wes and cathy's big adventure


we are here in the democratic republic of congo; it used to be called zaire


this is a view of bethel


we have a room in the Congo Bethel, where the family is about 300 people. meals and accommodations are provided for us.
one of our neighbors brought us this soursop. it tastes a little like citrus with some subtle overtones


beside the road is as good a place as any to farm when you're in africa



need to move a big load of mattresses? just use a two-wheeled cart and don't mind the traffic




we put the roof on this week. there are bethelites moving into the main part of the house this weekend




here is a map showing the relative positions of the hall and bethel. don't ask me how far it is;
everything here is metric anyway. it takes about 15 minutes to make the trip



you can listen to a capella singing
if you take out your songbook and follow along, you can tell it's english we are singing.
otherwise, you'd never know MP3 download (Mp3)

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