Dry.season.keeps.on.but.hope.springs.eternal

We’re hoping for rain nowadays.  The fierce cold (for locals anyway) seems to be over with, but the dryness persists.

blog harmattan sunsetAs I make my treks over the river to visit my Fulani buddies, I have alot of time on the …

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Going back in time a bit, just a bit!

Have a little patience with me – I wanted to post these photos from at least a month ago in South Africa, just to make someone out there smile!

Maybe I’m a bit conservative in my hopes for driving safety, …

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Pastor Bertelot Bedagba is back at Gamboula

 

When we first arrived at Gamboula back in 1998, yes!, about 17 years ago now, Past. B was our next door neighbor and he was the mission hospital’s chaplain.  He went on to pastor churches in a couple of …

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A new photo!

Well, it’s a month old already, but this is basically what we look like now, just in case you’re wondering.  blog RA dec 14

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Are you sure we’re in the tropics?

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Yesterday morning at about 5 am the thermometer read 8 degrees Celsius, which is about 46 degrees Fahrenheit.  This isn’t right!  We had put my cute little Mary Englebreit fridge magnet thermometer out the day before and it read 6 …

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The Nestors

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Here are our Swedish friends Gunnar, IngMarie, and Elise Nestor, with their taxi driver for their trip to Yaounde.  They came to Gamboula for 3 weeks over Christmas to help out with whatever they could.  They are former missionaries to …

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Whoo hooo, back online!

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We arrived back to Gamboula on New Year’s Eve only to have the internet die on us on New Year’s Day!  I called up our friendly IT guy, Jorge, in Canada, and after describing the symptoms he made the diagnosis.  …

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On Sam & Anna’s hallway wall

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We do love.

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The replacement goodies have arrived!

Wow!  After over 6 weeks on the way, our box with our computer, camera, phone, and a few other things arrived!  These were to replace the stuff that was stolen in the hotel mess at Kribi back in October.   Close …

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Thankful for news!

We just heard that Tom Halgren, missionary colleague who is willing to work alongside us for our last several months to complete our current term at the CEFA farm, got his passport complete with the 2 necessary visas in it.   …

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