AGAPE REACHES SPAIN

C/0 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

23 W 171 GENEVA ROAD
GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137
DAN &KATHY CROSLEY - MISSIONARIES TOSPAIN
February 1979
Dear Brethren^
Greetings frc^ Spain. We praise God for your
faithfulness in serving our Lord.
Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know "Uiat
we are planning a ten week furlough during iiie months
of July, August and part of September. We can be
contacted through "Uie church in Glen Ellyn (address
above). I would appreciate this infoanaation being
published in the next available speakers list.
Thank you.
Since I am writing I will take advantage of the
opportunity to let you know "ttiat the lord has made
it possible for us to begin sponsoring a weekly
radio program on a local radio station. The potential
audience of the station is approximately 750,000
"bat it is directed specifically at the two coal mining
cities in eur area with a population of more than
150,000. We are excited about this new opportunity.
Until now this was not a poasibUity in our aegion
because of restrictive rules. Please pray wi'Ui us
that the Lord will bless this new seed planUng
effort. The programs are paid for by the Christians
here.
iQue Dies les bendigaS May God bless you.
In His Sesyj.ce,
Avda. Jo8$ Antonio, 38 2 dcha.
Mieres, Asturias
SPAIN
*As MyFather hathsent Me, sosendI you** John 20:21
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AS THE FATHER HATH SENT ME. SO SEND I YOU" JOHN 20:21
No- 28 September. 1979
RESIDENGE PERMITS GRANTED
Praise the Lord; Shortly before we were to leave on
fijrlough in June, our Residence Permits were finally
granted. Our regular Prayer Partners as well as other
concerned Christians have been praying for nearly five^\
years that these permits would be granted by the gov^^
emment of Spain,
We had applied for these permits as often as we were
/'flowed to do so, but each time our application was re-
jected, In^J)ct^^ of last year, we were permitted
to apply once again. The answer was seven months in
coming, but oh, how grateful we were to receive an af
firmative response,
/'^With the grainting of these permits, we are no longer
/f *<ii-aiiii>'iiii iiiiiH^i I
^^onsidered ^ tourists, but rather, we have ^1 of
^^rigj^_^d protection of the new Spanish Constitu-
Ipn, This is a big stei) forward as now I will be al-
}lowed to sign legal contracts, solicit necessary legsil
permits for the congregation and may legally partici
pate in public meetings.
We do Praise the Lord for this and are grateful for
all of those who have prayed so long concerning these
permits.
ROLAND FAMILY MOVES
Before leaving Spain on Furlough, Paul and Helen Roland
along Hith Kathy and I prayerfully planned out a series of
goals for the work in Spain which were subsequently ap
proved by the overseeing Elderships of each family, ^Goal
number,, one^eads I "The Roland family will be setti^d^n
SBttheriT^pain by September 1, 1979." Even as late as mid-
July the prospects of fulfilling this goal looked bleak as
sufficient funds were not available for their move. But,
once again our Heavenly Father provided; The overseeing
Elders of the Roland family in Paoli, Indiana, stepped out
in faith and made the relocation of the Rolands possible.
On September 1st the Rolands moved their household
items to the city of Oviedo (about 12 miles from Hieres),
They are still not completely settled ais they lack a good
defiG. of furniture, but both families are happy to be so
close to each other. Already we have seen some of the
benefits of being able to work together.
NoteI A list of the goals wis included in the
Semiannual Report sent to all regular contribu
tors, Extra copies are available upon request,
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EVANGELISTIC CALLING
One of the important facets
of the work in Mieres is to
gain a hearing for our tes
timony, In the paat we have
used public meetings, tract
distribution, a book table
at the market place, movies
and of course we continue
to witness to personal con
tacts and through the week
ly radio broadcasts. Since
returning from furlough,
IPaul and I have begun using
' a religious survey. Using
this method we can ask the
people questions about
their beliefs and at the
same time have a good open
ing to share what the Bible
has to say and thus give a
testimony. At each dwelling
we leave a gospel tract and
a gospel according to John
if they have answered the
survey questions. Thus far
most of the people answer
ing the survey have sisked
for a copy of the results
which will give us another
opportunity to visit them
in a few months. Four peo
ple have taken the first
lesson of a correspondence
course. Pray with us that
our opportunities for this
type of witness will in
crease and that they will
bear fruit. Pray for those
that have taken a corres
pondence course.
AROUND THE HOME
We all have heard the saying, "There's Nothing like
Home Sweet Home," How true that saying. It was a joy to
at last be b^^e again after l]l^^ and re
porting in tKlB U. S, Even "the children were very glad to
be in their home and return to a more settled life-style.
Though being home is great, it was difficult to say
"good-by for now" to our families and the many, many
friends idio received us so graciously during our furlough.
We want to say Thank You All Very Much for opening your
homes and your hearts to us. We have many fond memories
of you and thank the Lord for each of you.
One of the biggest blessings to us during those eleven
weeks of furlough, was meeting Christian brothers and sis
ters every where we went. It was so different from what
we find here in Spain where Christians are very few in
number one ^jLy^Qng^tr,,^esjt). Our hearts
were thrilled ^cT^e taXKlin^ to store clerks, fellow cus
tomers in restaurants, etc. and find out that they too
knew the Lord as their Saviour. What a blessing to have
such fellowship in every church we attended and to share
victories and trieds with our Christian friends. Thank
You Lord for the Family of God.
Nathsin and Alisa are attending school in Oviedo this
year, Oviedo is the capital of our province and thus much
larger than Mieres, It is 12 miles away. We ask for your
daily prayers for Nathan and Alisa because they have a
long day with a lot of traveling. They leave home at 9*00
a.m. and return between 6i30 and 7:00 p.m. The school
seems to be much better than where they attended Isist year
and both the children really enjoy it,
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PRAISE GOD FOR THE GLEN ELLYN RT.nRRRHTP
Yes, we do Praise God for the Elders of the Glen Ellyn
Church. They have faithfully provided the Administrative
Support of the work for sevea^ years, nearly a full year
and a half before we even left the U.S. to come to Spain.
Some of the Elders have changed over the years but the
Eldership has remained steadfast in their committment to
the work in Spain, lliese dedicated men have spent innumer
able hours praying for the work,discussing new situations,
reading correspondence from the field, corresponding with
us,giving needed advice, approving decisions and financial
expenditures in other words giving real oversight, In\|/^
all of this the Elders and the entire Glen Ellyn Church J
have been faithful co-laborers in the work in Spain,
PRAYER CLOSET
Praise God for the granting of the Residence Permits.
for the new contacts made through the religious survey,
fteise^Qod for the openness of the people to answer the re
ligious survey,
Erajc that the Lord will give us boldness in witnessing.
Praise God that the Roland family was able to move from
Madrid to Oviedo to help in the work in Mieres,
pray for Jon Paul Roland as well as Nathan and Alisa that
the Lord will keep them safe as they "bravel to and
from school and that they will learn well in this
new school.
Praise God for the Glen Ellyn Eldership and for their
willingness to participate in the work in Spain,
Erax that the Lord will grant us a bullding^''ln Mieres for
the church and as an Evangelistic Center,
Praise God for our safe travel during furlough.
Praise God that the car we purchased for use on furlough
was sold even before we left the U.S.
Praise God for continually supplying our every"n^d.
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% First Christian Church
25 W. 171 Geneva Road
Glen Ellyn. Ml. 60137
Dan and Kathy Crosley
Missionaries to Spain
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Dan and Mrs. Kathy Crosley, W. 2 o 1978
Avenida Jose Antonia 58, Pisco 2 dcha,
Mieres (Asturias) Spain received their
Resident Permits in June, 1979/ Drom
the government of Spain. This comes
after five years of preiyer by many
concerned Christians and regular
applications. This big step means
that they are no longer considered
as just tourists, but rather, they
have all of the rights and protection
of the new Spanish Constitution. Their
forwarding agents are: Agape Reaches Spain,
Tom and Mrs. Sue Mole, c/o First Christian Church, 25 W. 171 Geneva Road,
Glen Ellyn, IL 60157 plione (512) 858-15525. (1553)
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