John and Christine arrived back in Tanzania at the end of November and it was heart warming to see old friends and colleagues again. Our house has been a busy place. We have received many visitors and have been making preparations for  a pretty demanding work plan.  Ester and Kabula were in a relaxed frame of mind when they called by, after their end of term exams. At this time of year, with Christmas in sight, the lot of students worldwide is a happy one. The girls chatted happily with one of our new Mwanza friend, Susana Carpenter. Susana works in the Shaloom Project, teaching the nursery class. She is a Maryknoll lay missionary from San Francisco.