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2007
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| Mar 25 | A New Call | Jim and Judy are called to St Timothy Lutheran, San Jose, California |
| Jan 12 | Goals Accomplished ... | Three of four books published as we leave |
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2006
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| Dec 7 | Coming Home | When all is said and done .... |
| Oct 17 | The Birds! | Alfred Hitchcock has nothing on us! Attacked by hornbills. |
| Sep 25 | Grandparents to be! | Jim and Judy are looking forward to becoming grandparents -- in May 2007 |
| Aug 1 | If you missed it .... | Jim and Judy's California visit and a 10 minute slide show |
| Apr 7 | What do retired missionaries do? | An interesting Sunday incident. |
| Mar 24 | Remembering Meredith | Meredith Murnyak, fellow missionary, passes away after struggle with cancer |
| Jan 28 | A Music Scholarship Opportunity | Jimson Sanga is getting close to completing his studies and coming to Makumira to join the music faculty. |
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2005
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| Dec 25 | Sacrifice? | Jim and Judy's Christmas Card and The Bangsund Gazette |
| Nov 1 | Uncle Vic Goes Home | A special man has an All Saints Day homecoming |
| Oct 10 | Hebrew Record Broken | Manford Kijalo sets a new record in Hebrew: 95% average for the year. |
| Aug 21 | Come Visit Us! | A Google Earth tour of Tanzania |
| May 22 | Sharon graduates! | Sharon graduates
from Luther College (and Naomi and Brian receive their Masters degrees) |
| Mar 13 | Chaplain Judy | Judy is chosen chaplain of Makumira University College |
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2004
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| Dec 25 | When the time had come in fulness .... | Jim and Judy's Christmas Card and The Bangsund Gazette |
| Aug 8 | Judy is ordained and recommissioned | Judy is ordained as pastor in the ELCA |
| June 26 | Again we give thanks | Wedding of Peter and Christi (Collins) Bangsund |
| May 23 | Judy graduates !! | Judy receives her M.Div. from Luther Seminary |
| Feb 2 | A view from the other side (of Africa) | Sharon's Ghana adventure. |
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2003
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| Dec 25 | In a small corner . . . . | Jim and Judy's Christmas Card and The Bangsund Gazette |
| Dec 11 | And it's not even winter yet! | Zero degress comes early in these parts |
| Oct 15 | Jim & Judy in St Paul | Jim & Judy begin sabbatical at Luther Seminary |
| Aug 7 | Peter gets his coat | Peter starts medical school, and gets his white coat. |
| Aug 20 | In memorium: Leona M. Bangsund | Jim's mother passes away after surgery |
| June | "If You Give It, They Will Come" -- final verse | Final choir director's seminar, give by Makumira at Ruhija Academy, Bukoba area. |
| May 10 | How do you move a grand piano in Africa? | Very carefully . . . . |
| April 24 | What's wrong (and right!) with this picture? | Son Peter gets engaged to Christi |
| April | Dave and Eunie Simonson | Reports on 12 April plane crash |
| Mar 2 | Happy Birthday, Judy! | Judy turns 50 |
| Feb 25 | Sumer Missionary Visits | Jim and Judy's August California travel schedule |
| Feb 14 | For God so Loved . . . . | Valentine from Jim and Judy |
| Feb 5 | FAQ and Study Leave | New addition to the website: a FAQ page. And the details of Jim and Judy's one year study leave. |
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2002
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| Dec 25 | Christmas: What is it? | Jim and Judy's Christmas Card and The Bangsund Gazette |
| Oct 1 | "Good News from St Paul" | Judy accepted as candidate for ordination. |
| Sep 12 | "Thoughts at a Distance - revisited" | A year after the WTC terrorist attack |
| Jun 14 | "Happy 50th, Dave and Eunie!!" | Dave and Eunie Simson's 50th anniversary |
| May 15 | "How to Pray for Missionaries" | A primer on how to pray for those people whose lives seem so different. |
| Mar 19 | "You aren't gonna believe this" | FedEx arrives in Tanzania |
| Feb 20 | "Thank you for Helen" | Helen
A. Tinglum Bangsund (5 July 1918 - 20 Feb 2002) |
| Jan 30 | "Free At Last!" | Ernest is released from prison. |
| Jan 1-7 | "If You Give It, They Will Come" -- verse 2 | Second choir director's seminar, give by Makumira at Iringa. |
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2001
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| Dec 25 | Christmas 2001 | Christmas Card and The Bangsund Gazette |
| Nov 29 | "The Hidden Secret of Hai" | No hints here. You have to see for yourself. |
| Oct 23 | Usa River Shopping Centre | Did you know that our nearby village, Usa River, has a website? Neither did they! |
| Oct 11 | "Thoughts at a Distance" | Thoughts after the WTC terrorist attack. |
| Jun 23 | "Done!" | Jim publishes a Hebrew text book |
| Jun 16 | "What Is It?" | Take a guess -- and then click for th answer. |
| May 26 | "Sharon Graduates . . ." | Sharon graduates from International School Moshi -- off to college |
| May 11 | "If You Give It, They Will Come" | Choir Director's Seminar given by Makumira |
| May 5 | "Where is Sharon Going?" | Sharon chooses her college. |
| Mar 29 | "Judy Finishes M.A. Thesis!!" | After a year of work -- preceded by years of work and study -- Judy has finished her MA thesis. |
| Feb 01 | "Coming Soon! . . ." | "Listen! God is Calling!" -- an English language liturgy based upon Tanzania hymn tunes. Available soon at Makumira and Luther Seminary bookstores. |
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2000
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| Dec 25 | "Christmas 2000" | Christmas card, "Bangsund Gazette" -- and a Christmas Eve sermon. |
| Nov 23 | "Happy Thanksgiving" | Things for which we give thanks to God. |
| Oct 28 | "Remembering John" | John
Arne Monson (1979-2000): A young life, well lived and over too soon.. |
| Aug 28 | "Sharon meets the Presidents" | Sharon on the airfield when Air Force One touches down in Tanzania |
| Jul 22 | "A Glad Day of Thanksgiving" |
Wedding of Brian and Naomi (Bangsund) Witzke |
| Jun 25 | "Radios,
Lion Traps and Sirens in the Belfry" |
Makumira
Security Developments (see March 9 for background story) |
| May 8 | "Mesiya 2000" | Northern Tanzania Messiah Sing |
| May 2 | "Preparations" | Preparations for N. TZ Messiah Sing |
| Mar 9 | "The Surprise Visitors" | Gang attack on Makumira |
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©2000-2003 James C. Bangsund
Makumira University College
Box 55, Usa River
Tanzania (East Africa)
bangsund@makumira.ac.tz