"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? end how shallthey believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without apreacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?" — Romans 10;l4,15.

MISSICHARY FAMILY JAmiARY, 196lFORV.ARDING AGENT

Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Fulford, Landy and Sandy. , ; ;"Maranatha" ' Mrs. Gene Monaghan117 Rotherfield Road 6l2 S.E. DorionPlumstead, Gape Province PendletonSouth Africa Oregon

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VOLUME 1 THE CAPE TOWN CHRISTIAN NUMBER 1

IT IS A NEW YEAR »» ONE YEAR LESS TO WORK FOR OUR LORD ONE YEAR CLOSER TO HISRETURN IN GLORY.

We greet you brethren in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we begin thisNew Year we do pray God's blessing and guidance for you in your every endeavour topromote the Kingdom of Righteousness in this sad and sin-sick world. How many arethe lost ones who know not Christ the Lord. Throughout the world multitudes aremarching into eternity vjithout Christ. How then shall they call on him in whom theyhave not believed? Jesus said, "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in allthe world for a witness unto all nations; end then shall the end come." To this endwe have come even here to Cape Town. With the beginning of the New Year w© begin this,the first issue of our new monthly paper -- THE CAFE TOWN CHRISTIAN — designed specifically to keep you in touch with our work here at the bottom of the African continent.

Ce^ Town, now a city of 600,000, was first settled in l6^2 with the arrival of""Tan Van iUebeek'a Hollander. It was used by the Dutch East India Co. as a half-way

stop to India. Later the English annexed the Gape, and in 1820 a number of BritishSettlers came out. So~today the two main languages spoken here are Afrikaans (derivedfrom Dutch) and English. The main churches too ere the Dutch-Reformed and the Anglican.What of the original natives who inhabited the Cape? There was constant fighting between the Whites and Blacks, so that even today the pure-blooded Africens must live onthe reserves or locations outside the town. Coloureds of mixed blood live in town.Even vjhen there are no specific riots there is a constant racial tension in the air.

How does this affect our work at the W'YNBERG CHURCH CF CHRIST? Well, one thing is1for sure. It doesn't make matters any easier. They say, "On the mission field you

have all the problems of the local church and then some." This is true. One lady saidto me just the other day, "l have some Coloured friej3iia.y«^but I didn't know if theywould be allowed in your church." I..expleine.4..tba.i<!^j^ere^3l^ Some white peoplewon't come because of the Coloureds. But the seed^j^Deihg sown, and already we haveseen some fruit of our labors.

We have had an addition to our family just this last month. On Dafigfflb.er...5thJo. came to live with us. She tipped the scales at 7 pounds 12 ounces. Our

other daughter,,_A,landr.fL„s|.o is 5 years old now.

We are having a lot of activity around the end of the old year and the beginningof the new. First is our Sunday School"Anniversary and Christmas program on Dec. "2?,Then our New Year's Camp at Hout Bay from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, Under the pines on theshores of the Atlantic we have wonderful opportunities to tell our young people moreof our Wonderful Savior. Then our REVIVAL FiEETlNGS from Jen.2-12 with Brother A1Hamilton, minister in Kimberley, as our Evangelist. Already hundreds of invitationsto the Revival have been handed out in the suburb of WYNBERG. Our effort at the CAPEBIBLE SEMINARY et the WYNBERG CHURCH OF CHRIST is going well with clasees on Saturdayafternoons.. Mdladlana, an African from Nyanga Location, is attending the classes.But may I stress this WE NEED MDRE .T£AGiiERSL„AND__PR£ACHERS. There are 60_suburbsin Cape Town, and we could well have a^Church one.

You ere entering a New Year. And as you do so we pray God's blessing end guidancepen you. May He lead you in love to do His good will, and may your life bo a

channel of blessing. Please pray for us as we labor here at the bottom of Africa, andif you havo resolved to make missionary giving a port of your monthly budget rememberus in that too, for jis_a£e--6tYll a month short of our full living-link, i^iay thegrace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. ^ /?/> /

Forwarding Agent:SOUTH AFRICAN CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSIONMr. and Mrs, Gene MonaghanRoute 2, Box 72 APendleton» Oregon

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Fulford2 Lancaster Court

Lancaster Road

Kenilworth, CapeUnion of South Africa

February 15, 19^1

Dear Friends in Christ,

We have been in South Africa for nine months now and I have

come to really love this beautiful land. Everywhere one looks you can see thehand of God. Seas and mountains, forests and green meadows all praize the Lordwith their beauty. We have traveled throughout South Africa and parts of Rhodesiaand I must agree with the great explorer, Sir Francis Drake, that the Cape Townarea is the "fairefft Cape of all".

Alandra has grown so much and seems to thrive on the lovelyweather, as I know I do. She has learned many new Bible school songs and alwayshas so much to say. She plays nicely with her toys, one of which is a piano. AndI must add that she has a long way to go before any of the great pianists need toworry. She insists on bringing what ever she is playing with into the room whereI am cleaning or doing something. She tries to help when I can stand to let her.Usually after she has helped with the dishes I must mop the floor. But she isa joy and we love her dearly.

Starting tomorrow I'm having a maid come in once a week tohelp with the ironing and other odd jobs. There is always a lot of writing to doand now that the work here in Wynberg is in full swing I have lots to do, notices ^of the services to be sent out each week and a weekly paper to be done.

Tomorrow, February lAth the change from pounds and shillingsto rands and cents v/ill take place. The banks have been closed for the past twodays to get prepared for tomorrow. It will be very confusing, but I'm sure everything will settle down afterwhile,we hope. But most of the South Africans don'tlike the change. It will present a problem until all the pounds and shillings arein and the rands are out.

The building we are now worshiping in is in sad shape and in \a desperate need of a face lifting. So Carroll has been working all day cleaning \and started painting the walls a very lovely shade of pale green. Tonight when I I !brought supper to him he had one wall partly done and it really loked nice. To- 1/morrow will be another full day for him.

We certainly appreciate all the lovely Christmas cards andgreetings we received at that season and we thank each of you for your interest.We are especially mindful of the prayers you send up to God on our behalf. Forwe know that without prayer and those that pray the work here could not flourishas it has. We praise the Lord for each of you and for each blessing.

The weather at present is quite warm to hot and will continuethrough February, but I'm told that in Jferch the Pall weather begins and it willturn cool. Seems funny to say Fall v/hen I know and you all know that it is reallySpring.

V»e miss you all very much and especially our family but thework here keeps us very busy and it is an encouraging work so we are content.

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Five years ago I didn't dream that one day I would be serving God in South Africa but now I can see how well He plans for us if we put ourselves in His hands. May this same great God lead all of you in paths of service.

In His Service,

CoC-LS

:-ir. oii Krs. G. Xona.rhanRoute 2, riDx 30 BBiencleton, Oregon

i-jr. & C. Fulford2 Lenceeter Court

Lanc^:ater Roac, KenilworthUnion of Ooutn Africa

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Oe^r Cnrietian wretnren,Greetinre in tae name of cur bleceed Lord and Savior

Jeeus Ciirist. Your faitiifulnese and zeal for tne Lord are a great encouragementto us nere in Cape Toun, South Africa. ..e praise God for tie knowledge thattarougaout the v.-crld our fcllow-Chrietians are laboring in the service of Christ,et;c v.e lonr for tne uay when v.e shall all be united about .iie throne. Oh, thedepths of the 'race, mercj and love of God in CiiristiJ

Rine months ago a Viscount Turbo-Jet landed at Cape Town.Among the paes-nrers who alighted viere Carroll end Kency Fulford v.itn tieir babydaucrciter Alandra Jo, arriving intact after the long journey from »-,inne6ota U.S.A.and the iiinnesota bible College. For i.ancy and the baby this v.-es a nev. experience,For me it was Old liome Leek — but home had changed a lot in six and a half years.

Today if you were to walk casuall- dD\n Lroad Road inCape Town's suburb of ..yv'jberg you would see an old building vJitn a oe:i look, iartof the new look can be attributed to the woroe — CnUHGri OF CriRirT -- in largered letters on the wall. If you quietly £sic,"iraife Goo"', you would be givinghjnor to whom honor was due.

The Lord works in myeterious ways, but those who knowdiio know tnat ois way -is• the beet v.'ay. Lert v.uek my calls broup.it me to LesterRoad, to t.ie nome of Joe,„ Greyliny. A morrieo -man, he nov ass two fine daughters.As our discussion tufhed tov.erdF the things of the Loro, and that vacant spot inhis own heart, he raid,"You know Carroll, its strange. Just a fev? ye^rs ego youlived two doors e.ay froi me. Row here you are, a u-inister. The things you tellme seem to make sense. Yes, I hope that I cnell fine God." Joe is not far fromthe kingdom.

\.orking witi. the Youn; reopU is a special joy. I havespoken on t..'o occassions at Student's Oaristisn Union meetings at v.ynberg boysnigh School, and am conducting a series of uible Stucies for students of theUnivereity of Cape Tov)n every Tuesoey evening. At the church we have a "Fichersof Ren" !roup for instruction in Fersonsl Lvangelism, and no the Younr reopleare keen to start a Cioir and Youth C-rcup. One is almost teoptew to say, "Go,man, go."

Flans are being mace for the future of the work here. btilTin the planning staye is the Cape Tov.n bible Se.:inary. A man in the States isalreacy well qualified end willing to come. Toptther with A1 Zimmerman we arepurchasirjc; a miueograph and aclaressofrarh for the correspondence work, korechurches ere needed in Cape Tov.n - t'.ie Gateway to South Africa. Of course thefuture is uncertain, end v.'e must look daily to t.:e Lord for guidance, especiallyin these uays of turmoil. Yet it it good to know that "Your labor is not in vain

'in^ths^LcrcT*' ' " "fay the grace of our Lord be vita you,

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