Thanksgiving started out like a norman Thursday for 3/5 of the Z family. Ron, Michelle and Nathan got dressed in their “chapel day” clothes, and headed out the door, albiet a few minutes early so they can stop and get …
Category: Cameroon Life
Unique and sometimes amusing aspects of living in Cameroon.
What’s For Supper?
It was nearly 6 pm and I still didn’t know what to make for supper! How about fast food? So I put a pot of rice on to cook and headed next door to the local fish grill. I sat …
The People That we Meet – and why we ask for discernment
Our latest prayer update included a request to pray for daily discernment regarding people who come to the door or meet us on the street with various needs. To give you an idea what that looks like, let me illustrate …
If a Tree Falls in the Rain Forest…
And if that tree falls near Raiin Forest International School, how many students and staff watch it crash through the wall? Oh my, it was a very stormy afternoon just about the time school got out and students were getting
… Funerals and Traditions – update to November prayer requests
When we asked you to pray for the family of Edna, our house gal whose father-in-law passed away, we had no idea how much spiritual protection she would need. We knew that African funerals involve a week of mourning, hosting …
A Few Helping Hands for Ron
Between the end of our driveway and the road, there is a V-shaped gutter, running along the side of the road. So to get into or out of our yard, a vehicle has to traverse this little valley. For the …
Whiskey and Missionaries?
What is the meaning of this?! Empty bottles of whiskey in the home of missionaries? It seems every missionary home from Congo to Cameroon has whiskey bottles like this! What lushes! Has culture shock made them go completely bonkers? Do …
Sewer Pipe in the Library — the aftermath
This afternoon I was at RFIS, as is my custom on Thursdays, from 3 to 4 pm for Small Group. I get together with 4 young women in 9th grade for discipleship. We’re nearly done studying Ephesians, and it’s going …
Don’t Judge an Appliance by its Box
Last week I bought a new electric hot pot. I could tell right away on reading the promo bits on the box that it was going to be a high quality appliance since point No. 2 is “the function is …