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1 May 2013... Today 1 May... Labor day, so a day off in Cameroon. Yesterday we celebrated our Dutch Queensday and the new Kings day Achtergronden en betekenis van de 1 mei viering (3 MB) (download) For Dutch readers! |
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Google Earth and our pace |
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I just installed Google Earth and marked our house and neighbouring Wycliffe compounds May be interesting for you to have a look... |
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Our house is at the "Annex". A square with guesthouses. We live at the "X" of Annex.
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Outside Yaounde at a distance of 6 km is our school RFIS at a nice site with room for sportfields and other space. This old picture still shows rainforest around our school, but now we hear all day long chainsaws and around us the new Yaounde is being build. Probably Yaounde has more than 3 million inhabitants. RFIS coordinates: 3°48'1.58"N - 11°33'19.51"E |
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Teachers needed! |
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Our school and mission schools in general face each year again an urgent need for teachers. Some organizations connect mission schools with teachers like the site http://missionteach.org. Below are the vacancies at our RFIS (RainForest International School) for next year: |
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RFIS Staff Needs for 2013/2014 |
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Interested? Do not hesitate but contact us: rfis-director@rfis.org | ||||
LessonsThe lessons biology, chemistry and science go well, although I would like to do better. |
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Kevin and Seong Chan visiting a family. |
Our agricultural class at the veranda of our hosts. |
Elisha & Min Jeong in the garden of their host family between the small peanut plants. |
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Left: Josh & Clancy with their hostfamily in their garden. Right Elisha and Min Jeong with Didier's mother. At the end of our visit she had a delicious meal ready for our host families and us. A visit without a good meal is unheard of. This visit (2.5 hours drive) was also used to prepare a sports tournament of our school with the local teams here that would take place two weeks later. |
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Evangelistic "international" sporttournament at Mvamedjap Fong - Google coordinaten: 3° 4'17.77"N - 11°35'6.20"E |
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Last Friday and Saturday - 26/27 April - we went again to Didier's village, this time with the school's soccer team. We went with a Toyota van and a Toyota Hilux . This time to clean Didier's fish pond and to play soccer against local teams. Cameroon is a real soccer country with strong teams.Our goal was not to win (if we did not lose too heavy, it was very nice), but to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the local teams. These were heavy days for our boys. Not for me, for I thought that I didnot need to work too hard with my 62 years. So I made pictures and movies, and was as assistant director a worthy representative of our school in this culture where important persons mean so much. I could finally use my "weight". |
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Preparing to leave at Fridaymorning at RFIS. Richt: my colleague Jordan - a sportman with endless energy. |
Friday afternoon the students jumped into the muddy fishpond to start cleaning it from these thick layers of mud. |
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After three hours work in the mud everyone was so dirty that an extra mud-bath was even refreshing! |
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The students were completely exhausted from work in the fish pond, but started without grumbling preparing the soccerfield for the tournament. Raking the weeds together, mowing the gras, draw lines etc. Some took a well deserved break in a huge pile of weeds. |
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This is our RFIS soccerteam that was ready to meet the local Cameronian teams. These boys were really good sports and an example of endurance and faith. |
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We had some chances to score but at the end of each game we had to be content with no more than 0-2 losses. |
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The real purpose of this event - with international soccerplayers (our schoolteam) - was to share the gospel. Just before the finals our drama team gave a few excellent performances. |
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All guests got something to think about.... a flyer with a clear explanation of Jesus' message or a gospel. The students were ready and eager to reach these people with Jesus' salvation and reconciliation with God. No more fear for the spirits. |
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The drama team - Each scene got an enthousiastic applause... Do they understand the meaning of the drama? These people live in a world with an air of Christianity but ruled by their fear of the spirits. |
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. . Miracles happened! A number of people said that they wanted to be born again. Start a new life with Jesus as a child of God without fears for spirits, their sins forgiven and born again and accepted as child of God. (John 3). Unfortunately here is no follow up.... pray for these people. |
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Of course the tournament was accompanied by a good meal prepared by Didier's mother and family. This is the "kitchen". |
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A joyful afternoon at RFISStudents call it "Carnaval", but it has a complete different meaning than our Dutch carnaval. The students organized all kinds of special events and games to enjoy a good time with all families and friends related to our school.There was a quick-draw artist-student, of course, face painting, a cable, a water pageant, quad racing, etc. etc. See the photo impression: |
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... Some students discovered Sinco as photographer: |
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Roelie and catsThere are new kitten born at the Annex and Roelie, together with the small frend have a look at their hiding place.Guess what happend? We call her Putih (Indonesian for white!) |
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See you at our next report! |
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Our address: Rain Forest International School
SIL - BP 1299 Yaounde Cameroon - Africa ******* |
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Email Roelie: roelie@sinco.nl ....... or Sinco: mail@sinco.nl |
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