Tanzania Newsletter

Tanzania is a powerful but poor country and life for some can be a struggle. There is high unemployment, much subsistence agriculture in the rural areas and many people lack decent housing, access to clean water, sanitation and electricity.

Debt is a major problem for Tanzania as the country has borrowed over the years to finance infrastructure development. Tanzania is one of the first countries to benefit from the debt relief program, but there is still a long way to go. In addition terms of trade are weighted against countries such as Tanzania, and primary agricultural products are at the whim of market prices.

Please join with us in praying for the people of Tanzania as we journey with the Diocese of Central Tanganyika, visiting the projects that the Anglican Church in Tanzania is pioneering.

• Monday 7^th - Depart UK 7:20pm
• Tuesday 8^th - Arrive Dar-Es-Salam 7am
• Wednesday 9^th - Arrive Dodoma after 6 hour bus journey!

Please pray for safety in all our travelling, for good health and for the conversations we will have with our companions on the journeys.

• Thursday 10^th - Visit Mvumi Hospital
• Friday 11^th - Mvumi – schools work
• Saturday 12^th - Mvumi – teach English lessons

Give thanks for all the staff at the hospital and schools in Mvumi, many of whom work for very little pay. Pray that God will provide the resources they need to work effectively.

• Sunday 13^{th -} Church
• Monday 14^{th -} Learning to make clay bricks and traditional cooking
• Tuesday 15^th - Visit to Matambulu Bible College
• Wednesday 16^th - Visit to Hombolo Leprosy Hospital
• Thursday 17^th - Visit to Buigiri Blind School and lessons in Primary School in Dodoma

Please pray for the team, for energy and good relationships. Pray that we will be open to learning from the experiences around us. Pray that God will help us to show his love to all those we will have contact with.

• Friday 18^th - Msalato Bible College
• Saturday 19^th - HIV Orphans
• Sunday 20^th - Dodoma Cathedral

Please pray for courage, peace and acceptance for those who have HIV ad for those who care for them. Pray for support for children left alone when parents die.

• Monday 21^st - Bus back to Dar-Es-Salam
• Tuesday 22^nd – Thursday 24^th - Zanzibar – time for reflection
• Friday 25^th - Arrive Heathrow

Abundance does not spread; famine does (Zulu proverb)