This last month has been busy, exciting, sometimes overwhelming and once again a beautiful reminder of the blessings I have in my life not only from the perspective of what is available to me in the states but also the love of those who support and believe in me.Let me start with some of the…
Last Week in Tanzania…for 2014
Hello everyone, it has been a while since I could get internet and power at the same time and therefore it has been three weeks since I wrote a blog. That means this one is going to be long. Thought about breaking it out but every time I do that one blog gets a lot…
My Cup Overflows with Blessings
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 1:3 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will…
A lot more paint!
This was another full week on site. I had planned to head out early Monday morning but they sent an order for medicines in by text so I had to wait until the pharmacy opened Monday morning to go buy those items. After getting the items and stopping to buy some bread for meals I…
Positive Work Attitudes
A couple of weeks ago I talked about some of the fatalistic attitude you will find here in Tanzania and honestly in much of the majority world. Want to make sure we are using terms the same here: Fatalism is the belief that what will happen has already been decided and cannot be changed from…
That is a lot of paint!!!!
This has been a full week and many things I think are worth sharing both from the standpoint of what it takes to do things here or slightly humorous. So basically this will more than likely be a long blog.As I mentioned a couple of blogs ago, I will be moving out to the site to live…
Nairobi last visit of the year
This was my last visit to Nairobi and I tried to make it a big one. I added three days to the normal trip so I would not be so rushed especially since it is a day there and a day back on the shuttle. Was glad I did as I was able to work…
Peace Corp Volunteer Girls Conference
Got the opportunity to particpate in the Girl’s Conference put on by some of the Peace Corp volunteers. They did a four day event in Singida, housing and feeding the girls from I think 6 different secondary schools in rural areas for a total of about 30 girls with the purpose to empower them. They…
Changes are part of life-Moving
Changes are part of life. Things are changing fast here in Tanzania since the roads have been completed linking major cities and regions of the country. The number of buildings being built here in Singida reminds me of the Fairview Road area of Simpsonville. I remember when we got the Hardee’s at the intersection with…
Eyeglasses and Note Cards
Virginia, a church member at Mauldin United Methodist collected eyeglasses and mailed them over along with a few goodies for me in the box. There were 60 pairs of glasses and the staff at the medical clinic jumped on the chance to start distributing them. They started at the local flea markets that pop up once…
Steve and Barnabas 