Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas
The time had come – hot season was at its peak, oppressive clouds in the sky teased with the coming rainy season, everything was covered in several layers of dust, the mangoes were growing ripe on the trees – yes! Definitely time to decorate for Christmas! Celebrating Christmas in tropical, rural Africa means a lot […]
Between Two Worlds
Living overseas feels a bit like having a secret identity. Kind of like a superhero! But, disappointingly, without the superpowers. Tanzanian by day – Mzungu by night! (Mzungu is a word you will learn quickly if you ever come to Tanzania, as it will be your new label, meaning “Westerner” or “white person”) Tanzanian me […]
Seven
Elias. He’s our mover. Tree-climber. Animal whisperer. Most-likely-to-break-a-bone adventurer. Storyteller. Boundary pusher. Gymnast. Belly-laugher. Early riser. Lego engineer. I-can-do-it-myself independent. Doubter. Caretaker. Helper. Attention lover. Bug catcher. Arguer. Name forgetter. Book lover. Middle child. We just can’t imagine life without our wild Elias Michael! For his 7th birthday, he not only drew his birthday gift […]
About
Welcome!
We are John and Asmara Anyan. We are missionaries with Ethnos360 and are serving in a village in Tanzania, Southeast Africa, among a least reached people group. We are also parents four beautiful children. Homeschoolers. Book worms. Coffee lovers. And, most importantly, followers of Jesus Christ and adopted children of our Most High God.
Thank you for joining us on this journey as we pursue the Lord’s calling in our lives to “GO” to the ends of the earth!
John & Asmara, ...