Yes, indeed. What a jigsaw puzzle this sorting and packing to get stuff on the plane is. We will fly to Gemena, DRC in a Cessna 206. This is a 6 passenger plane with a small luggage pod under the …
Mar 28
Arrival in Yaounde
We arrived in Yaounde, Cameroon on Friday, March 18. Everything with our trip went fine. It was good to have 4 hours between planes in Brussels. Cindy even found a spot with padded benches and no arm rests where she …
Mar 05
Photos of RFIS construction
Here are photos of the new Rain Forest International School under construction. These are from December 2009. You can find more at Carolyn Stoker’s facebook and at the RFIS webpage: www.rfis.org.
From this view you have the school entrance in …
Mar 05
Food Security Issues in Kenya
This article is a good introduction to some of the food security and production issues even in Kenya, a country which can produce a lot of food.
IRIN report: Experts voice food security concerns
As we find many places, the …
Mar 04
Important news from CNN about Islam
I am glad to see these two articles on CNN. They point to an important issue that has too often been misunderstood in our churches, that Islam is not a religion of terrorism and violence, but one of peace. I …
Mar 03
March Prayer & Praise
Dear Praying friends,
Praise items:
- a wonderful time with our kids this past weekend in Chicago. Carl flew up and we enjoyed meals, games, worship, Olympic hockey and prayer together. We are blessed.
- the Congo missionary team orientation was very
Feb 15
Family recitals — what fun!
Friday evening, February 12 we enjoyed our niece Kirsten Ekstrand’s junior recital at Moody. She played 2 beautiful sacred pieces plus works by Brahms, Beethoven and Chopin. She gave an OUTSTANDING performance. Bravo Kirsten.
Then on Valentine’s Day we rode …
Feb 09
Our house is coming along!
Thanks to Keith Gustafson who just returned from Congo we have pictures of the progress on our house. The picture of digging the foundation was from November. To the Right we have the status of the walls as of Feb …
Feb 08
Blessings and inspiration
Every year we are able to attend the Midwinter pastors’ conference we find ourselves blessed and inspired and this year was exception. The blessings come from in many ways including: the rich worship experiences, new songs, conversations about life and …
Jan 17
Beautiful winter weather
I am struck by the beauty of winter these last days with the heavy hoar frost covering everything. Friday there was frost and overcast skies which looks kind of eery. Saturday it was beautifully sunny and frosty. Interestingly because of …
