Fast food


Here’s one of the “fast food” places in the town across the border. There are 4 guys/counters that share one big room and we go there every Monday to have a bite to eat after we’ve done our lessons & …

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Happy news for our family!


Our kids, Josh, Kimia, & Maddie, are expecting an addition to their precious family around the 7th of September. Please pray for Kimia as she’s dealing with morning sickness, that she and the baby will be fine and healthy when …

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A wedding!

We just celebrated the official wedding of Simeon and Viviane today. Weddings are few and far between because of the great expense, so just setting up a home together after making arrangements between the families is the norm. We have …

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Tough times at the mission hospital

The heads of the mission hospital just had to fire their bookkeeper of 25 years’ time. Now it is for Leanne Turk, with a little help from me, to fill in until two new people can be selected and trained …

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Peanuts for the nutrition center

I was just able to buy 5 big bags (like in this picture) of peanuts in the shell. These will provide some good protein for the kids in the nutrition center at our mission hospital. It’s almost time for the …

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Desiré, the guy with the green thumb

Desiré moved to our area about a year and a half ago, coming originally to work for our colleagues, the Cones, and always keeping the hope of settling here and working in gardening and farming. He has been a boon …

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We’re missing Benoit!

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Benoit is on a 3 week journey to East Africa. He’ll be travelling with Angela Boss, and they’ll be visiting different projects and farmers associated with FRB. Roy is missing his help and counsel and friendship, big time!! What with …

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A snake at Friday night fun night!

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There we were, enjoying ourselves, and the movie for the little kids had just finished. We heard Bobby call from the front porch, “Papa, I see a snake!”. We all rushed out into the dark, armed with flashlights and two …

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The road to CEFA – the story continues!

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Roy has hired crews of about 10 each to clear the road, 500m per group, and the 5 kilometers from the main road to the entry of the CEFA land is almost done! They have to make it 6 meters …

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Fun with bible stories

Oh I had fun telling bible stories to the ladies on Monday. To watch them laugh when they heard about Joseph’s brothers bowing down to him just as he had dreamed, to see them understand how God uses all kinds …

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