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Ruth works as the Focused Care Lead with GP practices in Greater Manchester, reaching vulnerable and complex patients. She is married to Philip and has 3 children, all of whom are now married.The children were largely brought up in East Africa, where Philip and Ruth served with Mission Aviation Fellowship for over 7 years. Ruth lost some of her heart to Tanzania and has continued to visit there every year, epidemics allowing. Philip and the family, Simon and Emily, Naomi and Neil, Sarah and Gareth, have also returned for visits to Dodoma, Tanzania.Ruth considers the Mkuyus and the Church there as part of her extended family and has been nick-named Sungura Mkuyu (this means “rabbit” – a long story!). Her Swahili is adequate, usually by the end of her visit someone says “Oh, you’re talking like a Tanzanian now!”She has supported God’s work there for many years, as she can see the amazing effect of Jesus’s love on the whole community. Lives have been turned around, people healed, trust been built and love just seems to gently pour from the Church there. She especially loves the House of Prayer at Zeph and Samson’s Church. After joining others in giving financially through various ways for many years, she joined with Alan and Liz in starting the Tanzania (UK) Trust. Ruth enjoys life, her family, gardening, coffee-time with friends and being with Jesus’s family in UK and Tanzania.

I am a retired Local Government Officer, having worked for Manchester City Council for 41 years. On retirement I qualified to teach English to adults (Cambridge English Language Teaching of Adults).My wife, Jenny, and I are members of Hope Community Church Mottram, the sending church for Philip, Ruth and their family to Tanzania with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). Following a pastoral visit to the Chorley family in 1992, I was so inspired by the work of MAF that I became an Area Representative for 5 years, telling churches in the North West of England about their work. I am MAF church representative. Since our first visit to Dodoma, Tanzania, in 1992, Jenny and I have had first-hand experience of working in Uganda in 1995 and made further visits to Tanzania to observe the work and help where we can in 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018.
I love my family, wife Jenny and son, Andrew and daughter-in-law Rachel, with grandchildren, Theo and Phebe. I also am a season ticket holder at Stockport County and I enjoy travel, reading, gardening, playing guitar, running, crown green bowling and table tennis.
Tanzania (UK) Trust is an ambitious and exciting project which I am honoured to be involved in and we covet the prayers and support of those who catch the vision. God is at work.

Emma Roe is a paediatric nurse with experience in deprivation medicine and health inequalities across Greater Manchester. She spent three years working in community and primary care settings focused on improving access to children’s healthcare, and now works in Paediatric A&E.

Emma became involved with the Tanzania UK Trust because of her interest in practical, community‑driven healthcare projects. Having seen how limited resources affect children’s outcomes in the UK, she is committed to supporting work that strengthens healthcare provision and education for young people in Tanzania

I’m Chris Neilson. I’ve worked in churches and supporting churches who seek to reach and support others in their community for over 20 years and now I’m a Vicar serving in Glossop, Derbyshire. I’m passionate that the church is best when I works outside it’s walls to bring joy and fullness of life to all.
I love watching football, and still harbour an ambition to play for my favourite team, despite my wife Laura reminding me that my 47 years and large waist my limit this dream. 😂
I’m privileged to be dad to three great son and a little cocker spaniel called Kenny Dogleash. (I’ll let you work out the football team)

I am a retired Chartered Accountant, having spent most of my career working in Industry, the majority of which was spent working in different roles for a family-owned multi-national company that was headquartered in Hong Kong. Having held a variety of roles I was privileged to travel to various locations around the globe. For one role, although I was based in the UK I travelled extensively in West Africa, often making several visits which led to spending 2-3 months of the year out there and I still have fond memories of the people I met and places I visited.

I have known Ruth and her family for almost 40 years, being part of the same church in Mottram – covering the time when Chorley’s served in Tanzania and Uganda, so have always been aware of the Trust’s work, so it’s a great to be able to get involved and help in some small way.