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NEWS OF THE SINCLAIRS
-HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE" IN CENTRAL AFRICA (ph-uppians 2:,6.

Volume 6

September 1972

Number 1

Greetings

the Name of Jesus

from Zambia and the Sinclairs in

Livingstone. We all continued to enjoy good health through the rainy
. ' . season here in Zambia this year.

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On January 17th the youngest member of our family, John Arthur who we now all "Johnny" was one year then he has begun
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SANDY SINCLAIR

ary Wayne turned five and began

everything and adored by his brothers and sister. Also in Janu-

Amon wi th members of the Line Church.

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members of the L.ngambo

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a young man these days. His younger brother Richard was seven -li^iWBlijtSBBlBM
June 1st and is catching up fast. Michael is in fourth grade and

first grade at Livingstone Primary school on January 20th and is doing very well. Michael turned nine on April 25th and is quite

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Richard is in second grade at school. Michelle, the only little looking forward to our furlough this year and "going to America" is a magical phrase heard often around the Sinclair household

this year. Charlotte continues to have her hands full with the

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children and their needs and is thus kept very busy every moment

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We will be in the United States early in August and settling in Arizona close to Charlotte's parents and family. After finding

Building supplies for the Lingamba

accommodation and getting reasonably settled, the children enrol- Church.

led in a new school, I will begin my visits among our supporting churches to share with them victories in Zambia. Furlough address will be P.O. Box 21102, Phoenix,
Arizona 85036.

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SAMSON CIMBULU

AMON SAMBOKO

RAINY SEASON
The southern Province of Zambia experienced a rccord maize crop at harvest time in June this year as a result of an unusually heavy rainy season. The rains came late, having only really started on Decem ber but they were very heavy and lingered late into the season. Altogether we received over fortysix inches of rain in an area that averages only twenty-nine inches of rain each year. The result of this was that for many weeks our more remote churches were left on their own, with mixed results.
The church at Libonda rernained active, the church

MEETING AT LIBONDA
Each year we try to lead the people at one selec ted church into a conference, leadership clinic and revival. This years meeting was at the church at Libonda's village, appropriate at this time as it was where we started nearly three years ago. Vil

lage Christians came from as far as ten miles away for the food and fellowship, preaching and teaching that lasted from Thursday evening June 1 through Sunday morning June 4th. The average attendance
was sixty-five persons which filled the small cement-block church to overflowing. Church lea

ders from all churches north of the Ngwezi were

present and preached during' the sessions. It~was a fine meeting full of spiritual nourishment for all.

at Lingamba also remained active and grew by several baptisms early this year. The church at
Cikuni, however, took a nosedive and suffered from

Leroy Randall, missionary in Lusaka came down for

a visit during the conference.

lack of leadership. The Liduli church grew under the leadership of Amon Samboko but the Kanyoze
church, while continuing to meet also suffered from

CHURCH LEADERS
Pictured in this issue of the "Bush-Telegraph"
are most of our church leaders for the first time.

leadership shortcomings. The dry season events following the harvest time which traditionally starts the time of greater church growth and activity, has seen a comeback in the churches all along the Ngwezi. This slump at the end of the rains and during harvest-time seems to be a traditional annual event in BuTonga. (Tongaland)

They are as follows: SAMSON CIMBULU: Samson came to us from the Kancele church and assumed a position of leader ship in the Lingamba church when it was started as

his home village was so much closer to Lingamba

LIKUBANGWA
KAZYAMBA

DAVIDSON

SIBUSENGA

than Kancele. He is a fine man and a capable preacher, dedi

cated Christian who loves the Lord.

AMON SAMBOKO: Amon is from a village that lies between two of our churches, Ctkuni and Lingamba and was baptized and added to the Cikuni church early in 1971. He is a fine, pleasant young man who is considerably younger than any other leaders. A builder by trade, he is well educated and a fine, capable church leader. He has been largely responsible for

the Liduli church and it has grown as a result of his teaching and preaching. LIKUBANGwA KAZYAMBA: I have known Likubangwa since 1969 and we have enjoyed his company on every occasion we
were together. He is the most educated of all the church lea

ders and speaks fluent English and is capable of interpreting if necessary. At that time he was not a Christian, but always seemed interested and was filled with endless questions. Finally in 1971 he came to the Lingamba church and was bap tized. His talents soon led him to an influential position and
he was church leader at the small Cikuni church for sometime.
KAMBOLE MPATAMATENGA

He may be found preaching at either Cikuni or Lingamba these days. He is a village leader as well.

DAVIDSON SIBUSENGA: Davidson was

the original church

leader at the Lingamba church and is now our "roving evan

gelist" who can be expected to turn up at any church along the Ngwezi on any given Sunday. Davidson is educated, a village leader like Likubangwa, with his own village. He is a respected
member of his community. He is the only church leader we have who is employed for wages. Davidson works as a clerk at the

Kantumbi store everyday of the week except Sundays. This has made it impossible for him to attend leadership training sessions which are held during the week. It has also restricted
"Tils attendance at conferences, but nevertheless he is a fine
student of the Bible.

KAMBOLE MPATAMATENGA: Kambole is the "mudala" of all

the church leaders north of the Ngwezi river. That is, he is the wide and respected leader of them all due to his age and length of service In the Lord's church. Kambole was baptized into Christ in 1919 and has served faithfully ever since. He is at the moment church leader and headman at Mutwanjill, a church predating the ones established by myself by many years
and associated with the non-instrument church of Christ mis

Sandy Sinclair with Libonda Namac

sionaries. He is highly respected and a great preacher in his own right, and has led the church through times of darkness

when he and only a handful of faithful followers were worship

ping in that area In the late fifties and early sixties.

LIBONDA NAMADULA: Libonda was the original leader In the first new church we established north of the Ngwezi river in
October 1969 in his village. From this church and his leader

ship we were able to extend into the other nearby villages.

With his help and the village Christians we built the church building here in June, July and August of 1970. It was here that our most recent conference was held in June 1972.
SAMSON MUTEMA: Samson Nyimba Mutema Is the church leader extraordinary. He Is a spiritual man of great faith and conviction. He refers to himself as once being dead and buried, and that I came with a shovel and dug him out of the grave. . .for he was once a Christian back In the 1930's but fell away from the Lord and was In the ways of Satan for thirty-five years. Next to Kambole, Mutema Is the oldest church leader In our area and one of the greatest preachers. He and Libonda are very close. He has been complaining about failing eyesight, he is sixtyfive years of age, for many years and I finally gave him a trip

Samson Mutema with his new gla:

Mutema dance for joy upon receiving the glasses and being able to read the Bible clearly for the first time
in many years.

to the eyedoctor who fitted him with a pair of glasses. One of my most memorable experiences will be seeing
These are some of the fine leadership in charge of the Lord's churches. Pray God's guidance upon them
January - June Contributors
during our absence.

Regular Supporters

First Christian Church, Pompano Beach, Florida Central Christian Church, Charleston, Illinois First Christian Church, Fairfield, Illinois Chapel Hill Christian Church, CaseyVille, Illinois Milford Christian Church, Illinois

Christian Church, Pleasant Hill, Illinois Sciota Christian Church, Sciota, Illinois Christian Home Builders, Windsor, Illinois Grandview Church of Christ, Connersville, Indiana Other Contributors Fairfax Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana North Liberty Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana Junior CYH, Waynesville Christian Church, Illinois Home Builders, Christian Church, New Lisbon, Indiana Junior Bible School Class, Waynesville Christian Church, Women's Fellowship, Christian Church, New Lisbon, Illinois
Indiana

Garden Park Church of Christ, Toledo, Ohio First Christian Church, Marlow, Oklahoma Orchard St. Christian Church, West Allis, Wisconsin M/M Robert O. Beddow, Terre Haute, Indiana Mrs. Miriam Brokaw, Angola, Indiana Glen Harpster, Clarence, Missouri James Phelps, Olney, Illinois Mrs. Elmina Power, Mesa, Arizona M/M Wayne Watkins, Granada Hills, California Individual, Lincoln Christian Church, Illinois

Northside Church of Christ, Richmond, Indiana

Couples for Christ, Canton, Ohio

Sarah Circle, Church of Christ, Webster City, Iowa

Bcllevue Christian Church, Atchison, Kansas Church of Christ, Canby, Minnesota Church of Christ, Cleveland, Minnesota Crestline Church of Christ, Crescline, Ohio Columbia Church of Christ, Edon, Ohio First Christian Church, Springfield, Ohio

Christian Ladies Aid, Martelle, Iowa Dorcas Circle, Cleveland, Minnesota Lydia Missionary Circle, Maplewood Christian Church,
Terre Haute, Indiana Wymer Construction, Indianapolis, Indiana

Leonard Balding, Olney, Illinois

Mrs. Robert Boll, Seattle, Washington Ernie Matthews, Fairfield, Illinois Field Address:

FOR DISPLAY, SLIDES, TAPES:

Hubert and Ruth Adams

Stoteslde Address:

Virginia Beddow
Box 9543

Sandy and Charlotte Sinclair

Box 160

629 N. Rochester Ave.

Indianapolis, Indiana 46222

Lansing, Michigan 48909

Livingstone, Zambia

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A QUICK HISTORY OF ZAMBIA

Diverse forces have been molding and influencing life in Zambia for over 70 years.

These include tribal influences, the coming of the white man, and the new independent African nationalism of the last few years. Zambia's present boundaries were drawn on the map of Africa at the Berlin Conference in 1885. The dignitaries atten ding that far off convention did not consider

began to occur. The rise of African nation alism. A young man named Kenneth D. Kaunda began to rally the African people as

he bicycled across the country seeking poli tical support. Some died in the struggle for
independence. Today the United National Independence Party led by Dr. Kaunda is in power. Political independence was granted
Oct. 24, 1964, President Kaunda has led

the diversity of tribes and languages that

was present in what was then called North
ern Rhodesia. There are 73 different tribes

the country since independence.

With the motto "One Zambia One

in Zambia ranging from large tribes of many thousands to smaller tribes of only a few thousand. Many of Zambia's tribes
used to war with each other. Tribalism is

Nation", this new independent country begins a big task of developing a modern African society. A philosophy of Humanism has been developed to bridge the gap between the tra ditional tribal culture and modern society.
The missionaries' task in Zambia is to

still felt, but one of the goals of the pre

sent government is to play down tribal
differences. Zambia's national motto: "One Zambia One Nation" reflects this

place the Gospel in the hands of the people.

Then let the church of Jesus Christ, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, develop to
best suit the needs of the Zambian.

hope.

More than 90% of Zambia's people are living in what can best be described as traditional African living. Most of the people yield strong allegiance to tribal leaders. Many tribal traditions are kept by the villagers. The government is even encouraging the people to maintain their
old customs and cultures.

The Copper industry was the first to open up present day Zambia. In the early 1900's, the white man came to mine copper. He employed thousands of Africans. By 1920 a large African population had become permanently resident on the "copperbelt"
and their descendents became the first non-

A.G. (Sandy) Sinclair

Box 160

Livingstone, Zambia, Africa

Forwarding Agent: Virginia Beddow
Box 9543

Lansing, Michigan 48909

traditional Africans whose life style became influenced by the white man. The railways and the copper mines ar
rived. So did the British. The British

brought their monetary system, the language and legal system, and their form of govern ment. Witii them also came military and police control over warring tribes.
With the British also came education

which was mostly the result of Christian

missionaries. About 1912 two Rhodesian

Africans came into Zambia to preach the Gospel. These men were the earliest prea chers of the Restoration movement. They were preaching and baptizing in what is today
known as Kalomo district.

During the late 1950's a new phenomena