Indiana jones can't hold a Candle to

the adventures of South-African-born

missioItary Rev. Peter Hammond, who is
bold and brave for God. When Peter
wants to deliver Bibles to soldiers in the
war zones of Angola and Zirribabwe, he
has to crawl across miIie fields, sprawled
out on the ground so as not to set off a
mine. 'When we crawl that way our
weight is more evenly distributed," he.
said during a recent two-month speaking
tour of the U.S.
Rev. Hammond and his 12 member
stafftbatmakeupth.eFrontliIleFellowship
mission in South Africa also penetrate
army camps by crossing mine fields on
motorcycles. Theywear backpacks stuffed
WithBiblesandothereducationalmateria1
todistributeincommunistcountries. "We
have found by using motorcycles we can
quickly maneuver through the mine
fields," says the Evangelist of the Christian
Motorcyclist Association. "Even if a rider
hits a miIie it. only blows off the front tire
of the motorcycle and the rider is thrown
and banged up a bit, but he survives."
Peter recalls the time he and another
missionarywere captured bycommunists
in Angola. "To escape we had to run
through a mine fieldand thenswimacross
a crocidile-inksted river while soldiers
were shooting at us. Normally, we
wouldn't cross a river together, we cross
one at a time while the otherpersonstands
on the riverbank andlooks for crocodiles,
That day we didn't have time for
'procedure!'"
The Frontline Fellowship
missionaries are 'fighting the good fight
of faith' (I Tim. 6: 12) 'as a good soldier
(s) of Ouistjest1S' (n Tim. 2:3). These
'field trips' as Peter ca1Is them, last from
three weeks to three months. While
he's gone, his wife Lenora, holds down
Peter Hammond and a young boy
orphaned by terrorists who was later
adopted by an army unit Rev.
Hammond was required to wear a
firearm while in Angola.
the fon as the office administrator and
fulltime mother mother to their five-
month old daughter, Andrea Dawn.
life in the mission field is old hat to his
American-born wife, whom he met ata
missions conference in South America.
Her parents have servedas missionaries
in Eastern Europe for 30 years.
30 '" THE COUNSEL of Chalcedon 'I' September 1991
The lOyearoldFrontlineFellowship
missionisheadquarteredin Cape Town.
In one of their many publications, their
purposes are explained, "to evangelize in
the war zones, distribute gospel records
and booklets to soldiers, guerrillas and
terrorists; present Christian Iilmsinseven
languages in military bases and villages
and deliver BiblestopersecutedCbristians
in communist lands and share food,
clothing and medical supplies with
refugees caught in the crossfire."
Their office is in a residential area for
security reasons. "If we were to publish
something objectionable we could have
bricks or bombs thrown through our
windows, so we have to keep our office
in a low pro61e: explains Peter. "The
Lord has protected us and guided us
from the beginning, We haven't lost a
worker in the 10 years we've been in
existence. I've been stabbed and beaten
uncoDscious. I've been imprisoned and
led through the streets in chains with
fellow Christians singing gospel songs as
loud as we could. We've seen and heard
of 18 missionaries who have been
imprisoned and tortured and by God's
grace, all have been released. The last
person was released after five years. "We
have held prayer vigil and have asked
others to pray about these situations and
we've written letters to officials and
encouraged others to do the same. It
creates tremendous pressure on our
enemies and vie see victories IJecause of
our prayers and our tidal waves of
"
The Frontline Fellowship mission
grew out of an aImy prayer group that
meteverySaturdaynight,saysits'founder.
"I remember meeting people who did
not have a Bible and the Lord led me to
pray that I would be able to give a Bible
to every person I met who did not have
one. I asked the Lord to provide the
means for me to purchase them on my
military pay. I ended up giving our 600
Bibles!"
He recalls the time he was burdened
to pray forthe prisoners in Zambia to 'feel
God'slove.' ShortlyafterthattheFrontline
Fellowship team was imprisoned in
Zambia. In the overcrowded filthy cells
the team led praise and worship services
by 'memory' since Bibles were not
pennitted in the plisons. After two
weeks, the Zambian officials confinned
that the four-member team was falsely
accused and they were set free.
As a warrior for the gospel, Peter is
used as an insrrument in the hand of
Almighty God to scatter the darkness.
(School, continued from pg.14)
devastating to the health of a Christian
school.
5. To what degree is the
administration open to parental input?
Do they encourage parent-teacher
conferences? How accessible is the
administration to parents? How do they
preferproblems be handled, through the
teacher or administrator?
These open ended questions may
not seem cogent to your particular
situation. I will assure you, if asked, they
willreveala better picture of the character
of your school than questions about
teacher credentials or curriculum.
Once you have made inquires and
feel the school is going to genuinely aid
you in meeting your instructional
responsibilities, askyourselfwhat are the
specific gifts and talents that can be used
through the doors fonnaUy available.
Where possible, work through the
proscribed avenues for parental
involvement. They will be far less
threateningtoschoolstaffandhelp build
a personal rapport of trust.
Think through the mission of the
school and your own goals carefully
before you approach your administrator
with any specific improvement ideas.
Avoid making suggestions that will
require additional human or financial
resources to accomplish unless youare
willing to help supply those needed
resources. Always pose new ideas and
agendum that are clearly consistent with
the stated mission of the school.
Healthy cooperation between
parents and school personnel can be
obtained and maintained by simply
practicing "the golden rule." Listening to
and appreciating the issues that are
important to those who teach your
children will open doors of opportunity
to become actively, if not indispensably,
involved in your child's education.n
"Christiansneedtobesaltandlight. This .----------------------------,
attitude of man-centered Christianity-
doing what is popular instead of what is
right-produceswimpy, weakChIistians
thatwillneverbe persecutednor bothered
by Satan," he says.
Not surprisingly, on the
bottom of the Frontline
Fellowship stationary is
engraved, Phil. 1:20,
''My deep desire and hope
is that I shall never fail in
my duty, but that at all
times, and espedally just
now, I shall be full of
courage, so that with my
whole being I shall bring
honor to Christ." n
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