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J UNE 2007, #219 u “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples!” Psalm 96:3

Baldwin News: Moving Isn’t Any Easier In Cambodia! News to Know

What a brutal couple of weeks. While it is probably less than a year old
I was having trouble getting the money I my apartment has sat empty for a while. Ed Paauwe Recovery
needed to move into an apartment here. The building has five floors but the fifth is In a recent email, Dr.
My bank card has a small limit every ten just an empty covered rooftop. Each apart- Paauwe writes, “Both of
days and the credit card gave me only ment is half of a floor and quite large. My my doctors are satisfied
$300 then wouldn't give me anymore. I apartment came with some furniture, with my progress, and I
hiked in 100 degree heat to other ATMs will see them again on the
though I will need a few other items as
hoping it was a local problem. When I time goes on. My fridge is only 4' high but fourth of July. The incision
finally got home exhausted the Hotel asked makes ice and keeps things cold. is healing nicely.” Ed is on
me to pay up and both cards came back a regimen of exercises and
Being on the 4th floor I have some nice limited activity. He thanks
rejected. Fixing it from Cambodia could views. I love having my own place and this all for their prayers and
prove a nightmare. I decided I couldn't is a nice apartment. I'm ecstatic to have love, and especially thanks
take the apartment and was a bit depressed found a place with some ventilation and no the Lord for healing.
with the horror this was turning out to be. mildew. Please continue to keep the
I got my laptop, went to the Internet The road in front of my building is Paauwes, and the Perth
place, and rental villas congregation, in prayer
tried to get on Phnom Penh Street and du- while Dr. Paauwe recovers.
the bank web- Scene plexes. The
site to see if back faces a Presbytery Camp Dates
there was any street across a Once again, several of our
indication of field which has BP Presbyteries are hosting
the issue not been trans- youth camps this summer.
there. The Please be in prayer for the
formed yet. It
site was families, young people,
has some small
down. I was and staff who will attend.
shacks on stilts
considering all built to- The Florida Presbytery
calling my gether. I've meets in Ocala, Florida,
credit card seen the people July 9-14, for their family
company and being on hold forever at who live there collecting greens from the camp. They will be study-
$3/minute but decided not to do so. very small field between my building and ing Romans 12 together.
The next day, after prayerfully consid- their street. The Great Lakes Presby-
ering Whose employ I am in, I overcame On Monday, Socheat (So-Chee-et), my tery meets at Rock Creek,
my feelings of dread, re-kindled my hope, Khmer teacher, took me to the center of Ohio, July 8-14. Their
and went off to the "Internet Phone" booth town on his moto and helped me shop. We theme is “He is...”, a look
at the Internet place and called the 800 made three round trips to the main shop- at who God is. Addition-
number. It only took 5 minutes at ping area and one to a local place to buy ally, the senior campers
$0.10/minute to work my way through the rice. It took 5 hours and had me totally will have some training in
fraud division and prove I was me and in wiped out! I even carried a 3'x4' table and biblical peacemaking.
Cambodia desperately trying to use my a 5' tall, 6' long clothes drying rack on the Finally, the Northwest
credit card. They fixed it over the phone back of his moto. I'm sure it was quite a Presbytery makes its way
and I was off and running. sight—an 85lb Cambodian man driving me to Little Bitterroot Lake
I moved into my apartment last Saturday and all that junk on his tiny little scooter! outside of Kalispell, Mon-
afternoon [May 19]. Climbing to the I'm keeping busy and working on the tana, July 12-19. Their
fourth floor in the heat five times to get all language as well as trying to establish my- theme is “Walk in the
my stuff and supplies into my place wiped self here and make contacts. I praise God Spirit,” and they will also
me out. Sunday I recovered somewhat by for his blessing me in finding a home and take a walk through the
resting, reading, and going to church. I in preserving me in my labors. It's ex- history of the BPC, with a
couldn't understand much even with one of hausting but in His strength I know I can view to establishing its
the kids helping me out. I really want to do it. Please pray to that end. Especially future.
master Khmer so I can do this right! for the language studies. Banner Photo above:
Angkor Wat (temple) complex,
Cambodia

Presbyterian Missionary Union is a non-profit missions agency associated with the Bible Presbyterian Church. Our purpose is to
advance the cause of missions that are biblically based and practiced and to stand against any compromise of the saving gospel of
Jesus Christ. PMU is directed by a Council of Christian leaders who volunteer their time to guide the ministry. To learn more about
missions opportunities through PMU, or about the BPC, please contact us. The Missions Banner is published ten times a year for
interested individuals and churches. It seeks to promote the clear stand of the BPC by providing a biblical perspective on issues,
fads, and theories in missions and church development. Editor: Len Pine. Publisher: James S. Blizzard
Passing of the Guard
In a denomination the size of the Bible Presbyterian Church, the testimony of those whom the Lord allows long
years of ministry has a profound effect upon the whole body, and their home going leaves a hole that can be difficult to
fill. This spring has seen two venerable ministers of the BPC go into the presence of their Lord, and they will be missed.
Rev. Martin Clark Freeland, born in 1919, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at his home in Bluff City, Ten-
nessee. Rev. Freeland graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering in 1941. He worked for
Army Engineers in Trinidad, and joined the Navy where he served as an engineer officer on LST 276 in the South Pa-
cific, active in D-Day in the Philippines. In 1953 he graduated from Faith Theological Seminary and was ordained to the
ministry by the Bible Presbyterian Church. He served as pastor of Ryder Memorial Presbyterian Church for 38 years, in
addition to serving in churches in Kentucky, Alabama, and North Carolina. He also taught Greek and Science at Graham
Bible College for many years. Rev. Freeland died at the age of 87 in the home he loved, at the foot of the mountain he
loved, surrounded by his family and without spending a day in the hospital.
Rev. Earle R. White was taken home to be with his Lord on May 22, 2007, at the age of 93. Dr. White graduated
from Faith Theological Seminary in 1944, and was ordained in that same year to the gospel ministry in the Bible Presby-
terian Church. He served for one year as pastor of the BPC in Columbus, Ohio, before he and his wife, Dorothy, were
appointed as missionaries under The Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions to the field of Chile. They
served that nation until 1971. After a year in Guatemala, the Whites returned to the US in 1972, where Dr. White was
appointed Assistant General Secretary of the IPBFM. He served the Lord at IBPFM headquarters thereafter in various
capacities: Associate General Secretary (1976-1983), General Secretary (1984-1990), Assistant Secretary (1991-1994),
President (1995-2005), and Vice President (2006-2007).
Please join us in praying for the Lord’s comfort upon the families of these ministers, and for ongoing fruit from their
labors in the years to come, Revelation 14:13.

Brinegar Installed in Scappoose

Tuesday, May 22nd, will stand as a
“red-letter day” in the history of the Colum-
bia BPC in Scappoose, Oregon. On that af-
ternoon the Northwest Presbytery gathered
to ordain and install the first full-time pastor
in the church’s twelve-year history. Rev.
Steve Brinegar, his wife, Bethany, and their
daughter Abby have already been an en-
couragement to the congregation, and Steve
reports that the encouragement has been
mutual!

The Brinegar family with the NW Presbytery

Approximately seventy-five congregants and

friends gathered that evening for the installation ser-
vice, with members from the Olympia and Tacoma
churches joining the members at Columbia to wel-
come the new pastor and his family.
Pray for Pastor Brinegar and the Session, Elders
Tim Hart and Russell Foulke, and the entire congrega-
tion, as they learn to work together for the furtherance
of the gospel witness in Columbia County, Oregon.

PMU Hires New Missions Assistant

As of this month, Mrs. Ruth Pine (Dr. Pine’s mother) is step-
ping down from the position of Missions Assistant which she has
filled since 2002. During her tenure PMU’s mailing list has dou-
bled, our budget has tripled, and foreign fields have quadrupled in
number. Mrs. Pine has been a major factor in the ability of the
office to handle this growth gracefully and efficiently. What
started off as a part-time position is now full-time. We praise the
Lord for her faithful and sacrificial labors, and wish her God’s
blessings in retirement—though we expect she really won’t slow
down very much.
Stepping into this vital position will not be easy. Mrs. Karen
Pine (Dr. Pine’s wife), a former administrative assistant, will take
on the duties of keeping the office running smoothly. Please pray
for Karen as she makes the transition, and finds new opportunities
for learning patience as she supports her husband in a new venue!