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Arusha

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On Friday, Carmen, the girls, and I left for Arusha. We have some meetings with MAF regarding our future move to Arusha and scheduling. The boys are staying in Dar Es Salaam with Dinah. We plan to return to Dar Keshokutwa (the day after tomorrow) which will be Monday. We would appreciate prayer for the meetings on Monday with MAF. There are many things such as flight testing, Tanzania pilot certification, and our move which need to be discussed. Since Carmen and I have been carrying the girls with us wherever we have gone, they have been quite a hit. The Tanzanian women really love to hold them and are always asking if they can get selfies with them. They have been a great way to make friends and start conversations. The girls in the previous picture gave her back apologising because they got lipstick on her head. No, this is not Kilimanjaro, though Kili is nearby. It is Mount Meru at 14,692 feet (4,562m). It is a dormant volcano with its last eruption,...
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That Day

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6:30 Monday morning last week I awoke, fresh and ready to conquer the day. Since Dinah was in South Africa to renew her visa, I have the day off from language classes. I have a daunting 'To Do' list to begin hacking away at. Some of these, such as emails and taxes, had been put off for far too long. Optimistic that I could check off a fair amount, I go about getting ready for the day and then heading out to the SIL office. 8:10 Settling down into my chair I let out a sigh, "Ahhhh, finally. Aircon and some quite all to myself." Just perfect. Well, First things first. My desktop had taken the appearance of a delicious steak covered in flies and I can hardly even tell what picture lays underneath. Much better. Next, taxes or email? Email wins out. Besides, I have been procrastinating on getting taxes together for so long that I might as well continue.   8:55 And thus proceeds the morning…until I receive a call from Carmen that she is planning on going...
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Day at the park

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Jason collected all kinds of things and put them into the compartment under his seat. Those are actually boats the boys are looking at. Silas effectively got into one, untied it, started to drift, and FREAKED out. It was funny. The wildlife in this park were "crawling out of the cracks"  And I tried to get some good pictures of Carmen...the boys did not have the same objective.
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JAARS Day

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Yesterday we spent at JAARS Day. It is a day long presentation done biannually by the JAARS Center showing how Bible translation relies on JAARS for boats, airplanes, 4WD, media, software, and many other practical technologies available today. There are booths set up around campus describing the different support roles JAARS serves in with many practical demonstrations and even some hands on activities for the kids! Silas, pointing out where we will be going in Africa! The cafeteria at the JAARS Center. Tanzania's flag is the one on the top left of the photo (blue, black, yellow, and green stripes) One of the shelves of Bibles that have been translated around the world (there is another cabinet on the other side of the stage). Silas "Daddy, when I was big like you I used to fly airplanes like this one!" The Helio Courier that I am currently training in! During the JAARS Day event, two Helio Couriers and one R-44 ...
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