The Closing of a Chapter

Jensen family photo

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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Moving to Iringa

Iringa congregation

On Thursday, December 9, we -George, Joy – along with Carey Samford, headed to Iringa in order to search for housing.  It was a 14-hour trip with very few stops.  After a week of searching, which meant driving the streets from morning till night, looking, knocking, and asking, we were able to secure housing for . . . → Read More: Moving to Iringa

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Graduation: Closing One Chapter and Opening Another

Preacher Students Come For Supper

Our work with the Andrew Connally School of Preaching has been rewarding. I am especially thankful to have been the teacher for such vital classes as Homiletics I and II, The Preacher & his work, Personal Evangelism, Marriage & Family, Romans & Galatians, Missions, and Minor Prophets. Other classes I have taught to previous graduates . . . → Read More: Graduation: Closing One Chapter and Opening Another

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God’s Providence: Who Can Fathom?

Julia and Lee, Wedding Date:  July 23, 2010

Our wonderful supporters often ask questions which indicate their genuine concern for our children. It is one thing for Joy and I to make a commitment to live in a third world country, but what about the impact upon our children? These issues have been the subject of many prayers and . . . → Read More: God’s Providence: Who Can Fathom?

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Transition

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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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Thank You for the Prayers

Jensen's Totaled Vehicle

Our family is overwhelmed with the outpouring of concern, and the many prayers offered on our behalf, regarding the recent accident.  George and Jacob are recovering, although George, especially, still has some internal bruising that is causing him a good amount of discomfort.  We solicit your continued prayers as we deal with various . . . → Read More: Thank You for the Prayers

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We Are Blessed

During our travels over the last few weeks, we have been blessed to meet many fine people.  Everywhere we’ve visited, we’ve found a warm welcome.  Many families have opened their home to us, fed us, given us a place to sleep, given us a place to do laundry, etc.   We just want to say thank . . . → Read More: We Are Blessed

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Roundhouse 2008

It’s hard to believe, but Roundhouse 2008 is now history.  We have been anticipating it for months, and it’s always over way too soon.  The only part that would need to change if it lasted any longer is somehow, we would need to find a way to get some more sleep.  Because we are wanting . . . → Read More: Roundhouse 2008

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On the Road Again

We’ve been in the States for a month now, and we are one week into our seven week road trip. Everything has gone great so far. We’ve been in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and now we are in Tennessee for the weekend. Earlier in the week we enjoyed a brief stopover at Freed Hardeman University, where George . . . → Read More: On the Road Again

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We Made It!

We are happy to say that we had a great trip back to the States.  We left Tanzania Tuesday evening, and arrived Wednesday afternoon, which ended up being a trip of about 25 hours, when the time difference is factored in.  We are happy to be with my parents, and look forward to spending about . . . → Read More: We Made It!

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