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Family

Holding

Forth

The

Word

Of

Life

- Phii ippians 2;

6

GOOD NEWS

PROOU TIONS

MINISTRY TO

BE

EXPANOED

Greet ings

i n

the

l o v e l y and

precious name of

Jesus

C h r i s t

our

Lord.

Tremendous e x c i t e m e n t has b e e n b u i l d i n g

up

d u r i n g

t h e

l a s t

fev/

d a y s

as

we co nsid er the expansion o f the

minis t ry of

Good Hews

Productions.

I

have only been able^to

discuss

this with

elders and

missionary committees

from

f o u r o f t h e churches

who s u p p o r t

u s .

L e t t e r s have been s e n t o u t

to a l l o t h e r churches,

as

v/ell

as

i n d i v i d u a l s and groups who send

s e p a r a t e l y r a t h e r than through

the

l o c a l

church.

Those with whom we

have

met,

a r e unanimous

i n t h e i r commitment

t o

back

it up

i n

e v e r y way

possible .

They

see

great

p o t e n t i a l

and

some

f e e l th a t

the

e ^ a n s i o n

o f t h i s m i n i s t r y

w i l l

be a more s i g n i f i c a n t missionary endeavor than

even i n the

p a s t . Many

d e t a i l s

must

s t i l l

be v^orked

out , and w e l l

c o n t i n u e our norm al f u r l o u g h

u n t i l

th e end a . J u n e 1975. _

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I n

the 14

years

thus f a r

i n

t h e Rhodes ian work, we

have

had

t h e

b less

ing

of

being used of God i n d if f e re nt programs. The o r i g i n a l e s t ab l i sh

ment o f Good Hev/s

P r o d u c t i o n s

i n 1970 grew out o f s e e i n g a g r e a t media

i n m o b i l e u n i t s and

f i l m

work f o r o u r Lord.

The

r e s p o n s e

h a s b e e n t r e

mendous,

as the

Gospel has been

r e l a t e d through

f i lms and f i l m s t r i p s v h e n

t h e mobi le

u n i t would t a k e them i n t o a l l ty p e s o f a r e a s i n Rhodes ia .

Of

r e c e n t

m i s s i o n a r i e s

i n

s e v e r a l A f r i c a n

c o u n t r i e s

have i n v i t e d

us t o

come i n t o their

c o u n t r i e s

a s w e l l

w it h t h e m o b i l e u n i t . Due

t o

t h e

p o l i t i c a l

s t a t u s

of

Rhodesia

i n

Africa ,

it

i s

very

d i f f i c u l t

to

t r a v e l

North.

So,

we have had t o l i m i t o u r s e l v e s w it h j u s t

supply ing

f i l m -

s t r i p s t h a t

have

been

produced our

s tudios ,

using A frica n p eople ,

and

b a s e d

on

s i t u a t i o n s

r e l a t i v e

t o t h e i r c u l t u r e . B u t

t h e

s t o r y d o e s n t

stop i n Africa .

C h r i s t i a n

workers

from

around

the

world have been i n

quiring, encouraging,

and showing j

us ways t h i s

m i n i s t r y

could be MAVAinaaia

extended

to

help

in their fields

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BOTSWANA

of labor also. Though we ve seen muuiLU uni i lu

the p o s s i b i l i t i e s

and

c h a l l e n g e A r e p o r t has j u s t been

received

we

f o u n d

h a r d t o

e v e n t h i n k o f

f r o m

t h e m o b il e

unit c r e w that

t h e

l e a v i n g Rhodesia . journey t o Botswana was

very

much

MOBILE

UNIT

TO

BOTSWANA

A r e p o r t has j u s t been

received

f r o m

t h e m o b il e

unit c r e w that

t h e

journey t o Botswana was very

much

a s u c c e s s . Many p e o p l e

a r e

s e e k

i n g

New

Testament

C h r i s t i a n i t y

b u t l a c k l e ad er s h ip .

The

report

says t h a t They

r e a l l y

appreciated seeing the good films.*

P l a n s f o r two

A f r i c a n

E v a n g e l i s t s

a r e

b e i n g made s o t h a t t h e y

c a n

r e t u r n f o r a two months p e r i o d o f

t i m e i n which l e a d e r s can be h e l p

ed . May God be

p ra i s e d f o r

p e o p l e

who s e e k Kim first P r a y f o r

t h e

p e o p l e

i n

Botswana.

The m o b i l e unit f r o m S i n o l a

i s now

o pe ra ti n g o ut

of

t h e B ib le C olle ge j

in

ort Victoria for a m o n t h or

s o . Thank

you

Lord

f o r

t h i s work.

Lynda s

need

f o r s p e c i a l

h e l p

h a s

made us g i v e way t o c o n s i d e r at i o n

o f t h e many r e q u e s t s . As we

do,

v/e

b e c o m e

m o r e excited

all

the

t i m e .

Some have

s a i d

t h a t

r e g a r d

l e s s

o f

L y n d a s

n e e d

it l o o k s

like we w o u l d r e m a i n in t h e U . S . A .

a t

l e a s t l o n g enough t o s h a r e t h e

v i s i o n

w i t h

o t h e r s

and

implement

a program

t o h e l p i n o th er p la c es

s o a s

t o h a v e a s i m i l i a r m i n i s t r y .

O u r

association

w o u l d

c o n t i n u e

w it h t h e VtTork i n R h o d e s i a

i n

t h e

p r e p a r a t i o n

o f m a t e r i a l s

and o p e r

a t i n g the

mobile units f i n a n c i a l l y .

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on

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REHEtRSING WH T GO

H TH ONE

j y

Following

are

some

confirmed da tes when 1*11 be speaking a t a few places

Feb. 2 M La Grange, Missour i

PM

Keokuk Iowa

Feb . 6 -9 Onalaska^

Wisconsin

F e b . 13 M etz S c h oo l A s sem bl ie s

Feb. 14-16 S t e r l i n g , I l l i no i s

F eb . 1 7 -2 1 C l a s s e s Conven t i o n

Ozark Bib l e

Col lege

Feb. 21 Car l Junc t ion ,

Mo.

Feb.

23 For t Smith, Arkansas

Mar. 2

P^ West

Union, I l l i no i s

PM Ind ianapo l i s , Ind .

D r e x e l

Ga r d e n s

Mar.

4-6

Georgia

Missionary

Ral ly

East Point

hristian

Mar. 9 M

Lexington,

Ky.

PM Minor sv l l i e , Ky.

Ma r .

Ma r .

1 6

AM

1 7 - 1 8

Mar . 23 AM

PM

M ar . 2 4

Mar .

2 6 - 3 0

Champaign, 111.

Miss ion

Meet ing

Cinc inna t i , Ohio

Roby,

Missour i

Lamar ,

Missour i

Pl t t sbu rg , Kansas

Rev iva l -

Lowel l ,

Ind .

PM

Crown

Po in t , I nd .

Mar.

31 -

Apr i l

6 Sumner, 111.

R e v i v a l

Apr i l 17 Chapel - LCC

Apr i l 17-20 Burns lde , 111.

Apr i l 27

Clay Center , Kansas

Apr i l 29-May 1

Klamlchl

Cl in i c

Ap r i l

has

a few unconf i rmed Dates

May 4 Hessv l l l e ,

Ind i ana

MINISTHV

TO H EXP N E

Continued From Front Page)

Inhere are

very

t al en ted Ch ri sti an

people r eady to use

those

t a l e n t s

In

th e

Lord*s work. By

co-ord i

na t i ng t hose t a l e n t s and us ing

the cu l tu r a l and language knowl

edge o f fo re ig n s tuden ts .

I n t e rn s ,

miss iona r ie s on

fu r lough ,

and

o the r s ,

we

cou ld

make

ava i l ab l e

f l lm s tr lp s to be used on the f i e l d

In

t each ing

f a i t h f u l men, who can

t e a c h

others

also

Some

are

s e t vp

to make

f l lms t r l p s

to r epo r t to th e U.S.A.

churches ,

and th i s I s

g rea t .

As we ga the r

mate r i a l

t h rough those ment ioned

above,

which

I s

su i t ed

fo r

a p a r

t i c u l a r r a c e ,

tiie s l i d e s could

a l so

be taken

by

the people

on the

f i e l d

and then all a s s emb l e d here Some

have

said,

I

can*t

take

pictures

or wri te

sc r ip t s . We would

send

th em sample

sc r ip t s ,on

which

t hey

could

note necessa ry changes

so

as

to r e l a t e to l i ielr peop le . In te rns

could take p ic tu r e s ,

where

the

m i ss io na ry o r na t i ve worker m l ^ t

no t be ab le to ,

o r have

equipment .

Some m i s s io n a r i e s c a n

do

It well

Many

see th e grea t

Inpac t

o f f i lm-

s t r i p s In undeveloped coun t r i e s

espec i a l l y , and some a re us ing

various ones produced, but tney

a r e relative to t h e Ame r i c a n cul

t u r e , and no t nea r ly as e f fec t ive ,

as

they could be In t e ach ing , and

evange l i s t i c

ou t reach .

Many

miss iona r ie s

don*t

have th e

t im e even though

t hey

beg fo r

th e

adapted mate r i a l s , and see them

as very

va luab le .

If they can

g e t

the tim e,

then they

f ind It

hard

to f ind equipment , a r t i s t s , and

o th e r

v i t a l

t h i ng s n ece s s a ry

In

p roduc t ion .

Guidance can

a l so

be given , po i n t

in g ou t places to ob t a in s l np l e

and Inexpensive equipment su i t ab l e

In s e t t i ng up a mobile un i t , as

well

a s I n f o rm a t i o n of

how this

min i s t ry

I s succe s s f u l I n

o the r

lands

This would be a spec ia l ized se rv i ce

due to th e cu l t u r a l

adap ta t ions .

In

pa r t i c u l a r ,

which would

t ake

t im e, bu t having seen It In Rhod

e s i a ,

and

being aeked

by

so many

o the rs

fo r

help

and

advice .

It I s

something which

we f e e l

must and

s h o u l d

b e

d o n e . S i n c e we

a r e

re

maining

In th e

U.S.A.

Ib r a t l e a s t

a t ime , because o f Lynda, we

wi l l

g ive

ou r s e l v e s

to t h i s .

The cha l l enge

o f It

I s g r e a t ,

and

wi l l

requ i re

much

ofmemain ly , bu t

working

t oge the r can do It

Iher0*s

no

ques t i on

as

to

l t s

value , need ,

o r po s s i b i l i t i e s .

In somewhat o f a summary, l e t me

add th e f ol low in g. The

Good

News

Stud ios In Rhodesia

are pa id

o f f .

Two

fami l i e s wi l l

be ready

to

go

t h i s yea r and assimie r e s pon s i b i l i

t i e s which r equ i re presence

In

Rhodesia. Manyrequests

have

been

received f r om other countries to

expand

t h i s mini s t ry .

The U.S.A.

I s

th e

I d e a l

p l a ce

from w hlch

to

be

of grea tes t

se rv ice . L^daTIs

In

need

o f

help

and

we

Jus t

don*t

f e e l r ig h t In r e tu rn ing

to Rhodes ia

w i th h er . Chu r c h e s c on ta c t e d th u s

fa r see

g rea t

po t en t i a l In ex

panding what

we*ve

been doing

In

Rhod e s i a t o

other

countries

God

has opened doors , and fit pieces

toge the r In

a f an t a s t i c way. We

a re wi l l i ng to do all we

can ,

If

you

wi l l cont inue

to

he lp .

May

God con t inue

to

l ead

each

o f

us In

full

commitment , so

t h a t

we

might

redeem

the t ime In

r each ing all

men,

br ing ing

g lo ry

to

God

t h rough

Hie marvelous power

as It works

among th e

na t i on s .


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G OO D N EW S P RO D UC TI ON S

Field Addres s :

Ziden

and H ele n N u tt

P. Box 3 9 8

Sinola

Rhodesia

Forwarding Address;

Mr. and

Mrs.

Ziden E

Nut t

1 5 5 5 Cline A v e n u e

LowelL

Indiana 4 6 3 5 6

Holding

forth the word of life: tha t I may rejoice

in the day

of

Christ that I

have

not run in vain

neither laboured in vain.

Philippians

2:16

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P O S T C A R D

P LAC E

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RHODESIA EVANGELISM

Open

Assembly

EMPHASIS - OMM T

Z i d e n

Nu t t

To consider the new concept of training Africans to

teach Africans as a

Bible based

m ethod of

world

evangelism.

ADULT

How To Use Prepare and

present

the poster That These May

Know

Him

Too (General Section Read

Article.

Offerprayer for the churches

to be concerned for African preachers to carry the Word.

May 1974

Central Africa Story

A myriad of

mission

philosophies appear

from

the classroom to national plat

forms, and from fields of service to board meetings. This is good, for we must care

fully consider the mosteffectivewaysofreachingpeople for Christ in on ever chang

ing world.

An

examination of different philosophies not only gives new ideas and freshness,

but many

times points

our dangers ofother philosophies. Redeeming the

time

is of

vital importance and any new idea, scripturally sound, is welcomed.

is gratifying to see a surge of interest in a world-wide evangelism; for a genu

ine concern for the lost has no geographical boundaries, and we must work while we

still have today.

Disciplining

the nations has many aspects.

Who,

where, and how to send are

only a few of the basic and vital questions. I am happy for the elders who chose to

set me aside as an evangelist to Rhodesia, for in their decision many questions of

sending are answered. But what about the actual work itself? Many books hod been

studied Anthropology, Sociology, Methodsof Approachand other courses hod been

token, in

order

to be more effective. The churches had committed us to the Spirit

with trust and confidence. The

field

would determine much

of

how

the

work wou ld

have to be carried out,

and

the Spirit would lead.

The opportunities in Rhodesiacalled forth a review and research of almost every

mission philosophy ever thought and yet, through the years, the main emphasis has

been through all approaches, to follow the plan laid down in the New Testament

commit thou to faithful

men

who shall teach

others also.

In the Sinoio

area

alone, there ore fifty-two church groups with whom we work.

The main thrust is hot only being involved in primary evangelism, but in teaching

faithful

men

in special sessions.

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We work together with sixAfrican evangelists some of whom also help in leader

ship clinics. Once a month we all ge t together for a study and to chart out the work.

Recently we

were

privileged to hove Bro. Bruce Ammermon come from his new cen

ter of service in Salisbury to lead in one of the discussions. Bruce and his family

are now in a strategic location not only to do a much needed work in Salisbury but

to assist in leadership clinics through the country.

The Lord continues to open new doors of service and we are so thankful for the

thrust in Rhodesia in spreading the Gospel. Yes there

ore

many philosophies which

must be considered but they all fall under the main Emphasis . . .commit thou to

faithful men who

shall

t each others

also

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RHODESIA EVANGELISM

Class or

Small Group

Oi

REPORTS

FROM RHODESIA

o

create

an

awareness

of

the methods,

progres^,

problems and hope for evangelism in Rhodesia.

ACnjLT

CENTRAL

AFRICA

CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

RICHARD

SMITH

The preacher training work in Rhodesia had its beginning in 1958 at Mashoko

when John

Pemberton

sow

the

need fo r t ra ined Christian leaders in

th e church

of

Christ throughout Central Africa. Richard Smith became the principal of Central

Africa Christian College in 1966 when it was

moved

to Fort Victoria.

A goal of the college leaders is to encourage the Rhodesian African Christians

to begin to support their college.

n

the post years,

much

stress has been put upon

this goal and now Christians

are

beginning to respond. They

ore

pleased to see that

they have a real part in making the college a success.

Until this goal is realized, we still must share the financial burden with American

Christians. We urge you to accept the invitation to shore in

prayer

for this work;

that God con

usethesetroined

African men to

spread

the Gospel to parts of the world

we

ore unable to

reach

with our own

lives

and witness

FORT VOORIA MISSION

LESTER VAN DYKE FAMILY

The

Lester Van

Dyke

family

began

their

work

in

Chiredzi,

Hippo

Valley,

Rho

desia in 1964 as

they

helped to pioneer

the

medical and evangelistic work there.

After two years,

they moved to

Mashoko Mission

where Von

continued

his

hospital

administration

duties

and

did preaching

to the nearby villages and Marjorie

taught

in the

Medical

Assistant School and helpedwith

office

work.

We

soon sow the need

for someone to take the

Gospel

to the people in the villages, and so was born our

plan for bush

evangelism , which is the

ministry,

we

feel

we are called to

do. We

ore

equipped

with a

VWKombi Camper which becomes

our

home for

a

number

of

days at a

time

in the villages where

churches

are

being

planted and nourished.

We

maintain a home in Fort Victoria

where

Van teaches in the African Bible College two

days a

week,

but our major

work

lies

in

the vast Gutu

Reserve

some 40 miles

from

For t Victor ia

Van spends up to 5 days in one or

two

villages at a time as he believes

con

tact is the key to evangelizing a primitive people: eating the food they eat; sitting

on the ground with

them;

walking their

foot paths; visiting

the sick and

calling

on

church

prospects;

having Bible studies for several hours a day, several days at a

time, under the shade of a tree, their usual meeting place-all these factors contri

bute

to the

African s

acceptance ofthe Gospel. Not one of the villages to whom he

ministers is

in

the

vicinity

of any

mission

station where the people

con

go to learn,

so they would not be reached if itweren t for going to them .

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His main emphasis is l ea de rs hi p training and so he holds schools for the men and

b oy s who come each month for

several

days. The women ore showing keen i nt er es t

in having a si mi lar school so p la ns are under consideration to assist them in l ea rn

ing the Bible

and

how to live the Christian life.

There is evidence of growth and one aspect of this is the recent selection by all

the churches in the

area

of an

elder

to serve as their leader during the Van Dyke s

furlough. There is i ncr ease d eagerness all the time to learn

more

of G od s Word.

The leadership schools

ore

continuing during the Van Dyke s absence led by three of

the more capable men who

will

teach others what they have alreody been taught.

The problems seem to remain the same: Drinking a habit of their culture with

all the troubles that go

with

it; the consultation of Ngongas

witchdoctors

and the

accompanying rituals they

still

engage in contrary to Biblical teachings but so deep

ly

ingrained

in their lives

since early childhood that they are very difficult to put be

hind them; jealousy among the various leaders and some refusal to work with others

in unity. We believe that only prayer can overcome these grievous problems.

THE HIPPO

VALLEY

STORY

O N PEMBERTON

In 1963 Dr. Dennis Pruettond Mr. Jo hn C. Pemberton come to the V al le y to talk

to the directors of the Hippo Valley Estates. They wanted them to come down into

this virgin territory where we hod no

NewTestament

work at all and begin a medical

and an e duc at ion al work for t hei r employees After much discussion and t ra ve l be

tween Mashoko and Chiredzi the work

here

was opened

The work has g ro wn in n umbers and in spirit. Mr. Watson Mabono come down to

the

Lowveld in

1966

to workwith Mr Pember ton

Mr

Mabono was the first student

of

the

Mashoko Bible

College

now

the

Central Africa Christian

College

in F ort Victoria.

Mr. Joshua Mafa soon followed he was the second student at Mashoko Bible College.

We now hove eight fully trained ministers

here

in the Valley with a t ra in ed part-time

chaplain. There isstill

needfor

more. Some of these ministers

are

covering as many

as three preaching points

where

they could be used full-time. Since this is a t ransit

type community many of the Christians soon

move

on to

another

job in

another

com

munity and the church is growing in other areas Just like the e ar ly church the peo

ple

move

and take their Christ with them.

EUROPEAN EVANGELISM

This is a new field for many of the missionaries in Africa. We have found the

work

here

n

Chiredzi/Hippo Valley

to

be of great challenge. Many o

the

people

would

tell

you when

asked

about their

church affiliation that they

belonged

to.

. .or

. . .or. . .; butwhen itcame to church attendance that was something else. There

was

always the

same old

excuses

and

reasons

for not attending. V^en

the church of

Christ started to

hold

services many of the Europeans here looked and said they

won t last . Now we

are

in the process of building our church building. This is being

done without any assistance from the States completely by the people of the congre

gation here. Thecongregation has grown steadily and has proven to the community

that they mean to stay and do the work that is

here

to do.

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No t only hove they e sta bl ish ed o congregation here in Chiredzi, but two of

ou r

families hove mov ed cwoy and

have

started or or e in the process of starting a con

gregation elsewhere.

The Lord

has greatly blessed

this new

phase of the

work.

CHIREDZI, RHODESIA

SHERAAAN

A N D JUDI PEMBERTON

In 1969, Sherman an d Judi Pemberton joined th e work in R hod esi a, at C hi re dz i.

Sherman s duties included: building supervisor, principal of education, supervising

25 African schools, minister in charge of Hippo Valley African evangelism, assistant

minister of the Chiredzi European congregation, and professor of the Rhodesion

Bi

ble College.

Judi has

organized three laboratories

in t he C hiredzi

area

trained four African

men in laboratory work,

and

supervises the Chiredziclinic lab, which services an area

of 120

miles

r a di us .

BULAVWO MISSION

DAVID A ND JUDY FINNEY

David and I have been working in Bulowoyo since our furlough in 1971. I p re

viously served in Bulowoyo as a secretary, Sunday school teacher. Scripture teacher

in the public schools, and youth worker prior to our marriage in 1969. David taught

in the Mashoko Mission and Gutu Mission Schools and served as the School Manager

in the Zambezi Valley

while

the Penningtonswereon furlough.

David

is

now

serving

full-time

minister of the Colenbronder Avenue Church of Christ European) here in

Bulowoyo. He finds this a full-time job

with

preaching

twice

on Sunday, and the mid

week

Bible

study on Wednesday. He also supervises the

Youth

Coffee Bar

which

is

open on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights, run by the youth of the church. He has

two private Bible studiesaweekandteachesa Scripture class at Northlea High

School

on

Friday morning.

I

teach Sunday

school

at Colenbronder

juniors ;

teach Sunday

school at Makokoba our large

African

Sunday school which runs between 1200 and

1300 weekly) and teach at Forestvale which is a colored church. David teaches at

Forestvale also. I serve as president of our European women s group as

well

as

guest speaker occasionally for the Borhom Green women s group.

G O O D NEWS

PRODUCTIONS

ZI DEN n

Tremendous excitement has been building up during the last few days, as we con

sider the expansion of the ministry of Good News Productions.

In the 14

years

thus for inthe Rhodesion work, we

have

had the blessing of being

used of God in different programs. The original establishment of Go od News Pro

ductions in 1970 g re w out of see ing a great media in mobile units and film work for

our Lord. Theresponse has been tremendous, as the Gospel has

been

related through

films

and filmstrips when the mobile unit would take them into all types of a re as in

Rhodesia.

Ofrecent missionaries in

several

African countries

have invited

us to come

into their

countries

as

well

with t he m ob il e unit. C hr is ti an w or ke rs f ro m a round th e

world hove been Inquiring, encouraging, and showing us ways this ministry could be

extended to help in their fields of labor also.

Though

we ve seen the possibilities

and challenge, we found it hard to even think of leaving Rhodesia.

JUNE 1975 PAGE 59 ADULT


10/12

Our daughter Lynda s need for special help has made us give way to consider

ation of the many requests. Aswe do, we become more excited all the time. Some

have said that regardless of Lynda s need, itiooks like we would remain in the

U S

to shore the vision with others and implement a program to help in other places to

hove a similar ministry.

To

sum it up, the Good News Studios in Rhodesia are paid off. Two families will

be ready to go this year and assume responsibilities

which

require presence in Rho

desia. Many requests have been received from other countries to

expand

this minis

try. The U S isan ideal place from

which

to be of the greatest service. Lynda

is

in

need of help and we |ust don tfeel right in returning to Rhodesia with her. Churches

contacted thus far see great potential in expandingwhat we have been doing in Rho

desia toother countries. God hasopeneddoors, and fit pieces together in a fantastic

way. We

are willing

to do all we can, if you will continue to help.

May God continue to lead each of us in full commitment, so that we might re

deem thetimebringingglorytoGodthrough His marvelous power as it works among

the

nations

JU NE 975 PAGE ADULT

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The Ziden L.

Nutt

Family

15505 Cline Ave.

Lowell, Indiana 46356

R E T U R N

P O ST A GE G U AR A NT E ED

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Forwarding Agonts:

ZIDEN C RY ST AL F E RN NUTT

15505 CLINE AVE.

LOWELL, INDIANA 46356

PHONE

219- 696- 8372

I i

.

Non profil

Organization

U. S. Postage Paid

Lowell, Indiana

Permit No. 5

yf

P e rs o n al A d d re ss :

ZIDEN H E L E N N U T T

R.R. 1

NORTON, MISSOURI 64751

PHONE 417-484-3230

The

ZIDEN

L.

N U T T

Family

7 1975

GOO NEWS

PRODUCTIONS TO

LOC TE T lOPLIN

Afte r

nmch

oonaul ta t lon

with s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s .

Ind iv idua l s

college

p r o f e s s o r s ,

misaionariea,

an d o t h e r s , it

has

been decided

to

l o c a t e n e a r J o p l i n , M is s ouri. Fac i l i t i e s fo r Good News P roductions may

p o s s i b l y

be only a ^

6 f

a mile

from

th e campus

o f O.B.C.

This would

p ro v e

to b e

v e ry i m po rt an t b ecau s e of

th e many m i s s i o n a r i e s who come

thr ough J o p l i n , as

w e l l

as

th e many in terns who go

o u t from

ttie c o l l e g e .

Though

w e ll

n ot b e co nn ected di rec t ly

w i t h

O.B.C.,

there

wil l be a

lo t

o f in te r ac t ion through s t u d e n t t a l en t and h e l p , projects in

t h e

c l a s s

room

fo r

u s

a n d

var ious

othe r

t h i n g s .

We

have

looked a t

a

lo t

o f p r o p e r t y ,

as

w e l l as t a l k e d w i t h Good

man

Church Builders .

It seems t h a t a

bui ld ing

ca n be d e sig n e d and b u i l t

f o r o u r needs

for

th e same

cos t a s

b u yi ng s om et hi ng and t h e n remodeling

t o fit o u r n e e d s . W h i c h e v e r

w a v

w e sco. It

c a n b e

d o n e

f o r a b o u t fifty

o f i t

o u r n e e d s .

Which e v e r wa y we g o . I t can be done

for

a b o u t f i f t y

t hous a nd .

B e c a u s e

o f

th e

s l g n i f l

c ^ c e and i m p o r t a n c e o f t h i s

u n i q u e m i n i s t ry

it i s

f e l t t h a t

this i n v e s t m e n t

w o u l d

b e small

c o n ^ a r e d

to th e

sou l s

saved and

th e te ac hin g done In committl^the

G o s p e l

to

f a i t h f u l m e n ,

so

t h ey

c a n teach others

also

A ll

r esponse

fi: om ou r suppo r t

in g churches has been e x c e l l e n t .

A ll

a re cont inuing suppor t

and

so m e h a v e increased

b e c a u s e

o f

the

e x p a n d e d

w o r k

Into

s e v e ra l n a t i o n s

and

th e

n e e d

f o r s ^u pp or t t o do

it

Th e g r ea t and i m m e d i a t e n e e d i s

f o r

fmidq f o r

th e

^facilities

These

will

W needed by Dec.

1975.

O n

the

reverse s ide

is

a

c o n

densed

o u t l i n e

o f th e id e a u p o n

w h i c h

we ll b e able

to assist

in

many n a t i o n s as w e l l

as

Rhodes ia .

149

CCEPT

CHRIST

M i c h a e l Nyandcro, operator

itf

a m o b i l e u n i t w as r e c e n t l y help

e d

by Watson

Mabona in m ore e v a n

g e l i s t i c m e e t i n g s . Par t o f the

month ly

s u p p o r t s e n t

to us g o e s

fo r

the c o n t i n u i n g operat ion

of

t h ings l i ke t h i s e v en th ou gh

we

a re i n

th e U. S . A.

Dur ing

t h e tw o

w eeks, 149 accep t ed C h r i s t and

tw o local

a s s e m b l i e s

w e r e

f o r m e d .

We a re th an k fu l to

God,

Who

o p e n s

th e

d o o r s ; And, to you

who

h e l p

make it

poss ib le .

The

s t a f f

o f Afr i cans

a l o n g with t h e

help

f rom I v a n

M a r t i n

and D a l e Marsha l l

d o a t r e m e n d o u s j o b .


12/12

Co - o r d i n a t i o n

of

Ch r i s t i a n

Ta l e n t s

Ar t i s t s , Wri t e r s ,

P r i n t e r s ,

and

Pho tog raphe r s .

Gathe r ing o f I n f o r

ma t i o n of various

wo r l dw i d e cultures

Through

I n t e r n s ,

Mis s i on a r i e s , and

Fore ign Studen t s .

Gather ing

o f P ic tu re s

To

I l l u s t r a t e Scr ip t s

Through

Mis s i on s ,

Photographers , and

Interns

PRESENTING

THE MASTER*S MESSAGE

IN

MULTI-MEDIA

Produc t ion o f mate r ia l s des igned pr imar i ly

fo r

use

on

fo re ign

f i e l d s

among

d i f f e r en t

cu l t u r e s

by Na t i ona l s and Miss iona r i e s ;

Assis tance in th e value and use

o f v isu als ,

equ ipment , ^

mobile

un i t s i n p reach ing ;

Making

ava i l ab l e

s imple

equipment , fo r

use

in v i l la g e o r

home

evangel i sm and

t each ing ;

CENTRAL AFRICA

MISSION

GIVES

APPROVAL

The v a l u a b l e

a dv i c e o f

t h e member s o f

Cen t r a l

A f r i c a

Mis s i o n

o v e r

the

pa s t

15

years

has

r e a l l y

been

a

bless ing

to

the

work

in

which

we

are

engaged. V/e

would pay

t r i bu t e to the d i f f e r en t ones serv ing on

the

bosird, fo r

t h e i r wisdom and dedica t ion in

giving

guidance to the work;

And,

coping

w ith the t remendous

growth in

the

Rhodesian

f i e ld .

Thougli our main respons ib i l i ty i s to th e s up po rtin g

churches, we

have

also been

responsible

and affiliated with the Central Africa Prlission, ^

which

is

a tax

exempt

organization.

The

board met in March and the.^^^^

missionaries met

in

May. Both groups gave unanimous

approval

for the /^

plans o f expansion

by

Good News Product ions . Those who have

seen

the

work in Rhodesia f e e l

t ha t it is big enough

to

have i t * s own advisory

board

with

tax exempt s t a tu s .

However, they

are

a l l

pleased fo r us

to

come under them, o r , would wish us C-od-speed in s e t t in g up sepa ra t e ly .

F o r the jnr je .3en t t ime we ll

be

a i a v i n g . _w i t h

^them. and

will

benefit

voiST thelr advicb^nd

help in

the setting

UP

of the^TLnternational offices

fo r Goo^^JIews--Prxsr4ucl4p

We

a re

indebted

to them fo r many t h ings .

s h ou l d still be made o u t to C en tr al A f r i c a

Mis^roTr 7~~^and--senb to 15^5

Cline Ave.

at

Lowell,

In.

46356. This

way

t h e y a re t a x d e du c tib le .

FORW RDING GENTS CONTINUE

CertEd.n-ly,

tt could

be

s a i d ,

The value of

good

forwarding agents

canno t b e m easured on e a r t h . Even

though we might t r y

to eva lua te

how valuab le

the

unpaid s e rv i ce s

o f Ziden ' s p a r e n t s

a re

in th e

work,

it would be imposs ib l e .

We

give

t h em

o u r

sincere

thanks for

the

marvelous work t h ey a re doing .

They,

wi l l c a r r y r i g h t on as be

f o r e ,

r e c e iv ing all

th e

g i f t s and

fo rwa rd ing

them

on

to

us

fo r

use

a t

Good

New3

Produc t i ons ,

In t l ^So

we aga in

say to Ziden

E.

Cry s t a l

F ern N ut t :

Thanks

f o r th e f i n e

work you

a re

do ing ; We know it is

no t

f o r pay o r

p r a i s e

o f

men,

bu t

CHURCH PAYS OFF

MO ILE

UNIT

A note

receh tTy

came

wi th a

f i n a l check fo r 300. This made

the

t o t a l 6 ,600,

given in

about

a yea r ' s t ime , by a

church

wi th

l e s s

t h an a

hundred i n average

attendance The

am o u n t

w as

a b o v e

t h e i r

r egu l a r

miss ion g iv ing .

The unit w as

obtained

in 1 9 7 4

i n Rhodes ia ,

on

th e s t r e ng t h o f

th e

committment

to

supp ly funds .

Lord

wi l l i n g ,

by

th e chiarch a t

-^Eafi^li^Lake. Minn. They

challenged

o t h e r

Churches

t o

he lp equ ip

the

un i t wi t h a pub l i c add re s s

system,

g en e r a t o r ,

and

p r o j e c t o r s .

Praise

b e

to

God Ib r H is child

r e n ,

no t

on ly

o f

Eagle Lake ,

bu t

a l so

th e

many o t h e r s

who

make th e

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