Dear Family and Friends, What a last few weeks this has been. I am reminded of a verse in Psalms 34:19 which says “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.†Well…
Merry Christmas 2005
SHANKSTEPS CHRISTMAS 2005 Somehow this Christmas felt a bit different than Christmas’ past. Perhaps it was the 80 degrees instead of 20; or the dust swirling in our barren back yard rather than snow; maybe the scarcity of Christmas lights;…
Shanksteps #24 and 25
ShankSteps #24 The Runaway Christmas Present Our first Christmas in Cameroon…Wow… Sure is hot for Christmas! Dad and I went out to cut down a Christmas tree a few days ago. It was not only a small tree, but also…
Shanksteps 22, 23
#22 Cameroon Well it’s 7 days till Christmas. It was 90 degrees today and dry. Now those of you in the south-west may be used to that. We are not! It doesn’t at all seem like Christmas here. We are…