Greetings! We are now a week into our 2 week missions trip to the North West province of Cameroon. I feel so blessed to be here and sharing the love of Christ with the people we meet. I feel this trip is the toppings on my year of hard whipped cream. I'm not sure if that analogy makes sense, but just know I am so blessed. I can talk to most people in english which is a huge answer to prayer. I have visited a village and seen first hand the relationship work that goes into learning a language so the Bible can be translated into that language. It is amazing work. Each place we go the students have done various dramas and puppet shows speaking of the love of Christ. God has used us and blessed us. Tomorrow we leave to go into the mountains to live in and work at a Fulani village. We will be serving two widow compounds by helping them with weeding and working in the fields, as well as working with the cattle and animals. We will speak of Christ as much as we can without offending their muslim faith. Please pray that the love and joy of Christ can shine through us and speak louder than our words. The mountains here are green and beautiful! I feel God's presence all around me. Please keep me and my team of 15 students and 5 other leaders in your prayers untill we return a week from today on Sunday the 29th.
This is a wonderful last adventure for me in Cameroon. God knows me so well and knew what I needed.
May the love of God dwell in you all.
Love,
AMY
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Last Adventures
Well, today is my last official day of working at Rain Forest International School. Graduation was last week and this week has been finishing up paperwork and class work. I can’t believe it is over. I still have 3 weeks in the country and get the chance to go on a missions trip for two of those weeks.
I feel my time here has finished well. Many students and fellow missionaries have left the country to go home, wherever that may be, for the summer. So things around here are quiet. I say goodbye to two more friends tonight. By the time I leave I will have no one else to say goodbye to.
The graduation service here was so different than what I am used to. There were only 12 students in the class so something personal was said for each one of them. There were continual celebrations all last week so there were many chances to say goodbyes to my students. (the first picture is my business math class and the second is my science class)
I got to go on a bus 3 hours to Douala on Monday to have 1 last adventure with some other ladies. We stayed at a guesthouse and went shopping in the artisan market. Found some good treasures. Markets here can be very overwhelming, just ask my family. Because they don’t leave you alone and follow you around and set the price WAY too high to begin with and you have to barter a lot to get it down. But if you don’t know French very well, this can be even more challenging! I guess it is a good way to NOT spend money. I often get overwhelmed and feel I can’t buy anything. But then I remember I can always tell them no. The trip was nice. The bus ride amused me because it was very ‘fancy’, which just doesn’t normally happen in Cameroon. It was air-conditioned and there was a stewardess on it. She reminded me to buckle my seatbelt. They even showed a movie (in French) on the way back. The whole package entertained me very much.
The 2 pictures below are of myself and good friends and co-workers, Liz and Anna, and of me and some of the guys I connected with being themselves.
I feel my time here has finished well. Many students and fellow missionaries have left the country to go home, wherever that may be, for the summer. So things around here are quiet. I say goodbye to two more friends tonight. By the time I leave I will have no one else to say goodbye to.
The graduation service here was so different than what I am used to. There were only 12 students in the class so something personal was said for each one of them. There were continual celebrations all last week so there were many chances to say goodbyes to my students. (the first picture is my business math class and the second is my science class)
I got to go on a bus 3 hours to Douala on Monday to have 1 last adventure with some other ladies. We stayed at a guesthouse and went shopping in the artisan market. Found some good treasures. Markets here can be very overwhelming, just ask my family. Because they don’t leave you alone and follow you around and set the price WAY too high to begin with and you have to barter a lot to get it down. But if you don’t know French very well, this can be even more challenging! I guess it is a good way to NOT spend money. I often get overwhelmed and feel I can’t buy anything. But then I remember I can always tell them no. The trip was nice. The bus ride amused me because it was very ‘fancy’, which just doesn’t normally happen in Cameroon. It was air-conditioned and there was a stewardess on it. She reminded me to buckle my seatbelt. They even showed a movie (in French) on the way back. The whole package entertained me very much.
The 2 pictures below are of myself and good friends and co-workers, Liz and Anna, and of me and some of the guys I connected with being themselves.
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