travelling post

When I picked a name for this blog I was identifying myself with the 40 million nomads in the world, according to Wikipedia.  I’ve been living out of a suitcase since last September when I moved out of my house on Flanders street.  I figure that means I’ve saved a little over $2,800 already, just [...]

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Elephants

Waza

Originally uploaded by Sarah MCWA

…Yes, there are elephants in Cameroon.
…Yes, the best place to see them is not far from where I’m going to be living.
…No, we don’t have cheetahs or tigers.
…Yes, I will take you there WHEN you come and visit.
…Yes, there are also lions.

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Breakdown…

just the car kind, not the mental kind.
But seriously, I did have to get my car fixed on my drive down from Portland  to Placerville, CA.  I left at six in the morning because I was trying to make it to Placerville in time to have dinner with the pastor’s family.  I was about 10 [...]

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Wycliffe on the move

Wycliffe’s got a new blog up at  http://wycliffeusa.wordpress.com where you can track as they go to Uganda and Tanzania.  Our president Bob Creson and a team are taking journalists with them to visit a Bible translation project.  They’re going to focus on  the Mara language cluster and the people who speak the Bwisi language.  This [...]

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Moment of Zen

It’s raining outside, so I’m dreaming of warm days in Cameroon.

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Football in Cameroon

Esc. Futbol 02

Originally uploaded by Daniel Escalé

Yes, there are other popular sports in Cameroon besides football/soccer. Being home to the second highest mountain in Africa, Mount Cameroon, means hundreds of runners come to climb in the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope every year. Basketball, wrestling and canoe-racing are all popular.
But football/soccer is still [...]

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