This may be a long post as I have several things to cover in this one blog. First will be about the team that visited when I first got back to Tanzania, Second will be a praise and prayer request and the last will be a story that highlights what it is like being a…

My apologies this blog has taken so long to be posted.  Typically, when I arrive in Tanzania, I am swept up in looking for changes and problems and trying to remember all the kids names.  Now multiple that by the fact I was gone for 9 months instead of 1 month.  Add to that early…

So it is finally going to happen. I am headed back to Tanzania. This has been my longest break since starting in the full time mission field and the most “in limbo” I have felt. I think it is funny that it was the US Government that led to all this confusion and not the…

This week we are kicking off a couple of new items that I have been working on while waiting for my passport to get renewed by the US Government. The first is a big one and I am hoping we can count on your support to help. We are raising funds through a virtual fundraising…

As I write this update, I want to start by giving a big Hongera (Congratulations) to our Standard 4 students on their first government standardized test and Asante (thank you) to everyone who prayed for them. The results for our ward are back which shows how our students did against 441 Standard 4 students in…

I have mentioned from time to time about how our students do with the testing, math competitions and spelling bees, but all of that is really internal. I mean our teachers write and grade their tests. I create the competitions. Plans to test our kids against other schools always failed to materialize. So this year…

I promised to give you updates on all three major areas of the ministry with the last being about the school itself which you can find here if you missed it. This wee I am wanting to give you an update on myself. While I have been home enjoying hot showers, clothes washer, time with…

I realize it has been a while since I wrote a blog and I am sorry for that. Over Easter several folks asked my folks some questions that made me realize I need to give everyone an update on the school, myself and things in Tanzania in general. Instead of dumping all of that information…

Thank you to everyone who has been waiting for an update on the school. As with everything to do with the year 2020 my last days on site and my early visit home have been different than normal. We had a lot going on at the school as I tried to leave because the Tanzania…