Asante sana!

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Words of thanks have been flowing from our partners in Tanzania as they have heard the news that Shepherd of the Valley's Walk for Water was successful.

Thank you for your prayers and for all efforts for Mahove water project! We will keep on praying for you and for the whole congregation at Shepherd of the Valley for caring for the people of Mahove and for Tungamalenga in general.

May God keep on blessing you!

Rev. Lusungu Msigwa
Bega Kwa Bega Coordinator for the Iringa Diocese,
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania

Rev. Msigwa accompanied Shepherd of the Valley members to Mahove a year ago, August 2010. He served as our interpreter and advisor as we worked with the people of Mahove and with the local government representatives to discuss the plans to bring water to the village.

Hi to all SOTV. We are so thankful for all you are doing for Tungamalenga Parish.

We know for sure that you also have many activities to do for your church ministry for your area. But we also know that if not for Christ who is within you, you could not have done this wonderful support in our parish, Tungamalenga, particularly the dispensary and the people of Mahove who previously looked as neglected people, but who are now people of discussion regionally and worldwide as well.

May Almighty God bless you all.

We appreciate the big job you are doing to support the dispensary. We will keep on our prayers for you, always asking blessings from God to be on you for ever.

I thank you all also for your concern for my son Humphrey. Your prayers have made him healed unexpectedly. He used a very short time to be okay with his broken leg. Now he is doing everything normally. He can play football, run, and emotionally he is good.

I thank you for all and I have nothing to pay but to say 'God bless you, Amen.'

Thanks,
Barnabas

Barnabas Kahwage is both a pastor and the clinical officer [equivalent to a physician's assistant in the US; he is the best educated healthcare professional in the area] at the Tungamalenga Dispensary. He visited Shepherd of the Valley in Minnesota in 2008 with his wife Alice.

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