Category Archives: Transportation
Independance day parade!
Independance day in this country is December 1st, but the local authorities decided that it should be celebrated on the 11th for reasons unknown to the general population. What they say goes, so the parade happened a week and a …
So you need to replace an iPod wire?
Okay, while your windshield was being replaced, your iPod wire to the car speakers went missing. You want to replace it, and you know of a missionary buddy from Yaounde who is in the states for 3 weeks. Perfect! You …
Don’t park under a coconut tree!
Even if you want to park in the end space, in the shade. Even if you think by parking in the last space of the 7 spaces available (which, by the way, for most of our vacation, have been empty), …
The container arrived!!
The container got to Douala, Cameroon, the second week in June. Because the customs papers are handled by a very very busy company from long distance (our agent/helper in Bangui, CAR), it can sometimes take a long time. Well, due …
Funny car!
This is the head garage guy’s car, sometimes it runs, but I think most of the time it doesn’t. I’m sure there are a few of you out there who would love to fix it up!!!
Containers coming and going!
We just unloaded two forty foot containers from Sweden at Gamboula this week. Our mission hospital storerooms are now absolutely crammed full. Included in the shipment were hospital beds and sheets and lots of supplies for the work here. We …
Bridges!
Wait a minute! Three bridges and a photo of Fulani? I guess I just wanted to emphasize that the work that we do here with our Mxslim friends is all about bridge building. We are building bridges …
The road to CEFA – the story continues!
Roy has hired crews of about 10 each to clear the road, 500m per group, and the 5 kilometers from the main road to the entry of the CEFA land is almost done! They have to make it 6 meters …
dust galore
Take a ride to the town across the border and you’ll pass logging trucks parked along the way, waiting for customs clearance and immigration papers:
Then, if you get behind one, you’ll have quite the time of it trying to …
On the way to Kribi
We’re on way to a much needed (for Roy, particularly) break of 2 weeks at the beach! We are looking forward to this! We made good time yesterday, taking 10.5 hours to cover about 325 miles. Not bad, eh? We …