Anna, Jihye, and Lizi looking at fabric.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
In Cameroon
Hello everyone, We are in Cameroon. Sorry for the late post but we did not have power the night we came into town. Today was the day that we encouraged the team to get some rest and they did. We did do a little shopping in the afternoon. Those who wanted to purchased fabric for custom made Cameroonian clothes. But, of course the main reason that we went shopping was for rice to distribute in Mbankomo on Monday. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel. In Mbankomo we will do home visits, as well as visit the school to hand out scholarships and host another soccer game for the children. If the power holds out I'll have more information soon.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Happy Trails
One last Taste of America before Cameroon.
Hello everyone, The Brookings crew will be leaving shortly for Cameroon. We'll join the Utah crew on Saturday and begin the mission in earnest. Before we go to the village of Bano we will make a stop in Mbankomo to bless the children there with school supplies and a soccer game. Happy Birthday to Amanda. She will celebrate her birthday during our layover in Paris on the 19th. Thanks for your prayers and support. I'll be sending more info soon.
Fred
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Hear we go again.
Anna packing medical supplies for the trip.
Hello everyone, We are getting ready to break ground on the orphanage. We have a group of ten individuals going this year. Included in the group are a nurse, a pastor and a film crew. The film crew will document the mission trip and create several promotional videos for the ministry. The film crew arrived yesterday and the rest of us will land on Saturday. Please keep all of us in your prayers for safe travels and a blessed mission.
Thanks.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Please Pray
Hello everyone, Please pray that Val will continue to have courage and stand in faith. Remember she is surrounded by many people who do not yet believe. Thanks again for all of your support.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Thank you for your prayers
Hello everyone,
I just got off the phone with Val. A big thanks to everyone who prayed for her health. Her voice is much better and she was able to tell me all about the story she had wanted to share earlier. It's still a little scratchy but way better than the day before (remember Cameroon is about 6 hours ahead of us).
She needs your prayers again, but for a different reason. As I write this blog she is on her way to a funeral. One of her grandfather's relatives passed away yesterday. He was a young man who had just received a prominent promotion in the military. He suddenly fell ill and had been in critical condition. Yesterday after Val and the chief had looked at the first section of land a couple brought a goat and a chicken to him so they could perform a sacrifice to his ancestors.
Val pulled the chief aside and told him that the young man needed prayer instead of a sacrifice and she quoted some scripture as well. She was able to say a prayer for him, but they decided to perform the sacrifice anyway. Early this morning the man passed away. So, she needs prayer because she will be attending his funeral and she wants the courage and strength to be a light in the darkness. As we have said before many of the people in the village profess to be Catholics but they still practice many tribal traditions like sacrificing animals to their ancestors.
As always I'll give more information as I receive it. God bless and thanks again for your prayers.
I just got off the phone with Val. A big thanks to everyone who prayed for her health. Her voice is much better and she was able to tell me all about the story she had wanted to share earlier. It's still a little scratchy but way better than the day before (remember Cameroon is about 6 hours ahead of us).
She needs your prayers again, but for a different reason. As I write this blog she is on her way to a funeral. One of her grandfather's relatives passed away yesterday. He was a young man who had just received a prominent promotion in the military. He suddenly fell ill and had been in critical condition. Yesterday after Val and the chief had looked at the first section of land a couple brought a goat and a chicken to him so they could perform a sacrifice to his ancestors.
Val pulled the chief aside and told him that the young man needed prayer instead of a sacrifice and she quoted some scripture as well. She was able to say a prayer for him, but they decided to perform the sacrifice anyway. Early this morning the man passed away. So, she needs prayer because she will be attending his funeral and she wants the courage and strength to be a light in the darkness. As we have said before many of the people in the village profess to be Catholics but they still practice many tribal traditions like sacrificing animals to their ancestors.
As always I'll give more information as I receive it. God bless and thanks again for your prayers.
Back in Cameroon
Hello everyone,
Val is back in Cameroon for two weeks. She is working on transferring the newly donated land to the ministries' name and setting up nonprofit status in Cameroon. Today she made a great deal of progress. She met with the Mayor and he will process the paperwork for non-profit status and approve the construction of the orphanage. She looked at two sections of land. One is 2000 square meters with good access to a local road, the other is 3000 square meters, but there is a 400 meter gap from that section to the road. We'll use the 2000 meters section for the construction in 2013 of the orphanage/church and the other larger section for future construction. She will meet some more officials Tuesday and I will update you when I have more info. She also had a very interesting story to share with me, but she was unable to because she is losing her voice. Please pray for her healing, because she has a lot of talking she needs to do on this trip yet.
Thank you for all of the support. I'll have more information later.
Val is back in Cameroon for two weeks. She is working on transferring the newly donated land to the ministries' name and setting up nonprofit status in Cameroon. Today she made a great deal of progress. She met with the Mayor and he will process the paperwork for non-profit status and approve the construction of the orphanage. She looked at two sections of land. One is 2000 square meters with good access to a local road, the other is 3000 square meters, but there is a 400 meter gap from that section to the road. We'll use the 2000 meters section for the construction in 2013 of the orphanage/church and the other larger section for future construction. She will meet some more officials Tuesday and I will update you when I have more info. She also had a very interesting story to share with me, but she was unable to because she is losing her voice. Please pray for her healing, because she has a lot of talking she needs to do on this trip yet.
Thank you for all of the support. I'll have more information later.
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