Life in Tanzania (2013-2017) – Page 9

Ruaha Safari

As I mentioned in my last post, the Ayling family invited me to accompany them to Ruaha National Park for a safari. It was on this trip that we were stopped for smuggling honey (or weapons), and also that we had a flat tire in the middle of lion country. Unfortunately (or maybe…

Tested and Tried

Exactly two weeks after landing in Dar es Salaam, I had my first (and hopefully only!) experience with malaria. I was so sick I thought I would die if I vomited another time. Sitting on the concrete floor of the choo (bathroom), I desperately asked God to heal me. He did, through the kind assistance…

Language School

Thanks to the hard work of Amy and Lucy, our language coaches, I am now able to speak a few sentences in Swahili, and able to understand a large base vocabulary! I was so surprised to realize while at a Swahili church service (more about that in a later post!) that I could actually catch…

Exploring Iringa

As many of you know, I enjoy being outdoors. Being in Iringa offered a world of opportunities for hiking and exploration. Iringa is located in the southern half of Tanzania, and is a semi-arid mountainous region. There are a number of trails and footpaths surrounding River Valley Camp, which I was free to explore each…

I Made It!

Its 11:13 p.m. here, so I’ll make this short and sweet: I MADE IT TO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA!!!! All of my flights went well. My plethora of bags and bicycle made it. Customs was a breeze. That’s not to say the last twenty-five hours weren’t emotional. Leaving my family was crazy hard. Getting harassed…

For Two Years…

In Philip Keller’s book on Psalm 23, he exposes the sheep in all its insufficiency, helplessness, and utter dependence on the shepherd. There are certain points in life where my own insufficiency, helplessness, and utter dependence on the Shepherd are displayed in all the brilliance of a glaring neon sign. Ugly. I don’t like this….

Ministry Update: Tickets and a Special Request

I have exciting news!!!! I have my tickets for Tanzania! And housing… I think! And…the opportunity to go to language school for the first month I’m there! From my NTM Ministry blog: It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord provides and works things out for His glory! As of today, I am officially…

Vanity Fair

As a ten year old reading Pilgrim’s Progress, I found Christian’s many stops on his journey relatively uninteresting, not grasping Bunyan’s wisdom or insight into the many things that can distract a Christian in his or her walk of faith. Now, fourteen years later, I get it. I can look back and see where I have…

God’s Mind for the Nations

Pastor Samuel Vinkhumbo preaches from Jeremiah 1:5, explaining God’s call on Jeremiah’s life, and on our lives, that reaches to the nations.

A Glimpse into Life at HOPAC…

In the last two weeks, I’ve received lots of questions about life at HOPAC, the students there, what I’ll be teaching, etc. Some of the answers I know. I’ll be teaching 9-12th grade English Literature. That’s easy. Others, I don’t know so much. But just yesterday, I read the following post, written by Amy, who…