Grace and Peace to you friends. I want to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Thanksgiving! As we think about the things for which we are thankful, people like you are high on my list. Your interest in world evangelism is encouraging to me, and helps to make the world a better place. We've had the blessing of meeting with many of you face to face this year. Over the past few months, we've visited with 34 congregations and driven over 21,000 miles to raise funds for the great work that the Lord is doing in East Africa. If we haven't been to your church yet, and you would like a visit, then let me know! I would also like to introduce you to one of our graduating students with a tremendous story: Student Spotlight: Jacob Ajak Mathau Jacob is a student from South Sudan. He was raised in an Anglican home until he was converted in 2013. He is the oldest of 8 children in a polygamous family. Jacob's mom was shot and killed during tribal clashes in 2012. Jacob now has a Christian wife and and two year old son.
Jacob was teaching bible correspondence courses when a student asked him a question that he struggled to answer. It motivated him to want to seek a deeper biblical knowledge, so he began to look for a school of preaching. One day on Facebook, he came across the Andrew Connally School of Preaching and began to make inquiries. Eventually, he wound up at school with us and is slated to graduate this week.
After graduation, Jacob wants to go back home to evangelize South Sudan where the church is very weak. Lord willing, he would one day like to help facilitate a school of preaching in his home country to serve his countrymen.
He wishes to express his thanks to you for making his training at ACSOP possible. May God bless his ministry. It is a thrill to be able to help in the training of such men. However, this is a very large work and we're still several thousand dollars short of what we need for our monthly budget. As you consider your budgets for next year, we would appreciate it if you would prayerfully think about helping Tanzania Missions. Instructions for giving are at the bottom of this email. Till all have heard, Daniel Gaines Director Tanzania Missions | 
