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February, 19614.

January has turned out to bo a very rainy raonth.

It has

not rained every day, but it goohg like only a couplo go by bofore it startG to rain again, -"ut tho rains have cono in such
a way that they have not done any dariago.

We have boon refreshed by having had rrioro visitors during-

January, Ilr, and Mrs. ^^ay Knapp and daughter, -ioverley of Dadaya
Hission in Southern Rhodesia, stopped to stay with us for two days,
The A1 llamiltons fron Johannecburg really raado just an over night
stop. We wish that thoy could have spent a few nore days with us,
but it was so good to have ovon tho short followship,
V/hon in Johannesburg in Doconber, I went to the T.j hospital

to SGO David Hubuxa,

I thought ho was looking very well, and

he was anxious to got back hone again, -eut now we have had word
that ho was buried on the last Sunday of January, He was not
a young rii.an and has served in the church for a long time.

John and Janes have just started back to school again.

John passed his J.C. ICxarii and so has noved up to Standard 9*

Janes has gone up to tho Primary school. Ho is happy bocauso
thoy have their own swlr,;ning pool and tho children arc taught
to swira,
Jarnes has felt much bettor sinco ho had his tonsils
out tho forepart of October.

Vornita*s back gave hor quite a bit of trouble about the",

middle of tho month, but she is fooling much better now,

Thoro are at present seven people at tho Hiblo Training

School.

Tvro of-tho5D"~aro women."" Thano "Is^only^one m"or"c ^tei^

after this until tho Stanleys will return to America for their
furlough.

Plans for February call for ny being gone from hov-io for

about three weeks. Will bo starting toward tho South, visiting

churches and doing some work at Tarkastad and go on around
until 1 have reached Kiraberloy, visiting churches in that area
and wo hope completing tho work on tho V/arronton church.

Tho last Sunday in January, 1 wont to tho Redoubt church

just across tho line in Pondoland and took the rust of tho

roofing which thoy needed for their church house. This place
has boon complotoly paid for by the people thoro. Thoy have
made the building of poles and mud, but with a good roof it will
stand for a long tir-LO. It will give them an oxcollont place
for their meetings, Thoy gave mo a head of cabbage and six
chickens to bring home, V/e keep sor e chickens for laying bo^causo tho native hons only lay a dozen eggs and ttion want to

set.

The Africans do not usually worry about eggc, thoy would

rather the hens would lay and then raise more chickens.

Those

six will all go in tho pot as soon as they are big enough,
V/o still need monoy for our general expenses.

They count

up oach month.

Hay tho Spirit fill your hearts with now joy and your
efforts for Hiri be crowned with success,

FORWAliDIilG AGHIIT :
Mrs.

Yours for the Piaster,

Ed Widlund

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NEV/S V/ITH THE NICHOLSONS

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VOL. 5* I'Jo* 5

March, 1^61^

"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of

my Salvation."

Habakkuk 5:18

Much of February was spent away from home,.

the 6th and headed south into the Transkei.

night was spent at Mqanduli.

Loft homo on

The first day and

It was good to see these brethren

again, and they had a good number of people present.

The next

day wo went on to Idutywa and Willowvale. I am always sorry when

trouble comes in to disturb the work, but while the men lay plans
to try to hinder us, and elevate themselves, we have not seen
signs that .sins and love of power are making it hard for theiii to
work tpgother or to push forward bhe work for which they hope.'

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It has been nice since the Kornan's moved to East London

for us to touch at that place.

They always have a gracious wel

come for us and it is good to enjoy their fellowship.

When I

left home I did not know for sure that wo would go to East London

but since wo wore present we preached for the church at Duncan

Village on Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon we started on to

generator, we found a broken motor bracket which had to be taken

Stuterheim^ but generator trouble sent us back.

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off and welded.

I dp not know when I have driven over such r ough

roads as wo encountered on this trip.

At Stutterheim, we always

find a we.lcorao at the Paul Schwartz homo.

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While fixing the

Neither did they know

that I was coming until I appeared at their door, but they ask if
I could not bring them a message that night and invited their
friends and neighbors to their home.. Enock Zobolo preached for
the church at' the Location.
Tuesday, the 11th, wo just touched for a few minutes at
Queenstown and hurried on to Tarkastad.

We went first to the

old location, but found many of the houses already torn down, and
all the folks we knew gone. Prom here we went to the church sita
in the new location, but no one was present and wo did not know
where to look for those that wo know.

Dut directions were learned

from the office in the Location, Brother Puphi was present from
Cradock and after a cup of tea, we went to the site to get things

^in order to pour cement. They had their first rain in months, but
'with a little work, we had all in order for the ceraent the next
<iay. -3y Friday night we had the wall up two feet above the foun
dations and things looking up, with the brethren anxious to get
more blocks made and to see their church building up as soon as
possible, V/e are the first to start, but I doubt if we shall bo

the first finished.

But the brethren have shown a w/ill to work.

Saturday, we drove across country to. leave Puphi at Hofkaeyer

for the weekend. Before noon we arrived at Middelburg. In the

afternoon, Robert geldenhuys asked if I would not go to Grootfontoin and see one of the men in charge there. This is the Agri-eultvirerl School for the-European boys of the C^pe. That'night'
we had a fiill house for services. Sunday morning the group was
ovon bigger, the children had to bo sent outside so that they could
serve Communion. After the 'children went out, some came in who
had been sitting outside.

The afternoon service was hold at Groot-

fontein and many folks walked the 2^ miles from town.

Siuiday

evening saw the church full once again. After the evening service
they gave us a fine concert by the choir. Our hearts wore really
thrilled with the work of Brother Geldenhuys and the people.' hero.
They have long needed a larger-building, and it is hoped to have
one as soon as they begin to move the location, but no one knows
when that shall bo. But ovon hero they do have some problems.
The question they ask was, "Who shall bury the babies?" The
African women .like the Jewish women, are really considered to bo
unclean after a child is born.

Custom has i t that a man does not

buiy a child oven if it is two months old if it has been sickly

since birth. They would always like for us to give them a law.

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but in questions like tbis, we are always careful to sbow tbeiii

what the scriptures say and to do the '^ord^s work in the best

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way possible.

Kimborloy was our next stop along the way. The Cape to
no has always been a very hot place. This tirao was no exception.
V/hen I got in this area, I can never get enough to drink. It
was good to visit with the Mills again. This is the first tirdo
I have been to their horne since they returned fron overseas last
suinder.

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On then to Warrenton, where we sought to coiaplete the

church building.

Vlhen wo left, we had put on a sheet of the roof

ing as a guide to ther.i. They raust put on the irons, and put in

the windows.

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The floor they will do themselves, with their own

practice of dirt and cow dung.

The plastering of the building

they will have to see to as. well.

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Our last stop in the journey was at Klerksdorp.

Samce

David Rubuxa had been in the hospital for months prior to. his

death, we thought it well to have a visit with the church and

there has a f^roat opportunity for work before him.

see how the work was going. They had everything ready, when we
arrived. Sortie of the men rode more than 20.miles on their bicycles
to be present. They have asked for a minister, and who ever goes
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While wo wore traveling Vernita sent word to us that one

They had neglected

of Snooks 3 step-brothers had passed away.

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to tell her his name so he did not find out which one it was

until near time for us to return home.

When I saw his father

after our return, he said that there had been no need fot Enock
to return home, for their was no special work that needed his

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ing us.

^oth Lrother Zobolo and myself found plenty of work await-

Ho is Concession Registrar, so miistJ get the concession

papers ready for those who are planning to go to ConforoncG

My mail ..Srlways about triples at this/time, with things which are

either given out at Conference time, or prepared for the fion be
fore

the.t time.

Conference will begin the 25th of this month at Germiston,

or rather Nptalspruit just outside Johannesburg. The messages
will all have to do with the indigenous church,

V/hilo at the T:; hospital for services, Vernita saw that

the foot of one of the girls v/as bent right up and tho toes are

-"-gi'owlng rlgtiL along'liei^ leg.3uu was deadly burned and

nothing for her.

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VJhen she has boon cured of T.i they v/ill take

her to the'hospital and amputate the foot.

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Dear brethren, how wo do appreciate your help and prayers.

This month we received a nur.:ber of letters from brethern that have

really given us a boost. V{e really do appreciate yo^Ir words of

encouragement and how much we need them, for so often we feel

like we are just bo.iiig_.OYi^rmj^u^_there .1

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so^much to be done

that we hardly know-where to begin and sometimes even to know

how to begin, Hut thank God that he always shows us the vjay.
Our income did not slump tho first rdonths of this, year,

and we just hope that it shall not

Even being as good as it

has been it is still below that which is needed.

So wo wtill

cherish your help in whatever way it can be given.

JPORVJARDING i.GElTT :

TOs, Ed Widlund

1605 Morley Road

Albert Lea, Minn.

Yours with tho Gospel in

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Lord, ^ehold the husbandr.ian waiteth for the precious fruit of

the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receiveth the

"Nse patience therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the

early and latter rain,"

James 5:17

^ Almost everything this last month pointed to

! _ ^^p^tlngof the chuxP-hes at Johannesburg,

2$rd and'~dr^^ up,

Annnai

V/e loft home early on

on the way and a broken

connection on the generator, it was rather late.when we arrived,

"but we were granted perrdission to take the people with us to the
minister's home in the Location,

A1 Hamilton had rented a trailer house and taken it to

miston Lake,

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Ger-

Because it was late, and we did not want to wake them

at their. horAe, we drove to the lake and slept the rest of the night
in the Thaiiies, The next morning, wo found that A1 was sleeping in
the trailer house only about 75
from where we were parked, A1

had been up til midnight but we had arrived after that tim.e.

Tuesday, we drove into town to take out the food for Camp,
had gotten most all of it wholesale, but his little Mini Minor
was just too small to haul it in.

Most of the African brethren arr-

ivod on the early morning trains that came into Johannesburg,

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^Because we do not yet have a church building in Natalspruit

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Location, the group there had made arrangeidents to use Puraana Secj

ondary school.

This certainly was very good for the Conference,

All of the sessions were then held at once place and they were able
to use domestic science room for cooking and eating..
The people were rather ill at ease the first two nighj:^ and
never did tarry long after services or have their usual street

preaching, for Johannesburg and its native areas are known here as
the Chicago of South Africa, But we are thankful that there were
no incidents during the time that wo wore there,

'The missagos of this year's Conference all dealt with the

All of the African men who had r.iossages wore
p r e s e A 1 Zirn.iorman remained at home a little longer
bo see the x-rays for their little daughter, who has boon sick,
Vfherr he tried for booking On the airways, while there are six
flights a day for three days, there were no vacancies so we did not

see^or hear him.

We had nore missionary speakers this year than

next year at least three who were speakers this year,

will be home on furlough. The I965 meeting will be hold at Wor_cps_tLaP near Capotown.

1 have never seen trf^l^,f1p. like we had when wo returned from

Johannesburg on-the 50bh

for two Sunday evenings when 1
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was driving near large cities in the States, Many people from
Johannesburg and area had come to the coast for the long weekend,
and those from the co\st had gone to Johannesburg for the Rand
Easter Show, So all day long it was a steady stream of cars in
.^both ways for over.kOO miles.
Our classes at the

Vs^^^aining School are about

ready to strrt for another terri^ Pour are presenlT^frard last term
and at least four lioro have indicated that they are coming. This
will be the last term for Lynn Stanley before their family leave
on furlough in July# They still have peed for travel funds. ,

^.Driet^en, we are still in. need^of 1about ^00 a. mpnt^,. for ..our
P^og^ami

Aro there not soiue claSsos and individuals iriid

who could really give us a helping hand with this -until

1migVi. t . h o p o soon now to got the roof

on the building at"l^iXSia, and have that building, in use.

They

are planning on being the hosts to our Annual Ganp... tho first of
July this year.
Tho people at Tarkestad shall bo busy now to got
the rest of tho block made that thoy need, Kimborloy has fenced
their site.
Plans for both Kimborloy and Natalspruit are being
drawn up.
There is such a building boom on here in South Africa
that Durban has been short of bricks for some time. Thoy are

using them faster than they come from tho kilns. So oven tho
architects have been extra busy. Ivill you not bo one to give us

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a help in this work.

There has boon some questions about our furlp-Ugh. .tir^ie^

Ex

cept that sometning unforseen comes up, wo shp^% bo homo at ,tho

end of 1965.

We already have received somp^^onoy toward this,

"and"it wi'li be 'pu-tr"intro a savings accopirb,- VJe wouldliVeetcr"sug"

gost that soriie others, if they will.-try , to giye a special offering,

We will need just about^ fe-pOQ,.---'now nice it would be if this

money were in hand by a ^;^r"?ror.i now, so that we need not make
any special drives the last reinuto.

James has been having trouble w-^th yell^ sorcss.

Thoy arc

like little boils causod fror'i a germ that gets'in'the skin.

They are not always so sore> but thoy are very had to clear up.
We hope now with injections and medications, that thoy are over.
The boys have had a nice holiday from school and are now
starting back for their second tern this year. For John it is
also the. start of tho Hugby season.

""^'Ybr.nita.7_a... fabhor 'has been having quite a bit, of trouble

with ^_hoart this winter.

of sor-.^

ho''''wrrr"bG

It is hoped that with the coming

riuch better.

For sevofal days the rionkeys have been in the trees near

our house. "We watch for tho swaying branches as thoy jump from
one to another. They, if vjo wait .quietly, will part tne loaves
and look out. Often they will come out and sit up for a little
bit. Other times they will peek out,' then go back and- coi.io out
in another place. These are tho small black-faced ones. Therg.
is evidently some flowers on the trees now which thoy like.
Your prayers are neodod dally for the work here and our
part in i t .

Yours., with .Christian Xove,

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FOIMAhDING ACrENT :
Mrs, Ed V/idlund

1605 Morley Rd.

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A change in plans for the Stanleys means that we shall be

I -"-taking our fxirlough this year and they next.

-"-need your help.

Thus we greatly

We have on hand only a few dollars of the

-"^2200.00 that are needed for our return fares.

Your gifts and

-"-offerings should be sent to Mrs. Widlund and marked return fare-;

-"We shall be leaving on the 15th of July from Johannesburg and

-'J-arrive in New York the following Monday.
All inquiries should be sent direct to Mrs. VJidlund for she

will have full charge of our schedule until we arrive in the

States.

The first question that many of the Africans asked us when

we told thern of our change in plans was, "Are you coming back?"
Our answer, "G-od willing."

We are faced with a great amount of work here as we seek to

get every thing ready for our leaving.

I have already scheduled

some traveling and this I shall be seeking to get done in the

time we have left.

This past raonth I had to make a trip to Idutywa to visit the

people there and see what work

fallen into sin, was trying to
I took a number of the African
Tyatyasa who shall go there as

we had as Sidney ^oji, having

take the church along with him.
men with me, along with Moses
minister in July, Our hearts

were caused to rejoice with the welcome that the folks gave us
and the large numbers what were present for the services.

We

are sorry when sin comes into the church to make trouble, but

glad to see that the people are ready to stand for the right.
On Sunday, at Idutywa, we went to the little stream to

baptize one young woman into Christ.

It w as cold enough bo

that a top coat and scarf felt very good, but the people did

not even seem to notice that itw as cold.

They sang all the

way back to where we were n;eGting. Including the trip to the

stream and back we were really in church from 10 a.m. in the mor

ning until 5 P.M. in the afternoon. The sermon was preached be

fore going for the baptismal service, and the charge to the new
Christian v/as given when we returned as well as the Lord's Sup
per ,

Dear Brethren, we do appreciate your help with your gifts.

Our income has been better for the first quarter of this year
and it has truly r^ide our work easier.

One hundred forty nine Baptisms have been reported so

far this year.

God bless and keep you and we hope to see many of you
shortly.

Yours with Christian love,

P0RV/A1H)ING AGENT:
Mrs. Hazel V/idlund

1605 Morley Hd.

Albert

Minn,

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JUNE, 196i|

Oior flight plans are all set, Ve are leaving Johannesbxirg

on the 15th of July, arriving in Muxembourg on the l6th. We de

part from there on the l8th and will be in New -^opk on the 19tn,
The deposit has been paid on our tickets and the rest of the
money is due very shortly. Wo are having to borrow soide of this
money because enough has not yet corio in to pay for the tickets.

Our fares from Johannesburg to New York are ^1725.

V'e have not

received a recent report as to how much had cor.ie in but two weeks

ago the report was that it was coming slowly.

So brethren, we

ask for your prayers and gifts on our behalf.

The house is pretty much a mess as v/e have been both packing
and painting. But the house has been rented for the je ar that
we are to be away and that is a relief.

I had already planned six days visiting in -^ondoland before

we decided that vjg would return to the States. V/e had a very
good tir'^e in the Lord. I found the people working very well.
The church at Xhopoza has put up a very nice building and one
that is large enough to hold the people when all of pondoland
coii'es for a meeting.

This month, I must go to Zululand for four days, to Hope

town for a meeting of the African Committee as well as spend
one day in Kimberley where the missionaries will have a meeting.
Before we leave, we hope to spend a few days in Johannesburg,
visiting the folks of that srea.
The timber was taken out to Ucilima and the trusses have

been made. VJe hope to have the roofing down from Durban in
a couplo of weeks. They are having the carup for this area during
the r'onth of July. All prospects are for a large canip. Some
of the ministers from Pondoland arc coming over which I hope
will give them the push to hold a camp in their own area.
Mrs. Moth^bodi of Vryburg passed away last month. Her
husband died last year, Mrs. Krathi, the wife of one of the
men in the Training School, died the first of this laonth, Alvin

took him to Kokstad, driving during the r.ight so that ho might

catch the early morning bus to his home.

If you have a request for a speaking date, will you please

send in your request as soon as possible.

to make up our schedules for traveling.

This always helps us

We have received two offers of places to stay, but will miake

up our minds where it shall be after we are back in the States,
Please reierber that even when the Missionaries are home on

furlough, the work rust still go on,

Sandra is to spend her surmer in Hinneaplis, working full time

for Cargill, Inc. Steven is going to work with the church at

Redwood Falls for the summer riTonths. Both are planning to at
tend the Rorth American at St. Louis, with the King's Choristers
from Minnesota Bible College.
May God richly bless and keep you and we hope to see you
very soon.

FORV^ARDING AGENT:
Mrs. Ed Widlund

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Greotingc from the homeland once again.

mid-night on thei. 14th of July.

fact.

We left Johannesburg at

We stopped at Luanda in Angola for break-

Our noon meal, was eaten at Kano in Nigeria.

That ni^t we cet down

in Malta for our last meal of the day and a bed for the night.

We wished

we might have arrived early enough to have a look around the island. The
nt;xt morning on the way to the bus we did see. a man ploiri.ng with one don
key and a wooden plow that must have been in use for centuries.
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The weather in Luxembourg was very hot, so they told us, and we did

not get to see everything that we hoped to see.

Think the children thought

the nicest place that we visited was one of the old forts dug right out of
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the rocks,
town for.

we went early to the airport because we had nothing to stay in

When we checked in our baggage, they asked if we did not want

to take a plane leaving in a f^w minutes, rather than our Ov/n leaving a
few hours later. After we found we had traded our jet for a DC6, wc were
not sure we had mado a good choice, but when we heard'at Iceland, that tho

other plane was not coning* until the next day we were glad that we had come.

We arrived in New York in the morning, and that night just after 6 p.m. were
with Sandra and Steven in Minneapolis.

Whc^t a grand reunion that was.

It

had been a long time since our family vrere together for a worship service^
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This night vve visited at University Place in Mpls.

Steven was able to remain in the cities until Monday afternoon and
Sandra got off work so v/e could do some chopping. Ifednesday til Friday

We visited with Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Uidlund and tried to get our schedule worked.
out from the letters that were present.

While at Albert Lea, we spoke for

their prayer meeting service.

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At Huron, S. Dak. we stopped to visit with Vernita's folks, Sunday

evening we spoke for the church there and renewed our friendship with many
foLks we have known for a long time. Vernita was fortunate in seeing some
of her family whom she had not expected to see for awhile.
When we arrived at Harrold, S. Dak. to visit with my sister and Mother
I found my other sister present with hor family from Rapid City and others
of the family came to visit while we were there,
Sunday morning, tho 2nd of August, I was with the
in Denver and Sunday afternoon the people took me dowTi
Service camp. This was an enjoyable week with many of
Denver area.
Sunday, the ^th of iiugust, I visited the

North Glenn church

to Colorado Christian
the brethren of the
Littleton Church of

Christ and Westside Church of Christ in Denver.

Wu are not certain where we shall bo living as yet, but should know

coon.

The l6th of August, we shall visit at ..orthington, Minnesota, and

the 17th through the 19th take part in the Missionary Rally at Redwood Falls,
Minn. Tho 23rd of August, I shall be in Illinois and the 30'fch in Indiana.
The first two weeks of September shall be filled in the Minnesota, Iowa area.
After the middle of September, I shall attend the Missionary Rally at
Minerva, Ohio, followed by the National Missionary Convention in New York
and then to the 'uest Coast to take part in their School of Missions.

This program will last til the 6th of November5 then we shall visit the
Madison Park Church of Christ in (^uincy. 111.

Many of you have written and uoked us to visit you when we could

work tho tiae in and we are going to try to work out our cchedule ao
coon ae we can for the rect.of.thic year#
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iro want to express our oincere thankp to all of you who'have sent
for our return fare. We greatly appreciate it. However, we find that
we still lack about '4i>1200 of our return.-fare. Thic money. we have borrowed

from the Stanleys and. must repay to then as coon as we can, so they
will bo ready fortheir return.

While we are home we must raise the money for our return fares in

July of next year. ; We need to raise another ^ildOO a month to be used

especially in the field of Evangelism. A projector to chov; both slides

and film strips which .can be used off the car is neeaed.
tako back more film.strips for teaching as well.

More workers are needed.

a nan.

We hope to

The expanding viork at Kimberley could use

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This would fre.e Brother Bob Mills to do work which ho had been

doing in the Past. .There are sevor.al other places whore uorkoro could
s t a r t at once.

.Before we left "South Africa, I made a trip in 2uluiand to visit the

churches. I was especially happy with the work that I visited near Nongoma.
These people had visited"with me both at Port Shepstone and Johannesburg.
V/hen v7e were not buoy in Chu:pch services we spent the most of the time
discucping many parts of the"'Bible.
A quxck Lrlp waW nt.de-to-Hopetown and Kimberley to-aeet with the

African Committee and so the Missionaries could have a short meeting.

Around Bethlehem, we drove thru miles of snov/ and with no heater in the
car, \fp found it to be r^^ther cold.

Brother Bob kills was chosen to

carry on a pprtion of the work which I had.

work of visiting the churches.

The others will divide the

we are looking forward te visiting many ofyou, and pray that Gk)d
shall richly bless and keep you.

Sincerely in Christ,

The Nicholsons

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Vol 5, No. 7

October, 1964

How we thank God for His wonderful blessings, and how sweet has been our fellowship with many of our
friends in Christ, since our return.

At last we have a home, though we have not yet. moved into it.

A woman has to leave her home to live

with a daughter until the first of June next year. Through the people of the church in Litchfield,
Minnesota, we contacted her and have rented the house completely furnished. This gives us a very nice
home to live in, and is close enough to Minneapolis, that Sandra and Steven can come home on weekends.
Our postal address until July of next year will be - Box 027, Litchfield, Minnesota 55355.
John and James have both been enrolled in the Litchfield schools, but did not start school until the

14th of September because their school building had not yet been completed.

That permitted the whole

family to spend a week visiting together in Iowa.

Our Sunday with the church at Worthington, Minnesota was one of wonderful Christian fellowship. We
are planning at a later date to spend a longer time there, so we can visit in the homes of many of the

families. The Redwood Falls Missionary Rally was like Old Home Week, for we met so mai|y-old friends from

many areas.
In Illinois we have visited the Lincoln Park Church of Christ in RpjSlcfbrd, and the First
Christian Church of Clinton. In Indiana we participated in the Stanley
the Center Christian
Church, Mays.

Good News has come from South Africa.

The Lester LeMay fami^^has received a Permanent Resident

Visa and are to be in Johannesburg by the 23rd of December.

28th of that month for their furlough.

The roof of the church at Gcilima has been completed.

The Hamiltons will leave for America on the

However a strong wind

tore off some of the

sheets of asbestos before the ridging had been put on.

A friend in Illinois has given us the money to buy a new projector to use on the mission field. We
shall purchase one which will show both slides and film strips and which can be used either on mains or

off the 12 volt batteries used in the cars.

gram.

A friend in Minnesota has given $100 for the building pro

How we thank these friends for their wonderful help!

The Church of Christ, Albert Lea. Minnesota has pledged $25 a month to help us with the preaching
of the gospel in South Africa. How this encourages us as we make plans for our return next year! This
is only a start however. Will you not join with them that we may move forward the work in a greater
way?

About $200.00 has come in marked, "return fare"

since I wrote to you last.

This still leaves us

$1,000 to be repaid on the loan.

Labor Day weekend we visited the Church of Christ in Faribault, Minnesota. That Sunday was our 22nd
^dieg-^piHvi-vAX&ary and we had been raarried-at Faribault when the church was in the country. 0neP?R^fW#""

^^ladies made us an anniversary cake, which was enjoyed at a pitch-in dinner at the church. At Liscomb,
Iowa, we spoke at a Women's Meeting for that area, and then for the church that night. Before returning
to Minnesota, we will spend several days with the church at Sutherland, Iowa.

We have been happy that Sandra was able to spend two days with us at Faribault,
days with us at Sutherland. These days seem to pass so quickly.

We had a busy schedule during September,

and will spend two

On the 17th of September I was in Indianapolis, Indiana,

attending the Board of Directors Meeting for the South African Churches of Christ Mission.

From the 10th

through the 20th I was in Minerva. Ohio and then attended the National Missionary Convention in New York
City.
From there it was back across the country to take part in the School of Missions on the West
Coast. This will take until the 5th of November, then back to the mid-west and Quincy, Illinois for a
long weekend.

We do ask that you will pray

for us in these travels, and speaking

for the Lord's work

in Africa.

PRAY also for a young couple who have felt called of the Lord to serve in South Africa and are starting
their plans toward that end.

May God richly bless you as you serve Him.

In Christ,

Forwarding Agent:
Mrs.

Ed Widlund

1603 Morley Road

Albert Lea, Minnesota

Nicholsons

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VOL. 5. NO. 8

November,

We have moved into the house in Litchfield, Minnesota,

With the owner leaving all

her things at our disposal,

which is to be our home until

we have many things to use

1964

June of 1965.

that we have not had

before.

John and James have started to school.

They found it rather different in the beginning and some
things a little disconcerting.
But James soon made himself at home, coming in about the second day with
a new friend.

When asked his name, he didn't know.

After speaking in Minnesota and Iowa the first half of September.

for a meeting with the Executive Committee of the South African Board.

I went to Indianapolis, Indiana

Also present was Lester LeMay,

who with his wife and two children will

Gordon Nelson and his wife were

present and

they hope to go to Capetown

go to Johannesburg in December.
early next year

to direct the work

while the Zimmermans

have

their furlough, and then to help them enlarge the work.

Minerva. Ohio was host to a Missionary Rally and we had opportunity to bring messages to the breth
ren there. Sunday morning we spoke at ilanoverton just a few miles away. Brother Lester LeMay came along
to give me a lift to New York City and the Missionary Convention. The Missionary Convention brings great
opportunity to visit with old friends and become acquainted with new folks who shall be going to serve
the Lord on the foreign field.
This trip was marred in that the Greyhound Bus Line lost my suitcase,
and it did not get

back to my home until over

three weeks after I left.

It was even too late for me to

have to take west.

Leaving New York during the night of the 24th. I flew back to Minneapolis.
What a beautiful sight
were the lights of New York City! If Christian people could only leave the same kind of an impression on
the world.

One full day was spent with the family at Litchfield. This was filled with packing another suitcase,
getting correspondence in order, and leaving plenty behind for Vernita to do.
Saturday, the 26th, I
drove to Rapid City, South Dakota. Several members of my family were present at my sister's, so we could
get in some visiting.
Sunday morning I preached for First Christian Church there.
That night I spoke
for the brethren at Gillette, Wyoming.
Monday began a long Journey to Wasliington State to begin my part in ttfGr'Sfrh'ooT 'bf Missions. ... So far.

I have spoken at these places:

In Washington - Woodland. Shelton, Tacom^>...,.Seattle, Edmoiids';' Sedro
So far in^Oregori*- Richland, Red
Woolley, and Wapato. In Idaho - Payette, Emmett, Boise and Gooding.
mond. KLamath Falls, Enterprise, This takes me only ^^h-rpgh._.haT...-of the dates that I have to fulfill.
They close with a Missionary Convention at Portland early in November.

The roof is on the church building at Gcilima near Port Shepstone. However before they got it all
done the wind took off some that had been put on.
Last word from Gcilima was thai John Zobolo, the fath
er of Enoch was very sick and they did not expect him to live. He was sick several times before we left.

(Letter from Stanleys said John passed away the 27th of September.)
Dear friends, we are still so needful of

a '"Africa.

Any pledges

those who would join hands with us to

for any amounts which would be

given for five years or as

enlarge the work

long as we should be

the..^leld next time, would be gratefully appreciated.

May God so richly bless and keep you. and may you be a shining light for His Kingdom.

Your brethren in Christ,

The Nicholsons
Box 027

Litchfield, Minnesota

Forwarding Agent;
Mrs.

Ed Wicllund

1603 Morley Road

Albert Lea, Minnesota

55355

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Vol. 5, No. 9

December,

1964

We would like to send seasons greetings to

all of you.
It is our prayer that God shall
grant

you a very

Merry Christmas and a most

Prosperous and Happy New Year!

Our sincere thanks for the

help and pray

ers which you have given on our behalf. We

do so appreciate it and pray that God shall
greatly bless you for your services for Him.

The Lord willing,

we are planning to spend

Christmas Day at home with the children.

This will be

our first Christmas together for three years. Thanksgiving Day we drove to Huron, South Dakota, to spend
the day with Vernita's folks.

Both Sandra and Steven were with us then.

The School of Missions, used by the churches of Oregon, Washington, and part of Idaho, is one that
could well be copied by many areas.
Six missionaries travel through five areas, speaking usually in one
church on six nights. Saturday not being used.
This was closed with a Missionary Conference at Central

Church at Portland. Oregon. The missionaries took part in two symposiums and four messages were brought
by others. Thomas Overton of California brought the evening messages which brought a great challenge to
all present.

The second half of my

tour in the School of Missions took me to

burg. Coquille. Oakland, Norkenzie. and University in Eugene,

Powell Butte, Klamath Falls, Rose-

Springfield.

Elmira, Newport.

Salem, Newberg, Western Hills and Central and Rockwood in Portland as well as the Dallas.
home.

I visited the church at Vale. Oregon.

ever been on the mission field.

I was gone from my family longer on this

Lebanan.

On the way

tour than I have

But there was wonderful fellowship where ever we went.

Since our return we have visited Quincy, Illinois, for a long weekend, being present for their
Missionary Christmas Party on Friday evening and the church services on Sunday.
At Litchfield, Minne
sota. we had part in their Annual Thanksgiving Banquet.
Dakota.

One weekend we visited Mitchell and Huron. South

Before us just now is a trip to Iowa and Missouri.

The Robert Mills family of Kiraberly and the John Kernans of East London were over to Port Shepstone
to make plans for the African work throughout South Africa. Early in November they had a great deal of

rain at Port Shepstone.

Several inches fell

in three hours. Work is going forward on the building at

Tarkastad and the plans are being O.K.'d on others.

Yours for Christ,

The Nicholsons
Box 827

Litchfield, Minnesota

FORWARDING AGENT:
Mrs.

Ed Widlund

1603 Morley Road

Albert Lea. Minnesota