There are some new happenings I wanted to fill everyone in on.
I'll start with the sad news. I found out just tonight that Karl Grebe, the man I stayed with in Bamenda and who was the translator in Kumbo, died recently. He was truly an amazing man. He had been in Cameroon for over 40 years and they were almost finished translating the Old Testament when I was there. I don't know if they finished before he died or not. They are also not sure how he died, so please pray that it was natural causes and not something else. The translators in Cameroon have been dealing with a lot lately, so if his death wasn't natural... I'm not sure what would happen, but I know it would dishearten the translators.
Kumbo was the first city I stayed in, where I worked at the VBS and drove around to all the different literacy class. Kumbo holds the fondest memories for me, besides Yaounde, and Karl was a part of that. He was very strong in his faith and committed to his work...
In other news, I turned down a chance to go back to Africa, this time Nigeria, in order to go on a team with Tyndale to Alaska working with Native American high schoolers. It should be exciting, but with the recent news, my heart really longs for Africa right now.
Please keep CABTAL, Kumbo (the place where Karl worked), and everyone there who knew him in your prayers. I am sure they are struggling right now.
I'll start with the sad news. I found out just tonight that Karl Grebe, the man I stayed with in Bamenda and who was the translator in Kumbo, died recently. He was truly an amazing man. He had been in Cameroon for over 40 years and they were almost finished translating the Old Testament when I was there. I don't know if they finished before he died or not. They are also not sure how he died, so please pray that it was natural causes and not something else. The translators in Cameroon have been dealing with a lot lately, so if his death wasn't natural... I'm not sure what would happen, but I know it would dishearten the translators.
Kumbo was the first city I stayed in, where I worked at the VBS and drove around to all the different literacy class. Kumbo holds the fondest memories for me, besides Yaounde, and Karl was a part of that. He was very strong in his faith and committed to his work...
In other news, I turned down a chance to go back to Africa, this time Nigeria, in order to go on a team with Tyndale to Alaska working with Native American high schoolers. It should be exciting, but with the recent news, my heart really longs for Africa right now.
Please keep CABTAL, Kumbo (the place where Karl worked), and everyone there who knew him in your prayers. I am sure they are struggling right now.
