Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Winter 2012 Issue | Page 20

WILL BROOKS
St. Paul’s, Richmond

LARRY DUFFEE
St. George’s, Fredericksburg

Will is a member of the Young Adult Service Corps,
stationed in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika under the
Rt. Rev. Mdimi Mhogolo as communications and marketing
director and program administrator for the Carpenter’s
Kids Program through mid-August 2012. Follow Will
online at his blog, willtanzania.blogspot.com.

Since May 2010, Larry has been stationed in Juba, South
Sudan as an appointed missionary of the Episcopal
Church, where he works in the areas of financial
management and administration for the provincial
headquarters of the Episcopal Church of Sudan. His
appointment will last through July 2012. Follow Larry
online at duffmaninsudan.blogspot.com

What drew you to involvement in mission work?

I wanted to serve overseas in some capacity to help less
fortunate children get an education. Initially, I wanted to
be involved in development work but reassessed my desire
to be involved in mission work after a short-term visit to
Tanzania in the summer of 2010 to work with the Carpenter’s
Kids Program. It was after this visit that I decided to return
and work long-term in Tanzania.
What has been the biggest reward in your work?

The relationships that I have developed in Tanzania
are lifelong friendships: both with native Tanzanians, other
missionaries and other aid workers. The work [