NEWS FROM TANZANIA
MUSOMA | Bro Jokta Rufano
Thank you for sending to me several books and leaflets for our Ecclesia and others. I distributed them at a CBM Assembly which took place for three days in Musoma. In fact many members from other places enjoyed them.
Above: Members of Seminar at Musoma which took place for three days, with Sunday School from Usagara, Mwanza, Musoma and Geita Ecclesias
Brothers getting breakfast on the second day of the Assembly at Musoma
TUNDUKU | Bro Billy Mataka
Travelling Light - is the title of a song by Cliff Richard who was born 78 years ago, like myself.
The spectrum of this ‘travelling light’ was allowed to shine around my home, by then, around Mtwara Region in Tanzania, and the bearers of this light were Brothers Chris and Philip Mundey. These Brothers came all the way from U.K. to counsel us for two days! Incidentally, by then Mtwara Region was cut off from the rest of Tanzania for six months of the rain season, therefore these Brothers had to come by air from D’Salaam!
The product of what they planted is myself, as current C.B.M. Brother for 29 years. However, my friend Stephen, who was my fellow student, is a product of God’s Word – Luke viii:7 and myself Luke viii:8. For those who have visited Tanzania, Tunduru District is populated by 95% Moslems! Hence my residence in Tunduru is a point of no return for my ‘Travelling Light.’ People around me are ready to admit that they have never come across a Christian who BELIEVES IN ONE GOD!
USAGARA | Bro Jokta Rufano
Nowadays I’m free as I am retired from public employment (as a teacher), but I am not “tired” of working, especially preaching the gospel. Also I’m dealing with environmental reserve such as distributing several types of tree and educating students and pupils how to keep the environment clean.
Lastly I plead with you if possible to reprint the Agano Jipya in Swahili as we have enthusiastic members that cannot understand English and so without Swahili literature it is difficult for them to grow in the Truth. It is also difficult to preach in the villages where English is not generally spoken.
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Note: We have reprinted Agano Jipya three times in Swahili and appreciate it would be a great help to many in several parts of Africa. Alas we have so many other urgent printing needs that we are not in a position to reprint it at the moment - the cost would be in the region of £2,000 for a thousand copies. MH
Above | Usagara Ecclesia members a while back
| Brethren preparing to clean the ecclesial hall - seen in the background
|The Secretary of this active Ecclesia, Bro Jokta Rugano
