Category Archives: Mission
Our long lost buddies in the north
We at long last made a visit to our Fulani Jesus following friends in the north. Since we last visited them over 3 years ago, they have lost many villagers to death. Some were a result of disease and age …
A few days later, and we were jazzed and thankful!
After having been invited to the celebration we talked about in the previous blogging, Roy, Kim, Dr. Tim, Boniface and others piled into a vehicle and went to the party. They thought they would just be there for the day, …
An amazing time with new friends
Roy, Kim, Benoit, and Bernard went by motorcycle to visit a Fulani village, Bixxx, quite a ways beyond Bernard’s home village, Goxxxx, which is one of the target villages for the CEFA ag development program. They had a great time …
Random acts of kindness
Yesterday for me was a day to see people reaching out in simple ways, not asked for but appreciated and encouraging to witness. An 11 yr. old boy was struggling with a heavily loaded pushcart all on his own, coming …
Merry Christmas!!
Electricity and water woes!
I could post a bunch of sad faces lined up at a none functioning water faucet, or nurses giving meds by kerosene lantern, or seedlings in the nursery drying up… suffice it to say we’ve got the utility blues here …
Facing Goliaths
We had a couple of good meetings this past week, with me sharing about David & Goliath, and Nadege sharing about a recent trip she made to northern Cameroon to learn about co-operatives that are working really well. The women …
Celebrating women
We had a lovely time during a church service in which the women’s group at a neighboring church celebrated their members’ accomplishments. What joy they all showed at the different achievements. One lady, probably 55 or so, proudly counted to …
Relaxing read in the shade
Nothing better to while away the long hours and days and weeks while you’re under the first two months’ treatment for TB than to sit under a tree and read God’s word. This Fulani man is reading I and II …
Celebration of Abraham’s faith
Jan & I went visiting last Wednesday to many Fulani friends’ homes to celebrate the holiday commemorating Abraham’s faith, when he went up the mountain, willing to sacrifice his beloved son. We went bearing gifts of tea, sugar, and banana …