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About this Book:

What do missionaries experience on the Mission Field? Is life different than yours in your “home” country? Read and find out. EXCERPT: ... sermon stretched on... Carol glanced... at the cloth [she was sitting on]. Did it move?... kept looking... moved again!... evil-looking pinchers ripped a piece out... a neat round hole in the cloth... termites in the mud pew had sensed the cloth and determined it was good eating... were starting to devour the cloth. That was bad enough... [But what if?] EXCERPT: ... brick building... grass roof... preaching... Adam, Eve... sin... boy sitting leaning against... pole holding up the roof, asleep... woke up... his eyes... on the rafters, realized something was moving up in the grass. "Nzoka"... congregation looked, saw and started rushing out. The startled snake lost its grip in the grass and plopped to the floor.

About the Author:

Carol was raised in Brooklyn, NY. Taken from the "jungles" there to Tanzania in Central Africa, she and Rusty worked in Missions for close to 40 years. Their family was raised there and these experience were part of everyday life. Russell (Rusty) was raised in Tanganyika by missionary parents. His early life was immersed in African culture and customs which formed a vital foundation for his ministry there with the African church leaders.

Book Review:

This book provides snippets of life and ministry of a missionary family among the Sukuma people in Tanzania. From everyday home life to African church activities, pictures of events give insight into living, raising a family and church/mission activity overseas.

Order/Contact Info:

Russell OR Carol Baker 1001 Campbell Court Minneola, FL 34715 njigajiga@gmail.com