These last few weeks have been very busy! On May 5, I graduated from LeTourneau University with a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. The next day, I moved to Duncanville, Texas, to prepare for my trip to Cameroon, Africa, with Wycliffe International. I am staying with David Ringer, a friend from college who graduated two years ago. He now works full-time for Wycliffe International’s Communications department and is leading the Cameroon trip.

Since my arrival, I have been getting to know the people in the Communications department and have been learning about what I will be doing once I am in Cameroon. I sometimes feel a little overwhelmed by everything I need to learn, but I am certain that God will give me the understanding to accomplish what He wants.

Interest in our trip continues to grow as more people find out about what we are doing. Wycliffe Canada, The Seed Company, and Wycliffe Norway have all specifically requested to use materials we will produce during the trip. Wycliffe Canada will even feature our work in an upcoming issue of their Word Alive magazine. Our work will also go into several international repositories for later use by any of the about 50 Wycliffe organizations.

We do not know the exact timing for everything on the trip, but we have been able to put together a rough schedule:

May 21: Depart from DFW Airport
May 23: Meet up with Alan Hood (a photographer from Wycliffe Canada) in Paris
May 24: Arrive Yaoundé via Douala
May 26 or 27: Drive to the Bakossi language community
May 30 or 31: Drive to Bamenda to visit Ndop and Central Ring clusters
June 12: Return to Yaoundé
June 13-20: Wycliffe Africa Area conference in Yaoundé
June 21-27: Another village trip (we do not know where just yet)
June 28: Depart from Yaoundé
June 29: Arrive back at DFW

We hope to have Internet connectivity while in Cameroon, and I plan on sending regular updates via email. David and I are also excited about trying out “video blogging.” We’ll be posting short video clips about Bible translation and related ministries in Cameroon on his blog: The Translation Beat.

I still can hardly believe all the opportunities God has given me–I never would have expected to be traveling to Cameroon right after I graduated! I am excited to go, and I’m sure God has great plans for this trip.

Thank you again for your prayers and support.

May the Lord bless you.