Hope School aims to change the nation by empowering the NOW generation. Only the second international school in Moshi, but at a fraction of the typical cost, Hope has grown exponentially over the years. We have over a dozen countries represented and children from Christian, Muslim, Sikh and non-believing families. Each class is capped around a dozen students and is equipped with a western teacher and a Tanzanian (or Kenyan) teaching assistant. A large emphasis is placed on learning through experience, projects and the arts - all with an emphasis on sharing God's unconditional love with the students as they learn and develop their mind, body and spirit.// *WE NEED TEACHERS! Learn more here!* // Amanda is the Curriculum & Logistics Coordinator and Bill teaches Preschool and PE to grades K-8. 

We are strong believers in our lives being a constant witness to the love of Christ and we are humbled that he would have us live among a nation such as this. In this culture, it is commonplace to have a gardener during the day, a night guard during the night, and a woman to work around the house during the day. We are blessed to be a blessing to our workers and are so thankful for their dilligence in taking care of our little farm, the produce trees, protecting us and watching over the property.

We love to surprise them with little blessings here and there. Like offering a large plot of land for our gardner to plant beans on to share with the other workers and their families. Or passing on some skirts to our house mama, a pastor's wife. Or offering our night guard quality hiking shoes from America. They are such little gestures, but you wouldn't think it by their reactions! "Asante sana, God bless you, bariki sana, asante!" Their thanks are endless for such small tokens of appreciation. 

It's not just about the gifts- though generosity goes a long way. We also desire that they see our interactions as a family and and with the community to see God's light shining brightly in us and that they might long to have the same light. 

We knew when God called us to Tanzania, that he did not want us to come and start something new.  We are not here to reinvent the wheel, so our aim is to partner with ministries that are already on the ground and running.  We offer ourselves in any capacity that's needed. Amanda often uses her photography to capture either missionary families or their projects so they have quality photos to share with their suporters.  She's also used her gifts of teaching and administration/organization to help other missionaries in the community. Bill uses his gifts of planning and organizing as he serves on the new construction committee for Global Effect.  He's also passed on his knowledge of Farming God's Way practices to a home for women, and plans on continuing to use this knowledge as Global Effect grows and gains more land in the village. 
It is also a goal of ours to bring more healthy relationships and unity to the community we live in. We do this by hosting life groups in our home and helping where help is needed in the everyday - like babysitting, helping with moving, taking dinner to friends,  serving in kids ministry at our community church and even grocery shopping! 

A GLIMPSE INTO THE MINISTRIES... 

We are proud to serve in Tanzania with Global Effect Ministries, and we love their vision and heart for this nation. Their mission is to "...deeply invest in one life at a time" to impact communities and families, and to "empower the forgotten and unvalued by generating hope and strategies for success so that every tribe will know Jesus...". 

Many of the ministries we are involved in fall under Global Effect, but we also branch out into other areas of the community as well - here's a glimpse into some of the areas we serve in.