Category Archives: Ministry

Celebrating 40 years in missions in Africa

Posted on May 15, 2018 by danforth

We arrived to Loko, Zaire, on May 11, 1978, as green as any newbie could be.  When we climbed out of that 5 seater prop airplane onto the dirt airstrip, we felt like we had stepped into the pages of …

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Home sweet home

Posted on May 15, 2018 by danforth

We left our little house on the CEFA farm in CAR and returned to our kids’ home and our ministries in South Africa.  The feelings are mixed.  Peace remains the standard in Gamboula, so we, of course, try to second …

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Packing, again!

Posted on April 26, 2018 by danforth

Where do I begin?  CAR has been somewhat unstable, to put it mildly, since this ongoing conflict began in 2013.  We have left and returned many times, sometimes because of unrest, but mostly because of our normal travel plans.  We …

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On the go!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by danforth

Yesterday I had to catch Roy between devotions and the orchards, to get his signature on my travel papers to go on my trip across the river to visit Fulani friends.

Funny thing about these twice weekly trips – we …

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Worship at the CEFA farm

Posted on April 16, 2018 by danforth

As we wrote about in our recent newsletter, we felt led to start up a Sunday morning worship service at the farm.  There are many families that have joined us the last two Sundays, and we are excited to think …

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Swedish medical visitors

Posted on April 11, 2018 by danforth

We have a group of 8 Swedish visitors here with us, all medical young people; 6 are doctors, at various stages of internship and residency, 1 is a nurse, and leading the group is Dr. Isak B., who was here …

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A’s co-op’s garden

Posted on March 29, 2018 by danforth

They walk so far, and work so hard to gain a handful of coins and tummies full of nutritious food!  And now this!

My long time Fulani friend, A, along with the members of her ag co-op, have learned that …

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Last days in South Africa 1

Posted on March 19, 2018 by danforth

Wow, Roy the energizer bunny was going full steam those last few days in South Africa.  He tied up a lot of loose ends, but also has left quite a few tasks in the hands of Zweli, the farm manager.  …

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Township schools

Posted on March 19, 2018 by danforth

Roy and Zweli were able to squeeze one last presentation to a group of representatives from 21 local nursery schools.  They learned about how to plant, protect, and care for fruit tree seedlings and veggie gardens.  They learned about God’s …

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Khula’s young adults learning about gardening

Posted on March 6, 2018 by danforth

Roy & Zweli, representing Back 2 Eden, met with Khula’s post high school students last week.  Khula is a campus out in the boonies that boasts a nursery school/nutrition program, a post high school that helps young adults to prepare …

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