Thursday 09 February 2017
Over the past week and a half, the BKB Team in Iringa has visited all six of the Diocese Secondary Schools and met with hundreds of students – each one…
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One of the closing rituals we’ve begun as travel delegations return to the United States is an activity that we like to call, “A Person Who…” Groups gather in the BKB…
Read PostThursday 26 January 2017
The sun was already shining brightly at 9:30am on Monday as hundreds of pastors and representatives from domestic and international partners processed from the Lutheran Center through the streets of…
Read PostThursday 19 January 2017
When you come to Ilula Lutheran Hospital you will see a mural on the wall in the reception area. The left half is a heavenly rendition of the story of…
Read PostFriday 13 January 2017
This past December the Iringa Diocese decided to host a mashindano mpira or soccer tournament for congregations within Iringa town, in honor of Bishop Mdegela’s retirement. With eight teams comprised…
Read PostFriday 06 January 2017
Three years ago this month, in the middle of a polar vortex, I left the tropics of Southeast Asia and service in Malaysian Borneo in order to follow the call…
Read PostThursday 29 December 2016
Imagine, if you will, a map of the earth at night with the lights of the cities shining brightly into outer space. The familiar shapes of the United States and…
Read PostThursday 22 December 2016
This Christmas Eve congregations across the Iringa Diocese will gather at dusk to commemorate the coming of Christ as it is told in the Gospel of John 1:1-5. In villages…
Read PostTuesday 20 December 2016
The Saint Paul Area Synod, in partnership with the Global Mission Unit of the ELCA, is pleased to announce that applications are now being received for the position of Program…
Read PostThursday 15 December 2016
With arctic winds howling and snows storms en route, winter is at the door here in Minnesota. It officially arrives next Wednesday when the winter solstice marks the longest night…
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