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Mbulu LettersELCT MBULU DIOCESE PRINCE OF GLORY LUTHERAN Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. Thank you for our partnership. Many thanks for your financial support of US $1500. The amount of $750 which you sent at first we converted into Tanzanian Currency and we got a total of TShs. 593,250/= and then from the amount of US $750 we got TShs. 599,250/= Really we have much to do with money. Yet we would like to know from you if there is any special target with this money (US $1500) because besides our need of money for running costs, we also sent you our proposal of building a kindergarten school. Dear friends, on behalf of Mbulu Congregation I take this opportunity to tell you that the Executive Committee of our Diocese has made a changes of pastors in some areas. Pastor Zakayo Malekwa who was a pastor here was transferred to Kansay. Pastor Ernest Nasari who was a leading Pastor of Kansay was appointed to be a teacher in Waama Lutheran Bible College. I am Pastor Samwel B. Sulle, a district Pastor of the Northern District in Mbulu Diocese and according to our Constitution I am also supposed to be a pastor incharge in the headquarters of our district, which is Mbulu. This changes took place since January 2000. Before this changes I was a pastor incharge of Endabash Congregation. In August 2000 the Diocese had appointed a new pastor who had completed his BD in July 2000 at Makumira University College. His name is ELIFURAHA S.T.MASSAWE. We are now on preparation for his ordination which will be on 18 Feb. 2001. Apart from his duty as another pastor in our congregation he is also responsible for teaching Bible Knowledge in two Secondary Schools within Mbulu township. This is seems to be a good year. It is now heavily raining and people are busy on their farming activities. However, many people are starving for hunger because they did not get enough harvest last year and even the year before. The church (ELCT MBULU DIOCESE) in cooperation with the donors helps the mostly affected people. This is really what the Church should do in the society due to this circumstances. On the other hand this situation has affected to a great extent the income of our Congregation as well as the church and the Society as whole. e.g. in 1999 our Congregation had a deficity of TShs. 1,005,775/= in our budget. Last year (2000) we have a deficity of TShs. 747,760/= Nowadays a monthly income of our congregation has dropped from the average of TShs. 500,000/= to TShs. 396,987/= while the salaries itself costs TShs. 319,820/= monthly. Inspite of the mentioned above situation, Our Congregation is responsible for the expenses concerning the ordination party of our new pastor as I have already said. This will cost approximately TShs. 450,000/=. On behalf of Mbulu Congregation I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to share this joy with us. In our Congregation we have also the projects of church buildings. Eight stations which are under Mbulu Congregation are in progress. These are Titiwi, Waama (new station), Baghantsu, Guneneda, Tsa/ayo (new station), Harbanghet, Su/um and Amowa. Thanks be to God because the work has expanded. The church building in Mbulu (Station) which is the center of our congregation and also of the Diocese is now in danger condition. First of all it is small, secondly it is too old and has a lot of cracks. Although there is an idea of building a Cathedral here, still we are the one who are more responsible to incur most of the expenses than other Congregations in our diocese. I hope you have already heard that we had lost our bishop, the late Bishop Yoram Girgis, on September 7, 2000. He was buried infront of our church building at Mbulu. It is also in this area whereby the Cathedral will be built. Please, continue praying for his family. Our dear Friends, without hiding anything, we are really in need of financial support. Would you please collect money from whoever want to help us in accordance to any of the factors mentioned above. We are not able to afford to encounter our financial problems on our own, therefore, we are grateful to receive any amount from you as God has blessed you. Before closing my letter, I would like to say a little bit about our Northern District (Jimbo) as a district pastor. In our district we have five Congregations, thus, Mbulu, Daudi, Kansay, Endabash and Mamaisara. Two of our Congregations are seeking for sister parishes. They need friends to share different experiences with them. These are Endabash (its leading pastor is Rev. Yona Panga) and Kansay (its leading pastor is Rev. Zakayo Malekwa). Please if there are any Congregations from your country which are interested in having partnership with them they are warmly welcomed. And also in your country you have this system of having districts and there is a one which could like to have sistership with our district we happily appreciate their cooperation. We are looking forward reading from you. Yours in Christ, Rev. Samwel B. Sulle PS. Would you please give us your e-mail. |
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