Learning from the magi’s journey to the margins
‘We must find the way to go to the peripheries to find Jesus in the poor, the homeless, the refugees, the forsaken.’
Math, movement and the mutuality of mission
Teaching deaf high-school students in Tanzania math and capoeira brings new insights into the mutuality of mission.
Two Uzima Centre heroes
Grateful for amazing people like Gaudensia and Rosamistika
‘Back to where I started’
17 years after first teaching math at a Tanzanian high school, Steve Veryser returns to help educate deaf students there.
The miracle of accompaniment
Tanzanian center accompanies those living with HIV/AIDS, working to lighten their burden and allowing them to ‘live positively.’
Listening to the prophets among us
In this scripture reflection for July 4, 2021, Joanne Miya says we need to pay attention to the wisdom of unlikely prophets.
Stories of hope
Amidst pandemic challenges, a Tanzanian center for persons living with HIV manages to inspire success stories.
Reaping ‘broken’ harvests
The Veryser family’s summer newsletter reports on harvesting their first rice and new efforts bearing other good fruit.
‘Doing something extra’ for Lent
Steve Veryser continues a Lenten practice he learned during high school
‘Dreaming with others’
In the midst of the pandemic. Uzima Centre manages to make a big difference in its clients’ lives.
The desks are on their way
December 2020 update from the Veryser family
