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Daily Archives: March 31, 2016
C.A.R.’s new President Touadera, sworn in
BBC reports: A former prime minister and maths professor in Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has been sworn in as president at a ceremony held at the national stadium in the capital, Bangui.
He promised to promote peace and to …
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RoseMarie
Our dear, amazing friend, Rose Marie Norehed, passed away on March 19th, after a valiant fight against leukemia. We first met her in 1998, when we moved to Gamboula, C.A.R., to join with the Swedish missionaries in their ministries to …
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Delighting in work in the veggie garden!
Just a quick before – before winter set in cold and hard, the guys rototilled a bazillion wheelbarrows of manure and compost into the garden plot
and after! The paths and planting beds are ready to go! Can’t wait to …
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On being careful
I don’t know how many of you remember the awful story of our dear friend, Kim Cone’s, fall from a ladder almost 2 years ago now? He broke his neck and ended up having surgery and delaying return to Africa …
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Easter! He is risen! Allelujah!
We celebrate the Messiah’s resurrection in so many different ways. We gathered around a bonfire in Josh & Kimia’s backyard with family and friends, to sing praises as the sun rose early Sunday morning. The girls dyed hardboiled eggs and …
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Seder – our version of the Passover meal
Josh had researched and put together a Seder celebration to do with some of his high school kids he’s mentoring, so he led our family through the same ceremony. We do try to have a Seder supper before …
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How was our trip to the northwest? Great!!
First stop, Olympia, WA, with Brian & Linda Wiele, at River Ridge Covenant Church, very fun and caring hosts
complete with walks through mossy forests and along the Puget Sound
As well as a whole group being willing to taste …
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