Info about Arusha

Great link to information about Arusha, the city in Tanzania where we will be staying. I found it of particular interest that the sister cities of Arusha include Kansas City, MO and Durham, NC. This site gives details about the weather, the culture, population, geography, schools, etc. Check it out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arusha

Swahili

Swa·hi·li (swä-hē'lē)
n. pl. Swahili or Swa·hi·lis

A Bantu language of the coast and islands of eastern Africa from Somalia to Mozambique. It is an official language of Tanzania and is widely used as a lingua franca in eastern and east-central Africa. Also called Kiswahili.

Swahili. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved March 14, 2010, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Swahili

Tanzania

A country of east-central Africa on the Indian Ocean. Inhabited since prehistoric times and settled by Bantu peoples by the tenth century, most of the region became a German protectorate in 1891 and passed to the British in 1920 as Tanganyika. Zanzibar, a narrow strip along the coast, was a British protectorate after 1890. Tanganyika achieved independence in 1961 and joined with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is the capital (until 2005) and the largest city; Dodoma is the designated capital. Population: 39,400,000.//-->Tan·za'ni·an adj. & n.


tanzania. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved March 14, 2010, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tanzania

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Proclaim His Name in all the earth

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. Exodus 9:16 (NIV)

Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:2-5

Prayer for God's blessings

Dear Lord,

Thank you that we now have our airline tickets reserved. Now we pray that you will provide the total funding to pay for these tickets and also for the rest of our trip. We have cast our bread upon the water, and we ask that you would bring it back to us, pressed down, shaken together, and running over from your storehouses in heaven.

Increase our faith as we wait patiently for your provision.

In Jesus' Name,
Amen

Fundraiser & Plane Tickets

We have a team fundraiser planned for Valentine's Day in Haysville, KS at the S&J Diner from noon to 2:00 p.m. The address is 7301 S. Broadway. So if you're in the neighborhood, stop by for some good food. All you can eat buffet for adults is only $8.99 and for kids 12/under only $3.99.

The team is already getting ready to make our flight arrangements. Please pray for cheap fares and short layovers! I guess the World Cup is going on and the prices are up!

Thanks so much for all your prayers during this preparation time.