12 weeks! In just 12 weeks Aaron and I hope to be on a plane bound for Tanzania. Why are we moving?
Sensing God’s strong call, Aaron and I are moving to East Africa to live in Morogoro, Tanzania. Our target departure date is February 27th. What will we do and how long will we stay?
Our lifestyle will be to share Christ with our neighbors and in the community. Our specific projects for this year include:
- Swahili study 3 – 4 days per week at home with a tutor
- creation of a talented leadership team to identify new church partners
- connect and network with other non-profits and people who can help
- complete 12th grade in home school, graduating in December (Aaron)
- visit Kulea children and staff in Likoni, Kenya and Chalinze, Tanzania
We don’t have an end date for our life in Tanzania. I usually say, “Maybe 3 – 7 years, but I really don’t know.” We are going with open hearts.
How can you pray for us? We will move out of our apartment at the end of December (in 3 weeks) and into my mother’s home in Austin temporarily, and then on to Tanzania at the end of February (in 12 weeks). We are excited to follow God’s call to missions. Please pray with us specifically for God’s provision for:
1) help with moving on December 29th,
2) a free place to store about 15 bins/boxes long term,
3) needed funds in time to meet deadlines for buying flights, getting our visa and work permits, etc.
4) patience with delays,
5) our emotional and spiritual preparation needed to say goodbye, to move with just suitcases, and to adjust to living in a 3rd world country.
I pray and hope that through all of this we find great joy and depend more and more on God for all that we do.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Thanks for standing with us in prayer and for any help you can give to this effort!
In Christ,
Deborah
