A Heavy and Bleeding Responsibility
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A Heavy and Bleeding Responsibility

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to thank you for your support of the whole Missionary Work in Bukoba, Tanzania. The help came at the beginning of the project and was a relief for the big issues we were facing. I do not forget your advice from your cooperation with dozens of missionaries…

Our new missionary diocese in eastern Uganda
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Our new missionary diocese in eastern Uganda

Dear Friends of Mission, Rejoice in the Lord from Uganda and the newly established Diocese of Jinja. We rejoice and receive strength from your love and constant help and support in all fields of the functional and social needs of our Missionary struggle. It is with great pleasure that we share with you the good…

Hurricane of faith
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Hurricane of faith

Dear Brothers and Friends of the Foreign Mission, I greet you and embrace you in the Lord from South Madagascar, this beautiful island, the earthly paradise of travel guides and at the same time the harsh reality, marginally unsustainable for the indigenous population culminating in the catastrophic onslaught of two fierce typhoons. Houses were leveled,…

Saint Parthenios in Tanzanian Highlands
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Saint Parthenios in Tanzanian Highlands

In one of our previous communications, I told you about a remote village in the Iringa region, which is perched on a 2,000-meter-high mountain, Mkombe. The panoramic view is absolutely wonderful, with the imposing mountain overlooking the green Rift Valley, which is home to Ruaha Safari, where the waters of the great namesake river linger….

Mission plans in Ghana
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Mission plans in Ghana

Another year has passed under the scourge of the coronavirus with the relevant restrictions, the economic consequences, the bans on South Africans traveling to several countries since the fourth mutation of the virus was connected, somewhat unfairly, with South Africa. During the year, I was in constant contact with our Vicar, Fr. Joseph, on matters…

The last champion in Kenya
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The last champion in Kenya

This year, one of the last pioneers in Kenya, Protopresbyter Benjamin Kiptalam Rotich (1926-2022), slept in the Lord. The funeral service was conducted in an atmosphere of deep emotion. When I think of the early workers of the Gospel and Orthodoxy, I wonder under which conditions they worked and struggled when, even today, we have…

The Existential Danger for our Mission in Indonesia
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The Existential Danger for our Mission in Indonesia

Dear Friends of Mission, With God’s help we are well. We had a great time all the 12 holy days of Christmas (i.e., from Christmas to Epiphany Day). Our hearts were full of joy and blessing. I visited our parishes in the villages, and our faithful gave me a warm welcome. I would like to…