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The Kwandroma church building in the background has been expanded to fit more people.
Translation: Dated 17 December 1990 I Kings 5:17-18
Inside the Kwandroma church
Speckman’s/Michel’s/Clement’s house
House next to Michel’s
Hosie’s house
Michelle and Daniel stand in front of Carolyn Stultenburger’s house where they were born.
Carolyn’s living room where Steve and Melinda first met
Room in Carolyn Saltenburger’s house where Michelle and Daniel were born
Pastor Ngokpa (right) greets Steve McMillan.
Steve and Melinda McMillan in front of the house they lived in from 1987 to 1994.
Cape buffalo horns at Steve and Melinda McMillan’s house
Fireplace inside Steve and Melinda’s house
Penina, who took care of Michelle and Daniel when they were children, sees them again for the first time in 18 years.
Penina greets Melinda McMillan.
Upoki (left) and Dyiraro.
The bookstore
The printing press
Front of Buyse’s/Cameron’s house.
Back of Buyse’s/Cameron’s house.
Sheila Burgess’ house
Weissenburger’s/Melville’s house
An old six cycle generator
Helm’s house
Mbikpa runs the guest house.
Guest house rates
Ken and Ginny McMillan’s house
Back of Ken and Ginny’s house
In the yard at Ken and Ginny’s house
Back yard at Ken and Ginny’s house
You can insert a scratch card in these pre-paid meters to get electricity.
Koda hydroelectric plant office
Nesta with McMillans
Enoka (left) and Amona
Dyiraro, Nesta, Amona, Enoka and Ulon
Ehle’s house, now the office of Umoja coffee (umoja-coffee.com)
Armstrong’s/Hermann’s house
Biggie dorm
Rainy-day building
Foundation of the house Steve and Melinda McMillan lived in from 1994 until they evacuated and it was destroyed in 1996.
Intermediate dorm
Helen Stough Doughty
My home away from home 2nd thru 9th grade. What memories these pictures bring back. Don’t think I would recognize it any more. This is the first I’ve seen pictures of Rethy since we evacuated in the early 60’s. I thought more of it had been destroyed. My heart is ever drawn back to Africa – the home of my heart. Thank you so much for sharing these!
Thanks so much for posting these! After only the first 30 or so would load, it took some time to look at all the others one by one. But all I wanted to do was see more! I can’t get enough of expressions like Pastor Ngokpa’s, smiles like Upoki’s, skies like the one behind Ken and Ginny’s or just the rivulets of water from the rain running down the dirt roads in the background. It seems like the trees outlast the buildings. Many changes, but I can still feel the fog and cold air.
Wonderful to see Rethy and the people there!!! We spent 30 years 68-98 enjoying and working with the folks there. Thanks so much for sharing all that:) We still get homesick!
Thank you for the pictures…Only lived there 2 years, but they were very special years.
Thank you, Thank you It is amazing, bring back sooooo many memories I can now show my family pics of Our First Home (like Dave said my Heart home). Also FYI Carolyn Saltenberger delivered me at the hospital 59 years ago. Anyone please contact us.
Left Rethy when I was seventeen via MAF. It’s amazing to see evidence of my heart home still intact. Thanks for the memory remix.
Thanks! Its amazing how the memories come back.
THANK YOU for posting these! So interesting to know that the house in which I grew up is now a coffee company! Again, THANK YOU!
Our heart home indeed! Several generations of Pontier’s were schooled there. I attended 68 to 75. Thank you all who helped raise me up from a titchy girl to the biggie dorm. I can see my little sis Mart and I running over those green hills. I miss her so. I was able to return in 80 during Nursing school to learn from the master midwives Carolyn and Nesta. So good to see Nesta s face in these pic s. Thanks for sharing.