On September 15, 2014, my two-week, three-country East Africa trek began. Though much of my previous activity in Tanzania had[…]
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Goodbye, East African Village School
As a boy in northern Minnesota, we’d drive down to “the cities” on special occasions. On the way, we’d often[…]
Read moreThe Saga of Getting Electricity to an African Village
I rolled into the green, rolling highlands of interior Tanzania with two suitcases of computers and a mission to put[…]
Read moreShould You Circumcise Your Son?
Circumcision is an issue that triggers sharp and divided responses because it addresses the most personal and deep aspects of[…]
Read moreThe Spiritual Warzone at the African Church Service
Terrifying screams and cries of suffering and mass hysteria. This wasn’t what I imagined would happen in a church. But[…]
Read moreThe Exorcism at the African Church Service
I heard a lot of yelling from across the street. I had been hearing it each weekend when trying to[…]
Read moreThe Animated African Church Service
In case you didn’t go to church on this Sunday, I have just the thing. On May 4th of this[…]
Read moreGone Fishin’ (the Tanzanian vs. the Minnesota way)
When I was 12, my brothers and I would go fishing using our grandfather’s pale green, 14-foot aluminum boat. We’d[…]
Read moreOn the Shores of a Huge African Lake
What do you say we plan a day at the lake? Sounds nice, right? Since I was a boy, I’ve[…]
Read moreWaterfalls, Geologic Wonders, and Adventure Travel
I’m writing this the morning of Sunday, September 21 from a rundown motel room in Bukoba, Tanzania. This is not[…]
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