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Porv/arding Agent:South African Church of Christ MissionMr» & Mrs, Gene MonaghanRouto 2, Box 72-APendleton, Oregon

Carroll Pulford

7 SilvertreesBayviow RoadWynhergjCapeUnion of South Africa

August 10,1960

Dear Brethren in Christ,In order to keep you up to date on our work

here in South Africa we are planning to send you our news letter everymonth. Last month Brother Alvin Uieholson arrived "back in SouthAfrica and the six missionary families of tl.io South African Church ofChrist Mission gathered in Cape Town for a Conference. They are:Alvin Nicholson, Lynn Stanley, A1 Zimmem".n, John Kernan, A1 H.ajniltonourselves. Because of the gx'eat need here all the missionaries arelimiting themselves to a "basic salary and giving all the rost intoan intensive program of evangelism.

Last week our Volhsivagen hoaded out to Worcester, the scene of one of the worst riots in South Africa, and thesite of one of our now Native Churches, A1 Zimmerman, Don Bell and1 were going to rapaj..;p—th^-^irndows of our "building. The churchesand official "buildings looked like a tornado had hit them. Ours wasone of the few churches still standing — it had hoen built ofASBESTOSI

Nancy and I have recently moved into otit ownnpaand the Builders' class meeting for this month was heldhe re V My "brother John, who hitoh-hikod to the Rhodesian MissionStations with Titus Solomon, showed slides of the v/ork there.

On Monday the Bible School Teachers met todiscuss prograiriS', matorials and plans for calling on absontoos. Myclass is Advanced Youth. The nov/ Senior Youth group was formed onTuesday with yours truly as president and Nancy as secretary. Thefollowing is our financial statoment for August,

RECEIPTS

Previous balanceMountain,Wise•D,V,Bo S.ContributionInsurance refund

Living-link AugustTOTAX.

( £1 = ^2,80 )Total Receipts 139 I6 1Total Disburs, 138 3 9

Balance on hand: 1 12 U

FINANCIAL STATEMElfT£

220

3 9113 8

s d

13 55 -

71

139 16 1

DISBURSEMEJTTS

ChurchGroceriesRentHousehold SxippliesDining.Room SetPayment to John PulfordMiscollaneous

Oar payment & expensesPostage and writing mat,

TOTi'X

£ B d

2U 2 2

5 11 1

17 - -

20 19 10

22 - -

10 -

11 k27 17 310 2 1

138 3 9

Tomorrow we are going oixt to Bellville to helppack some clothes for the native Christians, They have so little, andreally appreciate all that is sent,

One- cannat-.study .the-languagG--Qf--a. peop! e w1 thout becoming somewhat aware of their culture and the way they think.In my Xhosn studies I am beginning to realii^e that. _the African peonleare living under a shadov/ which only the light of Christ can remove. •

Yours in His service.

For.'rarding Agent:South African Church of Christ MissionMr. & Mrs. Gene MonaghanRoute 2, Box 72-APendleton, Oregon

Carroll Pulford

7 SilvertreesBayview RoadWynherg, CapeUnion of South Africa

September 10, i960

OCT i

Dear Christian Brethren,

Greetings again in the name of our Lord JesusChrist. This past month has gone "by so quickly it seems like onlyyesterday I was standing at the Post Office sticking stamps on our lastnewsletter to you.

We want you to know how much v/e appreciate andneed your prayers. Th,is and how we do need HisSpirit to guide us. Nancy and I have "begun Bible Reading Sessions inour home with the hope of forming a nucleas for a church in this suburb.There were eight at our first meeting on Monday.

On Sunday we will be going with others fromCape Town to the Native Location near Worcester (80 miles away over themountains) for the dedication of our new building there.

At the University of Cape Town I have been con-finuing my studies in the Xhosa language in preparation for teaching in

'the Native Ministerial School with Brother Lynn Stanley near Port Shep-stone next year. I also have a Bible in that language which X am study-

tg" along with my other language exerciser.Monday of this week was a holiday for the pebple

of South Africa so we joined in and had a lovely day at a beach near us.We roasted "Hot Dogs" over an open fire, American Style, and Alandra Jbhad a good time running in the waves of the Atlantic and building castlesin the white sand. Naturally she v/asn't alone in her playing, we couldntresist joining her in the water and in the building of sand castles.

At the Polo Road Church of Christ here I amteaching the Toung Adult class, and K^ancy the Beginners Class. Both ofus are typing and editing the church magazine,"The Christian Challenge".We are now well settled in our apartment, and our freight has arrivedfrom the States. The following is our financial statement for September.

RECEIPTS

Previous balancePolo Rd.ChurchZimmerman(Worcester gas)Gifts from familyMission (for postage)Living-link September

TOTAL( £1 = ^2.80 )Total Receipts 138 U UTotal Disburs. 130 10 3Balance: 7 lU 1

FINANCIAL STATIMNT£ s d DISBURSEP®NTS £ 8 d

1 12 k Church 16 9 2

6 15 Rent and lease 17 16 -

1 - Freight charges 7 9 h10 9 11 Car payment & expenses 30 15 11

5 - - Groceries 12 16 -

113 7 1 Household supplies 13 h 7136 U k Washing Machine payment 19 10 -

Writing mat. & postage 12 9TOTAL 130 10 3

._Nancy..,ha§^t),e^Ji-dQing a great deal...Q.f.-typing for•/-^rother K§"|̂ nan in hrs wo"rk bf producing literature fo"r"the^ork hei-e.

^'THus"we""'ar0 striving by every means possible to bring the people ofSouth Africa face to face with the gospel of Christ and his message ofs.yf3Mdrion and life eternal.

We cannot stress-too strongly the need for workers^in this nart of, the, pord^s.y.in'eyard. The eyes of the world are on Africa,"ahd'lTK^'Xfrican people are stumbling between paganism and communism, thevast majority of them v/ithout the light of Christ.

Now is^ the acGej^abJ.e time, today is the day ofsalvation for the African, Tofnorrov/ niay bb Too^ate, Today the crygoes out: "Come over to Africa and help us".

Yours in the Master's Ifame,

Carroll,. Nancy and/Alandra Jo

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Forwarding Agentjsoura AFRICAN CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSIONMri and Mrs, Gene MonaghanRoute 2, Box IZkPendleton., Oregon.

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Fulford

7 SilvertreeBBayview RoadWynberg, CapeUnion of South Africa

November 18, I960.

Dear ChrlBtian. Brethren,

Greetings again in the name of our Lord Jesus. Viie are thank-full for your continued interest in the Lord's work in Africa, and are happy for thisanother opportunity of passing some of our news on to you. This past month has beenan.especially eventful one for us. It has greatly encouraged us to have seen, firsi-hand much of the Lord's work hero in Southern Africa.

Together with Ken and Pauline Norman of the Polo Road Church:of Christ we have just returned from, a mile trip visiting all our MissionCentres both in the Union of South Africa and in Rhodesia. It was thrilling to seethe progress that is being made, and to fellowship with our co-laborers throughoutthe country.

Our first stop was Kimberley where wo visited Brother BobMills in charge of our Postal Mission, and Brother A1 Hamilton currently preachingat the Kimberley Church of Christ. In order to present the message of Christ moreeffectively Brother Hamilton is using a series of colored slides on ChristianDoctrine.

At Beit Bridge we crossed the Limpopo River into SouthernRhodesia. There we visited the Nfeshoko Mission some ^0 miles off the "highway"east of Fort Victoria. Here Dr. Pruett is supervising the building of the largestMission Haspital in. the Federation. Our new church in Wynberg is giving half itsofferings to this Mission..

Our trip then took us to the Ladbrook family working in theLundi Reserve and the Dadaya Mission School west of Shabani. At Bulawayo we stayedwith the Hadfields, and I preached at the Barham Green. Church of Christ.

Monday saw us at the Victoria Falls, and then on northwardto the shores of the Kariba Dam and the Zambesi Mission Church of Christ. Our Wtook us all the way through 12 miles of rough and sandy track cut through solidbush to the home of Rod Cameron. How good it was to have sweet Christian fellowshipwith these so many miles from civilization. We pray God's blessing and strength forall these His laborers as they hold aloft the Word of Life.

On the way back we stopped at Port Shepstone where I spoke forchapel at our Native Ministerial School in the hills a few milos out of Umzumbi. Wewere happy to renew fellowship again with the Stanleys and the Nicholsons aa well asBrother Nick Qwemesha our Native Evangelist and interpreter. It was an especial joyto meet the students of the school who have devoted their lives to the preaching ofthe gospel among their own people.

Since we have just qtarted church services at Wynberg themissionaries have deemed it wise for us to continue in Cape Town until the middleof 1961 before coming to the Native Ministerial School. Since our return the WynbergChurch has been able to purchase its own Communion. Sot and Song Books, and to sendthe equivalent of ^28 to the I%ehoko Mission.

At the Polo Road Church in Obsorvatory Nancy and I are atpresent assisting in. the "I.P. play "Ho Came to a Village". We rejoice that ValerieBarclay, one of the Young People in my Bible School class, has been baptized intoChrist. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all as we labor together for the ongoing of the Kingdom of God. May the grace of our Lord be with you.

Your servants in Christ,

THE CARROLL FULFORDS

Forwarding Agent:SOUTH.AFRIOAHvCHURCHiOF CHRIST MISSION

Mr. and Mrs. Gene MonaghanRoute 2, Box 72kPendLleton, Oregon.

Dear Brethren in Christ,

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Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Fulford2 Lancaster Court

Lancaster Road

Kenilworth, CapeUnion of South Africa.

December l6, 1^60.

Vie thank our Lord for your faithfulness and your supportwhich enable us to continue His work here in South Africa. At the last meeting ofthe Board of the Polo Road church in Cape Town I gave a report of the developmentof the work at V»ynberg. At present we have 20 Christians and 2k Non-Christians ovr\U^our list of those who have attended, with our average attendance at 20. We also Jhave an additional 20 on our prospect list who have not yet come to the meet ings^,/"''̂

We are continuing to chock on a building for our meetings,There is one on Broad Road which is at present being rented by the Brethren church.However they have just erected a new building, and are thinking of using the otherone for storage. I suggested that it could be put to far better use as the meetingplace for a church. Please pray for God's guidance in this matter.

Its the Christmas Season here in sunny South Africa at thetime of writing, and we have just had our Sunday School Anniversary and ChristmasParty at the Polo Road Church. Brother Kernan, in charge of our Literature Service,printed the programs; and Brother Zimmerman, our minister at Polo Road, led in theopening prayer. The theme was SERVICE, and my Advanced Youth class gave a radiopresentation of the Service of Paul.

We had hflre last Sunday. While Iwas bringing two of our members to the evening service a car swerved in front ofme and we crashed. Fortunately there were no serious injuries, but we wil.l be without the use of a car for a few weeks.

We have added a Midweek Bible Study to our Sunday GospelServices and Monday Bible Readings in the home. At present we are presenting a

iiiBturicsrl'^scnd'^GeographicaT survey of -the -Bibles— Later we plan to-have- studioson the individual Bible books.

As you know we will be staying in Cape Town for a whilein order to build up the work here in Wynb.erg. By the time you get this we willbe in our new apartment at the above address. It is more centrally located forour work, and has an extra room for Alandra Jo, our 2 year old daughter.

Sunday afternoon wo drove out to the Nyanga Location toassist in the Bible School services for the native boys and girls there. This wasfor their Christmas Program. I brought an object lesson on God's Plan of Salvation,and Nancy gave a flannelgraph presentation on the Birth of Jesus. Afterwards thechildren were given toys and fruit as well as "The Life of Christ Visualised. Thishad been printed in the Xhosa language by Brother Kernan.

Conradie Hospital has a Chronic Tuberculosis Ward. Wevisited the men there with the Young People on Tuesday. Nancy read a poem, andI preached on "Jesus Christ — the Word made Flesh."

We stand at the entrance to a New Year. Here in South Africathe potential is great, but we can only advance as your prayers and support continue and increase. We are starting a new church in Port Elizabeth. There areopenings in Durban, in Pietermaritzburg, in Johannesburg; not to mention; the

"^^^^ '̂̂ owing^eed for more churches in the Cape Town area. Brethren, pray for us.

Let us enter this year with a heart of full assurancethe promises of God, confident of His faithfulness. As you enter through theportals of this New Year may you be drawn near to the heart of God, and may yougrow in the grace and knowledge of our blessed Lord Jesus Christ.

CoC-LS

I asked the man who stood at the gate of the New Year,"That I may go through, grant to me a light, lest I should fall by the way.

He said to mo, "Put your hand into the hand of God,That shall be to thee better than a light, and safer than a known way."

Your co-laborers in Christ,