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WELL-BABY CLINIC
Nurses w ith th e Lusaka
Urban District
Council L.U.D.C.)
inoculation team were
recently
given permission to hold a well-
baby clinic (ages 0-15) at the new Betheiny church building. Our
building is the only place within Ng ombe Compound
that
is
clean, spacious, with tap water and flush toilets. The clinic at
t racted about
1500
patients,
and
it
allows us to serve
the
com-
mimity
in
yet another
way.
WALL FENCE DAMAGED AT BETHANY
When I built the
wall
fence t the new Beth any
church
I
knew
tha t rainwater runoff
would
be
a problem.
However,
I un
derestimated the large
volume of water
that
we were to receive.
As a
result,
one lower section of
the
fence
was
destroyed. We
had
it rebui lt within
a day,
and pray that
th e
preventive measures
that
we
have
taken
will be adequate. So far, so good
FURLOUGH
All of you know by
now
that we will be home soon on our
third
furlough period.
Our arrival date
is
set
for 9:15 PM in
Knoxville on
Saturday, the 30th
of March. We will stop over in
the Atlanta airport for a few hours before leaving for Tennessee.
Our
furlough travel schedule is already almost entirely set since
we will be home for only five
months
this time. If we
are unable
to visit with you this t ime, please give us the opportunity to do so
on our
next furlough.
REBUILDING - A CONTINUOUS PROCESS
Most of our older, rural buildings (especially in th e
Mumbwa
District)
are constructed of mud
bricks,
so
there
is a never-ending
process
of rebuilding
these structures.
As time
and funds are
avai lable
we
ass i s t
them
when
we can.
When
we
are
involved
initially in starting
new
congregations we try to
build
permanent
buildings. Unfortunately,
new
building funds
are not
available
due
to
skyrocketing
inflation.
PRIMARY
SCHOOL
ASSISTANCE
It wgis a genuine thrill to be able to donate a set of used en
cyclopedias to the Mungu
Primary School
recently.
A rural school of about 800
s tuden t s, Mungu had never had a se t
of
en
cyclopedias. Can you
really
imagine how
much the y appreciated
the
set? Marti w as
able to
donate
large
amounts
of
teaching ma
t er i l s n d visu l
id s
s
well
COMMUNION
SETS
There is a continuing
need
for
used
Communion sets tha t
are
no longer
in use
at
your churches. If you
have such sets,
and Communion set for
you are willing to
ship
them to
us ,
please do the Bethany con-
so. You wil l be filling a great need. gregation.
Nurses preparing
for clini
Measuring a new buildin
Handing
over
teaching mate
Does everyone have a toothb
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NEWS FROM:
(Letter/FAX Quotes from Atlanta) (Wedding date is 20 April): . .
Just
a short note a
tape for you. Robbie and I were in Gatlinburg a few weeks ago and heard this tape playing i
of the stores. Thought you might like it. I hope it arrives by the holidays . . . Merry Chris
once again. I'm stuffed
I called Hawaii
the
other day and booked our honeymoon hotel o
island of
Kauai
. . .
Time
for
the wedding
is
drawing
closer; it
has gone
fast. Somet ime
overwhelming the number
of
things
to be
done
. ..
s
u
s
A
N
A
N
D
R
E
W
(Letter
Quotes from
Atlanta
from
our Daughter-in-Law
to be):
I
am
excited
about
me
the
three
of you.
Thank
goodness we have shared correspondence over the months I really d
I have
gotten
to know you all
better through
our letters
and
through
talks with your family
. .
(FAX Quotes from
the University
of Tennessee in Knoxville): Good
morning and M
Christmas I hope you all have a nice day despite
t tl
weather
there. We
burned
quite a few
in
the
fireplace today, and it
sure was
nice. Would have been nicer if you were here, bu t t
life. I'm just
thankful
you all are safe and sound
there
. . . (Father 's note: Russell 's grade
average for the
Fall semester was
a perfect 4.0.)
(Letter/FAX Quotes from
th e
University of Tennessee in Knoxville); I went t
Madrigal
Dinner
at
Milligan College
last night,
very nice . . . Well,
today
(Christmas Eve)
was
a long day. I cooked
and
cooked all day long, and
then
I cleaned. I am
tuckered
out,
an
not
sit
down at al l until
supper
--
my first
meal of
th e day . . . Can't believe
you'll be home
soo
(Father's note: Susan received grade credi t for eight classes this
past
semester,
and
her
point average was 3.7 out of a possible 4.0.)
(Letter
Quotes from Boarding School
at
Rift Valley Academy
in
Kenya): . . . I'm still practicing basketball, and
that's
what
we're
working
on in P.E. . . . I'll take
something
Italian to eat for my first
mea l home
or
th e
traditional roast beef,
green beans,
mashed
potatoes
with gravy, salad, and lime icebox pie for
dessert...
Only two
weeks and
two
days
left
until
I come
home.
I
can't wait .
. .
(CHRISTMAS BREAK)
I
had
a
nice
flight back on
th e
plane; it is
really hot
here now . . .
Later on today I
think
that I'll be playing tennis .
..
Fun
for
th e choirs
CHOIR
TRIPS
Question:
How
do
you make
a
group
of
y
Zambians
happy?
Answer: Take them
on a
trip
Our congregations are always
reque
transportation assistance to
enable
their ch
visit
another s is te r
congregation. It is clea
joyous occasion for
them. It
is, however, a
bi
headache
for me since
my truck
is
almost a
overloaded. But, which
one
do you leave home
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MARTI S PAGE
Our rainy season is well under way. We
wel
come t he r ains
because
of the good harvests, mean
in g
less
hunger.
We a lso look forward
to
t he r ains
because they bring cool and refreshing weather to
what
would otherwise
be
very hot days. The rains ,
however, bring
muddy
(sometimes
impassable)
roads. They bring anx ie ty a s people watch help
l es sly to
see if t he ir mud brick
houses
will
survive
the
deluge.
Rains usual ly worsen sanitary condi
tions
caus ing contamina tion of
well water from
poorly
constructed pit latrines.
If
the cholera bac
teria
(for
example)
is present,
the
disease
will
spread
(almost unchecked).
Contamination may
also occur in our l ives if we a re no t
careful
(Galatians
5:19-21).
A
preventive prescription may
be found
in Prove rb s 4:20 27.
J e s u s
i s s om et im e s
referred to as
the Great
Physician.
His Word, the
Bible, commands us to
practice
preventive medicine
fo r ourselves and to
offer
His healing advice to oth
ers.
My
prayer
for
you
and
myself
is
that
we
may
have good
spiritual
health. Our Physician is
always on call.
Rains are mixed blessings
Antioch ladies
group leaders
PRAYER LIST
- as
we plan
for
our furlough
Andrew in Board ing School
Russell
and Susan a s they wait -- patiently wait for graduation
Jeffrey and
Robbie in
their engagement
period;
and their wedding
the churches in the general Lusaka area as
we leave
them on
their
own
during
our
furlough
time
more
full time worker s
in
Zambia
funds for t rave l and new church building
construction
IN HONOR
T his issue
of
Tim
In Z amb ia is d ed ic at ed
of
ou r
fo
Jeffrey
th e
hono r
chi ldren -
Russell M., Susan L., a
Andrew
J . --
who are
gi
from
God. We love you
Before you move , please
s end t he
mailiiif, label with a copy of your new
address
to
MISSION SERVICES
ASSOCIA nON.
I D Box 2 42 7. K no xv il le , TN 3 79 01 2 42 7.
Miss ion
Services Associa t ion
PO Box 2427
Knoxvi ll e, TN 37901 -2 427
ADDRESS
CORRECTION
REQUESTED
Non Profit
O
37950 990
U.S. Poslnge
Knoxvi l le ,
P e rm i t
3 7
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November
1991
Volume 11
Numbe r 2
SH
T IMES N
Z A M B I A
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Ron and Marti Baumann
Field Address; Forwarding Agents;
P.O. Box
321S4
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lape
Lusaka, Zambia
10101
Johnson Bible Coiiege, Box
35
Teiephone/FAX; 260 1 292058
Knoxviiie
Tennessee 37998
Telephone: 615 579-2319
I
AM COMING
SOON REV.
22 : 20
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THE NEW BARLASTONE CONGREGATION
Within four weeks
of
our return
to
Zambia,
the opportunity
presented
i
plant
a
new
congregation
in the rural
area of
the capital city
Lusaka
Barlastone
congregation
has
met
four t imes
with
attendance figures
of:
t
fourteen,
eighteen and
seventeen
respectively.
Withinthelasttwo Sundays thre
have confessed
Chris tand
been
baptized
into Him,
and
seven more are planning
big event next Sunday. Barlastone
Park
is a farming
community
situated on t
mediate fi-inge of the city area of Lusaka. Drawing
mostly
farm
workers,
it is
ho
near
enough
to
four
urban
compounds (high
density, low income residential ar
attract
members . At
this
timewe are meeting temporarily
on
th e
porch
of a
farm
the farm itself
is
owned
by
one
of
our
area
church members, and
is
being mana
his
uncle,
JonathanBanda.
The
farm
includes
about
one
hundred acres
of
land, s
boreholes
and a
water reservoir (suitable
for
baptisms). Eventually,
as
theLord b
and direc ts , we will
place a permanent church building
near
the road on our ow
The f armhous e i ts el f s er ve d in
the
colonial days
(pre-1964)
as
an
exclusive
clubhouse,
open
to
members only, and
included
t enn i s cour ts
and
th e l ike. Now
i t is serving
as temporary quar
ters
for a
congregation
of
believ
e rs. Membership in this club
(Christ s
Body)
is
exclusive
too,
but
it is
open
to
al l
who
would
but believe and obey.
Please
pray tha t Jonathan Banda (the
farm
manager)
will
be
an
effec
t ive leader
of this
new congre
gation and
tha t
God will give
him
the wisdom necessary to
shepherd the
members.
The first
Barlastone church service.
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MUMBWA DISTRICT CHURCHES
We
have embarked
on
ou r
most
ambitious program since
arriving in
Zambia
in 1980. The decision to do this
was
not
made
hastily, butwasmade aftermuch prayer and
reflection.
Our plans
include helping
the te n
congregations
in the
Mumbwa Dist ric t
(most of
which
remain in
temporary
buildings
after nearly twnety
years of
existence)
to
build permanent buildings. Having
a
threefold
aspect, thi s p lan
also involves
maintaining a somewhat
regular teaching/training
schedule
of
Bible
instruction
to
the
leadership during this rather prolonged
construction
phase. The
third
phase
will
be to
seize every opportunity that
presents
itself
to
plant new
congregations in other
villages
in th e
District. The
Mumbwa congregations
have been
without regular
(daily)
mis
sionary
presence and participation since
th e
early
seventies. They
remain diligent
in
presenting the
Word
and
continue
in faithful
assembly, but they are
hungry for
Bible instruction and long
for
permanent
houses
of
worship.
STEPPING
OUT ON
FAITH
Realizing that noman knows
the
day of
the
second coming ofour Lord
and
Saviour
Jesus Christ,
proceeding on faith
with
the
church
building program in
the
Mumbwa Dis tr ic t. We know for sure that
aware
of the money that will be required to complete
these
buildings, so we trust Him to provide it. W
realize
that
He is aware of
the amount
of time and energy
that
will be required to complete these buildi
arelatively
short periodof time, so we trustHim to directthe progressof
this
program accordingtoHistime
We are now in the process of trying to purchase building materials for six new
rural
buildings. Six
doorframes (with
burglar
bar gates) will cost in
the
neighborhood of 500. The
steel trusses (three
fo
building) will cost around 1000. The zinc sheets (roofing) will be around 4000.
It
is estimated that th
of cementwill cost
about
6000. Weplan to
obtain
all of our sand and stone free of charge off ofthe land
church members themselveswill maice all of the blocks by hand, saving about fifty percent of the total
the
blocks. Over the months (more likely years ) there will be a small fortune spent on diesel fuel to o
the pickup truck used in th e haulingand
building
phase. All in all, itisobviousthatourexpenses willbe si
and
this
does
not
consider the inflation factor (ofwhich wedo
not
know). At the same time, compared
cost ofbuilding in
the urban
areas, we feel
that
the
expenses
are
somewhatmoderate. We
pray
that
Go
raise up
extra funds
(above normal giving) to finance some of th e above items. If you are able to assistwit
please let our Forwarding Agent know.
THE
KABILE
CONGREGATION
The congregation at Kabile
was
selected
unanimously,
a
recent
Mumbwa
District
church
le
meeting, to be the location of the first new permanent church building in their District. The unity of l
ship seen at
this
meeting was
remarkable.
The Kabile group has been meeting in a temporary grass
s
for a long time. Some of th e congregations in the District do at least
have mud
brick buildings to meet
of.
The leaders and members
have
already begun
making blocks for the
foundation.
We have hauled
loads
of r iver sand from
the dry
river bed to be used in making
the
blocks. We
are aware that th e onset
ra iny season may
cause
some
delays.
BLOCK-MAKING MACHINE
After much research and thought, we have decided no t to
purchase
a cement block-making mach
assist in
the
Mumbwa District
church
construction
phase.
The cost of the machine (sizeable as it
wa
actually not
th e
deciding factor, although itwas one of the factors
which
went
into
the decision not to pur
it.
The immenseweight
of
the
machine
was
a big factor.
The problem
of
always needing
a
generator
to
f
electricity to operate it was a factor. The fact that two good laborers are able to produce a large number ofq
blocks in a day
was
a factor. This could also be carried out at different locations
at the
same time with
minimal
investment of
cash
for
additional block-making
molds.
The first sermon Barlastone.
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NEWS ABOUT:
J E F F
an d ROBBIE:
Jeffrey Johnson Baumann and
Robbie
Ann
De rr ic k we re marr ied
in
Atlanta on th e 2 th
of
April, 1991.
The wedding was wonderful
a
beautiful bride
and a
handsome
groom
They
have recently
purchased
a home
in Stockbridgewhich is relatively close to Jeffs workwith
Delta
Air lines as a ground pilot instructor recently promoted ).
RUSSELL:
Russell graduated from the University
of
Tennessee
in Knoxville on
May 10,
1991
with a Bachelor of
Architecture degree. He is now employed in Knoxville by th e
architectural
firm
of
Community
Tectonics.
After business
hours and on th e
weekends,
his new
hobby of
scuba
diving keeps
him
busy.
He
is alsoworking regularlywith the youth at church.
SUSAN:
Susan
graduated from theUniversity ofTennes
see in Knoxville on the 10th of May, 1991 with a B.S. degree in
Elementary Education. She
is
now concentrating on
a
one-year
teaching
internship inKnoxville atSequoyahHillsElementary
School,
and she is also taking graduate
courses
on th e Master s
l eve l
a t
U T
ANDREW:
Andrew
is well-settled
in the ninth
grade in
boarding school at RiftValley Academy in Kenya. Sandwiched
in-between his
hours
of classroom instruction and study, he
keeps busy
with
soccer, basketball and choir.
His
semester
break
will be longer
than usual, meaning that
he
will
be home
for
Thanksgiving as
well
as Christmas.
Jeffand Robbie
V.I.P.
There are
some
unusual and
exciting side
b
to
working
in the
capital ci ty of
a Third
World natio
of these benefits is
meeting
Very
Important Perso
the past,
some of us
in the
Baumann family
have h
honor and
privilege of meeting:
Mother Teresa
(m
aries of Charity Calcutta);
President Kenneth
Kaunda of
Zambia;
young King Mswati I II of
Swa
and President Frederik
de Klerk
of the Republic o
Africa
(then
Minister
of
Education). Mart i and
I
r
had the delightful opportunity to meet and shake
with
former
PresidentJimmy
Carter,
and to also ch
him
for a few
minutes . He
has a
charming
personal
is
doing really great and wonderful things in
his
ment, such as: world reforestry programs, intern
food production programs
using
irrigations scheme
scale vaccination
programs
for children of Third
nations,
and
assisting
various nations as they at t
institute democratic processes in
their
political sy
Preparing th e
Lord s
Supper.
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MARTI'S
PAGE
Changes . After a short furlough of only five months, I
arrived
back in Zambia
to
face many
changes. I
missour children dreadfullyJeffand Robbie,
Russell,
and
Susan
in
America and Andrew in
Kenya. I will
see Andrew at the
end
ofNovember,
but
how
long will
it
be before I see
the
others?
This change
of being
apart
is very
painful. On my first shopping expedition after returning, I
found
our
shops full of
goods
to buy,
but
th e prices
are double, t r iple and
sometimes
quadruple what they
were
six
months
ago
My
Zambian friends
sh ake the ir h eads and
say,
who
can
afford
to buy these things?
They
wonder what
the future
holds. One of
my best
friends (who has
been
a
real
encourager) informed me recently
that
she an d h er
family will
soon
be going
home
for good.
Another
change,
and
one
that brings
sadness.
Election furor is
mounting
as Zambia h as h er first multi-party elections
in
many
years. There is a feeling of
uncertainty as our
Zambian
nationals ponder
if a change
wil l be for the be tte r or
for
the worse. We,
too,
wonder how it will affect
our
ministry. Our
which used to
take
two weeks to
reach here
from th e U.S.
is now
taking three
weeks
or
longer.
This changemakes
children, family
and
home
seem even further away. So many changes in
such a
short t ime cause
us to
take
a
closer look at
our
lives.
In
times of change, it is easy to look at things with
earthbound eyes. As Christians,
we
need to
rai se our
eyes upward, for we cannot
look
a t
Christwithout feeling
His presence and
love
for us. Hebrews
13:8 reassures
us
tha t
He never changes. Jesus
Christ
is
t he s ame
yesterday
and
today,
and
forever .
Happy, even th
furlough
was shor
MATTERS
FOR PRAYER:
our
children and u s as
we
are separated
for
such long
periods of
time
th e
new Barlastone
congregation growth and maturity
th e Mumbwa Dis tr ic t church bui ld ing program and leadership
training
efforts
additional funds
for
building materials
Andrew in
grade nine
in boarding school
the country of Zambia
as
she goes through
multi-party
elections for
the f irst t ime in seventeen years
Marti's
successful
surgery and
subsequent recovery
IN
MEMORY
Th is i ss ue
o f T IM
ZAMBIA i s d e di ca te d
loving memory of
our
brother
in
Christ,
Bill
erford, who
passed
recently in Knoxville.
Before you move please send th e mailing label wiLha copy ofyournew address to
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TN
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PO Bo x 2 42 7
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TN
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