Author: Steven Hendrix

I am a missionary engineer currently working with Blessed2BlessU Ministries, Inc. to build a school in Maasai Tribal area of Kiruani, Tanzania

Schools out for two weeks so a cleaning i will go

The school is officially on a two week break that started on Monday (technically the school closed on the Friday before but normal weekend activities took place leaving me to the break activities starting on Monday).  Part of the two week break will consumed with the required trip out of country.  It really is a…

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A normal weekly schedule

Several folks have asked I give them an idea of what my life is like at the new site since I am not doing all the physical work I used to do for the other ministry.  While I doubt anyone has a set in stone schedule that is never adjusted from week to week, I…

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Tiny House Tanzania Season 3 Episode 3

A tiny house in Tanzania, really most any house not in a city, is what we call “off-grid.”  This means exactly what it sounds like.  We live off the electrical grid, the water grid, the sewer grid, the trash pick up grid.  It is vital to do your planning considering this situation. The cats story…

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I hope you don’t mind but I want to brag a little.

Yep.  I want to brag a little today.  Don’t worry I am not here to brag about myself, but about the kids at our school.  For newer readers, we have 43 kids at the school aged 4 to 9, with the majority being on the lower end of that age range.  Our kids live in…

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Tiny House Tanzania Season 3 Episode 2

So I promised some stories about being creative on the Tiny House Tanzania that I think even Zack from Tiny House Nation on FYI Network would be proud of.  This week I am going to talk about the bathroom.   I made the decision early on to switch to a tile floor throughout the house instead…

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Why Reading to our Students is so Important!

When I was home in June, I asked people to consider making videos of them reading a child’s book, especially illustrated books.  The reason, simply enough is for the kids to get as much exposure as possible to having books read to them in English.  Unfortunately I have not heard of anyone getting me any…

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Basic Introduction to living in a Tiny House Tanzania

As many of you know from some of my earlier blogs, I am a fan of home improvement shows and the Tiny House Nation show on FYI channel with John and Zack.  I have always enjoyed seeing some of the creative ideas they came up with to get the most of the tiny houses on…

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I’m Back

Before I get into the blog, I want to say thank you to everyone who contributed to my birthday fundraiser for the school.  We raised $750. Pre-Unity Class on First day of Second Semester I am not sure why, but the first blog I write upon returning to Tanzania is a difficult one to focus…

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