Author Archives: David

Federal Workplace Charity Fair

Today on the Wycliffe USA’s prayer blog they asked for prayer for Wycliffe representatives that will be working with the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). This program is very close to my heart. It was the CFC in 2007 that first … Continue reading

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Words Disappearing

Since arriving back in the United States we’ve walked by Independence Hall where the founding fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence and yesterday we took a day trip to Washington D.C. and one of our stops was to the National … Continue reading

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Bicycles

We purchased two bicycles for the boys at a yard sale.  We wanted the boys to learn to ride a bicycle and knew they wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn in Yaounde.  The price was right – $30 for both … Continue reading

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Culture Clash

We have been purchasing a few items at a time since we’ve been in the states for things that we can’t get in Cameroon.  I purchased some poster frames so I can decorate our home in Cameroon with the boys … Continue reading

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Update on Jonah

Jonah had his follow-up appointment on August 29.  His bandages were removed and we saw for the first time the amputated left ring finger.  The pathology report confirmed that he had a bad bone infection instead of bone death due … Continue reading

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What things are different or surprising?

We’ve been asked many times since June what we have found different or surprising since we left the USA in 2009.  Below are a few of the things. The QR Codes are foreign for us to see in advertisements, on … Continue reading

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Getting gas

We were driving a Saturn Aura the other day to run some errands.  While we were out and about, we noticed the fuel gauge was nearing E, so we decided to stop and put some gas in it.  David pulled … Continue reading

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A day in Philly

This week we decided to visit Philadelphia and we decided the best way to tour the city would be in a duck. So we booked our tour on the Ride the Ducks from home since you can save $7 a … Continue reading

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Miracles do happen

We are currently staying in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, so I get to read the Patriot News newspaper every morning, the physical paper not pennlive.com, the one I used to deliver on my bicycle a few decades ago. Today I was disappointed … Continue reading

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God’s Peace

Many of you read about Jonah’s hospital stay in Cameroon, and many of the visits we have had since the accident on May 31st when a portable basketball goal fell on his hand and caused severe trauma to two of … Continue reading

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