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icA ChRisTiAN MissEAN F. REMPEL

M a r c h 1971

FIELD ADDRESSBOX 5250NAIROBI - KENYA - E.

FORWARDING AFLORENCE CHRISTIANBOX 306

FLORENCE, OREGON

D e a r C h r i s t i a n P r i e n d e :

The Kenya Church of Christ joins me in sending you their warmest greetI t has been a surprise and a treat to hear from so many of you this firstmonth on t he m is si on f i e ld . Please continue to wri te .

OUR HISTORY

I t i s said that Kenya i s perhaps the most stable of a l l the Afr icandeveloping nations that are ruled by Africans. The dramatic, yet effectivway in which Kenya underwent a great crisis, certainly demonstrates this.Sh h d k t h lf i d d f th B iti h i 196


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Our present work in Nairobi consists of cottage teaching sessions in'homes during the week, and services on Sunday. Atraining institute fornational leaders is planned, where a concentrated Bible training coursew i l l be g i v e n .

AT PRESE CJ T

I arrived in Nairobi on the 4th of February where I was met by HanySchaefer and son Dave at 3 a.m. at the International airport. Since myarrival we have been busy visiting people, dropping in on new and oldChris tians, speaking, having area missionaries over, driving into thebush to church and :^ther into the bush to visi t new people. We havebeen busy in the city presenting the work and have hopes of classestoward leadership starting soon. We have had two weeks of rich fellowshipwith our neighbor ing churches and have just completed a short conventionin which these Christians both old and-ne\T- toak an active part. As aresult several express an interest in working with the Christians in thea r e a *

We had a real treat when guests from Texas dropped in for a week andvisited the work - each taking an active part in the meetings. Sundayafternoon the meetings came to a close with a "chai pani" tea party - teais the commondrink in India and Africa. Let me extend a welcome to youfo r tea here a t any t ime.

Besides being busy in teaching, and getting ready for more classesg th g and ch rch people I ha e taken i t d t d


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someone to go there and build a church and we are praying tha t t h i s wil l bewithin the year. By church building we mean an enlarged African hut madmud, sticks, grass and dung. We also plan to build a round hut, much l ikeone Bismas and I shared dtiring that vis i t , for the evangelist and missionarto stay i n when they go to the vi l lage .

A big day recently, among the missionaries in Kenya, was the get-togetwith the Growls from the Congo and a farewell to the Gene iandis family whofo r the Sta tes on May 14.

The Wadlow family, who came a year ago, are moving from Nairobi to the Cand have asked me to take t he i r home. I sa id as t h i s i s an answerprayer. Housing here is very di ff i cu l t to find and very expensive to rent .have been subletting an apartment from an English couple who returnedEngland fo r two months. This was ideal as my things had not yet arrivedAmerica and I was able to take over their home without worrying about havinsomewhere to cook or sleep. My things have arrived now and a ll in good cot ion and without any breakage or thef t , which i s rare . We have much to be thful for. One of the great things about moving into the Wadlow home is thathave been the storage center for sevez^ of our missionaries. A table mightlong-to one, a bed to another, and so on, bu t i t f i l l s th e house and makesf u r n i s h e d home f o r a w h i l e .

Several people have written and asked i f we have any requests for prayerid Y d Si I h b h h h d i b ti d f th


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CasbAitrLcaChrLstIanA\i^^ioP.O . B o x 5 2 5 0

Nairobi, Kenya

DEAN F . REMPELM I S S I O N A RY

F o r w a r d i n g A g e n t f o r D e a n

P. O . B o x . 3 0 6

Florence , Oregon 97 439

Dear Priends i n Chr is t ,

LIVING LINK CHURQIE

Florence, OWest Covina,

J u l y

So much has happened here in Kenya since writing to you in June, whicmade me realize how iiDportant i t is to establish an indigenous work amongp e o p l e .

The 11th of June shocked th e nation as an attempt was made to overthrowKenyatta administration. The coup fai led, resul ting in a large number of etions and a t ight lid put on all activities fo r two weeks. On the 20th ofall missions, schools, and businesses were asked to close down for a two

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MISSION SCHEHPIiE Friends have wri t ten and asked i f I could enclose a schedulwhich we use on the mission. I t i s diff icul t to pin-point a definite one, isoever, here i s a basic one which I us e while working i n the Nairobi area.

SUJIHAY 8:30 a.m. Mokongeni c hu rc h m ee ts

1 0 : 5 0 a . m . O f f a c h ur c h m e e t s

1 0 : 3 0 a . m . R i r u t a c h u rc h m e e t s

MOITDAY Correspondence, prepare lessons, tapes, slide preparationo f f i c e w o r k .

TUESDAY Work among college age men in the University of Nairoa r e a , Meeting among the Westlands Maluya t r i b e .

Work i n t h e R i r u t a a r e a

WiiiliKESDAY - Class with Mokongeni bre thren

THURSDAY Adult c l a s s e s i n Westlands a r e a

FRIDAY Work among th e Xangata brethren

Classes an d Bible s tudy

SATURDAY Leadership class, elders meetingA great deal of time i s spent in vis i t ing and private talks w it h th os e

wish personal help in understanding the Word. I try to have most of the leadetake part in the meetings as they'll be going out to their villages speaking


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East

African

Christian

Mission

"Cast thy bread upon theThou shalt find it after(Eccl 11:1).

A MissionEast Africa


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Thank you for:

helping bring 12 0 to C hr is t t hr ou ghBaptism

Starting three congregations a t:Maguga Green ^Church of Christ L ow er K ab et e Church o f Christ Ngong Road Church o f Christ

supporting a center in the Parklands areao f Nairobi where th e Word o f God ish e a r d in :

c o tt a ge s t ud y g r o up s Bib le c l a s s e s

Leadership training class Wo m e ns c l as s

T h e Eas t A,frican Christ ian Mission would

l ike to thank especially the following congregations for their continuous support:

West Covina C hu rc h of Christ

L o s Getos Christ ian Church

Fairview Church o f Christ

Florence Church o f Christ

Pla inf ield Chri s t ian Church

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Dean Rempel with DVBS staff in theBungoma District in Western. Kenya 1 5 0 Children a t tended

Christian Clinic groups wereformed with1 0 to 20 children in each.

+ Bible St udy was carried ou t 4times a day

+ Group Discussionmet 1 time eachday

+ There was a Question an d Answer

period eachafternoon+ C hrist ian m ov ies w ere / s h o w neach night

+ Each day the teachers met withth e children a n d visited in some

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A DVBS class beingRempel and Nancy Wan

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A disp lay o f th e E ast A fr ic a Chr i s t i an Mis

s i o n a t t h e We s t C o v in a C h u r c h o f C h r i s t , Wes tCovina, C a l i f o r n i a , which i s Dean's l i v i n g - l i n kc h u r c h . If t h e r e a r e any wh o would l i k e t os h a r e i n t h i s m i s s i o n , p l e a s e w r i t e D e a n ' s f o rwarding agen t , Florence Churcli o f C h r i s t , Box306, Florence, Oregon 97439. I f yo u a re in Canad a please wri te Mr. an d Mrs. F. Rempel a t 9931Richmond Av e . , Grande P r a i r i e s , A l b e r t a , Canada.There a re s l i d e s , tapes an d n e w s l e t t e r s whichyo u may use fo r a miss ion program.

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