Pastor Aloys Ndayirukiye shared video greetings with Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church of Helena. Pastor Ndayirukiye was recently ordained and serves Katumba Lutheran Parish in the Rukwa Mission Area of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. At the invitation of Bishop Dr. Martin Shao of the Northern Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, Pastor Martin Russell traveled with Bishop Shao to the Rukwa and Katavi regions of Tanzania. These are relatively remote regions of Tanzania that lie to the east of Lake Tanganyika. The two main towns are Mpanda and Sumbawanga. These regions are known as the Rukwa Mission Area of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania where the Northern Diocese is a leader in mission work along with the Konde Diocese and South-Central Diocese. The primary purpose of the trip was to celebrate in the ordination of Aloys Ndayirukiye and six other persons on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Martin Russell had the honor of preaching for the worship service. Aloys has been a friend of Martin since 2004 when they first met in the Mishamo Refugee Resettlement Camp where he had been living since 1989. Aloys was forced to flee his native Burundi in 1988. Aloys' seminary education was made possible through the generosity of St. John Lutheran Church of Beatrice, Nebraska. St. John is the home congregation of Steve Ziegler who lives in Helena and belongs to Our Redeemer's with his wife, Iris. To travel to Tanzania as part of a future vision trip, please contact: Martin Russell 406.442.7842 martin@ourredeemerlives.org

• published: 16 Sep 2013
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