Part 2 of 2 – A look beyond the technological genius of Bob Thornbloom. A servant, a giver, and a compassionate man that was a member of the Ngbaka tribe.

Continue readingEpisode 10 – Bob Thornbloom – A unique life serving his fellow Congolese – 10/4/20 – Part 2

Part 1 of 2 – A look beyond the technological genius of Bob Thornbloom. A servant, a giver, a compassionate man that was a member of the Ngbaka tribe. He

Continue readingEpisode 9 – Bob Thornbloom – A unique life serving his fellow Congolese – 10/4/20 – Part 1

A typical village church service in the D.R. Congo. The building description, drums, choirs, dog fights during the service and the whole church experience: With James Edstrom and John Aiken,

Continue readingEpisode 8 – Congolese Village Church Experience – 7/28/20

From film strips on a Coleman lantern projector to 16 mm reel-to-reel movies to VHS tapes – Film and movie showings in the villages and jungles of D.R. Congo. 

Continue readingEpisode 7 – Showing Movies in African Villages – 7/10/20

Congolese food is virtually unknown in other parts of the world. The villager lives on a few basic daily staples. This episode explains the growing and preparation of the villager’s

Continue readingEpisode 6 – Congolese Cuisine – 5/24/20

The Ubangi Academy (UBAC) dormitory at Karawa, D.R.Congo was where all the kids went to boarding school for their education, grades 2-12. This episode explains a typical day during the

Continue readingEpisode 5 – The Ubangi Academy (UBAC) – A Typical Day – 5/19/20

In 1966, our mission partnered with another mission to purchase an airplane to assist with the mission work. This episode is the story of that Cessna 185 airplane. Its impact

Continue readingEpisode 4 – Charlie Mike Uniform – 4/18/20

The first major Zaire Ebola outbreak in 1976 in Northwest Congo occurred a mere 100 miles away from where I was. News came about an entire village of 200 people

Continue readingEpisode 3 – Ebola Virus Survivor Dr. Tom Cairns – 4/4/20

This is the story of a 5 day truck trip across Africa in February, 1983. I drove a Chevy K-20 diesel pick up truck with no spare tire (someone stole

Continue readingEpisode 2 – Cameroon to Zaire 5 day truck trip – 2/24/20

Why am I doing this? I’m doing this for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren (in the future) to have a place to hear about my growing up years. And it’ll beContinue readingEpisode 1 – The Beginning of the Podcast Journey- 2/15/20