Preparation Day

We are on the last day of preparation for our long trip to Moshi, Tanzania, Africa. We're getting all the loose ends tied up, a few more shopping items and to finish packing. There are many items we are taking to Mary and her family to bless them. Giving their lives to the Lord for his service in Africa is not a small thing. Mary and Peter have been married for two years, and have a baby, Hope, that is 14 mos. Hope is recuperating from Malaria as I write this, she's recuperating very well.

I have been reading about David Livingstone and his missionary adventures. He was an anti-slavery acitivist in Zanzabar, which we are going to visit the last week we are there. There is a church on top of the slave trade areas in Zanzabar built in his honor. He covered 29,000 miles during his lifetime touching many tribes for the Lord. He paved the way for missionaries in Africa. I will be reading more about him in the days to come.

Georgia, I and Lesli are very excited and somewhat apprehensive about our trip. Apprehensive because of not knowing what to expect, but knowing that we defintiely are in wonderful hands with Mary and Peter. I personally am looking forward to the new terrain, the plants, trees, animals, insects, and birds. I'm bringing a pair of binoculars which I'm sure will hang around my neck for most of the trip. We will find out first hand about Mary and Peter's ministry there, get to know the team they work with, visit the Massai tribe, orphanage, boys home, an overnight safari, and many other adventures.

I plan on posting more on this blog as well as a few of the hundreds of pictures that I take.
Until next time, thanks to all who continue to pray for our trip, that it would be all that the Lord has planned and that His purposes be fulfilled in it.