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This blog ("web log") is compiled by Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS to share the stories of our four Sisters who sojourn in Tanzania this summer, June- July 2011. The information below is from their emails; we've edited it for clarity.

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Friday, June 17, 2011

6/17/11 from S. Ellen and S. Jeanette

As Anthony told you in his e-mail, we arrived safely in Dar es Salaam late Wednesday night and got to the SDS-M provincial house about midnight.

Our first day was full celebrating Fr. Jordan's feast day. The chapel for mass was full of Salvatorians - priests, brothers, seminarians, three sisters (including Sr. Troj. who sends her greetings), and a Tanzanian lay SDS couple. The presider was the first SDS African Bishop. In the afternoon we visited the Villiage Museum "Makumbusha" where we saw a wide variety on tribal housing, gardens, and a dance group.

Today we visited the parish at Mkuranga and saw the dispensary, carpentry and tailor schools, kindergarten, and rectory. We stopped briefly to see the sisters who were home (most were in Masasi). Everyone is very welcoming and we are learning and experiencing a lot.

Sr. Jeanette did our reflection this morning between mass and breakfast. We are also doing evening reflection with the entire encounter group.

Tomorrow we go to Morogoro by way of Bagamoyo.

Sorry no pictures yet as I can't transfer them to this computer.

Greetings to all.

Ellen & Jeanette
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