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tE 1 :THE TAYLOR FAMILY

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Jim and MarjeJean ieTimothyOul i eJon iJon

Dear Chr i s t i an Fr i ends :Gree tings in the name of ou r wonderful Lord Jesus Christ . I t is with a greatdeal of excitement that we share with you a unique opportunity.An Urgent NeedThe ZIDEN NUTT family has not been on furlough for five years and their sevenyear old daughter, Lynda, needs special educa tion as soon as possible. However, abandoning the work that is in a sta ge o f u npa ra lle le d momentum wouldperhaps slow down and se t back the work. In a le t ter to us, Ziden Nutt says:

"The shop needs someone with experience who can set i t up smoothly.AFTER MUCH PRAYER AND CONSIDERATION BY THE MISSIONARIES HERE, wefeel YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WOULD BE THE IDEAL ONES to come during ourfurlough and give the shop what i t needs. Many o ther oppor tun it ie sneed answered THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY FOR US TO COMETO THE U.S.A. UNLESS SOMEONE~COMES. Would you please g ive p raye rful consideration to this? May God guide you in a ll thoughts andconsideration of this urgent matter."

A Committment MadeThe members of our family have considered this opportunity and challenge withserious prayer and have decided i t is God's will that we arrive on the fieldbefore the Nutt family leaves. Our going will enable seven more missionariesto share our Chris t in the school, the homes and the GOOD NEWS BOOKSHOP inSinoia , Rhodesia.After ten ye ar s experience in the located ministry and five years as managerof the bookstore a t Ozark Bible College, I feel that i t is God's will that Iaccept this challenge. My wife and I visited the field last summer and witnessed first-hand the work tha t Is being done. We are thr i l led with thepossibil i t ies , and we would be happy to share a slide program with you and explain the work that we will be doing.A Unique Minis t ryThe GOOD NEWS BOOKSHOP, established and managed by the Ziden Nutt family, islocated in the heart of town and is the hub of inter-personal contact. DaleMarshall, co-laborer with Ziden , says that the bookstore has been a "decidingfactor" in th e church getting to the people and in the increase in worshipand Sunday school attendance.


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AFR- l^Ko (desW^ \'bcellc;LV\eo(A,SA UNIQUE OPPORTUNITYOur ministry will be five-fold: (1) ministering to the Ziden Nutt family bygiving them th e opportun ity to return home for furlough; (2) ministeringthrough the missionaries in th e area by giving experienced guidance in theproject already begun; (3) ministering to the local citizens, Christians andnon-Christians; (4) ministering to the local church by sharing with them ina leadership ministry; (5) ministering to churches who will be blessed ingiving to this unique mission need.The Ziden Nutt family is excited about this development. We hope you are.Would you please respond to this opportunity by returning the enclosed cardby March 15th. Perhaps, in addition, you might like to des igna te a specialEaster o ffe rin g f or tra vel funds. We are surely thankful for being a partof God's family with you as our brothers and sis ters in Christ. Funds maybe sent to the Carl Junction Christian Church, c/o Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Ciymer,Box 816, Carl Junct ion, Mo. 64834.

In Him,

I3im Taylor

The following Chr is ti an s a re joining hands with us and are commending us tot h i s t a sk :

Don Ear l BoatmanPre sident o f Ozark Bible College

Walter S. GoodmanGoodman Church Bui lde r s

Gordon CiymerForwarding Agent

Knofefl Sta tonProfessor, Ozark Bible Col lege

Harvey BifcusMissions Dept. 0 . B. C.


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Jim and MarjeJ ean i eTimothyJ u l i eJoniJon

June 12, 1974

De a r Christian F r i e n d s :Our hearts are f i l led with mixed emotions as we begin th e f ina l week before the Tay lo r f am ily leaves for Rhodesia. Their will ingness to servein Rhodesia has been an inspira t ion to many people these l a s t few months.Please continue to pray for them as they wil l be making a lo t of decis ions and adjus tment s in the next few weeks.The ir p lan i s to leave Joplin a i rpor t on Ozark Ai rl in e s F li gh t 952 onFriday, June 21st a t 11:19 a.m. Let ' s have a b ig del eg at ion from theJoplin area to wish them God-speed! They will fly from New York toSalisbury, Rhodesia, with layovers in Brussels and Johannesburg. AtSalisbury they will be met by the Bruce Ajnmerman family (Karolyn i sMarje 's s i s te r ) and Z iden Nutt a t 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 23rd (2:35a.m. Sunday, C.D.T. )We, too, need your prayers as we serve as the i r forwarding agents . Because of the increased postal ra tes and because most of you wil l have arece ipt from your church, we wil l not send monthly rece ipts but wi l lsend a receip t in ear ly January of your to ta l giving to the Taylors in1974 We wi l l list th e names o f th e con t r i bu t o r s each month in th e newsl e t t e r , I f , a t any t ime, you need receifte be fo re J anua ry , please l e t usknow .

The Lord has provided through you the necessary monthly l iv ing- l ink suppor t to meet the family ' s needs while in Afr ica . I f a t any time youfee l it necessary to drop your pledge, please inform us so that we mayt r y to secure t h a t amount from a no th er s ou rc e.I t will help us with the bookkeeping i f your contributions reach us bythe 20th o f each month. We wi l l t ry to publ ish the newslet ter as soonas possible a f t e r the f i r s t of every month.We look forward to working with you for the glory of God.

In H is s e r v i c e .

Fo rwa rd ing Agen ts


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CONTRIBUTORS FOR MAY. 1974C a rl J im c tio nM/m Kenneth SnyderM/M Charles GrissomM/m Ronald LawverM/m R, B. KegerriesM/m Gordon Clymerm/m Lynn Gardnerm/m Gary Strandm/m David Jonesm/m MyronWilliamsm/m Marty McKnightm/m Newt WhiteI^M Be^et-Kleidon J r . High ClassF r a n c e s McFerronMartha AllmendingerE l s i e DownsJen ClymerGladys Fra ize rLu c i l l e T a r r a n tMora M i l le rMrs. Lena Myrickm/m Robert Stuckey, Carthage, Mo.m/m Don Brister, Joplin, Mo.m/m Ted Johns, Joplin, Mo.M/m Roy Taylor, Taylorville, 111,m/m W. S. Goodman, Webb City, Mo,

Forwarding AgentsM/m Gordon ClymerBox 81 6Carl Junction,.Mo. 64834

m/m Riley Taylor, Dix, 111.m/m Dale Sponsler, Marshfield, Mo.m/m Don Stirrup, Nebo, Ky.m/m Marion Dykes, Mt. Vernon, 111.m/m H. p. Basye, Columbus, Ks.m/m Raymond Vaughn, Pittsburg, Ks.Dave Oakes, Jop l in , Mo.m/m Don Renken, Eugene, Ore.Chu rch es a nd Groups

"^""MounTain Gro\^ ,Mis sou r iRamsey, I l l i no i sMerwin, Missour iLamar, Missour iRiver lawn, KansasPi t t sburg, KansasReapers, O.B.C. Jopl in , MissouriI ron Gates, Jop l in , MissouriCollege Heights, Joplin, MissouriSenior Class, O.B.C., Joplin, Missouri,Youth Group, Coon Rapids, MinnesotaMt. Vernon, I l l i n o i sSouth Side, Springfield, I l l ino is

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Jim and MarjeJean i eTimothy

J u l i eJoni

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June 30, 197^

D e a r Christian Friends:

Greet ings in th e Name o f Jesus from S ino i a , Rhodes ia . We a rr iv e d s af el y onJune 23 , r i gh t on schedule . The Nut t s and Ammermans were t h e r e to meet usalong with Misses Ola Marion, Judy Picket t (school teacher and nurse fromChidamoyo Mission) and Janie Gee of Sp ring field, Mo. (summer intern from L.C.C.)We had to f i l e papers a s tempor ar y immigrants fo r mission work. This took alittle whi le , and th e kids were rea l ly exci ted as the i r cousins peeked a roundth e corn er in to the "baggage room. After clear ing through t he r ed -t ap e, we weretaken to the Ammerman's home fo r a v i s i t , a short worship service, and our f i r s thome-cooked meal s ince l eaving Jopl in . We were a l l very t i r ed , and a f t e r thenoon meal, we vis i ted a while and I (Jim) came on out to Sinoia with th e Nutts,as MarJe and th e chi ldren- remained in Sal i sbury to v i s i t fo r a few days with th eAmmermans .

Sunday evening I experienced ray f i r s t worship service with the Hil ls ide Chapel.Missionary I van Mar ti n had a good message, but par t way through the sermon, Iwent to s leep and dropped my New Testament in the f loor . That woke me up goodand I didn ' t have any more t rouble with fatigue. I t surely was good to l ie downin a nice bed once again on Sunday night .Sinoia i s probably much l a rger than I had described it to most o f you. I wasamazed tha t i t had "grown" so much in Just one year. Really, we jus t didn' t seemuch o f it i n ou r few h ou rs h er e last summer. S i n o i a s e r v e s as t h e l o c a t i o n fo rthe only high school in the whole northern area. I don' t know jus t how majiysquare miles th i s would be, bu t it i s qui te a l a rge area .After sleeping in on Monday morning , Z iden s tar ted making the rounds with me,showing me where th e bank, pos t of f i ce , s to r e s , e t c . were a l l l oca ted . The GoodNews Centre, (bookstore) and Studios will be taking a good part of my time butI s t i l l will have some time for work with th e H ill si de Chapel (European congregation) and for some work with the African people.This f i r s t week in Sinoia included the mid-week service on Wednesday night,(very similar to one of ours) African ministers meeting on Friday afternoon,and then I was in charge o f the evening serv ice ton igh t . There wi l l be an AfricanYouth Meeting in Karoo on Friday n ig ht , Ju ly We hope to at tend th i s and l ea rnsomething o f the youth work among th e A f ri ca n p eo p le .


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We will probably get the children in school by July 10. They will a ll have to wearuniforms. The boys will wear short pants, t ies , hats, and knee sox. The girls willhave to wear dresses, sox, (not hose) hats, and have their hair Just so . None ofthem are looking forward to the uniforms but I think they will not mind i t so mucha f t e r they have a few weeks behind them.Please continue to pray for us that we may do our work well, that the children maymake a good adjustment, and tha t we may a l l be fa i thful witnesses for the Lord.

CONTRIBUTORS FOR JUNE, 1974Ca r l J un c t i o n , Mo.M/M Ronald LawverM/M David Jones

Gai-y St rand ~M/M George KeffalosMrs. Martha AllmendingerMrs. F r ance s McFerronM/M Harold DownsM/M Charles GrissomMrs. Lena l y^ ickMrs. Jen ClymerM/M Truman GasserM/M R. B. KeggeriesMrs. Gladys Fra ize rM/M Kenneth SnyderM/M Gordon ClymerM/M Robert McKnightMrs . Lu c i l l e Ta r r a n tM/M %ron Williams 'Mrs . Mora M i ll e rM/M Lynn GardnerM/M Bob WizerIndividuals ^M/M Riley Taiylor, Dix, 111.M/M^ob-Sliacy| TuisaiQkiai

Forwarding AgentsM/M Gordon ClymerBox 8 l6,Carl Junct ion, Mo.Af r i c a n a dd r e s s :M/M Jim TaylorP. 0 . Box 392_.Sinoia, RhodesiaAfrica

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M/M Roy Weece, Columbia, Mo.M/M Dale Sponsler, Marshfield, Mo.M/M Norman Thompson, Lamar, Mo.^M/M-Roy Tayloi% T^orvi lTe, ^11 . ' "M/M Wiiaiam Lis le , Jop lin, Mo.M/M Harry Basye, Columbus, Ks.M/M Donald Stirrup, Nebo, Ky. 'M/M Wayne Goodman, Cypress, Ca.M/M Walter Goodman, Webb City, Mo.Mrs. Mary Bellinger, Lawrence, Ks.C hurch es a nd GroupsDix Christ ian Church, Dix, 111.Community Church, Ft. Scot t , Ks .Homebuilders Guild, Humboldt, Ks.Firs t Christian Church, Flora, 111.Christian Church, Hume, Mo. (VBS)Kingsway Christian Ch., Mt. Vernon, Mo.Countryside Christian Ch., Pittsburg, Ks.Christian Ch., Carl Junction, Mo. (VBS)Southside Christian Ch., Springfieldj 111Christ ian Church, Ramsey, 111.Iron Gates Christian Ch., Joplin, Mo. (VBS

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Jim and MarjeOean i eTimothyOul ieJon iJon

July 26, 197

How good it i s to greet you again in the name of Jesus! We thank God for yo\irprayers and fo r your f inanc ia l suppor t . Without e i t he r we could no t "be here .I could wri te several pages of things we would l ike to t e l l you, but I ' l l tryto summarize and relate the most important events only. The Nut t f amily l e f tSinoia on Saturday, June 29. Then for the f i rs t time we really fe l t the fullresponsibil i ty for ou r family and for the work here. How heavy i t seemed a l lat once! Jul ie celebra ted her lii-th birthday here on July 1. She receivedseveral cards and l e t te rs from the U. S., s t i l l i t was not the same as pastb i r thdays .On Sunday, July 7> I went with Ivan Martin to the European (white) service atMangula. (Ziden had been visiting this church once a month.) This was a holi--day weekend and the number was very small. Then we hurriedly went to Karoi toattend the remainder of the African Youth Meeting mentioned in our l a s t l e t te r .I was enjoying the programme until th e preacher in charge sent me a note askingme to preach in the afternoon on the Lord's Supper. I didn' t reply, but soonhe announced that Ero. Taylor would be bringing a message jus t after- lunch. I'enjoyed" some sadza and chicken, a ll the while trying to remember some of theoutlines I have used in the past. I made i t thru the short sermon via t rans la tor ,and s a t down very much r e l i eved . I had been f orwa rn ed t ha t t h i s i s a commono cc urr en ce , b u t I don ' t th ink I'll ever ge t used to it.Marje and the ch i ld ren came out to Karoi t ha t af ternoon and before dark we werewell on ou r way to the Chidamoyo Mission. We returned Monday evening afterspending a relaxing day at the mission and renewing acquaintances with the Fra-sures and Harrisons. This was Rhodes Day, a national hol iday her e. The nextday, Founders Day is also a holiday, and that afternoon the children begged togo to the local park where the Sinoia Caves are located. For winter t ime, i twas rather nice.On Sunday, July li+, the whole family enjoyed a fellowship dinner with the Churchhere. Hillside Chapel. Several families shared together and there were severalnew dishes to try. The children confined their choices mostly to "Mom's cookin'".After learning somewhat of the needs, I volunteered to take on the responsibilityof the Mangula church (European). The African church there is strong, but theEuropean church real ly needs help.


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Before I c lose I must r e l a t e another s id e o f l i f e in Rhodesia. I don ' t want t oalarm anyone, but facts are facts. One of the African evangelists whom I metsoon after my arrival , was killed by terrorists on July 8, even as the familywas having evening devotions. He was in a dangerous area and knew this couldhappen. But what a shock to a l l of us, and especially to his family. Pleasep ray with us that his family, t he S it ho le s, may remain f ai th fu l to God in th istrying time. May God bless each one of you as you continue to serve our Lord.

Your s e rvan t s i n Rhodes ia ,.Jim, Ma,rje and family

URGENT PRAYER REQUESTOn August 9, word was received that Gay Ammerman, 13 year old daughter of Bruce andCarolyn, had an emergency appendectomy. During the surgery, a malignant tumor wasfound and removed. Doctors w i l l make a dec i s i on soon abou t f u r t h e r t r e a tmen t .CONTRIBUTORS FOR JULY, 197^Car l Junc t ion . , Mo.

M/M David JonesM/M Gary StrandM/M George KeffalosMrs. Martha A l lmend inge rMrs . F r a n c e s McFe r r onM/M Harold DownsM/M Charles GrissomMrs. Lena I ^ r i ck

Jen ClymerR. B. Kegger iesGladys Fra i ze rLucille T a r r a n t

M/M L^ron WilliamsMrs . Mora MillerM/M Bert KleidonM/M Kenneth SnyderM/M Gary Nowlin

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Fo rwa rd in g Agen tsM/M Gordon ClymerBox 8 l6Carl Junct ion, Mo. 6^83^African address:M/M Jim TaylorP . 0 . Box 392S ino i a , Rhodes iaA f r i c a

IndividualsM/M Riley Taylor , D ix, 111."M/M Keith S i ^ e r , Hutchinson, Ks .M/M Ted Johns, Jop l in , Mo.Miss Jan Johns , Jop l in , Mo.M/M Don Br i s t e r , Jop l i n , Mo.M/M John Goodman, Jopl in , Mo.M/M Dale Sponsler, Marshfield, Mo.M/M Norman Thompson, Lamar, Mo.M/M Roy Taylor , Taylorv i l l e , 111.M/M William L is le , J o pl in , Mo,M/M HEirry Basye, Columbus, Ks .M/M Donald St i r rup , Nebo, Ky.M/M Wayne Goodman, Cypress, Ca.Mrs. Tvzyla McKee, Roswell, N. Mex.Churches and GroupsDix Chr i s t i a n Church , Dix , 111.F i r s t Chris t ian Church, Flo ra , 111.Southside Chris t ian Ch. , Spr ing f ie ld , 111.Chr i s t i an Church, Ramsey, 111.F i r s t Chr i s t i an Church, Lamar, Mo.Cent ra l Ch. o f C hris t , Mt. Vernon, 111.

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August 30, 197^Greet ings from. MarJe:"Madam, the bed seed is finished." These were the words of Smart, our African gardener. I asked Jim i f he thought he meant to t e l l me that he was out of seed forthe garden or i f the garden beds were finished. In three days, he came to me againand repeated the same thing. This time Tim was standing near by and told me thathe was saying the bird seed was finished. We promptly bought some bird seed, butonly after a couple of birds had died, apparently from lack of "bed seed".The above is an i l lus t ra t ion of one of the adjustments we are try ing to makethatof understanding the English that is spoken by the Europeans and the Africans. Weknew the accents would be very different but I didn ' t real ize they would expressthemselves so differently. So many things are called by different names and i tof ten t akes a whi le to f igure ou t what i s be ing re fe r red to .I have been helping Jim in the bookstore and even though the work is not hard, youare worn out by the end of the day from the strain of trying to imderstand what i sbeing said and what they mean. For instance, one lady asked for plastic sleeves,and another wanted stamp hinges and on and on it goes. At church, a man was car rying my food basket out to the car and he asked i f I wanted i t in the seat or theboot . I have s in c e l ea rn e d t ha t our car has a boot and a bonnet and you take it tothe panel beaters to have dents taken out!The children must cope with the same type of thing at school but they a re lea rn ingquickly and making the adjus tments very well. They a l l have to use fountain pensto do a l l of t he i r schoolwork and t h i s i s messy. The s ty le of wri t ing i s di f fe ren tbut since we will just be here one year, I don't think th e t eachers a re going to betoo s t r i c t with them. Their reports a t the end of one month of school were veryencouraging. The teachers commented that they were off to a good s tar t . We arevery thankful for the way they are coming along and feel i t is due to many prayersoffered by you folk and th e fo lk here in Sinoia .Driving on the wrong side of the road is getting to be a l i t t le easier but I s t i l lhave to think about where to go when making tu rn s, etc . So far , I have only dentedone fender of the Nut t ' s car when I ran in to t h e i r gatepost !I am gradually getting to the place where I don't dread shopping so much. You buyyour meat a t the butchery and every cut is called by something different than whatwe cal l i t in the states. Most,business people, Imow immediately that we are fromAmerica when th ey h ear us ta lk and are pat ient with us. So, you see that manythings are new and different to .us but we are., so t hank fu l fo r the rich experiencet ha t i s ours as we le a rn to l i ve with God's people in another l and .


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We are get t ing busier and busier as we assume more respons ib i l i t ies . Last montha l l o f the missionar ies in Rhode si a h ad t h e i r annual c onf er enc e in Sal isbury . Thechildren and I spent the week with my s i s te r and her family and Jim was able tocome for part o f the week. Because of the serious i l lness of my niece, we were notab l e t o a t t e nd much o f th e conference bu t d id meet m ost o f th e mi s s i ona r i e s . Wewere able to help the Ammermans pack quickly to leave fo r the s ta tes fo r medicalt reatment . I t was very d i f f i cu l t to see them go as we were enjoying so much th efe l lowship we were able to have with them o ff and on.Again, we express ourand p ra y er s uppor t. deep thanks to a l l of you fo r your cont inued f inancia l help

Forwarding Agents :M/M Gordon ClymerBox 816Carl Junction, Mo. 6U83UCONTRIBUTORS FOR AUGUST. 197UCar l J un c t i o n , Mo.M/M Ronald LawverM/M Gary StreuadMrs. Martha AllmendingerMrs . F r an c e s McFer ronM/M Harold DownsM/M Charles GrissomMrs. Lena l^ickMrs. Jen ClymerM/M R. B. KeggeriesMrs. Gladys Fr a i z e rM/M I ^ on WilliamsMrs . Mora M i ll e rM/M Kenneth SnyderM/M Gary NowlinMr. Raymond Vaughn (2 )M/M Gordon ClymerM/M Lynn GardnerMrs. Marjor ie White

The J im Taylor FamilyCh r i s t i a n Church o f C a rl J un ct io nCarl Junct ion, Missouri 61^83^

Your servants i n Rhodesia ,J im, Marje an d familyI n d i v i d u a l sM/M Ril ey Tay lo r, Dix, 111.M/M Ted Johns, Jopl in , Mo.Miss Jan Johns , Jop l i n , Mo.WM^on^r i s t e r , Jo j^ inT^^M/M John Goodman, Jopl in , Mo.M/M Dale Sponsler, Marshf ield, Mo.M/M Norman Thompson, Lamar, Mo.M/M Roy Taylor, Taylorvil le, 111.M/M William Lisle, Joplin , Mo.M/M Har ry Basye , Columbus, Ks.M/M Donald Stirrup, Nebo, Ky.Mrs. Tw yla McKee, Roswel l , N. Mex.M/M Walter GoodmanM/M Gene MorainC hu rc hes a nd GroupsDix Chr i s t i an Church, Dix, 111F i r s t Chr i s t i an Ch\arch, Flo ra , 111.Southside Chris t ian Ch. , Spr ing f ie ld , 111.Chr i s t i an Church, Ramsey, 111.F i r s t Chr i s t i an Church, Lamar, Mo.Cent r a l Ch. o f Chr i s t , Mt. Vernon, 111.Countrys ide Chr i s t i an Ch. , Pi t t s bu rg , Ks. 2Coon Rapids Ch. o f Chr i s t , Coon Rapids , MinnLord*s Reapers, OBC, Jopl in , Mo.

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Dear Chr is t i an Fr iends ,Thank you, thank you, thank you!So many th ings have happened!

THE TAYLOR FAMILY

Oim and MarjeJean ieTimothyJ uHeJoniJon

September 27 197^

The pas t two months have r e a l l y f lown by .

I t was good to meet many of th e missionar ies a t the Centra l African MissionMeeting in Sal isbury , August 15. Several were there a l l week, but with th eGood News Centre to care for , I only got to meet with them one day. (I 'm notcomplaining; t ha t ' s what I came here to do.) I t ' s interest ing to meet peopleyou have read about for years , person to person. We hope to v i s i t with as manyof the fellow-workers as we can and to see t he i r places o f la bo r. This wil lhave to be done during the public holidays or school hol idays .Another highlight in our fellowship here, was a dinner meeting a t Karoi (on afarm, really) with a great number of the Sinoia people making the t r ip. Wel e f t immediately following oiir worship service Sunday, September 1. Dr. JimFrasure and family and the Bi l l Harr is on f am ily from Chidamoyo also were there .The ent i r e af ternoon was spent ea t ing , v is i t ing , and worshipping.I enjoyed another kind of fellowship in Salisbuiy on September 19. The Christ ian booksellers had a get together to discuss plans for Christian Book Year1975' There are always errands to run each time I get to Salisbury-that af ternoon was no excep t ion .September 21-22, we a l l enjoyed another t r ip to Chidamoyo Mission. This wasour l a s t t ime to v i s i t with Miss Ola Mar ion, th e mission school teacher . Sheand Marje have become close f r iends through the past few weeks.I have been work in g on a sermon ser i es f rom James for the Sinoia and Mangulachurches . The Afr ican churches seem to be growing wel l . They have begun toask fo r l eader sh ip t r a in ing coi i rses .Things are going pret ty well a t the Good News Centre. Marje has been helpingin cataloging our records so we can s t a r t an inventory system.The children have experienced some sickness the past few days. Each one had tomiss some school , but nothing ser ious .Please continue to pray for us, tha t we may be used of the Lord to accomplishHis work. May God b le s s you each one. -

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CONTRIBUTORS FOR SEPTEMBER, 197^Car l J un c t i o n , Mo.M/M Ronald LawerM/M Gary StrandMrs. Martha AllmendingerMrs . F r an c e s McFe r ronM/M Harold DownsM/M Charles GrissomMrs. Jen ClymerM/M R. B. KeggeriesMrs. G ladys Fra i ze rM/M MSyron WilliamsMrs . Mora M i ll e rM/M Kenneth SnyderM/M Gaiy NowlinM/M Gordon Clymer-M^ Bert-lCLei-don-M/M George KeffalosM/M David JonesM/M Robert McKnightMrs . M i l d re d RichmondMrs . Lucille T a r r a n tMrs. Mary HolmsM/M Don Moore

Af r i c a n Add r e s s ;M/M Jim TaylorP . 0 . Box 392S ino i a , RhodesiaA f r i c a

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GOOD NEWS

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Jim and MarjeJean ieTimothyOulieJoniJon

November 21, 197^

Dear Chr i s t i a n Fr i ends ,Jus t about th e t ime the October newsle t ter was due to be wri t t en , our rout ine wasdrastically changed. Please forgive us for being so late. On Wednesday, Oct. 30af ter we were a l l in bed, we received a phone cal l from Marje's dad. He calledto report that Gay Ammerman, ou r 13 year old niece, was near death with cancer.The Dr. gave her only a few days to live. After much praying and heart-searchingconcerning the cost , MarJe l e f t Rhodesia on November 1 to be with the Ammermans.(Mrs. Ammerman is Marje's sis te r ) I t was dif f icul t for her to leav e her familyhere, expec ia ll y for such a t r ip . We have been blessed as we have learned toappreciate her more for her planning and preparing meals, helping with homework,wash ing c l o t h e s , etc., e t c .Let me tel l you some of the things that have been happening here. On October l8,we ma,de a t r ip to the famous Mashoko Mission. I t was a warm t r ip , but Just aswe t rave l led the l a s t few miles , we were cooled by a nice shower. I t rained a l lthe next day, cancelling the chi ldren 's plans for outdoor act iv i t ies , but weenjoyed very much the opportunity to vis i t with our hosts, the Don Stol l familyof Rolla, Mo. We were very much impressed by the size of the mission. The chi ldren were most impressed by the new swimming pool. On our return, we made as h o r t visit t o th e famous Zimbabwe Ruins .On November 23 , we made our t r ip to Mangula, and were pleased to meet anotherfamily i nt er es ted i n the Lord's work. Please continue to pray for the work there.Wednesday morning, November 6, we had our montlily "prayer and share" session withthe other Sinoia miss ionar ies , Mr. & Mrs. Dale Marshall and Mr. & Mrs. IvanMartin. I t seemed strange without MarJe, but i t is always a time of real sp i r it u a l r e f r e sh i ng .We woTold l ike to take th i s opportunity to extend our bes t wishes to each one ofyou during the Christmas season. Let us remember above a l l else the Saviour whogave His l i fe for us that we might have that wonderful hope of l iving eterni tywith Him. May each of us give ourselves completely in service to Him is ourprayer.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,J im, MarJe, and f ami lyNote": MarJe r e tu rned to Sinoia onNov. 26 . Gay Ammerman i s

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CONTRIBUTORS FOR OCTOBER MD NOVEMBER, 197UCa r l J unc t i o n^ Mo.M/M Ronald LawverM/M Gary StrandMrs. Martha AllmendingerMrs . Fr ance s McFernnonM/M Harold DownsM/M Charles GrissomMrs. Jen ClymerM/M R. B. KegerriesMrs. Gladys Fra i ze rM/M Jy^yron WilliamsMrs . Mora M i l le rM/M Kenneth SnyderM/M Gary NowlinM/M Gordon ClymerM/M Ber t KleidonM/M George KeffalosM/M David JonesM/M Robert McKnightMrs . Lucille Ta r r a n tMrs. Lena Jfyr ickM/M Lynn GardnerM/M Newt WhiteSp e c i a l T r ave l Fund ;Mr. Clifford Sm i t h

Bi r thdays :Dec. IT - MarjeJan . 16 - Jim

Af r i c a n Add r e s s :M/M Jim TaylorP. 0 . Box 392S ino i a , Rhodes iaAfrica

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