February, 1974

Dear Christian Family,

IN A WHILE IHE MAIL IX^SirSN^T GET "EBRCOOl, and that *s why the January newsletter waslate. Mr. & Mrs. Wymore were waiting for our approval of the financial report we neverreceived. So, if you don't hear from us, please write again. We try to answer all urgent mail promptly and the rest within a month.

IT ^ TIME FOR CLOTHES AND SPRING HOUSE-CLEANING during the Chinese, Lunar New Year,last month. Before the New Year celebration begins, old debts are paid, homes improvedand cleaned, and new clothes bought. Then, budding peach trees (not Christmas trees),mandarin orange trees full of fruit or hundreds of flowers are bought. The celebrationoriginally lasted 15 days, but most people limit it to 3 to 5 days, now.

CNL'llii!; FihST DAY CKF NEW YEAR, relatives get together for good food and fun. On thesecond day, they visit friends. If you're married, you're suppose to give red envelopesof lucky money to your young, single guests. The money usually ranges from US lOc toUS $1. On the third day, they go to picnics, amusement parks, or hikes, which we didwith the Wong Tai Sin Christians, We live next to a large amusement park. Coming home,the bus was so crowded I couldn't get off at our stop. It took me another half hour toget home. Sometimes the crowds and constant noise seem unbearable, but I guess theybother us less than they used to,

eVekyBCOY'S BIR1HDAY> IS CN 'IHe FIFTH DAY, in fact, some have no idea what day they wereactually bom. Just like our holiday "goodies," they also have special treats that areonly made now. Some are really good! Others? Well. . .

CATiTiTNG CN CHRISTIANS AND CHURCH VISITCRS has already been fruitful, dispite our limitedCantonese. For example, suppose there is a Christian youth here named Leung Sin Saang.Leung lives in an eleven-story, resettlement house without elevators. The stench fromthe clogged, communal facilities at the end of each floor tell me that his 300 sq. ft.flat lacks a toilet and even a sink, but it doesn't lack people. Seven to nine livehere. Four are playing a noisy, gambling game. Their cigarette smoke mingles with theincense from the family idol's shrine. One is sleeping. One is eating. And Leung istrying to study. No one wonders why his grades are poor; why his school uniform is not

-Christianity-to-himseLf^,- - —-

SUEDENLY, _I KNOW LEUNG AS A PEEISC^ and not just a Sunday-face, Suddenly, he knows welove him because we are the first whites to visit his family. Suddenly, the Christ wesymbolize to him escapes the confines of church service and enters his unChristian hometo be a friend of sinners. All this, before we begin to speak. Soon, we can trust andshare our joys and sorrows in Christ together.

PLEASE PRAY ^ T® LORD GIVES YCO THE STRENGTH AND TTMR FOR:1. Cantonese—speaking services. The Mong Kok Christians could reach more people with

Cantonese services, beginning in 2 to 6 months. A Chinese minister is needed;otherwise, I may have to speak.

2. Our contined language study. We are trying to move as fast as we can.3. China's opening doors. About 400 tourists were just allowed to visit Canton, China.4. Boldness among local Christians. Many have wide influence, including visits in China.5. Our apartment complex. Over 35,000 people live within one-quarter of a mile from us.

Hardly 1,000 attend any kind of church.6. "Summer in Hong Kong, 1974". Several volunteers for Christ are coming,7. Chapel at Language school. I was put in charge of it, it should strengthen spiritually

and unite biblically all missionaries.8. Above all else, that we have the patience, boldness and wisdom in our walk with God

to do what needs to be clone and not Just be busy for the sake of keepihg busy.

^T^m, IF YOJ'RE EVER IN THE NEIGBBORH(XB, our phone number is 3-712350. Don'texpect to find it in the phone book. It is listed under our landlady, Leung Lin, andI counted over 50 Leung Lin's in the phone book, 20 of them in our complex.

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MAY GCD BE WITH YCU.

His,

Gary and Joyce AndersonStage 1, 21-D, 15th FloorBroadway, j^fei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, Hong Kong

Forwarding AgentssEl don Wyfnof*«

400 Hi n view Drive

LebanonV Oregon 9735S503-258-2865

March? 1974

Dear Christian Family,

ICT QDIC^Y IHE SHCHT OF FEBHUia^ has slipped byi Bit looking back, 1*11 try toshare with you a few of the things that have haj^ned.

ROff-BOaTINS IS AFDN PASS^ME of nany yoting people here. We live near an arousaimt paiicihat rents out small row boats. We are allowed to row out into the harbor a fair distance;then our stingth is challenged to fight the current to get bac^ to the dock! We tookadvantage of this Becreation one Sunday afternoon. We had invited four of the young maiover for dinner and afternoon; however, a coi5)le extra showed i5> to make a fun timeIWould you believe they ate combread and hamburger gravy?! I Ihey s^ned to enjoy it afterthey figured out what to do with iti

WE HAD SCME FELLOWSHIP with our co-workers wh®i we celebrated birthdays for both Mrs. Reesand Mrs. Ruth 11.

SATURDAY, FEBRDARy 16, we took a do-it-yourself bus tour thix>u^ the New Territories. CHiat'sthe farming country to the north of the city.) Not nearly as populated as the central partsof Hong Kong, it was quiet and the green fields were lovely. It ms rather startling torealize that we could travel around our entire dcsnain here in about 3 to 4 hours! We don'tclaim to be expert tour guides, but we enjoy learning what we can by trial and error,

COR VISAS HAVE RPiENf RENEWED! And w^t a blessing that is! It was quite a stock to us whKi^ first found out that we had permission from the British government to stay only 6 months(which would be ip now)! Ifcfwever, xve got things strai^tened out for another year and arepresently waiting for our Govemn^nt identification cards. (These cards my be used foridentification rather than our passports which should be safer. Regarding loss or theftof the passports, that is.)

FREE TEIANSPCHTATICW hag been provided for us to and from school by another missionaryfamily living in our apartment coaiplex. In ^cchange we have done scsjb free baby-sittingfor their three 3roung ladies. It has been fun getting to -know other-<3irist±ans -wto ehare- ~ -the burden for the lost souls here in Hong Kong.

WE "RE PHYSICALLY FIT! Yes, we had a general check-up and discussed scare questions we hadabout the water and food, Tb our relief, things are not so bad. The only precauticai en-phasized v/bs to be sure we had T.B. tests every year. Due to the crowded conditions here,this is a very coisnon disease. So now we are re^stered with the Evangel Medical Centerand have access to a toctor or a hospital if ever needed. Gary was a little unccanfortablethe day we were in the clinic as he was the only nale in a gro\:?> of about 30-40 pregnantwomen! They se«n to do things in groups around here! As I was called into the examiningroan the nurse asked me how to pronounce rry iMfother's name. I told her that my husland'sname was Gary. She ran out to inform tto other niarses and I heard a round of laughter.They just aren"t use to us getting nnrried at such young ages!

At the medical center, Joyce asked me if being an overseas Amrican didn't bother ms, Ihad to ccmfess that it did, I am bigger, blonder, richer and culturally a misfit. I getstar«i at and sometlnes demised. But later, I thougjit, "No, to be an overseas, ChristianAmerican is a proud thing. Most hospitals and schools in Hong Kong were built by AnericanChristians, There are also housing projects, inproved labor and youth centers. Above all,there are the churches and the Savior vto not only patched families, dissolved pagan fears,broke addiction"s chains, the tide of bribeiy, garhbling and crime, but gave people etemal

~^ife, MilTiohs^f^ dollars and hoius are donated by Amrican Qh'i^lans^half a world aiwaytoTove pecple they never see. No, we are proud to be overseas Christians. Proud of ourGod and His people,"

PLEASE REMESffiER^TO I^Y for the beginning of Cantonese-speaking services at our Mon^sokCJhurch,

We long to share with each one of you. May God be with you.

His,

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Gary & Joyce Anderson^Stag^ 1, 21-D, 15th Fl(x>rBrciu^y, Mei Foo Sun ChuenKbwlocxi, Hong KongTel: 3-712350

ANDERSON MISSION TO THE CHINESE

SOUTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST—' 196 Airport Road

Lebanon^ Oregon 97355

FORWARDING AGENTS

M/M Eldon Vtymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355Phone 258-2865

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I^ar Christian Family,

The weathjgr here (iliring tbe pontb Ot Atoch was jpst as Changsable as any other place

We do keep with t\from you. We a^ *the world. OurIp. Natural gps pti^e SPf

could bev ''Aqcorj±prtg~^}i[jir|-,' "th^^^a|^§^^ere has been strai^e these pastseveral mQntbs. lt lf|.il shjiw gig^s^o^ belpg ^ bht turu inbo a "rain andthunder stp^ ^t^ s^tgfjfg SPfts of "blo^ng fier^ The ppxt mor^iig we could lekyefor SQbppi all is home with us at'nobni Still* t^®weather here isn^t-^ea^Jy as sevepe^^ Cgi§ lalserable as it is where many of yoii live#We <iid have h®®^ li^^^SSsIsP fpS during this time a hydrofoil and aferry coiii4®4» f|y^ral bppts. Acouple days later a ferry ranaground ou ope pi'

tope -r through the news media and !|Letterstlp^!r"gfjprgy pinch" aud the unrest and inistfust in

Mi SSF th® price increase^ by about; pp. ffppP We dl&*t feel the sq.u®e®® So much when ear gasoliiie

went up to US$1.0Q for gpllqn^ because the bus fares dldnVt and still haveh^^gope up. But we ate pu|̂ ligS wllllsg FP ^®h® a taxi as that price rose quite shai^ly.^e cost of fqgd is flsg S^iflg everyplace else. We had to chucklea little one icdgbt siwgldS PS ISP radio commented that Chinese people may haveto change their e§ti^ pFlPP fresh food year round was just going to betoo high so t^ey WSSII lii^i |9 b§§ls USiSg perserved foods. We count it a luxury to beable tp buy tb '̂̂ f^caf^ PFslspi ill ISSg* ^® ^resh foods are still a little cheaperIfwd certainly tapt^ btFlsFf IlliS €iSS94 goods because most of the canned goods are still

Yes, situations ami Cllmtas aye chan^jig. But we long to see a change in people*sheartTrTh6~l^i|?^5p|^^^wl$!riSon'Te^^iro and what will each of us do about it? Willwe bp more-iuterp^gd |s |̂ievi||g-eiir~ehildreir^dre8sed^-d.n i>retty fancy new nlotfaes-^d shiny—"new shoes trying to Ipoh as good as the next kid? Will be be patient enough to go to churchservice this one Sunday and pOSSihly IPahe it to a sunrise service? My prayer is that eachone of us will sgrlpusly consider ^at this season means to us as an individual. Not justthat Jesus came to gartb and waS grncifled, but that He loved ^ that much to be willingto die when He had dana nathing wrangf his enly request is for me to love other peoplethat much. I challenge ns ail le read abeut His life in the Gospel of John this nextmonth and ask onrsgivee rhis gneelien '*What will I do with Jesus?"

Gary preached bis first serroeai in CSantonesel it sure took a lot of time for him tofigurTlToiur'^0^^^8|§||^^^l§Wg''p^H^lcing at a blank wall and at me. He de-ecribed his presentation as being lihe an eld ear sputtering to get started, but justchugged on down th® madl Pregfees in langwage study can actually be seen!

Honestly, jtoch that's not so bad. Language studiesmoved ahead of schedhle7"i^0^if^^^^ three American Christians who were passingthrough. Our spiripnai rpptS were deepened because of inner testing. We got to know ourfellow mieaipnaries better« enjep a eeupie days off; and most important, finish essentialplanning for the Canteneee eerwiees we will b® beginning. I think some great events areoften caused by gopd ue® el ^wiit liffiii lib® this March. We thank God for the answeredprayers for our familyi ewraelweei and Hie church, one request — please pray that God^11 raise up wise, laithlnl ^ineae leadete,

Yenr gervants in Jesus,

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Gary & Joyce SAndersonStag® 1, 21-D, 15/FloorBroadway, Mel Foo Sun ChuenKbWloon, Hong Kong

K-712350

aarv & Joyce AndPT.snp"glTge 1, 21-D, 15/FloorBroadway, Mei Foe Sun ChuenKowloon, Hong KongK-712350

jUN 481974FORWARDING AGENTS

M/M Eldon Wymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Oregon 97355Phone 258-2865

May, 1974

Dear Christian Family,

Among the interesting letters and meaningless Chinese ads in our mailbox, two unique lettersland every few days. They sound a lot like the six o'clock CBS world report, except from amuch smaller world. They are mostly full of random, unrelated, current news (both sports andserious), followed by some business reporting spiced here and there with commentaries of advice and insights. At first glance, they can seem shallow and boring. But actually, theyq,xq outward signs of the deepest human contacts ever to mold Joyce s character and mine.

One letter is from Mr. & Mrs. Carl Anderson, my parents, who saw to it that my growing-up wasChristian in word and deed. I'm a PK (preacher's kid), and it wasn't as bad as the jokes say.I*m deeply indebted to Mom and Dad for living true to their teaching and for giving high respect to runtime Christian service. They also helped and encouraged me, even when teenagepains wearied them. When we decided to come to Hong Kong, they helped form our plans. Theycontacted people who could help, scheduled speaking times, and handled many physical details.Since we came to Hong Kong, they encourage us, keep us in touch, discuss doctrinal issuesand show an increasing interest in our work. We appreciate God's blessings through themmore than I can write.

The other letter — well — Joyce can tell you about it.

Yes, the other letter is from my parents. Mr. &Mrs. Eldon Wymore, a couple of my favoritepeople'. I think children never cease to learn, and parents never cease to teach. With everyletter from Mom, I find insights on how to live the Christian life that they exhibit. Although busy V7ith many other interests and jobs, Mom &Dad took on the mammoth job and headaches of being out forwarding agents. They also helped arrange speaking dates and providedtransportation in those last hectic days. Presently they are our storehouse. Gary and Dadworking on our display, looked like two young boys building a super model plane'. To be consistent is tough. But I thank my parents for their consistent example and encouragement.

Praise God for using the Chinese worship services! Since the total Sunday School and worshipattendance only averaged 29 recently, I set a private goal for Easter Sunday of 20 at theChinese service and 59 totaled for the three services, but I was wrong. God knew better. 3^attended the Chinese service and the three services totaled 79! We now know what we can reachin God's strength for His glory, and I believe we can reach it again and soon go beyond.

April 21st, Mong Kok Church of Christ youth challenged Wong Tai Sin Church of Christ youth toa soccer game. An American "giant" balanced out each team, Danny Thurston and myself. (Ourteam won!) Afterwards, the kids ate dinner and shared spiritually at the Thurston s home.We also spent a lovely afternoon going for a picnic with the young people when they had aholiday.

We hope to soon have a reasonable air conditioner because warm stuffy, summer rains starteda few days ago. Another 24% rise in cost of living is predicted within six months. Life isindeed an uncertain gift. Less than twenty miles away another youth was shot down this weekby Communist gunfire as he made a dash for freedom. Please pray about changing circumstanceshere. Also pray for our co-workers. The heavy responsibility has been quite a strain onsome of them.

Wing Wong, a Hong Kong Christian graduating from Platte Valley Bible College is returning thissummer to begin new Church planting. We are excitedbecause we have-hear^-of-his cnthuciacmand fine ability. He is bringing five talented students, "The Harbingers," for summer evangelism. They are planning school assemblies, door—to—door calling, camp, VBS, and preachingmeetings. Please pray that God will be glorified and people saved.

Do you have some responsibility for shepherding some weaker Christians? Then, can I ask you,"Are you a jealous shepherd?" Do you get fiery angry at anything that would pull a brotheraway from Christ? So angry that you overlook personal danger to save the stray? David wasa jealous shepherd. He said, "When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, Iwent out after him and attacked him, and rescued it from his mouth; and when he rose up againstme, I seized him by his beard and struck him and killed him. ' David had no time to thinkwhether the stray was worth the risk. He knew it was. He wasn t courteous to the lion andbear either. But he "was a man after God's own heart." Love without jealousy for yourbrother's well-being is as usless as a sling x^ithout stones. Let's let God make us Hisj ealous shepherds 11

Your servants in Christ,

FORWARDING AGENTSM/M Eldon Wymore

^•^5^ 400 Hillview Drive, Lebanon, Oregon 97355

^vy - ' Phone: 503-258-2865

June 1974

Dear Dhristian Family,

You probably received this letter earlier than usual, because something very special ishappening this month. The fine lady who handles the printing of this letter. Mom Wymore,with her sister, Doris, are coming to visit us from June 14th through July 9thl She willget to see first-hand what life in Hong Kong is like. She will get to be involved in manyof the events here, and she will get a much needed rest. Her fresh point of view will bemuch appreciated, and I hope she shares some of what she saw with you in our next newsletter. Since she will be here, expect the next newsletter to be a little late.

This is not the end of our visitors, either. "The Harbingers" will be here from June 8for a summer of evangelism. Joyce is busy arranging assemblies for them at high schoolsand colleges. They will get to get acquainted with the congregations the day after theyarrive, because there will be a soccer game followed by a get-together with them in charge.They plan to take care of most of their own physical needs; so we can just enjoy them andshare in their tiainistry. X

/M̂y uncle^—Bernel Getter, and his family will be here July 4th—6th on their way back to theirIndia. Although they have inspired me, I rarely get to see them; so we

appreciate this fellowship. You also are invited to visit us when you have the time.

Often the missionary is cut off from the spiritual food he needs in order to keep workingbecause Christian fellowship in his own language is usually lacking. —But this hasn't beenthe case for us this month. We are praising God for the chances we have to grow. Forexample, at the last Evangelical Missionary Fellowship banquet we got to hear Carl F. H.Henry, retired editor of Christianity Today. Also, enthusiastic Los Gatos Christian Churchhas been sending us tapes of good singing and sermons from their services. Besides this,a missionary couple we met in language school are returning to the U.S.A. for one year; sowe are x^atchirig their handsome library and other things.

When we prepared to come to Hong Kong, we only brought necessities. So we expected thesefirst couple years to be much like camping without many conveniences, but thanks to thewatchfulness of God and his saints, all our needs are provided far beyond what we hadexpected.

During the summer, we will have our language school at home to save the daily two-hour bustrip. When we began adjusting to Chinese culture and language, I'm glad that God in hiswisdom withheld from us how long it would take, or no one would make it. We get a goal inour minds of x<?hat the ideally adjusted foreigner is like, but when we draw near the goal,we always find that there is another goal beyond this one. It's like looking at a mountainrange frora a distance; they look just like one slope to climb. a

People have written for information and objects from Hong Kong to use in V.B.S. and other \/^missions meetings; so x-ye spent a few afternoons buying things; then, yesterday, I read The ^

Gladis DePree (Harper &Row $3.95). She has the best description of Hong Kongmissionary life I have found. The book is "the story of a modern American missionary familyrelating their lives in Hong Kong to the customs and culture of a delightful people." Sheportrays clearly the inner struggles and joys of missionary life honestly without treatingthem as superhumans or destroying their personal honor. This book is a must for any personinterested in Hong Kong missions. The book can be ordered through any Christian book store.Buy one NOW for your church library and encourage people to read it.

May God be rich with all of vou. and may you enjoy your walk with him. Please pray forGod's work through us. Pray for God's unredeemed sons and daughters in China. Pray forthe development of mature Chinese leadership.

In Jesus' love.

Gary & Joyce AndersonStage I, •21D, 15th FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun Chuen,Kowloon, Hopg KongPhone: K-7I2350

FORWARDING AGENTSilr, & Mrs. Eldon VJymore400 lllliview DriveLebanon, Oregon 97355Phone 258-2865; .

ANDERSON MISSION TO THE CHINESE:' . > • '

Dear Christian. Familyj . ., *. .July,; 1974. j

IT WAS A FULL AND EXCITING 3^ weeks that'were spent' in Hong Kong.-"visiting and :sightseelng'« •It is indeed difficult to sori out some of the.more Interesting events to pass on to you. .

t.7• Li. '^''if;'.''.- -• iTfflAT A THRILL-YO, SEE ?2 gmiilnik faces as we <past thrc)ugh.:.custoras, raftey. claiming luggage<etc. Then" came, the firat taxi ride to the apartment.. It is an ^experience to ride •throughHong Rpttg darting in and out. arpiind buses ai^d people.; Vehicles have. the right of way • •so one soon ;learns to run across the streets. Itvalways looks, like rush hour in do^^tOTm San Francisco no matter what time of day or night you go out* Amazingly enoughi wedid not see one accident the entire time we spent there.

THE OPEN MARI^TS WOULD TAKE MUCH .getting used to. .The' Smell fxom the meat markets is 'enough to move me right on past. I am sure the meat is; fresh<enough-tho, as we would 'see them bring in fresh butchered animals every morning. .1 couldn't imagine so. many !little shops down the streets. We.felt like we ware walking through someone's diningroom Xi7hen.shopping-.as. the families have;.their bowls of food (usually rice) and chop 'sticks most anyplace in the shops. Some even sit .outside the.shop on the sidex/alk to •eat. They have coffee cups vrtth a lid gn them, nox '̂ this is a good idea .as it not onlykeeps the coffee hot: longer;but helps keep the bugs etc. out of the drink..- .•

THERE IS: MUCH .RESPECT. IN THE FA^IILIES •x^hich xfl^e could: certainly take a lesson 'fromi^- The " 'young are,taught respect, x^hich is also practiced,. . ; . r:: . .. • i _. -:

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order.to continue their education. If they fai^ tHpy have 2 years before they..can legalJy 'get a,.job as they, must be 14 years of age.: if^they continue their educatiw^'hthUgh Tf'-ii 'high school they must^pass another ^very difficult exaWnatipn and out of about 30,000graduates only 3,000 are.able, to get into college asvthey haVe no mofe .sropm. They are \accepted .ihtp'>cpilege by grade, so the. tpp 3,000 grade-wise are able to continue, their •education. . This is very important'to tha people in Hohg Kong'^o. it is not uncommon forthe students, to lock themselyes^ into: their room for 2, 3, or .4 .x^eeks before examinationtime and study 12 to 15 hours a day for the exam. -

IfflAT A, PRIVILEGE TO. WORSHIP with the Christians both .at Mong Kok and 'Wong Tal Sin even: i "tho part of their services x-rere in CaAtohese. -We could feel, the/love of Christ in duVmist X'/hich makes us all brothers and sisters in Him. The Chinese Christiana have aradiance that reaches far beyond the confines of Hong Kong.

ANOTHER PRIVILEGE WAS TO BE a small part in making book holders to fit the chair backsfor the Mong Kok group....,.,^It seems such a small thing to me but those Christians x-jere sograteful. .to be one of the big hinderendes of Christianity in HbngKong as it i^~±Tp^My other parts of the x<7orld. I xrould urge your nrayers for the workand xi^orkers in all foreign fields. These Christians x^ho leave homeland,, family, comfortsand luxury to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to an unsaved people x^elcome visitors asx-7ell as x«7ords of encouragement. Not only do they xflfelcpme these but they need th'em asx^ell* ^ • • ' •

SCHOOL IS AI^ ItlPORTANt PART OF THE CHII^SE young perso^..',^,. life- .1:heyage '5 and at the fepd of;.'the 6t.h .grade, they ihus't palsS' a ..very difficult

THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN HONG KONG! Just this month an evanglistic meeting is being heldin Mei Foo Sun Chuen x/here there afe no services. Pray that xrork in this part of HongKong will sprout and grox^. Also leadership classes for the Christians began with a verygood responce. Hox-j they need better trained leaders to take the gospel to their oxmpeople.

In His service.

Cleora I'tymore

S:? 3 0 1974

P.S.

Dear Christian Family,

I really appreciated Mom Wymore's fresh view of things here, and 1 hope yoU do, too.i ^ ,

SIMCE HOM ^rYI-lORE LEFT, we: have sebn a lot of blessings and answers to prayer hete. iThese answers involve all of the work here and not iust Joyce's and ky responsibilities,but I am so excited about thetn, that I'd like to share them with you.

AT THE COMI'IUITXTY CEHTER HERE IH Mei Foo Sun Chuen, the Harbingers just fini.shed up aone-week revival. Although the center lacked a lot of conveniences, the service gotbetter -every ntghtv^ -Between 70 and -100 peeple~attended each niglit ,~not cduntih^ l^e ^adults and children that listened in every open window. Although no orte accented JesusChrist, inquirers asked questions after every meeting, and many asked for a ministerto call on them.

SOT'lE OF THE NE\7 CHINESE CHRISTIANS took advantage of these opportunities to witness forChrist. At MOng Kok, 15 to 20 people usually attend, but recently, at every servicewe have had to set up more dhairs, hnd attendance has been betx^een 25 and 35.

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WONG TAi SIN HOEMALLY RUMS'ABOUT 50 childifen in Sunday school and 30 adults in worship,but VBS started today, they had ovei: 90 children and are expecting nearly 200 beforethey finish.

FOLLOT'TING UP THE HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES by the Harbingers, a 3-day camp is planned.We reserved the grounds for 60 campers, and already over 100 have asked to attend. Aweek of evangelism is planned at Iforig Kok. The building holds about 50 people, andalready 40 have applied to attend tlie kickoff ranch-style dinner. We're running out ofspace fast. And I like these kinds of problems.

ONE ADDED THING WAS ASKED OF THE CHRISTIANS, and that was that if they had time theywould attend sdine planned leadership classes. Since no more than 15 vzere expected, weJield it~iirmng Wong's smai± apartment, but the first two nights over 25 p^ple attendedT

THE PRESENT SPIPvITUAL CLIMATE IS BEST described by a recent incident. After youthmeeting, two young non-Christians confronted me; "How can I learn anything, about Christianity from a sermon here or there? We want you to sit doxm with us and go throughbasic Christianity systematically. We must have a clear understanding of"it before wecan accept or reject it.'

PRAISE THE lord! Take this chance to thank God for* the answers to' many of your prayers,and please pray for God's continued provision of all our needs.

His aiid yours.

Gary ana Joyce

M/M Eldori Wymore400 Hillview DriveLebanon, Oregon 97355Phone: 258-2865

September, 19J

PUTTING DOWN ROOTS -- BEARING OUT FRUITon" 1 •! 1Q74

Dear Christian Family, "

Well, Joyce and I just finished our first year iiy'Hong Kong putting down roots.We*ve put down our first reAl foots of homj^life here in our apartment.We^ve put our roots down de^p in the Chinee language through this year

of language school and through leadershj,|^?c)f the Chinese-speaking churchservices at Mong Kok.

We've put roots down in coric^tsof^^huTch growth in Hong Kong throughsurveys, investigation and discussiroTT'^th other Christian groups.

We've also put our roots down in the lives of those we have come to knowand love, spiritual roots in Christ and His church.

Finally we've rooted ourselves in the yearly circle of Hong Kong experiences. We have seen the Mid-Autumn festival, and experienced Christmas caroling and Chinese New Year festivities; we've watched students crainraiiig for examsduring the springtime, and summer's arrival with the Dragon Boat Festival, andthe "summer" openness of youth to let Christ answer their spiritual needs.

We hope these events will not catch us by surprise as they did this year,but that we can be prepared to use them for God's glory.

As we talked to the Harbingers (the college team here this summer) about theirimpact, we all realized that several rough spots ought to be worked out thenext time. But we also realized that the positive contact they had with non-Christians, the new converts and the inspiration to older Christians made itall worthwhile. Vacation Bible School we well attended. As many as 54 peoplesqueezed into the Mong Kok church's apartment for the revival. Sixty peopleattended the first camp sponsored here. And, attendance at Mong Kok Church ofChrist is from 25 to 35 instead of 15 to 25.

The day the Harbingers left, the Wayfull Jew family arrived, returningfrom furlough.

Later, with all our fellow-missionaries, we discussed goals, plans and needs.We were impressed with the need of putting out branches and bearing more fruithere in Hong Kong. And for each of these needs, we earnestly seek your regularprayer. God's power through your prayers is a vital source of our strength.

We seek to bear fruits ^ Christian unity among all believers in HongKong who seek to follow Jesus Christ wholeheartedly.

We seek to bear fruits of Christian leadership. The .missionaries aretrying even now to organize regular leadership-training classes. A trust fundhas also been set up to relieve the costs of further Christian education.Many of the Chinese make hardly enough money to live on. Such a fund does notsolve all the problems, but it does make them easier to face. (Enclosed isa full copy of the fund's plans) We are also trying to give each Christianmore chances to serve in the Chruch as he grows.

Finally we seek to bear fruits o^ evangelism. Follow-up, deepening friendships, and urging personal evangelism are all part of the task. We hope especially to tap the resources of others during the fruitful summer months.Please pray about these things as we enter a new year in confidence that Godwill supply your needs and ours if we will only turn to Him.

His and Yours,

Gary and Joyce AndersonStage 1, 21-D, 15th FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, Hong Kong

A scholarship fund has been set up to relieve only the tuition cost ofhigher education classes in the field of Bible and Christian ministries.

It is available to any Chinese-speaking Christian from the sponsoringcongregations.* The scholarship money can only be used inside thecolony of Hong Kong.

Anyone desiring a scholarship must have been an active worker in one ofthe sponsoring churches and must continue to work with the church duringhis scholarship.

Any Christian desiring a scholarship, needs to submit his name, cost oftuition, the name of the school to any one of the trustees. The individual,the school and the amount of the scholarship all need to be approved andsigned by three trustees before a scholarship will be given.

Each applicant's request will be treated separately on its own merits.The applicant will be notified of the trustees' decision within one tothree weeks of the time application was made.

A new application for scholarship must be made each term in order to havethe scholarship renewed. The scholarship will not be renewed if the gradeaverage for the immediately preceeding term fell below an average gradelevel.

TRUSTEES: 1. Mr. Danny Thurston 3. Mr. Wayfull Jew2. Mrs. Ruth Li 4. Mr. Gary Anderson

When a trustee plans to leave Hong Kong colony for more than three months,then the remaining three trustees will pick a new trustee within one weekof the date of the first trustee's departure. -

A trustee's term is indefinite. A trustee may resign after giving theother trustees two weeks advance notice of his action. A trustee can

be dismissed only on the mutual action of the other trustees.

Contributions to the fund can be given to any trustee, and designated"Chinese Christian Scholarship Fund." The money is only drawn out ofsavings by the trustee appointed tresurer.

*SPONSORING CHURCHES: 1. Mongkok Church of Christ148 Prince Edward Rd, 5/FMongkok

2. Church of Christ116-118 Wan Fung Street, G/FFung Wong Village

V ^ M/M Eldon Wymore400 Hillview Drive

Lebanon, Or. 97355Phone: 503-258-2865 .

October, 1974

Dear Christian Family,

The Mid-Aut"i""n Festival on September 30th is one of the three major Chinesefestivals. During this full moon, hundreds of years ago, the Chinese overthrew theirManchurian rulers. The rebellion was accoir$)lished by smuggling messages from house tohouse inside of "moon cakes" (a lot like fruitcake, but better). Every family was tohang a lantern in their doorway. As soon as the moon rose, the Chinese rushed out andkilled those who did not have lanterns. Now, the Chinese eat moon cake, light lanternsand watch the moon.

This year the youth group took this opportunity to have a fellowship barbecue andcamp out on one of the popular beaches. But it was more popular than we es^ected.Hundreds and hundreds of people were there for nighttime picnics. Many built sandcastles and all sorts of designs in the sand, then they decorated them with burningcandles and lanterns. It was beautiful to see the beach all lit up with twinklinglights.

After the barbecue, we had a short worship service and then two young ladies werebaptized. The moonlight, candle light and lantern hanging over their heads as theywere buried in the black ocean will not be easily forgotten. (Seven have been baptizedthis month. Praise the Lord!)

Some of the teens went home, but the rest of us spent the night under the stars.In the morning we went swimming, but Gary and some of the others got quite a shock fromjelly fish. After a little first aid, some of the sting was gone.

Wayful-1 and Helen Jew- and family as well as Wong Yan V7ing now live in-Mei Foo SmiChuen with us. Both have been a real great help and encouragement since they came.They plan to start worship services in the Jew's home at the beginning of November. TheJews' address is: Wayfull and Helen Jew , and Wing's is: Wong Yan Wing

Stage 1, 12-B, 3/Floor Stage 5, 22-A, 4/FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun Chuen Nassau, Mei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, HONG KONG Kowloon, HONG KONG

We finished the book of John in Chinese reading, and also the "Sermon on the Mount"and the "Creation Story." Now we are reading James and the Acts of the Apostles. Onlya few more months and basic language studies will be over. Oh Joy!!!

At Monq Kok. Gary began the enjoyable task of teaching through Ephesians duringyouth meetings. He plans to start "Survey of the Bible" by Standard dur:|.ng the ChineseSunday school. It was recently translated into Chinese by missionaries in Taiwan.Attendances at Mong Kok during September were:

Chinese/English Sunday School 38 25 29 28 26English Worship ' 31 23 26 26 24Youth Meeting 30 23 27 25 27 ^

Worker training classes began October 6th. Wong Yan Wing teaches Church History andRuth Li teaches Visual Aids. The classes are held on Sunday afternoons, twice a month.

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When not all our plans succeed, it's good to know that victory rests in Jesus.Failure is the inevitable result of governments, businesses and philosophy, but victory is the inevitable result of the Church of God.

Gary^ Joyce,.Stage 1, 21-D, 15/FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, HONG KONG

Phone: 3-712350

M/M Eldon Wymore400 Hillview DriveLebanon, Oregon 97355Phone: 503-238-2865

Noveiaber, 1974

"YOU OKLY THX55K YOU KKOW VJHAT I THOUGHT I SAID."

Dear Chrisfcian Family,

Any minister, or teacher, or parent ^ho tries to talk to teens so that^he really comesthrough kno^s that it takes more than skill in the same langiiage. In fact, he may von erlAether "pot," "boss," "read hog," "Jreali" and "8-track" are part of the same languageat all.

Some words stir us (or at least some of like "home," "love" and '̂Amasing Grace."Some phrases catch our attention, like "Americo-, love it or leave it," "Remember the Al^,"Bayer t^rks wonders," or Bill Gotbard's "P BP GI HFWMY." Some phrases make us s^le,like, "a fish out of water," "wet bahisci the ears" arid "sawing logs. Andfor a laogh, What mother hasn't heard "Moamy. tell us about the olden days? r.,-..Daddy hasn't talked "about the good ole' days?®

Our world is tied doim by reference points, like 1776, 1492, (Sirist's birth. World War IIand high school graduation. And we hs\'e points of irritation, like inflation, welfare,equal rights, taxes and criiss.

The same is true with Chinese. Skill with Chinese words and gramoar is not all that^s ^needed to meet people oo a heart to heart basis. Their emotions are attached to differentthings, ^ey have different emotional phrases, Taey use many idioms (sentences fromtheir ancient books) in everyday talking, whose meanings are not al^Tsyadictionary lists over 10,000 idioms, like these; Fung-choi-chow-dung. It says,wind blows, the grass ®?ves," but it means "a man who runs at the ^ 2®''®is "Qiing-woiag-bot-jipo" It says "Budding green and harvest yellow don t meet, but itmeans "The money ran out before the next check cams." ^ fi ..

Added to these are many ccsaoa sayings, like 'Vaterskin for a spoiled spor , o"three heads and six hands" for a "clever skillful fellow; or "Thr^ Tfmarket" for — well — you know how noise and women go together, I^hat do they think o£hard work? — They say, "Wine oat of ten bsldheaded people are rich.

They also have different reference points. Dynasties are moreColumbus found America during the Ming Dynasty. The USA started during the mngConfucius lived in the Spring and Autum Dynasty (so did Daniel, the prophet) and Christianity started during she Later Han Dynasty. ♦-And ta>ay haTO different points of irritation. 7or erjample, no one complains about th-"fine" pnblic transportation, that to me is something like riding a roller-coMtervintage Model-T. Instead, they're worried about education, housing, crime saa fooo.

The point is that gota-^daning. is not just taking a Bible to other lands. J;'might never get done if God '.Jas not morking in it. Yet, it must get done dte eb®effective way possible if people are to be saved. One-fourth of all mankind in CSi_naalone, is nearly untouched by the good news.

As you think about this part of the morld, please pray.;1. That God will bring forth waves of conversion to His con among the 800,000,000+ aouis

presently doomed in China islthout the good nsas.2. That men and women with a sound mind, full of the spirit and love wo^d rise up to

meet the call aiat God already extended, that is —to meet the glorious t^L. of.a. planting the word, b. reaping the harvest, and c. shepherding the £loe.t amongthese great people. . . .

3. That God would clear our eyes to see what our part in this mighty mission is.4. That God would strengthen our heart to meet the tasks we see.

May God continue to be with you all in all things, giving the peace that passes understanding.

In all love,

b'^'Yr-'Gary and Joyce AndersonStage 1, 2lb, 15/F, Broadway,Ifei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, Hong KongPhone: 3-712350

Gosons

brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It's bee" ^ 1f>ng time since we'_ye seen each other, so ^MERRY^'̂ HRTSTMAvS!" We hope that yonr vinter holidays are as full oftrue fellowship as they promise to be for us.

fi few days ago in the elevator, I met a neighbor who knows weare missionaries. After greetings, he said, "Say, it must begreat being a preacher. All you do is preach on Sunday, andthen you're free the rest of the week." Clearly understating,r replied, "Well, there's a little more to it than that."

The next day as I planned the week's demands on time, I saw noway to get it all done. 1) school, 2) homework, 3) Chinesesermon, 4) Chinese typewriter to buy, 5) find a Chinese pastor,6) prepare for the tri-lingual Christmas concert, 7) initiatechurch service improvements, 8) Christmas shopping, 9) establish and deepen friendships, 10) church growth research, andthe list went on to nearly 30 items.

Compared to the list, my neighbor was completely wrong, but hishinted meaning is too often right, that is: "Missionaries arelazy." Not lazy, of course, when it means a sluggard at thejob {though this temptation is real, too). But a buzy lazinessI mean, doing the jobs on the list we like to do, instead ofdoing the most important ones and accepting blame for the ones

that don't get done. Or, worse yet, being too lazy even tolay the list before God and decide what really must be done.

vJhat farmer paints the barn during planting, or decorates thehouse during harvest? Yet, Satan would tempt us to be lessdiligent at God's work. For that reason, we need your understanding prayers. Would you pray that God gives us integrityin labor and purpose in projects? Would you pray that we mightnot work to keep from God's work instead of working at His workl

Have you ever seen a Chinese typewriter? It was invented bymissionaries several years ago. It is designed for those peoplewhose specialty is "hunt n' peck." Since the Chinese languagedoesn't have an alphabet, each word is a separate symbol, calleda character. The base of the typewriter is a tray containingover 2500 characters. Above the tray, the roller and typinglever glides back and forth.

The typist scans the tray to find the character he wants. Whenhe has found it, he centers the typing lever over the characterand presses it. The typing lever pulls the character out ofthe tray and types it on the paper. Then, the typist hunts forhis next character; so it's really "hunt n' peck."

If the character is not there, he need never fear. He has twoother boxes with over 1000 more characters that he can substitute in the tray. What's more, the typewriter also has the fullEnglish alphabet and is flexible enough to take in other languages if necessary. It also types forward and backward, up anddown. All of this is without electricity and only costs $300.

It sounds like a monster, doesn't it? Although it is probablyone of the biggest breakthroughs in Chinese printing, mostChinese have never even seen one. The congregations here justbought their's to meet our expanding printing needs.

May God be with you as you plan your New Year.

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Wymore400 Hillview DriveLebanon, OR 97355

His and Yours,

Gary andStage 1, 21-D, 15/FloorBroadway, Mei Foo Sun ChuenKowloon, HONG KONG

'ucfyce Anderson