Stoker Stories

Since this is Beth’s birthday, I decided to take a look back over the years of our African girl….

Enjoy the look back at all the pictures and the years of our ministry in Africa.  For some of you this

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Last January I showed you the following picture of a “banana flower”

The “banana flowers” which were actually split open bananas.

But the other day as I again was looking over the balcony, I noticed that the much larger banana

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This morning in church our Cameroonian pastor began his sermon by asking if we had ever eaten  a …..

viper (a snake)?

Some people thought the idea of eating a snake was bad, others thought it was ok. 

But then …

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This is week 5 of the long break between school years – which in North America we call “summertime”.  I call it a change of routine for a few weeks.

I was going to fill you in this week on …

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On my trip to Ethiopia last spring, I made a stop in Kenya to visit with friends and wait for my plane connections.  While there I joined them on a trip to a game park with a difference.  In this …

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Last week we said goodbye to Mavis Jansma as she completed her time here in Cameroon. 

We celebrated, not only her time here in Cameroon, but also the years of ministry in Hong Kong and in Congo by making a …

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The last month in the AP Biology class I teach has a number of projects following the AP exam.  This year my students did a series of dissections.

First the frog….

Then the lizard …

And finally the squirrel (sorry …

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If the school year is a long distance race to be completed –

this past week has been the sprint finish…

It began back 10 days ago when the 12th grade class lead chapel and then departed for their Senior …

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The church was full, the music was lively and the rain stayed away from Grace Baptist Church this morning.

This Sunday morning was dedicated to learning about the work of CABTAL (Cameroon Association for Bible Translation And Literacy).  CABTAL is …

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Last weekend we had the joy of watching Beth graduate from APU.

   We were also so proud to be present to watch her receive the top awards in both of her double majors. 

 Other special times included meeting many of

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