T

he Executive Council of the Central American Mission is very pleased to

announce the appointment of Dr. Albert T. Platt as General Secretary.
Dr. Platt, who is presently Director of the Central American Theolog-
ical Seminary in Guatemala City, has served with the Mission in various ca-
pacities since 1951 . He will assume his new position February 1, 1974.
Dr. Platt succeeds Dr. William H. Taylor who has served in the office of
General Secretary with great distinction for the past 15 years. Though retiring
from the office, Dr. Tay!or will continue to serve with the Mission on special
assignments, the first of which will be in Spain. Praise God with us for His
leading and pray for His continued blessing on these men and all aspects of
our ministry.
Charles C. Ryrie, President, Executive Council

The next issue of the Bulletin wi ll feat ure a closer look at these m en and th eir m in-
istries. We' ll conside r the Missio n's p rospects for the futu re in the light of God' s evi-
d en t bless in g in the pas t. 0
 by Kenneth L. Bemis
Personnel Secretary
tarting this year, all new CAM career mission-
S aries will be granted five-year or ten-year ap-
pointments. Membership automatically expires
at the end of the assigned term unless application
is made and approved for another term. Lifetime
appointment is ass umed for any competent mission-
ary with more than ten years of service .
Years ago it wou ld have been considered almost
unscriptural to think of anythin g less than a li feti me
commitme nt to a particular board, country, and
work. When introduced to that concept today man y
would-be cand idates take two giant steps backward.
Mainly because of their orientation and back-
ground, today's yo un g adults just don't get excited
about a " life sentence " to any job. The modern re-
cruit has an urban mentality. Charles Mellis, in his
provocative articl e " Is Term Service a Viable Op-
tion?" (Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Fall 1970),
states:
"A n urban person lacks a sense of 'be longing' to
anythi ng. He thinks in terms of a contract to pro-
tect his own rights and personality, because h e
has grown up in a society that tends to treat him
as an object. Is this unspiritual in a Christian
young adult? Certainly not in the sa me sense that
it would be in m e. For these forces in his life are
basically subco nscious. He's not n ecessa rily ' de -
manding' a contra ct. He just thinks in these te rm s.
The more specialized the task, the more impor-
tant this becomes . And the better educated youth
wi ll be less inte rested in longer term commit-
m e nts that m ay not provide lo ng-range fulfill -
ment."
This situ ation is so widespread among youth that
there is little point in bemoaning it rather than act-
ing upon it in a positive manner.
Many missions, including our own, have wit-
nessed a samp lin g of what term appointments could
mean to our recruitment program . When successful
Peace Corps recruiting in the ear ly 60's caused us to
3

consider "short termers" (six months to two years),
many were skeptical. Yet we have found this type of
service not only useful in itself, but a doorway to
longer range service.
Still, there may be more than a few who will not
be attracted initially either by a short-term or a life-
time appointment. But a five-year term might well
lead to an enthusiastic ten years- or even a life-
time- of service. Term appointments, far from get-
ting in the way of lifetime service (where it is de-
sirable), may actually prove to be the key to it for
today's young adults.
Let's take a look at some more of the benefits of
such an approach to missionary tenure:
In reviewing our candidate . records, I have dis-
covered no intrin·sic superiority of career mission-
aries over short termers. Short termers are no less
qualified than lifers in education or dedication .
Furthermore, it is our opinion that term appoint-
ments of career missionaries (not to be confused
with short termers) will appeal significantly to highly
skilled individuals. These are people, who, being
accustomed to getting at a job, getting it done and
moving on, might not respond to the same ap-
proach to recruitment employed so effectively two
decades ago. In other words, with such a program,
we think we will appeal to a greater number of
high -quality prospects, enabling us to become more
selective in our choice of those who are actually
appointed to missionary service.
4 CENTRAL AMERICAN MISSIONIIUI.!:EJ'iN p u bl ish e d
The maintenance of excellence within our ranks
will be further supported by the automatic and ob-
jective review of a missionary's performance at the
end of a term, prior to reappointment. Such a re-
view might point to a better use of his gifts in an-
other area of the Mission framework, or entirely
outside the Mission. But is this bad? Is it even neg-
ative? It need not imply an earlier mistake. Situa-
tions and individuals change. The important thing is
to help maximize his gifts from God, and this may
require personnel management surgery rather than
the easier prescription of pills and bed rest. Should
we expect missionaries to serve beyond God's ap-
pointed time, resulting in misery for themselves and
their co-workers?
The net worth of any mission policy must be de-
termined in light of its effect upon the national
church. Far from demoralizing and weakening the
churches of the Spanish-speaking world, we believe
that term appointments of missionaries can be a
boon to increased national leadership and respon-
sibility: In another article in the same Fall1970 issue
of Evangelical Missions Quarterly in which Mr. Mel-
lis' article appears, Charles R. Taber writes concern-
ing the effect upon the national church of the tra-
ditional lifetime view of missionary service:
" Thi.~
view of the missionary vocation inevitably
retards the development of the indigenous
church . Since anything that tends to make the
missionary a permanent rather than a temporary
feature on the scene automatically undermines
the autonomy of the church . By a sort of analog
b im o n thl y by Th e Ce n tral Am e ri can Mi ssio n , 8625 La Prada Dri ve. Dal las, Texas 75228. Second -class p n•
 of Parkinson's Law, the longer a missionary stays
in one place beyond the optimum point, the
more the reins fall into his hands and the less
local leadership will emerge."
Once it is clearly understood that a missionary is
not necessarily assigned to a country or project for
life, national leaders will make good use of that mis-
sionary, but will not load him with responsibility
that rightly belongs to the church, knowing that at
the end of a specified period that responsibility may
have to be relinquished. Looking upon the mission-
ary as a permanent fixture could be a definite deter-
rent to the strengthening and growth of the receiv-
ing church. It may be that national churches tend
to rely too heavily upon the missionary, taking him
and his eternal tenure for granted .
A practical consideration in the employment of
term appointments has to do with the financial sup-
port of the missionary. Will churches and individ-
ual Christians respond to the support needs of
personnel who are not committed to a lifetime of
missionary service? Though the answer must ulti-
mately come from the supporters themselves, our
guess is that such personnel may fare better than the
lifers. Though CAM 's traditional pledge system sug-
gests only one term 's financial commitment, there
has probably existed on the part of the donor the
feeling that a pledge was for life, and that' s a long
time! Term appointments might minimize this psy-
chological pressure and actually result in a greater
number of supporters.
id at Dallas. Texas. j anurary/February 1974 o. 442
Additional benefits would be seen throughout the
missionary enterprise if such a program of term
appointments of missionaries were inaugurated by
other major boards. The often unfair labels of
" casualty," " misfit," and " drop-out" would vir-
tually disappear from the nomenclature of missions,
projecting to everyone a more positive image of the
great missionary calling. Those who find it within
God's will to leave a mission' s ranks after a term of
service might be referred to as alumni rather than
castaways.
Consider the agony of soul that must be endured
by the returned missionary who went to the field
expecting to be there for life. The agony often gives
way to bitterness which is released toward the mis-
sion or any other close-at-hand scapegoat.
The records of any missionary organization will
indicate that resignations are a fact of life. Though
percentages vary, such statistics can be demoral-
izing if we think only in terms of a "casualty" rate.
While it can't be denied that some returnees leave
the field in spiritual defeat having succumbed to
circumstances, the majority make significant contri-
butions to the advancement of the gospel before
their departure. To such we owe a debt of gratitude
for the years of productive service rendered .
It is good to keep in mind that just as crossing an
ocean or other international boundary does not
make a missionary, neither does geography serve to
unmake a missionary. Let's place the emphasis
where it belongs - life commitment to jesus Christ
rather than to a particular location , project, or mis-
sio n board. By stressing commitment to jesus Christ
and obedience to His will , we are confident that the
Lord of Harvest will continue to provide us with the
personnel to accomplish the task in the Spanish-
speaking world . 0
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It's a highlight
of any year for a
mission organization
for it represents new life
and energy applied to the task
of ·reaching a world
for Christ.
The CAM Center in Dallas
was the setting for another
Candidate School of the
Central American Mission.
Two intense weeks of classes,
interviews, c.hurch services,
and decisions culminat~d
in the appointment of ·
17 new missionaries
- eight for educational
min.istries and nine
. for church planting.
Read their own accounts
of God's leadership
in their lives.
Then ask God what part
you might have in the job
committed to them through the
Central American Mission.
DAVID W. APP
Moody Bible Institute
Wheaton College, B.A.
Mexico
My earliest memories since receiving
salvation through faith in Christ at age · told by a missionary chapel speaker at
14 inc! ude an awareness of my respon-
sibility concerning the extension of the
Gospel. This conviction was reinforced
by the timely visits of missionaries to
our church from various parts of the
world. Years of preparation culmi-
nated in our arrival in Mexico, where
we have been engaged in church
planting efforts since 1961. It is a joy to our lives to Central America. We are
be associating ourselves now with the
CAM as they work in that country, emy in Guatemala, and look forward
helping to reach the many areas which
are still unevangelized.
SANDRA C. APP
Moody Bible Institute
Mexico
Jesus Christ saved me when I was
twelve during a Merv Rosell evange-
listic campaign.
On my 17th birthday five mission-
aries were martyred in Ecuador. When
I heard the announcement in church ,
I told the Lord , "I ' ll go. " It's easy to
pray and forget, but God didn ' t forget.
He led me to Moody Bible Institute,
into marriage, and to Mexico by 1961.
During the last twelve years our four
children were born , three of them in
Mexico. Dave and I and our children
are looking forward to continued ser-
vice for the Lord on the CAM team
in Mexico.
GORDON E. JOHNSON
Westmont College, B.A.
Guatemala
"By the time you finish college, depu-
tation, and language studies, you'll be
too old for missionary service," I was
college. After teaching for twelve years
in California, I talked to a missionary
who said, "An experienced teacher like
you is just what we need at the mis-
sionary children' s school." I discovered
that my age was no longer a barrier.
We expected to teach in an academy
in Venezuela, but the Lord re-directed
now happily teaching in Huehue Acad-
to continued service there among mis-
sionaries' children.
CAROLYN R. JOHNSON
Westmont College, B.A.
Guatemala
As I was growing up, missionaries oc-
casionally asked me, "Do you think
that the Lord might be leading you
into service for Him in a foreign coun-
try?" My answer was always positive,
but with a certain apprehension about
what might be involved. The Lord gave
us a number of years of maturing and
experience that prepared us for the
time when He was ready to move us
out to foreign service. We responded
with willingness to go to work with
missionary children in a boarding
school situation with the ass urance
that the One who sends us will also
work through us as we are available for
H1s use.

JIM LARSON
Cal State University at long Beach, B.S.
Talbot Theological Seminary, M. Div.
Spain
" Does the Lord really want me to take
my family to work in another country?"
That question loomed large in my
mind as I visited Central America last
summer. I had seen that Christ wanted
me in foreign service two years earlier.
My goals had been set, yet the doubts
, were growing.
My doubts were overcome by the
people of Central America. I found
that they need the same Savior that I
have and it is to people that I must go.
I have found that doing the will of
God overcomes fears that I have and
it gives me the greatest happiness pos-
.. sible.
ESTHER LOPEZ
Dallas Bible College
Wheaton College Graduate School
Guatemala
A missionary? Yes, but what made me
one? In my case a vital factor was the
influence of my Christian parents. Later
the faithful teaching of God 's Word
under the ministry of CAM mission-
aries. After accepting Christ as my per-
sonal Savior in a Bible class for chil-
dren, I learned that He has a claim on
my life. Through different circum-
stances He indicated that whatever
ability or opportunity for training I
might have were to be used for His
glory. He has graciously provided both .
Having been a member of the fac-
ulty in the Central American Thologi-
cal Seminary in Guatemala has also in-
fluenced my decision to make missions
my life's vocation .

Cal Poly State University, B.S. Scofield Correspondence Course

Talbot Theological Seminary, M.A.
Guatemala
Having come from a liberal church
background , I felt that to accept
Christ as my personal Lord and Savior
was committing mental and intellec-
tual suicide. However, in 1962 I dis-
covered that I could not be mentally
and socially comp lete without Christ
at the center of my life.
My view of missions also changed.
I spe nt a su mmer in Central America
with Practica l Missionary Training in
which I learned how to better relate
to and communicate with people on
an individual basis.
My desire is to cont inue to grow in
tru st and yieldedness to the Lord in
order to serve Him better.
Spain
"Ba rbara, I think we should be mission-
aries. What do you think?" jim and I
had been wondering for such a lon g
time what God had in store for us after
se minary. But even then my re spo nse
was negative.
In the next few months the Lord
changed my attitude into one of ex-
citement about this new future. God
wanted us to wait until both of us
were in agreement about Hi s will be-
fore we stepped out.
I am eager to serve Christ in this
new way through CAM and to share
Hi s love with many who do not know it.

LINDA MacRAE
State College at Lowell, Mass., B.S.
Guatemala
From childhood, my ambition was to
become an elementary schoolteacher.
After giving my life to jesus Christ, my
desire was to serve Him. In my own
mind, I was sure the Lord would use
me as His servant in my local commu-
nity.
During a summer spent in Guate-
mala, I had the opportunity of really
finding out what missions and mission-
aries are all about. It was then that I
reali zed that missionaries are mem-
bers of the family of God, being used
of God where He calls them to serve.
The Lord used this experience to
challenge me to become actively in-
volved in the education of mission-
aries' children. After teaching at CAM's
Huehue Academy for four years as a
short termer, I felt led to apply for
membership in the Mi ss ion.
CRAIG M. PRATHER
Southern Methodist University, B.A.
Dallas Theological Seminary, Th.M.
Spain
Serving jesus Christ outside the United
States was never a consideration. Like
most, my concept of Christian service
was within this country. However, after
meeting Christians in Central America
and Scandinavia, I grew to appreciate
God 's worldwide, supra-cultural love.
I saw that God 's family was not re-
stricted to physical o r national boun-
daries; therefore, why should I limit
God 's place of service for me?
So many trained men stay in the
States while other countries of the
world have so few to evangelize, pas-
tor, and teach them. God wants to take
me from this segment of His family to
minister to another needy part of His
family. My availability to God's will
may be an answer to someone's prayers.
BARBARA PRATHER
Southern Methodist University, B.A.
Spain
"We will be the happiest in the center
of God 's will ," was a comment often
made by my husband. God was faith-
ful to make this a reality in my own
life.
Ministering in another country was
out of the question for me, as I had
always lived in the same area. Even
though I was unfamiliar with missions,
the Lord made it a live option as I
realized that He loves all people and
doesn't have geographic boundaries.
So why should I limit myself to one
place?
It is exciting to know that since He
created me, He wants the best for me.
WYATT P. SUTTON
Northeastern Bible College, B.S.M.
Newark State College
Honduras
God doesn' t always put us where we
want to be. But He does put us where
we will fit best and be happiest.
When we investigated a field which
was of our choosing, God said a def-
inite " no" and closed the door. We did
not understand at the time, for that
certainly seemed to be the perfect
place for us.
God then introduced us to the
teaching ministry at Minas de Oro,
Honduras. During the summer course
of Practical Missionary Training, we
were able to visit the CAM school for
nationals there. We saw how our tal-
ents and abilities would fit perfectly
into that situation.
Like a true Father, He gave us His
best.
YONNA SUTTON
Tennessee Temple College, B.A.
Honduras
There's not much need for a special
education teacher in mission schools.
That' s the first thing we found out
when we started applying to various
boards.
My husband and I enjoyed teaching
in the States but somehow felt that this
was not all our Lord wanted for us.
We turned our attention to different
areas of Christian service but always
found ourselves coming back to for-
eign missions. Although most of the
boards needed a music teacher, we
never had peace about the " tag-along"
jobs for me. When we received a
phone call from CAM about going to
Honduras to do what we were trained
for, we knew our search was over.
LUIS VELAZQUEZ
University of Puebla, B.S.
Dallas Theological Seminary
Mexico
Mexico is hungry for the Word of God,
and many souls are being saved by
God's grace through His Son. But there
is still a big job to be done in the
edification of believers, preparation
of leaders, and outreach.
I felt led of the Lord to come to
Dallas for Bible training so that my
family and I can serve Him as mission-
aries in our own land where we under-
stand the culture and the minds of the
people.
My profession was engineering, but
the Lord has given me a new profes-
sion. It is a great privilege and re-
sponsibility to enter career service to
the Lord through the CAM. One of my
goals will be to make my Mexican
brethren aware of missions and that
the Great Commission was given to all
nations.
Women's University of Mexico, B.A.
Dallas Bible College
Mexico
" God has a plan for you r life!" I'd
heard those words many times, but as
an orphan living in a boarding school
in Mexico and later in the States, I
found them hard to believe. Now I
can see the value of bi-cultural ex-
posure.
God has given me a god ly hu sband
whose greatest joy has always been to
serve the Lord , first as a civil engi-
neer, then as a university professo r,
and now as a missionary. So part of
God 's plan for my life is to be a mi s-
sio nary wife and mother. In addition
to rearing our four children, I am eager
to assist my hu sba nd in hi s ministry in
any way possib le.
Working with CAM will give us the
opportunity to function in the Body
of Christ whether in Mexico or some
other Spanish-speaking country.
DAVID l. WARREN
University of Nebraska, B.A.
Dallas Theological Seminary, Th.M.
Mexico
As a member of the Body of Christ,
where can I best se rve the needs of
other believers? Through a gradual
exposure to and consideration of mis-
sions while attending Dallas Theological
Seminary, I beca me challenged by the
possibility that missions could become
a live option for me.
I attended the Practical Missionary
Training course in Mexico and Cen-
tral America and learned that my gifts
could definitely be used to add to and
build up the Body of Christ in another
culture. My two years of teaching high
school Spanish will give me a head-
start toward that goal in Mexico.
NANCY WARREN
Nebraska Wesleyan University, B.A.
Mexico
My assu ranee that the Father loves me
and is vitally interested in my happi-
ness and personal fu lfillment as a w ife
and mother enables me to trust Him
for the very best as He sends our fam-
ily to minister for Him in Mexico.
Managing a Christian home in a new
culture while witnessing for Christ to
my Spanish-speaking nei ghbors is no
smal l chal lenge. But I am conv in ced
that being in the place He has for me,
doing the job He has for me, is the key
to greatest personal joy and effect ive-
ness. I am excited about fulfilling my -
role in the Body of Christ in another
part of the world! 0
 By Dorothy McCullough
Instructor of Christian Education at the Cen-
tral American Theological Seminary in
Guatemala City.

I t was the last sunday in March

and I had just taken three chil-
dren home from Sunday school.
Five boys between ages ten and twelve
were playing in the narrow street nearby.
One of them said to me, " Please give
m e a little paper" (a tract). I did have
some in my purse, so I gave one to each
of them. Their interest as I explained
the tract prompted me to offer to return
the following Saturday and give them a
Bible lesso n.
There was no place to have the class
that Saturd ay, so I propped my flannel-
graph board against a fence on one side
of the street and 19 ch ildren sat in a
row o n the curb.
The next mo rning, as I had promi sed,
I arr ived to take anyo ne to Sunday
schoo l who wanted to go. Eight happily
accompa nied me. As we started up the
hill, a mother came out of her house
and said to me, " You may have your
Saturday class in our hou se."
The origi nal eight who joined me on
Sunday soon increased to 21 so that
I had to make two trips to gather all of
10 them .
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Easter week came. On Palm Sunday,
taking advantage of a few minutes be-
tween trips back and forth, I urged the
mother in whose home we had the
Saturday class to consider her need of
receiving Christ as Savior. On Thursday
of Holy Week, she and her three chil-
dren and a cousin came to the eve nin g
serv ice at the church. As we were leav-
ing, doria Zolia said to me, "On Sunday
I am going to accept the Lord."
" Wouldn't you like to do it right now?"
I inquired. Her reply was, " May I?" So
we sat down together and she received
jesus as her Savior. When we walked
out of the church , the pastor was pray-
ing with the cousin and the two oldest
children! They, too, had just received
the Savior!
Friday morning her husband accom-
panied her to the service . And he re-
ce ived the Lord as his Savior!
Since I was now making two trips to
pick the chi ldren up and two to take
them home each Sunday, and because
it was difficult to keep track of all of
them during the church service, I be-
gan to think about the possibility of
beginning a Sunday school in their own
neighborhood. Other factors seemed beginners' class in their yard.
to point in that direction: In the month A lady from the church gave ten little
of june alone, 60 different children had chairs. Another gave ten Bibles and ten
attended at least one of the Saturday New Testaments. The juniors began
classes. Through the Saturday class we taking up an offering and were able to
had direct contact with four families, buy one middle-sized chair. A young
all living in the home where we met. friend who helped at the Seminary for
These families included nine adu lts and the summer left a gift which bought red
seven ch ildren. And there were two sis- and yellow paint and three more middle-
ters in our church, both capable teach- si zed chairs.
ers, who responded with enthusiasm to How beautifully the Lord opened this
the idea of helping with the new Sunday neighborhood and blessed our ministry
school. After consult in g with the pastor, there. Pray with us for this new wo rk.
we made final plans and on Sunday, 0
july 15, the new Sunday school was
born .
The Beginners met in one part of the
room ; the Primaries, in another part of
the same room and , my juniors and I
met in the hallway. At the conclusion of
the first session , one of the men in the
home said to me, " Why don ' t you have
something for us?" So the next Sunday
we added an adult class- in the same
room! One of my students at the Sem-
i nary is the teacher.
Attendance has grown from 22 that
first Sunday to 39 . A family across the
street gave us permission to have the
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MEXICO- JACK MATLICK
GUA lEMA LA - STEVE SYWULKA
El SALVADOR- MARILYN SEAQUIST
HONDURAS- HELEN LONGANECKER
CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION
Patzun, Guatemala- We would like
to share with you a burden and a
prayer request that the nationals have
shared with us. A Christian elementary
and junior high school is very much
needed in Patzun. The teachers in the
governme nt schools were on strike
off and on for a month. A few weeks
ago one of our Christian workers who
is a retired professor came to us and
shared his desire to see this Christian
schoo l become a reality.
One of the advantages of a Chris-
tian sc hool is that the Bible can be
taught to the many ch ildren who
\".'Ould atte nd . The Christian school in
Tecpan saw 80 stude nts accept Christ
as Savior last yea r. What a tremendous
ministry!
It's not easy to get a school sta rted ,
as some of yo u know. It takes a build-
in g, tea chers, books, mon ey, and many
ot her things. We have seve ral quali-
fied teachers and a suitable building
which is part of a lo ca l churc h. Please
pray as plans are being made.
- Rolland and }o Ann Smith
REWARDS OF LITERACY WORK
Barillas , Guatemala- Can a si ngl e
gir l help solve marital problems? I
certa inly hadn't planned on it until the
10-year-old daughter of troubled par-
ents came into my life.
Malnutrition had left its mark on
Eufemia 's body. At ten yea rs of age ,
she looked more like five. She had a
congenital eye disease. jim and Gail
McKelvey had taken her in, hoping to
build her up in preparation for a co r-
neal transplant. But her condit io n went
from bad to worse, and one morning
they rushed her to the hospital in
Huehuetenango. By then I had come
to love Eufemia as if she were my own.
I vis ited her several times in the hos-
pital , car rying her around in the warm
sun of the patio. We laughed and
chatted and sang and shared happy
12
inter
moments together. Then all hopes
were shattered when I received the
news that Eufemia had died. I fought
the tears that so easily came to my
eyes. An autopsy revealed that Eufe-
mia's body was saturated with tuber-
culosis. There was nothing more we
co uld do for Eufemia, but what of her
parents, Nicol and Anix?
Their fifteen years of marriage had
convulsed with one stormy battle after
another. Nicol perpetually drank and
beat his family. Anix continually ex-
ploded in a torrent of words, or ran
away from Nicol and sulked. Eufemia's
death provided the opportunity for
Jim and Gail to begin "counselling ses-
sions" with Nicol and Anix. Anix dom-
inated the first session with violent
tears and threats. Nicol interrupted
her periodically to say, " Have mercy
on me! " It was obvious in the second
session that things were not going any
better - then suddenly the dam broke
and the answer came.
" You know your marriage will never
be saved if you do not follow God 's
law of marri age." jim told them .
" And how are we going to follow
God's law when we can't even read
it? osked Nicol.
" Then you must learn to read ." re-
plied jim .
"B ut I am a man. As if I can go back
to schoo l and sit with all the children,"
he lau ghed .
And that is when they told Nicol
that "Kari na " would love to teach
him to re ad , as long as he was willing.
After the seco nd sessio n, Nicol and
Anix chatted excitedly as they walked
down the road.
I start ed going to their home two
hours a week. We sat on tiny chairs
outside their adobe house. Anix and
the ch ildren watched enraptured while
Nicol lea rned to read. His eagerness
to learn was actually comica l. He even
forgot to greet neighbors that dropped
in to visit, for fear he 'd lose an im-
portant word. In three months he fin-
ished the five primers. Now he is read-
ing the Bible, choruses, and animal
stories four hours a week in class.
Every night he reads to Anix and the
children, and together they memorize
Scripture. For five months now Nicol
has not touched "the bottle," and
Anix has not left Nicol.
Nicol and Anix are beginning to fall
in love ...
Now when all is said and done,
literacy work is anything but dull. But,
there are many Indian tribes without
literacy workers. Have YOU ever
prayed about filling this gap?
-Karin Berkheiser
INDIAN DEPARTMENT NEWS
The cassette tape ministry among the
Indians in Guatemala is proving an
excellent tool toward Christian growth.
The Cakchiquel field has the largest
variety in cassette materials, with an
active committee, including gifted na-
tionals, directing the program. Pray for
more widespread use of the tapes in
this field.
The Mam cassette program is going
well with about 40 machines in use.
An Indian believer working with
Wayne Gute is doing well on the re-
cording and other technical aspects of
the radio and cassette work.
Ron Baker has prepared taped ma-
terials for four or five language groups
in northern Guatemala. Pray for the
personnel needed to get these ma-
terials into the hands of the people.
A project in the planning stage is to
re co rd the New Testament in various
Indian languages on 60-minute cas-
settes. Pray that the Lord will provide
just the right readers for this important
task.
Alan and Pat Edwards are now well
settled in Nahuala and enjoying the
co nfidence of their neighbors. They see
an average of 15 to 20 patients a day
at the clinic other than on Thursdays
and Sundays when the influx of people
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for the market considerably increases
the number. Pray with them for the
man of the Lord 's choice to carry on a
visitation and teaching ministry among
the people in Nahuala. The Edwardses
are now holding regular children's
classes and adult Bible classes in their
home. Several young folks have made
profession of faith. They need prayer
to stand firm in homes where alcohol
often has control. Two nurses will soon
join Alan and Pat on the medical team :
Esther Malmstrom is nearing the end
of her study of the Quiche dialect and
Linda Cribb will move to Guatemala
in April to begin her study of the
Indian language.
Aziel and Marian jones, on furlough
from Costa Rica, continue their work
on the Chirrip6 grammar and diction-
ary. Pray for steadfastness of the few
believers in Chirrip6-land .
CAMP GENESARET
El Salvador- Travel agents have a way
with words! But probably the most
attractive words they could use to de-
scribe Camp Genesaret would be uni-
que, out-of the way, off-the-beaten-
path , great out-o f-doors setting, and
primitive.
Attending a short-term Bible in-
stitute at Camp Genesaret with its
present facilities involves sacrifice. For
one thing, all the water that is used
must be hauled up from the lake and
electricity is provided only four hours
each night by a portable motor.
Feeding twenty-five students and
faculty on a shoe-string budget almost
obligates one to serve a pretty steady
diet of beans, rice, and tortillas which
can be pretty monotonous day in and
day out.
There are two tiny provisional dorm -
itories and so me tents. Studies and
meal s take place in a covered pavillion
with a floor but no sides.
Despite the many inconveniences,
the Lord is preparing leaders in short-
term Bible institutes. They are learn-
ing how to study, how to prepare their
sermon s, more effective delivery in the
pulpit, even some courses on etiquette.
Pray for church groups, campers, and
students who come to Camp Genesaret
where comforts and money are always
in short supply, but God's presence is
very real. - Marilyn Seaquist
LANGUAGE SCHOOL
(lang'-gwij skool)
1. Place where beginning m1ss1onaries
gain facility and proficiency in the
language of the country to which they
are going. 2. A situation where frus-
trations are encountered , patience is
tried , and the mouth assumes positions
never before imagined . 3. A place
where daily humbling is not an act of
piety, but a result of phonetics class .
If there were a dictionary explana-
tion of language school, it might read
like the above; but language school is
much more than this . While studying
with missionaries from various boards,
life-long friendships are made. Lan-
guage study has its own special mo-
ments: Iike the first time you try to
tell the taxi driver where you live in
Spanish, and he says he's sorry but he
doesn't understand English ; or the first
time you give a devotional in church
and the people are so understanding.
For CAM missionaries there is the
added benefit of being in a CAM field
of se rvi ce . Working in various churches
has been a stimulus to our language
st udy, and a tremendous blessing as we
learn to exercise our spiritual gifts in a
foreign culture. One of our greatest
blessings ha s been reorg aniz ing a
youth group which had not met for
over a yea r in the little coffee village
of Cachi. The Lord has enabled us to
help meet both the spi ritu al and the
socia l needs of the you ng people.
What a chan ge we have see n in the
young people as they begin to experi-
ence the reality of the Christian li fe.
For us language study has been much
more than learnin g from books. It has
NICARAGUA- WARD JOHNSON
COSTA RICA- JEANNE CHEW
PANAMA- DICK PLOWMAN
SPAIN- JUNE SKIPPER
been involvement with Spanish-speak-
ing people as well as learn in g to ap-
preciate and understand their culture .
-Harry and Patricia Larson
PANAMA PENETRATION
" I have read the Bible for a lon g time,
but not until this week did I realize
that the Bible should speak to me!"
Those words of testimony from a dear
Panamanian lady mark the successful
conclusion of " Phase I" of our Pene-
tration program for Panama. Short
preparatory courses have been taught
around the country to ready our peo-
ple for their participation in our special
dry season program.
As yo u read these lines, we are
girding for " Phase II " to be carried out
from january through April , 1974.
Some of the goals to be accomplished
during this phase are:
Distribute 200,000 tracts
Distribute 60,000 Gospels of john
Di stribute 50,000 portions of Roman s
Sell1 ,000 Bibles
Sell 5,000 Christian books
Establish a co rresponden ce school
Strengthen greatly each of our 15
existing churches and congrega-
tions
Seek out the are as most responsive
to the Gospel with a view toward
establish in g new co ngregations.
We need yo ur special prayer interest
in these days of inten se act ivity. Let us
seek together a rich harves t of souls in
Panama .
- Dick Plowman
SPAIN NEWS
Madrid - Lew and Dianne Whittle,
recent arrivals to Spain, share first im-
pressions: " In spite of helpful similari -
ties in language and culture with Cen-
tral America, there is here an air of
Europe which carries with it strains of
the old country colliding with the dis-
onant 20th Century. Old Madrid is
under mortal sei ge by growing ranks
of fa celess apartment houses. The cold
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at this latitude is forgotten as we fre-
quently travel in the stifling heat of the
subway system. The occasional flock
of sheep see n on the perimeter of the
city is persistently worried by swarms
of aggressive little cars and the tempt-
ing green of forbidden public parks.
The somber black of the older gen-
eration contrasts sharply with the cos-
mopolitan styles of the new genera-
tion. A priest or soldier smokes on
every corner as if meditating on his
waning influence."
8U11EI'IN
The Ofelia Nieto church in Madrid
received the Whittles wa rml y and of-
BOll liD Dorothy McCullough
fered preaching opportunities. To ac-
celerate cultural orientation Lew is en-
rolled in University studies through
December.
"Mea nwhile, building good working
relations is a priority, both with other
mi ss ionaries and Spaniards, and within
our own family as we learn to feel at
home in Madrid," say the Whittles.
Barcelona- "From Spa in for the
Spaniards in Switzerland" was the
theme of the program prepared by
Evangelism in Action, October 19-28.
Music, testimonies, messages, films, Antonio and Sara Nuiiez Darra Harding
and children's programs were the
means of ministering to Spanish im-
migrants of Lau sa nne and Geneva.
Three Spanish pastors, Tom and June
Skipper, Ben Brozovich, and "Acts 29,"
the musical group ,from Barcelona
made up the team.
CAM'ers Dr. and Mrs. Antonio
Nui\ez arrived in October for a study/
furlough from the CAM Theological
Seminary in Guatemala. Although Dr.
Nunez is enrol led in classes in the
University and working on a book,
local churches have taken the oppor-
tunity to enjoy his teaching.
" I've enjoyed many open doors to Qualifications: Love for the Lord and
WANTED: MARRIED COUPLE
a preaching and teaching ministry as His people. Willing and able to do light
TO SERVE AS MISSION HOME
well as getting acquainted with Spanish housekeeping and some maintenance of
HOST & HOSTESS AT CAM building and grounds. Financially inde-
Christians," said Nui\ez.
Daniel Figueroa returned to Spain
CENTER IN DALLAS pendent.
Remuneration: Free housing and utili-
from El Salvador in April and has had
ties. Opportunity to become acquainted
a fruitful ministry of Bible teaching
with missionaries. Joy that comes from
and evange li sm in many parts of Spain. serving Christ while serving others.
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ON FURLOUGH
Dorothy McCullough to 130 Fourth Ave. N,
St. Pete rsb urg, Fl o ri da, in Novembe r for
seven months.
Gevene Robinson to 5803 M iss io n Bl vd .,
Space 40, Ri vers ide, Ca lifo rn ia 92509, f ro m
Nove mber thro ugh Jan uary.
Ed and Ruth Read to 243 Robeso n St. , Fall
Ri ver, M A 02720, Nove mbe r thro ugh Feb-
rua ry.
Antonio and Sara Nunez to Barce lo na,
Spain, fo r a stud y/ furlo ugh th ro ugh Sep -
temb er, 1974.
DE.PARTURES FOR THE FIELD
Helen Baillie to El Sa lvador. Paul and Har-
riet Rowland to Honduras . Ed and Pauline
Sywulka to Gu atemala. D ave and Sue Dar-
wick and Dan and Betty Merrick to Pan-
am a. Ralph and Mary Keep to Hondu ras o n
February 1, 1974. Sho rt te rm er Darra Hard-
ing to Edicio nes Las A meri cas in Mex ico.
FROM LANGUAGE SCHOOL
Pat and Ann Carolyn Davie to Ho ndu ras.
NEWEST MK'S
To Ben and Jeanne Brozovich, Step hen
Mi chae l, bo rn Oc tober 4, 1973.
To Paul and Mary Young, Ca rolyn Joy,
bo rn O cto ber 16, 1973.
WITH THE LORD
It was a ve ry specia l occas io n back in 1923
wh en' seven yo un g ladies left Da llas to-
geth er bo und fo r missionary service in
Central Ameri ca. The grou p in cluded
Mi sses An na and Bessie Van Hook, Mabe l
Balder, Ali ce Mayott, Lavanchie Barrows,
Ma rie Mack and Annie Esdon. Since the
dea th o f M iss Esdo n in September, 1973,
all o f these ladies are now wit h the Lord.
M iss Esdo n taught with Miss Barrows at the
first m ission schoo l for Indian children in
Sa n Antonio Aguas Calientes in Guatemala
un til 1945.
FOUN DED IN 1890 BY C. I. SCO FIELD
CEN/RL1L AMERIQN M /33/0 N
8625 LA PRADA DRIVE, DALLAS , TEXAS 75228 • PHONE 214-327-8206
Canad1an address: 39 Margate Ave , Hamil ton 56, Ontano
Mem ber In terdenOm ina tiona l Foreign M1ssion Assoc 1at10n.
BOOKS NEEDED
Ofte n men w ho have gathe red large
theo logical l ibraries come to a time
w hen they wis h to pass all or part of
th eir li bra ri es o n to o th ers who wo ul d
benefit from them.
Th e CAM's Se m inary and Bi ble in-
stitutes wo uld we lco me the co ntribu-
t io n of such books in En gl ish, Spanish,
Fre nch or German.
ITINERARIES
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR
Jan . 7-15 Guatemala TGNA Tour ; 24-27 CAM
Annual Meeting, Dallas , Texas ; Feb . 10 First United
Methodist Church , Carrollto n, Texas ; 17 Grace
Cove nan t Church , Austin , Texas .
STELLA TAYLOR
jan. 7-15 Guatemala TGNA Tou r; 18-20 Fi rst Un ited
M ethodist Church , Haskell , Texas ; 22 Betha ny Bible
Church , Ladies ' Meeting, Pl ano , Texas ; 24-27 CAM
Annual Meeti ng, Dallas , Texas ; Feb . 10 Fi rst Un ited
Methodist Chu rch , Carro l lton , Texas; 17 Grace
Cove nant Church , Au stin , Texas.
KENNETH l. BEMIS
j an . 24-27 CAM Annual Meeting , Dal las , Texas ;
Feb. 2·8 Multnomah Schoo l of the Bib le, Po rtland ,
Ore .
MALON COLLINS
Ja n. 6-11 Bib le & Missionary Confe rence , South-
eastern Bib le College , Birmingham , Ala .; 16-20
Crabapple Bapti st Church , Alpharetta , Ga .; 24-27
CAM Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas ; Feb . 24 & 25
Trinity Church , Gulfport, Miss.
A RTHUR W . A ND JEAN KONRAD
Jan . 2, 3 CAM , Dalla s, Texa s; 6-21 Guadalajara,
M ex ico ; 24-26 CAM Annual Meeting , Dallas,
Texa s; 27 Evangeli cal Bible Church, West , Texas;
30 Sil o am Springs Bible Church , Siloam Spri ngs ,
Ark .; Feb. 1 Grace Bible Institute , Omaha , Neb .;
3 Valle y View Baptist Church , Council Bluffs,
Io wa; 15 Tr init y Eva nge l ica l Se min arv, D ee rfie ld ,
Ill. ; 1S , p.m ., CAMEO meetng , Wheato n, Ill.;
23 -28 W es tern Canada.
KE NNETH E. AND MA RY ROYER
jan . 5 Monthl y PMT Conference , Santa Ana , Calif. ;
Feb. 8 Monthly PMT Conference , Santa Ana , Cal i f.
NEW SLIDE-TAPE REPORT
" Night of Terror, Day of Hope," a 12-
minute slide-tape report on CAM 's
Managua relief effort, is availab le on a
loan ba sis to interested churches and
friends . Contact the Dallas office.
CONSIDER THESE OPPORTUNITIES
e Develop self-discipline and Christian maturity.
e Offer an understanding of modern missionary strategy.
e Provide an in-depth view of at least two evangelical
mission societies.
e Better equip me for God's service wherever He should lead.
Provide opportunities in evangelism.
Remove fear of the unknown.