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DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Flat E, 4/F Bong Hing Building6-20 Sui On StreetTai Po MarketNew Territories, Hong KongPhone: 0-6581881

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Forwarding Agents;Bill and Margaret EltlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

January, 1982

We haveenjoyed a verybusyDecember.Weemphasizederyoy because it has been a goodmonthfull of new experiences. Dwain and Gary Anderson distributed tracts offering the Biblecorrespondence course to about 1,000 apartments in one of the Tuen Mun housing estates.Responses have already begun to come from that work. Dwain has also preached twice using atranslator. We shared in the Christmas program inChinese at the Tuen Mun church. That daysaw arecord attendance at the church of 55! PTL! Almost all of those stayed on for a lunch of soup(Chinese) and sandwiches (western) after the services. On December 31st wespent the day hiking atone of the New Territories prettiest attractions, Kadoorie Farms. The outing was planned for theyoung people from the Bible correspondence course. The Gary Andersons and the ArchieFairbrothcrs along with ourselves accompanied the group.

We now look forward to a busy month ahead as we become more involved in the work at TuenMun. We will begin our language studies on January 11th as well. Learning the language will be soimportant for an effective work in the years ahead. We're praying that we will be able to learn it well.

Life On This Side

If we were to try to say what one thing takes more time than any other one thing, it would have to betravel time. Hong Kong has one of the most advanced nF>ass transportation systems in the world.Almost everyone here uses public transportation, since few people own private cars. Still, gettingaround takes alot of time. We live about 19 miles from the Tuen Mun church. This would be about a 20minute drive in the states, but in Hong Kong this distance requires a bus ride of one to one and a halfhours. We leave for church on Sunday mornings at 7:40 a.m. hoping to get there by 9:00 a.m. A trip toKowloon where we exchange money and conduct alot of other business, takes about 4 hours roupdtrip.

This is just one of the differences that we find living here and it is not necessarily bad unless, ofcourse, you don't like riding a bus. At this point, everything we see is still so new and interesting to usthat we enjoy it most of the time.

Special Prayer NeedPlease be in prayer for one of our fellow missionaries here in Hong Kong. Dan Rees was very

seriously injured as he got off a train in the New Territories on December 30th. His right leg had to beamputated above the knee. He also underwent surgery of some five hours for other injuries. Doctorssay that without further complications he will need to remain in the hospital for about three months.Dan faces a long road to recovery and we'd appreciate your prayers on his behalf.

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Paganism

Idolatry is very openly practiced in Hong Kong. Throughout the Bible stern warnings are givenagainst idolatry. There are many temples in Hong Kong for the purpose of worshiping false gods.Taoist and Buddhist are the most common, and are very crowded with people there to offer theirsacrifices. Several of these temples are beautiibl structures and no doubt cost many millions of dollarsto build. These temples are not the only place that idolatry is openly evident. Almost every shop orstore we go into will have a "god shelf. This is a decorated cabinet where offerings are placed andincense is burned to please false gods. We often see people worshiping by burning incense right on thestreet. Almost every home will have signs of idolatry also. Many will have small boxes right outside thedoor in which to burn incense and thus pray to their gods. At times the halls of our apartment buildingliterally, reaks with the smell of incense. There are shops, too, which sell nothing but the paraphernaliaof idolatry.

We know that our God is a jealous God. The only way these people can escape eternity in hell fortheir idolatry is to repent and turn from it. To do this they must leamwhat is expectedof them andthatJesus offers the forgiveness they need. He is "the way, the truth and the life".

Prayer and PraiseThank you for your continued prayers and support. We are thankful to have found a school for

Sara to attend this semester. It is a bi-lingual nursery school located on the university campus wherewe are taking our language studies. Mark will stay with a babysitter on campus whilewe're in classes.We are lookingnow for open seats in the Tai Po kindergartens for the fall 1982 term forbothSaraandMark. Please continue to keep this need in your prayers. Also be in prz^er for:

w the Tuen Mun church that it will grow and become fimtly established.• the church of Christ as a whole in Hong Kong that it will grow and become a light forJesus to the lost Chinese in Hong Kong.

Thank you to everyone who sent Christmas cards and letters. They helped make our Christmas avery nice one. We hope to answer each one of them personally. We invite anyone who has anyquestions about our newsletter articles or our work or life here, to write to us here inHong Kong.Itwillbe our pleasure to write back to you.

In His service,

Dwain & Becky Anderson

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Flat E, 4/F Bong Hing Building6-20 Sui On StreetTai Po MarketNew Territories, Hong KongPhone' 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

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PKBRUARY 1982

CANTONESEAs we were sitting in church on January 17th, Becky and I almost

burst out laughing several times. Gary Anderson was preaching inCantonese and we actually understood a few words he said! Granted theywere few and far between, but we did understand some. This excited usgreatly.

We began our language studies on January 11th. We are enjoying ourstudies alot, mainly because we can so readily see - or hear - ourprogress. As we listen to people talk on the street or on TV we canpick out a few words they say. Our vocabulary is limited but is growingevery day.

The school we attend is a good one. The instructors have been sohelpful. They set us at ease and they correct us without making us feeltoo terribly dumb. Our studies are expensive but, from what we havelearned by talking to others, our school is probably the best in HongXongV —

'We are happy to be learning Cantonese at last and we look forwardto being of more and more value to the church here in Hong Kong becauseof this new knowledge.

CHINESE NEW YEAR"For the Chinese people, Chinese New Year is the most important

holiday of the year. It is a family time. A time for visiting relatives,giving .gifts, and buying new clothes. It is a festive time with manydifferent kinds of food and decorations. Each household will haveblossoms and flowers in the home to help celebrate the holiday.

Workers especially enjoy this time. Some, such as barbers and hairdressers, charge double prices for a few days before the New Year. Others,such as "amahs" or maids, recieve an extra months wages in January. Formany workers the Mew Year holidays, consisting of from 1-3 days, will bethe only days off from work the whole year. It is the only statutorytime off for workers in Hong Kong. There are other holidays, but

-cmployoes of-f.—Far-mers-control . — -employers-arc not required to Ictheir planting and harvest so that their fields are empty with no workto be done over the holiday.

This year was our first Chinese New Year, Witnessing the event gaveus mixed emotions. The people were in their most festive mood. Therewere new clothes and beautiful flowers. We enjoyed visiting and givinggifts ourselves. Among the non-Christians, however, was the ever presentsigns of idolatry and the worship of false gods. Once again our apartment building halls sraelled of incense. On the street were signs ofofferings, incense, and worship. The temples were once again filled withpeople petitioning the gods for a prosperous and happy new year. Ourprayer is that God will use us to tell them about true prosperity andhappiness in Christ Jesus. Only the knowledge of Him can set them freefrom sin and bring eternal happiness.

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENI V981

We would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to everyone whohas supported our work in the past year. The following is an accountof how the money was used. The total income of the mission for 1981was $20886.18.

DISBURSEMENTS

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DETAILS OF FUNDS "TAKEN TO OR RECIEVj>D IN HONG KONG"

We arrived in H.K. with $5353.55 US in mission funds. Since that timewe have recieved an additional $1685.00 US. This money was used forthe following;

HOUSING— Preparing our apartment to live in, rent deposit, $1968.36rent, utilities,etc.

POSTAGE IN H.K. 55.62TRANSPORTATION IN H.K.— Including truck rental for shipment 146.35OFFICE— Furniture, equipment, supplies 1057.63LANGUAGE STUDIES— Books, tapes 84.90SALARY IN H.K.

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The remainder of these funds totaling about $2050.US are in HK dollarsavailable for use in Hong Kong. During Jan. *82 some $1200.US will bepaid out for language school tuition.

NOTE: The US dollar amounts in this section are close approximations dueto the fact that the money used in H.K. was spent as HK dollars.

NOTE: In addition to these mission funds, we arrived in Hong Kong with$4150.US of our own personal money. This money was used to buyfurniture, appliances, water heaters, curtains, etc, to set uphousekeeping in our apartment.

If you have any questions about this report or our work we will be happyto answer them. In^His Service,

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Flat E, 4/F Bong Hing Building6-20 Sui On StreetTai Po MarketNew Territories, Hong KongPhone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado. IL 62930

:Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

March - April, 1982 iV; A'i S198?

Tuen Mun Christian ChurchFor the past several weeks the church in Tuen Mun has averaged a

continuous 20 - 25 people in worship services. Sunday school, which manytimes is an entirely different group of people, with the exception of our ownfamilies, usually has about 12 • 15 children in attendance. There have beennew people inSunday School, youth meeting, andworship services during thepast weeks as well.

We feel like we have gotten to know several of the folks better, thoughlanguage is still a big barrier to us. Becky continues to play the electricpianofor worship services and Dwain delivers the communion meditation eachweek with Gary Anderson interpreting into Cantonese. Becky also teachesthe English Sunday school class.

Gary and Joyce Anderson are planning a short furlough to the U.S. thissummer. They will be gone for 13 weeks (June thru August) reporting to theirsupporting churches. During this timethe Tuen Munchurch will continue touse their home for it's weekly meetings. Ng Fui, Chinese Christian Seminarystudent who is Gary's assistant, and ourselves will have added responsibilities in Gary and Joyce's absence.Please begin praying now for the summer activities of the Tuen Mun church arid for the additional work we willbe doing at that time.

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.. .That's "our middle name" these days! We have almost completed our first semester of Cantonese study.We will be taking our semester exams on May 6th and 7th. Each week of classes has presented new challenges.Our vocabulary is growing, slowly but surely. It is encouraging to know others have studied this difficultlanguage before us, and they have succeeded in learning it! We are thankful we can "lean on the Lord" to help usalong. Our summer session of language study will be June 9th thru August 20th. We will be in classes 15 hourseach week. This is a 50% increase over our current 10 hours of class each week. We will also begin to learn howto write the Chinese characters in our classes this summer.

Ming & PingLee Tung Ming and Wan Pak Ping are two young Chinese men from Tai Po. They recently approached us to

see if Dwain would be willing to tutor them in English. They learned that we were living in Tai Po through friendsof theirs who live in Fairview Park and who know some of the missionaries living there. We said yes to theirrequest.

Dwain meets with them in our home for one hour each Tuesday and Thursday. It was felt that our ownCantonese studies would not suffer too much from only two hours of tutoring per week. Both Ming and Pingknow some English. In fact, Ming has lived in England for six years and speaks quite well. They hope, that withtutoring, they will learn to speak well enough to get a job which uses only English. This would be a real step up forthem from an economic point of view.

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Please pray for God's blessings to be upon our relationship with Ming and Ping.

Kindergarten for SaraWe are happy to report that Sara has been accepted as a new student for the fall

term 1982 at Tai Po Baptist Kindergarten. We praise God for this answered prayer.This kindergarten is located here inTai Po about 6 blocks from our apartment. All theprospective students for the fall term were interviewed on March 5th. Having neverbeen to an interview to place a child in a school here in Hong Kong, we really didn'tknow what to expect. We were assigned the time from 2:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m. on the 5th.You can imagine our surprise when we arrived at the school at the appointed time tofind about 50 other prospective students with one or more parents and assortedsiblings. Approximately 30 to 35 children were being interviewed every half hour.Several hundred children-were interviewed that day. Sar-a-spent about 5 minutcs-witbone of the teachers. None of the parents were allowed to accompany their child intothe interview and we were no exception. After her interview we were greeted by theschool's principal, asked whether we preferred that Sara attend the morning or

afternoon session of classes and then told to return on March 11th at 10:00 a.m. to find out whether Sara hadbeen accepted or not. Again, we didn't know what to expect. Sara and Becky returned on the 11th and found alarge bulletin board in the foyer of the school with a great deal of Chinese writing on it. Right in the middlewerethe only three words that Becky could read on the entire board • "Sara Ruth Anderson"! She had beenaccepted! Please continue to keep Sara in your prayers as she will have quite a few adjustments to make whenshe begins studying at this all Chinese school in September.

Other Happenings• We have had two missionary "fellowship supper - prayer meetings" since our last newsletter. In Feburary

we met at Archie and Marguerite Fairbrother's home and in March we met at Wayful and Helen Jew's home.Mark and Pauline Maxey shared words of encouragement with us at the March meeting. The Maxey's,missionaries in Japan, were on their way to a speaking engagement in the Philippines.

• Stevie Anderson, Gary and Joyce's 4-year-old son, fell out of a tree that he was climbing on February 27th,and broke his right leg above the knee. He was hospitalized and has been in traction since that time. Hopefullyhe will be released in mid-April. Please keep him and his folks in your prayers.

• Dan Rees is still hospitalized, although he is progressing steadily. He has several more months of physicaltherapy before he can be released.

We hope you have enjoyed and learned from this newsletter. Thank you for your continued prayers andsupport.

In His Service,

Dwain & Becky Anderson

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News From'" "DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Flat E, 4/F Bong Hing Building6-20 Sui On StreetTai Po MarketNew Territories, Hong KongPhone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents;Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone: (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

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May-June, 1982

VBS & Slide Program

Have you longed to see the world - Go to far away places - Meet people in exciting and differentlands? Well, we can offer you one delightful and informative "port of call" - Hong Kong -without everleaving your hometown.

We have just completed and mailed to our forwarding agents a new slide program with tapednarration. The program consists of 100 slides of Hong Kong including a section on Tai Po Marketwhere we now liveand hope to begin a congregation in the future. Two narrations come with the slides.One is for a 30 minutes missions program. The other is for a five-day VBS missions program. The VBSnarration also includes some suggestions for additional projects to be done during the week.

A display from Hong Kong is available to go along with the slide programs. Material used in thework here in Hong Kong and in mainland China are included along with several other Chinese articles.We believe that all of these would be of interest to you.

If your congregation, missions group, men's or ladies' group would like to find out more about thework ofthe LordinHong Kong, then this program and display could be ofhelp to you. Toarrange fo^the borrowing of these materials, please contact our forwarding agents, Bill and Margaret Ettlingr

Thought You Might Be Interested...

The following article appeared in the South China Morning Post newspaper a few weeks ago.We believe that it sums up in a nutshell version communist China's view of Christianity,

Youths should helppeople solve problems

Peking, Apr. 7— China's Youth Newsurged Communist Youth League members\,;esterda\; to help solve other \,/oung people'sproblems so fhey will not think of turning toreligion for comfort.

The paper was replying to a letter from aleague member who complained that someyoung people as well as elderly believers hadbegun offending a newly reopened Christianchurch.

The letter said interference with religiouspractices problably would violate China'spolicy on freedom of religion, but "letting thisalone also is not right."

It said some of the young people wereattracted by Bible-story telling and hymnsinging at the church.

The Youth News said young religiousbelievers are few in areas where the YouthLeague runs attractive programmes.

But it also said some young people turn toreligion when they cannot find solutions toproblems in schooling, employment, love,family quarrels and health.

The league should offer all possible help, itsaid, and demonstrate the Communist Party'swarmth and "let them recognise that seekinghelp from God cannot solve any problems."

The league should propagate atheism and"arm young people with modern science" tohelp them resist religion,.butcrude bans andtough indoctrination are not the answer, thepaper said.

It urged against discriminating againstreligious believers, and said that they areunited with other Chinese in working to builda strong, prosperous China.

But the paper also said authorities shouldbe notified of anyone using religion as a coverfor spreading rumours and sabotaging stability and unity in China. —AP

Muraps and Chicken "Pops"

The past two months have been a little hard on the family from a health point of view. The weekbefore Easter, Dwain came down with swollen glands under the jaw. A trip to the doctor confirmed our

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suspicions -Mumps. The doctor alsosaidthat the chances wereslim ofanycomplications developing,and PTL he was correct. The mumps went away at the appointed time with no complications.

Sara came home from school about two weeks before our language school was out for the springsaying that one of her classmates was home sick with the chicken "pops". Sure enough, she camedown with the chicken pox the day our school ended. Perfect timing, really!

This meant that Mark had now been exposed. It also meant that we didn't want to expose our co-workers, Gary and Joyce Anderson's kids. They were scheduled to leave for furloughthe firstweek ofJune. Even after Sara was better we still didn't let Mark near Sandy, Steven and David for fear that hewould be contagious. The precautions paid off! Yesterday morning (May22)Mark began to break outand is now covered with little - and big - red spots. He will be over them, now, before we return toschool. Not only that, but chicken pox is about the only childhood disease that Mark and Sara haven'tbeen immunized for. Now that that's out of the way, we should have clear sailing - for awhile at least.See.. .things really do work out for the good of those who love Him!

Prayers, Praises & Updates• A real relief to everyone in Hong Kong, our water rationing situation has improved. Wenow have water from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. This change was made possible by the goodspring rains we've "been receiving. - -— -

• Steven Anderson, Gary and Joyce's son who broke his leg last February, is now at home.He still has a limp but doctors say that it should eventually go away. Please pray that it does.• Dan Rees is still in the hospital. He is improving and hopes to be able to get out of thehospital soon. He would then need to go back on an out-patient basis for physical therapy.• Hong Kong had a new arrival recently. Missionaries Ken and Linda Smyth have a newbaby girl born on May 23rd. Her name is Grace Leona. The Smyth's have two other children,Scotty age 9 and Sara age 6.

• Our first term of Cantonese study went well. Please keep us in your prayers as we beginthe second term in June. We feel a real need to get to know the Chinese people well so as tobetter share the gospel with them. Knowing their language is a key to knowing them well.

• The situation for Christians inside China is not good. Christian literature is scarce. Mailcontaining literature sent into China doesn't often reach its destination. The attitude of thosein power is not favorable to Christianity. Won't you keep China in your prayers? Pray forthose who are already Christians there and also that God would open doors for thepreaching of the gospel in China.

• The Compass of Truth Radio program continues to be broadcast into Hong Kong andChina twice each week. Pray for it's effectiveness. So far some 1,100 people have enrolled inthe Compass of Truth Bible correspondence course as a result of the radio program.

We are full of praise to our wonderful God for the opportunity to serve Him here. We covet yourcontinued prayers for us that we may serve Him well. Thank you for your prayers, letters and support.

In His Service,

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson#15 Wong Yi Au VillageTai Po, New TerritoriesHong KongPhone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

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July-August-September, 1982

Summer '82

This summer has been a busy and interesting one for us. So busy that weare late in getting this newsletterout. So interesting that we have alot to tell.

Since this was our first summer inHong Kong, we experiencedfor the first timeHongKong's hot, humid,rainy and sometimes stormy summer weather. We picked a good one to experience, soo. In late Maya stormmoved thru Hong Kong dumping a ten-year record amount of rainfall, causing extensive flooding and mudslips. A few weeks later the first tornado in Hong Kong's recorded history ripped thru parts of the NewTerritories. Then in late August we again experienced a record rainfall of about 15 inches in 24 hours. This rainflooded practically every road in the NewTerritories,bringing traffic to a haltand causingmanyother problemsas well. But, as often happens, some good can come from troublesome times. Because of all the rainfall, wedon't have to worry about water rationing being reinstated for a while at least.

Language School

Our term of Cantonese study this summer was very fast paced and often difficult. At times we felt like it wasall we could do just to keep up and this caused some discouragement. With the Lord's help we just keptploddingalong and, in the end, it turned out to be a productive term. We can nowread at least a couplehundredChinese characters and our ability to understand and speak the language has improved too. On September13th we are lookingforward to beginning our third term of study. Due to some method changes at the languageschool this term will be much slower paced with more classroom time given to learning well what we arestudying. We are happy about this change. One change that we are not particularly happy about isan increasein tuition and fees. Our language study is now costing us about $425.00 U.S. per month.

Tuen Mun Church

Gary and Joyce Anderson's furlough from June thru early September gave us many new opportunities inworking with the church in Tuen Mun. The main leadership of the congregation during this time was in thehands of Ng Fui who works with the Tuen Mun congregation and with the Bible correspondence course.Because we were able to work with him and the other Christians, together with the facts that we were usuallythe only westerners present and that our Cantonese language is improving, we feel likewe have really benefitedfrom the past three months. For one thing, we have gotten to know all the people in the church better. We havevisited in the homes of some and even been able to carry on conversations in Chinese. We have discovered alsohow some of the Chinese people feel about some matters of church planting, evangelism, and churchorganization. The more new things we have learned, the more we realize we have yet to learn. Just last evening(September 7th) we met Gary and Joyce and their family at the airport as they returned to Hong Kong. We'reglad they are back, but at the same time it was good to have had a short time to learn and grow by ourselves.

Jean Montgomery

June21st brought the arrival ofJean Montgomery, a new missionary toHong Kong. Gary had been assisting her with her preparations to cometoHong Kong so, in his absence, we were privileged to meet her at theairportand then help her get settled here. She spent the first few days inour homeand then spent at least a few days in the homes of severi of the othermissionaries here. Our children, Sara and Mark, really fell inlovewithher atonce becauseher lo\^ forchildren issoapparent. The daysheleft our houseto spend time with other folks, theystarted asking "Whenwill weget to seeJean again?" Jean is a real blessing to the work here because of herenthusiasm, friendliness, and her willingness to do just about anything tohelp out.

Jean Montgomery

New Address•a Home is an important place. It's our retreat from pressures and confusionof the world. Home is a place for love, security, and learning about God. AsChristians we are also very happy to welcome others into our home. Bythespring of this year we were definitely feeling the pressures of the very small(330 square foot) apartment in which we were living. We began praying thatthe Lord would help us find a bigger apartment in or very close to Tai Po thatwould also have some kind of play area for the children. We continued to lookand pray for a place throughout the summer.Withthe helpofDavid Poling

Our new home is on the snd his Cantonese, we found a third-floor apartment in a three story housethird floor. located in a small villageon the outskirts ofTai Po. (Our new address ison the

masthead. Phone number remains the same.) We have about 530square feetof living space inside the house, plus a large balcony that runs the length of the front side of the house. We alsohave the use of the flat, walled roof-top and the cemented courtyard down on ground level! We moved in onAugust 23rd, the Monday following our semester exams at languageschool. We owe a bigthank you to all themissionary families here who helped us move: Fairbrothers, Jews's, Jean Montgomery, Poling's, Rees andSmyth's. Wing Wong also helped us settle the legalaffairs involvedwith leavingour old apartment. Our new rentis $75.00 U.S. more per month than our old rent was, but in Hong Kong it's a bargain for the amount of extraspace we are getting. We thank the Lord for answering our prayers for a larger place to live.

School for Sara

Our new home is on thethird floor.

Sara, 5}/^ years old, and Markalmost 3 yecirs old.

Another matter of prayer for us this summer has been the children'seducation. We discovered additional information about the level of Englishtaught in the Chinese schools and have come to the conclusion that thatlevel is not high enough for a child whose mother tongue is English. We werealso very concerned because Sara had made so little progress in learning tospeak Cantonese while attending the bi-lingual nursery school. Because ofthese factors, we have enrolled Sara in an English language school. Wethank the Lord that a new English language primary school has just beenopened in a residential development about a mile north of Tai Po. Sara'sschool is a private school, as are almost allEnglish language schools in HongKong, and it follows the British system. She is in the Primary I class whichcorresponds to the American Kindergarten. She enjoys going to school verymuch and we are almost as excited as she is about learning to read and write.

Used Car

The decision to enroll Sara in an Englishschool necessitated the purchase of a used carbecause the school system has no bussingavailable. To have taken her to school on publictransportation would have made it impossible forus to then get to our language school in time forclasses. We have already discovered the usefulness and time saving ability of having a car. Itoften cuts travel time to a destination in half! Thisgives us more time for our work, study, and ourfamily. We have rediscovered the joys of talkingand singing together as we drive along - a thingwhich is impossible on public transportation.Even as little as three months ago we had no ideathat we would need to purchase a car. We praisethe Lord that funds were available for it when we

needed it. He really does know our needs evenbefore we ask Him!

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Thank You

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We would like to say thank you to all of you who have kept us and our work in your prayers through themonths. We are happy to be serving the Lord here. It is our prayer that God would work thru us and enable usto reach out to the Chinese people with His love. Please continue to pray for us and the work we do. Pray too, ifyou will, for the people of Hong Kong and China, that they will be receptive to the gospel of Christ Jesus.

Thank you, too, for your letters and encouragement. They mean alot to us. Each day we look forward to themail and very little time passes before we have read each letter we get!

Finally, we want to say thank you for your financial support of our work. It thrills us and causes us to praiseGod when we see Him month after month meeting our needs thru you.

In His Service,

Dwain and Becky Anderson

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSONChristian Ambassadors to the ChineseField Address:

Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson#15 Wong Yi Au Village 2/FTai Po. New TerritoriesHong KongPhone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents:Bill and Margaret EttlingRt. 2, Box 360Jackson, MO 63755Phone (314) 243-8825

Sending Congregation:First Church of ChristState Street at MarshallEldorado, IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

October-November-December, 1982

British Colony Hong Kong — For How Long??

The question that seems to be on everyone's mind in Hong Kong thesedays is "What will happen toHong Kong in 1997?" During that year the lease which gives Great Britain control of Hong Kongexpires! Leaders from China and Great Britain have met for talks on Hong Kong's future but HongKong, Great Britain, and perhaps not even China knows for sure what will happen.

It does seem, and in fact many of the business leaders here believe, that China will take allof HongKong back. China has said that she will do so, and her leaders have made several other upsettingcomments as well. One official recently said that China will take Hong Kong back "when the time isright". It isa well known fact that Chinadoesnot believe the treaty giving Great Britain control ofHongKong is valid. This means that China could justify regaining control of Hong Kong before 1997.Another recent comment from China was that Hong Kong citizens must be prepared to lose some ofthe rights and privileges that they now enjoy when control is regained by China. Because of thesecomments and the fear that people have of being taken over by a communist nation, many people arebeginning to move their wealth out of Hong Kong. This has caused some problems for the stockmarket and foreign exchange markets in Hong Kong. The latest comment coming from China saidthat Hong Kong might well remain free for sometime to come, but that if the economy of Hong Kongcontinued to weaken China would take Hong Kong back "at any time". All of these events are indeeddisturbing to all of us who live in Hong Kong.

The question we are asking ourselves these days is "What will happen to the church inHong Kongif China does take Hong Kong back?" This is a question that only the Lord can answer with anycertainty but some things seem apparent. Since China is a communist country, closed to missionaries,we feel we will almost certainly be asked to leave if or when China regains control. This means thatmissionaries may have only 15 more years to preach and teach the gospel in Hong Kong. It means thatwe need to do all we can to reach, teach, and train Chinese leaders for the church so that she can notonly survive but grow in the years ahead. This is such a great task to do in a short time.

We ask that you please keep Hong Kong in your prayers. Pray for a fair solution to Hong Kong'sfuture. Pray for the Chinese people in Hong Kong that they will be responsive to the gospel messagefinding in it not only eternal life but peace and hope in this life as well. Pray for the church here that itwillgrow spirituallyand in numbers. Finally pray for allthe missionaries inHong Kong, that God will giveusthe strength, desire, methods and support to be effective servants for Him in this place.

Tuen Mun Christian Church

Ameeting place has been located to purchase for the Tuen Mun church. We are really excited aboulthis development and believe that it will help the congregation to grow faster. The meeting space islocated on the second floor of a 28 story shopping, commercial, and residential tower in Tuen Mun. It Itis in an excellent location as there are some 100,000 people living within walking distance of thebuilding. Public transportation from other parts of Tuen Mun to the church building is also good.Although the space beingpurchased is fairly small{about420usable square feet) it will be large enoughto seat 65 people comfortably in each service. There is also a good possibilityof using the buildingthruthe week in ways which acquaint people with the church and give opportunities to share the gospelwith them, such as having a Christian reading room or lunch hour Biblestudies. The purchase price ofthis meeting space is $60,450.00 U.S. If you would like to help out with this cost by making a specialoffering you may do so by making your check out to Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese anddesignating your offering "Tuen Mun Christian Church". Most importantly, please keep the purchaseof this church building in your prayers that all the legal matters will be settled okay and then that thebuilding will be used always to the Glory of God and the growth of His Kingdom.

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We know that our Cantonese isgetting betterwhen wewake upinthenight to find that we've beendreaming in Chinese. We realize it, too, when we recall the way we used to feel when we were outamong people and didn't understand a word they said. I was talking just a few days ago to anotherwesterner who lives in Hong Kong but who does not speak any Cantonese. He was relating tome thehardship of buying things in the market, the feelings of insecurity and sometimes of being cheatedbecause he didn't speak Chinese. Sometimes of feeling just plain afraid. I realized then that we tooused to have those same feelings, butnotanymore because we how understand much ofwhat is saidaround us. We can communicate when we buy food and other things. This change has occurred sogradually that we didn't even realize it had taken place, but we're glad it did.

January will bring more changes to our language study. We feel like it's time for Becky to onceagain become afull-time wife and mother. She now has abroad enough base in Cantonese that shecancontinue to learn from hearing the language spoken, especially with the help of a tutor. She plans tostudy with atutor two to three hours per week specializing in Bible terms and stories which will helpher to teach. Iwill continue to study at the Chinese language center 12 hours each week. In addition, Iplan to study 3 hours per week with a tutor to learn Chinese characters and Christian terminoloi/from a plan of study called "The Good News Reader".

About a month ago nnw^ Thpg^n to present communion meditations during woislilu timK inCantonese. Since Idon't know many of the particularly Christian words in Cantonese yet, Gary hasbeen helping me with these. We hope that our planned study beginning in January will make'it possiblefor me to prepare sermons and meditations with less and less assistance as time goes by.

Milestones

With any growing family something new happens every day. On October 28th Mark had his thirdbirthd^. We celebrated with abirthday dinner at Gary and Joyce Anderson's home. He had lookedforward to this Wrthday for along time. Mark is growing fast and everybody we meet says he looks likehis daddy. His Cantonese is improving too, and his tones are perfect. He will learn his Cantoneseeasier than all the rest of us combined!

Just today Sara reached amilestone in her life. She lost her first baby tooth -with alittle help fromher brother. The tooth had been very loose for several days. Today when they were playing. MarkStuck his finger in her mouth and out popped the tooth!

October 25th broughtamilestone for the whole family. We came to the anniversary ofour first yearin Hong Kong. As we look back we realize that we have made alot of new friends, we've learned awhole lot, and we have become as involved as we can in the work of the Lord in Hong Kong We knowbetter than ever that we can, and indeed have to, depend upon the Lord every day for His stength andprovision. We think very often, too, that without your help we could not be here. For this we savthanks! ^

In His Service,Dwain & Becky Anderson