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DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address: Mr.'and Mrs. Dwain P. Anderson

Forwarding Agents:

#15 Wong Yi Au Village 2/F

Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong
Phone: 0-6581881

Bill and Margaret Ettling

Rt. 2. Box 360 Jackson. MO 63755

Phone (314) 243-2825

Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall Eldorado, IL 62930

:Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the

January-February-March, 1983

Family Activities

that a lot. All the cards and letters

by friends and family at home not only gave Jean Montgomery teaching the the English Sunday class. The The 'Anderson 'Anderson Five' Five' - Sara Sara and and Mark Mark with us a spiritual lift, but helped to decorate our School class. with
their cousins cousins David, David, Sandi Sandi and and Steven. Steven.

us

home as well. Tlianks for remembering us!

Becky and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary on January 4thof this year. It sure doesn't seem like that long atall. This year, because ofsome gifts ofmoney sent at Christmas by our family, we
were able to have a really special anniversary celebration.

On January 29th, Yip Mown Wai, who is thepreacher at theHong Kong Church ofChrist, andLuk
Wai Wan, the secretary for the Compass of Truth ministry, were maried. Thiswas the first Chinese

wedding and wedding feast we had attended, so we were excited about itto say theleast. Before the wedding we helped transport their 4-tier wedding cake, which was baked and decorated by Joyce Anderson, to the reception hall. Believe me, driving over Hong Kong's rough roads, that was nerve wracking! But we made it in one (or should I say four) pieces. In the evening after the wedding, we attended the wedding feast -a 12-course meal ofsome ofthe best Chinese dishes. Itwas sogood! The most unusual dish to the Westerner, but one that every Chinese wedding feast must have, isshark's
fin soup - and it's good!

February brought with it several things. It brought my 30th birthday on February 12th. for one thing. Idreaded it for a long time -you know, being "over thehill" andall -but I'm still alive, soIguess I'll

burvtve. On February 5-8. we were able to attend a seminar on II Corinthians by Fred Miller,
misbtonary to England, at the Mong Kok Church. The Compass of Truth ministry sponsored the

seminar, and it was in English (translated into Chinese). This was the first time since coming to Flong Kong that we were able to hear any amount of sermons or teaching in English, so we really benefited from II. This February was also the wettest February on record for FiongKong. It has rained almost
every day for the last month - and this is the dry season!

Chinese New Year

This year Chinese New Year was on February 13-15, and we found out what a traditional Chinese village we live in. The people around us observed many rites and traditions that we had been told

almost no one kept anymore. We observed so much fear and superstition in the people of our village
that it made us thankful even more that we have no need to fear as long as we are in Christ Jesus. In the village the rites began at noon on New Years Eve {February 12) with offerings of fruit, meat and incen_se .to ancestors. This took place before small altars outside the home, and was accompanied by the shooting of firecrackers. Then at midnight, the village sounded like a war zone as every family set off string after string of firecrackers to welcome the new year, but also to frighten off bad luck and evil spirits. For the whole period of Chinese New Year, every home in the villageleft some lights on all night. Some homes left every light in the house on all night the whole time. This again, is to keep the
i , bad luck away. Every morning, sometimes before sun up, the villagers would again offer fruit and incense and tea at their home village altars. And again, there would be plenty of firecrackers - (which by the way, are illegal in Fiong Kong). Apart from the worship and fear, Chinese New Year is a happy family time. People buy new clothes, decorate their homes with flowers, peach blossom trees, mandarin orange trees and paper banners wishing all a prosperous new year. Children are given gifts of "lucky money" packets containing money and there is a lot of visiting and family get-to-gethers. But behind all of

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superstition and false worship. What a

that we will have opportunities to share Him with the people of our village.

difference knowing Jesus would make in their lives. Please pray

Tutors
There is a Chinese saying used as a compliment, which says "to talk with you one night surpasses ten years of study". I believe that this statement really applies to time spent with my tutor, Joe Lui. Joe is a Christian from the Mong Kok Church of Christ. He is a school teacher and has a very good knowledge of the Bible and Christian ideas. These things, plus his willingness to teach me, makes him a very good tutor. He is helping me learn to read Chinese and also helps me with translation work as well. I often feel like the three hours per week spent with him is more beneficial than ail the rest of my study time combined. I'm studying at the Chinese Language center

12 hours per week also, and feel like this is one of my best semesters
ever there, too.

Becky has a tutor also. Her name is Martina Chan. She is also a
Christian and a school teacher. She and Becky have a unique

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sister Amy.

arrangement. Martina comes to our house on Tuesdays to tutor Becky in Cantonese. She is helping Becky to learn Christian vocabulary through reading Bible stories. Then on Fridays Martina comes back to our house again to be tutored inEnglish. It maysound strange, but that's the wayitworks -and
it does work.

Preaching
After one year of language study I havestarted to preach inChinese. So far, Ihavepreachedthree times usingCantonese. These were at Tuen Munchurch, the HongKong Church ofChrist (located in

Wong Tai Sin district) and at the new churchwork which meets in David and Lynne Polings' home in Sha Tin. Although my vocabulary is increasing, I am still a long way off from being able to write sermons directly into Chinese, so mybeingable to preach isdue mostlyto the translation help from my tutor and to long hours of preparation. I used the same sermon in all of the churches I'vespoken inso
far, and to give you an idea of the work involved in preparing one sermon, here's what we have to do. First, write the sermon in English in manuscript form. Then sit down with Joe and translate it sentence

by sentence. He speaks and Iwritedown what he says in romanized Chinese. On a 15-minute sermon, this took about 4 to 5 hours ofwork. Afterit isall translated, there are manywords and phrases which I
don't know, so that means looking them all up in Chinese dictionaries. This took 4 hours on the last sermon. Then comes the actual practice in delivering the sermon. Again, this takes about 4 hours. Right now, preparing sermons in Chinese is time-consuming, but I hope that it becomes faster as time
goes by and as I learn more vocabulary.

Tuen Mun Church Update

It was hoped that the Tuen Mun church would already be into its new building by now, but legal delays complicated by the long breaks of government offices at Chinese New Year, has slowed things down. We certainly believe that all things work together for the good of those who love God, tho', because in the time since our last newsletter, Gary and Joyce Anderson have received offerings of

several thousand dollars which will be used toward the purchase of the building. This not only makes it

possible to get all the needed decoration work done before the church moves in, but also means that a larger downpayment can be made. It may now be possible to have the building paid for in about four

building by making a special offering, you may do so by making your check out to Christian
Ambassadors to the Chinese and designating your offering "Tuen Mun Christian Church".

building now on April 10th. We ask that you pray for the Tuen Mun Christian Church that it will grow and ^ a great witness for Christ in Hong Kong. If you would like to help with the purchase of this

years. This would be a great blessing to the church. We hope to be able to be moved into the new

News and Prayer Requests

Please continue to pray for the future of Hong Kong. There has been no dependable
news on the issue lately.

A new church work was started in Sham Shui Po by David and Lynne Poling and
Hank and Sophia Kwan in February. We ask that you keep this work in your prayers. Becky's parents, Clayton and Eleanor Kinsey, will bevisiting Hong Kong at theend
of March. We are all very happy about this news!

Several of the Hong Kong missionaries are either on furlough now, or will be going soon. Ken and Linda Smyth are in the States now. Ben and Karen Rees will begin their furlough inApril, and the David Polings will be going on furlough inlateJune. Pray
that the work here will continue effectively in their absences.

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us had to see a doctor during the whole month of February, and so far in March. 0 Our 1982 Financial Reports have been sent to our contributors. Anyone who would like to receive a copy, may request one from our forwarding agents or ourselves. We thank God that we are beginning to beofmore service here. Ourdependence on Him makes us realize more and more what Jesus meant when he spoke the words, "Iam the vine, you are the

branches. He who abides in me, and Iin him, heitis that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing."

In His Service,

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DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address:

Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson

#15 Won9 Vi Au Village 2/F Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong
Phone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents: Bill and Margaret Ettling Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson, MO 63755 Phone (314) 243-8825 Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall

Eldorado. IL 62930

Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the

April-May-June, 1983

Dedication Service in Tuen Mun

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1983.

The Tuen Mun Christian Church is now in its new building and is reaching out into the sur

roundingcommunitywiththe gospel message. We reported inour last newsletterthat wehoped work

would be finished so that the move could be made by April 10. In fact, we were able to begin holding services in the buildingthe last week of March and then were able to hold the dedication service for the building on April 10. The dedication service was attended by well over 100 people from various

churches in Hong Kong. The crowd was definitely standing room onlysince the seating capacity ofthe
church is about 65. The seats were full, the aisles were full, and people stood outside the doors.

Gary Anderson asked several of the missionaries in Hong Kong to participate in the dedication
service. I was asked to bring a message of challenge to the congregation dealing particularly with the

future possibilities for the work. I really believe that the Tuen Mun church has almost unlimited possibilities for the future given much prayer and much work, and most of all, much blessingfrom the Lord. The opportunities for evangelism are great, the buildingitself is very nice and well located. We
need only to sow the seed of the gospel, pray, and then trust the Lord to provide the increase. Already we have been encouraged by new people coming to the services and others showing a desire to learn more about Christ. Many people have dropped by the building to visit with Gary or just
to see what the "Tuen Mun Christian Church" is all about. Several contacts have been made through

pamphlets describing the church, which were distributed in the immediate area of the building. Plans

Singing time at Saturda}^ afternoon youth group, Jed by Gary Anderson.

for future work include thedistribution of more pamphlets and tracts in an ever widening circle around the church building, and advertisements in local newspapers. Always, the aim of tracts or advertisements is to acquaint people with the church, arouse their interest in the gospel, and offer

We ask that you please pray for this work. Pray that God would open the hearts of the people in Tuen Mun. Pray that we-will be able to-contact many people and have an opportunity to share the" gospel with them. Pray most of all, that these people will accept God's love and forgiveness.

teaching or Bible study to anyone who wants it.

Grandma and Grandpa

Came To See Us!
March 28th was a day we had looked for

ward to for a long time. It was the day when Becky's folks, Clayton and Eleanor Kinsey,
from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, would arrive in

Hong Kong. They arrived in Hong Kong at

about midnight, but no matter, the whole family was there at the airport to meet them. They were able to stay until April 15th and we

really felt blessed by their visit. We think they

received a blessing, too, just from being able to
see Hong Kong and some of the work done
here.

During their visit we, of course, caught up

on all the family happenings, and Sara and

Mark caught up on a lot of "loving" that they

had missed out on since we left the States. The Kinsey's were able to attend the Tuen Mun

church dedication service and meet many of

our fellow workers and many of the Chinese Sara and Mark with Grandma and Grandpa Christians from Hong Kong. We also did a Kinsey.
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places that our family had never been to, even though w^.have lived here for one and a half years now.

Summer Schedule
This summer has brought with it more opportunities for learning and for service. I (Dwain) am officially outof language school for thesummer, but Iam taking a two-hour-per-week private course at the language center, concentrating on prayer and the leading ofgroup worship in Cantonese. These

self. It surely surprised me that

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Dwain preaching at the Tuen Mun Christian Church.

prised someother people too.Itstill tooka lotoftime, and I'm notclaiming itwasthe bestsermon ever written either, but it was preached with prayer that God would use it to His glory.

Prayer and Praise

Praise the Lord for the new people who have attended
services at the Tuen Mun church. This has been such an encouragement to all of us.

Our forwarding agents, Bill and Margaret Ettling, are

expecting twins sometime in August. Please keep Margaret in your prayers that allwill go welland the babies will be strong and
healthy. During the past two months Dwain has had a lot of trouble

with back problems, but is greatly improved now. A good chiropractor was located and regular visits to him seem to have
helped a lot.

Because ofcontinued uncertainty as to the future of Hong Kong, theHong Kong dollar has weakened considerably. This causes prices for almost everything to go up, since almost
everything Hong Kong uses has to be imported. Those people on fixed salaries and who receive their income inHong Kong dollars are hurt the worst. Pleasepraythat a fair solution
to Hong Kong's future can be reached soon.

We learned recently thatSara's school fees will jump from thepresent HK$9,600 peryear to HK$13,000 per year in September. This is a considerable increase. It brings her schooling
costs up to about US$160 per month, an increase of US$40 per month. It is our desire to finish our language studies and begin our own work as soon as is reasonably possible. We are trying now to decide howto arrange our own schedule for the next two to three years as far as language studies, furlough and beginning a work in Tai Pois
concerned. Please pray that we would be wise in the decisions we make.

We want to say thank you to all ofyou who support us through your prayers and through your
giving. We want to be faithful and effective servants ofthe Lord here inHongKong. It isobvious that

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In His Service,

Dwain and Becky Anderson

Special Projects
If you would like send a small gift to the Anderson family, here are some sugges

tions from Margaret Ettling: Items which cannot be purchased in Hong Kong:

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Kool-Aid

the unsweetened kind.

This is small enough it can be tucked inside the envelope when sending a letter to the
Andersons'.

Christ
NORTH AMERICAN CHRISTIAN CONVENTION

Popcorn Available in Hong Kong some times, but difficult to find:

Corn meal. Dwain loves cornbread.

St Louis, Missouri

July 26-29,1983

Margaret finds it easiest to send over the small one-recipe packages of cornbread
mix.

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DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address: Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson

#15 Wong Yi Au Village 2/F Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong
Phone: 0-6581881

Forwarding Agents: Bill and Margaret Ettling Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson, MO 63755 Phone (314) 243-8825 Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshal)

Eldorado, IL 62930

:Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the

July-August-September, 1983

Back to School
Well, summer is over at last! Next week it's back to school for Sara, Mark and myself * #5 -

(Dwain). Sarawill beentering theprimary nclass

in a brand new school building. She will also have

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attended this school last year, so he is looking forI will be starting back to full-time language study after a summerAong break To tell the truth,
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afraid I'll find out just how much I've forgotten. I

reallyhope Ifind out how much I remember instead. Ihave not received a final class schedule yet, but I hope to study Chinese reading beginning with the Parables of Jesus and then continue next semester with the Gospel of John. I will also begin the third and final course of spoken Cantonese. This course
will take two semesters to complete, too. I hope then, to be finished with full-time language study
sometime next May.

Preaching
I have now prepared and preached several sermons in Cantonese. The first few were easy enough because I chose rather simple messages. The last couple of sermons, however, have been a little frustrating. This is because there are so many truths that really need to be taught here. The problem is that the subject matter on most of them is far beyong my language ability. Icontinue to have to "settle" for an easier and perhaps less challenging sermon topic. This is hard for me to accept. The Chinese

have an expression that they use a lot "maanmaanhok", which meansliterally "slowly study". The
idea is that it takes time to learn to do anything well. This certainly applies to learning Chinese! Please

keep our language study in your prayers. Pray especially for me as I prepare sermons in Chinese that they may be instructive and challenging.

Trip to Japan
One of the highlights of this summer for our family was a trip to Japan. We had been feeling for a long time that we needed to get away for awhile, and also that we needed some spiritual encouragement. In early July we learned that the missionaries in Japan have an annual convention in English for missionaries. The convention consists of three days of teaching, preaching, Bible study, devotion, singing and fellowship, all in English. They also have special sessions for the children. After contacting Mark Maxey in Japan about attending, we decided that it was just what we needed. We arrived in Japan in time for the convention and then were able to stay a few more days to do some sightseeing. We were also able to
visit with several of the missionaries in their homes and see the work

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The benefits of attending the convention were great for us. Not only did we get to hear some great sermons and receive the uplift they
provided, but we made a lot of new friends as well.

Bo Do Wui
85 d5 wui are the Chinese words for "proclaim the word meeting". That's what we in English usually call a revival or an evangelistic meeting. TheTuen Mun Christian Church held her first such meeting this year on August 26 and 27. We feel like the meeting was a success, though there were not so many decisions as we had hoped for. The meeting was true to the Chinese name for sure. The attendance Friday night was 37, and on Saturday was 40. These were the highest attendances for any meeting we'd had since the dedication service. Many of these people were first timers, so that was an
encouragement.

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During the meeting, four people indicated that they were interested in becoming Christians. In all
of these cases it was felt that more teaching and in the case of young people consultations with parents, were needed. I do not want to minimize these decisions. However, I do not want to misrepresent the facts either. Please pray with us for these people. We need to make sure that no one who desires to follow Jesus is ever turned away. Also, during the meeting there were some people who said that they would like to attend a Bible study. This summer we'd been having prayer meetings on Wednesday, but this turned out to be not a good time for some of the new people. Because of this new interest, Gary Anderson decided that it would be good to begin having Bible study/prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings. These meetings will begin this week and we hope they will be well attended.

One of the real encouragements to us about the way the work in Tuen Mun is going is the number
of adults who attend. It is easy to fill a building with children - and we do have our share of them - and make your attendance figures look good. During the past two months, however, most of our new attenders have been adults. There are now several young adult ladies as well as three or four new couples attending. This makes possible greater fellowship and service as well as the development of male leaders and financial independence. We know that the work is not yet mature, but God has blessed. With his continued blessing, the Tuen Mun church can grow into a strong congregation and a great witness for Christ.
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News Bits
It's twin boys! Bill and Margaret Ettling, our forwarding agents, became parents for

the fourth and fifth times on August 11 as William Andrew Ettling, Jr. and Joseph Hadsall Ettling were born. "Billy" was born at 12:42 p.m. and weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. "Joey" was born at 12:44 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 15]^ oz. Momma and babies are all doing fine.
Praise the Lord! . .

We had a new addition - of sorts - to our family too. It's a Singer sewing machine! We decided this summer that it would be good to have a machine so that Becky could sew for
herself and the children.

There is still no reliable news as to Hong Kong's future, but the Hong Kong dollar continues to slide. Business leaders are calling for a decision soon to the 1997 issue, saying that if it is delayed much longer, the Hong Kong economy is sure to fall. We are still in the process of making a decision about our own schedule for the next

year or so. We are considering taking our first furlough in May 1984, which would mean we
would be available for camps and VBS at that time. We hope a final decision on furlough can
be reached in the next three weeks.

Thank you for your continued concern, prayers and support of our work. May God bless you and be glorified because of it.
In His service,

Dwain and Becky Anderson

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News From

DWAIN & BECKY ANDERSON

Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese
Field Address: Mr. and Mrs. Dwain F. Anderson

Forwarding Agents: Bill and Margaret Ettling

Rt. 2, Box 360 Jackson, MO 63755 Phone: (314) 243-8825

#15 Wong Yi Au Village 2/F Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong
Phone: 0-6581881

Sending Congregation:
First Church of Christ State Street at Marshall

Eldorado, IL 62930 Make checks payable to: Christian Ambassadors to the Chinese

Oct.-Nov.-Dec., 1983

Dwain Had Surgery

On November 14, 1983, Dwain was admitted to the Hong Kong

Adventist Hospital. Most of September and all of October were pain-filled

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summer, and was even able to go awhole month during the summer
without pain and without seeing the chiropractor. In early October the chiropractor said he was unable to help him any further. The strongest

months for him. He had had a short respite from his back pain during the

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pain medicine from our general physician here in Tai Po was unable to cut
the pain and only succeeded in making Dwain feel drugged and sleepy.

We began to seek out some other help and were referred to an American surgeon who had his offices in Kowloon. He gave Dwain a thorough exam and said he definitely had a spinal disk problem and so referred him to a neuro-surgeon with offices on Hong Kong island. The Lord was blessing and
leading thru all of this in that the American surgeon was a Christian who also shared our concern for the amount of the medical expenses. The neuro-surgeon, Dr. Loy, that he referred us to is also a
Christian.

Dr. Loy first tried some treatments, including traction, but the spinal x-ray (myelogram) showed conclusively that surgery would be required. The diagnosis was a "protruding disk". Dwain had successful surgery on November 22nd. My (Becky's) cousin Gary Anderson, as well as Helen Jew and Danny Thurston helped me wait through the long three hours of surgery. Dwain was released
from the hospital for further recuperation at home on December 7th.

The children and I are so happy to have him back home. Jean Montgomery was such a big help to us through it all. She gave many hours of her time to help take care ofSara and Mark so that Icould go to the hospital to visit Dwain. The trip from Tai Po to the hospital usually took 1]^hours, one-way. A
very few times I was able to make the trip in just over one hour. The other missionaries here and

several of the Chinese Christians visited Dwain and helped him pass the long hours spent in the
hospital bed. We are so very thankful for all the prayers and concern of our Christian brothers and sisters. I know our forwarding agents, Bill and Margaret Ettling and my parents, Clayton and Eleanor Kinsey were able to notify many of you about the surgery. Your prayers were a real source of strength
and comfort to us.

Dr. Loy has charged us only halfof his normal fees and the Adventist Hospital also gave us a further 10% discount on all of their charges because we are missionaries. These bills have been paid in full. We praise the Lord and thank Him for his blessings and care for us. Thank you for the special gifts and offerings that were given to help meet these medical expenses. Dwain's recovery has been slower than we would have liked, but Dr. Loy says he is progressing normally. He was able to return to worship services in Tuen
Mun on January 8th for the first time since sometime in October. He was also able to attend last Sunday, January 15th. He still has pain relating to the surgery and healing process and must spend several hours every day laying down to rest. He is not yet able to drive the car. Because of his slow recovery, Dwain was not able to return to language school this semester. He is anxious to be fully well and active again. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.

Furlough: May '84 - Early January '85

Before it was apparent to us how serious Dwain's back condition was, and after had written our last newsletter, we decided that we should take our first furlough from early May 1984 through early January 1985. We made this decision after much prayer and consideration. We are looking forward to being back in the States and want to have a full schedule of speaking dates to share about the work in Hong Kong. We still have many dates open. Ifyou would like us to come and speak to your congregation, please write to us here in Hong Kong at our Field Address listed on this newsletter, airmail, by April 1st. Please list the dates you would like for us to come. We welcome any opportunity to speak - Sunday a.m. or p.m., or weekdays, missions or Faith Promise rallies, VBS, camps, youth retreats, etc. After April 1st, please write to us in care of our Forwarding Agents. Our schedule as of today, January 19th,
is as follows:

Early May arrive in St. Louis, MO (airline tickets not yet confirmed)

May 20th, p.m. First Christian Church, Florissant, MO June 8th attend Becky's sister's wedding. Cape Girardeau, MO June 10 - 15 VBS at First Christian Church, Harrisburg, IL June 17 - 19 Sunday services, a.m. and p.m., plus VBS, Ramsey Christian
Church, Ramsey, IL

July 10 - 13 N.A.C.C., Atlanta, Georgia

July 23-27 VBS at Berean Christian Church, Murphysboro, IL

November 11, a.m. and p.m. First Christian Church, West Frankfort, IL
Early January return to Hong Kong

We will confirm all speaking dates by return airmail as quickly as possible.

One Baptism at Tuen Mun Christian Church

We are very happy to report that on September 18,1983 Mrs. Ngou made the good confession of faith and was immersed into Christ at the Tuen Mun church. Mrs. Ngou was one of the four people we wrote about in our last newsletter who had indicated an interest in becoming a Christian at the evangelistic meeting in August. After the baptismal service the church had a fellowship dinner which
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Above, Gary Arrderson takes the good confession of faith from Mrs. Ngou and then
(above right) immerses her into Christ on September 18, 1983. Right, a fellowship dinner fol lowed the baptism. Gary and Joyce Anderson are standing in the background.

More to Say
On September 25th, Sara was privileged to be the flower girl at the wedding of Ng Fui and Siu Man Yee. You may remember the names. Ng Fui and Siu Man Yee's photos were included in our March-April, 1982 newsletter. Sara (left in picture) and Sara Smyth stand in front of the wedding Mark hit the big Four-Vears-Old on October 28th. He's proud to remind us that he's a big boy now.

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We enjoyed a quiet Christmas Eve at home this year. Just the four of us. Gary and Joyce Anderson and family were able to spend a short vacation back in the States over the Christmas holidays. It was the first time in seven years that they had been able to spend Christmas with their families. Thank you so much to everyone who sent us cards and letters at Christmas time. They really helped make our Christmas brighter. We were happy to have Danny Thurston come back from church with us on Christmas Day to help eat up the left-over turkey and trimmings. Ken and Linda Smyth had a new a'rrival on January 5th. Priscilla Kay came four weeks
premature but is doing well. She is their fourth child. We expect to soon have our Financial Report for 1983 ready and mailed to all our contributors. Anyone else who is interested in receiving one may write to us directly or to our forwarding agents.

October 25th was the second anniversary of our arrival here in Hong Kong. In many ways the time has gone by quickly. We are not as proficient in the Chinese language as we would like to be by now. Patience and endurance in the difficult task of language study seems to be the only road to improving our Cantonese. When we take the time to think about it we realize there is a lot about living in Hong Kong that we've grown accustomed to. We know for a certainty that we must depend on the Lord to lead and guide for our efforts here to be fruitful. Please pray with us that our service here will bring honor to the Father and build up His Kingdom.

Always we are thankful for the part you play in our service here. Thank you for your prayers and
support! In His Service,

Dwain & Becky Anderson