Shirley retired from the Colorado State Highway Patrol after 40+ years of service as an administrative assistant and disaster public relations person. Joyce works at the blood bank of the Greeley Hospital. Fred recently retired from being a social worker with Colorado Department of Social Services, and now sometimes works for them part time. Dale retired from the Chemistry Department at the University of Northern Colorado in 1986. Scott retired from New Mexico Stare University in 1991, and from Oregon State University in 2001; he now works part-time in the Statistics Department of Colorado State University.  Neva and Lois both raised large families.  All are members of the First United Presbyterian Church in Greeley, except for Joyce, who is a close friend of Shirley’s. They went to Tanzania nearly a year earlier. Their experiences then greatly influenced what we did on this trip.

    All of these people have been involved in various Christian endeavors throughout their lives. Thus we had devotions almost every day. Our guides (bottom image), Abraham (left) and Karashi, are shown beside one of our vehicles.  They also are Christians, who are active in their respective churches, and participated in our devotions.