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When you get a visit from Paul Noren, you better be prepared to be entertained by stories and little known facts and fun little ditties that come to his mind as you talk.\u00a0 He and Roy can talk hours about trees and fruit and farming, but I always enjoy the walk down memory lane – Paul & Sheryl have been our best friends and colleagues since 1978 when we first started in Congo DRC (then Zaire).\u00a0 Paul came with a long time pastor friend of theirs who, with his wife, are hostel parents in Yaounde this year, Carl E.\u00a0 Carl had some fun stories of his own to add to the conversation, from experiences in China and Alaska and even just Cadillac, MI.\u00a0 \u00a0We had a lovely week with the 2 guys, and now they’re on their way back to Yaounde.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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