Author Archives: nathankathy

About nathankathy

Nathan and Katherine Born are two Christians trying to serve God as best they can.

Books!

We put a few feelers out to see if anyone was interested in donating theological books for the seminary in Kumba, Cameroon.  We now have about 55 _boxes_ of books sitting in our garage!  We are still working out how … Continue reading

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Eyes to See

Just like just about every other morning, you wake up and get the kids some breakfast.  Your husband has already left because at this time of the year, his work requires early hours.  You finish the breakfast cleanup, send the … Continue reading

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Cameroon…

We would like to share about our World Team vision trip to Cameroon, Africa.  We have posted other photos from our trip here. We went to Cameroon February 11-27th, 2013.  We were in Bamenda for 2 days, Big Bekondo for … Continue reading

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Life Signs

We are in an intense period right now.  We are finishing up Nathan’s thesis so he can actually graduate (from Westminster Seminary California with a Master of Arts in Historical Theology), we are trying to find work to get some … Continue reading

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Books 4 Sale!

(we have moved all books into donate or sell piles, please visit our online stores to see if you can find any you like!) Amazon Alibris

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The Hobbit: A Review

Nathan and I have been waiting to watch this movie for years, and last Saturday night we found childcare for our 5 kids (including newborn!), dressed up and saw it.  Here’s our thoughts (warning: spoilers!). Our “fan creds” are decent; … Continue reading

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Thankful for Talia

Welcome to the world, Talia Renae Born! I have put her birth story and name explanation here (also under the section called “births” at the top), if you are interested. This post is where I want to say why I … Continue reading

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Soapbox

I have decided to air one of my more strongly-held opinions.  My step-father passed away a few weeks ago, and after writing his eulogy, I want to add a plea to the general public – Please, please, if you smoke … Continue reading

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Truth and death

(Oct 12th) My step-father died a week ago. I can’t say that I wish he hadn’t; I can’t say I wish we had had more time together.  To say that about someone who was facing a choice between dying slowly … Continue reading

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Potpourri

This post will probably be a little of everything, ergo “potpourri” (and ps, was I the only one shocked to discover that word has a “t” in it?? ). “These are a few of my favorite things…” – besides that … Continue reading

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