Let's keep all our kids in school this year

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We're coming to the end of our scholarship fundraising year, and let me be straight with you, it looks like we are about $10,000 short of our goal.  Our goal would continue to fund 150 Tanzania scholarships -- 100 students from Makifu and Tungamalenga Parishes attending secondary schools,  ten more students from other diocese congregations, another 25 orphans from Huruma Center attending both primary and secondary schools, and 15 students attending college, nursing schools, and university with hopes of becoming pastors, teachers, medical professionals, doctors.

It's a big goal, keeping all those kids in school, or giving opportunities to new students when some current students graduate.  We're grateful to every one of you who have already contributed to our scholarship fund.  We have fabulous donors -- some who have been faithfully giving to this program since we sponsored our first students in 2002.

We also have a great need calling for support.  We have families with children who will not receive an education beyond the sixth grade level without your support.  We have bright young men and women who are ready to serve their communities as teachers, pastors, medical professionals and community development workers -- once they obtain their degree.


  • If you have already given, thank you. If you can give a little more, thanks even more.
  • Share this post with your friends and family.  Invite them to contribute.
  • The easiest way to contribute is through our Simply Giving program.  You can arrange monthly or twice monthly transfers from your bank account to ours. $35 per month provides one secondary scholarship. More information about online giving is here.
Every one of your gifts matters. Asante sana.  Thank you very much.

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