Tag Archives: Tanzania

Half A World Away: It’s My Purpose and My Mandate

Posted on May 31, 2011 by kencrest

For most of my professional life I have held children in my arms.  I have always felt I get as much, or more, than I give. Here at KenCrest, or half a world away in Tanzania’s Irente Rainbow School, kids … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away: The Graduates and You– “You are our first letter…”

Posted on May 24, 2011 by kencrest

  On December 4, 2010 the first graduating class of the Sebastian Kolowa University College (SEKUCo) celebrated its first graduation.  In Lushoto, Tanzania, 75 men and 57 women donned their caps and gowns to be awarded the Bachelor of Education … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away: Politicians-Similar The World Over

Posted on May 17, 2011 by kencrest

Politicians – similar the world over. A visit by a local government official on the occasion of Parents Day at the Irente Rainbow School in Tanzania. This district representative was on hand to help celebrate, and perhaps take a little … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away

Posted on May 10, 2011 by kencrest

The man may not be bright enough to understand Kiswahili, but the toy is interesting and he seems harmless enough.   The younger man in the picture lives in a Lutheran orphanage in Tanzania.  The slightly older man lives half-a-world away … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away

Posted on May 3, 2011 by kencrest

Most of us knew him simply as “Robert,” the young man from Africa. Some of us knew the name on his Tanzanian passport, Japhary Shehaghilo, but after a few attempts he and we fell into a pattern of a friendly … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away: It’s Empty And That’s A Good Thing

Posted on April 26, 2011 by kencrest

This man is smiling because the bottle he is holding will soon become “shanga.” A Kswahilli word for bead, Shanga is also the name of a vocational workshop in Arusha, Tanzania. People with disabilities, including sight and hearing impairments, work … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away: Fishing in Africa

Posted on April 19, 2011 by kencrest

Last week I blogged a bit about daily bread so it seems appropriate to add a bit about fish.  Perhaps an echo from the book of Luke where we are reminded of a miracle that fed the multitude. The story … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away: Sometimes it’s quite literal…. Our daily bread

Posted on April 12, 2011 by kencrest

The daily bread these young women provide will serve to still the hunger of the children and infants who live at the Irente Orphanage in Tanzania. Located near the campus of the Irente Rainbow School which provides day services for … Continue reading →

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Half A World Away

Posted on April 6, 2011 by kencrest

Sister Maria Roeck was the first English-speaking graduate of the fledgling Lutheran Deaconess Community located in Philadelphia. The year was 1902. Half a world away, and over 100 years later, on December 4, 2010, in Tanzania, Africa a young man graduated … Continue reading →

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