Moved to Mom's and "gift registry"

Doug will be bringing a few last items from the house tomorrow and we will be finished moving from the property.   We plan to stay at Tamara's mom's until we fly out to Africa.  We are still waiting for the final visa from Tanzania.  We have lots to do, yet.

Our next big item will be to get a shipping container, I believe.  We hope to go back through everything that we brought to Mom's and have another moving sale.  There were some things that we wanted to use until we moved that can now be sold, and there seems to be a bit too much stuff yet, also.

Per request from a friend, I have set up a registry for items that we are planning to get for our mission trip.  This should allow for people to "check off" anything they plan to donate to or purchase for the trip.

http://www.mygiftlist.com/lists/118225



I will be updating my previous post that had the items listed on it to direct people to this registry.  I HOPE IT WORKS!

Looking for a Shipping Container

We are getting very close to having enough funds to purchase a shipping container if we can find a good one (with sea-worthy certificate) at a discounted price. 

We need wisdom, direction and help. 

We were planning to take a 20' but some have advised that it isn't much more to ship a 40' (sometimes.)
There is a great need of many things in Tanzania (especially clothes for children.)  We would like to fill all the remaining space on the container with clothes and other needed things for Africa after we load the donated tractor for Kibidula and implements, and or items. 

If anyone knows of a good 40' container that we could get at a missionary discount, please let us know!  Please join us in prayer that we can get this and work out the detains of getting is shipped at a good price.  God is able to provide wonderfully, and He does over and over again. 

The director of Kibidula has a blog:  www.kibidulapilot.blogspot.com
You can read of some of the needs in some recent posts.  It is heart breaking to see children cold and without proper clothes. 

Today is the BIG moving day from our house to my mom's.  We plan to stay at her house until we get the final paperwork to move to Tanzania.  There are many projects we hope to help her and my step-father with while we are there.  We also have the speaking engagements every weekend through October 15th. 


Thank you for prayers!

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Next Step Seventh Day Adventist Church
811 Amyx Ave
West Plains, MO 65775-3703

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"Schoch Mission"

PLEASE write checks neatly with the correct information in the memo line and your clear contact information so it will be credited to the correct account. 

We appreciate all the support and encouragement more than we can express.  Mailing a "thank you" from Tanzania is quite costly, so please contact us via email so we can say thank you and keep you updated. 

Thank you to all that are PRAYING for us.  Those prayers are answered over and over.  They are more precious than anything we can ask for. 

Buyers for the House

Friday, August 19, 2011 a family came and they want to purchase the house. We are so thankful that they love it. We have been praying that this would be the answer to some one's prayers.  We had only been home 3 weeks from our last mission trip and God has brought us a buyer. He is so wonderful.

Some of the staff at Kibidula also suggested that we find some churches and/or people to help sponsor Kibidula, the project, and/or us.

We appreciate any and every prayer for wisdom, direction, safety and provision for this project.

The end and the beginning

We are working diligently to sort through what should be left behind (sold) and what would be beneficial in Tanzania (take.)

We have people coming to look at the property tomorrow. If they buy it, then we will continue in fast gear to get things ready for the move.

Willow Springs, Missouri (USA) Our home last summer.

We are waiting for the Tanzanian government to finalize our workers permit. As soon as we have the word on that, we will be able to purchase our plane tickets and return to Africa to work as full-time missionaries at Kibidula.

We have scheduled our last work days in West Plains and Willow Springs. We are wrapping things up as quickly as possible. This is the end of our time here in the Ozarks of Missouri, but it is the beginning of our work full-time in Africa for our Lord.

We have enjoyed our two previous mission trips. They were challenging, but they were very rewarding. We feel drawn to this work. There have been so many things preparing us for this move. We eagerly look forward to being back in Africa.
Kibidula landscape, Mafinga, Tanzania, Africa June 2011

Things have been challenging in our preparation to leave. There have been many details that have not gone as planned. Some of them are quite serious others, are just disappointments. We certainly appreciate any and all prayers that are offered in our behalf.