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Haleifc-ap HU 96712
Janiary 197^
1?74
The new yeai- ina&ea me enthuBiastic and t>.iJt5-aiatiOo I pcay isany p-3op.le will "be,
since cool heads stq what will psobahly caa?ry Asari-cans thro-o^ this tiae of
sconoaic cxislsc W hex's axe altexnately laughing ai^ cxying ovex such coason
l^oleas as no toilet paper, rice at twice the price, gasoline bi^er ti]&n ev^
out amilable to our staff because the station owner is kindly toward uso So we
enjoyed our Ghxiataas tiae and appreciated the cards fros so sany. It was
a relaxing vacation tija8 Several of our staff here had received gases of one
scEt and another, and we spent several enjoyable evenings playing ^Aggcamtion"
and such until the wee hctQ:s
Our vacation was extended by one day wiien tMs area >^s pound^ by high surf
coupled with ^cfcreiasly
centsTo
jj expected bigger xfavea did not cone. Several houses in the area were wet by
^ waves washing through thea, and one sustained dasis^ when a "p^n-ve broke against
^ the perch and front wall^ were all glad the daKaga did not compare to the
I winter waves of 1969b That tisc the wati^ caiaa so close, even the ecbool
'f property was wev>5 and. the "evacuation center" was ready to evacuates
I
was bu^ during the vacatJ-ons Nejf siuEinua roofing is being put on the
building ccntainin^
Library, 3rd gcade and Kindergarten roomsi. Weather has
been rainy and windy
patching holes in a coiling wtier rats have chewed throu^. Vacation was a
good ties for e to work on soas new library boo-^s to get theai into circulation.
The public library sysfcen sends the Bookaobile to the School every two weeks,
for which we adults ar particimrly thaokfi-a. Both lile^ies get hard us;^, and
ours is far too amll to accoiaodate either books or kids,
threu^ the year, Sey^ai^^goEcg jsen^ ara new aboard Eoabers, soaetMng that has
never happened befc^ sia^y because we had no yoimg people qualified or even
envolvad la the congregation. ^Qubea ia vice-chaiangan of the boaa'd. Rece ^'ily
a group of ten went doer to door, inviting the surrounding aei^bcrhood to
church servicose
for God,
Parents call frsii'-.fitfjtlyto inquire if thare is roos for tlielr childr^c Cur
rantly
top cap^lty ai^ wS.ll tety to tia^ away aoi^ of cur cuzrezit
am grades 7 and 8 being tau^t in (His roois. It is sad, because at those ages
gann^ ai^for helping liands in the fora of aoney fros those who recognise
potential heree Othsrwlss^ our school aust stop growing and its reach
win hs restricted.
Thank you,
wonderful Christians *dio have supported us in the last ei^t
^n^a.
during the coaing year as w see taficos
y^^gfi
have not actually rtsceivad jaedges enou^ to provide all our salary.
having all the things w need, and for the nuaarous blessings
VraXalag Ria^
"
'
Mazcb 3, 1974
Dsar fellotfCbristians,
'
Our Island has adopted "GasPlan," siiuxlar to Oregon's even/odd pTograsi, and
tfi critical situation s&ssis to have eased, ffe definaioly don't have enough gas
transit syst&B^i& crowded with commtars, tourists. Senior Citisens, who ride
free, and school children. At last the North Shore row.e h&s doubled the /lumber
fregueuci; of buses so that they com at one hour in .ervals, instead of two.
Late in January, we sold our '62 Falcon and '64 VN bug to porc.V/se a '71
Datsun with which Bfo are very pleased and so thanlzfuX t >t.^e- Lord for providing.
The first two weeks of ownership we were not able to drive snywhare no gasI
Finally, ou "Empty," swe drove 15 iiiiiea to a station we heard was open and waited
3 hours for opening at 12:30 AN, At last, a full taakg Presently the situation
is eased by GasPlan,
Though it sounds more like fun fcfcan work, one of i?. !i^bei3's jobs of late has
been to play football at recess with the boys in the Cb istian School, It seems
they have never had an example of good sportsmanship an>.l we:rs getting far too
riled over what should have been "just a gauss," So "M&fStah Neekols" helps them
enjoy their gwsss, and sends the hot heads to cool their heels elsewhere,'
My ca~te&cher, Eleanor Still Sprankles, has gone tr tlie mainland for 6 weeks
to see her son married and to speak to her supporters ai d others on behalf of
the mission's n&ed for & new classroom building. This rime x have a bit more
rocet house which is dizectXy next door to our administn tlon building on the high
way.
The owner, a 94-gear old man, is hesitant and won t say what he wants to
to usfor $3.75 a month. We shudce;* to think of the expense,
but would be so thankful for more space, whether for 3t^-tf housing or classrooms
or whatever. We ask your prayers for Guidance and finaciai lielp so that the
outr&ach of this work will not be hindered by inadequati facilitiea, (X don't
thinh God would go for ithat kind of an ascuse,?
Our best friends here in the Islands, Bob and Penny lAnyon, have moved away
from daweii and we are feeling the loss. They have bear involved in interim min
istries for some of our missions without a preacher, anc have given their finan
cial, spiritual and moral support when we have reaJiy neaded it,
thea deeply.
We are looking forward to ewmer and th arrival of & friend from ay home
tmm of Simtis, Fla, Susan Elliott will be graduating from isiiiiyan and will
spend the sunsaer here working i n all our camps and the ''IBS programs of iaisslon
congregations in Bawaii,
Again and again we thank God for all of you, for your prayers on our behalf,
and for your fi/zanciai support which snabies us to be in foIi-t.iiae service for the
lord at the Christian School and Church here in Sawaii,
Praising the Lord,
96712
V'
MAY 1 ?
t?74
K&y, 1974
Jt has he&n a whole ye&T since we hegan woxking at Simsat Beach Christian School
as missionariest A year ago we b&d dottbts that wa would recieve enoagh issoney to
live on But leave it to God! Se hss provided for ouz every need beyond our
hopes o Sfa still do aofc reciave full taonthly support frost pledged suppostesS)
and t^e School jstist sappleaent our salarpf but there are extra money gifts^ so
freely given,and then God provides the budget-'Stretching items! ffe recieve
$265 a month from churches and Individuals who have pledged a set amount each
month.- Our housing is provided by the ScJioolo when we are blessed by ;i;peciai
gifts and love offerings, our pay can he that much mozeu fife praise God for
every bit He sesids^
residents.,
On Maixsh I6th, Allan Powell'^l year'o.ld son of our ministering family. Glen and
Ruth (Still) Potfellf was killed in an accident.. Tha family was stunned and
the smoking volcano, aad gave wii^ass of their faith Ist song and action every
where,
ahd'J^hts^g, resulting in floodihg and the loss o.jfive lives, t-fcrea from &
nearby villaje.
natural forces (flood and ocean crisis) , and demand better warning system and
weather predictions, as well as police authority to remove people from danger
areas.
After wad.ing aiound in the flood and rain, we both caught colds and a flu,
reaouperate,
Xntersperaed through all those activities, each schooi day included practiciisg
for the Hawaiian version of May Day, called Lei Day heze^ Everyone in the
School bad a
either in the pageant or in the rcyal court, Tha pageants
SGm.-rt!iing diffarent each year, depicted ancient Hawaii's religion^ the advent
changes.
Each ys&i' helpful parents create beautiful backdrops and scan^jry for
... - -
The adjoining property of which I wrote in our last letter is still unoccupied.
The cmier stiii von't coianit himself a2>out whether he will rent to us or not.
Our hoard of directors has authorised up to $395 a month in rent, if leased.
The imaediate plan would be to aub-'Xease the house to pay for its expenses
while still rr,^tainxng control of it.
in Sis own good time.
-Jtt'g
write that my
huft
dj^orhsr serious stroke, so
needed there more than ever. They long to return here to the mission
work, but feel God is using than there. Please keep their situation in your
prayers,
property can be used all week by the Christian School and Church, and all year
by Church camps, etc. We thank each of you who provides so that all this can
be hare to further tha wonderful news of Salvation through Christ Jesus. Praise
be to God!
P,So
Just a reminder:
Cbrxsti&ii School"'^for
XPS puri^s&s.
96712
JISM 1 0 1974
June, X9'.'4
Susmier is so iiei^.riv here at Jiasc./ The ^reathrr iias oewnjs? ^3ot end hvmid,
but the fruit trees ere bin-'d:'r2^ under tneir luscious loads, and spirits
perk up l i ir':ticip:\tion of fresh fruit aiad the vacation's freedom,
nesvs letter to eaci person who h'xs grad'.xnted ?rom the fdwol in its 21 gear
history, fhiis sex/es iis <l re-hzider of
fait?! aj:<? resolves they onee had
for the lord. This ye.-tv are h clud'^v a copy of wy ;uothor's booX- "There's
a SchcoJ", a history of '.iltf- Jabot-yl,
(Do ywu hai*e a copy yet? I'll be gX'd
to send cj}:e to those s.'L.c :--c'r:t ore,}
itsuben's list of
Just nav as I rritzi this,, we ate breathing a s.igh of celxif and Thanks:
Reffben was mawi.ng vhe pin-gmv-d when a purt of the rotovy /oower blade
broke 'loos(?. .md wert 61yJ.y.-g 40 yards across thr empty field, harming no one,
Jfc could have been bis foot, or a chiX-ir or the yard bog.. Thanks be
to f.lodl I
Ckie of the biggest teachi/g aXdei: we ha-ve aaass to is the State L-ibrarg's
LJOi'-.ie
The Sc^iool ..as j^xsi: revlaaed it.j old XSmm projector wfch a
tcpic for ens atuzch, and they are caU.ing t'tn^ miss:-on offering 'tTickles for
Nichols" 11
'"*"
Agaix and agzln we say tlnink you to yon who ix-araci morfea-Jio vsfor our suppcit
while working on this xdsBio'-:,
Maan_-o^-uau-li 9^.'
wozk. and
Coisiie
md
.h'.chols
Siiasei: Peach Christian School
Jt?ly, t974
AlOija.!
Vacation is a deiightfiii
isn't it? Tha paca 3:iackans in<f tbt^^ is
time to do things that have j?'aa pfjt off. .5?,so time to atcpJoi" laora of
God's betaatifuX cToations here ia "Paradisar"
is cXeansr, the laountains g-reeu aa<? iavieiagr.
during
sae SXiiottf our sunrnsr^-fajJcesT-raally is a woxk^ri She aad tPro girls from
Kentu^^ky Chx'istiah College have realXy been big hslps in many ways. Ohey
hava been teaching ciasses for the i^S programs of oiw .mission ishuscaaes on
the Islands Their physical iaiors .have relieved aje of a Xarge bacic-.log of
library work, and have shoxtened Reuben's summer job list by painting and
scrubbingo Also they give us a good excw- e to go hiking ajid sri^iiming when
we might not take tJie time.
do somaihing because "I'm too busy." Or when mj home must go hsgglng for
weeks on end. So now X hope to have 'iiiits'.j Slhat is why we axe e-UJoying'
vacatiau so aairis.
Right before the nexc r:a.in'j sp-elX cams along, Reuben avt out a portion of
a c'l&ssrcxxii roof that was rotters< We had tar aii over us before the job
was donel
Re.-ul'en iaad to
fixed, pXurjd.ying mended.. See why a mj3sic>n. needs & maiMte.aance man?!!
We are so grateful to you for believing he is needed enough to send you
support,
In Ch.:r.ist,
September, 2974
Dear ones,
with only a few hours left^ the last minata jobs are getting done
after a l l ,
spent an average of $175 per camp week, and you should have seen
Facelift"
has
been s t a r t e d in an
effort
to
revive
"Oper
the sad
s taints i7'Oon>
Thei:-e
hopes aijci
Our own receipts have^ deax eased some and tv^2 S/t having to aoc&pt
money fxon- the fchool^s general fund tc give us full caXary each
mPIlflL'
'-7=-
Then there
the future of
scrounge around for eiiOtiigb support to coKe to >1 ivlssion church that
carn-iOt pay h.im anything at alic
So we need the Lord's help in finding
willing workers and willing snppofyt&rs
P/e are thankfal
p.r aye r- =.
Pie co u J d
ot
a o ntl n u e wi t h o u t
g o 12
h el
ECVO
VOLUME 1,
Sept.23,1974
ISSUE 2
and
children
Connie
of
(Roth) Nichols,
veteran
missionaries
Nichols
joining
raised
were
on this
students
School.
For
Force base
been
will
assist his
maintenance
of
maintain the
Father-in-law
the
vehicles
mission work.
property
in
and
Reuben
and
field and
Christian
the past
two
years,
active in
Reuben's work
the mission
on the
work.
vehicles has
used in the
the
Reuben
mission
of
Connie
r
Reiihen atid Counie Nichols
were
high school
were at Toppenish,
Washington where he was graduated.
He also trained at Yakima Valley
Junior College, Yakima, Washington
and he was graduated with an Assoc
iate of Arts degree in Automotive
Technology.
He
was baptized at
Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln,
Illinois.
the
He
has been
active
in
and Mc-
FINANCIAT. NEWS
Georgia.
She too
attended
Sunset
$ 2,206,
Faith Promise
Special
On Hand:
tis, Florida.
Shf? attended Atlanta
C^jrist.ian College, Atlanta, Georgia
Educational Fund
546
Total
5 2.752'
$
Faith Promise
477
1,042
Total
$ 1,519.
She married
Re>3ben December
26,
1970 at Ilauula, Hawai-i with Donald
solemnizxng
t h e i r vows.
Despair;
Reach out and touch a
life torn a
Dirty,
A man who is lonely...If you care
will never be
until men bring
Because I
am a
disobedient lover of
"GO"
less I
unaware;
share
Because a
BELIEVE
i t with others.
Christian
in
missions
who
does not
always
gets
Because
the
missionary
is
friend who
Is Weary;
seeker
the
(copied)
the
Homeless;
of the World.
at the CROS.S-aOADS
If it were not,
The darkness;
Reach out and l e t the smile of Gc
Charles P. Frov
PiSar
CCT
anas.
Octoi^^xv
'57^
19 74
Fci ;aany S.tpteirai3.t marks the b-3g.inning of FaX.l and cooler days,
l/are j-jj the ' t cop i.cs" it has betci dreadfully hot and humid.
Now in
from
secretary for iSsree years, and. I feel her dacission is the direct
We
of each class
He designed and consti'ucted several shelving units
for storing linch ca.ns so that they will look neat and orderly outside
each room. Cxn of our te^ichers wrs looking for a ased car, so neuben
made the sear ili to he sure s.^e was getting e sound deal.
One was
sion speaker .into the bedroom so iiJjat she may hear the singing and
tAs sermon a:-: in that small x<fay participate in our services *
She
is -^-eakening hut still f'erves.it i.ii Jaer seal to win others to Christ
and to conti lue .vaising a ClJurcJli building fund Xii memory of her
beloved Owen.-
- ~
to accomcdate
them*
One has a 3-
U ~6A.x.
[)?r ...
" W4
Kcileiwa, Bawa-ii
957.12
^7.4
Nov&sbere 1974
Dear friends,
JuBt abijist the time i^rote Mast month's neiisletter and said
the weather was cooling off, it warmed up a^aini
It has been
plant
The Pacific Ocean has provided lots of big surf in the past
month.
We ijaar the fire engine resaue unit pass several times
a day, bat have heard of no drownings.
Xn the middle of October we attended a
the n->
>
- nt gaiaeS
By the end
Praise God!
P/e could
"Hahalo"thank you.
In Christ,
Kam Hwy.
Haleix^a, Hawaii
96712
f'"74
\
Becerobeiv 1974
I suppose lots of
folks will be gruiabling aJ^out their Jean budgets for Christmas, but J can't
help but be grateful for ail we do iiave, and for life itself.
The past month has been cooler {riid-fOs} and. the ocean pzfjsented good surf
for three big surfing contests, We have heard of tvjo drownings in the past
iieek, and today the helicopters are fJylng hack and forth in search of one body.
The children in the Christian School are full of seasonal enthvsirj.sm, 'Ihey
are preparing Christmas plays to be put on during an evening progxam for tlieir
parents. Each classroom is g&ij with decorations and murals depicting Christ^s
birth.
They are making presents for their parents in art classes. And teachers
are looking forward to vacatloni
It seem like Heuben has been deluged with jobs of every sort, Aside .6rom
the usual building and grounds maintenance, be has tried his hand at car body
work on the cars of several of our staff. Because of the salty atjnosphsre so
near the ocean, rust developes quickly.
cb began cutting out 'ha corrosion
in one car, he dispaized at ever finding the end of it.
Answered prayeri A minister has been hired fox one of the three ^'ngragations
in need of a minister here. Others have written expressing an interest in mini
stering liJ Eawaii, Please continue to keep this need in your prayers.
We have just attended another retreat for -idults. The siithusi&sm for such
to kn^jw the fee was $9.SC each and included three maals, the rental of the camp,
cook and kitchen fees, and grHtuities of $20 to each special speaker. Keeping
the cost dawn makes i t easier, for many to be able to come.
After maiiy sionths of prayer and con5iderat.ion, we have decided not to rsuain
in Hawaii, We will be leaving the work and the Islands during the month of May,
and will he going to Floridac We had decided in the beginning to stay here as
a temporary measure for the School while the Rodis were -'.wey, Sop/ever they have
not been able to return and we fee.? 2 longing to be near them, to let our child
have grandparents, and our parents the enjowrent of their grandchild.
This decission doss not dhenge the needs of the mission p/ork bore, and we will
continue to pzonK>te the work in any way we can. We will co.ntinae to need mission
support through Hay, and urge you to continue giving regularly to tlie mission.
It needs iti
In the .t}eantime.- vlasse pr-au for_a^-man -to be found who can give his
know ofa p^son with varieT's^^XIIs^nT^T^Jve fox the uord, speak'to him of
coming here, tie laiow it is difficult to raise support fo.v su.ah asi un-missionaxylike job, hut it really is an essential pa.rt of the i-7ork of the Sunset Beach .
Christian School. If there is no maJ.nt.ena:-ire man, ail jobs will have to be
hired out, costing much more, Ple&se pray about thi.s is'itter.
Our prayers and best wishes to you all in the Christzias season and the new year.
May it be one of growing for the Kingdom of God.
Mele KallkimakaS
(Merry Christma.s)
Haleiwa, Hawaii
98712