SID AND MARY ALLSBURY

FRANKFURT, GERMANY
May 1977 Newsletter

Greetings from Germanyi

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ings in Christ. We sure hope that through God's grace you've gained advantage over problems and realized faith and courage '
in every spiritual challenge.
Life in our New World

Here's bringing you warm greetings and wishes for all bless

No offense to the Sunflower State but I always secretly prayed "Lord, anywhere but western Kansas." I think whx:e__ we live north of Karlsruhe is the Kansas of German^.^^^^1at
But, we really like living here so who knows,

"Look-out Kansas

The Germans don't allow asparagus to break' through "the soil so It remains white. Twenty-two of the twenty-eitht children in Randy s school class said yes when asked if their parents have asparagus fields. We've learned to love it, too. Our landlord gives us the broken pieces they can't sell.

All around our village of Graben there ar^^.s^ara^a, fields.

"Tinker and Tiger. Really, that's part of the fun of living in a house. It's a lot easier to have pets than in an apartAnd the children aren't the only ones who enjoy the
pets, either.

Asparagus isn't all they've given us.

We now have two kittens,

If my dad could only see his son work in our vegtable garden. He'd never believe it's the same boy who complained so about pulling weeks and picking green beans. We are getting a real pleasure from the garden and I think it is the perfect changeof-pace from the demands of other things. We have planted
sweet corn which sure looks funny in a German garden. German people do not eat much corn. As as when you see us and we'll
tell you all about our gaiden.
Coffee House

I hope we've just about got settled in the Coffee House. That

doesn't mean we've done much, but settled.

Moving is so

hectic. Little jobs require twice as much time when books are not in their places, important papers can'be be found and

when one doesn't know the local stores, but slowly we are

emerging from survival efforts to planning and working those

plans.

Serendipity Workshop

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One of the benefits I'm looking forward to is the opportunity

personnel in Europe. We've really missed training workshops that are often available in the U.S. My first workshop was a Serendipity training program. Are you familiar with Lyman
Coleman's Serendipity program? To me it was an answer to prayer, I had prayed both for ideas to use in the Coffee

to take part in workshops presented by various groups for U.S.

House and for help in bringing unity to our many scattered

interests. Serendipity helps people to be themselves and allows others to do the same. It looks on the surface like

a lot of games but everything has its purpose.

People first

get acquainted and then share some of their feelings with

their small group. Have you ever listed the ten things you'd go back into your burning home to rescue, once the family was
safe? It really helps recognize where you place values
on

doesn't i t ?

We put on a Serendipity event here at the Coffee House

May 14th.

1 felt it was a real step in the right direction.

Several expressed gratitude.

otherwise at the Coffee House

A lot of time at the Coffee House is spent just keeping the

place open-

till midnight.

We keep it open seven days a week from 4:00 PM

There are two or three we are especially

praying for but really, many more get bits of help and have
a better place to "hand-out" than the bars or clubs in the
area. Some just like to get out of their room.

Pray for Tony. He's resisting God, given to "much wine" and yet knows we love him. He comes to the Coffee House alot

Arnie is a swell fellow who is trying to live a Christian life since he came to Germany. His wife in the U.S. wants
a divorce.

There are others but you get the idea, I'm sure. Our team here consists of myself, Jill Farmer and Terri Casteel.

Each has a special place in keeping the place going and we depend upon the others when we need special time to be away. Which brings up another subject, calling with Rick
Deighton.
Rick Deighton

Rick and Delia have been in Germany for almost seven years.
We. met them at Ozark Bible College, Rick has surely used

his gifts from God.

He is presently at Heilbronn and making

We'll miss them, for sure.

plans to return to the U.S.

Rick and I had been wanting to go calling together for some time. He and I both have been corresponding with Donald
Reeves who is in the German prison.
go see Donald.

Our first goal was to

May 2 and 3 was the first chance to make

that trip as the prison is almost to the boarder on the east side of Germany. Karlsruhe is on the west side.

We were able to visit Donalo but not too long.

We tried to

Lake him rots of literature but they only allowed us to

leave the two Bibles and a set of sermons from the North

American Christian convention.

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PROJECT GERMANY

Organization

U.S.

Sid & Mary Allsbury

Bahnweg 12
637 Oberursel 6

Postage Paid

Catervilie,Mo.

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Germany
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Carterville Christian
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Carterville, Missouri

FURLOUGH

PLANS

guess this will be the last newsletter before we wake our trip to the
the end of June. We will be there about one month. As of this writ

U.S.

ing we have $1300 in our furlough fund. The expenses of moving really didn't help much. It is possible to have some extra money the end of May to add to the fund but we will certainly.be "up in the air" for a while before we'll know if we will be in the air. We need over $2300 just to get to Chicago and back. If this finds you in a position to help
we thank you for the thoughtfulness.

We'll be available to speak to area churches and will let you contact us for dates. We'll take your requests as they come and try to do what's

possible.
programs,

It would be interesting to put on a fev; of the Serendipity

too. Let me know.

I ' l l close and get home to "Mama",

years as of May 31st.

That girl will be with me for 14

We are,

There ought'a be a medalI

Yours and His in Germany,

Sid, Mary Allsbury and family

May Newsletter continued

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Donald's wife and family. She's not a believer and feels that God should not let her have the problems she faces. Rick reminded her of the basis

on which God answers prayer.

Have you read it lately?

I John 3:21-22

We also visited a young soldier at "Herzo base" just northwest of Nuernberg,

Dale Ardrey was stationed at this same base a few years ago. We took Charles {the soldier) to see Bob and Edwina Oliver who live in Nuernberg.
Making these Christian connections is one of our goals. We left some of Rick's old Christian Standards and other literature and told him (and a
buddy) about the Lugano camp.

The two days were brought to a close by visiting a fine family at Crailsheim, the Doug Brothers. We returned to Heilbronn where Rick had arranged to meet with two young Mormons with whom he shared t i l l after
9:00 PM.

The Frankfurt Scene

We are facing a normal experience in the Frankfurt congregation, the rotation of congregation. No matter how much it happens you never get used to such precious friends leaving. That's always been one of the
hard parts of this work. Fred and Leanna Ragland were faithful workers

from the time we first contacted th^m.

^Guy Mayfield telephoned us from

California that summer ('74) to giv us the Ragland's address. Fred was always able to give good sound advice. I always felt able to ask him for advice knowing that I was c)mpl^ely free to make decisions

without strings attached.

(Some people watch to see if you follow their

advice.) Leanna, she's enthusiasm! Several single soldiers and Wacs called her "Mon^". (Even though she's not that old.) The Raglands have generously supported our work for a long time and always in such a way
as to leave our dignity intact.

Vern and Jean Pultz just moved to El Paso, Texas. They were a willing family who'll make a great addition to a congregation there. Several
times our congregation enjoyed the use of their home for dinners.
few occasions Vern drove me to Bible studies in his car.

On a

Bryan and Becky Searcy are returning to Midwest City, Oklahoma next

month. Steadfast, ready workers would best describe them. Bryan has led our songs this past year. They've both been so willing and helpful.
Both have helped repaint our old apartment there when we moved. The

great consolation in all these families is that we are returning them like the talents. We trust they are better able to work in congreations
like yours as a result of remaining active while over here.

Two young couples and Jerry Schmid make up the basis of our group in

Oberursel until we can find some new people this summer.

the Mannings,
leave this

One family,

have been with us but a

short time and are also due to

summer.

We are s t i l l on the lookout

(praying)

for someone to come to Frankfurt

and take up the leadership there.

The best possibility is probably

Paul and Claudia Boling. Paul has helped in the congroftation before and would be a natural. He has applied to teach in the Army schools and
could be sent to Germany. Pray that they'll be sent to the Frankfurt area to f i l l a big gap there.

SID AND

FRANKFURT, GERMANY
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SEPTEMBER 1977 NEWSLETTER

Hello to a l l our Friends

in America:

This is the first opportunity to write since we returned to

Germany the end of July and the first of August.

returned
There

July 25th and Marv returned, with the children, August

'^esaved $50 by them returning in August and^the children

didn't have to start school until August 8 th anyway.

was never anything so lonely as our house without the family. Everything J saw there reminded me of the. Mary's blue coat the kid's lifeless toys and, oh yes, the bell of the ice
cream truck reinforced the fact
fact.

that I

was alone.

Well, I'm

not alone now and there's plenty of action to reinforce that

How've you all been? It sure was good to spend a little time with you. I've mentally tried to make a list of each of you
that showed us special kindness but I can't finish it- Those meals, both with family and friends, in homes and restaurants,
were fantasticl {Four out of our sm are on a diet..) The warm

greetings in churches surely meant a lot.

feeling

We really get the

we are working with you rather than just for you.

Surely the way things have been going here you've really been praying for us. Thanks so much; do keep it up. I've made myself a list to write about, let's see what's on it:

Speaking in Chapels

One of the burdens I spoke to many of you about while in the

U.S. was the need to be in the Karlsruhe area on Sundays with,

as yet, no preacher for the group in Frankfurt.

We had been

driving to Frankfurt each Sunday since we moved in April. After our July trip to the U-S- we changed to every-other Sunday. That was a tough decxsion. Two factors forced it upon us, we feel. One, we can't physically do everything. I work lughts at the coffee house and am there til midnight. Friday and Saturday nxghts are usually the most important
nights, often requiring later hours. The other factor is the open dooi: to speak in Karlsruhe area chapels. August 21 was my first Sunday morning in a chapel. August 28 and September 4 .1 spoke to a ladies group at a chapel. All of this helps me to become a part of the community, accepted by the people and one to whom they'll come for help and
iisten to for advice
Frankfurt church.

Pray with us for a preacher for the

FranKlart
While we're at it let's

Congiegation
that work. We rotated i

talk about

our congregation at the start of summer, The Pultz, Ragland, and Searcy families were the core of the congregation. Jerry Schmid continues to "hold the fort" but we really
need a source of new contacts in the Frankfurt area. You

who read this can help by always watching for mention of Christian families going overseas, particularly Germany
and sending them to us. Watch for a preacher, too.
Coffee House

I've had more opportunities to counsel lately.

Questions

or probelms are varied ranging from family problems to fear

of witchcraft. One man was concerned concerning baptism. For another man 1 prepared a long paper on baptism as he

felt my position to be unscriptural,

We expect tlie bookstore to be moved from the coffee house

into town so we've been making plans for use of the extra

space when it's goneWe want to create a book and tape library of Christian materials. That's when we'll ask you to contribute whatever such materials you can- Your influ
ence can be as great as you want.

Lugano Camp

About the time I returned from the U-S. the camp in Lugano was starting. I stayed here and Jill, Terri, and Diane went to camp along with four service people from here The report from there was something Ij.ke this; Rain, like we never expect at LuganoThe attendance was in the sixtiesIn

spite of the rain those attending enjoyed teal spiritual

blessings. Tt sounded like the teachers again had well pre pared materialsTwo from Karlsruhe were baptized after studying the scriptures with others there. The bad news is that we won't be able to use the same camp grounds as in the past four years. Some of you will remember how difficbit it was to secure the present facilities. We won't have it easy Jocat. mg a new camp grounds but God wiXi help us and we have several good men. on the camp committee.
What' 5 our add?essr

For some

time

I've wanted

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addresses

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We now have the use of the "AFO" mail which is as

if we were in New York as far as postage-rates are concerned We've saved a lot of money Through lhi.s . We have a normal
German address, too. Please note; ^

Sid and Mary Allsbary Beethoven Str 17

7523 Graben-Neudorf

"**"Sid and Mary Allsbury c/o Comm Staff Chaplain

[JSMCA Karlsruhe (PRV)

Germany

APO NY 09164

Our phone numbei is; 07255/6193you thinkhere i t ' s 6r00 AM Central

It's not as e-xpensive as

At 12;00 noon

We are six hours ahead of you.

Standard Time,

Our funds are received through the Christian Church, Carterville, Mo- 64835 and our newsletters are printed, addressed
and mailed from there We are so thinkful for the ciew of

fine folks there who keep us goingSome leave some arrive

The Savalas were a part, of our lives. We shared about IB months of Bi-ble st-ud.i.es rn't.heir home. Many memories, pre cious moments were buiit together with them. They are faith ful Christians to be honored and respected, I could say much more about themThey came here expecting God to use them and He did. We'll miss you folks?

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October Newsletter

1977

Dear Friends;

It doesn't seem that a month has" passed since I last wrote. However# when I make my little list of things I want to talk to you about I can see that lots has been going on and time is moving# too. I'm a bit over-whelmed at the" work here but full of praise, joy and satisfaction toward God and the work He's leading us inc The painful decisions we had to make earlier this year concerning the move here were surely blessed by God. The problem will only be keeping up with His great plans. Opportunities are abundent. We love you and thank you for helping us to stay at this job. Wish you were here.
BE NOT WEARY .,.

Recently we've heard from several woom we have shared with in the Lord's work in GermanyThe positive" letters just made us praise God, from whom the blessings really flow. People we work with over here are never forgotten and we pray and watch to see how they are doing after they leave us. We so "
want them safe in the arms of Jesus.

Chuck and Barbara Bryant helped in the Coffee House because Chuck was assigned to help us. Their life was not particu larly spiritually directed before Chuck came to work in the coffee house. They've been changing that. The coffee house influence, not a particular individual, had a lot to do with that. They were transferred to Colorado Springs in August and in another special way we were able to share again with the Tino Savaia family. Tino End Marge had attended at the Security church before they came to Germany. I'm so glad Chuck and Barb are continuing their faithfulness there. She writes: "The minister has a real message to give us." What can I say of the lovely letters we recently received from the Pultz family, the Searcys and Muckleroys? There is a certain danger involved in moving from a settled Christian iefe over here to an active place in God's work over there. These three families recently wrote to tell how God is bless ing themWe love these folks so much hate to see them gone and are really thankful God is alive in their lives.
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS

I guess the best birthday blessing was a telephone call from Larry and Marsha White (A1 Cinnamon, too) telling of the good doctor's reports for Tom Leedom. Tom had a brain tumor and was the cause for much prayer from the hearts of many of his Christian friends. He had surgery in June and still i t was out of the doctor's hands as it appeared that the tumor" wouldreturn. Larry's report was that Tom is well, the tumor gone. Thank God for answered prayer, again-,

I was working in the photo-lab on some pictures-while keeping

one eye on the coffee house. Terri was there and I knew I
Turns

could depend on her to come and. get me if something-came-up.

She came over and told me that someone wanted to see me.

out several wanted to see me. Surprisel Happy Birthday! It was fun. They had brought my family down and prepared special

gifts that expressed something about me and my work. Some film because I'm a photographer, a plastic rake because I'm
a gardener, a can opener because I'm a cook, a three-minute egg timer because I'm a preacher (I don't understand that one)

and a plastic bag wi"th nothing but air because I^'m a windbagl (I understand that onel)

FRAI^KFURT

We are now driving the 75 to 80 miles to Frankfurt every other Sunday. We have limited our trips not so much because of the difficulty of driving there (even though the late Saturday nights do not agree with the early Sunday mornings) but because of the opportunities here. There are many openings in the Christian community here in Karlsruhe and Sunday is the time to get involved. I've already told you about the preaching and teaching experiences in the chapel here. The weekend of September 23-25 we were involved in a retreat. Mary and I joined the community choir which is going to sing the Alleluia concert ofpraise October 2 and 5. In order to better prepare the chapel paid for all the choir members who would to spend the weekend at a retreat

center-Wow!

The chaplain had asked me to help with devotions

Friday night I

but the lady organizing the weekend telephoned me the Wed

nesday before we left on Friday to outline the program.

"devotions" wasn'tthe word for it-

was responsible for an hour, Saturday morning a B.ible study

for one and one-half hours, Saturday afternoon, another

hour, and Sunday's sermon.

I asked two servicemen to fill

two other devotion spots I had been asked to lead. The theme was praiseI found my background somewhat lacking in thoughts concerning praise; both in my head and in my books. The weekend was a rich experience for me and I think
the choir now better realizes the message of our songs.

We had our Sunday meeting in an old German church building nearby. Several had told me-that I'd have to preach from the elevated pulpit but I din't want to. (Ask Walter Good man what the German elevated pulpits are like.) When I started to preach I just stood on the" floor with the people.
I like to move around a bit, too. I saw several eyes,

somewhat teasing, glancing toward that pulpit on the wall, I explained that my pappy would never go for that and besides, the roof might fall in upon all of us. It was fun preaching there. The walls were just right to describe Paul and Silas in prison and it was cold in there too. Another chapter in the many unusual places I've preached.

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TAPE MINISTRY

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We bought a tape recorder to use at Frarjxfurt wher we cannot be there. Since so many have recently moved away from nhere sometimes Jerry Schmid is there alone or with just two or three otherse His preparing a lesson for himself or a small group seems impractical and the tapes can bring xn lots of talent from a long ways away

The Chaplain just recently approved some changes in the coffee house we had been planning on. One important one is the Library. I want to offer
not only good Bible centered books but lots of casssttee tapes. Just last week we received a really helpful letter and catalog from Charles Dickey, Lamar, Missouri full of information about tape ministries and good tapes to order^ If you have ideas or tapes send them to us and we'll place them in
our library.
PHILLIPS LEAVE GERMANY

Many of you have known of the Alva Phillips family who have worked in Christian service in Germany for almost fifteen years now. They are returning

to the U.S. with u^^^ain plans for returning to Germany. They have left all their offset prTn11ng^^quipment with us as well as a "world" of other
things.
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Many barrels of their children's work materials are in our

There are also stacks and stacks of printed workbooks for children

which they have printed.

the need arises.

We will distribute these materials for them

I haven't got my hands in offset ink for some time but i t looks like I will again. I world like to be able to prepare a nice monthly paper to send out to English speaking people over here (many of which are Europeans) like we were doing in Frankfurt. Time is a factor, so I ' l l just have to see what can be done. The most pressing need is for p\iblicity for the Mid-Winter Rally the end of December.
OTHERWISE:

We have had problems with some of bur'mail getting through or at least

taking much too long, I hope it doesn't affect any of you. We haven't had that problem in the last four years but now we've been using the U.S.
APO mail and I
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am afraid i t isn't as consistant as when we send i t through

German mail.

I prepared fourteen black and white pictures

{5X7 inch)

to be used in

the U.S. to show some of our invol\tnent over here. They will first be in Indiana but then at Carterville for your use. Ask for them,
FAMILY

Jodi was able to spend a week with her school class in southern Germany. They stayed in a youth hostel, did'lots of hiking, and visited some places like the lovely city of Freiburg. We missed her. Randy has been showing some of the neighborhood boys how to play baseball. I really don't think he knows, but in the words of Carl Ketchersxde, "In the kingdom of "the blind

a one-eyed man is King,"

Heidi jusb came into my room with a girl from her

school all dressed up with'long skirts playing house, or something. They were giggling when they came in and when they left. JtJhn's pretty good at i . playing catch too. I'd like to see what he could do on a little league team. I'd best close. I on our base alone. just v.'ant to remind you of the 1,000 single service men If you can't go yourself you can send and we thank you for helping us to make this ministry possible. God bless you in His work.

Yours and His in Germany,

Sid, Mary and Family

^0Financial Report for Third Quarter 1977

Churches 1. Aurora,
2. 3.

Project Germany: Sid & Mary

July $15-00
50.00

Aug.

Sept, $50,00
75.00

Co - Gateway E. Bartlesvj. lie, Chcistran Carl Junction, Mo. Carl Junction, Mo-

$50.00
91,00 115.00

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Joplin, Mo- College Heights Joplin, Mo. College Heights

Carterville Christian Church

100.00

King City, MoLaraar, Lamar, Welch, Mo. MoOk'

Formosa Ch Miss

Christian Christian Christian

105.00 202.00 20.00 50,00

75.00
25.00

135,00 202.00
20,00

75,00 207.00
20.00

75.00 61-41 15.00 35.00 28.00 25,00 10.00 20.00 25.00

75.00 45.15 15,00 35.00 18,00 25.00 10.00

Oronogo, Mo. Christ's Church Salt Lake City, Ut- Ruth's SS Class Smithfield, Mo. Christian Miss
Smithfield,
Vernon B-C-

59.40
15.00 35,00
50.00

Mo,

Christian Miss

Church of Christ
25.00 10.00 3.85 20,00 25.00 5.00

13. 14. 15.

16.

Webb City, Mo, Rose Hill Christian Dodge City, Central Christian
North Glen Co, Bible Class

Algonac, Mich St- Glair Drive Ch

Loyalty SS Class Mo. First Christian

VJelch, Ok, 18. Grandview,

17. Personal

25.00

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(Salary from US Gov.)

440.00 5.00 10.00 10,00 100,00 100.00 10.00

440.00 5.00 10,00 10.00 100.00

440.00 5,00 15.00 10.00

M/M Hubert McCaleb

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M/M W.R. Kerby M/M Charles McCoy M/M Ted Ragland

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M/M Dale Sponsler

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11. 12. Bertha Yocum 13. M/M Harvey Taylor 14. M/M Don Lewis 15. Mrs. Jane Ardrey Total Income for the month Balance f i r s t of each month
Total

M/M Ted Skiles M/M-Larr^yWhi-te - M/M Lee Williams

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$1695.25
706.05

$1668.91
558.51

$1420-15
277.07

$2401,30
1812.-79

$2257.42
1980,35

$1697.22
1606.15

Expense for each month

Balance first of each month

588,51

277,07

91.07

Expenditures

Salary
Rent
Auto

750.00

Girls in Charge* Office Supplies

Misc.

120,00
942-79

Return plane tickets Expenditures for the month

1000.00* 326.00 50.00 300,00* 20. 85 7.50 276,00

1000.00 326,00 134.34

89.81 50.00

$1812.79

$1980.35

$1600.15
6,00'

$1606,15

*Due to the fact that Sid wishes to put his income from the government along
with the German Project money, the Carterville Elders voted to give Sid a $250.00 a month raise, which you will notice was given to him beginning
August first,

*The 3 girls that have been helping Sid and Mary, took charge while Sid
and Mary were home on furlough, Sid gave them $300 for their extra service.

*The $6.00 was exchange on Canadian check.

to be stopped.

Payment on two checks that had

SID AND MARY ALLSBURY FRANKFURT, GERMANY

.NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Prrends:

It's been a busy October; I just hope-I can recall a fair amount of news for you to properly fill you in, I know as I write that you can only get a small idea of what it's like here- We know that you share in this ministry through pray ers and offerings and we want your joy to be complete know ing that He who works in you cares also for people around the
world.

Black Forest Academy Retreat

The Black Forest Academy ?BFA) in southern Germany is an English language Christian private school, grades one through
twelve. We learned first about BFA from Dean Hickerson and later Richard Kirkland whose children attended there. Chaplain

McCail made great sacrifices to get his children in the school while they were stationed in Germany The BFA choir came to the 1975 Berchtesgaden RetreatThe following year a teacher from there, Chaplain McCall's s-ister-in-law, Nina Stephenson attended our Retreat- Through this acquaintance 1 was asked to speak for this year*s spiritual emphasis week end held annually in Wilderswil, Switzerland.

Diane^,Miller stayed with our children so that Mary could at

tend with me. Terri Casteel was off to a music retreat and J i l l Farmer "held the fort" at the coffee house. Jim Rock^

holt, from Darmstadt, joined us to help through special mus ic. Our first day involved a trip by bus to the area then a three hour hike up the side of a mountain. We carried a picnic lunch which we enjoyed as we faced the peaks of the

famous "Jungfrau" and heard occasional thunder-like cracks as ice broke away from the glacier. After the exhaustion of
the mountain trip there was nothing left to do but eat sup^

per and hold the attention of about 100 Jr. and Sr. High young people, who, 1 believe, could have climbed another
mountain that night. (This is where I usually tell my "three impossible things" story.) My responsibility was the entire program 7:30 to 9:15. How thankful I am for the training last spring in a Serendipity workshop. The v/eekend started slow as some of the older high school students have an obvious resistance to giving in spiritually.
It's a Christian school but not a l l students come from

Christian homes. I had the Saturday night session, three on Sunday and one Monday morning. The results in the more spirit ual kids was appreciation on their faces and thanks for my coming. The boys who wouldn't turn and face me on Saturday night sat working quietly, Monday morning on their worksheets I gave them. I felt better and believe the approach used was better received than preaching alone world have been,
Nina's Testimony

In the Monday morning session at the retreat Nina Stephenson told the group of high schoolers of her experience of one year ago. She said i t was at that time that she settled the conflict between self and God. She explained the joy in her life since that time. 1 was particularly interested that she named the Berchtesgaden Retreat as the. place all this happened. We invested a lot in that Retreat and were able to see little results. How we need to learn to preach, exhort, teach the Word and let God give the increase.

Another Sncouragement
A WAC named Brenda wasn't much more than a name on our mail

ing list but when she returned to the U,S- from Augsburg she wrote expressing pleasure at receiving our newsletters over here and asking to be kept on the mailing list even though
she's state-side. I wish we could find some such people to

prepare and return to help in the various parts of Germany.

Lugano Plans

The Lugano camp.serves several important purposes. The fact that a retreat or camp-lets people get away from the normal world for awhile is probably the greatest reason for its existence. It's a place where, otherwise weakened souls
can be strengthened and recharged.

At the end of the last Lugano camp the owner of the grounds informed the group that next year he would only take trailers and not tents. After four good years there we were again "homeless". I had spent lots of time in 1974 locating that

ground and now we must start again. One thing we learned: pray first, with genuine dependence upon God.
David Stitt met Mary and I after our BFA Retreat and we tra veled on to Lugano. There are lots of details but never enough time or space. Probably the 89 year old man we visited with was the most colorful. The rest was driving, looking, note taking, talking, etc. The man fled Russia at
the end of the II World War.

At the end of the day we had one possibility.

It was only

"fair" in our estimation.

We stopped routinely at the infor

mation office in Taverne for our usual supply of tourist info. He discovered our camp needs and recommended a camp

fight there^in^averne> one we had seen before but never

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Je looked, talJce^_and._are-..exGifeeil_to have a good, comfortable place to re^imQend,Xor._next year, r-Since last year was almost
rained" out we are thankful to have several indoor meeting

possibilities.

The willingness of the manager to welcome

a group was also important.

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SID AND MARY ALLSBURY FRANKFURT, GERMANY

December

1977 Newsletter

Dear

Friends,

Our warmest greetings to you for this holiday season. This

year has gone extremely fast, perhaps because so much has happened. Moving to Karlsruhe in April and a visit to the
U.S. in the summer were certainly the year's highlights. There were lots of "lowlights" during this past year too. Thank you for going with us. Thank you for your support,

prayers and encouragement.

You're great and we love you

and thank your Father for you.

NOVEMBER AT THE COFFEE HOUSE

This has been a difficult newsletter to plan. It seems like there is going to be nothing to write about even though November was one of our busiest months (I hopel). I kept

a record of my hours "in service" last month and was sur

prised.

Over 250 hours in the coffee house, preaching in

I was beginning to

Frankfurt and office work here at home.

feel like some of you farm folks during harvest. my life. It's going by too fast.

I wish I

had some of your energy. Fortunately for you harvest doesn't last too long and fortunately for me if I better organize

Thanksgiving Day was pLobably the climax of the month. So much went into preparing for it. Lots of things that didn't really show up uhac much but were Lmportan': to us. We had
cw:) lOOiti under repair and had t3 spend lots of hours get

ting them finished before the day arrivedThe library we've been trying to get organized was painted and wall papered just a few days before Thanksgiving Then to accomodate the ij-igei group e>ipected for Th-inksgibing ^we removed a wall between .tlie main fellowship area and the hall. We thus

added i^e six to eight feet of the hallway into the fellow
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but not, the naiLs trom the boards Cleaning up was
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The fellows enjoyed helping us remove the wall

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worst p^rt bat.

Bill Roshett, preacher at Landstuhl by KaisersLautern,

spoke after our Thanksgibing dinnerThat was a blessing plus the music of Mr, and Mrs- Cline Calhoun. In the-even ing a religious drama group (with Covenant Players) pre sented an hour of skits and plays. During the course of the day we had a ping pong tournament which Bill won.
Mid-Winter Rally

We are making plans ro go to Ban, Italy for the MidWinter Rally December 21, 28, and 29. Thanks to our new VW bus we are able to travel with enough space, for a change, plus invite guests along. We calculated all our options and wrote to Dave and Chris Knoblock asking them to travel with us. About that time they had been pray ing, trying to decide if they should go. Besides our offer for a ride they received an unexpected gift of $100 which more than covers their part of expenses. We now plan to leave Sunday, Dec. 25th and drive to Basel
for services with David and Sharon S t i t t . From there

we will drive on south toward Italy, Monday night we hope to join others who with Guy Mayfield will stay in Naples and travel on to Ban Tuesday for the Rally.
Harold Fowler had attended most of the past eleven ral lies, Except for his years in Belgium he has made the trip with his family from southern Italy. Since he v;on't be burdened with the great travel expenses this year he felt he should share with those up this way

who might not come except for assistancedistribute for him.

He sent us $500 to
I find

Does that sound like fun to you?

it very difficult- But their expression of love impressed us and certainly demands a re-evaluaMon of ou^ own outlook on
material things.

At the rally I am to have one sermon and teach-<-he young people

one session Mary is to teach young folks,
PRINTING

too

We had our first experience with the Phillips offset press

Last monthI was a bit uncertain as to how much T would

remember from the "old days". The operating instructions were in German so left a few more questions The first job
was a sheet about the Mid-Winter Rallybut I

It came out alright

While I

think the ink was too cold In our basement

had the ink in the press I prepared a letter expressing the need for a preacher at Frankfurt. T mailed it to about 50 names on our personal list and to 38 Bible College Missions
Departments.

VJe seem so alone on this problem. Of courst we've prayed and trust God to provide. That doesn't change the fact
that we feel isolated and alone with our problem. The few

remaining with the group at Frankfurt will probably have to consider renewing the rent contract for another year in
March. We see Frankfurt as an important center over here.

What to do?

Pray with us.

Do churches ever get a vision

The idea is

of a need and find a man to fill that job?

that the project is central and not the personality.

ROSNETTS TO U.S.

Lela Rosnett's mother suffered a severe heart attack recently

and Bill and Lela were called home.

We expect they.will be

gone about 6 weeks. Pray for Lela's mother and Lela, It's a great strain to be so far away from one's family when ill ness is present. December 11 I preached at Landstuhl for
Bill. Just in the last two months about four new families

moved into their area.

What a blessing to witness their

potentiality! One of the couples we had a hand in helping get started there. We received a letter from Archie Green (Little Rock) telling of his daughter and son-in-law moving

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Please put Project Germany on

your checks side of the prevent the money going

Thank you.

and also on the out envelope. This will possibility of the into the wrong fund.

Roy Bundy
Co-ordinator

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Sid Allsbury
Beethoven S t r . 17 7523 Graben-Neudorf

Germany

U.S.A.

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