Category Archives: Fun

Feeling hungry?

Posted on June 14, 2014 by danforth

blog yum1Timothy spotted this viper, indulging in a noon day meal, in my herb garden, right next to our back porch.

blog yum 2Amazing what they can swallow!

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Can’t quite get its mouth shut yet, or maybe this is a huge burp!

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Now, …

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Whoo hoooooo!!! We’ve got internet, and electricity again at the farm!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by danforth

Thanks to Josh Shinar’s and Luke Turk’s willingness to come and help us out, we now have lights that work at night, cell phones that work right inside our house, and internet that works right there in our living room!  …

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Kribi

Posted on May 7, 2014 by danforth

We were treated to an amazing sunset one night, which included the rare sightings of both the Equatorial Guinea island (the two parts of which are nearest the sun in the photo) AND Mount Cameroon (near the crook of the …

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New friends at Kribi

Posted on May 7, 2014 by danforth

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Who’da thunk we’d meet these 2 dear people at Kribi and end up friends so quickly?  Andrea and Bernhard from Germany showed up in a room next to us at the beach at Kribi, having arrived on motorbike after travelling …

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Our buddies, the Cones, heading stateside

Posted on May 7, 2014 by danforth

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What can we say?  We so enjoy Jan & Kim Cone!  They are our colleagues in Fulani ministry, the parents of one of our daughters-in-law and therefore co-grandparents of 3 of our grandchildren, the ones we can talk to about …

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R n R

Posted on April 21, 2014 by danforth

We are at the beach, under advisement from our regional coordinators, for a bit of time to be away from the tensions of the last few months.   We are thankful for this beautiful place to relax.   We will not have …

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Josh, Lori, and Charlie!

Posted on April 21, 2014 by danforth

Oh, what fun!  We had a super 2 days with the Shinars, and I can tell you honestly that though we miss them at Gamboula, it was wondrous to see them shine in this new place of ministry.   Josh was …

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What??!? A GPS in Africa?!?!?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by danforth

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We were trying to get directions from a friend to drive up north in Cameroon, on roads we hadn’t been on before.  His printer was not cooperating, so he offered us his GPS.  What?  Yes, that little Garmin had Cameroon …

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Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

Posted on March 16, 2014 by danforth

 

It’s Roy’s mom’s birthday today, March 16.  Roy & I just chatted with Mom & Dad on Skype-to-phone a few minutes ago, 9 am California time, 5 pm Gamboula time.  I can’t even begin to tell you how I …

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Fruit fruit fruit!

Posted on March 16, 2014 by danforth

We are enjoying jakfruit and bananas and plantains and passion fruit and oranges and avocados and guavas, every day, coming out of our ears, but I had to laugh when this particular fruit, the pineapple, showed up in our kitchen!  …

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