We officially have our “vision trip” booked. Missy, Lillian & I will leave Dallas on January 7th. We stop in Amsterdam – which is another way of saying that we are not stopping in Heathrow! And that’s a big blessing because Heathrow is awful! If you’re ever traveling overseas & can avoid London Heathrow – [...]
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Tickets are booked & Lilly's Passport has arrived….
Posted in Africa, Travel, tagged Africa, Dar es Salaam, Heathrow, Opportunity International, Passport on December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
About Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Posted in Africa, Travel, tagged Africa, Dar es Salaam on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We’ll be living in a city called Dar es Salaam, located on the eastern coast of Tanzania. Our friends over at Wikepedia have this to say about Dar: Dar es Salaam (Arabic: دار السلام [translation: "house of Peace"]formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country’s richest city and a regionally [...]
About Opportunity International
Posted in Opportunity International, tagged microfinance, microlending, Opportunity International, Poverty on December 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As I mentioned in my other post Opportunity International is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the working poor. They provide small loans that allow poor entrepreneurs to start or expand a business, develop a steady income, provide for their families and create jobs for their neighbors. They also offer savings, microinsurance, business training and [...]
How did we get here?
Posted in Africa, Family, Opportunity International, tagged Africa, Christ, mission, relocation on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The idea of living overseas was not something that just came to us recently. Missy & I have discussed this as a possibility for a while – in fact the last 18-24 months it’s been a repeated topic of conversation. I remember pretty vividly about 15 months ago I came home from work and began [...]
The Leventhals may be moving to Africa…
Posted in Africa, Family, tagged Africa on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There…I said it. You may be asking what exactly does “may be moving” mean? Good question. I’ll put it this way – at this point we’re far enough along for me to feel okay investing $10 in this goofy domain name & a couple hours of my time to start this blog. Keep reading for [...]
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