Migration In Serengeti

Emily And Maria Go Serengeti - Images

Huruma Cup 2015

Many years have passed since we held Huruma Cup in our parish for the last time. Many factors contributed to this fact, including some biased judging in the past which made the youth disenchanted with efforts to prepare and perform well. This time I made sure judges are picked by me personally and there is no undue influence on them. I do hope this will be the opening of the new chapter in the history of our parish. Engaging all - children, youth and adults alike - in sports and arts competitions. This year we begin humbly with five categories in arts - choir, debate/ngonjera, sung poem/shairi, drama/igizo and traditional dance/ngoma.

On Saturday, July 4th, we had the first day of the competition - the elimination of art groups from Kiabakari town. The judges did a good job, uninfluenced by anyone and I guess everybody agrees with results. We were enjoying the performance of the groups together with our volunteers from USA - Emily and Maria.

The second stage will be on Saturday July 25th with groups from all over the parish. The best groups in each category will perform in front of the Bishop Michael Msonganzila and the parochial community on Sunday July 26th, on the parochial feast day, which will include Confirmation for our parishioners, 60th birthday of Fr. Godfried Maruru (my friend and helper whenever I am away or in need of extra hands), Jubilee of 60 years of work of our catechist Boniphace Kisunda and my Silver Jubilee as missionary in Tanzania.

Here are some images from Saturday competition. Enjoy!

Corpus Christi In Kiabakari 2015 - Images

All images by Ewelina Kościelniak.

New Arrivals To Our Health Center In Kiabakari

Thank you Mons. Jan for your kind donation to our health center in Kiabakari which allowed us to purchase a line of much needed lab equipment for - among others - the antibiogram tests. On behalf of the benefactor this morning I have handed the gifts over to the manager of the health center and the lab technician. The gift consists of micropipette, digital colorimeter, digital thermal incubator, autoclav, water bath machine, digital scale for reagents and tissues, plus other small items. The list of lab services on offer in our health facility has gained yet another valuable item.

Haba Na Haba Hujaza Kibaba / Ziarnko Do Ziarnka Zbierze Sie Miarka / Every Penny Counts

Drodzy polscy Czytelnicy / Podatnicy, proszę o wsparcie 1% statutowych działań naszej fundacji. Każdy grosz jest na wagę złota. Każdy odruch solidarnego serca jest absolutnie ważny. Dziękuję!

2015 Anthem

This is the song I play most these days. Of course, Mylene Farmer - as those of you who know me best will attest that she is number one for me in the world of music and beyond. I would dare to say that this may be 2015 anthem as well as I look forward with hope and high spirits to what lies ahead!

TIME

Time, time, time
You need time
Time, time, no no no

Suppose I tell you
Love is the cause
That our life paths
Sometimes overlap us

This is mine
I do not care
My pain
That's all
The antidote to worst
The anti "not dying"

I want to live, to go top
Able to say to me that it is beautiful
But not time, time, time
You need time
Time, time, no no no

Suppose I tell you
Sleeping inside me
A continent of life
Of your mountains and wonders

This is mine
But you
My destiny
Wraps
Around your kidneys
Love, I feel well

I want to live, to go up
Able to say to me that it is wonderful
But not time, time, time
It will take time,
Time, time, no no no

I want to live, to go high
Able to say to me that it is handsome
But not time, time, time
It will need time
Time, time, no no no

New Year 2015

The last day of the 'old year', December 31, has been always to me a special and opportune time to recapitulate the proceedings of the past twelve months in the eyes of faith and in a quadruple ambiance of prevailing feelings of:

1. Adoration and praise of God,
2. Gratitude to God and people I was blessed to meet, work and interact with,
3. Repentance for what was lacking in me and my service and asking for pardon from God and people I offended, even if not purposefully,
4. Hope and consecration to God's Mercy and Providence for the year to come.

It is no different today. This is exactly how I feel, meditate upon, think about, recollect and pray.

I will not dare to attempt to commit to this post what has happened in the past twelve months of this year. Instead, I will celebrate a special Thanksgiving Mass this evening immersing in Divine Mercy Ocean this year, all people I met, everything that has happened, all that we and I were able to achieve, everyone and everything, with all my hopes, dreams, passions, plans for the next year.

Thank you, Lord! Thank you, all my loved ones, friends, benefactors, readers of my blog and all I met this year! At the same time I ask God and all of you for pardon and absolution for my mistakes, failures and shortcomings.

I wish us all a wonderful New 2015 Year full of God's Love, Light, Power, Joy and Peace. A year full of personal accomplishments and genuine satisfaction.