Bega Kwa Bega

Travel – first it leaves you speechless, then it turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta I’ve had travel on my brain lately. Between meeting with groups who are planning their itineraries to debriefing with group leaders who recently arrived home, I’ve had a lot...

Bega Kwa Bega is deeply grateful to Russ Hilliard and Jo Whiting who are serving in the Iringa Office. Habari from Iringa, Tanzania! Russ and I have been here since June 26, re-learning the BKB coordinator ropes after eight years since we last managed the office as...

We like to say that our companionships are supported by three pillars: prayer, presence and projects. These three practices bind us together and enrich our relationships. Many of our congregation companionships began with a commitment to provide $1,000 each year as a...

Pastor Joyce Ngandango, who serves as director of the Huruma Centre Children’s Home in Iringa, Tanzania, will conclude her leadership of the Centre this August. In September, Pastor Joyce will begin her studies at Luther Seminary in St. Paul with the goal of...

Here in the Iringa offices of Bega Kwa Bega, we’ve hosted a number of Zoom meetings between companions this month. These digital conversations are a great opportunity for communication in between travel visits, during project planning or monitoring, and at transition...

Karibuni Iringa! Welcome to Iringa! Over the next few months, more than 150 travelers in a dozen congregational groups will travel to Iringa, Tanzania, to visit their companions. The practice of being present or visiting our companions is one of three foundational...

The Bega Kwa Bega Affiliate organizations have a wonderful history of working together, reaching across organizational boundaries for the good of Iringa Diocese communities and institutions. For example, St. Paul Partners has worked with Friends of Huruma to provide a...

Later this month, our Cluster Leaders will be sharing two reports with Saint Paul Area Synod congregations: the list of students sponsored by the congregation, and a financial report of companion funding for general, scholarship, and travel accounts. What will you see...

Last week, our hosts at Our Redeemer Lutheran served pie and set out additional chairs for the BKB community members who showed up on an unseasonably warm March evening to hear the news from Iringa and BKB affiliate organizations. Pastor Lusungu Msigwa, Bega Kwa Bega...