Bega Kwa Bega

Karibuni sana – You are warmly welcome to Bega Kwa Bega’s annual Fall Festival, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, September 19, at Augustana Lutheran in West St Paul. Registration opens at 8 a.m. with refreshments and an opportunity to meet leaders of our affiliate...

In the covenantal agreement that members of our companion congregations and parishes sign, we acknowledge … that relationships require work. Therefore we pledge to strengthen and sustain this relationship through the shared practices of prayer, presence, and projects....

Karibuni sana! You are warmly invited to the 2026 Bega Kwa Bega Fall Festival, with featured guests from Tanzania Bishop Blastone Gavile and General Secretary Shadrack Nyaulingo, along with our own Bishop Justin Grimm. While renewing connections and hearing updates...

An update from Russ and JoBwana Yesu Asifiwe! God is good, all the time; all the time, God is good! Russ and I have been in Iringa for almost eight weeks, and we thought you might be interested in just what we do for Bega Kwa Bega (BKB) during our time here. Our...

This week the Bega Kwa Bega team in Iringa embarked on its second round of school visits for the year. They started at Lutangilo, and continued on to Ipalamwa, Image, Bomalang’ombe and Pommern this week, and will finish up with Mtera next week. Verifying that students...

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” - Matthew 28:19 Our...

I’ll be arriving in Minnesota the day before this newsletter drops in your inbox. What blessed days these past two months have been, walking together with our Iringa companions in times of joy and times of sorrow, times of challenge and times of great celebration....

Photo: Rapei grew up at Huruma Centre Children's Home and received a BKB scholarship to attend Pommern Secondary School. He studied at Ilula Institute of Allied Health Sciences. Today, he is the clinical officer in charge at Lulanzi Dispensary.   Driving our trusty...

The months of April and May have been a rich time to be in Iringa! The days are sunny and sometimes windy in Iringa Town. The rural areas in the southern highlands are still experiencing rain and muddy roads. The scenery is lush and green, and crops are on track for a...