JAARS

On Tuesday we went and spent the night with our good friends, the Schmidts. They used to be missionaries in Cameroon with Wycliffe. When we first arrived in Africa, the took us under their wing and showed us the ropes. They introduce us to other missionaries in towns, had us over for dinner a lot, and shared with us a lot about the Cameroonian culture. We also both helped with the same church plant. The thing that struck me the most about them was that they never uttered one negative syllable about Cameroon or her people (pretty impressive). Their love for the country was obvious and they even adopted two Cameroonian children (a long, painstaking ordeal!). After we had been in Cameroon about two years they had to move back to the States, as both of their parents weren’t doing well health wise. They are still serving with Wycliffe at the JAARS center in Waxhaw, NC. 

It was so good to reminisce about Cameroon with them and see their kids (that are all grown up now). We went for a tour of JAARS which I enjoyed immensely. We have lots of friends in Cameroon that work for them. They are an awesome ministry that serves Wycliffe by providing planes, pilots, and mechanics. This allows Bible translation (and a myriad of other things) to continue on smoothly. Cameroon has over 250 languages so there is a big need for it!

 

We went to their Alphabet museum there. It showed us how we got our letters today and all the different alphabets of the world, extremely interesting!

Seth's name in hierogylphics 

Gutenburg press (a replica at least)

We went to the hanger and saw different airplanes they are fixing up to send overseas.

A wheel that Indians in South America made to get a plane back up in the sky.