A community well in Zimbabwe, Africa, was recently commissioned with the help of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay. The relationship forged between St. Luke’s and the Anglican Diocese of Masvingo started when Masvingo church officials visited Sister Bay in 2019. Plans are now for an extensive irrigation system on a 1500-acre farm at the Christ the King-Daramombe mission school with over 1,000 students. The Outreach Committee from St. Luke’s Church designated $15,000 of an $83,000 gift from a late parishioner for that project. Member Pete Thelen says it is an exciting time, and the goal is to make the Masvingo community self-sustaining.
St. Luke’s has been part of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac’s plans to further support Masvingo by raising $16,000 to purchase a small dairy herd, including a $2,000 donation by St. Lukes for a cow. Thelen says there are hopes to send a delegation of church members from the diocese to Zimbabwe soon.
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