Mount Kilimanjaro (as a MasterCard advertisement) days on a mountain - 7 Snickers Bars - 8 (3 on summit day) liters of water - 21 "watering" of rocks and trees on the way up - 21 (or more) Songs sang by the girls and guides on the way up - HUNDREDS! (to the dismay of everyone else in our group) Blisters on hands from treking poles - 2 waking up at 11 PM to walk on a 70 degree slope of sand to the summit - 1 Feeling like I was going to die - 1 Watching the sunrise at the [View Full Entry]

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This blog is going to be a random post of various things that have happened throughout he last week or so. Last week, on August 8, we celebrated Julia's 21st birthday. We are so proud of the beautiful young woman she has become. She is such a blessing to our family. Last Sunday, the 9th, George taught Bible class and preached two lessons at Moshi. In America, when people wish to respond to the invitation after a lesson, they usually come forward and sit in the front. In Tanzania, after a song is sung, those who wish to request prayers, etc. [View Full Entry]

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What an incredible week it's been! It is going to be hard to condense it down into just a few paragraphs, but here goes: The first day (after I slept off my jetlag for abuot 15 hours) I did a lot of things for the first time. all very interesting. I got ripped off for the first time by a street boy selling banana leaf artwork. He got a really good deal out of me, but I didn't know how much I should be paying. Now he won't leave me alone anytime he sees me he says, "Hey you goody friend, [View Full Entry]

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Dear Family and Friends: Before we launch into Tanzania, we thought we would touch on two small subjects that may be of interest to at least one of you! First, laundry and luggage. As you will recall, we brought only carry-on luggage, which has meant that we wear the same clothes over and over and over again, as they get grungier and grungier. The wash water is always very brown. We started the trip with everyone's bag having some of everyone's clothes, in the event that one bag was lost or stolen. That lasted about 24 hours! It was such a [View Full Entry]

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We finally made it to the heart of Africa. The Africa that gave us a song by Toto, one of Angelina Jolie's children, and most of Paul Simon's music since the early eighties. And the "Lion King". Flying out of Cairo to Tanzania was another marathon session. We connected in Nairobi, Kenya and made it to Moshi, Tanzania (in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro) in the early afternoon. We did see Kilimanjaro from our plane as we descended, and I wish we'd taken a picture because it was the only time we'd see it. As close as we were to [View Full Entry]

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Some of you have asked from time to time about prices for various things, so I thought it would be informative to do a blog on the cost of some miscellaneous items. Many of you have felt the effects of a troubled economy, and have been watching the cost of living go up, up, up. We haven't been excluded from this experience. Not only us, but most missionaries who live in a foreign field, are hit twice: first when the value of the U.S. dollar drops, because that means we get less for our money when it is exchanged, and second, [View Full Entry]

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Service Project of North MacArthur Ladies Recently we received a package in the mail. Some of the ladies of the North MacArthur congregation, in Oklahoma City, have spent much time and energy to prepare some things that will be very useful in teaching Bible class, and for preparing bulletin boards. The project was organized by Donna White, one of the elder’s wives. The ladies die cut and laminated dozens of letters and shapes, and also laminated papers on which the books of the Bible are typed in Swahili. It is frustrating to spend hours and hours on visual aids, onl [View Full Entry]

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attached are some extra photos. hope you like them katie xxxxxxxxx [View Full Entry]

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I always seem to be apologising for not writing sooner. I cant believe so much time has passed since I last wrote on this. My blog tells me its over a month which seems crazy. I will try to have more patience this time and stick more pictures to this blog. So how have you all been? Exams all over for most of you so that’s a good thing and you should make the most of your long summer holiday, you’ll not get it again. Tho university is pretty sweet. Anyhow have fun working/relaxing. Do let me know how you get [View Full Entry]

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Back in the Groove Now that campaign time is over, we have been trying to get back to our usual schedules. George has resumed his study in the village of Himo, where he has been studying with a small group of men. Plans are in the works for a two day seminar in Himo next month. This is a wonderful opportunity to preach the gospel in a place where, as far as we know, people have not heard the pure gospel preached. Luke and Lindsey are back to full days of school work. During the month of July, Julia and Lindsey, [View Full Entry]

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