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TERRY AND DIANNB ADDLEMAnN

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"Aa cold wsMra 10 a thlraly asul so is GOOD NEWS Irom lai coufllry"

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mi. snd Mis. Bob Millet, R.D. 3 Box 338, UniontowD, PA 15401

January, 1977
Dear Christian Friends,

As we look forward to the beginning of a new year and rejoice and sing Christ's praises, we want to wish you all much happiness happiness as true as the happiness His coming brought.
NEW ARRIVAL

This new year finds us living in a new city and

in a new home with a new little armful of love.

(An armful he is).

Bryan Jared Addleman was

bom December 4th, 1976 at 1:39 P.M. and weighed nine pounds, three and a half ounces and was twenty-one inches long. This makes three Puerto Ricans in our family now. But we can assure you he was the only blond Puerto Rican in the hospital nursery and quite the center of atten
tion.

Evidently Ponce doctors don't believe in anes thetics either. Dianne had made them promise to give her every anesthetic they had. But. . .??? In reflection though, it was a wonderful experience for both of us. A nurse brought Bryan to see Daddy almost immediately. We are very thankful for his safe arrival and want to thank you for your prayers for us. We are also grateful for the help of Grandma and Grandpa Addleman, at this busy time. They were with us for three weeks. We
think Nathan and Jason wore them out suffi

Jason, Bryan, and Nathan

del Caribe (Gardens of the Caribbean).

Puerto

Ricans call it the "Dust Bowl" because of a near

ciently. It seems we are elected to raise the preachers and not preachers' wives.
MOVING

by cement factory, but at least it's on a hill, in between the mountains, so we don't have to worry about floods. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 8434, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00731. The lot is 516 meters, which is larger than most in Puerto Rico and will be good for future Bible school classes. Terry had the furniture moved in on September 20th and naturally the other people weren't moved out yet. September 21st Dianne, Nathan,
and Jason arrived and of course the water hadn't

After the annual business meeting (September 1) of "Good News Mission" in Tennessee, Terry traveled to New Orleans to ship our car and two fifty gallon barrels to Mayaguez. Then it was on to Mayaguez to await their arrival. Terry ended
up staying with Juanita and Jesus Ramirez for nearly two and a half weeks. Jesus and Juan

been turned on. Our neighbors helped us so much by giving us water and letting us use their bath-tub and loaning us tools, and they even gave Terry din
ner on the 20th. Joe is Hawaiian and has lived

Mauricio (evangelists in Mayaguez) were a great help because they drove down to Ponce several days during that time, so Terty could visit a real
estate agent and look at available houses. ITie

Lord provided a house that didn't require a large

down payment in an urbanization called Jardines

thirty years in California, so speaks English per fectly. Terry has had to exterminate nests of cockroaches, mice, and fire ants, dig drainage ditches and lay pipe, fix leaks in the roof, paint, fix a washer and water heater, be a plumber, plant grass etc. You learn fast when you have to. We have added a fence to keep the kids in, and also an awning over the carport, to be used for worship
services. Now it's "home".

PONCE (PEARL OF THE SOUTH)

Ponce is named in honor of Juan Ponce de

Leon's family, the first Spanish governor of Puerto Rico following the discovery of the island by
Columbus in 1493. The city of Ponce is today the largest city of the island, outside the metro

on campus as well as studying so please pray for them as they strive to do their best for the Master. They both spent Thanksgiving vacation with
Dianne's folks in Pittsburgh.
CHARLIE AND INEZ

politan area of San Juan.

over 200,000 residents.

Ponce now numbers

Ponce, like all Spanish towns, has its central plaza or square, with a Catholic cathedral on one
side and "The Old Firehouse", painted bright,

bright red and black (the colors of the city), on

the other side. In between are well-trimmed trees

and shrubbery and fountains and monuments.

Ponce is about an hour drive from Mayaguez so

we see our Mayaguez friends quite often. We wor shipped with them for a few weeks while we were getting settled. The congregation there had a rice
and beans dinner for us to welcome us back to

The Betetas are back at JBC also and working hard. Inez has her job in the nursery at Knoxville Baptist Hospital and Charlie is working ten hours on campus each week and has fifteen hours of class work plus six more hours to get his high school diploma. Charlie will begin his third year at JBC this January. Keep them both and their ^rls in your prayers. It's not easy to raise a family and work and go to school at the same time.

Puerto Rico and say "God bless you as you labor

for the Lord in Ponce".

PROSPECTS

Again we need your prayers as we strive to be

gin another congregation. Terry wrote some tracts, which he uses in door to door calling. One
is Salvation and one The New Testament Church.

Three thousand of each have been printed.

He

also takes applications for a Spanish Bible Cor respondence course that Juan Mauricio handles
from Mayaguez. Terry now has weekly Bible les
sons in the homes of five families here in Jardines

del Caribe. Five families might not seem like many, but they represent much walking and

knocking.

Please pray fervently for these five

families, that they might see their need for accept ing and serving Christ. Also pray that more con
tacts will be made and that seeds may be planted thru the tracts, Bible correspondence course, or

Terry's conversations with those in our neighbor

hood.

"Our home"

SAM'S SURPRISE

INTERNSHIP
Both Charlie and Sam would like to do a sum

We want to keep you informed of the progress of our Bible college students from Mayaguez. As we told you in the last letter, Sam Cardona went home to Mayaguez last summer. While he was
there he wrote to us all in the states and told us he

was brining a surprise back to Johnson with him. Neal and Dot thought for sure it was a "wife". The "surprise" was Rosaida, his sister. She is clas sified as a sophomore at Johnson, because of her previous study at the University of Puerto Rico, and is doing very well. It took a lot of convincing for her father to agree to let her go. They have one more sister at home, Eva, who continues to be very active in the Mayaguez congregation. She too would like to go the Bible college but Mr. Cardona says not until she gradutes from the University of Puerto Rico. Rosaida and Sam are both working

mer ministerial internship here in Puerto Rico, this coming summer. Juan Mauricio has opened his home to Charlie and of course Sam could stay at home. So all they need is money for transporta tion and Charlie would need food money also. If any of you can help, they would sure appreciate it.
INFLUENZA

We arrived in Ponce just in time for an outbreak of some kind of infectious influenza. Some say it's in the milk and others say it's in the water. One report said sixteen babies died in one week at Ponce District Hospital - the week Bryan was bom.

(We were in the new Damas Hospital.)

We do

know for a fact that the water in Ponce is terrible.

Not only does it taste bad but it's ruining our

cookware and our white clothes are now a lovely color of brown. Our May^uez friends tease us by offering to sell us Mayaguez water cheap.

P.S. JASON JOTS A NOTE TOO

OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS

John and Mary Gidley were our co-workers in Mayaguez. They will be driving all the way to Costa Rica after Christmas to begin language
school.

Juanita Ramirez and Renee Fernandez (our Americana friend in Mayaguez) were in an auto accident. Juanita hit a very narrow bridge and completely totaled the car. Renee's head went thru the windshield and she still has chest pains from hitting the dashboard. Pray for Terry and Dianne as they attempt to raise three boys. They 11 need plenty of help.

I'm still getting dumped out of the wagon and have even had some black eyes but it's great fun. Nathan just isn't such a good driver. We have a new baby brother here at our house, but he can't even play toys. I like him anyway and I'm not even jealous. We got a swing set for Christmas and my baby swing is a great place to fall asleep. (At 12 noon I go to sleep no matter where I am in the high chair or grocery store, etc.) I had a terrible time before we got screens. I had great big, huge mosquito bites all over me, even when I
wore OFF to bed. They sure do like me. I like to eat and my most favorite, nourishing food is M&M candies. Mommy says Grandma and Grandpa fed me too good while they were here so she and I are
on a diet.

P.S. BABY BRYAN SAYS URGENT NEED

"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ'

We are thankful that in the past four years as we served the Lord in Mayaguez, we have never needed to worry much about finances. Everyone was so faithful in supplying our needed support each month. However, since our furlough and return to Puerto Rico support has dropped con

A p. S. FROM THE MILLERS

Since we have become the new forwarding

agents for the Addlemans we have had some

anxious moments to say the least. But then we have seen the love and concern of God's people for the lost in their coming through when the chips
are down. There have been times when we did not

siderably. Marty just hasn't been able to send us the money we need to live on in Ponce. There's
$700 we took from a personal emergency savings account to pay moving expenses, hoping it could

be replaced. Please be in much prayer about these

needs.
now.

We'd hate to have to leave Puerto Rico

think we would have enough money to send to Terry and Dianne. Needless to say we have spent
much time in prayer about this matter.
We do wish that all who read this newsletter

P.S. A NOTE FROM NATHAN

will search their hearts (AND WALLETS) to see if they might find some loose change lying around. As our needs go up, so do theirs! The cost of liv ing knows no barriers. It crosses waters, lands,
mountains till it takes it's deadly grip on everyone
of God's servants. The fields are white "NOW" for the harvest.

We're in Puerto Rico again and I have more new

friends. The neighbor boy practices the English he

learns at school, on me. But he gets mad because I can't understand it. He needs more practice. I have a new baby brother and he's pretty neat, only

he sleeps too much, despite the attempts of Jason

and I to wake him. Mommy says I'm a good helper most of the time. I help Daddy too. Some

We dare not miss the opportunity to reach so many "NOW" just for the lack of funds! We would like to give a challenge to everyone who loves the Lord to dig in and help our missionaries
now. The hour is late.

times I go calling with him or go to lessons. I have a pet sapo (frog) here in my yard and I did have three pet mice that I fed cheese to. But Daddy went and got them in a trap. The ladies group at Mayaguez gave us an "asalto" during Christmas, only it was in the afternoon and not in the middle of the night. They sang Spanish Christmas carols and brought us the traditional food of Christmas pasteles and empanadillas. On Christmas we had rice and gondules just like the Puerto Ricans.
Jason, Mommy and I picked the gondules beans
off our tree.

"HARVEST IS PAST, SUMMER IS ENDED,

AND WE ARE NOT SAVED." (Jeremiah 8:20)

In His Service, Bob and Marty Miller

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
(August, 1976 to December, 1976)

Income

Expenses

August September October November December TOTAL

1,289.98 1,590.35 1,839.43 757.33 1,285.33 6,762.42

1,063.00 1,076.70 2,011.07 1,089.58 1,150.86

.6,391.21

Income for the months of August, September, and October included the money transfered from the checking account and the emergency fund in
Tennessee. Due to inflation the Addlemans emer

gency fund is zero. We ask your prayers that we

may be able to build it up again in case of an emer gency like the flood at Mayaguez.
There were two checks on the income that were

designated for the church in Mayaguez, but we had to run it through the mission fund as it was made
out to Good News Missions.

Balance December 31,1976

$371.21

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GOOD NEWS MISSION

TERRY AND DIANNE ADDLEMAN

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"As cold watofv 10 a ihlrsty sogi c Is GOOD NEWS from a far eouolry'

Terry and Dianne Addleman with Jason, Nathan and Bryan.

Dear Christian Friends, Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus! We apologize for the fact that you have not received your newsletter for some time now. But because of printing costs and the lack of news we've
waited awhile. We have written letters to our

weekly Bible lessons but hearts in Ponce seem extra hard, and slow to melt. We've lost lessons

--some just can't give up the pleasures of this world and some just don't have time for Christ.
But seeds have been planted. At this present writing Terry has nine weekly Bible lessons in the homes of families in Ponce - only one is in English so Terry is learning more Spanish by
the "do or die" methods.

supporting churches and personal supporters so we hope you've been informed about the progress here in Ponce. We still have many

MELANIA

Melania Echevavarria Dejeus was united

month they only received $390 in support. If anyone can help them write to Box 2684, Mayaguez, P.R. 00708.

with Christ in baptism, in Apnl. She's nineteen

and the mother of two children and is living at

her parents home at present. Two other sisters

challenge. But it sure did make an instant Bible

makes teaching a lesson in their home a real

also live at home and together they have ten children running around the house which
Dianne is again teaching in

VISITORS

Spanish and has students from six months to ten years. "The rest of Melania's family have
become real fiiends and seem receptive to the

school class.

jidsit. He got a little fejeToi^ai it's like to live in another culture (lost) and we were encouraged
by his visit. We really needed it at the time. Sometimes it's hard to be patient. He seemed to enjoy himself except for our neighbor's Puerto Rican roosters that crow all night long. (Now they have 25 turkeys too!) He didn't like Prinair either. Prinair is our puddle jumper island shuttle air service. Bob thinks it's a pilot training airlines.

months. In ApriLBoh^^l^^can^foj a week's

April and May were "forwarding agent"

Word of God, so we pray that soon they will follow Melania's example. CHARLES BETETA AND SAM

Charley and Inez and girls have arrived in Mayaguez, from Johnson Bible College, to do a summer internship. Sam Cardona and his

In May, Nej^jPlapp. visited ,us before he

We sent him back to San Juan on

attended a convention in San Juan. We also

enjoyed his visit but aren't sure he's speaking to

us now.

sister Rosaida have also ^ved. They have

been gaining much experience at Mayaguez

P^air. He couldn't come to Puerto Rico and

miss that experience. We really praise the Lord for the work these

and have also beenhelping Terry here in Ponce.

and Inez would have a place to stay until

Margo) moved out of her house, sathatCharley

family. That house has been a real blessing to

One of the older sisters in Mayaguez (Dona

Christian brothers are doing for the Lord and we sure do appreciate their help to us. Terry loved every "late" minute they shared liscussing-scriptures.
ISLAND ACTIVITIES

them. Brother Nelson Hernandez h^ given the

again and be encouraged by their tremendous
Terry preached at the Levittown Church of Christ when they had their Faith Promise Rally, in the spring. The elders also asked him to be their evangelist there in Levittown, P.R. For the time being we'll be remaining in Ponce,
though.

church his second car so Charley will be able to use it when on July 1st they pay the yearly license fee of $60. It's been so good to see them

faith in our Lord. The spiritual maturity ofSam always amazes us also.
MAYAGUEZ

The brothers and sisters in Mayaguez, where we served the Lord previously, nave voted to purchase the house we had rented and have

mo^dhgto Ponce. Their little "Andy" was bom

^In^owmber the^nbipReece-family will be

paid half the down-payment. Six thousand

more dollars has to be paid by October. Please pray about this need. They just had a weeklong evangelistic meeting and we went up for four nights. (They needed a piano player).
Dianne wasn't sure she would remember how to

the same day as Bryan. John and Mary Gidley, who were our coworkers in Mayaguez, are still in language

school (realizing how much they don't know, Mary says). They have adopted a little Costa
Rican baby that was near starvation. He is now eleven months old and weighs only eighteen pounds. June 20 - 24 is the date of the island camp program. It's to be held up in the mountains near us at a Civil Air Patrol camp for ages 13 to 23. We're praying for a spirit-filled retreat. There was a meeting in San Juan of island missionaries, with-Ziden Nutt. who represented

play hut the fingers never forget-just slow down. "They were having a church picnic at the
beach after services today and also a baptism of a family. We praise the Lord for these new
babes in Christ. Jesus and.Juanita Ramirez

Good News ProducfionsT International of

Juan and Romelia Mauricio will carry on in

Mayaguez at least as long as they can. Last

Joplin, Missouri. He told about the i>ossibilities of airing Bible television programs, in Spanish, here in Puerto Rico, via a satellite.

BLACKOUTS AND NO WATER

the stroller on the cement.

I don't like that

It finally rained for two whole days - the first since before December, and Ponce came to life.

Everything turned firom brown to ^een, just

like spring. It was like watching a miracle take place. But two days of rain wasn't enough so our water is still being rationed. For over a month now our water goes off at 7:00 P.M. until 7:00 A.M. and there are lots ofrules about usage in the day. If it doesn't rain again soon they will bring water around and just give everyone so much. Three hour blackouts are becoming regular also. Sounds like the "last days',
doesn't it?

either. Mommy got so excited she dropped the garden hose and it squirted right in the front door and we had another flood in the living room. Mr. Clapp was here then and said he never heard of watering terraza floors. See you
next time.

P.S. FROM THE MILLERS

f together. Prayforthese ninefamilies whoare

so close to making decisions for our Lord. Satan
is hard at work here in Puerto Rico too. Puerto

THANK YOU

Thank you again for all you have done in the past and may we continue to serve our Lord

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We are still having our anxious moments as forwarding agents, but God seems to see that all things are worked out according to His will in the end. We are so thankful to each and everyone of you for your continued support for Terry and Diane. There have been a few new supporters but then some have cut back on their support due to inflation

no doubt and some seem to have let the spiritual

needs slip their minds. It seems as though this world is closing in on all of us and taking up so
much more of our time. When Bob was down to'

Ricans have a backp^ound of superstition,

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visit with Terry and Dianne he said he felt it

would do each Christian Brother and Sister a

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discouraging. Please pray for us-we're praying for you.

Love in Christ, Terry and Dianne Addleman P.S. FROM NATHAN_

increase, if we are patient. But sometimes it's lonely, frustrating, and down-right

black magic, and spiritism, etc. But we've planted and/or watered and God will give the

world of good if they could visit the mission field and our whole outlook on mission work , would be much different. We never really appreciate what we have till we see what others have. to. Jive with, away from .family and friends, a language barrier, lack of Christian fellowship etc. Romans 10:14 & 15 tells us how to help get the
word out: "HOW THEN SHALL THEY CALL UPON HIM IN WHOM THEY HAVE NOT BELIEVED? AND HOW SHALL THEY BE LIEVE WHOM THEY HAVE NOT HEARD? AND HOW SHALL THEY HEAR WITHOUT A PREACHER? AND HOW SHALL THEY PREACH UNLESS THEY ARE SENT? HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGS!"

I like being big brother and baby sitter, when

I'm not too tired or busy. My bug, lizard, and frog collection isn't going so good. Somehow they always die. My fnend Lorna Beteta almost caught me a hampster for my collection.

She even put her hand down his hole, but he

scratched her so she gave up. (You know girls!)
But her mother said it wasn't a hampster anyway - just an old rat.

forei^ field we can all take part by sending

support.
lives.

You see even though we cannot all go on the

P.S. FROM JA^ON

I like being big brother too. I feed baby Bryan cereal, and grass, and rocks firom my very own collection. But he likes Nathan'^ bug collection best. I guess it's more of a challenge when they run. I'll be two whole years old in July.
P.S. FROM BRYAN

again we thank you for our love, prayers, and/

May (jod richly bless each of your

missionaries like Terry and Dianne. Once j

In His Service, Bob and Marty Miller

I get lost of gooey hugs and kisses from my big brothers (YUK). But I'll survive maybe????? Clumsy Jason dumped me out of

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
{January 1, 1977 to June 30, 1977)
Income

January February March

909.81. 913.33. 1,887.33.

977.58 971.58

April May
June

963.33. 910.33.
1,005.83.

1,414.53 1,114.58

1,077.50
1,241.36

TOTAL

6,589.96.

6,797.13
$371.21
164.04

BALANCE December 30,1976 ... BALANCE June 30, 1977

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