Arlin & Pamela HENDRIX
9, rue Paul Gauguin
69330 Meyzieu, FRANCE
Telephone & fax: +33 478.04.13.06
E-mail: hendrixap@aol.com

Sponsor Information
Poplar-Warner Church of Christ
Attention: Larry Byte
320 North Poplar
Guthrie, OK 73044
Telephone: (405) 282-6780
E-mail: lbyte@web-host.net

RESUME: Mission - Lyon, France

  1. The City of Lyon
    1. Founded in 43 B.C. by order of Julius Caesar
    2. Today 2nd-largest city in France: pop. 1.6 million (inc. suburbs)
    3. A crossroads for all Europe
  2. Church History in Lyon
    1. Ancient history: Irenaeus : an elder in Lyon in the 2nd century
    2. Modern history
      May 1975 - Arlin & Judy Hendrix and Max Dauner began the work in Lyon.
      April 1977 - Max married the former Prisca Daugherty.
      August 1982 - Mike & Karen Mason came to help the Lyon mission. In 1986, they moved to Nantes, France.
      July 1984 - Max & Monique Lanoix, converted in Lyon in 1981, moved to Guadeloupe (French Caribbean) and started a congregation.
      September 1984 - Barry & Rachel Baggott arrived to work for 2 years with the Hendrixes. (They then worked as missionaries in Ivory Coast for 15 years.)
      September 1986 - Scott Harris & Jeff Wilson arrived to work 2 years with the church. (Scott & his wife Lisa later worked as missionaries in Togo, West Africa, and they now work in South Africa.)
      October 1987 - Charles & Pam White moved from Grenoble to Lyon.
      January 1988 - Judy Hendrix died of cancer.
      December 1988 - Arlin Hendrix married the former Pamela Whitesell.
      April 1989 - Max & Prisca Dauner moved to help the mission in Montpellier, France.
      August 2001 - Archie & Mandy Chankin and Andy & Melissa Johnson arrived for 1 year of language study. (They are presently missionaries in Burkina Faso, West Africa.)
      January 2002 - Aaron & Andrea Burk arrived for 4 months of language study. (They are presently missionaries in Burkina Faso, West Africa.)
      August 2003 - Chad & Amy Carter arrived for 6 months of language study. (They are presently missionaries in Burkina Faso, West Africa.)
      September 2004 - Katie Kelly arrived for 2 years as a missions apprentice.
  3. Personal information
    1. Education
      Arlin - B.A. in Bible - Harding University
      - M.A. in Christian Doctrine - Harding Graduate School of Religion
      - Language study in French - Harding University, Alliance Française (Geneva, Switzerland) and University of Lyon
      Pamela - B.A. in French - David Lipscomb University
      - Language study in French, Spanish, German and Italian – David Lipscomb University and University of Geneva
      - Legal assistant & translator in St. Louis 1978-88
    2. Family history
      Arlin Hendrix
      Born September 29, 1947 in Madera, CA (parents Christians)
      Baptized 1965
      Married Judy Richards 1967 (two children: Jana & Karen)
      Widowed January 1988
      Married Pamela Whitesell Brooks December 10, 1988
      Pamela Whitesell Hendrix
      Born October 30, 1954 in Nashville, TN (parents Christians)
      Baptized 1974
      Married Jerry Brooks 1980 (two children: Daniel & Nathan)
      Divorced 1985
      Married Arlin Hendrix December 10, 1988
      Four children & 3 grandchildren:
      Jana - Born March 8, 1976
      - Baptized January 26, 1992
      - Married Timothy Johnston August 7, 1999
      - Son Tristan born January 30, 2004
      - Daughter Judy born May 4, 2006
      Karen - Born February 19, 1979
      - Baptized October 23, 1993
      - Married Rick Love May 16, 2002
      - Son Matthew born July 26, 2005 - Daughter Lydia born February 12, 2007
      Daniel - Born March 25, 1982
      - Baptized December 22, 1998
      Nathan - Born April 26, 1984
      - Baptized May 9, 2000