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“Celebrating Faces of
Care”
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Asante sana!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for supporting
healthcare in rural
Tanzania! You helped us
raise $12,000, including
over $5,000 for an
electrical power protection
system, an essential tool to
ensure the value and high
performance of medical
equipment at the Ilula
Lutheran Hospital.
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Dr.'s Moody,
Sagah, and
Hurley
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Thanks to Peter Harrits,
guest speaker for the event,
who spent this past summer
studying and practicing
pastoral care with the Ilula
Hospital’s Chaplain and
Spiritual Services team. He
brought to life the human
faces and stories of
caregivers and recipients
who are connected through
our Tanzanian ministry.
Peter is a member of
Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran Church in Apple
Valley, and a student at the
Yale Divinity School. He has
been involved with the Bega
Kwa Bega Companion Synod
Relationship since 2002
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Peter Harrits
near Ilula,
summer 2008
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Shoulder to Shoulder
achieves nonprofit status.
What began as a small task
force in 2002 has grown into
an organization registered
as a 501(c)3 tax exempt,
nonprofit organization.
"Shoulder to Shoulder"
is our new name, and
your donations to support
life and health in rural
Tanzania are now fully tax
deductible.
ELCA Presiding Bishop
Mark Hanson Visits -
June 2008--Mark Hanson,
Presiding Bishop
of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America
and President of the
Lutheran World Federation,
visited the Ilula Lutheran
Hospital.
read
more...
A New DVD Tells Ilula
Hospital Story
A new ten minute DVD tells
the story of the Ilula
Hospital and its partners in
Minnesota.
Watch
it online now!
Get a free copy of the DVD
to show to your own
congregation. To order,
contact Kirsten.
Help us spread the word!
2008 Medical Missions
Several groups of Minnesota
health care professionals
travel to Ilula for several
weeks of work shoulder to
shoulder with the Tanzanian
staff. Read about the
medical mission here:
January travelers
February travelers
Summer: Peter Harrits
interns as hospital chaplain
at Ilula. Read Peter's
insights and experiences on
his blog,
New
Specs.
Eye Project: Dr.
David Johnson led a team for
Vision Outreach
International working at
Ilula July 7-18. The group
screened over 700 for vision
problems, distributed
hundreds of pairs of
glasses, and performed over
60 cataract surgeries.
Read
more here.
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