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I I I I I 1
I n
e a r l y J a n u a r y I
had
what
a p p e a r e d
t o be a s m a l l a c c i d e n t
w i t h my azda p i c k u p . I
d r o v e
i n t o a s i g n
p o s t . I
was g l a d
I
was
wearing my e a t b e l t .
To e p a i r t h e
p i c k u p
took a
week. As soon a s
i t
was e p a i r e d ,
with
Nita
I
l e f t
for Mexico
on
t r i p t h a t had been put f f f o r h a l f
a week
w h i l e
r e p a i r s
were b e i n g
made.
thought
had
s u f f e r e d n o
s e r i o u s
d a m a ge
m y s e l f . X - r a y s r e
v e a l e d n o
broken bones, a n d n o
reason t o not m a k e the t r i p .
During the t r i p I had i n c r e a s
i n g d i f f i c u l t y w a l k i n g .
This
was
due
t o
p a i n
i n
my
ower b a c k .
When we ot back
from
Mex
i c o , my
i r s t
need was t o s e e my
d o c t o r .
He
r e s c r i b e d
a
c o u r s e
of
p h y s i c a l
t h e r a p y ,
which 1 f o l
lowed.When
h i s f a i l e d
to solve
my roblem, sought
h i r o p r a c t i c
h e l p , and
am
now making
p r o g
r e s s . The
h i r o p r a c t o r
s e n t me o
a n e u r o l o g i c a l surgeon f o r a s e c
ond
opinion. His
a d v i c e was
t h a t
s u r g e r y was not n d i c a t e d .
March
1999
I t s
ob
vious
that
full
recov-
Charles Phipps
ery
i s
not
go i n g to
happen
o v e r n i g h t
— T u u t t i a e ^
long d u r a t i o n . I m p l e a s e d
with
the
treatment
I v e un
dergone
u n t i l
now,
nd
with t h e p r o g r e s s being
mad e. H owever,
the
i n t e r
nal condition of he lum
bar
a r e a of my
ower back
i s
such t h a t quick r e t u r n t o
normal c t i v i t i e s i s appar
e n t l y
i m p o s s i b l e .
I f e e l s t r o n g l y
t h a t
the
ongoing work i n Mexico
i n
which
v e been nvolved
should
not be d e l a y e d
or
interfered with on account
of my
r e s e n t
i n a b i l i t y t o
p a r t i c i p a t e .
Therefore,
n order to
f r e e
N i t a Reardon t o
c a r r y
on h e r worthy
work
without n
t e r r u p t i o n ,
I m r e s i g n i n g a s
a s s o
c i a t e m i s s i o n a r y with
h e r .
My e r s o n a l support o r h e r
work
i n Mexico i n p r a y e r and
m a t e r i a l
o f f e r i n g s w i l l
c o n t i n u e ,
of
o u r s e .
I d o not wish t h a t my
s e p a r a t i o n be
c o n s t r u e d a s
any
t h i n g
but h e
most
r a c t i c a l
means of a c i l i t a t i n g t h e work i n
view
of he circumstances.
I am
ot i v i n g u p
on b e i n g
my o r d s m i s s i o n a r y
— ot
n
I t a l y , not n Mexico, not wher
e v e r I am
ot wherever
the Lord
may
e a d me,
ot
now, and
t h e
Lord
e n a b l i n g ) not
v e r .
The
Mazda pickup was
bought o r doing t h e L o r d s work
i n Mexico.
t
has e r v e d t h a t
pur
pose a d m i r a b l y .
However,
Nita
needs more
p a s s e n g e r
space
than
t h e M a z d a s e x t e n d e d c a b
pro
vides.
So
he Mazda ill
b e sold
and t s p r i c e u s e d toward a 1995
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van
she
has pu rchased f o r
her
work
n
Mexico.
Love
i n
J e s u s ,
a s t o g e t h e r w e
serve
Him
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I f I had written t h i s a
month
e a r l i e r , 1
would have a i d ,
"Tonino
M e n i c h e l l i
i s
a
dear
f r i e n d
of
long
s t a n d i n g . " But
h i s
b r i e f p e r i o d of
t i m e h a s r a d i c a l l y
changed t h i n g s .
No e has not a u s e d
me
o
l o s e
f a i t h
i n our r i e n d s h i p
-
e h a s j u s t
moved out
f each.
Someone
as a i d ,
" L i f e
i s wha t
happens
t o us w h i l e w e r e
making
o t h e r p l a n s . " How r u e t h i s i s of
death
A
e t t e r
from
Giuseppe,
ou r
p r e a c h e r i n
T e r r a c i n a ,
I t a l y ,
brought
me h e unw elcome news of
Tonino s eath.
Tonino
i g u r e d
p r o m i n e n t l y
i n
my c t i v i t i e s
and p l a n s during
my
m a ny
e a r s
i n I t a l y . My l i d e p r e s e n
t a t i o n s
depended upon
i l m
( a l w a y s
d i s c o u n t e d ) from
T o n i n o ' s
photog
raphy shop.
He
e n e r o u s l y
s h a r e d
h i s time
and
e x p e r t i s e a s
a
t o p -
notch photographer.He n v i t e d me
t o
work
w i t h
him
o c c a s i on a l l y a s
he
photograp hed weddings
and o t h e r
community
v e n t s . More
than u s t
a merchant,
he was
my r u e f r i e n d .
My l a n s - e l l , you can u e s s
what m i s s i o n a r y would p l a n . P e r
haps
my
aim"
r
" g o a l "
would a y i t
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t h e i r two
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dren
become
a
p a r t of h e c o n g r e g a t i o n of h e
L o r d ' s
p e o p l e
i n
T e r r a c i n a .
They
x p r e s s e d s i n c e r e r e
s p e c t and a d m i r a t i o n f o r
t h e
m e s s a g e
we p r e s e n t e d .
They
o p e n l y
p r a i s e d
u s and
our C h r i s
t i a n message t o
o t h e r s .
I hoped
and p r a y e d t h a t
t h e y
would b e
come p a r t of
h e
c o n g r e g a t i o n
t h e r e i n l i v i n g f o r
C h r i s t .
George Ade
s quoted a s
s a y
i n g ,
"Nothing s
i m p r o b a b l e u n
t i l i t moves n t o
t h e
p a s t t e n s e . "
Now,
onino
has moved i n t o
our p a s t t e n s e
and i n t o h i s
e t e r
nal
u t u r e . We ut our
t r u s t
i n
Codwho knows l l and s alto
g e t h e r
f a i r
i n His
judgments.
I
would ove to be
ble
to
c r y ,
" V i c t o r y " But cannot
do
so.
We
adand
we
ave
victo
r i e s
o f t e n , by Cod's g r a c e . But n
t h i s m a t t e r d e a r
t o
my e a r t my
e
p o r t must e g i n , I
h a v e
g o o d
n e w s
and a d news."
I s e n t my e g r e t s t o Cina and
t h e f a m i l y , and r e c e i v e d t h i s
mes
s a g e of thanks
-
a F a m l g l i a
M e n i c h e l l i
sentitamente i n g r a z i a
(per H ' a f f e t t o
e
C a t ' m c k cAe c i
A a i s t ^ m p p c d i m o s t r a t o ) .[The
M e n i c h e l l i f a m i l y s i n c e r e l y
thanks
you- o r t h e a f f e c t i o n
and e s t e e m
you h a v e
a l w a y s d e m o n s t r a t e d . ]
We i s s our
riends
who re
no
o n g e r
w i t h u s And need t o
s h a r e with you an a p o l o g y
f o r
a
f a u l t y r e p r e s e n t a t i o n
i n
my a s t l e t
t e r . The a u t o mishap of which
spoke
o c c u r r e d
i n
l a t e O c t o b e r .
The r i p t o Mexico from which
returned
with extreme discomfort
was
n
e a r l y J a n u a r y .
I ' m
s o r r y
t h e
l e t t e r
" c o m p r e s s e d "
t h e
two
e v e n t s
which
i n
f a c t
were
s e p a r a t e d
by
e v
e r a l weeks of only minor discom
fort.
Love i n
J e s u s ,
a s t o g e t h e r w e
serve
Him
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val ue to the world
than the i / t s o/ he Magi.
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—Qiristmas,
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I I . . . ] I . m 1 I
H e r e
o n
t h e
b ^ c k
of
m y
C h r i s t m a s
g r e e t i n g
a n d
t e s t i
m o n y
l l a d d t h i s h a p p y n e w s .
I m
l o o k i n g f o
r w a r d
w i t h g r e a t
p l e a s u r e t o a b r i e f e v a n g e l i s t i c v s t
t o
M e x i c o
e a r l y
i n J a n u a r y .
l l b e g o i n g
down
i t h N i t a i R e a r d o n
a n d w e l l b e a c c o m p a n i e d t h i s t i m e b y my
o r w a r d i n g
a g e n t , R a y
P o w n e n . o u l l
r e m e m b e r t h a t I v e b e e n a s
s o c i a t e d w i t h
N i t a
i n
h e r w o r k
i n
/ M e x i c o
f o r
t h e
l a s t f e w
y e a r s .
I l l
l e t
y o u k n o w
d e v e l o p m e n t s s o o n a f t e r w e r e
t u r n .—h a r l e s .
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