First Blog

Hello Everyone,

My name is Erin Carter and this blog will take you through my upcoming trip to Tanzania as I volunteer in a mission hospital for 6 months. The adventure that many of you are joining with me on has begun, as I continue to prepare to leave for Tanzania in the next few months.

I just graduated from Nursing at Humber College and you can see an exciting picture of my boyfriend, Nishant and I as we celebrate such a special day. After four years of University I am excited to move on to the next stage in my life. I will be volunteering through the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee and will be partnering with an organization in Tanzania once I get there. The Lord continues to provide for me as I have had the opportunity to work full time this summer as a Nurse in a private retirement home. I have enjoyed my time, getting to know a wide range of staff members and residents. Along my path, I have met several people that have grown up in Tanzania, the city I am going to be moving to. Around the lunch table, they have been able to share stories of the beautiful country that Tanzania is and how I am going to have such a great time overseas. With all the blessings that I have received in the last few months, specifically financially I continue to pray that the Lord will provide a work permit. I have approximately $2000 more dollars to raise for my trip, which is a huge answer from the Lord as at the beginning of the summer that goal was much much higher.

At this time, I am requesting that all of you would join together with me in my fervent prayer for the country of Tanzania. Pray for those that I will meet, care for and build relationships with. Pray for the government as they process my work permit, that the process would be smooth, proceed quickly and that in due time I will receive notice back that it is clear. Pray that the next few months as I prepare to leave family and friends at home, I seek the Lord when I am face with fears of leaving. Pray that He will be my strength when I am weak.

I hope to updated this blog fairly often. When I am in the field I am not sure what my Internet connection will be like, but I will be aiming for at least every two weeks. I would love to receive emails or snail mail from all of you. My current email address is erin_carter88@hotmail.com and my mailing address will be CRWRC – Tanzania Old Bagamoyo Rd, Mikocheni B, Plot #62 P.O. Box 7615, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania.

If you have any questions or would like to meet up before I leave, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line. I finish work on September 25th, 2008 and then will be making last minute arrangements before I leave. We are hoping to have a going away party on the weekend of Thanksgiving! Remember Saturday October 11th, 2008. More details to come!

Thank you again for joining with me. May the Lord continue to bless you.

“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning ... The Lord is good to those who depend on Him, to those who search for Him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.” Lamentations 3:22-23, 25-26