Ed's Letter
Father Pontiano (green shirt on right) near one of the newest Family Stoves OUR MISSIONARY TRIP TO AFRICA Dear Friends and Family I will be going to Sumbawanga Tanzania with my son Patrick, his wife Susan, and my granddaughter Emma; we will be leaving this July 27 and returning August 12. This has been on my bucket list ever since I met a missionary priest, Fr. Pontiano Chomba from this region in 2005. For detail information about our history and the need for efficient wood burning stoves see my website: www.pumicestove.com . I have empathy for many of needs in the region, based on my correspondence with Fr. Pontiano over the years. The need for clean air and safe efficient wood burning stoves was the area I thought I could make a major impact and I developed the Marian Family stove and the Marian Industrial stove for this purpose. Most of us have no problem with Household Air Pollution (HAP) and today very few people even smoke in the home. Can we relate to a woman