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Category Archives: Ceremonies & church happenings
Big celebration of graduates from Khula creche
It was a huge day at the end of the school year, the 5 year olds at the Khula preschool will be at the local primary school next year, so they had a graduation ceremony, complete with caps and gowns …
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Trimming the palm trees
It’s time for trimming the palm trees – they’re harvesting the palm nuts for oil and also clearing off the dead branches; cleaning up just in time for the big church conference next week. It’s a looooong way up …
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Graduations and weddings!
Last week was a busy one! First there was a wedding with 13 couples, 11 of them from the Baptist bible school here at Gamboula.
Next came the graduation of the women from their 3 years’ school courses including reading, …
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Our little Sunday gathering
Well, out at the farm, which is 3 miles from the closest church, we have enjoyed a small worship service on the past 2 Sunday mornings. Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered…
The thing is, if you are such a …
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Life and death go on
A dear and respected mama of our community passed away on Friday. I first met her in ’98, when we arrived to Gamboula as newbies in CAR. She was just retiring from working at the nutrition center at our mission …
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Harvest Sunday at Gamboula
What joy and dancing and fun and ok, yes, some showing off, but in a delightful way! Today was harvest Sunday at the local church here, and people brought in offerings of peanuts, vegetables, fruit, manioc (their everyday staple here) …
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Officially saying “I do” after 30 years of marriage
Our dear friends, Armand and Jeannette, celebrated 30 years of marriage by tying the knot officially, in two ceremonies, with the state and the church. It was a fun filled day, singing, laughing, and praying blessings over these two.
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Celebration of women!
A week ago Friday was our local church’s official day for prayer for and celebration of women. Last Friday was March 8, International Women’s Day, and there was a small parade downtown, lots of individual parties and prayer, and many …
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Merry Christmas!! Really!!!
We are thankful to be children of the true King, thankful to be where we are, though that could change in the near future. You may be aware of advancing rebel forces in our country, but we want to reassure …
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Celebrating the feast of the lamb
We celebrated Abraham’s faithfulness and God’s gift of a ram for sacrifice last Friday with Musxlim friends. Jan Cone, Lori Shinar, and I went to various homes right here in “downtown” Gamboula:
We had some good conversations and some absolutely …
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