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FIELD ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 2184
Lusaka, Zambia
Africa
FORWARDING AGENTS:!
Mr. and Mrs. Skip Allen
P.O. Box 611 I
King,NC 27021 '
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. (II Corinthians 5:20)
Volume 12 April, 1978 Number 1
CHURCH PLOT GIVEN
For the past several months many of you have
been praying earnestly with us and the Zambian
Christians for a church plot to be given to
Chawama and Matero (where Delaneys work)
townships of Lusaka. After several delays by the
Lusaka City Council in reaching a decision we
finally received letters stating that our
applications had been approved. I wish it would
have been possible for you to witness the joy and
praise expressed by the Christians here upon
hearing the news of this answer to prayer. Many
of them literally danced with joy and immediately
' a new enthusiasm was seen in the churches. Jesus
said, "Ask and it shall be given you; seek and you
shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you".
The Lord's instructions have been followed, the
Lord's promise fulfilled and the answer given. We
praise God with hearts overflowing with
thanksgiving.
Building plans have now been submitted to the
city council and upon their approval, construction
will begin immediately. Supplies are difficult to
find and extremely expensive, but we are
confident that God is going before us and that
every need will be supplied.
This is a notably significant milestone in the
work here in Zambia because even though there
has been a small congregation meeting in a home
for several years, this is the first time opportunity
has been given for us to have adequate facilities in
the capital city. Whether we like to admit it or not
the stability that a church building provides has
an immense effect upon the growth of the church
in the city areas. These plots open the door not
only for greater growth in these local
congregations but for reaching into many other
areas in and around this capital city of more than
500,000 people.
Time for brake adjustment
MUNGWI CHURCH
GETS NEW BUILDING
In June 1977 the Mungwi Church of Christ was
started on the mission farm located about 10 miles
from the city of Lusaka. The men of this new
congregation erected a pole and grass shelter as a
meeting place. The church has continued to
experience growth and since January Ist there
have been 8 baptisms into Christ. When the heavy
rains began the grass shelter collapsed leaving
the church with nowhere to meet.
Located on the mission property there is a small
house which was not being used and which we
were planning to rent. We let the church begin
meeting there, at first on a temporary basis. The
house was in bad condition and in need of several
repairs so we decided to convert it into a church
building. We are now in the middle of this project.
One wall has been removed, a baptistrybuilt and a
new roof is being put on. There will be a room that
can be used for overflow and or a Bible School
classroom. Some of the small rooms at the back of
the house are closed off from the church and will
be used as living quarters for someone who will
look after the property. Hopefully some day the
congregation will have their own minister who
can live there.
Work on Mungwi building
WESTSIDE
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Kafue is a small town 30 miles south of Lusaka
and because of the growth ofindustry there a large
housing development has been established, called
the Kafue Estates. Brother Don Mechem saw the
potential of this new area and before most of the
houses were built, had established the Westside
church, acquired a beautiful plot, and constructed
an equally beautiful building. The church has
become a strong witness situated in an area where
the growth potential is limitless.
Since Don and Linda are leaving Zambia this
month and will not be returning due to health
problems, we have now begun working with the
Westside church. Leadership classes are being
conducted weekly and Judy and Betty Delaney go
there once a month for ladies classes. We are
thankful for the challenge of working with these
Christians and pray that we can be of
encouragement to them in taking advantage of
every opportunity to reach the lost in the Kafue
Westside Church - Kafue
CO-WORKERS OR FAMILY?
We have mentioned before in the Messengerour'
joy at being able to work with such a wonderful
group of people as those who make up Zambia
Christian Mission. No one could ever take the
place of our families in the U.S. who, though
separated by many miles, are never long out ofour
thoughts and prayers. But, because of that
separation from our natural families, those of us
here grow very close. To the children all the adults
are "uncles" and "aunts" and our mission
meetings resemble in more ways than one a joyous
family reunion. When a family returns from
furlough they are greeted and welcomed "home"
at the airport here by as many of the mission
family as can possibly get there.
There is an indescribable feeling that wells up at
the thought of a family member moving away
from home. Many of you know that feeling only
too well, and because of that you can know how we
feel to see Don, Linda, Shelly and Tim Mechem
leave Zambia permanently this month. They are
part of our family and we shall miss them greatly.
We pray God will lead them into a new ministry
where they will influence others as they have
influenced us and many others in Zambia.
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The Mechems
DISASTER HITS
CHAWAMA CHRISTIAN
The rains in Zambia this year have been the
heaviest for many years. Because of them certain
areas have been declared by the government as
national disaster areas. Several houses have
^^llapsed leaving a fewdead and many homeless,
^nere are now four families living in the
community building where the church normally
meets in Chawama (we now meet on the back
porch). The home of Fason Phiri, one of the
leaders of the Chawama church, recently
collapsed on him while he slept. Thankfully his
wife and two children were visiting her mother
and his injuries were slight. He is now living with
friends until his house can be repaired.
Then as we had our weekly leadership class in
one remaining room of his fallen house last
Saturday, he broke down in tears as he told us his
family's village (which is in the war zone several
miles from Lusaka) was bombed and some of his
close relatives were killed and injured. We were
encouraged and strengthened as we prayed
together and the evidence of his strong faith in
God was witnessed in the face ofthe difficulties he
is experiencing. Please pray for Brother Phiri and
other Christians here who are confronted with
suffering and hardship.
Standing on rubble of house. Phiri 2nd from left.
DAVID'S CORNER
David plantirtg his garden
This time I planted some things in one corner of
Daddy's garden and it is my garden. I planted
peas, beans, and radishes and lettuce. I hope it all
comes up.
I like it at school. Today I learned take-aways. It
was very easy. Today when I finished I got them
all right and she gave me a star.
Grandma did you get my letter? I hope you did.
Bye, Bye, I will write you again.
Love, David
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One of the joys we have on the mission field is
hearing from home, and we spend a lot of time
writing letters, both in answering your letters and
in anticipation of receiving others in reply.
Recently however, we have learned that many of
our letters never reach you. In the past year we
have received several letters that begin thus "I
was so glad to hear from you as we hadn't heard
since " or "We were wondering if you were still
alive because it's been so long since we heard from
you". It is so discouraging to spend hours writing
to friends and loved ones and the letters never
reaching their destination. As a result we now
wonder how many thank you letters we write that
are never received. Over the past two years we
have been so blessed by wonderful packages that
you all have packed and mailed with such love and
care. We want you to know how very much we
appreciate and enjoy the packages we have
received from churches, ladies & youth groups,
relatives and friends. We have written each time
we have received something, but perhaps you did
not receive a letter thanking you and telling you it
had arrived. We know that life is itself an
uncertainty, and next to that we place mail as one
of the most "undependables". (As far as we know,
we have received every package, with the
exception of one or two small airmail ones that
anyone has mailed us.) So we want to take this
means of letting everyone know that there is a
definite problem with our mail, and if you haven't
received an answer from us or heard from us in
ifuite a while, try again, and let us4;now that you
didn't hear, and we'll try again. Proverbs 25:25
says "As cold water is to a thirsty soul, so is good
news from a far country." You just can'timagine
how "thirsty" we sometimes get, but the next time
you write us a letter just think how good it is to
drink a glass of cold water after you've been out in
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the field, or mowing the grass (or eating a piece of
country ham!) and you'll know how we feel when
we read that letter. I will confess that sometimes I
get behind and don't answer as soon as I should,
and that proverb applies to me as well. So I will
imagine how thirsty you are and try to answer
more quickly.
To the many many of you who write please be
assured how welcome your letters are, and we do
answer, even if you didn't get it. To those of you
who send us your church paper, THANK YOU.
We love to read of the progress and activities of
God's people there. To those churches and
individuals who send "love and prayer packages"
we say again THANK YOU. And to those who
uphold us in prayer, we thank God for you every
day. Without your prayers our task here
Zambia would be so much more difficult. Ana
finally to our parents, Mr. Opal Davis and Mr. and
Mrs. James Mitchell and our children Jim and
Cyndee, thank you for loving us enough to let us
share the Gospel here in Zambia. "Finally
brethren, pray for us that the work ofthe Lord may
spread rapidly, and be glorified, just as it did with
you." I Thess. 3:1 NAS
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FIELD ADDRESS: FORWARDING AGENTS:
P.O. Box 2184
Lusaka, Zambia
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Mr. and Mrs. Skip Allen
P.O. Box 611
King,NC 27021
"AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. (II Corinthians 5:20)
Volume 12 June, 1978 Number 2
A VACATION IN SERVICE TO CHRIST
In 1972 William and Judith Laealo became
members of the Lubuto Church ofChrist in Ndola.
Because of their committment to Christ and their
rapid growth in the Faith they were very soon
looked up to by others for instruction and advice.
Brother Lasalo, an elder at Lubuto, has been
asked to preach for conferences and evangelistic
services in all of the copperbelt area churches and
has been a valuable assistant to missionaries in
dealing with problems and opening churches in
new areas. Judith has led a number of ladies'
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onferences and classes concerning the Christian
home and ladies' work in the church.
For the past three or four years when Brother
Lasalo, who is an accounts supervisor for a loan
company, gets his vacation time they go to
another area of Zambia and work with the
churches there in whatever way they can to
encourage and strengthen the churches. They
have conducted revivals, special classes, etc. in
Kitwe, Kasama, Chipata and Lusaka. This year
we were blessed to have them and their youngest
son Johnathan in our home for two weeks. During
that time Brother Lasalo gave "on the job
training" to the men at Mungwi and Kafue in
personal evangelism and counseling. One Lord's
Day there was an all day meeting of the Matero,
Chawama and Mungwi churches at Mungwi with
Brother Lasalo doing the preaching. At Kafue he
conducted a three day revival meeting, concluded
with an all day meeting there. Judith conducted
ladies meetings at Mungwi, Matero and Kafue
and a one day ladies conference with 20 ladies
from Mungwi, Matero and Chawama in
attendance.
As we witnessed the lives o'f this couple during
their stay with us, and we saw the effectiveness of
their testimony for Christ in the lives of others, we
praise God for all that He is doing through them. It
was summed up by one man when he said, "Ah,
these people have really shown us Jesus Christ".
Our prayer is that they will continue to grow in
their submissiveness and Faith to God.
Devises and Lasalos
VISIT TO MALAWI
In 1971 about three weeks after returning from
our first furlough we were made sad when one of
the elders, John Nazombe, from the Lubuto
church in Ndola came to our house with his family
and announced that they were leaving Zambia to
return to their home village in Malawi. Being, at
that time, the oldest and strongest Christian with
whom we were working, this news was
discouraging, but we prayed with them and
promised to keep in touch with them. For the past
seven years we have corresponded with the
Nazombes and learned of the churches he started
in his home area and regularly have sent him
Bibles, tracts and other materials. During all
those years we hoped that the time would come
when we could visit them and the work they are
doing.
Recently we had opportunity tovisit the country
of Malawi and the first place we went was to
Matola village near Balaka. We had arranged to
meet Bro. Nazombe at the P. O. in Balaka so he
could direct us to his village. When we arrived
there he and his wife, along with a few Christians,
were there to meet us. What a happy reunion! The
moment our truck stopped they danced around us,
laughing and hugging us. J^er visiting a few
minutes we all got in the truck and drove the five
miles to their home in the village. The hospitality,
food and fellowship for the next three days in their
home was wonderful. We enjoyed an all day
conference at one of the churches with which Bro.
Nazombe works. There was a stream of visitors
who came by to greet us and many hours were
spent visiting with the Nazombes, answering
questions and studying the Bible together. Several
times we reflected back on the days we had been
together in Ndola and how God has blessed both
the Lubuto Church and the Nazombes since that
Those three days in Matola village were some of
the most refreshing and encouraging days we've
ever spent. To see this Christian man, his wife and
their 6 lovely children continuing faithful in the
Word of God, starting churches and passing on to
others what we had taught them seven years
earlier was a joy comparable to that which Paul
felt concerning the Christians at Thessalonica
when he wrote "For who is our hope or joy or crown
of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of
our Lord Jesus at His coming? For you are our
glory and joy". (I Thess. 2:19)
THE FAMILY OF GOD
"^VREACHING /
THE ADOPTABLE MILLIONS
NATIONAL MISSIONARY
CONVENTION
September 26 - 29, 1978
Knoxville, Tennessee
PLEASE PRAY
"Then saith he unto his disciples, 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."
Matthew 9:37, 38
CYNDEE COMING TO
ZAMBIA
Cyndee has completed her Freshman year at
Johnson Bible College and is to be in Zambia as an
intern working with us and others duringJuly and
August. We are lookingforward to her visit with us
and the help she will be during her stay here. In a
recent letter she talked about how she grew up in
Zambia and had viewed the work here through the
eyes of a "missionary kid" and thought of it as
"the work my parents are doing" but that now she
is looking forward to being involved in it first
hand and searching for ways to be of use on the
^^miflsion field. Please join us in prayer that
Cyndee's time here will be fruitful and rewarding
as she allows the Lord to use her life for His
Kingdom.
Of course you must already know how excited
and happy we are that we will have this
opportunity to have her with us again. We wantto
thank all of you who have contributed to her
expenses for this trip.
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Young men from Chawama wKh certificates from Leadership
Class
DAVID'S
CORNER
I had my adenoids out. It was fun in the
hospital; well not too fun. First they gave me a
shot when I was still in my bed. Then they brought
in a narrow high bed with wheels and wheeled me
in the operation room. After that I had to blowup a
big black balloon. Then I was asleep. When I woke
up I was back in my bed in my room and I thought
it was the next day. I asked for some fried chicken
but they only gave me porridge and jello. The next
morning I went home.
We went to Malawi too, and visited Nazombes
and went up to the Zombo plateau, and to Lake
Malawi.
The new building for Mungwi Church has been
fulfilling a great need since its completion; in fact
even before completion we were meeting in it for
Sunday morning services. I'd like to tell you a little
about the history ofthe building. It was built some
years ago by one of our missionaries who later
moved to another city. The house was rented as
there was not another mission family to move in.
From the very first the house was plagued by
thieves. Everyone who lived there was robbed at
least once. It seemed like the best time for thieves
was Sunday morning when everyone was away at
church. Finally it was left vacant, and the thieves
had a heyday. First they stole the back door, then
all the inside doors, window screens, a window
frame-even the kitchen sink. So we decided to
remodel it into a building for the Mungwi church,
and living quarters for one of the members who
works for us. With his family there, and the church
meeting on Sundays it would be harder for the
thieves to find time to do their work.
This past Lord's Day we had an all day meeting
with three of the congregations from Lusaka, and
my heart was overflowing with gratitude to see the
church full and different choirs singing praises to
God, and Brother Lasalo preaching the Good
News. That day two people were baptized into
Christ, one from Chawama and one from Matero,
and two others from Mungwi came forward to
repent and confess Christ and will be baptized
tomorrow.
On Wednesday we had another all day meeting,
this time for ladies only, again with the three
churches participating. We sang, Judith Lasalo
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Meeting at Mungwi Church
spoke, women from different churches gave
testimonies about what Jesus means to them
personally; v/e had special music and of course we
ate! Many of you at home have written about
retreats you're planning or attending and we feel
this was indeed a "retreat" for us here in Zambia.
Everyone who shared in the day received a
blessing from God.
In the gospels Jesus rebukes the
moneychangers and charges them with turning
God's house, a house of prayer, into a den of
thieves, and He chased them out of the temple.
Sunday while listening to Brother Lasalo preach,
the thought crossed my mind that we have done
the opposite. We have taken a house plagued by
thieves and changed it into a house of prayer. We
ask God's blessing and protection on the new
Mungwi church building.
In the last issue of the Zambia Messenger in
"Judy's Diary" a misprint read as thahks to our
parents "Mr. Opal Davis". It should have been
"Mrs. Opal Davis". Most of you know that Dean's
father passed away in 1961, and is waiting for us
to join him in heaven.
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News from Dean, Judy, Jim, Cyndee and David Davis
Volume 12
FIELD ADDRESS: FORWARDING AGENTS:!
P.O. Box 2184 Mr. and Mrs. Skip Allen
Zambia
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST" IN CENTRAL AFRICA. {II Corinthians 5;20)
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August. 1978 Number 3
CHAWAMA BUILDING
BEGUN
Five recently bapitzed into Christ at Chawama.
Last week the Lusaka City Council approved
the plans for the Chawama building. Since we
had anticipated their approval we already had the
foundation-trenches dug and were ready to pour
the foundation. As this is written I'm at the
Church site and have men laying concrete block
up to floor level. By next week we will be ready to
pour the floor. Already the Christians at
Chawama are looking forward to its completion
and the day we can "open the Church" (have the
dedication).
Last Lord's Day there were five people baptized
into Christ at Chawama. There are now four
young couples in the Church (besides the single
individuals) and the prospects for the Church look
brighter than ever before. The construction of the
building has already drawn attention from people
in the surrounding area and we foresee substantial
growth in the next year.
Thank you for your prayers and support which
have made the progress possible.
DEAN'S MOTHER
VISITS ZAMBIA
We were excited a couple months ago when
Cyndee wrote that "Grandma Davis" was coming
to Zambia with her this summer. We had been
asking and encouraging her to come visit us for
the past ten years, and you can imagine how
happy we were when we saw her standing in the
immigration clearing line at Lusaka Internation
al Airport.
After a couple days of resting up from the flight
she has quickly adjusted to life in Zambia and has
been a great help to us at a very busy time. The
times of visiting with her have been especially
refreshing and before she returns to the U.S. we
plan to take her to Victoria Falls, LuangwaOame
Reserve and to Ndola where we lived before
coming to Lusaka.
The Zambian Christians have great respect for
age and have presented her with pumpkins and
sweet potatoes. They always make admiring
comments about her beautiful white hair.
Mom we have enjoyed having you. Thanks for
coming to Zambia to visit us.
Dean and his mother. Mrs. Opal Davis from Eldon, MO.
INTERN WORKS
IN LUSAKA
Anne Wolske, a first grade school teacher from
Springfield, 111., decided to spend her summer
differently this year. She applied to be an intern in
Zambia for the summer, and sinceher arrival here
has made a valuable contribution to the work.
Anne has worked here in Lusaka with the Delaneys
and us. She has attended and participated in
Ladies classes and helped with the "Missionary
Kids" at our annual retreat. Her biggest
responsibility has been typing books and lesson
materials for Dean and Charlie. She took turns
every other week typing for each of them.
Her highlight in Zambia was a one week V.B.S.
she held at the Mungwi Church. The crowd was
not large but according to Anne was one of the
most enthusiastic and responsive she has ever
had.
We pray God's blessing on a sweet and
dedicated Christian girl who gave her summer in
service to Christ in Zambia.
Anne wolske and her Dobs class at Mungwi.
THE FAMILY OF GOD
REACHING
THE ADOPTABLE MILLIONS
NATIONAL MISSIONARY
CONVENTION
September 26 - 29, 1978
Knoxville, Tennessee
ZAMBIA CHRISTIAN MISSION RETREAT
Davisds and Oakleys
We have been privileged to have Vernon and
Kathryn Gakley, former Missionaries in Zambia,
from Heyworth, 111. with us in Zambia for three
weeks. Vernon and Kathryn are forwarding
agents for the Delaneys and also serve on the
committee of Stateside directors for Zambia
Christian Mission. We have had an enjoyable
time reminiscing over times when they were in the
Copperbelt with us 1968 -1970. We appreciate the
continued interest and concern for the work in
Zambia since their return to the States.
DAVID'S CORNER
I was in a race at school when we had sports day
at our school and I didn't win. We had a bunny
jump and a bunny race, hoop race, skipping race,
hopping on one leg race, and many others. Wehad
tunnel ball, arch ball, bean bag race, and one
where you put blocks on a spoon and race. Then
we had five teams for relay races. Our team won
four of the relay races. Then when we were all
finished our teacher gave us candy and a balloon.
Tomorrow we have a party and I'm finished in
grade one. I passed to grade two and we start
September 11.
Love, David
Vernon and Kathryn inspired us and fed us as
they led in our annual Z.C.M. retreat on the theme
of the Christian Family. They also visited the
churches with which they worked while in
Zambia, giving Vernon opportunity to preach
several times and giving Kathryn opportunity to
hold some ladies conferences.
Their lives have been a blessing to all of us in
Zambia and we shall certainly miss them when
they return to the U.S. again.
David after sports day.
July 1st was an exciting day for all ofus, and we
were ready early to go to the airport as this was the
day Cyndee was arriving. Unfortunately her
plane was 7 hours late so being ready early didn't
make any difference. It was so good to see her
again and we've appreciated her being here this
summer. I'm sure her summer was different than
what she thought it would be. A week after
landing in Zambia she and I were on a plane for
South Africa where I had an appointment with a
doctor. I didn't want to go alone so she went along
to take care of Mom. After returning to Zambia
she was promoted to the office where she found
that not all mission work takes place in the
villages and churches. Records must be kept,
financial and statistical, and this is where it's
hard to keep up. But with Cyndee and Anne here
the pile is steadily diminishing. The typewriter,
mimeograph machine and filing cabinet are
getting a workout.
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Judy and Cyndee
Of course the main reason we appreciated
Cyndee being here is because she's our daughter.
We hadn't seen her since July, 1977 when she
graduated from Rift Valley Academy and left
Africa for Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tn.
Almost a year passed and that's a long time as all
of you with grown children know. It was so good to
see her and hear all about college and all she had
been doing since we saw her last. Welook forward
to June 1979 when we come home again and can
have a reunion with Jim. He is working this
summer as a lifeguard in the Smokies, near
Knoxville, and also has a part-time printing job.
Last summer he was here with us and we miss him
being around.
We want to thank everyone who helped in any
way so that Cyndee was able to come. So many of
you contributed financially and we are grateful for
what you've done. God blesses us so much and we
are aware of His hand in guiding our lives each
day.
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Volume 12 Number 4
December, 1978
Greetings from Dean, Judy, Jim, Cyndee, and David. By the time you read this we
hope to be together as a family againfor the first time since July 1977 andfor Christmas it
will be the first time since 1974. We are really looking forward to Jim's arrival December
13, and anticipate many hours of fellowship and love together.
You no doubt wonder at the change in the format ofour newsletter, and we are hoping
that you'll take the time to read it. Please forgive us for the fact that there are no pictures
and it looks like just another form letter.
Since October 21, we have been in a constant upheaval and state of tension. Bombs
were dropped in Zambia from Rhodesia in retaliation for raids by gorillas based in
Zambia. Since we lived less than a mile from one of their camps we were naturally
concerned that fighting would break out near us. On November 2 the second bombing
occured, this time only about 2 miles from our house. MostZambians were really terrified
and the situation in and around Lusaka became extremely tense.
November 8 we had to evacuate our homes (the Charles Delaney family lived on the
same mission property, their house just a stone's throw from ours) and we stayed with
some Southern Baptist Missionaries that night. The next morning we were able to go
back home and pack most of our belongings. At 2 p.m. twelve trucks (10 pickups and 2
larger trucks) rolled up to the door and we loaded everything and moved to town into the
house formerly occupied by Don and Linda Mechem who are now on furlough in the
States. We can never express our gratitude adequately to those 12 men who risked their
lives to move us into town. The Mechem house was not empty, but two Baptist families
moved together making it possible for their family renting this house to move so we could
have a home. The drivers of the last four truckloads, including Dean and Charlie, were
stopped and interrogated at gunpoint but were allowed to go through. The Delaneys and
Davises are living here together temporarily until after Christmas when we hope another
house will be available.
The work has been slowed down because our travelling has been somewhat restricted
during this past month, but we hope in January to resume classes at Kafue, Mungwi and
Chawama for both men and women. The building at Chawama should be finished by the
time you read this and we are so thankful for that.
The Christians at Mungwi (where we lived) continue to meet,
and Mendrew, Armstrong and
Caiphas go out by bicycle each Sunday
to lead the services. We have been
advised by the Christians andAmerican Embassypersonnel to avoid the areafor the time
being. We praise God that He is there, and He is never restricted in His "travelling" and
work.
In all this, there has been a sense ofpeace that cannot be explained. The 91st Psalm
has been a constant source ofpeace andstrength. We have felt yourprayers through all of
this. Even though you were not aware of what was happening here, you have held us up
with your intercessory prayers. We thank God for each and everyone.
May God grant you a blessed Christmas and a peace-filled heart in the midst of a
troubled world. Our prayer for 1979 is that God will use each of us to the fullest extent in
His service whether it be in Zambia or the United States. The future is uncertain, but we
know that God holds our future in His hands and our trust is in Him.
Psalms 37:23-25
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Lusaka, Zambia, Africa
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