It wasn’t like the TV Reality Show at all, but it was an evening of survival lessons for Ben’s 5th / 6th grade class on Friday evening. Several parents helped with the evening that their teacher, Miss Carolyn, had organized. …
Category: Family updates
What’s happening with our family
Thanksgiving 2011
We just had our 2nd Thanksgiving in Cameroon. Once again, no turkey — that bird’s over rated, I think. But this year, thanks to the investment of some Wycliffe Associate folks, an orphanage near Rain Forest has been raising chickens …
Election Day Waffles ‘n’ Worship
What would you do on election day, if it’s a Sunday, you’re in a foreign country, and your church service was cancelled? Judging by the lack of traffic on our normally busy street, most of the city decided to lay …
Vacation “Up North” even in Africa!
Road Trip in Cameroon — culture shock!
- Cameroon – the shape of a chicken
We just had a great summer vacation trip to the Northwest Region of Cameroon. Ron and I experienced a bit of culture shock on this road trip. Not that it was so unlike
4th of July in Cameroon
We Americans living in Cameroon did celebrate our nation’s 235th birthday — but there were no fireworks or “bombs bursting in air.” We were invited to our US Embassy for a good ol’ American backyard barbeque. Hot dogs, burgers, chips, …
End of Year Festivities
The end of the school year at RFIS is a busy time! There are exams, final grades, turning in text books, library books, locks, and the usual yearbook signing and good-byes. But there are the celebrations too.
At the “Middle …
Trees and Trunks
The following is an African Fable that Nathan wrote for school. I think you’ll enjoy it.
There are many animals that are friends on the earth, like the hippos and the birds, and the zebras and buffalos. However, the elephants …
Z’s 1st Easter in Yaounde
Early Easter morning we walked over to Wycliffe’s translation training center (CTC) for a sunrise service. Many Wycliffe missionaries were in town for their annual spiritual retreat and Branch Conference so there was a fairly large crowd.
Students from RFIS …
Hiking Mt. Nkolbisan
Unlike other places we’ve lived in Africa, there are many big hills around Yaounde. Every once in a while Ron says, “One of these days we gotta go climb one of those hills.” So Christmas break was the perfect opportunity.…