With everything that has been going on here in Tanzania, I have gotten behind in some of my stories to tell here on the blog. While Doug and Frank were visiting, we had our end of February tests for the students which allowed them to help us present the top students with their prizes. The…
International Women’s Day at Kiruani TAG Church
It is Sunday morning in Kiruani TAG church, and I walk up to the church building to several kids exploding forth from their Sunday School area to greet me with a chittering chant of “Steve, Steve, Steve…” I give each of them a hug or fist bump in greeting while trying to remember everyone’s name…
My name is Steve-get used to it! Sorry but not sorry
I decided to save this story for a week so Doug and Frank can get home and forget all about checking my blog regularly before I tell it. There is something you may need to get used to or accept if you come to visit our school. The kids in our village area think all…
Doug and Frank 2019 visit #1
It has been a busy couple of weeks here in Kiruani. Doug and Frank from Blessed2BlessU Ministries, Inc. (the group I am working with to help build the school) came over from the USA to visit the site and set in motion our next big journey. There are a lot of stories from these two…
Weekly photo contest, hiring a teacher and finally over the flu
Photo A Photo B Photo C Photo D Photo E This week I had several photos I liked so I am going to let you choose the best. Please vote so I know what kind of photos you like best. Finally, after about 5 weeks I can finally say I feel like I have kicked…
School update as Finish up a month back at school
Thank you to everyone who has been concerned for my health and praying. The affects of the flu are gone except for a nagging sore throat, dry cough that is most likely being exacerbated by the constant cooking fire smoke and dust in the air. I had a good week at the school.The school year is…
Conversations with Barnabas: Meet Mery
Before I get started, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who wished me well after last week’s blog. My fever finally broke for good that Monday night. I have been coughing it all up out of the deep recess of my lungs this week. My throat is still very raw feeling and I…
Some weeks I wonder if I should even write a blog
How to best describe my first week back at site in 2019. How about two words: Sprite Zero. Don’t understand? I love Coke Zero. finding it here was a true blessing for my mental state. I look forward to going into town once a week, getting some attempt at western food and a cold Coke…
End of Year Tests, Alternative Christmas Gifts
Last week, I talked about the Christmas gifts as a single blog because I felt it deserved it’s on spotlight. Today I want to finish up our school year and the final testing.When I went around talking during my trip home in June, I told folks we had a goal of increasing the academic performance…
Christmas Gift Bags at the School!!!!!
Sometimes my time here is the the absolute best thing I have ever gotten to do in my life. This week definitely was that way. I have been mentioning the Christmas shoebox alternative proposed by a church in the USA. Well this was the week we gave the bags to the kids. The project started…
Steve and Barnabas 