Why build chapels?
We believe that the ultimate good for every human person is to come to know the love and mercy of God and be received into the sacramental life of the Church. A living, thriving community arises from a living, thriving Church. In many impoverished areas of the world, the Church is as materially poor as her people. By reaching into these communities and providing simple, dignified places of worship where the Church can gather, CaritasVeritate Missions is laying the foundation for transforming hearts, souls, families, communities, and the entire world.
This is a location that needs a permanent chapel in Bombomsinga. It falls with the rain. Cost $10,000.
““The poor missions of the world need the comfortable to supply roofs for their churches, medicine for their hospitals, and clothes for their backs, but the comfortable need the poor in order that they may have the blessing of God in their hearts, the charity of Christ in their souls, and the intercession of the poor who are the friends of God.” – Archbishop Fulton Sheen, editorial, Mission magazine, April-May 1951”
In the northern regions of Tanzania, in Arusha, the priests are working to fulfill the role of priests by following the words of Christ, "Go into the whole world and preach the Gospel to all creation." Christ's desire for all to know him comes through the Church. In the Church, we are gifted with the Sacraments such as Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. Our less materially wealthy brother and sister Catholics need help in these. Please remember the following information:
We are committed to helping communities keep the faith the priests have taught them. By providing funding for chapels, water wells, and food programs, we aim to fulfill Christ's call that all would come to know him through the Sacraments and the teachings of the priests.
We currently have three chapel projects in Arusha that need funding. Each project is in different stages of completion. The community shown here has been struggling for five years to build just the outer wall of the chapel and is in dire need of a roof and completion of the chapel. The estimated cost of this project is $40,000. You can donate online by clicking here.
The Maasai (/ˈmɑːsaɪ, mɑːˈsaɪ/) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central, and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are widely recognized internationally due to their proximity to the many game parks of the African Great Lakes and their unique customs and clothing.
To the left is a picture of one of the Maasai chieftains who converted to Christianity this year, along with his entire tribe of 200, who were baptized on Easter Sunday, 2021. On the day I was there, he donated land for a chapel for his people and, as my new brother in Christ, asked me to help him build a chapel. The chapel needed here will cost USD 45,000 to complete. Donate here.
There are three communities in Maasi lands that need our help, but thanks to the hard work of the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Priests and our partners, new Christians are added to their numbers every day.
