We have now been back in Africa almost eight months, and in addition to organizing the physical necessities of our house (including receiving our sea freight shipment!), we have had a lot of personal adjustment to do. Those who have lived cross-culturally are often surprised by what can be called Read more…
Friday I had officially given up on the idea that I would run a workshop in February. I wrote the committee involved the Friday before, a week after they said they would get back to me with dates. I’m not ruling out working with them in the future (in fact Read more…
One of the side benefits of the consultant conference I attended in September was that it was in Thailand, where some of our colleagues are based. Specifically, those who work on WeSay, a program I have put to good use in DRCongo, and hope to continue using in Cameroon. The Read more…
One thing that hasn’t changed much since we first visited Cameroon (in 2004) is the taxi system. They are fairly inexpensive, though they have a few drawbacks. First of all, they pack in people (normally into a Toyota Corolla), as you can see above and below (driver not pictured, but Read more…
The narrative found in 1 Kings 13 is very important to me, personally, because it played a key role in figuring out what to do in my life. How do we understand God’s call on an individual? But despite the very clear and very personal application illuminated to me at Read more…
Here’s all of us at a welcome to Paris sign –in the airport, of course. With less than six hours of layover, we’ve been strongly advised not to leave the airport. ? Here’s the rest of the sign: And of course we found a children’s area, complete with an Eiffel Read more…
This is Joel and I sitting on the couch that helped throwing out back out a couple weeks ago, now on the curb. We tried selling it but couldn’t. We tried giving it away but couldn’t do that either. So now it sits ready for bulk trash pickup. I seriously Read more…
Relocating to a new foreign country can be costly. We have a number of one-time expenses to pay for plane tickets and setting up house, work, vehicle, etc. in a new city. Wycliffe holds a separate account for us, called a launch expense account.
This Wycliffe account for our Cameroon set-up is now ready. This means we can officially let people know about these expenses, as well as how to help with them. We’d be happy to talk with you about why any or all of these costs are necessary, but the point of this blog entry is to provide clear instructions, for those who have decided to contribute to this account. Note: this is similar to, but different from, contributing to our monthly financial needs, which is described here. (more…)
How do you become a financial partner in our Wycliffe ministry? Click the “Give” link. But what does that mean? How does it work? In this post we will walk through step by step how to contribute to our financial needs online. The side bar of our website includes a “Give” link to our Wycliffe personal missionary page, (where you can also send us a note in case you lose our address). This page looks like this: (more…)
