news from tanzania
BARIADI
I beg you will continue to send me Gospel News. Every week some food increases in price. Here I drink gruel after two days, therefore my body is not powerful. One day I shall die because of hunger. I went to do work but they repay me very little money. God bless you.
Bro Joseph Isamla
BENENDE
The Bible is the Word of God and tells us how to obtain everlasting life. (John 3:16). Since the Bible is inspired by God it is imperative for men to read it always for guidance, correction and training (2 Tim. 3:16). God communicate with us through the Bible so that we may walk in light instead of darkness. (John 8:12, Psalm 119:105). The Bible shows God’s love to us, mankind. This is quite clear from the fact that Jesus, God’s Son, died for us in order to save us from our sins, which estranged us from our Creator (Romans 5:8). The Bible then leads us to the future of hope by showing us to accept God’s offer of salvation because we are sinners (Romans 3:23). What is required of us is to be convinced of our need for a Saviour. Jesus invites us to share in the coming Kingdom of God on earth by his prudent words in Revelation 3:20-21, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.” God has always been calling us to follow Him (Prov.1:24). It behoves us then to listen to the words of God as they try to direct us in the Bible. By doing what the Bible tells us to; our sins will be blotted out. (Isaiah 1:16-19). The whole picture shows how our heavenly Father loves us. The apostle Peter, in his second letter, reminds us of this love (2 Peter 3:9), “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient towards you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
Bro. Gabriel Mwakasapi
KIBIRIZI
Sisters and Brothers of our ecclesia were very happy with the group visit including Sis. Judith Evans, Bre. Tim Evans, our linkman, Tiherry Kabangu, Sammy Mutanga from Kenya, Samweli Alinoti and the Evans’ children. They together visited us on 26th December 2005. Their visit positively reinforced our faith through their deep teachings. They taught us about sin in Eden and up to the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ. They referred to the Holy Scriptures according to Matthew 1:1-21. We also talked about an ecclesial hall, which we do not have. We continue to hold our praying session in my house.
Bro. Edward Musabah
KIGOMA
I am very glad to have come upon your name and address in the book entitled Bible Basics and I was happy to read it carefully and answer the choice and ordinary questions at the end of each chapter on a separate paper. But I am delayed sending those because I have not the money at present to buy stamps. I am 20 years of age and single. I am a Christian of the Christadelphian faith, baptized on Thursday 25th September 2003 at Lugufu River for Ligufu Ecclesia, by Bre. Arthur East and Paul Dredge from UK but I was transferred to the Nyarugusu Camp ecclesia. I am learning the English language here and, please, I would like to have help from you of the Bible (in English language, Authorised King James) and a dictionary of English-French/French-English. Finally, having made the greatest and most important choice of my life taking Jesus as my Lord and Saviour and receiving the forgiveness of my sins, I need further gospel help from you to inprove my understanding.
Bro. Wilondja Ramazani Lewis
Joyous salutations in Christ. With heavy breath I gladly received the 2006 Bible Reader’s Calendar with which I hope I will further deepen my knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. This always shows, if not proves to me, that I am on your list preparing us towards the Kingdom. I promise that I will use it as I usually do in order to be well equipped with the Word, hence a positive teacher of my fellow brethren and sisters in my area. However I am now using a new postal box of 367 Kigoma, instead of the past 368. Please, for smooth communication, note carefully the change. Moreover, may I ask you to send some more scripture books, pamphlets and tracts to aid us in the daily work of our Lord.
Bro. Jerome Bukambo
KYELA
If you can send me an English dictionary, I will be thankful. Enclosed, please find an article for Gospel News. I wrote it by hand as it is expensive by computer. It is a sowing season out here and the rain has not started falling down as heavy as it usually does. We are therefore busy doing farm work despite the fact that worms have destroyed some seedlings in our fields. We pray that our Heavenly Father will help to wipe out these destroying worms in our fields. We are indeed living in the Last Days. Our Lord’s prophetic words in Luke 21:11, Mark13:8 and Matthew 24:7 are true. The backbone of our economy here is only farming. We eke out our living by just cultivating our fields and getting both food and money from the farm produce harvested.
Bro. Gabriel Mwakasapi
MBEYA
Thank you for the reading glasses and the Bible Basics book translated into Kiswahili which I received. I was very sorry that I was sick for the whole three months. By God’s mercy I am a bit better for I had no help from anywhere but from my Saviour Jesus, the King of Kings. I am still requesting other literature which will help me to defend the truth found in our faith. I sometimes hold debates with other sects and we always become the winner. I hope to bring some of these people into our family, God willing. Our country Tanzania is now facing an acute problem of food shortages, although it is the sowing season, there is no rain. The country is now praying for rain so that at least God could arrest the situation before it gets worse. N.B. One of my students is in need of reading glasses, he is aged 60 yrs and needs 3.0 glasses.
Bro. James Mwangomo
MBOZI
You have sent me cards (A string of Jewels) which I have found to be excellent for Bible teaching. I would like them translated into Swahili, at no cost, only the cost of typing. Please allow me to go ahead so that many of my students may have direct access to the knowledge. We would like to reproduce the pictures therein, maybe you can help us with that. But please let me have your comments first, especial, if you are willing to foot the typing bill.
Bro Raphael Mkeya.
NYARUGUSU
I am very thankful to receive the Bible Basics which you sent me, I read it for a long time. Our ecclesia here in Camp needs doors and chairs, Bro. Tim Evans was here and promised to send us money to make the doors and the chairs. There are 17 members here who would like to have Bible Basics in Kiswahili and one in French. Bro. Marcus, I remind you that we have a problem with learning the English language because the teacher who teaches English demands money from us. We would like how to know and write English well but we are not able to pay the teachers and so would like a copy of Duncan’s ‘Speaking with Jesus’ English book.
Bro. Akulu Mmandama
Above: Advanced contacts receiving Bibles at Musoma.
Below: The Musoma Sunday School.
SUMBAWANGA
I would like to thank you for Gospel News that you send, it helps me to grow spiritually. I request one pair of reading glasses grade +1.5 and one Swahili Bible if possible.
Bro. Andrew Mlengo
ULYANKULU
We are in need of more calendars, Bibles and other supplementary books that are written in Kiswahili. Pass our great greetings to our lovely brothers and sisters and ask them to pray for us because we are facing great global warming which results in poor production. With that situation the followers are suffering from hunger and thirst. I am yours in Jesus Christ.
Bro. Makenga Reveliyano
Request for help. We are East African Church followers. As you hear from various media concerning the situation that the famine has overlaid the zone, actually we are suffering bitterly. So far the rain season has changed into a dry one, therefore we have no hope. With that situation we are crying to you brethren that you can save us from that deadly situation. We are about 29 church followers who are in need of assistance. (Matt.7:7-8, Psalm 82:4).
Bro. Makenga Reveriyano
UVINZA
I got sick with malaria and blood pressure illness. I am grateful that the Lord preserved me from this illness. I am now strong by His love. My thanks to all brethren and sisters who came to visit me at the hospital and encouraged me with the word of God. My cry to Christadelphians is to be busy with our heavenly Father’s business. I send my photo and that of Lokole. The shot of him was taken when I was hospitalized.
Bro. Amnobe Iyungu
Above: Bro. Asende Lokole.
Below:. Bro. Amnobe Iyungu, while hospitalized at Lugufu Hospital.
