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.

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