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Image Rusumo falls, Rwanda, Tanzania border. Photo: Rev. John Rutsindintwarane Finding Hope in 2014: An Anniversary in Rwanda and Tanzania By Rev. John Rutsindintwarane This year, Rwanda marked the 20th year since the genocide in that country in 1994. It may seem to be a long time, but my memory is still fresh: when I witnessed more than 700,000 Rwandan refugees…
Image A damaged house in Bukoba. Photo: LWF/TCRS Tanzanian church and LWF support Bukoba earthquake survivors Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken” (LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) together with its diaconal arm, and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are reaching out to families affected by the 5.7…
Image Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Photo: Courtesy Tanzania: The journey of a woman pastor with her indigenous community Voices from the Communion: Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first Maasai woman pastor (LWI) - “My testimony has been drawing many people to Christ,” says Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first ordained Maasai woman pastor in the…
Image Worship in African Contexts of Holism and Crisis The publication explores four specific questions: What, from an African perspective, is worship?
