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  • Impressions from a world traveler on my first mission trip

    Impressions from a world traveler on my first mission trip

          I have literally traveled the world, but this is my first mission trip. There were two overriding experiences on this trip. The first was the outpouring of Christian, brotherly love upon me by Emmanuel [Bishop Makala], his fellow clergy and the laymen of his diocese which warmed my heart.  The second was…

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  • Evangelizing in the bush is only the beginning. Church planting continues after visitors leave

    Evangelizing in the bush is only the beginning. Church planting continues after visitors leave

    Evangelism on the annual trips to Tanzania is more of a church planting project. The LCMS has a partnership with the Lutheran church in Tanzania. They are educating pastors, building churches, evangelizing, and disciplining the Tanzanian population. Bush evangelism is only  the introduction. The visitors  drive long distances over dusty roads and walk  by foot…

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  • Buhangija Albino Center

    Buhangija Albino Center

    One of the most sobering places we have visited the last few years on our annual mission trip the Buhangija Albino Center in Shinyanga.  This is a place where we see the innocence of youth and learn of the evils of man. The Buhangija Albino compound is one of 4 or 5 similar compounds in…

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  • Career Day in Tanzania

    Career Day in Tanzania

    Cindy and Mike Jurgensen of Memphis, TN went to Tanzania two weeks early to spend time at a Lutheran Secondary School. They report their experiences spending time with students there on career day.  One student was so excited about Mike’s teaching on his years of being a pilot, that he wrote a letter to him…

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