Going to Tanzania

A few months ago, my wife Susie and I accepted a new calling in the church–serving in Morogoro, Tanzania. Working through the Global Missions department of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) we will soon (next month) be deployed to serve in the ELCT (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania). Although many details of our new work remain beyond our knowing, what we do know is that I will be serving as Pastor in the parishes of the cattle-herding Masai people who live on the land in the regions surrounding the city of Morogoro. Susie will undoubtedly find herself with ample opportunity to work with the children in one education role or another. No matter the specific duties and responsibilities that we each acquire along the way, we will soon set out together on this incredible journey which will take us out of our familiar and comfortable lives here in America.

Trusting in the God of life, we sill soon set out humbly to learn and to grow by serving in this African country-where life is so fragile and so very precious. You are invited to follow along through the reading of this, our Josh and Sue’s Blog. We have plans of making this our regular journal by which we will document our journey and share our reflections about God and the people we encounter and the mission of the Church which unites many people across cultures and across oceans. We hope that you will read, enjoy and find this journal to be a blessing.
In Christ, Josh and Sue