MISSION

TO

KENYA

DEAN REMPEL, MISSIONARY TO KENYA

Recommendations

Dean served as youtJi minister at Gibson Avenue Churchof Christ, Compton, California for several months.The minister, Gordon Brodersen, wrote in part: "Hebuilt a youth group from five or six to 25, and severalof the young people accepted Christ and were baptizedbecause of Dean's work with them. . .he is a dedicated youngman, who is very intelligent and has a lot ofability. He is loyal toChristandHisChurch. . .I believe he wiUdo agoodjobin presenting Christ andHisGospel, and provide effective Christian leadership in aforeign land."

Pacific Christian Mission Teacher Harrold McFarlandwrote, in part: "He has a good mind, andawholesomededication to the Lord, which I believe will cause himto be a growing power to win others to Christ. I commend him to you as a missionary recruit whose use-ftalness will be felt for

Dean Rempel, son of former India missionaries of theChurches of Christ inKulpahar and Kanpur, India, hasannounced plans to come to Nairobi after graduationfrom Pacific Christian College, Long Beach, nextJune.Dean was reared in India, and was educated at Woodstock School in northern India. He knows the Indians

well and speaks their language, so will be a valuablehelp to the Nairobi work among both the Asian and theAfrlcar, people. ^

We at Pacific Christian College have been pleased withthe academic, personal, and Christian conduct of Mr.Dean Rempel. In the light of his having grown up onthe mission field and his ability to organize his life andtake care of himself in the American society, we believe that he will make a good missionary. Accordingly we commend him to the church and to the Lord.We look forward to his accomplishing great things forChrist.

His father observed with- some pardonable parentalpride: "It has been a real satisfaction to us that Deanhas decided to offer himself for the Lord's service in

Kenya. . . In a very real sense, this is a new worldwith all the challenges that appeal to young and dedicated hearts. . .We commend Dean to you and to yourgenerosity in his undertaking for Christ!"

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A NEW RECRUIT TO KENYA

Dean Rempel has announced his intention of offeruig himself for service inKenya. With every encouragement fromworkers already in the Held, notably fromDr. Harry Schaefer, Dean plans, the Lordwilling, to travel to Kenya in October 1970.

This schedule will require some realfast "footwork" on Dean's part—and agreat deal of help from God and His people.He will finish his work toward a B.A. degree at Pacific Christian College June 1st.He also attended universities in Seattleand Los Angeles. He will then visit suchpeople and churches as will give him anopportunity to present the needs of Kenya.He will need both livinglink support, andpledged service link support, and mustraise travel money as well.

He wrote "I look with confidence toGod, who can bring all necessary resourcesto bear to fill these needs."

The east, and the mission fields arenot new to him. Dean grew up in a missionfield as one of the sons of Frank and Mrs.Marie Rempel of Kulpahar and Kanpur,north India. Most of his life up to the ageof 18 was spent in India. Then he cameto America to continue the education begunat Woodstock School in Mussoorie, India.He believes that this experience, and hisknowledge of the Hindi language will proveto be a real asset in future work amongthe people of Asian origin in Kenya.

Dean Rempel 1970B.A. graduate of

Pacific Christian College

Climbing in Himalaya Mountains

Apparently Primitive Cart still runs;Motorbike broke down

Visiting Tibetan Village, knapsack on myback, note-CANE.'

jTnbal Woman

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The Kenya SituationKenya is today an independent and

almost wholly integrated society of manytribes and races. What is unusual is thatthis amalgamation ofAfricans, Asians andEuropeans has resulted in a progressive,stable country. But a realistic approachto evangelism in Kenya is one that musttake into account all the problems of sucha varied society and make its appeal toevery portion.

Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, liesat a 5000 feet altitude, just 40 miles southof the equator. It shelters a population of3 million people. 100,000 Asians, largelyof Indian origin, have businesses there.

Asian people in Kenya have beengreatly affected during the past year by thecounty's "Africanization policy", especially those of them that have not takenstepstobecome naturalized. Itisreportedthat 3000 of these have been issued "quitnotices" in 1969. It is expected that IndianMukanwalas" (shopkeepers) will disappearfrom the rural areas of Kenya. Africanswill replace the Asians in strategic places in the commercial field.

But, as some 50,000 Asian residentshave taken Kenyan citizenship, a largenumber of them are quite unaffected by thecurrent changes.

Missionaryvisiting a village

Harambee"Let Us Pull Together"

JomoKenyatta as Kenya's first PrimeMinister, and now its first President,leads his nation of 70 tribes along the pathtoward self-help, hard work and racialgood will. He calls all people to forgetgrudges and unite for future greatness.After five years of independence from theBritish the drums of nationalism beat hardin Kenya.

(Hah-rahm-bay)

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Witch Doctor

Jomo Kenyatta is in his seventiethyear, long a political leader in his ownKikuyu tribe. He is well educated in Kenyaand in England. He lived in London manyyears. In 1952 when the British declaredthe Mau Mau uprising, he was seized,tried, and convicted as leader of the murderous secret society. After nine yearsin custody, he returned to the politicalscene as a martyr in the eyes of the people. The question whether or not Kenyattadirected the MauMau he steadfastly don ies.

Kenya gained its independence in Dec.of 1963. It is a land a little larger thanFrance,and Belgium combined, with a population estimated at ten Million. Morethan 97% are Africans, the rest Europeans,Asians and Arabs. Kenyatta obtained aconstitution guaranteeing equal rightswith the Africans for all citizens fromminority groups.

Chieftans

Though the stability of Kenya hasbeen hailed as a model for other nationsof black Africa, Kenya is no Utopia. Beneath the surface, strong racial antagonisms do exist. Nearly all the 185,000Asians and 42,000 Europeans had theirchoice of British or Kenya citizenship atindependence. Large majorities of bothgroups chose British. Now the Kenyagovernment, amid charges of racial bias,is forcing these noncitizens out of theirjobs, and often out of the country, in along range of "Kenyanization."

While Kenyatta's top government officials are very well educated and veryable, there is little talent beneath them.Most Kenyans are illiterate, and the estimate is some 30 to 45% of the nationschildren never attend school. RobertPoole travels extensively in Kenya todirect the work of 260 United States PeaceCorpsmen, 160 of them teachers. Everywhere you go you find people paying schoolfees. There is a great pressure in the villages to send children to school. Anestimated 45% of the population is 15years of age or younger. This high percentage of children places a heavy bui^enon the schools. Moreover, they must increase tiieir capacity 2'/2% each year just

(see Harambee, page 5)

OutlookFOR CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES

Two major forcos which influenced mydecision to become a missionary are having worked with my father, Frank Rempel,and having leen raised in India on themission field.

However, the need for the people tohear the Word of God and tlie need fortheir salvation are the major motivationsfor my mission to East Africa. I feel thatboth evangelism and education are "keys"

Harambee (began on page 1)

to handle the increase in population. Thegovernment gives financial aid to primaryschools. All Primary and Secondaryschools charge foes. Costs may run ashigh as $97.00 a year, which is very highfor the average family.

Kenya makes it possible for just aboutanyone to enjoy himself. When the government looks at its scenery and wildlife,it sees money. To lure tourists, Kenyanot only preserved and improved Britishwild life conservation areas but addednumerous others. Today with technicaland financial help from the United Statesand other countries, Kenya supports 23parks and reserves. In adjacent areascalled "Shooting blocks" there are licensedhunting grounds. Today tourism is thefastest growing industry.

Much of Kenya's varied terrain, ranging from tropic seashore and high mountains to flat plains and the deep cleft ofthe Great Rift Valley, seems ordained bynature as a wildlife habitat More thanhalf the land is arid or semi-arid. About80% of the human population lives in only15% of the land area, mostly in the LakeVictoria basin and the highlands, whereenough rain falls for a rich and variedagriculture. Elsewhere wild animals, moreadaptive than man, roam the arid landsleft mainly to the Masai herders for grazing land. The main crops are tea, coffee,wheat, cattle, sheep, sugar cane and sisalplant

which Christ may use through us to opendoors among these people. While I wasin India, I helped in both these fields andwas a witness to thejoy,the grace of God,and the fulfillment the non-Christians hadwhenJesus Clirist was presented to them,and they accepted Him.

It is my goal to save souls. I believethis should be the primary goal of allmissionaries, both at home and abroad. Iwant to help educate the Indians and Africans of East Africa in tlie teachings ofClirist and bring them to an understandingof what this Christianity is all about. Iwant to help them to build their own workamongtheir own people by helping to prepare leaders.

The evangelistic outreach in Kenya isshowing great promise. A strong preaching program is carried out from three centers in Nairobi, and a similar program isbeginning in a village in western Kenya.Classes arc held at night and on Saturdaysthroughout the city. Baptisms into Christhave become frequent and all signs arethat there will be a great harvest.

Bro. Harry Schaefer reports plans tohold a training institute for national leaders during the coming school vacation.This will be taught bymissionaries of thechurches of Christ and Christian churches.Essentially the institute will be aprogramfortraining Africans in leadership througha deeper knowledge of the Scriptures.Established centers in Nairobi, and inthe west, already sponsor cottage studygroups nearly every night, and it is expected that a similar plan will be followedin other areas of Kenya.

There are also plans for a permanentChristian Information Center. Bro. HarrySchaefer proposed to include in such acenter, a library with reading room, achapel, and classrooms for a continuoustraining program designed to reach downtown Nairobi. Audio-visual equipmentneeded for this project has been donated

by a dedicated couple in California, butservice support for rent and supplies isstill needed.

Upon arrival in Kenya, I will be associated with Dr. Schaefer who is responsible for this work, and will be teachingand working in this already establishedwork. My background in India has givenme knowledge of the languages (Hindiand Ordu) which these people speak. Iwill also be studying the national Swahililanguage. The first two years will be atime of learning for me, a time of challenge and growth as a missionary and asa worker in the East Africa ChristianMission.

NEEDS

TheSpiril of the Lord God is uponme;Because ihe Lord hofh onoinied me

fo preach good lidingi unio meek . . .>0 bind up fhe brokenhearted,fo proclaim libeily >oIhe eapliyes . . .fo comfort all that mourn. . , .

To give unfo thembeauty for ashes,fheo/iof joyfor mourning,the garmentof praise for the spiritof heovineis;

That they might be calledtrees of righteousness,the plantingof the Lord,

THAT HE MGHT BE GLOfUFlBD.-Isaiah 61:1-3

SHARE

YOl) CAN SHARE IN THIS SERVICE..,Livinglink (for personal needs) $ 300

Service Link 1000

For Mission developmentBuilding costsPrinting CostsTransportationMedical

BiblesLiteratureTextbooks

Postage

For Audio-VisualsFilmstrip projectorSlide projectorFilrastripsFlannelgraphBlackboards

Bible picturesEtc.

Landrover (vehicle) $4000

Travel 2000

Shipping costsInsurances, Travel, life, marine, andcar.

Footlockers

Mission to Kenya is a channel throughwhich every Christian can serve. Unityin the service to true New Testament

Christianity will help win the world toChrist (John 17:21), and set a pattern oflife for our religious neighbors (I Tim 4:12).

1. SHARE AS A PRAYER PARTNER

Prayer is the one item needed byany Christian who is engaged in Christianmissionary work both at home and on theforeign field. We need your prayers for awork which will become a stronghold forChrist in E]ast Africa.

2. SHARE STEADFASTLYRegular gifts will enable us to

maintain a budget. Please consider aregular place in your budget for the Mission to Kenya, and help to build up theneeded mission to East Africa.

PURPOSE

My aim is to help establish churchesafter the New Testament pattern wherever

they may be established through the conversion of non-believers, that is, Hindus,Sikhs, atheists, and African tribal people;and also to lead those who have alreadyconfessed Christ, but who "imperfectlybelieve," by expounding to them the wayof the Lord more perfectly.

PROGRAM

A MISSION OF

FaithEvangelismSubservience to no earthly organ

ization

Loyalty to the New TestamentLoyalty to Christ Jesus

FORWARDING AGENTS

Gifts, Contributions for the Work, etc. to |either address, personal letters to Mm.»..u.lnllni,lu,ul.ull. piorence Christian Church

1111 n il II PI .t Box 305^ ViPifi Florence, Oregon 97439

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rempel4931 Richmond Ave.Grand Prairie, Alberta, CANADA