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Furlough Da+e Advanced

Plans are finalized, reservations are made. The

The students are from every part of Zambia, select ed by the Ministry of Education for their excellence in scholarship and personal achievement. In 1969 Ron began with one class. In 1970 the school expanded and so did the R.I, classes. Amy began teaching a second class in January 1970. In 1971 the school was again expanded and the
combined classes now total 55 pupils.
Roman Catholic, United Church of Zambia, and

Sapps are coming home. Leaving Zambia May 21, they will arrive in San Francisco on June 23 at 8:00 a.m. on the ship President Wilson.

What a wonderful reunion is expected! Oppor tunities to renew old acquaintances and meet face to face all you wonderful people who have stood by us with prayers and offerings. We will be able to share with you first hand of our work in
Zambia.

Anglican are also represented as R.I. teachers. Ron and Amy's group represents all the students who
don't come under these denominations. Seventh

Day Adventists, Pilgrim Holiness, Evangelical, Brethren, Presbyterian, Salvation Army and others
are in the class.

Christ-centered lessons are presented with a challenge to Christian living. "Straight" magazines are distributed weei<ly and the young men are en couraged to attend church each Sunday.

These young men will soon join the privileged few of their age as High School graduates. They are on the launching pad of life, Please pray that the Christian instruction they are now getting will be a real foundation for life building.
JENNY AND VILLAGE FRIEND

FURLOUGH FUNDS NEEDED: It is expensive to move a family of five halfway around the world. An extra donation right away would certainly ease the rapid drain on mission funds.
VILLAGE LADIES

CAR FUNDS NEEDED:

As soon as we land in

America we'll be needing a car.

THE HARVEST Edited by Michael Mines
Forwarding Agent:
RONALD and AMY SAPP Field Address: RONALD and AMY SAPP
Box 128

Extra donations

will gladly be received and, in fact, are urgently needed. Perhaps you can help us.
(We have advanced the September '71 date as suggested in our last issue in order for both the kids and Ron to enroll in school).

c/o Or. and Mrs. George Atkinson

P.O. Box 328

Livingstone, Zambia, Africa

Norton, Kansas 67654

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This, then is our specific strategy as we look forward to furlough. There are several other things I feel I must mention: Literacy Training. The Tonga primer (re: last
Harvest issue) is complete save for the art work.

Personal

Nothing significant will be accomplished in Literacy

training before we come home, but other mission

Report
From Ron

aries will use the materials we've prepared, and a special emphasis on literacy training will be given
upon our return to Zambia.

Grammaphones. _Special training in the use of grammaphones will be given in the April Leader
RON AND HONDA USED FOR VILLAGE WORK

ship Training Conference.

for use in his area.

Many'of the gramma

phones will be given to missionary Don Mechem

The church that Moses started as reported in the
last issue of Harvest has failed. Moses has taken a wife and moved near the Libala church and now

FURLOUGH WORRIES

Our big worry as we prepare for furlough is that the congregations we have established during
our first ternn will remain faithful while we're on

furlough. Here is what we are doing to strengthen

the churches before our departure:

takes an active part in leading that congregation.

The Livingstone Church is requiring the most

attention because of four main reasons:
1.

Prayer and Bible Study in Public

Schools (in Zambia)
For two years, Ron has been serving as Religious Instruction teacher to the boarding students of Hill-

The leaders (we now have a board, elected

by the members) are young, none of them

are married.
2.

The rent on the church building is $42.00

crest High School in Livingstone, every Friday

afternoon.

per month, a substantial sum for such a small group. We have subsidized the rent
to date, but want them to take full respon sibility while we are gone.
3. 4.

The group is small in numbers. There are no traditional lines of authority,

as we have a number of different tribes

represented.

To strengthen these leaders, I am teaching night

school classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:15 - 7:00. Two subjects are taught The New Testament Church and a simple course on Homeletics. This is in addition to the regular Tues day night Bible Studies that have been going since
the church first began.
RON'S CLASS

Hillcrest is a government owned technical high school located only three blocks from Sapp's house.

For the Libala church, a leadership training con

ference will be held in April for one week. I will be spending several days and nights in the villages
before furlough as well.

LIVINGSTONE

CHURCH LEADERS

AMY'S CLASS

RESULTS OF ZVi YEARS IN ZAMBIA

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Our New Forwarding Agent

May we introduce to you Mr. Harland Taylor of
Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Taylor has accepted the no small task of being our forwarding agent effective

immediately. A member of the Capitol City Chris tian Church in Lincoln, Mr. Taylor recently retired from 45 years of service in the educational field. De siring to make his retirement years effective, Mr.

Sapp Family
on

Furlough
The Sapp family arrived in the U.S.A. on June 23, 1971. Arriving in San Francisco, they proceeded to Los Angeles to visit relatives and speak at the Knott
Avenue Church in Anaheim, California. They pro ceeded on to Colorado and Nebraska and since have

Taylor is choir director and Bible class teacher in the

LIBALA CHURCH

Capitol City Church.

EFFEaiVE IMMEDIATELY -

LIBALA CHURCH LEADERS IN TRAINING

Send all gifts to the following address:

Ronald D. Sapp, Missionary
Zambia Christian Mission
Box 4502

been busy traveling to congregations presenting their

work.

LJniversity Place Station Lincoln, Nebraska 68504 We would like to thank Dr. and Mrs. George Atkin
son for their faithful service over the last three

Ron and Amy share with you their plans for fur lough on the inside page. If you would like to
have them in your church for a speaking engagement write Ron, c/o L. W. Plckerell, 34 E. 4th Ave., Longmont, Colorado 80501.

and a half years. As forwarding agents they faith fully and accurately kept the mission books and correspondence. May God Bless them.
THE HARVEST

David, Jenny and Mike are enjoying several weeks with Grandparents while Ron and Amy travel. The
children are looking forward to going to school in America. Moving to America for such a short time causes a lot of expenses and problems. Keep the

Forwarding Agent: RONALD D. SAPP, Missionary

Zambia Christian Mission
Box 4502

Field Address: RONALD D. SAPP, Missionary

Box 128

Livingstone,

VILLAGE CHURCH SERVICE NEAR LIVINGSTONE

University Place Station Lincoln, Nebraska 68504

Republic of Zambia

Sapp family in your prayers during their short stay

in America.

4. FURLOUGH PLANS

GET FURTHER EDUCATION FOR BEHER SERVICE

I have enrolled in Conservative Baptist Theological

Seminary in Denver, Colorado. I will be taking the following courses: Anthropology, Independent Churches in Africa, Homeletics, The History of Evan gelical Christianity, and Biblical Theology of Missions. All of these courses will be directly applicable to the situation in Zambia and will prepare me for better service upon our return. ^
5. PREPARE FOR RETURN TO ZAMBIA

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A Personal Reporf From Ron:

Theoretically furlough is a period for missionaries to rest and refresh themselves. It is certainly refresh

We plan to be on our way back to Zambia in June,

1972.

ing to visit all you v/onderful American people . . . but that visiting is what keeps us from resting. I'm
not complaining at all. Here are our plans for furlough:
1. REPORT TO SUPPORTING CHURCHES
AND INDIVIDUALS

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LIVINGSTONE CHURCH LIVINGSTONE CONGREGATION WORSHIPS HERE

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We want all who supported us on a regular basis

to hear first hand how their money was spent. We

want to tell as many people as possible about the work in Zambia. This means driving many miles.
WYMORE CHURCH OF CHRIST RAISES FUNDS

2.

SOLICIT FAITHFUL SUPPORT FOR

NEXT TERM

FOR FURLOUGH TRANSPORTATION

We would like all the churches that have been

supporting to stay with us for our next term in Zambia.

Commitments from other churches are needed to

provide a strong base of financial support for an other 4 years.

3. RAISE FUNDS FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE

Many thanks to Kenneth Hoschouer and the mem bers of the Wymore Church of Christ for their "above and beyond the call of duty" effort in raising $850.00 for the purchase of a car for our use during furlough.
Several churches in the Nebraska-Iowa area contribut

If

we Intend to ex

tend the gospel to far ther places, reliable transportation is needed.

A JEEP what is Commando is needed. Total

ed to the fund drive. Rich Marshall, a Timothy of the Wymore Church and pastor of the Knott Ave. Chris tian Church in Anaheim, California, arranged for the purchase of a 1966 Plymouth at wholesale price. Thanks to all for putting our furlough on wheels.

cost including shipping to Zambia and import duty will be around $4,400.00. (A similar vehicle bought in Zam
bia would cost even
KAMAILA CHURCH

more).