Remember the Genesis story – the woman picked – she gave to her husband – he ate – God confronted them – he said, “the woman whom thou gavest me”! Blame shifting; fault finding, etc. Now, in no way is … Continue reading
A long standing (from the “dark” ages!) question uttered by travelers, especially children, is that plaintive cry of, “Aren’t we home yet?”. Often it was followed by, “How much longer?”. Again, the old saying was, “Home is where your hat … Continue reading
Sometimes your children get you to do things you don’t normally do. Somehow, I ended up with a pair of striped bell-bottom trousers. They may have come out of a “missionary barrel” somewhere but when we got to Africa they … Continue reading
After many years of ministry in the ‘boondocks’, Carol and I were asked to move into town to assume duties as Field Secretary (administrator) and Field Treasurer. We had enjoyed our years “out of town”, the supervision of primary schools, … Continue reading
“Mamani” was the name of a fairly large hill near the mission station of Kijima on which we first lived. It was a “different” type of hill from all the others in the area – bleak, no growing trees only … Continue reading
Everyone has pets, especially in Tanzania. Cats – to keep the rat/mouse population down! Dogs – to keep the hyenas at bay at night (or to provide a warning when the genet cats are after the chickens)! Then there are … Continue reading
He was a bright young student in the new extended primary school on Salawe church station. We had been assigned to develop the new ministry in the area and that included teaching the Bible Classes in the school. I really … Continue reading
A wedding was for all to enjoy – and this one was well remembered. A young man from close to the mission station church had made all the arrangements to marry a young lady from a village a little over … Continue reading
Soon after my arrival in Tanzania, and because I learned the language as a child out there and still had a bit of a handle on it, Richard corralled me as part of his team in what was called “Short … Continue reading
No doubt you heard of the shysters during the Alaska gold-rush days – those who purchased the gold. Before them, on the counter, was a felt or flannel cloth which caught and retained any gold dust spilt. And, of course, … Continue reading