Category Archives: Kids
Avion Part One
We live somewhat close to the runway where the SIL plane flies from. It’s quite comforting for me to hear aircraft taking off, flying overhead and landing since I grew up close to an Air Force Base. The neighborhood children … Continue reading
Difficulty Breathing
I know when I (DeAnna) have a cold, especially the kind of cold that blocks my nasal passages, I realize how much I take for granted when I can breath out of both nostrils without obstruction. When Jonah was a … Continue reading
Soccer Ball Flashback
We’ve said it before and here I (DeAnna) am saying it again. Soccer is a very BIG sport in Cameroon and when soccer balls go outside our gate for neighborhood play, they get beat up quickly. Joshua received a soccer … Continue reading
Water Bottles
There are several new families and I like listening to them talk because they are seeing things through new glasses, in ways I can’t see things here anymore. When I heard one Mom talking to another Mom about how many … Continue reading
Papers
In 2008, we were starting our journey to become full-time overseas missionaries. This hasn’t been easy for a girl like me who clings to mementos. I grew up in the same small town, the houses I lived in that small … Continue reading
First Soccer Game
The sixth grade boys in The Greenhouse (K-6th mission school) were invited to play on the B team at RFIS. All four boys decided to play and Joshua is one of them. They had their first game Saturday. I think … 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
Toothbrush Team
In 2008, we asked if anyone who receives our newsletter would like to commit to pray for Joshua and Jonah when he/she brushes his/her teeth. We called this group of prayer warriors the Toothbrush Team. One of the member’s of … 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
D squared + J squared = Anderson 