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Richard & Linda Buchanan We left this Central Asian country in awe of what God is doing, using our colleagues and nationals to get His Word into their hands. – Richard & Linda Buchanan SERVING TOGETHER SERVING TOGETHERTOGETHER A CHRISTIAN BRETHREN WORLD MISSION MAGAZINE • VOLUME 18 • ISSUE 5 • OCTOBER 2017 A Day in the Life A Day in the Life of the Buchanans A Day in the Life of the McKenzies The World is Our Village Amazing Grace – 60 Years of Serving the Lord AMT is a service agency facilitating the involvement in world Volume 18 • Issue 5 • October 2017 mission of churches of Christian Brethren in Australia. ISSN 1443-2390 Publisher AMT Editor Andrew Chan Production Andrew Chan This Issue Graphic Design Steve Byers Editorial 3 Printer Kingswood Press A Day in the Life of the Buchanans 4 A Day in the Life of the McKenzies 8 Notice of Meetings 12 Serving Together is a bi-monthly publication as a service The World is Our Village 18 to churches of Christian Brethren and their missionaries. Amazing Grace – 60 Years of Serving the Lord 20 © Australian Missionary Tidings (AMT). No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without prior written Keeping Track 23 permission. Unless otherwise specified, Scripture quotations are Frontlines 24 from the Holy Bible, New International Version © 1978, 1984, International Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Contributors are permitted reasonable liberty within the boundaries of a biblical, evangelical Christian faith, and opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or AMT or Christian Brethren assemblies. SUBSCRIPTION SERVING Australia (GST included) TOGETHER A CHRISTIAN BRETHREN WORLD MISSION MAGAZINE • VOLUME 18 • ISSUE 5 • OCTOBER 2017 Bulk Bundles $26 Individual $30 Overseas Airmail A Day in the Life Asia/Pacific $40 Elsewhere $45 Email Version $18 How to Contact AMT Australian Missionary Tidings ABN 11 000 761 571 A Day in the Life of the Buchanans PO Box 565, A Day in the Life of the McKenzies The World is Our Village Mt Gravatt QLD 4122 Amazing Grace – 60 Years of Serving the Lord Phone: 07 3219 1800 Email: [email protected] Cover Web: www.amtglobal.com.au In this issue we continue our focus on the single days of some of our cross- Gifts cultural workers. AMT asks that 8% be added to gifts to cover operating costs. If nothing is specified, the policy is to deduct an amount of up to 8%. 2 ServingTogetherOctober2017 WILTING WILD FLOWER Editorial by Andrew Chan And those who walk in pride Dad is the eldest of five those with whom he served. addled brain in recent years, He is able to humble. – Daniel children. When he did He was so consumed by but I wonder if he learnt 4:37 post-graduate studies in work and his family that he humility. I hope that, in Obstetrics and Gynaecology had no time (and perhaps some way, he has enjoyed But the one who is rich should in the UK he sent most no inclination) to develop a a richer communion with take pride in his low position, of his income back to his hobby or cultivate friendships God at a time when his because he will pass away like a parents in Hong Kong — that might sustain him in communication with the wild flower. – James 1:10 and he was already married. his retirement, and possibly rest of us was progressively He gained fellowships in may have kept dementia slipping. Is this a tough My son Zac and my Dad Surgery and O&G. He symptoms at bay for a lesson, or just the wilting share the same birthday. I had then became the youngest bit longer. In his twenties of a wild flower? Only God finished this issue’s original professor in the University he played Chinese chess knows, He is in control. editorial that opened with Zac of Malaya at the time. He blindfolded — and won. He — but today I’m compelled embraced Medicine with regularly preached sermons Readers, I implore you to to write about Dad. a passion that was only without notes. One of Dad’s make the most of your time rivalled (and ultimately favourite words was ‘priority’. with those you love and care My Dad is 86 and has severe exceeded) by his love and It was ironic that he didn’t about. You never know who Alzheimer’s disease. For many zeal for spreading the gospel prioritise a long-term plan for (or whose mind) will be years He has been a close and discipling believers — his future — possibly because taken away, sometimes when friend, teacher (for better or those two career paths, with he had been blessed in so you least expect, at other worse) and Christian advisor. decades of temporal overlap, many ways already, and I times when there’s plenty I know how much he loved define his life. His work, certainly praise God for that. of warning but the thought me and cared for me. Earlier more than anything else, It’s also deeply ironic that that “There’ll still be time…” this year he started shaking defined him. I feel privileged what he prized so highly — sneaks in to undermine your my hand when we met. In to have witnessed Dad in his intellect — disappeared best intentions. I don’t just May he reassured me, “You’re action when I assisted him more quickly than his refer to salvation; even the my son, I can never forget in the operating theatre — physical health. Even when he day-to-day things, the simple you.” Three months later — but I wouldn’t have liked to was relatively alert, he refused gestures of affection, kindness today — he has forgotten who have been a medical student to do crosswords that he and thoughtfulness need to I am. I knew today would under him or an examinee used to enjoy daily (perhaps be treasured. come, I’ve acknowledged that being grilled by him. because he knew he could he’s been dying each day for no longer do them as well Let’s listen carefully to the the past few years, but I still However, passion can breed as before) and he eventually Judge and appreciate how feel strangely numb. pride. I believe a subtle pride stopped reading. It was like He wants us to change and in what he knew, what he he had done his dash and all develop. Let’s endeavour to Even though this may read learnt, what he became — that was left was to bide his judge and correct ourselves like an obituary in parts, and his often black-and-white time here until God called while there’s still time — to when I consider his actions dogmatism — would be a him home. let God mould us in this life and ambition and the potential stumbling block in as He sees fit, even as we trajectory of his life, it is also years to come, especially in Who knows what has passed long for our life with Him an object lesson. how he related to some of through Dad’s amyloid- in eternity. ServingTogetherOctober2017 3 Panorama on way to mountain village A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BUCHANANS by Linda Buchanan For the last two years we have taken by three local drivers to I suspect is not part of their his house in which we were been blessed to have been a nearby village for an evening daily diet. guests. How it came about asked to organize and lead a meal. As they were very poor was that as this man was Taste and See trip on behalf people, we had given them During our lengthy meal working with one of our of SIL Eurasia. It involves money to enable them to we sat on brightly-coloured colleagues on the translation taking a group of people on provide the hospitality that cushions around a blanket of one of the gospels into a 10-day study tour into one they so love to give — and covered by a tablecloth, on his language, they came to a or two different Eurasian what a spread! Far more than the floor in the middle of a passage about Jesus healing. area countries. The goal is to any of us could eat. Their small bare room. Between This man had been plagued help the participants better most popular traditional meal courses we were informed with demonic dreams as far understand the culture, the is found in most of Central about the literacy and back as he could remember, lifestyle and the major faith of Asia, but called by varying translation work going on never allowing him to have the people we visit, and decide names. It is a rice dish with in this smallish language a full night’s sleep. He whether they could love and some meat and vegetables group, a people who are asked our colleague who serve these people. We will and a huge dash of oil — physically and linguistically was working with him to lead another Taste and See tour very tasty. It was served with different from any other pray for him. The result was next year and welcome anyone their traditional homemade minority group in this immediate and he has not who is considering serving in flat bread which was passed country. Various members of had a demonic dream since. the Eurasian area of our world. around so we could tear bits this extended family came His wife became a believer off as needed.
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