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FLBRLaRY, 1967

Dear brethren:

Greeting to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We give tlianks to

God for you all. Your faithful support and your constant prayers have brought us safely

half-way around the world to Port Elizabeth, Aouth Africa.

There wore sad farwells in Wisonsin ai»d in lij.ii.iois as we left many we

had come to iaiow and iove in the noi^. iTie Irnge plane soared into the air above Chicago

£ind in a short while wo oould see the limits of Cleveland, Ohio far below us. We swoop

ed down to Kennedy Airport, and changed piaiies for Iceland and Luxemburg. In this

quaint little Dutchy we found accoiamodatiou at the Alfa Hotel, and the next day flew to

Barcelona, Spain.

Theii came the longest part of all. An all-night flight down to jifiica to

Luanda in Angola, aiid then across the scattered trees and veld of Botswana, over the

Limpopo River into couth Africa, above the gold-mines of the Rand to thw Johannesburg,

Airport. Then we were met by missionaries h miiton and omaage. ounday evening I spoice

to the ciiurch meeting in Bi'other Stuart Copy's lione, and on i.onday 1 attended a tent-

meeting in nosmont.

Tuesday vias tiie last and Jest part of our flight on t}ie beautiful South

African Airways iJoeing 727 whisper-jet. One stop at ^Jiabeily and sooii we were in Port

Elizabeth on the shores of Algoa Bay. «'e thank ood for the friendly welcome by a news

paper reporter, Jean Archer, she drove us into town and loaned us some thing s to

start house-AQeping. In just two days of searcliing we found a flat to live in, and are

just now waiting for our goods to arrive by siiip. i Ixave broug^it a bicycle for use in

calling, and liave been talcing xandy to school on it about two iiiiles around tlie bay.

Although Wo iiave just arrived 1 iiave already had Che opportunity to wit

ness to sevei-ai people including the caretaker of tlie fiat and several store clerks. 1

have been very encouraged by their resj,)onse. The people to whom i iiave talked are en

thusiastic about the idea of ueing Christians only, and at least one of them is already

actively promoting the idea oi simple I'iew Testament thristianity.

We are located in Humewood, a rapidly developing residental area. To

the south-east is Eummerstrand an educational centre, and to the west is aimer,

another l^rge residential area. Thus we are iaeaiiy situated for establishing several

churches and xiible college.

what is Port Elizabeth like? Let me give an example. This morning I went

into town on a double-decker bus. i stopped at tlie supermarket. The manager asked

where one of the Coloured boys was, "He went to 2nd tea because there wasn't any bread

at 1st tea" was the aiiswcr. On the bus downstairs is for whites and upstairs is for

all Classes, BUT three young ladies came upstairs since it was nearly full and sat

next to Coloured men. Ail of oiu- peopre here v;ant to g"et along together, and for the

most part they do.

What is our immediate need? we will need to purchase an automobile. In

South Africa one tiiird deposit is required, sp ij© must come up witli about ^{600 cash. A

car will help us to cover more of the city quicker. Y<^ can help by sending a con

tribution to our forwarding agent. Please do it today if you can.

Brethren, please pray for Port mliaabeth. Pray tJiat God may speak to the

hearts of these people, tnl that Bis word may bear jauch f:'ult.Ycu.r .aissioneries and friends,Cerrol.i. arid hancy i'u2ford

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Cnrroll and Nancy Fulford3 Welton KeepWindemere Road, HumewoodPORT iiilZABffl, S. AJJ'RlOA

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Dear Brethren,

PORT EUZABhTH CHKlaTlAN MISSION

JUNii, 1967

FQRV.'ARDII^'Q AGhiMT

Mrs. Ho woodford

514 HobartEau Claire

Wisconsin 54701

Greetings to you in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our special thanks goes toall those who helped so splendidly with the Car fund. We now have our car, a Vauxhall Victorstation wagon, and are taking full advantage of it. We have visited George Eraser, mamagerof the Industrial Division of General Motors, in ^humnerstrand, and he has shown an interestin our Bible Studies. At present we are holding weekly studies in Humewood and 5-Ways, andwe hope to eztend to Summerstrand and walmer by the time :/;:u read this. In addition weare holding Bible School and Worship Services in our apartment on Sundays. We already havecontacts for our extra meetings through my calls on bicycle, and calling with Trefor Morrisof Grchamstown.

H\ibert Leve, our African minister at New Bri^ton, came to see me. Later he told Brotheri^bengo of Uitenhage that we were here. Brother Mhengo wrote us in part, "We are verry happyabout you and your famely and we praise the Lord. On my way from Transkei I had prayedand preyed that God would send a missionary of the Church of Christ to station here, and Isee today that had happened. God had blessed us. I am still young, and I want to work forGod," I have just received a phone call from Bro. Leve to confirm my speaking at the Africancinrrch tiiis Sunday morning.

Last month we attended a Preaching Rally in Johannesburg where I spoke on the subject, "TheInspiration of the Scriptures." We were very happy that 4 young people came to confessChrist, and be baptized into His wonderful name. Next month, Lord willing, I shall bespeaking at special meetings in our Cape Town Churches. Please pray that God will blessthese meetings.

Here is our Tinancial Report for the last 3 months:MAR: Rec. ^736.62. Exp: Deficit:123.48,Sal, 450, Study Rent 18,65, Postage 12, Telephone 14, Freight 8.26, Rubber Stamp 2.95, Cariavt.~3.P54r-aTR: Rec: 719^18, CAR FUND ;iii550; ExpiSal, 450,"Studr"18."65, Johannesburg trip ~84; Postage 12, Film I4, Transformer 41.50, ..Printing 54.60, Typing ribbon 1.05, Bank charge2,40, x-rays 14, Extra chairs 49.28. MAY: Hec: 550, CAR FHIH) 200. Exp: Sal. 450, Study 18.65*Postage & film 20, PAID ON GAR 707, Telephone Stand 40.60, Study Books 18.62, "Bible News"22.26, Telephone 14, Car exp. 8.4O. TOTAL RciCEiVED: ;it2755.80. TOTAL mXPiH^SES: 5£2673.40.32MCE ^2.40.

500 copies of the first issue of our "Bible News" magazine has been printed, and we havesent them to Business Managers, School Principals, Church VciBtorj and personal contacts inthe ?occ Elizabeth area together with our tract called "Introd\icing the Cliristian Church^"Last Sunday evening 1 held a Bible Study with the Blomerus family of Newton ParA. They be- ..long to the Dutch Reformed Church at present.

As we look to the future we are hoping to develop Christian congregations from our BibleStudy Groups, and establish a full-time Christian College here in P.E. With the large Industrial concerns here we are already pushing toward the half million mark. There are tre-medous needs and unlimited opportunities for the spreading of the gospel.

Brethren, please pray for us. Your prayers and support make a vital contribution to ourlabors here. Our forwarding agents report that several who have pledged '̂ 1 a month havenot sent in lately. Ifey we encourage you to/faithful in your giving and raring all of youthat every gift of ^5 or more is personally acknowledged by a letter or card from us.

V/e are so far from ail of you, but you are very near to each of us. May God richly blessyou and keep you until we meet again. Slides of our work are available from our forvjardinga^ent.

Your missionaries and friends,Carroll and Nancy iitilford

PORT ELI2ABETH CHRIoTlAN ICESSION

CHURCH CF cmuST

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missionaries

Mr. & Mrs. C. Pulford.

"Maranatha"Raymer St., Rowallan Pk,Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dear Brethren:

PORT BlimBtiTH CHKiiiTM MISSION

SEPTEIffiER, 1967

FORWARDING AQjiNT

Mrs. Herb Woodford

514 Hobart St.Eau Claire, Wis, 54701

Greetings to you in Christ our Lord. We pray that you may know within our hearts the favor whichGod bestows on us, and the inward peace which comes with the knowledge that Christ has brought usinto harmony and unity with the Almighty God our Father. As these realizations fill and controlyour very being, may your confidence in Christ and your commitment to Him grow stronger each day.

Here in African sub-continent we have been continuing our labors to reach people with the gospelmessage. I have been making calls in Humewood, kabega Park, van der Stel Township and RowallanPark seeking to interest people in the 'word of God and the simple Christianity of the New Testament. I have also left the people with a calling card and a leaflet introducing the ChristianChurch. As an example in one home the mother was Anglican and the father Dutch-Refoimed. I explained that we were just plain Christians, and used only the Bible going back to the originalteachings of Christ.

V/e have just sent out the next issue of our "BIBLE iVLWS" mag&zine with articles such as JUSTIFIEDBY FAITH, WHaT IS THE CHURCH? and CHRIST CRUIif'IED. 600 copies were printed this time and are going out in Port Elizabeth and other South African cities.

Here is our financial report for the past 5 months: RECEIPTS: Balance 169.08, From U.S.A. 1300,Pmts. in U.S.A. 353.36, From Cape Town 56. EXPENSES: Salary 1350, Study 55.95, Film 10, Postage45.50, Telephone 10, Recorder repair 21.10, Travel 115.00, Bank ch. 6, Luther Hosp. 10, Hosp. Ins(Annual prem.) 131, Retirement Fund (Annual prem.) 202, Car pmts. (2) 164.92. TOTALS: RECEIVED1858.44, EXPENSES 2121.47. DEFICIT 263.03

I am now holding Leadership Training Classes in the -^ifrican Township of New Bri^ton for the African men who wish to become church leaders and begin new congregations anrfTng their own people inthe many African housing areas in the Port Elizabeth district. In addition I have made anothertrip to-Uiteahage,.-had several discussions with-our African ministers, and spoke at the funeralof Brother Tonyela, an elder in Brother Leve's congregation. Brother Leve is starting a newchurch in Kwazakeie, and Brother Kaptein's is working with the Colored areas of Korsten and Gel-vandale. We really need another missionary who can work full-time among the Africans here.

We are continuing our church work here in Rowallan Park. Our Bible School now has 3 classestau^t by Nancy, myself and John Vickers. Eimday mornings I am preaching on Thessalonians, andevenings on "The Life of Christ." Our Bible Study is on the book of Hebrews. We are now sendingout personal letters to all the people of Rowallan Park inviting them to become a part of thiswork. I am also continuing our studies in Humewood, and this week, Lord willing, begin BibleClasses at the Y.M.C.A.

As the Lord directs we hope to reach out into still other suburbs with the Word of God. In December we are planning another trip to Cape Town for a missionary retreat and to hold a RevivalMeeting for the V/ynberg Ch\irch. On our last ilp I spoke at Uynberg,made calls in Observatory andpreached at their "CHRIST-MY LORD" campaign,

I want to ask each of you who reads this to reiaember our labors here in prayer, not just generallybut specifically and directly. Make it your personal obligation to spend five minutes each daypraying earnestly for the spread of the gospel here in South Africa. The forces of evil are atwork in tills troublous world of ours, but Christians believe that God's power is greater. Youbelieve this, and we ask you to pray that the power of His Spirit shall be manifested in a mightyway_among.-the. people ofsauth Africa. Please do not .let us down in this, but pray without fail, ....and may the grace of our Lord be with you ail. „ , . . , « . ,

Your missionaries and your friends,Carroll and Nancy Pulford

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CHURCH Oi' CHRIST

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