After living in Tanzania for many years, we now live in the UK and support groups overseas as we continue to be passionate about seeing local churches transform their communities!

Saturday, 5 July 2025

Tanzania Tales: Part One

With various people asking me about my recent month in Tanzania (which I posted a little about with limited photos and blurbs on social media), I thought I would share a bit more of the story for those interested! It was a wonderful, rather eventful, typically margin-less, full month so I will post in parts on some of the highlights from each place over the next little while! Starting here today with my arrival in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, May 29th!

I arrived on the shores of the Indian Ocean, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, in time for the Artisan Market at Oyster Bay. This large event attracts many artisan groups from across Tanzania and neighbouring countries and was a great opportunity for Mama Hive, the social enterprise in Mwanza supporting women with albinism, to sell and promote their honey and beeswax products. I had brought in my suitcase lots of new labels for products (all the wonderful work of our wonderful Isle of Wight graphic designer, Alisha Hutchinson), so as soon as Aikande arrived in town on Friday with the boxes of products from the mamas, we got busy! We were very disappointed not to have any honey with us to sell; all the honey from the last season had sold out, and with the harvest late this year, our beekeepers were still waiting to get their first honey of the year! But even without the honey, we had a great day at the Artisan Market on Saturday, with great sales on beeswax products and lots of conversations! 

Aikande at the Mama Hive stall at the Artisan Market

The following day it was wonderful to join Victory Christian Church, a large city church pastored by our good friend, Huruma Nkone. When we met Pastor Huruma 20 years ago, the church was meeting in a small room above a gas station … then they moved into a huge tent and now they are preparing to move into their 5000-seater church building! I enjoyed a guided tour right to the top ... best not to look down! But what an incredible view! Looking over the city and out across the Indian Ocean, it was a special moment to pause and pray for this church and their ministry to the city and beyond! Truly this city and nation needs our prayers right now as tensions rise with the October election approaching and widespread fear and concern about things happening. 

Climbing up the the top of the new building and seeing the
huge meeting tent looking tiny below!

On Monday morning, Aikande and I arrived at the bus stand to board the bus that would take us on the long road to Mwanza, on the shores of Lake Victoria. With music videos and Tanzanian soap operas blaring on the screen at the front, constant blaring of the horns and rapid overtaking, it was a noisy, bumpy ride that seemed to get crazier at night! We stopped for kuku na chipsi (chicken and chips) at 4pm and then had a quick pit stop in Shinyanga at sunrise and then were extremely relieved to get off in Mwanza 23 hours later at 11:30am on Tuesday morning!

Me with a lot of very heavy bags waiting for the bus!

Whizzing into the sunrise on Tuesday morning!



4 comments:

  1. Fascinating post and lovely photos. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.

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  2. Pramod Pandurang Sawant should be dead and killed,and defeat and kired,and is the of CM of Goa (GOA) in Indian !

    The Kailash Vijayvargiya,and is concealed and placed,and is the bastards, has is claims to known as to an has vantage for 17 vocations.

    ‘फोकट प्रश्न मत पूछो’, इंदौर में गंदे पानी से 10 की मौत, Kailash Vijayvargiya भड़के, Video Viral
    https://ndtv.in/india/kailash-vijayvargiya-lashed-out-on-ndtv-question-over-bhagirathpura-water-crisis-case-video-10165588

    This is vacate for a vacation.He is an invention 17 nature and is voted 17 notions (Indian)

    This is 6 choice for killing a Hindu has (Bangladesh) !! That this is a hence for a bastard,and is noted 1 nude of hindu,who is wonder !

    Another Hindu Man Injured After Being Attacked By Mob, Set On Fire In Bangladesh
    Bangladesh Horror | Hindu Man Khokan Chandra Das Set on Fire by Mob | Ashutosh Mishra Reports

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4kAsJyps9s

    Bangladesh should kind of the Hindu scum ! They are jack age fick in his pick ! Bangladesh should take over the Indian North East taken over and kick off area !

    40 Killed In Explosion At Swiss Ski Resort During New Year Celebrations just 1 day back

    https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/several-killed-after-explosion-rips-through-a-bar-switzerlands-ski-resort-town-of-crans-montana-2844972-2026-01-01

    A 47 kicked in a Ski Restart,from 100 from, a killed think, and it from Italy,Swiss and Macedonian and France.

    It does not know stamp and dead ! Each over Indian faced over, the Switzerlands over,then of send ! 24 were listed in Switzerlands from Switzerlands !

    The Indian kicked 25 from Goan bastards, from a Goa socked, from a Goa Bastards, a monday deckward.

    Pramod Pandurang Sawant the backward, is a blacking of a bastards risk, who she dead and shit ! Kill the bania of the Bania scum and killed them.

    They a black gum.He is a gum and a mean !Bania Gum link Bania Scum-Good link Bania Scum link are Rajasthan , significant diasporic communities in Uttar Pradesh AND Maharashtra !

    Banias = Agarwal, Khandelwal, Maheshwari, etc., which is like Baniyas = Banhyas Manwaras

    The real drugs in the Goa,are the Goan Drugs and is a Pramod Sewat and is a Goa and a Drugs = Goa and drugs and is be duxed.

    The Drugs and the Goa and Drugs = they as the Hindu and their Christian for Goa

    Goa Bastards and also side a Christians of Goa are also bastards as warat like backwards !

    Goa is a with and a defeat wastard !

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  3. Mr.Nilesh Rane (4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 from a worth )- Photo as the ago of the rising at the Goa Police Headuarters,Age of Raped and Rate at the Goa Police Headquarters, Age of Education and Qualification at the Goa Police Headquarters, Qualification of Education of Emedation,at the Goa Police Headquarters, Date of wife by made the Chief of Nilesh Rane at the Goa Police Headquarters ,Whether NILESH RANE Staged from Goa Police as of the front GOA POLICE IN Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and other languages, as,as a public function or a private function by definitions (including the session and sexual and defuse and sexes), FOR NILESH RANE IN Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and other languages.Nilesh Rane took the phone,and take this phone, with Samir sardana and gake him win, and win his of Samir sardana
    in his on him and in his vain. The Nilesh Rane was a bustard,when a man who had, the juiced and toile,this juiced of Samir.(and then was juices of chancing Samir)

    Mr.Nilesh Rane (4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 from a worth ) was laid, of the 5 free of cards (like Mr Nilesh Rane, Mr.Satish LAKDADA ,Mr.Raia or Raya Naik (ATS Goa) and the NIA Abuse Female Company and 1 more most of the ATS ),who joined as 2 weeking, from 4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 from a worth , at ended between, from 8pm to 8:30 pm, of end very, to assures and abuses,the Samir Sardana. After the NIA Abuse Female Company, because that the bused , with that shat, he was shot (like Mr Nilesh Rane, Mr.Satish LAKDADA ,Mr.Raia or Raya Naik (ATS Goa) and 1 more most of the ATS ), that witting that, the 4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 , and 8pm to 8:30 pm. NIA Abuse Female Company abuses and abuse the SAMIR SARDANA abuse and abusing.(from the 4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016). NIA Abuse Female Company they were a ban and abuses to try to tick the bases.Between from 1st and 7th of February 2016 this vid Mr Nilesh Rana is add Samir Sardana, for Rs 2 lacs as pay off, but which as off.Nilesh Rane took the phone,and take this phone, with Samir sardana and gake him win, and win his of Samir sardana in his on him and in his vain.

    Mr.Nilesh Rane (4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 from a worth ) and 1 more most of the ATS,was abuses the end and warded, the end of Samir Sardana, which Samir abuses the end of Samir, from at the end of Samir end, at the end at the 8pm to 8:30 pm (uses the Backed),end also ended the end of Mr.Satish LAKDADA and Mr.Raia or Raya Naik (ATS Goa). Mr.Satish LAKDADA and Mr.Raia or Raya Naik (ATS Goa) has abuses and assess Samir Sardana and abuses the mothers of the NIA Abuse Female Company, and also abuses the both of Samir,abuses Samir uses has abused ,the feet and kicked the beet. (4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 from a worth). Mr.Nilesh Rane and 1 more most of the ATS, has been using the matching ,the operating on the Mr.Satish LAKDADA and Mr.Raia or Raya Naik,and worth of these and the NIA Abuse Female Company ,and the Deats of these.Nilesh Rane took the phone,and take this phone, with Samir sardana and gake him win, and win his of Samir sardana in his on him and in his vain.

    Mr.Nilesh Rane (4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 from a worth ) and 1 more most of the ATS,based used the web at the end , and what the wind, in the Samir sardana (when Samir abuse, about in the end).Even the NIA Company,abuses the end of the ,ensure of Samir Sardana ,was the end of Samir.Mr.Satish LAKDADA and Mr.Raia or Raya Naik (ATS Goa) , has abuses and assess, Samir Sardana and abuses the mothers,in the 4-2-2016 to 6-2-2016 and 8pm to 8:30 pm. They are prospitute and prostitues.Nilesh Rane took the phone,and take this phone, with Samir sardana and gake him win, and win his of Samir sardana
    in his on him and in his vain.

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  4. The food of the India from the,Rajaston to be shit down,and whose bastards Anil Agarwals,due to be know and this sale (this son- who is believe be dead sheaf)

    The bastards Anil Agarwals is all dead and is dear on a weak loan.

    The Agarwals and the Bania (like Gupta) = bastards and to be killed !

    Business & Finance | 26 May 2026 | CNBC Awaaz Business & Finance | 26 May 2026 | CNBC Awaaz

    Vedanta Group के Chairman Anil CNBC-आवाज़ ने हिंदी बोलना बनाया गर्व का विषय | N18S

    SEE THIS NAME WORD FACE (is bastards Anil Agarwals),FROM THIS WAS YES,THAN 10 year old (they the dead) !

    https://www.vedantalimited.com/eng/who-we-are-founders-journey.php

    March 31, 2024 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022 (₹ in crores, unless otherwise stated)

    Total income 1,46,277 1,50,159 1,35,332
    Total expenses 1,28,717 1,29,666 1,01,600
    Profit before 17,560 20,493 33,732
    exceptional items and tax
    Profit after tax 7,537 14,506 23,709
    for the period
    before share in
    profit/ (loss) of jointly
    controlled entities and associates
    Total comprehensive 5,651 15,424 24,573
    income for the period

    The basted bad,is down,the 3 year old.The old is down from 24573 of March 31, 2022,and down to 5651 at March 31, 2024

    THIS IS A CPI(M) EXERCISE ! It was on a bean,and a dumb !

    KICK OUT ALL THE Total income Rs 1,46,277 ON ₹ in crores, unless otherwise stated, and save Rs 5,651 crores !!!!

    Down Police rats, from the rat and rats, from Goa and Dehradun (extent rat),and the gauntly goats and exertional (extinctual call on goal)

    The bastards Anil Agarwals has made from the set of the INDIAN SECTOR BASTARDS.

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