Baumann Ronald Marti 1984 Zambia

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C H E L S T O NMost of y ou a re well aware of o u r p la nsto build a greatly needed large churchbuilding fo r the strong nucleus ofbelievers in t h e C h el st on c om m un it y ofL us a k a . W e fee l t h a t o u r L o r d h a s l e d u s

to make these plans fo r this building. Weknow that it will be up to yo u ourfinancial s u pp o rt e rs a n d prayer partners~ to se e that t hi s b u il di ng is begun andcompleted. T he building a s p lanned willinclude seating for 300 (tightly packed), two classrooms, inside baptistry, and bathroomfacilities. Since it will be located In the capital city of Zambia (and not in the rural area) we

must conform to various specific building codes (minimum floor area running water, etc.).Based on the construction experience of buildings with similar style, we expect the cost tobe $25,000- $30,000. The plot has been paid for. and we have two years from July 1983inwhich to have the building on the plot. Once again, we stress that we obviously cannot dothis Without your vigorous support . To be truthful, we think this is the way it should be llthat we do or attempt to do with ou r Zambian friends, we do for the glory of God. an d inpartnership with you. God decided to use Hi s people to t el l th e world about Hi s So n andour Savior Jesus Christ. We, together, can do this tor Him. Our prayer is that you asindividuals and you as congregations will decide prayerfully to be a vital part of this project.Please let us hear from yo u today concerning your involvement.

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Ou r furlough y ea r h as disappeared Well, almost anyway If th e Lord wills, on the 16th of July we plan toleave from the Knoxville airport shortly after lunch to make ou r way back to Lusaka. To sa y merely that it hasbeen a wonderful year would be an understatement. We have experienced your love an d enjoyed yourfel lowship in a way that only God c an m ak e possible. We have renewed old friendships and established newfriendships. We believe t ha t many of you know much moreabout what we ar e doing, an d also feel that we haveyour support even more firmly established. We wish to represent yo u an d your interes ts in th e country of

Zambia for th e glory of God. We ar e taking back with us many beautiful, new memories to see us through thenext three years. Ou r Lord has blessed and continues to bless us far beyond what we deserve. We are deeplythankful for th e privilege an d opportunity to serve Him in some small way.

T H E R E IS S O M U C H W O R K T O D OT ha nk y ou fo r making it possible fo r us to t ak e b ac k

t o Z am bi a a chain saw, a roto tiller and a 16mm projector. All of these i tems have arrived and will be ontheir way soon in t he l arge crate we will be shipping.We sti ll have promises of some addit ional cash gifts tohelp us f inance the total cost of these items. If an y ofyo u care t o h elp with this project it is not to o late Weare praying that some addit ional funds will be availableto even purchase several 16mm sound f ilms. New filmsare quite expensive we have found O n e s er ie s on theLife of C hr is t wou ld be highly desirable. T he re a retwelve f ilms in this se r ies (each one a b o u t 30 minuteslong) costing approximately $420 each making atotal of $5,000.00 n e e d e d fo r th e ent i re-ser ies . W e think t ha t w e have s p a r e parts to u se fo r service th e nextthree years .

O ur n ee ds will be suppl ied.

Inventory clerk - Marti - checking In dentalsupplies

A NS WE RE D P RAYE R -DENTAL S U P P L I E S

I may be speaking for some of you also when Isaythat many large corporations have lost the personaltouch , Life is paced so quickly that there is no time todeal with people on a one-to-one basis, but merely asunits. Even though we might feel this to be true. Ihave recently found just the opposite to be true. Thereare many large corporations who still care aboutpeople specifically and the world in general . Severalcorporations responded positively to my request fordonations of dental supplies for use in Zambia. These

ar e no t damaged or expired goods, bu t fresh-dateddental supplies. The donations are still pouring in. butat this time we have received approximately $6,000.00(retail value) of drugs and/or expendible supplies. Thecorporations who have bee n so generous thus farinclude; Astra (xylocaine anesthetic), Sporicidin (coldSterile solution), MPL (hypo needles), SherwoodMedical (monojet needles) and Upjohn (antibiotics).Praise God for answered prayer.


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(Letter Quotes from LeTourneau College in Longvlew, Texas ). The aviation fieldtrip was a lot of fu nan d extremely educational for us Aviat ion Technology majors. We went to a helicopter manufacturercalled Aerospatiale. It is a French company which has a few factories here. They make only the top-of-the-line' helicopters. T hey a re making th e ne w Coast Guard helicopters {HH65A Dolphin). They'rereally s leek looking. We a ls o went to th e American Airlines hanger at Love Field (Dallas). They let uscrawl all over one of their 747 cargo planes. The last stop, which took al laf ternoon, was a turbine factorycalled Aviall. They do some of t he m os t soph is t ica ted procedures there. They ru n up je t engines insideof these rooms that have walls which are one a n d o n e- h al f feet thick (made of reinforced concrete) to se eif they can take it. Sometimes th e engines fly apart embedding blades into th e walls. One of th e things Inoticed about th e m ech an ics w as that the majority of them used Snap-On tools like mine.

Ivly yea r in th e United Sta tes h as b ee n q ui te anexperience I cannot wait to get back to Afr icathough; I like it there a lot.

I got my Te n n e s s e e dr iver ' s l icense on April 2.1984, an d t ha t w as great Now I ge t to drive mosta ny p la ce without a parent along. If yo u ca n relatet o th at yo u will know th e jo y that I am experiencingr ig ht n ow.

Well, t h a t is al l t he n ew s unti l n e x t t ime . P s a l m s 3 : 3

Ou r year of furlough ha s passed very quickly.When we return to Africa 1 will b e at te nd in gb o ar d in g s c ho o l and I really do no t kn ow w hat toexpect . I am sure I will miss th e States , bu t Iwill getto see many o ld f ri en ds again. It will b e g oo d to bewith t he Z am bi an p eo p le a g ai n, t oo . I really can ' tthink of anything e ls e to say. s o au revoir

Boy. d o I love soccer My team is cal led theHAWKS. Tw o weeks ago w e w on our first scrimm a g e g a m e 3-2. Last w ee k w e w on our first regularg a m e 9 0 My n u m b e r is 39 and I am th e smal les tki d on th e te am , b ut th at doesn ' t matter. My g o o dfriend, Nathan Dungan. h as n um be r 38 . W he n w ea r en ' t p r a ct i ci n g socce r, we a re usually riding ourb i k e s . S o m e t i m e s w e w a t c h c a r t o o n s o n t h e T V int he a ft er no on s a nd on Saturday mornings.

My Papa tells me that we will be leaving ourh om e h er e at J o h n s o n Bible Col l ege s o o n . I don ' tthink I really w an t to leave, but I know that he willneed m y he lp in Zambia . We have a lo t o f w or k todo there. I am curious to know what my newschool will be like. T he second grade sounds like itis g oi ng t o be hard. Please write me a le t terwhen Iget back to Zambia .

Sophomore and f reshman Doyle High School

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O U R S E C O N D T E R MOur second term in Zambia is well underway. It seems like we spen t much of o ur first term

j us t g e tt in g s et tl ed , bu t t h is t im e it h a s t ak en only a couple of months. We fee l like we ar ehome n ow a ft er a long, working holiday in the United States. We ha d many wonderfulvisits w it h y ou which made it easier fo r us t o r et ur n here with those memories . There werealso some w e w a nt ed to visit with while on our f u rl o ug h b u t were not able to do so fo r variousreasons. Having the o p po r tu n it y t o visit withmost all of our s u p po r ti n g c h u rc h e s, and tovisit with all of th e individuals who suppor t uswas a most r ew ar di ng e x pe ri e nc e . T h an k yo ufo r inv it ing us to your h om es a nd c hu rc he s.Thank yo u fo r all of th e de li c ious mea ls andfellowship dinners which ruined my waistlineTh e hot, hot weather tha t we are experiencing

now is taking care of the waistline problemsslowly. O u r s hi pm e nt of househo ld goods ,medical supplies and mission supplies/equ ipment arrived in good condi t ion. Its e e m s like only yes te rday we were l o a di n g t h ecrate at Johnson Bib le Col lege , preparing itfo r its long journey through Ne w Orleans.Durban, and on to Lusaka. W e are veryt ha nk fu l t o h av e it here without damage , andto already be u si ng m an y of th e things that Our crate being loaded at Johnsonwere in it Bible College


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BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON PACKS. . . includedwith th e i tems in ou r crate was a large amount of Bible School materials. Allfour churches (Chelston, Mungwi, Mungu, and Kafue West Side) now havet remendous Sunday school programs in progress. It is exciting to se e thelarge numbers ofchildren learning about Jesus Christ at an early age, and being taught byZambian men and women ofthe church, Avery special thanks toHelen Sizemore (East Point, Georgia) who was responsible for getting almostal l o f th is new Bible s c h o o l mater ia l for us .

The growing Chelston congregation

The ladies working on theChelston plot

C HE LS TO N U PD AT E.

WATER PROJECT AT MUNGU. . . he group tMungu remains faithful. The numbers ar e not what they were in th e Summer of1983, but we pray that the group will grow back to where they were, an dactually exceed that. Most all of the rural people in Zambia are suffering as a

result of the three-year drought. At Mungu the little Mungu River is now dry.Some who have lived there for years have never seen that happen. Some of thewells are drying up, but some still have water. The people must walk longdistances forwaterto drink and cook with. We feelthat a hand-dug well iswhatis most needed inthis community. Ofcourse diggingwellsis not my primaryvocation, but with the Lord's help and blessings weplan to proceed The depthma y need to be at or near ten metres. T he t ec hn iq ue u se d for most well-digging in the Central Province of Zambia seems to be to dig the well first, thenpour the concrete casing last. It is going to be a long, hot, dangerous dig, butth e members of th e congregation are willing an d anxious to do it. We estimateth at th e c os t will b e a ro un d 1,500.

Leaders at Kafue West Side receivthe Bible S ch oo l p ac ks

The Chels ton congregationperienced some difficulties whichset them backa bitthispastyear,butaregoing strong. We technically still do not have a clearleaseon the land y(eventhough itwas offered to us and we did pay allthe charges before we leftinJuly, 1983 . We feel that itis red tapethat iscausingthe delay, and praytthe lease will be givento us soon. On faith, I havestarted purchasingas manbuilding suppl ies and mater ia ls as I can, hoping to avoid the severe inflationtha t is so common here. We willnot begin construction until after the rainspast March, 1985 , but hope to havemostbuilding itemson hand bythat tSo far we have purchased: poles and diamond mesh wire for the fence;ordered (and paid for) the asbestos roofing sheets; ordered the steel trus

for th e roof support; ordered th e steel doorframes an d doors. Last wecontracted to havethe plot graded off; that has been completed nowand paifor. Th e plot is beautiful It is level withthree, finetreeson it. It is situated nethe Civic Center in Chelston ina medium densityhousingarea,surrounded bhigh and low density housing. This congregation is exciting to work wEvery lime I meet with them there are new faces to meet and get to know.

MAKUKU CHURCH SCATTERED. . . heprocessing plant and farm (Makuku Farms Limited) was closed while we werehome on furlough leaving all of the workers, including the church members,without jobs or places to live. We were sorry to see th e Makuku chudiscont inued, but ac tua lly fee it is a d ispers ion of Chr is tians rather than aclosing of a local congregation. A few of the members have met a couple otimes at a nearby village called NegaNega. (Therewasa small group there atone time some years ago. At this time there does not seem tobe enointerestfor a new congregation. We are willing to help ifthings improv

MEN'S AND LADIES' CLASSES. . . we hstarted our Biblestudy classes at most ofour churches again. Everyoneseemsto be anxious and excited to resume the study ofthevarious Booksofthe Bible.

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(Letter Quotes From LeTourneau College in Longview, Texas ; : Well, I'm back at school. I haven't ha dchance to ge t everything unpacked yet. I dread unpacking all of those boxes... ...Before I forget to write it dowI want to wish you a Happy Anniversary Mama an d Papal Since your birthday is only tw o days later HappBirthday, Papa... Boy, this term is going by fast It has s ta rted to cool down a bit already. I'm sureyou would lto have some of this nice, cool air in Zambia... Dear Mama, Jus t wanted t o d ro p yo u a short note to wish youHappy Birthday... Classes a re g oi ng fine. I haven't done really badly in a n yt hi n g. T he chemistry course is by fth e most difficult subject this term. I passed th e first test OK, bu t it is going t o t ak e everything I've got plus th e Loto do well in this subject. . .

(Letter Quotes from Rift Vaiiey Academy, Kijabe, Kenya): ...Sorry Ihaven't written sooner, bu t it took a while to ge t settled into th e dorm. Mycourses include: Chemistry, English, Bible, P.E., Algebra II, Typing,U.S. History, an d Choir. By th e way, Happy Birthday, Papal.. . Has thecrate arrived at our house yet? I hope so . I can just picture Andrewbegging you all to ge t his bike and hi s soccer ball out Am I right?... ...My roommate is from Uganda. His parents ar e with th e U.S. Embassythere. Heand Ifixed upourroom nicely, but i td ldcos ta bit. I cou ldusealittle m or e m on ey since I'm down to 35 Kenya Shillings... God hasreally blessed our part of Kenya with rain the last few days. In fact. It'srain ing r igh t now... ...I d id n' t g o out for soccer this term, but I havebeen playing a lot of tennis. It's a fun sport... It's dinner t ime now (ifyou can ' ca ll ' it dinner) an d 1 ha d better run...

...Hi What's up? I think I'm over my homesickness and 'into' R.V.A.life. }likeitalot,exceptforlights-outtime. My courses include: French,World History, English, Biology, Bible, Geometry, P.E., an d Choir. Ibelieve I have taken one course to o many because Ido no t have enoughstudy time... ...I thought that yo u might be interested to know that Ihave been 'tuned' which means for someone to try to ge t someone to likethem... ...Hey, Andrew How're yo u doing? I can't wait to introduceyou to all of my friends.. .

It's been a l on g t im e since I have ha d a chance to tell you anyth ing.Now, where do I star t? I have a n e w D o b er m a n p u p py t h at we hope will

g ro w u p to be a g o od g u ar d dog. His name is Napoleon , bu t we call himPoley. He is seven weeks old, and has a l ready learned ho w to si t t o g e this food. Russell's bike is now my bike. It's a bit big, bu t i ca n ride it OK. Iam having fun in th e second grade at tInternational School of Lu sak a. F or afternoon activities (after school) I especially like roller skat ing and socceDuring s c ho o l h o ur s I enjoy swimming. My Papahasanew4-wheel drive Isuzu pickup truck. Itis just like th e onwant to ge t in a few years. I really miss no t having Jeff or Russell or Susan here with me.

F E L L O W S H I P D IN N E R A T M U N G W I . . .We began working with th e Mungwi congrega t ion in mid-1983. T he

Mungwi g ro u p w as o u r first congregat ion in the Lusaka area. It is in therural area about t we nt y k il om et re s w e st o f Lusaka. My visit with themtw o months ago found t he m d ow n in numbers (about twenty-four) anddown in spirit. Since then, wehavespent a lo t of t ime encourag ing themand working with t hem . Recen tly, during a Sunday visit, th e g ro upnumbered forty-five. T h e p a st tw o Sundays they have had 108 and 87 inth e worship service. This past S at ur da y a ft er no on a nd evening weorganized a Fellowship Dinner much like we have in th e States . It wasnot an evangelistic crusade where all of the community was invited, butjust a good t im e f or th e members themselves and a ny w ho had driftedaway. We feel that it wa s a t r emendous success including: food(nshima with beef, c ab ba ge , to ma to es a nd ripe ndiwo) fel lowship,s inging and tw o films.

The building w as full. Praise th e Lord

Russ an d Susan ready to travel

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M A RT I S PA G E . . . any th nks for m king our furlough speci l twa s good to worship with you and renew ou r friendships. T he yea r really passedquick ly for me. Leaving this t ime was more difficult since we ha d to say goodbye to Jeffas he entered his sophomore year at Lelourneau College in Longview, Texas. ItIs goodto know that the Lord bridges those thousands of miles with His love uniting ustogether. It was just as difficult to sa y goodbye to Russell an d Susan a s th ey left forboarding school in Kenya at Rift Valley Academy. Once again, th e Lord is g oo d toremind us of His presence and watchcare over each family member. We haveexperienced many shortages s in ce o ur arrival such as : flour, w a sh in g p ow de r, b re ad ,cooking oil, sal t, d iesel an d e ve n w a te r o cc a si on a ll y. A lt ho ug h these shortages exist,

th e Lord is good to provide what is necessary. We h av e n ev er gone hungry here, an dsomehow th e needed diesel fuel is always there. We have learned to be dependent uponth e Lord. Give us this da y ou r daily bread is a meaningful prayer for us. You ma y see

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this as hardship , but in reality it is a blessing to s ee o ur prayers answered for life s necessities. In America we havean abundance from God that sometimes we lose sight of Hisdaily-providing for ou r needs. Myspecial prayer for eacus is that we all be aware daily of Him as ou r lifeline. Philippians 4:19 states, And my God shall supply all your neaccording to Hi s riches in glory in C h ri st J e su s .

S E W I N G . . . I h ves p e n t s o m e ve ry h a p p ymoments distributing th e sewin g suppl ies given by th e West

er n District Missionary Society(Georgia) to make chi ld ren sclothing. Eac h lady chose th ec lo th fo r h er chi ldren, c u t it o u taccording to th e pattern, andsewed it together. I wish each ofyou c ou ld h av e seen t he h ap pys m i l e s o n t h e c h i l d r e n s f a c e s

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thankfu l tha t Russell a nd S us an have settled into board ing school easily for Jeff in his sophomore year at LeTourneau College in Longview. Texas fo r t h e s tr e ng th necessa ry to face our separat ion from Je ff , Russe ll and Su that th e lease on the Chelston plot will be given to us soon fo r God s blessings a s we di g th e well a t Mungu> the men s a nd l ad ie s Bible study classes thankful fo r Andrew s second g ra de p la ce me nt a t th e I.S.L. thankful fo r th e opportuni ty fo r Marti to t ea ch th e first g ra de a t I.S.L. that th e Kingdom of Christ will continue to grow in Zambia fo r th e government leaders in Zambia, and thankful fo r th e 20 years of pe that we will receive a rebate of cus toms duty and taxes on the mobile dental c t ha t G od will provide th e res t of t he f un ds necessary for the Chels ton build for an en d to the multiple, severe shortages (diesel, bread, flour, salt, cooking

etc.) t h a n k f u l f o r t h e s af e ar r iva l o f o u r c ra te

thankful for t he r eb a te of customs duty a nd t ax es o n thecra tegoodsandthet r u c k

that my father will continue to recover from the stroke he had on 10 May

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AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP

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More than 35 mill ion people l iving in a l l par ts of drought-ravaged Africa

are desperately hungry, and thei r pl ight i s the worst human disas ter in recenthistory of th e continent, a United Nations report said on October 29, 1984.

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Baumann, missionar ies in Lusaka, Zambia, have shared a

need with us tha t i s a burden on t he i r hea r t . In the Mungu v i l l age near Kafue,

a bo ut s ev en ty kilometres southwest of Lusaka, the r i ve r has dr ied up, and t he i r

wells are continuing to dry up. The s i tua t ion i s c r i t i c a l Dr. Baumann hass t a r t e d on a well in the f a i t h t h a t people here in the s ta te s w i l l provide funds

for the mater ia l s . This would be a well deeper an d more e f f i c i e n t than th e present

ones. t would supply water for drinking and i r r iga t ional purposes. The average

cost for a well i s around l,600fc. Dr. Baumann with several men from the MunguChurch are providing a l l th e labor to keep th e cost down. Please pray that noone wil l be injured du ring t he d igg ing process. The well i s located near the

Church and w i l l be a va ila ble to a l l in th e v i l l age . Once completed th e church

members wil l be able to have gardens r ight a t th e church since they have plentyof land surrounding t he b ui ld in g.

I m sure the news media ha s already made you aware of the drought and greatneed in Africa. t i s hear t breaking to see pictures of mothers holding thei rchildren vdiile they die of starvation, or an older person nothing bu t skin andbones. I t seems that only a small percent of government aid reaches those whoneed i t so desperately, but a ll the money given to this well project will be

used to help some of these people. If we receive enough money to dig more thanone well, tha t wil l mean we can help more people.

The Baumanns had this to say, 'Ve are very excited about the water projectfo r Zambia Physically speaking, water is by fa r the greatest need that Zambiafaces. The Water of Life is the greatest OVERALLneed. We hope and pray to beable to provide both through this opportunity for service.

This is an opportunity for us to respond in a tangible way to the words ofJesus: for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gaveme drink Truly, I say to you, as you did i t to one of the least of thesemy brethren, you did i t to me. (Matt. 25:35,40)

Checks s ho ul d b e made to: Zambia Christ ian Mission, indicat ing i t i s for the Well Project . Forwarding agents are: Dr. and Mrs .Ralph Camathan

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THE LAND IN WHICH WE SERVE

Mjlamhia i s l oca ted in th e so u thc e n t r a l p o rt io n o f t h e Afr ican cont i n e n t . I t i s a m o s t u n u s u a l c o u n

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e v e n by Afr ican s t a n d a r d s . I t sa r e a e x c e e d s 290,000 s q u a r e mi l e s ,f ar l ar ge r in f ac t t ha n t h e a re asof France , Belgium an d th e Nethe r la n d s c o m b in e d.

I t s s h a p e : Zambia s conf igu r a t i o n i s u n u s u a l a n d d i f f i c u l t t o

d e s c r i b e . S o m e have s u g g e s t e dt h a t i t r e s e m b l e s a b u tt er fl y , w i th

one w ing in t h e n o r t h e a s t an d t h eo t h e r i n t h e s o u t h w e s t .

I t s d i v e r s i t y : Z a m b i a s t o t a lpopu la t i on i s on ly 3 , 9 0 0 , 000 , bu tt he re a re 36 d i s t i n c t l a n g u a g e ss p o k e n , t h a t i s , a p p r o x i m a t e l yone l anguage fo r eve ry 1 0 0 , 0 0 0p e o p l e . The i nhab i t an t s o f Za mb ia c o m e from very d iv er se b ac k-

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grounds, and t h e i r h i s t o r y i s rootedin a complej? t r i b a l and cu l tu ra lh er it ag e. P re se nt l eve l s of c i v i l iz at io n v ar y from t h o s e hav ing a

comparat ively high s t andard ofl iv ing t o t h os e e x is ti n g under th emost pr imi t ive c o n d i t i o n s .

I t s c l i m a t e : F o r n e a rl y t h re e -

q u ar te rs o f t he y ea rZ a mb ia h as n or a i n f a l l . T h e w e t s e a s o n l a s t s f r o m

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s ho we r o u t s id e t h a t t i m e i s r e

garded a s phenomena l . In June an dJuly the weather i s cold, somet imes

sha rp ly s o . Bu t when th e ra in sb re ak i n N o v em b e rw i th t h e s o u t h

w a r d m o v e m e n t o f t h e i n t e r - t r o p ic a l z o n e t h er e i s a n i m m e n s e f e e l

ing of re l i e f , desp i te t he v io le ntth un de rs to rm s w hich ac co mp an yt h e t o rr e n ti a l d o w n p o u r s .

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Zambia is p ar t o f th e w o rl d s g re ate s t p la te a u s tr et ch i ng fo r 3 , 0 0 0m i l e s d o w n t h e A f r i c a n c o n t i n e n t .

A l m o s t a l l t h e c o u n t r y u n d u l a t e s a ta l ev e la b o ve 3 ,5 0 0 f e e t , w i t h t h e

a v e r a g e l e v e l be ing somewha tgrea te r in t h e n o r th e a st e rn w ing oft h e c o u n t r y.

I ts w e al th : In s p i t e o f t h ef a c t t h a tZ a m b i a s u n d e r g r o u n d res o u r c e s have b e e n v i r t u a l l y unt o u c h e d , i t a l r e a d y s h o w s e v id e n c e of be ing p o s s e s s e d o f v a s tr e s e r v e s o f m i n e ra l w e a l t h . Z a m

b ia i s p r e s e n t l y t he se co nd la rge s t p roduce r of coppe r in t h e w o r l d .

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A Kakombo v i l l a g e r .

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c o n t i n e n t w h o s e n e w n a t i o n s o f t e n

e x pe r ie n ce s e ve r e i n t e rna l po l i t ic a l t r o u b l e s , Zambia h a s been anr e m a i n s a n a r e a o f r e l a t i v e c a l m .

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a n d h a s l e d h i s c o u n t r y w i th a m a

tu r i ty r a r e among l eaders of th emerg ing n a t i o n s o f t h e wor ld .

I t s e v a n g e l i s t i c p o t e n t i a l :i s in t h is a re a more t h an an y o the r , p e r h a p s , t h a t Zambia provesa n u n us ua l c ou n tr y . I t p r e s e n t san un l imi t ed e v a n g e l i s t i c opport u n i t y. The re a r e tw o fundamen tar e a s o n s f o r t h i s :

1 . I t i s a n i n d e p e n d e n t c o u nt r y. T h e b e s t o w a l o f f r e e d o m onl a n d b r i ng s , o f cour se , an e l ement a l c h a n g e in t h e a t t i t u d e o f i tpeople t oward t h o s e who once ruled


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t h e m . In Z a m b i a i t w a s t h e w h i t e

m a n w h o i n t r o d u c e d b o t h e x t e r n a l

domina t ion an d Chr i s t i an i ty to th eA f r i c a n s . T he A fr ica n o f t e n s a w

a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e C h r i s t i a n m e ss a g e a s a m ea ns o f ga in ing ce r t a ina dv an tag es th e European offeredand , as a consequence, f requent lyaccep ted the g o s p e l fo r very mixed

m otiv es . W ith t h e coming of i ndep e n d e n c e , h o w e v e r , in O c t o b e r ,1964, s u c h a d v a n ta g e s began t o beo ff er ed b y t h e African gove rnmen ti t s e l f . N o l o n g e r w a s i t n e c e s s a r yin the African mind, to make a p rof e s s i o n o f f a i th t o r ec ei ve t he m .

As a r e s u l t , w e a r e n o w a s s u r e d

th at t he g o s p e l i s accep ted on i t sown mer i t s a l o n g . W e a re a b l e t o

preach t he g o sp e l in an a tmosphe rei n w h i c h n o e x t r a e m b e l l i s h m e n t i s

g i v e n , a nd n on e i s e x p e c t e d .

2 . It i s a c o u n t r y in a processof rap id change . It is becoming inc r e a s i n g l y a p p a r e n t t h a t one o f t h eprime f ac to r s i n f luenc ing t he r atea t which a peop l e r e c e i v e C h r i s

t i an i ty i s t he amount of change o ccurr ing in t he i r o v er a ll w a y of l i f e .Will ingness to change long- stand-

L e a r n i n g a b o u t J e s u s .

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ing and d ee ply rooted pa t t e rns ofs e c u l a r e xi s te nc e i s s t rong ind ica t ion of a d i spos i t ion t o changer e li g io u s p a t te r n s a s w e l l . It i s n oe x a g g e r a t i o n t o s t a t e t ha t t h e re a ret o d a y fe w a r e a s of th e world underg o i n g a m o r e r ap i d a n d r a d i c a l t r a ns i ti o n p r o ce s s t h a n Z a m b i a . A f e we vi de nc es a re th e phenomena l inc r e a s e in t h e u s e o f m o d e m f a r m -

a s s o c i a t e d mach ine ry, th e a c c e p ta n c e o f m o n e y a s a m e d i u m o f e xc h a n g e , t h e i n cr e d ib l e r a t e a t wh ichurban iza t ion is t ak ing p la ce , th eb re a kd ow n o f o l d t ri b a l l in e s a n d

t r a d i t i o n s , t h e i nco rpo ra t i on o fEuropean bu i ld ing m e t h o d s an ds t y l e s o f a rc h it ec tu re , t he r is e int h e l e v e l o f e d u c a t i o n a n d l i t e r a

c y , e t c . . . An d t h e s e c h a n g e s a rep r e s e n tl y r e f le c t e d in th e amazingrapidi ty a t w h ic h p or ti on s of th eZambian po pu lace ar e b eing conv e rt ed b y t h e preach ing o f t h e g o spel .

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not a l l aspec t s of the Zambian p ict u re a re g o o d . I t s an e x p e n s i v ecoun t ry in which t o l ive . I ts people c a n , on o c c a s i o n , be v o l a t i l eand u n p r e d i c t a b l e . As in o the rp art s o f the world, t he r ac ia l proble m seems to grow more imposingevery d ay . H op efu lly , s u c h d i ff ic u l t i e s w i l l d i m i n i s h . T h e o n e c e r

t ai n f ac to r i s tha t we have an opp o r t u n i t y t o p l a n t t h e s e e d o f t h e

g o s p e l n o w , a n d i n a f i e l d f e r t i l e

beyond o u r m o s t o p t i m is t ic dreams.God e x p e c t s u s t o a v a i l o u r s e l v e so f t h e oppor tun i ty .

J O I N T S T A T E M E N T B Y R H O D E S I A A N D Z A M B I A M I S S I O N A R I E S

Th e Zambia miss ionar ies h av e u na ni mo us ly decided to withdraw from th e C en tral AfricaMission Churches of Christ , an d to establish a mission body fo r work solely in Zambia. Thisdeparture ha s been prompted by conditions which h av e d ev el op ed since th e break-up of th eformer Federation o f R ho de sia an d Nyasaland an d in no way ref lects differences in d oc tr in eor mission principles. The personnel of th e Central Africa Mission Churches of Christ givet he ir b le ss in g to the future effor t in Zambia and pray tha t the L or d s C hur ch will be b l e s s e din t h i s n e wl y i nd e pe n de n t n a t i o n .

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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a dmi t t h a t my f ir s t i m pr e ss io n s o fZ a m b i a w e r e t ir e d i m p r es s io n s .

I am I m p re s se d w i th t h i s newna t ion of Z am bia . In de pe nd en ces i n c e 1 9 6 4 h a s b r o u g h t m i x e d e m ot i ons t o t h e s e p e o p l e . Some f ee lt h at s i n c e t h e y a re i n d e p e n d e n t ,t h ey a re f ree f ro m w o rk , r e s p o n s ibi l i ty, o b l i g a t i o n s , e t c . Other sh a ve c a ug h t a g l impse o f t h e v i s iono f t h e l ea de rs , t ha t i s t o m a k e Z amb ia one of th e grea t na t ions of th ew o r l d .

O n e t h ing t h a t w o ul d m ak e an

i m p r e s s i o n o n a n y o n e c o m i n g t oZambia i s t h e l a n g u a g e ba r r i e r Even t h o u g h E n g l is h i s t h e commonl anguage , m a ny o f t h e peop le s t i l ls p e a k on ly one o f t h e 100 t r i b a ll a n g u a g e s o f Zambia . To me e t am a n a n d n o t b e a b l e t o t a l k w i t h

him i s a f lu s t ra ti ng e x p er ie n ce ,e s p e c i a l l y when you have th e B r e a d o f L i f e a n d c a n n o t t e l l h i m

s o h e c a n e a t a n d l i v e f o r e v e r .

w o r k s in t h e h e a r t s a n d

l i v e s o f peop le w ho a re w i ll in g t ob o w i n h u m b l e s u b m i s s i o n t o H i s

W o r d a n d w i l l .

The f ac t i s , God i s workingt o d a y in many pa r t s o f Z am biat hr ou gh i nd ig e no u s c h u r c h e s w h ow a n t t o f i n d t h e t r u t h , b e l ie ve th e

t r u t h a n d s h a re t h e t r u t h .

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b y C h o r l e s D e l a n e y

C h a r l e s D e l a n e y b a p t i z i n gy ou ng Z am bia n i n to C h ri s t .

I am a l s o i m p r e s s e d wi th t h epeople to whom w e have come t ot e l l o f Chr i s t . W h e n a f ami ly wi thfour chi ldren, three walking alonga n d o n e c a r r i e d o n t h e m o t h e r s

back) wi l l walk 6 miles one w ay t oa t t e n d a w o r s h i p s e r v ic e , y o u c a n the lp bu t be im pre ss ed w ith t h e i rd e s i r e t o l e a m o f C h r i s t . T h e s i n

ce r i ty and s impl i c i ty of t h e s e peop le m a ke l a s t i n g impres s ions . Thi sm a k e s m e e v e n m o r e a w a r e o f t h e

t r e me nd ou s o pp or tu ni t y a nd t a s k

t h a t w e h av e b e f o r e u s . T h e t a s k

of br ing ing t h e s e peop le t o C h r i s t ,l e a d in g t h e m t o s t e a d f a s tn e s s , a ndt e a c h i n g them t o w i t n e s s t o o the r s

RESTORATION

of t h e i r exper i ence wi th Chr i s t iou r s F or i f w e c om e an d j u s t b apt i z e , a n d d o n o t t e a c h t h e m t o bs t e a d f a s t an d t o w a l k in t h e sp i r i t ,w e h a v e d e f e a t e d our pu rp ose . Il ik e m a nn er , i f w e w h o b e l i e v e smuch in evange l i sm an d w i t n e s si n g , d o n o t t e a c h them t o w i t n e s st o o t h e r s o f t h e i r L o r d , t h e n whave become th e b i g g e s t of hypoc r i t e s

T h e c o - w o r k e r s w h o a r e i

Zambia h a v e m a d e a n i m p re s si onon m e a l s o . At th e p r e s e n t t i m e whaye one s ing le l ad y a n d n i ne famil i e s sca t t e red through Zambia pre-s e n t i n g t h e m e s s a g e of C h r i s t . Oned o e s n o t h a v e t o b e a r o u n d t h e m

very l ong t o b e i m p r es s ed wi th t h e i rd e vo t i on a n d d e d i c a t i o n t o C h r i s t .

Las t ly, a s I t a k e a l ook a t t h ep eo pl e w ho walk as s h e e p withouta s h e p h e r d , I am i m pr e ss ed o n ceaga in by th e w or ds o f Chr i s t whenH e s a i d , I a m t h e Wa y, t h e Tr u t ha n d t h e L i f e , n o m an c om e th u n to

t h e fa the r b u t by m e , a n d G o yi n t o a ll t h e w o r l d a nd p re ac h t h e

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