In the vast land of Maasai Kusini (Maasai South) North Eastern part of Tanzania lies our SVD Good Shepherd parish.  The lone parish covers a radius of over 100km with 22 outstations. It is, therefore, impossible for our two confreres (Fr. Michael Shaji and Fr.  Michael Taneo) to visit these outstations oftenly.  This is where … Continue reading Partners in Mission

The proposed St.  Luke English Medium Nursery School in Mateves. Work in progress. St. Luke Church in Mateves is an outstation of SVD Epiphany Parish in Burka, Arusha. Though it is only 5 km from Arusha city, Mateves is so different. Majority of its dwellers are the Waarusha who speak the same toungue with the … Continue reading Empowering the community through learning

For 8 months since the blessing and groundbreaking by the His Lordship Bishop Prosper Lyimo, auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Arusha, Epiphany SVD parish in Burka Arusha have commenced the construction of the Parish House. Since the coming of the SVD in Arusha, the confreres working here have been staying in a house that … Continue reading Burka Parish kicks off Parish House construction

Friends of SVD meeting with Fr. Samy after attending the final vows in CFC Langata, Nairobi Friends of SVD is a lay faithful group under the Divine WOrd Missionaries (SVD). The main calling of the group is to help the Divine Word fathers and Brothers in their service to the people of God in our … Continue reading The Friends of SVD

  For the few years, since our newest Parish Elect in Morombo, Arusha, was named, Our two confreres working there: Frs. Peddy Castellino and Norman Labutan have been living in Olasiti Parish. We have been calling them "day-scholars". Very soon they are going to have somwere to lay there head and serve the people much more … Continue reading Somewhere to lay the head