Harrison William Reba 1973 Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

Technology
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CENTRAL AFRICA MISSION
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BILL
REBA
DAVID AND JULIE
January, 1973
May we be the last to wish you ,.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Isn't it wonderful to have a brand new year to plan, and in which to serve God?
Now that we are home to stay. Bill is taking charge of the mission maintenance
and will be doing all of the mission flying after January 22nd, because Dr. Bill
Nice and family are leaving on furlough then. The doctor who has replaced
Dr. Bill is Dr. James Erasure, who also flys but is not yet ready to take the
airplane out into the bush alone, so Bill will be flying him to his clinics.
'îll is preaching almost every Sunday these days and enjoying it more each tune.
We are limited in our outreach until our Land Rover arrives.
We thought at one
point that it had arrived, as the shipping company contacted us and said it had
arrived at the dock in Mozambique.
Bill arranged to go over and pick it up,
but after a two day trip to get there, the shippers apologized, said they had made
a mistake and that the Land Rover which had arrived actually belonged to the
United Nations. They paid Bill's hotel bill there, and he returned home via
train instead of by Land Rover. It was a disappointment, but we thought that was
unusually good service so we weren't really surprised by the outcome. At this

point, our Land Rover is supposedly somewhere between England and Mozambique.
This time we will have it sent to Salisbury, and will have to see it to believe it!
It will be so nice when it arrives.
Reba is enjoying the gardening. We have been able to have several vegetables
out of the garden recently. Last week we had our first pumpkin pies, made from
pumpkins from our vines. For a farm girl who has had to live most of her life
in the city, it is fun getting dirt under the fingernails again!
While we were in Salisbury we went to hear a gospel singing group from America,
called the ''Livîn^g-^Soim^s^ " It was a fine program and had a strong gospel
messagCo
son Daviî who is almost eight, went with us. After we arrived
home from that program, he told us he would like to give his heart to Jesus,
He has been thinking about this for about two years and we felt he was ready.
He made his good confession at the Salisbury Christian Church and was baptized
in the pool at the Rhodesian Christian College on December 13, 1972, He is so
serious about his Christian life, as he is about everything else. He went to church
with Bill last Sunday, and came home and told me almost word for word the sermon
that Dr. Bill Nice preached that day. He was also thrilled that two young girls
responded to the invitation and were baptized. He prayed that they would learn to
be good Christianso As you can tell, we are thrilled by David's decision and
growth in Christ, and we know that the Angels in Heaven are rejoicing also
We are not sure, but we think the rains have come at last. It has rained several
times in the last few days, and the skies are overcast most of the time. The
farmers are planting, some for the third or fourth time.

We want to thank everyone who sent Christmas cards, letters and pictures.
They really made our Christmas season a joyous one.
May the Lord bless
each of you in the New Year.

In Christ,
Bill and Reba Harrison
Contributors to TASK, December, 1972

Mr, and Mrs.
Individuals
Dan Ballinger
Norene Abdullah
Alfred Battles
Dr. J, Jones
Leon Brown
Juanita Martens
Robert Brust
Barbara Spray
Kelley Claybaugh
Haril Whetsell
Gordon Clifford
Harold Crozier
Kenneth Davies
Groups and Churches
Clarence Dean
R ichard Forst
Nishi Arai Christian Foundation
John Freeman
William Hart
James Jackson
Women's Fellowship - Tujunga

First Christian Church
Dennis Kltch
John H. Koekkoek
at he 3r al~Oalrs "Ctiristiari Churtrh
John W. Koekkoek
Leroy Parks
John Phillips
Jacob Schaible
East Anaheim Christian Church
Hacienda Heights Christian Church
Jesse Spray
Chester Stilabower
Lawndale Church of Christ
Harrison Strong
James Sutherland
Harvey Veatch, Jr,
Lemon Grove Christian Church
Rowland Heights Christian Church
Tujunga First Christian Church

Valley Christian Church
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BILL
REBA
DAVID AND JULIE
February-March, 197
Dear Friends:
We have talked in past newsletters about the maintenance and flying with which
Bill is helping. This month, we would like to detail a little of the evangelistic work
as we see it.
wiifiinii'
i -
Through the efforts of those who have been on this mission over the years, there are
about 22 congregations established within a 50 mile radius of the mission.
All but
one of these congregations have their own leadership, some of them having only one
man as leader, others having a group of leaders.
The three men presently
Bruce Ammerman,
I
J,. on the mission,
,, I , -I I
Jim Frasure
and
^
Bill, have set up a schedule so that as many congregations as possible are visited
each Sunday. Some congregations meet in the morning and some in the afternoon,
so they are able to get to more than one service each Sunday. In this way, the
churches receive guidance, instruction and encouragement from the missionaries.
There are three African evangelists on the mission who also go out during the week
and on SundayiT^'^preacliing and teaching.

Among the missionary women- - the thre^wiyes, Karolyn Ammerman, Joyce Frasure
and Reba, work with Women's groups, each going a different direction so that more
of the churches have help with their women. Mrs, Ammerman has about 8 groups of
women with whom she works, Mrs, Frasure and Reba are just getting started with
two groups each. The single women,
Ola Marion, Cathy Gross and Kathleen McCarty
work with youth clubs at some of the churches.

Evangelism is also a large part of the Medical work.
evangelists who work with the patients daily.
Christians,
At the hospital, there are two
Many who come as patients leave as
Also, at all of the well-baby clinics and out,fâtie,n,t,.xl-inics, the Bible
study or preaching service is the central activity, Jhe hosgital^ has also been a key
in the opening of new areas as people go home as Christians and want churches estab
lished in their villages.
We hope this will give yousomejjifea of the evangelistic arm of the mission.
After all of our complaining in our pre

vious newsletters, we know you will be
happy with us that our^Land Rover has

arrived.
now.
We have had it about three weeks
Here is a picture, just to show that
it is reall The four-wheel is really a help.

Bill has used it twice in the last week to
pull the eight-ton mission truck out of mud.
We are happy to include among our list of
regular supporting churches the Anaheim ^

First Christian Church and the College
Park Christian Church in Long Beach.
e
Tj Rhodesia,
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Servmg
Him
in
There are many on our list of contributors

who, though they' have not made commitments are sending support regularly, and
appreciative of your gifts.
The following is a combined list of those who have given in January and February,
We thank God for all of youl
Cdr, & Mrs, Royal Aubrey
Groups:
Dr.
Mrs,
John Jones
Mr, St Mrs,
Larry Bailey
Dan Ballinger
Alfred Battles
Leon Brown
Robert Brust
David A, Carlson
Kelley Claybaugh
Bible School-
College Park Christian Church

Dorcas Society Chadron Church of Christ
Women's Fellowship -

Women's Missionary Society West Lebanon Christian Church
Gordon Clifford
Harold Crozier
Clarence Dean
Richard Forst
John Freeman
Robert Hadlock
Kenneth Hanson
Lawrence Harrison
William Hart
Dennis Kitch
John H. Koekkoek
John W, Koekkoek
Churches:
Anaheim First Christian Church
Cathedral Oaks Christian Church


Parkcrest Church of Christ
Rowland Heights First Christian Church

Clint O'Neal
Jacob Schaible
Donald Schmiedeberg
Edward Schoen
Kenneth Stewart
Chester Stilabower
Raymond Stradley
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Capsule Financial Report -Janp/Feb,, 1973

Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1973
$ 254.85
Receipts for Jan./Feb.

Disbursements for Jan. /Feb.
$2404.82
$215 5,. 16
Balance on hand, Feb. 28,
$ 504. 51
1973
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Individuals:
Bruce Boyles
Mitchell Colwell
Esther Fowler
Ruby Gusner
Golda Harrison
B., Kimball
J\ianita Martens
Mildred Mowry
Barbara Spray
Haril
Whetsell
Emma Williams
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BILL
REBA
DAVID AND JULIE
Dear Friends in Christ,
Yesterday, May 21st, climaxed an interesting weekend for David and me.
Two weeks ago the hospital admitted the Chief from the area south of the mission.
He was treated for about a week and was well enough to return home. During his stay
at the mission he accepted Christ as his personal savior and was baptised. His wife
and other family members were already Christians.
Shortly after his arrival at home
he became very ill and died. His family felt that he had been "witched" because some
one else wanted his position as Chief or just didn't like him. The non-Christians still
have great respect for the powers of evil spirits and when they dislike someone they
sometimes call on the "nyanga" or witch doctor to put a curse on that person. What
happens then is that someone actually murders that person by poison or by "accident. "
Well, this is what seems to have happened in the case mentioned above.
David and I took some church leaders from Chidamoyo to that village on
Saturday for the purpose of offering condolence to the family and expressing our concern.
In the evening, many came and we showed our film strips, using the Land Rover battery
to operate the projector, and had a preaching service. After a good sleep in the Land
Rover, David and I were up for church in the morning. Before we could leave we shared
a big meal of chicken and sadza. As we passed "Stop, " a village five miles from the
mission, we found that many were gathered for church at 2 p.m., so we stopped at
Stop and joined in their worship and communion service. To climax our day there was a
fine service at the hospital chapel in the evening, with good attendance. Dr. Frasure
preached a fine message from I Corinthians 1.
W^spraV'nffiat'tlur^^r!^ you as well and as happy as we are. We do have a
problem--oui(ôld mission lorry (fp-uck) has been retired and we have had to replace it.
The lorry is ife^d-gi.grât^deal-in assisting the Africans as well as in fulfilling our weekly
needs. It hauls supplies from Karoi (60 mUes) for the hospital, mission and the neigh
boring Africans each week--as well as the firewood, building supplies and trash removal.
It is used as a "bus" on occasion, for carrying people to s
or~school func
tions. The decision of the three family men here to purchase a $6,000 lorr.y^was made
the first part of April. We are needingjo^ third^by the
you help?
We are continually grateful for your prayerful and financial support.

In Christ,
(B lL ^
March
April
Contributors,
C o uple s:
Dr. and Mrs.
TASK
Groups:
John Jones
Bible School -

Mr. and Mr s.
Christian Service Circle -
Robert Agler
Larry BaileyDan Ballinger
Elsinore First Christian Church
Dorcas Society Chadron Church of Christ
Alfred Battles
Charles Bolton
Womens Council -
Lucius Bratten
Worthington Church of Christ

Women's Fellowship Tujunga First Christian Church
Leon Brown
Robert Brust
David A. Carlson
Frank Cepal
Churches:
Kelley Claybaugh
Gordon Clifford
Harold Crozier
Kenneth Davies
Clarence Dean
R ichard Forst
Hacienda Heights First Christian Church
John Freeman
Robert Hadlock
Lawrence Harrison
Park Crest Church of Christ

William Hart
Orval Heath
James Jackson
Dennis Kitch
John H, Koekkoek
John W, Koekkoek
Financial
Statement,
Apra 30, 1973
Neal Miller
Jacob Schaible
Edward Schoen
Chester Stilabower
Raymond Stradley
Harrison Strong
Ernie Willingham
Individuals :
February 28 balance
March -April receipts
$504.51
$2287.72
Disbursements - March-April
$2088.46
Balance, April 30
$ 703.77
Norene Abdullah
(* $700 reserved for furlough)
Mitchel Colwell
Esther Fowler
Ruby Gusner
Golda Harrison
Juanita Martens
Nina Sutherland
Haril Whetsell
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BILL
REBA
DAVID AND JULIE
June.
1973
4UL
Greetings from Rhodesia,
Over the past weekend we were able to see first-hand the work of the Mashoko
Mission, located in the Southern part of Rhodesia,, The man in charge of
maintenance there, Mr. John Ross, has recently returned to the States for bade
surgery. His wife sent an urgent message that any help Bill could be during this
time would be greatly appreciated. John has filled in here at Chidamoyo many
times in the past when needed. Bill was more than happy to help, so we decided
to go and see the area for the first time together. We stayed with the Don
Stoll family.
Bill spent his days working on some electrical wiring that was delaying Mashoko's
building program and creating housing shortages for their students in the second
ary school.
He will be going back in a couple of weeks to wire their new church
building.
David spent his time with Timmy Stoll, stealing from the honeycomb of a nearby
bee hive. Timmy was the expert - David watched from the distance, but it was
he who was stung when they were sucking honey from the comb.
Part of a bee
was left in the comb, and David put his mouth right on the stinger!
surprised and a bit swollen for a couple of days.
He was
It was quite an adventure for
both of them.
For the next four or five months we will be sharing our doctor from Chidamoyo
with the medical work at Binga while Doctor ..Kenny, Me^^sâaJs aa. a., short fur-
Jjaughr- Bill will be flying Doctor Erasure to Binga every Wednesday. They will
be covering three clinics and the Government Hospital.
This month of June is Stewardship Month among the churches.
Bill and the other
men are preaching a series of sermons on "Giving, " as this is one of the weakest
areas of the African churches. Will you pray that the need for giving will be
seen by the Africans through this effort.
Serving Him in Rhodesia,
TASK
CONTRIBUTOES
Mr, and Mrs,
FOR
MAY,
1973
Individuals
Mitchell Colwell
Larry Bailey
Dan Ballinger
Mrs.
Leon Brown
Juanita Martens
David Carlson
Barbara Spray
Ruby Gusner
Jessie Maceil
Kelley Claybaugh
Gordon Clifford
Groups
Harold Crozier
Bible School--
Clarence Dean
Richard Forst
John Freerrian

Christian Service Circle-Elsinore First Christian Church
Robert Hadlock
Lawrence Harrison
Womens Fellowship--
Dennis Kitch
John H, Koekkoek
John W, Koekkoek
Robert Perry
John Phillips
Jacob Schaible
Donald Schmiedeberg
Edward Schoen
Chester Stilabower
Raymond Stradley
Harrison Strong

Churches


Huntington Beach First Christian Church
Knott Avenue Christian Church
Dr. and Mrs.
John Jones
San Fernando First Church of Christ

Solemint First Christian Church
Tujunga FirsF Chrrstian CTiurcE^

Financial Statement as of May 31, 1973
Balance April 30, 1973
Receipts, May, 1973
$ 703, 77 'i'
$1388.48
Disbursements for May, 1973
$1205,58
Balance, May 31, 1973
$ 886,67
* Furlough fund, $700, 00

** Furlough fund, $800,00
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BILL
R&A-
DAVi-TSND JULIE
^ September-October, "^^3
Dear
Friends,
We would like this letter to be a report on the five day Leadership Training Session
we held here at the mission September 17-21, to train leaders for our womens groups.
Out of the 18 churches, we had 15 churches represented.
Three churches sent only-
one woman each to be trained, 11 sent two women each, and one church sent five
women to be trainedl We had a total of 30 women in training.
They came with their
babies on their backs and their mealie meal, suit cases and pots and pans on their
heads.
They paid a small registration fee of 75^ each, and with that we provided the
relish to go with their sadza (meat, beans or green vegetables.) They slept in the
classrooms in the church.
Monday morning started out with our school teacher. Miss Ola, explaining the purpose
of the course, and giving them a lesson on teaching methods. We prepared and printed
a book of Bible study lessons for the women to use. Each morning one of the lessons
was taught to the women, showing them how it should be presented.
This book should
last for 6 months, in the meantime we must prepare the next set of lessons.
Each morning we also taught them some new songs out of the Nziyo (hymnbook). Nurse
Cathi Grogg presented lessons on Child-care and Nutrition two mornings of the week.
We had two sessions on cooking, as most of the groups enjoy learning new receipes.
The ladies baked a cake and some scones (biscuits). They had a little good-natured
competition as well, as they asked Mr, Ammerman to "test" their scones and "choose
a winner. " So he enjoyed the testing, but found the choosing a little more difficult.
As communion supplies are hard to get here, we also had a lesson on the Lord's
Supper. We showed the ladies how to make communion bread, and how to make grape
juice out of raisins.
The afternoons were spent teaching how to cut a pattern. Then each woman cut 10
different patterns out of brown paper, to use with their groups. We also taught them
how to lay a pattern on fabric and cut it. Each woman sewed one garment.
The ladies seemed anxious to learn well.
The missionary women will now be in an ad
visory capacity, giving encouragement and supplying fabric to the groups at wholesale
prices. We will each help with six groups and will be visiting each of them periodically
to see how they are doing with their new leaders,
I visited my group at Mashame last Thursday to take the sewing projects they have been
working on. The women we trained for that group, Liza Moyo and Mai Munyaradzi
handled the meeting beautiftilly. Liza taught the first lesson out of the Bible study book
and did a fine job.
I pray that all of our leaders do as well.
Love
"TASK" CONTRIBUTORS - August & Sepatember, 1973

Mr. and Mrs. -
Larry Bailey
Individuals -
Alfred Battles
Esther Fowler
Leon Brown
Ray Fritts
Robert Brust
Juanita Martens
David Carlson
HarU Whets elX
Kelley Claybaugh
Gordon Clifford
Tracy Wilhoit Memorial Gift
Harold Crozier
Clarence Dean
Groups -
Landis Emond
Bible School - College Park Christian Church
John Freeman
Christian Service Circle - Elsinor First
R ichard Forst
Christian Church
Robert Hadlock
Dorcas - Chadron Church of Christ
Lawrence Harrison
Dennis Kitch
Womens Fellowship - Tujunga First Christian Church
John H, Koekkoek
John W, Koekkoek
Churches -
Leroy Parks
Frederick Partridge
Jaco b Schaible
Chester Stilabower
Ellettsville Christian Church
Raymond Stradley
Ernie Willingham
Dr. and Mrs. John Jones
Long Beach First Christian Church



$ 27.79
$2700, 39
$2722.94
$
572
Balance - 7-31-73
Rec'do Aug. & Sept.

Disbursed Aug. & Sept,
Balance - 9-30-73
(Held in reserve for furlough fund,
$1100,00)
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REBA
DAVID AND JULIE
xiôverêr, 19)73
Dear Friends,
The world is certainly in great turmoil these days, and yet we who are
in Christ can only view it all with excitement and anticipation, knowing that "all
this must come to pass" shortly before Christ returns in the clouds for us. This
has been a large part of my preaching lately, because I feel that the allotted time
time for each of us is quickly running out.
Death is a harsh, dark word for most people. More so for those out
side of Christ, and worse still for millions around the world who are steeped in
superstitions and fears of the unknown. In Jema, a village fifty-six road miles
west of Chidamoyo, the dreaded measles disease has recently claimed ten young
people. Their parents and relatives are in deep mourning. Chidamoyo Christians
sent a delegation and asked me to drive them there Sunday, October 14, to share
our faith in the one true God of life and light. We wanted to take them some com
fort in this time of tragedy. We spent much of the mid-day sharing in communion,
study of God's Word, preaching, singing and praying together in the welcome shade
of a huge green tree.
We came away praising God for the power of His Word and
the Holy Spirit's work, as three men repented of their sins and confessed Jesus
Christ as their Lord,
One of them is the chief in that area!
Though drinking
water is very scarce there just now, we know God will somehow provide
water adequate for baptisms.
As we arrived safely home for the evening services
at sunset, we recalled the words of one of those men, "When I hear Christians
singing together, it gives me a warm feeling inside,
I want to be a Christian, "
Praise God for His power!
Just as we look often these days to the skies, with prayer on our lips
and anticipation in our hearts for rain, so also do we look for Him who overcame
death and hell for us. Just as most trees across the veld seem to be dead now,
we know that in just a little while all will be green, beautiful and bursting with life.
The medical people are doing their best to alleviate the pain, suffering
-an-d death. but_we.waiit you to-pra.y_ w,ith us that-people-w-ill find_the-ir-comfort andstrength and direction in Jesus. May we say with David, "The Lord is my shep
herd, I shall not want. . . Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death I will fear no evil. " And that as God raised up Christ, even so shall we be
made alive!
Yours for a richer Spiritual Life in Christ,

Bill Harrison
TASK
Mr, and Mrs,
CONTRIBUTORS FOR OCTOBER, 1973
Larry BaileyAlfred Battles

Leon Brown
Robert Brust
Kelley Claybaugh
Gordon Clifford
Harold Crozier
Clarence Dean
John Freeman
Robert Hadlock
Groups Christian Service CircleElsinore First Christian Church

Bible School -

Dorcas -
Chadron Church of Christ
Juniper Section -
Long Beach First Christian Church

Women's Fellowship -
Lawrence Harrison
Orval Heath
Churches -
Dennis Kitch
John W. Koekkoek
Jack Schaible
Ed Schoen
Chester Stilabower
Ellettsville Christian Church
James Sutherland
Ernie Willingham
Knott Avenue Christian Church
Individuals -
Mitchell Colwell
Montclair Christian Church
Esther Fowler
Parkhurst Church of Christ
Golda Harrison
Juanita Martens

Financial Capsule Balance
9-30-73
-Re-ce'vedr Disbursed
Balance
5, 24
$1262.56
October
10-31-73
4.96
(Held in reserve for furlough fund, $1175.00)
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^REPORT --
CHtDAMOYO MISSION BOX 330, KAROI. RHODESIA
Dear Friends in Christ,
The shortest year of my life is drawing to a close so I will attempt to give you a
thumbnail recap of the work we are attempting and the plans we propose.
With team effort we at Chidamoyo, the Frasures, the Harrisons, Ola Marion,
Cathi Grogg and Judy Pickett work with twenty churches, one hospital and three mission
schools. Dr. Frasure is in charge of the hospital, and helps with the preaching, teaching
and encouraging the churches.
I am in charge of the three schools, the mission maint
enance, flying 36c (the mission aircraft), and helping with the preaching and teaching
in the churches,
Ola, Cathl and Judi are school teacher, nurse and hospital secretary, in that order,
with Ola and Cathi also working with the youth groups in the churches and Judy helping
Mrs. Frasure and Reba with the women's work.
Our new Land Rover arrived in February and has served us very well. It has nearly
16,000 miles on it now, and is in need of some tires soon. Reba has had two flats while
out by herself, and is now quite proficient at changing them. We sold both old mission
lorries and bought a newer one. It is much used each week, not only for mission supplies
but also for carrying food and supplies for many of the local Africans for whom transport
is next to impossible to obtain, TKe^9-69 Ford 0750 (diesel). 7 ton lorry needed new brakes,
which I have installed, and a few other repairs and is now running well.
Our wonderf\il old favorite êss.aa 180_ is serving us well also. Dr. Frasure and I
made more than twenty weekly trips to Binga and one or two clinics around there from
June to November, while Dr. Kenny Messman was on furlough in the States. He
brought a small Piper Cherokee airplane to use during his first term. Using it exten
sively in bush clinics work and preaching, he realized its tremendous value and is now
bringing a larger, more versatile Cessna 185,
130 miles an hour in comfort leaves
many useful working hours per day in areas so rugged to reach by car.
We have
added a much needed new
radio
to
new wheels and brakes which I
36 Charlie, thanks to Dr. Bill Nice in Indiana,
Also
brought along from the United States,
With the opening of the Sampakarumba strip which was initiated by Dr, Dale Ericksen
and pushed along by Dr, Bill Nice, we now have another clinic, as well as a church and
women's group which Mrs. Karolyn Ammerman has led. Soon to be opened, clinics
at Tchoda Tsetse fly control strip, southeast of the mission, and Nyamonga, 30 miles
straight north of the mission. Other prospective areas are being considered.
Mrs. Ammerman, whom I have already mentioned, led a fine training session for
women at
the
mission for
week
in September and Reba assisted her. Also,
Reba
helped with the hospital office work for five months during Judy's absence.
She also
supervises the women's groups of six of the churches,
Ola and Cathi recently held a three day Youth-leadership Conference at the
mission, "About twenty youth were~in~^'t^'"dance,"to be trained as lea'ders for tlieir groups,
Bruce and Karolyn Ammerman left Chidamoyo Mission at the beginning of January,
1974, after ten successfuTveaFs. to begin a new work in Salisbury,
We will certainly
'miss them, and pray that God will continue to use them in a mighty way,
P
I a n s:
1,
To pay off indebtedness on the lorry by the end of February, 1974. ($4,000.)
2,
Construction of a combination garage-workshop in which I can park a vehicle for

repairs or service in rainy weather, ($600,)
Reinforce hangar roof and repair floor, ($200.)
3,
4,
Open new clinics and churches at Gumunyu's area (Tchoda), at Nyamonga school
and two other possible areas,
5,
Hold leadership training sessions for the men in the churches.
6,
7,
Teach scripture classes in the mission schools,

We want to do more with extension training lessons, film strips and taped
Shona Bible lessons.
Needs:
1.
4agtherâmto do evangelistic work primarily, and also to manage the mission
2.
Finances to cover the above plans.
3.
Prayers for the whole team working at Chidamoyo Mission,
schools.
We are so thankful for so much that God has provided. Health, safety, good equip
ment and most of all good response to the preaching of the Gospel. Pray for our new
Christians. We have seen growth in some, we have seen some fall away, and some we
have not seen since their baptism because of the distances involved. They need your
prayers that they may grow in the Lord, and we need your prayers that we may help
them in this growth.

We are looking forward with anticipation to 1974!
With Love in Christ,

Bill Harrison
TASK CONTRIBUTORS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER,
1973 and JANUARY 1974
Mr, and Mrs.
Individuals
Churches
Larry Bailey
Ron Carlson
Alfred Battles
Mitchell Colwell
Leon Brown
T. Crozier
Robert Brust
D, Eskins, Sr.
Charles Carlson
Esther Fowler
David A. Carlson
Ruby Gusner

Huntington Beach 1st Christian Church
Kelley Claybaugh
Golda Harrison
Knott Ave. Christian Church
Gordon Clifford
Eva Head
Mitchell Colwell
A. Hemphill
Manson Church of Christ
Harold Crozier
Mina Henderson
Clarence Dean
Jessie Maciel
Rowland Heights 1st Christian Church
Landis Emond
Jioanita Martens
San Fernando 1st Church of Christ
R ichard Forst
Jeanette Phenis
John Freeman
Barbara Spray
Tujunga 1st Christian Church

Robert Hadlock
Nina Sutherland
Kenneth Hanson
Lawreiê Jlarrjs^n _
Groups
Gene Kaldhusdal
Bible School- College Park

Christian Church
Dennis Kitch
John H. Koekkoek
Christian Service Circle -
Elsinore
John W. Koekkoek
Ed Lydic
Dorcas - Chadron Church of Christ
Jacob Schaible
Good Fellowship Class - Ferris
Don Schmiedeberg
Edward Schoen
Christian Church
The Reba Harrison Group - West

Seattle Christian Church
R. D Starkel
Kenneth Stewert
Women's Fellowship - Tujunga

Chester Stilabower
Ray Stradley
Harrison Strong
Ernie Willingham
Marvin Werkmeister
Dr. & Mrs.
John Jones
Financial Capsule: Balance Oct. 31, 1973

Receipts for November, December, January
Disbursements for Nov., Dec,, Jan,
Balance, January 31, 1974
$
4.96
$5280.20
$5278.53
or
(Held in reserve for furlough, $1400o00)
Nen-Prefil Organiutlon

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CENTRAL AFRICA MISSION

MR. AND MRS. ALFRED BATTLES, Forwarding Agents

LA CRESCENTA, CALIF. 91214

BOX 330, KAROI, RHODESIA

DAVID AND JULIE

May we be the last to wish you ,.

Bill arranged to go over and pick it up,

unusually good service so we weren't really surprised by the outcome. At this

farmers are planting, some for the third or fourth time.

They really made our Christmas season a joyous one.

May the Lord bless

each of you in the New Year.

Bill and Reba Harrison

Contributors to TASK, December, 1972

Groups and Churches

Nishi Arai Christian Foundation

Women's Fellowship - Tujunga

at he 3r al~Oalrs "Ctiristiari Churtrh

East Anaheim Christian Church

Hacienda Heights Christian Church

Lawndale Church of Christ

Harvey Veatch, Jr,

Lemon Grove Christian Church

Rowland Heights Christian Church

Tujunga First Christian Church

CENTRAL AFRICA MISSION

WILLIAM HARRISON FAMILY

C/0 MR. & MRS. ALFRED BATTLES

LA CRESCENTA. CALIFORNIA 91214

CENTRAL AFRICA MISSION

MR. AND MRS. ALFRED BATTLES, Forwarding Agents

LA CRESCENTA, CALIF. 91214

BOX 330, KAROI, RHODESIA

DAVID AND JULIE

and on SundayiT^'^preacliing and teaching.

two groups each. The single women,

Ola Marion, Cathy Gross and Kathleen McCarty

work with youth clubs at some of the churches.

evangelists who work with the patients daily.

At the hospital, there are two

Many who come as patients leave as

Also, at all of the well-baby clinics and out,f^atie,n,t,.xl-inics, the Bible

After all of our complaining in our pre

happy with us that our^Land Rover has

We have had it about three weeks

Here is a picture, just to show that

it is reall The four-wheel is really a help.

pull the eight-ton mission truck out of mud.

We are happy to include among our list of

regular supporting churches the Anaheim ^

Bill and Reba Harrison

There are many on our list of contributors

appreciative of your gifts.

Cdr, & Mrs, Royal Aubrey

Nishi Arai Christian Foundation

College Park Christian Church

Tujunga First Christian Church

Cathedral Oaks Christian Church

Hacienda Heights Christian Church

Parkcrest Church of Christ

Rowland Heights First Christian Church

Capsule Financial Report -Janp/Feb,, 1973