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July

1995

Volume

15

Number 1

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T IMES IN

4

ZAMBIA

Dr. and Mrs. RonaldS. (Ron and

Mart

Baumann

Field Address:

P.O. Box

32184

Lusaka, Zambia

Telephone/FAX:

(260) (1)292058

Forwarding Agent

Susan I Baumann

8955

Wesley

Place Dr.

Knoxvllle, Tennessee 37

Telephone: (615) 691-0

I AM COMING SOON REV.

22:20

5 S SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ^SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

The Old

Church Bell

The old church bell, what memories - I love to tell.

You, too,

may recall.. .

an

old church bell:

Pictures

of old

begin

stirring in your soul.

What lovely thoughts: (remember?) an old church bell.

Your

old church bell may

have

been bright

and

Bwelk

Beautifully

cast

in bronze as well;

Strong and

bold, elegant

and

old;

Apriceless object(thosememories),

not

for

sell.

My old

church

bell is different, but, oh well

It 's an

old

tire rim we wer e

unable

to

sell.

Valueless

(not

new) that may be true.

But

it 's still my wonderful, noble old church bell.

Your

bell

and

mine resemble

more

than we

might

tell

Heard

for miles and miles across the dell.

Calling His people, from al l over, towards the steeple;

Practical and

symbolic, the old church belL

liie

oldchurchbell(formany things)... a hera

Announcing a passing ... one called to rest

A

marriage,

sealed with a kiss, forecasting wedd

OR, th e End OfAn Era

tolls

th e

old

chur

(Goocibye...

Zambia)

Church bell a t Kabile


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DEAR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS,

To say that this

letter

is difficult to

write

is a vast understatement. We ar e leaving Zambia soon

decisionto leave isnot one

that has

been

made in

haste,nor has itbeenmadewillingly; the door seems to be cl

Deep within th e ministry (the governing body) which controls non-profit organizationsthere is a perv

desire

for

all groups

and

organizations

to

have

a

headquarters

(or

governing

body)

which

would include

to p a single dictatorial position of authority. To state it simply, we (as we understand local congregation

Biblical sense) do not fit into their mold. Congregational autonomy is

being

severely

threatened

(basic

political move) without regard to democratic principles, not to mention religious freedom. The i rony in all

is that

th e

country of Zambia

has

been

declared

a Christian nation.

Consequently,

in al l clear conscien

do n o t

t h i n k

t h a t t h e env ironment for

continued

residential mission work in Zambi a i s suitable.

We

a r e h e a r

by

th e

fact that

th e

huge majority of our congregations remain committed to

th e

independent, autonomous

n

of th e local church, and we see

that

our

Zambian

Christians genuinely appreciate all of the missionary wor

assistance

that

has

been rendered to

them

down through the years.

We, all of us,

must

begin

now an

extended season of prayer for our

Zambian

brothers

and

sisters inc

the congregations. We pray

that

they will remain steadfast in their resolve to be Christians first and only

pray for

strength

as they

resist the

powers of

darkness.

We now come to our situation. Our

plan

as you know had been to continue o\ir labors for th e Kingdom

in Zambia for another five years or so. As we

return

to th e

States

(soon) we

are

faced with

some

question

demand decisions. Do we locate to another foreign mission field? Do we search for a local ministry of serv

home? Do we go into the market place? Please pray with us concerning these things. Traditionally, as

term

missionaries

return

home from th e field to decide

their

future, they have been granted a period of su

of

up

to a year while

they travel

to their supporting congregations and

speak

with supporting individuals

a

time

ofreflecting on goals achieved

and

goals

not attained.

It

is also a

time

of deciding

where

to go anchor

to do. We respectfully request and pray

that

you will continueyour fmancial support as you uplift us in p

THE FUTURE FOR NEW

BUILDINGS

The congregations

at

Sanse, Chitahtasokwe

and

Malende still wish to construct their own

permanent

of worship. We have redesigned (scaled down) our basic buildingplan in such a way

that

may allow our p

to proceed (without th e presence of the missionary).

The

people will bum bricks for th e building (inst

making cement blocks). I

have

been able to

transport

(to a central location) iron roofing

sheets,

pockets ofce

steel door frames (with burglar bar) and steel trusses which will be enough for three new biiUdings.

Ther

be fewer seats, less windows and no permanent floor.

BICYCLES

FOR

EVANGELISTS

T h e M u m b w a

m e n s

associat ion

h a s e l e c t e d foiir a r e a l e a d e r s

to serve as evangelists. These men

travel occasionally

to

their

sister

congregations

for preaching (and advice when asked). Bi

cycles

have

been provided for

these

four

men

to

assist

them in their

travels. We are extremely pleased

with

how well this

program

is

working.

TRAINING

SCHOOL

The men s

Bible training school has been operating

very

successfully

the

past

few months. Approximately twenty men (a

few from

each

of ten congregations)

gathered at

th e

Kabile building

for a full week of classroom i ns tmct ion. Eve ry other week was

spent in

their

home

village.

We

pray

that the

leaders

might

be

able

to continue with

this

training program (which is

scheduled

for

August and September).

Evangelist

Saul and hi s bicycle

NEW FORWARDING AGENT

In February of

this

year our daughter, Susan, became our new Forwarding Agent. Weare gp-atefulto Jim

for

hi s seven

years of service in this posit ion. We

wish him

well in

his new

job.

Please direct

your correspon

and giftVdonations to: Susan L.

Baumann,

Zambia Christian Mission, 8955 Wesley Place Drive, lOao

Tennessee 37922. Her telephone

number is: (615)691-0206.


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NEWS FROM:

JefT,

Robbie,

Stephen and

Katherine:

The idea of

getting

to

see

and

hold

our

grandchildren again soon, after

an

almost one-year

period, is causing

great

excitement for us. We spoke with

them by

phone

recently

and heard

things like I love

you Papa

and I love you

Nana

Russel l

and

Amy:

Russell continues

to

stay

very

busy

in

his

architectural vocation. Amy is

enjoying

an archeological dig this

siunmer

(in conjunction

with

her

U.T. studies) at th e Ramsey

House.

Susan:

Susan

has completed

her

second full year

as

a fifth

grade

teacher at

th e

Rocky

Hill

Elementary School in Knoxville. She is

enjoying her

summer vacation,

but

is staying

fairly

busy as our

new

Forwarding

Agent.

Andrew; The 22nd of July,

1995

will be a big day in

th e

life of

Andrew - his high school graduation from

Rift

Valley Academy. This

has

become

a Baumann tradition

since

three Baumanns

have already

graduated

from R.V.A. in

the

past. Andrewmakes number four. He

was

successful in

hi s

climb to

th e

top

(Uhuru Peak --19,

341 feet of

Moxmt

Kilimanjaro in

Tanzania

in February,

which

has also

become a

Baumann

t radi t ion since h is two brothers

also

cl imbed

Mt.

Kili. He

ha s

already been accepted

at th e University

of

Tennessee in

Knoxville

in

the

College of

Liberal

Arts,

and

is planning to

major in

political

science/history.

UHURU PRAK

0

Su3an

ou r new

Forwarding

Ag

Andrew

at the

top

Andrew

aaya

'goodbye' to laaac andMoaea.


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MARTI S PAGE

Saying

goodbye is

never

easy. Yet

that

is

what

life is all

about

. . . changes.

We can look back over th e last fifteen years and

see the

Lord s

Hand

at

workbringing changes: in

th e

lives

of

Zambianswho

have lef t

darkness

for light as they have accepted Jesus Christ as

Lord

and

Saviour;

in

th e

churches as they have dug deep into

the

Word; in

th e

livesofchildrenbeing

taught

by Christian teachers

and

parents;

in

th e

lives of non-believers

as

Christians witness

to

them.

Even

though we

are

leaving God isstillatwork

in

His

church and in

His people here. There is an appointed time for everything. And

there is a

time

for every event under heaven. . . (Ecc. 3:1). Zambia

ChristianMission has been

working

for th e Lord here in Zambia for

around

thirty-five years. People

have

been reached

and taugh^

chxurches and

schools

have

been built.

There are many mature

Christians

who are able to

carry

on

with

the Lord s

ministry

of

reconciliation. The

time

to leave is right. Our lives have been

enriched and changed by the privilege of serving here. As we look

towards home we are excited about the

opportunities

that we

know

ar e

awaiting

us . Pray for

us

as we say goodbye to

brothers

and

s is ters

i n th e Lo r d h e re .

MATTERS

FOR

PRAYER

for our

brothers

and sisters here who

will

need

to

get

along

without missionary assistance,

the building

program

in the Mumbwa

rural

area,

continued faith in God by ou r Zambian Christians,

our

future

as we return

home

(ahead of

schedule).

Andrew as he enters the university as a freshman.

Marti

soya goodbye.

IN HONOR

This issue of Times

In

Zambia is in honor of all of those who have supported

us

and ou r work he

prayers and finances

for

almost

fifteen

years.

Before you move,

pleaee

send

th e

mailing label with a copy of your new address to

MISSION SERVICES

ASSOCIATION, PO Box 2427,

Knoxvillc,

TN 37901-2427.

Mission

Serv ices Associa t ion

PO Box 2427

Knoxville.TN

37901-2427

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Non

Pr

37950

U.S. Pos

Knoxv

Pe rm

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