We were having supper with our buddies, Jan & Kim, enjoying the breeze from the wide open window by the table, when suddenly a rhinocerous beetle whizzed in and perched on Roy’s shirt, acting like a beautiful boutonniere! Crazy wonderful …
Oh how sweet it is, to just sit and enjoy the company of friends. No agenda, no specific tasks, just sitting and chatting and sharing our lives. With these friends, we have a great camaraderie; there’s always something to giggle …
Thank you for praying for little Ramaata, (the one with the scarf) that the TB in her leg bones would be healed. She was released from the hospital, after a 2.5 month stay, and here she is reunited with her …
Little Raabi, who once was a tiny toddler with a mega case of TB at our mission hospital, is now a mom. We have been friends through thick and thin, and the “thick” in her case is more than just …
I guess you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do to get goods into your landlocked, goods-starved country, right? I do wonder what the guy on top is pointing at and if he’s communicating with someone other than himself?! Can the …
I was out picking mulberries and Roy was across the stream planting in the reforestation area when Kim pulled up to our house with two Fulani men. These two are our first Fulani guests out at the farm since 2014 …
The son of one of our local families here happens to be an internet rep/installation guy and he offered to set us up with our own dish and modem at our home at the CEFA farm. It’s pricey, but it …
I have received a couple of comments that make me think I’d better straighten out the impressions I’m giving.
The nursing school at the mission has been functioning for years and years, started by the Swedish missionaries long ago. During …
I got a kick out of seeing the new paint job on this house. Most of the homes along the road are dirt colored, either because of mud stucco or mud brick, without embellishment. You occasionally will see random splashes …
We have literally, a bunch of new kids on the block, around Gamboula! I neglected to share about the Huntley family when they arrived a few months’ back, and now we have the Parker family here with us as well. …
