Preface
 Dates
 Places
 Acknowledgements
1 Ireland and beyond
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Dublin
 1.3 Transport
 1.4 Cycling across Ireland
 1.5 Holidays
2 Committment
 2.1 Call to the Ministry
 2.2 1924: Candidates for the Ministry
 2.3 Journey to France
 2.4 Training and Ordination
 2.5 Working in the USA and Canada
3 First Tour
 3.1 Preparations
 3.2 First voyage
 3.3 Early Methodists in Nigeria
 3.4 Learning Yoruba in Igboora
 3.5 Ibadan
4 First circuit
 4.1 “The wood is for your coffin”
 4.2 Oyo
 4.3 Haircutting
 4.4 Trekking
 4.5 Baptisms in the Oyo Circuit
 4.6 Government officers
 4.7 Building works
 4.8 Tropical storms
 4.9 A plague of locusts
 4.10 The death sentence
 4.11 Returning home
5 Second Tour
 5.1 Moving to Ilesha
 5.2 Ilesha hospital
 5.3 A new partnership
 5.4 Running the circuit
 5.5 Preceded by drums
 5.6 Engagement
 5.7 The Owa of Ilesha
 5.8 Synod
6 Marriage
 6.1 Wedding preparations
 6.2 Honeymoon
 6.3 On ‘leave’
 6.4 Return to Nigeria
7 A working partnership
 7.1 The new venture
 7.2 Our first mobile operating theatre
 7.3 House building
 7.4 Working together
 7.5 Schooling for girls
 7.6 Government administration
 7.7 Education
 7.8 Pupils
8 An adventurous life
 8.1 “Your car has been shot”
 8.2 An open door
 8.3 A network of dispensaries
 8.4 Animal pets
 8.5 Assisted schools
 8.6 Christmas
9 Personal stories
 9.1 Stephen
 9.2 Deborah Ajayi
 9.3 In church
 9.4 Gold rush
 9.5 The Methodist Missionary Soociety (MMS)
 9.6 The Emir of Ilorin
 9.7 Visitors from overseas
10 Making music
 10.1 Sunday services
 10.2 Making a wooden leg
 10.3 The baby Austin
 10.4 Infectious diseases
 10.5 Music and musical instruments
 10.6 The Ilesha brass band
11 The Road To The North
 11.1 The earliest Methodists in Nigeria
 11.2 Starting work in the north
 11.3 North to Kaiama
 11.4 On to Bussa and the river Niger
12 The war years
 12.1 1939: Peter is born
 12.2 Running the gauntlet of submarines
 12.3 Safe home in Ilesha
 12.4 1941: Don’t risk the submarines
 12.5 Delays in moving north
 12.6 Hyenas and a sleepless night
 12.7 Contacting the neighbours
 12.8 An appeal from Owo
 12.9 A breakthrough in Bussa
 12.10 Troops preparing for the Burma campaign
 12.11 Financial independence for the Ilesha circuit
13 The peace
 13.1 First leave after the war
 13.2 Leaving the children in England
 13.3 Sailing to Nigeria
 13.4 Medical tour with Dr Chesterman
 13.5 A new house at Afon
 13.6 A new helper at Kaiama
 13.7 Stephen
 13.8 Crossing the Niger
 13.9 Anthony’s return
14 Developments in the north
 14.1 Foundation of Offa Grammar School
 14.2 Requests from government
 14.3 Bandele Oyediran
 14.4 Changes at Bussa
 14.5 Fred Dodds
15 A harmonious leave
 15.1 1948: The second mobile operating theatre
 15.2 Learning Hausa
 15.3 Summoned by bells
 15.4 The harmonium workshop
16 Adventurous journeys
 16.1 My pulpit was a leopard
 16.2 Animals at home
 16.3 There’s a donkey in the canoe
 16.4 A setback in the north
 16.5 Starting the Homecraft Centre
 16.6 More schools: Joseph Aremu
 16.7 Visit from the Medical Secretary
17 Mutual respect
 17.1 Friendly relations with Moslems
 17.2 The Ilorin midnight market
 17.3 Ologbondoroko
 17.4 Abraham Aiyedun
 17.5 Lost in the bush
 17.6 West of Bussa: Crocs and elephant
 17.7 1949 Elizabeth born
 17.8 1950: Leave
18 The final tour
 18.1 Joseph Olaleye Fadahunsi
 18.2 Medical addenda
 18.3 Stephen
 18.4 Cine films
 18.5 Philip Jaiyesimi
19 A new life in England
 19.1 The Methodist Church in Ireland
 19.2 The ‘Duologue’: Partners in preaching
 19.3 Speaking in the Channel Islands
 19.4 Joyce awarded the MBE
 19.5 A new appointment in Devon
 19.6 Problems in the north: 1953
20 Return visits
 20.1 1962
 20.2 1976: Changes in Lagos
 20.3 A tour inland
 20.4 Visit to Offa
 20.5 North to the new Bussa
 20.6 Then to Kaiama
 20.7 1993: The golden jubilee of Offa Gramar School