Hungry to learn

I was just thinking about our northern Fulaxni Jesus following friends that we visited about a month ago. I was thinking about the different ones’ joys and troubles. There’s recently widowed Hurrera and her family, there’s her sister with her …

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How deep how wide?

The work on the quadruple place outhouse at the hospital should be just about finished, I mean how deep do you have to dig so that you won’t have to dig another pit soon? Just maybe they went overboard on …

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Deacon and deaconess dedication

WE were pleased to be able to be present at the blessing of our local church’s deacons and deaconesses. In the photos you see a few of them and the stack of mats rolled up ready for them to kneel …

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oh the puppies!


The Turk boys’ puppies (one is actually missing from the photo) are so very cute and soft and chubby!
I think when we get back home tomorrow, they will all have been distributed to their new homes.

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April prayer requests

Dear friends and family,

We are so thankful for a great time at our Covenant fellowship this past week. It was the perfect combination of teaching and worship and fun and business. All the travels have gone well.

We are …

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What a fellowship, what a joy divine

Just back from a great time of being together with Covenant missionary colleagues for 5 days! Here are a few pix, including one of our heaven-sent speaker, Brian Wiele.

The whole crew, from Cameroon, DRCongo, CAR, Sudan, U.S., & France…

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We are rejoicing!!

We are enjoying having our regional coordinators, John & Letha Kerl, and missionary colleagues Jeff & Carolyn Stoker and Paul Noren her at Gamboula with us for a short visit before we all head to Kribi in Cameroon for our …

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Whose turn to do the dishes?


Here are a couple of cute as a button Fulani girls, doing the dishes for their family at the hospital. There is no food service available – the patients’ families come and take care of them, cooking in outside shelters, …

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Prayer and praise for March

Thank you for joining us in praise and prayer concerning the following:

The replacement generator arrived and we have electricity and running water full time again! We are so very thankful for all the hours that Luke and his crew …

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Pastor Boniface’s blessing day!

How lovely it was today to be a part of the ceremony to bless our friend and colleague, Pastor Boniface, as a full fledged pastor and missionary to the Fulani. He is an amazing combination of humility and drive and …

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