Ben Jore Traveling Back to Tanzania

Happy New Year!! It's crazy to think that it is already 2007! But with another new year comes the ever-present realization comes again that there is a LOT of work to be done. May God grant us grace to be faithful to the calling that He has given to each one of us.

Time here at Nate and Rhoda's has been great! Getting to know my nephews a bit better, relaxing, rafting the Nile, seeing some of the work that is being done in Uganda, and helping with some projects around the house has been the name of the game for the past couple of weeks. Praise God for this "down time" and a chance to recharge and get ready for another semester back at Waama. I will be leaving on the bus this afternoon and will meet up with Jesse who is already back in Tanzania. We will stay in Arusha for a couple days and then return to Waama in anticipation of classes starting again on Monday.

Thank God for:

• a great time with Nate and Rhoda and boys. It was a great, rejuvenating way to spend Christmas and New Years
• another year of God's leading in life and ministry. One year ago I never would have guessed that I would be here. Praise Him!

Please pray for:

• a safe journey for me back to Tanzania. I am looking at about an 18-20 hour bus ride and two border crossings.
• another good semester for Jesse and I as we teach and come to the place linguistically where we can minister on a deeper level with our Tanzanian brothers and sisters.

Thank you so much for your partnership in the Gospel! May God richly bless you,

Ben