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The Ziden L
Nutt Family
R. R. 2, Box 164
Lowell,
Indiana - 46356
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WITNESSING TO RHODESIA
Holding
Forth
The
Word
Of ife
- Philippians 2:16 -
The
ZIDEN L. NUTT Family
4
Forwarding Address:
R. R.
2.
Box 164
LOWELL. INDIANA 46356
March 5 , 1969
Field
Address:
CHIDAMQYQ
MISSION
P/BAG 38 KAROI
RHODESIA. AFRICA
De a r Co -Wo r k e r :
I t i s with joy
t ha t
we again
send
gree t ings your way
in
Chr i s t .
I t
i s good to be among
many
of you to repor t of the work accomplished by
God through your-willingness
to send.
I ve traveled 33,000 -miles in 6|-
months v i s i t i ng churches , and in th e nex t months ll be in
te n
con
fe rences p lus
numerous
s ing le n igh t
se rv ices . ll be
with
Helen
and
the ch i ld ren
fo r
7 days dur ing t h i s
t ime.
At the end of
th i s
t ime we ' l l
move out of the
love ly
mobile home provided fo r us by th e R ine hart
Chris t ian Church, and
wi l l
t r ave l to churches as a family
in
the
summer.
VBS
MISSION MATERIAL
VBS
Mate r i a l , I n
th e
form
o f co lo r
in g
books
wi l l
be
a v a i l a b l e .
There
are
te n
p i c t u r e s
to
co lo r ,
wi th a
miss ion s t o r y wi th each
one .
t
f ea tu res
Chldamoyo, and even if
your o f f e r i ng i s a l r eady committed
feel
f r e e
t o
u se t h e book s .
O t h e r -
w5.se
th e o f f e r i ng s wi l l
be
used to
buy t i cke t s
fo r our
family to
re
turn
t o Rho d e s i a .
The s e b o o k s c an
also be
used in
Sunday Schools or
Youth
programs, and
can be ordered
a t RR 2, Box 164, Lowell ,
Indiana ,
46356. So
t h a t you
can be
assured
of having enough
books for your
VBS,
be
s u r e t o
o r d e r
now.
RHODESIAN
NEWSFLASHES
Char l es
Kel ley
o f
Chldamoyo wri tes ,
The
rains
have
been
most
heavy
t h i s yea r At l e a s t
t h r e e nev/
p r e a cn i ng po i n t s have
been s t a r t e d
in th e pa s t 3 months as a
d i r e c t
resu l t
of the
hosp i ta l
minis t ry .
Dale
Marsha l l , in Sino ia , works
no t on ly
with many Af r i c an chu rches
but
also
with
a
European
church
r ecen t ly s t a r t ed . He r epor t s ,
The
European vjork
cont inues
to
keep
our
heads
swimming.
Altoge ther
nov/
t he re
have been
21
to
accep t
Christ
i n
this c h u r c h .
We are
happy to be associated with you in
Witnessing
to Rhodesia,
and as we continue to report , and
prepare
to
return
to
Africa,
we look
toward a great increase to be given by God in that area. May God
rich
ly bless our
labors
to His glory; And
may
He bless you
in
your love and
wil l ingness
to make th is work
possible .
Your Evange l i s t to
Rhodes ia ,
Zic^n L. Nutt
and
Family
Affiliated With Central Africa Mission, Churches of Christ
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The
Ziden
Nutt
Family
R. R.
2
Box
164
Lowell,
Indiana
- 46356
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REQUESTED
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WITNESSING
TO
RHODESIA
Holding
Forth
The Word
Of
ife
- Philippians 2:16 -
The ZIDEN L.
NUTT
Family
Forwarding Address:
R. R.
Box 164
LOWELL, INDIANA 46356
June
11
1969
Field Address:
CHIDAMOYO MISSION
P/BAG 38
KAROI
RHODESIA AFRICA
Dea r
Ch r i s t i a n
F r i e n d s
Creet ing:s In th e
name
o f
Chr i s t .
The
months
o f our fu r lough
are _
coming to a close . Lord w i l ling our
Idhgihg o
re-curn t o
Rhod e s i a
will
s o o n be
fulfilled P l a n s call
for
u s to
be on o u r
v;a/ immediately follovi/ing
the
22 nd Nat iona l
Missionary
Convention
i n
Knoxv i l l e
Tennessee
which i s Sep tember 23 -
26.
As
we p re s s
on
toward t h a t goa l we a re aware
o f the v/onderfu l
f a c t
t h a t
th rough your p raye r s and
suppo r t we
have
the
p r i v i l e ge
o f
be i ng
your evange l i s t s to Rhodes ia . t i s a p le a su re to
s e r ve
wi th
you in
th e
evange l i z a t i on
o f
Rhodes ia
and
we
a re
most
exc i t ed about th e oppor tun i t i e s be fore
us
as we en t e r S in oia a re a.
FLANS
FOR W ITN ESS
As
your
e vange l i s t s it is o f u tmos t impor t ance t h a t we s e r ve
where we fee l God can use us bes t to ga ther
f ru i t
to abound unto
your account. With most of the physical developement at Chida-
moyo Mission
accomplished,
the s tage
i s s e t fo r
a
g rea t ha rves t
under the capab le
l eade r sh ip o f the mis s i on a r i e s and Afr i can
l eade r s t h a t ye t remain i n
t h a t
a r e a .
Rapid growth in th e Sino ia a r e a
s i nce
th e Dale Marsha l l
f ami l y
a rr iv ed th ere i n
1966
demands a
s t r ong
chu rch
l e a d e r sh i p
to
be
deve loped . Our immedia te t a sk upon
a r r i v a l w i l l be
to
help in a
concen t r a t ed e f f o r t to t r a i n l eade r sh ip in th e some 32 s c a t t e r ed
chu r che s many
which
have r e c e n t l y sp rung up t h rough
new conve r t s .
Sino ia
itself has
a popula t ion
o f about
1500
Europeans
and
6000
Afr i c an s . t i s
120
mi le s from th e
Chidamoyo
Miss ion where
we
p rev i ou s l y
l i v ed and s e r v ed .
F ILMSTRIP PRODUCTION
A most e f fec t ive
teaching a id
among the people
of Africa i s
the
f i lms t r i p ;
both
in new
a rea evangel ism
and in
es t ab l i s h ing
a
church
l e ade r sh ip . We
a re c on fid en t
t h a t
God
v/ i l l
su pp ly th e
funds fo r the necessary
equipment
and give guidance to th i s
end.
Affiliated
With Central
Africa Mission, Churches of Christ
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witnessing; To
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wil l give
ourselves to this program
in
conjunction v/ith
the
church
leadership programs
and nevi area evangelism. This
w i l l take
a
g re a t d ea l o f
f a i t h
in
God
from
a l l
of
us
t h a t
He
might supply the
st rength
and guidance to accomplish th i s
venture . I t i s
unlimited in
t s
scope
and magnitude
and
we
p ray t h a t
God
w i l l make
you
and us e qua l to th e t a s k
2 2 m
NATIONAL MISSIONARY COMVEIITIGM
Plans
a re shap ing up
wel l
fo r th e Convention in Knoxvi l l e j
And as Chairman t h i s
y ea r ex t ra
t ime and
e f f o r t
has been in
vo lve d The many
commit tees
a re
doin^ a
f i n e
job tow ard a
wonder fu l
t ime o f i n sp i r a t i o n and i n fo rma t io n We hope to
have the o pp or tu nity o f se ein g many o f you there j u s t before
o ur
de pa r t u r e to
A f r i c a
HEW ADDRESSES
Our new f i e l d
a dd r e s s
v ; i l l
be
P O Box 3 9 2 S i n o i a
Rhodes ia
A f r i c a Also
though our
fo rw a rd in g a g en ts have no t
moved a
new a d d r e s s
w i l l
be
used
fro m A ugust
1
1969 due
to a P la nn ing
Commission who j u s t informed us t h a t the nev/ address w i l l
be
15505 Cl ine Ave. Lovirell I n d i a n a 46356.
To
each o f
you our
suppo r t i ng
c hu r c he s
groups and
f r i e n d s
we
say
a
h e a r t y thank
you
a ga i n fo r th e p r i v i l e g e o f se rv in g wi th
you. As we p r ay e r f u l l y ap pro ac h ou r r e tu rn to A fr ica I
t h ink
o f th e
words
o f Vlfilllam Carey years
ago
as he thought o f h is
going to
a
foreign f ie ld : Out in India i s
a
gold mine.
I wil l
descend and
dig but
you
a t
home
must
hold the ropes.
May od
b l e s s our v en tu r in g with you to win sou l s in A fr i c a
Your
B r o t h e r
i n C h r i s t
Ziden
L.
N u t t
F a m i l y
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The Ziden L. Nutt Family
R. R. 2, Box
164
Lowell, Indiana 46356
Change
o f Address
15505 C l i n e A-ve.
RETURN POSTAGE
GUARANTEED
D ea r C o W o rk ers :
^
1 V
qhgni ^ r
graciously
opened
their
home to us until the
one we/^ei^entedi^
ready.
Housing is very
critical
in
Sinoia,
and
there are
noqe
f n d the
only one to rent was the one we are going to move in tor-- : i^^r , the owner
is to replace broken
glass,
and
repair
the leaking roof
and falling
ceiling
before
we
move.
We
will
have
i t painted
and
then we will
be
a ll
set.
I m
making
my
office
and
fllmstrip
production
studio
in
the European church
bu i l d i ng
downtown
S ino i a
We were given an
official welcome
by about 200 African people
who
are hold
ing a week-end meeting here;in Sinoia.
Some were
here from Chidamoyo as
Tnp Lorri ?=, npl
a
wonderful
joy It is to
see
everyone here
again.
This
com-
ng Lord 3 Day, there is to be a tea given by the European church eroun
Your
prayers
for
the
work here
are
vital,
and we do
beLech
yoS to^p^ay
that we can be used
of
God to encourage the Christians.
Andf
tha? thrLgh
?he mSrchurchL ' ' ^uild up
a leadership
among
all
fntt?e ?eftJ^t
like
it
very
well.
Lynda
feels
settied\i' fhCu^;.'' ^d^^^i:\^:iDirip'iri'of ii
.Tttir
and''retuMing''to^fihod to get the
many
details
of
moving
na
returning to
Rhodesia in ord.eh. Our vehicles were keot
safelv
wbtip
we v/ere away,
but
we
must
repair several things
and get
tires
before
'we
rIspOTse to kDrn 1 S^a-^t.iQn and pa-yagjC..a gallon>-but
with
tL
the'pr^L
?o
pet ?Sre g
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SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO HOSPITAL DONORS
We were found praising and giving glory to GOD the last i>-truxy
following the pjjg^rig^f the..-hoapi--ta-L--GGnstruction debt.
Many
individuals thfougHoTiL the IT.S.A. served r^f^ Sentatives
01 the Chidamoyo
hospital
Medical Fund. WALTER BIRNEY worked hard
along with the
Copeland
people to head
up
a special drive. Thanks
to everyone
who
led out
in
prayer
and support
as well as to each
01
the
d i f f e r e n t
ones
who
made
th e
donations. Over 600 different
g ro up s, c hu rc he s, or i nd iv i dua l s
made cont r ibut ions; And a l e t t e r
was
s en t to each when th e deb t
was pa id . Hov/ever some
have
asked
how t h e i r
Sta t e ranked in
g iv ing .
A
t o t a l
of
21 S t a t e s
had sent contributions and the
top
ten
are recorded on
this
page.
The
to ta l
of these and
the
other
J^P^ssented to ta l contributions
of $110,967.28 for the Chidarao5' o
Medical
Fund.
Actually another
$1,000.00 is needed for ceilings
which.were not
installed
and
this
is not in
the
debt
as
paid off.
However, i t actual ly is construct
ion but
will
be handlGd through
the Doctor in Charge when he sees
f i t to have i t done. All gifts for
the Chidamoyo Hospital
should
be
sent
direct
to Dr.
William
Nice
%Marg&ret Reed,
RR
2, Waterloo,
IndliRia
46793.
Dr.
Nice
and his
family
will
soon be going
to
Chidamoyo. Pray
for
them and
send your help along
their
way.
THE TOP
TEN
Illinois
I n d i a n a
Mi s s o u r i
Kans
a s
Oh i o
Ok l a h oma
Florida
Kentucky
M in n e s o ta
alifornia
21 ,660 .33
18 ,923 .50
15 ,176 .01
14 ,561 .69
12 ,565 .01
3 , 427 . 19
3 , 151 . 07
2 , 820 . 78
2 , 686 . 97
2 ,125 .78
I t s
been a
pleasure
serving
with you on this
project.
May
God
b l e s s
your
ef for t s
with
a f ru i t fu l minis t ry and an
e t e rna l
reward .
THANKS AGAIN
VENTURING WITH CHRIST
As we have discussed -with our regular supportinn^'churches and
announced through other newsletths, we a?e jofeing ?hrwhrL
the
burare'dL'-for'aNrn 'h'
presenting workiS
tLr'e
will T Lor^ NNh nths The Ivan Martin
family
q^
. , xlling to Sinoia also as soon as support
is
received
sohTOl
hn
f cnixoren hosp i ta l , and a shopping area. I t i s locatpd
iPn
orLlisbur7
Det-?' '
Capitol
City
1
baiisbury. Details
of our
part in
the work'there has been
in ofhlr
RhoSsia
t^ linn ^ Marshans came to
Ciio^ amo
Bing^
V
/
/ Gokwe
aroi
Sinoia
SINOIA
a l i s bu ry
Um t a l i
Gwe l
,Gu tu
Ennx Vi-c^or^a
lawayo
Nuanetsi
^Mashoko
^Hi^po Valley
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Pe ZIDEN L. NUTT
Forwarding Addres??*^
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LOWELL, INDIANA 46356
Field Address :
P. 0. BOX 392, SINOIA
RHODESIA, AFRICA
D e a r
F r i e n d in hrist
Greet ings i n
the
name o f our
Lord,
from S i n o i a Rhodesia ,
fhough
T h a n k s g i v i n g l s _ n o t a h o li d a y h e r e we t o o k t h e o p p o r t u n i t y
l a s t month t o spend t h e day w i t h th e
M a r s h a l l s
i n
s p e c i a l
thanks
g i v i n g
f o r t h e
many b l e s s i n g s
t h a t a r e
o u r s .
Among
t h o s e b l e s s i n g s
i s your
concern f o r
t h e going
on
o f
t h e work
o f C h r i s t i n Rhodesia ;
and
t h e j o y o f b e in g
your e v a n g e l i s ts t o
t h e s a v i n g o f s o u l s .
L o o k i n g O v e r
The Vvork
We used
t o
v i s i t
S i n o i a
b e g i n n i n g i n
1961, and
t h e n
t h e
Bruce
Ammerman
family
a l s o
helped
i n v is i t a ti o n a ft e r t h e i r a rr i v a l
a t Chidamoyo
i n
1963,
I n 1966, Dale and
Linda M a r s h a l l
came t o
l i v e
i n S i n o i a ; and
the work has
grown
so
r a p i d l y t h a t it
i s
n e c e s s a r y f o r B r o t h e r Dale t o a q u a i n t me a g a in w it h
the
work h e r e .
What God has been able
to
accomplish
through
th e Mars halls
i s
t r u l y amazing, and it i s a r e a l p r i v i l e g e f o r
us
t o work w i t h them.
With
32
p l a c e s t o v i s i t it h a s
t a k e n
s e v e r a l
weeks
t o
g e t
around
t o each f o r a s e r v i c e and still be a t th e European
s e r v i c e
each Lord s Day. Before
the
end of t h i s year , we w i l l
have covered most every p l a c e . The p o t e n t i a l
i s
much g r e a t e r
t h a n
I had a n t i c i p a t e d ;
and,
the
s i t u a t i o n
i s
more
ready
fo r
a f u l l
leadership
t r a i n i n g program than I had even hoped .
G e t t i n g
S e t t l e d
We a r e now s e t t l e d i n a r e n t e d h o u s e and I
have
a
temporary o f f i c e
i n
the
European
Church b u i l d i n g .
Our
F l a t
c a r
and
the Ford four wheel drive
pick
up
t ruck
are now 4 years
old ,
but the
pick-up
has
been
made
l ike
new with
mechanical r e p a i r s
t i r e s and a p a i n t job. The l i t t l e 4
cyl inder
F i a t car may hold
up for a t ime, but
both
vehicles were
on
bush
roads a l l the
t ime,
and one
c a n t e x p e c t
much
when
you
c o n s i d e r
t h e
r o a d s .
It
i s
r e a l l y
a
wonder
t h a t
v e h i c l e s
h o l d up a t
a l l .
Only
one
breakdown
has
happened
w it h t h e
Ford. I t
had
been checked
a l l over ;
however ,
on a
journey t o the Mt. Darwin
a r e a some 200 m i l e s
away
where we were v i s i t i n g 2 churches, a l l
of a sudden the f r o n t wheels d i d n t respond
to
the s t e e r i n g wheel
so
well .
At
f i r s t
I thought it was the Nutt behind the
wheel.
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With Central
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Christ
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- 2 - December, 1969
b u t
it
t u r n e d
o u t t h a t
t h e
4 b o l t s had
b r o k e n
on t h e f r o n t l e f t
p a r t of the
steer ing mechanism.
Dale
and I wired i t
together
and
then
crept
very slowly
back
to
the
highway where
Helen
and
Linda
m e t
u s w i t h a n o th e r vehicle
The
children
are
set t led
in school and
by
the time you
get
t h i s
the school year wil l be over.
Karolyn
has learned that
the hair hanging over the
forehead
is not bangs,
but
a fringe .
Since
this
is
Karolyn
and Tommy s
f i r s t
experience
at
a
Rhodesian
Public School, they
will learn
many more things
both in
and out
ofL^ the classroom.
Lynda_ i s _only
3^,_^o
_ahe
heJLpjs
_mQthar_ at
h o m e .
S l i d e
S e t Soon
Ready
In
January a
slide set
will
be
available
of
our
trip
over ,
as w e l l as a
little
o f
the
v/ork h e r e .
t
w i l l
be
a
s h o r t
one with 23 sl ides, but
i t
wil l be
easy then
to work into one of
your regular
s e r v i c e s . Soon a f t e r
t h a t
a f u l l
s e t
on the work
in
this
area
will also
be
available
both from our forwarding agents
a n d M i s s i o n
S e r v i c e s .
Prom
the
length of t h i s l e t t e r I think I d
best be
signing
off
for
this month. Next month we ll
give
you
particulars
of
the leadership
training
program, and the filmstrips which are
even now b e i n g p l a n n e d and f i l m e d .
Have a wonderful season, and may God richly bless you
with
your needs
fo r
each
day.
Your
Brother
i n C h r i s t
Ziden
L. Nutt and
family
Greet ings
From The Forward ing Agents
I t
is
a joy to
greet
you as another year draws
near,
to
express
our
thanks
and appreciation
to each
of you,that
are
sharing
in the spreading of the Gospel to those
in
a
far away
land.
Youi?
personal greetings
from
time to time are a blessing to us.
Through
them
we .come to
appreciate more and more
the joy there
is
in Christ
Thank you for your concern for the: lost;
and may
the love
Of
Christ
abide i n
your
hearts both now. and forever more.
. When
Christ
was born the world
rejoiced
And souls were l i f t e d high; -
May.this joy .be
yours
a t
Christmas
^
And as
New Year s
Day goes by ]
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