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May 1978 Newsletter
COLOMBIAN CHRISTIAN MISSION
Dale and Jeanie Meade
In the jungle and prairie of Southeastern Colombia.
Volume 6, Issue 5 May, 1978
CONTINUED EDUCATION
Everybody has to keep abreast of current developments in his profession. Doctors continually update their education. Even carpenters must follow the never-ending lists of new products available in the construction field. We missionaries are not exempt from this either. A foreign evangelist using 19th century methods would probably have no success whatsoever. In today's super nationalistic atmosphere he would probably even get kicked out on his ear! So how does a missionary keep up-to date? Through continuing education, of course. Let me explain my most recent "update".
Cincinnati Christian Seminary (CBS) offers a reading course that can be completed by non-resident students. It requires 3,000 pages of reading and a 30 page term paper. The student can pick his topic after consultation with his professor. I chose Theological Education by Extension as a solution to our leadership training problems in Colombia. All 3,000 pages of reading were completed by reading books on church growth and T.E.E. I did the reading shortly before and during our furlough. During this same time I wrote a rough draft. Our return to Colombia delayed finishing the project for several months. After the crew left I was able to sit down long enough to write. The finished paper is 46 typed pages long. It goes into detail on just about every problem we face and proposes specific forms of action. This paper has done a great deal to formulate and solidify our ideas and thinking.
Once the paper has been submitted for the course requirements at CBS, we will make it available to any of our supporting churches on request. These continued studies keep us fresh and renew our enthusiasm and determination. We are thankful to CBS for offering these courses. They help us serve better at the ministry which you are making possible.
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Karen Kahleen receiving the names of patients during medical caravan.
JOKE
Q: How can you tell how long a missionary has been on the field by the way he eats?
A: Is a missionary looks "at" his food, sees a bug in it and sets the whole plate aside, you know that he's a green recruit.
If he finds a bug in his food and casually spits it out and continues eating, you know he has been there a while.
If he finds a bug but just keeps on eating, not even bothering to remove it he is a real veteran.
If he gazes into his food, sees no bugs, then wildly searches for one to throw in, it's time for a furlough.
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After the fire goes out planting begins.