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MARCH .

1981
VOLUME 1 , NUMBER 1
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TIMES IN
ZAMBIA
Ron and Marti Baumann
FIELD ADDRESS;
P. O. BOX 321 84
LUSAKA. ZAMBIA
AFRICA
FORWARDING AGENTS:
DR. AND MRS. RALPH CARNATHAN
3945 KINGSTON PIKE
KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE 3791 9
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Mungu Church
Rebuilding
Almost
Completed
Thanks to the grace of
God and the prayers of
hundreds of faithful
Christians, "things" are
happening at Mungu.
The church had not
been meeting for some
time due to the condition
of their building and the
lack of encouragement.
The small nucleus of
believers were still living
nearby and anxious to
begin anew.
The "white ants" had ruined the support timbers, allowing the tins (roofing)
We purchased new timbers and planks along with nails and cement, loaded
Work progressing on
building at Mungu.
to fallin.
the new
Isuzu diesel truck and headed south. Mungu is about ten
kilometers into the bush, west of Kafue Kafue being about
fifty kilometers south of Lusaka.
Those faithful few have just about completed the
rebuilding process of the church building. Weare nowtrying
to make ourselves known in the area. To facilitate this we are
planning to show two films at the church building on the 28th
of March. (If the rains have stopped by then.) This will
involve using my generator for power since there is no
electricity for many kilometers. We will probably meet
outside under the stars, praying for a large number of souls
and no rain.
Last Sunday. March 1st, was a day of great victory for our
Susan ready for "prayers" at Mungu.
Lord. The fact that we were stuck in the mud
three times and had to wade in ankle-deep
water to reach the building was insignificant.
(We surely needed 4-wheel drive.) There were
over fifty people in the small building for
"prayers" (as the Zambians call their worship
service). During the service six young girls
came forward to publicly make their
confession of faith in Christ. Praise God!
Plenty of help unloading
building supplies for Mungu.
Ron exhorting the Mungu Christians.
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NEWS FROM:
Zambia has presented new and
unusual challenges for me. f^y
knowledge of photography has
expanded. Thanks to the class that
I.S.L. sponsors, 1 have learned to
develop and print black and white
film. I'm on the yearbook staff as a
photographer. Karate is a new
hobby for me. Each week Russell
and 1go to a training session. It's
hard work, but it's well worth it.
Karate experts. Jeff and Russell, "protecting" our vehicles!
Zambia is a strange place. Boy, do you have to watch out for the bugs. I have many friends here: David
Davis, Daniel, Marcus and Gayle Shewmaker, Renatta, Robin, Rene and Rhean Gastineau -- all M.K.'s
Missionary Kids. When you get together with them you havealot of fun. Anotherfun thing that you have
here are Mission Meetings. You get to meet all of your mission friends, talk business, eat and have fun
activities.
Zambia is nothing like I thought it would be! I live in a one story house
which has a jungle-like yard. At the churches they sing, talk and pray
in a different language! I've found a new friend at the Kafue church
who is eleven and in the sixth grade, just like me. She loves the Lord
dearly, too! I love the International School of Lusaka and have many
friends. My teacher, Mrs. Mathai, is great!
My birthday party
was great! All my
"aunts and uncles"
came. Boy, I did not
know that I had so
many! Let's see,
there's Aunt Debbie,
Aunt Judy and Uncle
Dean, Uncle Charlie
and Aunt Betty,
Uncle Gary and Aunt
Meta, Uncle Lee,
Uncle Sam and Aunt
Nancy, and ..., not to
mention my cousins!!
(Missionary Moms
and Dads are "aunts
and uncles".)
Andrew 4 years old.
Susan loves home
grown bananas!
MARTI'S PAGE
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life;
he who comes to We shall not hunger, and
he who believes in Me shall never thirst."
JOHN 6:35
In Zambia there are shortages of many things. The most
recent one was bread. Bread is usually bought unwrapped at
the store or market.
You just buy the loaf
that looks and feels
most appealing to
you. It is available
now, but you must
stand in a long queue
(line) to buy it. You
must also bring along
your shopping bas
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On September 10, 1980, MartI and
1 celebrated our twentieth
wedding anniversary. God has
blessed us beyond our wildest
expectations; bringing us
together for life, giving us four
wonderful children, the honor and
privilege of serving Him here in
Zambia... WearethankfultoHim.
Bread and colas at the market.
purchases in. I usu
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impossible to get home without cracking one!
There is a need for spiritual food also. It is a joy to share "the
bread of life" with those who are hungry. I am meeting with the
women at the Kafue and Garden churches for Bible study. We are
studying what the Bible says about being a Christian woman with a witness. We pray for and encourage
one another to be faithful to Jesus Christ. Please
pray especially for those women, who cannot read,
to remember the Word. Please pray that the Holy
Spirit will guide me to the scriptures that will be
most meaningful to them.
Thank you for your prayer support and letters of
encouragement. They do make a difference! I love
and miss each one of you.
Matters of Prayer:
the Mungu church; growth in the Lord,
spiritually and numerically;
speedy arrival of our dental equipment;
the Bible Study groups at the Garden and Kafue
churches;
praise and thanksgiving for our supporting
churches and individuals;
that Marti's car, which was stolen and wrecked,
will be repaired soon.
This
IN MEMORIUM
first "Times In Zambia" newsletter is
dedicated to the memory of Marti's mother, Mrs.
Joseph C. (Thirza) Mobley, who died 25
January 1981.
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Ron and Marti baumann
FIELD ADDRESS:
P. O. BOX 32 1 84
LUSAKA. ZAMBIA
AFRICA
FORWARDING AGENTS:
OR. AND MRS. RALPH CARNATHAN
3945 KINGSTON PIKE
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 3791 9
"I AM COMING SOON" REV. 22:20
Visitors From
Tennessee
All of the Lusaka Baumanns
were certainly happy when
that British Caldonia jet
landed here in Lusaka with
Grammy and Grandaddy
Baumann on board. Mother
and Dad arrived here on the
23rd of March looking forward
to 45 days in Africa. We had
been saving our vacation time
so that all of us could travel
together to see many of the
sights on this great continent.
The kids had almost four weeks break from school during this time. Some of the
highlights of our travel included: seeing the Indian Ocean for the first time (the waves at
Durban, R.S.A. were at least 10feet high); seeing thefantastic evergreen forest atop the
Zomba Plateau In Malawa with beautiful trout lakes; visiting the great City of
Johannesburg, R.S.A. (as cosmopolitan as Atlanta); and of course one of the wonders
of the world, Livingston's Victoria Falls, a part of the border between Zimbabwe and
Zambia. Musi-o-tunya (Smoke that Thunders) is the local name for the Falls. The noise
Is significant! Fromabout 200meters, ifyou closed your eyes, you can hear a sound
likethe passing of a never-ending train. Atruly magnificent sight to see and hear one
of God's most wonderful creations.
Dean and Judy Davis greeting Mother and Dad.
Report From Kafue West Side
The men at the Kafue Church will be hosting a two day Men's Leadership Conference on the 5th and 6th of
June. These overnight conferences are great for boosting morale as well as extremely valuable as a spiritual
teaching aid. The Kafue Church Is located about 50 kilometers south of Lusaka. We are praying for a good
turnout in spite of the distance from our other churches in the Lusaka area.
Report From Garden (Lusaka)
Our time of Bible Study at the Garden Church is at 4 PMon Saturdays. We are two-thirds of the way through a
study of the NewTestament Church. One important point that I am trying to instill into my life as well as the
lives of the men at Garden is that we should NOT walk around saying "We are the New Testament Church."
There is no such thing yet as the New Testament Church as it should be according to God's standards.
Instead, 1encourage us to say, "We are STRIVING to be a New Testament Church." Pray for our study.
Report From Mungu
In the last issue of the "Times" we mentioned our plans for showing two films at the bush church, Mungu. We
were praying for no rain and a large crowd. Withoutbeing there it may be hard for you to visualize the setting,
but I'll try to reconstruct it for your mind's eye: The evening was beautiful ~ so many stars that Ilost count at 3
billion! The crowd was large (maybe more than 150), and very enthusiastic. The films were well received.
Even with the technical difficulty that developed with the projector, wherein we had no sound, the crowd
thoroughly enjoyed them. (It didn't really matter that the English words could not be heard since the crowd
spoke Tonga!) With no electricity for kilometers, we were generating our own electricity with a portable,
petrol generator. For light we had our old, benzene lantern along. One of the films had to do withChrist and
His disciples. The other was an expose of a witch doctor. Both had fine Christian messages. The very old
and the very young were there surrounding the little, bush church building. It is extremely likelythat some of
these dear souls had never seen anything like it before in their lives. Through all of this we feel that the Mungu
community now knows about our church. We request that you remember the Mungu congregation in your
time of prayer.
Even though the evening was a fantastic success, nothing is perfect! Mungu isinalandareathat is very low-
lying. Although the rains have ended, the fields are still full of water... and mud! Youguessed it! On leaving
the bush country that night, in total darkness, we got stuck so-o badly ... it was like quicksand! At least ten
men were there to help try to push us out. Nothing doing! Can you picture the situation? It is 10 PM in the
middle of bush-country Africa. The pickup (no four-wheel drive) is stuck terribly. Mother and Dad, and the
rest of us are wondering where the nearest Ramada Inn might be! Ifinally asked if anyone had a team of oxen.
To make a long story shorter, eventually, in the bush, we could hear the slow, rustling sound of animals.
Finally they appeared: four beautiful, strong oxen (owned by
one of our church leaders, Noah Mwemba). Other than
Mother falling into a "hole" (she wasn't hurt), we all had a
good time (once it was over and we were home)! Ask my
folks to tell you about it sometime.
Field Mission Meeting
The Zambia Christian Mission "family" of missionaries had a
wonderful time recently "way up" in f*4bala. In caseyou don't
have your handy-dandy map of Zambia nearby, Mbala is just
about as far north as you can go without getting into
Tanzania. We had time for a short business meeting, lots of
good food including fresh Nile Perch from LakeTanganyika,
and fine spiritual fellowship. Lee and Cheryl Albaugh
(Mbala), and Tom and Roberta Fort (Kasama) hosted the
meeting, and planned everything perfectly.
The Z.C.M. "cousins" at a birthday party in Mbala.
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A few years ago, if you had told me that I would spend my 16th birthday in Africa. I would have laughed!
As long as I can remember I've always wanted to get my driver's license. Here in Zambia you must be 18
years old to get one! Instead of that, the other day I went downtown and got my Zambian National
Registration Card. BIG DEAL! Starting in September I'll be going away to Kenya for schooling. Rift
Valley Academy is based on the American schooling system. It is in a small town just outside of Nairobi
called Kajabe.
R Ican hardly wait 'til September when I'M begoing toschool at Rift Valley Academy. The school stresses
M things like: studying God's Word, scholastics and sports--in that order. MyfriendsthatgotoR.V.A.say
it's great, and I believe them, My grandparents were here to see Africa with us. We went to Malawa,
S Zimbabwe and theRepublic of South Africa. We got tocelebrate my 13th birthday at Laka Malawa: it was
g real fun, and beautiful. I've written asong for the trumpet which has four verses. It's called "Jesus My
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Hello! I still love my school here in Lusaka (I.S.L.). One of my subjects is French which I like pretty well.
Deux fois neuf = dix-huit. Don't you understand? Two times nine =eighteen. You people! I like my
afternoon activities of which some are: chorus, gymnastics and origama. Ifeel the Lord is really blessing
me since I've come to Zambia. I think
I've changed a lot! How about you?
Well, keep on loving the Lord!
Some of my Zambian friends call me a
"bookworm". What's a bookworm? I
wonder what ever gave them that idea?
School is really getting tough now that
I'm four years old. Let's see, my
subjects include: colors, numbers,
drawing, playtime {my favorite
subject) and snacktime (my second
favorite subject). I like to sit in the
middle of my Papa's mess of books
and look for pictures. I liked having
Grammy and Grandaddy Baumann
visit with me.
School is really "tough" now!
MARTI'S PAGE
Because all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the floweret
grass. The grass withers, and the flower drops off, but the
Word of the Lord endures forever. And this Word is the Good
News which was preachedto you. 1Peter 1:24,25
The flowers in Zambia are beautiful... especially during
the rainy season when everything flourishes. Now that
the rains are over, you must water everything continually
if you want your garden to grow, your flowers to stay
pretty, and your grass to stay green. It is a real joy to
plant seeds, watch them grow, water and weed, and at
last enjoy the fruits of the harvest. We have eaten corn,
broccoli, sugar peas, tomatoes, kale and many other
vegetables from our garden. I've never had a garden
before, and it is a real pleasure.
There is also a real satisfying joy in sharing the Word of God with the women at the Garden and Westside
(Kafue) churches. They, too, are like a garden, and God's Word the seed. As we learn and grow together
by feeding on the Word, as we pray for one another to weed out the sins in our lives, and as we put down
roots deep into God's promises, we are becoming beautiful and fruitful for Him. Please pray for them to
be faithful in reading their Bibles so that they will continue to "grow". Please pray that they will be
challenged to memorize the Word. Please pray that they will walkand not stumble. Please pray that Iwill
progress in the knowledge of the language.
Your prayers are such an encouragement.
Matters Of Prayer:
thanks to the Lord that Marti's car has
finally been repaired and is in "service"
again. (Her car was stolen and wrecked on
Thanksgiving night, 1980.)
prayerful CONCERN for the lack of
arrival of our dental equipment;
prayers of thanks for our forwarding
agents, Ralph and Theresa Carnathan,
who are doing a wonderful job of a difficult
task;
pray for the planning stages of the
Midlands Bible Conference that the
leaders of our churches in the Lusaka area
are hosting. This conference is for the
entire family from ail of our churches in
Zambia (July 31-August 3);
pray for all of our interns who will be with
us here in Zambia this summer.
IN HONOR
This second issue of the "Times" is dedicated to
my Mother and Dad, Joe and Anna Baumann,
who celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary
while visiting with us here in Zambia. Thank
you Lord.
Love in Christ,
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FORWARDING AGENTS:
DR. AND MRS. RALPH CARNATHAN
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MAKUKU --
A New Church For Christ
Praise God! The "door" opened
recently in the Southern Province of
Zambia for the start of a new church.
About 90 km south of Lusaka (which is in
the Central Province) and 30 km north of
Mazabuka, there is a large farm (owned
by a German fellow) called Makuku
Farms Ltd. The principal business is pork
processing (bacon, hams, sausages, etc.,
as well as beef and lamb). Many Zam-
bians live and work there without any
New Testament Church to minister to
their needs. Our first service was
Sunday, 21 June with 58 in attendance,
and an offering of K7.02. We spoke to
them from Acts 2:36-47. Aftertheservice
we looked at a possible site that may be
donated for the church building to be
constructed on. They have been meeting
regularly since that time. Wewere able to worship again with them on 23August having 48 in
attendance, and an offering of K5.04. I spoke to them concerning Scriptural Baptism. The
HolySpirit was working inthe hearts of 3 ladies (one of them being over 55) as they accepted
Christ as Lord and Savior. Our "building fund" is now up to K15.52.
Ron with Brother Ngoma who is the leader at the
new church at Makuku.
DENTAL EQUIPMENT ARRIVES After waiting for over ten months, we celebrated the
arrival of what we called the "dental crates". They had
sustained some water damage but nottoo severe some professional books and papers were ruined. We had some
minor, technical problems to iron out, and are finally "open for business". We wish to avoid a routine practice here
in Lusaka just meeting emergency needs of the missionaries. Our hope is to go into the rural areas to offer our
services, maybe one or two days a week. It will be a learning experience just to see what will be best in the way of
dental service.
ROSTVITS LOVED BY THE ZAMBIANS
Janice and Faye (or is it Faye and Janice!) certainly blessed all of us as
we worked together here in the Lusaka area during their tour of
Zambia. Malawi and Zimbabwe. We were fortunate to have several TV
and radio taping sessions of the twins singing to be aired periodically
to the entire Zambian nation. In fact, Janice and Faye have been gone
several weeks now and they are still appearing and reappearing on TV!
Our mission (ZCM) has become better known in Zambia, but more
important, Christ has been and is still being proclaimed through their
music and testimony. We are already making tentative plans fortheir
return to Zambia in about 3 years.
MEET TWO OF OUR INTERNS
Chris Alexander and Dwayne Hicks had not even been off the plane
here in Zambia for 24 hours before we had them "in the bush" at
Mungu. During our worship time Chris spoke to us concerning I John
4:7-12, and Dwayne presented some thoughts from John 3:16, Chris is a
senior at Johnson Bible College, majoring in Missions and Preaching.
His home church isOdon Christian Church, Odon, Indiana. Dwayne, a
Junior at J.B.C. and majoring in Preaching, has his home church in
Casey Creek, Kentucky Roley Christian Church. Concerning Africa,
Dwayne said: "couldn't believe it was Africa". Chris said: "The
standard of living (housing) was the biggest shock". Whether they
know it or not, we are praying that they will consider returning to
Zambia in full-time mission service.
Faye, Janice, Bro. & Mrs. Mbuzi, Marli,
Andrew & little Suzyo after the Sunday
morning concert at West Side (Kafue).
Chris Alexander, Bro. SIkazwe our
Interpreter, Dwayne Hicks pictured at the
Mungu church building.
FILMS Recently wecrankedupthe generatorto showtwofilms at the bushchurch,Mungu, andtheGarden
church here in Lusaka. The films. The Unfaithful Servant (Matt. 18:23-35) and Africa and Schweitzer.
were very useful teaching aids. There were over 150 at Mungu (and we didn't get stuck), and more than 300 at
Garden. We pray that this film ministry may continue, and that it will be effective in reaching souls for Christ.
WEST SIDE (KAFUE) MEN'S CONFERENCE
Our two-day conference on the 5th and 6th of June was a great success. Men from all six of our churches in the
Lusaka area were in attendance. At one point during the evening session we had 46 present. One of our leaders in
the Malero church, Joe Mvula, spoke on the "Actions of A Preacher", and Dean Davis presented: "Five Looks At
Communion".
NEW TRUCK' guess thethoughts ofgoing through anotherrainy season, getting stuckat Mungu (and
now also at Makuku) finally got the best of me! I hadtheopportunity tosell my 1980 Isuzu
(43,000 km and without 4-wheel drive) and purchase a new. 1981 Isuzu KBD41 (diesel, 4-wheel drive) at almost no
additional cost. The 4-wheel drive truck was about $2,000 more than the conventional 2-wheel drive one, but I was
able to sell at a profit here in "vehicle-scarce" Zambia.
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The big issue this week is getting packed and ready for school. We leave the 29th of August, a Saturday. It's a
four-hour trip from Lusaka to Nairobi via Kenya Airways 737 jet. When we arrive in Nairobi an R.V.A. school
bus will pick us up. It will transfer us from the airport to the school's campus in Kijabe. Russell and I both will
miss the family and the Baumann-house atmosphere. Myfather returned safely from South Africa after being
away for one week. He brought back supplies, and best of all our new Isuzu, 4-wheel drive truck. We decided
after getting stuck at Mungu that we needed 4-W.D.
Time's getting close for schooling at Rift Valley Academy. We'll be flying up to Kijabe, Kenya in just a few days!
I know it's going to be great. Afriend who goes to school there let me see heryearbook recently. Itlooked likea
nice place. Please write me a tetter there; R.V.A., Box 80. Kijabe, Kenya, Africa. We've been very busy getting
ready to go. "Write your name on this, write your name on that". You have to label everything because of the
laundry system there. My Papa just got back from South Africa. Guess what he brought back? Anew, Isuzu, 4-
wheel drive, pickup truck. "What a beauty."
Hi! Today was a wonderful day! The sun was shining, the plants were blooming and itwas just perfect weather
because God is perfect and He makes His world
perfect. I can trust Him and have faith in Him because
of His wonderful works all around me. In our last
language lesson you didn't do so well with French!
This time we'll try something easy in Cinyanja: "Muli
bwanji"? "Ndili bwino." You see. Not so very hard. The
meaning? "How are you?" "I'm fine." Well, we had a
very good mission meeting. It was in Malawi. It's fun
getting to see other missionaries, especially the
mission children. We always have fun playing with
them. We got to climb a mountain, too. The ones that
were able-bodied climbed to the top! It was a long way
down, they said. We did get to drink fresh mountain
water and it was delicious. I'm looking forward to
school again at I.S.L., which begins soon.
I'm having lots of fun during my school break. I am
learning how to throw rocks over the wall at my house. I
am also learning how to wash Papa's truck. Sometimes
I get to pick vegetables out of the garden. I am excited
about getting to fly with Jeff, Russell and Papa to
Nairobi soon. I will be letting a doctor look at my eyes! I
think the doctor is from Texas. Someone told me that
Texas was large. It must be very large to go all the way
to Africa!
Susan, Russell, Jeff and Andrew with "1-2"
(Isuzu #2).
THERE IS ALWAYS ONE FRIEND TO DEPEND ON
He Who remembers the falling sparrow, and Who hears the young ravens when they cry, will not be unmindful of us.
David said."... the Lord thinketh on me." What more can one desire or want than to KNOW that God thinks on him?
(I Peter 5:7) God condescends to regard the wishes of the poorest and richest of His creatures. We will NEVER be
forgotten! Friends on earth may forget you. Mother, father, neighbor, friend, those whom you have loved, and those
to whom you have done good may neglect you ~ but God never will. You may become poor; you may lose your
office; flatterers may no longer seek your path; your beauty may fade and your admirers may leave you; you may
grow old and appear to be useless in the world; no one may seem to care for you; but God cares for you. On an
airliner a man was working a crossword puzzle. Suddenly he looked bewildered and enquired. "What is a word of
three letters with -o- in the middle meaning man's best friend?" Looking amused, his friends chorused in unison,
"Dog". The man worked at the puzzle. "I think the last letter is a ~d." he sounded out. But nobody got it. Maybe
they did not want to be the first with the revolutionary thought that it could be "God"!
MARTrS PAGE
"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have
been covered." Romans 4:7
Thank you for your prayers on behalf of the Zambian women concerning the
memorizing of their Bible verses. Many are learning verses and challenging the others
to do the same. Please continue to pray that they will grow spiritually as we study
God's Word.
It is quite a common sight here in Zambia to see the women carrying their babies on
their backs, held in place by a chitenge (a decorative piece of cotton cloth about 3
meters long, wrapped around like a long skirt and tucked in at the waist). The chitenge
has a great many uses. It keeps your clothing clean. It is used to carry and wrap your
baby in. It can bespread on the ground and sat upon. It is used to wipe up spills. It can
be wrapped around your shoulders for warmth, etc. In short, it is an article of clothing
that they wouldn't be without.
In the same way that a chitenge covers and protects, we are reminded of the forgiveness and covering of our
sins made possible by the blood the Lord Jesus Christ shed for us on the cross. No other covering could be
more beautiful than this Special One, given to those of us who wear His name.
Once again, I thank you for your prayers and letters of encouragement.
CONCERN Isuppose Marti and Iare inthe midst ofour mostdifficult timesinceleaving the U.S. We
are sad at the prospect of Jeff and Russell being over 3,000 miles away in school (near
Nairobi, Kenya). We are happy that they will be in a Christian school environment again. Rift Valley Academy,
in Kijabe, caters to kids of American missionaries in Africa. We are confident that our reasons for allowing
them to go far outweigh the reasons for keeping them home. A school that produced the likes of Alan Duncan
(Tennessee star football kicker) "can't be all bad"!
A NEED: Old (or new) communion sets, or
partial sets, with glass or plastic cups
to use with several of our churches here. The need is
great enough to justify sending them Air Mail or U.S.
Priority Mail if you can.
-Matters Of Prayer:.
that Jeff and Russell will settle into R.V.A. with a
minimum of difficulty, and that knowledge of
the Lord and continuing education will be their
top priorities.
that Marti and I, as well as Susan and Andrew,
will adjust to not having big brothers around.
the new church at Makuku will bring honor and
glory to God as they learn and grow in the Lord.
DEDICATION
This third issue of the "Times" is dedicated to our
faithful forwarding agents Ralph and Theresa
Carnathan.
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December 1981
Volume 1, Number 4
TIMES IN
ZAMBIA
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Ron and Marti Baumann
FIELD ADDRESS:
P. O. BOX 32 1 84
LUSAKA. ZAMBIA
AFRICA
FORWARDING AGENTS:
DR. AND MRS. RALPH CARNATHAN
3945 KINGSTON PIKE
KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE 3791 9
"I AM COMING SOON" REV. 22:20
FIRST "BUSH "
CLINIC
Our first bush clinic is
scheduled for tomorrow. I will
be leaving at 7 A.M. for the
Mungu school to set up an
extraction clinic. It will be
open to students and villag
ers, Of course there will be no
charge made, yet we will be
able to hand out a tract to each
patient.
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Home clinic setup for missionary emergencies.
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EXAMINATION TIME AT GARDEN
After what seemed like (and almost was!) a year, we finally finished our Bible study on The New
Testament Church. Nine men decided to take the examination with six passing and receiving certificates
for successfully completing thecourse. We have been working around an unusual situation which found
us totally without water. Of course, we have no electricity anyway, but being without water is a different
thing. It's a long story, but we do have water now. We have already started our new study on Mark. There
were 9 present at our first class.
CLASS STARTS AT KAFUE FOR MEN
We have had a difficult time getting a Bible study class started for various reasons. The biggest problem
was the shift work that many of the men are necessarily involved in at the large fertilizer plant here.
Saturdays at 9:30 A.M. was the agreed upon time, and we have already had our first class. We had 13 men
and young men present with a promise of more next week. Admitted, a large class, but I'mjust thankful to
have a class started. The trip requires about one hour to reach the church building. Therefore, time and
diesel fuel are important factors.
MUNGU OPTION
I made a survey trip to Mungu recently in an attempt to find out if there was any interest in a Bible study
class. The class did not materialize unfortunately, but the Lord always goes before us. That afternoon,
with extra time, I decided to pay a call at the Mungu school. I met several of the teachers and the
headmaster. All seemed to be interested that a New Testament church was nearby. (Two of them
attended church services that following Sunday.) We discussed the location of the church with
reference to the severe flooding condition which exists for about five months during the rains. Two
weeks later I met with the area big man, the Ward Chairman, who assured me that a new plot could be
secured to construct a new building on. The question is, does God want a new location? Also to
consider is whether the existing members are willing to move.
MAKUKU IS GROWING
The services at the "new" Makuku church continue to be a blessing to us and to many Zambians. We are
having in the forties and fifties in attendance. It is not unusual at all to have an occasional rooster or hen
wander into the services! (We do not count them unless our number is down for that particular day!) We
have an open-air, grass enclosure to meet in at this time. I'm not sure what we will do when the rains start;
maybe we'll meet in the pork processing plant! Recently we had 6 respond to the call of Christ. On a day
like that, we leave Lusaka at 8 A.M. and travel to Kafue to make sure that the baptistry is filling. Then, on
to Makuku. We have our service as usual, load the truck with as many people as it will hold, and travel
back to Kafue. Usually, by that time, their service is just about over. We have our baptismal service, and
head back to Makuku. Upon reaching Makuku and giving each new Christian a new Bible (usually Tonga
or Nyanja), we make the long, 90 km trip back home, arriving at about 4 P.M. It is a long, hot, dusty 8
hours, but worth every minute of it. We still need to select a building site for our permanent building.
The longer we are here in Zambia, the more we realize the great, physical
distance between you and us . . . especially with respect to mail. For sure,
some mail has never arrived in some cases, mail that was sent to us, and, in
some cases, mail that we have sent to you. To my knowledge. Marti and I have
personally answered every letter we have received. If we haven't answered a
letter from you, we did not receive it. If you have not received a letter in
response to your letter that we did receive, our letter to you was lost. Write
again if this has happened. Write us even if it hasn't happenedlll
News From:
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LETTER QUOTES - "The food isn't as bad as everyone made it out to be, but It doesn't even exist
next to MOM'Shome cooking!" "For U.S. History Class we are going on a field trip. It's going to be
on the other side of that old volcano in the valley (Longonot). We have to make arrow heads out of
obsidian, a dead fall trap and have to make some sort of Indian tool out of whatever the land
provides. Our instructor told us that the TV FilmBorn Free wasfilmed where we are going." "While
in Nairobi, I need to buy many things: a sock darning kit, strong foot locker, kettle, tea and coffee,
dental floss, and small salt and pepper shakers (the dining hall rarely has salt and never has
pepper)."
LETTER QUOTES "A friend and I are having a devotion time together in a tree house near our
dorm, Twiga Dorm. Don't think I'm lonely -- plenty of kids to play with." "R.V.A. really gives out
homework and tests, and most of them are hard. But I'm doing pretty well." "Myfavorite subject is
General Shop. I'm learning all about the car and truck. When I come home, I'll be able to fix the
Passat better." "Well, I've dropped girls, and I'm going 100% on study now."
Hello. We finally got a used piano. In Zambia
it's very, very, very hard to get pianos (they are
either too expensive, or not available usually
both!). I am enjoying taking lessons again.
Secondary School at l.S.L. is different. I liked
Primary School much better! People just don't
seem to care, and the language isn't very nice. I
sure do miss Jeff and Russell since they are at
boarding school in Kenya. Please remember to
pray for them, and for me, as I continue in
school here in Lusaka.
My teacher, Mrs. Coldham (and her husband),
is moving to NewZealand. My Mamaand Papa
decided that it was too far for me to go there
everyday, so I'll be going to a new school after
Christmas time. I can print my name now, and I
can count to 15. I wonder how hard the new
school is going to be? I'm tired of waiting for
Jeff and Russell to come home. I keep waiting
and waiting and waiting ...! My Papa has some
new chicks. He says that we are going to eat
them when they are older but I don't believe
him, do you?
RIFT VALLEY ACADEMY
You have been hearing "bits and pieces" from us about the boarding school that Jeff and Russell are
attending. As the years go by, if the Lord wills, wewill be passingon occasional information about the
school, in view of that, 1 decided that a bit of history about the school would be informative and
interesting. First, history fromearly in the century: In 1909(theschool was a fewyears old), President
Roosevelt made the followingcomment when he laidthe cornerstoneat the Kiambogo buildingat R.V.A.:
"It is a real and great pleasure... to take my part at the laying of the cornerstone of the building, which I
believe will be associated with real and permanent good to the people of East Africa, and which will be
associated with an amount of good which we cannot at present foretell." (Theodore R. was quite a
"prophet" in his own right.) Current history is equally exciting and profound: Recentlythe leader of
Kenya, President Moi, made the following comments upon his visit during the school's 75thanniversary
week: "What has been done in this complex is unbelievable. Jesus said. 'Without Meye can do nothing'.
However mighty we are physically, it is only when we depend and submit to ChristthatHe willbeableto
assist in whatever we do." (What could be added to that?)
Susan and Andrew with our "new" second hand piano.
MARTI'S PAGE
"0 death, where is your victory? 0 death, where is your
sting?" I Corinthians 15:55
Nearly all Zambian families have many children. It Is not
unusual for the number to be as high as 14 or so. When a new
baby comes along to occupy the mother, an older child will
help care for the younger brothers and sisters. Often you see
six or seven year-olds with chitenge-wrapped toddlers on
their backs.
For many reasons the death rate for children is very high.
Lack of transport to the clinics for treatment and immuniza
tions, poor sanitary conditions, fear of the hospital, lack of
knowledge about proper diet, poverty, as well as other
factors are involved in this high infant death rate. For us, the
question seems strange to be asked how many children we have living.
It Is good news for Christian mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers to know the power of our risen Lord
and Savior. It Is a messageof victory to know that He has taken away the sting of death. It is a comfort to
know that we will see those we love again. Please pray for us as we minister to those who have lost
children. Pray for them to be "steadfast, immovable, always abounding In the work of the Lord," and also
for them to know that their "toil is not In vain In the Lord" (v. 58).
Needless to say we covet your prayers, and we are refreshed by your letters of encouragement.
Matters Of Prayer:
remember Jeff and Russell as they continue
boarding school at R.V.A.
two new Men's Bible study classes (Kafue
and Garden)
that the leaders of Garden, Kafue, Mungu
and Makuku will continue to grow In the
Lord
whether or not to relocate the Mungu church
building to a more accessible plot,
especially because of the rains
that the staff and students at the Mungu
school will find a church home at Mungu
continued growth at Makuku, along with
selection of a building site
the bush dental clinics, as 1attemptto relieve
pain in the far-out places
that a mission family would come to the area
west of Lusaka (about one hour) to work
with about 15 of our churches there. They
need help.
Older sister taking care of younger sister.
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IN MEMORIUM
This fourth issue of the "Times" is dedicated to
the loving memory of Marti's father. Dr. Joseph
Clinton Mobley, "grandpa", who died In
October, 1974.
* * * Revelation 22:14 * *


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