Author Archives: David
Useless to Useful
Today in church I was having a hard time following exactly what was being preached on, the joys of attending church in French. I understood the main point he was getting at because I followed along when he read the … Continue reading
Corrections
For the last few months it has felt like we have been living in a constant state of being corrected. After months of hearing similar statements it’s hard to isolate constructive words of instruction and criticism. You’re saying it wrong … Continue reading
Skype
I’m thankful for the invention of Skype. We are able to see family and friends back in the states and they are able to see us and seeing someone face to face makes them almost feel like they are in … Continue reading
Praying in another language
Today in chapel we had a special prayer service. The advanced students listed some of the prayer concerns of the countries that they are preparing to serve in and one of the students will be serving with us in Cameroon. … Continue reading
Violence in Nigeria
Sometimes is difficult to understand why doors are closed when everything seems to be pointing in a certain direction but one of the cites that DeAnna and I were looking at serving in was Jos Nigeria (english speaking) but doors … Continue reading
Puppet Show
We had two little boys that were looking for something to do on the day off so DeAnna build a puppet show stage for Jonah out of a box that she found. Then we downloaded some pictures of different monsters … Continue reading
Official Medical Exam
This afternoon we were required to complete our Carte de Sejour (residency papers to stay in France). My appointment was 1 hour before David’s, so I traveled to the office and started being processed. The first stop after reception was … Continue reading
Snow
Jonah shared with me on the way to school that he knows what snow is made out of as it snowed on us on our walk to school this morning. So I had to ask, what is snow made out … Continue reading
DeAnna’s Lotion Choice
Although we have been in France for over 4 months, we are still able to have new experiences – The following happened to DeAnna. Do you ever feel like your life is similar to a Saturday Night Live skit? I … Continue reading
Yummy Cake
We were introduced to a new tradition that the French celebrate after Christmas called Galette des Rois which means the Kings cake. From what our friends shared and what I was able to find on wikipedia the cake is “to … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 