Baumann Ronald Marti 1994 Zambia

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December

994

Volume 4

Number

1

m

is-

T IMES

4

ZAMBIA

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Ron and Mart ) Baumann

Field

Address:

P O Box 32 84

Lusaka, Zambia

Telephone FAX

260) 1) 292058

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Forwarding Agents:

Mr. and Mrs. James R.

ta

Johnson BibleCollege,Bo

Knoxvllle, Tennessee

379

Telephone: 615) 579-23

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THE WELL PROJECT

Many

ofyou

are

aware of

th e

severe

water problems that had

developed (while we

were

on

furloug

our

house in Lusaka. There

was

only a small amoxmt ofwater coming on

the

property during

th e

even

and none during the days.

We ejqjerienced

one period

of five

dayswhen not onedrop came out

of

the

p

We

were

literally spending

hours

every evening catching and carrying

the little bit

of

water that

did c

Therewas

not

enough

for

drinking,

cooking,

bathing and

toi le ts . It did

not take

longto decide

that

a

bore

was

necessary.

I

am

happy to report

that

at

last)

the well has Ixion

completed, the

storage tank

and

t

installed,

and

that

we have

water

-

plenty

of it

Many

thanks

to you

who were

able

to

help

with the

co

this project.

STOPOVER

IN ENGLAND

We enjoyed

our visit in England with our

good finends,

the Sweitzers.

Jerry and Mary are ministering

with

th e

Macclesfield Road

Chxirch

in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.

Dur ing our t ime there

we

visited several china factories

Wedgewood

for

example),many

antique

shops, cathedrals,

and

t raveled into Scotland

and

Wales.

The English coun

tryside is beautiful,

clean

and &esh. All of

the

food was

exceptionally good; we

especially enjoyed bangers

and

mash

Itwas an honor and

privilegeto be

invited

to

preach

during

th e

morning worship hour on Sunday.

Morning

worship in

England.

OUR FIRST

SUNDAY WITH THE ZAMBIANS

Itwas particularly satisfying

to be

back in the

pulpit

with th eMumbwaRural congregations. AtK

we

reflectedon

the fact

that

onlythree

short

years ago

there

were

approximately

ten

members

meetingtogether

in

their

very

temporary structure. As

we arrived

there

recently

for

the first time in over

a

year, wewere greeted by the ladies

singing and dancing

as they

came

out of the

building,

and

the men

were

all

smi les

and handshakes

here

were

seventy-three

in

attendance

that

day,

andtheirpermanent

building

was well-maintained.

Their

choir

has grown in

quality and

quantity.

HEAT

We

are experiencing our

fifteenth

hot

season in

Zambia, and I think that

this one

is

th e hottest

yet

Everyone

is

discussing

(complaining )

about theweather.

I

heard that Zambia was honored recently with

th e

unenviable

statistic of

being

the hottest place

on earth that

day. The rains

bring their

own set

of

specialproblems,but

they also bring

relief from th e

heat.

I

Morning

worship in

Zambia.



NEWS

ABOUT:

Jef f rey , Robbie , S t ephen

a n d

Ka t h e r i n e :

J ef f a n d Robbie

presented two special

gifts to

us

as

we disembarked in

Georgia

from

our transatlantic flight, which

marked

the

beginning

of

our

fur

lough

last

year.

Their

children our

grandchildren)

were slightly more

than

three months old then, and i t

was

of course th e f i rs t t ime we had

ever

se en t hem

The re a r e

no words

to

accurately describe the joy

tha t

we experienced Stephen Derrick

B au mann an d

Ka t h e r i n e Ann

Baumann

have

unconditionally cap

tured our

hearts. Jeff, Robbie and

th e

tw ins a t t end

th e

Sou thwes t

Chr i s t i an

Church

in

At lan ta .

Russel l

and

Amy:

Russell and

Amy Birdwell)

were

married

in

Knox

vilie on Saturday, the 21st of

May,

1994.

I t

was

a beautiful

wedding.

Christ was

at the center of the entire

service, in

cluding the music

which was

both

dra

matic and moving. Amy,whose parents

are Dr. and Mrs. Ben

Sharon) Birdwell

of Knoxville, is

a

student at the Univer

sity

of Tennessee . Russ and

Amy

have

rented

an apartment in West

Knoxville,

and

are

very activemembers of theWest

Towne Chr is t i an

Church .

Susan: Susan Hnds her teaching

profession very rewarding, and is

i nher

second year as one of the fiR;h

grade

teachere

at

the

Rocky Hill Elementary

School in Wes t

Knoxville.

She was hon

ored

recently

by

being

selected

to be one

of the Tennessee 21st Century Class

room

teachers.

She enjoys

singing

with

th e cho i r a t th e Woodlawm

Chr i s t i an

Chxi rch

in Sou th

Knoxvi l l e .

Sus an

is

th e

caretaker

o f o u r

condo

in

Wes t Knox

ville.

Katherine and Stephen

Baumaniu

Introducing.. . Mrs. Amy Baumann.

Andrew: Andrew is a

high

school

senior

at the RiftValleyAcademy inKijabe,

Kenya,

EastAfrica

is

quite

busy

and active: taking hi s

senior

year classes, participating in

soccer

called football here)

basketball,

and singingwith th e RV.A. choir.

He

is planning to

be

a studentat theUniversity ofTenne

in Knoxville in September

of

1995.



MARTI S PAGE

Dear

Friends. Itwas

great

to be intheUnited States

and refresh

ourselves anew

in your love and friendship.

Thank

you for

drawing us

back into

the

circle and

not

allowing us to be strangers on

the outside.

We love and

appreciate each one of you dearly. It is always somewhat

difficult

to

come

home to

Zambia,

not

knowing what to

expect here. Our

hearts yearn

for family and

finends

in

America and for Andrew in Kenya. We

must

prepare

ourselves

anewmentally to be

soldiers

in the Lord sAmy,

fighting once

again

in

the

frontlines. It is

not

always a

comfortable place to be . We have been plagued by many

problems

since our

return:

the

deaths of special friends

duringour

absence;

no water

(o r

almostno water) for days

at a

time

on

our

property; a flea-infested yard;

the

loss of

two

of

our

three

guard

dogs;

electrical

and plumbing

faults to correct

orrepair

including

no

ho t

water; etc. We

areas a result especially thankful for

your

prayers during

these

difficulties. They have made

th e

difference. They

have

sustained

us , encouraged us ,

and

have

given

us

strength

to

press

on.

Most

of

these

problem

now been solved. We thank youforbeing a

vital

partof

ourministry

here. You

make

Colossians 4:2

alive:

. . . praying

. . . for us . . .

that

God may

open

up to us a door for the

Word

... . God Bless

MATTERS

FOR PRAYER

for good rains 94/95) to recharge

the underground

water

supply and to produce a

bumper maise harvest

the health and safety ofour children and grandchildren

the

maturi ty and

growth of

our

Zambian congregations

our

health,

safety

and

encouragement

as

we

serve

here

our Zambian president

as

he leads this nation

New guardpups ~ Polo and Swan

IN MEMORY

Th i s i s sue o f T IM E S IN Z AM

dedicated to thememory of

Nathan

K

who guarded

our

house

at

nightt

manyyears andwhobecame

Andrew

bian grandfather.

He passed awa

village in January of 1993.

Before you move, pleaae eend the mailing label with a copy of your new addrees to

MISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION, PO Box 2427, Knoxvllle, TN 37901-2427.

Miss i on

Services

Associa t ion

PO

Box

2427

Knoxville,

TN 37901-2427

ADDRESS

CORRECTION

REQUESTED

Non

Pro

37950

U.S. Pos

Knoxvi

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