Charles Phipps Italian Christian Mission Mission to Mexico P O ox 717 <> OPLIN MO 4802-0717 Nz/ovo ///y ff At Home — 00 W orth Ave. Neosho O 4850 telephone 417/451-2742 e-mail <[email protected]> FORWARD/NG AGENT — AY DOWNEN telephone 417/782-0814 oe-mail [email protected]MISSION SERVICES P 0 BOX 13111 KNOXVL IN 37920-0111 II II I1 I n early January I had what appeared t o b e a small accident with my azda pickup. I drove into a sign post. I was glad I w a s wearing my eat belt. To epair the pickup took a week. A s soon as i t was epaired, with Nita I left for Mexico on trip that had been put ff for half a week while repairs were being made. thought had suffered n o serious damage myself. X-rays re vealed no broken bones, and no reason to not make the trip. During the trip I had increas ing difficulty walking. This w a s due t o pain i n my ower back. When we ot back from Mex ico, my irst need was to see my doctor. He rescribed a course of physical therapy, which 1 f o l lowed. When his failed to solve my roblem, sought hiropractic help, and am now making prog ress. The hiropractor sent me o a neurological surgeon for a s e c ond opinion. His advice was that surgery was not ndicated. March 1999 It s ob vious that full recov- Charles Phipps ery i s not going to happen overnight — Tuuttiae^ long duration. I m pleased with the treatment I ve un dergone until now, n d with the progress being made. However, the inter nal condition of he lum bar area of my ower back i s such that quick return t o normal ctivities i s appar ently impossible. I feel strongly that the ongoing work i n Mexico i n which v e been nvolved should not be delayed or interfered with on account of my resent inability t o participate. Therefore, n order to free Nita Reardon t o carry o n her worthy work without n terruption, I m resigning as asso ciate missionary with her. My ersonal support or her work i n Mexico in prayer a n d material offerings will continue, of ourse. I d o not wish that my separation be construed a s a n y thing but h e most ractical means of acilitating the work i n view of he circumstances. I am ot iving u p on being my ord s missionary — ot n Italy, not n Mexico, not wher ever I am o t wherever the Lord may ead me, ot now, and t h e Lord enabling) not ver. The Mazda pickup w a s bought o r doing the Lord s work i n Mexico. t has erved that p u r pose admirably. However, Nita needs more passenger space than the Mazda s extended cab pro vides. So he Mazda ill be sold and price used toward a 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport 7-passenger van she has purchased for her work n Mexico. Love i n Jesus, a s together we serve Him
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