The Science Department at Rain Forest International Scohol is one of the many ways students are prepared for the next stage of life. Whether they’re studying Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Middle School Science or AP Science courses, the lab has gotten …
Category: Ministry activities
Chapel Resumes Finally!!
We’ve started the 2nd quarter of this 2020-21 school year and are finally able to put community building activities back into the schedule. Those activities include Chapel Wednesdays and Assembly the other mornings.
Having a big open gym helps us …
Flooded library!
It happened in January…. and I just found out it happened again this week!
Good plumbing fixtures are so hard to find in Africa. So the fact that a pipe or hose broke in the boys bathroom is no surprise. …
Last Day of the Semester Christmas Party
It’s been a tradition at RFIS to celebrate Christmas with “secret angel” gifts, games and a talent show on the last day of the first semester. Another part of the celebration is to include children in the area. Some years …
Covenant Colleagues Serving Together at RFIS
The staff at Rain Forest Internaitonal School are mainly volunteers, sent by mission organizations. Among them are several “global personnel” (aka missionaries) with Serve Globally (aka Covenant World Mission). Let’s meet our Covenant colleagues serving together at RFIS.
Josh Shinar…
Game Night
The senior class hosted a lovely evening of table games, lawn games and dinner.
So Much Orientation!
Staff Orientation
When a new school year begins there is so much orientation! New staff was oriented first followed by all of us returning staff; whether we’d been there last year or gone for a year.
New Student Orientation
Then …
Bye-bye Boeckels :(
Konroy and Heidi have made quite an impact in Cameroon. Over the years (6 of the last 9 years to be precise)
Heidi has led craft activities in neighborhood Bible clubs, taught lots of pre-schoolers and toddlers, and created 2 …
Staff Retreat
Our 2nd week in country was RFIS Staff Orientation week. We got up to speed on new policies, got reminded of the old policies, got child protection training again, reviewed emergency drills, and did planning for new student orientation, all …
Good-bye USA; Hello Cameroon!
July 17 was the departure date in our calendars, hearts and minds for months!
It seems Delta had a surprise for us. Due to mechanical difficulties our flight out of Grand Rapids was delayed so long we knew we’d …