Rev Peter Sheiza

"Life to me means family, friends, and
doing something for the needy."

Biography:

Rev. Sheiza is the first born out of seven children. He was born in Korogwe District, Tanga region, (north-eastern) Tanzania. His early school years were spent in Tanga region where he attended Bumbuli Primary School. He completed his secondary school education at Bagamoyo Secondary School then joined Kibaha High School in Coast Region near Dar es Salaam for secondary school. He attended Tumaini University – Makumira where he obtained a Bachelor of Divinity Degree. He served as a parish pastor and worked at the Lutheran Junior Seminary Mongoro as an instructor and assistant chaplain.

From August 2001 to June 2003, Rev. Sheiza was studying at the Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology (NLST) where he obtained a Master of Philosophy in Theology Degree. He then married Rev. Judith Kajellah, who attended the same program at NLST. Their first child, a girl, was born on July 9th, 2007. Her name is Neema which means "Grace".

Why I work with MMM:

My main motive since childhood was to do a job that is related to the community directly. I know that all jobs have a certain aim to the community, but not so direct as going to the needy helping them solve their problems; especially water. About 75% of human needs is water. Surely water is life!

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Rev Sheiza and his wife Rev. Judith

Community Involvement & Personal Achievements:

Life to me means family, friends, and doing something for the needy. When I was studying in Oslo Norway, I participated in a fundraiser to support Irente Orphanage Home (Lushoto-Tanga). I had some part-time jobs that enabled me to save some money to help orphans. Moreover, in collaboration with the Tanzanian-Norwegian Theologians Association, we managed to raise funds for the construction of a dormitory at Irente Children Home.

What is the impact of the Shallow Well Program?

	Women walk shorter distances to draw water.
	Diseases endemic in some areas, have been tremendously reduced.
	The program has taught skills to people in well maintenance.
	Attendance in school has been increased since children are able to fetch water much more easily.

What is the Future of the Shallow Well Program and why is your support so important?

I look forward to seeing MMM working all over East and Central Africa wherever people suffer from shortage of clean water. I encourage the use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), through which Field Officers discuss with the community before installing a shallow well. The aim is to make the community responsible. In PRA, we have to discuss with the community before implementing what we plan to do in a new area. Quality wells and quantity have to be done simultaneously.

Future needs include:

	Yearly courses for village team members to ensure they efficiently carry out their activities, such as repairing and maintaining the wells in their area..
	Yearly surveys to verify the functionality of the wells.
	Refresher courses for FOs in community development.
	Continue raising funds for new wells and capacity building.

How you can help:

	Adopt a Field Officer: $10,000/year (this includes salary, fuel, food & lodging while working in the rural areas)
	Pray for the Field Officers and the Shallow Well Program.
	Tell others about MMM and its programs.

Rev. Sheiza is still available for 'adoption'.

Send any donations for support and/or correspondence to Rev. Sheiza to:

Marion Medical Mission
1412 Shawnee Drive
Marion, IL 62959
618-997-5365
tommylogan@aol.com
http://marionmedical.org

Rev. Peter E. Sheiza

MMM Field Officer
Tanzania

Working Hand-In-Hand with God's People
“So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:25-26	Marion Medical Mission