Enock Ndapisi
Our dear friend Enock Ndapisi went home to heaven this weekend. We first met Enock in 2002. He was the chair of the Tungamalenga Partnership committee and had retired from his job as headmaster of the Tungamalenga Primary School. At the time, he was one of the few people in the village able and eager to converse with us in English. He helped introduce us to many Tanzanian customs, and he was so kind and gracious. He suffered a stroke sometime after our visit, and even with limited medical services, recovered so well that he was able to travel to Minnesota in late 2006 with Pastor Alfred Kikoti and Twandisyege Ambele. The three were Shepherd of the Valley's first Tanzanian guests. They experienced snow and marveled that our houses could be so warm inside while it was so cold outside. Enock was such a gracious guest. He even attended a lutefisk dinner, cleaned his plate, and asked for the recipe. The day he arrived in Minnesota, SOTV staff welcomed t