January travelers

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January is a great time to get away from Minnesota weather (most years!) and go someplace warm -- that may be one reason there are so many Minnesotans in Iringa, Tanzania this time of year.  Here's a round up of other bloggers from around the Saint Paul Area Synod.

http://ilula-friends-2012.blogspot.com/  This is the blog of a medical team working at the Ilula Lutheran Hospital.  Shepherd of the Valley members Dr. Randy and Kari Hurley and their daughter Angela are among the group.  The Hurleys will visit Tungamalenga around the weekend of January 21-22.  One of the big events the medical team will be working with is A Day of Grace, a new wellness retreat for pastors of the Iringa Diocese.

http://lifeatctk.org/Blog/Carries-Corner/Guest-Post-Roger-and-Trish-Blomquist/ Here's a blog post from Trish and Roger Blomquist, members of Christ the King Lutheran in New Brighton.  Roger works with the Agriculture Institute at Tumaini University, particularly with the demonstration plots set in congregations to teach sustainable farming practices and improve crop yields. Trish works with the Bega Kwa Bega office on financial records for all the transactions from Saint Paul area congregations sending gifts to their partner congregations in Iringa.  All the funding for scholarships, chapel construction, and other partnership gifts go through the Bega Kwa Bega office. Roger and Trish typically spend three or four months a year in Iringa.

http://www.spas-elca.org/mission/global-relationships/tanzania The synod's Bega Kwa Bega newsletter is published quarterly, and the latest issue contains an article and photos of our Walk for Water last July.  Follow the link to the synod website, scroll down and sign up to receive the newsletter.

http://joanandrichardattumaini.blogspot.com/2012/01/tungamalenga-christmas-eve.html Finally, Joan and Richard Dornfeld have posted photos and stories from their Christmas Eve celebrated in Tungamalenga.  Richard was asked to play the role of Father Christmas.

There's lots going on in the Iringa Diocese!  Read all about it.

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