New night watchmen at the farm

We have two night watchmen now, after the break-in last month.  Leopold watches over the houses and Malo watches over the work area buildings during the night.  I can’t ignore the newest member of the team, though!  Siriri (means peace …

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We have a guest!

Dave Feaver, from Modesto, CA, is here with us on the CEFA farm for about 2.5 weeks.  He and his wife, Irene, and Irene’s mother, Dorothy, have hosted us many times over the years when we have visited Modesto Covenant …

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Sunday joyful noise

Roy was put on the schedule to preach last Sunday at a small church down the road.  The music was refreshing, with just this young boy playing the drums

and one of the women’s choir ladies playing a raspy beat …

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Bugs just for fun

What is this little guy thinking?  Building a stairway to heaven?  He keeps spitting out the mud, extending his tunnel out into thin air, with absolutely nothing within 10 feet of his little tower.  Too funny.  It seems like little …

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Trauma Healing seminars in CAR

Please pray for the trauma healing (TH below) seminars that our dear SIL missionary colleagues, Cami and Larry Robbins, are helping with in CAR’s capital and beyond, even as far as our little mission.  Here is a story that Cami …

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Layha/Tabaski/Feast of the lamb

What a delight it was to share in our friends’ holy day celebrations!  Everyone was dressed to the hilt in new finery, and each home was ready to share whatever they had with whoever showed up at their door.  Kim …

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Triple joy!!!

Roy was in hog heaven with durian, mangosteen, AND rambutan all ripe at once.  He munched on these all day long, so very careful to save the seeds to grow seedlings to pass on the joy to villagers!  Sadly for …

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Road block, does this look familiar?

On the way home from Yaounde on Saturday, we were squished into the car a bit like sardines though not too bad, but opportunity had come for me to hitch a ride to and from Yaounde with a 3-day layover, …

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Goodbye, Jean Claude! You will be missed!

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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Chainsaw lumber

These guys are amazing, cutting very decently straight planks with a chainsaw.  To be able to buy wood just down the road from the CEFA farm will be a great help as the new ag processing and storage building gets …

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