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GRACE FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST MISSIONS
P.O. BOX 7007
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI   65801-7007

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REV. J.D. MATHIS
42 HOWDENBURN COURT
JEDBURGH, ROX.
SCOTLAND   TD8 6NP

Scotland

. . . rugged land
    and proud people

AREA: 30,405 SQUARE MILES
POPULATION: 5,207,000 (1986 EST.)
PEOPLES: SCOTS AND ENGLISH
CAPITAL: EDINBURGH- 622,000
OTHER MAJOR CITIES: GLASGOW-
      792,616, ABERDEEN- 208,539,
      DUNDEE- 190,596
CURRENCY: BRITISH POUND
RELIGIONS: CHURCH OF SCOTLAND 60%
      ROMAN CATHOLIC 17%
      CHURCH OF ENGLAND 2%
GOVERNMENT: BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
      PARLIMENTARY

EIGHTEEN YEARS IN GREAT BRITAIN

OCTOBER, '75' - MARCH, '76' MANCHESTER

* BUILT BUS ROUTE
* TRAINED TEACHERS
* TAUGHT CLASSES

MARCH, '76' - JUNE, '84' LIVERPOOL AREA

* ESTABLISHED CHURCH-LEFT WITH A
  BRITISH PASTOR
* 2 BIBLE INSTITUTES
* 5 PREACHER BOYS
* TRAVELING BIBLE CLUB-45 PASSENGER
  BUS
* PRINTING MINISTRY-100,000 TRACTS
  AND LEAFLETS PRINTED AND HANDED OUT
  EACH YEAR FROM '79'-'84'
* PRINTED TRACTS FOR OTHER MIES.
* TAUGHT 3 YEARS IN BIBLE INSTITUTE

JUNE, 1984 - JUNE, 1993

* MOVED TO BORDERS OF SCOTLAND/ENGLAND
* HELPED ORGANIZE BAPTIST CHURCH IN
  HAWICK, PASTORED ONE YEAR
* OBTAINED BUILDING IN JEDBURGH: SPENT
  7 YEARS REBUILDING IT TO MAKE IT
  FIT FOR SERVICES
* ORGANIZED, JUNE 1990
* SOULS SAVED AND BAPTIZED
* GOSPEL SEEDS PLANTED
* PRINT TRACTS FOR MYSELF AND 5 OTHERS

NEEDS:
* ANOTHER CHURCH BUS; WE HAVE A 15
  PASSENGER BUT HAVE 20-25 IN IT AND
  INCREASING
* 1,000 KING JAMES BIBLES