►November 6 – 13, 2006 Douala “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he...

►November 6 – 13, 2006

Douala

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to

gain what he cannot lose.”

- Jim Elliott, missionary

Bernard with his wife

►Pastor Bernard Modo

Bernard’s church in Douala, Communaute Evangelique De Partage, now has over 100 members

►The Douala church

The first members of the Yaounde church

Bernard sets in the pastor for a church plant in Yaounde

►The Yaounde church

The inside of the airport we’ll be flying to

►Welcome to Douala!

The night skyline of Douala

►Douala, Cameroon

Population: 1,200,000

Looks pretty normal by night, huh?

City planning? What’s that?

►Douala in the Day…

Douala is Cameroon’s largest city, but Yaounde is the national capital

A busy city intersection

►Douala’s Streets

Cameroon has 1 TV station. The US has

over 1,500.

►The Cameroonians

Area: 183,568 sq mi (slightly larger than California)

Population: 17,340,702 (2006)

Official Languages: French and English

286 other African languages spoken in Cameroon

250 distinct ethnic groupsMost Cameroon villages look like these

►The Cameroonians

30% unemployment rate

48% below poverty level

$2,421 avg. yearly income

“This generation will be remembered for three things: the Internet, the war on terror, and how we let an entire continent go up in flames while we stood around with

watering cans. Or not. Every era has its defining struggle and the fate of Africa is one of ours.”

- U2’s Bono

►The Cameroonians

13% dying of AIDS

Average Life Expenctancy: 51 years, 2 months

A group in Lara that helps AIDS patients

“Sympathy is no subsitute for action.”

- David Livingstone,missionary to Africa

►The Cameroonians

Cameroon uses 2.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity

every year.

New York City alone uses 20 times this amount.

70% labor force is in farming

The nation produces coffee, cocoa, cotton, and rubber

►Working in Cameroon

►Working in Cameroon

Fishermen

Women going to market

The best mechanic in Rhumsiki Construction workers

►Major Religions

20% Indigenous Spiritism

Witch doctor

Douala sorcerer

Rhumsiki crab sorcerer

“Not called! did you say? Not heard the call, I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of

humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help.”

- William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army

►Major Religions

40% Islam

An Islamic chief

Muslims during Ramadan

“Some wish to live within the sound of a church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue

shop within a yard of hell.”

- C. T. Studd, missionary to Africa

►Major Religions

40% Christian

A worship service

Church choir

Kom people receiving the first Bible in their own language

“We've lost Africa. The Christians there are healing the sick, raising the dead, multiplying food...

We can't compete with that!”

- Islamic evangelist in Cairo, Egypt(as overheard by Roland Baker)