Volume 2 Issue 4

July-August Report

Seeing the Clearly Seen

One of my favorite recreational hobbies is hiking. In addition to being good exercise, it allows me to reconnect with the truth that God created the heavens and the earth, (Genesis 1:1) a truth that can easily be forgotten when youre surrounded by the things of men (like you are in Singapore). Reconnecting is an enjoyable experience; Gods handiwork far outpaces anything that man has made or could make. In fact, as best as I can tell, God designed His world so that man would be drawn to it and consider the Power behind it (Romans 1:20). God could have made the world flat and made the only animals in it to be the ones we humans either eat or domesticate. Instead, he filled it with mountain goats we have difficulty tracking, donkeys and oxen we cant tame, proud (but dumb) ostriches, and mighty horses (the original horse-power) to name a few (Job 39:1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19). I spotted this interesting vine For my birthday, my wife allowed me a much needed opportunity to reconnect by shipping me off for a along a trail I hiked in Australia day to a national park while we were visiting my in-laws (we went to Chantelles parents in Australia. Towards the end of my walk, I spotted a for our term break). Isnt Gods curious looking vine. It was thick (over an inch in diame- creation amazing? ter) andthe interesting partwound up like a corkscrew! How did it get that way? Ill go ahead and point out what should be obvious given my occupation: Im no botanist. On top of that Im one of those people who was very glad to wave goodbye to biology class in high school and disappointed when I had to take it again at university. However, I can only see a few possibilities: 1) it originally grew up around a plant that has long since died (though the corkscrew, as the picture might demonstrate, is quite tight); 2) it was designed by God to grow that way, perhaps for stability; 3) it grew down from the tree tops, and (like any of us who has ever tried to climb down from a great height) did so slowly and carefully (hmmm that really doesnt sound scientific). The lesson you take from this living parable depends on how you look at it. Option 1 tells a story of a relationship that warped one (the vine) and killed another (the host) and reminds me of the adage, Evil companionships corrupt good morals (1 Corinthians 15:33, ASV). Option 2 tells the story of slow and steady progress upward; a growth that didnt sacrifice stability for heights, like Christian growth. After all, were supposed to be steadfast, unmovable, then abounding in the work of the Lord, right (1 Corinthians 15:58)? Option 3 reminds me (rightly or wrongly) of the Israelites who went round and round in circles, taking 40 years to go what by all rights should have taken 11 days during the wilderness wanderings (cf. Deuteronomy 1:2). Its possible that my vine theories are off target, but Im certain the lessons they brought to mind were not. Maybe thats the point! If Paul was able to say that the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen (Romans 1:20), its safe to say that God left reminders of Himself and His truth all over nature. Creations voice is unintelligible when not backed up by Inspiration (consider Psalm 19:1-6 in light of v. 7), but when compared to the Word of God the message is loud and clear. Why not take a walk and see what can be clearly seen in Gods world?

Patrick and Chantelle Swayne, Missionaries to Australasia

Working primarily with Four Seas College of Bible and Missions Mailing Address: 120 Boon Lay Drive Jurong West 649924 Singapore Phone +65 8429 8694 Email: [email protected] (Patrick) [email protected] (Chantelle) Overseen by the Leonard St. church of Christ: Leonard St. church of Christ 2730 Leonard St. Pensacola, FL 32505 (850) 432-3727 www.ls-coc.org Elders: John Heflin Brian McCown W.C. Rabren

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This Period In Pictures

Chantelle teaches the ladies at Melaka, Malaysia.

Some young adults at Melaka. Peace signs are a common fixture in photos in Asia.

You cant spell Malaysia without Makan (eat in Malay). People there love food!

We also visited Penang, Malaysia in July. Above, a view overlooking the city.

Preaching a lesson in Penang.

Chantelle fulfilled a life-long dream when we went to see Phantom of the Opera.

Two great students who left in August Jackie Feng and Victor Chu.

At our end of term talent show, Chantelle sang, Waltzing Matilda, an Aussie classic.

Fuzzy photo of the group who came out for my birthday party in Toowoomba.

Chantelles little brother drew this rather savage looking pickle?

Another pic from my birthday hikeGods amazing creation!

The Johnson family visited us en route to begin a mission work in Indonesia.

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Impacting Lives at Four Seas

This issue represents my six-year newsletter-writing anniversary (Melbourne Messenger, the paper chronicling my first overseas mission work made its first report on the events of July 2007). Newsletter writing has always been a matter of feast and famine for me as regards content. Its not that theres any period thats uneventful; its simply that not every period is unique. Ive attempted from the very beginning to have more than a I went here, I did this newsletter, but for most months thats life. Ive come to grips with the fact that ordinary is not always bad. Angelique Arnauld said, Perfection does not exist in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. It reminds me of Pauls description of the life of faith: patient continuance in well doing (Romans 2:7). I dont write all of this to say that this is one of those famine times, but to explain that during a feast time (last year during the Four Seas Lectureship) I filled away some papers I had always intended on digging out for a newsletter. As this issue also represents my first full year in Singapore, I thought it appropriate to use them to demonstrate to you what we are doing together with God here in Singapore. To preface, these are excerpts taken from assignments done by last years graduating class which I had a hand in teaching first online and later in person. Jane Matidios (left) turned in a term paper for World Evangelism class (which I teach) in which she imagined plans to evangelize a place in need of the gospel. For her introduction, she told the story of how she came to know the church to introduce her own hometown as the subject of her paper. She shared the following: I never heard about the church of Christ until five years ago, my sisters friends who were my age and were orphans, came to my house [] They introduced themselves as members of the church of Christ. [] they made friends with me and encouraged me to study at Sunrise Christian College with them. Never did I imagine that their visit to my house will affect my future. When I went to Sunrise Christian College, which was an hour plane ride from my place, someone taught me what is the church of Christ. The church meets in the school campus. I then had learned that it is the only church that Christ will save and I couldnt accept it. My Bible teacher was very persistent and patient with me but my heart at that time was not a good soil and I just wanted to end our study so I decided to be baptized. I never really had a clear understanding of what I was doing and refused to accept the things that they tell me. It was my fault. I was at Sunrise for like four years when the person who paid for my college education told me to come to Four Seas College and study there for two years. I was so reluctant at that time to go [] I had to sacrifice many things to come to Four Seas. I broke up with my boyfriend, with my internet connection (everyday back then I was just hooked up with my computer playing and surfing) and had to miss things I and my friends usually do together. I never had an idea that coming to Four Seas was one of the right decisions I have made in my life. At Four Seas, faithful instructors taught me and helped me to understand the Scriptures better and helped create in me the passion to spread the word. I was baptized this year and through the help of my instructors and friends in the college, I have now the desire to also share the good news that I have heard with the lost souls more especially with the people in my hometown. The gospel has not reached my neighbors ears yet since no one has ever preached to them and there is no church that meets there. Chau Thi Kim Nguyens (right) words on her assignment were no less touching. While Jane came from a nation of religious freedom, Kim (as we called her) came from communist Vietnam. In spite of that, she wrote the following: Christians [] overcome many challenges in their lives with their family and themselves to go to different places to teach and preach the gospel. They have to face many troubles in different ways such as financial, a place to stay, or if they will be rejected and several unexpected things may happen. But to fulfill His will is our duty as a child of God should have. [] Before I came to Four Seas College, the purpose of my life is to travel around the world (if I can) try to find good food, to visit popular places, to know the customs of other countries, their traditions and many other things too. But now I am here at Four Seas College I realize that those things are just temporary things, the desire for the world, but now the greatest desire in my heart is to complete my duty as a Christian, a child of God, and it is to do the Will of God, I have studied here for almost two years now and I found out that what I should do is to help those who are still lost in this world to know the gospel. And my goal is to become a missionary to pass on the message of God into the world. It goes without saying that these women dont envision themselves as pulpit preachers. They have been taught about, understand, and will live in accord with the role of women in the church. However, they clearly have been changed by the gospel and will share that gospel as all faithful Christians should. What a blessing to be able to work with Four Seas and impact these young lives. Thanks for your hand in our first year in Singapore!

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Chantelles Space
Contact Chantelle personally at [email protected] or add her on Facebook: Chantelle Marie Swayne

Forgetting and Forgiving Patrick: Hun, have you seen my shaver? Me: No honey, I have less idea than you of where that would be. Patrick: Then why did I just find it here, on the floor next to your suitcase you just opened. Me: Conversations like this are almost a daily happening in the Swayne house. I am, I must confess, terribly forgetful. I am the kind of person who asks where her sunglasses us when she has them on her head. I really do not know why I persist in arguing my innocence in such cases. Once, when he asked me where all our spoons were (and I again avidly professed my guiltlessness) he found them in the rubbish bin into which I had scraped off the plates from dinner. With all the spoons. Yes, that is me. Poor little scatter-brained me. Often nowadays I put aside my baseless pride and just accept the fact I probably have misplaced the lost item. Sorry, Ive probably thrown it away, is an answer I give. My husband simply smiles knowingly and kisses me on the forehead. It is these funny little times that I realise what a wonderfully patient and loving man I have. But there are some things that are hard for me to forget, like the regret of doing something stupid or wrong. For example, while I may forget the fact that I did indeed scrape the spoons into the bin, my embarrassment (and, in the case of this incident, amusement) over discovering that I had absent-mindedly done such a thing lingers on. I realise that scraping spoons into a bin is a petty thing, yet there are more serious things which are harder for me to forget and move on from: angry words, impure thoughts, foolish decisions. Realising that I have made a mistake and hurt my loved ones and my Lord is difficult. While I realise that I am forgiven, it is difficult for me to forget what I have done and move on. At times, it is hard for me to accept Gods forgiveness; especially when it is a repeated mistake. I begin to feel that failure is constant and inevitable. It is upon reflection of these times that I am reminded of Paul. Paul was a man who had a lot to regret. Before he came to Christ he was one that persecuted the church with a frightening zeal. He consented to the death of the first Christian martyr (Acts 7:57-8:1). In rage against this group of people, he went on to enter every house in Jerusalem, dragging men and women to prison (8:3). Not content with stopping there, he obtained permission to go on to Damascus and bring any Christians there bound to Jerusalem (9:2). It was then, while he was yet breathing out

threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord (9:1), as he journeyed on the road to Damascus that he was met by the Lord . A bright light surrounded him and he fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? [] I am Jesus whom you are persecuting (9:3-6). Can you even imagine? Can you imagine how Paul would have felt, having been one who had been trying to follow the Lord all his life? Paul was one who worked hard to keep himself blameless: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee [] touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless (Philippians 3:5, 6). And here he was, actually persecuting the Lord whom he thought he was serving. It is good to remember that when we sin we are not only hurting ourselves and those around us, but we are also hurting God. It is those times that we blunder that we should have the attitude of Paul, to go to the Lord in humility and be ready to change our ways. Paul, trembling and astonished, asked of the Lord, Lord, what would you have me to do? (Acts 9:6). But what then? Paul had been a zealous persecutor of the church (Philippians 3:6)! How could someone who had done this ever forgive himself and forget? How could such a one move on? How did you do it Paul? How can we forgive ourselves of our past foolishness and attain a greater relationship with God? Happily, Paul has written down the answer for us: But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13, 14 ESV) Paul did not let his past failures define him. He did not look back. Learn from your mistakes, but do not dwell on them. Dwelling on the past slows down growth. I believe Anne of Green Gables put it very nicely in expressing her joy that, Tomorrow is a new day, with no mistakes in it yet! While we have made mistakes and we cannot change that, we need not make them again. What a comfort! God promises to forgive us if we are truly repentant. Do you believe it? Do you forgive yourself? Only through forgiving ourselves and moving on can we truly start to make positive changes in our lives. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

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Graduate Updates
Hitting the Ground RunningExcerpts from an Email from Recent Graduate Victor Chu
Last Thursday, through the grace and providential care of our God, I have started a new phase in my life, I began my work as a full time preacher for the Ipoh church of Christ. I want to thank the college for grounding me with the knowledge and preparation of being a full time preacher for the Lord, it helps me a lot as i began my work with the church in Ipoh. I am so thankful to the college for the training opportunities given to me, especially in the involvement of church's work with the Lim Ah Pin Road church of Christ. All the labors and experiences I had gained while I served and worshiped at the Lim Ah Pin congregation have indeed help me to be able to start my work well. I would have certainly "lost", if without all the experiences and training i received from the college. I am forever thankful for all the gained that i received during my studies at Four Seas College. Praise the Lord for His abundant mercy, for there was a conversion on my first day of work. Sister Beh Cheaw Lan (aunty of Sister Jackee Oo) was baptized last Thursday, after i had an hour of studies with her. She has been attending to a denomination (Presbyterian), and claimed that she was baptized through sprinkled of water. Through the past efforts of Sister Jackee, who had been studied with her for many months, I shared with her on the subject of baptism using the method of studies that i had learnt from college. After she understand the correct form of baptism, which the Bible teaches immersion and not pouring and sprinkling, she decided to make things right with God, by asking me, "when can I be baptized correctly?" I felt the joy when i heard her sincere statement of repentance, I said to her, "now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." She happily followed Sister Jackee and I to the church building, and was baptized according to the Scripture. This is the great joy and encouragement I received on my first few days of work as a full time preacher. :) I have been able to set up studies with prospect, from the contact of visitors, friends, and also members who are weak and young in faith. I traveled to Kampar (a new campus outreach which is 30 minutes away from Ipoh) on Thursday evening, to visit the work and also participate in the evening Bible studies, and I will be teaching the evening Bible studies in Kampar on a once a month basic. I began a series of Studies in the book of Romans on the Friday Bible class in Ipoh, and preached a sermon on the subject of "Get Connected" during yesterday worship service. I am enjoying and exciting about my work as a full time preacher so far. Please continue to keep me and my works in your prayers. Thanks for all that you have done for me, I am very appreciative for the love that you have for our Lord and His work. "...I thank God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world." Romans 1:8

One of the benefits our students receive in coming to Four Seas is networkingconnecting with Christians from other parts. It was great to see in Arnel Mirandas (class of 2012 2nd row, 2nd from left) newsletter. that Richard Lee, a Malaysian preacher (far left in the photo), had made a trip to visit some of our graduates in the Philippines. Accompanying Richard from Cebu to Bacolod was Jeramel Luang (class of 2012, 2nd row, 3rd from left).

We just received word from Gerald Banares (class of 2012) who had been out of touch as he settled into his life in the Philippines. He is now working with a newly established congregation in Arapal along with Jeramel (see photo above this one). Ill put in more information about their work there next issue.

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From Her Perspective

Chantelles look at the last two months

Dear all, My, how time has flown! I cant believe this issue marks the beginning of our second year in Singapore. Looking back, this time has been such an important time of growth and reflection for me. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to come here and am excited about the years of service to come. Early in July we went to Malacca. I always love visiting this small town in Malaysia, it is so pretty. Since I went last time it has grown busier. It is a World Heritage site and many tourists travel there to eat delicious food, hunt for bargains at the night market, visit historical monuments, and enjoy the pleasant sights along the river. While we didnt have a lot of time for sight-seeing, a little visit to my favourite restaurant there, Casa Del Rio satisfied my need for a bit of leisure; there I sipped a latte while soaking in the peaceful surroundings on the riverside while looking over my ladies class lesson. Pure loveliness.

ed and has gone to work in Ipoh, Malaysia (see previous pages to learn more about him), while Jackie Feng had to go back because his wife and children were missing him in China. We had a farewell dinner, during which several of the students gave performances of songs from their homelands. We wont elaborate on my performance of the famous Australian song Waltzing Matilda. Some things are not fit to revisit. During the term break we went back to Australia to stay with my parents. I had such a good time catching up with them, going on second-hand bargain-hunting trips with my mum and sister, and indulging in all the foods I had missed while in Singapore. I have a really great family.

Mid-August we visited Johor Bahru, a place which is fast becoming one of our most frequented stops in Malaysia. I love visiting this place. The brethren are warm, the fellowship is wonderful and the food well. The food is always good in Malaysia, but the cooking of the Johor Bahru ladies takes the cake! I also had a chance to speak to The lesson I presented was on Mary Magdalene. I the ladies in Johor Bahru, so I recycled my lesson on Mary had remembered hearing a lesson on Mary Magdalene (I Magdalene. No harm in that, right? She is a really good think presented by Cindy Colley) before and really enjoying example! itso as they asked me to speak on a Bible woman, I decided to revisit this amazing womans life. It was such a The weekend after our trip to Johor Bahru, we had good study! I gleaned so many great points from it. I hope the privilege of hosting our first family in our little apartthe ladies benefited from it toobut if they did I am sure ment! I love hosting. The Johnson family came to stay for that none of them benefited as much as me! Mary was a a few days en route to Indonesia. We had the great pleaswoman with her heart and her priorities set right. She unure of entertaining Marty, Julie and their two beautiful childerwent great transformation because of her love for the dren, Sarah and Seth. We ate local food, went to the Bird Lord and her desire to serve Him. The company of the laPark and then on Monday they came and spent a day seedies in Malacca was such a joy; they welcomed me so ing what it was like to study at Four Seas College. Tell you warmly and fed me so well that I felt most at home. what, sometimes I feel like I have it rough, but this family have to adjust to a new language as well as a new culture! Also in July we visited Penang. It is a beautiful city, What a special family. It truly was a wonderful and muchsurrounded by mountains (really too-short time spent with these probably more like large hills) and wonderful Christian examples. sea. Penang is also a popular tourist spot, with good food and Please pray for us as we beautiful views. The brethren were aim in this second year to grow very hospitable in taking us still further and make the most of around Penang however I wasthe opportunities we are given. nt able to enjoy too much of it, as We are so thankful for all your I got a very serious case of food thoughts and prayers! Knowing poisoning and had to go to hospithat we have your support brings tal! The view from our hospital us great motivation and encourroom was nice, so at least I got to agement. enjoy some nice scenery and Until next time, all the best! much-needed rest as I recovered. At the end of July my third term at Four Seas came to an end, and sadly we had to say farewell to two of our much-loved male students: Victor Chu and Jackie Feng. Victor Chu graduatAbove are the ladies who gathered for the ladies class I taught in Melaka, Malaysia. They are a wonderful group of women and it was great to be able to speak for them.

With Love, Chantelle

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July-August 2013 Report

Hello all! Its good to be writing to you once again from a very hot Singapore. Were coming to the end of our sure nough summer at the moment, and there is a noticeable increase in temperature in this part of the year in spite of what could rightfully be called a year round summer. As one former missionary wife said, Singapore has four seasons: hot, hotter, hottest, and Im gonna die! Were more or less used to it all by now, but it helps to have air conditioning as an option when needed. Its been a busy period for us and Im excited to tell you about it! OUR WORK AT FOUR SEAS July brought our second term at Four Seas to an end. Sadly, it also brought about the departure of three students, each leaving under different circumstances. Victor Chu completed his studies at Four Seas, and went back to begin a full time work at Ipoh, Malaysia. Were very proud of what Victor has achieved here and excited about what he will be able to do for that congregation. Victors story is one of which the school is rather proud. Some time ago, he contacted Peter Chin (the schools president) about coming to the school. He ended up not coming due to financial constraints (Victor has to support his mother). Later, the Ipoh congregation contacted brother Chin and asked if a worker could be sent from Four Seas to work with them. Brother Chin told them about Victors desire, and said that he would really be the best option; if they would support him, Four Seas would train him. Ipoh accepted, and now, two years later, Victor is going back to be Ipohs full time preacher! We hope that more of these kinds of stories will be forthcoming out of Malaysia as the school increases its presence among the brethren there. Also leaving the school was Jackie Feng. Jackie came to us from China as a married man with a son. Singapore will not allow a person on a student visa to bring dependents to Singapore, so to come to Four Seas for Jackie meant being separated from his family. After two semesters, Jackie family found it too difficult to be without him. As all of the instructors counseled Jackie, it was more important for him to maintain his family than to train to be a preacher. Were sad to see Jackie go, as he was growing by leaps and

In July, I was able to make my third (Chantelles second) trip to Melaka. I spoke at their Friday and Sunday meetings while Chantelle conducted a ladies class on Saturday. We always enjoy our time with these good brethren.

In May, we were able to return to Australia for the Eastern Shore Lectureship in Tasmania. Ive been blessed to be able to speak on this program for the past five years now. Above, the speakers.

bounds at the school and likely would have become a full time preacher. However, we are certain he did the right thing. Sadly, the third departure related to a students academic and behavioral problems. While we would like to believe that a Bible School would never have to deal with these kinds of issues, the reality is that it does come up from time to time. This student was a repeat offender, and so was asked to leave. However, we are glad to report that he repented and did not leave the school on bad terms. With August, the school started up again for its third term. Ill share more about the particulars and my course load next issue. OUR WORK WITH AREA CONGREGATIONS A major fixture of the June-August months is the Four Seas extension program which has been running now for the past few years. It is a way for Four Seas to assist the Jurong and Lim Ah Pin Rd. congregations. For the course, the instructor (in this case, me) teaches the midweek adult Bible classes at Jurong and Lim Ah Pin Rd. Interested students sign up to take the course for credit and are given an extra class session each week, memory work, a term paper assignment, and two tests. This year we had 22 take up the challenge from Lim Ah Pin Rd. and Jurong. The course I taught was on the New Testament Church, in which we considered how the church came to be (promises and prophecies) as well as what it was designed to be (some of the distinctive characteristics of the church). It was a great series of studies and I truly enjoyed teaching both congregations, in particular the students who signed up for credit. In addition to the extra work load with the extension program, we also made three trips into Malaysia and one trip (during our week long term break) into Australia. In July, we went to two congregations in Malaysia. First, we went to Melaka, Malaysia. It was my third trip to the congregation there and Chantelles second. I was able to preach for the congregation on Friday and Sunday and Chantelle spoke for the ladies on Saturday. The Melaka brethren are very warm and inviting and it was a great experience. The very next weekend we were back on the

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May-June 2013 Report (continued)

road, this time to Penang, Malaysia (actually, we took a bus to Melaka and a plane to Penang). This was our first ever trip to Penang, which is an island near the Thailand border. The congregation there has been around for several years, but has gone through a lot of problems due to some liberally minded workers who were there in the past. That, joined with a brain drain of sorts (the youth are drawn to Kuala Lumpur or other places in search of jobs), has left the congregation small and struggling. Our time in Penang certainly was memorable. We were well hosted by Alvin Neoh, who showed us around the place, but that wasnt the memorable part while we there, Chantelle got food poisoning and our trip had to be extended as Chantelles condition was so poor that she had to be hospitalized. It was a trying experience, but the Neoh family in particular were very helpful and Chantelle made a full recovery. During August we had a week off from school which we used to go visit Chantelles family. It was a holiday, but as is usual for preachers I still took the opportunity to preach and teach. I spoke for the congregation at Gipps St. on Sunday and Wednesday and also appeared on the radio with Chris (my father -in-law, and Gipps St.s full time worker) on his weekly two hour program. We had a great time with Chantelles family, particularly the birthday celebrations Michelle put on for me. Coming back to Singapore, we made yet another trip to Malaysia to preach at Johor Bahru, where we have a more or less established routineI preach on Friday and Sunday and Chantelle teaches the ladies on Saturday. Johor Bahru are a fine group of people and we look forward to every opportunity of visiting them. All of this (plus my regular monthly preaching appointment at Jurong in Singapore) ensured that July-August was one of our busiest periods to date. Its great to be kept busy both weekdays at the school and at other times working with the brethren in this region. Thanks for your help and all you do for us and the Lord! In Christian Love, Patrick
PATRICK & CHANTELLE SWAYNE, MISSIONARIES

Overseen by the Leonard St. church of Christ 2730 West Leonard St. Pensacola, FL 32505