Richard and I pulled out of Oilcom a few minutes past dawn and after topping off with diesel. The 2-hour ride to Makambako was uneventful although we were able to listen to two John Piper sermons using my media player. Our stop in Makambako was necessary to pick up Mchungaji (pastor) Mbogela. His home was [...]
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One-armed
Got Asher zonked out in my left arm so I’m pecking the keys w/ my right.
Just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Conover. We had agreat time with you this morning.
I’ll fill the rest of you in on our day once I’ve got 2 hands [...]
Continent x 4
On the day of Asher’s arrival, his birth announcement received congratulations from four different continents. North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. That’s uncommon in most cases but we now see that’s the norm for an MK (missionary kid). And even more norm for an MK who has parents whom love to blog!
This is going to [...]
under: Asher's Arrival, Mental Missions
Challenge you may not know
More than ever, a particular part of being a christian has become a challenge for me. In general, each day of life in the States is filled with nothing but Americans (mostly) and each Sunday is spent in a home church. In that home, most of those around us are extremely easy to [...]
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A Place Far, Far Away
If you’ve ever traveled overseas, especially to a 3rd world country, and spent time close to real life there, the feelings I’m about to describe may be a little familiar.
I went to town this afternoon and on the 15-minute ride there, I had a little time to just ride and think about what I was [...]
Thinking Swahili
I’m enjoying where I am in terms of speaking Swahili. I’ve probably had hundreds of conversations by now, both short and long. I love being able to communicate with people in the language they know best. Rich Reid, a good friend of ours who has served in numerous places overseas, wrote to [...]
under: Life in Iringa, Mental Missions
Ninasikiaje kuhusu kuja nyumbani?
How do I feel about coming home?
To tell the truth, my first feelings were ones of a little disappointment. I miss home, family, and friends a lot but we’ve spent a long time preparing to get here. Finally, we’re here and as soon as we finish language school, we’re going back home. I’ve just been [...]
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View from the Passenger Seat
Well, on Friday our air freight shipment items were taken out to JAARS shipping to get packed up and sent to Tanzania. Mom and Ralph (stepdad) were in town a few days to visit and they brought their F150 truck. So, I took advantage of the opportunity and got him to drive me and our [...]
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Testing is a busy-time
I’m currently testing all of my equipment and hit a lil snag that has had my computer disabled. I’ll give you the fun techie details later. I just wanted to post this note in the meanwhile.
Today’s good: The successful tests so far have sounded exceptional. I can’t wait to put all this equipment to use [...]
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McCall Florida Ripples
This past weekend we took a trip to Oviedo, FL to visit a church there. No, we’re not shopping for a new one. The commute would kill us anyway.
Below are two of the families that we got to know well and who got to know us well. You can see from the [...]
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