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RON AND

MARTI

BAUMANN

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LUSAKA . ZAMB IA

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FORWARD ING AGENTS ;

DR. AND

MRS . RAL PH CARNATHAN

3945 KINGSTON P IKE

KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE 3 7 9 1 9

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FURLOUGH ; 1983 1984

Slowly bu t surely,

yet

with

speed

that

is

incredible,

our

furlough time has

arrived

Our

level

of excitement has

already

reached a

stage

that borders on being

counter-productive.

Even

though we are looking forward to this time, we are already making plans for

our

return to

Zambia in

July

1984. Our long-range

goals include these

two at

the top

of

the

list; 1 the

construction of a major church building in the urban area in Lusaka at Chelston; 2 six

months or so of

intensive

language

study

Nyanja).

We

have casual

or definite

dates

to visit a number of our supporting

churches

already. If

you wish for us to

come

and

report

on

the

work in Zambia to let you know what your

mission money

is

being spent

on ~

please have th e elders

at

your chu rch con tact u s here

very

soon,

or

after July

1st,

contact our

forwarding

agent

for a

date.

We

have

tried to

keep

you informed on the

work

through the Times In Zambia

newsletter,

and many are content to

le t this means of information

serve

as

our

r epor t t o th em .

There

are

some

who wish

to

ask

specific questions, or see visually

ou r

work here. We are anxious to

share

with you if you

wish

fo r us to

come .

OUR FURLOUGH

ADDRESS

We

are

very thankful for the

great news

of a

furlough

home to

stay

in from

August

1983 to

July

1984. Don and Lyn Sewell, music professor at

Johnson

Bible College, will be away from

the college

for

one

year

of

graduate

study.

They

and

the

College have

invited

us to live in

their

home

for that yea r. Words cannot express the gratitude

and

relief that

we

feel over this

generous and

gracious offer.

Ron and Marti Baumann, Route 19, Johnson

Bible

College, Knoxville, Tennessee

37920,

phone

615) 573-5922.

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CRUSADE

AT CHELSTON On aSaturday

night recently

we held a

crusade in the

Chelston

community. To adver ti se

It we

passed

out handbills in the compounds. The choir from the

Matero

church

an d

the

quartet from the Chawama church came to help. Bro ther

Ndhlovu

from Matero and

Brother

Zimba from Garden

delivered short messages. Wehad four filmsfrom the Lifeof Christ series;

Jesus

at Nazareth and Capernaum; The

Transfiguration; Betrayal inGethsemane; and

Jesus

Before the High Priest. We had two reasons for showing the

films:

1) to let the people knowin that area whereweare meeting (weare meeting inthe

Kapwel Yomba

Primary

School); and 2) to use th e media of film to tell the s tory of J es us . The night was a tremendous success The crowd

size was estimated from 700-800 people

the

largest crowd so far that has been

generated

by the attraction of a

film. The next morning, Sunday, saw us with a new record

attendance

of 50. During that service two men confessed

their faith in Christ. Two women (who had responded the previous week) were baptized at the Matero church. The

men had

to

leave right after the service

for duty

and are

to

be baptized soon.

CRUSADE

AT

GARDEN We have just

completed

a

successful

crusade at

the

Garden church

The Saturday

evening

began

with

preaching

by

Brother

Joe

Mvula

from

th e

Matero

church.

The

Garden

choir

presented several songs also.

Because

of the size of the crowd (estimated 700), we moved outside for our films

(Nicodemus; &Check Point). Weare praying that the message of Christ came through clearly as a result of these

efforts. We feel that it is a good way to let the community know where we are and what we have to say.

SPECIAL

SERVICE

AT KAFUE Last Sunday morning

we

traveled

to

Kafuetotapeashort

Tonga service to beaired byRadio Zambia soon. This service

will

be beamed over ailofZambia, letting the people

hear the message of

Christ

from

our

brothers

and s is te rs

at the Kafue West

Side. One

of the technicians at

Multimedia (whodid the taping) is a leader ofours at the Garden church. Iinvitedhimto do the regular preaching

service

that

morning.

As a

result

of his

message,

twelve

came

forward

at

the

time

of

invitation

to

rededicate

their

l ives to

hrist

NEW CLASSES

BEGIN

Our latest men s Bible study classes have been

going on now

for about

two weeks. This time we are studying about Making Disciples of Christ New Life. It promises to be a thought-

provoking study one

that

all of us a re s ur e to

benefit

from.

CHURCH PLOT AT CHELSTON We

have

experienced an extreme amount of

red

tape

in

our

efforts to secure a building plot for th e Chelston church. After a very long wait we were told that ou r first

selection was part

of a

larger plot reserved

for

some other

firm.

Recently

our

latest selection was

refused

because

it

is zoned

residential

only, yet it is

across the street

from one church, down

the street

from

another church and near

the Civic Center and shops. We have

applied

again for

this

plot because of the church-business area that it is in ~

hoping for a change of zoning. The Develop Secretary has stated that he

will

recommend the zoning change, but

the decision

will

be up to the Planning Committee. Itisimportant that a plot issecured before Ileave on furlough so

that we can begin our building construction as soon as I return to Zambia in July 1984. Please pray for God's willin

this matter

of a

church

plot in the Chelston urban

community.

THOUGHT

YOU'D

LIKE

TO

KNOW English

is

the official

language

in

Zambia

But do

not let that statement mislead you Evenifyoudo master one ofthe vernacular languages (forexample, Tonga) you

must

still, as an American, master the Kings English. I

thought

that you

might

be interested to

see

and knowwhat

Zambian English

is l ike :

headmaster -

principal

dus t bin

-

t r a sh

c an

robot - traffic signai

boot

- t runk (automobile)

bonnet

-

hood (automobile)

petrol

-

gasoline

gasoil - diesel

tyre -

tire

cherrio - good-by

garden - lawn

f in ished

-

sold

ou t

tarmac - asphalt

nanny - nurse maid

chemist -

drug

store

gauze

-

sc reen

post - maii

overtake

-

pass

s i s t e r

-

nu r s e

c o o k e r - s t o v e

fridge

- refrigerator

serviette

- napkin

nappy

- diaper

hoo t e r -

horn

surgery - doctor's

office

torch

- flashlight

sweets -

candy

c o s t um e - sw imsu i t

ta p

-

water faucet

vanette - pick-up truck

ground nut s - peanuts

windsc reen -

windsh ie ld

tipper -

dump

truck

paraffin

- kerosene

pinch - steal

lift - e leva to r

lay by

- roadside

park

pegs

- clothespins

r ubbe r

-

e ra se r

queue - iine

wire less - radio

t in - can

braa i

- c o o kou t

chips

-

french

fries

dummy -

pacifier

i ce b lo c ks

-

ice

c u b e s

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N e w s

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Letter

Quotes

We have hepati t is

going a round the

school.

There is a chance tha t the whole student

body

may have to ge t

th e shots.

Track is tough I found myself as being one of

the

most

fit,

but that

did

not help

me

t ha t much. The t rack reminds

me

of a

swamp.

You

have

to

be careful how fast you go around

the turns

or

you

will find

yourself skidding along

th e

ground on

your

r-end.

It's been

pretty cool

up

here, and th e

rain comes

everyday.

Right

now it's

pouring

The

rain

ismakingthesebugs

called

'Nairobi eye'

come

into

th e

dorm.

I

would

not

mind these

except

tha t they

have an acid in their stinger

that

causes a

rash

that is worse than poison oak

. . .

I registered for the draft

today.

All that I ha d to do was to sign th e paper enti tled Selective

Service System.

Letter Quotes - . How's life in Zambia? . . . Sorry for th e

'writing

shortage'.

You

surely don't

need a 'writ ing shortage'

with all

the

other

shortages

in Zambia. Ha Ha . . . You won't

believe

this

bu t

I've only asked for one date this whole

term.

I

didn't get the date either, but that's

OK I m

not reallyinthe businessofwatchinggirlsnow

mainly

because of

grades. . . .

Here's

a rundown of things tha t

have

happened to

me this

term

so

far:

Injuries; 1) my big toe got stomped hard - almost broken 2)

cut

my little toe

open

one-fourth inch.

Special Events; 1) got a choir solo; 2) got a crew cut; 3) got a D-hall for book pick-up

Everything

is QK

now

. . .

I got a crew cut with ten other guys so we could show our dorm spirit. It's heavy

Hi again. Piano lessons

sure

are getting hard When Ifinish five minutes early (rather than 5 minutes late) I

get assigned an

extra

piece of music My teacher really

keeps

the

pressure

on. I'm packed

down

with

h o m e w o r k as

it is .

At school (in P.E.) we are preparing for our Sports Day to be held at the end of this term. Westarted the high

jump on the 11th of May. I am the smalles t kid in all of Form Two (9th), yet kids who are a lot taller than I am

cannot even get

over

the low bar.

They knock

it down.

We have about two months of school left. Time sure is flying

I just can't wait any longer to go home to America I'vebeenwaiting and waiting and waiting Itold myPapa

that Idid

notseeany

reason to wait any longer. Whycan'twejust fly home now? He

answered

me. but Ididn't

really

understand

his answer. I think he really

wants

to

go

h o m e

now

too.

Ebony's

daughter.

Baby Sister, ha d

e ight pups .

They were

really

neat. They ar e all gone now. We

don 't even have any

chickens right now. I

think they

ar e all in

the freezer.

I've

been wondering

if

they

still

sell

those little

cars

in the

stores in

America.

I sure hope

so .

MBALA

M I I O N M E E T I N G

Our Zambia Chris tian Mission

meeting

in Mbala was really

special. O ur th em e w as Philippians

4;8

~ Excellence . Ron and

three

o th er s spoke

on

this

verse. It was wonde rf ul to see th e

different

ways God spoke to each of us through this verse

and

the

different speakers.

We

had

a

beautiful site

for

our meeting

at

the Outward Bound

Camp overlooking Lake

Tanganyika.

Andrew and

his

friends

had

a

super

t ime t ry ing

out the

fitness

courses. Jeff, Russ and Tim

Tyner had

th e

rare

opportunity

to

rock climb with

th e

professional

mountain

climber who

is th e warden of the

Camp. These

meetings

are always an encouragement to us .

i

Andrew a nd S us an a t

th e

swing.

Joshua Fort, Andrew, Christy and Brian Albaugh at

t he r op e

climb.

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MARTI S

P A G E

The t ime fo r our furlough is almost here. Now seems a

good time to reflect on

what

we

together

have

accomplished

in

furthering the

Kingdom.

We can

look back

with

joy

and

see

men and

women

walking closer

to the

Lord

because

of

th e

impact

of

God s

Word

through

Bible

study.

We have rejoiced

to

see

many

men, women

and children

baptized into

Jesus

Christ.

We

have been blessed

by

seeing

th e relief

from pain

that

Ron s den ta l surgery

has

made

possible. We have thrilled at seeing God working in

the

Chelston community, where our newes t church

is

located.

We

praise

God for

allowing

th e

new building to

be

constructed by Ron and the men

at

Mungu. These are only

a few of the many ways of service God has

led

us in As

fellow-workers,

we know

that

you have made these

things

possible. God bless you.

We have a ls o come

t hrough t imes

of suffer ing, menta l

anguish

and grief. We can

honestly

see, in looking back,

that God has helped us to

grow spiritually

through these

trials We

know

that He does

work

all things togetherfor our

good.

Your

prayers

and letters

have

been a s trength and

c o m f o r t

One

of th e lad ies in

my Bible

s tudy c lass

at Garden has

named

he r

baby girl

after me. She

is Marti

Mwenya.

This is

quite

an

honor.

It

reminds

me

that we

are

witnesses

w h er ev er w e a re S i n c e w e w ea r C hr i s t s N am e w e s h o u l d

live lives to bring glory

to

Him

W E L C O M E T O T H E A L EX A N D E R S

Chris

a n d

D o n n a A l e x a nd e r

a re

d u e to arr ive

in

Lusaka

o n

the

6th

of June. We are

looking

forward to their arrival for

several

reasons.

Knowing

that someone will he hereto

work

with

the churches

is

important. Their

arrival also

means

that

it is

time

fo r

us to

be

home

fo r

a

while.

They

will

be

working with

the

churches at; Kafue, Mungu,

Makuku,

Chelston,

Garden and Mungwi with a teaching and

preaching emphasis.

Welcome to Lusaka.

VIATTERS

O F PRAYER:

~ the church

plot

for

Chelston

our furlough travel

plans

speaking dates during

our furlough

t he c ur re nt ladies a n d m e n s c l a s s e s

safe

travel

fo r

t h e Alexande rs

who are to take o u r

place

for one yea r

praise

for

the

home that we

have to

live in during

our

furlough

Jeff

as

he

graduates

from high school and

chooses

a college to attend

N MEMORIUM:

This

issue

of

the

Times is dedicated to

the

memory

of my

uncle,

George Baumann, who died

recently

in

Knoxville at the age

of 93

Mrs.

Mwenya.

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