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The broadcasts selected are related to Seattle area Catholics' involvement in Africa

Jeremy Buch and Damian Bastasini from Holy Family, Kirkland - Sister parish in Malawi, Africa.
What does it take to establish a sister-parish relationship with a Catholic community half-a-world away? Holy Family, Kirkland, parishioner Jeremy Booch and pastoral associate, Damian Bastasini, tell of their real-life adventures Spring, 2005, as part of Holy Family's ambassador team sent to St. Joseph's Parish in Nguludi, Malawi, Africa.
Listen right now... Reference broadcast date: 01/15/2005

Fr. Ivan Dawson,C.Ss.R shares his deep love for the Church and the influence of his upbringing in South Africa.
Redemptorist Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Fr. Ivan Dawson, C.Ss.R. offers his story of coming from work in South Africa to the opportunities of this parish located across the street from the iconic Seattle Space Needle in an area of town slated for a great increase in population. He tells his priorities of prayer and preparation and how the famous Seattle Center and Space Needle are about to get a new neighbor--a perpetual or 'around-the-clock' Eucharistic prayer chapel. www.SacredHeartSeattle.com
Listen right now... Reference broadcast date: 04/24/2006

Jan Kline talks about her trip to Ghana, Africa after raising money to provide a well for clean drinking water.
Jan is the Pastoral Assistant for Youth and Young Adult Ministry at St. John Vianney Parish in Kirkland, Washington. She shares her experience in Ghana, Africa where she and 7 others went on a mission trip to provide a well for clean drinking water and built a Habitat for Humanity Home. www.cartercenter.org www.waterinafrica.com
Listen right now... I want to listen later. Click to download. Reference broadcast date: 11/20/2006

Fr. Jim Lee talks about his vocation as well as his work with the Maryknoll Missions.
Listen in as Fr. Jim Lee shares his story of being called to the priesthood at age seven and attending seminary high school. Fr. Jim was a Maryknoll Priest serving in Tanzania and East Africa prior to his service as a diocesan priest. He is currently the pastor at St. Michael Parish in Olympia, Washington.
Listen right now ... I want to listen later. Click to download. Reference broadcast date: 01/23/2006

Brother Tim Raible, Maryknoll Missionary
Brother Tim is a Maryknoll missionary who spent 6 ½ years in Kenya, East Africa after spending 5 months learning to speak Swahili. Listen in to hear how God spoke to him about his true calling of simply being present to those in need. seattle.maryknoll.org
Listen right now ... I want to listen later. Click to download. Reference broadcast date: 11/05/2007

Roger and Kitty Schiltz - Maryknoll Missionaries in Tanzania
Roger and Kitty Schiltz are spending their retirement years as Maryknoll Missionaries in Tanzania, East Africa. They just returned from nearly four years of living and working with the wonderful people of Tanzania. The especially enjoy spending time with the children as they lend them books and teach them to read. www.seattle.maryknoll.org
Listen right now... I want to listen later. Click to download. Reference broadcast date: 01/07/2008