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Winding things up in Cameroon 29 Mar 2011 | 07:25 pm
My heart is overflowing with the events of the last two days. On Sunday I preached at Ruth's church, the Evangelical Reformed Church. Sam had preached in January. For awhile it looked like I was not g...
It's Ash Wednesday 10 Mar 2011 | 06:18 am
A blessed Lent to all. At dinner a few days ago Ruth asked, “Where are you from?” This was information that I thought she well knew. I said, “Well, mostly Idaho. Most of my growing up years were the...
International Women's Day 9 Mar 2011 | 07:17 am
Wow! The International Women's Day parade here in Douala, Cameroon, was amazing. Fortunately, we got to sit in a covered place. For two and a half hours, groups of women paraded by, all dressed in dre...
Another experience of culture! 9 Mar 2011 | 05:18 am
I've had some very interesting experiences in the last few days. The tasks of patient watching and waiting had to go into high gear. Most interesting was a funeral in Aboland, where Raphael is from....
Reflections on Culture 18 Feb 2011 | 01:19 am
I have been reflecting a lot on culture these days. There are so many dimensions of culture, it's hard to unravel them. What is inherent in the culture here which is purely African? I have often won...
February -- Different focus 16 Feb 2011 | 01:56 am
February 13, 2011 I’ve been quite remiss at keeping my blog up. Less is happening. The pace is more relaxed. My focus has shifted from assisting the nursing students to assisting Ruth with her NGO. I...
AN AMAZING SUNDAY 31 Jan 2011 | 06:34 am
OMG!! I’m not swearing. I don’t take the Lord’s name in vain. What I mean is: Oh my God, what a totally amazing day you have given me! Church was the usual – love the music, but don’t understand mos...
Saturday, January 29 29 Jan 2011 | 11:48 pm
Sam left Cameroon night before last. I don't know if he was detained on the East Coast due to weather. He should be sleeping safe and sound at his cousin's house in Phoenix, driving home on Saturday m...
Monday, January 27, 2011 25 Jan 2011 | 06:03 am
Monday, January 17 It’s very difficult keeping this journal up, knowing I can’t post to my blog on a daily basis. There are several things that happened this last week that I must write down. They w...
January 18, 2011 19 Jan 2011 | 07:02 am
I can't believe how hard it is to get anything done here. The last few days I've been running errands for Ruth and the Linfield Health Promotion Team. One assignment was to get mosquito nets. Together...
