This semester I am auditing ‘Literary Theory and Development of Kiswahili Literature’ in Swahili! The main purpose is to push my Swahili forward, especially my listening comprehension over longer periods, but I’m also hoping it will give me more of a connection with students on campus. So far there’s only […]
We are currently in Arusha on our first holiday since we arrived in Tanzania so this will be the last post for a couple of weeks. We chose Arusha because we were told it’s more western than Dodoma – being the gateway to the Serengeti, it gets a lot of […]
Red Twin continues her guest series on what life is like in the first year of living cross-culturally. Her experiences are from Central Asia but many of them resonated with us as well. Suggestions for how to support cross-cultural workers are in italics. Part One went up earlier this week […]
I recently had the opportunity to reflect on our first year in Dodoma in a series of vignettes for Eternity. Becoming Neighbours Partners at University Learning and Legacy Here are some other posts that reflect some of the learning and thinking we’ve done over this year. On Prosperity, Tanzanian Christianity […]
My friend Mama Martha stayed with me for a week a few weeks ago and I’ve missed her since she went home to Songea. Her daughter is a few months younger than Elliot and they had a good time together, and I just really enjoyed her company and having her […]
• Read the previous posts: part one — part two — part three It’s time to wrap up my survey of Vinoth Ramachandra’s lecture, ‘Engaging the university’. Ramachandra concludes by presenting a vision for university ministry. It’s a different angle to what we’re familiar with as Australians, and he dubs it a […]
Andrew Reid What is theological education for / what does it do? 1. Tools not answers 2. Brain education — it kickstarts a process of theological thinking with the dedicated study period it provides. 3. A place to form ministry networks — support for future ministry — contact with people […]
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