Category Archives: Cameroon
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
Akosse Bible Dedication Part I
Last weekend I was privileged to attend the dedication of the Akosse New Testament for the Bakossi people in Tombel. The drive there and back is another story, which will come soon but I wanted to share about the celebration … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
This was our 3rd Thanksgiving outside the USA. It’s not as strange celebrating it here, because we have many American colleagues who celebrate too. In France it was very strange because it was just another day in school followed by … Continue reading
Big Bread
If you read the blog a week or so ago, you read about the difficulty of making bread one day. There is a man who attends the church we attend and he gave us this huge loaf of bread, almost … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 