tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48017057752091583032024-03-05T12:41:34.826-08:00Tanzania Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-30995461399880392942014-02-14T15:37:00.001-08:002014-02-14T15:45:42.657-08:00Home at Last ... with Many Lessons Learned<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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amazing trip this was! The purpose of my travels was to gain a better
understanding of the mission work that we are doing at Iambi Hospital, gather
ideas for what God might be calling us to do when a Zumbro group returns this
October, and begin to establish some relationships with our ministry partners
-- both at Iambi and in the Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Tanzania (ELCT). I don't have all of the answers, but I certainly have
a much better idea about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for
our ministry in this beautiful country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you've read, they were able to spend their remaining time building their
relationship with the new medical officer in charge of the hospital, Dr.
Nyenje. From what they have shared it sounds like it was time very well
spent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>all of us following our meeting at Iambi Hospital</b></div>
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Steve Delzer and Kathy Bolin from our synod to spend time with the leaders of
the Central Diocese and Hartmot, our ministry partner from the Pommeranian
district of the Lutheran church in Germany. Doing cross cultural ministry
in another country is always enlightening (and to be honest, challenging). Adding
to the table partners from Germany, along with our African and American
partners was fascinating. I have learned so much and have such great
appreciation for the mission we all have to serve God's people in this region
of Tanzania.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Singida is where the offices of the Central Diocese are located.
(In the ELCT a diocese is comparable to a synod in the ELCA.) We
arrived in time to check in to our hotel (yes, it really was a beach front
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<b>three of Bishop Alex's top assistants in the diocese office</b></div>
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<b>scenes from the drive from Nkungi Village to Singida</b></div>
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<b>kids in the area start learning how to carry items on their head as soon </b></div>
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at dinner was especially enjoyable. Much of our conversation that evening
wasn't about Tanzania, but instead about the vision that Bishop Steve has for
ending food insecurity in our synod back home. It was a great
conversation and I look forward to the work that we will all be doing together.
Our newly elected bishop leads with a vision for us to be a church that
is reaching out to our neighbors -- in Rochester, Southeast Minnesota, Tanzania,
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Diocese office. How powerful it was to share communion with all of the
staff of the diocese office. So many thousands of miles away from home,
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time I was finally starting to get the hang of the Tanzanian way: be prepared,
you could be called upon to offer a speech or prayer at any time. The
bishop's assistant took great joy in saying often, "And now the young
pastor will pray for us." Yes, that was always me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his office, along with all of his senior staff members, to offer feedback from
all that we had seen and experienced in the past days. Bishop Steve,
Kathy and Hartmot had been traveling around the diocese for the past week
visiting all of our synod's ministry partners in the region. Zumbro's
partnership with Iambi Hospital and Nursing School is just one of the many partnerships
in the area. Even though I was only able to offer thoughts about the work
being done at Iambi, it was incredibly helpful to hear about all of the other
places that they visited. Learning about the challenges that are faced in
the whole area helps me to understand even better the work we are doing at
Iambi. It was also helpful to discuss with the diocese leadership what
they saw as the priorities at Iambi. There is so much work to be done.
We can't do it all (nor is it our responsibility to do it all) but it is
good to hear from the leaders regarding what they see as priorities for our
work. We certainly aren't in a position to come in from America and state
what we want to do. This is a partnership and we will work together with
the diocese and hospital staff at identifying how our partnership can be most
helpful and meaningful -- both for them and for us. It was a good
meeting. There were some hard conversations had, but there was also much
to celebrate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where there was a head table prepared for the four of us and Bishop Alex.
Our Tanzanian friends have a much grander understanding of hospitality
than we do! It was a great celebration. More speeches thanking one
another for our partnerships, more prayers, more gifts, and, of course, more
food. I have a brand new Tanzanian dress made for me by the women of the
diocese! I truly felt honored and humbled to be representing Zumbro among
all of these wonderfully gracious people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for the city of Arusha. Arusha is home to the main offices of the ELCT
(this would be compared to the ELCA's main offices in Chicago). We had
some meetings lined up for the next day, but first we all stayed overnight at
the Mwangaza Lutheran Center, the same place that Bob, Sue and I had stayed our
first two nights in Tanzania. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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service at 7:30am on Wednesday morning. "<i>Karibu</i>,"
we were greeted with, which means "You are welcome here." Again
we were all asked to introduce ourselves. How fun it was to bring
greetings to the ELCT from our little congregation in MN. When Pastor
Jason handed me the Tanzanian hymn book a couple of months ago I looked at him
like he was crazy thinking that I would be able to actually read from it.
"Just take it," he said, "you'll get it." Sure
enough. By the end of the trip I could sing from it whenever we worshiped
(which was daily). I even think I know the meaning of a few words that I
was singing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The presiding bishop was not in town because he also serves as a bishop
of one of the dioceses, but we met with his top assistants and learned a great
deal about the structure and management of the greater church. It was
fascinating to learn about the mission that they do in their country, as well
as about the financial help that they seek from countries like the United
States and Germany. Hartmot serves as the General Secretary of his
district, and so throughout this meeting he was primarily the one offering
advice about the financial management and technical systems that the church
uses. And you guessed it, with all of these leaders in the room, when
Bishop Alex said, "And now we will pray..." I knew it was my turn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mission Cooperative (LMC). This is an organization that coordinates a
great deal of the Lutheran outreach ministry being done by the northern
countries in Tanzania. Kathy Bolin, who serves as the coordinator of all
the work our synod does with our companion synods, was primarily leading this
meeting as she sought out answers to some questions she had. The LMC is
the organization that our synod uses to wire money to our ministry partners in
Tanzania. The leader of the LMC is from Sweeden, and so now sitting
around the table doing ministry together were people from four different
countries. I listened and learned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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located between Arusha and the Kilimanjaro airport. Bishop Steve was
meeting with some folks on behalf of one of the Sudanese pastors in our synod.
As we were walking into the university I saw an animal running around as
a squirrel would be </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">scurrying</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> about on one of our midwest college campuses.
But this was Africa, and the animals that were everywhere were monkeys!
Since a safari wasn't a part of this trip, Hartmot and I determined that
this visit was our safari and we spent a couple hours watching and taking
photos of the monkeys. We're quite sure the locals all thought we were
crazy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Our next stop was on to the Kilimanjaro airport. Hartmot
departed first and so we wished him farewell. My plane didn't leave for a
couple of hours, and Bishop Alex made it clear that they would not leave until
I could check in for my flight. So Bishop Alex, Bishop Steve, Kathy and I
found a little stand near the airport where we could sit and visit. The
conversation that followed turned out to be perhaps the most interesting
conversation of the whole trip as Bishop Alex shared his own call to ministry
journey. Alex was raised in a Muslim family. After spending his
high school years attending a Christian learning hour, he chose to be baptized
as a Christian. He talked about how he kept trying to avoid his call to
be a pastor, but that God continued to persist. I asked questions and he
shared all sorts of stories about what it was like to grow up Muslim in Africa
and then tell your parents you were converting to Christianity. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Finally, I asked Alex why he thought the Lutheran church in
Tanzania was growing so fast (I believe it is the fastest growing Lutheran
church in the world). With great passion he explained their system of
pastors and evangelists. It was wonderful to learn from him and to then
spend time talking with Bishop Steve about the challenge we face in the United
States, and in particularly our own synod.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have learned so much and have been so honored to represent Zumbro so far away
from home. The ministry that we do in Tanzania is so, so important, and I
thank you for whatever part you have played in that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Africa, Zumbro adopted it's new mission statement: <i>Our journey of
faith leads us to build bridges of understanding and peace, to reach out with
compassion, and to share the love of Jesus. </i>Our work in Tanzania is
an amazing example of how we are living out this mission together. God
needs us. The people of Tanzania need us. I can't wait to imagine
the ways that we can live this mission out together in the coming years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>a wonderful representation of the ministry that we share together</b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-5711989768105168882014-02-13T10:14:00.000-08:002014-02-13T10:14:06.281-08:00Bob & Sue's Farewell<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">
A note from Sue:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Yesterday (</span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_254719638" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">) after chapel, Dr Nyenje escorted Bob & I back to the guest house for tea. God was with us, because the sky broke open and we spent the next four hours in deep conversation about his hopes and challenges for Iambi Lutheran Hospital. Afterwards we walked through the wards together and pointed out many items that Zumbro has supplied and many notable improvements.</span></div>
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Friends, I am typing on Bob's cell phone and so must be brief. We missed Lisa after she left, especially during the farewell party when Bob and I were seated at the head table for the duration. We knew their thanks were for all of you, and we're sorry that we represented you so badly when we were asked to dance.</div>
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Today "Baba Bob" (Papa Bob) & I said many goodbyes and drove to Singida and then to Dodoma. We hope to see Gary and Carol Langness in Iringa before going on safari in Ruaha National Park. The landscape was lush after the recent rains. We're staying at the Lutheran hostel in Dodoma, and we miss our quiet village. We have much to tell you when we get home!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">I'm sitting in the Kilimanjaro airport in Tanzania waiting to board my first flight. I hope to arrive to MSP in about 24 hours and home to my own bed and shower shortly after that! It has been a marvelous trip and I have much to write about and many photos to share. For now I wait to board my plane </span><i style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">in the dark</i><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">. That Tanzanian electricity is only so reliable! :) See you on Sunday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">pastor lisa</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-35684570633785728832014-02-12T07:19:00.002-08:002014-02-12T07:19:31.132-08:00A Formal "Thank You" from Iambi Lutheran Hospital<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-83442809621403689432014-02-10T13:52:00.000-08:002014-02-10T13:52:07.876-08:00A Day Full of Meetings<div class="MsoNormal">
Today was the day that we were able to hit the ground
running and have many conversations with the hospital staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started bright and early with chapel at
7:30am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nursing students were
present and their choir sang a beautiful piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Following chapel we met with the principal of the nursing school and
were given a tour of the boys and girls dormitories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students are such wonderful young adults! </div>
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This afternoon Bob and Sue spent a lot of time talking with Dr. Nyenje. They feel as though after
this one afternoon they have a better understanding regarding the hospital’s
situation than they ever have. The need
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I spent the afternoon visiting with some of the nursing
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to learn about
their families, why they want to be nurses, what a difference this school will
make in their lives and the lives of their families, and just generally get to
know a few of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students aren’t
yet comfortable with us <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mzungu</i> (white
people) visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I walked into their
classroom this afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the
students were studying and visiting with one another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They instantly jumped up and stood at
attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ya know, just like our
confirmation students do when I enter the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Perhaps one of the highlights of my day was being invited to
have tea with the nursing school principal and teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though we had nice conversations earlier, it
wasn’t until we relaxed and shared tea together that they really began to open
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are certainly wonderful people
that truly care about the nursing school they are operating.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Later this afternoon Bishop Steve Delzer and Kathy Bolin
arrived from our synod, along with an assistant to the bishop in Germany and
two assistants to the bishop from the local Tanzanian diocese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a brief meeting in Dr. Nyenje’s office
and then took a break before meeting back for dinner later.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tomorrow we will all meet together in the morning and then
Bob, Sue and I will part ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob and
Sue will be remaining at the hospital until Thursday and then heading on to a
safari.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to be leaving Iambi
tomorrow afternoon with the folks who just arrived today for meetings in the
Tanzanian bishop’s office on Wednesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will then travel back to Arusha on Wednesday with them and depart
Tanzania on Thursday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Good night from Iambi!</span><br />
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<b>a mother weighing her baby (a little different than in the US!)</b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-73291541139171669562014-02-09T11:48:00.000-08:002014-02-09T11:48:24.968-08:00Reflections from Sue Jenkins<div class="MsoNormal">
Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have had the
most amazing day!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We began with breakfast served to us in the guest house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(For those who have traveled to Iambi before,
know that the guest house, like the hospital, is glowing with new
management.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The worship service (which
they call “prayer”) began at 8:30 and ran a very short three hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have marveled before at how we can follow
the service in a foreign language, because the Lutheran liturgy and the
Christian lectionary are international.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What a blessing from the church to its people!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were asked to introduce ourselves, and we took the moment
to ask the congregation to greet all of you at Zumbro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pastor Lisa posted this on the web, so you
can view it by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjf4otm4dnM">clicking here</a> if you didn’t already see it at the annual meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The service included many prepared anthems by
three choirs, and whenever there was a lag (for example, the offering took
longer than planned) someone would call out the name of a song and a choir
member would immediately begin to lead it for the congregation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b>the younger choir sings (and dances!)</b></div>
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There were two offerings, two members told
their stories, and after the service an auction of the gifts in kind. (Dr. Nyenje bought us free-range eggs for a
treat.) </div>
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<b>the children watch as the eggs are auctioned</b></div>
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After the service, Nalaila
Yasayo, the head of the Cher de Laco community for recovering lepers,
approached us with a greeting. He
embraced Lisa and told her, “You are from Zumbro, and because of you a woman walks.” For only $300 Zumbro provided a prosthetic leg for a woman from his community so that she can walk. Together we can do <u>so much</u>.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were invited into the sacristy for pop and cookies
following the service, and we sat with Pastor Gunda, Pastor Msengi with
Christalumba, Pastor Amani and his wife, and Dr, Nyenje.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Nyenje was a great host, gently cuing us
when to stand, when to sit, and when we should speak.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pastors Lisa, Msengi, Amani, Gunda</b></div>
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<b>Doctors Nyenje, Sue, Bob</b></div>
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We had a rest for a few hours and lunch in our guest
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then Dr. Nyenje sent a van to
pick us up for an afternoon “entertainment.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We would never have guessed what came next!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The van dropped us off inside the hospital
gate where there were two lines of young people, the women in pink dresses, the
men all in white, waving palm branches and singing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were singing for us – but really, for
you at Zumbro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we realized that
these bright young people were the nursing students!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>the most unbelievable welcome</b></div>
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Each of us were given a bouquet of local flowers and we
danced in the front of the line into the chapel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were seated at the head table with Dr.
Nyenje, who led a program with greetings and introductions from the heads of
the hospital departments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and Ulumbi
Lynaga, the principal of the nursing school, spoke of the accomplishments of
the hospital and nursing school, and their needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were invited to greet them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lisa and I told the story of the first
Thanksgiving, and how the native people so generously shared their food and
knowledge with the newcomers who had come to America looking for a place to worship
Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lisa presented the gift from
Zumbro – a Thanksgiving banner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hilary
Mbuko translated for the students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
were more speeches, and then the nursing students (who had slipped out)
processed into the chapel, singing and dancing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They had written a song just for this day – <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Welcome, welcome, welcome at Iambi –<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Let us be together!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let us be together!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>an outstanding performance by the nursing students</b></div>
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They repeated this chorus about 17 times – dancing and
singing – and the director was a petite young woman with a thousand watt
smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Julie Neumann – wish you were
here!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They sang two more songs for us,
until Dr. Nyenje began tapping his schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Dr. Nyenje took us on a brief tour of the campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll write more about the campus on another
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we had dinner with the staff
of the hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were more
speeches, greetings, and pop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b>another amazing meal</b></div>
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We walked
back to our guest house, with some of the hospital staff insisting on carrying
our backpacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we were back, Lisa
was able to share the video she’d made for the congregational meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our African friends were eager for more, so
Lisa shared pictures of our church, the Christmas bazaar, and last
May’s blizzard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Friends, we were humbled and honored, and wish that you
could have been here to be greeted and celebrated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hospital has new leadership and new
hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their hope comes in part because
you have cared enough to share their dream of bringing health care to the Mkala
region of the Central Diocese.<o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-8418950750146449522014-02-08T10:57:00.001-08:002014-02-08T10:57:15.558-08:00We've Arrived to Iambi Hospital!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've decided that there are 4 words that I hope to never hear again from our African driver as dusk is beginning to settle in: "Bob, we are lost!" What should have been a 6 hour drive from Arusha to Nkumbi Village where Iambi Hospital is located took us 9 hours ... and you haven't experienced bumpy roads before until you've experienced this drive! The scenery -- the landscape, the trees, the animals, the people -- was absolutely beautiful. Although photos won't do it justice, I've included a few of my favorites from the drive.</div>
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these young men are taking part in a Masai male right of passage</div>
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they leave their family and have to survive on the countryside away from home for 3+ months</div>
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after this right of passage they may wear red</div>
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we certainly passed more livestock on the road than we did cars</div>
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a Masai boma home alongside the road</div>
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the road washed out road that we drove right through</div>
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our fearless driver Bashiri</div>
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a look back at the rift wall that we drove up</div>
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Upon arrival to Iambi we were greeted very warmly by Dr. Julius, the new Acting Medical Director of the hospital. "Karibu, karibu, karibu," he said repeatedly in Swahili. This means, "You're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome." The staff had a wonderful dinner prepared and waiting for us up at the hospital guest house and then Dr. Julius and the head nurse, Matron, joined us for dinner. All in all it was a great day. </div>
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We're going to work our best to send a video greeting to the annual meeting tomorrow morning ... so we hope to see all of our Zumbro friends tomorrow at 9:15am in the Sanctuary (how's that for a shameless plug from over 12,000 miles away?). </div>
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It is evening now in Tanzania and Bob, Sue and I are
relaxing after a wonderful day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a
great meeting with our ministry partners from the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Tanzania, ran some errands, spent time at the market (see Bob’s post below),
and enjoyed a delicious evening meal together. Perhaps the best part of the day was simply being here and driving down the streets of Arusha. Enjoy some snapshots from our day below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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As we sit here now in the silence of our own living room the
sounds of Tanzanian voices singing and praising God are passing through our
windows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus certainly tells us much
about what the kingdom of God will be like, and yet while so much of that vision
remains a mystery to us I can’t help but imagine that it must sound something
like our living room does right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yes, we have certainly seen and heard glimpses of God’s kingdom today.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tomorrow we travel to Iambi Hospital.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.<o:p></o:p></div>
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selling melons in the market</div>
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a workshop making metal gates</div>
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just down the road from where we're staying</div>
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<i>The Lord will bless his people with peace.</i></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-59151843757350923212014-02-07T08:57:00.001-08:002014-02-07T08:57:28.795-08:00Bob's Trip to the Masai Market<div class="MsoNormal">
I “chaperoned” Sue and Lisa through the Masai Market today
so they could shop for items to be sold at Zumbro’s African fellowship dinner
in March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll see here a photo of
their haul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun to watch a
non-bargainer (Sue) and a bargainer (Lisa) interact with each other and the
sales people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Choice quotes:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shop Owner to Bob (pointing to Lisa):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Your
daughter should come into my shop!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Lisa to Sue while bargaining:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“You
just stay out of this.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Lisa
offered $35 for an item that Sue wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And Sue started raising Lisa’s price before the shop owner had the chance to.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Also Bob (or Babu) means grandfather in Swahili.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I introduce myself to Tanzanians I am
instantly called “Papa.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> :)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Be sure to save the date for Zumbro’s African fellowship dinner on
Sunday, March 2. We’ll share a meal
with the Sudanese members of our congregation and have these African items (and
more!) available for you to purchase at a silent auction.
This is an exiting way that you can be a part of this shared ministry
that we have with our African brothers and sisters.<br />
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Good morning from Tanzania!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bob, Sue and I arrived safely last night after our 24 hour + travel
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woke up well rested at the Mwangaza Lutheran Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This morning we had a very successful meeting with some folks from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). They work for the ELCT Health Department in the specific area of IT. They have installed computer and software systems like we are hoping to do at Iambi. We await more information from them later today. We've just had lunch at a wonderful cafe and are on our way to the market to pick up some items to be sold at the Zumbro African Fellowship Dinner. More about that later! <o:p></o:p></div>
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On Wed., Feb. 5 Pastor Lisa, along with Bob & Sue Jenkins, will depart for Tanzania. The goal of their trip is to continue to deepen Zumbro's relationship with the folks at Iambi Hospital. They have plans to meet with leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) as they look into the possibility of helping to install a computer system for the hospital and/or nursing school on Zumbro's next return trip. While at Iambi they will meet with leaders of the hospital, Bishop Alex Mkumbo (Tanzanian Diocese), and Bishop Steve Delzer and Kathy Bolin (SE MN Synod). Please pray for safe travels. Updates will be posted here as frequently as possible so check back again soon.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-67901840718651462352013-03-21T07:46:00.001-07:002013-03-21T07:46:08.200-07:00We're Home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We made it home safe and sound from Tanzania yesterday, March 20. It sure is cold here! Thanks all for following our journey, for your prayers and support. We look forward to sharing stories with you about the friends we made and the work we did at Iambi Lutheran Hospital on April 14 at 9:45 during Adult Forum. For now, we're going to bed. It's good to be home.</div>
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God's blessings as we prepare for the journey together toward the cross and Christ's resurrection in the coming week.</div>
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Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-4636724628958145082013-03-18T13:25:00.002-07:002013-03-18T13:25:35.053-07:00Lessons Learned<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We’ve had a
couple of days to process what we have seen, experienced and done at Iambi
Lutheran Hospital since last Saturday. Much was accomplished. The nursing
school is several steps closer to being ready to open, the medical lab has
great new equipment that will help with diagnoses, the central supply room is
fully stocked and ready to serve desperately impoverished patients from the
surrounding villages, a website is well on its way to being completed to give
the hospital some web presence, and the much of the staff has expressed its
gratitude for our visit. </div>
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Yet, there
is much work yet to be done. The team has identified some key next steps and
possibilities for future trips. Training is needed in basic medical practices
that will reduce infection and promote better practices. Medical specialists
and nurse educators are needed to provide services and training to hospital
staff that will increase their capacity to deliver medicine. More equipment and
maintenance expertise would help them take care of some of the instruments that
they have. The list goes on. </div>
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One of the
chance visits the team had last week was with the retired bishop of the Central
Diocese. He lives in Nkungi Village, where the hospital is. He was sitting in
his yard one late afternoon when we walked by. The pastor of the local church,
St. Wanzalea, was with us and introduced us. He spoke for about 30 minutes
about the importance of our presence at the hospital and pleaded with us to
make a significant difference in the village. We talked about what we were
doing and our hope to be in partnership with the hospital for several years to
come. He talked about the needs of the community at large there as well. It was
difficult to hear about all the needs, knowing that we were only able to do a
small part of it. </div>
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The needs
are significant. As we spent more time there, the needs came out of the
woodwork. One person wanted funds to help kids whose parents had HIV/AIDS,
another person wanted support for their organization that helps the poorest of
the poor, another family was looking for tuition help for their teenage son,
and yet another person told us about another health care program that was
desperate for funds to carry out their mission. The reality is the best thing
we can do is focus on the hospital and concentrate our efforts and resources
there. </div>
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As we leave
Tanzania tomorrow, the team takes a little bit of Iambi home with us. We are
grateful to those of you who have joined us on this adventure through the blog,
and even more grateful for your prayers as we served in the name of Jesus, on
Zumbro’s behalf. It has been an incredible journey and I give thanks to God for
the team who has traveled here. We have said again and again that the right
group of people was assembled and responded to God’s call for this particular
trip. Gifts were used ina all kinds of ways, expected and unexpected. </div>
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We look
forward to seeing many of you in person when we return and sharing more stories
of our interactions and discoveries about our partners at Iambi Lutheran
Hospital in Nkungi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Village, Tanzania. </div>
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Asante sana
(Thank you very much),</div>
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The Zumbro
Tanzania Team</div>
Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-13378643533080972772013-03-15T12:24:00.001-07:002013-03-18T13:27:19.678-07:00Serving lepersIn addition to all the supplies for the hospital, there were a few items included on the container that came from others in Rochester.<br />
<br />
A couple of items were donated by one of the Rotary Club groups in
Rochester. They sent two mobility devices for disabled people. In places
like Tanzania, wheelchairs don't work because there aren't flat paved
roads or sidewalks. Disabled people need something more sturdy to get
around in. These devices are like heavy duty trikes that move by hand
pedaling. Mike and Bob, both Rotary Club members, went with a couple
other team mates to Cherdaleco, an organization that works with people
affected by leprosy. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the ways Cherdaleco supports their ministry is by training the clients to throw pottery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A woman who has lost a leg to leprosy tries her new device</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike gives a little girl a ride</td></tr>
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Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-17926687471987252592013-03-15T12:10:00.000-07:002013-03-15T12:10:16.218-07:00This mission's accomplished, but there's still work to doIt's safe to say that the team has a feeling of pure elation when we look back at the week at Iambi Lutheran Hospital. We have encountered God at every corner. We have seen Christ in the faces of our partners here. The Spirit has interceded when needed and given us far more than we could ask or imagine from this week. As the team reflected each night, we gathered at the "cabin" - one of the guest houses where we lodged. And every night we couldn't believe how the gifts assembled around the room met the needs of that day in mysterious, almost miraculous ways.<br />
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When Dr. Ngowi, the hospital director asked if there was anyone who could help them develop a website, Mike said, "I have a website that we can pull the code from and just insert the information for Iambi in. Ashley said, "I'd love to work on that." The two of them worked side by side with the hospital staff all week to develop a site they felt good about.<br />
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Julie is a nurse educator and worked with the yet-to-be-opened nursing school staff to catalog books, talk about the needs in the skills lab, and discuss training.<br />
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Bob worked in the lab all week learning what they do and how they do it. When the new equipment came off the container, he spent much of the day today making sure it worked and then sat back and watched the joy of the lab techs as they worked with their new instruments.<br />
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Gaspar was invaluable all week long. As a native Tanzanian, he helped the team thread the cultural needle when things got lost in translation. He served as a wise adviser when we were plotting the plans for where materials would go once they came off the container. Much of what we did this week would not have been accomplished without him.<br />
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We also could not have had nearly as successful a week without your prayers and the support that was provided by so many at Zumbro and in the Synod office leading up to this trip. What a blessing it is to see the Church being God's hands working together from across the world to serve our neighbor. <br />
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Many things were accomplished this week, but so much more work was discovered as we visited with people. So many more requests were made for our ongoing partnership as the hospital staff got to know us. And our hearts were broken so many times when we again were reminded of the things we take for granted at home - like running water and sterile environments in every area of our hospitals, proper education for all medical staff, and people to fix equipment readily available when it breaks.<br />
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There's a lot more to do. But for now, we can celebrate that this mission was accomplished and celebrated by everyone here.<br />
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<br />Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-87010659377985200722013-03-14T07:51:00.004-07:002013-03-14T07:51:53.525-07:00The Container Safari Before you think the container got lost among the lions and
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The container arrived last night. After chapel this morning, we had tea and then together with the hospital staff, we got to work. It was really incredible to see the collaboration between our team and and all the hospital staff. Even our drivers got into the action and started hauling boxes of food to palliative care and books to the nursing school. It really feels like we were in partnership with our friends at Iambi. Though I think they still think we work way too hard and way too fast. There is a sense among our group and the hospital administration of satisfaction and accomplishment.<br />
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At lunch, we were reflecting on all the things that came off the container and all the people who made it's contents and arrival possible.<br />
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Sue told the story of a woman at Zumbro who lives on a fixed income and came to her with bags of cotton balls as her offering for the container. When they came off this morning Sue posed for a picture with the hospital administrators and the cotton balls.<br />
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We thought about the 80 people from Zumbro and the hundreds of other volunteers who packed the meals for Food for Kids in October. Thirty-two boxes of that food will help nourish home bound patients dying of cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases.<br />
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The nursing school staff lit up when they saw the card catalog material sent by our church librarian to index all the books that came from Zumbro and Global Health Ministries. <br />
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All in all, it was a day filled with joy. God has been so faithful to this process and we stand in awe of what God is able to do through a vision and some willing people from Minnesota and our willing partners at Iambi Lutheran Hospital in Nkungi Village, Tanzania. <br />
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Thanks be to God.<br />
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Bwana Asifiwe! Praise the Lord!<br />
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<br />Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-17495900897197468882013-03-13T11:34:00.002-07:002013-03-13T11:34:58.210-07:00Two A's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Accommodation -- a slippery slope.<br />
But not enough to lose our hope.<br />
For the plans we share.<br />
We adjust some plans.<br />
Listening, revising, and...<br />
We meet with others again to refine.<br />
The plans are coming along just fine.<br />
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We <u>A</u>ccommodate and <u>A</u>ccompany with our Iambi partners. A growing partnership with many possibilities. Praise God.<br />
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My wonderful wise mother gave me some valuable advice
before leaving Tanzania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Take Band-Aids
with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOTS of Band-Aids.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See, she knew I had just purchased new
sandals and wanted to save my feet from the inevitable blisters from all the
walking we would get to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure enough,
my love for walks has been satiated daily—walking to chapel, walking around the
campus, going to the town and nearby market, and walking just to see the wonder
and beauty of Tanzania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the
times I know where the paths I am walking are leading, but there are a few
times I am not quite sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, I
know Someone above is leading my steps.</div>
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Today is a great example of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I woke up with the tentative plan of
observing a surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This transitioned
to helping the Hospital Secretary with computer problems, which then morphed
into organizing and cleaning the Central Supply Room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there, I walked all over campus with Rich
Vetter to find rope and a ladder to hang medical supplies from rafters in the
supply room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that, I was asked to
help look at the master layout for all the new supplies we are bringing to the
Iambi Lutheran Hospital on the container which is slated to arrive tomorrow at
noon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once completed, Mike Neumann and I
met with the Hospital Secretary and Grace, the Hospital Administrator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We began talks on the website and they had
many great ideas for what they wanted the world to know about their hospital.</div>
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Now that afternoon has hit, I am working on the blog,
about to transition back to coding for the website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have learned today that while my feet may
be thinking they are going one place, God may need me somewhere else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I am more than happy to follow the One
who knows the whole trail—no Band-Aids required!</div>
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088816266524108692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-78182510952272517682013-03-11T07:05:00.001-07:002013-03-11T07:05:55.051-07:00A Snapshot of the Village<div class="MsoNormal">
We’re on an adventure that some can visualize and many
cannot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are walking the same paths
the villagers are using as they go about their daily lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The village where the hospital is located is
off a main road (rough, narrow and bumpy road) onto a dirt path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The village is a series of paths connecting
the houses and huts together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
paths are only used by villagers walking, children on bicycles, and an occasional
herd of cows and goats grazing. Children start tending the herd at the age of
five or six.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The huts are home to the
villagers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Homes are surrounded by grass,
crops of corn, and an occasional sunflower growing wildly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water tanks are constructed from raised
plastic collecting tanks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The common gathering place for the community
is limited to the church and hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There aren’t many stores in this village - not a Kwik Trips or Starbucks
anywhere in sight. We are demonstrating Gods Work Our Hands on the other side
of the world thanks to the support of those
back home at Zumbro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Mike Neumann</div>
Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-3753558607460743352013-03-11T06:38:00.000-07:002013-03-11T07:06:30.880-07:00Faces of Tanzania<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of our new friends who stops outside the guesthouse everyday to sell baskets.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A boy shepherd tending the flock outside the hospital</span></td></tr>
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<br />Jason Bryan-Wegnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839989929560599809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-74885540589744031152013-03-10T03:21:00.004-07:002013-03-11T07:08:01.973-07:00Bwana Asifiwe! (Praise the Lord!)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Zumbro, and praise the Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you
are getting ready for church, we are well into our afternoon here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much of our afternoon discussion has revolved
around the passionate church service we attended this morning at St. Wanzalea
in Nkungi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are two services, all
in Swahili—one at 7:30 a.m. and another at 11:00 a.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes the early service runs into the
late service, and then that service does not start until noon or later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today our service lasted two hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those who zone out at one hour, you would
have missed some amazing worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rich
Tanzanian voices filled the block and concrete building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pastor preached energetiallly in front of
the altar, which was draped with purple for Lent, green, and even the Zumbro
red!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason introduced us to the congregation
with great enthusiasm, with Gaspar interpreting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We received many smiles and welcomes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We gave to the offering, which entailed the
entire congregation walking up to three baskets placed on the altar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could choose which fund you wanted to
contribute to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended the service
with a processional out to the courtyard while singing the last hymn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once gathered outside, we witnessed the “auction,”
a time when the congregation bids on items provided and the money goes back to
the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, one egg was the prize
win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After shaking hands and exchanging welcomes,
we headed back to our homes, filled with joy and amazement for the Tanzanian
people and the God we all love so much.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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One of the joys of being a "veteran" traveler to Tanzania is to watch friends experience Africa for the first time. Two experiences from the drive to Iambi were special. They both occurred as we were driving through an area settled by the Masai Tribe. The first involved the pastoralism of the Masai. The men and children watch large and small herds of cattle and goats, respectively. Our group took many pictures of children herding the animals. The second involved the Masai male right of passage. In their late teens male Masai paint their faces, don a<span id="goog_1618100765"></span><span id="goog_1618100766"></span> special set of robes, and leave their homes. In groups they embark on a trek outside their traditional area ranging from several weeks to three months. We saw several separate groups on our drive. It was neat being able to watch my friend's reactions as they experienced watching Mesai traditions<span id="goog_1618100763"></span><span id="goog_1618100764"></span> for the first time.<br />
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We made it to Iambi hospital! On Saturday morning, March 8<sup>th</sup>
we gathered together for a lovely breakfast at the Arusha resort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We crammed all of our luggage and supplies
into one vehicle and then took two other land rovers to fit all 12 of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We experienced Saturday traffic in
Arusha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think we can ever
complain of our street lights or 3 car “traffic jams” at the stop signs any
more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We take our own road rules for
granted, here there are no rules at all and you take your life into your own
hands! I was very grateful for our drivers! We traveled <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6 hours over some very nice paved 2-3 lane
roads and some very bumpy, coarse gravel one lane roads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We traveled across the Rift valley and up the
valley wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw cows and goats being
herded by the side of the road by children no older than my 6 year old
daughter, Ella.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did see a lot of corn
fields along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also saw the
rice fields while we were in the valley and bought some rice to bring with
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry, but we don’t have any chicken
on the roof stories!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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While at home
Bishop Alex informed us that the village should be able to provide for us while
we are here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the last leg of our
journey, we traveled across a makeshift bridge that had been washed out the
last time that ZLC came to Nkungi Village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are arriving at the beginning of their long rain season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, when we got to the other side they had
already gotten some significant rains! We have some awesome videos with our
vehicles going through and around a huge mud puddle!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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We were greeted warmly by the hospital
secretary and the pharmacist and were shown to our accommodations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are split into two different groups and
are within walking distance to the hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The hospital staff cooked us a wonderful meal of chicken, rice, noodles,
and spinach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made some repairs to the
screens and covered some windows without screens with netting.</div>
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This morning we are headed over to the 7:30 church service
and will have some breakfast, then tour the hospital and village to get our
bearings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shipping container is
going to be leaving port on Monday, but we will not likely see it here in Iambi
until Wednesday. We are all grateful for the hospitality that we have and
will be receiving this week in Iambi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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Brenda</div>
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088816266524108692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-71529642922499785792013-03-08T10:11:00.000-08:002013-03-10T00:19:25.786-08:00Walking on Broken Glass<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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First of all, banana milkshakes—highly recommended if you
ever come to Arusha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After lunch, we
were driven through Arusha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we are
VERY thankful for our driver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only
is traffic on the “wrong” side of the road, there are no rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is one of those, “Let go and let God”
and “enjoy the ride” moments!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We reache<span style="color: black;">d our destination safely—Shanga.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This for profit organization was founded to
create a community in Tanzania for those marginalized because of their
disabilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beautiful and safe
environment allows disabled Tanzanians to form relationships, discover and hone
skills, and fulfill their potential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
walked among people making glass sculptures, jewelry, and beautiful fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A powerful quote painted on the side of a
wall read, “Kindness is a language which blind people see and deaf people hear.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we walked around on roads of broken glass,
the remnants of master projects re-purposed into beauty, smiles were the universal
language of appreciation for their skills and talents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We left Shanga with purchased crafts made by
the Tanzanians, and a great respect for all that this community accomplishes and teaches.</span></div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088816266524108692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801705775209158303.post-72218020175925505952013-03-08T07:03:00.001-08:002013-03-08T07:03:18.701-08:00Hotel with a ViewOutside our current accommodations--conversations ranging from Tanzanian culture, mountain climbing, and how delicious the Fanta is here have occurred near this courtyard. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-c6bMvBGV1kak2tvrjlmhiztsNx5KOjh12RJA87-DWfMlMNGL1BmmuwSHRLjo5bqakRWBpPj8ld8BrKZPkhxxZr-kqsqj9af1FqnV_draRO1cpQupH3ABGol9orojl5j_a5gQ3-7jcqw/s640/blogger-image--949868268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-c6bMvBGV1kak2tvrjlmhiztsNx5KOjh12RJA87-DWfMlMNGL1BmmuwSHRLjo5bqakRWBpPj8ld8BrKZPkhxxZr-kqsqj9af1FqnV_draRO1cpQupH3ABGol9orojl5j_a5gQ3-7jcqw/s640/blogger-image--949868268.jpg" /></a></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088816266524108692noreply@blogger.com0