Thursday, I woke up as nervous as nervous gets.  I know it’s stupid; God is in control of it all.  I know that, it’s just that, well, I don’t know what it is, but I was still nervous.  I got some great emails with words of encouragement to help get me through the morning.  Honey, thank you for the prayer Wednesday night at 10:00 (3:00 your time), ( Read more... )

Wednesday…Well, I was supposed to start getting pictures taken with the children (it’s part of my going away gift) at breakfast, but that wasn’t possible.  So, I sat and chatted with the ladies while we served breakfast.  Afterwards, two of my English students came for a private lesson b/c they missed Tuesday’s lesson.  That went well and then I ( Read more... )

Tuesday…Well, it was a long day, as usual but a VERY good one.  I was supposed to plan out my lessons for today and Thursday with the videos for English class but the VCR decided that it didn’t want to work.  Well, instead of getting upset, I decided that I didn’t need the tapes.  I layed out my lesson plan for the two days in 45 minutes, as ( Read more... )

Okay, so Saturday really wasn’t very eventful. It was a continuation of Friday.  I also organized all of my things into groups - staying here, mailing home, and going to Europe.  I had to do it early b/c I’m sending some things home with the groups that are coming.  That’ll save on postage!  We watched “Conspiracy Theory” and I went to be late.

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So Thursdays are probably among my busier days now just b/c of English class and getting home so late.  I woke up and instantly began praying that the tv would work.  In addition to that prayer, I threw in a “if it doesn’t work, please provide me with a lesson.”  I guess God figured it would be easier if the tv worked, which I was thankful for.  So ( Read more... )

Lots of catching up to do!   Okay, here we go.  Hold on to your hats b/c this is the brief version.  (yes, it’s possible that there is a longer version, a much longer version)  Saturday was a truly amazing day.  Okay, you remember the Bibi that I met in the village like my first week in Tanzania,?  Well, I got to go visit her here in Dar.  Many of ( Read more... )

Okay, so I just wanted to say real quick - thanks Christina! I got your package and love everything! It means a lot. I miss you tons and can't wait to see you HERE in Africa in a month and 2 days! Ahh! For the rest of you reading this, I'm working on a post really soon. sorry, things have been really busy. Maybe tonight I can get it done! ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've added the pictures of my Kilimanjaro hairstyle, a few baptismal pictures, and then some of the kids. We had another baptism yesterday, so I'll try to get those online soon too. Enjoy them and let me know what you think! Here's the link again.

Okay, so I left off on Tuesday, and I completely forgot to mention that I ran into Nordin again! He was getting on the dala-dala to come see me at Neema House. I found out that he is a Seventh-Day Adventist, but he’s going to come to church on Sunday and check things out. Just keep praying for him, that he will read “The Ragamuffin Gospel” and ( Read more... )

Psalm 51:17 says, "the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." I've been reading through the Psalms and this verse just really jumped out at me. Since being here in Africa, God has broken my heart time and time again. It's a beautiful experience because it brings you a step closer to God ( Read more... )