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The Just a Seck Times: May 2021
After being grounded 16 months in the United States because of the COVID pandemic, we flew back to Budapest on April 23.
Continue ReadingShan in Japan: May 2021
The North American Baptist Conference’s spring missions emphasis was on Komyo Christian Church. The verses from Hebrews were the theme verses.
Continue ReadingPersistence
In reflecting on the struggles at Mbingo over the past years, I am reminded that as followers of Jesus we are not called to success as much as persistence. Paul encourages us, in Galatians 6:9, not to become weary in doing good.
Continue ReadingG*d’s Light Shines upon a Group of Young People
Greetings in the blossomy spring season!
In April, a two-day outreach event has been held successfully in the rural area close to a beautiful mountain.
Continue ReadingSpring Blossoms of Hope
The cherry blossoms seem especially pretty this year amidst the difficult stories we hear around us. I was also happy to be able to attend my first and only (so far since arriving in Japan this year) in-person worship service on Easter Sunday this year!
Continue ReadingWrapping Up Our First Term
At the beginning of April, we announced that our family will be taking an early home assignment.
Continue ReadingThe Women of the CBC
Unlike one hundred, or even fifty, years ago, the largest demographic of Christians today is women from the Global South (Africa, Latin America, and Asia), the majority of whom are poor, uneducated, and young (Source: Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom, 2011).
Continue ReadingMinistry Update of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Education Department
When the missionaries first came to Cameroon and the national church took its roots, the mission/church was the first to open schools and provide formal education. The goal was to train Cameroonian children in a Christian context as a tool for evangelism and to prepare them with the life skills for adulthood.
Continue ReadingThe Blessing of Walking with the Lord
During our time in Colorado, we had the opportunity to walk to a nearby coffee shop one crisp afternoon. It was about a mile walk from where we were staying. On the way back, one of our kids said, “I can’t wait to get home so I can warm up.” Interesting, isn’t it?
Continue ReadingWe Know Our Redeemer Lives
This verse helps us keep perspective during times like COVID and social unrest in both the US and Cameroon. It seems that the Lord continues to teach us lessons of how to live in unstable, unpredictable, and unprecedented times.
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