Ammerman Bruce Karolyn 1966 Rhodesia

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damoyoHeraldBruce and Ca ro ly n Amm e rmanMISSIONARIES Chidamoyo Mission, P/Bag 38 Karoi

Rhodes i a , Af r i c a{SERV ING SOU TH ERN RHODES IA

Miss Mary Lou Cr ia l e rForwarding Agent Central Christian Church

4207 N o r th B o u le v ar dTampa, Florida 33603

He ra l d i ng the Good News of th e Go s p e l in Af r i c a

Vol. 3 No. 6 January -- 1966

URLOU H N EW SWith a quiet thrill and great expectation we share with you our tentativeplans for our approaching furlough. We can sincerely say that it hardly seemsp ossib le th at our f i rs t t h ree -yea r term is a lmos t over . The months s inceJuly, 1963 have actually flown by at such a pace that we look back and say,Where has all the time gone? It may seem early to some of you for usto mention these things, but the days will roll around quickly from now on.Right now we are planning to depar t f rom Salisbury about the 20th or 25thofJune, arr iving in the States in t ime to attend the North Ameri can Ch ri st ianConvention in Louisvil le , Kentucky.Already we have received several invitations for speaking dates. Weare hoping to spend the rest of the summer months of July and August incamps and churches in the mid-wes te rn s ta te s o f India na , I lli no is andMis-

souri till the end of the year and will be available fo r arrangements in th eFour-State area (Missouri , Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas). After thefirst of the year we will be free to travel other areas. We welcome your invitations for Missions rallies, revivals, camps, etc. , to be sent directly tou s o n th e f i e l d .

Our travel expenses for the family wil l amount to approximately 2, 000,including shipping costs. All funds for this purpose should be sent to ourforwarding agent, Mary Lou Crisler, 4207 N. Blvd. , Box 7041, Tampa,Florida, earmarked Ammerman Furlough. We look forward to t he coming days of visiting and fellowship, as we share with you the work which wehave been able to do, through the Lord's help.


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

Greetings to each one in the New Year of our Blessed Lord--1966. A newy e a r h as j u s t a r r i v e d an d w ith it a r e countless opportunities and p ro sp ec ts. E ve ryo ne sh ou ld re j o i c e that h e h a s a new y e a r b ef or e h im , w it h w hi ch to u s e an d d ev elop h is ta le n ts in th e s e r v i c e o f C h r i s t . We t r u s t th at e ac h of you h ad a jo y o u sC h r i s t m a s s e a s o n in t h e r e m e m b r a n c e o f C h r i s t s b i r t h a n d th e f el lo w sh ip o ff r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y .

A s we look in r e t r o s p e c t a t 1965 we a re filled with a v ari et y of feelings and imp r e s s i o n s . Many jo ys have been o u r s d ur in g th e p a s t twelve m o n t h s , o ne of theg r e a t e s t o f w hic h was the addition to ou r family in the pe r son of Tod. We a r e thankfu l fo r o u r so n a n d for the h a p p i n e s s h e h a s b r o u g h t to us . D u r i n g this p a s t y e a rt h e r e w e r e s e v e r a l m o n t h s of i n d e p e n d e n c e and a l so l o ne li ne s s a s w e m a n n e d t h estation by o u r se lv e s. This w as a g r e a t obligation, but one which w as a j oy fu l a ndp r o fi t ab l e e x p e ri e n ce . Then in m i d - y e a r , th e r e w a s the re n e w e d a c qu a in t an c e w i thth e Z id e n N utts a s th ey c a m e b a c k to ta k e o v e r m u c h o f th e w o r k h e r e a t th e m i s s i o na n d to w o r k h a n d in h a n d w i t h u s , s p r e a d i n g t he G o sp el . M a n y v i s i t o r s to th e m i s sio n an d a ls o o ur v is its a w a y f r o m the m i s s i o n ) h ave been th e e x t r a s p e c i a l r e f r e s hm e n t s to a w o r k w h i c h is s o m e t i m e s to u ch ed wi t h d i s c o u r a g e m e n t s . A t a ll t i m e s ,h o w e v e r , w e h a ve d ep en d ed upon th e L o r d to b e o u r S tr en gt h i n la b o r , o u r C o m fo rtin s o r r o w , an d C om pa nio n i n s e r v i c e . Without t h i s , w e sho u ld h av e f ai le d.

T h e C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n w a s a b u sy a nd happy o n e h e r e a t Ch id am o y o M i s s i o n .T h e c h il dr en w e r e f i l l ed w ith th e u s u a l e x p e c t a t i o n s . A ls o th e C h r i s t i a n s o f th e a r e ah ad planned fo r m a n y w eek s f o r an a ll- d a y gathering a t the c h u r c h . They h ad eachs a c r i f i c e d an d b r o u g h t s o m e s h i l l i n g s to b e u s e d i n p u rc h as in g f oodst uf f s f o r t he d ay .I w a s a pp oi nt ed t he t a s k o f ta kin g t he m o n e y to t own to buy w h a t I co u ld . I c a m eback with 24 l o a v e s of b re ad , o ne -h al f pound of t e a , 8 pounds of su g a r , one pound ofd r ie d m i l k , one half pound of m ar g -ar in e, an d 200 pounds of m e al ie m e al for s ad za .I then p u r c h a se d a goat a t o ne o f the neighboring villages. I even to ld th e m a n Iw ou ld b uy th e e nt ir e h er d o f g oa ts f r o m h i m . He a s k e d w h a t I w ould do with them.I s a i d I would k i l l t h e m a l l s o t he y w o ul dn t b o t h e r m e a n y m o r e . He j u s t lau g h ed .

C h r i s t m a s D ay w a s o b s e rv e d with m e e t i n g s thr oughout the d ay . Various o n e sof th e m i s s i o n an d v i s i t o r s b r o u g h t m e s s a g e s . Singing w a s en jo y ed by a l l . A t noonthey g a t h e re d a r o u n d the dishes of good. T he l a s t thing, la te i n th e a fte rn oo n, w asthe serving of 6 gallons of te a and b read and butter s l i ces to the guests. Here inR h o d e s i a , C h ri s t i a n s f eel that, r e g a r d l e s s i f t he re is a n o t h e r C h ri st m as p ro g ra mon a n o t h e r day, they m u s t m e e t on th e 25th for w o r s h i p an d p r a y e r s .

W e h a v e a p p r e c i a t e d so m u c h th e r e a l c o n c e r n w hich so m a n y o f you h a v e exp r e s s e d a s R h o d e s i a co n tin u es in it s t u r m o i l s . W e t h a n k yo u f o r y o u r p r a y e r s o no u r behalf. We can sa y again th at we have seen no t h r e a t o f h a r m . Many r e p o r t sa r e g reat l y exaggerated. The whits Rhodesians a r e b ei ng b r ou g ht u n d e r tr e me n dous p r e s s u r e r ig h t now and w e have strong feelings fo r th e ir position. The p a s tw e e k h as brou ght th e s t r i c t ra tio nin g o f o ur fu el supply, t ho ug ht w e sti l l h a v e a nadequate allocation 9 gal. a w eek) to ge t u s to K a r o i a nd b ac k for supplies. Manyof o u r a r e a s w e w i l l n o t b e a b l e to v i s i t now f o r awh ile. To d ay th e H e a d T e a c h e r ,M r. Punungwe s e e accompanying p i c t u re ) w ent on c y c l e s to v i s i t in m a n y of thevillages. We h av e p la nn ed m o r e and m o r e extensive t r i p s by cycle. I l earn edsomething quite new today. I had visited m o s t a ll o f the v il la ge s i n o u r a r e a onlyo c c a s i o n a l l y , p re a c h i n g and inviting them to o u r s e r v i c e s . M r. Pu n u n g we sa id t h a tif w e would r e t u r n in a few d a y s t i m e to th es e s am e o n e s w e w ould s e e s o m e r e s u l t s .He s aid t ha t u nl es s you k e e p re t u rn i n g to th e m , th ey d on t f eel you a r e r ea ll y i nt ere s te d . A fte r s e v e r a l v i s i t s c l o s e t o g e t h e r th ey a r e co n v in ced t h a t you a r e c o n c e r n e dab o u t t h e m a n d t h a t t h e r e m a y r e a l l y b e s om eth in g to o f f e r . W e w i l l t r y to followt h i s u p .


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R h o d e s i a is s t i l l h o t a n d d r y . A l m o s t no r a i n h a s fallen in th e l a s t m o n t h , a n dthis is the rai ny se a son. All of Southern Africa has been in varying st a ge s ofd r o u g h t fo r th e p a s t five y e a r s . M u c h o f this r e g i o n is a t r u l y d i s a s t e r a r e a . C a ttle a r e dying by the thousands. I l e a r n e d th at a t the c h i e f s village today the peopleg a t h e r e d , b r e w e d b e e r f o r th e s p i r i t s a n d fo r t h e m s e l v e s a n d p r a y e d fo r r a i n .T h e c lo u d s h a v e c o m e b u t s t i l l n o r in

We w e r e so happ y to h e a r fro m m an y of you a t C h ri st m as t i m e and will t r y toa n s w e r s o o n . W e a r e a l s o th a n k fu l fo r th e g ift p a c k a g e s . M a y God b e p r a i s e d fo ryour goodness. P l e a s e w r i t e . W e will be seeing you b e f o r e too m a n y m o n t h s .

S i n c e r e l y in C h r i s tB r u c e a n d K a r o l y n

C Y C L IN G W I T H T H E G O S P E L

W e t h e e d i t o r s w i s h t o i n f o r m a l lo u r i n t e r e s t e d r e a d e r s o f t h e b i r t hd a y s o f th e A m m e r m a n sB r u c e s b i r t h d a y - - S e p t e m b e r 24K a r ol y n s b ir th d ay - - A u g u s t 9G a y s b i r t h d a y - - J a n u a r y 23A m y s b i r t h d a y - - N o v e m b e r T o d s b i r t h d a y - - A p r i l 3


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2nd c la ss p erm it paid at Carthage,Missouri . Published monthly by theirst C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h t M a in a n dChestnut, Carthage, Missouri . 64836

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1965) FINANCIAL REPORT FOR BRUCE &K A R OL Y N A M M ER M A N

D e c e m b e r c o n tr ib u to r s;M r & M r s Wa l te r Goodman, M i s s o u r iChr i s t i an Chur ch , L e it ch fi el d, KentuckyWests ide Chris t ian Church, Berryvi l le ArkansasFriendship Workers Missionary Group, Unionville, Missour iChris t ian Church, Ja spe r Missour iChr i s t i an Ch u rc h Bel l e Rive I l l inoisF i r s t Chr i s t i an Ch u rc h L a m a r M i s s o u r iChr i s t i an Ch u rc h At la n ta M i s s o u r iFi r s t Chris t ian Church , S tilwe ll , Ok la homaChris t ian Church, Jacksonburg , IndianaM r & M r s J a c k Ric h a rd so n M i s s o u r iFa irv iew Chr is ti an Chu rch, Ca rt hag e, Missour iB e r t h a L Smi th Ohio> Iis B arb ara Snyder , Missour iLoyal Bereans , Center Poin t, Car th age, Missour iM r & M r s L W. H a r d m a n M i s s o u r iBob A m m e r m a n M i s s o u r iA n n a B Webb , K a n s a sH. M. Robine t te T e n n e s s e eC h r i s t i a n Ch u rc h L i b e ra l M i s s o u r iMr. & M r s Dale Sponsler , Missour iChr i s t i an Ch u rc h De d e r ic k M i s s o u r iMr. & M rs F ore st J King, ArkansasFi r s t Chris t ian Church, Car thage, Missour iM r & M r s V i nc i l W a r r en M i s s o u r iJ u l e s D e M a i r e M i s s o u r iMr. & M r s Glenn Pope, Missour iM r & M r s Bil l J o n e s M i s s o u r iM r & M r s N oe l Scot t M i s s o u r iMany other i nd iv idual s and groups have given th rough the local church and are notl i s ted separa t e lyE X P E N S E S P E R Q U A R T E R ;Living Link 3 months) 1, 200. 25Union Transfe r & Storage 7. 50Bank Se rv ice Cha rges 2. 28Postage 3.56C ar Payment s 3) 305. 82Serv ice Link 3 months) 1, 000. 00Bank Checks 7. 04Total expenses per quarter 2,526. 45

R E C E I P T S P E R Q U A R T E R ;Bank Balance Oct . 1, 1965October receip tsNovember receip ts 1,December receiptsTotal receipts per quar te rS T A T E M E N T ;Receip ts p er quar te rExpenses p e r q u ar t e rBank Balance, Jan. 1, 1966 42.90

15.024 7 2 3 8

1 0 7 1 6 91 010 26

2,569.35

2 ,569. 352 5 2 6 4 5


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Chidamoyo HeraldBruce and Carolyn AmmermanMISSIONARIES Chidamoyo Mission P/Bag 8 Karoi

Rhodes ia , Afr ica(SERV ING SOUTHERN RHODES IA )

Miss M ary Lou Cr i s l e rForwarding gent Central Christian Church

4207 No r t h Bou l e v a r dTampa Flor ida 33603

H e r a ld i n g th e Good News of th e Go s p e l in Af r i c aMar ch - - 1966

Dr. Smith examines a young patienta t Chidamoyo.

The west end of the medica l building.The workers a re making a quick getaway a s the t ree begins to fall .

TH E HOS P I TA L R USH ES TO COMP L E T I O NAs this is being written the roofing on the Out Pat ient Department of Chidamoyo

H os pi ta l is nearing completion. The workers along with Ziden have been workingvery hard to get it covered tha t the plastering and o ther ins ide finishing jobs couldbe begun. I have helped there when I could raising rafters and beams and puttingthem into place .

This month we want to put the hospital project before you. We want all of ourreaders to kno w and understand what is being done here in a medical way and toapprec ia te the need for this kind of a work. Right now c ur l it tle clinic is being keptbusy w ith th e patients of this area , though so many m or e m ake th eir way on to Karoib e c au s e o f no she l t e r f o r t h em h e r e . The c a s e s o f ma l a r i a a r e on th e i n c r e a s e , because of the abundance of mosqui toes . T his m o rn in g when I got up there was ahorde of m osquitoes a t the sc reens t rying to get in and jus t about as m any on theinside trying to get out. The nearest hospital with resident doctor is at Karoi over


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60 miles from here. In cases of emergency the people have to do the ir bes t, whichis usually not good enough.At l as t repor t from Walter Birney, of Copeland, Kansas, who is heading thefinancial drive for the hospital, almost 30 000 had been received for this project.This left 20 000 to come, part of which is already pledged. Left yet is the moneyfor the furni sh ing in the bui ldings. Besides the Out-Patient building, the main Medical building is about ready for the roof. Other foundations have been prepared forthe ma l e and f ema l e ward s bu t w e mu s t wai t f or c o ns tr u ct io n on the se uni t s unt i lmore bricks are prepared.

We are very happy that Dr. Je r ry Smith fro m S alis bu ry h as b een abl e to comeevery two weeks to visit our clinic and assis t with the medical program. He hasgiven valuable assistance in many ways such a s o rd er ing med ic in es and suppliesand helping with difficul t cases . Central Africa Miss ion wil l be needing additionaldoctors and nurses to help in the developmen t of th is program. We hope to be ableto challenge qualified men and women to join with us in this medical ministry.

GreetingsWe are ver y la te this month in writing to you, but we ask you to please under

s tand. The work cont inues jus t the same if not a bit more and in addi t ion to thisthere is t he added responsibility of planning and preparing for furlough. There areso many le t ters to w rite a s we seek and schedule speaking appointments. We havebeen very pleased thus far with the requests for dates to present ou r m i ss ion workin the churches and camps. What has d is tu rb ed us has been that we have ha d toturn down many invi ta t ions because of previous engagements. We hope that you allwill understand. Our summer schedule wi ll soon be comple te with c am ps f ro m Indiana to Colorado, though it will le av e t ime for evening dates at churches in the areaof th e c am ps and on the way from one place to another. Karolyn and I h av e both hada l ight touch of malar ia in the past days and that is another reason for our la te report .

This past month has been one of new oppor tuni ti es and many responses to theGospel. After m an y u rg in gs fro m t he people of Badza, which is about 5 miles southof the mission and the site of a new school thi s year, I made p lans to go every Monday for a Bible class with those of the area. The 45 school children are always present, plus about 25 more children from the immediate area. Many of the older youngp eo pl e and adu lts have also been present e ach time. I have received a special blessing f^om the t ime spent with this group. They a re in more remote a rea and have l i ttle contact w ith the outs id e w orld , e xc ep t f rom occas iona l trips to the area s to re n ea rthe mission. Their knowledge is small, but they are very eager to learn. Our greatest joy was to be present for the baptism of 20 souls a week ago Monday. The groupwas compr i sed of one elder ly man, a few women, and the re s t school chi ldren . Theman had requested baptism many t imes, though he w as u na ble to walk to the r iverWhen I learned it I offered to use my car to carry him. It was a happy day as myLand R over, packed to over-f lowing with singing Christians, m ade our way to theriver. This m an had been the head man of the area until his age and infi rmi ty forced him to turn it over to his son. So we feel that a great victory has been won.

This past week I went to Sinoia and Mangula to check on the evangelists and theirwork. The work in Mangula is growing, with many Christ ians being strengthened andsome restored to the fellowship of the church. In Sinoia, Machingura, the evangelist,reported two baptisms on the previous Sunday both women) and four more to be bap-


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tized the following Sunday. Wemade many inquir ie s from the Town ManagementBoard about the possibility of acquiring a church site in the town where a suitablebuilding could be built. Once a site is granted we are permitted a two-year periodin which to erect a building according to approved plans. The res t of the t ime wasspent in v is it ing fa rms nearby where there are groups of Christ ians.

We are thrilled to let you know that two families are to be arriving in Rhodesiasoon to help in our work. The Charles Kelly family from Anaheim Californiais expected in mid-April and he will assist in the work which I have been doing aswell as help with the construction and preparation of the hospital program. In Maywe are looking for the Dale Marshals from Boise Idaho. They will be going to Sin-ioa and giving the much-needed oversight to that work. It has been impossible for usto give adequate t ime and attention to the many groups there. And so much more canyet be done. So we re joice with these two who have commit ted themselves to thewo r k o f th e Lo r d h e r e in R hod e s i a

Once again we express our apprec ia t ion for a ll of you who have labored v/ith usas we witness for our wonderful Lord. We are hoping th at many of you will wan tus to come home badly enough that you will help with our furlough fund. At the endof February there was only 90 of the needed two thousand. We are trusting Ciod toprovide the remaining amount for a much-needed period of refreshment from thel a b o r s h e r e on th e f i e ld

May God bless you all as you have concerned yourself with the propagation ofH is l e s s e dWord

SincerelyBruce and Karol yn

WHAT IS THE NORTH AMERICAN CHRISTIAN CONVENTION?The convention is a free and open gathering of interested persons. It is not a delegate convention nor a convention of churches but is an inspirational gathering of brethren in Christ.The NACC provides a platform for the preaching of the pureGospel of Jesus Christ; giving special emphasis to the restoration of the church according to the plan revealed in the NewTestament. The North American Christian Convention is notthe center around which the brotherhood is to be one the convention each year does vigorously and insistently presentthrough platform and program the divinely given pattern thathas provided the real measure of unity we have enjoyedOur unity is in Christ; hence these conventions havepreachedChrist. It is in the Scriptures; hence these conventions havedeclared the Scriptures It is in the ewTestament Church;hence these conventions have sought by emphasis on doctrineand practical method to build that church Why not plan nowto be present June 28 through July 1 at the Convention Centerin Louisville Kentucky?


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2nd class permi t paid a t CarthageMissour i . Publ ished monthly by theF i r s t Chr i s t i a n Chu r ch a t M ain a ndChestnut Carthage Missouri. 64836

FEBRUARY 1966 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR BURCE AND KAROLYN AMMERMANCon t r i b u t o r s ;Christ ian Church Jasper MissouriChris t ian Church Liberal Missour iM r. Mrs . Ben W ils on Missou r iMr. Mrs . Fores t J . King ArkansasAnonymous Carthage MissouriFi r s t Chris t ian Church Sti lwel l OklahomaFi r s t Chris t ian Church Lamar Missour iFi r s t Chris t ian Church Carthage Missour iMr. Mrs. Dale Sponsler MissouriWests ide Chris t ian Church Berryvi l le ArkansasChris t ian Church Belle Rive IllinoisFairview Chris t ian Church Carthage Missour iCYH Woodlawn Illinois Christian ChurchM r. Mrs . Wal te r Goodman Missou r iMr. Mrs. Bob Stacy MissouriChris t ian Church Atlanta Missour iMiss Barbara Snyder MissouriLoyal Bereans Center Point Church Carthage MissouriMany other individuals and groups have given through the local church and are notl i s ted separa te ly .Expense s :Union Transfer Storage 2.50Postage 6.64Car Payment 101.94Living Link 435. 77Serv ice Link 225. 00 771.85Rece ip ts :Bank Balance February 1, 1966 13. 18February receipts 766. 17Total receipts for February 779. 35S t a t e m e n t :Receipts per month 779. 35Expenses per month 771. 85Bank Balance March 1, 1966 7.50Contr ibutors Furlough Fund:Meadowbrook Church of Chr i s t Moun t Vernon I l l ino isMr. Mrs . Bob Gar iss Missour i FURLOUGH FUND;Anonymous, Carthage, Missouri Balance, February 1, 1966 15.00Receipt s for February 75. 00

Tota l to date in Fund: 90 . 00


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Vo l . No . 9

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dawoyo HeraldBruce and Caro lyn Amme rn n a nMISSIONARIES Chidamoyo Mission P Bag 8 Karoi

Rhodes i a , Afr ica{ SERV ING SOUTHERN RHODES IA

Miss Ma ry Lou Cr i s l e r{Forwarding Agent Central Christian Church

4207 No r t h Bou l e v a r dTampa Flor ida 33603

H e ra l d ing the Good N ew s of the Gospe l in Af r i c aApr i l - - 1966

From lef t to right:Karolyn and TodJ ac k ie B ra n t ,

H e le n N u tt ,M ar i e t ta Sm i t h


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Greet ings

At the t ime of t hi s wr it ing , there is less than months remaining for us herein Rhodesia. We w ill be shipp ing o ff two drums of per sona l i tems and things fordisplay this week. Though the t ime is short now, there a re still so many things tobe done. I want to get b ack to most of the churches for a last visit, giving words ofencouragement to remain faithful to the Lord. We are hoping that the new families,the Kelleys and the Marshalls , will have arrived in the next month or so. Therew ill be much to show them as we h elp th em to get set t led in this work. We do expect , therefore, tha t the next two and a half months w ill be busy ones .

sor t of a hurdle was crossed with th is past week-end. For many weeks wehad been looking forward to the three-day preaching and teaching mee tin g in obse 'r-v an ce o f the resurrect ion of our Lord . With the successful passing of this eventhas gone the las t big affair of our t e rm. We felt very pleased and excited aboutthe way everything went a t the meet ing. The f i rs t service was Friday night, but byThursday evening, when many of the guests began arr iving, the spir i t of the meeting was already felt by many. As usual , we invited all of the neighbor ing churchesto take par t in the act ivi t ies. Some c ame from as far away as Sinoia and Vuti .Altogether about 300 people a t tended t he meet ing . And they a ll seemed to be hungrya ll o f th e t ime. Three Chr is ti an l ad i es and one te ac he r bor e the respons ib i li ty fors ee ing t ha t t he p eopl e were well-fed. Thei r job was done excep tiona lly we l l. Nearly three hundred pounds of meal ie meal were consumed, seventy-f ive pounds ofbeans, thir ty pound s o f meat f rom Karo i, one young goat, sixteen pounds of sugar ,along with milk, tea and o il fo r the beans. The co st o f p rovid ing t he f ee d was about 35. 00, but we felt that i t was well -wor th i t.

The school room was l i t with kerosene lanterns on Friday night as t he p eopl ebegan arriving for the service . The room was quickly filled and many filled thedoorway and t he out si de verandah or stood at the windows. After a rousing songservice and spec ia l mus ic by the women's group of Chidamoyo, two fine messageswere enjoyed. Som e wanted to close the serv ice by singing for ano th er hou r. Many,however, were t ired after walking long distances, so the meeting was closed. Earlythe next morning the women all gathered and wen t singing, as a group, to som e ofthe near-by v il lages where they stopped to teach those present . Some things whichwere planned were not carr ied out, because the people are unpredictable. It is impossible to hurry them. The women wer e la te in returning to the mission; the men'smeeting, composed of leaders and teachers , went over-t ime; consequently, a planned preaching s er vi ce a t 11:00 had to be omitte d. S atu rd ay a fte rn oo n was a servicefor everyone to participate in. At their meetings, they a lways g ive a chance toevery visiting leader to say a few words. Firs t on the p rogram we re the preachingboys that I have been working with. They a ll did very well and I was proud of them.After them came a long line of speakers . Last that afternoon was singing by everygroup represented. The service was very long but enjoyed by all .Saturday n ig ht we had our cus tomary bioscope. Ziden consented to show someof the mov ie s h e has taken and I showed severa l other pictures. The people love

these things. Sunday morning was our regvilar worship service Dr. Smith , whowas v isitin g th e clinic brought a very fine message about the Powerful and SavingName o f Ch ri st . Following this service we all went to the Jordan (place of baptism)and thri l led to watch as thi r ty-one souls were buried in bapt i sm. Some had comefrom great distances to be baptized. Others had come convicted dur ing the preaching of this m eeting. A fter eat ing again the meeting was brought to a close. Soulswere refreshed and h ea rt s we re l ifted. We part icularly f el t aga in , as before, how


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wonderful i t is t h at through C h r i s t we are a ll o ne body. T he f ello ws hip w e s h a r eand enjoy is n ot bo und by co l o r o r cu l t u ral b o u n d a r i e s.

T h e a cc om p a ny in g pic tu res w i l l g iv e you s om e id ea o f th e h a p p e n i n g s o f t h e s efew d a y s . s p e c i a l thr i l l to u s w a s th e vis i tors w ho c a m e . D r . S m i t h b r o u g h t h isfamily along this t i m e. H is b oys co uld h ard l y wait to g e t to the bu sh and go bi r dh un ti ng w it h the i r p e l l e t g u n s . O t h e r vis i tors w e r e M r . Mrs B i l l Brant a n d the i rnew daughter Yvonne fro m Z am bia. They will b e leaving on furlough in about twow e e k s a n d h a d c o m e to R h o d e s i a to take ca re of s o m e b u s i n e s s mat te rs E v e r y o n eo f u s w a s ; t i red fro m try in g to c o m b i n e cu r v i s i t i n g with the v a ri ou s m e e ti ng s b u ts u c h t imes d on t c o m e to u s very often a n d w e w a n t e d to m a k e th e mos t o f th e o p p o rtunities

We e a r ne st l y look f o r w a r d to seeing a ll of you face to face. B ut m ay I m a k e ar e que st ? When you are s ending to o u r furlough fund d on t fo rg et o u r r e g u l a r fund.T h e pas t two t i m e s h av e b ee n c o ns id e ra b ly l o w er a n d w e h a v e n t b e e n able to mee to u r obligations. It s e e m s that t h ere w i l l b e a lo t o f e x t r a things in the las t days.Thanks a gain fo r everything.

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MARCH 1966 FINANCIAL R EPO RT FO R BRUCE AND KAROLYN AMMERMANCo n tr ib ut or s, G e ne ra l Fund ;Pai rs Spares , Greensfork, IndianaPr imary Class, Milford, Missour iChr i s t i an C hu rc h, B elle Rive , I l l ino isChris t ian Church , Jasper , Missour iMr. Mrs . Fores t J . King, ArkansasChr i s t i an Chu r ch , L ib e ra l, M i ss ou riMr. Mrs . Eldon King, ArkansasF i r s t Chr i s t i a n Chu r ch , St i lwel l , OklahomaF i r s t Chr i s t i an Church , Lama r , OklahomaWomen s Counci l , Tampa , Flo r i daM r. Mrs . Wal t e r Goodman , Mis sou r iMr. Mrs . Dale Spons ler , Missour iFi r s t Chris t ian Church , Carthage , Missour iLoyal Bereans , Ca rt hage , Mi ssou riMiss Barbara Snyder , Missour iFai rv iew Chris t ian Church, Carthage , Missour iM r. 8t Mrs . J a ck Richa rdson , Mis sou r iChris t ian Church , Jacksonburg, IndianaChr i s t i an Church , Atlan ta , Mis sou r iMr. Mrs. Jasper Robinson, Missour iMr. Mrs . Bob Stacy, Missour iMany other individuals and groups have given through the local church and are nottherefore l is ted separately .E X P E N S E S ;Union Transfer Storage 2. 50Pos t Office , s tamps 7.00Car Payment 101.94Liv ing L ink 433. 55Se r v i c e L ink 280 . 0 0Total Expenses for March 824.99CONTRIBUTORS, FURjX>UGH FUND;Lora Rawlings, Missour iWests ide Chr i s t i an Church , Ber ryv i l l e , ArkansasGlenn R. Smi th , OklahomaMissionary Guild, Carthage , Missour iAnonymous, Golden City, MissouriMr. Mrs . Fay Lee , Missour iChris t ian Chu rc h, R amse y, Ill inoisChris t ian Women s Fe ll owsh ip , F li pp in , ArkansasRECEIPTS , FURLOUGH FUND:

90 .00148 .29Balance , March 1, 1966Ma r c h r ec ei ptsTota l receip ts to date; 238. 29

RECE I P T S ;Bank Balance, Mar . 1, 1966 7.50Ma r ch r ec ei pt s 824. 51Total receipts for March 832. 01S TA T EMEN T ;Receipts for March 832.01Expenses for March 824. 99Bank Balance, Apri l 1, 1966 7.02

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