They started arriving yesterday afternoon.  One from Bamenda, then from Ngaoundre, next came Buea, and on and on it went.  Twelve in all.  They've come from all over Cameroon for their week long conference.  And they are bringing stories with them.  Stories of civil unrest in Bamenda.  A problem that has been smoldering just below the surface for a very long time.  Now that it is spilling out in the open, it won't be resolved overnight.  Stories from Ngaoundre of the refugee situation.  Refugee camps swollen with children who watched their parents being brutally murdered before their very eyes.  Children who need the love of God and so much more.  The practical needs must be addressed along with the spiritual.  There is no other way to reach them.  Stories from Buea and the police station that was burned to the ground last week as a sign of protest against our goverenment.  Stories from the Central Region of people who are trapped in traditional religion and bound by generations of strife, and above all else, resistance to the Gospel.  In spite of all the challenges from every corner of Cameroon, they are excited to be engaged in this mammoth task.

Every Home For Christ.  Started in the United States 70 years ago.  Came out to Cameroon 15 years ago.  Tasked with an enormous, overwhelming job.  Literally going door to door all over the country with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.  All are Cameroonian missionaries.  All work full time in this ministry.  All are dedicated to the task, no matter what. 

What a joy, what a privilege, what an honor to host these people here at Shiloh.  They are here for a week.  Eating three meals a day.  Keeping us super busy.  But we wouldn't miss out on this for anything.