We had a lovely holiday at Easter camping in Bagamoyo with our good friends the Jones
family, Mission partners from Australia. We also enjoyed Isaac’s 7th birthday
whilst we were there and were also joined for the day by the Ayling family from
Dar so it was a good celebration. The pictures show the boys on the beach and
Isaac with his good friend Hudson opening his first present, with our tent in
the background.
After many months of rehearsals we have finally made a
recording with our English language choir “St. John’s Gospel Singers”. We are
now waiting for the CD to be produced. We had a great time doing the recording
project and enjoyed great fellowship with the group. The first picture shows
the whole choir and the others show rehearsals in our garden and the sopranos
in the studio.
Christine is settling in to her new role as Mission and
Evangelism co-ordinator at the Anglican Church of Tanzania. Work is proceeding
slowly due to lack of resources but we are planning a gathering of
representatives from all the dioceses later in the year so that we can begin to
plan together and also to provide much needed training for diocesan
co-ordinators. We are also preparing for a month long music and worship school
which will take place in August as a follow up to last year’s school which we
ran through the youth department. Please see the links above to my new work
blog and also to my new just giving page. I would be very grateful if you are
able to support my work through this page and would be grateful for your
prayers as I try to develop this work.
On Saturday 18th May the new archbishop of
Tanzania, Most Rev. Jacob Chimeledya was enthroned. The service was a huge
affair. Christine and the rest of the staff from her office were responsible
for the organisation of the event which was hard work but the event went very
well. The Archbishop of Canterbury was also present and the president of
Tanzania was the guest of honour. Around 3000 people attended. The lucky few
hundred were able to be in Dodoma cathedral whilst the rest were outside
watching the proceedings on large TV screens. The first picture shows the new
archbishop of Tanzania with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Dodoma airport, and
the second shows the archbishop of Tanzania signing to make the enthronement official
and legal in the Cathedral. We praise God that the event was joyful and
peaceful. Below is a video clip of the reception of the Archbishop of
Canterbury at Dodoma airport (link to you tube)With love and blessings,
Christine, Paul, Daniel and Isaac.xxx
