We had a great time in and around Mombasa, North and South Coast. The city has a certain pulsating rythym that is both intoxicating and alluring. Crowded streets, busy markets, chaotic traffic, street hawkers and the mosques call to prayer all add to this huge melting pot of cultures and people. We spent time with an amazing couple doing work in both the North and South Coasts. To see the work God has done through them in such a short period of time is nothing s...

Mombasa has been an incredible adventure! It has been hard to write about because of all the emotions and feelings I have experienced in the few short days we've been here. It is not like anything I have experienced and has been hard to wrap by brain around it. The city is set on the coast of Kenya facing the Indian ocean. It is a mixture of Swahili Kenyan culture and the Muslim culture with a very heavy Arabic influence. Walking through Old Town Mombasa was li...

We had a wonderful time visiting David and Mary Ann Taylor's ministry in Arusha as well as meeting other missionaries and their work. We also had the opportnity to visit Moshi which has a similar feel to Arusha but much smaller and sits at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. There we were introduced to a great couple who showed us around, showed us their ministry with women trapped in prostitution which was AMAZING, and a slum with a very high Muslim population. The Wel...

We have now been in Arusha for a few days and have a little better idea of the layout of the city, what's available to furnish a home, and schooling options. We have spent these last few days meeting missionaries, seeing ministries and getting a better idea of the needs here in this part of the world. There seems to be a vibrant missionary community doing a myriad of different things. We have connected with a wonderful couple from Australia who have been workin...

On Monday (Dec. 1st) we packed up the car, sent Matt, Kennedy and Lindsay ahead of us on a bus and headed to Tanzania. The drive was very beautiful, just what I had imagined what Africa would be like. Acacia trees, red African soil, brightly dressed Masaai goat herders and herds of cattle moving across the desert in search of better grazing amongst the thorns and brush. We arrived in Arusha to find a wonderful oasis of tropical foilage and cooler temperatures as...