On Tuesday morning we left Musoma early and arrived in the small town of Mogabiri, the service location for Eva Lapp and Andre Eisenbeis. Mogabiri is on the escarpment and enjoys cooler weather at a higher elevation. This is great farming and banana country! Eva and Andre were…
Alicia with Elizabeth – the college secretary and a great friend to Alicia. Today we left Musoma town with Bri, Anneliese, Melanie, and Kelsey at 7:30 in the morning in the our Landrover. The agenda was to visit Alicia Hofer at her service location in the nearby…
Twila and Mr. Lot Misinzo, IMARA Director On Thursday evening we left Ikoma and took Alia with us to Mugumu to visit Twila Albrecht and Katrina Kennel who have been living there. We arrived at Mugumu in the early evening, in time to host everyone for dinner…
On Thursday morning we left Nata to visit Alia Munley at Ikoma Cultural Center, which is halfway between Nata and Mugumu (about 30-45 minutes from both towns.) We arrived to Alia having her morning breakfast in the outdoor sitting area in the shade of the trees. She had…
Mwalimu Neema with students. On Tuesday we drove to the small town of Nata, located near the Serengeti National Park, to visit Ellie Shertz, Jama Yoder, and Jordan Weaver. Ellie and Jama are working with the Grumeti Fund (a non-profit community outreach organization funded by the Grumeti…
Safari – Sat. Feb. 22nd – Visit to Butiama On our last day of our safari we loaded a rented bus to make the 3 hour drive to Musoma. We enjoyed our 2 nights of camping at Ikoma Cultural Center, which included exposure to Ikoma traditional culture and Ikoma…
Grumeti visit – Friday Feb. 21st On Friday, the last day of our safari, we visited Grumeti Reserve about 45 minutes from Ikoma where we were camping. Grumeti Reserve is a very large hunting block that borders the Serengeti National Park and is situated in the path of the…
The safari – Wednesday, Feb. 19th, 2014 On Wednesday we broke camp at Ngorongoro and loaded the Land Cruisers for the short hour trip to Olduvai Gorge (Oldupai is the correct Maasai name). Olduvai is famous for its hominid fossils dating back more than a million years ago, and…
The safari – Tuesday, Feb. 18th, 2014 While the students get settled into their service assignments, we’ll update you on the week-long trip from Dar es Salaam to Musoma. On Monday the 17th, we took a 9 hour bus ride from Dar to Arusha. We spent the night at…
I am writing on Monday evening having finally hung the last mosquito net in our new house and Isaac and Mara are tucked in. We are living in a house on the campus of the Mennonite Theological College of East Africa (MTCEA). Of course it is not only…
