Visitors at Hanga Abbey August 2023

 At Hanga Abbey we had blessing of several visitors from Europe and USA in August. From Italy, Dr Angelo came to Hanga and stayed for about three weeks. He has been a benefactor of Hanga Health Center for many years and has been helping many other dispensaries in Ruvuma and Njombe regions. He also helps the Benedictine nuns of St. Agnes in Chipole in the archdiocese of Songea. He was able to visit there too where he was welcomed by Sr. Bonita. Sister Bonita is a teacher for the Catechists preparing to be nuns from different religious communities in Tanzania. She was sponsored by Dr. Mario for her studies in Italy.

Dr. Angelo with Sister Bonita, OSB

Dr. Angelo with Catechist students

From Germany we had the honor of welcoming Monsignor Wolfang Huber, the president of MISEREOR, a funding organization in Germany owned by the Bishops Conference of Germany. Monsignor Wolfgang visited many dioceses in southern Tanzania and religious communities including Benedictine abbeys of Mvimwa, Peramiho, Ndanda and Hanga.

In the photo from left; Abbot Octavian Massingo, Monsignor Wolfang and Frater Theodory

  

Other visitors in August were alumni of St. John's (Benedictine) University in Minnesota, USA: Hayden Hedrington, Samuel Rengo and James Siems (see in the photo). They will be staying at Hanga for nine months working in various institutions of the abbey including Hanga Health Center. We welcome them wholeheartedly.