Steve and Barnabas in Tanzania

This last week I have had visitors from Missouri as part of Devoted Ministries.  They have a canal project in another part of the country but have also visited our school before it became a fully functioning school and wanted to visit again.  They also were helping Pastor Stephano and Compassion International with a sewing ministry. In addition they visited with the church Sunday morning for worship. They spent a day at the school visiting our classes. As there trip came to an end and asked if I could set up a Safari. So to Heff and Cheeky Monkey to take everyone to Tarangire National Park.  We have had some unusual rain patterns and so temps were a bit cooler and the ground wet.  It was still a great safari. I have struggled with the next part tonight as I try to decide what part to tell you about and if I should include any photos from this part of the ...

This is the final installment for the recent mission team visit.  Every team that comes over should in fact do a safari because it is a part of the overall experience that is traveling to Tanzania.  In the past I have always recommended going to Ngorongoro for a one day trip and it is still an excellent place to go.  However, it is more expensive than most of the other trips because they charge per person and for the vehicle both and it is one of the most popular safari sites in Tanzania which leads to a lot of people being there.  In fact during the June-August tourist season it is not uncommon to have wait in a vehicle line of 10 or more safari trucks trying to roll their group into picture taking position of the main attractions.  Some times it feels a little more like a zoo than a safari. I have started to recommend Tarangire more often because it is less expensive and the only vehicle crowding issues are at the lunch spots.  They have a great vi...