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Bob
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| Field: | Indonesia | Furlough Dates: | January - April 2005 |
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Furlough
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Field
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| Bob and Rosa McCraskey | Bob and Rosa McCraskey | ||
| 6907 NW 49th | P.O. Box 1075 | ||
| Bethany, OK 73008 | Yogyakarta | ||
| Indonesia | |||
| Phone: | Fax or Phone: | 62-274-497042 | |
| E-Mail: | E-mail: | nazarene@yogya.wasantara.net.id | |
| Anniversary: | June 3 | ||
| Birthday: |
Bob - November 3 |
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| Rosa - March 2 | |||
| Brief Description of Duties on field: | |||
| Bob |
Field Director for Sealands Field (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Theology Professor - Indonesian Nazarene Bible College Supervisor - Student Work Program |
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| Rosa |
Professor of English (ESL) & Music - Indonesian Nazarene Bible College Trainer in Worship Piano Teacher |
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| List each family member's hobbies, gift suggestions: | |||
| Would prefer to give out gift suggestions to each church as they ask what they can send. | |||
| Cash LINKS - Money for cash LINKS can be sent directly to the General Treasurer's Office in Kansas City. It should be designated as cash LINKS for (name of missionary) in Italy. | |||
| Instructions for Sending Parcels to Italy | |||
| Inquire at your nearest post office for the most recent mailing instructions, forms to be used, cost of mailing, etc. Please contact the missionaries first before sending parcels to be sure they want to receive them. | |||
| 1. Personal Parcels | |||
Mark: "Personal Gift - Not for Resale" |
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Value: Value items at 1/4 retail or less. Each parcel should be valued at $10 or less (advised by customs officials, even though the cost of the items when purchased was much greater than $10) |
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| 2. Used Clothing | |||
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Mark: "Gift - No cash value"; DO NOT write "Used Clothing" on the package. |
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| 3. Printed Matter | |||
Send limited Sunday School literature. DO NOT send multiple copies. Send only 1 copy of teacher book and 1 copy of student material - ONLY for Junior High age on down. |
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They especially want and need large teaching pictures as well as children's work pages - again 1 copy of each ONLY. |
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Mark: "Used Literature - No Value" or "Used Books" "Buku-Buku Bekas" |
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| Airmail takes 10 days; surface mail takes 3 months | |||
| Duty: Please send $2 duty money per parcel to the General Treasurer in Kansas City. Mark it "Duty Fund." The missionary will be reimbursed for duty charges from this fund. | |||
| Items of interest and prayer requests to be shared with LINKs district: | |||
- Our daughter, Kara (age 27) - lives in Austin - a closer walk with the Lord; anxious to be married |
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- Our Bible College students to become firmly grounded in the Lord |
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- A good working relationship between our pastors |
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- New D.S. to be elected in January 2004 |
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Robert and Rosa McCroskey are global missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene in Indonesia.
Bob was born in Neodesha, Kansas. He received the B.A. and M.A. degrees f rom Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He received ordination f rom the Northwest Oklahoma District. Rosa was born in Borger, Texas. She received the Bachelor degree in music education f rom Southern Nazarene University.
The McCroskeys have served in the areas of church planting, teaching, and music ministry. - They started the Indonesia Nazarene Bible College in 1981 and both have continued to minister there in various capacities. Bob is currently serving as Field Director for the Sealands Field.
The McCroskeys have two children, Kara and Kent.