In the festive period of Easter (Pentecostarion) we became partakers of a great spiritual joy. A group of catechumens received the Holy Baptism in the baptistry of the holy church of the Annunciation in Arousa by the hands of His Eminence Bishop of Arusha and central Tanzania Agathonikos.
With the grace of God, the core of orthodox believers in the area of Arouse is widening, a fact that gladdens us if you consider that this is a tourist region influenced by Protestant teachings and the daily appearance of new Christian religions of the so-called churches “of prosperity” with fake miracles. The Holy Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania is struggling in this difficult environment to give testimony of the orthodox faith and life and to declare the message of salvation of the Gospel to our indigenous brothers.
In this important task we are all contributors with our participation in group baptisms, with the contribution of meals, or the donation of money for the construction of the Holy Church of Virgin Mary, the Mother of God and the creation of a strong Missionary Center in Arusha, which is our main priority for the establishment of Orthodox faith in this significant area of Tanzania at the foot of the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro.
