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Judith L.
Pickett, Secretary
Chidanx>yo Christian Hospital
P.O.
Box
330
Karoi. Rhodesia
FORWARDING
AGENTS:
Mrs. Fay
Bockhahn
Financial Agent
P.O.
Box
27^6
Napa,
Calif.
9^558
Mr.
Mrs.
A1 Lyons
Publicity
Agents
P.O.
Box 27^6
Napa,
Callf. 9^558
A?K.
FEBRUARY NEWS LETTER HE RHODESIAN PICKETT
LINE
Dear
Christian Friends:
ad expected to
be
writing this news
letter to you
from Rhodesia,
but
that
is not
th e
case.
a m still i n Indiana.
awaLtlng news
that my^RhodesIan W o t k - ^ - P e - r - m i t has been re
newed.
It has now been
two months
since my papers were received i n the Immigration
Dept.
i n
Salisbury, Rhodesia.
As
yet,
no
word as
to
the progress on these
papers has
been received.
The Missionaries In Rhodesia are getting anxious
for my
return. Miss Mary
Leah
Fleenor, my replacement, i s now doing the
job
o f Secretary and School Teacher for the
Missionary chil dren, replacing Miss Margaret Dennis
who is also on furlough.
Miss
Fleenor is being helped by Mrs.
Betty Pender when
the
demands
o f both
jobs get too
much
for
her.
Particularly,
a t
this time,
all
the
Missionaries are in
need o f our
prayers.
News of a Peace settlement h as been i n the
papers
a n d o n t elev i s i o n , but we h a ve h a d
no direct
word
as to its effect on the Mission.
I t
does not sound like much
pro
gress
has been
made, a s the Terrorist faction o utside the Country
o f
Rhodesia have
not sanctioned the agreement, a n d in fact have stated they plan to step up
their
activities.
The
news media d oes n o t
alw ays
state the clear
picture, however,
so
a n x i o u s l y
a w a i t
d irect word
from my friends in
Rhodesia.
Meanwhile,
news
from
the Mission about
the work there
is
encouraging.
A new Board
of Elders
and
Deacons for the Church on the
Mission has been
selected,
and
a
new
Minister has been hired to
carry on
the work
o f
our
o ld
Evangelist,
Baba C h ika n d a .
The o l d
Evangelist
w as becoming
senile a n d
creating problems for the congreg atio n,
but
now, praise the Lord, the Church
is
progressing
once again.
The women s work
i s
thriving under
the direction of Mrs.
Erasure
and
Mrs. Pender. Miss Fleenor
i s
directing
a
Sun d a y
School
which is reaching the
school
children quite
effectively.
So even i n
these
troublesome times, the Lo r d is
b less i n g
r i c h l y .
Meanwhile,
remain a t my mother s home
In
Ladoga. a m doing volunteer office
work f o r t h e I n d i a n a C h i l d r e n s C h r i s t i a n Home
a n d
also
for
the L a d o g a C h r i s t i a n
Church.
Last
week
was privileged
to travel
with Bro.
Bill
Worrell, minister at Ladoga,
and his wife to my
alma
mater,
Johnson
Bible
College in Knoxville,
Tennessee, for
its
annual Homecoming. This was
a
most enjoyable time
i n renewing
old friendships.
Although it was dampened by
the
news o f the
murder
o f o n e o f my
classmates
by her
\k year old son. Some
o f
you know Mrs. Janice
Day
Reed,
a
writer for the Christian
St a n d a r d
a n d
author of several books.
Also
J anice was orig in ally Madonna Burgett s
Forwarding Agent. The news o f her
death
a n d
the circumstances were
indeed shocking.
Having visited
the
campus
but
once since my graduation i j 1 . 9 5 9 . it was a great joy
to see
the
many changes here
a n d
the work
being
carried
o n
for the Lord.
OVER
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First Christian Church
The Pickett Line
2659
First Street
Napa,
California
9^558
Non-Profit Organiz.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 28
Napa»
Calif. 9^558
Mission Services
B o x 1 7 7
Kemnton,
Ind»
U 6 I 4 9
I ontinue
to
covet your
prayers
on behalf of the
Mission work
in
Rhodesia
and also
for myself as await
the
Lord s will. have been blessed tremendously by
the
financial
and
prayerful support of all of you who
have
stood by
me
in
the years
have
been on the Mission
field.
There
is
no
doubt
in
my
mind that the
Lord
still
has a place
for
me
to
serve Him,
whether
it be
in
Rhodesia or elsewhere. am
most confident
that
if the door
is
closed
for
me to return
to
Rhodesia, there will
be other
doors
opened. Right
now
I just pray
for patience in awaiting the Lord s
will in
these matters.
Please let me
express
to each of you my
deep
appreciation
for the
concern
you
have
shown
over
the
work
in Rhodesia
and
let me urge
you
to
continue praying
for the
Missionaries
still laboring there.
And
please prav with me that nfiws-of_my^_re-
entry
permit
to Rhodesia
will
be
coming
through soon.
PRAYERS CAN'T BE ANSWERED UNLESS THEY
ARE
PRAYED
By
Helen Steiner Rice_
Games
can't.be
won
unless
they
are played
And
prayers
can t be apswered unless they are prayed,
So
no matter
how busy
or
crowded
your day
Make it a practice to take time to pray.
And
never start
wondering if God heard
your
prayer
Or if
He is
able
to take
care
of your
care.
Just
tell
Him your problem and be not dismayed
If His answer is sometimes deferred
and
delayed,
For
God
never
hurries,
yet
He's never too
late
But
He often
tests
us when He asks us
to
wait.
And there
is
no problem
too
great
or
too small
God has the
wisdom
to take
care
of
them
all.
Not always the way that
we
most want Him to
But always the way
that
will
prove
BEST for you.
We ask Him for pleasure, enjoyment
and
health
Laurels
and honors and
prestige
and wealth.
But instead
of
a
crown
He sends us a
cross
And Instead of rich gains we are made
poor by
loss
But great
is our
gladness and rich our reward
If
we
trust the judgment and will of the Lord.
God
bless
you, each
one.
In Christ,
Miss
Judy Pickett
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THE
RHODESIA
RHODESIAN
JUDITH L. PICKETTfSecretar]^
Chidamoyo Christian Hospital
P. 0. Box 330
Karoif Rhodesia, Africa
FORWARDING AGENTS:
Mrs.
Fay
Bockhahn
Financial Agent
P. 0. Box 2746
Napa, Calif.
94558
Mr.
s
Mrs. A1 Lyons
Public Relations
Agents
P.
0. Box 2746
Napa Calif. 94558
GOOD NEWS-O-GRA '
April 15t 1978
GOOD
NEWS-O-GRAM
GOOD
NEWS-O-GRAM
WORK
PERMIT HAS
ARRIVED....R^RNING TO RHODESIA, FR IDAY, APRIL 28th.
PRAISE
GOD
FROM WHOM ALL
BLESSINGS
FLOW '
Yes,
Dear
Friends, prayers
have
been
answered.
The good news
arrived
Tuesday,
April 4th, via phone from Dr. Dwayne Illman. It
was
confirmed Wednesday via telegram
from
Mr.
Jack Pennington
in
Salisbury.
His
most welcome
words
were
Papers
are
in hand,
'
bring chest
x-ray
and
medical records.
Wire
arrival time . By
Friday, April 7th, I had
made reservations
for
my flight
back to Rhodesia.
This door, which I believed was closing, was flung wide open and I was reminded
of
the Lord's words, "0 ye of little faith".
TRAVEL PLANS
Indianapolis to
New
York via Allegheny Airlines Flight 5^199,
leave
April 28th,
a r r i v i n g N e w Y o r k at 3:38 P.M. Depart N e w
Y o r k v i a
South
A f r i c a n
Airlines Flight
? ^ ^ 2 1 at 7:00 P.M.
Arrive
Johannesburg, South
Africa, Saturday, April 2 9th
at 5:55 P.M.
Remain
in
Johannesburg overnight
and leave Sunday
at 1:00 P.M.
via South
African
Airlines
Flight
#036.
Arrive in Salisbury, Rhodesia, at 2:3 0 P.M.
I continue
to
thank God for
all of
my faithful
friends and supporters. These
months of waiting have sometimes been frustrating, but always I
have
felt the power
of the prayers of you, my friends
in Christ.
Though other doors were beginning
to
open, I_feel confident that Rhodesia is where
God
wants me to serve Him.
The
Missionaries
at Chidamoyo assure
me
that
the
work
there is
still not, at this
time, threatened with any great danger. Some of their activities in the outlying areas
have, of necessity, been curtailed or at least slowed down, but the Lord's work does
continue, there.
The
Old
Chief
Dandawa,
who
became a Christian
at the approximate age of
107
years,
just went on
to
his
great
reward wit our Lord. Dr. Frasure wrote that
the funeral
was
held in
the
Church
at
Chidamoyo and
was
very
dignified
and
fitting
for a
Chief. This
is a tremendous witness to
his
people.
Praise
the Lord, I
am
truly looking forward
to
my return
to Chidamoyo, and
I ask
your
continued prayers for my
travel
and for my
adjustment
to
the
Rhodesian
situation.
God bless you, each
one.
In Christian Love,
Miss
Judy
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RHODE5\A
I
WL l_̂lr I
PICKET
JUDITH L.
PICKETT,Secretary
Chidamoyo
Christian
Hospital
P
0 Box 330
Karoi, Rhodesia, Africa
FORWARDING
AGENTS:
Mrs. Fay
Bockhahn
Financial Agent
P
O Box 2746
Napa,
Calif.
94558
Mr, & Mrs.
A1
Lyons
Public Relations Agents
P 0 Box
2746
Napa,
Calif. 94558
WAY
1978
Dear
Christian
Friends
The
dream and prayers of
r turning
to Rhodesia
are
now
a reality. I
am sitting
at
the window of a 7^7
airliner,
35*000 feet
above the
Atlantic Ocean, near
the
coast of
southwest Africa. The trauma of leaving home
was
made easier by twenty loving friends
and
relatives,
v h o saw me
off in Indianapolis, April
28th.
My
sweet mother came through beautifully with the inner strength and beauty
that
she
possesses.
We will
miss
each
other terribly, but our love for Christ will bind
us
closely in spite of the many miles between
us.
Just two hours before leaving my home in Ladoga I received, by mail,
a tape
from
many of my
dearest
friends in Napa.
A special
thank
you to
Betsy Anderson, y former
forwarding agent, for her sweet thoughtfulness in preparing and sending the tape in time
for
me to receive this special blessing.
I
thank
God for all of you, my dear friends and
supporters,
and
appreciate
your
faith
in
me. Also I wish to thank everyone for the lovely birthday cards,
vifts
and
good wishes.
Now
I
am
anticipating a night of
rest in Johannesburg,
South
Africa,
before con
tinuing on my journey
to
Rhodesia. We have
been
in
the air fourteen hours
at this
time.
Need I
say that I
have butterflies as
I
anticipate the sight of
my beloved
adopted
Country and
y loved
ones
in
Christ.
I arrived safely in Salisbury and found seven Missionaries to
meet
me. The "butter
flies"
have
all flown away and
left
a beautiful homecoming.
I
was sorry that
Dr. Frasure
was kept from coming
at
the last minute by a "C" section.
Being
tired from.the long trip, my
patience
was
a bit
tried as I was the last to
leave
the plane and
the last
to
clear cus toms. An added
confusion
was to
find
that my
luggage had not yet arrived from Johannesburg, but
at
least
I
knev;
it was
in Africa, as
I had seen it
off-loaded in
Johannesburg. Praise the
Lord, it
arrived during the
night
and I as able
to pick it
up
Monday
morning.
Tuesday, we started on
our
homeward way at 10:00 A.M. Stopped in Sinoia to greet
the
Ivan Martin family and then
a
quick
stop
at the Bill
Delaghters home
in
Karoi.
Also
a stop at
the Police Station to
inform
them
I v/as back in
the
country
and
enroute
to
Chidamoyo
Hospital.
It was
certainly no secret when we pulled into the Mission
at
5f30 P.M., with horns
honking. Then
my
dog,
Saber, let
all the world know by his loud yelps of delight that
I
was home.
After
being
greeted
by all
the Missionaries, I ran quickly down
the
path to
"my kids". My little family
and
I were overcome with joy at being together
again.
Little
Loy
was a bit frightened,
at
first, by
"Mbuya
Judy", but began
to v/arm up
in a little while.
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FIRST
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
THE PICKETT LINE
2659 First St.
Napa,
Cal
ifornia
9^558
Non-Profi
t Organ
za11 on
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No.
28
Napa, C al l
f. 9^4558
As
I
finish this letter at 7:00 A.M., Wednesday morning,
I can
look out
of my
bedroom window and see Loy toddling about
in
her nightie outside of her parents home«
She is a beautiful
baby.
Do I sound like a doting
grandmother ?
I
now
look
forward
to
a day
of settling
in and
greeting
allncr friends.
I bid you
a fond farewell for
this
time. Please keep a
e
and our
work in
your prayers
A s I s O L w a y s y o i o r M i s s i o n a r y
a t
C h i d a m o y o
MISS JU Y
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Judith L.
Pickett,
Secretary
Chidamoyo Christian
Hospital
P. O, Box 330
Karoi,
Rhodesia
FORWARDING AGENTS:
Mrs,
Fay
Bockhahn
Financial Agent
P
.
Box 2746
Napa, Calif. 94558
Mr, Mrs.
A1
Lyons
Publicity
Agents
P, 0, Box
2746
Napa, Calif. 94558
May 15 1978
Horizons
Box
177
Kempton Indiana kSOk S
Dear Friends
in
Christ:
We enclose the announcement of Miss Judy PickBtt s
return
to
Rhodesia, and
we
would appreciate
your
printing
this in a
future
issue.
Our he arts are gratefu l to our Lord for
His making
her
return possible
as
permits
are
difficult
to
obtain at
this
time.
We also would like to send you
a
brochure on her
life
history as a
Missionary if you would
like
to
publish
it at a
future date. Please let us know
if there would be a charge for
this.
Bless
you as you continue
to spread the Word.
Yours in
Christy
Mrs.
A. W. Lyons
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Miss
Judy
Pickett returned to
Chidamoyo
Hospital
in
Rhodesia Africa on April 30th
As
this
is
her third term she now considers Rhodesia her
hom
The
Missionaries to Africa do
not
wish to change
the customs of the people, or make them similar
to Americans;
they
just want to
take
Christ
to
them and then
Christ changes the
lives in Rhodesia.
We can not all go to Africa, but we can be there in
Spirit and by corresponding and supporting the
missionary work being
done
there.
Judy asks
for
your
prayers that
the Hospitsil at
Chidamoyo may
be
allowed
to stay
open
in
spite
of
the turmoil that exists.
If
you are interested
in
receiving her
Newsletter please contact
her
Forwarding Agent, Mrs. Fay
Bockhahn, P. 0. Box
27^6,
Napa,
Calif. 9^558 .
Judy s address
is:
Chidamoyo Christian Hospital,
P. 0. Box 330
Karoi
Rhodesia
Africa.
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RHODESIA
PICKETT
LINE
JUDITH L. PICKET'^ecretary
^ ^ l a a ^ i o y v ' C l w l i i L l a n H o s p i t a l
P O Box 330
Karoi, Rhodesia,
Africa
FORWARDING AGENTS:
Mrs.
Fay
Bockhahn
Financial
Agent
P
0
Box 2746
Napa, Calif.
94558
Mr.
& Mrs. A1
Lyons
Public
Relations Agents
P O Box 2746
Napa, Calif.
94558
JUNE 1978
Dear Christian Friends:
One month has passed since
I
a r rived
in the
Coxmtry of Rhodesia.
I t h as
been a
month
filled with
joy, hard work, and
the renewing of
old
acqiiaintances. I
am
slowly
getting
back into
the
routine
of
my work and am truly
grateful to
be Home .
It
has
been
a
busy and
exciting
month at the Hospital, filled wit work, births,
and
snakes.
In April
there
were
forty births
and about that
same
number in
May.
One morning, as
I
sat
working at my desk,
I
heard ex cit ed voices
shouting
Miss
Plckett, come and see
the big
snake that Chanakira has killed . One
of our
workers
had
been walking beside the Hospital Chapel, and
to
his surprise, a large snake raised
it.s_head_and^ould have struck him
if
he had not jumped quickly back out of
its
way.
As he watched, the snake slithered through the window
into
the
staff
tea room.
Chanak?ra
entered
the tea room
and
killed the snake with stones. This was a very
difficult and dangerous task, as the snake was a Black Mamba, over six feet
long
and
three
inches thick. The Mamba
can kill a man very quickly and we do praise
God
that
Chanakira was not
bitten.
That same
evening, Mr.
Hugh Fender
saw another
large
snake as he
drove
along the
road
between my house
and
his.
He
tried to hit
the
snake with the
tires
of his auto,
but
thought that he
had
missed it, so we were
all
warned to
be
on the
lookout. Sunday
morning
I
was told that a big snake was down by the
road. I
alled
Dr.
Frasure and he
came pr epa r ed to kill
the
snake, but thankfully, it
was
already dead. Evidently,
Mr.
Fender had hit
the snake and it managed to
get
into the
bush
before dying. This one
was a five
foot
Fython, and needless to say
we
are all treading cautiously at
night
around
our
homes
This
wee k, one of th e patients called to
me as I pajssed
and said, Miss Picket t,
do
you
remember me ? He
is
a L eper and had spent some
time
in the Hospital during my
first
terra. At that time,
I
had been
asked
by Dr. Nice to find some activity for him,
so I
taught
h i r a to-work a jig-saw puzzle.
H e
said
D o
you
still
have that puzzle thing
Iwork̂ efore? . . . -
Yes,
I
remember, and
I
did have a new jig-saw puzzle,
whi
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FIRST
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
THE PICKETT LINE
2659 First St.
Nipa, California 9^558
Non-Profit Organization
U S POSTAGE PAID
Permit
No.
28
Napa,
Ca1 f. 9^558
Mission Services
Box
177
Kemptpn
Ind, i i i t 9
The work of the Church is progressing. We have a
new minister
since
I
left
in
1977 and he seems
to
doing very nicely. Our Friday night English Bible
Study is
coming along
fine^
We had 22 in
attendance
last night, many
of
them teachers and
hospital
workers*
This
is
a
time
of
good fellowship
for
the Missionaries
and
Africans*
Each Tuesday,
the Missionary wome n
m e e t
for a
time
of Bible
study and
prayer. We
take turns teaching a series of lessons.
I
returned
just
as they
were
ready
for
a
new
series,
so
was
elected to
teach
the
next session.
We
are studying the Book
of
Hebrews,
and as
I
had
shared in
special
studies
of
Hebrews while back in the United States,
I
find
it
most
enjoyable to
be
able to beach this
class*
I pray for
each
of you and
encourage
you to pray for us at Chidaraoyo. The situation
is tense in the country, but
we
feel the doors are still wide
open
for the Qospel.
God bless
you, each one
Yours in
Christ,
MISS JUDY
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THE
RHODESIAN
JUDITH L. PICKETT,Secretaru
Chidarnoyo Christian Hospital
P. 0. Box 330
Karoi, Rhodesia, Africa
FORWARDING
AGENTS:
Mrs. Fay
Bockhahn
Financial Agent
P.
0. Box
2746
Napa, Calif. 94558
Mr. & Mrs. A1 Lyons
Public
Relations Agents
P. 0.
Box 2746
Napa, Calif. 94558
M.
JULY 1978
Dear
Christian
Friends:
Once
again
I
find
it
is time to write my monthly letter. Time certain ly flys.
It
has been two full months and some
few
days since
I
axrived in Rhodesia, and several
times I have wished
that
I
could
stop the
clock
for a few hours
and
let myself
catch
up.
I
have
been very busy with the book eeping.
It
was
necessary
for me
to go
over
the '77
books and
I
have been working
long hours bringing things up to date. Now
the
end is in sight and
I
am beginning to relax a bit.
I would
like to share
with you
the
good news
of
our work. Last month I told
you
about
the-Leper
who was
interested
in
working jigsaw
puzzles. Well, I am
overjoyed
to
announ ce that he
has
become
a
Christian and
a
very dedicated one.
He
kept
asking
me
if
I had anything he could do, so I asked him if he could read.
He
said yes he could,
so I
had the Hospitsil Evangelist check his readin g ability and we found that our new
Christian could
read very
well.
So it was my
pleasure
to
present him
with a Shona
Bible, a n d now
he
can
be seen readin g
his
bible everyda y. Prai se the
Lordi
We have
had
one
or two
baptism s
every week at our
Sunday morning services, an d
our Friday
evening Bible
study in
English
is
well
attended. Some
evenings we have as
many as thirty people in attendance.
We do
Praise
the
Lord for this.
Miss
Maryleah Fleenen is now making plans for her return to the
States
and she
will be leaving on the sixteenth of this month. I will miss
her
companionship an d
help.
We are
anticipating
the return of
the William
Harrison
family
about the First of
August, along with Miss Kathy McCarty. And in September Miss Margaret Dennis will be
back with
us.
So you
can
see that
our
Lord is prov iding and we do give
Him
the Praise
and
Glory.
Our
weather
is
most
unusual, wit rain continuing into May
and
June. In the
eight
years that
I
have
been
in Rhodesia, this is
the first
time I have seen rain
during
the
month
of June. The
evenings
are
quite cool, but
this
gives me the
opportunity
to enjoy my lovely fireplace.
The
situat ion
is still very tense, here. Everyone is looking for a
possible
settlement and a Black Government by the end of the year.
I
continue to coxet.your
prayers, not
only
on
behalf of ourselves,
but for
our
many African Christian friends. I
especially
ask your prayers for Chidarnoyo Hospital
and the staff. Many staff members are under conviction at this time and they need
Christ
as well
as
your
loving concern.
May
the Lord
bless you,
MISS
JUDY
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First Street
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Cal
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9^558
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The Good News Center Bookstore has been
keeping
and ordering of
supplies for the
sto:
with
my
work at
the hospitail.
This is a
Bip
Sinoia,
both
Blacks
and Whites,
witness for our
Lord.
X u *
t h i s
w x |
in need of someone to do their book
ie. I will be helping
after I
get
set
up
e Book Store
serving the community
of
I
will have
excellent opportunity
to
M: .
I ask for
your
constant
prayers
as
we
will be increased
as
we
now
have
to
pay
rent
ing
any pay
from
the
bookstore, s l s
it
is a
a Missionary.
At
the present time, I am
having
to
use
as
my old Landrover was left at the Mission
vehicle
for the hospital.
m$ke this adjustment. The financial burden
water and lights. I will
not be receiv-
ssion
enterprise and
I
will
be working as
Dr.
Frasures diesel Puegot station wagon
to be used
as an
ambulance and supply
L^
Again,
I
covet
your prayers
for two ver^
Vision Timothy and Mr.
Smith
Kwachenera
(my
men
will be
sharing
the
job
of
driving
the
a very dangerous job,
as
they never know
wha
terrorist
or the Security Forces. These arb
graciously accepted this great responsibili
drive to
Karoi while
the other stays at the
supply rooms.
As
w e
a r e
c l o s i n g
the
k i t c h e n
as of t h i i ^
their
own
food. This
is
really not a burden
of
their family with them to prepare the
fo
I
have
much concern for my
little f a m i i . ; r
Loy s birthday and
I
ook her
a
cake
on
F r i c ^ i
position, as
it is well
known
that they are
seems to
be
an
incentive for
the
terrorists
people.
This
applies not
only
to
the
Kwach
It
was
very difficult for me to leave
to be
left
behind. However, it is their onl
to impossible
for
them to
return.
Please pray
for
all of
the
African Chr:.
in our homes in the U.S.A.,
it
is very hard
many Christians
all
over
the
world
are going
I pray you will remain my faithful f r i ^ i i d s
and
prayer partners
as
we
try
to carry
on the Lords work in this Place.
May
God
bless you,
each one.
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important members
of
the staff,
Mr.
ion in
the
Lord). These two
fine
young
drover
to
Karoi for supplies. This
is
to expect in regard
to
either the
two very dedicated
young men
who have
otating
every other week, one will
ibission doing the duties
in
the
drug
a nd
week, the
patients
will have to supply
on them,
as
they
usually have a member
:
for them.
,
The
Kwacheneras . July 9th
was
little
y.
These
dear ones
are
in
a
precarious
iood friends of all the
missionaries.
This
:o
badger and even persecute their own
peras, but to
all
of our dear friends.
ie Mission, knowing my
little family
had
home
and if
they left it
would
be next
^tians.
Somehow when
we sit
so
far away
to imagine
the persecution and agony that
through
because of
their faith.
Yours in Christ,
MISS JUDY
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Chidamoyo Christian Hospital
p, 0. Box 330
Karoi, Rhodesia
MG.
FORWARDING AGENTS:
Mrs. Fay
Bockhahn
Financial Agent
P.
0. Box 2746
Napa, Calif, 94558
Mr. Mrs. Al Lyons
Publicity
Agents
P.0. Box 2746
Napa Calif.
94558
RHODES
A
August
1^
1978
Editorial Office
Box
177
Kempton IN. ^6o49
Dear
Sir:
W o u l d
a p p r e c i a t e y o u r u s i n g any or
all
of
t h e
f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n
concerning
the
Chidamoyo
Hospital in Rhodesia.
CHIDAMOYO
HOSPITAL
RHODESIA AFRICA
Due
to
the indiscriminate
killing of
missionaries near
Chidamoyo by
the
terriosts our missionaries were advised
to
leave.
So
on
July 1st
a planned and orderly move
was
made
to
Sinoia some 100 miles
from
Chidamoyo.
Dr Jim Frasure and Dr. Gloria Cobb
flew
into the
Mission
twice a eek and Miss Judy Pickett secretary went with them
on
Friday to
attend
to the
administrative
work.
By
July 2 0th
this
was
no longer possible as two
of
the
most trusted employees
had to flee for their
lives
from
the
terriorist. Dr.
Frasure w as
also informed
that the terriosts
had him marked as a target. So after talking things ov er with
the
Security Forces Dr.
Frasure was advised
to close
the
m i s s i o n
d o w n t o j u s t a m a t e r n i t y w i n g . This left j u s t
t w o
m e d i c a l
assistants in
charge w ith
a minimum staff
to
help them and to
look after the bu ildings in general.
Miss Ju dy
Pickett
will go
to
Karoi o n c e
a
m o n t h to pay the
remaining staff and
to
r e v i e w the work
that
they have d o n e d u r i n g
that
period.
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j t
s
soon
as
Miss Judy completes
reports and other records relatin/^ tb
working in the Good News Book Store
i
a
mission endeavor
founded
by
Zion
M j u
have
opportunities to witness to b c ^ t ^
is
a
m ission project,
she will
not
r e i
Much prayer
is
requested for
thq
Chidamoyo. The church is
growing botl
under
the able
leadership
of
the
Afri
s
Chidamoyo Hospital, Rhodesia
e hospital
books,
government
the hospital, she will start
n Sinoia This book store is
tt, and
here
Miss Judy will
Blacks and Whites.
As this
ceive
any pay for
this.
e Christians remaining
at
h
spiritually and in number
can minister,
Mr.
Mlambo.
We also a s l c your prayers for the
missionaries
v ; h o
have
had
to
m o v e to
Sinoia. Their
expenses have soared
as
they
now have
t o p a y r e n t a n d
u t i l i t i e s
i n a d d i t i o n j
t o g e n e r a l e x p e n s e s
I t i s w i t h g r a t i t u d e a n d l o v e
t h j a t
w e t h a n l c o u r p r a y e r p a r t n e r s
and supporters
for being
so
faithf u l
l i n these
difficult
times. There
is m u c h
aork
to
be d o n e for our Lord i i n
Sinoia
and
t h e
challenge will
b e m e t
w i t l i
p r a y e r l o v e
a n d
h a r d w o r j k .
For further
information you
can
f onifarding agent for Miss Judy
Pickt
California
9^558*
write to Mrs. Fay Bockhahn,
qtt),
P.
0.
Box 27^6,
Napa,
Plesise feel free to use any
of
the above
do thank you for getting this i n to print,
readers are advised of the situation at
i
jnformation as you see fi t. We
so that our many friends
and
idamoyo.
hi
Xours in Christ,
Are*
A. W.
Lyons
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RHODESIA
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JUDITH L. PICKETT,Secretary
Cbidamoyo
Christian Hospital
P Box 330
Karoi, Rhodesia,
Africa
FORWARDING AGENTS:
Mrs.
Fay
Bockhahn
Financial
Agent
P
O Box 2746
Napa, Calif. 94558
Mr. s Mrs. A1
Lyons
Public Relations Agents
P
0 Box 2746
Napa, Calif. 94558
PICKETT
SEPTEMBER
Dear
Christian Friends;
T v / o
;ionths
have passed since leaving
Chidamoyo and many
things have
happened.
I
a j n
begi n n i ng
t o
settle down as
t h e
manager of "Good News Center" and
am
enjoyi ng it,
although
I
miss the
bush very
much.
The
m o n t h
of August has
been a
busy
time
and I
find it
is
a very
pleasant
change
to
be
involved in
t h e
European Church here in
Sinoia.
Mr. Dale Marshall of the
Sinoia
Christian Mission
is the
Minister, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan
Martin
are serving, too.
We
have been
v;elcomed
i n t o t h e
c o ngrega t i o n
and co mmuni ty
very
graciously. I am singing
in
the choir and am available whenever
needed
to substitute in the Bible School teaching
program.
T h i s is a fine diligent
church
and we
M i s s i o n ar ie s
feel it a privilege t o
serve and
encourage
v/hile in this area.
S i n o i a has
a
very fine High Scho ol and many s tudents from the farm areas around
Sinoia and Karoi
attend
as boarders at the
school. The
Sunday evening programs at
Hillsi de Chapel
(Sinoia
Christian Church) are
designed
towards
these fine
young people.
X often help with t he tra n spor ta t i o n o f the young people back t o t h e s c h o o l after
evening services, and have learned
t o
love t hese kids.
Last
week
I
was
privileged
t o
serve
as
an
advisor
o n
t he
Bible
Bowl
c o n te s t s a nd
as
Team Spon so r
at
our
High School
Camp
held at
th e Rhodesian Christ ian College i n
Salisbury. T h i s
turned out t o be one
o f t he
most outstanding weeks
o f
camp I
have
ever
experienced.
The
whole program
was
geared toward Bible dtudy, preaching,
and
teaching
techni ques for the
young people.
There were
four
teams
v / h i c h
daily st udied for three
ho urs the book of Mark, i n preparation for a Bible
Bowl
c o n t e s t i n the afternoo n.
On
Friday the entire
afternoon
was
spent i n
a
round-robin co mpetitio n eliminati on. Then,
Friday evenin g, th e
top
two t eams competed for the championship
award.
We covered t he
entire book
of Mark and
now have 25 European young
people
wh o ca n tell
you
more about
t he
book of Mark th an
most preachers
can.
Praise the
Lordl
Along with
the Bible st udy,
Mrs-
Peggy
Pennington
taught the girls
practi cal teach
ing
meth ods for
children.
She
then h ad
a
demonstration
o f th e kno wledge
th ey had
ob
tai ned o n
Friday
by bringing
i n
neighborhood children for
a
Fri day "Sun day
School". Th e
girls taught by using puppets,
flannelgraph,
choruses,
etc. It
was truly aHessing t o
see
the response.
Mr. Jack Penn ingto n h eld a
preaching
class for
the
boys and o n Friday
eveni ng four
of the
young men presented their
trial sermons. Again, Praise
the
Lord
Camp was no t all
work for we did have much
fun
playing volley
ball
and oth er sports.
Mrs. Bruce Ammerraan supervised
. t h e
food and we all thought i t superb.
On Saturday I
remained
at the
College
and had a good
visit with
Miss Marsha Kay
Thompson, as we
had not
seen each other
i n
some time.
Sunday m o r n i n g
we w e l c o m e d
Mr. and Mrs. W i l l i a m
H a r r i s o n
and their children,
Julie and David, on th eir arrival from th e States- A large crowd of
missionaries
g r e e t e d
t h e m w i t h
a
t e a h e l d a t t h e
C o l l e g e D r
F r a s u r e
f l e w
i n
f r o m
S i n o i a t o
m e e t
them and I returned wit h Dr. Frasure to Sinoia
i n
time
for work o n
Monday
morning.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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PICIOSTT
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It has
been
a demanding week,
but
very
it
v;as
a mountain
top
experience.
Tomorrow
I will travel to Karoi
to
pay
the maternity clinic, drug room,
linen
room
Urungwe
Tribal
trust land where Chidamoyo i$
month by the terrorist, but prsdse God, the
been
harassed at
all.
Many schools in the Tribal Trust land
terrorist. It is
hard
for us to imderstand
fighters" when they
are
takin g man y freedom^
of education, freedom
of
religion,
and just
j
All of
us
in Rhodesia are
praying
for
December, when free election
is
to be estab
feel, is doing the
best
they can
under
the
when one
thinks what
could happen here in
and
we
can
see
His guidance and support evei'
to
i i m for the peace they cannot find elsewh
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inspirational
for me. I
would even
say
the Hospital staff, those who are running
and general work. Activities
in
the
located
has
been accelerated in the p a s t
people remaining at Chidamoyo have not
av e closed
because
of
intimidation
by
how they can
call themselves freedom
away
from their own people... freedom
freedom of living their own lives.
d anx iously a waiting
the
month
of
ished. The interim Government, we
present situation. It is frightening
odesia,
but we know
God
is in command
y
day as more
and
more people are turning
ere.
Dr.
Frasure
is
returning
to the States in late September. Dr.
Co b b
and I will
remain
here in
anticipation
of
re-opening the Hos pita l a fter the first
of
the year,
the
lord
v/illing.
Dr.
Cobb and
Dr.
Frasure are
doing volunteer
work
at
the Sinoia Government
Hospital. Although we had t o
leave
Chidamoyo,
we hav e
found a new
area
of service
for our Lord and
a
n e w
p l a c e
to
w i t n e s s
f o r
Him.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO THE LADTF.S;
Baby layettes are desperately needed for the
m a t e r n i t y w a r d a t C h i d a m o y o . W e p a r t i c u l a r l y n e e d b l a n k e t s , s a c q u e s , a n d n a p p i e s
(diapers
to
you).
Please
s end them lab eled "us ed
clothing" to
Chidamoyo Hospital,
Box 330, Karoi,
Rhodesi a , Africa, or
to
me
^t
either a ddress . Tha nk you
for
caring
and may
God
bless you.
I can receive mail at either Box 330j
Please
continue
to pray for us and the v;ork
Karoi,
or
Box 92, Sinoia, Rhodesia, Africa,
here in Rhodesia.
In
His
Name,
MISS
JUDY
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JUDITH L. PICKETT Secretary
Chidamoyo Christian Hospital
P. O. Box
330
Karoi Rhodesia Africa
FORWARDING AGENTS:
THE
RHODESIA
RHODESIAN
Mrs.
Fay Bockhahn
Financial
Agent
P.
O.
Box 2746
Napa
Calif. 94558
Mr. Mrs. Al Lyons
Public
Relations Agents
P.
O.
Box 2746
Napa
Calif.
94558
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PICKETT
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o
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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
1978
Dear
Christian
Friends:
NOV.
97e
As
I skipped a month in writing to you
I
have
quite a
bit
of news to tell.
The^asure^ f j n l l y Rhodesia o n S e ^ t e r a h ^ . 2 7 . t h » leaving Dr. Gloria C o b b and
myself responsible
for
the Hospital. At the present time
it is
still
open only
as
a
maternity wing
and
out-patient department. The Staff still drive into Karoi twice a
month for pay and reporting on conditions to
Dr.
Cobb
and myself.
Mr.
Franklin
Martin
goes
with us to Karoi to
take care
of Ge neral Mission business and this week
Mr. Hugh
Fender went
to meet
with
the
Church
leaders.
Conditions in the
surrounding area
of
the Hospital are very
bad
but praise the
Lord
the Hospital
staff still
seem
to be safe.
The army removed the
Chief of
the
area Chief Dandawa and
his
entire
family
to
the safety of Karoi as several chiefs
have rece ntly suffered atrocities and even
death at
the hands
of theTerrorists. One
chief
whose
area Joined
that of
Chief Dandawa
was forced
into
his
hut with
one of
his
wives and two sons and burned alive. One can only
wonder where
it will end.
At
this
writing
our
Prime
Minister
and
his executive
counsel
are in
America.
There
are
mixed feelings here in Rhodesia about
this
visit
but
most are
hopeful
that
it
will lead to the lifting of sanctions
against
us and
better support
of
the western
world.
Please pray
with me to that end.
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Box 177
K e r a p t o n , In^
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The
work here
in Sinoia is going well.
6049
I
enjoy
my work with
the Good
News
Center
and
we are in stituting some new way^
o f
witnessing
to
the
community
which
I
believe
v/ill r each many pe opl e. I h o p e t o st a r t
a
de v ot ional
o n c e a mo nth f o r
C h r i s t
ian v/orkers o n Monday morning before we go
to
ou r s eparate jobs. This will be held at
t h e
Good News
C e n t e r ,
s o h o p e
to wit n e s s i n t h i s
way, as i t will be o p e n t o all wh o
wi s h
to
attend.
I do
look
forward to new
ways
to put forth our
witness
f o r Christ to
the community.
I d id my fir st wind ow display
this
week
and
we h a v e had man y
comments
o n it. An
o t h e r
lady has b e e n doing this until I learned the ropes. As
we had
just received
a
shipment
of
beautiful new Bibles
and
childrens books,
I made
a
display using t h e theme
Suffer The
Little Children
To
Come Unto M e
(Luke
l8:l6) with p ic t u r e s
o f
Christ an d
the childr e n
and t h e n a
c om plet e
di s play of our Bibles and
c h ild r e n s s t o r y bo o k s.
Before I left the
States,
the Mission Committee of the First Christian Church of
Napa purchased a set of beautiful flannel-graph material for me to use at the Mission.
With conditions as
they are
I
felt
some disappointment
that
I
would
not be
able
to
use
them. But the Lord o n c e again
took things
i n t o
His
hands.
The
lady who is my replace
ment ac—cTie t o r e ,
when
I have to be absent, is-in chai-ge of an ititeru^riominatiorifiQ. -
Native Sunday School
held each
Sunday afternoon.
When she
learned that I
have
this
beautiful flannel-graph set, she invited me to come and give
a
lesson
with
it
to
the
Sunday
School
group. It
was a smash ing
success d̂I
have been invited
to come
twice
a
month to do this.
I
also gav e
a
l e s s o n
f o r t h e
wom e n's group
at ou r Church , Hillsi de Chap el, and
i n clo s i n g
I
displayed
the
L o r d ' s
Sup p e r sc e ne with
the
flannel-graph.
They V ' / e r e so
thrilled that
I
h a v e b e e n i n v i t e d
to
incorporate the
flannel-gra p h
in
their Christmas
p r o g r a m at the church . I will s how the n a t i v i t y sc e n e s as t h e s t o r y is told i n s o n g
and scri pture
by the childreii
Praise th e
r̂d
o r o p e n i n g
d o o r s
for me to witness for
Him.
I
am
really excited about all the opportunities
coming my way to tell The Good
News
and I covet y o u r
prayers
that
I
will be able
to
do this for
His
Glory.
God
works
in mysterious ways His wonders to perform...
Amen,
Miss Judy