July 27-August 14, 2008
Where are We Going? Country of Tanzania
Region (Like a State) of Iringa
City of Iringa (Where we will stay)
Village of Itungi (Where our partner congregation is located.)
Our Hosts: Don and Eunice Fultz, Synod Missionaries who spend half the
year each year
in Tanzania fostering our Synod's partnership with the Iringa Diocese of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
Who will visit? Church members: Pr. Marty, Ann, Lars, Siri, and Peder
Ericson; Heather Quale; Tom and Deb Spivey; Dick Young. Janet Anderson and her
sister Irene will join us after visiting the ministries around Arusha (on their
own).
What will they see?
- Our partner congregation in the village of Itunge with eight preaching points
in surrounding villages.
- The Ilula Hospital, a partnership with Global Health Ministries.
- The Secondary Schools where we currently support fifty-three students with
scholarships for young men and women.
- The Orphanage in The Huruma Center (currently houses 30 Iringa children in
Iringa).
- Tumaini University in Iringa, which also houses the Seminary where we support
one woman student,
now working on her Bachelors of Divinity Degree.
- St. Paul Partners Well- numerous wells are being dug and Drilling Project,
maintained with the help
of this St. Paul partnership.
- The Ruaha Game Preserve For the "African Experience." We will visit
the game preserve west of Iringa.
Why are we going?
- To continue building relationships with the people who are part of our partner
congregaton, and the many partner ministries that we support.
- To help decide which ministries we want to support in future initiatives.
- To develop a stronger missions-support community in this congregation.
What will happen after this group returns?
In the short term, teaching and education about our experiences there as well
as some development
and fund-raising directed toward those ministries that we decide to commit to.