Monthly Archives: March 2011

Deacon and deaconess dedication

WE were pleased to be able to be present at the blessing of our local church’s deacons and deaconesses. In the photos you see a few of them and the stack of mats rolled up ready for them to kneel …

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oh the puppies!


The Turk boys’ puppies (one is actually missing from the photo) are so very cute and soft and chubby!
I think when we get back home tomorrow, they will all have been distributed to their new homes.

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April prayer requests

Dear friends and family,

We are so thankful for a great time at our Covenant fellowship this past week. It was the perfect combination of teaching and worship and fun and business. All the travels have gone well.

We are …

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What a fellowship, what a joy divine

Just back from a great time of being together with Covenant missionary colleagues for 5 days! Here are a few pix, including one of our heaven-sent speaker, Brian Wiele.

The whole crew, from Cameroon, DRCongo, CAR, Sudan, U.S., & France…

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We are rejoicing!!

We are enjoying having our regional coordinators, John & Letha Kerl, and missionary colleagues Jeff & Carolyn Stoker and Paul Noren her at Gamboula with us for a short visit before we all head to Kribi in Cameroon for our …

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Whose turn to do the dishes?


Here are a couple of cute as a button Fulani girls, doing the dishes for their family at the hospital. There is no food service available – the patients’ families come and take care of them, cooking in outside shelters, …

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Prayer and praise for March

Thank you for joining us in praise and prayer concerning the following:

The replacement generator arrived and we have electricity and running water full time again! We are so very thankful for all the hours that Luke and his crew …

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Pastor Boniface’s blessing day!

How lovely it was today to be a part of the ceremony to bless our friend and colleague, Pastor Boniface, as a full fledged pastor and missionary to the Fulani. He is an amazing combination of humility and drive and …

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Our long lost buddies in the north

We at long last made a visit to our Fulani Jesus following friends in the north.   Since we last visited them over 3 years ago, they have lost many villagers to death.  Some were a result of disease and age …

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A few days later, and we were jazzed and thankful!

After having been invited to the celebration we talked about in the previous blogging, Roy, Kim, Dr. Tim, Boniface and others piled into a vehicle and went to the party. They thought they would just be there for the day, …

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