From the series of Dr. Ralph Winter’s Collected Material (various papers that were of interest to him for his own reading)…

To make up for last week, here is a sheet from Dr. Ralph Winter’s series on course-related materials, specifically from a Phonemics class he taught in 1952.

 

From the series of Dr. Ralph Winter’s Internal Correspondence within the U.S. Center for World Mission (USCWM) and William Carey International University (WCIU), both of which he founded…

From the series of Dr. Ralph Winter’s Correspondence (external)…

 

After a summer break due to extensive remodeling and rearranging in our archives and special collections location, these weekly blog posts are finally back!  So far you have seen documents from the biographical series of Ralph Winter’s papers, but now you will have access to a sample from each of the other fifteen series in this larger archives collection!  This one is from Winter’s writings.  Enjoy and happy fall!

*CLATT in this letter stands for Comite Latinoamericano de Textos Teologicos, which in English is Latin American Committee on Theological Texts

I am thankful to announce I have finally found out how to post the actual document itself each week for you to see it directly!  Enjoy reading these primary sources from the Ralph D. Winter archives!

A letter was distributed to all of the children of God in the Republic of Guatemala in June of 1958 from the Biblical Agency in Guatemala City.  The salutation reads to our beloved brothers and sisters.  The writer asks that they receive this warm greeting along with sincere wishes that they are enjoying the blessings of the Lord completely and with all consciousness of them.  This writing refers to the month of the New Testament which for the first time was celebrated in Guatemala in the month of April of this year.  The participants cannot in words express their gratitude to all who welcomed the idea with enthusiasm and distributed one or more New Testaments during that month.

Now and since then, this group’s thoughts have been about a National Day of the Bible, which will be verified this year to be the last Sunday in the coming August.  With attention to the suggestions of many brothers and sisters in Christ, the Biblical Society has decided that the whole month of August be dedicated to the Bible.  The last Sunday churches are to celebrate a special service with a program allusive in all points to the Holy Bible, Book of our God, for which Biblical leaders will do everything possible at an opportunity to send materials for those who consider it necessary.

On December 17, 1982, Ralph and Roberta Winter received a note from Hans Schnabel, the Director of CharisLife Ministries, Inc. in Portland, Oregon.  He opens with warm greetings in Christ our Lord.  He says they know each other just indirectly though folks like Morris Watkins, John Barrett, Gary Randall, and Ralph Mahoney, yet it seems as though they are “close” in Christ.  He asks the Winters to permit him to share with them the enclosed set of their brand new “Holiness & Harvest” Study Course, a joint project of CharisLife and World Map.  “With your kind permission (somewhat after the fact), we used one of your short ‘Missions in the Bible’ articles as well as excerpts from Roberta’s excellent Jericho book [entitled Once More Around Jericho] (see Lesson # 2 under ‘Harvest’!).”

Schnabel mentions that as they can tell from the approach, this Course is fully devoted to “World Evangelization.”  It is currently being “pilot marketed.”  The hope is to offer it nationwide in 1983.  Do the Winters have any thoughts on this?  While the H & H Course now refers takers to World Map mainly, those at CharisLife plan to broaden that referral to include the “Center for World Mission,” “All Nations” and other full Gospel agencies.  CharisLife staff are strong believers in Acts 1:8!  They deem it the absolute pre-requisite to any and all ministry!  “Could you agree—in the light of the ‘pitiful’ alternatives Church History records?  We hope you will take a little time to look at this Course and to give us your comments.”  He signs after writing “In Christ.”

Photo collage time again!  This is a series of Ralph and Roberta Winter’s growing family between the years 1954 and 1966.  One daughter, then two daughters, then three daughters, and lastly four daughters!  The final photo is a family portrait from around 1970.