Little Shepherd Orphanage Centre And Preschool
Kisongo, Tanzania, Africa
Little Shepherd Orphanage and Preschool (LSOP) in Kisongo, Tanzania, Africa, opened in September of 2022. Director Isaya Manungu, an experienced, credentialed teacher and friend of Elim from previous Elim Tanzania Mission Team trips, has reported that there are currently 34 children in his care: 16 orphans ranging from 1 - 5 years of age. There are, in addition, 18 preschoolers, from 1-4 years of age.
Isaya first opened the orphanage when he saw the tremendous need to care for small children who were simply abandoned on the streets in Arusha/Kisongo, Tanzania. This is a vibrant ministry in action – one that has created a safe home base in a loving, Christian environment for little children who would otherwise be on their own. Isaya and the children attend Samaria Lutheran Church in Kisongo, and the church helps intermittently by providing some food and clothing. The staff, in addition to Director Isaya Manugu, consists of two additional teachers, a matron who lives with the children, a cook, and a night watchman for security. Recently, LSOP moved into a larger building with room for a classroom and also a hostel space where the orphan children and matron live and sleep. The children live in a Christian setting where they receive nutritious meals, clothing, medical attention, daily preschool and school learning time, as well as time to play, relax, and grow up with other children in a secure, consistent home with loving and capable adults in charge. The largest ongoing need for LSOP, next to prayers, is consistent funding. Isaya manages LSOP on a shoestring and performs a miracle each and every day. Because of the generosity of nearly fifteen dedicated financial supporters and others, Elim has, through April 2024, been able to wire about $1200 each month to LOP. Thanks to Andrea Nortz for giving her time to wire the funds regularly. Funding remains extremely fragile. During 2024, Elim sponsored “Tanzanian Missions” for Second Mile Giving in September. A newsletter for Little Shepherd Orphanage Center and Preschool has been published twice during 2024. In January, 2025, an LSOP gathering was convened to update information and share ideas among supporters. Thank you for your support! Click on the Make a Donation button at the top of this page.
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Your tax-deductible donation to Elim's Tanzanian Mission Grant Program will allow us to continue providing grants to support Christian mission in Tanzania. The New Life Band is a grantee of the program. More information about the grant program is available from the church office upon request.
Clip below to read the LSOP Newsletter
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