Herod the Hero

by | Dec 27, 2008 | Shel Arensen

 One tradition for our family is attending the Christmas morning play at the Africa Inland Church at Kijabe, Kenya. The first re-enactment of the Christmas story was probably started by some missionary Sunday school teacher with memories of the annual children’s...

Writing and Publishing Memoirs

by | Dec 4, 2008 | Shel Arensen

We have published two out of three parts of a short memoir from Frank Baker about his time as a motorcycle-despatch rider based in Kilwa, German East Africa during World War I. The final instalment is scheduled to appear in the February-March 2009 issue of Old Africa...
Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving in Tanganyika

Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving in Tanganyika

by | Nov 26, 2008 | Shel Arensen

Tomorrow is American Thanksgiving, a holiday to remember all the good things God has given to us, and normally celebrated with family around a table groaning under a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. I’m in the USA this year and I’ve bought the turkey and my wife...