Anyway, here a a few photos from our final days in Tanzania.
Jason lives in the apartment on the left side. The box in front of the window is their air conditioner to cool their bedroom. They have a really great landlord who lives in the house next to them.
The day we were to leave we found the car wouldn't start. So we went to the landlady and she let us use her car to jump it. No go. Long story short, Jason called his Fundi (mechanic) who said: Make sure it's properly in park. Sure enough, it was not (I can neither confirm nor deny that it was my fault!)...wala....it worked. What a relief!
One more good look at the mountain. I never get tired of looking at it, while others (here pictured) were less impressed...."It's just a big rock!"...it seems she's more impressed with colorful fish and coral. Sunset make it look pink.
One night we went to Martin and Anita Muxlow's place. They used to be in the same missionary home with Jason and Sherri. They go to the other congregation in town. They have been in Tanzania for 15 years and are from Britian. Martin was good enough to thoroughly explain rugby to me as I find it interesting. However, cannot seem to get it on US television!
You have to hand it to them for their hard work all these years.
Visited a place that bags coffee. They roast it in the same building, so needless to say it smells awfully good in there!
It's spring time in Moshi. The trees are flowering and everything is getting green. Moshi is really a nice town, better than many in the region.
Getting water is a main concern for everyone. Often you see bikers like this with as many jugs as they can get. I can't imagine trying to balance my bike with all this weight. 5 gallons of water weighs 40 pounds, so imagine how much all these weigh. Wednesday, Jason and Sherri ran out of water. Here Jason is climbing up to the water tank (2000 litres) to see if it's empty. (sorry, got mostly a picture of his rump...) The city pumps water into it on a timer, problem is, the power was out frequently in the last few days so they missed the pump cycle a few times. Jason called the city and we had water back in a couple hours. Not too bad. But it's stuff you just don't really think about back home.
....and so it was a wonderful trip. Beautiful part of the world, but also so very nice to spend time with family. It was also good to see first hand some of the blessings and challenges typical of what our missionaries the world over encounter as they carry out their work. It certainly is good to pray for them to have "power beyond what is normal".
We hope you all enjoyed this and we are very glad to be back home and in our own assignments. That being said, we surely look forward to getting to Tanzania again! Jason and Sherri, thanks for your wonderful hospitality (Asante sana!!), keep up the good work! We love you both!
Brian & Angie
