2023 Trip is Underway!

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This past Sunday, Mount Olive gave blessings to the team who will be traveling to our partners in the Central Diocese of Tanzania in 2023.


Later that evening, Pastor Glenn Monson, Sherry Sanden Will and Mark Masbruch spoke to a group of interested members about what they expect from the 2023 trip, and tied that back to the experiences from the 2018 trip.  It was a fun and informative time of fellowship and education.


Then, on Tuesday, August 15, the team gathered at Mount Olive to leave for the Minneapolis airport.  The trip would take them through Amsterdam, and ultimately they would take over 20 hours to reach Tanzania.


We've received word of their safe arrival!  By the time I'm writing this, they will have spent their first full day on this adventure. 







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