Graduation Milestones, 2024

In this blog I write mostly about the work we do. If you'd like to know more about our life here in Tanzania, see Paula's journal entry for November HERE.

Dear Friends - Today is a busy day as Paula and I are preparing to return to the U.S. for December. I do want to write briefly about Sunday's graduation service for Wittenberg Lutheran Seminary before we leave. The LORD richly blessed our students, faculty and guests as we reached important milestones, by His grace. Here are our graduates:

From left to right: seminary teachers Jeremia Issangya, Bruce Naumann, and Robert Loskira; seminary graduates Jasper Musakali, Marko Sapuro, Elinaja Bayo, and Raphael Kinyaga; evangelism gradates Emmanuel Boniphace and Dennis Musakali 

Each of our seminary graduates are being assigned to daughter parishes of their home congregations and will be working with the guidance of the home church pastors. Our two evangelism graduates intend to return to enroll in the 3-year seminary program.

We are eagerly looking forward to educating future pastors in 2025. We expect, with God’s blessing, to have four students in our seminary department and to enroll as many as seven new students in the introductory year of evangelism studies. May our Lord graciously bless this and all our other efforts for His kingdom!

A few pictures follow. You may see more photos and video clips HERE. A 30-minute video with highlights from the graduation service can be seen on YouTube HERE. 

Presenting the diplomas

A Maasai choir from Mbuyuni sang several songs

The student body and faculty of Wittenberg Theological Seminary

The meal following the service wouldn't be complete without the traditional roast goat!

We have deep gratitude to God in our hearts this Thanksgiving, as He has enabled us to reach these milestones for the work of His kingdom in Tanzania. We pray that your Thanksgiving will be blessed. "Praise God from whom all blessings flow!"

Missionary Bruce and Paula Naumann

Home Stretch for Graduation

 

Graduation Day at Wittenberg Seminary is set for Sunday, November 24. By God's grace we expect to present four seminary graduates to the TCLC for service in the pastoral ministry. There will also be two graduates from our 1st-year Evangelism program; these men intend to continue on to the 3-year seminary course. Meanwhile we are working hard to complete the necessary instruction and prepare for final exams. Here is a class in session, with Pastor Robert Loskira translating for me:

I will be publishing a report and graduation photos in early December. Meanwhile, Paula has done her regular Tanzania Journal for September and October, so she is our guest blogger for this post. You can read her Journal entry HERE.

God's blessings to all of our brothers and sisters stateside - we appreciate your prayers and support!

Our neighbor kids brought us bananas! We sent them home with apple cake.