In July 2009 Frances Mary Dunlop spent two weeks in Tanzania
Frances Mary says:
It was wonderful to see Fr Calistus again. He sends greetings to all at St Mary’s, and says a very warm thank you for the donation for his school project. He took me to see the site of the new school. It’s a former vocational training centre. Some of the old buildings are to be refurbished, and a new classroom block will be built. A group of volunteers from Cattolica in Italy are carrying out some of the work
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Handing over a donation from St Mary’s Parish
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Our fundraising night made £2,000.20p! (Half for Fr Calistus, half for Huruma Convent – but we let Fr Calistus keep the 20p!).
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The site of the proposed new secondary school at Karansi.
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A former cowshed will be transformed into dormitory accommodation.
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All ready for use – a few of the bricks paid for by St Mary’s.
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Huruma Convent
I got a fantastic welcome from the Sisters at Huruma. They send a sincere thanks for the donation from St Mary’s, and were very eager to show me the water supply system which our parish has already funded.
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The chapel at Huruma Convent, Mother House of the Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro.
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Superior General Sr Phina receives a donation from St Mary’s.
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Gifts from St Mary’s – and icon of Our Lady and Parish bicentenary bookmarks.
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Sr Phina leads the way through the banana trees to the water source.
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Sr Mary John is delighted not to have to carry buckets here any longer!
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The spring is now covered and chlorinated.
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The pump house.
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The main storage tank.
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Bliss!
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This is how it was!
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They can even water the garden now.
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Party time!
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