Dear Friends of Africa, September 2014 In 1986, my sister, Kathleen Milliken, a Religious Sister of Mercy, came to Africa during her sabbatical. She remained with us for 6 weeks and accompanied me on all my safaris visiting various mission schools and convents throughout Tanzania. Nothing was too inconvenient for her nor too insignificant for […]
Dear Friends of Africa, August 2014 On one of my home leaves during a family gathering, one of my little grandnieces asked me“Are you my Uncle Jack from Africa?” and I replied readily, ”Yes, Bessie I am your Uncle Jack from Africa”. And she then came back with the snappy little question,“Then why aren‘t you […]
December, 2013 Dear Friends of Africa. As I look back over the past 12 months it is with heartfelt gratitude for your loyal support and your faith in our cause to educate and liberate African women through education. In late October of 2012 we blessed the foundation of the new dormitory, classroom and library […]
Dear Friends of Africa, Mazinde Juu, Tanzania, Oct.2013 On November 21st 1960 I arrived at my mission post in what was then known as Tanganyika Territory. I was transferred out of the southern province in 1972 and eventually landed in the northeastern section where I am presently working in Secondary schools for African women. […]
DEAR FRIENDS OF AFRICA, SEPTEMBER 2013 The following story has a beginning some twenty or more years ago and is still unfolding. It is the story of the odyssey of a vocation and the determination of a little village girl to answer a powerful call to serve the Lord. I became aware of this […]
March 2013 Dear Friends of Africa, In the early 1980s I was recruited by the Ministry of Education to teach English in the government secondary schools. The mission schools had all been nationalized and I felt I could keep my hand in the […]
Dear Friends of Africa, January 15, 2013 Here in Magamba, in the Usambara Mountains of Tanga region, we had hopes of starting a secondary school for African girls, but the barriers to the idea of educating girls were mighty. Our local Bishop expelled me from the diocese on two occasions, but for some unexplained […]