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Fulford Carroll Nancy 1972 SAfrica
Fulford Carroll Nancy 1972 SAfrica
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THE PAST
Carroll Fulford hoils from Cope Town, South Africa, where he was born in 1935. He earned his Bachelor of Theology degree from Minnesota Bible College in 1960. In that same year he returned to Cape Town, South Africa with his wife, Nancy, who is from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and daughter, Alandro, He estoblished a new church in his home suburb of Wynberg in Cape Town, ond did evangelistic work in Pretoria. Returning to the States he took some graduate studies at Lincoln Christian Seminary, and ministered at the Tinley Park Church of Christ near Chicago for 3 years. In 1966 the Fulfords returned to South Africa to
minister in Port Elizabeth, 500 miles east of Cape Town. He established the Port Elizabeth Christian Church, published "THE BIBLE NEWS", led in several weekly Bible Studies, trained 12 African men as church leaders, and conducted evangelistic campaigns within a 200 mile radius of the city. Ill health of their baby son, Timothy, caused the Fulfords to return to the
Carroll is now ministering to the New Brighton Christian Church near St. Paul, Minnesota, having started there on October 4, 1969. Their son, Timothy, responded well to treatment and is now perfectly well. In the mean time news has come
from the African brethren in Port Elizabeth of the increasing need for CarrolL^ to return to that ministry. The African Christians are much like the Jews of Jj
Paul's day. They hove a tremendous zeal for God, but so often it is not according to knowledge. They urgently need training, encouragement and guidance in the way of the Lord. Carroll is now seeking support
for his return to that ministry.
THE FUTURE
Durban
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
The Fulfords plan to leave New Brighton at the end of 1972; and, with the Lord's help and your prayers and support, return to South Africa in Jan. 1973. Will you make a generous contribution today to their Travel Fund,
and make a commitment to support
them?
Port Shepstone
East London
INDIAN
OCEAN
Cope Town
PORT ELIZABETH
MAILING ADDRESS
IMMEDIATE NEEDS
TRAVEL:
$5,000
MONTHLY SUPPORT
Expenses:
$150
"How shall they hear without a preacher, and how shaII they preach except they be sent?" -- Romans 10:14,15