baughman don marianne 1973 nigeria
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the
Land
of the Satea
aad
iht
N gef
January, 1973
Our new
year began with
hot,
humid, sun-baked days,
and a
constant
low of
red
d i r t f i l te r ing slowly and
steadi ly
upon the t rees
grass,
house and us. There
i s more dust blowing th an u su al because of
the
present road
construct ion
near to
where we l ive .
These
things are bothersome but not
nearly
as bothersome as what
the devil is trying to do to our babes in Christ.
In
the vi l lage of figun Todo where Francis Olorunfemi
is
the evangel is t,
there
is
one
part icular
man who
continually
makes
trouble.
This
man
Ainla,
is
one
of
the
sons
of
the l a te
* babalawo
I f
a
pr ies t
or
native docto r, as he i s more commonly known.
Ainla
an I fa
pr ies t
He i s
presently
a babalawo in another v i l l age
i s t rying to be
ajiBtent ic ing
under
IfoCeeefa),
the oracular deity
is
the
most
popular
and
mostimportant deity
. ubaland.
e
is worshipped and consulted on a l l Important occasions and
dictates cannot be disregarded. Belief
in
him is very important and is a vital
factor
in
Yoruba psychological background. Desp ite a century of
intensive
Christian
evangelization and about two cen tu ries o f
ohammedan
penetration into
the country belief
in
Ifa
st i l l
finds expression among many civilized Yorubas.
There
is
a
great
desire for the
people
to
probe
into
the
dark
bosom
of
the
future when one is surrounded by so many sources
of
danger. The Yoruba turns
naturally to Ifa for guidance in regard to the future. consults him on all
matters great
and
small.
Hence
there
has
come into existence
an
oracular
system
invested with such great importance that modern influence has done very l i t t le
to mi n im i z e
There are
many
myths
as to
the origin
of I fa . Here is one that wil l give you
some
idea of
what is
involved: I f
a was born
in
I fe th e c ra dle
of
the Yoruba
people. He was a medical man who had an extensive
practice
and was a
ski l l ful
diviner. After
he
became famous,
he
founded a town called Ipetu and became
king of
the
place. People
from
every part of Yoruba country
flocked to him.
Out
of
these, we are
to ld
he chose
sixteen
men.
The
names
of
these
appren
t i c e s
a re
sa id to be i den t i ca l
with
the names o f
the
s ix te en d lv in ato ry s igns
Bel ief in I fa i s
deeply
imbedded in
the
mind o f
th e Yorubas In view o f ts
ant iqui ty
and
vigour
there i s no doubt
tha t in sp i te of a l l the rapid
progress
of
western
educat ion,
cai i tur ies wil l elapse
be for e ts l a s t t r a c e s can
be
ob l i t e r a t e d
from the mind of the average Yoruba.
So, you can see tha t
Ainla
takes h is bus
iness ser iously. He continually helps the
people
to sacr i f ice
pigs
dogs and
rams
to
h i s
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the var ious
gods.
In
the
church Francis preabhed . from Ephe ian|r 4:17-34 and 5:11-18 and
the
people
that asking the
oracles was
wrong.
He preached against :
1. Asking the oracle which idol to-isecve-and sacrifice to before a
c an b e b o r n .
2. Asking the
oracle
to t e l l
about
the coming l i fe of a child.
3. Asking the oracle to tell ^hat is to be done
in
order to res tore
l i f e
of
a s ick
person , and
4.
Asking the oracle V here
a dead body
should be
buried.
tol
c h i l d
the
On
New Year's
Day
Ainla brought his
accusations against
Francis to th e church.
Francis believes tha t it i s be ca us e he is preaching against
the
worshipping of
idols
that Ain la thought that Francis
hated ,him. As each accusation was proved
false, Francis had'the opportunity
to
t e l l Ainla that he speaks from God s Word
and t h a t he wi l l con t inue
to
do so and t h a t he does no t h ate A in la .
At
th e end
of t he d is cu ss ion , Ainla put the Bible on
h is
Heaid and declared tha t he had
nothing
agains t Franc is , and asked him
to
name
his
new
baby
(which had
brought
things to a
head)
which had
original ly
been
named by the pagans. The pagans
named
the
baby
Aweniyi,
meaning
the,Secret
is
Glorious .
.The
Christ ian
name
for
the baby
i s
SAMSON OLULAJA
God has
se t t led the
f ight .
In sp i te of
a l l
of
th is in
the vi l lage , the
men
of the church have begun to
bui ld a
small
four room mud house for F rancis. Pray
tha t they
w ill f in is h
i t .
At the
present
time Francis , h is wife
and
th ree ch ild ren , are l iving in
one
small
room. Much
prayer
should be made
to
the Father for His | |uiding hand
in
this vil lage,
for
Francis as there
is
personal danger
to him from
the
idol
worshippers
and
for
Ainla,
too, that
he V7ill
see
the
error of
his ways
and
turn
to
God .
Pray fo r us , b re th ren .
Church of Ch ri st Ch ris ti an
909 W es t Loc u s t treet
Wilmington, Ohio 45177
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D.
Baughman, Missionary
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The
C h r i s t i a n Mission
Vol. I 7 No . 2
February
1973
THE N IG ER IA N F I E L D
W e s t A f r i c a
hristianM i s s i o n
Page
19
N i g e r i a
i s one o f t h e most
i m p o r t a n t c o u n t r i e s i n A f r i c a
t o d a y .
P o l i t i c a l l y and econo
m i c a l l y it i s p o s si b ly t h e
most
i m p o r t a n t .
During
t h e two and
o n e - h a l f - y e a r
c i v i l war many
wondered a s t h e y watched if
t h e n at i o n
was s t r o n g
enough
f o r t h e t a s k o f welding a m u l t i
p l i c i t y
o f languages t r i b e s
and
c u l t u re s i n to
a s t r o n g
and
u n i
f i e d body. N i g e r i a
was
a b l e
t o
p r e s e r v e its u n i t y and come f o r t h
p r o b a b l y s t o n g e r f o r t h e e f f o r t .
B e c a u s e o f t h e natural
a n d
h u
man r e s o u r c e s o f t h e l a n d N i g e r
i a
occupies
a
s t r a t e g i c
place
i n
t h e world
t o d a y . Because
o f its
p o p u l a t i o n o f siirby
m i l l i o n
one A f r i c a n i n s i x i s
a
Niger ian .
The c l i m a t e o f
N i g e r i a i s
most ly
t r o p i c a l and s u b - t r o p i c a l . The
p e o p l e a r e
m o st ly f ar m er s pr o
d u c i n g t h e n a t i o n s
food
a s w el l
a s r u b b e r cocoa
groundnuts
and palm o i l f o r
e x p o r t .
S i n c e
I 9 6 0
much i n d u s t r i a l i z a t i o n
has
t a ke n p la ce i n N i g e r i a b u t
its effects
a r e
still relative
l y
u n f e l t
by
th e
average
N i g e r i
an.
N i g e r i a i s a l s o a l e a d i n g
p r o d u c e r
o f t h e w o r l d s
oil
s u p p l y .
DON
A ND M AR IA NN E
BAUGHMAN
Don and Marianne Baughman
h a v e b e e n m i s s i o n a r i e s in
N i
g e r i a
s i n c e 1957 The work t h a t
i s i n
N i g e r i a
t h e churches
b o t h
i n
t h e West o f
N i g e r i a and
i n
t h e E a s t t h e Bible College
which
was s t a r t e d
by
N i g e r i a n
i n i t i a t i v e t h e weekly
r a d i o
program w i t h
its cor respondence
c o u r s e
and
t h e o t h e r ways i n
w h i c h
t h e
C h u r c h
of the New
T e s t
ament
i s a c t i v e
i n N i g e r i a i n
b r i n g i n g C h r i s t t o t h e people
is there b e c a u s e o f t h e
d e d i c a
t i o n and
p e r s i s t e n c e
o f t h e
Baughmans.
D o n a n d
M a r i a n n e are the
p ar e n ts o f f ou r d au gh te rs . Two
o f
t h e i r
c h i l d r e n L i s a and
Jane
were
b o r n i n
N i g e r i a . One
o f t h e i r
c h i l d r e n
Ruth
Carol
d i e d
and
was bTiried t h e r e i n 1969 Judy
Baughman i s
a
f reshman
a t
C in
c i n n a t i Bible Seminary. The
Baughmans
may
be c o n t a c t e d
t h r o u g h t h e i r forwarding a g e n t :
Mrs. Carol Scarbrough 15O6
Sham
rock C i r c l e Duncanvil le Texas
75116 .
WALTER AN D EDDIE ANNE
SMITH
W a l te r
a n d E d d i e A n n e S m i t h
w i l l
be
i n
America
u n t i l
June
1973?
r e p o r t i n g on t h e i r f i r s t
t o u r
i n
N i g e r i a which s t a r t e d
i n September 1967
During
t h i s t ime t h e Smiths
b u i l t t h e i r m i s s i o n
house b u i l t
a c h a p e l
k i t c h e n
and
oversaw
other
construction w o r k
for
the
new C h r is ti an Serv ice C am p p ro
gram.
They a l s o a s s i s t e d i n
h o l d
in g e v an g eli st ic meetings i n
t e a c h i n g C h r i s t i a n
l e a d e r s h i p
and
w i t h
t h e
opening
o f t h e Cross
R i v e r
B i b le S c h o o l.
During
t h e i r first
t o u r
i n
N i g e r i a Walter and E ddie s t u d i e d
t h e Yoruba language which i s
t h e language o f
a p p r o x i m a t e l y
e l e v e n
m i l l i o n
p e o p l e i n
West
A f r i c a . Language
i s a
b a s i c
problem i n West A f r i c a t o d a y a s
a t
l e a s t
t h i r t y d i f f e r e n t langu
a g e s
a r e
spoken i n
N i g e r i a
a l o n e .
The B i b l e o r p o r t i o n s o f t h e
B i b l e have
been
t r a n s l a t e d i n t o
some
o f t h e s e
l a n g u a g e s
b u t maiiy
have
no
s in g le p o rt i o n o f
S c r i p
ture
w h i c h
h a s b e e n
translated
T h e i r forwarding
agen t
i s : Miss
B e t t y
Deem
136
E a s t
Como
Avenue
Colombus Ohio 45202.
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The Chris t ian Mission Vol I7
No
2 FjObruary 1973
THE
NIGEHIAIT
FIELD
Walte r Eddie Anne
Ee i th
a n d
eri nne
Sn r i t h
Don
a nd Mar ia nn e Bonghman
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TH NIG RI N
ElELL
Nigeria
is
one of the most important countries in Africa today. Political
ly and economically
it
is possibly
the
most important. During
the
two and
one-half-year civil war many wondered
as
they watched if the
nation
was
strong
enough
for the task of
welding
a multiplicity of languages tribes and
cultures into
a
strong and unified body. Nigeria
was able to preserve
its
unity
and come forth
probably
stronger
for the effort. Because
of
the
natural
and
human resources of the land Nigeria occupies a strategic place
in
the
world
today.
Because
of
its
population
of sixty million one
African
in
six
is
a
Ni
gerian. The climate
of
Nigeria is mostly
tropical and
sub tropical. The people
are
mostly farmers producing
the
nation s food
as
well
as rubber
cocoa
groundnuts and
palm
oil
for export.
Since I960 much
industrialization
has
taken place in Nigeria but its effects are still relatively unfelt
by
the
average
Nigerian. Nigeria is
also
a leading
producer
of the world s oil supply.
on and
Marianne Baugbman
Don
and Marianne
Baughman
have been missionaries in Nigeria
since
1957 The work that
is in
Nigeriathe
churches both in the
West of Ni
geria and
in
the East the
Bible
College
which
was
started by Nigerian initia
tive
the weekly radio program with its
correspondence
course and the
other
ways
in
which
the Church
of the New Testament is active in Nigeria in bring
ing Christ
to
the peopleis
there
because of the dedication
and persistence
of the Baughmans t u u i
Don
and
Marianne are the parents of
four
daughters. Two of their chil
dren
Lisa
and Jane
were
born
in
Nigeria.
One of
their children
Ruth Carol
died and was buried there in 1969.
Judy
Baughman is
a
freshman
at
Cincin
nati
Bible
Seminary. The
Baughmans
may he
contacted
through
their
for
warding agent: Mrs.
Carol Scarhrough 1506 Shamrock Circle Duncanville.
Texas
75116
MILLIONS
YINGTHERE HA VE NEV ER HEARD.
MILLIONS LIVING HERE HAVE NEVER CARED.
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OT I S n
EWS f r om
OER IA
The
Land
of the Sstoa md ^ Ni^er
Apr i l 1973
n March 9th Don and Marianne Eaughman went to the American
Embassy
in
Lagos, Nigeria to get nevr
passports
as
the
others had been stolen in December.
IiHiile there,
Marianne had a check-up by
the Embassy
doctor.
He
found a two and
oncr-half inch turaorous mass
that
he said needed immediate removal. He recommended
that
Marianne return to the United States as
soon
as possible
for
surgery. Don
secured a return visa from the Immigration autorities
in
Nigeria and purchased a
round trip plane ticket. Marianne
arrived at
Port Columbus, Ohio on the 15th of
March
Marianne flew from Lagos to
Frankfort,
Germany and spent the night there.
ome of David's
v^ords
came often to mind, Wait on the
Lord
be of
good
courage,
strengthen your heart, wait, I say on the Lord.
n
the
l6th
she kept an appoint
ment with Dr. Richard Zollinger in
Columbus.
Arrangements had already been made
by
cable.
The following.is a report from Dr. Zollinger:
On March. 16, 1973> I
examined Mrs. Marianne Baughman. She
had a hugh
cyst in her right breast. I was able to needle the cyst and drew off a
large ambiint of fluid, resulting
in
the collapse and disappearance of
the mass. The fluid was sent to the laboratory
fo r
analysis and the
final report indicates
that i t
was
negative for
malignant cells Dr.
Richard W.
Zollinger,
M.D.,
God answered ll
g i f t s
of the prayers.
We thank
you .
for your
prayers and for your
The round
t r ip
plane ticket from Lagos, Nigeria to Columbus, Ohio cost
694. I t is an excursion rate. She must remain in the States for a minimum of
two weeks or a maximum of days. So, after spending a brief time with relatives
and
friends,
Marianne
left
for
Nigeria
on April 2nd, and
arrived
back on
the
field
on April 3rd
to
continue the Lord s work there
with
Don and Lisa and Jane. We
praise the Lord
continually
for
His
goodness to us.
This all happened so quickly
that we
had
l i t t le
time to
le t
everyone
know
the
situation.
But
we
do
want
you
to
know
how
thankful
we
are
for
your constant
p r a y e r s on o u r b eh a l f
Judy completes her freshman year at The Cincinnati Bible Seminary in May.
She plans to leave for
Nigeria
early in May
to
help with the work this summer.
She is
presently speaking in
churches
in the Cincinnati area to raise her support.
We are
all looking forv/ard
to
being together again as a family this summer.
May your walk
with
Him continue to strengthen you and your love for Christ.
The Baughmans,
Don,
Marianne, Lisa, Jane and
Judy
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Gleanings
May
17, 1973
by
W.S.Mc)
On March 9 th Don and M rs. Marianne Baughman v i s i t ed
th e
American
mbassy
also had a check-up. 7he
mbassy
Oocitor found
a
S M M tumorous mass and recommended t t Mar i anne r e tu r n to t h e
United
States
as soon as possible fo r surgery.
She
flew to Columbus,
Ohio and the Doctor repor t s :
On March
16,
1973, X examined Mrs.
Marianne
Baughman. She
had a
hugh
cys t
in her r i gh t breas t .
Z
was
ab le to needle th e
cy s t
and drew o f f a
l a rge
amount o f f l u i d
re su lt in g in
th e c olla ps e
and
disappearance of
th e mass,
fhe f lu id
was
s en t
to
the
l abora to ry
fo r
ana lys i s and th e
f i n a l r epo r t
ind ica tes t ha t
it
was negative fo r malignant
ce l l s
Dr. Richard
W.
Zo l l i n g e r
M.D.
The round t r i p plane t i c k e t
an excurs ion r a t e cos t
694.
Marianne
i s now back
in
Otta Niger ia
Afr ica
with her
husband
Don.
I f you would share in th i s emergency e xp ense send
to
t he i r forwarding
agen t s
Mrs. Caro l
Searbrough
243 Mize l l Duncanv i l l e Texas
75113.
i t ik i l :
Mii ik
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17^ iMd
August,
1973
Dea r F r i e nd s in Ch r i s t :
P r a i s e
the
Lo rd wi t h
f a i t h f uH j i e s s to us
us t h a t we a re a l i ve and ab le to give
God
th e
g lo ry
f o r
His
All summer we have
had
a
lovely
houseful
of teenagers:
Our daughter , Judy,
her
cousin,
Danny,
Ann
Bartram
from
Wilmington,
Ohio
and
Lisa
and
Jane
who are home
from school. n
the
19th
of July the
Lord provided us with a new Penquot
station
wagon.
On the
20th
we
l e f t fo r
th e Eas t; we
v is i t ed churches, Chris t ian
f r iends
and
stopped
to s ight
see. Returning
to
the West we crossed by ferry a t
Lokoja
so
the
young people cou ld see
the
confluence
of the
Niger
and Benue Rivers. On July
27th
we were within three hours of home . We had l e f t a t U:00 a.m. on Friday morning
and were looking forward to ou r beds. Well,
just
after dark, about 8:30 p.in.,
bright
lights
no one dims) momentarily
blinded
Don and he slowed down to about ^0
mph. I t was
then
we crashed
in to
a
b ric k wa ll .
After the debris se t t led we found
the b ri ck wal l
to be
a s ta ti ona ry t ruck. The truck i t s e l f had crashed into a
stationary
object (so
the
vil lagers told us) and
the driver was
kil led. That
was why
there
were no
l ights
or other warnings for us
that
it stood
in
the road. Praise
the
Lord,
a l l seven of
us
walked away
from the wreckage.
Danny asked what he
shou ld do.
e prayed
and
the
Lord
provided,
A good
Samaritan
we
don t
know
his
name)
bid
a
t ax i stop and wait . I t carr ied us
a l l
the way to Lagos to our doctor. Don
had
a
badly bruised
chest
where
the s teer ing
wheel h i t
and
received
an
inject ion
fo r
the
pain. Judy had a bump
on
the
head,
Marianne
had two fractured r ibs . Ann, Danixy,
Lisa and
Jane had
minor
bruises.
e
reached home by
the
same t ax i a t
a.m.
e woke the Smiths,
paid
the taxi driver his
^4 0
fare
(very
reasonable) and
went to
bed. e are s t i l l praising God for giving
us another
opportunity to serve Him
here
i n
Niger ia .
We are gra teful fo r your constant prayers. One l e t t e r Jus t
arr ived
writ ten on July
25th. I t read:
I
prayed
so
hard for
a safe
journey for
a l l
of you. e
know
that
God
hears
the prayers of His
children
and are grateful
to
Him for you, our
fellow-
laborers .
Danny
and
Ann l e f t Nigeria
as planned
on
August
1st . Judy wil l depart on the 15th
fo r her
second
year
a t The
Cinc innat i B ibl e Seminary.
May the Lord grant many
more
years o f se rv ice
to
a l l of us as we
l abor
together in
His
vineya rd .
Yours
in His
Wonderful
Promise
.,
The Baughmans
Don,
Iiferianne, Judy,
Lisa
and
Jane
P.S . The
car insurance was
comprehensive
and we a l so
had
a
no claims bonus.
We
thank th e
Lord
fo r ta kin g ca re o f a l l o f our needs .
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Gleanings Sept. 15,75 W.E.Mc )
y
Don
and Mrs. Marianne aughman ^ ^ ^
Box 46,
Otta , Western
S t a t e ,
Niger ia ,
Vest A f r i c a purchased a new
Penquot
s t a t i o n wagon
on
J u l y 19th. On J u l y
2 0 t h t h e y
s t a r t e d
on a
t r i p
e a s t t o
visit
churches, Christian friends and ||
t o
do
a b i t o f
s i g h t
seeing. On
t h e i r
r e t u r n home
F r i d a y ,
J u l y
2 7 t h , t h e y
s t a r t e d
a t 4 : 0 0 A.M. a n d a b o u t 8 : 3 0 P.M.
j u s t
a f t e r dark bright
l i ^ t s n o
one
dims) momentarily bl inded Don and he
slowed down t o about 40 mph. I t
was t h e n
they
crashed
into a brick wall. A fter the
debris s e t t l e d , they found th e
b r i c k
wal l
t o be a s t a t i o n a r y t r u c k . This t r u c k
had crashed
into
a stat ionary object(so
the
vil lagers
reported)
and the truck
driver
was k i l l e d .
3?hat
was
why t h e r e
were no
l ights or
other warnings
for us as
the
t r u c k
s t o o d
i n t h e
r o a d .
A l l
seven
passengers i n Don's new car were able to
walk away from the wreckage. They were
t a k e n t o
t h e i r D o c t o r a n d
D o n s c h e s t
was b r u i s e d where he h i t t h e
s t e e r i n g
w h e e l . Marianne h a d 2 f r a c t u r e d r i b s .
The
o t h e r passengers had
bumps and
b r u i s e s . A l l were a b l e
t o
r e t u r n home.
Thei r c a r
insurance
was comprehensive
and
they
had a no claims
bonus.
They
rejoice
tha t
the
Lord i s
caring
for
a l l
o f
t h e i r n e e d s .
T h e i r forwarding a g e n t
i s : Mrs. Carol Sca rb rough, P .O . Box 223,
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1973
NO. 119
nieERiA:
3jiMc in(i ihe ^asf^el
By DON ArJD
MARIANNE
BAUGHHAN
By
Radio, Correspondence
and Personal Teaching
W N
came to Nigeria West
Africa
in
1956,
we
wanted
to
teach
a l l
nations, baptizing
them i n the
name o f t h e
Father ,
and
of
the Son, and o f the
Holy
S p i r i t , Teaching
them
to
ob
serve
a l l things
whatsoever I
have commanded you
So,
in 1960, when Bro. Walter Coble
suggested that
we
put Search
th e Scriptures
on
the a i r in
Nigeria,
we
knew that the Lord
was leading us
to f u l f i l l His
purposes
in
Nigeria,
In r a d i o broadcast ing
the
preacher
of
the
Gospel does
not
have t h e e y e - t o - e y e c o n t a c t
w i t h
h i s l i s t e n e r s
which
most
ministers c on sid er import an t.
However, of more importance is
h e a r t - t o - h e a r t
contact ; and
t h i s is what we
f i n d
when
preaching the
Good
News
in
N ige ri a. H ea rt s
are touched and
opened.
Listeners wri te
fo r
the
correspondence
course
which we
offer
and as k
help
in
knowing
God
b e t t e r .
Present ly , we are
using a Bible
doctr ine
course .
Before
th e
end
o f t h e
course ,
many o f them write
to
say tney
are now
learning
to use
their
Bibles
and
t h a t they
are
under
standing God s message. This
is
the
f r u i t
o f th e
preaching
o f
the
Gospel
and it i s o f great
consequence. In f a c t , it i s
more important
than
t h a t they
s e e
u s f a c e
t o
f a c e .
We are preaching i n English;
therefore , only the l i t e r a t e
can hear the program / Sincf
1956,
Literacy
has
increased
20
and/today tnere are eauca-
Don Baughman, portfolio
under
his arm, ready to leave for
the
recording
studio,
tors ,
doctors,
lawyers, sol
diers ,
engineers,
c i v i l
serv
ants , students,
e t c . ,
-and those
are
t he people who
write
to
us.
We a l s o
r e c e i v e l e t t e r s
i n t h e
Yoruba
language
and we
offer
the correspondence
course in
Yoruba. One o f our evangel is ts ,^
Bro^P-r-anci-&- Olorunfemi-r grades
th e l e s s o n s
an d
answers
t h o s e
who
have problems
in
Yoruba /
To give you a l i t t l e
idea
of
what it
e n t a i l s
t o
b r o a d c a s t
i n
Nigeria ,
follow us
through
a
few days. Almost every day Don
i s wri t ing
sermons.
Mis
Bible
and wri t ing t a b l e t
are with him
a t
a l l t imes - - e s p e c i a l l y i n
the
car s i t t i n g in
Lagos
t r a f
f i c jams
are
they u s e f u l . Occa
s i o n a l l y ,
as
he
did a f t e r
our
r e c e n t
auto
a c c i d e n t ,
Bro.
Walter Smith
helps us
out
by
producing the messages
for
the
r a d i o
program.
(The
Smiths joined
us i r
Nigeria
in
September
1967 and
have
piit
the i r whole heart:,
i n t o t h e
w o r k .
IVhi le
we w e r e i n
the S t a t e s in 1971-1972,
the>
h a n d l e d l l o f t h e
r a d i o work
and did a
tremendous
job. When
we re turned,
the mailings
had
i n c r e a s e d 50
a n a more
l tt rs
vere
coming
in than ever
b e f o r e .
On broadcas t ing
day
Don
i s
i n
h is o ff i c e a l l
morning,
reading
*he messages and timing them.
We have
e x a c t l y
14
minutes and
45
seconds
on
the
a i r , so
the
radio messages
and the music
must be
timed
exact ly before
hand.
(A
r e c e n t
l e t t e r asked u s
t o i n c r e a s e t o
45 m i n u t e s . We
t o l d h i m
t h a t
i r
t i m e
c o s t s
money, b u t t h a t
we would
be
happy
t o
send
him copies o f a l l
the messages.) Usual ly, two
Continued on page 3
F R O M
THE
W O R L D S
G O S P E L
FRONTIERS
HEAR AND MEET
OVER
2 0 0
MISSIONARIES A T THE
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n n i o n R L
m i s s i o n n R v
c o n v e n i i o n
NOVEMBER 20-23 , 1973
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
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CONTINUED FROM
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1)
messages
are produced each
Thursday.
This keeps
us
enough
ahead general ly to
take
care o f
s ickness , c ar t ro u bl e, e t c .
, ; diete
V.-V
View
on
th e
e as t sid e
of
the Banghman homeNigeria,
At th e doo r
is
someone wi th
apollo.
That ' s
conjunct ivi t is ,
a disease o f the eyes. Don
stops his
work and
has
a
look.
I f
i t
i s really ccpollo,
he
drops
in the medicine and t e l l s
them to come back . Ma ria nn e c an
do th is
if necessary, but
Don
usual ly
wants to have a look
at the
patient .
Back to his
B UGHM NS H VE UTO
ACCIDENT
On
the
evening
o f July 27th,
the
Baughmans
were
returning
to
the i r home
in
Nigeria from a
tour of
the Eas t , s ightseeing
and
vis i t ing
fr iends .
Jus t
a f t e r
dark, about 8:30 p.m.,
Don was momentarily blinded by
the br igh t
l igh ts
(no one dims)
o f an oncoming ca r . They
c r a shed
i n t o th e
r e a r
end
o f
an
already
wrecked t ruck
which
blocked the i r lane o f
the
high
way .
All seven of
th e passengers
o f th e
Baughman car were
able
to
walk
away from
the
wreck.
Don's ches t was badly bru i s ed
where the
steer ing
wheel
h i t
him; Marianne sus ta ined two
broken r ibs , th e res t bumps and
bruises . Their
new
Peuguot,
which had
jus t
been
del ivered
on
July
19th, was demolished;
however, insurance
wil l cover
it
We
thank
God
fo r H is s a v
ing (Marianne's expression)
the
Baughmans
in
th i s
t rying
exper ience .
o f f i ce .
Oh ,
here
comes
the gar
dene r ,
Did
we know t h a t
th e
water
tank has a
leak
(c i s t e rn
water i s
pumped
in to
an up-
t ank)?
No ,
Well,
pump
til
it
starts to come o u t and we l l
t ake care
o f
it l a t e r . ( I t
still
l eaks . )
IVe
l i v e i n
t h e bu sh 22
miles from
the federal
cap i ta l
o f Lagos. We usual ly
can
ge t to
the
fr inge
of th e capi ta l ,
Ikeja , in
20 minutes; then it
takes anywhere from one to
three hours to get to
the
broadcas t ing
s ta t ion .
On Thurs
days
there is no time fo r
lunch.
Th e t imed
sermons
ready,
Don
and
Francis
hop
in
the
ca r
wi th
their r e c o r d s a nd a nn ou nc
e r s
sc r ip t .
The announcer's
jo b
is
what Francis
does. Also,
they have
to
know
the
cur r en t
l i t e ra ture we are o f fer ing
f ree o f charge . Present ly , we
are offering a Daily Bible
Beading Schedule,
Unnnnrunguuurur,
goes the
engine. Some cars
don ' t
like to
s t a r t on
the f i r s t go. We a l l
begin to pray.
Finally,
th e car
s ta r t s and
they
begin the i r
journey
to
Lagos.
-f:
Marianne Baughman
Once in town,
they
have to
f ind
a
parking
place. Gener
al ly , they pa rk in
a
lo t near
the ra dio s t a t i o n ;
bu t
if
t h i s
i s
f i l l ed , the hunt
begins .
Up th e s ta i r s they
go .
On
time Excel lent
The
engineer ,
Mr. Adeyemo,
has
someone in
the
s t ud io . Can
th ey w ait
a
minute?
Sure . At l a s t i n t o
th e s t ud i o .
Whew
Th e
a i r
condi t ion ing
i s o ff today,
and
there are no
loindows
For tuna te ly ,
it
i s
only
the
a i r
condi t ioning
t h a t
is
o f f . A ll o f th e o t h e r
e l e c
t r i ca l
apparatus
works. I t
takes
about 40 minutes to
t ape
two
b r o a d c a s t s .
The men
come
out dripping
and begin
the
journey
back home.
I f they a re
for tuna te ,
they
get home by s ix
o c l o c k .
Then
F r a nc i s
c l imbs
on
his
motor bike to go
his
l a s t
20
mi l e s .
During
the
week,
the
mail
comes in . Handling the mail
i s
Mar i a n n e s t a s k .
She s o r t s th e
s t a c k s into l e s s o n s to b e
graded, wants l i t e ra tu re ,
wants
applicat ion
for th e
B ib le c or re sp onde nc e
course .
Mimeographing
is
a regular
chore .
It s o.k. in the
dry
season, bu t during the rains
the mimeograph
s t icks te n
pieces
of
paper
' try
to
go
through
a t once and
the
in k
s c r e en
h a s t o be c l e a n e d o f t e n
as th e ink
gums when not
used
every
day. This means get out
t he k ero se ne and
t h e o ld
t o o t h
brush and go to work on the
in k
screen .
Marianne usual ly looks
l i k e th e i n s i d e
o f
th e i n k
t ube
and sme l l s l i k e k er os en e b e fo re
sh e f i n i s h e s .
Meantime,
eve ryone h as to
ea t . Then,
back
to
the
desk.
Lesson I
h a s ru n o u t
so a
s t e n
c i l
must
be typed.
Oh
but the
mailings are
ready. That s
good Open the stamp folder.
All
out
o f stamps?? ( In
January
of
1973, postage
costs in
creased
50 . Fo r every l e t t e r
that we used to
put
four
pence
on,
we now put s ix pence.)
Send
to
the
Otta
post
of f ice for
stamps.
Emman
comes
back. No
stamps Oh dear, the
mail ing
c an t go out unt i l , we make
the
next t r ip to Ikeja to
the post
o ff i c e t h e r e.
We
enjoy
the
work
very
much.
I t i s a joy
to r i se
each day
and know that there ll be a
letter f rom someone who wan t s
t o know
more
a b o u t God o r
who
wants
to
take the correspond
ence
course .
It s a jo y to be
in ter rup ted , too, b ec au se th e
soul who in ter rup ts
needs to
know that we c a r e
a s
we l l
a s
our
Heavenly
Fa the r .
I t s also a
joy
to
receive
ca l l e r s who have been receiv ing
the
messages fo r years . One man
Continued oyi page 4
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TRAVELS
WITH NORM
Happiness is . . . Returning
home after spending
two-and-
one ha l f months on the road
In those months I have spoken
in Minnesota, Ohio, I l l inois ,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Kentucky,
Tennessee and
Mis
sour i .
Traveling
through these
areas o f th e
United
Sta tes dur
ing the
summer and
early
fal l
has
provided a real
education.
The l i fe s tyles of the people
really
vary from one s ec ti on o f
the country to
another, but
having th e common bond of
Christ ,
they
a ll are warm,
friendly, concerned,
and f i l led
w i t h
l o v e
I
found
my
northern
skin
having
a
diff icul t time
adjust
ing
to the extreme August heat
and
humidity
of
Tennessee
and
Kentucky, I was so thankful for
th e
comfort
provided by
my
air-
conditioned
Conway C^and
Prix
Camper out of Rice Lake, Wis,
In the Kentucky bluegrass
country, I saw more campers in
a
short period
of time than in
any
other
area of the United
Sta tes t ha t I traveled I t
seems to
be
a
vacat ioners '
paradise and
many
were
inquisi
t ive
about
the low build of my
camper.
They
were
wondering
if
i t
drags over areas because of
i t s
bottom
being
only
12
inches
from th e
ground. Since
I have
averaged
over 1,200
miles per
week of t r ave l over
the l a s t
14
months, I s incere ly believe the
camper
ha s been
given a
true
tes t of
durabi l i ty ,
and
I
have
had no problem. I
do ,
however,
avoid problem areas and when
crossing bumps and ditches I go
carefully
to
protect
my TV, th e
camper and my teeth from a jar
r ing
i n ju ry .
At the
present t ime,
I
am
doing several youth
rallies
while representing Gospel
Broadcasting
Mission, using
Harry, Henrietta, Oscar, and
now about 45 minutes of
magic.
Two
weeks
ago,
I wanted to
use
my
magic to
make
Harry and
I drop through tlie
floor.
In
the
middle
o f a pcrfcrnance ,
Harry broke a vocal cord and
could
not
move h is jaws For
the
l as t
f ive
minutes
o f
the
program, I had to be the dummy
and Harry was th e ventrilo
quist
Harry had major
surgery
and
is
now as ta lkat ive as ever.
We
are looking forward
to
seeing
many
of you
SOON,
Harry
reading
a book on
aommunioations to Norm,
FOR
OLIVE
(continued from page 2)
provided for each occupant of
the home by
benevolent
groups.)
I have
used
a typewriter be~
fore, so I will be all right,
After reading
th i s
l e t t e r
Mary Frances and I decided that
we
would buy the
typewriter
as
a gi f t for Olive.
The Spast ics Socie ty has an
arrangement with I M UK) Ltd,
to
purchase
reconditioned elec
t r ic typewriters a t
a
conces
s ional pr ice .
So, Olive
will
have her
typewriter, thanks to the Lord
for His provision. A
last
word
from Olive which shows
her
strengtli and faith in the Lord
is
this : My
i l lness
was a
good testing (for
me)
in
my
faith
in
our dear Lord Jesus.
GOSPEL RO DC STING MISSION
Publicat ion Office
17359 71s t Court
Tinley Park, Illinois
50477
Prayers answered once again,
b less P is name,
This i s
a story
o f
courage
which should make us
rejoice
that
th e Lord' s voice from
th e
heavens, through a
man-made
instrument,
the microphone, has
brought a soul to
Him,
THE GOSPEL IN NIGERIA
(continued from page 3)
stopped recently and pu t two
naira ($3.00) into
my hand. The
largest
offering
we ever re
ceived came the other day. I t
s a i d :
Please accept
this
l i t t le
sum for
the furthering
of
the
Gospel,
(Five naira about
$7,50.) I l isten to your p r e
gram.
Search the
Scriptures
on
Sundays
and
I've
received a
lot
from
the
messages.
May
the
Lord
continue
to bless
you
all in
your
efforts to spread the
Gospel,
And from those who take the
correspondence course we re
ceive le t ters
l ike
th is: I am
very
happy indeed for the l i t
tle, but very beautiful, cer
tificate which you awarded me
this
month after my
completing
the correspondence course in
Bible Doctr ine, I also appre
ciate
the small
gift
of
Scrip
ture books that you included
with the
certificate.
Thank you
very much.
With le t te rs
like
this coming
in
from day
to
day
to chal
lenge, the opportunity for
serving
God in Nigeria grows
greater all the time.
We
are
thankful to be
allowed the
op
portunity to serve Him
and
to
share in bringing Search the
Scriptures
to
Nigeria.
SECOND
CLASS
MAjk
Tinley Park,
IL
60477