Foust Tom Debbie 1994 England

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Tom,Debbie, Angela, Samuel, David, Autumn

TDM DEBBIEFOUST50 KidderminsterRoad BromsgroveWorcestershire B61 7JU England

M I S S I O N A R I S TO G R T RIT INCHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Prayer Newsletter

June 1994Dear Friends,I have just finished reading some prayer newslettersfrom other missionaries. Their adventures soundexciting and dangerous as they face wild animals anddroughts. Sometimes I feel likeour letters mayseem alitde boring to you after reading other missionariesnewsletters.

Life in England s anything but boring. Wedon't facethedangers ofwild animals or drought (although theEnglish sometimes feel s if they are inthemiddle ofadrought when it doesn t rain for three weeks), but, likeall missionaries, we face dangers not seen bythe humaneye.For ourstruggle isnotagainstflesh and blood, butagainst the rulers, against thepowers, against the worldforces of this darkness, against thespiritualfarces ofwickedness in theheavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 Dailywe struggle against this unseen attacker as we shareChrist with the people in Bromsgrove.Most Britishmen and women do not think theyhavethe need for a Savior as theyare content with thethings theworld offers to them. They live their livesseeking pleasure for themselves. Pray for us...especially prayforour children as theyare taughtwithin an educational system and surrounded byaculture that denies the existence ofany realitybeyondthat which is seen. 2 Corinthians 4:18Let me tell you about some of our adventures.Many exciting things are happening here atBromsgrove Christian Church. In ourlastnewsletter,wereported that wehad 10 baptisms on October 29,1993. On January 30, 1994, we had four morebaptisms. There areotherswhoworship with uswhoneedto obeyChrist in immersion. Please keep them in

together, and played together.Wehadtheopportunitto see just what the youth do during their free time,which helped us to better understand them. They hada chance to see adults enjoy the same type ofgamesthey like to play. The youth thoroughly enjoyedwatching the adults bejust as silly in the games asthemselves. Itwas a time ofgrowing andof bonding.

Thechurch retreat, February1994.

Tom iskeeping busywith many diverse activities as heministers with the people of the church. He isalsoinvolved in some community activities that keep himin touch with thepeople. He was asked and agreed tobe President of theBromsgrove Council ofChurches.TheCouncilof Churches is comprised ofministersand of representatives from nearly allthe congregationin Bromsgrove. The Council sponsors several unitedworship services each year, organizes and overseesdifferent annual and one-time projects. The Councildesires to express Christian unity as the congregationswork and worshin together, a olea familiar to Christian

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anyone able or willing to teach. Sometimes we have tocombine classes, and this can be a challenge s ateacher may have ten students ranging in ge from oneto nin-years old.Our children are all doing fine and are growing upquickly. Theyjust had a two-week vacation fromschool and found it hard to go back especially whenthey realized theyhad twelve more weeks until theendofschool. They do not get out until July 22, 1994.Angela only has one more year before she will completeEngland s required schooling.Easter Dayat Bromsgrove Christian Church waswonderful. We had a sunrise service at a local park. Itwas atimeto reflect on God sWord in the bright,early morning cold. We then headed for the church sbuilding forhot cups of coffee and tea to warm us up,then we ate a wonderful traditional English breakfast:baked beans, fried tomatoes, eggs, bacon, and blackpudding. Following breakfost, we had a worship servicethat included special musicand an artistwho painted alarge sbcfeet bythree feet) picture of the Easter storyas it was being told. It was a beautiful morning ofpraise to God.In April, we had our CMF retreat for the entire GreatBritain Field Team in the Lake District. We welcomedTim and TammyAho who are our newest family toarrive on the field. It was an opportunity to get toknow all ofour teammates better and enjoy a time ofrelaxation.

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Our CMF-Great Britain team at our retreat, April1994.

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Charles and Barbara Cook led ou r team s retreatduring teaching sessions each day. Charles isCMF sPastoral Care Coordinator. The Cooks recendy retirefrom their ministry inJoppa, Maryland.) Theirwisdom, insight, sensitivity, and ministryrefreshed usall and gave us great encouragement. The childrenwere led byVern and Denny Eaton in special lessons thatincluded crafts) during the adults seminar timesPLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS: The four people who were baptized in January: JaneCrane; Lucy Matthews; and, Mikeand MaggieBishton. Angela as she finishes school next year and decideswhat todo about college. Our CMF team as we continue to grow and worktogether. The people who visit at Bromsgrove ChristianChurch.

Debbie Foust


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dAulumn, Angela, David, Tom,Debbie, & Samiel

TDM & DEBBIE FOUST50 Kidderminster Road BromsgroveWorcestershire B61 JU England

MISSION RIES TO GRE T RIT INCHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Prayer Newsletter

September 1994June, July, and August have been busymonths forus,but they have been filledwith activities that haveborne and will bear fruit fo r our Lord We have ha dprayers answered about our need fora larger car. Wehave hada renewed prayer need forour housing. Wehave had some bold, obedient steps of faith taken byseveral people at Bromsgrove ChristianChurch.And,we have had several visitors at Bromsgrove.A ew a rMany ofyou have been praying for and have sent giftsfor us to find a vehicle suitable forour family. The carwehadwould seatonly five people, andwehave sixpersons in our family So,weneeded to purchaseanother vehicle but lacked th e f unds to do so We canfinally report that we have a car inwhich wecan all beseated properly and wearseatbelts Our search for theright car isa storyof sweet-sorrow.Last February, Steve and BethAnn Carpenterwhoserved as one of th e initial CMF Great Britain FieldTeam families ~ returned to the USA to planta newchurch in Virginia. When theCarpenters left, theygave us theirseven-seat estate car (station wagon).Because we received Carpenters' car,our family wasable togive our car to theTim andTammy Ahofamily, a family of four. At that time, Tim andTammy were completing their support raising inAmerica. Because theyno longerhad to raise fundsforan automobile, theywereable to come to GreatBritain sooner

Since both cars needed expensive repairs, theCarpenter, Aho, and Foust families shared the costofgetting thevehicles ingoodshape mechanically. were able topayourshare through the giftsyou sentto

help us to acquire adequate new transportation. Thankyoufor giving chose fiinds and foryourprayers withour car d i lemmaSo, it was sweet to receive the Ahos to the fieldearlier than expected, to give theAlio family our car,and to receive a much-needed larger automobile.However, it was sorrow to saygoodbye to theCarpenter family. Please bepraying for theCarpenterandAho families as they begin their new ministries.Uncertain Housing Situation

Aswe approach the end of our first two years ofservice in England, our two-year housing agreement,likewise, is comingto a close (our lease endsDecember 1994). To find a house to rentin Englandcanbea difficult task, and the typical lease is only forsix months in length. Weareconvinced yourprayersenabled usto have the blessing of a two-year lease in alarge wonderful home. We need your prayers againwith regard to our housing.The family from whomwerent presently lives inAustralia. It may bethat his jobwill keep their familyinAustralia for some timeyet, and they maywish tocontinue to rent to us. On the other hand, if they stayinAustralia, they maywish to sell their home and nolonger want to rent it out. We would not be able topurchasethe home, sowewould be forced to move.Then again, should his work end in Australia and hiscompany send him back to England, we would haveto findanotherplace to live because theywouldreturn to live in their own home As a result of no tknowing what is going to happen, we would begrateful foryour prayers in thismatter.


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BoM, Obedient Steps ofFaithI am cxciced to tellyou about someof those in the Bromsgrove Christian Church who are makingvery boldand obedient steps of faith.On June 5, 1994, we celebrated with JamesBanner as he chose to be obedient to our Lord Jesus Christ and was immersed into Christ. I hadthehonor of baptizing James. James is the son ofHoward (who passed awayon December25,1993, and forwhommanyof youwere prayingand Barbara Banner. The Banner family has worshiped withBromsgrove Christian Churchsince her earliest days and has been of significanthelp to thecongregation through the years.Thanks be to God for the faithfulness ofJames. Pleasebepraying for him.LastJanuary (1994), LarryKineman and I immersedMike Bishton and his wife Maggie. Recently, as aresult of his new fai th in Christ Mike made thedecision to start takingBible classes at SpringdaleCollege. He began attending Springdale part-time lastterm. Please prayforMike,Maggie, and their twosmall children, Marie and MatthewDerekandAngie Stancombe have moved from KingsNorton, Birmingham, to Bromsgrove to work withLarry and me at

Derek and n^eStancombe their youngson, Joshua.

Derekand An^e Stancombe.

GrahamRichards leftBromsgrove Christian Churchon August 25, 1994, to go to CentralChristianChurch in Mesa, Arizona, to serve there as an internfor one year. Forthe last eighteen months, Grahamhas lived in Bromsgrove andworked withLarry andmeat theBromsgrove Christian Church. Graham hasministered in manyways with theBromsgrovecongregation and has been appreciated, especially inhis worship leading and in his work with theyouth.Wewill miss him but send God s blessings with himas he continues to prepare for service to our Lord Jesus

Christ. Pray forGraham s internship inAmerica andthat allwould work well to bringhim back to 1England to work with usGordon and Barbara Clinewho haveserved in manycapacities at SpringdaleCollege and at Bromsgrove^ Christian Church for the w last three years have movedT to Truro On Cornwall) to^^ begin anew congregation.3 * Gordon and Barbara came to England from the

Graham Richardspreaching Mountain ChristianatBromsff-ove Christian Church in Joppa,Maryland, and aresupported by thatcongregation. They have two sons, Jerry andAdam.

Theircontributions at theBromsgrove congregationhave been significant and will bemissed, but weareconfident that God will do a goodworkthroughthem inTruro. Please prayfor them in this newadventure

Recendy, PeterBillingham resigned from hismanagement positionwith a large, reputableinsurance company as a result of a commitment hemade a few months ago to beobedient toour LordJesus Christ no matter what the cost. Pete ismarried to Noreen andtheyhave twoyoung children,Laura and Samuel. Peteisgoing to study toward theBachelor of Humanities degree at the University ofBirmingham through Springdale College. At thistimePete is not certain where his studies wil l lead himPlease pray for him as he continues togostep-by-stepin faith with Christ

Visitors to BromsgroveWe have had some visitors with us atBromsgroveChristian Church over the last several weeks, andmanyof them havehelped us in various ways. CurtHess held an all-day seminar Love Your Neighbor toLife at thechurch s building and challenged us withevangelistic tools to use in our walkwith Christ. Theworshipband and choir from Southeast ChristianChurch ofLouisville, Kentucky, visited our arearecently and provided concerts for manyof thecongregations in theWorcestershire area. MickSmith,General Director of ChristianMissionaryFellowship, and hiswife Joyce visited with all theCMFGreat Britain Field Team to encourage us andto offer insights and suggestions for our work inGreatBritain


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Charles Gresham, Benic Hampton, and agroup ofstudents from Kentucky Christian College werewith thecongregation fora few weeks during their |time at Springdale College. Charles and Benic |taught classes at the College while the studentswere involved in the Semester Abroad studentexchange program. Charles and Benic contributedsignificantly to manycongregations while theywere here and we were honored to have Charlesteach the adultBible study class at BromsgroveChristian Church during is st y in England. | ive thanks to our ather for the encouragement these people gave to our family, to the BromsgroveChristian Church, to Springdale College, and totheothercongregations and saints in Great _Britain

Also, wewere able to spendsometimewith thefollowing people during their visits to Great Britain:Brian, Anne, Erin and Kara Lange and Steve Buda Brian also taught at Springdale College last term)from Cornerstone Christian Church, Lincoln,Nebraska; Dave, Bonnie, and Chris Carpenter, andCelia and Rex Balsley from Bethany ChristianChurch, Anderson, Indiana; MicheleZintz who wastraveling from the mission field in Kenya back toAmerica; Ed Brown f rom East 9Ist Street ChristianChurch, Indianapolis, Indiana; and Bill, Verna, andDonovanWeber and Kevin Lewby from FirstChristian Church Norfolk, Nebraska.We were refreshed and renewed by thevisits fromthese folks. Praise the Lord for the opportunity thesepeople took toshare in our home with us during theirtravels in Europe.Bromsgrove ChristianChurch was visited recendy bya group of adults and teenagers associated with TeenMission. The group was led byRichard ClarkandPete Howard ofCentral Christian Church, Carmel,Indiana. This is thesecond consecutive year thatRichard has led a group to Bromsgrove to help uswith several important projects. Last year the teamredecorated the church s hall and held a Holiday BibleClttb VacationBibleSchool).This year, the Teen Mission team waswith us fromAugust 2-18, and, together, we redecorated somerooms at the church s building, evangelized on theHigh Street in Bromsgrove, carried out aweeklongcamp for the youth and several adults) from thechurch and from theBromsgrove area, held athree-day Holiday Bible Club for thirty-five children ages 2 through 9), and had two days ofsightseeing inLondon, Stratford, and Warwick. It was a terrific

Teen Mission team ledbyRichard Clarkand PeteHoward

teamled by twowonderful men ofGod. Praise theLord for the things accomplished from their visit.Please Include in Your PrayersPraises: The largercar for our family. Baptism ofJames Banner. The recent visitors to England. The work of the Teen Mission team The birthofKirsten Lynn Kathryn Kineman to ourteammates Larry and Debbie Kineman on August

18 Mom and baby are both doing well).Requests: Carpenter family in newwork. Aho family as they adjust to theBritish culture. Housing. Mike and Maggie Bishton and family. Derek andAngie Stancombe and family. Graham Richards GordonandBarbara Clineand family. Peter and Noreen Billingham and family. The Northampton, England Team David andTeresaFittro and Aaron and Diane Lincoln). The CMP team seconded on loan) to SpringdaleCollege, Donn andJoan Leach, who leftfor afour-month furlough in September. Teammate Larry Kineman whose mother passedaway in July.

Much Love,

Tom Foust


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n 3l3i^ ecember 994

Dear Friends

Greetings from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England After a beatifiil Autumn seasonwith unusually warm weather, wearelooldng forward to sharing Christmas with ourfriends and neighbors.We are soexcited about the many wonderful things that have happened atBromsgroveChristian Church sincewe arrived two years ago and the Kinemans arrived eighteenmonths ago. Some ofthe Wghlights include: 8 people have been immersed; 3peoplehave renewed their commitment to following Jesus as their Lord; 3 immersed believers.have become members ofBromsgrove Christian Church by transfer Qn addition to theKineman and theFoust femilies); attendance atBromsgrove Christian Church hasincreased atleast 75% (from 44 to75); 5new CELL (ChristiansEvangeliang, Learning,and Loving) groups have begunwth 35-50 inattendance each weel^ there have beensignificant increases in attendancewith theMen's BreakfastandtheWomen s ChristianFellowship; thousands ofdollars ofrep^ and remodeling have been done to thechurch'sbuilding; and I could go on. Can you begin to sense the excitement ofthe growing bodyofChristat Bromsgrove Christian Church?Larry and I have begun to focus ourattention on equipping the samts inBromsgrove(Ephesians 4)todo the work ofministry while continuing to serve alongside the believers.For instance, atourmost recent (October 9,1994) baptismal service, Derek Stancombebaptized Clifford Cox. Derek spends an evening each week teachmg and training Clifford.Larry and I put ourtraining and time into people who are, in turn, putting their efforts intothe lives ofothers. Derek isthe young man who moved with his family toBromsgroye towork alongside Larry and myselfwhile he studies atSpringdale College (the only ChristianChurch Bible college inEngland). Clifford is ayoung man from the Bromsgrovecommunity who has attended youth activities atBromsgrove Christian Church for sometime but was especially reached through the Teen Mission group (led by Richard Clarkand Pete Howard ofCentral Christian Church, Carmel, Indiana) that worked with us lasts umm e r

However, in order to continue the work in Great Britain, we need your help. Many ofyouhave been praying for our housing situation. As we reported in our last newsletter, weknew itwas possible that the people who own the house we live in might need to sell thehouse. They do. We just received notice that our house isgoing tobesold, so wewillhave to move. Wemay need to move injusta few weeks, or--ifthehouse does not sellimmediately-we may havea fewmonthsbeforewe haveto move. We rented the house

TOM DEBBIE FOUST5 Kidderminster Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire B6 7JU England 011-44-527-832-272Christian Missionary Fellowship P.O. Box 501020 Indianapolis, IN 46250-6020 317-578-2700


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age 2we are inMy fiinibhed (with furniture beds, appliances, etc.). As a result, we need toraise enough fiinds to enable us to move into ahouse that is not fiimishedl And recently,we learned thatamajor contributing church wiU not be able to continue at the level they were supporting us; so, in avery short timewe have incurred a7,000 deficit. As a result,weneed 19,550 ofone-time contributions to outfit ourhouse flnd to ^ ase our defidt.Butwe also need dgnificant help in anotherway. Weneed new contributors, or presentcont^utors to increase thr support, to take the placeofthe church \Aio is unable tocontinue itslevdoffinancial supportOurpresent deficit isnot thenorm; this iswhy we come to you nowr^We arecommittedto stq^ outofadefidt atuation op:atingwitiiin the confines ofourbudget Butwedon t bdieve God is calling us to cut backonministries^en itis olmous that people arebeing won fortheLord. Canyouhelpus?Your response tothis letta:will keq> us on the field in GreatBritdn; otherwise, a trip toAmericawill be required toraise the needed finances. IVe enclosed acard for you to tellushow you can partidpate. Please return itby Januaiy 15, 1995.Ifyou have not been praying for ourministiy andwould like to be one ofour prayerpartners, then tell us the day(s) and the time(s) you pray for us. We really need, anddeeply appreciate, those who pray forusand theworkwe do.In His Service

Tom ous t

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