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Tme IT LI N

CHRISTI N

MISSION

P.O. Box 717 oplln, MO 64802

MISSIONARIES: Forwarding Agent:

CHARLES

S

IVIA

PHIPPS Ray

Downen

Via

Piaacane,

102

"They

of

Italy salute you "

72021 Francavllla

Fontana (BR)

Italia

—ebrews

13f24

SPRING 1986

Carmen Fellows

Box 2427

KNOXVL TN 37901

Dearest Family in

the

Lord,

So much

has happened since our

January

letter

to you—so many

blessings to be thankful for—so much

to

pray for.

RADIO INGONTRO is Still broadcasting 24 hours every day, reaching

souls for the Lord

and

ministering

to

the

saints.

As many of you know,

Charles suffered a mild

heart attack January

24.

Since

the week-end was an Italian

holiday,

we

were unable

to get

him into a

hospital until

Monday, the 27th—in San

Cesario

near Lecce.

He was there

ten days

for treatment, electro-cardiogram checks,

various

tests, rest and the development

of

a regime of medicine to be

followed.

He

was very weak

for

some time,

but

has steadily built back

up

to

his

regular

schedule.

Some interesting and challenging additions

to

the regular preaching

and teaching program and the

radio

work have

developed.

We received an

invitation

to participate

in

a

panel

discussion of Christian teaching

on a local r^lp_stationL, RadiQ_Libera. Charles has been made a regular

member of the group, which

is

composed of a Roman Catholic priest, a

Professor of Religion,

and

an atheistic public school teacher. Since

Charles was

asked

specifically

to

present

the

non-Catholic

Christian

viewpoint,

it

is

a

great

opportunity to speak

for the

simplicity of

the gospel

and

for our living Lord.

The

chaplains at

the USAF Base about

24 miles

from here

invited the

ministers and missionaries

to

meet with them

to

seek

ways to

intensify

our witness for

the

Lord, as

well

as to

enjoy fellowship

with one

another.

Charles will be

preaching

in a series of services aimed at revival on

the base in June.

Another

real

blessing was the Youth Conference held in

Bari

this

year

in February,

where Charles was

asked to

bring a message on "The

Responsibility

of

Youth in the Congregation".

We

praise God

for

these

blessings, and

for

many more. For instance,

the

baptism of ANTONIO

at

Manduria,

April

6, and of

Kristina

Wolsieffer here in Francavilla on



Italian Christian Mission

Charles Ivia Phipps

Box 717

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JoPLiN MO 6^802-0717

SPRING,

1986 NEWSLETTER, CONTINUED—

In addition to the newly-baptized, w i

faithfulness and his continuing growth

opposition in

his family

to

his

stand.

Then there is

CLAUDIO, and also M A R ^ i

tion we helped

in

Lecce. They were bap

have

not

missed a moment in His servic

bright spirit,

and is

earnestly studyi

C h a r l e s a n d H i c h e l e a n d t h e r e s t o f

t h ^

Please

pray earnestly

for

GIOVANNI,

Prancavilla, then soon afterward quit

parents

are violently

against the

chur

see Giovanni to encourage him.

MARIA al

as she battles

her family

to

keep her

'

Another matter

for

much prayer

is t

the U.S. dollar

in

the

exchange

here,

economy, and

we

are

thankful for

that,

there, it weakens the

effect

of your

amount

of

money

you

intend

to

reach

us

Your prayers and any added income will

lo

Hell, dear ones, we ll stop

for

now

Your letters

mean

so

much to us.

And please know we

think

of you

oft

you

do to further the

work

of

the

Lord

I

.I3I

Y.iPJ

B

praise God

for

ALDO and his

Ln the

Lord in the

face

of

f E3RITA,

both

in

the congrega-

ized

while

we

were

there and

In HarKluria, VINCENZO is a

{ i the Scriptures regularly with

group there.

» d K

was baptized

here in

ing

to

services. Since

his

t i

we

are unable to visit or

30 is

in need of

your prayers

aith.

B

almost steady decline

of

1 4 1 b know this helps

our American

But while

it

makes

for strength

ve gifts

here

by reducing the

for use in His work in Italy,

be deeply

appreciated.

He

love you. He re praying

for you tbat God

will

bless

you as

we

serve Him together.

Please

let

us hear from

you.

Bn, and

are

grateful for all

through us here

in Italy.

PLEASE LET

US

KNOH

if

we

have your

address

at

all

wrong...

CHARLES AND IVIA



THEITALIAN

CHRISTIAN MISS

P.O.

Box

717

*

Joplln, MO

64802

MISSIONARIES:

Forwarding

Agent:

CHARLES IVIA PHIPPS

Ray

Downer

"They of Italy salute you "

ebrews 13t24

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

ION

FALL198

As this

is

written,

on this 20th of Oc-

tober

in

Francavilla,

the doable doors of the study,

which

open

onto

the front

balcony

of ou

apartaent, are wide open. The sunshine streams in, and

I

type in my

sh

sleeved shirt enjoying a perfe

"Spring"

day.

The

air

is just c

warm for The

almost

clear, having a high, t

haze.

It

would

take hours of happy

conversation

to share with

my

reading

friends

what

the

follo

ing brief paragraphs reflect. I

wish

we

had

those

hours/

As

things settle

back

into t

Fall routine,

school

starts,

vacationers homOf

grape

harves

in,

the

voice

of

RADIO INCONTR

continues to travel the Italia

airways

bringing good

news

of

salvation to those

so desperat

seeking.

We

are thankful

for

the

safe

return

to

this

work

of

the Jin

WOLSIEFFER family.

The r a n c a v i l l a church b u i l d i n g

where

RADIOINCONTRO s also located

The Francavilla congregation

meets on Thursdays for midweek

Bible

Study, Charles is

teachi

a series in the

book

of

JAHES.



Manduria.

PART

OF

the

radio

follow-up

work

is the group

who

meet at

MANDURIA,

where Charles preaches Sundays and teaches Bible Study every Tuesday

evening. These

young

men

are four of those with

whom

he meets.

And ANTONIO,

not in

the pic

ture, has returned after a

period

of

uncertainty, and is now faith

ful In attendance.

Please

pray for

Antonio that, as he studies the

Word,

his

faith

may

increase and

lead

him

to fulfill his obedience

to

the Lord

in baptism and a

joy

ful new

life

in

Christ.

PR YER NEEDS

As

the U.S.

dollar continues

fall

in

value here, please

pra

for ALL

missionaries

as we str

to survive and

sustain

the wor

We

know

God

sees our

need

and

will

touch

the hearts of

those

who could help with one-time

gifts or regular monthly suppo

T h a n k y o u or p r a y i n g w i t h u i .

A s

t h e

L o r d

s a y s , M e n

o u g h t

a l w a y s

t

pray and

not

to

faint"





rWi

IN

ADDITION

TO studying

with Charles

at

least

twice during the week

in his home, GABRIELE

is

now attending

church

services.

His

ittle

nephew,

VICENZO,

who is

next to

Gabriele In the

picture,

is

always ready

to

hear

the Word

as

"Carlo" brines

it,

and

to

Join in

sing

ing,

"SI,

Gesu mi amal"

—Yes,

Jesus loves

me "

LISETTA

abriele

and

nephews.

You

may

remember

when we asked you to pray for LIsetta,

who wrote

the

radio station, crying, "Salvamil"—Save mel

Praise

the Lord, once again He has answered prayer. Charles

now

meeting

with Lisetta and her mother, Speranza—sometimes

with

a nephew.

Lisetta had written that she had

no

hope, tha

Lord could

not

love her, that she was

lost

forever,

etc.

Now

is

saying,

Carlo,

what

niust do to be saved?

Please continue

to

prey

for

them, and

for

Charles

as

he b

them

the good news.

—CHARLES & IVIA

Fal1, 1986, in I

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