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April 9th, 2012%
So many books have been written about life in Africa. Real life adventures of legendary figures like Fredrick Courtney Selous or the exploits of the great ivory hunters make for stimulating reading. Such nostalgia from by-gone days seems almost fictional.
Remarkably, the wildness of Africa in many places remains untamed. Areas remain where neither electricity . . . → Read More: The Closing of a Chapter
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October 16th, 2011%
Our Lord gave us a monumental charge – to go into all the world with the saving gospel. He died that men might live. This commission in His own words reads: “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of . . . → Read More: The Great Commission’s Second Part
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November 30th, 2010% Sunday we worshiped with the Monduli Juu congregation, which is located in..you guessed it…Monduli Juu. We’ve worshiped with them once before, right before going on furlough, and have wanted to return. The membership of the congregation is primarily Massai. They have grown in number since the last time we were there, thanks to the evangelistic . . . → Read More: Our Sunday
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March 23rd, 2010%
The Kisongo congregation, close to ACSOP, hosted a two day seminar Saturday and Sunday, February 20 and 21. Jacob, Luke and Lindsey went Saturday morning, and George and I joined them after a Bible class with a recent convert. Sean Hochdorf taught the Sunday morning Bible class on the Home. There are many areas in . . . → Read More: Seminar at Kisongo
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August 2nd, 2009%
The last couple of weeks have been particularly busy. Earlier last week, George and Jacob came down with bad colds. George was feeling very badly, with many symptoms of malaria, and I ended up driving him to the local hospital that night to be checked. The test was negative, but the Dr. thought it would . . . → Read More: George and Jacob Left on a Jet Plane…I Headed to the Bush
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July 13th, 2009%
This past Sunday, the 12th, our family traveled to Babati to visit and worship with the Lord’s people. We were up at 4:30 a.m. and left our house at 6 a.m. We picked up Ahimediwe, who came along to translate, and then we were on our way. Babati is 172 kilometers from Arusha (107 miles), . . . → Read More: Sunday in Babati
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April 19th, 2009%
The last month or so has been quite hectic for our family. We realize that there haven’t been many blog posts lately. We have been so busy just trying to keep our heads above water. Most of the month of March George spent going back and forth to Arusha, in between all of his other . . . → Read More: Transition
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March 25th, 2009%
On the one hand, it hardly seems possible that we have been living in Tanzania for two years! On the other, Africa has truly become home to us, and we are accustomed to life as it is here. These two years have provided many opportunities for us to learn . . . → Read More: Sharpening Our Focus
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