The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1964

Braz il mis ionaries have reunion Standing are the Moffats (Don and Lois) and the Warfields {Wal ly and M,lly). Seated are Miss Lois Martenson and the Trimbles (Garnet and Fern) The \\ ill of the Lord i a wonderful thing! Recently a pecial ervice held in the race Bapti t hurch in edarville. Ohio where the grot1p hown abo\e ga,·e te tim n)' of God' leading in their live . Their being together wa a time f preciou reunion. The e folk were ome of tho e who helped begin Bapti . t Mid-Mi ion · \\Ork in interior Brazil. The Trimble , 1offat~ and Warfield at one time ( 1937-193 ) all lived together in the ame hoL1 e in Maniao Brazil. In tho e da)· . it \.\-a in the heart of each one to live hi entire life among the Brazilian people. God· will. however, wa qt1ite different . . . at lea t , fir t, for the f offat and then later for the Warfield . After only l 1 month , due to Mr . 1offat· evere illne the Moffat found it nece ar 1 1 to return to this l,and. The Warfield \\ere privileged to remain for 15 year but eventually they too. for health rea on , were forced to leave. Only the Trimble have been allowed to continue! For 26 year . they have worked in the cities, river town and the jungle of that va t country. The Moffat and the Warfield have been used of the Lord to forward Hi work here in the State . Mi Loi Marten on went to Brazil in J 940. She was the very fir t mi ionary called into ervice under the mini trv of Brother Moffat. She too ha erved the Lord there in .; Brazil the e many year . Thi reunion afforded a time of weet fellow hip. The united te timony of the e ervan t of Chri t i that . . . ' 'the Lord i good!., ~ He i f ai thfu1 !' ' I t I indeed wi e to )' ield one' life to H im ... for He doeth all thing well! The Trimbles and Ii wfarten on plan on returning to Brazil in the near future. It might be well to tate here that the Trimble tand in need of further financial help before going ba~k. The e veteran are greatly needed in Brazil. If you or your church are intere ted in helping them, end yot1r gift to Bapti t Mid-Mis ion and de ignate it. . . "'For the Trimble ." Good turnout shown at First Sunday in Champion A Regular Bapti t Church ha now been organized in Champion. Ohio. 1 1eet1ng are held each Sunday in the K1 er School building; prayer meet– ing are each Thur day in homes. The opening Sunday· attendance \\'a 70 in Sunday School and 76 in church. Prior to the fir t Sunday er\ ice. Rev. R. R. Fitch spoke at a v.,eek of evangel1 t1c meeting . The JULY, 1964 Page 8 church i now con idering the pur– cha e of a ix-acre plot of land a a future building ite. Rev. Kenneth T. Romig and Rev. Earl D. Umbaugh, tate mi ionary, met with intere ted Ohampion fam– ilies to organize the new church. Rev. W. D. Smith i pa tor of the Champion Bapti t Church. H e and hi wife the former Joyce We t have two daughter , Lynette and Beth. The Smith are formerly mis– ~ionarie to Central America. Dr. Robert L. Sumne r re signs Portsmouth church to return to evangel ism 0 11 t 11 c ·, 1 n <. I av v,, l1 i c h \ c1 u Iti h av c " I aunc 11 cl I 111 s t 11 i r <. I v r nr as 11 as t or of the ''J en1r>lc l~t111t1"t ( hurch in J>c)rts– n1l)t1th. Oh1c), r r. l{olJcrt L... t1r11ner rea LI hi s rc, i gnat Ion to t hc ch urch congrcga t IC) n a nc.J an nol1 ncccl his 111 ans for rctl1rn1ng ftill-tin1c to the ficlcl <)f cvangclt,111 where he prcviol1sly lal1orcc.l for n1orc than a c.lccaclc in onc-cht1rch an(I city-wide crusac.lcs. Hi\ rc\ignation i\ cl fc~t1vc cpl. 7. The Temple Bapti<;t Cht1rch has \hown continuec.J anc.J remarkable growth tinder hi Jea(ler hip. The year preceding hi mini try the Bihlc chool attendance averaged 439 per tinday. Thu far thi ct1rrent year. the Bible average ha been <;lightl 1 1 over 600 per St1nday, an increase dt1ring the two year of nearly 40 per cent. ontribt1tion, have shown imilar gain and the offerings the fir t five month in 1964, a total of 33,923.78, are 40 per cent above the ame ,period the 1·ear hefore he arrived on the fie]d. I n the piri tual realm, dLtri ng SL1mner mini try in Port mouth there have been approximately 300 public profe ion of faith in J e u Chri t at the church plu core of others in home . in ho pital , in the church'. county fair n1ini try and other place . Dt1ring the two year there have been nearly 300 addition to ·the church with abot1t 200 of them by believer's bapti m. P lan a to where Evangeli t Sum– ner will make hi headquarter are till indefinite but pa tor intere ted in contacting him for meeting ma 1' reach him, through Sept. 7 at the Temple Bapti t Cht1rch. Gallia & Waller Street , Port mouth, Ohio. A few of the people in attendance at Champion church on first Sunday. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST