Over the weekend we visited the new Shade house that will house the most vulnerable students next school year.  We painted the wall in the girls room with flowers, a butterfly and a decal that says "Jesus loves me this I know.". Sunday we worshipped at St. Luke's Anglican church. We also had the opportunity to visit with the bishop.The school week was very busy, but very exciting! We taught the 2n...  Read More

GRADUATION DAY!!!Today was graduation day at Shade School. The kindergarten graduated from pre primary School and the entire school and community was there to celebrate!The day long celebration included performances from all 8 grade levels, individuals and small groups. There was dancing, singing, poetry recitation, academic presentations, mock parliament, a fashion show and many speeches. After t...  Read More

Day 4 was jammed packed! We started with Morning Glory with the matrons, cooks, inventory manager and environment teams. It was the perfect start to our day. Next we headed into the kitchen to help prepare breakfast and lunch for the entire campus. We took turns chopping, cutting, stirring, cooking and serving! What a delight! No one was injured and the food was edible:)Next we were treated to a f...  Read More

We had our first day of school today!! We received an incredible welcome from the Shade staff with singing, dancing and lots of hugs!! This was followed by Morning Glory- a time when each area of Shade begins their day worshipping God.The day was filled with a introductions to Shade. We had a tour of the campus. It's amazing to see the changes on campus since Res's last visit. There is a new admin...  Read More

We had our first day of school today!! We received an incredible welcome from the Shade staff with singing, dancing and lots of hugs!! This was followed by Morning Glory- a time when each area of Shade begins their day worshipping God.The day was filled with a introductions to Shade. We had a tour of the campus. It's amazing to see the changes on campus since Res's last visit. There is a new admin...  Read More

We arrived in Tanzania!! We are so grateful for your prayers.  Our journey started Saturday evening...so by today( Monday) we were all pretty tired.Claire and Mike Fedele picked us up at the Mwanza, TZ airport, loaded the Shade School bus and took us for traditional Tanzanian breakfast of mandazi, chapati, and samosas. It was a great time of connecting and reconnecting!After a long drive from Mwan...  Read More

Packing Party!!Our final in-person meeting before we depart for Shinyanga, TZ, was a packing party.  Thanks to the MANY generous donors, we filled 5 large suitcases with supplies for Shade School: sunglasses, sun hats, books, dry-erase markers, Sharpies, crayons, colored pencils, coloring books, magnifiers, clothing, trucks, planes, baby dolls, recorders, and even a mini ukulele!After lunch, graci...  Read More

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March 23, 2025 SantoriniAfter a sleep-in morning we had the most amazing worship service on deck 10 of the ship. With the sun out and a warm breeze, we worshipped overlooking the entire Santorini coastline. Brad lead music with guitar and David preached on I Corinthians 13 and Revelation 2 - Jesus’ encouragement and warning to the Ephesian church to return to their first love (Jesus!) amidst the b...  Read More

March 22nd, Ephesus and PatmosWe got up early to disembark at 7am and board the bus for the 10 mile drive to Ephesus. As the harbor silted up over 800 years, Ephesus, the 2nd largest city in Roman empire at one time, was abandoned after an earthquake in the 7th century. Nestled in a valley between two mountains, the ruins have been uncovered and restored to give a great experience of what Ephesus ...  Read More

March 21, 2025Athens to Mykonos We awoke in Athens and started our day talking about the conclusion of Paul’s 2nd missionary journey. After eighteen months, Paul left Corinth sailing from Cenchrea to Ephesus (on the same journey we are taking across the Aegean sea) and then on to Caesarea, Jerusalem, and Antioch (Acts 18:18-23). We talked about rhythms, rest and reflection and how to experience mo...  Read More

March 20th, 2025Corinth and Athens Our morning devotion focused on Paul’s ministry in Corinth from Acts 18. Hallmarks of Paul’s ministry included 1. Gospel partnerships 2. Evidence of the Holy Spirit at work changing lives (Crispus) 3. The need to hear and receive encouragement from God’s Word.  After Breakfast we loaded the bus for a brief tour of Athens as we headed west for the 39 mile trip to ...  Read More