Geyman Steps

Today we are in Dallas, Texas. Getting here was a bit of an ordeal. The only way we could bring our dog, Nala, who is an 8 month old, 100 pound, South African Boerboel, with us was to take KLM airlines. To save $1,000 on tickets, Jacob took three of the kids and most of the luggage on Qatar airlines the day before.  Each of us embarked on our 35+ hour trips which involved customs, 7 total security checks, very little sleep, and 50% total time of fussy children. Silas guarding the bags while Jacob checks in at the counter in Tanzania Jason hamming it up as usual Waiting to check Nala in Killing time in Amsterdam Finally found a solution in Doha for hauling the kids and too much hand luggage. So exited about the toothbrush Esther found a giant stuffed dog in Amsterdam for the 3 hour layover Tivoli, on the other hand, had to be content pushing the cart for her 8 hour layover in Doha Cool moving dinosaurs And a giant Pooh Be...

I needed to pick up a few items for my sewing projects, however, I was not having any success finding what I needed. After asking around I was told of a market that would likely have what I needed. Kariakoo. Not knowing much about this newfound market other than that it is big and in the general direction of downtown, I debated how to go about a trip to "Hobby Lobby". Feeling as if going solo on this expedition was not the best idea, I had been contemplating on who would come with me. It so happened that the day before I was to go I met a lady at a used clothing market while I was looking for the next size for the girls. She helped me find a few items that were tucked away in an obscure corner of the market, walked me through the back neighbourhood, and helped me to the bus stop before going home. In the process of talking, I asked her if she had any plans for the following day. As she did not, I asked if she would like to go with me to Kariakoo. She agreed and we sor...

It is crazy to think that in four days we will be leaving for Tanzania. This Wednesday morning, we plan to drive to Washington, DC where we will pick up Dinah from the airport. We then stay the night in DC and catch our flight to Ethiopia in the morning. The first leg of our flight is 14 hours. After landing in Ethiopia, we have a  3-hour layover before catching the next 3-hour flight to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania! Please be Praying O ur work visas have not come through yet and it does not look like they will before we arrive in Tanzania. We do not know exactly what this means for us yet. We are waiting to hear back from our organisation. Please pray for expediency of the process. Dinah will be flying alone this Wednesday from Spokane into Washington, DC. The boys have been really sensing the transition and have been easily distressed over small things. Everything they know is changing and different which is making life difficult for them to handle. Please pray that we ...

Over two days later with a total of fifty-seven hours of travel - we finally made it to Pennsylvania! Below is a condensed version of our trip on video.