Phil - Good-bye and Thank You!

Danny, Suzanne and Phil ready to climb Mt. Cameroon

Phil and Suzanne came to Yaounde last August with their son Danny to spend a year serving at Rain Forest International School.  Suzanne taught French and supervised the Running Club.  Phil, alum of the original UBAC in Congo, worked on the hostel construction.  They both led the Running Club's climb up Mt. Cameroon. 

Phil was there for the ground breaking at the very start of the hostel construction.  Most days he was out there with the construction team.  He did a lot behind the scenes: shopping for supplies and equipment, arranging for the concrete pump to come.  He worked alongside Johanas the foreman, quietly serving and taking a huge load of responsibility off Ron's shoulders for the year.

Ron and Phil talking things over

Besides all of his work on the construction, it was just fun to see the Falconers again.  I first met them at the end of my first year of French language study in Albertville, France.  We met again in Congo when Ron and I were newlyweds and the Falconers were serving the Free Church mission in Zaire (now Dem. Rep. Congo).  From their our paths split, taking Falconers to Ivory Coast and us to Central African Republic.  So it's been fun that our paths converged again here where our children had the chance to get acquainted as well.

Their time in Cameroon has come to an end (for now at least).  They've flown back to the USA.  So "au revoir Phil, Suzanne et Danny" and thank you for all you have done this year for the hostel and for the students.  Have a nice break and may the Lord bless whatever he has in store for you next.