Author Archives: David
Apples, prayer and prison
The man that we buy apples from and occasionally washes the car that we are borrowing was robbed a few months ago while riding in a taxi. He was given a very large sum of money to buy 50 crates … Continue reading
Adventures with auditors
The last few weeks have been an edge of your seat action adventure, well if you’re an accountant or an auditor it would be an action adventure movie on the scale of any James Bond movie. Every year a volunteer … Continue reading
Treasures in the bed
Anytime you walk anywhere with Jonah, he finds many things that interest him to pick-up. He ends up with a unique collection of things. When I change his bedding, it’s also a time of revelation to all the “treasures” he’s … Continue reading
Art Show
In case you missed it last week we had our first rain, which means the dust we had is now in its other state know as mud. Many of the missionary kids took advantage of this change to mold the … Continue reading
Wedding Time
We were able to attend a wedding this weekend and we are learning that in Cameroon weddings are very expensive, mainly because of the number of people that are needed to be fed and also it means that the bride … Continue reading
CABTAL turns 25
Today CABTAL (Cameroonian Association for Bible Translation and Literacy) celebrated their 25th anniversary. It has been a week of celebration as they reflect on what God has been doing for the last 25 years. I heard one story of a … Continue reading
Our version of Snow
We know many of you are experiencing winter and snow. We don’t have winter, but are very cold when the temperatures drop to the mid to upper 60’s and we put blankets on the bed and wear jackets. We would … Continue reading
Road side ticket
It’s always a learning curve when you are living cross-culturally. You think you have it down and then something will always come up. We’ve heard this also from people who have lived cross-culturally for 30+ years. When you don’t have … Continue reading
Flat Stanley
Flat Stanley arrived in Cameroon last week and has had a busy week visiting around Yaoundé. It took him two months to make the voyage from Dominca. For those of you not familiar with Flat Stanley it is a 1964 … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 