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THE HARTS IN CAPE TOWN
in the Hart's

ship together, visitors aften exclain how

wonderful it is to see the love which the

(Don, Patti, and Chris) third year in South Africa. These years have seen many strengthened in the Lord, several new souls brought to the Kingdom, and some

restored from total apathy.

The church of Christ in Wynberg, where the Harts have been working, was begun in the late 195O's by Carroll Fuiford, now working to establish a new
congregation in Port Elizabeth. The con gregation has had some real problems

people show one to the other. Do pray with us that this small group may be able to exert a great influence in this suburb of Cape Town. The attitude

of the general white population makes it hard to reach the unsaved of that group from a mixed congregation, as the idea of rubbing shoulders with people "below" them keeps them away in many instances. Pray that the Spirit may be able to con
quer this problem. Our youth work is flourishing now.

through the years, being without any ma

ture guidance for quite a period of time. Since out beginning with the congregation two years ago, we have seen growth in some areas while others have lain fairly

In this area, the Wjmberg and Observa tory congregations have been sharing
much with each other. Ideas have been

dormant. The old old problem is getting consecrated men to guide the work. The
congregation .consists mainly of women and children. Many wives despair of ever reaching their husbands for the Lord,
and their service is sometimes affected in

flying back and forth and both groups have

active "Sword Clubs" which promote Bible

consequence. The Harts request your urgent prayers in this matter; that the

hearts of these men might be softened and that the Lord might lead in knowing how
to reach these for Him.

study and memorization among the younger set. For our teenagers and older working youth, we have a joint meeting each week where they have an opportunity for fun. fellowship, and learning more from the Bible and how to apply it to their lives. This group, which averages from 25-30
each week, is our hope for the future. Pray that these lives might be challenged to greater service for King Jesus. Even though the Hart's main work has

The congregation is slowly making

more of an impression on the coloured community as it shows forth love and fel

lowship to all. Many of you will know of the South African government's racial policy known as apartheid (a-part-hate). This plicy of separateness of the various (European, Coloured, and Bantu) racial
groups is not, thank the Lord, imposed upon churches. The Lord's people are pretty much free to meet where and with

been with the Wynberg church, Don has been assisting on Sunday afternoons in another task very dear to his heart the training of church leaders. The Cape Bible Seminary is engaged in training, through once-weekly classes, the Bantu church leaders. The photo in the picture
section shows Bro. A1 Zimmerman, cur

whom they like. The xmfortunate thing is that years of psychological conditioning have caused such strong feelings about that that most churches, even conservative
evangelicals, tend to have "white" churches, "coloured" churches, and "native" or "Ban
tu" churches. We have found that this sit

rently teaching a course in homiletics; Bro. Hart, now teaching an exegesis of

Hebrews, and the class now in attendance.

In these ways, then, and others such as Bible classes in the home, new convert's classes, etc., the love of God which sent

Christ into the world is being shown.

Pray

with us that both in South Africa and around

uation, while too bad, does give us a chance

to show what the brotherhood of all men is

really about. The picture of some of our Bible school children in the picture section

shows that there is no color prejudice here. The kids range from blond hair and blue eyes to very dark with kinky hair. As we all wor

the world, Christians may be confirming their discipleship by their love even as Je sus said in John 13:35. "By this shall all men know that you are my Disciples, that you love one another. "
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Don and Patti Hart with their little

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A small representative group of Simday

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Jun 23 69
Dear People, You ought to see my house. Every thing is all over everywhere ! ! We're packing our suitcases with our clothes and toys and pictures and toys and books and toys and, and, well just lots of things! Only not Suzi She can't go 'cause Mommy says the jet plane doesn't want a dog with us even if she is little. And Richare and Nico, and Diane and Allen, and Pietie, and Boetie and Bossie and Dennis and Aiibry and all my other friends can't go either. Only me - - and Mommyand Daddy. I want to gel on a helicopter and fly to America, but Daddy says we must go on a jet. Helicopters are too small, but I would like a helicopter
must better.

AFRICAN"%v
ACCENT
DON
Vol. Ill No. 1

I'm going to get to see my grandma and grandpa Flivits (Phillips) and grandma and grandpa Hart, and all my aunties and uncles - - and YOU too ! I'm big now. I'm 39 inches tall and I weigh 35 lbs; I'm getting "big so high!"

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p.s. I was sick the other day. I had 'pneuminitis'. I like that word - - / say it whenever no one will listen to me talk - - but I didn't like that old cough. Mommy thought I had whooping cough, but she was wrong.

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HART
May June 1969

"TIME IS FLYING "

Dear Friends,

FORWARDING nil N. Main

AGENT

Mr. & Mrs. Don

Harf

Woodrow Phillips
Joplin, Mo. 64801

25 Werdo SOUTH

Street

By the time this issue of the "African Accent" reaches you, we will prob ably be winging our way to see you. At the moment we are in a flurry of storing away our goods, paying off bills, getting vaccinated, obtaining re - entry permits, checking passports, getting tickets, airing suitcases, writing letters, and saying 'good bye' to our fellow workers and the wonderful South African friends we
have made. We have these and a hundred and one other details to see to. We leave

Southfield, C. P.
AFRICA

(send gifts here)

excited at the prospects of seeing old friends, family, and thrilled with the thought of meeting many new people. And yet - - and yet we are reluctant to leave be cause the work here is getting so exciting and seems about to become more fruit ful. It is with mixed emotions then, that we are leaving our adopted home.

Christian Church

Copeland. Kansas
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Looking Back
January 1967
arrival

January - 1968 1st New Year's camp

New convert's classes
Parrisf.s arrive

January -1969

2nd New Year's Camp

Home BibleStudy begun

February settling down and unpacking

March - Wynberg
church

1st 5lh Sunday rally February Holiday ? Youth take more responsibility
March

February Planning for furlough

March

April
Sword Club

May

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Afrikaans classes
at Polo Rd., Obs.

Easier Camp April

A.
Ladies begin meeting again at Wynberg wedding

New work in Fish Hoek Sword club - - 20

Bible study 7 responsive adults

April

Y. P. started - - 12 came

for spaghetti
June
revival

May
Solomon's

Financial disaster - - partly due to bad bookkeeping, partly due to lack of incomingfunds. All straightened out now, praise God I
May

July
New Home

Crusade for Christ

7 baptisms

b
/seen

That's NOW! ! AndARE we busy! Baby and money shower for Mike and
June

Lyn Solomon
Farewells - until NEXT YEAR

Men's meetings began July Holiday Bible School August Baptism - New convert's class

car broke down completely

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August

New convert's classes begun

2 rededications

Y. P. play started

September.
Car

September transfer training class

repaired
Octobcr

TEMPORAR Y BEQUESTS

October

Junior Y. P. 6eguR by older youth

November

Bantu brethren complete "New Training for Service" New missionary arrives - Mark Parris !
Novembi^r

House and tt'ynberg Work Darrel and Anne Stanley

Y. P. - to youth and other sponsors
Patti's S. S. class - Dennis Solomon ( one of our older youth )

Cottage meeting in Claremont 5 of these now in S. S. Jenni - Maree Fulford born Bantu training classes

Thanksgiving dinner for all missionaries Mike and Lyn Solomon move in with us

Ijodiesgroup Mrs. Lippert and Mrs. Fulford

December December

S. S. Anniversary, plays, revival

( 2 baptisms) first Christmas Service.

S. S. Anniversary program and Christmas play Candle - light Christmas service recruits for full - lime service

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PATTI

HART

July - August - September 1969

ON THE ROAD!
Yes, we've been *on the road' for a long while now. We've just managed to

get settled in at Ozark Bible College, Joplin, Missouri and are really enjoying
being able to catch our breath and relax - but more of school later in this issue.

Right now I want to tell you about this hectic summer. We've been traveling
and telling of the work and I'm sure YOU like to know just where all we've
been.

We were able to spend a week in London on our way home and thorough ly eiyoyed it . We stayed at a wonderfully inexpensive club for missionaries and
did a lot of sightseeing. One wonderful experience was a Sunday trip to Tun-

bridge Wells to attend church with some of our brethren there and then on to
Bex - on - Sea in Sussex for tea and a delightful visit with "friends of friends". We arrived in New York City on the evening of June 18th, after having beed delayed 14 hours in Iceland en-route. Patti flew out of New York the fol lowing morning for Joplin to be matron of honor in the wedding of a friend

(who, incidentally, was Patti's,bride's maid seven years before).

Mike and Lyn Solomon, (who traveled with us), Chrissy and I picked up our car in New York and began our 'trek' across country. We had a lovely stop-

over at Sebring, Ohio and then on to Cincinnati, where we spent a few days vis iting with Terry and Alma Overholser. (Alma is the sister of John Fulford.)
After leaving Cincinnati, we went directly up for a glorious week at Cedar Lake, Indiana - Bible and Missions week at Cedar Lake Christian Assembly.

Patti rejoined us there with her parents. We had a wonderful reunion with many
old friends there and it finally really seemed that we were home.

July and August were busy months. We traveled extensively. One or both of us were at one week of camp (Ashland, Kansas), one area youth rally (Hugoton, Kansas), 2 weeks of Daily Vacation Bible School (Minneola and Dodge

City, Kansas), as weUas simply presenting our work at Plains, Liberal, Minneola,
Protection, and Copeland, Kansas; plus Bayard and Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.

Besides these speaking dates, we found time for a week together with ALL the Harts - first time together of such a length since my brother, Doug left home

for college in 1953. We had 12 people at the 'Hart Homestead' and enjoyed every minute! (Incidentally, we celebrated my parent's, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Hart, 35th wedding anniversary while there!) Now we are safely settled into the 'Missions trailer' at O. B. C. and soaking up the wonderful Christian fellowship. Having brought you up to date, then,
we bid you 'Tot Siens' until we see you or write you once again.

DON'T
the 22nd

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National

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Missionary Convention September 23 to 26

C Knoxville, Tennessee

DONT WAIT TOO

LONG ! ! !

The Harts still have several open speaking dates - especially toward the end of 1969 and the first of 1970. Any church or church group within driving distance of Joplin, Missouri should write to

the Harts at the address on the back of this issue for dates and more
details.

DONT FORGET TO PRAY

FOR THE WORK AT WYNBERG -

Pray for Darrell and Anne Stanley as they labor there. Also pray

especially for Brian Kleyn,

a young man in the Wynberg church who

needs to see that the only way to lead a sin - conquering life is to sur
render completely to Christ.

FOR THE FISH HOEK WORK

"The Sword Club is doing fine" is our latest report from the Ful-

fords,

who are working with the Van Der Mullers in Fish Hoek during

our absence. One of the families who were coming to the Bible study has

moved to Rhodesia,

however,

so the attendance there has been down.

Pray for new contacts for this study. Do pray also for the Pringles, the family that has moved. They need a closer relationship to the Lord badly.

FOR MIKE AND LYN -

They are enjoying their first days of school at Ozark Bible College,

they tell us. Their baby is due ANY day now, as I write this.

FOR THE

Patti is taking several classesthis fall at O. B. C. Pray that she might

learn that which will help her in serving the King.
Don is teaching three courses as well as traveling rather extensively.

Pray he might be able to help guide his students to a better understanding of the subjects taught. Pray also for his safe journey as he travels telling of
the work in Cape Town.

Dear Friends,

I went to London and saw the Queen! Well ALMOST saw her! Mommy
and Daddy and I went ALL OVER London - -we walked and walked and walked

and finally got to the underground * and went down way far under the ground and
went down town. Then we walked, and walked, and WALKED some more! I

got tired and cried,

house!"

but Mommy told me - "Don't cry, we're to the Queen's

We finally got to the palace and there were

(That's the PALACE!)

GUARDS! They had bi-ig hats, and rifles, and red coats, and I LIKED them!

But we couldn't see the Queen. I told a policeman I wanted to see the Queen, and he said she wasn't home - - she was at the Castle.f Well, you know what?
My Mommy and Daddy took me WAY far away to that castle and I STILL didn't see the Queen! There were some more guards there tho. 1 said "Hi!" to one of them and he said "Hi!" back and all the people laughed. Mommy said she bet he had a little boy at home.

* Daddy said to tell you that was a subway.

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LOVE,

FORWARDING hll N. Main

AGENT

Mr. & Mrs. Don

Hart

Woodrow Phillips
Joplin. Mo. 64801 (send gifts here)

25 Werdo SOUTH

Street

Southfield, C. P.
AFRICA

Christian Church

Copeland. Kansas
67837

U.S. Postage Paid

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Copeland. Kansas 67S37 Non-Prof. Organ.

Ozark pible College Library

1111 N. Main

JoDlin, Missouri 64801

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October - November 1969

^Mc - A TIME OF INSPIRATION !

Date - September 23 - 26 Place - Knoxville, Tennessee What-National Missionary Conven
tion

Why-To promote World Evangelism

Result-INSPIRATION!

No

one

not

in attendance at

Knoxville can really appreciate the tre mendous spiritual impact which the convention had on each one sharing in
it. From all over the United States

they came, expecting, and receiving great rewards for the effort expended
to be in attendance.

Knoxville Bound !

Some Christians have questioned the validity of such a convention as this.

They ask, "What is accomplished?" or "Could not the money expended thus be
put to better use elsewhere?"

I cannot give, certainly, any "official" statement about the National Mis-

sionary Convention.

I can, how

ever, tell what I have received from

the convention "how it has affected

my life.
The convention reaches its

goal - promotion of world Evangei-

ism-in many ways. Certainly, one of the most stirring ways in which
you are challenged to evangelize is the fervent Preaching of the word.

Wednesday Evening speaker, Paul Bajko

As various speakers tell of incidents

in their lives - how God has directed

them, strengthened them, answered prayer; one feels led to "follow their lead
ing, as they have followed Christ's", to paraphrase the apostle Paul.

Of course, one of the first things you think of in connection with a Mis
sionary convention is missions Informatioa, and certainly there must be an abundance of this to be found at any missionary gathering. In Knoxviile, over 120 different displays attended by missionaries or forwarding agents told the story of the Gospel's growing influence around the world - and of the desperate need of more laborers for the harvest.

Not only are displays there to look at, but

men of great experience are there to share with you from the storehouse of knowledge. These are men

who can *tell you how' because

they

have done it! "Evangelism" is the key word here as classes are taught on evan

gelising from the primative field to the

Urban society. You learn of triumphs

to be imitated, - and mistakes to be

avoided!

Another aspect to be considered

Hart s
is Recruitment of new workers. At the

Display

22nd National Missionary Convention,

165 people dedicated their lives to mis

sionary service. Money wasted on this
convention? -1 think not! It would be hard to estimate the actual influence of

the 5th National Missionary Convention

-Max Ward Randall-

in Dodge City, Kansas,

for instance, but to one 9-year old boy, it was a

thrilling experience which lives vividly to this day. Who can say whether or not the thrill of hearing and seeing missionaries 'first-hand' as it were, was the first
step on the road to Cape Town for me!

Why not plan NOW to spend Thanksgiving next year in Champaign-Urbana,

Illinois, at the National Missionary Convention!!!

People ask us from time to time about our needs, both per
sonal and for the mission. While we have God's promise in Matt.

6:31-34, it seems that God most often expects us to let the church know of needs that they might be able to be His instru ments in the answering of prayer. Please pray with us concerning
the following:

(1) Patti's continued health during her pregnancy. I think most of you readers know of the coming event by now (due date about the end of February), so do pray for her as she studies
this semester.

(2) Increased monthly pledged support. While those of you who do contribute regularly have been very faithful, our pledged sup port is considerably less than our monthly needs. With a new baby on the way it would be good to increase our base of support. If you are considering your missions program this year (and we pray
that you are!) do consider this need. (3) Travel funds! Isn't it terrible? We just asked you for funds

to return home - now we ask for more money to go back! This need will amount to at least $1500.00. Please consider what you might be able to give toward this - $5 and $10 bills add up in a hurry, so don't feel that because your rich uncle didn't leave you a million dollars, you can do nothing!
(4) VW Bus. Our little VW beetle is still chugging along over in

Cape Town. We found, however, that this little'bug'was simply not large enough for our needs. We had to neglect some prospects for Youth Programs, etc., simply for absolute lack of space! Per haps your congregation is looking for a project, something which can be financed as a one-time thing. If so, you might consider this bus, a much-needed tool costing approximately $3,000.00. For more information about any or all of tha above needs,
write to us at the address on the back. On special gifts for special projects, PLEASE SPECIFY, i.e. car fund, travel, etc. Thank You so very much for your concern, prayers and support.

Dear Friends,

I've been having fun lately. We live in a trailer house at a big school with lots of kids. I go over and help the boy next door fix their car. The other day I crawled under the car and told them they lost all their oil and their battery fell out! They thought 1 was real smart. I helped other friends wash their car. 1 got
a little wet.

I made a bunch of friends the other day. I woke up from my nap and no one was home (Daddy had just gone out to get the clothes out of the dryer) so I ran up to the school to find Mommy. Sure enough, there she was in her class. I'd been there before so 1 knew where to go. She didn't like it 'cause I had my shoes off again. I got tired of that little class so I left when Mommy wasn't looking and found a big one. It was my Uncle Willis' (Harrison) class where all the kids sing. That's a fun room 'cause its all a big stair with chairs on them. I crawled under the chairs clear to the top and everyone liked me so I told them a good story about snakes. Uncle Willis decided I'd get in the way when classes started, so he asked me where Mommy was. I told him. He made me go back. You know what? My Daddy was there too! He wondered where I was. He brought my shoes 'cause it was cold. Now I've got lots of friends who wave at me. I wish I
could go to Uncle Willis' class all-the time. Love,

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fORWARDING 111! N. Main

AGENT

Woodrow Phillips
Joplin, Mo. 64801 (send gifts here)

Mr. & Mrs. Don Hart 25 Werda Street

Southfield, C. P.
SOUTH AFRJCA

Christian Church

Copeland. Kansas
67837

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Joplin, Mo. 64301

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