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Published: March 28th 2008
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Meet Don
Our new guard dog Meet Don. Don is the newest addition to our household. We began a search for a dog after a thief paid a visit when George was gone to California in January. A hole was cut in the fence and the thief helped himself to a few things. Fortunately, he did not try to come in the house, but limited himself to what he found outside. Generally, most Tanzanians are very afraid of dogs, particularly ones like Don, who can be quite intimidating. Don is a retired mine detection dog. He is seven years old, and obviously has a few good years left. The owner wanted him to have a good home, and so we were the ones who got him. He's adapted quite well, and definitely earns his keep.
On to other things that have been going on lately. It seems like I have stayed in the kitchen - cooking, cooking, and more cooking. We've had quite a lot of company lately. Among those have been a couple of couples from the congregation at Moshi. We are trying to have several in our home at a time, to develop closer ties to the members of the church here. It is
so difficult when there is the ever present language barrier. Therefore, we are trying to have at least one English speaker, along with others who do not speak English, to make the visiting a little easier. It's good practice for us, though, with our Swahili speaking.
Last week we went out to eat after Wednesday Bible class. As soon as we got seated we heard a lot of noise down below in the street, and soon found out that a parade was going by. It turned out to be a parade celebrating Mohammad's birthday.
George continues to study with our gardener, who is still showing great interest. He usually has a whole list of Bible questions every time they meet. We often see Charles reading his Bible during his lunch break. He is going to have great challenges, should he decide to obey the gospel. The community in which he lives is predominantly Catholic. He has indicated that if he becomes a Christian, it is likely that the community - his friends and neighbors in the area will shun him. This would greatly affect his family. Please keep him in your prayers, as he counts the cost. His
Driving Up Meru
We took an afternoon excursion with the Samfords a couple of weeks ago. This picture shows us looking back towards the valley, as we ascend the side of the mountain. wife is due to have their 3rd baby any time, and I have recently finished a baby quilt to give to them. I am hoping that some of the ladies from the congregation here will go with me to visit her, once the baby is born.
Several of the ladies met Wednesday afternoon, to have a devotional together, before Wednesday Bible class. I taught a short lesson, and afterwards, the ladies discussed the menu for the lunch we will have Sunday. There is going to be a lunch, and afterwards, a singing. Discussing the menu is kind of humorous to me, because it always ends up being the same. I encouraged them to make it simple enough, so that no one needs to be tending to the food during worship. That is a problem in many places. It is difficult and time consuming to be expected to feed a a hungry crowd after Sunday services, when the food needs to be cooked over an open fire. However, I try to stress to them that worship is more important than the meal. It's not a problem unique to Africa.
Life has returned to a somewhat "normal" schedule. Julia and
Getting Closer to the Top of Meru
A wonderful day, enjoying God's beautiful creation Jacob have returned to school, Luke and Lindsey are back to their school work again, and George has begun his teaching schedule again at the school of preaching. This quarter he is teaching Homiletics I to the first year students. Luke is accompanying him every Friday and taking this class, as well. Next week George will also begin teaching a new class at Kilimanjaro Bible School, on the books of Mark and Luke. He also continues to teach every Wednesday night, presently on Personal Evangelism.
We are excited about an opportunity that we may have to work in an outlying area, where we have not yet been. Hopefully we will have more details to share about that in the next couple of weeks.
Thank you so much for your continued support for our family. This year seems to be flying by. We've been working on our itinerary for our furlough in the fall, and we are looking forward to seeing many of you face to face. How wonderful that will be!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Joy
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Dustin
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Gazelle ribs?
What kind of meat do gazelle ribs taste like? And I like your new dog! German shepherds are Nathan's favorite dog. We can't wait to see you. Love, Dustin and family