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Fousts to E ngla ndTh e Tom Foust family will be teciming up with the Larry

Kineman family in England. This family was in England whereTo m studied in the L niv of Birmingham during 1989-90 seekinga DoctorofPhilosophy. His sponsorwas Dr.C. Robert Wetzelandhisthesis topicwas T hePhilosophical,Theologicaland HistoricalRoots of the Campbell/Stone Reformation Movement. Tom sgraduation is pending the completion and acceptance of hisdissertation.

While in England To m served at Springdale College asassistant bursar and preacher with the Bromsgrove Church ofChrist Th e Fousts saw firsthand the needs and were challengedto help meet those needs.

Tom, Debra, Angela. Autumn David FoustThomas F. Foust was bom Jan. 22,1958 inAnderson, INto

the lateHarold S. Foust and Mrs.VirginiaLeeFowlerFoust. Tomattended Anderson University, Anderson, INan d recaved the BAinJuly 1980, majoring in Religion,Bibleand Business Administration. He studied at E m m a n u el S c h o o l o f Religion, JohnsonCity, TN where he received the Master of Divinitydegree in June1986 with a major in Church History.

Tom s service includes: preaching ministry at Love ChapelChristian Church, Erwin, TN; evangelist in Tennessee, Virginia,North Carolina an d Indiana; professor of Church History andbusiness managerat Nebraska Christian College, Norfolk, NEand service in England.

Mrs. Debra J o Gibson Foust was bo m J an . 1 0, 1 96 1 inAnderson, INto Larry M.and Mrs. DixieR.Harlan Gibson. Debragraduated fromAnderson HighSchoolin 1 9 78 . S he attended on eyear at Anderson Universityand one year at Milligan College,Milligan College, TN. Debra and To m have 3 children - AngelaD., bom Aug. 31, 1978; Autumn R., bom Oct. 7, 1981 andDavid J.T., bo m Apr. 21 , 1983.

Th e elders of Beth an i/ Ch ristian Church, Anderson, INrecommend this family an d help support them.

Funds to support this new church plantingmission should besent to Christian Missionary Fellowship, designated fo rth e Fousts), 5 6 7 4 Caito Dr., PO Bo x 26306, Indianapolis,IN 4 6 2 2 6 - 0 3 0 6 , phone 317-542-9256.

Memor ia l ift R e c e i v e dIn Memory Of:

Armina ConyersGiven By:

W e s t Walnut Street Churclt of Christ, P o rt l an d , I NMemor i a l undMaijoric Jonas Arbaugh

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T h a t was Tom's reaction ninemonths ago when I told him Iwas pregnant. After all, ouryoungest would be nine yearsold when this baby was bom.Samuel Dean Joseph Foust wasborn on April 25,1992, at : ^a.m. He weighed 9 lbs. S.oz., fand was 21 1/2 inches long. Weare both doing just fine. Davidwas really excited about gettinga brother . The gir ls were^xcited that David would have^meone other than them towrestfe^with.I have a lot of help with thisbaby: With three siblings -thirteen, ten, and nine yearsold all Samue l h a s to do is le tou t one whimper and it's a raceto see who gets there first. Thechildren are a great help and,YES, they even change diapersI get to hold Samuel when he'shungry because that's the onething no one else can do\Our plans for leaving forEngland in late summer arestill looking good. We

i start traveling againin mid-June. Support/ raisingwhile being\ pregnant with^ j ^ Y morning sickness^ 2 was anexperience.We s h a l l s ee h ow i t

compares to travelingw i t h a newborn. I don ' tthink I will be any moret i r e d t h a n I w as w he n Iwas pregnant .T h e k i d s will b etraveling with us form o s t o f o u r s um m e rtrips. Right now theyare ail plajdng ball:Angela in Senior League,A u t u m n a n d D a v i d i nLittle League (Samuel'snot playing, yet). Le t megive you our itinerary: June 4-6, Rainbow

Camp, Converse, IN June 27-July 18,Tennessee (2 weeks ofcamp; Love ChapelChristian Church;First Christian,Johnson City; UnicoiChurch of Christ ; andothers) July 19-24, RainbowCamp, Converse, IN July 26, FirstChrist ian, Jacksonville, IL (we'll alsov i s i t Tom's s is t er a n dfamily who live inJacksonville, IL) July 30, CMFChildren's Ceremony,Indianapolis, IN(similar to our commissioning at the CMFBoard Meeting in May)

Samuel Dean Joseph Foust, one day old.

T h e n ew l it tl e M r . F o u s t m e e t s h i s b r o t h e r a n d s is te rs .

Ourfirst family photo. Samuel is 15 hours old.


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August 2-7, Rainbow Camp,Converse, I N t hi s will be ar e un i on w e e k for a ll of t h o s e w h owere campers during this LastChance W ee k, l ik e T om an d me).

Thank yo u fo r your prayers fo rhealth and safety fo r Samuel andme. Please continue to pray for usa s w e t r a v e l and fi nd f i n a n c i a l andprayer partners.Much love,

D e b b i e Fous tP.S. We have 60 of our monthlysustaining funds and 15 of otitone-time outgoing fiinds alreadycommitted. We re depending onyour prayers to see us through to alate August departure.

Samuel, April 27,1992: dressed andready to leave the hospital

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September 1992

Dear Friends,We are beginning to feel the excitement of our upcoming move to England, ye t atouch of sorrow filters in now and again.Four days ago we sold nearly all our earthly possessions. Since then, we divided therest into four piles: borrowed items to be returned to fiiends, boxes to be shipped toEngland, articles for Goodwill, and a pile for the garbage collectors.While sorting, we opened the boxes we had carefully packed away to find childhoodtoys, letters from our dating days, our firstborn's baby clothes, and pictures ofdearfriends. Waves of emotion swept over us as we realized there was no room in ourcrate to take these things to England.Ye t we cannot help but anticipate the upcoming adventure of serving Christ inEngland. As someone else said, ...parting is such sweet sorrow.Please pray for us in our continuing discussions with an Illinois congregation who isseriously considering a financial commitment that would complete our sustaining(monthly) need. We delayed our departure to the field by a few weeks to develop agood relationship with them as missionaries and supporting partners.We have one last need that you can help us with before ou r departure in October: alloutgoing funds must be received or committed before we leave.Outgoing funds cover one-time expenses such as airline tickets, shipping, householdappliances (purchased in England), and a vehicle. To date, we have received 10,534of our $44,667 need. A team member in England just faxed us to tell about theweakness of the American dollar against the English pound. We are confident,however, that the Lord will provideKnowing that (jod enables His work through His people, we ask for your help. Wouldyou prayerfully consider sending a one-time gift to complete our outgoing need? Wewill need of100 gifts of500 and 1 000 aswell as gi i s of15 25 50 tohelp us quicklymeet our goal. We've enclosed a card for your response.Perhaps you could recommend us to your congregation or your Sunday School classfor a one-time offeringwithin the next three months. All gifts are greatly appreciatedin speeding us on to our ministry in England.Please also pray for all our final details to come together, safety as we travel, andadjustment in our new home.

/ Yours in Christ,Tom and Debbie Fous t

THOMAS & DEBRA FOUST 2230 Highland Road Anderson IN46012 317/642-2879ChristianMissionary Fellowship P.O. Box 501020 Indianapolis, IN 46250-6020 317/542-9256


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Excerptsof a November 6,1992, faxfrom Tom and Debbie Foust in England.

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Greetings to you in thename of oiir Lord JesusChrist from:Tom and Debbie Fous tc/o Peter Billingham79 DeanswayFriarscrof tBromsgrove B61 7PGWorcestershireENGLAND

T he above is our address for th e n ex t f ew w e ek s unti l we can move into ourown home. We are living with Peter and Noreen Billingham at present. Youcan telephone us at the Billinghams home (from America) by dialing011-44-527-75821. But remember we are five (5) hours ahead of the U S AEastern Standard TimeWe secured a promise from the owners of a large four bedroom home thatthey would rent to us for two years j/British Telecom (the company forwhom the husband works) secures the work contract they are pursuing inAustralia. We hope to know soon if and/or when we might get the house.We will let you know our new address as soon as we have one.Our trip from America to England went smoothly. We flew fromIndianapolis to New York and stayed a couple of days with some friendsJeff and Louise Butler . While inNew Yorkwe went sightseeing to the Statueof Liberty, Ellis Island, Broadway, and the Empire State Building.We reallyenjoyed our visit with the Butlers and were able to rest and relax beforeflying on to England.Our flight over the Atlantic Oceanwent well. David was so excited, hedidn t sleep much. Angela and Samuelslept most of the time, but Autumngot sick. However, she recovered quickly after we landed and drove toBromsgrove from London (a two-hour drive).Weworshiped with the saints at Bromsgrove Christian Church on Sundaylast.There were about forty people presentand sixcameforward duringthe invitation time. Our family went forward to show that we were a part of

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the fellowship ofbelievers meeting together as theBromsgrove ChristianChurch Godwilling others will follow soonIt isgood tobe backin England We are excited aboutthepossibilities before us withthe Bromsgrove congregation We have enjoyed visiting withfriends at the church andmeeting newpeople whonowworship with thecongregation Thechurchhasbeenanxiously awaiting ourarrival andwe are all looking forward to January when theLarry Kineman familywill joinusPlease be praying for us as we adjust and get settled We are expecting great things aswe empty ourselves to the glory ofGodand preachChristand Him crucifiedI n H is love

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