In the month of September, the UCE team held 6 outreaches where 1,167 youth committed to chastity. One highlight was when the UCE team was invited by the Youth Director, Fr. Stanislaus Mhumbila to give a UCE seminar entitled “Chastity Among the Youth and Challenges Facing them” at the 3 Day...
Category: Tanzania
Tanzania Mission Trip: 3,691 Youth Commit to Chastity!
On a recent trip to Tanzania, Africa, a dedicated group of pro-life supporters including Dr & Mrs Dennis & Lynn Gimlin, Mr & Mrs Trent and Sarah Smith, Mrs Hannah Rush, joined co-founders, Drs Ken & Kim Dernovsek of Universal Chastity Education (UCE), headquartered in Pueblo Colorado, in traveling along...
From Tanzania: Chastity Inspires Tanzania Young Catholic Students!
TYCS is Tanzania Young Catholic Students. They are students from different secondary schools and colleges that came together for the seminar at Tosamaganga church on 12/12/17. Because the team had the whole day they decided to divide the time into different sessions. The session topics that the UCE team presented...
Thriving Tanzania!
In a matter of just 30 short days, the Tanzania team managed to conduct 42 outreaches in the Mwanga school district. Many teachers sent their appreciation to the District Education Officer for inviting UCE, as they felt their students desperately needed a message of renewed hope. They also asked for...
Kicking off 2017
UCE has some exciting changes in store for 2017! I bring you news of exciting changes for UCE as we look forward to our future. With the growth of UCE and a change in my life (more on that below) UCE welcomes on board the “old” and the “new”, who...
UCE missionaries of chastity swarm across Kilombero, Tanzania: 11,105 commit to chastity in February
Last month in Tanzania UCE missionaries of chastity used 4-wheel drive vehicles, motorcycles, and walked on foot as they swarmed across the district of Kilombero reaching 42 schools. By the end of the month, they had held 49 outreaches across 4 districts and helped 11,105 youth commit to chastity. The team...
My Five Years in Universal Chastity Education (UCE) Tanzania
By Isaac Lema, Tanzania, (January 2015)- A few days before graduating for my first university degree, I received a phone call from Fr. Aidan Ulungi telling me that we needed to meet and discuss Universal Chastity Education (UCE). At that time, I did not know anything about UCE. On the...
A light on the mountain
By Isaac Lema, Itona, Tanzania (September 2015)- On August 28th, it was a beautiful morning, and the UCE team gathered and prayed before starting our journey into the mountains. It took us 2 hours journey to reach Itona, which is about 80 kilometers from Iringa town. On reaching Mafinga town...
UCE Tanzania expands into the Dodoma region
By Isaac Lema, Dodoma, Tanzania (June 2015) In May of 2014, the Iringa municipality (the team’s home base) received guests from Bahi district in the Dodoma region. The guests came to learn about and share experiences in fighting new HIV transmissions. UCE, as one of the stakeholders, participated in one...
The second disciples of Jesus, By Isaac Lema, Tanzania, (March 2014)
By Isaac Lema, Tanzania, (March 2014)- On the 3rd of March, the UCE team traveled from Iringa to Ludewa district, which is about 440 kilometers from Iringa town. On their way, they visited the Njombe Secondary School UCE Club, where club members would soon be graduating. After that visitation, the...