A GREAT INVENTION

Why couldn't i be the one to invent this? It's a toothbrush that has toothpaste in the barrel. All you do is twist the knob and it is applied automatically to your toothbrush. I guess you can get 30 brushes out of one brush. I bought 2!!!

My invention will probably be hairspray in a brush.... any takers?

Map of Uswaa

This satellite picture shows where I'll be staying... on the southern slope of Mount Kilimanjaro. It is in the jungle with only a one lane dirt road out. It's rainy season right now... so getting up there and getting out is always a problem. We have to drive (or walk) up the side of a very steep mountain slope... if you've ever been on Trailridge in CO you might get the picture. If you happen to meet a vehicle on the road, one of you has to back up until you can find a place to pull over. SCARY!!!

Link to view village of Uswaa

Places I'll Be

I'm going to land at Kilimanjaro airport. When I get picked up from there (approx. 9:00 p.m.) I will be taken to a small village on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Some of the other places I will go while I'm there are: Arusha, Moshi, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam and possibly Tobora.

Can you find the places I mentioned on this map? Tanzania Map

....Days Away

As of this posting, I will be leaving for Tanzania in 24 days. Most people would be ready, right? Well, that's not how things work when you go to Africa. At least not with the group I travel with. I remember two years ago we didn't even know where we were going to be sleeping until we landed. If everything went smoothly last time, why am I worried now? Why don't I just trust God and know that everything will work out... it always does?

I do have a pile of "gifts" and medicines and clothes in a corner of my bedroom... so at least I've got a start. Unfortunately that's all I have prepared. I'm supposed to do some workshops for the teachers at one of the schools there and don't know what I'm going to do... guess I'd better get busy. I did buy our AIDS orphan (Happiness) some sheets for her bed, a polar fleece blanket, some socks, a bible, backpack and some misc. things. I can't wait to see her again!!! I'll post more as I start doing more to get ready.

May 2009 Trip

I'm getting ready to go back to Tanzania!! I can't wait. Full of different feelings. Excitement, apprehension, unpreparedness, awe and thankfulness to name just a few. I'm excited to go back and see my "friends and family" over there. I'm apprehensive because I haven't made any arrangements yet and I leave in less than 30 days. I'm unprepared because as I just said, I leave soon and haven't planned any lessons to teach. I'm in awe because I can't believe I get to go back to my beautiful Tanzania. The greatest feeling is probably thankfulness. I'm so thankful for this opportunity and so thankful for those who have made this dream a reality.

The weather will be pretty descent. I won't be staying in Arusha, but it is the closest city, so I'm assuming the weather will be similar to Arusha's. l but I still don't know what to pack!