Tatenda Update: Spring 2024 Tatenda’s leadership consists of a Board of Directors which meets four times a year to guide the organization’s activities. The most recent meeting of the Board took place on April 20 and included reports on recent…
May 6, 2023 Oh my heavens, we never could have anticipated the welcome and the response from the caregivers here on the border in El Paso. We had over 40 registered (religious women and laity both), but illness took out…
Hello TATENDA Friends- Thank you for your patience in waiting for this final Update from our Bangladesh trip. It took Nicki quite a while to recover from that nasty bug and Jackie had to jump back into her practice, so…
Hello TATENDA Friends- Thank you for your patience in waiting for this final Update from our Bangladesh trip. It took Nicki quite a while to recover from that nasty bug and Jackie had to jump back into her practice, so…
August 14, 2013 Update #8 Dear Loved Ones and Friends of TATENDA Travelers-- We’re ba-ack! Yes, we arrived safely in Massachusetts on Friday morning, August 9 around 3:30 a.m., so exhausted that we went to bed and did not get…
Update #7 August 8, 2013 Dear TATENDA Family- Our last retreat ended with a bang. Nicki took ill with a Bangladeshi viral fever that laid her low for…
August 1, 2013 #6 Update Hello one and all! No mosh kar. Ramadan, is a sacred time for the Moslems numbering 89% in the country. They are called to prayer 5X a day with a loud chant which sounds like a siren coming over a…
These women have worked in all sorts of conditions. Schools, clinics, rehab homes, orphanages, rural villages, and city centers caring for people from infancy to their nineties. In fact, we have several octogenarians making this retreat. We have greatly enjoyed…
Well, the first retreat is nearing its' end. Amidst frequent losses of electricity (fortunately, we have a generator), and daily deluges, we are completing this first gathering with 33 women. They are wonderful. They are graceful, gracious, and so eager…
Musings from the mission of Bangladesh: 1) Ramadan is a month long period of fasting and prayer for the Moslems. Fridays are the day of worship for them. Especially during Ramadan, it is quieter day since many of the shops…