Author Archives: David
Eggs
How fresh are your eggs? We know our eggs are fresh, however, there is an occasional rotten egg – pew wee. Today, as I was washing eggs, I thought one of my routine things might be of interest to you. … Continue reading
Water Filters
It’s necessary to use a water filter here because the water out of the tap is contaminated water, not only isn’t it treated, but it harbors bacteria and viruses that could make us very sick. We have been through many … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Joshua and his classmates recite the Christmas story from Luke 2 from memory before the Christmas play.
TCK (Third Culture Kid), MK (Missionary Kid)
Our children fall into the classification of the title of this blog. We were talking with a colleague who has served over 20 years in different roles and in many different countries in Africa. She is a lot of fun … Continue reading
No Shoes
When we first arrived in Cameroon, we noticed how the majority of missionary’s kids didn’t wear shoes outside. Usually the shoes would all be together in one spot while the kids ran to play. Tonight while eating dinner, Jonah told … Continue reading
No jack, no spare, no problem
The drive back from Tombel started off bright and early. We had made it past the several checkpoints without being stopped; the large checkpoint checking for fire extinguishers was not open on Sunday. We had almost made it through Douala … Continue reading
On the road again
Last week I shared about the Bible dedication that I was able to attend, but the journey there and back was just as eventful. I was driving an older bowered car that has worked just fine for us driving around … Continue reading
Akosse Bible Dedication Part IV
This is the final post on the Akosse dedication all though there are many more stories I could share from the event of all the ten different church choirs from every denomination and the processional in which one of the … Continue reading
Akosse Bible Dedication Part III
The day continued with many more speeches and then we got to the main sermon. It was preached by a local pastor on Matthew 20:1-13 on the parable of workers in the vineyard. He started off by having the text … Continue reading
Akosse Bible Dedication Part II
The first speaker of the day was the chief of the village. He shared a story from his days of a child that if you greeted a white man in English you could end up with a penny. One day … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 