Two wells have been built in Tanzania! The first one is at the school run by the Theresian Sisters in Mbozi, where 400 children study, and the second is at the seminary in Mbeya. This achievement is the result of your commitment and cooperation with Father Adam Cytrynowski, MAfr, who is overseeing the well construction project in Tanzania.
Excitement and joy on the faces of children, gratitude and emotion on the faces of adults - such feelings accompany the sight of a gushing stream of clean water in African villages. This time, we are not talking about Chad, where most of our well construction projects take place, but about Tanzania.
The well built at the elementary school of the Theresian Sisters in Mbozi is a great convenience for the missionaries, the children studying there, and their families. Before the deep well was drilled, three nuns carried water daily from a gas station eight kilometers away to provide drinking water for the children during school hours. The nuns volunteered to assist in building the deep well, which was supervised by Father Adam Cytrynowski of the Congregation of Missionaries of Africa.
The process of building a well in Tanzania differs from the one we know in Chad. It is more expensive, requires more expertise, and heavy equipment. To drill a well, you need a drill rig mounted on a truck - the only way to break through the rocky ground. Once the well is completed, a properly sized submersible pump is installed. Water is often collected in tanks, which are used to store the pumped water. Sister Josephine, a missionary from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, informed us about the construction of these tanks - the final step in the process of building a well at the Mbozi school.
Dear Kamila, very warm greetings to you, your boss, and all your colleagues! I hope all is well with you. I am doing well myself. I continue to teach school classes and provide religious formation.
My younger brother’s condition is also improving. He has been discharged from the hospital and is now only taking some medication at home. He is truly recovering. Once again, I thank you, your coworkers, and all friends for your prayers. You certainly prayed a lot for him, and your prayers have borne beautiful fruit. May God keep you in His protection!
I would also like to share with you the progress of erecting the pillars for the three water tanks. The work is going well and progressing slowly. I hope to share news about its completion soon. I am sending you photos showing the progress; they were all taken at the site of the water tanks. As you can see, sometimes even students try to help by handing bricks to the workers to lay in the blocks. Soon we will start building the upper floors where the water tanks will be placed. I hope you understand what I mean.
Once again, thank you sincerely for your kind hearts. May God bless you always, and may Heaven reward you for all that you do for these poor children. Abundant blessings and greetings to you all!
Sister Josephine Mbawala
Thanks to the open hearts and generosity of the donors of the Secretariat for Foreign Missions of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, a second well was also installed at the lower diocesan seminary in Mbeya (in Mbalizi). Boys between the ages of 12 and 19 who are interested in combining education with spiritual formation study there. Currently, there are nearly 300 students at the boarding school. When asked why they wanted to become priests, they looked to Father Adam, a Polish missionary, and replied: “Being a priest gives you many opportunities. You can act, create, evangelize.”
The two wells, in Mbozi and Mbalizi, provide access to clean water for hundreds of people - school students as well as local residents.
Dorota Pośpiech
