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THE WESTERN MEXICO CHRISTIAN

Vol. XII, Nos. 1, 2

Including Mexican Bible Scmmar^ News

San Denho minister receiving his dipJoma from

Seminary

Director

Alex Julian.
graduated.

Two

girls also

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU

Gerald D. Bowlin

As Mexican Bible Seminary prepares to

enter her IIth year of service training Chris'

fiiiT'wbrTcTrs for Mexico, it all depends on you.

We appeal to you to sponsor a student at

$30 a month. The young people are available,

and trarhed teachers arc ready, but we need to
be assured of funds necessary for their food
and other expense.^, so it all depend.s" on you.

Summer, 1960

RvaugeUst macario Marxinez cx^rmuLung suTvices

in the new Triguera mission

THE CHURCH MARCHES ON

NEW TRIGUERA MISSION, original con
verts via Mrs. Bowlin's healing ministry. Ori
ginal Mission Evangelist, Macario Martinez
(Mrs. Esther Julian's father) leading work
(has only $5 mo. pledged). Bob Bowlin assi.sting in Bible School. Average attendance,
Bible School 24; Sun. eve. 29; midweek 22.

Pive baptisms. Building fund started.

In past years bro. Alex Julian, the Director,

and I have carried the load of the Seminary

"on faith", that is, with never enough paid

scholarships to meet the needsalways a week
to a month behind on

teachers' salaries and

the Seminary grocery bill. But after eleven

years without a furlough or adequate support
for the Seminary, we are just unable to bear
the load another year. We arc just too tired,
"so it all depend.? on you.

Bro. Julian is ready to contract for the

teachers; the students are ready to come; and

Nurse Mrs. Geneva Bow/in and dispensarypafjo

Bowlin

I am ready to distribute the scholarships. Let

me know immediately how many students you,

or your church or class or group will sponsor

at $30 a month. (Personal data and a foto
will be sent for each student sponsored.) The
Mexican churches arc still too few to sponsor

their students, so, it all depend.? on you.

home

CLINIC: Dispensary service continues in" Mrs.

Bowlin's yard. Caretaker's house built on Clinic
property, Cuaymas hwy., next door Seminary

land: a joint Clinic-Seminary project with

money contributed by interested friends. Plans

are on drawing board for Dispensary unit.

SAN BENITO, Minister Alejandro Hernan

dez graduated Mexican Bible Seminary June 3.

Hiram Bierly Memorial Room (Halsey, Ore.)
built by Mission on present unit for Jiving

quarters.

Charter

membership

certificates

awarded to 26 persons. Average attendance 30.

Ten baptisms.

|P

JULIANS, Alex busy as the proverbial onearmed paper hanger trying to keep materials
flowing to three building projects. Was in bed
with virus of some sort in the spring. Needs

rest; also peace of mind that a full living-link

would give him (half pledged). Esther as
usual ended the school year as Seminary cook.

New Testaments being distributed to new converts

Completed a sewing class and made invaluable

coaiacta- for-^hrist antOHgt'h*- middJy -drtaa

on behalf of the So. Gate, Calif. Kiwanis Club

women of Villa de Seris. Children well.

(Continued on page two)

Summer 1960

THE WESTERN MEXICO CHRISTIAN

Page 2

D.V.B.S., Schools planned for all missions

and churches. All groups but Triguera plan
to use all local personnela real step forward.
VILLA DE SERIS, Three brick classrooms
and temporary chapel completed. Excavation
ready for basement unit, sanctuary, Attendance
down some due to internal difficulties. Two

baptisms.

Minister's room, while under construction,

Saa Benito (Hermosillo)

NOGALES, Jesus A. Rojo, Mexican Bible

Seminary -1958, roiniatcr<~^"^>egwing liiJ yuar

in the Army Resen.-e and marches on Sunday

mornings. Afternoon Bible School averages 30
and services 15. Congregation has asked Mis'
sion for $50 loan to plaster walls and floor
building.

Bob Bowlia standing beside first wall of Villa de

.Sen's basement unit which he helped pour

YOU AND YOURS, To those who pray faith

fully for us and to those who contribute as
faithfully, thank you. We wish we could come
and thank you personally, but you can see
that "the har\'est is plenteous, but the laborers
few" here in Western Mexico, so please pardon
us tor not accepting your kind speaking invita
tions. Perhaps next yearour 12th on the

wm

field.

To you

Bowliii children, I. to r., Chunie (Mary). Kathy,

Oscar, Bob, Peldn (Hector)

MISSIONARIES, Miss Lorene Martin to U.S.

April 1 to complete furlough (3 mos., 1959).

Jerry and Deloris Watkinson completed_ 5_

years-set vrce June r5: also in U.S. on furldugKr

90% or so who receive this little

bulletin: If you are praying for us, thank you,

but would you please make a contribution,
large or small, so wc will know you are still
there? Most of you know us personally, and
we believe the work speaks for itself. But, it
does need your financial assistance for general
operating expenses if it is to continue to take
advantage of the opportunitie.s the field offers.
A selt-addressed envelope is enclosed; please

jack and Billie Gilson are no longer connected

use it to send us your offering, today. Thank

with this Mission.

you.

LA MESA, Attendance average 32 in, both

Sunday evening. Minister

Bible School and

Dionicio

R.

Atondo

has

moved

to

Sinaloa.

Regino Aguilar, another converted Pentecostal

minister is now in charge; also attending Mex'

ican Bible Seminary. Two baptisms. Walls up

on adobe sanctuary: money needed to roof.
Week nite mission in nearby village.

-A

BACOBAMPO, Flood in spring ruined adobes

for chapel. Government may move Indian
section (where work is centered) to higher
ground. Mrs. Rcina Flores Felix (MBS '55)

working sacrificially to keep Bible School

going. "Fifas" Gutierres visits every two weeks.
Bob Bowlin's Sunday Bible school class.
Triguera Mission

OFFERINGSChurch Checks

Living-Link and Service-Link sent via

church check may be made payable to the

individual

missionary.

Project

checks

in ary^
fur. i
^ EVaTigelisui, CdlT^
struction, and" GENERAL FUNDshould
be made payable to the Mission. Mail to
Mission addres.s.

OFFERINGSPersonal Checks
Income Tax
Alex Julian inspecting adobe shell of La Mesa
church building

Make all your personal checks payable

to MEXICAN BIBLE SEMINARY, our
Federally Tax-Exempt corporation.

THE WESTERN MEXICO

CHRISTIAN

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Published four times each year,

funds permitting, by the Missionaries
associated

with

Western

Mexico

Christian Mission, Apdo. Postal 350

(Office: Tlaxcala 109 Pte.), Hermo
sillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Gerald D. Bowlin

Editor

ADDRESSLETTERS

Western Mexico Christian

Apdo. Postal 350
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Mission

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Western Mexico Christian Mission

P.O. Box

1530

Nogales, Arizona U.S.A.