The Facts:

My name is Lisa Borden and I live in Tanzania, East Africa.

I carry a U.S. passport, though TZ is my 6th country of residence. I lived in Sweden and England as a child and when I was 12 we moved back to the States. LA, to be exact. When I was 22 I moved to Kenya, East Africa, with my best friend who is my husband. We lived there for the better part of 15 years, spending a good chunk of that time in a remote range of hills called Loita. We were among the Maasai people and we were 4+ hours of hard off-roading from the nearest phone line or paved road or post office. It was amazing.

One day, in 2000, we moved to Europe. We loved Africa and our life there, but it was time for a change. We settled in for a wild ride of 7 years on "The Lost Continent" and were pushed and challenged and grown in many ways. It was rich and we cherish that season.

But Africa kind of has a really hard time letting go of you once it catches you. In 2007 we made the jump back and landed here in Arusha, Tanzania.

We work with a teeny, tiny Christian aid and development organization called Wild Hope International.

Those are the facts, baby.

The thing is, we're trying to hear God's voice and follow him, even when that involves global relocation. We are very interested in seeing faith be something that brings good news in the here and now as well as in the later on the other side. We've found that God loves and cares for the whole person and wants to help people become who he was picturing them to be as he made them. Some times this means that we're helping people with micro-loans and income-generating projects. Some times it means we're just walking together with friends, allowing each other to ask the hard questions and wonder the big wonders and dream some dreams. In it all, we want to be church together. We are unashamedly in love with Christ and we want to know him better. But that's not always easy.

Boiling it down...

I am a hoper and a dreamer

I am convinced Jesus likes us more than we think

I am sure God enjoys a good friendship as much as I do

I am very strong and very weak

I am one who sings hymns loudly in the kitchen

I am aware of a lot of suffering

I am certain of reasons for joy

I am living with my eyes open