Nutt Ziden Helen 1963 Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

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Chldamoyo MissionF/Bag 38Karol S Rhodesia

Greetings in the name o ou r blessed Lord. Yesterday and today havo proven to be two of the busiest days s ince our arrival In RhodesiaThe worst medical cases have come today since ou r arr ival a t Chldamoyo. With th enearest medical help some 40 miles away i t is hard to turn anyone away. Not only do

-w aose^ the i r-conf idence in^ns to help tbem*_iJLtfe_do.^u^r_n them away^ but many _minor things develop into things much worse. People wait much too long many timesand then come for help when i t i s too la te . Just 15 minutes ago one of the l as t pat i e n t s came in h is f a t h e r s arms. I t was not hard to discover the sickness , as theInfection covered the right cheek draining from the eye. Upon closer investigat ion Ifound in the eye socket a black mass with a large oblong hole in the center. Thenanother patient stepped forward with a minor cold. The last patient came with hisdaddy helping him. On his le f t leg was an ulcer about three inches long and twoinches wide, right down to the bone. The l i t t l e boy, about 8 years old, now si ts only five feet from my desk looking into my eyes as I write to you. These things ar ewhat we would perhaps cal l gruesome, and they effect me the way they would effectmost of you, my Christian brethren. The people expect help because we are theirmissionaries, so along with our teaching the precious Seed of eternal l i fe , we try tohelp them in their needs. p to 61 patients a day have come and we have f i rs t taughtthem a Bible lesson an d then did the l i t t l e we could. There i s no place within 40miles for them to gowhat would you have us to do?

Yesterday about 75 men plus about 100 women and chi ldren gathered by thenew Christian Day School to discuss i t s function in the area, the school tuition perchild, and to introduce the Christian teachers to them The 75 men were a ll village

headmen and represented hundreds of people. They expressed their thanks to God fo rsending them their missionaries and gave thanks to their Chief Dandawa fo r choosinjrthe right ones. One lady cried out, My God has heard my praying . These th ingsboost our morale, and make us a l l th e more thankful fo r you, out friends in Christ,who are willing to send and support. The Christian pay School is not quite finishedand is no t paid fo r by about two thousand dollars, but about 150 students will gati-:.:each day to be taught by Christian teachers. These 3 teachers, two of which havecome from Mashoko Mission, will have Bible Study with a ll the students each day plustwo hours on Sunday. (Excluding Saturday) .

The power of the Gospel is amazing as i t penetrates the hea rts of the African people in th is area. To date, five hundred ninety-six have been baptized intothe name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spi r i t . The samO problem exis ts here as inyour local church. With so many new converts, how can we maintain an effectivefollow-up and teaching program to strengthen them in the Lord? The African peopledr i f t around Rhodesia and present almost an impossible task to keep track of them.They are an emotional people and accept Christ perhaps more readily than in America.Many accept whatever comes along and know not why they believe what they do. Thismakes our t a sk on e o f which i s no t unconimon, but on e t h a t presen t s a da i ly chal lenge

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to be met. Many of t he c on ve rt s, some of whc we may never again see , are scat teredBomeidiere i n Rhodesia and we covet your prayers fo r them t h a t the Seed sown i n t h ei rl iv es w ill produce much f ru i t . The majority of t he c on ve rt s are l iv ing in one placea l l th e t ime and we do t each them as we v i s i t Pra i s e God t h a t ne w groups a r e spr ing*ing up. From time to time, we receive word from some of th e converts who have moved,that they have been te l l ing th e l i t t l e they know and now have several who want toaccept Christ. We ismediately follow their pleadings. For the problems and for thevictor ies we covet your prayers of supplication and thaidcagivlng.

Our love for pur l i t i t le h Hae and mission grows dearer to us each day, andwhat a blessing i t is tp journey to Chidamoyo after a couple days in the city. Thebeauty of God s creation around the mission provides a daily inspiration and knowledge that setves to give us dally cOdrage and fai th.

We continue to s t r ive in Our work to bring glory and honor to God, and wepray that through our labors this will be accomplished. We ate thankful to you, whoare making our labors in Rhodesia possible, fo r the wonderful way in which you arecaring for us that we might preach Christ maong these people. Pray for us, and we llbe praying and working to the end that your efforts for the Rhodesian field will befruitful and lasting unto eternal l ife. We pray that your efforts both abroad and athome will abound in the Lord s work. May God grant you each sufficient grace andpeace fo r each day.

Because o f th e Risen Lord,

Ziden , Helen , and family

CONTRIBUTORS FOR OECmER

C h u r c h e s :

Archie , Mo.Chr i s t i an Church, Francesv l l l e , Ind*Thayer, KansasLowell , Ind .R i n e h a r t , Mo.Mt. P l e a s a n t 111.Tru ma n, M in n.F i r s t C h r i s t i a n Rlchland , Mo.F i r s t Chris t ian , El Centro, C a l i fF i r s t C h r i s t i a n LaMar, Mo.Wheatland, Ind .26th C o l f a x , Gary, I n d .Crocker, Mo.

Hebron, Ind .Galesburg , KansasPor t S t Lucie C h r i s t i a n Flo r idaDeep R i v e r, I n d .New E l l i o t Ind .Black Oak, Gary, Ind.Eagle Lake, Minn.

G r o u p s :

Womens Chr i s t i an Service , Palmdale, Cal .High School Clas s , Lebanon, Mo.Union Ave. S S Moberly, Mo.Anna Ramsey S .S . Clas s , Metz, Mo.8th Grade Boys, So . Side , Hammond, Ind.Savonburg L a d i e s Aid,^ K a n a a ^ ^J r C.Y. Group, Moberly, Mo.3rd 4 th Grade C.Y.H. , Black Oak, Ind.R i c h a r d s C h r i s t i a n S S Mo.Young Adul t C l a s s Roby, Mo.South Val ley Youth, KansasWill ing Workers Class , Brook, Ind .C h r i s t i a n Workers Clas s , Crocker, Mo.Friendship Class , West Milford , OhioMissionary S o ci et y, B a rn sd a ll , Okla.

Fr iendsh ip C l a s s , F i r s t C h r i s t i a nLexing ton , Ky.

Groups fcon t inued) :

C.E., First Christian, Clovis, New MexicoFriendship Class , Archie, Mo.Welcome Class , Loami, 111.Mission Group 2 , Protec t ion , KansasRails Grove Youth Class , Itofioh, 111.

I n d i v i d u a l s :

Mr. Mrs. Wn. G r l e s i n g e rM rs. C ora B. McKelvyH o w a r d N u t tMr . Mrs. Ear l F . Rober t sMargaret ScrutchfieldMr.

Mrs. Lawrence

G r e e rMrs. Vi o l e t P . SmithM r. W l l f o r d C r i s tMr. Mrs. I r a W. BeerbowerMrs . E f f i e HershmanM r. Mrs . Win. S BowmanC h r i s t i a n F r i e n d sMr. Mrs . L . A . MagnerMr . Mrs. S h e r e l Nut tMiss B o n i t a De PueM r s N o r m a B r u c e

Mrs. Lucy Str l toffMr. Mrs. Raymond McFarlandMr. Mrs. Roy WllbumM r s . P a u l We s t o nMr . Mrs. Win. ArchMr. Mrs. Owen LlskeyMr. M rs . O oonle HallDorothy M. RiceM r s Naomi D r o n eMr. Mrs. Ray Le eE s t e l l a B a r n e s

Mr. Mrs. Ray McMillan

Many individuals and groups have giventhrough the i r local churches and are no tl i s t e d sepa ra t e ly.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DECEMBER: 1,450.56


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Greetings from Rhodesia in th e Name of Chris t . Againwe find need to share with you our experiences and endeavors for Christ in this landto which you have sent us, in an effor t to bring the Afr ican people to Christ . Oneof our greatest advancements has been the coming of Mr. S.. Machangura, an evangeli s t trained at Mashol^, to work it i th e Sinoia-Urungwe areas'.^ He wl1l i rorfc^lir thesame capacity as I.do; that i s , to train the loc al C hr is tia ns in the churches to ac-,cept the responsibil i t ies of leaders. Mr. Machangura will receive 57.00 monthly,which we hope some group in America will take as a project. In the Sinoia-Urungweareas he will be responsible to you, as I am, and not to the African churches. Thisway he will be able to assume full leadership and will be able to work as a missionary , training the local Christians to assume full leadership. There are severalreasons fo r th is : (1) I believe this to be th e New Testament example and that , in anew field, i t can be accomplished; (2) i t would be impossible fo r each of almost 30groups to hire an evangel is t under the present wage difference between the trainedevangelist and the people living in reserves who take their substances from the soil this is not true in a ll areas, and perhaps some day evangelists can be.supported locally); (3) 1 feel that Christians in the African society can be trained and willr ise to sufficiently meet the needs of the local church and, thereby, cause the:Church to grow; (4) finally, I feel, that the Church will expand rapidly with eachChristian spreading the Word of God Instead of depending mostly on the trained evangelists. The few t rained evangelists can, like the Apostle Paul, Timothy, and othersthen move into th e new areas af ter having spent several months or even years in onearea. Some of the churches, especially in the c i t ies , ar e almost ready to hire andsupport an evangelist, and we are encouraging them to do so, but, i f we start subsidizing a l l th e churches (even with three or four in one c i rcu i t ) , i t will become agreat burden, and the people, as we have found from past history, will expect helpfo r y e a r s to come.

These decis ions are f l ex ib l e and wil l be made in such manner as to meec th e Afr ican circumstances in t he e s ta b li sh m e nt of a work t ha t one day wil l funct ion without;the necessity of missionary guidance. We d like to have your questions and comments concerning this program. In this short l e t te r i t would be Impossible to explain a l l the reasoning and conditions that have brought forth this type of development to my thinking. We s t i l l lack many answers to this.complex society in which wework, and we covet your prayera for wisdom and guidance to be given unto us that ina l l we do, God w i l l be p r a i s e d .

Recently, I gave my first injections. Diana, fdio lives on the mission and isa bo ut t we lv e years old, was b i t t en by a venomous snake a t night . Before 30 minutesha d passed since th e b i t e she had received the in jec t ions an d was on her way backhome. How happy we were to be of help to beri

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Our family continues to pray fo r you, our C h r i st ia n b r et hr e n, always expressingour thanks to God fo r your i n t e r e s t an d help . Your encouragement i s a grea t asse t tous an d we apprec ia te a l l your l e t t e r s , prayers , an d support . The Chris t ian DaySchool c o nt in u es w i th 130 s t u d e n t s who r e c e i v e 30 minutes o f B ib le s tu dy each da y. Weknow tha t your investment in th is uni t through us i s well worth i t s cost of almostf ive thousand d o l l a r s . The debt ye t on the bui ld ing i s a burden to us , but thebuilding is almost completed and 150 children are receiving about four hours of Bibletraining each wdek. In comparison to many projects an d expenses in th e States , weknow t h a t t h i s i s a w i se i ii ve st me nt f o r th e work o f C h r i s t .

e covet your prayers that ou r witness will be of such a nature that God will beglor i f i ed an d tha t honor wi l l come to His name. e thank you for your par t an d prayt h a t God w i l l s up ply y ou r da i ly needs .

Yours f d t a C h r i s t i a d wor ld ,

Z id en , H el en , and family

CONTRIBUTORS FOR JANUARY

C h u r c h e s :

Wheat land C h r i s t i a n , I n d .Lowel l Church o f C h r i s t , Ind .Black Oa k Church o f C h r i s t , I n d .Thayer C h r i s t i a n , KansasF i r s t Chr i s t i an , Los Gatos, C a l i f .F i r s t C h r i s t i a n , Lexing ton , Ky.Truman Church o f C h r i s t , Minn.R i n e h a r t C h r i s t i a n , H o r t o n , Mo .Chr i s t i an Church, Wanatah, Ind .

Boulder Valley Church of Chr i s t , Colo.Lansdowne Church o f C h ri s t, 111.Archie C h r i s t i a n Church, Mo.Mt. Pleasant Chr i s t i an , Carthage, 111.Eagle Lake Church o f C h r i s t , Minn.F i r s t C h r i s t i a n , Richland^ Mo.F i r s t C h r i s t i a n , LaMar, Mo.Hebron C h r i s t i a n , I n d .Western H i l l s Church o f C h r i s t , Cinc in*

n a t i , OhioCleveland Church o f C h r i s t , t ^ n n .Southside Church o f C h r i s t , Spr ing f i e ld ,

I l l i n o i s

F i r s t Chr i s t i an , El Centro, C a l i f .Deep River C h r i s t i a n , I n d .P o r t S t . Luc ie C h ri st i an , F la .Galesburg C h r i s t i a n , KansasNew E l l i o t C h r i s t i a n , I n d .Made l i a Church o f C h r i s t , Minn.

G r o u p s :

Union Ave. Chr i s t i an S . S . , Moberly, Mo.Chr i s t i an Miss. S o ci et y, B a rn sd al l, Okla,Savpnburg Ladies Aid, Kansas

- C h r i s t i a n S . S . ^ - ^ l a n - M o . -R i c h a r d s C h r i s t i a n S . S . , Mo .Metz C h r i s t i a n S . S . , Mo .Friendship Class , F i r s t Chr i s t i an ,

Lex ing ton , Ky .

G r o u p s c o n t i n u e d :

Missionary Group #2 , Pro t ec t i on , KansasF r i e n d s h i p C l a s s , Arch ie , Mo.Ladies Aid, Madel ia , Minn.Youth Group, South Valley Chapel ,

E a r l t o n , KansasC h r i s t i a n Workers C l a s s , Crocker, Mo.Senior C.Y.H. , Dewey, Okla .Miss ionary S o c i e t y, Ambia, I n d .Young Peop led Class , Grenola, Kansas

R a i l s Grove Youth C l a s s , Marion, 111 .

I n d i v i d u a l s ;

R u t h B a s k e

M r. M r s . D a v i d S i m sM r . M r s . L a w r e n c e G r e e r

M a r t h a Dee P o w e l lM r s . E t h e l M u r r e lL u c i l l e L e t h c h o

Mr. c Mrs. Samuel Ta g g a r tMargaret Scrutchf ie ldMr. 6t Mrs. Henry F . Su l l i vanMrs . V i o l e t P . Smi thM r. Mrs . I r a W. B e e r b o w e rM r . 6c M r s . Wtn. Bowman

Mr. c Mrs. Raymond McFarlandMr. c Mrs. D. 0 . SchwingerMr. c Mrs. C. M. WylieH o w a r d N u t tMr. c Mrs. Ra y McMillanM rs. C ora B . M cK elv yM r. 6e Mrs . L . A . M agnerMr. c Mrs. Roy WilburnMr. c Mrs. Wim G r i e s i n g e r

Many indiv iduals an d groups have giventhrough t he i r loca l churches an d a re notl i s t e d sepa ra t e ly.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR JANUARY: $1 ,592 .25

The following statements are taken f rm one of our personal le t te rs from Ziden: what a wonderful month f inancia l ly T hi s a ll ow ed us to p ay $ 15 0. 00 on our debt a tth e Gwelo bank and catch up on several small ones. e are s t i l l not breathingeasily though but we ar e paying o ff i ns te ad of-adding except for the roof fo r theschool building which i s $900.00.

I n C h r i s t i a n l o v e .

M r. and M rs. Z iden E. N u t t , J r .For^irarding Agents

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G r e e t i n g s i n th e name o f our b l e s s e d Lord; arid S a v i o u r, Jesus C h r i s t vhat a wonder fu lexperience i t Is to be witnessing f or Chr i s t in

Rhodesia t e l l i n g o the r s of our Saviour, I suppose even we have l ea rned more and more the b les s ing an d p r i v i l e g e of Leaning on the Uver-l a s t i n g Arms s ince begirihihg~at~Chldamoyo j u s t ten months ago, Is t a r t e d the bui ld ing here l a s t June spending most of my t ime l ay ingoff founda t ions an d superv is ing c l e a r i n g , e t c . p lu s h au lin g a l l thesuppl ies requi red fo r bu i ld ing . Helen, a f t e r the b i r t h of our secondchi ld a t Mashoko, joined me in October when we made our f i r s t home inth e d i r t f l o o r s t o r e r o o m . The h e a t wa s i n t e n s e d u r i n g t h a t Octobe rand th e c h i l d r e n were n o t used t o i t b u t a l l became w e l l and j u s t afe w weeks a f t e r being in th e st ore ro om we moved to a l i t t l e three

room building which will serve as our home ( later as a guest house)u n t i l we r e t u r n o u r second t e r m and b u i l d o u r home. S i n c e t h a t t i raewe h a v e b u i l t f o u r A f r i c a n homes t o h o u s e t h e t h r e e C h r i s t i a n t e a c h e r san d evange l i s t , and other workers on the mission, as well as bui ld ingthe f i r s t school u n i t which i s e ighty f e e t by twen ty - th r ee f e e t whichi s to house the 146 young people now m ee tin g u nd er t r e e s . Even nowI can hear the pounding on the roo f echoing across the c r e s t of theh i l l a s I t ake t ime out t o w r i t e to you, I s h a l l r e t u r n t he re whenf i n i s h e d h e r e t o do f u r t h e r work on t h e r o o f w h i c h I hope t o comple t ein about two or three days. The chi ldren have been p a t i e n t fo r whichvie a re t h a n k f u l ife were o n l y n o t i f i e d a few weeks b e f o r e hand t h a t

we could open a school in Jan , 1963. Our budget an d program was i nt e r r u p t e d with th e opening o f th e s c h o o l t h i s y e a r, b u t even witht h a t burden r e s t i n g on us now, we are t h r i l l e d t h a t the ch i ld ren a rerece iv ing 4 hours of B ib le t r a i n i n g each week. Pray fo r the t eachersand the chi ldren as they work toge ther in t h i s our f i r s t Chr i s t i anDay School i n t h i s a rea . Pray f o r us as we give our l i v e s to thePeop le o f t h i s a r e a t h a t t h e y ma y be won t o C h r i s t .

The Bruce Amraerman fami ly of the Ozark Bib le College f acu l ty hasnow determined to f ly to Sal isbury, S. Rhodesia th i s July, Lord wil ling. Even though he i s on the college facul ty un t i l June, he i s doingmuch e x t r a work so a s t o f i l l an u rg e n t need i n Rhodesia a s q u i c k l y asposs ib le . Making prepara t ion to come to a mission f i e l d i s no smallt a sk , but Bruce and family are doing i t and how thankful we are to God

t h a t they w i l l soon be our co - l abo re r s in the Sinois-Crungwe a r e a s .They w i l l be laborer ing a t Chidamoyo Mission with us , and wil l makei t poss ib le fo r a much b e t t e r developement of the p re sent work in theChurches and a l s o open ne w f i e l d s which a re now w a i t i n g a s we a re finable to go. e were in college with the mmermans and coiomend themt o o u r C h r i s t i a n b r e t h r e n f o r p r a y e r and s u p p o r t .

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_ w has a prize African trophy which i s not too commonf o r thi~wom en folk. . Sh e w i t h th e r i f l eand h i t i t r igh t in thie ^e-adv adder is a very dangeroussnake as i t s venom i s a b o u t as p o t e n t as any s n a k e . I t moves s l o w l yand even a c t s l i k e i t i s dead u n t i l i t s v ic tum i s r i g h t on i t andi t then s t r ikes . All the books had s ta ted t ha t the pufj a^^ge t s longer than 36 inches . i n Rhodesia ,

meeting on the mission now has b v ^ l p p w efeel that the Gos^^^ penetrating the pebpie wereso suspicious of us at f i r s t but through patience with these pr imitive people we are gaining t he i r confidence and look forward to a greatharves t in t h i s a rea . Treat ing p a t i e n t s has been a g rea t h elp . Todaywe t r ea ted 67 people. Several of these had returned fo r a new bandageon se ve re b urn s which are qui te common among the A frican people. Eachtime as the bandage i s taken off and they see how quickly (in comparison, to. what. they SiTG used too) i t i s healing, they look up with smiling faces and words of thanks, and we feel that Christ i s giving themto us so t h a t we can pay the debt to them of the knowledge of sa lvat i o n w h i c h we owe t o t h e m on b e h a l f o f C h r i s t

To pay this debt is why you have sent us here and we are than kfu lthat you are placing confidence in us to be the bearers of this precious g i f t . Your s up po rt t hr ou gh prayers , l e t t e r s and g i f t s arecertainly appreciated. We continue to covet your prayers, gi f t s , andl e t t e r s as we need help from God, because of our weaknesses, and encouragement in l e t t e r s from you. News of the homeland i s a greatsource of joy for us and we are happy to know what you ar e doing andhow the church i s progressing where you serve. Due to the tremendousdistances of hauling and the cost of supplies in Rhodesia we are indebt, but our Christian Day School is almost complete and i t wil l thentake the next year and a half that we are here to pay i t off as wellas th e t ruck and other bui lding, God i s so good to us and how greatHe has giv en unto us s tr en gt h f or each day. May He grant unto yougrace and peace su ff i c i en t for each day. The harvest is great andthe church of Christ now reaches almost 1000 people in the Sinoia^ndT|r ungwe areas . Over 600 of these past two years . Pray for a con-

' tinued harvest , and for leaders to r ise up among the converts who willb c a p a b l e o f s h ep er d in g t h e f l o c k .

Yo u r s f o r a C h r i s t i a n Wo r l d

Z i d e n L , N u t t f a m i l y

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FEBRUARY ^^i;i075.,36

F i r s t Chris t ian, Jo l i e t , 111. Chris t ian ?/orkers Class, Crocker,Firs t Christian, LosGatos, Calif . MissouriChurch of Chr i s t , Lowell, Ind. Sai ls Grove Youth Class, Harxon,^Black Oak Church of Chr i s t , Gary,Ind, I l l i n o i sSouth Valley Chapel, Earl ton, Kans, Missionary Group No,2, Protect ionRinehartChristian, Norton, Mo KansasM t, P l e a s a n t C h r i s ti a n C a r t h a g e 1 1 1Richland Chris t ian Church, Mo. L i t t l e Youth Group, Main S t ,Wheatland Chris t ian, Ind, Christ ian,Atchi-F i r s t C h r i s t i a n E l C e n t r o , C a l i f ^Church of Chr i s t , Truman, Minn, Friendship Class , Archie, Mo

L a d i e s A i d , M a d e l i a , Minn,K e i t h E H a v i gM r, and M r s B r u c e Ammerman

Margaret Schu tch f i e ldM r, a n d M rs . Wm, BowmanM r s V i o l e t S m i t h

C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h A r c h i e M o,F i r s t C h r i s t i a n L e x i n g t o n Ky,C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h H e b r o n , I n d

Church o f -Ghri-^-b-jrS^tgleLa:ke-,--Min3a,Ne w E l l i o t . C h r i s t i a n I n dC h r i s t i a n C h u r c h , G a l e s b u r g K ans ,P r t S t L u c i e C h r i s ti a n F l aC h u r c h o f C h r i s t M a d e l i a M i n n , M r, a rd M r s , I r a W. B e e r b o w e rChris t ian Workers Class , Crocker,Mo, r, and Mrs, Ray McMillanC h r i s t i a n S S R i c h a r d s Mo ,C Y . H , D e w e y, O k l a h o m aMiss ionary S o c i e t y Barnsda l l ,Okla . ,Welcome C l a s s L o a m i , 1 1 1L a d i e s A i d S a v o n b u r g K a n s a sF r i e n d s h i p C l a s s F i r s t C h r i s t i a n

L e x i n g t o n Ky,

Many o th e r I n d iv id u al s and groupshave given th rough t h e i r l o c a lc h u r c h e s a n d a r e n o t l i s t e ds e p a r a t e l y .

and M rs, Henry F . S u l l i v a nM r, C h a r l e s V an N a d a? / l r a n d Mrs , A r t h u r RoseH o w a r d N u t tM rs, George McFar landM r, J H, and R, G. H i l lMr, and Mrs. Raymond McFar landM r. a n d M r s . ViT. G r i e s i n g e rM r, and Mrs , Thomas E , C a r rM r, a n d M rs . E l m er K o e r n e rM r, a n d M r s . Roy W i l b u r nA Fr iend


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D e a r F r i e n d s n C h r i s t :

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour,Je sus Chr i s t , Several weeks ha ve now p as se d s in cewe last took tme to wite about our^labo^

here in Rhodesia Th^^ys^ass so q^ckly as we continue to give witnessto our blessed Lord and the new experiences raoiant up providing addedchallenge each day. Since we last vn:*ote wewere privileged to be witha ll the other missionaries in the Rhodesias and to share vrith one anotherour work and experiences. The fellowship i s always a boost to us as wevery seldom see anyone we know of our own people V/e thril l with thework going on in e.l1 parts of Rhodesia and also tlirill with the plansof esqsansion for the future as discussed at the meetings, '/e are certainlyblessed to be a part of the Rhodesian work, and thank God that you liavebeen willing through prayers or support to make i t possibl^that wea r e h er e

Many of you perhaps already* know that the Bruce Ammerraanfamily wilfbe joining us next month. Lord willing. f have received word from themthat they will be arriving in Salisbury on the 22nd of July This isonly 5 weeks av;ay and how anxious vre are for them to be a part of theThere are so many things which we have not been able to do that nowwill be realities with the capable work and witness of Bruce and his wifeKarolyn, They have two young cliildren. Gay and Amy. We look forwardespecially to the church vrork and the developement of the church leaders.We have been t ied down with th e developement of the mission station andtreating of patients and applying for new schools that i t has been hardto give the necessary time to the many groups who need instruction inchurch government. New areas have opened, and we have tried to enterthem before they were lost to the false doctrines of men.^ It has seemedlike a long time and like we have spread ourselves so thinnly over avast area that i t becomes discouraging. True we have preached tothousands of people and many have been obedient to our blessed Lord,butunless they are^ nurtured they scanetimes drift away. This very day Italked with iLga, iixe old evangelist about answering the call fromVuti some s.lOQmiles north of us Christians of the Church of Christliave moved there in to the new farming aroa jus t opened up by the government, and found no Church of Clirist. They immediately sent word forhelp. Tomorrow morning Miga will leave for that area to spend severaldays investigating the possibility of establishing a church there Inthe first part of August, Bro Aramermanand X, i f God permitsreturn with Miga and visit the people. Pray for thi s developementthat i t iiiight be frui t ful for the Kingdom of God

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We wanb to thank those who responded to our recent appeal fo rprayers. Although we heard from very few of the Lamplighters we areconfident that many are praying. This i s a great comfort to us in ou rwork, knowing that God is being asked to help us in a l l that we do. Hehas blessed us greatly in a l l things and we give thanks to Him and toyou fo r th e strength and encouragement which have come to us when needed.May God bless you each in your labors for Him and grant unto you eachgrace an d peace s u ff ic ie n t f or each day.

Because of the Risen Lord,

Ziden, Helen, Karolyn an d Tonmy

CONTRIBUTORS FO R MARCH AND APRIL(Those who gave both months are designated with an

C h u r c h e s

^^Lowell C h u r c h o f G i ir is tCopeland C h r i s t i a n ChurchJ^Thayer C h r i s t i a n Church

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Gi^e t ings i n t h e Name o f our Lord an d S a v i o u rJ e s u s C h r i s t . We a r e a l l f i l l e d vdth jo y and

exci tement a s th e Bruce Aramermans a r r i v e d here today. They were so sweett o b r i n g us each something from good o ld America . __They_had s e v e r a lde lays b u t they a r r i v e d s a f e ly ; and we a re t h r i l l e d t h a t God has permi t t edthem t o come t o \ d . t n e s 3 w i t h u s i n R h o d e s i a

A CALL FO R HELP

Last Saturday evening, jus t as we were prepa ring our evening meal,a lady came to our door asking i f we could come an d he lp , A young l adyha d j u s t given b i r t h to her f i r s t chi ld , but there were complicat ions,I tu rned th e oven o f f and l e f t th e bread t o f i n is h bak ing ; then we tookth e vraman and s t a r t e d out i n th e c a r. e ha d not gone f a r when she t o l dus t o s t o p . We g ot o u t and s t a r t e d up th e f o o t pa th , supposing t wa s av e r y s h o r t d i s t a n c e t o t h e hu t i n which t h e new m other and baby l a y. Soonwe found ourse lves c l imb ing up th e s t e e p mounta ins ide . t was such aclimb t l ia t the lady an d I had to pause to ca tch ou r brea th , IThen we ar r iveda t th e to p o f th e mountain, we found th e newly-made v i l l a g e .

The family now l i v ing in t h i s new vi l lage load moved there becauset h e i r old home i s on th e s i t e v/hich we had p icked t o one day liave ah o s p i t a l on . The viev/ from atop th e mountain was v re ll w o rt h th e cl imb.From the l i t t l e vi l lage we could see th e fei r buildings now on th e mission,

as th e sun wa s s e t t i n g beh ind th e mountains i n th e background.

The l a d y wh o had come f o r us l e d us i n to t h e h u t . As we e n t e r e d wesa w t h e ne w mother an d t h e sweet nev/ baby wliich t h e y Iiad wrapped i n ab lanke t . In the middle of the hut , on th e d i r t f loor, \-fas a small woodf i r e and around t s a t many of th e women from near-by v i l l a g e s . ec o ul d r e co g ni ze most o f t h e women f o r t h e y had come a t d i f f e r e n t t imesf o r t r e a t m e n t f o r themselves and t h e i r c h i l d r e n , and s e v e r a l of themhave a t t ended s e r v i c e s on Sunday, Since th e hu t wa s new, on ly th e p o l e swere up and t h e tha tched r o o f . Mud had no t y e t been mixed and p u t overth e i n s i d e and outs ide t o s e a l ou t th e v/eather, t h u s a l lowing th e l i t t l ec h i c k e n s t o r u n n a n d o u t . S e v e r a l c h i l d r e n came i n a n d o u t a s v/ e w e r et h e r e a l s o .

A f t e r a l l t h e g r e e t i n g s v;ere made, we ga ve w ha t a s s i s t a n c e v;e c o u l d ;t h e o l d l a d y t h e n t ook some f i b e r from a p l a n t t h a t t h e y use t o xveaveb a s k e t s , r o l l e d t very t i g h t l y and t i e d th e cord . The m o th er n ee de dmedical a t t e n t i o n so Z id en a sk ed t h a t a couple o f th e men car ry h e r do^mt h e m o u n t a i n .

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Karoi, which is sixby-two miles away i s our nearest doctor and hospit a l VJhile the women vrere preparing to go, we went home an d quicklyprepared a snack fo r Ziden t o ea t on the way, IVhen he went back, the newmother and other l ad i e s were walking down th e mountainside.

We thoiight i t best for Ziden to go alone, and for me to stay a t themission with th e chi ldren . Since I do n ot l i k e t o s t ay alone o ut hereaf te r dark, the g i r l who helps me stajred u n t i l Ziden got back. He gotback j u s t before eleven, an d we rejoiced t ha t a l l was well as we came tothe close o f a no th er busy and in teres t ing da y a t Chidamoyo I t ission,

Because o f th e Risen Lord,

Ziden, H el en , K hr ol yn , and Tommy

C a n t r i b u t o r s f o r May

C h u r c h e s :

Wes t e r n H i l l s C h u r c h o f C h r i s tChurch of Chr is t , Truman, Minn,F i r s t Chr is t ian , J o l i e t 111,Church of Christ , Lowell, Ind,1 s t Chr is t ian , Alburquerque, N,Mex,Christ ian Church, Archie, Mo^Mb, Pleasan t Chris t ian^ Carthage-F i r s t Chr is t ian , LaMar, Mo,Rinehar t Chr is t i an , Horton, Mo,F i r s t Chr is t ian , LosGatos, C a l i f ,Church of Chr is t , Eagle Lake, Minn,,F i r s t Chr is t ian , Richland, Mo,F i r s t Chris t ian , E l Centro, C a l i f ,Chris t ian Church, V/heatland, ind ,Chr is t ian Church, Hebiron, Ind,Por t S t Lucie Chr is t ian , F l a1 s t Christ ian, Crown Point, Ind,GalesBurg l}Krist ian Church, Kans;,' ~South Valley Chapel, Earlton, Kahs,Thayer C h r i s t i a n Church, Kans^Black Oak Church o f C hris t, Gary, Ind ,New E l l i o t Chr is t ian , G r i f f i t h , Bid,Church of Chris t , Madelia, Minn,Church o f C hr is t, Cleveland, Minn,

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W.S C.S Creston, Bid,C,X,H,, Dewey, Okla,S r. C.Y.H,, Lansdowne Church of

Chris t , E , S t L ou is , 111 ,Friendship Class , Archie , Mo,Union Ave , S , S , , Moberly, Mo,J r . Class , Ibe r i a , Mo.lydia Circ le , Gri ff i t h , Ind ,l ad i e s Aid, Savonsburg, Kans,Jar, Choir, Lowell, Ind,Christ ian S.S , Richards, Mo _ , _Will ing Workers Class, Brook, Bid,Missionary Society, Bamsdal l , Okla,Youth Class, Rails Grove, Marion, H IWelcome Class , Laomi, 111,Mission Group #2, Protect ion, Kans.

Ga^iups (con t ) ;

Memphis Missionary Society,S al le rs bu rg , I nd ,Ladies Aid, Madelia, Minn,Washington High School Class ,

Lebanon, Mo,

I n d i v i d u a l s ;

Mr , Mrs. Jonathan Hammersley, Ger,Mr . Mrs, Ra y WilbumMrs, C ora l B , McKelveyId a MeyerMr; Mrs , Thomas E C a r rM r, Mrs, Lawrence G r e e r

Mrs, Rodney B i l l i n gM^ Titus SolomonMr, Mrs, Wiel EmoryH e r b e r t F o r k n e r -

Nhrgaret ScrutchfieldTimmie, Beth Ann, Stevie

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Mr, Mrs, I r a W, BeerbowerMr, Mrs, Ora Mitche l lMari lyn BucheMr, frs , William Griesinger

A F r i e n dM r s Norma B r u c eM rs, H aro ld F o s t e rMr, Mrs, C, M. WyliePeggy MatneyMrs , Edward E Baske W i l fo r d S c li re ib e r

Mr, Mrs, Raymond McFarlandMrs , Vi o l e t Smi thM r, Mrs, L,A. MagnerMr, Mrs, Wil l i am S BowmanMr, Mrs, Ra y McMillanHoward W, N u t t

Many other individuals andgroups have given throught h e l o c a l c h u r c h e s a n d a r eh o t l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y.

WE NEED YOUR' HELP'

Will you please send us your Zi p Code number so t ha t we may get ouraddress l i s t iqp to date? I f the church you'attend i s a r egu lar cont ributo r,perhaps your treasurer could send the code number and save inany of youfrom having to w rite , V/e have already received the Zip Code numbers

from the following towns:Richards, Ho,, L ex in gt on , K y. , Fairmont, Mim,,Gary, Ind., Eagle Lake, Minn,, Jol iet , 111,, Hanmiond Bid., Erie, Kansas,^ d Earlton Kansas, . e wil l be looking forward to hearing from thosewho live in other towns. Our Zip Code number i s 46356, We thank you inadvance, praying t ha t God w i l l bless you fo r your coopera tion*

I n C h r is t i an Love ,M r, Mrs. Ziden E . N u t t J r .


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g r e e t you i n th e name o f C h r i s t and we g i v e ourthanks once a g a i n fo r t he o p po rt un it y o f coming t o you i n t h i s way r e p o r t i n g ourl a b o r s f o r Him i n S o u th e rn R h od es ia A f r i c a . The p a s t fe w months have been a g r e a t

_ . c h a H e n g e f i l l e d wi th i n s p i r a t i o n and f e l l o w s h i p . Th e t h a n k s w e o we to ou r M a s t e rand t o you fo r a l lowing and h e l p i n g us t o g ive w i t n e s s i n A f r i c a i s beyond my v e rb a l e x p r e s s i o n . Le t me t r y to sh a re w ith you a fe w h i g h l i g h t s o f r e c e n t days .

On August 22nd through the 26 th we sha red in a wonderful f el lo w sh ip w it hDadaya Mission o f the Churches o f C h r i s t o f New Z ea land . Fo r fou r days we d i scussed th e f u t u r e development o f th e church o u t l i n i n g methods and sugges t ions f o rh elp in g th e chu rch i n Rhodes ia t o become s e l f s u p p o r t i n g . I t wa s a g r e a t t ime o fi n s p i r a t i o n as we hea rd the r e p o r t s from th e v ar io us p a r t s o f the Rhodesian work.I t wa s r e p o r t e d t h a t i n s e v e r a l new a r e a s p e o p l e were ask ing f o r someone t o comet o p re a ch th e G ospe l .

The Bruce Ammerman f ami ly having a r r i v e d on th e twenty-four th o f J u l y a re^now s et tl ed in the work. This gives us a n w vision fo r the church work to be de- veloped more e f f i c i e n t l y . Bro. Ammerman and I have v i s i t e d most o f th e main

preaching p o i nt s to ge th e r and a r e now s t a r t i n g t o go s e p a r a t e l y so as to re ac ht h e m m u c h o f t e n e r t h a n b e f o r e .

have tw ice v i s i t e d t h e Vut i a r e a which i s j u s t be ing op ene d up fo r A fr ic a n f a r m e r s . Vu t i i s t h i r t y m i l e s n o r t h w e s t o f Karo i and deve lopment has j u s t begun. Church o f C h r i s t members have moved t h e r e and have c a l l e d f o r h e l p . At th e

p r e s e n t t ime f i f t y f i v e o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 700 fa rms a r e s t a k e d o f f and o c c u p i e d .There i s t o be a p op u la ti on o f ove r 4 000 i n th e immediate farm a r e a and i n ana rea borde r ing th e farms they a r e moving i n approximate ly 50 000 t o 60 000 peop le .Due t o t im e and f i n a n c e s i t i s imposs ib l e f o r u s t o e n t e r t h e a r e a b u t we a r e t r ying t o keep i t open u n t i l someone can come t o work t h e r e f u l l t ime . I f no on e i sa v a i l a b l e i t w i l l have to be g iven up an d taken over by some denomination.

During t h e f i r s t p a r t o f September we h ad s e v e r a l v is it o r s a t Chidamoyo. B i l land J a c k i e B r a n t Sherman and Pamela Pember ton and Mary B l i f f e n from Mashoko s p e n ts e v e r a l days wi th u s . L a t e r t h a t week P e t e r Nathan a New Zealand m i s s i o n a r ycame f o r a fe w days . He and I went o u t to v i s i t a number o f th e v i l l a g e s t each ingand preach ing C h r i s t t o a l l who would h e a r. c e r t a i n l y en joyed th e C h r i s t i a nf e l lowsh ip and good t imes we s ha re d w it h t he se f el l ow l a b o r e r s .

S in ce o u r n e a r e s t d o c t o r i s s ix ty t w o m i l e s away which i s a tw o h o u r d r i v ewe a re q u i t e anx ious t o make Chidamoyo a c c e s s i b l e by a i r p l a n e . As most of you know D r. P r u e t t no w h as a n a i r p l a n e and i s w i l l i n g t o f l y t o th e d i f f e r e n t a r e a s .The on ly p l a c e where we c o u l d make an a i r s t r i p would r e q u i r e s tumping abo ut 2 00 0


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t r ees , but upon appealing to the Chief of the area , he ca l l ed a meeting of h iskraal heads, who in turn decided to help . From the immediate area surroundingChidamoyo, f i f ty**five men s t a r t e d working on i t today. We had had te n men on i tfor the pas t three months, but the work was very slow. There 'a rd also s ix an theaps to be leve led , each of these an t heaps a re approximately ten t o f i f t e e n f e e thigh and very h a r d .

I t i s a chal lenge to see so many th in gs ta kin g p la ce , an d as we see the manysouls turn t h e i r eyes upon Je sus , i t makes us more thankful t h a t we a re able towitness i n S o ut h er n R h o de si a. For the p a s t th ree months, we were i n charge of ther ad io broadcast an d w ere able to give our witness to an es t imated 40,000 to 50,000people. We continue to witness to a l l t ha t we can through every means poss ib lean d continue t o s eek y our prayers fo r t h a t witness . Again we express our thankst o you who a re w il l in g t o pray and suppor t . May God b l e s s yo u i n your e f f o r t s botha t home an d abroad, and may He s u f f i c i e n t l y supply your da i ly needs.

Yours i n th e name o f C h r i s t ,

Ziden L . N u t t and f ami ly

CONTRIBinmS FO R AUGUST AND SEPTEMBERThose who gave both months a re i nd ic at ed with an **

C h u r c h e s :

Church of GhrjLst, Cleveland, Minn, s p i l t h .ya i ley chapel, .Kansas.. . T r i i m a nChurch of Chris t, Minn. C h u r c hof Chris ty Lowell, Ind. C h u r c ho f Chr i s t , Madelia, Minn. H e b r o nChr i s t i an Church, Ind. F i r s tChr i s t i an , Lexington, Ky. E a g l eLake Church o f C h r i s t , Minn.

Bland Chr i s t i an Church, Mo; T h a y e rChris t ian Churchy'-Kansas . i r a tC h r i s t i a n , Los' Gatos' , C a l i f . '' A r c h i eC h r l s t i a n 'Church, -Mo. W h e a t l a n dChr i s t i an nchurch,^ Ind .

Eugene Ghf i s t i a n Church, 'Md. F i r s tC h r i s t i a n , Rich land , Mo. R i n e h a r tChristian,- Hortbn, Mo; ' F i r s tChris t ian , El-Cefftfb, C a l i f , t Pleasan t Chr i s t i an , Carthaga, I I I . G a l e s b u r gChr i s t i an , Kansas-J- ' - ^ P o r tS t i Luc ie C h r i s t i a n , ^ l a , B l a c k o a k C h u r c ho f C h r i s t , Ind .

Eas t Side C h r i s t i a n , Frank fo r t , Ind .West Side Church o f C h ri st , Michigan

C i t y j Ind iana -The Church a t 26th Golfax, Gary, ind .

N e wE l li o t .C h r is t i an , I n d . '

G r o u p s ;

B u i l d e r sG l a s s , Crown Po in t , Ind .Welcome C l a s s , Loami, I I I .3rd 4 th grade CYHi Blackoak,- Ind .

Y o u n g ^ l A d U l t - t d a s s y rRoby^^'Mo ^ M i s s i o n a r ySocie ty, Bamsda l l , Okla.

MYF Ha r t l e y, Delaware L a d i e sA id , M a de li a, Minn.

South Valley Youth C l a s s , KansasFr iendsh ip C l a s s , West Milford , Ohio

R i c h a r d sC h r i s t i a n S . S . , Mo. L a d i e sAid, Savonburg, Kansas S r . . ;CYH, Lansdowne-, I I I . -

A nn a R am se y S.S . Class,- Metz,: Mo. 'H ig h S ch oo l Class , ' Lebanon, Mo.

F r i e n d s h i p .Class,- I s t C h r i s t i a n ^ Lex-^ ington, Ky. 'U ni on Ave . S . S . , Moberly Mo. R a l l pGrove Youth Clas s , Marion, I I I . F r i e n d s h i pClass , - Arch ie , Mo;

Women's Council^ Truman, Minn. .-

G r o u p s ( c o n t i n u e d ) :

Women's Benevolent Group, F l i n t LakeCliurch, Va lp ar ai so , I nd .

CYH, Dewey, Okla.West Milford Bible School , OhioJ r . Clas s , I b e r i a , Mo.R i n e h a r t C i r c l e , Hor ton , Mo.Missionary Group 2 , Protec t ion , Kans.CWF Southside C h r i s t i a n , Hammond, Ind .Young' Paoples Clas s , Grenola , KansasWilling Workers' Class, Brook; Ihd.Ladies C ou nd il , R iv er Paz^ Church, '

South BtW; Ind . ' - ^Women s Council, syrhcuse, Khnsas

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Steve, Beth Ann Timmie. -Zimbickr*Mr.-& Mrs.-Harold Maugef -

* M r. M r s . Win. Bowman*R u b l e S . Thomas

. M r . . Mrs. Mil l a rd TS Clark , J r . M r . Mrs. Rodney B i l l i n g

M r 8 . - T r a W> B a e r b o w e r

M r. M r s . R i c h a r d Wood^E s t e l l a B a r n e s

M r . M r s . E d w i n E . D a v i sL u c i l l e * L e t h c h o

M r . M r s . C l e m A t k i n s o n ' < - . 'M r s ; V i o l e t - M . S m i t h

M r . M r s . ~ThttasB Garr ^ M r . Mrs. Ray McMillan ' -

Mr ; ' Mrs; L. A. Magner ' M r . Mrs. Ray Wilburu ' M r s .Cora B. MeKelvy: M r .' Mra; Raymond McFafland '

Mr. Mrs. Henry F. Sul l ivan M a r g a r e tScrutchfield ' ' y

George 0.' Graves Family-Mr u M r s. H a ro ld -L a m be rt S on 'Peggy Matney '

Many o the r i n d i v i d u a l s and groups havegiven through the ' l oca l -churches and a ren o t l is te d - s e pa ra te ly ;

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AUGUST: 1 ,946 .63 .TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER: 1 ,098 .98 .


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Th e Christian Mssion, Vol. 7, No, 9 September, 1963

ZIDEN N U T T SOU TH ER N RHODESIA

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SOUTHERN RHODESIAN EVANGELISM

Th e Ziden L. Nwtf FamiiyR. R. 2, Bo x J6 4

Lowell, Indiana

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Greetings in the name of our blessed Lord. From SouthCent ra l Afr ica we g r e e t yo u an d want to share with yo u th e

work in which you have encouraged us through prayers and offerings. The Lord i s goodto us i n al lowing us to witness in Rhodesia an d we cont inue to covet your prayerst h a t our witness wlLl be as e f f e c t i v e as poss ib le , and t h a t people ye t in a pr imi t ivesoc ie ty wi l l see Chris t 1 us, an d r ea l i ze Him to be the Hope of glory.

The warning rains have now Tie and we rush in the three weeks before the big rains come thundering down. In this area of th e Urungwe th e average ra infal lper year i s about 40 inches and i t wil l fa l l in the next 4 months. During th is threeweeks Brother Bruce and I wil l have organized our evangelis t ic program for th e nextfew months with several printed lessons for th e many church groups to study andpreach. All the painting on th e Christ ian Day School and our l i t t l e home will be

finished today, and we hope to have the Ammerman s house also finished.We

startedtheir 5 room and bath home on August 1 of this year and are now putting in th e cei ling and floors. Next week i t will be ready for painting. There ar e s t i l l severalthings to do l ike plumbing, hanging doors, etc. but within a few weeks they will bel i v i n g i n i t

We have applied for 10 Christian Day Schools for 1965 including 2 in th e Vutiarea. The Vuti area i s jus t a new region to th e north of Karoi being opened up intosections to be purchased by the African farmers. Some were from th e Churches ofChrist and so appealed to us being only 80 miles away to help them with schools andchurches. They a re w il li ng to pay for th e school expense as quickly as possible, bu thave th e costs of moving and start ing new farms a t th e present and are unable to imrmediately help. We debated even applying, and we s t i l l don t know i f we want th e ap-plications to be approved due to time and expense, bu t others with d oc tri ne s of menwere ready to move in and take over. Thousands of people would have been forced tobecome members of these groups before th e children could attend th e s cho ol . TheChurch o f C hrist does not force the people to become members j*fft so t he i r childrencould go to school. This practice presents problems for some of the Church of Chriripeople as they are forced to meet on Sunday with the other group and i t makes i t herdon them and t h e i r c h i l d r e n T h i s i s one r e a s o n we a l s o w a n t t o have C h r i s t i a n Dr^ySchools. We a lso teach 30 minutes each da y to th e chi ldren an d give a good foundat ion to them as they grow and become l eaders of the church.

The Ammermans and us v^re privileged to journey to Mashoko Mission some 500miles to the South and v i s i t with severa l missionar ies and t ra in ed e va ng el is ts o fMashoko Bible Training School. Mashoko sponsored a Ministers Retreat where we discussed the many problems which face a rapidly growing work. Reports are s t i l l fullof new opportunities which present themselves. The African people are tired of themany doctrines of men and are wanting to come back to the doctrines of the New Testament. The Church of Christ stands ready with this answer, and only prays that Godwill provide the support and strength, so as to aid this movement. This is true in


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the Utungwe and Sinola areas and so we ask yoii especially to p^dy* ^^aSe labor inyour prayer on our behalf that God will lead and that the detisidns ioade,ih our mindswill be the correct **Technique* in the goal of establibitin a ^ rk that one day willcarry on by itself that we might go to other harvest fields* Over 700 have now beenimmersed in th is area* Our task i s big in conserving these* The ekpense also i sgreat , and we continue to lean upon ou r Father in heaven to ptovide* Vie covet yourl a y e r s earnestly* We pray with thanksgiving for you* Hay God bless you ih yourl a b o r s f o r H i m .

I n C h r i s t ,

Z i d e n a n d H el e n

CONTRlBUKKtS fOBL OCTOBER

C h u r c h e s :

Lowell Church o f C h r i s t , I n d .Truman Church o f C h r i s t , Minn.F i r s t C h r i s t i a n , Lo s Gatos , C a l i f .CtevSl^^d Church of Clarist Minn;Mr. Flehsant^ Cfaristiah-Church, ' - -

Car thage , 111.^FirSt .Christian, Richland, Mo.Wheatland cHri s t ian Church, Ind.Arch ie C h r i s t i a n Church , Mo*R i n e h a r t C h r i s t i a n , Horton, Mo.Fi rs t Christ;ian Church, El Cent^o, Calif*

Eagle .Lake Clh>>^chof Christ, Mii^h*,East, uperior.Christian. Alma, Mich ,Thayer..Christian ,4^^vch9 Kansas ]Hebron.ChriatiqnijChurp^ Ind^Gaieaburg ChrjLstiqn Gnurch,. Ransas . ,New Elliot Christidn,' Griffith, ind.F i r s t C h r i s t i a n , Leningtcm, Ky. . . . . ,Sout^h Valley,Chapel, Earl ton, Kansas .'.Blackoak Churqh p Christ,


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SOUTHERN RHO ESI N EVAK^ELISM

The Ziden L. Nutt FamilyR. R. 2. Bo x 16 4

Louell, Indiana ..

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Lowel l, IndianaP e r m i t No . 5

i-HHOLDING, FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE PHI.LIPPIANS 2 :16

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Vo l u m e . December 1 0 , . 1 9 6 3

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P/ Bag 38Karoi, S* Rhodesia

Greet ings in the name of Chris t from Sou.thern Rhodes i a , South C en tr al A fr ic a. Aa th e Christmas and New Year

seasons approach we look: with great ant ic ipa t ion to another f ru i t fu l year fo r o(jr_blessed Lord. This season will be our third Christmas in Rhodesia, and i t is a gteatblessing to have the flmmerman^^ttr us to sliare in fellowship. Our th i rd Thanks-giving was s pe nt w it h them in thei r new home. I t i s not as yet f inished, but we wqreable to gather there for th e day in which we had so oiuch to be thankful for.

The ra ins a re now here and the gardens a re r ea ch in g u pwa rd a nd wi l l soon produce. The powerful odge Power Wagon will swing into action more than ever in thev i s i t a t i o n of the areas we se rve . With the Chr is t i an Day School f inished and theAmmerman s house a l so about f in i shed , Bruce an d I w i l l have a l l o f the t ime to penet r a t e the many vi l lages preaching t he p re ci ou s Gospel of Chris t . The rains are ablessing in many ways, and one of them i s that people are a t their homes with nothingto do. With th e odge we are able to reach many places tha t otherwise could not bereached d ur in g th e r a i n s

Along with th e whole wor ld we were stunned a t the death of President Kennedy,and a l l r e l a t e d w i t h h i s a s s a s s i n a t i o n The news, came o v e r t h e r a d i o F o r somereason i t gave us a ra ther empty feel ing to realize that our home country had los tthe Pres ident . We were happy to see the Br i t i sh f la gs f ly in g a t h a lf mast on the daof the funera l . We had to go into Salisbury to see the Educat ional Department and,with th e f ee li ng a ga in st America that so many have here, i i i Rhodesia, i t was a joy tosee the f l a g s f l y i n g i n honor and r e s p ec t o f the P r e s i d e n t .

A young man, Mufana Punugwe, has been approved by the government to teach herea t Chidamoyo. Mufana had worked with-Bro--. Gruver and also Bro. Lawyer, and i s one o:t h e m o s t de v o t ed C h r i s t i a n s I t h i n k I have e v e r met . He w i l l be a g r e a t a s s e t t o th -church in t h i s area , as well as a to p notch t eacher. In on e o f th e lea din g teacbe:.t ra in ing c oll eg es o f Rhodesia, Mufana was Number One i n s ch ol as ti c ach ievement a r: lhad been used t o a s s i s t i n the music depar tment , an d a l s o as a l i b r a r i a n We r e j o i c ein t h i s , an d thank God for his appointment; He i s qual i f ied to teach in highergrades, of which we have none as yet, an d s o ; i t was a bat t le to get the appointment:.We have not heard yet about the aipplicatibnig for schools in the Vuti area as ment ioned l a s t month. We a re c o nt in u al ly amazed a t t he o p po rt un it y an d cha l lenge , an dwe covet your prayers to God tha t He would gran t the wisdom an d s t reng th to us reededf o r t h e many t a s k s l a i d b e f o r e u s

AFFILIATED WITH CHURCHES OF CHRIST, SOUTHERN RHODESIAN MISSION


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SOUTHERN RHODESIAN LAMPLICHTER ' P a g e 2 Number 1 1

In th is Christmaa season we pray God's blessings upon each of you and as k thatHe would grant unto each peace and grace sufficient for each day. Our thanks is extended to Him for you who are so willing to s ha re w ith p ra ye rs and support, and praythat th e f ru i t wil l abound unto your account, . f

Because of God's Love,

Z id en , H el en , an d family

* * * CONmiBUTORS FOR NOVEMBER * * *

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Lowell Church o f C h r i s t , Xnd,Truman Church o f C h r i s t , Minn,South Valley Chapel , KansasUheatland Chr i s t i an Church, Xnd,B l ac k oa k C hu rc h o f C h r i s t , Gary, Xnd,R i n e h a r t C h r i s t i a n Church, Mo,Community Chr i s t i an Church, F l a .F i r s t C h r i s t i a n Church, Lexington, Ky,F i r s t C h r i s t i a n Church, Rich land , Mo,Kouts C h r i s t i a n Church, Xnd,Shelby Church of C h r i s t , Xnd.Mt , Pleasant ,Chr is t ian , Cartliage,. 111. First.Christian. Chut:ch*.lGTiifithii.ind.F i r s t Chr i s t i an Church, El Cent ro , C a l i f .Eagle Lake 'Church o f C h r i s t , Minn,M a d e l i a - C h u r c h ' o f ' C h r i s t , Minn.Cleve land Church o f C h r i s t , Minn,F i r s t Chr i s t i an Church, New Por t Richy, Fla^i

Arch ie C h r i s t i a n Church, Mo.F i r s t C h b i s t i a n Church^ C l o v i s , N, Mex^'Galesburg Christ ian Church, Kansas - '-r .. .New El l io t>Chr i '8 t i an 'Church , - 6 t l f f i t h , Xnd,

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