One day Bishop Christopher Mwoleka came to our house in
Nyabihanga Village in Rulenge, Tanzania on an unexpected visit. My good friend
Athanasius and I hurriedly prepared tea for the villagers who came to greet the
bishop. We started with two full thermoses, but then several other visitors came
and soon we had finished all the tea. I wondered what I would do if another
person came. Just then one of our neighbors arrived to say hello. As I started
to apologize for not having any more tea, Athanasius spontaneously picked up his
own cup of tea and politely handed it to the visitor. It was a simple gesture of
sharing, but for me a profound act of love and beauty. By his example Athanasius
had evangelized me.