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2/8

WELL-BABY CLINIC

Nurses w ith th e Lusaka

Urban District

Council L.U.D.C.)

inoculation team were

recently

given permission to hold a well-

baby clinic (ages 0-15) at the new Betheiny church building. Our

building is the only place within Ng ombe Compound

that

is

clean, spacious, with tap water and flush toilets. The clinic at

t racted about

1500

patients,

and

it

allows us to serve

the

com-

mimity

in

yet another

way.

WALL FENCE DAMAGED AT BETHANY

When I built the

wall

fence t the new Beth any

church

I

knew

tha t rainwater runoff

would

be

a problem.

However,

I un

derestimated the large

volume of water

that

we were to receive.

As a

result,

one lower section of

the

fence

was

destroyed. We

had

it rebui lt within

a day,

and pray that

th e

preventive measures

that

we

have

taken

will be adequate. So far, so good

FURLOUGH

All of you know by

now

that we will be home soon on our

third

furlough period.

Our arrival date

is

set

for 9:15 PM in

Knoxville on

Saturday, the 30th

of March. We will stop over in

the Atlanta airport for a few hours before leaving for Tennessee.

Our

furlough travel schedule is already almost entirely set since

we will be home for only five

months

this time. If we

are unable

to visit with you this t ime, please give us the opportunity to do so

on our

next furlough.

REBUILDING - A CONTINUOUS PROCESS

Most of our older, rural buildings (especially in th e

Mumbwa

District)

are constructed of mud

bricks,

so

there

is a never-ending

process

of rebuilding

these structures.

As time

and funds are

avai lable

we

ass i s t

them

when

we can.

When

we

are

involved

initially in starting

new

congregations we try to

build

permanent

buildings. Unfortunately,

new

building funds

are not

available

due

to

skyrocketing

inflation.

PRIMARY

SCHOOL

ASSISTANCE

It wgis a genuine thrill to be able to donate a set of used en

cyclopedias to the Mungu

Primary School

recently.

A rural school of about 800

s tuden t s, Mungu had never had a se t

of

en

cyclopedias. Can you

really

imagine how

much the y appreciated

the

set? Marti w as

able to

donate

large

amounts

of

teaching ma

t er i l s n d visu l

id s

s

well

COMMUNION

SETS

There is a continuing

need

for

used

Communion sets tha t

are

no longer

in use

at

your churches. If you

have such sets,

and Communion set for

you are willing to

ship

them to

us ,

please do the Bethany con-

so. You wil l be filling a great need. gregation.

Nurses preparing

for clini

Measuring a new buildin

Handing

over

teaching mate

Does everyone have a toothb


3/8

NEWS FROM:

(Letter/FAX Quotes from Atlanta) (Wedding date is 20 April): . .

Just

a short note a

tape for you. Robbie and I were in Gatlinburg a few weeks ago and heard this tape playing i

of the stores. Thought you might like it. I hope it arrives by the holidays . . . Merry Chris

once again. I'm stuffed

I called Hawaii

the

other day and booked our honeymoon hotel o

island of

Kauai

. . .

Time

for

the wedding

is

drawing

closer; it

has gone

fast. Somet ime

overwhelming the number

of

things

to be

done

. ..

s

u

s

A

N

A

N

D

R

E

W

(Letter

Quotes from

Atlanta

from

our Daughter-in-Law

to be):

I

am

excited

about

me

the

three

of you.

Thank

goodness we have shared correspondence over the months I really d

I have

gotten

to know you all

better through

our letters

and

through

talks with your family

. .

(FAX Quotes from

the University

of Tennessee in Knoxville): Good

morning and M

Christmas I hope you all have a nice day despite

t tl

weather

there. We

burned

quite a few

in

the

fireplace today, and it

sure was

nice. Would have been nicer if you were here, bu t t

life. I'm just

thankful

you all are safe and sound

there

. . . (Father 's note: Russell 's grade

average for the

Fall semester was

a perfect 4.0.)

(Letter/FAX Quotes from

th e

University of Tennessee in Knoxville); I went t

Madrigal

Dinner

at

Milligan College

last night,

very nice . . . Well,

today

(Christmas Eve)

was

a long day. I cooked

and

cooked all day long, and

then

I cleaned. I am

tuckered

out,

an

not

sit

down at al l until

supper

--

my first

meal of

th e day . . . Can't believe

you'll be home

soo

(Father's note: Susan received grade credi t for eight classes this

past

semester,

and

her

point average was 3.7 out of a possible 4.0.)

(Letter

Quotes from Boarding School

at

Rift Valley Academy

in

Kenya): . . . I'm still practicing basketball, and

that's

what

we're

working

on in P.E. . . . I'll take

something

Italian to eat for my first

mea l home

or

th e

traditional roast beef,

green beans,

mashed

potatoes

with gravy, salad, and lime icebox pie for

dessert...

Only two

weeks and

two

days

left

until

I come

home.

I

can't wait .

. .

(CHRISTMAS BREAK)

I

had

a

nice

flight back on

th e

plane; it is

really hot

here now . . .

Later on today I

think

that I'll be playing tennis .

..

Fun

for

th e choirs

CHOIR

TRIPS

Question:

How

do

you make

a

group

of

y

Zambians

happy?

Answer: Take them

on a

trip

Our congregations are always

reque

transportation assistance to

enable

their ch

visit

another s is te r

congregation. It is clea

joyous occasion for

them. It

is, however, a

bi

headache

for me since

my truck

is

almost a

overloaded. But, which

one

do you leave home


4/8

MARTI S PAGE

Our rainy season is well under way. We

wel

come t he r ains

because

of the good harvests, mean

in g

less

hunger.

We a lso look forward

to

t he r ains

because they bring cool and refreshing weather to

what

would otherwise

be

very hot days. The rains ,

however, bring

muddy

(sometimes

impassable)

roads. They bring anx ie ty a s people watch help

l es sly to

see if t he ir mud brick

houses

will

survive

the

deluge.

Rains usual ly worsen sanitary condi

tions

caus ing contamina tion of

well water from

poorly

constructed pit latrines.

If

the cholera bac

teria

(for

example)

is present,

the

disease

will

spread

(almost unchecked).

Contamination may

also occur in our l ives if we a re no t

careful

(Galatians

5:19-21).

A

preventive prescription may

be found

in Prove rb s 4:20 27.

J e s u s

i s s om et im e s

referred to as

the Great

Physician.

His Word, the

Bible, commands us to

practice

preventive medicine

fo r ourselves and to

offer

His healing advice to oth

ers.

My

prayer

for

you

and

myself

is

that

we

may

have good

spiritual

health. Our Physician is

always on call.

Rains are mixed blessings

Antioch ladies

group leaders

PRAYER LIST

- as

we plan

for

our furlough

Andrew in Board ing School

Russell

and Susan a s they wait -- patiently wait for graduation

Jeffrey and

Robbie in

their engagement

period;

and their wedding

the churches in the general Lusaka area as

we leave

them on

their

own

during

our

furlough

time

more

full time worker s

in

Zambia

funds for t rave l and new church building

construction

IN HONOR

T his issue

of

Tim

In Z amb ia is d ed ic at ed

of

ou r

fo

Jeffrey

th e

hono r

chi ldren -

Russell M., Susan L., a

Andrew

J . --

who are

gi

from

God. We love you

Before you move , please

s end t he

mailiiif, label with a copy of your new

address

to

MISSION SERVICES

ASSOCIA nON.

I D Box 2 42 7. K no xv il le , TN 3 79 01 2 42 7.

Miss ion

Services Associa t ion

PO Box 2427

Knoxvi ll e, TN 37901 -2 427

ADDRESS

CORRECTION

REQUESTED

Non Profit

O

37950 990

U.S. Poslnge

Knoxvi l le ,

P e rm i t

3 7


5/8

November

1991

Volume 11

Numbe r 2

SH

T IMES N

Z A M B I A

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Ron and Marti Baumann

Field Address; Forwarding Agents;

P.O. Box

321S4

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lape

Lusaka, Zambia

10101

Johnson Bible Coiiege, Box

35

Teiephone/FAX; 260 1 292058

Knoxviiie

Tennessee 37998

Telephone: 615 579-2319

I

AM COMING

SOON REV.

22 : 20

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THE NEW BARLASTONE CONGREGATION

Within four weeks

of

our return

to

Zambia,

the opportunity

presented

i

plant

a

new

congregation

in the rural

area of

the capital city

Lusaka

Barlastone

congregation

has

met

four t imes

with

attendance figures

of:

t

fourteen,

eighteen and

seventeen

respectively.

Withinthelasttwo Sundays thre

have confessed

Chris tand

been

baptized

into Him,

and

seven more are planning

big event next Sunday. Barlastone

Park

is a farming

community

situated on t

mediate fi-inge of the city area of Lusaka. Drawing

mostly

farm

workers,

it is

ho

near

enough

to

four

urban

compounds (high

density, low income residential ar

attract

members . At

this

timewe are meeting temporarily

on

th e

porch

of a

farm

the farm itself

is

owned

by

one

of

our

area

church members, and

is

being mana

his

uncle,

JonathanBanda.

The

farm

includes

about

one

hundred acres

of

land, s

boreholes

and a

water reservoir (suitable

for

baptisms). Eventually,

as

theLord b

and direc ts , we will

place a permanent church building

near

the road on our ow

The f armhous e i ts el f s er ve d in

the

colonial days

(pre-1964)

as

an

exclusive

clubhouse,

open

to

members only, and

included

t enn i s cour ts

and

th e l ike. Now

i t is serving

as temporary quar

ters

for a

congregation

of

believ

e rs. Membership in this club

(Christ s

Body)

is

exclusive

too,

but

it is

open

to

al l

who

would

but believe and obey.

Please

pray tha t Jonathan Banda (the

farm

manager)

will

be

an

effec

t ive leader

of this

new congre

gation and

tha t

God will give

him

the wisdom necessary to

shepherd the

members.

The first

Barlastone church service.


6/8

MUMBWA DISTRICT CHURCHES

We

have embarked

on

ou r

most

ambitious program since

arriving in

Zambia

in 1980. The decision to do this

was

not

made

hastily, butwasmade aftermuch prayer and

reflection.

Our plans

include helping

the te n

congregations

in the

Mumbwa Dist ric t

(most of

which

remain in

temporary

buildings

after nearly twnety

years of

existence)

to

build permanent buildings. Having

a

threefold

aspect, thi s p lan

also involves

maintaining a somewhat

regular teaching/training

schedule

of

Bible

instruction

to

the

leadership during this rather prolonged

construction

phase. The

third

phase

will

be to

seize every opportunity that

presents

itself

to

plant new

congregations in other

villages

in th e

District. The

Mumbwa congregations

have been

without regular

(daily)

mis

sionary

presence and participation since

th e

early

seventies. They

remain diligent

in

presenting the

Word

and

continue

in faithful

assembly, but they are

hungry for

Bible instruction and long

for

permanent

houses

of

worship.

STEPPING

OUT ON

FAITH

Realizing that noman knows

the

day of

the

second coming ofour Lord

and

Saviour

Jesus Christ,

proceeding on faith

with

the

church

building program in

the

Mumbwa Dis tr ic t. We know for sure that

aware

of the money that will be required to complete

these

buildings, so we trust Him to provide it. W

realize

that

He is aware of

the amount

of time and energy

that

will be required to complete these buildi

arelatively

short periodof time, so we trustHim to directthe progressof

this

program accordingtoHistime

We are now in the process of trying to purchase building materials for six new

rural

buildings. Six

doorframes (with

burglar

bar gates) will cost in

the

neighborhood of 500. The

steel trusses (three

fo

building) will cost around 1000. The zinc sheets (roofing) will be around 4000.

It

is estimated that th

of cementwill cost

about

6000. Weplan to

obtain

all of our sand and stone free of charge off ofthe land

church members themselveswill maice all of the blocks by hand, saving about fifty percent of the total

the

blocks. Over the months (more likely years ) there will be a small fortune spent on diesel fuel to o

the pickup truck used in th e haulingand

building

phase. All in all, itisobviousthatourexpenses willbe si

and

this

does

not

consider the inflation factor (ofwhich wedo

not

know). At the same time, compared

cost ofbuilding in

the urban

areas, we feel

that

the

expenses

are

somewhatmoderate. We

pray

that

Go

raise up

extra funds

(above normal giving) to finance some of th e above items. If you are able to assistwit

please let our Forwarding Agent know.

THE

KABILE

CONGREGATION

The congregation at Kabile

was

selected

unanimously,

a

recent

Mumbwa

District

church

le

meeting, to be the location of the first new permanent church building in their District. The unity of l

ship seen at

this

meeting was

remarkable.

The Kabile group has been meeting in a temporary grass

s

for a long time. Some of th e congregations in the District do at least

have mud

brick buildings to meet

of.

The leaders and members

have

already begun

making blocks for the

foundation.

We have hauled

loads

of r iver sand from

the dry

river bed to be used in making

the

blocks. We

are aware that th e onset

ra iny season may

cause

some

delays.

BLOCK-MAKING MACHINE

After much research and thought, we have decided no t to

purchase

a cement block-making mach

assist in

the

Mumbwa District

church

construction

phase.

The cost of the machine (sizeable as it

wa

actually not

th e

deciding factor, although itwas one of the factors

which

went

into

the decision not to pur

it.

The immenseweight

of

the

machine

was

a big factor.

The problem

of

always needing

a

generator

to

f

electricity to operate it was a factor. The fact that two good laborers are able to produce a large number ofq

blocks in a day

was

a factor. This could also be carried out at different locations

at the

same time with

minimal

investment of

cash

for

additional block-making

molds.

The first sermon Barlastone.


7/8

NEWS ABOUT:

J E F F

an d ROBBIE:

Jeffrey Johnson Baumann and

Robbie

Ann

De rr ic k we re marr ied

in

Atlanta on th e 2 th

of

April, 1991.

The wedding was wonderful

a

beautiful bride

and a

handsome

groom

They

have recently

purchased

a home

in Stockbridgewhich is relatively close to Jeffs workwith

Delta

Air lines as a ground pilot instructor recently promoted ).

RUSSELL:

Russell graduated from the University

of

Tennessee

in Knoxville on

May 10,

1991

with a Bachelor of

Architecture degree. He is now employed in Knoxville by th e

architectural

firm

of

Community

Tectonics.

After business

hours and on th e

weekends,

his new

hobby of

scuba

diving keeps

him

busy.

He

is alsoworking regularlywith the youth at church.

SUSAN:

Susan

graduated from theUniversity ofTennes

see in Knoxville on the 10th of May, 1991 with a B.S. degree in

Elementary Education. She

is

now concentrating on

a

one-year

teaching

internship inKnoxville atSequoyahHillsElementary

School,

and she is also taking graduate

courses

on th e Master s

l eve l

a t

U T

ANDREW:

Andrew

is well-settled

in the ninth

grade in

boarding school at RiftValley Academy in Kenya. Sandwiched

in-between his

hours

of classroom instruction and study, he

keeps busy

with

soccer, basketball and choir.

His

semester

break

will be longer

than usual, meaning that

he

will

be home

for

Thanksgiving as

well

as Christmas.

Jeffand Robbie

V.I.P.

There are

some

unusual and

exciting side

b

to

working

in the

capital ci ty of

a Third

World natio

of these benefits is

meeting

Very

Important Perso

the past,

some of us

in the

Baumann family

have h

honor and

privilege of meeting:

Mother Teresa

(m

aries of Charity Calcutta);

President Kenneth

Kaunda of

Zambia;

young King Mswati I II of

Swa

and President Frederik

de Klerk

of the Republic o

Africa

(then

Minister

of

Education). Mart i and

I

r

had the delightful opportunity to meet and shake

with

former

PresidentJimmy

Carter,

and to also ch

him

for a few

minutes . He

has a

charming

personal

is

doing really great and wonderful things in

his

ment, such as: world reforestry programs, intern

food production programs

using

irrigations scheme

scale vaccination

programs

for children of Third

nations,

and

assisting

various nations as they at t

institute democratic processes in

their

political sy

Preparing th e

Lord s

Supper.


8/8

MARTI'S

PAGE

Changes . After a short furlough of only five months, I

arrived

back in Zambia

to

face many

changes. I

missour children dreadfullyJeffand Robbie,

Russell,

and

Susan

in

America and Andrew in

Kenya. I will

see Andrew at the

end

ofNovember,

but

how

long will

it

be before I see

the

others?

This change

of being

apart

is very

painful. On my first shopping expedition after returning, I

found

our

shops full of

goods

to buy,

but

th e prices

are double, t r iple and

sometimes

quadruple what they

were

six

months

ago

My

Zambian friends

sh ake the ir h eads and

say,

who

can

afford

to buy these things?

They

wonder what

the future

holds. One of

my best

friends (who has

been

a

real

encourager) informed me recently

that

she an d h er

family will

soon

be going

home

for good.

Another

change,

and

one

that brings

sadness.

Election furor is

mounting

as Zambia h as h er first multi-party elections

in

many

years. There is a feeling of

uncertainty as our

Zambian

nationals ponder

if a change

wil l be for the be tte r or

for

the worse. We,

too,

wonder how it will affect

our

ministry. Our

mail

which used to

take

two weeks to

reach here

from th e U.S.

is now

taking three

weeks

or

longer.

This changemakes

children, family

and

home

seem even further away. So many changes in

such a

short t ime cause

us to

take

a

closer look at

our

lives.

In

times of change, it is easy to look at things with

earthbound eyes. As Christians,

we

need to

rai se our

eyes upward, for we cannot

look

a t

Christwithout feeling

His presence and

love

for us. Hebrews

13:8 reassures

us

tha t

He never changes. Jesus

Christ

is

t he s ame

yesterday

and

today,

and

forever .

Happy, even th

furlough

was shor

MATTERS

FOR PRAYER:

our

children and u s as

we

are separated

for

such long

periods of

time

th e

new Barlastone

congregation growth and maturity

th e Mumbwa Dis tr ic t church bui ld ing program and leadership

training

efforts

additional funds

for

building materials

Andrew in

grade nine

in boarding school

the country of Zambia

as

she goes through

multi-party

elections for

the f irst t ime in seventeen years

Marti's

successful

surgery and

subsequent recovery

IN

MEMORY

Th is i ss ue

o f T IM

ZAMBIA i s d e di ca te d

loving memory of

our

brother

in

Christ,

Bill

erford, who

passed

recently in Knoxville.

Before you move please send th e mailing label wiLha copy ofyournew address to

MISSION

SERVICES ASSOCIATION. I'D

lk>x

2427,

Knoxville,

TN

37901-2427.

Miss i on

Services Associa t ion

PO Bo x 2 42 7

Knoxville,

TN

37901-2427

ADDRESS

CORRECTION

REQUESTED

Non Prof

37950

U.S.

Posta

Knoxvill

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