Pickett Judith 1996 Zimbabwe

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Judith Pickett

S e c r e t a r y

t o

C e n t r a l A f r i c a M l s s i o n

P . O .Box

392

h i n h o y i , imbabwe, f r i c a

FORW RDING GENTS;

M i s . E v e l y n H i l l

Mr. rs.Sam itc hell

P.O.

Box

2746

Napa, Ca. 94558

JO,

The

P i c k e t t

Line

h e r e f o r e

go

n d

make i s c i p l e s o f

l l

n a t i o n s . .

March

1996 Newsletter

Dear Christian Friends:

Time passes

so very

quickly, and

i t seems

like

I g e t

c a u g h t up in

activities and

don t

g et

the

things done

th a t I should, like writing a newsletter. Six busy months have passed in

California,

and

now

I

am in Indian a

for th e la st six

months

of

m y furlough

in

t h e States.

My first

three

months

in California were

plagued

with

troubling

minor

health

problems, but

now I seem t o be fine.

Of

course, th ere

will

always be the problem of getting older and t h e

body adjusting or

complaining

a bout g e t t i n g older.

I arrived in Indiana

just

in ti me for some snow

storms.

Some areas of t h e States have

been

hard h i t

w i t h

snow storms an d then

floods

when the snow melts. I

received

good

news from

Zimbabwe that it has been receiving

good rains

over most of the country since November.

Praise

t he Lord for the relief th e people are getting from ei gh ts yea rs

of

drought in

most

of

the area^. Now perhaps

t he people

will

be able to

harvest

enough

crops

to

feed

their

families

this

next

year.

Mai Custudio, m y African assistant,

has

been sending me good reports

of

the women s work.

She

and

t h e

other two ladies t h a t I left

in

charge of

the w ork

are doing a great

job.

They

of

course cannot

go to

the distant places

t h a t I drove to

in the truck, but

they

do

visit

the

groups t h a t can be reached

by

bus. In fact,

they

have begun

a

new work in three other

churches which

can

be reached

by

bus. They are teaching literacy, Bible

studies, and small

sewing projects. I praise the

L o r d

for their dedication

and

thei r dependab ility. This

i s

the

first

time I have b e e n on furlough tha t I

f e e l

the women s work is able to continue i n

my absence.

My

daug hters seem to be doing

fine.

Irene

is

returning

to

her

old

self

slowly

and has

made

great progress. Kina has had some health problems and now suffers from hypoglycemia . She

has lost 20 pounds

of

weight th at she couldn t afford

to

lose. However, she tells me she

is

gettin g better.

Please

continue

to pray

for

the

work in Zimbabwe

and

for

me, as I

travel these

next months

to inform

churches

of

the work

being done in

Zimbabwe. Thanks

to

those

who have contributed

in t h a t

w a y , I

now

have

a beautiful

lap-top

computer,

which will

certainly

make m y work

more

efficient. Thanks

t o

Mr.

Odel Taylor

for his contribu tion of a cam recorder, w h i c h

will

make

it possible t o record my

work

and present it to

you

a t

home in a more

interesting

way.

I

will be

purchasing

other equipment in Z i m b a b w e which will include:

a second file

cabinet to

hold my

bible

lesson m ate rials and

a

short wave radio for my truck, so I can communicate with

fellow missionaries when

I am in

t h e bush.

Many of t h e

roads

I travel are isolated; and i f

I should break down, it w ould be ha rd t o call for he lp. My

Isusu

truck is now six years old,

has seen

many

miles, and

is

beginning

to det eriorate . It

will

need

to be replaced

in

t he

future, i f I continue t o ca rry on

t h e

bush work.

Please

b e in prayer for t hese

needs.

Thank

you

for your

contin ued f in ancial and prayer

support

durin g

this

year while

I

hav e been

in the States.


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F i r s t Christian Church

ofNapaValley

2659 irst Street

Napa,

C a. 94558-5599

HORIZONS

BOX 427

KNOXVILLE

TN 37901

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a .

94558

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Speaking E n g a g e i n e n t s

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C a d i z , I n d i a n a

Bible Study, Brownsburg,

Indiana

Joy Women s Group

-

University Heights, Indiana

Evening

Service,

University

Heights,

Indiana

Ladoga,

Indiana

Waterloo I n d i a n a

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W o m e n s F e l l o w s h i p

- D a n v i l l e , I n d i a n a

Bone

Gap,

O h i o

Ladoga Vacation Bible

School),

Indiana

Leave for Zimbabwe

P l e a s e

contact

my f o r w a r d

agent

if y o u w i s h

to

h a v e me

speak to

any gr oup, b i b l e study, or

c h u r c h

s e r v i c e d u r i n g

t h e

r e m a i n d e r

of m y

f u r l o u g h . T h a n k y o u a g a i n f o r y o u r c o n t i n u e d

p r a y

a n d

support.

Yours

i n C h r i s t ,

Judy Pickett


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J u d i t h P i c k e t t FORWARDINGAGENTS;

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t o e n t r a l

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v c l y n H i l l

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August1996

Newsletter

Dear Christian Friends a n d Family:

I t i s with great pleasure

that

write

to

y o u fr o m Zimbabwe nce aga in. I

have

now been

home

or three weeks an d

beginning

to

feel more

i k e

myself.

Last

week

a n d

aga in

t h i s

week, h ave h a d

delayed

jet lag mixed

whh

the f l u ,

wh ich h a s caused me o

be a

b i t lazy.

I

was

so

xcited

to

be home ga in that think forgot about

J e t

lag. I t was

a joy ous

homecoming

t the

airport

where

was

met

by

my

two

aughters, K i n a

a n d

Irene,

along with Dr.

Gloria

Cobb

a n d Martin

Lawrence, a

y o u n g

friend

of

my

i r l s . Marcia

Thomson

was aiting

at my

aughter's

f i

at

so she a n d I

v i s i t e d

awhile, a n d

I t o o k care

of some

business. I

f ii e n

crawled into

the

back o f

my ruck a n d

l e t

Martin drive

me

home.

Irene

sat i n

front

while slept a l l the way o

C h i n h o y i .

To back up

a

i t , 1 want o share with

you

ab out my l i g h t back to Zimbabwe. My

rother-in4aw

a n d s i s t e r took me

to

the airport i n Indianapolis where

we

were met by my

ousin Barbara

a n d her

h usba n d Dick.

I h a d three suitcases

to

check

a n d two ieces

o f

h a n d luggage.

I

was xpecting

to

pay

overweigh t charges

for

the extra

suitcase as only

two re allowed. But he Lord showed

me arly

on that he was n

charg e

o f this

t r i p .

When checked

my

u g g a g e ,

the clerk said s he w o ul d check a l l

f i

iree of my a gs. Rejoicing,we e a d e d for

i

ie departure gate a n d sat v i s i t i n g u n t i l

i t

was i me for me

o board

the

airplane. They o o n

a n n o u nc e d that there were e r r i b l e

thunderstorms

n

the

Cincinnati

area so

our l i g h t h a d b e e n

canceled.

They urther

explained th at the

a i r l i n e

h a d arranged

a

bus to take

a l l

passengers

a n d t h e i r

lugga ge

from Indianapolis

to

the Cincinnati a i r p o r t

to catch f i

i e i r connecting f l i g h t s .

My

l i g h t

to

Zurich

l e f t

Cincinnati

at

7:15

p . m . a n d our bus

from

Indianapolis arrived

at

the Cincinnati a i r p o r t

at

6:10

. m .

Thus began my truggle to recheck my ug ga ge , pick up my otel voucher for a day room n

Zurich,

a n d

gofrom

h e main

erminal a l l

t he

way

o Concourse

B. arrived at

the gate

just

before i t

closed

and

was

nformed

that

my business class seat h a d been

given

away, s was

so a t e .

Thinking

would be

i n the crowded

o u r i s t section.

I was ery

excited

when hey i nformed me he y

were

pgrading me o the i r s t - c l a s s section. Wow y uardian

angel

was

way

ahead o f

me.

I

b oa r de d

th e plane

as

th ey

closed

t he d o o r s and

prepared for

take off.

I was iven

a seat

i n the front row f the i r s t - c l a s s section wi th plenty o f leg room n d

a

eat that reclined l i k e

a

azyb oy Rocker. I also

discovered that iiere wasnoone ssigned to the seat

next

to me, n d would have both seats

to

myself.

S i t t i n g

back

a n d relaxing

as

we axied

down

the

ru nw a y .

aga in was e m inde d that

God was n

control. As h e p i l o t

revved u p

the engines

to

take off,

a

trange noise s o u n d e d : a n d the p i l o t shut down i e e ng i nes completely. He n n o u nc e d diat

a

waming

i g h t

h a d

come

n .

so he y were

hutting down

h e e n g i n es to check die system before starting the engines

again. I f

this was

not

ffective,

th e n th ey

would

redjm to the gate and t he mechanics

would

check verything to

find

the problem. We ndeed did return to the

gate,

a n d a f t e r a n h o ur a n d h a l f delay, we afely g ot on our way.

After

l l the plane wrecks n

the States recentiy,

l l

o f

passengers

a n d

myself were

a i t anxious, although h ad

a

very

peaceful

feeling

that

a l l was o i n g

to

be

well.

I had requested

diabetic

meals,

so

when the stewardesses discovered

this the y served me a dinner

salad while was on

the gr o u nd, so

would

n ot

have

a problem. The rest

of the

f l i g h t

to

Zurich

was uper. We were ate of cou rse, and was o ncern ed

that

myday

room

might o t be

eld for

me,

ut

after

storing

my

u g g a g e and

catching a

bus o t h e

hotel,

found my oom

waiting

and e n j o y e d about ive h o urs of

rest,

a shower,

n d

a relaxing

retum

t r i p

to the a i r p o r t for my 8:00 p . m . l i g h t to

Harare.

When checked my u g g a g e

at

Zurich, the clerk

said,

Oh, o ur l u g g a g e i s

already

checked to Harare.

I said, No,

when checked i n at Cincinnati, the y

would

n ot

l e t

me check them l l t f

i e way to

Harare. The clerk said. he

computer says

o u r

bags

re checked to

Harare . After convincing her that the computer

was

wrong and my u g g a g e

was

ndeed

on

er

scale,

s he c h a n g e d

i

ie information

i n

the

computer a nd

proceeded to

check my

u g g a g e

to Harare.

God was t i l l in

control,

and thus

arrived

in

Harare

safe and

sound.


4/6

FirstChristian

Church

ofNapa a l l e y

2659

irst

Street

Napa, Ca. 94558-5599

Non-Profit

rganiz

U.S.

ostage

Paid

PermitNo

28

Napa, a.

4558

HORIZONS

BOX 427

KNOXVILLE

TN

7901

My o u s e w a s a d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a s my e n t e r h a d

n o t

t n l l e n g o o d c a r e o f

i t .

My a u g h t e r I r e n e h a d c l e a n e d i t s o

1

wouldn't see

the worst

o f K. The

ext

day

he e l e c t r i c i t y

supply

personnel

came ut to shut off

my l e c t r i c i t y as

my

enter had not

aid

the March

nvoice when

she moved out diree

months a r l i e r .

My

i r l s

had paid the b i l l since

then,

but

did

not have the money

o

pay the renters back i l l s . Fortunately, I had brought enough U.S. dollars to

deposit,

so hat could

pay

ie i l l

and lso pay he

overd ue water

b i l l . I started

the next day o get

my ouse n

order

and

now

eel

i t is

my

ome gain.

Mr. ennias

Bhebhe, one o f o ur evangelists, was

clding

a revival the next weekend after my r r i v a l , and he

had

written

to

me

n America

asking

me

o teach that

wr

^ n c l .

I

was t i l l

suffering from et

lag,

but

managed

to

travel

to the

church

on

Friday

afternoon. Saturday morning,

and

Sunday

morning

to teach five

lessons.

Since the church

was nly

an

hour's drive away, returned home t night to sleep i n my

own

bed. The people

were

elighted I

had

come o be with them.

The ollowing

Thursday,

traveled with my

hree

assistcints

to another Church Women's Group

t

ShackJeton

Mine

to

conducta eeting diere. So have

Jumped ight back

nto the work on

part-time

basis. My ssistants have

done

a

ine job

carrying on he work

n

my bsence,

so am

ontinuing to send

them

ut by bus

n t i l I

get a l l

my

and legs

back under me.

When have

adjusted, then

I

w i l l get back

into

die swing f

things.

The weather i s

quite

cool here as t i s our

winter

time.

However he d a y s

are

mild an d

sunny. The ights

and early

momings re quite

cold,

an d

a

ice f i r e i n my i r e p l a c e at night makes he

house o z y

an d warm. almost went nto

shock the f i r s t t i me I went o the grocery store to buy upplies. I bought

leaning

supplies

and ust

enough f o o d

supplies fo r

the

weekend. Wow,

was

h ocke d

at paying 400

or

four

sack

loads of items.

Most

anne d g o o d s

such

as beans,

peas,

etc. are eight an d

nine

Zim o l l a r s

a an. Bread i s

over

4 oaf (when

l e f t

i t

was

ust

2).

Milk

i s

over

2

pint,

eggs

8

ozen,

bacon

33 or 500 grams o n e

pound).

Wheel

Of ourse

when calculate i t i n

American

money,

t

i s about he same.

However, have to l i v e

on Zimbabwe

dollars,

so

have tightened

my

elt

considerably.

This

l a s t weekend we cquired two new members o our family. Mandy n d M in d y ,

a

wo-year old c o l l l e / c o r g i e / y o u

name t breed and her five-mo nth

old

daughter were picked

up

at the SPCA animal

shelter.

The mother

s

a

i t t l e

frightened o f everyone but me, s she had

been

abused. The

pup

s

everybody's friend an d typical chewy,

l a y f u l ,

into

everything pup. The

mother

i s

proving

to be quite

a

watch dog

when

the

need arises.

She

has accepted the

house

worker outside,

but

i f he

comes

n and picks up

something

near me he s

r i

gh t there with teeth bared. I am

having

to

education

her as o who belongs

in

the house and who does ot.

My

ealth

i s improving, and my iabetes blood control i s

lowering after

soaring for the last year. My r t h r i t i s bothers

me i t t l e ,

especially in

the cooler weather, but a l l

i n

a l l

I

am

n

good shape and very happy o

be home.

1

want

o

thank a l l

the

churches where

spoke or the

hospitality they extend to

me. My hree remaining sisters are

not

at a l l

well, an d i t

was

i f f i c u l t to

say goodbye o diem.

But iknow the Lord i s i n control.

1 hope o

get a

newsletter off every month and i l l close for now.

PRAYER

NEEDS:

Truck fund,

ealth,

readjustment to work

and he

environment,

and my

isters'

health.

PRAISES:A

afe

r i p

home o

Zimbabwe,

he

a b i l i t y

o f

my frican sisters

to

carry on

he

work hile I was way, or

a good ainy

season

last year, an d the

stopping of

starvation i n many reas.

Yours n

Christ,

Judy

i c k e t t


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Judith Pickett

S e c r e t a r y

t o

C e n t r a l A f r i c a

Mission

P . O .

Box 392 hinhoyi,Zimbabwe, f r i c a

ZIMBABWE

FORWARDINGAGENTS

Mrs.

velyn i l l

Mr.

Mrs.

Sam

i t c h e l l

P.O.Box 2746

N ap a, C a . 94558

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go

and m a k e i s c i p l e s

of

l l

n a t i o n s . .

December

1996

Newsletter

Dea r

C h r i s t i a n

F r i e n d s a n d F a m i l y :

P r a i s e

Go d

f r o m w h o m

a l l b l e s s i n g s

f l o w . G r e e t i n g s f r o m

h o t , d r y , a n d

r a i n l e s s Z i m b a b w e .

S o m e t i m e s

In o u r b u s y l i v e s

w e

f o r g e t t o

t h a n k

Go d

f o r

t h e e v e r y d a y

b l e s s i n g s ,

u n t i l

w e h a v e

t o

d o

w i t h o u t s o m e

o f t h e m . For

t h e pa st t w o

w e e k s ,

t h e t o w n

o f C h i n h o y i

( w h e r e

I l i v e ) h a s

be e n p lag ue d w i t h

b rea ki ng w a t er pipes.

Se ve ral w ate r p ip e s

b u r s t

o n

Oct ob er 27. T h i s

h a s

p ut

m o s t

o f

t h e

t o w n

o n

a

w a t e r l e s s ex i s t e n c e .

1

l i v e o n

a

s t r e e t t h a t i s i n

t h e

h i g h e s t

p art o f t o w n .

T h e r e f o r e , I

a m t h e f i r s t

t o

b e

w i t h o u t w a t e r ,

a n d

t h e

l a s t

t o r e c e i v e i t

w he n

t h e pipes are f i na l l y f ixed. After several f a l s e r epor ts t h a t

t h e

pipes were repaired , mor e

b r oke

a n d

w e r e r e p a i r e d ,

a n d

t h e n m o r e b r o k e . We f i n a l l y g o t w a t e r

y e s t e r d a y

Novem b er 10.

U s u a l l y i n O c t o b e r

a n d

N o v e m b e r t h e r a i n y s e a s o n b e g i n s ,

b u t

t h i s y e a r

Go d h a s

w i t h h e l d t h e

r a i n s except

f o r

t w o

s m a l l

s h o w e r s

a n d

s e n t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e s

w e l l

o v e r

t h e

ICQ

d e g r e e m a r k

The

m u n i c i p a l i t y

haul e d water in bo wser

w a g o n s , s o m e t i m e s

o n c e a d a y ,

s o m e t i m e s t w o

time s a

d a y ,

a n d

o f t e n

d i d n o t

c o m e

a t

a l l . T h a n k t h e

Lord f or

t h o s e p e o p l e w h o

h a v e w e l l s o n t h ei r

propert i es a n d

w e r e w i l l i n g t o s h a r e

w i t h

t h e i r n e i g h b o r s . H o u s e w o r k e r s w e r e k e p t

b u s y

m o s t

o f

t h e d a y h a u l i n g w a t e r in t i n s , w h e e l b a r r o w s , a n d c o n t a i n e r s

o n

t h e i r h e a d s . It has been

a d i s c o u r a g i n g t w o w e e k s .

The nu r ses

a n d ju n i o r

s t a f f m e m b e r s

o f

t h e g o v e r n m e n t h o s p i t a l s h a v e

be e n

o n s t r i k e . M a n y

p e o pl e h a v e d i e d b e c a u s e

o f

l a c k

o f me d ic a l

c a r e . T h e y a r e

s t i l l

s t r i k i n g , a n d t h e s i t u a t i o n

i s

d e s p e r a t e .

The

g o v e r n m e n t

i s

u p

i n a r m s , b u t

t h e y d o n ' t s e e m t o h a v e a n y s o l u t i o n s .

P l e ase be in

prayer f o r o u r

pl ig ht her e in

Z i m b a b w e .

H o w e v e r ,

G o d c o n t i n u e s t o c a r e f o r m e i n

s i t u a t i o n s

l i k e t h i s . I w a s

s c h e d u l e d

f o r m i n o r

s u r g e r y

o n

T h u r s d a y ,

N o v e m b e r

7,

o r

a

t r i g g e r f i n g e r

a n d b a c k

m a n i p u l a t i o n . F o r t u n a t e l y

m y

s u r g e o n

h a d

b o o k e d

m e

i n

a

p r i v a t e C a t h o l i c H o s p i t a l .

T h e y w e r e

f i l l e d t o t h e l i m i t , b u t I

w a s a d m i t t e d f or

a

o n e - d a y

o u t p a t i e n t o p e r a t i o n .

I

w a s

r e l e a s e d at 5:00 p.m. a f t e r m y

s u r g e r y .

M y

h a n d

i s d o i n g w e l l , a n d m y n e c k m a n i p u l a t i o n s e e m s

t o

h a v e h elped .

H o w e v e r ,

t h e

p ai n i n m y

l o w e r

b a c k a n d m y

r i g h t

t h i gh i s s t i l l a c h i n g

d e s p i t e t h e

l u m b a r m a n i p u l a t i o n .

A r t h r i t i s s e e m s t o b e

m y

t h o r n i n

t h e f l e s h ;

b u t f r o m n o w

o n

w i t h G o d ' s

h e l p ,

I w i l l h a v e

t o

learn

to 1ive

with it.

Our

w o r k w i t h t h e v a r i o u s w o m e n ' s g r o u p s h a s

be e n

g o i n g s o w e l l ,

a n d

w e g e t m o r e a n d m o r e

o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o t a k e o n n e w g r o u p s e a c h t i m e w e g o o u t . As I m e n t i o n e d i n m y l a s t

n e w s l e t t e r ,

t h e

A n n u a l

M i n i s t e r ' s W i v e s a n d

T u t o r ' s R e t r e a t

w i l l b e

h e l d D e c e m b e r

2-5 a t

t h e

Sc r i pt u r e Un i o n C a m p g r o u n d a b o u t 40 k i l o m e t e r s f r o m C h i n h o y i o n t h e b a n k s

o f

L a k e M a s v i k a d a i .

T h e y

w i l l c a t e r

t h e m e a l s f o r

u s ,

w h i c h t a k e s t r e m e n d o u s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y

o f f

m y s h o u l d e r ,

a s

1 w i l l

n o t

h a v e

t o

pl a n

t h e m e a l s

in a d d i t i o n

o f m y

o ther

r e sp o n s i b i l i t i e s . The wo me n

req uest ed t h a t

I

h a v e

a

w o r k s h o p

o n

p rac tic a l

s u b j e c t s t h a t w o u l d

be he lp f u l

f o r

t h e m i n

a s s i s t i n g t h e i r h u s b a n d s w i t h t h e i r w o r k a t c h u r c h .

An examp l e o f p rac tic a l

s u b j e c t s a r e

f l o w e r a r r a n g i n g , h elpi ng y ou ng gi r l s prepare

f o r t h e i r w e d d i n g , e t c .

M r s . Dal e

M a r s h a l l

will be

g i v i n g

a

w o r k s h o p o n h o w

t o

proper l y s e t

a t a b l e

a n d s e r v e t e a , a n d p rop e r m a n n e rs

whe n e a t i n g o u t in

a

r e s t a u r a n t o r

ho te l .

M a n y o f t h e s e

Afr ic an

l a d i e s a r e f r o m t h e b u s h ,

a nd

t h e s e t h i n g s a r e

a

m y s t e r y

t o t h e m ,

s o

t h e y

w a n t

t o

l e a r n m o r e

a b o u t

t h e m .

Dr.

G l or ia

C o f f is

g o i n g t o h a v e

a

w o r k s h o p o n

h o w

t o

h a n d l e

d i s e a s e s s u c h a s A IDS , d i a b e t e s

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t h e l a d i e s f r o m o u r E n g l i s h s p e a k i n g c o n g r e g a j t j i o n h e r e i n C h i n h o y i i s

g o i n g

t o d e m o n s t r a t e

flower arrang ing.

I

am going t o have several

es s o n s

on

the

comfort

o f prayer and handling

death. In addition,

I will

be teaching

how tc

me an unclaimed sing le women talking on thi s

relieve

t he

h e a t

situation during t h i s retrea

Ny daughter,

Kina,

has hypoglycemia and r e c e n t l l

h e r that

she could

not

afford to lose.

She

sd

still

living

with me and has

been a great

help

y

I

am sittin g here

by the

window watching

my

i

vegetable garden.

We

have let tuce, spinach,

which were s t a r ted h a ve n e a r ly

all been

l o s t .

thrilled t o

have water

today,

and he i s working very hard replanting

and watering

the newly

l i

lanted vegetables. His

wife,

Kathryn,

i s fil

yard,

placing i t

on her head,

and

carrying

i t

often work

together like

this,

and

i t

thrills

m f

course,

I

help them

out

with extra food

prepare

t he

bride

for

her

wedding. (Imagine

subject). Ha I pray t h a t r a i n will

come

and

a s ill wi t h

a

virus, which t o o k wei g h t o f f

ems

t o

be o n t h e r i g h t t r a ck n o w. Irene is

while

I have not been well.

arden

helper, Misheck, who is

wor ki n g i n

t h e

onions, and tomatoes. Some o f other thin g s

j b e c a u s e o f t h e l a c k o f w a t e r . N i s h e c k i s

s o

n g

a

bucket with water

from

t he spiket in my

t o t h e g a r de n ,

m a k i n g

many,

many trips. They

and thin g s when

I

can. Nisheck and

I

started

week when

I

was travelin g a

lot

t o

the

bus

something for them each time such a s eggs, onior

fresh meat,

etc.

I told

him

it must make h i n

come

back,

I

bring him everything but t he

g o a t

f o r

them,

a nd

h e s a i d ,

"Ambuya,

t h e o n l y

t h i n g

I

h a r e

t h e s e t h i n g s

w i t h y o u ,

b e c a u s e I

v a | n t y o u

to

k n o w

h o w o u r

d a i l y l i v e s g o

o n

sometimes.

joking with

one

another

a few

weeks

ago.

One

i t seemed like I w a s able t o

br i n g

back

s,

o m a t oe s (used in their cooki ng everyday),

happy when

I g o

t o t h e

bush; because when I

h a t n i g h t I came h ome wi t h s o me cabbages

left i s m y

goat." He w a s

t e a s i n g ,

o f course.

Please

pray

for

my

continued healing,

a

good

families suffering

with

Aids and

death o f

f a m i i l

Woraen^ Retreair;

NAY I

TAKE THIS

O PPORTUNITY TO WIS H EAC H

OF

YQ

NEW YEAR

Yours in

Judy

P i

r a i n y s e a s o n ,

m y

daughters,

t h e

m a n y,

m a n y

f a n d f r i e n d s , the

h o m e l e s s

c h i l d r e n , a n d t h e

A VERY

BLESSED

CHRISTNAS

SEASON AND

A HAPPY

C h r i s t ,

ckett

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