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AGENTS:
Sam Mitchell
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TH
"Therefore go
and
make
disciples of
all nations..
Matt.
28:19
PI K TT
Judith L. Pickett,
Secretary
to Central Africa Mission
P . 0 . Box
392,
C hinhoyi, Zimabwe,
Africa
LIN
March 1992 Newsletter
Matthew 25:40 - "The King
w i l l
reply, I
t e l l
you the truth, whatever y ou did for one of
the
least of
these brothers
of
mine,
you did for
me."
Dear Christian Friends:
Time certainly flies.
I t
h a s b e e n a y e a r n o w since I ' v e b e e n b a c k i n Zimbabwe, b u t
i t
s e e m s
l i k e
s u c h
a s h o r t t i m e . I t h a s b e e n a
v e r y
b u s y , d e m a n d i n g , b u t c h a l l e n g i n g y e a r . a m
a l s o
working on my 23rd year in
Zimbabwe...Incredible
T i m e s a r e
g e t t i n g very h a r d f o r the A f r i c a n p e o p l e h e r e
n o w .
L i k e
everywhere
else i n the
world,
prices
are
going
up. Salaries are
up too, but prices s t i l l
far exceed
the income.
Many necessary commodities are
in short supply a n d
sometimes off the shelves for
months
at
a t i m e . S u c h
t h i n g s
a s
c o o k i n g
o i l , r i c e , s u g a r , a n d n o w
m e a l i e
m e a l , w h i c h
a r e
p a r t
o f
t h e
e v e r y d a y d i e t o f
t h e A f r i c a n
p e o p l e a r e
v e r y
h a r d t o f i n d .
W h e n
o n e f i n d s t h e m , t h e p r i c e s ^
are
always up and
supply is
limited
to one
or two
p e r
customer.
S c h o o l
fees
are
exorbitant.
S c h o o l
uniforms are v ery expensive ev en when one
buys
the
material
and makes them or has
a
tailor make
them.
W e h a v e h a d v e r y l i t t l e r a i n o v e r m u c h
of t h e c o u n t r y , a n d
r i v e r s a n d d a m s
(lakes)
a r e
d o w n
to
u n d e r t e n p e r c e n t i n many
areas. B u l a w a y o ,
o u r s e c o n d
largest city,
h a s
only t w e l v e
w e e k s
w a t e r l e f t f o r i t s
m i l l i o n s of p e o p l e .
D i s e a s e s , e s p e ci a l l y A I D S , a r e
k i l l i n g t h e p e o p l e ,
a n d
c a t t l e , e t c . a r e d y i n g
b y
t h e h u n d r e d s d a i l y .
I n
t h e l a r g e
A f r i c a n
s e c t o r
of
C h i n h o y i ,
t h e r e a r e
f r o m
two to five f u n e r a l s
every day. S o u n d s v e r y d e p r e s s i n g
to
you, I a m sure; b u t
w e
m u s t a l w a y s k n o w
t h a t
G o d i s
i n
c o n t r o l . P l e a s e p r a y f o r the
Z i m b a b w e p e o p l e
e s p e c i a l l y
those that I work
with
and come in contact
with
every day.
A n o t h e r s a d e v e n t t h a t t o o k p l a c e i n o u r c o u n t r y
w a s
t h e
d e a t h
of M r s . S a l l y M u g a b e , w h o
w a s
t h e h i g h l y r e s p e c t e d w i f e
of
o u r P r e s i d e n t .
S h e
h a d b e e n i l l
f o r
a b o u t e l e v e n y e a r s w i t h
a
k i d n e y d i s e a s e .
S h e w a s a v e r y b e n e v o l e n t
p e r s o n a n d h a d d o n e s o m u c h w o r k f o r t h e
p l i g h t
of African women
a n d
children. The people mourn
h e r
passing.
Of
course
h e r
funeral
a n d
the
w e e k
of
m o u r n i n g w a s t e l e v i s e d a n d m a n y f o r e i g n d i g n i t a r i e s a t t e n d e d . S h e w a s o r i g i n a l l y
f r o m G h a n a a n d a m e m b e r
o f
a c h i e f t a i n ' s f a m i l y , s o a l a r g e d e l e g a t i o n f r o m G h a n a i n c l u d i n g
her
very
aging mother attended. She was buried in
HERO'S ACRE
in
Harare.
On a lighter note.
Mai Custudio.
Her
c h a t t e d a b o u t o u r w o r k a n d p l a n s
t o
v i s i t s e v e r a l
of
o u r f a r - a w a y w o m e n ' s g r o u p s i n t h e
future. The next day, Mai Cu studio couldn't
wait
to tell me
her
brother-in-laws' c o m n
A few
days
ago I
was
visiting
in
the
home
of my
fellow worker,
brother-in law
was
also there.
He
sat
very quietly while M a i
a n d I
near
comments
a f t e r
I h a d
l e f t
h e r h o u s e . S h e s a i d
t h a t
h e
j u s t
s h o o k h i s h e a d a n d
a s k e d H o w
d o e s y o u r
A m b u y a , ( g r a n d m o t h e r ,
a
t e r m
of
r e s p e c t ) ,
s t a y s o
h e a l t h y a n d h a p p y t r a v e l i n g
a r o u n d
i n t h e
b u s h
w i t h u s A f r i c a n s
a n d
a l l
o u r
d i s e a s e s ? M a i ' s v e r y
w i s e ,
w i t n e s s i n g a n s w e r
c a m e
q u i c k l y . "Oh, s h e
i s
p r o t e c t e d b y G o d
a s
s h e
w a l k s
w i t h
H i m
a l w a y s .
N e e d l e s s
to s a y t h e
brother-in-law was impressed as he is not
a
Christian.
I have a great praise for the
continuing recovery
of our Evangelist Michael
Nyandoro. He is
n o w a b l e to b o a r d a l o c a l b u s a n d t r a v e l to a n d f r o m t h e t o w n a n d i s p l a n n i n g a t r i p b a c k
t o
t h e a r e a
of
h i s
m i n i s t r y , G o k w e , f o r
a n
E a s t e r m e e t i n g . H e
s t i l l h a s
a n o t h e r o p e r a t i o n t o
face for
the
removal
of the
four pins
that
are In
the
leg
he broke,
but
he
is confident that
all
will
go well.
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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2659
FIRST
STREET
NAPA
CA 94558-5599
Non-profit Organiz
U.S.
Postage
Paid
Permit No. 28
Napa
CA
94558
HORIZONS
OX
427
KNOXVILLE
IN
37901
G o d c o n t i n u e s t o b l e s s i n
s o
m a n y
w a y s . F o r s o m e t i m e
n o w
I h a v e b e e n
s a v i n g
t o w a r d
a
c o m p u t e r t o h e l p m e w i t h m y w o r k . T h e r e i s m o n e y
i n
t h e
S t a t e s t o w a r d t h i s p u r c h a s e , b u t G o d
h a d o t h e r p l a n s . I n N o v e m b e r ,
o n e
o f t h e H a r a r e m i s s i o n a r i e s r e t u r n e d f r o m
t h e
S t a t e s w i t h
a n e w c o m p u t e r . H e a l r e a d y h a d
t h e o n e
I a m
t y p i n g t h i s n e w s l e t t e r
d r a f t o n t o s e n d t o m v
f o r w a r d i n g
a g e n t f o r
p u b l i c a t i o n .
H o w e v e r , w h e n
h e w e n t
t o s e l l
i t , h e
f e l t
h e
c o u l d n ' t
q e t
e n o u g h m o n e y o u t o f i t s o
d e c i d e d
t o g i v e i t t o a n o t h e r m i s s i o n a r y w h o d i d n ' t
h a v e
o n e
M v
f r i e n d M a r c i a T h o m s o n i m m e d i a t e l y s a i d , O h J U d y i s
w a n t i n g
o n e f o r
h e r
w o r k . S o h e r e ' l a m
t h e
p r o u d
o w n e r o f a
w o r d
p r o c e s s o r . I t
i s
n c f t t h e l a t e s t m o d e l b u t q u i t e s u f fi c i e n t f o r m y
n e e d s
a t t h e m o m e n t . I h a v e a l r e a d y
s t a r t e d p r e p a r i n g
m y o v m s i m p l i f i e d l e s s o n s o n t h e
L i f e
o f
C h r i s t f o r m y
w o m e n ' s
g r o u p s .
S u p p l i e s
( s ^ c h
a s
p a p e r , f l o p p y d i s k s ,
e t c . )
w i l l
h a v e
t o
b e
purchased in South Africa
n o
but that poses
for major truck servicing.
p r o b l e m
a s I
g o d o w n at l e a s t t w i c e a y e a r
H y
g i r l s
a r e b o t h h a p p y i n t h e i r w o r k _ a n d d o i j i g w e ] , ,
l ^ o u l d
e o v e t y o u n
p r a y e r s
o n
b e h a l f
o f a p r o b l e m I a m h a v i n g w i t h m y
n e c k d u e
t O ; a r t h r i t i s i n
t h e s p i n e V n d
a c o u p l e o f
d i s k s
p o p p i n g o u t
f r o m
t i m e t o
t i m e a n d
p i n c h i n g a j n e r v e .
D e s p i t e t h i s , I
c o n t i n u e t o
k e e p v e r y
b u s y
a n d G o d g i v e s m e s t r e n g t h t o g e t e v e r y t h i n g d o n e . T H A N K Y O U f o r y o u r c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t
and interest in the work
here
in
Zimbabwe.
Love
in
Christ,
Judy Pickett
z t
JUDY S
HARMONY
HALL WOMEN S
G R Q i J P
MAI
CUSTMDIG STAND ING AT
FAR
RIGHT
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FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
2659 FIRST STREET
NAPA CA 94558 5599
Non-Profit
Organlz.
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 28
Napa CA 94558
HORIZONS
OX
427
KNOXVILLE
TN
37901
A s
a l w a y s I a m
v e r y t h a n k f u l f o r a l l y o u r p r a y e r s u p p o r t f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t a n d j u s t f o r
c a r i n g .
I h a v e
a p p r e c i a t e d a l l
t h e
l o v e l y
l e t t e r s
a n d b o x e s c o m i n g f r o m C a l i f o r n i a l a t e l y .
May G o d
b l e s s
y o u for
y o u r care a n d
c o n c e r n
for me.
Love In Christ
Judy
P i cket t
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ZIM WE
JUDITH
L.
PICKETT, MISSIONARY
CHINHOYI
CHRISTIAN MISSION
(CENTRAL
AFRICA MISSION)
CHINHOYI, ZIMBABWE, AFRICA
Judy
Pickett
was born April
23,
1936
at
New
Winchester,
Indiana, She received
her
primary and secondary
education in Ladoga, Indiana and
her
B.A.
Degree in
Religion
from Johnson Bible
College, Knoxville,
Tennessee
in
1959
During
her college years
at
Johnson , Judy dedicated her
life to
serving
the Lord on the
mission field wherever
He might call her. After
graduating
from Bible
college, Judy
served
as
a
secretary/youth
director,
f i r s t
a t Carlisle,
Kentucky;
the n
f o u r
years
a t Bethany
Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana; and f i n a l l y
five
years
at
First
Christian
Churc h, Napa, Cali fo rn ia.
In Napa,
sparked
b y visiting missionaries such as
Dr.
Dennis Pruitt, a
pioneer
in medical missions in
Rhodesia, Africa and Mr. Cyril Simpkins,
her
former
Bible
professor,
who
had
become
a
missionary in Ghana
and later Rhodesia , Judy s smolderin g mission interest
was rekindled. A former bible college classmate,
Madonna
Burgett
(Spratt),
who was a nurse
at
Mashoko
Hospital
in Rhodesia, challenged Judy
to
become
t he
secretary/bookkeeper
for Chidamoyo
Christian Hospital,
sixty mi les fr om
Karoi
i n
t h e African b ush.
After
much prayer and recommendations
fr om the
Napa
Church and
her
home church
in
Ladoga, Indiana, Judy
began
raising funds; and
In November
1969,
she
departed
f o r
w h a t
w a s t h e n
Rhodes ia, Afric a. Judy
s e r v e d a s
secretary
t o Chidamoyo Christian Hospital
f o r
ten
years. During
t ha t tim e s he
became Involved
i n
wo r k i ng
with th e
Shona-speaking Christian
women
and young
gi r ls.
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Judy
started the first Bible Study Club for single
staff w o i n e n
at the h o s p i t l and
also
worked
with
several adult
women's
Bush (rural) Clubs teaching
Bible, sew ing, and cooking lessons.
Rhodesia's
war for
independence had begun in
the early
1960's, but it
was not until
1978
that the
fighting
w as
intensified, especially in the bush areas.
When
Judy
returned
from her
second
furlough
in the United
States
in Kay 1978, she served
just
two months;
and
then
because of
the
intensity of
the
fighting,
the
mission
had to be evacuated
Judy
was
asked
by
the
missionaries in
the
small
town
of
Sinoia (now called Chinhoyi) to work
with
them. Her
activities have been
varied
while working in Chinhoyi.
Serving first
as
manager for a mission-owned
book
store
(Good News
Productions) and then
as
a full-time
secretary
for
Brother
Dale Marshall,
chairman
of
Chinhoyi Christian
Mission
under
the
Central
Africa
Mission. (Rhodesia
is
now called Zimbabwe).
Over
the
years, Judy's
duties
included starting
Bible
Study classes with the
Shona-speaking
Christian women
in the
Chinhoyi
area
and
six
years as
director
of a
multi-racial Sunday School
for primary-aged children on
Sunday
afternoons.
She also became involved
in
working
with
the
church at Hillside Chapel, an English-speaking
congregation
ministered to by
Brother
Marshall.
The
government schools Include Scripture classes in
their curriculum,
and
for
three years Judy taught
a
seventh
grade
class in the local
primary
school.
After
independence of
the
country,
she
began teaching Bible
studies and adult literacy to
women
on a part-time
basis. At one time she was trav eling to
five
different
clubs a
week
and
also
doing
secretarial
duties
for
Brother Marshall.
Through
the medium
of
these clubs,
the Lord started
t wo
new
churches;
and
many souls w e r e
won for
Christ
Judy's wo r k with
women
has
evolved
into superv ising and
supporting four, full-time, literacy teachers and
helping with the
coordination of
the
women's
wo r k in
several of
the 75
Shona-speaking Congregations under
the supervision of
Chinhoyi
Christian Mission^
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In
June
of
1980 Judy
was asked
to become
the
foster
mother
to
two,
teenage-colored
girls. The girls are
now
grown-up, young women; but still
make their
home with
Judy and
will
until they find
life partners or make homes
of
their
own.
In 1991
Brother
Marshall took
his furlough, and Judy
took
on
extra duties, which
included
house sitting for the
Marshall's,
taking
care of their personal
and
financial
responsibilities
In
Zimbabwe, and working
with
the
African
evangelists
In charge of the Shona-speaking work.
In
1992 Judy
will
have served
23
years on
the
mission
field
In Africa
and feels
that
Zimbabwe Is
now
her
home.
Future
plans Include Increasing
the women's work
and
continuing the work with
the
Chinhoyi Christian Mission.
The government
there Is
still
work
Is often
challenging to
steeped
In
Opportunities
overwhelming,
are white unto
of
Zimbabwe
Is a
socialist
government,
but
the
freedom to
preach the Gospel.
The
disappointing and
discouraging,
but ever
get
the Gospel Into the hearts of a people
traditional worship of ancestors,
to
preach the Gospel
are
sometimes
The scripture says It well, The fields
the harve st, but
the
labourers are few.
Judy has given
her
total self
to
showing love for
and
Improving
the lot
of
the
little bit of Africa God has
given her to care
for.