prayer points for August 2008

Prayer points for July 08

Prayer points for June 08

Consecration of St. Luke's Chapel, Ving'hawe - lots of photos!

Tarlings prayer points for August 2008

· Praise God for a good farewell to folks in Mpwapwa, and a good holiday in Inverness with the children
· Pray for St. Luke's as they carry on without us. Pray for continued faithfulness and a spirit of service among the staff. Pray that when Dr Lugwisha returns from his studies at the end of August, he will find all in good order and be able to give good leadership to the Clinic.
· Pray for the Diocese after the sudden unexpected death of the Vicar General. Many of the senior clergy are away studying for 2 or 3 years and there is a dearth of quality staff left on the ground to run the Diocese in the interim
· Give praise for a recent seminar for Clergy on Bereavement counselling and care of HIV +ve patients, for which Rachel was able to send much of the material by e mail, as the seminar was postponed until after our departure. It was much appreciated by those able to attend.
· Pray for the children as all 3 start new schools in September.
· Pray for a job opportunity for Godfrey, that he may be able to find employment in the current difficult market.

As ever thank you for your ongoing prayers without which our Partnership and therefore yours in the Gospel in Mpwapwa would not have been possible.

Yours,

Godfrey & Rachel Tarling

Here are our prayer points for July 2008
· Praise for a most fruitful 15-years of service that God has been able to bless
through our time in Mpwapwa. Rachel has been appointed to be a Lay Canon of All
Saints Cathedral, Mpwapwa (allowing Bishop Jacob to call on her for ongoing advice)
and Godfrey was made an honorary Catechist (equivalent to a Lay Reader in the C of
E).
· Pray for the transitional period at St Luke’s Health Centre following on from our
departure in the run up to the return of Dr Lugwisha after the completion of his
Assistant Medical Officer’s Course in October. A temporary administrator has been
appointed to oversee day-to-day matters up till then and shortly thereafter a VSO
Nurse from the UK will join the team for two years to help plug the gaps. An overall
Visionary Director of Medicine <http://www,tarlings.com/could_this_be_you.htm>
is still needed.
· Pray for the continued discussions with the Tax authority, that St. Luke’s may be
given a letter of exemption from the Commissioner quickly, before it is charged tax
for which it should be exempt. The Commissioner in Dar es Salaam rejected the
initial application for lack of evidence and wants the Regional Tax Officer to visit us
and send a report. We await his visit..
· Give praise for a really positive time experienced during our final farewells from
all those we are leaving to carry on taking God’s Word to God’s People in Mpwapwa –
our passing on of the mantle means that they need our ongoing prayers and support
all the more!
· Pray for the numerous staff who were made redundant in our going – pray that
they will be able to cope in an economy that has little or no benefit system.
· Pray for us as a family as we readjust to life together in the UK. We will be
having a good time of recuperation over the summer and then in the Autumn start
our final Mission Education visits to our supporting Churches. We will continue
working with Crosslinks until January ‘09. Pray for Esther and Christopher as they
leave Dean Close Prep School and prepare to move on to new schools.
· Pray for Crosslinks Head Quarter Staff who are juggling finances to cope with an
anticipated budget deficit this year.

As ever thank you for your ongoing prayers without which our Partnership and
therefore yours in the Gospel in Mpwapwa would not have been possible.
Yours,
Godfrey & Rachel Tarling

Here are our prayer points for June 2008

• Praise for a most fruitful 15-years of service that God has been able to bless
  through our time in Mpwapwa.
  
• Pray for the transitional period at St Luke’s Health Centre following on from our
  departure in the run up to the return of Dr Lugwisha after the completion of his
  Assistant Medical Officer’s Course in October. A temporary administrator has been
  appointed to oversee day-today matters up till then and shortly thereafter a VSO
  Nurse from the UK will join the team for two years to help plug the gaps. An overall
  Visionary Director of Medicine <http://www,tarlings.com/could_this_be_you.htm>
  is still needed.
  
• Praise for the Chapel at St Luke’s http://www.tarlings.com/
  st_lukes_chapel.htm which was consecrated on 17th May by +Jacob Chimeledya.
  Pray that the new Chapel will prove a blessing to many who come through its doors
  in the coming years.
  
• The 12-bed Women’s Ward (completed just before Easter 2007) will be officially
  opened by The Prime Minister, Mizengo Kayanda Peter Pinda on 6th June. Pray that
  this National recognition may engender an ongoing sense of involvement and a
  positive future as St. Luke’s endeavours to care for the ladies coming in to give birth.
  
• Pray for the continued discussions with the Tax authority, that St. Luke’s may be
  given a letter of exemption from the Commissioner quickly, before it is charged tax
  for which it should be exempt. The Commissioner in Dar es Salaam rejected the
  initial application for lack of evidence and wants the Regional Tax Officer to visit us
  and send a report. We await his visit..
  
• Give praise for a really positive time experienced during our final farewells from
  all those we are leaving to carry on taking God’s Word to God’s People here in
  Mpwapwa – our passing on of the mantle means that they need our ongoing prayers
  and support all the more!
  
• Pray for the numerous staff who have been made redundant in our going – pray
  that they will be able to cope in an economy that has little or no benefit system.
  
• Pray for us as a family as we readjust to life together in the UK. We will be
  having a good time of recuperation over the summer and then in the Autumn start
  our final Mission Education visits to our supporting Churches. We will continue
  working with Crosslinks until January ‘09.
  
• Pray for Crosslinks Head Quarter Staff who are juggling finances to cope with an
  anticipated budget deficit this year.
  As ever thank you for your ongoing prayers without which our Partnership and
  therefore yours in the Gospel in Mpwapwa would not have been possible.
  Yours,
  Godfrey & Rachel Tarling

Consecration of St. Luke's Chapel, Ving'hawe

Dear All,
We are delighted and honoured to announce that the Chapel at St Luke’s
http://www.tarlings.com/st_lukes_chapel.htm having reached Practical
Completion during the past week will be consecrated at 11am on Saturday 17th May
2008 by the Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Jacob Chimeledya. The service will be
followed by a celebratory meal which will also serve as our Official Send-Off,
following the completion of nearly 15 years service in the Diocese of Mpwapwa.
Please do be praying that all the final details will be in place and everything
ready for next Saturday! Pray too that it might prove to be a valuable tool for
outreach in the ongoing life of the Diocese and the work of St. Luke’s Health Centre.

So that you are able to be praying with us during
tomorrow morning’s service to Consecrate St. Luke’s Chapel
(which takes place at 9am UK –Time) attached are a couple of
photos so you can visualise the finished Chapel.

st lukes chapel

the opening stone

final light

The service will be followed by a function which will
form our official farewell.

update

consecreation photos below (click on each title and they will open in a new page)

memorial windows

memorial windows blessing

st lukes communion

st lukes door opening

opening sermon congregation

opening sermon & jacob chimeleydya

st lukes opening stone

traditional elders choir

Thank you too for all your ongoing interest, prayers and support over the
years!
Yours,
Godfrey & Rachel Tarling