I’ve been in Tanzania for just over a month now. A few days ago, I thought of a word that best describes my life here. Literally, God lifted me out of my life in Canada with all its technology and appliances; a place that after all my years of living there had become familiar to me. Now I live in a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds, of new people, places and experiences. Now I have first-hand experience of what it means to come to a country where the culture and the languag

Thanks to Wikipedia for this photo. Leaving Dar es Salaam should’ve been easy: about a two-hour flight to Mwanza, a few hours’ drive through Bunda to Musoma to pick up my Residence Permit, then back to Bunda on the way to Mugeta. I arrived at the airport about nine am. Going through security should’ve been easy, after all, I’d flown across the Atlantic Ocean, part of Europe, over the Mediterranean Sea, followed the Nile River into Africa and safely arrived in Tanzania. Duri

Photo by Hugo Ramos on Unsplash I’d been warned that flying December 24 from Toronto Pearson and then December 25 from Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, would subject me to busy airports and crowds of people. In fact, Toronto Pearson staff gave me special care as did the staff at Amsterdam, and I heartily recommend flying KLM’s 787 for the comfort of the plane, the efficiency, expertise, and courtesy of the crew, and the delicious food they serve! Around me as I travell

As 2023 draws to an end, my life in Tanzania is about to begin. I am grateful to make new

In the summer of 2023, I’ll be travelling to a rural village in Northern Tanzania called Mugeta. I hope to spend two years

As I’m preparing to teach in Mugeta, Tanzania where the official language is Kiswahili, I’m thinking a lot about words. Having grown into an international language, Kiswahili is ranked among the top ten international languages in the world. Many colleges and universities in Canada offer Kiswahili Courses. You probably already know these Kiswahili words: “Simba” from The Lion King means “lion”. “Safari” means a “trip or travel”. “Jenga”, the name of a popular block game, means

Dr. Joash Gambarage Once my paperwork is finalized, I’ll be travelling to Mugeta, a rural village in Northern Tanzania, to teach in the Mugeta Children’s School. Perhaps by some standards, it may be considered to be a poor village, but it is rich in love that never fails. Primary school in Tanzania ends at grade 7. The first time Joash Gambarage wore shoes, he had to borrow them to attend his grade 7 graduation. In 2010, Joash, a PhD candidate at the University of British Col

On January 22, 2023, Dr. Joash Gambarage invited me to come to Mugeta, Tanzania, to start a music program for the children's school he began to build there in 2010. I gratefully told him, "Yes!" I hope to write the story of this wonderful opportunity in these pages. You can read a bit about it in the "Love that Never Fails" section. This Journal section is where the updates will appear. God's timing is always perfect! What dream do you have stored deep in your heart? Do you b