Dear Friends of the Mission, From May 27 to June 3, 2022 we had the great joy and blessing of the Pastoral visit of His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to our Missionary Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania, particularly to the city of Arusha, the seat of the…
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….
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The constant miracle we experience at our every step in Africa is the strong presence of God, of the Virgin Mary and of the Saints. When things seem difficult and irrevocable, God’s providence paves the way for solutions that did not exist before. God alone shows “paths” for…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Christ is risen! It is with great joy and love that I am communicating with you, to express once again the gratitude of my heart to you for the fact that, in the great sea called the Mission of the Gentiles, you are always beside us in peace and…
And on top of everything, we had the outbreak of the pandemic… Struggling with scorching heat, which at that moment was changing into a strong storm, she unloaded under the tufted tree the sack of coal that she was carrying on her head, and found the chance to let her imagination fly to her earthen…
My Dear Brothers in Christ, By the grace of God and with your own constant support, the work of our Church in Central Tanzania is progressing, despite the difficulties that afflict modern society due to the corona virus pandemic. It is a fact that in the wider region of Central Tanzania, the pace of life…
It was after the Blessing Service that we conducted for the new borehole drilled in Sasha Mambo village just outside the National Park of Ruaha when we were approached by the village President, who was holding a piece of paper. We are used to the whole ritual since every time after a charitable activity of…
On July 12, at the church under construction, the first Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was held on the day our Church commemorates the memory of Holy Elder Paisios. It was at the crack of dawn that we left our Mission Center in Kindamali, Iringa, in order to arrive at the unfinished church early enough to make the necessary preparations for the Divine Liturgy. Despite the adverse weather conditions and the low temperature (3 degrees Celsius due to the winter season), the faithful came to the Divine Liturgy to honor the Holy Elder…
From 15 to 22 May 2019, we had the great joy and blessing of being visited by His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, in our Missionary Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania, particularly in Iringa Region, which is situated on a huge plateau at an altitude of 2,000 m….
Your Beatitude, Pope and Patriarch of the Ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore II, it is with great pleasure, honor and respect that we welcome you, our Father and Patriarch, carrier and leader of the earliest Christian Church in the land of Africa, the Orthodox Church, whose founder is the Apostle and Evangelist…
