Monday November 10 2008 Well the day has been a wee bit slower. I slept fine until 5:15 AM when a rooster decided to announce the day’s arrival. He continued for quite some time!!! I slept on and off until 7:15. I got up got dressed and went for a walk. Since there is no running water I simply washed my face and headed out. Breakfast arrived at 8:00 AM, Elias arrived at 8:30 … I’m finding that time is not really an issue here. In fact I’m starting to believe that it doesn’t even really matter. How nice, our lives [View Full Entry]

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Nov 9 2008 What a day … I got to Alafati, the child we sponsor. He is soooo cute, brought a tear to my eye to see him so pleased with the gifts we brought him … tell you more later. The day started by going to church, that was an experience they spoke Swahili throughout the service, Samuel gave me some info but not much. Samuel was awesome today. He offered to take me to see Alafati and then to the Internet Café, but he also gave me a tour of the town, boy this is a poor area!! I’ve [View Full Entry]

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Well the trip so far has been great at least from a tourist perspective … I got off the plane in Dar Es Salaam and was taken to the FPCT (The Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania) compound. The rooms were like those you would find in an ‘80’s hotel that hadn’t seen any up grades in a while. Oh well, I am in Africa not the Holiday Inn in Cambridge!! We left the compound at 4:00 AM as it will be a 1200 km ride to Tabora … that was a 16 hour trek!! The roads were OK for a while, [View Full Entry]

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Well In am really teting my typing skills now the key board I am using has most of the letters rubbed off ... and I only hahve a few minites The trip has been great from a tourist perspective .. I got off the plane in Dar Es Salaam and wast taken to a centre to get some rest for my 4:00 AM trip to Tabora. Tabora is 1200 kms away and on these roads thats a 16 hour trip! The roads were a mess, some were OK but most were nothing more then goat paths. I had a nice piece [View Full Entry]

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Well here I am almost ready to go ... this has been quite the day, it's finally really hit me. The previous Blog was for the trip through the church, this trip is with SaveAfricaNow.org ... - The new job has overshadowed the excitment of this trip ... but today Denise and I went out shopping for some of the last minute items ... I think I'm in good shape! Just a few more days and I'll be away!!! [View Full Entry]

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My life long dream to travel to Africa has begun as a result of considerable prayer and God's intervention in my life. I have always wanted to travel to a place where I felt I could "make a difference". It is my hopes and prayers that I will be able to make this trip quite frequently, and it is my expectation that I make a difference in someones life. This trip is not entirely about me ... I hope that not only will it make a difference in my life, but I hope that I can make a difference in someone [View Full Entry]

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