Mtimbwa and the St Thomas Moore Parish connection
This morning Father Pontiano took us to Mtimbwa, which is another region that is supported by my parents home parish in NC, St Thomas Moore. Mtimbwa is a clean village with amazing people and a very active church community. Mtimbwa holds 6+ services on Sundays in their small chapel because the community has outgrown their building. Through dedicated support from St Thomas Moore the villagers of Mtimbwa are about 80% complete with a beautiful new church that can support their growth plans. Funds from St Thomas Moore were used to complete the walls and the roof structure,. The structure you see below was actually designed by Gabriel, who is also a key member of the stove team and, by the look of the new church, a talented architect. As you will see in the photos, additional funds are needed to install the windows and doors and pour a floor.
Regardless, the people of Mtimbwa are grateful for the support they have received thus far and were proud to show us their progress. Once again, our group became the lucky recipient of thanks and praise that rightly belongs to St Thomas Moore and particularly Bob Wieckert and Carlos Lima who set this partnership with Father Pontiano up in the first place. As we are hoping Bob and the mission team at STM are following some of this blog we will set the stage. As we arrived a traditional dance team was in place and a large tarp covered the ground in front of a reviewing stand. As we sat and listened to the amazing music the villagers literally filled the tarp with presents for us. This will not be an all inclusive list but we received no less than; 8 chickens, 4 pigeons, three rabbits, several dozen eggs, some guinea fowl, and several animals I could not identify. It was amazing and we hope the members of STM following this blog appreciate it.
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| Right Nave of new church in Mtimbwe. Windows needed |
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| Beautiful architecture of new church in Mtimbwe |
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