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Parham and Vaughn’s documentary about Lassa will be the second in
a trilogy. The first installment, The Disturbances, which is also a book,
examines genocide in Nigeria. After Lassa, the third film will look at
the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, which raged
from July 1967 to January 1970. All three will explore the heroic actions
of Christian missionaries in Nigeria which, says Parham, “is a largely
unknown story within the larger Christian church.”
Parham and Vaughn are based in Nashville, Tenn. Read more about
their work at www.EthicsDaily.com
By Melinda Lantz ’81
Posing in front of their home in Nigeria are (opposite
page) John Hamer ’48, Esther Rinehart ’50 Hamer
and their daughters Harriet and Krista. Esther (top
photo) works in the pharmacy of Lassa hospital.
Laura Wine (above) was an American nurse working
there with the Hamers when she contracted what
is now known as Lassa fever. She died a few days
later. Robert Parham and Cliff Vaughn (at left, from
left) of EthicsDaily.com were in North Manchester
in December to do research for their documentary
about Lassa fever and the Hamers.
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