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September 2007

left to right: Paul and Laura, Annabelle with Vanndel; Levi; Bess; Nell and Jack; Jon Jon and Steve and Marion Spencer with Charlotte, Samuel, Nell, Caleb, Stephen;
Del and Becky with Charisa

HAIL! HAIL! THE GANG'S ALL HERE! CHINCHENS ARE BACK IN AFRICA! Paul and Laura and family (except for Ashley-Marie, who has just begun her studies at Covenant College in Chattanooga, Tenn) are back in Malawi where Paul is the Director of the African Bible College in Malawi....Paul and Laura recently spent a year building the African Bible College in Uganda and two years in the United States expanding the ABC Home Office. Everyone is happy to see them back in Malawi! The huge operation of the ABC Christian Academy with over 300 students; the ABC Clinic growing to include a large Crisis Ward for orphan infants and the African Bible College bursting at the seams needed his leadership.
Pray for that family as they settle back in to "home in Africa!"

The Spencer family is also back from a year of furlough in the United States where they lived in the Mission House of the Kirk of the Hills Church in St. Louis, Mo. We are all missing David, who is now at Covenant College with his cousin, Ashley. He is on a Golf scholarship so we are expecting some exciting things to happen at Covenant this year! Steve and Marion have been greatly missed this past year as he is the Academic Dean of the Bible college in Malawi and Marion is Hostess for all the hundreds of visitors who pass through these gates, as well as Dean of Women.

Del and Becky are on their way BACK TO LIBERIA!! Becky will keep up with her organization, Amani au ju, as she travels back and forth to Kenya, but they are committed to getting the African Bible College in Liberia up and running again! Del is working with the teams who are coming over to help get the college rebuilt as well as with Samaritan's Purse. Franklin Graham (who heads up Samaritan's Purse) is also deeply concerned that African Bible College be restored. One of Del and Becky's 4 daughters, Charisa, is teaching at the ABC Christian Academy. Another daughter, Janell (not in the picture) will also be in Liberia working with Samaritan's Purse.

SO, HAIL! HAIL! THE GANG'S ALL HERE IN AFRICA! But not quite! Some of the Chinchens are "holding the ropes" in the states. Son, Palmer and his wife Veronica, are in Chandler, AZ. where Palmer is pastoring a fast-growing church which is VERY involved in Africa and African Bible Colleges! The GROVE BIBLE CHURCH sent four teams to Africa last summer, two to Malawi; one to Uganda and one to Liberia...!

And not to forget Steve and Lisa Rief, in Portland, Oregon..where Steve is pastoring a Village Missions Church but who pray and undergird the colleges faithfully....

But, as we read in the Gospel of John..."the books would not hold all we have to tell" about the Chinchen Clan....and the African Bible College students and graduates.....but you have prayed and God is working!

Blessings,

Nell Chinchen