Tanzania Eyeglass Mission January 2023

 Training Day! January 5, 2023 After several Zoom sessions, some of our team finally met in person for training day at the Most Ministries office in Ann Arbor, MI.  On Thursday, January 5th we had our team training and preparation, and packing.  We learned about the Eyeglass Clinic, received instructions, schedules, and then packed thousands of glasses and all of the clinic supplies into the suitcases. It was a day of fun getting to know each other and we look forward to next week when the entire team is together and traveling to Tanzania. We are excited to serve!!                                               Kelly introduces us to the Eyeglass Clinic                                         Receiving instructions . MOST collects and processes thousands of glasses a year. Devotion bracelets ready to go! Packing We have a lot to carry!  Our load will be light on the way home!

 Team 2301 Ready to Serve! Pictured above is our Lin (Leader in training), Deb, Kelly (Leader), Loretta, Jim, and Heidi.  Not pictured are Penny, Patti, and Jan.  As soon as we are all together, I'll post a picture of us all. Amani iwe kwenu ("Peace be with you" in Swahili) We are going on a mission to Tanzania, Africa for an Eyeglass Clinic.  We will serve in the small village of Mbuguni about an hour and a half from the city of Arusha. Tanzania map showing where we stay and the village where we will serve.  (copyright Google Maps)   (world map from Wikipedia) We will be serving in a school supported by the “Next Life Foundation”. (see  https://nextlifefound.org/ ) From the Next Life Foundation website:   “Next Life Foundation seeks to serve the young men, women, and mamas of Mbuguni, Tanzania, East Africa, through the opportunity for vocational education in their village. These villagers face limited employment opportunities resulting in sub-standard living conditions a