NDCHIANA-BRAZIL

CHRISTIAN MISSION
Equipping Christians
to sen^e Christ.

Eph. 4:12
Missionaries

Michael & Debbie Haubner

Field Address:
Caixa Postal 821
Goiania. Coias 74.001-970
Brazil, S.A.
Mission Treasurer:

Eugene Thomas
530 LaSalle Street

May/June

Dear Faithful Supporters and fnends:

May grace and peace be with you! We hope this letter finds everyone doing

well and enjoying the summer. We are enjoying our 85 winter.

Portage, MI 49002
PH: (616) 327-2571

We were excited to find out before we leftthe United States that three of us

instead oftwo were coming to Brazil. The newest member ofthe Haubner family
will be arriving in late October.

We arrived safely in Brazil on April 6 and we are getting situated inour home.
We were excited to find the church at Novo Horizonte getting closer to

construction. A new building is a necessity for growth atthis church. The church has
been running over capacity every Sunday night with an average attendance of400.
Michael had the privilege ofbaptizing twenty-five people into Christ inMay.
The Adult Sunday School class at theNovo Horizonte church has begun a

project where they feed forty street kids every Saturday aftemoon. They also have a
time of singing and Bible stories.

It is exciting to see the continued interest inministry and development of

leaders in the churches. This is evident by the eighty students that are enrolled in the
Bible Institute at the Vila Boa Church. In addition to this, leadership retreats are

being held atthe camp in Goianira. These students will beused as leaders inthe
future to attain our goal of establishing twenty churches and 10,000 Christians bythe
year 2000.

Brazil is once again in an attempt to better hereconomic situation where hyper

inflation has been a problem for many years. InJuly the monetary system will change

again and a new plan will be implemented to lower inflation. The inflation rate last
month rose to over 45%. Between 1980 and 1993, accumulated inflation in Brazil

reached the figure of 146 billion, 219 million, 946 thousand, 300 percent!
Please remember to keep Brazilian leaders and Brazil in your prayers. Again
wewould like to thank you foryour faithful partnership \vith Michiana-Brazil
Christian Mission.

In Him,

%cchail

Michiana-Brazil Christian Mission Financial Report year through May

Gen Support

210.02

Cash on hand January 1, 1994

Alleghany Church of Christ - Christiansburg VA

943.62

1,087.00
1,000.00

Church of Christ - Bangor MI

Church of Christ - Piqua OH

Church of Christ Missionary - Rushsylvania OH

369.50

Belmont Christian Church - Christiansburg VA

375.00

Central Christian Church - Battle Creek MI

Church Builders Class - Mt, Vernon XL
Comstock Church of Christ - Kalamazoo MI

340.00

Enon Church of Christ -

Balance

125.00
861.63

282.00

Enon OH

Fair land Christian Church - Miles MI

1,002.15
566.49

Faith Christ. Ch. of Christ - Christiansburg VA

First Christian Church ~ Springfield OH

Greencastle Christian Church- Qreencastle IN
Harris Prairie Church of Christ - Granger, IN

5,500.00
1,125.00
2,280.00

Lockport Christian Church - Lockport IL

483.24

North Madison Ch. of Christ - North Madison OH

Oakland Drive Church of Christ - Kalamazoo MI

291.25

Parkview Church of Christ - Findlay OH

Pleasant View Church of Christ - Cassopolis MI
Southview Church of Christ - S. Bend IN
Unicoi Church of Christ - Unicoi, TN
Church of Christ Claypool Hill - VA

2,357.50
1,000.00
1,117.00
134.00
725.00
240.00
250.00

Kewanna Church of Christ - Kewanna IN

3,312.50

Individual or Group Contributions

25,767.88

Total Cash Received

25,767.88

Cash Disbursed

5,000.00

Salary

500.00

Ut i1i t i es

1,315.10
2,289.72

Hosp i t al Insur anc e

Retirement

Insurance

300.00

Furlough Fund
Housing Allowance

2,486.12
7,964.35

-Fijeld Expense
State-side office expense

319.77

Speaking fees transferred to Savings

5,339.82

25,514.88

Total Cash Disbursed

25,514.88

4637o2

Cash on Hand May 31, 1994

Funds Held in Savings
Furlough Fund

724.44

Funds Received One time Expenses Paid to Haubners 13,941.66

Total funds on deposit May 31, 1994

.00

724.44

Respectfully Submitted; Eugene R. Thomas, Treasurer

Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage

MICHIANA-BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISSION

Michael & Debbie Haubner, Missionaries
Eugene Thomas, Treasurer

PAID

Portage

7331 Oakland Drive

Portage
PH;

MI

MI

PERMIT NO.

A900S

(616) 327-7608

Address Correction Requested

HORIZONS

BOX 2427
KNOXVILLE TN 37901

79

MICHIANA-BRAZIL
CHRISTIAN MISSION
EquiiJfJiua Cl'risliaits
to sert'i' Clinst.

-Efjli. 4:12
Missionaries

Michael & Debbie Haubrter

Held Address:
Caixd Postal 621

July/August, 1994

Goiania, Coias 74.001-970

Brazil, S.A.
Mission Treasurer:

Dear Friends and Supporters of Michiana-Brazil Christian Mission:

Eugene Thomas
530 LaSalle Street

Portage. MI 49002
PH. (616)327-2571

We greet you from Brazil, no longer the land of tropical sun, but the land
of cold and frost! As you experience summer temperatures, we are

experiencing our winter weather. Our winter is usually very mild, but this
year we have had temperatures as low as 3 degrees Celsius. The southern
part of Brazil has had snow and frost and has lost at least one-third of their
coffee crop. This weather has been a real hardship for the people of our
region of Brazil, as they are not prepared or accustomed to this type of
cold weather. Many of the very poor live in tents made of plastic and have
only one blanket to divide between their entire family. We are indeed
blessed.

The construction of the Novo Horizonte Church is well underway. We are

still able to have our weekly services and Sunday school in the existing
building for the time being. The future building will take up three of the
four lots that the church owns. The existing building is on one lot and is
now surrounded by concrete beams and steel wires on the outside and
other support structure on the inside. We plan to meet in that building
until walls and a roof can be put on the new building, at which time we
will destroy the existing building. The Sunday school rooms are all on the
fourth lot, and as of now we only have four rooms. Some of the Sunday
school classes are meeting in houses of members that live close to the
church. Despite this, the congregation is excited to see that construction
has actually started. Please keep the construction of the Novo Horizonte
Church in your prayers, that God will provide funds to complete the
building.

Our work with the young people is going very well. We baptized six
teenagers into Christ in July, and have had ten more decisions for Christ.
Our youth meetings have been averaging sixty to seventy young people.
The youth are taking advantage of their one month holiday in July by
participating in church camp in Goianira. We expect seventy to onehundred junior highers to attend.

Lives are being changed through our small-group ministry! We currently

have eight couples from the Novo Horizonte congregation, five coupleS
from the Vila Boa congregation, and four couples from the Jardim
Planallo congregation that arc participating. Our goal is to work with these
couples this year, who will in turn start their own small groups the
following year. Please be in prayer for this powerful ministry.
As always, we would like to thank you for your support of the MichianaBrazil Christian Mission. Please continue to keep our ministry in your
daily prayers and in the prayers of your church.
In Christ,

Michael and Debbie Haubner

Michiana-Brazil Christian Mission Financial Report year to July 31, 1994

Gen Support
Cash on hand January 1, 1994

210,02

Allegheny Church of Christ - Christiansburg VA

1,193.62
1,087.00
1,400,00

Church of Christ - Bangor MI

Church of Christ - Piqua OH
Church of Christ Missionary - Rushsylvania OH
Belmont Christian Church - Christiansburg VA
Central

Christian Church -

Church Builders Class -

469,50
525.00

Battle Creek MI

Mt.

Vernon

Comstock Church of Christ -

450,00

IL

175.00

1,106,68

Kalamazoo MI

Enon Church of Christ - Enon OH

Fairland Christian Church - Niles MI

422,00

1,461.10

Faith Christ. Ch. of Christ - Christiansburg

VA

848.71

First Christian Church - Springfield OH

6,700,00
1,575,00
3,280,00

Qreencastle Christian Church- Greencastle IN

Harris Prairie Church of Christ - Granger, IN

Lockport Christian Church - Lockport IL

705,96

North Madison Ch. of Christ - North Madison OH

Oakland Drive Church of Christ - Kalamazoo MI

291,25

3,332,50
1,400,00
1,293.00

Parkview Church of Christ - Findlay OH

Pleasant View Church of Christ - Cassopolis MI

Southview Church of Christ -

S.

Bend

IN

134,00

Unicoi Church of Christ - Unicoi, TN

Church of Christ Claypool Hill - VA
Kewanna Church of Christ -

Balance

725,00
300,00

Kewanna IN

350,00

Individual or Group Contributions

4,382.50

"337607782" 33,607,82

Total Cash Received

Cash Disbursed

Salary

7,000,00

Utilities

Hospital

700,00

Insurance

Retirement

1,841,14
3,279,44

Insurance

Furlough Fund
Housing Allowance
Field Expense
State-side office expense

500.00

3,396. 12
10,777,69
_

Speaking fees transferred to Savings

Total

Cash Disbursed

531,75

5,339,82

33,365,96

33,365.96

Cash on Hand July 31, 1994

451788

Funds Held in Savings

Furlough Fund

927,57

Total funds on deposit July 31, 1994

927757~

Respecfully Submitted, Eugene R. Thomas, Treas,

MICHIANA-BRAZIL CHRISTIAN MISS-IfiMv-<7V

Michael

u.

i
Um

& Debbie Haubner, Missionaries

Eugene Thomas, Treasurer

7331
PH:

(616)

MI

j irC'L Nsw-P?3)f :i;t ..Qi:g >

U.S.

Postage

PAID

Portage

Oakland Drive

Portage

/ T'f'i LeMh

A900E

MI

PERMIT NO.

327-7602

Address Correction Requested

HORIZONS
BOX 2427

KNOXVILLE TN 37901

79