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Robert and Jeannie Reid
Rob and Jeannie are moving to Dodoma, Tanzania in July, 2011 to volunteer with students at Msalato Theological College and St. John’s University. Rob will be teaching ESL to students at the college and university as well as working with aspiring teachers at the university. Jeannie will be working in the accounting office at the college. Of course they will be visiting with their friends in the village of Lugala. They hope to work with the Carpenter’s Kids mission or through the Diocese of Central Tanganyika in the villages surrounding Dodoma during weekends and school breaks. They are excited to be helping students receive an education that will assist them in supporting their villages upon their return after graduation. Updates will be posted by the Reids on this blog.Reids African Mission
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May 8th 2013
THE BIG 5 IN AFRICA FOR OUR GUESTS FRAN AND JACK Normally when we talk about the ‘Big 5 in Africa’ we are speaking about the 5 most cherished animals to view on safari. These are: the lion, buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros and leopard. However, when I am speaking of the ‘Big 5’ for the purpose of this blog I am speaking about a recent visit from Jeannie’s sister Fran and her husband Jack. They arrived on March 24th for a three week adventure. During that time they experienced what I am referring to as their ‘Big 5’; being safaris, experiencing life in the town of Dodoma (and Moshi), village visits, life at Msalato campus, and finally, a trip to Zanzibar. They experienced as much of Africa as they possibly could during their ... read more
March 17th 2013
Rob’s Trip to Chikola It is one thing to visit a village church and pastor’s home on a Sunday when everything is at its Sunday best, but it is another thing to visit during the week and spend two days and a night to truly appreciate the village life. I had such an opportunity on Thursday and Friday, February 28th and March 1st. At about 10 am I drove my little 4-wheel drive Rav4 to the village of Chikola, about two hours from Msalato on a rough dirt road eroded somewhat by the rains, where I visited my friend Peter Fumbi, one of our recent graduates and the pastor in this very rural village. Peter lives in a comfortable house (the taller gray brick one in the pictures) that he shares with a blind ... read more
The Christmas Holiday Break and Ringing in the New Year 2013
Published: January 20th 2013Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Dodoma
January 20th 2013
The Christmas Holiday Break and Ringing in the New Year 2013 With the New Year well on its way, we hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations as much as we did. We enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner of turkey and all the fixings at home with our good friend Josephine and brought in the New Year sound asleep in our room at Brackenhurst Inn while many others enjoyed a bonfire and fireworks through the light rain. Our break to the Missionary Bible Conference in Brackenhurst was everything we had been promised and more. The venue was beautiful with lush green grasses that we hadn’t seen for a while, beautifully manicured hedges and flowers, wonderful accommodations, a great guest speaker and incredibly good food. We were well nourished, spiritually and physically. ... read more
December 24th 2012
GREETINGS from TANZANIA at CHRISTMASTIME The first semester has finally come to an end and Jeannie and I are now resting before we embark on a journey to Kenya to attend a four-day missionary bible conference in Brackenhurst, just NE of Nairobi. We’re looking forward to getting away especially since Brackenhurst is in the mountains around Nairobi, is cooler and also has no malaria. The temperatures here in Dodoma are very hot right now especially in the afternoons when you sweat just sitting. We are attending the conference with another teacher from the college, Josephine (Jo), and car caravanning with Joshua, Sarah and their three kids from the college who are travelling to his Kenyan home of Meroo, for the holidays. They will help us with the border crossing and finding our way through ... read more
October 19th 2012
Greetings from Tanzania, As much as we are enjoying our time here, we do miss all our family and friends back home and think of you often. School Life Life has resumed again here at the college for another school year. We are halfway through our 1st semester here at Msalato and routines are now well established. Jeannie is again teaching bookkeeping to the secretarial students along with English until another missionary arrives from Gr. Britain. Rob is busier than ever teaching foundation English along with Research Methodology to Diploma 3 students and Communication Skills to first year degree students. Along with his teaching assignment he is again involved in the Kazi (manual work around the college) program, work for a book initiative, and of-course the sports program. This year we were able to ... read more
August 22nd 2012
Our Winter Break Vacation to Cape Town, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana More pictures than shown on this blog are available for viewing at: https://picasaweb.google.com/116573555722516782467 Greetings everyone, We had such a great time on our trip to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana; we are devoting our entire blog to it. We want to share with you what wonderful places there are to visit in Africa while at the same time record our travels for our own pleasure in future. CAPE TOWN AND AREA We began by flying from Dodoma to Dar es Salaam on Thursday, two days before our scheduled flight to Cape Town. It was fortunate that we had an ... read more
July 12th 2012
New Blog Feature Student Stories We will try to highlight a student with his or her story in each new blog entry. In this July blog we are featuring Peter Fumbi. We have spoken of Peter in past blogs, but this is his story in his words. We hope you enjoy this new feature. KING’S FRIEND GROUP My name is Peter Fumbi a theologian student at Msalato Theology College and the leader of the King’s Friend Group which helps street children to move from out of the street. As a student and other students have experienced a lot of things from our teachers, Rob and Jeannie have shared with us a lot of things at the college and to the village... read more
July 10th 2012
Hello everyone, greetings from our home here in Msalato, Tanzania during this wonderfully warm winter we’re enjoying. Summary We have just completed our first school year here at Msalato Theological College and it has been an eventful year, full of many new experiences, a huge learning curve and a very busy schedule. But most of all it has been a wonderful blessing for both of us to be able to serve in this community. We have received so much more than we could possibly give. We are continuing to feel more comfortable in this environment and are enjoying the rewards of our work. Currently, we are working on some small projects around the college. We would like to thank all of you who have supported our mission. Without your generous donations, we could not ... read more
April 21st 2012
Safari Hi everyone. It is now the 14th of April and Jeannie and I have just returned after a two week Easter Break where we spent one day flying to Ruaha National Park and one week driving through northern Tanzania visiting Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Mt. Kilimanjaro in Moshi. We travelled with two other expats from Dodoma and although a little tiring from all the driving on some very rough roads the trip was wonderful. It is amazing how our little Rav4 is holding up on these rough African roads. Before we set out by car, our first trip was by air in a 6-seater Cessna with our friend Andrew from MAF at the helm, to Ruaha National Reserve for a one-day safari to see the magnificent countryside from a different perspective ... read more
February 18th 2012
It is now the middle of February and classes have started for the 2nd semester. The theology students have returned from their six week placements in the villages over the holidays and their three week personal holidays at their home villages. We’re looking forward to hearing how they got on with their placements and their shambas at home. While the students were away, we spent Christmas here at the college and then went on holidays with our friends Greg and Dariel from Canada, to Mombasa, Kenya and Zanzibar, Tanzania. Our Christmas was quite different this year. Without all the hoopla we both agreed it was very nice. We were able to focus on the birth of Christ and what that means to us. There were five of us Wazungu (white folk) left at the college so ... read more
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