Welcome to our family blog! We are Kyle (dad), Anna (mom), Josephine (12), Collin (10), and Charlotte Rose (8).
We are starting this page to better share stories and observations from our time in Tanzania, Africa, where we arrived on December 31st 2022 to begin 3.5 years of work as a Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
As you can imagine, doing mission work in East Africa is a very different life compared to the relative comfort of how we lived in our small town of Sequim, Washington, USA. It was a big decision to leave and now that we have been in Africa for about two months, the decision is even more profound than what we expected it would be.
Sequim has a small marina where I kept a sailboat for a few years. Sailing that boat was one of the things I most loved to do when we were there. I've always thought that sailing has a lot of great metaphors for life. Before we left, someone shared a quote by John Shedd, which articulates how we felt about leaving the save harbor of our lives on the North Olympic Coast:
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
Sixty days into our 3.5 Years, it definitely feels like we are sailing in new waters. Our lives here encompass the gamut of emotions. Everyday is a learning experience, both for Anna and me as well as our children. We have left the harbor and for better or worse, we are learning to navigate a new ocean. Thank you for stopping by to share in our journey.
With Gratitude,
Kyle, Anna, Josephine, Collin & Charley
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