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Zambia Evangelism Support Team

c/o Paul Budke
Rt. 1, Box888, Beaverton, OR 97007
"Serving Christ with our Brothers in Zambia'
March 31 1980
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
How has the Lord Been blessing you? We sincerely pray that
your blessings have been many; we cannot help but praise Him for
His goodness to us5
Did you notice our new heading? We have committed ourselves
to a new approach to the work in the Mbala area and are anxious to
see where the Lord will lead in the coming months and_years. In
the coming months we have dedicated ourselves to working with the
^ambiaii Christians--as partners in-the-evangel-ism-of their country,
and to encourage them to do more evangelism and church planting on
their own. We do not as yet see where this will ultimately lead,
but we are excited about the possibilities. More about that later.
we turn our eyes back East to the ^
African continent and^Mbal^. What
in the world! Lee plans to be the body.
home before the baby is born,but
during those three months we have packed a large number of potential
activities and projects to be completed. Here we go:- - --
1) The building of a church building to seat around 200 people
in the Township of Mbala. The Mbala Christians will be doing a
large portion of the work and with the Lord's blessing we will be
able to complete building in the allotted time. In Zambia we do
not purchase the land on which to build, it is given to us if we
will develop it within a certain length of time; that time will
expire in June of this year, and so the building must begin.
2) Laying the groundwork and exploring the feasibility of
the Zambia Evangelism Support Team. A letter I received back from
one of our Christian brothers the other day was very encouraging
concerning the possibilities of ZEST.
3) Visitation of the churches in the Mbala area with the
purpose of checking their progress and growth, evangelistic out
reach, exhorting them in their work and helping them with any
problems they may not have been able to work out.
4) Two projects that we pray will lead to further ability
of the churches to evangelize with their own support base.
GILBERT ARP VOLUNTEERS
Gilbert, a member of the West Hills Christian Church and a
long time friend of the Albaughs will be going to Zambia during
the month of June to assist in the building of the church in Mbala.
Gilbert is an engineer for Washington County and will be a great
asset to the work.
FINANCIAL NEEDS
Building costs are high in Zambia (as they are at home). We
estimate that the building will cost around $20,000. Our reserves
at this time amount to about $10,000, including funds needed for
travel. Please keep this need before you in the coming months.
We are so thankful for the consistent support you have given
in the past to the work in Zambia and we are confident that the
Lord will continue to work through you to meet the coming needs.
Your support during the months of April - June will be very crucial
to the building project.
PRAYER NEEDS
Cheryl and I ask your prayers for our family during the months
ahead. It will not be an easy time for us during the separation
period, and Brian will miss his "Daddy". Pray for Cheryl's preg
nancy.
Hold before the Lord the four activities previously mentioned
that Lee and Gilbert will be working on while in Zambia. Pray that
all goes smoothly and the time will be used well.
Pray for the preparations being made for the venture beginning
in May.
Uphold the Zambian Christians daily.
Remember the financial needs for building the church building.
FUTURE PLANS
working with a possible ZEST pro- ifrrft^
gram,he will also be making some 'T*
decisions as to the future work in HHrl
Mbala. We are praying for guid-
ance as to the way to approach the
work of evangelism and church
planting in Mbala, whether we need B
be there full time or if a lay !
ministry approach to the work -J
would be possible. We have before
us the possibility of a job in the
S^tates-^hatwouldallow -uis-. 2 -BL.
months out of the year fprjork in - Uemth thebuMingcre^.
Zambia; encouraging, assisting, and ^
working with the Zambian Christians. We believe this approach has
some real advantages towards building an indigenous church in Mbala
that is capable of evangelism without the presence of a full time
missionary. We will be sharing these things with you after Lee
returns in August and the plans are developed.
May the Lord richly bless you as you continue your service
for Him.
Your Partners in Christ,
Lee, Cheryl & Brian
Please send any funds to our Forwarding Agents, Paul and Carol
Budke, Route 1, Box 888, Beaverton, Oregon 9700?. Checks may
be made payable to: ZCM , Lee & Cheryl Albaugh. _
WEST HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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"Sen'ing Girist with our Brothers in Zambia'
July 1, 1980
On May 12, I98O, Lee said "goodbye" to Cheryl and Brian, checked
his overweight bag laden with the just printed Lungu songbook and board
ed the plane for Seattle and on to London. We weren't sure how Brian
would take this separation, but he was too busy playing with his cousins
at the airport to worry about Daddy until "Daddy" was half way to Seattle.
Before leaving for Zambia we had set three main goals for this trip,
which were:
1) To survey the present needs of the Christians in the Mbala area,
encouraging and planning the future with them.
.2) To begin construction of the Mbala township -church^uilding-and -
to insure that the plot would not be tak;en away because the time had
lapsed for development to begin.
3) To formulate our future plans on how to work in Mbala.
We feel these goals were pretty much accomplished except for the
actual building construction. Let me share a little about the trip.
THE JOURNEY
On May .16 I landed in Kasama, Zambia, After being away for 11 months,
what would things be like in Zambia? Would the churches have stagnated
or grown? Politically was the country doing better? All these questions
were on my mind as Tom^Fort drove me into town and down the familiar
streets of Kasama. Things looked close to the same, except for the new
3 story building erected for the Workmans Compensation people. (The
lirst "high rise" in Kasama) We shared together news of the world and
talked late into the night.
In the Fort's back yard sat our poor Peugeot pick-up, minus a wind
shield and with ^ flat tires. The chickens had been using the inside as
a roost after the thieves carried off the windshield. Unbelievably,
after a new battery and a little cleaning up, it started on the first
pop of the engine! It looked a little strange with a piece of plastic
instead of a windshield, but it worked, people just thought me_a. little
strange!
By May 20th I was in Mbala looking up the African Christians and
letting them know I was back in town. Just before leaving for Zambia
we had heard that the plans for our building were lost by the planning
authorities, but looking into our stuffed Post Box I found a one month
old letter from them saying that we had final approval! Another letter
in the box said we had one month to reply if we still wanted the plot,
It was a month to the day when I opened up the box! I ran down to the
Town^Council and paid the additional fee for the lease with the stip-
ulation that development on the property be completed in a year. I
then began looking into materials to lay the foundation, but was disap
pointed to find that there was no cement in the area. Gilbert Arp from
the West Hills Christian Church had planned to meet me in Mbala during
possible. Because of the cemerlt problem I telegram-
med to tell him that it would not be possible at this time.
HOW ARE THE CHRISTIANS?
It was encouraging tofind that the churches in Mbala, both in town
and the villages, were doing well and had grown. It is good to see some
growth while you are away, this indication of a willingness to evangelize
on their own was one of the qualities I was looking for on this trip.
The churchyat Kalekwa Village has built a meeting place at a central
place in the village. Up until this structure was completed they had
been meeting in the home of one of the members, and needless to say it
was getting a little cramped. 6? people met to greet me for a service
one morning. It was good to see familiar faces, and some not so fami
liar ones. There was a good spirit in all the churches. At Malamba
Tu over 50 people met for worship, followed by two baptisms. In
the town church which is an older congregation but one which has had
little growth for some years, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted
5? church and an enthusiastic group of believers excited about
the future plans to build. All of the churches were happy with the Lungu
language songbooks we had compiled, printed and delivered. They now
can sing in their own dialect.
Praise the Lord for the believers who have remained faithful and have
been pressing on to evangelize their areas. It warms my heart! This
encourages us to go forward and give them our support in love!
SOME OBSERVATIONS
What are things like in Zambia at this time? Here are a few of
observations that I made while in the country:
1) Indications from the young Zambian Christians who have been
through Secondary school (High school) show a great stirring of interest
in spiritual matters. Young Christians are taking the lead in evangel
ism in the main towns , mainly using english. In Kasama a group of
young Christians organized an evangelistic crusade for one week while
I was there and saw many come to Christ. The results of this crusade
were evident the next Sunday in worship.
^ 2). The next few years will be crucial in establishing the african
indigenous church outside of mission influence. Just as these african
nations are emerging into adulthood in the world, so the churches are
growing and_taking their own lead and direction,
3) Politically things are better in Zambia. Foreign workers are
again being invited to help in the countries development. Economical
ly the picture has improved a bit, but recovery is being slowed by a
potential famine situation this year.
4) The general feeling in the area has become more relaxed as the
tensions of a war footing have eased. I was not asked for identifi
cation one time while in Zambia!
FUTURE PIAKS
The trip has encouraged us to make the decision to return to Zambia
in November of this year for another 3 year term. The next years
should be the most productive of our time in Zambia as we are well es
tablished in Mbala and have a good base from which to grow. The appar
ent^ willingness of the people to evangelize at this time is a good
indication that the time is right to harvest. The Lord has equipped us
with the language and a willing people, so we feel this is where He
wants us for the coming three years.
We are expecting our second born in August of this year, A depar
ture in November will give mother and newborn some time to get adjusted.
THANK YOU...
...for your prayers and support during this difficult time. We hope
that we will be able to visit you all again before leaving in November.
We hoy before you the cost of building a church building,._^This .will
cost in the neighborhood of $20,000, which we are hoping to raise a
substantialyart of along with our traveling expenses. That is a big
order, but if the Lord is in it, all will go well. Please pray with
us about this need.
Aly be in prayer about the needs of the churches. Continued zeal
in their work. Encouragment in the Faith. Safety from the food problem
this year. I know they would appreciate your prayers. They all were
very concerned about the volcanoe and our safety. They wanted me to
greet you all in the name of Christ.
IN CLOSING
It is difficult to share with you all that has happened on the
survey trip and the intervening period since the last Newsletter. It
was a rewarding and fruitful venture, the Christians were excited to see
me and encouraged with our plans to build on our retiirn in November.
Please hold them and us up in your prayers during these months of pre
paration. You will be hearing from us in the near future concerning
our return and those preparations.
Yoinr Servants in Christ
Lee, Cheryl and Brian Albaugh"
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Missionaries: LEE & CHERYL ALBAUGH
DECEMBER, 1980
EVANGELISM SUPPORT TEAM
Happy Holidays
from our family
to yours ...
...MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ALBAUGH'S
IN Zambia:
Yes, that's right, we are back in Zambia (two
days back and now getting ready to head north
for Mbala. We do want to take this opportunity
to wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christ
mas and pray that the Lord will bless you greatly
with His love and mercy this year. It is because
of the birth of Christ Jesus over 1980 years ago
that we are able to carry the message of salvation
to the people of Zambia. What a privilege to be
bearers of that message !
MWALE SHANI? How was the journey?
Packing boxes, moving, last minute details, sad
goodbyes are behind us for the time being as we
relax for a day here in Lusaka, Zambia, with
mission friends. The "day after" jet lag is upon
us after 30 hours of straight travel from the
States. We arrived the morning of Dec. 1, the
Davis and Burlington Families met us at the air
port as we struggled through customs with 6
suitcases, two kids and 5 carry-on bags ("never
again", says Lee).
Last nights sleep was a welcome one. Brian
and Christy slept well despite the hot humid
weather we are having. The children traveled
pretty well, considering the torture it is to fly
at that age. Sitting for 9 straight hours is just
not Brians' idea of a fun time! This morning
Brian drank some milk that did not settle with
him, and so we made some fast trips to the
bathroom, but otherwise the children are doing
well, along with their tired mother and father.
British Caledonia Airline was very good to us
during our layover in London. They even allow
ed us to rest in their first class lounge; praise the
Lord for their mercy to four tired travelers.
On this coming Thursday, December 4th, we
will head north for Kasama and then, Lord will
ing, on December 8th we will go on up to Mbala
and reclaim our house. It has been a long road
since we started packing up the first week in Nov
ember, now the unpacking begins but the end is
in sight !!
THANK YOU FRIENDS ! !
We praise our God for Christian friends I The
list of you who have been so helpful is long and
gives us a true sense of love and concern from
all of you. You have made us very grateful 1!
Beaverton and West Hills Christian Churches,
we love you ! Thank you for sending us with
your love and prayers. The special gifts that
came our way were greatly appreciated and the
letters and cards that we have received are a con
tinuous reminder of your concern.
Ladies of West Hills, thankyou for giving your
time to help us get packed up. The fellowship
was as helpful as the packing 1
Roll out the barrels
Judy and Charlie Guy for helping us get to
gether some needed items, and especially for the
help Judy gave in cleaning the house, painting and
packing, we give thanks to you.
Gary Callison; for bringing us packing boxes ;
Dick,Scott, Thang, and the Grandpas and Grand
mas, for watching the kids and helping pack and
clean, thank you for you precious time. Our
forwarding agents Paul and Carol Budke for their
great job and all of you others who have helped
in little but important ways, and by your prayers
(believe me, this was the hardest move we have
ever had to make) may God richly bless you.
We have so many friends to be thankful for !
The churches of Corvallis, Roseburg, North
Plains, Gates and Vemonia, for the times of
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gifts sent to help us on our journey, we wish
to express our heartfelt love.
All of you have helped make the journey just
a little bit smoother and brighter. It is not an
easy thing to pack up a family and move then
around the world, we could not have done it
without you.
We thank the Lord for the blessings that you
have bestowed on us tlirough His people.
Will these stay fresh til! Zambia? Plastic, of course
PRAYER CONCERNS
In each Newsletter we will be sharing with you
concerns of prayer that we ask you to uphold.
We know that many of you are praying people,
without whom the mission of the church would
be limited. The value of a prayer base is extreme
ly important to us, and so we ask that as you read
these concerns, you will add them to your person
al prayer list. We will keep you informed on the
answers to prayer as they come !
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PRAY FOR...
l....An easy adjustment back into our house in
Mbala, including a home for the renters in our
house as they are displaced.
2....Our old trucks ability to run and be reliable
transport.
3....Building funds in order to start the Mbala
Church building in April.
4....The safe arrival of our crate.
GIVE THANKS FOR...
1....A safe journey to Zambia.
2....Finances that made the trip possible.
3...The blessings of Christian friends.
4....That we had the strength to climb on the
airplane after a hard week of packing and last min
ute details.
If you are praying regularly with us, we would
like you to write us at our Zambia address so that
we can keep a record of people we can count on
Tor speciaT'prayer heeds." ~ ~
OUR NEWSLETTER
The intent of our newsletter is to keep you in
formed regularly on prayer needs, progress reports
and news of the Zambian Christians. We are aim
ing at a simple, easy reading format with regular,
every other month reporting. We pray that you
will take a few minutes to read through them as
they come and we would appreciate your comm
ents as to what could make the newletter accom
plish our intent better.
Newsletter address changes. If you have moved,
would like to receive the Newsletter, know others
who would like the Newsletter or no longer with
to receive it, write to JUDY GUY at Rt. 4, Box
732, Hillsboro, Or 97123