Category: Tanzania
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Storm damages Busongo Church
A three-hour storm swept through Shinyanga and caused damage to many homes and injured some residents and took the life of a five-year-old child. Many houses lost their roofs. Busongo Church, a part of the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese was damaged and the roof blown off. The members built the church, laboring to make the bricks…
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EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN TANZANIA SOUTH EAST OF LAKE VICTORIA DIOCESE HOME CRAFT TRAINING FOR ALBINO GIRLS
Three Albino girls sponsored by Judith Irwin, of Murphy, NC, under Diaconia Department at South East of Lake Victoria Diocese led by Deaconesses Matrida Sanga started Decoration class at Vocational Education Training Authority. The three girls are Thabitha Japhet Ichoma, Liku Mathias Masunga and Sumaiya Hilaly. These girls are from Shinyanga and Simiyu Regions.…
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Confirmation in Tanzania is celebrated
Confirmation is celebrated as a great event in Tanzania. Bishop Emmanuel Makala presides at the service.The confirmands are dressed in white and are given a lei of flowers and handmade necklaces to wear. This is Amani Lutheran Church in the town of Maswa,located between Shinyanga and Bariadi.
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Mwadui Lutheran Secondary School
Mwadui Lutheran Secondary School is a co-education boarding school. It provides O-level (Ordinary level) and A-level (Advanced level) education. In America, this is equivalent to high school and Junior College level. They also teach Christian discipleship for approximately 350 students. It operates under the direction of the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD)…