Feb 1st Did TEE accounts. Jane Hamilton to supper.
2nd Katy to musical evening.
3rd Colossians at Hillcrest Sunday school. Barnaba Dusu on the creed in Hausa.
4th Editing the poor translation of Seven Letters. Visited Sharpes. She has threatened miscarriage. Very thick harmattan.
5th Editing slow. Chat with Luka from Gwoza who has been ill.
6th Executive Committee has approved my secondment to work for Dele. Katy on duty. Petrol easier.
8th TEE at Dutsen Was, 110 miles.
9th Katy on duty. Water short. No tanker.
10th Taught Colossians. Simon Dades poor in Hausa. Trevor Wells did good study.
11th Editing Seven Letters
12th Katy at nursery and Pineview. Garba checking Seven Letter. More editing.
13th To Bukuru and Foron with the TEE book. Mavis Bulmer is tying.
14th TEE editing is hard work. Liz MacLean and Lindsey Sharpe to supper. Katy at recorder group.
16th Musical evening on Bach. David Owers and Eileen Clarke engaged.
17th Colossians again. Gos and Magog picnic with Wells. Led Hebrews Bible study.
18th TEE editing.
19th More editing.
21st Marion Mollenhaur to dinner.
22nd Went to Miango for Garba to check TEE book.
23rd White ants in TEE stationery. Bookselling to big evangelistic rally at Bokkos.
24th Hillcrest Sunday school taken again.
25th TEE editing.
26th Jonathan has bleeding infected feet.
27th First rain of the year.
28th Petrol long queues. Katy at school PE display, recorder practise and St Pirans choir.
29th TEKAN Hausa Bible school subcommittee congratulated me an TEE work. Petrol queue an hour and a half.
Monday, April 30, 2018
The changing world (89) Jan 80
Jan 1st Birthday tea for Sue Ladipo at Miango.
6th Jim Pleudemann preached morning an me evening. Garba's entrance hut burned down.
7th Filling by dentist. Walk in pine forest with the Wells.
8th 79 letters written during the week's holiday.
9th To river with Wells. Greeted Garba and helped with a gift.
10th Back to Rockhaven and TEE teachers meeting.
11th Lectured on TEE.
13th Lead Hausa service and communion. Encouraged to find newly arrived Hemmings are reformed. Led Bible study. Bentleys to lunch.
14th Katy started a week of guesthouse duty.
15th Water getting short so the watchman is pumping at night.
16th Visited the water board but no tanker sent.
17th Children back to school. Chaired TEE Association.
18th Preparing for Sunday hausa service with students. TEE stocktaking.
19th Bought potatoes in Daffo. Hillcrest musical evening.
20th Hausa service at Kabong. Students led. I preached.
21st Tanker delivering water. Rachel to school screaming.
22nd Katy on Pineview duty. Delivered TEE books to Foron and Shendam.
23rd Too TEE Seven Letters for quotation at NBTT. Katy on guest house duty.
24th Last day of Hausa course.
25th End of term Hausa course visit to the wildlife park.
26th Took the boys to play with Drews. He s consultant paediatrician at the university hospital. Wiltons to supper.
27th Started series on Colossians at Hillcrest adult Sunday school.
28th Trudy Becker to super.
29th TEE correspondence.
31st Tidying TEE store. Long prayer meeting with Daniel Musa.
6th Jim Pleudemann preached morning an me evening. Garba's entrance hut burned down.
7th Filling by dentist. Walk in pine forest with the Wells.
8th 79 letters written during the week's holiday.
9th To river with Wells. Greeted Garba and helped with a gift.
10th Back to Rockhaven and TEE teachers meeting.
11th Lectured on TEE.
13th Lead Hausa service and communion. Encouraged to find newly arrived Hemmings are reformed. Led Bible study. Bentleys to lunch.
14th Katy started a week of guesthouse duty.
15th Water getting short so the watchman is pumping at night.
16th Visited the water board but no tanker sent.
17th Children back to school. Chaired TEE Association.
18th Preparing for Sunday hausa service with students. TEE stocktaking.
19th Bought potatoes in Daffo. Hillcrest musical evening.
20th Hausa service at Kabong. Students led. I preached.
21st Tanker delivering water. Rachel to school screaming.
22nd Katy on Pineview duty. Delivered TEE books to Foron and Shendam.
23rd Too TEE Seven Letters for quotation at NBTT. Katy on guest house duty.
24th Last day of Hausa course.
25th End of term Hausa course visit to the wildlife park.
26th Took the boys to play with Drews. He s consultant paediatrician at the university hospital. Wiltons to supper.
27th Started series on Colossians at Hillcrest adult Sunday school.
28th Trudy Becker to super.
29th TEE correspondence.
31st Tidying TEE store. Long prayer meeting with Daniel Musa.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Diary w/e 28 Apr 2018
Sun 22 April
While I heard Paul Levy on Love your neighbour, Katy, feeling ill for more than a day, off her food and at times confused, had dialled 111 and been sent to a GP who said her oxygen was low . Referred to Ealing A&E she was admitted with pneumonia and dehydration. Visited her in the evening. Failed to find a lift to Harmondsworth to preach and I had to agree not to drive myself.
Mon 23 Apr
Katy upset to be told she needs liver tests and perhaps a stay as inpatient until Thursday. When I visited she was in better spirits. Going through the papers for our member whose power of attorney I am to have,
Tu 24 Apr
Registered with local doctor as the Perivale surgery has thrown us out. Visited Katy. In good spirits. What we thought we re hallucinations are merely due to macular degeneration. Gethin Jones at Ealing Lunchtime talks on the resurrection in Mark, Jesus the prophet. Pastoral visit sorting out a members finances.
Wed 25 Apr
Third cut of lawn. Katy home from hospital. Iranian visiting speaker at our midweek meeting telling of witness and persecution in Iran and witness among the Iranian diaspora .
Th 26 Apr
Early morning elders prayer meeting, always an encouragement.
Fr 27 Apr
OPD at Moorfields Eye, Ealing.Four hours with unexpected more laser treatment to settle my left eye. Gridlock coming home. Walked about half the way. An hour and a half to get home.
Sat 28
A cold day and my spirit felt that too. I had booked to go to two meetings but had not the energy.
While I heard Paul Levy on Love your neighbour, Katy, feeling ill for more than a day, off her food and at times confused, had dialled 111 and been sent to a GP who said her oxygen was low . Referred to Ealing A&E she was admitted with pneumonia and dehydration. Visited her in the evening. Failed to find a lift to Harmondsworth to preach and I had to agree not to drive myself.
Mon 23 Apr
Katy upset to be told she needs liver tests and perhaps a stay as inpatient until Thursday. When I visited she was in better spirits. Going through the papers for our member whose power of attorney I am to have,
Tu 24 Apr
Registered with local doctor as the Perivale surgery has thrown us out. Visited Katy. In good spirits. What we thought we re hallucinations are merely due to macular degeneration. Gethin Jones at Ealing Lunchtime talks on the resurrection in Mark, Jesus the prophet. Pastoral visit sorting out a members finances.
Wed 25 Apr
Third cut of lawn. Katy home from hospital. Iranian visiting speaker at our midweek meeting telling of witness and persecution in Iran and witness among the Iranian diaspora .
Th 26 Apr
Early morning elders prayer meeting, always an encouragement.
Fr 27 Apr
OPD at Moorfields Eye, Ealing.Four hours with unexpected more laser treatment to settle my left eye. Gridlock coming home. Walked about half the way. An hour and a half to get home.
Sat 28
A cold day and my spirit felt that too. I had booked to go to two meetings but had not the energy.
Saturday, April 28, 2018
The changing world (88) Dec 79
Dec 1st To Daffo. Three men sold N672 of books. Bought potatoes.
2nd Cold season now with us so no swimming. Daniel Must preaching in the morning, Dave Bickel evening study.
3rd Teaching Hausa. TEE duplicating.
4th Taught two lessons for TEE supervisors course. but not well with stomach pains. Last time Katy supervises Pineview.
5th Yakubu Yako lectures on evangelism.
6th Christmas programme at Hillcrest.
7th Visited Crossleys of CMS at Kafanchan overnight.
8th Kafanchan much hotter than Plateau. Picnic down Kwoi Road.
9th Back to Jos. Dele flew in and I took him to Mango. Christmas programme at Hillcrest.
10th Teaching Hausa. Barnaba Dusu lectured.
11th Typing TEE tests and duplicating. Trevitt and Mollemaker to dinner.
12th Boys on school holidays. Katy at St Piran's choir practise.
13th Garba lectured on witness to Muslims. The need for a church for Hausa converts is evident, a contextualised approach.
14th Quiet Day on church as community with the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary.
15th On duty in guest house. Dominy preaching, Brian Evans Bible study.
17th Supermarket in Jos robbed but two thieves caught.
18h Chuck Kraft of Fuller Seminary to lecture and lunch. He wrote our Hausa course book and had to leave the Church of the Brethren Mission when he advocated polygamists could be ordained.
To Garba's for naming ceremony.
19th Gulas lectured on Borno.
20th Hausa teaching. TEE proof reading. Katy to St Piran's choir practise while I cooked supper.
21st Christmas music evening at Dominys.
22nd Katy played at a big society wedding for the Gowon family.
23rd Colin Bulley preached. Elizabeth Clarke and Charles Todd to lunch, Carlings to tea. Katy played for St Piran's carol service. Drinks at Ladipos.
25th Disturbed early morning by a church service with loudspeakers. I preached in the morning. Lunch with Wells, Wiltons and others in guest house. Coles to tea.
27th To Mango for holiday. Bulmers and Kimbers there too. Rachel fell and scratched face and leg.
29th Garba round to tell us he is a father again, a boy, Suleman.
30th SIM standard of preaching shows improvement.
31st Visited grab and family. Watch night service to see in the eighties.
2nd Cold season now with us so no swimming. Daniel Must preaching in the morning, Dave Bickel evening study.
3rd Teaching Hausa. TEE duplicating.
4th Taught two lessons for TEE supervisors course. but not well with stomach pains. Last time Katy supervises Pineview.
5th Yakubu Yako lectures on evangelism.
6th Christmas programme at Hillcrest.
7th Visited Crossleys of CMS at Kafanchan overnight.
8th Kafanchan much hotter than Plateau. Picnic down Kwoi Road.
9th Back to Jos. Dele flew in and I took him to Mango. Christmas programme at Hillcrest.
10th Teaching Hausa. Barnaba Dusu lectured.
11th Typing TEE tests and duplicating. Trevitt and Mollemaker to dinner.
12th Boys on school holidays. Katy at St Piran's choir practise.
13th Garba lectured on witness to Muslims. The need for a church for Hausa converts is evident, a contextualised approach.
14th Quiet Day on church as community with the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary.
15th On duty in guest house. Dominy preaching, Brian Evans Bible study.
17th Supermarket in Jos robbed but two thieves caught.
18h Chuck Kraft of Fuller Seminary to lecture and lunch. He wrote our Hausa course book and had to leave the Church of the Brethren Mission when he advocated polygamists could be ordained.
To Garba's for naming ceremony.
19th Gulas lectured on Borno.
20th Hausa teaching. TEE proof reading. Katy to St Piran's choir practise while I cooked supper.
21st Christmas music evening at Dominys.
22nd Katy played at a big society wedding for the Gowon family.
23rd Colin Bulley preached. Elizabeth Clarke and Charles Todd to lunch, Carlings to tea. Katy played for St Piran's carol service. Drinks at Ladipos.
25th Disturbed early morning by a church service with loudspeakers. I preached in the morning. Lunch with Wells, Wiltons and others in guest house. Coles to tea.
27th To Mango for holiday. Bulmers and Kimbers there too. Rachel fell and scratched face and leg.
29th Garba round to tell us he is a father again, a boy, Suleman.
30th SIM standard of preaching shows improvement.
31st Visited grab and family. Watch night service to see in the eighties.
The changing world (87) Nov 79
Nov 1st Electricity off all day. Katy helping at nursery school.
2nd Jim Pluedemann lectured on leadership.
3rd Took children swimming. made a bonfire, burned a guy and cooked potatoes.
4th Road to Kano now good. Visited Dele.
5th Bankole lectured on independent churches.
6th John Crayton, Katy's cousin's husband visited on business.
7th Luch with John at Plateau hotel before he left for Kaduna.
8th Hausa teaching. Katy at nursery school. Pleased to meet another reformed Dutchman, Willem Mollemaker.
9th Picked up Mark from printers. Pleudemann lectured again. Rivetts and family members visiting to supper.
10th Took boys swimming. Planted seeds. Field Society barbecue at Lamingo Dam.
11th Peter Dominy preached at HQ. Katy on guesthouse duty. Took boys swimming.
12th Labaran, a second informant employed. John Boer lectured. Bill Clark of Evangelical Press arrived.
13th Hausa teaching. Showed Bill bookshops and TCNN. Talked about me doing book work in future.
14th John Boer lectured n church and society.
15th Took Bill to Kunet, Bokkos, Daffo and Farin Ruwa. He spoke at prayer meeting.
16th Visited Greers at Bukuru before driving All to Kano and eating with Onamusi.
17th Back to Jos, 300 Km in three hours. Our Town performed at Hillcrest, the first stage play I ever saw as a boy.
18th Recorded Jonathan in third grade choir during Hillcrest service. John Cox visiting. Took Bible study.
19th Peter Dominy will have my part time secondment to work with Dele considered. Ezekiel Makama lectured on church growth.
20th Hausa teaching. Unpacking parcels from Evangelical Press. Katy at Pineview where we ate dinner.
21st Katy started a week of guesthouse supervision. Alexander Law lectured on spiritual life in COCIN. Birthday party for Jonathan's ninth
23ed John Boer's Th.D party at Evenhousess.
24th Recording Sue Davies' LPs. Grace Onamusi gave us plantains. Took boys swimming then to see polo. Katy at musical evening.
25th Geof Kimber preaching.
26th TEE subcommittee. New worker Sunday has stolen N1200 from Rockhaven safe.
28th Hausa teaching and preparing a lecture on TEE.
30th Katy to Messiah.
2nd Jim Pluedemann lectured on leadership.
3rd Took children swimming. made a bonfire, burned a guy and cooked potatoes.
4th Road to Kano now good. Visited Dele.
5th Bankole lectured on independent churches.
6th John Crayton, Katy's cousin's husband visited on business.
7th Luch with John at Plateau hotel before he left for Kaduna.
8th Hausa teaching. Katy at nursery school. Pleased to meet another reformed Dutchman, Willem Mollemaker.
9th Picked up Mark from printers. Pleudemann lectured again. Rivetts and family members visiting to supper.
10th Took boys swimming. Planted seeds. Field Society barbecue at Lamingo Dam.
11th Peter Dominy preached at HQ. Katy on guesthouse duty. Took boys swimming.
12th Labaran, a second informant employed. John Boer lectured. Bill Clark of Evangelical Press arrived.
13th Hausa teaching. Showed Bill bookshops and TCNN. Talked about me doing book work in future.
14th John Boer lectured n church and society.
15th Took Bill to Kunet, Bokkos, Daffo and Farin Ruwa. He spoke at prayer meeting.
16th Visited Greers at Bukuru before driving All to Kano and eating with Onamusi.
17th Back to Jos, 300 Km in three hours. Our Town performed at Hillcrest, the first stage play I ever saw as a boy.
18th Recorded Jonathan in third grade choir during Hillcrest service. John Cox visiting. Took Bible study.
19th Peter Dominy will have my part time secondment to work with Dele considered. Ezekiel Makama lectured on church growth.
20th Hausa teaching. Unpacking parcels from Evangelical Press. Katy at Pineview where we ate dinner.
21st Katy started a week of guesthouse supervision. Alexander Law lectured on spiritual life in COCIN. Birthday party for Jonathan's ninth
23ed John Boer's Th.D party at Evenhousess.
24th Recording Sue Davies' LPs. Grace Onamusi gave us plantains. Took boys swimming then to see polo. Katy at musical evening.
25th Geof Kimber preaching.
26th TEE subcommittee. New worker Sunday has stolen N1200 from Rockhaven safe.
28th Hausa teaching and preparing a lecture on TEE.
30th Katy to Messiah.
The changing world (86) Oct 79
Oct 1st Met Dupe Onamusi and Dave Bickel at new Jos airport. Stuck twice on road to Mango.
2nd Hausa course going well.
3rd Supplies TEE books to Mada Hills church.
5th Translated when Garba gave the students a lecture on Hausa customs.
6th Work on TEE prayer book.
7th To Tae for the 75th anniversary go the mission. Governor war and TV present for four hour service, Bitrus Gani preaching.
8th N100 to washing stolen from the line. Barnaba Dusu lecture on Middle Belt Cultures.
9th Katy at Pineview.
10th Kieth Back lectured on the Kanuri.
11th Hausa teaching then a lecture again at TCNN.
12th Emmanuel Oladipo lectured on student work.
13th With Kathleen Gordon and Barbara Jaques to wild life park and Elm House swimming pool.
14th Colin Bulley preached at HQ. Lunch with Gulas at Gindiri, tea with Owens. Good evening Bible study by Geoff Kimber.
15th Students complain Garba's drilling is not very good. Mavis Bulmer doing some typing for me.
16th Katy at Pineview where we had supper. It was infamous for 365 dessert, a variant of fruit salad every day.
17th Arranging a TEE Association exhibit for the Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship meetings.
18th Hausa teaching then NEF and a lecture on TEE at TCNN. Led prayer meeting.
19th Book selling at NEF.
20th Took family and Tim Bulmer to Foron. Supplied men in Bokkos with books and picked up potatoes making N5 a sack profit.
21st Trevor Wells preached.
22nd Peter Dominy lectured on Christianity and social change.
24th Katy on Rockhaven fury. Emmanuel and Ruth Oladipo lectured on the Christian family.
25th Took Bible study at prayer meeting. Katy doing Halloween costumes.
26th Hillcrest fancy dress parade.
27th Took family for a swim. Katy at a musical evening.
28th Preached in Hausa. Swimming again. David Owers spoke in the evening.
29th Must Gotom lectured on African theology.
30th More Hausa teaching. Pineview for supper again.
31st Katy on Rockhaven duty. I took the children to Kafanchan but biting ants prevented a visit to the waterfall.
2nd Hausa course going well.
3rd Supplies TEE books to Mada Hills church.
5th Translated when Garba gave the students a lecture on Hausa customs.
6th Work on TEE prayer book.
7th To Tae for the 75th anniversary go the mission. Governor war and TV present for four hour service, Bitrus Gani preaching.
8th N100 to washing stolen from the line. Barnaba Dusu lecture on Middle Belt Cultures.
9th Katy at Pineview.
10th Kieth Back lectured on the Kanuri.
11th Hausa teaching then a lecture again at TCNN.
12th Emmanuel Oladipo lectured on student work.
13th With Kathleen Gordon and Barbara Jaques to wild life park and Elm House swimming pool.
14th Colin Bulley preached at HQ. Lunch with Gulas at Gindiri, tea with Owens. Good evening Bible study by Geoff Kimber.
15th Students complain Garba's drilling is not very good. Mavis Bulmer doing some typing for me.
16th Katy at Pineview where we had supper. It was infamous for 365 dessert, a variant of fruit salad every day.
17th Arranging a TEE Association exhibit for the Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship meetings.
18th Hausa teaching then NEF and a lecture on TEE at TCNN. Led prayer meeting.
19th Book selling at NEF.
20th Took family and Tim Bulmer to Foron. Supplied men in Bokkos with books and picked up potatoes making N5 a sack profit.
21st Trevor Wells preached.
22nd Peter Dominy lectured on Christianity and social change.
24th Katy on Rockhaven fury. Emmanuel and Ruth Oladipo lectured on the Christian family.
25th Took Bible study at prayer meeting. Katy doing Halloween costumes.
26th Hillcrest fancy dress parade.
27th Took family for a swim. Katy at a musical evening.
28th Preached in Hausa. Swimming again. David Owers spoke in the evening.
29th Must Gotom lectured on African theology.
30th More Hausa teaching. Pineview for supper again.
31st Katy on Rockhaven duty. I took the children to Kafanchan but biting ants prevented a visit to the waterfall.
Friday, April 27, 2018
The changing world (85) Sep 79
Sep 1st Buying books for Boi bookshop to resell.
2nd Rush to get to church at 9am as Katy supervising and I had to feed rabbits and chickens. Led evening meeting.
3rd Rain less. TEE Hausa committee. Reading New Testament part two manuscript. Traffic jams with President Obasanjo in Jos. Hillcrest PTA.
4th Katy at Pineview.
5th To Kano to pick up David Bickel from plane.
6th Editing Life of Christ TEE book.
7th Ruth Veltkamp secretary of TEE Association visited. Rachel in nursery class. August allowance aid - record promptness? Editing Life of Christ. Pregnant Jenny baker has hepatitis. Swains and Bulmers staying. dele and family lunched at Rockhaven.
8th Dug up grass beneath the flame tree. Bought beef at N3.50 a kilo and pot at N1 per pound.
9th Eileen Clark, Kathleen Gordon and Mary Salter to lunch. Katy did children's Sunday school for ours and Wells.
10th Life of Christ editing. Digging garden. Katy to Mango for conference committee. Rachel weepy at school.
11th TEE editing. Katy at Pineview. Kimber, Bulmer and David disciplined over exposing themselves at school.
12th Katy on Rockhaven supervision with three families staying. TEE book work and gardening.
13th Katy at nursery with Rachel. She has pain in one eye.
15th To Bokkos, Daffo and Foron. N816 of books sold. Bought bananas, limes and potatoes. N7 a sack profit on the latter.
17th Took Brian Boddy to Kabwir and gave five lectures. Brought Salter and Clarke back. Phillip Hacking and Dominy to dinner.
18th Garba has new hearing aid.
21st Mango conference. Must Got poor.
22nd Hacking and Ogobe speaking.
23rd Farewellfor John Dean. Bulley good sermon.
24th Back to Rockhaven with nine on a new Hausa course.
25th Course going well. Farewell for Grace Stokes. Katy at Pineview. Saw Ezekiel Bagu.
26th Boys have good school reports. Bought Paedia Press books from John Boer and enjoyed a cigar. The books ate from a friend of his in Canada and a great introduction to Dutch reformed righties.
27th Rachel's birthday party. Did TEE accounts. Dele staying.
28th TEE subcommittee. Dele took boys to pick up his daughter Dupe from Kent Academy.
29th Sermon preparation. Sawed branched off tree.
30th Preached in Hausa. Brian Boddy with us all day.
2nd Rush to get to church at 9am as Katy supervising and I had to feed rabbits and chickens. Led evening meeting.
3rd Rain less. TEE Hausa committee. Reading New Testament part two manuscript. Traffic jams with President Obasanjo in Jos. Hillcrest PTA.
4th Katy at Pineview.
5th To Kano to pick up David Bickel from plane.
6th Editing Life of Christ TEE book.
7th Ruth Veltkamp secretary of TEE Association visited. Rachel in nursery class. August allowance aid - record promptness? Editing Life of Christ. Pregnant Jenny baker has hepatitis. Swains and Bulmers staying. dele and family lunched at Rockhaven.
8th Dug up grass beneath the flame tree. Bought beef at N3.50 a kilo and pot at N1 per pound.
9th Eileen Clark, Kathleen Gordon and Mary Salter to lunch. Katy did children's Sunday school for ours and Wells.
10th Life of Christ editing. Digging garden. Katy to Mango for conference committee. Rachel weepy at school.
11th TEE editing. Katy at Pineview. Kimber, Bulmer and David disciplined over exposing themselves at school.
12th Katy on Rockhaven supervision with three families staying. TEE book work and gardening.
13th Katy at nursery with Rachel. She has pain in one eye.
15th To Bokkos, Daffo and Foron. N816 of books sold. Bought bananas, limes and potatoes. N7 a sack profit on the latter.
17th Took Brian Boddy to Kabwir and gave five lectures. Brought Salter and Clarke back. Phillip Hacking and Dominy to dinner.
18th Garba has new hearing aid.
21st Mango conference. Must Got poor.
22nd Hacking and Ogobe speaking.
23rd Farewellfor John Dean. Bulley good sermon.
24th Back to Rockhaven with nine on a new Hausa course.
25th Course going well. Farewell for Grace Stokes. Katy at Pineview. Saw Ezekiel Bagu.
26th Boys have good school reports. Bought Paedia Press books from John Boer and enjoyed a cigar. The books ate from a friend of his in Canada and a great introduction to Dutch reformed righties.
27th Rachel's birthday party. Did TEE accounts. Dele staying.
28th TEE subcommittee. Dele took boys to pick up his daughter Dupe from Kent Academy.
29th Sermon preparation. Sawed branched off tree.
30th Preached in Hausa. Brian Boddy with us all day.
The changing world (84) Aug 79
Aug 1st Seeing about TEE book printing. Katy in charge of Rockhaven guesthouse.
2nd Gave blood for a Polish professor. Petrol queue half an hour.
3rd To Daffo for furniture and potatoes.
4th Moving things into the new house hampered by heavy rain.
5th Final sermon of three on Ezra at HQ church. Katy took children's Sunday school. John Wilton evening study. Minuses of SIM enquiring about Hausa course.
6th Moving into new house where we slept but meals in guesthouse. Farewell for Baxters.
7th New washing machine a luxury
8th Work on TEE life of Christ. Sally the dachshund now with us
9th Boys happily back to school. Picked up Old testament part two from the printers.
10th Colloquial Hausa test for Pfeffers.
11th Peter Dominy gave lecture at the start of a new Hausa course for thirteen students.
12th Grace and Fred Holland, American TEE experts here for supper.
13th Good star to three week Hausa course.
15th Bitrus Pam lectures.
16th Shagari elected president.
17th Hausa teaching. Andrew and Janice Rivett to supper.
18th To Kafanchan. Visited waterfall. House full of dog ticks.
19th David Owers preached morning, Usman evening.
20th Teaching going well. Heavy rain.
21st Katy has a new job, covering supervision of Hillcrest's Pineview hostel when houseparents are on their day off.
22nd Hausa teaching.
23rd Katy supervising guest house.
24th Hausa teaching.
25th Sold N200 books to Modern Bookshop. Tree foot puff adder killed while labourer cutting grass. Taken by night watchman for the pot! Heavy rain.
26th Less rain so warmer. Pauline Farley and Marion Mollenhaur to dinner.
27th Checking park TEE book. Katy briefed on guesthouse supervision while Wiltons on holiday. Lord Mountbatten, three of his family and eighteen soldiers murdered by the IRA.
28th Katy supervising Pineview and Rockhaven.
30th Spoke at prayer meeting.
31st Supervised lunch for over forty people. End of short Hausa course. Garba gave very good talk on witness to Muslims. Gave five people Hausa orals.
2nd Gave blood for a Polish professor. Petrol queue half an hour.
3rd To Daffo for furniture and potatoes.
4th Moving things into the new house hampered by heavy rain.
5th Final sermon of three on Ezra at HQ church. Katy took children's Sunday school. John Wilton evening study. Minuses of SIM enquiring about Hausa course.
6th Moving into new house where we slept but meals in guesthouse. Farewell for Baxters.
7th New washing machine a luxury
8th Work on TEE life of Christ. Sally the dachshund now with us
9th Boys happily back to school. Picked up Old testament part two from the printers.
10th Colloquial Hausa test for Pfeffers.
11th Peter Dominy gave lecture at the start of a new Hausa course for thirteen students.
12th Grace and Fred Holland, American TEE experts here for supper.
13th Good star to three week Hausa course.
15th Bitrus Pam lectures.
16th Shagari elected president.
17th Hausa teaching. Andrew and Janice Rivett to supper.
18th To Kafanchan. Visited waterfall. House full of dog ticks.
19th David Owers preached morning, Usman evening.
20th Teaching going well. Heavy rain.
21st Katy has a new job, covering supervision of Hillcrest's Pineview hostel when houseparents are on their day off.
22nd Hausa teaching.
23rd Katy supervising guest house.
24th Hausa teaching.
25th Sold N200 books to Modern Bookshop. Tree foot puff adder killed while labourer cutting grass. Taken by night watchman for the pot! Heavy rain.
26th Less rain so warmer. Pauline Farley and Marion Mollenhaur to dinner.
27th Checking park TEE book. Katy briefed on guesthouse supervision while Wiltons on holiday. Lord Mountbatten, three of his family and eighteen soldiers murdered by the IRA.
28th Katy supervising Pineview and Rockhaven.
30th Spoke at prayer meeting.
31st Supervised lunch for over forty people. End of short Hausa course. Garba gave very good talk on witness to Muslims. Gave five people Hausa orals.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
The changing world (83) Jul 79
Jul 2nd Took Paul Oakley to Boi TEE to show him the road which was very bad in places.
3rd David's bike arrived but too big for him to tarn on so he is using his brothers.
4th Received four new TEE books from Kenya.
5th Drove to Kano to meet a pastor back from All Nations training.
6th Dele says he will give up bakery and concentrate on book selling.
7th Back to Jos. Elections for senate.
8th Katy working as Rockhaven hostess.
9th I am relieved of TEE area supervision by TEE subcommittee.
10th Daffo TEE supervisors meeting. Returned with potatoes and bananas.
11th Hausa teaching and work on TEE book. Bitrus Pam addressed the students.
12th Barnaba Dusu addressed the course.
13th Hausa course finished.
14th Sermon preparation. Elections to house of representatives.
15th Preached to about 70. Katy said I lacked application. A lot of rain.
16th A wasted trip to Boi with Paul Oakley because no teachers turned up.
17th Katy too Jonathan to see the doctor about his eye. No physical damage so the problem likely linked to his hemiplegia.
18th Discussions with printers and publisher. Pam Brenton to supper.
19th Looking at first draft of a new TEE book on seven letters. Garba teaching Lutheran ladies.
21st Disappointed by Pentecostals from Streatham baptists taking the Quiet Day.
22nd D McBain preached at HQ.
23rd Visitors have taught us to play Boggle. Petrol in short supply.
24th Daffo TEE and traded potatoes.
25th Moving house at Rockhaven
26th More moving.
28th Bokkos TEE. Three men have sold N650 books. Back with potatoes and bananas.
29th Preached at HQ and led Rockhaven Bible study.
30th Sorting TEE store. Results of governors election coming in.
31st Solomon Lar elected state governor.
3rd David's bike arrived but too big for him to tarn on so he is using his brothers.
4th Received four new TEE books from Kenya.
5th Drove to Kano to meet a pastor back from All Nations training.
6th Dele says he will give up bakery and concentrate on book selling.
7th Back to Jos. Elections for senate.
8th Katy working as Rockhaven hostess.
9th I am relieved of TEE area supervision by TEE subcommittee.
10th Daffo TEE supervisors meeting. Returned with potatoes and bananas.
11th Hausa teaching and work on TEE book. Bitrus Pam addressed the students.
12th Barnaba Dusu addressed the course.
13th Hausa course finished.
14th Sermon preparation. Elections to house of representatives.
15th Preached to about 70. Katy said I lacked application. A lot of rain.
16th A wasted trip to Boi with Paul Oakley because no teachers turned up.
17th Katy too Jonathan to see the doctor about his eye. No physical damage so the problem likely linked to his hemiplegia.
18th Discussions with printers and publisher. Pam Brenton to supper.
19th Looking at first draft of a new TEE book on seven letters. Garba teaching Lutheran ladies.
21st Disappointed by Pentecostals from Streatham baptists taking the Quiet Day.
22nd D McBain preached at HQ.
23rd Visitors have taught us to play Boggle. Petrol in short supply.
24th Daffo TEE and traded potatoes.
25th Moving house at Rockhaven
26th More moving.
28th Bokkos TEE. Three men have sold N650 books. Back with potatoes and bananas.
29th Preached at HQ and led Rockhaven Bible study.
30th Sorting TEE store. Results of governors election coming in.
31st Solomon Lar elected state governor.
The changing world (82) Jun 79
Jun 1st To Miango on holiday.
3rd Sermons from an able Southern baptist and also Pleudemann.
4th Hohls all here from COCIN.
5t Miserable with the runs.
6th Still off my food.
7th Continuing unwell.
8th Ladipos chatting. He is Yoruba with Campus Crusade. She is from York.
9th Vomiting. on sulphonamides.
10th Two preachers tried to be expository but not very gifted.
11th Croquet with couples from Benin. Climbed the hill behind the mission.
12th Football with boys. Lawn darts.
13th With ladies to waterfall. Visited grab.
14th Enjoyed tsire(Kebab) from market. Croquet. Climbed on of the volcanoes.
15th Home to Rockhaven.
16th Family picking cizakis at Foron while I visited Bokkos and Daffo using potatoes and bananas.
17th Reasonable sermon at COCIN HQ.
18th Garba in Lagos so I did all the teaching.
19th Garba in Zaria. I did the teaching. Jonathan starting piano lessons. Brian Boddy down from Maiguguri.
20th Still no Garba so I taught. Bevers of CMS Onitsha with us for tea.
21st Garba back teaching.
22nd David Lot spoke to my students on the history of Panama and also local politics.
23rd Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe not guilty of killing his lover.
24th Preaching Mbar Secondary. Had a request played on BBC Work Service. Lunch by the river at Bokkos. Chat with Tom Owens at Gindiri.
25th Hausa teaching. Bulmers to lunch.
26th Association of Theological Educators seminar at Piano on Educational Planning. TEE book work on Pauline epistles.
27th Another day of Hausa then the Mango seminar.Good reception for TEE display there.
28th For the first time I am liking a woman lecturing on theology.
29th Back from Mango. Brian vans to super with a gloomy report on mission finances.
30th Bulmers to such. Electricity off a lot.
3rd Sermons from an able Southern baptist and also Pleudemann.
4th Hohls all here from COCIN.
5t Miserable with the runs.
6th Still off my food.
7th Continuing unwell.
8th Ladipos chatting. He is Yoruba with Campus Crusade. She is from York.
9th Vomiting. on sulphonamides.
10th Two preachers tried to be expository but not very gifted.
11th Croquet with couples from Benin. Climbed the hill behind the mission.
12th Football with boys. Lawn darts.
13th With ladies to waterfall. Visited grab.
14th Enjoyed tsire(Kebab) from market. Croquet. Climbed on of the volcanoes.
15th Home to Rockhaven.
16th Family picking cizakis at Foron while I visited Bokkos and Daffo using potatoes and bananas.
17th Reasonable sermon at COCIN HQ.
18th Garba in Lagos so I did all the teaching.
19th Garba in Zaria. I did the teaching. Jonathan starting piano lessons. Brian Boddy down from Maiguguri.
20th Still no Garba so I taught. Bevers of CMS Onitsha with us for tea.
21st Garba back teaching.
22nd David Lot spoke to my students on the history of Panama and also local politics.
23rd Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe not guilty of killing his lover.
24th Preaching Mbar Secondary. Had a request played on BBC Work Service. Lunch by the river at Bokkos. Chat with Tom Owens at Gindiri.
25th Hausa teaching. Bulmers to lunch.
26th Association of Theological Educators seminar at Piano on Educational Planning. TEE book work on Pauline epistles.
27th Another day of Hausa then the Mango seminar.Good reception for TEE display there.
28th For the first time I am liking a woman lecturing on theology.
29th Back from Mango. Brian vans to super with a gloomy report on mission finances.
30th Bulmers to such. Electricity off a lot.
The changing world (81) May 79
May 1st Rachel has hepatitis. We all were given gamaglobulin injections.
2nd More load from Daffo. Lydia for Boers helping in the house. Made cizaki jam.
3rd TEE subcommittee. Rob Koop round to talk about Hausa teaching. Jean Hamilton visiting from Belfast.
5th To Daffo. Very muddy. Bought a hand of bananas.
6th Church at Hillcrest with the boys.
7th To Mwari TEE. Katy has a bad eye.
8th Started first Hausa teaching. Emmanuel Oladipo of fellowship of Christian student was to be my only ever Nigerian student. Wiltons and an SIM man. I teach grammar, garbage the drilling of oral work.
9th Garba to Zaria for audiogram. Hillcrest showing Schaeffer film, How Shal We Then Live?
10th Ding all the teaching as Garba away. Jonathan proficient on his bike.
11th Katy to a Brahms requiem. me to more of the Schaeffer film.
12th Dug garden. Katy not well but Rachel recovered now.
13th Sunday school and church at Hillcrest. Brian Evans led good Rockhaven Bible study in the evening.
14th Little rain at present. More gardening.
15th Daffo TEE teachers. Bought bananas again and potatoes.
16th Suppied books to a supermarket in Jos. Grace Stokes and Lilian Blenko to supper.
17th David had become very dog friendly.
20th David fell off his tricycle.
21st Doing Daffo and TEE accounts.
23rd Katy bottled mangoes.
24th Weekly HQ prayer meeting.
26th To Bulmers at Foron for lunch. Alexander law speaking at our Quiet Day.
27th Hillcrest Sunday school. HQ church service then I led evening Rockhaven Bible study.
28th Fever and stomach pains. Prescribed antibiotics.
29th Had to teach as Garba in Zaria. Dele visited. Katy finished Hillcrest teaching.
30th Boys now on holiday. Baby David Middleton very sad to see as he cannot had or move his head.
31st Lectured on TEE at Bukuru. With Bulleys for lunch. He says no other staff there believe in inerrancy.
2nd More load from Daffo. Lydia for Boers helping in the house. Made cizaki jam.
3rd TEE subcommittee. Rob Koop round to talk about Hausa teaching. Jean Hamilton visiting from Belfast.
5th To Daffo. Very muddy. Bought a hand of bananas.
6th Church at Hillcrest with the boys.
7th To Mwari TEE. Katy has a bad eye.
8th Started first Hausa teaching. Emmanuel Oladipo of fellowship of Christian student was to be my only ever Nigerian student. Wiltons and an SIM man. I teach grammar, garbage the drilling of oral work.
9th Garba to Zaria for audiogram. Hillcrest showing Schaeffer film, How Shal We Then Live?
10th Ding all the teaching as Garba away. Jonathan proficient on his bike.
11th Katy to a Brahms requiem. me to more of the Schaeffer film.
12th Dug garden. Katy not well but Rachel recovered now.
13th Sunday school and church at Hillcrest. Brian Evans led good Rockhaven Bible study in the evening.
14th Little rain at present. More gardening.
15th Daffo TEE teachers. Bought bananas again and potatoes.
16th Suppied books to a supermarket in Jos. Grace Stokes and Lilian Blenko to supper.
17th David had become very dog friendly.
20th David fell off his tricycle.
21st Doing Daffo and TEE accounts.
23rd Katy bottled mangoes.
24th Weekly HQ prayer meeting.
26th To Bulmers at Foron for lunch. Alexander law speaking at our Quiet Day.
27th Hillcrest Sunday school. HQ church service then I led evening Rockhaven Bible study.
28th Fever and stomach pains. Prescribed antibiotics.
29th Had to teach as Garba in Zaria. Dele visited. Katy finished Hillcrest teaching.
30th Boys now on holiday. Baby David Middleton very sad to see as he cannot had or move his head.
31st Lectured on TEE at Bukuru. With Bulleys for lunch. He says no other staff there believe in inerrancy.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
The changing world (80) Apr 79
Apr 1st Preached at Mbar secondary school.
2nd Took boys back to school.
4th Work on TEE prayer book second edition, Prayer, and one Bible school class taught.
5th Fetched water. packing for our move.
6th To Jos collecting History of Old Testament part 3 from the printers, the Bible Translation Trust.
7th Met caramels in Kuru and visited CMS kafanchan. Home to daft. sw a bad crash near Vom where 22 killed the day before.
8h No_one kew it was Palm Sunday when I asked when reaching. Led communion. Farin Ruwa for Rachel to paddle. Hot with some harmattan.
9th Mwari TEE.
10th Tafawa Balewa TEE. Back to Daffo.
12th Picked up boys from school.
13th Good Friday. Took children out of sermon and did Lego.
14th Asked to take a woman two days in about to hospital. Three miles down the road she gave birth, my second delivery in the landrover. Good rain.
!5th Easter Day to Kunet new church opening. Long sermon. Big feast.
16th Ten missionary visitors with us to Farin Ruwa. Rain.
17th Daffo TEE class. Took boys back to Mongu.
18th Planted potatoes. Daffo TEE class.
19th Margaret Howells visited us.
20th Fever hampering packing.
21st District council meeting. Two lunches and the gift of a chicken.
22nd Farewells at Daffo church
23rd Move to Rockhaven with bed on top of crammed landrover. Picked up boys.
24th Unpacking. Hot water a luxury.
25th Brian Boddy helped me with a trip to daft for more goods. Upset to find Hillcrest thought Katy would teach music full time.
26th Another trip to Daffo. At HQ prayer meeting Paul Baxter says they are leaving discontented with the way missionaries are being treated.
27th David Telta tells about conflict in Chad.
28th Jonathan learning to ride his bicycle. Hugh Jones taught me the local game of dara.
29th David and Rachel unwell. Kohorn's Hillcrest Sunday school good. Mediocre sermon. COCIN service mere entertainment and testimonies.
20th Work on TEE lessons. Much rain.
2nd Took boys back to school.
4th Work on TEE prayer book second edition, Prayer, and one Bible school class taught.
5th Fetched water. packing for our move.
6th To Jos collecting History of Old Testament part 3 from the printers, the Bible Translation Trust.
7th Met caramels in Kuru and visited CMS kafanchan. Home to daft. sw a bad crash near Vom where 22 killed the day before.
8h No_one kew it was Palm Sunday when I asked when reaching. Led communion. Farin Ruwa for Rachel to paddle. Hot with some harmattan.
9th Mwari TEE.
10th Tafawa Balewa TEE. Back to Daffo.
12th Picked up boys from school.
13th Good Friday. Took children out of sermon and did Lego.
14th Asked to take a woman two days in about to hospital. Three miles down the road she gave birth, my second delivery in the landrover. Good rain.
!5th Easter Day to Kunet new church opening. Long sermon. Big feast.
16th Ten missionary visitors with us to Farin Ruwa. Rain.
17th Daffo TEE class. Took boys back to Mongu.
18th Planted potatoes. Daffo TEE class.
19th Margaret Howells visited us.
20th Fever hampering packing.
21st District council meeting. Two lunches and the gift of a chicken.
22nd Farewells at Daffo church
23rd Move to Rockhaven with bed on top of crammed landrover. Picked up boys.
24th Unpacking. Hot water a luxury.
25th Brian Boddy helped me with a trip to daft for more goods. Upset to find Hillcrest thought Katy would teach music full time.
26th Another trip to Daffo. At HQ prayer meeting Paul Baxter says they are leaving discontented with the way missionaries are being treated.
27th David Telta tells about conflict in Chad.
28th Jonathan learning to ride his bicycle. Hugh Jones taught me the local game of dara.
29th David and Rachel unwell. Kohorn's Hillcrest Sunday school good. Mediocre sermon. COCIN service mere entertainment and testimonies.
20th Work on TEE lessons. Much rain.
The changing world (79) Mar 79
Mar 1st Finished editing TEE Following Jesus. A little rain in the night.
2nd Resumed translating book on preaching. Picked boys up from Mongu.. Wales rejects an assembly. Scotland votes for a parliament but both had low turn out.
3rd Called in to preach at local convention when the speaker did not turn u. Gill Joy here testing pupils for secondary entrance.
4th Crowded convention. I presided at the Lord's table.
5th Boys back to school. Fillings from dentist at Hillcrest. Supper with Bulmers at Foron.
6th One lecture and TEE editing.
7th Editing. Hot. Went for water.
8th Ditto.
9th At Jos editing. saw boys. Thick harmattan
10th With Ernie Maxwell of SIM on TEE. Back to Daffo.
11th Endless announcements. Three collections. A prison chief warder was preaching.
12th Mwari TEE. Leader upset that I am to leave their supervision.
13rh More Mwari TEE. Feverish back at Daffo.
14th Not well. Fetched water.
15th Hot. Gave Bible school students half term test.
16th Water drawn. Took Katy and Rachel to see the Bulmers at Foron while I collected the bus.
17th Games with boys.
18th Very hot. Did Sunday school with boys while Katy at church. Saw a monkey up in the rocks.
19th Boys to school. An evangelist has sold N200 books in three weeks.
20th Heather Peters staying. Hot.
21st A few drops of rain.
22nd Heather left. Kimber family visited. A good rain.
23rd Mushere end of month meeting. Evangelist sold N412 books. Rain. Road slippery.
24th Took family to hear me preach at Maikatako. Given potatoes.
25th Flew kite. Climbed the rocks.
26th TEE translating.
27th Daffo TEE teachers. Translating. Thick harmattan.
28th Translating. Labour lose a vote so may be general election.
29th We are to move after Easter and teach a Hausa course from May.
30th Sold potatoes in Jos. Brought boys home to a happy Rachel. A little rain.
31st Married two couples, my first. Little meat at the feast which rain disrupted.
2nd Resumed translating book on preaching. Picked boys up from Mongu.. Wales rejects an assembly. Scotland votes for a parliament but both had low turn out.
3rd Called in to preach at local convention when the speaker did not turn u. Gill Joy here testing pupils for secondary entrance.
4th Crowded convention. I presided at the Lord's table.
5th Boys back to school. Fillings from dentist at Hillcrest. Supper with Bulmers at Foron.
6th One lecture and TEE editing.
7th Editing. Hot. Went for water.
8th Ditto.
9th At Jos editing. saw boys. Thick harmattan
10th With Ernie Maxwell of SIM on TEE. Back to Daffo.
11th Endless announcements. Three collections. A prison chief warder was preaching.
12th Mwari TEE. Leader upset that I am to leave their supervision.
13rh More Mwari TEE. Feverish back at Daffo.
14th Not well. Fetched water.
15th Hot. Gave Bible school students half term test.
16th Water drawn. Took Katy and Rachel to see the Bulmers at Foron while I collected the bus.
17th Games with boys.
18th Very hot. Did Sunday school with boys while Katy at church. Saw a monkey up in the rocks.
19th Boys to school. An evangelist has sold N200 books in three weeks.
20th Heather Peters staying. Hot.
21st A few drops of rain.
22nd Heather left. Kimber family visited. A good rain.
23rd Mushere end of month meeting. Evangelist sold N412 books. Rain. Road slippery.
24th Took family to hear me preach at Maikatako. Given potatoes.
25th Flew kite. Climbed the rocks.
26th TEE translating.
27th Daffo TEE teachers. Translating. Thick harmattan.
28th Translating. Labour lose a vote so may be general election.
29th We are to move after Easter and teach a Hausa course from May.
30th Sold potatoes in Jos. Brought boys home to a happy Rachel. A little rain.
31st Married two couples, my first. Little meat at the feast which rain disrupted.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The changing world (78) Feb 79
Feb 1st From Mango to Jos.
2nd Two hours to have landrover pass vehicle test. Rachel overjoyed to be reunited with her brothers. Jonathan has been in contact with hepatitis.
3rd Visited Bulmers and the zoo ar feeding time.
4th Hillcrest Sunday school and church. Cornelius Corhorn of CRC not bad. Headquarters compound disrupted by a service under the tree. Visited Isaacs at Baptist High School. I put Rachel to bed while Katy took the boys to Hillcrest evening service.
5th Put books in commercial Modern Bookshop. To Daffo. No Aljan. Students have watered the plants.
6th Three evangelists sold N386 of books. Finished annual TEE accounts.
7th Two students offered to wash and iron. Evangelist sold N98 books.
8th Visit to Jos. We are posted to Jos from July.
9th Musa's ironing not good. No water in the well. Preparing TEE and a sermon.
10th TEE and office work. Walked with family to the new market. Planted tomatoes, aubergines, cabbage, red cabbage and cauliflower.
11th Preached at Mbar Secondary. 160 there. Met Qua Ibo educated headmaster. Saw two eagles at Farin Ruwa where rachel paddled. Saw river birds including a kingfisher.
12th Mwari TEE teachers. Stayed overnight.
13th Sold N100 books at Tafewa Balewa Bible school. 4/8 TEE teachers resent. Hit a sheep on the way home and killed a mouse in the loo.
14th Started Bible school students on TEE pastoral course. Did annual accounts for audit. Hot and dry. Went with two students to bet water from the river. Received sea mail in a mere five weeks.
15th Hot with some clouds. Editing TEE book.
16th David calcite with us,. Went to Mongu to pick up the boys.
17th Filled the water. Bush fire nearby but spared us. Hot. Lots of cloud. No rain.
18th. Preached then to sarin Ruwa. No birds seen. Too cold for paddling. A change of weather with cloud and thick harmattan with a few spots of rain.
19th Took boys back to school but Jonathan weepy. Delivered potatoes. Petrol difficult. Home via Foron.
20th TEE class went well. Heather Peters here for medical work but had to take a difficult delivery to Barakin Ladi.
21st Mushere TEE class. Work on TEE book and sermon. Filled up our water then at night the first proper rain of the season.
22nd Took students to a ford to fill a muddy place with rocks. Evangelist sold N60 books. TEE editing.
23rd Rain around but not here. TEE editing. Church evening prayer meeting.
24th Sermon preparation. TEE editing. Planted beetroot, carrots and turnips. Brought water.
25th Preached. Farin Ruwa Rachel paddling.
26th To Jos and TCNN. Greeted Bulleys. Back to Daffo.
27th N558 of books sold by three men.
28th TEE editing. Water from stream.
2nd Two hours to have landrover pass vehicle test. Rachel overjoyed to be reunited with her brothers. Jonathan has been in contact with hepatitis.
3rd Visited Bulmers and the zoo ar feeding time.
4th Hillcrest Sunday school and church. Cornelius Corhorn of CRC not bad. Headquarters compound disrupted by a service under the tree. Visited Isaacs at Baptist High School. I put Rachel to bed while Katy took the boys to Hillcrest evening service.
5th Put books in commercial Modern Bookshop. To Daffo. No Aljan. Students have watered the plants.
6th Three evangelists sold N386 of books. Finished annual TEE accounts.
7th Two students offered to wash and iron. Evangelist sold N98 books.
8th Visit to Jos. We are posted to Jos from July.
9th Musa's ironing not good. No water in the well. Preparing TEE and a sermon.
10th TEE and office work. Walked with family to the new market. Planted tomatoes, aubergines, cabbage, red cabbage and cauliflower.
11th Preached at Mbar Secondary. 160 there. Met Qua Ibo educated headmaster. Saw two eagles at Farin Ruwa where rachel paddled. Saw river birds including a kingfisher.
12th Mwari TEE teachers. Stayed overnight.
13th Sold N100 books at Tafewa Balewa Bible school. 4/8 TEE teachers resent. Hit a sheep on the way home and killed a mouse in the loo.
14th Started Bible school students on TEE pastoral course. Did annual accounts for audit. Hot and dry. Went with two students to bet water from the river. Received sea mail in a mere five weeks.
15th Hot with some clouds. Editing TEE book.
16th David calcite with us,. Went to Mongu to pick up the boys.
17th Filled the water. Bush fire nearby but spared us. Hot. Lots of cloud. No rain.
18th. Preached then to sarin Ruwa. No birds seen. Too cold for paddling. A change of weather with cloud and thick harmattan with a few spots of rain.
19th Took boys back to school but Jonathan weepy. Delivered potatoes. Petrol difficult. Home via Foron.
20th TEE class went well. Heather Peters here for medical work but had to take a difficult delivery to Barakin Ladi.
21st Mushere TEE class. Work on TEE book and sermon. Filled up our water then at night the first proper rain of the season.
22nd Took students to a ford to fill a muddy place with rocks. Evangelist sold N60 books. TEE editing.
23rd Rain around but not here. TEE editing. Church evening prayer meeting.
24th Sermon preparation. TEE editing. Planted beetroot, carrots and turnips. Brought water.
25th Preached. Farin Ruwa Rachel paddling.
26th To Jos and TCNN. Greeted Bulleys. Back to Daffo.
27th N558 of books sold by three men.
28th TEE editing. Water from stream.
The changing world (77) Jan 79
Jan 1st transplanted tomatoes. Erected swing for the children. Sermon unintelligible followed by a feast of meat. Painting Concorde kit and starting Boeing 707. Picnic and fishing at Farin Ruwa.
2nd Tree evangelists came to replenish their book. They had sod N280 with commission paid of N32. Model aeroplane making. Mary Titus did some washing for us.No potatoes in the market.
3rd Family to Jos. Picked up History of Old Testament part two from the printers. Picnic at Got and Magog. Mary did more washing back at daft.
4th Boeing &)& still under construction. Mary washed, ironed and showed us how to use a kerosene iron.
5th Boeing finished. Work on TEE tapes for teachers. Staked tomatoes. Reading Telegraphs and Sunday Times from September, our slow surface mail or gifts from expatriates here.
6th Women's fellowship here. Preparing TEE teachers tapes.
7th Three times had to chase pastor's cows off our tomatoes. Morning service at Gindiri legalistic and Christless. Lunch and tea with Gulas who are encouraging me to translate Calvinistic booklets.
8th Preparing TEE tapes. and calendar.
9th In Jos duplicating TEE calendar at Boers.
10th Work on History of Old Testament. Enjoying Al Martin tapes sent by his church. Women's Fellowship met until late and kept us awake,
11th Chasing cows from garden. Did critique of Common Hausa Bible.
12th Built Lego for boys. Rachel grumpy.
13th Sermon preparation for Sunday. new labourer employed. Evangelist John reported sales one N126 books. Lego with boys.
14th Preached to about 350. 150 communicants and I presided. Took family to paddle at Farin Ruwa.
15th Mwari TEE teachers via Boi. Supplied Boi bookshop with N200 of books.
16th To Jos for TEE subcommittee. They want to expand and we are not ready. I also do not want two more districts to supervise. Heather Peters on medical visit.
17th Labourer did not come with water. Took boys to school happily. Family staying at COCIN HQ.
18th TEE Association AGM.
19th Buying books for resale. Talked to publisher about need for TEE reprints. Visited boys who are happy boarding.
20th To stay at Mango.
21st Poor sermon in the morning so skipped evening service. Took Rachel on a walk to see the pigs.
22nd Jim Pleudeman opened TEE workshop. Chat with our old Hausa school colleague, Ruth Veltkamp of CRC.
23rd Preparation for writing and describing students and objectives.
24th Jim taught in the morning then Ruth taught sequencing. Dick and I worked on teaching visiting.
25th Different groups of us critiqued one another's work.
26th Jim made us rewrite some then start a chapter on customs.
27th Writing pronounced good.
28th Pleudemann preaches, a big increment. Dele came thither the managers of his newly opened bookshop.
29th Critiquing oneanother's work.
30th Wrote chapter on modest dress.
31st Jim critiques the lessons and we had them tested. SIM here for a conference. Ray Ortlund of Pasadena preached.Seems Arminian and a concordance preacher.
2nd Tree evangelists came to replenish their book. They had sod N280 with commission paid of N32. Model aeroplane making. Mary Titus did some washing for us.No potatoes in the market.
3rd Family to Jos. Picked up History of Old Testament part two from the printers. Picnic at Got and Magog. Mary did more washing back at daft.
4th Boeing &)& still under construction. Mary washed, ironed and showed us how to use a kerosene iron.
5th Boeing finished. Work on TEE tapes for teachers. Staked tomatoes. Reading Telegraphs and Sunday Times from September, our slow surface mail or gifts from expatriates here.
6th Women's fellowship here. Preparing TEE teachers tapes.
7th Three times had to chase pastor's cows off our tomatoes. Morning service at Gindiri legalistic and Christless. Lunch and tea with Gulas who are encouraging me to translate Calvinistic booklets.
8th Preparing TEE tapes. and calendar.
9th In Jos duplicating TEE calendar at Boers.
10th Work on History of Old Testament. Enjoying Al Martin tapes sent by his church. Women's Fellowship met until late and kept us awake,
11th Chasing cows from garden. Did critique of Common Hausa Bible.
12th Built Lego for boys. Rachel grumpy.
13th Sermon preparation for Sunday. new labourer employed. Evangelist John reported sales one N126 books. Lego with boys.
14th Preached to about 350. 150 communicants and I presided. Took family to paddle at Farin Ruwa.
15th Mwari TEE teachers via Boi. Supplied Boi bookshop with N200 of books.
16th To Jos for TEE subcommittee. They want to expand and we are not ready. I also do not want two more districts to supervise. Heather Peters on medical visit.
17th Labourer did not come with water. Took boys to school happily. Family staying at COCIN HQ.
18th TEE Association AGM.
19th Buying books for resale. Talked to publisher about need for TEE reprints. Visited boys who are happy boarding.
20th To stay at Mango.
21st Poor sermon in the morning so skipped evening service. Took Rachel on a walk to see the pigs.
22nd Jim Pleudeman opened TEE workshop. Chat with our old Hausa school colleague, Ruth Veltkamp of CRC.
23rd Preparation for writing and describing students and objectives.
24th Jim taught in the morning then Ruth taught sequencing. Dick and I worked on teaching visiting.
25th Different groups of us critiqued one another's work.
26th Jim made us rewrite some then start a chapter on customs.
27th Writing pronounced good.
28th Pleudemann preaches, a big increment. Dele came thither the managers of his newly opened bookshop.
29th Critiquing oneanother's work.
30th Wrote chapter on modest dress.
31st Jim critiques the lessons and we had them tested. SIM here for a conference. Ray Ortlund of Pasadena preached.Seems Arminian and a concordance preacher.
Monday, April 23, 2018
The changing world (76) Dec 78
Dec 1st To Jos despite my fever. Rachel has chickenpox but David has it worse. Katy to Messiah.
2nd Picked up Jonathan but David only later as he was sleeping off a restless night.
3rd Looked after David in sick bay during church. Lunch at Gindiri with Pam Brenton and Kathryn Hill. Greeted Gulas at pastors college. Home to Daffo.
4th Tired and upset stomach. Preparing a lecture on TEE.
5th Daffo TEE teachers. Sold a lot of books.
6th Wrote a paper on introduction to TEE.
7th Did a paper on borrowing TEE texts.
8th Fenced the garden.
9th To Mwari for TEE teachers.
10th Took potatoes to Jos. Christmas concert at Hillcrest so saw the boys.
11th Gave paper at introduction to TEE course.
12th Fever so went to see Dr Jean Wells. Infected burst external haemorrhoid. Gave paper on translation at TEE Association.
13th Still feverish. TEE course ended. Got boys out of school.
14th To Makurdi via Lafia with lunch at Alushi.
15th To Onitsha via Alushi and Oturkpo. Lunch in forest shade. Them Enugu, Obi river and Ankora to Bishop's Residence Onitsha. Ibos far more outgoing than northerners when one stops. Hospitality from Bevers of CMS.
16th Owerri then Umahia and to the Smiths at the Qua Ibo Bible college, Ikot Ekpene.Very humid.
17th With David Smith to Qua Ibo church at Abak.All in Erik.
Family swam in local stream.
18th Rachel confidently in the local pool where we swam.
19th Very very sweaty day in Calabar. Truly the white man's grave though it was a white woman's we visited, then of Mary Slessor. Terribly neglected and like a latrine. Visited the village where she lived.
21st To Lutheran seminary, Obotedim via Oyo.
22nd Buying souvenirs in Ikot Ekpene. Another cooling swim. Rachel not well.
23rd Ekpene Obom for leprosy hospital carol service.
24th David had a bad stomach and Rachel grumpy.
25th Boys received a Lego train. Katy had the carvings I ordered in Ife. Christmas dinner with other Qua Ibo missionaries.
26th Went into Abak shopping. Final swim.
27th 376 miles to Makurdi via Ikot Ekpene, Ugep, Ikom, Ogeji, Iheyh, Gboko, Mkar and Yandev.
28th To Jos via Alushi.
29th To Daffo. No Aljan.
31st Usual boring sermon. Took family to Farin Ruwa and caught four fish.
2nd Picked up Jonathan but David only later as he was sleeping off a restless night.
3rd Looked after David in sick bay during church. Lunch at Gindiri with Pam Brenton and Kathryn Hill. Greeted Gulas at pastors college. Home to Daffo.
4th Tired and upset stomach. Preparing a lecture on TEE.
5th Daffo TEE teachers. Sold a lot of books.
6th Wrote a paper on introduction to TEE.
7th Did a paper on borrowing TEE texts.
8th Fenced the garden.
9th To Mwari for TEE teachers.
10th Took potatoes to Jos. Christmas concert at Hillcrest so saw the boys.
11th Gave paper at introduction to TEE course.
12th Fever so went to see Dr Jean Wells. Infected burst external haemorrhoid. Gave paper on translation at TEE Association.
13th Still feverish. TEE course ended. Got boys out of school.
14th To Makurdi via Lafia with lunch at Alushi.
15th To Onitsha via Alushi and Oturkpo. Lunch in forest shade. Them Enugu, Obi river and Ankora to Bishop's Residence Onitsha. Ibos far more outgoing than northerners when one stops. Hospitality from Bevers of CMS.
16th Owerri then Umahia and to the Smiths at the Qua Ibo Bible college, Ikot Ekpene.Very humid.
17th With David Smith to Qua Ibo church at Abak.All in Erik.
Family swam in local stream.
18th Rachel confidently in the local pool where we swam.
19th Very very sweaty day in Calabar. Truly the white man's grave though it was a white woman's we visited, then of Mary Slessor. Terribly neglected and like a latrine. Visited the village where she lived.
21st To Lutheran seminary, Obotedim via Oyo.
22nd Buying souvenirs in Ikot Ekpene. Another cooling swim. Rachel not well.
23rd Ekpene Obom for leprosy hospital carol service.
24th David had a bad stomach and Rachel grumpy.
25th Boys received a Lego train. Katy had the carvings I ordered in Ife. Christmas dinner with other Qua Ibo missionaries.
26th Went into Abak shopping. Final swim.
27th 376 miles to Makurdi via Ikot Ekpene, Ugep, Ikom, Ogeji, Iheyh, Gboko, Mkar and Yandev.
28th To Jos via Alushi.
29th To Daffo. No Aljan.
31st Usual boring sermon. Took family to Farin Ruwa and caught four fish.
The changing world (75) Nov 78
Nov 1st Typing TEE tests. Katy feverish.
2nd To Jos collecting New Testament Survey part two to edit.
3rd Did seven days TEE editing. Katy a lot better.
4th Completed TEE editing. Sad to see tomatoes are dying. Lego with Rachel.
5th hay fever my excuse to leave Katy in the boring church service and cook lunch.
6th Took the completed TEE manuscript to Jos.
7th Heather Peters with us for medical clinic.
9th To barking Ladies with Rachel to pick up the boys.
10th With boys making Concorde kit, Lego and kite flying.
11th To Richa preaching and baptisms
12th Monguna with family. Preached, communion, three baptisms. Lots of food. Then a picnic and food again at Garang.
13th Took boys back to school.
14th Chis Cheal visiting. She was at Panama 1930 to 1969.
15th Heather Peters staying too.
17th Took our visitors to TCNN. Lunched with Chilvers. Planned to take the family to Alushi but finding Jonathan has chickenpox we stayed at Rockhaven.
18th Shopping. Chat with Charles Todd who has hepatitis. Children to zoo except for Jonathan.
19th Jonathan a happy birthday despite his spots. Hillcrest church. Katy bad with a cold.
20th Cheered by Pater Dominy dying he will try and have us moved to Jos. Home to Daffo.
21st No Aljan. Finished accounts.
22nd To Jos via Foron where Enid thinks I am trying to get out of work.
24th No Aljan. Did magazine article on TEE.
25th Still no Aljan.
26th Boring sermon. Picnic at Montana. At Vom greeted my old pharmacy staff, Zwambun and Bashi. Tea with Triggs. Preached for hospital church English evening service.
27th TEE teachers at Mwari. Tafawa Balewa district church council staying overnight.
28th Took Peter Dominy to Kabwir then to Langtang to talk TEE supervision with oakleys then to Daffo.
29th Midwife asked me to drive her to Karfa to help a woman who had been in labour several days. First vehicle down the road after the wet season. I was crawling back. The woman was too weak to cry over the bumps. Then she was delivered of a baby girl in the landrover. The midwife had nothing to tie the cord. I gave her the tube from the windscreen washers. When we stopped for delivery the male passengers were told to leave but I stayed and so could help with the cord tying.
30th Feverish.
2nd To Jos collecting New Testament Survey part two to edit.
3rd Did seven days TEE editing. Katy a lot better.
4th Completed TEE editing. Sad to see tomatoes are dying. Lego with Rachel.
5th hay fever my excuse to leave Katy in the boring church service and cook lunch.
6th Took the completed TEE manuscript to Jos.
7th Heather Peters with us for medical clinic.
9th To barking Ladies with Rachel to pick up the boys.
10th With boys making Concorde kit, Lego and kite flying.
11th To Richa preaching and baptisms
12th Monguna with family. Preached, communion, three baptisms. Lots of food. Then a picnic and food again at Garang.
13th Took boys back to school.
14th Chis Cheal visiting. She was at Panama 1930 to 1969.
15th Heather Peters staying too.
17th Took our visitors to TCNN. Lunched with Chilvers. Planned to take the family to Alushi but finding Jonathan has chickenpox we stayed at Rockhaven.
18th Shopping. Chat with Charles Todd who has hepatitis. Children to zoo except for Jonathan.
19th Jonathan a happy birthday despite his spots. Hillcrest church. Katy bad with a cold.
20th Cheered by Pater Dominy dying he will try and have us moved to Jos. Home to Daffo.
21st No Aljan. Finished accounts.
22nd To Jos via Foron where Enid thinks I am trying to get out of work.
24th No Aljan. Did magazine article on TEE.
25th Still no Aljan.
26th Boring sermon. Picnic at Montana. At Vom greeted my old pharmacy staff, Zwambun and Bashi. Tea with Triggs. Preached for hospital church English evening service.
27th TEE teachers at Mwari. Tafawa Balewa district church council staying overnight.
28th Took Peter Dominy to Kabwir then to Langtang to talk TEE supervision with oakleys then to Daffo.
29th Midwife asked me to drive her to Karfa to help a woman who had been in labour several days. First vehicle down the road after the wet season. I was crawling back. The woman was too weak to cry over the bumps. Then she was delivered of a baby girl in the landrover. The midwife had nothing to tie the cord. I gave her the tube from the windscreen washers. When we stopped for delivery the male passengers were told to leave but I stayed and so could help with the cord tying.
30th Feverish.
The changing world (74) Oct 78
Oct 1st A better sermon at last.Climbed the hill by our house.
2nd 8/12 teachers at Boi. Aljan not at work so we will sack her.
3rd Took boys to Mongu for their ride to school. TEE translation.
4th Aljan penitent so we elected and will still employ her. Bible school class taught. More TEE translating. Dorothy Fairbairn and Rev Mugana staying interviewing students for Zamko training.
6th More translating. Rain has returned.
8th Really blessed by Ridderbos an Paul.
9th Planted out cabbages.
10th Teachers report some decline in TEE enrolment. Started editing another TEE book.
11th More on TEE editing. One Bible school class. Transplanting tomatoes.
12th The TEE book on Christian life ia a poor translation with poor theology too.
13th In Jos getting samples of new book on pastoral work.
14th Annual church meeting at Maikatako. Sold over N200 of books.Over twenty women baptised but no men.
15th Preached for Fellowship of Christian students at Mbar secondary school. One student asked for help with his besetting temptation of visiting prostitutes. No such queries in UK!
16th Due to fever did not enjoy the daft district church council.
17th Andrew Trigger and Heather Peters staying.
18th Took Andrew to Tof and saw the ache harvest - local cereal good for porridge.
19th Took Andrew to Panama
20th To Jos picking up the boys than to CMS Kafanchan.
21st Grass around is full of ticks than get on the dog and people. You cannot pull them out whole but need to apply iodine tincture. We went with Sue Davies to the local waterfall. Two students came to swim in the pool beneath. Only one returned. We asked him where his friend was. Dead. Drowned. Sue said he must report it. He said he would be accused of killing him so Sue went to his college as a witness. The body was found downstream some days later. Our children never know.
22nd Anglican service. Rain. Planned to go to Kagoro hills but river impassable.
23rd Took boys back to school.
24th CRC plane flew me to Gboko. Saw Daffo from the air. Staying with Berends from New Zealand.
25th Took Reformed Theological College morning prayers then lectures on Reformed churches in England followed by TEE introduction. Swim at local cement camp.
26tg Two more lectures on TEE and another =swim.
27th Flight for Mbar to Jos. Home to Daffo. Rachel suffering from sunburn.
28th Big meeting at Mushere down muddy road. Sold N350 books there, Bokkos and Daffo.
29th Preached then cooked lunch while katy at communion service.
30th Teachers meeting Boi. Sold books at Pankshin.
31st One Bible school class and school photo. Pain fees for one student at Pastors college.
2nd 8/12 teachers at Boi. Aljan not at work so we will sack her.
3rd Took boys to Mongu for their ride to school. TEE translation.
4th Aljan penitent so we elected and will still employ her. Bible school class taught. More TEE translating. Dorothy Fairbairn and Rev Mugana staying interviewing students for Zamko training.
6th More translating. Rain has returned.
8th Really blessed by Ridderbos an Paul.
9th Planted out cabbages.
10th Teachers report some decline in TEE enrolment. Started editing another TEE book.
11th More on TEE editing. One Bible school class. Transplanting tomatoes.
12th The TEE book on Christian life ia a poor translation with poor theology too.
13th In Jos getting samples of new book on pastoral work.
14th Annual church meeting at Maikatako. Sold over N200 of books.Over twenty women baptised but no men.
15th Preached for Fellowship of Christian students at Mbar secondary school. One student asked for help with his besetting temptation of visiting prostitutes. No such queries in UK!
16th Due to fever did not enjoy the daft district church council.
17th Andrew Trigger and Heather Peters staying.
18th Took Andrew to Tof and saw the ache harvest - local cereal good for porridge.
19th Took Andrew to Panama
20th To Jos picking up the boys than to CMS Kafanchan.
21st Grass around is full of ticks than get on the dog and people. You cannot pull them out whole but need to apply iodine tincture. We went with Sue Davies to the local waterfall. Two students came to swim in the pool beneath. Only one returned. We asked him where his friend was. Dead. Drowned. Sue said he must report it. He said he would be accused of killing him so Sue went to his college as a witness. The body was found downstream some days later. Our children never know.
22nd Anglican service. Rain. Planned to go to Kagoro hills but river impassable.
23rd Took boys back to school.
24th CRC plane flew me to Gboko. Saw Daffo from the air. Staying with Berends from New Zealand.
25th Took Reformed Theological College morning prayers then lectures on Reformed churches in England followed by TEE introduction. Swim at local cement camp.
26tg Two more lectures on TEE and another =swim.
27th Flight for Mbar to Jos. Home to Daffo. Rachel suffering from sunburn.
28th Big meeting at Mushere down muddy road. Sold N350 books there, Bokkos and Daffo.
29th Preached then cooked lunch while katy at communion service.
30th Teachers meeting Boi. Sold books at Pankshin.
31st One Bible school class and school photo. Pain fees for one student at Pastors college.
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Diary w/e 21 Apr 2018
Sun 15 Apr
Chris Roberts on omniscience at adult Sunday school. Paul Levy on turning the other cheek then Num 12 in the evening. American missionary family to lunch.
Mon 16 Apr
Second cut of lawn. Started the hard work of digging a border. Three builders contacted for tenders concerning garden walls.
Tue 17 Apr
Early morning prayer meeting. Haircut. Gethin Jones on Matthew's account of the resurrection at lunchtime talks. Pastoral visit and took an elderly member to redo her will. I am an executor and with a fellow elder have been given her power of attorney so we can make decisions concerning her medical care and finances when needed.
Wed 18 Apr
The Star Belgravia, lunch for the School of Pharmacy, London University class to 1967. First reunion in 51 years. Led on 1 Sam 15 at house group.
Th 19 Apr
Hottest April day since 1947. Dinner with the Littles in Ruislip.
Fri 20 Apr.
Met with family of the church member whose attorney I am to be. Went to Southfields for a market research interview on plastics recycling. Had locksmith out to sort back door.
Sat 21 Apr
First corner of back lawn dug for a flower bed with some help from Debbie. Katy feeling ill the last 24 hours and not eating.
Chris Roberts on omniscience at adult Sunday school. Paul Levy on turning the other cheek then Num 12 in the evening. American missionary family to lunch.
Mon 16 Apr
Second cut of lawn. Started the hard work of digging a border. Three builders contacted for tenders concerning garden walls.
Tue 17 Apr
Early morning prayer meeting. Haircut. Gethin Jones on Matthew's account of the resurrection at lunchtime talks. Pastoral visit and took an elderly member to redo her will. I am an executor and with a fellow elder have been given her power of attorney so we can make decisions concerning her medical care and finances when needed.
Wed 18 Apr
The Star Belgravia, lunch for the School of Pharmacy, London University class to 1967. First reunion in 51 years. Led on 1 Sam 15 at house group.
Th 19 Apr
Hottest April day since 1947. Dinner with the Littles in Ruislip.
Fri 20 Apr.
Met with family of the church member whose attorney I am to be. Went to Southfields for a market research interview on plastics recycling. Had locksmith out to sort back door.
Sat 21 Apr
First corner of back lawn dug for a flower bed with some help from Debbie. Katy feeling ill the last 24 hours and not eating.
The changing world (73) Sep 78
Sep 1st Picked up boys from main road. Between there and Daffo now very muddy.
2nd Lego building with boys.
3rd Once again church depressing with long notices, even discussion in them.
4th End of Ramadan holiday. Made KLM jet model for the boys.
5th One Bible school class and TEE teachers.
6th Trip to Mongu with boys delayed by muddy road.
7th To Jos for TEE committee and overnight.
8th Very muddy road back to daft.
10th Preached and presided at communion, my first.
12th TEE teachers meeting.
13th Bible school class then TEE translation. Helped Katy bottle guavas.
14th TEE accounts and manuscript checking. Katy made guava jelly.
15th More TEE checking. Big rain and flood.
16th Transplanted tomatoes. River flooded over the road.
17th Church depressing as ever. Walked to the rocks to view the river.
18th Started revision of a poor translation of TEE book on preaching.
19th Translation so bad decided to redo it myself.
20th Happily translating.
22nd Rachel's third birthday. To Jos and boys happy to be out for lunch at the nursery.
23rd Took family to wildlife park then market shopping.
24th Hillcrest church twice and tea at Boers.
25th Challenge Bookshops giving quotes for TEE book publishing. Home to Daffo.
26th Aljan says she is leaving. Tied up cape gooseberry which is now giving us fruit. The season is changing.
27th Bible school students harvesting pastor's maize. I helped with the landrover. TEE translating.
28th TEE translating then to Mongu picking up the boys.
29th Lego with the boys. A dry week.
30th Katy to women fellowship. Took boys fishing but they were more interested in splashing about.
2nd Lego building with boys.
3rd Once again church depressing with long notices, even discussion in them.
4th End of Ramadan holiday. Made KLM jet model for the boys.
5th One Bible school class and TEE teachers.
6th Trip to Mongu with boys delayed by muddy road.
7th To Jos for TEE committee and overnight.
8th Very muddy road back to daft.
10th Preached and presided at communion, my first.
12th TEE teachers meeting.
13th Bible school class then TEE translation. Helped Katy bottle guavas.
14th TEE accounts and manuscript checking. Katy made guava jelly.
15th More TEE checking. Big rain and flood.
16th Transplanted tomatoes. River flooded over the road.
17th Church depressing as ever. Walked to the rocks to view the river.
18th Started revision of a poor translation of TEE book on preaching.
19th Translation so bad decided to redo it myself.
20th Happily translating.
22nd Rachel's third birthday. To Jos and boys happy to be out for lunch at the nursery.
23rd Took family to wildlife park then market shopping.
24th Hillcrest church twice and tea at Boers.
25th Challenge Bookshops giving quotes for TEE book publishing. Home to Daffo.
26th Aljan says she is leaving. Tied up cape gooseberry which is now giving us fruit. The season is changing.
27th Bible school students harvesting pastor's maize. I helped with the landrover. TEE translating.
28th TEE translating then to Mongu picking up the boys.
29th Lego with the boys. A dry week.
30th Katy to women fellowship. Took boys fishing but they were more interested in splashing about.
The changing world (72) Aug 78
Aug 1st bible school students return. No Aljan. Plenty of rain.
2nd Took boys to fish at sarin Ruwa but in spate so no joy.
3rd Mixed wonky Tilly iron.
4th To Jos and received the cases lost by the airline.
5th Building the new Lego I brought. Caught seven small fish.
6th Cooked lunch while family at church.
7th To Boi repairing washed out road as I went.
8th Boi TEE. Some via Pankshin where book sales were good.
9th Both boys to Hillcrest as boarders but seemed happy.
10th Katy tired with washing as no Aljan.
11th Sorting office and helping Katy.
12th Journey to Jos delayed by a lorry stuck on the bridge. I pulled it off. Engagement party for Dick Tyler and Janet Webb.
13th ECWA Plateau Chapel. Took Jonathan to doctor with impetigo.
14th Home to Daffo.
15th Taught Bible school class. Books sold to evangelists in for primary teachers course. Sorting accounts. gardening.
17th To Jos where Katy and Rachel will stay while I am in Ife.
18th Over 16 hurt drive to Ice. Lost in Ibadan.
19th Conference disorganised. No lunch provided. Water short.Pleased to meet David Smith . Roomate a Nigerian Igbaja lecturer. Opening speaker very rosy view of the spiritual state of things.
20th Osie Mensa good on Rom 13 but reckons from Rev 13 that demonic government does nt deserve obedience. Abashiya good on Christian nation building. State strategy group poor as was Yakubu Yako on the North East. Ariye fair. TEE exhibit set up.
21st Mensa on 1Cor 9. S Ibrahim on cults. Poor small group discussion. Panya Baba on North West. Blind physiotherapist Bitrus Gani very good.
22nd Mensa fair. One on every Christian a witness was historically and biblically inaccurate. Poof Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship AGM. Ejiwoumi good on Both West. as was Paul Jinadu.
23rd Ademayo of Association of Evangelicals in Africa and Madagascar was very poor showing off his Greek. Emmanuel Oladipo good on unity, diversity and truth. TEE Association meeting and committees. Bishop Falope good.
24th Not an impressive paper on theological pitfalls in Africa. Visited expert wood carver and ordered three nativity pieces which have African contextualisation of incarnation events. The best souvenir I ever bought.
25th Odunaike closed the conference. Five hours to Okene, 172 miles, where we lodged with Bowers, SIM.
26th 500 miles to Jos. Lunch Alushi. Stayed with family at Boers.
27th Boys out for the day. Two services at Hillcrest, the second a good sermon on Ps 1 from Kiekover of CRC.
28th Hime fo Daffo.
29th One Bible school class.
30th Sorting TEE statistics.
2nd Took boys to fish at sarin Ruwa but in spate so no joy.
3rd Mixed wonky Tilly iron.
4th To Jos and received the cases lost by the airline.
5th Building the new Lego I brought. Caught seven small fish.
6th Cooked lunch while family at church.
7th To Boi repairing washed out road as I went.
8th Boi TEE. Some via Pankshin where book sales were good.
9th Both boys to Hillcrest as boarders but seemed happy.
10th Katy tired with washing as no Aljan.
11th Sorting office and helping Katy.
12th Journey to Jos delayed by a lorry stuck on the bridge. I pulled it off. Engagement party for Dick Tyler and Janet Webb.
13th ECWA Plateau Chapel. Took Jonathan to doctor with impetigo.
14th Home to Daffo.
15th Taught Bible school class. Books sold to evangelists in for primary teachers course. Sorting accounts. gardening.
17th To Jos where Katy and Rachel will stay while I am in Ife.
18th Over 16 hurt drive to Ice. Lost in Ibadan.
19th Conference disorganised. No lunch provided. Water short.Pleased to meet David Smith . Roomate a Nigerian Igbaja lecturer. Opening speaker very rosy view of the spiritual state of things.
20th Osie Mensa good on Rom 13 but reckons from Rev 13 that demonic government does nt deserve obedience. Abashiya good on Christian nation building. State strategy group poor as was Yakubu Yako on the North East. Ariye fair. TEE exhibit set up.
21st Mensa on 1Cor 9. S Ibrahim on cults. Poor small group discussion. Panya Baba on North West. Blind physiotherapist Bitrus Gani very good.
22nd Mensa fair. One on every Christian a witness was historically and biblically inaccurate. Poof Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship AGM. Ejiwoumi good on Both West. as was Paul Jinadu.
23rd Ademayo of Association of Evangelicals in Africa and Madagascar was very poor showing off his Greek. Emmanuel Oladipo good on unity, diversity and truth. TEE Association meeting and committees. Bishop Falope good.
24th Not an impressive paper on theological pitfalls in Africa. Visited expert wood carver and ordered three nativity pieces which have African contextualisation of incarnation events. The best souvenir I ever bought.
25th Odunaike closed the conference. Five hours to Okene, 172 miles, where we lodged with Bowers, SIM.
26th 500 miles to Jos. Lunch Alushi. Stayed with family at Boers.
27th Boys out for the day. Two services at Hillcrest, the second a good sermon on Ps 1 from Kiekover of CRC.
28th Hime fo Daffo.
29th One Bible school class.
30th Sorting TEE statistics.
Friday, April 20, 2018
The changing world (71) Jul 78
jul 1st DaD CAME TO POTTERS BAR AND DROVE US TO SKIPTON.
2nd Geoffrey and Sara to lunch. Visited Robert Rayner's farm.
3rd TEE translating. Visited the Grahams in Ripon.
4th TEE translating.
5th TEE work. Visited Arthur Rayner's sheep farm, Spout House above Masham.
6th Bus trip with Jonathan to York railway museum.
7th TEE translating.
8th To Newlands, Cumbria via Swaledale. Climbed Catskills Jonathan did well. Met dainty and Whites at keswick convention.
9th John Stott at convention broadcast service. Met Bishop of Ilesha. Cilbed Skiddaw.
10th Walking prevented by blisters.
11th Explored Newlands vally. Geoffrey and Sara visited.
12th Climbed Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dalehead, Hindsgarth and Robinson. Missionary reception then SUM campfire.
13th Up Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Grasmoor, Hobeaton End, Grisedale Pike. Sunburn. SUM meeting at campsite.
14th Coffee with Dr Jones in Keswick.
15th Skipton via Leyburn for lunch. Met Dele at Metcalfes, Ripon.
16th Morning at Northallerton Evangelical. Geoffrey drove us to Welwyn. Tea at Wattesons. Ian Tait poor in pulpit IMO.
17th TEE at Potters bar.
18th Ditto.
19th Ditto and doing some Greek too.
20th GOS doctor says we can do back next week.
21st 1 Cor TEE work. Tea at Horners.
22nd More TEE.
23rd Double dose of Tait. Ate with Jellets who say there is much dissatisfaction in the congregation but speaking up you are accused of a critical spirit.
24th Finished TEE translation.
25th Putting LPs on cassettes Dinner at masons.
27th Struggle to get cases down to 20Kg each.
28th kano via Amsterdam. No luggage on arrival. Met by Dick Tyler.
29th Back to Jos. Rachel hardly knew me. David happy with his present of a fishing rod.
30th Hillcrest in the morning, SIM Chapel evening. Tea with Rules, supper Dominys.
31st Took boys for medicals. Back to daft where the house has been repainted.
2nd Geoffrey and Sara to lunch. Visited Robert Rayner's farm.
3rd TEE translating. Visited the Grahams in Ripon.
4th TEE translating.
5th TEE work. Visited Arthur Rayner's sheep farm, Spout House above Masham.
6th Bus trip with Jonathan to York railway museum.
7th TEE translating.
8th To Newlands, Cumbria via Swaledale. Climbed Catskills Jonathan did well. Met dainty and Whites at keswick convention.
9th John Stott at convention broadcast service. Met Bishop of Ilesha. Cilbed Skiddaw.
10th Walking prevented by blisters.
11th Explored Newlands vally. Geoffrey and Sara visited.
12th Climbed Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dalehead, Hindsgarth and Robinson. Missionary reception then SUM campfire.
13th Up Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Grasmoor, Hobeaton End, Grisedale Pike. Sunburn. SUM meeting at campsite.
14th Coffee with Dr Jones in Keswick.
15th Skipton via Leyburn for lunch. Met Dele at Metcalfes, Ripon.
16th Morning at Northallerton Evangelical. Geoffrey drove us to Welwyn. Tea at Wattesons. Ian Tait poor in pulpit IMO.
17th TEE at Potters bar.
18th Ditto.
19th Ditto and doing some Greek too.
20th GOS doctor says we can do back next week.
21st 1 Cor TEE work. Tea at Horners.
22nd More TEE.
23rd Double dose of Tait. Ate with Jellets who say there is much dissatisfaction in the congregation but speaking up you are accused of a critical spirit.
24th Finished TEE translation.
25th Putting LPs on cassettes Dinner at masons.
27th Struggle to get cases down to 20Kg each.
28th kano via Amsterdam. No luggage on arrival. Met by Dick Tyler.
29th Back to Jos. Rachel hardly knew me. David happy with his present of a fishing rod.
30th Hillcrest in the morning, SIM Chapel evening. Tea with Rules, supper Dominys.
31st Took boys for medicals. Back to daft where the house has been repainted.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The changing world (70) Jun 78
Jun 1st Took lily to Maiduguri zoo.
2nd Nine hours to Jos. Six parcels of books from Evangelical Press. Home to daft. World Cup on TV.
3rd Took tapes for TEE to Bokkos.
4th Once again church service a mess.
5th Sorted the accounts.
6th Sowing garden. Bought potatoes.
7th Sold many EP books in Jos.
8th 2am from Jos to Kano 7am. Plane to Heathrow with Jonathan. met by Overends.
9th Dad came down and I drove up to Skipton.
10th Took Mum to Thirsk shops. sw William and Joyce. Visited by Geoffrey, Sara, Arthur and Christine.
11th Morning church Northallerton, evening Hambleton.
12th Some TEE work. Bus to Evangelical press Ripon. Dad took us to Rayner's at Featherholme farm.
13th Work on TEE book.
14th Ralph Lawley took us to Hatfield where Mr Overend met us.
15th Visited Alison Jenner and son in Great Ornond Street. Doctor ordered tests. To Bible Society. SUM AGM.
16th Three physiotherapists examined Jonathan at Great Ormond Street. Supper with masons at Welwyn Garden City.
17th To Southend and Foulness Island.
18th Church at Welwyn. meals with Clarks and Masons.
19th Shopping in Stevenage.
20th Visited by old colleagues the Clarks.
21st Jonathan enjoyed the train up to Skipton.
22nd TEE work. To Arthur Rayner's farm.
23rd TEE work. Visited Leggs.
24th Skipton Methodist's mystery trip to Brough, Keswick and Boness. Boat trip too.
25th Priory Street York. With Geoffrey and Sara. Evening service Skipton. Dad won't have the football on TV on a Sunday. back to York.
26th Train to Potters bar changing at Huntington and Stevenage which Jonathan enjoyed.
27th Interviewed by Colin Semper at BBC World Service. Hospital psychologist says Jonathan is fine. EEG done.
28th Day trip by train to family in Newport. Return train late and the area manger kindly ordered the train to stop in Potters bar specially for us.
29th GOS diagnoses petit mal. Prescribes ethionamide and says to return in three months. back via Steadmans.
30th Ordered a duplicator at Gestetners. Supper at Masons.
2nd Nine hours to Jos. Six parcels of books from Evangelical Press. Home to daft. World Cup on TV.
3rd Took tapes for TEE to Bokkos.
4th Once again church service a mess.
5th Sorted the accounts.
6th Sowing garden. Bought potatoes.
7th Sold many EP books in Jos.
8th 2am from Jos to Kano 7am. Plane to Heathrow with Jonathan. met by Overends.
9th Dad came down and I drove up to Skipton.
10th Took Mum to Thirsk shops. sw William and Joyce. Visited by Geoffrey, Sara, Arthur and Christine.
11th Morning church Northallerton, evening Hambleton.
12th Some TEE work. Bus to Evangelical press Ripon. Dad took us to Rayner's at Featherholme farm.
13th Work on TEE book.
14th Ralph Lawley took us to Hatfield where Mr Overend met us.
15th Visited Alison Jenner and son in Great Ornond Street. Doctor ordered tests. To Bible Society. SUM AGM.
16th Three physiotherapists examined Jonathan at Great Ormond Street. Supper with masons at Welwyn Garden City.
17th To Southend and Foulness Island.
18th Church at Welwyn. meals with Clarks and Masons.
19th Shopping in Stevenage.
20th Visited by old colleagues the Clarks.
21st Jonathan enjoyed the train up to Skipton.
22nd TEE work. To Arthur Rayner's farm.
23rd TEE work. Visited Leggs.
24th Skipton Methodist's mystery trip to Brough, Keswick and Boness. Boat trip too.
25th Priory Street York. With Geoffrey and Sara. Evening service Skipton. Dad won't have the football on TV on a Sunday. back to York.
26th Train to Potters bar changing at Huntington and Stevenage which Jonathan enjoyed.
27th Interviewed by Colin Semper at BBC World Service. Hospital psychologist says Jonathan is fine. EEG done.
28th Day trip by train to family in Newport. Return train late and the area manger kindly ordered the train to stop in Potters bar specially for us.
29th GOS diagnoses petit mal. Prescribes ethionamide and says to return in three months. back via Steadmans.
30th Ordered a duplicator at Gestetners. Supper at Masons.
The changing world (69) May 78
May 1st At Daffo checking TEE proofs.
2nd To Jonathan to see doctor then school. Flight home with him approved. Met chaplain to Nigerian army 3rd division.
3rd To Kaduna and back getting TEE book on evangelism from printers.
4th Home to Daffo from Jos.
5th Geoffrey Dearsley and p\Peter Dominy visited to meet church leaders. Big rain and flood but no danger to the road.
6th The two visitors left. gardening.
7th family to Mwari for ordination of four pastors. Huge overflow crowd. Very hot.
8th Bible School term finished. Sue Davis of CMS Kafanchan came to stay. She is a great TEE colleague. Plays cricket and hockey for Lancashire. She was to die of cancer in her forties refusing to go home early when a lump was seen on her breast.
9th TEE at Daffo and Til.
10th To Mango for Association of Christian Theological Educator's consultation on accreditation standards for secondary education.
11th ACTEA consultation and visit to Jean Oliver.
12th Mango to Daffo. Petrol in short supply again.
14th Took local church leaders to Kwalla ordination. Road bumpy but beautiful.
15th Mwari TEE teachers.
16th Mwari students and then back home.
18th To joe checking 1 Cor with garbage.
19th Katy and David to Hillcrest to hear Jonathan singing in Grade 1 school concert.
20th katy presented a musical evening on records at Dominys.
21st Hillcrest morning service. Katy went to a Brahms requiem and boys to junior church.
22nd 1 Cor proof reading completed and manuscript taken to the publishers.
23rd To Maiduguri with Sue Davies and John Horton of CMS in their van. 10 hour journey.
24th Very hot. Met TEE supervisors. Meals with Smiths and Chis Bell.
25th Lunch with Barringtons. Prayer meeting.
26th Lunch at Lake Aloe. Hot. Planning TEE class. Coming down with fever.
27th fever but at least the electricity is back on so i have the fan. Yakubu Yako arrived for a New Life For All campaign. He was a most gifted evangelist working earlier with SUM's Wilf Bellamy.
28th Fever easier but not right so no church.
29th Trevor Wells here for bookshop accounts.
30th To Bama, Mbuliya and Pulka. Luch with Gulas at Guduf. Gwoza then Limakara where the empty house id a mess. Brought three lots of food.
31st Our CMS friends climbed to Ngoshe.Back to maiduguri. Dinner with Swains.
2nd To Jonathan to see doctor then school. Flight home with him approved. Met chaplain to Nigerian army 3rd division.
3rd To Kaduna and back getting TEE book on evangelism from printers.
4th Home to Daffo from Jos.
5th Geoffrey Dearsley and p\Peter Dominy visited to meet church leaders. Big rain and flood but no danger to the road.
6th The two visitors left. gardening.
7th family to Mwari for ordination of four pastors. Huge overflow crowd. Very hot.
8th Bible School term finished. Sue Davis of CMS Kafanchan came to stay. She is a great TEE colleague. Plays cricket and hockey for Lancashire. She was to die of cancer in her forties refusing to go home early when a lump was seen on her breast.
9th TEE at Daffo and Til.
10th To Mango for Association of Christian Theological Educator's consultation on accreditation standards for secondary education.
11th ACTEA consultation and visit to Jean Oliver.
12th Mango to Daffo. Petrol in short supply again.
14th Took local church leaders to Kwalla ordination. Road bumpy but beautiful.
15th Mwari TEE teachers.
16th Mwari students and then back home.
18th To joe checking 1 Cor with garbage.
19th Katy and David to Hillcrest to hear Jonathan singing in Grade 1 school concert.
20th katy presented a musical evening on records at Dominys.
21st Hillcrest morning service. Katy went to a Brahms requiem and boys to junior church.
22nd 1 Cor proof reading completed and manuscript taken to the publishers.
23rd To Maiduguri with Sue Davies and John Horton of CMS in their van. 10 hour journey.
24th Very hot. Met TEE supervisors. Meals with Smiths and Chis Bell.
25th Lunch with Barringtons. Prayer meeting.
26th Lunch at Lake Aloe. Hot. Planning TEE class. Coming down with fever.
27th fever but at least the electricity is back on so i have the fan. Yakubu Yako arrived for a New Life For All campaign. He was a most gifted evangelist working earlier with SUM's Wilf Bellamy.
28th Fever easier but not right so no church.
29th Trevor Wells here for bookshop accounts.
30th To Bama, Mbuliya and Pulka. Luch with Gulas at Guduf. Gwoza then Limakara where the empty house id a mess. Brought three lots of food.
31st Our CMS friends climbed to Ngoshe.Back to maiduguri. Dinner with Swains.
The changing world (68) Apr 78
Apr 2nd Bores as usual with Daffo service.
5th Continuing preparation of four Bible readings on walking in the night.
6th Bookselling at Foron and Fellowship of Christian Nurses Conference in Jos.
7th Spoke to the nurses on walking in the night.
9th Over 100 present for walking in love and walking worthy of the Lord.
10th Final talk for nurses on walking in the spirit. Measured for robes. back to Daffo.
11th Marking TEE tests. Opening of daft Bible School.
12th One Bible school class taught. Translating 1 Cor TEE.
14th To Jos in rain. TEE Association, morning English, afternoon Hausa. Jonathan has ear infection and his teacher wonders if he has special needs.
15th To Kuru for Jonathan's ears syringed. Flew kites and glider.
16th Hillcrest church. Dropped Jonathan. back to Daffo.
17th Mwari TEE. Back via Boi, Kabwir and Panhshin.
18th David and Joyce Smith and their two boys arrived from Qua Ibo Mission in Calabar.
19th Took Smiths to the river. David was pastor at Eden, Cambridge and is not a hard line Strict baptist.
20th Enjoying Smith's fellowship. Rachel feverish. David constipated.
21st Katy took Rachel for an injection. Took Smiths to picnic at Farin Ruwa.
22nd Smiths left. Potatoes bought found to be rotten due to a saltpetre sack. Gardening.
23rd Ordination. Boers, Bulmers, Dominys and Margaret Dodd here. Big feast.
24th To Kano. Potholes one third of the way. Visited Dele.
25th Shopping and with Dele.
26th Kano to Jos. Dr Jean Wells says one of us should take Jonathan for medical investigation in England. Back to Daffo
27th Janet Webb's parents visiting.
28th Exceptional rain. I had to get Jonathan at the river which had washed away the bridging culverts. With local help we walked him across planks to get home. Lots of debris being washed down.
29th The road is washed out at the river. Webbs left.
30th Cooked lunch. Walked to the river and saw the embankment has been restored..
5th Continuing preparation of four Bible readings on walking in the night.
6th Bookselling at Foron and Fellowship of Christian Nurses Conference in Jos.
7th Spoke to the nurses on walking in the night.
9th Over 100 present for walking in love and walking worthy of the Lord.
10th Final talk for nurses on walking in the spirit. Measured for robes. back to Daffo.
11th Marking TEE tests. Opening of daft Bible School.
12th One Bible school class taught. Translating 1 Cor TEE.
14th To Jos in rain. TEE Association, morning English, afternoon Hausa. Jonathan has ear infection and his teacher wonders if he has special needs.
15th To Kuru for Jonathan's ears syringed. Flew kites and glider.
16th Hillcrest church. Dropped Jonathan. back to Daffo.
17th Mwari TEE. Back via Boi, Kabwir and Panhshin.
18th David and Joyce Smith and their two boys arrived from Qua Ibo Mission in Calabar.
19th Took Smiths to the river. David was pastor at Eden, Cambridge and is not a hard line Strict baptist.
20th Enjoying Smith's fellowship. Rachel feverish. David constipated.
21st Katy took Rachel for an injection. Took Smiths to picnic at Farin Ruwa.
22nd Smiths left. Potatoes bought found to be rotten due to a saltpetre sack. Gardening.
23rd Ordination. Boers, Bulmers, Dominys and Margaret Dodd here. Big feast.
24th To Kano. Potholes one third of the way. Visited Dele.
25th Shopping and with Dele.
26th Kano to Jos. Dr Jean Wells says one of us should take Jonathan for medical investigation in England. Back to Daffo
27th Janet Webb's parents visiting.
28th Exceptional rain. I had to get Jonathan at the river which had washed away the bridging culverts. With local help we walked him across planks to get home. Lots of debris being washed down.
29th The road is washed out at the river. Webbs left.
30th Cooked lunch. Walked to the river and saw the embankment has been restored..
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Quotes 18 Apr 18
The next event on God's calendar is that He will
return for His church. What has to take place
before Jesus comes again? The answer is nothing.
His return is imminent.
--Charles F. Stanley (1932- )
_Walking With God, Volume 1_ [2012], "Life Principle No. 30"
Come to the Bible, not to study the history of God's divine action, but to be its object; not to learn what it has achieved throughout the centuries and still does, but simply to be the subject of its operation. --Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
The sermons of many twenty-first-century clergy
have become more a mixture of pop psychology and
psychobabble than the pure preaching of the gospel.
Their purpose is to make the hearers feel good
instead of challenging them to do good.
These modern day messengers are more concerned
about their reputation than winning souls; they
need to catch the spirit of Jesus recorded in
the book of Matthew.
--John Hagee (1940- )
_Four Blood Moons_ [2013], "The Spine of Prophecy"
-
On the subject of the seizure of the churches of valuables the conference is to reach a secret decision to the effect that the removal of valuables I'm especially those in the wealthiest habit monasteries and churches must be carried out with the merciless determination stopping at nothing whatever and in the shortest possible time therefore the more representatives of the reactionary clergy we manage to shoot the better we must go please call right now such a lesson that for decades to come - Yakovlev, A century of violence in Soviet Russia, Page 160 quoted in - Labour and the Gulag. Giles Udy p185
If the ghosts of the British and Empire soldiers who died in the war marched four abreast past the Cenotaph in Whitehall raised in their honour it would have taken them 3 and a 1/2 days to complete the posthumous parade. - War and the death of news, Martin Bell, Page 31
return for His church. What has to take place
before Jesus comes again? The answer is nothing.
His return is imminent.
--Charles F. Stanley (1932- )
_Walking With God, Volume 1_ [2012], "Life Principle No. 30"
Come to the Bible, not to study the history of God's divine action, but to be its object; not to learn what it has achieved throughout the centuries and still does, but simply to be the subject of its operation. --Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
The sermons of many twenty-first-century clergy
have become more a mixture of pop psychology and
psychobabble than the pure preaching of the gospel.
Their purpose is to make the hearers feel good
instead of challenging them to do good.
These modern day messengers are more concerned
about their reputation than winning souls; they
need to catch the spirit of Jesus recorded in
the book of Matthew.
--John Hagee (1940- )
_Four Blood Moons_ [2013], "The Spine of Prophecy"
-
On the subject of the seizure of the churches of valuables the conference is to reach a secret decision to the effect that the removal of valuables I'm especially those in the wealthiest habit monasteries and churches must be carried out with the merciless determination stopping at nothing whatever and in the shortest possible time therefore the more representatives of the reactionary clergy we manage to shoot the better we must go please call right now such a lesson that for decades to come - Yakovlev, A century of violence in Soviet Russia, Page 160 quoted in - Labour and the Gulag. Giles Udy p185
If the ghosts of the British and Empire soldiers who died in the war marched four abreast past the Cenotaph in Whitehall raised in their honour it would have taken them 3 and a 1/2 days to complete the posthumous parade. - War and the death of news, Martin Bell, Page 31
Monday, April 16, 2018
The changing world (67) Mar 78
Mar 1st Daffo Bible school doctrine class and editing TEE pastoral work book.
2nd Went with David and Rachel to get water.
3rd To Jos with TEE manuscript. Picked up Jonathan. Delivered potatoes. One hour queue for petrol.
4th Mushere TEE class. Daffo church convention. Went for water. Derek Joy visited us.
5th Long church service with Bitrus Pam.
6th Jonathan to Jos. he cried a bit. Petrol scarce again. Started on New Testament TEE book.
7th One Bible school class. Work on TEE book. Janet Webb recovering from Lassa fever ar=t Rockhaven.
8th Work on TEE book. Rain more frequent.
9th To Kuru with Brian Boddy who is still convalescing with us from hepatitis. Petrol still long queues.
10th To Bauch via Boi, Lusa and Tafawa Baleaw.
11th Bauchi TEE class. Petrol in short supply. Noisy and sticky in Bauchi.
12th Preached in Hausa.
13th Sum TEE class. Mwari TEE class. Sold lots of books at Pankshin. Back to Daffo.
14th Daffo TEE teachers and book editing.
15th Finished TEE manuscript editing. David grumpy. Rachel being potty trained.
16th More work on TEE book.
17th To Jos. Visited recovering Janet Webb.
18th Daffo District Church Council fixed my ordination date. I ordered robes and a cow for the feast. Norman Hohl on doctor's visit.
19th Rural health assistants graduation in long morning service
20th Mwari TEE. Bookselling Pankshin and Panama. To Jos. South African missionaries arrested in Lagos. Our South African Reformed missionaries were expelled in the sixties. Our others from that country were eventually expelled too from Mada Hills area.
21st .Bought small black and white TV which runs off the vehicle battery. Visited Hausa teacher Jean Oliver at Mango. Her assistant, grab, who has professed faith is under pressure from the local Muslim group which promotes Islam. Back to Daffo.
23rd Checking TEE book on 1 Cor. Picked Jonathan up from Mongu.
24th Good Friday. Pastor's sermon mainly anecdotal.
25th Helping Katy who went to women's fellowship. Made marmalade, chocolate cake and sugared peanuts, cured ham,
26th Easter day with ham for lunch.
27th Aljan back to work after prolonged absence. Picnic at Farin Ruwa.
28th Took Jonathan back to school. Sold books at Foron. Back to home.
29th Preparing TEE tests.
30th Ditto.
2nd Went with David and Rachel to get water.
3rd To Jos with TEE manuscript. Picked up Jonathan. Delivered potatoes. One hour queue for petrol.
4th Mushere TEE class. Daffo church convention. Went for water. Derek Joy visited us.
5th Long church service with Bitrus Pam.
6th Jonathan to Jos. he cried a bit. Petrol scarce again. Started on New Testament TEE book.
7th One Bible school class. Work on TEE book. Janet Webb recovering from Lassa fever ar=t Rockhaven.
8th Work on TEE book. Rain more frequent.
9th To Kuru with Brian Boddy who is still convalescing with us from hepatitis. Petrol still long queues.
10th To Bauch via Boi, Lusa and Tafawa Baleaw.
11th Bauchi TEE class. Petrol in short supply. Noisy and sticky in Bauchi.
12th Preached in Hausa.
13th Sum TEE class. Mwari TEE class. Sold lots of books at Pankshin. Back to Daffo.
14th Daffo TEE teachers and book editing.
15th Finished TEE manuscript editing. David grumpy. Rachel being potty trained.
16th More work on TEE book.
17th To Jos. Visited recovering Janet Webb.
18th Daffo District Church Council fixed my ordination date. I ordered robes and a cow for the feast. Norman Hohl on doctor's visit.
19th Rural health assistants graduation in long morning service
20th Mwari TEE. Bookselling Pankshin and Panama. To Jos. South African missionaries arrested in Lagos. Our South African Reformed missionaries were expelled in the sixties. Our others from that country were eventually expelled too from Mada Hills area.
21st .Bought small black and white TV which runs off the vehicle battery. Visited Hausa teacher Jean Oliver at Mango. Her assistant, grab, who has professed faith is under pressure from the local Muslim group which promotes Islam. Back to Daffo.
23rd Checking TEE book on 1 Cor. Picked Jonathan up from Mongu.
24th Good Friday. Pastor's sermon mainly anecdotal.
25th Helping Katy who went to women's fellowship. Made marmalade, chocolate cake and sugared peanuts, cured ham,
26th Easter day with ham for lunch.
27th Aljan back to work after prolonged absence. Picnic at Farin Ruwa.
28th Took Jonathan back to school. Sold books at Foron. Back to home.
29th Preparing TEE tests.
30th Ditto.
The changing world (66) Feb 78
Feb 1st Jos with two sacks potatoes. Picked up Jonathan and to Miango.
2nd Daffo. Did accounts. A little rain.
3rd A little more rain. TEE accounts. 8/11 at Kunet class.
4th At Mango. Trevor wells helped me balance the TEE accounts.
5th Children good at Mango church. Rachel slept.
6th To Jos. Jonathan a bit weepy. To Daffo.
7th Zango via Gindiri. Tee class. Yams and good chicken.
8th Mango TEE again. To Jos.
9th TEE subcommittee. Home to Daffo.
10th To Jos. Good cigar at Boers.
11th Gingiring TEE.
13th To Daffo via Kuru.
14th Daffo TEE teachers.
15th One Bible school class.
16th Work on TEE book.
17th To Jos and picked up Jonathan.
18th Rachel has fever and runs.
19th Took boys to Hillcrest Sunday school and church.
20th To Mwari overnight. Pastor in Tafawa blew in jail with lots of arrests over a new chief.
21st Tafawa Balewa TEE class.
22nd Boi TEE then home. Katy not well after a taxi ride home the previous day.
24th Janet Webb in hospital with suspected Lassa fever. In Jos handing over the TEE there to pastor Ezekiel. Petrol queues again.
25th Daffo TEE class. Got water in landrover then it rained.
26th Daffo church with boys then afternoon walk.
27th Work on TEE pastoral book.
28th Recording TEE tapes for Bo in Jos then home.i. Janet a lot better.
2nd Daffo. Did accounts. A little rain.
3rd A little more rain. TEE accounts. 8/11 at Kunet class.
4th At Mango. Trevor wells helped me balance the TEE accounts.
5th Children good at Mango church. Rachel slept.
6th To Jos. Jonathan a bit weepy. To Daffo.
7th Zango via Gindiri. Tee class. Yams and good chicken.
8th Mango TEE again. To Jos.
9th TEE subcommittee. Home to Daffo.
10th To Jos. Good cigar at Boers.
11th Gingiring TEE.
13th To Daffo via Kuru.
14th Daffo TEE teachers.
15th One Bible school class.
16th Work on TEE book.
17th To Jos and picked up Jonathan.
18th Rachel has fever and runs.
19th Took boys to Hillcrest Sunday school and church.
20th To Mwari overnight. Pastor in Tafawa blew in jail with lots of arrests over a new chief.
21st Tafawa Balewa TEE class.
22nd Boi TEE then home. Katy not well after a taxi ride home the previous day.
24th Janet Webb in hospital with suspected Lassa fever. In Jos handing over the TEE there to pastor Ezekiel. Petrol queues again.
25th Daffo TEE class. Got water in landrover then it rained.
26th Daffo church with boys then afternoon walk.
27th Work on TEE pastoral book.
28th Recording TEE tapes for Bo in Jos then home.i. Janet a lot better.
The changing world (65) Jan 78
Jan 1st Preached Daffo. Asked to eat some off meat at pastor's. Must be the only time I could not eat. Took boys walking round the rocks to the river.
2nd To Kuru to duplicate lectures. No flour to be had in Jos.
3rd Panama teachers course with Dick and Enid. Katy not well. Bitrus Pam general secretary visiting and Janet Webb for rural health course. Katy not well.
4th Finished Panyam course. To Langtang via Kabwir.
5th TEE Kwalla with Dick.
6th Kwalla to Jos via Zamko and Panyam. Picked up Brian Boddy. Home to Daffo.
7th Katy better but no Aljan to help.
8th Katy and Brian to communion service while I cooked. Picnic Farin Ruwa.
9th To Boi for teachers TEE course. Poorly attended.
10th Finished Boi course.
11th Teachers for TEE at Kabwir. Women's fellowship at daft in large numbers. Ailsa Beech staying for a course.
12th To Jos with potatoes via Kuru for TEE and duplicating. Petrol scarce.
13th Jos TEE course. Waited over four hours for petrol.
14th Finished Jos course and back to daft.
15th Bumers here. Bible School certificated given out.
16th Fixed up a strip light to run off landrover battery in house.
18th Potatoes to Jos and Jonathan back to school.
19th 26 at TEE Association meeting with me in chair.
21st Back to daft where there has been two days unseasonal rain.
22nd Boi TEE teachers and communion service for nearly three hours. back home with gift of a rabbit.
23rd The chief of daft visited. Took on Bible school class.
24th One bible school class.
24th To Jos and bought golden syrup, a rarity.
25th Jos teachers class and to mango about TEE books.
26th Ordination licensing committee interview. Pick up family and to Langtang. Sticky.
29th Launching of a book on the Yergum at the VIP rest house.
29th Langtang TEE course certificates given out. Graham Mytton of BBS Hausa service visited. He says they are too Muslim dominated as they are the first language speakers so the only ones employed and the second language speakers needs, i.e. Christians are neglected. Rachel fell with a bloody nose.
30th Home to Daffo via Kabwir.
31st One Bible school class and Daffo accounts.
2nd To Kuru to duplicate lectures. No flour to be had in Jos.
3rd Panama teachers course with Dick and Enid. Katy not well. Bitrus Pam general secretary visiting and Janet Webb for rural health course. Katy not well.
4th Finished Panyam course. To Langtang via Kabwir.
5th TEE Kwalla with Dick.
6th Kwalla to Jos via Zamko and Panyam. Picked up Brian Boddy. Home to Daffo.
7th Katy better but no Aljan to help.
8th Katy and Brian to communion service while I cooked. Picnic Farin Ruwa.
9th To Boi for teachers TEE course. Poorly attended.
10th Finished Boi course.
11th Teachers for TEE at Kabwir. Women's fellowship at daft in large numbers. Ailsa Beech staying for a course.
12th To Jos with potatoes via Kuru for TEE and duplicating. Petrol scarce.
13th Jos TEE course. Waited over four hours for petrol.
14th Finished Jos course and back to daft.
15th Bumers here. Bible School certificated given out.
16th Fixed up a strip light to run off landrover battery in house.
18th Potatoes to Jos and Jonathan back to school.
19th 26 at TEE Association meeting with me in chair.
21st Back to daft where there has been two days unseasonal rain.
22nd Boi TEE teachers and communion service for nearly three hours. back home with gift of a rabbit.
23rd The chief of daft visited. Took on Bible school class.
24th One bible school class.
24th To Jos and bought golden syrup, a rarity.
25th Jos teachers class and to mango about TEE books.
26th Ordination licensing committee interview. Pick up family and to Langtang. Sticky.
29th Launching of a book on the Yergum at the VIP rest house.
29th Langtang TEE course certificates given out. Graham Mytton of BBS Hausa service visited. He says they are too Muslim dominated as they are the first language speakers so the only ones employed and the second language speakers needs, i.e. Christians are neglected. Rachel fell with a bloody nose.
30th Home to Daffo via Kabwir.
31st One Bible school class and Daffo accounts.
Diary w/e 14 Apr 18
Sun 8 Apr 18
Paul preached mat 5 divorce and oaths linking them with keeping promises. In 48+ years I can only think of three divorces in our congregation. Two of those involved men not in membership at the time.
For lunch, a Romanian Hungarian, Spaniard and Irishman. Truly we are an international church .
Evening service at Harmonsworth Immigration Removal Centre. Congregation included, Nigerians, Ghanaian, Beninian, Cameroonian, Botswanan and Bangladeshis. I preached from Jesus baptism on the trinity as it was Trinity Sunday. I related the Holy Spirit in all the Scripture and the Angel of the Lord as the pre-incarnate Christ. Thanks to church member Chrisine for being my driver.
Mon 9 Apr
We went to the garden centre and purchased topsoil, fertiliser, perennials, seeds and a parasol. The latter was a tenth of the price of the awning we were considering for the patio. Now I can read and smoke my pipe in the rain.
Tue 10 Apr
Chuck Phillips excellent on John 3:1-10 at lunchtime talks. Pastoral visit then cardiology nurse again with good report.
I am disgusted by ealing Council's unanimous vote to ban demonstrators from within 100 meters of the local abortion mill. That is not representative of Ealing opinion. I am ashamed of the Conservatives failure to stand for freedom.
Wed 11 Apr
U3A Current Affairs on Brexit. I was the only keen brexiteer in the group and also the only one appalled at the council's decision to stop free speech outside the abortion mill locally. We have now been in this house six months, almost, and at last I have had the wonky wireless thermostat in the bathroom replaced. Pleased to find it guaranteed until 2021 for the underfloor heating. Still two months to wait for the new electricity and gas meters and now four for the water meter.
Thurs 12 Apr
Elissa eleven today. After birthday cake to Liss with Paul levy for their first congregational meeting in the seven months since James Buchanan was installed as their pastor. A well behaved, well chaired meeting. We had to endure a briefing on the folly thetas the new data protection law. If it was up to me I would ignore it and face the consequences if any. Unwarranted government interference in the church IMO.
Fri 13
Unseasonably cold and dull.
Sat 14 Apr
Encouraging site visit to the IPC building which the very pleasant foreman says will be completed September. My ideal son in law fixed the wardrobe doors, kitchen cupboard door and repositioned the washing line, all DIY rules as beyond my competence. Hottest day of the year.
Paul preached mat 5 divorce and oaths linking them with keeping promises. In 48+ years I can only think of three divorces in our congregation. Two of those involved men not in membership at the time.
For lunch, a Romanian Hungarian, Spaniard and Irishman. Truly we are an international church .
Evening service at Harmonsworth Immigration Removal Centre. Congregation included, Nigerians, Ghanaian, Beninian, Cameroonian, Botswanan and Bangladeshis. I preached from Jesus baptism on the trinity as it was Trinity Sunday. I related the Holy Spirit in all the Scripture and the Angel of the Lord as the pre-incarnate Christ. Thanks to church member Chrisine for being my driver.
Mon 9 Apr
We went to the garden centre and purchased topsoil, fertiliser, perennials, seeds and a parasol. The latter was a tenth of the price of the awning we were considering for the patio. Now I can read and smoke my pipe in the rain.
Tue 10 Apr
Chuck Phillips excellent on John 3:1-10 at lunchtime talks. Pastoral visit then cardiology nurse again with good report.
I am disgusted by ealing Council's unanimous vote to ban demonstrators from within 100 meters of the local abortion mill. That is not representative of Ealing opinion. I am ashamed of the Conservatives failure to stand for freedom.
Wed 11 Apr
U3A Current Affairs on Brexit. I was the only keen brexiteer in the group and also the only one appalled at the council's decision to stop free speech outside the abortion mill locally. We have now been in this house six months, almost, and at last I have had the wonky wireless thermostat in the bathroom replaced. Pleased to find it guaranteed until 2021 for the underfloor heating. Still two months to wait for the new electricity and gas meters and now four for the water meter.
Thurs 12 Apr
Elissa eleven today. After birthday cake to Liss with Paul levy for their first congregational meeting in the seven months since James Buchanan was installed as their pastor. A well behaved, well chaired meeting. We had to endure a briefing on the folly thetas the new data protection law. If it was up to me I would ignore it and face the consequences if any. Unwarranted government interference in the church IMO.
Fri 13
Unseasonably cold and dull.
Sat 14 Apr
Encouraging site visit to the IPC building which the very pleasant foreman says will be completed September. My ideal son in law fixed the wardrobe doors, kitchen cupboard door and repositioned the washing line, all DIY rules as beyond my competence. Hottest day of the year.
Saturday, April 14, 2018
The changing world (64) Dec 77
Dec 1st 13 and a half hour drive to Maiduguri.
2nd Lunch at Molai with blanches Saw Brian Boddy who has been ill in bed for five weeks. Five men on TEE course supervisors.
3rd TEE supervisors course, Breakfast with Cartmels. Dinner with Barringers at Molai.
4th Breakfast at Smiths. Preached in English. Lunch caramels. Tea with Chris Bell.
5th Ten hours for 420 miles to Jos in Peugot.
6th Home to Daffo.
8th Working on TEE book proofs.
9th Planted irrigated garden with Katy.
10th TEE class preparation but hampered by fever.
12th Day trip to Mwari TEE.
13th Manuscript proof reading. Janet Webb staying.
14th To Jos. Long wait for petrol in Bukuru. Picked up Jonathan and off to holiday, SIM Mango.
17th Boys have made friends here. Rachel likes the roundabout.
18th Preaching here poor so the morning service was the only one we attended.
19th Katy has catarrh, cold and cough and off her food. rachel is catching it too.
20th Both Katy and Rachel ill. Disrupted nights.
21st Shopping in Jos but Katy still not well.
22nd Home to Daffo.
23rd Helping unwell Katy with cooking etc. Putting up Christmas decorations with the boys.
24th Helping Katy bake. Janet Webb here.
25th Stockings before dawn. Presents after breakfast. Church until 12:30.
26th Visitors included Boers, and four others, one staying three nights. Food at Patrick's. dancing.
27th Food and dancing at another home. Given two chickens and bananas.
28th Janet departed.
29th Work on TEE book then to Farin Ruwa with three unexpected CRC visitors. Dancing at Hatori.
31st Preparing TEE work and avoiding dancing at Bokkos.
2nd Lunch at Molai with blanches Saw Brian Boddy who has been ill in bed for five weeks. Five men on TEE course supervisors.
3rd TEE supervisors course, Breakfast with Cartmels. Dinner with Barringers at Molai.
4th Breakfast at Smiths. Preached in English. Lunch caramels. Tea with Chris Bell.
5th Ten hours for 420 miles to Jos in Peugot.
6th Home to Daffo.
8th Working on TEE book proofs.
9th Planted irrigated garden with Katy.
10th TEE class preparation but hampered by fever.
12th Day trip to Mwari TEE.
13th Manuscript proof reading. Janet Webb staying.
14th To Jos. Long wait for petrol in Bukuru. Picked up Jonathan and off to holiday, SIM Mango.
17th Boys have made friends here. Rachel likes the roundabout.
18th Preaching here poor so the morning service was the only one we attended.
19th Katy has catarrh, cold and cough and off her food. rachel is catching it too.
20th Both Katy and Rachel ill. Disrupted nights.
21st Shopping in Jos but Katy still not well.
22nd Home to Daffo.
23rd Helping unwell Katy with cooking etc. Putting up Christmas decorations with the boys.
24th Helping Katy bake. Janet Webb here.
25th Stockings before dawn. Presents after breakfast. Church until 12:30.
26th Visitors included Boers, and four others, one staying three nights. Food at Patrick's. dancing.
27th Food and dancing at another home. Given two chickens and bananas.
28th Janet departed.
29th Work on TEE book then to Farin Ruwa with three unexpected CRC visitors. Dancing at Hatori.
31st Preparing TEE work and avoiding dancing at Bokkos.
The changing world (63) Nov 77
Nov 1st Proof reading TEE book.
2nd Duplicating TEE texts at Mangu.
3rd four Bible school classes.
4th Picked up Jonathan and stayed in Jos.
5th Jos TEE students class. We went to the zoo.
6th Preached at Hillcrest. Took Jonathan back with no tears. Back to home.
8th Janet Webb here upset pastor wants her to look after the maternity here for a fortnight.
11th Bought 8 sacks of potatoes for N27 each . I will make at least N3 a sack.
12th Preached at Bokkos baptisms. Delivered potatoes to Jos.
13th Preached at Hillcrest.
14th Started teaching a TEE course for 8 pastors to be supervisors. Rachel sick.
15th Enid and Dick also teaching this course. Rachel still sick.
16th Still teaching TEE course as is Geof Kimber.
18th Took Jonathan to wildlife park for birthday treat.
19th Jos TEE class then Jonathan has his birthday party at Boers,
20th Preached Hillcrest. Lunch with Koops of CRC. Home with Jonathan. Rachel sick on arrival.
21st 9/10 at Mwari class.
22nd Isaacs from Langtang here for lunch also Janet Webb. Rachel off food.
23rd T0ok Jonathan to mango for school. No tears.
27th Daffo church frustrating. 35 minutes announcements. Five special songs. Rubbish sermon.
28th TEE editing.
30th To Jos.
2nd Duplicating TEE texts at Mangu.
3rd four Bible school classes.
4th Picked up Jonathan and stayed in Jos.
5th Jos TEE students class. We went to the zoo.
6th Preached at Hillcrest. Took Jonathan back with no tears. Back to home.
8th Janet Webb here upset pastor wants her to look after the maternity here for a fortnight.
11th Bought 8 sacks of potatoes for N27 each . I will make at least N3 a sack.
12th Preached at Bokkos baptisms. Delivered potatoes to Jos.
13th Preached at Hillcrest.
14th Started teaching a TEE course for 8 pastors to be supervisors. Rachel sick.
15th Enid and Dick also teaching this course. Rachel still sick.
16th Still teaching TEE course as is Geof Kimber.
18th Took Jonathan to wildlife park for birthday treat.
19th Jos TEE class then Jonathan has his birthday party at Boers,
20th Preached Hillcrest. Lunch with Koops of CRC. Home with Jonathan. Rachel sick on arrival.
21st 9/10 at Mwari class.
22nd Isaacs from Langtang here for lunch also Janet Webb. Rachel off food.
23rd T0ok Jonathan to mango for school. No tears.
27th Daffo church frustrating. 35 minutes announcements. Five special songs. Rubbish sermon.
28th TEE editing.
30th To Jos.
The changing world (62) Oct 77
Oct 1st Jonathan at home. Built Lego heliport.
2nd Cooked lunch while Katy at church. When the rain stopped visited Farin Ruwa in spate.
3rd Local church district approved my ordination request.
4th Took Jonathan to Mongu for transport to school. Radio told me Boi road impassable so back home.
5th New testament classes then to Jos.
6th Nigeria Bible Translators Trust placing printing order. back home.
7th teaching parables in Bible School.
8th Katy not happy that I have cigars.
9th Preached at Mangu.
10th Two New testament classes. Tomatoes transplanted.
11th Taught doctrine of sin Bought 80 bananas for N2. Katy pickled cucumbers. 3/4 at TEE teachers meeting.
12th Making lime squash. Three Bible school lectures.
13th Bought four sacks of potatoes for N24.
14th To Vom for Rachel's third TAB jab. Picked up Jonathan who went for a swim in a mission pool.
15th TEE committee.
16th Preached at headquarters church.
17th TEE committee. Drums arrived by rail after sea transport. Unpacking at home.
19th Three Bible school lectures.
21st Walk to Toff with Dr Norman Holt. Preached. Goat stew. There overnight.
22nd Norman saw patients. I preached.
23rd To Richa. Preached to over 1000. Very hot. back to home.
24t4th Bible school teacher Patrick violently ill rolling on the floor. I called the dispenser and we agreed he should go to hospital. It turned out he had a strangulated hernia and the surgeon there operated. This is the only time I know I saved a life. The family said that without my advice they would not have sent him to hospital. With Patrick away I took five classes.
25th To Jos to see about printing of books. Bought milk and cement blocks. Back to home.
26th Took four classes.
27th Three classes.
28th Five classes.
29th Mushere TEE.
30th Cooked lunch. Flew kites.
31st Visited Patrick in hospital. TEE at Boi. 5/9 there. To Jos.
2nd Cooked lunch while Katy at church. When the rain stopped visited Farin Ruwa in spate.
3rd Local church district approved my ordination request.
4th Took Jonathan to Mongu for transport to school. Radio told me Boi road impassable so back home.
5th New testament classes then to Jos.
6th Nigeria Bible Translators Trust placing printing order. back home.
7th teaching parables in Bible School.
8th Katy not happy that I have cigars.
9th Preached at Mangu.
10th Two New testament classes. Tomatoes transplanted.
11th Taught doctrine of sin Bought 80 bananas for N2. Katy pickled cucumbers. 3/4 at TEE teachers meeting.
12th Making lime squash. Three Bible school lectures.
13th Bought four sacks of potatoes for N24.
14th To Vom for Rachel's third TAB jab. Picked up Jonathan who went for a swim in a mission pool.
15th TEE committee.
16th Preached at headquarters church.
17th TEE committee. Drums arrived by rail after sea transport. Unpacking at home.
19th Three Bible school lectures.
21st Walk to Toff with Dr Norman Holt. Preached. Goat stew. There overnight.
22nd Norman saw patients. I preached.
23rd To Richa. Preached to over 1000. Very hot. back to home.
24t4th Bible school teacher Patrick violently ill rolling on the floor. I called the dispenser and we agreed he should go to hospital. It turned out he had a strangulated hernia and the surgeon there operated. This is the only time I know I saved a life. The family said that without my advice they would not have sent him to hospital. With Patrick away I took five classes.
25th To Jos to see about printing of books. Bought milk and cement blocks. Back to home.
26th Took four classes.
27th Three classes.
28th Five classes.
29th Mushere TEE.
30th Cooked lunch. Flew kites.
31st Visited Patrick in hospital. TEE at Boi. 5/9 there. To Jos.
The changing world (61) Sep 77
Sep 1st Typing TEE manuscript. Katy much faster but too bury.
2nd Patrick, bible school teacher checking my 1 Cor translation.
3rd Work on TEE book.
4th Patrick preached. family to Farin Ruwa where there is a great picnic spot and place for the children to paddle.
5th Josiah, the Bible school teacher who went off for a course is back so I am relieved of his lectures.
6th Supervising students taking Regional bible School entrance exam. A third of them at least will fail as their wives are illiterate.
7th Hear from pastor's Jos visit that Jonathan was upset because he had expected a visit last weekend.
8th Radishes and Chinese cabbage from garden. Chickens are eating the latter. Too much rain has ruined the tomatoes.
9th Bible school students weeding round house and garden.
10th Katy off could with a cold. More 1 Cor translating.
11th Katy to communion service while I cooked lunch for seven local guests. Visited Farin Ruwa again.
12th More 1 Cor translating. Rains less. Warmer.
13th 4/5 Daffo teachers TEE. Michael Phillips, mission treasurer with us overnight.
14th Dropped Phillips at Panama. Jonathan with me in Jos overnight.
15th River up so could not get home.
16th Back home.
18th Disorderly church service so left after sermon. Took children up the hill.
19th I am to resume New Testament teaching in Bible School as the teacher has left.
Peter Dainty staying.
20th 3/8 only daft TEE.
21st To Vom for Rachel's typhoid jabs but no doctor.
22nd Picked up Jonathan. Back to Vom for injections. Jos overnight.
23rd TEE publications committee.
24th Mango for conference.
25th Rev Luther Chisak spoke. Misses Warfield and Watkins of SIM, their Hausa experts, discussing publications. Warfield was related to the Dutchess of Windsor.
26th Back home after planning with Enid and Dick and meeting the MD of Challenge Bookshops, SIM.
27th New house girl, Aljan, seems good. Boys grumpy.
28th Produced guidelines for TEE translating and editing. Aljan encouraging.
29th To Gindiri but did not find the pastors I needed to see. One in Jos, one in jail.
30th Did some Lego with the boys and gardening for Katy.
2nd Patrick, bible school teacher checking my 1 Cor translation.
3rd Work on TEE book.
4th Patrick preached. family to Farin Ruwa where there is a great picnic spot and place for the children to paddle.
5th Josiah, the Bible school teacher who went off for a course is back so I am relieved of his lectures.
6th Supervising students taking Regional bible School entrance exam. A third of them at least will fail as their wives are illiterate.
7th Hear from pastor's Jos visit that Jonathan was upset because he had expected a visit last weekend.
8th Radishes and Chinese cabbage from garden. Chickens are eating the latter. Too much rain has ruined the tomatoes.
9th Bible school students weeding round house and garden.
10th Katy off could with a cold. More 1 Cor translating.
11th Katy to communion service while I cooked lunch for seven local guests. Visited Farin Ruwa again.
12th More 1 Cor translating. Rains less. Warmer.
13th 4/5 Daffo teachers TEE. Michael Phillips, mission treasurer with us overnight.
14th Dropped Phillips at Panama. Jonathan with me in Jos overnight.
15th River up so could not get home.
16th Back home.
18th Disorderly church service so left after sermon. Took children up the hill.
19th I am to resume New Testament teaching in Bible School as the teacher has left.
Peter Dainty staying.
20th 3/8 only daft TEE.
21st To Vom for Rachel's typhoid jabs but no doctor.
22nd Picked up Jonathan. Back to Vom for injections. Jos overnight.
23rd TEE publications committee.
24th Mango for conference.
25th Rev Luther Chisak spoke. Misses Warfield and Watkins of SIM, their Hausa experts, discussing publications. Warfield was related to the Dutchess of Windsor.
26th Back home after planning with Enid and Dick and meeting the MD of Challenge Bookshops, SIM.
27th New house girl, Aljan, seems good. Boys grumpy.
28th Produced guidelines for TEE translating and editing. Aljan encouraging.
29th To Gindiri but did not find the pastors I needed to see. One in Jos, one in jail.
30th Did some Lego with the boys and gardening for Katy.
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