Blogs from Arusha, North, Tanzania, Africa - page 13

It's hard for George and me to believe that our third-born is 20! Like most parents, we are quick to admit that time sure does seem to fly by. For a special treat we made pineapple coconut ice cream; a request of Luke's. We were also able to go out for a nice birthday supper to help Luke celebrate. In other news, George has been busy teaching his classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. Wednesday he and Jacob made a trip to Moshi, to get some work done on our vehicle. Friday George spent all day working with Peter, editing the Lugandan version of the evangelism booklet. We are getting closer to it being ready for print. This coming week promises to be another busy one. Tomorrow we will worship with the Monduli congregation. George is scheduled ... read more

So, travelling across Africa by public transport has it's moments. Sometimes it's fun, other times, it's not. There are a couple of bus journeys that stand out above the rest though. Firstly, on my 2 day mission from Nkata Bay in Malawi, to Arusha in northern Tanzania. The first day, I left the campsite around 6am, and caught mini bus's, mid sized bus's, taxi's and even a bicycle to get to Mbeya in Southern Tanzania. It took about 13 hours. Then getting back to the bus stop at 5:40 the next morning to catch the bus to Arusha. I didn't realise there were time limits on bus travel, and either the driver was crazy, really wanted to arrive quickly, or some other unexplained reason, but he drove the pants of that thing. We left at 6:00am ... read more

Today we spent the day in Arusha Natioanl Park with the idea to go to Mt Mery crater to have lunch overlooking the crater and Kilimanjaro; Unfortunatey we could not enjoy the view of Kili caus eit was very cloudy but we did enjoy the view over the crater; stunning place , lovely day. We headed there @6.30 am; it was a great pleasure not to see any safari cars full of tourist which made the trip even more special; On the way to the creater we could enjoy the park, one of he most beautifuls I;ve seen and some game safari: buffalo, zebra, Elan, Giraffe, colobus monkeys, the black and white one which I have no idea what are they called and the most important and amazing for me, the FLAMINGOS!!! it was just stunning; ... read more

We express our sincere appreciation to you all for your continued prayers and support. Over the past three and a half years we have learned a lot about Tanzanian culture and mission work. Your backing has enabled us to focus our attention upon changing lives for eternity. The souls we have taught and the men we have helped train can go forth on the narrow way and can call others to that Way. Over the past couple of decades and more, there has been considerable effort focused in northern Tanzania and some in the very far south by the people of God. However, many areas still remain relatively untouched by the gospel. Tanzania’s population has grown from about 10 million (1960) to over 42 million (2008) in less than 50 years. More than 80% of the ... read more

I'm TANNED! and a little bit burnt. But don't focus so much on that part, it's the tan we're getting excited about! And yes, I applied my SPF 50 like it was going out of style. Why am I so tanned you ask? Well, I was at the beach for 4 days! It was wonderful. On Friday we left really early and drove in Nelson's van to a coastal town called Pangani, and then took a ferry for literally 2 minutes across the Pangani River to get to the ocean side of the town. It was BEAUTIFUL! We stayed at this little resort called Beach Crab Resort, and funny enough, there are crabs all over the beach! Coincidence, right? But the crabs are only out at night, and they don't want to hang out with you ... read more