Category Archives: Mission

What a crazy way to have a bridal shower – no sign of the bride to be anywhere! She’s in hiding while we all have a great time! Jan Cone & I arrived to the mother of the bride’s home, …

We had a bit of a storm late this afternoon, and a tree fell on the nutrition building at the hospital. Thankfully no one was hurt. It just so happens that the room directly under the fallen tree is occupied …

This is Mathias (Mah-tee’-ahss), the new head of the main pharmacy/depot at our mission hospital. The previous guy, Sims, is leaving for opthalmology training in Kinshasa, DRC. At this point, I am being kept MORE than busy, training in Mathias …

Anyone interested in building bridges of love and understanding between Muslxims and “Christians”? We just finished reading an inspiring book, “A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman’s Quest to Bridge the Musxlim-Christian Divide” by Mark Siljander ISBN 978-0-06-143828-8. Mr. Siljander addresses many …

We’ve had our share of sad news these past couple of months. A lab tech, GOLO Timothee, who had worked for the mission hospital for over 25 years, died of liver disease. A nurse, ABO Dieu Donnee, died last week …

This is a Fulani acquaintance of ours, we know her because she and her daughters are among the local milkmaids. She also happens to be a shirt tail relative of a long time friend of ours. I think her name …

This malnourished young Fulani boy is one of usually between 10 and 20 children at our mission hospital’s nutrition center. Please pray for healing for the kids and strength for Clarisse, the center’s manager, and the team of helpers and …

This is Gaston, an experienced bookkeeper and computer user, who is now in training for the position that Aleta has occupied temporarily since March. We are so very thankful for his aptitude and willingness. He is not only a calm …

It’s been a long while since we’ve had access to regular internet, it’s great to be back in touch! Lots of things have happened since we last posted something, but because our internet is still very slow and because we …