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Board of Trustees Tom Garner, President Doug Jarvis, Secretary Roy Thomas, Treasurer Darrell Allen Calvin Hammons Richard Renfro Tom Sarratt, Jr.

Director Roy & Helen Thomas of the Belt Line Road Church of Christ in Irving, TX. Vendall W. Dollarhide This special couple has been dedicated to Mission Printing from its inception. cell 817-504-1834 [email protected]

Office Administrators Mary Carroll department communication, mail volunteer supervisor, newsletter, email, Roy Thomas has been a part of Mission Thomas was a regular face at Mission shipping, etc. Printing almost since its inception. Bro. Printing for years. Thomas is one of the original members of the board of trustees. Mission Printing’s Roy and Helen Thomas have financially Jessie Lee Caskey success and longevity is due, in large part, supported Mission Printing over the promotion to his leadership and encouragement over years. They are a couple that never the years. hesitates when a need arises. We have been blessed to have them in the Alice Walker Roy has served our country as well. He Mission Printing family bookkeeping, call center, was a fighter pilot in WWII and the Korean proofing, etc. War. Bro. Thomas also worked as a math Bro. Thomas had to resign from the teacher in Dallas for many years. board of trustees in January because of health reasons. Mission Printing would Roy and Helen are faithful members of the like to offer its gratitude and best wishes VOLUNTEERS ARE Belt Line Road Church of Christ in Irving, to Roy. He might not be a board WELCOMED! TX. member any longer, but his leadership will always be welcomed. Roy and Monday-Thursday Until just a few years ago, Roy was one of Helen Thomas will always be a part of 7:00 AM-2:00 PM our printers. He operated the press that the mission printing family! prints the covers for our books. Bro. Alexandria, VA Demerara, Guyana Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria Carolyn Miller Clonbrook Church of Christ Funkue Church of Christ Feroze Baksh Joseph Kweku Eshun We had our first baptism on Thursday as a Thank you for the material that you sent us result of the “What Must I Do to Be saved?” Greetings from Guyana! I Pray that this in response to our urgent need. Our house to pamphlet.. A pamphlet was let at her door in finds you all in good health and spirit. My house and open air campaigns have been late December and she agreed to have a Bible name is Feroze Baksh and I a minister in study on January 2. After four classes, she more successful because of the excellent Ann’s Grove for the Clonbrook Church of material which you sent. We do not know obeyed the gospel! We are excited and give Christ. Ann’s Grove is situated 21 miles God all the praise, honor, and glory! With how to begin to express our gratitude for east of the capital city of Georgetown. It such generosity and care to save the lost. In zeal and hearts aflame, we are eager to spread has a population of less than ten thousand the word of God to all. fact, you have greatly encouraged us to read people of mixed ethnicity. There are about the lost and mature the saved with the twenty-five different religious Please continue to keep the pamphlets message of salvation in these printed pages. coming! denominations in this small community. However, the people hare are very Port Blair, respective to the gospel. Most of the people Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India are sincere but have been misled into Andaman Island Church of Christ religious error. Our goal is to continue to Gokwe, Zimbabwe teach the truth in love. Paul V. Joshua Gokwe Central Church of Christ We were glad to receive all the material Gideon Madyira Since our congregation began, God has been from Mission Printing. Thank you so much! adding His blessings to the work. Beginning We hope that it will be very useful for the I would like to commend you for the great with only four people, the membership has Lord’s work in the Andaman Islands. There work you are doing to spread the gospel increased to over sixty. There is an active are many denominations here and the through printed material. Your material is children’s ministry with over 35 children. We material will be a huge help in combating very useful and is an effective tool of teaching started a children’s class at Bee Hive and the all the false teaching. We will surely the lost. average attendance is 40. We also have a distribute them all over our area. Thank monthly feeding program and outreach you. We are requesting more material. They are in mission at Ann’s Grove and Bee Hive. great need. Those that you sent us last year have already been distributed. We distribute There is a great potential for the church in “ Your material is very the material to hospitals, prisons, schools, and Ann’s Grove. The future looks very bright. in the communities. One of our goals is to make sure that useful and is an effective everyone in this community gets the tool of teaching the lost.” opportunity of hearing the Good News. We Qingdao, China have been privileged in the past to be able to use the Mission Printing literature and ask Wanchai, Hong Kong, China I wanted you to know that the songbooks that you please send us some more. We Wanchai Church of Christ arrived in time for tonight’s meeting. We would appreciate any literature you can send Felix L. Olidan, Jr. were all very grateful. Everyone really liked at this time. the book. Please stay well and know that once On behalf of the Wanchai Church of Christ, again you really helped I would like to request any material from Mission Printing. The various studies that Benoni, South Africa you sent before have already been Southern Africa Bible College distributed and the members are asking for Odessa, TX Theo Rappard (Dean) more. Parkview Church of Christ Thank you for your past support with material Our membership is about 95% women and Thank you for the work you do. Thank God for our students here at Southern Africa Bible they are enthusiastic about doing person for Christians like you and your love for College. The booklets you provided were work. We would be very happy if you could God’s word. Thanks to Oris Bryant (Mission distributed among our students who are often provide us any material that Mission Printing volunteer) for informing us of financially unable to purchase their own Printing produces. Mission Printing and for sending us some of books. the material you print. Thank you so much and may our loving We once again have a new group of students, God bless your ministry richly. Rest assured Please accept this small donation from your so I wanted to request your ongoing that the books will help immensely in the brothers and sisters in Christ here at assistance. We make up packs and give each propagation of the message of Christ in this Parkview. May God continue to bless you in student a copy of Mission Printing’s area. all your efforts. publications. Baguio City, Philippines Midtown Church of Christ Jonathan “JoJo” Ramos

Thank you again for the 12 boxes we Utilizing all our resources to facilitate and Almost a thousand local residents of Bokod received. We are now using them in our conduct home devotionals, prayers, were treated and seen during the two-day mission field here in our mountainous region. counseling, Bible studies, and lectureships venture. We are in the process of marching into in the area. We will use the medical-dental untouched territories bringing the gospel of ministry from among our brethren who will Volunteers came from as far away as Butuan Christ to our people and we thank you so be helping us in this field. This mission is City which included Dr. Sam Cariaga, local much. Your blessings have brought many long term, and we are looking at several health workers, SLU nursing students, WBS wonders such as softening the hearts of men years of watering and propagating. & Centerpoint Church of Christ, Rabon and being in places we sometimes missed. Church of Christ. We were also blessed to Lord willing, we are going to reap the Please continue to support us by sending us have doctors and dentists from Baguio and harvest by planting the Lord’s church in this any of your material we could use here as Midtown family members of course, who area (Bokod, Benguet, Philippines), a we set-up base camp in the field. We really pushed their servant attitude even population of 11,000. especially are in need of Mission Printing before the birth of Bokod Church of Christ material for evangelism. over two weeks ago. We will also be watering and propagating the seed through our MISSION OUTREACH UPDATE on MEDICAL MISSION The two-day mission at Bokod will MINISTRY and FAMILY LIFE CENTER Midtown Church of Christ through Mission hopefully yield more fruit for the Lord. which will facilitate all the lesson material, Outreach Ministry (M.O.M.), Body & Soul, Continue to pray for the Bokod Church of Bible tracts, etc. Our congregation, Midtown WBS, and Bokod Christians hosted the free Christ and its continued growth and that its Church of Christ, is greatly helping this Medical-Dental Mission at the Bokod members from Bokod and Midtown would mission. We are Barangay Plaza. not wane in their service to God. Igarra, Edo State, Nigeria Ugbogbo Church of Christ Sylvester A. Imogoh

This was Sylvester Imogoh’s Report of his trip to the U.S. in 2008. supporting. The changes in the postal system pose challenges for He sent this report to all his supporters and Christians that have a the future of our work together. We saw the need for elders, Bible love for the work in Nigeria. class teachers, and authors to maintain firmness and faithfulness in doctrinal matters. It was altogether a wonderful experience for me to make this trip. Before this trip, I had never gone out of my country. It was so We received wonderful hospitality in homes of the brethren. We did wonderful to see the marvel of God’s firmament from an airplane! not lack food or other necessities. In some places, were not only The sight was awe inspiring! The American road network with its housed and fed, but we had our clothes washed and ironed for us. The smooth, broad roads and signs were so sharply different from my love, the kindness, and the thoughtfulness shown us by many home country. I was amazed at the general infrastructure like the Americans was overwhelming. Some gave us gifts of cash, clothes, beautiful homes; bright and dependable lights; gas; running water; and books. Many made lists of needs for our congregations and co- shops with some much to admire and buy; and food to eat and even workers back home. We even received gifts for our wives. Some have leftovers. It’s amazing how many resources are available to the Christians sent notes of appreciation to them for letting us make the average American citizen. trip. This was most kind and thoughtful.

I noticed the fellowship among the brethren as we moved from place Altogether, it was such a blessing for us to make the trip. It surely to place. It was great joy to see brethren meeting and sharing food will have lasting impact on the mission work in Nigeria. Yet, at the and fellowship. We addressed many congregations and elderships end, we were ready to go home to our family and work! who showed much love for the lost in their interest and support of mission efforts. We had wonderful interactions with WBS groups in This was the letter that Sylvester Imogoh sent to Mission Printing many churches. And that is besides the four dinners we participated after his trip to the U.S. in 2008. in. We gave firsthand reports showing the impact of American support in the Nigerian mission field. We told of the importance of It gives me great pleasure to write this letter to you all. Having met the printed page in the work of evangelism and the edification of you at Mission Printing and have seen your faces, my love for you the Body of Christ. and appreciation for your good work reached a new high.

I have brought many useful messages home to my countrymen. I am so proud of the great work you are doing. You’re making a huge Americans are not giving because they are rich, rather, they are impact in the ministry here. rich because they are giving! Many Americans involved in supporting the gospel work in Nigeria are not the strong and My greetings to out to Vendall Dollarhide, Sam Haring, Tom Griffin, affluent, rather, they are the aged who have many health and Clifford Barker, Mary Carroll, and her mother, Alma Arterburn. financial concerns. I met many supporters and WBS helpers who are These are the few that I remember their names. I am sure you all between 75 and 100 years old. I have shared that we need to be realize that God will not forget your names and they will be written in working towards being self- gold in God’s roll of the faithful servants! Dilks, Mary Law, Dee Kiser, Charles & Lynette Wasner, Hans & Mary Doughtery, Edna Barclay Maeger, Bill Coleman, Francis Garner, Tom & Ouida Douglas, Waylan Mason, Don’s (sister) Cathey, Emery & Ann Zene Brinkley, Donna Cook, Nell Mayer, James Pressley, Loy & Kaye Armstrong, Melvin & Evelyn Snyder, John & Frances McFarlin, John Parker Parrish, Robert & Margaret Lewellyn, Jess & Ann Dowd, Jessie McGrew, Everet Memorials Henson, Harold & Sybil Skinner, Dorothy Adams, Cecil Drake, J.L. Merket, LaVerne McKenney, Frank & Anita Fallis, Hazel Coker, Norma Ayers, Douglas Lewellyn, Jess & Ann Fultz, David & Maxine Wade, Rozalea Duncan, Ray Money, Ida Faye Bailey, A.B. Beavers, Gene & Joyce Vincent, Roy & Jettie Cruse, Bob & Shirlee Hartin, Hubert & Walterrene Montgomery, Lowell Bell, Nona Nelson, Vinus & Jean Tarver, Cleo & Judy Sheldon, Nelda Shipley, George & Bertie Morgan, Jaxie Blancuzzo, Estelle Thornton, Charles & Norma Cathey, Emery & Ann Zene Wasner, Hans & Mary Vincent, Roy & Jettie Cook, Nell Bingham, Bob Duncum, Diane Dry, Johnnie Ross, J.C. & Dessie Tarver, Cleo & Judy Pressley, Loy & Kaye Scott, Mary Estes, Juanita Snyder, John & Frances Walker, Dorris & Janie Arterburn, Alma Morgan, LaFaun Boemker, Ann Moulder, Janette Hammons, Calvin & Betty Nelson, Vinus & Jean Evans, Delta Mosely, Bill Browning, Eugene Hammons, Calvin & Betty Tarver, Cleo & Judy Arterburn, Alma Feagans, Vera Murphey, Bessie Moulder, Janette Kiser, Charles & Lynette Friends @ Handley C of C Bryant, Floyd “Bear” Fincher, Mary Nelson, Terry Don Armstrong, Melvin & Evelyn Wasner, Hans & Mary Guthrie, Morris & Melba Garner, Frances Garner, Ben Nikirk, Roy Walker, Dorris & Janie Garner, Frances Russwurm, Rusty & Sue Buchanan, Martha Tutor Garner, James William Norman, Pat McNeil, Dick & Barbara Garner, Frances Hartin, Hubert & Walterrene Bulin, Nell Jo Godwin, Melba Vincent, Roy & Jettie Hammons, Calvin & Betty Parrish, Robert & Margaret Owen, Joe Burr, Myrle Ham, Grover Arterburn, Alma Paul, Grady & Ruth Tarver, Cleo & Ray Patton, Janice Campbell, Herschel Hatfield, Chris Nelson, Vinus & Jean Jones, Linda Hobby, David & Karen Pearcy, Loraine Moore, Eddie & Syble Helzer, Kathleen Shout, Carol Caskey, Guy Wasner, Hans & Mary Pearcy, Odeal Lewellyn, Jess & Ann Henson, J.D. Shout, Carol Chapman, Krissy Caskey, Louise Peavier, David Alan Beavers, Gene & Joyce Hodges, Winona Armstrong, Melvin & Evelyn Cheek, Charles Beavers, Gene & Joyce Walker, Dorris & Janie Gray, Mary Archie Nelson, Vinus & Jean Reed, Verna Cobb, Bonnie Holly, Phil Nall, DeWayne & Linda Beavers, Gene & Joyce Graves, Eileen Robinson, Guy & Wyvonne Carroll, Bruce & Mary Graves, Karie Harston, Frank & Sylvia Cruse, Bob & Shirlee Howard, Connie Henson, Harold & Sybil Harris, Joyce Hammons, Calvin & Betty Kiser, Charlie & Lynette Nelson, Vinus & Jean Johnson, Marcia Lipscomb, Wayland & Mary Nell Coburn, Onnie Beavers, Gene & Joyce Odom, Grace Cotham, Perry Nelson, Vinus & Jean Russwurm, Rusty & Sue Cody, Ada Johnson, Margaret Wasner, Hans & Mary Garner, Frances Nelson, Vinus & Jean Romine, James Collier, Sam Johnson, Mary Catherine Wasner, Hans & Mary Cruse, Bob & Shirlee Johnson, Catherine Sassman, Margaret Cotham, Harry C. Jones, Lexie Grace Wasner, Hans & Mary Cotham, Perry Jones, Gary & Allison Schimming, Thomas H. Davidson, Lilly Jones, Melton Don Paul, Grady & Ruth Snyder, John & Frances Jones, Gary & Allison Sexton, Charline Davidson, Tommy Jones, Todd Friends @ Handley C of C Cotham, Perry Hobby, David & Karen Smith, Grace Tutor Davies, Don & Betty Katchmazenski, Bill McNeil, Dick & Barbara Tobias, Frank & Carol Garner, Frances Smith, Tess Davis, Mrs. Johnnie Harbison, Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Staglin, Ernest & Jackie Thornton, Charles & Norma Kee, Mary. Songer, Marion Davison, Willie Hartin, Hubert & Walterrene Friends @ Handley C of C Dry, Johnnie Vincent, Roy & Jettie Spurlock, Herman Jamestown C of C Ladies Bible Class Keller, Gladys McKenney, Frank & Anita Jones, Opal Tarver, Cleo & Judy Stalkfleet, Dan Pressley, Loy & Kaye Kraner, Crystal Arterburn, Alma Dean, Randall Hobby, David & Karen Stallings, John Mark Arterburn, Alma LaRoux, Hazel Cotham, Perry Dean, Terry Wasner, Hans & Mary Arterburn, Alma Winkler, George & Mary Still, Thurman Watson, Julie Russwurm, Rusty & Sue Arledge, Larry & Sue Honors Stone, Billy Arterburn, Alma Jody Slayton Dickey, Charles & Dorothy Campbell, Joyce reason: for truly being a servant and friend Moulder, Janette Carroll, Mary Dollarhide, Vendall Stovall, Clarence Dawdy, Dot Mission Printing Volunteers Beavers, Gene & Joyce Dollarhide, Vendall & Elizabeth Murphy, Wesley & Lillian Hartin, Hubert & Walterrene Farquhar, Jean WBS Volunteers @ Crestview C of C Nelson, Vinus & Jean Hiesterman, Betty Murphy, Wesley & Lillian Shipley, George & Bertie Hiltibidal, Jessie Vincent, Roy & Jettie Johnson, Catherine Birthday Honors Stringer, Donnel Post, Bobbie Caleb Dollarhide (10th) Cannefax, Ron & Helen Ramsey, Iris Dollarhide Family Thomas, Johnny Earl Richardson, Cutah Jessie Lee Cakey (89th) Friends @ Handley C of C Russwurm, Rusty & Sue Lee, Tom & Judy Vick, Floy Whitten, Don Lewellyn, Jess & Ann Cotham, Perry Shipley, George & Bertie Walden, Mary Lou Witers, Marsha Clark, Estelle Hartin, Hubert & Walterrene Memorial & Honors Woodard, James Frank September 1 to February 28, Tarver, Cleo & Judy Yates, Melvin 2009 Coker, Norma *Some memorials were inadvertently omitted from the last newsletter. These have been included with the memorials in this issue of the newsletter.

Vendall Dollarhide Calendar of Activities

12: Midway Church of Christ (Denton, TX)

14: Fort Worth Area Preachers Lunch (Haltom City, TX) 2nd Tuesday of every month

17-19: Keller Church of Christ Family Retreat (Lake Ray Roberts, TX)

19-24: India Evangelism Seminar and Workshop (Faulkner University, Montgomery, AL)

24-25: Keller Church of Christ Men’s Retreat (Lake Bridgeport, TX)

Additional Dates of Upcoming Trips and Speaking Engagements

June 10: Keller Church of Christ (Keller, TX) Summer Speaker Series

June 26-July 2: Red River Family Encampment (Red River, NM)

July 20: Blodgett Church of Christ (Pittsburg, TX) Summer Speaker Series

July 22: Longmire Road Church of Christ (Conroe, TX) Summer Speaker Series

Aug. 28-Sept. 3 Polishing the Pulpit Lectureship (Sevierville, TN)

Nov.1-4: Blodgett Church of Christ (Pittsburg, TX) Northeast Texas Lectureship

*If your congregation could benefit from a Mission Printing presentation or an evangelistic sermon in the absence of your regular preacher, please contact me at Mission Printing. If you’re going to be in any of the above areas during these dates, we encourage you to come by and visit. Mission Printing Welcomes a New Family Member

The Keller Church of Christ (Keller, TX) has joined the Mission Printing family. This mission minded congregation supports and is actively involved in mission efforts in countries throughout the world. The Keller congregation believes in spreading the uncompromised Truth to lost souls, wherever they may be found.

They recently blessed Mission Printing with a considerable donation to help in our labors. Their 39ers, predominantly retired members, have decided that they want to be active in mission work as well. With this in mind, the Keller congregation has purchased their own staplers and the 39ers will begin collating and stapling Mission Printing books at their own building. This will enable many of their members to be active in the spread of the gospel of Christ. Mission Printing is overjoyed that the Keller Church of Christ has decided to join our family and we welcome them with open arms.

Julie Watson September 3, 1927-January 30, 2009

Julie Watson was a faithful and dedicated member of the Northwest Church of Christ in Arlington. We consider it a true honor that she was a member of the Mission Printing family. Julie was committed to Mission Printing and its mission of world evangelism. She faithfully came to volunteer Mondays and Thursdays, as well as other days. Julie was also a financial supporter of Mission Printing. She loved the idea of being a “paper missionary.”

Julie wanted to share her joy in the Lord with everyone possible. Many missionaries across the globe benefited from her generosity. She would often come into my office asking if I knew of a missionary that could use some help. Sometimes she was only in the position to send a few dollars but her “two mites” brought glory to God and encouragement to workers in the harvest fields throughout the world.

Mission Printing will miss Julie Watson, but her impression will be felt forever. If I had to name one life lesson that I learned from Julie, it would have to be that you should strive to leave no footprint in the sand, because a Christian should only step where their Savior has already walked. Julie believed that the only one that deserved recognition was her Savior, Jesus Christ. PLEASE NOTE If you are not on our regular mailing list and you make a memorial donation, you will receive the issue of the newsletter in which your memorial appears. If you wish to continue receiving the newsletter, please let Mission Printing know by contacting Mary Carroll. If we do not hear from you, your name will be removed from the mailing list. We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause. We are attempting to reduce any expense that is not needed. Thank you for your support and prayers. IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF

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