December 2011
6 posts
So This Is Krismasi
One of the down sides of being a ‘missionary’, they say, is having to say ‘good bye’ to so many, so often. What ‘they’ fail to mention of course, is the upside of meeting, connecting and fellowshipping with so many people you wouldn’t otherwise encounter. For Christmas (or ‘Krismasi’ – Swahili, yes) two friends from language school paid us a...
And We Have Touch Down
It’s been a week since we’ve arrived in Mbeya. And we are so, so, so thankful. Although we’re ‘home’ in terms of place we’re still in search of a ‘home’ as in a house. For now, we have been graciously put up by our friends Camilla and Netta.
Since arriving I (Toby) have already been into the office and oriented to what our work will look like. It...
Time To Go Home.
Early Monday morning we head back west, twelve hours by car, to Mbeya. Home. Finally.
Finally, we get to unpack. (Although we don’t actually have a house yet.)
Finally, we get to cook and plan our own meals. (Yes, this mean we’ll have to clean up after ourselves too.)
Finally, we start working on Bible translation! (Sort of, Toby is starting in the linguistics department.)
Since...
Watchhomesick +longing + christmas = timelapse + toronto
Courtesy of my talented brother.
New/News/Letter
We’ve just sent out an ‘official’ newsletter (you know, it’s only only official if it’s a pdf), if you didn’t receive it, and would like to, drop us a line.