Category Archives: Mission

Joyful encounters in spite of the situation

Posted on February 15, 2014 by danforth

Our little town and hospital mission station of Gamboula are pretty much emptied of our Fulani and other Musxlim buddies. There are a few at the hospital, unable to leave because of illness, and there have been those who should …

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Please pray for CAR’s new interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza

Posted on February 3, 2014 by danforth

SAMBA-PANZA has the most difficult job in the world today

By Godfrey Byaruhanga

Posted Saturday, January 25 2014 at 13:11

IN SUMMARY

Samba-Panza and her national and international supporters need to build a civilian administration and offices, a well-trained and

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If you build it, they will come!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by danforth

Just this past weekend workers were scurrying to get doors and windows on these guesthouse rooms, because a group of more than 50 people were coming on Monday.

It is Tuesday now, the second day of the ag development co-operative …

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Life interrupted

Posted on January 26, 2014 by danforth

As our little town and mission station remain a peaceful place to be, much of the rest of the country continues in a heart-sickening, evil, downward spiral. The news reports the conflicts and attacks and retaliations as Musxlim vs. Christian, …

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So, what is Roy up to while Aleta plays with grandbabies??

Posted on November 20, 2013 by danforth

Teaching about God’s love with words and in action

Big people and little people hang around to hear what he has to say!

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Hoping to build bridges

Posted on October 30, 2013 by danforth

This is one of many bad bridges in our region, and Roy and many others working together are trying to figure out how to make them solid and long-living. Roy & Kim & Gamboula’s mayor took a trip recently to …

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In the dark

Posted on October 30, 2013 by danforth

I am SOOOO thankful for Luke & Leonard! They know what to do when the hydro power turbine, which gives electricity and also therefore pumps water for the hospital and mission, isn’t working properly. It is a huge job to …

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Reality check

Posted on October 22, 2013 by danforth

We have a couple of Swedish nurses, Lisa and Emma, helping out for about 3 months here, and we had to have some repairs done on their house before they came. This particular repair job was done by Lisa, not …

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In Zaire, we called it “sitting on a death”

Posted on October 22, 2013 by danforth

That’s the phrase, translated literally, that we used to use when we attended a wake or a funeral. I inadvertently said those words in English one time in America, and I was told by a dear buddy, kiddingly, that if …

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