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Bangladesh 2013

July 11, 2013Dear TATENDA fans-Hello from hot and humid New England. In one week’s time, Jackie and I will be in the air enroute to Istanbul and then to Dhaka (see photo). I wanted to send out a brief Update…

Update #5

To All our TATENDA Friends- Yes, yes, yes, we are terribly tardy on getting this final Update out to all of you who followed our sojourn to Kenya in January 2013. Needless to say, family responsibilities, work, weather, and health…

Update #4

January 12, 2013Habari from Nairobi!First and foremost, we would like to thank you for your prayers. We feel your presence with us and it gives us courage to carry on. The past few days have been quite emotional and it…

Update #3

(Featured image - Zera making greeting cards using banana husks)A Story of Inspiration and CourageJanuary 8, 2013 JAMBO!!What a few days we have had since last we spoke. We have endured electricity outages, water shutoffs and mud swallowing up the tires…

Update #2

TATENDA InternationalJanuary 7, 2013 – Update #2Habari to our TATENDA family and friends,Sorry that it has been so long since our first Update. We did not have internet access at the Mary Ward Centre where our first retreat was held.…

Update #1

Jan. 1, 2013 Update #1  Dear TATENDA Family and Friends:  We have arrived so safely and Fr. Mick McCabe was waiting for us with smiles. They were awaiting our arrival at the House of Formation to begin their celebrations for New…

Dec. 28, 2012 Dear Friends of our’s at TATENDA International- On New Year’s Eve, we, Nicki Verploegen and Sarah DeKoven, the Travel Team for TATENDA International, will land in Nairobi’s Kenyatta Airport in time to bring in 2013 on African…

Bangladesh Trip

Dear Friends of TATENDA International, Summer is approaching here in the USA and a new Travel Team for TATENDA International is preparing to go to provide retreats again in Bangladesh this July 2013. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Nicki Verploegen will be joined…

We are home…Update #9

Feb. 20, 2008 Dear Family, Friends and TATENDA International Supporters, We have now been home a bit over a week and are still adjusting to all that we are seeing and doing. Nicki has moved on to her Spirituality work…

Trip coming to an end – Update #8

Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 4:40 AM Dear Friends and Family from the other side of the Pond; This will likely be our last update from African soil. We leave on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 and journey through Mozambique and Kenya…

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