/Awaseb, Zedekia * 1900, Otjimbingwe. † 1973 . Baptized: 21.12.1913. Confirmed: 17.07.1933. Mother language: Nama. Other languages: Otjiherero and Afrikaans. Worked as a worker with the Railways in Usakos before joining the Church. Retired on the 01.01.1968. Completed Std. I. 1 Zedekia /Awaseb (Bergdamara) cmae from Usakos and worked for a medical doctor before joining the Augustineum. He was born in 1900 and never visited any school. He was confirmed in Usakos. When he came to the "fifth course" he was not married. He spoke Nama. He was send to Usakos on the 04.12.1936.2 Was issued the certification of exemption from pass law in the rank as an Evangelist of the Rhenish Mission from the headquarter Usakos in November 1952. When he renewed the certificate of exemption, because the old one was no longer readable, he is issued with a new one and a note by the Acting Chief Native Commissioner "The certificate is returned herwith as it is valid for as long as the holder is an Evangelist."3 Since 1936 in Usakos, was still in service in 1967 B., Employed in 1936 in Usakos, after completing the Augustineum-course. Was not young anymore.4 Mentioned by Roemer in his summarised statistic of evangelist to Pönnighaus in 1939. /Awaseb is listed as an assistant evangelist for Usakos, trained in the Augustineum for one year. He received 45/- per month. AELCRNVIII2.2PaulinumKorrespondenz1936-1948p.37, Mentionedas"Bergdama""Paulinum"ECOkahandja1951RMG2.642p.48, 1.EC 1948 RMG 2.642p.69, On 15.08.1947 the following co-workers were part of the congregation USAKOS Name "Stamm" Rang Alter Born Dienstalter Started Platz Zedekia Awaseb D HE 47 1900 10 1937 Usakos und Außenplätze Quelle: AELCRN I 3.5 Evangelisten konferenzen Listen von Evangelisten 1947-68 Mentioned in list "Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinne in SWA (ELK)" 1965 RMG 2.640b p. 004, Zedekia /Awaseb, Usakos, "Bergdama", attended the course for chief evangelists (so called "Förderungskurs") at Paulinum which started in August 1951. Completed the course with an examination end of October 1952. Because of the average result it was advised to further employ him as an assistant evangelist, unless he had been a chief evangelist before coming to the Paulinum. Was send to Usakos. RMG 2.651a p. 80. Co-workers conference 1955 RMG 2.642 p. 027, 1966 stellt Diehl für seinen Deutschlandaufenthalt folgende Informationen zusammen: Es werden noch sechs Gemeinden von Evangelisten geführt (gegenüber 28 von einheimischen Pastoren geführten Gemeinden). Usakos (Evangelist Zedekia /Awaseb), Swakopmund (Evangelist Hishongo Immanuel Kamo), Walfishbay-Kleurling (Evangelist Johannes Beukes), Walfischbay-Ovambo (Evangelist Hendrik Jod), Karibib (Evangelist Hendrick Frederick), Fransfontein (Evangelist Gerd van der Byl). (AELCRN VII 5 H.-K. Diehl Deutschland-Reise 1966). 01.-04.10.1962 2. Ordentliche Gesamtsynode der ELK in Windhoek. Eine neue Kirchenleitung wird gewählt: Pastor G. Tjombe, Pastor P. Gowaseb, Missionar Dittmer, S. Boois, A. Hipondoka, Präses Diehl, H. Lübke, G. Reeh, J. Beukes. (Immanuel 10.01.1963.) Teilnehmer (im Protokoll wird nicht unterschieden zwischen Evangelisten und Lehrern, hier nur die Evangelisten ausgewählt): I. Sitilisa [sic] (Tsumeb), M. Gertse (Otjiwarongo), G. Ngapurue (Outjo/Fransfontein), T. Richter (Outjo/Fransfontein), N. Hendrik (Outjo/Fransfontein), L. Nainda (Omaruru), Z. Awaseb (Usakos), K. Gonteb (Okombahe), F. Mativa (Otjimbingwe), Fl. Kariange (Okahandja), A. Nowaseb (Okahandja), F. Kandovazu (Windhoek-Herero/Ovambo), F. Lazarus (Windhoek-Herero/Ovambo), I. Tjlabanello (Gobabis), D. Skrywer (Gobabis), G. Alcock (Rehoboth-Baster), P. Adam (Rehoboth-Bergdamara), F. Gariseb (Mariental/Gibeon), P. Pieter (Mariental-Gibeon), A. Isaak (Keetmanshoop), I. Isaak (Berseba), H. Frederik (Bethany), E. Jager (Warmbad-Karasburg), L. Snewe (Lüderitzbucht-Nama/Kleurling), (AVEM RMG 2.669a:93+93r). Mentioned in list of evangelists that were present at conference of evangelists in Okahandja August 1968,5 Married: Married for the first time on the 31.07.1932 Married on 31.7.1932 to: Berta !Gaes born 1909 baptized 3.9.1916 confirmed 3.8.1924 AELCRN\AELCRNVIII2.17.7CircularLetterbyFPönnighaus1947-1951 467_67327.jpg Married for the second time on the 06.11.1955 to Clementine Garises (born in 1909 in Otjimbingwe).6 Children: No children recorded. Education: Other family members connected to RMS: Mission Stations: Congregations: Usakos 1937-1968 History with the RMS: 1 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. 2 AELCRN v 6.1:38-39. 3 NAN BAC 12. 4 AELCRN n.N. Jahresberichte 1936, 1937 und 1938. 5 AELCRN "Evangeliste-Konferensies 68, 71, 73". 6 AELCRN Cardsystem of the co-workers, n.N. --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------