The
Dodoma Lutheran Partnership
Gateway
The ELCA
churches of Northwestern Ohio are
linked in a companionship or partnership relationship with the Dodoma
Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania
This is a page with some photos and links
to other interesting postings
related to these relationships offered for your information
Purpose:
To facilitate information-sharing among people interested in the
mission of the Church and the people of the Dodoma region and our
relationships with them. This is an unofficial
site.
It is under active construction. Contributions encouraged.
Urafiki - A newsletter of
Northwestern Ohio Synod partnership with Dodoma
Dioces parishes
| Issue 1 |
Issue 2 (News, hunger in
Dodoma) is in the works
|
Visiting: Visitors are
enthusiastically
welcome to come. Group trips are planned for June and October 2005.
Preparation
is
required to make this the great experience it can be. It is hard, it is
inspiring, You won't forget it.
Stories of trips and information on trip plans may be found in Urafiki.
Some pictures:
L: Group of Christians at Kidoka,
October 2002
Up: In memory of Pat
"Big Mama" Hirschfeld (L)
here with Dodoma Diocese friends. A true friend.
Pastor Etta, Dodoma Diocese
Links
These are supplied to be
helpful information. If you wish to suggest others, please feel free.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Tanzania
Lutheran World Relief -
For fair trade coffee including Tanzania Jubilee
Companion Synod Program
of
the ELCA
An
overview of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - from the
ELCA, with various links
Northwestern Ohio Synod - ELCA
NWOS
Global Mission Various resources, activities and information
The NWOS Women's
Organization site includes impressions of visits to Dodoma from
Northwest Ohio
Page author's impressions
of a visit in 1999. Visit reflection from 2002 forthcoming. See
also Urafiki.
Online Kiswahili-language
dictionary
Digital
National Atlas of Tanzania by Michael Shand, University of
Glasgow, Scotland
Dodoma region development activity summary page
Affiliation
and editorial content: Photos are copyright 2002-2005 by the author or
original photographers, all rights reserved. This page is
presented for the Glory of God and to be informative. It is not an
official web site of of the Northwestern Ohio
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA), the ELCA, or the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Tanzania (ELCT)
or the Dodoma Diocese. Facts stated are as understood by the author at
the time this page was drafted, and opinions expressed are entirely his
own. Comments and correction welcome (stusmith at udata.com).
Last
revised 18 November 2005.
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