UP student kills self over tuition
MANILA, Philippines - She just wanted to finish her studies and help her four siblings. Kristel Tejada, however, still owed P10,000 in tuition for this semester at the University of the Philippines in Manila, where the 16-year-old was a behavioral science freshman.
2023
What gifts might you carry on a visit to our friends in Tanzania? Well, I packed some board games for
my first trip back since 2019. And a small book of photos for each person. Finally, colorful bookmarks with
Biblical quotations.
2024
Sebastian Marwa and I began working together about 8 years ago as teachers in an impoverished
area of Mwanza. When our school was closed, and shortly before I left Tanzania, we visited every
family we taught to ensure that the family could continue to educate their children. For those so
crushed by poverty that schooling was impossible, we offered our assistance. Then we invited our
American friends and family to join us. The response was beautiful
2025
Since accepting the role of teacher and missioner, though Maryknoll Lay Missioner Association, to a community of children in
Tanzania and their families 11 years ago, I have been blessed continuously to experience goodness--wild and wide--among this
community. I have also been inspired to experience the care and generosity of over one hundred American family members
and friends who have accompanied us as true sowers of hope. Thank you for your goodness. In this newsletter we highlight
three of the 20 students we sponsor
