This season our Senior Boys Soccer Team had a special opportunity:
Playing a scrimmage game against the Cameroon Women’s National Soccer Team — the Lady Lions.
I asked coach Jordan Cone how in the world this opportunity came along. He …
Barn Dance Africa Style
It was the 11th grade class’s turn to host a soiree for the community. They decided on a good ol’ American Barn Dance. It was a regular yee-haw hootenanny hoe down wingding of an evening complete with barbecue burgers & …
Friends Help Friends Move
When there’s a need, the missionary community rallies ’round to help. It’s not like you can rent Two Men and a Truck here. So those who were able came out on a Saturday to help a family move. They are …
Starfruit Break!
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, …
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 …
Kick-Off Day 2014
It’s the start of a new school year! The first day of school is orientation for all studnts. The 2nd day is the completion of orientation and in the afternoon “Kick-Off Day”! I’ve heard students say it’s their favorite day …
Summer Sports Challenge
Summer can be long and dull in Yaounde for students. Shortly after graduation many missionary families fly back to their passport countries — either for the summer or for a whole year at a time. Missionary families usually don’t return …
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 …