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. . .Don and Mrs, Mariannaand daughters will return to the
states in July for their third furlough,having first arrived in Nigeria in 1956. Their
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third term of service was marked by civil war which is now wnded^with schools and
markets returning to.normal, though inflation still renders many local farmers
foodless. The Walter Smith^will re who joined the work in September 1967^
will remain on the field until the Baughmans return in June of 1972. Forva rding
address i^^Mrs. Carol Scarbrough, ^ 243 Mizell, Duncanville, TX 75116. Ai^etters
will reach them at Box 46, Otta, Nigeria, Africa until July 3. . .
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IN STATES'
Don and Mrs. Marianne Baughman are on furlough from their work in Nigeria
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having returned to the states Aug. 16th with their daughters Jud^j^, Disband Jan^
They are living at 729 W. Locust St. , Wilmington, Ohio 45177, where^^^he Church
of Christ of Wilmington, Ohio has provided them a furnished house.
Don is traveling among supporting churches and speaking in behalf of the work
lliE in Nigeria^hevc Bis sister Edna Anne and family the Walter Sfniths are continuting
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the work on the field.
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Baughman Stricken
On Spesiking Tour
Bon Baughman collapsed Oct. 6 in Bden, N. C. where he had driven from
Wilmington, Ohio to keep a speaking appointment. Reo^ring back trouble has
been blamed and prayer is requested. While it does not appear critical, it is
incapacitating and will require cancellation of speaking appointments.
Oct 16, 1971
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He may be addressed at 729 W.
Locust St. , Wilmington, OH 45177.^
News of Hi With picture /Mrs. Marianne and Don Baughman,
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next to News of His,3. . f' I<. H" /
r"": 7 Two men from Wilmington, Ohio church drove to North
Carolina to return Don Baughman after he collapsed tn Eden, N. C. Oct. 6 while on
a missionary reporting visit. Orthopedic specialists report;^ that he has two deterioij'ting
lumbar discs, but surgery is not considered necessary at present. He has resumed
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his speaking appointments while still under the doctor^s care. Mrs. Baughman reported
that in Nigeria, her sister's husband Walter Smith has been pronounced cured of
the infectious hepatitis that had incapacitated him, Baughmai/s may be addressed at
729 W, Locust, Wii^mington, OH 45177, , ,
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Education Of Missionary
Children
The question of how to educate their children is answered
differently by different missionaries. We in Nigeria have an
swered the questionby taking twodifferent alternatives.
Jane and Lisa Baughman are attending school in Jos,
Nigeria. This school, the Hillcrest School, is run by the
Sudan Interior Mission. It is for missionary children and
others from all over West Africa. This school is 674 miles
from us here at Otta, a fact which means that the girls board
at the school and are separated from their parents tor many
months out of each year.
The Smiths, on the other hand, use an American corre
spondence course in teaching their children. This approach
has its disadvantages, but it has proven to be a satisfactory
alternative to the perennial question of how to educate our
children.
Of Problems And Opportunities
The Day of Prayer is only one meaing which is a part
of our camp programin Nigeria. Other camps meet during
the year and, unlike the Day of PrayCT, la.st longer than one
day. During these camps, people eat and sleep at our camp
grounds here. Last year's weekend retreat at Easter time
really overta.xed our facilities. It is becoming more and more
obvious that, in order to continue with the camp program
as we would like, we will have to build some more facili
ties. These facilities are needed if we are to continue with
church leaders at the grass roots level. The following, then,
are the facilities most needed: a dormitory, a dining hall,
and a water tank or cistern at the campgrounds. The land
that we now have is sufficient for the needed facilities.
Please make this a matter of prayer concern on oitr be
half as we seek the Lord's guidance in deciding how best to
serve Him, here in Nigeria. 11 you or your class or church
would like to help with additions to our camp program,
yourcontribution will begratefully accepted.
The Language Barrier
Foreign evangelists or missionaries are not the onlyones
who have trouble because of language barriers. Even Ni
gerians who must communicate with other Nigerian people
who do not speak their language have problems.
One Nigerian evangelist, who preaches for a congregation
in a language group not his own, told how he was puzzled
one day when he prayed and no onesaid amen to his pray
er. This evangelist had, because of his use of one wrong
vowel, said, "God will cut off our tongues," when he had in
tended to say, "God will hear our prayers".
The Benin-Shagamu Road
In the Nigerian Daily Times' editorial for October 13,
1973, the following remarks appeared (the editor was speak
ing about the road from Benin to Shagamu); "...the road
has ceased to be a safe priority road which it used to be and
has instead become a veritable death-trap not only lor wreck-
less drivers but also for the most wary ol motorists." Don
Baughman's recent experience on this very road underscores
the Times' point that even the "most wary" motorist can in
deed find the road dangerous.
Report From Don And
Marianne Baughman
We want to thank you for your prayers in our behalf
since we had the accident on July 27, on the Ore-Ijebu Ode
Road, here in the Western State of Nigeria. We praise the
Lord for His goodness to us! There were seven ol us in the
eight-day-old Peugeot family car (station wagon): our three
daughters, Judy, Usa, and Jane; Ann Bartram, from Wil
mington, Ohio; our nephew, Danny Durfey, a sophomore
at Arlington State inTexas; and Don and M/irianne Baugh
man. We all walked out of the wreckage after hitting an
unlighted stationary lorry (truck) standing in the road after
dark. Bright lights blinded Don and he slowed down just
before we hit. Judy had a concussion and Don and Marianne
had fractured ribs. Today we are all well and thankful to
OUT Heavenly Father.
Imagine riding after dark in a drizzling rain and s'udden-
ly crashing. Danny called, "l)aaan...Daaawwn...Daaawwnn,
are you all right?" Danny has a Texas drawl. He pulled
Don's seat back away from the steering wheel. Slowly, Don
climbed out, saying, "I think so." Then Dann\' wanted to
know, "What do you do in a case like this when you can't
call the police or ambulance or anything?" There was only
one answer-pray.
Soon, a young Nigerian came and told us that he had
transport waiting. The Good Samaritan had asked the dri
ver to stop and asked the other people to let us crowd in.
Two local men were hired to watch the loads left in the car
and to sprciid grass down the road behind the wreck to in
sure that no one else would hit the Peugeot. We climbed into
the van that seated about fourteen. We brought as much of
our hand luggage as we could carry; such as the medicine
kit, briefcase, and cameras.
The van tore down the road toward Lagos and home,
which was fourteen miles the other side of Lagos. Soon, we
came to the town of Shagamu. There were lorries every
where, covering both sides of the road. There was only a
narrow strip open up the middle. We barreled up through
the opening. Good Sam shouting, "Go on! Go on!" all the
way. Soon, we could go no farther. It seems that all the
lorry drivers were sleeping and the vehicles would not be
moved before morning. Ann hopped down and bought Cokes
before we backtracked 20 miles and hurled over broken,
muddy roads to get round Shagamu. By 2:00 a.m., we
reached tiie Lagos Airport Road and the driver took us di
rectly to Dr. Williams, our family doctor. He examined all
of us, gave some of us injections and medicines. He saw all
of our mosquite bites and dosed us with plenty of malaria
medicine. He toldJudy logo to bed for four days and Mari
anne to go to bed for a couple of days and have an x-ray
taken on the following Monday. We had ask^d the driver to
come back for us after he made his journey into Lagos. He
came back at 3:30 and we arrived home at 4:00 a.m.-just
24 hours after we had started. We paid the driver the $40
fare he requested and sent Danny to wake the Smiths. Don
immediately wrote out a police report. Eddie got food ready
and Walter, Keith, and Danny left at 7:00 a.m. for Bebu
Ode and the wreck, which was 29 miles on the other side of
Ijebu(about 100 miles fromhome).
Walter went dfrectly to the police station. Then he hired
a lumber lorry to carry the wrecked car to the police station.
The police said that they must make an investigation and
write a report and would Mr. Baughman come over there as
soon as he could. Fortunately, Smiths' Volkswagen held out
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A new car for Don and Marrianne Baughman "only 73
days after the accident"
for another trip over there when Donwas well enough to go.
They asked for Don's driving license for their report. They
then asked Don to come back at a certain time to get his
license. When Don went back for it, he was informed that
the man who had his license had gone to Ibadan. A few
weeks later, we received the police report of the accident in
the mail. We immediately wrote and asked them to please
send the license by registered mail. No answer. A police
friend told us that the "mails are not safe enough". The li
cense is still at the Ijebu police station. Don carries a hand
writtennote from the officer in charge.
At last, the police allowed the Peugeot to be moved. We
had already contacted our insurance company and the tow
truck went over there and brought the vehicle to Lagos.
Then began the jaunts of Walter and Don to Lagos and the
insurance company. Atrip from hometo Lagos (a distance
of 22 miles) averages two hours in traffic jams. Every
other day, we went to the insurance office and would be told.
"We have no report from theengineer yet." The engineer and
repair garage are in Apapa, a suburb of Lagos. Don and
Walter went there several times to talk to the engineer. On
the next visit to the insurance agent, we were offered a re
paired two-year-old car for our new one. We told them that
we didn't want an old car for a new one. Then began ses
sions of trying to get a check for the full cost of the vehicle.
After prolonged bargaining and calling the district mana
ger, we were able to get a reasonable amount for our fami
ly car.
.Meanwhile, we were fortunate to have the use of a Peu
geot saloon. We knew that we would have a long wait to
get another family car. We enjoyed the four-door saloon and
found that the operating costs areless. .So, we decided on the
saloon. We continually thank God for the way He has
supplied our every n^. We picked up our new car on
October8-exactly 73 days after the accident!
Mrs. Carol .Scarbrough, Box 223, Duncanville, Texas,
75116, is forwarding agent for the Baughmans.