2017 Journey

By
In July, Shepherd of the Valley will send eight ambassadors to visit our partners in Tanzania. The group departs Monday, July 3, with five returning Thursday, July 20.  Two more will add a visit to friends and relatives living in Arusha, and by Sunday, July 30, all eight will be back in Minnesota.

Here is what is planned for each day - but plans may change as amazing opportunities arise!


Monday, July 3               Depart MSP
Tuesday, July 4               Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam
Wednesday, July 5          Coaster bus ride to Iringa, through Mikumi Game Park

Thursday, July 6              Diocese head office, the market, Huruma Center Orphanage

Friday, July 7                  Lutangilo Secondary School

Saturday, July 8               Usolanga Parish visits
Sunday, July 9                 Worship & partnership meeting at Usolanga

Monday, July 10              Idodi Secondary School, Tungamalenga Parish
Tuesday, July 11              Tungamalenga Parish visits
Wednesday, July 12         Dedication of Mpalapande Primary School

Thursday, July 13            Safari, Ruaha Game Park; 2 remain in village
Friday, July 14                 Safari; partnership meetings in village

Saturday, July 15             Makifu Parish visits
Sunday, July 16               Worship & partnership meeting at Makifu
Monday, July 17              Makifu Parish visits

Tuesday, July 18              Return to Iringa
Wednesday, July 19         Five fly to Dar, evening flight to Amsterdam

Thursday, July 20           Five arrive in Minneapolis
Friday, July 21                Two travel to Arusha
Sunday, July 30               Everyone is back in Minnesota

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Idodi Secondary School

By
Image
July 10, 2017 On Monday we headed out to Tungamalenga and Makifu parishes, ready to be offline for the next eight days.  Our first stop was at Idodi Secondary School.  Idodi is the first village we come to in the parish, and we have about 75 students attending the secondary school. Headmaster Christopher Mwasomola welcomed us to his office for an introduction and update. He said that Idodi is known as a community school -- the infrastructure is built by the community (in this case, heavily supported by a group known as Friends of Ruaha) and teachers are provided by the government.  Fun fact: the Friends of Ruaha at one point received a donation from Roy Disney, whose name is included on the dedication plaque for the school's library. The school was registered in 1999 and has 889 students, 437 girls and 452 boys. There are 41 teachers. The government supports salaries, books, lab equipment, desks, and other basic supplies. There are 11 non teaching staff, with only tw
Read more

Safari 2013: the journey of a lifetime

By
Image
Safari in Swahili means journey. We'd like you to consider taking the journey of a lifetime with other Shepherd of the Valley members next summer.  For two weeks in August, you could be ambassadors from our congregation living among and getting to know our partners from Tungamalenga Parish. What's a journey like this look like? We'll fly from Minneapolis to Amsterdam, then Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam with a short stopover at Kilimanjaro (alas, it will be dark and we don't get off the plane at Kili). That's about 24 hours from start to finish, with a four hour layover in Amsterdam. Arriving at the Landmark Hotel just before midnight, we get a good night's sleep in Dar before the eight to ten hour cross country bus ride to Iringa. notice the US and Tanzanian flags on the dashboard of the bus?   Highlights of that cross country ride include driving about 100 kilimeters of the way through Mikumi National Park -- and if we're lucky, we'l
Read more

Karibuni sana

By
Image
Pastor Naftal & Anjelina Ng'amillo In just a couple short weeks, we will be hosting guests from Tanzania. Pastor Naftal and Anjelina Ng'amillo from Tungamalenga Parish, along with Dr Mufwimi and Dora Saga from the Ilula Lutheran Hospital, will arrive in Minnesota October 21 for a stay of just over two weeks. What better way to welcome them than to learn a few words in their language? Karibu sana or, if you are addressing more than one person, Karibuni sana , means "we warmly welcome you." It's pronounced like this: KAH ree boo SAH nah or KAH ree boo nee SAH nah. Jambo means "hello." Another greeting is Habari, which is more like "how are you," to which a Tanzanian might respond Nzuri [good], Salama [peace], or Njema [fine, well, good] and then they might add, Habari yako [and how are you?]. When Tanzanians are in a gathering, like at church or at a meeting, and they rise to speak to the assembly, they almost always start by say
Read more