Gerladina Orphanage & Education Centre

MY VISIT TO THE CENTRE I arrived at the Centre at 9.30 pm after a long journey of about 39 hours drive from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba. I was very tired the time I arrived but the welcome I received from the children in the Centre made me feel well instantly. It was very [...]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERLADINA ORPHANAGE AND EDUCATION CENTER Today is the first day for the Gerladina Orphanage and Education Center! The first 7 children officially moved in today. They will each have a single bed with 2 sheets and a blanket for likely the first time in their lives! Today is also my birthday … so [...]

In July 2005 I spent 3 weeks in Tanzania, Africa as a volunteer with World Vision. Thadeus is the head of child sponsorship in Tanzania and joined me on some of my visits to children and their families. We drove out into the rural area in our Land Rover over dirt roads that quickly turned [...]