Hello from Tanzania!
Last night we stayed at the Uhuru Lutheran Hostel in Moshi a beautiful place with a beautiful view of Mt. Kilamanjaro. I slept a total of about 3 hours out of 18 hours in flight...then last night after arriving from the airport we got to bed around midnight and slept until 7:15 am
We had breakfast, devotions with Bishop Hougen, then drove 100 km (60 miles) to Moshi, where we stay tonight. This afternoon we visit the Diocese office of the Pare Diocese here in Moshi. The Lutheran Hostel here is nice, but without some of the basics that Uhuru had. Tomorrow we drive to Mbakweni where we stay for the next 6 nights.

One neat story to tell...this morning at 8:30 am we were introduced to Pastor Anna who had walked 6 km (4 miles) then took a bus (early that morning) to see us. See came to express her thanks for the 2 year scholarship to Wartburg seminary that our synod provided. She now teaches Bible knowledge and Divinity at a Lutheran girls school (K-6th gr.).
Hopefully, many of her girls will be inspired to pursue their education and serve the church in various ways. It struck me what a high value the church here places on teaching these young girls Bible knowledge and Divinity (theology) to place one of their seminary graduates in that teaching position.