In my last blog entry I shared part 1 of my “Round the World Training Tour” focusing primarily on Bangladesh and Nepal. In this entry I will share part 2 focusing on Cameroon and a final stop in Iceland. In Nepal, I heard one pastor mention something we hear on nearly every trip, “From the first training Pathways made me want to study the Bible more. I also coach my church members and leaders in this pattern. People here don’t know how to study the Bible. But now they are learning. Several are also studying online with me.” Cameroon was no different. After I finally arrived in Yaounde, the capital in the south, the next day I took a challenging flight to the far north part of Cameroon – challenging only because the airlines was so unreliable, kept changing flight times, was the only way to get to the north, and was horrendously overpriced. I was met by coordinator Patrice and we began a sweet time together dreaming of what God might want to do in that region. Maroua, where I stayed, is a very unreached area for the Gospel, and this is Patrice’s main ministry target.

We gathered a group of about 18 church and denominational leaders who are very interested in receiving Pathways Bible training. Although the Cameroonian visa is difficult to get and the travel to reach Maroua is challenging, yet the passion in these pastors to study God’s Word makes any obstacles seem trivial.

We ended up selecting four of the pastors present who will serve as a “coordination team,” working together to prepare for the launch of Pathways, perhaps in fall of 2026.

Following the training, Patrice and his family and I went deeper into rural Africa to a small village that had a vibrant church. We worshipped together, I preached, we enjoyed sweet fellowship with the pastor’s family, and the entire experience was a highlight in Maroua. Check out this video of the time together:

The church gifted Patrice and his family with some chickens, and I was given the privilege of carrying them home in the car. 😉

From Maroua, I returned to Yaounde and then began my journey home through Casablanca, London, and Iceland (where I had to overnight.) The 105 degree heat of Maroua did not prepare me well for the 35 degree cold with biting wind in Reykjavik:

But even colder still is the frozen wasteland of Greenland:

Finally I returned home after nearly three weeks, perhaps 40,000 miles, four continents, a wealth of experiences, and the joy in my heart that many church leaders have received equipping in how to study God’s Word, understand the message of the author, and apply it well for their people. To God be the glory!