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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
Visit our website: www.jensenmissions.com
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This month has been a little slow in some regards - the students at ACSOP have been home on break; therefore there has not been as much activity at the school. However, there is plenty of work still to be done, and George has been trying to get caught up on record keeping, etc. that goes along with his job. Over the past three months George and Joy have been going to the home of Immanuel and Joyce, where George has been teaching a Bible study for Joyce, the wife of Immanuel, one of the church members who attends at the [View Full Entry]
Here are a few engagement pictures of Lee and Julia. [View Full Entry]
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On January 1st a special visitor arrived at the Jensen household. But first, a little history. Last year Julia began corresponding with a young man named Lee Parish, from Rush Springs, OK. When Julia made a trip to the states last fall, she and Lee made arrangements to meet, and shortly afterward, they began an official courtship. Things continued to go well, and plans were made for Lee to come here to visit us. He arrived on the 1st, and on January 4, Lee proposed to Julia. She said YES!! Details have not been worked out yet, but they plan to [View Full Entry]
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Believe it or not, December is more than half over! It has been a very full month for us so far. December 4 brought the arrival of the Fuller family: Burt, Michelle, Kelsey, Morgan, Rachel, Mack, and Samuel. They are staying with us until the 27th. As you can imagine, adding seven more people to our household and the logistics of meals, bathing, laundry, cleaning, and having enough water has been a bit of a challenge. However, we've done quite well considering it all. The first full week of December, the 7th - 12th, involved a Future Preacher's Training Camp for [View Full Entry]
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By George and Joy
December 6th 2009
The Month of November: Fast and Furious Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha
December 6th 2009
The month of November flew by in a blur. We are sadly behind in making posts here, but life has kept us so busy, we've just tried to take care of the matters of the day. Here are some events for November: November 13 we celebrated Luke’s 19th birthday. It’s hard to believe our third child is in his last teenage year! We celebrated with a treat of home-made ice cream - cherry pecan! The ice cream here leaves much to be desired, and so we do what we can to promote dairy intake. We celebrated Lindsey’s high school graduation on [View Full Entry]
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After two years of study, writing, memorizing, and reading a group of men are about to go forth to preach the saving message of Christ! Seven men have proved their determination by diligence in their studies. I must say that the hours invested in these men at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching has been challenging for them as well as their instructors. Even though instruction has been giving in the English language, English is not the native language for any of these men. Also, there is a wide range of abilities within this group. But it is thrilling indeed to [View Full Entry]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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By George and Joy
August 16th 2009
How shall the young secure their hearts? Africa » Malawi » Central » Lilongwe
August 16th 2009
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]
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