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I would like to commend him to you and seek your prayers and generous support for him - Neville Pink, evangelist in London, England. Funds for his support should be sent to his forwarding agent: Gordon Wells, England for Christ, P.O. Box 906, Platte City, Missouri, USA 64079. Inquires and information and other correspondence should be directed to Neville at his home address: 2 Walsingham Rd., Clapham, London N .5 England.

THE MARXIST LABOUR PARTY IS BORN

Copied from London Daily Mail, Monday, January 26, 1981

LABOUR'S disastrous Wembley conference will serve a purpose

if it openstheeyes of the British public to thesheerdegradation, the^^

Neville Pink is an important iinit in the chain of workers holding to gether the work in London, l-lere he is pictured teaching Homiletics
at the South London Bible Institute.

almost unbelievable rottenness, with which the Party conducts its

business.
This is a deeplycorrupt assembly,'said the delegatefrom Abingdon.to howls of rage from the overwhelmingly Left Wing gathering. This is the
final remaining rotten borough'.

NEVILLE PINK
Neville is a vital part of the work In London. The Ciapham church is largely carried forward through his leadership with the able assistance of several others including Neville Shaw (who, incidently, provides much of the dynamic for all of us in London). Brother Neville Pink was raised a Roman Catholic inKingston, Jamaica. He was led to Christ at the York Street church, baptized by Brother Hepburn, an elder there, and nutured under the work of Donald Fream, Woodrow Phillips, and Grayson Ensign. He later attended Jamaica Bible Seminary, graduating Valedictorian of his class. He helped in many of the Jamaican churches during his school years including the Pennwood Road church which he was instrumental in establishing with Grayson Ensign.
During his ministry at Pennwood Road several were won to

At the heart of the corruption lies the gangrenous system which allows union bosses, literally, to buy as many votes as they please. The union block vote,' said John Morris, MP, 'depends on how much money you can put on the table'. That was why, he said, theelectroal college system was essentially 'fraudulent*.
Jeers and Abuse
We were told how NUPE, to increase its constitutional muscle, simply

plonked down the cash and added 100,000Labour Party votes to its tally. The Transport Workers bought an extra quarter of a million votes. These two unions, thus reinforced, played decisive roles in the decision taken on
Saturday,

Christ who later became effective leaders, including Vincent Graham whose name has been linked with many victories in the Carribean. Delroy Brown, who has had a varied ministryincluding
being a missionary to Korea, was also won to Christ at Pennwood Road during Nev's ministry. After graduation, Neville moved to London, about 19 years ago. He sought work with the London Transport and associated himself with the Wightmon church of Christ, which later became Harringay United church in what appeared to be an "ecumenical" union but has been shown to be a victory for the New Testament
position.

Hence the overwhelming majority of the so-called five million four hundred andfifty-iwo thousand votes which gave the Left its victory are not real people at all they are simplyfigures in a cash
register.

As Frank Chappie told the conference - to jeers and shouts of abuse - the
total of votes bought by some unions is greater than their actual member ship.
Even some of the union leaders are ashamed of the block vote system. 'It's true the block vote is sinister,' said Sid Weighell of the Railwaymen, 'I know because I've got one in my hand.' Pleading for the simple democra cy of one man one vote. Terry Duffy of the Engineers begged the conference to trust 'the ordinary lads and lasses'.

Snarling Fanatic
Nothing doing! The fascist Left militants who have now get the upper hand do not like ordinary voters who prefer to live normal lives and are interested in other things beside politics. *1 don't want passive democracy,' snarled one constituency fanatic, 'I want active, involved democracy.' This remark got the biggest cheer of the whole conference - a cheer for what the militants call 'the democracy of the committed', also known in the one party states of Africa and Asia, as 'guided democracy,' and behind the
Iron Curtain as 'democratic centralism.'

As a deacon in the Harringay church he also served other churches within30 or 40 milesfrom London beingin great demand
as a preacher articulate in New Testament principles. He is par

ticularly loved at Tunbridge Wells and still helps to fill the pulpit
there on occasion.

Nev is a Bible exegete of exceptional ability. I have heard his material on the letter to the Romans delivered ina challenging way both to new and mature Christians at the same time with a high
degree of interest maintained in the Bible lessons.

When the Balham church grew out of the first effort made by Fred Millerin 1977, Brother Pink was invited by the new church to be their first fulKtime minister. He accepted the challenge and after a few months fulfilling his obligations to the Harringay church took
on the responsibilities full time at Balham.

5n this extremist madhouse, the new leader Michael Foot looked like a

lost soul. He sat on the platform, jerking and twisting his body, aimlessly drumming his right fist.

At least 30 have been baptized since he began his ministry there. He had led the church as they moved into larger meeting
rooms in the Anglican church building in Ciapham Common. (Neville Shaw had graciously given the church free use of his office buildingfor over two years.) With the encouragement ofthe Balham church and others who saw his potential, Nevilleresigned his post with the London Transport to givehis time to the ministry.

When the conference contemptuously rejected his advice, his response to defeat vva5 not tike Hugh Gaitskell. tofight but 'twitch, twitch and twitch again.' He is too old, too outmoded, too feeble and irresolute, mouthing wellmeaning platitudes and uplift, like Ramsay Macdonald in his pathetic last phase. The star of the show was not Foot but Clive Jenkins, the block vote manipulator-in-chief, oozing plump charm from every pore, oiling his way among the delegates, doing a fix here, a trade there. It was Jenkins who

engineered the mechanics of the left's victor>'. He is the new Labour Party
personified. There were other significant figures too. Arthur Scargill, the Yorkshire Marxist, a brutal grin of triumph on his urchin's face. Mick McGahey the Communist, found a place of honour in a confer ence to which many lifetime Labour stalwarts were refused admittance,
And of course the watchful, silent men from the Iron Curtain embassies,

With my encouragement he spent several months visiting U.S. churches with a view to raising support for his vital ministry. Support has been very slow coming in for him. His work is im
portant. It would be a loss for our work in general ifhe had to leave the ministry to seek employment and thereby cut down his time of
service for Christ.

trying hard to conceal their rapture at the day's events.

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OUR FIGHT WITH MATERIALISM

Politics in England, if you are paying attention to the world scene, are volatile. The split in the Labor party seems with us al ready as it is coming apart day by day. Moderates in the party are leaving because of a left wing take-over. The take-over includes centralization of decision making and marks an end to democratic
or representative control.

Marxist materialism has been fostered by totalitarianism. The Trotskite wing of the party has gained control and many here think that the resulting fragmentation of the party will diminish its power because of the split. Not so however, since the new centrist party forming is drawing many of the MPs now aligned with the Conser vative party away from them. There are actually more of the Con servatives moving to the new center than are coming from the Labor split. This brings the inevitable day closer. A Labor victory in the next election is not out of the question. Marxi'sfs in power in any country are set to limit political and religious freedom. It will be no victory for the church if the Marxists take control, even
for a short while.

Peter Sutjaibun - Thai Missionary for churches of Christ on his visit

to London. Shipping of Biblesto Burmaand Thailand was expedited.

Peter Sutjaibun has invited Fred to teach his material on Genesis at

the Bible Institute in Chang Mai. There is some possibility this may
happen if reduced air fares are stiil In effect next year.

Dear Victor,

The left puts out propaganda to the contrary stating that there
is real freedom of conscience in Marxist countries. However the

propagandists betray themselves by going too far. In a Soviet polemic showing how freedom-loving they are (the book is written by an Angelican sympathizer) after some very convincing sections
there is one on the fact that Jesus was a materialist!

Thank you for your column praising me and my family and putting forward the need to keep us in Europe. It is much appreciated even though I can't hope to live up to the image of "the great man of God" that you have drawn. In any further descriptions, a little more humanity for me, please. There are some impressions that could be left which might reflect on others engaged in vital evangelism in Eng
land. I must correct them or I will be embarrassed. One

Marxists are expansionists, they are not trustworthy, and they do not love Christ nor the church. Your prayers for all of western Europe need to go deeper than "God bless all the missionaries on the foreign field." Get involved in a deeper prayer life and assault the gates of heaven concerning the incongruity of Atheism winning the battle in the seat of Christendom. Join with us in prayer for
revival in our time.

impression that might be left is that the work of the churches of Christ in England is in any way dependent upon me per sonally for its continuity.

INTERNS FOR 1981

Interns who have applied and been accepted for next summer are. Chris and Carol Wynn, Bradendon, Florida; Teri Harmon and Ronalyn Poe, Sparks, Nevada; Tori Deluchia, Rutland, Vermont; Becky Schneider, Hastings, Nebraska; Tim Moore, Ottumwa, Iowa; Tracy Heaton, Drain, Oregon; Karen Snell, Star City, Indiana; Laura Nogle, Pasco, Washington. Others are talking about coming but only these have officially been accepted at this
time.

I am indeed the only American missionary of our people in London but not the only worker for churches of Christ here and certainly only a small influence in England as a
whole.
There are more effective works for the church which

should be named as the ones revitalizing churches of Christ in England. There is a new school at Selly Oaks with a num ber of young people studying for the ministry under the
leadership of Bob Wetzel and others. They are very effec tive. Team ministries centered in Coventry with at least a dozen sacrificing young people spread around the Midlands are effective far beyond our meager efforts. Among men serving local churches are some especially "invaluable" as Roger Edrington. Several British evangelists are important
to the work in the Midlands and the North. Martin Robinson

is a key man without whom much would be lost. Sam Bur ton, Pete Bowan, Kurt Nordheilm, Penny Creasy, Janet Baines, Tony Calvert are only a few of the people who give and have given much in the way of sacrifice to evangelize. None of them are dependent on the work we are doing. The Lord and others know I am not a key man.

Fred Miller Family and Andrew Hewitt Family during an evening of friendship. Andrew works for London City Mission. The Hewitts have been very helpful to the Millers and were among the first people to befriend them in the U. K. Marilyn is daughter of missionaries-grew
up in Peru.

God is using us and we are thankful to Him for using us as part of what is being done in England through His children who are restoring New Testament Christianity. Some few people have been saved through our efforts and we thank Him for the privilege of being a useful servant. And thank you for overestimating our value.
Fred Miller

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SKETCHES OF FOUR SUMMER INTERNS

Charles Green

B Midwest rnScho lofEvan

SW 16. England: Phone (national) 01-769-4563 (international) 441-769-4563

Karen Snell, student at

Helping in aciministering

gelism, Ottumwa, Iowa will be making her second visit to London. She was a part

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i the summer program from

I June through the middle of
~ August will be Charles

of the group two years ago who helped in the starting

of the Streatham church

Green. It will be our privi: lege to have Charles helping

us. I have known brother

and the VBS programs in

the Balham church. We will be glad to have Karen back.

Greenaslongaslhavebeen a Christian. I met him at my baptism! He attended the event and made some providential statements which,

Others coming this summer, who have not been mentioned as yet, include Lynn Richardson, LaGrande, OR; Gwen Conaway, Hastings, NE; Linda McDaniel, Oberlin, KS; Grace Drake (coming to cook), Kim-

unfortunately, I have not been able to live up to. But

the positive nature of his interest in us then has never

been forgotten and has always been appreciated.

Charles is a retired scientist who spent many years at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. His children and Charlotte (as a child) were chums in Bible camp in Eastern Pennsylvania. Always deeply committed to the New Testament church, he became a home mis sionary after his retirement from Bell. More recently he has located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles will be helping me in the administration of the summer pro
gram.

ball, NE; Jennifer Green, Rutland, VT; Stanley Rutledge, Lincoln, NE; Doug Gibson, Higginsville, MO; Kenneth Miller (my son), Joplin, MO; Karen Sluyter,
Sand Point, ID.

SUMMER PROGRAM EXTENDED

There has been so much interest in interning in London this summer that we felt it would be best to extend the program rather than turn away young people eager to work for the Lord. Thus a second session has evolved. The Lord does not let us go on with
out good reason as more invitations from churches have been ex tended to us to help than we could have taken care of. Thus we will

t David Alen Phelps,

Jr. is one of four students

need the 10 to 12 people livingand working from our home for the
three months this summer.

The Lord has opened the following doors of service:

at Ball State U. in Muncie, Indiana who will aim at mak

STREATHAM
Center for house-to-house calling and evening VBS for young
people in the area. Night VBS since school will not be out in June when we begin. Literature distribution willextend out from Streat ham into what we hope will be 50,000 homes.

ing an impact for Christ this

summer in London. David is

a part of the Christian Stu

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dent

Foundation

led by

pus of Ball State. The other students who are coming from Muncie make a good

CLAPHAM
We will have two weeks of VBS and extensive callingand bus ing of young people from S. London to the church in Clapham Common. Our assistance is beingdirected by the Clapham church
under the direction of Neville Pink and Neville Shaw. There will

impression as far as talents go. With young people like

these we should leave an impression for Christ in England.

also be a three-day preaching rallyfrom May30 to August 2 at the

Clapham church building.

STRETFORD-MANCHESTER
Wanda Toon a re-

peater, too. Wanda is a stu-

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dent at Ozark Bible College

and is coming to be a part of

Help will be extended to the Stretford church which is led by Alan Ashurst (whose ministry with Muslims has been having good success). It is our privilege to be led by Alan in the work there for a week and expedite his important work. Converting Muslims is the
"front lines."

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Wanda made a deep impres-

main program this year.

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several are

COVENTRY
Rick Blazek, minister, is planning an evangelistic thrust this summer and has asked us to supply some of the needed leg-power.

^ looking for her return. She has a very good way with
people. I heard that she intends to get married when she returns to the USA. Lucky fellow!

It is a joyfor us to look forward to beinginvolvedand helpina small way. Rick will lead us in literature distribution, and witnessing
opportunities.

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BUCKIE PORT, KNOCKIE,

for afew days will be followed by afull week of VBS and teaching
house-to-house. We will be assisting Sam Burton, minister. Sam will also be helping us on the Clapham preaching rally this summer. Some of my readers will know Sam through his wife Alathea, daughter of Vickie Hintz (deceased), missionary toJamaica. Her
mother (Vickie) was sisterto June Blanshan whose husband Bob

WHERE ARE THE BLOKES!

This might be the cry each and every day. We have many con
tacts with women who are trying to makea life forthemselves and

SCOTLAND An initial calling and literature distribution campaign in June

their children but few with men. It is exasperating. It is not that I don't like women. Quite the contrary. But Iamcommitted tothe way of Jesus and Iam convinced that men must be called in ques tion in this generation. The general condition isthat men are gut

has taken up the mantle in Jamaica. We are all related some way,

aren't we?

less when it comes tothe responsibilities of marriage and respon sible parenthood. That doesn't mean there are no decent men but it does mean that Iam convinced that irresponsible men in England are endemic! Where are the men? They are not taking of the
women they married. They are not taking care of the children

LANDSTUHL, GERMANY
TheChristian Church inLandstuhl hadinvited us to help in an evangelistic program including VBS and home calling. Diane Miller, missionary from Sisters, Oregon, iscoordinating ourwork
there.

they sired. The problem is not to be blamed on the changing status of women. That is too easy anout. Itis more easily seen when you study that the men have taken flight of their duties and adopted the easy way out. Blaming the dominant woman syndrome is a
copout. Let'sadmititthat isjust plain gutlessnessinthe menofthis

THESE THREE MONTHS ofactivities are seed-sowing, evan gelistic ventures. It is now up to us to pray the Lord of the Harvest for the laborers, and for the Harvest. Your part is to pray! Don't

generation. I think that it is time for men to accepttheir responsi

bilities, to prepare themselves, and to take care of the responsi bilities they start with. Stop taking advantage of women and letting
them raise families while you continue playing games. Itistime to
be men! Isn't it?

let us down. "He that goes forth with weeping, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again bringing his sheaves with him."
"He that sows, sows in hope."

At right Celia Miller, age 12, is a teacher In the Sunday School in Streatham. Charlotte Miller, with Diane Blow and Cella, are Bibie
School teachers at Streatham.

Marlow Lomas, standing, piays the part of Jesus In the story of the
LIttie Children being brought to Jesus.

CHARLOTTE IN FLORIDA
Charlotte Miller is planning a visit to Florida where she will visit churches and speak concerning the news for evangelism in Europe. She will also visit her uncle in Pompano Beach. Her itinerary will take her to churches in Panama City, Windemere, Pompano Beach, Clermont, and Titusville. She will also visit friends in churches in Orlando and Lakeland. She is expected to leave April 3 and return about April 23.

50,000 MAGAZINES
Most of you readingthis havealreadyseen the magazines that
we are distributing in London this summer. We have received good comments.

Randall Smith, who incidentally baptized me in 1949 and who

married Charlotte and I in 1953, sent a note with a contribution. He said: Tell Fred the magazine says it all." We have had other respondants saying their copies were given to new converts be

cause there was so much good material in the copy they received.

VISITORS COMING
Expected in the near future at Streatham is a visit from Don

Two or threepeople hadalready sent about$150 to help before

we had mailed the magazine. The following have sent in contri

and Joan Leach, who are both teaching in the Bible center at Selly
Oak Colleges. Don and Joan are teachers in Manhattan Christian

butions in the envelopes madefor that purpose: PaulShaw, AZ; Church ofChrist, MN; GeneKopperman, OR; TomCaulley, OR;
Lea Rouse, MO; WalterSharp, lA; Carol Gillette, AZ; Wm Gossett, IL; B. A. Allen, MO; H.N. Solliday, lA; Bader Church, IL;
Randall Smith, MS; Elizabeth Miller, NJ.
These offerings for the magazine amount to $899. The cost of

College in Kansas and are spending one year here in England. Also expected soon is Dana Campbell, West Concord, MN,
who will be spending several weeks in London and Scotland. We

hope to see Brit,a German girl, a friend ofthe family whowill spend a portion of her holiday with us. Coming in May will be Kenneth Beckman, Boise, ID, who will hold a meeting at the Streatham church and deal mainly with archeology and the Bible,

the 50,000 magazines will comenearer$4,000 when theyare finally in hand. Thus we have $3,000 to raise yet and the printer is relucent to ship them without his payment. Itisimperative that they
be here. Please help us get them here on time.

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LANDSTUHL, GERMANY
The day after the Brixton riots. Fred Jr. and Fred Sr. survey the
area. Burned out shop In the background.

Our team effort has taken to Germany for VBS in the church in Landstuhl. Daily door-to-door calling made new contacts for

RIOTS IN LONDON
Yes, we are in the riot zones in London. Yes, you do need to pray for the safety of the family and our Christian workers. We have a National Front (Neo-Nazi) meeting place a few hundred yards from our door. Mass gathering of youths who throw stones

the church. 88 young people were taught dailyin VBSand a large number of parents were introduced to the church when they at tended the closing program on Sunday night. Many of the Chris tians were encouraged and expressed appreciation for the pro gram and that it could be done again. We hope so, too.

through shop windows close by with increasing frequency. Fre quent marches have caused shop keepers to board up windows. Since the outbreak of widespread violence it is the rule all over London. Nightly vanloads of police are moved into our neighbor hood and kept at the ready to contain violence ifit breaks out. The South Hall riots were stirred up by the Nazi element. Socialists helped to stir up the Brixton riots and Marxists were generally in volved in all the other discord in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Preston, Leicester, Wood Green, Balham, Streatham, and Bitmingham. All are places where we are pressing the battle for Jesus or have done some work in the past. A concert was cancelled by the government in Clapham common because of the threat of a riot. We hold VBS next week in Clapham common.

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interns and cartons containing 50,000 magazines to be distributed 48 of 80 cartons have been placed. Van In background has been in use for three full years. At right,intern Tom Sterk. Passing out litera
ture does have some hazards!

SUMMER PROGRAM

IN FULL SWING
Many English and European churches are being helped this
summer by the team. Already literally thousands have had some seed of the Kingdom sowed in their lives in Scotland with the

PROGRESS IN LITERATURE
DISTRIBUTION
35,000 copies of a magazine describing the New Testament

Buckle church and in Coventry under the leadership of Rick Blazek and Sam Burton. 5,000 specifically planned invitations were passed out in Coventry and door-to-door calling uncovered
many who wish to study the Scriptures in their homes. In Streat ham a Bible school was held with the highest number of children

church have been distributed in cities in England, Scotland and Germany. Bible correspondence courses are coming inand so are
enquiries by phone and mail. At least five new contacts have actually attended services in the church at Streatham as a result. $1,200 remain to be paid for the literature.

ever fromthe neighborhood. Newpeopleare attendingthe church in Streatham (amongwhomis Jean Carpenter, whosedecision to be a New Testament Christian is in the balance). Joyce Mason, Philip Brady, Paul and Sheila Reynolds are attending. At this time, an advance team is in Redditch preparing for the
main group when we arrive in a few days. We will have a half hour program each day in a public school with 400 children who will

BILL DOTY IN SERIOUS CONDITION

BillDoty, our forwarding agent, has had a serious heart attack and is in intensive care at the time of this writing. Prayer for his re covery is requested. Bill has a crown laid up for him in heaven and we do not begrudge him the journey (either later or now) but he is a needed helper in the work of God. He would leave a great void in the Rutland, Vermont, church and our work is expedited by him. We therefore ask that you join with us in prayer for his re
covery.

hear the gospel in song and with special puppet presentations put on by Gene Rutter, minister from Ridgeway, PA, who is helping
us. Your prayers are in order for the Redditch church. More on
them next time.

NEVILLE PINK

KEEPS THE BATTLE GOING

There have been three baptisms recently in the Clapham church. Oneoftheconvertsislong-time church-goer PatsyEstick. We pray the Lord's blessing on all those who have recently be
come part of the body of Christ. Especially do we look for Patsy
to become a leader in the church.

Nalda Merril is substituting for us as forwarding agent during Bill's illness. Please give a little time for your receipts to arrive. Each and every gift is receipted and if it is not, please inform us that you have not received a receipt and thank you note for your gift. Please remember the mission. Before Bill was hospitalized he informed us that income was down considerably during the last two months. We leave it to the churches and the Lord as to whether we are where we ought to be. Your support is needed to keep us here. We look at it as

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though we are on the front lines of the major battle of our time the struggle between atheistic marxism and the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you haven't given recently, we urge you to help us to make up several deficits in literature, salary and building payments, and transportation of young people to the work.

UNEXPECTED OR EXPECTED?
Judy Jones is a b-^autifu! person who applied as a prospective intern for this summer. Judy's home church is a Methodist church near her home where the people are all devoted to serving the Lord but there is a limited amount of diligent learning of what the Bible message means. When I received the application I was hope ful that Judy could help us and that we might also help her. When I met her personally last spring I became convinced that the Lord would use us to bless each other. Judy has been a great asset to our work this summer. We are happy to report that Judy ha^ obey ed her Lord by being immersed in Christian baptism for the re mission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit! I had the privilege of immersing her into Christ in Bermondsy, London.

BRAINWASHING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Bible study circles

The recent stepped-up campaign against a modest peligious revival in Czechoslovakia should be seen against this background. The number of intellectuals who hold philosophy seminars will always remain small and their influence on people limited. But the recent growth in unofficial Bible study circles and the number of secretly-ordained priests can have unforeseen consequences. It could make ordinary people refuse a life based on lies.
Summer VBS in Streatham. Some of these youth have been taught
for three years.

VBS MATERIALS AVAILABLE

Mission lessons featuring London Mission with a lesson and a large picture for each day are available.Ifyou wouldliketo feature London Missionin your VBS, writeto us directlyin London. Don't forget to use foreign airmail postage or your letter will take 2 months. Allow six to nine days for your letter to be delivered to us
and the same for a reply.

Since the beginning of March, Slovak papers have, almost daily, contained extensive coverage on the problem of dealing with religion. At the Prague Party Congress, the Slovak Party leader Vasil Bilak pressed on delegates 'the utmost urgency of atheistic education'. Over the last year, the pupils of most of the Slovak secondary schools had to attend compulsory lectures and
courses in atheism. Failure to attend the lectures meant that the

pupils would receive bad marks. The ideology and method of persuasion during these courses was far less subtle than is persuasionduringthese courses wasfarlesssubtlethan isnormal lythe case. It wasepitomized bya motto displayed at a high school
in Trencin where an atheist group had been formed: There willnever be prosperity until the last remaining priest is struck doivn with the last remaining stone from the the last re
maining church.

NEEDED
1,000 partners in prayer. Send your name to receive a prayer
reminder.

House searches and interrogations have been a familiar fea ture in the life of Slovak Catholics, but the deployment of young

100 people to be come members of our Hoyal Family". 50 people who will act as "Partners in the Kingdom".
10 churches who will help us press the battle.

secret agents to sit readingreligious literatureopenlyon trains so that they could find their way into clandestine Christian groups is somethingof a novelty. It shows that the state authoritieshave
realized where the real threat to the ideological state lies. *Based on a report from the Keston News Service.

STRATEGY FOR EVANGEUSM

1. PENETRATION of the whole world! "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). 2. MOBILIZATION of the whole church! *... now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known.. (Eph. 3:10 NIV).

1. Will you as a Tamily" member, commit yourselfto helpingwith

$25 sent four times per year? - ($100 per year)?

2. Will you, as a "Partner", commit $25 per month for the work
in Europe? - ($300 per year)?

3. Will your church fill the gap of several who have discontinued
sending $50 per month?

4. Willyou be one of 1,000people needed to keep this work before the Lord with prayer for victory over spiritual forces? Please
inform us of the decision.

3. UTILIZATION of every legitimate means! "I am made allthings to all men, that I might by all means save some" (1 Cor. 9:22).
"Victor Knowles

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DECEMBER 1977

Accompanied by James A. Lane and son George, I held a meeting in Balham where things were again made ready for us by Neville Shaw who had two ready to baptize. The church was strengthened and the numbers growing. Visits to Wigan were made in the company of Alan Ashurst and
to other churches in the midlands.

FEBRUARY 1978

Resignationfrom the administrative position of the church and school at Rutland, Vermont, was announced and the impendingmove scheduled for September for the Miller family. A three-fold ministry was outlined.

Fred with three of Reddltch Church of Christ leaders: Tony, Colin and Peter. Cooperation greatly strengthened the church's witness.

OUTLINE OF MILLER MISSION

TO ENGLAND
MARCH 1976

Visit to England first getting acquainted with churches in Kentishtown, Brighton, Fulham and Coventry and becoming aware of the special pro blems of churches of Christ in England including the "old path" and the impending (then) merger with the United Reformed Church (URC). De
veloped an understanding of the direction of American missionaries work ing with English churches and the reasons for new and different approach
es.

Judy Jones, already a believer when she arrived In England, com pleted her obedience to Christ in Christian baptism.

SUMMER 1976

Spoke intheUSA at churches andgatherings with a view to recruiting

a team for a campaign for Christ in England in the summer of 1977.

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Two team members sharing Christ with school children at Reddltch.
SPRING AND SUMMER 1978

Teachers looking on while team speaks of Christ. Headmaster then

recommended that all attend the V.B.S. Over 90 did so!

Traveled over 20,000 miles to raise funds for the work. Neville Shaw and Neville Pink spoke at the 20th year anniversary rally in Vermont. In August final preparations were made selling house and stuff accumulated during 21-year ministry in New England. Several camps and rallies were
also attended.

DECEMBER 1976

SEPTEMBER 13,1978

Made further acquaintance with churches at Tunbridge Wells and

Manchester. Met Neville Rnk and Neville Shaw for the first time and Alan

Six Millers arrive in London! Neville Shaw made it possible for the
family to survive for the first three months. Without Neville we could not

Ashurst, with whom we planned further work to strengthen and establish churches in the following summer.

have remained nor made the break into English structures. Before the end
of 1978, 12 more people would be baptized info Christ in the Balham church with whom we were committed to work for the first year.

JULY - AUGUST 1977

Campaigned with 11 Christians recruited to work in England. Five

baptisms resulted and several restorations to faithfulness as well as the

JUNE 1979-

strengthening of the church inStretford and the establishingofthe Balham

church with eight charter members. The team also ministered in Ilford,

Moved from a rented house in Wallington to 8 Rutford Road. Just in

time to welcome 13 interns from various backgrounds. The church in

Brighton, Brixton and East Ham. A close friendship was developed with the Edwards family of Hornsey.

Streatham was started by this group. {During this time we also withdrew from Oxford where we had driven every Sunday afternoon between ser vices to hold a meeting.)

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Some of the 400 young people who heard the Gospel team witness daily in the local school In Reddltch. Fred with Gospel team who worked In Germany, England and Scot*
FALL AND WINTER OF 1979
land.

Several weeks of preaching with Ben Alexander, Lee Turner, Bob Blanshan. Paulina Chan, Priscilla Nicomedes, Derek Blow, Rosina Mar shall and Diane Blow were added to the church during this period.

THE FUTURE: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

SUMMER 1980

More of the same is planned for more than one year. We look for a tentative furlough in late 1982 and early 1983 ifcertain needs can be met.

An internship which due to increasing popularity drew a fine group of people who worked in Streatham, Clapham, Manchester and Liverpool distributing 33,000 gospel invitations. Debbie Carlson was baptized as a

1. More support needs to be raised ifwe are to stay here. We stillhave a high level of dropouts due to the economic squeeze and other factors
that we can't control.

result. Others are still being taught who were contacted during the cam
paign.
FALL 1980

2. We need a family to join us. 3. A young person to intern with us for a full year. 4. Recruitment of youth workers for next summer.

Six men take leadership classes in homiletics and Genesis.

5. A family committed to be here while we are gone. We leaveit to you who support us as to whether thisplan isreasonable. 1have been wanting to get my children away from the Marxist influence in Europe for over a year-and-a-half and have not been able to do so.
RETURN TO VERMONT \

TEMPORARY!

-* The furlough will be spent in Rutland, Vermont, where the invitation . has been given to return p>ermanently to re-establish the training center (whose demise we would be glad to explain to any who want further in formation). This invitation is being considered for the furlough period from

, October 1982 tillMay 1983 when we will return to England. If the Lord's people want us to continue this work we will do so. It is through their pray erful support that we remain. We could not remain more than a few months ifthe mission income diminishes. We are presently operating on more than a $40,000 annual budget. Our salary is a mere $14,000 of that amount. If
the incomc continues to fall as it has for two months now (without new in

comc to take its place) then we must readjust our situation here. We are doing the work and we must pay the expenses. We believe that the influ ence against Secularism, Atheism, Marxism, (Humanism at it's source) is Fred with Lynn Richardson who "clowns around" but attracted hun
dreds of children to Bible schools.

' most important. Thatis why we are here andought to stay here. Butwe
depend on you.

SPRING 1981

The time spent in furlough at Rutland is planned to help the church there and to speak to our supportsacross the country.We do not planto'
abandon the work in England,We feel that there are at least 10more years ofour service needed in the planting work we are doing. Wewantto thank those who continue to support us, 'come what may". Continue in prayer with us that the next ycar-and-a-half will see great changes here and our

Muchseed sowing through the springculminating witha meetingheld by Kenneth Beckman ofBoise, Idaho, who stayed to welcome and speak
to the arriving interns for the summer of 1981.

SUMMER 1981

Internship campaign accomplishes more than we thought possible. Newpeopleattendingchurch and campaigns heldinRedditch,Streatham, Buckie, Landstuhl (Germany), Clapham, Coventry. A preaching rally which drew people from a wider area and 50,000informativegospel maga zines distributed to as many homes with responses fromeach days work.
Follow up is planned.

furlough will be able to comeoff on time. Praythat the "furlough" will be a blessing to the church in Rutland. The Christians there are among the greatestand deserve the handwewantto extendduring the furlough per iod. Ifanyone asks you, pleaseinform them, that the Miller's are not leav ing London to return to the USA (unlessGod closes the door). In some way that depends on you. Your prayers and support are needed, Interning in London Mission in the Summer of 1982 is already being planned.Churches have alreadyextended invitations for us to return with
a team of young people. Ifyou are a young person wishingto intern here next summer, send for an application and information.

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CHRISTIAN WORKERS FRATERNAL

This has been a good weekend beginning with the Christian worker's fraternal meeting in Wigston Magna. Charlotte and Fred

both attended. We enjoyed the fellowship and caught up on the

news of others serving in England. But we were saddened to hear that Rick and Joy Blazek are leaving the work in Coventry to re turn to the U.S.A. We will miss them. Rick reports however that there have been two baptisms which resulted from the works done

by the summer interns from the LondonMission inCoventry this

summer. One was a young lady and one was a Hindu man who has

actually accepted Christ! Rick says that other people contacted are also studying and he expects more results from the work. We
praise the Lord for being able to share in Rick's work.

A recent October Sunday morning service In Stretham. Visiting missionary William Rees of Hong Kong brought the message.
SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday services were a great boost to all who attended. No

New Christian in Fellowship at

Streatham, Jean Carpenter.

Bill Rees, Veteran Missionary

from iHong Kong, visited and preached at Streatham recently. Bill baptized Paulina Chen sev

record was set but the attendance was extremely encouraging. Twenty-five (25) (mostly adults) attended the morning service andfour (4) people were intheevening service who were not pre sent in the A.M. This made a total of 29different people in the services this Lord's day. We are very thankful and encouraged
from this token of growth.

eral years ago in Hong Kong.

Paulina is a member of the
Streatham Church.

Paulina Chan who had been working recently wasableto be

with us with Alfa her son. Melba and Wm. Rees were in both ser

A SATURDAY BAPTISM
Saturday, October 10, was a happy occasion as Mrs. Joyce Mason was baptized into Christ. The day started for Fred with an early departure to Heathrow Airport where he collected the Wm. Rees family from Hong Kong, vetern missionaries with 43 years of service behind them in Africa and Asia. We were privileged to have him at the baptism to give fitting remarks at the baptism. Fifteen (15) people came to share the joy of the occasion. Ron Mason, Joyce's husband was among the observers of the ancient rite of Christian baptism performed according to the pattern outlined
in the New Testament -- an immersion in water for the remission of

vices and brought messages and a report of the work done by them through the years as well as their work inHong Kong. The
reports would have to be described as a beautiful blessing to us
all.

Attending for the first time were Margie Hall hersonJolyn andhermum, Elizabeth Dawson. They stayed after much urging for the greater part of the afternoon and their presence wasact ually the highlight of the day. Wehave known "Margie" for some time. She was baptised into Christ in the Church in Oskaloosa,
Iowa several years ago and we met her there before we movedto England. She is now recently returned to England which her son
Jolyn likes very much.

sins by the authority of Jesus Christ. We are very thankful for Joyce's decision as it has made us all feel more confident and aware of the joy of the Lord. We welcome her into the family of God and to a deeper life in fellowship with those "of like precious
faith".

During the day there was much appreciation for Mrs. Daw-

sons observations and no-nonsence evaluations, soberly given.

We wish they all lived closer so as to have them more often.How

ever, South Gate, near Barnet, is not more than onehour away via underground so perhaps we will seethem with some regularity, at least we hope so. We are glad they came and so was Jolyn.

Fred and Charolette with Margie Hall, member of the Church of Christ in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She recently returned to her native England - standing with son, Jolyn, and mother, Elizabeth Dawson,

Fred and Charlotte with Ron and Joyce Mason after Joyce's Baptism

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SUMMER OUTREACH 1981 REDDITCH CHURCH OF CHRIST

"Besides the indignity of England being beaten by the U.S.A. at table-tennis, though scoring a clear victory at badminton and in the early morning runs around the lake, what did we achieve?
In raw terms:

prize both the content and the presentations you made Fred, in your teaching sermons. Iappreciate your readiness and eagerness to sit down with a learner and help them to 'rightly divide' the Word." Charles Green, Cincinnati, Ohio.
"1am praying for you. I am thinking of you often and my experi ences with you. I am recruiting interns!" Stan Rutledge, Nebraska Thanks for letting me share and enjoy part of the summer with each of you (Miller family) I learned a lot and Iam very grateful for the moments and love shared with each of you." Beth Benning,
Indiana

3500 pieces of literature distributed.

About 500 houses called on.

A daily witness in the First School.

50-90 children each afternoon at the Bible School. In real terms:

Greatest emphasis and effort was put into work with chil dren through direct involvement with the First School and the afternoon Bible School. The two clearly went hand-in-hand. The former has helped give publicity and acceptance to the church and Sunday School whilst the latter allowed the natural development to continue away from the school of the links made and of the work started. Both we feel were very successful, and the quality of the work done by the children, their singing, classes, and of course the puppets, were good. We feel we now have a great opening in the school which should be developed. The Sunday School has increased in num bers to about twenty regular attenders.

"I want to tell you how much I appreciate your hospitality and the opportunity to work with you and the group of interns while I was there in England. Hopefully our congregation will be able to help a little more . . ." Gene Rutter, Penna

COVENTRY MINISTER WRITES

Dear Fred,

September 10, 1981

I am pleased to tell you that your work and the work of your interns with us in Coventry is already beginning to bear fruit. Firstly, there were two requests for Bible Correspondence
Courses from the literature we distributed. That seems a little

The literature distributed has directly led to two single adults and a family coming regularly to church. The size of the team was appropriate in light of the work amongst the children -any less interns would have severly strained
activities.

Much blessing we believe was received by the interns with us in our homes and by us as hosts. It was an edifying experience which meant a genuine link was created with the church and led to good fellowship being experienced. Contact is still being main
tained with some of the interns.

small, but both have completed the course. One of these, a man, formerly a Hindu, was baptized on the 28th of September. This represents a tremenduous change and a simple faith. I remember him saying on my first visit to him, "I just can't relate to monkey gods. But this Jesus was a truly good man." A few weeks later we rejoiced to hear him pronounce the good confession. The second response was from a 16-year-old who had been in a great deal of trouble for glue snifflng. Her hunger for salvation is encouraging. Her father refuses to allow her to be baptized, but she remains faithful. She consumes whatever study material Igive her and has already won one of her friends to Christ.

We are thankful for the foundation that the mission helped us lay and for the encouragement to move on in building God's
church."

From Thursday and Friday's calling we have had Mr. Clancey, a really hard Irishman, confess faith in Christ. We are teachinga fewothers from this initial calling effort. Pray with us that God will
touch their lives.

Signed on behalf of the Church of Christ in Redditch,

A. C. Randall C. T. Marriot P. G. Gibson

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Your efforts encouraged the leaders of the church here to commit hours of work towards a Harvest Crusade (evangelistic meeting). We worked hard and saw our three nights of special services entitled "Harvest of Our Lives" reach increasing num bers. There were eight canfessions of faith on Monday, and the building was wall-to-wall people. We still have a lot of follow-up work to do. But I wanted you and your co-workers to join us in praising God for these precious lives snatched from Satan's grip.
Rick Blazek

Minister of Church of Christ in Coventry

SUMMER ECHOES
"Looking back over the summer I recall lots of work: many good acquaintances made; a chance to see your sacrificialwork; a whole gamut of worthwhile and varied new experiences for this elderly man. I am very gratefulfor the 'home away from home'... I

Fred and Charlotte Fred is a very lucky man, isn't he? Yes he Is. Signed Fred.

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