Hey everybody its senja here! So recently we drove to Sunset Lodge in Ruaha National park. Alot of bumps in the road and alot of car sick people. it took a long time to get there. the cabins were little huts and there was like a billion stairs to the huts. they were pretty fancy [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Safari and Sunset Lodge
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ihemi Farewell, Hiking, & Pommerin
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Woo! The last few days have been a whirlwind of business for us. We’ve been driving around, visiting, and hiking for three days and now we finally have a spare moment to catch all of you up at home.
We found out about Todd and Barb on Saturday night. The news was devastating for the group [...]
Sad News in Beijing
Posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We heard today that two American tourists were attacked in Beijing yesterday. The news said that they were related to one of the men’s volleyball coaches. I don’t know who for sure, but we do know that Todd and Barb Bachman’s daughter is married to the head coach and that they were planning on traveling [...]
A View From Above…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Mambo!
Seeing as today was a relaxing/shopping/hang out day, I thought I would take a moment to catch all of you up on what’s been going on with the group. It seems like we’ve been writing and writing about all the things we’re doing, but we forget to mention the small changes/accomplishments/funny moments that happen with [...]
Preaching Points & Slumber Parties
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag on August 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Hello friends and family!
We had a wonderful couple of days and nights in Ihemi! We visited most of the preaching points and enojyed a variety of refreshments and singing and dancing. At most preaching points we were able to make connections on how or cultures are different and the same, how interesting that was! After [...]
Kangas, Carvings, and Power Sticks
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Habari! Today was a really great day. Thankfully we got to sleep in until 9 o’clock. After breakfast we visited the diocese office and learned a lot about what they do to help the different churches. We were there for about an hour and then visited the market. Many people purchased kangas, carvings, bracelets, and [...]
Ihemi
Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
from the mind of Theo Hofrenning
WOW what a crazy day!! we got up and ate omelets in the Lutheran Center. hopped on the bus and drove the half an hour out to Ihemi. we missed the turn twice but when we did get there( half and hour late) they were still waiting on side of the road. [...]
Planes, Buses, and Jet Lag…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Jambo!
I’m happy to report that all 14 of us made it to Iringa in 14 very excited, very tired pieces. Our 12 hour flight from JFK to DXB (Dubai) went quickly thanks to the beautiful plane and incredible entertainment system. Unfortunately, though, not many of us got sleep so the second flight to DAR (only 6 [...]
