by Anna Rasmussen (TCK 16 years old) To all the friends I’ve left behindTo let you know, you’re on my mind… I met you once; instant friends.I had to leave; friendship ends. I know I’ll see you face to faceIn a different time, a different place And you will tell Read more…
We were blessed to be able to be physically present for the wedding of Kim’s brother John Oct 21, 2022. We took a thousand pictures and videos, and obviously can’t fit them all here. We want to share a dozen or so for those who didn’t get to attend with Read more…
What started as a normal PE class on the morning of September 20, ended as a significant event in the life of our second son Joel. Every few weeks the class learns about and plays a different sport. This was their second day learning about the sport called rugby. Joel Read more…
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+ & 8+hrs) and two layovers (2&3hrs), with lots of people, 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 of the backstory is necessary to fully appreciate the arrival Read more…
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. (Ps 146:8 ESV) I took two days off altogether from writing, for Sunday worship and rest, then Christmas day, and yesterday I got back to putting edits into Read more…
I know it’s been a while since I’ve written much about my progress through my degree program, but I hope it has been for good reason. I guess we all hope that we do what we do for good reason, but in any case, I hope a short update will Read more…
What a rush the last several weeks have been! I was sicker than I’ve been in a long time, and it took me another week or so to get back to 100%. I’m not sure everyone in the family was completely well when we had a record drop in temperature Read more…
So the Congolese Embassy in Washington DC, which has had our passports for the past six (6) weeks, has just closed for the day, and there is no indication on USPS.com that they used my reply mail envelope to send our passports back to us (with or without visas inside Read more…
There are now three more mail deliveries before our trip should begin on Monday morning, and we still have no sight of our passports. The Embassy is not answering their phone, nor responding to Emails. To develop our next alternate plan, I called the travel agent (which we are required Read more…