Davis Dean Judy 1968 Zambia

Volume 2
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News From Dean, Judy, Jimmy and Cindy Davis
Zambia Mission, Church of Christ
P. 0. Box 873
Ndola, Zombia
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. {II Corinthians 5:20)
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Greetings from Zambia in the name of our wonderful Lord and
Savior who guides and protects as we endeavor to do His will.
We give to you our heartfelt THANKS for your prayers and gifts
which have made it possible for us to be working in Zambia for
the salvation of the lost.
The lost two months have been busy and exciting ones as
we have tried to get settled. Many things have happened since
our first week and our first home in Zambia. Our first home here
was with the Charles Bells in Lusaka where we spent one week
in their guest house. From there we moved to Kitwe with the Bill
Brants. We spent three weeks with them until we found a house
in the city of Ndola. First home In Zambia
We have now moved into our new home in Ndola, a three bedroom house on an acre of land.
We have been busy constructing a small guest house and study back of the house, as there was
no available space for a study in the house. With this job soon to be completed, we will start
our Bemba language study in February. This will demand most of our time for the next six to
eight months. Please pray that we will be able to learn well and fast so we can be better mes
sengers of the Gospel.
As we stand on the threshold of this New Year there are many new doors of opportunity that
are waiting for us to step through. This is true, not only with us
in Zambia, but with you wherever you are serving Christ. May we
all have the courage to accept the Lord's challenge to "launch out
into the deep," with the faith that He will always help us when we
need Him. Only our heavenly father knows the blessings and thrills
that can be ours if we accept these new opportunities by working as
if everything depends upon us and praying as if everything depends
upon Him.
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NDOLA, COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF ZAMBIA
Ndola, (pronounced Endola) was begun in 1902
and for the first 25 years of its existence was the
center of all the mining activities of, what was
then, Northern Rhodesia. It was from here that the
"fabulous copperbelt" was prospected and most of
the major copper discoveries made, leading to a
growing area which now has seven cities with a
population of almost 750,000.
In the early thirties, Ndola's mining era ended
when the mine there died out. However, instead of
stagnating, Ndola proved that it Is not always true
that a town whose mines die must die with them. The
city quickly went ahead to become the commercial,
industrial, and distributive center for all the other
mining towns, although not a mining town itself.
Ndola, situated near the southern border of the
Congo, now has a population close to 110,000 people
of which over 98% are African. This number is con
tinuing to grow at an alarming rate. The town clerk
told me recently that they now have over 7,000 ap
plications for African housing and are receiving
about 200 applications a month. He said, "If we
received no more applications it would still take us
seven years to catch up to the demand."
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We gel your letters here.
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Lockheed Hercules picks up 25 tons of copper at
Ndola Airport.
Buteko Avenue, one of Ndola's busy streets.
The opportunities to witness for Christ in the
three major African Townships of Ndola, as well as
the vast number of bush villages in the surrounding
area, are limitless.
There just are not enough "hours in a day to
cover all the territory that needs to be covered. Pray
for us as we endeavor to accomplish this great task,
and pray that more laborers will come Into the field.
Davises, Mrs. Pace, Brants
First Workers in
Copperbelt
The Brants and Mrs. Pace are already hard at
work in developing a printing ministry which will
help serve the great need for Christian literature in
Zambia. All the missionaries in Zambia are sharing
in the purchasing of equipment so there will be no
delay in getting materials that are needed now in
our evangelistic program. We are thrilled that we can
share with these servants of God in opening up the
Copperbelt for the preaching of New Testament
Christianity. By the time you read this, the Vernon
Oakleys and Charles Delan'eys will also be with us
in the Copperbelt to help spread the Good News that
Jesus saves from sin.
Thank You for Gifts and Cards
We want to thank each and everyone who sent
Christmas cards and gifts to us. Your Christian
thoughtfulness and generosity warmed our hearts
and filled us with joy at the Christmas season.
All the missionaries here had a Christmas get-
together in Lusaka and were presented with a lovely
program by the missionary children, directed by Mrs.
Pace. The program was followed by a Christmas
message. This, along with your kindness gave us a
very happy Christmas in Zambia. Again, THANK
YOU.
TAPE EXCHANGE INVITED
Would your congregation like to receive a tape
recording from us concerning our work? If so, please
tape one of your worship services and, if you desire,
a personal message and airmail it to us. We will en
joy your services and news from your congregation
and then tape a message which will be sent back to
you.
Due to the need for space to give you more
news, and the fact that each contributor re
ceives a receipt from our Forwarding Agents,
we are no longer going to list contributors on the
back page. Your contributions are greatly appreci
ated and we feel it is good stewardship to use the
entire MESSENGER for news from Zambia, Thank
you for your understanding in this matter.
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E WOULD like very much to hear news from
you and your congregation. Please write us and
we shall endeavor to answer all letters promptly.
DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST: (continued from page 1)
May the year of 1968 be for you one of joyous service to the Lord. Please remember us In your
^^rayers, as they mean more to us and the Lord's work here than we can ever tell you.
' Yours because of Jesus,
Dean, Judy, Jimmy and Cindy
Jim and Cindy ready for school.
FIELD ADDRESS:
Please note that our permanent
field address is:
P. 0. Box 873
Ndola, Zambia, Africa
FORWARDING AGENTS:
Mr. and Mrs. Jock Patterson
Route 1
King, North Carolina 27021
"Swinging high"
Car leaving ship
Duett's
Our Ship, the Africa, arrived in Beira, Mozambique,
on Oct. 14. We had to wait about two hours for our
car to be unloaded, cleared through customs and im
migration before we could leave. We were very
anxious to get started, and at 6:30 p.m. we were on
our way. We drove until 10:30 at which time we
reached the Rhodesian border, and spent our first
night in Africa at Umtali, Rhodesia. The next day,
Sunday, wc had our communion and worship services
in our hotel room before going on to Zambia. We
drove all day, and at 4:30 reached the Zambian
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border. Here we had to fill out many, many forms for
the government since we were immigrants, but in
only an hour we were in Zambia, and heading for
Lusaka, our destination. How happy we were to be
here at last!! It all seemed a little unreal, and it
was hard to believe we were actually in central
Africa. However, after seeing a huge elephant walk
ing along the road, we knew we had arrived.
On Monday, Oct. 16, all the Zambian mission
aries gathered at Mumbwa for their bi-monthly meet
ing, and we enjoyed meeting the ones we hadn't met
and renewing friendships with those we had met in
the States.
We stayed our first week in Lusaka with Charles
and Mary Frances Bell, and the next week we went to
Kitwe where we stayed with Bill and Jackie Brant^^
The first thing we did after deciding to live in th^
Copperbelt was to enroll Jim and Cindy in school.
They were accepted at Kansenji Primary School, Jim
is in the fourth grade and Cindy in the second grade.
Their school year is over now, and after only five
weeks in the fourth and second grades, they will
probably move up to the next grades when school
resumes the last of January. The terms here are a
little different, the beginning being the last of Jan
uary and going until June when they have their first
term break. Then in July they begin the second term
which ends the first of December. This is one of the
many new things in Zambia to which we will have to
adjust.
We were very fortunate in finding a house only a
few blocks from school. Getting settled in a new
country, a new city, a new house is an exciting
process, because everything is so different here. At
times our patience has been tried, but we know that
God is on our side and we are happy in the knowledge
that we are doing His will.
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow^Ânother fine family has just
arrived in the Gopperbeit to assist in the tremendous task of evangelism. Charles
and Betty Delaney with their girls, Shanda and Robin, are now staying with us un
til they are able to find a home of their own. We are grateful for them and their
dedication to the cause of Christ, and especially happy to have them in our home.
As we write this letter most of Zambia is at a stand-still as far as transpor
tation is concerned. This is due to the fact that petrol (gasoline) to supply the
country must be brought in by truck over 1,000 miles of bush road. All the rains
of the past month have caused the road, which is called "Hell Run", to turn into
one long mud hole where hundreds of trucks, loaded with petrol, are stuck. For
the month of February each motorist gets only 5 gallons of petrol. As you can
readily see this almost stops our work. "We are going on foot and bicycle and
this makes survey work almost impossible because the African Townships are so
widely scattered. Please pray with us that the situation will be eased soon so
our work can resume normally.
Until recently we have been working with the Brants and Oakleys in Kitwe to
get a congregation established there. God has richly blessed and the attendance
there is now running in the forties.
We are now beginning a Bible Study under a small shelter in our back yard for
the African employees in our neighborhood. This will be the beginning nucleus of
our first congregation in Ndola. The language barrier plus the fact that most of
them know nothing at all about the Bible makes the work slow. We are now pray^-
ing that we can find a good interpreter here in Ndola to help us until we leam the
language.
Your continued support is greatly appreciated as it enables us to preach Christ
here. May God's richest blessings be yours as you serve Him there.
We are constantly aware of your prayers and what they mean to the work here
and around the world. As we stated so many times in presenting the work in the
States, we need your prayers more than anything else. Please pray specifically
this month for the following:
1. Relief in the petrol situation
2. The Kamitondo congregation in Kitwe
3 , The beginning congregation in Ndola
4. The Oakleys, Delaneys and Davises as Language study begins
Remember, the prayers of righteous people avails much. (James 5:16) The work
of world evangelism needs YOUR prayers.
Yours because of Jesus,
Dean, Judy, Jimmy and Cindy Davis
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Vo ume 2
Zambia Christian Mission
P.O. Box 873
Ndola, Zambia
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. (II Corinthians 5:20)
April 1968
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Number 2
Recently we had the privilege of going to Kapyanga, 65
miles in the bush, to visit with the Mechems. While there, the
opportunity was provided to visit several of the villages in
the area and preach for the Mamvule congregation. Don and
Linda, who hove been here nearly two years, ore doing a won
derful job of evangelism. It was a thrill to preach the Good
News of Jesus to these people, yet quite different since the
message had to be in the simplest terms so the interpreter
could then express it in the language of the people. The
greatest thrill came when, at the invitotion, four ladies
.^stepped out to confess Christ and be baptized into Him. One
of these ladies was the wife of a church leader and her
coming will be a tremendous testimony to the village.
Each day we thank God for all of you there in the U. S. who faithfully pray and give to support
the work of evangelism in Zambia. We would be misrepresenting the situation if we said the work
here was all eosy, because many times we face barriers and problems which slow down and hinder
the work. The devil has a firm hold on the lives of many of these
people and often they resent anyone pointing to a pure, righteous way
of life. Couple this with the language barrier and the fantastic dif
ference in customs, and you con faintly see the problems we face.
However, the power of the Gospel and the leadership of the Holy
Spirit is evident, and victory in Jesus will be the final result. His
constant presence as we endeavor to serve Him gives us joy unspeak
able.
Teaching about Jesus Dean, Judy, Jimmy and Cindy
Bupti/ing into Chrisl
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Zamhian Ambassadors for Christ
Publication Committee
A publication committee has been chosen
to direct the printing ministry which is being
established to furnish much needed Christian
literature in Zambia. The committee consists
of Bill Brant, printer; Dean Davis, chairman
and representing Bemba area; Charles Bell,
Nyanja area and Don Mechem, Tonga area.
ZAMBIA CHRISTIAN PRESS is now a reality
and very soon we will have tracts, correspond
ence courses, Bible School lesson books, and
leadership training courses. The need for such
literature in the language of the people is em
phasized as people ask us for literature and we
have nothing to give them. Every day provides
opportunity to use the printed word. Our prayer God's Word for Zambia
is that this ministry will be effective in helping ^
us win souls to Jesus. ^ i
God 8 Word
for Zambia
Robin Nkombalume, second from left, is
working in the copperbelt as a colporteur taking
his bicycle, equipped with a box full of Bibles
and Christian literature, into African housing
areas and selling the Word of God. Robin is a
fine Christian young man, an excellent inter
preter and a wonderful witness to his people.
Please pray for him and that we may win many
more like him to help in the work here.
Surveying AfricanTownship Robin Nkom
balume and Dean.
Left to right Vernon Oakley, Ron
Sapp, Dean Davis, Charles Dell, Lcroy
Randall, Charles Delaney, Bill Brant, Don
Mechom, andSandy Sinclair (not pictured).
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Part of Mamvule Congregation at Kapyanga.
MISSIONARY DEVOTIONS
FOR YOUR D.V.B.S.
This year each of the Zambia missionaries
has prepared a three to five minute mission
devotion for use in your Daily Vacation Bible
School this summer. These stories are inspira
tional and will challenge the children in their
thinking on world-evangelism. If you would like
to have this mission packet, please write our
Forwarding Agents and it will be sent to you.
If your D.V.B.S. is looking for a specific
project, please write us for a list of needs.
Kamilondo Congregation in Kitwe on Second
Sunday.
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Jim and "His Tree" in our Yard.
Jim and '*His Tree" in our Yard
Hi Everybody:
I just wanted to say something in the News
letter.
At school we are learning about maps. We
have a map book at school. I keep asking Dad
for some maps. Sometimes at home when I am
not doing anything I study them. Sometime I
want to decide where to be a missionary when
I grow up.
When we were staying at Uncle Bill's
(Brants) we saw a black mamba on the carport.
These are very poisonous snakes. Dad nearly
stepped on it, but he walked on the other side
of the car. He said to Lady, their dog, "Sic 'em
Lady!" Uncle Bill and Dad killed the snake
after that.
Well, good-bye.
Jim
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To Market To Market
Today is marketing day! Most of you will be
surprised to learn chat wc have supermarkets here
in Zambia. However, its not quite like the A&P back
in the States. I usually have to go to three markets
and the butcher before I get my needed supplies; and
today was no exception. For instance, the first
market which is in downtown Ndola, was out of flour
and brown sugar. The second market, located in a
small shopping center not far from home, is the best
place to buy some supplies, but the bread there isn't
good. So the third market is where I buy bread and
today they also had brown sugar just like we get in
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the States. Most of the time brown sugar is so dark,
almost black, and you can't always find even that.
Betty Delaney and I each bought five pounds because
we probably won't find it again for several months.
Usually what you can't find in one market, another
will have, but sometimes they're just out altogether.
I bought some extra flour last week because there
was plenty, and today there was no flour to be found.
It takes so long for supplies to reach Zambia that
when you find something unusual, such as macaroni,
you had better stock up, because next time you go,
it is gone.
All meat is bought at the butchery and it's
quite an experience. The meat is not refrigerated,
just laying out on the counter, or hanging up. It's
hard to buy meat because the cuts are different and
have different names, but after awhile you learn to _
go in and order as if you've been doing it all you^^\
life.
The most important thing about marketing is to
take plenty of money because food is so expensive.
Just a few comparative prices chicken, $.75/lb;
hamburger $.75/Ib; bacon S1.20/lb; coffee S1.65/lb;
potatoes $1.30/10 lb; apples S.65/doz.; tea $.75/^2
lb; Jello $.19/box; eggs S.87/doz.
Of course to go marketing takes petrol (gas)
which is also expensive, about $.90 a gallon. How
ever, the Lord sees our needs and provides in a way
wc couldn't without his blessings. Praise God from
whom all blessings flow! He has blessed us with
"good health, and~~wonderful Christian friends who
pray for us and our needs. Because of this we are
able to work and witness for Him here In Zambia to
those who have "never heard. Pray that they may
open their hearts to the wonderful news that Jesus
saves. May God richly bless you all is our daily
prayer.
May, 1968
The rains have stopped and Fall in Zambia is upon us. The nights are getting
cooler and cooler, but the days are still hot. Many of the flowers are In full
bloom and tie landscape is beautiful.
Since the rains have stopped the petrol situation has eased and we are able to
travel a little more now. This is a direct answer to prayer, as we werp told
that it would be June or July before it got better. THANK YOU so much for your
prayers concerning this matter.
Also, the work, at both Ndola and Kitwe, continues to make progress and souls
are being added to Christ and His Church. Again this is an answer to the pray
ers of you wonderful Christians there.
In our last letter we asked you to pray for the Oakleys, Delaneys and us in our
attempt to learn the Bemba language. It is an answer to your prayers that we
are still in language studyYou may think that is a joke, but it is certainly
true. Many times we have become very discouraged and been tempted to quit I
It is impossible to tell you how difficult it is to think in a language that is so
different and where the words, many times are very similar, yet with opposite
meanings. For instance, the word for "pray" is "pepa" and the word for "smoke"
is "pepa", the only difference being the long e in the latter. (Also, here the
long e is pronounced just like the short e except it is held longer). Can you
imagine the feelings of the Africans when you lead the service to an attitude
of prayer, ask them to bow their heads, and then say, "let us smoke? " Only
by God's grace are we able to continue, and progress is being malie even if it
is slow.
Again and again we say THANK YOU for your prayers. They mean so very much
to us, and the thing that brightens our day more than anything is to receive a
letter from one of you saying, "we remember you in our prayers," or "Our con
gregation prays for you often." Because of your concern and continued support,
the Gospel is reaching people who otherwise would not have been reached,.
Our THANKS is Insufficient, but the Father's reward of "WELL DONE" shall be
the THANKS for those who have faithfully carried a burden for the lost and done
something about it.
Our prayers continue for you there at home. May God bless your labors to
win souls there.
Yours because of The Cross,
Dean, Judy, Jimmy and Cindy Davis
Volume 2
^mbia MesgQnqer
P.O. Box 873
Ndolo, Zambia
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. (ii Corinthians 5:20)
June 1968
Number 3
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We want to share with you the wonderful joy we find in Christ, as doors are being opened and God uses
our efforts for the salvation of souls. When we have asked you to pray for specific things, we have seen God
answer your prayers and the needs are supplied in a wonderful way. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PRAYERS.
Not long after we got settled in our home we began having Bible study with one young African man under
a small shelter in our back yard. We never dreamed how God might use these seemingly insignificant efforts
to begin a congregation in Ndola.As a result, that young man, along with several others, has been baptized
into Christ and we thrill as we see the infant congregation outgrowing the shelter. There is one family of six
that walks five miles one way to attend each Lord's day. This has opened the door to begin preaching in the
village where they live, and very soon we hope to see a strong congregation there also.
I sincerely wish that each of you wonderful Christians who share with us in this ministry by your prayers
and support could visit us and see the power of the Gospel working in the lives of these people. Again we
say THANK YOU and we pray God's blessings upon your work for Him.
Please continue to pray for us and missionaries around the world. At present we are all In good health
and God' is wonderfully supplying every nefed. May His love and grace abide with you always.
Dean, Judy, Jim and Cindy
Baptizing into Jesus
Some new Christians at Ndola.
This lady
babv on her
carries her
back, five
miles to church.
Wickedness?
Indifference?
Recently in a letter, a friend wrote, "Is there
as much indifference there as we have here? How
are you being received in Zambia?" I felt this
might be on the minds of many and want to answer
it here.
The African people have a general distrust of
the white man because of the way they have been
exploited and mistreated by him in the past. It
takes some time to win their confidence and we
are constantly wondering just how much we have
been accepted. Due to the lack of Christian witness
and influence, the wickedness is unbelievable.
Again the white man has contributed to this. For
instance, the beer industry, started by the white
man, is one of the largest in Zambia. They trans
port it in large semi-tankers and it is bought by the
people in two and three gallon buckets as well as
by the bottle. Of course this breeds indifference and
a shell of sin that must be broken before the Gos
pel can touch them.
Ail of this points to a great void in the lives
of these spiritually-starved people. Indifference?
Wickedness? Yes, but many of the people are look
ing for something to take away the emptiness in
their lives. We all know that the only remedy is the
precious Gospel of our wonderful Lord. We are
greatly encouraged when we remember that it was
in similar circumstances that the Church of Christ
was born and spread like wildfire. Men were caused
to say about the early Christians, "They have turned
the world upside down." The time is ripe and ready
for the same thing to happen in Zambia. Please pray
that we will be fit vessels for the Master's use in
an hour such as this.
Dei aneys
Charles, Belly, Robin, Shanda
The Charles Delaneys are our co-workers in
Ndola and have worked shoulder to shoulder with
us to open this new field. For three months they
lived with'tiswhile looking for a htKise-of-their-own-.
During that time we grew to be very dear friends
and daily we found ourselves discussing ways to
spread the Gospel more effectively.
Plans in the near future include an extensive
bush survey into untouched areas of north-eastern
Zambia to open the way for establishing churches
there, as well as township evangelism in the Cop-
perbelt cities. Please pray for the Delaneys and us
as we work together for Christ here.
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We want to thank those who have used the
D.V.B.S. packets from Zambia If you haven't had
your D.V.B.S. yet, there are still some packets
available. Please write our forwarding agents.
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One of the first questions we were asked when we
decided to come to Zambia back in March, 1966, was
whether or not we thought we would like sudza. Back
then, Africa seemed a long way off, and sudza was
still very muchascrange and foreign dish. Not so today!
We are by now very familiar with this dish, and though
we are not particularly fond of it, we have learned to
eat it in typical African style.
Our first 'cook out" in Zambia was hosted by Edson
Mazabuka, who cooked and served the entire meal. The
meal consisted of sudza and a "relish" of potatoes and
onions seasoned with meat grease. Not much of a meal,
you say? No, not by our American standards, but quite
^nice dinner by African standards.
Sudza is a very stiff mush cooked by stirring
"mealie" meal (cornmeal) into rapidly boiling water.
The meal is stirred constantly with a wooden paddle or
cooking stick, as the Africans call it. The meal is added until no more can be stirred in. All this is cooked
over an open fire. While Edson stirred the sudza, his potatoes and onions were cooking. Just before they
were done, he added about two tablespoons of bacon grease, and let it finish
simmering while he set the "table."
The table was our large wash tub turned upside down. First he carried out
the sudza, which he had molded into an oval shaped ball. Then came the pota
toes, and last of all, a big bowl of water. He apologized for not having any
chairs, but we were seated quite comfortably on the ground. Edson then showed
us that the bowl of water was for washing our hands! He had thought of every
thing.
Sudza is eaten with the fingers, much as we would eat bread. The trick is to
break off a piece and roll it into a ball, and then dip it in the 'relish," in this
case, potatoes. Rather a starchy meal, but the relish can be anything from fish,
or meat, to stewed vegetables or fruit.
No African meal is complete without sudza, and many times this is the only
thing they have to eat. I am amazed that their bodies stay as healthy as they do
with no more meat, vegetables and milk than they can afford. Many of them have
small vegetable gardens and this provides them with a year 'round supplement to their main diet of sudza.
Needless to say, much as we enjoyed the novelty of our African "cookout," when we once again came
around our table, and enjoyed meat, vegetables, fruit and milk, we could only thank God over and over again
It the rich blessings that are ours because of His goodness, and the generosity of our brothers and sisters
Christ who share of their tithes and offerings that the Gospel might be spread here. Pray with us for con
tinued good health and strength that we might be able to win many souls, by giving them the "bread of life"
for indeed, "The field is white unto harvest."
Edson fixing sudza
Supper time in the village
A Zambian cookout
m
Ndola congregation
5^
Cindy and ihe baby
Mwapoleni, Abanandi,
I have carried a baby on my back before. It
was fun but they cried a lot. I did this while we
were in the bush. We were staying with Don and
Linda Mechem at Kapyanga Mission. Shelley
and I played upin the village behind their house.
Shelley and 1 played in her swing some too.
At school we don't have much writing any
more, because we've done all the letters in the
alphabet. We have English, composition, sums
(arithmetic), reading, swimming and Bemba.
Mwapoleni means "hello, how are you?";
abanandi means "my friends."
For now, Goodbye,
Cindy
Our neighbor with
his pan of wooly worms
for Sunday dinner. Doing the family wash
MISSION SERVICES
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ambia MQSgQnaer
P.O. Box 873
Ndola, Zambia
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. (II Corinthians 5:20)
Volume 2 August 1968 Number 4
%eciA ^nA4nJA^ ^ GluiUi
While you are enjoying the heat of summertime we are experiencing
our first winter in Zambia. We would never have believed that it could
get so cold this near the equator. Just recently we had temperatures rang
ing from 19 to 35 and frosts that killed vegetables in many areas. This
is the coldest recorded winter Zambia has ever had. Of course it is quite
warm during the day, reminding us of an autumn day there. The paper
recently reported many Zambians frightened as they saw a skif of snow
for the first time In their lives. (There was none in Ndola and we didn't
see any of it, much to Judy's dismay!) Weather like this is a little dis
turbing when none of the houses have heat and most of the people don't
have adequate clothing for it.
Baptizing into Jesus.
As you read this letter Reggie Thomas and his team are In Zambia preaching the Gospel to many thou
sands throughout the country. Much work has been done by all the missionaries to prepare for this evan
gelistic crusade. Please be in prayer for them throughout this month, that many souls may be reached in
Zambia because of their efforts. We will give you a full report of
their tour in Zambia in the October issue of the ZAMBIA MESSENGER.
Bible study group at Lubuto.
While they are in Ndola we are beginning a new congregation in
Lubuto. a new township bordering three other high density areas
with a total population of over 40,000 people. The ground work for
this new congregation has been in progress for over two months
with house to house teaching and preaching. Any victories that are
won will be your victories also, because of your faithful prayers
and support. To God be all the glory and praise as He gives the
increase.
Yours Because of Jesus
Dean, Judy, Jimmy and Cindy
Group that walked five miles form new congregation
New Congregation at Twapfa
In past letters we have told you about the family
of six who walked five miles from Twapia to attend
services in Ndola. Due to their witness for Jesus
the number of those walking from Twapia grew to
more than a dozen people. This opened the door and
a new congregation has been begun there, with these
people as the nucleus. They are meeting in a school
room and the Charles Delaneys have taken over this
work. We are praying chat very soon there will be a
strong congregation witnessing in this area.
The congregation meeting in our yard continues
to grow in spice of the fact that we lost several
people CO the Twapia work. A few weeks ago one of
the men, who has been most faithful, came to me
and said, "I want to be a preacher. Will you teach
me?" We have been praying that we could find some
one to train so the work here could be turned over
to them, leaving us free to begin a work in another
new area. Bennedy Fumbo is an answer to these
prayers and we have started a leadership training
course for him. Please pray with us that Bennedy
will become an effective evangelist for Christ and
His church.
Bennedy Fumbo "1 want to be a preacher"
Honda Purchased for the Work
Due to the terrible cost and shortage of petrol,
we purchased a Honda 90 Trail Bike, which has
proved to be one of our wisest investments. Besides
cutting the monthly fuel bill in half, it has enabled
us to travel freely into villages and areas that could
not be reached by car. It has been used very effec
tively in village survey work and preaching. It has
also helped us -become much better acquainted with
many of the people in the townships, because it is
easy to stop at the side of the road and visit and
pass out tracts. As the children hear the cycle
approaching we hear them calling out, "umusungu,
umusungu" which means "white man." They are
announcing our arrival. We pray that the message we
preach will reach their hearts and bring them to
Jesus.
Where cars cannot go! ^
Writing Us a Letter??
Some have wondered why their letters and
packages take so long in reaching us. Air Mail
comes from the States in six to ten days. Surface
mail takes from six to seven weeks. (Packages from
two to three months). If your letters are not marked
"Air Mail," they come surface mail even if you have
sufficient postage. And if they are marked "Air
Mail" and you have insufficient postage they will
come surface mail. Below is a listing of costs that
might help you. Always make sure you have correct
postage.
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Young men recently baptized into Christ
Cindy and Jim with playmates
At Bemba Class with teacher Mr. Barham
Jim and His Dog
Hello My Friends:
I have a puppy called Brownie which cost me
.50 ngwee or about 70 cents American money. When
we got him he was very tiny. He is growing bigger
and bigger every day. Brownie is a German Shepherd
and he can bite hard already. When Brownie sees
me each morning he waves his paws, one for about
thirty seconds and then the other for about the same
time. I really enjoy playing with him a lot. He is
going to be a very good watchdog. The picture of
me and Brownie above was taken when I first got
him.
Good-bye For Now,
Jim
And He saith mio them, "Come ye after
Me, and I make you fishers of men!'*
(Matthew 4:19)
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WOMEN IN
ZAMBIA
You might see a woman walking along the road
with a baby on her back, a heavy bundle of wood or
a basket of groceries on her head, two or three chil
dren trailing along behind her, with both hands free
so she can shake hands with friends she may chance
to meet. These people are very friendly, and it is
customary to shake hands as they meet, and ex
change a greeting usually "mwapoleni mukwai*
their most common greeting. Even the women shake
hands, something we Americans don't do, except on
Sunday morning as we greet the preacher and com
ment on his sermon. How strange it seemed to us at
first, for how many of us when meeting a close friend
at the grocery or on the street, would shake hands
as we say "hello"? But to the people here it is very
much a part of their life, a warm gesture of friend
ship. At church sometimes it seems we shake hands
a hundred times, and maybe there are only 40 people
present, but it is not an empty, meaningless gesture.
To us it signifies that they have accepted us as
friends, and are eager to cultivate a warm and
genuine friendship.
Another strange sight, and one which I have not
become accustomed to, is to see a woman with a
baby on her back, maybe a big load of firewood on
her head, carrying a pail, and her husband walking
beside her carrying not a thing!! But this is a part
of the way of life here in Zambia; but one I have
not put into practice!
It is hard for us to get the women to attend
services regularly with their husbands. In America
we remember that often it was just the opposite. But
here the congregation may be all men for awhile and
gradually some of the wives will attend. In the con
gregation here in Ndola, we have women who attend,
and have baptized several, but the congregation is
still largely men. This is where the missionary
wives can be a tremendous influence, but it must be
slow and patient work. We first have to win their
confidence and friendship, and this takes time. Many
times they are extremely shy, which on our part we
sometimes mistake for coldness and lack of interest.
We must show them that we want to be friends an<^^>y
show them their need for Christ and His Churcl.
Language barriers hinder this, but even that can be
overcome with God's help. Please pray with me that
we can help these Zambian women to be Christian
wives and mothers so they can teach their children
about Jesus and His way.
LVj:yjr^>-
Some Christian women in Ndola
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P. O. Box 873
CINDY, DEAN, JUDY, JIMMY
September 19^3
Dear Friends In Christ:
From Zambia we send our love beoause of the One God, the One Lord
and the One Task that binds us together^ Our prayes^ is that God
will help all of us to be fully committed to Jer.us Christ and the
proclamation of His saving Go.?pel to a 5in--sick and lost world
We have experienced God*s poi* or and the leadership of the Holy-
Spirit in opening new doors of opportunity, as never before,
since the crusade with the Reggie Thomas team A full report of
this crusade will appear in the Oct iSvSV.e of the ZAMBIA MEGSCNG-
SR, It is indeed a thrill as we witness baptisms into Christ
each week. The task of 'teaching them to observe all things'' be
comes increasingly greater, and v;e ask you to pray that God will
give us wisdom and understanding as v;e endeavor to do this
On September 17 Jim and Cindy are both having their tonsils re-
moved due to some trouble that has plagued them off and on for
some time Please remember them in your prayerso Other than
this, we are all fine and keeping very busy
We want to thank you for the time you have taken to pr^ for us
and the work here. One of our greatest encouragementîs the
thought of you concerned Christians praying for God^ guidance
upon us. Your continued faithful support has nrên your in-^
terest in the lost here Pl iase remember, rt i^not our needs
that you are meeting, but the needs of Christ Xo save a lost
people from sin May God bless you for raeet^;^g those needs so
faithfully.
Prayerfully lûrs In Jesus,
Dean, Judy, Jim & Cindy Davis
ambia MeesQi ler
Zambia Mission, Church of Christ
P. 0. Box 873
Ndola, Zambia
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRJCA. (II Corinthians 5:20)
Volume 2 October 1968
m GknAAd
Dufing the month of August we were blessed with visitors
from America who brought us inspiration and encouragement.
Our first visitors were David Williams and Marvin Matthews,
members of the Central Africa Mission board. It was a joy to
have them in our home, and in the services in Ndola one
Lord's Day. The following week the Reggie Thomas evange
listic team arrived for three thrilling days of singing and
preaching. The results of their work will continue to be
seen for months and years to come. We were then privileged
to have Max Ward Randall for a short visit. All of these were
a boost to us and the work here.
Here in Zambia it is now "suicide month," the hotest
and dryest month of the year. However, we are all in good
health and the Lord continues to shower His blessings upon
us. We want you to know how grateful we are to all you won-
^derful Christians in America for your continued prayers and
support to the cause of world evangelism. May God bless
your labors with many souls won to Jesus.
Alb'rl and Ht-nnt'dy
'Baptizing into Christ"
Number 5
Dean, David Williams and Marvin
Matthews.
The Reggie Thomas Team Dean and Max
Randall
"White Fields
in the
Copperbeit!"
by Reggie Thomas
John 4:35 "Say not yc. There are yet four months,
and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you.
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields: for they
are white already to harvest."
Aug. 12-17 we worked with Charles and Betty
Delaney, and Dean and Judy Davis in the great
Copperbeit area of Zambia. The Copperbeit supplies
a major portion of the world*s copper. It is exceeded
in production only by the U.S. Because of the copper
industry, a great population increase has come to
this area. We found great crowds hungry to hear the
Word of God.
Our first afternoon we went to Twapia Village
in Ndola. Here Charles Delaney had been teaching.
We were amazed when hundreds of Africans came
running from every direction. The school building
where we were meeting was soon crowded beyond
capacity. In a room where we would not think of
putting 50 in America more than 500 Africans
crowded in. They were grinning and shaking hands
with us. It was apparent they were over-joyed we
had come. After each song they would roar with de
light and clap tneir hands. I preached on "The
Power of the Gospel" when I extended the invita
tion to accept Christ as Savior about 150 rushed
forward and we were literally almost trampled! Never
have I seen people so eager to accept Christ. From
this service we journeyed to Kabushi where the Dean
Davis* are working and had exactly the same ex
perience. During our meetings in Ndola we experi
enced seven meetings like this and 395 souls con
fessed faith in Christ and started their desire to be
baptized and to live Christian lives.
Not all who attended accepted the Gospel. The
devil is very active in the Copperbeit. Drunkenness
is the No. 1 problem here. Thousands crowd the
bars each night. Many who attended church were
drunk. These caused much confusion during the
preaching. When I would preach repentence it was
not uncommon for the drunks to shout at me from the
audience that they would not give up sin!
Our last three days in Zambia were spent in
the great city of Kitwe in the Copperbeit where
Bill and Jackie Brant, Vernon and Katherine Oakley,
and Mildred Pace work. Our first afternoon we went
to the village Chibili where there is no church of
any kind. As we drove in the people started running.
They rushed at us from all directions. Obviously,
they were over-joyed we had come. Probably 600
to 700 crowded around us laughing and screaming
and shaking hands. We stood on a big ant hill and
sang to them and preached the Gospel. They stood
throughout the entire service. When the invltatic^^S
was extended 135 accepted Christ. '
The first man to accept Christ was the headman
of the village. He thanked us over and over for
coming. He said,"My people drink and get into
trouble. We need the Word of God to help us to stop
sinning."He begged us to come back and preach
more.
During our six days in the Copperbeit we regis
tered 929 confessions of faith. At one service where
more than 1600 attended there were at least eight
hundred to nine hundred who stated their desire
to become Christians. Our schedule was so tight wc
could not at that moment take their confessions
and their names and addresses so our missionaries
were to follow up this meeting and report to us by
letter the final results here.
We are so moved by the great hunger of these
people for God's Word that tears have come to our
eyes. There is a big lump in our throat as we leave
here. The fields of the Copperbeit are indeed "White
unto the Harvest". But the laborers are so few.
How we are earnestly praying for other young couples
to see the vision and come to these ripe fields and
help the Delaneys, Oakleys, Brants, and the Dean
Davis' reap precious souls for Jesus.
(This story written by Reggie Thomas who jus
returned from holding three months oj evangelistic
meetings in Rhodesia and Zambia.)
Dean and Reggie
KAHUSHl HALL
Six to nine hundred heard the llioinaH Team here each night.
"New creatures in Christ'
Just after their baptism
NEW DOORS ARE OPENED
The countries of Rhodesia and Zambia were
specially blessed this past summer by having the
Reggie Rhomas team visit them. Members of the team
were Lora Altig, Faye and Janice Rostvit, Sharon
Stewart, Larry Gordon, Mike Pratt and Reggie
Thomas.
Every missionary in both countries prayed and
worked hard to prepare for the teams arrival. The
Lord rewarded that work and the many prayers in a
wonderful way. In the two countries there were
2,198 responses and 18 new congregations started.
Of this number there were 395 responses and two
new congregations begun in Ndola where we and the
Charles Delaneys are working. These people, most
of whom we had never seen before, are scattered in
high density townships of from 5,000 to 10,000
^^peoplc. They came saying that they wanted to be
^^Chriscian and we got their names and addresses.
Many knew what they were doing and what Christian*
ity involved. These have been baptized into Christ.
Many others having had little or no previous contact
with Christianity must be carefully taught, lest we
baptize a lot of unrepentant people who will continue
in sin. The tremendous task that we are undertaking
now is finding, and teaching all of these people what
it means to have faith, or to repent. Lord's Day after
Lord's Day people continue to be baptized into
Christ, and the churches grow stronger. When some
found that Christianity meant a changed life, they
rejected it, just as people have done since the time
of Christ. The thing we want to point out is that
doors were opened which we could never have
entered, and we have seen even more clearly that
these spiritually-starved people are looking for
something to fill the void in their lives. The Gospel
is the only answer to that void. Only the judgement
can reveal the final results, but we are confident
that as the seed has been sown, and the watering is
being done, God will give the increase.
Please pray that God will make us, and the
Delaneys, and all the missionaries in Zambia and
Rhodesia equal to the task before us. And as the
Lord said, "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he would send forth laborers into the harvest."
Dear Friends,
We went to Luangwa Valley Game Reserve.
We had lots of fun there. Now I will tell you what
we saw. We saw a 10-foot snake. It was a yellow
mamba and very posionous. We saw lots of deer,
baboons and monkeys. We saw many different birds,
hippos, crocodiles, wart hogs, zebras, and buffalo.
Oh yes, we saw a lot of elephants too. One of the
elephants charged us and we had to make the car
go fast to get away. We also saw giraffe and rhino.
I wish you could have been with us to see these
things.
Good bye for now,
Cindy
Cindy buby silting
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ROOM FOR ONE MORE
As you can see by the picture, these Africans
sincerely believe there is always "room for one
more"! This is tlie case almost every Sunday morning
and afternoon, as we go to services and baptisms.
Hach Sunday morning we have three services, the
first one being in our back yard at nine-thirty. Then
we go to Kabushi which is about six miles from our
house, and every Sunday, everyone wants to go! So,
as many as can, pile in and off we go for the next
two services. Dean -goes on the motorcycle with
Goodson, our interpreter, and 1 drive the car. It is
really an experience.
Then almost every Sunday afternoon we have a
baptism service at Twapita, also about six miles
away. Of course, everyone wants to go so again
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Dean rides the Honda and 1 drive the car. This par
ticular afternoon we had just returned from Twapia
where we witnessed 20 baptisms into Christ. This
was the third carload.
During our evangelistic cru.sade, 1 made five
round trips each night from our house to Kabushi to
carry the crowds, liveryone so enjoyed the singing
and preaching of the team, that 1 was glad I could
drive and help out in such a way. One night Albert,
our song leader remarked, "You are a good bus
driver"! How I wish we liad a bus so we could take
more. Alm>st always there is someone left behind
because there is no room, and the looks of disap
pointment are clearly sliown.
1 know that God has his hand on the wheel and
guides our way; and each timelget behind the wheel
I ask Him to watch over us and get us back home
safely. I sincerely believe that if we had ten ser^^^
vices each Sunday, these wonderful Cihristians '
would want to go to each one!! Can you say the
same??
k
Judy with Women of the rhomus Team
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Dean and Judy Davis Dean and Judy uavis
P. O. Box 873 NDOLA, ZAMBIA November i8, 1968
Dear Friends In Christ:
It hardly seems possible that we have been in Zambia over a year.
As we look back on the year we praise God that it has been rich
and rewarding in His service. There were times when the work was
difficult and obstacles seemed insurmountable, but these proved to
be blessings which strengthened us and caused us to realize more
fully the power of our wonderful Heavenly Father. At times pro
gress seemed so slow because of the grip Satan has on the lives of
these people, but then there is the wonderful joy of seeing the
power of the Gospel at work, transforming the sin sick into new
people. We are again reminded that once the message is preached
we must leave it to God to bring the increase. This we have wit
nessed and we praise God for His love that surpasses human under
standing.
The group that began meeting in our back yard has now joined the
group at Lubuto, making one congregation. They have chosen three
men as elders who are now taking turns teaching the Bible Class on
Sunday and having charge of the services, I am still preaching
each Sunday but will soon turn part of this over to them also. A
leadership training course is in progress to help them. The many
questions they ask give evidence to their intense desire to learn
God*s Word.
As we try to count our blessings we find so many things for which
to give THANKS, it is impossible to "name them one by one" in this
letter. However, there are a few we want to share with you. We
Thank God For: (I) the Lord Jesus Christ and His saving power, (2)
Your prayers which we need more than anything else, (3) His answer
ing the many prayers on behalf of the work here, (4) The new
Christians here that inspire us, (5) The regular continued support
of concerned Christians, without which we could not remain here,
(6) The many letters of encouragement from you, (7) Our dedicated
fellow missionaries, (8) All our loved ones in America, (9)
Troubles which produce endurance and (10) Our good health and
saftey.
May the Love of God fill your hearts as you serve 7im daily.
In Christian Love,
CINDY. DEAN, JUDY. JIMMY
Volume 2 December 1968 Number 6
,ambia MQSSQnqer
P.O. Box 873
Ndola, Zambia
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Ei\uy
STjviaS
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As this issue of the ZAMBIA MESSENGER comes to you, we prayerfully wish you a blessed
and joyous Christmas and a happy and prosperous Christian New Year.
Above all other seasons, Christmas is one of happiness and joy. Our constant prayer is that
we can bring that happiness into the lives of the countless thousands in Zambia who do not know
the meaning of Christmas, and who have never heard of a loving heavenly Father or the baby Jesus
who was sent to give mankind His saving Gospel.
We are thrilled that the work of Christ continues to grow throughout Zambia and men are con
tinuing to receive God's "unspeakable gift." This is due not only to the consecrated efforts of all
the missionories, but to your concern also. Without your continued prayers and sacrificial support,
this work could not go on for a single day.
For the part that you hove played in the mission program in Zambia we thank you, and take
this means of wishing each of you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Kapyanga Christian Conference
Dean was r'<!enlly askc<l lo Im' on<' of the
spc-akors al the Kapyanga Christian Conference
70 mili*K from Lusaka, where Don and Linda
Mechem work. People came from many villages for
miles around. Abov<^ are some people arriving for
the confer<'ne<'.
A shelter was built lo keep out the hot sun.
About two hundred people gathered for their first
"convention" with four days of preaching, praying
and singing.
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It was a wonderful experience preaching to
thse pinrple and seeing them express their faith.
At the close of the conference 20 people repented
and wre bapti/.ed into Jesus for the forgivenessof
sin.
Two pretty girls who enjoyed the con
ference.
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"Dinner time" rice and beef stew cooked in
barrels.
A group of Christian women being spiritually
fed on the Word of Life.
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Lubuto congregation who recently chose their own
leaders and are making a daily witness for Jesus.
Albert Kazele, one
of the leaders and the
song leader in Lubuto
congregation.
Cooking breakfast during survey trip in the
bush. Fried potatoes, eggs, bacon and coffee taste
mighty good!!
"Teach us from the Hibie" was the re
quest of these two boys after walking five
miles to our house, llolh are new Christians
at Lubuto.
Oh, boy!! A package from /\nierica.
Baptizing into Christ for
remission of sin.
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Judy picking mangoes in our back yard.
--v^9?8Ri!
Jim with iirst place ribbon won at school
track meet.
Cindy and her cat, Smokie.
Time for a laugh with Charles and
Betty Delaney, our co-workers in Ndola.
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THE LAND IN WHICH WE SERVE
JZJlamhia is located in the south
central portion of the African con
tinent. It is a most unusual coun
try:
Its size: It is a nation large
even by African standards. Its
area exceeds 290,000 square miles,
far larger in fact than the areas
of France, Belgium and the Neth
erlands combined.
Its shape; Zambia's config
uration is unusual and difficult to
describe. Some have suggested
that it resembles a butterfly, with
one wing in the northeast and the
other in the southwest.
Its diversity: Zambia's total
population is only 3,900, 000, but
there are 36 distinct languages
spoken, that is, approximately
one language for every 100,000
people . The inhabitants of Zam
bia come from very diverse loack-
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by Leroy Randall
grounds, andtheirhistory is rooted
in a complex? tribal and cultural
heritage. Present levels of civili
zation vary from those having a
comparatively high standard of
living to those existing under the
most primitive conditions.
Its climate: Fornearly three-
quarters of the year Zambia has no
rainfall. The wet season lasts from
November until April and a rain
shower outside that time is re
garded as phenomenal. In June and
July the weather is cold, sometimes
sharply so. But when the rains
break in November with the south
ward movement of the inter-tropi
cal zone there is an immense feel
ing of relief, despite the violent
thunderstorms which accompany
the torrential downpours.
Its altitude: The surface of
Zambia is part of the world's great
est plateau stretching for 3,000
miles down the African continent.
Almost all the country undulates at
a levelabove 3,500 feet, with the
average level being somewhat
greater in the northeastern wing of
the country.
Its wealth: In spite of the
fact that Zambia's underground re
sources have been virtually un
touched, it already shows evi
dence of being possessed of vast
reserves of mineral wealth. Zam
bia is presently the second larg
est producer of copper in the world.
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A Kakombo villager.
Its political situation: In a
continent whose newnations often
experience severe internal politi
cal troubles, Zambia has been and
remains an area of relative calm.
Its president. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda,
is the son of a Christian minister,
andhas led his countrywitha ma
turity rare among leaders of the
"emerging nations" of the world.
Its evangelistic potential: It
is in this area more than any oth
er, perhaps, that Zambia proves
an unusual country. It presents
an unlimited evangelistic oppor
tunity. There are two fundamental
reasons for this:
1. It is an independent coun
try. The bestowal of freedom on a
land brings, of course, an elemen
tal change in the attitude of its
people toward those who once ruled
them. In Zambia it was the white
man who introduced both external
domination and Christianity to the
Africans. The African often saw
acceptance of the Christian mes
sage as a means of gaining certain
advantages the European offered
and, as a consequence, frequently
accepted the gospelfor very mixed
motives. With the coming of inde
pendence, however, in October,
1964, such advantages began to be
offered by the African government
itself. No longer was it necessary
In the African mind, to make a "pro
fession of faith" to receive them.
As a result, we are now assured
that the gospel is accepted on its
own merits along. We are able to
preach the gospel in an atmosphere
in which no extra embellishment is
given, and none is expected.
2. It is a country in a process
of rapid change. It is becoming in
creasinglyapparent that one of the
prime factors influencing the rate
at which a people receive Chris
tianity is the amount of change oc
curring in their overall way of life.
Willingness to change long- stand-
Learning about Jesus.
lA F RICA/
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sis e land
MISSIONARIES ^ '
Kapyanga -Mechems
Kitwe - Brants, Oakleys, Pace
Livingstone-Sinclairs
Lusaka - Bells, Randalls, Sapps
Ndola - Davises, Delaneys
ing and deeply rooted patterns of
secular existence is strong indi
cation of a disposition to change
religious patterns as well. It is no
exaggeration to state that there are
today few areas of the world under
going a more rapid and radical tran
sition process than Zambia. A few
evidences are the phenomenal in
crease in the use of modem farm-
associated machinery, the accept
ance ofmoney as a medium of ex-
change,the incredible rate at which
urbanization is taking place, the
breakdown of old tribal lines and
traditions, the incorporation of
European building methods and
styles of architecture, the rise in
the level of education and litera
cy, etc. . . And these changes are
presently reflected in the amazing
rapidity at which portions of the
Zambian populace are being con
verted by the preaching of the gos
pel .
(SMumbwg
Kopyonga'-"**''"
RHODES
TANGANVIKA
Other observations; Of course
not all aspects oftheZambian pic
ture are good. It's an expensive
country in which to live. Its peo
ple can, on occasion, be volatile
and unpredictable. As in other
parts of the world, the racial prob
lem seems to grow more imposing
every day. Hopefully, such diffi
culties will diminish. The one cer
tain factor is that we have an op
portunity to plant the seed of the
gospel now, and in a field fertile
beyond our most optimistic dreams.
God expects us to avail ourselves
of the opportunity . ' .
JOINT STATEMENT BY RHODESIA AND ZAMBIA MISSIDNARIES
The Zambia missionaries have unanimously decided to withdraw from the Central Africa
Mission Churches of Christ, and to establish a mission body for work solely in Zambia. This
departure has been prompted by conditions which have developed since the break-up of the
former Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and in no way reflects differences in doctrine
or mission principles. The personnel of the Central Africa Mission Churches of Christ give
their blessing to the future effort in Zambia and pray that the Lord's Church will be blessed
in this newly independent nation.
Jack Pennington for Rhodesia
Dean Davis for Zambia
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
JL^Lfter flyingfortwo nights and
one day, waiting at the hot and hum
id Ndola airport for an hour to be
cleared for customs, I will have to
admit that my first impressions of
Zambia were tired impressions .
I am impressed with this new
nation of Zambia. Independence
since 1964has brought mixed emo
tions to these people. Some feel
that since they are independent,
they are free from work, responsi
bility, obligations, etc. Others
have caught a glimpse ofthe vision
of the leaders, that is to make Zam
bia one ofthe great nations ofthe
world.
One thing that would make an
impression on anyone coming to
Zambia is the language barrier .
Even though English is the common
language, many of the people still
speak only one of the 100 tribal
languages of Zambia. To meet a
man and not be able to talk with
him is a flustrating experience,
especially when you have the
"Bread of Life"and cannottell him
so he can eat and live forever.
od works in the hearts and
lives of people who are willing to
bow in humble submission toHis
Word and will.
The fact is, God is working
today in many parts of Zambia
through indigenous churches who
want to find the truth, believe the
truth and share the truth.
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Kamaila Mens Class.
by Charles Delaney
of their experience with Christ is
ours. For if we come and just bap
tize , and do not teach them to be
steadfast and to walk in the spirit,
we have defeated our purpose. In
like manner, if we who believe so
much in evangelism and witness
ing, do not teach them to witness
to others of their Lord, then we
have become the biggest of hypo
crites .
The co-workers who are in
Zambia have made an impression
on me also. At the presenttime we
haye one single lady and nine fami
lies scattered through Zambia pre-
sentingthe message of Christ. One
does not have to be around them
very long to be impressed with their
devotion and dedication to Christ.
Lastly, as I take a look at the
people who walk as sheep without
a shepherd, I am impressed once
again by the words of Christ when
He said, "I amthe Way, the Truth
and the Life, no man cometh unto
the father but by me," and "Goye
into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature."
Charles Delaney baptizing
young Zambian into Christ.
I am also impressed with the ^
people to whom we have come to ^
tell ofChrist. When a family with ^
four children, (three walking along
and one carried on the mother's
back) will walk 6 miles one way to
attend a worship service, you can't
help but be impressed with their
desire to learn of Christ. The sin
cerity and simplicity of these peo- I
pie make lasting impressions. This c
makes me even more aware of the
tremendous opportunity and task I
that we have before us . The task c
of bringing these people to Christ, t
leadingthemtosteadfastness, and i
teaching them to witness to others c
RESTORATION
by Ron Sopp
Contacts have been made with
several of these churches. The
single outstanding thing about
these congregations is their ex
plicit faith in the testimony of the
Scriptures . Each congregation is
earmarked by a peculiarname, i.
e. "Holy Gospel Church," "Afri
can Christian Church," "African
Apostolic Church" and others.
According to contacts already
made these several churches are
seeking Bible Teaching and leader-
shiptraining. These congregations
already immerse, believe in the
Virgin-bom Son of God and use the
Bible as the final authority in Faith
and Practice.
The Restoration principle so
successfully proclaimed years ago
in America can be preached in Zam-
bia today with much the same suc
cess. It is the writer's considered
opinion that there can be a Restor
ation Movement among these many
indigenous churches as the Spirit
of God moves in the hearts of these
thousands.
Ron Sapp and indigenous group
leave for worship services.
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CHALLENGES and OPPORTUNITIES
COPPERBELT
by Dean Dgvis
There is an area in the north-
em part of the country of Zambia,
about 90 miles long and 30 miles
wide, known as the "fabulous cop-
perbelt." Within this area there
are some of the largest, most mod
em mining operations in the world,
which turn out enough copper an
nually to make Zambia the second
largest copper producer in the non-
communist world. There are seven
beautiful, modem cities in the cop-
perbelt quite unlike what most peo
ple would expect to find in Africa.
These cities serve as the indus
trial and distribution centres for
the rest of the country and supply
most of the economy which makes
Zambia a nation among the nations.
The "fabulous copperbelt" has cer
tainly brought economic and educa
tional lighttothe heart of the "dark
continent."
Immediately, you might ask,
' "What has all this to do with Evan
gelism?" The facts stated above
do not tell the whole story. In the
"fabulous copperbelt" there are
between seven and eight hundred
thousand people of which only a-
bout one percent have been touched
with the Gospel message of Christ
our Saviour. These people still
dwell in the dark, which is quite
evident by the terrible wickedness
we witness around us each day.
We see murder, riot, incest, rape,
drunkedness and thievery to such a
degree that it causes one to shud
der. These, of course, are things
that can be witnessed anywhere in
the world where Christ is not known
as Saviour and Lord. Here in Zam
bia it presents a tremendous chal
lenge to reach these people with
the onlyremedyforSin andthe on
ly light that can drive away the
darkness of Satan and his forces.
Please pray for more laborers to
help meet that challenge.
We are thrilled as we see the
power of the Gospel working in
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First Copperbelt converts.
the lives of those who have been
reached. In April of 1967 the Bill
Brants, whofirst sawthe challenge
of the copperbelt, arrived and be
gan the initial survey work in the
city of Kitwe . Mildred Pace soon
Joined them and continues to work
there. In October, 1967 the Dean
Davlses arrived in Ndola to begin
laying ground work for establish
ing NewTestament churches there.
Later, in November, the Vemon
Oakleys joined the work in Kitwe
and in January, 1968 the Charles
Delaneys Joined the work in Ndola.
Since all the families are new to
the area and there has been no
previous work by the Churches of
Christ, the work has been slow and
difficult. However, the doors are
now being opened and souls are be
ing won as congregations are es
tablished in the copperbelt cities.
We ask for your prayers, that we
may all be fit vessels for carry
ing the "Fabulous Gospel" of Jesus
to the "Fabulous Copperbelt" of
Zambia.
Mufulira Copper Mine
LIVINGSTONE
by Sondy Sinclair
The city of Livingstone has al
ways had important historical con
nection with the development of
Central Africa. Ithastraditionally
been the natural gateway across
the Zambezi from the southem high
velt to the northern plateau. Loca
ted on the banks of the Zambezi
river at the Victoria Falls, the first
white man in the area was David
Livingstone after whom the town
was named.
The railway reached Living
stone in 1906 and Just six short
years later in 1912 the first mis
sionaries of the Churches of Christ
entered the area. These norv-instru-
ment Church of Christ missionaries
have labored long and faithfully in
the Livingstone and Kalomo areas .
In 1962 Max Randall entered
the then Northern Rhodesia with
the first work of the Central Africa
Mission and lived in Livingstone.
During that time government per
mission was given for building
schools and churches in the Mum-
bwa mission 400miles N.E. where
there was already a nucleus of
Church of Christ brethren from Rho
desia .
We, the Sinclair family ar
rived in Livingstone in October,
1967. It is our intention to labor
with the African people both in and
around Livingstone and to survey
new areas farther afield. We are
in an area of work where the Church
of Christ is no strangertothe aver
age person. This works both to our
advantage and a little to our disad
vantage. We are trying to maintain
good relationships with ournon-ln-
strument neighbors and work to
gether to our mutual advantage for
we both agree 100% on the princi
ples of the indigenous church.
We are in contact with scattered
groups of Christians, 55 miles
north of Livingstone in remote bush
country between the Ngwezi and
Sichifula rivers. There are no roads
in this area and the 4X4 Chevy has
been put to good use this rainy
season. It is hoped that further
surveys will locate more and more
Isolated pockets of Christians with
whom we can fellowship, evangel
ize and help with literature and
leadership training.
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David Livingstone
Plans are in advanced stages
now for work in the southern area
of Barotseland and northern Bots
wana from Katima Mulilo to Maun.
Brother Gordon Nelson, missionary
inSouthAfrica willassist in these
Botswana surveys early in this
coming dry season. We already
have compiled an impressive list
ofnames of interested persons who
would like to know more about the
Churches of Christ.
The work is exciting and the
prospects of increasing the King
dom and extending the Influence of
Christ to remote and untouched
fields are excellent. The oppor
tunity is there and we do indeed
accept the challenge before us.
With your prayers and God's guid
ance , victory will be won.
LUSAKA
by Charles Bell
Lusaka, the capital city of
Zambia, was founded in 190S and
named after a local tribesman. In
1935 it became the capital of what
was then Northern Rhodesia, and
in 1960 it was given city status.
The population has grown from a
village to 30,000 in 1951 and to
116,000 in 1964. Today in 1968
it stands at over 150, 000. It is a
pleasant place to live. Although
it is in the tropics it is 4200 feet
above sea level. This makes for a
healthy climate. At present the
city covers more than 36 square
miles.
We are here for evangelism,
andto plant churchesin the Lusaka
area. Our interest therefore is in
people who have not yet been
reached. As the most central city
in Zambia it attracts people who
come frequently into the city to
shop from an area of about 5 , 000
square miles. Then there are those
who come from further afield. With
the local population this provides
a large number of contacts, some
of which lead to areas from out
side the city.
The field Itself; There are in
Lusaka some Church of Christ mem
bers. We have contacted some and
are still searching for others. They
are the nucleus of a congregation
which is an advantage. They have
a sense of idenity and know what
we believe. But they need to be
organized into an effective group.
This is being done at the time of
vmting.
New Contacts: These are nu
merous of course. They will need
instruction and leadership. One of
the advantages of the city and of
Lusaka in particular, is that there
are many civil servants and other
educated people in commerce and
industry who are capable of being
trained more rapidly in doctrine and
leadership. One such man will be
worth many missionaries. This is
because he can lead his fellow Af
ricans to Christ without the pro
blems that beset the missionary's
differences of language, customs
and values, how to sense sincer
ity, avoiding the dependency re
lationship, to be frank without
seeming to be unfair, etc. We
have started one congregation a-
mong these new contacts .
Further GrowthandExpansion;
The African people bring their fami
lies and friends to the church.
This emphasis is excellent, and
helpful in another way. As rela
tives and friends come and gofrom
their village homes to Lusaka we
have a mobile group which can
carry literature with them to their
home areas. This will provide a
new contact for us to pursue when
any intere.st if reported.
Training Leaders; This is a
real contribution to the future well-
being of the Churches. It immedi
ately steps up the activity of the
group and provides for their spir
itual growth. In this respect we
can teach and train leaders who
will in turn teach others.
The Mental Climate; Change
is the order of the day. What bet
ter time to present the Gospel ?
The demand for change and also
reappraisal will continue as long
as the country is in a state ofrap-
id change and growth, as it is now.
This does not mean that everyone
who is approached with the Gospel
is ready to change to Christianity
Many are not interested, the world
and this life have their full atten
tion .' But those who are willing
are breaking with the past because
they want to. The old way of life
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Lusaka^ Zambia's Capital.
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is no longer good enough and they
seek a higher standard of living,
when it is presented to them in the
Scriptures.
As We See It; Opportunities
and problems come together. We
in Zambia have decided upcm a non-
subsidy policy. By this we mean
that we weill not support the church
es and their ministers financially.
In the cities the people will need
help in erecting buildings for the
first few congregations. Here we
are willingto helpasmuch asthey
may lack. These problems will face
each new congregation and will
have to be solved individually as
they grow.
The city contains many temp
tations and distractions which old
village life does not. It is harder
to keep the interest and attention
of the people. Liquor and "fun"
are real diversions from Christian
living. To conserve what has been
won, we must teach and be exam
ples. The matterof teaching means
starting from the basics of Bible
knowledge, Christian living, and
witnessing. These are opportuni
ties which present themselves and
we are happy to take advantage of
them.
BUSH EVANQELISM
JLL he rural areas of Africa are
commonly called "the bush" in
contrast to "the city." The mis
sionary living in a rural area is
therefore engaged in "bush evan
gelism ."
The African bush people have
their life centered in communities
called villages . The government
is organized with a Headman and
Elders who are responsible for ma
jor and minor decisions, such as
where to dig a well and to solve
legal cases, such as disciplining
a man who has beaten his wife.
The physical arrangement of each
village is usually a straight-line
with one family next to another.
Each family may cluster a cooking
hut and two or more sleeping huts,
depending upon the number of chil
dren . They have other out-build
ings, such as a com crib and a
chicken house with all structures
made of wood poles and grass
roofs. The people in a village may
all be related and include as many
as three generations. Spirit gates,
hunting and rain shrines, and vari
ous charms can be found, indicat
ing their old tribal worship. Bush
evangelism is an attempt to take
the Gospel to these people who
live without Jesus Christ.
by Den Mechem
Don Mechem headmen wait
for people to gather.
The message of Jesus Christ
comes as Good News to the hearts
of these people. Upon hearing the
Gospel onlytwoorthree times they
leave the "Old ways" and accept
the "New and living way" through
Jesus Christ. During one month's
time I have seen forty-six people
give their hearts to Jesus Christ.
Bush evangelism in Zambia is ex
citing, challenging and rewarding.
As people become Christian
they are encouraged to establish
their own church. The selection
of their leaders is followed by a
simple training program, lasting
two or three weeks. They plan
and build their own house of wor
ship, using materials in likeness
to those used in the construction
of their own homes. The whole
program of "bush evangelism" re
mains unsubsidized by the mis
sionary and hence indigenous.
isaEm.
Good maize
crops provide
acash economy, ^
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST
we. ivant to tyvtAoduoe. the. pzoptz who have, taken to heant the.
miZZton& 0^ to6t &0Uyt6 tn the new nation o^ Zambta. They êpaeient
^tve Bible Colleger and a/ie ^fiom eleven States, South A^Âtea and
Rhodesia. They Aealtze that thelfi woak wilt only be e^îêcttve as
God Blesses it. They ask iôA you/i pAaye/is that God will woAk thAO"
ugh them as, a team to win the lost in Zambia to Jesus.
BELLS
Charles J. Bell was bom in
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia and
later moved to Capetown, South
Africa, where he finished his High
School education . His father was
a Christian businessman in Salis
bury and Capetown. In the year
1956 Charles left for America to
study at the Cincinnati Bible Sem
inary from which he received a B.A.
degree and did graduate study. He
also completed three years of grad
uate study in secondary education
at the University of Cincinnati be
fore returning to Africa in May,
1966.
While at C.B.S. Charles met
Mary Frances Gabhart of Alfords-
ville, Indiana. She received the
A.B. degree from C.B.S. and the
Master of Education degree from
the University of Cincinnati. She
also studied in the College of Ap
plied Arts and taught school in the
Cincinnati area.
The Bells were married in 1962.
They have two children, Todd Ash
ley, bom in Cincinnati, andjuli-
anne Hope, bom in Johannesburg,
South Africa. The Bells are labor
ing in Lusaka, the capital city of
Zambia.
The Charles Bell Family
BRANTS
Bill and Jackie Brant, now in
their sixth year of missionary ser
vice, are graduates of Kentucky
Christian College. Bill was bom
and reared in Akron, Ohio. He
comes from the Kenmore Church of
Christ. While <Xi the Island of
Okinawa with the U .S . Army, Bill
became vitally Interested in Mis
sions. After his discharge, he met
Jackie Christian, who was then
Youth director at Kenmore. Jackie
came from Huntington, W. Virginia,
and wanted to be a missionary early
in her teens.
The William Brant Family
The Brants were married in
1958. While Bill finished his edu
cation, Jackie taught school and
worked forthe college as assistant
dietition. Bill served a student
ministry at the Bishopville Church
of Christ in Ohio. Yvonne Marie
(Vonnie) was bom February 17,
1966 in Lusaka, Zambia.
The labors of the Brants in
Africa began at Mashoko Mission
in Rhodesia. There, Bill served in
the areas of ministerial training,
evangelism and maintenance, and
Jackie taught the missionary chil
dren and assisted in the Lab at
Christian Hospital. After years
they moved to Zambia to give over
sight tothe work at Mumbwa which
was begun my Max Ward Randall.
After their first furlough they re-
tumed to Zambia and opened the
work for the Church of Christ on
the Copperbelt. They are endeav
oring to evangelize and establish
a printing ministry.
DAVISES
El
The Dean Davis Family
Dean Davis was bom in 1935
in Mendon, Illinois . He was bap
tized into Christ at the Loraine,
Illinois Christian Church. He en
tered Johnson Bible College in Sep
tember of the same year. During
that time he held student ministries
and did supply preaching. He grad
uated from JBC in 1958 .
Dean and Judy Mitchell of Mt.
Sterling, Illinois were married in
1955. She was a member of the
Sterling First Christian Church.
They ministered to the Christian
Church of Wildie, Kentucky and
were then called to assist in the
establishing of a new congregation
at Athens, Tennessee. From 1963
untilthe middle of '66 they served
the Capella Church of Christ at
King, North Carolina.
The Davises have two chil
dren, Jimmy age 10 and Cindy age
9. They arrived in Zambia October
1967, and are working in Ndola,
the commercial and industrial cen
ter of Zambia.
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DELANEYS
The Charles Delaney Family
Charles Delaney was bom in
Lexington, Kentucky, in 1939. It
was through the efforts of E. Ray
(Cotton) Jones that he was won to
Christ. He graduated from the Cin
cinnati Bible Seminary and has held
ministries in Mayhill, Ohio, Hel-
tonville, Indiana and Johnson City,
Tennessee.
Charles married Betty Aber-
crombie of Selah, Washington, a
member of a minister's family. She
attended C.B.S. and the Central
Washington College of the Bible.
Betty enjoys children's work and
music.
They have two daughters,
Shanda, 6 years old and Robin, 5
years old. The Delaneys are labor
ing in Ndola, one of the major
Copperbelt cities, along with the
Dean Davis family.
MECHEMS
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The Don Mechem Family
Don and Linda Mechem were
reared in the states of Iowa and
Minnesota, respectively. They re
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ceived their Bible training from
Minnesota Bible College. Don re
ceived his degree from MBC in
1963 and he and Linda served as
Youth ministerwiththe First Chris
tian Church of Stilwell, Oklahoma
until they began making prepara
tions tc come to Zambia in 1966 .
They have two children, Shel
ley, six years old, bom in Minne
apolis, and son, Timothy, bom
October 18, 1967 in Lusaka, Zam
bia, Africa.
The Mechems are laboring in
"bush" evangelism in the Kapyan-
ga area, sixty-five miles west of
Lusaka.
AKLEYS
The Vernon Oakley Family
Vemon Oakley was bom in
1936 at Woodbury, Illinois. He be
came a Christian at Mason, Illi
nois . He served four years with
the U.S. Navy and worked for the
Sante Fe Railroad one yea" before
entering Bible college.
He met Kathryn Baynes and
they were married in 1954. She
was bom at Pontiac, Michigan, the
daughter of a minister, and has
been active as Bible Schoolteach
er, choir director and organist.
Vemon received his Bachelor
of Arts degree from Kentucky Chris
tian College in 1962. He was or
dained by the elders of the First
Christian Church at Winslow, Ari
zona. The Oakleys have served
congregations in Kentucky and In
diana. They have three children
Cheri Lynn, aged 10 years, Cyn
thia Ann, aged 9 years and Doug
las Vemon 3 years old.
The Vemon Oakley family ar
rived in Zambia on November 30,
1967. They joined the Brants and
Mildred Pace in Kitwe. At present
they are engaged in language study.
Along with their evangelistic en
deavors they will be directing the
Open Bible correspondence course,
sponsored by the mission.
MILDRED PACE
Mrs. Mildred Pace
Mildred Pace, tothose of you
who don't already know her, is a
grandmother missionary, who is
serving in the country of Zambia.
She was sent as "living link" mis
sionary from University Heights
Christian Church in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Priorto going to Indiana
polis she had served as a school
teacher in the Bedford, Indiana
public schools and after retiring,
worked in several offices, doing
various secretarial and detailed of
fice work. She had a desire to
make her life count for a little more.
She believed God knows our capa
bilities and He expects us to use
every talent, no matter how big or
how small, in bearing fruit for His
Kingdom.
Mrs . Pace learned of the call
in a brand new country in Africa,
named Zambia. There was a need
on the mission field, where teach
ing and office work were needed in
the Lord's work j She accepted the
call and left the States on April
26th, 1966. She worked for one
year at the Mumbwa Mission, 75
miles in the bush area west of Lu
saka. She is now assisting the
Brants in the evangelistic and the
printing ministry in Kitwe, the
largest city of the Copperbelt of
Zambia.
RANDALLS
The Leroy Randall Family
Leroy Max Randall, a "sec
ond generation" missionary, was
bom in 1939 at Tracy, Minnesota
to Max and Gladys Randall. He
went to the South African mission
field in 1950, and participated with
his father in two aerial mission
surveys of Northern and Southem
Rhodesia. It was during the latter
trip he decided to make Northem
Rhodesia (now Zambia) his future
field of endeavor. He retumed to
U.S. and graduated from Minne
sota Bible College in 1962 .
Leroy has served as assistant
minister to the congregations at
Footville, Wisconsin and Austin,
Minnesota, and as minister to the
congregation at Faribault, Minne
sota. He married Gayle Lundgren
of Forest Lake, Minnesota, who
was also a student of MEG. She
grew up in a strong Christian home
and has been active in the church
since childhood. She is a quali
fied licensed practical nurse. Le
roy and Gayle have one daughter.
Shannon Lee, who was bom on her
grandfather Max's birthday, Octo
ber 17, 1965 .
They arrived in Zambia on June
17th, 1966 and took over the work
already started at Mumbwa Mis
sion, 75 miles west of Lusaka.
Nowthat the government has taken
the schools in that area, which
Leroy managed, the Randalls are
living in Lusaka. They are pre-
paring to evangelize in the capi
tal city and in the surrounding bush
SAPPS
RonaldSappobtained his B .A.
degree at Nebraska Christian Col
lege, Norfolk, Nebraska. It was
there that he met and married Amy
Plckerell. Following graduation in
1965, they moved with their eleven
month old son, David, to Glasco,
Kansas where they ministered to
the Christian Church. The Sapp
family soon became four the fol
lowing year when Jennifer Nell was
bom . Ron and Amy felt the need
to go to Zambia. They left Glasco
January 1, 1967 to begin fund rais
ing. They arrived in Zambia No
vember 10th of that same year.
Now living directly outside
Lusaka, the Sappfamily has begun
working with several indigenous
African Churches in the compounds
as well as beginning a new church
in the Kamailo area near Lusaka.
The Ron Sapp Family
SINCLAIRS
A. G. {Sandy)Sinclalrwas bom
in Johannesburg, South Africa of
South African parents. Later the
family moved to Cape Town where
the parents and two younger broth
ers still live. In Cape Town he
met MaxRandall and was baptized
into Christ at the Polo Road Church
of Christ. A strong desire to at
tend Bible College in the U. S.
brought Sandy to Minneapolis in
1958, where he enrolled at Minne
sota Bible College and graduated
in 1963 .
In 1960 he met Charlotte Ran
dall, a freshman at MBC. She was
bom in California, but had lived
most of her life in Indiana and Wis
consin. They were married in 1961
by Prof. Gerald Gibson of MBC.
The Sinclairs ministered to the
Horicon Church of Christ in Tru
man, Minnesota, before making
preparations to come to Africa.
They now have three sons, Mich
ael Alexander, aged 5 years, bom
in Minneapolis, Richard Avery,
aged 3 bom in Fairmont, Minne
sota and Wayne Anthony, aged one
year bom in Cape Town, S. A.
The Sandy Sinclair Family
The Sinclairs arrived in Zam
bia in 1967 and temporarily located
at the Mumbwa mission. Later in
the year they located in the city of
Livingstone . The work in Living
stone consists of three preaching
points and they are planning to
open the first Church of Christwork
in Barotseland and neighboring Bot-
swane, both of which will be exten
sively surveyed this coming dry
season.
A Team for Christ.
Poge 9
CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
few years ago, while travel
ing home on a dusty bush road, I
picked up a young African lad who
wanted a ride. Before many miles
passed, we were deep into a dis
cussion about the Bible and reli
gion. When we got to the place
where he wanted out, he asked,
"Sir, do you have any Christian
papers?" How disappointed I was
that I had to reply in the negative,
and also shocked as he got out of
the car, reached into an old tat
tered leather briefcase and handed
me a tract. He said, "Thank you,"
and went on into the bush.
The actions of that young man
has had a lot of influence on my
thinking ever since . On this and
numerous other occasions we have
had requests for Christian Litera
ture. We can not begin to over
emphasize the need for such publi
cations here in Africa. Mission
aries and Christian workers alike
have been proclaiming this need
loud and clear. In fact a book could
be written about this need and the
influence it would have on Africa.
While on furlough in 1966, we
stressed this need and had hoped
to recruit someone to take on this
big task, for we knew it would take
a lot of time, money and prayers.
After our return to Zambia we felt
and saw the need even more than
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operating procedures on new
125Q-W Multilith press.
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by William Brant
before. We still had no one in
sight to take on this task. After
discussing it with the other Zam-
bian missionaries and seeking
God's guidance, we offered to be
gin a Printing Ministry and get it
underway.
This new adventure is one that
will be shared by each of the mis
sionaries here in Zambia. Mildred
Pace is working with us and does
the typing and helps with the lay
out (besides handles most of the
correspondence, bookkeeping and
a little of everything else). Be
sides Mildred and ourselves there
are eight other families now labor
ing in Zambia . Each one has vol
unteered to help financially and
tgSS^
ZCM publication center and
home of "The Open Bible"
correspondence course.
bywriting thenecessary materials
needed. A publications committee
has been appointed to decide what
is needed andto assign those sub
jects to be written by the different
persons.
At present, each one is busy
writing something. We are already
preparing tracts, quarterlies, Bible
school lessons, Christian workers'
leaflets and a Bible Correspond
ence course. Although there are
36 distinct languages in Zambia,
we will be able to cover the major
ity (at least among those who can
read) by printing in 4 of them. The
Publications committee consists
of Dean Davis, representing Bemba
language area, Charles Bell, Nya-
nja area, Don Mechem, Tonga a-
rea, Vemon Oakley as Director of
Preparing copy for camera.
the Bible Correspondence course,
and myself as mission printer.
We have leased a two-story
building in a strategic location.
It is the first building as you en
ter the light industrial area and
thousands of Kitwe's labor force
go by our front door twice a day.
Besides the printing, the build
ing will house the Bible Corre
spondence course, Bible Seminars
in the evenings, and office space.
Along with your financial as
sistance we need your prayers,
Pray that God will guide us in pre
paring the material that it might
be understood andtrue to His will.
Pray that God's blessings will go
with this literature as it is sent to
the many different parts of Zambia,
and that it will produce fruits for
His Kingdom.
HELP NEEDED
The Printing Ministry is in
need of two additional workers.
This assistance would include
a variety of duties, primarily
typing, art work, and compos
ing copy for offset printing.
Inquiries should be sent to Bill
Brant, P. O. Box 2280,Kitwe,
Zambia, Africa.
BIBLE CGBBESPONOENCE
he people of Zambia are eager
to leam. As you drive along the
roads you are impressed with the
number of training colleges. Those
who aren'ttraining for special ser
vice are avid readers.
There are manywho say, "We
would like to know more about the
Bible." Since they are eager to
leam and we are anxious toteach.
Vernon is registering a new
student. In the first week,
we received 67 applications.
by Ve men Oakley
a Bible Correspondence Course has
begun. We feelthat a Bible Corre
spondence Course is an excellent
medium for making better Chris
tians .
The course will be a simplified
study of the Bible and its teach
ings . Those who want to leam
more about God and His Word will
applyforthe course and receive it
at a nominal fee. Tests will be
mailed in to determine their prog-
One of the great advantages
of the course will be the contacts
we make with the Africans . When
we get the names, a visit will be
made in their home and community.
Perhaps we will be able to begin
work in areas where we had no in
roads before.
Another advantage is that we
desire and pray for an indigenous
church. Those persons who have
become Christians and then study
through the Bible Correspondence
will be much better suited to carry
Kathryn Oakley answers cor
respondence sent in by the
students.
on as leaders of different congre
gations .
Just as Timothy challenged us,
he also challenges the Africans,
"Study to show thyself approved
unto God ..." II Timothy 2: 15
Please pray for this endeavor.May
many souls be reached through this
medium and much be accomplished
for God's great Kingdom.
WOMEN AND THEIR WORK
JiL would like to picture for you
the missionary women at work in
Zambia. Missionary women in the
"bush" never have a dull moment!
Always something new and differ
ent happening! Just to mention a
few experiences: One evening in
the middle of dressing a reed buck
the men were called to a worker's
village to take his sick wife to the
hospital. That meant Gayle Ran
dall and I must take up the butch
ering job. The saws, knives etc.
were taken into the kitchen and the
job was completed. It goes without
s^' 'ing a few new cuts of meat were
invented. Often one is called in
the middle of the night to assist a
mother, giving birth to her child,
or apply first aidto a small burned
child who got too close to the out
side cooking fire. Space will not
by Mildred Pace
permit me to mention more, but you
see what I mean when I say,
"there's never a dull moment!"
Knowing the customs of the
people helps one to better under
stand them. I have found we can
leam many good lessons from the
Africans: to slow down, to have
more patience, to share joys as
well as sorrows, to show courtesy,
to show appreciation, and to have
respect for elders.
Some missionary women use
their abilities in a teaching capa
city. Bible classes are held for the
missionary children and the Af
rican children. Many missionary
children would have no Bible teach
ing unless provided by the women.
In many instances the mothers
of the villages are timid in attend
ing worship services. Some mis
sionary women hold Bible classes
in the villages and for extra pro
jects, give instruction on child
care, hygiene, nutrition, cooking
It '4,'
Mildred Pace typing copy for
our Christian Literature.
Pag^ 11
and sewing. This has proved help
ful in getting the village women to
church services and even to take
part in special services for the en
tire congregation.
Often missionary women en
gage in language study in order to
teach the scriptures in the African
languages. This requires much
hard work, but it proves most help
ful in being able to converse in
class.
The missionary children of the
Copperbelt attend the schools in
cities. Those of Lusaka and in that
area are fortunate in being able to
attend the International school for
their education. The women mis
sionaries who live in the cities of
Zambia have opportunities to con
duct religious education classes
in the public schools .
Whether married or single our
women's work in Zambia varies ac
cording to the needs and abilities
ADDRESSES
MISSIONAfilES AND
BELL. Mr. & Mrs..Charles
P.O. Box 2733
Lusaka, Zambia, Africa
BRANT. Mr. & Mrs. William
P.O. Box 2280
Kitwe. Zambia, Africa
DAVIS, Mr. & Mrs, Dean
P. O. Box B73
DELANEY, Mr. SMrs. Chas.
P. O. Box 2192
MECHEM, Mr. & Mrs. Den
P-.O. Box 1005
OAKLEY, Mr. S Mrs. Vemon
P.O. Box 2591
Kltwe, Zambia, Africa
PACE, Mrs. Mildred
P.O. Box 2280
Kltwe, Zambia, Africa
RANDALL, Mr. &Mrs. Leroy
P.O. Box 2184
SAPP, Mr. &Mrs. Ronald
P.O. Box 2184
SINCLAIR, Mr. & Mrs. A. G.
P.O. Box 160
Livingstone, Zambia, A .
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FORWARDING AGENTS
Henry R. McKasson
9757 Yuba Ct.
Cincinnati, Ohio 4S231
Mr. & Mrs. Den Sherer
P. O. Box 7564
Oregon, Ohio 43616
Mr. &Mrs. Jack Patterson
Route 1
King, N. Carolina 27021
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Pollard
119 Warren
Tunfchannock. Penna. 1B6S7
Maurice Mechem
Tracy, Minnesota 56175
Mr. iMrs. Charles Walts
Box 145
Georgetown, Indiana 47122
Mr. S Mrs, James Rash
1508 Castle Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46227
Mrs. Lecrard Hopfe
Box 134
Austin, Minn. S5912
Dr. & Mrs. George Atkinson
P. O. Box 326
Norton, Kansas 67654
Miss Virginia Beddow
P. O, Box 9543
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Amy Sapp teaching a ladies
group at Kamaila.
of the people. With a Printing Min
istry and a Bible Correspondence
course being established in con
nection with our work, there is work
which is ideal for a woman mis
sionary. If you are interested in
detailed office work, why not use
your talents in that particular field
in the Lord's service in Zambia?
The witness of a Christian
home should never be underesti
mated. People are watching us all
the time. They are interested in
seeing how Christians live from
day to day. So each day we are
witnessing for Christ though we
may not always be conscious of
doing so. If married, they are first
of allhomemakers. They are some
times "husband pushers" but also
must often be "husband stoppers"
when their men would drive them
selves too hard for too long.
It takes much patience and
there are times when I am ashamed
that we seem to expect so much
when I realize the Africans are
satisfied with so little. Though
we are often working with unlovely
people, we must never lose sight
of the fact they are loveable. We
are here to preach and teach as
well as live the Gospel of Christ.
ZAMBIA CHRISTIAN PRESS
URCUES OF CHRIS'l
ZAMBIA CHRISTIAN MISSION PERSONNEL Leftto right: Delaneys, Oakleys, Randalls. Brants, Davlses,
Mechems, Mildred Pace, Sapps, Bells and Slnclalrs (not pictured).
THE MISSIONARIES OF THE ZAMBIA CHRISTIAN MISSION
WISH TO EXTEND THEIR CHRISTIAN GREETINGS TO YOU AND
TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE,
AS SHOWN THROUGH YOUR PRAYERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
EVERY VICTORY GOD GIVES US HERE IS IN A REAL SENSE
YOUR VICTORY ALSO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Sherman Church of Christ
4 041 Johnson Road
Barberton, Ohio 44 2 03
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