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Volume 75, Number 4 July 2011

Therefore be imitators of God,
as beloved children; and walk in love,
just asChrist also loved you and gave
Himself up for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

My last editorial Good News. People often appreciate the In This Issue:
quoted a meeting of physical needs. But the Good
soul-winning News is spiritual. To people like the Love the Lord above Family........... p. 2
shepherd in Nashville Greeks it makes no intellectual sense. To What Motivated Them?..................... p. 2
whose life focuses on people like the Jews the bloody cross is Above & Beyond: IRA Giving............ p. 3
John Reese loving God and others. a scandal. Proud, self-made men hate the
That sounds biblical, implications of repentance and grace.    Tributes........................................ p. 4
doesn’t it? Jesus Himself affirmed that For Love of Ministry........................ p. 5
these loves are the pinnacle of human Far more people rejected Jesus than
purpose (Matthew 22:36-40). Ephesians accepted Him. Didn’t they enjoy the Tips for Teachers............................p. 6
5:1-2, quoted above, also summarizes the loaves and fishes? Of course they did. Had Appreciation....................................p. 6
Christian life. He limited Himself to that, they might Love Seeks Solutions.....................p. 7
This passage lends itself to the title have accepted Him. But, along with
Live a Life of Love, the maturing course demonstrating Grace, He also insisted National WBS Workshop............p. 8
that completes WBS’ Master Series. See on speaking Truth—and that they could Upcoming................................. p. 8
the model the Father leaves for us to not stand. Stephen dared to speak out,
imitate: He loved us enough to bring us into and he too was killed for it. Paul was Chained
His own family as “beloved children”! He harassed because his declared theme for
did that by the “offering and sacrifice” of was the cross. Why persist in delivering Christ
His own Son! That love is the motivation such a despised Message? Love! They See
and the model we follow, even at great cost believed Jesus’ words carried eternal life page 2.
to ourselves.  (John 6:63,68). They believed people had
Yes, our love too involves sacrifice. As to hear and obey this Gospel, otherwise
with Jesus, living love means dedicated they were lost (2 Thessalonians 1:8). The
pursuit of God’s mission, not personal only merciful course was to share God’s
agendas. We use our time and resources saving Message. This mercy overflowed in
purposefully, not selfishly. We stretch multiplied opportunities for many to hear
ourselves beyond familiar limits. We step and respond, and so the church grew.
outside our comfortable zones. Ironically,
this is especially true when sharing the How are we growing? Is there a
correlation between our growth and our

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Love the Lord Above Family

IBy Dennis Okoth others, he arranged for my uncle and others to some rebuked
f anyone comes to Me and does not ambush me. Six strong men chained my legs my father.
hate his father and mother, his wife and to keep me at home. My father sent my wife
children, his brothers and sisters—yes, back to her parents, but she returned. She hid While I was
down, a letter
even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. in the bush during the day and secretly cared arrived stating
that I had been
(Luke 14:26) for me at night. Others came to see me at the appointed
as a school
Editor’s Note: At our annual World Bible house. Ignoring the chains, I talked to them teacher. When
I regained
School Breakfast in California, we were about Christ. consciousness
and a little strength, my father literally carried
privileged to hear from Dennis Okoth of Eventually, my father brought a well-known me to the bus, and I went and reported at the
school to accept the job. The head master saw
LivingStone International University, Uganda. witchdoctor. He berated me for having wasted my condition and gave me sick leave. My
body swelled so much that the sweater I was
He told about his conversion in Kenya through my father’s investment in my schooling and wearing would not come off my body. It was
that bad. But that appointment letter freed me
WBS, which involved a literal struggle for his for embarrassing him in the village. Now he, to leave home after my health returned. Along
with teaching school, I preached and worked
life. He took seriously the cost of discipleship the witchdoctor, would take care of me. He with the Christians to establish three new
congregations. My missionary co-workers
as required by Jesus (Luke 14). His story is produced a large syringe used on cattle, and were Hilton Merritt, Sarge Hemphill and
Larry Stephens.
reproduced here from his speech and from Sam plunged its entire volume of white-colored
During school breaks, I visited my
Shewmaker’s book A Great poison into me. They parents. My father could not believe how
well things had turned out for me. Seven
Light Dawning. left me and I passed years later he apologized for having tried to
kill me. Later, he was baptized and became
My father, Okoth into a coma. My mother a Christian. Then he baptized my mother.
Nearly all my brothers and their wives
Mugande, was a was crying for she had have been baptized.

traditionalist in every known of the plan. The

sense. He presided over witchdoctor had said that it

rituals to appease the was better to get rid of one

spirits and expected me boy than to be ruined by

to follow him. During Gospel preaching.

my first year of marriage, Dennis Okoth at the WBS Breakfast My chains were

I took World Bible removed and the family

School courses by correspondence and also anticipated my burial. But they could not bury

met people preaching the Gospel. I was so me because my heart was still beating. Even

excited and was baptized in the river near in the coma, I was faintly aware of my wife

my home. Immediately, I began to share the caring for me. For several days during the

same message with all around me. My father coma, I had neither food nor drink, and did not

became angry. To keep me from visiting go to the toilet. People came and wept, and

What Motivated Them?
Back in March 1974, Jimmie Lovell
asked the editorial question, “Where to be the eternal death, and this is the cause for which
Have We Been All of Our Lives?” I am placing my emphasis—all of my energy
Jimmie (1896-1984) founded World Bible best, the most and possessions. Each of us must make up
School. His life before WBS had been his own mind as to what he feels is the most
defined by love for the lost. But student fruitful of a important. In mine, it is that man must be
responses in the 1970s opened his vision born again else he has no chance no matter
to even more magnificent vistas. He saw in truly abundant how much good he does.” Jimmie’s words
WBS unprecedented potential for mobilizing reflect the truth and grace revealed by Jesus,
the brotherhood and impacting the world’s life. and also the passion of Paul: “For Christ’s
populations. Even in advanced age a new love compels us, because we are convinced
intensity seized him. His final decade was What that One died for all, and therefore all died.”
filled with wondrous stamina and joy. People are precious. They have died in their
Because of WBS, he declared his last years drove Jimmie sins and will remain eternally lost unless

and his co- continued on page 5

workers? Read

in Jimmie’s Jimmie Lovell:
editorial his the epitome of motivation
all-absorbing

purpose: “Christ came for an even greater

reason—to seek the lost and save them from

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Above & Beyond: IRA Giving

Generally, anyone over the This opportunity is especially beneficial if you do not itemize
age of 59½ can make deductions on your tax returns. It gives you the same tax reduction

charitable contributions from their as if you had reported the IRA gift as a non-taxable, itemized

retirement savings. These can be deduction. For example: a retiree takes $5,000 out of an IRA to

good giving vehicles for someone make a gift to WBS. If she is in the 25% tax bracket, she will pay

who believes they have more in their retirement accounts than $1,250 in taxes, leaving $3,750 to WBS. Until this special IRA

what they might need during their lifetime. giving opportunity, if she didn’t itemize, she couldn’t realize any tax

Those with “traditional” IRAs are required to take minimum benefits of the gift. Now she can give the
distributions at the age of 70½. A “temporary” law (it’s been full $5,000 to WBS without paying any
extended, again, through 2011) lets them make tax-free gifts to tax at all.

WBS using funds that would otherwise be subject to tax under Does giving from your retirement

mandatory withdrawal rules. This method of giving is called a accounts seem appropriate to you?

“charitable transfer”. To give in this way, you don’t withdraw the Would you like to know of other ways

funds and then make the gift. The funds must be distributed to give “above and beyond”?

directly to WBS by your IRA administrator. Contact us for more information.
.Using Gift Forms: help us be more efficient!
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What Motivated Them? (from page 2)

they are rescued. Christ paid the price to save was an evangelistic method that could involve yielding one new student for every $1.50
them, and we should care enough to share that every member. From a small but amazing invested in advertising. Our only limits have
Good News with them wherever they may be. experiment in WBS advertising, Jimmie wrote to do with our love and faith. Will we truly
The motivation is pure, unselfish love. in 1974, “There are thousands, and in another repent of diverting 90% of our resources to
year or two, millions begging for us to teach “the comforts and satisfaction of ourselves”?
Jimmie was frustrated with selfish religion. them about Christ.”
“We are all too busy building up local Where have we been all our lives?
situations which are 90 percent or more for What a seemingly prophetic vision! Wherever we were, those years are now
the comforts and satisfaction of ourselves.” Today, 37 years later, 25,000,000 seekers past. If the Lord permits, the future is ours.
He rejected passively waiting for others to have received WBS lessons, and a world of Let us claim that future for His cause.
come to our “beautiful buildings.” WBS potential awaits us yet. With your help, the Let’s turn these next years into the best yet
presented the opportunity for members to current 1,000,000 new postal students per for reaching souls worldwide and
engage seekers locally and worldwide. Here year can double. Internet encircles the globe, at home!

WBS Beginnings Include Coxes and Myers

Working right alongside Jimmie—from the first stirrings still sacrificially involved. Why have
of what would become World Bible School—labored a
dedicated couple, Howard and Margaret Cox. Jimmie they worked so tirelessly with so little
was the enthusiastic, hard-driving visionary. Howard and Margaret
worked out many of the details. They also helped to inspire recognition for all these 50 years? All
WBS. When the Torrance church developed a successful Bible
who know them can summarize the
correspondence program, Howard
looked up from his work on lessons answer in one word: Love. Why did
and said to Jimmie, “Wouldn’t it be
wonderful if more congregations the Cox’s friend Jolly Myers and his
would do this?” That idea took
hold. Jimmie promoted it in his daughter Betty set up a fund to ensure Jolly Myers during 1974
periodical called Action. As the that pensioners could use WBS even mission on Nevis Island
Howard and Margaret Cox method grew, Howard and Margaret if they could not afford to purchase
were instrumental all along the way. They volunteered their time, lessons? Again, their motivation can in the West Indies
and never received a salary. Now in their mid-eighties, they are
be captured with one word: Love.

In the next issue of Action!, we plan to report a watershed event

for World Bible School. This momentous occasion will also serve

particularly to honor the Coxes and Myers. We hope that you will

participate to fulfill their passion far into the future… for

one simple reason: Love.

For Love of Ministry

In 2004, when World Bible School a ministry to strengthen marriages, and Jerry Brooks with the Dayes of West Africa
experienced special needs, Jerry Brooks continues to serve on its board. He has also
stepped forward to help, first as a served on the board of Brentwood Christian times. The technical vehicle, built from
consultant and then as WBS’ Executive School. Jerry and his wife Teresa have long 2007 until now, is foundational for teaching
Vice President for six years. Jerry brought given themselves to good works and generous processes, both electronic and postal. It
to WBS a wealth of business and spiritual support of spiritual causes. So it was entirely in serves WBS Connect (USA outreach) and
experience. He had retired from a varied character for Jerry to dedicate himself to WBS positions WBS well for greater impact in
career that included hospital administration ministry with significant sacrifice to himself Asia, Europe and the Americas.
and hospital association management. and his family. 
Thank you, Jerry, for your
 Why leave a comfortable retirement  Along with an emphasis on organizational valuable service, motivated by love!
to devote full-time to challenging ministry and financial stability, the most significant
demands? Because Jerry’s life is all about development of Jerry’s tenure (2004-2010)
ministry. Along with continual congregational was an entirely new interactive model for
activity, he has long been involved with Baxter WBS, namely Web-based Bible teaching.
Institute in Honduras preparing church leaders With steadfast faith in the importance of
for Central and South America. Over 20 technology for WBS’ future, he shepherded
years ago, he helped establish Hidden Manna, Internet growth through tough economic

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T ps forTeachers!

By Beth Reese and John Tesseyman work at Mayfair church, he had found a Beth Reese with ladies’ class translator
web site listing all Zimbabwean towns. at the International Gospel Lectureship
Have you ever He already used this list for the accuracy
wondered of student addresses. Also, current Post in Zimbabwe
why your student Office rules call for the country, and not
doesn’t respond the region of the world. For example, Unless there is a specific problem (such
faster? We write “Zimbabwe” rather than “Zimbabwe, as that in the related article “Love Seeks
recently spent Southern Africa” (the latter’s extra words Solutions”), please mail all lessons
several days may interfere with modern automation). directly to the student’s address.
sorting World •  Please pay closer attention. Often •  Please put your WBS code # on all
Bible School mail students sign up on a sheet with other BRM envelopes you send. Our Service
in Zimbabwe at students. When they share the same Center sorts thousands of Business
the Harare Ser- address (such as a school P.O. Box) they Reply Mail (BRM) envelopes every week.
vice Center that use “ditto” marks to save repetitive writ- Anything that simplifies the process
John Tesseyman with WBS receives six to ing. One WBS teacher just cut the names saves much labor. The first step is to sort
lessons from Zimbabwe eight large mail- apart and glued each name and address envelopes into piles according to code
bags—over 80 lbs. each—of lesson answers on its envelope—ditto marks and all— numbers. Envelopes without a code num-
each week (photo 1). Processing these to and mailed it. The Post Office returned it ber must be set aside for later attention.
pass them on to you is a huge task. These as undeliverable. The teacher then sent Avoid this delay by placing your code
tips should help speed the process. it to the Harare Service Center (photo 4). prominently on the BRM envelope (photo
•  Please make sure the address has Though highly motivated, we, too, failed 5). Some congregations make a stamp
details similar to an address in the to locate the whereabouts of this ditto. to put their WBS code # on the BRM
States. Every address must have normal •  Please don’t ask the Service Center to envelope in big letters. Also facilitate
items such as # Street or P.O. Box #, forward your normal student mail. Yes, easy sorting by placing your WBS code #
Town, and Country. We hear some teach- it is cheaper to mail lessons when they clearly and prominently on Pink Page 1’s
ers say, “Maybe they do it different over are all going to the same address. But red box (in Master Series courses). Such
there” or “If it gets that far, someone else think of the added burden on the Service thoughtfulness is appreciated—
can figure it out.” An address without key Center workers. They have an enormous and helps you get your mail faster!
information (photo 2) will not work any- load of legitimate work. And they don’t
where. Russ Beshirs (photo 3) of Hunts- have funds to re-mail your mail for you.
ville was with us on the trip. In his WBS

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Appreciation Dot Bradley, Mary Nell “Am enclosing some cash. No, that is not for
Kemper, Gale Scott, Tex Williams to buy a steak supper, and, no,
We want to take this opportunity to Mickie Kennedy, that is not for John Reese to buy a Starbucks’
thank you all—our co-workers, coffee. That is for someone to slip by Walmart
supporters, friends and read- Rejenia Anderson, and or wherever and buy the ladies at WBS some
ers—for your many expressions of love and Linda Reville (inset: Charlotte Wright nice red roses!!  They, like preachers’ wives
encouragement for us at WBS. You lift up our and the third verse of most songs, are sadly
hands and our hearts in the mighty battle for and Sheryl Williams) overlooked and under-appreciated.”
souls. Your prayers are the wind beneath our
wings. Your humor lightens our load. Many thanks, Bill and Norma, for your
special thoughtfulness! Your consideration
A playful message from Bill Altaffer means a lot to us (even to us starving men). In
epitomizes your supportive spirit. Bill writes, tomorrow’s devotional we’ll be sure to
include third verses.

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Love Seeks Solutions
The huge success of World Bible School Let’s sort this mail by town, then get it to for forwarding to the respective WBS teach-
in Zimbabwe has not been without those Christians who can deliver it to the stu- ers. Photo 9 shows John Reese, Peggy Sul-
snags. The very poverty that increases dents in their respective towns, and also work livan, Beth Reese, John Tesseyman and Russ

receptivity creates logistical hurdles. But on better addresses.” So the U.S. guests joined Beshirs with mainly WBS luggage at Harare’s

we care enough to persist and to seek Alice and Si and extra volunteers for intensive airport. Paul Lockman (photo 10) of Skillman

solutions. A recent problem arose when the hours of sorting and boxing the returned mail Ave., Dallas, traveled later.

government failed to fund its high schools. (photo 2), and Alice transported it (photos 3 Editor’s note: All this activity illustrates

This caused some schools to default and and 4) to the IGL venue, the Rainbow Towers the success of WBS and underlines the need

lose their P.O. Box addresses on which our Conference Centre (photo 5). After John’s for more workers at our Service Center in

WBS students rely. Lessons sent to closed speech (photo 6) and announcement, with the Harare. A retiree in Moorcroft, Wyo., saw

boxes have been returned as “undeliverable” Lord’s blessing, volunteers (photo 7) took the previous appeal in Action! and sent two

to U.S. teachers who have then sent them to most of it back to their homes to reconnect months of salary for the extra worker needed.

our Service Center in Zimbabwe for some with the students. Our friend Chris Magadu Simultaneously, a Christian couple in Austin,

kind of solution. This was recommended by (photo 8) will do the same with what remains. Tex., provided an entire year of support. Their

Cedar Park. However, the literal avalanche Government officials say that they will waive generosity springs from love. As WBS teach-

of such mail was overwhelming even for our P.O. fees for schools, so we hope this particu- ers, they know just how responsive these WBS

resourceful Harare crew. lar problem will not recur. students are and the importance of follow

The Reeses, with several U.S. guests, saw Flowing mail far outweighs problematic up reaching them. Their one-time gifts aim

this first hand when they were invited for the mail. When we arrived, about 100 lbs. of to give congregations time to evaluate and

International Gospel Lectureship (IGL) in mail had been processed (stripped, sorted adopt the mission strategy of assisting a WBS

Harare, at which John addressed (photo 1) and stapled), with a further 700-800 lbs. of Service Center. Let us provide information

thousands of members from Zimbabwe and unprocessed mail waiting. That represented for your research. May the Lord guide you

neighboring nations. At the WBS Service one or two weeks’ worth of normal mail from into this labor of love that leads to hundreds

Center they saw the large piles of mail students to their teachers. Time ran out, so of discernable baptisms and multiplies new

returned by teachers from closed boxes. Beth our group (Photo 9) carried the processed 100 congregations. Please contact John Reese or

Reese had a brainwave: “At the IGL there will lbs. plus some 400 lbs. of the sorted (but not Ron Pottberg through our Cedar Park

be Christians from many parts of Zimbabwe. stripped) mail in our suitcases to Cedar Park office at 512-345-8190.

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Editorial (from page 1) As you read your Bible, was scattered God’s family. Why persist in
“acceptance” ever a goal of godly something so opposed? Love: Love for
love? In other words, do we care enough to leaders? True, Christ-like living enjoys God. Love for His truth. Love for His
tell the Message? Does our love overcome a side-product of “favor with all the mission and method. Love for the lost,
our fear of rejection—for rejection there will people” (Acts 2:47). But that favor is for “salvation is found in no one else”.
be if we imitate Jesus (John 15:20; Mark not the goal, as proved by the apostles’ (Acts 4:12)
4:17; 8:38). I worry that we find other routes determination to keep on speaking the
easier, perhaps even adopting a form of Message with boldness, with or without Since, then, we know what it is to fear
works salvation: “By our works they shall be favor, in season or out of season, even the Lord, we try to persuade men…. For
saved (if they even need saving).” That is so to the extent of igniting persecution that Christ’s love compels us….
self-satisfying, so much friendlier, so much (2 Corinthians 5:11, 14)
more accepted in polite society. 

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At Last... A National WBS Workshop!

Mark your calendar: October 19-22, 2011

T Legacy church of Christ, North Richland Hills (D/FW), Texas
 he Global Missions Conference (GMC) is a triennial, comprehensive missions gathering of churches of Christ to ad-
vance domestic and global outreach. For 2011, GMC is dedicating valuable time to involvement ministries.
World Bible School has two tracks on Saturday, October 22:
10:30-11:30 A.M. “Think Tank to Improve WBS Interactive Evangelism Studies”

1:30-2:30 P.M. “WBS In-Service Training for Cutting Edge Evangelism” 

WBS Coordinators, WBS Teachers and Friends, bring your experiences and vital insights to the “Think Tank.” Then discover
the latest initiatives, tools, solutions and plans. Bring your church and missions leaders, and your members. Take advantage
of the entire GMC! Register at www.globalmissionsconference.org. For WBS information write [email protected].

Upcoming with WBS... SWcBhoiobrloldel Address Service Requested

Teaching the Word. Reaching the World!
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to

Action! World Bible School
P.O. Box 2169 • Cedar Park, Texas 78630

What a team!

Catch the spirit in the September issue.