I'm here!

Oh, I cannot believe how long it has been since I've posted!  Where do I start???  SO much has happened in the past few months.... So much that I haven't had time to blog.  I was without a computer for about a month (my hard drive died, just got it replaced last week) so that made it extra difficult to post here.... and our internet server at school was also down so I literally had no access to internet for weeks. 

Here are the major highlights of the past couple months... and later I'll come back and elaborate more on some of them:


-The Karama trip (that I mentioned in my previous post) was INCREDIBLE.  Again, a link to the Karama blog where you can read up on it more:  https://www.karamagifts.com/blog/   (we traveled to Zanzibar, Arusha, and Maasai land and worked with producer groups for Karama.... Really amazing times and definitely answered prayers for the trip!!)

-I spent a week at a local orphanage with 10 of my students during our Service Emphasis Week.... an unforgettable experience.  Still thinking all the time of those little ones who are in such poor living conditions.... :( 

-My Art students have finished 1 of 2 of their MAJOR Art Exam components (we use the Cambridge Curriculum from Cambridge in the UK- somewhat similar to the AP system in America but seems to be even more intense).... it has been major crunch time for them in their exams over these past couple of months (as well as for me as their teacher) and they have produced some INCREDIBLE work!!  I am such a proud teacher! :)

-William and Stella had a healthy baby girl!!!  This was truly nothing but the result of answered prayers.  God is SO faithful.  You can find updates about them on Amy's blog here: http://gilandamy.blogspot.com/2011/04/weeping-may-remain-for-night-but.html and here: http://gilandamy.blogspot.com/2011/04/god-is-gracious.html

-Laura and I went to EGYPT for our Spring Break!!  WOW, what an incredible experience and trip that was.  We had an (unexpected) layover in Yemen on the way there (during the height of revolution in their country)... and LOTS and lots of adventures.  I will definitely post more on this soon.

Lots of love from Tanzania.... just wanted to pop in, and I'll fill in more details here soon!

xoxo