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...