Most of you know I spent a few months in Zambia, Africa in 2008, and that I have been hoping that the Lord would open the door for me to go back again one of these days—and He finally has!
This time I will be going to Yaoundé, Cameroon! I have been asked to fill the volunteer coordinator position there “part-time.” “Part-time” means that I will be serving in Cameroon April—September, and then come back to the states and serve in Dallas October-March. This year (2011) will be a little bit different since I am still in the process of raising support. In May, June, and early July I will be traveling to visit my partners, a few churches, and hopefully welcoming new partners in Missouri, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska & Colorado. Then the second week of July I will head to Cameroon for about 3 months, where I will work with volunteer teams traveling there for a few weeks at a time.
Cameroon is slightly bigger than the state of California. The official languages are French and English. There are 278 living languages in Cameroon alone.* 78 have the New Testament or the whole Bible
* 45 have portions of scripture or translations started
* 147 have no scripture at all. Not one word…
Praise & Prayer Requests
· Praise—I get to go back to Africa and support Bible translation doing a job I love.
· Praise—The “volunteer season” in Dallas went VERY well, with many new volunteers this year.
· Praise—My financial and prayer partnerships continue to increase.
· Please pray that my financial support will continue to increase as I travel to see several partners and hopefully add new ones May—July. I am currently at about 60%.
· Please pray for the logistics of my travel to see partners & family, as well as logistics for going to Cameroon. (where to live in Cameroon, & Dallas when I return, visas, packing, immunizations, plane tickets, etc…)
· Please pray that I will acclimate quickly to Cameroon. I will need to hit the ground running.
Thank you for your prayers, financial support and encouragement!
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2 comments:
Will you be where Dorins are? Blessings as you go!
Thanks Lisa! The Dorins are supposed to go to Yaounde, Cameroon (where I am going) after they are done with their French schooling. So it is exciting that I get to work with them! How are things in Orlando?
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