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Therefore go
and make
disciples of
all nations*•
Matt. 28:19.
FORWAHDINa AGENTS:
Mrs. Evelyn Hill & H/H A1
Lyons
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THE
PMCKETT
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Judith
L. Pickett, Secretary
to
Central Africa Mission
P .
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Box
392, Chinhoyi,
Zimbabwe,
Africa.
FEBRUARY I^WSLETTER 1990
Dear hristian i'riends:
There is
a
song entitled
Where Have All
The
Flowers
Gone , but I
would like
to
ask
Where
has
all the time
gone? .
1989 is a year of the past and 1990
is
well on
it's
w a y
Praise the Lord, this
y ear
I am planning on coming home for a few months and will b e so
happy to
see all
my relatives
and
friends.
Just a brief word
to bring
you up
to
date
on events here in Chinhoyi. Last Septem
ber the fourth lu m b a r disk
in
my spine literally ex ploded, scattering fragments in the
sciatic
nerve area. Needless to say,
I was
in a
lot
of pain. My local doctor tried to
get an appointment for me with
one
of
the
best neurologist in Africa, but he v/as
unable
to see me before October. At
first
I did
not
want to have surgery, but after six v/eeks
of suffering, I agreed. I was unable to carry on my womens classes, as the rough
roads
aggravated the condition. I entered the hospital on November 25th, had tests the next
day Md surgery v/as scheduled
for
the following
day.
Well, as
usual, one can
never
count on things
too
much in Zimbabwe staying on schedule, so surgery was cancelled for
lack of an
anesthetist and
rescheduled. To make
a
long story
short, I w a s
finally
scheduled for surgery on January
2nd,
this year.
All v / e n t
w ell
and
after
ten days
in
the hospital
a i n d
ten day s at
a
friends home
in Harsire,
I returned
t o m y
home
in Chinhoyi
to
recuperate o
driving, no lifting, no bending).
And for
this
I
praise God.
Due to
t h e
many
prayers on my behalf,
both by you and my
friends
here, my
recovery
is coming along nicely. My doctor asures
m e that I
will b e
fully
recovered in time to
malce
the long f lig h t
to Indiana in
April. I
see
the
specialist on
J'ebruary 19th
and
expect to
be released
and
start slowly back
into the
work.
Mrs Custudio, my African assistant,
in
the womens literacy classes, nutrition,
sev/ing
and
Bible
classes,
has talcen over
my
?th grade Scripture
class.
She v/ill try to
keep the closest classes to Ghinyoyi
active,
but due to transportat ion, she will
not
be
able to keep them all functional. Hov/ever,
v/hen
one door closes, God opens another,
and
Mrs
Custudio
now
has
a new
group of
ladies
meeting
at the Shona
spealcing church.
This church is in the high density area, ministered to by >Ir.
Sibanda, our
evangelist.
He
v/as amazed
v/hen 100 illiterate
women came
to
the
first
meeting.
I
have hired two other ladies to help Mrs. Custudio with the teaching, as we
n o v ;
have three
groups. Some
are completely illiterate, some with lower grade
2)
education, and some with
a
bit
a
orei
My-adopted daughters mother
is
lirane-
of
the—
completely illiterate
classes and
she came
to
visit m e
and was
so happy
to
show me how
she could
vo'ite
her name. But we never forget our
main
purpose,
that
is to tell
the
Good
News.
We
always give a Bible lesson after class, and the
church,
itself, is
being
strenghtened
through the v/orking
of
the
Holy
Spirit among the
v/omen
in these
groups.
I
plan to visit the other groups before
I
leave,
and
assure
t h e m I
will resume
their
classes on my
return
to Zimbabwe.
The Lord willing, I
/ i l l
leave Zimbabwe on April l8th, arriving in Indianapolis
April
21st. I
v/ill visit
my
family and try to meet a full schedule
of
V.B.S classes,
spealcing dates,
plus
the Convention
Then
in
August, I will fly to Csilifomia
to
fellov/ship wi th my Living Link Church
family (First Christian Church in Napa)
and other churches
in the area.
My
girls
will
stay
in Chinhoyi
and
take care of my
pets
and the house. I am happy
to
say that they
have
both
grown
into
beautiful, responsible adults.
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CHURCH
2659 FIRST
STREET
NAPA OA
9^558-5599
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Postage
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Once again
I
send
you
my grateful thanks
and
appreciation for
the
wonderful way
you
support
me prayerfully spiritually
and
financially. The
Lord
willing I will
see you soon, to
thanlt
you personally.
IN CHRISTIAN LOVE,
JUDY PICKETT
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"Therefor#
go
and
make
d i u c i p l e a
o f
^
all
nations*
Matt. 28j19*
FORWAHDIHQ AGEMTS;
Mrs. Erelyn
Hill &
HA
1
Lyons
P,
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B o x
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Hapa,
Ca. 9 ^ 8
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Fi KETT
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Judith L. Pickett, Secretary to Ce ntral Africa Mission
P.
0, ox 392,
Chinhoyi,
Zimbabwe,
Africa*
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 1990
Dear
Christian Friends:
Time certainly has a way o f getting
away
from one . My last newsle tter was written
in
February
1990
and
much has happe ned since then. In
my last letter, I reported
that
my surgery was over and my recovery was
doing well.
My complete recovery
has
been
beautiful and
I
now feel better than
I
have for several years. Oh, there are the
usual aches and pains one
has
from time
to
time
but
a
bit of rest
seems
to
do wonders.
I
was
able
to cl o se
down
most
things and get r eady for my
tri p to
the States in
April. Marcia
Kay Thompson
and
I traveled
together and
had a
very lovely time.
We
were able
to
visit Amsterdam, Holland in the heart of the
T u l i p
s eason and oh what
a
lovely
sight
that was. We visited one o f the experime ntal laboratorie s
and
flower
gardens
just
outside Amsterdam. I never knew
that there
were so many varieties of
tulips and other related flowers.
All
this beauty reminded me of the verse in Matthew
6:28 - And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe
how
the lilies
of
the field
grow;
they do not toil nor do
they
spin.
Arriving in the States on April
21st,
I had a good reunio n with my sisters and
was able to rest before beginning a full
speaking
program for
the summer.
Every
Sunday
in
May was
filled with speaking
at
some of
my
supporting
churches
in
.Indiana
followed by three continuous weeks o f V.B.S. in various Churches in June. July
saw
me in Kansas
City, Mo, for the North
American
Christian
Co nvention. Along with
several
other missionaries home from
Zimbabwe, I
helped
to man
the Central African
Disp lay Booth and it
was
a
joy
to meet
many old
friends once again.
The last
week
of July
I
was in volved in the fourth V.B.S. o f the
sximmer
finishing up on Friday
night
and then flying out
here
to Napa, C alifornia o n Saturday morning and beginn ing
their
V.B.S,
the
following
Monday.
I
will be doing
some
part time work in
the
church
office
over the next four months
and getting acquainted
with new
people and
renewing
acquaintance with many
old ones.
News
from
my girls
in
Zimbabwe
is
good. They are
living in
my
home
and taking
care
of my animals in my absence
and
doing
a
marvelous job. They have had three un-
weIc6me~visitors recently in
the
form of three hooded Egyp tian cobra snakes. The man
who works
in
my
yard
managed
to
kill all
three
before anyone was injure d. It is
winter time and the snakes
evidently
decided that my
back
varanda
was
a
warm
place
to
stay.
Before
I left
Zimbabwe the decision was made to sell my Volkswagen Jetta Car as
it
had proven not to be practical
for
use
on the
bush roads (gravel,
potholed, rocky roads)
The money from
the
sale was to cover my stationary expe nses while I was out of the
country...salaries for three literacy teachers, man to take care
of
my prop erty, house
payments of $500 a
month.
Unfortunately the car was not
sold
before I le ft but
Bro.
Dale
Marshall, my co-worker
and boss, graciously covered my bills
until
the car
should
sell. The girls
called this week to
inform me
that the
car
has
sold. My main
project this furlough then is
to
raise $15,000,00
to
purchase
a
new truck
and
enough
spare
parts
in South
Africa
to import into
Zimbabwe. The
five
V.B.S. school s have
raised in
the
neighborhood of $4,000.00 toward that goal.
I
would ask
your
prayers
and support that this
goal
might be reached
in
time to order the
vehicle
and get
impor t pap ers p repared so that I might pick
it
up
in
South Africa
on
my return there
Jan.
3,
1991.
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First Christian Church
Pickett Circle
2659
First
Street
Napa, CA 9^558-5599
NON-PROFIT ORGAraZATION
U S POSTACE PAID
PERMIT NO.
28
NAPA,
CALIFORNIA
9^558-5599
Horizons
Box
2427
Knoxville,
TN*
37901
My plans
upon returning
to Zimbabwe will
be
to go
into
full
time
literacy and Bible
study classes with the illiterate Christian women
in our 70+
Shona spea king churches
around
Chinhoyi.
Much
prayer will be needed to undergird this work
and
my health and
safety in the many miles of
travel
required.
Contrary to what
most
people believe that a Missionary Furlough is a rest and
vacation, it certainly
isn't.
Not
only do
we keep a busy schedule
here
in
the States
but
we also retain responsibilities overseas.
But
God somehow makes everything
balance.
It is
time
to bring this to a close with my gratefulness
for
the
many
blessings
I
have
received
here in the States. I appreciate so much all
those
people who have
taken me into their
homes. Everyone
has
been a
great blessing-1©—mo.-
Once
again
I
ask that you be in prayer
that
the funds
for
a stronger vehicle be supplied
so
that the planned literacy
work
can go
on.
Yours in Christ Judy
Pickett
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94558
completed
so
that can
stop
in South Africa, pick up the truck, and drive it across the
b o r d e r
into Zimbab we
and my
home. Dale Marshall,
my
co-worker
i n
Zimbabw e is
going
to
try
to
get a l l
the papers signed
a n d ready
for me;
but
the wheels of government move slowly ,
and he says
they
are moving
more
slowly
than usually, taking
sometimes
two
months or
more
to get
papers
approved. Please pray
that h e
w i l l
b e able
to
p u s h
them
a bit and
get
a l l
the
red
tape
c ut
through in time
for
me to
pick up
the truck on
m y
way
back.
If the
papers are not
approved
in time,
will
continue on b y plane to Zimbabwe and later return
to
South Africa
to
get the
truck
when everything is
approved.
May
take
time to
wish each a n d
everyone
of you a
very
blessed a n d
Happy
Thanksgiving a n d
Christmas
season. Furlough time
is
a
very tiring time and can be
quite stressful,
but
am thankful that this furlough has
been
a very productive one and many blessings have been
showered upon
me by
a l l of you, my
faithful supporters, family and friends.
Hay the Lord
bless you during this
holiday
season.
During the month of December can be contacted personally in Indiana
at
2025 E. Reformers
Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
46203. After
January 1, 1991 will be
back
to work
in
Z im bab we and my home.
In God s
Love,
Judy Pickett