Friday, September 30, 2011

Update


Hello everyone,

We just got back from Kribi. We didn't have our laptop with so we couldn't send any updates. Yesterday while on the beach Val was able to share the story of Peter with some fishermen who were having trouble catching fish. She was able to share the importance of faith. It's important to always be on the lookout for opportunities to share your faith.

Trying the solar oven today, but this time I had Mireille help me. She is going to show it off to her woman's group Saturday, so it's important that she knows how to operate it. We're doing cake again, I let her choose. It rained this morning on the way back to Yaounde and we still have some clouds in the sky, but we have good sun right now, so we will see what happens.

Keep praying for us.

P.S. Jena made it back safely to the States. She arrived on Thursday evening and will be able to start next week off fresh.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

At the market

It took the whole day, but we were able to get the items we need for A night in Cameroon this year. I think that everyone will be pleasantly surprised by what we are able to bring back with us this year. Keep praying for us. We'll be back soon.

Solar Oven


Success! We finally had enough sun to cook in the solar oven. I made a cake and some cupcakes.

Solar Oven

Today we have sun! There are still some clouds in the sky, but this is the clearest it's been the whole trip. Baring any storm clouds coming in at the last minute we should have hot food in a few hours.

Shopping trip

Today we going shopping for A night in Cameroon. We will be shopping for a variety of items from paintings to jewelry. If any of you have any particulars items you would like to see, leave a comment below.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Back from the village



Hello everyone,

We just got back from the village of Bano. I'm sorry that this is my first update in awhile, but we did not have access to the internet while there. 

I don’t know where to begin in telling all of you how God moved in a very powerful way during our visit. We couldn’t have predicted such a positive reception while trying to bless the villagers and deliver the gospel. We were told that nothing like our visit has ever been seen in the town of Bano.

The mission balls were a complete success, They drew crowds at both Mbankomo and Bano. The children were blessed and we had bible tracks in French for the adults. People asked for more of Jesus in both areas, but the outcry was more heartfelt in Bano. Everyone held on to their books and read them over and over.

I’ve got so much to cover but it’s almost 11 here now, so I’ll type more on Wednesday. 



Friday, September 23, 2011

Friday

Hello everyone,

We had another full day today. I've got some good news. The sun  did come out for a short time today and the solar oven got up to a little over 200 degrees. We didn't get a chance to cook anything because our schedule was too full. We went to another clinic and then went back to Mbankomo where we met with the chief of the village who gave us his blessing to build the orphanage. After the meeting with the chief we did home visits and prayed for many individuals in need. We capped off the day with a visit to the orphanage we visited on Wednesday. We donated supplies for the children at the orphanage and visited with the administrators.

We have an interesting story to share about Bella. She is one of the children that we sponsored during last years Night in Cameroon. She was supposed to go to college (high school) this school year, but her father passed away only a month ago. Her mother has five children that she is now raising on her own. So she hasn't been going to school this semester. Once we found out about her situation we immediately paid for her tuition for this year with money we had on hand.   Bella's family was one of the families that we visited today and we were happy to see Bella come back from her first day of school at college. At her previous school Bella passed the college entrance exam, but was kept back because of a lack of funds. It looked like she would be held back again because of the death of her father, but because she has been sponsored she is able to continue with her schooling.

God bless and keep us in your prayers

Solar Oven

We have yet to see a full day of sun this entire visit. We're praying that we will get some sun in the village, so we can try out the oven. I'll let all of you know when we have our first successful test run.

God bless.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Updates


Hello everyone,

We lost internet access yesterday but today we are back in business. We had two very productive days Wednesday and Thursday. I'll share as much information with all of you that I can. 

On Wednesday we visited the Director and two teachers. After we shared our plans with them they asked if we could come the next day. This would allow them time to plan for the big event. After the school we went to visit the land for the our orphanage and then the clinic in town. Unfortunately we could not tour the facility because they were getting ready to perform surgery on someone just as we arrived. We were told by an individual visiting the clinic himself that we could visit an orphanage nearby if we wanted to. We visited the orphanage and were so moved by the situation there that we decided to bring them food for a special meal on Friday. I'll share more about the orphanage later. After the orphanage we visited the hospital across town instead of the clinic. After the hospital visit we went home for a quick bite to eat and then went to the market to get the supplies for the food distribution. It was a very rewarding experience.    

On Thursday we went to the school first thing in the morning and the children colored their backpacks from the United States. After the coloring project we distributed the backpacks to the children that were first in their respective classes and handed out the tuition money. Then we had the soccer game with the mission ball, but before we played, we explained that this was very special ball in that it shared the gospel of Jesus Christ. After an exciting game Val shared her testimony, her sister read the bible, and Fred explained the significance of the scripture that was read. We then gave out salvation booklets to the parents.

That's all so far. We'll go into greater detail a little later. Thanks everyone for your prayers.

God Bless

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Solar Oven


We are trying to use the solar oven this afternoon. I'll let you know the results of our first trail. There is some sporadic cloud cover, so we'll have to be patient. The children also helped me pump the mission balls for our visit  on Wednesday.


First Night in Cameroon


This a picture of Jena as see enjoys her first home cooked Cameroonian meal. Today we are going through the suitcases and organizing them according to the towns we'll be visiting. The solar oven arrived safely, but we have too much cloud cover to use it. We will try on Wednesday. We have already made an appointment with the director of Mbankomo and we'll be meeting with him early in the morning. Our current plan is to minister to Mbankomo Wednesday through Thursday and then travel to Bano on Friday. I'll let everyone know more information later in the day.

Speaking of updates, the sun just came out and I'll put out the oven in the sun and see what kind of temperatures I can get. We divided the fabric bags in half. Half will go to Mbankomo and half will go to Bano. That's all for now. Please keep praying for us.

Monday, September 19, 2011

First Night in Cameroon

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to let all of you know that we arrived safely in Cameroon. We will give you some more information on Tuesday, but I can tell you today that the trip went very well. We're excited and looking forward to getting well rested for our adventures on Tuesday. Oh, one more thing we ran into a family who are moving to Cameroon for two years as missionaries in charge of an Orphanage here in Cameroon (in a different region). We had a wonderful conversation with the couple and their six children. It is wonderful how God works to get his people together in different situations. What are the odds that such a meeting would happen by chance?

I'll send more info Tuesday, but don't forget to keep us in your prayers.

God bless.

Fred H.

In France

Hello everyone,

We are one step away from Cameroon. We're in the terminal waiting for our connecting flight. All of the bags made it on to the flight now we are praying that they will all make it to our destination so we can perform our mission work. As we get closer all of us are getting more and more excited. I can't wait till we have our first report. God Bless all of you.

Fred

Friday, September 16, 2011

Kids Church 2


All of the children at the Wednesday night service came forward to lay hands on Elisha, John, and the bags that we are taking with us. We are blessed by all of the prayer and support we have received leading up to the trip and we are grateful for the prayers and support we'll receive while we are in Cameroon.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Kids Church

What a blessing. Our youth pastor decided to incorporate our mission trip into tonight's service. The children used fabric markers to decorate 50 canvas draw string backpacks that we will take with us to Cameroon. The children here colored only one side of the bags, so that the children in Cameroon can color the other side. Part of the design for the bags is a map of the world. He had the children here print their names on the section of the map representing the United States. When we get to Cameroon we will have the children print their names on the section representing Africa.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Mission Trips

Only six more days till we leave for Cameroon. Now is the time we get the bags packed and make sure that we don't forget anything. Please keep us in your prayers and we count down the days.