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3rance3 Phippi
November 1917 — eptember 1977
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®N U N 1 3 t h e
d a y b e f o r e
we were
to
le a ve
Italy
for
a
brief
furlough
in the
States, on our way to Rome to
c atch our flight to New York,
we stopped at Te r r a c i n a,
Italy
to
visit with Charles a nd
Mary
Fr a n c es Phipps for a few min
utes
We had
known
for
a
number
of months
t h e
gravity of Ma ry
Frances illness,
and also had
known
that the
doctors
had told
them there was nothing more
they could do for her.
Having known Charles
and
Ma ry
Frances
for many, many years,
and
having worked close
to
them
these years in Italy, we di d
want to visit with
them
before
leaving on furlough.
We
knew
it
would
be
difficult
to say good
bye;
however, we
did
want to
have
a
few
minutes with
them
that day.
In the many years
of my
Christian
life,
I have never
seen a mor e
beautiful
example
of
Christian faith
than
the
witness
of
Charles and Mary
Frances that day. Mary Frances
was
smiling
and
laughing
with
us as she told
of
some
of
her
experiences
in
the
hospital.
Having passed six weeks in a
hospital just
a
few months
before,
we
had
a number of
stories to exchange.
When the time came to say
good-bye,
we had
p r ay e r, a nd
then Mary Frances
turned
to me
a nd said, Chuck, you folk a r e
going
to the States and, no
doubt, many
will
ask
about
us.
Please
tell them that I am
tranquil a nd a t pe a c e. If the
Lord
has
plans for
me,
other
than what
the
doctors have
said, that
will be fine. If,
however.
He does
not
have
other
plans, tell
the
folk that I m
ready for the Great
Victory.
I
have never seen one so serene
as Mary Frances was a t that
moment
We
know
that
in
the days
a n d
weeks
to
follow she
was
in
inte nse pain; however,
her
faith never wavered for
a
moment.
S h e was a t
p e a c e
with
Him and was
ready
to
go
to be
with
the Master
Mary Frances had
stood
at
Charles' side as he ministered
in the States, as he was
a pro
fessor in one
of
our Bible
colleges, and she also worked
at his side
h e r e
in
Italy
fo r
many
years.
Together they made
a
wonderful
team for the
Mas
ter; and we have n o doubt that
her
testimony
during her ill
ness
and at
the time
of death
will live on in
the memory
of
all
of us h e r e
in Italy. The
Christian
folk
here that she
loved and helped
t e a c h
of the
Master will
never forget the
beautiful example she
set
fo r
all in her life and at
the
time
of
going
to be
with Him.
By
Charles Troyer
jII
A E Y
F R A N C E S
F I E L D S
W a s
bom
in Marion , Ohio, Novem
ber 5, 1917.
She
graduated from
Western
Bills
High School in
Cinoinnati, Ohio in
1935.
On
January
13,
1937 she m a r r i ed
Charles E.
Phipps. She received
the
B.S.L. Degree
from
Cincin
n at i Bible Seminary
in
1941.
The Phipps served the Monroe
Street
(now
Boulevard) Church
of Christ in Toleda, Ohio un til
bec oming missionar ies to Italy
in 1947.
Except
for the
five-year
period (1953-1958)
of
service
a t
Midwest
Christian College,
where
Charles
was professor of
music
and she
was active
in
working with
young-women,
Mary
Frances continued in her dedi
c a t ed
and
effective labor
in
Italy.
Mary
Frances
kept
up
the
vast amount of
sec-
retarial work that
is necessary to fol-
low up their program
over
Radio Monaco.
M a r y
F r a n c e s l e f t
her
home
in
Te r r a c i n a,
I t a l y f o r
^ / X/
h e r e t e r n a l
j ) / /
home
the first
day of
September.
The epitaph on
her V
t o r r b i n t h e T e r r a -
W
c i n a
cemetery is
in
Italian. Translated
i t
s a y s ,
T i r e l e s s \ J
i n
d o i n g g o o d . [ j i r ]
*
Missionary,
Lecce, Italy
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i t i e y
u | l o l y s o i u l u y i i u
Hebrews
13:24
ITALIAN
CHRISTIAN
MISSIONN WS
Cherles Phipps
RADIO MINISTRY
^
/ FORWARDIN G AGENT
S earch i h e S c r i p l u r e s
^ M/M Howard
R .
B a l l l n
E V A N G E L I S M
I N
I T A L Y
2 2 0 9
C h e s l n u l
S r .
Columbus, IN
47201
N um be
2 February, 1978
1947-53 1958--
DO YOU REMEMBER?
y e a r
ago this mont h, M a r y Fr a n c es w rote to you saying: "All
it
takes
is
ng to it..." and
then told
you abouo
some of the letters
from
steners
to our broadcast.
l, the radio ministry is still news - and
good news.
the privilege
of preaching every
week to a
known
of over
1,500
people - and I have had the
honor
for the last 21 years
1 1
months
to
be
the
only
one of "ours" doing so
in Europe,
as far
as
I
- and it
continues
to be both
an honor and
a deeply satisfying pleasure.
like the following
reminds us
that,
as Mary Frances
wrote
in
that
letter,
radio ministry
is
worthwhile."
A lady in
England
wrote this a
few
days
"I must again say
that I
do really value
this
booklet
that
you
have so
sent to me.
.
.this will enable me to
explain
to others more adequately
y
position
in
the Christian
faith." Another letter:
"I
am
a
constant
list
r to
your
program,
I am
greatly
interested
in
it, as
it is very
good."
ther:
"I wish
to write to express my appreciation of
your
programme,
I
heard
for the first
time this morning.
I followed
the programme with
y
Bible and found the
lesson
most instructive and helpful.
..helps to
bring
ble
alive.
Here's a tho't...if all the compliments that are given to the preacher at
after
services
had
to be
communicated
to him by means of a
letter
you
to
sit
down
and write and
pay postage
(extra for out of
the
country)
send him,
how many
would he
get?
Especially
if the preacher were someone you h a d never personally met and
see
while
he
was
preaching?
The hand-shaking at the door
is
practically
a
guarantee that the preacher
hear
some
kind
of response, isn't it? Which is
great
But it makes me
all t h e
more,
th e letters
listeners
write
after hearing
my voice
His message. I just PTL
like
madi
UP-DATING/ SEE THE OTHER
SIDE
FOR
FURLOUGH INFO
local
work moves
deeper spiritually
and closer to numerical
increase.
have asked
about
my
needs,
so right
now: funds
to help
pay
for
my
1500 (photocopier), essential to my contact with
you
and
people...$232
monthly for 10
months.
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io*o
T h e r e i s a n i m p o r t a n t w o r d
t o
a d d . . .
ks things
have developed, I must be back in Italy
the
1st week in September
of this
year; this
concerns
my permit
to stay in Italy.
So my furlopgh will
be
a very
short one.
I n o r d e r t o m a k e
t h e
b e s t u s e o f
t h e
t i m e a v a i l a b l e , I a m
p u l l i n g
o u t
a l l
stops"
and making every effort
to
be able
to
leave Italy by
the
1st
of this
coming May.
This
will give
mo
four months
in the
USA,
during
which
time
I will do
my
best to report to as many as
I
can.
It is probable that
this
will mean that
I
should
return
to the
USA
for
the
next furlough - another brief one sooner than Mary Frances
and
I were in
the habit of doing.
|
Ordinarily
our
furloughs
were
spaced quite far apart
in
time. (It has been
six
years
since
we
left for
our
last
one I mean
it will be six
by
the time
I leave
this
time).
It is obvious
that
four months will not give me time to visit as
many
of
you
as
I should and would prefer
to
do so I am sure
the
Lord will lead
in all the cssenLials involved in
tlxis
impoi'tant
matter,
and that l i e will
show us
when
we should get together
the
next
time
in the
States,
for the
sake of His
work here
in Italy and in other parts
of
Europe
and
Great
Britain.
In
the
meantime
I can only repeat that j y o u r prayers
are
most
vital
to
His
work and
that
they
are just as precious to me.
DO NOT FORGET ROMANS 8:28 He still means every word of it...thank God
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Of
'They
of t a l y s a l u t e you "
Hebrews
13:24
IT LI N CHRISTI N
MISSION
Charles
Phipps
EVANGELISM
N ITALY
Forwarding
S e c r e t a r y
RADIO MINISTRY Mrs.
Patricia
Wilson
\
"Search the S c r i p t u r e s f P.O. Box 1764
B r o a d c a s t e r s :
^01^ AugUst
28, 1978
J o p i i n
M i s s o u r i
6 4 8 0 1
Tim ilson
Charles Phipps
Dear Friends,
As
this first
peirt of
my
s p l i t - f u r l o u g h draws toward
its close, I
have
a suprizin g an noun cemen t to make... say *suprizing* because
I
was c on
vinced after
Mary
Frances death that such w o ul d n eve r take
place.
On
Monday,
21 August this ye a r, Ivia May N o r r i s , of
Jopiin, MO,
became
my
wife.
G
O
She is a d e d i c a t e d
Christian and has
been w o rkin g for th e
past
few ye a r s
in
the
Counseling Section
of
Revival Fires in Jopiin. Her
daughter,
L
Sheryl,
1 7 »
will go with
us t o
Terracina. Q
Needless to say, I am very
happy about
all
this and
feel sure that bo th
Ivia and Sheryl
will be effective missionaries in the work
there.
V
S
We have
reservations
t o
. f l y _ from
M i s i m i
to Rome
on Sept ember
18. Our
r e a s o n
f o r
d e p a r t i n g
f r o m
M i a m i
i s
t h a i ' ^ W S ' ^ h T e n d
t o
l e a v e t h e
T o y o t a y
I bought
there w i th
my
friend, the dealer, who
has
offered to
re-sell
it
or
to
keep
it for
us until
w e
return next
year,
whichever
we
decide
seems
t o
b e
the wiser course to
follow. G
o
J
This period of time in the States has been full of activity and most of
it both rewarding and affording
g r e a t
pleasure.
It
has
been
most fruit
ful, w h a t w i th the Lord s having le d so that the needed
Forwarding Sec
retary
was
found (she
is delightfully efficient and dedicat ed)
an d
my
hoped-for new
format for the Search The Scriptures radio program made
possible by
fi n d i n g Tim Wilson, P a t r i c i a ' s husban d, as my
co-broad ca s te r.
My visits with you and those churches
I
have been
able
to be
w i t h
have
meant so much to me personally. Your fellowship and expressions of
Love
and
concern
have
greatly helped me at a
time
when I needed it
most. I
w i sh
I
could
tell
you
how
much.
I am
g l a d
t o say t h a t w e w i l l
be
in
t o u c h
wi th
you
very
soonI
Keep us in yo ur prayers, please; we and the Italian work
nee d
them.
Remember that
God Loves you ....and we do, t o o l
Charles,
Ivia and
Sherri
t
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They
f
t a l y
s a l u t e
you "
Hebrews
13:24
IT LI NCHRISTI N MISSION
Charles
Phipps
EVANGELISM N ITALY Forwarding
Secretary
R DIOMINISTRY Mrs.
atricia
Wilson
" S e a r c h t h e S c r i p t u r e s "
OCTOBER
1978
P -
O -
Box 1764
Broadcaster s: Joplin, Missouri 64801
Tim
ilson
Charles Phipps
Deax Christian Friendsp
Greetings in t h e n a j n e of our Lord
J e s u s O h ri s t
This
letter finds
the
three of us very well and p r a i s i n g
the
Lord for
a
safe journey t o Italy
and
for
the
many blessings we receive
every
day. q
W e
l e f t
M i a m i
P L
S e p t .
1 8
a n d
a f t e r
a
g o o d f l i g h t w e
a r r i v e d
i n
R o m e
a t
^
3 * 3 0
p . m .
o n T u e s d a y t h e 1 9 t h . U p o n o u r a r r i v a l w e
w e r e
p l e a s e d
a n d
v e r y O
happy
to find four c a r lo a d s of the b r e t h r e n
and
feunilies at t h e
airport
t o
greet us. Shops had been closed, work left, t o
allow
t he time t o
welcome
L,
"Signor
Carlo" and his new family. Q
They
a l l
loaded b a c k
in to t h e c a r s a n d fol l o w e d us
to
our
ho m e ,
where we
e n j o y e d
p a s t r i e s
a n d i c e c r e a m . T h e n w e
a l l g a t h e r e d
a r o u n d t h e
p i a n o
a n d E
sang
and had
beautiful
fellowship together.
Although Ivia
and
Sheri did S
n o t
u n d e r s t a n d t h e I t a l i a n , the l a n g u a g e of the S p i r i t of God and love is
u n i v e r s a l .
Also there w e r e b e a u t i f u l W e l c o m e flowers, b o t h
at
home and at y
t h e c h u r c h m e e t i n g p l a c e i n T e r r a c i n a . q
E v e r y o n e
h e r e
h a s
m a d e I v i a
a n d
S h e r i
f e e l
v e r y
w e l c o m e
a n d l o v e d .
A f t e r
t h e
U
fir s t
Lord's Day services
we
attended, Ivia's commen t was
t h a t
although
t h e
/
attendance is small by American standards,
t h e
people
a r e
big
in
t h e Lord
We
would a s k your p r ay e r s
for t h e
work
h e r e , especially
in
Fondi,
w h e r e w e a r e
praying
for
direction
from t h e
Lord, since we will not
have
use of t h e r e n t e d
p l a c e
t h e r e a f t e r
D e c e m b e r 31
of t h i s
y e a r .
All
three
of
us w i s h
to send a big THANK YOUI
to all
our friends
Stateside for
your hospitalit y and the m any beautiful
gifts
and cards we rec eived and for t h e
expressions of love c oncerning our msurriage. We a r e t ru ly happy and a t peace
wi th e a c h o t h e r and very
m u c h
on e
in our pre c ious Lord .
— We are very busy with
t h e
work
and answering
correspondence from the radio mini-
s t r y ,
b u t
hope soon
t o get out a
printed news bulletin with
pictures, e t c .
Please continue
t o
pray
for
us a s
we
pray for you. God bless and keep you all.
Remember
God
loves
you. . . a nd so
do
w e - -
"The
Ph ipps " ^
C h a r l e s ,
Ivia
a n d
S h e r i
P. S. S h e ri ju s t told
m e
t h e fir s t phrase s h e
learned
in Italian
b y herself...
"Che barba " - m e a n i n g "What
a
d r a g " . . . ( s h e
d o e s n ' t
m e a n
her
life here )
You might know
a
tee n-ager would
learn
a
bit of local slang
ri^t
off th e
bat
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I ' h c y o t I t u l y s u l u i c
y ^ u "
Hebrews
13:24
ITALIAN CHRISTIAN MISSION
C h a r l e s
P h i p p s
_ and
now,
a r j c l Shoi'i
, loo.
V]
EVANGELISM IN ITALY
R DIOMINISTRY
Search
the Scriptures
Broa dc a s ter s:
Tim
Wilson
Charles Phipps
Forwarding
S e c r e t a r y
Mrs.
Patricia
Wilson
P.
O. Bo*
1764
Joplin, Missouri 64801
G r e e t i n g s
t o
m y n e w t a m i l y
i n
t h e
l o v c U
-
i l i o u s i i
I
h a v e
n o t .
m e t - a l l o f
y o u , I p r a i s e
G o d
f o r y o u , o u r
f a m i l y
a n d p r a y e r - p a r t n e r . s . C h a r l e s h a s L o J d m e w h a t w o n d e r f u l f r i e n d s
a n d
f a m i l y
y o u
a r e i n t h e L o r d . I f i n d f u r t h e r e v i d e n c e o f t h i s f r o m t h e
r e p o r t s a n d
f r o m f e e l i n f ^ y o u r p r a y e r s a s G o d c o n t i n u e s
t o
b l e s s u s
i n
a m i f d i t y w a y .
A t t h i s
v e r y m o m e n t ,
a s
J
w r i t x
t o
y o u ,
C h a i l e s i s w r - i t J o t i t o s o m e
o f
t h e r a d i o l i s t e n e r s ,
w h o a r e
h u n f l i - y
f o r
G o d ' s
W o i d . W e h a v e r e e e i v e d l e t t e r s
l i u m
H o l
l a n d r e c e n t l y , f r o m
as far away as Finland,
a n d
just
l a s t
w e e k I
t o m b e h i n d Hut " I r o n
Curtain a
l i s t e n e r
wrote from Hunga ry. We just praise God tor this means
of
c o n m i u n i c : a t i o n which
allows
C h a r l e s to
g e t
t h e W o r d o u t , a n d f o r
c o n c e r n e d
i X i o p L e l i k e y o u ,
w I k j
b y y o u r e a r n e s t
prayers and laithfully provided support money, allow u s
to continue
i n this work.
O
We
h a d a g o f n l
flight
home, arriving
i n
K o n i e . S e p t . 19 at
. ^ : 3 0
in the
a f t . e r n o o n
and
w e r e w e i c ( x n e d b y f o u r c a r l o a d s o f t h e b r e t h r e n o L T e r - r a c i . n a . T h e y w e r e
s o
h a p p y
to
s e e
C h a r l e s a n d , o f c o u r s e , h e w a s
so
g l a d to
s e e
t h e m h e w e p t f o r - j o y . T h e y
made Sheryl and
me
feel
very
welcome and loved, and we
Jove
them
so much.
T h e r e i s
so m u c h
m a i l to a n s w e r
a n d
I
w a n t
to k n o w y o u b e t t e r .
M i i y b e
t h e n e x t
t i m e
I w o n ' t
b e so
n e r v o u s
a n d
c a n
r e m e m b e r
n a m e s ,
e t c .
T h e n , t o o ,
t h e r - e
s i m p l y w a s n ' t
t i m e to v i s i t
a l l
o f y o u . T h i s is the r e a s o n I ' m w r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r , so t h a t
I
may be
better acqu ainted w ith
all
o f
you.
prayer
r o t j u e s t s
we'd like t o
share with you.
..I've
met
Charles' p r e c i o L X S
f*n ]
G i a n c a r l o ; w h a t a sweet, sweet s p i r i t
this
m a n h a s . l i e r e a l l y s t u d i e s G o d ' s
W o r d , p r a y s m u c h a n d l i s t e n s
to
e v e r - y w o r d C l i a r l e s s a y s . So w e
p r a y
n e v e r
to
l e t
h i m d o w n . A n d our d e e p e s t c o n c e r n at t h i s
t i m e
is
h i s
w i f e ,
A n n a
M a r i a .
S h e r e a l l y n e e d s t h e L o r d a n d s h e t o l d C h a r l e s t h a t G i a n c a r l o h a d r - e a l l y
c h a n g e d
a s
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pray much for
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remember Charles,
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m u s t
b e
p u l l e d a n d a p a r - t i a l p l a t e p u t
i n .
l l i i s w i l l t a k e m u c h s t r e n g t h on
his
part,
precious
time and an unbelievable amount
of
money
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all m u . s t be done
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p a r t
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