Little by little more improvements are being made on our duplex in Yaounde. One of those is a carport and driveway. We had not been able to pave the whole downstairs area when the house was built. But now was …
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The Container Has Arrived!!
Remember last summer Ron and I drove a van load of stuff to JAARS in N.Carolina to be shipped to Cameroon? Well since then the container was loaded, put on a ship (which Ron has learned how to track online), …
Edison’s Retirement Party
This week we celebrated Edison, also kown as “Pa Ndi.” After over 20 years of service to SIL and RFIS it was his last day of work. Edison retired this week and we are so grateful for all of his …
International Week
Every year we celebrate the many nations from which our students come. Each day we highlight a different continent or country. We learned a new Korean game, heard the Swiss story of William Tell, watched Salsa dancing from Puerto Rico …
Ron’s Construction Class
Once again Ron gets to teach students practical arts in construction. This semester his students are rebuilding a swing, an adirondek chair and a picnic table!
We’ve Got the Power!
When the city (Eneo) power goes out — like last night during a storm — we have a back up generator at school. Living right next to the school, our hostels (and a few houses) are also connected to the …
Practical Arts: Sticks to S’mores
The Middle Schoolers get to have Practical Arts Classes. First Quarter the 7th Grader’s unit ended with a sort of finaltest to start a fire with no matches or lighters. They succeeded by rubbing sticks together!
Everybody got a turn …
Volleyball and Drama
The 1st Quarter of the school year gave our student athletes the opportunity to compete in volleyball! It’s funny when I have to compile statistics for the school and report that nearly all our students are “student athletes.” With a …
International Dinner
The 11th Grade class put on a lovely International dinner and dance event.
Guests were enouraged to dress internationally — and they certainly did!
I expected to see more African dress – mine counted for Africa and Sweden …
UBAC Hostel Reconstruction
This is the last year that the UBAC hostel will be a hostel for students. We have split the large home into 2 living spaces. This year, having only a few students, they all live in half of the building …