Kribi

We were treated to an amazing sunset one night, which included the rare sightings of both the Equatorial Guinea island (the two parts of which are nearest the sun in the photo) AND Mount Cameroon (near the crook of the …

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New friends at Kribi

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Who’da thunk we’d meet these 2 dear people at Kribi and end up friends so quickly?  Andrea and Bernhard from Germany showed up in a room next to us at the beach at Kribi, having arrived on motorbike after travelling …

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Our buddies, the Cones, heading stateside

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What can we say?  We so enjoy Jan & Kim Cone!  They are our colleagues in Fulani ministry, the parents of one of our daughters-in-law and therefore co-grandparents of 3 of our grandchildren, the ones we can talk to about …

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R n R

We are at the beach, under advisement from our regional coordinators, for a bit of time to be away from the tensions of the last few months.   We are thankful for this beautiful place to relax.   We will not have …

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Josh, Lori, and Charlie!

Oh, what fun!  We had a super 2 days with the Shinars, and I can tell you honestly that though we miss them at Gamboula, it was wondrous to see them shine in this new place of ministry.   Josh was …

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What??!? A GPS in Africa?!?!?

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We were trying to get directions from a friend to drive up north in Cameroon, on roads we hadn’t been on before.  His printer was not cooperating, so he offered us his GPS.  What?  Yes, that little Garmin had Cameroon …

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Refugee camp at Lolo

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We were able to visit the refugee camp just north of our Cameroon border town when on our way to Yaounde last week.  It is a huge place, and I didn’t have much hope of running into anyone that I …

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Dave H., John, & Letha’s visit to the CEFA farm

Dave Husby, Covenant World Relief (CWR) director, came to visit, along with John & Letha Kerl, our Covenant missionary regional coordinators.   It was so great to be able to show them around the farm, especially because CWR has been a …

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Chief T’s girls

What joy it was to see my buddy, Hajja Hawa, for the first time after our attempt to take her belongings to her a couple of weeks ago.  It broke my heart and gave me pause when the first thing …

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Be still and know that I am God

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I have just read Holding On Loosely by Giacopelli, and my goodness it was appropriate for what is going on in my heart just now. Giacopelli says that the Hebrew for “be still” in Ps. 46 is harpu, which translated …

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