The first time I heard it was Sept 6, 1999. In the wee hours of the morning through the jet lag as newlyweds who naively landed ourselves on assignment in Kenya, the dawn was alive with the exotic melodies of Read more…
We saw lots of things just driving from one place to another in Yaoundé. Perhaps the first most notable thing is the traffic: Lots of cars going lots of places, with very little space between them. If someone is in Read more…
Here is a picture of Kim walking from the center finance office to the building where we stayed on the trip. The cement may look older, but SIL is celebrating its 50th anniversary of working in Cameroon, so that’s understandable. Read more…
This was our first view of Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon. Though short a few letters, the sign reads “Yaoundé Nsimalen International Aéroport”. Becuase it was dark, we got our first ride into the city at night —though that Read more…
We have been very sleepy and short on internet, but we wanted to share a bit of African color. I love that Mangoes just fall from the sky here (though they are not quite in season right now), so mango Read more…
Thank you for your prayers! All five of us arrived in Yaounde, Cameroon with all our bags in good condition after a 28 hour trip on four flights!
These are some basic points to pray for our trip to Cameroon this March, according to the different stages of the trip: Flying to Cameroon through Brussels Please pray for health, rest, and productivity. We have three flights (3, 7+ Read more…
Beyond every expectation we had just yesterday morning, we now have visas to enter Cameroon for the whole family! They are multiple entry, and good through August, so we will use these same visas for the move this summer. Some Read more…
One of the purposes of going to Cameroon this march is to attend the second “National Symposium on Cameroonian Languages”, at the University of Dschang, in Dschang, Cameroon. I assume it may not be obvious to you why this is Read more…
We haven’t really had many visa troubles before about five years ago. Maybe I was asking for trouble when using the need to buy a visa while preaching on Ephesians 2. There are these verses which speak to the importance Read more…