Music, Missions and Mental Health

The House of Abba was the "Coffee House" ministry of the church. Music was always a major part of this ministry. I would add that music has been very important in the life of First Baptist Church of Chula Vista during the years that I was there (1967-1975). The church was blessed with a lot of musical talent -- actually I should say artistic talent (visual, drama and music). During the explosion in young people in the early '70s, a great many people with good musical ability came into the church. This little article gives the genealogy of the early music groups from the House of Abba. I find this very helpful in trying to put things into order. This is a part of Vol. 1, number 4 of Nov. 6, 1973.

This issue also contains two other important articles. One was written by Dr. Dan Fountain, a missionary in Zaire. Ken Pagaard traveled to Zaire and had a great ministry in bringing the Charismatic Renewal to the American Baptist Missionaries there. Ken had a heart for Africa. He was born in Swaziland. Another side note is that Dr. Fountains brother Dave, Lcdr in the Chaplain Corps of the Navy was a member of our church.


The next article is one titled "Please Hear What I'm Not Saying" by Anita Cunningham. The reason that this article is important is that it demonstrated the reason why healing of the emotions, which became "Inner Healing, was a great necessity. This was often read in later years to illustrate this need. I believe that this was the first appearance of this article.