Category Archives: Cameroon
Spiky Caterpillars
I’ve learned the hard way more than once not to mess with caterpillars here. I’ve taken on hanging caterpillars. I’ve naively handled fluffy caterpillars. So when I saw this red, spiky caterpillar, I kept my distance, but couldn’t resist snapping … Continue reading
August JLS Part Two
This is part two of the Joint Learning Session highlights. At the closing class presentations, Joshua was King Hydrogen. His class learned about the periodic table and presented a play based on the periodic table. This is Joshua in his … Continue reading
August JLS Part One
Every academic year is kicked off with a Joint Learning Session (JLS) that when homeschooled children and the children who attend the mission school have “school” together. The focus is normally on a historic theme. Below are some highlights. This … Continue reading
Ingenious Cars
I’m continually amazed at the ingenuity of the children in our neighborhood. They will make all kinds of creations to play with from anything they find outside. Our guard’s son, Geovanni, builds cars out of sardine cans, flip flop parts, … Continue reading
Garden Flashback
We have tomatoes! It’s not a bumper crop, however, I feel victorious that at least the tomatoes did grow and now we get to enjoy the small harvest.
Hindsight
Before we left the USA in 2009 to start this new missions life, I (DeAnna) thought it was impossible to not only have partners that want to be on our team for monthly living finances, but also the huge amount … Continue reading
Intro to Bowling
I had a long story I wanted to share, but as I looked at the pictures I thought they speak volumes and I didn’t want to take away from that. We bought a lawn bowling set and the boys took … Continue reading
Year Two
On August 16, 2012 we awoke early to drive to Hershey, PA for Jonah’s outpatient amputation surgery. In some ways it feels like a lifetime ago and in other ways it feels like only yesterday. Just thinking about it all … Continue reading
Cake and God’s faithfulness
God is always faithful, so let’s have some cake and celebrate. I recently read the following story by Elyse Patten and thought I would share part of it with you. Once upon a time, on a small island far away, … Continue reading
Back to School
A quote that has stuck with me for years is, “Days may be long, but years are short.” I’ve found this quote to be so true. Some days feel like they drag on or something happens and makes a day … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 