Bishop Emeritus Peter Mwamasika of the Dodoma Diocese once told a church group that "pencils are good as gold." Children, especially in the rural areas, do not have access to school supplies, and so Christian Mission for Dodoma is collecting school supplies such as pencils, crayons and erasers from churches and individuals in Northwestern Ohio.

Recently, the members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Prospect, Ohio held a drive for collecting school supplies for the children in Dodoma.  Over 500 pencils were collected along with erasers, pencil sharpeners and crayons.  We thank the members for their generous response to the needs of the children.

Pastor Bliss, Stu Smith and many others from Northwest Ohio churches travelling to Doaoma in October 2009 transported these and other supplies from the Northwestern Ohio Synod, to be distributed by PEN Trust (see our links page).