What is the meaning of this?! Empty bottles of whiskey in the home of missionaries? It seems every missionary home from Congo to Cameroon has whiskey bottles like this! What lushes! Has culture shock made them go completely bonkers? Do …
Month: October 2010
Sewer Pipe in the Library — the aftermath
This afternoon I was at RFIS, as is my custom on Thursdays, from 3 to 4 pm for Small Group. I get together with 4 young women in 9th grade for discipleship. We’re nearly done studying Ephesians, and it’s going …
What Does God’s Word Say?
Here in Cameroon we’re looking at how we might start working in orphan care ministry possibly as it relates to combatting human trafficking. I wanted to find a blibical basis for this ministry, so googled “biblical basis to combat human …
Don’t Judge an Appliance by its Box
Last week I bought a new electric hot pot. I could tell right away on reading the promo bits on the box that it was going to be a high quality appliance since point No. 2 is “the function is …
Fun with Sewer Pipes or What Keeps Ron Busy in a New Building
Director of Maintenance on a new school? What could Ron possibly have to do?
Part of his job is to discover what works and what doesn’t and to fix those things that don’t work. For example, why are toilets getting …
Ron Playing in the Dirt with Trucks
This is what Ron’s been doing lately…
He’s moving dirt and debris from the outside of the wall over at RFIS. And he’s been flattening the ground so that in the future it’ll be easier to mow.
He’s so thankful …
October 2010 Prayer Update
We’ve just enjoyed some time with Covenant missionary friends Roy & Aleta Danforth, here in Yaoundé after their vacation at the beach in Kribi. We also welcomed Paul Noren, who just arrived on Tuesday. The 3 of them were here …