Communication
Today our good friend Dan McIntyre is in Iringa, setting up a laptop, printer/scanner/fax and internet workstation that will be used by Iringa Diocese pastors to communicate with their partners here in Minnesota.
Dan is a member of Lutheran Church of Peace in Maplewood, and has great info on his blog at http://danandsueintz.blogspot.com/.
Shepherd of the Valley is funding this workstation to improve communication between Tanzanian and Minnesota partners. We purchased the laptop here in Minnesota, Dan carried it to Tanzania a couple weeks ago, and is setting it up with software, an antivirus program, and is purchasing the printer and modem in Iringa with funds SOTV wired.
Our Tanzanian friends are most comfortable with face to face communication, while we Americans crave messages between visits. Our Tanzanian friends all use cell phones and are responsive to text messages, while we Americans often have more to communicate than can be said in a text, or we ask for photos, or we send documents. Most of our Tanzanian friends do not have internet access or even a personal computer, and going to an internet cafe to check email is a luxury expense.
This workstation will enable Iringa Diocese pastors to bring reports and photos, scan them and send them to their partners. They will be able to receive and respond to messages. Perhaps this laptop and internet connection will also ease the workload for Pastor Lusungu Msigwa, our wonderful Bega Kwa Bega liaison from the Iringa Diocese, who often passes along communications between partners.
We're grateful to Dan and Rev. Msigwa for their help.
Dan is a member of Lutheran Church of Peace in Maplewood, and has great info on his blog at http://danandsueintz.blogspot.com/.
Shepherd of the Valley is funding this workstation to improve communication between Tanzanian and Minnesota partners. We purchased the laptop here in Minnesota, Dan carried it to Tanzania a couple weeks ago, and is setting it up with software, an antivirus program, and is purchasing the printer and modem in Iringa with funds SOTV wired.
Our Tanzanian friends are most comfortable with face to face communication, while we Americans crave messages between visits. Our Tanzanian friends all use cell phones and are responsive to text messages, while we Americans often have more to communicate than can be said in a text, or we ask for photos, or we send documents. Most of our Tanzanian friends do not have internet access or even a personal computer, and going to an internet cafe to check email is a luxury expense.
This workstation will enable Iringa Diocese pastors to bring reports and photos, scan them and send them to their partners. They will be able to receive and respond to messages. Perhaps this laptop and internet connection will also ease the workload for Pastor Lusungu Msigwa, our wonderful Bega Kwa Bega liaison from the Iringa Diocese, who often passes along communications between partners.
We're grateful to Dan and Rev. Msigwa for their help.
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