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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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Still struggling with the internet

It has been two full weeks now without internet at our house. We have been able to borrow the Cones’ phone a couple of times. Their phone, for some reason, has kept on with the internet capability even though the …

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We have lights and water 24/7, but no internet again!!!

So sorry to have been so long in getting news on the blog, but we have been struggling with no internet as well as having had very limited electricity. BUT, we are happy to say, we’ve got lights!! Our heartfelt …

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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 …

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Still in the dark!


Well, I posted our prayer requests but left out a REALLY big one! We still are limping along (since the end of November) with just a few hours of power and running water each day. We have heard that the …

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February prayer requests

Dear friends & family,

Thank you for taking the time to read this and pray with us and for us!

Please join us in thanking God for:

We are so very thankful for a good trip for Aleta to the …

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What’s your choice of pillow? Feather? Polyfiber?


Oftentimes patients and patients’ family members will take a nap under one of the trees on the hospital compound. They usually will lie down right on a mat, with perhaps an arm under their head as a pillow. This man …

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Back again!

Daddypops on the phone Christmas day

This photo is of my dad talking to my brother on Christmas day.  He passed away 2 weeks later.

Sorry for the absence of a whole month! It was wonderful to be with my family in California, even though it …

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