Hongera sana my darling friend Mrs. Rose O. Ongwela kwa kumaliza shahada yako ya pili MBA. Mungu azidi kukuongoza, nakutakia mafanikio makubwa zaidi ya hapo……(pichani ni Rose na binti yake aitwaye Precious). Rose ni rafiki yangu toka Kenya. Siku ya Juma Mosi April 30, 2016 ilikuwa ya mibaraka sana kwa Rose. Mibaraka hiyo ilianzia kanisani ambapo alipokelewa rasmi kuwa muumini wa dhehebu la Wasabato. Originally she was a Menonite beliver, but for the past 4 yrs she has been faithfully attending SDA church and studying the SDA belief! Hence, She joined the Seventh Day Adventist church by Professional Faith……… She then went, matched and received her MBA cerfificate ?? In the picture is Rose, her husband- Dr. Thomas Ongwela, and her precious daughter Precious! Don’t play with Texas ladies lol!…. Myself (RS), Rose’s daughter in law Mrs. Mercy Opiyo all the way from Dallas, Tx and her son Andrew at Kalamazoo Trinity SDA temple.  Rose and her husband at her graduation dinner. Rose received her MBA from Western Michigan University, Kalamazo, Michigan Me and my partner in crime! 😍
 Shantel (Rose’s guardian daughter) and the graduate O’my! How I love these ladies! Always happy to see them. The love is so geniune! My sisters in Christ! “The International Sisterhood of Kalamazoo Trinity SDA temple” From left: Ugandan, American, Zimbabwean, and Tanzanian #GodIsGood  ?  Nimesahau majina ya hawa vijana ?? anyway, once again, congratulations to you Rose ??

Urafiki wa kweli huwa hauishi wala kupungua hata kama mnakaa dunia tofauti! Visited my true friend Rose Ongwela, April 29th, 2016. Kalamazoo, Michigan…….. Kinyumbani zaidi

“Please, just come to Karatu.” That’s what India Howell, co-founder of the Rift Valley Children’s Village in rural Tanzania, a home for abandoned and needy children, told Dr. Frank Artress and his wife, Susan Gustafson.

Artress and Gustafson, who were already providing mobile healthcare in Tanzania, wanted to open a hospital in the city of Arusha, but Howell convinced them otherwise. “I don’t think she threatened violence per se,” Artress laughs, “but she did just say, you know, I have all these kids. And they really need good medical care.”

Artress and Gustafson, who were already providing mobile healthcare in Tanzania, wanted to open a hospital in the city of Arusha, but Howell convinced them otherwise. “I don’t think she threatened violence per se,” Artress laughs, “but she did just say, you know, I have all these kids. And they really need good medical care.”

On 60 Minutes this week, Bill Whitaker travels to the Rift Valley Children’s Village and meets Howell, its very persuasive American founder, and her Tanzanian business partner Peter Leon Mmassy. Together, they have opened a home that houses nearly 100 children. But that’s not all.

“If the kids were just fed and clothed and given an education you’d say, ‘Well, that’s terrific,'” explains correspondent Bill Whitaker. “These kids get so much more.”

In addition to the home, which consists of nearly two dozen buildings spread over nine acres, Howell and Mmassy opened two schools to serve both their kids and almost 700 local children. And faced with a dearth of doctors in the region, Howell set her sights on Artress and Gustafson, who opened the Foundation for African Medicine and Education (FAME) hospital just down the road in 2012. 

Artress, a former cardiac anesthesiologist, and Gustfason, a former school psychologist, had a comfortable life in California until a brush with death made them rethink their future. Visiting Tanzania as tourists to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Artress was stricken with high-altitude pulmonary edema, a life threatening condition, during the climb. “It’s sort of like heart failure caused by the high altitude,” he says. “Basically your lungs fill up with fluid. You drown; you can’t breathe.”

The hospital is also a training center, employing eight doctors, 30 nurses and nine lab technicians – all Tanzanian – as of last summer. “We believe in building capacity here, and doing that with Tanzanian healthcare providers,” Gustafson says. “That’s part of the bigger picture.”

Gustafson and Artress say running the hospital is a challenge, but they find it fulfilling, and they now consider Tanzania their home. “We had a moment of clarity,” says Gustafson. “I knew that it was time to do it. And so, you know, we did. And we have never regretted it for a minute.” The hospital is also a training center, employing eight doctors, 30 nurses and nine lab technicians – all Tanzanian – as of last summer. “We believe in building capacity here, and doing that with Tanzanian healthcare providers,” Gustafson says. “That’s part of the bigger picture.”

Gustafson and Artress say running the hospital is a challenge, but they find it fulfilling, and they now consider Tanzania their home. “We had a moment of clarity,” says Gustafson. “I knew that it was time to do it. And so, you know, we did. And we have never regretted it for a minute.”

Credit: CBSnews

My mtani, toto la Kihaya ndani ya jiji la San Diego, California weekend iliyopita alipokuwa amekwenda kusalimia ndugu zake na pia kusherekea graduation ya ndugu yake. Umependeza sana mtani wangu. Ubarikiwe sana

Je na wewe ni mtu sensitive? Well, let me tell you if you don’t know me! Mimi ni mtu mmoja very sensitive and sentimental. Seriously, I am very-very sensitive and I am not ashamed of it!! My love to family members, friends, acquaintances has been always 100% REAL  lakini often nimekuwa misunderstood, and that is OK with me! You can’t be accepted and loved by everyone! Kuna watu ambao navumilia kuishi nao au ku associate nao, kuna watu ambao pia najifunza kuishi nao au ku associate nao. Watu ambao ni genuine wapole, watu ambao hawapendi ku socialize kwa sana (I am one of them: social imperialism) etc Lakini kuna watu ambao hata siku moja sitokaa ni jifunze wala kuvumilia kuishi nao au ku associate nao. Watu ambao ni wanafiki! Waongo! Wachonganishi! Wenye dharau ya kujiona kuwa wao ni bora kuliko wengine! Wasukaji na wasambaza majungu bila kujali kiasi gani wanawaumiza watu au familia za watu kwa majungu yao. Yani honestly, hawa watu sijui jinsi ya kucheka nao nawala sioni aibu kusema I CAN’T ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT! We can love and respect one another from a distance! That is fine too! Hata kama ni ndugu yangu I will just find a way to distance myself from you!  Sijuwagi ku keep people around me just for the sake of “public image”! Yani huyo siyo mimi hata kidogo. Kuna mtu aliniambia eti Watanzania wengi ni wanafiki sana inabidi uwe mvumilivu sana ku associate nao. Nikasema the key point hapo ni “WENGI” that means SIO WOTE! Hivyo SIHITAJIKI kumvumilia MNAFIKI hata siku moja! Kwanza naanzaje?! Better be alone than kuzungukwa na wanafiki! 

Pichani ni ambaye alikuwa bibi harusi mtarajiwa kwa wakati huo dada Clara Celestine Awiti wa Mbagala, Dar es salaam.  Clara ni mtoto wa mjomba wangu upande wa mama yangu. Baba yake Clara ni mtoto wa sita (6) kuzaliwa kwa familia ya marehemu bwana na bibi Cornel Awiti wa Kowak, Rorya, Mara. Mama yangu yeye ni mtoto wa nne (4) kuzaliwa kati ya watoto 12. Kwa sasa watoto walio hai ni kumi (10). Send-Off party hii ilifanyika kwenye ukumbi wa Kilimanjaro uliyopo ndani ya kiwanja cha maonyosho Saba saba, Kurasini siku ya Alhamisi, April 28th, 2016. Pichani ni bibi harusi mtarajiwa na mpambe wake Vumilia Sassi ambaye pia ni mtoto wa shangazi yake ! Wamependeza sana. ..Wasimamizi wa bibi harusi mtarajiwa katika pozi Mmependeza sana my nieces….. kushoto ni Teddy Shija na Sarah Alexander My people! Love them!  Hapa ni mama yangu mkubwa, mke wa marehemu baba yangu mkubwa. Mama yake na Grace Anyango-Nyoyoo, Aphino Igogo, Kenneth Igogo,  Dr. Obadia Igogo, MzeeWilliam, Isaka Igogo, na Rhoda Igogo. Na aliye pembeni yake ni mjukuu wake aitwaye Debora. Mama mdogo wa bibi harusi mtarajiwa mke wa marehemu Martin Cornel Awiti, akiwa na furaha iliyo changanyika na huzuni kwani siku zote ni ngumu sana kukabidhi mwanao japo ndivyo maisha yalivyo hivyo hana budi!

Vumi a.k.a Dorice Sassi katika pozi. Yeye ni binamu yake Clara upande wa mama. Vumi kwangu mimi ni mtoto wa mama yangu mdogo na pia ni mtoto wa marehemu baba yangu mdogo. Kwani mama yangu mdogo aliolewa / ameolewa upande wa baba yangu. Soma hapa binamu zake Clara. Mwanasheria Magreth O.O Igogo na Janet O.O Igogo  a k. a Mrs Tobby Nyagilo…… pendeza sana wapendwa Shangazi jamani mbona upo busy na simu?? Mjomba wake Clara na pia ni baba mlezi mzee O.O Igogo akitoa nasaha zake kidogo kabla ya kumpa zawadi ya pongezi binti yake
mashangazi katika picha ya kumbu kumbu Mashangazi hao naona wanafurahiya sana Awwh! Mama zangu hao Nawapendaje sasa mabinti wa mzee Cornel Awiti!!……. kutoka kushoto ni mama yangu mdogo Magreth Cornel Awiti a.k.a Mrs Agonda Sassi, Gloria Cornel Awiti a.k.a Mrs Jerry Kiwira, na mama mzazi Cecilia Cornel Awiti a.k.a Mrs Otieno Igogo ❤❤❤  hawa wote ni mashangazi wa bibi harusi mtarajiwa nawapenda sana mama zangu Kwa mara nyingine tena, hongera sana Clara. Mungu awe nawe.

“Trustworthy friends are a strong shelter; whoever finds one has found a treasure. Trustworthy friends have no price, and no one can estimate their worth. Trustworthy friends are life’s medicine, and those who fear the Lord will find them. Those who fear the Lord will direct their friendships well, because they will associate with people of like mind.” Sirach 6:14-17 …… My Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends, I am out of words to thank you enough for all Birthday wishes you have showered me with, on my birthday! God bless you all my good friends✋?!

Happy belated birthday to brother Steve Mndalila!

***ACCOUNT CLOSURE***

To all.

Can’t thank you enough for your support and positive response.

The Special Organizing Committee for Andrew’s wake and funeral unanimously reached a consensus to close all bank accounts and a PayPal account opened specifically for a sole purpose of fund raising. This is to take place EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

We are terminating all activities related to these accounts in order to allow our Finance Sub Committee to do their book keeping and hand the financial report to the Tanzanian Community leadership, THC.

Nonetheless, this Committee will send an abstract report for all to see. We thank you countlessly and ask for patience as we sort things out.

If one chooses to donate anything you are kindly REMINDED to not use any of the accounts below, for the Committee won’t be able to trace your transactions and WE WILL NOT BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY for any loss thereafter!

We recommend if anything moving forward, to please be handed directly to Zoe Sanga (daughter) through her mother Ms. Emmy Matafu.

Let it be clear, this is a suggestion not a Directive from this committee. Accounts affected by this immediate closure are;

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A

Name: Patricia Ishemo

Alias: Andrew’s Fund Raising

Acct#: 1835489301, Routing: 580800393

Bank of America

Name: Prosper Kiswaga

Alias: Tanzania 2nd Account

Acct#: 488052463903, Routing: 111000025

PayPal: [email protected] (Lambert Tibaigana)

For, Special Organizing Committee

Saidi Nusura, Secretary.

Jumaa Kareem wapendwa, Sabato njema, na JumaPili njema. Sorround yourself with greatness and love!??

Veronica Sarungi and my daughter Mercy at former Prof. Sarungi’s residence 19 yrs ago! Great memories……….far right is my mdogo Magreth picha imemkata au impiga picha kamkata ?? Kiswahili nasinda mimi ??

Isn’t he cute! Up coming Stylish, Nathaniel Joseph looking amazing beatiful (in Oprah’s voice) tuxedo! Such a handsome little man!…… Once again happy 7th birthday to you, grow older and wiser! ??

Heartfelt birthday wishes to my sweet cousin Veronica Sarungi. Let always in each and every moment of your life be filled with the warmth of sunshine, the happines of genuine smiles like yours, laughter, love, and sharing of good cheer. Happy birthday sweet cousin! ???

Beautiful, lovely moment of mothet and her little soldier…… Too cute!……parents read this ?  and AMEN to that!

Award winning International Designer Linda Bezuidenhout looking sexy than ever before in her African print skirt and ‘twende kilioni’ hair style The moment was captured during the Soup Super Star celebration luncheon at the Alston & Bird LLP building downtown Atlanta, Georgia…… Simply beautiful!

lovely picture of Foster and her son Nathaniel Joseph. What a lovely touchy story from mother’s heart to his son! God keep blessing you Foster

Happy 7th birthday to you Nathaniel. Wishing you endless joy in your life!

*Please, I chose not to put their last name as my emphasize here in this blog is more of family, friends, and other social moments and not people’s “social status /  status quo.” Just sharing, learning, and inspiring through family and friends*

Award winning designer Linda Bezuidenhout and her brother former BBA winner Richard Bezuidenhout in the look alike photo. Twende kilioni hair style is so on point ? Too cute!

Mambo ya selfie hayo ? Mzee Igogo na binti zake, wanasheria wake hao. Kushoto ni Advocate Magreth O.O Igogo na kulia ni Advocate Janeth O.O Igogo. Mmependeza sana ❤❤❤

Mrs Zawadi Kakoschke katika ubora wake. Binti wa Shirati, Rorya huyu jamani ? Kapendeza sana. Kuna new posts kwa blog yake tafadhali tembelea maisafari.com uwone dunia katika macho!….. And Happy 11th Wedding Anniversary Mr and Mrs Kakoschke ??

My friend Apollo Lang’o katika mbio za Ngorongoro Marathon huko mjini Arusha….. Hongera sana Apollo na group lenu wote. Hongereni sana wana Arusha, next yr nita wa join kama Dr akiniruhusu ??

Nani kama mama jamani! Mama wa taifa letu alipokwenda kutembelea daraja la Kigamboni siku ya JumaTano, April 27. Nimesema asante kwasababu kwa umri wake angechukulia kuwa ni sababu tosha ya kutokwenda. Lakini nani kama mama! Upendo wa mama kwa wanae haufi kila siku unazidi ongezeka. Asante sana mama yetu! Tunamshukuru Mungu kwa kutuletea Dr. Magufuli ambaye sasa analeta mabadiliko ambayo kila Mtanzania mzalendo aliyatamania. Najua kama Baba wa Taifa angekuwepo angefurahi sana. Hivyo tunamshukuru Mungu pia kwa kukuweka hai na kushuhudia haya mabadiliko haya kwa niaba ya Marehemu Mwl. NyerereAsante sana Mama wa Taifa letu la Tanzania. Ubarikiwe milele zote.