ir /)

It finall^\cooled off/here (Arkan

sas) . Havin^a very/enjoyable time

going nearly syer^day. We spent
a few moments^^f meditation in
this little ch^pKl-

Very pretty -

in a beautj^l s^t.

The Ozarks
are diffe^nt from emr mountains,
but bea^iful.
Saw na statue of
ChristV/O feet tall - aNl^autiful
piec^/of work.

/ MariesCarver

/ic
EXCERPTS

FROr

.LETTER

During the past week, on most days

we have had "gully washer" tropi
cal

rain storms,

very high

but without the

winds of Typhoon Nitang

the night I arrived in Cebu.

I
should correct an earlier report:
the mango trees on the CBS campus
were NOT toppled; h ug e branches
fell, but themain trunks remained.
These

ar e

p la lit ed

trees

which

Carlsons

soon after the Talisay

property was purchased for the CBS

campus.

now have

another Honda

motorcycle.

This

110 cc

one is

...

"tricycle model," suitable for at

taching a sidecar to carry several
paying passengers.
Tricycles are
very common means of

local

trans

portation in the Philippines...

On November 5, the second semester

begins in CBS.
"Life

of Christ

course in a

I will
a

four

I will be teaching
IV,"

also teach

survey

th e

semester

course on

final

series.

"Epistles II,"
all of Paul's

(Continued on back page.)

(Continued from Column 4.)

letters except for Romans and Cor
inthians.
In addition, f or ad
vanced students, Iwill teach "Per
son and Work of the Holy Spirit."
On

two Thursdays

Isaiah Labrado

inmates of

I was

asked by

to g^eaph

for the

th&'''i:eKu ^^o^T^kicial

Jail.
This'i^-'a regular ministry
of theip^s. On the second Thursday

there<were 13 who responded yoythe

inv/tation to accept Christ as Lord

S(^ior.

Of cours^. they had

^od f^achina,..ri=i3fior t o my
preaching.
But, i t is a
great
blessing to "preach the Word" and
have them respond!
That's part of
the fun of being here.
Walt Prevost
Box 41

Cebu City 6401

Philippines

^outK 5cc orner

BSBLE BOWL FOR THE 198y^ACC

We#are ^olanning to ha^ a Bible
Bowl team\attend thsy^orth Ameri

can Christi^ Conveni^on this com

ing year in Eos Angles. This team
will consist o^^^enior high youth
who are willino/^put in the study
time necessar^ \
Our study ^ssions wi\lbegin Wed.,
Oct. 10 fft: 5 PM. Th^quiz ques
tions tys year will beVver I and
II Sa^el. Nancy Whiteh^r is our
Bibl^ Bowl Director this y^r. If
you/ senior higher is int^ested
am has not yet contacted Na^y or
(Zraig, please
soon

have them do ^

as possible.

as

(We presently

have seven signed up.)

l^rCA.ro
Ramblings of Walt
VOL.

3, No. 7
STILL HERE

In

December

received word

to

"...please be patient andwait till

January and February..." February
is now past and I am still impa
tiently waiting.
As of Friday,
March 2, the Philippine Consulate
in Seattle had heard nothing re
garding my visa.
In the meantime, I have been asked
to teach the Men's Class for three

Lord's Days in April. This oppor

tunity to serve, along with yet
another

ham

radio

code

test

in

early May, has helped me decide to

delay my departure (even ifmy visa

comes very soon) to May 21. I ex
pect this will allow me to be in
Cebu in time to begin teaching in

Cebu Bible Seminary when the 198^-

85 school year begins In June^

I hope and
arrive

in

pray that my visa will

time

for

me

to

follow

these plans - and that the WSCC

family will not be too distressed
at my being"under foot"for another
couple of months.
With love,
Wa 11

QO.

frgvos-f
Ramblings of Walt
Vol. 3, No. 8

il 1984

ANOTHER DECISION

Another

Friday has

come with

no

word received regarding my visa.

Although I have learned that my
visa has been approved, i t has not
yet arrived.

am confident that

my visa will eventually come; but,

I will not make any guesses as to
when.

I have decided to yet again delay

my departure until August 27 (this
yearl). This will allow me to help
with the WSCCVacation Bible School

and with a week of camp at Pleas

ant Valley; I willattend the North
American

Christian

Convention in

Atlanta, Family C am p at Pleasant

Valley,
and WI-NE-MA Week of Mis

sions. If invited, Iwill help with

additional weeks of camp.
I

realize that

my visa

may come

very soon; I also know that i t has

been in process now for 14 months.

It seems best toaccept the invita

tions I have received and get some
thing accomplished this summer.
I
hope you agree.
With love....Walt

JUL 20 1984

r
y

RAMBLINGS of WALT

it

News Letter of Walt Prevost

CEBU CHRISTIAN MISSION

BOX 41

CEBU CITY 6401

PHILIPPINES

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLETOWESTSEATTLECHRISTIAN CHURCH,4400-42N0AVE.S.W., SEATTLE, WA 98116

Volume

July 1984

Number 9

ON TO CEBU
At last! 1 have my visa to go on to Cebu, Philippines. The long
wait has been because of the processing required to receive a more-orles's permanent 9-G visa, which will allow me to live and work in the
Philippines. It is good for three years and is renewable.
After a Sending Service on Lord's Day evening at West Seattle

Christian Church, I expect to fly out from Sea-Tac Airport on Japan

Air Lines JL009 at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, 27 August.
In Cebu, I will be working with Ray and Imogene Carlson and

Filipino brethren of Cebu Bible Seminary. I expect to begin teaching in

the seminary in early November when the second semester of the 1984-

85 school year begins. It will be good to renew acquaintance with

friends.

During September and October, I will move into a place of my

own, prepare to teach the courses I will have been assigned, and visit

churches in Cebu and the Visayan region of the Philippines. I am

hopeful that I will have opportunities to join Filipino brethren in
evangelistic efforts. Such activities were highlights of my visit there in
1981.

As I go to Cebu, will you pray-wk-h me?

Thanking God for my year at WSCC and the blessings I have

received in being home.
Thanking Him that my visa arrived.
Praising Him for the opportunities ahead to serve Him in Cebu.
Asking Him for safety in my travelboth to Cebu and from
island to island in the Philippines (and, as I again ride a motor
cycle!).
With love,

lOaet

(f

IaJ

Ramblings of Walt
VOL.

Ill, NO.

f rcAjo S~f' C"bi V

OCT 2 1984

WELCOME TO CEBU -

BY BRETHREN & TYPHOON

My travel from Seattle to Cebu went pretty much on schedule.

During my
two days in Manila, I obtained my AlienCertificate of Registration which
states that I may stay until August 28, 1987.

Perhaps the most memorable part of my travel occurred in Cebu. I was met
by Ray and Mark Carlson and several Filipino friends. We arrived at the
Carlsons' hilltop home about the time that the winds of Typhoon Nitang

began.

Reports of wind velocity ranged up to 130 mph.

The full fury of

the wind seemed to peak diiring Sunday morning when the new jalousy-andsliding glass door section of Carlsons' living room blew out with much
shattering of glass.
But, no one here was injured and the damage was
limited to the front panel and a small part of the roof.
Throughout the
typhoon's path across the Philippines over 1000 died.

Following the typhoon, the Filipino people have been very industrious at
cleaning up and repairing the damage. Many roofs disappeared and numer
ous grass-and-bamboo houses were destroyed.
On the CBS campus, many of
the huge mango trees toppled. However, the damage to buildings was not
great.

I like to say that the brethren arranged a fantastic welcome; Ray says I
brought it with me.

We both count our blessings.

Now that things are getting back normal, I expect to get at finding a
house and other aspects of getting at the Lord's work here in Cebu.
With love, Walt

P.S.:

Thank you very much to all

blessing.

I love you all!

who made

my

Sending Service a great

Ramblings of Walt
, o i . , , .o.

10

FINDING' A HOtll

When I first arrived in Cebu, I

heard about a
l i t t l e house which

might

become available.

I liked

the looks of it, with its bamboo

exterior.
But it was not going to
be available.

Then I

answered

an

ad

in a

news

paper for an unfurnished apartment

in Cebu City.
When I decided to
rent

it,

learned

that someone

else had already rented it.

I learned about a large house in
Lawa-an. Although much larger than
I need, I thought i t would be OK,

since it

was partly furnished and

near the CBS campus.

But when I
went back for an arranged meeting
to sign a contract, the landlady
did not show up.
Two days later, I learned that the
little
after

house would
all

and

be

available

learned

that i t i s

furnished and all utilities sup

plied for the same rent I would
have paid for the large house.
It
is only two minutes by motorcycle
or ten minutes by foot from the CBS
campus. I have rented it, conclud
ing this is the house I am meant
to have.

With love -

Walt

NEW ADDRESS Walt Prevost has

written

that the

Post

Office

in

Cebu City has beencompletely burn

ed down. Anything you sent to him
mailed between October 14-21 may
not

have

reached

him

and

he

re

quests that you write again.

His
new address is: Walt Prevost; Cebu
Bible Seminary?
968 San Isidro;

Talisay, Cebu 6453;

Philippines.