Ron got a great idea for a New Year’s Eve party. Actually it was motivated by a desire to find a quiet place to sleep!
For New Year’s Eve we invited the missionary community to an afternoon of games followed …
Category: Family updates
What’s happening with our family
Christmas in Cameroon
I can’t really call this our “first Christmas” in Cameroon, since we were here for Christmas in 2002, after evacuating from Central African Republic. But that’s a different story!
This year season got off to an international start Dec. 3 …
The Saga of the Septic Tank
A few weeks ago our next door neighbors came knocking on our door. There has been water leaking from our yard into theirs under the wall — and it smells bad! A call to the landlady, and a few days …
Thanksgiving in Cameroon — the Z’s first
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 …
What Ron’s up to Lately
The tree that fell on the wall at RFIS is now all cut up and the hole in the wall is repaired. Pictured are some of the guys Ron works with everyday keeping the buildings and grounds kept up at …
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 …
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
… 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 …
Ron Playing in the Dirt with Trucks
This is what Ron’s been doing lately…
He’s moving dirt and debris from the outside of the wall over at RFIS. And he’s been flattening the ground so that in the future it’ll be easier to mow.
He’s so thankful …
Learning the Sounds of the Neighborhood
Inside our walled yard life is peaceful and quiet. Besides our house there is a duplex in which short term Covenant missionaries Karl & Mary Noren live with their 2 little ones. We share clothes lines, a trash bin and …