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Box 117
West Union,
Wilford E.
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Illinois 62477
January, 1975
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Last year I
learn
to
know
the
Lord.
When I
in
Only a
few from
When
graded.
The Rhodesian students have made the highest grades
in these exams for several years.
Before that India came in
first.
Even now India is in secona place so i f the Rhodesian
students falter they will step up into f i r s t place again.
these figures
you
can
grown.
1963
21
schools
70
teachers
2435
students
1974
24
schools
125
teachers
4322
students
TSHOVANI
TSHOVANI
CHURCH -
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PREACHING
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become
both
the
new minister
at
Tshovani.
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380.00
September
538.00
October
441.00
November
500.00
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464. 75
Monthly Needs
Wages
375.00
Travel
25,.00
Fund
Housing
Vehicle Payments
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110.00
575.00
1.75
to
1.83 recently.
we get less
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now.
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Wilford E,
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May, 1975 l/
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Dear
Christian Friends,
Thank you for your prayers in our behalf as we see the Lord
working here in Chiredzi,
THE EASTER SEASON
He
presented
hnnJcli=>f- "God's Plan for Your Life" to them and
explained how ~to vTs^ it.
Since th^t time they have translated
i t into the Shona language and are studying to acquaint them^
selves with the scriptures that i t contains in order to be
more effective personal evangelists,
Monday evening he met with some church members and some
attenders of the Chiredzi Church,
for Your Life" to these as well.
to know
the
Lord,
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there
was
good crowd.
had a
Sunrise Service on
the lawn
This
the flannelgraph figures blow off the board and distract the
children from
the
story
of our Saviour.
Warrick
are both
on April
5th was a
from
Chiredzi,
The second
Rita Cook
wedding
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Bob Spencer and Shirley Dunstan both lived in this area and
vacation.
Bob
died of Cerebral
CLASS
enjoy story time and then they color pictures that go with the
lessons.
Please pray that these contacts may be fruitful for
the Kingdom.
Many of the parents of these children do not
have much interest in
do
His
use children
to
work.
DEWURE MISSION
The missionaries of Dewure invited us
to come
there for a
meeting.
We had preaching services for all, men's meetings,
women's meetings and young people's meetings,
I was in charge
of the young people under twelve for singing, lesson and
handcraft.
Margaret Dennis helped me and then I went with her
when she was in charge of them for a hike.
We had 17 young
people for the lesson and 9 of the older ones for the hike.
The high school students had other activities.
The theme for
the meetings was 'Have Thine Own Way, Lord',
for
Jim, Marshall
Mt,
Vernon,
and I
look
at
the
mission
in Rhodesia.
Illinois.
all
around
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world.
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December
664.50
January
403.00
February
488.00
March
445.00
Average
receipts
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Monthly Needs
Wages
Travel
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375.00
25 . 00
Fund
Housing
Vehicle Payments
65.00
110.00
$575.00
The exchange rate i s now 1.87.
This means that i f you take
$300 to the bank you get R$160
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Please Pray
Please continue to pray fd"^
us.
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Box 117
Chiredzi,
Rhodesia, Africa
Forwarding Agents
Mr.
& Mrs.
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Wilford E.
Leasure
July, 1975
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CHURCH
I lead the singing for Bible school and teach a class of 2nd
and 3rd graders.
I count and record attendance for a l l services
I am the secretary of the women's group.
PERSONAL EVANGELISM
Our personal
finished and we
are now
BAPTISMS
come
our
to be baptized on Sunday,
Karen is in the 6th grade and is
the first in her family to be baptized.
She has twin sisters
in the 4th grade who are in Scripture class and her mother
attends
church.
Her father
is
the Financial
Controller for
complained that having her hair set was too much like going
to church.
Marilyn has
the weekend.
She decided
hair dresser.
Digby and Jessie Nesbit are a young couple that have been
attending off and on for sometime.
They have their own truck
ing company and she also works as a secretary in the office
They were
The
Rob
Viv is a
X see you,
come.
Right
children are
learning songs
that
they
RHODESIAN
CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE
than
300 miles
from Salisbury.
BOOKKEEPING
contributed to
work in April
and May,
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May
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Monthly Needs
Wages
Travel
375 .00
Fund
25.00
Housing
65 .00
Vehicle Payments
110.00
575.00
TRAVEL FUNDS
have always
month
for
set
aside
travel.
$25
With
the
the
States
in
October without
the
Leasures.
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churches
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the
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work
have revivals
we do. Finances
of
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My expenses will be about"" the same and I will not have the
salary from the kindergarten (about $75)'
Some of my
youth work
teacher at
bookkeeper
to be
done.
God bless you in this Holiday season and may He grant you a
fruitful year in 1976,
Because of Christ,
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