They boarded the bus in the Far North and began traveling nearly the whole length of the country.  Their destination?  Yaounde and registering their three week old baby girl with the Swiss Embassy.  Partway down on this incredibly long and arduous trip, they received a phone call from the family they always stay with when in town.  Plans had changed.  They would not be able to stay with their friends.  A few frantic phone calls later, while traveling on a bus that was driving in and out of phone connections, they learned about Shiloh.  Yes, we had a room available for the week.  It was our last one.  Yes, the family of five could all fit in the room.  They anticipated an 8 p.m. arrival time.  No problem.  Around 6 p.m. they phoned back to say the bus was now stopping at every little berg to let passengers off and pick up new people.  They couldn't possible arrive at a decent time.  "No problem.  Keep coming.  We'll be here whenever you arrive."  And so it was that at 3 a.m. they finally arrived.  

We came out here to Cameroon all those years ago to serve people.  And this dear family certainly meets the basic requirements.  In the process of serving others, we have been so blessed to meet countless thousands of lovely people from many walks of life, who speak many different languages, and come from a wide variety of countries.  Once again we are being blessed by getting to minister to others.  There is room at this Inn this Christmas season for new born babies and all others.