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MISSIONARIES TO SOUTH AFRICAPETER AND FRAN LAUGHRENP.O. Box 165, Kraaifontein 7570, South AfricaTelephone: (Direct Dial) 011-27-21-902-0682

De a r Friends,G ree t in gs in th e name o f our Lord and Sav i o r ,We hope t h a t you a re do ing we l l where you a r e . Jesus Christ.

As Feb rua ry was ou r first month barV in th ^expe r i e n c ed r e v e r s e cu l t u r e shock in t h i n g s such a swi t h o u t translators, and go i ng s hopp i ng at K--Mart .s to r e s l ik e th a t , we felt l i k e k id s a t Disney l and ,abou t t h a t . We have r e a l l y been t r e a t ed s p ec i a l byBerea Chr i s t i a n Church in Hampton, GA. As many o f you know, we a rel i v ing in Hampton fo r th e year t h a t we are on fur lough and theyhave made our r ead j u s tmen t t ime very easy . Af t e r I preached onS unday m orn in g F eb . 11 t h , t h ey had a cove red d is h d in ne r f o r us andgave us many gifts to he l p us g e t settled. We a re in awe o f it alland s ince re ly thank th e people t h e r e fo r t h e i r generos i t y .

We were ab le t o go to Homecoming a t Johnson Bib l e Col lege fromFeb. 13th to 15th and saw many f r i ends from co l l ege days and wereab le to s e t up appoin tment s fo r speaking da te s . I t was qood to befed s p i r i t u a l l y i n s t ead o f doing th e feed ing . On Feb. 16, 17, andl e we snuck i n t o John son C i t y , TN t o visit David and L i nda G i l e swho a re a l so home on fu r lough from Kenya. They l e f t fo r Kenya twoweeks befo re we l e f t fo r South Afr i ca in 1965 and it was g rea t tor enew f r i end sh i p s . We a r r i v e d unannounced a t Lone Oak Ch r i s t i a nChurch and Wes t s ide Church o f Ch r i s t fo r vjorirhip s e rv i c e s and werea l so glad to see 'ilie people t h e r e . Af-.er t h a i t i i p , wc a.jso lUadua t r i p to Alexander Ci ty , Alabama to see good f r i e nd s . Our purposein most of our t r ave l l i ng t h i s year i.-: to vi s i z as many of you. oursuppor te r s , as poss ib le . We v;l 11 be in con t ac t with you to seeyou, or, if you have a ce r t a i n da te in mind pJease ge t in touchwith us by our mai l ing address in Hampton which i s P. 0. Box 206,Hampton, GA 30226, o r by ou r phone number which i s 404-946 -4951 .

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. As many of youknow our fo rw ard in g ay en ti ; , Vern and B.irb Cla rk , have done at remendous job as fo r us and th e work in South Af r i c a . Froml a s t year , Vern has been a chapla in with the Army a tOklahoma. Not knowing when o r where t hey wi l l ben e x t , t h ey have a sk ed u s if we c o u l d f i n d someone t op lace . Therefo re , from Apr i l 1, 1990 our forward ingbe Mark and Annette Tut t l e of Columbus, Ohio. Theyhave graciously volunteered for t h i s job and we feel they will doa g r e a t j o b . They a re p er s on a l f r i end - : o f o u rs in whom we have t h e

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OUTREACH INTERNATIONALC /0 Mark and Anne t t e Tu t t l e3 4 1 6 Sunset Ho l l owCane l W inch e s te r , Ohio 43110Te l ephone : 614 -837 -5356

Please pray fo r them as they undertake th is task . We are verythankful for them in advance for what they wil l do.Thanks so much fo r your support th i s month. Without you, wecould not be doing what we a re doing fo r our Lord. Unt i l nextmonth , may God b l e s s .

for S o u Af r i c a ,

Pete a n d Fran

I j u s t wanted to add a note to t h i s l e t t e r to express how muchit had been a p riv ile ge to be Pete and Fran ' s Forward ing Agen ts .We have l ea rned a g r e a t dea l abou t th e L o rd 's work in th e world andj u s t how impo r t an t it i s t o se rve Him. Pe t e and F ran have beent i r e l e s s in t h e i r ded ica t i on to t ak ing th e Gospel of Jesus Chr i s tto th e peop le in South Af r i c a . The very r e a l f a c t i s th is , THATWORK WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN DONE IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR YOURFAITHFUL SUPPORT THROUGH THE PAST MONTHS. They have a l lowed us bea pa r t o f t h e i r min i s t r y and we a re t h ank fu l fo r t h a t . It i s ha rdto le t go of t h i s job, but with our future assignment (possiblyGermany) it i s not possib le fo r us to continue as forwardingagen ts . P lease continue to s up po rt P ete and Fran while they areon furlough, as th i s t ime i s j us t as im portant as the years inSouth Afr i ca . Some of the t ime wi l l be spen t r e s t i ng , bu t most otthe t ime wil l be used for speaking, vis i t ing you, studying, andga the r ing m ate r ia l fo r more years in South Afr ica . God b les s allof you as you m inis te r fo r Jesus Chris t in your churches andcommunities.

Yo\frs in Ch r i s t ,

Ve r n an d Ba r b a r a Clark


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MISSIONARIES TO SOUTH AFRICAPETER AND FRAN LAUGHRENSouth Africa U.S. FurloughP.O. Box 165, Kraalfontein 7570, South Africa P.O. Box206, Hampton, Ga 30228

Telephone: (Direct Dial) 011 -27-21 -988-0682 (404) 946-8947

Dea r F r i e n d s ,J u l y 1990

Time is really f l y i n g now that summer is upon u s . We havebe e n on the r o a d a lot and o f late h a v e h ad s ome . s u c c e s s . Wehave been i n a coup le o f V.B.S ' and camps and have really en joyedour times there.

Our p l an s a t th e p r e s e n t t ime a r e to go back to Sou th Af r i c ain March o f 1991 . We had t h o u g h t a b o u t g o in g back in J a nu a r y o rFeb rua r y , bu t we were a s ked t o speak a t t h e Geo rg i a Mis s iona r yRa l l y which is he l d a nnu a l l y t h e first week o f March . We f e e lhono red t o be a s k ed t o s p e ak at t h e g a t h e r i n g , so we w i l l be i nthe U . S . until that time.

We h a v e received word f r om Steve Zimmerman that the work isp ro g re ss in g w e ll . These have been r ough days fo r Sou th Af r i c aand t h e work is be ing a f f e c t e d some, bu t by and l a r g e , it isstill con t i nu i ng wel l . P lea s e pray fo r th e worK t h e r e .

A sincere thanks to the Outreach C o m m i t t e e at the N o r t o nChu r ch o f Christ i n W h i te h a l l , Oh i o who pa i d t h e bill f o r repairswhen we had car t r o u b l e there in J u n e . They were v e ry k in d t oh e l p u s in that way .

P l e a s e p r a yJ o n e sb o r o , T n. ,Pennsylvania.

f o r u s a s we travel. I n J u l y we will be i nand starting trip to Canada t h r oug i ' j

May God b l e s s you f o r h e l p i n g us do H is work .I n Christ,Pete & Fran

Forwarding Agents: Mark and Annette Tuttle3416 Sunset Hollow Canal Winchester , Ohio 43110

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sorry it 's Late!This would make a good newsletter in Africa It' s late! Our newsletter has no t been published

since December of 1988; this extended from circumstances beyond ou r control . This letter, undera new format, will now be making its appearancefour t imes a year, starting with th e present issue.We thank Mission Services fo r their help.

Words of ThanksThere are so many people t ha t we would like tothank for their help to us and our ministry. First ofall, we can never say ' thank you' enough to Vernand Barb Clark fo r being our forwarding agentsduring our first term in South Africa. They made

Hfe so much eas ier when it came to finances ,supporters' letters and ou r own newsletters. Thankyou from th e bottom of ou r hearts for all that youdi d to help us .

Along th e same thoughts, thanks musta l so go toMark and Annette Tuttle who a ssumed th e job o fbeing our forwarding agen t s on April 1. Since ou rformer forwarding agent. Vern, is now a chaplainin th e army at Ft. Sil l, Oklahoma, and will mostl ikely be transferred overseas in th e n ea r future,th e Clarks a sk ed t o be relieved of their forwardingagent dut ie s and Mark and Annette graciouslyfi l led in . We are so t ha n kf u l f o rwh a t th e Tut t l e s willdo in t he com ing y ea rs .

Our n ewsl et te rs h ave a lway s been faithfullydone as a gift to ou r ministry by th e Love Oak

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Christian Church and by Lori Franklin in particular. They have always done a fantastic job for usand we really and truly appreciated it. To helprelieve that workload. Mission Services is nowdoing it for us. Thank you. Love Oak, for all youhave done to make th is news le t ter a success in th epast.Ou r last thanks must go to Coelius and Flo

Blackman of Hampton, GAfor providing housingand transportation fo r us while on f ur lo ugh. Wedon't know wha t we would do without you. MayGod b le ss y ou for your efforts.

FurloughAs many of you know, we are in the U.S.on furlough for all of 1990, after having arrived here inJanuary. We are enjoying a much needed changeof pace. We have been able to visit many of oursupporting churches and individuals, and arepresently travelling to these places. Wehave beeninvolved in camps, VBS's and Sunday speakingappointments. If you would likefor usto comeandsha re our work, we would love to come and talkabout what th e Lord is doing in South Africa. We

can be contacted at ou r stateside address of P.O.Box 206, Hampton, GA 30228, or called at 404-946-8947. Pleasepray forus as ^we travel. Wehopetosee you. ^


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studying in my of fi ce for session of C BS .

When we left South Africa in January,everything was going pretty smoothly. Our lastsession of Cape Bible Seminary (CBS) in PortElizabeth in November went very well w ith fivestudents. We w ere a bl e to have f ou r sess ions ofCBS in 1989 and w e w ere very pleased with theresponse. So far we have had 50 students take atleast one class. Our co rr e spondence cou rs e swere also going ve ry well with several studentsfinishing courses and receiving certificates.

A program that is stilt in its infancy, but effective,is th e "Two Oceans" preaching program. We haveheld c lasses for t en b ro th er s who want ed t o learnhow to preach and at 4:00 on Sundays we go andhave one of these brothers preach while I gradehis se rmon . It has worked well. W e call it "TwoOceans" because from w he re the ba rn is locatedin which we meet, we can see both the Atlantic andIndian Oceans at one t ime.

Since arriving in the U.S., we have receivedseveral letters from Steve Zimmerman saying thatthe work is progressing well. Please continue topray for all of these activities and the Zimmermansin Sou th Africa .


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All children in S.S. at Bishop Lavis got Bibles for Christmas.

Fran's FeelingsHI folks! How is it? We hope and pray you arewell and happy as you live for Christ. We can'tcomplain, because we are enjoying our stay in

Amer ica .

Pete came up with the idea of me answeringsome questions we often ge t about South Africa.So I'll try to do that.One of the most common quest ions is, "What isSouth Africa really like?" South Africa is verymodern in tha t th ere are regular grocery stores,

small malls, t hea te r s, r es tau ran ts , s ch oo ls a ndhospitals. The cost of living is twice as highcompared to America. South Africa has everything we need, but not as available nor qui te thevariety as America. There is a 13% sales ta x oneverything except s taple foods. Petrol is around$3.00 a gallon fortunately our Mazda 323 getsvery good mileage. On the freeways the speedlimit is 75 mph. That is nice because the desertsure is boring at times.

We live in th e s ub ur b of Kraaifontein, 18 milesout of Cape Town. The house we live in is verynice. There are three bedrooms, living room with afireplace, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and two

toilets ( the toilets are in their own separate littlerooms). It is solid concrete with no central heatingor ai r and no screens. I guess the y don't makes cr eens bec ause the bugs a ren't bad. Almostevery house has a concrete fence surrounding th eproperty; we have a waist -high front fence and asix-foot wall around the s ides and back. All th epeople of South Africa are getting an opportunityto buy or rent a house, but not all people want toput their money into property.

Since Sou th Africa is as far south of t he equa to ras Florida is north, the weather is very similar. Themain difference is that the seasons are opposite. Itis very strange to go to th e beach on ChristmasDay and wear a winter coat in August. Thewindblows pretty hard all year long.

South Africa is a beautiful place especially theCape area. It is rated one of the top five mostbeautiful cities in the world. We would love to haveyou come for a visit and see for yourself.

Until later, Lord willing, we love you all.Fran on furlough.


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Praises Safety on the road. Mark and Annette Tuttle, Forwarding Agents Berea Christian Church in Hampton, GA; fo r allof their help on furlough Chances to speak during VBS's, camps, etc.

PrayersMore additional supportOne-time gifts for equipment to take back toSouth AfricaChurche s in South AfricaThe country of South AfricaThe Z immermans in South Africa

TravelsThe following are some of the placeswe plan to

be on furlough.September 9 Amory, MS16 Jonesboro, TN (Westside)

30 Fran at Georgia Women's Ret reat in Helen, GA

Oc tobe r 7 14 21

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Bedford. TXNational Missionary Convention, Tulsa, OKJohnson City, TN (Lone Oak)

Hampton, GA (Berea)Mountain City, TN (Dewey)

Pete & Fran Laughren Addresses^U.S. P.O. Box 206Hampton, GA 30228phone: (404)946-8947

S.A. -P .O . B ox 1 65Kraai fonte in 7570Republic of South Africaphone: (011-27-21-988-0682)

Forwarding Agents:Mark & Anne t t e Tut t le3416 Sun s e t HollowCanal Winchester, OH 43110phone: (614)837-5356

Before you move, please send the mailing label with a copy of your new address toMISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION. PO Box 2427, Knoxville, TN 37901-2427.

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Non Profit Org.37950-9998U.S. Postage PaidKnoxville. TNPe rmi t #374


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MISSIONARIES TO SOUTH AFRICAPETER AND FRAN LAUGHRENSouth Africa U.S. FurloughP.O. Box 165, Kraaifontein 7570, South Africa P.O. Box 206, Hampton, Ga 30228

Telephone: (Direct Dial} 011 -27-21 -988-0682 (404) 946-8947D e a r F r i e n d s ,

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it s e e m s v e r y strange to b e h e r e in the U n i t e d Statesexperiencing summer in August, especial ly when we had a-^hard timegetting u s e d to w i n t e r in A u g u s t in S o u t h Africa.truthful, we reallyas w e have been.

August inhaven't h a d time to think

But to bea b o u t it, a s busy

Dur ing J u l y , we co nt in ue d o ur ex t en s i v e t r a v e l l i n g to VBS's& camps, but I would l i k e t o h i g h l i g h t one o f t h e s e s t o p s i nparticular. As many o f you know, we have a r e a l need f o r vant r an s p o r ta t i o n i n Sou t h A f r i c a . Th i s h a s been h i g h l i g h t e d t o u sa s we h av e so m et im e s carried I S children in o u r Ma z d a 3 2 3 . FirstC h r i s t i a n Church i n Newnan, Georg ia he ld a "Chr i s tmas in J u l y "fo r us on J u l y 22 and gave us gifts o f ca sh s p e c i f i c a l l y fo r avan . On this one Sunday , t h e y gave us gifts above and beyondt h e i r normal g iv i ng - OVER $700. We a re app ly ing t h i s d i r e c t l yt o w a r d s t h e p urch as e o f a van when we r e t u r n t o S o u t h A fr ic a n e x tMarch.

We wanted to sh a re t h i s good news wi th you and to a l s op u b l i c l y t h a n k First Christian C h u r c h i n Newnan f o r theirgene rous he lp . Thank you so much fo r ca r i ng abou t us and t h ework i n t h e way that you d o .

As 1 wr i t e t h i s , we a re in th e middle o f a f ou r week tript h a t in c lu de s s to p s in North Caro l i na , Pennsy lvan ia , Canada ,Michigan , and Ind iana . We a re r e a l l y en joy ing th e t r a v e l l i n g ,bu t a l s o becoming ve ry weary . P le as e c on tin ue to pray fo r u s .

Thanks so much fo r you r s uppo r t aga in t h i s month . We cou l dno t be do ing what we a re do ing if it were no t fo r you. if wehave not seen you, we hope to see you soon. Unt i l t h a t t ime, mayG o d bless!

Yours S o u t h A f r i c a ,

Pete & Fran

Forwarding Agents: Mark and Annetle Tuttle3416 Sunset Hollow Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110

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P.O. Box 165, Kraaifontein 7570, South Africa P.O. Box 206, Hampton, Ga 30228Telephone: (Direct Dial)011-27-21-988-0682 (404) 946-8947H i Folks!

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As good as it is t o t r a v e l around th e coun t ry to s e e o ldf r i e n d s , to make new f r i e n d s , and to sp end t im e w ith ou r f am i l i e s it is so good to be at ou r house i n Hampton, Ga. We have beengone , t h i s t ime , fo r a s o l i d month . We a re t i r e d all t h e t ime ,b u t this mon th we will h a v e a c h a n c e to rest and get c a u g h t upwi t h c o r r e s p ond en c e and s u ch , be tween o ur sp eak in g engagemen t s .

Georg i a is ho t and humid . We s u r e d id en jo y t h e wea t h e r inI nd i a n a , Penn sy lv an i a , Canada , and Mich i g an . But we da r e no tcomp l a i n , e sp ec i a l l y when we have a n i c e house and c a r t h a t a r eair-conditioned.

Most o f you a r e aware t h a t ou r house i n Sou th Af r i c a isbe ing r en t ed by a n i c e coup le who l i k e it so much t h a t t h ey hopet o t a l k us i n t o s e l l i n g . The r e is a l s o a f ami ly who is t a k i n gcare of o u r car wh i l e we are h e r e . We r e c e i v e d wo rd a f ew d a y sago that t h e c a r was i n an a c c i d e n t . A t r u c k r a n into t h e backo f it. The d r i v e r (Sha ron ) and h e r d a ugh t e r (T r a cy ) were l u c k yt o g e t o u t wi t h o u t b e i n g s e r io u s l y h u r t . Now t h e r e may be ap rob l em in that this f am i l y can't really a f f o r d t h e R5 ,000 to fixit and at this t im e , we don't know if t h e t ru c k company h a si n s u r a n c e t o t a k e c a r e o f it. So p l e a s e p r a y a b o u t this ma t t e rof concern.

O t h e rw i s e , we unde r s t a nd that t h e work is go i n g on n i c e l y .It is nice to h e a r that we are mi s s e d b e c a u s e we are l o o k i n g -f o rwa rd to go i n g back home.

We s u r e do app r e c i a t e you r he l p , because we all know t h a tl i v i n g and t r a v e l i n g e x p e n s e s moun t up . Whethe r we a r e h e r e o rt h e r e , we try t o do God*s work and wi t h o u t you r f i n a n c i a l andp ra y er h e lp , it can't b e don e . So , t h a n k - y ou !

L e t us h e a r f rom you . We l o v e to know wha t ' s go i n g on inyou r life a s we l l . We trust and p r a y you a r e all we l l , h appy ,and r ema i n i n g faithful t o ou r Lo rd . Un t i l we mee t , o r until t h en e x t letter, may God b l e s s you a s you live f o r Him.

L o v e ,

Pete & FranForwarding Agents: Mark and Annette Tutlle3416 Sunset Hollow Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110

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Telephone : (Direct Dial) 011-27-21-988-0682 (404) 946 -8947De a r friends in the Lord,

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We once aga i n b r i ng you g r e e t i n g s o f th e Lord ,t h a t you a re we l l and s e rv ing Him.

We hope

Sep t ember has been a r a t h e r d i f f e r e n t month in t h a t we haveon ly had t r a v e l l i n g appo in tmen t s on weekends. During th emonth , we v i s i t e d a men ' s group in McDonough Ga . , spokemorning and evening in Jonesboro Tenn. a t th e Wests ide church ,spoke in Putnam Illinois and w i l l speak on th e 30 th in S to ck b r id g eand Macon Ga. It h as been n ic e t o be s p e a k i n g somewha tl o c a l l y and to spend some t ime in Hampton. The first weekin Sep t ember was th e first full week t h a t we have s p en tin Hampton s i n c e March . So f a r we have t r a v e l l e d 28,000mi le s on fu r lo ug h . P le a se pray fo r us as we c on tin ue tot r a v e l as we wi l l be gone most o f th e month o f O ctober toBedfo rd Texas , T ul s a Oklahoma , Johnson Ci ty Tenn e s s e e andAbingdon Mary l and .We had word r e c en t l y t h a t th e w in te r r a i n s in Cape Townwere th e w ors t in 147 yea r s . We have no t hea rd how t h i shas a f f e c t ed th e peop le in th e t ownsh ip s , bu t it i s boundt o have made life h a r d e r , so p l e a s e pray fo r th e Ch r i s t i a n st h e r e . Steve Zimmerman r e p o r t s t h a t Cape Bib l e Semina ryha s had 67 s t ud en t s so f a r t h i s yea r and t h a t i s g r ea t !We a re l ook ing fo rward a l r e ady to ge t t i n g back to SouthAfrica a n d the wo r k in Ma r c h as we see how the n e e d h a snot lessened for leaders to b e trained for the churchesthere.

Respon se ha s b ee n o ve rw h elm i ng t o th e need f o r Sunday Schoo lma t e r i a l s as peop le in and a round At l an t a have dona t ed boxesupon boxes mat e r i a l s (some even brand new!) . Thank-youfo r your he l p in t h a t . Peop le have a l s o g iv en us dona t i on ss p e c i f i c a l l y t owa rds a van in South Afr i c a t h a t we needand we a re v e ry , ve ry th an kfu l fo r t h a t . Thank-you a l s ogoes to th o se o f you o f who have newly s t a r t e d s uppo r t i n gou r work . And o f c o u r s e , t h a n k - y ou t o t h o s e o f you whohave s uppo r t e d t h e work faithfully ov e r t h e last s e v e r a ly e a r s . May God b l e s s a s we all work t o g e th e r f o r H is workin S o u t h Africa.

In Ch r i st,Forwarding Agents; Mark and Annette TuttI

3416 Sunset Hollow Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110(614) 837-5356

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Zu l u , X t i o s h a or Ch r i s t i a n ?Whenever we read the newspapers or watch thenightly news, we often see tribal faction fighting takingplace in South Africa. This alarms us very much andmakes us wonder if the gospel can ever reach people

who are so tribalistic in their thinking and ways of life.Can the gospel ever reach people who are so divided intheir ways of thinking, their languages, and their cultures? Is there anything that we can truly unify on?This Is one of the questions that we have been askedconcerning our mission work in South Africa and fromthe human standpoint there are no easy answers. Fromthe spiritual standpoint though, there is a very clear answer.In August of 1989, we held a Cape Bible Seminarysession at the local church of Mfuleni in Cape Town.One of the discussions that was en te red into t he n was adiscussion of the African ways of life. When we got tothe question of how tribal thinking fits into the decisionmaking process of a Christian's life, one of the brotherstried to set the record straight. He said, "Brother, whenwe become a follower of Jesus, we are no longer aZulu, Xhosa or Tswana, we are Christians. We do awaywith these things. We are very proud of our heritage,yes, bu t we now know that to be a Christian is a betterthing than to be Xhosa."We can unify on these same facts as Christians allover the world. As Paul says in Galatians 3:26-29, thereis no distinction between us as Christians, bu t w e are allone in Jesus Christ. Whether we were born Zulu,American, Canadian or Swiss, we are all called by the

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same God who gave His Son for everyone. It is onthese facts and in this hope that we do our work inSouth Africa to make the gospel known to people whoso desperately need it.

Fu r l o ugh T r a v e l sAs we have very quickly learned in this, our firstfurlough, there is a lot more travelling than we everdreamed of. Sincewe started travelling in February, we

have travelled over 30,000 miles, trying to visitall of oursupporting churches and individuals. Throughout thesummer we were also involved in several camps and

Pete & Fran at VBS at Westside Church of Christ, Jones-borough, TN.


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riFirstcousins in attendance at LaughrenFamily Reunion. NorwayBay,Quebec, August "90.

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Fran at a VBS during July "90

Vacation Bible Schools. One of our most enjoyable tripswas through Canada in August where we took part inthe Laughren family reunion held in Norway Bay, Quebec. There we saw people that I had not seen in 15-20years and, of course, Fran had never seen. Everyone inthe family was there except for three cousins and It wasa great time. Thanks so much, folks, for moving the reunion fooA/ard two years just so we could be there! Wereally appreciate it!We still have a lot of travelling left to do before we

return to South Africa in March, as we have tripsplanned to Tennessee, Michigan (where we will spendChristmas) and even Canada again. Please continue topray for our Journeys, as we tell of the work in CapeTown.

Work IX I e e d sSeveral people have asked what is our biggestneed in our work in South Africa. Far and away ourbiggest need is transportation. In1985 we purchased a

Mazda 323 when we first arrived and when we left inJanuary of 1990, it had 184,000 kms. on it. Since thattime we have learned that it was involved in an accident, but not totalled. We have been in n ee d o f a vanfor t he work and we thank those churches and individuals who have helped us so much in trying to get thisneed met.

Many churches have responded to the need forSunday School supplies and we think we now havemore than we can handle. The only thing lacking nowis assorted craft materials for VBS's. Thank you to thoseof you who have helped.Again, we can never say enough thanks to those inthe U.S. who have helped meet our needs on furlough.Things such as housing and transporta tion have beenadequately met and we reallyappreciate the help of all.


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Praises For Junior III week at Camp llliana with Jeff Noel,dean, for designating offering for a camcorder for

the work. For First Christian Church. Newnan, Georgia, fortheir "Christmas In July" offering for a van in SouthAfrica.

For safety in travel. For many, many friends who have put us up (andup with us!) during this year. For Mark and Annette and the great job you aredoing! For several churches and individuals who have recently started supporting us and the work in South

Africa.

P r a y e r s For the Christians in the townships around CapeTown as the rain this win te r has been th e worst in

147 years. For the cont inued success of Cape Bible Seminary.So far the Zimmermans have had 67 students thisyear with 2 sessions left. Gordon and EstelleNelson as they plan to come toCape Town and work starting in January 1991. Strength as we travel on furlough. That we may be effective servants for Him.

F r a n 's F e e lin g sHi folks! Here we are again, with another quarterof the year gone. Several folks have asked us how wefeel alut being in the States and how do we feel

about going back to South Africa. So I thought I wouldbring it up in this letter.It has been almost nine months since we firstlanded at the Atlanta airport. This year of furlough hasgone by so quickly, and we have been having a grandtime. As you know, most of the time we have been onthe road. We have had the chance to see the country

side, and we have seen many people (some for the firsttime), and we have done a great deal of eating.Though we are tired all the time, we can honestly saythat this furlough has been fun and it has been refreshing. Sure, we will hate to leave, because we like America, but it willalso be good to ge t back to South Africa.Our plans are. Lord willing, to go back to SouthAfrica the end of March, 1991. That t ime will soon behere, and I think we will be ready for it. You see, we

have made South Africa our home. Our house and almost all of our belongings (we are taking the rest fromhere back with us) are in Cape Town. We also have acar and a very special pet to go back to. Ifwe did notmake up our minds to make South Africa 'our home," itwould very difficult to stay there, to be happy there,and to be effective workers for the Kingdom.In the past four and a half years in South Africa,wedeveloped many good relationships, and we missthem.Ionly hope they miss us as much as we miss them. Ha!We are not afraid of going back at this time with all thetrouble because we know it won't affect us . Besidesthat, if any of you remember, back in 1985 when wefirst went to South Africa, there were riots going on andfolks worried about us. We were fine then, so we feelwe will be fine this time as well. But, please keep us inyour prayers anyway, because we never know for surehow things willturn out.Until the next letter, we hope and pray you are welland stay that way. We wish all a very happy holidayseason, and as we are sure God has already blessed yougreatly,we pray Hewill continue to blessyou as you livefo r Him.

-African Recipes From Fran-Elephant Stew

ingredients:1 medium size elephant10 lbs. snails (shells included)100 lbs. carrots (with tops)2 rabbits

Cut elephant into small bite-size pieces. Wash snails;add to pot with water. Dump in carrots. Add enoughbrown gravy to cover. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook 4weeks 450. Serves 3,500. If more people are expected, 2 rabbits may be added. Do this only in emergency, as most people do not likehare in their stew.


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South Africa U.S. FurloughP.O. Box 165, Kraaifontein 7570, South Africa P.O. Box 206, Hampton, Ga 30228 Novomoen. /^^0Telephone: (Direct Dial) 011-27-21-988-0682 (404) 946-8947De^n Suppon.te.fiA of. /he. Lond'a ivonk,

We. g,n.ee.i. ôu once, aâin. in the. name, of oun Loud and Savioun.,êAuA ChfLLAt. lhank-y.ou once. ag.ain fon y.oan continue.d Auppont thlA monthof oun wonk in South nfnica. }jou will ne.ve.fi know how much we. appneciateit. In Octobe.n we. weAe ône. fnom oun boAe. in Hampton (ê.ong,ia fonail but 7 ^hiie. on the. noad, we. Apent time in BeAfond 7exoA and Apoke.at Bedfond ChniAtian chunch. Late.n on that tnip we. wen^ able, to attendthe. National. fîAAionany. Convention in /uJ.Aa Oklahoma. !he.ne. we. aojjj many.pe.opie. thai^ we. had not Ae.eJi thiA funiougji and e.ven yot to Ape/id a lot oftime, with hnoji'A famiLy, I t waA a ve.ny bejie.ficiaJ. time, fon ua oa we. wene.encounaaed in oun wonk by attending cLaAAeÂ that we.ne. yood fon ua in ounwonk. we. e.veji yot to me.e.t with Aome, feJLLow South Afnican miAAionanieAwho we.ne. able, to bnina ua up to date, on the. wonk the.ne.. !hanh-you, foLkjiat Bedfond fon alJ. of youn kind hoApitaLity white, we. we,ne. with you. !Jouhelpe.d to make, that tnip a compLe.te. AucceAA.(Jniontunatû, we. we.ne. unabte. to make, oun pJ.anne,d tnip to Lone.Oak ChniAtian Lhunch in ôhnAon City IenjieAAe.e. on the. 21At be.cauAe. oj. having,the. flu becauAe. of exhauAtion. But we, we.ne. able, to yo the. CmmanueJ. School,of HeJiyion'A home.cominy activities on the. 22nd and 2'^nd. Afte.n that, we.went on the. BaLt'unone. and Apent Ae.ve.naJ. dayA with oun yood fniendA, Chuckand Handy Kiny. fjUhile the.ne. we. made, a pneAentation to the. miAAion committe.e.of the. (fountain ChniAtian Chunch in ôppa PlanyLand. We. annive.d Aafely backin Hampton afte.n a Atop in Chaniotte. n.C. on Uctobe.n ^0.We. have, heand fnom Ste.ve. Zimme.nman ne.centLy and thiA yeanA confe.nencewoA a yneat aucccaa. We. we.ne. able, to Aend ove.n bLank tapeA ao that the. AeAAionAwene. ne.condeA fon the. bnothe.nA the.ne.. He. announce.d to the. pe.ople. that we.wouLd not annive. back untiZ Pianch of , and he. Aaid that the.in conce,nnWOA t ha t we wouLd not come, back a t aJJL. He, CLiAuned them t ha t we. wou. ld be.back aA pnomiAed. He. al.Ao toLd ua that oun doy waA nun ove.n, ao the.ne. waAAad newA aiony with the. yood newA. fLe.aAe. continue, to pnay fon the. wonkthe.ne. fie-aAe. aJ.Ao pnay fon \le.nn and Banb CLank who ao faithfully Ae.nvedOA oun fonwandiny ayentA on oun finAt te.njn. \/e.nn aA you know la a chaplainand waA to be. Ahipped out to Saudi Anabia but afte.n hiA onde.nA we.ne. cancelled,he bnoke. hiA collan bone, in a nunniny accident. fle.aAe. pnay fon hiA complete,necoveny and Ion Banb aA Ahe. takeA cane of him. _we. Aince.neJ.y hope, that you have, a yne.at IhankAyiviny Ae.aA.on.JJank and Anne.tte. Iuttle. will be. with ua he.ne. in Hampton, ao we. ane. lookinyfonwand to that. !hank-you ayain fon all that you do. Play ôd bleAA youaA you continue, to Ae.nve, Him. HounA in ChniAt,

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Telephone ; (Direct Dial)011 -27-21 -988-0682 (404) 946-8947Dear Fel low- laborers fo r South Africa .

Dec embe r 1 99 0

We greet you in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Firs tand foremost, Fran and I would like to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas,Never forget the real reason for the season as this world tends to lose sightof the true meaning of Christmas. We hope that you have a great time withfamily and friends wherever you may spend i t .In November we had several things happen that encouraged us in our workfor South Africa. November 4 saw us at Berea church here in Hampton on theirFaith-Promise day. We were totally overwhelmed by the response that day andespecially by the special offering of nearly $3,000 for our transportationneeds in South Africa. After all that they have done for us this year, andnow this. We were shocked at the response as this was over and above theirnormal giving. Thank-you so much from the bottom of our hearts for all thatyou have done.One of our favorite trips this year came from November 10-21. We spokein Mountain City Tennessee on the 11th at the Dewey Christian Church in themorning and at Central Church of Christ in Lenoir N.C. in the evening. Wewere able to report on our work at both places and enjoyed great hospitality.We again went back to Mountain City to share our mission work on Wednesdaythe 14th. While in the upper east Tennessee area from the 12th to the 21st,we were guests of Ed and Donna Hayes who live in Jonesborough Tennessee.While there, we were able to see several friends from that area that we neededto see as this \ras to be one of our last trips to the area before we returnto South Africa next March. At the end of the week on November 18th, we spokeat the Fall Branch Church, which has supported us faithfully our first termon the field. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner there that added to thevisit. Thank-you one and all for the good time that we had while up in youra r e a . ^Thanksgiving was spent with the people here in Hampton (it had been 6years since our last time.) Mark and Annette Tuttle were also here from ColumbusOhio. While they were here, we were able to touch bases on our financialsituation and make some plans for the rest of furlough. They are doing agreat job and we had a good time together. Please continue to pray for themas they serve the Lord in this way.We leave Hampton on December 5 or 6 and travel through Pennsylvania toCanada for speaking appointments before going to Lansing Michigan for Christmaswith Fran's family. We will be back in Hampton some time in January and willbe making plans to head home shortly after that.Again, thanks for your support this month. We hope you have a greatholiday season. May God bless.

Love in C hris t ,

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