As we travel along the road: A glimpse of life in the car with the kids... Garrett ~ "What state are we in now?" Gracie ~ "How far to the next bathroom?" Emily ~ "Where are we going tomorrow?" Kelly ~ "Zzzzzzzz" While we've been home we've been blessed to share our time with some amazing friends and family! We've traveled a little over 12,000 miles so far, back and forth along I-20, fundraising and reporting on the work done this last year and we're not done just yet! So far we've been in 8 different states across the south, but we've spent most of our time in Texas and Alabama. So we thought we would share a few family pictures for you to enjoy. We celebrated Gracie's 6th birthday last week, once with family and ... read more

We're all packed up and ready to go! The suitcases are all lined up in rows in the living room and this morning we are going to worship in Moshi to say farewell to the brethren there and then George will be driving us up to Arusha where we will visit with the congregation there this evening and stay the night with Cy & Stephanie before getting up Monday morning to catch the 7AM bus to the airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The adventure home begins... Safari Njema will be the phrase for the day... "Have a good Journey!" Timothy came by to say a more personal good bye last night and dropped off the plans that he had drawn up for the proposed school building out in Boma Ngombe, so we will have those with us ... read more

What a change 4 months can make…. As I sat on the short little wooden couch in this dimly painted blue living room at the orphanage house in Machame, the memories came flooding in and thoughts of amazment overwhelmed me with how God steps in and uses our lives to accomplish His plans. I remembered back to the first time I had entered the room a little over four months ago to hold a Bible Study, in this home, where I didn’t know anyone upon arrival but was welcomed in by all who were around. We had the Northport group from Alabama here with us, and a primarily young group of first timers in the mission field. I had three young college girls walking with me during this particular day and Abigail by my side as ... read more

The Short Rains have begun.. Last year it all started around the end of September, but it seems to be getting started a little eariler this year! We've been warning the Jensen's that Rain= POWER OUTAGES, and many of them. Welcome to AFRICA! We've had three days this week with significant power loss, and had to crank up the good ol' generator to keep things in the refrigerator from going bad. But its not bad during the day.. at night well you might as well just go to bed early and try again in the morning. The difficult part is working on the computer and loosing something you are working on.. We've all been there, & done that. It's just getting underway, so its not too bad yet, just a little rain here and there. ... read more

Brent has been working towards getting this project started for some time now, and after outlining the plans and getting the first class underway, he is more excited than ever to be "breaking ground" in such an amazing area of growth for the Lord's church here in East Africa. There's nothing new under the sun, but often times a more efficient way of getting it done and that is what he is hoping to accomplish through teaching this survival garden course. Brent taught the first class this last week, which consisted of 8 Tanzanian men, along with Emily, Garrett, Gracie, Anthony Brown, myself, & Kelly. The class began looking at the basics of gardening, compost piles, creating the raised beds and making the most use of a lesser amount of space working in an alloted ... read more