Author Archives: David
Take Out
When we lived in Independence, Lee’s Summit and Pleasant Hill, we had a drawer full of take out menus. We also had magnets from various restaurants on our refrigerator. We thought it was wonderful when restaurants started curb side to … Continue reading
What we love about Cameroon….
Fresh tropical fruit (super sweet bananas, mangoes, pineapples, papaya, avocado) Free coconuts on the tree in the front yard. It’s always summer weather with consistent temperatures and daylight hours. Smiles and excitement of children running up to us to shake … Continue reading
Stores
We have slowly been increasing the amount of patience that we have. France was part of our training in patience before coming to Cameroon. Waiting in long, slow moving lines no longer frustrates us. Sitting in traffic and when you … Continue reading
Sifting
I recently had someone share a terrific recipe for Wheat Thin crackers. It’s an awesome recipe and taste like what I remember Wheat Thins to taste like, since they are not available in Cameroon. I have to admit that I … Continue reading
Airplane is coming
After many years of planing and praying an airplane left JAARS today on it’s way to Yaoundé Cameroon! This Cessna 207, or “Soloy” as we often refer to it, has been at JAARS for the last two years being overhauled … Continue reading
Diarrhea
When you live in a place where parasites, worms and bugs surround you and use you as a host, almost every conversation will come around to diarrhea. We don’t even blink anymore to share with someone quite openly about our … Continue reading
Jonah Turns 7
I think it’s natural that birthday’s make one think of the past. This little guy has seen so much and experienced multitudes in a very short amount of time. He has: Lived on 3 continents (North America, Europe & Africa) … Continue reading
Working with others
David and I both try to post things that are learning experiences or things we struggle with packaged in humor because we would rather laugh than cry. Lately, I have been crying rather than laughing. I’ve heard many times that … Continue reading
Update on BGAN
Last year I posted on the first installation of BGAN satellites for internet connectivity. CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) was recently in Cameroon and did a story on Wycliffe Bible Translators, the story also shows the BGAN being used. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2012/January/Cameroon-Natives-Involved-in-Bible-Translation-/
D squared + J squared = Anderson 