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    M a rc h 1 98 3

    Volume 3, Number 1

    4

    T I M E S

    Z A M B I A

    R o n

    and

    MART

    B a u m a n n

    FIELD

    ADDRESS:

    P. O.

    BOX

    1

    84

    LUSAKA ,

    ZAMBIA

    AFR I CA

    FORWARDING

    A G EN TS :

    DR. A ND

    MRS . RALPH

    C A R N A T H A N

    945 KINGSTON

    PIKE

    KNOXVILLE.

    TENNESSEE 3 7 9 1 9

    I AM COMING

    SOON

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    NEWEST CHURCH

    IN LUSAKA

    URBAN

    AREA -

    CHELSTON

    The most exciting

    happening

    in

    all of Zambia in my estimation is

    the new

    group

    of Christians

    meeting in the Chelston area of

    Lusaka.

    Thegroup

    issmall 23-28

    but growing. They have been

    meeting now for quite a

    number

    of

    months in

    one of the primary

    schoo l

    classrooms on the

    west

    side

    of Chelston.

    The

    Chelston

    community

    lies

    east

    of Lusaka

    about one-half the way to the

    airport)

    with a large, urban-type

    population. We pray that God will

    bless

    these faithful

    few

    as

    they

    meet together in His name and

    plan for th e growth of His

    Kingdom

    in thi s a rea.

    The new

    Chelston congregation.

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    FURLOUGH

    TIME

    SOON

    Can it be

    true

    that our time of furlough is almost here?

    Augusttheeighthof

    1980 seems likea very long

    t ime ago,

    but it

    has

    slipped by very

    quickly

    in many

    ways.

    We

    are making plans

    for

    so

    many

    different

    things right

    now

    that it is getting confusing. We will attend Jeff s

    graduation

    from RiftValley Academy in

    Kenya on theway home; graduation day being

    the

    23rd of July, 1983. We

    must

    find a trustworthy party to

    rent

    our house to while

    we are gone.

    We

    must

    soon find a buyerforthe truck to help purchase our

    tickets

    home.

    We ar e trying to

    find the

    best t icket deal possible as we travel

    home.

    We need a

    house

    or

    apartment to live in while in Knoxvilleon furlough. We need to hear from all of our supporting churches

    (and individuals) to make plans for reporting on

    the

    work here in

    Zambia.

    We are

    trying

    to accumulate

    some cash for the price of the air fare home (estimated at U.S. 6000-).

    These

    are just a few of

    the

    plans

    that we

    are

    trying to make at this time. If the Lord wills, we will be home about the 31st of July, 1983.

    A

    GIFT

    FROM

    THE

    ZIMBABWE MISSIONARY

    RETREATI

    You

    may

    recall in th e October issue of the Times (Vol 2, No. 3)

    that

    I

    was praising

    our

    missionary retreat

    that we had jus t

    returned

    from in Zimbabwe. All that I said was true, but...one thing we did not mention

    (and did no t knowat that time) was tha t Andrew and i had

    contracted

    hepatitis. We had quite a time of it

    It sure felt good when it went away We are very

    thankful

    that it was infectious hepat it is (and not serum

    hepatitis) . Praise God, we ar e both fine

    now.

    GARDEN

    AND

    KAFUE

    The men

    at

    both

    Garden and

    Kafue have

    just

    recently

    completed an

    in-depth

    study of th e Book of

    Acts.

    It was a tremendously rewarding study for all involved.

    The

    men werefaithful to memorize a verse out of

    every chapter, and most did

    very

    will

    on the

    final test. We ar e just now trying to decide what will be

    th e

    subject

    of

    our next s tudy .

    ENGLISH-SPEAKING

    CHURCH

    The need

    for

    an English-speaking church in

    th e

    capital of Zambia

    (Lusaka)

    was great.

    Now

    it

    has

    been

    realized

    in the new work named Berean .

    The congregat ion at

    Garden voted to share it s

    building

    with

    th e new work.

    The

    Garden

    church

    a ls o moved its

    time

    of

    services

    to 11:30 so the English work

    could

    begin at 9:30. The

    first Sunday

    (16 January)

    found

    42 present. Itwas a wonderful day for

    the

    Lord here at

    Lusaka. Please

    pray fo r

    Dean and Judy Davis as they devote

    their full efforts

    toward

    the

    establishment

    of

    this

    new congregation.

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    News From:

    J

    E

    F

    F

    R

    U

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    s

    A

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    A

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    Letter Quotes - ...We visited the mosk

    (mosque)

    on the Island of Lamu recently.

    We

    were ab le to r ide on

    s ome

    dhows

    In th e Indian

    Ocean . T he

    t own

    streets were very narrow

    with

    open

    sewers The 2-day

    bus

    trip there

    and

    the

    2-day bus trip back

    was the

    worst part

    of it.

    . . .The

    work ou t s

    for

    t rack a re

    awful In

    tw o

    week s

    we

    s ho uld b e

    running 5 miles In the morning 1/4

    sprints.

    Letter

    Quotes

    - ...I quit working for

    th e

    library. I

    figured It would help to have a

    study hall. ...Our

    new

    choir

    teacher

    Is

    so

    cool He Is my Bible

    teacher

    also... ...I go t a solo for

    th e cho i r concer t .

    Jeff,

    Susan, Andrew and Russell.

    Hello again 1am now InZambia's 9th grade and am quitebusy with school work and all Friday

    nights are restful times since we kids have what we call Friday Night Happenings . Atthis time

    we

    come together

    at someone's

    house.

    We have afew

    games,

    some In

    groups

    and

    some

    Inpairs,

    and

    then have a Bible study. We

    also

    sing different songs -

    sometimes around

    a

    camp

    fire. When

    closing

    the

    Bible time, a few people will pray. There are refreshments, and then we can play

    what we want. The Friday night activity lasts from 7:00 to 9:00. We are growing

    more

    in

    God

    each time,

    and

    a

    strong, happy

    fellowship with others Is formed.

    Do you remember that I told you I

    thought

    our black dog. Ebony, was going to have puppies?

    Well, she did She had 9 puppies. It

    was

    a lot of fun. but it

    was also

    a big mess My

    Papa

    said that

    he was glad

    they

    were gone I

    wonder

    why he said

    that?

    Now, Ebony's daughter, Baby Sister, is

    getting fat Ithink we are going to have more puppies I

    wonder

    what

    Papa

    is golngtosay? Boy,

    I

    don't

    want to get tha t

    hepatitis

    again. I had to miss too

    much

    school.

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    MARTrS

    PAGE

    Hope you had a wonderful holiday time. Ours was special in

    that our

    family circle was

    complete.

    Many of you have wri tten to

    ask how

    we

    can s tand

    to

    send our boys away

    to

    school.

    It is

    not

    easy,

    bu t

    we can

    testify

    to

    the grace

    God

    gives

    us

    when th e time

    for their departure arrives.

    John

    14:27 helps tremendously. We

    remember th e peace

    Jesus ha s given us the

    peace that passes

    understanding. Then

    we look at

    the command

    not

    to

    be

    troubled

    or

    fearful .

    We

    know ou r

    children are safe

    in His

    hands

    Recently one of

    the

    Chelston

    ladies Mrs. Domingo asked if I

    would lead in a Christ ian coming

    of

    age

    ceremony fo r her

    daughter

    Viness. This celebration would

    replace

    the tribal

    one

    which is

    not

    Christian. Thiswasareal opportunity for a Christian

    witness in this area of life

    here.

    I asked

    Judy Davis to

    take part

    also.

    On the day

    of

    the celebration women

    shared

    Bible

    verses

    encouraging Viness

    to walk closely with

    Christ,

    to

    choose

    a

    Christian husband, and

    to h on or

    Christ in

    word and

    deed. We

    sang

    hymns and ended with a delicious chicken nshlma lunch.

    Life for a

    woman

    is

    hard here

    in Zambia,

    so

    a

    special

    occasion like

    this

    is

    one

    of real joy.

    Love

    in

    Christ ,

    Mart i

    MATTERS OF PRAYER:

    - that churches

    and

    groups would correspond

    with

    us now

    concerning

    a visit

    with

    them

    during

    our

    furlough

    year

    August 83

    July 84 .

    -that

    we

    might rent

    our

    house

    here

    in Lusaka

    to

    a

    trustworthy family

    the n ew c hu rc h at Che l s t on

    -the

    new Engli sh work

    Berean

    -a furlough

    house to

    live in

    f u nd s

    fo r

    ou r

    t ravel

    home

    -praise

    that

    Andrew

    and

    Ron have recovered so

    well from

    hepatitis

    -praise that

    we

    expect

    a telephone soon saving

    much time and

    expense

    the

    n ew la die s

    c la ss a t C h els to n

    -as

    Jeff

    selects the college that

    he

    will

    attend

    IN

    MEMORIUM:

    This i ssue of the

    Times is

    d ed ic ate d to th e

    loving memory

    of

    Marti s grandmother

    (GeeGee), Mrs Dora Abernathy Smith, who

    died 31 October 1982 in Memphis.

    ^ o

    b: Z

    C X =

    o o > S;

    p i

    g

    2 ^ ^

    Coming

    of

    age

    ceremony at

    Chels ton

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    ZAMBIA

    CHRISTI N M ISSION

    r Mrs

    Ron Marti) Baumann

    Furlough Address

    Dr .

    and

    Mrs.

    Ron

    Baumann

    Rt. 19 Johnson Bible

    College

    KnoxvHIe, TN

    37920

    phone:

    (615) 573-5922

    (Aug.

    83 - July 84)

    Fie ld A dd re s s

    Dr . and Mrs. Ron aumann

    P.O. Box 3 21 84

    Lusaka, Zambia

    fr ica

    Forwarding

    Agents Address

    Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Carnathan

    3945 Kings ton Pike

    Knoxville, Tennessee

    37919

    phone:

    615)

    523-0629

    4

    7 am coming soon Rev. 22:20

    R.S. Baumann, D.D.S.

    dental surgery in rural

    areas

    training

    men fo r leadership

    establishing new

    churches

    preaching and teach ing

    Marti Baumann, B.S.

    (Education)

    Bible

    s tudy

    classes

    for ladies

    Elementary

    education,

    International School of Lusak

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    m

    T IME S

    Z AM B I A

    4

    November 1983

    Vol.

    3

    No.3

    RON AND MARTI

    BAUMANN

    FIELD ADDRESS:

    P

    o

    BOX

    84

    LUSAKA

    ZAMBIA

    AFR ICA

    FORWARDING AGENTS :

    DR AND MRS R A LP H C AR NA TH AN

    945

    KINGSTON

    PIKE

    KNOXVILLE.

    TENNESSEE 3 7 9 1

    9

    FURLOUGH ADDRESS

    Johnson Bible College

    622

    Knoxville, IN .

    37998

    t

    AM

    COMING SOON

    REV.

    22:20

    OUR FURLOUGH HOME

    Home -August

    1983-July 1984

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    Our family at home

    WHAT

    A

    WELCOME

    We

    stepped

    off of

    the

    plane

    in Knoxville

    about 8:30 p.m. on

    the 30th

    of

    July.

    When

    we walked into

    the

    arrival area of the

    terminal

    we

    were greeted

    by a

    large

    crowd of

    folks

    (80-100)

    made

    up

    of

    family and

    friends from severa l area

    churches.

    All of

    the adults were easy to recognize

    perhaps

    a bit

    more

    mature .

    Their k ids were a different story Many of the youngsters were

    now young adults

    towering over

    me

    ju st as I

    used

    to

    tower over

    them. It

    was

    a welcome that we shall never

    forget. The Lord continues to

    bless all of

    us

    in

    many

    and

    special ways.

    NATIONAL MISSIONARY

    CONVENTION

    Marti

    and

    I ju st recently

    returned from

    the

    36th National Missionary

    Convention which was held

    in

    Des Moines, Iowa. While

    away

    on

    this

    trip

    we

    were

    also

    able to visit International Aid Inc.,

    and

    speak at two of our

    support ing churches .

    The convent ion was

    a

    Tuesday

    night

    through Friday

    night

    affair

    very long

    and tiring, but

    well

    worth going

    for.

    There were

    a

    variety

    of

    speakers, some

    of

    whom

    are current missionaries home on furlough.

    Other

    speakers included

    those

    who

    had served per iods

    of

    time on the

    mission field in

    the past. There

    were display

    booths

    from many miss ions represen ting

    countries

    in most parts

    of

    the

    world.

    Workshops and special singing

    groups abounded

    too.

    It

    would

    be impossible to mention all of

    the

    program here , but Iwould like to mention

    two

    in particular. The

    closing session

    on

    Friday

    evening fea tured

    David

    Bayless.

    missionary

    to Brazil

    who

    delivered a t remendous message to us.

    Each morning we were fortunate to have a

    time

    of

    Bible

    Exposition led by Stan

    Wohlenhaus,

    a professor with Iowa Christian College and

    former missionary

    to Sou th America.

    Brother Stan

    has

    exceptional

    insight with the

    relationship

    of

    th e

    c hu r c h a nd wor l d mis s i on s

    INTRODUCING. . .

    The Lord

    blessed us with an

    outstanding couple

    to

    carry

    on

    the

    work

    in

    Zambia

    in

    our absence . Chris

    and

    Donna Alexander will

    cont inue

    to

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    NEWS FROM:

    J

    {LetterQuotes

    from LeTourneau

    College in

    Longview,Texas) ...Itseems

    _ like you'all left a long time ago but you were here only 6 or 7 hours ago. It

    E was really hard towatch

    you

    drive away. About anhour after

    you

    left Phillip

    p Cooly

    showed up

    at

    my room, it was

    great toseea

    friend

    thatIhad

    known

    from R.V.A. We visited

    around campus and

    had

    supper

    together.

    ...My

    F

    roommate just

    got back

    from

    Zaire

    where

    he

    grew up. ...I really need

    a

    10-

    speed bike to get around the campus on. I guess I could live without one,

    but it surely would help ...I'll be going to

    the

    Central

    Church

    again

    tomorrow.

    It is somewhat small, but

    the

    people seem to be nice and

    caring.

    ...I

    spent most of yesterday (Saturday) on Technical Drafting

    homework. I was a

    whole

    lab

    behind

    because my lab

    was

    Labor Day -

    no

    school - make

    up

    p

    Wow

    It's so different

    being

    back home

    Compared

    to the life style of

    Africa, the

    people here live

    so

    much

    more

    differently. Here in

    the

    U.S.

    areso

    U

    many

    educated

    people.

    In

    Africa

    a

    good

    education

    is

    the

    exception

    to

    the

    S rule. When in Kenya I am very fortunate to be attending a good school.

    5

    One

    thing that Is

    really

    strange is driving the automobile

    Here

    in

    America

    one drives on the right side of the road, while in Africa we driveon the left

    side.

    It is hard getting

    used

    to that.

    I feel so good being in my homeland, especially when it

    comes

    to my

    relatives and

    the

    church. I

    am

    thankful

    to

    be

    home.

    Well The U.S. sure is a big change from Africa

    Foodstuffs that are not

    to

    S be found in Zambia are so plentiful here. In Zambia we have one cereal -

    U Quaker Corn

    Flakes.

    Here, there must be over 25 different kinds on one

    Q

    shelf

    There

    is one big difference in

    the

    schooling. Instead of getting

    out

    of

    A school at 12:45(and home by 1;00p.m.),weget out at 3:30and get home by

    4:00 One period

    lasts

    an

    hour.

    I am really

    enjoying

    the States. On arrival in Knoxville we reunited with

    our relatives and friends. I had

    missed

    everyone so much, and it is really

    great being together

    again.

    God

    has taken care of us so

    m uch and

    we're in

    His hands.

    He gave us a

    reason

    to go to Africa, and we did. He watched

    over

    us in Africa, and He'll

    watch

    over us here. I'm so thankful for everything He has given

    me.

    My

    best news

    is

    that

    Ifmally

    lost

    a

    tooth

    One

    of my

    lower

    front teeth

    got

    A looser and looser until I could

    pull

    it right out.

    Maybe

    I

    will

    be a tooth doctor

    1^

    someday. I did not knowthat people in

    America

    live without block walls and

    legates and guard dogs. ll Ihave todois just walk outthedooranddown the

    ^

    street

    to my

    friend's

    house. Ireally

    R like that I do miss my house in ^

    E Zambia. 1miss picking my eggs

    i^from the old hens, or picking

    m an goe s and

    guavas right

    off of

    th e

    t r e e s

    to e t

    t h e m I

    m i s s th e

    dogs

    too.

    We

    j us t found

    out that

    Alexander,

    one of our

    big,

    black

    dogs, had died of a bad heart. It

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    MARirS PAGE

    It

    surely

    is

    great

    to

    be home

    It

    has

    been a time to be with family to

    worship the Lord together with you

    to renew

    old

    friendships and to

    begin new

    ones:

    atimetosharewith

    you God's

    watchcare

    over us

    in

    Zambia.

    I

    cannot tell you

    how

    much

    it

    has

    meant to

    see

    and

    be with you

    who have kept us in your

    prayers

    these

    last

    three years.

    I

    can say

    it

    has been a real joy. I

    wish

    I could

    see

    and talk with

    each

    of

    you.

    Don and Lyn Sewell 's home here

    at Johnson Bible

    College is

    especially

    beautiful

    in

    the

    fall. I

    am

    really enjoying

    the

    beautiful view

    of

    the campus

    with

    the Smokey

    Mounta ins in

    th e d is tan ce .

    The

    leaves

    are

    beginning to

    change on

    the

    trees and are a sight to b ehold .

    There is a

    peace

    and quie tness here

    which

    is

    refreshing. When the

    carillion plays

    It is

    well

    with my

    soul my cup overflows

    The

    Lord

    has

    really

    made

    Philippians 4:19 come alive during

    this furlough time. He

    has

    supplied

    every need

    - a

    place

    to live; an

    automobile

    that

    gets super gas

    mileage; a

    Christian

    teacher

    fo r

    Andrew;

    a good school for

    Russell

    and

    Susan;

    getting

    Jeff settled into

    college; our winter clothes which

    had been

    packed away for

    three

    years

    in

    good shape; good

    physical

    checkups;

    travel safety;... I could

    go

    on and

    on

    I guess I

    just

    want to

    emphasize what

    a

    great

    God

    we

    have who supplies

    our needs

    Mission Services

    PO

    Box

    2427

    Knoxville.

    TN 37901

    ADDRESS

    CORRECT ION REQUESTED

    according to His

    riches

    in glory in

    Ch ris t J e su s

    *:-T

    Mart i at

    her new

    s tudy area

    MATTERS OF PRAYER

    -Jeff

    as a

    freshman

    in

    college

    -the difficulties at the Makuku

    chu rch

    -special gifts for the building fund at

    Chels ton in

    Lusaka

    -Russell ,

    Susan

    and

    Andrew

    in

    their

    new school

    here in Knoxville

    -Chris and Donna Alexander as they

    cont inue the

    Lord 's work that is

    of

    spec ia l interes t

    to

    us

    in Zambia

    -praise

    for the plot that the Lord gave

    us at Chels ton, and

    the

    funds to

    pay

    fo r it

    -the men's

    and ladies'

    classes in

    Zamb i a

    -speaking

    dates while home on

    fur

    lough

    -praise fo r

    our

    home here

    in

    Knoxvi l le

    IN

    HONOR

    This

    issue

    of

    the

    Times is

    dedicated

    to Don and Lyn Sewell

    who have opened their home for us

    to

    use

    during this

    furlough period.

    Non Profit Org

    U.S. Postage

    PAID

    Knoxville. TN

    37901

    Permit

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    AS WE LEFT

    ZAMBIA

    Naturally we were excited over the fact that it was time to come home to

    family and friends on our first furlough; at the same time it is true to say that

    we were going to miss Zambia. During that three-year period (Aug. 1980-July

    1983

    we grew to love and respect many, many Zambian Christian friends.

    In 1980 the church at fvlunguwas not meeting - inactive. Their bush building

    had

    fallen down.

    Because there

    was one Christian family still

    Interested

    in

    spreading the Good News in that area God re-established His church there.

    First, the old building was rebuilt, then later a new buildingwas constructed on

    a new plot. By late June of 1983,just before we left to come home, the Mungu

    church registered a new, record attendance of 88. Recent reports mention

    that it continues to grow. I promised the members there that we would begin a

    buildingexpansion program as soon as they filled the newbuilding. Italmost

    happened

    before

    we left

    The church

    at Makuku

    (the

    pork

    processing

    farm) in

    the

    Southern

    Province

    needs our special prayers. After helping this group get started in 1981 it grew

    to an average attendance of 50-60. Just before we left to come home on

    furlough, we heard the bad news that the pork plant had closed - resulting in

    some unemployment. The farm is to continue as a corn and cotton farm, but

    the outlook for the church is in question. Shortly after we arrived In the U.S.we

    heard that another religious

    group

    was putting

    pressure

    on

    our

    members to

    join

    them. If youdonot join us, you

    will

    receive no food. What cantheydo?

    If that does

    not

    seem like enough

    trouble, we learned recently

    from one of our

    Zambian

    leaders in Kafue tha t the

    main leader

    there

    had taken

    another wife -

    polygamy. Please pray specifically concerning these problems at Makuku.

    The

    church In

    the urban part

    of Lusaka at

    Chelston continues

    to

    excite

    us

    because they are excited. Because of the dreams of one Christian family in

    Lusaka (at the Matero church), the Chelston

    group

    had grown to an average,

    when we left, of 55-60. Ifeel that this group will be a vital Christian voice In the

    capital city of the country of Zambia. They are so excited about personal

    evangelism. I rarely ever need to suggest ideas of growth or witnessing to

    them. They are usually asking me: when, or where, or whatll After many,

    many hours of interviews,

    filling

    out forms, traveling to and from the

    Development Secretary's Office in the CivicCenter, and the Commissioner of

    Lands' Office at

    the

    Department of Lands, walking over plot after plot, trying to

    find

    one

    that

    was sui table

    and available, and

    after many hours

    of

    prayer

    -

    seeking God's blessing and guidance on the matter of building plots, the Lord

    gave us a wonderful plot to plan our building on there. I signed

    the

    papers,

    accepting the plot the day before we left Zambia. I was walking over the

    property looking for survey pins the day we flewout from Lusaka. Weheard,

    by report, that the members have already begun clearing the land anticipating

    our return in July of 1984 and the actual start of construction. We ask you to

    be in prayer about this

    proposed

    building. We will

    need one-time

    cash gifts

    from you in

    order

    to build there. We estimate

    the

    need of approximately

    30,000 in order to meet the city building

    codes,

    etc.

    The church in Kafue (West Side)

    has continued

    to be a constant

    source

    of

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    As we were leaving we left

    men's and

    ladles' classes in several locations:

    Kafue men s and ladies ): Mungu men s and ladies ); Garden men s and

    ladies ); Chelston husband and wife class, and ladles );

    Mungwl

    men s).

    Please

    pray that these classes will continue to meet, and that new

    ones

    can

    be

    e s t ab l i s h ed

    GRADUATION DAY

    IN

    KENYA

    There

    have

    been many

    occasions in

    ou r life which will be r emembe r ed a s

    mountain-top experiences

    of life.

    Jeff's day

    of graduation from Rift

    Valley Academy on the 23rd of

    July

    1983 will

    undoubtedly rank near the

    top

    with

    those o ther great experiences.

    If you blink your eyes just

    right,

    eighteen

    years

    will pass in a snap.) Jeff

    Is now

    enro l led a s a

    f r e s hman a t

    Le

    Tourneau College

    in Longview,

    Texas.

    Jeff

    plans

    to major in

    Aeronautical

    Technology as he works

    toward

    his

    Bachelor

    of

    Science

    Degree. Le

    Tourneau

    College is an Engineering

    Col l ege which

    s t r e s s e s

    t h a t

    Christianity

    should be

    a

    basic part of

    educa tion. P lease pray with Jeff

    as

    he

    is

    away from home,

    as he

    studies and

    as

    he continues to

    grow In

    the

    Lord.

    FURLOUGH

    TRAVEL

    We sti ll

    hope

    to

    hear

    from some of

    you

    concerning

    a speaking date at

    your c hu rc h or group. Already our

    travels have

    taken

    us

    through

    much

    of

    Tennessee, and

    Into

    Arkansas,

    Texas,

    Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia,

    West Virginia, Washington, D.C.,

    Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, Iowa,

    and

    Florida.

    You may

    contact us at

    Johnson Bible College 622,

    Knoxvil le , TN 7998 o r cal l :

    (615)

    573-5922.

    SPECIAL THANKS

    We

    were

    visiting

    with

    the

    Women's

    Missionary Union at

    the

    First Church in Morristown, TN

    Jeffery,

    a Rift Valley Academy

    grad

    u a t e

    THANKS

    Many

    of you have

    heard

    of

    International

    Aid, Inc.,

    located in

    Spring

    Lake,

    Michigan. Missionar

    ies serving in distant

    lands are

    invited to

    visit

    the i r wa re h ou se a nd

    choose, almost without limit, things

    that they

    can use

    on

    the

    mission

    field.

    Things

    like: concentrated

    products

    for

    laundry, c leaning,

    personal hygiene products , s imple

    medications,

    etc.

    There

    are

    only

    th ree

    condi t ions

    to be met in

    obtaining

    these products: 1.)

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    Nail It

    Down

    In

    Zambia

    GARDNER

    HOWELL

    Today staff writer

    would be hard to paint a

    t picture of

    the

    Baumans*

    months as missionaries in

    ia, Africa.Or their first year.

    t Ron Bauman, a dentist

    worked in Knoxville

    for

    12

    and his wife,

    Marti,

    don't

    on th e events of those first

    the r obber ie s and at

    robberies,

    th e

    need an d

    of having to

    surround

    home like a

    fortress.

    But at

    it was very frightening

    e young couple and their

    e

    first

    robbery

    and

    th e

    life-threatening

    one

    took

    when the Baumans' had

    in Zambia only a few

    The r ob be rs to ok most o f

    they owned cash, radios,

    s, pots, pans, linens, drap

    Ron

    res is ted , and received a

    to the head, resulting in a

    and

    was

    pinned

    under

    d while the six armed gun

    r an sa ck ed

    th e house.

    After

    successful

    break-in,

    there

    11 a tt empted break-ins the

    er the break-in , the

    six-foot

    around

    the Bauman home

    ncreased to nine

    feet

    an d

    nd barbed wir e we re added

    top

    of it. We

    also

    have

    Dobermans, a double alarm

    and

    3000-watt lights

    th e house and grounds,

    has been quiet for the past

    Ron

    says. Mos t

    of all,

    nxious for people to under-

    that the b re ak -ins an d

    s of violencehave nothing to

    h his ministry to the Zam-

    eople. They also do it to

    people It has nothingto

    my

    mission

    work.

    th e chu rche s are built

    t he it ems

    in them are not

    stolen. Anything that can

    ed down, we nail it down,

    is a d ent ist an d it is

    his work in dentistry that

    th e doors

    to

    talk

    to

    th e

    about Christ ianity. He is

    four

    priva te den ti st s

    in

    a country of 5 to 6 million

    He is the only missionary

    who travels to the people,

    up

    clinics,

    .sometimes

    see-

    100 pat ients a day .

    tal health has a low prior-

    f f

    staff photo

    by Michael

    Patrick

    Ron

    and

    Marti

    Bauman, missionaries, display items they

    brought back from

    Zambia.

    do a ny k ind o f

    restoration

    work.

    For

    the other

    missionaries

    in

    Zambia, Ron will do emergency

    dental

    services,

    but reserves

    th e

    majority of his time for th e na

    t ives.

    Ron and

    Marti

    are missionaries

    through th e Christian Church and

    are responsible for their own

    sup

    port We rely on friends,

    th e

    con

    gregations of

    th e Christian

    churches

    and

    some

    from

    other

    churches

    for

    th e

    funds we

    need to

    carry on our work, Ron says . The

    Baumans have

    been

    in 2^mbia

    since

    1980

    and are in Knoxville

    now for a year s furlough.

    Th e

    Baumans have

    four

    chil

    dren. Jeffrey, now 18,

    and

    Russell,

    missionary children in Kenya, ap

    proximately

    1200

    miles

    from

    Zambia. Susan, 14, and

    Andrew,

    6,

    went to International S chool in

    Lusaka, Zambia,

    whe re t he

    Bau

    mans l ive. Mrs . B auma n teaches

    fourth grade at

    th e

    International

    School.

    The couple

    conduct

    church

    services

    in

    s ix c hu rc he s

    in

    Zam

    bia, rotating between them for

    Sunday services

    and

    cl asse s on

    Wednesdays. We could

    do more

    than

    on e church service on Sun

    day,

    bu t

    th e natives

    ar e

    tradition

    alists. They don t like to change

    the time of their services, so they

    all

    start

    at

    th e s ame

    time Ron

    says. Lay ministers

    c on du ct t he

    Six-year-old Andrew i

    ular figure among

    the

    They

    are

    so intrigued b

    Marti says. He s a little b

    red hair and glasses, an

    have never seen anythin

    like

    him

    Andrew

    has grown up

    fences

    and

    walls for

    secur

    was excited

    about the

    wi

    spaces

    of

    East

    Tennessee.

    think he

    ever

    really thin

    thing

    about

    it in Zambia

    says. But here, he

    was

    so

    to be able to go visit friend

    the

    street by himself.

    It is out in the bush

    that

    Ron

    an d Marti find

    th

    blessings. We have a

    place in

    our

    hearts

    fo r th

    people and have always wa

    work

    with

    a

    black

    nation.

    tives

    of Zambia

    don 't show

    emotion,

    but

    they

    are ver

    people. They

    love

    to co

    church, and

    they

    love to

    hands .

    Beer is a big problem

    Zambian people. They lov

    They don t have any mon

    what they have, they wil

    on

    beer .

    Major shopping for th

    mans is done once or twice

    in Johannesburg, South

    Johannesburg isjust like b

    Atlanta. When we are the

    try to

    buy

    clothes in sever

    for the children, Marti

    And we buy things that ar

    to

    launder and durable.

    shopping is done in

    nearby

    where

    there is

    more trad

    other nations and the pric

    cheaper.

    The Baumans are goin

    to Zambia in nine months

    their

    furlough is over. We c

    er

    ourselves

    career

    mission

    Ron says. One child

    will

    be

    ing here. Jeffrey will be go

    LeToumeau College in Lon

    Texas .

    We

    will

    miss

    him, and

    be hard not seeing him for

    years. We know th e

    Lord

    wi

    care of him and we don t

    about him Weare a strong

    unit, Marti say.s.

    We don't

    feel

    like

    w

    making sacrifices, Ron say

    is more convenient here, bu

    a month , you forget all abo

    conveniences and you don t

    miss them. Wearen tmissing

    thing

    we

    can't

    do

    without

    A

    are somewhat unique from f