NIGERIA

; WEST AFRICA

WEST AFRICA CHRISTIAN MISSION

PO Box 4-6, OttaOgun State, liige'riaWest Africa

27 April 1988

Gwen HayMISSION 3£;HVIGSS

PO Box Zk27Knoxville, TN 37901

Bear Gwen,

Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ! We trust that you andall your family and those at Mission Services are doing well.

We received your letter of 1^ April, And appreciate verymuch your sending our communications by AirMail, And thank you verymuch for sending H0HIZ0N3 by AirMail. That keeps us informed moreaccurately. Previously we received Horizons a year or two later thanwhen posted.

Since our forwarding agent sends us HiViilHn'rilNG that comes forus and never charges us anything for postage it will be good for you tosend directly to us here in Nigeria. Mrs, Scarbrough will continue tosend our gifts directly to Mission Services,

Actually the reason I am writing this letter is to ask for aprayer requesti

flidna Anne Smith (nee Ba'jghmcUi) is returning to theStates today,accompanied by her husband Walter, forserious surgery in Columbus, Ohio. She has an appointmentwith l)r, Richard Zollinger on Priday, April 29th at 2 p.m.For details please phone their forward.ing cigent, Mrs, LoisBell, 15628 Hartford lid, ,Bunbury, Ohio A307B-, or kiddie'smother, Mrs, Gerry Baughman at 614-267-6^-89 or 614-444-1505.

Smiths have been our co-workers in Nigeria since 1967. areall praying that the Lord will give them many more years of servicehere with us.

Also, Jeff and Lori Hobbie, graduiites of Florida Christian Collegehave been interning with us in Nigeria since January 6th. They plan toreturn to the States for future study on May 11th,

Thanks, Gwen, The Lord bless you all.

In God's wonderful promises,

Marianne Baughman(.over)

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P9S0 We notice that we are still listed on the Available SpeakersList, We left the States in January *88 • Perhaps thiscould be Corrected, Thanks again®

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t'orwaxding Agent sCarol Scarbrough370 Whitehead HeadMidlothian, Texas 76065

Box 46, OttaOgun State, Nigeria

Way 1988

Dear Friends in Christ,

The gathering of the churches here in Western Nigeria was held March 31-April 2. Don, Walter Smith and Jeff Robbie each had a part along with several otherevangelists. It was necessary for us to leave on April l4th for Eastern Nigerian,near the Cameroun border, in order to attend the Conference of the Churches of Christin the Cross River State April 15-17. All of the sessions at the Easter Fellowshipand Conference were well attended and an inspiration to us.

On April 20th we returned to our home in Sango-Otta in the west because itwas necessary for Edna Anne Smith (Don's sister; to see the gynecologist at Abeokuta.V/alter took Eddie up there on the 21st. The doctor found a tumor on the cervix and saidshe must return immediately to the States. Phone calls were placed to USA and an appointment was made with Dr. Richard Zollinger in Columbus, Ohio for April 29th, The Smithsreported out at the Aliens Office in abeokuta, our state capitol. They also acquiredre-entry permits to be able to return to Nigeria.

Yesterday we learned the result of tests made at Mt. Carmel hospital. Eddiehas adeno carcinoma in the first stage. The tumor is large and inoperable, so she willreceive external radiation thereapy for 4 to 6 weeks. She will also enter the hospitalfor internal radiation treatment, "Chances of recovery are very good," Dr. Zollingersays. We ask you to pray for complete recovery for Eddie Smith. She is convinced thatthe Lord will bring her back to Nigeria. We are trusting the Lord to work His good willin her life.

Jeff and Lori Robbie will end their internship in Nigeria on May llth. Theirthree month visitors visa ran out in April and we were unable to get them the full threemonths extension. They first arrived in Nigeria on January 6, I988 with us when wereturned for our seventh term. They have been a blessing and encouragement to us. Theyare interested in linguistics and will return to the States for further study as theyprepare to be missionaries.

Our helper here at the mission, Bro. Eman Aborishade, is now out of the hospital.He is still on medication and too weak to resume work. Please keep Bro. Eman in yourprayers. His son, Soji, a recent high school graduate, was baptized last Sunday. Fivemore adults from the Sango Church of Christ were baptized also. We praise the Lord foradvancing His kingdom in this place.

Present plans are that Don and Marianne will travel to the Cross River on Way19th for a Leadership Meeting. Please pray for us as we travel. We will return home byMay 3Cth to meet Walter Smith. Walter will be in the country briefly to renew theirResidence Permits. Pray that Smiths Residence Permits will be renewed.

Thank you for loving us and supporting us so faithfully. We could not do thiswork without you. May the Lord grant you grace and peace, and souls for His kingdom.

In all the promises of Cod,

The Baughmans

NIGERIA

WEST AFRICA

Don & Marianne BaughraanBox ^•6t Otta, Ogun StateNigeria, West Africa

WEST AFRICA CHRISTIAN MISSION

September I988

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Beloved Co-Workers in the Gospel,

August ^th we travelled to the Cross River State© We made it safely to theConference of the churches even though the battery of our Peugeot 50^ would only chajrgeat high speeds. Once we had to be lifted out of a watery ditch on the road through thedelta. After the three day conference of the eleven churches we drove to Calabar, thestate capital, and found out the car needed a new alternator. We were then able to runthe air-conditioner at low speeds as well as high. We headed home to Sango-Otta onAugust 18th, We had a safe and convenient journey until we were within an hour of ourhouse. The brakes failed at a round-about, ^''ortunately this road was not busy, weslowly inched our way to the very busy Abeokuta Road, Bon crept down this road veryslowly and made it home without mishap. Since that day the car has spent many days inthe garage.

All of the churches were represented at the Conference held at Ntan church inEkori. Fuel^was in short supply in the area so motorbikes and vehicles had long waitsat the petrol station. All of the messages were preached in English eind translated twice —into Loko and Legbo. These are both unwritten languages. This means that a half-hourmessage took at least one and a half hours for each one to hear in his own language©

Messages were excellent. There were talks on "The Foundation of Christian Marriage,""Your Attitude About Marriage," "The Responsibility of a Christian Wife," "Your AttitudeAbout Sex," "The Responsibility of a Christian Husband," and "The Responsibility ofChildren to Parents©"

We sold all the Bibles we took with us at 60 cents to $1,20 each. In 1982 youwonderful friends supplied us with 800 Bibles. We are down to the last few paperbacks.We can use all the Bibles you can send. Also, we present a New Testament to those whocomplete the Bible Doctrine course satisfactorily, and we present a Bible to those whocomplete Bible Doctrine, Studies in Acts,and Studies in James Satisfactorily,

What we need immediately* Small Paperback Bibles — NIVBook Size Paperback Bibles — NIV -^6l-0010l/00105/00106,

(Order from International Bible Society in New Jersey©jHard Cover Bibles —NIV,NaSPaperback New Testaments — HIV,NiVSThompson Chain Reference Bibles —NIV,

A good way to send the Bibles is through INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY, 1^+^ Tices Lane,East Brunswick, New Jersey O88I6, and/or New York International Bible Society, When youplace your or^ier, please write and let us know what and how many you ordered, and the dateordered. That way we can let you know when they arrive. If you prefer to buy and postyourself, please send by AlRl'iAIL, Note * We do not need King James Version Bibles©

Thank you for your prayers for Don's sister, Eddie Smith. On September 9th Eddiewas examined by two doctors. They found no evidence of the cancerous tumor. We praiseGodi Her next check-up is in January,

September 1988

The following is a report of the Churches of Christin Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State.

The churches are listed as they were started. In 1957 likori-Ntan churchwas the first and in 1985 our newest congregation, Igbo Imabana.

1. Ekori-Ntani Concrete block building, now building eui addition. Evangelists listedon roster in church, preach each Lord's Lay, include Ubi, Obeten,.SundayUde, etc. (Sunday Ude is a student at Ghana Christian College.)About 250 members. People are Yakurr tribe. Speak Loko, unwritten languag

2. Ajere BeachI Concrete block building. Patrick is leader. A famous witch doctor isthe chief. About 50 members. Loko language.

3. Mkpanii Meets in a home. Plagued by polygamy in leadership. Paul Obongha,evangelist. Guinea worm pollutes water supply here. About 25 members.Loko language.

Appiapumi Concrete block building. Church started early 1960's. Lai«:ence Ebakevsingelized the area and brought the membership to 250 people.Btaba Erim is now the evangelist. The church has taken Btaba's fullsupport, and has a transport fund to send\evangelists out. Lawrence,a Bible teacher in Cross River Bible School, can how devote more timeto TEE (Theological Education By Extension) cpurses, Mbembe language.

5. Assiga New Towni Concrete block building. John Egbe, evangelist, elder, and teacherin Cross River Bible School. Shadrack Akpama is ^second elder. About250 members, Assiga language (a dialect of Loko). ' This churchstarted the Assiga Old Town church and the church at Igbo Imabana. Sendsmen to preach at Igbo Imabana each Lord's Day. Has a benevolent fundfor widows and needy.

6. Itamteti Mud building. Started by Appiapum church. About 30 members. Mbembe lang.

7. Assiga Old Town; Neat mud building, thatch roof. About 70 members. Started byAssiga New Town congregation. Assiga language,

8. Adadamai Concrete block building on west side of Cross River (all other churchesare on east side of river). Evangelist Aron Bassey, About ICQ members.Legbo language.

9. Ekori-Ajere Ward: Concrete walls are going up. Thatch roof. Btaba Erim started thischurch in the 1980's. Ofem, leader. About 60 members. Loko language.

10. Ekori Beachi Thatch roofed building. William is leader. About 30 members. Loko lang,

11. Igbo-Imabana: Mud wattle building. Started by Assiga New Town. Men from Assiga NewTown teach and preach. This church had the largest delegation at theConf(-rence after the host church, Ekori-Ntan. About 50 members.Legbo language.

From the above you can see the needs of the churches in the Cross River. Prayespecially for the evangelists, teachers, elders, leaders and new Christians. Pray forGod's Word to spread in Nigeria. "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man (andwoman) availeth much." God answers prayers. Praise Himi

Don & Marianne BaughmanMissionaries to Nigeria

LAGos

Niger RepublicSeptember I988

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Nigeria Is the most heavily populated country In kll of .A^loa< 80 to 100 Million:Important Dates

0. 500 B.C.-A.D. 200 - The Npk civilization thrived in what is now central Nigeria.c. A.D. lOOO-lWs - V^lom kin^cBs, includl^ Benin. Bomu. Ife and the Hausa

states, began to develop In different parts of Nigeria.Late I400's - The Portuguese became the first Europeans to reach Nigeria.

-.Great Britain seized control of Lagos.

191^^ - The British formed the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.1960 - Nigeria became an independent federation.

January, 1966 - Military leaders overthrew Nigeria's government.July. 1966 - Asecond revolt established a new military government In Nigeria.1967.- Nigeria's Eastera Begion declared itself an independent republic

called Biafra. CivU war broke out between Blafra and the rest of Nigeria.1970 - Blafra surrendered, and the civil war cane to an end.

Today's Head of State Is General Ibrahim Babangida

of Chrlst/Christlan Churches In the Lagos Area,in the Cross Hiver, and a new church is starting in Ilorin.

RECIPES USED IN NIGBfllA

West Africa

GIXjURU (good-goo-ru) and EPA:This is salted popcorn (guguru) and nuts (we call them ground nuts —

taken out of shells) Mix the two together, ^

AKARA (aw-car-ah)This is made of heans (any kind — our look like hlack-eyed beans)

Sn»k 2 lbs, beans for 5 minutes, remove skins, grind aiid put in a bowl,(grind them in a meat grinder or whatever you have). Beat well, adding alittle water at a time (2 cups altogether) until the mixture is very light.Add two teaspoons salt and mix well. Gut j onion finely and mix well. Thenheat fat (Spry, or something like that) sxid drop small balls into the fat.Remove when golden brown, (Th^se are best when eaten hot, or at least warm,)

RICE BALLS

Boil rice well — a little overcooked does not matter. Let cool and putinto a basin. Make a hole in the center and add one egg to bind it. If toodamp, add a little flour. Roll into balls and fry in hot.fat. For savouryrice balls, onions, fish, meat or tomato can be added. For Sweet rice balls,sugar, grated coconut may be added,

DODO (doe-doe)Peel ripe bananas, cut them into small pieces and mix with salt and fry

in hot fat, (We also like to take green bananas, slice them with a vegetablepeeler and drop into hot fat. These are something like potato chips if yousalt,

BANANA FRITTERS

Take ripe beinanas and mash until smooth (for 12 bananas use 1-|- cups offlour). Add the flour and mix it together. Then add 3/^ cups of boiling waterin which 10 teaspoons of sugar have been added. Mix it again. Grate in •§• nutmegand j teaspoons baking powder. Like rise for one hour sind then fry in hot fat,

WEST AFRICAN CURRY CHOP (approx, 6 servings)

Melt 3 tablesoons oil in pan (Crisco)Brown 2 lbs, stewing beef cut into small bits, andTwo onions. ThenAdd enough water to cover meat, and add3 Tablespoons Ketchup2 Tablespoons VinegarSalt and Pepperif Tablespoons Curry Powder (if you like it hotter, add more)Cook until the meat is tender, (You may have to add more water as the brothcooks down. The broth should have a gravy consistency. You may have to add alittle flour.

Have 1 lb, rice cooked and ready to serve by the time the meat and broth axe ready,

Prepare beforehand small dishes of dicedi onions, tomatoes, green peppers,bananas, oranges (Mandgirin ok),pineapple (fresh or crushed)nuts (any kindshredded coconut.

To Serve I The rice is spread on the plate first.Meat and broth cover this.Sprinkle spoonfuls of the diced food on top and EATi