PERSONAL FILE

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Name in full "R Pe^LtAJ ^ogjC
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Name and address of Livinglink church or churches:
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Names and addresses of other sponsoring or endorsing churches:
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RfrAf>t Street
Cit^y ZoneState ^y CZone^
Please send along with this form copies of recommendations from churches which will encourage
other churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow a
visiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impos
sible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a respon
sible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the value
of your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about
your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3)
and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share the '
credit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their
conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will help
convince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES to
spread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recom
mendations as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have now, and the others later.
Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names and addresses here and enclose a copy of
^ _ , each letter, ^thanks. 1 i \
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Name and address of other papers which mi^t carry stories of your work:
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On an extra page please describe any details regarding conversion which you might care to
mention.
MARITAL STATUS:
MgrripH K Single_ Divorced_^ Widowed,
Date of mgyTfiggro A?^ ^ Where married? -4011/^
Who solemnized your wedding? Gl(^i/v Uj[a-e
List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:
(If your children have been adopted, please indicate.)
Name Place of their birth day, month, and year
Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did. Give approximate dates;
Place Service Dates
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SCHOOLING (high school and later):
Name of school Location Number of years Degrees and date grante4
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What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hope
to accomplish on the mission field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leading
others into fulltime service (Use an extra sheet if you need more space):
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Homemaker^__ nnntnn NurseSocial worker__ Music teacher.
Radio ministry, Radio followup__^ Christian Service Camp.^___ Linguistics.
Maintenance of mission equipment___ BenevolenceOffice work__. Name other:
PARENTS:
Father's name and home address: T.ixHng y/ Deceased^^
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What positions of leadership has he held in the local church?
What Christian service does he now do?
Mother's full maiden name: Living^-^i^^^eceased.
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Is she a Christian? vpb l/^Nn Her occupation ifemployed outside the v>nmp Hjcs^lU^
What leadership positions or Christian service has she rendered to the local churchJ?.
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FdRWARDING AGENTS .
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Should money be sent to the forwarding agent only?,
In what form should funds be sent? Ck^xic (KVawO*^
If funds are to be sent directly to the missionary on the field, please explain the details of howto
do it, so we can give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire.
Use the remainder of this sheet or an additional sheet to supply other information which you think
might be helpful to the staff of MISSION SERVICES in preparing news stories about your ministry:
PERSONAL FILE
Date
Name in full
Complete aHHrPsg on'^fmlH (^S ^ QOd^.^^
Complete forwarding address
Name and address of Livinglink church or churches:
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Street.
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Names and addresses of other sponsoring or endorsing churches:
Rtrppt Street,
HHy 7.r>np RtfltA ^ity 7.r>nP Rtflfft
Please send along with this form copies of recommendations from churches which will encourage
other churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow a
visiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impos
sible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a respon
sible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the value
of your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about
your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3)
and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share the
credit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their
conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will help
convince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MKSION SERVICES to
spread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recom
mendations as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have now, and the others later.
Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names and addresses here and enclose a copy of
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Street)^ Street4-J^ ^ ,
Zone State^^_ Zone State City
Name and address of hometown "orngpapoi-
Name and address of other papers which mi^t carry stories your work:
Street.
City_ . State,
street.
City^
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Where hapHgftH? d^oA/l/y.
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state.
On an extra page please describe any details regarding conversion which you might care to
mention.
MARITAL CTATUS:
MarripH- X RinglA
Date of marriagA ^TVd^ ^5~^ Where married? V
Who solemnized your wedding?
I/J-LuJoAj
List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:
(If your children have been adopted, please indicate.)
Name Place of their birth
riivnT'AAH Widowed.
~T
day, month, and year
Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did. Give approximate dates:
Place Service Dates
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SCHOOLING (high school and later):
Name of school Location
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Degrees and date granted
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What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hope
to accomplish on the mission field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leading
others into fulltime service (Use an extra sheet if you need more space); ^
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describe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on the field:
Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?
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Evangelist.
Homemaker.
Radio ministry.
Bible College TAanVipr PubliOfr,. School Teacher.
, Dnofnr NurseSocial worker.^^. Music teacher.
Radio followup. ,Christian Service Camp.
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Linguistics.
Maintenance of mission equipment. Benevolence, Office work. Name other:
PABENTS;
Father*s name and home address: I Living Deceased, i:
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RfrftPf Zone.^ State.
His noriiipflfinn la he a Christian? yes^X-.no,
What positions of leadership has he held in the local church?
What Christian service does he now do?
Mother's full T.iving ^ riAnftagoH
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Is she a Christian? Vftg Nn Her occupation if employed outside the home____
What leadership positions or Christian service has she rendered to the local church]?
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FORWARDING AGENT:
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City*^ Jj/j^^n^yL<rCL/9^^ Zone, Stated. ///f ^3
What duties are performed by the forwarding /yuiMj<lJlLS2i:>
Does the forwarding agent receive a salary?^
Should money be sent to the forwarding agent only?,
In what form should funds be sent?.
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If funds are to be sent directly to the missionary on the field, please explain the details of howto
do it, so we can give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire.
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Use the remainder of this sheet or an additional sheet to supply other information which you think
might be helpful to the staff of MISSION SERVICES in preparing news stories about your ministry:
SPRING ISSUE, 1974
T
BULLETIN
"BOAR D
PUERTO RICO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
by DON POORMANj DIRECTOR
_ God has really blessed Puerto ^ico Christian Schools with a fine
well trained and highly s.piritually qualified faculty. He has blessed the
teachers with many faithful supporting churches and individuals. He has
blessed us with buildings in which to hold classes and just enough pro
blems and worries to keep us praying and reiving on His strength, not ours.
He has given us nearly 115 children to teach His Word, It has been many^ many
weeks since I have entered the buildings and not found one class or another having a
Bible lesson. That is what Puerto Rico Christian Schools is all about - teaching God*s
Word to children from 11 countries and 20 states.
Our teachers,; administrators and staff are missionaries and spend many hours
outside the classrooms at other mission work. One travels several miles each week to hold
Sunday School at Fajardo. Several will be going to another island to help with DVBS
during the Easter holidays. Some work in prisons, some teach classes at I.C.U.'s College
of World Mission.
Some hel-p with typing and mailings. Others participate in Bible studies in the
evenings. Others hare started a Sunday School in the home of one of the teachers, Another
helps with the work at Fajardo and plays the organ for both the Spanish and English Ser
vices and serves as a school board member of PRCS, Our superintendent has been working
with a Spanish speaking congregation in Bayamon on Sundays and Friday nightSj besides
beirg^ editor of LAMP Missionary Magazine and Mission Impossible and Chairman of the Board
of Directors-Trustees and Administrative Director of I,C.U,
Summer will bring little vacation to our missionary-teachers. Some buildings
will need to be vacated and made ready to turn over to the owners* and others moved into
and readied for Summer School and the fall term. Several will be teaching in DVBS and
can^s. Two will be entering language school in Costa Rica. Several will be teaching
'English to Spanish speaking children - more opportunities to teach more children the
Bible. Each day's program will have the Bible as the main emphasis. Interns from Great
Lakes Bible College will be helping with this as a part of their mission service.
Durvng July (7-11) we will participate in the Caribbean Missions Clinic as well.
In addition^ we will be getting ready for next year, planning for future expansion by
purchasing property^ God willing^ and planning for the best use of the property^ as
well as looking forward to the day we hare enough trained teachers to expand to other
cities on the Island with this program of child evangelism,
WEDDING BELLS , . , .
Rick VoAk and Suzanne Swango, icache/u at PRCS pZan to be moAiLccd tht6 ^u/nneA.,
Aot&c mon.c needed mtd^ton 6uppoHt, then go to Co&ta Rtca to ^tady Spant&h and then A.e-
twin to PueAto RJjco, We highly Aecormtend these two dedicated people to the chwiches,
MoAe about Rick and Suzanne will be ^ound on page two oi The Bullelln Soa/ui,
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. r-u ''O"* '" Ironton, Ohio, inl949 and attended the
eijtraU.hnstian Church where she was baptized by Glen Wheeler in 1961.
Colly afd^gTa^du^^^^^^^ attended Million
l^H nicaningful way for the Lord on the mission field." When the opportuihty"^"
MmWJ^SV W . r Christian School she gladly accepted and
am f went to the field to join tlie work in August of 1972. She began by teach-
m f "g the fourth grade. ^
j Hungary^with the Toronto Christian Minion vfsiting Christians behind
-'wBI _ year Suzanne is teaching Pre-Kinder, Kindergarten and
Special Reading in Puerto Rico Christian School.
RICHARD YORK
.u 9"""^' "''""'s- 1950. He attended the First Church of Christ in Danville and was active
ill the youth program of the church and area churches. In 1968 he graduated from Danville High School. He then attended
V 1972. During his Junior and Senior years at JBC he preached at Cleveland, Tenn.,
Institute P"* 1'^ summer of 1971 in Puerto Rico, studying at the LAMP sponsored Christian Mission
h r 1. Christian School, and is. also, an instructor at
the Lollege of World Mission of I.C.U. He has, also, been involved in work as a religious counsellor at the Puerto Rico State
Penitentiary, and just recently he and another man were invited to start a Bible study group among the teachers at a private
bnglish language school in San Juan. ' o r o f
RICK AND SUZANNE
1 M c Together, Rick and Suzanne have been sponsoring a youth group in the local church of Christ here in Levittown.
1" 1'." .y" P'" 1 marned, in Ironton, Ohio. They will be spending the summer visiting camps and church-
es in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
In Aupst, the Lord willing, they will travel to the Spanish Language Institute in San Jose, Costa Rica, for three
moirihs intensive Spanish classes. After they learn Spanish well enough to converse easily in it, they will return again to
Puerto Kico, hopefully in December, and resume their work here.
There are many doors opening in Puerto Rico and so many opportunities to serve Christ. They ask that you be
mprayer for them during the summer and that you pray for Puerto Rico Christian School and all of their co-laborers in
tms land. Pray for Rick and Suzanne as they team up to serve Christ as man and wife. Invite them to speak in your
church or camp that they might have the opportunity of sharing with you their past experiences in the service of the King
and their future plans to serve Him in an even greater way. All of us at PRCS say to Rick and Suzanne, "Congratulations'
and may God bless your all of your days.
D.V.B.S. LESSONS AVAILABLE
Write to Mr. Don Poorman, School Director, P.R.C.S., and request materials for your DVBS
this summer. These will include, as background material, the "STORY OF PUERTO RICO
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS" by William E. Loft, co-founder andSuperintendent; somo.thing about
each of "OUR TEACHERS" by Don Poorman, School Director, one "DVBS STORY" present
ed by each of the teachers at PRCS; and then a list of the needs of PRCS as prepared by Mr.
Poorman. These lessons are short and may be used in conjunction with other DVBS materials
you may desire to use. Address: P.O. Box 568, Catafio, Puerto Rico 00632.
PUERTO RICO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
(International Christian University, Inc.)
P.O.BOX 568
CATAt^D, PUERTO RICO 00632
(RETURN REQUESTED)
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WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CON
TRIBUTIONS AND PRAYERS WHICH
HAVE MADE THE PUERTO RICO
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS POSSIBLE!
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NON PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
SAN JUAN, P.R. 00936
PERMIT NO. 169
THIRD CLASS
PUERTO r;
Box 568
Catano, Puerto Rico 00632
NEVfSLETTER
FROM c;
RICK AND SUZANNE YORK
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COSTA RICAN ADDRESS
Instituto de Lenguade Espanol
Apartado 10240
San Jose', Costa Rica
Central America
FORWARDING AGENTS
li/H DON MERRIMAN
R.R.2
Williamsport, ^d
47993
Dear Christian Friends,
We want to thank all of you who have invited us into your churches and homes. Your warm
hospitality has been so encouraging to us. We have appreciated so much the kindness ex
tended to us.
Our summer speaking engagements have taken us to Jackson, Mississippi; Kingsport, Tennessee;
Asheville, North Carolina; Appalachia Christian Camp; MadisOTiville, Kentucky; Kansas City,
Kansas;~Ironton7 Ohio; Williamsport, Indiana; and Danville, Illinois. It's been so
wonderful visiting all the Christians in these places and seeing some of our college friends
again.
py the time you receive this newsletter, Puerto Rico Christian School will be starting it's
third year. Two of the school buildings are still being rented, but one belongs- to *
Puerto Rico Christian School. We are so thankful that the Lord has provided PaR.C^S. the
means to purchase the building. We ask that you be praying for the school, and for the
teachers that they might give the children the best education they can and influence their
lives for Christ. We also ask your prayers for Mr. Don Poorman, the director of P.R.C.S.,
He has so many important decisions to make concerning the functioning and direction of
the school.
The rest of our summer will still be ^ our speaking engagements are
through. We are traveling by car^toc^^TJosefY^osta Rica,^here we will be attending the
"Institutp de Lengua de Espanol or trute. We will be there *
tudying Spanish several hours each day. Please be praying for our minds.
want to iearn Spanish well as soon as we can, so that we can return to our work in
5rto Rico.
fe ask that you ciontinue in prayer for us as we travel and study, and for Puerto Rico
Christian Schools. Thank you once again for your kindness and hospitality. God bless you.
Love in Christ,
Rick and Suzanne
PUERTO RICAN ADDRESS;
Box 56S
Catano, Puerto Rico
00632
NEWSLETTER
FROM
RICK AND SUZANNE YORK
COSTA RICAN ADDRESS
Institute de Lenguade Espanol
Apartado 10240
San Jose, Costa Rica
Central America
rr."
FWDing AGENTS
Vi/Vi Don Merriman
R.R.2
Williamsport,
Indiana 47993
Dear Christian Friends,
Suzanne and I arrived in Costa Rica on August 21st., after a 4000 mile trip
by car. It took ten days and we traveled through Mexico, Guatamala, El
Salvador, Hond\iras, and, Nicaraugua. The scenery was different in every
country and the road was pretty good, so we had a really interesting trip.
We've been in Spanish school since Au&st 26th.) We enrolled in the Spanish
Language Institute; a school designed only for teaching Spanish to Mission
aries who are going to Latin America or some Spanish speaking country. We
have classes Monday through Friday and a lot of homework every night. There
are over two hundred missionaries from different churches here now, and
about 40 teachers; so classes are small and helpful. English is forbidden
in the class which means you have to speak Spanish. It's really frustrating
to see the small children, six or seven who can rattle off Spanish and here
we are tv/enty-five and can't speak nearly as much. We both have stuck our
foot in our mouths several times, needless to say. One little word change
in a sentence makes a lot of difference, for example; Dowde esta el
Servicio? means Where's the bathroom? Dowde es el Servicio? means
V/here's the Church service?
One of the blessings we've had so far is to be able to live with a Costa
Rican family. There's the mother, herdaughter and the daughter's husband
and their three children and a niece of the mother; The mother, Berta, has
ten brothers and sisters in this same area of tovm, so she is related to
almost everyone in town. The family structure is much different here than
in the states. The whole family is home by supper and rarely do any of
them go out at night. Also the older people are always taken care of in the
home instead of going to a nursing home.
The cost of living is a lot lower here in Costa"Rica, but it's not as
luxurious a life as in the states, A small car, Toyota, V.W., etc., costs
about $7000. Food, however, is cheap so few people go hungrey. Milk is^
about $.15 p3r quart and rice and beans, the staple of all meals, are fairly
cheap.
Please be praying for us as we study and live here in Costa Rica. Write to
us - it's nice to get news of what's going on in the churches in the states.
In Christ,
Rick & Suzanne York
PUERTO RICAN ADDRESS:
568
'CataKo, Puerto Rico OO632
NEWSIETTER
FROM
RICK AND SUZANNE YORK
COSTA RICAN ADDRESS
Instituto de Lenguade Espanol
Apartado 10240
San Jose', Costa Rica
Central America
FORWARDING AGENTS
M/M Don Merriman
R.R. 2
Williamsport, Ind.
47993
Dear Christian Friends,
Greetings from Costa Rica* This must be the rainiest spot on earth! We are now ex
periencing spring here. It rains every day in the winter, which cooresponds to our
summer in the states, and now that it is spring it rains even more. But the family we
J^ive vdth tell us that summer will begin in December. There is less rain and the days
are longer and sunny. The children here get their summer vacation in December, January,
and February,
It seems we'll be staying here until the first part of April. The complete course at the
language school lasts a year. But since we had some previous experience with Spanish in
Puerto Rico, we'll be able to complete almost a whole year's study in 8 months. We're
both anxious to get back to Puerto Rico to work and to enjoy the sunshine.
Even here in language school there are opportunities to witness and to serve the Lord,
The majority of the students here are headed for the mission field after they complete
their studies. But it's very easy to become discouraged when your mouth Just won't do
what your mind tells it to do, V/e are able to encourage and minister to one another as
Christians. I'm sure you all read or heard about the disaster in Honduras Caused by
hurricane Fifi. There are several doctors and nurses attending the language school, who
unselfishly gave up their study time to travel to Honduras to help the people. The last
part of September Rick had the opportunity to travel to Panama with some other men to
witness in some churches there. They also took Bibles to give to the service men station
ed in the Canal Zone. One of the service men asked to be enrolled in a coorespondence
course. We pray that his witness might influence others to do the same. All the men
who went were spiritually blessed and we pray that those that they witnessed to, were
also blessed.
We appreciate your continued support and especially your prayers for us. We would love
to hear from you. Please write to us here in Costa Rica and let us know how things are
going with you.
In Christ's love,
Rick and Suzanne York
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This Christmas card
was designed by Sandy Andino
a student of the seventh grade
in the Puerto Rico Christian
Schools.
Pat Ely
Third Grade
Sue Soto
Fourth Grade
Wanda Malone
Secretary
Don Poorman
Director
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Dottie Lewis
Kindergarten
Scott Golembiecki Ruth Poorman John Reece
Sixth Grade Jr. High Jr. Hi^
Not Pietured: Doug Phillips, Jr. High and Art Teacher and Ken Rutledge, Physical Education Teacher
Suzanne York
First Grade
Tony LaSalle
Spanish Teacher
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Katherine Rhodes
Second Grade
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Karen Mutsch
Principal
Eneyda fv'tifiez
Spanish Teacher
Betty King
Fourth Grade
Debbie Ross
Fifth Grade