Nine of our delegates are in the air and will be arriving around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. (9/30)  We were told that they were having problems with the communication system in Kitui which is why there haven’t been any additional stories posted until today.  Please read the two new ones below.  Then to view more [...]

    
To date, we have been taken to hospitals, schools, parishes, villages, dams, families and other important locations to experience the Akamba culture and agricultural situation.  We always wondered what it would be like to step out of the car or bus and walk around the African “bush.”   We got that opportunity several days ago.
    We [...]

This blog entry is written by Keely Wojda, a delegate from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, while in Kitui, Kenya.
     The Church was full of life and growing in Kitui!  My delegation partner and I were blessed to visit the village of Nuu.  Our host was the pastor, Fr. Emmanuel, who was truly [...]

     The dam constructed in the Nuu division of Mwingi district is a critical project initiated through the Partnership between the Archdiocese of St Paul/Minneapolis and the Diocese of Kitui with the help and supervision of Catholic Relief Services.
     The area of Nuu has been suffering from tremendous drought.   Today, 1,250 families have [...]

    
     The Partnership between the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis and the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya has been very successful.  It truly feels as if the two communities are linked in a way that respects and values cultural differences as we all worship as Catholics.  Contact between the two communities has been primarily focused [...]

     The Catholic Church in Kenya, as we have experienced in Kitui, is extraordinarily committed to the social development of communities.  This includes projects related to education, healthcare, food and water, and justice issues.  The Church is involved with these and many more.  The Nyumbani Village for children orphaned by AIDS is an impressive example [...]

     It didn’t take long to discover what is unique and wonderful about the Kenyan people.  And it didn’t take long to feel comfortable with it. We were wrapped in acceptance and warmth from the moment we stepped off the plane. 
And I mean wrapped, literally.
     Six representatives of the Kitui Diocese met us at the [...]

 
On September 16th, eleven of us representing several parishes within the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, will be leaving for a two week solidarity mission to Kitui. We are visiting to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Kitui as we are all one human family created by God. And as Catholics, we are all [...]

In 2001 U.S. bishops issued “A Call to Solidarity with Africa” which encouraged parishes to engage more with Africa. In the spring of 2003, Fr. Michael Perry, an advisor on Africa to the U.S. bishops, spoke at an archdiocesan mission forum and challenged participants to be more engaged in Africa. Shortly after, the Center for [...]