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George and Joy - The Jensens

Meet the Jensens - George, Joy, Julia, Jacob, Luke, and Lindsey. George and Joy were married in 1985. We have four children: Julia - age 22, Jacob - age 20, Luke - age 18, and Lindsey - age 17.

Our family has participated in numerous mission campaigns over the last ten years. In 2005, we had the great privilege of traveling together as a family to India, where we worked for one month. We began contemplating the idea of doing foreign mission work. In May of 2006, our whole family spent the month of May working in Malawi, Africa. During this trip, we observed the great need for more teachers and preachers in Africa. After much prayerful consideration, we made the commitment to move to Tanzania, Africa and work with a mission effort known as Tanzania 2000.

Our family arrived in Moshi, Tanzania April 17, 2007, where we have worked for two years. In April 2009, we relocated to the Arusha area, so that George could dedicate more of his time to the Andrew Connally School of Preaching. He is currently serving as the Dean of Academics. We want to express our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have given so sacrificially to our work.

We are always mindful that we could not be here without your backing. Please continue to think of us and pray for us.

In Christian Love, George and Joy, Julia, Jacob, Luke, and Lindsey

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By George and Joy
October 7th 2009

Worship in a Dry Land Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

King'ori church

Have you noticed that life is never boring in Tanzania? But sometimes we really wouldn't mind a small portion of boring. Last week we decided to go to the “Massai cafe” and enjoy a bite of lunch out, and give Joy a break. We enjoyed the time out, but it came at a price. Jacob got food poisoning. Two days later his fever was hitting temperatures up to 104 degree Fahrenheit and his vomiting was also weakening him. So when the first day of the week came, Joy stayed home with him to monitor his condition. Since Julia was still away [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
August 30th 2009

Tales of Mice & Men Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

Mice Masters

Jacob and I are thankful for your many prayers on our behalf. Our time here in Malawi has come to an end. However, there were a few tales which remain untold, some of which I would like to share. Let me begin by saying that eating is what I have come to describe as one of my hobbies. It certainly helps if a missionary is adventurous in the food department. Some years ago, while visiting and preaching in Sri Lanka, off the southern tip of India, I had a rare culinary experience. As should become quickly evident, I am glad the [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
August 22nd 2009

Mobile Bible School Africa » Malawi » Central » Lilongwe

Nkoma
Mondays

In 2006 the whole Jensen family made a trip to Malawi. Ed Crookshank had seen the great need to strengthen the many, many struggling bush congregations which are scattered throughout the country away from the large city of Lilongwe. He conceived of the plan to choose four remote locations as teaching hubs. Each was accessible to a number of congregations. Since teachers would do the traveling and the school was not confined to a fixed location, it was called the Mobile Bible School (MBS). We were honored to be the first teachers for this effort. Since the rainy season hampers travel [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
August 16th 2009

How shall the young secure their hearts? Africa » Malawi » Central » Lilongwe

Youth Gathering

Greetings again from Malawi! It has been such a blessing to have my oldest son Jacob with me on this trip. Since he has graduated from the Andrew Connally School of Preaching, he is really developing his teaching ability. He and I are both teaching for the Mobil Bible School while we are here (hope to give you another blog later detailing this work). But Jacob has been asked to do other teaching also. On Saturdays Jacob has been teaching a group of young men and women. Lina Crookshank realized that the youth of the church here really receive no attention [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
August 12th 2009

What do you mean "Indigenous?" Africa » Malawi » Central » Lilongwe

Bunda church

Greetings from Malawi! I want to share with our readers the wonderful news of one indigenous congregation. What do we mean by indigenous? In the botanical realm, we understand that a banana tree grows well in a tropical climate and can produce fruit. We thus speak of certain plants being indigenous to a particular region. In his fine booklet on “Practical Principles of World Evangelism” brother Rod Rutherford explains how the term can be applied to local congregations. He highlights that an indigenous congregation must be self-supporting, self-governing, and self-propagating [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
August 2nd 2009

George and Jacob Left on a Jet Plane….and I Headed to the Bush Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

Massai Woman in Longido

The last couple of weeks have been particularly busy. Earlier last week, George and Jacob came down with bad colds. George was feeling very badly, with many symptoms of malaria, and I ended up driving him to the local hospital that night to be checked. The test was negative, but the Dr. thought it would be better to give him the treatment just in case. The guys still weren’t feeling too great, but they were able to leave early Friday morning on their scheduled flight to Malawi, where they will be spending the month of August helping Ed and Lina Crookshank [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
July 13th 2009

Sunday in Babati Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

George at Babati

This past Sunday, the 12th, our family traveled to Babati to visit and worship with the Lord's people. We were up at 4:30 a.m. and left our house at 6 a.m. We picked up Ahimediwe, who came along to translate, and then we were on our way. Babati is 172 kilometers from Arusha (107 miles), and the trip took about three hours. We got there at 9 a.m. and there was no one there yet. Some of us needed to use the restroom, but there were no facilities where the church meets. Ahimediwe found a neighbor who was willing to let [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
July 4th 2009

Happy Independence Day! Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

July 4th cupcakes

First of all, we'd like to wish all of you a Happy Independence Day! In the midst of the troublesome times looming in America, it is easy to focus on the negative; however, as Christians, we can always be thankful for the country we live in, and the freedoms that we enjoy. God has blessed each one of us in so many ways, and it would be appropriate to give God thanks. We are finally past one of the busiest times of the year for us here in Tanzania. Campaign time is a wonderful time of year. We have the opportunity [View Full Entry]

Joy Teaching a Ladies Class at the Arusha Seminar

Steve Wiseman Teaching at Arusha Seminar

By George and Joy
May 27th 2009

A New Christian Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

Abigail's Baptism

One of the greatest joys that parents experience is the obedience of their children to the gospel. Tuesday evening, our first offical campaign day, we witnessed the new birth of Abigail Gee. It was a very touching moment to witness her father, Jimmy Gee, baptize her into Christ. Abigail is a very sweet young lady, and we pray that the Lord will continue to bless her, as she begins her new life in Christ. Today, Wednesday, was another busy day. We accompanied the Northport group to the hotel where they were to catch a shuttle bus to Nairobi. We had lunch [View Full Entry]

By George and Joy
May 24th 2009

Another Graduate Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

Luke Jensen

It's hard to believe that another one of our children is graduating. This time it's Luke's turn. It's a bit challenging for us to make this occasion a special event, here in Africa, since we are far away from family and friends. However, we just happened to have some family friends here with us who came to work with the campaigns, so it was good timing to celebrate Luke's graduation while they are here with us. Last night we had a party to celebrate Luke's graduation from high school. We had a dinner consisting of fajitas, with homemade salsa and guacamole, [View Full Entry]

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