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tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt tt tttttttttGree t ings from the DominicanRepublic have had so much work going on

tha t we have wanted to t e l l you about buti t does not a l l f i t into our regularnewsletter We're thinking of expanding thenews le t t e r and e i t h e r send it more of ten o ra la rg er e d it io n . Too much news and notenough space

J .K . JCms TEACHES I I CCKINTHIANSttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttWe were th r i l l ed to have J .K . Joneshere from Ozark Christ ian College to teacha course on I I Cor in th i ans . He i s anoutstanding tesicher. When he came las t yearfor our Youth Conference he taught on theSermon on the Mount and a t the f i r s t breakwe had, a l l of the preachers came up anda sk ed , a lmos t in unison, When can he comeback to teach? We had about 95 leadersthat participated and we're looking forwardto having J.K. back in May of 1994 for aretreat for our leaders and the i r families,Lord wi l l ing . Thanlvs J .K .tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

FAMILY NEWSOur gir ls are growing up so quicklyEmily i s 13 and in the 8th grade. She i s anhonor ro l l student and real ly enjoys a r tand r eading . Laurie is almost IKApril 4)

and i s a lso a good-s tudent and i s th e NNot our street Not much happens herewithout her knowing about i t , usuallywithin 10 minutes o r so They both wil l bestar t ing French classes soon so they wil lbe able to acquire another language. TheirSpanish is excellent and they have acquireda Dominican accent . Suzanne cont inues toteach kinder a t the Santiago Christ ianSchool, where the gir l s go. I t s a K-l^ischool and we re so t hankfu l fo r the Lordproviding such a good school for the gi r l s .We're hoping to be able to take ashor t vacation t h i s summer. We have beenon th e go s i nce l a s t summer and th edemands of the work, along with so manyteams from the U.S., make time away aprec ious commodity

t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t tGREAT PROOIESS IN MEDICAL WORKWe have been blessed in the p as t th re e

months to have Gary and Cindy Klein workingful l - t ime with us in the medical aspect of them in is tr y h e re . Through t h e i r e f fo r t s and th ework o f our Dominican doc to rs they a ret r ea t ing over 1000 pat ients a month on th emed ic al e vang elism t r ip s . This minis try i svery effect ive We've seen over 60 peopleaccep t Chr i s t because o f th e co ntac ts made.Gary and h is team go fo r t h r ee days on eacht r i p , taking Chr i s t i an f i lm s, B ib les andt r ac t s a long wit h the i r medicine . We' re hop ingto expand th e minis t ry to th re e , th ree dayt r i p s a month, at l e a s t . That wi l l mean atl e a s t 10,000 people t rea ted in 1993, alongwi th at l e a s t 10,000 vacc ina t i on s fo r DTPgiven and 10,000 New Testaments d i s t r i bu t ed ,Lord wil l ing . Please pray for t h i s minis t ryt t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t tu t t t t t

FAME TO DCWATE MEDICAL VHUCLEWe wer e thrilled to h a v e D r . Bob Reeve sand Dave But ts here from F ME (Fellowship o f

Assoc i a t e s o f Medica l Evangel i sm)at th e end o fFebruary . They t r ave l led with Gary, mysel f ,and ou r medica l team to Nagua fo r a t h r ee -dayc l i n i c . Over 300 pat i en t s were t r ea ted andhundreds heard the gospel . 12 people acceptedChr i s t whi le we were there and many ha ve dones o s i n c e t h e n . FAME saw t h e need we have f o r af ou r -whee l d r i v e med i c a l v eh i c l e f o r thisminis t ry and have agreed to provide one. Lordwil l ing th i s year I t s a very expensive pieceo f equ ipnen t , $35-40,000- - Wehave a t axexoner a t i on f o r ge t t i ng it i n to th e coun t r yt a x f r ee and it wi l l al low Gary and th emedica l team t o r each any town o r v i l l a g e inth e coun t r y , no ma t t e r how r emote THANKS FAMEFO R YOUR HELPt t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

YOUTH CCMiEEiENCE A HUGE SUCCESSClose to 300 people gathered fo r four daysin Feb . for o u r 3 rd a n n u a l You t h Con f e r e n c e .Chr i s t in Youth, from Jop l in , MO, was onceaga in th e sponsor and what a g r e a t jo b theydid Our young people really impressed the 17Americanos t h a t came with CIY Our youngpeop le a re some o f th e b e s t I v e ev e r seen ,anyvdie re M atu re and con f i d en t i n th e Lo rd ,t h e y r e going t o be dynami te l e a de r s o f th echurch in th e 21 s t cen tu ry , he re andth roughout La t in America Pray fo r t hem


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SU CA^ PROJECT OFF TO CaiEAT START'As many of you know, we have statedraising funds to build a sT:artedtha t ui 11 I j mission centerfor- ^ncj-ucle a home for us, officesvisitors^that ^Your aupp^rf of 1^6 in 1992firent project wil l be afl^SoO in to haveiu,uuo in the fund by September to beeinsta^ T f r ^ to a greatchuroh r^r? c I ^ project for , yourf taaa We've teaihoniM Pteoe of property aikt--Me'teMiliina pi ^ ff machine DCNAim Bf CHRIgr ma FAX ^ Joplin. MO we now haveu ter^ i e t home. TheWe h home (8091580-1930.o rôut^^ translation forfîn t^TY materials and^ 1^ ^ tt muchir+ k consuming Pius it s ao t cheaper than a i . .T m. . t . . . . ^hanks to the church' ^re tbr it^ ^ phone ^îVf ThanJfs CIY'

S^^RVEY TRIP TO CUBA PLANNED SOON* *t VBS PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR THIS SUMMER''RIP TO CUBA PLANNED SOON ''men were here from weiscussed the possibility of sending twopreachers tn p.iKo + ^ twoHi-Jr to Cuba to explore thetil mission workRodriguez and BenitoS-tr T~ sr S'is ve^ int Ss?Tin'?r ^îbbeanU Chri?ti^ Sister. U.S. citizens cannot legally

VBS PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR THIS SUMMERWe have a very good VBS programRe^blio^ summer using the Dominicand v mission project. We inciude aive day slide program, color sheets for eachSeine n^'^' banners, along with recipes forCall or fax me SOON

prog ramFLIsASB FRAY FOR OUR FAITHFUL rrMTMrnAXT

and MENFOR us AS WE LEAD THATSto CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR ALL OFUR NEEDS AND PLANS THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT


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Vi c t o r i e s Con t i n u e t o b e Wo n i n th e Domin i c an Repub l i cS i n c e July of 1991 18 wo rk t e ams f rom the Un i t e d States h a v e

travelled t o l a b o r on 1 3 work p r o j e c t s fo r th e Ch r i s t i a nChu r c h e s /Chu r c h e s o f Christ i n th e Domin i c a n Rep u b l i c . Rick andSuzanne York r e p o r t that t h e team s h av e f i n i s h e d 7 chu r che s and a rep r e s e n t l y work ing on 6 more p r o j e c t s T h e t e ams l i v e wi t h Domin i c anfamilies an d one of the greatest blessings for the t e am membe r s isgetting to know t h e vibrant Christians in this g r ow ing wo rk .

Ne w chu r ch p l a n t i n g and Le ad e r s h i p T r a i n i n g a r e h i gh on t h eYork ' s priorities and 1 9 9 3 has s e en f ou r new chu rche s p la n te d inthe country three in the northern section a n d o n e in the southwest

o f th e r nnn t r y , . A ll were p l a n t e d and a re be i ng l e d b y n a t i o n a lworke r s . T h e mon th l y Le ad e r s h i p T r a i n i n g Institute h as been b l e s s e din 1993 to h a v e J . K . J o n e s visit in J a n u a r y f rom Oz a r k ChristianCo l l e g e , t e a c h i n g on II Co r i n t h i a n s an d Dean H a m m o n d f romG r e e n f o r d , Ohio t e a c h i n g a c o u r s e on C r e a t i v e Tea ch i ng Me thod s .Ave r a g e attendance for the courses h a s b e e n near 9 0 .T h e Lord ha s b le s se d th e med i c a l ou t r e a ch program o f th eChristian c h u r c h e s also u n d e r t h e gu i d a n c e o f Gary and Cindy K l e i n ,a l o n g w it h D r. J e s i l s Pe i i a D u m e and D r . Lu i s Comas . Two 3 - d a ym e d ic al e va ng el i s m trips a r e unde rway e a ch month wi t h a g o a l o f pe r m o n t h hy t in i ml n i Righ t nra? r i n n r tn pa t i e n t s amon th are b e i n g treated a n d / o r vaccinated an d g i v e n med i c i n et - he l l l1 11 lULii La all free o f c h a r g e O n e o f t h e greatest benefitsh a s ni st i r> f -hy i ig t of t h e m c d i c A l w ^ > 4 _ _ w 4 t r h a nave r ag e o f 10 peop l e a c c ep t i ng Ch r i s t a s S av io r d ur in g each tripT h e trips a r e in c o o r d i n a t i o n wi t h e s t a b l i s h e d Ch r i s t i a n Chu r c he sbu t th e p l a n is to a l s o u se th e med i c a l prog rams to he l p start newchurches in 1994

O n e ma j o r go a l is t o b e a b le to s end ou t Domin i c an p r e a c h e r sas missionaries in to the rest of Latin America These dedicatedm en and women can a lmos t au t oma t i c a l l y fit i n to any Span i shs p e a k i n g c o u n t r y . Langu ag e barriers and cultural barriers a r ea lmo s t n o n e x i s t e n t . T h e p r o o f is in th e pudd i ng a s th e s ay ingg o e s and Juancito Rod r i g u e z , a Domin i c a n evangelist sent t o Pan amai n 1 9 8 7 h a s l e d t h e dynamic work and he lp ed p l a n t ov e r 2 0 c h u r c h e si n t h e past 6 y e a r s . Th i r d Wor ld m i ss io n a r ie s a re go i n g t o be t h edifference in Latin Ame r i c a n e v a ng e l i sm in the 2 1 s t century TheCh r i s t i a n Churches in th e Dominican Repub l i c have at least 6f am i l ie s o r c o u p l e s that are willing and r e a d y to go . If you rchurch is interested in this effective a n d much mo r e economicalmeans o f op e n i n g n e w wo rk s i n La t i n Ame r i c a , call o r f a x :

Rick York( 8 0 9 ) 5 8 0 - 1 9 3 0


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RICK AND SUZANNE YORK. MISSiONARIES

DOMINICAN UPDATE This Issue: Exciting news ofcontinued growth of the missionwork of th e Christian Churches inth e Dominican Republic

June 29.1993 / Voiume 21 Number 3Greetings once again frome Dominican Republic God con

inues to bless our family as weHim here. As you can tell, we

re intorducing a new format forr newsletter, one that we hope

i ll be more interesting and easiernd more enjoyable to read. Ourpecial thanks to Scott Pelton andhe Cary , NC Christian Church,or their help in getting a new comuter system on line. It has a lottter desktop publishing capabiliies than my old system and we areeally thankful for it. Scott and hisfe Donna, are friends of oursour work in Puerto Rico many

ears ago and their generosity isappreciatedWe have been on the go just

bout constantly for the past severaland the next couple ofonths look pretty busy. Suzannend the girls finished school on

4th and our first work teamame on the 7th so they didn't havetime to catch their breath but

been a lot of fun and we alreadyave poured a lot of concrete onof our projects.Emily and Laurie did very well

n school this year and are also enlled in a special French class. Therench government has a 4 year, 12vel school here in Sant iago thathe girls started in April. We'reping they'll acquire French withut it being too much like work

MEDICAL EVANGELISM PROGRAMCONTINUES TO IMPACT CHURCHES

number of baptismsthat the preacher, Bro. Frederico Rodriguez haprepared.The program is working sowelbecause o several reasons:1. The pro

gram meets aneed in the community and showth e non-christiacommunity thathe church careabout the people

2.There is aneffect ive followup program thacalls the people torepentence and asks themto make

decision.3. The program is organizedand oriented to the local churchBenevolent programs are good anneeded but what is most importanis winning people to Christ Benevolent programscome and go buth e church remains and if thchurch is strong then the community benefits in a number of w ysGary travels once a month tPuerto Rico to fulfill his duty in thAir National Guard and receiveand organizes all of his medicinethere.

Gary and Cindy Klein continueto do an outstanding job with themedical evangelism program of theChristian Churches here. Gary wasby on June 9th on his way to a clinic in Barrero and reported that in the past6 months they havehad 248 deci sions o rChrist What a blessing for the churchesand such an encouragement for them asthey labor with us tosee the churches

MEDICINES NEEDEDWE HAVE AN URGENT NEED

TOR THE FOLLOWING;AMAPICrU.tNANTI-DIARRHEAI^CHILDREN'S AND ADL'LT VTTAMINSIXfTRfMIN TOPICAL CREAMPRP.-NATAI, VrtainiiisSE.ND TO; GARY KLE INP.O. BOX 37849SAN JUAN, PR 00937-0349

grow

The program is usually a threeday trip to one of the localchurches. The first evening theteam shows th e Jesus movie onVCR and there is usually standingroom only in the church. The second day is dedicated to the medical work. The team givesvaccinations in the morning andsees patients in the afternoon andevening. After the clinic is finished,or even while it continues in th eevening, some of the team membershave a preaching service . The thirdmorning is dedicated to follow upwith visits to the homes o thosethat came to the med ic al c li ni c t heday before. Every church has reported conversions because of theprogram The team is travelling toLa Piha this afternoon to witness a


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months, debt free Please use the enclosed envelopefor your gift. We appreciate your help.LEADERSHIP TRAINING A KEYTO CONTINUED GROWTHWe continue to emphasize that well trainedleaders are the bright hope of the churchhere in theDominican Republic and around Latin America Weare not able to send many of our young men to theStates for training and, I believe, that is probably for

th e best It might sound strange but I think it's true.The temptation for a young man to want to stay inthe States andmake a life for himself is so strongthat it takes a very focused young man to come backhome to work. In addition, if that young man doesnot have support from a Stateside church, when hegets back to his third world home after living in theU.S. for four or five years and discovers that thelocal church can't support him and he's going to haveto find a secular job, for which he has no training, itbecomes a very difficult situation.Our emphasis continues to be on training ourleaders, while they are leading the churches. We'redoing this with our LeadershipTraining Seminars,wbere our church leaders and preachers come fromthroughout the island to Santiagooncea month for8-10 hours of class over a Friday evening andSaturday. They eat and sleep at the Christian Churchand School in Arroyo Hondo. Pastor and Maria dela Cruz are responsible for the preparation of thefood, which is a big help for me. We have beenaveraging about 85 leaders each month This means Iam able to see every preacher fromevery church atleast once a month, saving me a lot of travel time tothe churches that are several hours from Santiago.We're spending about 400 a month for the programbut it's the bestmoney we spend eachmonth We'redoing New Testament studies this year and in 1994will do the L ife of Christ. In 1995 and 1996 we l l doOld Testament studies, Lord willing.Esperanza Church Needs PropertyWe've got a problem with the ChristianChurch in Esperanza but it's the kind ofproblem that

we're happy to see The folks there have been on firefor the Lord and the church continues to grow

monthly to the point that they are having a hardtimfitting inthebuilding they are using now forthechurch One of the families has built a second flooron their homeand are letting the church use thatunttheyget a building built.Wehad Jim and RhondaBowyer from World Mission Builders herein Aprfor a set up triptobuilda church building inEsperanza inNovember, Lordwilling. Asof today,however, we don t have property to bui ld a churconThere is an excellent lot for sale, just down the streefrom where the church meets now for sale for just 3500 It is in a middle-classpart of townandagrowing community. We really need your help orthis project Please let us know if your churchcould help with this important projectCUBA TRIP A GR T SUCCESSBenito Martinez and Juancito Rodrigueztravelled to Cuba for a survey trip sponsored byFAMEto explore the possibilitiesof opening a workthere. They werewell receivedby the Cuban peoplethat they met, including many Christians. The metwith several governmentofficials and learned that ifthe church was involved in benevolent programs forthe people then they could be recognized by thegovernment and meet freely as a congregation. We'r

hopingthat FAMEwill have the funding to sendoneor two couples there to get the work off the ground.We have offered some of our workers here that arewilling and eager to go. Please be praying for thisproject The team reported that there are manyshortages for the Cuban people ofmany of the basicnecessities of life, coffee, meat, tooth paste, etc.They were approachedby many doctors who statedthat despite having a very good health system inplace, medicineswere very scarcebecauseof theembargo and the disintegration of the Soviet Union,who had propped up the government for somanyyears.

4 New Churches Started in 1993The Lord continues to use H is faithfulworkers here to see new congregations started.Gregorio Grasesqui is the preacher in San Luis Moca

and has started two new churches in the Moca area,in Quebrada la Llagua and Los Ginginbres. William


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Decena started a new Haitian church on the southcoast in the village of El Cuchillo and FredericoRodriguez got a new church started near his home inthe province of Santiago Rodriguez. We'rehopingtoget anotherchurch startedthis fall in Santiago withAristedes Pimentel. We ll probably be targeting theareaof El Ingenio, which is a hugebarriowith veryfew evangelical churches established. Your faithfulsupport of this work makes these new churchespossibleSHOES SHOES SHOES

Please do not call me the Imelda Marcos oftheDominicanRepublic The Broadway ChristianChurch in Mattoon, IL, one of our supportingchurches,just sent us almost 1000 pairs of shoes tobe given away in th e churches here Shoes areexpensive here, often times costing 30-40%ofsomeone's monthly earnings so these shoes are reallya blessing. They will be distributed to the preachersfor distribution in the churches. Thanks BroadwayWe really appreciate their thoughtfulness and thanksto Ken and Jan Rutledge, Youth Ministers (andour forwarding agents) who helped organize theprojectLincoln Christian College Sends

Team o f StudentsApril 1st found us at the airport in PuertoPlata welcoming a team of 10 students from Lincoln

Christian College. The team came and worked on thechurch building at Las Guaranas, about an hour and ahalf from Santiago. They poured the floorandputthe roofon. The team also raised funds to buy a pieceofproperty for the new church at Quebrada LaLLagua. Each student raised his or her own funds forthe trip and the construction funds came from thechapel offerings at the college. We appreciateLincoln's help andwe're looking forward to their return next year. Lordwilling. Catching Our Breath

The past two and a halfyears seem like awhirlwind of activity, and they have been With somany teams coming and so many church activitiesand construction projects going on, Suzanne and 1say we go from panic to panic Having 16-20

visitors to look after and organizeinto work teamstranslating sermons and translating for the workteams that th e concrete needs to be a little wetter ordryer-the Lord has given us the right personalitiestdo this type of work We arejust so thankful for thway that the Lord is using us here. We really feel thwe are in the right spot at the right time and we'reexpecting even greater things to happen for theKingdom in the next few years. Please continue topray for usImportant AddressesTo write to us please use this address;Rick and Suzanne YorkC/OLynx Air DR-STOBox 6Ft. Lauderdale FL 33340For packages:Rick a n d Su za n ne YorkC/0 Lynx Air DR-STO1995 West Commercial Blvd.Ft. Lauderdale FL 33309Our Forward Agents Address(Ken Rutledge)York Dominican MissionP .O . B ox 1264 attoonIL 6 9 A (Phori^ig^g235 4009^Our Phone and Fax number (809) 580-1930Thanks for your continued support. We hope thyou have enjoyed thi s new format. In our nextissue we'll be having some photos of the work alsincluded. We pray that the Lord will continue touse you for the advancement of His Kingdom


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DOMINICAN UPDATEThis Issue: Exdttng news ofcontinued growth of the missionwork of the Christian Churcties Inth e Dominican Republic

November 30,1993/ Volume 21 Number 4Su Casa Project Ready

To Begin ConstructionGreetings once again from theDominican Republic The Lord hascontinued to bless our ministry and weVeespecially excited to let you know aboutthe progress of our Su Ca.sa project,which will include a home for our familyand otTices for the growing work, plusrooni for 3ur many visitors We were ableto pay of the price for our building lot inSeptember and willpay the remainder inJanuary, Lord willing. We have received atotal of almost $13,000 from supportingchurches and friends and family towardthe construction costs.

We hope to raise another $7000 bythe 1st of January. If you have not beenable to help with this project, please do sonow We are hoping and praying to beginconstruction in January. We are confidentthat the Lord will continue to provide forthis special need. The plans have are beingdrawn up right now and we are reallyexcited about getting started. Please usethe enclosed envelope for your gift for theSu Casa project.The M i rac le Chu rch o fFgppranya Isi Rnilt IIn ou r last newsletter we told you aboutthe church in Esperanza needing land tobuild on. Land was purchased lasthnonthand on Nov. t s t a t eam f rom WorldMission Builders, led by Ed Thomas andJim Bowyer, flew in and by the time theyleft on the 12th, they had finished thechurch building The people in Esperanza,Christians and Non-Christians, are callingit t he Mi rac le Church The footerswere in when the team came and theystarted laying block and building thewooden trusses and worked very, veryhard, along with a team of volunteers fromthe Esperanza church and neighboringchurches. The buitding is 30 ft X 54 ftand can seat over 300(Dominican style ).

We had the dedication service on Nov. 9thand had well over 300 in attendance and8 BAPTISMS The breth ren inEsperanzaare just thrilledwith their newchurch. THANKS TO WORLDMISSION BUILDERS We've alreadyput ourwordin for anotherteam in 1995Lord willing.New Building Finished inLas Guaranas

The construction of the new ChristianChurch building in Las Guaranas, aboutone hour from where we live, took a littlelonger than the church in Esperanza. Wetore down the old building in January andthrough the help of two work teams overthe past several months got the jobfinished. We will have th e dedicationceremony on Nov 21st, Lord willing withthe participation of a number of churchesfrom this part of the country.The folks atLas Guaranas have worked long and hardand prayed constantly for this newbuildingand it will be a real blessingforthem and the community

Wor k T e am s Co n tin u eTo Bless O u r Miss ion

Since our last newsletter we have had^ flvrwortrTeHmsTrora th e U;S. and thejr -continue to be a blessing for our familyand for the work in general. Each one is

different but ail have come looking toshare with the Dominican people andhoping to do someconstructive work forthe Kingdom.Wehad a team ofYouthMinisters here the last of October and theybeganworking on a parsonagefor SantosCiciUo Pefla, one of the preachers in theSanto Domingo church. Santos* home nowis invery poor condition and onlyabout 10ft from a main highway and in a verydangerous place. The Lake -LandChristian Church in Mundelein, IL ishoping to finish the projectwhen theycomeon Dec. 28tb, Lord willing Praisethe Lord for their help


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Family Gamp DrawsOve r 45 Fo r WeekendThere was no mistaking the joy andenthusiasm when we gathered inLa Vega

for our annual Family Camp over theweekend of September 17th. People camefrom all over the island, many travelingfor as long as 9 hours, each way, to join insome of the best fellowship this side ofHeaven With our traditional Bible Bowlcompetition. Talent contest, softballtournament and great preaching services,Family Camp is something that no one.wants to miss. The only comparableactivity is our Youth Conference comingup in Jan. 1994. We closed this year'scamp with 10 baptisms A great way toendMed ica l Wo rk Con t i nue sTo Bless Churches

Gary and Cindy Klein continue to do anoutstanding iob in leading the medicaloutreach part of the mission work. Theyhave been constantly busy, along witht he i r Dominican team o f doc to r s andhelpers, out in the churches for 3-daymedical evangelism trips. Because of theevangelistic nature of the trips they areseeing an average of 34 people, per trip,express an interest in knowing Christ astheir Savior. Several are baptized duringmost clinics and the rest are taught by thelocal preacher about the plan of salvation.Several churches and groups are nowsending medicines to Gary via his addressin Puerto Rico:

Gary KleinP.O. Box 37849San Juan, Puerto Rico 00937-0349

Please continue to pray for this valuablepart of th e work here.Projects Still UnfinishedWe still have five projects underway

that are in need of financial help to finishTbey are as follows:

1. Parsonage in Arroyo Hondo, Santiago,which needs plastering, windows anddoors, electrical and plumbing instai ed.Estimated cost- S3500 U.S.2. Basketbail/voUeyball court at theChristian School in Arroyo Hondo. Wehave poured of the court and the twobasketball goals. We need to finish theconcrete work and paint the lines.Estimated cost- 1300 U.S.3. Church in San Francisco de Macoris .We need to finish the floor, lighting, doorsand paint. Estimated cost for this building,which will seat at least 250- 2500 U.S.4. Parsonage for Negro T6mas, one ofourpreachers. Needs floor, Roof, andplastering. Estimated cost 2000.5. Parsonage for Santos Cicilio Pefla inSanto Domingo. This is the least advancedof the five projects, with roof, floor,windows and doors, electrical andplumbing work yet to do. Estimated cost 4500 U.S.These projects are going to be finishedbefore we start any new projects, of whichwe have many waiting. Please considerhelpingwith oneof these projects.Puerto Plata BaptismsIt was a great moment for the church onSunday afternoon, Sept. 12. Two vans

were loaded wi th church members fromth e churches in Puerto Plata and imbe rt aswe drove down some dusty roads andwalked for about a mile and a half tobaptize 10 believers into Christ It'salways a thrill for us to go and share in thechurch's joy as the preachers andmembers see t he f ru i t o f their labors. Inthe past few months we have seen a recordnumber of baptisms, as many as 18 inMao, for which we praise the Lord. Again,al l of the evangelistic work is done bv ourDominican co-workers They are doing atremendous job and we are proud to beable work with them and hdp preparethem for even greater victories in theLord. To Him be the Glory


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Th r e e N ew Churche sStar ted In Las t Fou r

MonthsNew church growth continues as we

have helped in the beginning of three newchurches in the past four months. FreddyRodriguez, one ofour most faithfulworkers in La PiAa had just started a newchurch near his home church about 8months ago and then has started anothernew work in Los Almacigos, about 10kilometers from La Piha.

iSregorio Grasesqui has started a newchurch in San Pedro de Macoris, thecradle ofmost of the great Dominicanbaseball players This is the third largestcHy on the islandand in the southeast partof the country. It*s an area we have notreach yet sowere excited about using thischurch as a base to r each into th e wholeeastern part of the country.Gary Klein and Digno Espacio have

started a new work in Los Canoas, in thecentral- part of the country. Our family Istraveling down there tomorrow for ourf irst service with th e new church. Please bepraying for our Dominican co-workers asthey humbly labor for the Kingdom.AdoptA Dominican

Preache r A Grea tI nve s tmen t fo r th e Lord

One the^eafest investments My U.S.church can make is to adopt one of ourDominican preachers and become his living-link church. We now have 9preachers that receive support fromchurches in t he S ta te s a nd i t is a realblessing for both sides. For $250-300 amonth your church can have a full timeworker on the field, that is ready and ableto evangelizehis own people. One ofmyresponsibilities as missionary is to serve asa liaison between th e churches and t heDominican preachers they support. I makesure that reports are translated and sent

and correspondence from the U.S. istranslated and delivered. We're activelysearching for more churches to supportsome of our workers . These men and theirfamilies are doing a tremendous job for theLord and are certainly worthy ofyourchurch's support. Please contact me ifyou're interested.New Support Needed

With the continued growth of the workhere our budget has become very strained-to put it mildly We have seen 7 newworks started this year, along with workon at least 8 church construction projects.We are seriously in need of at least $1000more support per month. That sounds litea lot of money but if iust 10 churcheswould s ta r t o r increase $100 per month.our goal would be reached.We're looking at such a busy schedulefor the next 18 months that a furlough toth e U.S looks out of reach so we'reappealing to the churches that support usnow or who perhaps have thought aboutit, to look at this work. We're convincedthat there is not a more cost-effective workin Latin America., Please give us a call at(809) 580-1930 if your church or churchgroup is interested in knowing more. We'llgladly provide you with a list of peoplethat have been here and can give you anaccurate evaluation o f the mission workLeadership Training

Gontinues tcrShapeLeadersWe've had some great classes for our

church leaders the past few months. TimWallingford from the Shively ChristianChurch in Louisville was here in Augustand taught on II Timothy and the type ofleaders our men needed to be DavidSepulveda from the Swiss Cove ChristianChurch was here in September and taughton the Parables o fChr is t Bud Yoder wasjust here from Cogan Station, PA and dida great job teaching about discipleship


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FamUy NewsSuzanne, Emily, Laurie and 1 continue toreallyenjoy our work and lifehere in theDominican Republic. As many of youknow, this is a thirdworld countrj'which means that the infrastructure of thecountry isvery weak. The lights go offoften, but have improved a great deal fromwhen we first came. In September of 1991we only had electricity about 4 hours aday. The water goes offon occasion andsometimes we may have to go a day or twowith no running water but it's amazinghow easily you adapt to the smallinconveniences.

We can get most anything that we needas fa r as food and household items areconcerned. We do have our work teamsbring some things down that we can't getand if your church would like a list, let usknow

Emily and Laurie continue to do verywell in school, both on the honor role andalso studying French after school twice aweek. Emily is now wanting to learn todrive f really am looking forward to herlearning so she can help in a couple ofyears with the work teams Emily andLaurie both traveled and worked with ourteams this summer and help a great deal intranslating.Suzanne continues to teach at theSantiago Christian School. She teachesKinder a day and just moved into hernew classroom in the new EarlyElementary building. She enjoys teachingand does an excellent job.We've all been blessed with excellent

health and enough energy to keep a verybusy schedule We're all looking forwardto the holidays. We're having an island-wide missionary gathering forThanksgiving,which is not celebrated bythe Dominicans.We're having turkey andall the trimmings so Tm cutting back nowto be able eat my fair share We realty dohaVe some great fellowshipwith the otherAmerican missionaries.

Truck und Sta r tedOne of our most urgent needs is for agood used pick-up truck. We needone to

haul construction materials and people fora variety ofprojects and events. We'vereceived about S2500 toward our goal of 5000, with which we can make a downpayment on a truck. We've set up anaccount here so if you would like tocontribute please send any funds directlyhere. We're hoping to get a truck byChristmas, Lord willingHappy Holiday

Weenjoy the Christmas seasonhereeven thoughit ismuch different than in theU.S. Roast pork or roast goat are thetraditional Christmas Eve dinners. Most ofthe gift giving isnot until Jan. 6th,which isThree Kings Day, the day that traditionsaysthe three WiseMencame to visit theChrist child.We'd love to hear from you so pleasetake time to send a card or letter. We feelblessed to have been led to work here andknow that we are doing the Lord's will.We're lookingforward to a longandfruitful ministry here as we seek to have200 churches here in the next 10 yearsYour prayers and support will make thatpossible. God Bless you all and wepraythat youwill continue to seek Hiswill inyour life in 1994Important AddressesFor correspondence:Rick and Suzanne YorkC/0 Lynx Air-DR-STOP.O. Box 5600Ft, Lauderdale, FL 33J40For packages:C/O Lynx Air DR-STO1995W. Commercial Blvd. Suite AFt. Lauderdale, FL 33309Forward agents (allfunds go here)Ken RutledgeYork Dominican MissionBox 1264 Mattoon, IL 61938Our Homephone& fax 809)580-1930

York Rick Suzanne 1993 Dom.rep.

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