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Students and staff get hungry at RFIS.  That is not a surprise.  These wonderful ladies are responsible for making meals each day as well as snacks for staff and students to buy.

They feed us well and we are nourished …

  My heart is crying once again for the land that I first called home in Africa.  Once again violence has returned and many are dying in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  In my heart I cry out, “How long must …

“it’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring, ….”

This childhood chant and the accompanying dancing around (usually not in the rain) often comes to mind when the rains pour down here in Cameroon.  In my memory, this nursery …

There are many things that can grab the attention of a group of people.  Since our arrival in Cameroon (way back in 1998) I have observed that SOCCER/FOOTBALL is a national obsession.  We see people wearing Cameroon jerseys on a …

Last Friday afternoon found me on a bus headed to the port city of Douala.  This is not my usual Friday afternoon routine – but waiting in Douala was the ship the Logos Hope.  I and a friend went to …

Recently I saw the following pictures on my friend Janet’s Facebook page and it reminded me again about our extended family.

One way our family has extended is the adding of numerous missionary colleagues who have become Aunts …

Just as the Olympics in Rio started up with lots of fireworks and celebration, so did the 2016-17 school year at Rain Forest International School.

The first week of classes ended with Kick-Off Day which included a variety of …

This has been a busy week and as it has gone forward I have definitely been thinking ahead to the joy that is to come.  There is the simple joy of the end of the semester – experienced yesterday at …

This week my candle reminds me to prepare with hope.  As Christmas draws nearer, my hopes need to be centered on on God’s work in this world.  If I place my hope on my own abilities, my students or …

On Sunday I got out the advent candles, even though it was still November.  There are a number of different interpretations of what the different candles in an advent wreath stand for.  This year I have chosen to look at …