11:30PM- What a Day!

Well, it's 11:30PM Monday night in Yaounde, Cameroon.  School started at 8:00am was out at 4PM.  I don't remember school getting out at four in the afternoon but it did.  the students had good days for the most part some i know lost good friends, who God moved on to other places, but as always God move one on He always brings a few more to replace that spot.  i can somewhat can relate from moving from Michigan to New Mexico back in 1991 with my family leaving my friends behind and going to a strange place with no one i know, but as always God allows new friendships to be developed.  though those friends are never replaced, nor should they be.  God created our hearts to be big and to have more room for another friend for who knows maybe that friend maybe a friend who like we are told in scripture "will stick closer than a brother"!  So i pray God will bring healing to those hearts, but as He heals the wounds may He open those hearts to except new ones.  i had my first experience or contact with the local wildlife here this afternoon.  It was a small encounter well actually close to 4 maybe 5 feet in length.  i am not sure what it was as of the kind of snake it was but it was pretty.  i caught myself wanting to bend down and pick it up, but then God kind of reminded me that i wasn't in Kansas any more and quickly tried to grab my camera, but it went on it's merry way to where ever it was going.  i have had people tell me that all snakes are poisonous unless dead, so once they are dead then you can ask the questions later, which i will agree with them on.  Liz and i had a wonderful supper with a missionary family who currently working at the school.  i unfortunately can't remember their last names but they are David and his wonderful wife Karen, they have two boys A.J. who is in 9th grade and Rex who is in 7th.  For supper Karen made us enchiladas for supper this is the second family to make me enchiladas in Yaounde.  They were very tasty.  They didn't have what New Mexico has, but for what they were they were good!  i helped myself with two helpings!  Liz and I then came home around 8PM she went off to meet with a fellow teacher to do their weekly prayer time.  i came back to the Riders and hung out with them for a bit.  i am going to miss this family when i leave they are such a cool and awesome family, i am richly blessed to be staying with them under their roof that God has blessed me to stay under.  Well, it's know midnight i need to get my sleep since tomorrow will be another full day at the school and i will be going to the site of the new school tomorrow, which i am very excited about the opportunity to go and finally see.  i have included a link for some pictures that you can take a look at and i will post a few tomorrow night!  God bless and good night or good afternoon which ever you prefer.  New School Photos