Sheep

It has been really busy here the past few weeks. I got back from visiting a Mikumi National Park and hadn't heard from work much. A lot of sheep had died during the time I had been gone :( maybe 8 or 10? The sheep would pretty much just fall down dead they would stagger some and then fall down kick some and then die. And when we opened them up there was no visible sign of why they died. And we finally figured it out that it is probably Magnesium deficiency. But it was so weird it was only affecting our young pregnant ewes that were about to lamb within a few days or a week. But thankfully the deaths have slowed down and so far no new ones have died with these symptoms since Monday.

Now onto better news. Lambing season has begun here it started Friday I think with one or two and has escalated rapidly. Today 15 were born. The lambs are so adorable I need to take some pictures and post. One started to follow me around like a little puppy dog. She is so cute. Oh and I'll post some pictures of the animals I saw from the National park to. I'll try to write more tomorrow about what else is going on here. There is never too many dull moments here. And when there are they are much appreciated. Have a great day.

Molasses

Someone told me the other day that I need to write on my blog more. So here it goes. :) My supervisor and his family just got back from a three month furlough, and so I have been busy taking care of the sheep, cows, and Masai.

Well know we are in the middle of the dry season and so have started to feed hay and some grain to the sheep. We are mixing molasses and water together and then pouring it onto the hay and the sheep love it. Some of our sheep are changing color because they really get into the food. :) 

When I was mixing the molasses and water one da,y a lot of flies were trying to get some of it. Molasses is somewhat sweet and so the flies like it. As I'm sure most of you know molasses is very sticky and hard to get off. Well the flies would land on the molasses and then when they were ready they would try to get away but couldn't. Seeing this I thought molasses is a lot like the pleasures of this world they might be sweet and enjoyable for a time, but then when you want to get away you are caught in it and it is very hard to get away. Or maybe we are like the sheep the molasses helps the food taste better, but then you can see the molasses stuck on them. And so it is like that with us. We may go into the world and take part in its activities, but then when we are done we always have the scars or stains of the past with us. Only God can help us get rid of the stains of our past.

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.   Isaiah 1:18 KJV

Prayer

This last Tuesday as I was sitting outside near the barn on a trailer used to haul bales of hay. I was listening to one of the Maasai reading out of a Swahili Bible. A few Maasai, that work here at Kibidula, that I know of are Christians and the rest I don't know. But I was praying that as Lesikar was reading he would understand what he was reading. I had been praying that God would send at least one person that either was Maasai or knew how to speak the Maasai language to reach out to our Maasai herdsmen. Then yesterday one of the Evangelism teachers Tamara came and told me that there were about 8 Maasai here and that some even had Bibles in the Maasai language. I was so happy and excited. God had answered my prayer before I had even prayed it. He has done it before, but it is always so exciting every time it happens. Then tonight at vespers I got to meet some of the Maasai evangelism students. One is an older lady she is really sweet. She even started to teach me a little of the Maasai language which I am excited to learn. I wish you could have been there to see all of the Maasai they were so excited to have more of their own people here. I'm so happy. I know God has a plan and it will be excited to see. I also learned this week that former students of the Kibidula Training Center have gone and worked with the Maasai in Northern Tanzania and I think some of these students that came maybe the results of former students efforts. It is so amazing to here of how God is working here in Tanzania.

There are 3 people here from the Czech Republic, hope I spelled it right. They are preparing to do evangelism efforts in Kisada and Nlolo villages somewhat close to Kibidula. They will be here for  a total of 2 months, and 3 more people are coming to help with the preaching.

Tonight I was asked to give the worship talk next Friday night. I am not used to talking in front of a group of people much and am nervous and I have no clue what to talk about. So please pray that God will give me the words to say, and that what I will say will be what, the Evangelism students and whoever else comes, will need to hear. I know that God will help me, but I'm nervous. Thanks for your prayers.

Please pray that God will give me wisdom every day when I work with the Maasai and with the sheep and cattle.

Please pray for two of our sheep specifically one lamb that was bitten by a snake earlier this week, and has recovered and seems fine, but I don't know if anything else is wrong with her. Then earlier that same day another lamb broke it's leg. It looked like  limp noodle thankfully no bone was sticking out of the skin. Please pray that it will heal, we set  the leg but it was  bad break.

Also we need more workers here at Kibidula to do the work. Please pray that God will send people here to help with the work of spreading the Gospel to Tanzania.

Thanks for following my blog. Have  a wonderful Sabbath Day!!

Little Bo Peep

I did lose some sheep, but they came home wagging their tails behind them. :) I have a new nickname Little Bo Peep. Over a week ago I was supposed to have the sheep come back to the barn a little early and when the sheep weren't back at the right time I went to look for them. Meanwhile the director who was waiting to pick up some sheep to take to Mafinga called and asked where I was. I said I'm looking for my sheep. He said something about Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep. Then on Sabbath I received a call from one of the Maasai saying that one of the sheep couldn't walk and needed to be brought back to the barn. Well there were no cars down campus so we had to wait until one returned from church. Well we finally got up there and the Maasai said that they had gone back to look for it and it had walked away. But it was found two days later. In the mean time on Monday I had someone come to me and tell me that if we had any sheep missing that most likely one of the Maasai was going to sell it. Well to make a long story short it wasn't true we had accidently picked up a village sheep in our herd and some people were wanting to go look at it to see if it was theirs. But it got all worked out we still have a villagers missing sheep but we will wait to see if the person gives the right description of the sheep before we give it back to them.

Oh and we will be doing more regular counts of our sheep. So I will be counting sheep over the next few days, but I will not fall asleep while doing so. :)

The Lay-Evangelists were here for a week and they have returned or started their return journey's home today. Tomorrow our Evangelism students start to come for the new session. So there will be many more people on campus.

Thanks for all of your prayers they help  a lot.

Never a dull moment

Well it has been over 3 months since I last posted. Time sure flies. I've been busy working and doing  my best to stay out of trouble :).   Anyways some things that have happened at Kibidula are the Lay Evangelist school had their graduation a month ago, the Lay missionaries arrived yesterday for a week, and the Agriculture school is having their graduation this wednesday, and they are really excited. The avocado project is producing lots of avocados and they are so yummy. People here have come up with some awesome recipes using avocados and they are so delicous. Fresh from the tree and it is so good to eat with bread. Anyways I love avocados. The primary school is out for a month. A missionary is leaving :(    It is now winter here in Africa, and it is cold. Like 40F or so at night, it may not sound cold but when the houses are not that insulated it gets really cold, and then a warm fire is sooooo nice. And the rainy season is over till next November or December. We have about 6,000 square bales of hay to feed our sheep through the dry season, and about 1,500 sheep to feed them to. Please pray for our sheep for their protection, and that we make it through the dry season without too many losses.  Please pray for our Maasai. Please pray that God will send more workers here to Kibidula we need more people to help with the work load.

Yeah I'm never bored there is always something to work on or do, and that is good. I really need to work on my garden. I'm growing more weeds than vegetables. Thanks for reading my post and if anyone wants to donate to Kibidula for a worthy project please do. You can go to http://www.outpostcenters.org/donate/    Put down the name of the person or the project you want to support and then the amount you would like to donate and you are able to do a onetime or monthly gift. Thanks for your prayers and your support.

Sabbath

Today I had a wonderful day. I woke up around 5:45 am. I arrived at the sheep barn about 7:10. We had 3 new lambs. One was 4.5 kgs about 9 lbs or so. Then I walked back home and got there about 8:30. I ate a leisurely breakefast. I was late to Sabbath School I arrived for about the last 5 minutes. Church was good and I am sure the sermon was good also, I just couldn't understand it. Afterwards I went to the Wabers house for lunch we had some good food. Rice, beans, cooking bananas, greens, fresh coconut, and salad. Then around 3 I went to a baptism that the Kibidula church was having. At least ten people were baptized in a pond near the church. And it was cold and rainy. The baptism was supposed to start at 2, but the pastor didn't get there till 5 maybe. Here in Tanzania the churches don't don't have an ordained pastor. There is one ordained pastor for the district, and there are man churches in the one district for the pastor to take care of. So things don't always start on time here. Anyways, here are some pictures that I took today while I was walking to church and of the baptism. It was cool and wet most of the day. And it was drizzling while we were watching the baptism. The people here have a lot of patience and seem to endure hardships better. It was kind of chilly today and no one seemed to mind the weather. I would say the temperature was about the mid 60s or so. So not really warm.  The choir was standing on the bank singing while the people were getting baptized. It was really special.

                                              This is Makame he is one of our Maasai herders.

                                Here are Kibidula sheep grazing on upper campus near the shop.

 

 

 

 

                                                     I love this picture she looks so happy.

Here is a picture of my feet after walking through the mud and through the brush. Not too bad. :)

 

 

Pictures

Here are some pictures of Kibidula. Not many.

 

 

 

                                                         My house that I live in

                                                The Maasai treating a cow.

                                              The view from the barn.

                                                     Sunrise over the swamp.

                                                    Some cool rock and water at Kibidula.

                                                    Our baby lambs. They are so cute!

                                               Some cute kittens born about two weeks ago.

More adventures

This post was written on Friday March 8

I have a lot of interesting conversations with our Maasai herders at Kibidula. I was talking with two of them about the sheep, and one received a phone call and I could hear a child in the background. I asked how many children he had and he has 6 kids. Then I asked the other Maasai and he has 8 kids. Then they volunteered the information that one has 3 wives and the other has 2. I wasn’t expecting that part of the conversation. J Oh and another day they were asking me what animals we have back in America. They were asking about African animals. They mentioned a few and I did try to tell them that those animals are in zoos not running around free. Then they asked about lions, and I tried to tell them that they are in zoos. I found out that all Maasai men kill a lion. I think it has something to do with becoming a warrior or coming of age. So we have interesting conversations here.

Today I walked to work. (my bike has a puncture, it's common here) Then I checked on the sheep. I looked at things under the microscope. Then as I was walking back home I saw a cat jump out of a tree. Then I heard something moving in the grass and all of a sudden I see a snake climbing a tree. It was a long one the biggest I've seen since coming here. I would guess about 3 to 4 feet long. I am confident that it was a boomslang. It was kind of pretty for a snake. It had an olive green color to it and its belly was a lighter green .By the way these are very shy and run away from humans. They only bite when they are being held, and from what I understand their fangs are in the back of the mouth so it is hard for them to inject their poison.

Then Hanne Lise and I cleaned the house. Thankfully we didn't find anymore snakes :). Then I walked back down campus and it was raining, and thundering and lighting. I am not a big fan of lighting, a result from growing up in Florida. So I was praying that God would keep me safe. Then I walked a little ways and to my left i saw a rainbow in the valley. What I thought was really awesome was that I could see both ends in the valley. Then I was lilke wow God answered my prayer with a rainbow. It wasn't flooding here, but it reminded me of God's promise to Noah and to his descendants after him, and to all the living creatures on the earth. God promised that the flood waters would not destroy all flesh, and that whenever it rained God would have a rainbow set in the sky to remind us of His promise. God is so good.

Then I went to vespers with the Agriculture and Evangelism students and with some other missionaries. I didn't understand much of what was being said, but it was a blessing. The students here sing so loud and sound so pretty. I get goose bumps listening to them.

I do my best to describe what I’m doing here and what things are like, but this place is something that you have to experience to get a clearer picture. So if anyone wants to come visit you are more than welcome.

Some events of the past week

I have a lot of interesting conversations with our Maasai herders at Kibidula. I was talking with two of them about the sheep, and one received a phone call and I could hear a child in the background. I asked how many children he had and he has 6 kids. Then I asked the other Maasai and he has 8 kids. Then they volunteered the information that one has 3 wives and the other has 2. I wasn’t expecting that part of the conversation. J Oh and another day they were asking me what animals we have back in America. They were asking about African animals. They mentioned a few and I did try to tell them that those animals are in zoos not running around free. Then they asked about lions, and I tried to tell them that they are in zoos. I found out that all Maasai men kill a lion. I think it has something to do with becoming a warrior or coming of age. So we have interesting conversations here. Me with my limited Swahili and they with their different culture.

Today I walked to work. (my bike has a puncture, it's common here) Then I checked on the sheep. I looked at things under the microscope. Then as I was walking back home I saw a cat jump out of a tree. Then I heard something moving in the grass and all of a sudden I see a snake climbing a tree. It was a long one the biggest I've seen since coming here. I would guess about 3 to 4 feet long. I am confident that it was a boomslang. It was kind of pretty for a snake. It had an olive green color to it and its belly was a lighter green .By the way these are very shy and run away from humans. They only bite when they are being held, and from what I understand their fangs are in the back of the mouth so it is hard for them to inject their poison.

Then Hanne Lise and I cleaned the house. Thankfully we didn't find anymore snakes :). Then I walked back down campus and it was raining, and thundering and lighting. I am not a big fan of lighting, a result from growing up in Florida. So I was praying that God would keep me safe. Then I walked a little ways and to my left i saw a rainbow in the valley. What I thought was really awesome was that I could see both ends in the valley. Then I was lilke wow God answered my prayer with a rainbow. It wasn't flooding here, but it reminded me of God's promise to Noah and to his descendants after him, and to all the living creatures on the earth. God promised that the flood waters would not destroy all flesh, and that whenever it rained God would have a rainbow set in the sky to remind us of His promise. God is so good.

Then I went to vespers with the Agriculture and Evangelism students and with some other missionaries. I didn't understand much of what was being said, but it was a blessing. The students here sing so loud and sound so pretty. I get goose bumps listening to them.

Tomorrow, Sabbath, at church there will be some baptisms. I will do my best to get some pictures.

I do my best to describe what I’m doing here and what things are like, but this place is something that you have to experience to get a clearer picture. So if anyone wants to come visit you are more than welcome.

Some events of the past week

I have a lot of interesting conversations with our Maasai herders at Kibidula. I was talking with two of them about the sheep, and one received a phone call and I could hear a child in the background. I asked how many children he had and he has 6 kids. Then I asked the other Maasai and he has 8 kids. Then they volunteered the information that one has 3 wives and the other has 2. I wasn’t expecting that part of the conversation. J Oh and another day they were asking me what animals we have back in America. They were asking about African animals. They mentioned a few and I did try to tell them that those animals are in zoos not running around free. Then they asked about lions, and I tried to tell them that they are in zoos. I found out that all Maasai men kill a lion. I think it has something to do with becoming a warrior or coming of age. So we have interesting conversations here. Me with my limited Swahili and they with their different culture.

Today I walked to work. (my bike has a puncture, it's common here) Then I checked on the sheep. I looked at things under the microscope. Then as I was walking back home I saw a cat jump out of a tree. Then I heard something moving in the grass and all of a sudden I see a snake climbing a tree. It was a long one the biggest I've seen since coming here. I would guess about 3 to 4 feet long. I am confident that it was a boomslang. It was kind of pretty for a snake. It had an olive green color to it and its belly was a lighter green .By the way these are very shy and run away from humans. They only bite when they are being held, and from what I understand their fangs are in the back of the mouth so it is hard for them to inject their poison.

Then Hanne Lise and I cleaned the house. Thankfully we didn't find anymore snakes :). Then I walked back down campus and it was raining, and thundering and lighting. I am not a big fan of lighting, a result from growing up in Florida. So I was praying that God would keep me safe. Then I walked a little ways and to my left i saw a rainbow in the valley. What I thought was really awesome was that I could see both ends in the valley. Then I was lilke wow God answered my prayer with a rainbow. It wasn't flooding here, but it reminded me of God's promise to Noah and to his descendants after him, and to all the living creatures on the earth. God promised that the flood waters would not destroy all flesh, and that whenever it rained God would have a rainbow set in the sky to remind us of His promise. God is so good.

Then I went to vespers with the Agriculture and Evangelism students and with some other missionaries. I didn't understand much of what was being said, but it was a blessing. The students here sing so loud and sound so pretty. I get goose bumps listening to them.

Tomorrow, Sabbath, at church there will be some baptisms. I will do my best to get some pictures.

I do my best to describe what I’m doing here and what things are like, but this place is something that you have to experience to get a clearer picture. So if anyone wants to come visit you are more than welcome.

Some events of the past week

I have a lot of interesting conversations with our Maasai herders at Kibidula. I was talking with two of them about the sheep, and one received a phone call and I could hear a child in the background. I asked how many children he had and he has 6 kids. Then I asked the other Maasai and he has 8 kids. Then they volunteered the information that one has 3 wives and the other has 2. I wasn’t expecting that part of the conversation. J Oh and another day they were asking me what animals we have back in America. They were asking about African animals. They mentioned a few and I did try to tell them that those animals are in zoos not running around free. Then they asked about lions, and I tried to tell them that they are in zoos. I found out that all Maasai men kill a lion. I think it has something to do with becoming a warrior or coming of age. So we have interesting conversations here. Me with my limited Swahili and they with their different culture.

Today I walked to work. (my bike has a puncture, it's common here) Then I checked on the sheep. I looked at things under the microscope. Then as I was walking back home I saw a cat jump out of a tree. Then I heard something moving in the grass and all of a sudden I see a snake climbing a tree. It was a long one the biggest I've seen since coming here. I would guess about 3 to 4 feet long. I am confident that it was a boomslang. It was kind of pretty for a snake. It had an olive green color to it and its belly was a lighter green .By the way these are very shy and run away from humans. They only bite when they are being held, and from what I understand their fangs are in the back of the mouth so it is hard for them to inject their poison.

Then Hanne Lise and I cleaned the house. Thankfully we didn't find anymore snakes :). Then I walked back down campus and it was raining, and thundering and lighting. I am not a big fan of lighting, a result from growing up in Florida. So I was praying that God would keep me safe. Then I walked a little ways and to my left i saw a rainbow in the valley. What I thought was really awesome was that I could see both ends in the valley. Then I was lilke wow God answered my prayer with a rainbow. It wasn't flooding here, but it reminded me of God's promise to Noah and to his descendants after him, and to all the living creatures on the earth. God promised that the flood waters would not destroy all flesh, and that whenever it rained God would have a rainbow set in the sky to remind us of His promise. God is so good.

Then I went to vespers with the Agriculture and Evangelism students and with some other missionaries. I didn't understand much of what was being said, but it was a blessing. The students here sing so loud and sound so pretty. I get goose bumps listening to them.

Tomorrow, Sabbath, at church there will be some baptisms. I will do my best to get some pictures.

I do my best to describe what I’m doing here and what things are like, but this place is something that you have to experience to get a clearer picture. So if anyone wants to come visit you are more than welcome.

Some events of the past week

I have a lot of interesting conversations with our Maasai herders at Kibidula. I was talking with two of them about the sheep, and one received a phone call and I could hear a child in the background. I asked how many children he had and he has 6 kids. Then I asked the other Maasai and he has 8 kids. Then they volunteered the information that one has 3 wives and the other has 2. I wasn’t expecting that part of the conversation. J Oh and another day they were asking me what animals we have back in America. They were asking about African animals. They mentioned a few and I did try to tell them that those animals are in zoos not running around free. Then they asked about lions, and I tried to tell them that they are in zoos. I found out that all Maasai men kill a lion. I think it has something to do with becoming a warrior or coming of age. So we have interesting conversations here. Me with my limited Swahili and they with their different culture.

Today I walked to work. (my bike has a puncture, it's common here) Then I checked on the sheep. I looked at things under the microscope. Then as I was walking back home I saw a cat jump out of a tree. Then I heard something moving in the grass and all of a sudden I see a snake climbing a tree. It was a long one the biggest I've seen since coming here. I would guess about 3 to 4 feet long. I am confident that it was a boomslang. It was kind of pretty for a snake. It had an olive green color to it and its belly was a lighter green .By the way these are very shy and run away from humans. They only bite when they are being held, and from what I understand their fangs are in the back of the mouth so it is hard for them to inject their poison.

Then Hanne Lise and I cleaned the house. Thankfully we didn't find anymore snakes :). Then I walked back down campus and it was raining, and thundering and lighting. I am not a big fan of lighting, a result from growing up in Florida. So I was praying that God would keep me safe. Then I walked a little ways and to my left i saw a rainbow in the valley. What I thought was really awesome was that I could see both ends in the valley. Then I was lilke wow God answered my prayer with a rainbow. It wasn't flooding here, but it reminded me of God's promise to Noah and to his descendants after him, and to all the living creatures on the earth. God promised that the flood waters would not destroy all flesh, and that whenever it rained God would have a rainbow set in the sky to remind us of His promise. God is so good.

Then I went to vespers with the Agriculture and Evangelism students and with some other missionaries. I didn't understand much of what was being said, but it was a blessing. The students here sing so loud and sound so pretty. I get goose bumps listening to them.

Tomorrow, Sabbath, at church there will be some baptisms. I will do my best to get some pictures.

I do my best to describe what I’m doing here and what things are like, but this place is something that you have to experience to get a clearer picture. So if anyone wants to come visit you are more than welcome.

The Last few days

The past few days have been nice here. Monday night Hanne Lise and I were invited to the Wabers and so was Ryno another missionary on campus, and there were 5 people from Sweden there also that are in the nearby village working at an orphanage. We had supper and then afterwards we played some games and had a lot of fun. Then the next afternoon we had prayer meeting where all the staff on campus gets together and shares praises and prayer requests and it is such a blessing. That night Hanne Lise, Ryno and I had supper together and sang some songs and had a good evening just talking about how God has worked in our lives. We also got rid of some bats that like to get in the house every so often. Some days it seems like that is what we do for fun.

I’m learning a lot here about life in Africa and about the Christian life also. In the states it was so easy for me to think that I didn’t have to be on the lookout for what the devil is doing. But after being here I realize that I hadn’t been as cautious as I thought. So I want to encourage everyone examine your own lives and see what we might be allowing the devil access to in our lives. It may be the television or hanging out with certain friends. There is a lot that goes on in the surrounding villages that makes me realize what a life without God is like and that is scary.

God is so good and pure and powerful  and amazing. I have been here now a little over two weeks and it is still hard for me to believe that I am actually here. I thank God  every day for bringing me here I know I don’t understand all the plans that God has for me, but I know I don’t want to be anywhere else. I’m so thankful for all of your prayers.

The Last few days

The past few days have been nice here. Monday night Hanne Lise and I were invited to the Wabers and so was Ryno another missionary on campus, and there were 5 people from Sweden there also that are in the nearby village working at an orphanage. We had supper and then afterwards we played some games and had a lot of fun. Then the next afternoon we had prayer meeting where all the staff on campus gets together and shares praises and prayer requests and it is such a blessing. That night Hanne Lise, Ryno and I had supper together and sang some songs and had a good evening just talking about how God has worked in our lives. We also got rid of some bats that like to get in the house every so often. Some days it seems like that is what we do for fun.

I’m learning a lot here about life in Africa and about the Christian life also. In the states it was so easy for me to think that I didn’t have to be on the lookout for what the devil is doing. But after being here I realize that I hadn’t been as cautious as I thought. So I want to encourage everyone examine your own lives and see what we might be allowing the devil access to in our lives. It may be the television or hanging out with certain friends. There is a lot that goes on in the surrounding villages that makes me realize what a life without God is like and that is scary.

God is so good and pure and powerful  and amazing. I have been here now a little over two weeks and it is still hard for me to believe that I am actually here. I thank God  every day for bringing me here I know I don’t understand all the plans that God has for me, but I know I don’t want to be anywhere else. I’m so thankful for all of your prayers.

Hi again. I am doing well and I am adjusting more to living in Tanzania. Some people have had questions about what I eat well for breakfast usually some fruit and bread. Then for lunch usually some greens, rice and sometype of beans or lentils or peas, and usually there is an avocado also. They are so delicious here way better than any found in the states. Then for supper usually some leftovers. Just in case some people were wondering I don't live in a mud hut with a thatched roof. My house is made out of brick and a metal roof, and I can't seem to upload pictures on here at the moment. So I can't show you the beautiful place that I live in. Oh well maybe another time. I've been learning more about the sheep and how to raise them out here, and I'm also continuing to learn Kiswahili. I'll post pictures once I figure out how to do it. Thanks for all of your prayers.

Well I have been in Tanzania for a little over a week. Time has flown by. There is never a dull moment here, life is full of just living. It is different over here getting used to a new culture and a new language to learn. So far my routine is I wake up around 5am to pray and read the Bible. Then I eat breakfast, most of the time fruit and bread. Then I walk down to the sheep barn that takes about 30 to 40 minutes I'll get faster eventually. So far I have spent about half the day at the barn or at my "new" office. After lunch I have been going to a fellow missionaries house to learn swahili. Then I usually spend the evenings getting ready for the next day. The microscope is working :) yay! So I am looking forward to using it.

Every Friday night the school of evangelism and the agriculture school have vespers, and I went and was so blessed. The students sing so beautifully. The ride back up the hill to home was so pretty the stars out here are so amazing. You can see so much more than near the city. It is just so nice here. The views are beautiful and you can see for miles. I saw a chameleon the other day that was really awesome.

I'm so glad God sent me here, I don't fully understand why, but that is okay because I'm in His hands and that is the safest place to be.

Thanks for all of your prayers they are greatly appreciated.

The first few days

I arrived in Tanzania on January 7 and then the next day drove 12 hours to finally reach Kibidula. Thanks for all of the prayers for safety. I will write more about Kibidula later and what it has been like here for the first few days. Happy Sabbath!!

My bags are mostly packed and I think all items are bought, and a few last minute details to take care of and then I am ready to fly on a jet plane. I leave this Sunday January 6 for Tanzania to work at Kibidula as a missionary.

I will need some financial assistance while I am over there. I do not have a specific monthly amount in mind at this time. If you would like to donate financially you can give by check or online or by money order.

To donate online go to this website
... http://www.outpostcenters.org/donate/

And then type in Kibidula-Melissa Watson in the space provide and the amount.

If you want to donate by check send it to this address with Kibidula-Melissa Watson in the memo area.

Outpost Centers
5132 Layton Lane
Apison, TN 37302

Thanks so much for your prayers and support.

I will miss everyone.