This past month has held some unusual and difficult ministry challenges. Not so much with the daycare, as that program is running like a well-oiled machine. About six weeks ago we were contacted by a man that we used to work with regularly when we were the directors of an orphanage. His name is Edward, […]

For the first time in our five years of homeschooling, we have taken a legit ‘summer’ break. I say ‘summer’, because technically it is winter in the southern hemisphere, but whatever. In years past we have just taken breaks when we had people come to visit or when we went back to the States. This […]

This is the letter every missionary dreads writing. I was talking to my sister-in-law a few days ago, and she said something that really made me take a hard look at how I communicate. Our conversation went like this: Me: I am really stressed about money. We have had so many unexpected expenses this month […]

I am sitting in the newly finished playroom/office at the Market Center. It is the first time I have worked in our new office. The kids are sleeping. I smell onions and garlic cooking for the noon meal. Several of the staff are outside debating the arrangement of the playground equipment. They are laughing and […]

During the week leading up to Mother’s Day, we ran a special series on the Walk In Love Tanzania Facebook page honoring some of the mothers who participate in our Kisongo Center. With this, we also launched our new sponsorship program. I want to take a moment to tell you about the sponsorship program. In […]

It is time to address the elephant in the room. Remember back in March when we made a huge Facebook push and released our video announcing the opening of our Market Center? If you missed it, you can find it HERE. We set a formidable goal of opening the new center on April 30th. A […]

Have you been wondering what happened to us after we made our big announcement about the Market Center? We have been steadily working on getting everything in place for the opening of the Market Center, and are happy to announce that we will be opening on April 30th. That is six days away. Be still […]

The days of 2018 have grown wings and flown by! Since I last blogged, we have watched our dream of a sustainable, affordable daycare become a reality! I have felt like the mother of Frankenstein, watching our creation go from a crazy dream to a living, breathing reality. IT’S ALIIIIVE! On December 23, 2017 the […]

Today is our four-year anniversary of arriving in Arusha, Tanzania. Every year I have written a year-end update filled with accomplishments of the last year and goals for the coming year. This year, my plan was to do the same. However, every time I sat down to write the summary of 2017, all I felt […]