Tag Archives: Cameroon
Clowning Around
We look forward to the annual RFIS Carnival. The middle/high school puts on a carnival of fun activities from fishing for a prize to bobbing for Tampico’s (juice bags instead of juice boxes) to a small treasure hunt to a … Continue reading
Encouragement
I’ve never met anyone who has told me that he/she dislikes being encouraged. Missionaries are human. We struggle. We have stress. We have things that we can’t share with loved ones or friends back home because of living in another … Continue reading
Nail Polish
David volunteered for a skit during the annual Fun Night. He and two other men had to remove their shoes and socks to feel objects with their toes to determine what the items are while blindfolded. The men weren’t doing … Continue reading
Gravel Anyone?
There are sites all around Yaoundé where we can see people burning large boulders to weaken them enough to break them off and start chiseling it into gravel. Hard work! It reminds me of the cartoon the Flintstones. I remember … Continue reading
Abandoned Baby
Call it whatever you want to – an adventure, never a dull moment or for me, DeAnna, sometimes it’s just overwhelming. Our house helper, Sophie, came on Monday with a heavy heart. She explained that a 6 week old baby … Continue reading
Lord change my smell
We were driving home and on the back of the bus there was an advertisement that said it all.
Life and Death
We’ve had a very full four months with a steep learning curve. David has a huge job and there is a part of his job he never had to do until we returned – the logistics of what to do … Continue reading
Birthday
Today is Jonah’s 8th birthday! It’s hard to believe he’s EIGHT. In January 2007, I (DeAnna) was shocked and dumbfounded when the surgeon came out of the OR after operating on Jonah’s eyes and informed us that he had trouble … Continue reading
Closet
It seems closet’s are a bit of an odd thing in other places. In France we had one closet in our apartment and we were told it was strange to have a closet, that armoires and shelves are the preferred … Continue reading
Attempted Intruder
Since we live in a big city with a significant amount of robberies, it’s important to have things in place to deter a potential intruder. That is why people hire guards, why people have dogs and why the majority of … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 