Wecome to Kilolo

This is the village of Kilolo. I visited Kilolo in 2002 with a team from St Michael's church, London and we stayed in Kilolo one weekend as the new church there- also St Michael's- was officially opened in a large ceremony with the Archbishop of Tanzania. I returned to Kilolo a few weekends ago and this time, we were shown round by Ken and Diane, an Australian couple who now live and work in Kilolo alongside the Diocese. Diane teaches in the school there: St Michael's Secondary school.

Back in 2002, the secondary school was just a few walls, so it was wonderful to return and see the thriving school community, with 300 students attending lessons there. We also met these 2 ladies who are responsible for cooking the morning porridge for the boarding students. The ladies were very happy to be in the photo below, showing you the stove where their hard work is carried out each day.

Kilolo has really changed over the past 8 years and is developing from a sleepy village into a larger community. The wooden/mud house we stayed in in 2002 no longer exists and the buildings around the school have been replaced by brick buildings. It was interesting to see how much can change in a few years.

The school:

The church:

Making the porridge:

With Ken and Diane, outside their Kilolo home: