My Journey

I have been thinking about writing this blog for the past week.  Every time I think about what I must say the saying "a necessary evil" pops in my head.  So then I started asking myself  "Just what is a "necessary evil?"   "What evil could be necessary?"  Could any evil really be necessary?   So I have decided that what I need to say is really a "necessary dislike"!  I truly dislike having to write about what I MUST write about.  But here it is anyway.....FUND RAISING. So here it is...short, sweet and to the point. There are two financial needs which a missionary needs.  The first need is for personal support.  This support covers items such as food, clothing, insurance, medications, dental work, etc.  The second financial need is for "workfunds".  Workfunds are used to pay for anything needed for the mission work.  In my case this would include medications for mobile clinics, fuel for local travel, Tanzanian workers who help w

The season has changed quickly in the past 3 weeks from the wet to dry season.  This is the fall/winter season here.  The trees have quickly lost their leaves and the temperatures have become cooler.  Of course, cooler here is not really cold; the nights can get in the mid 40's and then the day temps will get up to mid 70's for about 3 or so hours during the early afternoon.  In the early evenings, cool breezes come down from the mountains. As the Oklahoma Christian University students left, we welcomed a group of 20 from Harding University in Arkansas.  This group is largely nursing students with a few nurses and doctors with them.  Janice Bingham, the nursing instructor and coordinator for this yearly group, lived here at Chimala for 5 years in the late 90's.  Her experience as a missionary here is of great benefit as she brings her students here to both learn and help here at the Chimala Hospital.  It is a great blessing to have these annual groups come to share their