Category Archives: Prayer requests

Choosing hope

Posted on April 6, 2018 by danforth

When I read quotes like this; “it is difficult to imagine any future (sic – for CAR) other than one of deepening repression, growing famine, and spiraling warfare” or see, like I did this morning, a little 7-month-old, who looked …

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Bible stories at H’s

Posted on March 29, 2018 by danforth


Today I went solo to H’s house for bible stories, without my buddy Jan, as she is busy hosting her son and family for Easter break.  I had a delightful time with H and A; M, who is a regular …

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A’s co-op’s garden

Posted on March 29, 2018 by danforth

They walk so far, and work so hard to gain a handful of coins and tummies full of nutritious food!  And now this!

My long time Fulani friend, A, along with the members of her ag co-op, have learned that …

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On our way home to CAR

Posted on March 20, 2018 by danforth

The airplane trip from South Africa to Cameroon was not as smooth and peaceful as we hoped it would be, but we made our connections even with delayed flights and we got all 3 pieces of luggage, just a day …

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Back at Gamboula

Posted on January 18, 2018 by danforth

Please pray for our Fulani friends in C.A.R.  We’ve heard news of bold harassment in our town very recently, and even though no one has been injured, it has set back the encouraging movement forward toward peace of the past …

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Elizabeth

Posted on November 15, 2017 by danforth

We had some sad news recently, our friend, Elizabeth Osih died as a result of a car crash.  Her 9-year-old son survived the accident, and the driver who deserted the scene and left her for dead, is now in jail.  …

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CAR out of sight out of mind

Posted on October 20, 2017 by danforth

Please keep praying for CAR

Central African Republic: Out of sight, out of mind   Oct 18 2017

One of the world’s forgotten stories, one of the planet’s invisible hidden corners, where people suffer in silence, far away from the media …

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Robbery.Again.

Posted on September 25, 2017 by danforth

 

This time (the fifth big robbery in about 3 weeks’ time between the mission and CEFA farm) the thieves broke into our home while we were at church.  Some skinny, tall guy  used the anti-theft rerod bars on the …

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Goodbye, Jean Claude! You will be missed!

Posted on August 30, 2017 by danforth

Oh, Roy’s best sports buddy has just moved back to Bangui, after about 15 years of work at the mission hospital’s garage and print shop.  He has always been ready to play basketball or volleyball when Roy shows up at …

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Break in at the CEFA farm

Posted on August 30, 2017 by danforth

We had a robbery last week at the CEFA farm’s office.  A major amount of cash was taken, and it was a wakeup call for us, that our anti-theft window bars are not impenetrable.  We sadly had to let our …

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