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Le-feter Number 7
Via Stanleyville
NEWS
2. Doggetts.
The Doggetbs received their visasthe middle of nowhere, and they had to use
rive at all.
heoome available.
4. Uon Moduma.
We want to con
The Lord is
here.
Consequently,
aft^r,
prayer.
When Ronald
people there.
his health,
L. Harshe,
school earlier.
teen stu^^^^^ii^Sl2S^ol.
Ron Butler and I are going to try someling new this year in church visitation.
Prayerfully,
We
MISSIONARIES:
ADDRESS IN AMERICA :
P. O. BOX 996
ADDRESSES IN CONGO:
Bukavu Post i
Olina Post:
^
March 24, I964
Tha "big news around here is everyone's expectancy of the soon-to-arrive hahy
of the Butlerso
here Hon has said that he vrJ.ll send ua a telegram when their ^boy** arrives,
"but it oould reviuirc a couple weeks for the wire to reaoh us. We mil probably
not know until they return.
with him from the States and brought (iuite a bit to Olina to sell to the Africans
there at very low prices in order to help them. They Mrere stored in the guest
house there, and someone seemingly broke in euid stole several articles.
Word
has just arrived now that the chief there has imprisoned three of the mission
workiuen claiming tliat they are the culprits. I will have to try to settle the
matter when I go over next week.
Rather than scatter our efforts so thin anong the 65 churchfs Son Butler and I
have decided to each pick a promising church and concentrate our efforts on it
in an attempt to get it on its feet and really able to continue on with less
missionary supervision req.uired.
first project. Miss Brown, Miss Shewmaker and Betty and the children are
going with me each Lord's Day that I am able to go there. 'Jhe ladies have
Bible School classes for the children and women So far the church is responding
very well. There is great interest, and the attendance is steadily increasing
from visit to visit.
village holding services, calling and taaining the local eldars and preacher.
The Africans have many ways that are often exasperating to us, hut they are
annising when you watch them as they happen to others.
a genuine comedy from my office window. Michel, a grouchy workman, bawled out
a oouple children only three or four years old for playing with a ^leelbarrow.
He very loudly and dramatically rebuked them and ordered them to put the vehicle
in the carpenter shop. They did not move. They just stood dead-still and looked
at him. Again Michel went through his performance^ I'vlth eq..ial success. And again.
Finally, wearying, he gave one last order and stalked off leaving the impression
he expected it carried out as soon as he left.
his arm to the other indicating the opposite direction from that which Michel
had flo fruitlessly fought for. The junior partner lifted the heavy homemade
wheelbarrow, and off they went where they were going to go anyway before that
grouchy man came along and delayed "tiSBak We missionaries have the same level of
Thank you for your blessing on the work of preaching the gospel in Congo. We
need your prayers and support and interest, and we trust you are being blessed
as well in giving them.
AFRICAN CHRIPTIAS MISSION
Ronald Harshe
April 6, 1964
Dear Brethrens
PRAYER
mm
He
Everything is
we are we11a
Congo free
the gospel.
winning the
2# Move to Olina.
At a mission-'Adde mission
The children
was a
I t is more
than Bomili,
The thief
work.
cross
forth their faith in Christ, but their onthusiasm was greatly increased b/
sue goes
of their efforts. All praise be to God for
these blessingso
In Christian love,
Betty Hars'hc
ADDRESS IN AMERICA:
MJSSIONARJES:
P. O. BOX 996
ADDRESSES IN CONGO:
Bomili Post:
Bomili per
Bukavu Post:
Olina Post:
^
April 18, 1964
The Butlers have arrived haok at Boiaili with a "baby boy, Gregory Allen" He makes
the 26th member of the mission family} thirteen of them are children# He does not
do much direct missionary work yetj but he is contributing his bit by raising the
who gsts to hold himj this is usually among the Harshe children.
There vras a tragedy here at Boniili Just across the road from the iiission not even
a good stone*s throw away A woman was murdered and imitilated not too nicely.
After a fight with her husbajid, she was reported missing. After about three days
she was discovered in the jangle, dead.
murders are rare here. The people usually rely on spells and v/itchcraft to get
rid of those they hate. There are many, many trials of persons accused of killing
someone by witchcraft.
We had a grand service Saster at the Bomili church. More than the fins attendsuice
was the willingness of the Christiand to work for the services. The day before
Easter many of the Christians met at the churchy there they accepted in teams of
two little printsd papers advertising the special services.
certain areas in and around Bomili to cover.
We assigned them
every home and invite the people to church. They distributed nearly 4OO papers,
and about as many had no territory to be sent to as that did. Those who had no
place to go we gave one paper to and told them to go into the streets and stop
everyone they saw, show them the paper and tell them about tiae servioss. Sunday
morning there were 288 in the service which is Just about double the normal
attendance. We had, in all, four services including sunrise services. The
thsinks to the Lord for your continued help in bringing His message to
Letter
Bear Priendss
PEAYER
EBWS
These are
further i..-*
3. Jean Ibago. Jean was able to get ir aicine again in May, but there has jeer: no
appreciable improvemtnt in his eyes.
Their
oently S
ves bf
student preacher
office with a dispute to
...le gospel does have in changing the everyday lives of those surrendering to it.
His
ADDRESS IN AMERICA :
MISSIONARIES :
Poste de Bukavu:
Poste de Stanleyville:
Poste de TOIina;
45224
ADDRESSES IN CONGO S
ohuroh and these student preaohers for tnree or four months* Our intention is to
establish this ohuroh firmly in the faith and to get it functioning smoothly that it
may be totally self-sufficient* It should serve as an inspiration and example to the
other ohurohos nearby.
V'e had two meetings da41y with the Christians; one was a short Bible Study in the
mornings, and the second was a i;roaching service and filmstrip presentation in the
evenings#
lot of {^ood from them# V/e also met daily with a group of interested
a olass on the eldership* We have no leadership in the churches, and
one* I also taught the student preachers and the local preacher on
a sermon* They also went vith me as we went calling^ we are hoping
up the neoessaiy know-how to do this sort of woric*
The meeting began on Sunday vdth I65 present for the morning services*
Several from
neighboring ohurahes were also present* The regular attsndano is aboait 5^ or 60*
At daybreak Monday morning I learned that one of the women of the villa,e bad been
b.itten by a snake in the night* She is the second wife of as man with three ^Ivee*
We liad to dispense with the church services that morning while I brought her in to
Bomili for treatment with anti-snake venin serum* It takes about one hour oae-way*
She has now recovered*
While we were walking through the village getting ao(xuainted the nejct afternoon we
oame to the place a blind man called "horae*" >.Jis v*ife had died, and he was left to
food, and he replied that he Just ate what someone who happened to rememb&r him
might bring* At the time, he was breaking raw peanuts and eating them* He was
very thin* In reply to my (^uery about how he gets his water he said that he cets
a pan under the eavos and oatches water when i t rains.
he has no v/ater*
and I
The water is badly discolored when it runs off these leai* rooi^sy
Toward the end of the week a pygmy came asking me to look at his child* Their village
adjoins that of Bafwamboku* They had just oarried him in from the foreat where they
had been hunting* They wanted to know if he were dead* He was just dying, and there
was nothing I could do* He was only about eight and one of the pupils our preacher
was teaching to read and write*
At th'^ final servios a woman stood up at the close and told the oongregation that sha
had repented of an offense whioh po" one else knew about but herdelf* Someone had
stolen five francs fran her (abiut three cent&) a*id v/hen she learned about it she
cried*
money*
She told the congregation she was "soi'ry for she shot^ld not have ^rievd over
This was (^uite reiarkable*
ThanVf^iTiv-
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Letter #L0
Via Stanleyville
Republic of the Gongo
July 13, 1964
Bear Brethren?
PRAYER
MS
to Jesus#
In His name.
Con^o turmoil.
Amen."
School's out I
E-at
They
We trust
thou^i
price raise.
Olina,
children, either.
3. Jean Ibafl^o.
vacations
This had ex
leper, and his strength seems to be little. is to strengthen the churches and teach min
4* Leon Moduma,
With your
sed.
But Ronald
Ronald
In Christian love,
Ronald flarshe
Betty Harshe
Son."
NEWS
Prayer changes
things.
1.
Phyllis Rine.
expects us to trust Him - beyond any limitHe is good. His ways are not our ways. He
knows the end from the beginning. Phyllis
now knows why and is satisfied; and someday
if we, too, are faithful unto death we will
learn why. Right now our prayer is for
God's peace in her loved ones' hearts, and
that her death may be used of God to further
the gospel of the Christ whom she loved.
2.
Schaub family.
tinuing service.
3.
_ _
Congo Christians.
ii.
Our future.
y/rite to:
C. L. Harshe
U5801
We pray
tems.