Suzy & Fidel Baldwin-Noutehou

A career missionary since 1999, Suzy first served the Otammari people of Benin. Now, she and her husband, Fidel, are serving the people groups of the Pendjari region of Benin.

Suzy Baldwin-Noutehou started working with the Otammari people in Benin, West Africa, in 1999. She learned their culture, then how to present the gospel in the context of their and other area cultures. She used friendship evangelism, medical care and health education. She also worked for many years with Ulrike Baur, another AFM missionary.

During that time, Fidel Noutehou was also learning and doing evangelism in another denomination under the mentorship of his uncle. In 2007, God brought Fidel to Natitingou and into contact with Suzy and other SDA members. Fidel would come and borrow books from Suzy, and that was their only contact for seven years.

In late 2013, God convicted Fidel of the Sabbath truth, and he joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Over the next seven months, God impressed Fidel and then Suzy that they were to be married and become partners in the work. In 2014, Fidel and Suzy wed and moved to the Pendjari region of Benin to start a new AFM project. They live in a small village outside of Tanguieta, on a farm where they have an agriculture ministry. Their work includes planting churches and mentoring local leaders from the various village church groups.

Now, several church groups have been planted in two of the larger people groups and one church group in the main town near Tanguieta.

Frontier Stories

Hunger Comes to Visit

An unwelcome visitor has come to Natitingou and many other places in West Africa. He has been hanging around for several months now, and everyone hopes he’ll go away soon. Who is this stranger?

By: Suzy & Fidel Baldwin-Noutehou
November 01 2005, 2:44 pm | Comments 0

The Sick Boy

“Tawes’ son is sick, and the family wants to take him to the hospital. Can they go back to Natitingou with you?”  He was about 10 and looked like a famine victim. He’d always been skinny even when he’d been eating enough.

By: Suzy & Fidel Baldwin-Noutehou
October 01 2005, 2:46 pm | Comments 0

Marie

In December, 2002, I became quite ill with stomach and intestinal problems. The usual remedies for diarrhea didn’t do anything, and the problem continued to get worse and worse.

By: Suzy & Fidel Baldwin-Noutehou
September 01 2005, 2:50 pm | Comments 0

God’s Victory

“Can you come and look at this guy? He has a problem with his hands and feet.” I asked what the problem was. They told me that, for about a week, the man’s wrists and ankles had felt like there was fire in them.

By: Suzy & Fidel Baldwin-Noutehou
August 01 2005, 2:52 pm | Comments 0

Koutie Health Committee

In August of last year, we started a health committee in the village of Koutie. Koutie is home to one of the most active Adventist churches in the Atacora region.

By: Suzy & Fidel Baldwin-Noutehou
July 01 2005, 2:56 pm | Comments 0

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