September 24, 2008 by Stephen Day.

Greetings,
Things are going well here at Msalato. It is a very busy time. I am now teaching a second theology course and it is keeping me very busy. The computers have also kept me very busy and frustrated. I spent all of last week trying to get the sever running again and updated. I got it running and upgraded the OS, but now am facing a problem that has plagued the network for weeks. I am enjoying teaching again after two weeks break (one week in Ethiopia and last week was “spring” break).

Anyway, I do not have much time to talk (got lots of notes to write and lectures to prepare), but I wanted to post a quick little note and share a request. Msalato is in need of your prayers. We are in a transition period and all of us here would appreciate your prayers. Also, we are in need of more technological equipment. A detailed grant request is available. Thank you for your prayers and continued support.

Steve

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September 16, 2008 by Stephen Day.

After extensive prayer and deliberation, I have decided that it would be best both for the people here at Msalato Theological College and the Diocese of Central Tanganyika and for me that I remain here for another semester beyond December 2008. It is clear that continued support of the information technology system here and the teaching staff at Msalato is needed. At the same time, I need some time to decide what God is calling me to do with my life. I have communicated with the Rev. David Copley, the Mission Personnel Officer of TEC, and he thinks that this is a good idea as well. My official term as a member of the Young Adult Service Corps will conclude in December 2008, which will be fourteen months after I began my service. I can return to Tanzania in January 2009 and serve for six months as a YASC participant. In order to do this, however, I must raise $3,750 more in support of the work I am doing here. The Mission Personnel Office of TEC will match those funds an then provide me with the same stipend and health insurance that I have been receiving all along. That money will also provide for a plane ticket for me to go from America in late January and returning again in July 2009.

I will be returning home in December 2008 shortly before Christmas and hope to return back to Tanzania in late January. This time period is very quiet in Tanzania because most people return to their villages to work on their shambas (farms). I hope to use my time back in the USA to share my experiences in Tanzania with those who have supported my ministry and others. Also, I hope to investigate possibilities for careers and other opportunities.

I am requesting your continued support for my ministry here. If you feel able to support the work I am doing here, please send a check to the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia at PO Box 5400, Charleston, WV, 25361. Be sure to mention my name, Stephen Day, or Tanzania missionary in the memo or subject line.

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September 15, 2008 by Stephen Day.

After a fair amount of editing and revising, I have finally published some of the pictures I took at graduation here at Msalato in June. It took me so long because my computer was being repaired and then it was initally far too large to upload. I have decreased the size of the pictures and seperated them into two pages. The first is: http://stephencday.com/Graduation_pt1/. The second is at http://stephencday.com/Graduation_pt2/. Enjoy!

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September 14, 2008 by Stephen Day.

I am back in Dodoma. I had a wonderful time in Ethiopia. My niece and nephew are amazing and wonderful. I really had a great time. I will share more of my experiences shortly, but wanted to post some info abut some pictures I have posted.

Pictures of my niece and nephew: http://stephencday.com/ethiopia/

Pictures from a party at Robyn’s place: http://stephencday.com/RobynParty/
This was a party celebrating Robyn’s three years of service in Dodoma.

Pictures from the ceremony honoring the completetion of the Pre-Diploma and Pre-Degree programs. http://stephencday.com/pregrad/

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September 2, 2008 by Stephen Day.

Dear Faithful Readers,

I hope that all is well wherever all y’all are. I wanted first to explain why I have not posted an entry in more than two weeks. Many of you who have been following my blog will be aware of the recent controversy that a posting I made caused. For obvious reasons, I have been hesitant to post much of anything.

Also I have been quite busy here. Things are going pretty well, but it has been very, very busy. I have encountered numerous problems with the server and network here. That has been stressful. Almost all of the students have arrived back for the new semester and that is good news. I am enjoying teaching three classes (two church history courses and a theology course). It is definitely keeping me busy.

This coming Sunday I will be traveling to Dar es Salaam. On Monday, I will then be flying to Addis Adiba, the capital of Ethiopia. I will be there until next Friday, when I will return to Tanzania. I am going to Ethiopia to rendeavous with my sister and brother-in-law. They are going to there to meet the children they have adopted (a brother and sister - 12 and 10 respectively). I look forward to meeting them and seeing my sister and brother-in-law.

I will post more soon. I wanted to let you all know that everything was okay. Well, I have to get back to preparing for tomorrow’s lecture.

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