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The
next
weeks
April
2003,
three
were
spent
Connie Schultz, H
Dawn's moth-
arrangements and
spending as
toona, PA.
much
time
Many of you already know that we made the trip back to America
in order to be with her and the
family. Dawn's father called us in Australia on Saturday to say that the doctor suggested that we get back as soon as possi ble. By Monday morning we had our tickets, our bags were packed, and we had made arrangements for at least one
month's absence.
when we
door.
arrived
front
of the family as we could. Having traveled to our support ing churches only 12 months ago, we reasoned that the best place to be was at the family's
side.
We
time together, letting the girls spend time with Connie while
she was still able to smile and talk to them.
contact people while in America. This may be why some of you didn't hear from
July 2003
p.s. - clM you know our website now h^sthe locgl wegtbei-for Newcgstle^
by sl0ht'' comes liA.to play, i fe^^ow It woa't be easy, but i tetA^ow c,od's, strekv0th Isthe ovil^ way to
0et throu0h such hard times.
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FroyiA. tifiwiA,
you have losttracte, LaureiA. Is Ivi year 3 aiA.d Leah Is 1\a. feliA^der0arteiA, uvow. Outside of school, both the 0lrLs are liA^volved Iia.
As pc?t.iA-fuL ayid hard as, this past trip "hom-e" was fov us, it WAS ciLso such a woiA,c;(erfuL tlm.e
The 0lrLs are settled bacte ItA^to school aiA,d activities akvd doir^
"weLL. uMurgR ~aiA;d cea'ti botlT"
ItA-volved K-ld's club oia. Prida^ i^l0hts. she Is 0rowltA<0 very i:^ulctely aiA-d flkvally 0rowliA.0
liA-to her clothes!
A^mzrts bacte to "her ^or\A^al
teiA^w wheiA. she wasi^'t feeLLuv0 weLL. she m.c?de n c^lffereiA-ce 1\a,
made It liA,to the seml--ftkvaLs for their public speafeliA.0 this term; the results will come after this
self after about a mo^vth of tryiiAj^ to settle bacfe Ikv here, she Is
i^ewsLetter Is out, so If you wa^^t to flkvd out If they woi^., you will
have to sei^-d us aiA- email, i sup pose! LaureiA,'s speech Is eiA.tltLed, "ways to Matee your Mum
C-rakvfey" (a
humorous
o^e).
still my baby!
she
mom
her always,
if
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fuL bLesslK0.
Lool^ltA.0 bacf^
OIA/ that mowth,
myflutedurliA.0
ai^d
school
ei^tertaliA,-
me busy most of
I have
the time.
the
mortA,ltA.0 servic
ly ekijoyed It.
This past weefe a dear frlei^ from
}<.iA,oxvlLle,
< Lauren pose with Papa and his truck in Pennsylvania. Anna, Leah & Pennsylvania.
will always be
Leah's Is eiA^tltled, ''Ta\zl\A,Q a^v
Alrplai^e Ride to Ai^ertca' (she details the Iia.s aiA.d outs of air ports aiA.d alrplakves a^td beliA,0 a
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p.s. - 4i4 you know you can listen to an gussie song on our website!
"c^olcieiAsometimes
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difficult.
the
However,
I recall
Ai/tstrnUfl.
Kasey
good
friend
Becky
0rCiiA-cic^au0hter for kw-y c=(ae( oi^thnt slcie of the About a third ofthe group from our "Indoor Campout" inJune, our arrival, and wodd. 3he joLi^s oi/cr 3 remember her encouri^hews who are lA-earby a\/id ov^e regarding the return or other aging words. She said that it
lotore oiA, the way. ThoL<0h we
use of those funds.
stay aroi^d to see her uvewborw, we are so thaiA-lefucL she has arrived
new
ministry
in
Sherman,
Texas. That ministry is going well, but they have returned to America to find that their family
farm was auctioned off in their
absence due to a mix up in papenvork. Now these faithful servants have lost a major por
tion of their retirement. Please
things were here four years ago, we realize that God has definitely been working. Though we may not always recognize it, God is moving in this place, and we are honored to be a part of it.
There are times when it is
From Tim
It has been a difficult few
Shawn Buis was gearing up for his youth ministry internship in Australia, beginning sometime in late January to early February. Personal difficulties in his life caused us to agree
with him to cancel his intern
wasn't doing well. It was still a surprise, though, that we had to return quickly and say our goodbyes. Our testimony in this newsletter speaks as to
how difficult this was to bear.
questions of Job. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do the innocent suffer?
Why me? Why now?
God is bigger than all of these questions, though. He has answers that we can't pos sibly imagine, and we may
never realize them until we For meet Him face to face.
Malawi
Christian
Mission,
ship. It was a blow to be that far along in the program and have nothing to show for it. We thank those of you who gave in support for Shawn,
and we have since made
passed away having also suc cumbed to cancer. Our deep est condolences to her family.
We will all miss her.
We continue to be faithful to
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December 2003
Volume 9.2
Season's Greetings
For Christ mas this year our church re
ceived one of th
greatest gifts of all. Three teenag ers were baptized Christ, teenagers
whom we have b
praying would re( Christ for years. Earlier in the year, our church began to participate in a city-wide effort to plan and host a good, old-fashioned evangelistic crusade. The problem in Australia is, you can't call it a good, oldfashioned evangelistic cru sade! So how do you plan an
event the has the end results
II IIIK^!STi^rs
For starters, you look to see if there is anyone around who is successfully doing it already.
There's no sense in reinvent
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ship from California. Billy Gra ham has indicated that Greg
Laurie, minister of the church,
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time ahead. Practices have
upon us once again! As I re flect on this past year, I can see many ways our family has
grown in our Christian faith
and walk with the Lord. What would we do with
begun and alterations and props are in the making. This is a very exciting time of year for most everyone.
Both Lauren and Leah
floaties or any help, so she is quite proud of herself. She will be 4 by the time you receive
this newsletter, and we will
will take part in the school play this year. Lauren will also be performing in a few Christmas
concerts with the Waratah Girls Choir before the end of
out computers! It is not always easy to be so far away from "home" when major events taRe place, whether happy or sad. My brother Scott and his wife Lorl, just had their 4th boy, Carter. Another nephew! I am looking fonA^ard to seeing
him over the net soon. We re
Looking ahead to next year, I have decided to take on the role of playgroup coor
dinator for the church. This
the year. All 3 girls will be taking part in the kids' Christmas program at church as well. They are all
cently met our new niece Kasey over the net as well. Despite what some people say, the internet does have it's
Stheprogam
feel the Lord has lead me into.
group_meets_each Friday in the morning for 2 hours and is a great outreach to mothers and young children. This has been a big decision for me, but one I
This will be a whole new ex
perience for me, but I am look ing forward to using my talents in this ministry. I will continue to teach Sunday school and be
coordinator,
but we will be
cutting down from having four programs a year to hav ing only one larger program a year. 1 will
continue to be an at mother home
and
at and
has
and
volunteer school
preschool
when I can, and of COUrse,
with a very un- ' our3girison top of our van on the way home from Toowoomba iba convention
derstanding husband and children, which I am very thankful!
for
Most all of our church
provided
me
that entails!
Pf, .
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I will
always
auxiliaries will be finishing up the year with special programs and events early this month. It is looking like a very hectic
you all again for your prayers and cards and encouraging words since the encouragir passing of my mother. Thank
enrails Thank
passing of
December 2003
you to those of you
who are so faithful in
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involved in, with hopes that there may even
be some who are will
sending cards, emails, packages, etc... They mean more than you know! I hope you all have a very "Happy Christ
mas and New Year"
Love, Dawn
Tt/H
The opening of the new training centre in
Toowoomba,
sland has
to start looking into what our next phase of ministry in Australia is going to be.
For two months the
Queen
one
been
other major events of the year. A few years ago we learned 1 that a church in Queensland 1 wanted to build a facility that t
would house their church, as >
the facility. The second window from the top left is dedicated to the Charlestown
Church of Christ. Praise the Lord that the church here is
town quickly got on board and1 began supporting that work, giving both financially and ma terially. In August we sent a> small group of men to work on 1 the project first-hand. It was a\ joy to see it all coming together
and to see some of the trades
men of the church putting their trade to good use for God's Kingdom.
It just so happened that the
Australian Christian Conven tion was to be held at the church ber. in Toowoomba this
additional small group. 3. To begin a prayer chain. 4. To establish a monthly prayer theme for different ar
eas of the church.
6. To begin supporting at
least one new mission.
years of working with the local congregation, we would have gained quite a bit of cultural knowledge and be ready for a truly "Australian" work. There
participate in the dedication of the building. During the service, specially designed glass
windows were uncovered and
was also the hope that this would raise up support from
the church so that they would at the very least support the
church work that we would be
most of these goals would be ratified by the congregation. It was the seventh goal that we
were concerned about. Would
the congregation understand and would they accept such a bold plan?
Before you move, please send the mailing label with a copy of your new address to
MISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION, PO Box 13111, Knoxville. TN 37920-0111.
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KNOXVIl^N ^920
Knoxville, TN 37920-0111
PHONE; 61-2-49-J9IP
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