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CHARLES

AND KAHY

FRANCES

B E L L M i s s i o n a r i e s

t o

Z a m b i a

CENTRAL FRI MISSION

Charles

J Bell

Mumbwa Mission

P . 0 . Box 2 1 8 4

L u s a k a ,

Z a m b i a , A f r i c a

^reelirK^s Z MBL I have been

h e r e s i n c e December l 6 , 1966. From

t h e v e r y

first w e e k , we

h a v e b e e n

s e e k i n g a p l a c e

t o

l i v e in o r n e a r

L u s a k a . As

we

h a d

r e p o r t e d earlier

t h e r e

is a critical s h o r t a g e o f

h o u s i n g i n t h e city

a r e a .

B u t we

a r e h o p e f u l

t h a t

possibilities

we

h a v e in m i n d will b e w o r k e d o u t

satisfactorily It

d o e s s e e m

at

p r e s e n t

t h a t

we

may h a v e

t o p u r c h a s e

a

h o u s e

in

t h e

city

a n d

t h e

l o w e s t

p r i c e I h a v e s e e n t h u s f a r I n t h e

town i t s e l f i s | 1 8 , 0 0 0 .

A t t h e p re s e n t

t i m e , o u r

work c o n

sists

o f

t h e f o l l o w i n g :

1

To b e g i n a

L o r d s

Day meet ing i n

t h e c i t y

o f

Lusaka

h o p e f u l l y by

t h e

e n d o f F e b ru ar y .

As we a r e

still at

Mumbwa m i s s i o n

b e c a u s e

o f

the

h o u s

i n g p r o b l e m , we a r e

l i m i t e d t o one

trip

i n t o L u s a k a p e r

w e e k , a s

we a r e

r a t i o n e d

t o 20

g a l l o n s

o f

g a s

p e r

m o n t h .

S i n c e

it

is 75 m i l e s f r o m

t o w n , it

is

difficult t o a c c o m p l i s h

v e r y

much .

We

h a v e

t h e names

a n d

1

H e n r y a n d S alome McK asso

F o rw a rd in g A g e n t s

9757

Yuba

C o u r t

C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio

45231

a d d r e s s e s

o f

some

who

a r e

definitel

i n t e r e s t e d

i n coming t o t h e

s e r v i c e

I f we

c a n r e n t

a

p l a c e i n

w h i c h

t

m e e t , we w i l l

b e g i n t h e

s e r v i c e s b e

f o r e t h e e n d o f t h e m o n t h .

We p l a

to commence w i t h a s t u d y o f t h e

Gos

p e l a c c o r d i n g t o L u k e , a n d

A c t s

t h e n

h a v e

a

r e g u l a r

p r e a c h i n g s e r

vice

2

To

p l a n

and p r e p a r e

o t h e r mater

ials

f o r t h e

a b ov e p ro gr a m s

and

h a v

t h e m

translated

i n t o N y a n j a . T h

is t h e o f f i c i a l l a n g u a g e o f

Zambi

a n d is

a l s o

t h e l a n g u a g e o f t h e Lu

s a k a a r e a . The r e m n a n t s o f

my

k n o w l e d g e o f t h e l a n g u a g e s

s p o k e n

i

R h o d e s i a

a r e

u s e f u l

o n l y among t h

few

who c a n

s p e a k t h e m ,

b u t o

c o u r s e

t h e y

a r e few i n numbe r i

c o m p a r i s o n t o t h e

N y a n j a - s p e a k i n

g r o u p . S o :

3 Language studyNyanja. This i

o f f e r e d

i n

Lusaka

at

a

c o l l e g

b e g i n n i n g February

1 3 .

Leroy Ran

d a l l and I

a r e

b o t h r e g i s t e r e d f o

t h e

c o u r s e .

T h e

effect o n t h o s e wh

m


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speak th e language may n o t be p o e t r y

t o t h e i r

e a r s ,

b u t it

a d d s

w ei g h t to

o n e s

w o r d s . It

is a l s o u n d e n i a b l e

p r o o f

o f

o u r interest

in t h e m .

T e a c h i n g t h o s e who a r e a l r e a d y

i n t e r e s t e d

i n

c o m i n g

t o

t h e

new s e r

v i c e s

i n

t o w n .

T h i s

is

a

g r e a t

n e e d

a s m a n y

o f t h e m

d o n o t k n o w m u c h

c o n c e r n i n g t h e S c r i p t u r e s . We k n o w

t h e y c o u l d

h a v e

a m o r e fruitful

w i t

n e s s if they

k n e w m o r e

a b o u t t h e

B i b l e a n d

w h e r e

t o

l o c a t e

t h e

p a s

s a g e s . O u r

a i m is t o p r o d u c e t h o s e

w h o s e m a i n c o n c e r n is to s a v e t h e m

s e l v e s

w h i l e

s a v i n g o t h e r s . A l l

t e a c h i n g

m u s t

b e d o n e

s o t h a t t h e

d i r e c t

r e s u l t w i l l b e t h a t t h e y

s p e a k

t h e

t h i n g s t h e y

know

a n d b e

lieve It m u s t result in the

w i n

n i n g o f o t h e r s

a n d

e d i f y i n g t h e

fel

l o w s h i p . S o u n d l i k e s o m e t h i n g y o u

h a v e heard before? We believe

can

b e

d o n e here

5 ) The wor k

w i l l

g r o w , a n d t h e r e

f o r e

w e m u s t

train Z a m b i a n p r e a c h

ers T h e r e are

those

in

other

lands

w h o h a v e d o n e m u c h p r e a c h i n g b e c a u s e

t h e S p i r i t

h a s

l e d th e m , a n d w e k n o w

t h e r e

a r e

s o m e h e r e w h o a r e

c a p a b l e ,

w i l l i n g , a n d m o t i v a t e d t o d o s o .

T h e y ,

t o o ,

need

a d d i t i o n a l

t e a c h i n g .

T h i s p h a s e

o f

w o r k

i s

still

t o

c o m e ,

b u t is

n o t

f a r f r o m

t o d a y .

F o r

this

t y p e o f

w o r k , we m u s t h a v e a p l a c e

w h e r e w e c a n teach these w o r k e r s .

We

hope

t o h a v e some wh o w i l l s t u d

m o r e f u l l y .

T h e

f u t u r e o f t h e C h u r c h h e r e d e

p e n d s

u p o n

l e a d e r s h i p

n a t i v e

t o t h

c o u n t r y . It h a s b e e n d o n e in a r e a

m or e

p r i m i t i v e t h a n L us a k a , a n d New

T e s t a m e n t

w i t n e s s

h a s

d i e d

for

l a c

o f

l e a d e r s h i p . We d e s i r e t o

h e l

e n s u r e its c o n t i n u i t y

t h r o u g h train

i n g e v a n g e l i s t s a n d e l d e r s . T h i

m a y

necessitate

a

s c h o o l w h e r e thi

c a n

b e

d o n e .

P l e a s e

c o n t i n u e t o p r a y f o r u s

t h a

w e

will

b e led of G o d to d o th

right

t h i n g s .

We a r e s o

t h a n k f u l

to

e a c h

o n e o f

y o u

f o r y o u r w on d e r f u

s u p p o r t

o f

o u r w o r k .

I n

s p i t e

o

t h e

p r o b l e m s

t h a t

se e m t o lie

i

w a i t

f o r

u s

s o

o f t e n ,

w e

a r e

m o s

l ^ P P y t o

b e

i n t h i s w o r k . A s f o

m y s e l f ,

I am

h a p p i e r

t h a n I e v e

h a v e

b ee n, b e c au se

t h i s is w h a t

w a n t

to

do

I n C h r i s t ,

C h a r l e s , M ar y P r a n c e s

T o d d A s h l e y

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Listed b e l o w

are

the

contributors

for

D E C E M B E R

a n d

J A N U A R Y

B u r n e t t s v i l l e

C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; B u r n e t t s v i l l e , I n d .

C a p i t o l C i t y C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; L i n c o l n , N e b r .

Also

th e

Cl as s o f

M arj o ri e Cookson)

C l e v e s C h u r c h

o f

C h r i s t ; C l e v e s ,

O hio

E a s t

l 6 t h

S t . C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d .

E n g l i s h C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; E n g l i s h , I n d .

F a i r d a l e C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; P a i r d a l e , K y .

P a i r f i e l d

C h u r c h

o f

C h r i s t ,

P a i r f i e l d , O hi o

Rodney A l l e e ; B e t t y Morgan)

F e l i c i t y

C h u r c h o f

C h r i s t ; B e t h e l ,

O h i o

F l e m i n g

C h r i s t i a n

C h u r c h ; A u g u s t a ,

G a .

M a d e i r a

C hurch o f C h r i s t ;

C i n c i n n a t i ,

Ohio

M a g n o l i a S t r e e t

M i s s i o n a r y

G u i l d ;

H a r r o d s b u r g , Ky,

Mowrystown

Chur ch

o f C h r i s t ; M ow ry sto wn , Oh io

New B u r l i n g t o n C h u r c h o f C h r i s t ;

C i n c i n n a t i ,

Ohio

H.

R. McKasson)

N o rt he rn H e ig h ts C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; L e x i n g t o n , Ky.

M e n s

B ib le C la s s

P a o l i

C h r i s t i a n

C h u r c h ; P a o l i ,

I n d .

S h i v e l y

C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; L o u i s v i l l e ,

K y.

W e s t e r n

H i l l s C h u r c h

o f

C h r i s t; C i n c in n a t i , O hi o

W e s t s i d e C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h ; E a s t p o i n t , G a,

M r s . D o r o t h y B a i l i f f

M r s . H a r o ld C o b l e n t z

M r .

M r s ,

R o n

D a v i s

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M r s . H , G a b h a r t

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G a b h a r t

M i s s

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M r s ,

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CHARLES

AND

M RY PRANCES BEL L M i s si o n a ri e s to

Zamb i a

ENTR L

FRI

SS ON

September 27s 19^7

EXCERPTS

FROM

LETTER

RECEIVED IN

SEPTEMBER

Julianne

Hope

Ju l i anne i s

very happy

to be over th e c o l i c

(and

so i s he r

Mommie happy).

She

i s

doing

much

be t t e r

and i s on ce r ea l

and

fruit I

Todd Ash l e y

Todd was

four years old

the f i r s t week of

Septembers

and

his

Mother

says

he

has

plenty

to

do

a t the ir

new

location

(out

o f t own) .

Ma r y Frances

f courses the baby comes f i rs t on the

l i s t of

things to

do ,

as well as

Todd

but then

she

is

also consentrating

on fixing

up

the house they

are l iving inmaking curtains,

etc.

The

flowers and f ru i t growing

around

the house,

and

the

peacefulness

of the lo ca tio n, a re delightful af te r

such a hectic

year

n

African gi r l is presently

helping

ary with

the

washing and

ironing,

since being in

the

t ropics

has

slowed her down

somewhat.

The climate is

lovely

a t th is

time,

but when

the

bugs bite, the

r e su l t i ng

sores

become l i ke

bo i l s

and

a re

hard

to

hea l .

This

seems

to

happen

to

people

who

a re

new to

th e t r op i c s . All in

a l l , there a re few

discomforts . Every so

of ten, swarms

of

something

or

other ,

such as t i cs , are

In the

house,

but they

Ju s t burn them o r p ut k ero sen e on

them,

hoping th ey w on t r e tu rn .

harles

Charles

is holding

services

in

a large

African

housing develop

ment

and is p l ann ing t o start i n

ano t h e r .

There a r e th ou sa nd s o f

people

in

Lusaka with

no

church o f

any t ype .

New Add r e s s for Be l l s g

P .

0 ,

Box 2733

Lusaka , Zambia

frica

Henry

R. M cKasson

Forward ing Agent

9757 Yuba

Cou r t

Cinc inna t i , Ohio 45231

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