Category Archives: Ministry

Our church family

Posted on March 2, 2019 by danforth

I love our church, it is a welcoming place, a place where we can worship God and learn more about how to navigate our everyday life with God at the heart of it.  I love the crazy diversity, with all …

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Happy 14th birthday, Genesis Care Centre

Posted on March 2, 2019 by danforth

What a blessing to be able to work at the Genesis Care Centre , helping out in the nursing director’s office with whatever lightens their load of work.  I also love going in to the wards and just visiting with …

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Unrest continues, in spite of peace talks

Posted on March 2, 2019 by danforth

Twice over last month, our Fulani cattle caretaker, “I”, had to move the cattle off the CEFA farm to safer pastures, as the bandits/rebels of months’ past are back again.  I’s wife and children have now moved back across the …

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Back helping again at the Care Centre

Posted on January 31, 2019 by danforth

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying helping out at the care center, whether it be employee health screening, visiting the patients with a dear friend, or doing mundane tasks that free up time for the nursing director and her assistant.  I sometimes …

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In CAR

Posted on January 31, 2019 by danforth

 It is good to get news from a foreign land.  While we are in South Africa, our dear friend and director of CEFA sends reports for Roy to translate and turn in to U.S. donors.  Along with the reports come …

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Joy!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by danforth

Oh what a joy it is to be here in Africa!  Oh what a privilege it is to interact on a daily, weekly, or even just a “passing moments” (like our buddies at the Titus Centre where our son Sam …

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Women’s self-help group

Posted on November 1, 2018 by danforth

Roy was able to attend the biweekly local women’s self-help group, and he was impressed by the unity and organization of the meeting, their putting their confidence in God first and hoping to be strong and help each other.

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Failure to communicate

Posted on October 29, 2018 by danforth

Sometimes when we have a conversation in Sango or Fulfulde, the wires can get crossed.  What we think we hear and what we are completely convinced that we made clear can turn into figments of our imagination.  When Roy got …

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Earthly treasures

Posted on October 19, 2018 by danforth

We had a real life lesson in not trying to store up earthly treasures this past week.  We were helping some friends by packing their belongings to be ready for a 15 hour bumpy dirt road trip instead of the …

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Local women’s self help group

Posted on September 30, 2018 by danforth

Roy was recently blessed to be the person chosen to do devotions at the local women’s self help group.  It was exciting to see all these women, meeting together and dedicated to helping each other along life’s way.  They number …

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