Volunteer Corner

Harold and Sybil Henson are an extraordinary couple. I am honored to know them both. Harold and Sybil have been a part of the Mission Printing family since nearly the beginning.

Brother Henson has served as a member of the board of directors in past years. He operated the folding machine until his health required him to redirect his energy. Harold has been coming in on the weekends for quite some time to oil and lube our stample machines and to fold books. I'm not sure if Bro. Henson periodically steps in at Mission Printing when he has a boost of energy or he steps in to receive a boost.

Sister Henson has been a vital part of our family for years. Until her health and the health of Harold required her to stay home more often, Sybil would come every Tuesday and Thursday and would direct our efforts in the collating department. I never saw Sybil directing while sitting. In fact, I have rarely seen Sybil sitting. Sister Henson is a hard worker that is dedicated to Mission Printing and the work of the Lord.

We know that the Henson's ultimate reason for being a part of the Mission Printing family for so many years is their love for the Lord and lost souls around the globe. If there are young couples that want a Christ-centered, mature couple to mirror, it woul do you well to look at Harold and Sybil. Their love for each other and for the lost is centered in their love for their God and their Savior, Jesus Christ.

Thank you Harold and Sybil for your many years of service and love that you have shared with the Mission Printing family and with souls around the world.

Find this special couple and let them know how much you appreciate them. If you have been searching for an activity that you and your spouse can do together that would impact the world, then I suggest that you follow the Henson's example and become a part of the Mission Printing family!

The thought of helping to spread the gospel message in written form, while at the same time having the opportunity to interact with those of like beliefs, persuaded me to come to Mission Printing as a volunteer worker.

When I was originally told by Brother Bill Sarratt, who is now gone to receive his great reward, that volunteer workers were needed, I was hesitant to respond. After all, a retired salesman knows so little about what takes place in a print shop. I was concerned that I'd have nothing to contribute to this important work. To my surprise and complete delight, I quickly found out tha teven with my limited experience, there was a place I could make myself useful. No, my job is not important like those of the printers, other machine operators, those that put the books together, or mail them out, but before the material is sent out, it must be packed. So, with my friends I've made here, we make the material ready to be mailed. I go home in the afternoon satisfied that I've made a contribution to the Lord's cause.

It is my prayer, and I'm sure the same can be said for everyone that works at Mission Printing, that the wonderful Christian literature we send out each week will influence at least one soul somewhere in the world to obey the gospel.

Larry Benedict

Larry Benedict is one of our regular volunteers that has been with us over one year. Bro. Benedict comes every Wednesday and fills the boxes that will be shipped to locations throughout the world. Larry Benedict is a faithful member of the Brown Trail Church of Christ.

Rumasi, Ghana

I was very excited to have come across one of your books entitiled "The Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin" which I have now borrowed from a good friend. I have been seeking earnestly for ways I could increase my knowledge about God and His eternal kingdom. When I read a short history of Mission Printing, I am stirred in my heart and tremendously encouraged by your good works.

Lagos State, Nigeria

We send you our warmest greetins and live in the name of our savior Jesus Christ.

We would like to sincerely express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to every worker of Mission Printing. We are pricked to the heart because of your invaluable assistance and support that you have always tendered when asked. You have helped us to spread the gospel in Nigeria. Our prayer is that God will uphold Mission Printing and give you the power to continue to fly higher and shine forever in Jesus name.

Republic of South Africa

It is a privilege for me to write you this letter. I am a New TestamentChristian today due to the efforts of the W.B.S.

I was told of your mission to spread God's word around the world. Based on the knowledge of your mission, I am requesting gospel material from you. Your material enables me to be fully armed for the good fight!

Mikolongise, Malawi

I trust you will be very happy to know that your good work was introduced to me through another mission here in Malawi.

We have a great need for printed material. We find that it is hard to keep new Christians faithful without continuous teaching. That is why we are writing to you. We are asking for your help as God allows. Friends, we are looking forward to your help in reaching lost souls and teaching others how to continue in the faith.

Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Greetings in Jesus name! May God Almighty richly bless you as you continue to show concern and love towards the upliftment of Christ in this part of the world.

You were introduced to us by Bro. Keith Morris, a W.B.S. teacher in California. Due to the efforts of W.B.S., we have begun a preacher training school. We train students and young preachers of the gospel so that they can become stronger for the future generations.

We were told that your material would be a good resource for us to use in our program of training. I pray that you can send us your spiritual material so that we can prepare for the future.

Nagaland, India

Thank you so much for the booklets. I have sent out many of the books to the Prison and Drug Rehabilitation Centre.

God bless Mission Printing!

Lusaka, Zambia

I want to greatly thank you for your outstanding love for use here in Zambia. You have shown your love for Zambia by sending us spiritual material to enable us to know the Truth in depth and find salvation. Your many books and Bibles sent to us these past two years have gone far. Many are learning about our loving God and saving Lord

On behalf of the man Zambians who want to learn and be saved, I would like to ask for you to continue sending your books and Bibles. Many are coming to the Lord because of your efforts.

Vacaville, California

We have received wonderful responses to our requests for literature. Your gifts to the men here in this prison have brought tremendous blessings. We have also discovered that a good number of the men, after reading and studying, sent the literature home so that their family may read and study the same materials. This has allowed a spiritual conversation to take place betwen the prisoners and their families.

In this age of weak budgets and financial stress, we are very appreciative of the sacrifice that you and your organization has made on our behalf.

Awutu, Ghana

Greetings from us in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. We appreciate your love for us that is displayed by our spiritual material that you provide freely. We wish all of you God's blessings. May He strengthen us all as co-workers to helf free souls from the devil's grasp. Thank you and may God's blessings continue to shine upon you.

Lubbock, Texas

I love your books! I share them with others. I need more!

I need your help. Please send me your material. I want to share the gospel with those struggling with addictions. I desire to be evangelistic and with your help, I can.

Kumba, Cameroon

I do not have access to anything else to help in teaching other than your material. I kindly wish that you will increase the quantity that you send me.

The tract entitle "What All Mankind Must Know" is in high demand here. I gave a copy to a young woman, who gave it to her sister, who then took it to another district to a Christian youth fellowship meeting. Everybody wanted a copy.

Massacre, Dominica

Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are very grateful for your service in the Lord in printing and distributing valuable tracts and books. These have been very effective in the building up of the knowledge of the saints.

Taraba State, Nigeria

We wish, on behalf of the entire church ministry, to write and thank you so much for the good work you have been undertaking on the side of God. God has entrusted the work of taking care of His people into your hands. That is why you live a life worthy of praise and can never fade away.

Your entire minstry has done so much that we shall continue to be appreciative. Even though we have never written to you or received any gospel materials from you, we have heard good testimonies about you from evangelists throughout the area. We have come to the realization tha tyou have been doing much to save souls from perishing and also increase the spiritual growth of Christians. It is due to the testimonies of these people that we are also moved as a church to request gospel materials from your ministry.

“So that you may become blameless and pure, children of God whithout fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life&lrdquo; (Philippians 2:16).

In this verse is seen both the beauty and the purpose of the Christian life. What I would like to emphasize in this lesson is the duty of the Christian to "hold out the word of life" to others. If we lose sight of this, the very existence of the chirch is in jeopardy.

The religion of the Lord Jesus Christ is essentially and preeminently a taught and learned religion. Jesus said, “They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me” (John 6:45).

The word teach is used more than 200 times in the New Testament; and there are many related words such as: tell, train, instruct, guide, discipline, command, and others, which are used hundreds of times, and which say the church is a school, and each one is a teacher, an instructor.

It is true that each one of us has his own place, how own work, his own fuction as member of the body of Christ; but each Christian is, in some way, a teacher of the gospel. He must be. The Christian life is much more than just assembling at a church building several times a week. But even there, one must be more than a spectator as at a sports event or some other entertainment performance. We are not just present, nor just onlookers, people who sit and watch. We must be more engaged and involved than this.

OUR CHIEF AIM

While it is vital, indispensable, to our spiritual life to meet with other Christians and worship God in honor of Christ, our purpose in life must be to share the gospel with others to the end that they may be saved.

Our objective must be to cause others to understand. To do that, we must instruct them in the word of God, we must show them the way by our example, we must direct and guide them by both. Jesus said, &ldqup;Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations. . .&rdquo (Matthew 28:19).

WHO IS CHARGED WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY

All of us! Elders, preachers, deacons, teachers, Christians. It is not left to a professional few! We cannot pay our preachers to do our teaching for us, no more than we can pay someone to do our praying! The Christians in the first century, when dispersed because of persecution, went everywhere preaching the word (Acts 8).

WHAT AM I REQUIRED TO TEACH?

Paul said, “Preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:1). Philip preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 8:12). The cross was the central theme of the sermons of the inspired men (I Corinthians 1:18). “I was determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ and him crucified” (I Cor. 2:2). We must preach today all that Jesus commanded (Matt. 28:20). It is the whole council of God which we must continue to declare, even in the 20th century (Acts 20:27). God forbid that we should be satisfied with a purely social gospel. It is necessary to look to the present and physical needs of the people around us, but it is the oracles of God which are designed to save men's souls (I Peter 4:11).

CAN WE DO IT?

The success and growth of the first century church can be reduplicated by Christians in this age if each Christian feels impelled to share the message with others.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to get involved with Mission Printing. We had a very good time and shared lots of good memories that we will take with us forever.

As a group, we got together and talked about the things that we thought we gained from the trip. We all agreed that it felt good to help each other. We also found that we could accomplish great things with very little sleep. We were all deeply inspired by Brother Dollarhide's personal childhood story. We were also inspired by the dedication and the example set by the senior workers.

We discovered that hard work builds a good reputation. By working hard, we grew together as a group, socially and spiritually. We learned a little about others and ourselves by the awards that Brother Dollarhide distributed to us. But most of all there is a satisfaction that can be found by serving others.

We thank you for the opportunity provided by Mission Printing. May Christ continue to be glorified by your good works and the works of those who serve with you.

-The Longmire Youth Group

Going to Mission Printing is fun! They do a very good thing there that a lot of people do not think about doing. I liked getting to sort all of the pages of the booklets. It was fun listening to all of the people chat while we worked. I want to go back and help again.

-Keely McCrady

The work they do at Mission Printing is very important. I like to go and help there. It is a lot of fun working with the different people. There are different jobs you can do and I usually help with packing boxes. I am going to go back and help again this month.

-Keegan McCrady

We enjoyed eating pizza and working with our youth group at Mission Printing. We stuffed envelopes and compiled short books to send to several countries all over the world to teach them the gospel of Christ. We

look forward to meeting there again for work and fellowship.

-Chester and Sarah McCoy

At Mission Printing, I always have fun. Whether it is packing boxes, stapling booklets, running the trimming machine, or collating, it's always enjoyable. It is always great that we can help put together spiritual material to send to people around the world who can use it. Mission Printing is a great work.

-Benjamin Bruce

When we go to Mission Printing, I usually collate and count in the front room. My favorite part about Mission Printing is when we all get together at lunch and sing. I think it is wonderful to see people that care enough about saving souls to print books and pamphlets for missionaries in other countries to use for free.

-Deborah Bruce

Robert Brooks

W.W. & Marian Hare

Don & Betty Davis

Henry & Alice Reznicek

Cathy & Ron Webster

William & Patricia Parker

Stewart & Dorothy Whittington

Gordan & Janie Gibson

George Bunch

Alma Arterburn

Bruce & Mary Carroll

Janice Coleman

Alma Arterburn

Bruce & Mary Carroll

Grace Collins

Hazel Fallis

Ross Dawkins

Hazel Fallis

Judy Deaver

Paul & Lucille McClung

Robert & Marie Fagala

Hugh & Judy Hawkins

Charles E. Foster, Jr.

John & Francis Snyder

Johnnie Dry

Emery & Ann Zene Cathey

Loy & Kaye Pressley

Robert & Margaret Parrish

Nell Cook

John Spence

Charles & Kay Gaskill

Johnnie Haddock

Dorris & Janie Walker

Sheryl Halbert

Jess & Ann Lewellyn

Nancy Hooper

Bill & Eileen Graves

Kathern Howard

Perry Cotham

Jamie Liles

John & Francis Snyder

Johnnie Dry

Emery & Ann Zene Cathey

Loy & Kaye Pressley

Robert & Margaret Parrish

Nell Cook

John Spence

Charles & Kay Gaskill

Hattie Lindsey

Grady & Ruth Paul

Mrs. Judy L'Roy

Perry Cotham

John & Francis Snyder

Johnnie Dry

Emery & Ann Zene Cathey

Loy & Kaye Pressley

Robert & Margaret Parrish

Nell Cook

John Spence

Charles & Kay Gaskill

Leland S. Malone

Hazel Fallis

Lennie Masters

Grady & Ruth Paul

Bettie Pigg

Darold & Irene Holmes

Alma Arterburn

Bruce & Mary Carroll

Charles & Dorothy Dickey

Roy, Evelyn, & Robert Ballew

Gene & Geneva Berg

Maida Roberson

Doyle & Roxie Hammons

Harold & Theda Walling

Ronnie Miller

Guy & Wyvonne Robinson

Daisy Woodward

Charles Roy

Doris McKee

Brooks Terry

Jessie Lee Caskey

Hazil Fallis

Steart & Dorothy Whittington

Jess & Ann Lewellyn

Edith Tyler

Alice Walker

Ronald "Bud" Vincent

Roy & Jettie Vincent

Bill Waters

Jessie Lee Caskey

Mrs. Ella Weaver

Perry Cotham

Morris & Melba Guthrie

George Weeks

Perry Cotham

Ricky West

Bernie & Mary Lander

A.W. Wied

Leona Wied

Maurine Williams

Ernest & Norma Coker

Karen Williamham

Grady & Ruth Paul

Emmet Yates

Ernest & Norma Coker

Marjorie Young

Morris & Melba Guthrie

Pat Young

Hazel Fallis

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Honors

Happy 89th Birthday

Aunt Mariam Dunn Jackson

Betty Lou Camp

Alma Sanderson

Pearl Yeldell

70 Years of Marriage

Roy & Zelpha Bearden

Paul & Lucille McClung

Mailing List Update for Newsletter

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New Schedule for Donor Letters

In order to conserve our resources, Mission Printing will begin sending donor letters quarterly in January, instead of monthly. If you would prefer other arrangements, please contact Vendall. We would like to take this chance to thank all of our contributors. Without you, Mission Printing would not exist.