Congo Address:

Missionaries;

L'African Christian Mission

Bomili Barwasende

Miss Zola Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Crowl
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harshe

Province Orientate

Congo Beige, Africa

Mr. and Mrs. ClifTord W. Schaub

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6. Station CCincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S. A.

Forwarding Agent:
Miltoo W. Dillt

BonJll, J-iarch 4, 19&7

T/oiir Friends in Ohrist

MAR 16 1S67

Luat Tliursdoy Hovrard lft for iitanloyvilio on n

truck to purchiise ceioent for tka
building project at Olina* One* tho cement is in hand the roul construction on tho
school building can bov;in in earnost.
laist hove the pftrnanont bricV: buildinf;; coini>la3fcw

d by August or \m lo.'m the Olinn jjost*

'Cho truck,and iiBybe Uoi-.'ord ns ^vcll, till rnjonin

at Ollna q few days doing aoinn odd jobs,

T}\e Cnrry~/U.l hns been busy lately, Saturday afternoon the natives brou^^ht n risport to
the ]rd.a3ion that a native wno c}io])ping doivTi n troo and vjhon it foil it crushod his l^iS.
Kis vddloiio ivas inoccossible to tho Carry->U.l, aiid so tho villai:rs said they would start
to carry him to tho rond. Virs. Cro^vl took tho CMrry-^Q.1 as close as she coula to his
vilj.a^o and thon had to wait for theia to arriw. ^iHiwu tiu; xuxi-vioibi' Iiuro at HoTiiii sav;
him ho said he vjould have to {.;o to the whj.te doctor at liofTvasende bb wiles a^vay or ho woula
dio. Ab soon as wo could got ready I left with him for
aoctor at iJaf'msonde. Tho
Infirmor hod carofully splinted his crushed lef; nna had tsiven hira several shots to quitjt
him, but even with this all tho roads worn go bad and his pain so severe that it took
nearly four hours to looke ..Ue trip.
arrived at the - octor's .place about 1:00 A.M. Ifs
will probably have to amrwtnte t.ho leg.
of ico ^rindovf.

Thiis idorning a nan and a

a??^*lved at ny

The man nnno\inced thnt tho v'oinan was the v.lfo of tho rian T hcd taken to

lkif^vaaand<% and that she v/antod me to niake a special trip of 100 loiles over junt',lo roods
to take her to her husband. Jihe
not vory hap<^y to learn thnt I did not have the time
ana that the mission did not have tho laanoy to run a froo taxi service. !-^ntivcs tmlk nil

ovor tho country, ana if she roally mnts to

sho can Ret there in about two days.

One Ox the olcior school children hnd been coroing to the jrdssion*a dispensary for ^ oouplo

inornin^'.s f^ettinc; sulfn cnpsulos for a cold.

ofton have colas.

This vjas an ordinary thine as thf> natives

Thon ono rox-nini^ ho caiai* to tlio house very ill.

His .qyioptoins jndicatoo

ho inicht have pnouiiwnia, ho wo took him iiiediatoly to tho inflrroiort4\o dins;noiu"!0 i t as

such and {^avo biici penicillin. Tliat iii;:;ht he took n tui-n for tho ajopsc, ana wc niad., r-n
oiFiorconcy trip to the uisj^joiiisary attain. Tiiia tijJk; ho stayed. VM were concerned for hipi,
but this iQomins ho i;5 irjudi botto:'.

Vilhilo iirocncr ochaub was on safari last weuk ono tire finally gave up the ijhost -- this left
hira v/ith only throe which is sort of an enibarussing position to be in. tJowex^here ho bor
rowed ono to ruturn to Oiina and t})on rotixn<;d it to it.s ovvAor by bicycle.

Ea also sent

two loen on bicycles howi to got two tires;

happunod to have tv*) new ones vjhich had not
yet been taken to Olijui. Mo sent thei'i to him on tho bicycles. So after sittings at OliJia
for tfoveval days with 1 Carry-All and throu tirc)S tJro^'c.r 3chauo ^Oiould be txcine a^.ain.

/iccopt our thanks for your part in rjaintaining tho steady pro^U'ess of th(3 f',oajjc-;l hnvo,
^he iifricnn Christian ilssion

Congo Address
L'Afnran Christian Mission
Bomili Baf'wasende
Province Orjeniale

Congo Beige, Africa

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6, Station O
Cincinnati 26, Ohio. U. S. A.

Bomj.li, Itarcih ''^l,

5>oni- iTriflnds in Christ:

1957

. 'H: ,

rho thirty-tVlrd church was planted lost vmok-oncl. One of tho preacJiorr, had been podallin;. his blcyclc to n yuri^^Coorinc villaf^o for roiiny wooks to toncH thuin the gospel of ^
Ciirist. Tinny of them had oxprorised thoir intoroat in bocoiai]-ig Christians, but e:!q)oriBnc<
has taught tho los-ioon of not bnptiain;', tho;^e pooplo too hnntily, rJtLon the Crorils v/orc
vivSitine this proachor's church, t)io noi;:.)iborirv- villnr^u al.so nttonded; and nt tho con
clusion of tlio Lord^s Day v.'orsVdp soi-^icon twclTfi of tbc; noli;V.boriiii: viliat^or9 wctlkoa
i-onvard to ontor the Kiri..dorri o;;- God. .^^to- aue.'Jtioninr> thoii to dctorr^iino if thoy under
stood the sto:; thoy vjoro tniaii^;, and to find if thoy hod repented, thoy wore baptizoa
into Christ. Brothor Crovd then tnut--)it tiiLME aoiif; of tho onHontials of Christian living,

and explained to thi^m their duties as a ci.urciu ^urion^ other thiti^s those people have tvj'
vjcaltno.sses, Ono is tl.ey do not liko to part with wiiot little i.ioney thoy have, ospeciall,
to r,ivc it to the church; the other is t]:ey are lazy ana Juat hate to erect and Mfantnin
a church builfiint'.

Brother Grova told them the xuissi.on would not ^^,ivo th^sm coxJiunion

service noi? the fruit of thv5 vine; tho^'c they v-ill have to buy ou* of their offerings.

Ho iXirther impronRcd u])on thcM thoir respo.nsibility to oi'oct n bu.ldinKjtelliJV,-; them

tlint vjhen it is finisliod the r-ilssionerioi-i will lonke n visit to tliorsi. In addition, we
are ho -ine, thoy mil be<";in to poy n part of their preacher's snlary soon. \lo trust
tliat you will .pray v,lth us for tliis nev; baby, tb.nt it will ^-grovv straight am stronE
'luickly.

Acouplo

ai';o a tornado Bvjopt throu.^.h vdthir. about t^'o niilos of Itonili. Tho next

day vjc vjont out to see the dai!kai:;e. 'Itees had .boon cast acrosf5 the roaci until ^tiiobc

who caino through the tm>lo on foot aaia it was impoj^iblo to travel by auto lor six

railftS. The local ^ovcrjuaent a^^ent called out mertsoncy vjorkc.-s to cliop the muij oranche
and trees from tl'.o road. In a few days it was all clear af,;ain. In this sparsely popu
lated
1^'ith villaties very sradl ana scarce in proportion to tho TOstness oi lo
I'erost, tonodoa lav a ham time hitting, a villot'.oj so no one
hurt. The natives

oil say that the bir. dra5:on which lives in the rivor at ItoJfiili was flji-ng over in the
ni<a\t. and ho ^resked the havoc, then later he rotiu-nr^d to his hoine in the river. j1thou^h no one saw him,they all arc sure that these arc the facts in the case, -'e were
oiQazod that even the prenc/iers bolii-jve it.

3chool ended Fridoy, but tho final exercises vfill bo hiild up for one month
tixae of tho annu-l ccnferonce of th,^. CiLristians, liecoUHe the Catholic priest has been

CQuairu' t^^uble in the vlllni-os -v^ere yjg have "been bu^-diH' ndi%i for our schoolc.-dldren,
^^olds of the villn^:;t>r3,r.
will plant om- o-wn -icjld here* The sbhoolchildren, rnther ab(;ut tnirty of them, aie
rcJTuiininr, here to start clnarini; a fiolo. .onday. Thoy will plant nd^, svjoet potatoes,
nnd also because the caephants have been ruininr; tho

and irjanioc; this should help a lot towar;: feeding: theio next ynar.

I had just T\ov} been interrupted, nnd hnvo novj rtiturnod to this letter.

Perhaps you

xvDUld be inter(53tod in the interruption. Johnny ivalkftd into the office and honcied ms
0 not froiri lioTinrd Croi\?l. The? Crov/la hnd Itsft tho mission yostorday for o nine-dny
safari aioon^'; tho churcJies, I'h.oir first L-u^otin^; v;ns only twonty-fivo miles a^'jay bgr bicycle

but to got thore by Carry-JUl it is oi^:;hty joiles bocnuse thoro is no direct road to the;
village* The purpose of tho note vmn to ask mo to sond a fov; t' ings out to thorn, but
this is the way it bof^^nn, '^l^oar Ron and nil, /vrrivod safoly,tliout-ih lato bocauso of bridge

out, fallen treo, sick wojrian, leaky r,as tank and sticking cnrburotor float - just tho
usual safnri iriatata (Kinfixrana fc 3 trouble), . . . *" '/o sont thv; bicyclo nionnoneer back
inimediatoly v/ith the re u. t.id i.iatorialo.

Ac.lopt our oxj^resslon of api-irocintioji I'ox' your folloiv^/iij) in tlu.s work.

Uo arc laindful

of our dobt to not only tho Lord, but nlfio to you wlio are oiitrustin^; your Lioney to our
stoivardship. Tho possibilities 'or tho church In t;.is country arc vast, and wc oxpoct
with your co-oporation to continue to ov?u\:(?lizo those liviJ^^ in so many kinds of darknoss.

airii; iWiaoM au-a;-.iTiAH mi^sst.ok,

Ronald liar she

Dear Friends,

African Christian Mission, Belgian Congo

Aprj.,1 ,
'37

The new, mud chapel at Olina was jammed and overflowing last week with five hundred

Chrtsiians of the area who had assembled for the annual three-day meeting. Brother Crowl
preacheJ during the daytime sessions and showed filmstrips of tlie life of Christ al night. Morn
ing. afiernoon and evening they filled the building and spilled out the windows and enirance to

sing to the Lord and lo hear His Word pleached. Because most of the Christians cannot read,
the song Icadt'r, v^ith the help of the forly-ocjd preachers and sfudent preacheis, would sing a
line; tiicn the congregaiion would follow singing the same line. If the chorus was a familiar one,
everyone sang it in u.iison. At the close of the la<it session Tluirsday morning the natives could

be seen siuriing home with their few belongings which they had \^rapped m a cloih or stuffed
into a cardboard suitcase balanced perfectly on their heads. Some iiau to walk as far as forty
niiics to their homes ; they would sleep ir. a viliaj^'e wiih a friend and finish their safari the next
day. We hope iheir enthusiasm remains with them and is put to work in their churches.
This week the brethren in the Bcmili area will ircet at the mission for five sessions of
their con'cvcnce. Brother Schaub will preach the sermons. Thiee v-eeks later the third and last
confcrcnce wiil be conducted at Bafwasende for the Christians of that area with Brothers Sjhaub
and Harshe preaching. The niission vcrk covers <-n Mea ai tie rresent of 125 miles in

diameter; by having three conferences, cach about sixty miles from the other, no one has to
walk over li'"(y miles to attend the meetings. We hope for upwards of fifteen hundred Christians
to corne to the three conferences.

Today is the last day of school at Bomili, The children opposed Ihe mission workmen in a

of j;occer this morning and soundly trounced ihem. At noon they enjoyed a native feast of
goat, pl.^ntain, rice cakes and palm oil ; and at the moment they are enioying some recreation
which the Crowls prepared for them. '1 hey have made booths in which are such enteriainmtnts
as spilling the milk buttles, shooting wooden plugs at a target with one of the Harshe children's
double barrel sh .ugun, ihra.vlng a basketball throui^h the hoop and hitting a target which In
turn dumped v-ater on an iinlonunate victim. Everything is Iree, of course ; and they will receive
hard bails of cafidy for rnzes. Later graduation cxercises will be held for those who have com
pleted ihe sixth Grade - this is quite an accomplishment in this country !

In about five days the Crowls will leave Bomili. They will go to Stanleyville where four
days laier they will board the airliner bound first for Biussels, Belgium, then for New York

and, finally, lor Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Crowi is taking no chances on missing the plane ; she
already has the things v^hich iht-y will leave in the Congo tucked away and those things which
ihey will take with them in readiness. Mr. Crowi has been taking sixteen mii. movies and mak

ing tape recordings of the various phases of the mission work and Congo life. Shortly after
they arrive in America the middle of May the film will be ready, and they will travel with it
among the churches for one year. You will suiely he inicrested in ihis presentation of the work
ol your nn.ssionr!es; you may coniact tns Crowls for a speaking engagement at :
African Christian Mission

Box 6, Station C

Cincinnati 26, Ohio

Accept our expressions of gratitude in the name of the Lord for your partnership with us
as we labor in the vineyard of the Belgian Congo.

S'ncerely in Christ,
Your Missionaries

Congo Address:
L'African Christian Mission
Bomili - Bafwavnde
Province Orientale

>

Congo Beige, Africa

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6. Station C

Cincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S. A.

JjoMlli,

9, li-bV

May

i^oor V'rioiK^s in Ohrif'-t,

'iho now, nul chn;ioX fit Oliirm

jnroir.of'i nnd ovorflo'vl)V\

'vith /l.vo I'.undroa

Ghristlnnn of tho nron

}ind
for tho n/munl t.hi^oo-clny niXiti.rv;.
Oj-owI
proachod d\irin;;, tho do/Aino fionr;ionr5 nna sliovjor. fi.lru.^trlp-s of tlio lifo of Gbrist nt -'liKiit.

Mornlrif!;, nftornoon and

, thoy nil(:)d tho bxi.U.r:,iri^; .-vui HiJ.lllod out tho ivindtavs oncl

ontTnnco to ;=;lnc'-, to tho J-ord rirul to hoor v:in 1/ord pT'oiicliod.

nocauso rioijt o.f t>u} Chrl:>tir;vis

cfin:iot rond, the iuirv.'.lofidor, \nth tho :!o3- ' of t]\o fo??ty~o6.d iiro.'mho.rs n?i.d Rtiuuirit ,")ruoch.ors
would nlix; a lino; thou tho conrfo,-ntion '-'ould fo-llo-.r
Fini'u> lino. If tho
chorni^ i-xies n .'nrailin:,-

ono ir','C7\-*ovo ^-am- it In unirio.'u

Thursdny jix)rnlnf, t':;; nntlvo/? oould bo

At t'lo clo.io o.' t]i.o In.st soanion

.ttn'tint'; hojio v)it}i t^nir "^'ov; oolon{;i.}i(.f5 v,')(ich

thoy hna
in a clol:]; o- i?tuf 'od ii\to n carc-LhonT'd ;5uitease bolnncoji poi-rfrjctly on
thoir lioacis or slun^:;
tho'i' 'idiokrr.
/ij-to to ""/.'aJ-fc a-'i fa'* n:' ''orty liilofi to I'oturri

to thoir iioitjon; tiioy ".oula nloop in u vii.la:,(; vltSi a Trlonfi and ::'inij:-)}i tholr MUiavj. tho
noxt any, V/o ho;_)c thoJ.r onthufsia.'jii roj^miim >.lth
a:u; i'n j;ut to v;orlc iii tiici r CJiurcJ^vja.
Tho j^joili oonrorenec is cloain;, Ujtvny, it j'ollo^ajd tlio fi.-iiKi .attorn aL5 thv; Olinn coni'oronco vvit>i tho o-\.ooj)tion t}..-^t :rot;i.or '-.'C;inub ciia tho ..roae;..iii^,, llio laet conforonco will
bo hold nt yaf' aaoiiuo in tr.roo
H'o oxnoct n

nncv >'j'ob;iort3 ;k^hjiub nno.

nv.sho idll ,-roach thoro.

totnl o.f J'^j'toon liumrod Ghri:"t}na!5 to nttv.nd ti-.o oonj.\;.r*i'nco.';.

Yo.'3ti;vday aJ.l tht; ,>ro.v.a'.o7':: i^iot i.-l.t' t]..-; j;n s;iu)nn?rl(.-s anci aiiiCuaHoa ;50vo?-nl ;)ro:)loir]ij
vhicl- fac: tho riluirion.

Wig liost ;3oi'"'.u\i:3 ono is a vicious

oni^'-tic n(-;ont Tor a lfijv;o lont'^tion that ti.o

loro ';hio'i Ijj o:v;K>aorf ^o i;' .. ..?v;innnt
i.-i'i. tjvo^.-iij-iojit,

boint. ^i?ronri

jy an anta-

lonjyuo vith a air^loynl f-oct

i'ot only haM it nndo tho ,.,ovorjL-

3ont susnic;i;>n:3 o'i' U!-j| but it I'os vnv.J.^-5on sovXJ c ' Tho nn^ivof? to look Ui^on ua in a
ind tlioroo;' liindor our "i.iJj'k. "LO!'U)r]'ov: t}vo t'lroo
v^ill f.^o to ikif^.afivjncic and tiilk \vith
tho ndiaini.'Urator cf tho >jsol^; to.-.-ritory alons ijith jds liSiiiRtJint in an oJToj't ;/0 r^ot tl.o
situation clonro^. up, on-;
roi(in2"''ow tho OrO'.ls v;uj.

l.o stc-,' tl.o riu-jorsi.

i.-(a^''iJV,; Joj'dli I'or -'taJilo^/villu.

: iia tho il.ar.:i;oi-! vvill

.oavo onrly in l.)io j <0!TiliV;-;, niia tjn,>ii nftcjr tho airf-ui^Hion in iwiJ.'" .asonuu idth tho of' icirily
rf.ll ::;o on to '.>tJinloyvillo.

'Jhovo fo.r J'our aayu thoy " 111 tak'i; cnro ol' tlio nocosoar^'

Todical ^roojouro-', ao .so^io iairchfiain; onn '.inn up somv: oacia am oauB, Thon after I'our
lays thoy v-dll i^ou v. t^o ,)iono for -jaorica. 'i'hoy -'ill soon havo a r.ixt.jon liia. color ijovio
'iljD of tho vfork Mlo.tv, I'l.ith ta.i'o .rocordo;i Coji^'o .^ound;?. For
in^^
contact
he nd^iiSion at Oinclm\atj ,

The .\frican Oliri. Htiaii Msalon, Doa o, .>tntion C, Ointi.

'I'ji ;

"T-n n.

'"1

jIS'vj on

0.

Congo Address;

Missionaries:

L'African Christian Mission

Bomili Bafwa<nde
Province Orientale

Miss 2^Ia Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Crowl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harshe

Congo Beige, Africa

Mr. and Mrs. ClifTord W. Schaub

Forwarding Address:
P. O- Box 6. Station C
Cincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S. A.

Forwarding Agent:
Milton W. Dills

m/

Door ifrj-enclfl in Christ,

Lcite
ihcj Ijcl^aub's frM)ko v.a
our slaviborl t"r!.c5y hnd tust rntnj'nod ftror: thir
t.rl'; to
~ 'i^vL t'i.V'':. '.rjiiu i!r;,rri.in/.-; tr-.o v;oi.o'/i.
'clu: foorin utA rn-5.''lc1,rcs
c.a;i i - . L ' i ' ; . - U t - . r , " .Ucd i_)urciu.usria Jj;
j'ijul nov' ivo are pretf;/
i a?'
t(; i-i'Q iTi to

'oi.riv;
Iu;-r OU" t<'

oj;- hv untj.l liaf-; 'ircvfli

i iiSi.j Ioa.

to "siir;

c.

Lfia't I.ci'o:' jj jD''iy l.;u;

'vujit. r,o -jlio tki-oc) cJuUroiica ;5crvcd by ita, orin oi'
t/j.o luW j-Aj j.)roac;'''ox-" 'iUou;;,:!
v-or*- oiAy abciit thlrt/ i;iila.s QWiiy,. It took us
frorri oaiiy
Uiioil rii;arlj da.i-i-: r.o /;i5iA>, t'hi- trip, rij'iriP.io thq
"'jlt';. t'.c o^iirc^^os
(im ivitu.r-a to
..t al^
g
tli-n. (tjo:
o-it liourj ic croiJ T.h.o I'eri'.y r.t Boraiii
f-.,-.

Wi; o rJtid, Li:-:. ':):<;

"^aa i.o i.-.-v.'Vtc

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.iu-i.'-; .uu; ....

.u-.il/

ii' c:r:..7oiit. i-Q..K aiiy

of't>;i* c

Iti^rvos a

cC-!.iiCi':

'Dxc- :-Tt*!aC^'Or !tU .'cJ.ioil

iiltc Hiil cm so

.'.l... to -1^' o.':.uro'U> (ra.piain the

OYC-'iCc, j^h.oil'1 c:;!.!y ir h-j o-rfx* anyoao oiiy Licnoy,for

':,orc.

is

ii,irj;,53Gt loi'J.a of 'civiii 'r,id: yzicio,

'/a -id-.i-o i.'jiuc vJ.c d to hutii' ts.tit t'";.

iaiia c.lf i:x;v.
!'.is
ff'o nbuvc
i;-j,
o^ory v<,-iiy
t.l.a";
^i/id uuo.. s.-;-.h tVu,;. w:-,o/t t/.La on-^-u
^ir-iic rt ono ''i.linc'W
v^"i
loi'
tiU; a:;o-c'uii/r
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viyi-'.,;;o.-2 :-t T.iolr uaual .'.AvriiiJV:. JVA.tiry. thr.t
t;-(:
uc.:L/i.-:, i,:.o
....-rlc-k'/us*
and r.,lj. "ulio 01-.:?istiaiis >-'oulC. m- c. i-c

.-Qr.-hlp rj;''.,>,a,v:iv; bu.t

t

:.;-. cMcf .-in.-; l.i'C.L-iv <-

'.v.

;.v. z<i v..i. Cr.tlioilc.i.

n.-j.,-. u:- .nivih

soruv f oir c.MIr.i'v;... '.o tsuj

7.otvj-''.o

(ii.~ tlvij- c:di ''f'-o ..d;ii-.Lcn)

oa.;niis, of coui.A.;, i.-.

thj
.;c

'^r;3
j"r-oAi t'U': "v;'Idlii;.,
'its iaR".ilti-: au.ir-in./, tine

people

t:v.. Oatbollc ^ohcoi^ q:i.c^''^o t.'i..

jl'
..
tl.i ! -kj-.-'/- r:k'^itoJXy
Dnu::!;!-., no oiiC; cr
i'l l.is
<xi' .'lin
lit ion ouxsMo
biiliaiivi. sliortl^'

hi; j'lout-T

v,..j lind a 'Calk i.-ith

.U, oUii.Jija -.j jui-J.

uriU.iCnC
not ivnnt
coin;.: to
;icv t:;-y to
thc-so rULiOr..;,
t>;(; sto":';' to tiio Jdesion th t a 2ia=ii \^os
. He.tiiut th-.lo
taiav.'-:!
ti;.ii j'or -iox-Bhi;;
nnd reivii.n.i c)\c.ro until

lU; enljjs uliu Chri.yr. Lanf? h>"":ocrito.s n.; th.^y y)o:?>; by^
::> .'lob-joti, Iio toil;-: x.ho -noo^lo to iocA^) thr: c'hurch

'jocniiiV- "tIio;r'' n'-o ja-^t toa^i.n^.,". ou;-.''j oju;,"

lii :a:iornl clif?r'i;)t3 t,ho iynXXro asncinbly
-for
yoMo o'' tJicj C.hi'l.-'-'oinnfi -rfintocl to .'jottlo tho nmLtor vd'*;-. hlr'i v/5 th tholr list?;,
mt
^-..^oaeJi;"'."* tolrl tliriT.j th.?i": 1?^ not -t^o -'aJt to hjindl.-,^ it, >'o v/onv. to the hondiann and
Juar,0:i o;,- tho v i j . ' - r l t h hi.n con7>lrr...'il:.; ninV .'.irsov
tl"u? .njfji.tsr thoy 07-dcrod the
trt''J.bloru'-jko.'" to Cfjasc;; bU"!: hr' l;';r5.02'od
I rjy-^ra Vr.i. oyistic^wr u iioto to t}iQ nan tril.iliif,
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tw tiic Q'.lof h! ::iSr:l.l'' r..n.d "''.''on

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Congo Address:
L'African Christian Mission
Bomili Barwa^nde
Province Orientalc

Congo Beige, Africa

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6. Station C
Cincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S, A.

Bcxnili, Usxy

JIJN 11 1857
Uo^ir Friunds in Christ,

Xoday is a big cUiy at Boi:iili. Tho ti-ibal chiui'e of tho

the sub-c>iioi'a ^-nd tho
hoadnion of tno vilifif^os arc /.ill hero (iockod out in thoii- boat ciothoso Tho fl/.:gs aro

flying and ovoi-yono is clO'ining ;ind fixing up Xho woiKfion hoi"X3 at tho friission as well
i-iavo tho d-v" o-ff
clofin i^) tho grounds, Tho occasion foi- .ill this fuss is tho cujiing
today of tho Coj;gftisai0A0i' of tho provirico r:i;co/rij:)aniud by tho Aciniriistrator of th>-.- torribor^, Thoiu .-U'o only six provinces in tho oatii-i; nation, so it can bo soon ho holdsa
high rfinK. Thoi-c is /rioro cxcit(;f:iunt ai-ound htiro th<in if tho ^jovoi-nor woro coming to ?.in
Amoriciin town,

Thv;So ru.'.tivos aro ospocially awo^l by ^;ovcrruiiont mon, and this ono has

thorn hopping, viO coiifoss that v;^*, loo, fool a slight tr>4)ior ixi our Knoos for v/e havo
only rocontly shouldorod tho work tioro,
it is in so.'iic; rc^spocts iinf^j^uiliar to us.
II" ho comos to tho i:.isaion to viijit v/o hop^ ho spo?;.ks iiii^^lisii and doos not ,.sk too many
quostions,

Karly tomorrow mornin/i; Wv; will loavo for 'i'ii'wasGndo to moot wiLh tho Christi^jns in that
aroa for thoir annwil conJ>r<.;nco,

Vio will r-ioot thci uScJ-Viubs thoro.

Four niootings will

bo h^/Xd for tho t\to df'.ys. Hrothoi- iicmiu'o ^'111 narrato cho tv,(o fiLiistrip% and I will
proach tho 'cwo son:iona Lnot yoar woll ovoi* fivu hundred Ciiristi.-uis fi'oni tho night
churchos of Lho firoa assojiiblodj vio hofXi for an ovon gro&tor gathering this yoar. Though

v/o disliko safaris, wo arc looking forv^ai'd to tho

ssofiibling with tho bj othron and tho

follow shiip Tvith tho 3chaubs,

IVo aro planting our ovin plantain fiolda hero at lioniili lor tho schoolchildron. This
food (sijnilar to twm^uias) is tho staplo in thoir diot, and ovon froquontly tho only food.
Thoy oithor stick it in live co-Is and ;ii'tur boin^- roastod is pooled, or thoy viillL first
pool it and thon boil it an waior. j'in c^rd-ijiai-y schoolboy will oat an amaaing thirty-five

pounds of it a wookJ Durijic: tho past wotjk v*fo bought throo tons of those plsintain shoots

from a noarby villai^ to plant in our fioltie The

bho work of ^ja'uhori/ig i-huin i'rofri tho fioids .'ind of
Thoy carry thoir loads in a v;ovtjn baskot on thoir
tho basket /ind up and aiound choir for^iiAads thoy

It was aiiiiizing how much ttiosc v.ofiiun carri^;d.

'wop.ion, oX coui'i^o, aro tho onos Yfho do

c^-U'ryitig th<.;iii to tho villago lor soiling.
t>e.cKs, i-ith a wide band slung undoi'
carry choir burdens slij';htly bont over.

It was cojiunon for a v.oman to have carriod

125 pounds in tnis distanco of onohalf niilo <uid thv;/i to iai)or with it up a st/t.^ep hill.
One vvotoan brought a load of 17^^ {joundsJ

As a v^holo th>,; woriv^n ai'o lauch stronger than tho

men for thoy do tho tioavioi* work.

ssagc
v.c aro tilfi-d ai'id rofroahod iji youj' paj-tnorship vdth us to br.Uig tho only frtosa

to 'b-hes^ apirltualX'.'' as '^^-..'11 as pi'iysica.Llybur'do.iod ju^oplv;.

P/NnnlH

of hope

African Christian Mission, Belgian Congo

May, 1957
Dear Friends,

The Growls should be in America. They, with the Harshes, left Bomili May 10. They left
at 10:00 A.M. and did not arrive in Stanleyville until 8:30 the next morning ; they drove all
night only sleeping in the Carry-All about two hours. Including the two families and a native
there was a total of ten people in the Carry-All, and this made very uncomfortable sleeping. The
roads were very bad, and there were three delays. The first was caused by a truck stuck in the

middle of the road. The next occurred about 11:00 at night when we came upon a truck
which had broken up the planks on a bridge and had permuted one front wheel to fall through
the bridge. After about three hours we passed there. Finally, we were stopped by two trucks
parked side by side in the middle of the road. One had broken down and was thus left where it
was; and when another later tried to pass, it broke down as it was broadside and ciuld not be
budged. The matter looked hopeless at first, but after awhile we managed to pass after a third truck
pushed one of them back a distance thereby opening a way. 22
hours later we completed the
215 mile trip. On May 15 at daybreak the Crowls roared away.
Our spirits were lifted last week-end during the conference of Christians at Bafwasende. The
building could not contain everyone ; and when each preacher estimated the number present from
the churches he served we learned there were about 838 Christians present. One preacher reported
that of the 160 Chistians in one church, 158 were present; the other two were ill. The ten churches
of the area assembled from a radius of thirty miles. On the Lord's Day morning when the ofFenng

was received. 1615 3^ francs ($32.31) were given. This seems to be very little but one franc is as
hard for a native to acquire as one dollar is for an American. Though francs and dollars are not
equal in buymg power, this offering represented the same portion of their wages as an offering of
such an assembly in America of $1615.50. Forty-seven men and women responded to the invitation
Sunday morning and were baptized immediately. After the baptismal service they returned to the
church and received the Lord's Supper. From the opening prayer to the close of the communion
service for the new Christians five hours transpired yet very few people left before the final prayer.
The new building at Olina is progressing well. The foundation has been completed and the
wall is now about three feet high. The three masons are laying bricks so fast that it is very difficult
for the brick-making crew to keep enough bncks made and fired ahead of them. The roofing has
not yet been purchased, but all the rafters have been made into sturdy triangles and only need to
be lifted into place and fastened. August comes closer every day, but we expect the building to be
ready when the day for inspection arrives.

'M

One of the preachers last week excitedly brought the story to the mission that a man was
causing no end of trouble for the church in his village. He claims that this man takes up his
station outside the building shortly before time for worship and remains there until everyone
has gone from the building. He calls the Christians hypocrites as they pass by, he shouts his insults
during the preacher's sermon, he tells the people to leave the church because they are just
stealing your money and in general disrupts the entire assembly for worship. Some of the Chris
tians wanted to settle the matter with their fists, but the preacher told them that is not the way to
handle it. He went to the headman and judges of the village i^jih his complaint against the trouble
maker, and after hearing the case they ordered the man to cease, but so far he has ignored
them. 1 gave the preacher a note to the man telling him if he did not step his disturbances im
mediately we would make a complaint against him to the chief himself, and then he will be in
real trouble. This week the preacher said when he returned to the village with the note the headman
called the entire village together in order to read it to them. Fearing 1 had already made a
complaint to the chief, he fled the village and has not been seen since.

In the March letter we told about the Catholic priest slapping his people in one village for
a small offense. This week our preacher in that village reported that many Catholics are coming
to his teaching now and leaving the Catholic church. They say they sec the diffeience when the
missionaries come to visit. They also notice we give penicillin shots and other medicine, and
that we take seriously ill and dying people to the white doctor fifty-five miles away. The priest
will not do this, and his people are beginning to see the difference.
Thanking you
Your Missionaries

m?

Congo Address :
L'African Christian Mission
Romiii Bafwasende
Province Oneniale

Congo Beige, Africa

Forwarding Address;
P. O. Box 6. Station C
Cincinnati 26. Ohio, U. S. A.

Boinilij June 22, 1^57

DAir Kriends in Christ,

The Giiurcn in tha Bomiii area aro b'-viring

rash o.f chiorch building; novj.

Of tho 1?

ehurehos threo ol' bhcjn aro no"w buiiding churchcs and ono ot-' or is buildinj^i
parsonage
for iis preacher, This latter ciuirch has jusfc cojnpiotod an raddi&io/i onto its forjnor
building; to aecojiiOdate tho largur crov/ds. In addition, two (aoi'o ciiurchos are ready to
oof^ifi churches; and of Ihojr. will biiLLd a parsona^^ as vXiLl, vVo rejoice iii this because,
nomeii^ it is difxicuit to i;et thaa to build. The Catnoiic pr-iest aecompiishesi it by
callifi/5 ail tiio wiithoiicB TrOgotaoT in a ijarticular villa/^e and shouting, threatoniri/^,
oercin^ .aiid ^von isiapping the iiativos a4tii triey build aa no wants. .:;.Ton thou^jh two
of tho churches ^vere i'orcod irtto bidJlAirij^ wiicn tiioir old ones foil down vio feel ife is

still an accoiupliBlimont for thoii\ that tlvj/ startoct to rebuild so pranptly on tholr own
initiative.

Roccatly a wontin /lOcir Bomiii was jrabbod by a crocodilo. A friend standin,^ nearby alao
grabbed tho v/o.tvu-in afi a ou;.^ of war onsuod,. Tho croeodile ;<avo up first, but only aftor

i>a^ia'i, first, sevorol; lacor-atud rjio '.vat^n's atxioma-i,

Jho v^as bro

to }3ojidli to tno

govornirtoat dispensary, but al'tor a fuv^ da^'s died.

Ono of our iaission 'mrl'SAGn has boon accueod of bowitciii/ii^ crocociilos so as to jiiako thojt

attack pooplo; ho is supposod, throu/iih his wiici^oraft, to bo their uiaator.

E^on though

!io does boliovo pooplo are able to do this, and ovon thoui^.h it sooms OTidont that iio did
practico such tiiiniss yoars ago, ho now tjt;uids on tho lacfc that ho is a Christian no>? and
donios that Ikj lias anythia,: to do witii it. :'is acc uora io&k hia before tlie chiof and

ifiade their caapiaint; the cliiof su,;,'^ostud that ne n;tui-n to his hor.i(j villafjo until thin,;6
Qool do-wn Jieruo J3ut Habu does not want to ^^o (or j.iors spucifically his ^vife and dau>.'/itGr
do not want him to leave tho mirfsion's steady income); he has vjorkod hero many years^and
wo c/innot boliovo iio had anything; to do with Lhe crocodiloaj so at ids ro'.uost w sont a
letter to tho chiof tatin'. his profc.-r'.;fice to stay horts. If vje forood hi)n to leave it majr
appear Lhat wo beliov in tho powor of thoii' witclicraft.

..Q iiad a holiday recently. JSeeaus tho forr.ter tribal cliiof 'who lives across tho road froKi
the j-jiission at Boi^iili also was celobratin^- his pOuh waddin^'. anniversaiy (very, very rare
here; at tho saifio ti;.iG, the ,;QVrcuuont ^;aTo hira por/idsaion bo have a dane at iiie pl;ice
durin.:; tho lioiiday. Tncjy bt#;^afi .j.ir.iirday iiLjit, d.i-iccjd all'::day ou/tdciy, Sunday night and
.lOnday. Boir^ u/ider our noses, tho danca j^do us ynnLTy^ and
were f<lad whon thQ drufns
finally ceaswd thoir thai;ipiri^;j;.

Cour offering; is iiekin-j, possible* thy ^ork oi the Lord in Liiis country. V^e wish to add
)ur "thanX you" to tlio-iu wo know you will ri.jCi.;ivfe fx'or.i ntiny natives o/i the last d.*^.
Tliii,

CHHlSTUai UXSilOU

Congo Address

Miionaries;
Miss Zola Brown

.-i

Mr, and Mrs. Howard A. Crowl

Mr. and Mrs, Ronald Harshe
Mr. and Mrs. ClifTord W. Schaub

L'Afriran Christian Mission

Bomili Bafwasende

I.

J'!,

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Province Orjentale

Congo Beige, Africa

U*''

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6. Station C
Cincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S. A.

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rS'Si''^^lZ!'r?S'

Boiaili, Juno 39, 195V

Dear Friends in Christ,

.jlJ!

In tlie TOO hours of the i,iDrnliK5 tho two night iratolnaon como to our bedroom mndow. One
mn(, bitterly, so tho other had to do thd tolkiiMS. Ho had Just reooljod worf that
his brother had died, oM ho vma roiiueatlnj; poriidsslon to loave IraroBaiatoly to go to lis
^lla^e for the
mournin,, procoauro. -We hod feared that tho awi^ aound he ^aa
maldne would frltshton tlie children, but thoy said nothia; about it tlie next d >.

Then Hednoaday mornini; a loud wail raced oil OTCr the laisaion. It oai.10 trom tho aiTOOtion
of the now school -where the rajn vrero working on tho roof of tho new dormitory,

that popped to mind first was that one of

workmen had _faU on off ^eYory

oq

verv
roofo His cry sftortod coroinfT, tovjard the office, bocauso ^ ^
K -iflvvirj fwin -wi oTH of thc officQ I could not ^es
or v^at it was. Upon running ou

betivoen gaaps that he just loarnod that his brother had diod,

jr

r; '^:xr:

sl: s:"

T. Sdd'lt
of fo-cttehim
rfodibutHOit fbaM0?^S%h0
bicycle ana ran. The olophant aaw him mid soomT
row Lip tiio search wbon a truck coiaiJi^; dovm tho road scf.irca
Tllto i f ^XeT'jTI "aa trui\.op-oycd, pale a.^ porspiri^ tho next day aa ho tola

aUfIt! Ho^ttributod hia life to God's pro.idonco, and there ia every reason to beliov.
that he is richt.

T fetel like a very loean man this I'look. Thoro ia a hifih turnoifOT in the mission

our sixth grade school teachor. Tho report is that ho has a ooncubino.
The ^rk tsoos Vicll, and wg have you to thank for helping to make it so.

T}Li; /^FRICAr>J CIIRI^TI/vii i-aiiSIOK

---7^.

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African Christian Mission, Belgian Congo

June, 1957
Dear Friends,

nBwano, Bwano, I was almost killed last night! If God had not been helping me I would
have died tor sure, but God delivered me from death and saved my life. He is greater than all
else. With this. Jean Ibago, a big. enthusiastic preacher launched vigorously into the tale of his
bru&h with death near Bomili the night before last. This is the essence of his story.

I was returning home to Bafwanakokoko after having preached at Bafwagali. The rain had
detained me and now it was dark ; but, even though 1 was afraid, I decided to go home because

my wife was aU>ne and expecting me. While ridmg my bicycle in the blackness, I heard what
sounded like eiephanis foraging in the forest just off the side of the road. I dismounted from the

bicycle and stoi>d beside it, listening. I remembered hearing it said that an animal is afraid ol fire

and will flee from it, so i lit a maich lo see if there were any elephants in the road, and also to

chase any away if there were. Standing there in the middle of ilie road 20 feet away, and tacins

me, was a great big elephant he didn't look hke he intended to run avvay from my match. If
God had not been with my mind and made me stop my bicycle when i did. 1 would have run
smack into his trunk ; and there is no telling what he would have done then (it was pitch dark).
He looked mean, so immediately I threw the bicycle down and ran as hard as 1could back

up the road. The elephant charged the bicycle, and, with a flip of his trunk, tossed it to the edgeof
the jun'jie (it was damaged only slightly); then he snorted around like he was looking for me. 1did
not run into the forest because ifhe had killed me no one could have found my corpse, and would
never have knuwn that an animal did it. Then, God helped me again, for after awhile a iiuck came

down the road, and the noise and headlights scared the elephant into the jungle . (He, undoubtedly,

diagnosed his Helper correctly, for it would have been very unusual for even one vehicle to pass
(m the road during the entire night, lei alone to come along at this particular moment). 1 got my
bicycie, climbed on it and got out ol there tast.

When Jean said goodbye, I told him to have a good trip, and not to run into anymore

elephants. In dead earnestness he said, No more night nding for me. Probably your reaction
and

mine will be similar if we ever bump into an elephant.

Ollna is still gomg up in bricks. Brother Schaub has hired some additional day-workers to

help on [he br'ck-making in order to keep ahead of the masons who are trymg to beit the August
deadline. Next month we will buy the metal roofing.

The preachers of the Oiina and Bomili areas reported 81 baptisms during the month of May.
There is a rash of church-buUding now. Of the 34 congregations, five are presently buildmg churchcs,
and two others are building parsonages for their preachers. One of these latter has just compleied

an addition to the church to accomodate the larger crowds. Another has just finished a house of

worship, and two more are preparing to build. We reioice in this because, normally, it is difficult
to get them to build. The Catholic priest accomplishes it by calling all the Catholics in a village
and shouting, threatening, coercing, and even slapping the natives, until they build as he wants.
Recently a woman near Bomili was grabbed by a crocodile. A friend standing nearby also

grabbed the woman, and a real tug of war ensued. Th^ crocodile gave up first, but only after having
severely torn the woman's abdomen. She was brought to Bomiii to the government dispensary, but
after a few days she died.

The priest at Bomili is still carrying on his cold war against us. The other day one ofseven-

year-old Johnny Harshe's Catholic playmates told him that the priest said the Americans and

their Christians do not close their eyes when they pray. Johnny shot back the reply. He is

lymg. This is one example of his disregard for truth and fairness in our spiritual warfare.
Your giving is making possible the work of the Lord in this ripe fi;ld. We wish to add our
c thank you to those we know you wjU receive from many natives on the Last Day.

Congo Address :
L'Arrican Christian Mission
Bomili Barwasende
Province Orienlale

Congo Beige, Africa

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6. Station CCincinnati 26, Ohio. U. S. A.

StJ.'.riieyyilia, July 6, 1957

iiear Friends in Cnrist,

One vveoli a^o last Sujiday we rccc-ivoci a letter in tiae laail

timt
shipricnt v/iiicii v/e had shipped. I'roiu Aiuerioa in
of 1956 had finally
r:reived in Stanlo^-ville. It ..aa boon in Stanloyville nearly t^vo weeks

then,

we deci.-cd we Tiad better :.o in after at beiore_^\7e nad to pay too

''Uch GtoraGO ciiarges. Lo.jrfc Sunaay vv.v.s the xirst we could ^^et away j-ron
the i/iisL-aon: we arrived here late in the evening. We have been bo^d up
GO far in red tape, but this afternoon I willjDe able to go to custaris
should be able iio finisii up to.'-Lorro\/ j:ioii}.in;^. We are plannin^j^ to
DurchaRe tiic metf^l roofing: for the new oric!: school buildinfj; at 03.inp.,

and to make soi^o loc^;er purchaijes before coins

out.

Ir I'^Bt week's letter I v/rote ccncomin^^ one of the Vvorkraen who came to
the office wailinr after havin- ^unt leameci that hisjjbrother had died.

He was>rcintt-d ti e ciL^toinary tii.e off from i^is work to walk to ni3 villag.
and take part in "che laournin/ rites. Within two nours of the time he returred to "the mission from, completamg this, a messenger from Jjafwasende
arrived and told him that his wife iiaa ;}ust diea in the /lospital ^iiere,
The wailin^v bagan r^l over again. We had taken hgDensi's wie to the

white doctor in iiaiwa^encie after tl^e infiripier was unable^^to cure ^er at

Boiaili. She had wanted to go back to her village co aie she said, but
v/e tall^ec; her into lettin^', us take her to hafv/aaende witn us. We nope
her death will not increase the reluctance of otnerrj to ij.o for needed
treatment.

a:he iieadiain of the .mission woriunen ^.iarriea le^st vioek. He brouA:,ht

bride to "uhe office in nor now clotnes and he. in his brightest, to
C.U0C her to us. She seo..oci to be a very nice person, ana they looked

very happy as they slowli' strolled away.

The baboons have been i^ettin^ into our plantain i'iolas

the plants wiiich the schoolchildrcn .plan'cea. A couple visits bo tho ^ic_
iio.ve netted nothing, but I hope to be aole "oo Jill one and thereby ocare
the

others av/ay.

We '-onnirclv thenk you Tor sharing with us tliat we iiay share our gospel.

TiiE APRIGAK CliRISTIAr-' laSSlO

African Christian Mission, Belgian Congo

July, 1957
Dear Friends,

The long-awaited and eagerly-looked-for first class of the preacher training school at Olina
has just completed its work. There are about twenty students. They began in June of 1956; but,
because the need for them is so great, they have not received the customary three months vacation

between school years. Their teacher has pushed them hard, and they have nowfinished the
two-year course. At present they are building a school dormitory at Olina; when they are
finished they will receive a vacation. After their vacation they will return to Olina for several
days of orientation before beginning their ministries ; finally, during the first of September, they
will be graduated. Shortly after graduation day a new class will begin.
The new brick school building at Olina is progressing, but troubles come. First, it was
^

a job to keep bricks before the masons ; then one of the masons was at thehospital for a week ;
and now, another mason is in prison for a month. Nevertheless, by the middle of July the first
two rooms had been completely laid up in brick.

The preachers this month brought contrasting reports of the churches which they sei^e.
Some are busily building churches and parsonages ; while others are idly watching their build
ing of worship fall to pieces (a couple do not even have church buildings). Some of the
churches are too indifferent to build parsonages for their preachers ; while another is begging

that the preacher move to their village into a hcme -which they will build for him. Some of the
churches are very lazy ; whereas others report a very excellent attendance at all the worship
services. Several people left the church (two were just tired of religion, two women ran away
from their husbands with other men, another entered the healing cult of the devil, and, yet

another, took a concubine) ; some who had formerly fallen away have repented and been
received back into the fellowship of the church. All in all there are the ups and downs; but
the church of the Lord in the Congo continues to progress as no obstacle, even the gates of
hades, can stop the triumph of the preached gospel.

In the wee hours of the morning the two night watchmen came to the Harshes' bedroom
window at Bomili. One was wailing bitterly, so the other had to do the talking. The weeping

man had just received word that his brother had died, and he was requesting permission to
leave immediately to go to his village for the customary mourning procedure.

Then Wednesday morning a loud wail raced all over the mission. It had come from the
direction of the new school dormitory where the men were working on the roof. The thing

that popped to mind first was that one of the workmen had fallen off the very steep and very
high roof. Upon confronting Egbenzi I could tell he was not injured ; he managed to sniffle
cut betv^^een gasps that he just learned that his brother had died. They have very elaborate
customs to follow when a relative dies. They always, when a close relative dies, walk miles to
return home. Once there, they all, men and women alike, shave their heads, apply mud to their
bodies, remove most of their clothing and wail for a few days.

Well, Egbenzi had not been back at the mission more than two hours whena messenger
arrived from Bafwasende bringing to him the news that his wife had just died in the hospi

tal there. The wailing began all over again. We had taken his wife to the white doctor in
Bafwasende after the native infirmier was unable to cure her at Bomili. She had bilharziasis,

a disease caused by parasitic worms of the intestines; among other ways it is contracted by

drinking unboiled water. None of the natives boil their water. Before we had taken her to
Bafwasende she had said she wanted to go back to her village todie, but we talked her into

letting us take her to the white doctor. We hope her death will not increase the reluctance of
others to seek the white man's medicine in preference to the many heathen remedies.

Without your constant faithfulness in your prayers and finances our lives would be much
less effective. We thank our God for your co-labor in the greatest task.

Your partners,
Your Missionaries

:-r i

African Christian Mission, Belgian Congo

August, 1957
Dear Friends,

Last week the first graduating class of the preacher training school at Olina received
their certificates amid a three-day meeting of the Christians of the area. Many of the

preachers rode their bicycles 60 to 120 miles to attend the event. Brother Schaub, who has
been overseeing the work of preparing these men for the ministry, gave the 20 men their cer
tificates of accomplishment and brought the messages of instruction and challenge. Ten of
the new students have gone to the Bomili area to work, and the remaining ten have remained
in the Olina territory. Some of the churches which have shared a preachsr with one or
two other churches will receive their own preacher. We will be able also to start a few

churches in villages where the opportunity has been the greatest, but many other opportunities
will have to remain unclaimed. Already 11 students are enrolled for the ne^r class beginning
next week.

On the same day that Miss Brown arrived in Stanleyville Cliflford Schaub at Olina
received a cablegram from America stating that she would arrive July 29. He immediately
went to Bomili and the next morning started out for Stanleyville with Brother Harshe. They

arrived in the night and the next day met Miss Brown. She looked very good after her visit
to America, having added 15 pounds. She testified that her stay was very restful even though

she kept very busy travelling and presenting the work of the Mission to the brethren. We all
^ere very glad to see her back among us, and everyone spent several hours with What is
going on in America ? talk. Because she came three weeks earlier than we had expected, her
house vjas not ready for her. She is at the moment living with the Harshes at Bomili, awaiting

the final preparations of her home and the making of some furniture. She is now settled down
to her work, and is busily making the final preparations for the opening of the elementary
school next Monday.

The deadline for having the brick schoolbuilding at Olina finished has come and gone.

August 14 was the date. Two of the four rooms are completely finished, and the other two
should be finished soon. The two rooms will no doubt be adequate to pass the inspection, but if

the government waits a little longer to make the inspection the last two will be completed
as well. We are happy that we have been able to obtain very excellent roofing at a reason

able price. A durable composition roofing which cannot rust nor leak (especially valuable in this
tropical country where materials rust quickly) is sold by a company in Stanleyville, but it is
very expensive. However, they have broken pieces which they re-cut into smaller, uniform sizes
and sell much cheaper. We have been able to buy this type of roofing for less than we
could have bought steel roofing. Nearly half of it has been put on already, and it makes a
very fine looking as well as serviceable roof.
The workmen at Bomili went up the Nepoko river during the past month to gather jungle
vine with which to build the new school dormitory at Boniili. One of the men did not return

to the forest camp at the end of the second day of work - he had somehow become lost in the
vastness of the miles and miles of jungle. It was time to return to Bomili the next morning,

but the standing rule is that if anyone is lost in the forest the other men are to remain and
look for him until he is found or until they must give up hope. They searched for two days
without success and finally returned to Bomili. Happily, a couple days later, Logomamba
wandered out of the forest near the juncture of the rivers at Bomili. He seemed to be none

the worse for his experience; and we all rejoiced at his return, for many people disappear
every year in the forest.

We humbly acknowledge our indebtedness to you faithful ones in America who are

holding up our hands in many ways in this fruitful and great task of evangelizing the Congo's
black people. We know that you are glad to have a part with us in serving Him to whom we
are all indebted above measure.

Your partners,
Your Missionaries

/V';a?-

'i

Congo Address:

Missionaries:

L'African Christian Mission

Bomili Bafwasende
Province Orientate

Miss Zola Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Crowl

Mr. and Mrs, Ronald Harshe

Congo Beige, Africa

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Schaub

Forwarding Address:
P. O. Box 6. Station CCincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S. A.

Forwarding Agent:
Milton W. Dills

]. cyV i i i j An \',n f! t 8 , 19 5'i

Pctrr Frioiidfi in C-iriptj

pT, 'v.-ind.-.y July IIH. Ciif

t.hnt iss ir.-Tj:

cc.iv,-.(:""tie tel -rpm

cicdo :0,.

into liowili l ith n tele-jrnii in '.lis pocket

i.o nrrivf iii Stanleyville ou th/it very (lay. !:e iiff. re-

one of ; in a.ci.

JJinn ..nlj about -!:><<) o'clock timt a.teruoon,

and . I-.e .iio

orrivr- nt Va.. river until,nearly ..d.ui^at, n.e
"
to fr-r^'Y i^eo )le across the ^i^-; rivor
wjfni}!, ;)reter(/C'.. t-i; t t ioy (vit.
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call and left T.ira over ti.ere *11 tiiisht. ; !><! to r,tee,> i;i ttie car, ni.f. oe anc
Mnnket. He
n very miscrrl.le HltT.t. "fly ('"o (iey morulog: he nrrivnri at t.ie isi<

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sTiC iv>s sio .'K-fVi..*? is io. r,he ptiil

Ai..eric.-- s "very re>i.fJ.-

hni,,y to .=. !.er bock.

severyl Tiour.*-

tv,.-.t the roadR are ii. very

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il.urKu-y fey ..<; t?.e fcrij. out to Jioraili, and ti.en /olicet,

^loiu;-^ li in Ajs ica ' tailc,

Clifford aui; ie>., :mt ep.ecially CIiford, are just ebont t .tveUe., out,

t!.ey
c>..e wver
iie-irlv t-.e ^j.tire seeii
i,, .. le i'l.^t vee^iKi
ocourre. tT,.- retnru to

fhree veeks
to ....ill ou ho.,, i ,.i.osK, then the fol Iov ing >,eek^ they _:,e.>t
viKiU;!;; okc of t'le c-urc'ie!; about .< tiro .lour? wal,i lu
tier retvu'Pe. to ;ir>.;.iU, .uu, tT.e n.-rt day after leav.i.g Uoaili
iwolli fith the telerT-m. Then tiiere folio,-.ed tlie trip to ytnii-

leyvilie aud return, ..iirl Ciiinlly 'is fiual returv. l.ack to .iiiua. 1 suspect it i 11 be

i-nrd to pry him ai.ay fr< m liui! i'or a little r.'dle to come.

irKvelUug ir no picnic

h ere,

'ile in St.ailrTvilie r.. .urcT-.ased f.e ro-jin,, :..r t'io r.e. ' rick bc:.o;.1 Imilding '.early
co..,.U-tod at rli. VO f-.l our.elv..
iu th.t ;.o v-re ahlr to imy a compositio
ro-jriri<'; r'ach xri I I v. t rustj v.'-ic'i

ftjid ivMc'i is al.c'.o raxich nioro er., eii.'vive

- .Mri).t,
v/ io;. p oula be cooler t.ihu fr < ,
0 i, f'.t a io'-c-r ivic^ t'uiii the c'iCh 'ejjt
K

teel e could find. f:,e co.,..i.y I.as '.ro-..., .,icce jch tl.oy

a flinnller, f ou.^h unifon., oi-.e. "e ever, t. -re., off a little extra when e .,eitj^te

,M i'le v.rice. It if: not ..iid ror yei.; ae -lave HU d..ys. it cost about io80 :.ich
^
-io ,"'ot Uve. fut ir),ectio.i v;iH rolinbly be ir, - co
ve,. e,ar,d >.e
to be reacy
Tor it. ?T.e building 1 ot. uitr fiaiohoU, but if the ^Tcrn.-ut officials tarry o
little bofore ii.aMli
,

t'.o ii-Hpectior. J i <-!,o,-.lr 1-e in r a. ir.es:=.

r--rf,r<- '\ r iis u!: t:;c v.or.i olou.",

li.v "we !;e''enron"Iho.rhck''Lu ap

ith your i'i\incin.l

Lhc.u ^u>tL, tbrui.ful ror your f.it^ful.^o

Roiinld

African CuRrsriAN Mission, Belgian Congo

September-October, 1957
Dear Friends,

What a thrilling month it has been! There seems to be a spiritual revival going on at Bomili.
Not a week went by in September that several people did not confess Christ. And two people
who had fallen away came back and said they would like to try again. Everybody was happy
to receive them back into the fellowship again. But we are especially happy to say that a
number of schoolchildren were baptized thirteen of them! Five of these v/ere little girls, and
we feel it is the result of Mrs. Crowl's and Miss Brown's work with them in the Bible schools

they held. On Saturday afternoons Miss Brown has about 45 minutes of Bible class and 45 of
ftlearning how to sew.)> Mrs. Crowl had taught them to make skirts ; now Miss Brownis teaching
them to make blouses. She is teaching them from the DVBS course of the past summer Jesus

Calls. She typed the memory verse under some colored pictures of the life of Christ and
handed them out One girl asked timidly if she might keep the picture. They were delighted
when told that was the purpose in giving them. Even the kindergarten girls have been carrying

the pictures around with them, murmuring the v/ords as if they were reading.
There are 113 children in school nov/, for we lost 6 from kindergarten. This is how the

classes are divided : kindergarten 41, first grade 23, second grade 20, third grade 12, fourth

grade 9, fifth grade 7, and sixth grade 2. Notice the sudden drop from kindergarten to first,
and then from second to third ; after that it levels off.

The preacher training school at Olina has graduated its first class of 20 students; in
September, about two weeks after the graduation exercises, the new school year opened;
and there are 19 students enrolled. Brother Schaub is well-pleased with the new class. He

says they have more education, on the average, tlian those who have just been graduated,
and that they already are able to preach respectably. Thus far the new preachers who have

just gone to their churches to begin their ministries are doing well. It is a great relief to have
more preachers now and to be able to start new churches and to divide up some of the work
of the previously overburdened preachers. At present there are 38 preachers.

We have the problem of how we are going to provide bicycles for the new preachers.
The Mission just does not have the money to do it. The preachers must have bicycles to
travel from village to village to hold teaching (most of them have two or three teaching points),
and they must have a way to come in to the Mission each month to receive further instruction.
We have decided to be bold and ask the churches to help in purchasing these bicycles; and

so far, of the twelve asked, all have promised to pay one-half on the purchasing of a bicycle
for their preacher. The Christians are eager to help their men because so many villages are
begging for preachers and churches to be started.
Violence has been the rule recently in the Bomili area. On a recent Lord's Day some

neighboring villagers brought an ill Christian to the Mission. Immediately we sent him to the
dispensary here operated bythe government. The man had fallen unconscious aboutfive-andone-half-hours before ; they werejust now bothering to seek help. The man died that night at
9:00. The infirraier said he had been poisoned. The week before a woman was brought in
with a crushed skull. Her husband had beaten her to death with a club. The month before
a crocodile killed another man in a nearby village. By far the biggest news was the suicide

of a white government agent at Bafwasende a few weeks ago. No one knows his reason.

Thanks once again for sharing of your money to bring the glorious gospel to the Congolese.

Bomili, October 16, 195T

Friends in Christ,

Since writing last we have been very husy,

Secaus of my sta^ in the hospital and

^-s^ouple weeks spent at Olina the work at Bomili has fallen way "behind. In addi'^onj
doctor has "been ordering a trip to Stanleyville every two weeks for a check-oip,
rh:.3 takes three or four days out of eYex-y two week period. So, all in all, we aeem

;ij.fihle to catch up vdth the "work.

preacher training school at Olina graduated its first class of 20 studentsjin

^eptemherjJuHt ahout two weeks after the graduation exercises, the new school year

723^ned, and there are 19 students enrolled.

tlM new class.

Brother Schauh is well-pleased with

He says that they have more education, on the average, than those

have just hean graduated^ and that they already are ahle to teach reapectS.'bly, ^
Thus far the new preachers v/ho have just gone to their churches to "begin their mini
stries are doing well. It is a great relief .to have more preachers now and to be
-able to start new churches and to divide up some of the work of the previously over-

burdened p.-eachero.

At present there are 38 preaehsrs.

elementary school has begus^

well.

At Bonii'li^ we have ll6 enrolled at the

^^Ksent^ this is the largest enrollment ever. We had some trouble from two to five
nipnths ago v/ith a vicious rumor whiuh we had feared might hurt our enrollment this
ysar.

The rumor was that the government did not like our school and was urging'

tveryone to leave it and go to the Protestants or Catholics. Who started the story
we do not Icnow, but nonie of the local chiefs actiially piCiCed it up and (possibly
under the influence of the Gat'^olic priest) actually tried to enforce it on their

subjects. Finally, it has been stopped^ and ?/e find novr that our school^is stronger,
than ever. Jiaybe it is the publicity which we received^ ma,ybe the Lord is showing
that not ing can ruin His work.

Yiolence has been the rule rec ntly in our area.

Last Lord's Day some neighboring

villagers brought an ill Christian to the Fassion- Immediately we sent^him to the

dispensary here operated by the govejcninent. The Man had fallen unconscious about
five and one halt hours before5 they were just now bothering to seek help.

The

man died that night at 9^00. The infirmier said he had been poisoned. The wesic :
before a '/^"oman was brought in with a crushed skull. Her husband had beaten her ^0
death with a club.

village,

The month before a crocodile killed another man in a nearby

% far the biggest nevrs was the suicide of a white government agnt^ at

Bafwasende a little over two weeks ago He is not our agent at Bomili, but .his
area borders on ours Between Bafwasende and ^omili. Ho one knows his reasonj
Thanks again for your grand help in the gospel,
Ronald Ha^she

Congo AdHresc
L*African Christian Mission

Missionaries:

Posie Olina

Miss Zola Brown

Nia-Nia via Stanleyville

Mr. and Mre. Howard A. Crowl

Province Orieniale

Congo Beige, Afrique

Mr. and Mrs, Ronald Harshe

Mr. and Mrs. ClifTord W. Schaub

Forwarding Address;
P. O. Box 6, Station C
Cincinnati 26, Ohio, U. S. A.

P orwarding Agent:
Milton W. Dills

oiina, October 22, 1957

Dear Friends in Christ,

M;:V

1j5 /

It is now ten o'clock on this Tuesday morning and I am just now getting settled
in the office to get some work done. I started out this morning hy seeing the
brick men getting started to set a new kiln of bricks# Following this I spent
about two hours helping put up the last rafters for our school building. The

brftok work has been done for several weeks, but we have been waiting for our

sawyers to out the needed timbers to complete the roof. By the end of this week

we should have the roof all on that is if the rain holds off.

Three weeks ago I spent four days with the preachers of the Olina area. I was
very well pleased with the results of their work, especially the new preachers.
All of these young men were very happy in their new work and their enthusiasism
seemed to have increased. It would be wonderful if this keeps on as I found it
this month. I visited three of the churches which have serving them one of the

new preachers, and all of the churches were well pleased with their ministers.

One church said they must now build an addition to their building because the
attendance is increasing ao much. These reports were very encouraging to me.
Pray with us here that such interest continues.

The new class of simdent preachers is doing very well also.

There are nineteen

enrolled, and most^these have a good education as far as native standards are

concerned.

Several have five years of schooling, and this better standard is

showing in their class work, their preaching, and their general ability with all

work.

There are two students who have only two years of education, and they are

having a very hard time trying to keep up with these other students. One of these

two I am afraid will be leaving before long because he just doesn't have it in him

to try hard enough,

We have added a native nurse to our employees here at Olina.

He not only does our

little medical work, but also teaches in our elementary school. I employed him
because I was losing too much time taking pepple to the dispensary ten kilometers
away. I am really saving on this new employee. When I hired him I took him to the
doctor in Wamba to have his approval, and the doctor seemed very pleased with the
idea. He told me that he knew that this area needed medical work badly and thought

the government may help with much of the needed supplies. He gave me medicine for
the lepers of this area and told me I could get all I needed from the government for
this work.

He then gave the information I needed to contact higher officials con

cerning this work and said he would be willing to help in any way he could.
Please acceDt our sincere thanks for your needed aid.

Congo Address;
L'Atriran Christian Mission

Miss Zola Browo

Bomili-Btiiwaiende
Province Oricntalc

Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Crowl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harsbe

Congo Beige, Afiique

Mr. and Mrs. CUfTocd W. Schaub

Forwarding Address :
P.O. Box 6, Siation C
Qooinnaci 26, Ohio, U.S-A.

Borriili, Novcin"ber 11, 1957

Dear Frienis in Chriot,

It is here, tool The Asiatir; flu ha:-, hit each one of ua at Boraili, putting ur. in
hel for a couple
One day of the 113 Bchoolchildren only 24 of them were ahle
to .at end clai:.!^^ :30 Misn/'Brovm clo.ied the school for a fev; daya until the situation
improved,
have
out no much medicine the laat couple v/eeka that we do not
have.much l e f t .

The preaonerr. were in from their churc'ios 1 ast week. The 14 men ^-.erving the ^0
churches reportsd 34 "bapti-.Ein for the month of October. One of the men told that
his villa^^e if^ ^voin,';, to huill a nev' villnge near the old one. Our preacher and the

Christians have oelected the 3ite for tlieir nev.- chviroh -nd parsonage, but the big
man in tke heathen cult called "Isuraha" has purposely selected the site next to the

preacher^for his homo,

V.hen Yoane teilc? oi his problem it is rather humorous to thin;

of .a^pSacher of the gospel and one of the

door.

leaders of this Satanic cult living: next

He has no doubt made his selection s 0 he can more easily peytsr the preacher

and the church meotinf^^-/, r<o the headinan ol the village and the lecs';er chief have
another spot. He has flatly refu5.#^

forhidion to build there ani told hira to select

and it roraainn bo be seen vfhat he will do.

The Lord'sDay before l-'v.-t Bet;.y, the children and i-iistv Brown went v/ith ne to BafYjaf-al;

to vinit the church there. Shortly before ?/e arrived it be^an to rain and it rainei
for about an hour an har 1 ae; it ever rains here. The muddy water ran in swift and

deep streams ri^Ht do>.Ti the road. 'r'Tien it stopped v/e manaf^ed to have oervices, thoug.
somevrhat uncomfortably. The Christians are Juot builling a church an.l no they had fo:
our visit erectod -i fe-' toinporary poles and covered them v.dth palm leaves. When the
rain oomirienced thoy di 1 not bother to put the chairs in the dry. Consequently, the
chairs and the r;rounl were conked. They clearod a-ay s .->mo of the loaves to stop the

dripping w.ater and brought out some dry chairs and wipad others off> and we began
the meeting out in the open. Fortunately, the sun vms not lihiningj or v/e could not
have done it. We had a good visit with the. brethren there, an argiiment vdth the
headman of the villa/"' over .giving the Christians permission to build their new baild
ing vifb^cre they desiroi^ car trouble nnd, finally, a dry return.

We are now in the rainy ye-ison.

One of t:ie now preachers is quite unhappy v.lth the

village in which he in living. It is near a river, :-md the rainy season has made the
raosciuitoes nearly unbearable. Almost every day it rains sometime durin^^, the day, but
it usually dry:;? off in a coujile hoursjand the sun takes over once again.

Without your ever-present faithfalnas.: our efforts would be much weaker. We rejoice
in your fell.f^hi- and strenA'thoning t.irough the givinf; of your money for this work.

Congo Address;
L'Ai'ncan Christian Missioo
fiomili'ButwaHende
Province Oneitule

Con^o Beige, Afriquie

Forwarding Address :
P.O. Box 6, Station C

QnoiDDati 26, Ohio^ U.S-A^

Bomiliy Decjeaio^r- 15? 1957

De.r Friani'-"' in Chri'^'t,

Las.t Lor-d'n
th^-i f
. an.1
P>ro-:-r). \/ont
ma to Baf. fcun"bokn to tho o-psningof
new ohur-ch. The Mission Bvang3li':-.t, Jean Kozina, along with one of tho nevl/-graduated projich'.-^rnj has" . "been laying tho foundation for tho nev-/" church for the pat-t .
thr^"-^ inontk'-!.
hal roachod the hoo?.: of ActB in hln iaily teachingD and. brought
tho report to thn Mis.jion that niaay were ready to bscomy Christians and fonn a church.
3o
\':fGnt and la tho fir^jt .raec-ting explained \diat it means to "be a Christian.
response to thr^ im''itation 29 ai-alt-^. and one child stoo:\. Tha ra-3'3tioning h./ the
prr^r?.oher went ^oynethin^.i; lik'^? thins
"Oo vou "bi^lioTG r-<'5'juinely the/c -Te-mfj

li-r^d for /our sins?"'

"Do you know that only Hia blood is ablo to save you?""
"Tos."

'.A.ro yon roa-d,y

Ho?; many \viTGS
"Only one,"

to trust '-lira and to giTo up all year nins arid wo.tk for Him?''
lo you have?"

"Tiavo jou paid th?.* lo?!T;*y for her?''

(By native custom there is no marc-i.'iire until

the do?/ry has "been paif:.)

"Pass ovc^r ^^nd stand T^dth the re-'^t"

Several nion of tho villag's have tv/o -^nd three vrlvesjand j-orae of thorn \mnt to be
ChriBtian!3j but they havo to flryt return the dovry for all but the firet wif'3 before
th-^y can enter th'> ohu::o/3.

Some of

them ^-'ill do thiG, but othors will rsfu.Go to

iiidicat-3 th-jir r-oy"-;nta;-jco ir_ thia way *^a I v.'lll go on. living in thoir heathenisin^
Sovf^ral v.'oraen '"ho ^^^rc bapti?.od
involved in biga.TnouB mar.ciager:, but since thay
wor>^ the firot

in Tin.

rriarri-:\i they r-.^re

Ihoreforo tlio true ones and tlv? othiirn H'oro

Tho staJ-.o of .ma-?ria,o;e hero is a seriouG problem to tho c^ntoring of tho church,

One man presented himself bofore tha assembly indicating that he wanted to be a

Christian^

''A'hen asko 1 if he was ready to bo baptized he replisd simply, "No,"

After

consi lerabl?^ stutt^rinn- the preachor asked hi.^

It noeras that ho o^.nei nc clothes
other tban thop.-s on his bacl':,, and he fearel that if h:) '^'ont into the 'Vater ha 7Jould

have nothing' ivj S-r-/ piit on v/h^n ho

ori.t,, Tha proacht^r taiif;ht him on the importanc
of baptism^ and he -jirant into tho wate.r- ?:ith his7 only aet of ragged, dirty clothe-:5
Aftsr th3 30 "^/ere baptized wo re turns I to the church to oboer^-p the Loid'o ^uppor^
and I preached on the responsibilitie-.. of the Chriotian to hi?: church. Hojoising,
the new Christians sent uc away^ and \vq arrived back at Somili late in the night,

Wo have you lc thanlc for iTiaking such an inspiring vi-jit posaible,

Mir.GiON