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A R e p o r t From M r. a n d M r s . T h o m a s C o u r t n e y. , P r e p a r i n g To E n t e rT h e N u a n e t s l A r e a , S ou th e r n R h o d e s ia , A f r i c a - M ay 2 4 , 1 9 6 3 -

November 22, 1963 Sailing Date For African Field

Equipment Secured For New PostT he ca l l to se rv e in a c o m p l et e ly p r im i ti v e f ie ld , w i thou t

b e n e f i t o f ro a d s , h as .made th e p u rc h a se o f a 4 wh e e l dr iveveh ic l e a n e c e s s i t y .

After careful invest igat ion an d upon receiving recommendat i ons from th e f i e l d , a D od ge 3 00 , 4 wh e e l d ri ve w i th wi n c h ,has been or der ed . Th e one t on truc k i s being equipped witha Perkins (British manufacture) D i es e l e n gi n e. The diesel eng ine w a s o r de r ed to o ff se t t he high f ue l c o s t in A fr i c a . G asoline is 75 ? pe r gallon as opposed to fo r d ie se l . Manyo f th e missionaries wh o ar e no w serving in th e Rhodesias ar edr iving more t ha n 2 0, 00 0 miles per year. Th e di fference infue l c o s t wi l l be c o n s i d e ra b l e an d wil l just i fy th e i n s t a l l a t i ono f t h e d iese l pow er p l a n t .

A 2500 w a t t gener a to r h a s b e e n dona ted to t h e N u a ne ts iM i s s i o n by M r . an d M r s . D a r r e l l C r e e k . Th e g e n e r a t o r w i l lbe u se d fo r s im p le l ig ht in g a nd fo r v i su a l e d u ca t io n . M r. a ndM r s . M e rl e S ch ro ed er a r e p u r c h a s i n g a l a rg e c a l i b r e r i f len e e d e d fo r p e r so n a l p r o te c ti o n . M r. an d M r s . E lD on H ov enh a ve p u rc h as e d a Volt/Amp. meter fo r equipment maintenanceon th e f i e ld . M r. an d M r s . Floyd Simms o f I nd iana have g iven u s a t i m i n g l i g h t . M r. an d M r s . J am es S to ck w i l l p r o v i d ea c h a i n saw. M r. an d M r s . Do n C ow le s h av e giv en u s as m a l l r e v ol v e r fo r p e r s o na l p r o te c t i on . Roberta C a rp e n t e r h a sg i v e n u s a t r e a d l e se w i n g m ach in e. D r. Robert M o o r e w i l lprovide me d i c a l su p p l i e s a n d e q ui p me nt to h e l p with th e worko f t h e c l i n i c . Will iam St e i n , Salem p h ar m a ci s t, w i ll providea l l o f th e v i t a m i n s an d p e n i c i l l i n n e e d e d fo r o u r f i r s t te rm o fs e r v i c e . O w e n M o s s b a r g e r o f S t . Johns w i l l prov ide a 35 mm

c a m e r a . A1 N i e m e y e r w i l l prov ide a n a c e t l y e n e w e l d i n g o u tf i t . S e ve r al c h u rc h e s have i nd ic at ed t he y wi l l provide a l l o ft he n ee de d s ew in g i t ems . A sl ide p ro je ct or h a s b ee n d o na te d

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N o v e m b e r o f t h i s y e a r h a s b e e n s e ta s th e t a rg e t d a te fo r M r. an d M r s .T h o m as Co u r t n e y to c l o s e t h e i r s u cc e s s f u l m i n i s t r y o f m o r e t h a n a dec a d e w it h t h e F ir st C h ri s ti a n C h u r c h

i n B e av e rt on , O r ego n an d s a i l to Afr i c a w h e r e t he y w il l j oi n t he m i s s i o n

a ry t e a m o f t he S ou th ern R ho de si anM i s s i o n b y o p e n i n g a ne w f ield n e a rt he N u a n et si R i v e r .

Th e c a l l e x t e n d e d to th e 38 y e a ro ld p as to r, p i lo t a nd b a c t e r i o l o g i s tw il l p la c e th e family (Frances , M ichae l 13 and Pa m e l a 10 ) in th e mids t o f1 0 , 0 0 0 A f r i c a n s , 6 0 m i l e s f rom t h en e a r e s t r o ad a n d 1 5 0 m i l e s f r o m t h e

n e a r e s t t o w n . T h e a r e a i s acces s

a ble o nly b y 4 w h e e l d ri ve t ru ck o ra ir cr af t. M i s si on a ri es n o w o n th e

f i e l d h a v e u rg e d them to b ri ng b o th a

t r u c k an d a i r c r a f t i f a t a ll p o ss ib le .Such t r an s po r t a t ion w o u l d e n a b l e t h e mto a l so mi n i s t e r to C hi ef S e ng w e' sr e s e r v e s o m e 1 8 0 m ile s to th e s o u t h .

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C h ie f S e ng w e' s a rea , to be serv iced by a i r. Sengwe bordersth e Bubi a n d Limpopo Rivers a n d a c co r di n g to M ax Ward Ra nd a l l , a m o r e i n a c c e s s i b l e p lace w o u l d be h ard to f i n d . Th es u r veyed a re a w il l need a p p r o x i m a t e l y tw o d o z e n s c h o o l s tos e r v e t h e 2 , 4 0 0 p r i m a r y a ge c h i ld r en .

Th e u n u s u a l o pp or tu ni ty p ro m is es t o ad d s u b s t a n t i a l l y tol as t y e a r' s t o t a l o f 2 , 00 0 b a p t i s m s in t h e R h o d e s i a s .

Th e Co u r t n e y s w i l l s a i l from N ew York to C h erb o u rg o n th eCu n a r d L i n e an d from Amsterdam to Ca p e Town on t h e H ol land -Afr ican F r e ig h t er L i n e . Th e t o t a l fare fo r th e family from Ne wYor k to C a p e Town wi l l amount to 1 , 5 3 5 . 0 0 .

Schroeders Forwarding AgentsAmong t he h un dr ed s o f persons required to k e e p an e v a n

g e l i s t o n a foreign f i e l d , none is more impo r tan t t ha n t he fo rwarding agen t . Thus w e are i n d e e d f or tu na te to h av e secu r edt h e s er v ic e s o f M r. a n d M r s . M e r le S c hr o ed e r w h o w i ll s e rv ein th is capaci ty fo r th e Courtneys while t he y a re in SouthernR h o d e s i a .

M e rl e S ch r oeder is a mason c o n t ra c t o r. H is wife , Dorothy,k e e p s t h e book s fo r t h ei r c o rp o ra t io n . Both ar e d e d i c a t e d

Ch r i s t i an s . Merle i s current ly serving as chai rman of th eboard a t t h e Beaver ton congregat ion , se r ves a s a t e a c h e r inth e Bible Sc h o o l , is a n e lde r a n d wa s re c e n t l y e l ec t ed a s at rustee of th e North Wi ll am e tt e C h r is t ia n E v a n g el is t ic Associ a t i o n . M r s . S c h r o e d e r s e r v e s a s a d e a c o n e s s a n d B i b l e

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Th e S c hr oe d er s l iv e a t 10975 S.W. Walnut , Portland 23 ,O r egon a nd a ll f unds may be s e n t d i re c tl y to t h em.

by Sawy ers, In corp o ra ted . A miter-box an d s aw w il l be prov i d e d b y C h a r l e s N e w t o n .

S ti ll n e ed ed fo r t he m i ss io n i s a s m al l a i r- c o m pr e ss o r a n darc-welder. Colored sheets (3/4 an d f ull size) an d towelsar e n e e d e d . A p re s su re coo ker (to s t e r i l i ze me d i c a l d r e s sings, etc . ) , waterless c oo k wa re , k e ro s en e lamps (pressuret yp e) , t ea ch in g filmstrips, f la nn el gr ap h, l ug ga ge , f oo tl oc k -

e rs , sewing sup plies o f a ll kinds (for African teaching program), Maytag gasoline washin g mach ine . Kerosene refr igerato r , Gas s tove . K er os en e i ro n a n d E n cy c lo p ed ia s fo r th ec h i l d r e n .


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Greatest Need et For Capital EquipmentOn e o f th e grea te s t needs ye t to be cared for, before th e

Courtneys sa i l t o t he ir ne w post of evangel ism, i s th e majorequ ipmen t r ecommended by t h e m i s si o na r ie s no w o n t h e f ie l d.The government of Southern Rhodesia ha s granted t h e N u an e ts iarea to th e Southern Rhodes ian Miss ion with t he p ro vi si onthat they wi l l also develop schools an d a clinic in Chie fSengwe's reserve 18 0 miles away. The 18 0 miles distanceo n o ur f re ew ay s t akes only a fe w minutes bu t on th e roadpictured below is a three da y ordeal . Fo r th is reason, JohnPemberton an d M ax Wa rd R a nd al l h a ve i n di c at e d t h a t an a ircraft would be essent ia l . A used Cessna 180, which wouldgive th e best bush performance, ca n be purchased fo r approximate ly 8 ,500 .00 . Th e aircraft w il l s er ve a s a directl ink , according to surveys a l ready completed, in t he b ap ti smof some 1,200 Africans in th e next five years. Forty churchesg iv in g 2 00 .0 0 a piece would be able to care fo r th e cos t ofth e aircraft. With th e time for sailing rapidly approaching,w e e n co u ra g e you to give th is m a tt er y ou r u rg en t p ray e r.

We ar e grateful that a number of congregat ions and /o rc l a s s e s within th e c o ng re g at io n h a ve underwri t ten th e Nu anets i work in a s i gn i fi c an t w a y. Ou r thanks to th e congreg a t i o n s a t S t. J oh n s , P ar kr os e, M i lw a uk ie , Beaverton andW il la me tt e i n t he Portland a rea an d to th e Loyal Friends C l a s sa t th e C o u r t S t r e e t Church in Salem.

Th e m at te r o f a responsible relationship b e tw e en t he Nu anets i Miss ion an d th e loca l congregation i s no w b ef or e t heboards o f s ev en other congregat ions . This link relat ionshiphas proven to be the greates t blessing fo r both th e missionaryan d th e lo ca l co n g reg a t io n .

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Brick forms soak in wate r w ait in g t o be fi l led with mud.JohnPemfcerton h as employed te n such A fr ic a ns t o b eg in c h or eo f making bricks fo r h ou se a nd sch o o ls in Nuane ts i to ber ea dy w he n C ou rt ne ys a r r ive .

A number o f Vacat ion Bible Sch o o ls an d Summer YouthCamps have expressed their interest in lending support to th eN u a n e t s i work o f th e S o u th e r n R h o d e si a n M i s s i o n . W e th an kGo d for this much needed help

SOUTHERN RHODESIAN MISSION CONTRIBUTIONS(As of May 2 , 1963)

M r . Lyl e B ak e r 1 0 . 0 0M r. a n d M r s . E lm e r B la n to n 2 . 0 0Mr. an d Mrs . Veldon Boge 1 0 . 0 0M i s s V i nn i e B o ur la n d 1 5 . 0 0M r s . W . J. Bryan 5 . 0 0M r s . Rober ta Car pen te r 3 . 2 5Cent r a l C h r i s t i a n C h u rc h . Port land 1 0 . 0 0Court St ree t Ch r i s t i an , Sa lem, Loyal Friends 1 0 . 0 0Church o f Ch r i s t , Swee t Home 2 2 . 0 9Church of Christ , Sweet H om e, J un io r Group 5M r. a n d M r s . D o n C o w l e s 5 5 . 0 0M r s . Ev e lyn C re e k 1M r . a n d M r s . W i ll ia m D a lt on 5 . 0 0M r. a n d M r s . H o r a c e D e n t o n 1 4 0 . 0 0M r. an d M r s . Ear l Dun lap 5 . 0 0M r . a nd M rs . I ra E gl i 2 . 0 0M r. and M r s . Glenn El y 1 0 . 0 0En f i e l d , I l li n o is C h r i st ia n Church 2 7 . 1 0M ar k G ag e . . 2 5M r . a n d M r s . E ar l H a l l 4 . 0 0Olive Herrington, Milwaukie, Oregon 2 5 . 0 0M r s , Ve ma Jen sen 1 . 0 0Je t C a d e t s , Canby Ch r i s t i an Church 5 . 0 0M r. a n d M r s . Bi l l K r e t s c h m e r

6 . 0 0M r. an d M rs . R ay K ul ke n 8 5 . 5 0M r s . M a m ie L e w is 1 2 . 0 0M i s s Coleen Lo n g a n e c k e r 1 . 2 5M r s . C o r a M e t z e n t i n e 4 . 5 0M r. an d M r s . Garth Mick ey 3 6 . 0 0M i s s C h e ry l Mil l e r . 2 5Milwaukie Church of Chris t , Da y Circle 1 0 . 0 0D a v i d M o r r i s o n . 3 0James M o rr i so n 1 0 . 0 0M i s s J an e M c Q ui re 3 . 5 0M r. an d Mrs. Albert Niemeyer 5 . 0 0M i s s Ch ar len e Niemeyer . 1 0M i s s C o n ni e N ie m ey e r 7 . 0 0M r. a n d M r s . C h a r l e s N e w t o n 2 0 . 0 0P a r kr o se C h r i s t ia n C h u r c h 3 1 . 0 1

M r. a n d M r s . E r n e s t P a r k s 2 0 . 0 0M r s . Fl o re n c e P ay ne 1 0 0 . 0 0M r . a n d M r s . Wa rd R ad er 4 . 0 0M l . a n d M r s . B ob R e e d 1 0 . 0 0Miss Connie llichardsieS^^^^^^^-'-~ > 1 0 . 0 0Mr. Merle Rogers 2 , 0 0D o u g la s S c h ro e d e r 1 . 0 0M i s s L i n d a S c h r o e d e r 1 . 0 0M r . L e s li e S c h u lt z 1 0 . 0 0M r s . D e s s i e Sieg n e r 5 . 0 0M r. an d M r s . Ch ar le s DeMo 5 . 0 0Mr. an d Mrs. Deibe rt Sp r ings teen 3 0 . 0 0M i s s C r y s t a l S t e e l e 1 . 7 5M r s . Bemice Taylor 7 . 0 0Mrs, Juetta Taylor, Springf i eld , Oregon 1 0 0 . 0 0Mr. an d Mrs. Herbert Thompson 1 5 0 . 0 0M r s . Sy l v i a We a v e r 4 . 0 0M r . a n d M r s . H o m er Wo l f 2 0 . 0 0M i s s Diane Zeigler . 4 5

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D e p o s i t s t o D at e 1 1 8 5 . 3 0

D i s bu r s em e n ts t o D a t e 6 0 0 . 0 0{Deposit on equipment travel espense)

BANK BALANCE. Ma y 2, 1963 510.30

Pictured above is Frances Courtney an d th e generous giftsof Tupperware g iv en h er by th e ladies of th e Beaverton co ngregation. Tupperware ha s been found to be extremely usefulon the mission field because the s ea li ng l id s keep the un

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Complete forwarding address T^tr^- Mo-r.ig. qr>h-noor a>nOQV^ g>.W. Walrmtj PnT+.1anH C>7j Or Pgnn

N am e an d address o f L ivin gl in k church o r churches :

T h e D h r i s t i a n C h u r n h M-iiT,TmiV-io nv>T.T n>> f^-p

Rtrfifit- 1079 S.W. Îlen Ave. RtrAPf 2316 Harrison

City -Heaverton 7nnp RfatA. Oreron^ ni ty. MilT-mnlHa Tlnnp. nTôgr^n

Namesandaddresses ofother sponsoring or endorsing churches:Parlcro^fiChristian Church ^ Rt. .Tnhn^ r Tnr pf.-ia . r h .v.pV^RtrAPt k^l6 N.5 116th fftrppt 80 i M. Ri r-hmnnH

r.lty. Portland 7nnp Statp Ore^-on City. Portland 7nnft. _Rtatp n-r-pgnn

Please send along with this form copies of recommendations f ro m c h ur ch e s which will encourageother c hu rc he s t o s u pp o rt y o ur missionary work. There are churches which will n ot a ll ow avis i t ing mis s ionary to s pe ak u n le s s a c h u r c h r e co m m e n da t io n c a n be shown. Since i t i s im p o ss ib le f or any on e p e rs o n t o know a ll Chris t ians in th e wor ld , th i s recommendat ion by a respons ib le New Tes tamen t c h u r c h i s a vi ta l help in persuad ing o the r s of y o ur w o r th i ne ss a nd the valueof your mission . Mission Serv ices s tands read y to help yo u inform HORIZONS r eader s aboutyour church recommendat ions . Since t he c hu rc h is sending yo u to th e mission field A c ts 1 3: 1- 3an d wil l h el p p ro vid e t he necessa ry needs on th e field, natural ly the church should share th ecredi t in y ou r m i ss i on a ry m i n is t ry. One of th e ways that the church ca n do this i s to share the irconviction regarding your m i s si o na r y m i n is t ry with others . Certainly, the i r words w il l h el pconvince o th e rs r eg a rd in g the worth iness of your work . Please help MISSION SERVICES tospread your new s th rough HORIZONS, Packets and S lide l ib rary by sending your c hu rc h r ec ommendat ions as soon as possib le . T h a n k s . S en d w ha t you have now, a nd th e o the r s l a t e r.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: L is t n am es and addresses here an d enclose a copy ofeach l e t t e r, thanks .

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nity 7nnp Rfatp fîty Tlnnp State.

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Name an d address of other papers which might car ry stories of your work:

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Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did. Give approximate dates:

S e rv ic e D a te s

W ^Ucer, Ore on m r d s t e r 19hh-

Co-Li-.-t S t Church - Sa lem, Ore A s s ^ . I - l in is te r

Mill Ci faT Oregon Ltinister 19li8-50

Kirklin, Indiana Minister 19^0-53Beaverton, Ore^ron Minis te r 1953-63

SCHOOLING high school and later):

Name of school Location Number of years Degrees and date granted

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What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hopet o acco mpl i sh on t he m is si on f ie ld ? Your own story in some detail m ig ht b e inf lu e nt ia l in leadingothers into fulltime service Use an extra sheet if yo u need more space):

Descr ibe b ri e fl y i n outline form th e nature of your daily duties on the field:

W hi ch o f th e following t e rms m o st n ea rl y descr ibes your miss ionary s t a t u s?

Bible College Te a c h e r P u b l i c School Teache r_

WnmATnairPT nnr>tr>r >Jnrgp S o c i a l worker^_^_ M u s i c t e a c h e r

Radio Tniniatrv. Radio f o l l o w u p _ ^ _ ^ C h r i s t i a n Serv ice amp _ _ ^ Linguis t i cs .

Maintenance of mission e q u i p m e n t Benevolence Office work. Name other:


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Pathpr^R TiflmiaanH VinmAaHHrAga- THOM SN. COUR n-lEY Living TIpppagpH v

s t r p p t Z o n e ^ . s t R fP.

His nppiipfltinn Tr he a Ch r i s t i an ? y e s _ n o

What p os it io ns o f l e a d e r sh ip has he h eld in th e loca l church?

W h a t C h r i s t i a n s e r v i c e d o e s h e n o w d o

Mother s full maiden name: tmpHhp May Ghanriipr Living.-j^^Deceased.

Rtrppt 123 VJ. Garibaldfl S t nitv. Hillsboro y.nnp RtatP. Oregon

Is sh e a Chris t ian? Vpr x tmp. Her occupation if emp lo yed o u ts id e t he home.

What leadership posit ions o r Christ ian service has sh e rendered to th e l oc al c h ur ch ?

T e a c h e r a n d s u p t

F O RWA R D IN G A G E N T:

N a.mP.Mr an d I Irs . H e r s l e S c l i r o e d e r Rt.rPPt. 1097^^ S .W. M a l m i t

City. Portlai-id 7nnp. 23 .State. OrcKon Telephone:. He 9 26h3

W h e r e a tt en d n h u rn h ?. F i r s t - B eaver t on R t r e e t 1079 S.W. A H e n Ave.

Cit.v Beaverton Zone. State - Ctregon

What duties ar e performed by the forwarding agent- receiving of funds and hoirie manar?:ement

Does the forwarding agent receive a salary ?. no

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If funds a re to be sent directly to th e missionary on the f ie ld please exp la in t he details of how todo it so we ca n give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire.

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N am e in fu l l F r a n c e s Vi o l a Co u r t n e y

Complete a d d r e s s on f ield

Complete forward ing address VTr Tr r > i4Pirl fi .Sn.hrofidfir1 0 9 7 ^ S>W. Wa l n u t P o r t l a n d 23 O r e g o n

Name an d address of Livinglink church or churches:

Th P nbrl f i t . i f tn nhnrrill TfilwaiiirlR Church o f c i - i r i s t

Rt pppt l079 S.W Allen Ave. St.rPPt 2 8 l6 H a rr is on

City - Beaverton . 7nnp Sf atP Oreg;on r.Hy Milwaukie y oTiP RtatpOreron

Names an d addresses of other sponsoring or en d o rs i ng ch u rch es :

Parlcrose Christ ian Omrch St. Johns Chrj.stian Chnrch

RtrPPt ^^36 N E n6th Rfrppt SOhh N Richi nond

r:it y Portland zone Rtntp Oreron Pity. Portland. ^one RtatP Orenon

Please send a lo ng w it h th is form copies of r ecommendat ions f rom churches which w i ll e n co u ra g eother c h ur ch e s t o suppor t your miss ionary work . Th ere a re churches which wi ll no t allow avisit ing mis s ionary to sp ea k unless a c h u rc h r e co m m e nd a ti o n c a n be shown. Since i t i s impossible fo r an y on e person to know a ll Chris t ians in t he w o rl d, th is r ecommenda t ion by a respons ib le Ne w Testament church is a vi ta l help i n p e rs u ad i ng others of y o ur w o rt h in e ss an d t he v al ueof your mission . Mission Services s ta nd s r e ad y t o help yo u inform HORIZONS reade rs aboutyour church recommendat ions. Since t he c hu rc h is sending you to the mission field Acts 13:1-3)an d will help p rov ide th e necessary needs on th e field, natural ly th e church should share th ecredit in your missionary ministry. One of th e ways that th e c hu rc h c an do this is to s ha re t he irconviction regarding your miss ionary min i st ry with others . Certainly, the ir w or ds w il l helpconvince o t he r s r eg a rd in g th e worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES tospread your news through HORIZONS Packets and S l ide library by sen di ng y o ur church recommendations as soon a s poss ib le . Thanks. Send w ha t y ou have now, and the others la ter.

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Pity 7.nna fitfltp Pi ty V nrtf^ State.

E l d e r s h i p o f an y o f above congrega t ions


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Nam e an d address of hometown newspaper. Val ley News Hood R i v e r News

Be a v e r to n Oregon Hood Rive r Oregon

N am e a nd address of other papers which might carry s tor ies of your work;

Oregon Journal ____________________

Street - Hrnaf^Ta^r

CAfy. Po-rfl onH 7.nnP>. RtatP H-pognn

P l a c e o f RTR.TTT. WnnH R-ivp-r. D-p.^.-nn

Day of hirtH 1)| Mnnf Vi Anri 1 ?h

Where hapHgpH? WnnH

C i t y

S t r e e t .

C i t y ^ Z o n e . S t a t e .

D a t e .

S t a t e

On an extra page please describe any details regarding conversion w hich you might care tom e n t i o n .

M A R I T A L S TAT U S :M a r r ip d . v _ Single

Date of marriagP

- D i v o r c e d . Wi d o w e d .

W h e r e m a r r i e d ? go T o m n Y. o f f r r

Who solemnized your wedding? Harold Lvman - Court St> Ohri hnrnh

List children by ful l name giving place day month, an d year of birth: If your ch ild ren have been adopted p lease indicate .

N a m e

, M c h a e l T} iorna5

P l a c e o f t h e i r b i r th

S a l e m . O r e ^ - o n

day month and year

Pavf ie la M v nd ianapol i s ndiana 1 0 - not S2 -


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P le as e l is t places of previous Christian service and what service yo u did. Give approximate dates:

P l a c e S e r v i c e D a t e s

A l l S e r v i c e s co r res oond t o t h a t o f h u s b a n d -

SCHOOLING h igh school an d later :

Name of school Location Number of years Degrees and date granted

N o r t h w e s t C h r i s t i a n Co l l e g e Eugene Ore h B t h

tm ia r ae t te T T n i v e r s it v S a l e m O r e 1 n o n e

What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hopeto accomplish on the miss ion field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leadingothers into fulltime service Use an extra sheet if you need more space :

D e sc r ib e b r ie fl y i n outline form th e nature of your daily duties on th e field:

Which of th e following te rms most nearly describes your missionary status?

Pvangp1i.Qt_ B i bl e C o ll ege T e a c h e r _ ^ _ Public School Teacher..^

om im li py ^ nnffnr N u r s e _ _ Social worker^__^ Music teacher

L. .

Radio m i n i s t r y _ _ _ Radio f o l l o w u p ^ _ ^ ^ Christ ian Service Linguistics

M ain tenan ce o f miss ion pgnipmpnt RAnPvnlAnrP Office w o r k ^ _ N am e o th er :


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PA R E N T S ;

W i l l i a m Ta l l m a nFather s name and home aHHrPRg Living Deceased

Street. Zone. State.

His occupation c he a Christian? yes .no.

What positions of leadership has he held in th e l oc al church?

W h a t C h r i s t i a n s e r v i c e d o e s he now d o ?

Mother s full maiden name: Hg^li^n . 6faa7ndla3g Living^^Oeceased.

St ro f t t r.ifTrHiaik8i ap3gft 7 o n p Rtatft Oregon

Is sh e a Christian? Ye s S L N o _ Her occupation if employed out side the home.

What l eadersh ip posit ions o r Chris t ian service h as she rendered to the local church??.

frt i trbT

F O RWA R D I N G A G E N T:

Namo VIr. an d T frs. Merle Schroeder Rtrpot 10 ? ? Walnut

City. Portland Zone. 23 State^_Oreon Telephone:. e 9-2618

W h er e a tt e nd church? . F i r s t - Beaver ton Rfropt 107Q S.Va. A n p n

C i t y B e a v e r t o n Z o n o R t a t o O r e g o n

What duties a re performed b y t he f or wa rd in g agent- recp -v iny o f P nnf^g an d hnmp mana^Pnt.

Does t h e f or w ar di ng agen t rece i v e a sa la ry? no

Should m on ey b e sen t to the forwarding agen t only? y es

In what form should funds be gent? . check

If funds a re to be s en t d ir ec tl y to th e mi ss i o n a ry on th e field please e x pl ai n t he detai ls of ho w todo i t so we can give your explanation to HORIZONS readers an d others who may inquire.

Use th e rema i n d e r of th i s sheet o r a n a dd it io na l sheet to supply o the r in formation which y ou t hi nk

might be helpful to t he s ta ff of MKSION SERVICES in preparing news s to r i es about your ministry:


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Hcu^ ^ 3

O P P O RT U n i T S


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W H A T S T H IS A L L A B O U T

e have been asked to join the fas t growing missionary team o f the

S o ut he rn R h od es ia n M i s s i o n i n S o u t h e n t r a l A f r i c a . U r g e n t i n v i t a t i o n s

have been extended by M ax Ward Randall Jack Pennington John Pember-

t o n Rod C am er on an d D r A rc h ie W a i t e rs

We will be concluding a ten year ministry a t Beaverton where God h as

a b u n d a n t l y b l e s s e d


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I S T I S ?Southern ancMNorthern Rhodesia and Nysalani^ a Federation since 1953

a r e l o c a M d i n S o u t h C e n t r a l f r i c a

The Federation covers an area of 490 000 square miftes or an area equivalent oT^ west coast states including Nevada and Idaho

The 7 and V^^_jTillJiori>4 e identswould compare to about half;^f the popula

tion of the sta te of California.Cif-Jdi4s-mirnberT-ab ut.~5i3l5 000 ar e whites

Vast areas of the population h ^ ^ never been reached/by any mission.


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IS THIS A m ^ l O N ?E l i z a b e t h v i l l e

o r th er n h od es ia

v i c t o r i a

F a l l s

Bulawayo

S a l i s b u r y

t o r i a

No our New Zealand Church Rhodesias in 1905 In1952 Max War d R an da ll t he n s erv in g i n S o u m Africa surveyed the Northern Rhodes ias In 9 56 John Pember ton accep ted the i nv it at io n o f our NewZ e a la n d b r et hr en a n d b e g a n h i s work a t M a s h o k o

Today th ere a re 27 missionary workers on the field Mashoko is the si te ofo u r 10 0 b e d m i s s i o n h o s p i t a l h e a d e d b y D r e nn is P ru e t t


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W H AT A R E T H E P R O S P E C T S F o r a n indigenous c h u r c h :

Tod ay s o pp or tu nit ie s a re unique in th a t th e government wi l l gran t to the

miss ion a 1 00 acre s i t e an d wil l p ay th e n ativ e t e a c h e r s s a l a r i e s i f th e

mission will build the schools /churches . The nat ionals do their share by

dona t i ng t h e i r l abo r ma k ing t h e mud b r i c k s .

O ur t e a c h e r t r a i n i ng s c h o o l a t M a s h o k o w i l l pr ov i de t h e n e c e s s a r y Bible

t r a ined t e a c h e r s . Thus from th e ve ry b eg in n in g a l l o f th e q u a l i t i e s a re

p r e s e n t fo r a n i nd ig e no us w o rk .

F o r b p t i s m s

O u r m i s s i o n a t S in o ia l a s t y e a r r e p o r t e d 5 41 b a p t i s m s w hi l e t h e w o r k a t

M a sh ok o r ep o rt ed w e l l o v e r 300 fo r 1962 T he r e s p o n s e to C h r i s t h a s b e e n

m o s t h e a r t e n i n g .


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W H O IS R E S P O N S I B L E

Peop l e w is e ly s k i f th e re i s r e s p o n s ib l e a g e n c y to i n su re th e w ise e x

pendi tu re o f th e monies? The a n s w e r i s y e s The Southern Rhodes i an

Board s e n io r m i s s i o n a r i e s o n the f i e ld m is s io n a r i e s l o c a l e ld e r s h ip a n d

the Federa t ion government a l l work together to i nsure the b e s t u se of m at

e r i l s and m e n . Mis s io n pe rsonne l an d board members a l i k e h av e been

care fu l to se l e c t only men and women with Bible cen te red b e l i e f s .


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W H AT W I L L Y O U N E E D

LIVINQ LINK 4

SERVICE LINK 1 0 0 0

Our personal living link fund has been set by th e board at 400.00 per

month for the support of our family. Out of this It will be necessary to

care for a l l personal needs plus th e e du ca ti on o f our chi ldren. A corres

pondence course for the two chi ld ren wil l be approximately 500.00 per

y e r

Miss ionar ies on the f ie ld have advised us to raise 1 000.00 per month for

the serv ice l ink. That I s to develop the work o f the mission .


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f F OJ F U W H AT F O R

This a t f irs t may seem like a cxinslderable amount until you consider whatc a n be a c c ompl i she d w ith the f unds . sc h oo l , which wi l l h o u s e a t l e a s t100 youngsters can be built fo r about 2 ,800. Every school becomes achurch, with dally religious teaching plus regular s er vic es e ac h Sunday.

You mu st r ememb er tha t the Africans must learn to read In their own languagebefore they c an grasp the f ul l m ea ni ng of the Word o f God.

Two a r e a s have been g ra n t e d to o u r mi s s i o n . O ne o n the N u a n e t s l River InChief M aranda 's k raa l and one on the Limpopo River n Chief Sengwe'sk r aa l . Native Commissioner Wright of the Southern Rhodeslan governmenth a s In formed u s t h a t th ere I s room fo r a t l e a s t t we l v e s c h o o l s In e a c h a r e a

In a d d i t i o n w e m u s t b u i l d a c l i n i c I n e a c h a r e a a t a l a t e r d a t e a n d a r e s i

d e n c e f o r o u r s e l v e s

When we a re cer t a in of th e bes t miss ion s i t e we wi l l also w a n t to providea w a t e r s y s t e m fo r t h e m iss io n p e r s o n n e l

A dd it io na ll y, w e must buy gaso l ine fo r the vehic les a t 75^ per gallon, paya n a t i v e I n te rp re te r a nd m a i n t a i n a n a ir c ra f t Y ou w i l l n o w b e t t e r u n d e rs t a n d w hy t h e money Is n e e d e d .


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I S T H I S A L L ?

N o e c a u s e the s i t e is some 6 miles from th e neares t roads , we must

purchase a wuee l drive t ruck . This wil l c o s t approximate ly 4 , 5 0 0 . 0 0 .

Additionally, missionaries on the field have recommended we bring an air

cra f t wi th u s The a irc ra ft w il l en ab le u s to se rv e a nd d ev elo p a s eco n d

f ie ld near th e Limpopo River, where th e c lim ate would prohibi t a permanen t

res idence for Europeans . A good used a i rc ra f t probably a C essna 180) wi l l

c o s t be tween 8 , 0 0 0 .0 0 and 9 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 . We would a l so l ike to t ake a

cam per , to enab le us to th or ou gh ly survey the area before choos ing th e

b a s e m i s s io n s t a t i o n

Firearms, a t ra i l er and small genera to r a re a lso o n the want l i s t


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IS THIS W I S E ?In t h e f i n a l a n a l y s i s t h e t r ue t e s t o f m i s s i o n s wor th , o r l o c a l chu rch

for t ha t mat te r, i s th e ad v an ces made for the Kingdom of G od. W ith th e

p r ec e ed i n g e x pe n di tu r e s c h e d u l e t h e African c on ve rt t od ay i s c o s t i n g a -

bout 7 0 .0 0 . That i s for every 70 .00 sp en t on the ent i re mission pro

gram personal l iv in g i nc lu de d ) the re has been on e bap t i sm. n i n t e res t ing

c o m p a r i s o n c o u l d be m ad e s t a t e s i d e w h e r e t h e a v e r a g e c o s t p e r c o n v e r t

r anges from 1 , 1 0 0 .0 0 to 7 , 000.00 .

With this in mind, we are able to say that t he i nv es tm en t in Africa today

I S w i s o n


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R E Y O U S U R E

Not h avin g b ee n t h e r e how c an you be su r e ? i s ques t ion of ten a s k e d .

Woul d i t no t be be t t e r to go an d s e e f i r s t? The c o n c l u s i o n s fo r o ur n eed s

h a v e b e e n r e a c h e d o n l y a f t er r ec e i v in g t h e c o m p e t e n t a d v i c e o f t h e m is

s i o n a r i e s w h o a re c u rr en t l y o n t h e f i e l d a n d w h o h a v e p e rs o na l l y s u rv e ye d

t h e a r e a

T he e x p e r i e n c e o f s o m e w h o h av e a tt e m p t e d s u c h b u s h d e v e l o p m e n t

w i t h o u t s u c h equ i pm en t u n d e r s c o r e s th e n e e d fo r s u c h e q u i p m e n t .


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C A N W E H E L P

o f course you can . The challenge of the Great Commission is extended to

everyone. Many more workers are needed today in Africa. You may decide

to go yourself. Or you may decide to assume your share of world evangel

ism by helping someone e lse to go and preach . O ne of the e a s i e s t errors

to make i s to assume that the task i s too great . However jus t because

you cannot do i t a l l is no real reason fo r not doing anything. Every person

c a n h e l p in some wa y.

o one can predict how long th e R ho de sia s will be open to th e G os pe l.

You can however determine how soon someone will go.

Y ou s h o u l d p r a y e r f u l l y c o n s i d e r y o u r C o m m i t m e n t t o

t h e G r e a t C o m m i s s i o n


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M Y C O M M I T M E N T T O T H E GREAT C O M M I S S I O N

G od w i l l i n g , I w i l l be a b l e to prov ide o v e r a n d above my r e g u l a r

Church giving, the amount of per week per month)

fo r th e s u p p o r t o f th e C o u r t n e y s in S o u t h e r n R h o d e s i a .

M y giving for th e work o f t h i s miss ion wi l l begin 9 6 3

N a m e

A d d r e s s

Should i t become n e c e s s a r y to change t h i s amount , I wil l simplynot i fy T he C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h , 1079 S W Al len Av e n u e , Be a v e r t o n ,Oregon


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/ a

MY COMMITMENT TO TH E GREAT COMMISSION

God wi l l in g , I w i l l b e ab le to provide o v e r a n d ab o v e my r eg u la r

Church giving, the amount of per week per month)

fo r th e suppo r t o f th e C our tneys in Sou the rn R h o d e s i a .

M y g iv in g for th e work o f t h i s m is si on w i ll beg in ,1 9 6 3

N a m e

A d d r e s s

Should i t b e c o m e n e c e s s a r y to change t h i s amoun t , I w i l l s imp lynot i fy The Chr i s t i an C hurch , 1079 S W Allen Ave nu e, B ea ve rto n,Oregon


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hoflesian Bcport1 2 D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 3

Courtneys Set Sail For AfricaM r. and M r s . Thomas Cour tney, t h e i r ch i ld ren M i c h a e l a nd P am ela , s a i l e d

from New York on November 22nd for the ir new miss ion ass ignment in SouthernRh o d es ia in s o u t h - c e n t r a l A frica . M any churches i n th e w e s t e r n por t ion o f th eUni ted Sta tes have made i t poss ib le for the Cour tneys to a c c e p t th e inv i ta t ionto jo in th e Southern Rhodesian Mi s s i o n . The Cour tneys w ill o pe n a new f ie ldon th e Nuane ts i River and w ill be the only European or whi te folk i n an imm e di a te a re a o f 1 0 000 A f r i c a n s .

The Cour tneys l e f t Oregon on N ovem b er 12 th , driving t he i r fou r-whee ldr ive Dodge d i e s e l t ruck a n d c a m p e rto t h e E a s t C o a s t . T he y r epo r t a s a f e

jou rney wi th a s l i g h t de lay c a u s e d bya d e f e c t i v e w h ee l o n t h e t r u c k .

T he y w i l l h a v e s t o p s i n I r e l a n dand LeHavre, France, where they wil ld i s e m b a r k f o r a b r i e f v i s i t i n T u b e n -g e n G e r ma ny wi th Ear l St u ck en b ru ckof th e European Evangel is t ic Soc ie ty.M r. Co u r tn ey h a s fo r s o m e t i m e s e r ved as a t rus tee o f the S oc ie ty ,

They wi l l t hen s a i l from Southampt on , England for Cape town . South fr i c a T he y e x p e c t to b e a t t h e i r newloca t ion in Southern Rhodesia in earlyJ a n u a r y .

Cq uipment ProvidedA m o n g t h e t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s

worth o f eq u ip m en t , g iven to th e

C o u r t n e y s a n d t h e S o u th e rn R h o d e s ia nMiss ion , spec ia l no te should be g iven t o t h e prov i s ion m a d e fo r t h e t r u ckc a m p e r a n d a i r c r a f t . M r A rt S i m o n -s o n o f C e n t r a l C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h i n

Port land ca red for a subs tan t ia l par to f th e 5 , 000 .00 t r u ck to b e u s e d i nth e b u s h country o f th e miss ion f i e ld .Funds fo r the camper, made by the

(cont inued in next column)

Cour tneys an d members o f th e B e a v -e i t o n C h u rc h , w e re p ro v id ed b y E l a -n o r H a w k i n s o f P a r k r o s e C h u r c h a n d

Wa y n e J e n s e n o f C e n t r a l C h r i s t i a n .

B e c a u s e many h ad jo in ed in s p e c i a lp r a y e r fo r t h e a i r c r a f t n e e d e d fo r th esecond m i ss io n f ie ld on the LimpopoRiver, t h e y 'will r e j o i c e o v e r t h e s u b -s t e n t i c l g i f t o f Ve m M x l l e r o f L e b a n o nmaking th e a i r c r a f t p o s s i b l e . Wi t hth e gif ts o f others , on ly 4 ,3 8 7 .0 0r e m a i n s o n t h e p u r ch a s e p r i ce o f t h ea i r c r a f t . C e s s n a 1 8 0 h a d b e e n s e

l e c t e d b e fo re t h e C our tneys s a i l e d .PresenL p lans a r e to s h i p tl-'c a i r c r a f te a r l y in January, with i t s a r r i v a lplanned in Capetown in February.With t ime allowed for reassemblingt h e a i r c r a f t i n C a p e t o w n , t h is s ho u l dpermi t th e C ou rtn ey s t im e to prepa rea n a i r -s t r ip a t t h e i r n e w m i s s i o n s i t ea n d to fe r ry t h e a i r c r a f t i n .

T h a r ^ s b e t o G od f o r H i s e v e rl a s t i n g c a r e .

I h e a r d H im c a l lC o m e f o l l o w. T h a t w a s a l l .

M y go ld g r e w dim.M y s o u l w e n t a f t e r H im,I r o s e a n d f o l l o w e d .T h a t w a s a l l .

W h o w o u l d n o t f o l l o w

I f h e h e a r d H im c a l l ?


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At l a s t w e are o n o ur w a y. Th e months of p rep ara tio n a ndt h e w e e k s o f e x h a u s t i o n , c a m e t o a c l o s e l a s t F r id a y a s w ew atched the g rea t haw sers fa l l from the i r moorings and fe l tt h e t ugs push o ur v e s s e l in to th e N orth River , in N ew York

k.- -

harbor.Untilthistimeweh d

beenundersomu h

pressuth a t th e fu l l n e s s o f o u r leav ing h ad n ev e r c o mple t e ly c o m eupon u s . H o w e v e r, with th e s k y l i n e of N ew York s l i pp inga w a y, th e fu l l impa c t o f ou r dec i s i on s e e m e d to fa l l upon

bo th of us a s F ra nc es a nd I looked a t e a c h o th er a nd a t t h e ch i l d r en t h roughm i s t y - e y e s .

W e had j u s t c o m e from our s ta te ro om w he re w e w e r e o v e rc o me b y t h ef l o w e r s , s p e c i a l de l ive ry l e t t e r s , a nd te le g ra m s o f o u r m a n y C h r i s t i a nf r i e n d s , w is h i n g u s Bon Vo y a g e .

Today a s I w ri te t hi s e di to ri a l, w e a r e a b o u t 1600 mi le s o u t o f New York.

T he w in d h a s c o m e u p a n d w e a r e a w a r e t h a t w e a r e a t s e a . T h e s h i p i sbeg inn ing to roll more t ha n m o d er at e ly. t t imes the typewri ter would s l ipfrom my l a p .

W e h a v e y e t so many miles b e fo re us t h a t i t i s di f f icu l t for u s to im ag ine .H ow ev e r , in G o d s t im e a n d w i l l , w e s h a l l a r r i v e fo r t h e wo rk t h a t G o d h a ss e t b e f o r e u s .

E l se wh e r e i n t h i s papei , yo u w i l l r e j o i c e w i th u s a t t h e a b u n d a n t w a y i nw h i c h G o d h a s p r o v i d e d . W e s h o u l d l i k e to u s e t h i s c o lu m n n o t o n ly t oask for your prayers for u s , but for the Schroeders a s w e l l . Thei r t a s k a sfo rward ing a g e n t s i s g r e a t e r t h an m ost o f you k n o w.

The c h i ld re n a re g et t ing a long e v e r s o w e l l . The many ne w ex p e r i en ces-h o v e b e e n a - v a l u a b l e p a r t of t h e i r e d u c a t i o n b e s t i t - s h o u ld - b e e o m e to op r a c t i c a l , , h o w e v e r , F r a n c e s i s s i t t i n g b e s i d e m e making o u t F a m s a r i t hmet ic a s s i g n m e n t for t omor row. You know a l l p lay a nd no work , s e e m s top r o d u c e o n l y j e r k s .

M ay w e urge yo u to g i v e s p e c i a l p ra y e r for th e s a f e a r r i v a l o f o u r f r i egh tand a s p ee d y c le a ra n ce t h rough c u s t o m s .

R E P O R T F R O M T H E F X E L D

John Pemberton h a s wri t ten fromMashoko, te l l ing us that he has em

ployed a number of A fri ca ns in makin g br icks fo r ou r f i r s t bui ld ings a tt h e m i s s i o n s i t e . C o n s i d e r a b l e e f

f o r t w a s e x p e n d e d to g e t t hem co mp l e t ed b e fo re t h e beg inn ing o f th era iny s e a s o n . T he e ff or ts a nd i n t e r e s to f B r o t h e r P e m b e r t o n w i l l m e a n a

mu ch m o r e r a p i d d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h em i s s i o n s i t e t h a n w a s f i r s t s u p p o s e d

poss ib l e . H e has a l ready f i led then e c e s s a r y pa pe r s fo r th e f ir s t s c h o o lsi n t h e N u a n e t s i .

Wha t you are i s God s gif t to you.W h a t y ou ma k e of y o u r s e l f , i s y o u rgift to Him .

W E A R E G R A T E F U L

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