Category Archives: Cameroon
Reflections on 11/11/11
November 11th is a day of prayer in Wycliffe that started in 1933 when Cameron Townsend was refused entry into Mexico and as they sat at the border, they prayed and watched as God opened the doors to grant them … Continue reading
Bread Day
Today was a day full of bread making (we don’t have a bread machine). All our bread is made by hand, the same with tortillas and every other baked good. Today I needed to make bread and thought I would … Continue reading
Block Soap
We were introduced to this soap just a few days after arriving. It’s a big block of tan colored soap with a light smell. It’s been used around our house to lather up raclette rags to mop the floor (no, … Continue reading
Boils
In Exodus I’ve read many times about the plague of boils and in Deuteronomy about painful boils that can’t be cured that spread over the whole body. I never thought to long about these, just the passing thought of yuck … Continue reading
Killer Bees and me
The grounds and facilities fall under my area of responsibility so as I was walking outside when one of the gardeners stopped to show me something that was really bothering him. As he was mowing the grass around a cement … Continue reading
Hamburger
Sometimes we would like the convenience of all the restaurants available in the States, from fast-food to sit down. We were hungry for hamburgers and there is a boulangerie (bakery) that sells pre-maid hamburgers wrapped in plastic wrap. They are … Continue reading
Greek Marketplace
At the end of the FES sessions at school there is a closing event, this time it was Greek Marketplace. The assignment: each family needed to make something to trade with other families in a market fashion. Our family made … Continue reading
2nd FES Olympiad
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
Golf
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
D squared + J squared = Anderson 