Forwarding Agent:

Frank & Rosemary Manzenberger

Our Address:

Shanda & Robin Delaney

PO Box M-21

1003 Eric Ave.

Mabelreign, Harare
Zimbabwe, Africa

Oolitic, IN 47451

Phone: (812) 279-5222

IMBABW

AiNumber 1

March 1986

Volume 2

TOGETHER AGAIN
Most of you know we are now at the Greencroft Christian Church working with the youth.

already outgrown it.

One thing that excites us is how willing every

Mom and Dad have also moved down from

one is to get involved.

Zambia to minister here too, so our family is

working together. It is so nice to be near them
again and Mom's cooking!

School for all ages plus Junior Church,

Beginners class and a Nursery. The people

We are ail excited about Greencroft.

The

church is very small at present but we are

always having visitors and are growing. This

coming year we plan to build a building as we
now meet in Mom and Dad's house and have

We began Sunday

signed up to teach and help with no real urging

from us.

What an encouragement to join a

group just as excited about growing and

working as we are!

The D'Silva family. Nalini is the third from the right.

NALINI
Nalini D'Silva has been a member of the

Harare Christian Church for over two years and

an active leader of the youth group. The D'Silva

family took us in as soon as we arrived and
Sunday evenings there (with Mrs. D'Silva's
delicious and fattening curry) have become a
weekly affair. This spring Nalini began her
education at Johnson Bible College. Although
we all miss her very much, as she has become

has this opportunity. Please pray as leaving her

close family and being exposed to a new culture
are two big adjustments Nalini is making. If you
would

like

to

write

her

encouragement we are sure

appreciate it. Her address is;
Nalini D'Silva

Knoxvtlle, TN 37998

HOW YOU CAN HELP

PACKAGES

Some have asked what the needs are, and

of

would

Johnson Bible College

one of our closest friends, we are excited she

what you can do. We have some very enthu

siastic juniors at Greencroft who like to come
early for junior youth meetings. They are
quickly exhausting our small supply of
children's books. If you have any Christian
children's books or puzzles or games, they
would be put to very good use.

letter

she

Several of you have asked how to send things

to us. Anything sent needs to be valued at

$20.00 or under (or sent in separate packages).

If possible the contents should be listed as
used. Everything should say for personal use. If
it states for mission or church work we have to

get an import license which takes a lot of time.

VINEGAR BOY
One of our 'firsts' for the past year was
starting a high school choir. The more we sang
together the more we sounded like a choir. We
were so proud of the kids when we finally
produced our first drama/musical 'Vinegar
Boy'. We really worked hard, grew close, and
had a lot of fun. The finished product was really
good (speaking from a biased point of view!).
The invitations came to put on the musical at

Mashoko Mission, Chiredzi and Chinhoyi.

These trips were a highlight for the kids
because they don't get to travel much. Our
highlights were finding the van key, which one
of the kids lost, after an hour and one half of

intense searching and making it to the nearest

town on tread-shedding tires. We wish you
could have heard us.

NEWELL
Newel!

was

baptized

November 1985.

into

our

Lord

in

He has been active at the

church and youth group for almost three years

but

had

never

been

immersed.

This

was

because his father is a Methodist preacher who

was vioiently opposed to Newell's baptism
saying his infant sprinkling was enough and by
going further, Newell would be going against
his family's beliefs. Knowing this decision
would cause problems, Newell decided to obey
the Lord and follow Him in baptism. We love
Newell and are so proud of him.

PRAYER REQUESTS
1. The new ministry our family has at the
Greencroft Christian Church.

2. That the plans will go through the City

Council and the funds will come to build the

3. That the Lord will continue to bless the youth

work both in the Church and at the schools.

4. Robin as she goes back to the States to be

married July 25th.

church building.

Ma
One of the highlights of last year was our forwarding agent's visit.
Frank and Rosemary were here for Mom and Dad's 25th wedding
anniversary so it was extra special!

In our last newsletter we included a picture of Nancy and Jacky Todd, the two girls who began
coming to church from my Scripture classes. We were so thrilled when they won their two
brothers to the Lord without any help from the missionaries. This is a picture of them with their
brothers.

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Our Address:

Shanda & Robin Delaney

PO Box M-21

Mabelreign, Harare
Zimbabwe, Africa

Forwarding Agent:
Frank & Rosemaiy AAanzenberger
1003 Eric Avenue

Oolitic, IIS 47451

Phone: (612)279-5222

April 8, 1986
Dear Friends,

We hope everything is going well with you as you are experiencing new
summer weather. While you are aware now of God's creation and beauty, we
are made aware of His strength and power. There is a thunder storm outside
which will be one of the last until our rainy season begins again in November.
Psalm 19:1 says, "The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And ttieir
expanse is declaring the work of His Hands."
This is a special prayer request letter to you. The govemment of
Zimbabwe has been turning down almost all work pemnits of missionaries
(from ail denominations) during the last few months. We don't know the
reasons but the decisions have come from the higher authorities. Mypermit
was handed in for an extension two weeks ago and we are waiting for a reply.
Please pray that if it is God's will that 1continue to wori< here that it will be
renewed. If they refuse 1can appeal one time but cannot leave the country
(which means I may not be able to come home for Robin's wedding this
summer).

We beg you to pray with us for my work permit as well as others. Also pray
for a change in the new policies we see coming in the govemment of
Zimbabwe. James 5:16 says, "The effective prayer of a righteous man can
accomplish much." Just think how much many prayers of many righteous
men can accomplish!

May God bless each of you.

in our Lord Jesus,

Shanda and Robin Delaney

My Address:

Forwarding Agent:
Frank & Rosemary Manzenberger

Shanda Delaney

1003 Eric Ave.

PO Box M 21

Oolitic, IN 47451

Mabeireign, Harare

Phone: (812) 279-5222

Zimbabwe, Africa

IMBASW

AJNumber 2

October 1986

Volume 2

Dear Friends,

A happy greeting to you from the States. I

want to thank you for your prayers as Jeff and 1
made the big step of marriage. We are living in
Knoxville while Jeff completes his Senior year
at Johnson Bible College. In one and a half
years we hope to be returning to Zimbabwe as
missionaries in Harare. Please continue to keep

us in your prayers as the Lord begins opening

the doors for our return to Africa.

We

hear

very

Greencroft Church,

exciting

news

from

the

News of expansion and

growth. This is possible only through you. I

want to encourage you to keep supporting
Shanda and the work in Zimbabwe through
prayer and finance. Shanda and i went to
Zimbabwe with less than one half the support

recommended by the Central Africa Mission.

As the Greencroft congregation is beginning an
essential building program your support is
needed even more.
Please join in the
excitement of God's church in Zimbabwe as

you see the results of your support in the

months to come.

1 am grateful for the support you gave me

while I was in Zimbabwe. And remember, we
each have our own mission field.

In Him,

Robin Delaney Vines

Robin and Jeff

Mark and Shanda

Dear Friends,

Grace to you and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all
my remembrance of you.

The Lord is really working at the church here

at Greencroft. We are growing both spiritually
and numerically.
Yesterday we had more
people than seats at our worship service.

One big obstacle to growth is our lack of a

church building. We continue to meet in Mom
and Dad'shouse. We havejunior worship early
and have to send all the kids home because we

can't fit everyone in at once. It is a nice problem

to have but can get very frustrating at times. We
are in the process of building a temporary
building where we can meet until we can build a
church building. This is just a finishing off of a
building partially built on the
property.
Hopefully by the end of next year we will have
our church building. Please pray that City
Council will approve the plans and that the
finances will be provided. Building costs are
very high here.
1 have had an answer to prayer. When Robin
left I didn't know how I was going to cope alone.
When I went home for her wedding I thought we
would have to stop the Friday youth meetings.
But God sent Mark Oakley. Mark has been a
strong member of the Greencroft Christian
Church and offered to take over the youth while
I was gone. He enjoyed it so much that he has
decided to stay on and help lead. It is nice not
only to have a helper but to have a guy for the

boys to lean on. Jehovah Jireh God Provided,

not only as a work mate but also by giving me a
best friend to make up for Robin being so far
away.

Mark and I also have an announcement to

make. Feeling it is God's will for our lives, we

plan to be married on January 3, 1987 here in
Harare. We are happy and so thankful to God
for bringing us together. Although he is a
Zimbabwean citizen, Mark spent five years in
Minnesota and came home to work just after
Robin and I arrived in Zimbabwe. God's timing

was perfect! I will continue to work the same as

before and we plan to keep the same plans to
return in 1988 for furlough.
I have had trouble getting into the high
schools here in the Greencroft area of Harare as
a Scripture teacher. However the Scripture

Union (Bible Club) committee from the schools

here had a meeting and voted me in as a
member-advisor. I am really excited because it
means getting to know many of the teenagers.
Maybe this is how the Lord wants me involved in
the schools at the moment. Please pray for me
as I work with the youth in this area.
I want to thank you once again for all the
support you have given these past two years.
Please continue to pray that the Lord will guide
and strengthen me as 1 serve Him. May God
bless each of you.
In Him,
Shanda

January 3rd and plan to serve the Lord

together.
Open doors to work in the local High

PRAYER REQUESTS
1.

2.
3.
4.

The Greencroft Christian

Church

as It

continues to grow.
That the finances wiil be provided for our
new building.
Mark and I as we work with the youth.
Mark and I as we plan to get married on

Schools.
Robin and Jeff as Jeff finishes at Johnson

Bible College and they make piansto return

as missionaries.

The work permit situation.

Many
missionaries are still having problems.

TEENAGERS BAPTIZED
Our first teenagers were baptized during our
youth meeting last Friday evening. Gloria and
Loveness have been coming for some time now
and had seen the need to obey the Lord in
baptism. We were proud of them and thankful
to God for working in their lives. This is also a
witness for some of the other kids to follow in
their example.

Dad built a baptistry in our front yard just

where the temporary church building is being
built. Last Sunday we had three baptisms.
What a witness to the people walking by as they
see everything that is going on!
Mark baptizing Loveness.

Our youth group.

The closing program was outside because the house was too small.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Vacation Bible School! But it was fun and the

We began our week with ninety kids and by

Friday we had 140. Having no church building
we had planned to meet under trees. But
Sunday through Thursday it poured down rain.

could make Him Lord of their lives.

We had 100 wet, excited little kids ail meeting in

our house. We really needed a vacation after

kids learned stories about Jesus and how they

Standard Publishing sends us leftover V.B.S.

material from the previous year every year. All
we pay is the postage. We really appreciate this
service. Thank you Standard Publishing.

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