Postsdicksonbem in # blurtphoto • 5 months ago • 1 min readWinter stormThe winter season is upon us and the storm is getting heavy today The icey roads are dangerous to pass by now. Over 30 houses have lost power in Barbourville kentucky. We have also seen properties destroyed. May you all stay safe this wintertimedicksonbem in # ctime • 5 months ago • 1 min readBlurt USA 🇺🇸My blurt family have been with me every step of my priestly journey. From Nigeria to Cameroon and now from cameroon to America. I am currently the pastor of 3 churches in Kentucky America. St. Gregory barbourville St. Boniface Catholic Church Jellico Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Williamsburg Now that I am settled…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • last year • 1 min readHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEI'm truly grateful for another year of life, love, and adventure. My birthday is a reminder of the blessings and opportunities I've received, and I'm thankful for every moment. I'm grateful for my family, friends, and loved ones who make my life richer and more meaningful. I'm thankful for the experiences, lessons, and memories that have…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • last year • 2 min readMY PLACE OF SOLACEMy place of solace is a sanctuary called "THE SHRINE OF GRACE" where I can escape the chaos and noise of the world. It's a place where I can be myself, without judgment or expectation. The shrine is located in Buea, south west region of Cameroon 🇨🇲. For me, my place of solace is a naturalel environment especially where there is a…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • last year • 1 min readTHE BEAUTY OF A GIRL CHILD 👧When I was on my annual holiday in Nigeria, I was honored to celebrate mass and interact with students of Mt. Carmel girls secondary school Makurdi. This brought a nostalgic feeling in me because, in some cultures, the girl child is seen as an object that exist only to serve man's needs... some even say "the role of a woman is to serve in the…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • last year • 2 min readYOUTH EMPOWERMENT2024 was an impactful year for me and the youths of my community. I am thrilled to share with you a remarkable story of how I was able to acquire a grinding machine for the youths in my community, thanks to the kindness and generosity of people of good will. For a long time, I had envisioned empowering the youths in my community with skills…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • last year • 1 min readNATURE'S ARTISTRY: LIVE IT, LOVE IT AND ENJOY ITI have always admired nature and it's beauty... yet I have never captured it as beautiful in a 📸 picture like I did when I went to the beach. Look at that beauty 🌇 🌅... As I mentioned in my post yesterday, this was the highlight of my experience at the beach with my brother Looking at this now I can truly say that sunsets by the beach…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • last year • 3 min readHello Blurt; Let's go on adventure togetherIt feels really good to be back and active on blurt again, and as I have promised, there is a lot of catching up to be done... so permit me to flood your timelines with my posts.😀 This time, I want to talk about my brother's visist to cameroon. Before I traveled to cameroon, I visited my brother @faeren in Lagos Nigeria for a brief holiday and…dicksonbem in Ecoer • last year • 3 min readAFRICANS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN WARThe Anglophone crisis in Cameroon has been ongoing since 2016, with devastating consequences for the country and its people.dicksonbem in # ctime • last year • 2 min readTHE IMPORTANCE OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLSTeaching has always been a thing of passion for me, but what is more interesting about the place I work is, seeing the level of passion for teaching demonstrated by my colleagues and the Principal of my school Fr. Metuge Etame. Talking about passion for Teaching, the staff of St. Peter’s comprehensive college Ngolo-Bolo located in the…dicksonbem in # blurt • last year • 2 min readGOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OR FOR THE RICHER AND THE LEADERS?It is disheartening to observe that many world leaders today seem more focused on accumulating wealth than on serving the greater gooddicksonbem in # blurt • last year • 3 min readMY VISIT TO THE ORPHANAGE HOME> MORE LOVE AND LESS WARSMy visit to the orphanage home was a profoundly moving experience that left an indelible mark on my heart. As I spent time with the children, listening to their stories, playing with them, and sharing in their daily routines, I was struck by the depth of their courage, their resilience, and their capacity for love. I began with the…dicksonbem in # blurtmob • last year • 2 min readPUTTING SMILES ON THE FACES OF CHILDREN THROUGH CHESSIt is a fascinating experience teaching chess to students in a rural area, especially in this part of Cameroon facing crisis. I believe in my heart that this experience can have a profound impact on their lives. When I first came to cameroon in 2022., I was shocked to discover that schools were closed for 7 years in this part of Cameroon…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • 2 years ago • 1 min readBEGINNING OF A NEW DAWNI just wish to take this moment to congratulate my brother mister Jesse Terzungwe who just graduated at veritas University Abuja Nigeria as the best graduating student in his department of "pure and applied physics" I was unable to attend his convocation but I am happy our parents were there to support him and show him the well deserved love.dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • 2 years ago • 1 min readYOUTH PICNIC IN A SMALL VILLAGE OF IKILIWINDI IN CAMEROON 🇨🇲My pastoral work in Ikiliwindi for the past two years has been nothing short of good experience. The people are faced with war, the village is half burnt and not many youths are left in the village especially when school is in session. We can only try our best to put smiles on the people's faces.... the youths especially. It may not…dicksonbem in # blurtphoto • 2 years ago • 1 min readVISIT OF HOPEBishop Aloysius Abangalo, Bishop of Mamfe Diocese is on a serious pastoral duty/visit in Mbetta. It is not easy to be the bishop of a remote Diocese like Mamfe with utterly deplorable roads. St. Therese Parish, Mbetta is in a very remote area in the southwest region of cameroon. There is no electricity nor access roads leadingto this…dicksonbem in # blurtlove • 2 years ago • 2 min readBLURT IS HOMENelson Mandela once said; "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered." Blurt was not just a blog nor social media handle for me... it has always been a place where I call home because, I could come here and freely pen down my thoughts about issues and have…dicksonbem in # blurtafrica • 2 years ago • 1 min readLUX IN TENEBRISWhen light strikes a bright object it shines, it does not grow dark. We Christians cannot therefore make this natural law a lie by refusing to shine. If Jesus has struck you you should shine, both day and night. However, the brilliance of your shine should be more pronounced in darkness, because even a little light illumines and dispels…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 3 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE GIFT OF SHAMEWhile some may view shame as something to be ashamed of, I have long been of the opinion that shame needs to be viewed as a gift which helps us avoid some indecencies and keeps us in check, when we are tempted to go overboard or descend too low. That, for me, is why shame is such a powerful gift, which everyone should have. The shamelessness that…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 3 years ago • 3 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: SEE FINISHI always find it curious, reading this gospel, that the people of Nazareth missed their opportunity simply because Jesus was to them a carpenter's son. They themselves attested to his wisdom and power and authority, and marvelled at it before they remembered he was the carpenter's son. Strange and unfortunate as it is, we too are often like that…
