Math Competition, prepping for end of year and some odds and ends

Morning Parade with Kilimanjaro peaking out between the building and the tree. I would like to apologize for missing the last two weeks.  It was due to a combination of factors.  My computer once again succumbed to the heat, dust and travel conditions of living in remote areas that are difficult to travel to and from…

Week in the Ville

This week has been a great cross section of what life is often like here so I thought I would do a discussion of major events of each day this last week.  This blog will hopefully illustrate some of the frustrations of being white in Tanzania as well as many of the frustrations with individuals/groups…

Hammer Time! Oh Wait that was how you fix a military vehicle.

This was another good week of work.  School is out so I have a lot of projects I need to complete before the kids come tear everything up again.  I guess I got job security that way.I will start off with my Saturday afternoon project after spending a very long morning responding to emails.  Things…

Back to work

Just over a week back in Tanzania and still have not made it all the way back to the village but have gotten back to work and fun.  The first couple of days were spent in Arusha with William and Martha Makali and getting back into the swing of things.  The first task was getting…

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…

Barnabas 2nd Newsletter-June 2014

Hello all.  This is Barnabas and dad is attaching my second newsletter to this blog-hopefully!  You can download each page by right clicking and choose save image.  Last Newsletter made it to California and New York where businesses and churches printed it out to give to kids.  Let’s see how many places can become involved…