Category Archives: Ceremonies & church happenings

Today we celebrated Palm Sunday, remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, the beginning of his final week with us a human. As I look around me, I see all of nature lifting branches and colors in praise of the creator! Even …

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 …

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 …

We had a crazy busy Christmas, as I’m sure most of you had also! We had a baptism and communion and various church services with lots of special music and bible verse recitation.

People got dressed up – here you’ll …

First, the students plus a couple of friends, in blue and red, had a volleyball match against the professors and a couple of their friends. The profs lost 4 out of 5 matches, but a good time was had by …

Pastor Victor, and his wife, Melanie, were honored today at church, with a blessing ceremony. In French they call it “installation”, as the official beginning of his work here at Gamboula. He and his family have actually been living here …

Two Sundays in a row we’ve had special ceremonies at church – last Sunday was the “Sister’s Union” and this week it was “Women of the Good News or who speak the truth or …” (Sango is a language of …

There was a consecration ceremony for 12 people today at a neighborhood Baptist church. I attended the ceremony and was blessed by the words of encouragement to follow what the bible says about deacons and elders. Good words for any …

What a wonderful idea! Our colleague, Leanne Turk, has a women’s bible study that meets every Monday afternoon, and they have started a tradition of walking through the neighborhood and the mission just after sunrise on Easter morning, singing songs …