Mission station, Rungwe, Tanzania, 1937

"Die Station Rungwe. Vorn die Tischlerei, links das Wohnhaus von Geschw. H. P. Schärf. Ganz rechts, nur wenig sichtbar, das Haus von Geschw. H. Schärf. Hinten Häuser für die Schüler. Das eigentliche Schulgebäude ist durch Bäume verdeckt. Im Hintergrund der über 3000 m hohe Rungweberg." ("The mission station Rungwe. In the foreground the joinery, on the left the dwelling of Brethren H. P. Schärf. Far right, hardly recognizable, the house of Brethren H. Schärf. In the distance the pupils' houses. The school building is hidden by trees. In the background the Rungwe Mountain with an elevation of more than 3000 meters."). In the foreground: several buildings. The compound is surrounded by forest. In the background: mountains. Hans-Peter Schärf (1898-1945) was a mission artisan of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served as head of the joinery in Rungwe and was married to Anna Gertrud, née Sikora (born 1904). -- Theodor Tietzen (1893-1973) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Hildegard Marie Lenz in 1921 and served in South Africa (West) from 1922 to 1927, he moved to East Africa, where he served in Mbozi till 1929 and in Utengule till 1939. In the 1950s he returned to South Africa.