Author Archives: David

2nd FES Olympiad

Posted on September 8, 2011 by David

Three times a year there are sessions of school called FES (this is the time when village families come to Yaoundé and get to be in the classroom with others and taught by teachers, rather than homeschooled).  The first session … Continue reading →

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Dropbox to out of the box

Posted on August 31, 2011 by David

A few months ago a translator came to me very distraught that the CDs he mailed to the publisher a continent away was unable to read his CDs. So I asked him how much information he had on the CDs … Continue reading →

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Grandma

Posted on August 29, 2011 by David

I, DeAnna, received a letter from my grandma yesterday.  It’s fun to read her letters about the things going on in their garden, during their days and the family gatherings that we can’t be present for.  This particular letter struck … Continue reading →

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Golf

Posted on August 25, 2011 by David

I recently was invited to experience a joy I’ve not been able to do in over 2 years. When packing up to leave the US one of the things that didn’t make the list to ship to Cameroon were the … Continue reading →

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First day of School

Posted on August 23, 2011 by David

School started last Monday and it’s so hard to believe our boys are in 1st & 3rd grades!  Our school year starts with a time called FES.  This is when families who live in villages and home school their children … Continue reading →

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Seeing clearly

Posted on August 12, 2011 by David

Last week I misplaced my glasses. I couldn’t find them anywhere. DeAnna even sent out an email message to the entire Yaoundé based mission community with a picture of me wearing the glasses enlisting everyone’s help to search for my … Continue reading →

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Plants

Posted on August 10, 2011 by David

I like to walk a soccer field in the morning when I can.  I usually use this time to listen to the ipod, walk and reflect on my mental to do list.  Yesterday Jonah asked if he could join me.  … Continue reading →

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Pass it On

Posted on August 8, 2011 by David

The song I sang often as a child rings through my head as I write this, Pass It On.  It only takes a spark to get a fire a going…. that’s how it is with God’s love, once you’ve experienced … Continue reading →

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Opposite

Posted on August 6, 2011 by David

Recently the boys were watching an Arthur DVD (the aardvark from PBS).  The episode was opposite day and everything was the opposite, for example, they would say goodbye to greet someone instead of hello.  That’s the best way to describe … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on August 2, 2011 by David

Before we lived in Yaoundé, I never thought about running water.  At our first house we had some plumbing issues and the water would be turned off to fix a pipe, but it was only for a couple hours at … Continue reading →

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