Category Archives: Mission

Hosts with the mosts!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by danforth

These friends welcomed us, fed us, got us to meetings and church, and just basically made us feel at home in Washington.  There are some not pictured, because I’m not always “Johnny on the spot” with the camera!   We are …

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March in Washington state

Posted on March 16, 2012 by danforth

One of the first things we did when we arrived to Washington was to attend a leadership conference. We were blessed to hear from Lenore Three Stars as she shared about being a Native American in a white church. She …

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Please pray for Yxougouda

Posted on February 23, 2012 by danforth


This isn’t the greatest photo, but it’s the only one I could find – sorry, I caught them all off guard. The one circled in purple is the man we prayed for about 4 years ago as he had been …

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Sankofa; a journey towards racial righteousness

Posted on February 15, 2012 by danforth

Roy & I were able to participate in a Sankofa journey at the beginning of February.  If you can make out the logo of a chicken/bird looking back over its shoulder, that signifies that Sankofa basically means “looking back so …

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Modesto and Midwinter

Posted on February 15, 2012 by danforth

January ended with a whirlwind.  We finished up our very full month of January in California with the Covenant church in Modesto, and we enjoyed meeting with old friends and new.  We shared many times in different venues and feel …

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Blessings for hungry children

Posted on January 24, 2012 by danforth

 

We participated in a wonderful event on Saturday.  Initiated by Dan Johnson at the Hilmar Covenant Church, hundreds of people from the surrounding communities, irrespective of age, religion, or other distinctions,  joined in a massive food packing endeavor, aimed …

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Durian shakes, anyone????

Posted on January 23, 2012 by danforth

Flags representing the countries UCC Davis has ministries in

We had a very full but very wonderful Sunday of sharing at University Covenant Church on the 15th. Davis sent us out to Africa in May of 1978, and we have …

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Blessing a new New Testament

Posted on December 31, 2011 by danforth

What an awesome gift we have experienced on so many different levels – our son, Sam, and his wife, Anna, went to Cameroon Dec. 15-26, to attend the dedication of the Nooni New Testament.  Anna’s parents, Cindy & Dave, have …

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Friends of Covenant World Relief

Posted on November 29, 2011 by danforth

Okay, well, the 3 day meeting was last month, but the photo just came to us a few days ago.  Roy was energized by the meetings; the interactions with others about development and aid and how to proceed were invaluable.  …

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On being thankful

Posted on November 28, 2011 by danforth

We have enjoyed listening and learning from others the past two Sundays.  Last week we heard that if we are truly giving thanks for what we have, we won’t be focusing on getting more; that being thankful in all circumstances …

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