news from tanzania

KASULU
I appreciate your tireless efforts of preaching and encouraging Sisters and Brothers. It is very interesting that I get the opportunity to learn of how Brothers and Sisters are moving to our destination. In fact, it is difficult to put in writing all the benefits extracted from Gospel News – it would need more paper! I am eager to read news of my Brothers and Sisters and learning their views on the way towards the Kingdom of God.
Bro. Patrick Athanasi

KIGOMA
I travelled away from my region (Kigoma) for a period of four months, but fortunately I found your letter on my return. It is encouraging to hear that people in Middle East countries (most being Islamic) have received the true word of our Heavenly Father. I believer He will always enable Bro. David Jacob and others to spread His word there. We have started translating pamphlets and other hand-outs into Kiswahili for ease of reading and understanding.
Bro Alimasi Jacob

KILOSA
I thank you for the opportunity of becoming a closer member of the family in Christ and feel the bonds of fellowship world-wide. My mother and father have both gone to rest; my mother died in October, 2002 and my father in May, 2003, but I am still at peace, due to the truth that has been planted in my heart. The apostle Paul, in the epistle to the Galations, shows that his authority was from the Lord Jesus alone, and that therefore his message was divine. He then insists that salvation is entirely by grace and not by law-keeping; this cannot give life. God gave the law to show men their need of a Saviour. Once they accept this, they are redeemed from the curse of the law, henceforth Christ, and not the law, is their rule of life. Paul closes by encouraging the saints to live in the enjoyment of Christian liberty and not to allow themselves to be put under the bondage of the law.
Bro. Alick Noah

KYELA
We are highly pleased that we have now instituted a new ecclesia at Kyela town. The Truth has penetrated hard into villages like Ipinda, Kanga and Tenende. Kyela town was in total darkness of the Truth, but we are looking forward to people responding to our preaching. Kyela ecclesia has three Brothers and one Sister.
Bro. Gasper M. Mwasimba

Photo:  Bro Elius Kanyengela being given a piece of wedding cake.

MATAI
I would like to thank you because since you started to post books to me I have got good teaching. We all need to prepare for the Lord, so that we can enter the Kingdom.
Bro. Sabastian Lusale

MBOZI
Kindly send us additional copies of Gospel News for our library, which is becoming more and more popular here, mainly because you have printed news about our ecclesia. As a result many people are coming to learn Bible truth and about God’s Kingdom. I am happy to inform you that I have already started construction of another residential house, after selling my home to pay Government debts last year.
Bro. Raphael M. Mkeya

TABORA
Thank you for Gospel News, it is always good to hear from distant Brethren and Sisters and very encouraging. I look forward to receiving it. Let’s hold fast and be watchful as we know not the day or the hour of our Lord’s coming.
Bro. Fredrick Misonge

UJIJI
My family and I are very thankful to you for sending us the English language Bible Course/literature. We are really trying our best to study, but face a major problem of language. The English used in the Course material is very advanced for most of us, thus we get difficulties during study. Also, more people – many of whom understand Kiswahili language – would join our study group if the Course was available in Kiswahili. In fact, three quarters of the members of our Bible study group depend on the few who understand limited English to interpret the Course into Kiswahili, which is a very hard task, because the Swahili speakers can’t study independently unless they have interpreters. We therefore have two kind requests to make to you: firstly, if possible, please send us an English language dictionary, since the only person who had a dictionary here went to college to study and we can’t afford to buy one. Secondly, send us the Kiswahili Bible course materials to help our Brethren and Sisters here.
Bro. Wanea Mkosa             

Comment: The first edition of the Kiswahili Bible Basics has been distributed. There is a huge demand for it and a reprint has now been produced, so further copies will be sent out. Any help with this project would be most appreciated.

URUMBO

Photo: Bro. Mathias Nyelele (right) with Bro. Michael Mpandachalo. Sis. Elizabeth Nyelele, child, and Sis. Elizabeth Michael (after Bible study). Gospel News is in the sister's hand.

UVINZA
I am very happy to hear that Bible Basics has been translated into 50 languages and feel many people who speak those languages will be happy to have it.
Bro. Imani Dimanche