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May 8th 2013
THE BIG 5 IN AFRICA FOR OUR GUESTS FRAN AND JACK Normally when we talk about the ‘Big 5 in Africa’ we are speaking about the 5 most cherished animals to view on safari. These are: the lion, buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros and leopard. However, when I am speaking of the ‘Big 5’ for the purpose of this blog I am speaking about a recent visit from Jeannie’s sister Fran and her husband Jack. They arrived on March 24th for a three week adventure. During that time they experienced what I am referring to as their ‘Big 5’; being safaris, experiencing life in the town of Dodoma (and Moshi), village visits, life at Msalato campus, and finally, a trip to Zanzibar. They experienced as much of Africa as they possibly could during their ... read more
March 17th 2013
Rob’s Trip to Chikola It is one thing to visit a village church and pastor’s home on a Sunday when everything is at its Sunday best, but it is another thing to visit during the week and spend two days and a night to truly appreciate the village life. I had such an opportunity on Thursday and Friday, February 28th and March 1st. At about 10 am I drove my little 4-wheel drive Rav4 to the village of Chikola, about two hours from Msalato on a rough dirt road eroded somewhat by the rains, where I visited my friend Peter Fumbi, one of our recent graduates and the pastor in this very rural village. Peter lives in a comfortable house (the taller gray brick one in the pictures) that he shares with a blind ... read more
The Christmas Holiday Break and Ringing in the New Year 2013
Published: January 20th 2013Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Dodoma
January 20th 2013
The Christmas Holiday Break and Ringing in the New Year 2013 With the New Year well on its way, we hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations as much as we did. We enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner of turkey and all the fixings at home with our good friend Josephine and brought in the New Year sound asleep in our room at Brackenhurst Inn while many others enjoyed a bonfire and fireworks through the light rain. Our break to the Missionary Bible Conference in Brackenhurst was everything we had been promised and more. The venue was beautiful with lush green grasses that we hadn’t seen for a while, beautifully manicured hedges and flowers, wonderful accommodations, a great guest speaker and incredibly good food. We were well nourished, spiritually and physically. ... read more
January 3rd 2013
On Friday 23rd November 2012 Msalato students attended 'Convocation', the prizegiving for those who were top of their classe. This takes place the day before graduation and of course Ernest won his Degree class prize. The 'Convocation and Graduation takes place at St John's Uiversity of Tanzania in Dodoma, unfortunately many of the students who should be there were not as it costs Tsz80,000 to hire the gown etc, an amazing amount for new young pastors who may not be receiving that much in a month, and who must feed their children. Ernest is now on holidays as St. Philip's Theological College closed on 8th December, this is now the end of the first Semester in Academic year 2012-2013. The second Semester will s... read more
Christmas 2012 Books to the Nursery/Kindergarten
Published: January 3rd 2013Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Dodoma
January 3rd 2013
Late in October 2012 we mailed 50 small Christmas books to the college. 'Christmas Night Fair and Bright' is the story of God's Gift, we asked that they be handed out to the children at the end of term. These are pictures of the children with their books. Also these are the first pictures we have of the inside of the nursery after the renovations were completed. It is also pleasing to see most of the children in uniforms.... read more
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December 24th 2012
GREETINGS from TANZANIA at CHRISTMASTIME The first semester has finally come to an end and Jeannie and I are now resting before we embark on a journey to Kenya to attend a four-day missionary bible conference in Brackenhurst, just NE of Nairobi. We’re looking forward to getting away especially since Brackenhurst is in the mountains around Nairobi, is cooler and also has no malaria. The temperatures here in Dodoma are very hot right now especially in the afternoons when you sweat just sitting. We are attending the conference with another teacher from the college, Josephine (Jo), and car caravanning with Joshua, Sarah and their three kids from the college who are travelling to his Kenyan home of Meroo, for the holidays. They will help us with the border crossing and finding our way through ... read more
October 19th 2012
Greetings from Tanzania, As much as we are enjoying our time here, we do miss all our family and friends back home and think of you often. School Life Life has resumed again here at the college for another school year. We are halfway through our 1st semester here at Msalato and routines are now well established. Jeannie is again teaching bookkeeping to the secretarial students along with English until another missionary arrives from Gr. Britain. Rob is busier than ever teaching foundation English along with Research Methodology to Diploma 3 students and Communication Skills to first year degree students. Along with his teaching assignment he is again involved in the Kazi (manual work around the college) program, work for a book initiative, and of-course the sports program. This year we were able to ... read more
August 22nd 2012
Our Winter Break Vacation to Cape Town, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana More pictures than shown on this blog are available for viewing at: https://picasaweb.google.com/116573555722516782467 Greetings everyone, We had such a great time on our trip to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana; we are devoting our entire blog to it. We want to share with you what wonderful places there are to visit in Africa while at the same time record our travels for our own pleasure in future. CAPE TOWN AND AREA We began by flying from Dodoma to Dar es Salaam on Thursday, two days before our scheduled flight to Cape Town. It was fortunate that we had an ... read more
August 8th 2012
On 31st July 2012 the Bishop of DCT (Diocese of Central Tanganyika) and the Bishop of Diocese of Rift Valley met and discussed Ernest and his new appointment. They informed Ernest that he had been appointed to go and teach at St. Philips Theological College, Kongwa. Kongwa district is in Dodoma region and it is East approx 90klm from Dodoma. Ernest, Ester have now moved to Kongwa and they have been looking into and praying about what they should do regarding Gloria and Donald's schooling. Donald will move from the Msalato Nursery/Kindergarten to the St Philips Nursery/Kindergarten and Gloria will transfer to the Government school located in the village. ... read more
August 7th 2012
In Lynne Clarke’s October 2010 Prayer Points, Lynne said: - Pray that the needs of one excellent student will be met. He still does not have sponsorship. Ernest Ndahani is a degree student at Msalato, one of their best students and Ernest required assistance with sponsorship in order to finish his degree course, at this stage he was there by the grace of God. Ernest needed sponsorship for the final 2 years of his degree studies. Along with the people I work for we were able to arrange the funds for the two years and for Ernest that period ended on 30th June 2012, Ernest has now completed his final exams and is waiting for his results & what post he will occupy. One of the great benefits of us going to Tanzania was for ... read more
