From my office window I can see the grassy area between the science / admin building and the library. In that area there are 2 starfruit trees. So during break the other day, this is what I saw…
Mr. Noren, …
Category: Ministry activities
Ron’s Classroom
Not only is Ron the Director of Technical Services (DTS) who supervises the maintenance crew at RFIS, he gets to teach a couple of classes this semester too!
In our last term here Ron was so busy with construction projects …
Summer Project for the Boys: Clothesline Poles for UBAC Hostel
The UBAC Hostel clothesline has been in need of repair for some time. It’s fairly temporary, made of locally available bamboo.
So, Ron came up with a project to keep the boys occupied and to give them a learning experience.…
RFIS Staff Orientation 2014
We’re back in Yaounde, back at RFIS, and back to meetings!
As a part of the orientation, we had a staff retreat. It was a wonderful day of prayer, praise, meditation, reflection, and getting to know each other better as …
Safely Arrived in Yaounde!
Just a quick note to let you know that we have arrived safely in Yaounde.
The trip was uneventful – other than being delayed in our departure from Chicago and from Brussels. But that only got us in to Yaounde …
Annual Meeting Highlights
One of the fun things we get to do when we’re in the US is to attend the annual meeting of the Covenant Church — aka “Gather ’14”
During the business meetings a reorganization of the denominational structure was approved. …
The Quilt Ladies of Fellowship Covenant Church
Today I had the pleasure of having lunch with some of the ladies from Fellowship Covenant Church in Hudsonville, MI. They meet weekly to work on quilts – and affectionately call themselves “The Quilt Ladies”. They definitely have a good …
Community Bible Study: blessings and transformation
This year I had the privilege to once again study God’s Word in Community Bible Study (CBS). Our class in Grand Rapids studied “Return to Jerusalem” this year. During the course of a Wed. morning from Sept. to May we …
Ministry Trips USA: NC, OH
When Ron discovered that Colombus, OH is on the way from Waxhaw, NC to Grand Rapids, he hatched a brilliant idea. He needed to get something to NC, and we had a conference to attend near Colombus, OH. so he …
Ministry Trips USA: Michigan
Pure Michigan. Water Winter Wonderland. The Mitten. The Wolverine State. The Great Lakes State.
Whatever you call it, we carry a state map on our hands wherever we go. You know you’re from MI when someone asks you were you …