Thanksgiving started out like a norman Thursday for 3/5 of the Z family. Ron, Michelle and Nathan got dressed in their “chapel day” clothes, and headed out the door, albiet a few minutes early so they can stop and get …
Month: November 2010
What Ron’s up to Lately
The tree that fell on the wall at RFIS is now all cut up and the hole in the wall is repaired. Pictured are some of the guys Ron works with everyday keeping the buildings and grounds kept up at …
What’s For Supper?
It was nearly 6 pm and I still didn’t know what to make for supper! How about fast food? So I put a pot of rice on to cook and headed next door to the local fish grill. I sat …
The People That we Meet – and why we ask for discernment
Our latest prayer update included a request to pray for daily discernment regarding people who come to the door or meet us on the street with various needs. To give you an idea what that looks like, let me illustrate …
Big Shoes to Fill
- Karl Noren leaves big shoes to fill as a teacher at RFIS
Ruthie demonstrates how her daddy is leaving big shoes to fill next semester. Pray for Samantha Barron, short term missionary who will be taking over his classes when …
If a Tree Falls in the Rain Forest…
And if that tree falls near Raiin Forest International School, how many students and staff watch it crash through the wall? Oh my, it was a very stormy afternoon just about the time school got out and students were getting
… Funerals and Traditions – update to November prayer requests
When we asked you to pray for the family of Edna, our house gal whose father-in-law passed away, we had no idea how much spiritual protection she would need. We knew that African funerals involve a week of mourning, hosting …
A Few Helping Hands for Ron
Between the end of our driveway and the road, there is a V-shaped gutter, running along the side of the road. So to get into or out of our yard, a vehicle has to traverse this little valley. For the …
November 2010 Prayer Update
It’s already time for our November prayer update! November – a season of Thanksgiving. While the Thanksgiving Holiday is not celebrated here in Cameroon, we Americans still have a strong habit of focussing on gratitude in this month… and not …