Aug 1 At Hillcrest a rambling homily on Feb 1. Wrote to Iain Murray complaining about the publication of Thornwell’s defence of slavery.
2nd At Vom for vaccinations. Frustrated they would not give smallpox and typhoid at the same time. Jonathan miserable with a sore arm.
3rd Jonathan had us up early with his groans. back to Langtang . We hear it rumoured that Vom hospital will be taken over by the government. It happened. Envy. People went o the government hospitals and it was in theory free. Reality was bribes and shortage of drugs. With us you paid for what you got and we never ran out of medicines.
4th Langtang preparing to give talk to teachers on sovereignty of God. The paper says Vom will be taken over by April 78. A critical article which Rev Damina says should receive a rejoinder.
5th Vom criticised over finances.
6th Pankshin TEE. 11/15there. Lunch with Dennis Reddish at Kabwir.
7th TEE Amper and then Garga. David Molyneux engaged to Sylvia. Peter Clark back from UK
8th English service cancelled due to heavy rain.
9th Boi where Doreen Collingham had her landrover immersed in a flooded river. I pulled her out with my l/r.
10th Boi too TEE Bokkos. Home via Kabwir.
11th Going to Pie TEE but Honda failed to start. Battery died and could not be charged in time for the class.
12th To Kabwir but Honda died near Amper. Hitched a lift. Lunch with Gulas. Brain Boddy brought me and Honda back to Langtang in L/R.
13th Good day at Bakin Kogi with all Langtang and Kwalla teachers.
14th Bwarat TEE. Peter Clark drove me to Jos. Road very poor by Bukuru. Visited Bulmers.
15th Too boys to Hillcrest morning seraice. Chaplain poor sermon. Katy St Pirans. Coffee with Bulmers, tea with Rules.
16th Bible Schools Committee. TEE complimented. Vom for jabs. Tea with Middletons. Cholera second jab not as painful as first. Later we were to see smallpox eradicated. Cholera which lasted the shortiest time was the least effective.
17th Shopped in Jos. back to Langtand.
18th Tired. Sorted post and books.salas have raised a profit of over N900.
19th Kabwir TEE teachers with Colin Bulley. Aisa Beech to supper.
20th Langtang TEE teachers. Pastor not happy with proposals to hand over mission’s responsibilities to the church.
23rd Baxters here on bookshop trip. Good letter back from Iain Murray on Thornwell and slavery.
24th Paul Baxter found my Honda problem was a loose rectifier wire.
26th Enjoying reading book of Hausa proverbs.
27th I have had several idle days. Reflecting over forty years later I see my bipolar symptoms in waves of hardware followed by inactivity and depression.
28th Colin and carol Bulley visited from Kabwir
30th We took Kathleen Gula to Jos. Staying in William’s flat. Vom for jabs.
31st Visited Bulmers. Shopping. Expected TEE books not yet printed.
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