CHRIST THE KING MISSIONS AND MINISTRIES

CTK has been sponsoring Jean Wahlstrom and Marv Kananen. Jean is the Chaplain, coordinating all worship activities on the Massae Girls Lutheran Secondary School (MGLSS) campus. She also teaches Bible Knowledge, Divinity and English and assists the administration of the school. Marv teaches at the other local Lutheran secondary school in Monduli, Moringe Sokoine Secondary School, and he also leads the largest AA group in Tanzania.

We Lutherans have missionaries in many places doing many things. We sometimes have images of missionaries out in the bush bringing people the love and knowledge of Jesus for the very first time; however, few are doing that today. Those missionaries who have gone before did the cultivating and planting work, while most of the evangelism today is being done by those Tanzanian children who learned about evangelism sitting at the feet of missionaries, children who grew up to become Tanzanian pastors and evangelists. Today missionaries bring other skills, education, health care and economic development, all pressing needs for people in Tanzania. The missionaries today share the same Gospel as those early missionaries, the Good News of Jesus Christ. They are people who, in their lives and work and commitment to the people, serve faithfully.

CTK through the Global Mission Team has been supporting Maasae Girl's Secondary School (MGLSS) by providing funds for a dining hall, an administration building, and supporting seven students each year at the school. The scholarships are $375.00 per year.

CtK also supports the Moringe Sokoine Secondary School (MSSS) through providing scholarships for seven students, providing funds for their administration building, faculty housing, chairs for their dining hall and computers for a computer lab. Scholarship are $375.00 per year.

If you would like to support a girl or boy through the scholarship program, make your check out to Christ the King and indicate your how the gift will be used in the memo line of the check, then place it in the regular offering or send it to the church office


CHRIST THE KING RELATIONSHIP & SUPPORT 
 

CHRIST THE KING’S COMPANION CONGREGATION THROUGH THE ST. PAUL AREA SYNOD IS NDULI CONGREGATION IN TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

 

CHRIST THE KING RELATES TO AND SUPPORTS:

The Maasai Girl's Lutheran Secondary School in Monduli, Tanzania

The Moringe Sokoine Secondary School in Monduli, Tanzania
Tumaini University and Seminary in Iringa, Tanzania

Selian Lutheran Hospital in Arusha

Huruma Home for Street Children

Christ the King members are supporting many activities in Southern Tanzania around Iringa and the Nduli area. Below are just a few of the wonderful, exciting activities:

• Nduli Parish & preaching points - funds for several of the preaching points to finish windows, doors, etc. There is still much to do and your pledges to the Capital Campaign help fund these projects. The Nduli congregation is extremely grateful and praise the Lord for our generous gifts. These churches continue to grow rapidly but because of the famine many families have nothing to give to the church and often the pastor and evangelists go without salary.
• Nduli Parish & preaching points - 20 scholarships are provided annually for secondary school students in Forms 1-6. This past year we were thrilled to see our first graduates from Form 6.
• Tumaini University - Tumaini was founded in 1993 and now has over 3,200 students. What an incredible adventure this has been with much faith in the Lord and US partners providing funds for buildings and scholarships. CTK provides one scholarship annually (approx. $3,000) and four scholarships for theology diploma students ($2800).
• Tumaini University - Wandering Shepherd Program - CTK made a commitment this year to provide the funds for 3 students ($1,000 per student for the 2-year diploma in theology program). The Wandering Shepherds program develops Lutheran pastors from within nomadic tribes, such as the Maasai. Many lack formal education and thus cannot attend college.
• Image Secondary School - scholarships for Barabig tribe men. These men, in their early to late 20's were evangelists but had no secondary school education. A secondary school education will allow them to pursue a diploma in theology and become pastors.
• Huruma Orphanage - on-going support for the children whose parents have died from AIDS and they would be on the street otherwise. In 2006 the CTK group dedicated the administration building which was built by funds from our Capital Campaign fund. Currently we are giving money to build a boy's dorm.

THANKS FOR MAKING CHRISTMAS SO SPECIAL FOR OUR TANZANIA FRIENDS.

On behalf of all the Tanzanian recipients of the alternative Christmas gifts you purchased at Christmastime, “asante sana” – thank you very much.

Because of your generosity in buying dairy goats and piglets, many people will have food for their families.

Because of your gifts of bee hives, our companion congregation will have a source of income to supplement its church budget.

Because of your spirit of giving, many congregants will be seated comfortably during church services and students will have desks to sit at rather than standing or sitting on dirt floors.

Because malaria is an ever-present health threat, your purchases of mosquito nets may have saved lives.

Because you shared your gifts through the purchase of school books, fewer students will have to share a single textbook.

And because you bought Swahili Bibles, over 100 secondary school students will own their very own Bible, a precious gift indeed.

Information on our Global Mission Community in Tanzania

Newest Letter from our Missionaries

Global Mission Team News

Short-term missionaries
in Tanzania, Roger & Trish Blomquist

Demonstration Plot Reflections from Tanzania

GUIDED BY THE GOSPEL: GATHERING • GROWING • GIVING