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.

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.

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

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