Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy!

We lift up the people of Haiti to You.
O God, hear our prayer!

oh Tanzania...

It was exactly two years ago today that I arrived in Dar es Salaam for my semester in Tanzania.

I recently heard from a friend of mine who is going on this year's trip and he was asking for advice for the time there and if there were any items I wished I'd brought or that were very useful to me during my time there.

My response was hands down...my head lamp! I used this wonderful invention almost every day for the 3 months and am so glad I brought it...from the night trips to the long-drop out houses to living in a tent it was an all around great purchase!

I also shared how important it is to take the time to visit with the people from the local villages around our campus...I regret not having spent even more time working on the language and communing with the people nearby.

I asked for a hello to be relayed to my friend Grace (pictured here), one of the women who did the washing of clothes for the students. (Here Maria and I are learning to make ugali...a corn meal staple for folks in that area.)

"You are my hiding place, You always fill my heart with songs of deliverance; whenever I feel afraid...

I will trust in You!!!"

Just uploaded a music playlist to this here blog...enjoy! It's kind of a random variety of my interests. Thank you Kacie, for showing me the ropes!

farewell...

Two weeks of caring for these hens has come to an end.... I have to admit, I grew kind of fond of them.