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Steve
Rhonda Dunham
4ll S*
LaDue
St*
Lincolnt 111*
62656
PhoneI
217-732-3795
MISSION
MONTREAL
January 1976
Mr* Mrs* Bill Clark
2105
E* Memorial Dr*
Munciet Indiana ^7302
n
Dear
Brothers
and Sisters
in
Christt
Schoolis finally over for 1975 ^
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3
976
Broadwell Christian
Church -
Broadwell,
Illinois*
Dorcas
and
MaryMartha
Circles «
Bro adwell Christian Church
•
roadwell, 111.
Martinsville
Christian Church- Martinsville, Illinois.
Orrville
Church of Christ
-
rrville, Ohio.
Electa Circle- rrville Church of Christ-Orrville, Ohio.
Nr. Mrs.
Daniel Kropf
- ttumwa, Iowa.
Mrs. Mildred Neumeister-
rrville,
Ohio.
Nr. Mrs. Janes Shouse-Arnington, Illinois.
We praise God
also for Mr. and
Mrs.
B i l l
Clark of
Muncie,
Indiana. They are our forwarding agents. They are taking great care
of
our hank
account
in
Muncie
and
will he responsi ble
for
sending aonthly
support to
us
when
we hegin wor king in Montreal.
We
thank
God for your lo ve
for us and
your desire
to send
the
gospel t o
Quebec. Please he prayin g for our speedy
entrance
i n t o Canada.
We
are hoping to
aove
in Nay of
this year, or as
soon
as
the
Lord
directs.
I f y o u ^ h a w ^ ^ ^ ^ w t i b h s o r c o n n e n t s , p l e a s e
f e e l
f r e e
t o
c o n t a c t
u s .
We'd
love
t o
hear
froa
you.
Praise our Lord
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MISSION
MONTREAL
April 1976
Steve
Rhonda
Dunheua
Ml
.
LaDue Si,
Lincoln, 111 . 62656
Phone1 217-732-3795
Mr, Mrs. Bill Clark
2105
E.
Memorial
Dr.
Muncie^
Indiana
^7302
Dear
Brothers
and Sisters in Christ«
It is time for another newsletter. Not much has
happened
during
the p . ' i s t
few
months b u t
what
did occur
was
significant.
We praise the
Lord
for
Kls
guidance
and
care.
We had an interview wit the Canadian,
Consul
in Chicago. We were
told that
we
cann ot immigrate
into
Canada because we
will not
have
a
Canadian
salary.
(The laws
have changed since the Dilleys entered
Canada
over three
years ago.) However, they will grant us a
visa
for a period of one year
to
begin our m i s s i o n work in Montreal. The visa will b e g i n June 1, 1976 and
end May 31, 1977*
At that
time we
will
have t o reapply
for
another year's
visa. We have had our physical examination s,
so
once
the
immigration office
in
Otta wa, Ontar io approves them
we will receive
our visas.
We
are
very excited
about
being accepted
by the
Canadian governm-nti
We
believe
the
yearly
visas, in stead of immigration, t o be God's will i n
the
matter. He knows what is best and we
are
thankful that we are His and that
we
work
for Him.
Our
maJpE^concern.
is support. Our support ers have increased in
number, but we still have half of our
estimated
amount
to
raise
yet.
The
immigration officer
in Chicago to ld us that when we
enter Canada
we will
nned
to
have letters
from our
supporters stat ing the
amount each
will supply every
month.
If the t o t a l
of
the
pledged
amounts seems
inadequate
to the
border
officer, we
will
n o t be
allowed
to
enter. We
have been praying
for
more
supporters
and sufficient financial aid
so
that we nay do the
Lord's work
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In Montreal. We
ask that
you be praying the same. We
trust that
God will
s u p p l y
all that
is n e e d e d . (John
and
J o h n
1 5 i 7.)
At present, other than rai sing support,
we
are both working here
in
Lincoln.
We are loo king forward to May when Rhon da
will
receive
her
A.B.
degree in
Christian Educatio n
from L.C.C.
Then
if the
Lord
wilis,
we will
enter
Canada June 1.
Praise the Lord
Rhonda
just
turned
twenty-three and
^teve will
b o twenty-five
this
month.
We
are hoping this
helps
on
the
car
insurance rates, as Montreal has
the
highest
rates
i n North America
Our
hope is
that
our
next
letter
to
you will be
to
inform you
that
all
is
ready
for Montreal and we
are on
our way.
Thank
you for your
continued support. Please keep prayin g for us as we pray
for
you.
In
Christ,
^
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ZievB Rhonda Dunhaa
^11
3*
lADue 3t»
Lincolnj.
Ill^ 62656
Phone: 217-732^3795
f^ir.
July
1976
Vir"
• i -
Mrs»
Bill Clark
2105 Past Memorial Drive
Munclo, Indiana ^7302
Dear
Sroihers and listers
in Clirist^
Here
it
is July already and r e are still in L i n c o l n - We do have
some good news
though*
Ve
were to rooeive our visa by J ^ u n e t976* There
was
some
delay
because the medical
authorities
in Ottawa wanted Steve to have a few more tests.
T h e r e w a s
n o
p r o b l e m
s o
w e
d i d r e c e i v e o u r
v i s a
. j u s t
a f t e r
t h g ^ F o u r t b
J ' l l y .
^
It Is now valid until
June
30p 1977« T l i i s is exciti ng because
as
far as Canada
is concerned,
we
can enter the co-untry
at
any time.
Our problem is
still
support.
We
have
picked
up some support and
we praise
God for
al l
the people
who
have
taken
interest in the need
in
Quebec.
We keep sendi ng letters to churches but o nly about 3% f these answer. So you
can see
our progress
is
slow.
It is
our
prayer
that
more
brothers
and sisters
in
Christ
will
take
hold of the challenge as
you
have and help
get
us there.
We still need
approximately $200 per month i n
living
link
support.
We
have ano ther news item
to share
with you.
We
will ^.^parents
in
'
J
.mld^Dacei^r. We are
not
cuite
over the shock yet^ ha
We
are excited
about
an
T
addition
to
us. This
will
tie Rhonda down some
in our work
in Montreal
but
no
doubt
it will be
a blessing,
one
of the
greatest
blessings
we will ever
be
honored to receive. Praise God
Once
we are_jan-our way t o
Montreal,
we
will
get a newsletter out
to
youjeach m o n - t o . We b e l i e v e
it is
vitally
importan t that all of our
supporters,
in
money
and in
prayers,
be kept well
informed. We invite
you to
write
to us.
We'd like
to
hear your questions and suggestio ns any
time-
Hiis
is y o ^ n r '
mission,
too.
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In
prayer
for visa a r . d
pl9a39
ask i : i i 7 . f - o r
a d s q ^ x i a t e
dupport.
V - a
cannot enter
fanada
unt il we have
it*
Ask that the
support
will coma
q.utckly
so
that
we
do
not waste too
much
of
our visa tine*
Please pray for us
regarding
o ur l i t t le one^ too.
Cur prayers renain
witn yo-i.
In Christ,
Steve and Phonda
P.3. If you
know
of anyone
in
your
fanily or
congregation who would
like to
receive
our
newsletter every month,
please send
us their name
and complete
maili ng address. We'll be happy t o
a d - d them
t o o ur mailing list.
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MISSION MONTREAL
September I976
Steve Rhonda Dunham
Mr^
Mrst Bill
Clark
^0^
Hurteau St. Apt#
202
2105 E.
Memorial
Dr.
Dollard
Des
Ormeaux, Quebec Muncie,
Indiana
Canada
H9G
1X4
U.S.A.
47302
Dear
Friends
in
Christ
Our prayer
is that
God
is
building
you
up in Christ
Jesus,
that
Uie
entire
world
will
know
that Jesus is the Christ.
We a a n r i v e d
here in Montreal Friday ni^t, eptember
3*
On
Saturday
Dennis, Debbiej
Dan
and Mark Dilley and Debbie's brother and his wife helped us
unload our U-Haul
truck. With
so
many helping hands
it
took only
a
few hours,
whereas it
took
a whole day to pack it back in Lincoln. We would like to
thank
our families and everyone
else who helped
us move. We are
pretty
well settled
in now with only a few
boxes
of baby things
to
unpack.
We had a sli^t problem when we
arrived
in Canada.
The
border offi
cers
told
us to report
to Customs
Officials in
Montreal. They
didn't
search
our
truck
or
ask
any questions as we
had
expected. In
Montreal
we were told that
since we would
not
be staying for a
full
year, we would have to
pay
a deposit
on our
household goods
and
earn
(Our
visa began July
1.
Waiting for
sufficient
financial support,
we
didn't
enter Canada untilSept.
3
a difference of two
months.)
If
we had refused or been unable to pay the $500 deposit we
would
have
had to
leave
the country#
Again
God
has been providing
for
our needs
throu^
your gifts and fortunately we are to be refunded the entire amount when our visa
is renewed for another year or we
are
accepted as landed immigrants.
Another problem is
l^iat
Rhonda may
not
be included
on
Steve's work
visa and may need papers
of
her
own# We doubt
this is so,
but
we have
an appoint
ment in mid-October with
an
immigration official to
find
out for sure.
If
needs
be, Rhonda can get
a
tourist visa
for
the length of
our
stay.
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We believe God will take
care
of
things.
He is
strengthening
o ur
faith
and reliance
in Him.
Nothing in life is without difficul ties
or
problems. We must
remember that God works throu^ difficulties
to
show people
His
power and c o n trol.
He uses
difficulties
to got His work done. We piaise Him
As
you
can
see
from o ur field address we are
living
i n
an apartment
i n i
B o l l a r d
D e s
O r m e a u x o I h i s
i s a s u b u r b o f M o n t r e a l l o c a t e d i n
t h e
W e s t I s l a n d
a r e a .
/
It
has a population of over
389000 an d,is
predominant ly English. We
are about
m i l e s
f r o m t h e D i j j ^ Y ' s h o m e,
3 m i l e s
f r o m t h e D o r v a l
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
A i r p o r t , a n d
10
miles
or 30
minutes
from
downtown Montreal.
Ihe
opportunities
for
evangelism
in
this
part of the
isla nd seem favorable and
we are encouraged.
After getti ng
settled
i n t o o ur four and one half
rooms
and
taking care
of
customs requirement s,
we are
finally
beginning
the
job of "being missionaries."
Steve
has had opportun—
ities to
preach at
the West Island
Church
of Christ an d we
have begun
helping the
Dilleys with a Bible Club for grade school children
held
in their home. We plan
to begin calling
o n prospects
this week.
We will
be writ ing
to you
each month
to keep
you
infoDcmed
about
our
work here. Whenever
you
have a
change
of address please
let
us know
so
that we
may keep
in
touch.
We
thank all o f you for your support
in
money and prayers. We
thank
God for
your
f a i t h ' in
Him
and dedication to the
spreading
of His
Word
in
Montreal.
Please continue to p i ? a y for
us
as we meet
people and
tell t i i e m
the
truth of Jesus Christ.
May God's peace be with
you always,
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Steve
&
R h o n d ^ ^ . . D u ^ i ^ '
H u r t e a u S t r ^ ^ 5 ^ v - 2 0 2
Dollard
Des Ormeaux, Que"bec
Canada
H9G
1X4
MISSION MONTREAL
October
1976
Mr#
Mrs.
Bill
Clark
2105
E.
Memorial Drive
Muncie, Indiana
U.S.A. 47302
Dear Brothers and Sisters
in
Christ,
Grace
to you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father and the
Lord
Jesus Christ,
(Romans
I t
7b)s Wo
have
been in
the
Montreal
area
for about a month and a half
now#
We
thank
o ur L ord for all that we are
learning.
We are
growing in
faith
and in
the
knowledge of Jesus Christ.
We are
growing
i n o ur comprehension
of
the
world
as
well#
Living in a different country, in a different soc iety is
broadening
o ur understand
ing.
This
has also
impressed
upon
us, further,
the neod
for
the
gospel of Jesus
Christ everywhere
in the
world#
In
last month's letter we mentioned that Rhonda may not be inc luded
on
our
visa.
We
met with
an
immigration official this month and
found
that
she is. The
officer was very friendly toward us and answered all of our questionŝ It was
as
if
a
fog
had been
lifted
from
us and the
sm egan
to
shine.
We cannotexplain the
happiness
and
excitement
we
felt. We
thank our God
that He is guiding us and
taking
care
of
o ur every n eed.
We
will
not
have to bother
with
the immigration people
again
until next summer. Now
we
can
concentrate
fully
on our
work here.
Steve
has
been preaching on
Sunday mornings with
the
West Island Church
of
Christ.
There
has been just a handful
of
us worshipping
together.
Several
of
the Christians have pull ed away from the church. Family
tension
i s one culprit and
a few
will not accept t he full gospel. They themselves were immersed in to Jesus
Christ but they feel they cannot say
it is essential for
others. We've
been
able to
call on these Christians
and
we
see hope for
the situation.
Our
goal is to continue
talking with them and bring them back in to the fellowship. We've also been act ive
with the
Dilley's Bible Club. Attendance is holding steady. Some of - t h e
older
girls
are
asking seirious questions
about
the
gospel.
We
praise
God
for
their soul -
searching.
There
is
a major drawback invol ved
i n
evangelizing
in
this area. People
do
n o t like for others
to
just "drop
i n "
on
them.
Before we could
call
on
any of the
Christians here,
we had to set up an
appointment.
It seems that most
people
are
accustomed t o this. This may be why door- to- door calli ng has not accomplished much
i n
the pasto Also, before anyone can go door-to-door
for
any reason they must have
a license or
permit
to do so. The same goes for distributing tracts# The Dilleys
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p e o p l e w e r e l e a v i n g
t h e
c i t y o n w e e k e n d s s o t h e s e c h u r c h e s w e r e s e t t i n g up e x t r a
services
for
t h o s e
not
present o n
Sundays.
We do not
k n o w
if
t h i s
has
b e e n
success
f u l .
W e 'v e l e a r n e d t h a t s o m e c h u r c h e s d o n o t o f f e r
S u n d a y S c h o o l
a n d o n e f a m i l y
w e
t a l k e d
w i t h t o l d
u s t h e i r c h u r c h c l o s e d d o w n
for
t h e s u m m e r
a n d
d i d
not
h o l d
s e r v i c e s
u n t i l
a f t e r
L a b o r D a y .
W e
h o p e t h i s g i v e s y o u a n i d e a o f t h e s i t u a t i o n .
W e
do
n o t
w a n t p e o p l e t o t h i n k
w e
a r e j us t a n o t h e r
c h u r c h . W e
w a n t t h e m t o c o m e t o C h r i s t ,
not another brand
of
religion.
N e w s p a p e r
a d s
h a v e
w o r k e d t o s o m e e x t e n t b u t a r e
v e r y ex p e n s i v e ,
a n d
m e e t i n g i n t h e Y . M . C . A . h a s a t t r a c t e d
o n e
f a m i l y
t o i n q u i r e a b o u t
t h e
C h u r c h .
B u t
m u c h o f
o u r
w o r k
m u s t
b e g e a r e d t o p e r s o n a l c o n t a c t s .
W e h a v e
b ec o me a c q u a i n t e d w i t h
a f e w
p e o p l e
s o w e h o p e
t o
b u i l d o n
t h e s e f r i e n d s h i p s
a n d
s h a r e
w i t h
t h e m
i h e
g o s p e l
o f
C h r i s t .
I f y o u
h a v e
a n y
s u g g e s t i o n s o n ho w
w e
c a n
m e e t
p e o p l e
a n d
t e l l t h e m t h e
Good
News, please
let
know.
Personally,
we are doing pretty
well.
We
have both
had
colds this month
but are
back
on our feet now. We are gettin g the baby's room ready and
are
really
excited. We lear ned that a ward room for Rhonda will cost over
$160
per day. This
baby is
going
to be expensive Fort una tel y we
have
enough i n our personal savings
to
cover
the cost. We celebrat ed Thanksgiving on October 11
with
the Dilley's. It
was
a beautiful day and we
had
lots
of good
food.
Now
we are
anticipating our own
U.S. Thanksgiving. Incieed we have much, to be thankful for.
Please,
continue t o
pray for
us.
Ask
the Lord to bring
us into, contact
w i t h receptive people. Pray
for the
y o . u n g people in the Bible
Club as they
study
God's Word
and
apply i t
to t h e i ^ e l v e s .
Pray
for
their
parents as
well
that
they
may
be receptive.
Please
pray
for
those who
have pulled
away from the
fellowship,
that
they
may
soon
gra^p the full impact of God's
Word. Please be piaying
for Rhonda as
she is now i n t o
her
eighth month of pregnancy and for our child as well. Thank God
for
working out our visa problems too. Prayer
is
one of the most powerful tools
God has
given
us. If you will pray with us regardin g these
things
we are
confident
God will answer positively.
Now to him who
is able
t o strengthen you
according
to the gospel
and
the preac hing of Jesus Christ, according to the revelatio n of the mystery
which wa s
kept secret
for
lo ng ages but
is
now disclosed
and throu^ the
prophetic writings
is made known to
al l
nations, according to the command of
the
eternal God, to bring
about the obedience of faith
- o the only wise
God be glory for evermore ibrou^
Jesus Christ
Amen.
( R D j n a n s
l 6 i
25-27)
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MISSION MONTREAL
November 197^
Steve
Rhonda Dunham
D E C . Mr. M r s e Bill Clark
urteau St. Apt. 202 2105 E.
Memorial
Drive
Dollard
Des
Ormeauxp
Quebec Muncie,
Indiana
C a n a d a H9G
1X4
U . S . A . 47302
Dear
Brothers
and Sisters
in
Christi
Grace
to
you and peace from God
our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ,
(1 C o r i n t h i a n s
1 : 3 . W e
i n t e n d e d t o get t h i s letter m a i l e d
t h e first
o f
t h i s
w e e k
but
here it is,
the day
after
Thanksgiving
already.
We
hope
your Thanksgiving was
blessed one We all
have
much to be thankful for
We
Imagine
you have heard of the
provincial
elections here in Quebec
recently.
Most of
w h a t
w e
k no w
about the
sit u a tion comes
from television
a n d
t h e
news pa per. I n October the
premier
of
Q uebec
called for a
general
election. At
t h a t time the Liberal party was in power
w i t h
102 of 110 seats i n their assembly.
After
a month
of campaigning, the elections took pl ac e on November 15* The Parti
Quebecois,
the Liberals* strongest
opponents,
won 69
seats
in
the ass embly
and thus
became the pa rty t o lead Quebec. The leader of the party
i s
Rene Levesque a n d he
h a s become
t he
ne w
premier. Ma n y people strongl y wa n ted the
Liberal
party o u t of
office. Therefore, sinc e the Parti Quebecois was th eir strongest opp onent, many
people voted
for t h a t
p a r t y
t o
insure their defeat.
The Parti Quebecois h a s
been
committed
for
some
time to push for the
separation
of
Quebec
from Canada.
A n
inde-
pendant
Quebec
is
their goal. Many of
the
people wh o voted
for
them did
not
vote
for separation. The latest p oll shows only 11^ of the population in
favor
of it.
T h e p a rt y
h a s promised a
referendum
i n t wo
years
t o decide
t h i s i s s u e .
T h i s i s a concern
no w
for everyone in Quebec, as
well
a s everyone
else
throu^out Canada. I t will affect everyone's
lives here and
will
be a big disrup
tion for many. People who are against
separation
are trying to
s t a y
calm, but some
are
s o
afraid
of
what lies ahead that they have been puttin g their savings in banks
in
On t ario
and even in Vermont a n d New York.
If
se p a r a t io n does come, many people
w i l l probably
move
o u t of Quebec, both the French a n d t he En glis h . Some economists
are p r e d i c t i n g a recession in
C a n a d a a j i d a
l o we r s t a n d a r d
of living for
Q uebecers
if
this happens
We
do
not
know how
we will
be affected
by
all of
this
We
hope to be
able to s t a y h e r e, no ma t ter wh at developes. Our con cern is f o r - t h e people
of
Q uebec . No ma t ter
w h a t
h a p p e n s , t he Ch u rc h mu st be here. We
h o p e a n d p r a y t h a t
the
C hurch
w i l l
be strong a n d will conti n ue
to
gro w .
It is
diffi c ul t
to s a y w h a t
the ne x t fe w
years w i l l be
like for s ure , but w e
hope
t h a t people
w i l l
become
open
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to the truth of Jesus Christ. A lot of opportunities could open
up
for reaching
people
we cannot
reach
at present.
Presently, Trench is the official langmge of
Quebec.
Whether Quebec
separates or not, the French language will
be
stressed
more
and more. Therefore,
it is
becoming more
important
and
more
urgent
for
us to learn the language. We are
studying French
with
the
Dilleys a
couple of days a week and Steve
will
probably
try to get into
some
adult French language classes soon. If we axe forced to use
Fren ch more, we
will
learn it faster. As it
is
now, we live among
a
pocket of .
English-s peaking people where French people are the minority. Our efforts are
g e a r e d to
t h e
E n g l i s h
b u t
w h e n w e c a n c o m m u n i c a t e i n t e l l i g e n t l y in F r e n c h w e
ho^
to preach the Good
News to them
as
well.
A few
of
the
young
people from
the Bible
Club
have
been
attending
wor
ship
services
with us lately.
We
thank God
for
the opportunity
to
teach these young
people more often. We made
a
positive
contact
recently too. A school teacher liv
ing in our
apartment
building
has shown
a lot of interest. She is planning to
attend worship
services
with us soon. We
hope she will lead
us
to
others who
are
interested in the truth.
Personally, we
are
getting along O.K. We
have
been
learning
much
about
how
Canada's
federal
government
works as well as
the provincial government. It
is
really fascinating. \ l e have also learned that
the
schools in Canada
teach
some
U.S.
h i s t o r j
and
government,
whereas during our own American
education
Canada was
seldom mentioned
if
at
all.
Lately
then,
we've been learning
a
great
deal about
Canada
in
general.
We celetrated the United States' Thanksgivin g even though it was
just
another
work day
for most
everyone else
here^ The Dilley's
came
to
our
apartment
and we
ate
a lot of
good
food.
Rhonda roasted her
first
turkey and did
a
great ^
j o b . (Too
b a d T h a n k s g i v i n g
c o m e s
o n l y
. t w i c e a
y e a r
- ha ha.)
B-day is only a
few
weeks
away. We
are getting pretty excited. The
way our excitement is building, having the baby will be harder on Steve than on
Rhonda. The baby's room
is ready nd we are too ?
We've done
a
little
Christmas shoppin g too. A lot of things are pretty
expensive.
Candy, especially chocolate, is very expensive. Toys are
too. Batteries
for toys and radios, etc.,
range
in price from
920
to about 3»25 p e i pair. Stuffed
animals, in
general,
seem
to
be
less expensive.
Some
clothing
is
reasonable
in
price
other
clothing is expensive. We
do
not even look at shoes anymore.
Our
turkey for
.Thanksgiving
c o s t . 1.09 per pound
as
compared to 59^
~
^50 per p o i o n d in
Vermont.
The
sales tax here
is 8%, Fortunately, food,
books,
and some
children's
clothing
are
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not
taxable
The rate
of
exchange between United States and
Canadian
dollars has
been J f o » ¥e
were losing
$11
12
from each
of
our salaxy checks.
Now,
however,
both currencies
sire almost at
parity.
Even
though
most
everything
is
fairly
expensive, we
are
getting
along
O.K.
In
January, we
will include our financial report for
these
four
months of
1976,
We want to
thank those who have
sent
monetary gifts allowing us to buy for
the baby
and
for
our
Christmas.
Please continue to pray for us. Pray that more people will be receptive.
Thank God
for
our new contact,
that she is
interested.
Pray
that
she
will accept
the
Lord as her personal Savior.
Continue
to pray
for
the Bible Club young people and
their parents
and
also for our influence on them. Ask God to help those who have
pulled away from the fellowship, that they may think clearly
regaxding
their situa
tion. Please continue to pray for Rhonda and our child. The baby is
due
around
December
15. Remember Quebecers and
all
Canadians in your prayers. Pray that the
Church will
grow
rapidly
in number
and maturity.
Since
our
December newsletter
will not
get to
you before Christmas,
we
want to wish you
a
very merry Christmas
now.
Our
prayer
is that
as
we remember how
Jesus Christ
humbled Himself to
be bom as
one of us, each of us will have instilled
within us the importance of being a Christian
and
showing God our gratitude.
The
grace
of the
Lord
J e s u s
be
w i t h y o u (Cur)
love
b e w i t h you all in
C h r i s t J e s u s A m e n
(1
C o r i n t h i a n s
l 6 t
23,
2k)
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The Steve
Dunham
Family
40^
Hinrteau
St. Apt-
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Dollard
Des Ormeaiccj Quebec
Canada
H9G
MISSION
MONTREAL
December 1976
i - i r - 'irs.
Bill
Clark
2105 Ev Memorial Dr-
Muiiciej Indiana
U.SoA. 47302
Dear Brothers and Sisters
in
Christp
Grace to you and
peace from God our Father
and
t h e Lord Jesus C h r i s t i
2
Corinthians
1:2).
V . Jeremy Hob^^.Jlunham was born December 24 a t 11^42 a-m* a t the Lakeshore
G e n e r a l H o s p i t a l T i r r
P o i n t s C l a i r e ,
Q u e b e c -
H e
w e i g h e d
e i g h t
pounds e i g h t o u n c e s
a n d
was 211
inches long-
H e has
a
l o t
o f
long; dark
hair
and blue eyes and likes to cry.
H e ' s
d o i n g
fine a n d so a r e M o m
a n d
D a d -
H e
b r o u g h t h i m h o m e f r o m
t h e
h o s p i t a l t h e
2 8 t h
and
h e ' s b e g i n n i n g t o
a d j u s t
a
l i t t l e n o w .
(Mon
and
Dad tool)
R h o n d a ' s
m o t h e r
f le w
up here from Ohio the 28th to help with the baby and we suie are
glad
she's
here- H e are learning
a
lo t i n
a
hurry.
This
i s her first grandchild and Ste ve's
parents' first grandson. They are pretty excited. Since Jeremy w as born on
Christ
m a s E - / e w e w a i t e d t o c e l e b r a t e C h r i s t m a s c n _ t h e
2 9 t h ~
o u r t h S s r ^ w e d d l n g a n n i v e r s a r y -
My, h o w t i m e f l i e s - The
l a s t p a r t
of t h i s m o n + l i h a s b e e n p r e t t y
h e c t i c ,
b u t e x c i t i n g
Toward, t h e e n d o f November Dennis placed a n a d in t he Montreal
S t a r
co n
c e r n i n g
t h e
C h u r c h s T h e ad a p p e a r e d
in
t h e r e l i g i o n s e c t i o n o f t h e S a t u r d a y e d i t i o n ,
on
three occasicro, every other week.
I t
was
c e n t e r e d
around being Christians only .
I t
was
a
two—inch, one
column ad
and
cost ^21
each time
i t
appeared.
T l i i s i s
pretty
e x p e n s i v e
b u t
w e
c A d
h a v e
s o m e
r e s u l t s .
A f t e r
t h e f i r s t
S a t u r d a y
w e r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l
c a l l s f r o m p e o p l e
w h o
t h o u g h t t h e a d w a s a t a p e d m e s s a g e , l l i e y w e r e n ' t i n t e r e s t e d
when they found i t
wasn't.
The
nex t two times
the a d
appeared
we
received
some
more
Interested callers. Several people were excited to find
a
group o f people t h a t
b e
lieves a s we do-
However, they refused
t o s a y much
concerning
themselves except that
they were used to going to t l \ e denominati onal church h e y i r ^ e r e attending and didn't
want to change new. This
i s the
attitude w e
run
into more times tha n not.
A
f e w
o t h e r s h o w e v e r h . a v e s h o w n more I n t e r e s t . A
coup l e
o f
p e o p l e
h a v e
s a i d t h e y w o u l d
visit our worship service on Sunday morning
after
the holidays. V i e hope
t h e y d o s o .
A c o u p l e of l a d i e s d i d c o m e t o v i s i t b u t r e f u s e d t o g i v e
u s a n j
i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g
t hemse lves.
O n e m a n a s k e d
for
w r i t t e n m a t e r i a l r e g a r d i n g
t h e
C h u rc h a n d a n o t h e r
w a n t
u s t o call o n h i m . V i e
d o
n o t
k n o w
w h a t w i l l c o me o f t h e s e contacts
but
w e h o p e a n d
pray we w ill be
able to
teach
a s
many
a s
possible-
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W e t h a n k y o u
f o r
y o u r
p r a y e r s
c o n c e r n i n g
u s .
P l e a s e c o n t i n u e
t o
p r a y
f o r
u s
i n o u r
m i n i s t r y
h e r e a n d a s
n e w
p a r e n t s . A l s o , p l e a s e c o n t i n u e t o p r a y f o r
J e r e m y .
i J e
h a v e
c o m e
i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h
s o m e p e o p l e t h i s
m o n t h t o o
s o
p l e a s e p r a y
t h a t t h e y w i l l b e
o p e n
t o t h e g o s p e l o f C h r i s t . P l e a s e a s k G o d t o
w o r k
t h i n g s
o u t
so
t h a t w e c a n
t e a c h
t h e
t r u e
g o s p e l . C o n t i n u e t o p r a y t h a t
t h e
C h u r c h w i l l
g r o w
rapidly
in
number and maturity.
W e h o p e
a n d p r a y t h a t
1 9 7 7
w i l l
b e
a
b l e s s e d y e a r f o r
y o u i n t h e
L o r d .
U e p r a y it w i l l b e a f r u i t f u l
y e a r
h e r e i n Q u e b e c f o r C h r i s t s C h u r c h .
T h e g r a c e
o f
t h e L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t a n d t h e l o v e o f G o d a n d t h e f e l l o w
ship of t h e H o l y Spirit b e w i t h y o u a l l , 2 o r i n t h i a n s
07
J4r.
Mrs.
Bill Clark
2105 S.
Memorial Dr.
iiuncie Indiana
U.S.A. ^7302
Bo>.
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pa^inted
i n .
C a n a d a - ; .
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