Most People Love Dogs
We have two guard dogs: Simba (Lion in Swahili) and Rex. Both are German Shepherds. Simba, the female, is older. Rex, the male, is a young adult.
A Good Trip to Morogoro
Before leaving Buhemba, I wanted to check out the progress of the new secondary school and the renovation of the athletic field.
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba 8 – the final Christmas update
The Resurrection Sisters have a place in Buturu, which is near the Butiama parish. They invited all of us for a Christmas celebration the day after Christmas.
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba – 7
The final outstation was at Kyamuko. It is a small community and there were no baptisms scheduled.
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba 6
I ended the last blog with: “After the solemn Christmas blessing, we were off to two more outstations. With the baptism, we were late, and now we were in a real hurry!” Well, that was my first mistake of the day.
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba – 5
On Christmas Day we started by travelling to Tarani Outstation for Mass. There we baptized a two week old baby!
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba – 4
Christmas Eve finally arrived. I presided at the Mass and Fr. Andrzej preached. There were 70 babies and children to baptize!
Christmas in Butiama and Buhemba – 3
Step by step, more trappings and lights are added until the final product, which is enjoyed immensely by all the parishioners throughout the Christmas season.
Christmas in Butiama and Buhemba – 2
The day before the 3rd Sunday of Advent, people started to prepare the grounds for Christmas in Butiama. This is taken VERY seriously,
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba 1
The “atmosphere” for Christmas is very different from what we see in the Northern Hemisphere.