Recommendations:

TO CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND CHURCHES OF CHRIST: "We in Zambia are thrilled with the decision of John and Gail

Spiritual and Material Needs:

The work of the missionary depends to a large degree on the spiritual and material support of the
Other members of the body of Christthat's God's

Presenting...

Douglas have made to join us in the work here. We anticipate their

prompt arrival.

"It is our opinion that they will be a real asset to the Lord's work. Their deep devotion to God through Jesus Christ will enrich our
ministry lo Zambian Christians and churches.

way! The following figures are substantially less than those recommended by missionaries on the field: 1. Outgoing Support $8,000 by Jan. 1, 1974
Transportation to the field Automobile Honda 175 Trailbike and minimum $2,000 $3,500 $2,500

'We hope you will welcome them to your churches and embrace

them in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Speed them on their way to this new service with all God's blessings."
Larry L. Niemeyer Missionary
Zambia Christian Mission

JOHN and GAIL DOUGLAS

of equipment essential for bush work.

2. Living-Link Support

$400 per month

This is considered as a salary and will be used for personal expenses (food, medicine, clothing, etc.)

"Dear Brethren,

3. Service-Link Support

$600 per month

itself.

"John has served our church in capacity of full-time minister. He

came to us highly recommended from the 13th and M Street

This is to cover the expenses of the work

Church of Christ In Anacortes in December, 1969. where he served

as youth minister.

(Transportation, printing, training, rent, insurance, equipment, administration, newsletter, etc.)

4. In addition to the above material needs, John and

"His service here has been one of love. He is very dedicated and
conscientious to the cause of Christ. You will not find another man

who hungers and seeks after the Truth any more fervently. He is truly a New Testament preacher. He helps the widows and the shutins, visits the sick and evangelizes. "If it were possible John would work a twenty-hour day for Christ. His main emphasis is evangelism. His preaching has given this con gregation a deeper spiritual unity. There have been many people brought to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ because John has trained and encouraged others to go out and win souls for
Christ.

Gail are seeking to enlist fifteen individuals who will become involved with them In a "Prayer Partnership" relationship.

Forwarding Agents:
Bill and June Pierce, Gail's parents, have consented to be forwarding agents for John and Gail. Time and again they have proven themselves as Christian leaders. They volunteered to handle alt mailings and finances for the missionaries. Therefore, all correspondence and financial aid
should be sent to them.

"We the elders of the Township Street Church of Christ hereby give our full endorsement to this humble servant John Douglas."
The Elders

Township Street Church of Christ

Sedro Woolley, Washington

"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

"I take joy In offering this letter of recommendation to Mr, and

Address your correspondence to: John and Gail Douglas

% Mr. & Mrs. Bill Pierce

Mrs. (Gall) John Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas are graduates of Pacific Christian College, Long Beach, California, and are now do ing graduate studies, anticipating their work in the foreign missions field, at Lincoln Christian Seminary. "Both John and Gail are excellent students and are constantly
doing extra-curricular work on their own in their efforts to learn all

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China Lake, California 93555

about the Zambia missions field, where they anticipate their labors in years to come. It is with pleasure that I recommend them to all
who are interested in the work of Christian missions."
Max Ward Randall

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A.B., M.A., B.D.. D.D.

Professor of Mission & Church Growth

Lincoln Christian College & Seminary

Lincoln. Illinois

ZAMBIA CHRISTIAN MISSION

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MISSIONARY OBJECTIVES:

Evangelism

Indigenous Church Planting

Leadership Training

Opportunities:
Excitement about Christian missionary activity in Zambia is due to the proven responsiveness of large numbers of its peoples to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

greatest present concern, world evangelization. They possess a clear vision as to objectives of Chris
tian mission. Their Christian walk has brought them

M.

Churches are presently being multiplied at a rapid pace. Efforts to train leaders are also being mobiliz
ed. However these activities must be increased if we

to the point where they can confidently trust in God's care and provision for their needs as they live in a culture foreign to their own. They have committed
themselves to constant buffetting by the Spirit and the Word in order that their lives might possess and
reflect the love and wisdom of God.

hope to reap the full potential of this harvest field. Experience teaches that this kind of responsiveness
will not remain for an unlimited period of time. The

present need for qualified harvesters is an urgent

matter for this field.

Experience in the ministry has included a youth ministry with the Church of Christ (Christian) in Corona, California; an associate ministry with the
"13th and Church of Christ in Anacortes,

AFRICA

Another exciting thing about this field is that Christians show signs of possessing the kind of fer vor that will lead them to accept their role in world wide evangelism. In regard to mission activity in Zambia, Dr. Donald
McGavran, world renowned mission strategist, has

Washington: and a senior ministry at the Township

Street Church of Christ in Sedro Woolley,

Washington. John was ordained to the Christian ministry by the "13th and M" Church of Christ in
Anacortes, Washington in November of 1969.

stated, "Any American church which shares in the

evangelism of that great and responsive land may be

confident that it is doing God's will." . . The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into His harvest."

Missionary experience has included a summer in ternship to the area surrounding Mexico City; being sent by the "13th and M" Church of Christ to Dillingham, Alaska, for the purpose of surveying past
and future mission activity in that area; leading, with four other adults, a group of teenagers from Sedro Woolley, Washington to Ensenada, Mexico, on a
missionary project.

ZAMBA

Laborers: One of the exciting challenges to every Christian is the responsibility to determine his ministry in light of God's gifts to him. After much prayer, study, and counsel, John and Gail Douglas are persuaded that their particular ministry involves communicating the Gospel in cross-cultural situations. Their chief qualifications are spiritual. Their only passion for living is to be vessels fit for the use in carrying out what is Biblically revealed as God's

In 1967. John graduated from Pacific Christian College with a B.S. degree in Christian Ministries. At that point. Gail had achieved Junior status as a Christian Education major. For the past year, John has taken graduate courses at Lincoln Christian Seminary with the specific purpose of preparing
himself for work in Zambia. Gail has also taken numerous mission related courses while at Lincoln.

They are presently involved in Bemba language and

culture studies.