Mission Appeal for the Diocese of Tanzania

MESSAGE TO DIVINE MERCY PARISH

Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the World, with 80% of the population practicing rural subsistence farming. Tanzania has a population of 57 million people, 15 million of whom live in absolute poverty, earning less than $1.00 a day. The standard of living of the people in the Diocese of Same is below that of most Tanzanians.

One of the many serious problems facing the people of Same is poor health. In Ruvu village, where I have the parish, people walk on foot for more than thirty miles to reach a medical clinic. Due to the lack of clinics in the village, many newborn babies, children, and women, die from Malaria, respiration infections, pregnancy complications, and diarrhea.

One day on Sunday as I was celebrating Mass, a lady at the back of the church raised her hand up and cried out that her daughter is sick, and she is dying, she wanted me to take her daughter to the hospital. I told her that after mass I will take her daughter to the hospital. In that village, there are no cars, schools, shopping centers, or hospitals. So, many children and pregnant women die from complications of pregnancy. 

After I told my bishop about this true story, my bishop said, I think God is calling us to purchase an ambulance for these poor people of Ruvu village. Then, my bishop wrote to your archbishop and your archbishop gave us this wonderful parish of Divine Mercy to come and ask you for a donation to help us to purchase an ambulance to help these women and children to have access to the hospital.

So, I am here to ask you for a donation to purchase an ambulance for the poor women and children in the Diocese of Same, Tanzania.

Fr. Mansuetus Setonga 
Coordinator of Mission Appeals 
Diocese of Same

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