SOUTH EAST ASU EVANGELIZING MISSIONSontii East Am OmstiaBi Savices

Missionaries:AnHfrvtn

Paul and Chris Fuller^'Max and Rosabel HavenJerry and Pam HeadenDaniel and Beverley KalninLaVeme and Lois Morse

Paul and Elaine Parrish

Peter and Ruth StujaibunGeo^e and Jeannie Than WinDouglas and Geri UmbanhowarTim Viner

Louis Hall (and Patsy), TravellingEvangelistRussell Hall (and Glenda), Field Representative

2700 Glenway AvenueCincinnati, Ohio 45204April 27, 1977

Mission Treasura'ssJames and Doris FloreyBox 581

Mokena, Illinois 60448

Board of Directors:Box 581

Mokena, Illinois 60448

Dear Christian Friends and Fellow-supporters of the Fullers in Thailand:

I want to share with you some thrilling news atout Paul and Cris Fuller andtheir family in Thailand. During these past years in Thailand, they have becomefluent in the Thai language, so that they are certified by the Government of Thailand to teach! They, together with the others of the Team of the South East AsiaMission, have launched the Chiangmai Bible Institute. Key Asian Christian leadershave already arrived even from other countries for training in Chiangmai BibleInstitute in Thailand. Recently Paul reported that the teachers and students inC.B.I, speak TWENTY-FIVE LANGUAGES! What a tremendous opportunity for us to teachthese Asian students WHAT TO TEACH—the Word of God—so that they can spread thatin 25 languages!

Paul and Cris and their family are needing to return to the U.S.A. for theirfurlough. They are to leave Thailand this summer. After furlough, in 1978, theyplan to return to Thailand. However, they urgently need TRAVEL FUNDS—at least$4,000. Can you help out in this? Can you send $500, $200, $100 or $50 for theirtravel? Their forwarding agent is Ruth Davenport, 717 21st Street West, Bradenton,Florida 33505. Checks should be made out to "South East Asia Mission—Paul FullerFund." They urgently need travel funds before the end of May, so that they canbuy their tickets in time.

In addition, Paul and Cris and their family will need to have additionalliving-link support as they prepare to return to Thailand. Paul is serving as theAcademic Dean of Chiangmai Bible Institute, and is very vital for the Lord's work.He is to take further studies in America on furlough. Also, Paul and Cris will beavailable to speak at churches, rallies, conventions, and Bible colleges for thefurthering of the Gospel in Aisa. They will want to recruit new missionaries, too.Can you invite them to speak? Would you please join us in daily prayer-support forthem? Would you participate with us In their financial support for their vitalwork of soul-winning and training Asian Christian leaders in Asia?

l^urs together for the Gospel in Asia,

R. LaVerne Morse

AH contribution are tax-deductible for Internal Revenue Service purposes.

!?ear Christian Crethren,Creetin^G from Chiengnai. Thailand. .Ve want to bring you a

SDeclal greeting from Chiengmai- Bible Institute by way of tb.isj.e bter to let you 'enow that we hope to be br ingins?: vpu •treetin'^sin Tierson very, very soon. " "

again, Gris and I tlsank you from the. very bottom of our heartsfor Gituocrt you have given us over the past tv/o years. Je tha'-'b.you ^cr holding up our hands. There were many tines we would notenov; h^v to moat a dire need, but v/hen the mail arrived, t^iere wouldce a cuech. never let us down. 'Je appreciate this andh',r<n: for this more than we can express in words.

_ ..0W| we iva/e ^ special need, above and beyond our living andice liixh each month. This need is our travel fund of apnrox-

/e are )P,000 in debt for travel over here and needi.o ret<ir.i|^. '/e plan to leave Chien.grnai the last of Mav. Cris,

^nn.r!, Cfisty and iv.elis&a will go to the'States. I will spend a

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^ V 1 i, , . ' 'V*- iinc mine lor a i^ontri or two. Je ho'oe^^^olumbxa Jniversity in September this year, inuring the yearve i._ e in t:i^ otatss, it is our sincere desire to visit in your

you and talk with you. Truly this is your work,• "'^'-^y^tle Institi^e, whic:", ?/ou ve helped to build v/i.th vour pra'-'ersanrt finances. Je want to tell you more about it, and our plans to.eturn to vniengrnai. in the fall of ippB. Je all work together for God

^oacerninfc tnis special need for travel funds, over a.nd abovetrie, regular suppojrt, let .me hasten to say, that manv of vou have^-iven and are uving sacrificially. Thank you so laucli. 'ihis letterma;v, rpwever, reach some who have not been able or have not been in-vo../en up T.0 inis^Jime. Jov/, .cnowinv our special need, you may desireto nelo. io do iUs work, we must have much help. Therefore, we ai^eJ.aymy chis need for tra/el funds upon your hearts. If it is im-pobsiLle for you <o share financially, please share oraverfully.

travel funds need is over and above our regular needs,ynile .in ColuiTilia to improve our ability to serve, we will need all'-•rtc- re ul^ support as it has seen. • Ctherv/ise we cannot completeour trammy. ' '

Je thank you, v/e love you, v/e pray for you. Je are verv anxious to see you th.is year.

Our love and prayers continually,T::e Fullers-

Paul, Cris, l-avld, Cristy, c Xelissan...I c'ecks should be made payable to:

Couth Cast asia Christian hiission and mailed to our forv7arc3.invi.ei i I.'

Rut r) Oa / en p0r t717 .?.l Ctreet JestBradenton, PL 33505

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1, too also thank you from the bottom of my heart for f-eBupoor l. v/hxck you ha/e si-/en to Paul anri Cris. I'm sure most'of vou.:d..e ae/er ^nov/n how jnuoh i'aul receives each month. Thev receive"

per .TOnth livin- lint. As you can see, this won''t To

gh Ptaxes. i pray that eac'.i of you will conti.Tue.yoUi. jaLC;iful supPort wnen *Gne.y return.In his service,Ruth DaV enpor tF' orwai"d ing" Agen t

NEWS FROM SOUTH EAST ASIAy-un^. iq-ii

We have received much news recently fromLaVeme Morse about some of the workers over

in Chiangmai, Much has been happening tothem, so we thought this was a good time tolet you know about it.

Many things have been happening tgand Cris Fuller. Paul and Cris have adopted•Cwo-^TtiCf""babies - twin girls. The girlswere bom on October 15, 1976. Though Pauland Cris had talked for many months aboutadopting a Thai child, the situation aroserather abruptly in November. They were toldthat there were twin girls who were available for adopting. Paul and Cris quicklymade a decision not to seperate the girlsand to adopt them both if possible. Tripsto the village and to various governmentoffices followed, and on December 7, Praneeand Pranom became officially Cristine Marieand Melissa Ann Fuller.

Also, during these past years in Thailand,they have become fluent in the Thai languageso that they are certified by the Governmentof Thailand to teach! They, together withthe others of the team of the South East

Asia Mission, have launched the ChiangmaiBible Institute. Paul is serving as theAcademic Dean of the Bible Institute, and isvery vital for the Lord's work. Cris andthe children are in the states now, and Paulis studying in Germany until August.

Another famil^oare^^'- "in Thailand now isPaul and Elaine' Parrish. They left theStates on /"February 2nd, and arrived inBangkok on February 8th. When they arrivedin Chiangmai they were greeted by all themission team. On March 3 Paul and Elaine

began language study at the Union LanguageSchool in Bangkok. The first class sessionwas truly a frustrating experience. Hearingthe different sounds of the Central Thai

language was not unusual because we hadheard them sopken before. But, how impossible it seemed for us to produce thesame sounds!

NEEDSPrayer Is the key element in mission

work. Please pray for the needs below.Many churches (about 20) are involved

In monthly support of the Fullers' work,the largest for about $100 per month.Approximately $600 per- month totalliving and service link was received In1976. This regular support is vital, andneeds to be increased up to the amountsbelow.

In addition, there are many small andlarge Items which are needed on the fieldIn Thailand.

WILL YOU TAKE THESE NEEDS SERI

OUSLY, AS YOU MAY BB ABLE ANDLED TO DO SO?

LIVING-LINK SUPPORT.$700/month, used for ail personal expenses,including insurance; rent, food, clothes, medical, etc.

SERVICE-LINK SUPPORT$500/month, used for the Asian Christians:books, scholarships, evangelistic trips, etc.

$35 per month supports one student totally at CBI. We are hoping to include ten ofthese from the $500.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.$200 for a gong-circle; $75 for a xylophone;$15 for hand cymbals.

TAPE RECORDERS.$100 per reel-to-reel. $15 per cassette. Musicand language study.

CLOTHING.Used jackets, coats, scarves, gloves, etc. (Onlyslender sizes for Asians, please. Ha!)

TYPEWRITER.$700 for one IBM dual Thai-English. This willbe used for literature.

TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEM.$700 for SONY M-IOIB, BM25A, MA40,BP31B, AC31B. This will be used for writingletters and literature.

CAN YOU FILL ONE NEED ABOVE?

Checks should be made payable to"South East Asia Evangelizing Mission -Paul Fuller" and sent to:

RUTH DAVENPORT, Forwarding Agent717 21st Street West

Bradenton, Florida 33505

(Ail contributionsare considered tax-deductibleby IRS)

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"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly asyou teach and counsel one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritualsongs with gratitude In your hearts to God."

-Col. 3:16 NIV

A WORD ABOUT MUSIC

What kind of hymn? American? Thai? Is theAmerican music Christian and, the Thai musicpagan? What church music is best in South EastAsia? The plain fact is that these questions aretoo.seldom asked. Usually, Christians assumethat their music is best, and they convey thisthought clearly to new converts. The converts,wishing only to please God, can tell from a shrug,a frown, or a wince what pleases the missionary.They take his music.

The Fullers' own answering of these questions,from the discipline of ethnomuslcology, is quitedifferent. They believe that just as God can use a"pagan" word for His deepest truths, or "pagan"dress, or food, or customs, so He can use "pagan"music. IF THESE THINGS ARE NEUTRAL,or IF THEIR MEANING CAN CHANGE,then they can be used in church. In 99 out of100 cases this can be done. So after investigatinga music culture, Paul usually urges that It be usedin the church. Thus he looks forward tochurches, TV's, and radios In Asia filled withAsian Christian music, and he works toward thisend, together with many Asians.

A Thai musicensemble pJ6yi>^ Christian music.

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9^1 Fullerj& FamilyMlSSimAR1ES--T<)' THAILAND

DAVID

CRISTY MISSY

Paul Fuller and family have returnedon furlough In the summer of 1977from 2 1/3 years of missionary work inSouth East Asia, and they plan to return to Thailand In the summer of

1978. Paul is a preacher and an ethno-musicologist, while Cris teaches musicand languages, and has experience as aguidance counselor. While servingchurches In Ohio, Kentucky, and NewYork, Paul completed the B.A. in Bible(CBS, 1967), M.M. in piano (Universityof Cincinnati, 1971), and residencework for the M.Ph. and Ph.D. (Columbia University, N.Y.).

While in Thailand the Fullers served

In many ways, including teaching,counseling, planning, administration,amateur radio operation, music research, refugee work, house parentage,etc. The main work was Bible teaching.Paul and Cris believe the SEAEM work

in Southeast Asia is Biblically sound,strategically wise, evangellstically productive, and very exciting. They areeager to return to this work.

SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1975-1977

1. A large part in the launching ofChiangmal Bible Institute, 1975.Academic Dean of the Institute,.1975-77.

.2> Refugee relief and planning.

3. Training of Asian Christian leaders inCBI. Students taught by the Fullersspeak a total of 25 Asian languages.

4. Research and teaching in Thai musics.

5. Housing of students and leaders.

6. Teaching in other Asian cities.

GOALS NEXT TERM

(Beginning Summer of 1978}

1. Continued teaching InChiangmal, and

2. A witness In the capital city of Bangkok, Including primary evangelismand other teaching.

3: Furiher development of printing andradio ministries.

Paul Fullerteaching at Chiangmal Bible Institute

THAHiLMD

PHIUtPPfNES

NOONESIA

Note the strategic location of Chiangmal.-•Sr:.--:

Students and teachers at Cfii. Paul and Cris helped to design andbuild this building,together with the whole SEAEM team.

SOUTH EAST ASIA - A STRATEGIC FIELDThe "hump" area of South East Asia - where

northern Thailand and Burma, northeastern India,and southwestern China join the HimalayanMountains - is crucial to the spreading of theGospel to millions of people who are presently receptive to the claims of Christ. The tribal peopletravel relatively freely across these frontiers.Reaching these people tor Christ will ultimatelyresult in the Gospel's spread to China as well as

Thailand, Burma, and India. Good stewardshipwill result from applying much manpower as wellas material support while the field is receptive.The task of Chiangmal Bible Institute, one "arm"of SEAEM, Is to train preachers and leaders effectively to evangelize and to develop matureChristians among these tribal people, as well asamong the Thai people.

Chiangmal Bible Institute also supplies teachersfor seminars in other locations, such as Rangoon,

Burma, and Shillong, India, when requested bythe churches in these places.

Presently, over 20 languages are representedamong the students of CBI. An exciting phase ofthe work at CBI will be to Include translation of

the Bible and class notes in these languages asclass assignments so that the Bible and Christianliterature will become available in these other

languages. In addition, an important part of thestudents' learning at CBI is to put into practicewhat has been studied by teaching the material topeople in the villages, reinforcing their ownknowledge as well as conveying It to others."Learning by doing" is an important ground-rulefor study at Chiangmal Bible Institute.

Today the students are -mvolved in makingradio programsfor 5EAEM's broadcasts.' In thefuture, the Fullers hope to expand this programming with more use of Asian music anddrama and greater outreach to the Thai Buddhists.

tHAN.AMD

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SOUTH EAST ASIA EVANGELIZING MISSIONSouth East Asia Christian Services

Missionaries:Kathken AndersonPaul and Chris FullerMax and Rosabel HavenJerry and Pam HeadenDaniel and Beverley KalninLaVeme and Lois Morse

Paul and Elaine Pairish

Peter and Ruth Stuja3>unGeorge and Jeannie Than WinDouglas and Geri UmbanhowarTim Viner

Louis Hall (and Patsy), Travelling EvangehARussell Hall (and Gleoda), Field Representative

2700 Glenway AvenueCincinnati, Ohio 45204September 1, 1977

Mission TreasurerssJames and Doris FloreyBox 581

Mokena, Illinois 60448

^^ardofDirectors:/Box 581

/ Mokena, Illinois 60448

Dear fellow Christians concerned for soul-winning in Asia:

Paul Fuller and his wife Cris, together with their children, are nowon furloughhere in the U.S.A. after a very thrilling term of service in Thailand. During the pasttwo years, Chiangmai Bible Institute--the only college-level training program of theChristian Churches (Churches of Christ) in all of mainland South East Asia--has beenestablished. This is a tremendously vital step in the strategy of multiplying AsianChristian leaders to spread the Gospel throughout Asia. We want to tram Asian leaderswho will be able to do everything which American missionaries have had to do for them.

The fields are too vast for American missionaries to be able to do everything.Also, political barriers in Asia--such as the "Bamboo Curtain" and the Jungle Curtainare so complex that American missionaries need to be in TEAMWORK with a mighty army ofAsian Christian missionaries in order to get the Gospel through to places like CommunistChina, Laos, Vietnam, and also Burma and Northeast India. We want to ask YOU toparticipate with us daily through your prayer-support and through your financial support.

Paul Fuller is available to speak to churches, missionary rallies. Faith Promiserallies, and other meetings during the coming months. 'The Fuller family plan to returnto Thailand about__J.uly JL»_1978. Also available to speak are the Doug Umbanhowar family,who are based in Lansing, Michigan for their furlough. The Umbanhowars have likewisehad a vital part in the launching of Chiangmai Bible Institute in Thailand, and plan toreturn to Thailand about June 20_,__1_97.8.

Chiangmai Bible Institute has been launched; the building 13 being completed.Praise the Lordl NOW we need to work harder than ever before to train hundreds ofAsian Christian leaders. Monthly support for Chiangmai BibleDOUBLED Key Christian leaders are wanting to come from Burma and Thailand to study.But funds for operation of C.B.I, need to be doubled if these leaders are come.Teaching materials, furnishings, scholarships for students, travel expenses for teamsgoing- on evangelistic trips into the villages. Bibles in the Asian languages—allthese need further support. $4.^X100.00_.per month of additional support is needed,Would you work with us to provide this for the cause of Christ in Asia. In yourgiving for this coming year, would you plan--with God's help--to work with us toprovide these additional needs that the Gospel might be further spread in Asia?

Yours forXhrist in Asia,Yours forXhrist in Asia,

R. LaVerne Morse

All contribution are tax-deductible for Internal Revenue Service purposes.