We had hoped that our next blog posting would be to let everyone know that we have received our residency approval from Cameroon and have bought plane tickets; however, we felt we couldn’t delay this next posting any longer. While we still have not received any news on the visa progress, we are continuing to prepare and plan for our time at CBTS. Typically the process takes between 6 and 12 weeks, we are now at about ten weeks. I hope that tomorrow we will be updating the blog to let you know that the paperwork is in. Please continue to pray that God would open up this door for us to arrive in Cameroon in His perfect time. Pray also for our patience as we grow a bit anxious.
Classes began at CBTS on August 26th. The students in Dale’s classes know that we will be coming, and are waiting for the teacher to show up for class. Please be praying for students as they are studying and learning right now. The courses which Dale will be teaching have changed a bit from what you may have last heard from us. He has been asked to teach five courses for this semester: Exegesis of Galatians, Greek Grammar 1, Systematic Theology 1, New Testament Introduction 1, and Later New Testament Letters. The first four courses have both M.A. and B.A. students in them, while the NT Letters course is a certificate (high school) level course. Though we are not in Cameroon, these classes are beginning. The Greek course is being started by a student who has had a few semesters already, and Dale is sending over syllabi and assignments for the students to begin in the other courses.
While we wait…We moved out of our house at the end of August and have graciously been given a place to stay by a family in our church. As we continue to finalize various details for our time in Cameroon, we have also started our school year here at home. Dale is continuing to prepare for teaching. As a family, we have had 36 immunizations over the past 2 months. We’ve found that Canada sells malaria meds for much cheaper than the US…especially when you need them for 7 people. We have 12 Rubbermaid Actionpackers which will transport all of our necessary belongings to Cameroon for this year. At this point, headlamps are extremely cool to four little boys…we will see how they feel in six months. Our lives are already being simplified as we wonder, do we really need any of that stuff we packed and moved into storage?
Please pray with us that our Visas would come tomorrow, and that we would continue to wait patiently for the right time. God knows very well that there is a faculty member missing at CBTS, and He will get us there at precisely the right time. We are only a few thousand dollars short of being fully funded for our time of ministry in Cameroon. If you are interested in supporting us, please contact us and we will let you know how you can do this.
