week of operations
about
More

in

Imbert, a community

Bible schools with evangelistic ral

minutes from Puerto Plata.

lies
have

during the same week.

We will

than 100

children have attended dai

one week of such activities in

ly, with

nightly evangelistic meet

Imbert
section.

and two weeks in the LupertJn

Should converts be made,

who we are and what we're doing; perhaps herein lies the real, longlasting result of our rally. People
will remember us; seed has been
planted^

ings

yielding

60

visitors.

As of

Wednesday, three people have confes sed Christ publically.

Four more weeks of such activi
ties will follow this one in Imbert.

we will consider the chiarch as esta

blished;
work
made.

if not,.we will continue to

these areas until converts are

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Good News Outrea'Sli^

Good News Outreach is a non-profit cor poration whose primary purpose is that of evangelism. It relies entirely on the generosity
of churches and individuals for its financial

^EPOI^
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sustenance. Should you or your congregation desire to assist monetarily in making Good News Outreach a reality, send your contribu
tions to:

Good News Outreach Route 11, Box 523

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73170

Checks made payable to Good News Outreach

are tax deductible.
Julie
Liz

Gary

Mindy

from the Dominican

Challenge: The Dominican Republic! Roman Catholic affiliation six million people Goal: Proclaim Biblical Christianity!
if Establish new churches Train Christian leaders if Distribute bible literature

The Mysinger Family.., ...committed to announcing the good news of Jesus to people of other na tions, currently active in the Dominican Republic,

November and December, 1983

RALLY

HELD
IN IMBERT

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The gospel penetrated the community of Imbert by means of an evangelistic rally during the last week of November. The seven-night campaign resulted in several public confessions of faith in Jesus Christ. Healthy crowds of others heard the plan of salvation
in a variety of means.
Y'i

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report.
First Christian Church
Box 381

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Attendance during the campaign rose and fell irre gularly. What follows is an estimate of crowds:
AVERAGE CAMPAIGN ATTENDANCE

Pao]a KS
Jamaica

66071

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Monday, November 28 Tuesday, November 29 Wednesday, November 30 Thursday, December 1 Friday, December 2 Saturday, December 3 Sunday, December 4

45 150 55 650 150 150 120

RALLY HELD IN IMBERT (continued)

THE LOFTS MOVE--AGAIN

As can be seen, the crowds varied greatly. The rally

began with a yawn. The second night's group grew,

mainly due to a visiting team of singers and poets who shared the program. The Wednesday night attendance was so-so. But Thursday's crowd was big because of a Christian film we showed as well as a power shortage in the town. The projectionist had brought a portable generator "just in case". Because of the blackout, no body could watch T.V. or listen to radios. Many thus
left their houses to see and hear the movie we showed.

Bill and Ginny Loft, pioneer missionaries to Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, have moved again, this time to El Paso, Texas. Bill is now serving as president of El Paso Christian College there; he and Ginny are also active in church work across the border
in Mexico.

FAREWELL, CARMEN PEREZ We said our farewells to Carmen Perez, of the Vuelta Larga church, in November. She left to reside in

New York City. We will all miss her, as she is an outstanding Christian woman. Carmen represents an ever-growing number of Dominicans who are making the move to the States. The overwhelming majority of them transfer to New

York City, with small communities in other places.

We have heard that there are about 600,000 Domini*

We estimated that as many as 10 or 15 per cent of the entire community was present for the evening. I, Gary, spoke for the first four nights. Ramon Men-

dez, of Santiago, delivered the next two night's ser

mons. Our Puerto Plata friend, Carlos Torres, manned

the platform to conclude the rally. A host of other talent contributed to the campaign: singers from the community and from afar, a poetic presentation, a drama based on Saul's conversion, and personal testi
monies.

cans now living in the United States, if so, this repre sents fully 10 per cent of all Dominicans. The "New York connection" is very essential to the sustenance of many Dominicans still here in their own country. Many people here receive monthly checks from family members in the States who are making excellent money in comparison to island wages. With out this income, many here would be victims of end less poverty and misery. Our hopes are that Carmen Perez will encounter a peaceful life in the "Big Apple". It is her dream to
make a better life for herself and her children there. We trust that she will.

The main event of the rally was, for us, the public confessions of Christ. Though they were few, they were quite significant. They were the brave ones who prefer to reject the tradition, apathy, and immorality which are so prevalent in their township. We will do our best to follow up with these prospects, seeing to it that they maintain their convictions and commit
ments to Jesus.

GINNY AND BILL LOFT

Pioneer missionaries for 31 years

NOTICE! HELP NEEDED! ! NOTICE!

The Lofts were instrumental in pioneering the cen tral region of the Dominican Republic, known as the Cibao Valley, with its major city of Santiago. They
made contacts in several outlying communities as well;
one such contact was in Puerto Plata. We came here

Help! We need the following items: 1. Musical instruments, especially guitars, ac cordions, tamborines, electric organs, but inclu ding any others. 2. Sports equipment for baseball, basketball,

ADDITIONS IN NOVEMBER

Two were added by baptism to the Body of Christ on November 27. Agustin Beard and Carmen accom panied us to the country and were immersed in the Bajabonico River that afternoon. Welcome, Agustin
and Carmen!

as a result of an invitation by the Lofts to begin a new evangelistic center in this strategic town.

volleyball, parlor games, children's toys, etc.* 3. Visual aids from VBS's or Sunday schools.
4. Arts and crafts ideas and materials.

The Loft family moved in June of 1983 and thus have already settled into their new ministry in El Paso. We felt their departure from here is newsmorthy, albeit late. Since the Loft's exodus from this country, their son

5. A mimeograph or photocopier.

We don't care what shape they're in as long

as they function! Do you have an old musical instrument or sports item in your closet, collec ting dust? Why not donate it to our mission?

Attendance for our four "mission points" averaged a total of 74 among them in November. Our work these days involves many activities which promote church growth and maintain stability: Bible studies, Sunday schools, visitation, filmstrips, etc.

Billy has stayed and continued the missionary activity. It has grown tremendously; Billy certainly has his hands full. We hope the Lord's protection upon the
work the Bill Lofts, Sr. left behind, as well as the new

We'll be making a trip to the states during the

summer of 1984. If you have such items to
contribute, hold on to them and we'll collect

work that they have now entered. We'll miss you. Bill and Ginny, but we're here to carry on.

them when we return. Thank you!