It is rare to have a Christian wedding. Muslim weddings are common here. Animists (“traditional” believers as they call themselves) may just go the market on market day, and grab a girl and take them home. Or it could be…
Shanksteps #167
I awake at 5AM after only a few hours of sleep. Audrey and Sarah are already up. Sarah slept till 5PM yesterday and couldn’t sleep the night. Our bodies are about 10 hours off the time zone here. I awaken…
Shanksteps #165
I sit here in the Dulles airport with some trepidation, anticipation, and fatigue. We left home yesterday, driving to Portland to fly out last night, headed to Cameroon. it has been a year and a few months since we were…
Shanksteps #164 much delayed
There are some of you who are wondering what has happened to the Shanks and their newsletter. As you know we left Koza and have returned home to be with Sarah and nearer our parents. In August, 2010 we spent…