Thanksgiving weekend was packed with fun — While Cameroonians do have a way of giving thanks particularly at harvest time, they do not, of course, celebrate on the same day or in the same way we Americans do. At RFIS, …
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1920s Style Dinner Event
The 11th Grade Class hosted a 1920s style dinner event
And the evening ended with Charleston lessons for everyone
Special Visitors
Last week we had a couple of very special visitors: Josef Rasheed, Regional Coordinator for Africa and Al Tizon, Executive Minister of Serve Globally (formerly Covenant World Mission).
Due to schedules Josef was able to spend several days with us …
International Week 2016
One of the traditions at RFIS is International Week, organized by the Student Council. It’s a week to celebrate the passport countries, birth countries or otherwise countries our students identify with.
Then each day of the week we focus on …
Drama Class Play
Usually the big drama production happens 2nd semester. But this year, Drama class was offered 1st semester. And 5 students decided to take it; our Ben was among them.
They actually did 2 plays. Parents Just Don’t Understand was …
A Bird in the Hand…
That’s the expression: “A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush.” Well living in the rain forest … or what’s left of it as the homes for forest creatures are gradually replaced by homes for humans… we …
Big Wind
There was a big wind that blew through here. No, I’m not talking about political candidates.
As rainy season comes to a close (usually in the month of November) we never know when we’ll have that last blast of …
Election Year Perspective
Are you tired of hearing about the upcoming presidential election in the US?
Even those of us living overseas are not spared from exposure to the debates, the commentaries, the mud slinging, the jokes.
Some consolation is that by November …
Playing with the Lions
We got to play with the lions!
Ok, no. That was on our South Africa trip. Try that again.
The boys soccer team got to play a friendly match with the Lady Lions — the Women’s Cameroon National …
Soccer Season Fall 2016
Our boys love to play soccer.
I love to watch them, take pictures, video them and cheer them on.
Since RFIS starts earlier than neighboring schools, our boys played against club teams — guys who work at soccer every day …