Monthly Archives: May 2010

Such a difference between two worlds here

I was sitting in church (local Baptist) this morning, and the woman next to me got excited about a special music presentation for Pentecost Sunday, so she let go with an ululation (I’m pretty sure that’s the word) that just …

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Joy & sorrow all mixed together!

Our cook, Sylvie, who has been with us the whole time we’ve been in CAR so far, almost 12 years now, has made it possible for us both to work more than full-time. We are so thankful for her care …

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Our medicine order is paid for!!!

Oh how very thankful we are to God and some donors in Sweden for the possibility of filling these almost empty main pharmacy shelves at our mission hospital. We just paid for a shipment to come from Holland, and it …

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Containers coming and going!



We just unloaded two forty foot containers from Sweden at Gamboula this week. Our mission hospital storerooms are now absolutely crammed full. Included in the shipment were hospital beds and sheets and lots of supplies for the work here. We …

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Women’s groups’ blessings!

Two Sundays in a row we’ve had special ceremonies at church – last Sunday was the “Sister’s Union” and this week it was “Women of the Good News or who speak the truth or …” (Sango is a language of …

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