October Short Report

 

Grace and Peace to you friends.  I hope this note finds you well.  It’s been a busy time in Tanzania, and I wanted to give you an update.  Let me begin with this message from Charles Mwanga, one of the directors of the Andrew Connally School of Preaching (see pictures below): “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you many live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers. And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not…….” (Deut. 8:1-3). The Lord God talking to His people whom He has brought from the bondage in Egypt, Is warning His people to REMEMBER HIM, since He is the source of their success. The book of Deuteronomy was the main text for our conference this year. ‘The theme of the conference was: Leading God’s People God’s Way in Preparation for the Promised Land.  The Main Point: ‘God’s people are being called to choose covenant faithfulness; the people’s ancestors had a history of choosing the world over God. Thus, Moses explains the Torah in an effort to convince the people to dedicate their lives to God as they prepare to enter the land of Canaan (Deuteronomy 1:1-5). In short, God’s people are to know there is a right and wrong way to live. ‘Twenty one topics were powerfully presented, We thank the Almighty God for His grace and mercy, nothing could have been accomplished if it was not through Him, We thank speakers from both, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and United States. They did a very great job on preparation and presentation of their topics, may the Lord continue to bless them beyond measure. ‘More that 200 participants from the above mentioned, countries without forgetting the body of our wonderful students from first and second year classes. For sure it has been a successful event of the year for the glory of God. ‘We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have been supporting this work, either through prayers, finances or even sharing what is going on in the Lord’s Church here in Tanzania to other people with brotherhood so that much can be accomplish. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ‘Please continue to pray for the Lord’s work here in Tanzania so that much can continue to be done for His glory, both Glory and Honor belong to Him now and forever! Amen.” In addition to TLC, we’ve had several visitors working in Tanzania.  Denton Landon has been here working hard teaching in the Masters program and in the Cy Stafford School of Leadership.  Meanwhile, Brian Horner, Diane Richardson, and Mary Gingerich are here doing some evangelism and a series of children’s seminars at Ilkiurei, Arusha, and Moshi.   There’s also some visitors from Hattiesburg, including  Cy and Stephanie Stafford’s grown sons (Paul and Jeremiah) visiting in Moshi.  We love having American’s come and work in various areas of Tanzania.  They’re a real boost to what’s going on.  Why don’t you get a group to together from your congregation and form a campaign team?  I’d be happy to talk to you about that. Let me also offer a little reminder about the Tanzania Legacy Fund, our recently launched endowment fund to secure the long-term future of the school of preaching.  We’re off to a good start, but there is a long way to go.  Know anyone who would like to help? Till all have heard, Daniel Gaines Mission Coordinator Tanzania Missions

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