Bega Kwa Bega

Practicing Our Three Pillars

Practicing Our Three Pillars

Bishop Lull has been traveling around the Iringa Diocese since Thanksgiving Day, receiving the generous hospitality of the entire diocese. It has been an excellent opportunity to practice the three pillars of our companionship: prayer, presence and projects. Prayer In...

Pikipikis for Unpartnered Parishes

Pikipikis for Unpartnered Parishes

I’ve covered a lot of kilometers with Kulwa, an excellent driver. As we traveled the rough roads of rural Iringa, we would have a friendly competition. Passing a village with a sign for a diocese parish, who could be first to name the U.S. companion congregation?...

Grateful for Good Colleagues

Grateful for Good Colleagues

I’ve spent the past three months in Iringa…my longest visit yet. I’m grateful to have been there through the transition of program coordinators in the BKB-SPAS office, wishing Ryan and Astine Bose well when they departed and welcoming Susan Seidel to her new home and...

Bright Futures

Bright Futures

As schools have resumed classes in the U.S. this month, the BKB team in Tanzania has been working on resources to support scholarships for Tanzanian students in the coming year. Check out this video that congregations can use to promote the scholarship program:Last...

The Power of Presence

The Power of Presence

Visits to our companion parishes have a common script – the singing and dancing of the welcome, the report or ‘historia’ of the congregation, naming accomplishments and challenges, walking together to examine a site or a project, and breaking bread together, sharing a...

Supporting the Work of Diakonia, Women & Families

Supporting the Work of Diakonia, Women & Families

We hear a lot about the good work the Iringa Diocese is doing around evangelism and mission. Ten new parishes are being established this year, from congregations that were previously preaching points of older, established parishes. The expansion of the church in...

Asante Sana, Ryan and Astine!

Asante Sana, Ryan and Astine!

Ryan and Astine Bose have been our Bega Kwa Bega program coordinators in Iringa for the past two and a half years and will be completing their service this month. They interviewed and were selected for the position in early 2020, just as the pandemic disrupted travel...

Easy Come, Easy Go?

Easy Come, Easy Go?

International travel patterns are changing, so here are options to consider for your next journey to Iringa: International Flights BKB travelers have a well-worn path from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Amsterdam, to Dar es Salaam with a short stop at Kilimanjaro. This has...

The Day of Grace

The Day of Grace

As southern district workers, we have enjoyed a lot this day since it was a golden chance for us. The Day of Grace has given us the new energy and therefore we will go back in our working place with a new power and energy. As we have received from you, we will keep on...