Tag Archives: Cameroon

Highlights in Pictures

Posted on February 10, 2014 by David

Here are some highlights of Cameroon in pictures.

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Grief

Posted on February 6, 2014 by David

Grief hurts!  It doesn’t matter if it comes suddenly or after someone has suffered with a terminal illness or after someone has lived 100 years on Earth – it hurts!  It hurts because we love each other and miss each … Continue reading →

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Truth

Posted on February 5, 2014 by David

There are many times when our emotions are raw. There are many times we want to share all the nitty, gritty details of things that make us angry on our blog, but we know it wouldn’t be constructive. There are … Continue reading →

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Parched Land

Posted on February 3, 2014 by David

There are two seasons in Cameroon; dry and rainy.  Although we are about 300 km north of the equator, we have opposite temperatures than the states David and I grew up in.  So that means Christmas is hot and dry … Continue reading →

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Goin’ Postal

Posted on January 31, 2014 by David

I (David) supervise several staff that spends the majority of their day building relationships in town and waiting in lines for our organization. An expat that I work with approached me and said that he purchased 45 CABTAL calendars and … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on January 29, 2014 by David

We have received in the past two weeks, Christmas cards.  Thank you for sending us a Christmas card.  We enjoy getting mail and enjoy receiving these cards.

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Water

Posted on January 27, 2014 by David

The human body is approximately 60% water.  We need water for our organs to function properly.  We also use water for bathing, cooking, cleaning, etc… Our first term in Cameroon we lived on a compound with 22 other family units.  … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Road

Posted on January 24, 2014 by David

Why did the person cross the road?  To get to the other side.  Crossing the road is something most children are taught at an early age.  Look both ways, walk behind cars on cross streets, use a crosswalk if it’s … Continue reading →

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Cars

Posted on January 22, 2014 by David

I’m a Saturday Night Live fan or I should say I’m a fan every 3 years or so.  I remember watching Saturday Night Live and there was a specific set about a car made of clay.  This was about the … Continue reading →

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Food Preparation

Posted on January 20, 2014 by David

I used to coordinate people to help new arrivals with orientation to life in Cameroon.  The first things being not to drink the tap water, staying inside dusk to dawn to avoid mosquitoes and soaking produce in bleach water for … Continue reading →

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