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His Work Go ... and make disciples of all
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Volume
21, Number 9 |
September 2007 |
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The
Barry Rosie family have worked on the mission field in Africa for more
than 21 years under the oversight of the: |
Fraley’s Chapel |
Elders Phillip Young - 662-286-2995 Mike Whitehurst - 662-287-7631 |
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Furlough Update Please take a close look at the following schedule. I have already contacted some of these congregations. I hope to be able to contact others in the near future. However, it would be helpful to me if you would take the time to write a quick e-mail to barryjrosie@yahoo.com so that I can know if the date I have written below is acceptable with your congregations. You can also call and talk to me using the following telephone number: 1-804-517-9274 since I now have a mobile phone. September 2nd Mission report to Theo and Wenasoga Churches of Christ in
Corinth, MS September 3rd Barry and Kit travel to Faulkner University in Montgomery, AL September 4th Barry travels back to Corinth, MS September 5th Barry at Fraley’s Chapel Church of Christ in Corinth, MS September 9th Mission report to Liberty Church of Christ in Michie, TN September 9th Mission report to Foote Street Church of Christ in Corinth, MS September 10th Barry travels to Union City, TN September 12th Mission
report to Lakeview Church of Christ in Samburg, TN September 13th Barry travels to Searcy, AR (Keith and Stella Kreh) September 14th Visit with Westpoint folks September 16th Mission
report to Perryville Church of Christ in Perryville, AR September 19th Mission report to Downtown Church of Christ in Morrilton, AR September 20th Travel to Abilene, TX October 4th Travel to Parsons, KS October 7th Mission Report to Parsons Church of Christ in Parsons, KS October 8th Leave Parsons, KS for points further north October 14th Mission report to
Adrian Church of Christ in Adrian, MI October 17th Meadowlawn Church of Christ October 21st Mission report to
Galion Church of Christ in Galion, OH October 24th Mission report to
Westside Church of Christ in Akron, OH October 28th Mission report to
Warren area Church of Christ in Warren, OH October 31st McKeesport Church of Christ November 4th Mission report to
Indiana Church of Christ in Indiana, PA November 7th Whitehall Church of Christ November 11th Mission report to
Langeloth Church of Christ in Langeloth, PA November18th Three Chopt Church of Christ November 20th Travel to Montgomery, Alabama for Thanksgiving with Kit November 28th Mission report to
North Brevard Church of Christ in Titusville, FL December 2nd Mission report to River Road Church of Christ in New Port Richey, FL December 5th Mission report to Bay
Area Church of Christ in Mango, FL A trip to Abilene is now included in Barry’s schedule. Due to the changes that have come about Barry will leave Abilene, Texas and head north passing through Parsons, Kansas as he goes further north. This schedule will mean going north to report to congregations that we did not have time for in the month of August. This means passing through parts of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia for a second time. Barry then plans a trip back to Faulkner University to check on Kit before he travels to Florida to continue reporting to River Road Church of Christ in New Port Richey, Bay Area Church of Christ in Mango, and North Brevard Church of Christ in Titusville. At this point, Barry is planning on spending Christmas with Kit and his family before returning to Madagascar. If this is the case, our vehicle will be left in Florida with Barry’s parents instead of being returned to Michigan where the Rosie family started their journey to visit family, churches, and Christian friends. Please pray without ceasing for the Rosie family as we journey our separate ways in the coming months. |
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Did You Know. . . . . . that the president of Madagascar is going to be visiting Abilene
Christian University in Abilene, Texas this month. President Marc
Ravalomanana will be visiting Abilene because Abilene Christian University is
presently teaching 25 Malagasy students. The visit of President Ravalomanana
will be at the same time that I am going to be in Abilene visiting the Upton
family, the Malagasy students, Betikara supporters and a church run
organization that is interested in sending supplies to Madagascar. Please pray for
these 25 students because many of them are hearing about our Lord and Savior
for the first time in their lives, and few of them have already been
baptized. |
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this and that Change
of Elders at Fraley’s Chapel Please note that the elders for Fraley’s Chapel Church of Christ, which is our sponsoring congregation have changed. The old elders were Eugene Holland and Jerry Bates. The new elders are Phillip Young (Tel. 662-286-2995) and Mike Whitehurst (Tel. 662-287-7631). You can look at the front of this newsletter and future newsletters to see their telephone numbers. Many
different addresses After talking with some of the Christians at Fraley’s Chapel Church of Christ it has been brought to my attention that checks that are received for the Madagascar work and the Rosie family are coming to three different addresses. It would sure help make things easier if all of the checks were sent to one address. Please note the address on the front page of this newsletter. This address, is the preferred address for mailing checks. Fraley's Chapel Church of Christ c/o Phillip Young 140 C.R. 170 Corinth, MS 38834 This address has not changed for many years. It is the address that will get your checks into the hands of Phillip Young who is now an elder at Fraley’s Chapel and is overseeing the finances for the Madagascar work and the Rosie family. If you send checks to some of the addresses that you are currently using on a monthly basis the checks will still arrive, but there is a delay in the checks getting to brother Young who is responsible for recording your contributions and getting them to the bank. Visiting Churches Our family is now in three different places so it makes it a little difficult to write this section of the newsletter. I was going to write that we have already been in the United States for two months now and we have already visited several congregations and have received a warm welcome from everyone along the way. However, some of us as you know were only in the states for three weeks. So, it would be more appropriate for me to write that I have already been in the United States for two months now. I am still receiving a warm welcome from everyone along the way and it has been good to be able to see you face to face and report on the ongoing work that we are doing for Him in Madagascar. Many of you have asked some very good questions about the church, orphanage, school situation and the Malagasy people in general. I would like to take this opportunity to say that we are always willing to answer your questions. You do not have to wait four to seven years for us to come to the states and visit your respective congregations. You can always write us a letter, send us an e-mail or call us with your questions at any time. Our address for letters and e-mail are always on the back page of every newsletter along with our telephone number. So, please get in touch with us if you are wondering about the work in Madagascar. Your prayers for the work in Madagascar are very much coveted. If there is any way we can help you pray more specifically from day to day please get in touch with us. |
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I must begin by saying that this last month has to be one of the most emotional times of my life. I took Kit down to Faulkner twice. The first time was on August 23, 2007 (then on September 3, 2007 which was Labor Day for Kit to officially enter the dorm and start Freshman Experience, which is a week of required orientation classes for new students) so that we could make sure that his paperwork was okay. We opened Kit’s first ever checking account with a Visa Debit Card. However, up to this point we are having major problems with both the checking account and the debit card. Kit does not have a drivers license so the bookstore at Faulkner University will not accept a check from him. Kit cannot use his debit card because he has not received the PIN number yet in the mail. Classes start for Kit on September 10, 2007 and he cannot purchase his books until he gets something straightened out with either the Faulkner University Bookstore or he receives the PIN number for his debit card. Please pray that this and everything else will work out.
As promised in last months newsletter here is the long awaited information for Kit. Please put his address on packages or letters just the way you see it below to insure that he receives what you send.
Faulkner University E-mail: kit.rosie@faulkner.edu
Kit Rosie Box # 319 Telephone: 1-334-868-3308
5345 Atlanta Hwy
Montgomery, AL 36109-3390
At the present time Kit does not have voice mail set up on his telephone, but you can send him SMS messages. Please be careful to not talk to long, since your call will use time off of Kit’s phone. Kit has a NET 10 phone and it costs him 10 cents a minute to call or receive calls from people. Right now with Kit’s banking problems he will not be able to purchase more time for his phone if his account runs out of time.
Many of you have graciously asked if you can send care packages to Kit. Everything should be in order for him to receive your packages, so send away. Kit has already received a couple of packages at the above address so we know it works. Some people have asked what kinds of things that Kit likes to eat. Here is a short list of things that I have seen him eating in the last month. Skittles, regular but he especially likes the sour Skittles, Jawbreakers, Beef Jerky of any kind, Tic Tac, potato chips, various cookies, root beer soda or pop depending on where you live, the kind of wavy thin noodles that come in one serving size packages that you can add water and cook in a microwave and then add the small seasoning package. I have seen Kit eat several different flavors of these noodles, but he likes beef and chicken especially. These are the kind of noodles that you can get at Wal-Mart that are very inexpensive, not the boxed noodles, rather the noodles that are in clear plastic.
Please continue to pray for Kit and his parents as we go through this very emotional time in our lives. Stacy has told me that she is very concerned for Kit and wishes that we could all be together for this time of adjustment in Kit’s life.
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What can you do? ¨ Pray
for the Malagasy Christians and the congregations that are worshiping our Lord
in Madagascar. Pray especially for the Ambohimarina congregation because we
cannot be with them on a daily basis. Pray that they can grow through this
experience. ¨ Pray
for Kit as he tries to settle into Faulkner University. Pray that he will
find some good Christian friends that can help him get through this
transition of leaving family and starting to study in a university setting. ¨ Pray for Stacy, Havilah and I as we are separated for the next four months. Pray that Stacy will be able to handle all of the daily needs in Madagascar without me being there to assist her. |
We welcome you to join us in this work for Him . . .
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Barry,
Stacy, Kit and Havilah Rosie Tel. 011-261-32-02-081-14 |