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New General Secretary
Pastor Emmaus Bandekile Mwamakula has been appointed the new General Secretary following the resignation of the Rev. Casimir J Mabina on 15 January 2007. Previously Emmaus was National Training Secretary of SU Tanzania.

Emmaus is married to Angelina and they have one son, Lusekelo, aged 4. Both Emmaus and Angelina obtained Bachelor of Arts degrees in Applied Theology at Redcliffe College in the United Kingdom from 2001 - 2005. Emmaus also obtained a Master of Arts degree in 'Global Issues in Contemporary Missions'. The Mwamakulas are based in Dar es Salaam. Angelina's role in SU Tanzania is directing the work in the Dar es Salaam and Pwani region.

Camps
June-July 2006 was a busy time for SU camps. During one week the Lutheran Church in Dar es Salaam brought together over 600 children for two camps, which were led by Angelina and a team of 10 volunteers. At the end of September another children's camp was held in Dar, this one being for children who had completed primary education.

Schools Ministry
On 2 September 2006 a special event was held in Dar to farewell Christian students from two secondary schools. Over 200 students and some of their parents attended this event. Emmaus led the service of installing the new student leaders from both schools.