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About danforth

As Covenant missionaries, we are working with all the tribal groups of the Central African Republic (CAR) but are trying to give special attention to the Fulani, a Musxlim, cattle herding, and semi-nomadic people group. We live on an experimental/training farm, near a mission station which has a hospital plus bible and nursing schools. We are establishing relationships with the local people groups through compassion ministries; Roy through agriculture and Aleta through public health and visitation, in order, ultimately, to share the good news of Jesus the Messiah with them. CAR is one of the least developed countries in the world and is currently in continual crisis (since the coup in March 2013), so reaching out in compassion is key to reaching their hearts. Due to the ongoing conflict and resultant ethnic cleansing in CAR, we are crossing the border to interact with our Fulani contacts.

Blessings at Back 2 Eden, South Africa

Posted on October 31, 2020 by danforth

We just heard from our farm family in South Africa that devos in the morning with the workers is going well.  They’re reading the Old Testament now and Zweli, the farm manager, translates into Xhosa as Gary reads and talks …

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Fall colors

Posted on October 31, 2020 by danforth

Thankful for God’s creation, for the definite change in seasons that we miss when we’re on the other side of the ocean.   Magnificent colors heralding the cold to come.  It’s already cold by our standards, but winter isn’t here yet!…

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You can take the boy out of Africa…

Posted on October 30, 2020 by danforth

You can take the boy out of Africa, but you can’t take Africa out of the boy!!  Roy has been super busy clearing trees from the yard, and he found these grubs thriving inside the rotting wood, just like in …

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Tim and others

Posted on October 30, 2020 by danforth

Please pray for our brother-in-love, Tim.  He has been through some examinations that indicate he might have cancer again.  The various test results have taken him up and down with prognosis, but he has remained so very steady and full …

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Memories

Posted on October 30, 2020 by danforth

Wow!  Walking down memory lane is very fun!  Finding old pictures and filling up two “muesum” cases with family and Africa memorabilia.  It is delightful to be able to settle in to our home, knowing that we are going to …

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Photos from our sweet South Africa family

Posted on October 30, 2020 by danforth

We’re thankful to our daughter-in-love, Anna, who is so good about sending photos to us.  We are blessed to see family and friends, and we get to enjoy all the flowers in bloom – it’s definitely spring in South Africa …

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Who are your heroes in the faith? I’m thinking of Opa!

Posted on October 1, 2020 by danforth

A couple of weeks ago I was reading Hebrews 11, the chapter about people of great faith throughout the bible.  I got to thinking about the many heroes of the faith that I have known, in my lifetime, and the …

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On Zoom

Posted on October 1, 2020 by danforth

I could keep wishing and praying for the old days when we could be in a room filled with friends and family, chatting and hugging and just being together, but I don’t think that wish and prayer is going to …

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Walking down memory lane

Posted on September 19, 2020 by danforth

One of the tasks we need to accomplish while in California is to digitize Mom’s years and years of artwork and photo albums, loose family photos including some dating back to the 1800’s, and Dad’s slides.  Roy’s guessing that he …

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Mom

Posted on September 17, 2020 by danforth

Mom is very quiet these days, and we wonder what things go through her still beautiful head.  When we walked into the room after not seeing her for a year, her face lit up like a Christmas tree!   She sure …

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