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HERMOSillO, Sy^(QRA, MEXICO

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Co-Diroctor

Mrs. GonPvn S. Bowlin

Bible SchooisBenevolence

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197^ is,, drav/ing jaear and v.rfe begiii^to count the bless\

iceived of .the Heavenly! Father during the year. (V/e

TO

the disappointments

if/WnAstnias(1973) was ICathy's first away from hom^

^r very much, .Bob has hif.'ovm family in Idalio

-ittle girls 5, Shannon and Colleen
and has

[th US:^a^t;.Christmas tiiP.e since he married,

.sgivi.ng last year,. ' The others are home, pifes er-^jBce/
who nas.lived v;ith us since November, 19737T\?h^k^riar

rlermosillo to gO' to secondaryChigh) school.

a. couple of miJ-^s from us here in the city^, and
iristmas

ChfiA^as pro^am,. digger sad exchange, of gif

favorite here, seconcf-^Qnijcrt.or'tamaiS'^ ..sn ynrrstmas eve

I V/e had
te .cnurGh,.raembers.

heir^^niirv
nr U

party was

thrllled'^ver
the idda
tired perLd;
and"
cold before it was over (Mo central
he^tf^n
fac^nobuthear

We dug out the slides of the Life of Chr3rs-t--hat Glenn'Tavlnr

"

the^Sorl
the -^'Pring. - Services
q years were
ago, heldand showed
once athem
week toanda new~^rein2_early
l^eiStferjSaiter
in '"'-"
V/e had Sunrise Services out at the villaiSfi"-"erf "Xa liesg-XTand after '

the Sunrise Service,, all the .coffee-and hof^'^

those^^i^o attended
could eat-. 1 made two. trips from Herrnosillo toi^esLa^'Iesa
in time to have- everyone there before sun-Jin^ hNeedless (abollb-<25^iniles.)
to say I^|;at ' *
up early .as sunris# Co-.me about 5O0'-

-ptSiof55ci","S2;!:jr!SS"l,'*sr .

^'^^^^'?thday on Feb.lhth.
meeting here, at our-housV^ Veva wanted the- wijh an area young people's-

sbout 50' peorie here^'for^r/InH

Treasure
Hunt which they^ught was wonderful?' ' "'^^^^^^^^18had

'

Phoenix to ma.e-a _weading c^a for Jarrel and ^eeuaiigers and v.reht to
Deni c e(Ki 2 z ai r)Ki nman.
(Jarrel's mother, .. largaret runsVan
tional hotel^and brings her house equivalent of the Bowlin Xht.ernaand other J'oodies to'rpvfn^'^atrailer full of used clothing

home
Shrstay:d''ah'uff'Y
"r,
to'S"' .
cooking. She i
f^
n

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Dec. 197^

They not only have summer camps, but it is used most week-ends

throughout the year by other Christian groups.

V/hile she was here,

Mrs. Sophia Mac Kay of Corbett, Oregon came for a couple of v/eeks.
V/e enjoyed every minute of their visits, and they enjoyed each other.
Gerry took my Mom back to the U.S. in early Hay and spoke at

the Faith-Promise Rally at Rosemead,CR. Church of Christ(L.R. area),

one of our faithful supporters thru the years. On the way back he
was able to visit his 87 year old mother who is in a rest home in
San Diego county; also his brother and sister and their families.
Becky finished primary schooKgrammar school) in June.
Pancho

and Veva, v;ho are both slov; learners, were promoted to their last
yea" of grammar school.

Each one had to have a nev; Folk Dance out

fit for the end-of-school program, so I spent time at the sewing machine.'
V/ished for Mother then as she sews beautifully as v/ell. as cooks 1
(Made me a couple of dravz-string upolstery material purses while she
was here.)."

V/e had night V.B.S. in the villago,^ of La Mesa. Each of our city
young people had a group of 10-15. Think they, as leaders, enjoyed
it more than the students did.

V/e missed one night

bridgeover the

arroyo, about 1 1/2 miles from La Mesa, was not finished and it rained
back in the hills, so the arroyo was running water several feet deep.
\/e went as far as the arroyo, then sent the materials on by "shank's

mare",

^ad had to take a bunch of disappointed teenagers back home.

Eacn summerwe help vzith the Child Evangelism camp. I'm chief
cook, and the children serve as junior counselors.
Camp was in Aug.

this year and mosquitos had a perfect attendance record

thini-c all of them in the Hermosillo area attended in massi

in fact I
Some of

the children looked like they had measles after the first night! The

director of camp, Miss Miranda, said most of the kids are "dead-end"

(ghetto) kids, and she wanted to do something special for them, so

we had a banquet. Rosa_JLva and I made 120 hamburgers here at the
house, then served them with potato salad, carrot sticks c: re-fried

beans to II8 people.

musical program

L sit-down evening meal, complete v;ith a fine

you'd have to see our primative facilities to know

v/hat a feat that v/as!

Everyone was happy, happy, happy.

Kathy spent 7 v;eeks with the Rummer World institute of Missions

(3.V/.I.M.) group of Bible college students and counselors in and around

Jiexico _City.
She v;as student, teacher., nurse, counselor, interpreter,
and a fev; other things, I'm sure.
She was back here at the right

time to get Becky and Malena registered in secondary school(h.s.),

the same one she attended.
so

Many of the same teachers are still there,

.she enjoyed getting to see several of her "old" teachers.

Becky

is studying for a Bi-lengual, Executive Secretary certificate, and

Malena is working tov/ard a certificate in Dress Designing(This in
addition to their regular college preparatory studies!).
While Kathy v;as here she told us about a certain young man v/ho
was on a similar internship in Europe with Toronto Christian Mission.
(He graduated in June from San Jose(CA.) Bible College.).
This v;e
foimd very interesting' of course!
She had only been back in San
Jose, where she is emj oyed in an I.C.U. at one of the hospitals,
for a few days v.hen we got a phone call
"Hov/ would you like to have
a couple of visitors for a few days?" This time she was not coming

alone

she v;as bringing Dale R. Gibson from Elmira, Oregon(near

Eugene) along with her.

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Dec. 197^

They arrived on Gerry's birthday, Sept.55

told us they
v; ould like oir permission to be married at the close of the year,

and our blessings on the uork he

felt called of the Lord to do.

(After all, Austria is JjOOO miles from i-iexicoi).

Yes, Kathy, our

M.K., and nov/ a very capable H.N., has finally found someone v/ho
filled the high Christian standards she had set for a husband, and

vie agree v;ith her choice, v/holeheartedly, (Gerry told Dale:

"You

are surely a fine Christian young man, Dale, if our daughter chose
you for her husband.").

Two young college men, Alfredo and Jorge, friends and neighbors
of our youngsters, v/ere baptized in September, and are taking active
parts in the services, both at Colonia Olivares and in the youth
work.(Jule Miller "Cottage Meeting" filmstrips v/ith cassette commen
tary in Spanish also greatly accelerated their decision.
Again, our
thanks to the Youth Group of Maryvale Ariz. Christian church, and
Darrell Olsen of the Glendale Ariz. Christian Church.).

Because they do not have bus service to the city at night,

we have been taking our young people to the youth meetings in the

village of La Mesa each Saturday nite

attendance varies from 25

to 50. (Tf we o^^st had a bus of our ovm we could bring them in every
other Saturday night.), lie are planning a Banquet for the youth at
the end of November
It should prove interesting as this is the
first time v;e have made them make reservations ahead of time, and
pay for their own tickets.). The villages are more receptive to

the Gospel than the cities, though v/hen we came here years ago the
villages were then fanatically set against Christianityi
On Nov. 18th v;e rounded out 19 years living in Hermosillo, a

city of 225,000.

V7e have seen many changes, and made many friends.

(Pop. was 50,000 in .19550'

The cost of living here has increased

several times over like eyeryv;here else in the v/orld, and v;e can only
do as we did way back then
depend on the Lord to "supply our every
need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus."
Kathy and Dale are to be married on Dec. 27th at the Maryvale

Cliristian Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Gerry will perform the cere

mony, as he did for Bob, and I will make their wedding cake, as I
have done for Bob and Oscar.

They plan to spend the month of January

in the Eugene, Ore. area to raise support for the Mission.

Then in

February and March they plan, to-be in Toronto, Canada in intensive

German studies, April vdll find them, the Lord willing, travelling

to Austria, there to continue their study of German, and labor as

Missionaries to the youth of the "Sattelite" countries vdth the
Toronto Christian Mission group.
The Directors of the Toronto Christian Mission advised them

not to take household goodsbr supplies v;ith them, as dutyon foreign

(U.STT goods is high, and freight expensive.

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED,

that instead of purchasing gifts for the bride and groom, that those
v;ho vlsh may send a check in place of a wedding gift, enclosing a
note stating what you would have given them.
Then Dale and Kathy,

after they arrive in Europe, can buy what you had in mind for them.
Mrs. Margaret Kinman will receive these "House-V7arming" funds for
them.
Thus you may send your congratulations, and a check, if you
w ish, to Dale and Kathy at the following address:

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Dec. 197^

Miss Kathryn Ann Bov/lin

Mr. Dale K. Gibson

Tel.

(602)
279-8821

c/o Mrs. Margaret ICinraan

5131 N. 22nd Ave. Apt# 1

Phoenix, Arizona

85015

As the year 197^ drav;s to a close we vilsh to say "Thank You" to

our Heavenly Father; and to you, our faithful friends, for your part
in keeping us here, working for our Lord in V/estern Mexico. Ue have
had disappointments, sorrov/s and trials, just as you have had this
past year, but we have also had many joys, and rejoice that others
have heard the Good Nev/s of Salvation thru our combined efforts

yours, ours, and our faithful Mexican Christians'.

All here ask that

you continue to remember us with your gifts and offerings, and above
all, v;ith your prayers. Pray too for Aathy and Dale as they begin
their life together in the Lord's service in Europe. Pray also for

our children here at home, and for us as v/e guide them, and others,
as well, by our lives and our words(May both be "by the BOOK".).

May the Lord bless and keep you in His service, until he comes
and calls you Home. That you may have a MERRY CHRISTM/.S and a PROS
PEROUS MEW YEAR, is the prayer of,

ALL

THE

B 0 V; L I M S ,

GENEVA, GERRY, VEVA, BEGICY, PAMCHO & MALENA.

P.S.

We'll ALL be leaving here about Dec. iSth to spend Christmas

Phoenix, Arizona v/ith the Kinman family(See address above.
SEE YOU AT THE VffiDDING.