, fcf7<:gRgTHIE MD JUDY P

What a surprise when we awoke this morningl We heard alot of squeaks

and squeals and when Momtny and Daddy came in our room guess what they
found behind the door? Snap and her new little puppies seven of them.
They are all colors. Some white with brown spots, one white with black
spots, two brown ones and two black ones. Mama Snap is mostly black with
a few white spots. Snap licks them and cuddles them up to her. She is a
good Mama. We can't wait until they are big enough for us to play with,
Sunday we went with Daddy and Mommy to see some people get baptized.
We really had a bumpy ride. I don't like bumpy rides very much, but Judy
and I wanted to see the people get baptized. Daddy drove our Land Rover
down little paths, right through lots of bush, over rickety bridges, and
sometimes we were in the water. Daddy got out to look at his tires once,
but we made it ok. We watched three young men and one young lady get
baptized. We wanted to go in the water too.
We go to school' (nursery school) every morning now. Ian goes to.
He moved to Apapa last Friday so we only get to play with him at school.
We try to write;^ the letters ABC, but I haven't learned how yet. I can
say some of them though. Judy doesn't write any of them, but she Mfeesa^o
sing We play with some little Indian girls. "Punum" is one
of the youngest. And we have little British friends and "Ti Ti" who is
an African. We like our teacher. Her na^e is Mrs. Thornton.
We almost forgot the best news of all. Judy and I have a little
sister. She was born on September l8th. We call her LISA ANNETTE. We
saw her Sunday and she is so tiny and cute. We just wanted to squeeze her.
We almost did, but Mommy and Nurse Watson caught us. Lisa opened her eyes
and looked at us and then went right back to sleep. We want her to come
home. We won't get to bring her for two or three weeks yet. She has to
weigh about five pounds. Sunday, October 20th, she weighed three pounds.
^^uthle and Judy continued
nine and a half ounces. We've been helping Mommy get Lisa's bed and
other things ready.
Daddy and Mommy got a letter from Uncle Joe (Joe Bronson at Ft.
Pierce, Fla.), and he cut his toe in a power lawn mower. He said that
he'd been hobbling around for two and a half weeks. We hope that he is
walking ok by now. And, Uncle Joe, don't get your other toe caught in
the lawn mower'.
Bye bye for this time. We know that God is taking care of you.
Love,
Ruthie and Judv ZD
P. S. Mommy and Daddy say "HAPPY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODYl"
ANIMALS OF WEST AFRICA 1
(PICTURE OF CROCODILE TO BE PLACED HESfTT"^
Most crocodiles of West Africa grow to a length of at least six
or seven feet. They are dangerous to livestock and human beings.
PREACHING IM HIGERIA^
If change were to represent advance, Nigeria would be one of the
most rapidly advancing nations in the world. Many of the changes are
small and, seemingly, of little importance. Many are large, and their
great importance is obvious.
The Nigerian never invented or used a wheel before the coming of the
white man. But today there are many Nigerians driving lorries (trucks)
to the remotest parts of Nigeria. The bulk of the many millions of
Nigerians see and in many ways are affected by these self-moving wheels.
But even though the idea of a wheel is present now in the Nigerian mind,
no Nigerian has made and put to use a wheel of his own. All farm produce
is carried from farm to village and from village to village by man power.
And while all of this is true, hundreds of young men are being trained
in school and Technical Institutes as mechanics. There aren*t enough
lorries to be repaired so that any more than a small percentage of these
young men can be employed, but a changing Nigeria is the hope of these
young men.
Many Nigerians wear shoes part of the time, but the feet of every
Nigerian are so toughened by many years of not wearing shoes that he can
go anywhere at any time without shoes. Many wear cloth that was made as
far away as England or Syria or Japan. Thousands wear no clothing, at all.
Ninety-five per cent of the people have never been to school. But
there is a school in almost every village. Recently I was traveling to
a village called Alakpa. After traveling several miles on a fairly good
dirt road, we came to a trail. We took the trail for several miles (my
Land Rover has four-wheel drive and eight forward gears much of-the
driving was spent in the lower two) and left the Rover and began to trek.
Then we came to a thing that all trekkers fear -- a swamp. Fortunately
r
cont. Inued^
we were able to get a canoe to take us through the swamp. After more
trekking and another canoe, we would have arrived at Alakpa. However,
darkness was setting in, and we had to return. I have said these things
to indicate the remo^^ss of Alakpa. But as remote as it is, it has
a school. It is available to all of the village. And it is free. But
how does one explain that there is a school in nearly every village and
95% of the people are illiterate. It is done in a word: change. A
few years ago the schools were not there,
(to be con-
AMSWERINS YOUR QUESTIONS
ffliAT DO AFRICANS EAT? The most- basic foods are bananas, yams,
I IM inn , M mmmmtmrnrnt hil"*! I ill ll^ J 9
rice, casava, oranges, guinea corn, plantain, beans, goat meat and fish
The yams here are not at all similar to American yams. African yams
are seldom less than a foot in length. They are usually between one
and two feet long. They grow for about one year before they are
harvested. Casava, when harvested, has poisonous juices in it. They
are squeezed out, and a food called garri is prepared. Plantain is
a banana-like fruit, but is much larger than a banana. Most of the
things that they prepare are seasoned with salt and hot pepper. Much
of the food is prepared with palm oil. This gives the food a high
calorie content. An African woman's kitchen is in her yard. She cooks
most of her food in one earthen pot over a wood fire.
VCgLACE PICTOPg ATJIEAD OF THIS AR^CLE)
Don, Marianne, Ruthie and Judy Baughman happily announce the
arrival of LISA ANNETTE on September 18th at 12:40 p.m. at the
NorthumbiJia Nursing Home, Yaba, Nigeria, West Africa, weighing three
pounds, two and one-fourth ounces.
I LIVING^INK NEED )
.-'I I ^
For a very good reason, one of our living~^ink contributors has
had to discontinue supporting us. They had been contributing #4 each
week. This discontinuance coupled with the arrival of our third daughter
has brought about a need for more livin^^ink. Prices here are higher
than we had anticipated. Living^ink balance for last year was only $35.
(See Financial Report.) The |l6 per month needs to be replaced and an
additional #25month gained. A church, church group, or Individual
could assume all or any part of this sum.
CO-WORKERS IN OHIO
The Grove City Church of Christ of Ohio began holding evening services
in Herman Torgerson*s home on January 4, 1956, with Lloyd Dunn, who was
then minister at Norton Church of Columbus, as volunteer minister. The
church was organized on January 22, with 23 members. They continued to
hold Sunday evening services only, until March 18, when their first Bible
School was held, with 38 in attendance. During the summer of 1956,
Robert Schwab, a junior at Kentucky Christian College, served as their
minister. Vacation Bible School was held the first two weeks in June, *56,
with an average attendance of 54. Several young people also attended
Christian Service Camp.
In the fall of '56, Lloyd Dunn came to be their fdli time minister.
He and his family live in the new parsonage, a three bedroom home in a
new addition to Grove City. The church has made rapid growth since
-r> . 1-. jj. ^ TTt TrC7 Tl^O "Hi ^ o C 4 t. a +
%r^)^ Dunn began his ministry. On October 13* 1957 Dunn's first
anniversary, there were 174 present at Bible School and 176 at church.
The membership is now 108, being drawn mostly from newcomers in town.
MA.IL m
We write to you in NOTES AND NEWS.. Won't you write to us, too.
Our address is:
iHMin m ^1111 m !! * r rTm.L^.
Donald D. Baughman
West Africa Christian Mission
Box 252
Yaha, Nigeria
West Africa
^ ^ financial report C
UT JJLlvlnjTr^nkQ
Received from Oct. 1, 1956 to Sept. 30| 1957: |3208
Disbursed from Oct. 1, 1956 to Sept. 30, 1957: $3173
Balance, Oct. 1, 1957: $ 35
b'l O n Operatinff Expenses ^
Received in Nigeria from Oct., 1956, thru Sept., 1957: $3166
Disbursed from Oct., 1956, thru Sept., 1957: $3166
Disbursed as follows:
Land Rover
$2744.79
Tape Recorder for Language Study-
159.46
New clutch lining for Rover
32.97
Omogun to hospital
3.78
Medicine
2.35
Interpreter
5.60
Petrol
38.92
Petrol
26.60
Omogun (hospital)
2.80
River boat
2.80
Petrol
42.17
Petrol
16.80
Oil 5: Service
4.28
Evangelist
15.40
Camping Equipment
13.23
Rover extras (locks for doors, fly-
screens, etc.)
19.60
Maps
3.50
Trip to Gold Coast
28.00
Miscellaneous
2.95
TOTAL $3166.00
All petrol was used for evangelistic purposes. The price of petrol ranges
from A5j^ to 56^ per gallon.
12 November 1957
470 THIRD GIRL FOR BAUGHMAN3 30
IN Yaba, Nigeria, West Africa, Ronald and Mrs. Mar^nne^nnounce
the birth of Lisa Annette September 18. She weighed three pounds,
two and one-fourth ounces. She will remain in the Morthrumbria
Nursing Home, Yaba, until she weighs five pounds. Weight Octoberj^ .i
^3Ihe Baughmans have twojjf^ls; JRuthie .4, and Judie
20th was three pounds, nine and a haft ounces.j^Address is;'~WeS^ ^
Africa Christian Mission, Box 258, Yaba, Nigeria, West Africa.
Forwarding address is; Robert Hugonoit, 431 Frebis Avenue,
Columbus 6, Ohio,
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The Land of the Sahara and the Niger
^OTES and
[N|eWS from
IGERI A
want her to come home. We won't get
to bring her for two or three weeks yet.
She has to weigh about five pounds.
Sunday, October 20th, she weighed
three pounds, nine and a half ounces.
We've been helping Mommy get Lisa's
bed and other things ready.
Daddy and Mommy got a letter from
Uncle Joe (Joe Bronson at Ft. Pierce,
Florida) and he cut his toe in a power
lawn mower. He said that he'd been
ANIMALS OF WEST AFRICA
hobbling around for two and a half
weeks. We hope that he is walking o.k.
by now. And, Uncle Joe, don't get your
other toe caught in the lawn mower!
Bye bye for this time. We know that
God is taking care of you.
, Love,
Ruthie and Judy
P. S. Mommy and Daddy say,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!"
Most crocodiles of West Africa
grow to a length of at least six or
seven feet. They are dangerous to
livestock and human beings.
\Phat a surprise when we awoke this
morning! We heard a lot of squeaks and
squeals and when Mommy and Daddy
came in our room guess what they found
behind the door? Snap and her new
little puppies seven of them. They
are all colors. Some white with brown
spots, one white with black spots, two
brown ones and two black ones. Mama
Snap is mostly black with a few white
spots. Snap licks them and cuddles
them up to her. She is a good Mama. We
can't wait until they are big enough for
us to play with them.
Sunday we went with Daddy and
Mommy to see some people get baptized.
We really had a bumpy ride. I don't like
bumpy rides very much; but Judy and I
wanted to see the people get baptized.
Daddy drove our Land Rover down little
paths, right through lots of bush, over
rickety bridges, and sometimes we were
in the water. Daddy got out to look at
his tires once; but we made it o.k. We
watched three young men and one
young lady get baptized. We wanted to
go in the water, too.
We go to school (nursery school)
every morning now. Ian goes too. He
moved to Apapa last Friday so we only
get to play with him at school. We try
to write the letters ABC; but I haven't
learned how yet. I can say some of them
though. Judy doesn't write any of them,
but she likes to sing "LMNO PQ". We
play with some little Indian girls.
Punum" is one of the youngest. And
we have little British friends and
"Ti Ti", who is an African. We like our
teacher. Her name is Mrs. Thornton.
We almost forgot the best news of
all. Judy and I have a little sister. She
was "born on September 18th. We call
her LISA ANNETTE. We saw her Sun
day and she is so tiny and cute. We just
wanted to squeeze her. We almost did,
but Mommy and Nurse Watson caught us.
Lisa opened her eyes and looked at us
and then went right back to sleep. We
Preaching in Nigeria
If change were to represent advance,
Nigeria would be one of the most rapidly
advancing nations in the world. Many of
the changes are small and, seemingly,
of little importance. Many are large,
and their great importance is obvious.
The Nigerian never invented or used
a wheel before the coming of the white
man. But today there are many Nigeri
ans driving lorries (trucks) to the
remotest parts of Nigeria. The bulk of
the many millions of Nigerians see and
in many ways are affected by these
self-moving wheels. But even though
the idea of a wheel is present now in
the Nigerian mind, no Nigerian has
made and put to use a wheel of his
own. All farm produce is carried from
farm to village and from village to
village by man power. And while all of
this is true, hundreds of young men are
being trained in school and Technical
Institutes as mechanics. There aren't
enough lorries to be repaired so that
any more than a small percentage of
these young men can be employed, but
a changing Nigeria is the hope of these
young men.
Many Nigerians wear shoes part of
the time, but the feet of every Nigerian
are so toughened by many years of not
wearing shoes that he can go anjrwhere
at any time without shoes. Many wear
cloth that was made as far away as
England or Syria or Japan. Thousands
wear no clothing, at all.
Ninety-five percent of the people
have never been to school. But there is
a school in almost every village. Re
cently I was traveling to a village called
Alakpa. After traveling several miles
on a fairly good dirt road, we came to a
trail. We took the trail for several
miles (my Land Rover has four-wheel
(please see first column, other side)
PREACHING IN NIGERIA
(began on other side)
drive and eight forward gears much of
the driving was spent in the lower two)
and left the Rover and began to trek.
Then we came to a thing that all
trekkers fear a swamp. Fortunately,
we were able to get a canoe to take us
through the swamp. After more trekking
and another canoe, we would have
arrived at Alakpa. However, darkness
was setting in, and we had to return. I
have said these things to indicate the
remoteness of Alakpa. But remote as it
is, it has a school. It is available to
all of the village. And it is free. But
how does one explain that there is a
school in nearly every village and yet
95% of the people are illiterate. It is
done in a word: change, A few years
ago~the-schools were not there;
(To be continued)
man's kitchen is in her yard. She cooks
most of her food in one earthen pot over
a wood fire.
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS
WHAT DO AFRICANS EAT? The
most basic foods are bananas, yams,
rice, casava, oranges, guinea corn,
plantain, beans, goat meat and fish.
The yams here are not at all similar
to American yams. African yams are
seldom less than a foot in length. They
are usually between one and two feet
long. They grow for about one year
before they are harvested. Casava, when
harvested, has poisonous juices in it.
They are squeezed out, and a food
called garri is prepared. Plantain is a
banana-like fruit, but is much larger
than a banana. Most of the things that
they prepare are seasoned with salt and
hot pepper. Much of the food is prepared
with palm oil. This gives the food a
high calorie content. An African wo
NOTES AND NEWS FROM NIGERIA
To receive NOTES AND NEWS
regularly, send a note to Mission Ser
vices, Box 968, Joliet, Illinois (and
please designate NOTES AND NEWS).
Edited and published six times
each year in February, April, June,
August, October & December for Don
ald Baughman, Box 252, Yaba, Nigeria,
British West Africa, by Mission Servi
ces, 509 W. Jefferson, Joliet, Illinois.
Entered as Second Class matter at
the Post Office at Joliet, Illinois under
acts of August 1912, August 1947, and
July 26, 1955.
Yol.ll, N0.5&6, Oct. &Dec., 1957
n
Don, Marianne, Ruthie and Judy
Baughman happily announce the arrival
of LISA ANNETTE on September 18th
at 12:40 p.m. at the Northumbria Nurs
ing Home, Yaba, Nigeria, West Africa,
weighing three pounds, two and one-
fourth ounces.
LIVINGLINK NEED
Fdf"^a very go6d"feason, 6ne~of duf
livinglink contributors has had to dis
continue supporting us. They had been
contributing $4.00 each week. This
discontinuance coupled with the arrival
of our third daughter has brought about
a need for more livinglink support.
Prices are higher than we anticipated.
The livinglink balance for last year
was only$35.00 (see Financial Report).
The $16.00 a month needs to be replaced
and an additional $25.00 a month
gained. A church, church group, or
individual could assume all or any part
of this sum.
CO-WORKERS IN OHIO
The Grove City Church of Christ of
Ohio began holding evening services in
Herman Torgerson's home on the 4th of
January 1956, with Lloyd Dunn, who
was then minister at Norton Church of
Columbus, as volunteer minister. The
church was organized on January 22,
with 23 members. They continued to
hold Sunday evening services only,
until March 18, when fheir first Bible
School was held with 38 in attendance.
During the summer of 1956, Robert
Schwab, a junior at Kentucky Christian
College, served as their minister. Vaca
tion Bible School was held the first
two weeks in June, '56, with an average
attendance of 54. Several young people
also attended Christian Service Camp.
In the fall of '56, Lloyd Dunn came
to be their full time minister. He and
his family live in a new parsonage, a
three bedroom home in a new addition
to Grove City. The church has made
rapid growth since Brother Dunn began
his ministry. On October 13, 1957,
Brother Dunn's first anniversary, there
were 174 present at Bible School and
176 at church. The membership is
now 108, being drawn mostly from
newcomers in town.
MAIL
We write to you in Notes and News.
Won't you write to us, too? Our address
is:
Donald D. Baughman
West Africa Christian Mission
Box 252
Yaba, Nigeria
West Africa
FINANCIAL REPORT
Livinglink
Received from October 1, 1956
to September 30, 1957 $3,208.00
Disbursed from Oct. 1, 1956
to September 30, 1957 $3,173.00
Balance, October 1, 1957 $ 35.00
Operating Expenses
Received in Nigeria from
October, 1956 through
September, 1957 $3,166.00
Disbursed from October,
1956 through Sept., 1957 $3,166.00
00.00
Disbursements as follows:
Land Rover $2,744.79
Tape Recorder for
Language Study 159.79
New clutch lining for Rover . 32.97
Omogun to hospital 3.78
Medicine 2.35
Interpreter 5.60
Petrol 38.92
Petrol 26.60
Omogun (hospital) 2.80
River boat 2.80
_Pej^ol 42.17
Petrol 16.80
Oil and Service 4.28
Evangelist 15.40
Camping Equipment 12.23
Rover extras (locks for doors,
fly screens, etc.) 19.60
Maps 3.50
Trip to Gold Coast 28.00
Miscellaneous 2.95
Total $3,166.00
All petrol was used for evangelistic
purposes. The price of petrol ranges
from 45^ to 560 a gallon.
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