Tag Archives: Cameroon

Diarrhea

Posted on April 15, 2012 by David

When you live in a place where parasites, worms and bugs surround you and use you as a host, almost every conversation will come around to diarrhea.  We don’t even blink anymore to share with someone quite openly about our … Continue reading →

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Jonah Turns 7

Posted on April 4, 2012 by David

I think it’s natural that birthday’s make one think of the past.  This little guy has seen so much and experienced multitudes in a very short amount of time. He has: Lived on 3 continents (North America, Europe & Africa) … Continue reading →

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Working with others

Posted on March 31, 2012 by David

David and I both try to post things that are learning experiences or things we struggle with packaged in humor because we would rather laugh than cry.  Lately, I have been crying rather than laughing.  I’ve heard many times that … Continue reading →

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Bug’s Life

Posted on March 12, 2012 by David

The boys, especially Jonah, have been very interested in BUGS.  We recently built bug homes to house their prized pets.  Jonah placed a snail in his bug home.  At dinner he said he bought the snail.  We questioned his “buying” … Continue reading →

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Update on BGAN

Posted on March 8, 2012 by David

Last year I posted on the first installation of BGAN satellites for internet connectivity. CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) was recently in Cameroon and did a story on Wycliffe Bible Translators, the story also shows the BGAN being used. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2012/January/Cameroon-Natives-Involved-in-Bible-Translation-/

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Apples, prayer and prison

Posted on February 26, 2012 by David

The man that we buy apples from and occasionally washes the car that we are borrowing was robbed a few months ago while riding in a taxi. He was given a very large sum of money to buy 50 crates … Continue reading →

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Adventures with auditors

Posted on February 23, 2012 by David

The last few weeks have been an edge of your seat action adventure, well if you’re an accountant or an auditor it would be an action adventure movie on the scale of any James Bond movie. Every year a volunteer … Continue reading →

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Art Show

Posted on February 8, 2012 by David

In case you missed it last week we had our first rain, which means the dust we had is now in its other state know as mud.  Many of the missionary kids took advantage of this change to mold the … Continue reading →

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Wedding Time

Posted on February 6, 2012 by David

We were able to attend a wedding this weekend and we are learning that in Cameroon weddings are very expensive, mainly because of the number of people that are needed to be fed and also it means that the bride … Continue reading →

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Water Fun

Posted on January 31, 2012 by David

Last Saturday at RFIS (Rain Forest International School) the 9th grade class was doing a fund raiser for their class functions. The fund raiser required children to pay 1000 CFA ($2) to enter the fun, first they soap themselves up … Continue reading →

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