In 1985 Bishop
John Kinney (now of St. Cloud, Minnesota) visited Tanzania for the first time. 
He bought some East African “khanga” that are cotton cloths made in bold designs
and bright colors.  At the bottom are printed Swahili texts of a variety of
African sayings, proverbs and slogans that must be understood in their cultural
and social contexts.  Sometimes the sayings can have an unpleasant, even vulgar
meaning.  When packing to leave the Maryknoll Language School in Makoko, Musoma
someone asked Bishop Kinney if he knew the English meanings of the sayings on
his khanga.  When he hesitantly answered, “No,” we quickly went into action. 
Our language teacher William Lubimbi translated the sayings, I typed them and
handed them to the bishop as he walked to the car.   Fortunately all the Swahili
sayings had “safe” meanings.