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James Solomon Icachitig in
Wynberg
I ark during one of tlie sessions of ihe
Junior Day Camp. Sec story on page two.
M ich ael and Caryl
Stanley ( left ,
back
row in family picture) make a
small package Michael Is 5 6 and
Caryl is
only
5 1 ) i but their dedication
is
not
to be measured by their size.
They both have a s tro ng
desire
to
serve
th e Lord
where
He leads
t hem.
Thi s i s
why they
are
preparing to go to South
Afr i c a
Michael is a
native
Minnesotan,
th e
son of Lynn and Lucille Stanley who
have served
in South
Africa
for 15
years.
He is now 23 years old and
hi s
life
has
been almost
evenly
divided
between
South Afr ica and th e S ta tes H is e du ca
t ion befo re college is South African.
This
will no doubt prove
extremely
valu
able as he
returns
to that country. He
no t
only
learned
to live with the
culture,
but he
learned
to speak
Afrikaans
flu
ently.
After five
years
of
study,
he
will
be
graduated
from Minnesota Bible Col
lege in the
spring. Needless
to
say,
he looks forward to that day with
great
joy.
Caryl was born in Iowa,
but was
ra i sed in
sou thwes te rn
Minnesota
Since
she
had
no
brothers
to
help
on
th e farm, sh e and her
three
s is ters
f i l led
th e
need
Her
husband has lea rned
that, true to the
saying,
You can take
Caryl ou t of the country, but you can t
take
the country out of
Caryl.
While
in school
she
developed a desire to
teach
children and prepared to
realize
this dream by majoring in elementary
education
at St.
Cloud
Sta te Coll ege .
fCotitiuned
on page 2)
T hy
word
is a
lamp
unto my
feel, an d a lig ht u nto my
path .
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SOUTHr
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Number
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Tw o Rec ru i t s
fo r Sou th Afr ica
FAMILY P ICTURE
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f
The whole Stanley family seldom all gel together any
more;
but just reeeiitlv
we were all together and ar ranged for a picture. The photographer who look ou
wedding pictures was the one to take it. He had als o taken
jur
passport pictures
18 y ears ago; and there has been a marked i ncreas e in numbers uitheaeh picture
Lynn
and Lucille, Debbie and Larry front row), mission
work in
I ort Shepstone
Darrel and Anne center back), universityand mission work, iiipe I ovsn: Michae
and Caryl left b ack), Minnesota Bible College, teaching at Cambridge.
Minn
and planning to go to South Africa later this year to be a part of the missions
work. Duane and Cathy right back), Minnesota Bible C.ollege and miiiisicriiig to
the church at H ow ar d Lake, Minn.
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Page 2
South
African
Torch
A
VISIT WITH ROSmUE
by Darrel Stanley
In th e fall of 1967, Anne and I made
ou r
fi rs t
vis i t
to
th e Chr is t ian
Church
in
Roseville,
We spent a week
with
the congregation in t hei r fi rs t
Faith-
Promise Missionary Program. Robert
Reeves
was
speaker
for the
week and
we showed sl ides of
th e
mission
work
being done in South Africa. Two nights
during the
week
we
switched
around:
Mr. Ree\res showed slides of his trip
to South Africa and I preached.
During the three years previous to
this,
the congregation had
totaled
S4,400 for mission giving. They had
also been involved in a building pro
gram which provided a new church
building for the congregation. The
building
had been paid for; so the ques
tion
arose,
Where
can
we turn our
attention
and pocketbooks?
The answer was missions. Jim
Oliver,
the
present
minis te r, s tudied
the faith-promise program; and with the
support of the elders and congregation,
they
s tarted plans
for
such
a week. A
goal of 4,000 was se t just over
the previous year's giving. On Sunday,
as the promises were received, they
totaled nearly 11,000.
Because of this fine response, the
congregation
asked
us if we would be
interested
in going to South Africa
under the
Roseville
church.
They
would
provide our entire livinglink
expenses.
Any other support was to be used
as
a
working fund or
service
link. We were
thrilled to
accept
the offer .
This
is the
ideal
opportunity which few mission
aries have the chance to accept.
We have
really
appreciated the
close
bond which has built up between mis
sionary and congregation because of
this type of program. We have watched
from the field
as
the congregation back
in the
States
has grown in faith and
concern
fo r
mission
work.
Over th e f irst
three years of their faith-promise pro
gram,
a
total
of
39,285.86 ha s been
given by
this
congregation to mission
work
We
were
invited
to
come back to th e
States
and
help with Roseville's
Fourth
Annual
Faith-Promise
Prograni.
We
were
a little fea rful of what to expect; but
everything worked out
well.
I
alternated
preaching with showing slides during
the course
of the
week.
On
Sunday, the
promises were
taken.
A
goal
of 12,500
(Continued
on
page
Darrel and Anne Stanley with Jim
Oliver, minister
of the
Roseville Chris
tian Chu rch.
Th e world was
li t
for
Christ as the promises were taken. A
total of 15,331.20 will be given for
missions in the year ahead.
TWO RECRUITS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
(Continued from page 1)
She student taught in Cambridge, Minn.,
a nd lik ed th e small town
so
much that
she returned-ther-after receiving
her
degree. She is now in her third year of
teaching and
still
enjoys trying to keep
pace with a very
active
group of first
graders. Her
spare
time is devoted to
practicing piano (she started taking
lessons
last
fall), cooking and sewing.
Incidentally, her husband is impressed
with
her
work in
a ll
three f ie lds
Michael
and
Caryl
met at
church
in
Kiraball, Minn. They both agree that
tha t was a good
place
to meet. Michael
learned a little about feminine perversity
when he invited her to come to the youth
meeting.
She agreed
to come
and then
didn' t make it .
The
next time he asked
her to
come, she
said she
wou ld not
make it and then
surprised
him by arr iv -
ing
tha t evening .
Life
has been
inter
esting ever since. They
survived
three
years of courtship and they are working
on their
second
year of marriage. If one
can judge by their faces, they are enjoy-
it
greatly.
In
1969,
they went over to
South
Africa on a missionary internship and
the only part of their
stay
tha t they did
not
enjoy was the ir depar tu re .
It came
far too soon I t
is little wonder that
they
can hardly
wait to return.
Watch
fo r
th e next i ssue and
meet
the Michael
Stanleys'
forwarding agent
and learn what they will be doing.
First Quarter
1971
New
Year
Junior
Day Camp
The camp group stand ing beside ihe
two Kombis belonging to Dros. Hart
an d Parris taken a t S te enbr as
Dam.
Some 20 dif fe rent Jun iors enjoyed
driving
around the
Cape Pen insu la
during a
week
of Day Camp
outings.
Each day
we would go to a
place
where
we cou ld have some privacy in order
to
have
Bib l e c l a s s e s We had tw o
classes
and a
chapel
service. Our theme
for the
week
was Loya lly to Christ.
Bros. Don Hart and Jim Parris and 1
were the
teachers
and p re ache rs for
th e w eek
The a t tr a c ti v e f ea tures fo r t he w e ek
were a
hike
up the mountain after
classes
and
chapel
were over, swim
ming
at
the
beach
on
three occasions
the last
occasion
we
sf)ent
the whole
day near the ocean at a spot where we
have
had camps
in the
past. The
day
was concluded with the young people
having a Braaivleis. Another
special
outing was the drive out to the
Steenbras
Dam some
50
miles from Cape Town.
The
group thoroughly
enjoyed
these
Day Camps. Indeed, it was a
great
educational
experience for them; but
it was
also
a very wonderful spiritual
feast
as
they
listened
to the Word
brought through teaching and preaching.
We t ru st t ha t they
will
prove loyal to
Christ
in the future and
that
they
will
emulate the l ives
of
th e heroes of fai th.
Trust
and obey for
there's
no
other
way.
South African TORCH is a publication
of
th e
South fr ican Church of Christ
Mission, and is published four
times
each
year
in
February,
May,
Augus t and
Novem
be r
by Mission Serv ices Association at
509 West
Jefferson,
Joliet,
Illinois
60435.
Second
Class
Pos t ag e paid at Joliet,
I l l inoi s
Firs t Quarter 1971
Number 1
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First Quarter 1971
South
African
Torch
Page
3
BIBLE
SCHOOL WORK
by Jim Solomon
CLOSED (Picture 1)
The Bible School
work
which
we
started two years ago in Penlyn Estate
ha s
been
closed
because
of diminishing
numbers. This work
reached
37 in
at ten
dance;
but
because of some pupils
moving out of our community and some
migrating to Canada and Australia, we
have
suffered
th e
loss of
a number
of
children. Others have
just
become
uninteres ted .
Some
who
have been
coming belong to other
Bible
Schools,
and now they wish to a ttend the ir own.
A VISIT
WITH ROSEVILLE
(Continued from page 2)
had
been se t
just a little higher than
l as t yea r' s
total promises.
People
were
afraid we might not reach the goal
because
of unfavorable farming
condi
tions. With
blight
in the corn crop
and
low hog prices, the farmers were quite
concerned. However,
everyone
was
thrilled
when the
total promises well
surpassed
the goal to reach
15,331.20.
Praise
the
Lord .
We
believe
in the
faith-promise
mission program,
and
I am sure the
Roseville congregation does also.
In
fact,
th e
church
ha s
led out in the
estab
lishment
of
their
own mission
project
right at home a nursing home. The
home will open it s doors to residents
on
th e
first of
June.
We ar e proud to be the ministers
abroad fo r
this miss ion-minded
congregation.
Jff .
We have the re fore , encouraged a new
work
s t a r t ed
in
an area
known
a s
Hanove r Park .
OPENED (Picture 2)
During the month of October 1970
Mrs.
Desmore
s tar ted
a
B ib le S ch oo l
in her home in Hanover Pa rk . I
was
present
to start the chorus
singing
and
to give a lesson. We have since spon
so red t his work. Every encouragement
has
been given
to assist Mrs. Desmore
in this effor t .
You
wil l
note
from
th e
V
A
w
>
n
picture that
the children
are overjoyed
with the
gifts presented
at the
Christmas
party. Mrs. Desmore is
slightly
obscured
in
this picture.
We
intend
to help in this work during
this new year.
This
is a new housing
a rea
for
f ami l ie s who
c an
afford to liv e
only in a sub-economic housing scheme
have already had some cottage
meetings as well, and hope to continue
in the future. Do pray that we might be
able
to make
use
of the new opportunity
open to u s.
FURLOUGH
TIME
We have now
reached
the
halfway
point in our furlough. As we look back
ward, it seems
as
though we
have
not
been able to visit
as
many
churches
as we did during
earlier
furlough
periods.
However,
we have
felt
it best to
live at
Kimball
and
to be here a good part of
th e tim e. D ad
c on ti nu es a bo ut t he s am e
in the
nursing home.
He is
glad
to
see
us ,
but is
seldom able
to
carry
on a
real
conversation. The
doctor says he
could continue the same for a long time
but
doubts
that
he wil l
eve r be ab le to
l eave
th e h om e. I t
is
hard
fo r
us
to
se e
him so
nearly helpless.
Debbie Has
decided
not to re turn
to
South Afr ica
at present
but
to wait
and return
when we go in July. She ha s
adjusted to the school here
and
likes
it better now than at
first.
We are glad
to have h er w it h us, bu t wish sh e could
ge t
more of the
classes she needs.
Our
present concern is
to
raise th e
rest of t he fund s especially needed for
our return and the immedia te upgrading
of
th e
min i st e ri a l s choo l. We wil l need
abou t 2 ,000 fo r ou r fares
and
th e trans
porting of supplies to the field. Because
of the
high
shipping charges, thi s wil l
probably
be the last time we
ta ke any
amount
with
us .
The
biggest item, by
far, this time will
be a ca r
which
we
ca n buy much cheaper here
than
in
South
Africa,
bu t which st i l l cost
considerable
to
import.
Larry is
still
looking for work and
tr ying to arrange to enter schoo l. At
present,
he is still a bi t uncer ta in jus t
what it wil l be. He has been to
school
with Duane, both in his University
classes
and in his Bible college
classes. He
feels
he would prefer the
field of engineering. He has gotten
word
that
he passed
hi s
South African
high school
exams.
Two
tours
are
planned for the next
two months. We hope to visit the
churches
which
support us and others
who requested
a
presentation.
We may
be
addressed;
Lynn
Stanley,
Kimball,
Minn. 55353. Do let us know right away
if you wish us to visit your congregation.
Lynn S/anlcy
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South
African
TORCH
Published quarterly
for the following:
MISSIONARIES
and their Forwarding Agents
Mr. an d Mrs. Alvin Nicliolson
and Family
P.O. Box 219
Port Shepstone Natal
S o ut h A f ri ca
Forwarding Agent
Mrs. R ic ha rd H a n so n
16642
Gannon
Ave.
W.
Rosemount, Minnesota 55068
Mr. and Mrs. James Solomon
Bethesda Quartz
Street
Penlyn Estate Lansdowne
Cape Town, South Africa
Forwarding
Agent
Mr. and
Mrs.
Dan Doty
307
South
Congress
Polo Illinois
61064
r
and rsDarrel Slanley
140 Ringwood Drive
Pinelands
Cape
South Afr ica
Forwarding Agent
Mr. and Mrs.
Donald
B a r n e s
Route 1
Lyle
Minnesota 55953
r and Mrs. Lynn Stanley
and Family
P.O.
Box
219
Port Shepstone Natal
Soitth
Afr ica
Forwarding Agent
Mrs. Sybil Evans
B ox 1
St. Joseph, Illinois 61873
South African Torch
Fi r s t
Quarter 1971
HICHOLSONS HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED
Hail damage in home
H a i l s to rms are no t usua l
in
th e
Port Shepstone
area;
so when the storm
of
December 5 th h it the U mten twen i
area
we were not expecting
anything
like
i t . Friends said that
in 1923 a
s torm
suc h as
th is
one
c a m e to th e
Durban
area
but n ot h er e.
A t th ree
in
the
afternoon
i t
w as
a s
it should
have
been at si x
thirty
at
night. We were certain we would have
a
bad storm;
bu t wha t it would be we
never guessed.
Larry Stanley and Alvin were stand
ing on the porch as it
was
raining
lightly; then a few hail
stones
began
to
fall.
The nex t moment they were com
ing
right
through the asbestos
roof.
Vernita called
to
say
that
the windows
were being broken. Since these were
the windows for the bedrooms and study
we were on the run and mid flying
glass
worked hard
to
ge t things
ou t
of
the
way of the rain. While we were
still
busy wi th
this task James who
was
il l in bed, shouted The ceiling is
coming down;
and
two strips in two
rooms came down,
scattering
water and
mud everywhere. Then we began to look
to
see
where water was standing on the
dining room
and
living room was not
as great so we moved
all
the things
we could in there
and
piled them on
tables f ir ep la ce and wha tever would
ho ld them,
leaving only
room for walk
RETURN POST GE GU R NTEED
BOX 3 6 S . J O L I E T U L I N O I S
6 0 4 3 4
ing and the pans that were
catchin
water
There were
tw o inches of rain th
f i r s t tw o hours . It w as af te r t ha t t im
that
we cleaned up a little but muc
had to be left until the next
day.
Ver
n ita and James wei.t to the neighbor
to sleep.
All told, 28 out of 32 panes o
glass were
broken
on the wes t sid e o
th e house . About t hr ee -f ou rt hs of th
roof has to be replaced
and
all of th
ceilings; then diere is the paintin
that
goes with
it .
Be c a use
th e s tude n t s
had to
b
t aken home l a t e r in the
w ee k an d th er
were
just
three
days
of school
left
w
c lo se d s ch o ol and s ix of th e s tude n t
came in and helped us ge t the window
ready
for the new
glass
and
the roo
on the
west part
of the house . The roo
is f in is he d no w but there
is
s t i l l
th
work on the
ceilings
in the house
Christmas time has brought work to
standstill. Since we
are
in a
mess
w
are
also
going to do some long-neede
improvements in the house. We ar
thankful that al l the damage is covere
by insurance.
a n d V e m
f i c b o L s o
This porlablc light plant has bee
purchased to be used with the tent fo
services at various times throughou
the year.
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NEWS WITH TH E NICHOLSONS
Vol.
11
No. 11
January
1971
D e a r
Fr i ends
Yes
we
a r e
s t i l l
a l ive .
Th e
New
Y ear
c a ught
us
w ith to o
many
t hi ngs
going
an d we did
n o t g e t o u r
l e t t e r
wri t ten.
Things a re
s t i l l
i n a mess
f o r
we have
most e ve r yt hi ng moved o ut o f th e study an d
k i t c h e n
w h i l e we work on th e cei l ings.
The w a l l board is up b ut t her e is
plenty
more to do.
ha d
a ve r y good Christmas. I t was a da y when we could take it eas ie r
b u t
ju s t as I go t up th e r e was a knock a t th e door and an African Policeman was
there .
He
ha d misse d h is
t ra in
and c ould n o t
g e t
back to work
an d
would
1
p l e a s e
take him. I
had time fo r
a cu p o f
coffee
an d s t i l l g et him
to
work on time.
The 2nd o f J a n u a r y
we drove
to J o h an n es b u rg to
be
w i t h th e b re th re n th er e
in t he i r
youth
camp.
great ly
enjoyed th e
fellowship
an d th e making o f new
f r i e n d s . While we
were
in Johannesburg th e Zimmermans came from Capetown to use
our home. They were
s t i l l
he r e when we
a r r i v e d an d
s t a y e d a few days so we could
v i s i t with them. The Kernans a ls o stopped around f o r a few
days
and because we
needed some
t h i n g s from Durban
we made th e t r ip to g e th e r . V em ita needed some
specia l mate ria l fo r
s c h o o l
d r e s s e s fo r Nick
Qwemesha s
d a u g h t e r .
When
sh e c o u l d
n o t f in d it in th e larger s tores t he y
suggested
we t ry on e o f th e
Indian
s tores .
As we were g o i n g
to th i s area
Vemita
sa id I must t e l l H e a t h e r
to w atch
her
purse . When we
l o o k ed b a c k t h e y were
qui te a
ways b e h i n d and lots o f p e o p l e
were between
so we
went on .
When we
had
f i n i s h e d
paying
f o r
th e
m a t e r i a l they
told us
tha t H e a t h e r
had had
h e r
p ur se p ic ke d about th e time we looked back. They
lost o v e r R30 .
I took th e normal t r ip
to
b r i n g back s tu d e n ts
except
tha t I went to Middel-
bur g.
Cape so
I
could
preach
t h e r e
on
Sunday
morning.
I
s t a y e d
in
S t u t t e r h e i m
on Sunday n i g h t an d h ad 10 s tudents
when
I arr ived ba c k. have a la rge
s c h o o l
w i t h 22 s tu de nt s p re se nt . There
a re
12 gi r l s and 10 men.
This
is th e
l imi t
as
fa r as gir ls
are concerned
a t
th e p re se n t time. I ha d thought we might s t i l l
have on e
more
man. Next term only on e fellow
is going
home
an d
th e r e should
be
f o u r coming to s c h o o l .
Three
o f
t h e s e
have been
in
s c h o o l b e f o r e . a r e most
happy
to have eight new men
in
s c h o o l th i s
t i m e .
With
so
many new s tudents we
have
had
to
bu y new m a t t r e s s e s
an d some
new
be ds s i l v e r w a r e pla tes cups
an d
so
on . Th e only way
V e m i t a
can g e t a l l th e
classes in fo r t y p i n g s tudents i s have
a
c lass
on Tuesday
and Friday from
1
to
1 : 3 0 .
T h i s i s
when
r eg ul ar c la ss es a r e
f in ished and
t h e y miss
s ta r t ing
the i r
me a l wi t h t h e
oth rs
Someone w ro te a sk in g us fo r c l a r i f i ca t ion
on
what
we
p l a n n e d to
do
to th e
house
to
f ix it up an d we a re th a n k fu l
f o r
th is
fo r
we know tha t we do n o t make
a l l
t h i n g s c lea r .
One of
t h e rooms
u s ed
fo r
a s t u d y h a s
no e l ec tr ic a l o u tl et s.
have cut the wall on two sides and put in the
pipes
to take th e wires and
also ha ve c u t
t h ro u g h
the w a l l
in to
o ne b edro om s o
t h a t
the re
wi l l be
2 ou t l e t s
in e a c h o f these tw o rooms. T h e r e was also o n l y o ne ou t l e t in the k itchen and
l iv ing
room.
have
c u t
down
t h e w all to
p u t
tw o
in
the k i t c h e n an d
h av e
gone
through from one of
t h e s e
to the l iv ing room. I t i s
a
b ig job
in
t h e s e
brick and
p las te red
h o u s e s .
T h ere a re no c lo se ts in
the
house and when
the
other work i s
done we w an t to go
a h e a d
and bu i ld these .
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The rino board
used
on the ceiling is similar to the wallboard used there
but they generally cover the joints with wood
strips
or
half
round The
new
homes are plastering or skimming making the whole ceiling smooth
e
have done
this in the study
and
Alvin has
done
a very smooth job The ceiling is up in
three
rooms
but there are still three
and
the passage to do.
While
in Johannesburg I discovered
that
I had not gotten the film in the
5mm
camera
caught
on
the
spool
and
did not get
any
pictures of the hail
damage
to th e h o u s e
e
have
bought the portable generator. It is a
German one with
a Briggs ^
Stratton engine on it. It is the same engine as is on the garden tractor
and
that
one has worked very
well.
e
have not started
it up because
I
have
not
had
time to get the
wire
to
go with it.
e
have
it
but it
has
been put
away
o keep us
in
your prayers as
we
seek
to
lead
the
school If we
can
keep
training a good number of men like this i t will be a great help to the work
One
of our coloured
men
has
gone
to an area where
he
is working almost totally
with coloured folks so
that
leaves another church that needs a minister.
Thank you so
much
for your help during 1970.
your l i ves in th e New
Year .
May
the Lord
b less
and
enr ich
Yours
in His Service
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Alvin
V e m i t a
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NEWS
WITH TH E NICHOLSONS
Vol. 12, No. 4 1971
D e a r Chr is t i an Fr iends
ow
we do thank you
fo r your prayers
and
for your help in
th e
Lord s
work
h e r e
We
had a
very
good rain
l as t
n i g h t
an d it
looks l ike
it
wil l
continue
through the day.
We ar e
always thankful
for
rains now
for
they
prepare
the
moisture
fo r w in te r
an d
we know
t h a t
we
s h a l l not g et as
much rain fo r
awhile. Things
are
wonderful this year as compared
to
the past few years
when it h as been d r y . Only o u r ga rde n is a b it b eh in d b eca u se some
o f
it h as
been very wet. I kept
waiting
for
them
to
get seed potatoes
here
but
they
d id n o t ,
so
f ina l ly
I s e n t f o r them so we could
have
them a
month
ear l ie r
The onion
seeds
have not grown well t h i s year so I have j u s t
gotton
31 lbs.
o f p la n ts to put
in .
School
goes on
about th e
same
but
we
are so thankful
fo r the
growth
we
se e
in
some
of
th e
men. They
are
asking
questions
and
entering
into
the
class
in
such a
way
that
we
can
see they
ar e
studying
and
thinking.
Last Sunday
at th e T
Hospital
we
no t
only
had a large crowd
present
bu t
a number
of the nurses came
as well. We have communion on the Sunday we
are
p r e s e n t an d many have
thanked
us
fo r i t o th er wi se t he y
do
not
have i t
The two churches
will
be
using
the
tent
for Pentecost Sunday at a meet
in g about 25 miles west of Port Shepstone. Brother Sithebe has
written
asking
for
us to come to Escourt so I will take a few of the
students
and go there
to
be with him i n s er vi ce s. They had hoped we might come at
Easter,
bu t
we
co uld n ot m a k e it
As I
w r i t e th is today,
we
had planned
to
be in Durban
f o r th e
Natal
Mis
sionary
Convention
but
other things have intervened. The young man who had
worked
f o r us a
number
o f m on th s, a sk ed i n March
to
be
allowed
to
l e a ve t h e
work
fo r
his
father wanted him
at home
bu t
instead of
going home he
stayed
around. L a t e r he broke into th e Kie--room
we
have
for
our Africans
to
l ive
in--stole some
things
and went
to
stay with the
neighbor
boy next door. e
l e f t
our
thing s th er e but s t o l e money and clothing from them
as
well
before
going home. We were told to be in court yesterday but upon arriving
we
were
told i t was on the docket
for
today.
The African working
next
door said he
did
this
because he was smoking dagga
like
marijauna . We are sorry
for
t h i s
because in the beginning he worked very well.
The
Stanleys
a r^
planning
to
re tu rn to
South
Africa
about
the
t h i r d
week
in
July.
They will hav^ been gone from South Africa
for
over a year.
Last
week
we sold
over 360 pounds
of
powdered milk. This was
partly
be
cause
we were
ou t
for a few days. Milk comes in grams so
they
have
enlarged
the packages
to
S O grams rather than making
i t
equal to the pound which is a
littl sma l l e r
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Pray
fo r
us
as work
i s about
to
begin on
another
class room
an d
the wa
te r
system. With this number of students our present water tanks are just
not enough.
A few weeks ago I was called
to
help
with
an Indian funeral. This was a
relative
of
an Indian man working among
his own
people. The thing I
noticed
most when we came was the immediate family was in one of the rooms of the
house talking
to him
and touching his face. When the casket was brought
outside they came crying and after the singing of a song, prayer and
scr ipture reading they
began to
cry
while others came
to
see the man.
At
the
burial
after the
message
and everyone had
seen him
the
relat ives all
kissed him
good bye.
One
of the
students
has been
sent
home frcm school
since
the beginning of
th is le t te r
I t
was not
for
something
done
a t
school
but
done
before he
c me
e are
going to
get
a 16
projector.
e can now
get
pictures
in
Zulu.
They have~a great message for the people ahd when we get them they can be
used
in three
different
places
on a week-end, so
we
can
make
good use of
t h em
James was given
the
opportunity to play on th e f i r s t rugby team when one
of
the
men was
sick.
He was only the second man who was nothing his last
year
of school. To add to his joy they won
the
game
against
a team that
beat
them badly
l a s t
year.
There was a rain in the middle
of
the week that gave us plenty
of
water
here but
much
more
in
Durban and many people died. A bus load of Africans
was swept
off
a
bridge
by a wall of water and 37 were
killed.
Many
streets
in Durban
ha d
18 inches of water on them. We were to have been in Durban
but
were
hindered
by
o the r m a tt er s.
May the Lord bless
and
guide you a l l
FORWARDING AGENT:
Mrs.
Richa r d
Hanson
16642 Gannon
Ave. W
Rosemount
Minn.
55068
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V ol . 1 2 ,
No. 5
J u n e
1971
D e a r
Fr i ends
had hoped to get
this
done on time
for
once. The f irs t copy was a ct ua ll y w r it
ten
in
time, bu t we d i d n t get i t
typed
- so here i t is - l a t e again.
This l a st
month
ha s
brought us some
p ro bl em s a nd
some
of our students have
gone
home. Yet even from t h i s , I am sure
there
have come some
blessings
for the students
have
seen
that some things must be
their
concern and no t
just that of t he t ea ch er s
and
t h e
s c hoo l
The men o f
this area
ha d
asked
us
to
be
p rese nt f or t h e i r
Pentecost
service at
Izingelweni where they were using
the
tent but a c a l l from on e
o f
the
men further
away who had
also
wanted us at Eastertime, caus ed us
to feel we
should go there,
since
we
were
close a t
hand
fo r these
men.
I t
was a
t r ip
o f about
200
miles
each
way and
brought us new experiences. Brother Sithebe ha d
said
t h a t some
o f
the men fr om
Johannesburg would be
present,
but did not
speak
further
about
i t
supposed
i t
was
men fro m
the church
who wor k
in
Johannesburg but in s te a d ,
i t
was men who also use the
^hurc.h of-Chrj-St name ) and use th e word
of God
only,
they
say. In
part of this,
they
go further than we do since they also use i t fo r their hymn book and do not and did not
sing when we sang from the hymn book.
After I had preached in
the
evening one of the
men
preached on Salvation In Christ
and
di d very
well. At
midnight,
I excused myself
to get some sleep
so
that
1 would be
able
to
drive home in the
morning
but th ey kept
on
u n t i l 4:30 in the
morning.
The next morning a f t e r
coffee, we
went back to th e church
for
a period of study.
1
answered
some
q u e s t i o n s which B ro the r S ith eb e
had asked me to
a nsw er and then
a ske d
these people about the Lord s Supper. They said they could not
partake
as we di d
because
th e bread
was
th e
Holy
Spirit .
They were
not
very happy
with
me
when
I kept
stopping them
to as k questions
and to
se e i f
1
understood
them correctly. [They prefer
preaching
to
teaching.
1
t r i e d to get
them to
discuss
I
Corinthians 11:20
- 30.
Why
was
Paul
talking about the Lord s Supper?
Was
he
not
talking
a bo ut s om et hi ng
that
the
Corinthians were doing?
How
could
they
eat the Holy Sp i ri t in rememberance of Him?
This, they said, they di d in preaching.
Then
how di d eating
the Holy
Spirit show
forth the Lord s death
u n t i l He
come?
This
one
they
went
around
as
well
as
how could
one examine himself
i f
they had no time
for partaking of the Lord s
Supper. Time ra n
out an d we had to
leave
th e di s cus s i on, an d
they
were s t i l l unconvinced.
This led us to more discussion a t school
today
and the men said they
were glad
1
ha d met t h i s
problem
for they ha d many lik e th is an d we
took
e x tra
time
to talk about
some
of
the
problems
they
had
to
meet as
well
as
some
scriptures tha t
they
were
no t
quite clear
on.
Brother
Samuel Nzuza
who
ha s
come
to
school
from D ur ba n
is
a
man who
very
much
wants
to
know and is adding
g re atly to
the
school.
He only started this
l as t term.
were with hi m
th e f i r s t
Sunday in June.
The c h u r c h a t Number 5
L o cat i o n
h a s bu i l t a l ttl
house
a t th e home o f one o f the
members
to us e
for
t h e i r services
and t h e y have
asked
that I bring ou t
iro ns for the
roof.
Then th e
nurse asked i f
I could
bring
out-
roofing
fo r her home. She is s t i l l
living in
the
c l i n i c
and
i f
we
co uld h elp get
i t on
for the
builder i s so
slow
and
ha s
broken
some of the
roofing.
have
spent several
days on t h i s
home
because
the
builder
had
pu t
half
of
th e
roof
on and had
i t
on wrong
side
up so what a
jo b we
had
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gett ing i t
r ight and trying not
to waste too
much since asbestos must be cut .
She is
rejoicing
to see the roof
on and knowing
that shortly
she
can
be in
the
house. This
man
was
cer tainly
taking advantage
of a widow woman.
School closes the 23rd of June. The 24th I
will take
the students that go
to the
south home. Those from Kimberley and Johannesburg go by train. The 29th to
the 3rd
of July is camp in
this
area at Invutshini.
July
5 to 10 will be camp at Holy Cross in
Pondoland
Ify
family have been pressing to go to Kimberley for the
iamond
Celebrations
for
a
l i t t le
vacation.
The
third
week
of July
will
be time
to
get the students
back
and ready for
school.
The
Stanleys will
arrive
back
in South
Africa
about
that time.
Please
brethren
keep us in your
the
Lord and from you.
prayers
for we so greatly need this help from
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Hanson
16642
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Ave. W.
Rosemount
Minn.
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NEWS WITH T HE
NICHOLSONS
Vol 12 No 6 July 1971
Dear B r eth r en
Greetings
in
C hri st Jesus o ur
Lord
School
i s
o ut an d camp time
i s over
but what
a
hec t i c
t ime
t ha s
been
School
was
ou t
with i t s program on
th e
23rd of June The next day I was
off
with
the students that go to th e South. emade good time and I arrived in Middel-
burg. Cape thinking
I would be in bed
e a r l y but the
on e
t h a t
was
to meet us t h e r e
did not
so we fixed the
t i re
th at was
going f la t
and on
to
-
Graaff
Rei riet ;almast-70
miles
away.
Since
i t was
rainy
and cold 1 decided t hat a warm bed in
the
h o t e l was
p re f e r ab l e to a co ld o n e
in
the ca r
John Labatala has done some work on the church such as putting in new
windows
an d a new door b ut there i s s t i l l much tha t
needs to
be
done.
To
be sure there was milk
for
th e clinic
for
th e next few weeks
Vemita
and X
made
a quick
trip
to Durban. earrived
home at
3 in the afternoon and
after
a cup
of
tea left f or I nv utsh in i.
ewere not
far from
there
when
we came
upon
a
trailer
load of
sugar
cane
that
had
upset.
On
Monday
th e
28th
camp
started
at
Invutshini
and I went to school to ge t th e campers from there and pick up supplies in town. M
had asked Barnabas Bongo
several
times if he was ready and he said
that
he was .but
we found he was not. Our classes started on Thursday and t he y asked Vernita to teach
as well. Nick Qwemeshas second son who is studying to be a teacher
interpreted
for
her as well as teaching one
class
himself. 1 used film strips on th e
l ife
of Christ.
Friday
night
they had closing exercises and
we
went ou t at 4 and stayed
fo r
th e
skits put
on by
th e churches.
They were a ll good
bu t
2
of
them had
to
do w it h w it ch
doctors. e took the children
home that
night so we
would
be free
on
Saturday e
a r r i v ed
h o me
t IsOO A.M .
When 1 lef t
for camp in
Pondoland on th e
5th
th e weather was
clear
and
cold
and we
could se e
snow on
the
Ingela
Mountain
I had 3
doors
and
seven
windows
with
me
fo r
one of the churches. I t was nearly dark when I
came
to Ellas Segeni s home
but they were waiting to help unload and had prepared something to eat. After fel
lowship fo r a short time I continued the additional
40
miles to camp. About half way
there we found 35 people waiting fo r a ride to camp. I had no room now so
told
them
th at
I would be
back. After
unloading I
returned a t
once
fo r h a lf
of them and made
another trip for the rest of them. The
camp
numbered in the 80 s
this
year. I taught
a
class
on
Parables
and
a t
noon had th e chapel message. In t he a ft er no on I answered
questions
asked by th e a du lt s p re se n t. This was a profitable
time.
These
people
do
give the
ministers
at
camp some
problems as they want to
come
to camp but they don t
want to pay even thopgh they want
to eat.
The portable
l ig h t
was a great help at
both n vu t s h i n i a n d in Pondo land
This coming week we ar e going to Kimberley for a few days break. They .are
having
th e
Diamond Centenary
there
and we
shall
be staying with
th e Gordon
Nelson
Family. As we return on th e 19th we will
bring
th e
students from that side.
After
two days I will go to get those from th e south again as school begins on th e 23rd.
James was gone to East
London
for a week.to
take part
in spec ial youth services
t h e r e . He came home g r e a t l y th r i l led an d learned how
to
work f o r
th e
Lord.
The
Stanleys are planning to be back
at
the
end
of the
month and i t
goes without
saying
that
we shall be happy to se e them and happy for them to
take
part of th e load
t h a t
we
have
been carrying.
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Our thanks to those
who
have sent for th e F rid ge Fund. have received 35.50
in
the
l a s t two months. The
wick
st icks and gives t rouble in the present one i t i s
a kerosene
f r idge) ,
but I have found a crochet hook
is the
best for moving th e wick
when i t is
troubling.
This las t
term 1 did
not
buy
meat
and put i t in ' our deep
freeze fo r
one
of the men
wil l
se l l it
to
me fo r the same price i f I take i t in 10
lb .
lots
or
more.
I f
I buy on
Thursday,
they
must keep
some
of the
meat
unti l
Sunday.
Since
the f reezer
area
i s very small,
i t
makes fo r some di f f icu l ty .
May God r i ch ly
b les s
and
keep
you a l l .
FORWARDING AGENTs
Mrs .
Ri cha r d Hanson
16642 Gannon Ave . W.
Rosemount,
Minn. 55068
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NEWS WITH
THE
NICHOLSONS
Vol. 12, No, 6 August 1971
Dear Fr i ends
This las t month has brought us many varied experiences- Just
yes te rday , the
11th
of
August,
I
went
with
three
of
the minis ters
to
v i s i t
the
Paramount
Chief
of
Pondoland.
went on
business really
because there was some
question
on some church site applicatio
that
had been made.
When
they looked for our papers, however, they
could
no t
find
them
and
their question was really
concerning someone
else.
But
s t i l l i t
was good fo r us to
meet
the
men there who
have
to give their 0,K. to many things-
When
one comes to the Chief s
place
(which is
called
The
Great
Place )the
f i r s t
thing
they
have
to
do is face his office and salute and say Jonge Ilizwe (Watcher of
the Land or people).
were taken by one of the men
to
the gate near the office and
he went
to report
that we were
present.
were taken into a small
conference
room.
Shortly^h e~secretary came to escbrfus
in to ~fhe office.
stated
6ur~case and~tEey
checked th e re co rd s. When we had
finished
we went
back to
the other room fo r tea. I
forgot to
say that one
s tops before entering
the office and salutes
again.
had a very good time
at
Kimberley though the days were
very
short. The diamond
display was really
something with many beaut iful r ings,
braclets,
and
necklaces. mong
the
big
diamonds
present
were
the
Eureka, the
Tiffany , the
Oppenheimer,
the
Earth Star
and the Great Chrysanthenum.
On our return from Kimberley, I was home on day and then drove
to
Middelburg,
Cape,
to
bring the students from that side. It is a 500 mile trip over roads that
are not the best par t of the way. I arrived about 5 P.M. and went
to
t e l l
the
minis ter
I was present so those returning with
me
would be
ready
to go th e
next
morning. iVhile
having a cup
of
tea, he said, You are to preach tonight at
6.
I harried to
the
hotel
to
ge t a room fo r the night and
find
our what time supper would be. I had no t
even
taken
a
coat
or
t ie
with me
for
I
though
I would
only
go
to the hotel
and
then
s tar t back
the next
morning and I was dead tired. After I had spoken
to
them and
their choir had sung two numbers they
took
up an offering for me. I was ashamed
that
I was not better
prepared
and as t ired as I was. I t was a quarter
to
eight when I
got back to
the
hotel and
since
the
dining
room
did
not
close
until 8, I had a good
supper and a
bath
and
to
bed. It
was
only about 40 degrees outside so
considerably
co lde r th an h e re
on
t h e co as t
By
degrees the
students, are
getting back
tQ school.
have 18 present,
with
three more we think coming
with
Stanleys
from Johannesburg,
One
wili i5e -the wife
of
a
new man who
has just
come
They did
not
have money at that time so could
no t
both
come. One of the
men
who was here before has brought his wife and four
children
with him. She has not yet caught on to the work, but we are very happy she could
come
s c h o o l
are also
happy
that the Stanleys are
back
in
South
Africa-
Since
they
had two
night on the
way
trying to
sleep
on t he p lanes, they will no t be down here until
Saturday,
the
14th. They will stay with us for a couple of days
until
they ge t
things
i n o r d e r a t t h ei r hous e
Both James and Vemita had a
date
with the
doctor
in Durban a few days ago. While
they were awaiting
their
appointment, they went to
the
music shop and
there
saw a
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portable
electric
organ for
less
than h a l f
p rice. So
now
we have a
portable e l e c t ri c
organ. Both
V em ita
and James have gr eat l y
enjoyed
playing i t and
V em ita
has used
i t once at school for th e singing class. The s tu de nt s h ar dl y wanted to quit singing
t h a t day.
John Hernan was able to book us Rondovels
a t
Port Elizabeth fo r Conference They
will cost us about three dollars a day. e have to
furnish
ou r own cooking things and
bedding
bu t we are
so
glad
to have them.
All the missionaries
will be there
together-
Brethren
we
thank you so much for your
continued
help and
we
hope now
we
can
write
some personal l e t t e rs to
you
for our load will be much lighted with
the
Stanleys back.
God
b l e s s
yo u each
on e
i s
our
pr a ye r .
S in ce re ly i n C h r i s t
A l v i n V e r n i t a 5 J a m e s
P-S. JMg-was lost on
th e
desk when-Wfi.moved
thing
around
to paint th e
study floor
We
have painte^ t1ftaf b Simrete floow so
i t
will
aTw^ays
be black
an3 ^sKiriy
and not need
polishing.
Before i t always
ad
to have black polish
fairly
often and th e polish came
o ff on
everything.
Clear white;
polish
didn t make i t look very
nice.
e want to
se e
how
i t
wears
before
we
put
i t
on
t he k it ch en .
Th e
Stanleys
a re back an d have taken over some o f th e work whick i s wonderful
f o r
u s
They
arrived
here
at
Port Shepstone on
th e
14th. They
ar e painting th e
house
inside befo
moving
a ll
things back
i nt o
place.
e had heavy rein
last
weekend
which
did a lot of damage especially in th e Cape area
around Port
Elizabeth
and East
London.
e had wahing but no deaths through
there
was
l o t s of damage
to ships
an d roads.
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R i c h a r d
H a n s o n
1 6 6 4 2 G an no n A ve. W.
Ro se m o u n t
Minn.
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NEWS WITH THE NICHOLSONS
Vol. 12 No. 7 September 1971
D e a r Fr iends
How
is
life with you would be the
African s greeting
and we truly hope that
y o u r l i f e i s good.
The
Annual
meeting of the churches
was
held at Port Elizabeth
from
September 29th
through the 3r d of October.
I t
was made
very
nice for the missionaries when we were
able to
ge t
accomodations all in one place. I t was at a resort run by th e
Provincial
Council. Each unit had
two
rondovels fo r sleeping quarters
and
the connecting
room
was
dining
room
and kitchen. The size of these varies. Thursday
night
we had a full house
at Stanleys when-we all came
fo r
a pitch-in supper. We each brought not only our food
bu t
our d i shes
as we l l
_ This was one of the largest conferences we have had as to attendance and giving
for th ^
Building and
Evangelistic
Fund.
.The women
gave
for
the-widowsfund asivell -
the
largest
ever. were used this year with much more time being
given
to classes
in
the morning and afternoons.
The
African
brethren
had a b it
of
a problem
in
that
the host
minister
had
failed
to
provide
enough homes
for
sleeping and
the food at the
table was a b it slim
u n t i l
older hands took over the cooking.
I very much
covet your
prayers. The African brethren have
asked
t h a t I take
general oversight of the
work fo r this
year. I would like to challenge
them
to
greater
e f f o r t in evangelism and teaching in the
churches.
Vemita
was chosen
treasurer for
the women. Her biggest
task
will be in seeing
that
the widows get their money thxoughout the year. The
money
is now divided and
sent to
them
four
times a year
rather
than
in
j ust
one
lump
sum.
While at
Port Elizabeth we were able to watch the porpoises preform once. This
was a
wonderful
show.
Since
returning
home
while
James was
out
of
school
for the
holidays we
went
to Peitermaritzburg
about 130 miles from
here to v isit the
Lion
Park. They have 9 miles of road in the park. The Rhinos were right beside the gate as we
entered the park. One of the zebra came right up to the car and rubbed on i t . The giraffe
ere beside the road so we could well see how tall they were. There are many kinds of
other game throughout th e park. The ostriches were
also interesting.
The lions
ar e
kept in an area by themselves. Several of
them
were right on the road so they were
easy to photograph. They have a nice
restaurant
right
at
the park: unusal for most
places like
this
the food
was
very reasonably priced. In
fact
we enjoyed the
first
time around so
much
that we went around again after
we
had eaten.
The
Sunday afternoon before Conference while the Kimberley brethren
were having
afternoon services a win^stojm_tpok__th^^^ off-the-buiXding.
We
are so thankful
that
no
one
was
hurt.
rt_jy'ilT
cost
700.
or
more
to fix
up
the building.
ow that Mr.
Stanly had taken over the running of
th e
school we
will
be having
more time
for other
work.
F i r st
in
the
morning we do now
have to
be
there u n t i l
11:00 a.m. while before i t
was
9 a.m. We do not have the task of buying provisions
ith r
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A big rain
la st
weekend did great damage to
ou r
garden
again.
I had many l i t t le
cabbages and tomato
seedling
growing so well and all were washed away
The Derrance Smaage family come from
Port
Elizabeth and
spent the
weekend
with
us.
This
we very
much enjoyed. do hope
that others will
stop by to
see us.
May God s r i chest blessing
r e s t
upon you al l
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NEWS WITH THE NICHOLSONS
Vol. 12
No.
7
15th
November 1971
Dea r Ch r i s t i a n F r i e n d s :
It is
not only a
new
month
but
this month
is
one half gone and
we
have not
yet
gotten
our le t ter
ready
for you.
I t
is not we do not enjoy doing i t but I wait until
after the weekend and then i t took a couple of days getting i t done.
The
reason
for
waiting
unti l the weekend was
that
I was to
take the block
machine
to the Xoposo church so they could start making blocks for their building. The
Dodge
has had a
bearing
noise fo r
some
time
that
would come and go. But Friday night i t
came much
louder
and in a way I was
not
happy for. So I was a fra id to
drive
i t With
all
the
rain we
had had I
was afraid
to use the old peugot as well. So I did not go.
But then on
Monday
when I took the pickup to the garage for them
to
check i t i t
would not make
the
noise so
they
could not figure
ou t
where t he t roub le was. I t would
not make the
noise
in a week of driving, in fact sounded
bet ter
than before. But I
m
sure
from someother things that i t is in the transmission. I have
now
made
plans
t o ta k e tn e ol raacnine~d6wh in
two
weeksT
The folks are busy getting a Christmas program ready
for
the Umzumbe Sunday
School.
It
will
be on the 4th of
December one day
after
the Natal schools break
up
fo r this
year.
Brother
John
Sibinda
has asked to move from the Transkei to an area where he would
not have to travel so far and would receive more support. I promised to help him with
28 a month but he
must
move
to
Untata
which is
the Capital of the area.
When
he went
to
look for a
place,
he found that he would probably be able
to
purchase a home for 100
or
less.
This
will
get him back
into
the area
where his
work is and help him to reach
other outstat ions
by bus
or train.
He has been
living
about 50 miles ou t of this
area
with his in-laws.
e shall
be planning
some special
services
in that
area in the new year
Kimberley
has
found
tha t
the
cost of the
materials
for the
roof
of the
church
is
going to come to over 1 000
and
then they
will
sti l l have to pay for labour in putting
i t
on as well as
getting
their
lights
put back
in
once again.
The
Building Account
is paying f or m a te ria ls
fo r
them.
In October we went to visit the Lion Park. Today we got
some
pictures back and
they were very good.
e
were close
to
some of the animals than one gets sometimes in
the zoo. Three l ions
in northern
Natal
found
that cat t le
were easier
to
catch
and
perhaps
more
juicy than the wild
game. So they had
to
be
tracked
down and
killed.
They
have been
at
i t
for
several weeks now. Monday they caught
up
with one
in
a sisal
plantation. They
wounded
it . The Superintendent
from
the local school
was
helping
them.
He was
hurrying to
join some
other men when the lion caught
siglt
of him. It broke one
let where i t
bit
him
hurt
both arms and
his
face.
He
did shoot
his
shot gun at the
animal, but
i t
grabbed
the
gun in i t s mouth and lef t teeth marks on i t I t seems that
he
is
out
of
danger
now
but had
more
than
100
stitches
put in
his
body.
I would like to have a workshop type of program for our Minister s Week next
year,
but
as yet
am
not c er ta in in my mind as to how to work
i t
out the best.
School at Umzumbe closes on the 8th of December. The 12th
to
the 18th,
we
are
to
be in Johannesburg
to
help
them
with their
Youth
Camp.
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Lucille
Stanley
has
not
been
well
and was
in the
hospital
for
X-ra ys on
th e
11th
of
November .
hu rried to
get ou r Christmas shopping done and ou r pachages on th e ir
way
and now
hear they have been in
Durban for about a month
waiting
fo r
th e East
Coast Dock
St r i ke
to be over. feel
like
people have l i t t le feeling who do no t
se e that
the mail gets
through.
May God
richly
bless and keep you.
do greatly covet your
prayers.
FORWARDING
AGENT:
M r s . Richard H a n s o n
1 6 6 4 2 G an no n A ve .
W.
Ros em ount
Minn.
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