Pickett Judith 1979 Rhodesia

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THE RH0DE5IA

RHODESIAN

JUDITH L. PICKETT,Secretary

Chidamoyo Christian HdspitalP. 0. Box 330

Karoi, Rhodes ia, Africa

FOR̂ARDim AGENTS:

Mrs. Fay Bockhahn

Financial AgentP. O. Box 2746

Napa, Calif. 94558

Mr. & Mrs. Al Lyons

Public Relations AgentsP. O. Box 2746

Napa, Calif. 94558

3 ANUARY 1979. .9^

DEAR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS:

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL AND MAY GOD'S RICHEST BLESSINGS FOLLOW YOU THE WHOLE YEAR

THROUGH,

I can only but nraise God for all the wonderful b lesa in^^s He has fiven me and thelessons He has tauf̂ ht me in the nast year, and I am lookiner forward to a much deener

relationship with Him in this coming year.

First of all, I would like to thank each and everyone of you for the lovely cardsand rememberances which came my way over the Christmas season.

With my joy there was also a measure of sadness. A very dear and treasured friendof mine passed away around Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. George Frantz of Ladoga have

played a major part in my Christian life for many years and it was a hock when I eceived the news of his passing. We somehow feel that those we love dearly will never

leave us, however we rejoice when we know they have joined our Lord and Saviour.

I ent a December newsletter, but unfortunately it was never received bv mv

forwarding agents. Mail is gett in--^ a bit uinpredi ie table these davs. Airmail letters

usually arrive in 5 ' ' o i ' ' " ^ 3 a y s , but now they som etimes take two weeks.

We are still travelling to Karoi twice a month to visit and pay the staff remaining

at Chidamoyo Hospital. Thev are carrying on a marvelous work, in suite of the m«mydangers faced. I am proud and pleased with the maturity shown by the young man and

woman I call my children. They have a great respons ibility at the Mission, plus he is

the driver who makes the dangerous trip to Karoi for the payroll and mission supplies.

I praise the Lord that they depend on Him for strength and guidance and they receive

it four-fold.

Elections have been postponed here in Rhodesia until April. The future is still

unknown and sometimes frightening. However, we know God holds the future in H- |8 hands

and we must trust Him completely.

Many of you have expressed concern for my personal safety and I do appreciate your

'concern. There are dangers here, but I assure you I feel just as safe here in Sinoiaas I would walking down the streets of San Francisco or any other large citv in the U.S.

I feel deeply that God has a purpose for me here and until I lose that assurance, I willremain to do whatever He leads me to do. My request is that you will continually liftRhodesia up in your prayers.

Now for a bit of reporting on my activities over the past weeks. The month of

December saw me very busy with my flannel-graph lessons at the little Sunday School forblack child ren, ss well as using it at the Hillsi de Chanel for the Christmas program.

The last week before Christmas I used it to depict the entire Christmas Story in the

display window of the Good News Center. Each day I changed the scene from the entry

into Bethlehem, the messages to the shepherds, the Nativity scene, and the Vise Men.

It was a tremendous witness and so very attractive. Many people here have never seen

visuals of this caliber and they were fascinated bv it.

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CH0RCH

"THE PICKETT LINE"

2659 FIRST STREET

NAPA, CALIFORNIA 9 ^ 5 5 8

Non-Prof t Orsrania.

H. S- POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO, 28N f l T > a . Calif. 9^558

MiskLon Services

B o x £ 7 7K e m p t o n , Ind, U 6 0 U 9

When the Fraeurea left in October, it was nlarned that Dr. Gloria Cobb and I ove

into their house here in Sinoia, in order to keen the many things that will i ? o back tothe Mission, if it reopens.

We had been t rv inff to (ce t thirurs in order for the move and it was accomplishaJ ont h e a tu rday before New Tear s . But w e discovered t h a t movini? t h r ee househo lds^ plusal l of the hospital eauipment, into one house would not work, so it was decided that

I hould find anotha*place. The place I eft had alreadv been rented, but the avencvhad another house avail-ahXe for the same rent, ao I rnmediatelv anatched it up and

moved af̂ ain on Mondov. New Tears Day.

Dr. Cobb will continue to take her main meals with me at #5 Mahacha Close, whiles h e lives at #1 Ange l King .

My new home is in a quiet £ u : ' e ao f Sinoia and a bit closer t o town and t o m y w o r k .My Alsation has a huge yard to chase his ball in and I have two extra room s that willalways be available to g uests passing through Sinoia. Perhaps you are wondering whyI need such a large house . The answer i s I feel confident tha t God has a purpose fo rme in this place. Many times there is a need for rooms for overnight guests. I praiseGod for supplying all our needs, those o f yesterday, today and tomorrov;.

Needless to say that after two moves in one week-end, I was to tally exhausted,h o t t o ment ion the deta i ls that g o w i t h m o v i n g , such as having~the e lec tx^ ci tyTXifa terv-e t c . , t u rned on and s igning t he new lease .

I praise God that the Good News Center has now hired a full time clerk for thestore, making it possible fo r me to do th e duties o f manager, boo kk eeper, purchasingagent a n d s u p e r v i s i n g properly. I also have a bit m o r e time to d o ot her things, suchas co rrespondence, th e ho spital boo ks, and travelling to ot her churches spreading theGood News through the use o f the flannel-graph lessons, etc. I praise the Lord forleading m e i n to anoth er phase o f His precious w o r k .

Please continue t o pray for me as there i s nothing that v / i l l help me more thany o u r prayers. Also d o n ' t f o r g e t to pray for this beautiful co untry, Rh osesia, w h i c hneeds God ' s guidance so desperately.

Thank y o u all, o n c e again, for b e i n g m y faith ful friends a n d supporters t h r o u g hout 1978 and let us look forward to a great year for o ur Lord in 1 9 7 9 .

Tours in Christ,

MISS JUDT


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THE RHODESIA

RHODESIAN

PICKETT EINE

JUDITH L. PICKETT,Secretary

Chidamoyo Chr i s t i an H d sp i t a lP. O, Box 330

Karoi, Rhodesia, Africa

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mrs, Fay Bockhahn

Financial AgentP. 0. Box 2746

Napa, Calif. 94558

Mr. & Mrs. A1 Lyons

Public Relations AgentsP. a. Box 2746

Napa, Calif. 94558

Tabmary 1979

Dear Christian Friends:

Mail, it seeiBs, is slowing down and many of ay letters are not being reeeired. 1do h o p e t^s n e w i l l go t h r o u g h . ( P r a i s e the Lo rd, it d i d . )

I t i s a snnny/rainy day here in Bhodesia . By t h a t I mean tha t the son i s w h - l n l n gone minute and it is raining the next. However, the bits of rain tend to cool off whatwould otherwise be a hot murky day. I nderstand that you in the Bidp>west are having

ano the r co ld / snowy win te r. Af te r be ing home in t h e s n o w l a s t year,I

do appreciate o urwarmer weather here.

So far the new year has proved to be one of lees tensions in sone areas and worsetensions in other areas. Politically things are very tense in anticipation of the coming elections in April. It is anybody's guess as to how the election will-go and just—w h a t wi l l happen a f t e rwards . The Western World has a lmos t " l i t e r a l l y washed th e i r handsof Bhodes i a" , it s e e m s . It is a p i t y because Bhodes ia is a c o u n t r y t h a t c o u l d be at e r r i f i c asset to the western world. We know that Qod is working in this country.

Just this week we were thrilled in the Book Store when one of the local Magistrates

(High C o u r t Judge) c a m e i n t o t h e shop a n d r e q u e s t e d a l a r g e n u m b e r o f p a p e r b a c k B i b l e s , ^80 that he might distribute them to those he comes in contact with.

Other stories have reached us of some of the high leaders in strategic places whohav e ful ly turned t o Q o d fo r s t r eng th and w i s d o m . M a n y of t h e a r m y beys a re a l so tu rni n g t o Q o d as t h e y face s u c h t ragic circumstances everyday, and on ly Q o d can g ive t h e mthe fortitude to bear their burdens.

s for Chidamoy o, it is still carrying on bravely. Wo are so thankful for th e/dedica t ion of our f ew staff members t h a t are wil l ing to s t a y on under grea t h andicaps .

Transpor ta t ion is almost nil in t h a t area, t h u s our pat ient l o a d isĵ ry l o w. We docont inue in the hope tha t th ings wil l get bet ter fo r the hospi ta l , as i t i s a greatsou rce of reaching people f o r C h r i s t .

M y dog S aber and I are now set t led in our new locat ion, which I ave loreviouslyto ld you i s a l i t t le nearer to t o w n and my w o r k . J u s t las t evening I entertained allt h e Chidamo yo missionar ies at a dinner par ty. I t was a great success until w e reached

the dessert . Our favori te dessert i s hom^-made ice cream _ a n d I managed to make af reezei^of~±tT It lo6k^~^ g^d and was f rozen Jus t ri^t, but when w e s tar ted t oeat i t w e discovered th at th e cyl inder h a d evidently sprung a l eak and the i ce creamw a s so sa l ty i t w a s unedible. I w a s about ready to c r y and so were m y gues t s as w elooked a t t h a t love ly hoBe-made i c e cream and n o t be able t o ea t i t . B ut w e wereable to enjoy strawberris and angel food cake, anyway. (Thanks to friends who hadsen t me the c a k e m i x ) . So, as w e a l l k n o w, " t h e best la id plans o f mice and m e n . . . . " .

This past Sunday I w a s pr ivi leged t o g o t o t h e African Church a t Alaska Mine , afew mi l e s outs ide of S i n o i a . T h e African evangel is t had i nv i t ed m e to c o m e and presenta lesson t o t he w o m e n . M r. and M r s . Hû ender a l so accompanied m e and N r. Penderpreached and then held a lesson period with the men, while I had a Flannel-Graphlesson for the women and children.

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FIfiST CHBISTIAN CHUBCH

"THE PICKET UHE"

2659 fiest s t r ee thafa , califobria 9^^538

Mission Services

Sll n d .U 6 0 U 9

Ro&*^ofit Orgazds. tU. S. OSTAGE PAID :

PERMIT HO, 28 IHapa , Cal i f . 9*^558 :I : : : : :

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The ladies were so very gracious and begged t h a t I would return and have sore ofthe F l a n n e l « < 3 r a p hlessons with them soon. In clasing we sang and as X enjoy sing*ing so very much it was a appy uplifting tim e for me. What a tremendous b l e s s i n g theF l a n n e l - G r a p hhas been in my work here this term. God had used it to open many doorsfor me to tell the "Good News".

This coming Sunday we are to ordain yet another o f our African Erangelist. Thisnan is one o f the men who has remcdned at Chidanoyo and it is with great j oy that weparticipate in his ordinat ion. This will take place in t h e African church located inS i n o i a . H r . M ' l a m b owas h e r e to s e e m e this m o r n i n ga n d he was v e r y h a p p ya n t i c i p a t i n ghis ordination.

Hay I ontinue to ask y o u to pray fo r Rhodesia and her people in the coming

e lec t ion . M a y G o d bless you f o r your lov e and concern f o r Rhodesia .In closing, I ish to thank you all for y o u r prayers and fo r supporting my

work as I endearor t o do God's will as a missioniuy in this troubled land.

Tours in Christ,

MISS JUDY

eEMIIil Utiei KUSilH

Sinoia

RH0D€5IA

HitiiOM STarroHsI O(

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THERHODESIA

RHODESIAN

JUDITH L. PICKETT, Secretary

Chidamoyo Christian Hospital

P.O. Box 330

Karoi, Rhodesiaf Africa

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mrs. Fay Bockhahn

Financial Agent

P.O. Box 2746

Wapa, OA 94558

Mr. & Mrs. Al Lyons

Public Relations Agents

P.O. Box 2746

Napa, OA 94558

PICKETT LINE

MAI 1979


I t is n o w t h e 2 0 t h o f April and our much feared and prayed fo r elect ions have beengo ing fo r three days, and Praise The Lord , H e h a s blessed Rhodesia once aga in . S o fart h e elect ions hav e run very smooth ly. Ou t s ide o f j u s t a f ew incidents in th e Tr ibaltrust lands , IJrungwe t h e wo rs t , vo t e r s h a v e been ab le to vis i t t he po l l s in peace . Ofcourse , the secur i ty been t ightened by t h e enl is tment of a lmos t every able-bodiedman up to 60 years o f age .

The paper repor ted t h i s morn ing a land mine accident in t h e Uruzigwe Tribal t rus tl and abou t ha l f w a y t o C h i d am o y o o n the Karo i R o a d . Fo ur people were k i l led and f o r t y -one were i n ju red . T h e y h a d go ne safe ly t o t h e po l l s t o v o t e and were o n t h e i r w a y h o m e .This ik an example of the scare tactics used to keepjnore people from v Q t i n g . _ _

There are several " f o r e i g n " observers here t o moni to r t h e elect ions and are vis i ting t h e pol l ing s i t e s by he l i cop t e r and p lane . Yesterday t h e r e w a s m u c h exc i t emen tw h e n t w o hel ico pters ar r ived he re in Sino ia bear ing some dozen o bserve r s . M a n y of t h e mremarked o n th e credibility o f o \ i r elections all over the coxmtry. A 6o% vote was hopedfor, but as of t h e th i rd day a t u rnou t lad a l r eady been r eached , w i th t w o m o r e dayst o g o before the vo t ing ceased. Everywhere there is a s o r t o f carnival atmosphere , wi tht h e people re jo ic ing and re laxing a b i t . The re sul t s wi l l no t be k n o w n unt i l somet ime

n ex t w e e k , but w e s u r e n o w v e r y op t imi s t i c at t he ou tc ome . P l ease con t inue to pray t h a tt h e r i g h t man wi l l be pu t in t h e pos i t i on of leadership .

N o w to more personal t h i n g s . I prsiy t h a t e a c h and eve ryone of y o u e n j o y e d a m o s tblessed East er Season . Once aga in. Miss Judy foxm d herself i nvo lved in many sictivities.I had j o ined a group o f people f rom several c o m m u n i t y churches in January to prepareand s ing an Easter Conta ta . We gave four performemces o f J o h n W. Pererson's "Hsl-lelujahlW h a t A S a v o i u r " . O h w h a t a bless ing it t u rned ou t t o be f o r me. I e n j o y s ing ing , as y o uknow, and t he f e l l owsh ip w i t h t h i s group w s i s s imp ly g rea t .

Then as I am ass is t ing teaching in t he h igh schoo l Sunday Scho o l c l a s s, we had planned an Easter par ty on Sa tu rday n igh t . Fol lowing the par ty t h e b o y s departed fo r the i rh o m e s , whi le t h e girl 's curled up on m y l iv ing r o o m f loor f o r t h e n ig h t . I t w a s a ^ortnight, as we were up at 5:30 A.M. to prepare fo r th e bo ys return at 6:00 for a SunriseServ ice on pa t io . Then nine o f us sa t down about r ay dining room tab le fo r a break*fas t o f saiisage, eggs, and.ho memade c innamon r o l l s . Several o f the Rh odesians had neverwitnessed a Sunrise Service. "Dad" Martin had built three crosses and with aid of Mr.Kwachenera , my "adop ted" son in t he Lord , w e placed them o u t under th e t rees i n m y yardand then we built a tomb with the aid of a tarpulin and branches from the trees. Theeffect was qui te rea l is t ic and I pray t he young people al l received a blessing f rom t h i sexperience.

Then i t was t o ^ h u r c h at 9 : 0 0 A . M . t o t each Sunday Scho o l and at tend Church a t t h e10:00 S e r v i c e . A f t e r w h i c h all of the miss ionar ies gathered in t h e h o m o of Dale Marshal lfor a lovely E aster luncheon. This was the last t ime tha t w e would all be together fo rsome t i m e . .The Fenders are leaving May 2nd fo r th e S ta t e s and t h e Ivan Mart ins leave inJu ly. The Dale Marshalls and three o f their children left o n Tuesday fo r a three week

ho l iday in South Af r ica .-over-


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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

'THE PIGKEPT LODiE"

2659 FIRST S T R E E THAPA, CALIFORNU 9 ^ 5 5 8

Non-Pro f i t Organ ic .U. S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 28Napa, C a l i f . 9 ^ 5 5 8

Mission ServicesBox 177Kemnton , Ind . ii60h9

With the Marshall 's leaving, I acquired a nineteen year old daughter and anotherb i r d for three weeks. My family grows e a c h week. H al The Kwachenera family, Smith,S h a n n o n ,Loy and " 3 A * 8 " , a r e p r e s e n t l y s t a y i n g in my h o u s e g i r l ' s h o u s e , w h i l e A a n f t imy housegirl is with me in my ho use, and now I have Heidi also. S o each o f my threebedrooms are occupied. The Kwach eneras eat at th eir house, but they do come in m o s tevenings for fellow ship. What a j oy it has been to be able to use my home for theL o r d in t h e s e w a y s , as Dr. G l o r i a C o b bis still t a k i n g h e r e v e n i n g meal w i t h us, sow e make qu i t e a family.

The K w a c h e n e r a sw e r e f o r c e d to l e a v e t h e i r villayand m o s t of t h e i r b e l o n g i n g s ,b u t w e r e f o r t u n a t e to e s c a p e d e a t h . As m a n y o t h e r s , t h e y h a v e n o p l a c e t o go, f o rwithout a job , the municipality refuses t o even put their name down for a house inthe African location. The locations are already o v e r l o a d e d with refugees com ing infrom the bush. Smith is presently getting his e q u i p m e n tready to set up his own watchrepair business and then they will be able to apply fo r a ho use. How ever, some havealready been o n the wai t ing l is t f o r t w o years.

He is a fine repairman and wo rks daily repairing w atch es for the missionaries,friends and any customers he can drum up. I f any o f you have old watches in need o frepair, he wo uld appreciate them, i f -you have-no- further need for-thorn, 00-that h e —can fix them and sell them as a means o f earning a living. Please send them t o myForwarding Agents and they will see th at I get them for him.

As fo r m y o % n i w o r k , I am st i l l being blessed t h rough t h e many oi^w rtuni t ies o ftelling others about our Lord J esus. Due to the advantage o f speaking Shona, theoppor tuni t ies are w i t h o u t number, and I praise God fo r t h i s .

Well, I have chat tered like a magpi and perhaps said more th an will fit m ynewsletter, so I really must close. But do want t o thank you so very much for yourlove and generosity t ow ard me on my Birthday o f April 23rd., as I received so manygreet ing f rom you. Again, I thank yo u, and lov e yo u, and pray for you.

P l e s L s e continue t o pray for Rhodesia and her people. Also, my mother suffered^an a n e u r i s mo f t h e h e a r t i n F e b r u a r y, a n d I w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e y o u rl i f t i n g h e r u p i n/ y o u r p r a y e r s a t t h i s t i m e . S h e s e e m s t o b e g e t t i n g a l o n g f a i r l y w e l l , b u t i s s t i l l i d i y s i c a l l y w e a k e r . F o r e i^ ty y e a r s o f a g e , I f e e l f o r t u n a t e t h a t s h e is s t i l l w i t h\ us.

May God bless each and everyone o f you as w e continue to serve God together.

In His Name,

MISS JTJDT


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RHODESIAN

JUDITH L, ICKETT, Secretary

Chidamoyo Christian Hospital

P.O. Box 330

Karoi, Rhodes ia, Africa

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mrs. Fay BockhahnFinancial Agent

P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Mr. & Mrs. Al Lyons


P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

JUKE 1979


Once ag«dn I f ind it t ime t o wr i t e a b i t of news t o all of you, t o y o u w h o a reso far away, but so close in my h e a r t *

By now I am sure that the news media has informed you of the election of BishopAbel Muzoreva, A United Method i s t Bi i^op , as our new Prime Minis ter* By t h e t imethis letter reaches you, he will have been installed into office as Prime Ministerof Zimbabwe Hhodesia*

Things have still just sorta remained in limbo after the e l e c t i o n s * 0 ourse,as was generally expected, there are those who are trying to prove that the elect-ions were unfair, but most outside observers testified to their fairness* But, the

losers are not satisfied* If y o u could understand the African Politician, you wouldrealize most of them want to be "top dog" or nothing*

The elections in Britian have also made people a bit hopeful that Britian and,yes , Amer i ca w i l l ch ange the i r po l i c i e s o n Rhodes i a w h e n t h e B i s h o p t a k e s off i ce*

Terrorism still continues and, in fact, in some areas has even e s c a l a t ed* Thebush peop le co n t inue to suffer un to ld a g o n i e s * My heairt aches fo r t h e m * M a n y of myf r i ends around Ch idamoyo have h a d t o f lee t o t h e t o w n s a n d c i t i e s , l e av ing m o s t oftheirpssessions behind* Fami l i e s are uproo ted and divided* So many hom eless , j o bless people*

Here in Sinoia we are still carrying o n * The Missionaries are getting fewerand f e w e r, as t h e y l e ave o n fu r lough o r c h a n g e l o c a t i o n s * To m o r r o w, Dr. Glor i a C o b bwil l be moving t o Sal isbury, wh ere she wi l l be w o r k i n g in t h e Qovemment Africanho spi ta l (Harare Hospi ta l )* I am happy for her, as X k n o w h o w frustrating i t isnot to do the job one is trained to do.

I am doing mo re and more secretaria l wo rk fo r the men of t he Sino ia Chris t ianMiss ion* They ho pe , in t he fu tu re , t o se l l t h e b o o k s t o r e , and if s o , t hen I wi l lbecome a full t ime sec ret a ry aga in* I h a v e g r o w n t o e n j o y t h e s to re and meet ing

the public,-but-realize t h a t I am j u s t n o t c u t o u t t o be a s to re manager* As m o s tof t h e men of t h e Miss ion are desperate fo r secre tar ia l help, I a v e no fear of no tbeing needed here . This wo uld a lso f ree m e t o d o more personal evangelism*

From time to time, I have mentioned my A3^tion dog, Saber, in my letters andmany of y o u have seen h i s pic ture* My h eart is saddened as t h e ve t h a s t o ld me Saberh a s te rminal cancer o f t h e esophagus* I % i e y feel an operat ion would be useless a t h ieage and at t h i s progressed s tage of i l lness* H e s t i l l g ives the impress ion o f beingin perfect hea l th , so I h a v e put o f f hav ing h im put t o s leep, but w i l l do so w h e n h ebegins t o suffer* I m af ra id t h a t he is one spoi led do g*

The news of des t ruc t ion at Chidsimoyo s t i l l f i l t e r s in, bu t w e are learning th a tpieces of equipment have been recovered f rom a l l over t h e Reserve*


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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

"THE PICKETT LINE"

2659 FIRST S T R E E TNAPA, C A I i l F O R H I A9^558

Non-Profit Organiz.

U.S. POSTAGE PAH)P E R M I T NO, 28

Napa, Calif, 9^ 558 :• ••••• • • • • a

Mission ServicesBox 177Kemnton, Ind. I 4 6 O U 9

P l e e i a e note th at wh en the new Prime Minis ter takes off ice , the conn t ry willbecom e Zim babwe/Kho deBia. Please address all mail accordingly t o assure delivery.( J u d y P i c k e t t , Box ^2, i n o l a , Z i m b a b w e / R h o d e s i a ,A f r i c a . )

The church at Hillside Chapel is still reaching into the community and bringingpeople t o recognize their need for Chris t .

Sanct ions are still t ight and many things are getting scarce. Paper productsare really scarce and thus very expensive. Cocoa, soap pow der, d i s h washing liquidsare all becoming hard t o get . If any "goodie box es" are sent my way, I woulda p p r e c i a t e co co a, crackers, yeast, raisins, m a r s h m a l l o w s ,h a m b i i r g e r helper, cakemixes, salad dressing mixes o r €mything along that line. Also Cherry Pie Filling.. .I t seems that my home is the "center" for entertaining. One group from our church,WOW6 War o n Weight), o r w e i ^ t watchers t o you, meets each Thursday night, here.O f course , w e don ' t ea t the " g o o d i e s "

Used clothing is a definite need for the people coming in from the bush, asthey c o m e in with no th ing . _

For those o f you w h o have been so co ncerned fo r my m ot her's healt, I wish t othank you for yo ur prayers, and tell you that she seems to be doing well at thistime.

Again, may I say a BIG THANKTOU to all for your laving concern on my behalfand on behalf of the Mission.

Lovingly, In His Name,

MISS JUDY

CEMI il AdI i HI SGI IN

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JUDITH L. PICKETT, MissionaryBox 92 - inoiaZimbabwe / hodesiaAfrica

FORWAkDim AGENTS:

Mrs. Fay Bockhahn

Financial Agent

P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Mr. s Mrs. Al Lyons


P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

July i ? , i9VV

Dear Friends:

This week Fay received a long letter from Judy, and in it she stated that sheprobably would not write a newsletter for July. Her letter was so informative, thatFay suggested that we share part of it with you, as it answered many questions manyof you have been asking. The letter was dated June 10th.

"Just a line to let you know I am alive and still smiling, although I am sotired it is an effort. I m a wee bit confused as I thought Sunday was a day

of r e s t , but how w rong tha t h a s beentoday. I t is 6 . M . and I have been onthe g o s ince 6 A . M . . Beginning wi th breakfas t , s t ra ightening up t he k i t chen ,getting ready for Sunday School and teaching, then Church, and as I am incharge of after Church Teas, I hurried home at 12:15 to prepare luncheondishes and return for fellowship lunch at 1 .M. Then home at 2:15 P.M. andfinal preparation fo r the l i t t le colo ured ( B l a c k ) Sunday Sch oo l a t 3 5 3 0 , w h i c hI am in charge of."

She didn't go any further, for of course it was church at night. Her next writing was Tuesday, Jjpe 11th .

I am at the Bible Book shop. Have just put in a new window display suid amnow going to do my book work. The men at the Mission have decided to sell theBook Store and then I will go back to being a full time secretary for CentralAfrica Mission .

Ivan Martin is in charge of the African work here and he is going on fiu:=lough in July. Dale Marshall has asked me to help in supervising of thiswork. He says I will be a great help with my knowledge of Shona in tjrpingmaterials for the African Evangelist, as well as making the Shona tapes. Ofcourse I am delighted at getting b a c k to the Shona work, even though it isnot in my beloved bush.

I am in ch a rge o f t he co loured Sunday S c h o o l (Asians , Colo ureds , Afr icans ,Indians, e t c . ) . T h e y range f rom 3 ears t o 12 years o f a g e . I t is a greatchallenge to me, as I have Moslem, Hindu, Catholic, and "nothing" childrenas far as Christianity is concerned. Can you inagine what a grave respon-

sibiiity-I--feel-for these-little o n e s - , — a n d ^ - I - a s k - t h a t — y o u prs^ for me as Iseek to guide t h e m in telling them of our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ.

Also another door has opened f o r ma. For some reason the coloured, non-Afr i cans , who are not accepted by e i t he r Blacks or Whi t e s have been com ingto me for comfort. This is a tremendous opening for telling of the sourceof peace and contentment that can only be found in Jesus.

Now, Fay, abou t t h e hosp i t a l . One of t h e Afr ican Ev ange li s t f rom S i n o i ahas relatives near the Mission, so he made a very dangerous trip right toC h i d a m o y o . H e t oo k p ic tures , o f w h i c h I hope t o obta in cop ies . M r. Samariro ,t he evange li s t , s a id t ha t t he roof of t he hospital , is go ne and the ins ides .ruined with water and weather, but the walls are still standing. The Chapel

and Church are standing, however the windows are broken. The houses are

intact, e x c e p t for broken windows. As this report is already two monthsold, t he aux i l ia ry f o r c e s h a v e m o v e d o n and the t e r ro r is t s are again c o m i n gheavily into the U m m g w earea (Chidamoyo) ." continued..


10/18

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHORCH

"THE PICKETT UNE"

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s fo r t h e p l ans for our re turninghowever, our new Prime Minister is a

Missions. If the terrorist can be dri

then w e have great hopes that the H i s s i j ) ;new g o v e r n m e n t does have many g r o w i n gthings are poss ib l e .

w e c a n n o t say def in i te ly at this time,Ifethodist B i i ^ o p and is m u c h in f a v o r of9 n out and peace restored to Rhodesia,• n at C h i d a m o y o w i l l be r eopened . E v e r y

pkins , but wi th God's help w e k n o w t h a t al l

Natura l ly w e are all anx ious to retis t r u l y surpr is ing the d o o r s t h at h a v ege t . i n v o l v e d in t h e African work. Andpui^se is to br ing Chris t to Africanswill listen."

j im to the w o r k at C h i d a m o y o ,a l t h o u g h itopened r i g h t here in Sino ia , l e t t i ng us

ifhether here or in the bush, our mainplus o t he r co lou red nat iona l i t i e s wh o

As in the rest of the world inflatitill l a t e l y I h a v e been able to h a v e amonth took it all" end of lettê

As Forward ing Agent's for Judy, we nounders tanding of i n f l a t i on in S i n o i a . Tow o r t h $ 2 0 2 . 6 6 Rhodesian^moneyTi- P e t r o l isAmerican, and it is r a t i o n e d . Judy is allt h e s e t o g o to S a l i s b u r y , 65 m i l e s o r S l o Lus th at three pounds o f ch icken c o s t s $1 .(approx $120.00 American) , with electricitand so it goes. She says vege tab le s and mpaper goods, soaps and materials (fabrics,sc arce .

We wish to thank all the people who h j a v e responed so graciously and generouslyin sending boxes to Judy. After reading the above, you can understand ^us t what awonderful contribution you have made.

I f you hav e found th ese facts intereeting and have any questions, please callus o r % # r i t e t o us at P. 0. Box 2746, N a p a , | Calif. 9^ 558, and we will answer t o t h ebest of our ability.

May God bless you as you pray wi th for J udy and her w o r k and that peace maybe restored in Rhodesia.

YOURS IN CHRIST,

Fay Bockhahn ( 7 0 ? ) 224-1909

on has reached us here in Rhodesia. Un-a m a ' \ ^ euflihion to fall back on, but this

w feel it i m p o r t a n t to give y o u a be t t e rbegin w i t h , t h e American $500 .00 is on ly$2t41—per gal loa^ or approxiiaate3y^-$5^1^owed o n l y 12 coupons and it t a k e s 5 f55 (approx . $15 .00 American) . Judy tells

90 American $2.87 ) , her rent is $80.007 round $15.00 month ly (American #22.00),eat are not as high as in the U.S., however

s h o e s , e t c . ) are extremely ex pensive and

A1 t Mae Evelyn Lyons ( 7 0 7 ) 224-2172


11/18

RH0DE5IA

PICKET

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JUDTPB * • PICKETT, MissionaryBox 92 - inoiaZimbabwe / hodesiaAfrica

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mrs. Fay Bockhahn

Financial AgentP.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Mr. & Mrs. Al Lyons

Public Relations AgentsP.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Angnst 11, 1979


Once again it is t ime t o send a bit o f news jour way. I t i s a lorel j Satordajmorning here in beautiful Zim babwe Rho desia and I have spent the mo rning baking andwriting letters.

Today, as a lways on t he second Saturday o f t he month , th e l adies o f Hil ls ideChapel h a v e t he i r mon th ly mee t ing . We usual l ly m eet at t h e church fo r a lesson andthen f e U o w s h i p t e a . I t i s a g o o d t ime for the ladies o f t h e church to a l l ge t together and leam t o k n o w one ano th e r. We also carry on service proj ects for t h e c h u r c h .We recently made tablecloths and new drapes fo r our fellowship hall. The old drapeshaving been sto len w hen a window w a s inadver tent ly l e f t open. Also w e co l lec t f reshbaked g o o d s t o send o u t i n t o t he bush fo r t he t r o o p s . I had failed t o t ake a n y last— —month , so Anna, m y ho usegirl , baked several dozen cook ies t h i s week and made pumpkinbread t h i s morning, and a long wi th t he love ly cake I baked, t o o , "TT o f w h i c h I wi l lbe t ak ing f o r distributing t o t he t roops .

Tomorrow i s the las t Sunday in t h e S c h o o l t e rm th a t r ay l i t t le "Sunday Scho ol"wil l be meeting until the last o f Septoaber. S o I have promised them soo t "go odies"as well as a f lannel graph lesson. T h e y do e n j o y m y l o v e l y flannegrajdi s tor ies andr ea l ly g e t exc i t ed w h e n t h e y k n o w it is t h e S u n d a y f o r o n e of t h e m .

I l s o was v e r y exc i t ed when Miss Marsha K. T h o m p so n , w h o is h o m e in t h e Stateson fur lough , sent m e t h e file shee t s fo r t h e entire se t o f f lannelgraph that I h a v e .N o w a l l the pieces can be fi led o n i t s ow n numbered sheet f o r easy finding and bet terprotection.

The s i tua t io n here in Zimbabwe Rh odes ia is Aill deter iora t ing in t h e b u s h areasand all here have been continually disappointed by the attitude of the United Statesand Bri ta in and t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h confe rence . But o v e r and ov e r aga in we a re remindedt h a t o n e c a nn o t place the i r f a i t h in t h e p o w e r of human be ings , but so l e ly in God t obr ing peace t o t h i s c o u n t r y. We all f ee l t h a t ou r Pr ime Minis ter Bishop Musorewa isacting very wisely and doing the best he can under tremendous odds.

The yo ung man w h o h e l p s m e w i t h m y gardening, w h o m I knew at Chidamoyo and w h o s e

f ami ly still lives in t h a t area , was h e r e w i t h his cous in t h i s morn ing wi th t e r r ibl en e w s . The co us in 's f ami ly l i ved near o ne of our s c h o o l s ab o u t ^ miles f r o m C h i d a m o y oand he had Jus t received n e w s t h a t hie ent i re f ami ly had been ki l led by t h e t e r ro r i s t ,and he didn't even know where the bodies were. These y o u n g men were going to Earoi tosee if they could get b j x j . further information, although they themselves dare not enterthe bush for fear of their own lives .

The terrorists are concentrating more and more efforts on the white farmers at thist ime a l s o . S o many farm laborers hav e been driven away and t h e farmers a t tack ed thatt he i r farms l i e en ^ t y and c r o p s are not being put in. If this cond i t i on con t inues , t he recould be a shortage of food, even more than what it is now.

In spi te o f everything, I am cont inual ly amazed at t h e courage o f t h e SimbabweRhodesians , bo th b l ack and w h i t e . They are refus ing t o g ive up in face of dreadfulopposi t ion and n o w t h e feeling is t h a t t h e y must back our Pr ime Minis ter, no mat te rwhat the Western World decides.

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12/18

FIBST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

» 'THE PICKETT L I H E * *

2 6 5 9 FIRST S T R E E TNAPA, CALIFORNIA 9 h 3 3 S

On Monday, this coming week, I ill be,teacher. Now that I m working some with tAfrican neighbors, I eel more and more thel anguage . I ave a g o o d vocabu la ry in t h eit into deepe r co nve r sa t i ona l Shona. I mbeen encouraged by Nr. Marshall to carry on

It is my pleasure to announce that I aml i t t l e f ami ly t h a t is so ve ry dea r to me are(af ter m y fa ther ) Mafungo ( h i s fa ther ' s family name) Kwachenera . H e was bom o n h issister Loy's 5rd birthday, the 9th of Julyfamily, now with their little girl and newdoes not have a ermanent job, but is doinghave mo ved into the African locat ion in a rpated r o o m , but are hoping t o ge t a house inO Ltober o r November. J o b s are j u s t no t ava ft h o s e already employed r e se rve the jobs forare so many young men without work that I fer e p a i r t r a d e , b y w h i c h h e c a n m a n a g et o k e e ^

M r s .l y o n s ,o n eo f m yf o r w a r d i n ga g e n t Lare sending "goodie boxes", and that severedthey will be sending along things that are hard to get here, a l e o ^ T want to thank you,

Non-]̂ fit Qrganis.U. S. OSTACEB PAID

PERMIT NO. 28: apa , Ca li f . 9k 35&

Mission ServicesBox 177Kemnton , Ind . ii60U9

advanced Shona lessons with a privateAfricans and also because I ow have new

heed to perfec t my knowledge of the Shona^snguage, but lack the kncwle^e of patting

ooking forward to these lessons and havei r i t h my studies.

aga in a new "adopted Grandmother . Hythe proud parents of a baby boy, Walter

Needless to say t h e y are a v e r y h a p pyt > | a b yson. Smith, like so many oth ers, stillwell w i t h his w a t c h r e pa i r w o r k . They also

able at t h i s time, or if t h e y are, t h e nrelatives coming in out of the bush. Thereel S m i t h is qui t e b lessed to h a v e his w a t c h

his f ami ly g o i n g .

, n f o r m s m e t h a t seve ra l "flocks" at Napaothers from other states have written that

each one, and egress m y appreciation fo r these blessing in advance, a l though I wil la l s o w § n t t o l e t e a c h o n e o f y o u k n o ww h e nt { h e ya r r i v e . I t is n o t t h a t I a m i n d e s p e r a t eneed, for God takes care of my needs, but ithome and it is like Christmas each time one

ing me open them as well.

ce r t a in ly is a joy to receive parcels fromarrives. Anna, too, gets a great joy help-

Mr m e n j o y i n g my w o r k so very m u c h ast h a t I m b e i n g u s e d to f i l l a d e s p e r a t e n e p d

tackle the tasks set before me, but with thpo f m y main jo bs each Mo nday is t h e reproducpt o s h u t - i n ' s , m e m b e r s w h oh a v e m o v e d ,a n d t | i ois an interesting work and I ave learned t hthe mass tape duplicator.

. ale Marshalls s e c r e t a r y. I eally feel, lthouĵ I ometimes feel i nadequa t e to

Lord's help e a c h task becomes a joy. Oneion of his sermon tapes enmasse, to mail

se who request copies of the sermon. Thise ope ra t i on of yet a n o t h e r o f f i c e m a c h i n e . .

This last school term, I aught needlthe coloured primary schools in town. Todayhandicraft for the entire third term of schoi

t h r i l l i ng oppor tun i ty for w i t n e s s i ng , F R A L S E

Please k e e p pray ing for m e as I do f o r ^ o u <

edsaf t nce a week for six weeks at one of

I as asked if I ou ld co ns ide r t each ingol, beginning in September. This is a

THE LORD.

Yours in Christ,

MISS JUDY


13/18

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RHODESIA

JTOITH L. PICKBTT, SecretaryCentral Africa MissionBox 92 - inoiaZinbabwe / hodes iaAfrica

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mrs. Fay BockhahnFinancial Agent

P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Mr. & Mrs. A1 Lyons


P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Septeaber NEVSLBTTEB 1979

Bear Christian Friends:

September and t ime t o ge t o ff a bit o f news t o y o u . I T h i s i s one o f our SpringB i o n t h s and brings us a breath o f fresh air. September i s c < M i r p a r a b l et o March in t h eStateSf with g ent le and sometimes n o t s o gent le winds blowing orer the l and. The r a i i n Bhare n o t s tar ted as ye t , but h a v e threatened t o do so seyeral t imes.

August was a busy month for m e in the Church here, as well as in 1^ Mission w o z i cwith Mr. Dale Marshall. August 27th fo und m e headed tow ard Salisbury fo r our MissionMeeting o n the 28th and a bit o f time for necessary shopping. Rather th an use preciouspetrol coupons to travel back a u n d forth t o our Bible College, where I usually stay, Is t a i y e d in a downtown hotel convenient t o everything. While here at the hotel, I had ablessed-Mcper lence w h i c h I an t to s h a r e w i t h y o u .

O n t h e before t h e Mission Meet ing s tar ted, I went t o t h e hairdressers,whoso shop is located in the hotel. A friendly European girl was working and also twoAfrican girls. As always, my American accent gave m e away and they discovered I was am i s s i o n a r y as well. The two African girls were thrilled as they were from th e area o four Haahoko Mission and knew some o f our Missionaries. The European gir l was a Catho l i c ,but seemed t o b e anx ious to t a lk t o s^eone. We had such a g o o d t a lk about spi r i tualthings during m y appointment and a i s I was preparing to leave I a i s thrilled f d i e ntheEuropean girl asked ne if I ould pray with them. This brought home to me, once again,how God can use us in any situation, i f we just follow His leading. I have not o nlyfound a new hairdresser, but I feel I have m ade a valuable friendship th rough our Lord'sleading.

Our Mission Meeting w j i s also a tine to see friends we do not see often these days,due t o the situation in this country and the limitations o n travel. Our group i s veryamnn at this tine co mpared to the 50 plus families who were in Rho desia when I rrivedi n 1 9 6 9 .

A u g u s tt h r u the iSth of S e p t e m b e rhas b e e n School H o l i d a y s , so my l i t t l e " S u n d a yS c h o o l " at L o n a g u n d iP r i m a r y S c h o o l has n o t b e e n m e e t i n g , b u t w i l l b e g i n n e x t S u n d a y a f t e rnoon. X have appreciated having the time o f rest and time for preparation, but an most

anxious to b e g i n again. I will also have t he opportunity to teach Handicraft in the~ K r i m a r y ~Hchoo l for one hour each week d u r i n g the whole o f the next scho ol tern.

T h i s p a s t w e e k w a s o n e of g r e a t b l e s s i n g w i t h t h e y o u n g p e o p l e of H i l l s i d e C h a p e l .Due to the situation in the country and the lack of Missionaries to carry out t he duties,

y0P0 unable t o hold an intra—church camp o f all the churches. How ever, we o f HillsideC h a p e l f e l t t h a t we w a n t e da c a m p j u s t f o r o u r y o u n g p e o p l e . So, my c o - t e a c h e r of t h eh i g h s c h o o l c l a s s , i r i i oh a p p e n s t o b e a p o l i c e i a a n in t h e B S A Pa r r a n g e d t h r o u g h t h e s o n ofone of h is f r i e n d s to hold a c a m pon h is f a r m b o r d e r i n g t h e D a r w i n d a l eDam ( l a k e ) , j u s t anhours drive from Sinoia.

S o a t 7 : 0 0 A . M .T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g ,M r T h e u n i s s e n( p o l i c e m a n ) , M r . M a r s h a l l ( m i n i s t e r )a n A r m ym a n o n l e a v e , a n d m y s e l f h e a d e do u t w i t h 13 y o u n gp e o p l e , a c a r a v a n , t h r e e t e n t s ,a n d t w o y a c h t s f o r

at h r e e d a y c a n ^ i n t h e b u s h . " A u n t i e " J ud yw a s " c o c d c " , " m a m a " ,

s o n g l e a d e r a n d c o n q M u o d o nf o r t h e six g i r l s in c a o ^ . W h a ta g l o r i o u s t i n e w e h a d .* ontinued -


14/18

TJSffS CHRISTIAN CHOBCH» • THE PICKEIT LINE"

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TBe fir^Mglxt «is"inbit~ spooky/tobush , bu t t h e m e n w e r e well a rmed and theycednres in the event of an attack*

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Onr first day was spent in setting up bfwiUng o n t h e lake, and ending w i t h a a s q ; ) - *All p i t ched in and helped so no one was o v e r

a mp, rigging the y a c h t s and d o i n g a it off i re s ing and devot ional by Nr* Marshall*

w o r k e d and all f e l t a a r t of the camp*

Sevi l le w a s a t 6 : 0 0 A * N * t h e fol lowinging, breakfas t , and a morn ing of yach t ing*a f t e rnoon we w e r e g e t t i n g a lovely wind andour tents, y a c h t s and e t c * This was a arveyo ung Chr i s t i an people and l L 1 f e l t a c losehbs a f e t y and e n j o y m e n t * Both nights were speni:t h a t o u r Amer ican yo u th miss s o m e t h i n g w h e nall t h e fac i l i t ies* Here in Afr ica w e caaqsOur " o u t h o u s e " is a h o l e in t h e g r o u n d c o v e r

lake, carry wate r for dishes in a ub f rommakes for a beautiful fellowship with one a x ^ 'o n e * s Spirits hi^*

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Now a word to all those who have so ge ;want to send an additiong woyri pfL thankR,individual ly* As I xpla ined to my fo rwarth ing as w e actual ly are nutrit ionally sufffbbr ing a t o u c h of h o m e ri^t o n t o o u r doorstirI o v e shar ing t h e c a k e mixes , e t c * , w i t h m yw e n t w i l d ov e r Choco la t e cup -cak es made f romt h e C h o c o l a t e Chips f r o m your " g o o d i e " b o x e sChape l and, o n c e again, o n e of t h e cake mix

pla te was a l l t h a t w c u s l e f t t o bring h o m e *mal low r o a s t o v e r t h e c a s ^ f i re , t o o * A l s oo f h o t chocolate floating with mini-marsbaalf<f r iends here, a grea t big "IHANK lOH" f o r yoing t h e s e t h ings*

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that we were a bit exqposed there in thed ns t ruc t ed all of us on emergency pro-

oming, t h e n d ev o t i o n s and phys i ca l t r a in -^ S i e wind d idn ' t co ope ra t e too well, bu t by> y ni^tfall the wind th rea t ened to des t royous time of f e l l owsh ip wi th t hese l o v e l yss to God in dep e n d i ng upon Him for our

in pe r fec t peace and s a f e t y * I o w feel*^07 camp in t h e i r modem equifp^ c a i q ^ . w i t hi j o . the b u sh w i t h o u t any f ac i l i t i e s at all*^ d around by a tarpaulin, w e ba the in t h e

e lake, and cook o v e r an open f i r e* Thisbther and a dependency upon G o d t h a t l i f t s

ously been sending box es o f "goodies", Ithough X ave sent thank you notesagents, I ave hesitated to ask for any-

ient here, but these little "extras" doi p * Since I m w o r k i n g at losing weight,f r iends h e r e * The yo ung peop le at canqsa ix and C h o c o l a t e Chip cookies made from

Today was f e l l owsh ip d inner at Hillside found its way to t h e c h u r c h and the enqpty

yes, the y o u n g peop le enjo yed a m a r s h -the morn ing we left they had gene rous cups

o w s * So may I ay, on behalf of all mygenerousity and loving kindness in send-

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Delegation are in London for the conference' e r ro r i s t leaders working for a ettlement*

bnless i t is God's will and His wisdom guidesg o v e r n m e n t is m a k i n g a brave and wise stand

bus c o u n t e r a t t a c k was launched agains t^ d had p l a n n e d a f u l l s c a l e a t t a c k on R h o d e s i a

y Fomes s t ruck f i r s t and dest royed m a n y

i c a t ions s t a t i ons , e t c * of the enemy, there-] jondon, our Prime Minister made the statement>elieve that the Terrorist were fitting for

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At t h i s wri t ing , ou r P r ime Minis ter andwith the British Government and the outside

We are all ho pefu l bu t ve ry m u c h a w a r e t h a tth e leaders , it wi l l a l l c o m e t o naugh t* O utaga ins t g rea t odds* Las t Wednesday an enM o z a m b i q u e based Terrorist, who it was learnid u r i n g t h e c o n i ^ e r e n c e * The R h o d e s i a nS e c u r i '

s t r a t eg i c arms depot s , ra i l road br idges , c o iby fo i l i ng the i r plans* Before leaving fort h a t only an i d i o t or a onfused fool w o u l dfreedom in t h i s coun t ry*

Please cont inue t o pray fo r Rhodesia and her many brave people* This a t t ack saw t h el o s s o f 1 ^ m e no f o u r i d i i t eS e c u r i t y F o r c e , ' : h e l a r g e s t l o s s a t a n y o n e t i m e i n t h i s w a r ,b u t t h e y a r e s t i l l d e t e r m i n e dt o s t a n d f o r ^ l e i rc o u n t r y * B y t h e t i m e y o u r ec e i v e t h i sl e t t e r the conference w i l l be ove r and our f t rue w i l l m o r e o r less be k n o w n * F r a y t h a tt h e West wi l l see the fu t i l i t y of he lp ing t h ( 9 Terror is t leaders and rea l ize t h a t we inR h o d e s i ado h a v e a a i r and d e m o c r a t i c g o v e i p i m e n t ,and if left a l o n e by t h e o u t s i d e willbring peace to this war torn land*

My fo rward ing a g e n t in c h a rg e of f inances , Mra o c k h a h n , in f o r m s me t h a t my suppor thas been coming in regularly and I an only ^praise God for all of you and thank Him fory o u r sincere des i re to see the Gospel spread to R h o d e s i a * T h a n k y o u all so v e r y m u c h *

Yours in Christ,MISS JDDY


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WUUXTU L. PICKETT, SecretaryCe&tral Africa MiesloziBox 92 - inolaZimbabwe / hodes i aAfrica

RHODESIA

mODESIAN

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Mrs» Fay Bockhahn

Financial Agent

P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

Mr. & Mrs. Al Lyons


P.O. Box 2746

Napa, CA 94558

October HEVSLETTER 1979


la oar last letter from Miss Judy, Ae rote do not know if I ill get ont a newsl e t t e r f o r October^ as I real ly do n o t hare a m c h t o repor t at t h i s t i n e . Though t I m i ^ ^ tjast hang on until something definite comes of the Conference in London".

Therefore, we thought it a rery good time to explain the situation in Rhodesia, asJ u d y h a s explained ts as in oar personal correspondence, and a l so t o express oa r thanksand apprecia t ion f o r your l oTing r e sponse to J u d y s needs .

The new Prime Minister of Rhodesia is a dedicated Christian. He has been in London

t ry ing t o draw up a cons t i tu t ion , so t h a t t h e Western World w i l l approve of t he newlyformed government and lift the mbargo which has been having a evastating effect onRhodesia. We quote from Judys letter "the Patriotic Front Terrorist failed to meet thedead l ine se t b y Britian, so t h e Bri t ish governmen t has s tar ted nego t i a t ions wi th BishopBfuzowera a n y w a y. If t h e P. F. remain out o f t h e t a lks there can on ly be an increase inthe war of terror, death and destruction".

J u d y con t inued wi th "the t e r ro r i s t hav e begun a t t ack ing the econom y of o u r c o u n t r y,as t h e y t h r ea t ened . J u s t r e c en t l y they burned t en f a rms and murdered seve ra l f a rmers and

their wives within fifteen miles of Sinoia".

"John Pemberton, missionary in Chiredse, and Ted lurlbert, a visiting minister fromSouthern California, were on Tictoria Road headed for Salisbury, in a convoy, and theywere ambushed . Fo r tuna te ly, t h ey were in the second o a r and w e r e n o t hurt, bu t t he d r ive rof the first ear was badly injured".

This is j u s t a min i pictiire^ t h a t w e share w i t h yot^ of t h e w a r t h a t is g o i n g on inR h o d e s i a . H o w e v e r, Judy has grea t f a i t h in praye r, as she prays f o r Ood's w i l l here,a l o n g w i t h t h e p r ay e r s of t h e o t h e r ou t s t and ing Chris t ian leaders in g o v e r n m e n t , plusall the o t h e r pe o p le w h o are pray ing fo r peace , inc luding J u d y s f r iends in t h e U n i t e dStates.

N o w a f ew wo rds of grat i tude. T h e F l o c k s hav e been singly marvelous about fi l l ing

b o x e s w i t h " g o o d i e s " , as J u d y calls t h e m , and sending t h e m to her. If yo u reca l l he rlast News le t t e r, you can see t h a t e v e r y ' 'bite" is being used t o br ing Cluristian fe l lowship to our Brothers and Sisters in that war torn country.

Then we want to t h a n k y o n f o r your response to Judys specia l needs list. Amongs tothers , th e So-G etters Class, th e Pace Set t ers Class , 9 : ^ 5 Junior Qirls Class , th eKdlinds , P i c k e t t Circle, and Helen Kaiser, t o t he se w o say a specia l "thank y o u " . Woknow there are others that have not come to our attention and we wish to thank you also.

This special needs l i s t a re th ings needed for J u d y s Sunday S c h o o l Class of childrenof different Nat ional i t ies cal led colo ured (Indians , Orienta ls , e tc) . These are no taccepted by ei ther Blacks or Whi tes . J u d y h a s done t h i s o n her o w n , t each ing everySunday af ternoon a t 3 : 0 0 P. M . , approximately 30 chi ldren. To u w h o hav e responded, c amc o u n t yourselves as being miss io nar ies t o t hese chi ldred, these w h o have no one elseto tell them our Lord Jesus. Isn't this exc i t i z ig?

Of course it t akes a whi le f o r th e packages t o r each th e i r dest inat ion, bu t uponth eir arr ival , J u d y wi l l be sending y o u a t h a n k y o u " n o t e .


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Tours in Christ,

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RHODESIA

RHODESIAN

JTOITH L. PICKETT SecretaryCentral Africa Mission

Box 92 - inoiaZ i m b a b w e h o d e s i a

Africa

FOmhRDim AGENTS;

Mrs. Fay Bockhahn

Financial Agent

P 0. Box 2746

Napa CA 94558

Mr. S Mrs. Al Lyons


P.O. Box 2746

Napa CA 94558

PICKETT LINE


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grea t . Ve a re in t he aidd l e of a ontes th a v e sent boxes of p r i s e s and g o o d i e s for

b e f o r e the 2nd of Deoeaber, as that is the

and t h e r e is a oss ib i l i ty that t h i s s c ho o l ,the Sdoureds and AM.cans are being

Hy l i t t l e Su nday Schoo l is t i l l going

and they are vorkia)p very hard. Soae of yo »t h ea and I an j n s t praying tha t they arrivefinal meeting of this tera.

S c h o o ll e t s o u t o n t h e 2 n d o f D e c C T b e i ^L c H B a g i m d i ,vill be closed next January, a e |incorpora ted in to the Whi t e s choo l s .

The v o r i c at Hil ls ide Chapel is doing very veil . Each week s e e s nev faces in ou rservices. Our nev educa t iona l unit is finiihed and in tuie, and it is a blessing tohave this building to fur ther t he Lord s vuk.

I i c d i to you again, each

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