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iM I
a .
By fai th they
sojourned
in
th e
land
looking forward
to a city
which has foundations,
whose bui lder a n d make r Is
God.
HEB.
11:8-10
J a nu ary th ro ugh
J u n e , 1995
D ea r W o nd erfu l F r i e n d s
and
Su p p o r t e r s ,
We a r e now
in th e
p r o c e s s
o f g o in g back
to Laos
P a r t o f
ability to even
t h i n k a b o u t
it and d a r e
to
do it was you r faithfulness to u s .
Praise
God
Thank you
Even
when we
had g iven
up on ou r s e l v e s you d id no t .
You
p rayed , w ro te , and gave . You were f a i t h f u l to God and t h i s has he lped
b r i n g u s t h r o u gh
a
difficult
t im e .
In J a n u a r y I
started
h av i n g a s t r o n g
u rge
to go
back
to
Laos .
We
t h ough t
we s h o u l d s e ek t h e
a d v i c e
o f th e
e l d e r s
o f C o lle ge H e ig h ts Ch r i s t i a n
Church , a l o c a l
chu rch o f
which
we
have been m em bers , and
which has
s u ppo r t e d
u s
f o r y e a r s . We met wi t h them and t h ey were g l a d to ta k e on
t h i s r es p o ns ib i l i t y and cha l l e ng e . They
sugge s t e d t h a t we
meet wi th Rick
Bay l e s s ,
a
c o un s e l o r
on
th e chu r ch
staff.
We
worked
on
some
i s s u e s
which
had c a u s e d stress
o r
wh i ch
had no t e q u ip ped us to d e a l w it h stress a s a
Ch r i s t i a n s h o u l d . I am
50
y ea rs o ld and have been a Ch r i s t i a n mos t o f
t h a t
t i m e a n d
s t
h a v e s o much to learn
Af t e r this p r o c e s s we
met w i th t h e m is s i o n
e l d e r s
last
Wednesday
night. May
31 ,
and
t h ey e nc ou ra ged u s to go on wi t h
p r e p a r a t i o n s
to r e t u r n to Laos .
The entire
eldership
w i l l
be
mee t i n g w i t h
us on S a t u r d a y ,
J u n e
1 0 t h , and
w i l l
b e
setting up a c o n t r a c t o f a c c o u n t a b i l i t y
f o r
them
and u s . Th i s h a s
been such
a
wonde r f u l e x p e r i e n c e
and
we wish it had happened y e a r s a go .
The
e l d e r s , t h e n ,
wi l l
be s e n d i n g a letter o f c on fi rm a tio n to
ou r
s u p p o r t e r s soon
after
this
and anyone else
who
wou ld
like to r e c e i v e
it.
I f you so d e s i r e p le as e w r it e to Rick Bay l e s s , ^ C ol le ge H e ig h ts Ch r i s t i a n
Church ,
R t . 7 ,
Box
947 ,
J o p l i n , MO
64801 ,
o r
c a l l
417 - 6 24 - 6 915 .
In
a n t i c i p a t i o n
o f
this
c o n f i rm a t i o n ,
I
r e s i g n e d
f rom
my j o b a t W i lh i t e
S i gn
Company last week wi t h
r e g r e t s
on
bo t h
s i d e s , I t h i n k . My bo s s , a
f i n e
Ch r i s t i a n b r o t h e r ,
made me
f e e l good
when
he s a i d
I
cou l d
have
a
j o b t h e r e
any t ime I
ne eded
it.
I h av e a c c e p t e d an o p p o r t u n i t y to go to t h e FOOD FOR
THE HUNGRY office i n Scottsdale AZ t o work on a r e s e a r c h project fo r them
nex t
week, l eav i ng tomorrow
( June
4 th ) and
r e t u rn i ng to
J op l i n
on
June 9 t h .
J a n e t
and I
p l a n to
le av e th e
n e x t
d ay
t o go t o th e Un i v e r s i t y o f
Wi s c on s i n
i n Madi son ,
wher e we w i l l b eg i n a n i n e week
i n t e n s i v e
Lao
l anguage
cou r se --
5
hou rs o f c l a s s
t ime and 5
hour s
home work pe r
day ,
5
days a week . We
be l i ev e
t h i s wi l l be o f t remendous he l p in im p ro vin g o ur
l anguage
ability so we
can he l p peop le and s h a r e Ch r i s t more e f f e c t i v e l y in
Laos .
I f you
would
l i k e to
c o n t a c t us du r i ng this t ime we
wou ld
l o v e
it.
Wr i t e to
us in
c a r e
o f : Jo e
Tseng , 2906
Ash f o r d , Mad i s on ,
WI 53713 . ( J o e
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COLLEGE H EI GH TS C HR IS TI AN C HU RC H
RT. 7 BOX 947
JOPLIN MO
64801
Mi s s i o n Se r v i c e s
Assn
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Kaoxv i l l e , TN
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fo rward to
work ing
aga in among ou r Asian b r e t h r e n , Lord wi l l i n g .
Tom
Love ,
th e
d i r e c t o r
o f
FHI
Laos ,
wr i t e s
you
this
letter:
A l a n a nd
J a n e t Bemo
wo rk e d w i t h
FH I
in L ao s f rom
1990 until
1993 .
Dur ing
t h a t
t ime t h ey were a
va l u ab l e
p a r t
o f
th e
team
he r e
and
made a
s i g n i f i c a n t
co n t r i b u t i o n to ou r
min i s t y . They
m ad e many c l o s e relationships w ith th e Lao p eop l e and we o f t e n
a r e
a s ke d when t h e y w i l l
return.
S i n c e
t h e Bemos left
we
h av e
ve ry
much felt
their ab s ence
and
we have
been p r a y i n g fo r
their
return
The r e a r e many ne ed s i n Laos and b e ca u s e o f their many y e a r s o f
e x p e r i e n c e ,
I
b e l i e v e th e Bemos
a r e un i q u e l y
q u a l i f i e d to p l a y
a
p a r t
i n h e lp in g to
mee t
them . Bo th
Alan
and
J a n e t
a r e
skilled
in s e v e r a l o f t h e
l o c a l
l a ng ua ge s, t h ey h av e c o n s i d e r a b l e
c u l t u r a l
und e r s t a n d i n g
and
t h ey have many
p r a c t i c a l skills
which
are n e e d e d here.
The r e f o r e , we a r e d e l i g h t e d to a sk
them
back
t o j o i n
th e
work
he r e and
a re p r ay i ng
t h a t
God
wi l l
p r ov i d e th e r e so urc e s to
make
it
po s s i b l e if
it
i s
His wi l l .
S in c e r e l y ,
Tom
Love ,
Coun t r y Di r e c t o r
We
a re hop ing to do wha teve r
we
can to communica te wi th you in day s
to
come.
We
hope
to t r a v e l on
week-ends
t h i s summer to t h o se
who may
w an t u s
to
speak
in th e
no r t h e r n
a r e a s
a round Wi s con s i n .
We
le a v e fo r
Laos
wheneve r t h e Lord and f i n a n c e s s e e fit
hope f u l l y this
fall.
P l e a s e
w r i t e
to
us
if you
have
any qu e s t i o n s ,
o r
would l i k e
fo r us
to come and speak
this
s umme r or
f ll
Here a r e some impo r t a n t
e v e n t s
t h a t happened s i n c e we last wro t e : J a n e t
g radua t e d
from Ozark
Ch r i s t i a n C ol leg e w ith a B ache lo r o f Ch r i s t i a n
Edu c a t i o n . The n e x t week
sh e
t u r n ed 50 . She
finally c augh t up
wi t h m e.
S h e s
e n j o y i n g t e a c h i n g
6 Vie tnamese s t u d e n t s be tween p a c k i n g .
On May 26 th , S arah , ou r 18 yea r o l d ,
g r adua t ed from
C o lle ge H eig hts
Ch r i s t i a n Schoo l .
She i s
p l a n n i n g
on
s t udy i ng
Soc i a l ogy
a t
Co l l e g e
this
fall.
S he
and
h e r
sister Becky , wi l l be work i ng i n J o p l i n this
summer
and
keep i ng
th e
home
fires
bu r n i n g .
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LAOPEOPLE'S
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC
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By faith theysojourned In the land....
looking forward to a city which has foundations,
whose
builder
and
maker Is
God.
HEB. 11:8 10
Alan
&
ne t
Bemo
FOOD
FOR
THE
HUNGRY
Box 108
Nongkhai 43000
Thailand
June through September, 1995
Dear Friends,
Our nine weeks of intense language study went well. We studied an
average of ten hours a day. Both of us passed the course and, most
importantly, learned a lot more
Laa
Learning to read
will
especially
be helpful.There were 13 other students in the Lao program of which
we made friends of all. Three were military, one is planning to go to Laos to study primates and another
hopes to find the fossils of a homo erectus in Laos to prove evolution.
IWo
were Laos who needed to
study their own language since they had been removed from their homeland during the war. Others just
wanted to study Lao as they teach Asian children in the U.S. I believe we have the best reason for going
to
Laos .
We also made friends of the two Lao teachers who had come to
the
U.S. especially to teach this
course
After the course was over one of them came to spend three days with us here in Joplin, which was a
special thrill to us.
Right after language study wehad a meeting with co-workers, the Loves and Ridgleys, in Grinnell, Iowa,
to talk and pray about the work in Laos. We were again impressed about
the
impossible situation in Laos,
but
more than that, the tremendous power of God to work in impossible situations. We were encouraged
by the testimony of the life of Gideon and how God chose him to deliver Israel. Before he could do it
God purposely weakened Israel so
that
when victory came they could not take credit for it themselves.
I came away from this meeting with a renewed commitment to offer the remaining days of my life as
a living sacrifice to God to serve Him in Laos, for as long
as
it be His will.
Becky applied and got a job in Laos as a school teacher. We put her on a plane to Vientian on September
1st.
It
made us jealous
that
we could not be there yet. She is temporarily living with
the
Love family
until she can find an apartment.
We
are
planning on leaving
for
Laos before
the
end
of
the
year. Before we left we wanted to see
that
Sarah was well adjusted in College She is going to Missouri Southern State College and working part-
time Next month she will be moving into the dormitory. She is maturing and we are proud of the way
she
is progressing.
Another thing
that
we are waiting on is our financial support. Right now it is at 42 of what it needs
to be
We still have a few churches to speak to and are waiting to hear from some past supporters. We
are confident that God will supply all our needs according to His design and in His time
It
is a joy to
have this confidence and not have to worry about it.
Yokefellow:
Linda Goerke
3106
Summit
Ave
St. Joseph, MO 64506
(816) 279-9978
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In the meantime I have gone back to work at the Wilhite Sign company here in Joplin until enough
monies accumulate so
that
we can leava
Janet
is homeschooling Rachel while we re on hold .
If you would
like
us to share about the work in Laos or missions in general we would love to do so.
We
are also
looking
for prayerwarriors who
would
commit to praying for Laos
every
dayand
specific
needs as we fax them to
you. We
need a hot-line going for Laos, one of the last unreached countries
with several unreached people groups. Think and pray about this commitment for Laos.
We appreciate hearing from you.
Sincerely Yours in Him,
Alan, Janet and Rachel Bemo
RS.—Please notice
that
Linda Goerke is once again our forwarding agent if you need slide programs,
information, change of address or removal from newsletters, etc. All pledges and gifts should be sent
to Food for the Hungry (forAlan Bemo P.O. Box
1239
Scottsdale,
AZ 85267
^or tax exemption.
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1501 N Leonard Road
St. Joseph, MO 64508
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LAOPEOPLE'S
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC
'By faith they sojourned in the land....
looking forward to a city which has foundations,
whose bui ld er
and maker is God.
HEB. 11:8-10
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Alan
&
Jane t Bemo
FOOD
FOR
THE
HUNGRY
Box
108
Nongkhai 43000
Thailand
Christmas
1995
Dear
Friends,
May you
have
a I Peter 1:3 6 Merry Christmas. Praise be to the God
and
Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ In His great mercy He has given
us newbirth into a livinghope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead...In this yougreatly
rejoice^
though nowfor a little while
you may
have
to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
We were planning on spending
Christmas in Laos with Becky and
friends there^ but everything did
not come together in time Now we
will enjoy having Christmas with
family and friends here Because
of the flights being full during this
season, our departure date is not
till January 8, Becky's 26th
birthday.
Actuallywe were relieved to delay
our departure in some ways.
Janet
and I are miserable right now with
flu and are glad we are not trav
eling. My dad is also very sick. Of
course
there were a
lot
of last
minute things that needed to be
done which we can
perhaps
get
done now. Our visa numbers came
yesterday, December 11, so God has everything under control.
t
Forwarding Agent:
Linda
Goerke
3106 Summit Ave
St
Joseph, MO 64506
(816) 279-9978
Phoenix Aissa Praise Noble and Word
1995 has been a good
year
I turned 51 and haven't felt better. The Lord seemed to be leading us back
to work overseas, sowe'vejust been followingHis leading step by step and marvel again
at
His provisions.
During this year the elders
at
College Heights Christian Church have proven to be true Acts 13 senders,
and we have been blessed in renewing old friendships with individuals and churches. We can see God
teaching us all in so many ways. Isn 't it fun to see our vision for God's Kingdom growing together.
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ThisyearNate and Kate presented
us with a beautiful 5th grandbaby,
Phoenix. This l as t s umme r Janet
and
I
had
an intense,
but
wonder
ful nine weeks of Lao language
study in Wisconsin. Becky took a
teaching job in Laos.
Our
little
Sarah became a college freshman
this fall
and
seems to be adjusting
well to it. At Thanksgiving
the
first full Bemo family reunion was
held
that
I can ever remember).
We even met
our full-blood Indian
relatives. Now we feel prepared
and excited for
a work
in the
closed coimtry of Laos.
We have especially become in
creasinglyinterested in the Thidam
and Thidaeng (two unreached
people groupsinNorthern
Laos
with
which
wehave had opportune to work, and look forward to
working
with again. We ve been real happy to make contact with a missionary in Des Moines who is nearing a
completion of the Ibidam Bible
We
want to say a big thank-you to manywho have given sacrificially so that we can go, and have been
praying for God s
will
to be donein all these matters. Those whohave signedon to be PrayerWarriors
will be receiving prayer alerts from time to time
Once again,
all support gifts must go through
Food
for the Hungry, 7729 E. Greenway
Rd.,
Scottsdale,
AZ
85260. They are the ones who make it possible
for us to enter and work in Laos. Personal gifts should be sent to our forwarding agent, Linda Goerke,
3106 Summit Ave, St. Joseph, MO 64506. These will be deposited directly into our bank account and
not be tax exempt unless sent through your church.
May you have a blessed Christmas Season as you share the joy ofourLord's birthwithfamily and friends.
In Christian Love,
Central
Christ ian
Church
1501 N.
Leonard
Road
St. Joseph, MO 64508
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
Becky with
baby
elephant in Laos.
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