Africa Forum: Challenges and Hope

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Africa Forum Challenges and Hope

• A congregations perspective
• Bethel Lutheran Church, Winchester, Virginia

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Three Goals

• Sustainable development
• Christ-centered partnerships
• Local ownership of project

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Selian Lutheran Hospital

• Semi-urban hospital of the Lutheran church in
  Tanzania
• A clear mission to serve the poor and sick in the
  name of Jesus Christ.
• Embraces a holistic model of health care
• Selians scholarship program identifies Tanzanian
  Christians who have the academic and mission
  potential to pursue a medical career.

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Maasae Girls Lutheran Secondary School

• Started in 1997
• The first secondary school for Maasae girls
• The future of the Maasae tribe depends upon the
  education of its girls.
• Nanyokye Nasira will be the first female Maasae
  doctor in the history of the tribe.