Monthly Archives: September 2016

  My heart is crying once again for the land that I first called home in Africa.  Once again violence has returned and many are dying in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  In my heart I cry out, “How long must …

“it’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring, ….”

This childhood chant and the accompanying dancing around (usually not in the rain) often comes to mind when the rains pour down here in Cameroon.  In my memory, this nursery …

There are many things that can grab the attention of a group of people.  Since our arrival in Cameroon (way back in 1998) I have observed that SOCCER/FOOTBALL is a national obsession.  We see people wearing Cameroon jerseys on a …

Last Friday afternoon found me on a bus headed to the port city of Douala.  This is not my usual Friday afternoon routine – but waiting in Douala was the ship the Logos Hope.  I and a friend went to …