Mission: Tanzania!

It is great to be back…great to be back to writing for “Mission: Tanzania!” and great to back to Tanzania.

This summer the Canadian Province of the Congregation of the Resurrection agreed to finance the purchase of two new vehicles for the Mission in Tanzania. 

The final installment about Fr. Jim Donohue’s anniversary celebrations in Morogoro.

The presentation of the cake, as well as the cake cutting, and cake distribution is a big part of any celebration in Tanzania.

After the Eucharist, we moved to celebrating outside with entertainment, food, and fellowship.

I left Buhemba on Thursday, April 27. Fr. Yohana would drive with me, and he would return to Buhemba on his own. We would pick up Lameck Juma in Butiama to drive him to Morogoro, arriving on Friday, April 28.

The gifts just kept coming! At one point I almost started to cry, but Fr. Maciej came over and put his hand on my shoulder and said: “Take it easy. There is so much more to come…people love you very much!”

It was a bit overwhelming to see such an outpouring of love and appreciation. Every person in the church came forward with a gift and a hug.

40th Anniversary Celebration in Buhemba: Part 1 We usually have Mass in seven different places on Sunday in the Buhemba Parish. But, once a month, the whole parish gathers in

The celebration began with an event for the altar servers on Saturday, April 22 so that I could express my appreciation for their great service while I was in Buhemba.

We celebrated two birthdays in our residence in Buhemba. Br. Michael Mabuluja celebrated his 30th birthday on March 22nd and Fr. Maciej Braun celebrated his 46th birthday on May 14th.

Fr. Yohana and I attended the dedication of a new church, St. Raphael, in the Diocese of Musoma.