May 1st was Labor Day, and Roy was able to be with the ag workers, celebrating work and how the Lord has blessed in many ways in spite of the ongoing conflict in the country!
Chowing down on turkey! Two …
We said alot of goodbyes last week and it is always with mixed feelings that we leave Africa and head to the states for a year. We leave behind dear friends and look forward to time with friends and family …
Pretty soon we’ll be seeing this precious family in Indiana!!! Josh, Kimia, Maddie, Maia, & Emrie. 
But first, we’re in California visiting family and friends,getting new glasses, seeing our favorite dentist, and buying the car we’re going to be driving …
What a treat to have our 2 best friends come and hang out with us and help us during our last week at Gamboula! These two and their family have been a part of our lives ever since we first …
Right before we left Gamboula, the Scania truck (complete with crane which you can’t see in this photo) and 2 shipping containers (one specially cut to exactly take up all the space available on the truck’s bed when it was …
One of our very first buddies in our first year (1998) in CAR, Constant was an energetic, outgoing, helpful, and encouraging friend. He helped us with getting used to being in a new place, he and our boys, Josh and …
How fun! We looked out the window the other morning and saw about 30 egrets come to visit! We oftentimes will see a few around a cattle herd, but this was totally unexpected. A serendipitous gift of joy!
Our daughter-in-law, Kimia, found this lovely house for us to rent for the coming year in the states. It is lovely and we are excited to be, again, only 10-15 minutes from our kids and grandkids! The address is 820 …
Here’s our long time helper around the house, Sylvie, grinding beef up into hamburger. I guess you could call her our Mixmaster Supreme! Sylvie has been our helper and dear friend, like a daughter to us, for almost 17 …
Thanks to lots of helpers and input from afar (thank you Tom Lawson), the bridge that connects the orchard section of the CEFA farm to the cattle grazing acreage is completed. It didn’t even budge when Roy drove across it. …
