A bee hive of activity is a fitting description of the En Gedi TIMO base. Whether it’s air miles, road miles or trail miles, the TIMO Administrators are buzzing all across the continent looking for opportunities, covering logistics, following up with team leaders and checking in on running teams. Read More
Water bore hole
In 1988 Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church sent 3 of their members to Tanzania to gather information with the intention of adopting an unreached people group. Because of past contacts, Cedar Crest joined with AIM and AICT to develop the Sandawe Project. In 1990 Cliff and Becky arrived in TZ to head up this church planting effort, followed by John & Nancy in 1993, Tina in 1994 and Kim in 1996. There are now seven churches among the Sandawe, under the leadership of the AICT, a medical ministry being maintained by Jon and Melissa and a bible translation and literacy program Read More
Rickety bridge
We are just back from a survey trip that we took to gather more information on the Ndengereko people. Our goal was to find a couple of potential villages where we could put our first team. We were looking for things like what language the people were speaking in their homes, who was considered the dominate tribe, was the village in a strategic spot for a church movement, and what were the living conditions like?
The Indian Ocean Beach where the One Year Evaluation took place for the Zaramo Team
Unbelievably, the Zaramo Team of Tanzania recently went past the midpoint of their two years as a team and enjoyed an encouraging one-year evaluation time on the shores of the Indian Ocean. Amidst the cashew trees and palms tucked away in a secluded, little known get-away, the team praised God for his faithfulness, enabling, and empowering in their desire to not just learn this past year but also to use what they’ve learned to better share the gospel. Read More
Stifling heat, dripping sweat, curious stares, Easter morning, this is Sudan. To be more precise, this is South Sudan. Together my parents and I went into Sudan to work with a team of high school students in building houses. It was an unforgettable experience just to work among such a unique people group.
We left Lokichogio, Kenya just after breakfast on Easter Sunday morning. We were through the Kenya side of the Kenya-Sudan border in almost no time. No-man’s land was empty except for the few people with their herded animals. The road was terrible and we were overloaded. With both my mom and me in the front passenger seat, and my dad driving, we were pretty squished. Read More