We had all assembled at to process into town with it. All our vehicles lined up behind it, and hundreds of people accompanied it into the center of the village singing, drumming, and dancing.
The procession at the town center, driving past the market place.
The truck and the crowd arrived at the church, which is just off the town center, where all the chiefs were waiting. The Vute pastor (Songsare) who had invited my parents to come work in Yoko did the traditional spear dance and made a presentation to the chiefs, saying that God's Word had now come to the Vute. Then each chief got up and danced with the spear around the cloths that the women had spread on the ground in front of them, as sort of a red carpet. (A couple of them hasd lain themselves down as well!)
A good sized crew helped unload the boxes of New Testaments into the Vute Literature Center, which is across from the church.
Here's a stack!
After that, the women got to dancing and singing again.
Pam Maxey, my mom and I joined in.
Lovin' it, red eyes and all! 
That night was dinner at the chapel of the high school. My parents were seated up front with the bigwigs and director of SIL in Cameroon... 
....while I got to sit in the back with my buddy Scott Clark (he goes with Ruthie). He's wearing the t-shirt that was made for the occasion.
After dinner, there was a concert. All over Cameroon, if someone is giving a very good performance, people dance up and stick coins on their sweaty foreheads. This gal has quite a collection
That night was dinner at the chapel of the high school. My parents were seated up front with the bigwigs and director of SIL in Cameroon... ....while I got to sit in the back with my buddy Scott Clark (he goes with Ruthie). He's wearing the t-shirt that was made for the occasion.After dinner, there was a concert. All over Cameroon, if someone is giving a very good performance, people dance up and stick coins on their sweaty foreheads. This gal has quite a collection
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