Spencer, IA (KICD)– A Spencer family will have a change of scenery starting this week as they pack up shop and move to Africa for mission work.

Kevin Brown, his wife Tara and their two sons will be making the move to Tanzania after taking a series of trips to the nation over the past couple of years through the Siouxland Tanzania Educational and Medical Ministries.

Brown says it was not an easy decision to leave family and friends in Northwest Iowa, but this move with end up being a being growing opportunity for the family.

The Browns are leaving for Tanzania on Monday and have committed to serving in Africa for at least a year.